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Character Name: Mettaton Series: Undertale Timeline: Post True Pacifist. He’s been in the human world for an appreciable time. Canon Resource Links:Wiki Link
Personality: Mettaton is a giant robot showboat and everyone in the Underground loved him for it.
But before he was that showboat, Mettaton was a ghost with dreams of stardom and corporeal form. His ambitions were clear even then, because despite his modest beginnings as a snail-farmer and his attachment to his cousin Napstablook, Mettaton had dreams of performing for an audience. In his old home, he had a poster of two humans dancing, which lends to the idea that he was inspired by human culture, even idolizes it. His mechanical body even appears more human than most monsters in the Underground.
Mettaton’s ambition led him to become an excellent entertainer despite his (initially) limited form as a rectangular robotic unit. He’d always had a very flamboyant way of talking, and for his job as the sole celebrity in the Underground it was pretty entertaining. His speech patterns are also well-suited to being a tv show host, a news anchor, the lead of a play, and a cooking show host, all things which he has done at one point or another. Specifically, he speaks very emphatically, with constant enthusiasm. It’s just his nature to be very expressive. This also lends to his acting skill, which is also excellent. He hardly ever breaks character, and, for example, leads his human “guest star” through the motions very well, never showing that anything is amiss and that he is not actually a killer robot until several skits down, where he begins to tire of Dr. Alphys’ ploy.
His eventual abandonment of his role as a killer robot outlines another important trait of his; narcissism. It’s clear why Mettaton is so obsessed with being a star has to do with how self-centered he is. While he does care about his family, he was willing to up and leave the snail farm just to achieve his goals, and despite being assisted by Dr. Alphys in this, he appears to regard her with some disdain and only plays his part because he knows that he owes her for his body. He’s not above inconveniencing her, or really anyone else in the Underground, going so far as to install a fountain which spouts water out of its own retention pool and put employees through rigorous and unfair work conditions. Not to mention he wanted to kill Frisk just because he thought that they weren’t strong enough to break the barrier, and that he would be better suited to simply taking their SOUL and freeing all monsterkind…so he could be a star aboveground as well. Talking himself up in this way comes second nature for this robot.
That said, he really is important to the Underground in his own way, because Mettaton’s charisma endears him to the monsters enough for him to be loved and respected. His ease at lading the stage and generating dramatic narratives is particularly helpful to this, and his expressive nature doesn’t hurt. Most especially in his EX form, Mettaton tends to make flashy moves and pushes himself to the limit in the name of entertainment. What’s a few limbs lost to a star like him, when he has a whole crowd to entertain through the camera?!
And that, truthfully, is where Mettaton has the redeeming quality of caring for others. He loves his fans and will maintain his showmanship for their sakes, not just the ratings. Were it only about the ratings, his call-in event would never have made him reconsider going to the surface to become a star, and he even admits that monsters only have one celebrity—him—and that maybe he ought to stay where he is to keep them happy. He also cares about his cousin Napstablook and remembers his voice and mannerisms enough to realize that the ghost was his first call-in. So yeah, Mettaton has his flaws and bad habits, but he isn’t a bad guy. He cares.
Strengths/Weaknesses: + Charismatic – Mettaton is an elegant and loquacious speaker. This can be tarnished by his self-centered nature, but on the whole, he has a way of getting people interested in whatever he’s doing! If he didn’t, he’d make a poor TV show host and actor. Part of the reason why he’s so good at this is because Mettaton has a cooperative nature when it comes to entertainment, and will do his best to include anyone he happens to drag into his circle.
+ Optimistic – Mettaton has always been the more optimistic individual in his known family. It always helped him deal with his negative and self-deprecating cousin Napstablook, and his eventual friend Alphys. He’s very determined to get everyone on his same level of optimism, or at least try.
+ Smart – Mettaton may behave like a self-interested airhead who is only out for attention and ratings, but he’s actually a pretty shrewd guy. He wouldn’t know how to work his audience and make something out of himself if he wasn’t good at reading people. When it suits him, he can be tactful as well.
+Accomodating/Adaptive – Sort of an addendum to his charisma and optimism, Mettaton has the habit of accommodating people in order to elevate them to a level he can work with. Because he can usually work with whatever kind of person he’s stuck with, it also makes him adaptable. This is not just when concerning people, either. Because he’s so optimistic, Mettaton would rather just push through and get used to something fresh and new than lollygag and feel bad for himself.
+ Good actor – Mettaton is a TV star. The only TV star, and it means he has to be a jack of all trades in that particular field. He really is great at many things, whether it has to do with theater acting, television acting, method acting, leading the stage and audience, speech giving and of course everything in between (singing, cooking, gameshow hosting, you name it he does it).
- Narcissist – Mettaton is an extremely self-centered person. He often forgoes the wishes of others to further his own needs and even reveals the fabrications put in place by people he knows, turning on them to get what he wants. Because he’s full of himself, it’s easy to distract him by getting him to talk about himself, and it isn’t too terribly hard to net him into something that would gain him popularity. He’s open to all ideas. That may not be a great thing.
- Turncoat – If things don’t go Mettaton’s way, this bot is not above abandoning a scheme he said he’d go along with. He will even contradict himself if it will suit him for the moment, such as when he promised his cousin he would remain at their side forever, after which point he abandoned them to be a big star. He also betrayed Alphys and attempted to kill a human child on his own.
- Violent tendencies – As he’s said himself, bloodshed can be a part of showbusiness as long as it suits his motives. Mettaton, as previously stated, is not above attempted murder if he is fully convinced that it is the only way he will get his time in the spotlight. Of course, he’s only ever attempted it once. This still doesn’t absolve him of the attempt, of course. Violence is just a means to gain ratings to him, and he's fond of summoning bombs and using lasers and electricity to suit his purposes. When in his EX form, Mettaton appeared to be a passable physical fighter (most of his attacks in the game consisted of arm and leg obstacles/attacks, in combination with bombs and familiar summons).
- Holds Grudges – Mettaton is the kind of guy who will hold a grudge against you, especially if you wrong him personally, in public or private. He can be nice to people he cares about, but also vindictive and catty to the unfamiliar or disliked, even going so far as to embarrass someone publicly or shame them for their actions. All the while, he’ll do this with a smile on his face and the air of someone who knows exactly what they're doing. He’s proud of it.
- Dismissive – Whatever Mettaton doesn’t believe is important, he dismisses entirely, that much is clear. But another habit he has is dismissing things that are important and ignoring them to keep himself in a positive state of being. He will literally cover everything in glitter and confetti to hide the darkness beneath, just as he does in a particular neutral ending of Undertale where he becomes king and turns the Underground into a dystopian land where his shows brainwash the population.
- Unable To Handle Negative Emotions – If Mettaton absolutely must deal with something unhappy, it’s not a nice thing. Occasionally, he will express regret if it’s something he’s done, and from that point he will attempt to correct it. But if he is uncomfortable with the subject, he will become visibly aggravated, even angry. Basically he can’t deal with bad things face-to-face. If he does, he responds with fear, anger, and quite possibly violence.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Goomy Password: Atomic Fireball
Samples First Person Sample: [Ever since he'd been so unceremoniously dropped in New Bark Town, Mettaton had asked all the questions, worked out all the things he could and could not do with his new human body, and honestly...the only thing he hasn't done thus far is use PokéConnect to address just about everyone he can through the free networking he got through this new PokéGear.
Man! They sure do like using "Poké" as a prefix to everything around here! He can jive with it, especially since no product he spoke about back home would ever be bereft of an MTT-Brand plug. That's just good business, baby! Still, he had better things to think about than the lack of his brand here.
...Such as the lack of his actual popularity. First he had to get big here, then he could work on branding. Step one! Address everyone! They'll love him!!
On goes the feed.]
Good afternoon, beauties and gentlebeauties!! Most of you don't know me, but my name is Mettaton, and I am positively enthused to be here and meet all of you!! Before I came here, I was two things; a robot and a popular entertainer!! Now I'm no longer a robot, or popular, but there's no point lameting that, because the one third of me that still matters is that I am an entertainer to my core!!
[With how expressive he is, that's not surprising. Even the way he speaks carries charisma and experience with addressing an audience. Though this isn't so much an audience as, well. A bunch of people who probably feel awkward that he's so enthusiastic.]
Anyway, I would love to carry on being an entertainer while I work towards the ultimate goal of raising my new partner, Silky!! I also aspire to gather him up a bunch of new friends!! That being said, what is it that you all would find interesting and worth watching? I would love to put on shows for you all the same way I've done for my darling fans back home!
Don't be shy, now! My Gear is always open to you, darlings!! Toodles!
Third Person Sample: ((Mind, this sample is sorta actually set BEFORE the first-person one. It just turned out that way, haha.))
OKAY, ALRIGHT!! Mettaton had been advised on how being a normal person worked by this point, and he had also been taught about Pokémon battles. From what he had come to understand, it wasn’t a bad thing to battle against wild Pokémon with your own. Nothing died, and it was good for progression, especially when it came to being friends with your little buddy!
And Mettaton really did love his little Goomy! It reminded him of home in a satisfying way! How long had it been since he had found himself in the presence of such a cute little gastropod?! Understandably, the nickname was easy to pick for his Pokémon companion. Said companion was usually offered a privileged position in the former automaton's arms, as he is now, and that was a commonplace occurrence from day to day. He had to let his buddy have fresh air! Mettaton wasn’t sure how he felt about Pokéballs at the moment anyway. He wouldn’t want to make his travel companion uncomfortable.
The Goomy didn’t seem to mind, unsurprisingly.
"I admit, Silky! It was a bit of a trial learning the odds and ends of humanity!" he said conversationally...to his dribbly Pokémon. "But I do believe I've got it down, so all that's left now is to properly train you, hmm~? You've done so well at protecting me, so I should become a better trainer for you!"
The gooey Pokemon seemed excited at the prospect and its big mouth opened up into a smile while its antennae wiggled. "GooOOoO," It burbled. Mettaton looked pleased at the enthusiasm and hugged the Pokémon close. They had hardly known each other and he was already so happy to have made such a lovely friend.
It was a good thing that he was used to snails and their slimy nature, or else Mettaton would be way more grossed out by hugging a slimeball.
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Character
Name: Mettaton
Series: Undertale
Timeline: Post True Pacifist. He’s been in the human world for an appreciable time.
Canon Resource Links: Wiki Link
Part 2
But before he was that showboat, Mettaton was a ghost with dreams of stardom and corporeal form. His ambitions were clear even then, because despite his modest beginnings as a snail-farmer and his attachment to his cousin Napstablook, Mettaton had dreams of performing for an audience. In his old home, he had a poster of two humans dancing, which lends to the idea that he was inspired by human culture, even idolizes it. His mechanical body even appears more human than most monsters in the Underground.
Mettaton’s ambition led him to become an excellent entertainer despite his (initially) limited form as a rectangular robotic unit. He’d always had a very flamboyant way of talking, and for his job as the sole celebrity in the Underground it was pretty entertaining. His speech patterns are also well-suited to being a tv show host, a news anchor, the lead of a play, and a cooking show host, all things which he has done at one point or another. Specifically, he speaks very emphatically, with constant enthusiasm. It’s just his nature to be very expressive. This also lends to his acting skill, which is also excellent. He hardly ever breaks character, and, for example, leads his human “guest star” through the motions very well, never showing that anything is amiss and that he is not actually a killer robot until several skits down, where he begins to tire of Dr. Alphys’ ploy.
His eventual abandonment of his role as a killer robot outlines another important trait of his; narcissism. It’s clear why Mettaton is so obsessed with being a star has to do with how self-centered he is. While he does care about his family, he was willing to up and leave the snail farm just to achieve his goals, and despite being assisted by Dr. Alphys in this, he appears to regard her with some disdain and only plays his part because he knows that he owes her for his body. He’s not above inconveniencing her, or really anyone else in the Underground, going so far as to install a fountain which spouts water out of its own retention pool and put employees through rigorous and unfair work conditions. Not to mention he wanted to kill Frisk just because he thought that they weren’t strong enough to break the barrier, and that he would be better suited to simply taking their SOUL and freeing all monsterkind…so he could be a star aboveground as well. Talking himself up in this way comes second nature for this robot.
That said, he really is important to the Underground in his own way, because Mettaton’s charisma endears him to the monsters enough for him to be loved and respected. His ease at lading the stage and generating dramatic narratives is particularly helpful to this, and his expressive nature doesn’t hurt. Most especially in his EX form, Mettaton tends to make flashy moves and pushes himself to the limit in the name of entertainment. What’s a few limbs lost to a star like him, when he has a whole crowd to entertain through the camera?!
And that, truthfully, is where Mettaton has the redeeming quality of caring for others. He loves his fans and will maintain his showmanship for their sakes, not just the ratings. Were it only about the ratings, his call-in event would never have made him reconsider going to the surface to become a star, and he even admits that monsters only have one celebrity—him—and that maybe he ought to stay where he is to keep them happy. He also cares about his cousin Napstablook and remembers his voice and mannerisms enough to realize that the ghost was his first call-in. So yeah, Mettaton has his flaws and bad habits, but he isn’t a bad guy. He cares.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
+ Charismatic – Mettaton is an elegant and loquacious speaker. This can be tarnished by his self-centered nature, but on the whole, he has a way of getting people interested in whatever he’s doing! If he didn’t, he’d make a poor TV show host and actor. Part of the reason why he’s so good at this is because Mettaton has a cooperative nature when it comes to entertainment, and will do his best to include anyone he happens to drag into his circle.
+ Optimistic – Mettaton has always been the more optimistic individual in his known family. It always helped him deal with his negative and self-deprecating cousin Napstablook, and his eventual friend Alphys. He’s very determined to get everyone on his same level of optimism, or at least try.
+ Smart – Mettaton may behave like a self-interested airhead who is only out for attention and ratings, but he’s actually a pretty shrewd guy. He wouldn’t know how to work his audience and make something out of himself if he wasn’t good at reading people. When it suits him, he can be tactful as well.
+Accomodating/Adaptive – Sort of an addendum to his charisma and optimism, Mettaton has the habit of accommodating people in order to elevate them to a level he can work with. Because he can usually work with whatever kind of person he’s stuck with, it also makes him adaptable. This is not just when concerning people, either. Because he’s so optimistic, Mettaton would rather just push through and get used to something fresh and new than lollygag and feel bad for himself.
+ Good actor – Mettaton is a TV star. The only TV star, and it means he has to be a jack of all trades in that particular field. He really is great at many things, whether it has to do with theater acting, television acting, method acting, leading the stage and audience, speech giving and of course everything in between (singing, cooking, gameshow hosting, you name it he does it).
- Narcissist – Mettaton is an extremely self-centered person. He often forgoes the wishes of others to further his own needs and even reveals the fabrications put in place by people he knows, turning on them to get what he wants. Because he’s full of himself, it’s easy to distract him by getting him to talk about himself, and it isn’t too terribly hard to net him into something that would gain him popularity. He’s open to all ideas. That may not be a great thing.
- Turncoat – If things don’t go Mettaton’s way, this bot is not above abandoning a scheme he said he’d go along with. He will even contradict himself if it will suit him for the moment, such as when he promised his cousin he would remain at their side forever, after which point he abandoned them to be a big star. He also betrayed Alphys and attempted to kill a human child on his own.
- Violent tendencies – As he’s said himself, bloodshed can be a part of showbusiness as long as it suits his motives. Mettaton, as previously stated, is not above attempted murder if he is fully convinced that it is the only way he will get his time in the spotlight. Of course, he’s only ever attempted it once. This still doesn’t absolve him of the attempt, of course. Violence is just a means to gain ratings to him, and he's fond of summoning bombs and using lasers and electricity to suit his purposes. When in his EX form, Mettaton appeared to be a passable physical fighter (most of his attacks in the game consisted of arm and leg obstacles/attacks, in combination with bombs and familiar summons).
- Holds Grudges – Mettaton is the kind of guy who will hold a grudge against you, especially if you wrong him personally, in public or private. He can be nice to people he cares about, but also vindictive and catty to the unfamiliar or disliked, even going so far as to embarrass someone publicly or shame them for their actions. All the while, he’ll do this with a smile on his face and the air of someone who knows exactly what they're doing. He’s proud of it.
- Dismissive – Whatever Mettaton doesn’t believe is important, he dismisses entirely, that much is clear. But another habit he has is dismissing things that are important and ignoring them to keep himself in a positive state of being. He will literally cover everything in glitter and confetti to hide the darkness beneath, just as he does in a particular neutral ending of Undertale where he becomes king and turns the Underground into a dystopian land where his shows brainwash the population.
- Unable To Handle Negative Emotions – If Mettaton absolutely must deal with something unhappy, it’s not a nice thing. Occasionally, he will express regret if it’s something he’s done, and from that point he will attempt to correct it. But if he is uncomfortable with the subject, he will become visibly aggravated, even angry. Basically he can’t deal with bad things face-to-face. If he does, he responds with fear, anger, and quite possibly violence.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Goomy
Password: Atomic Fireball
Samples
First Person Sample:
[Ever since he'd been so unceremoniously dropped in New Bark Town, Mettaton had asked all the questions, worked out all the things he could and could not do with his new human body, and honestly...the only thing he hasn't done thus far is use PokéConnect to address just about everyone he can through the free networking he got through this new PokéGear.
Man! They sure do like using "Poké" as a prefix to everything around here! He can jive with it, especially since no product he spoke about back home would ever be bereft of an MTT-Brand plug. That's just good business, baby! Still, he had better things to think about than the lack of his brand here.
...Such as the lack of his actual popularity. First he had to get big here, then he could work on branding. Step one! Address everyone! They'll love him!!
On goes the feed.]
Good afternoon, beauties and gentlebeauties!! Most of you don't know me, but my name is Mettaton, and I am positively enthused to be here and meet all of you!! Before I came here, I was two things; a robot and a popular entertainer!! Now I'm no longer a robot, or popular, but there's no point lameting that, because the one third of me that still matters is that I am an entertainer to my core!!
[With how expressive he is, that's not surprising. Even the way he speaks carries charisma and experience with addressing an audience. Though this isn't so much an audience as, well. A bunch of people who probably feel awkward that he's so enthusiastic.]
Anyway, I would love to carry on being an entertainer while I work towards the ultimate goal of raising my new partner, Silky!! I also aspire to gather him up a bunch of new friends!! That being said, what is it that you all would find interesting and worth watching? I would love to put on shows for you all the same way I've done for my darling fans back home!
Don't be shy, now! My Gear is always open to you, darlings!! Toodles!
Third Person Sample: ((Mind, this sample is sorta actually set BEFORE the first-person one. It just turned out that way, haha.))
OKAY, ALRIGHT!! Mettaton had been advised on how being a normal person worked by this point, and he had also been taught about Pokémon battles. From what he had come to understand, it wasn’t a bad thing to battle against wild Pokémon with your own. Nothing died, and it was good for progression, especially when it came to being friends with your little buddy!
And Mettaton really did love his little Goomy! It reminded him of home in a satisfying way! How long had it been since he had found himself in the presence of such a cute little gastropod?! Understandably, the nickname was easy to pick for his Pokémon companion. Said companion was usually offered a privileged position in the former automaton's arms, as he is now, and that was a commonplace occurrence from day to day. He had to let his buddy have fresh air! Mettaton wasn’t sure how he felt about Pokéballs at the moment anyway. He wouldn’t want to make his travel companion uncomfortable.
The Goomy didn’t seem to mind, unsurprisingly.
"I admit, Silky! It was a bit of a trial learning the odds and ends of humanity!" he said conversationally...to his dribbly Pokémon. "But I do believe I've got it down, so all that's left now is to properly train you, hmm~? You've done so well at protecting me, so I should become a better trainer for you!"
The gooey Pokemon seemed excited at the prospect and its big mouth opened up into a smile while its antennae wiggled. "GooOOoO," It burbled. Mettaton looked pleased at the enthusiasm and hugged the Pokémon close. They had hardly known each other and he was already so happy to have made such a lovely friend.
It was a good thing that he was used to snails and their slimy nature, or else Mettaton would be way more grossed out by hugging a slimeball.
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