#intro.

[manyminded]

the parallels between king dice and ms chalice in the cuphead show (+ a bonus mini theory)

okay. this is me drawing a line of similarity between my two faves... but like. im not the only one who noticed this right.

also SPOILERS FOR ALL SEASONS!! Proceed with caution!

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FIRST!

The most obvious - the charm, the razzle dazzle. They're dancers, performers at heart. They sing to get what they want.

And, okay, secret theory here - I think they have inherent magic? Like even with the deal with the devil, Chalice probably had magic before then. Think of them as sirens, if you will.

The way the cup bros struggle to get past security but Chalice so easily slips by... and, okay, we haven't seen MUCH of how King Dice uses this power, if it even exists in the first place, but in "down & out" the way Dice sings and attracts everyone nearby, definitely has me thinking that if this theory is correct - dice has magic too.

The difference between them is that Chalice knows. Even if she doesn't think its actual magic, she uses it well and manipulates it to her benefit. King Dice probably doesn't - he thinks he's just a good performer.

that leads me too...

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SECOND!

the hard times they've had.

Listen. For all we know, Chalice is homeless. We never see her house, and when we see her escape the orphanage, she isn't shown to get one. Let alone an apartment.

Sure, she makes the best of it. Doing a darn good job at it, I'd say. But she's still homeless.

Just like Dice!

If my theory is true, Dice probably would've been very good at charming people like Chalice does - but he didn't know.

Thats besides the point - they both have lows. Chalice was the orphanage, and Dice was being dropped by Devil.

now, every character has lows. So let me expand!

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THIRD!

They both narrate an episode.

In "Down & Out" and "Dance with Danger", KD and Chalice narrate at least some of the episode respectively.

I'm pretty sure this is unique just to them? While I haven't rewatched the entire series recently, just a few choice episodes, it seems these are the only episodes with any narration at all. (Besides the intro, of course.)

What's important - these characters aren't cup and mugs. Sure, they're recurring, but the only 'main' characters are the cup bros! To have an episode narrated at all, especially by a supporting main cast, is really interesting to me.

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FOURTH!

This is two points combined into one really, because they're so minor - They are both associated with the devil somewhat, & They are both called "Number One".

Chalice and her deal, of course, and King Dice being - well - King Dice. You've seen the fandom.

This is where they diverge, Chalice dreading The Devil, and King Dice... well, it's weird, but it's generally positive.

(And, side note, the only time the Devil is truly 'scary' to me is in "Roll the Dice" where Devil threatens King Dice, and "Dance with Danger" where he makes the deal with Chalice. If he were that terrifying all the time, the show would be MUCH shorter.)

And the "number one" thing - They both call themselves Number One. Chalice in "Dance with Danger", where during her narration calls her that a good few times, and Dice in... almost every ep he's in.

The thing is, Dice is the only one others call "Number One." Devil often refers to him that way in response to Dice himself saying it, but in "Down & Out" cuphead and mugman call him something like "the number one star in showbiz?" or something like that. While it isnt just Number One, I think it counts.

Chalice on the other hand doesn't get called by it from anyone but herself.

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Finally, we're done ... sorry for referencing the same few episodes over and over again, lol. take a shot every time i reference down & out lol! I just really love them. I hope you liked this!

[nazlifm]

( melisa pamuk.  she/her.  cis female.  26. )  introducing … NAZLI DEMIRCI ! i heard they’re a witty, confident, stubborn bisexual & pisces, and persuaded their partner to join WILL THEY OR WON’T THEY due to her inability to let go even though they keep hurting each other over and over, blurring the lines between pleasure and pain. their partner, has accepted to join the cast of WILL THEY OR WON’T THEY, because they believe their relationship needs help. but NAZLI ? they think their relationship WILL make it.

Basic Information

Full Name: nazli demirci Nickname(s): naz Age: 26 Date of Birth: march 17 Gender: cis female Pronouns: she/her Orientation: bisexual Religion: athiest Occupation: social media manager

Physical Appearance

Face Claim: melisa asli pamuk Hair Color:   dark brown Eye Colour:   brown Height:   5’6” Weight:   128 lbs Build:   slim Tattoos: tba Piercings:   ear lobes, doubles Usual Expression: playful smirk.  

Personality

Label: the spitfire Positive Traits: canny, kind, bold, extroverted, nurturingNegative Traits: evasive, argumentative, disorganized, frivolous, impulsiveSleeping Habits: falls asleep watching some sort of comfort movie or show each night. Eating Habits: never misses breakfast, but the other ones are hit or miss. Exercise Habits: does a routine as a habit, out of fear she will hate herself if not. Sociability: is pretty outgoing as an individual, but needs time to recharge when she does it for long periods of time. Drug Use: habitual and experimental. Alcohol Use: socially.

Favorites

Weather: summer Color: burgandy Food: smoothies

History

she does not remember a time when she isn’t wishing for something more. stocking the shelves at her parents’ corner grocery shop at five years old, she remembers vividly watching the people walk by through the large plate glass windows up front. they are all different, some tall and dressed in all black, others short and wearing every color on the spectrum. she is sitting cross legged on a linoleum floor watching the world pass by without her. she decides early to never let that become a habit.

by twelve she has the surrounding twenty blocks memorized like the back of her hand. she never stops pushing herself to go farther, to run faster, just so she can see more, but twelve year old legs have their limits. she is fifteen when she convinces her parents to let her get a subway pass, a buss pass, a pass to see the world beyond the scope of her parents’ bumpers. if she hits the gutter, she wants to do it at full speed. she is willing to feel the pain, because perhaps it is a vivid reminder that she is alive.

though she promises for two solid years to move out on her eighteenth birthday, that does not happen. she must work, she finds, long hours, hard shifts, anything to get herself out. college is laughable. all of her family’s funds go into their store, their home (a ten floor walk up in queens), and there is nothing left to spare for a silly degree. her parents don’t understand why she needs a degree when she has a grocery store. dreams come second to logic in their worlds, and she balks at the idea.

she learns to speak up for her dreams, for herself, and perhaps she takes it too far sometimes. assertiveness does not do her any favors, but she does not lose ground either. she works hard, moves out at twenty, and even if she doesn’t give up her parents’ shop as a constant side job, her newfound freedom is the space she needs to spread her wings. pieces start falling into place, and her unique viewpoint, that striking need to say her piece, gets her a dream job at an up and coming tech company.

she is twenty one when she meets the kind brazilian boy in her parent’s grocery store, and he is the first she lets completely into her world. she falls fast, hard, and just like in all walks of her life, she finds herself unable to give back the inches she takes. compromise is a lost concept, and from their love a chaotic cycle is born, one she returns to over and over, unable to let go of the one who saw her first. when the show finds her, she thinks it is a sign.

she all but forces him to go, because she fully believes this will snap them into focus. this is what they need, and now that her career, her life, everything else is falling into place, all she needs is him.