ok so like. phobos is my favourite character in madcom aside from hank bc he's just,, so appealing for some reason?? like in MPN2 all we rlly know about him is that he's this self-absorbed bastard who's obsessed with becoming a literal god. he's not terribly fleshed out in canon outside of his motives so he's basically a blank slate for me to play with n i have SO many hcs for him it's not even funny lmFAO
like one of my favourites for him is that his obsession with becoming a god stemmed from him being super insecure abt his skills and being fucking terrified that he wasn't/isn't good enough. so to cope w that he adopted this arrogant, narcissistic persona and hid behind it to keep ppl off his back. and eventually he was like "i mean. if i was as powerful as a god these people wouldn't even consider questioning me would they??" so he doubled down on it in the hopes it'd make himself seem more elevated & respectable as he schemed.
naturally that totally backfired on him, bc of course it did lmao. maintaining a false persona for that long made him completely lose himself, to the point where current phobos genuinely has no idea how he used to act and can't figure out how to stop being a fabricated version of himself. but he still avidly pursues his original goal because hey, that's nothing a little godhood can't fix, right?
anyways tldr he's a complete moron and someone needs to smack some brain into him lmao i love him jfkjbdgfjnnkjk
Hello I ask as a simple southern man for ur headcanons on a fellow southern man aka Sheriff JEJSKKRSJDBD
If u don't have any on him then please tell me more about ur Phobos x Auditor u are feeding me !!!
JWBRKRNGKNVK OOPS HELLO I FORGOT THIS WAS IN MY INBOX LMAO MY BAD
i've only got a handful of hcs for this guy even tho i love him so i hope these r good skdbckvnk 👉👈
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Sheriff HCs!
rbs appreciated 👉👈
He's basically the spitting image of a soft-spoken, polite country boy stereotype. Even if he's in a life-or-death situation, he tends to prioritise being polite over thinking through his actions
He likes giving both things and people nicknames. Especially those really nice southern ones like darlin' and sugar sbfknvkckvn
If Sheriff gets excited about something he can and will let out a full-volume "YEEHAW". The yee gets longer the more excited he is lmao
When people meet him, they're usually surprised by how pleasant he is. Most people know him as just some cowardly sheriff who relies far too much on his lackeys to do the dirty work for him.
To his credit, he can be a bit of a coward when it comes to combat, but otherwise that's not entirely true. If anything, he's bold and danger-seeking. He just really prefers it if the danger isn't a life-or-death situation or an actual threat on his life like it often is.
He likes teasing & complimenting other people, but he can never handle compliments being given back to him. Like, at all. If someone turns the tables on him he's likely not going to be able to hide the surprise on his face before he pinches the brim of his hat and pulls it down to hide his bashful grin. Most of the time he can't find anything more to say than a modest "Aw, shucks..."
After relistening to his voicelines I've come to the conclusion that he's basically just a slightly more unhinged engineer tf2 /hj
If horses were still a thing in Nevada, he would totally have one. He has a little notepad in his desk that he writes name ideas on :]
OOHOOHOO I JUST THOUGHT OF A NEW PHOBDITOR DYNAMIC AND I AM GOING TO GO ABSOLUTELY NUTS IF I DON'T SHARE IT
gonna stick this below a cut cuz this post ended up being WAY longer than i anticipated and i don't wanna clog up anyone's dash lmao
so this idea came to me right. what i was thinkin of was giving phobditor a similar dynamic to what megatron and starscream have [tldr; second in command trying to sneakily overthrow the commander] but without the whole "if you fail i'm gonna kick your dick in" part lmfao. it's a bit different since it eventually goes from a workplace rivalry into an actually healthy relationship [& megastar is very much Not That acjbkjbnv]
so like, phobos knows the auditor is the boss and he does begrudgingly respect her leadership, but he also really, REALLY wants to take control [y'know with his whole hunger for power + god complex thing lmao]. so he's outwardly being super supportive of her plans, trying to win her over & get on her good side so he can eventually execute his Secret Plans [tm] to overthrow her
but at the same time, audi is like. completely, totally aware of what he's trying to do. She thinks it's kind of annoying at first and tells him off for it a few times but after a while she just accepts it and lets him have his fun. Eventually he catches on to this and he's torn between being mad that she doesn't take him seriously and absolutely fucking LOVING that she puts up with his bullshit.
like it's kind of a power struggle but eventually it stops being an actual conflict and turns into more of a game or inside joke between them. the nicknames they intended to be insulting before slowly become unironically affectionate and they say them with slightly less venom than before. Audi affectionately calls phobos a moron and he still sarcastically addresses her as "ma'am" even though he doesn't need to anymore
Gender headcanon: i feel like he wouldn't rlly use terms/labels to describe himself but he uses he/they pronouns :]
A ship I have with said character: probably polycombat?? i don't usually have one for him but if i did that would be it sjbfkfn
A BROTP I have with said character: Hank!! i feel like they'd be pretty close to each other since a] they're both quiet n reclusive and b] 2B has to patch Hank up every time they come back from a mission
A NOTP I have with said character: Deimos tbh. i personally see 2B as a sort of fatherly figure to Deimos so it'd feel weird for me to ship them lol
Random headcanon: When Deimos first started calling him 'Doc' as a nickname, 2B really wasn't a fan, but eventually he started to associate that nickname with Dei & he grew to like it
General opinion over said character: he's the team's harsh but kind medic grandpa :] i love himb
Hello, Phobditor practically took me over whoops. (I'm the same anon that wanted to see your Phobditor HCs and I love them all!) Anyways, I have a writing request if you're cool with it! So I personally hc Phobos as transfem but hasn't realized it yet and they always believed that every step to ascend onto godhood would kinda help out with the dissonance in their body. But nope. They're still dysphoric no matter how powerful they get. So, what if Audi helps Phobos out with their gender? Ty!!
snfbfjbcjck so my dumbass misread this and accidentally wrote hcs instead of a drabble *head in hands* but honestly i love this idea sm that i might actually make a 2nd post & write a proper one lmao :eyes:
tbh this wasn't something i'd considered until now but honestly? i genuinely adore this dynamic now smcnckvnvk
here you go, these were super fun to write <3
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Transfem Phobos HCs!
Phobos had always felt like something was off with their body. Not bad, but off. And this went on for like, years. But they let their desire to ascend to godhood completely overshadow their want to have a different form, so if anything, they'd equated their dissatisfaction with the fact that they weren't what they considered to be a god
Before they'd managed to fully achieve their godhood, it wasn't a big deal to them. They assured themself it would resolve itself on its own with time. Sometimes being referred to with he/him pronouns made an odd, uncomfortable pang reverberate in their chest, but they never thought much of it. They'd honestly always assumed it just happened to everyone, especially after knowing the Auditor's pronouns fluctuated day-to-day.
Of course, when Phobos properly completed their ascension and was pleased enough with the results, the dyshoria made itself far more present in their mind. It was only then when Phobos realised how unpleasant and irritating it was, prickling at the edges of their brain even as they tried to focus on work. They had to do something about it, they decided. A wrong needed to be righted.
Phobos spent a LOT of time brooding when they weren't occupied with work. It wasn't uncommon for Audi to come home to see them laying on their stomach in bed, head nestled in their arms, glaring daggers into the wall as they got so lost in thought their eye went glassy.
Often times Phobos would find themself wondering why they hadn't considered adding shapeshifting to the arsenal of abilities they'd granted themself
Being their s/o, the Auditor was pretty concerned and asked what was troubling them. She pulled them upright and folded her wings around them for comfort and just sat with them for a while, listening to them rant for hours, quietly nodding as bits and pieces of the story fell together. It wasn't until Phobos was referring to themself in the third person and said 'she' that it finally clicked in the Auditor's head, and the relief that hit them was overwhelming
Long story short they had to grab Phobos by the shoulders & look her dead in the eye like "dear. honey. light of my life. i believe i've figured it out." LMAO
It wasn't exactly life-changing for either of them, but they both felt like some wrong had finally been righted in the process. Phobos' mood shot up, and so did the Auditor's. After a while they started trying new stuff [pronouns, etc] and stuff slowly settled out.
Phobos is still a bit mad at her past self for not giving herself the ability to shapeshift but like. same honestly lol
