Calculester Hewlett-Packard

* Monster Prom
* Monster Camp

> ***"Calculester Hewlett-Packard (v1.0). A library computer who had become a sentient robot ready to experience life to its fullest."***
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> *- Calculester's introduction (Second Term)*
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**Calculester Hewlett-Packard** is a sentient computer. He initially appears in a secret ending of *Monster Prom*. After he is released, the player must help him evade the school's active roboracism policies. Should the player succeed, he will join the school as a full time student.

The *Second Term* DLC adds him as a new main love interest, and he is a returning love interest in *Monster Camp*. He is also the Green playable character in Monster Prom: REVERSE.

He is voiced by Seán William McLoughlin, internet personality Jacksepticeye (@Jacksepticeye).

## Appearance

### Original

In Calculester's original secret ending, he is a bulky monitor and tower on top of a swivel chair. The monitor displays various emoticons, depending on his mood. He wears a blue fedora and an oversized brown coat, along with a reddish-brown striped necktie. One yellow glove is safety pinned to each coat sleeve, to give the impression of having hands. An ornament with a yellow ball with a "derpy" face on it, similar to a car antenna, is attached to the monitor.

### Second Term

Calculester's appearance in the expansion is notably different from his original appearance. He has a much more sleek and compact look, with his originally bulky tower and monitor replaced by a humanoid robot. His display screen remains mostly the same, showing various emoticons depending on his mood.

## Biography

During the events of *Monster Prom*, Calculester was created when Scott Howl and Damien LaVey infected a computer in the Spooky High library with a floppy disc containing a magical computer virus. They and the player went to great lengths to disguise Calculester's identity as a robot from other students and faculty because of prevalent roboracism that would have seen him destroyed. After unintentionally convincing the The Wolfpack they themselves were robots instead of him while trying to get them to accept robots, Calculester helped establish peace between organic life and robots, removing roboracism from Spooky High.

Sometime after this, Calculester managed to get upgraded to v1.0, replacing his original body with a more advanced and automotive one, and began attending Spooky High as a student.

At some point between the events of *Monster Prom* and *Monster Camp*, he went on a trip to Italy with Dahlia Aquino.

After the events of *Monster Prom*, Calculester joined many of the cast in attending Camp Spooky.

## Personality

Calculester has an appreciation for life, his friends, and plants.

He dislikes spam, roboracism (racism directed towards robots), and things that he does not perceive as nice.

## Role

### In *Monster Prom* and *Monster Camp*

Calculester is first seen exclusively in one secret ending in *Monster Prom*. He later became a primary love interest in the *Monster Prom: Second Term* DLC. He is also a primary love interest in *Monster Camp*.

### In Monster Prom: REVERSE

Calculester appears as the green-colored playable character in *Monster Prom: REVERSE*.

## Stat Requirements

### *Monster Prom*

The stat requirements are Smarts (Primary), Charm and Fun (Secondary). The exact numbers and secondary requirements are unknown at this time.

#### Single-Player

* **Short**: 12+ **SMARTS**, 7+ **FUN**, 9+ **HEARTS**
* **Long**: 16+ **SMARTS**, 10+ **FUN**, 18+ **HEARTS**

#### Multiplayer

* **Short**: 9+ **SMARTS**, 6+ **FUN**, 7+ **HEARTS**
* **Long**: 13+ **SMARTS**, 7+ **FUN**, 9+ **HEARTS**

### *Monster Camp*

The game's built-in guide (available to purchase in the Meta-Shop) states: "Calculester doesn't care much about who you are as long as you two are romantically compatible."

Calculester replaces Scott in *Monster Camp* as the romance option that has no stat requirements; instead, only the hidden affection stat needs to be raised.

## Relationships

* **Amira Rashid**: Amira and Calculester are not the most expected pair. Amira is so active and intense that sometimes it can overwhelm (if not overheat, hehe) Calculester. But in the end, Amira is not evil, just mildly mischievous, and that's a good change of pace for Calculester, given the average moral compass of Spooky High. Because of this, when Amira's high energy isn't confusing Calculester, it can be pleasantly infectious! And let's not forget that even Amira needs to rest from time to time, and Calculester can keep up with her more easily when she's like this!
* **Brian Yu**: Calculester and Brian compliment each other quite well. Calculester's gentleness means Brian can be sure his day will be free of unwanted wackiness. And while Brian is not necessarily the purest boy ever, at least his calm demeanor is a rather safe guarantee Calculester won't run into activities that are harmful or mean to anyone. One of Calculester's favorite activities is taking care of smol life forms, such as birbs and succulents, and this proves to be a very peaceful activity. And Brian loves anything that's peaceful and requires low energy investment.
* **Oz**: Oz and Calculester find some calm in each other in the midst of the usual wackiness of Spooky High. Oz's gentleness provides a secure way for Calculester to explore life, while Calculester's kindness offers Oz a safe place to be sure his insecurities won't work against him. And when he's feeling a bit less insecure, Oz can get more excited and be more open about his hobbies and interests, which is great for Calculester, who's always eager to learn new things. Sometimes it's hard for Oz to feel comfortable speaking his mind, but Calculester might just be the best listener out there!
* **Vicky Schmidt**: Vicky and Calculester compliment each other quite nicely! They both have super strong moral compasses, and they value spending time with someone at Spooky High who understands why murder is NOT OK. Vicky loves electrical and mechanical engineering, and you know what is an interdisciplinary branch of both? Robotics! Calculester also loves robotics, as it allows him to have a better understanding of himself. All in all, they're both addicted to learning, and so they have the best of times dorking together.
* **The Wolfpack**: TBA
* **Principal Giant Spider**: TBA
* **The Coven**
	+ **Joy Johnson-Johjima**: Calculester and Joy are two of the only people who prefer things to be genuinely nice, so they enjoy each other's company. When they're together, they can be sure that, for once, there will be no ethically dubious shenanigans. And that's a nice change of pace. Because of this, when they're together they like to engage in more peaceful, danger-free activities... like going on picnics or solving crossword puzzles!
* **Dahlia Aquino**: Calculester and Dahlia went on a trip to Italy together.
* **Damien LaVey**: Along with Scott, Damien was responsible for infecting one of Spooky High's library computers with the magic virus that gave Calculester sentience. Calculester and Damien have very different approaches to life. Calculester is very disturbed by Damien's passion for violence and crimes. Damien is not upset with Calculester for this, because he sees the pure robot as a good friend who cannot see the upside of crime and violence because he's just too new to life. He just needs someone to push him in the right direction! Because of all this, both try to push the other one into their own directions: Damien tries to convince Cal that violence is an essential part of life, while Cal tries to convince Damien to be more of a pacifist. They usually just agree to disagree. Even with all these differences, they're still good friends!

* **Scott Howl**: Along with Damien, Scott was responsible for infecting one of Spooky High's library computers with the magic virus that gave Calculester sentience.
* **Vera Oberlin**: Vera and Calculester have an interesting and unexpectedly good relationship. It's true that the biggest obstacle between them is their ethics, but when they can get over this (or just conveniently ignore it), they get along quite well. Vera deeply values Calculester's intelligence and efficiency. She knows that he would never get too wild or unpredictable to the point of becoming a liability. On the other hand, Calculester finds in Vera to be someone someone capable of good and clear conversation, which is unusual within the wacky realms of Spooky High.
* **Zoe**: Zoe and Calculester have a nice friendship. both share their dream of becoming a regular youngster at Spooky High. Calculester is gentler in his journey of exploring life while Zoe is definitely more intense. Calculester came into existence pretty recently (via an arcane floppy disk with a magic virus that gave life to a library computer), while Zoe predates the concept of time (being a deity of the dark realms prior to becoming Zoe). Even if they have strongly different approaches, they share the same craving for exploring life and understanding their new existences, and because of that, they respect each other and find comfort in their shared experiences.

## Choices

> ***"This section is more for completionists who have already enjoyed the game. Do not continue reading if you don't want to be spoiled of the games choices and secrets!"***
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### Monster Prom's Stupidest Pop Quiz Ever!

During the quiz through two different questions, you will choose two of your classmates to start romancing. Here are the answers to give to start with Calculester.

## Trivia

* Calculester's last name, Hewlett-Packard, is a reference to the American computer hardware and software company.
	+ Calculester was not originally going to have a last name, but the writers thought it would be weird for both him and Zoe to lack surnames. One of the options, which was ultimately chosen, was *Hewlett-Packard*, but there were concerns the HP company would sue Beautiful Glitch over it.
		- According to writer Quinn Titus, the hyphen in Calculester's surname was to act as a safeguard against a lawsuit as the name would not be the exact same as the company's. However, the Hewlett-Packard company name *is* hyphenated.
* He is an Aquarius.
	+ His birthday is February 14th, the day the Second Term DLC was released and he became a major character.
		- Coincidentally, it comes a week after that of his voice actor, JackSepticEye.
* He has a VCR slot that allows him to play VHS cassette tapes.
	+ The VCR is not located on his crotch.
* He considers Coach a friend and mentor whom he trusts with his life.
* The floppy disc that brings Calculester to life is labelled *GPPTTO.EXE*, a reference to the character Geppetto from the story *Pinnochio*.
* In Monster Camp, Calculester reveals his favourite reality TV show is Terrace House.

## Route Appearances

### Monster Prom

* CALCAREERS
* FLOPPY DISK
* VR

### Monster Camp

* ROBOT UPRISING
* FATHERHOOD
* DARKEST TIMELINE

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FLOPPY DISK
2. ↑ Monster Prom: Second Term
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://twitter.com/monsterprom/status/1286402455459307520
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://twitter.com/monsterprom/status/1314283420218871808
5. ↑ Monster Camp
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/monsterprom/status/1096469244055904257
7. ↑ Spa Day Polaroid (physical copy)
8. ↑ Birbs Polaroid (physical copy)
9. ↑ Opera Polaroid (physical copy)
10. ↑ Engineering Polaroid (physical copy)
11. ↑ Lake Polaroid (physical copy)
12. ↑ https://twitter.com/monsterprom/status/1249773346931109888
13. ↑  Monster Scouts' HQ Polaroid (physical copy)
14. ↑ https://twitter.com/monsterprom/status/1276217846456963072
15. ↑ Music Festival Polaroid (physical copy)
16. ↑ Tourism Polaroid (physical copy)
17. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy5JXYWXIrg&
18. ↑ https://btflglitch.tumblr.com/post/184107589180/welcome-to-the-age-of-aquarius-so-of-course
19. ↑ https://twitter.com/monsterprom/status/1228454748661198848
20. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-8XIE59Jaw
21. ↑ https://monster-prom.fandom.com/wiki/File:Floppy\_2.png