Bellojey

* Post-Brandshock
* Pre-Brandshock

**Bellojey** (BELL-low-jay) is the music Vani of the Earth Invasion Team. He is the main love interest and "rival" of Zahalkro.

## History

Bellojey grew up in a family of 4: Him, his mother, his father, and his brother, Vivijey.

Bellojey was pulled into the idol industry by his parents.

Due to excessive usage of his hypnotic powers, Bellojey developed Music ESP, causing anyone who stays close to him for long periods of time to gradually become charmed by him. Those aligned with the metal Sembla, however, are immune to this effect.

Bellojey was assigned to the invasion team for Earth in the special ops role. With his free reign, he chose to stay on the moon and perform music.

## Personality

On the surface, Bellojey appears to be a charismatic and friendly individual. However, this is merely an act brought on by a need to please others, something that stems from his upbringing. In reality, he is someone who is tired, jaded, and sarcastic. He has a rather dry and dark sense of humor, though it doesn't necessarily come off as mean-spirited. He usually doesn't have strong opinions on things, but when he does, he will make sure his stance is known.

Bellojey has been described as self-motivated; he follows neither the will of his kind nor the will of humanity. Instead, he is driven by a desire to be loved, using his powers to amass an adoring audience.

Bellojey's Conundrum reveals that he suffers from some sort of phobia related to love, implied to be philophobia.

## Abilities

Bellojey is an extremely powerful magic user. Wielding the music Sembla, he can manipulate the world around him simply by retaining a harmony. His attacks primarily manifest in the form of hypnosis, bringing all but metal Sembla wielders under his control. He can also make objects float for as long as he retains a harmony- and then throw them with a chord strike. Despite his immense power, he doesn't use his abilities for malicious purposes, but rather to cultivate an adoring audience for himself.

## Relationships

### Vivijey

Bellojey's brother. Their relationship is complex and seemingly negative, as Bellojey often speaks about him with an irritated tone. However, he is extremely quick to defend his brother, proving that he does care about Vivijey deep down. After the Brandshock, he tries to avoid thinking about where Vivijey went.

### Zahalkro

A childhood friend of Bellojey, until his parents forbade them from seeing each other. He wishes to start a relationship with Zahalkro, but is held back by his fears of falling in love. As a result, he often comes off as cold and dismissive towards him.

### Lomulux

A Kraizen who worked with Bellojey during his time as an idol.

### Bahati Tavares

Bellojey's tether. Bellojey considers her a friend, and is generally the only one who gets to see his true self.

### Madeline Karazell

He speaks of her with respect, though his words contain sinister undertones to them.

## Trivia

* Design notes:
	+ Bellojey is largely inspired by wolves, lions, rabbits, angels, and slightly moths.
	+ His earliest design lacked bangs, had upright ears that were completely grey, a shorter, more wolf-like tail, and a mammalian nose. He was also always drawn with his wings and chest fluff out, though it is unknown if they weren't considered switchlimbs at the time.
	+ Later on, he was given bangs that were grey like most of his hair.
	+ According to Monstrosity, the reason why his design changed so often was because they had a hard time making a design for him that they were satisfied with.

* Bellojey's name is a corrupted combination of the words "Bellow" and "DJ".
* Like Zahalkro, Bellojey's concept originated from a scrapped Stars Below Rhythm game spinoff. The two were one Vani, the main antagonist, who invaded an unnamed planet.
	+ In an image table for a very early draft of Stars Below, this character's name was stated to be "Jaljabra", and his codename "DJ-5T3114R".

## Gallery

Bellojey's original pre-Brandshock render.Bellojey's Burst Manifest (Pre-Brandshock)Bellojey wearing Beltasian clothingBellojey's Burst Manifest (Post-Brandshock)Bellojey with his zippermouth fully open.Updated Bellojey Portrait.Bellojey silhouetteBellojey headshotSketch of BellojeyArtwork for Three and a Half Minutes to MadnessA series of Bellojey icons depicting various states and emotions. From top left to bottom right: Defeated, neutral, corrupted, sad, angry, happy, sick, damaged, confused.Bellojey and the other remaining members of the Earth team (Minus Luktreal).