Line #14 Characters/FridayNightFunkinSoft


1	A character page for the cast of ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinSoft''.
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4	[[foldercontrol]]
5	!Protagonists
6	[[folder:Benjamin Fairest]]
7	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/softie.png]]
8	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b3_9.png]]
9	[[caption-width-right:225:"I have to decide for myself. And I've decided to live the life I want to live!"]]
10	->'''Voiced by:''' Kawai Sprite (voice samples)
11	A sensitive boy who wants to be a painter but has been abused by his parents, who want him to be a full-time rapper instead. He is in a relationship with Pico.
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13	* AdaptationalSexuality: Boyfriend is bisexual in the original Friday Night Funkin'. In this mod, Benjamin is explicitly stated to be gay.
14	* AdaptationDyeJob: A two-fer. Not only is Benjamin's hair powder blue instead of BF's electric cyan, but WordOfGod states that it's dyed, and that his natural hair color is blond.[[invoked]]
15	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Instead of Grace, this AU's equivalent of Girlfriend, Benjamin is in love with Pico.
16	* AffectionateNickname: Pico calls him "Ben", "Baby Blue", and "Softie" more often than his full first name, while Grace calls him both "BF" and "Benji", the latter being her childhood nickname for him.
17	* AmbiguouslyHuman: Due to his parents being this, he also qualifies.
18	* AuthorAvatar: According to [[WordOfGod Tama in an interview]], Benjamin's personality was mostly based on herself.
19	* CallingTheOldManOut: Delivers one to his parents in the cutscene right before the second song of Week 5. He calls them out for not being good parents and trying to turn him into their mindless slave like how Grace's parents did similarly.
20	* CowardlyLion: Although he's not nearly as bold as the original Boyfriend, Benjamin is equally as capable of beating his opponents in rap battles.
21	* DisabledInTheAdaptation: While Benjamin has autism and ADHD like canon BF, he also has anxiety and PTSD, likely as a result of his parents' abuse towards him.
22	* DivergentCharacterEvolution: While he is a reskin of canon BF in the context of the remix mod, with his visual design taking cues from the original, Benjamin is consider by his creator to be someone completely separate from BF in terms of overall character. [[spoiler:This aspect is highlighted in the bonus week with Boyfriend. Benjamin first interprets BF as "who he himself is suppose to be", but ultimately comes to the conclusion they aren't one and the same.]]
23	* GrewASpine: Ends up running away from his AbusiveParents with Pico and later giving them a well deserved CallingTheOldManOut speech.
24	* PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars: In one of his character poses, Benjamin can be seen having cigarette burns on his neck, a further sign of how far his parents had been taking their abuse.
25	* TrademarkFavoriteDrink: Benjamin’s comfort drink is hot chocolate, and Pico offers it to him at the end of Week 5 to help him feel better.
26	[[/folder]]
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28	[[folder:Pico]]
29	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/soft_pico_assets.png]]
30	[[caption-width-right:300:"Are you okay, Baby Blue?"]]
31	->'''Voiced by:''' Kawai Sprite (voice samples)
32	A street kid who was wrongly blamed for causing the school shooting which he worked hard to stop. He is in a relationship with Benjamin.
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34	* AdaptationalSexuality: In his home series, Pico's sexuality is not defined, given his status as an InterpretativeCharacter within the ''Pico'' series. In this mod, Pico is explicitly stated to be bisexual.
35	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Instead of showing Benjamin CruelMercy, he's in love with him.
36	* AffectionateNickname: Benjamin occasionally calls him "Toughie".
37	* BigDamnHeroes: Pico serves as this to Benjamin at the end of Chapter 1, saving him from Father Fairest by spraying the latter in the face and leaving him blinded long enough for the couple to make their getaway.
38	* HiddenDepths: According to WordOfGod, Pico is a surprisingly good dancer.[[invoked]]
39	* MisplacedRetribution: Many people including Grace are under the impression that Pico was behind the school shooting, but Benjamin is one of the few that knows what truly happened that day and that Pico didn't do it. Because of this, he is a wanted fugitive and has to keep a low profile.
40	[[/folder]]
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42	!Opponents
43	!!Normal Opponents
44	[[folder:Frank "Father" Fairest and Marilyn "Mother" Mairest]]
45	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daddy_dearest_9.png]]
46	[[caption-width-right:300:"C'mon, sport. We never raised an idiot. You didn’t ACTUALLY think I was leaving empty handed, did you?"]]
47	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hot_mom_phase_1.png]]
48	[[caption-width-right:300:"You've had your fun, but I think it's time to come home, don't you?"]]
49	[[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Mother Mairest's Week 6 update redesign]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fnf_soft_mother_mairest_redesign.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
50	->'''Voiced by:'''\
51	Father Fairest: Kawai Sprite (voice samples)\
52	Mother Mairest: Monica Franco (voice samples)
53	Benjamin's AbusiveParents who want to force their son to be a singer.
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55	* AbusiveParents: They have both physically and verbally abused their son, even being roughly referred to as abusive tyrants. Not only can you make out burn marks underneath Ben's shirt in one still, but Soft Monster is a physical manifestation of his fear of their abuse.
56	* AmbiguouslyHuman: Despite being re-sprited, their eyes still have a faint glow to them, making it unclear whether they're humans, angels, or demons.
57	* BitchInSheepsClothing: They look nice and reasonable at a first glance, but once you begin to actively avoid following their orders, you're in for a world of hurt.
58	* BrokenPedestal: You'd be crazy to think the Fairests were still adored by all of their fans after they begin verbally abusing Benjamin after he beats them in the first song in Week 5 and Benjamin [[CallingTheOldManOut calls them out]] for being awful parents - ''all'' in front of the crowd.
59	* ControlFreak: It's heavily implied that Mother Mairest is more on the verbally abusive end of the relationship with her son, and she controlled nearly all aspects of his life before he ran away, including the color of his hair.
60	* {{Expy}}: According to WordOfGod, Mother Mairest's ControlFreak tendencies are inspired by [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Mother Gothel]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}} the Other Mother]]. She even says to Benjamin that she "needs a yes" in order for him to comply with her demand to come back home, similar to what the Other Mother said in the movie.
61	* HateSink: It is safe to say both of them (especially Father Fairest) are easily the most unlikable characters in the mod, as well as other mods and ''Friday Night Funkin''' in general, for how much they tormented Benjamin over the years and their lack of redeeming or cool qualities.
62	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: WordOfGod lists their real names as "Frank" and "Marilyn", respectively. Neither name is said aloud in the mod.[[invoked]]
63	* UncertainDoom: It's unknown what happened to them after the end of Week 5, but it can be safely assumed that they were chased off by their [[BrokenPedestal former fans]] after showing their true colors.
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66	[[folder:Skid and Pump]]
67	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spooky_kids_assets.png]]
68	->'''Voiced by:''' Sr Pelo (voice samples)
69	Two rambunctious, Halloween obsessed children that hail from [[Creator/SrPelo Sr. Pelo's]] WebAnimation/SpookyMonth series. Aside from their slightly different costumes, they're largely the same as their original counterparts.
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71	* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: {{Averted}}. Aside from their slightly different costumes, there's virtually no difference between them and their original counterparts.
72	* CheerfulChild: True to their original counterparts.
73	* ChristmasInJuly: They're celebrating Spooky Month... in November. Pico attempts to object, but Benjamin tells him to keep the illusion.
74	* FearlessFool: Pico mentions them entering a White Van at the end of their week… Benjamin is understandably worried. Although given that it's Skid and Pump, chances are they're fine.
75	* InnocentlyInsensitive: Cheerfully talk about their favorite artist "Mr. Fairest" in front of his son, who they don't know is being abused by him.
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78	[[folder:Grace Dearest]]
79	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/soft_gf_assets.png]]
80	->'''Voiced by:''' Tama (voice samples)
81	The Dearest's daughter who wanted to get into a [[ChildhoodFriendRomance romantic relationship]] with Benjamin, but failed due to Benjamin being with Pico.
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83	* AbusiveParents: Benjamin implies that she has these. Unlike him, who eventually GrewASpine and ran off with Pico, Grace ended up being the way that her parents wanted her to be like. Well, at least until Week 5... WordOfGod establishes that she wasn’t abused by her parents, but instead was overly sheltered, which explains a lot about her difficulty accepting rejection.
84	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Unlike Girlfriend, Grace is ''not'' in a relationship with Benjamin.
85	* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: In the original game, Girlfriend is a demon. Here, Grace is an ordinary human.
86	* AffectionateNickname: Benjamin calls her "GF" or "G", with the former being his childhood nickname for her.
87	* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: Had one with Benjamin, and she expects him to honor it.
88	* ClingyJealousGirl: Is upset that Benjamin loves Pico, whom everyone assumes was a school shooter. She gets over it later after Benjamin gives his parents a CallingTheOldManOut speech, deciding to date this universe's equivalent of Senpai instead.
89	* DemotedToExtra: As a result of not being in a relationship with Benjamin, unlike Girlfriend, Grace is this by default.
90	* HeelRealization: Has this after Benjamin gives his CallingTheOldManOut speech to his own parents in Week 5, along with mentioning that ''her'' parents have successfully turned her into a "mindless slave."
91	* TheOphelia: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Grace shows slight shades of this, as she is an emotionally unstable, overly sheltered girl who's also ''very'' clingy towards Benjamin and implied to have an eating disorder, not to mention 'Stay' shows she is in a lot of denial about Benjamin leaving. However, she's still mostly grounded in reality.
92	* PlayfulCatSmile: Her idle sprites are drawn with a catlike mouth during all of her songs, giving her a goody air. She never loses that smile [[BrokenSmile even when she starts to cry]] in "It's Complicated".
93	* ShadowArchetype: Like Benjamin, she also endured having AbusiveParents trying to force her into being what they wanted her to be. But unlike Benjamin, who overcame them and ran away, Grace succumbed to her parent's wishes. After having her HeelRealization in Week 5, she described her situation as having been her parents' "mindless slave", something that could've happened to Benjamin had he not ran away.
94	* WeightWoe: {{Implied\|Trope}} and PlayedForDrama. According to WordOfGod, Grace has trouble loving her body, and Benjamin has noticed this at family dinners. In addition, she wears an oversized sweater dress in Week 3, presumably to hide her body shape.
95	[[/folder]]
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97	!!Spoiler Opponents
98	[[folder:Soft Monster]]
99	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/monster_assets.png]]
100	->'''Voiced by:''' Kawai Sprite (voice samples)
101	A hallucination representing Benjamin's parents that appears to Benjamin every now and then to torment him.
102	* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Monster was a HumanoidAbomination of unknown origin. Being a SoftSpokenSadist who wanted to eat Boyfriend and Girlfriend to satisfy his hunger. Soft Monster is but a hallucination in Benjamin's head who [[SilentAntagonist doesn't speak a single word]], being a physical manifestation of Benjamin's fear of his parents' abuse. He disappears once Benjamin lets go of his fear.
103	* EnemyWithin: Torments Benjamin frequently by causing him to become unconscious and face it in a dream. It's not until Week 5 that Benjamin realizes what it is: a personification of his fears of his parent's abuse, more prominently his father's.
104	* RuleOfSymbolism: It has blue liquid on various parts of its body. The abuse Benjamin received from his mother's verbal abuse is represented by the blue liquid dripping from its mouth, and his father's physical abuse is represented by his hands and arms covered in blue. His two horns looking like cigarettes and his entire body being WreathedInFlames represents the times when Benjamin suffered cigarette burns from Father Fairest.
105	* SilentAntagonist: It torments Benjamin without uttering a single word.
106	* WreathedInFlames: Their color and shape make it harder to tell, but the monster has flames being emitted from it, alluding to Benjamin getting burned by Father Fairest's cigarette.
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109	[[folder:'''Secret Opponent''']]
110	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ogbf.png]]
111	->'''Voiced by:''' Kawai Sprite (voice samples)
112	[[VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin The original Boyfriend himself]]. Encountered by Benjamin in a dream that may have been something more.
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114	* AmbidextrousSprite: Averted. Rather than reuse the vanilla game's Boyfriend sprite, he has a whole new sprite-sheet that keeps him right-handed with his microphone.
115	* MirrorBoss: Damages Benjamin on his turn, but can't K.O. him unless Benjamin misses a note at minimum health.
116	* NiceGuy: Is perfectly willing to be friends with Benjamin despite the latter getting angry.
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119	!!Other
120	[[folder:'''Friend of the Secret Opponent''']]
121	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_girlfriend.png]]
122	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oggf.png]]
123	[[caption-width-right:225::)]]
124	[[VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin Boyfriend's girlfriend]]. Appears alongside Boyfriend in Benjamin's dream.
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126	* TheSpeechless: Despite having dialogue boxes, she never really "speaks."
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128	[[folder:Tama]]
129	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/narrator_8.png]]
130	The main creator of the mod and it's narrator.
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132	* EarlyBirdCameo: You can actually see her in the background during Week 5 before she is revealed to be the narrator.
133	* NarratorAllAlong: After the bonus week, the game cuts of Benjamin's dialogue, and the narrator's dialogue sprite brightens to reveal that she was Tama, the mod's creator.
134	[[/folder]]
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136	!!Coming Soon
137	[[folder:Sven Kai Iwata]]
138	Grace’s new boyfriend after the events of Week 5. He will be the main opponent of Week 6.
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140	* AdaptationDyeJob: While canon Senpai has sandy brown hair, Sven is confirmed to be blond-haired.
141	* AdaptationalNameChange: He's this AU's equivalent of Senpai.
142	* AdaptationalNiceGuy: While canon Senpai is a BitchInSheepsClothing who [[SoreLoser does not take kindly to losing]], Sven is implied to be nicer, with WordOfGod stating that he "treats gay people like a loving family".[[invoked]]
143	* MythologyGag: His first and middle name when put together, sounds similar to Senpai, which Benjamin almost says himself.
144	* RaceLift: While no indication was made of Senpai’s ethnicity in the canon ''FNF'' lore, Sven is of Norwegian and Japanese descent.
145	* {{Retcon}}: When Benjamin was recalling his name, he almost says "Senpai". This is understandable, since it's likely that they didn't have an official name for him until later when developing the Week 6 update. Though it may also be possible that Benjamin simply mispronounced Sven's name.
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148	[[folder:Tankman]]
149	* EarlyBirdCameo: His health bar sprites are contained within the mod's files.
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151
152	!!Mentioned
153	[[folder:The Dearest Family]]
154	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/graceparents.png]]
155	[[caption-width-right:350:Concept art of the Dearests (and Debby the Mop Dog)]]
156	* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: Like their daughter, Mommy Mearest and Daddy Dearest are now humans instead of demons.
157	* AdaptationNameChange: Daddy Dearest is named Richard "Dick" Dearest, while Mommy Mearest is called Marcy Dearest.
158	* AmbiguouslyBrown: Marcy is significantly tanner compared to her husband and her daughter.
159	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / FridayNightFunkinSoft