Pinkie

Z-283-Pinkie, codenamed "Pinkie" is a monster in Pressure, acting as a rare threat found in the Hadal Blacksite and a variant of The Angler.

Appearance

Pinkie appears as a heavily malformed purple-pink face, with numerous sharp, thin teeth and two pupils in each eye socket, as well as an anglerfish esca that lights up a small area around her. Her features are distorted, with her open mouth taking up the majority of her face. Pinkie is constantly obscured by a thick dark smoke, concealing everything aside from her face. Pinkie's face will always be facing the player, regardless of where they view her.

Mechanics

Pinkie has a chance to spawn if the player's current or previous room has a valid hiding spot. Unlike other node monsters, nearby electronics do not flicker when Pinkie advances. When Pinkie is close enough to the player she will start screeching loudly, signaling for players to hide.

Pinkie's raycast goes towards the players head, and will not kill anyone whos head is fully submerged.

When Pinkie rushes through the room, all players in her line of sight will be instantly killed. Players who hide in time or escape Pinkie's line of sight before she passes through will be safe.

Notes

• After a player spends a set amount of time in a room, there is a chance for Pinkie or any other node monster to spawn. This is called a timer spawn.
• Pinkie has different audio cues compared to Angler with Pinkie's audio cues playing considerably earlier, making it easier to know if Pinkie is attacking.
• Pinkie screams will not be muffled in the Flooded Rooms.
• Pinkie, just like Pandemonium, will not break lights nor trigger Good People doors.
• Pinkie cannot spawn when the furthest room opened is a dark room.
  • This behavior is also present with other node monsters and Pandemonium.
  • If The Angler, or any of its variations (aside from Pinkie), spawn while the player is in a room that is bright, they will break the lights in their path and convert the room into a dark room. When this happens, Pinkie can no longer spawn until another bright room is opened.
  • There are reports of Pinkie spawning shortly after a door has opened to a dark room. This is assumed to be a bug, as Zeal has confirmed in the past that node monsters cannot spawn in dark rooms.
  • The Ridge, while dark in many areas, is an exception to this and will continue to spawn Pinkie.

The Ridge

For more information, see: The Ridge

Pinkie will spawn more frequently in the ridge. Players are forced to rely on sound alone to know when Pinkie is coming. Her sound cues happen earlier while attacking in The Ridge, giving players more time to react.

Strategy

The best way to avoid Pinkie's is to hide before she rushes through the room. Make sure to not hide too early, or you will be forced out of your hiding spot due to cleithrophobia. As Pinkie does not cause the lights to flicker before she passes, it is incredibly crucial to listen closely for any potential attacks.

Pinkie uses a raycasting hitbox to create her line of sight, so hiding in places that cover your character completely (including office cubicles, separate hallways, and vents) will work in evading Pinkie.

Lore

For more information, see: The Lore of Pressure

After Z-13 caused the Blacksite Lockdown, multiple variants of The Angler appeared on CCTV, with Pinkie being one of them. Because they were only spotted after the lockdown, anyone inside the blacksite is advised to treat them the same as The Angler would.

Achievements

CurrentOld	Ready For Anything
	"Survive an encounter with Pinkie."
	Encounter Pinkie and survive her.
	Reward	Artist
	"Pinkie" Jumpsuit	V1kov

CurrentOld	I Think MatPat Will Enjoy Dissecting This 👀
	"Unlock (almost) all documents that require death. You do not need to unlock rare documents."
	Fill every document that requires death. This includes most "Monsters & Hazards", most "Special", and the Trenchbleeders and PDG documents with all known information. This excludes The Multi-Monster, Stan and The Raveyard.
	Reward	Artist
	None	daimondlair

Documents

Main Article: Documents/The Angler

Gallery

• 
  An early version of Pinkie.
• 
  Pinkie in the hallways of the Hadal Blacksite.
• 
  Pinkie passing through The Ridge.

Trivia

• Pinkie is a variant of Angler, sharing the same core mechanic. There are multiple other variants of Angler, including Chainsmoker, Froger, and Blitz.
• Unlike all other Angler variants, Pinkie's design is not inspired by any aquatic creatures, though she does have an anglerfish esca.
• Pinkie is said to be a girl.
  • After the player gets killed by Pinkie, Sebastian refers to her with feminine pronouns at the end of the death screen.
• If Pinkie could speak, she would sound like Cake from Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake.
• Pinkie and Angler are twins.
• Like Froger, Pinkie has an anglerfish bulb that distinguishes her female gender from the rest of the node monsters.