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'''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, prompting [[Gō Ichinose]] to follow Toby Fox on Twitter. Fox would later ask Ichinose if he could compose a music track for [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], Ichinose approved,<ref>[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]</ref> and the music track Fox composed appeared in-game as the [[Battle Tower (Galar)#Trivia|Battle! (Battle Tower)]] theme. Toby Fox would later go on to compose most of the music for [[Pokémon 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>
[[File:Toby Fox.png|thumb|Toby Fox's icon as of 2023]]
'''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. For Pokémon, Fox has composed music for {{g|Sword and Shield}} and {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}.


==Game credits==
==History==
* '''{{wp|Undertale}}''' (2015) - Creator, director, designer, programmer, writer, composer
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/>
* '''{{wp|Hiveswap}}''' (2017) - Composer
 
* '''{{wp|Deltarune}}''' (2018) - Creator, director, designer, programmer, writer, composer
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.
* '''{{wp|YIIK: A Postmodern RPG}}''' (2019) - Guest composer (Into the Mind)
 
* '''{{wp|Escaped Chasm}}''' (2019) - Composer
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>
* '''{{sbw|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate}}: {{sbw|Fighters Pass}} Vol. 1''' (2019) - Guest composer (MEGALOVANIA)
 
* '''{{wp|Little Town Hero}}''' (2019) - Composer
==Personal life==
* '''[[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]''' (2019) - Guest composer (Battle! (Battle Tower))
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>
* '''Dweller's Empty Path''' (2020) - Composer
 
* '''{{wp|OMORI}}''' (2020) - Guest composer (MERRY CD)
==Discography==
* '''[[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]''' (2022) - Composer
* [[Pokémon Sword - Shield + Expansion Pass Super Music Collection]]
* [[Pokémon Scarlet - Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Super Music Collection]]
 
==Song credits==
 
==={{game|Sword and Shield|s}}===
*Battle! Battle Tower — Composition & Arrangement
 
==={{game|Scarlet and Violet|s}}===
*Academy — Composition
*Tera Raid Battles — Composition & Arrangement
*Academy Ace Tournament — Composition & Arrangement
*Battle! Zero Lab — Composition & Arrangement
*[[Area Zero]] — Composition, Arrangement (with [[Gō Ichinose]])<ref name=Newsletter>[https://toby.fangamer.com/newsletters/winter22/ UNDERTALE / DELTARUNE NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 1 (Winter 2022)]</ref>
 
===[[The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero|Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero]]===
*Remix of "[[Celestial]]", performed by [[Ed Sheeran]] — Arrangement
 
==Artwork==
===Staff Artwork===
This is a collection of unofficial Pokémon artwork drawn by Fox.
<gallery>
File:Toby Fox Yamper.png|Self-portrait as a {{p|Yamper}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/tobyfox/status/1190199317916569606 @tobyfox on Twitter]</ref>
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>
File:Toby Fox Dachsbun.png|Fanart of {{p|Dachsbun}}<ref name=Newsletter/>
</gallery>
 
==Works==
===Pokémon & [[GAME FREAK]] releases===
 
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|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{wp|Little Town Hero}}
| [[Nintendo Switch]]<br>PlayStation 4<br>Xbox One<br>Windows
| 2019-10-16
| Composer
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{g|Sword and Shield}}
| [[Nintendo Switch]]
| 2019-11-15
| Composer
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}
| [[Nintendo Switch]]
| 2022-11-18
| Composer
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero|Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero]]
| [[Nintendo Switch]]
| 2023-11-03
| Composer
|}
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===Animation===
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|-
! style="background-color: #CCF; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Title
! style="background-color: #CCF" | Date
! style="background-color: #CCF; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Position
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]
| 2023-04-13
| Music composition
|}
{{-}}
 
===Other games===
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|-
! style="background-color: #CCF; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Title
! style="background-color: #CCF" | Platform
! style="background-color: #CCF" | Release date
! style="background-color: #CCF; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Position
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{wp|Undertale}}
|Windows<br>OS X<br>Linux<br>PlayStation 4<br>[[Nintendo Switch]]<br>Xbox One
| 2015-09-15
| Undertale by Toby Fox
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{wp|Hiveswap}}
| OS X<br>Windows<br>Linux<br>PlayStation 4<br>PlayStation Vita<br>[[Nintendo Switch]]<br>Xbox One
| 2017-09-14
| Music
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{wp|Deltarune}}
| Windows<br>macOS<br>PlayStation 4<br>[[Nintendo Switch]]<br>Xbox One
| 2018-10-31
| By Toby Fox
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{wp|YIIK: A Postmodern RPG}}
| Windows<br>macOS<br>PlayStation 4<br>[[Nintendo Switch]]
| 2019-01-17
| Additional Composition
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]: {{sbw|Fighters Pass}} Vol. 1
| [[Nintendo Switch]]
| 2018-12-07
| DLC Music Arrangement
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{wp|Escaped Chasm}}
| Windows<br>macOS
| 2019-04-03
| Music by Toby Fox
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Dweller's Empty Path
| Windows<br>macOS
| 2020-06-10
| Composer
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{wp|Omori (video game)|Omori}}
| macOS<br>Windows<br>PlayStation 4<br>[[Nintendo Switch]]<br>Xbox One<br>Xbox Series X/S
| 2020-12-18
| Jukebox Music
|}
{{-}}
 
==Interviews mentioning Pokémon==
<small>February 27th, 2024</small><br>
'''[[Pokémon Scarlet - Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Super Music Collection]] -''' ''[https://lewtwo.neocities.org/Interviews/sv-SuperMusicCollection "Super Music Collection"]''<br>
''feat. [[Gō Ichinose]], [[Minako Adachi]], [[Teruo Taniguchi]]''
 
==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==
==External links==
* [https://twitter.com/tobyfox Twitter of Toby Fox]
* [https://twitter.com/tobyfox Toby Fox's Twitter]
* [https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/ Toby Fox's Bandcamp]
* {{wp|Toby Fox|Article on Wikipedia}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:37, 12 September 2024

Toby Fox's icon as of 2023

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 Undertale and Deltarune, as well as having composed music for the Homestuck webcomic. For Pokémon, Fox has composed music for Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

History

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.[1]

During a meeting with staff members of Game Freak at a café, Fox asked if he could compose a music track for Pokémon Sword and Shield. The Game Freak members approved, and told Fox of the concept needed for the track.[1] The music track Fox composed appeared in-game as the Battle! (Battle Tower) theme.

Besides Pokémon Sword and Shield, Fox had also composed music for Little Town Hero, another video game developed by Game Freak which released in the same year.[2] Fox would later go on to compose some of the soundtrack for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.[3][4][5]

Personal life

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).[6]

Discography

Song credits

Pokémon Sword and Shield

  • Battle! Battle Tower — Composition & Arrangement

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

  • Academy — Composition
  • Tera Raid Battles — Composition & Arrangement
  • Academy Ace Tournament — Composition & Arrangement
  • Battle! Zero Lab — Composition & Arrangement
  • Area Zero — Composition, Arrangement (with Gō Ichinose)[7]

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero

Artwork

Staff Artwork

This is a collection of unofficial Pokémon artwork drawn by Fox.

Works

Pokémon & GAME FREAK releases

Title Platform Release date Position
Little Town Hero Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Windows 		2019-10-16 Composer
Pokémon Sword and Shield Nintendo Switch 2019-11-15 Composer
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Nintendo Switch 2022-11-18 Composer
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Nintendo Switch 2023-11-03 Composer


Animation

Title Date Position
Pokémon Horizons: The Series 2023-04-13 Music composition


Other games

Title Platform Release date Position
Undertale Windows
OS X
Linux
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
Xbox One 		2015-09-15 Undertale by Toby Fox
Hiveswap OS X
Windows
Linux
PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
Nintendo Switch
Xbox One 		2017-09-14 Music
Deltarune Windows
macOS
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
Xbox One 		2018-10-31 By Toby Fox
YIIK: A Postmodern RPG Windows
macOS
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch 		2019-01-17 Additional Composition
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Fighters Pass Vol. 1 Nintendo Switch 2018-12-07 DLC Music Arrangement
Escaped Chasm Windows
macOS 		2019-04-03 Music by Toby Fox
Dweller's Empty Path Windows
macOS 		2020-06-10 Composer
Omori macOS
Windows
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S 		2020-12-18 Jukebox Music


Interviews mentioning Pokémon

February 27th, 2024
Pokémon Scarlet - Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Super Music Collection - "Super Music Collection"
feat. Gō Ichinose, Minako Adachi, Teruo Taniguchi

Trivia

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Special Letter and Song from Undertale Game Creator Toby Fox — Pokemon.com
  2. ↑ @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).
  3. ↑ @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...
  4. ↑ @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!!!
  5. ↑ @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!
  6. ↑ https://undertale.com/deltarune-update-092020/
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 UNDERTALE / DELTARUNE NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 1 (Winter 2022)
  8. ↑ @tobyfox on Twitter
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 @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!


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