Humpty Dumpty
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Hyper-competent cook and walking accident waiting to happen, Humpty somehow gets away with doing practically nothing as the Red Queen's Rook. Still finds a way to be overtly proud of his nonexistent accomplishments and endless supply of mistakes and mishaps.
Likes
- baking
- big words
- his own voice
- knives
Dislikes
- rubbing alcohol
- hats
- dictionaries
- dull blades
STORY
A bombastic character that demanded Elise’s attention the moment he’s first encountered, he leaves quite an impression on the Otherworlder, simultaneously unfortunate and insightful. An odd character prone to early ends, his tendency towards accidents reveals more about Looking-Glass Land than it probably should. When he fell off that wall, it seems he really couldn’t be put entirely back together again. But that could make him more trouble than he’s worth. And in a way his story threads are dependent on the goodwill of Elise. Available friendship route for White Alignment.
PERSONALITY & HABITS
A true drama queen at heart, he’ll make a scene out of any situation, and never thinks things through. Prefers to use 100 words when 1 would suffice, because he’s extra like that. On many occasions he will deliberately use complex and confusing language just to trip other people up and make himself feel smart. Ironically, he does have trouble saying certain things aloud, so uses even more words to spin people back around to another topic. But the wordiness he uses to defend himself still betrays his thoughts often, even when he believes he’s evaded admitting something. His large ham is only beaten by his larger list of accidents, mishaps, and lapses in sound judgement. Most of Looking-Glass Land knows him as a fearless fool, though it’s hard to tell how much of that is actual ignorance of how royally he’s screwed up and how much is pride. It’s a complete wonder he hasn’t accidentally offed himself yet… well, until his inevitable fall off the wall, that is.
DEVELOPMENT
Another early character, his unreasonable self-esteem was high to start from, and just kept increasing from there. He was easy to design thanks to that dumb bowl cut of his (having been very tempted to make his hair look like a broken egg shell). The original source character had a lot of distinctive elements I could run with too, especially that cravat that could have been a sash which I have now interpreted as pop-punk era fashion. Honestly he's just an emo disaster with an egg aesthetic. When in doubt, listen to Avril Lavigne.
Trivia
- His favorite word is “provoking”, and he considers himself a master of language. Naturally, he gave himself that title.
- Despite his overinflated ego and extensive accident history, he is a legitimately good cook and baker.
- Somehow considers boiling brandy with ale an acceptable drink.
- Once attempted to see if cooking with gunpowder was viable.
- Has a fluffy chicken named George Fox.
- The only reason he’s capable of knife throwing is because fate blessed him with luck in this one single area.
- All his scars are from cooking accidents.
- If Looking-Glass Land had healthcare, his accident history would render him uninsurable.
- Pen hoarder.
- Has a thing for blonds.
- Would have been emo in high school if it wasn’t for the crippling overconfidence.
- Hardboiled detective stories are his favorite genre.
- If you leave his blood out for too long, it turns into egg yolk/whites.
- He also bruises easier than a peach.
- Has zero fear of heights and and thinks hats (and by extension head protection) look stupid.
- Uses big words based on feel, not definition.
- Dislikes dictionaries and considers them sophistry.
- American accent.
Design Notes
- Wears the most white out of the RED PIECES, if only because he’s wearing colors reminiscent of chicken eggs.
- Never wears ties correctly.
- Usually wears suspenders and sleeve garters.
- Popped collar asshole.
- Lots of pins and oversized buckles.
- Has a lot of apron options.
- Oversized pockets & always has a place to keep a knife.
- If he’s not wearing an apron, expect skirts over pants.
- No nail polish, gloves, or sleeves that can get caught in the stove (yet continues to wear bandages which can’t be food-safe tbh).
- Egg details.
Attitude
Expression
Quests
Humpty Dumpty's no strangers to accidents. But this most recent one has him... rattled. There's something more going on in that head of his besides egoism and brain trauma.
TIP: For someone with such a verbose ego, there's a lot of things he's never going to say outright. Be sure to read between the lines.Tokens
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Elise
tbd
Like with everyone else, Elise draws his attention early on, but the motivations behind this are pettier than most, and he soon finds himself somewhat reliant on her in unexpected ways. She might be the thing that'll jolt him out of his slump and help him get some damn answers.
Laurel
crush
The White King is infamously pretty nice to people when he shouldn't be, and somehow this has caught the eye of Humpty Dumpty if only because basic human decency is often withdrawn from him. The two are now quite amicable, but considering their opposing roles, the egghead has a newfound level of self awareness and restraint, relegated to pining from afar.
Valse
boss
Valse is his actual boss, and probably the only person who could handle that position anyway. Somehow his crippling overconfidence has allowed him to shrug off her harsh critiques, or maybe he just didn’t understand them in the first place. Either way he has a vested interest in her goals, whatever they are.
Vespasian
intense annoyance
Thanks to Humpty's tendency to feed of the vibes of those around him, any dealings with the maniacal Judge often result in a battle of hams, as neither know when to back down. And now, Humpty has even more reason to be yelled at by the Wasp after that unusual accident... Eitehr way, best to avoid the situation entirely.
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