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Scott Pilgrim vs the 8th Ex

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Here is my submission for the Scott Pilgrim 8th Evil Ex contest. I decided to go with something a little out of the box here: an Akira-inspired blob monster with no human characteristics. What the Hell kind of "phase" was Ramona in when she dated this thing? Read below to find out!

Introducing Ramona’s 8th Evil Ex: THE NIGHTMARE BLOB!

The Nightmare Blob was created in 2004 by one Gideon Gordon Graves. Obscenely rich and a celebrated inventor, the “G-Man” was a leading contributor to the development of subspace travel. Unfortunately, early experiments on human minds as subspace routes resulted in figments of the subjects’ imaginations escaping their heads; most of them thought patterns like dreams and nightmares.

Although he was dating Ramona at the time, Gideon was more interested in subspace’s effects on the mind and using them to reclaim his ex-lovers, now that they weren’t “his.” Gideon’s first plan was to collect nightmares from the subspace tests and merge them into one unstoppable monster. He’d then send it to literally wage “psychological warfare” on everyone’s mind who ever spurned him until they begged him to take them back. The result was a colossal amalgamation of hundreds of “worst-case scenarios,” “moments of doubt,” “went to school in my underwear” dreams and countless other twisted thoughts. Never showing interest in anything he owned, however, Gideon simply named his weapon after what it was, “A blob of nightmares. It’s a Nightmare Blob.”

The Blob was kept in a holding cell under the Chaos Theatre. During this time, Ramona was briefly in the employ of Gideon, her job being to check up on the Blob and make sure everything was proceeding as scheduled (Gideon always sent his pawns to take care of life-threatening work…and his laundry). Her feelings for Gideon fading and depressed knowing her previous relationships all ended miserably, Ramona saw the Blob as a chance to vent her frustrations. Calling it “Bob” for convenience’s sake, she’d talk to it regularly and unload whatever was bothering her. As she complained, cried and screamed, her worst fears and thoughts contributed to Bob’s physical form (the eight was caused by Ramona dwelling on her past seven relationships and the new one with Bob). As time passed and Ramona developed a rapport with Bob, she lightened up around it and actually relayed some more lighthearted times in her life. This side of Ramona gave Bob something it never had before: a happy thought. The good feelings Ramona instilled in Bob felt better than the whirlwind of negativity the rest of its nightmare body produced. Bob came to love Ramona, even if she couldn’t understand everything it tried to tell her.

Gideon’s interest in Bob didn’t last though. He abandoned Bob when he developed a more sophisticated weapon for attacking minds: The Glow. Bob was left in its secluded cell for the entirety of the League of Evil Exes’ existence and Gideon’s death. It would have continued its isolation in complacency forever but in two years, the G-Man’s assets were purchased by private and public interests and the Chaos Theatre was leveled to make room for a Starbucks. Once free, Bob couldn’t think of anything better to do than look for its supposed girlfriend. Bob toured the Northeast coast of America looking for “Rumona,” eventually finding her in Canada, two years older and one Scott richer.

Bob is taller than most buildings and can topple them with ease but more impressive than its size is the fact that it is composed of nightmares. If its appearance isn’t enough to send foes packing, Bob can project anything from any dream in its body including monstrous tentacles and claws, fireballs and other lethal projectiles and illusions that trap victims in haunting scenarios their minds perceive as real. Bob also involuntarily corrupts the mindsets of those exposed to The Glow. This can do anything from causing erratic mood swings in those afflicted to driving them insane as six years worth of nightmares hit them all at once. What effects this will have on Scott and Ramona are as unpredictable as they are dangerous.

As imposing as Bob is, it has no real mean-streak. It never really knew Gideon so it feels no obligation to avenge him or carry out his mission. The only thing it is interested in is reuniting with Ramona, naively assuming she reciprocates its love. Bob’s means of winning Ramona’s affections include making childish tokens of its “luv” for her from buildings, trees and vehicles as well as following her wherever she goes. Not knowing who Scott is or his relationship with Ramona, it sees him as a pest rather than an adversary, a notion that is strengthened in it's mind by Scott’s first few attacks on it proving woefully ineffective (though in Scott’s defense, how would you do fighting a giant blob?).

Bob holds no contempt for the world or the people in it but has no regard for them either. Bob is a child that only cares about getting what it wants, oblivious and indifferent to whatever harm it causes others.

--The Scott Pilgrim series, Scott Pilgrim, Ramona Flowers, Gideon Gordon Graves and "The Glow" were created by Bryan Lee O'Malley and published by Oni Press

--Bob the Nightmare Blob was created by me and published right here on DeviantArt
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