# Big Compass

Big Compass is a character archetype in Folded Thunder.

Character · Fictional · Established

Stable ID: `folded-big-compass` · Revision 1 · Updated 2026-10-30

Context: [Folded Thunder](/field-guide/collections/folded-thunder/)

[Web page](/field-guide/entities/folded-big-compass/) · [JSON record](/field-guide/entities/folded-big-compass/record.json)

## At a glance

- Animation: idle

- Animation: stride

- Animation: stab

- Animation: vulnerable

- Animation: defeated

## Visual notes

- art deco midnight lacquer

## Appearances

- [Folded Thunder](/gamelab/folded-thunder.html) (context: [Folded Thunder](/field-guide/collections/folded-thunder/))

- [The Grand Cartographer](/gamelab/projects/foldedthunder/character-labs/big-compass.html) (context: [Folded Thunder](/field-guide/collections/folded-thunder/))

- [Big Compass · Accordion Valley](/gamelab/projects/foldedthunder/boss-fight-labs/big-compass.html): Named in this published page.

- [Folded Thunder: About the Machine](/tiltlab/machines/folded-thunder/about.html): Named in this published page.

## Dated changes

- 2026-10-30: Added from the named source to the Field Guide.

## Sources

- [Folded Thunder](/gamelab/folded-thunder.html)

- [The Grand Cartographer](/gamelab/projects/foldedthunder/character-labs/big-compass.html) (revision sha256:32c3005f7f65ddd7f958d744d266ee6ed22d56db7fd41e36c7d91509838aefd2)

## Portrait

![Big Compass in the original game artwork.](/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-game-folded-big-compass-v1-1200.webp)

Authored game sprite, frame big-compass/idle/0. The complete frame silhouette is preserved; transparent margins are removed only for display.

[Download original](/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-game-folded-big-compass-v1.png) · [Folded Thunder authored character sprite](/gamelab/projects/foldedthunder/assets/art/blank-works/big-compass-strip.png) · v1 · SHA-256: `71913ce1cf5ebb3f33d3722f6d011d1f52136f2602a34f644737eab8f707ff2d`