Tomatokid

original image by Sawyer

- Nautlilus "Cafftopus" Nokken (funky, half/step-brother of sorts)

- NewTube (current, user and content creator)

### Appears in

- Coronasona Central discord server [rp-heavy private planning & discussion server for Collaborators] (former, server discontinued)
- Coronasona Central 2 discord server [rp-heavy private planning & discussion server for Collaborators] (current)

- Collaborator Art (Public & Private works)

- 'Coronasona Tales, Volume 1: Nautilus' by Thayer A. Serrenn (2 part public Novella)

- 'Hellbreak' by Harvey (private WIP)

Tomatokid "TK" Gaylord (they/them) is a Coronasona created and roleplayed by Sydney (aka Harvey). They are a sapient, humanoid tomato plant, born during the nuclear bombing of the US capitol from Detective Cheeseman's tomato plants. TK was adopted by Simon as a result, and is their child. Due to their origins, they experience slightly accelerated growth, being the size and maturity of a teenager despite only being a few years old. TK is a chaotic prankster with a very successful NewTube channel, where they post videos of pranks they pulled or just vlogs. These videos often feature appearances of other Coronasonas and Gay Bus members, such as Simon, Snazzy, Caff, and Dino.

Currently, TK appears only in public Artwork and a minor cameo in the public Coronasona Lore novella, *Coronasona Tales, Volume 1: Nautilus*.

Note: as of 3/9/22, i, reynie, have begun officially updating/reconstructing/restructuring the coronasona wiki to make it more up to date. this process will likely take time as there is a lot of lore and i am but a humble college student, so please be patient.

note pt 2: i am starting the update work on this page and then moving to the other coronasonas. these notes will disappear once i am completely done.

## Appearance

Tomatokid stands at 5’7 and has an athletic body type. They are white with an orangeish undertone, having mutated from a tomato and all.

They have an oval face type and a short, medium-wide nose. They kind of have heterochromia: one is traditionally black and the other is completely blacked out.

They have straight orange hair that is normally held up in a ponytail, but otherwise it hangs just above their shoulders.

Tomatokid’s default outfit is an orange crop top with a nuclear sign on it, a black tank top, brown pants and checkered vans. They tend to wear crop tops and off the shoulder shirts. They don’t like to expose their midriff so they wear tank tops with crop tops. For their lower half, they gravitate towards jeans and checkered vans or doc martins. For jewelry they wear a simple black choker and a scrunchie. They also have an ear piercing.

## Personality

Tomatokid is an extroverted character who likes talking to people and being the center of attention. They love it a little too much, in fact. They will do anything for attention and regularly do. They also get jealous of others who they think are stealing their attention like Logan Paul or Snazzy Charmin.

They are sassy, mischievous, and hip. Having been partly raised by the internet, TK is up to date on all the trends and memes of the age. They quote them regularly and are just generally sassy as a result. They are also incredibly mischievous as they like to cause drama and trouble to get views.

Tomatokid never lost their rambunctious spirit, and remain energetic and impulsive. If they have an idea they will likely try to follow through, but rarely complete it before moving on to the next one. TK also happens to be very charismatic so they can get away with a lot of their “jokes”. All of this combined makes them a great YouTube, but less than great friend.

Speaking of which, Tomatokid is generally an insensitive person. Whether it’s the fact they are new to this whole sentience thing or they just don’t care, they can be insensitive towards others and easily offend people.

Finally, TK struggles with both imposter syndrome and existentialism. Since their most popular video features Spikes crashing to earth and it was caught by accident, they often feel like all their success is fake. When talking to people they feel like it’s only a matter of time before they are found out to be a fake and are ostracized. Not only that, but they struggle with existential thoughts and ideas that plague them. Why do they exist? Why are they here? What’s the meaning of life? Do they really matter? All of these are questions that keep them up at night, and the don’t know any of the answers.

In summary, Tomatokid is an energetic, passionate extrovert with a thirst for drama and fame who needs to watch their own thoughts and actions.

## History

Tomatokid started out as a regular tomato being grown in Detective Simon “Cheeseman” Gaylord‘s personal garden. When nukes dropped on April 6th, the home was just close enough for Tomatokid to mutate into a small humanoid being. They were taken in by Simon and raised by him.

Early on, Tomatokid proved to be a rambunctious child. They came into the world with the rapidly growing mind of a 1 year old and the energy of a toddler on constant caffeine. They destroyed a lot of property and got hurt plenty while growing up. Simon tried a lot of things to stop their destruction. They tried teaching TK about cheese and getting them into art or sports. Nothing truly worked until Simon introduced them to YouTube. Tomatokid started pouring their energy into making videos for the world. None of them were good but all of them had a lot of heart put into them.

Soon enough, Tomatokid matured a bit more and acted more like an older teenager than a toddler. Their videos started getting better and this reflected especially well with their video: “Alien Crashes in my Yard (not clickbait)”. In the video they caught Spikeygorl’s crash landing to earth for all to see. The video went viral warning Tomatokid a large platform.

Around this same time, Simon started dating one Snazzy Charmin. Tomatokid and Snazzy did *not* get along. This lead to Tomatokid’s video series “pranking my guardian’s horrible boyfriend” (eventually discontinued by Simon) and “my friends are gay”. Neither of these video series helped their relationship.

When the webcomic begins, Tomatokid is living with Simon, Snazzy and anyone else who ended up in the house. They helped pester them into the bus road-trip.

## Skills & Abilities

Vlogging- TK has been vlogging for most of their (relatively short) life and have gained proficiency in it.

Photosynthesis- they are capable of photosynthesis to get energy instead of eating.

Technological prowess- Tomatokid is tech innate. They can operate computers and phones and such with ease.

Cheese- they claim to be trained in the arts of cheese, and this isn’t entirely wrong. They know a lot about cheese but “skill” is a relative term.

Regeneration- Tomatokid can regrow fingers, toes, and even whole limbs. It is theorized they could fully regenerate their entire body if their head is saved.

## Relationships

### Family

- Detective Simon Gaylord (adoptive father)

- Snazzy Charmin (adoptive father-in-law)

- Brie Gaylord (adoptive Grandmother)

- Mozzarella Gaylord (adoptive aunt)

- Spikeygorl (Emotionally an aunt)

### Friends

- Cafftopus (close friend)

- Valentine (close friend)

- Rosa (close friend)

- Ryx (close friend)

- Dinotaur (friend)

- Alaster (friend)

- Hotshot McGee (friend)

## Trivia

- TK used to have a very thick cockney accent but grew out of it. They still have a slight accent

- Their username is Tomatokiid on all platforms

- They gained sentience on national tomato day in the US

- They refuse to call Simon “dad” or any variation of that. they refer to him as “Detective”

- If they concentrate really hard they can eat and digest solid food

- TK has an ongoing series on their channel called “why I love my friends”. Each video focuses on why they love one of the other coronasonas.

- They bleed tomato juice and cry v8

- Tomatokid has a letter hidden in their desk in case they even want to run away.