Hermsters

A Hermster peeking out of a Spunch.

**Hermsters** are small hamster-like creatures that first appear in *How to Cook a BBQ for an Alien*. These creatures would appear in a few more videos before starring in *The Hermster: An Invasive Species*.

## Description

### Physical Description

Hermsters are small (roughly 25 centimetres), furry creatures with short upper limbs that show three-fingered hands, with no visible arms. These creatures also have long human-like legs. In addition, they have orange fur, two large front teeth, and two triangular growths on the top of their heads, resembling ears or horns.

### Personality

Hermsters are known for their obsession with chutney, a condiment of Indian origin. It is unclear why Hermsters are addicted to the spread, though it is known that it wasn't part of their native diet and only became so after they arrived on Earth.

Hermsters are shown to be capable of intelligent communication and conversation with humans. However, most of said communication is insulting, implying that they have intelligence levels similar to those of a 6- to 7-year-old human, though this is unconfirmed.

Hermsters may be a nomadic or migratory species, as they are shown to relocate to a new home if their old one is somehow made unhabitable.

## Appearances

### How to Cook a BBQ for an Alien

A Hermster first appears in *How to Cook a BBQ for an Alien*. The Hermster inhabits the Spunch, a kind of space marrow, which is a widely used vegetarian alternative for herbivorous aliens. This particular Hermster seems to have been inhabiting the Spunch for a long while, as "it's a mess in here".

Before being removed from the Spunch, he only expressed his objection to coming out of the Spunch. Will remarks that Hermsters enjoy Chutney, which proves to be true as an open jar of chutney was used to lure the Hermster out of the Spunch, ripe for the grabbing. After being removed from his Spunch home, the Hermster displayed high levels of annoyance and rudeness, calling Will a "piece of crap" numerous times.

### Making Of: How to Cook a BBQ for an Alien

In the video, Will shows the audience how to make a Hermster.

### How To Invest In Other Dimensions For Beginners

The Hermster would go on to make a second brief appearance in this video, where he converses with Will concerning something he didn't say, then calling him a piece of crap.

### The Hermster: An Invasive Species

In this video, the Hermsters are the main antagonists. They are shown to be an invasive species that attacks people, breaks into houses, and even throws things at people just to get chutney. The video ends with Will being presumably killed by the Hermsters after breaking a chutney jar and being splattered with its contents.

## Quotes

* *(To Will)* "you piece of crap" "How to Cook a BBQ for an Alien"
* *(Upon smelling chutney)* "is that chutney?" "How to Cook a BBQ for an Alien"

## Trivia

* The Hermster prop was originally supposed to move its legs, but the mechanism didn’t work as Will intended.
* a plush of a hermster is available on makeship.

## Gallery

Hermster hiding inside SpunchA Hermster’s full appearance“You a piece of crap!”Hermster hiding inside a treeA colony of HermstersHermster stealing someone’s chutneyHermster overdoes on chutney