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...yes that is flowey as a camera. SOME INFORMATION ABOUT BACKSTAGE!SANS, or Stage! Backstory:

Stage finds a magic kit, props and a manual and also a weird looking Camera while digging out stuff at the dump, he shows it to Papyrus who becomes immediately enamored by "human magic" and starts learning all the tricks. They decide that's the show they're going to do, a magic show! "PAPYRUS THE MYSTICAL'S MAGIC SHOW!" Stage gets really into the makings of a show from behind the curtains, studying and researching all he can to make sure that his brother's new dream of being popular on TV works out. His Camera starts acting up, during a recording of an episode the Camera somehow latches itself into Stage's socket permanently changing it to SMPTE color bars and getting rid of his Karma Ability, he gets fired from the Judge position after this. Their show is never officially signed by the MTT BRAND, making their views pretty mid, Papyrus' lack of skill at human magic tricks didn't help either- (The reason being Mettaton doesn't want to sign Papyrus' show because he doesn't want him to have to kill anyone, knowing he couldn't handle this. Stage didn't know this of course.)

Stage is hired by other show hosts after seeing how good he is at production, he does take their commissions at times to keep him and his brother afloat now that he wasn't JUDGE, but after each job he makes sure to fuck up the wiring and stage lights so that their shows had issues later. Have to make sure his brother shines, right?

Meanwhile, alone at the studio after hours, the Camera starts whispering things to Stage, how bad of a brother he was, how Papyrus would never get signed by MTT, how they'd all die underground and never witness human magic at the surface, like Papyrus kept dreaming about.

Sometimes tricks required an assistant and when there was no volunteer, it was up to Stage. He hates having to play magician's assistant but that came with the job, he'd have to wear that stupid get-up and get on camera, he'd always freeze up and sweat, but his tricks always wowed the audience. Papyrus looked proud and always covered the talking parts of the show to try and makeup for his brother's inability to be charming.

One day while working as a sentry a human leaves the ruins, and somehow manages to get past all of Mettaton's men. Sans 'saves' them after the Camera whispers for him to do so, the human looks like a homeless young adult, probably came from the free food adverts Alphys was broadcasting. He invites them over to his house and makes them comfortable, giving them food and clothing, in the morning they get the human to visit the studio and participate in Papyrus' show as a volunteer.

He locks them inside those magician boxes designed to cut up a person, but he doesn't tell them what to do. The show starts, Stage is holding the whispering Camera, Papyrus cuts the human on accident on live television.

BACKSTAGE!SANS' ABILITIES!!

✦ When using his magic, Stage's left eye socket turns to static.

✦ **Summoning Static Bones;** low damage

✦ **Gaster Blasters** that shoot out SMPTE COLOR BARS lasers and have static eye sockets; low damage

✦ **Giant Director Clapboard** that can hurt a bit if it shuts down on the opponent, very easy to dodge though.

NEW TAKE:

- If Stage raises the clap, the monster's soul turns blue, mobilizing them, when the clap shuts the soul comes back to normal but the monster's powers rewind if he used any against Stage. Only works if the opponent's ability was used in the last 20 seconds.

✦ **Deck of Magic cards**, he can infuse them with magic to make them sharper, can be used like throwing knives; medium damage

IS THIS YOUR CARD?:

- The opponent MUST pick a random card, if Stage can guess it within 20 seconds, it's easy to break his concentration if attacks are used back, the opponent is AMAZED leaving them literally stunned for **a minute**! Stage can't use magic attacks during the duration. Depending on the card suit the opponent suffers from different side effects.

CARD TYPES:

- Depending on the suit of the card picked, different things can be achieved; (**a minute duration, cannot be used twice on the same day**)

- CLUBS: Turns the opponent into a bunny!

- HEARTS: Heals a small amount to the opponent

- DIAMONDS: Makes the opponent read from a teleprompter prepared by Stage

- SPADES: Deals a small amount of damage to the opponent

- JOKER: *(1 out of 53 chance of getting this)* Reveal a Truth

✦ **A camera corrupted by Flowey,** overflowing from a determination soul Flowey snagged back at the dump, it fused Flowey into a film-camera but gave him some powers (cannot die, stays DETERMINED), this camera will usually not aid Stage unless Flowey wants something.

VINES:

- Can snag people up in Flowey's vines, lifting them up and hurting them. (He does this to Stage if he misbehaves)

RECORDING:

- Records an opponent or Stage, anything that the target does can be replayed again.

✦ This Sans no longer possesses the Karma Ability due to Flowey's Influence and the LV he got (He's LV 3), no longer a JUDGE either.

**WEAPONS** :

✦ Deck of Cards: Can infuse them with magic for his abilities. (Always carrying)

✦ Flowey-Camera: Blunt Object that will make fun of you verbally. (Always carrying)

✦ Director's Clapboard: Can infuse with magic for his abilities. (Sometimes has it)

Here are some doodles of Backstage!Sans!

he really enjoys donuts.

Backstage!Sans magician's assistant outfit!

(he hates wearing it)

Some Key Details between his outfits:

*His blush follows the SMPTE format of his eye! Left cheek - yellow, cyan and green; Right cheek - pink, red and dark blue.*

**Usual Outfit -** Cream button-up shirt with black suspenders and dark brown slacks, wears a green baseball cap and has his headphones around his neck, an old pair of grey sneakers. Sometimes has an upside down smudged dark blue heart on his cheek because he's lazy to remove makeup after shows.

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