Gypsum (EntityTopic, 18)

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Gypsum, or Rana as she is called by some, is a character in Compile Worlds. She is an Abysian girl that appeared in Episode 26. In this episode, she appears to be a secondary antagonist, though this remains uncertain.

Character Concept

Gypsum was created by Chao some time before Episode 26, after realizing he had no original characters in the RP apart from Ekoro's clones. He decided he wanted a character from the Abyss to introduce, and later connected her to a plot twist to reveal later in that very episode. Her jagged hair design is inspired by the blocky graphics of Minecraft, on which the world of the Abyss was based. Her hair also takes inspiration from some other characters in other games. Her second name was given to her by Keiji, while playing as Steve.

Biography

Very little is known about Gypsum's backstory at the moment. The only thing that is certain is that she has lived in the Abyss all her life that she can remember. At some point she met Angol Mois, who hired her as an assistant, acting as his secretary and mining minerals to make Angolium for him. In exchange for this she had supposedly been rescued from an otherwise pitiful standard of living. Steve also claims to know her as "Rana", but Gypsum denies this allegation.

As a character, Gypsum is a very business-like person. She does not like to be slowed down or hindered when there is work to do. She is somewhat anti-social, mostly impersonal to emotional matters and never seems to talk about herself. Generally, Gypsum remains calm, but sometimes she can become angry. In that regard, her biggest pet peeve is being called "Rana", which irritates her greatly. Her temper has had to be controlled by Angol several times because she would lash out at Witch continuously. Gypsum developed a disdain for Witch due to being skeptical of Angol. She respects Angol for taking her in and spoiling her with a rather nice house within the Abyss.

Gypsum has not exhibited any fighting power at the moment. However, her talents apparently include being able to extract minerals and ores from the Abyss' land, and also filing paperwork and other legal matters. Implicitly, she also seems to be quite an accountant, as she worries about Angol's finances when they are about to leave the Abyss.

Name Origin

Gypsum is named after the mineral of the same name, which is the second softest material on Moh's scale of hardness. Being named after a mineral substance is a reference to Minecraft, though it amusingly (and much to Keiji's dismay) references Dwarf Fortress. Her second name, Rana, is a more direct reference to Minecraft, being named after one of four characters that got the chopping block after Notch took over.

Triva

• In Episode 26, Witch calls Gypsum frog, because Rana means frog in Spanish.
  • Humorously, Angol also shares his name with frog-related media.
• Gypsum is the only character other than Seriri to use Seriri's text color, thus making her text illegible.
• Though Gypsum is an Abysian, there are no physical features that would otherwise distinct her from a normal human being, unlike Satan, Rider and Draco.