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PartyBeetle is the non-binary ship between PartyNoob and Pest from the Regretevator fandom.
Canon[]
In Regretevator, both Pest and PartyNoob (nicknamed Poob) have an equal chance to appear on the floor they are found in, called "The Subway". Although they don't interact much, it is mentioned that they go to the same station, in separate situations. It could be assumed that they've shared words once or twice off screen, however due to Pest's standoffish nature, it's most likely he avoids or ignores Poob whenever he has the chance. Various badges can be awarded from different actions: hitting Poob 10 times will result in them killing the player, therefore winning the "173" badge. The "Party Plooper" badge is given if exploding anything from the Birthday Apartment floor while they're inside the elevator, resulting in Poob frowning as it was their home (though it's stated in a conversation that they don't actually mind as it "adds more excitement"). In Pest's case, if he steals coins from the player then they will receive the "Donator" badge. Meeting either one of them for the first time also grants a badge.
Whenever MR is inside the elevator on The Subway floor, the two will stop in front of the elevator and frown. While Pest just stands still until the floor ends, Poob will proceed to go onto the train tracks and get killed by the train. When MR cuts out the lights from the elevator, it'll burn Pest, but it's unable to do the same with Poob.
Pest and Poob's designs are pretty much opposite from each other, both in appearance and personalities: while Poob is characterized to be a stereotypical Roblox noob—invoking bright colors—and also a party lover (wearing a purple party hat with colorful stars on it, including a random-colored party horn on their custom ":3" face), adding their Cloudcuckoolander personality, Pest is depicted as the 2011 Roblox Guest, with his entire body being black apart from his head and the 2006–2009 Roblox logo in Japanese Katakana (ロブロックス, Roburokkusu) on his upper body; he has two palps on the sides of his head, two Beetle mandibles near his mouth, and a wicked grin with red eyes, which matches his behavior: mean-spirited (mainly from being a loner), straight forward, and remote. Their interactions with the player are also different: while Poob usually enters the elevator with a gift which will heal any player near it, Pest steals coins from them if they are close enough (ranging from 5 to 10). As for hobbies, the two aren't great cooks, but they are good bakers, however on PartyNoob's case, they're terrified of frying anything in a pan aside from a pancake.[1] Their names are also similar: Poob is an abbreviation of PartyNoob, whereas Pest's name was initially intended to be PartyGuest. This is likely a double entendre as it can also refer to insect being pests. Both have the same height of 5'9".
Poob is friendly towards pretty much all NPCs in-game, including Pest. They like him and want to be his friend, and Pest is aware of this, but he does not like them back regardless. In fact they are "probably" the second one Pest hates the most behind Unpleasant. As shown in interactions, he seems to "accept" their friendship request and while Poob is ecstatic, even proposing to make friendship bracelets, Pest makes clear he only did that so Poob could stop speaking, much to Poob's discouragement.
Supposedly, it's stated that if Poob did not bother Pest, then he would not bother them.
Quotes[]
These interactions can occur in-game when both Pest and PartyNoob are in the elevator together.
- Pest – “ねえ、あなた、なぜこんなことが起こるのですか？ (Hey, you, why is this happening?)”
- Poob – “what? does u want to party?”
- Pest – “... いいえ (... No)”
- Pest – “こんにちは (Hello)”
- Poob – “i don't know what you're saying!”
- Poob – “omg!! we go tha saem station! isnt that crazy!!?”
- Pest – “不思議ではない (No wonder)”
- Poob – “huh? oh! i bet you sed how awesum it is to be here!”
- Pest – “no”
- Poob – “do u hav any gud party music??”
- Pest – “I don't listen to music. I don't have the time.”
- Poob – “wel thats no fun!! u gota get a groov!!!”
- Pest – “迷惑な (Annoying)”
- Poob – “Michael”
- Pest – “What?”
- Poob – “Just kidding”
- Pest – “I'm sorry?”
- Poob – “It was a michael prank : )”
- Pest – “You are just the worst.”
- Pest – “Have you tried partying.. Somewhere else.”
- Poob – “all alone? no wae!! id wana party wit u!”
- Pest – “I don't enjoy any of those bothersome engagements.”
- Poob – “dont b so grouchy! Its always fun to.. hav fun!”
- Poob – “hav u ever tried blogsy?”
- Pest – “..No? That's battery acid.”
- Poob – “only a lil!! BUT it tastes soo gud! always gibs me butterflies! and then i cant sleep! and i stay up alll night habing fun!!”
- Pest – “私は気にしない" ("I don't care")”
- Poob – “since we come from da same place, wouldn't it be cool if we lik... became frens?”
- Pest – “fine.”
- Poob – “WOA RLLY?!?? I NEVR THOUGHT UD SAY YES!! DIS IS GONNA BE SO COOL!! I CAN MAEK US FRENSHIP BRACLETS!!!”
- Pest – “...Don't. I said fine so you would stop speaking.”
- Poob – “..oh.”
- Pest – “A part of me wants him to get you so I dont have to deal with you anymore.”
- Poob – “whuh/?”
- Pest – “nothing.”
- Poob – “hey pest. hey pest. hey pest. hey pest. hey pest.”
- Pest – “What could you possibly need”
- Poob – “jus wanted to sayyy hai! : 3”
- Pest – “私は気にしない" ("I don't care")”
- Poob – “..hey-”
- Pest – “No.”
- Poob – “-WAIT!1 pls i its not a partee this tiem..! could u help me fix m roomba.. and my tv, a and.. AND I CAN PAY U! eh? ehh?? .. pls. ppl are starting 2 refuse 2 fix dem cuz dfey break so much..”
- Pest – “...Just don't make a big deal out of it. And don't yell.”
- Poob – “EEE THANK U P-!”
- Pest – “しーっ！ ("Shhh!")”
Pest also says the following dialogue when entering the elevator with Poob already in it:
- “あなたに会うたびに私の一日は悪化します。 (My day gets worse every time I see you.)”
- — Pest
It's implied in this Folly and Pest interaction that Poob is Pest's "annoying thorn in the side":
- Pest – “Back from the death again, aren't you, parasite? あなたは私に固執 し続けます。("You continue to stick to me.")”
- Folly – “I have my reasons. Some for my own interests.”
- Pest – “I'm not that oblivious. I know you're after that annoying thorn in my side.”
- Folly – “Perceptive as usual, bug. But I'm afraid I'll be sticking around for MUCH longer.”
- Pest – “Hmph.”
- STAT – “So! Can you bake me an apple pie?”
- Pest – “Who told you I could bake? Stop prying.”
- STAT – “Your little annoying friend constantly talks about it! You should really get them to shut up once in a while!”
- Pest – “I've tried. Too many times.”
Fanon[]
PartyBeetle is a relatively popular ship within the Regretevator fandom, despite not having any subtext that shippers could interpret as romantic (it is far from being a rarepair) due to Pest's hatred towards everyone in general. Just like with Spive and other ships, there are available items in the Marketplace that can be bought for matching outfits. There also used to be a t-shirt bag with Poob and Pest inside.
Though Pest has a legitimate reason for not liking Poob, there is likely a belief among some enjoyers of the ship that he would 'soften up' for it to happen, a common scenario with the Energetic character x Stoic character trope. This would also imply that he'd accept attending Poob's events, albeit for reasons that are convenient to Pest, such as stealing or simply eating. The trope is frequently used in fan fictions, based around their interactions with one another, with Pest gradually warming up to PartyNoob.
There is a decent amount of fanart on both Twitter and Tumblr, including a large amount of fanfictions on AO3, being the second most written ship from the Regretevator fandom (sometimes third since it's competing against Wallter/Mark and Split/Bive pairings, which tend to have a similar or equal amount of fanwork), having 165+ works created. It is also the eighth most written Roblox ship in general. It's commonly shipped alongside canon pairings, being Spive and the aforementioned WallMark, and sometimes non-canon pairings such as Kasper/Lampert, Unpleasant/Jeremy or Dr.RETRO/Mach.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Party Noob/Pest tag on AO3
- Party Noob & Pest tag on AO3
- TUMBLR
- PartyBeetle posts on Tumblr
- PartyBeetle posts on Twitter
- PartyBeetle hashtag on Twitter
Gallery[]
Fan Art[]
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Trivia[]
- Pest thinks roaches are disgusting, but would use one to scare PartyNoob.[2]
- He sometimes scares PartyNoob to make them go away.[3]
- Pest could make friends, but he doesn't want to since he has antisocial personality disorder and is a major narcissist.[4]
- Pest has robbed PartyNoob before.
- While Poob is canonically non-binary, Pest's gender isn't very clear either, although he's male-leaning: this is because he has both male and female mandibles, with the former being present on the sides of his head whereas the latter are located on the bottom of his mouth.
- Pest finds Poob annoying, and prefers staying away from them.
- Ironically, the character whom Pest appears most with on stickers is Poob. Some examples include:
- A parody box art of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. (SleyderBanano)
- PartyNoob feeling joyful and whimsy, while Pest is full of malice and malevolence.
- Born to Reset.
- Poob - annoying.
- Pest being surrounded by Poobs. (Reeubii)
- In a different parody sticker, specifically "Folly-doo", they're depicted as Daphne (Poob) and Fred (Pest) respectively.
- Despite not being a duo sticker, in "puppet pals" Poob is seen showing a C4 to Pest, Dr. RETRO and Melanie, respectively.
