had some more thoughts for that dumb SU AU thing i recently posted about so here goes nothing (warning, a bit long and kind of all over the place)
what if Susie and Noelle switched places so that Noelle is in Steven's place and Susie in Connie's?
since Noelle also doesn't at first know she has powers (or how she uses them), i think it could be cool to have her slowly figure out her powers like Steven did. just that instead of a shield it's her ice magic. she can at first only really use it as a shield, but later figures out more ways to utilize them
i also think Noelle has more of a connection to Spamton and the mikes than Susie does (perhaps also to Jevil but i'm not sure right now). also i think it makes more sense for her to fawn (heh) over Susie like Steven does to Connie at first (i mean for Susie kind of as well, but Noelle makes it way more obvious since the beginning)
for her gem placement (since she's gonna be a half gem) i thought of the back of her hand cause it'd be too big to fit on her finger (ya know, ice ring and such), but wrist could also work (like her watch?)
now that i think more of it i think Kris would probably be the obvious choice for Steven. if i choose Kris, then their gem placement would obviously be on the chest, and their weapon would be a sword and a shield, like in the dark world. their gem would be red and heart shaped and it'd be underneath their shirt. they'd try to rip it out sometimes cause at first they hate being a half gem (either too much responsibility or they'd think they're even more of an outcast than they already are).
anyway, that would make Toriel have the role of Greg (but i'm not making Asgore into Rose in that case lol)
by the way, everyone stays as a monster with Kris as the only human cause i don't wanna have to figure out human designs for every single monster, also i think it's cooler like that lol
i wanna somehow incorporate something like the dark world (or at least the DW appearances for everyone). idk how yet, but it could be cool
i might get back to the idea of the mikes having been in Tenna's court, but leaving for some reason. Tenna could have been Red Diamond, but got cleaved (or at least everyone thinks he did), and then took on another name and appearance. but he disappeared later on for some reason (idk the details yet)
which would then mean we'd need more diamond courts. i thought to make every chapter boss into a diamond, so we'd have Blue Diamond (or idk Indigo so we're not reusing an already existent character, King btw), Aqua Diamond (Queen), Red Diamond (Tenna), maybe Black Diamond?? (the Titan), and Gold Diamond (or maybe there's floral diamond or something, Flowery)
or the Titan(s) only appear as diamonds but they're actually obsidians or whatever (they don't seem like diamonds to me honestly), and they're the actual antagonists like they are in game
our main guys used to be in different courts, Jevil in King's, Spamton in Queen's, and the mikes in Tenna's. later on there's more recruits, also from different courts (like the flowers from Flowery's court, Lancer from King's, etc.)
speaking of Flowery, he will be the first (perhaps only?) gem to straight up shatter. maybe the crew can somehow heal or revive him but for now he's dead (until we get confirmation if he survived in chapter 6)
okay now back to the main three (or five) guys
i said Jevil could stay an amethyst, but he could also be a spinel runt. his weapon, of course, is his scythe, and his gem placement i'm not sure about yet, but i'm tending towards stomach for some reason. he's also gonna be the only gem without hair and with ears (Jevil without his pointy ears isn't Jevil honestly). but he can shape shift into his weapon (and other random things)
for Spamton i said angel aura quartz, but i also like him being a pearl (another runt), but then the body type wouldn't quite fit so idk. his weapon is a crossbow that attaches to his wrist and fires energy arrows (referencing his NEO arm cannon), it's also shaped a bit like the arm cannon. also he has a visor. not sure about gem placement but i thought of the wrist where the crossbow would then attach to. also he may have healing powers. i think it'd be funny if his gem was shaped like a pipis
for the mikes i got some more details
Battat, as mentioned, is a diopside. since he's small, he should have gotten limb enhancers (like peridot), but never got them. then when he finally would have gotten them later he was too stubborn to take them cause he wanted to show he can be as good as the others without them. he doesn't have a weapon, but weak healing powers at least. his gem is hexagonal like his head lol. he gets really nervous when he's apart from Jongler and Pluey for a long time, so he prefers staying fused
Jongler is a chrysocolla, and physically very strong and bulky. i decided to have them wear a dress that goes all the way to the bottom cause yes. their weapon is a lasso, and they're a big cowboy enthusiast. their gem is in their palm and triangular like the buttons on their chest. also they always have a visor
Pluey is a black and white cat's eye with their hair always covering their eyes. their weapons are clawed gauntlets that look like cat paws. he's mute and only communicates in gestures. the gem is on its chest and is like. oblong. there's no reason for that shape except i used to have a gem oc that was also a cat's eye and her gem looked like that lol
Mike mostly only appears like small mike since the other forms i sketched out looked too much like regular Pluey and Jongler, so i thought Mike could sometimes shift into the form of his components when he's bored. i tried to still combine elements from all three mikes while keeping the small mike look and it turned out pretty well for now (i might share the designs later if there's interest but i only have the mikes ready). anyway, i wanted to give him a microphone weapon at first but that wouldn't make much sense fusion wise, so his weapon is a flail, with the end shaped like a giant paw. maybe the lasso part can extend and retract so when retracted the whole thing kinda looks like a microphone? wait a minute i might be cooking here.........
for Tenna all i have is that he has a visor and it would be funny if his gem was placed where his belt buckle is (or maybe on his chest where the TV pin is that'd work too). nothing concrete about his powers yet but i think electricity would make sense
Queen has acid and/or electricity powers. her gem is on her chest like it is on her mecha
anyway that's all i have for now. feel free to share ideas or give criticism (tell me if it's straight up garbage i can handle it)
