#subspace phighting!

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ANALYZING Subspace's Character Through Dialogue To Come To The Closest Approximation We Can Of His Personality

ALT TITLE: I start losing it over snippets of dialogue from an evil scientist

I like Subspace. Funny guy. But recently, I had an identity crisis and I realised I have no idea what his personality is anymore, so today we'll be going through most of his dialogue to uncover the DARK SECRETS of what he's really like! (Spoilers: there isn't much)

DISCLAIMER: I am not the authority on Subspace. DO NOT use this to put other people down about their headcanons. All of this could be wildly inaccurate when the Phighting lore is released in 2030.

Very long essay under the cut! Also i'm not sure if this is like an actual analysis, it's more just,,, making conclusions from his dialogue

Backstory

The backstory of a character is vital to figuring out who they are. So, i'll go over what I know of Subspaces backstory. This part is gonna be a little iffy, as it is the most reliant on my memory of what the devs have said about him and not his actual dialogue. But enough preamble, lets do a quick summary!

The farthest back we know is that Subspace is working at Blackrock with Medkit. Subspace only dislikes Medkit a little at the moment.

One day, Medkit and Subspace presumably have a disagreement, which causes Subspace to lash out and rip out his eye. Medkit, in self-defense, gives Subspace a major injury, causing his right arm and the left side of his face to slowly rot away, all while spreading to the rest of him.

Sometime after this incident, Subspace hires Hyperlaser as a mercenary. And three years ago from the current day, he created the Biografts. Possibly, currently working on a new type of Biograft.

Character Motivation

Next, we figure out his character motivation in the context of Phighting. This is a step i've singled out from his personality, as I believe it is quite important. So, lets go over a couple theories!

1: Getting revenge on Medkit

This is likely, but there is one part that stands out to me, as Hyperlaser does not make any mention of trying to attack Medkit. Strange considering he works for Subspace. (the closest acknowledgement of this is HL: "Just for you, Subspace.")

The biografts do target Medkit (BG: "TARGET SPOTTED", "I HAVE COMPLETED THE ULTIMATE MISSION"). Subspace, when talking to Broker on the phone, also presumably asks him for Medkit's location. (Broker: "No, I don't know anybody by that name.") He's also shown to be vengeful, as one of his losing dialogues is (SS: "I will get my revenge!!")

It can be safe to assume that Subspace is looking for Medkit, but this progress is halted by the True Eye Church.

2: Power/Fame

Subspace is seen numerous times trying to gain power, being friendly to anyone who has a higher status than him, and seemingly burying himself in his work for Blackrock, which he believes gives him fame. The most prominent example of this is his dialogue with Banhammer, where he tries to be less weird. It is also referenced in a comic by Soda, where he tries to suck-up to Banhammer (though he fails miserably.)

I can't find it anywhere, but i'm also pretty sure that it's been explicitly stated that he does this.

Either option is pretty likely. He could also want both!

General Personality

This is based off of my own view of what he's like, but I will try to provide as much evidence for all of my claims as I can.

First of all, he's very showy. He wants people to think that he's cool and menacing. He gets offended when people have a different perception to how he views himself. (VS: "Oh! That outfit is cute! Where did you get it?" SS: "Cute!? I'll have you know that this outfit was custom tailored for Blackrock's finest!! Which, of course, is ME!!") (SCY: "Say... Do I know ya from somewhere?" SS: "Of course!! Who hasn't heard of me?? For I am the genius Subspace T. Mine!!")

He also has art depicting him showing off his scars to the viewer, which reinforces this point. He also lies to keep up his persona. (MK: "I'm surprised your body is still holding up." SS: "You didn't do that much to me!!") (BH: "Are all the experiments at Blackrock ethical?" SS: "Of course!!") Despite all this, he isn't good at convincing others of perceived excellence.

He isn't against doing whatever if he thinks it would help him gain more power. He doesn't care for most people. (the non-consensual experiments, the way he talks to Vine Staff etc etc). He is not above snitching. (SS: "I'll have the warden know about this!!")

He's passive-agressive when talking to Medkit, and he seems to get a kick out of calling him a nickname. He only does this to annoy Medkit, because when he is seemingly talking to himself, he addresses Medkit properly. (SS: "How nice it is to see my best friend Medkit once again!!" compared to "Hey Meddy!! How great it is that we get to see each other again?!")

As seen by drawings from Soda, Subspace enjoys it when people are willing to listen to him talking about what he's interested in, especially his scientific developments. He doesn't care about what others are interested in, or any of their worries. (BB: "Any type of music you like, Subspace?" SS: "The screams of the poisoned!!" BB: "Interesting...") (SS: "Another healer?! We could use someone like that back at the lab!!" VS: "...I think I'll pass.") (VS: Be careful not to consume your own poison." SS: "I don't need any advice!!)

He doesn't seem to be aware of how difficult he is to talk to. He doesn't understand sarcasm very well (literally every medkit conversation. SS: "How's that eye doing, Meddy??" MK: "It's doing great, I think i'll be able to see out of it again soon." SS: "Really?!" MK: "No.") (NOTE: I'm not sure how genuine Subspace is when talking to Medkit. Take this point with a grain of salt.)

He gets excited when he is right about something pertaining to science. (SS: "MY INVENTION!! IT WORKED!!") He's generally passionate about his field of study.

He's been described as loud and obnoxious numerous times. (HL: "Finally some peace and quiet." MK: "How long do you think you can keep that mouth shut, Subspace? [...]") His dialogue also implies this, as all of his sentences are ended with double exclamation marks (!!) or an interrobang. (?!)

He, without a doubt, enjoys seeing/hearing people in pain, and murder. He literally tortures people for fun. All of his kill dialogue is the main example for this.

TL:DR: Passionate about science. Wants to be perceived as cool so he takes the opportunity to show off, will lie in order to further this aim, but most demons aren't impressed. Doesn't care for most people, and will do whatever it takes to be powerful/famous. Gets on most peoples nerves, but will try to annoy people he doesn't like. Loves being listened to. Loud and obnoxious. His favourite hobby is torture!

Micellaneous information

Heres some tidbits I found hard to fit in the personality section, that are also important.

He has no sense of taste, due to his rot! He also has spiky teeth!

He's been described as well known but not famous. I suppose you would only know his name if you had an interest in his specialty, like if you needed to keep up with scientific developments.

He doesn't listen to music. Unless you count screaming, that is.

He's only stuttered once, when Scythe bullies him. (SCY: "Or what? Yer gonna run back to yer little robots and cry?" SS: "I-I refuse to answer such a stupid question!!") This implies that he's lying, and that he uses his robots as free therapy. He does not stutter when lying to Banhammer though, but it's still something to consider.

I believe it has been said that he's on painkillers constantly.

Author's Notes

Again, this is not the CANON LORE, this is just my interpretation of the character. I am equally likely to be completely wrong or right on the money. This is just for fun!! (and to prove i have done my research)

Also nobody is talking about Broker phone dialogue. Help me. Why does Broker give sass to Hyperlaser, but not Subspace. He has equal reasons to dislike both, unless he's somehow afraid of Subspace (unlikely since Scythe is fine bullying him) or he doesn't like Medkit (massive implications???). Whats up with that.

I'm still not over the fact that he only calls Medkit "Meddy" when he's talking to him. What a loser. /aff

Thank you Phighting wiki on miraheze for compiling all the dialogue. I wouldn't have been able to make this without it!

[synark25]

Updated Centispace/LR!Subspace design and a redesign for Spiderkit/LR!Medkit! Hopefully the last redesign they both need haha, really gotta move on to the rest of designs...

Art without the notes/background under the cut!

[kat-124]

girl why u so *subspace tripmine explosion sfx*

[containedconspiracy]

[phightingships]

umumumum.... if it wouldn't be too much to ask for..... Subspace/Rocket??? I think they'd be cute chaotic boyfriends....

day 11: rocketspace

[thekinschoolhouse]

Subspace stimboard!

with a pink color and themes of science and crystals?. Requested by anon

[robloxmythoids]

SHAKES YOU LIKR A SNOW GLOBE OH MY GOD HAI :33.. CCAN I REQUEST GENERAL SUBSPACE ROMANTIC HCS WITH A SUPPORT PHIGHTER S/O!! ^_^

subspace headcanons !!!!

support reader x subspace

GAAAWUAHAGAHHAA GETS SHAKEN LIKE A SNOW GLOBE WAHAUAHGHH !!!!!!! anyways thank u for sending in a request I have been waiting for another one lawl . enjoy !!!

- when you first joined the roster in phights you didn't expect everyone to warn you to stay away from subspace !!!

- either you were too stubborn not to do that or he came to you first ^_^ but either way your first actual interaction with him was during a phight, when you guys were on the same team

- subspace ended up complimenting you on your work after! absolute jawdrop from everyone else in the lockerrooms cause they probably didn't think that he could actually be nice

- you were both in the back supporting and you had a very brief exchange with him!! but contrary to what everybody said though, you found it pretty pleasant!!!

- you guys end up becoming friends after :-) he likes talking to you about his work in the lab!!!! he talks a lot and takes the time to explain stuff to you whenever you don't understand it too

- he has a habit of flirting . he takes the time in phights to flirt with you and pout whenever you tell him to focus!! he wants to spend time with his beloved awesome friend!!!!

- this definitely continues into when you two get into a relationship . he probably blurted out a confession or made it super dramatic . he likes teasing and kissing you a lotttt

- he definitely gets flustered whenever you flirt back though . goes like "YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!" whenever you do :3

- he loves wrapping his arm around your waist and is overall VERY clingy . he loves being close to you!! you're his prized partner!!!

- subspace likes to cuddle a lot too . he likes wrapping his arms around you and squeezing you tight!! it reassures him that you won't leave

- overall he's really sweet to you . he loves boasting about you and kisses you lots !!! ^_^

[sinnerclair]

subspace looks like he makes the minecraft skeleton noise when he walks

[ayeitzagusty]

hallo.. r u ok wit doing phighting ships.. if so can you make banhammer n subspace... flutters eyelashes pretty pls

yeah! i am ok w/ doing phighting ships!

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REQUESTED BY: anon

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PROGRAM / PLATFORM:

photopea

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GAME: PHIGHTING! (a roblox game)

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CHARACTERS:

BANHAMMER

SUBSPACE

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FREE TO USE!

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STAMP TEMPLATE CREDITS TO:

changeling007 on deviantart !!

[steampunk-subspace]

hello world ^_^

[milkie2]

your phighting mains are not safe from the femur breaker

[synark25]

two of my subspace designs!

can you tell yet that I really like insects

[ralliepolliebug]

they're about to commit serious geneva convention violations