Archive/Soda Tumblr

This page seeks to archive asks and answers from soda's Tumblr, soda-stuff. Due to these posts being inaccessible unless you're logged in, and Tumblr's poor searching capabilities, this page will list out every relevant ask published by soda on her blog.

This page will not contain posts that are either irrelevant or obviously a joke, unless they contain useful or relevant information. Art posts will also not be archived here. Any post not deleted is assumed to still be relevant to lore as soda regularly purges her answers when they have been retconned, but please check the link to a post before citing if possible.

All posts are in chronological order. Multi-question posts are split up for easier searching. Dates are according to EST. Thanks soda for all the awesome information!

Archive

Katana's katana case

Q: Hi Soda! im wondering does katana has a case for his katana?? im curious :^

A: I never made one! honestly i kinda imaged that phighters could phase their gears in and out of existence at will since they are more or less connected to them in a spiritual way (that's why none of them really have carrying cases or sheaths haha)

if i had to design a sheath, it would probably be made out of Damascus steel since that's the same material his gear is made out of! its extremely pretty :)

21 February 2023 - Link | Image

Boombox can take off his visor

Q: haii soda! :3 ive been wondering, does boombox ever take off his visor? CAN he even take it off?

A: He can! It’s just kinda snapped around his horns for style, I would imagine he takes it off when he goes to sleep or when he’s with friends and not putting on a persona

10 March 2023 - Link | Image

Gears can be broken and repaired

Q: wait wat happens to their gear if they like break it, are they able to just get anotha from tha soul bank good as new or do they DIE

A: well even if they can summon it, if the gear breaks then its just Broken until its manually repaired, really the only mystical thing abt it is just how its summoned (that's just my interpretation)

18 March 2023 - Link | Image

Ban Hammer and Banland neutrality

Q: does banlands have any specific symbol to represent them? is it faction-affiliated (staring at banhammer as i type this because im curious if he's connected to any faction directly) or considered its own faction?

A: Banhammer is completely neutral and so is Banland, its not even rlly that big enough to be considered a faction

19 March 2023 - Link | Image

Flipside are biological brothers

Q: Are Valk and Dom biological brothers? Or found family? If you can’t answer this due to lore reasons that’s completely understandable

A: Biological, Firebrand’s kids are also biological

3 April 2023 - Link | Image

Flipside parents are turbo divorced

Q: Hi soda it’s me again with another flipside question will we ever see their parents? or is it just schrodinger’s parents (no father figure……… no mother figure………….)

A: divorced

4 April 2023 - Link | Image

Dom has a mouth

Q: does dom’s mouth just appear when it’s relevant to the situation at hand

A: yeaaaa…….it’s just kinda of a stylization thing but he DOES have a mouth

22 April 2023 - Link | Image

Phighter / Demon blood color

Q: what color is phighter blood?

A: gonna sound boring but its most likely just red, deities probably bleed ichor though

8 May 2023 - Link | Image

Respawning is non-canon

Q: is there like a lore reason for respawning or is it just game design

A: game design

14 May 2023 - Link | Image

Vine Staff and Shuriken are biological siblings

Q: are vine staff and shuriken biological siblings? if this is something you can't answer i understand and thank you regardless!!! Have an wonderful day! ^_^

A: biological

14 May 2023 - Link | Image

Rocket never had parents

Q: maybe you've already answered this, but what happened to rockets parents?

A: he never had parents

14 May 2023 - Link | Image

The Broker has a glass eye

Q: is the broker actually missing an eye? or is one just fucked up

A: its a glass eye, he only has 1 functioning eye

23 May 2023 - Link | Image

PHIGHTING! does not take place in Hell

Q: Is it true that phighting takes place in hell? I’ve seen a few people say it is

A: phighting does not take place in hell

25 May 2023 - Link | Image

Sword's metal mohawk

Q: What’s up with sword’s Mohawk thingy? Is it a helmet?

A: Ahhh….I’m not actually too sure……..G was the one that made the initial Sword (and Rocket) designs but when I asked about it he said it was metal? So I guess sword just has a piece of metal welded to his head

What a horrible thought!

28 May 2023 - Link | Image

Demons aren't literal demons

Q: Sorry if anyone asked this before... But are the phighters demons? Or uncharacterized? Or maybe something else entirely?

A: well we call them demons but its in name only, they dont live in hell nor are they inherently evil so i suppose you could say its for style !

6 June 2023 - Link | Image

Katana hates bad stuff

Q: So………. In some of katana’s new dialogue he mentions stuff like " the corrupted " and " the corrupt " ….. what does it mean?????

A: bad stuff!

11 June 2023 - Link | Image

Biografts mostly hate everyone

Q: are biografts misogynistic

A: biografts hate everyone (with a few exceptions)

13 June 2023 - Link | Image

Medkit is not rich

Q: is medkit rich

A: Definitely not, he just wears a uniform

13 June 2023 - Link | Image

Boombox is generally a nice person

Q: so boombox relation w/ sub and hyper says that he thinks they admit 'bad vibes', but he still acts nice towards them?? like does Boombox just act nice towards everybody but still has opinions on them?? (if that makes any sense lol)

A: I’d say he thinks of it like: “heyyy lmao what’s up please don’t murder me in my sleep” kinda thing, BB overall is just generally a nice person tho but will keep a distance, especially towards Blackrock phighters

13 June 2023 - Link | Image

Medkit did worse to Subspace, related to his eye

Q: did medkit do something to subs eye as well or does sub just like to cover his eye for fun

A: I’d say medkit hurt subspace more than subspace hurt med, dunno if I can say any more than that (and yes it’s related to his eye)

13 June 2023 - Link | Image

Demons don't need to sleep

Q: how do phighters with big horns sleep? like do their horns get in the way or smth???

A: i think we said this in one of the qna's but they dont actually need to sleep

13 June 2023 - Link | Image

Shuriken made his own tattoo

Q: did shuriken paint the tattoo thing on his arm or did somebody else do it

A: its a tattoo he made himself! it's in commemoration of vine staff since her arm is cursed on the same side

14 June 2023 - Link | Image

Zuka used to be infamous

Q: is there a reason characters from blackrock seem to know of zuka? or have most just heard of him and it's just a coincidence that bio and laser are the two that reference him >_<"

A: zuka was pretty infamous but nowadays, not so much. dats all i can rlly say

14 June 2023 - Link | Image

Zuka and Rocket have a good relationship

Q: how would you consider zuka and rocket's relationship together? (in terms of family relationship, do they have a good relationship together, or a bad one? or maybe smth in between??)

A: They have a healthy relationship, Rocket is like the only person Zuka cares about these days but he’s still his father so he’s a little hard on him for doing stupid shit lol

14 June 2023 - Link | Image

Medkit and Subspace never liked eachother

Q: I was wondering if you could shed light on Medkit and Subspace’s relationship prior to their falling out; were they friends, or just business partners? And was Subspace always the way he is now, or was it a reaction to their split?

A: uuuuuuuu ok without saying too much I’ll just say that they never liked each other, subspace in particular was always a pretty bad person. Medkit is more complicated

14 June 2023 - Link | Image

Rocket and Vine Staff's arms/legs, Rocket can't swim

Q: Hello Soda :D 👋 I've always been curious about Rocket's prosthetic arm and leg and Vinestaff's arm, does that get in the way of their routine or not?

A: For Rocket yeah it does, he can’t swim and I’d imagine he has to be pretty careful about his strength since it was made with advanced tech

For Vine staff she still treats it as a normal arm since she can feel with it and whatnot, probably uses it to her advantage since she can grow stuff off of it

14 June 2023 - Link | Image

Biograft uses whatever pronouns

Q: Hey, I was just wondering if Biograft actually goes by they/them or not as I noticed during the QnA everyone was using he/him for them and not correcting themselves.

A: I don’t think we said biograft goes by they/them? (Unless another dev said that) but he’s literally a robot so who cares use whatever

14 June 2023 - Link | Image

The Broker and Boombox are NOT homies

Q: yo are broker and boombox homies because i think that w ould be awesome :)

A: probably not

14 June 2023 - Link | Image

Ban Hammer and Windforce visit eachother often

Q: does ban hammer still live with his mother . i Think itd be. funny if he did

A: nah he doesn't, but i'd imagine they visit each other very often cuz honestly their bond is pretty adorable

16 June 2023 - Link | Image

Medkit's horn ring is for fruity purposes

Q: does the ring on medkits horn mean anything or is it just becuz it looks cool ?

A: its just design. let him be a little fruity!

16 June 2023 - Link | Image

The Broker is a "silly" guy

Q: Whats the deal with Broker? And what kind of work does he do with Zuka? Sorry if its a story mode question, I'm just curious about the two (I LOVE BROKER)

A: he's a uhh.......lets just call him a "silly" guy for now. professional trash eater and window stalker

2 July 2023 - Link | Image

Rocket is Zuka's #1 fan

Q: How would an interaction between Rocket and a younger Zuka go?

A: rocket would probably freak out. he's like his dad's #1 fan...and there would be a lot of explosions.

3 July 2023 - Link | Image

Icedagger just manifests from nowhere and noone knows how

Q: considering that icedagger is so young, is anyone taking care of him? or does he just live on his own?

A: he just Manifests sometimes....I think. Nobody really knows !

5 July 2023 - Link | Image

Hyperlaser physically cannot cry

Q: Does Hyperlaser cry during his alone time?

A: he is physically incapable of crying

5 July 2023 - Link | Image

Rocket doesn't like The Broker

Q: any particular reason why rocket doesn't like broker

A: he puts spiders in his sheets

6 July 2023 - Link | Image

Traffic and Ghosdeeri are good friends

Q: what is traffic and ghosdeeri's relationship? familial, platonic, rivals, etc?? or is it undecided yet

A: they are just close friends !! She lets Traffic sleep in her library since he's pretty much homeless and i guess she found his silliness very endearing

8 July 2023 - Link | Image

Demons don't have last names, but can change their name

Q: I know you guys already talked about the spawn and stuff, but is there a last name system? Or is it just their gear as names.

A: No, they don't have last names. All demons are referred to by their gear names, HOWEVER they do have the ability to change their names to something else. (An example of this would Dom and Valk since those are stage names! Their real names are Mic and Megaphone) and for consistency/old roblox theming, demons would most likely either be referred to by their gear names or can be named after an accessory if they so please.

8 July 2023 - Link | Image

There can be multiple demons with the same gear

Q: Also, is there multiple versions of the same gear type? Like is their several Boomboxes but for each genre?-

A: multiple variants of the same gear type CAN exist! there can be multiple Boomboxes but that doesn't necessarily mean they all look the same or even act the same! they just have the same abilities

8 July 2023 - Link | Image

Demons have a human lifespan, but rarely survive that long

Q: Hi Soda! I was just wondering about this, what is the average lifespan of phighters?

A: I think they would have the normal lifespan as a human but demons and especially phighters tend to die off at a really young age because of how violent their world is and just because the regions/crossroads are in constant battle with one another

demons who are older (like Zuka for instance) are rare just cause they have to be pretty damn strong for them to make it to that age

8 July 2023 - Link | Image

Demons die when they are killed

Q: if they can respawn, when exactly do phighters die? is there a limit to how many times they can respawn??? or can they not usually respawn and its just a phight thing and im stupid?

A: ??? you die when you get killed

8 July 2023 - Link | Image

It would suck if a gear was broken beyond repair

Q: If a gear can be broken, what if they were completely destroyed? (Maybe like burned, crushed into millions of pieces) or can it not be possible?

A: it would Suck lol

8 July 2023 - Link | Image

Demons are bald (and hairless)

Q: Are all the Phighting characters completely hairless and bald?

A: yep

8 July 2023 - Link | Image

Sword and Zuka's family are close, Zuka worked with the deities

Q: Hi Soda it's me again! so I was left with this doubt what is the relationship between Zuka and Sword? there is a dialogue that says that Zuka taught him a trick (I'm curious, if you want, you don't have to answer!)

A: sword and rocket's family have always been close in my mind and considering Zuka has worked with the deities in the past, that meant Venomshank already trusted him and considered him a great fighter so Zuka was one of the only people he trusted sword to be with... And that kinda meant Sword learned how to blow up stuff with rocket.

Whoops.

8 July 2023 - Link | Image

PHIGHTING! used to be set in hell

Q: is there a reason u decided to give the phighting characters horns in the remake? since in phighting 2 they dont have any. or was it just like this looks cool / this fits them?

A: Well they were never suppose to be demons in phighting 1 and 2, then when i was brought onto the project i suggested the idea of a fighting tournament in hell with demon characters! The story isn't really the same anymore nor are they in hell but the demon concept stuck around since we liked it a lot :P

8 July 2023 - Link | Image

Humans do not exist in PHIGHTING!

Q: Do humans exist in the Phighting universe? And if they do, what's the relationship between demons and humankind?

A: nope! it's just demons

9 July 2023 - Link | Image

Boombox's face is under his visor

Q: what’s under boombox visor?.,…,..,..:3

A: his face!

9 July 2023 - Link | Image

Flipside collaborate with Boombox sometimes

Q: QUICK SODA IM DYING DROP ME 1 RANDOM FLIPSIDE FACT HURRY!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!

A: i like to think valk and dom collaborate with Boombox for their songs sometimes. there is no canonical evidence for this other than i think its cute.

9 July 2023 - Link | Image

Vine Staff and Shuriken do not have parents

Q: i dont know if this has been answered before, if so then just ignore this, but do vinestaff and shuriken have parents, and will they ever be revealed?

A: they don't have parents

10 July 2023 - Link | Image

Flipside and Ban Hammer know their family, but Sword doesn't particularly

Q: hiii sodaaa. no need to answer this. i was just curious. since the sfoth consider themselves family, would their children consider themselves family by proxy (e.g: valk, dom, banhammer and sword)

A: if im understanding the question correctly then im assuming you're asking if flipside, sword and banhammer see the sfoth as family?

i think it varies per each kid, flipside would know more about their lineage and have probably spent time with them at family gatherings, same with banhammer

...Sword doesn't really know who his family is outside of Venomshank. and that weird green wizard guy he sees sometimes.

10 July 2023 - Link | Image

Boombox wears a visor because it's cool

Q: Hello soda1!!1 Idk if you ever answer this or not, but

Why does Boombox wear a "visor" to cover his eyes?

A: cause its cool as fuck

10 July 2023 - Link | Image

Dom wears a binder and likes to appear androgynous

Q: I apologize if this sounds weird: but why would dom need to wear a binder? Is it only for fashion or does he have man boobs? Or perhaps something else?

A: mostly for fashion but i think he likes appearing more androgynous, phighters really only have a few body types since they are all canonically agender so thats the best i could come up with haha

11 July 2023 - Link | Image

Subspace was always a bad person, but was enabled by Blackrock

Q: was subspace just born a little shit or was it because of how he was raised/other external things (like blackrock's eviroment in general,,)

A: in my eyes subspace was just...never really a good person from the start. He always held contempt for other demons to an obsessive degree (you can very much see that with medkit lol) and it didn't help that Blackrock essentially was enabling all the horrible shit he does since he's considered a valuable asset to them, thats all i can rlly say

11 July 2023 - Link | Image

Pets exist in PHIGHTING!

Q: do pets exist in the phighting universe

A: yep! Sisyphus is the family bird for sword and venomshank

11 July 2023 - Link | Image

Icecream Valk has a tattoo because it's cool

Q: im curious whether if shuri gave valk the tattoo to kinda or is it because he saw it on shuri’s arm and tought it looked cool so he got one for himself???

A: theres no connections between the two, i just thought giving valk an arm tattoo was cool Lol

11 July 2023 - Link | Image

Katana has a face

Q: what’s under katana’s mask? [my apologies if this was answered already.]

A: his face

12 July 2023 - Link | Image

Demons rarely get into romantic relationships

Q: i know you're probably sick to death of shipping and stuff but . is romance even a thing in the inphinity ? i get technically dom and valk's parents divorced which sorta implies that there was once romance ( unless people be getting married for the fun of it ) but like . not even between phighters . just like do they be holding hands sometimes and giggling and blushing too

A: imo its. a very rare sight to see any kind of demons be in relationship with each other because of the whole exchange thing with Da Spawn. If we're talking about phighters specifically then no, none of them are romantically involved with each other

12 July 2023 - Link | Image

Missing eyes represent trauma, except for The Broker

Q: Why are there so many characters with only one eye, and is there a backstory to how broker got his glass eye?/nfta

A: the way i see it, missing eyes serve as a more symbolic representation of deep scars/trauma for most of the characters who have them

that and. It's not exactly easy to model scars/mangled limbs in roblox and it would be skirting the edge of the TOS lol

broker will remain a mystery, for now at least

12 July 2023 - Link | Image

The Broker is the best at chess and eats the pieces

Q: odd question, but who do you think out of the phighters would be the best at chess?

A: probably broker, he knows how to play the best mind games if he's willing to play seriously

also he eats the pieces

12 July 2023 - Link | Image

Dom maybe has tie-dye binders, perhaps

Q: does dom own any really ugly and i mean HIDEOUS binders that make peoples eyes tear up or is he too much of a fashio nErd for that.

A: maybe something tie-dye? Unsure

12 July 2023 - Link | Image

Demons are agender

Q: is medkit transmasc

A: all characters are agender

12 July 2023 - Link | Image

Katana is hesitant but not unwilling on physical affection

Q: katanas opinion on physical affection because i wouold like to hug him,,

A: hesitant but i wouldn't say he's unwilling

13 July 2023 - Link | Image

The Broker has nerve damage and can't feel pain

Q: any silly fact about broker?

A: he cant feel physical pain due to nerve damage

13 July 2023 - Link | Image