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Thinking about the wildlife of Goiky. Specifically bugs. Like.. that's a whole area of spec bio I could do. I LOVE spec bio.

Relatively fragile with a venomous sting. Their own venom can be used against them to create an anti-venom. They live in hives like bees. They're omnivorous.

For now they're their own bugs,, in their own genus. Strongylosoma fonias, meaning something like round-bodied killer? I think? I haven't done a scientific name for speculative species before

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It's her! Vaguely based on a flowering dogwood leaf. She desaturated after BFB and going into TPOT because of spending so much time by Firey. Left her scorched

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Still working on some longer posts. In the meantime, would you guys like short worldbuilding posts? Little rambles, tidbits, and thoughts?

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do you have any match headcanons? (sorry I sent this to ur DMS first btw ૮ ˶ˆ ﻌ ˆ˶ ა)

all good, anon!! I saw the DMs 👀I've been wanting to get to Match forever now.

First thing's first, hit her with the yuri beam 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

Walking identity crisis go!!

Match is someone who masks her insecurities with confidence and attitude. It's self-doubt, mostly.

It's common for her to come across as inconsiderate. She has a clique that she sticks with most of the time and doesn't often concern herself with the feelings of others.

Except for one person-- her best friend Pencil. She's there for Pencil. She listens when Pencil wants to talk and loves hanging out with her!!!

She seeks Pencil's approval above all else. She literally gets to be Pencil's second in command(or just kinda... Put herself there and Pencil didn't bother stopping her) and she wouldn't have it any other way.

Match is someone who... doesn't really know who she is. Who she wants to be. Who she should be. But she's able to push it to the side when she's not alone.

As long as she has purpose, she is fine. She will be fine.

Match is often described as a softer Pencil. This is because she acts a lot like Pencil, together or apart-- she parrots her friend.

She is the #1 Pencil apologist. Every reason Pencil has is totally valid. Wdym it's harsh or cruel? Okay? Match does not care.

There's Bubble, too. Match thinks Bubble is cool!! That's her other friend.

FreeSmart-- the team to ever.

Ruby! A young actress who Pencil keeps getting on for her energy. Match tries to intervene sometimes-- Ruby has a tendency to cry. She thinks Ruby is pretty cool!

Ice Cube!! She's quite mos of the time-- but when she does speak up, expect to have your actions talked about.

Book. The only reason she gets as far as she does is because of FreeSmart. She should be grateful.

Of course, Bubble is one of Match's closest friends. Bubble doesn't participate in BFDIA as a contestant, which is fine! She cheers the group on from the sidelines.

PENCIL!! Match loves her to death and starts to develop a crush on her around BFDIA and IDFB. It's romantic daydreams and Match being unable to bring herself to talk to Pencil about it.

Match is content being FreeSmart's second in command. She doesn't want to be IN CHARGE in charge, you know? Pencil can take the wheel and put Match in charge of certain things-- it makes her feel like she has a purpose.

It gets really screwed up in BFB. Pencil is eliminated first and leaves Match to be Iance's leader.

With being compared to Pencil, Match is just. Going to keep self-doubting. She can't lead. She can't..

Match stresses HARD. She decides that being a good leader is acting like Pencil, as usual.

But she can't be gentle anymore. She has to BE Pencil. Being Pencil means being strict, stern, and locked in. It means getting your head in the game and pushing the team to win, even if it costs them. The game is EVERYTHING.

This is a horrible idea.

In trying to lead like Pencil, Match hurts Bubble. She pushes Bubble harder than the rest of the team because she has high expectations for her. Bubble, as an OG member of the alliance, should be doing better.

But Bubble says that she's tired. Bubble says that she can't ignore what Match and Pencil have done any longer. The two start arguing and Match gets loud. Seeing the look on Bubble's face finally clicks for Match.

Bubble doesn't talk to Match for a bit. Match sits on this for a long time before BREAKING. What has she done?? To her own friend???

Match apologizes to Bubble. To her team. Bubble isn't ready to accept her apology.

That's okay. That's fine. Hopefully Bubble will soon. Everything is fine. Fine. (As her self-doubt gets worse! ^w^)

Match is eliminated.

For four years, she's trapped in Four's domain: The EXIT. Exploring is tough, as Four checks on them from time to time to make sure they're doing their work.

When they aren't, there's trouble. Four can and will get violent.

Being out of the classroom has everyone's nerves boosted by. Eh. 100%!

But hey!! Match has Pencil. Aaaand Pencil puts her in charge of a group of people to find an alternative exit.

Match tries to argue. Pencil tells her it's the right thing to do. Match disagrees. Pencil urges her on. So now Match is stuck with Liy and Stapy.

Getting out of the EXIT is a relief, but they're put to work at Two's hotel with no break. (Mmmmay change this)

With time, Match builds up the courage to ask Pencil why she's been avoiding her. This happens on a stormy day!! Pencil tells Match to shove off.

Woah. That stings.

Match urges Pencil to talk to her. Pencil tells Match to stop being clingy. So, Match asks Pencil if that's why she's been avoiding her. Pencil just glares.

It hits Match. This whole time. Pencil's been avoiding Match increasingly since IDFB.

Match starts with a "You're my best friend, Pencil-" before getting blasted into the sky by Four. Thanks Four.

Match lands in a weird place. Pillars of rock are everywhere.

She sits for a long time. A feeling of dread comes over her. For once, she can sit with her thoughts with nothing to fill the silence.

The silence is terrifying.

She's been comparing herself to Pencil for so long. Others have been comparing her to Pencil for so long. She's been. Pencil. This whole time and not herself. Imposter syndrome kicks in. She can't ignore it.

Eventually, she gets up and starts moving again. Who does she find? Bubble and Ruby!! Playing in puddles like they were kids.

Match approaches with hesitation, beginning to greet them-- Ruby SCREAMS Match's name and goes up to hug her. Match glances at Bubble.

Bubble glances back. She seems pretty uncertain still.

But, Bubble does walk up to Match, telling her that they have a lot of catching up to do. Match agrees.

They walk and talk about their experiences. By redux!TPOT 18 they should all be on good terms and even hanging out again-- although I do plan on exploring this area in redux!TPOT 18!!

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OOUGH This is GOOD stuff

How to handle death in the redux?

Recovery centers exist. Being brought back to life is a major point in several characters' stories.

Murder is controversial. Sometimes it's fine and sometimes it's not fine in canon. Some characters like Blocky and Pillow brush it off while others are actively horrified and even traumatized by death.

The only way of permanent death i currently have is the crack in the sky.

I aaamm lost.

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if the poll didnt confirm it this did

I am a curious soul!

If BFDI Redux came with its own animated show do you think the characters should cuss? Should I let black hole say fuck or barf bag say damn?

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How to handle death in the redux?

Recovery centers exist. Being brought back to life is a major point in several characters' stories.

Murder is controversial. Sometimes it's fine and sometimes it's not fine in canon. Some characters like Blocky and Pillow brush it off while others are actively horrified and even traumatized by death.

The only way of permanent death i currently have is the crack in the sky.

I aaamm lost.

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We've seen the character proposal for Leafy so why not Firey? He's absolutely babied in BFB and is made to take almost no accountability for his actions. You mentioned Leafy does something different to warrant being kicked out of Dream Island so maybe he might seem more justified instead of seeming like a literal toddler. I'd love to see how he's changed in redux!

Thx

Hi anon! Thanks for stopping by.

Yes!! I currently have an argument that HURTS Firey planned, no clue what the dialogue looks like yet though. Honestly, it may be a disagreement over something small that escalates to Leafy saying something that hurts Firey.

Still small, but. Firey is going to be petty. Just as he was in canon-- just to get back at his friend for hurting him. This will lead to years of conflict.

Things are complicated.

Argumentative, stubborn, independent, impulsive(particularly acting on his emotions), ambitious, and social. This guy can hold a grudge.

Good craftsman and architect(intense studies, he doesn't have a degree)

Cries steam probably

i figure Firey had a decent life pre-BFDI with stuff he never truly valued,, something that if you asked him about he'd say was uninteresting or lonely. That or he had a bad life pre-BFDI, so applying gave him something to do.

So, Firey is a character who starts off wanting more, never being satisfied with what he has until he learns to value it. Experience, friendships, Dream Island.

Applied to BFDI with high hopes of winning. He instantly made an enemy in Coiny on the bus ride to the playing field.

In early BFDI, he makes friends with Leafy and the two grow so close that they become best friends by the end of the show.

He butts heads with Coiny and Flower a lot. The three of them do not like one another.

In being enemies with Coiny, Firey makes a rival out of Pin!

Otherwise, his relationships throughout the first season are neutral or positive.

In the last couple of episodes, that argument with Leafy happens.

You see, Firey would be indifferent if it was from Coiny or Flower. He could ignore them. But Leafy? She's his best friend. He can't let that slide. If she hurt him, he'll hurt her. It makes sense.

He lets everyone except for Leafy onto Dream Island. He closes the doors in her face after calling her a bad person.

Within the hour, Announcer announces that Dream Island was bought. As he hears this, Firey feels his soul leave his body.

Months(years? I don't know yet,,) fighting for the grand prize. Months holding out hope, sitting through tension and stress and trouble. Months GONE TO WASTE.

Firey is FURIOUS. The crowd is ready to confront Announcer, who's retreating to the boat and turning around. Announcer redirects everyone to Leafy, who's also hiding on the boat.

Firey walks slowly after the crowd. He watches them confront and argue with Leafy. He watches as it gets physical. He watches as Leafy turns a corner and disappears.

They all hate her.

Maybe that's a good thing.

Leafy stole the one good thing Firey's ever had. She deserves to be hated.

It hurts Firey to think this way. He feels guilty-- but that guilt becomes easy to ignore over the following season.

BFDIA

Getting reinvited surprised Firey! They're battling for Dream Island? Again? But Dream Island was sold. What are they fighting for?

Firey agrees to show up anyways. He wants to win that prize. The one he deserves because it was stolen from him. Yeah.

There is no Dream Island!! One of the contests is to map out/make their own Dream Island. Firey is upset about this revelation but. Again, he had his last win stolen from him-- he deserves a new one.

Firey does make a new green friend though! Gelatin, a stressed college student looking to promote his parents' business so it doesn't flop.

Gelatin helps Firey let loose a little.

He still dances around the topic of Leafy. It's easier to ignore the thought of her with the distraction of the competition and Gelatin.

Upon being eliminated, Firey is really unhappy.

All of that work!! For nothing!! He should've gotten further!

Gelatin, again, is there for him. Firey also finds it worth staying around. There was rejoins in BFDIA, so surely there'd be one in BFDIA!!

Even if there isn't, the contest is more interesting than his home life ever was. He'll stay with them.

When Leafy shows back up out of nowhere, Firey makes it clear he doesn't know her. Leafy who?

It's easy to avoid her anyways, Leafy is all over the remaining contestants. They are either annoyed by her or uninterested.

They still don't like her. Ignoring her existence was the right call---

When he sees her die during a challenge, it would be easy to leave it at that. Nobody would recover her because nobody else saw her die. He'd be rid of her and the sinking feeling in his gut.

No, that's too far.

Firey recovers Leafy late one night at flees before she can spot him.

He chills for the rest of BFDIA, doing the same as usual-- until Gelatin rolls up with Leafy. When did they become friends???

IDFB

He could've gone back home after the competition.

He didn't.

Firey stayed at Yoylecity with the rest of the cast, hanging out with Gelatin-- who sometimes brings Leafy along with him.

Firey WANTS Leafy to go away. He can't face her. He can't face himself. He also can't bring himself to get Gelatin to stop directly-- so he gets passive-aggressive about Leafy.

This drives a wedge between him and Gelatin but Gelatin does stop bringing Leafy with him.

Firey eventually gets bored of Yoylecity and decides to move out. As he's gathering his belongings, he receives an invite for a new BFDI season.

...and he ignores it. It's not worth it, Firey thinks. What are the chances of him winning? Even if he is a fan favorite, if BFDIA taught him anything--

BFB

One second, Firey is arriving in a town. The next, he's teleported into a field of grass and being stared down at by a living blue number Four.

"Welcome to BFB! :D" The number "pats" Firey over the head, unaffected by Firey's temperature.

Firey stammers, no words come out.

"You know, I found it strange that you didn't show up with the others.. but you're here now!! Joy!"

Their tone is condescending. Firey scrambles backwards and joins the crowd without another word.

Team picking was easy. One of them has a famous celebrity and not Leafy!

The rest of the team REALLY idolized Loser. Admittedly, Firey himself was a bit of a suck-up in the early episodes but he was one to the first to perceive Loser as human.

He's not sad to see Leafy eliminated.

But he is upset when she rejoins onto The Losers! because her old team, Beep, wouldn't take her back.

She wants to reconnect.

He doesn't. Like in IDFB, he gets passive-aggressive with Leafy and even snaps at his teammates-- growing irritated that Leafy WON'T LEAVE!!

So, again, Firey acts like he doesn't know Leafy.

BFB 15.

The floor is lava. LITERALLY. Firey is fine, of course, but his team is scattered.

As he travels, aiming to go for the elimination spot, Firey spies Leafy slipping off the bathroom roof, narrowly catching her.

Leafy says he can't ignore her now. Firey feigns confusion, pulling Leafy aside(behind the bathrooms) and urges Leafy to be quiet about them knowing each other. Leafy tells him he's lying to everyone.

Firey sets it to Leafy straight: nobody likes her.

Leafy stares at him and tells him fine. If he wants it to be that way, they'll never talk again.

Firey swims off, overhearing the challenge: return all living teammates to the elimination tables. He rushes back to fetch Needle and Leafy.

Leafy refuses to comply. Firey tells her to stop being difficult. An argument starts and Needle comes right back over, knocking Leafy into Firey's hands.

They bicker off and on during the travel back to Four. Firey is relieved to be there and then the lava is soon drained.

Four recovers Eggy, who Leafy confirms is her friend. Firey snorts and tells Eggy that Leafy stole Dream Island.

Eggy shuffles, expression shifting. YEAH. She clearly doesn't like Leafy now..

When Two comes down, Firey decides against switching shows. This gets him further in BFB, soooooooo...

Post-split BFB!

Firey takes notes of the votes when his team is up for elimination. He knows, deep down, that he won't win the season.

He won't win anything. He never does. It always gets taken away from him. It's not fair.

BFB 22: Firey Learns Accountability

One day, during an elimination, Four brings up Donut's Diary. (I may change the item to be soenthing else valuable!)

Four had just talked about how valuable it was. Firey makes a move to take it after.

On some level, Firey knows it's a dumb idea. He knows he shouldn't be stealing it. He knows. And he does anyways.

There is a WHOLE COURT SESSION for that diary. Firey's team, the Have Nots is under questioning by Have Cots.

As Firey is called to the stand, he knows he has to lie if he doesn't want to get caught.

He also sees an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. If the Have Cots are wrong, they'll be up for elimination. Leafy will be up for elimination.

Is there holes in his plan? So many holes. He ignores them.

So, yes, he lies. Firey says Leafy took it. It makes sense in his head. He tells the Have Cots that Leafy stole Dream Islan- sorry, no, the diary. Leafy stole the diary.

Leafy gets Four to let her talk to Firey outside. Alone.

To sum it up: Firey finally listens to Leafy's side of things after she confronts him. He learns that she'd isolated herself for two years. He learns that ignoring her wasn't okay, actually! He hurt her.

And he finally accepts fault for that. He admits that he still wants to be friends with her. They both do. You can read their conversation in full at Leafy's character proposal.

It's going to take some time to heal. That's what they do for the rest of the season-- and they're well off enough to try finding an island to make their own after BFB 30.

When Announcer pops up, Firey has Leafy's back as she calls him out for putting all of the blame of Dream Island onto her.

I think a short exploring this period of their history would be really important! Still learning to get along, if anything. Figuring out how to navigate through disagreements.

2019

Leafy and Firey have found a place of their own, calling it Dreamier Island and setting everything up from scratch.

During a particularly bad storm, Leafy gets Firey in the safest area in the shelter she could find and steps back outside to collect something(maybe a doodad Firey made for her)

She doesn't come back.

When the storm is over, Firey steps out, searching through the house and island until he finds the doodad buried in rubble.

And no sign of Leafy.

Maybe she's dead. Maybe the wind blew her away. Firey is worried.

He does find 8-Ball of all people. Traumatized 8-Ball. Firey helps 8-Ball out of the sand and helps 8-Ball recover from any injuries before preparing his boat to set sail.

Of course, Firey invites 8-Ball and takes the doodad to sail the open sea-- in search of Leafy.

We'll see how that goes!!

He does face consequences for stealing that diary!!

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if you're comfortable with it, may i ask how old the contestants in the redux are?

it's a good idea to get into the timeline!! I need to map that out!

BFDI starts out in January 1st, 2010, contestants joining are usually between 18 and 25 years old.

The shortest gap between contested seasons is BFDI and BFDIA. BFDIA will start in mid-late 2011. BFDIA will last until ,, early 2013 maybe.

IDFB goes on from 2013 to 2015. BFB starts in early-mid 2015.

We know Pencil, first eliminated in BFB, is stuck in the EXIT for 6 years. This would mean TPOT 12 takes place in about 2021. SO! I will be making some changes there.

Two comes down during the middle of BFB-- possibly late 2015 or early 2016. This results in the show's length being shortened. With a gap between pre and post-split as the hosts figure out what to do from here on out, we're looking at 2017 being when BFB ends.

Two gets TPOT on its knees in 2016 and doesn't host beyond the first episode until BFB ends. So, like.. the contestants are waiting several years unless I shorten the time between that. Which I think is what I'll do.

TPOT episodes have the largest gaps of time between them because Two is always off doing things! Atwosment park, exploring, chilling, projects.! And Two's eventual bedrotting.

I need two years between BFB 30 and TPOT 18. I need a decent amount of time between BFB 1 and TPOT 12.

2010: BFDI

2011-2013: BFDIA

2013-2015: IDFB

2015-2017: (in order) BFB start, TPOT split, BFB end

2017: TPOT start

Early 2019: TPOT 12

Mid 2019: TPOT 13 - TPOT 15

2020+: TPOT ongoing

With this in mind! Here's some notes on contestants and their ages. The format is Contestant (age during first competed season, current during present-day)

Season 1 joiners:

Blocky(23, 33)

Bubble(19, 29)

Coiny(19, 29)

David(???? Adult)

Eraser(22, 32)

Firey(18, 28)

Flower(18, 28)

Golf Ball(24, 34)

Ice Cube(20, 30)

Leafy(18, 28)

Match(19, 29)

Needle(20, 30)

Pen(24, 34)

Pencil(20, 30)

Pin(19, 29)

Rocky(18?, 28? I'm still configuring Rocky)

Snowball(26, 36)

Spongy(25, 35)

Teardrop(18, 28)

Tennis Ball(23, 33)

Woody(18, 28)

Season 2 joiners:

Bomby(18, 27)

Book(19, 28)

Donut(23, 32)

Fries(22, 31)

Gelatin(22, 31)

Nickel(21, 30)

Puffball(19, 28)

Ruby(18, 27)

Yellow Face(27, 36)

Season 4 joiners:

8-Ball(19, 24)

Balloony(24, 29)

Barf Bag(24, 29)

Basketball(27, 32)

Bell(18, 23)

Black Hole(???? Adult)

Bottle(19, 24)

Bracelety(18, 23)

Cake(18, 23)

Clock(20, 25)

Cloudy(23, 28)

Eggy(20, 25)

Fanny(21, 26)

Firey Jr.(14, 19) -- ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN! Firey Jr. applied largely in defiance of his parent and Four raffled a BUNCH of random applicants in. WITHOUT BACKGROUND CHECKS. OR actually reading through the application. So we have an Emily situation.

Foldy(19, 24)

Gaty(19, 24)

Grassy(5, 10) *updated July 1st, applied as a fan of BFDI after being unsupervised by his parents. Got brought in with NO BACKGROUND CHECK OR REVIEW and Two kept him.

Lightning(18, 23)

Liy(20, 25)

Lollipop(22, 27)

Loser(32, 37)

Marker(18, 23)

Naily(19, 24)

Pie(23, 28)

Pillow(23, 28)

Remote(19, 24)

Robot Flower(???? Adult)

Saw(19, 24)

Stapy(20, 25)

Taco(20, 25)

Tree(21, 26)

TV(25, 30)

Season 5 joiners:

Price Tag(22, 25)

Winner(34, 37)

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Present-day freesmart concept art 😋

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to the anon who requested a TB and GB character post,. I think I mayve accidentally deleted your ask while trying to delete another 😭😓 I'll make the posts within the next week ! Those two need an overhaul from the last proposal I had for them

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Absolutely loving this blog. Do you fw the head cannon that Leafy would hate the taste / smell of yoyelberries after being forced to eat them for years?

Also your opinion on having any romantic relations in redux! since the og series doesn't have any romance at all.

Sorry if this sounds a bit awkward I wasn't sure how to phrase everything.

No need to apologize Anon!! It's all fine, I understood !

I do fw that headcanon. I can imagine--

Months/years in isolation destroyed Leafy.

She hated herself. She punished herself. She pushed everyone who tried to help away. She told herself that she deserved it.

Yoyleland had very little food sources. She turned to yoylebushes and their budding fruit: yoyleberries.

Fresh, ripe, unprocessed yoyleberries.

The cool smell of the leaves, like mint, while the fruit was balmy. The initial sweet flavor on the tongue, followed by sour the longer it sat in her mouth. The metallic aftertaste.

Sometimes, she can still smell and taste it. Nobody will bring it up and she can feel it on her tongue, in her nostrils.. she HATES it.

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Now, in the romance department!!

I am not that much of a romantic myself,,, but I know a thing or two about writing it!! And I've confirmed romantic attractions for several characters.

I think it's a wonderful idea!! Part of the redux is presenting different dynamics and relationships. Healthy, unhealthy, or otherwise.

I think Match had feelings for Pencil around BFDIA-IDFB. It began to die down in BFB, especially after both of their eliminations. They suddenly had problems. (Six years of trauma) Doomed toxic one-sided yuri!

I also considered Needle and Pencil, which would also be toxic and probably doomed because of the way Pencil was with Needle in BFDIA and how she is with her whole team in IDFB. (inspired by this tiktok)

I toyed with Golf Ball and Tennis Ball but I find it didn't go anywhere, I didn't like it. I ended up giving the flirtiness between them in BFB to Lollipop. The old character proposal I made for them is getting a huge overhaul!

Lollipop flirts with every friend she makes but she is a lesbian!! If Teardrop stuck around after BFB ended, the two of them would've kissed. TD is demiromantic!!

Pen, Blocky, and Eraser as a polycule mayhaps? With Blocky splitting off following BFB post-split and maybe doing something with Woody. I like queer relationships I am queer

Price Tag and Book could be worth something. They're both in a good headspace for it in TPOT!

If the audience has any suggestions, I am all ears!! They do not have to be healthy. They can be toxic and doomed.

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Snowball has been a pretty one-note character only starting to get development in TPOT w/The Strongest Team on Earth. Spent a lot of time in the TLC. In BFDI, he didn’t really have friends except loosely the group of Eraser, Blocky, Pen (& Coiny?). At least Coiny. He mostly had the rivalry with Golf ball and his ableism(?) against contestants without limbs. Could he befriend someone limbless and learn better rather than it just being phased out of his character?

~🌀 anon (<— if anons can be named. If not I’ll just sign off with 🌀)

Yeah... Him having his ableism phased out instead of tackled was SUCH a missed opportunity.

So yea,, cw ABLEISM.

Characters can be bad and bigoted and fucked up! Those same characters can also grow and change.

Growing and changing also doesn't mean becoming a perfect angel either. Morality is a scale!

Arrogant, stubborn, cocky, and egotistical.

Probably brought up in a small rural town- very tight-knit and full of people who enabled Snowball. Also growing up in a toxic environment that pushed the values of strength.

Benevolent ableism going into BFB and TPOT. To him, if you aren't able-bodied and able-minded, you are weak. You are not of good use and need protecting. And he is DEAD SET on this.

There is nothing inherently wrong with valuing strength-- it's how you value it that can be wrong. If the team is full of weak people, they will bring you down. He won't let that happen. He won't. He will be strong for them and for himself. He will remind him that he is strong.

Applied to BFDI to win a REALLY COOL ISLAND!!!!

Total jerk throughout BFDI. He is made for others to not like him. He is meant to be punchable. Punch him please.

Enabled by Pen, Eraser, and Blocky. Pen goes on to regret this, Blocky stays neutral on it, and I don't know about Eraser yet.

Super pissed when the island is sold. Really, more upset that he didn't win it than anything. Announcer just gave him someone to take that anger out on. Poor Leafy dude!!

He doesn't get invited back for BFDIA and will likely not appear in IDFB-- well. May have him appear for a couple of talking scenes with Eraser and Blocky?

Four invites him to BFB drspite everything(...it wasn't really because Four likes Snowball, it's just because Snowball participated in BFDI)

I want to force him to confront his ableism. Ruby and Lightning being on Iance with him is one step to that. Golf Ball as his rival and Pin with The Losers! too.

Maybe Pen starts to call him out? With backup from the aforementioned characters-- although depending on when this is Ruby may not participate.

TPOT is when Snowball really starts to confront himself. Those thoughts sit in the back of his mind and he tries to push them aside. He's been arrogant and mean and he's excused himself on it for SO LONG.

He is not very popular amongst contestants, including his own team, and he starts forming a strong bond with Grassy despite so.

He gives the vibes of someone who will try and fail several times to be better before actually making progress. That progress'll amp up around TPOT 10 and beyond.

Being on The Strongest Team on Earth will humble him so hard 😁

Sorry I don't have more on him,, he's got a lot of potential! I'll probably go back and make a second proposal for him later.

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ur cool so i choose you to share my random Nonexisty + Black Hole headcanons with (because i have no one else to infodump to rn cuz they're all ASLEEP >:c) Nonexisty is the one that films BFDI. They're the one with the camera. There's only one person in the show they've actually talked to, and that's Black Hole. Black Hole used to be a star. His name was Starran. He went around doing object shows for fun. But, one time something went horribly wrong. The other contestants messed with the space-time continuum a little too much, and a crack formed (Like seen in TPOT). Black Hole, despite his (at the time) usually mischievous ways, immediately ran to try stop it, stop people from getting too close, get them out the way. It worked, but he fell through. He found himself in a place between universes. Nonexisty's place. The rift is what caused him to turn to a Black Hole. It changed him. But Nonexisty saw what happened, and was there to comfort him in probably the darkest moment of his life. He got him back home, and they stayed in contact. Black Hole saw that rift. And was immediately taken back. Back to when he lost it all. But Nonexisty managed to ground him, and they helped him calm down. They've been keeping Black Hole company since, talking to him between episodes (since his team haven't spoken to him much, given they've already got their own issues, and see Black Hole as 'the calm guy who never needs help') So yeah Black Hole and Nonexisty as friends, with Nonexisty helping Black Hole when he needs it most god i love these two sm - Jadie

Hey Jadie and anonymous!! I agree that something more could/should be done with Nonexisty. A character proposal will be in store for Black Hole soon, I promise!

Your backstory is very fun to read!! I can see this happening,, it seems like a fun idea to run with!! However, it's not what I'm looking to pursue with Nonexisty.

Allow me to go over a concept I've sat on for a few weeks now: Forces of Nature.

Unexplained phenomena across Earth. Things that you wouldn't believe to be possible but are. Think Evil Leafy-- the soon to be sentient manifestation of Leafy's trauma and anger. Think Yellow Face's ad dimension--the fact that he is a portal to an alternate universe. Yoylelite-- a mineral with a power so potent, so specific, it makes time travel POSSIBLE!

For Nonexisty, I want to make them one!

Not a person, not a contestant. Not anything and also all things.

If you would, nothing and everything. A neverending empty presence. A force so powerful it changes the very fabric of the space around you. And if that power goes awry, the emptiness will leak. It will consume and destroy and shred the universe to nothing.

It is all around you, the very air you breathe. The very fabric of reality, easily torn and difficult to stitch back up. Tennis Ball and Nickel tugged at the seams in BFDIA and the failed debeuters in TPOT 15 tore that hole open. It takes a deal with One and Black Hole's minor reality warping powers to delay the damage.

Delay.

This is pretty much what's happening!

If they don't get Two back up and active, their reality may be in SERIOUS trouble-- no matter how hard Black Hole tries.

Those who know of it call it by many names. Nothing, Nonexistence, Emptiness. If there is a livinf thing in there, it can't communicate with us. It doesn't even know about us. It isn't malevolent or benevolent, it just is.

As for reality warpers-- remember that they aren't tearing it. They're bending and shaping it to their will.

[bfdiredux]

I am a curious soul!

If BFDI Redux came with its own animated show do you think the characters should cuss? Should I let black hole say fuck or barf bag say damn?

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since they appear in your pfp, how about you do price tag? --〔 >:D]

Price Tag is one of my favorite characters,,. Just for existing. I love trans rep :]

Resourceful, sensible, versatile, and deeply empathetic. Price Tag is a jack of all trades and a social chameleon.

Their long list of skills maaay lead to them trying to take on a workload that is simply too much for them and cause them to stress out. Fun little side arc where Price Tag learns boundaries!!

Price Tag is one of the two fresh newbies to join TPOT-- and it shows. Everyone else has established relationships and Price Tag is kind of there. I want to let them feel a bit overshadowed by their teammates in early TPOT so they can have a meaningful conversation with Book on TPOT 10.

I've seen people call them Naily but worse. But like? I don't see that. It's actually what inspired part of Redux!Price Tag! Maybe they do act like Naily sometimes. Social chameleon raa

Like. Compared to everyone else, who are they? There's a high chance they pretend to be someone else in certain groups to be liked because they've had a harder time making friends. Ok enough yapping about their social skills

Even in trying to be liked, Price Tag knows where to draw the line with others... But not with themself!

As TPOT continues, Price Tag forms a neutral-positive stance with most contestants. They have a strong bond with Book, being best friends, and a strong bond with Yellow Face, being business partners.

Yellow Face takes Price Tag on as an apprentice, pretty much. They learn quickly from him and establish that business partnership!! And then Yellow Face is eliminated, leaving Price Tag to take care of his business while he is away.

Price Tag also has close friends in most of Just Not. Things are rocky with them and Pillow.

The only true negative relationship they have is with Pencil. Price Tag has heard things through Book talking with them but meeting Pencil? Goodness, she's pushy and selfish.

Price Tag foils Pencil a LOT from her joining and beyond. Depending on how TPOT 19 goes, assuming Price Tag isn't eliminated,,, Pencil may decide that. Instead of taking accountability for her abuse of Book and Ice Cube, she should blame Price Tag for both of them not wanting to join her cross-team alliance.

This could mean Pencil deciding to sabotage Price Tag in the future!! Fun and exciting. It also depends on if Pencil gets better

[bfdiredux]

do you have any backstories for the characters? ^^ i would love to know

HAHAHHAHA!!! BACKSTORY TIME! BACKSTORY TIME!! Kicking my feet.

Some characters have drafted backstories!! I'll go over every one I can remember/have planned. I'll count backstory as anything that happened pre-BFDI or before the character's debut in a gameshow season.

CAKE

Cake was raised by two parents who did NOT get along. The only reason they were together was to keep him happy(good job /s!) This meant a lot of conflict. Even over the smallest things-- they could not stand each other.

It's not even that they were bad people either. They just. DID NOT GET ALONG. And his school life wasn't much better: bullies and little friends are a shitty mix.

So, going into teenagehood, Cake drowned out his problems by popping in some earbuds and listening to music while working. His SMALL circle had huge Goiky's Dragons fans, so tabletop RPGs were a good way for him to stay distracted.

He also had his trans actualization when he started getting into Loser as a preteen. Cake was a DIEHARD Loser fan at the time and idolized the man. He dreamed of going to Loser's performances and meeting Loser in person.

I want to make an IDFB episode that focuses on Cake!! Tempted to call the episode "Cake Day"! It would be about Cake and his grandfathers on his mother's side taking him to a live Loser show for his 16th birthday. It'll introduce both characters!

LOSER AND WINNER

They met during highschool, in which Winner got some bullies to leave Loser alone.

They both started off as kids with big dreams. Loser wanted to make it far from the start and Winner was there to support him through it all.

In their early twenties, they got into a talent show and were met with praise, basking in the attention. Within a month, they became a viral sensation.

Loser loved it. Winner didn't. They felt pressured and stressed. So, when Loser came to them with a movie deal, Winner finally put a stop to their team-up. There wasn't a big fight. Loser tried to be understanding and was deeply hurt. He eventually broke contact with Winner and went off on his own.

Winner faded into obscurity-- no matter how hard they tried to get back into the spotlight, hoping to be seen by Loser again, it never worked out.

FLOWER

I don't have a strong idea but I do have the foundation for a backstory!!

Flower was brought up in a wealthy family, raised in values of status and fortune. Stereotypical rich highschool popular girl bully.

Her parents made it very clear to her that she would eventually be on her own and have to learn to fend for herself. To act like and be an adult. They gave her starter funds when she said she was ready to move out.

PIN

Raised by great people who encouraged her to express herself. To be herself no matter what stands in her way. We'll see how that turns out.

TWO

This algebralien has a streak of bad luck to their name!

Friendships rarely did work out for them. Despite being omnipotent, Two was pushed into doing what others wanted. Two wants others to like them. Others(One) took advantage of their power.

They had a best friend in One, or so they thought. When One was trapped away, they felt at fault and struggled with their self esteem for a long time.

Then they met Eight!! They and Eight would all. Become a QPP-- which ended after Two helped Fourteen. Right before Fourteen showed his true colors.

So, Two left the algebralien world behind in search of new adventures.

RUBY

The youngest of too many sisters to count!!

Ruby's sisters were all majorly successful in some form or another-- artists, scientists, doctors, CEOs... The list goes on! Ruby wanted to be successful too. In her childhood, Ruby explored several things to find what she liked. She tried cooking, photography, painting, and writing before landing on acting.

With the support of her closest sisters, Ruby pursued her goals and applied for BFDIA to get her name out there.

LEAFY

Leafy spent a lot of her life with her legal guardian, her uncle!! She probably had a forest in her backyard. In her childhood, she'd go to summer camps that taught her vital survival skills for the wilderness-- skills Leafy would put to use by going camping with her uncle in the fall.

GOLF BALL

Golf Ball grew up in a small town in Yoyleland and moved to Yoylecity for college. One day, perhaps a few years into her studies, something happens in Yoylecity that causes it to be abandoned-- and leave Golf Ball with some serious trauma.

I don't have enough clues from Canon!IDFB to tell you what exactly happened,, but as I start to piece together a solid timeline I should be able to.

GELATIN

Gelatin got into science during middle school. It started with biology, went into biochemistry, and finally landed permanently on chemistry.

After graduating highschool, Gelatin started college-- having to stop halfway through this parent's steakhouse business that he inherited and did not want.

FOUR, X, AND ROBOTY

The epitome of algebralien chaos and his polite best friend!!

So, I don't know how Four and X got their powers, but they have some!!

X and Four met at a young age! They stuck together through rough patches and as they began to discover their own power. Four easily learned to master theirs while X fell behind and began to show signs of struggling with their own self-worth.

Four frequented the Equation Playground because X spent a lot of their time there. Through X, they met a lot of other integers-- including Two, who set up doorways into personal domains for ease of access. X was on good terms (but not particularly close friends) with everyone.

However, due to boredom, Four began looking for other things to do and took X along with him. X eagerly complied. This included Four being inspired enough by Two making those gateways-- they tried making one of their own and made a lifeform with a gateway instead.

Roboty! Four gave him to X as a gift so X could go to Four's domain without Four being present. X took Roboty everywhere with them.

One day, Four had the idea for a new adventure. He had seen BFDI and BFDIA and wanted to try it for himself!! When you get this number obsessed with something, it's hard to get him to stop.

He made a physical copy of BFDI and then got X and Roboty to come with him, proposing an impulse season for BFDIA: BFB. X was ecstatic and Roboty did not want in.

A couple of much rougher ideas -

Snowball being raised around bigotry and toxicity, specifically idealizing strength.

Basketball being into robotics as a kid and pursuing it as a job.