Conceptualization.

After grinding away at my old and outdated take on a swapped AU, I was getting very much sick of drawing the same characters over and over again and not being satisfied with them. I was also very much sick physically, and didn't have motivation to draw anything huge. So after some brainstorming, I came up with a boss designed around Lego bricks, as well as them being a bunny as a reference to DUPLO's mascot. At the same time, I also wanted to make a Green SOUL boss that references Undyne the Undying, since she's my absolute FAVORITE!!! So, after a bit of trial and error, I drew this up.

Definitely... A design that I made... And that was the last of her for sometime... Until eventually, I was bored again, and decided that I wanted to try and give her another go, despite admittedly being intimidated to try it. But regardless, I pressed on, and decided that I wanted to go back to an earlier idea I had for her design-wise, that I scrapped because I thought she would look too much like a Duplo figure, a weird decision, I know. But after a bit of time, I ended up with this!

I showed it to Mewmarissa, who was pretty helpful and supportive during all this, and she LOVED IT. Seeing that I seemed to be into something, I eventually drew up the concept for her boss form, and was shocked with how well it turned out.

I wanted to give her a look that, like Spamton NEO, invoked the character design she was based off of while still looking wildly different, standing out on her own as a design. I also wanted her to wield a weapon that wasn't just a spear, and seeing as she was already a builder, the hammer fit in flawlessly. I posted the art publicly, and people received her surprisingly well, which encouraged me to work on the sprites you see now!

Lore Summary

Before Deltarune

Before the events of Deltarune took place, Kliki was a regular construction worker in the dark world. Just your average Jo who was forgotten, left in the background. One day however, she was visited by a mysterious stranger, who told her of the prophecy of the Three Heroes. Kliki, mistook the Monster in the prophecy as another Darkner, and seeing that the stranger visited HER and told her specifically about the prophecy, believed that she was the one destined to be the strong warrior, the True Hero. However, Kliki also was confused as to how exactly she would be able to become such a thing, and was frustrated for a long time. She eventually devised a plan to construct a large suit of armor and a weapon, but she could only find or reach so many pieces scattered throughout the dark world that would suit the perfect body, and was driven partially crazy trying to find/obtain them.

During Deltarune

Eventually, the Fun Gang would make it to her, and seeing as they could not progress through without some form a bridge, would ask her to help them. Kliki, seeing them and realizing that they were the Three Heroes, gleefully accepted, but was also quietly disheartened that they already had their warrior, which made her very bitter on the inside. She figured that this scary, rude, and crass jerk (Susie in case you're somehow wondering) was just some fake, and that she was still the TRUE warrior from the prophecy. Regardless, she just bidded her time, and requested that the fun gang find at least 10 piles of bricks to construct the bridge. However, there would be a lot more brick piles than ten, with a good number being more hidden than others. If the hang were to go out of their way to get every single one, even after the bridge is completed, Kliki would suddenly get very, VERY excited and scamper away off-screen to a previously inaccessible area. Following her would lead to a crude area frull of cardboard cutouts of trees, and a railroad. Her light world counterpart, is an old toy brick set of a train and railroad. It was the original toy used in the hospital waiting room, but was eventually replaced due to the parts being scattered everywhere. This area, is the box she came in, cut to pieces to make a scene. The gang would look for Kliki in this place, until a large thing would fall to the ground, revealed to be Kliki in her new body. She thanks the gang for giving her the pieces to finally complete this form, and then says she can't wait to take Susie's place and be the warrior she was always destined to be. The fun gang is... Confused to say the least, with Susie especially being confused and insulted, trash-talking Kliki. Ralsei tries to quell the situation, but Kliki, now furious, grabs Susie, and flings her into a cage constructed out of the other extra bricks the gang collected that weren't used for her new form. Kliki now gets a bit more desperate, trying to convince them how she's a better fit for the gang compared to Susie, but after a bit, Kris, outside of the players control, rams her into the cage, shaking it profusely. This surprises everybody, and now feeling both betrayed and heartbroken, Kliki becomes aloof, and states that she'll have to beat the sense into them to let her be the True Hero the Dark World needs. Now, the battle starts. Which you won't see in this post, sorry. I'll make a separate post in the future going into the concepts for her battle.

Music Concepts

Overworld Theme - Kliki N, Klak

Shop Theme - Brickwork (Motifs - Kliki's theme, Spamton.)

Kliki Boss Form Reveal Theme - UP BUILT (Motifs - Kliki, But The Earth Refused To Die, Spamton)

Kliki's Boss Theme - SUM OF HER PARTS (Motifs - Kliki, Battle Against A True Hero, Vs. Susie, BIG SHOT)

After Battle Theme - Brick Fall (Motifs - Kliki, Waterfall *from Undertale)