A woff is a round, furry creature resembling wolf pups. They are usually seen in the series flying above in huge packs. Their flying patterns are not exactly predictable.
They appear in the graphic novels, the animated series, and the novelization.
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Appearance[]
Woffs are seen as round, furry, canine creatures. They have big, round eyes, small black noses, and long, fox-like tails. They also have a pinkish muzzle on their faces, and small oval ears. Woffs are covered in fur. Some have darker fur as seen in Hilda Creatures, and white Woff also exist. Newly born baby Woffs lack any pelage however.
They don't have anything resembling feet or paws, as they spend the majority of their life airborne and rarely ever land. They do sleep on the ground however. Woffs appear to be extremely light as only a few Sparrow Scouts could launch them airborne easily.
Behavior[]
It is unknown how Woff obtain flight, but it is clearly their only way of getting around. Woff spend the majority of their lives airborne and rarely interact with the world below.[1]
Woffs are often seen flying around in the clouds. They are seen as herds, possibly being a social species. They can get aggressive when something is on their backs, shaking and flying around vigorously to get the object off.
Woffs migrate frequently, up to two times a week[1], as being seen by Hilda's mother in "Hilda and the Midnight Giant". It is unknown where and when they fly, as well as how long they stay until return. Sometimes, they travel the entire length of the wilderness.[1] They travel in complex patterns. The Sparrow Scouts have been keeping track of the Woffs since the days that Johanna was a Sparrow Scout, and yet so far no Woffologist has been able to map out their migration patterns. It is thus considered one of the worlds greatest mysteries. The Keeper of the Bell made great process with it however, mostly because he wanted to know where to safely put his laundry line without any woff getting caught in it.[2]
Woffs were shown to react to loud bells in a similar way trolls do: They became disoriented and some even crashed to the ground, where Sparrow Scouts had to help them back up.[2]
Woff hatch from eggs that are round and furry in appearance. This fact was first implied in "Hilda and the Hidden People" (Tie-in novel series) where Hilda told Twig "Last one home is a rotten woff egg!", and was confirmed in "Hilda's World: A guide to Trolberg, the wilderness, and beyond", which contains an image of a woff egg. A Woff Egg is first seen in "Chapter 1: The Train to Tofoten". A baby woff can immediately fly after hatching.
Trivia[]
- Woffs were among the first creatures Luke Pearson came up with for the Hilda series. They already appear on the second drawing he made of Hilda and her world. In that drawing, they have more canine-like muzzles.
- In "Chapter 6: The Nightmare Spirit", during her nightmare, when the forest giant threw onto the woff and said,"Whoaf!", Hilda remarks that "Whoaf!” sounds a little like "woff". It's possible that is the name’s origin.
- In "Hilda and the Mountain King", a Troll can be seen eating a Woff, but the woff manages to escape. The same scene also appears in the movie adaptation.
- Seeing a rare White Woff is considered a sign that magic is especially powerful that lunar cycle. It is also a good luck sign for witches.[1]
- In "Chapter 6: The Old Bells of Trolberg", it was implied about being to tell Woffs by their gender, altough it is unknown exactly how.
- The word "Woff" is misspelled to a pronoun of "Woof" which is refers a domestic canine barking call.
- In Chapter 8: The Fairy Isle it is revealed that Woffs originated and live on the Fairy Isle.
- In Vietnamese translation of the comics, "Woffs" are translated to "Đàn Sói Bay" - which means "Flying Wolves".
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