Hyperlaser/Lore
Background
Hyperlaser was raised to be a soldier and nothing else, and he’s currently a mercenary working for Blackrock, he does not want to be affiliated with the faction and has personal reasons for working under Blackrock. He's trying to move past Blackrock and his trauma but something is preventing him from doing so.
Timeline
Appearance
Hyperlaser wears an armoured helmet with a blacked out visor. Blue stripes run down either side of the helmet, and a pair of blue and black antennae adorn the helmet in place of horns. He wears a grey suit with a blue collar, closed with a button on his right side. His right sleeve has two short horizontal blue stripes on the shoulder, while the left has two dark grey stripes that run vertically down the whole length of his arm. His sleeves end at white cuffs with blue buttons, completed with black gloves. He has black pants that run down to grey boots, marked with more blue accents on the sides and soles.
Underneath his armor, Hyperlaser has burn scars all across his body.[4]
Personality
On the surface, Hyperlaser presents himself with a stern, no-nonsense disposition. Some of his interactions with other Phighters consist of him scolding or questioning them for playful and careless behaviour on the battlefield, with the intention of getting them to focus on the task at hand. When read closer, however, it becomes apparent that he doesn't do it out of annoyance, but rather from concern that his fellow Phighters will be lost in a similar manner to the people from his past. He has PTSD and experiences hypervigilance.[5]
When not focused on the battles before him, Hyperlaser becomes rather curious about other people; much of his dialogue is him asking other Phighters about themselves, usually in regards to their weapons and skills. He shows a greater amount of concern for Katana than anyone else, and tries to coax him into slowing down and talking about his problems.
Despite wanting to leave Blackrock in the long run, he still takes his work with them seriously. He does not feel guilt about the deaths he has caused working for Blackrock.[6]
Lore
Hyperlaser's 'antennae' aren't actually his horns, but rather a part of his helmet. He was caught in a traumatic incident that resulted in severe burns, blindness, and the loss/damage of his horns. The burns are sensitive to the touch.[7] He wears the helmet so he can see and not out of insecurity.[8] He is physically incapable of crying.[9]
Relationships
Katana
Hyperlaser and Katana are friendly towards each other. They are drinking buddies.[10] They help each other get through their problems.[11]
Biograft
Hyperlaser works together with Biograft.[12]
Boombox
Boombox gets "bad vibes" from Hyperlaser.[12] Despite this he remains civil to him, although he keeps his distance.[13]
The Broker
The Broker is not fond of Hyperlaser due to his job.[14]
Medkit
Hyperlaser is curious about the incident between Medkit and Subspace.[15]
Skateboard
Hyperlaser does not approve of Skateboard’s carefree attitute, actively scolding him in their exchanges.
Subspace
Hyperlaser does not like Subspace, but remains neutral to him in their interactions.[15]
Trivia
- Hyperlaser's face will never be revealed. [16]
- His face is up to interpretation.[17]
- Excluding deities, Hyperlaser has killed the most amount of people.
- Hyperlaser has a cat named Princess.[18]
- He treats her very well.[19]
References
- ↑ aidn in boggio community, 6 November 2022 (Link | Image) - "hyperlaser - 5'8"
- ↑ aidn in boggio community, 10 October 2022 (Link | Image) - "hyperlaser - 38"
- ↑ aidn in boggio community, 10 October 2022 (Link | Image) - "hyperlaser - march 1st"
- ↑ @Soda_Stuff on Twitter, 16 October 2023 ( [1] | Image ) - Image of Hyperlaser petting his cat, Princess. He is wearing a white tank-top, with burn scars covering his arms and neck. His face is obscured by a black square.
- ↑ @Soda_Stuff on Twitter, 2 April 2024 (Link | Image)
- ↑ @soda-stuff on Tumblr, 13 July 2023 (Link | Image) - "Does Hyperlaser feel ashamed of the people he has killed? Does he feel guilt?" "nope!"
- ↑ @soda-stuff on Tumblr 22 October 2023 (Link | Image) - "would hyperlaser let me hug him" "it would probably just be very uncomfortable for him cause of his burns"
- ↑ @soda-stuff on Tumblr, 22 October 2023 (Link Image) - " Does Hyperlaser hide his face out of insecurities?" "Without the helmet he literally cannot see so its not out of insecurity"
- ↑ @soda-stuff on Tumblr, 5 July 2023 (Link | Image) - "Does Hyperlaser cry during his alone time?" "he is physically incapable of crying"
- ↑ 7GB0_ on Twitter, 5 June 2023 (Link | Image) - "hyperlaser and katana are now canonically drinking buddies"
- ↑ 7GB0_ on Twitter, 5 June 2023 (Link | Image) - "it is very much platonic they are just two old, depressed, traumatized men helping each other get through their problems"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Version 3 of the relationship chart.
- ↑ @soda-stuff on Tumblr, 13 June 2023 (Link | Image) - "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)" "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"
- ↑ @soda-stuff on Tumblr, 6 December 2023 (Link | Image) - "Is his hatred for Hyperlaser justified?" "He doesn’t hate Hyperlaser, he’s just not fond of bootlickers"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 @soda-stuff on Tumblr, 21 October 2023 (Link | Image) - "actually; does hyperlaser *somewhat* care about subspace or......... (referenced by his dialogue with medkit)" "'care' is a strong word. He 'cares' about subspace in the same way you would 'care' about your dickhead boss, which is to say, not a whole lot. Actually i would go as far to say he just doesn't like the guy but remains neutral on the surface I would say he is curious about what happened between the two tho, considering both of them are infamous for different reasons"
- ↑ @soda-stuff on Tumblr, 7 December 2023 (Link | Image) - "In the drawing of young Blackrock, Hyperlaser has his face blacked out too. Does that mean that his face has been fucked up since literally 15 years old..? (Like his horns have been gone since 15 or he's had the burns since then) Or did you just not wanna design it lmao" "i will never reveal hyperlaser's face, past or present"
- ↑ Soda in boggio community, 14 March 2024 (Link | Image) - "does hyperlaser have no horns or does he just have little stubs where his horns should be" "hyperlaser's face is up for interpretation"
- ↑ @Soda_Stuff on Twitter, 21 November 2023 (Link | Image) - "Back from the hospital and I have news Princess, hyperlaser’s cat, is now canon"
- ↑ @soda-stuff on Tumblr, 21 October 2023 (Link | Image) - "guess Who it is . anyways err if princess WAS canon, do you think hyperlaser would be a good owner? i assume he's out of the house often, what w/ being a merc and all. but would he like at least come home and be like "oohhhh hiii princess :))" "i like to think he is an entirely different person when he's around her, and yes, he'd take great care of her!! after all, she is his princess :)"
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