Floyd/History

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Floyd was presumably going to be more brooding and depressive to befit the stereotypical emo trope. However, not before long, he was changed to avoid stereotyping personality wise.
During storyboard stages, Floyd was also intended to be meeker and more emotionally vulnerable, prior to being both collected and emotionally fortified, while maintaining sensitivity and compassion. 
It should be remarked that there was a concept design of his prototype that showed him at a place, presumably prototype Mount Rageous, where he journeyed during his soul-searching.
Similar to his creation, Floyd has undergone drastic design changes, from being a brooding emo with messy hair, to his current tender but more sensitive appearance.
Additionally, some point during his designing, he had purple or blue hair instead of pink and white. He was also going to be drained from his throat instead of his body during captivity. 
Floyd concept art.jpg|Previous concept artworks of Floyd 
Floyd, Clay and Branch concept art.jpg|Floyd design with his white hair streaks 
Floyd concept art 2.jpg|Prototype Floyd soul-searching 
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Floyd in a bottle art book.jpg|Details about Floyd in a bottle
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===Past===
Floyd was in BroZone along with his brothers John Dory, Spruce, and Clay. He was originally considered the baby of the band until Branch was born, thus Floyd was spared from being considered the baby of the group himself. Though he never shared quite the same opinions and feelings as Spruce and Clay towards John Dory, upon their last concert when everything fell apart, he too departed from BroZone, after realizing that due to BroZone he had to leave to figure out his life. After leaving Branch in the care of Grandma Rosiepuff, he left his leaf vest to Branch and a promise to one day return. 
Floyd would later go on a solo career and some soul-searching for himself, presumably travelling to different places during so.
One month at least before the events of Trolls World Tour, Floyd was captured by wannabe superstars Velvet and Veneer, a pair of talentless teenage Mount Rageons. They then proceeded to steal his talent to raise to fame by keeping him in a Diamond perfume bottle. During this period, he would befriend the twins' assistant, Crimp, who was in a similar plight as his due to Crimp being mistreated by her bosses.
=== Trolls Band Together ===
Two months later, after his capture, Floyd was sleeping until he heard a noise from outside his bottle. Upon waking up, Floyd reunited with John Dory, who learned that he was captured through a bait letter sent by Velvet and tried to rescue him on his own, as he expressed delight of seeing his oldest brother again, but didn't question him as to how he knew he was in trouble. Floyd explained to John Dory that Velvet and her twin brother Veneer had no talent and were stealing his, much to his oldest brother's disgust. Although he appreciated John Dory's efforts in trying to save him, Floyd got annoyed with his oldest brother's futile attempts to break his prison. Floyd then explained to John Dory that his prison was made out of diamond, and reminded him that the perfect family harmony could free him. 
However, hearing Velvet and Veneer coming back, Floyd told John Dory to run and save himself, which John did, but not before being promised by his oldest brother that he'd be back with their family. Although he was sad to be separated from his oldest brother again, Floyd believed that John Dory would keep his word, as he felt that he was also helping him keep his own promise to Branch to come back to him in a way. When John Dory reunited with Branch, he was unsure to help him on his mission to reunite their brothers and save Floyd. However, Branch decided to accompany John Dory on his mission to save Floyd out of care and concern for his favorite brother with Poppy joining them. With that, the three head out in order to reunite with the rest of Branch and John Dory's brothers then head to Mount Rageous to rescue Floyd.
After two months of being drained, Floyd tried to tell the two Rageon siblings that he had almost nothing left for them to use. However, his imploring words fell on deaf ears of the heartless, narcissistic Velvet, who continued to spray his essence. This soon led to Floyd starting to pale, much to his own horror. However, Floyd was more horrified to find out that Velvet forged a letter with his handwriting to lure his four brothers for her own benefits, which got him to realize as to how John Dory knew he was in trouble when he tried to rescue him before and regretted in not asking his oldest brother as to how he knew where he was being held captive. Although he was upset with himself, Floyd was furious with Velvet even more for wanting to involve his siblings by draining them of their talents as well and angrily demanded her to leave his brothers alone. After Velvet ditched Floyd to buy matching yachts with Veneer, Floyd sang the song Lonely People to air his own grievances. He then complimented his friend Crimp, who was also mistreated, regarding her improving ukulele playing skills.
Not long afterwards, Floyd was exploited by Velvet again, being cruelly drained in a set of shoulder pads that Crimp invented under Velvet's lie of them being smoothie machines. Floyd then spat some sarcasm at how Veneer was too comfortable with his fraudulent riches, before the teen Rageon boy sprayed and tossed him away. He was then shocked to realize Crimp was stuck in the poorly ventilated closet. Meanwhile, Branch and John Dory reunited with Spruce and Clay as they decided to help them rescue Floyd.
Seeing how the teen Rageon siblings were still preparing for the ceremony, Floyd decided to try escaping by pretending to be dead. The siblings immediately fell for his attempt, even though it meant Velvet would go on to shake the bottle with him inside of it. As the siblings got distracted before going to flush him down the toilet, Floyd knocked his bottle out of Veneer’s hand and rolled away, leading to Velvet ordering Veneer to chase after him. At first, Floyd tried calling for help, but the nearest janitor Rageon failed to hear his cries as he was listening to music while working. Soon, his disadvantageous size resulted in him being recaptured again, as he was no match against Veneer's physical flexibility. There, Floyd realized that the Rageon boy felt that it was impossible to change his circumstances of being emotionally abused or manipulated, nor was the boy aware of Velvet mistreating him, so as a plea for help, he told Veneer that family shouldn't be allowed by any of its members to be mistreated like trash. But Floyd was then snatched away by Velvet, who knew how to manipulate Veneer with her fake compliment, much to his sadness. But he knew the boy's timing of understanding his advice simply had yet to arrive. 
Soon, after his failed escape, Floyd was sitting in his prison looking depressed that he not only couldn’t prevent Velvet and Veneer from taking any more of his talent and life, but also warn his brothers and other Trolls of their plan. However, after noticing three Trolls coming his way, Floyd looked at the blue one who called out his name and recognized the vest he was wearing, which got him to realize that the Troll who looks similar to him, except for the eyes and hair color, was really his younger brother Branch. After Branch confirmed that it was truly him, Floyd expressed how amazed he was at how his little brother grew into the leaf vest he gave him, claiming that he was a man now. Branch was immediately touched by this, leading to an indirect, yet heartfelt hug between the two brothers. Also, Floyd realize that the two Trolls with Branch are his friends and was secretly pleased to see others of his species again after a long time. However, Floyd demanded that Branch and his friends to leave, even though Queen Poppy assured him that they were here to save him.
Floyd then warned Branch and his friends that the rescue was a trap, as Velvet and Veneer lured him alongside their older brothers to his location in order to use their talents for their own benefit. When Branch, who had become regretful in leaving their older brothers during a fallout and understood that John Dory had no knowledge of the trap but realized that all of them would have still come to help their family whether they knew it or not, refused to leave without him, Floyd, who appreciated his siblings loyalty and concern for him, insisted he should as he didn't want anything to happen to him, telling Branch to do it for him. Fortunately, Floyd was relieved that Branch listened to him and managed to get away just as Velvet and Veneer returned to their room.
However, Floyd and Branch became horrified that Velvet and Veneer had captured their older brothers, as they were placed into the shoulder pads. After being placed on Velvet's left shoulder pad, Floyd expressed joy of seeing John, Spruce and Clay again. Although he was pleased that John Dory kept his promise to him, Floyd felt guilty even more for letting his oldest brother involve their siblings into this and blamed himself for their capture. However, Floyd realized that his brothers would have still come to rescue him whether it was a trap or not. Unfortunately, Floyd got annoyed that his older brothers were still arguing with each other. Also, Floyd knew the teen Rageon boy was going against his own heart, and expressed disappointment on how the kid could do better than this. Later, during the car chase between the two Rageon siblings and Queen Poppy, Branch, Tiny Diamond, and Rhonda, who were later followed by Viva, King Gristle Jr., and Bridget, Floyd was again drained with his older brothers undergoing the same ordeal. Despite Branch, Poppy, and later Viva's efforts on trying to retrieve him, Velvet still secured Floyd in her grasp for the remainder of the performance. Floyd then got fully drained by the heartless teen Rageon girl for an encore, despite Veneer's plea for her to stop.
Despite being fully drained, Floyd still had enough energy to notice that his brothers, even with three of them in diamond bottles, to perform Better Place. He felt so proud of his little brother taking the lead and the rest of his brothers actually working as one in the performance. Not wanting their efforts to be in vain, Floyd mustered up his remaining energy to sing with them, which helped himself levitate away from Velvet. Thanks to Veneer restraining Velvet to keep her from falling and recapture the latter, Floyd was able to join his brothers, but at the expense of sacrificing his own life. After losing his life, Floyd's four brothers, who were in shock that he would risk his life to help and save them, mourned and embraced him, with Branch crying the most over Floyd's fall, telling him he had built the 'hideout' (Branch’s survival bunker) they had planned together, except the ten-story waterslide.
However, Floyd was slowly being revived as Branch was still holding his lifeless body in his arms and he unknowingly shared his life essences with him, although he had help in his brothers love for him and each other. Upon coming too, Floyd weakly and lovingly asked Branch where they could shower in his bunker. Hearing Floyd's voice and seeing him coming back to life, Branch and their older brothers expressed relief and joy that he was alive as they embraced him, which restored the rest of his life essences, except for some parts of his hair as some of it was still white. The five brothers were also joined by Poppy and Viva in their group hug. He then watched Veneer confess his and Velvet's crimes publicly and then denounce Velvet, as well as responsibly accept the consequences. With that, the Troll and Rageon finally got to put their past aside and become friends. After the two Rageons were arrested, Floyd, while feeling sad for his male Rageon friend, had the pleasure of seeing Branch share his first kiss with his girlfriend, Poppy. At that, he smiled and shed a tear out of pride and joy for his fully-grown younger brother as he was gently pulled into a side hug by John Dory. Also, Floyd smiled with delight when Branch got his hair braided by Viva.
In the end, not only was Floyd finally reunited with his family, who have reconciled with each other, and made new friends with fellow Trolls, but he had also changed the life of the teen Rageon boy for the better with his forgiveness and friendship. Also, Floyd would recover steadily and got to perform with his brothers and Branch's other former boy band Kismet at Vacay Island as BroZone was reformed with Poppy and Viva joining the group.
Category:Character Histories