Angsty Cuphead headcanon - Bad Ending
After the bad ending of Cuphead is completed, the debtors are forced to return to hell and be locked down there for the rest of their days.
Moe Tato, Weepy and Psycarrot say goodbye to Betty Beet*, leaving her as a guard to their garden as they dig their way to the gates of hell. Moe is stunned, Weepy keeps sobbing, and Psycarrot feels their pain and can barely hold themselves together.
Goopy Le Grande stupidly bounces around, trying to be brave and great as his name suggests. But his bounces aren’t as strong and thudding as they were before. They sound muted, almost lazy.
Hilda Berg hugs all her tiny missiles and flies off with a joke, giggling, because that’s what she does. But she will miss them. And she will miss the stars. Will there be stars, in hell?
Ribby and Croaks look at each other’s hand at the gates. They’ve always been fighting side by side, since they were tiny tadpoles, and that’s what they will do once more. They take off their boxing gloves and hold each other’s hands.
Cagney Carnation clings to his boomerang like a prized possession. He’s required to let go of it as he reaches the gates of hell, and he angrily throws it, gritting his teeth to hide his fears.
Baroness Von Bon Bon gives one last goodbye kiss to her weeping followers. All of them. She recommends them to take care of her kingdom in her absence, lets go of her staff, lifts her skirt, and walks in, one lonely tear tracing her face.
Beppi The Clown hugs his green penguins and books their beaks. He smiles and gives zany comments about what he sees, because these are ways of clowns.
Djimmi The Great takes one last puff off his pipe. He takes off his turban and holds it to his chest, stroking the feather. He doesn’t feel that great now. Genies don’t deal well with being imprisoned. It’s part of their nature. At least, he thinks, he’s not alone.
Wally Warbles… well, letting go of his beloved chick was the hardest part. After leaving him with the carnival staff, and a long, tearful goodbye, he saluted his bird minions and flew off in an unlikely, out of character silence.
Grim Matchstick twiddles his fingers, sighing. He hugs himself, because his three heads are all in need of support, and shyly looks around. His tiny flames wave their hands. Some are crying.
Rumor Honeybottoms reunites all her worker bees in the main hall of the Honeycomb Herald, and gives them a long, winded speech about how things are going to change for them. But she gives up, delivering a warm hug to her guard bee before buzzing off.
Captain Brineybeard salutes all his crew and pats his ship on its side. His sea minions wait next to the dock, angrily looking at the gates of hell that are about to swallow their captain.
Sally Stageplay leaves a sobbing Jack** behind, and gives him her umbrella as a goodbye gift. She then cradles her child and kisses them both. To fight off tension, she plays with her locks and her wedding ring.
Werner Werman is forced to leave his tank behind. He salutes it, military-style. and a mechanical hand lifts off, waving him goodbye. He then clenches his teeth on his cigar and hugs himself. Defenseless.
Cala Maria also has a lot of hugs and kisses to give to her sea friends. She leaves Toby Turtle*** in charge. He resists for a few moments before breaking down and hugging her. As she moves to the ground, her snake hair brush their faces on her cheeks to cheer her up.
Dr Kahl’s Robot almost squishes his owner in giving him a hug. He embarrassedly places him on the ground and pats him on the head as a farewell. He doesn’t even seem that scared. Hell looks so… new.
The Phantom Express is split apart, as the Blind Specter and T-Bone are now unemployed and have to watch the Blaze Brothers and the Head Of The Train being dragged down through the gates. They awkwardly hold each other. It feels so… unnatural!
*Betty Beet is a deleted Cuphead boss and a supposed fourth member of the Root Pack.
** Jack is the name I gave to Sally’s husband. Jack Stagehand. Guess what the reference is.
*** I gave that tortoise the name Toby Turtle. Guess why.
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