#damaged lizbert

[sugary-spider]

I EDITED AND FIXED UP DAMAGED AU LIZBERT CAUSE SHE LOOKED FUNKY!!!

The beast ever

[illusion133]

Grumpus Headcanon: Claws

Some Headcanons about the different types of claws I gave them

Filbo - Normal painted claws that are easy to damage but are quite sharp. These claws retract under the skin of the grumpus.

Wambus - Long claws that are good for digging dirt. It may seem helpful but it can be an annoyance from time to time since he can accidentally scratch himself or other grumpuses. These claws retract halfway and can grow fast if left unchecked. ( he hates cutting his nails)

Beffica - Sharp and thin claws that can easily slice through hard materials like metal. these claws can also be an annoyance if she wants to scratch her fur. these claws cannot retract.

Gramble - Small and round claws that may not look harmful but they are enough to break through the skin underneath the fur. these claws can be seen through Gramble's fur since he plucked his fur out due to stress.

Triffany - slightly curled Claws are actually the bones that can break out from underneath the tip of her paws. these claws will retract once the skin heals and it slightly hurts.

Wiggle - Very short claws that are only visible due to them being painted green. These claws are harmless and will not hurt any Grump.

Chandlo - Long Like claws that are like wambus but he actually cuts them down or trims them so he doesn't hurt Snorpy. these claws however are not retractable.

Snorpy - Broken Sharp claws from biting them off due to stress. these claws hurt to retract due to the sharp edges around them.

Cromdo - Thick and curly like claws that are used for gripping onto walls or surfaces he can reach. These claws are hard to break but hard to retract back in.

Shelda - Very thin and easy fragile claws. They take a while to retract and She allows them to grow healthy.

Floofty - Long and very sharp painted claws that can dig through someones entire body. Floofty usually scratches at the table when working on something and they cant retract these claws.

Eggabell - short pink painted claws that can lightly scratch a grumpus. these claws can be retracted and she keeps them trimmed everyday.

Lizbert - Damaged and sharp claws from all the adventures and hunting she would do. She has broken a few nails or more but she is proud of it because it shows all her hard work.

Clumby - Sharp, thin, and thick claws that are enough to dig through her desk and everytime she wants the journalist to pay attention she grabs her chalkboard and scratches it a lot. She does not retract them.

Bronica - She doesn't use her claws often but her claws can break out from her paws. though since her claws are longer and more sharper than dull. it makes her bleed a bit.

Alegander - He doesn't have time to cut his claws and they have grown all the way down to his sides along with his messy fur. somebody give this man nail clippers.

[bugswapau]

Interview Wambus!

Time to ask the farmer a few questions.

“Have time for an interview?”

Oh, sure! Sounds like a real hoot!

“Who are you?”

Oh, I write about and plant sauces around town! Usually you only find random plants or weeds here, but this island is a agriculturalist’s paradise!

“Uh… And your name…?”

Aw, jeez, right, my name! I’m Wambus Troubleham!

“Why come to Snaktooth Island?”

When I heard about the expedition, I reckoned I may as well keep plantin’ fruits and veggies for the rest of my life... or really broaden my horizons. Follow in my pa’s footsteps!

“Who’s your ‘pa’?”

Ya mighta heard of Griffith Troubleham? He was a chef, as intrepid an adventurer as Eggabell. Our old home was filled to the brim with his family recipes, n’ he passed on his love of cooking to me. Bless his heart!

“Thoughts on Bugsnax?”

Ain’t they really somethin’ else? There’re Bugsnax paintings here that date back a thousand years. The Grumpus civilization rises, falls and gets lost to time, but the Bugsnax are still here. They’re walkin’ archives of everything here!

“Why did you leave town?”

I didn’t leave, per se. More-so just stopped comin’ back. I wasn't even there when the fight broke out! Imagine my reaction when I found Triffany red with anger, ready to claw at Wiggle's throat.

“Is that why you and Triffany split?”

No, no, it's more complicated than that. I really did wanted her to go with me to my farm. But she wouldn't give up her dig site, not even for me. Hmph… What a bonehead!

“Any info on Eggabell?”

Charmin’ young lady, that Eggabell! We rarely met in town at the same time... N’ when we did, it was usually in the medical tent, while Lizbert patched us up. We told each other what we had discovered n’ compared the worst our scars had to offer!

“Jeez! You two got injured that often?”

No adventure is without danger! Well, farmin’ is much less risky, but the Troublehams have pretty unconventional methods. This never sat well with Liz. She hated it when people got hurt, ‘specially when it happened to Egg.

“What happened to Eggabell?”

Y’know, in a place like this there's a good chance you'll fall into a hole or get stuck in a crevasse here or there. Especially with all’a the earthquakes that shake the island… I’d hate to be a Debbie Downer, but it could be a thousand years before anyone finds out what happened to Eggabell.

“Thanks, Wambus. I learned a lot!”

Aw, shucks! Yer too kind! I’m just happy to chip in n’ solve a mystery or two. Oh! And speakin’ of which…

“You have something for me? Did you figure something out?”

Sure thing! Eggabell hid a spare journal in the ruins for safekeeping. I can’t open it without damaging what's inside. I reckon you'll have better luck than me. Anyhoo, sorry for jabberin’ yer ear off! I'd better get back to work, eh?

[cyberaxolotl]

The Snaktooth Island Disappearances: Chapter 5

Warnings: Horror, major character death, non-explicit character death

AO3 Version

“The following documents are classified.

This is [&/:$):?/?/&@] writing for [\£?%], reporting on the disappearances on Snaktooth Island. While making efforts to get into the home of Wambus Troubleham and Triffany Lottablog, an investigator found something that the rest of the team had not noticed by that point. Stuck on a root on the river bank, the investigator found a journal bound with thick leather, and removed it from the water. It had some water damage, but a professional was able to recover most of the pages and decipher the entries. The author’s handwriting is a match for Snorpington Fizzlebean’s, however every spot where there’d be a signature was thickly written over. We note that Mr. Fizzlebean has a history of paranoia and psychosis, and we take these entries as lighter and less valuable than others.

The entries will be copied and documented now.”

Year #3, month #10 day #15

Floofty has returned to Snaxburg today. While it is annoying that I now have to deal with them around town, I suppose I shall value the security of having everyone here.

I have noticed something strange happening. I spend very little of my time outside, however I have noticed that the sun has started setting earlier. I do not know when it has been rising, as my sleep schedule has not changed, but I know the sun does not set at seven. I am aware that winter is coming soon, but I do not remember the daylight cycle changing this drastically. I will continue to monitor this.

[... -. --- .-. .--. -.--]

Year #3, month #10 day #16

A cruel prank was played on me today! Beffica disguised herself as [-.-. .... .- -. -.. .-.. —] while I was in a time of weakness and used it to try and get my secrets out of me- and she did! If she tells Chandlo, I don’t know what I will do! I’m hoping Scarla is preventing her from doing such.

On the lighter list of happenings, Eggabell has returned, unfortunately without Lizbert. Having her here will be useful, I can’t trust most of these grumps not to get into trouble without a doctor around. But I still wonder what happened to the other one.

I have no doubts that the daylight cycle is getting shorter. It has set before 8pm yet again, and I believe it is getting later to rise. However, it is not severe enough to be cause for concern yet. I will continue to keep note of it.

[... -. --- .-. .--. -.--]

Year #3, month #10 day #17

The sun rose at noon and set at 6pm. I knew something was wrong and only today was it severe enough that all of town had noticed it! Because our schedules cannot simply be cut down to fit a six hour day, [-.-. .... .- -. -.. .-.. —] and I have set up lanterns around town in order to provide light during the early and later hours.

What on earth is causing this to happen?! Winter alone could not cause such a major shift in daylight, and it is not even winter yet! Is the grumpinati attempting to snuff out the sun? What do they expect to cause other than complete economic and ecological collapse?

I’ve shared my concerns with [-.-. .... .- -. -.. .-.. —] about his morning jogs. He said he’ll try to switch his times to afternoon runs if it stops me from worrying about it, and I hate to change his schedule, but I AM worried about it.

[... -. --- .-. .--. -.--]

Year #3, month #10 day #18

Today was the same as yesterday. Filbo assisted [-.-. .... .- -. -.. .-.. —] and I in lighting all of the lanterns, which I appreciate, and I feel it is now time for me to bunker down.

I have noticed that, during times of darkness, I cannot see outside of Snaxburg. Not stars, not the volcano, nothing. As though it is not only attempting to snuff out the sun, but all light around here.

I don’t like it a bit. I feel as though this might be bigger than the Grumpinati, or perhaps just their biggest scheme yet. But why wrap EVERYONE on the island into it?

Unless… It is bigger than just the island?

Is Maple okay?

[... -. --- .-. .--. -.--]

“The name “Maple” here is in reference to the eldest Fizzlebean sibling, Mapleline Fizzlebean, known more publicly by her actress name, Mapleline Hollyleaf. She is yet to be informed of her younger siblings’ disappearances and presumed deaths.”

Year #3, month #10 day #19

The grumpinati’s plan has reached its worst yet. The sun did not rise today.

How does someone make the sun disappear entirely-!? It does not make any sense! Not Triffany nor Floofty have scientific explanations, and I cannot even fathom how the grumpinati could do this!

Not to mention, it is unnaturally and extremely cold wherever there is no light. I have lanterns and candles in the mill, but if I leave for more than a second, there is such a terrible chill.

[-.-. .... .- -. -.. .-.. —] is helping Filbo keep the fire going and keep everyone together. I cannot be seen outside of the mill during this, but I have the stockpile of candles and lanterns, so I assume I will have to share them if this darkness does not heal itself.

[... -. --- .-. .--. -.--]

Year #3, month #10, day #20

It is the second day of all natural light being completely gone. The mill feels unnaturally large when I am alone in it, and I’m starting to wish we did not sleep on opposite sides of it. I wish we slept together. It’d be warmer that way.

I was called to the fire at noon to give lanterns and candles to those in need of them. While it depleted my supply, I know it would be selfish of me to refuse.

I am worried about what the grumpinati might be planning to do with this darkness. Are they going to send something to get us? Are they attempting to make us go mad? If I were not a hypersomniac, I feel as though I’d be struggling terribly to sleep. I cannot imagine what Gramble is experiencing.

[... -. --- .-. .--. -.--]

“The entries for day 21 and 22 are missing.”

Year #3, month #10 day #23

I’ve slept away most of my days lately. I cannot shake off a terrible chill, and while I would like to go to the fire, I cannot put myself out there.

The mill is especially lonely now. [-.-. .... .- -. -.. .-.. —] comes to check on me, but I believe I’ve been asleep during several of these times. I wish that he would wake me.

I only noticed Scarla’s absence today. How long have they been away for? And what are they doing?

Worse so, I am beginning to get hunger pangs.

[... -. --- .-. .--. -.--]

“The lower half of this page was covered in unintelligible scribbles.”

Year #3, month #10 day #24

Sauce was rationed out today. [-.-. .... .- -. -.. .-.. —] brought me several bottles of chocolate to sustain myself, and he spent more time with me than previous days. Likely because he caught me when I was not half asleep.

As it would turn out, yes, Scarla has left to get bugsnax. But they left two days ago and have not returned. Filbo said he wanted to go after them, but is that really a good idea?

Floofty and Triffany have supposedly been trying to find an answer, but I don’t believe this situation has one that is considered “reasonable.”

I noticed him shaking more than usual. Is he. Scared?

Perhaps that is why he stayed inside today.

[... -. --- .-. .--. -.--]

“There was a page between the previous entry and the following one that was covered entirely in scrawls and scribbles that were too waterlogged to decipher.”

Year #3, month #10 day #25

Nobody was outside at the fire today, and when I looked outside, I realized there was no fire to be at.

Did Filbo go after Scarla? Is he out there, right now, looking for them?

I can tell [-.-. .... .- -. -.. .-.. —] is uneasy, but he’s not showing me that he is. He’s never liked staying stuck inside, and he’s been staring out of the windows a lot. But he’s not staring in the way of someone who wants to be outside. He’s more. petrified.

I’ve found myself trembling because of the cold. I’ve never truly been scared of the dark, moreso of what could be in it, but I know that I am safely inside, so why am I so scared as well? I’m not alone anymore.

We had a long conversation today. Only slightly about this situation, and more about anything else. I don’t think he wants to talk about it. I don’t either.

[... -. --- .-. .--. -.--]

“From here forward, the handwriting becomes noticeably lower quality.”

Year #3, month #10 day #26

The fire has been out for two days now, and I've only been doing more and more sleeping. [-.-. .... .- -. -.. .-.. —] can’t sleep as easy as I can, I can hear him pacing all the time. I don’t like seeing him so troubled.

He came to me and held my paw for a little bit. I thought the touch of another grumpus would be warmer than this horrible cold, but he was shaking so much. Or was I the one shaking? I could not tell. Maybe we both were.

The grumpinati best let up this horrid scheme soon. I can’t stand the dark corners of this building, and even I am starting to find being indoors damning.

[... -. --- .-. .--. -.--]

Year #3, month #10 day #27

I woke up to see [-.-. .... .- -. -.. .-.. —] staring outside of the window again, but today, at something very specific. We can see most of the rest of town from here, Floofty and Gramble being exceptions, so I couldn’t dream of what he was staring at until. I saw it for myself.

Shelda’s gazebo is no longer lit. I can’t even see the silhouette of it anymore, much less of her.

When I’d joined his side and noticed, he started crying. He’s spent today very quietly, and it isn’t like him, but I can’t tell him anything better. Shelda was like his mother.

I have to wonder about Floofty, and, if this darkness is bigger than the island, about Maple. Is MY family safe?

Please let this be over soon.

[... -. --- .-. .--. -.--]

Year #3, month #10 day #28

We had a long talk about things that were meaningful to us today. I don’t know how, but [-.-. .... .- -. -.. .-.. —] had a spark in him today. Some kind of motivation, and he wanted to have a good conversation with me. He’s been pacing around while talking, and even if he isn’t smiling, he seems very determined to do something. I couldn’t dream of what, I don’t know what could be done about this, but he seems happy about it.

It’s been forever since I’ve left my bed, but I got up to talk to him today. Paced a little as well.

The darkness cannot hurt us if we do not let it. I might be scared, but we are together.

[... -. --- .-. .--. -.--]

“The start of the following entry is in a different handwriting. It matches up with Chandlo Funkbun’s.”

I know you don’t like me touching your stuff but I know you’re gonna be more upset if I don’t write this down

It’s like, 6am, and I can see a light on in her hut, so I’m gonna go try to see her and get her to come here to us. I think it’d be better if there were more of us, y’know?

Cause maybe what happened to Shelda happened because she was alone.

I should be back before you’re awake, but I’m writing this just in case I’m still talking to her. If not when you’re up, I should be back by ten.

Love you, Snorpy.

“It returns to Mr. Fizzlebean’s handwriting at the bottom of the page, though messy.”

HE ISN’T BACK

DAY #30

HE DIDNT COME BACK

DAY #31

HE DIDNT COME BACK

DAY #32

HE DIDNT COME BACK

“The entries end here.

We do not know why this journal was discarded into the river, and unfortunately, it has not yielded anything more useful than previous findings.

The investigators will continue to do their best to find what they think will be useful. The disappearances on Snaktooth Island remain unsolved, but we hope to close the case soon.

This is [&/:$):?/?/&@] signing off.”

As the typewriter finished clicking, the writer removed her paws from it, taking a heavy sigh. She rubbed her eyes with one paw as she picked the piece of paper out and put it on a pile with the rest, ready to be bound and put into the case folder.

“I cannot believe this case has gone on for so long-“ She groaned, “Thirteen grumpuses do not just go disappearing without a trace, there must be something that we are missing.”

A knock behind her caught her attention.

“Is this Mia-Asma’s office?” She heard a voice call out.

“That’d be me, come in.” Putting her paws together, the dark gray grumpus waited for the other person to enter.

Inside stepped a pudgy yellow grumpus with very round glasses. “Heeey, Mia! How’s docking the case going?” They asked.

“Ungodly frustrating.” She crossed her arms. “You’ve seen it too, Maaz. This case makes no sense.”

Maaz chuckled, looking away. “Yeah, this one uh… it’s a doozy.” They picked at the camera that hung around their neck. “I haven’t had a single thing to take pictures of for this case.” Mia-asma and Maaz worked for the same team of investigators, with Mia being the one putting together documents, and Maaz being a crime scene photographer. That case was increasingly frustrating for one, and incredibly devoid for the other.

“I’m hoping that this last house they're pursuing ends up bearing fruit.” The gray grump walked away, getting back to her desk.

“Oh, yesterday when I was at the scene, they managed to get in.” Maaz said, looking up. “But, they didn’t find anything downstairs, and apparently the upstairs is locked up tight.”

“Are you joking?” Mia looked over her shoulder. “We have hit a thousand walls with this case.”

“I know! And I don’t like it either, but we can’t do anything-“

“FOGWIND!”

Mia-asma jumped at the yelling of her last name, looking past Maaz into the hallway. Suddenly, a small, white grumpus burst into the room, rushing up to her. “Mia, copy these entries down, immediately!” He thrust a book into her hands.

“Huh-?” She took it and looked down at it. It was a thick, leather bound journal. “What is-“

“Mia, we solved the case. Or, this woman did.” He put his hand on the book, staring into her eyes. “It’s Mrs. Lottablog’s. She had the answer.”

[craftpunktabby]

I have a terrible idea for Junbie and The Journalist. From the start Junbie isn't really interested in eating bugsnax. She washed up on the island with food and find the bugsnax more cute than appetizing. So until her food supply runs out and she has to start eating bugsnaxs she isn't going to pick snaxs over her snacks. She does share her food with Shelda, Gramble, and The Journalist, but they try to take as little as possible since they don't want to take food from a kid and the first 2 reaaaaally don't want her to eat bugsnaxs. However the one situation she will eat bugsnaxs is if The Journalist or some other adult figure feeds it to her since she trusts them and doesn't want to be rude. So that's going to make the reveal at the end worse. Especially since The Journalist was giving Junbie Bugsnax as a gift to cheer her up because they feel guilty about not helping her get home. They're going to take her with them when they finish up their job, but it's taking much longer than expected and due to the language barrier they can't tell what is going on in her mind. If she's actually cheerful and doing okay or if she's pretending to. Junbie is actually doing okay. She got the jist that she will be getting off the island with The Journalist, but thinks they're temporarily stranded due to their airship being damaged and not because they're searching for Lizbert. She thinks they've been leaving everyday to go fix it.

[orb-the-watchman]

There are a bunch of balls bouncing around the walls in my brain. the “I really want Brichbam and Lizbert to interact somehow” ball and the “I’ve been listening to a lot more Euro beat lately” ball have just violently crashed into each other causing catastrophic damage

[beepbeepdespair]

how bugsnax characters would react to getting into a fistfight (as chosen by someone who's barely made a dent in the game)

beffica - goes for the throat. by the end she's covered in blood and her opponent is in the hospital

cromdo - has all the talk of a fighter but takes one hit that's not even that hard and collapses sobbing. one slap and hes done

gramble - runs away but maybe throws a bottle or something as he leaves. it does nothing. probably completely misses. however if the fight is near the opponent's house he might steal their pets on the way out

chandlo - refuses to fight, in fact invites the opponent to his house for a couple of cold ones

clumby - says she's either "too sophisticated" or busy to fight but if you persuade her to she also puts the fucker in hospital

eggabell - 50/50 chance of her either refusing to fight or fucking going to town. the best part is she knows which wounds will be hardest to fix

lizbert - pays her opponent to hit themselves and lie down pretending to be in pain so she can go home and eat cake. only actually fights if eggabell is involved, in which case opponent should probably write their will

filbo - only agrees to fight if defending someone else but just keeps dodging or running away and hopes that the opponent will get bored and leave

floofty - points out that the opponent has actually been standing on a trap they stole from snorpy the whole time and watches gleefully as they get beartrapped or something. leaves them to bleed out

snorpy - gets chandlo to carry him away, or if the invitation has been made, is very excited to participate in the drinking of the cold ones

journalist - smacks the shit out of them with a book, makes some cringe ass joke about them "getting schooled" before walking away having done almost no actual damage

triffany - also only fights if defending someone else, won't do anything more direct but might push them off a roof or something in the heat of the moment, however might actually call the police on herself if she seriously hurts them

wambus - pitchfork to the stomach. job done

wiggle - making a run for it and singing beautifully as she leaves. might also throw a bottle but actually has good aim. if she does do any damage she'll write a song about it later and it'll go straight to number one, which is the real pain

sprout - kills the opponent immediately /j

[pikapikabloom]

Made an interview skit with Fluffster! (Just to expand leaves more)

(read under the cut)

Interview Fluffster!

Have time for an interview?

"Oh an interview? Well I am on break so I have enough time for one."

Starts Interview

Who are you?

"Um.. My name is Fluffster Sparkleston, and I study the Bugsnax and how they interact with their ecosystems from their behaviors, physical characteristics, and how we grumpuses impact their habitat." (They claps their sleeves together happily as they said that)

➡️ Oh! So like an entomologist?

(Looks at the journalist questionably) "No??? I don't think so???? Entomologists are grumpuses that study insects in the branch of zoology. I'm a certified zoologist... I guess."

I see, apologies. Why come to Snaktooth?

(Looks down and shuffles leaves feet) "Well...um... Some famous guest coming to visit the campus and she came to me and a few of my *ahem* "colleagues" and told us about this big trip to the island, then she gave us a card and told us to give her a call. They all thought it was all a scam or a big joke but I thought different and decided to give her a call."

➡️ Thought different? How so?

"Well, the concept of creatures that are half-bug and half-snax sounds very unrealistic in common sense. But I kept thinking to myself "What if there more species beyond the average common animals we all see? Could there be a possibility of new life beyond our land" You really don't get a chance in finding new variety of animals, so the thought of different breeds on an isolated location have to be something worth knowing- Ah! Sorry about the ramble."

No worries! Thoughts on Bugsnax?

"Oh them. Well by physical appearance they look cute and has big eyes like I do, and when consumed it changes the consumer's body parts into the snax they ate, Floofty called it snakification. And by my personal observations I came to an inference that Bugsnax are just like regular old bugs but that when through periods of evolution due to the isolation that went through on the island, whatever chemicals that come from this place must have affected their DNA in a way that it also affected them physically!"

Why did you leave town?

"It's not like I even left at all but it's more like I couldn't go back. I was still in Sugarpine Woods stuck on top of ledge of one of the mountains cause I wanted to get a closer look at a Cinnasnail, fortunately I was able to find a cave system and decided to camp in there. Then Snorpy and Chandlo found me and Snorpy gave me a ladder if I wanted to get down."

➡️ Why couldn't you use it sooner?

(Glares a bit at the journalist) "Well I like to see you try to get down from a height that could give you serious damage!"

➡️ You mentioned earlier that you couldn't go back to town. Did you left when the fight was happening or after it happened?

"Hmm... It was when it was happenimg. Having two friends fight each other was bad enough but the whole having to fight was just too much! Especially when the number of your group is an odd number, someone gotta be used as the second opinion. I didn't want to be used like that again so I left for the woods and stayed at the mountain cave. I did had plans on coming back but when the earthquake happened it was best for me to stay there."

Any info on Lizbert?

"Info on Lizbert? Well she's gray, she's 6'10", she wears a pink scarf and a brown hat, she's in a relationship with Eggabell, she's in her late-20s, she has a chip on her tooth, we both chatted now and then whenever she had the time to see my research, and she was the one who came to my campus as the famous guest!"

➡️ But any info on her disappearance?

"Ohhhh that! From what I've heard she and Eggabell had an argument about something and they both left together. I assume they both got kidnapped and being held for hostage but we just hadn't got the note yet but that's just a theory."

Okay, well thanks anyway Fluffster! Guess your break is over now.

"Yeah, time really does fly when you do these things. But wait! Before I go I want you to have the ladder, if you're at any place above ground level that should come in handy."

(Fluffster has given you the retractable rooe ladder)

[wulfums]

grabbing gusher like a squeaky toy... give us the gush lore!!!

I cant tell if 'gush lore' is the Best Phrase Ever or the Worst Phrase Ever but I love it

1. what are the basics of your self insert? name, date of birth, height, etc.?

Gusher is middle-aged(But dye's his fur to make himself look younger.) His full name is Crusher Gusher (He becomes Crusher Gusher-Face after marrying his beloved Cromdo)! He is notably short- shorter than Cromdo. He's a trans guy and he has an ileostomy! He also has non-visible nerve damage on his leg. He would be voiced by Dana Snyder.

2. when in canon does your self insert come in? do you have a scene in mind for your entrance?

He went with the initial expedition! The short version of it is- He used to be a celeb due to his gimmick of crushing soda cans in his mouth and drinking them that way- he was in a lot of soda advertisements because of this. He injured his TMJ badly enough to where he can't do that anymore, but his ad agency and him agreed to continue faking it. It was revealed that he was faking it and the ad agencys quickly dropped him due to the scandal- he Just wanted to get away from everything and everyone- he as VERY overwhelmed. He was convinced that without this ability, no one would ever want to be around him again, because he's always been the "Hey let's invite the guy from the Grumpy-D Commercials who crushes cans to this party!" so without that- he thought he had nothing.

3. how do the other characters generally feel about your self insert?

Lizbert - I think Lizbert generally liked Crusher- she found his enthusiasm(Even if it was obviously fake at times) to be delightful and was happy to have him along.

Eggabell - She was honestly worried about Crusher coming along, due to his disabilities, but she was also very confident in her ability to keep him healthy. She was also VERY thankfuly that, unlike SOME grumps, Crusher avoids risks at all costs so he generally wouldn't be injured. She did regular check-ups to make sure his stoma was healthy!

Filbo - As with everyone, Filbo is nice to him and tries to be encouraging! Sadly, Crusher is mean to him- mostly out of jealously because HE wanted to be mayor but like...objectively? He'd be so bad at it. I think he grows to respect Filbo as time goes on but also he's not above throwing ketchup on Filbo in a Bunger infested area if he gets too annoying...

Wambus - I think Wambus finds Crusher annoying- basically a second Cromdo but a little less sleazy. Even though everyone else generally finds Crusher charismatic, Wambus just sees through it and doesn't fall for it.

Gramble - Gramble just stays away from Crusher- Crusher fed him a bugsnak in his sleep once and he's never forgiven him, especially because Crusher's reason was, and I quote, "It was funny"

Wiggle - Crusher just isn't a fan of Wiggle banjo-pop, which she finds frustrating. Especially when he says that he prefers Nightcore...

Cromdo - Crusher was originally Cromdo's business partner on the island- the charismatic one of the team. But they ended up falling in love with each other- becoming basically inseparable. When everyone left, Crusher went with Cromdo hoping maybe they could have some romantic alone time....until they realized all the other spots were taken and they were relegated to the desert....Crusher was NOT happy about this. Cromdo at least built the windmills so it wasn't as bad for his boyfriend, which Crusher appreciates. Though it does get very cold there at night, so at least they can warm each other up :smirk:

Chandlo - I think Crusher just doesn't like him much for a while- not even for any particular reason. But after Chandlo fully offers to make a bigger hut so that Crusher and Cromdo can be in the same one...he warms up to him and finds his kindness genuine.

Snorpy - I feel like Crusher and Snorpy want each other dead and refuse to speak to each other. I think, eventually, they start warming up to each other but...Crusher is still kind of an asshole to him. Autism on Autism violence.

Floofty - Crusher is alright with Floofty- they are dating his niece in law after all. Though he wishes that Floofty would stop asking to do experiments relating to Bugsnax and his ostomy- its usually alright but he has limited supplies on the island (Until Floofty, somehow, engineers an ostomy bag that never needs to be changed...)

Shelda - I just. Think Crusher has no interest in talking to her. He spaces out frequently and I think she wants him dead for that.

Triffany - Crusher pretends to know what the hell she's talking about despite...not...but he DOES think dead things are cool which is good enough for Triffany. She is always happy to give Cromdo and Crusher relationship advice as well!

Beffica- They WERE friends at first, loving to gossip....until Crusher found out that she is the one who broke the story about him faking the can crushing. Now they are at war. Beffica is Constnatly trying to get dirt on Crusher and Cromdo and ends up very surprised that they are, in fact, actually very good to each other.

4. would you be considered a main character, side character, villain, or something else?

Side character! He isn't super prominent.

5. does your self insert have any special powers or abilities?

He's super gay!

6. does your self insert have any pets?

No but he likes to stick straws into Pineantulas and suck their insides out as a smoothie.

7. would any other characters (besides your f/o) have a crush on your self insert?

He's with Cromdo for life basically- after they get together they're inseparable and really important to each other. Cromdo would do anything to protect Crusher- and he DOES.

8. what is your self insert’s orientation? GAY.

9. who are your self insert’s closest friends?

I think he generally just stays around Cromdo. He has a hard time socializing now that his One gimmick is gone.

10. how do the other characters feel about your self insert and f/o’s relationship?

To be honest, I think everyone is extremely surprised how well these two go together. They're both assholes and selfish but...they want nothing but the best for each other and would do ANYTHING for each other- even if that meant fucking everyone else over. They also clearly have no idea what they're doing (Crusher has never been in a relationship and this relationship is much, MUCH different than Cromdo's past ones) so they frequently get advice from the other island residents.

11. what kind of outfit(s) does your self insert wear?

He wears a spiked collar(The collar itself is leather but the spikes are actually plush and squishy.) and his ostomy bag!

12. how would the fandom view your character?

I think he would be pretty well liked- everyone likes him so far !!

13. does your self insert have any information about their family?

He does not- he has trauma related to his dad and he will not talk abt it with anyone But Cromdo.

14. what hobbies does your self insert have?

He is a big fan of food- and he truly Loves to dance. He also loves to stream on Tiktok and Twitch.

15. how does your self insert play a role in the plot of the story? do they help directly defeat the villain, support the heroes, etc.?

Well he helps the same amount that the other grumpuses do! He doesn't go to Broken Tooth.

16. freebie! name a fact about your self insert you want everyone to know.

He's autistic and gets the Bugsnax names stuck in his echolalia frequently.

[snaxsquatch]

[Spoilers for the game]

Including both the story and game, Filbo survives...

Setting Snaxburg on fire more than once

Everyone fighting & hating on him

Eating a poisonous flower that made him throw up and go blind (he doesn't suffer consequences for this)

Falling into a hole (which he somehow climbs out of) (again, no consequences (don't Grumpuses have bones?))

Almost starving to death

Being hit full force by a Bunger and getting thrown over a few dozen meters head first into a tree (dude, your spine)

Getting "dizzy" off paint

Lizbert and Eggabell's house collapsing on him & the Journalist & Shelda

Falling into a collapsing cave (with Eggabell and the Journalist) and being attacked by the Snax monster

Being thrown out of said collapsing cave full force (alongside the Journalist) from Frosted Peak (?) back to Flavor Falls

Dropping off from Wambus's old farm to lower Garden Cove (he doesn't react to this at all, keeps walking and talking as normal) while making his way back to Snaxburg (that or Grumpuses just don't have fall damage)

The takeover of Snaxburg by the Bugsnax and its collapse (which, in the case of the bad ending, no one else but him and the Journalist does (which yes, makes sense because he was warned by Lizbert, but I feel like the others were also warned by the earthquakes and Bugsnax attacking them & their partner))

hence, I present to you, my headcannon:

Filbo is god and cannot die

Thank you.

[clouddander]

At the start of the game you get knocked off your boat but it some how lands gently near Snaxburg with minimal damage? That could've been because of Lizbert. Liz knew the boat everyone originally arrived on was destroyed and the journalist's boat was their only chance. Now she was def ramming her head against the wall with how long it took for everyone to take the hint and get the grump outta there tho.

[sugary-spider]

I want these icons to get insanely more popular then the first ones because I hope you ALL know its canon that filbo and lizbert took an bite out of her hat. Anywags gn chat

Plot twist axel fucking ACTUALLY redesgins their damaged au snaxcast 💔💔

[hyper-fixator]

The second one to actually be made was another oc but I don't wanna bore yall with oc's so Im going to get in with the nitty gritty and talk about the first canon character I monster'ed considering that the first bugsnax you catch and feed to someone is strabby, and to filbo. Filbo would be the very first to do this with.

Filbo's main goal is to help. Above all. His issues are related to self confidence and to helping, he's the classic golden retriever tutorial character that guides you and yet cant seem to help anyone else, or stop accidently commiting arson with hotdogs. So I made him able to help, kept his status as a guide/tutorial/golden retriever, and stop 'inconveniencing' others.

As named by some friends on a bugsnax discord, Filbush. Filbush is rooted to the ruined fireplace in the middle of snaxburg, his lower half has been turned into a mass of vines so tightly packed that they appear more to be a trunk, this mass leads to the torso of our pal filbo, the plant growth weaves in and out of skin and appear to also be what's keeping his arms outstretched and ridgid at his sides. His teeth themselves are strawberries, wilted, mushy, splattered with juice thanks to the years he's spent talking to himself. The leaves on either side of or above him produces s near endleds supply of strawberries, even if thered no use for them to be eaten anymore.

He is one of the only non hostile residents of snaktooth, though he actually gives you survial tips and would also be your save point. His tips would be the behaviors and locations of the other snaxburg residents as well as small filler comments about the town/people itself/themselves. The only downside is that filbo is just as cheerfull and dismissive as he always is. And his tips are more of something you have to look into and understand because the island (and himself) have warped his thoughts and perceptions to see everything as fine.

As to why, why is he a Bush? Why no use of arms or legs, the bodyhorror id okay but what about mentality?

Filbo wants to help, he's always wanted to help, he came to snaktooth to help Lizbert set up, he asks every person on the island what exactly he can do to help them and most times they brush him off. Yet even with a cheerfull personality Filbo also sees himself as flawed. Clumsy, incompetent, he's committed arson on the town! So the island helps. It takes away his ability to fall, to trip, to wander and bother, it takes away his ability to hurt, to cause pain, to damage. It makes him into someone that can help.

Also! Here's some artistic pieces that friend @scalysunbather did of filbush, and their character cocomite head

[poliel]

Head Games Chapter 4/4: Truth

The party was a flop. No one wanted to dance or even mingle in a group, instead pairing off with their usual people or hanging out alone. If Buddy tried, they could perhaps convince at least some of the group to join Filbo in his attempt to ‘cheer everyone up’ as he’d put it. But… they didn’t feel up to trying to pretend everything was mostly okay any longer.

Beffica was right, they were a coward. Keeping Floofty’s death a secret was wrong and their reasoning for doing so was selfish. Everyone, especially Snorpy, had a right to know. But… but… after all the lies how could Buddy possibly bring it up and tell the truth now? … Well, Beffica’s note hadn’t placed a time frame on when they needed to tell, just said before they left Snaktooth, right? So, they could wait until right before they…

“Hey Bestie.” Beffica put ever so slightly more strain on the word, subtle enough that anyone else listening to it might not pick up on the fact that something was wrong. She sat down on the log bench next to them as they averted their gaze back to staring at the ground. “This party’s a real flop, huh? Not as bad as the first one but still.”

“Yeah.”

“Everyone is gathered though, even Snorpy showed up. So it might be a good time to like make an announcement and tell everyone something they should know. Or like, I don’t know, tell one person privately and then everyone else or whatever. However, you might theoretically want to do it. Assuming, you know, you had anything like that that you needed to say.”

“You’re not be very subtle.” And if someone over heard and asked what they were talking about Buddy might have no choice but to come clean lest Beffica do so for them which would be worse.

“You know, I overheard Snorpy whispering to Chandlo earlier about a kidnapping and possible rescue mission. They’re thinking about grabbing you and sneaking off during this party to investigate or something. They might decide to go off on their own though if they can’t get you to come with them. What do you think they might find?”

Buddy couldn’t pretend that that wasn’t a problem, could they? Nor could they pretend that continuing to let Snorpy have false hope, especially to the point of letting him waste his time like that, wouldn’t be wrong. They never should’ve lied. … Well really, they never should’ve pressed that button or let Floofty set up the machine or lie down on it. It was their fault and… they needed to come clean. But…

“I can’t yet. There’s, uh… a door up on Frosted Peak. I’m trying to figure out how to open it because I think Lizbert might be on the other side. I might need help doing that so… I can’t have everyone mad at me yet… you know?” Another excuse, any three grumps could open the door once Eggabell figured it out, they just wanted to be part of it. But the damage of lying and delaying had already been done, a little bit longer wouldn’t add any extra hurt or wrongness to it, right?

Beffica groaned. Before she could say anything, degrading them or in threat of coming clean for them, Buddy continued. “I will go do something about Snorpy’s plans though.” Still avoiding looking at her, they stood up. Before they could take more than a single hurried step away though, the ground rumbled and shook mightily, knocking them off their feet. Seems the world didn’t want them to tell the truth right now anyway. Luck was on their side for once, they had an actual valid excuse to put it off a bit longer.

*Later, during the escape sequence*

In the surprisingly competent paws of Filbo, the airship steadied as it rose higher in the air away from Snaktooth. Despite seemingly everything being stacked against them they’d all gotten safely on the ship and were basically home free. Everyone had made it aboard too. Now all they had to do was...

“Wait, wait,” Snorpy shouted from his spot at the railing, breaking the stunned silence following their rescue at Lizbert and Eggabell’s paws. “Pull her back down, Filbo. Floofty’s still down there somewhere… perhaps… hopefully.”

“Oh, uh, I don’t know how likely it is that they’re still…” Despite the doubt in his voice as he trialed off, Filbo changed course back towards the island.

“We gotta look though,” Chandlo said from his usual spot next to Snorpy. “Egg and what looked an awful lot like Liz turned out to be all right so Floofty might be too, right? So we gotta at least…”

Buddy couldn’t allow this to continue, not with how dangerous bugsnax had just proven themselves to be. “They’re dead! Don’t go back. It’d be just… putting ourselves into danger for no reason.”

“We can’t know that for sure,” Triffany said. “I feel we owe it to them to at least try to…”

“No! I… I…” They were getting closer to Snaktooth. How close before the Mothra Supreme came back to harass them again? Possibly knock them out of the sky, dooming them all. Was Filbo a good enough pilot to avoid that fate? “I was there when they died. I killed them.”

The airship lurched as Filbo jerked the wheel, not a big lurch but enough to surprise Buddy into losing their balance and fall as their spot in the middle of the ship didn’t provide them with anything to grasp onto. As they righted themself it was under the shocked looks everyone had turned towards them with. They all looked at them with various expression of shock and surprise. Except for Beffica of course who gave them a nod, it’s meaning hard to guess.

Snorpy broke the silence again, stepping towards them. “What do you mean you killed them?”

Buddy flinched but resisted the urge to take a step back. “It was an accident! Or uh… an experiment. They were testing to see if bugsnax could grow their head back if they had a machine cut it off. They asked me to help and I… I pressed the button. … Their head didn’t grow back. And then I hid all the evidence and lied about it because I’m a coward.” They wanted to say more, explain just how sure Floofty had seemed about it working. How they’d trusted Floofty to be right in their hypothesis. How if it had worked, that’d be a great scientific discovery, opening the door to many things that could help a lot of people. None of that really mattered though, did it? Especially since part of the reason they’d gone along with it was the selfish desire for a good story. And so instead they stood in silence, watching Snorpy’s expression change as he processed the news.

“They’re… they’re… really dead?” he eventually asked in a horrified whisper.

Buddy nodded. “I’m sorry.”

“And you didn’t grumping tell us?!” Chandlo was almost yelling. “All this time that’s Floofty’s been missing and we were worrying about them and looking for them but they’ve been dead this whole time. And not only did you know you helped cause it and then you didn’t tell anyone. What the grump is wrong with you? I thought you were cool, dawg.”

Buddy could explain how they were worried that the news would cause strife that would make it harder to find Lizbert or possibly result in the town breaking up again but it didn’t matter. So they just stood there in silence instead, staring at their feet. If they weren’t on an airship flying high above the ocean, they’d have run away. Technically they still could but… even if they probably deserved it, they couldn’t bring themselves to do that kind of running away.

“You’ve been one of them this whole time, haven’t you?” Snorpy was mad now too. It was probably an easier emotion to handle than grief and was well warranted. “I should’ve trusted my instinct about you when you first showed up at our cabin. This never would’ve happened if I had. How dare you…”

“Snorpy,” Chandlo interrupted, his voice softer, “let’s go. They’re not worth our time.”

Snorpy made a wordless sound of distress and anger, intense to enough to pull Buddy’s gaze off the deck and to his face. He was visually struggling not to cry and failing. Chandlo took his arm. He looked for a second like he was going to resist but instead, let Chandlo lead him away to the ship’s cabin. Presumably for privacy but definitely to get away from Buddy. A good idea; being around Buddy even to yell at them some more wasn’t likely to do him any real good even if they deserved it.

With the two of them gone, closing the cabin door behind themselves, a heavy silence settled over the deck once more. Everyone was still staring at Buddy. Seemingly no one else knew what to say next, neither did Buddy. What more even could be said other than how stupid they were for going with Floofty’s plan and how cowardly and awful they were for hiding the truth for so long?

Cromdo finally let out a low whistle. “Wow, this is gonna be an awkward flight back to the mainland, huh?”

Yep so hopefully it would be fast. Then Buddy could flee from all this and never think of it again. Not that they could ever escape the guilt of being a killer or how they’d lied about it for so long to people who they considered to be friends. At least they’d finally come clean and maybe, just maybe, they felt a bit better for it. No longer weighed down by the knowledge that they should tell, that everyone had a right to know the truth. It wasn’t much but they’d take what little comfort they could get.

And at least everyone else was safe. Buddy had helped get everyone else on board the ship. Not that their heroism made up for their crimes but it was something at least, right? They hadn’t caused the death of anyone else. But yeah, this was gonna be a long, uncomfortable ride back to the mainland no matter the length of time it actually lasted. Nothing else to do but settle in and do their best to give the people their actions had hurt the most as much space as possible.

[fungusry]

“i must contribute to criminal grumps theories it explains too much:

cromdo: knockoffs, tax evasion, smuggling cheap booze

beffica: murder ;0) but ur safe bestie ilu ;0)

lizbert: national treasure (2004) bad end AU

eggabell: unlicensed pharmaceuticals, lizberts accomplice

triffany: trespassing, gravedigging, property damage

wambus: propagating patented plants, accidentally released a major agricultural pest into the wild

floofty: a list of what floofty hasnt done in the name of science would be shorter

snorpy: he is willing to shoot a man to stop anyone (chandlo) from ever knowing the Terrible Truth

wiggle: largest debt accumulated by one individual in grumpus history, supposedly beat a debt collector unconscious with the banjo but nobody testified

shelda: 'accidentally' formed a cult, denies any knowledge of it

filbo: elder scrolls protagonist, even he doesnt know what he did

gramble: breaking and entering (multiple times)

chandlo: the only truly innocent grumpus he is too pure to commit crime

thank u for reading my ted talk”

[craftpunktabby]

Okay, sooooo really dumb thought I had. If the ground is bugsnax and technically a living organism pretending to be dirt, is the reason there isn't any fall damage is because it softens up or changes in some way to stop the Journalist from breaking both their legs? Just imagining Lizbert getting more and more tired of changing the ground to make sure that the Journalist doesn't die from taking "short cuts".