The parents may have been revealed in an in-game picture though.

The Ghost: The protagonist's parents are never seen, nor are the family pets.

Then, for some reason, Mama Tattletail jumpscares you, and ROLL CREDITS! When Christmas comes, you open your Tattletail present only to see.

Gainax Ending: The Normal Ending counts as one.

She can't do anything to you beyond giving you a minor jumpscare, but still serves to herald her debut during the following night. On night 2, once you get the flashlight and head to the main basement, lights go out and you can see her red eyes.

Foreshadowing: On night 1, if you decide to answer the phone after returning Tattletail to his box, you can hear Mama Tattletail's casetophone grinding among all the static.

While the creators have gone on record to say that there is no canon gender for the main character, they are presumably one of the children seen in the photos in your room. The game revolves around carrying around and caring for a very chatty Tattletail without alerting the dangerous Mama Tattletail.

Faux Furby: The titular Tattletails are Furby-esque toys, but with more catlike features than a Furby's birdlike features.

Fake Memories: In the 'Kaleidoscope' expansion, the player discovers that their memories of the main game's events have been modified so that they now remember the main Tattletail as a boring educational toy and Mama as good.

An eye symbol is apparently the trigger for Waygetter's memory modification technique, and one of the more notable differences between the false-memory Tattletail and the real one is in the eyes.

Eyes play a pretty big role in the 'Kaleidoscope' expansion.

During the ritual, the eyes of all the Tattletails roll back in their head and go completely white to underline the power they're channeling.

Starting on Christmas Eve, it begins to show its true nature by rolling its eyes as it assures the player that it's Tattletail and it loves them, and glancing down to the side worriedly as it says it likes to play with them.

Tattletail's eyes are the most expressive part of its face, allowing it to say things with a lidded, potentially sardonic look or glance left and right furtively yet robotically.Eldritch Location: The update's titular Kaleidoscope is a distorted realm where physics doesn't behave like normal, where all memories are allegedly held, and where your vision looks like it's filtered kaleidoscope.

Being in the light (not counting your flashlight) also means you're safe, as the power goes out when she's attacking. Darkness Equals Death: Stay in the dark too long, and Mama Tattletail will catch you, especially since being in darkness makes Tattletail freak out.This being a horror game, of course they're true. The trailer even evokes this, playing an original commercial and implying there are dark rumors of why Mama Tattletail was banned. Creepypasta: The game is basically an interactive version of one.While the other Tattletails are ultimately Creepy Good, Mama is your worst nightmare. Then more of them start showing up, including Mama Tattletail. then it starts moving around on its own and messing around with things. Creepy Doll: Tattletail seems harmless, if annoying, at first.Creepy Basement: You spend a lot of time in the basement throughout the game, and it's pretty creepy even before Mama gets involved.Collecting them all gets you the good ending. Collection Sidequest: There are twenty-two eggs hidden throughout the game, with random junk hidden inside them.While the Waygetter Electronics account is mostly a straight developer feed, it does occasionally roleplay as the in-universe toy company of the same name. Character Blog: Tattletail himself has an official Twitter account.Candlelit Ritual: On the final night, you must bring the Tattletails candles to help them perform a ritual to destroy Mama Tattletail.Broken Record: In the Kaleidoscope update, the VHS tape you find has a few audio glitches near the end, where it constantly repeats 'BABY TALKING TATTLE-' until the end of the commercial.

Tattletail toy in real life