Muscles Gator
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| Introduced: 2017 |
| Retired: N/A |
| Shortcut: GBmuscles |
| Source: Dakin plush circa 1983. |
Muscles Gator (also known as Muscles Muscles) is the name given to a small anthropomorphic plush alligator sometimes seen on the stream. His name is derived from the pose he's in (flexing his arms) as well as his yellow tank top with a barbell on it that simply reads "MUSCLES". He is a Dakin plush manufactured in 1983. Whenever Muscles is on camera he is usually sitting on a shelf in the background or next to the microphone on the table.
Muscles is normally just used for decoration but has a minor following with fans of the stream who've imagined him as a sort of side character. He is seen as a goofy meathead who is obsessed with fitness and working out, but is a lovable "gym bro" who would be more than happy to let you borrow his weights or share his protein shake recipes with you... if you can beat him in arm wrestling. He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer but he means well and has a heart of gold.
Muscles was eventually given his own emote, "GBmuscles", a small full-body icon showing off his signature flexing pose. In 2018 a replica of his yellow "MUSCLES" tank top was made available in T-shirt form through the Gatorbox store.
In 2021 a viewer found another Muscles plush and sent it to the Gatorbox post office box as part of a Viewer Mail segment. Unlike the original Muscles Gator plush this one is wearing a white tank top with the "MUSCLES" barbell on it. Draco was amused by the different tank top but was confused as to what to name him since "Muscles" was already taken. Chat suggested "Luigi" as a play on the Super Mario Bros and Draco went along with it naming the brother Luigi Muscles and retroactively renaming the original plush character to Muscles Muscles. Luigi was eventually renamed to "Flex" when work on the character's game began.
Game
In late 2021 Draco began preliminary work on a game titled Super Muscles Bros. starring the two gators. In this game Ness is kidnapped by two evil snake characters named Tina and Jake and it's up to Muscles and Flex to make it through the levels of the game to rescue her. Gameplay is said to be a cross between a 2D platformer and a beat 'em up. Protein shakes can be found in each level that will give Muscles special powers such as being able to double jump or throw projectiles.
No further work has been done on the game aside from its abstract as Draco would need artists and programmers to make the game a reality. The project has been set aside until finances allow it to proceed.