Senpai

"I would much rather be back at the academy, but alas, I don't have a choice."

**Senpai** and **Spirit** are minor antagonists from Week 6, Hating Sim, of **Friday Night Funkin'.** Senpai himself is merely a video game protagonist brought to life, while Spirit is a vengeful soul trapped within him.

## Canon

Senpai is the main protagonist of Hating Sim, a dating simulator played by Girlfriend in her youth. Senpai is a dashing, princely, young man who's goal in life is to express his love to the female students of Jenneriku Academy. Senpai was taken from a save file in which Girlfriend had '100%ed', meaning he's the top of his class and perfect in all he does, such as poetry, singing, and of course, romance. He claims to have many admirers, though his heart is dedicated to one special lady. Senpai, being a video game protagonist given physical form, is coded a certain way, and anything that contradicts this rattles his entire being. He isn't used to being hated, and so any and all hostility is met with an unprecedented amount in return, the schoolboy typically going on long tangents or violent insults. This is because of Senpai not knowing how to mentally handle such matters.

Spirit meanwhile, is no mere code. Spirit was a boy named Thomas. Thomas was deeply in love with Girlfriend, the two meeting around the age of 16. One day, Girlfriend invited Thomas over to her house to play video games. Girlfriend's father, Daddy Dearest, saw the boy and became infuriated, ripping his soul from his body and tossing him into the television, forever trapping Thomas inside of the Hating Sim, and more specifically, within the character of Senpai. Thomas couldn't move, couldn't speak, and couldn't feel, He was but a mere passenger in the protagonist's body, forced to watch through his eyes as the game progressed. During this time, he began to forget things, including his own name.

One day though, something changed. Daddy Dearest had trapped Boyfriend and Girlfriend in Hating Sim, the former triggering a rap battle with Senpai. Over the course of the battle, Senpai's aggression and fragile mental state weakened enough to allow Thomas, now known only as the Spirit, to break free, attempting to steal the bodies of the couple to escape back into the real world. This plan failed, and so Spirit was sent back to square one.

## Pre-Paradise

Life was going on as normal for Senpai and Spirit, forever trapped in the endless cycle of Hating Sim, before being brought to the hotel. Senpai awoke in his room, and has since grown restless now that the world isn't tailored around him. Spirit sees this as an opportunity to take control of a body once again.

## Plot Involvement

* Senpai attended the Masquerade Ball, where he befriended Angel Dust and Tankman, who gave the sorrowful student relationship advice. This night was cut short once Lupin spiked his cup of punch with laxatives, sending him to the bathroom for the latter half of the event.

## Character Relationships

* *Nanako Dojima-* Senpai met Nanako over the public chat, and was appreciative that she was being kind to him when nobody else would. At the time, he was trying to find a date over the chatroom, leading to many people making fun of him.
* *Ivan the Russian-* Ivan was one of the many people who made fun of Senpai after his attempt at finding true love in the public chatroom. Ivan continued to ridicule Senpai, triggering Spirit's first awakening. Spirit liked Ivan purely for causing Senpai to feel pain.
* *Angel Dust-* Angel Dust met Senpai at a punchbowl during the Masqurade Ball. The demon gave Senpai advice on how to handle his love-life, and Senpai took this advice to heart, though his programming is making it difficult to act on it.

## Trivia

* His favorite color is light pink, like a cherry blossom.
* His "In-game Stats" are
	+ Romance
	+ A 'Knowledge' stat for each of his classes.
	+ A 'Skill' Stat for each of his activities.
	+ Kindness
	+ Attractiveness
* Senpai is from a 100% completion file of Hating Sim.
* He is 17 years old.