#deltaroads

Will give a quick heads up for this and future content, but there are aspects of the characters that will be different to their canon counterparts (some dynamics especially, but also how elements of backstory are approached which may affect personality). It is a bit tough trying to combine 2 wildly different medias into an AU of sorts, though I am going to do my darn best to keep their vibes, story, and personality as similar to their canon selves whilst having some of that AU pizzazz.

[From left to right, top to bottom with the characters talked about in relation to the art]

King - One of the archangels who are almost never seen through normal means. Those who have seen King were lured deep into his lair through illusions. He can come off as blunt and is indifferent to all of life. This may be ironic as his whole being revolves around the yearning for what was, which should envoke a well of emotions. As the Archangel of Nostalgia, his way of interacting with the residents of New Wirral involves tapping into their memories and projecting figures or objects that envoke such a feeling. A way these illusions get casted usually involves the clock strung appendage stored within the mouth stomach. His presence is almost addicting to any Lightner or Darkner, yet he prefers solitude. Nostalgia is a funny thing, after all. Though you can tell that this elusive Archangel has been in the area if a few monochrome silhouetted flowers, resembling either a forget-me-not or a periwinkle, is sprinkled around. Sometimes, the soft echoey ticking of a clock may linger where these flowers lie.

Queen - The ruler over a particular thriving town in New Wirral known as 'Cyberia', Queen cares about those residing here... even if she may be a bit possessive. Making sure that this place is nothing but a paradise, she has spent many years perfecting the formula to her domain's look and function. There are many parts to Cyberia that make sure it is a utopia for all who step inside; it even breaks physics by being way larger that what the outskirts of it make it out to be. Such a techy paradise is all thanks to Queen's nature as the Archangel of Daydreams, as indulging one in such fantasies and making it feel like you're living a utopian dream is what she spends a good chunk of her time on. However, in the few times she hasn't had to do such, Queen does come off as a bit more emotionally distant. Not understanding social cues the best, and even treats others like simple dolls she can push around and/or tease. This is more amplified when interacting with other archangels since she rarely comes face to face with them.

Tenna - Bold! Vibrant! Crowdpleaser! These are a handful of many words that can describe the King of Fun (aka the Archangel of Entertainment). For as long as he's been around on New Wirral, he's been pouring his heart and soul into a part of this landscape that encapsulates his purpose: Wondertainment Isle. A large park-like island that has many types of games, with a tent at the very center of it all. Nowadays, Wondertainment Isle has a mediocre turnout, though it was bustling years prior. Tenna has grown desperate over the years to bring back what once was. Broadcasts throughout New Wirral do happen from time to time that try to lure newcomers to Wondertainment Isle. Which work sometimes. Yet things have been going badly for so long that Tenna has locked himself in a room deep within the studio section of the Isle, and expends a chunk of his magic to interact with the outside world through a specially crafted 3D shadow puppet simply nicknamed "Tennaville". The only one who is allowed to visit Tenna is Mike. Thus, is the only other person aware of how Tenna truly is going outside of the Tennaville schtick being done.

There is a rumor speading amongst staff that a catalyst for this decline was the huge falling out between Tenna and an ex friend of his. One that happened years ago, where only those who have around for ages would know of.

Jevil - A downright troublemaker who is seperated from the rest of the archangel population. The island they reside on is very far away from New Wirral, so new guests are very few and far between. It is a being of chaos, for it is the Archangel of Chaos. So it is second nature for Jevil to do the weirdest of things and even stir up some emotions when around. After a series of unknown events, Jevil had to be locked up through tough magics. Though, as the years tick by, these chains have begun to slowly wither away. It is only a matter of time until this being can roam free again.

Spamton - Someone who is rarely seen outside of his home base, Spamton is a business first kind of guy who values himself over anyone else. Cocky and confident, there are underlying hints of sleaziness with his every move upon interacting; even if there is the occasional vocal tic or visual glitch for whatever reason. He rarely, if ever, strays away from a tough CEO business man-like persona. As the Archangel of Capitalism, it's a must!!! He has a habit of dangling monetary gains above potential business partners and striking deals for anything. It's how he rolls. Though, don't rile him too much in any way, lest you want a garbled glitchy mess of a rant.

Or maybe you want to. What's the harm of riling up such an odd individual if its just for fun?

Ralsei - The timid yet friendly soul of the bunch, Ralsei is never met in their prime in the plot as they're struck down mere moments before encountering the main character. Through word of mouth about the Archangel of Archives, it can be made known that Ralsei was really social. With Lightners, Darkners, and even the other archangels willing to interact having mostly positive things to say. Sure, Ralsei can be overbearing with info to share and even overly concern, but protection is a part of their schtick since they guard all forms of information like their life depends on it (which it kinda does).

Roaring Knight - Known as Epiardo in this AU, RK is the overarching antagonist. The one Ralsei warns Vee about through a prophecy. The one planning to plunge all worlds into a forever dark. This evergrowing Archangel of Darkness is silent but deadly, for its amorphous nature allows for it to slink around while others are not looking. Darkness is in every part of life afterall. You cannot escape Epiardo's influence no matter what you do.

(Epiardo is also the only Archangel who remains in their true form no matter what; hence their out of place look)

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So like, I know many people would make their AU versions of the pair fall into a romantic relationship, but I wanted to take a different approach to this in a sense. give it the ol ✨Tanleek razzle dazzle✨. I personally see them going from mutuals to friends, and from there it blossoms into a platonic sort of romance where they'd hassle each other in childish ways but also comfort one another when neither were too busy (so I guess a bromance of some kind???). yeah, there is gonna be some Spamtenna in DeltaRoads, sue me /j (don't actually). they don't really see their relationship as them dating one another, even if it may seem like such to an outsider.

Spamton and Tenna have known each other for a LONG time. they've been around roughly as long as one another (their egregores brought life to them at seemingly similar times), though they didn't meet immediately. Tenna was starting up doing small performances in New Wirral, and Spamton just happened to be passing by while looking for someone to try trade goods with. the pair did bump into each other a few times, and would eventually start talking more. one day, Tenna brought up that he needed help with some of the less fun parts of his growing project of a giant carnival/park known as Wondertainment Isle. this being some of the more bussiness and techy behind the scene stuff (budgets, possible partnerships with other places, amongst other things), which Spamton gladly offered to help with. this is around where their business partnership began, and would start to bloom into a long time friendship. with Spamton tagging along for business meetings elsewhere with Tenna at some point in their partnership. both would also spend time with one another having fun when not working, and even getting a little close with cuddling and such as they unwinded after a day. they had a great dynamic, even if Spamton spent more of his time behind the scenes whilst Tenna was front and center of the fun. with the whimsy that radiates from Tenna, Spamton finds it hard sometimes to keep up his more serious face when in public, and melts from the sweetness overload and gives into it a bit; displaying his own sort of joy with the big ol guy.

though there was something lingering. both had a few secrets afterall, and these influenced some of their behaviours towards one another. one being how both are archangels. that strange lump was present in the both of them when around one another. at one point, Spamton accidentally learns of Tenna being an archangel when going to check in on him and stumbling upon a sight he probably shouldn't have seen. he backs out before Tenna realizes that he was eavesdropping, and loses this odd feeling. meanwhile, Tenna never learns of the fact Spamton is one too until years later where he sees what Spamton had become since the departure; which doesn't go over too well I'll tell you that much.

anyways! there seemed to always some form of internal conflict from them both despite how well things were going. Tenna having that weird archangel feels whenever around Spamton without knowing why (and possibly thinking it's love, which panics him a fair bit since he doesn't know if archangels are meant to feel such), and Spamton having personal conflict with his purpose as an archangel vs the desire to let loose (it's a lot more complicated than this, but I don't wanna bog this down too much with Spamton focused stuff). Point is, these two had something going on within and couldn't properly bring it up to one another. SOmetimes the tension would lead to the pair bickering over stuff before making up for it. But eventually, through tight knit secrets and paranoia (as well as [hyperlinked blocked]), all events would lead to the fateful day where Spamton dropped everything and left Tenna after a dreaded call. One from someone Spamton keeps really close to him without saying why. Were they another business partner? A benefactor? Tenna could never get him to relinquish any information about this person. This departure forced his hand where he had to find a replacement for the business side of Wondertainment Isle or else things would fall apart.

Tenna has a deepseeded hatred and feeling of betrayal for Spamton leaving him without saying anything due to the amount of time they spent with one another. Meanwhile, Spamton blames Tenna for making his emotions flair up too much and getting attached to the CRT guy, which lead to a series of events (involving deals and some other spoilery stuff) in between his departure and starting up his proper business plan. He despises that he let Tenna make himself do this, but part of him still yearns to reignite the spark they once had. Through a series of events in the DeltaRoads plot, with the main party finding Tenna and Spamton and those two bonding with a specific character, they're able to reunite. Though things go south real quick as it devolves into anger laced in cartoony type shit as they chase each other down and really want to beat each other with hammers or straight up send them to the fiery pits of hell as they explode ten fold. This strained dynamic lingers with them, and each time Vee and the others try to get them to reconcile, it never goes too well. Their bond being rekindled is a huge slowburn type deal due to what the pair have been through and how much they've stewed in their thoughts about the other. it gets worse before it gets better with them. but they eventually manage to start building new bridges and regain some form of bond that they once had (a particular event does end up being a catalyst for this turn starting). and they even get some semblance of their bromance type connection back

Also one more note I'd like to leave about these two that ties to the Vee n co bit of the info: With how things are in terms of Deltarune characters filling in archangel spots in the AU and how the main cast of Cassette Beasts have their spots taken by someone in Deltarune, the characters Tenna and Spamton first interact with out of the main cast (besides Vee) are Kris and Susie respectively; Kris and Susie are the stand ins for Meredith and Eugene respectively, so that gives an idea for which archangel Tenna and Spamton swap with. Which also means that those two have a huge part in trying to help these immortal mfs mend their relationship (these teens are in for a wild fuckin' ride ooh boy </3)

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That is all I really got. can you tell I've been stewing in this dynamic for a while? (blame the swarm of Spamtenna content that's out there rahh /lh). but I really wanted to bring it up eventually how I wanted to approach these two, especially since I'm a bit nervous with how different it may feel compared to other Spamtenna approaches out there. wanted to offer some more platonic kinda stuff with the fellas, even if it's via AU stuff. also, I originally wasn't gonna go down this kinda route, but certain bits of info came out and I just had to take a jab at it in some form. I wanted to try stay true to how bits of in game text portrayed their relationship whilst also keeping in mind how weird DeltaRoads plot and worldbuilding is. do hope I can better show this off down the line though.