"For years of my life, all mother had done to me was belittle me for not being good enough for the family. Having me pushed aside because I wasn't deemed fit enough for society compared to YOU. [...] Mom said I wouldn't ever be successful, that'd I'd never be like you... "
— Cassandra's opinion on her sister, Girlfriend
VS Cassandra is a Friday Night Funkin' mod created by RamenNoodiles, MagnusStrom, and TheFlipMan using the Project FNF Engine. After the events of Pico's past revolving around the school, the evil rival to Pico strikes back again from the dead years later with a brand-new look! However, she's actually here to move on from her past actions. While waiting for a subway train, she meets Boyfriend and finds out that he's dating her sister, Girlfriend. After chastising her relative about not worrying about her, Cassandra explains her current situation to her and Boyfriend. To help her vent, our favorite blue-haired rapper suggest they have a friendly singalong, where we finally understand the perspective of the red-headed goth...
The mod includes four songs, Berzerker, Possession, Takeover and a bonus song, Daddy Issues.
There's a lot hidden under the surface, With the creator, Ramen Noodiles, posting videos about the lore, The playlist for that, and the mod's songs, can be found here.
On March 17, 2022, Ramen announced on his Discord server that he would no longer update the mod due to Cassandra's planned appearance in the main game.
The mod can be downloaded on GameBanana here.
Song List
- Berzerker
- Possession
- Takeover
- Daddy Issues
This mod provides examples of:
- Adaptation Species Change: Cassandra has gone from a Penillian (or a human turned Penillian in A Pico Thing), to a demon of the Dearest Family manipulated or possessed in someway by a Penillian. Even her "Penillian" form has been changed, going from a giant Hermaphrodite with a Gag Penis to a roach-based Insectoid Alien. It's confirmed in a stream, however, that her DNA was changed with alien DNA, ala A Pico Thing.
- Adaptational Sympathy: Cassandra seems to be genuinely regretful of her actions in Pico's School, and seemed to be controlled in some way by a Penillian rather than being one.
- Alien Among Us: Subverted, as Cassandra is a demon due to being Girlfriend's sister rather than a Penillian. Though, one is controlling her in some way.
- Alternate Universe: Due to Cassandra's backstory, in this case being part of the Dearest family, being thought of before recent confirmations by Tom Fulp, primarily Love Conquers All, it counts as this trope, which is confirmed in a recent YouTube post.
- Back from the Dead: Stated as such on the mod description.
- Berserk Button: In the Alpha release, Girlfriend is this to Cassandra, and what initializes the conflict this week.
- Big Creepy-Crawlies: Cassandra's Penillian form.
- Cain and Abel: In the Alpha version of the mod, Cassandra is the Cain to Girlfriend’s Abel, having grown a hatred for her due to her getting more attention from their parents.
- Creepy Cockroach: Her Penillian form is a drider-like roach monster. The creator, RamenNoodiles, even calls this form Roachy.
- Demonic Possession: Done to a demon (ironically enough) by a Penillian, hinted at the names of the songs, Possession and Takeover.
- Fake Boobs: Girlfriend stuffs her bra, according to Cassandra, in the lead-up to Possession. However, she passes this off as a joke.
- Hidden Depths: There's a lot more to this former school shooter than one might think.
- Insectoid Aliens: Invoked, at least, by her Penillian form.
- Locked Out of the Loop: According to the dialogue in "Takeover", Boyfriend initially wasn't aware of the school shooting that occurred as he missed school that day due to missing the bus. He only found out later when Pico told him about it.
- Morphic Resonance: Her Penillian form, more so than her game of origin, as her humanoid upper body is more feminine in outline and keeps the inverted crosses.
- My Sister Is Off-Limits: An interesting variation in the Alpha release, as unlike her parents who are trying to protect her sister from Boyfriend, Cassandra's trying to protect Boyfriend from her sister.
- "Not So Different" Remark: In the original dialogue for Takeover, Boyfriend tells Cassandra that she's not alone in regard to being The Unfavorite, as he too knows what it's like to be distant from a sibling and being forced to keep higher expectations in the family.
- Parental Favoritism: Cassandra's parents cared more about her sister, Girlfriend, than Cassandra herself.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Cassandra fills the red oni role to Boyfriend's blue oni, moreso than Whitty, as Cassandra has a red and black color scheme and starts the conflict rather than Boyfriend.
- Related in the Adaptation: Neither Cassandra nor Girlfriend are stated to have any siblings in their respective canons. Here, they are sisters.
- Shout-Out:
- A school bell can be heard ringing in the background of Berzerker, in a reference to Pico's School, the game Cassandra originates from.
- Boyfriend also makes a remark on how he was absent during the school shooting because he missed the bus. He also mentions that his ex-boyfriend (Pico) talked to him about Cassandra, but he believed he was having a schizophrenic episode.
- In the initial revised dialogue before "Takeover", Boyfriend mentioned that among the people he had already dealt with were "a bomb, a toaster, a skeleton horse man", and "some fucks that look like ice cream cones".
- The latest Sigma update changes it to have him mention "a bomb head (Whitty), an angry goat man (Tabi) and a zombie clown". Girlfriend also brings up a "singing lemon", referring to the Monster.
- A school bell can be heard ringing in the background of Berzerker, in a reference to Pico's School, the game Cassandra originates from.
- Spared by the Adaptation: Cassandra, of course. It's indicated this mod is operating on base Pico's School, and thus, the school shooting went through. She was able to survive since Pico actually killed off the Penillian, but her comrades weren't so lucky.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Downplayed, but her alien form has similar eyes to her parents, just being yellow rather than red, and has red hair like her mother and sister, though it's a brighter shade of red.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: Cassandra is the aggressive tomboy who is dressed in punkish fashion and has short, spiky hair. Contrast this to her sister, Girlfriend, who is a sweet Girly Girl dressed in feminine dress and heels, and has long, wavy hair.
- Suddenly Speaking: While Boyfriend initially starts off speaking in the usual beeps and boops here, he starts speaking normally in the dialogue before "Takeover".
- "Well Done, Daughter!" Girl: In the Alpha build, Cassandra explicitly stated that her parents favored Girlfriend over her, despite being the older sister. She desperately tried to gain the approval of her father, but he always passed over her.
- Wham Line: In the cutscene leading up to Berzerker:Cassandra: Oh, you have a frien-Cassandra: Wait a minute...Boyfriend: Huh?Girlfriend: Hey...Cassandra: Sis?Boyfriend: HUH???
