Wendy Carter

> *"I enjoy the expression of dark, heavy, distressing thoughts and ideas using complex and intricate wordplay."*
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Wendy is a playable character from Don't Starve with a grim perspective on life that she adopted after the death of her sister. Despite this, she's managed to find herself a rather comfortable life in Starcross, becoming very close friends with Asriel Dreemurr, Charlie, and many others. After reuniting with her sister thanks to Zelda, her worldview has improved significantly.

## Appearance

Wendy is an average-sized ten-year-old girl with a pale complexion. She has waist-length slightly disheveled blonde hair, which is tied up in two pigtails. She has completely white eyes with no pupils. She wears a white collared shirt with short, puffy sleeves and a red flared skirt. She has one friendship bracelet on each of her wrists: one a faded pattern of yellow, blue, red, and green, and the other a diagonal stripe pattern of red and green with two yellow stripes. She also has long red and white striped socks and simple red shoes.

## Personality

Wendy is a very grim child. She has an obsession with death and being glum often leading her to make concerningly dark remarks for fun. Wendy practices proper 20th century etiquette, though she occasionally forgets her proper mannerisms in favor of the much less polite behaviors she inherited from her time in The Constant. She usually speaks very formally, something that she picked up from reading. Wendy used to suppress all of her positive emotions as best as she could, but now she lets them run mostly free. Despite this, she often has a blank frown on her face, not smiling very often unless she's having a great time or in the presence of people very close to her. Wendy struggles with depression and generally believes herself to be lesser than others. Over her time in Starcross, her attitude has generally shifted to be less negative and she has become a happier person than she once was.

## History

### Background

Born on November 11th, 1903, Wendy Carter had a relatively quiet childhood with her twin, Abigail Carter. The two sisters grew very close to each other, reading books with each other and playing games and enjoying their lives as any two siblings would. Tragedy struck, however, when Abigail mysteriously died. Devastated and depressed by the loss of her sister, Wendy turned to the occult. Seances, ouija boards, trying to contact spiritualists--Wendy desperately tried anything to talk to her sibling again. Her attempts resulted in her forming a long-lasting connection with spirits. A flower that Abigail once put in her hair began to take on supernatural properties, bolstering Wendy's belief that her sister was not all gone. One day, she heard a song in her dreams. Shortly thereafter, the life she knew was upended, as she and her sister's spirit were transported to the Constant.

There, she found herself thrown into a new, cruel, monster-filled world, with nothing but herself and her sister's flower. Scared and alone, she went to a new extreme, sacrificing a rabbit in an attempt to revive her sister. Abigail, given power by Wendy's undying belief and fueled with a burning desire to protect her sister, responded to the sacrifice. She manifested as a physical, sheet-like ghost. Though she was unable to properly speak, she used her newfound spiritual powers to protect her sister from the terrors of the Constant. Wendy believed that a part of the reason Abigail manifested was because Wendy was at her lowest point. In an attempt to ensure her sister stayed with her forever, Wendy started to restrict all positive emotions she had, becoming cold and macabre during her eternity in the Constant. Though she died many times and struggled heavily, she was able to thrive in the terrible environment of the Constant. Eventually, she was transported to the Don't Starve Together Constant, meeting all of the survivors and forming a close bond with Webber. She also was given time to practice ectoherbology, and her sister grew in spiritual power and could simply be summoned by Wendy at will. One day, she wandered deep into one of the forests of the Constant as usual. As the forest changed around her, she was oblivious to the fact that a new world had pulled her in.

### Story in Starcross

As she watched her campfire die in a dark forest, she slowly heard footsteps approaching in the night. A torch lit in the darkness revealed to her another figure, Charlie. After some discussion, the two found their way out of the forest, with Wendy being baffled by the fact that Toad Town existed. Continuing on, they eventually discovered a pre-DST version of Maxwell, who communicated with them via radio. After further wandering, the group eventually made it to Blossom Village, where they both took residence in the hotels. Some time passes, with Wendy and Charlie growing closer, especially after Wendy dealt with an unfortunate Shadow Monster incident. She eventually meets CAD and has a terrible conversation with her that fucks her up a little bit. Turned out to be a good thing, though, because she met a bunch of people as a result of her CAD connections! She also discovers Chara's existence as a spirit in the process, forging a connection with Undertales that will follow her for the rest of the canon. She hangs out around her Undertale pals some more, soon meeting Asriel Dreemurr. He pulls her aside and basically tells her everything about Flowey when she asks what's up out of pure curiosity, and the two become friends really quickly as a result. As it turns out, Asirel only has a few weeks to live thanks to a contract he once made with The Snatcher. Wendy swears to help him survive in any way that she can. Their friendship continues to blossom over time, with Asriel eventually declaring that he's going to make Wendy smile no matter how much time he has left. As the date of his Snatcher-imposed death approaches, the two continue to grow closer, opening up to each other more. Wendy joined Asriel, Chara, Frisk, Aliza, Papyrus, Sans, and CAD in taking down The Snatcher, saving Asriel's life! **continue**

## Abilities and Gear

Wendy is equipped with a spear, a Dark Sword and Nightmare Armor. She also has a Kuda Belt that she can use to summon her captured demons. Wendy can also summon her sister to fight alongside. Due to her time surviving in the Constant, Wendy has acquired acute survival skills. She has the ability to see spirits and communicate with them to an extent, sometimes being able to understand the basic ideas that spirits wish to convey. She can craft items quickly like other Don't Starve characters, and she's obtained a general awareness of how long she can go without food, how close she is to death, and how sane she is at any given moment.

## Relationships

### Friends

* Abigail Carter
* Asriel Dreemur
* Charlie
* Webber
* Aliza
* Frisk
* Chara
* Misery
* Skull Kid

### Enemies

* Frick
* The Snatcher

## Trivia

* Wendy, like all other Don't Starve characters, is aware of Steamed Hams as a food item.
* Wendy likes reading Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe.
* Wendy has a hatred of Mettaton.
* Wendy is a bad cook.
* Wendy's mom died when she was very young. She seems to remember her having yellow eyes.
* Wendy is a fan of spicy foods.