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[[File:Toby Fox Yamper.png|thumb|Self-portrait of Toby Fox as a {{p|Yamper}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/tobyfox/status/1190199317916569606 @tobyfox on Twitter]</ref>]]
'''Robert F. Fox''', better known as '''Toby Fox''' (born October 11, 1991), is an American video game developer and composer known for creating the indie games {{wp|Undertale}} and {{wp|Deltarune}}, as well as having composed music for the {{wp|Homestuck}} webcomic. The popularity of Undertale resulted in many [[Game Freak]] employees becoming fans of the game, and for Fox to become known in the company. In particular, Fox befriended [[Gō Ichinose]], who had followed him on Twitter prior.<ref name=Pokemon.com/>

During a meeting with staff members of Game Freak at a café, Fox asked if he could compose a music track for {{g|Sword and Shield}}. The Game Freak members approved, and told Fox of the concept needed for the track.<ref name=Pokemon.com>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/a-special-letter-and-song-from-undertale-game-creator-toby-fox/ A Special Letter and Song from Undertale Game Creator Toby Fox] — Pokemon.com</ref> The music track Fox composed appeared in-game as the [[Battle Tower (Galar)#Trivia|Battle! (Battle Tower)]] theme.

Besides Pokémon Sword and Shield, Fox had also composed music for {{wp|Little Town Hero}}, another video game developed by Game Freak which released in the same year.<ref>[https://twitter.com/tobyfox/status/1169371779250511872 @tobyfox on Twitter] - I'm excited to announce I was asked to compose for Game Freak's "Little Town Hero" (formerly known as Town). It was an honor to have many of my songs arranged by the amazing [[Hitomi Sato]]-san, too (known for Pokemon Black and White).</ref> Fox would later go on to compose some of the soundtrack for {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/tobyfox/status/1532038920183205888 @tobyfox on Twitter] - I had the honor of composing the field music for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet! After creating a concept sketch, Game Freak arranged it into many versions that you'll hear throughout the game. You can hear a bit of it in this trailer...</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/tobyfox/status/1532039019634229248 @tobyfox on Twitter] - A few more Toby Fox tracks will appear in the game, too, so please look forward to those! This time, my music is not optional!!!</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/tobyfox/status/1557502807611408385 @tobyfox on Twitter] - You may have heard a little in the Pokémon Presents a bit ago, but I composed the music for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's new Terastal Raid battles! I can't wait to have my Pokémon obliterated by a jewel-covered Fidough!</ref>

Fox has described his experiences living with chronic hand and wrist pain as a composer and game developer (two professions that require copious use of these affected areas).<ref>https://undertale.com/deltarune-update-092020/</ref>

==Game credits==
* '''{{wp|Undertale}}''' (2015) - Creator, director, designer, programmer, writer, composer
* '''{{wp|Hiveswap}}''' (2017) - Composer
* '''{{wp|Deltarune}}''' (2018) - Creator, director, designer, programmer, writer, composer
* '''{{wp|YIIK: A Postmodern RPG}}''' (2019) - Guest composer (Into the Mind)
* '''{{wp|Escaped Chasm}}''' (2019) - Composer
* '''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]: {{sbw|Fighters Pass}} Vol. 1''' (2019) - Guest composer (MEGALOVANIA)
* '''{{wp|Little Town Hero}}''' (2019) - Composer
* '''{{g|Sword and Shield}}''' (2019) - Guest composer (Battle! (Battle Tower))
* '''Dweller's Empty Path''' (2020) - Composer
* '''{{wp|OMORI}}''' (2020) - Guest composer (MERRY CD)
* '''{{g|Scarlet and Violet}}''' (2022) - Composer (Tera Raid Battles, Academy Ace Tournament, Battle! Zero Lab, Area Zero)<ref>https://deltarune.com/newsletter/ - UNDERTALE / DELTARUNE NEWSLETTER - ISSUE 1 (Winter Season)</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Toby Fox Terastal.png|[[Tera Raid Battle]] soundtrack announcement art<ref name=TeraRaid2>[https://twitter.com/tobyfox/status/1557503052487479297 @tobyfox on Twitter] - When I was first given this assignment, the game director, Ohmori-san, showed me a Lucario with a gigantic oversized crystal flower coming out of its head and told me it was the new game mechanic. Using this information as a blueprint, I created the song... Hope you enjoy!</ref>
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* Toby Fox confirmed [[Shigeru Ohmori]] as {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}'s director ahead of any official announcements, via a tweet where he talked about having composed the Tera Raid Battle theme.<ref name=TeraRaid2/>

==External links==
* [https://twitter.com/tobyfox Toby Fox's Twitter]
* [https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/ Toby Fox's Bandcamp]
* {{wp|Toby Fox|Article on Wikipedia}}

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