Finally got around to working on the comic I was making my designs for! I hope you all enjoy.
Next part will hopefully come out soon. Once I have the 'backstory' comics finished, I'll start working on full character references. I will also be open to asks for characters, but I recommend waiting until the first couple of comics are done first, as some questions may be answered by the plot I already have planned, and I won't answer asks that will spoil any of that. Questions directly towards me or towards my oc not related to this au are open as well, though.
I have seen a few posts about the idea of some of or even most of the characters included in Nightmare' gang (or whatever name you want to call them) being trans and thought it would be funny if they were, but entirely unaware for a long time. Because none of them are good at figuring out their own emotions and would not connect the dots.
Oh yeah, and the one actually cis guy wondering what they're on about.
I really put in 17 hours worth of work to make a silly post about my own OC being gay. 0 regrets, will probably do again. Plus was a good excuse to draw my undertale au designs.
Anyways Eris has exactly 4 types and those are;
1. Pretty boys (especially if they're ✨️ Shiny ✨️ because that catches the attention of his little bird-y instincts)
2. Guys that are good at fighting
3. Guys that are honestly probably walking red flags ( he does not always have the best taste /lh)
4. Literally any guy who is genuinely kind to him
And if there's overlap??? Oooo boy he is gonna be head over heels.
I'll leave it up to interpretation which character fits in what categories. These are definitely not all the characters I think he would find attractive, but drawing 8 was already driving me insane.
(Credits under cut because this is already getting long)
Credits/original creators (from left of the panel to right):
Now that I have the twins finished, I'll be working on the references for Nightmare's team first!
Additional Info Under the Cut:
-Killer is the first to join Nightmare's team, and has been part of the team for roughly 4 years at this point in time
-The parasite had visited Killer's timeline before Nightmare took back control, but never interacted with Killer directly, only feeding off the negativity from his timeline having repeated genocide runs
-Killer is physically and mentally in his mid 20s, although the amount of memories he has from the resets in his timeline adds up to much longer than that- but since it is a repeated timeline it didn't really increase his mental age to have those memories
-Still had his reset button destroyed, mostly because he would have kept going in the cycle of resets instead of really listening to Nightmare, let alone going with him. Resented Nightmare for that for a while, but eventually realized how horrible his life was stuck in the cycle of resets. He still isn't happy that the button is gone, but understands why it was destroyed and doesn't hold a grudge anymore
-His soul primarily stays in the second stage. He rarely goes into the first stage, and almost never is in the third or fourth
-Nightmare helps somewhat with this stability by keeping Chara in an emotionally sleep-like state (in other words, very relaxed and out of it, not able to be as aware) so they can't push Killer into the higher and more volatile stages as easily
-Killer was distrusting of this at first, and blatantly refused the idea for months after he first arrived, only agreeing to it after a particularly bad episode of ending up in stage 3
-Actually usually does not want to be in stage one and will become volatile when in stage one because it makes him less dissociated from his emotions, and therefore hyper-aware of his own overwhelming guilt at what he did in his timeline & pain + sadness at the memories of what happened to him
-Can still feel muted versions of his emotions in stage 2, but he doesn't feel nearly as connected to them as he does in stage 1
-Acts very impulsively and without regard for his own safety or anyone else's because of this, as well as acting impulsively to combat the boredom that comes from not being able to feel his emotions 'normally'
-Some people assume he is 'dumb' because of his impulsive tendencies, but he is very smart, and able to come up with very complex plans when he puts the time and effort into it
-Incredibly prone to episodes of dissociation, even when he's at his most stable
-Doesn't open up to anyone easily- even those he has grown to begin to trust like Color and Nightmare (to some extent- he's still Killer's 'boss', so Killer finds it even more difficult than usual to feel close to him)
-Loves to study biological or magical based things. Especially anything related to souls- he thinks that maybe, better understanding the souls of others (especially more strange and unique souls) will let him better understand his own
-Tends to collect rather morbid things such as monster dust, blood, or animal bones, along with weapons he finds (although knives are still his favorite to use himself)
-Always has at least one knife on him unless it's forcibly taken away. Usually has stitched-in holders inside his jacket filled with knives, and even slides one in his boots from time to time
-Tends to modify his own outfits. Cut the sleeves off of his original jacket because he 'wanted a different look'.
-Got a lot of piercings & other jewelry for a similar reason
-His teeth, cheeks, and eyelashes are all permanently stained from the 'goop' (as he calls it) that results from him having too much determination.
-Also eats more than a normal person because of the excess determination, to make up for the amount he loses regularly thanks to the 'goop' that leaks out from his eyes & that he sometimes coughs up
-Almost never just sitting around at Nightmare's home. If he isn't doing something around the house, he's out with Color or someone else.
-Originally met Color on a mission, not a normal outing
-Tried to attack Color at first (since it was a mission) but decided to spare him since technically, Color didn't even belong to the AU they were in at the time.
-Started hanging out with Color casually because he found it fascinating how Color had absorbed not 1 but 6 human souls and yet seemed to almost entirely retain his own personality
-Also is on friendly terms with Outer and Violet (Underlust variant)- met both of them during a party about a year back and clicked well with them. Brings Violet around to the castle sometimes, although he hasn't taken Color or Outer there, since they have yet to get along with anyone else at the castle or get Nightmare's approval, unlike Violet
-Has met Ink once or twice, mostly during missions. Gets along surprisingly well for the fact that they're 'enemies'. One of the few who was able to notice that Ink's emotions aren't like 'normal' emotions are, thanks to how his own emotions aren't 'normal' either
-Not on great terms with the others in Nightmare's team, but doesn't dislike any of them either
-Spends the most time with Cross, finds him more interesting than the others because of his unique soul, and finds it interesting how much effort Cross puts into being a good fighter than the others do
-Is avoided more by both Murder and Horror, for very different reasons. Murder is off-put by how outwardly uncaring Killer seems about the genocides that happened & that he incurred on his timeline. Horror avoids him because he finds Killer creepy.
-The reason Horror finds Killer creepy is because, upon finding out Horror's AU eats people, Killer offered Horror a jar of blood as a gift, saying it was 'part of his collection'. Horror thinks collecting jars of blood is weird, even by the standards of his own AU.
-Killer is fully aware that most people find him unsettling or creepy. He just doesn't care enough to be bothered by it.
-Wants to own cats. Nightmare will not let him own cats because he doesn't trust that Killer will be able to properly care for them.
-Killer often visits Ccino's café to see all his cats. Often has to be dragged out by Ccino when it's time to close because he refuses to leave on his own.
-Has repeatedly tried to sneak into the café after closing to see the cats. Ccino is getting more and more tempted to ban him completely by the day.
-Would still try to sneak in even if he did get banned. He loves cats, and Ccino's cats are incredibly interesting to him with how they have similarities to people he knows.
Got Dream's design finished too now! Honestly really happy with how it turned out.
Once again, additional info and facts under the cut:
-Dream got out of his stone prison a year or two before he first faces off against 'Nightmare'
-He spent that time mainly practicing combat, to make sure he'd stand a chance against 'Nightmare'
-Currently lives in a part of the Omega Timeline, since it is one place he is sure Nightmare does not have access to
-Nightmare did face against him after his ressurection, but Dream did not believe his claim that he was actually Nightmare, convinced that it was the parasite's attempt to manipulate him into letting his guard down
-Came to terms with the fact that his brother was 'gone' shortly after the first battle with the parasite, ironically enough
-Allied with Ink and Swap, but often goes out on missions alone as well
-Spent several years after being freed from stone in his childhood outfit, even when it no longer fit him properly
-His new outfit was designed by Violet (Underlust sans variant)
-This outfit change was only made because Violet saw Dream's outfit was literally falling apart and dragged him off to get some new clothes
-Dream also has a horrible fashion sense by himself. Do not leave it to him to design or pick out clothes ever.
-Dream majorly overworks himself, believing that to have a chance at defeating the parasite, he has to throw the entire multiverse into disproportional positivity to strengthen himself and weaken his enemy
-Constantly fatigued because he overworks himself.
-Tries not to show that he isn't happy to others, never having really unlearned what the villagers in Dreamtale taught him, which is that since he is the guardian of positivity, he has to 'set a good example' and always be positive
-The tips of his fingers are still stone thanks to his lingering (and also heavily repressed) heavy negative emotions
-The stone isn't fragile, but he does have to be more careful, as if it breaks off or cracks, he doesn't have a way to heal it like he could other parts of his body
-Loves flowers- has some at his home in the Omega Timeline. Despite how busy he is, he manages to remember to water them frequently enough.
-Despite how long it's been, he still grieves for his brother, especially after what he believes to be the parasite that took control of his body, once again taking the form of Nightmare rather than the previous, more fluid-like form the parasite held.
-Made a grave for Nightmare in the Omega Timeline. He still visits it regularly, and brings some of his flowers to decorate it. Nightmare does not know this exists.
-Would, unsurprisingly, be absolutely devastated if he where to ever realize that Nightmare is not the parasite anymore- that the one he's been fighting every time after the first fight was, in fact, his actual brother.
-While he is close to several people, he doesn't really rely on anyone. Having too much trouble trusting that it's okay for him to lean on anyone else or really ask for help
-Tried to take up reading after he was freed, since he knew his brother had loved it. It took him a while to learn, but he can both read and write well now. Prefers mostly fantasy books and fairy tales.
-Does not really understand most modern technology. People have tried to teach him. He still doesn't really get it.
-Doesn't sleep well. Unlike Nightmare he does try to sleep, but he also has night terrors often, or just is too restless to actually fall asleep.
Feel free to ask questions if there's more you want to know!
