Moon Snail

Moon Snail is a character in many different types of Random-ness media, mainly in entries of the Moon Snail Literary Universe as the main character. He is a Sapi Zangoose whose defining feature is his purple hat, which he never takes off, even when asleep.

Personality
Moon Snail is, to put it simply, not the most cheery person you'll ever meet. He's very nihilistic and cynical, and is fully aware of it. He rarely, if ever, smiles, and doesn't really feel happiness unless around his boyfriend, Lemres. There is a good reason for this, however, and it will be revealed in The Tale of Snail. Like most Zangoose, he has an instinctual hatred for the Pokémon, Seviper. However, being a Sapi, he has better control over this instinct than most other members of his species. He still has a fear of them, however.

Moon Snail is openly bisexual, but has a high preference for men. The only woman he ever dated was Caitlin, but they broke up when Caitlin realized she was a lesbian. He later polyamourously dated Flametail and Corrin, but this didn't last for very long. He and Flametail just lost romantic interest in each other, but are still best friends. As for Corrin, the two had a harsh falling out with each other, and Moon Snail prefers not to talk about it.

Moon Snail is a closeted genderfluid. Nobody knows about this, except for Flametail and Lemres, both of whom promised to keep it a secret until he feels comfortable coming out publicly about it.

Appearance
In his Zangoose form, he looks like most other Zangoose, but he also has a purple hat. He is taller than the average Zangoose, being 5'03 as opposed to the 4'02 most of them are.

As a human, he retains his purple hat, along with his 5'03 height, which is a lot shorter by human standards. He has white, curly hair, gold-colored glasses, red eyes, and one fang that always sticks out of his mouth. He wears a white shirt with a red M on the chest area, black gloves, white shorts and white slip-on shoes. Despite being a human, he also has a Zangoose tail.

As a Phantom Minion
Moon Snail was the first publicly known Phantom Minion. While Jennifer Skye. Bean, and Holly Twig were phantomized before him, Moon Snail was the first one to be seen by the public eye, by Tommy Turnbull and Little My. As a Phantom Minion, Moon Snail's skin becomes much paler, and the whites of his eyes become pitch black. His shirt becomes heavily ripped on the lower half, with his shorts also having slight damage. A red streak shows in his hair. Lastly, his gloves become fingerless, and they gain retractable blades. Notably, his signature purple hat does not change at all in this form.

Moon Snail has not turned into a Zangoose in his Phantom form, so it is unknown what it looks like.

Flametail
Since he was 10, he and Flametail have been best friends at all times, even if they have disagreements. Around 2018, they even experimented with dating, but nothing came out of it. It's said that Moon Snail helped Flametail become a Sapi.

Lemres
For a long time, Lemres and Moon Snail were classmates in the Sundew Magic School, but as you know, it doesn't end there. The two are very close engaged boyfriends. They love each other very much, and are very flirtatious, with Moon often affectionately calling him "Lemmy" and Lemres often calling him "Moonlight" in return. The two promise to marry once they graduate from magic school.

Caitlin
The two dated once, but this was fairly short-lived. When Caitlin discovered that she wasn't into men, the two broke up on good terms. While they rarely meet each other, they're still friendly in those few times.

Corrin
Moon Snail and Corrin once dated, and were devoted almost as much as Moon is with Lemres nowadays. However, this all fell apart when Moon Snail heard a fabricated scandal about him, and proceeded to dump him very, very harshly. While Moon Snail later found out the truth, he tries to get back on good terms with him, but the prince how hates him and wants nothing to do with him. Moon Snail is still ashamed of the whole thing to this day.

Zombie
Moon Snail was the only person for a while who was willing to take care of Zombie. While he was questioned by his classmates for this, they later grew to love the cat as well. Moon Snail treats Zombie very well, knowing a bit about keeping care of animals, being one himself.

Lemongrab
Moon Snail HATES Lemongrab. When the two encounter each other, they exchange insults, and sometimes, the meetings get very bloody. Some of the few extreme emotions Moon Snail felt were from his encounters with Lemongrab. They could be considered arch enemies.

Phantom
Moon Snail was one of the first people to be possessed by Phantom, and the first that became publicly known. In his phantom state, Moon Snail was very devoted to Phantom. However, once he broke out of this, he quickly turned on them.

Feli
Moon Snail, being engaged with Lemres, is naturally Feli's most hated person. Moon Snail does not requite this hatred, but does find her quite creepy.

20-12-S
For not yet revealed reasons, Moon Snail is determined to find 20-12-S. For this reason, 20-12-S is very, very afraid of Moon Snail, and will try to run whenever he sees him.

Soren Mayer
Moon Snail is interested in becoming friends with Soren. However, the whole Phantom epidemic, resulting in him becoming evil temporarily, has caused this to be difficult for him. Soren now associates him with Phantom, making her rarely want to talk with him. In MS & Soren: An Unlikely Alliance, the two are forced to team up, much to Soren's dismay. However, at the end of the game, the two forgive each other and Soren's one-sided hatred for him ends.

Arle Nadja
During Moon Snail's first visit to Primp Town, Arle was the first person he met there, and the two became friends very quickly. She finds him to be fun to be around despite his neutral demeanor, and they enjoy puyo battles together. However, Arle loves to tease him about one time where he said Satan was hot, which embarrasses him a lot.

Ecolo
Moon Snail is uncomfortable towards Ecolo. As they have interest in his sapi powers, they try to take over him as often as possible, although they usually fail. Moon Snail was a prime opponent for Ecolo in MS & Flametail: Superstar Saga because they kidnapped Lemres, but they attempted to make amends in Ms & Soren: An Unlikely Alliance.

Jennifer Skye
Moon Snail met Jennifer late into his life, but she quickly became one of his closest friends. When they meet, they love to talk about their love lives, how much he loves his boyfriend and how much she loves her girlfriend.

Klug
Klug has a lot of respect for Moon Snail due to his relationship to his idol, Lemres. Moon Snail enjoys his company in response, but he hasn't interacted quite enough to be his friend yet.

Yuri Kagarin
Moon Snail and Yuri Kagarin are enemies. As Yuri is a misandrist and also the best friend (and later husband) of fellow MS hater Feli, he has very low opinions on Moon Snail, and isn't afraid to insult him (And Lemres if Feli isn't within earshot). Moon Snail considers Yuri to be incredibly annoying and disgusting, and chooses to avoid him whenever possible.

Mai and Yumiko Kagarin
Moon Snail is genuinely afraid of the duo due to how much they love to mess with him. They usually pelt him with rocks, but they love to prank him in other ways, such as filling his drink with salty lemonade, as revealed in Puyo Puyo R. He's tried to set them straight, but due to their parents' mutual hatred for him, the kids are taught to be as cruel to him as possible, much to his dismay. He's concerned about their crush on Coco for this very reason.

Appears in these works

 * The Tale of Snail
 * The Scythe of Souls
 * Puyo Puyo R

Puyo Puyo quotes

 * Match start: ...If I really have to.
 * Chain 1:Hmm.
 * Chain 2:Not bad.
 * Chain 3: Stil going?
 * Chain 4: That's crazy.
 * Repeater: Fury Swipes!
 * Spell 1: False swipe.
 * Spell 2: Dragon Dance.
 * Spell 3: Facade.
 * Spell 4: Close Combat.
 * Spell 5: Now! Earthquake!
 * Counter: Payback.
 * All Clear: Well, that's nice.
 * Light hit: Ugh...
 * Heavy hit: God...
 * Victory: Toxic Boosted.
 * Defeat: I knew it was coming...
 * Enter Fever: This ought to be good.
 * Fever success: Cool.
 * Fever fail: Damn.
 * Big Bang exclusive:
 * Unleash: This is my Z-move!
 * Light damage: Pretty good.
 * Heavy damage: It's super effective!
 * Opponent down: Looks like it hurt.
 * Light hit: I can take it...
 * Heavy hit: Please calm down...
 * Player down: I'M FAINTING!
 * Party exclusive:
 * Item on self: I'll take it.
 * Item on foe: Status effect.
 * Recover: Not fainted yet.
 * Victory: When I hit, I hit hard.
 * Defeat: I'm not good enough...

Trivia

 * His voice differentiates between his two forms. In his Zangoose form, it sounds middling and sharp, similar to the Zangoose in the Pokémon anime. In his human form, it's deep and neutral, similar to Riku from Kingdom Hearts.