#mirror wambus

[greeb-theartist]

I forgot to post him but here's mirror wambus 💔

His lore has changed drastically he's still a bitch tho and wants ig Wambus dead kinda i might never explain to the public

[bugswapau]

NEW AND IMPROVED DESIGNS AND CHARACTER BIOS!

For a while now, I’ve been unhappy with the current designs of the Bugswap cast, so instead of wallowing in my frustration, I decided to finally do something about it. So after a few days, I whipped up the most recent and updated version of the cast — both in designs and in profiles!

Under the readmore, I’ll go into more detail about my design process and what I changed. So if that stuff makes you curious, feel free to read on!

Now with all that soft rebooting out of the way, things should be back up to speed! Thanks for all your patience and support!

Filbo: I feel like Filbo’s design was too cluttered. So, the most I did was just cut off Filbo’s sleeves. Additionally, I gave Filbo a hat reminiscent of old Newsboy hats. I also shifted his electoral badge to his hat, so it’d mirror the press paper commonly seen on hats on journalist designs.

Ripley: I decided to make Ripley look more like my design for the journalist. I also removed the pattern on their shirt.

Triffany: I decided to make Triffany wear just one shirt with a ribbon around the neck. It gives her more of a rustic old-fashioned feel.

Wambus: I didn’t change much of Wambus’ design. Yay for Wambus!

Cromdo: I ditched Cromdo’s previous outfit altogether and gave him a tacky tourist shirt with a pattern similar to his necktie. I felt like the previous outfit didn’t reflect his personality in this AU, so the Hawaiian shirt leans more into the sleaziness of him!

Beffica: Like Wambus, I didn’t change much with Beffica. The most I did was replace her sash with a vest (common in Girl Scout juniors) and simplify the detail on her necklace.

Gramble: I decided to remove the Strabby and bandana to keep his color pallet consistent. Additionally, he now longer plays the banjo and is now a violinist (or rather fiddler).

Wiggle: I made her color pallet consist more of browns because her previous color palette was too clashy. She also has a little Cinnasnail beanie. In terms of backstory, I decided to remove the aspect of her being a child star and made her more of a traditional “lonely rich child” archetype.

Snorpy: I took Snorpy’s hair down and made it more au natural, mostly so he and Flooftix look more similar. For a while, I was divisive about Snorpy’s outfit, but I figured the “shirt-atop-a-long-sleeves” look fit his skater style. I also gave him a new T-shirt to fit him being a skater more.

Chandlo: I gave Chandlo a new outfit altogether since his previous one didn’t fit him. I gave him an outfit closer to Snorpy’s current outfit, so he resembles something of a blacksmith.

Flooftix: I didn’t change much with Flooftix. I simplified the pattern on their flower crown, and I now gave them a little stick cane to tie back into them being disabled (here, they just have a really bad knee as apprised to self-induced amputation).

Shellsy: I didn’t change Shellsy all too much. She’s pretty tried and true.

Eggabell: Her new outfit is a mix of both Lizbert’s canon outfit and her previous outfit. I think the dark browns create a nice contrast on her primarily white color palette.

Lizbert: I decided to just give her Eggabell’s canon outfit. Other than that, not much else has changed.

[strabbyshortcake]

bugsnax fics essential reading

I have over 50 bugsnax fics I’ve written, which I realize is an extremely intimidating number. I thought I’d make a list of the ones that I personally think are the best and that people should start with if they’re interested in going through my back catalog. Individual warnings and ratings are on the fic pages themselves. Most of these are oneshots.

Monarch Sunrise

Features Gramble, Wiggle, Beffica and Cromdo. Takes place a decade after the events of the game, exploring what the characters have been up to in the meantime and how they’ve been affected by what happened on Snaktooth. Also they’re on a cruise!

Yes it’s long as hell but it’s the fic I worked the hardest on, and arguably the best-crafted in terms of what it sets up and pays off and the consistency of the themes throughout. It’s the one that’s the most *me* in terms of what I like in a fic, and it took roughly four months to complete with the help of several betas.

Bandages

Focuses on Gramble and Eggabell but most of the cast appears. The slow deterioration of Snaxburg is mirrored in Gramble’s failing health and Eggabell’s crumbling mental state.

Field Notes

Features Floofty and Gramble. Floofty returns to Snaktooth about a year after their escape, and finds out more than they bargained for.

This is part of the strawberry shortcake/host AU, which I know is a bit niche, but I really think this one is great especially how it crescendos.

Due Care

Features Wiggle and Floofty. After the scattering of Snaxburg, Wiggle seeks out Floofty in order to get medication for Gramble

There just isn’t enough of these two interacting and honestly mean dialogue is some of the most fun to write.

Next of Kin

Just a nice little moment of Wambus and Gramble bonding over family stuff. I really like the dialogue and the comfy late-summer feeling of it.

More to Love

An alternate take on the ending of the quest where the journalist brings Gramble a scoopy banoopy and preying picantis. Snak violence happens. This was extremely fun to write and I think it stands out as one of the better action scenes I’ve done.

Babysitter

The story behind what happened to the snax Filbo was watching for Gramble. Also features Snorpy being a good bf.

The Ferris Wheel

Another fic that fills out the backstory for a particular line of dialogue, in this case, the moment when Chandlo and Snorpy make out on the ferris wheel. I just think it turned out extremely sweet while also illustrating Snorpy’s life falling apart before he goes to Snaktooth.

Gemini

Short, sweet Floofty horror. I’ve tried to write a follow up to this a few times in the past but I think the ending is so good it just doesn’t need anything more.

Shepherd

Shelda is an underrepresented character in fics and I wanted to do a character study on her and her motivations. Plus I really enjoy writing snak memories.

Frozen Pines

I know LizEgg nightmare fics are nothing new but I had a great time writing this and making it feel so cold.

Warm on One Side

I wrote this when I finally solidified my headcanon for Gramble’s relationship to his mother and I think it really provides a nuanced study of an abusive parent who’s also extremely troubled and desperately wants to do what they think is best for their child. It’s also a direct prequel to Home, which is about the moment Gramble finds out he’s been abandoned.

Fruit Juice

Floofty and Gramble interactions are also extremely underrated, but they’re fun because the characters are such polar opposites. Plus I love Floofty denying that they have emotions SO hard.

Cocoon

Written as a Floofty/Triffany/Wambus commission. Parenthood stuff is always interesting to explore as characters will always approach it different ways.

[shadowthing250]

Hear me out……

“Smoke and Mirrors” (by Jayn) with Lady Cassidio and Wambus

( Lady Cassidio belongs to @orb-the-watchman )

[one-starry-knight]

here’s my personal Bugsnax Petz headcanons bc I am really Thinkin About It

animals in the world of Bugsnax look like the animals in the early Petz games, which I think extends to the kinds of animals you can have as well, anything you could make in those games is an animal that probably exists

animals are just as wildly colored as Grumpuses. no real reason for this, I just think they are bc its fun

Filbo has a dog named Goofus, he’s a medium size dog with light blue fur

Lizbert and Eggabell probably have or have had hounds

Wambus and Triffany have horses without a doubt

Beffica has spiders or rats, for sure. the kind of animals other people usually dislike

Gramble doesn’t actually have any pets but he does volunteer a lot at local animal shelters. if he ever did get a pet, he’d have a massive dog of some kind

Wiggle has a chihuahua. every celebrity of her type does. probably has orange fur to match her and lots of pink accessories for every occasion

Cromdo has a big, fluffy persian type cat, its name is either Baby (as a joke on Baby Face) or he mockingly called it Lint when he got it as a kitten but the name stuck and now its “Lint (affectionate)”. its fur is a pastel yellow

Chandlo and Snorpy have two cats and their cats are mirror images of their owners, one who’s chill and very friendly and one who is high strung and skittish

Floofty has two rats, Pinky and Brain. they’re likely pastel colored

Shelda has a cat or two who are older just like her. they’re probably hairless cats, actually

the Journalist didn’t have any pets before, but they sure do share Goofus with Filbo now. Goofus loves them

[flooftyfizzlebeans]

How did raising Melodee go with Floofty? What was Melodee's first hobby/interest?

Raising Melodee was difficult, but a difficult journey that Floofty signed up for.

She was traumatized. Every time she'd wake up she expected to be back in her dorm with 5 other grumps. Now she wakes up alone, in a room to herself. It's warm here.

Nightmares were common. Sometimes Floofty would still be awake when it happened, able to console her, read her a story to help her get back to sleep. Sometimes they'd be asleep, and she'd be scared of waking them up, until one night they notice her standing in the doorway. An invite to wake them up if need be. No, they won't be mad. Yes, she can sleep in their bed tonight.

Floofty stops wearing the standard grey/white lab coat and wears colorful, fun lab coats. Different patterns every time. Sacrificing formality to make sure Melodee doesn't get reminded of the scientists in the lab.

Despite how much Floofty tries not to show it, they're caught sweeping the house for undesirable creatures, or even checking to see if their leg is still a little bit strawberry. Melodee simply asks,

"you thought you were somewhere else?"

There's a moment of silence, while Floofty tries to construct the best explanation for her.

"Yes. I thought I was somewhere far away."

"Was it scary?"

"Yes. Very scary."

She doesn't ask more. She understands.

Floofty takes her to meet with the other former test subjects, Emvee and Dill.

She's scared of Wambus, clinging to Emvee's legs until they tell her it's alright. They pick her up and show her around the farm. Emvee grows tired of the visit fast, though.

Dill doesn't remember much, thank goodness. They hate the cold more than anything in the world and Gramble has more than enough warmth to give. Melodee comments that the scientists thought Dill was going to die, in the most casual tone a child could have, leaving Gramble with an extra recurring nightmare. She also says she used to have a tail like Dill's.

There was a transition from liquid food to solid food for her. She hated trying new flavors.

She liked taking baths, but refused to be in the bathroom when the water was running.

She grabbed a handheld mirror, and found that she liked looking at her reflection. She knew from explanation that the image she saw was herself, but she never saw her face in the lab. It was different.

Floofty homeschools her until 3rd grade, where she was enrolled at the same school as Duree. She's quiet, but makes a couple friends, anyway.

There she found she liked to make things. She liked to draw, to write, to cook, to sew, to sing. She wasn't very good at any of them, but they made her happy.

She would eventually write a book about her origins and how they affected her growing up. She would visit the old lab and write notes on what she remembered, then turn them into chapters. They end up published on the shelf next to "I Was Right, But Not Because I Had Magical Powers"

[greeb-theartist]

[cw: non sexual nudity]

New wambus ref how we feeling everybody ‼️‼️‼️

I have to draw mirror wambus now but this is probably my best ref for him lol

[greeb-theartist]

Havent posted any art in awhile so... here have a wip

yeah :ooo

[greeb-theartist]

IM BEING SO FR RN I rewrote Spike's lore to properly fit into my AU, so expect another redesign and lore drop today (also Mirror Wambus design + lore drop because I'm silly!!!!!)

[greeb-theartist]

Wait wait lemme do this again

Cw: Su1cid3 mention

Triffany: "Do you think we're in love in every universe?..."

Wambus: "Move on, Triffany."

Basically, hypothetically, Mirror Wambus got OG Wambus to kill himself but Triffany was able to get rid of Mirror Wambus in the first place so it could all just be for nothing... BUT THATS JUST A THEORY :3

[greeb-theartist]

Dawgs I'm gonna be completely honest I kinda based Mirror Wambus and OG Wambus in my AU off of Shadow Milk Cookie and Pure Vanilla cookie..

Dawgs I gotta draw them as them omfg brb