Wilfre In A Bottle AU

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An alternate universe where after the events of drawn to life, Wilfre is trapped in a giant bottle by the creator. Now he must get used to life in the Raposa village with Drew and the Raposa. That is... if they can get used to HIM.

Wilfre may be deceased, but he is very passionate. His wild emotions often control not only his attitude, but the shadow that corrupts him as well. Luckily for the Raposa, all of the other shadows began to fade once Wilfre was defeated by Drew. Aside from Wilfre, there is no more shadow. ...Except for maybe a few at Wilfre's old lair, but we don't talk about that.

I wonder... If Wilfre has control over shadows, does that mean he has some control over a certain raposa girl? ...nah, that's ridiculous.

Quick Facts

Here’s some facts about the AU so I won't forget later. Also for anyone else to look at and ponder about.

I got a lot of bullet points soooo I’m going to try to divide them a little bit.

Please note that these were written years ago, before the release of Two Realms, and some of these things may no longer apply and/or may change later.

The Creator

• The player of the game and The Creator are different people. About everyone mistakes them for being the same being since the player actually draws things into existence (much like The Creator). But only The Creator can communicate with Raposa. The Creator also does things on their own at seemingly random (they do not discuss their plans w/ most Raposa nor the player).
• Any time there is a narrator, it's usually from the player's perspective.
• The Creator is a father figure for Drew. Drew even goes as far as to actually call them such.
• Drew is extremely loyal to the creator, and will NEVER go against them.

Wilfre

• That unused dialog Wilfre was going to say at the end of the first game is canon in this AU. (heroname... I NEVER INTENDED FOR THIS TO HAPPEN... BUT IT'S TOO LATE... THE SHADOW HAS CONSUMED ME...)
• Due to it consuming his body AND soul, Wilfre can never be rid of the shadow.
• The Shadow keeps Wilfre "alive" (He is technically dead, but his body/soul is still active. Like a conscious zombie). And since it can never be separated from him, he can never be truly gone. Not as long as the world exists.
• The Shadow is greatly tied to Wilfre's emotions. Whenever he's frustrated, angry, or just up to no good, the shadow that consumed him will flare up. If he feels sad, guilty, nervous, or happy, the shadow will recede.
• The Shadow started consuming Wilfre's body when he first Drew in the book. Then over time it consumed his soul.
• Being consumed by shadow doesn't necessarily excuse Wilfre's actions, as the shadow basically brought out Wilfre's deepest most dark thoughts and helped bring them to light. Wilfre has little to no impulse control because of this.
• Because of Wilfre being technically dead, he doesn't need to eat or drink in order to survive (He CAN eat and drink if he wanted to. It tends to pass through him relatively quickly though, as his body doesn't need to absorb the nutrients). He doesn't even need clean air to breathe. However, he does get tired and does need to sleep sometimes.

Drew

• Drew is the one that prayed to the creator for Wilfre's survival (Thus kicking off the entire AU) but despite that, Wilfre is technically dead.
• Drew is very self conscious about being able to help people. He feels morally required to help with about every single task asked of him. No matter how small or ridiculous.
• Drew is also sensitive when it comes to injury or death. It makes him feel useless and unable to truly help others. Mari's remark to him after the Mayor's death really stuck with him. (Mari will eventually apologize to Drew once she realizes how much it affected him.)
• Drew's face, much like the hero in the games, has an unchanging face. He cannot change it unless the Creator does so for him. At least that USED to be true. After the Creator left Wilfre to the Raposa Village, Drew began to gain some control over his facial expressions over time. This is shocking to both Drew and the Raposa.
• After a certain amount of time without a specific goal, Drew will "Disappear" and revert back into a mannequin. If he isn't redrawn after a very long period of time, Drew will have trouble with his memory of past adventures.

The Bottle

• The bottle Wilfre is trapped in is completely indestructible. The only way to let Wilfre out is to take the cork out, which takes a lot of effort.
• At first, nobody knew what to do with Wilfre. Nobody wanted him, so they took turns looking after him. They argued so much over who's turn it was, that they ended up placing Wilfre in the center of town.

Before the Bottle

• Wilfre initially did what he did in the first game to get rid of The Creator's creations and replace them with his own, making the world "better" in the process. He had no knowledge of Real Life at that time.
• Wilfre first discovered Heather laying unconscious in a forest, with her head in a pool of shadow goo (giving her her shadow mark). Unsure what to do with her, he had her locked up in a shadow cage guarded by Frostwind.
• Wilfre also discovered Mike hanging out with two little kids in the city. He naturally assumed Mike was associated with the kids, so he locked him up in the same general area as the kids. What Mike was remained a mystery to him for a while.

Heather

• Because of Heather's shadow mark, Wilfre is somewhat capable of reading her mind and controlling her actions when she's close enough. This is how he learns of Real Life, and where Heather and Mike came from.
• Wilfre used his powers to prevent Heather from talking about Real Life or Mike to other people.
• Heather was mute during the events of the first game due to shock of the events of Real Life and not being used to the Raposa world. Crazy Barks helped her gain the confidence to learn to speak again. Her bond with him allows her to understand his fast talking (which everyone else mistakes for barking).
• Wilfre will conspire with Heather to let him out of the bottle. It won't be easy for Heather to let him out though.
  • When she lets Wilfre out, she won't be able to explain why she did it to anyone because of Wilfre. So she ends up getting into big trouble at one point. Partially inspired by this: http://fav.me/db4415y

Relationships

• Over several years, Wilfre finally begins to bond with the Raposa. It took a long time, but he and Jowee gain a really good friendship.
• Over time, Wilfre begins to see Mari as a daughter of his.
• After the events of the first game, Mari and Jowee enter a relationship together.
• Wilfre did have a past relationship with Circi. *While they technically didn't break up, they did take a long break from each other. Meaning Circi doesn't know what happened to Wilfre.
• Circi however does know about Wilfre's ideas and plans to create a better world, and supports it.
• Circi still has feelings for Wilfre, but Wilfre hasn't felt anything for her in a long time. So he really doesn't want to confront her because of this.
• Wilfre in this AU is younger than the Mayor, but older than Mari and Jowee.
• Wilfre not only used to be best friends with the Mayor, he also has a crush on him. This resulted in him growing extra salty at The Mayor and his wife. And extra upset when he remembers his murder.

The Wii Game

• Wilfre manages to escape from the bottle a little after Circi arrives. However this doesn't stop him from accidentally meeting her. She never gets to see Wilfre outside from his Shadow form.
• Circi ends up getting corrupted by shadow by trying to embrace Wilfre. Since she hasn't been completely corrupted, she has better control of when she enters her shadow form. However, unlike Wilfre, she doesn't have much control over other shadows.
• Circi, upon meeting Wilfre again, feels like the Wilfre she once knew was dead and gone. After finding Wilfre's lair, she finds his old diary and realizes she can remake Wilfre using the 5 artifacts. She also begins to produce shadow creatures using the ink factory, and command them along with the abandoned shadow beings in order to distract and confuse the other Raposa.
• Since it had been a horribly long time since Circi saw Wilfre in his normal form, she had forgotten what he looked like. When she tries to draw him, she ends up drawing a bunch of shadow beings (Afterall, the Wilfre she last saw WAS a shadow being) that combined together into a giant beast that killed her. The handmade mannequin also came to life as a result of Circi's actions. Because it has no design to go off of, it went rouge.

The Next Chapter?

After freeing himself from the bottle and the village, Wilfre discovers the scepter at the bottom of the sea along with the artifacts. He then discovers the scepter's power and begins TNC (DS).

There might be more but I can't think of anything right now. I might reblog with more info later. If you got any questions about the AU, or just wanna discuss it, feel free! In fact, I'd love to talk more about it!

Though keep in mind I'm still thinking about certain aspects of the AU, so yeah. (Especially TNC. I don’t have much planned out for that yet.) 😅