Do you have any trivia or fun facts about Drift??? I just wanna learn more about him hes my favourite oc
Well, first off, super honored! I'm so, so glad you guys are enjoying my silly little guy and his misadventures. He's been my brain child for a while now, and it's been so much fun to introduce his little slice of the hazbin-verse to all of you. <3
Anddd second, well, I suppose I'll just take some ideas off the hazbin hotel wiki as far as trivia goes haha. Most of this will pertain to canon-verse Drift unless specified. So, here we go!
-His name in hell comes from the street racing term and skill called 'drifting'. It was originally a nickname that was given to him by others while working as a chauffer. Drift took to it well also because he enjoys that it makes him sound 'cool' and 'like a cowboy'. It also calls back a bit to his time on the streets as well, similar to 'drifter' meaning 'homeless'. His 'real' name hasn't been stated yet in the comics, and the only person he told it to is Wyld.
-Drift is from a very small town in Southeastern Kansas, mostly a farming area around.
-He's the youngest of four brothers.
-He never got to meet his mother in the canon verse. AU Drift had his mom for a little bit of time.
-He's a big fan of 20-50s things on account of his paternal grandfather and grandmother, who he is very close to. And he loves ancient history, namely mythology.
-Loves animals, all kinds.
-Some of his favorite things include cowboys, sci-fyi, dinosaurs, and machines (namely planes and cars).
-The black marks on his body, as well as the tire treads on his limbs and ears, are a reference to how he died, in that he was run over. The full story is more complicated than just that however.
-His favorite drink is now a triple cherry shirley, though he does love hot choco and milkshakes a lot.
-He does not like pineapple on his pizza XD
-Drift's powers, generally, are centered around his ability to 'fix' or 'modify' things. This relates a bit back to his family life. His father was the resident handyman. His brothers were a carpenter, a electrician, and a plumber. His uncle was a smith. His paternal grandfather was a mechanic, in addition to being retired airforce pilot and a crop-duster. His paternal grandmother was a retired army nurse. And as it was a small town, it was usually Drift who was the 'extra hand'. So he spent a good portion of his life helping out on jobs and shuttling material around, fixing things in one way or another. The joke was that he and his family could build a house with all the trimmings by themselves overnight haha. Anywho, he's quite the tinkerer when it comes to that stuff, and he's got a good range of things he knows pretty well. He won't be building death rays or making crazed science experiments like Baxter or Pentious, but don't underestimate him.
-If Drift had a room at the hotel, he'd probably have a carbed.
-Drift loves food, and knows how to make a few things by himself, though not much. His specialties are dandelion soup and muffins. He adores sunflower seeds and chocolate.
-A few songs that comes to mind when regarding Drift include "Lessons Learned" by Carrie Underwood, "Move Along" by All American Rejects, and "Optimistic Voices" from the Wizard of Oz original soundtrack.
-Drift does like theater a lot, though hadn't seen anything outside of school plays until he got to hell. He loves the Nutcracker Ballet.
-Wyld and Drift were always supposed to be friends, even in very early concept development. I enjoyed the contrast of their personalities and stories a lot. Drift often mimics Wyld's mannerisms and gives a special authority to what he says, even if Wyld tells him not to haha. It's very much a kid brother looking up to and wanting to be like his older brother relationship. For example, the reason Drift jumps to biting when he's grabbed by Emily comes from Wyld. According to Drift, Wyld is his 'very bestest friend in the whole wide world'.
-Development-wise, Drift is modeled after a red fox and a fennec fox, meant show show a certain cleverness. In addition, foxes are also one of the more common animals to be roadkill in the US. In universe, the reason he's a fox mostly comes from his paternal grandfather, who used it kinda like a personal logo when flying and passed it onto Drift early on. When they talked over the walkie talkies, Drift's callsign was 'Loxley' which is a reference to Disney's Robin Hood, who is also a fox.
-He does in fact have a full demon form! Whether or not we shall see it in the comics is another matter entirely. It would require a lot in order to see that, particularly because Drift is very unwilling and unlikely to jump to violence as a solution...with few exceptions.
Anddd that's all I can think of at the moment. If there's something specific you want to hear about (as long as it isn't a spoiler haha), let me know and I'll see if I can answer it best as possible! And thanks so much again, asks like these brighten my day so much <3<3.
