#he'll be my eternal fictional crush

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Talking About OCs #2: Mensta the Jester

History

I remember making characters based off my friends, but as we drifted apart, I stopped using those characters, and I plain stopped using characters based off people irl (for a while). Eventually, I wanted to give Queen Rosie a sidekick. She gets another one in the future (I'll talk about him later), but during this time, I had the idea of giving her a tiny, male sidekick.

His first design was a royal assistant with orange hair, a green suit, thick, black glasses, and a big, red feather in his hat. He was around Rosie's age and had a crush on her, but I scrapped him later on (I also sadly forgot what his name was). Plus, I decided I didn't want her sidekick to be in love; I wanted their relationship to be nothing but platonic/family-like.

His second design made him look like a little elf with a striped, pointy hat named Lexx. I later scrapped him too because I didn't like his design. Then I realized "what better type of sidekick for her to have than for her to have a jester?" And so that's where Mensta comes in.

Significance/Reason

I knew that every time I made a character specifically based off a person, it wouldn't work, since my friend group tends to change a lot. I liked the idea of making someone who was more based off fictional characters rather than irl people. It made him feel more organic, more animated, more fluid, like he could be his very own person and not someone else's.

Fun Fact: Mensta's name is an anagram for Stamen (a.k.a. the male part of the flower).

Anatomy

(idk why but I feel like this section should go first)

In this universe, jesters aren't a profession, they're a whole species. They range from being 1 to 4 feel tall, have skin colors from literally all the colors of the rainbow (same with their hair and eyes), and live for all eternity, bringing joy to those who need it.

All jesters are created from the fabrics of the stars and planets, and made by the gods and goddesses of the universe. Because they're made from the most powerful creatures alive, they're given the most powerful power out there; regeneration and immortality. Mensta is 3,000 years old.

Fun Fact: Mensta once had a staring contest with someone for 30 years straight, until someone finally walked up to him and let him know he was staring into the eyes of a statue the whole time. He still hasn't been able to live that embarrassing moment down.

Fun Fact: Mensta doesn't need to eat or sleep to survive. He doesn't even feel hungry or tired. But he does like to study those features in mortals. He even studied gastroenterology and polysomnography at 57 different universities.

Mensta is 2ft 5 and has mango-orange skin, apple-red eyes, and platinum blonde hair. All jester's eyes include a shape in the iris (like hearts, spades, clubs, squares, triangles, even spirals). Mensta's have diamonds.

Drawings

(Tw: bl**d)

Personality

Mensta, like every jester, likes to tell jokes, sing songs, do tricks, and pull pranks. This can get on people's nerves sometimes, especially on April Fool's Day, so Mensta will always be prepared to apologize, whether it be with a present or a slice of dessert. Since jesters usually tease their monarchs the most, you could imagine Queen Rosie's received a TON of cake slices for compensation. He believes all problems could be solved with happiness, even if the thing that makes you happy isn't that much.

Mensta looks on the bright side of everything, and is usually very cheerful and energetic. It's hard to make him annoyed, mad, or sad. But it is possible to happen. When this does, he'll try to make someone else happy in order to lift his spirits. This always seems to do the trick. Not when he gets embarrassed, though; he sometimes can't even show his face, but will still try his best if he can get a good laugh out of you.

He's very loyal to his boss BFF Queen Rosie. He'll always be the one she can go to when she's upset. And despite being one of Mensta's worst critics, he still finds her comments amusing. Hell, he'll even let her beat him up to relieve stress. He so loyal that he'll even hurt someone if they manage to hurt her.

All jesters are made to be neurodivergent. Mensta has ADHD.

Above all, Mensta's just a happy, little guy who wants to entertain everyone who he comes across. He wants nothing but the best for Rosie and wishes she could live a long, long, long, long, long life just like him.

One more fun fact: Mensta loves collecting pronouns. He currently has he/she/they/xe/fae/zill/jester and more (but he mainly likes the he/jester pronouns). When asked what Mensta identifies as, he said, "It's been so long, I forgot. I guess I don't have one."

Closing

Thanks for reading! Once again, if you have any questions, feel free to ask.