#rejected critters

[pundertalefan]

So after obsessing over these dinky little content farm inspired Bootleg figures, I've done the most research that I can into their personalities. Doing so consists of watching one video of their cutout dialogue.

Funnily enough, if you think about it way too much, these characters have almost the exact opposite personalities of the Smiling Critters. I might make fanart of this later, if I can somehow get the permission of BuggyHuggy to do so.

And yes, I'm going to write about it right here, right now, because I have nothing better to do.

Craftycorn and Bully Bullito aren't too contrasting, but the latter has a crush on the former. They are opposites in certain ways, though. Bully is a lot more brash, rough, and seemingly not very creative. His dialogue implies that he doesn't really know how to reach out to people, while Craftycorn is the epitome of creativity and friendly with everyone (unless her limit is reached, who knows, she might have just been possessive over literal paint). I think he's jealous of her, in a loving way. It's a shame he was rejected. He seems kind all around (with no darker side that may or may not be canon).

KickinChicken is a well-intentioned sports fan who always has his friends' backs but is also competitive and up for a bit of mischief from time to time. His counterpart, Griffy Gingers, is similar to him in wanting to stir up a bit of trouble, but his pranks are less sensitive to others and can actually be harmful. He seems to WANT to get along with others and just have fun, but he pushes things too far in his attempts. He could maybe be a better person under the right influences. If he wasn't rejected, that is.

Bubba Bubbaphant and Moody Moose have a more direct contrast. Bubba is known for his intelligence and willingness to help his friends in times of need. Moody, confusingly, doesn't seem to be moody at all. He's more confused, unaware, and seeking anyone's help with his problems. He doesn't seem very smart and constantly relies on others. When someone comes across him, he states that he hasn't eaten in days, is currently homeless, and can't even remember his own name. He clearly can't support himself, let alone anyone else. He is truly the textbook definition of pathetic. He's not a moody moose. He's a moochy moose. It's a shame, really. He seems like a sweet guy.

Hoppy Hopscotch is a harder one to pin down. She's a dreamer, very ambitious, and another lover of exercise, just like Kickin Chicken. She might have an interest in space, who knows. But she obviously wants to travel far and do amazing things. Crocky Rocky is like this as well, but instead of striving to do better for himself, he's living in a shadow. The one belonging to the aforementioned chicken. He's constantly seeking validation from him, calling him his brother. Whether Kickin repricotiates these feelings is unknown. He also seeks to bring others into this "cool kid" clique he's come up with, not because he wants to help spread good vibes, but because he feels like doing so will prove something. Unless he does something different, this Critter isn't going to go very far, much less to the moon.

Bobby Bearhug is always looking to spread love to everyone around her, cheering up anyone who's feeling down, much like her pal Dogday. Tiggy Tigers is also looking to make friends and share kindness with them, but less to help others, and more for their own benefit. They make friends to make themselves feel better, and if the object of their affections is put off by them, they become EXTREMELY clingy. While Bobby can (and maybe does) end up this way, Tiggy acts out of a possessive need for control, always wanting to be the center of everyone's attention. And heaven help you if they decide to hate you instead. Maybe it's a good thing that they were rejected.

We all love Dogday, always reassuring his friends that everything will be okay, and looking at the bright side of things. There isn't really a Rejected Critter who directly opposes his viewpoint, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he doesn't have a counterpart. Enter Riddle Roo. Their gimmick is stealing things and collecting them. This doesn't really seem like much to go off of until you find out that they think others don't understand them because they're not a "hoarder" like them. That's not usually something someone admits to proudly, and there's usually a reason behind that kind of behavior other than wanting to collect things. My theory is that Riddle Roo hoards things because they're isolated and can't make friends. Their urge to steal might have been born from their loneliness, and their continued bad habits and isolation make them sink deeper into their self created misery. They're not happy with their situation, but they find comfort in superficial things, and as such, they see no reason to stop.

Finally, the misfit of the Smiling Critters. Catnap is the hardest to analyze. Other than the antagonistic role the real life one played in chapter 3, we don't know much about his character. All we know is that he likes to watch his friends sleep after helping them do so. This isn't a very good look. But hey, maybe Catnap isn't intentionally malicious. Maybe he really does have his friends' best interests at heart. Nobody can really say. You know who is intentionally malicious, doesn't have their friends' interests at heart, and has absolutely no shame in showing it? Snidey Spidey. This little creep really is a pest. They derive all their pleasure from the misery of others, scaring them when they're not expecting it. Usually, while they're sleeping. Sounds like the opposite of Catnap to me. Plus, cats hate jumpscares. Yeah.

Now, after all this silly neurodivergent rambling, I'm sure you've noticed something. One of the Smiling Critters is missing, and that's because she doesn't have a counterpart. The Smiling Critters consist of eight members, while the Rejected Critters only have seven. So Picky Piggy is left without a contrasting personality to compare. Shame, really. She's my favorite. But hey, her personality is extremely strange all on its own. She likes food. Fair enough, she's a pig. But then there's the lines of her dialogue that imply a darker side to her.

I get why Catnap is the villain of chapter 3, but Picky Piggy could be a close second, I'm just saying.

Maybe I'll take out Sir Smiley from my bedside drawer and make him her counterpart. I'm not going to do that just yet because one, I'm still trying to hunt down a potential origin for his character, and two, I'm afraid to let him loose.

No joke, he's scarier than any other Critter I've seen. Canon or otherwise. And I'm including chapter 4.

Thanks for reading! XD

[heart-star]

Here's my redraw of the critter-avatars of me and others drew by a friend of mine on deviantart and I added many details about them as possible, to their scents' elements to their relationships (friends, relatives or coworkers).

[optimistic-koala]

In the "Contacted Demons AU" there are Critters who live in the Demon World known as "Demonic Critters". They're beings of mischief, darkness, etc., but are willing to make contracts with those who summon them, but they have to be paid for the equal price based on the contractor's wish.

Name: Optimistic Koala/Optik

Age: Unknown (Way older than the oldest Critter in the world)

Rank: #3

Contractor: LoolaLamb

Deal: Knowledge about the Demon World

Price: LoolaLamb will turn into a demon

As for Angel Optik of the "Angel Critters AU", she is the Angel of Optimism and is known by her friends to be optimistic about things whenever she wants to be. Optik likes to spread around optimism to others and go on flights, and she'll even get others to chase her around in a game of tag, which is pretty fun to her, and then she'll take them by surprise with a hug.

Commissions for @foodielovethealicorn!! Thank you so much for commissioning me again! 🙏🏻💖

First here´s a version of their OC, Optimistic Koala in their "Contacted Demons AU", in which various of the Smiling Critters are demon-ish and contracted to other critters (for example Optimistic Koala to LoolaLamb, CatNap to DogDay, Kickin to Bubba, Bobby to CraftyCorn, etc.)

And then two designs inspired on the Angel Critters AU by @casver-w!

Optimistic Koala belongs to @foodielovethealicorn and Ringo Ringtail belongs to @scorpio-gustavo

[ccycloneblogging]

Remember when I said Yadgod had lore? He comes in two forms! A rejected toon - and who he was before that.

Yadgod, (or Yap) - our adorable baby boy... And then there's Tyrant.

[bug-leg]

Migrating Critters (grey pen and watercolour)

[crowfonder]

Part 1, Chapter 1

Part 2 Here

[optimistic-koala]

This is the logo for my group of Smiling Critters OCs, the "Rejected Critters".

In the Smiling Critters' universes, they're a group of Critters who were each rejected for a specific reason by others, except their friends and family. When they all met and became friends, and even learned about each other's circumstance, they decided to form a group with Optik leading them. Now, they all have each other's back, and love to play and have fun. Though, the group's life and personalities sometimes depend on the universe they're in.

However, in the Poppy's Playtime universes, they're a group of humans that consists of a child orphan, a teenage orphan, and some employees of the factory who, at some point in each of their lives, were all experimented on and turned into Smiling Critters for the Bigger Bodies Initiative. Each one was then rejected by Playtime Co. because of something wrong with them. Optik, who ran away and hid to avoid being scrapped or destroyed, later met and rescued the others to have them avoid the same fate. The group of Critters decided to stick together to survive, and continued to even after when the Hour of Joy happened. So, they formed the "Rejected Critters" with Optik as the leader.

C: Fenrir (He/him; Wolf) R: OptimisticKoala/Optik (She/her; Koala) I: Greta (She/her; Scarlet Macaw) T: Plinko Bearfrost (Xe/Xem; Polar Bear) T: Blorbo Bearfrost (Ze/Zim; Polar Bear) E: Terry Tigerchanic (They/them; Tiger) R: Taiko Tanuki (He/him; Tanuki) S: Fleur Foxcase (She/her; Fox)

Thanks for drawing this. I really love the way the logo looks. ^^👍

Purplecat32 commission 1a

Thanks you, purplecat32! - One Ko-fi please! I’m taking Commissions! (Please visit my site for more art)

Posted using PostyBirb

[optimistic-koala]

OptimisticKoala is hanging out with Baba Chops who is complaining about something, but the koala continued to pull her by the arm as she wanted the two of them to go hang out with all of their friends and have fun.

Drawings were made by @novalizinpeace. They did a really awesome job on this drawing. ^^👍

Go and check out their Christmas YCH Commissions if you want to have your Smiling Critter, Frowning Critter, Nightmare Critter, etc. drawn.

[pundertalefan]

Easter fun fun from the Easter Bun Bun!

Delicious food, new friends, yummy treats, and a very strange looking jellybean.

Have any of you ever had Nerd clustered jellybeans? They are legit the best jellybeans in all of existence. :03

[herelieskennauncovered]

I made this at work when I was bored

[ccycloneblogging]

There were many failed attempts at bringing the Toon Critters to life. Many of these rejected toons were tosses aside, left to be forgotten.

[rrodney99]

[optimistic-koala]

The troublesome twin sibling duo of the Rejected Critters, Pinko and Blorbo Bearfrost. They're the fourth and fifth ones to join the group.

Plinko Bearfrost (Xe/Xem) is the strong one of the twins. Xe loves to work out at the gym and will try to get others to work out as well, but will only recommend it as xe knows that critters will work out at their own time and pace. Plinko is actually nice and kind with a heart of gold, and is only mean and violent whenever someone is mean and messes with xem, or even xis little sibling or friends. Xe also loves a good prank or two, and will even work together with Blorbo to mess with critters by pretending to be each other, which always worked. Plinko works odd jobs that involve lifting and carrying stuff around, like at construction sites, moving trucks, shipping factories, etc. To xem, it's like a good workout.

Blorbo Bearfrost (Ze/Zim) is the fashionable one of the two. Ze just loves to create and try out different outfits that ze made, and would show it off to the others of the Rejected Critters just to see what they all think about it. Blorbo is even willing to make outfits for other critters too whenever ze feels like it. The polar bear, just like Plinko, is also kind and nice too, but as a word of warning, don't push zim around as even ze has a breaking point, and it isn't pretty. Blorbo works at a fashion department company as part of a group of trainee fashion designers that works for some big name fashion designer. Ze is willing to work there despite sometimes being put down, humiliated, and yelled at by that critter just to make lots of money in order to help Plinko pay the bills around the house, but also to use some of the money to buy stuff like food, books, games, etc.

I commissioned @iidgm to create the character reference.

[pundertalefan]

I've been wanting to do this for a long time.

Introducing... the MetaTeeth family!

Mettaton and Caine have been in a loving relationship for about a year now, and they've decided to take the next step. Now they have a wonderful group of 27 children. And they treasure them all.

Starting from the obvious, they've taken in all the Playtime Co. Critters. In my headcanon, none of them have any parental figures other than the eldest of their parties, so the couple were all too glad to volunteer. Granted, the Nightmare Critters are a bit more resistant, and the Rejected Critters are mostly confused, but none of them have run away yet, so everyone wins.

Then we have the three main siblings. Of course, Pomni isn't thrilled with the place she's in, but she can't exactly talk her fathers out of fathering her. She's pretty much resigned herself, even though she often wonders why Caine hasn't tried to take in any of the other circus members.

Next, we have Pomni's two brothers. Angel Dust is glad to be a surrogate sibling to someone after the loss of his biological sister, and he's taken to caring for the jester with as much tact as he can. Being around someone who's touch-averse is a bit of a learning curve for him, but considering his past, he does the best he can to respect her boundaries, just like he wishes others would.

Fortunately for him, he's got another sibling besides the Smiling Critters who loves to give and receive affection. Granted, he's not built for cuddles, but Angel has enough softness to go around, and he very much appreciates it.

Chaos Sonic has been revived since Sonic Prime and left with no one to care for him. He craves love and understanding, so when he heard about Caine and Mettaton taking people in, he jumped at the opportunity. He loves all of his siblings, not caring that they aren't robots like him. If he were to meet any of his "biological" siblings, he would accept them too. He's also very fond of Angel's pig, Fat Nuggets, often petting him and talking to him about his dreams of selling his own branded energy drinks.

Finally, we have the most unusual member of the family, mainly because, unlike all the others, he is "technically" related to his AI father.

Basically, what happened is that Caine, at some point, crossed paths with one God of destruction, Beerus. Being a sort of god himself, he wants to be on good terms with anyone similar to himself. He noticed how isolated the cat God was, and he wanted to help out. His idea of doing so was creating someone for him to care for since it worked out so well for him.

Enter Lil Beerus. He was made for the sole purpose of being mentored by the cat God of Distruction. Beerus being Beerus, he adamantly refused, no matter how Caine tried to reason with him. In the end, the ringmaster couldn't bring himself to leave the creature he created out by himself, so he became the final member of the family. He's fine with it.

And there you have it. The MetaTeeth family. Individuals from all walks of life (and media) brought together by the power of love and understanding. They might be as different as can be, but they've found a place here and are (mostly) content with their roles in the family.

Of course, these fathers aren't perfect. They make their mistakes, especially Caine, who has no idea how organic lifeforms function and needs to be taught about emotions and thought processes. But he has a kind heart and just wants to do his best for his children and partner.

Mettaton also wants to provide the very best care for his kids and his boyfriend. He's also been trying harder to be less self-absorbed, as he wishes to be a better friend to Alphys and a good cousin to Napstablook. The latter is the one who took the family photo. Each member of the family gets along with each other in their own special ways, and at the end of the day, they all love to listen to music together and lay down on the ground, feeling like garbage after a good meal.

A happy family indeed. ❤️💗

[naycelium]

Korok Sona... 🍁🍄