#HK Religious Trauma Squad

[cosmoknightchaos]

25 for any character I wanna read your ramblings

25. What is your favourite thing about your OC?

Wow. Dill asking a non-angsty question from an angsty OC ask? That's crazy man

Below are 29 OCs that I'm currently using enough to have favourite bits about them. Enjoy

A Hat in Time OCs

Horalo AU Skyscreamer: Baby girl. Favourite thing about her would probably be the fine line I have to walk between being a kind, caring woman and a motherly figure while writing her. Sky is supposed to be the cool older sister and it's a lot of fun to portray that in writing! The Flower Man: His dialogue. I fucking LOVE how this man speaks and it is so much fun to write. Also taking his lore out of context. He canonically has the most rizz out of anyone in the Horizon and it is my favourite fact about him. King Moonjumper: His personality specifically in the currently unreleased Act7. He likes playing himself up, seeming like a big threat, and then the moment something doesn't go his way he has a meltdown. He's so silley.

Wanderer AU Ester: I have a scene from the ending of Wanderer doodled out where Ester and MJ are standing in the frozen remains of Subcon and they are holding hands. It's just something about her being a scared, sassy, almost insignificant child, especially when put up next to characters like Graves or Snatcher who are much more lore-relevant, and yet she stays MJ's closest companion and most trusted friend throughout the entire story. Gravedigger: Absolutely anything that can draw more parallels between her and Gleb, the character she takes the role of. Mourner/Cathrine: Saying my favourite part of her character is that she gets my favourite song from Anastasia feels like cheating, but it's definitely up there. Probably her loyalty. She is, above all, loyal to her homeland, and refuses to let that part of her go after the freeze. She's one of the few characters not really running away from her past, but instead slowly coming to terms with it. Count Adrianne: He's a perfect example of a complex character who seems very simple on the outside and I love him for it. Either that or his relationship with Snatcher. They bicker like siblings because they were both older siblings before dying and are projecting on to each other and it's very silly.

Misc. Anya: Ouuugh. That's a hard one. Favourite bit about them is probably their coping mechanisms. They are so good at taking things at face value, accepting them, and then watching everything else devolve into chaos around them like a sitcom without doing anything to help. They speedrun the 5 stages of grief just so they can make fun of everyone else and completely fuck themself over in the process because they don't actually learn how to cope Kaizo: He's a whore what else can I say

Hollow Knight OCs (The Religious Trauma Squad)

Gospel: Her lore! She's so fucked up <3 Edge: One of the big things about RTS is that the main three characters go through very similar character arcs, but they're all in different stages of it. We first meet Edge at the end of his character arc, where he's already decided that most gods are assholes and he doesn't owe his devotion to anyone. Then, during the rest of the story, he gets to watch two other people experience similar events, and it forces him to help them because he doesn't want the to go through the same things he did. It's just a fun dynamic of him already knowing who he is and his heritage and being comfortable with that, and now helping others learn the same thing. Marion: His absolute and total devotion to the troupe during his time in it, and his relationship with Gospel after he gets kicked out.

Ivy

Jenny: She (in a way) dismantles the idea of a "Chosen One" hero and I think that's pretty neat. Morgan: She's just silly. Couldn't tell you why, I just really like her. Myo: They are a BITCH. Lying little bastard and I love them for it. They would murder someone, turn around, and go "I'm just a little guy it's my birthday you wouldn't punish a little guy on his birthday would you" and it would work. And, as the actual "Chosen One" of the story, it's fun to see them go over the edge trying to be the special main character.

Project Scepsis OS

Paisley: They don't let their past traumas and experiences define who they are and I think that's really neat! Marci: It's practically a self-insert and those characters will always be special to me. Also, it's just a blob. What's not to love? The actual answer is its story arc where it nearly kills Sonemeir on accident and traumatizes them both for life Kat: Her species as a concept. The idea of a shapeshifter who has to eat something to shift into it is fascinating to me. Prof. Sonemeir: He is so fucked up in so many ways. Dude has been through the horrors(TM). His entire character deals with the idea of legacies and how what you create will last longer than you will, which is really funny because he hates everything he's created and it will haunt him for the rest of his life. And also that aforementioned arc with Marci Creator: His character design. He is very fun to draw :)

ET's Coffee Shop

Phoebe: She is the best example of "some normal dude who got wrapped up in everyone else's shenanigans" and I think that's very funny. Also the fact that she is destined to kill her entire family. There is no escaping fate around here Altalune: Oh my GODDDD I am INSANE about this man. Definitive favourite thing is his character design, I fucking love his character design it is so good and so much fun to draw, but I have to shout out his relationship with ET because it's my favourite part of the entire story as a whole. Stopwatch: Everyone else in this story, including the two main antagonists, uses more traditional or magic-based weapons: Phoebe has daggers, Altalune and Tristen use swords and magic, ET has shapeshifting powers, stuff like that. Stopwatch, on the other hand, has a gun. Cirsten: She is too good for this world. So incredibly loving and caring of everyone at all times. Her and Audun are the best romantic relationship I've ever written and they make me so happy. Tristen Kannaroe: The way his name sounds. It just rolls off the tongue so nicely and it fits his character so well. And his character design. He looks exactly how he acts and I love it. Also, his couple hundred horrific "deaths" and the fact that he is immortal because Alta won't let him die. ET: I feel like I could say "character design" for every single Coffee Shop character and it would work. They're all so good. Anyways, ET's relationship with Alta and ET's death are my favourite bits. And also that he's kind of an allegory for neurodivergence. TQ: Character de- I step on a banana peel and comically fall down the nearest set of stairs. Seriously though. I have a bit running where all of the deity/god-like characters are drawn in a different style, and TQ's is lineless. They look so good in that style and I love drawing them. Personality-wise, I love how incredibly objective they are. They're so blunt and honest at all times, especially with Alta. It's really funny to see Alta try to justify his actions to TQ and them going "Okay but you did just level and entire city" Ayabe: Their backstory and their relationship with Stopwatch! Their magic is also cool as fuck. Crumpet: Yeah it's character design again

[cosmoknightchaos]

The Religious Trauma Squad is unleashed inside of a shopping mall what do they do.

OMG I GET TO TALK ABOUT RTS.......

So for sake of plot convenience we're going to say Hallownest is located in the Midwest because. Because I don't know any other brands

Marion would be the one to drag them there. Neither Gospel nor Edge would want to be there- Gospel actually does, but doesn't want Edge to be unhappy, so she pretends she doesn't. Edge does not want to go. At all.

Once they actually get there, Edge would immediately raid the food court and stay there the rest of the time, absolutely refusing to leave... Until the other two are out of sight. Gospel and Marion would go shopping. Marion drags her around to a bunch of shops, mostly fashion spots. He's more fast-paced than Gospel likes, so she doesn't get much time to look at things (Malls would be a lovely source of stimulation for Marion, so he's very energetic and easily distracted in one), but if she were left alone she'd get lost very quickly.

Mariom would hit up Aerie, Garage, Pacsun, Hot Topic (unironically), and American Eagle for clothes. He wouldn't buy too much (by his standards) but would leave with at least three new outfits. He'd buy something from Hot Topic just to make fun of Edge. Unfortunately Gospel would get bored halfway through the shopping and find a Lego store and Marion would leave her there. She'd entertain herself with whatever displays and interactive/example sets they have.

Marion would finish up his clothes shopping and head to Bath n Bodyworks for candles, perfume, scrubs, the likes. Once that's all done, he'd find Gospel, buy her a small Lego set, and bring her to Sephora, so the two can check out some makeup. This is the only part of shopping with Marion that Gospel fully enjoys. Marion has an immaculate sense for what shades look good on anybody, and Gospel is no exception.

Edge, meanwhile, waited until Marion and Gospel were long gone before leaving the food court. They would wander around a bit, not really entering any shops but certainly observing. I fully believe he would end up in a Claire's and get earrings there. After that, they would wander until they found a bookstore.

Marion and Gospel would find Edge at said bookstore (Gospel asked to go there). Marion would make fun of Edge being in a bookstore despite having poor literacy skills, then skitter off to find a history book he can make mock. Gospel would find a fiction/fantasy novel, and Marion would read to Edge tidbits of a Hallownest history and/or mythology book and the two would make fun of the innacuracies. Perks of being a cultist and a literal god include perfect historical knowledge. In a perfect world, Edge would buy a book for honorary RTS member Lokki, who's far too antisocial to go shopping with the crew but appreciates a gift.

The three would get lunch/some sort of food and then head out. Gospel would begin working on her Lego set the moment they get back to camp, and Edge would nearly stab Marion for buying them stuff from Hot Topic.