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tropical-lazor-beams · 2 years ago

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okay but honest to god the reason the king of town has taken the most notable dip in appearances outside of mocking his own character is because he was always a character with no decent relationships with others. i mean coach z had basically nothing to him outside of the accent & some sports things that didn’t last very long, but he’s got some relationships with marzipan & bubs that have given him room to stay. strong mad is & has been very similarly one-note to the kot but he’s got not only his relationship with sb & the cheat as a trio but his straightforward bond with the cheat on its own. they can appear together doing lots of things. meanwhile what has the kot got, the other members of the castle? if they had stuck with him being marzipan’s father that’d give him an excuse to have some kind of dynamic with her but as it stands he has got no relationship with a member of the main cast that isn’t just that other character’s default manner of interacting with someone else.

#bubs hasn't got very much in terms of character dynamics with anyone other than coach z but his basic premise is already so #intentionally versatile he doesn't need as much on top of that. concessions stand owner (greedy & unorthodox) is a great starting point #it's an easy springboard for reasonable interactions with the rest of the cast in a variety of situations- strong bad especially #you'd have to put a bit more effort into making the kot a reasonable destination for sb especially since he's set up as a king that does #not much of anything. if it weren't for the poopsmith being vaguely a member of the main cast you could give the kot the gimmick of #always having some -smith on hand that can apply to whatever the plot's situation is but even then it's #kind of hard to see that with as much versatility as the cheat's odd little abilities & habits or strong sad's interests or bub's services #pom pom similarly has seen less screen time even beyond not having a voice because he's kind of got a friendship with homestar #that gets messed around with but he has basically nothing else. he still has at least got ''intense skill'' as an excuse for his presence #queuesmith

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