Hamster & Gretel Headcanons
Given that the show may or may not ever come back, I've been preparing a long list of some personal headcanons.
Gretel
Dave and Carolina eventually find out about their daughter's double life. I haven't really thought about how. I just want it to happen.
Gretel's secret identity is completely blown in high school. She had left school to go and stop a crisis down town. Gretel returned to campus discreetly and changed back into regular Gretel in a spot that she believed to be out of sight. Unfortunately, someone had been recording her. The video goes viral on social media over night. Gretel has no idea until she goes to her first period class the next day, and is greeted with thunderous applause from her classmates. Even her weird science teacher, whom Hamster swears is a vampire, bows down at Gretel's feet, to her abject mortification.
The revelation of her identity puts the Grant-Gomez family in significant danger, but not to worry. Gretel’s friends with a certain pair of brothers just one town over who can install the greatest security imaginable around their house. All it takes is one musical montage.
Gretel’s first boyfriend is Nordle. It wasn’t a serious relationship. It was an awkward, short-lived, middleschool romance. Both of them realize pretty quickly that they're better off just being friends. Somehow, despite Superhero Gretel's relationship status not being public knowledge, Professor Exclamation, who is serving a life sentence in prison, finds out about this relationship. All of his fellow inmates split their sides with laughter as Exclamation runs around his cell, flailing his short, stubby arms in the air, and howling with rage.
The first time Gretel gets into an actual relationship, Hamster didn't like the boy at all. Something just didn't sit right with him. Hamster tried warning Gretel about him, but considering Hamster's relationship advice was generally terrible, and because Gretel was a teenager, his words fell on deaf ears. It was his and Gretel’s first real fight with eachother and the latter refused to speak to him for 2 days.
Well, as it turned out, he was a teenage villain-in-training, with the goal of getting close to and destroying Gretel. Gretel was left with a shattered heart. When Lauren found out, The Destructress made a brief return to evil. Lauren and Hamster both paid the boy a little visit in jail. Okay, they didn't exactly "harm" him. He was technically a kid. They simply terrorized him in the next worst way, by making him listen to a 10 hour long Taylor Swift playlist on Lauren's phone. Each of the songs were about Swift's bad experiences with boys. The cops didn't do much to stop them. They all had a soft spot for Gretel, so this kid wasn't exactly in their good books.
The first time Gretel killed somebody, it tore at her conscience. She truly had no choice. The man somehow had an IND. He could have blown up the whole city. It had been one of those moments in which you've got to make a split second decision. Nobody faulted Gretel. Hamster, the police on the scene, her family, they all tried to reassure the girl that she'd made the right decision. The only person who faulted Gretel was herself.
Gretel has never told this to anybody, but the fiasco with Belle really affected her for a while. Just imagine being a kid and having someone publicly trashing and making up lies about you on live TV to the point that you were nearly arrested.
There are many nights that see Gretel wake up in cold sweat after dreaming about a past villain coming back to attack her and her family. It has never slipped her mind how many enemies she and Hamster have made.
Gretel ends up with the son of one of the random cops you see throughout the show. I may or may not have taken inspiration from The Amazing Spider-Man. I guess I had always wanted the dynamic of Spider-Man, Gwin and George Stacy to work out and saw this as an opportunity.
Gretel had two children, a pair of twins. They're names are Mason and Maya. These two are the next generation of superheroes. Mason is really flamboyant, charismatic and a class clown. He (not disrespectfully) flirts with female news reporters on air and turns battles into stand-up routines. Maya is rather shy and introverted, but highly intelligent. She's the brains of the duo. Maya will occasionally get exasperated by her brother's goofball antics. The twins have polar opposite personalities, but they're joined at the hip. Maya is the spitting image of Gretel but with dark hair. Mason carries Gretel's blonde hair but looks like whoever his father is.
I've actually had these two OCs in my head for a long time. If I ever get around to writing any fanfics, I'd definitely do something with them because this is only part of the dynamic I've built up and the two are so much fun to think about.
Hiromi
Kevin and Hiromi become a true couple and fall in love. The first thing Kevin does is to take her out on a real date. Their date goes great, and, for the most part, uninterrupted by supervillains. Sure, La Cebolla turns up at the restaurant and starts an onion riot in the kitchen, but eh, they still had a good time.
Some time after the events of season 2, the real Mrs. Knight comes in to start teaching Hiromi's journalism class. Mrs. Knight starts trying to take Hiromi under her wing, but Hiromi does not trust this lady one bit. But it turns out that the real Mrs. Knight has no ulterior motives, is a genuinely nice lady, and is just interested in being a mentor to aspiring journalists.
Sometimes when they're alone, Kevin and Hiromi will call eachother Super Guy and Miss Direct. One of the things Hiromi loves most about Kevin is his relationship with Gretel, how he's always there for her, that he's put himself in mortal danger for Gretel, time and time again. That right there is a man who she knows will look after his family. That's the kind of man she wants to be with.
Despite their rocky start, Hiromi and Gretel become really close, sister-like even. Kevin will occasionally joke that Hiromi likes Gretel more than him. In her late teens, Gretel sometimes stays the weekend at Kevin’s and Hiromi's place. Gretel doesn't knock, or even announce her visit. She just walks right in and makes herself cozy. The two will already have dinner for three prepared.
Hiromi becomes an investigative journalist and a reporter for Action News. She ends up striking a friendship with Veronica Hill (though, unlike Veronica, Hiromi doesn't have a habit of airing her personal issues on the news). As a reporter, Hiromi frequently covers the heroics of Hamster & Gretel. Sometimes it puzzled people as to why Superhero Gretel always struggled to not laugh whenever Hiromi interviewed her. For her part though, Hiromi Grant-Gomez never let on that she knows who's behind the mask.
After Gretel's secret identity is blown, Hiromi, with Hamster and Gretel's blessing, authors the first canonical comic book series of Hamster & Gretel's adventures, detailing the events of the show. The comic series becomes an instant bestseller. I suppose Hiromi would alter or omit the identities of FistPuncher and The Destructress. What Hiromi does not omit however, is the fiasco of Miss Direct, a rather embarrassing chapter that she's brave enough to release. Also, Kevin becomes a fan-favorite character and is finally recognized as a hero.
Lauren and Lyle
Lauren is more or less an older sister to Gretel and Bailey. Even long after the girls are too old for a babysitter, she enjoys spending time with them. She doesn't do hero work very frequently, but she's always willing to lend a hand to the team when they need her. Also, the first time Gretel gets a boyfriend, Lauren puts the fear of God in him. "You hurt her and I'll hurt you! And trust me. I have a track record!"
It wasn't really clear if Lyle was actually a "good guy" by the end of season 2, but I feel like he would go straight back to villainy as soon as the finale ended. Maybe he turns good eventually, or maybe he continues down a path of villainy. It would be an interesting idea to follow.
Lauren becomes an occasional semi-part time superhero. She kind of just wants to be a regular teenager. She mostly jumps in when things get really bad. She refuses to battle Lyle.
At first, nobody trusts that The Destructress is reformed. Gretel vouching for her carries a lot of weight, but Lauren's got to earn that trust. There's also the problem that she and her brother are extremely high on the FBI's wanted list.
Lauren does prove herself reformed to many people, but there will always be those who don't trust her. That will never change, and that's okay.
Nordle
After a strange system update, Tobor develops free will and is able to experience real human emotions. Now freed to make his own choices, Tobor is ready to pursue his true calling... as a stand up comedian. His first attempts at making jokes are not very funny. In fact, they sound like an AI wrote them (which I suppose would be an accurate statement), but the sheer absurdity makes everyone burst into uncontrollable laughter.
Professor Exclamation had never felt quite as degraded as the time he found Tobor on the comedy channel, making fun of him.
Gaining free will and genuine emotions enables Tobor to become a proper parent-figure to Nordle. Sure, Tobor had taken care of Nordle, provided for him, and even felt affection for the boy, but he had also been his servant. Now, Tobor can properly raise Nordle, steer him in the right direction when needed, being their to listen whenever Nordle needs to vent his emotions, and give him real advice and not just statistical analysis.
The first time Nordle called Tobor "Dad," it had been an accident, a slip of the tongue, but it had revealed the way Nordle really saw Tobor. The robot would have cried if he had tear ducts. The day Tobor legally adopted Nordle as his own son was the happiest moment of each of their lives.
Nordle and Bailey end up together. I haven't exactly spared this much of a thought, but I guess I could see it. They've both got that fiery personality and both are really smart.
Hamster
Carolina would never forget the day that she sat down to watch one of her telenovelas, reached a sad scene, and to her surprise, turned to see Hamster sitting beside her, sobbing into a tissue bigger than his body. "No Consuela, no! *sniff* Oh this part gets me every time!" Watching Spanish rom-coms became something the two of them did together all the time.
Hamster never told Gretel this, but he often frequented bars and clubs at night. He's got a rather high alcohol tolerance for someone who's smaller than the glass.
Hamster fell in love once. She was the most gorgeous hamster he'd ever laid eyes on. She couldn't speak, fly, or punch though walls, but Hamster loved her with the entirety of his overdramatic heart.
None of Hamster's children inherited his powers. Not his strength. Not his voice..... and not his longevity.
Nothing had ever torn him apart as badly as outliving each and every one of his kids. Hamster was deeply depressed for a long time, and for a few days after his last one went, he didn't speak at all. During this season, Gretel, Kevin, Fred, Dave and Carolina were always there for him, and for several weeks, wouldn't leave him alone for a second. Their love got Hamster through this darkness (also, the grief counselor who specialized in rodents helped).
Hamster lived long enough to see Gretel's children become superheroes. He was referred to as Uncle Hamster, but sometimes, when he was being a "cranky ol' geezer," as Gretel put it, the kids called him their Grumpy Uncle earning him the title "Grunkle Ham."
The day Hamster died was the hardest day of Gretel's life. Hamster's funeral received global coverage. People from all over the world came to say goodbye, everyone from family and friends to world leaders. Even a few villains showed up to pay their respects. Gretel tried to get through the eulogy without breaking down, but it was impossible. He touched and rescued millions of lives. The world would never forget Hamster Grant-Gomez.
Alternative Headconons
These are some headcanons that I previously had but have dropped for one reason or another.
Hiromi becomes the owner of the comic book shop and gives Gretel her first job. The staff there is all one big work-family. Hiromi is the cool boss that everyone wants to work for. All of Gretel's colleagues are Hamster & Gretel superfans. There are debates over which of the duo is the better. Gretel argues vehemently for Hamster. None of them, save for Hiromi, know that they're working with Superhero Gretel every day. When Gretel's secret identity is blown, the shop becomes a huge hit. Where else to buy superhero merchandise than from a shop where a real superhero works?
Just like Gretel, Mason and Maya use their real first names as their superhero names. Despite this, and despite the fact that it's known to the public that they are Superhero Gretel's children, people STILL don't connect these three with their civillian counterparts. I came up with this before I had the idea that her identity would be blown.