History Characters / BugFables

* OneHitKill: It wipes out Team Snakemouth with a series of 99 damage bites when its health gets super low, but thankfully Kabbu gets right back up and finishes it off thanks to his overwhelming determination and anger.

* CreepyCentipedes: Not only is it unsettling, but it is gigantic (by bug standards, anyway) and devours any bugs that enter the swamplands.

* FoulFlower: {{Subverted|trope}}; while she is initially antagonistic to Team Snakemouth, attacking them with Venus Buds and her guardian, once the team proves themselves worthy in her eyes, she warms up to them and lets them have the artifact, and helps them on their quest.

* IGaveMyWord: As she reveals when spoken to in the PlayableEpilogue, the reason she had the Artifact in the first place was because one dying Roach entrusted her with it, asking her to never let it fall in the hands of those who might abuse it for the personal benefit (explaining her disgust for Vi's greed). While Venus was unable to save the Roach, she stayed true to her words and protected the artifact from everyone, until Team Snakemouth had arrived to claim possession of this artifact.

* NoItemUseForYou: He will prevent you from using any items during his battle, destroying them as soon as you will pull them out.

* EvilCounterpart: He serves as one to Vi, in the sense that both are stinging insects (or in his case, ''looks'' like one) that grew up friendless and ostracized by their peers, and eventually left for bigger and better things which led them down the path of the explorer and usurper respectively. Greed is also a defining flaw of both characters, but Vi [[CharacterDevelopment grows as a person]] and comes to value her friends and the people around her, while the King is consumed by his selfishness and obsession with the Sapling to the point of throwing away the lives of his men in pursuit of it.

* LackOfEmpathy: She tells Leif ''to his face'' that she would like to put him under and dissect him. When he quite understandably freaks out and instinctively summons his ice shield to protect himself, she merely remarks that she finds the reaction "fascinating". She also doesn't seem to care that she's overworked Crow into a perpetual bundle of stress.

* OhNoNotAgain: Has this reaction when [[spoiler:Crow reveals her status as a Card Master to Team Snakemouth]].

* NonstandardCharacterDesign: His sprite is entirely 2D rather than being drawn "origami-style" like the other spiders.

* RiddleForTheAges: Invoked by Kabbu and the Bestiary entry for the False Monarch and its society. They both comment that it is fascinatingly advanced for Lesser Bugs, but alas it will remain a mystery due to further research no longer being possible with all the citizen mothflies gone.

* RiddleForTheAges: Invoked by Kabbu and the Bestiary entry for the False Monarch. They both comment that its society and behavior are fascinatingly advanced for Lesser Bugs, but also that they will remain a mystery due to further research no longer being possible with the mothflies gone.

* RiddleForTheAges: Invoked by Kabbu and the Bestiary entry for the False Monarch. They both comment that its society and behavior are fascinating for Lesser Bugs, but also that the mystery behind those will remain so for the time being due to all the mothflies fleeing after its defeat.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Most of them are just random, powerful monsters that have minimal connections with the plot and exist primarily for challenge and worldbuilding. Defeating them won't even prompt comments from Team Snakemouth, the False Monarch being the sole exception due to its ''very'' bizarre nature being impossible to ignore for the trio.

* RiddleForTheAges: Invoked by Kabbu and the Bestiary entry for the False Monarch. They both comment that its society and behavior are fascinating, but also that the mystery behind those will remain so for the time being (since there was no way to study or understand them).

* RiddleForTheAges: Invoked by Kabbu and the Bestiary entry for the False Monarch. They both comment that its society and behavior are fascinating, but also that the mystery behind those will remain so for the time being.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Most of them are just random, powerful monsters that have minimal connections with the plot and exist primarily for challenge and worldbuilding. Defeating them won't even prompt comments from Team Snakemouth, the False Monarch being the sole exception due to its mysterious and ''very'' bizarre nature being impossible to ignore for the trio.

* BladeOnAStick: Wasp Troopers use spears as their weapons of choice.

* BladeOnAStick: Riz uses a spear in battle, which is actually the nib of a pen attached to a stick. With this in mind, it makes sense on how he's able to inflict the ''Ink'' ailment on the team by slashing them with it.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Tidal Wyrm is a serpentine dragon who lives in water, and can fight by spewing water through a blowhole on its head. And as far as dragons go it's a ''weird'' one for being so out of place in its setting: whether it's a snake or a worm or something else entirely is never elaborated on, and nobody ever comments on it.

* BerserkButton: Greed really sets her off, especially when it comes at the expense of people's lives.

* BerserkButton: Vi learns the hard way that breaking her vase is this.

* BerserkButton: When one falls, the other gets a permanent attack buff.

* BerserkButton: Midges will get angry and automatically attack if another Midge is hurt in battle. This does ''not'' take up their turn, meaning that Midges can attack multiple times each turn if the player doesn't freeze them, or eliminate multiple Midges in one attack.

* BerserkButton: Hurting a Leafbug will anger any others present in combat and charge up their attack. And since Leafbugs are often fought together, things can get out of control ''very'' fast if the player isn't careful.

* FamedInStory: [[invoked]]Kabbu mentions how many tales of her strength and journeys were told about how no obstacle would be a match to her when it comes to searching materials, even to the point of in-universe MemeticBadass levels when people claim that she once walked right through the boulder.

* SweetBaker: He's a baker, and notably the friendliest of the three chefs in the game.

* BigBeautifulWoman: She's quite cute for such a girthy bug.

* XenophobicHerbivore: Despite being herbivores, Weevils are extremely aggressive and territorial, and will attack any bug that will approach close.

* EldritchAbomination: All of them.

!The Wasp Kingdom

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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: He's loathed and feared by all, and more than a few wasps hate him for being a tyrannical madman. [[spoiler:Even his fanatically loyal troops are brainwashed into serving him, and once he dies and they go back to their old selves, none of them are sad to see him go.]]
* AllEncompassingMantle: His regal mantle completely envelops his body, hiding that [[spoiler:he is not a real wasp. Averted in his Everlasting King form, as his mantle is now tattered and spread around, revealing the body underneath.]]

** A lot of his backstory is actually only mentioned in the bestiary if you managed to throw in a Spy on him during the second fight against him, including his real name, [[spoiler:Hoaxe; and his species, a Mimic Fly]].

* BadBoss: All of his soldiers are brainwashed to serve him against their will, and on his way to the Sapling he abandons his men to die against the monsters and [[spoiler:roaches]] blocking the way.
* BigBad: He is the dictator of the Wasp Kingdom and the one who wants the Everlasting Sapling for himself so he can conquer Bugaria. [[spoiler:The post-game reveals that he isn't even a wasp, but a wasp-mimic fly who usurped the rightful Queen.]]
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:After his defeat as the Everlasting King, the Everlasting Sapling turns him into a tree. It's somewhat difficult to see given the simple art style, but it appears as though the tree ''explodes'' out of him.]]
* TheCaligula: He is an absolutely twisted and insane ruler who keeps his people in poverty, [[spoiler:brainwashed his troops into becoming loyal to the point of suicide]], brutalizes anyone who stands on his way, is very prone to bursts of aggression, and wants to be the king only for the sake of forcing Bugkind to submit to his rule.

* CoolCrown: Wears the golden crown on his head. [[spoiler:It's actually [[CrownOfPower a Roach artifact]] that [[MindControlDevice allows him to brainwash wasps]].]]
* CrownOfPower: [[spoiler:His gold crown is an ancient Roach artifact that allows him to use the [[PlayingWithFire magic of flame]] and [[MassHypnosis brainwash]] wasps to blindly and unquestionably serve his will.]]
* DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: [[spoiler:According to WordOfGod (which was then confirmed in "Hoaxe: Origins" prequel comic), his parents were fleeing from the Dead Landers and abandoned him to save him. The Dead Landers got to them not much longer afterwards and he only survived by chance.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:His backstory is ''not'' a happy one. He was abandoned by his own parents in the ''[[EldritchLocation Dead Lands]]'' as a ''baby'' (to save him, although he isn't aware of this). When he finally found a place he felt like he belonged in the Wasp Kingdom, no one there cared about him. All of a sudden, his obsession with having absolute control over everyone makes a lot more sense.]]
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:Even after his final defeat as the Everlasting King, he refuses to give up, attempting to charge up one final attack right up until the tree growing within him completely consumes him.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:As revealed in the "Hoaxe: Origins" comic, back during his days as a janitor in the Wasp Kingdom, he was frequently bullied and beaten up by other wasps. But as soon as he learned of the Ancient Crown and its wasp-brainwashing properties, he immediately set off into Metal Island and bought it with the sole desire to turn his former bullies into his obedient puppets. As soon as they were put under his thrall, he turned them into his personal cannon fodder, forced to obey and be discarded as he saw fit.]]

* EvilCounterpart: He serves as one to Vi, in the sense that both are stinging insects ([[spoiler:or in his case, ''looks'' like one]]) that grew up friendless and ostracized by their peers, and eventually left for bigger and better things which led them down the path of the explorer and usurper respectively. Greed is also a defining flaw of both characters, but Vi [[CharacterDevelopment grows as a person]] and comes to value her friends and the people around her, while the King is consumed by his selfishness and obsession with the Sapling to the point of throwing away the lives of his men in pursuit of it.

* EvilSoundsDeep: Has one of the deepest voices in the game, even compared to other wasps. [[spoiler:Not that he's one anyways]].
* EvilVirtues: '''Determination''', which he has in spades. His life was a hard one, but he rose to the challenge time and time again, managing to survive his hellish upbringing in [[spoiler:the Dead Lands]], save up enough money to buy [[spoiler:his powerful mind controlling crown]], and [[spoiler:take over the Wasp Kingdom]], all through sheer determination alone. [[spoiler:Even when he finds out that the Everlasting Sapling has wilted, he refuses to surrender and puts up a hell of a fight against Team Snakemouth in a grueling three-stage gauntlet, before dying in the middle of charging up a final defiant attack.]]
* {{Expy}}: Of [[VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor Sir Grodus]]. Like Grodus, he is the BigBad in charge of a secretive organization and an EvilSorcerer with a wand/axe and cloak, and both seek to collect ancient artifacts that will lead to a treasure said to grant great power, which they will use to TakeOverTheWorld. They also [[spoiler:kidnap royalty (Princess Peach/Queen Vanessa) to aid in their plans, and are ultimately betrayed and taken down by the very power they sought]].
* FliesEqualsEvil: [[spoiler:He's actually a wasp-mimic fly who brainwashed every wasp with a magical crown]].
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:He was abandoned in the Deadlands as an infant, and when he later made his way to the Wasp Kingdom, he ended up becoming a friendless trash collector spurned by all.]]
* FriendlessBackground: [[spoiler:He lived a lonely life in the Wasp Kingdom before his rise to power, and spent his days collecting trash and being ignored by all.]]
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Before coming to power [[spoiler:by usurping the queen]], he was [[spoiler:nothing more than a trash collector. His crown, the source of his power, changed this]].
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: [[spoiler:In the final chapter, it was mentioned that he had activated the stove and managed to pass through the flames unharmed, meaning that he is immune to fire. However, in the actual battle, neither of his forms display immunity to Burn status effect, taking damage from the fire all the same.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:His consumption of a leaf from the Sapling to gain power ended up being his undoing when the leaf turned him into a tree.]]

* InsectGenderBender: Wasps don't have kings in real life. [[spoiler:But it's justified since the Wasp King is both a usurper and a fake wasp to boot.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:After being defeated, he loses his powers and the Sapling turns him into [[{{Transflormation}} an inanimate tree]]. Leif notes he feels no magic coming from it, which means it's very unlikely that the Wasp King will ever manage to recover from that.]]
* ManOfKryptonite: His fire magic makes him a powerful threat towards every bug in Bugaria, thanks to fire being a very potent weakness to bug kind. [[spoiler: This magic comes entirely from his CoolCrown, which is actually a [[ArtifactOfDoom Roach Artifact.]]]] Unfortunately, [[UnskilledButStrong his reliance on it means that if a way to weaken his fire magic is ever discovered, he will be left at a major disadvantage,]] [[spoiler: which is exactly what happens in the final fight against him.]]
* MarathonBoss: [[spoiler:Thanks to the Everlasting Sapling's regenerative powers, his health completely refills three times during the final boss fight, making it one of the longest battles in the game by far. And if you count the fight with him his base form right before that, he technically has ''four'' phases with a total of 255 HP to eat through.]]
* MassHypnosis: [[spoiler:He managed to brainwash nearly all of the wasps in the Wasp Kingdom through the use of his crown.]]
* MeaningfulName: His true name, revealed only in the Bestiary, is [[spoiler:Hoaxe. Because he's both a false king and a false wasp]].
* MindControlDevice: [[spoiler:His CoolCrown is actually a Roach artifact that allows him to brainwash all-but-several wasps in the Wasp Kingdom. According to the WordOfGod, it affects any yellowjacket through their antennae, and the wasps who are ImmuneToMindControl are protected either by [[DisabilityImmunity broken antennae]], magical artifacts that counter his mind control powers, or by not being yellowjackets to begin with.]]

* TheNapoleon: Being [[spoiler:a fly disguised as a wasp]], he's naturally shorter than [[spoiler:the LargeAndInCharge queen that he usurped]].
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:His Everlasting King form, obtained after eating the one leaf that remains of the wilted Everlasting Sapling, in which he gains the power of levitation and other great plant-based powers.]]

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: As far as nobility goes, he's incredibly proactive and always leads the charge in his conquests. [[spoiler:He personally invades the Ant Kingdom twice, wipes the floor with the heroes in combat, and manages to threaten the Queen into giving up the artifacts at axepoint both times.]]

* SpellMyNameWithAThe: After [[spoiler:eating the Everlasting Sapling's remaining leaf, he becomes "The Everlasting King".]]

* ThisCannotBe: Reacts in disbelief when he [[spoiler:ends up losing his powers and finds himself about to turn into a tree.]]
-->[[spoiler:''"................N-no... It can't... NO! I'M THE KING! I...I ORDER THIS BODY TO... AAAAAAAAH!!" [[[{{Transflormation}} turns into a tree]]]'']]
* {{Transflormation}}: [[spoiler:After eating the Everlasting Sapling's leaf, he turns into [[OneWingedAngel the Everlasting King]], a half-plant demigod with the power of levitation and many other plant-based powers, including extreme regeneration. However, after being defeated in this form, he ends up losing control of the Sapling's powers and turns into an inanimate tree.]]
* UndignifiedDeath: [[spoiler:His death is definitely not something to be proud of: after being defeated as the Everlasting King, he attempts to use all of his powers to destroy Team Snakemouth, but runs out of power, reacts in disbelief and panic as his body is paralyzed, screams like a child throwing a tantrum, and then finally turns into an inanimate tree.]]
* UnskilledButStrong: While he can get creative with his attacks when he's forced to, as shown in the [[spoiler: first phase of his boss fight]], and has considerable skill with his axe, it's implied that he heavily relies on his overwhelming fire magic to coast him through most fights. If his fire magic is ever weakened or negated, then he's left as a simple, but still fairly dangerous, axe wielding bug that [[WorldsBestWarrior Maki]] can easily tag when the oppurtunity arises, [[spoiler:and even Team Snakemouth are able to make quick work of him in the first phase of his boss fight with help from the Flame Brooch.]]
* TheUsurper: His battle theme is named as such. [[spoiler:Turns out he is not the rightful king, or even a wasp- he is a fly who took the throne from Queen Vanessa.]]

** [[spoiler:After beating his first phase, he unlocks the chamber to the Everlasting Sapling... only to see that [[AllForNothing it's wilted.]] He grabs the only leaf of it left and horks it all down, turning him into the [[OneWingedAngel Everlasting King]].]]
-->[[spoiler:''"Impossible... I reject this outcome! I REFUSE TO ACCEPT IT!"'']]
** [[spoiler:Then, after being defeated and unable to heal himself, he goes even more crazy, powering up a huge flame to burn the heroes, before the sapling kills him.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to talk about him without revealing the following twists: [[spoiler: Elizant isn't evil or the game's BigBad]], [[spoiler: most of the wasps are brainwashed]], and [[spoiler: he isn't even a wasp.]]
* WickedWasps: He is the [[EvilOverlord tyrant king]] of the wasps and the BigBad, as well as the vilest character in the game. [[spoiler:Though subverted as he is actually a fly mimicking a wasp.]]

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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Every soldier under the Wasp King's command is forcibly turned ruthless and violent thanks to his crown's powers.]]

* HeelRaceTurn: [[spoiler:After the Wasp King's defeat, they are freed of their brainwashment and become peaceful, attempting to make amends for all evil they've committed under his mind control.]]

* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: In the Wasp Kingdom prison, Team Snakemouth can meet a lone peaceful Wasp Scout locked up in the prison. Once they dig into his cell and talk to him, he states that [[spoiler:every wasp in the kingdom went insane, and not even his best friend would listen to him. As subtle {{Foreshadowing}}, one of his antennae are broken off, which is [[DisabilityImmunity the reason]] he was ImmuneToMindControl]].
* SlaveRace: [[spoiler:All of them are merely slaves to the Wasp King's will, thanks to the [[MindControlDevice Ancient Crown]] on his head.]]

* UndyingLoyalty: All of them are fanatically loyal to the king, with the Troopers in particular being singled out as the kind to happily fight until their dying breath. [[spoiler:It's revealed later however that it's all a result of the Wasp King's mind control powers.]]
* WickedWasps: As to be expected, they're incredibly violent and when encountered in the wild, are often up to no good. [[spoiler:Subverted however, as their behavior's only due to mind control. Once the Wasp King dies, they're a lot more approachable and pleasant.]]

* ImmuneToMindControl: [[spoiler:He's one of the few wasps who is not affected by the Wasp King's brainwashment, because of his broken antennae.]]

* TokenHeroicOrc: He's one of the few friendly wasps who live in the Wasp Kingdom, [[spoiler:since he's [[ImmuneToMindControl immune to Wasp King's brainwashment]] because of his broken antennae]]. Though Team Snakemouth and Bumble initially mistake him for a kidnapper, he turns out to be quite a friendly person who holds no ill against the party even after they gave him a scare and gives Team Snakemouth a medal to make up for giving off a bad impression.