djimmi headcanon: the dude’s actually pretty smart? like, he’s a trickster and is generally a really lighthearted guy, (similar to beppi but he’s a lot more serious?)but because of this people sometimes forget the dude is a lot more observant than they give him credit for.
He designs the mazes for his area with his magic, changing it around for both kids and adults to enjoy, so that there’s always something new & different to keep it fresh.
The kid’s areas are easier to navigate and have treasure hunts and a ton of interactive stuff while the adults and couples areas are harder and there’s actually one that’s scary “haunted house” themed.
he’s real fond of puzzles and crosswords.
while he can be a bit cocky & competitive at times he’s really a big teddy bear
him and Beppi actually get along pretty well
but Beppi likes to steal his hat and wear it, which djimmi hates
While he’s observant he has no idea how Beppi manages to do that
Beppi sometimes manages to rope him into pulling pranks with him every now and then
The Root Pack– Moe Tato probably is the best singer of them honestly; he mostly keeps it as a secret because he thinks people will see him as weak. Weepy’s pretty good too, and he tries to get Moe more comfortable singing. Psycarrot? He’s terrible. Hey, can’t be good at everything.
Goopy Le Grande– He’s actually pretty good at it; “Another bullet point on my already impressive resume!” He uses it to brag most of the time, but sometimes he’ll use it for a good cause.
Ribby and Croaks– Together, they form a really good harmony; separate, they’re alright. Nothing spectacular, but nothing to sneeze at.
Hilda Berg– She’s really secretive about her singing (and probably about a lot of things in general), but if she trusts you enough, she would sing for you. And she’s a gorgeous singer. A lot of the Isle 1 folks think she’s the best singer on that particular island. Well, except one.
Cagney Carnation– You wouldn’t really expect a flower to be so good at singing, but Cagney takes those expectations, throws them out the windows, and chokes them with his vines. He sings a lot; “It’s scientifically proven that flowers grow better with music. How’d you think I got so big?” It’s mostly a lot of Latino songs to get your blood pumping, and the Isle folks love it! One of the few things he and Hilda argue about is who’s the better singer. Well, Cagney does a lot more of the arguing; Hilda just kinda ignores him. She doesn’t care that much.
Bonus: Cagney tries to get the other folks of Isle 1 to say he’s the better singer, but they just avoid him. They know better than to annoy the flower.
Just some stuff about a human AU for Cuphead and how I think the characters would be!
Cupbros: They would be teens (around 16-17) who live with their grandfather, Elder Kettle. They are famous around town for being the two kids who beat the devil at his own game. They do favours for people around town all the time (Cuphead because he wants the good name and Mugman because he’s just a good guy). You could ask anyone in the town and they would tell you about how the cupbros have helped them at least once.
The Root Pack: They’re farmers that live together on a ranch little bit outside of the town. They grow all kinds of vegetables and fruits but their main products are (of course) potatoes, onions, and carrots. The cupbros like to go over a lot to help them out with the crops, and it’s a win-win for all of them because The Root Pack gets more work done and the bros just get to have fun.
Goopy Le Grande: Goopy is a comedian who performs at the local bar. He’s actually quite famous and he likes the attention and adores his fans! He also has a side hobby in boxing (he practices with Ribby and Croaks every Tuesday and Thursday). He likes to sit with the cupbros and tell them jokes whenever he has free time because they like his jokes and he thinks that they’re pretty good kids.
Cagney Carnation: Cagney runs the local flower shop in town, he knows everything and anything there is to know about flowers. Seriously though his knowledge on flowers is almost scary, just by glancing at a flower he could tell you what type it was and if it was healthy and all the instructions to properly take care of it. The bros come in often because they like to buy flowers for people around town so Cagney is used to them being regulars and can start conversations with them fairly easily.
Hilda Berg: Hilda is a pilot that travels in and out of town a lot for her job, which is to deliver products (like crops from The Root Pack) from one town to another. She knows A LOT about astrology and will love to sit there and talk about the stars if someone asks! Sometimes when business gets slow and she doesn’t need to deliver anything, she’ll offer rides to people in the town, and of course the boys love it! Cuphead always tells her that he wants to be a pilot and she wholeheartedly supports his decision and even helps teach him the basics.
Ribby and Croaks: Ribby and Croaks are boxers that travel around for tournaments but still live in the town. They are always together, like always, it’s near impossible to see one without the other, like they are bound for life. When they are in town and not traveling around, they like to teach the bros simple fighting techniques (they say it’s for self defence, the kids need to know how to defend themselves! (And Elder Kettle maaaay not know about these secret lessons)) They are really cool guys and everyone in town loves them and they have a good rep for being famous boxers.
Baroness Von Bon Bon: Bon Bon owns the local candy store in the town, all of her minions are her employees that work there. She also has a part time acting as a candy princess (baroness?) at events like fairs or birthdays. The cupbros visit her store A LOT, she’s so used to seeing them that she can tell when they’ve walked in without even having to look up. She may seem mean at first glance but if you ask any of the employees they’ll tell you that she’s the sweetest boss they’ve ever had (she cares about her kingdom!). Her store is the greatest place to go for Halloween, and she usually gives out free candy for town events (nothing big, just like lollipops or something)
Djimmi the Great: Djimmi has a part time job as a genie/mindreader, he works with Baroness at the fairs or birthdays. He shares an apartment with Beppi and it works surprising well, they enjoy each other’s company. Djimmi scares people at first with his big frame but he’s actually a giant sweetheart, he lets the cupbros help him practice his tricks so he can make sure he has them right. He owns a cat and he loves him dearly, the cat is super pampered he’s practically treated like a prince (“only the best for my darling cat!”)
Beppi the Clown: Beppi works with Djimmi and Baroness as a clown, except he tends to get more job opportunities because.. well because he’s a clown, everyone loves clowns (right?). He shares an apartment with Djimmi and he loves it, it’s like having a sleepover with your best friend every night! Beppi has kind of a sick sense of humour, he plays the worst pranks imaginable on people all over town (no one is safe). He likes to play with cupbros, making balloon animals for them and letting them help him prank people. Beppi also has a dog, a small one with a big attitude, he adores her and likes to show her off to everyone. His dog also tends to get into fights with Djimmi’s cat but they are quick to resolve it before their owners find out.
Wally Warbles: Wally owns a small little shop where he sells handmade wooden items, like decorations or even furniture. Wally’s a single dad and he loves his son more than anything else in the world, he’ll always support him no matter what. He comes off as a rude guy but he’s actually pretty nice when you get to know him, he’ll make you little gifts if he actually likes you. The cupbros likes to come watch him work, they ask him all kinds of questions and will even help watch little junior while Wally is working to help keep him occupied (as a gift he made them their very own wooden cups for their birthday).
Grim Matchstick: Grim is the chief firefighter for the town (a true hero!) he’s made it his duty to make sure everyone in town is safe. Grim is very good at his job and knows everything there is to know but he has really bad people skills, Bon Bon being one of the only people he can actually talk to, he stutters a lot but he won’t let that stop him from his job. He really likes kids so he loves it when the cupbros come over to check out the place, he’ll answer any questions they have and will always give them a tour and a ride around in one of the fire trucks!
Rumor Honeybottoms: Rumor owns one the local honey farms, she is very picky about her honey because she wants every drop to be perfect for her constomers. Rumor is also super strict when it comes to security, she doesn’t want just anyone walking around her place! The cupbros like to run errands for Rumor, mostly things like deliveries and what not, and she’ll always pay them for it and will give them tea with honey when they come back, she appreciates their hard work!
Captain Brineybeard: Brineybeard works with the shipping business, shipping things overseas. He is a very good sailor and is really concerned with ocean pollution, he probably spends his weekends picking up trash off beaches (what a nice guy). He’s taken the cupbros for rides on his boat and has taught them a lot about sea creatues and even how to pilot a boat properly. He doesn’t stay in town for too long because shipping overseas can take awhile sometimes and he usually likes stay at some of the places because he likes sightseeing.
Cala Maria: Cala is your local pretty girl, but she’s also a teen around the cupbros age who volunteers with the local ocean wildlife protection agency. Cala always talks about wanting to be a marine biologist when she grows up, she’s super smart and knows a lot about sea creatures! She owns pet snakes (3 to be exact) and she loves her snakes very much and takes the best care of them. She likes to hang out with cupbros a lot and help them do favours for certain people around town and they like to play with her pet snakes because they’re cool (though they freak Cuphead out a little bit)
Sally Stageplay: Sally is an actress who performs at the theatre all the time with her husband, Jack. Sally’s super devoted to her acting career and you can always catch her practicing her lines and sets. Sally loves to have the cupbros join her in some of her plays, wether they be a main character or a minor one, they enjoy it too. Her plays are always every weekend and people like to come from all over just to watch them, and people in town like to watch them as a local activity because everyone watches her plays.
Werner Werman: Werner is an engineer who gets most of his money by going around and fixing broken things for people. Werner is super smart and knows a lot about how things work and likes to build small machines during his free time. The cupbros like talking to him because he’s always got a new invention to show or a super cool story to tell them. Werner is Rumor’s right hand man when it comes to supplying security machines, she’s where he gets most of his money and she’s spread his name around town as the guy who could fix anything, leading to his many job opportunities.
Dr Kahl’s Robot: Kahl’s Robot is Kahl’s son in this AU, the Robot being around 18 with Kahl in his late thirties/early forties. Kahl’s Robot is a very smart kid, he learns a lot from Kahl and talks about wanting to be a scientist like his father one day. Kahl is a single dad who works as a scientist, he likes to show the cupbros some of his cool experiments and he lets them play with the Robot to help keep him occupied. Kahl’s Robot is also very curious about new things, but he’s also super shy so he doesn’t know how to approach new things but he’s getting there!
Phantom Express: They run a train that runs back and forth from one town to their town, the train crew has a spooky theme because of the company name (which is the Phantom Express) so the crew has to dress all spooky. Blind Spector has hyphema (like 2d from gorillaz) so his eyes are pure black, he uses this to his advantage when it comes to playing spooky and it doesn’t bother him at all. T-Bone wears face paint to look like a skeleton and it makes him look way scarier than he actually is, he helps hold the crew together and make sure that everything goes as planed. The Blaze Brothers are twins who work together to help fuel the train and make sure it’s in running order, since they tend to stay away from the passengers they don’t dress as spooky as everyone else. The Head of the Train is the conductor and he makes it his number one that everyone on board is ok and that they remain that way the entire trip. The cupbros like to come onboard and help the crew with stuff, Mugman LOVES the train and asks all sorts of questions to which they are always happy to answer.
King Dice: King Dice is assistant manager at the casino, he keeps track of anything and everything the Devil doesn’t want to, and that’s a lot of stuff. Dice is also in charge of all the employees, making sure they keep in shape and don’t let any cheaters slip by. Dice is very good when it comes to his job, he knows what has to be done before it even needs to be done. Dice is also a very good gambler, don’t make a bet with this guy because you will loose.
The Devil: The Devil is the owner of the casino and he doesn’t make appearances very often, but when he does that means you should be scared. He looks intimidating but he isn’t actually that scary, just a rude guy. Devil likes to make sure everything is going smoothly at the casino, and that includes keeping those two little brats out of here, the Devil is probably the only person in town to actually hate the two cupbros, which only makes his reputation worse but it’s not like he could care.
So I’ve been thinking a lot about if Cuphead were an actual, animated cartoon, with regular Saturday morning episodes and traditional pencil drawn style.
Takes place after the game, with Cuphead and Mugman as the heroes, of course, with the Devil and King Dice as the ‘bad guys’
Most of the episodes have more to do with the bosses, now reformed, having to deal with ‘normal’ problems (because let’s face it, it’s Cuphead, nothing is normal), with a possible ‘lesson-of-the-day’ theme that might not be learned
Other episodes involve the Devil and King Dice up to no good; to steal the brother’s souls somehow, regain full power, take over Inkwell Isle, or just causing a ruckus in general.
Think of all the good content:
Backstories!! How the bosses became what they were, along with some history of Cuphead and Mugman
More expansion of Inkwell Isle and some of its regular inhabitants
SONGS, YOU GUYS. Just imagine the Devil being asked about one of his plans, only to go “Y’know, kid, I’m so glad you asked!” And a spotlight to shine down and for a piano to appear. (Cuphead in the background: “You gotta be kiddin’ me.”)
Animation jokes. SO many animation jokes, you guys – from light spots to erasing / painting something to life, exaggeration, etc. ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES
Interactions! Think of how the bosses might react to each other and the brothers, now that they’re reformed
And, of course, the classic cartoon tropes – namely pulling things out of thin air, dropping anvils, ACME products everywhere, and many more!
oh man anon you have no idea how much HCs I have for them all, but for starters, let me just begin with their jobs and a few pieces of random triva:
Mr. Wheezy – Manager of the Casino Cage. He handles all the transactions and accounting and paperwork together with the staff under him. He’s snarky, and as an outsider you’d assume he’s an asshole bc he looks like one, but he gets along pretty well with the rest of the staff. He’s especially good friends with Mangosteen
Chips Bettigan – Pit Boss. Everyone in King Dice’s crew are good at every type of game – tho Chips specializes in Texas Hold’ems and all the ‘carnival games’; Three Card Poker, Mississippi Stud, Caribbean Stud, Let it Ride, Flop Poker, you name it. He’s the youngest out of everyone in the crew, and he enjoys it when people mistakes him to be older than Pip
Pip and Dot – Pit Bosses. They specialize in Pai Gow tiles/poker/dominoes. Dot is the brash one out of the two and she loves to bait people into drinking contests with her. Her main victim is Wheezy. Pip is quieter but no less mischievous, and he’s one of the few who can hold Dot back.They’re both close childhood friends.
Phear Lap – Pit Boss and the server in the horse racing section of the casino. He’s generally stationed in the halls with TVs of live streams and betting screens.
Phear Lap has a VERY good memory, as he’s in charge of the racing tracks and all the bets. He gets so exasperated and amused when people mistakes him as an old man; he’s only in his late twenties, thank you very much
Mangosteen – Pit Boss. He specializes in Pool rather than the usual Casino Games. He also takes cares of the pool tables and is very strict in regards to their cleanliness or getting ashes in the felt. Wheezy’s coat was a gift from him since it was too small for him to wear.
Pirouletta – Pit Boss. Her specialization are wheel games like Roulette and Big Six together with card games like Poker, Blackjack and Baccarat. Nothing ever fazes her cool exterior. Chips and her get along great and he respects her a lot, while Pirouletta sighs when he gets into trouble with Pip and Dot again.
Mr. Chimes – Slots Supervisor. And of course, he’s great at slot and machine games. He usually doesn’t talk except repeating ‘I am Mr. Chimes’ with varying tones. Only Phear Lap and Hopus Pocus understands him as if he was using English. He knows all the shortcuts and secrets in the Casino that no one else knows
Hocus Pocus – Head Chef and Magician. He entertains diners in the restaurant area with a show of live cooking and magic tricks.
He has an incredibly short attention span but can hyperfocus on things and flawlessly complete tasks, which is why he was placed on kitchen duty. Probably owns like 666 doves
Rum – Bartender and the eldest of the Tipsy Troop, and none of them are related. A sweet old guy who’d show you little tricks and sleight of hands and listen to your problems. He taught both Martini and Whisky some bartending tricks over the years, and always buys them little gifts. He gets along great with Mr Chimes
Whisky – Bartender and the second eldest of the Tipsy Troop. A no-nonsense and stern type of guy, but kind. He keeps every single gift from Rum and Martini and own like 5 flannel shirts. Him and Martini go shopping from time to time to get Rum gifts
Martini – Bartender and youngest of the Tipsy Troop. Cool and collected, and while all three of them can spy a cheater from across the room, she has the sharpest eye. Her and Dot are gal pals
And for clarification on their jobs:
Casino Cage – where you exchange your money for casino chips and vice-versa.
Together with the Vault, it’s responsible for the custodianship of and accountability for the casino’s bankroll
Pit Boss – Also known as Pit Managers/Floor Managers. They look after the employees who work in a casino pit; floormens to dealers to croupiers. Usually it’s the floormens who report directly to them. It’s the job of a Pit Boss to sort issues such as cheating and other important things out. They aren’t the ones dealing you games, and they’re usually running around busy with other things, but all of KD’s executive staffs can take over any games or jobs at anytime tho
Slots Supervisor – equivalent to a Pit Boss but on the slots floor instead. All Slots attendants report directly to them
The Casino staff map isn’t 100% accurate in terms to real life, nor am I an expert on how Casinos work, but this is the system I worked out for my portrayal of the Casino after doing my research. So yeah, that’s all for now!!!
Do y’all mind if I… leave some headcanons I have about Baroness Von Bon Bon? No? aLRIGHTY THEN, have thes e:
-Bon Bon is a very grumpy person, and only a few people can make her laugh genuinely, two of those people being Beppi and Djimmi; she enjoys their antics, but she will never admit it. It’s not like she really has to do that anyway, her loud laughter is enough for them to know that she actually finds them funny, and they both know and take pride on it, specially Beppi.
-She has started to refer to them as her “buffoons” as an attempt to mock them, but her plan was a complete failure. Djimmi doesn’t really mind being called that, and Beppi actually really likes that title! (”Wowzers! That’s like, some kind of really important clown, right? ME LIKEY!” -Beppi, probably.)
-Bon Bon and Rumor Honeybottoms get along really well, but unfortunately they don’t get to hang out very often, since having to make sure that everything is under control in their castle/honeycomb takes most of their time. However, when they get to meet up, they both have a blast. Their reunions consist mostly in chatting with each other as they enjoy a nice cup of tea, it may not be much, but it means the world for both of them.
-As a little side note for the last hc, Bon Bon always puts a ridiculous amount of sugar cubes in her tea, while Rumor’s tea always has honey in it.
-When the time has come for them to part ways, they both give each other little gifts before they say goodbye. And yes, their gifts always have to do with something sugary.
-Bon Bon’s minions actually care a lot about her, and are always willing to fight for her if her life is threatened. She appreciates their attitude, but it also annoys her a bit, since she’s actually very eager to throw fists with anyone. They all are aware of their master’s attitude, that’s why everytime someone tries to pick a fight with her, they have decided to lock her inside the castle immediately before she gets involved.
-If someone hurts Grim Matchstick and she finds out, she is going to destroy them. No one hurts her boy.
-Bon Bon actually used to be very mean with him, she would often have a passive-agressive attitude towards him which is actually how she treats anyone she doesn’t know personally, and would even go as far as yelling at him. One time she made him cry and she felt so, SO that bad she decided to not only stop being rude at him, but she also vowed to not let ANYONE hurt him ever again.
-She doesn’t really care much about Wally Warbles, but she absolutely adores his son. She will always give him a little treat if she sees him flying by with his father. She’s kinda like an aunt to him.
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