Scrag is a Blinx fan character made by Lemons. He is currently a mechanic at the Time Factory.
Appearance
Scrag wears a bright blue mechanic jumper outfit and hat with a gold badge to show he’s part of the Time Factory’s mechanic team that was shown in concept art for the versus mode in the second game.
Scrag's fur is noticeably more unkempt compared to most other Sweepers, it's where his nickname comes from.
Scrag's tail is striped and has fur that splits into a star shape at the end resembling a slow crystal, some Sweepers joke about how it looks more fitting on a time monster than a cat, but there isn't anything more to it than that... right? (There isn't.)
| Clothing | Color |
|---|---|
| Fur | Yellow, off-white, brown |
| Eyes | Orange |
| Uniform | Bright blue, navy |
| Shirt | Jade |
| Boots | Light gray metal |
| Cap | Bright blue, gold |
| Gloves | White |
Personality
While not as easily excited as other Sweepers can tend to be that doesn't mean he's apathetic. Scrag has a perceived relaxed demeanor to him although that could just be a side-effect of his absent-mindedness, whether or not it is Scrag tends to keep a calm composure. Scrag can get lonely when he isn't around other Sweepers for a while, he gets like this mostly on a busy week where he doesn't have much time to talk to anybody. He wants to be recognized by other Sweepers and doesn't like feeling he is being discredited even if it is sometimes justified. Scrag will try his best if someone asks him for help, although he will be wary and sometimes even reluctant to participate in something or help someone if he fears the higher-ups will be upset or if there's danger. Scrag enjoys talking to other Sweepers since it makes him feel more a part of the factory, and because he can make jokes like he makes his quesadillas, extremely cheesy.
Backstory
Scrag grew up as the middle child in a family of five and because of this, he didn't really receive too much attention. He longed to prove himself to his family, but nobody ever really recognized his efforts, making him feel worthless to the people around him. The one person who seemed to care about Scrag was his friend Neil. Whenever he was feeling down, Neil would try to bring him back up again and actually listened to his problems instead of ignoring him, because of this Neil become Scrag's best and most trusted friend.
As he got older, Scrag's feelings of worthlessness started to creep up on him again. He wanted to be part of something important. He wanted to feel needed and valuable. Neil suggested that they both enlist as Sweepers at the Time Factory, as they go on all sorts of adventures, save worlds, and keep the universe running (according to Neil).
Shortly after enlisting, they were assigned to sector 1205 where he met Dona, Eucca, and Terrance. But due to low performance on early tests, Scrag didn't make it onto a team. Instead, he gets assigned to being a technician, he asks if he can be assigned to be around his friend's sector and surprisingly is able to be the technician for their team, No Time.
Job
Scrag's job in the Time Factory of being a technician means it consists of going around the Time Factory to make sure displays and machines around the facility are working along with cleaning up the odd mess here and there with his TS-1000J from some messy eaters in the food courts.
While Scrag might have initially felt discouraged about not being a traditional Sweeper like his friends the other technicians in training weren't mean to him and he discovered a previously unknown interest in the job later being grateful for the relatively safer field of work.
While not part of his job, but thanks to his training, Scrag likes to mess around with modding sweepers in his free time. Scrag can also help other Sweepers by repairing them. He wishes someday to be able to make custom ones.
Sweeper
Scrag uses the TS-1000J as a backup to his G3000 RAY. It uses a very similar model to that of the TS-1000 but with a new shell to better fit around the unique parts that differentiate the two. The TS-1000J has a much higher and impressive trash storage capacity, but no time control ability and a slower rate of fire. So while it can’t use time powers it can hold a lot of trash, much more than the average sweeper. And that's fine because it isn't primarily for combat, since mechanics more often keep a G3000 RAY on them for fending off enemies the TS-1000J is used to clean around areas and remove hazards from where they're working on in the field.
Relationships
Friends.
Scrag's childhood friend and current best one. Scrag is usually the first to know if Neil has any absurd hijinks planned, and typically he gets Scrag in on them too.
Creation
(Original Concept) In a trailer for Blinx TTS there's a part where the screen shows the text 'a janitor?' but crosses itself out. Scrag came form the idea of being an actual janitor.
Other parts of his character were based off of NipChip's Blinx AU ideas, they might not be used currently but were a big point in his development.
Trivia
- The TS-1000J's design is based off of a Chiritori, a toy vacuum cleaner produced by Nintendo in the late 70s.
- Scrag's a nickname given to him by his friends, it comes from his ragged fur. He uses it like if it was his real name though. Only those closest to him are likely to know what his actual name is.
- When Scrag was in Time Sweeper training he used a TS-4000 Spiral Lv.2.
- Scrag's favorite food is cheese, especially quesadillas, but he's been known to load them up with too much cheese resulting in them being hard to hold or the cheese being too hot, because of this other Sweepers are weary of taking them for the sake of their laundry index.
- Grilled cheese comes in a close second when it comes to favorite cheese food, it just depends on what mood he's in.
- Sour candies, usually lemon, are his favorite kind of hard candy after being introduced to them by Isaac.
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