"Watch yourself, lil miss."
— Mr. Penderson
Mr. Penderson is an elderly and ill-tempered neighbor who lives next-door to Mae.
Appearance
Mr. Penderson is a grey-blue crocodile with circular, yellow-tinted glasses. He wears a light blue collared shirt along with ankle length brown slacks, white socks, and black shoes.
Mr. Penderson is first encountered by Mae on her second day home.
Personality
Mr. Penderson seems to show no fondness for people, such as for the mayor and especially towards Mae. He also tends to speak his mind, no matter the occasion, such interjecting during Mr. Twigmeyer's well-meaning opinion at the church scene with a hurt Mae.
Mr. Penderson shows particular distain for Mae, his neighbor. The first instance you meet him, he's shown to be condescending, cranky, and down-right cruel towards her. He holds Mae's fight with Andy Cullen over her head constantly, something that Mae already deals with.
Background
Prior to Night in the Woods, Mae had once threw eggs at Mr. Penderson's house, taking the painting off his vinyl sidings. She also once threw an M80 (Explosive toy) down Mr. Pendrson's chimney. Acts like these had led to Mr. Penderson calling the cops on Mae several times and seeing her as a menace to the neighborhood.