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I had a visual in my head of how you meet my Spamton Neo design called Plant Neo (Pleo for short) so I wanted to draw it! I had the idea of someone walking down one of the hallways, turning on a flashlight and they see this before he slowly turns to look to you.
I’ve actually finally made some lore and other general stuff for this guy, so feel free to read if you’re interested under the cut!
Ok a heads up, this lore DOES contain a death mention, so only read if you’re comfortable with that!
(WARNING: DEATH MENTION)
In an alternate universe, a drink is spilled on one of the computers, causing moss and mold to grow from the uncleaned liquid inside of the computer system. In Cyber City and deep within the Queen's castle, a strange sort of flora begins to make it's home where the Lightner's Vessel lay. Unlike anything similar to the trees around the King's Castle, this flora seemed.. completely unique, and only known to the few Addisons who advertised products for the outside world to the Lightners.
Spamton's usual role is fulfilled, with his big shot status soon crashing down as he fled his room and locked himself deep within the basement of the castle. No Swatchlings or the like thought to check here when being ordered to throw him out, leaving him down there completely alone and with the remnants of what was planned to be his theme park. Once again, he spent his days praying to the vessel, praying that it'll give him one final break, one final chance to be what he always dreamed to be.
That day never came, and it wasn't long before Spamton was gone just as the Queen had ordered. Over a long time the strange foreign plants had grown, overtaking the hallway around the vessel and soon after taking what remained of Spamton, growing into a stronger presence, sapping the light out of the vessel and what remnants of it that Spamton had seen briefly before.
The vines grew larger, filling in every inch of the Lightner's vessel as something strange happened.. the plant itself began to resemble the salesman that once prayed to the vessel, the one that it had absorbed in it's desperation for any nutrients and lacking the light. It had gained partial sentience, and it only knows one thing- that it NEEDS the light.
In it's own horrific way, Spamton had become a part of what he had yearned for in life, becoming a creature of the light that had infiltrated the dark. However, in the same way, that change had managed to calm his soul and allow him his own sort of freedom.
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It doesn't know it's own purpose, and isn't entirely sentient, it's only instinct is to find a way to get to the Light World so it can grow and thrive and it needs the light in order to survive. Cyber City lights can help, but it's nothing like the sun for comparison, knowing that isn't what it needs.
Pleo is surprisingly rather gentle despite their dark origin, seeming like the light was able to calm Spamton's soul in a way. He's never interested in fighting, and is far from desperate to reach the light like Spamton was. He's relatively calm and looks on the good side of things, and while he doesn't entirely understand everything going on around him, they still have general instincts that an animal would have, being able to sense danger and get away from it if needed. Despite seeming menacing, he wouldn't hurt a fly, the only way you'd probably be hurt by him is if you touched his spikes yourself or tried to attack him.
The vines in his body can be controlled and moved by him, and can also somewhat resemble the strings that Spamton had, however much more free and being able to control them. The back of their suit can flip open, both spiked vines and normal vines being able to come out and grasp onto anything around it, including the ceiling which allows it to crawl around freely. The vines around it's neck, upper arms, and upper legs can also be manipulated and used to crawl around and pick up things, however they tend to rest coiled around the appendages and also help support it's body.
His general body can be slightly stretched to a limit, allowing his neck and arms to have a bit more mobility. He mostly uses this for his neck so he can see things clearer, being incredibly tall and needing to look down often.
He's completely mute, and can't talk, showing any kind of emotions through body movements. His mouth tends to almost always hang open.
His pipis is similar to seeds or small bean pods, being able to quickly sprout and turn into tiny versions of itself, resembling small plants.
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I’ve actually posted him before but on my other account, so HERE is an actually decent ref of him.
I also put him up on ToyHouse where some people drew him for Artfight, and you can also see all of the art together! :D Have a wonderful day, thank you for reading!
Alternate designs of my two Spamton OCs Lobster and Pleo as dinosaur-like creatures. I was originally intending for dragon for Lobster but it ended up more dinosaur than intended.
Some extra information about alternate designs under the cut:
Lobster’s throat is bloated up because it can fill with water he can shoot out. he can also store food and stuff in there like a pelican
When nothings in it, it looks kinda flatter. I’d edit it to look that way as an example but I’m feeling mighty lazy
Also this form of Pleo is called Pleodactyl because I am a genius and I am so smart with names (ignores my several Spamtons named shit like Lobster and Moth)
