#so Kraton just gives up. and lets his sentient trans characters exist

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Test designs for some new guys!

First one is Yellow Platanera, he's a Texas Wasp Moth. He's a rockabilly star who's very popular in the fruitbugs desert level. He's no stranger to getting close with his fans- it's actually because deep down he doesn't feel like he deserves good things. He feels that way because people compare him- despite being in a different genre of music- to Pricklypear Glowkids, and Platanera feels like he'll never be as good as the former.

Second and third of the first pic are the same person, pre and post transition: his name is Quadrat Wassermelone, and he's a Hollow Twig Spider. He's a real estate guy that builds bauhaus-like houses, but thing is that they're also non-euclidian endless labyrinths. He also makes people trapped in them pay rent. But guys it's ok he's trans and happy now dont worry about it

Third is Hawthorn Wildflower and he's a Common Cricket. He's essentially feral but also a knight. He lives in a wild meadow full of wild flora you don't find anywhere else, and protects it from anything and anyone that threatening. He made his sword himself and can't talk so well but like most fruitbugs he's romanceable. He's pretty spontaneous and impulsive in behavior.

Last one is Rosehip Valiantheart- and he's a White Plume Moth. Dont be fooled by his given name, he's actually a bad guy! Rosehip hunts who or what ever is the strongest foe in a given level/area and battles it to the death. His reasons for that behavior are a very skewed sense of 'justice', that actually is more a selfish thrill. He was once a noble knight, but something happened that broke him and turned him into a relentless, violent shell of a man. He doesn't have any mask or armor- what you see is his actual face and exoskeleton! His facial cavity can have an inhumanly long tongue come out of it, if you ever get lucky enough to 1) be spared by him 2) make him trust you and 3) take him in an ice cream date or something (which is entirely doable. Hard but doable).

#o #rose'socs #fruitbugs #fruitbugs yellow platanera #fruitbugs quadrat wassermelone #fruitbugs hawthorn wildflower #actually all 4 of them are trans men. Just Quadrat has a pre transition self #if you think that's too much: theres' a reason for this #you see the in-universe fruitbugs creator- Kraton- is cis and straight. He makes mostly male characters to appeal to fans #but he also tries to 'even it out' by creating female characters too. But thing is. #Every single one of them dislike the way they're programmed and transitions into a man. Kraton is aware of this ad tries to 'fix' it #by editing his character's programming or by deleting the character and recreate it from scratch #but. They still choose to transition every single time. The reasons aren't always the exact same but the result is. #so Kraton just gives up. and lets his sentient trans characters exist #rosehip has a pretty obvious insp i think but look. No one ever listened to me when i said he was trans #despite having an alternate palette that literally has the trans flag colors on it. But now im evil and he's an oc so he's trans for real!! #quadrat has also an obvious insp but: early internet clip art of Him was too good i had to make an oc sorry #fruitbugs rosehip