I’ve posted about Pancake a couple times, I thought for this time I should post about my headcanon other critter pets in the survivor camp. Know that the gender of each critter is purely speculation, my headcanon is that it’s the survivor who assigns a gender and it really doesn’t affect the critter at all. Anyway, I’m going to ramble under the cut about each pet and the relationship with their owner:
Pancake the Kittykit:
-Owned by WX-78
-Trait: Playful
-The fact that Pancake is as affable and well behaved as they are is a shock to the other survivors. WX seemed so certain to get a "minion of evil", but ended up with the most loving and playful of pets. Pancake favors WX, but is the critter that gets along best with the others as well. Pancake's favorite napping spot is WX's chest and they like riding on the robot's shoulders.
-I've made a post already talking about how Pancake got their name.
Pupgang the Vargling:
-Owned by Wolfgang
-Trait: Scrappy
-Pupgang is a true guard dog. Though he's lost his fair share of fights, he doesn't back down from a challenge. The vargling spends much of their time outside Wolfgang's tent and will bark if they sense danger or if anyone not welcome gets too close.
-Pupgang's name comes from Wolfgang's examination quote for the Vargling: "I am call him Pupgang!"
Lune the Mothling:
-Owned by Wes
-Trait: Well-fed
-How did Wes acquire one of the rarest critters as a pet? No one's quite figured it out either. Regardless, Lune is a princess in the highest standard and apparently expects to be treated as such.
-Lune's name comes from the French word for moon.
Glomglom the Glomling:
-Owned by Wickerbottom
-Trait: Crafty
-Glomglom's curiosity is a driving force that will either make them the smartest critter, or the first to die. They're favorite napping location is the top of the alchemy engine and they want to be apart of every prototyping process, whether their help was needed or not.
-Glomglom is the name of the critter. I couldn't think of a better one. Glomglom is too perfect of a name.
Muninn the Giblet:
-Owned by Wigfrid
-Trait: Scrappy
-Muninn would fight God if he was given the opportunity. This giblet doesn't know when to back down and Wigfrid certainly doesn't help much in that regard. At least he isn't hostile toward the others, they fear what power he could unleash if he did turn on them.
-Wigfrid's quote for the Giblet references a wise raven: "Nöt a raven, but wise nönetheless." Looking into that, I learned of Huginn and Muninn, two ravens who worked with Odin in Norse myth by scouring the world for information. Muninn is believed to roughly translate to "mind" or "memory", and I felt that was appropriate for Wigfrid's character.
Lambchop the Ewelet:
-Owned by Warly
-Trait: Well-fed
-Lambchop is always in the kitchen. She patiently waits for food to be prepped and adorably begs for any to be spared. Warly has a constant companion when he's preparing food and he can't say no to a face like that.
-Lambchop's name comes from Warly's examination quote for the ewelet: "This is Lambchop, my little kitchen helper."
Ruby the Broodling:
-Owned by Willow
-Trait: Playful
-Ruby is a mischievous little brat, is what the others tell Willow. Willow has yet to see it. The broodling will play tricks and games that she has the advantage, and run back to her owner when the game has gone a bit too far. She has yet to discover how catching her fire is, but that doesn't seem to be a far off day when she sets a fire no one can control.
-I have no explanation for Ruby's name other than I like it. I think it fits.
