Sheriff Lumber and Bulls-I
Toby Fox's recent post has piqued my interest in "Friend Inside Me" theory and "Toy Story" even further. I present to you my take on the secret boss for Chapter 3. (I know I'm about nine months late, but, hey, why not.)
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Meet Sheriff Lumber Honor, or simply Lumber! And his indispensable companion, Bulls-I.
They are former stars of the children's TV show "Sheriff Lumber's Wild West." Shortly before filming began on the new crossover show, Lumber was, according to the "official version," fired, and neither he nor his friend have been seen since.
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Backstory
This Dark World is entirely a massive television studio, divided into several filming locations.
"Western Town" was not only one of these locations, but also home to the actors of this series. (Since it was revealed in the original Chapter 3 that Asgore loved the show, I imagine he could very well have collected merchandise from it and then played with Kris and Asriel.)
"Sheriff Lumber's Wild West" was a TV show that followed the life of the town and its main stars, Sheriff Lumber and Bulls-I.
Soon, a new show, "Astral Wolf of the Galaxy Squad", appeared in the TV world. It followed the brave astronaut Astral Wolf (performed by Basel) who roamed the galaxy. (In the Light World, Asriel has stars hanging above his bed, so I imagine he could very well have been a fan of the show and had toys from it.)
Despite the competition, Sheriff Lumber didn't envy him. In fact, they became best friends.
The Studio Bosses (the rulers of the Dark World), seeing the benefit, decided to film a crossover show about Lumber and Astral Wolf.
A few days before filming, Lumber and Bulls-I were out for a walk near the outskirts of town. Locals complained of a strange beast attacking their livestock, and our heroes decided to investigate.
They returned a few days later. They were badly battered, the Sheriff's eye was damaged, and Bulls-I's side was cracked, but according to them, the beast had been defeated. But since then, Lumber began acting strangely. He began causing trouble in town, believing he was doing good for the townspeople. Afterwards, he quarreled with Basel when the latter came to talk to him. Fearing for the well-being of the entire Dark World, the Bosses decided to evacuate the entire Western Town, trapping the Sheriff and his horse in the area. After the heavy doors of the set were closed, a huge poster was hung in their place in memory of the Sheriff and his partner. So Lumber remained in the devastated town, along with his faithful steed, who continued to whisper words to him.
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So, another former cowboy actor gone crazy. But I wanted to add something new. So, like Woody, Lumber has his own companion. But then I decided to take it a step further and choose Bulls-I as Friend's host, as a cowboy possessed by Friend would have been too familiar a plot development.
The characters are obvious references to the Toy Story characters. Lumber is Woody, Bulls-I is Bullseye, and Astral Wolf is Buzz Lightyear.Since we know little about Astral Wolf from the original Deltarune, why not make him Buzz's counterpart? So, his real name is Basel, and Astral Wolf is the name of the character he plays in the TV show.
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Design.
As I said before, I don't often draw my own stuff, so this is what it turned out to be. But I like it!
Lumber is a wooden toy with ropes for limbs that can be pulled from side to side. This makes his arms act as lassos. There's also a magnet at the bottom of his torso, which helps him hold on to Bulls-I more securely.
Bulls-I is a wooden horse who is the Sheriff's friend and partner. Who's hiding behind that cute face? My idea was that he wouldn't speak. (This uses the common trope of only one character being able to understand the sounds or gestures made by a mute character.) So, after Bulls-I's body was taken over by the Friend, Lumber wasn't surprised when he started talking to him.
In the next post I'll try to describe in more detail the interactions between the Sheriff and the Fun Gang.