#starcross

This is Sterri (she/her) a fusion of Sweet Cap'n Cakes for Starcross!!

She's a robot, most likely possessed by a ghost monster Mettaton-style, but I've never really thought about her species beyond that.

She works at a grocery store which becomes Chapter 2's dark world, and like Berdly in canon, is the primary victim of the weird route. Notably, she's an aspiring songwriter, and some of her drafts become darkners-- but I'll save that for another time.

Sterri and Ebony have a bit of a romance on the sidelines, though it starts out as mostly just her pining-- she's no doubt interested in Ebony, but she's far too non-confrontational to pursue anything at first. She's much more comfortable observing other people's romantic endeavors from the outside, but maybe, just maybe, she'll work up more confidence someday...

Mexican gyaru, Maritza (Mitzy for short)

★flat color below

This is Flowey (he/him) the deuteragonist of Starcross!!

He's like, very obviously a sentient flower, but he shares most of his backstory with his canon counterpart; he was initially a boss monster with a similar life to Asriel and eventually wound up reincarnated as a flower.

Like Susie in canon, Flowey takes the middle slot in the party's turn order in battles. His equivalent to the Rude Buster is the Vile Crosshairs, in which he summons an array of pellets that all target the same enemy. His spells and attacks all take inspiration from Photoshop Flowey's bullet patterns, like how his dark world design is based on Photoshop Flowey.

While Starcross operates on a similar scale to Deltarune, it gets its central message from Undertale. This means that in place of "your choices don't matter," Flowey relays his "kill or be killed" philosophy to Ralsei in Chapter 1.

In his first life, Flowey regularly explored the dark world with a human companion by his side. However, during one such adventure, this human fell victim to a horrible fate and disappeared, and when Flowey woke again, he vowed never to return. But now that Ralsei has lured him back inside, perhaps Flowey finally feels safe adventuring again...?

This is Titus Ramsey (he/it) Chapter 4's titan as a lightner in Starcross!! (left ref is up to date, right ref is old and has the horns in the wrong place)

He's an adult of the same species that Ebony is, which provides a good opportunity to talk about how this species ages: their fur gets much darker with time and their horns curl out as they grow. The most unnerving change in my opinion is in the eyelids, which split uncomfortably to resemble the SAVE star.

Titus has pretty much the exact same role as Carol does in canon: returning to the Ramsey family's house unannounced to cut the scene short and holding promises over Ralsei behind the scenes. Notably though, City Hall swaps with the church in this AU, making Titus a pastor instead of the mayor.

Whatever romantic partner Titus may have had is out of the picture now, be it through death or divorce, so I won't focus on them. Titus does, however, have three kids: the eldest, Ebony, who you're already familiar with, the nameless middle child who Ebony cares for more than Titus does, and the youngest, its daughter Snow, who mysteriously disappeared and who Titus is now desperate to find again...