Quart

* Current
* Human Design (Current)
* Human Design (Early 2023)
* Depressed
* Human Design (Debut)
* Debut

## General Information

Quart (Full name: Quarter Note) Is a Gen 2 male character in Clefs X Notes, who has been part of the cast since Season 2. He is Owned By AlexTheIdiot Animates/ TheLoneTrumpet

## Appearance

Quart is a Cornflower colored Quarter Note. His pitch can range from the highest to the lowest.

In his human form, Quart is tall, slightly muscular and has straight hair that goes up. He usually sports a blue suit with elevated shoulder pads. He also wears a top hat sometimes with a rose on it

## Changes

### Season 2

Quart's notehead is smaller

in his human form, he appears shorter, and has a more round head. his shoulder pads are not elevated

### Season 3

Quart's notehead is bigger

in his human form, he is a lot taller, more muscular and has a more oval-shaped head

## Personality

Quart can be snarky and he was once egotistical. He's very sensitive to insults, and once lit himself on fire after everyone drove him to his limit. He is also very brave, willing to do deadly acts for the circus such as chaining himself and lighting himself on fire, almost drowning himself, and putting himself in a chamber while toxic gas is being pumped in

## Abilities/Weaknesses

### Abilities

* Strong lungs: Quart can hold his breath up to 5 minutes
* Combat: Quart killed everyone with great skill and speed inside of a church under Dotty's control
* Instrument Repair: Quart took a short term job as an instrument repairer during The War
* Performance: Quart works as a circus performer
* Singing: Quart is a singer
* Music: Quart can play any treble-range wind instrument, the piano and the guitar (barely)
* Vocal change: Quart has a high voice range
* Cloning: Quart is able to clone himself to play multiple instruments at once

### Weaknesses

* Mental health: One of his weakest traits. Has very poor mental health and is NOT happy
* Heat: He's passed out from heat on several occasions, causing him to hallucinate.
* Fire: Attempted suicide after everyone was clowning on him. barely survived
* Social Skills: Attempted to get help from C4 but couldn't quite express himself

## Lore

Quart was born a little while after Eighth was born, but fled westward to avoid The War. they found refuge with a young Demi, who was a travelling street performer. They played alongside her in her performances in return for sheltering them. Later on, many years later they formed their circus group called "The Circus Hollerers", and went on tours around the world, Their most popular being in Italy.

## Relationships

### Treble Clef

Quart and treble have a strange history with each other. He used to constantly insult her in front of everyone, but he secretly had a crush on her (not knowing she was lesbian) he eventually told C4 the news but then later found out she was lesbian, causing him to be depressed, he confessed and they remained acquaintances. Quart wanted to be friends with her so on Christmas, he got her a double bass (but was immediately turned down when Neutral Clef got her the same gift)

**Status: Acquaintances**

### Eighth

Eighth and Quart are more than just brothers. Eighth is more of a father figure. He carried the infant quart all on his own across the world. Eighth has a very very deep love for him, and will protect him at all costs. they sometimes dont get along (as brothers do) but in the end, they still just hug it out

**Status: Best friends**

### Demi

Demi cared for the young Quart for years. but now she hates him for all the stuff he does to the circus, and carnival. She once snapped in Breakdown and started crying in front of him and Eighth for blowing a deep fryer up. She usually takes her stress from Dollar out on him too, making rude jokes and just flat out insulting him.

**Status: Neutral**

### C4

C4 and Quart had a rocky start, as Quart disliked him before. C4 would also insult him along with everyone else. Later on, they got a bit closer, but just acquainted.

During one night at Diner, C4, Alto Clef, Treble Clef and Neutral Clef were hanging out. When Quart showed up, C4 got a bit tired and headed for the exit before being stopped by Quart, who asked to talk to them. Quart tried to vent but C4 wasnt able to understand, so they tried to give some advice, which didnt work. but it showed that they cared.

C4 and Quart also enjoyed soda on the roof of his apartment

**Status: Best friends**

### Alto Clef

Alto and Quart also had a bad past. Alto never really paid attention to Quart, but whenever he's in danger, Alto is usually the only one caring. (seen when quart lit himself on fire) Quart asked alto to be his therapist, and they accepted. Quart has developed slight feelings for them.

**Status: Slight crush (On Quart's side) Friends (On Alto's side)**

## Trivia

* Quart was created on August 16th, 2022,
* His birthday is on the same day as his creation date (not the year)
* Eighth is technically younger than him in real life, but lore-wise, he isnt
* Quart's love-hate dynamic with Treble was loosely based on Helga's love for Arnold in Nickelodeon's "Hey Arnold!"
* he even had a heart framed photo of her (much like Helga)
* He is voiced by Zodiahk / @TheBoyInTheMask in The Circus Hollerers
* His older behavior was based on Fizzarolli from Helluva Boss
* His voice remains similar to Fizz, though.
* Ulysses was not aware that C4, and C6 are quarter notes on the treble staff, so he decided to make Quart, completely unaware of there already being two quarter note characters
* Its not clear what note he is supposed to resemble, he is simply supposed to be "any" note
* He has the power to change his voice on command, and clone himself.
* the longest he has held his breath was 5 minutes