Mr. Twicchit
Henry Samuel Twicchit
Mr. Twicchit, formerly known as Puppetmaster Twicchit, is a disgraced former performer in the Circus of Shadows. He had a stable career as a puppeteer in the Circus of Shadows until the show's ringmaster, Magnus Sunders, shortened his act to make room for their rising star The Great Strombolio's act. Resentful and feeling as though he had been replaced, he ultimately tried to sabotage the little harlequin gremlin's act, something that ended with him getting sacked from the Circus of Shadows.
His resentment only grew when he heard the news that Strombolio had become the new ringmaster. Never getting over his past, he has vowed to make Strombolio pay for "what he did," one way or another.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Mr. Twicchit is physically very small and very weak. As he has aged, his health has gotten progressively worse.
Body Features
His third-eye crystal is pumpkin orange. It is usually hidden under his hat.
Facial Features
Mr. Twicchit's whiskers are very long and curl upwards, somewhat resembling a handlebar mustache.
Special abilities
Being a nekomata, Mr. Twicchit has the power to reanimate dead things. When he was in the Circus of Shadows, he devised stage shows where he would animate the wooden puppets using his nekomata magic.
Apparel & Accessories
Though he is no longer a puppeteer, Mr. Twicchit refuses to give up the attire he wore when he was. He wears a black cape with a mantle and a black top hat.
Mental characteristics
Employment
Mr. Twicchit was formerly Puppetmaster Twicchit. He likes to think that he was some great performer in the Circus of Shadows, but to be completely honest, he was tolerated at best. His puppet show was not that good, and he had such an odious personality that it is a wonder that Magnus held onto him for as long as he did.
After his sacking, he scraped by doing odd jobs around Altairus.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Despite his incompetence and general bad attitude, he managed to maintain his career in the Circus of Shadows for 30 years. Goodness knows how.
Failures & Embarrassments
When Strombolio threatened to replace him, he decided to sabotage the young harlequin gremlin's act. The night before the show, he sawed the load-bearing poles to where they were just hanging on by a sliver. The next day, when Strombolio began his act, he started by shooting beams of colorful Dark magic from his hands. One of these beams ended up hitting the compromised poles, starting a chain reaction that ultimately brought the entire tent down.
Mr. Twicchit was hoping that Strombolio would be blamed for this. Unfortunately, the ringmaster quickly discovered the truth. After an absolutely brutal dressing down, Mr. Twicchit was unceremoniously fired from the Circus of Shadows.
Intellectual Characteristics
Mr. Twicchit fancies himself the smartest person in the world. Unfortunately for him, that is far from the truth. It was his own shortsightedness that led him to be discharged.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Ever since his firing from the Circus of Shadows, he has been obsessed with making Strombolio pay for his perceived slights against the nekomata. He has not been well able to carry any plans to do so out, since he has barely scraped by since that fateful day.
Virtues & Personality perks
For all his flaws, Mr. Twicchit can be admired for his determination. Even though his hope of getting his "revenge" grows thinner every day, he still clings onto it for dear life.
Vices & Personality flaws
His obsession with revenge leads him to being easily tricked.
Hygiene
Since he got sacked, his hygiene has gone down the toilet. This is mostly because he is effectively homeless now.
He is definitely inspired by the Dick Dastardly/Snidely Whiplash archetype.
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