Smg4 Hal Monitor - Tumblr Posts

Is this my first post? Well alrighty then.

Forgive me for having Shroomy appear in two thirds of this template, he has taken over my braincells.

Original template is here https://x.com/bezumnie_nekuda/status/1781263999679492176

My attempt at a front-facing character reference sheet of some of the SMG4 characters for reference.

Finally, an SMG4 OC-

and you made them Shroomy's cousin. huh.

Pronouns: He/him

Yes Punchy is his birth name, seriously. He broke two of the doc's fingers in the first five hours of existing (trust me, I was the tv on the wall and the doc's scream was straight outta a "Tom and Jerry" episode).

He's Shroomy's younger cousin (by like, 5 years) on his mom's side (my ongoing headcanon is that Wheeler and Doomguy are on his dad's side, along with the headcanon that his mom's side of the family is why his face is on the cap of his mushroom and not the stem like Wheeler.) He doesn't really mind Shroomy's boy scout antics, fact he's interested in boy scouting himself and joins alongside him! (bro would actually be one of the people who wants to see Shroomy's badge collection.)

Punchy showed up in the Mushroom Kingdom after moving out of the Luncheon Kingdom. He asks around town where Shroomy is and eventually shows up to Karen's house, which Shroomy was helping watch over the trio. Punchy eventually asks if Shroomy and Karen are dating, which Shroomy isn't so sure on how to answer.

(No I totally didn't give Shroomy crushes on both Hal Monitor and Karen because I like Overgrown Computer and ShroomKitty and couldn't decide which one I liked more.)

How many times does Shroomy got to be the butt of a joke before Anti-Shroomy returns eh? /j

Anyways ShroomKitty for y'all with Hal arguing with the Ninjas in the background.

Hey @bear-boi-5 remember that lovely Shroomy headcanon with the shredded mozzarella? Yeah well that headcanon had me in a heckin chokehold /silly. Hope you enjoy! :3

To see the last two photos without text click the read more.

Does anybody remember Hal Monitor's family in "SMG4: Officer Meggy"? I know that we heard of Mrs. Monitor in "SMG4: If Mario was in.... SQUID GAME" but Jr hasn't been seen since the duos debut. Wonder how Jr's doing...

BLU WHAT DID YOU DO TO HALS SON

Forgive me, I would've answered sooner but your ask made me laugh so heccin hard >:3

As for his son...

I made him a Sweet Cap'n Cakes fan! Even got his shirt autographed by Sweet himself! Super into Vaporwave aesthetic, and really loves his dad!

He got a full body built by E'Gadd so he didn't have to hop everywhere, though it did cost Hal a fortune.

Mrs. Monitor Lives (SMG4 AU): A Concept

[aka: Hal Monitor wins squid game and sells the lifetime supplies of PS5s for money to pay for his wife's surgery]

(WARNING: I LOVE THINKING FAR TOO HARD ON SILLY SHOWS AND GAMES I ENJOY, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK)

What if Hal Monitor won in "SMG4: If Mario Was In.... SQUID GAME"? What if Hal got the prize and sold the PS5s for the money he needed? Well I'm gonna rewind and try to show you my take on if he did win, and how he did it.

PART 1: HOW.

The first question would be HOW does he win SQUID GAME? Well, we can deduce where he originally lost by checking the roster between games, as even if they are removed offscreen, they show who survived at the start of the next game.

To which we find he was eliminated during the marbles minigame, which leaves us with a couple of questions:

Who did he versus out of the winning group? We can immediately eliminate Mario and Wario, as we see them win against their opponents: Old Man and Waluigi respectfully. We can Also eliminate Squidward, Dipsy (Teletubbie), Colonel Sanders (KFC mascot), Donkey (SHREK ICON), Buff Carl, and Joker (Persona 5) as they weren't apart of the group shown for the marbles minigame and are included in the glass bridge minigame as a gag. Which leaves Meggy, Steve, or Luigi as our final suspects. Personally I'm more likely to believe it was Steve, as his capablities of throwing random stuff as a gag would fry Hal's system and thus, lose the match. So instead, Hal would possibly load all his marbles into a makeshift gun and shoot Steve, eliminating him on the spot.

How would he succeed the glass bridge minigame? As the glass bridge is one of the two minigames he must win at before being crowned the winner, he needs to pass this to contiune onto the next and final round. If he were replace Steve, and (for a super spy gag) had a way to differentiate the wrong or right way for glass pathing, we could still use the "Wario trips up Luigi and immediately faces the consequences of his actions" bit by Hal just chokeholding Wario and yeeting him into the pit saying that "Wasn't very legal" as he threw him.

Onto the Squid Game minigame and we run into the final obstacle: Would it still work to have Meggy and Mario both get past the glass bridge minigame to battle with Hal Monitor in the final frontier? Considering Meggy's skill with a splattershot, and both Mario and Meggy's training for the Splatfest, I doubt it. Mario did win with a gag so odds are he might've not stood a chance against someone like Hal, who is taking this FAR more seriously than himself if Meggy wasn't there. Say she is still there though, which can still play out well in a "Rock, Paper, Scissors" format: Mario defeats Meggy, and Hal quickly defeats Mario while he's distracted by beating Meggy.

PART 2: SO WHAT IF HE WON?

Finally the ending of the episode after getting the money:

Hal and Jr are waiting in the hospital hallway, sitting on a bench outside the room. Hal's leg is going a mile a minute as Jr just sits, resting his head (toaster face?) on his father's lap. Hal got the money just in time, but the wait during the surgery was unbearable. The father-son duo glanced at each other, practically seeing the same amount of fear, paranoia, and dread on the what ifs for their dear microwave. The hospital door creaks open by a smiling E. Gadd. "The procedure was a success. Aside from needing to ease back into walking again, she should be clear. You both can see her if you'd like." But E. Gadd was quickly interrupted as the duo shot towards the door only to halt in the room and slowly step towards the medical chair where their dear Mrs. Monitor sits, assessing her newly added arms, merely astonished by the movements and gestures she could now make with just her hands alone. But what E. Gadd was far more than just arms, no he gave her a whole cybernetic body; legs, body, neck, and even making the microwave door of her face into a whole face plate! As she looked up from her hands, she saw her loving husband and their sweet boy gaze at her with a relived and loving gaze. Their fears were finally over. Hal and Jr go in to give her a big hug, that she just as quickly accepts with her new arms, tears welling up in her new eyes. Their family was finally back together again, and all is finally well for them in the world.

END OF EPISODE.

As always would love your thoughts on this and hope you enjoyed!

Hear me out:

Exes (VERY bitter on Puzzle’s end)

I'm listening ever so closely

SPOILERS FOR TODAY'S EPISODE: "SMG4 and SMG3 come up with an episode"

OH THEY KNOW. THEY SOOO EFFING KNOW. Timestamp 1:27 to 1:30.

THEY SO KNOW WE WANT THEM RAHHHHHH

Once I finished up Anti-Shroomy's wedding outfits, I knew I had to give the Overgrown Computer (Shroomy x Hal) and ShroomKitty (Shroomy x Karen) enjoyers (aka Me) Hal and Karen's wedding outfits! Even made the trio (Cory, Zack, and Katie) flower children and gave my version of Hal Jr. some ring bearer attire!

(Golly I'm so obessed with these and the gold bits on Karen's outfit came out better than I expected AAAAAA /positive)

Overgrown computer please?

Of course!

Quick question: do you fw Hal x Bob?

I've never really thought hard about it, but the first thing that came to mind was:

And honestly?? On that joke ALONE, yeah I'm down for it!

Jr definitely snitches to his dad about anything Bob's doing and Bob has to do little favors (example: getting Jr an ice cream) to get him to stay quiet and not tell dear ol' dad about Bob's "current record".

( I know that I just asked you a question but I’m bored af)

Do you have any Hal angst?

BE NOT AFRAID TO SEND ASKS BESTIE. BE NOT AFRAID.

As for Hal angst... There's alot one could go over. Such as :

How Hal's father's death affected his life, and possibly how he works at being an "enforcer of justice" (And the possibility that the "Death is inevitable!" quote might've unfortunately been his father's final words before said death) from then onward.

While his father might've meant this quote as a way to ease the pain for Hal, it definitely seems to have done the opposite. Man is probably putting the work in overwork at his job now because of one thing:

HE WAS AT THE SCENE WHEN IT HAPPENED. HE COULDN'T STOP IT. And he CAN'T accept that reality yet, if at all. HE is supposed to BE AN ENFORCER, not some bystander to something so tragic. So he tries to work hard to avoid speaking about his pain instead in a healthier way. He CAN'T. Not when there are people to protect from a similar fate.

Jr has tried to talk with him about this, but Hal always redirects the subject back to how Jr. is doing. Jr wants to help his dad, but his dad seems to not want any. Not until he can ENSURE SAFETY FOR ALL.

How Mrs. Monitor's (albeit offscreen) death affected Hal and Jr.'s life (exclude this from the "Mrs. Monitor Lives AU")

This left Hal and Jr. in a more unstable finacial state, but when Jr. got his own body built, he took over his Mom's old "Apppliances Store" (Yes it's spelt that way in the show, and the headcanon why is because Mrs. Monitor "autocorrects" it to that instead of Appliances, to which Hal and Jr. refuse to change it). Now the duo are overworking buddies!

Jr. has been saving up for something for a while without his father knowing though... Therapy. Jr. knows what the two of them isn't healthy, even if they are "Robots/Cyborgs" thanks to the lovely advice from Shroomy and Karen (who stop by/babysit on occasion). He wants to help them get better, BE BETTER for each other's sake. But the only problem now is getting Hal to agree to going along with him to said sessions...

How water-resistant is your version of Hal? Does he just pass out at the slightest amount of moisture? Or is he able to full-on swim?

Good Question!! Mainly because We aren't sure about canon Hal Monitor's resistance to water! (the screenshots being from the same episode makes it so confusing like why the scallop is he in the lake in one just fine and just knocked out by being sprayed like a cat MINUTES LATER???)

To which my theory on why he was able to submerge in water earlier but get damaged by the spray bottle water is these bad boys below!

I think Hal had some usb port covers plugged in (thus protecting himself from water leakage into his server systems) but had removed them to dry them off afterwards, leaving him vulnerable to the Shy Guy's attack.

So to answer your question: If he were to have these covers plugged in, my buddy boi here could swim without issue, without them he's definitely screwed.

A little angst for you too!

He may not say it out loud, but he's truly glad Meggy didn't go on to join him in the enforcing business and instead went for coaching in the end. She was capable yes, but that close call of a mission where he COULDN'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT WATCH OVER HER while she went to stop the Shy Guy was quite the unnerving callback for him. Lucky she did "capture" the Shy Guy in the microwave, but it did leave him in his office for a while worried about what if she hadn't succeeded.

Some things I found noteworthy of Hal from a small binge watching of SMG4 episodes in no particular order

Hal Monitor can in fact breakdance. This man can literally bust it down to reel you in, and by the time you realize it, his crew probably already has you walking to the car in cuffs.

2. Hal's face plate/monitor screen has seen some updates offscreen, allowing him to eat/drink like everybody else. I think it was the moment he and Meggy had in the "SMG4: Officer Meggy" episode that made him actually realize he hadn't eaten before (trying to mimic other coworkers behavior).

3. Transforming. Into. Other. Machines/Vehicles. I don't think anyone talks about this enough but Hal has transformed into a CAR, A TANK, A SENTRY GUN, AND EVEN GOT THE BODY OF OPTIMUS PRIME AT ONE POINT WHAT THE SCALLOP??? Only headcanon I can give that goes with this is that Jr. inherited this ability from his dad.

4. Warping through video recording devices. I think this is also very interesting because man can just be ANYWHERE in no time at all.

Am I just making this to make notes for any future writings/comics/headcanons I make of this guy?

Maybe. maybe.

Thoughts on mr hall monitor x mr puzzles?

Ah yes, Romcop. I think it's pretty interesting, though my favorite take on the ship is probably them being exes with Mr. Puzzles being very bitter about it (Izbiz12's idea). I don't think all too much about aside from that.

ITS FINALLY DONE OH MY FUCK-

Bonus unfiltered version (Below the cut):

Can your version of Hal cry? What would make him do so?

[So sorry for the late reply! Completely forgot about the schoolwork and quizzes I needed to do while trying to make the comic for this ask!! (⁠;⁠ŏ⁠﹏⁠ŏ⁠)]

Yes, he can. Though very little can actually get him to cry much less bawl his eyes out.

The main one would be getting him to actually talk about his dad. He doesn't really talk about him much, but if he does, and REALLY gets into a core/good memory about him, he does start to cry. His dad was his hero, he was EVERYTHING to him. So bringing him up always ends in some if not many tears.

But he's not alone. Not anymore. He's got people willing to stand beside him through thick and thin. People who CARE about him.

Hope I saw the same vision as you! (´,,•ω•,,)♡

Guys

Do you see my vision