#I like to consider helpy basically Michael’s son

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You think FNAF Helpy misses Michael sometimes?

[beloved-cat-gremlin]

So a lot of people got invested in my FNaF Owl House crossover with Cassie as Luz and Gregory as Hunter.

And I have been playing around with ideas on who to swap out with the characters in the show (I've got some good ones piled up already, might make a post about those). But the one I'm struggling with the most seems to be Eda.

On one hand many people seem to want Eda to be replaced with Roxy, considering the design parallels. On the other hand my personal take would be for Michael to swap places with Eda, since that has higher stakes in terms of story telling with William as Belos.

So I'm making a poll to ask which one I should replace Eda with. Heck maybe I'll even do both and create two completely different AUs with different character swaps.

I'll also provide some more in depth points for why both either Roxy or Michael should replace Eda, under the cut.

So question is:

Argument Points for Roxy:

Roxy seems to be people's first choice considering I made Cassie replace Luz. And in game Roxy seems to act very protective of Cassie, making it a good fit and parallel to how Eda came to care for Luz.

Roxy also has a lot of similarities to Eda in terms of design and personality. They both seem harsh on the outside, but do genuinely care for certain kids and both are sporting a beautiful mane of hair.

Bonus points for the curse aspect: Roxy could turn into a sort of werewolf instead of an owl beast, if we are playing around with the idea that Roxy would take a more human like appearance than an animal one, prior to the curse.

With Roxy as Eda I could also tie some other FNaF characters into the story as well. Like making OG Foxy take Dell's place, which would work both in context of the owl house as well as the FNaF world.

Shipping Bonus: If Roxy ends up as Eda, Glamrock Chica would make a perfect fit as Raine.

Argument Points for Michael:

With Michael as Eda there is a lot more potential to dive into a more story focused AU, rather than a simple swap one. With basically everyone agreeing that William would be Belos, it would work beautifully in a story telling way to put Michael as Eda.

In this context I would have to alter a lot of the original owl house plots and ideas to fit this AU, but isn't that like every AU, really?

With the idea of Michael being William's oldest son, it would mean that he too, is human. Meaning he too must have found a way to survive for over 400 years like his own father. And while not true for owl house canon, this does work with what we are given in FNaF lore.

And not just that but it does work in favor of some of the other characters that are swapped out. For instance: Helpy as King would work out well with Michael as Eda, since the fandom has basically dubbed Helpy as Mike's "son" so to speak.

It also works with my two potential replacements for Lilith. Either with Vanessa or an adult Elizabeth, it would work in terms of story for either of them as Lilith, if Mike was Eda. (Especially Vanessa who has a lot of parallels to Lilith's character.)

While the curse aspect doesn't have that big of an impact for Michael, I could make his owl beast form a type of werefox. To reflect the horrible deeds he had committed regarding his younger brother.

Shipping Bonus: With Michael as Eda it would be more than fitting to put Jeremy as Raine. Which does work too with context from both FNaF lore and TOH story.