It's Patch's final design :)
He originally comes from Shuddertale, a universe plagued by frequent earthquakes, where he works nearly constantly to rebuild, repair, and reinforce the underground so that all of the monsters have a chance to escape.
There are Shuddertales where they made it to the surface and others where everyone is killed and the underground is left to collapse.
As for Patch? Well... his version of Shuddertale no longer exists, destroyed and abandoned a long time ago.
He wandered for a while before a faulty transport pendant brought him crashing into Rigel's stable in Paddocktale. He primarily lives there now, but uses his skills in repair and reconstruction to help universes after there has been conflict, war, or battle. Ink after all does create, but is better at universes themselves and he sometimes forgets about the small things like the bedframes and chairs, and broken toys.
Rigel's paddock is a sanctuary for any who may need it, and Patch provides the same, having often been kidnapped borrowed by Nightmare's gang to help them and the AUs under their control, as well as the Star Sanses and just any who may need it.
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