Sweet Potato

Sweet Potato is a recurring player created character, portrayed by Emmy Bashforth, in Budgens and Dragons.

## Sweet Potato

Sweet Potato as seen in the Budgens and Dragons logo - by Katrina Hajowyj

## Biographical Information

### Place of Birth

A sack of Sweet Potato's outside the Budgens in Faringdon

## Show Bio

Sweet Potato was found as a stray by Mother as a kitten, he was so dang cute she had to give him a home immediately. Sweet Potato gets his name because he was found outside the grocery store sleeping in a basket of sweet potatoes, of course.

Sweet Potato is a classic orange boi who only has access to the brain cell occasionally, so he’s a little bit dopey however he can speak English.

He is very chatty (especially when hungry) and affectionate and just wants to make his mum happy, so getting the scratch card is very important to him.

His favourite toy is a small purple mouse and his collar has a little bell on it, and is engraved with Mother's address and number.

**Pros**: Excellent hearing, cat like reflexes, always wants to do what's right by Mother

**Cons**: Only has access to The Braincell sometimes.

### The Braincell

Sweet Potato is an orange tabby and all orange tabbies share a single braincell. Sweet Potato has to roll a die to see whether or not he currently has a braincell. If he does he is able to make good decisions, walk correctly, not choke on his food and generally avoid disaster. If he does not have the braincell, he is forgetful, doesn't listen, constantly endangers himself and is generally a bit of an idiot.

## Appearances

### Episode 1 - The Power of Roy Keane

Sweet Potato's first roll was for a braincell. He did not have one. Nearly dies from eating some of Felicity Huntington Budgens III's tobacco. Rides in Cameron De Hells's front pocket. He then failed a second braincell roll before getting frightened by police sirens, and then falling out of the pocket. He tried to steal the Roy Keane jersey from Our Ste's corpse to gain the power of Roy Keane, and failed miserably. He eventually frees himself, Cameron, and Ricky T Knees from the shirt with claws. He died crossing the road towards Ming's Takeaway. As a result of his death, his remains fly into Felicity, killing her. He never won a single braincell roll in this episode.

### Episode 2 - Cat Box Cannibals

Sweet Potato didn't do much. He did eat an old Dreamy from behind the couch, that was given to him by Alto Goeman, which ended up killing him. Cannibal De Hells then proceeded to eat the corpse of Sweet Potato. But due to it not being cannibalism, he vomits up the poor dead cat on the living room floor.

### Episode 3 - Neigh! (I'm a Horse... of Course)

Loop 3 - The weather was a Snowy 20, so everyone, including Sweet Potato, died.
Loop 4 - Sweet Potato finally has a brain cell, after 3 failed loops. He grabs his purple mouse and goes to the kitchen to get breakfast. Mother, thankfully has a lot of cat food. Sadly, no salmon. Mother gives him a chin scritch. Sweet Potato manages to get £9 from Mother, which was given to Alto Goeman. Sweet Potato also mentioned something about 'not having extra pockets', but this went unnoticed by the DM at the time. Mother offers him some cat milk. Sweet Potato survived this loop, as Mother died due to scalding her hands on hot tea.

### Episode 4: Into the Alleyway and Back Out Again Cuz It's Really Wet

Sweet Potato has no braincell at the start of this loop. The rain makes him not arsed, and he goes back to sleep for a bit. Mother dinging on the cat food bowl is enough to make him get up and go into the kitchen. He could not find his mouse on his way down. Mother has no salmon cat food, so he settles for tuna. Mother prepares the cat food for Sweet Potato with no problems. Sweet Potato asks Mother for the scratch card number, to which she replies 12. He then goes looking for his mouse, and ends up walking into walls. Alto Goeman and Mario sort out the coins, and then they leave the house to the Underground theme from Super Mario Bros. it's very wet, but everyone manages to stay on their feet. Because it's wet, Sweet Potato walks in a funny way.

They make it to the main road, and Sweet Potato is amazed by Mario's athleticism. He then attempts to cross the road, and makes it... albeit slightly more wet than before. Sweet Potato takes initiative, and urges the group to make their way to Budgens. This then grants him use of the braincell. As they walk towards Budgens, he remembers where his mouse was back inside, but decides to get it when he comes home, and prioritises the quest. They make it to the junction, and Alto Goeman convinces the group to go down the alleyway, despite Sweet Potato's protesting. This means they have to cross another road. Thankfully, the DM rolls a 1, so the roads are clear, and they make it across with no trouble... except Mario, who botches a triple jump. This wastes the do-over.

Walking down the alleyway, Sweet Potato decides to run across a wire fence with amazing grace and agility. Sweet Potato detects a thud, but chooses to ignore it. They head towards a shop on the housing estate. Sweet Potato determines it is a CostCutters, and NOT Budgens. Alto Goeman then re-iterates that they can get an umbrella for their travel. Inside, they notice that they have the same scratch cards here as they do in Budgens. Alto asks if they should lie to Mother, and before Sweet Potato has a chance to answer, Mario implies that they should, and will. Sweet Potato does not feel good about this. Sweet Potato the remembers how wet it is, and is toying with the idea of lying to Mother so he can be warm and dry. Sweet Potato asks the cashier (Martha Florgan) to confirm the scratch cards are the same. They're cheaper, and he also suggests getting Dreamies. Sadly they have no cat treats left, but it's implied that Mother bought them.

The rain gets worse, and becomes a 20. There are flood warnings. Sweet Potato tries to get one for being cute. They try to reason with Mario about not buying the scratch card, but he pockets it. All is not lost though, as Mario finds 11 coins in a hidden block. Sweet Potato gets his raincoat. It is Yazoo branded. Putting the coat on, and taking the receipt, they leave the shop. Sweet Potato thinks that telling Mother the truth will be okay. Outside, Sweet Potato is content with the coat, as he watches the other two get very wet, and then remember they have an umbrella. Upon returning to the alleyway, Mario somehow makes it a water level. Alto attempts to use the umbrella as a makeshift boat to float Sweet Potato across safely... but it sinks. This also costs Sweet Potato his braincell. Sweet Potato tries to cross the wall again, as he did on the way there. However, on his dismount, he dies as he under rotates.

It's not over for him yet, however. Mario skins Sweet Potato and dons his pelt as a cat suit. His skeleton floats to the top of the water. What seems like both an eternity and mere seconds pass. Sweet Potato suddenly springs back to life. He's still a skeleton, and somehow has TWO braincells. He finds the scratch card in the charred corpse of Alto Goeman, at the cost of one brain cell. On the way home, he watches Mario kill himself again. He makes it home safely with the scratch card. However, he notices there are footprints all over the kitchen. There's also a horrible smell. He calls out for Mother, but there is no answer. On closer inspection, he discovers Mother lying with her head caved in. He lays the scratch card next to her, finds his mouse (which was on the kitchen table) and curls up next to her.

*To be edited later - Loops 1, 2, 4, 38, 39, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 100*

## Quotes

> - "**Meow"-** *Loop 1, Episode 1*
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## Trivia

* Sweet Potato's debut appearance was in Loop 1, Episode 1. Sweet Potato was the first character introduced in Budgens and Dragons. He is also the first non-human character in the show.
* Sweet Potato has a reputation for having really sad deaths.
* Sweet Potato appeared as an NPC in Episode 46. He was killed by Brenda the Cake lady, as he was not actually cake.
* Sweet Potato has a father, who can drive a car.
* His favourite food is salmon

Sweet Potato fan art by Toni Shaw at ShawFire DesignsSweet Potato without his braincell - by Joey EmeraldSweet Potato with his braincell - by Joey Emerald