Twisted Glisten

Twisted Glisten has a cracked mirror for a head, with a faded pink ribbon (worn as a bow on his Toon counterpart) binding his arms together to prevent him from harming Toons. His makeup is smeared, and he looks as though he is on the verge of crying. A smaller crack sits to the left and above his eye, and a red shadow marks his face. In his enraged state, he begins weeping Ichor from his visible eye, which darkens to the deep red shade typical of Twisteds. He breaks free from the ribbon restraining his arms, revealing Ichor-coated limbs. His torso is split apart, held together only by Ichor. Consistent with his Toon form, he wears white leg warmers adorned with small pink glitter dots.

Twisted Glisten is a distinctive Twisted who begins each Floor in a passive state, unable to attack Toons. A meter above his head tracks when he will become enraged. This meter starts empty at spawn and continuously fills over time; the more living Toons on the Floor, the faster it rises. The only way to drain the meter is for a Toon to remain within his visible range — when he can see any living Toon nearby, the meter gradually empties.

If no one stays near him and the meter fills completely, he becomes enraged for the remainder of the Floor, gaining dramatically increased speed and becoming hostile. While enraged, he never pauses during patrol, behaving similarly to Twisted Flutter and Twisted Flyte. He also becomes instantly enraged when Panic Mode begins.

Twisted Glisten speaks several times throughout a Floor: once when the Elevator opens as a warning, whenever his meter reaches 50%, occasionally when he notices a Toon during his passive state, and once when the meter fills completely.

There is no method to return him to his passive state once he has become enraged.

The most effective approach is to assign a designated Toon to watch over Twisted Glisten, freeing the rest of the team to work on Machines normally.

In his passive state, Twisted Glisten moves slowly enough for most Toons to keep pace with him. He wanders aimlessly and sometimes drifts into other Twisteds' paths, so his minder must stay aware of surroundings. If he passes near a Machine, either leave him briefly to extract it quickly or ask a teammate to take over watchdog duty. His meter takes roughly 70 seconds to fill in solo runs, so leaving him unattended for short periods to evade other Twisteds or while a teammate finishes the last Machine is viable. If he wanders near a distractor's area, maintain distance and wait for him to move on before resuming. Note that Connie's and Bobette's Active Abilities do not count as presence for meter reduction purposes.

Communication is critical since he enrages instantly when the final Machine is completed. Alert your team when you are on the last or even second-to-last Machine so his minder is not caught off guard. As the final Machine nears completion, the minder should move away from him. His Trinket, Vanity Mirror, is recommended for escaping his enraged state during Panic Mode. Alarm provides a similar effect but only lasts 10 seconds.

For solo runs, stay near him and extract Machines as you encounter them along his patrol route. If he drifts too far from your current Machine, stop extracting and follow him. When only one Machine remains, abandon him and finish it. An alternative solo strategy is to wait for his 50% dialogue, accompany him until the meter drops to 0%, then extract Machines and repeat until only the last one remains. This works best on maps with good visibility and with fast extractors like Vee, since during Blackouts he can be hard to relocate — Rodger's lens ability helps with tracking Twisteds in those conditions. If Twisted Glisten is near the Elevator, alert teammates to pause extraction until he moves away. His meter will still rise during this wait, so ensure it is near 0% before pausing. Regardless of team size, priming the Machine closest to the Elevator for last completion is always a good idea.

Since keeping Twisted Glisten calm is a priority, high-Stealth Toons like Astro, distractors who can shed followers, and support Toons with low extraction are ideal candidates for minding him. Finding him quickly is crucial because his passive state only lasts 70 seconds without anyone nearby. His meter only drops when someone is within his detection range, so low-Stealth Toons approaching him can actually help when he is nearing enrage. However, their survival prospects against him after Panic Mode may be poor.

If Twisted Glisten does enrage and you are assigned to distraction, use a high-mobility Toon such as Looey, Pebble, Blot, or Goob, and equip Dog Plush (optionally paired with Speedy Shoes, Clown Horn, or Ribbon Spool). Treat him like Twisted Pebble and loop him around structures. Note that his hitbox is smaller than Pebble's, making obstacle slowdowns less effective. If he starts closing the gap, use sprint-tapping or create distance before resuming loops. Tight loops around small islands can nearly eliminate the need to sprint.

If he enrages during a solo run, focus on survival. He behaves nearly identically to Twisted Pebble and is sometimes faster when looping obstacles. Find a long obstacle to loop around, and speed Items like Speed Candy improve your chances.

Be aware that he becomes very fast during Panic Mode and that other Twisteds will complicate looping strategies.

Recommended Toons to accompany Twisted Glisten: *Astro (situational): A solid substitute when higher-mobility Toons cannot take over. His high Stealth makes escaping enraged Glisten during Panic Mode straightforward, and he can donate Stamina to chased teammates. *Bassie: Her high Stealth and mobility make her excellent — she can easily lose interfering Twisteds, catch up to Glisten if he wanders far, and escape comfortably when he enrages. *Blot: With 4 Star Movement Speed and 5 Star Stamina, he handles enraged Glisten's high speed well. His Blot Jr. Ability supports both himself and teammates in escaping. *Connie (situational): If another Toon can relieve her, her Active Ability allows safe escape from Glisten. Her high Stealth also helps avoid Twisted interference during minding duty. However, her low Movement Speed leaves her vulnerable if her Ability or Stealth fails. *Cosmo: High Stealth and Stamina let him flee enraged Glisten during Panic Mode with minimal risk. *Cocoa: Her BonBon Ability provides a 25% Movement Speed boost for herself or Glisten's minder during Panic Mode. With 4 Star Stealth and Movement Speed, escaping enraged Glisten is manageable. Watch her lower Stamina (125). *Finn and Shelly: Their speed-boosting Passive Abilities (triggered on Machine completion) provide enough speed to outrun enraged Glisten during Panic Mode. Finn's 33% boost gives him an edge over Shelly's 25%. *Flutter and Rudie: Both can dash away when Glisten enrages during Panic Mode. Flutter is generally the better pick with her higher mobility and longer dash. *Flyte: His Ability and high speed enable him to boost and flee enraged Glisten during Panic Mode. Mind his Stamina, similar to Cocoa. *Glisten (situational): His teleport Ability is a perfect counter to his Twisted counterpart, allowing instant relocation to a teammate. Effectiveness depends on the teammate's position, and his 2 Star Stealth means enraged Glisten can spot him easily. *Goob: With 4 Star Movement Speed and Stamina, he reaches the Elevator quickly. His Hug Ability can pull slower teammates like Rodger or Connie to safety. *Gourdy: His Sugar Rush Passive grants team-wide speed on Panic Mode start, helping everyone escape. His 1 Star Stamina and Stealth are risky but offset by 4 Star Movement Speed. *Scraps (situational): Her grapple Ability allows escape to nearby Toons or Machines. Effectiveness depends on positioning, and her below-average speed makes independent escape difficult, though high Stamina provides some cushion. *Sprout: His Overprotective Passive reveals teammate locations, alerting him to final Machine extraction. His high mobility is an additional advantage. *Vee (situational): Her Passive shows Machine completion progress, useful in teams with poor communication. Ideally, let Vee extract instead; an inattentive Vee minder could be disastrous given her bad mobility. She can also help relocate Glisten if he goes out of sight.

Having Tisha on the team is also recommended — her Tidy Up! Ability helps teammates reach the Elevator or outrun enraged Glisten, performing slightly better than Flyte's Gust.

Note that enraged Glisten reaches 28.8 chase speed during Panic Mode (without Suppression Card), which means even 5 Star Movement Speed Toons — Bassie, Eclipse (Blackouts), Looey (1 Heart), Pebble, and Razzle — may struggle without Items or Movement Speed Trinkets. Being chased by Twisted Vee simultaneously compounds the problem, as Glisten's chase speed matches Pebble's running speed and is only slightly below Twisted Pebble's Panic Mode speed.

Completing 100% Research on Twisted Glisten unlocks:

• Twisted Glisten and Twisted Gourdy share several parallels — both have names starting with G, both have dialogue (17 lines each), both feature passive and enraged states with visible meters, both enrage during Panic Mode, both are male, and both their Toon counterparts have 5 Star Extraction Speed.
• Twisted Glisten, Twisted Gourdy, and potentially Twisted Dazzle and Twisted Bassie are currently the only Twisteds who visibly retain some degree of sanity.
• Twisted Glisten is the second Twisted with two distinct states (passive and enraged), following Twisted Razzle & Dazzle and Twisted Rodger. Subsequent Twisteds with dual states include Twisted Connie, Twisted Coal, and Twisted Gourdy.
• He was the first Twisted to appear on the Daily Twisted Board.
• You do not need to enrage Twisted Glisten to earn Research progress — simply being in his line of sight while passive awards Research, Tapes, and Event currencies. The same applies to Twisted Connie, who does not need to damage you.
• His meter fills faster with more Toons present. In solo runs, the passive state lasts exactly 70 seconds without anyone nearby.
• The community has nicknamed the act of staying near Twisted Glisten "babysitting."
• When enraged, he has the fourth-fastest chase speed at 24 (tied with Twisted Pebble), behind Twisted Bobette and Twisted Coal (Blackouts) at 25, Twisted Gourdy (enraged) at 26, and Twisted Dyle (maximum) at 40. He is the second-fastest Rare Twisted overall and the fastest outside of Events.
• If Twisted Glisten and Twisted Gourdy spawn on the same Floor, their dialogue lines can overlap, with one appearing only momentarily.
• Both Twisted Glisten and Twisted Rodger use glass-breaking sound effects upon triggering, which can cause confusion when both are present on the same Floor.
• Blot Jr. does not lower Twisted Glisten's meter when placed near him, and enraged Glisten will not pursue Blot Jr. This may be because Blot Jr. is a craft project and does not provide genuine companionship, or because Glisten's passive state classification persists even after enraging.
• It is also possible that Twisted Glisten does not intend to harm Toons — even enraged, he may simply be trying to catch up to them for company, given his retained sanity.
• Twisted Glisten is eligible for a full render update, as his enraged eye was changed in v0.12.1 while his render was not updated.
• After his optimization in v0.12.1, he temporarily could not blink (likely a bug, since fixed). Enraged Twisted Glisten frequently twitches during chases for unknown reasons.
• Before optimization, he had separate walking animations for calm and enraged states. Post-optimization, only one animation remains for both.
• A collision glitch exists where getting too close to his face causes player collision and slightly fills his bar.
• Twisted Glisten was the first Rare Twisted to be optimized.
• He is the second Twisted with a visibly broken head section, following Twisted Razzle & Dazzle and Twisted Toodles, and the third with Ichor visible inside his head (alongside Twisted Finn).