Ribbot – ガチャ (Gacha)

   

     There are many creatures in the world in which you should fear, but for the one I shall tell you about, little fear should be elicited. I speak of Ribbot. This creature is a one of kind creature that resembles a frog but is entirely human-made. This creature is male and his star sign is Aquarius, with his birthday lying on February 13th. Ribbot is a frog-robot that is completely made of metal, has many bolts across its body, and has a storage chute-like mouth. His eyes are that of headlights of a car, but once he speaks, the eyes seem human as pupils appear. There are also strange blue and red stripes located between his eyes. On the back of his head, the number “59” is written in white which links to how mass-produced products are made in real life and usually referred to as numbers instead of their names. Ribbot’s catchphrase is robotic-like too: “Zzrrbbitt”, but he also lives by the motto of “Never rest, never rust”. 

     Despite being robotic, this creature has human-like personality traits. Ribbot enjoys working out and has a keen interest in sports. He is hyperactive and motivated, but can sometimes come off as dense and narcissistic. Interestingly, Ribbot also complains of muscle aches, but if he is a robot, then this should not be a concern — unless this is a sign of metal rusting personified. He also wears clothes like other humans; his favourite shirt is one that contains a pulse signal. Pulse signals are only seen in living creatures, so this may resemble Ribbot’s wishes to be living. He also celebrates his birthday which should not be seen in something robotic, but he values this day a lot. From descriptions, he wishes that people will not judge him for his hard metal exterior, he too has hard and complicated feelings — really deep feelings. 

     Ribbot can be seen as a human or robot, but he is also a frog. Similar to other natural frogs, when the weather calls for rain, Ribbot likes to soak in the rain instead of carrying an umbrella. However, he is a robot and water would make his metal plating rust, so then what is Ribbot? No one knows what Ribbot truly is. 

     In whichever way you choose, Ribbot is a combination of all things humans, animals, and robots. However, he is not one creature you should fear as he will never harm you. All he wishes for is a friend to work out with. 

 

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