“Purplishis my own adaptation of Swapfell, which, although it started focusing on the skeleton brothers and their pets (purplish owners), ended up developing into a complete universe with adaptations to the world (surface & underground) and its characters.”
World Context //Purplish Master Post (under construction)
Napstablook, The Prima Donna of the Underground
The pride of the royal scientist, the greatest source of entertainment in the underground (and the only legal one).
Oblivious to the class problems in those places far from the Capital and Hotland, this robot provides his services to anyone who can pay for them.
Presentations every night, his image in every corner; Napstablook lives the best life for not being royalty or a council member.
Originally, his passion for music was what motivated him, creating new songs that got him the fame in the start, but this quickly transformed into the greed that everybody have in the Underground: to have as much wealth as his work would allow him to accumulate: When the only language that upper class circles understand is money, you must learn to use it to your advantage.
Full of himself, in his fantasy of dedicating himself only to music because everyone adores him, didn't realize when he trapped himself in contracts and presentations that he did not like at all.
Still, his charisma and spark make it so that no one notices how displeased he is with his current situation. All of his days are filled with going from one place to another, smiling here, singing there, but none of what originally motivated him. Just another payment with a thing he doesn't want to do but has to.
Still, his ego prevents him from just saying no to taking these jobs, so he just accumulates more and more, because at the end of the day, as long as he makes money, he will be fine.
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Napstablook & Sans Relationship: Haters gonna hate
Something that has become clear is that the skeleton can be quite particular for some things, and this is one of them.
Self-declared the singer's biggest fan, Sans likes the image of him, the power he has as the Underground's Star, but he hates everything he does and sings about: The criticisms he has to say about the robot is endless, as are the letters he sends him about it.
Napstablook only knows about him because of the ridiculous amount of mail they receive from him, which is mostly statements that "he could do better if he follows his advice" and constant questions about whether he can participate in one of his concerts.
The robot no longer even bothers to read the letters he receives from the skeleton, but he does nothing to prevent them from reaching him, since they are a good excuse for the occasional visit from his "hater's" older brother.
Mainly sent to run errands for Muffet, but doing his brother a "favor" by taking his mail, Papyrus has had a couple of encounters with the singer that had zero impact on him. But the robot was charmed by his disinterest.
When you are loved by everyone, someone who is unfazed by your presence stands out.
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When Wallet's presence reaches the ears of the council, among the many things they try to do to get rid of them is to hire Napstablook to do a concert where the human is the guest of honor...with the intention of killing them.
🟪The concert/death battle is broadcast to the entire Underground and consists of the robot taking requests from the audience that's watching, fulfilling them until someone else beats the previous payment.
Wallet plays along, but it gets to a point where the songs are getting worse both in lyrics and music, so in a short time out, they ask "can anyone request a song?" to which Napstablook only responds with "only if you can pay it… good luck beating that last payment".
To everyone's surprise, the human makes a payment so large that it breaks the count that was being shown on the screen. Napstablook is shocked and when he demands that they say what they wants him to sing, Wallet just shrugs their shoulder and says "whatever you want to sing."
This could have been a beautiful moment…if Blord didn't jump to the singer face, cutting the broadcast in the process. In the end, the rabbit leaves a mess of the robot's appearance, so he decides to end everything there, he has enough money for a well-deserved vacation anyways.
Based off of this ASK here regarding Spork and Zim in my AU...
When Miyuki died, Spork's entire personality shifted, and for the first time, he chose to lash out and actually lay a hand on another. Knowing his own strengths, he's aware of the damage he could inflict upon those weaker than him. His loyalty was crushed to smithereens once aware that something like this could've been prevented (or... not. From Zim's perspective)
Zim didn't know that the outcome would have led to Miyuki's death, and he is aware he is partially responsible as he was the creator of the blob. However he doesn't "regret" it because it implies intent and he did not intend it nor designed it to consume on a whim. Yet the way he expresses it goes over Spork's head as all Spork hears is that Zim does NOT regret it.
BONUS PAGE BELOW!!!!
WHAT IF;
Had Spork not been seperated from Miyuki and joined her instead to the Vort Research Lab, he'd actually be on good terms with Zim. Perhaps the incident would've been preventable since both of them (and "777") would notice the abnormal characteristics of the blob and quicly act upon it.
Then once it settles, Miyuki would've taken Zim under her wing to work with The Inventor in a lab suitable to adapt to 'any chaos" (and benefit from Zim's destructive unpredictability for the benefit of the Empire... or, well, better defenses). Thus giving Miyuki a victory point of taking away the Control Brains' "unpredictable variable" meant to take Miyuki out.
After the events of "Truth or Dare", Pomni and the crew respond to Jax's recent close call with abstraction. Though they show their support, will it be enough to convince Jax to change his ways and begin following a new path?
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“Purplishis my own adaptation of Swapfell, which, although it started focusing on the skeleton brothers and their pets (purplish owners), ended up developing into a complete universe with adaptations to the world (surface & underground) and its characters.”
World Context //Purplish Master Post (under construction)
Undyne, Royal Scientist
She is the royal scientist, a position she obtained thanks to her greatest creation, Napstablook.
When her skill became known, the council quickly hired her solely to work on any gadget or invention that would improve the comfort of the upper class. As well as any junk they could sell back to the kingdom to make them spend money.
She is truly skilled and intelligent; she could have helped improve everyone's living conditions... but they literally have her creating garbage that they then sell as the miracle cure for all ills. A spectacle of lights and glitter with the sole purpose of filling their pockets.
Undyne believed their lies at first, deluded into thinking they appreciated her abilities, but once she realized it was a lie, she had already created a couple of questionable inventions that would have ruined her image forever.
Caught in the trap and afraid of the consequences, she resigned herself to continue serving the council.
The only good thing about her job is the opportunity it gives her to indulge her one vice: gambling, and more specifically, gacha games.
The possibility of acquiring a collectible item, a unique character of extreme rarity, the thrill of knowing her next purchase could be something truly special.
As long as she keeps creating, she'll have the resources to keep playing. But there is only one thing that surpasses this addiction, something of such singular rarity, an otherworldly beauty, that it dazzles her every time it is in her presence: the princess of the Underground.
Her secret and largest collection is everything that has been sold with Alphys's image in it (many of she herself created and which gave her the opportunity to see in person).
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Alphys and Undyne Relationship: Idol & super fan
The two have met, or rather, interacted in person, a couple of times thanks to the countless events and parties the council organizes to keep the upper class entertained.
They've had the chance to exchange words the few times they've been made to stand together for photos or at new merchandise launches.
While Alphys is always required to attend, Undyne is expected to make at least one appearance now and then, given her fame for her creations, but her social skills are a disaster.
The fish stutters from nerves and excitement at being in the princess's presence, tripping over things and breaking more than one glass. The dinosaur has to stifle the genuine laughter her actions provoke, especially since she finds her charming.
In a world with so much falsehood, she finds Undyne's clumsiness genuine and her skill impressive.
For the fish, the few glimpses of the real Alphys she's been able to catch in these moments have only made her fall more in love with her.
🟪 She was probably one of the first to know that Wallet had arrived underground, but she had no intention of announcing it. Since taking up her post, they're the first human she's had to observe, which is why she finds their "uniqueness" fascinating.
When they meet, Wallet is a little disappointed to find that she's not as cool as the machinery in her lab.
“Reddish is my own adaptation of Fellswap, which, although it started focusing on the skeleton brothers and their pets (reddish owners), ended up developing into a complete universe with adaptations to the world (surface & underground) and its characters.”
World Context // Reddish Masterpost (under construction)
Undyne, Royal Mechanic Scientist
She is, on paper, the Royal Scientist, but due to the state of emergency the queen has the kingdom in, her job is more like of a mechanic's.
A complete antisocial hermit, almost impossible to see outside her laboratory/workshop, she spends her time working on machinery that aids the cause, but she would truly love to conduct experiments and research.
In her environment, she's a master of her skill, to the point that she created two extendable arms (which she would later use in her Napsta model) that grant her greater mobility and speed while working.
The moment someone else is in front of her tho, she'll fall flat on her face and have two left feet.
She has zero social skills, reinforced by her preference for working alone, and this has only worsened with what she determined to be the "best way" to improve it: Visual Novels.
Choice-based games where you can see each character's friendship level, where a mistake is fixed simply by restarting the game and changing the option. Where she can be however she wants to end up in a relationship with her beloved love interested.
In the moments when she's not working or playing, she spends her time watching the other monsters through the security cameras, which has only further distorted her perception of things, since to her, what she's seeing is more like her games than images of real people's daily lives.
The combination of these things probably explains her unhealthy obsession with Alphys. A self-proclaimed Alphys fan, she has a shrine to her somewhere in the lab, monitoring her every move through the cameras.
She considers Alphys the true hero of the Underground, and therefore detests Sans with a passion only comparable to that of the dinosaur. When her idol approached her to ask for "her help," how could she refuse?
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Alphys & Undyne Relationship: It's complex
Clearly, it doesn't have the healthiest start, much less a sincere history.
Alphys is aware of the fish's fanaticism towards her and takes advantage of it to get things that help her, without caring about the problems it might cause.
Undyne, on the other hand, idolizes the guard, sees nothing wrong with her actions, and supports her 100% (is she aware that she's being used? in a way, but considering that she would help her anyway, she doesn't see it as a bad thing).
What can be salvaged from this? Obsession aside, Undyne's admiration is genuine: she considers Alphys a capable and skilled person, second to no one, something that later helps Alphys improve her self-esteem.
For her part, the dinosaur finds Undyne's creations cool, inventive, and original. She's seen how Undyne behaves when she thinks no one is watching and finds her attractive (though her mind is too consumed by revenge to dwell on it).
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Papyrus & Undyne Relationship: Help me Help you
How do you stop the crazy Alphys-obsessed girl with access to security cameras from trying to kill your brother? Bribe.
Papyrus has his hands full enough with having to intervene every time the dinosaur tries to sabotage Sans; he doesn't want to deal with the crazy mechanic too.
So, considering she never leaves her lab, the skeleton is her personal delivery for anything she needs from outside: new games found in the junkyard, parts for the machinery she's building, guard posters with Alphys's image, etc...
What does the skeleton get out of it? On one hand, it keeps her busy with her hobbies and prevents her from trying to harm Sans. On the other hand, it gives him the opportunity to get contraband for the resistance when they ask him to.
Does Undyne care that he does that? Not really, considering that the Queen is another enemy in her eyes for having taken Alphys's rank.
They both get what they want.
🔺Special mention to Batchis, who is the fish's mortal enemy. Theft of instruments and machinery damaged by tiny teeth; somewhere there is a mechanic and a mouse fighting and she is losing
“Reddish is my own adaptation of Fellswap, which, although it started focusing on the skeleton brothers and their pets (reddish owners), ended up developing into a complete universe with adaptations to the world (surface & underground) and its characters.”
World Context // Reddish Masterpost (under construction)
Grillby, Resource Distribution Manager in Hotland's Station
In the glorious years of the kingdom on the surface, he was a merchant in charge of importing and exporting products between monsters and the ancient human civilisation with which they interacted.
Witnessing the war that occurred and the consequences of it, he had no hesitation in placing himself at the disposal of the crown when the Queen called her people to prepare.
Like everyone else, his abilities were studied and put to the use that his majesty saw fit. In his case, this will lead him to be in charge of resource distribution, specifically at the Hotland station.
The proximity of it with the laboratory of the royal scientist made this place the chosen point for the selection and distribution of resources to the other areas of the kingdom. An important job that Grillby had no problem doing for years, especially if it helped the monsters and ensured that everyone got what they needed.
The death of the princes and the fall of the King were tragic events that did not initially raise red flags for him. With the kingdom in constant paranoia about the war to come, while regrettable, there wasn't much time to spend thinking about it.
Years and years passed, what began as a desire to seek justice was distorted until it was nothing more than the need to seek revenge and the kingdom paid the price.
He was never afraid of illegally trafficking resources with those who approached him in their discontent with the precarious living conditions.
For a long time he maintained a neutral position regarding his involvement with the revolt that was forming, doing his work during the day and making deals at night. He wasn't happy with his position, but it was better than many, so fully denying the crown didn't seem like a tempting option.
That was until they messed with his daughter, Fuku.
The Royal Guard is something that not all adult monsters "tried to enter" at first.
All were evaluated as possible soldiers and if it was decided that their skills were not adequate, they were assigned a different job.
With the new generations that emerged post-confinement underground, it was different.
At first, until they had come out of their stripes, no child could even think of trainning, specifically by indications of the king.
After the tragedy, this changed to that any minor about to leave their stripes could apply, until finally the Queen gave the decree that this was no longer an option, but an obligation.
All the children with the said conditions would be sent to the capital to be trained under the supervision of Toriel in person.
The queen is a good strategist and was never blind to the rebels who began to rise against her cause, so to ensure the loyalty of several of her subjects and an army that did not doubt her, she decided to the shape the new generation by herself.
Forced to separate from his daughter and watch from afar how she was transformed into an obedient soldier was the necessary push to make action.
From a neutral force, he became one of the main organizers of the rebellion. His knowledge and contacts being of great help to prepare for the fight.
🔺Grillby and Muffet are two of the queen's main enemies. Both working in the shadows to overthrow her and end her tyranny once and for all.
“Purplishis my own adaptation of Swapfell, which, although it started focusing on the skeleton brothers and their pets (purplish owners), ended up developing into a complete universe with adaptations to the world (surface & underground) and its characters.”
World Context //Purplish Master Post (under construction)
🟪Content warning: Manipulation, drugs and addiction.
Grillby, Host of Hotland's Restaurant
He is an example that when you aren't born into the position, you can fake it until you make it.
Old enough to have been at the fall of the kingdom to the humans and the subsequent confinement underground, it's one of the few that has memories of what the monsters were like before.
When everyone was brimming with riches, but with pure and gentle souls, money and power were of no importance. Unfortunately this was what caused them to inevitably lose to the human invasion, who came with the intention of taking everything from them.
Having had everything at the time and then left with nothing, Grillby watched as corruption slowly plagued the kingdom; what started as a need turned into greed, and quickly became a fight of who could accumulate more than the others.
While they were not non-existent, royalty and those close to them originally served no other purpose than to look after the good of the community, so when this infighting broke out, it was no surprise that they amassed as much wealth as possible, as well as make use of their power.
Grillby was not part of this circle before the war, being instead someone related to the trade and sale of products. For the same reason, when the divisions began, he was not considered part of those in power.
Still, something that few knew was the amount of wealth that he had accumulated, so even though he started unknown, he quickly became known as someone worthy of getting involved with those influential in the capital.
With enough money to be on par with royalty, but without the title to allow it, he decided to take a different approach; Instead of inserting himself into the world of the rich, he decided to create a space where the rich would come to get involved.
With this, his restaurant in Hotland was born, quickly catching the attention of the members of the capital: A luxurious place in all aspects, a sanctuary for those with the ability to pay, but with the freedom that the capital and its structure does not allow. A closeness to the vices of the kingdom, but without having to get involved with those of lower classes.
Grillby became the main supplier of everything that the upper class refused to admit out loud, under the facade of rectitude and luxury. With a good use of his money, he gained the power and status that he sought, thus surpassing the social hierarchy that the council was installing in order to control the kingdom.
Without them noticing, he managed to have at his mercy a large part of the main characters in the capital; favors, debts, exchange of information, illegalities of all kinds.
Grillby will not have the title, but he have enough power to be considered one of the high powers of the underground.
🟪What does he use all this power for? His complete and pure entertainment. Having a life without necessities assured for both him and his daughter, the power obtained serves him for nothing more than spending time watching the upper class ruin itself.
Grillby has 0 ambitions to come to power as a member of the council and is in part the reason why the council does not see him as a threat.
Aside from the respect that comes with his wealth, he wanted to stay undisturbed, so the control he possesses over others is nothing more than insurance that no one will try to mess with him.
For the rest, he lets the monsters jump at each other's necks; In his eyes, it's hilarious.
Fuku is a sweet, carefree girl who enjoys wandering around her father's restaurant serving customers, even though she doesn't officially have to.
She really likes listening to secrets and encouraging others to spend money for her father's benefit.
🟪With a similar sense of humor to his, she let Wallet go when they arrived because it was much more fun to see what would happen than to keep them there to spend their money.
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🟪Important Fact (that don't fit anywhere else)
Grillby and Muffet are, after the council and their lackeys (the royal guard and others), two of the forces that control the underground and have shaped it into what it is by the arrival of Wallet.
Regarding how the relationship between the two of them is, the easiest way to exemplify is that it looks like the relationship of two petty and resentful Exs.
If they ever had a close relationship is information that nobody knows exactly, but by how they behave in the presence of the other, the rumors are not lacking.
Both control two opposite parts of the population of the kingdom and different vices; while Muffet handles the drinks, Grillby provides smokable drugs.
Even so, they do not like the fact that the other exists as competition, so instances of mutual sabotage are not uncommon.
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