Bug (Starship)

Bug is the main protagonist of the Starkid musical comedy show Starship. He is an alien insect from Bug World with dreams of becoming a Starship Ranger.
He was portrayed by Joey Richter.
==Biography==
Bug was a member of an insectoid alien race on the planet of Bug World. Growing up with his friend Roach, Bug was always fascinated by a wrecked spaceship on the outskirts of his Hive, and would frequently visit it. By watching the ship's distress transmissions, he learned English and dreamed about being a space-faring Starship Ranger like them. After a few years, he is set to be given a job by the Hive's Overqueen, which he will hae for the rest of his life.
Upon meeting the Overqueen, she assigns him with the mundane job of Egg Planter, tasked with burying Bug eggs in mammals so they can grow. Bug hates his job until he comes across the human February, a science officer for a recently-arrived ship of Starship Rangers who has been mistaken for livestock, temporarily blinded, and brought in to have eggs planted in her. Bug understands and communicates with her, and helps her escape. February, thinking he is another human, goes along with him. Unfortunately, the other Rangers arrive, and conflict ensues between the Bugs and the Rangers. The humans escape to their ship, and Bug is forbade by the Overqueen from ever leaving the Hive.
However, Bug has fallen in love with February and seeks to escape to be with her again. The shifty Mosquito Brothers convince him to sneak out and meet with Pincer, a giant scorpion-like Bug living in a cave outside the Hive. Pincer acts as enthralled with humans as Bug is, and offers Bug a deal. Using the body of a deceaded Ranger that died in cryosleep, Pincer will use brain parasites to send Bug's conciousness into the body, making him human and able to be with the Rangers. Pincer asks that, in exchange, Bug bring the humans to him to meet as well. Bug agrees and goes through with the procedure, unknowing that Pincer has previously murdered and ate the last ship of humans and plans to do so again.
Bug, in a new human body, goes and meets with the Starship Rangerts and befriends them, even helping their commander Up work through trauma he got from serving in a war on Earth. He and February begin a romantic relationship, but, fearing she will hate him for his true nature, Bug brings her back down to the planet to show her the Bugs are actually friendly and kind. Bug shows her the remains of the crashed starship, and they learn that the Starship Rangers' leader, Junior, is corrupt and trying to smuggle Bug eggs off the planet inside his crew.
While Bug and February go off to warn the humans, Junior meets with Pincer, where Junior learns of Bug's true nature. He strikes a deal with Pincer, with the Bug giving him the weapons needed to wipe out the Hive and kidnap the Overqueen in exchange for letting Pincer eat Bug and his crew. As Bug and February go back to the spaceship to warn everyone, Pincer and the Mosquito Brothers arrive and try to kill everyone. Pincer captures Bug and forces him to reveal the truth about himself to February and the others. They feel betrayed and try to top the villains on their own, but Bug rescues February from Pincer and drives him into an airlock. Bug confesses his love for February before she opens the airlock, sending Bug and Pincer into the vaccum of space.
His human host body dead, Bug wakes up in his insectiod body and goes to stop Junior's rampage. He tries to talk Junior out of it, but he refuses. When Junior tries to shoot Bug, his ally Bugette takes the shot for him. In her dying moments, her larvae hatch and immediately attack and devour Junior, killing him.
After mourning Bugette's death, Bug is given the new job by the Overqueen of ambassador to the Hive, being a diplomat between Bugs and humans. Bug meets back up with the humans, and February declares her love for him despite his alien form. The two kiss and embrace.
==Gallery==
===Images===
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===Videos===
Starship-I Wanna Be
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