Sebastian Boondoggle

Sebastian Boondoggle is an upside-down Flicker in the fifth-grade Upside-Down Magic class. He is the most mysterious of the UDM class.

## Appearance

Sebastian is a tall blond boy with thick eyebrows, freckles, and a round face. He dresses formally; according to Nory he looks like he's going to a tea party. It is also stated in *Night Owl* that he dislikes belts, and in *The Big Shrink* that he wears shirts with collars.

## Abilities

Sebastian is an upside-down Flicker who sees sound waves among other invisible things. He sees them zip and interact and glow, and often comments on them. The sound waves can be so bright and overwhelming that Sebastian breaks down, unable to function. He begins by using a blindfold, then moves on to an XXL dog cone, and then, in *Dragon Overnight*, starts using aviator goggles after Tip suggests them to him. In *Hide and Seek* he can see Flickers who have made themselves invisible.

## Personality

Sebastian is an earnest boy who has some trouble interacting with others. He likes things neat and proper, and he likes his opinions to be heard. Sebastian does not like it when sound waves are very bright, probably because it causes sensory overload. He may come off as a little strange, due to his magic.

Sebastian has been shown to be a determined person at times. For example, he was very dedicated to using his head cone when he first trialed it. He expressed this dedication various times throughout the series. Sebastian could also be said to be a rational person. He often shares his logical conclusions about situations. He has been said to sometimes "overanalyze" things. He often shows objective perspective when coming to conclusions.

It has been stated that he constantly tries to adapt to others, and has been seen that he is a loyal member of the class. He often is the one to push Bax's wheelbarrow or hold Andres' leash.

A possibly studious character, Sebastian was mentioned to find Flare jugglers "fascinating" while working on a project. He often finds out information or news about situations before his peers, and has said to like science. He has mentioned various facts or pieces of scientific or general knowledge throughout the series.

## Backstory

### *Upside-Down Magic*

When she entered the UDM classroom for the first time, Nory thought that his "thuggish" eyebrows meant that he was Pepper, a Fierce that Nory thought was vicious at the time (partly due to Elliott’s somewhat cynical description of Pepper).

### *Weather or Not*

He is known to have lived in Dunwiddle for a somewhat long period of time as he mentioned that students in Dunwiddle learn about the topic of Bing Day constantly.

## Trivia

* Sebastian's magic is impossible to turn off and becomes more painful the more it grows.
* Sebastian conducts the UDM band in the talent show.
* "Sebastian" means "venerable" or "revered".
* Sebastian has an older sister.
* Sebastian has mentioned that his uncle Panagiotis was atta by feral hamsters once.cker
* Sebastian's Flicker power might be based on the heightened senses of autistic people or people with sensory processing disorder. Furthermore, Sebastian might be "autistic-coded", a character that has autistic traits although the character was not intentionally created to be autistic in the first place. Evidence of this is shown throughout the series and through his perspective in *Night Owl!*.
* Sebastian is the first protagonist to be raised by two gay fathers, namely Baba and Sebastian's father.