Dream

Ind. Portrayal of Jokublog's Dream:

Interpreation heavily relies on personal headcanons, which may cause diversions from canon.

Mun goes by
PEP or BUTTON

18 years old, welcoming of questions.

CHARACTERISTICS

Name: Dream
Age: 500+
Pronouns: He/They

Embodiment and Guardian of Positivity.
Seeking to keep Peace and Balance
across the Multiverse.

Once one of the guardians of the Tree of Feelings which is responsible for the ability to feel across the multiverse.

They are unable to experience hatred or hold grudges. Dream is essentially stuck in a constant cycle of accepting that he may never be more than a tool to the happiness of others.

WEAPONRY

Bow
Dream’s second weapon is his bow. This is the first change to a more offensive fighting style. It’s important to note he doesn’t shoot actual arrows with it, rather the arrows are made of positive energy and will not injure anyone that gets hit by them, other than Nightmare. This means he successfully created a long range weapon that only hurts the one person he mainly needs offense against. A long range weapon is extremely useful for him, as fighting close with Nightmare means he’ll be affected by Nightmare’s aura and become weaker, as well as be in the line of fire for his tentacles. His bow offers him the ability to damage his brother from a distance then escape without being at as high a risk as defending with his staff and barrier, and can quickly be reverted back into his staff if the opponent comes closer.

Bow

Dream’s second weapon is his bow. This is the first change to a more offensive fighting style. It’s important to note he doesn’t shoot actual arrows with it, rather the arrows are made of positive energy and will not injure anyone that gets hit by them, other than Nightmare. This means he successfully created a long range weapon that only hurts the one person he mainly needs offense against. A long range weapon is extremely useful for him, as fighting close with Nightmare means he’ll be affected by Nightmare’s aura and become weaker, as well as be in the line of fire for his tentacles. His bow offers him the ability to damage his brother from a distance then escape without being at as high a risk as defending with his staff and barrier, and can quickly be reverted back into his staff if the opponent comes closer.

Staff and Shield
His staff (which can also be used to form golden barriers), is a defensive weapon. It’s an extension of his more pacifist way of thinking, when he’s younger and less experienced with fighting. It’s not a bad weapon and isn’t the sole thing that costs him the fight, it can still be wielded offensively, against Nightmare, but its main goal is to do minimal damage, and function as defense for his other forms of solving problems. He uses this weapon frequently even after his defeat with Nightmare, but as Dream grows older he learns when to use a more offensive approach, rather than solely being defensive .

Staff and Shield

His staff (which can also be used to form golden barriers), is a defensive weapon. It’s an extension of his more pacifist way of thinking, when he’s younger and less experienced with fighting. It’s not a bad weapon and isn’t the sole thing that costs him the fight, it can still be wielded offensively, against Nightmare, but its main goal is to do minimal damage, and function as defense for his other forms of solving problems. He uses this weapon frequently even after his defeat with Nightmare, but as Dream grows older he learns when to use a more offensive approach, rather than solely being defensive .

Knives
It’s important to immediately note Dream DOES NOT trade his other weapons for this one. Rather he simply adds this weapon to the weapons he uses. He still uses his staff and bow more frequently . His knives are stated, by Joku, as strictly for dire situations. I interpret this as situations in which one has to be more aggressive with the opponent to avoid others getting hurt . He uses these knives when things get serious, when he’s fighting for his life and the life of others, where defense is no longer the best option. He does not use these knives whenever he meets someone dangerous. We can see Dream, over his time as a guardian, learns that sometimes a more offensive approach is more beneficial, but only when other options don’t work. He’s learning how to shift his response based on the situation, rather than solely lean on pure talking, pure defense, or pure attack. If an enemy refuses to listen, if they are putting your life and the life of others in immediate jeopardy, you can’t stand around and try to talk to them, you have to take a different approach, and that’s exactly what his knives are for. He’s not sacrificing his kindness, he’s not using them to purposefully try to kill or hurt anyone, he’s using them strategically to meet a dangerous force with a stronger resistance.

Knives

It’s important to immediately note Dream DOES NOT trade his other weapons for this one. Rather he simply adds this weapon to the weapons he uses. He still uses his staff and bow more frequently . His knives are stated, by Joku, as strictly for dire situations. I interpret this as situations in which one has to be more aggressive with the opponent to avoid others getting hurt . He uses these knives when things get serious, when he’s fighting for his life and the life of others, where defense is no longer the best option. He does not use these knives whenever he meets someone dangerous. We can see Dream, over his time as a guardian, learns that sometimes a more offensive approach is more beneficial, but only when other options don’t work. He’s learning how to shift his response based on the situation, rather than solely lean on pure talking, pure defense, or pure attack. If an enemy refuses to listen, if they are putting your life and the life of others in immediate jeopardy, you can’t stand around and try to talk to them, you have to take a different approach, and that’s exactly what his knives are for. He’s not sacrificing his kindness, he’s not using them to purposefully try to kill or hurt anyone, he’s using them strategically to meet a dangerous force with a stronger resistance.

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HEADCANONS

A short list of headcanons, more may be established later on.

Dream grows distraught at the sight of apples
He is Asexual, Demiromantic and Panromantic
They have a scar around his neck, left from his first battle with nightmare
Dream is highly uncomfortable near statues, once having believed people were stuck inside them
He struggles sitting still due to being unable to move for centuries before
Dream can utilize his aura-shield in other ways (for example to trap others or use it as a platform to stand on).
Dream can perceive emotions lingering on objects (example: sentimental value, positive memory in connection to the object). Its akin to a scent for Dream. He can aborb these feelings same as he can form people.
Items with strong negative emotions can harm him.
Generally, Dream's perception of the world is entirely different from that of other people.
Dream can positively influence someone's dreams.

Dream hugs himself when upset, to the point that his fingers dig into his arms and draw blood.
Dream grows slightly weakened during solar eclipses.
Dream has a high sugar intake. Sugar contains serotonin, which is good for their magic.
Dream can't sleep without someone by his side.
Dream struggles to enjoy his birthday.
Dream refuses to call Nightmare by name, believing that someone is only truly dead when you say their name for the last time.
If Passive were to return, his and Dream's magic would balance eachother out and nullify one another.
Dream has been close friends with Death (Reapertale Sans) for a long while
Dream feels nothing toward Nim, his mother. He knows she was aware all these things would happen.