#Spud the Fake Peppino

[ask-the-totally-real-peppino]

Post for Context

Bean did not see who it was, and the silhouette was simplified to add to the mystery! All we know for sure is that it was a wide Fake Peppino with large forearms, and there's quite a few of those hehe

There is a 'correct' answer, but if one of the 'decoys' win, then it might change the story! Only a minor change for the intermission, Not like a major impact on the main story, bc this is just for fun!

#ooc post #Cake the Fake Peppino #Cupcake the Fake Peppino #Eglantine the Fake Peppino #Bello the Fake Peppino #Spud the Fake Peppino #BB the Fake Peppino #Artie the Plush Fake Peppino #Rito the Fake Peppino #Earl the Fake Peppino #and then 01008 doesn't have a given name so I will retag later

[smalltimidbean]

Vitelotte gets the funny little cube!

Spud has a nap as she solves it

#OC: Spud the Fake Peppino #OC: Vitelotte the Peppiclone #pizza tower oc #pizza tower #fake peppino #peppino clone #it is a doodle day apparently but I am having fun hehe

[ask-the-totally-real-peppino]

Where's Spud? I wanna see the mole here too!

(Spud is here! He has just been digging as he waits for his friend (who I haven't finished designing yet)

#ooc post #Spud the Fake Peppino #I do not know how to replicate his dirt splotches in pixel form so do not mind if they change between images #but he is here too now apparently #please be nice to him he is shy #and his friend is not here yet

[ask-the-totally-real-peppino]

You mentioned once that Eg has both polecat and dart frog DNA, right? That implies that other clones can have more than one type of animal mixed with them. Thinking of the possibilities is exciting :)

(That is correct! Now it is time for 'Bean talks about clone OCs again!!!' (Also Bean is not a scientist, and we are using cartoon logic, so do not come at them for inaccuracy!!!)

In the most simple of terms, there are three groups that clones can be classified into! (Well, four, but we'll get into that)

The first group is clones with just a single species of animal (or plant!) spliced into their DNA, with examples being Spud (Star-Nosed Mole) and Mirtillo (Common Vampire Bat)

These guys are probably second most common! Giving clones specific traits without the risk of mixing DNAs and causing the clone to explode or something

The second group is clones with more than one set of DNA, but those animals are all the same species, ie Vitelotte having only spider DNA (Jumping Spider, Wolf Spider, Tarantula etc (side note, no specific subspecies bc there are so many spiders I do not have the spoons to look through them all and pick some out kjfdsjf)), and Mint Chip having shark DNA (Tiger Shark and Thresher Shark)

These guys are probably the most common type as they (the scientists) were giving clones specific traits from animals like the singular DNA clones, but also did not want to be limited if one type of species could do something another couldn't

And then Eg falls into the third group of having more than one set of DNA from different animals! As mentioned, she has Striped Polecat (aka African Skunk or Zorilla) and Blue Poison Dart Frog DNA! Another example, bc I need to have two examples, is BB, who is a mix of Boer Goat, African Lion, Ball Python, and King Cobra!

This group is the rarest out of the three, bc mashing together DNAs like that often resulted in failure, but that does not mean they are few and far between!

And last, but not least, special cases!!! This is the group Pep falls into, even tho he should technically be in the third group, he is packed with so many different kinds of DNA, he is very much an outlier here

And there are a few other outliers, who would also technically be in one of the previous groups, but what makes them different is that they were not purposely spliced with certain DNAs, and were the result of cross-breeding (two (or more) different clones with different DNAs making a baby), or cannibalism (eating another clone and absorbing their set(s) of DNA)

#ooc post #lore tag #did I use this as a bit of an excuse to draw clones again? yeah hehe #also take a sip of water Bean made another fat clone with big hands!!! #well big paws bc this guy got BEANS #and yes you can hug them before anyone asks!!! #also also did not mean for all the clones on the left to be looking at the clones on the right with varying levels of confusion kjfjkf #but sailor bees sailor bees #Spud the Fake Peppino #Mirtillo the Peppiclone #Vitelotte the Peppiclone #Mint Chip the Peppiclone #Eglantine the Fake Peppino #BB the Fake Peppino #and Pep but I do not tag him for some reason #oh also #cannibalism mention

[ask-the-totally-real-peppino]

Well, Eg clearly doesn't wanna get hugged, but what about Spud? Can I hug Spud?

(Yes, but you must go through a thorough inspection by both Spud and Vitelotte

And if you pass, be prepared to get covered in dirt and have your bones (unintentionally) crushed

#ooc post #Spud the Fake Peppino #Vitelotte the Peppiclone #oh say hi to Vitelotte people who do not follow my art blog jkfdjkfd #she is Spud's friend and will bite you if you try anything #don't try to hug her either only Spud can do that #okay we have hit the hug quota for now come back later!!!

[smalltimidbean]

Is this mole interest? (silly)

Spud found a funny little cube, and he is probably going to give it to Vitelotte later~

#OC: Spud the Fake Peppino #pizza tower oc #fake peppino #pizza tower

[smalltimidbean]

Spud with tiny eyes is uncanny valley levels of unsettling for some reason

It might be bc the majority of the clones and PT characters have massive eyes, ksdkjf

But do not worry, you are not the only one that finds them unsettling

#OC: Spud the Fake Peppino #OC: Vitelotte the Peppiclone #pizza tower oc #pizza tower #Spud cannot read but he tries his best

[smalltimidbean]

It's Spud's mentioned friend, Vitelotte!!! She is a WAR clone who was made with the DNA of various spiders. He helps Spud get around, and speak up for him when he is feeling timid (which is most of the time)

Vitelotte is not the most aggressive clone, but she will throw down if he needs too (And sometimes just for fun, hehe). They do have a venom (which is not deadly, it just causes drowsiness), and she can climb walls, but he cannot produce silk for webs

This is less about Vitelotte herself, but a vitelotte is a type of purple potato, and she is named after a potato bc spiders and potatoes have many eyes!!!

#OC: Spud the Fake Peppino #OC: Vitelotte the Peppiclone #pizza tower oc #pizza tower #they probably would not go to a place to get food I just wanted to draw the meme

[smalltimidbean]

Another stinky clone, but I share more info this time, hehe

This is Spud, and he is a Fake Peppino made with the DNA of a star-nosed mole

He relies on smell and touch to get around, and using his moustache how the star-nosed mole would (it wiggles!), since he rarely forms his eyes. It's too much wasted energy to keep very useless and tiny eyes formed on his being, but he will use them if he has to!

He also has an eye-seeing companion clone, who is his best friend, and they are always together (not here bc I haven't finished designing them hehe)

Spud is a bit cautious and timid around others, since he can not tell a threat right away like the others, but once he's comfy he is pretty chill and lets others climb over him, bc he is also a big boy

He also loves to dig, and is usually covered in dirt, so that is why he is stinky hehe

#OC: Spud the Fake Peppino #pizza tower oc #pizza tower

[ask-the-totally-real-peppino]

Ok so, on a scale from Pep to brick solid, how squishy is each clone? Not huggable, necessarily, just squishy

(I cannot list them all, bc there are many, but they're all pretty squishy, considering they are all essentially living dough that can form and reform at will

The Peppiclones, like Parmesan and Prosciutto, are the most solid as they are more dense than Fake Peppinos, with a shout-out to Cremepuff, who is slightly squishier than the average Peppiclone

Then it's the 'standard' Fake Peps like Porto and Tarragon

Then the Fake Peps with the big hands, bc they tend to be fatter than standard

BB and Spud get an extra point on the squishy scale due to having paw pads (or just thicker skin on their palms in Spud's case lfdl)

And then Chickpea is top on the scale, next to Pep, as he also has paw pads and the man is like 75% fat rolls

Shorter answer, they all squish, but some squish more than others)

#ooc post #I didn't know how else to answer this besides making a chart #and I do not have time for that I am working lkfdk #but they're all squisher than the real Peppino #bc he has like actual muscles and bones under his skin #but he is also still squishy bc he is a fat man with a soft heart hehe