Droogle Leader

Droogle Leader
Characteristics
Species	Droogle
Gender	Male
Age	Adult
Fur Color	Tan
Information
Home	Developer's Grove (Formerly) The Void (Formerly) Deadwood
Story Role	Antagonist (BS) Cameo (GC, SA, SR1, BS2) Deuteragonist (BS3) Protagonist (T35 '10, '14)
Family Members	Husband of Ingrid
Occupation	Leader of the Droogles
Status	Alive
Game(s)

“Never. Call me a filthy Droogle.”

–Droogle Leader

Max, also known as the Droogle Leader, is a Droogle created by GuyThatExists based on a cut enemy from a beta version of Drawn to Life. He appears in the short stories Blank Slates as one of the main antagonists, Blank Slates 3 as a secondary protagonist, and in GenericChallenge, Self-Awareness, Salem Rose Pt. 1, and Blank Slates 2 as a cameo. He also appears in The 35 as a character in 2 out of 105 segments.

He was the instigating member of the coup against Joseph Tringali, but he was defeated and sentenced to being the informational text in Drawn to Life: Two Realms. He was later attacked by Salem Rose and ran away from the Developer's Grove, hiding out in the Forest with Deadwood and Samuel, eventually telling them about The Void. He would later return to The Void and help lead the Droogle Army in the fight against Tombstone. He would later be forcibly evacuated back to Deadwood.

Appearance

The Droogle Leader is a tan, dog-like Droogle with a rectangular head. He wears silver armor on his legs and arms and a golden chestplate. He also wears a golden helmet with a red feather, and he carries a sword with him at all times.

Story

Blank Slates

The Droogle Leader is first seen when Mildew gets sent into the Developer's Grove, and he stabs Alana with his sword to send her back into The Void. For some time, he and the other Droogles continue to send Alana back into the void. Later on, he, along with the rest of the Droogles, send Joe Tringali, David Franco, and Mildew back to the void, allowing them to gain control of the Grove. He then begins to rally the Droogles and chants in tongues in order to rotate the entire world 45 degrees.

Eventually, Jinxy, Drakon, and the Droogle Killer fall into the Shadow Hole and arrive in the Grove, causing the Droogle Leader to call for an assault. However, as he talks with Drakon about their plan, the Droogle Killer kills Drakon, allowing Jinxy to steal the Droogle Leader's sword and send the Droogle into the void.

As he pops into the void, he and the other Droogles begin to panic until Willham silences them and asks for their leader. When the Droogle Leader is outed by his subordinates, both Willham and Shadow Mari grab him and fly into the Shadow Hole, closing it once and for all. Back in the Grove, Willham and Shadow Mari turn the Droogle Leader over to Joe and Franco, leaving Joe to leave him in charge of the progress checks in Drawn to Life: Two Realms.

Self-Awareness

The Droogle Leader is seen again when Aly sneaks into the Dev Grove, and he tries to help recover her memories. When he and the Joe can't help her, they send her back to the void using the Droogle Leader's Sword.

Salem Rose Pt. 1

The Droogle Leader is next seen arguing with Joe about a hypothetical Two Realms Village, with the Droogle Leader holding firm in his beliefs that they don't need to create a new village, as the three current villages already have enough tension between them. Miles snuck around him undetected, stabbing himself with the Droogle Leader's Sword. When the sword falls to the ground, both Joe and the Droogle Leader turn around to look at it. Joe jokingly asks if they gave the Droogles psychic powers, and the Droogle Leader denies that he moved the sword.

When Salem Rose, a corrupted version of Miles, appears in the Dev Grove again, the Droogle Leader takes a break from his job in Drawn to Life: Two Realms to investigate him and his Time Machine. Salem Rose holds the Droogle Leader hostage with Shadow, forcing him to show Salem Rose the sword. The Droogle Leader complies, and when Salem Rose vanishes, the Droogle Leader takes his sword and runs off into the woods around the Grove.

Blank Slates 2

After hiding in the woods for a bit, the Droogle Leader thinks he hears Salem Rose returning, so he lunges at him with his sword. However, he misses and ends up falling through the Wishing Well and landing in Rapoville in 2010.

The 35

2010

After arriving in canon, he runs into the Forest Gate, where he stumbles across Deadwood, who grants him entry. Samuel also appears shortly after, and the Droogle Leader tells them that he was attacked by someone named "Maya", not wanting to reveal Miles or The Void to the two. Seeing a hole in his story but not wanting to be rude, Deadwood allows the Droogle Leader to stay for the time being, wanting to learn more about him and Droogles.

2014

Almost five years later, the Droogle Leader scavenges for Kaorin Berries, and when he returns to Deadwood, he is warned of their dangers by both Deadwood and Samuel. He is also confronted about his story in the past, as they had discovered that there was no "Maya". Knowing he had been found out, he decides to give them surface level information about The Void and the Developer's Grove, and masking his story by calling the Developers "designers" that work for the Creator, accidentally letting slip that the Wishing Well was the entrance and that his sword was another entrance.

Deadwood then asks about The Void itself, and the Droogle Leader explains it as a barren wasteland with villages and some familiar landscapes such as Lavasteam, Wilfre's Wasteland, and the Forest Gate. To illustrate his point, he tells them that the second Lavasteam has a Color Vat in it. Deadwood and Samuel then inform him that he needed to return, especially if it was his job to protect The Void. He agrees and entrusts his sword to Samuel, who uses it to send the Droogle Leader back to The Void.

When he arrives back in The Void, he finds himself just outside the new Guardians' HQ and sees the Two Realms Plains and Shadow Village on the horizon. Confused, he begins doubting his decision, but just then, Mill walks in. Not recognizing him as Flash, the Droogle Leader asks for help, admitting that he might be lost.

Blank Slates 3

Two years later, the Droogle Leader is still hiding out from the Droogle army in the Guardians' HQ, and asks Violet for more clarification about the Tree King's campaign and the Shadow Village. This agitates Violet, but they eventually give the Leader the information he wanted. During this conversation, Tombstone attacks the Drawn to Life Village, so Violet and the Droogle Leader mobilize to fight it. The Droogle Leader also sends a message to the other Guardians and screeners telling them to help fight.

When they arrive, Violet helps defeat Tombstone, and the two of them meet up with Lambert, who asks where the other Guardians were. The Droogle Leader watches as the other Guardians return from their meeting with Aly and asks the group why Tombstone had to be contained, asking where Willham was. However, before they can discuss how to get Willham's attention, they watch as Gingerfre and the Shadow army revitalize Tombstone, and the fighters retreat to the Two Realms Plains.

Once there, the Droogle Leader reconnected with his partner in the Droogle army - the Droogle Countess. She reveals to him that the Droogles had all thought Salem Rose had killed him. He tries to deflect what he had actually done in the meantime, and she calls him out on it, so he explains what he had done during the events of Blank Slates 2. Mill and the Countess both tell him that what he had done had consequences, not telling him that Deadwood was only able to send Miles to The Void due to what the Droogle Leader had told Deadwood. However, they do ask him if he was changed and wasn't planning on running away anymore. He promises that he would fix his mistakes however, and promises to help defeat Tombstone.

Later, the Droogle Leader leads the Droogle army into the fight in the Shadow Village, reintroducing himself to them. During the battle, they attacked Tombstone's legs, defeating small amounts of Shadow. After the fight was over and Tombstone had collapsed into a wave, the Droogle Leader and Droogle Countess worked with Sandal and Abyss to rescue deceased Droogles from Tombstone and absorb some of its Shadow. However, once Tombstone was reformed, the Leader and the Countess survive and sit outside the village, watching as Tombstone encases it in a bubble.

Back in the Guardians' HQ, the Droogle Leader joined a meeting with the Countess, mayors, Guardians, screeners, and leaders of other factions in The Void, all discussing how to face Tombstone. Though he didn't speak up during the meeting, he would join Crawler's LARPing Group, Cecil's Militia, and the Shadow army in traveling to the Baki Temple to gather more items to fight Tombstone with. While there, they met with Hans and each gained specially made God Ray Armor. On the way back to HQ from the Temple, the Droogle Leader, the Droogle Countess, Abyss, and Sorcerer all spoke about the Tree King escaping and joining Cecil's Militia. They then formulated a plan to stop the Tree King in case he began to attack them.

Once they arrive, they are unable to put their plan into motion before the Tree King is killed, though they do notice the Two Realms Plains getting enveloped by Tombstone, drastically lowering morale. The Leader and Countess attempt to rally their troops, but to no avail, watching many of the Droogles ascend into the Developer's Grove. Their ranks diminished, the Droogle Leader continued to lead the smaller Droogle army in the final fight against Tombstone, fighting its main body throughout the fight.

During the fight, the army, using their God Ray armors and charms, continued to attack Tombstone's legs. At one point, Tombstone swung the Droogle Killer's skeleton towards the Droogle army, but it was stopped by Apprentice and SuperRapo. Later in the fight, the Droogle Leader, along with the majority of the combatants, is captured by Tombstone, forcing Temte Mapleleaf to use her abilities to eject them all from The Void.

The Droogle Leader, alongside the Countess, Pot, and the rest of the Droogle army, are ejected into the forests outside Rapoville, where they come face to face with Samuel, Robigo, and a deceased Deadwood. After seeing the deceased Deadwood, the Droogle Leader finally understands the ramifications of his prior visit to the tree, understanding that he was the reason Salem Rose was able to enter The Void in the first place, and he begins to break down.

Quotes

“Never. Call me a filthy Droogle.” –Droogle Leader “Alright gang. We got one shot at this! Let’s get movin’!” –Droogle Leader “Too long we’ve been mere hall monitors in this world! We were meant to be mascots! Foot soldiers of this world!” –Droogle Leader “It’s time to take over this world! No more Two Realms, it’s time for our Definitive Edition!” –Droogle Leader “If she figured out how to get in here without the Bosses, then we need to prepare for a war.” –Droogle Leader “Whatever you do, don’t let it pick up any more trees!” –Droogle Leader “What the hell is this thing, and how did it get here?” –Droogle Leader “This came from our build of the game! It’s literally our only weakness!” –Droogle Leader “When I get my hands on my sword again, you're all done!” –Droogle Leader “I’m sorry dude, but first off, how did you get in here, and second off, what is that machine?” –Droogle Leader

“Hey Joe, do you hear something? It sounds like, climbing.” –Droogle Leader

“Are you sure this is a good idea? The three villages already have enough tension with each other.” –Droogle Leader “Why not have them stay with Rocko or Jinxy? Both of their villages have plenty of room! Not to mention that the Drawn to Life Village has next to no one living in it.” –Droogle Leader “Why not just ask her to make us another village when the time comes? It’s not like it would be difficult.” –Droogle Leader “I’m sorry dude, but first off, how did you get in here, and second off, what is that machine?” –Droogle Leader “I can do that, follow me this way.” –Droogle Leader

“Fuck... Fuck!” –Droogle Leader “Oh, shit! Oh, oh no. Damn it! You're awake? You saw me?” –Droogle Leader “I know! I just... can I come inside? Please. I don't know if it's safe for me out in the open.” –Droogle Leader “It's not your fault for not knowing, there's no way you could've, but please stop calling me a creature. I'm a Droogle.” –Droogle Leader “Sorry. I'm not from anywhere near here. I was... brought here, you could say, by this maniac Mi-uhhh...” –Droogle Leader “No, no. M-A-Y-A. Not Isaac's wife. Anyways, I'm from somewhere really, really far away, and I don't think it's safe for me to try to get home right now.” –Droogle Leader “Max. My name is Max, not Droogle. I don't think your name is Tree, or his name is Raposa.” –Droogle Leader

“Pretty good. I was able to find some Kaorin berries, which should be pretty good for me to eat, I think.” –Droogle Leader “I know. One time I saw a Baki eat one and its fur started to grow like crazy, and in different colors too!” –Droogle Leader “I want to, but I'm still worried about Maya showing up to nab me.” –Droogle Leader “Fine. If you want the truth I can give you the truth. I don't think you'll believe me though.” –Droogle Leader “Well that's why I don't think you'll believe me. I'm not from this realm. I'm from The Void. It's like a garbage dump for things that don't belong in this realm, or in Mike's.” –Droogle Leader “I know about more than I should. I can't explain it to you fully, but in the best way I can, there exist a pantheon of... designers... for this world. They do... the Creator's bidding... and decide what should make it to the realms and what shouldn't. What shouldn't ends up in The Void.” –Droogle Leader “Exactly. The Creator still has full control, but the designers are the ones who execute that vision.” –Droogle Leader “I was a peon of the designers. Most of the Droogles were. We were used to keep things from The Void from escaping to these realms. Things eventually changed and we became residents of The Void as well.” –Droogle Leader “Well, I was attacked by someone. I tried to attack them back, and I ended up jumping into the well- Shit! Uh, not the well, the, well, uh, portal.” –Droogle Leader “Damn it! Yes. The well in Rapoville. Though I can't guarantee it'll work if you try to go into it. Cat's already out of the bag, so I guess I should tell you that the well won't take you to The Void directly. It'll take you to an in-between world where the designers live and work. That's where I was attacked.” –Droogle Leader “You have to... stab... yourself. I can't tell you any more though. I've already said too much about how to get there.” –Droogle Leader “It's not much. Mostly a barren wasteland. There are a few villages though, but I can't exactly describe them." Max took a deep breath, flopping back onto his bed. "There is a second Lavasteam though. And a second Wasteland. And a second Forest. Pretty much everything else is unique though, since y'know, it wasn't allowed in these realms.” –Droogle Leader “Yes actually. Same climate, same architecture, but nothing from your Lavasteam exists there, and nothing from our Lavasteam exists here. Did you know there’s a massive vat of Color in our Lavasteam? I really can't say anything more though.” –Droogle Leader “Trust me, that's not always a blessing.” –Droogle Leader “I wish I could say that you were wrong, but you're right. I can't take this sword back with me though.” –Droogle Leader “Thank you. And thank you Deadwood. These past few years have been exactly what I needed.” –Droogle Leader “I appreciate that, Deadwood. Before I go, I need to ask one last favor of you Samuel. Already a step ahead of me. Let's do this.” –Droogle Leader “Hey, I think I’m a bit lost. Mind giving me a hand?” –Droogle Leader

“Hey, I think I’m a bit lost. Mind giving me a hand?” –Droogle Leader

“So, let me see if I have this straight. You used to be that guy Hose before Miles came and killed you?” –Droogle Leader “Oh my god! Where did all that come from?” –Droogle Leader “Because I want to make sure I know what’s going on! You still haven’t told me anything about the Tree King’s attacks, and that’s only one thing I’m still in the dark about!” –Droogle Leader “Not if you’re gonna be an asshole about it!” –Droogle Leader “Did they also make a district in the Drawn to Life Village?” –Droogle Leader “Bad news, Jungle Creature in the DTLV, gather friends and hurry here!” –Droogle Leader The Droogle Leader's text to the Guardians and screeners “Done. They’ve been contacted.” –Droogle Leader “With how big that thing is, they’ll probably see it before they see the messages.” –Droogle Leader “I guess. I sent a message to everyone else, but it doesn’t look like anyone got it but you. You said something about a meeting?” –Droogle Leader “Why do we have to contain it? Why can’t we just get Willham here and have him delete this guy?” –Droogle Leader “Business trip to where? Does he even know anyone outside of the Void?” –Droogle Leader “Ingrid! You’re in charge of the army now! I’m so proud of you, and you’re so good with that bow!” –Droogle Leader “Alright. I owe you an explanation. Do you remember when Salem Rose attacked The Void?” –Droogle Leader “Well, right before any of that happened, Two Realms released. Since I was the one who lead our attacks during Mayo’s war, Joe kept me up in the Dev Grove to work. Ironically, we became pretty good friends during that time, but I was still a prisoner. I wasn’t allowed near my sword, and I couldn’t leave the Grove. One day, I was reading out the stall texts for Two Realms, you know, the star ones, and right then, this big ball of metal appeared behind me. When I walked up to it, the door swung open and Miles – Salem Rose by that point – stepped out. He had Shadow powers and threatened to kill me if I didn’t send him to the Void. There wasn’t anything I could do, so after stabbing him, I ran into the Grove to hide. After a while, I heard him come back, and I tried to attack him, but he vanished before I could do anything. In fact, his machine was right in front of the well, so when I lunged at him, I ended up falling down into it. When I came to on the other side, I was in Rapoville with my sword. I tried to stay hidden as well as I could, so I ran into the woods. Eventually, I came across Deadwood. I don’t know what happened, but he woke up to see me and let me live inside him. For the next few years, I lived in the forest, sharing stories with Deadwood and waiting to hear of Miles’ defeat. I met up with Samuel a few times, you know, the hooded guy? He comes to Deadwood pretty often. Eventually, I told them both about The Void, and they urged me to return home, so I did. Samuel said he would watch over the sword, and I came back home.” –Droogle Leader The Droogle Leader's monologue to the Droogle Countess “What kind of consequences?” –Droogle Leader “When Miah called us up to work in the Grove, I made a promise to protect everyone who never made it into the games. I messed up when I ran from Miles, but I’m gonna make this right. If not for me, then for all the Droogles still fighting.” –Droogle Leader “Now, let’s go kill this bastard Tombstone.” –Droogle Leader “Alright everyone! I’m glad to say that I’m back and better than ever! Now, we’re going to storm this village, we’re going to take down Tombstone, and we’re going to save The Void! Who’s ready to fight?!” –Droogle Leader “Droogles! Charge!!” –Droogle Leader “As much as agree with you honey, if what Cecil said is true and he really does have five more lives, he could be really helpful.” –Droogle Leader “Worst come to worst, it’s not your fault. It’s Cecil’s. He’s the one who went into the Tree King’s pedestal room and convinced him to join us.” –Droogle Leader “No, wait! It looks bad but we can still fight this! We just got all this armor, and these weapons, and…” –Droogle Leader “Oh god… What happened?!” –Droogle Leader “He’s… I… I… told him… It was… I did this… to all of us…” –Droogle Leader

Relationships

Family

• Droogle Countess - Wife

Allies

• Joseph Tringali - Superior and Former Enemy
• Willham † - Colleague and Temporary Enemy
• Shadow Mari - Colleague and Temporary Enemy
• Four Guardians - Colleagues and Temporary Enemies
  • Warrior/Flash/Mill
  • Ninja/Sparky/Paint
  • Skate/Violet/Hose
  • Tank/Hoopz/Ore
  • Lambert †
• Drakon †
• Dinofrog †
• Deadwood †
• Samuel
• Abyss
• Sandal
• Sorcerer
• Apprentice
• SuperRapo

Enemies

• David Franco/Franco Key - Former Superior
• Mayo † - Former Colleague
• Alana/Aly † - Former Enemy
• Jinxy
• Droogle Killer †
• Salem Rose †
• Tombstone †
• Tree King † - Temporary Ally

Trivia

• The Droogle Leader's sprite is a mix of two unused sprites.
  • The body of the Droogle Leader is taken from the tan dog-like Droogle, but the feather in his helmet is taken from a blue dog-like Droogle.
• In an earlier draft of Blank Slates 3, the Droogle Leader would have had a son with the Droogle Countess - a skateboarding Droogle.
  • Also in this early draft, the Droogle Leader would have been sent directly to Rapoville, not to Deadwood.
• The Droogle Leader's real name - "Max" - is a reference to the main character of the film Gladiator - "Maximus".

Media

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  The image on Chern Fai's website Droogles were first seen in.