Well, Gus, maybe you can help out by directin your gang of fighters on where to go next? If you're an adventurer, you're probably good at navigating, planning. Checking the terrain for hazards. Refreshing the group with supplies.
Finding lost members?
Your group needs those skills right now more than they need another fighter. So stop moping and give it your all!
Gustavo: "You... you're right! I'm good at navigating, at scouting ahead one might say- if I run a little further than the pace we're going at, I can make sure we don't get another nasty shock like this whole fight was!"
Pepperman: "W- now hold on a moment-"
Pepperman: "You- you propose to leave us on this floor by ourselves? With that despicable Outlaw?"
Vigilante: "I'll have to agree with Pepperman over here- that fella sure didn't seem to want to sit down and have a civilized chat with any of us, Gustavo!"
Gustavo: "Hey, hey- I know you guys can handle yourselves in a fight! You cover each other's bases pretty damn well, if I do say so myself!"
Vigilante: "You... reckon we do?-"
Gustavo: "Plus, you've got that rope, don't you? I'm sure you can weed out some information from them on how this tower is laid out no problem at all- and I won't be gone forever!"
Gustavo: "I'll come back and report to you guys, that's a promise. I just... need to make myself useful first."
"..."
"... I just need to find him. Then we can all pull ourselves out of this mess."
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First up, Pepperman and The Vigilante!
(( Why both at once? Cause they're constantly together anyway, it'd be a shame to split them apart.
More or less I wanted to lean into the personalities they have already, but to crank em up a bit.
They're two of the five strongest creations in the tower, as well as close friends of P. his leads them both to be rather simply manipulated by him, especially given how gradual it was.
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Pepperman is a loud and proud figure, constantly boasting about his mastery of the arts and his determination and perseverance to never half-ass any of his creations was there for everyone to see.
Thus, P started taking advantage of that.
P would constantly commission Pepperman.
At first it was in reasonable quantities, maybe a painting every so often, maybe a little statuette here and there.
But the amount and speed that P started demanding became absurd.
Pepperman deep down could tell that he was accepting more work than he can handle, but his pride wouldn't listen.
He kept staying up longer and longer to finish the pieces, to the point where if you were to ask, he probably wouldn't even remember the last time he painted or even sketched for himself. Or when he last slept.
That's the state our protagonists would hind him in; very very overworked.
Rather unfinished first encounter with Pepperman^
(Check alt text if anything is hard to understand)
And here's a bunch of miscellaneous art of him (explanations in alt):
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Vigilante is a serious and gruff fellow who puts his farm and the people he cares about before himself.
He used to be a Vigilante until he got promoted to the Sheriff not too long ago. Now he just wears the name cause he's used to it.
No outlaw can escape his wrath, as he's very handy with a gun and loves practicing using it in sparring matches.
This is where P ruins that for him.
P used to just have fun little matches with Vigi, fighting fair and often allowing him to win as just a thanks for spending time with him.
But, as time went on, it became relentless.
P would constantly attempt to catch Vigi off-guard to "test his reflexes", not quite to the point of keeping him awake, but rather just making him paranoid and fearful of each minute he's awake. His hand was constantly on the trigger of his gun to feel at least a little in control.
And P doesn't go easy on him either. He's left actual dents and errors in the cheese, wounds that shouldn't even be possible.
But Vigilante doesn't know how to stop it.
If he were to say stop, he'd be angering his boss and more importantly friend. He cares about the time they've spent together, but knows at the same time that this is becoming far too much for him to handle.
And that's how you meet him, high-strung, worried about disappointing P.
I never finished the intro to him, but it would've taken place not along after Pepperman's. In fact, in the same room, like, canonically like ten minutes apart.
He'd go in there to discuss about getting ready for P's big event and just casually reveal to Peppibow about them being a clone, which would lead to quite a bit of tension as well as the proper in color introduction to P.
Misc art of Vigi:
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Their relationship would be up in the air. They were gonna be written as friends, but could be read as whatever the reader wants.
Vigilante would often drag Phil (as he calls Pepperman, since it's his real name), to Noisette's Cafe as a way to relax whenever he was pushing himself too hard.
Pepperman would be there to hear Vigi discuss his situation and give advice, which more or less fell on deaf ears, but were appreciated nonetheless.
They've been friends as long as they can remember, to the point that they can't even remember ever meeting, just that they always knew eachother.
Comic of Vigilante pulling Phil away from his work to take a break^
(I was gonna originally make a better digital version but haven't gotten to it)
First refs of them^
Bonus info:
Pepperman's final design doesn't have a bow, since its colors would've been decided by askers. Thus it would've been added after the votes were in.
Vigi was originally gonna have a cheese pattern bow that would work similar to the patterns do in Chowder.
All of Fun Farm is Vigilante's farm.
Pepperman would be on the spectrum.
I forgot that Pepperman's small form exited while making him, so he has nothing to do with that.
Vigilante was planned to die in one of the drafts after revealing to Peppibow that they're a clone, as P had specifically told Vigi and the other bosses not to do that, and thus gets angered.
P would pop his hand through a portal, crush the life out of him and then drag him away, leaving Pepperman and everyone else in the room horrified.
And that was one of planned introductions to P.
I decided against it, as Vigi didn't really do anything to deserve that fate and plus it would've been rather anti-climactic in general.
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[OTHER'S POST SPOTLIGHT]
AU/Art Link Masterlist
Misc aus: SabiGiyuu Fusion, Lone Digger, kny x ROTG, koku/muzan bitter exes
dad/big brother giyuu aus: theyrefamilyyourhonor.png (1)
kny clan au masterlist
Sabito Lives aus
kny magic knights au: sanemi's nice rack & sabito's pinch attack
kny x avatar
frathouse au: shampoo, 'inches' incorrect quote
gfs au, giyumitsu alt (2)
-gfs au (literal) (2)
abo sabigiyu surprise adoption au: sabigiyuu, feral giyuu
vampire!sabito (old) & (new)
sabito-giyuu swap au
-water pillar swap au (not a second thought about you.png) (2)
kitsune sabito au (ch1)
yokai au
fight ring au: sabito, sabito getting decked
downfall au
band au (yayay first post)*
vigi au, 2
earth to echo au, dumpsterboy
hybrid au: sabito, giyuu
nezukos revenge au: Cold
werewolf au, giyuu(video)
halloween au sabito (3)
KNY x Stardew Valley au
Last Light au
XTREME SPORMTS
mermaids (variant list)
everyone lives au but make it obagiyuu (og tags)
AfterAlt
General Art Bullshit
kny wiki drawpile event (halloween)
redraw meme (modern au) (bikers)
doodle dump (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (🦂) (7)
sabigiyu bullshit bc i am Unwell about them (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
-Gooey
Propaganda
So What
Scared Together
Oh please stay
oc shit (2)
MURDERER
Transgener<3
(*newest added post)
---- NSFW ----
bunnyboy giyuu<3
nsfw sabigiyu fic + sabito
demon!sabito au (obsession) [i couldnt fit a tag for the au in :(]
lil idea
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Well, Gustavo, how IS vigilante? You did check on them
Gustavo: "Doesn't seem too hurt, just... knocked out cold. We won't have to worry about him for a while."
Gustavo: "As much as I hate to admit it, I... don't think that could have gone better. He really did have us pinned back there- if I had just acted faster then..."
Gustavo: "Ach, I feel like dead weight here. I'm an adventurer, I'm here to save Peppino, I... never mind, never mind. I'll find a way to make myself useful."
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