[🍓] Sprout

Appereance

Sprout is a strawberry-headed toon who wears solely a white scarf with thin pink stripes wrapped around his neck and draped over his back. He is usually depicted as having five mint green, simple leaves, three of which rest atop his head while the other two cover his forehead in resemblence to bangs. Sprout's 3D model adds one more leaf onto his bangs. He has a dark red blush with three black freckles on each cheek. His limbs are a vivid shade of red lighter than his torso and head.

Personality

Sprout is a straightforward and overprotective Toon. He often talks about or mentions Cosmo in many of his Interactions. He also may be pushy when he has good intentions for the other Toons, as implied in what Dandy says when you buy him, and one of his Interactions with Astro and both with Pebble. He especially cares about his best friend Cosmo. He also has an interest in baking, especially with Cosmo.Overall, Sprout cares for the Toons and their well being and safety, but may come off as pushy or straightforward.

Strategies

Sprout is a great Supporter and a superb Toon for many types of runs. His mobility is above average: with a Movement Speed stat of 4 ★ and 5 ★ Stamina, the highest in the game, Sprout makes for a very capable distractor. The only real downside to playing Sprout is his lack of extraction proficiency (2 ★ for both Extraction Speed and Skill Check), but this can be improved with Trinkets.Distraction is not Sprout's only role. If you have other distractors in your lobby, such as Pebble or Goob, it's suggested to allow them to fill that. While distracting is a great use of Sprout's talents, scavenging for Tapes and Items instead is very helpful to heal other players in your team. This makes Sprout better-applied as a backup distractor than main one despite his excellent stats.The reason Sprout's Support potential overshadows his use as a distractor is his active Ability,  Baked Sweets, which allows Sprout to heal any other hurt Toon in range for 1 heart at the cost of 100 Tapes. This will be a lifesaver for your teammates. Since Tapes may be hard to come by, it's suggested to prioritize healing distractors, Healers, and toons on one heart—otherwise, save around 200 tapes for emergencies unless the Floor is particularly dangerous and you're concerned for your teammates. It's not recommended to have multiple Sprouts in one Lobby, as the ability cost increases by 50 Tapes per Sprout in your party. Additionally, there is a global healing cooldown of 30.0s that will interfere with other Sprouts' gameplay.Do note that his ability is not the most efficient method of Healing.Health Kits can heal Sprout for the same price or less,depending on how many are in your team,and Bandages cost almost half the amount.Due to Sprout's value,try to save tapes in case a Bandage appears in Dandy's Elevator Shop,since if one does,your teammates should also have a chance to buy it,making the loss of Tapes less risky.As Sprout cannot heal himself without bandages/medkits

1. Optimizing routes. 

 While distracting, it can be used to change your route on a dime without running as much risk of running into teammates. It will also let you know if any damaged teammates are drawing near so you can initiate emergency maneuvers ahead of time. This can help you roam and collect tapes while distracting (though caution should still be taken).

2. Tracking Movement for clues.

Noticing if a certain heart keeps running in circles or is stagnating in a specific location can clue you in that that Toon is either distracting a Twisted in the former's case or could be working on a Machine for the latter. If nobody is distracting and you notice a teammate is distracting for a while, it could be a good idea to run over and relieve them. This can also help you identify those who are AFK.

3. Seeing how many people are at the Elevator.

Sprout excels at finishing the last Machine even at a distance due to this trait and his superior Movement. It only takes a quick glance to see if most Toons have made it, which has the potential to save you from popping the Machine too early and a chance to put them in danger. If you notice Hearts that are very far from the Elevator, ensure they're okay before initiating Panic Mode

4. Monitoring individuals.

Since a different graphic is used when at full Hearts, two Hearts (for Non-Main Characters), and one Heart, respectively, if only one of your teammates is at a certain Heart level it's possible to track them specifically. The best use cases for this tactic are when Shrimpo is in your party or your party is very small, but despite being a niche tool, any advantage can be helpful.

5. Reporting danger.

If a teammate dies or is critically injured, a keen-eyed Sprout might be the first to realize who and where it was. Using clues from tracking Movement and individual monitoring, it can easily become evident if a Distractor dies or switches locations. This information can be crucial and is not always reported, so do your best to keep your team updated. Letting any Cosmos know about important changes can save your teammates even if your own Ability/Stamina is recharging.As stated before, Sprout should mainly focus on finding/gaining Tapes to achieve multiple heals in a Run, which can be mainly done by:Scavenging for / using Items on the ground (preferably Common/Uncommon Items).Some recommended Items to use to grind Tapes include Stealth Candies, Gumballs, and Skill Check Candies/Jumper Cables (the Machine completion provides further extra Tapes). However, during Panic Mode, it's safe to use any Items your teammates have left behind for Tapes.Encountering Twisteds.Completing Machines.Using Penny Pincher/Spare Change Cards.Blind Grab/Lost and Found and Avaricious/Covetous Cards are also slightly more advantageous for Sprout.

Trivia

Sprout has three UGC Items, those two being Sprout's Scarf, Sprout's Hair and Sprout's Head.Sprout is Cosmo's best friend.Sprout and Cosmo have matching bracelets.These being the Savory Charm and Sweet Charm Trinkets.They also both have matching Toon Skins, both having a Caramel theme.Sprout's experiment name is M-003, with the M standing most likely for Main Character.Sprout is the only Main Character whose Toon Handler has a different gender than him.Sprout is said to be overprotective with his friends, made obvious by his Passive Ability and his interactions with other Toons.According to Qwelver, Sprout hates his full name.If there is more than one Sprout in a round, the price for Sprout's "  Baked Sweets" Ability goes up by 50 Tapes.Sprout seems to tend to forget to turn off the oven when he bakes, based on one of his dialogues when descending the elevator and the TV animation of him and Cosmo baking shown in Roleplaying Mode.This is also shown in a sketch by Qwelver, showing Cosmo and Sprout and their Twisted counterparts,Sprout's Toon Handler is confirmed by Qwelver to be non-binary.Sprout, Connie, Dandy, and Shelly are the only Toons to have their full renders shown.According to Qwelver, the full renders are not meant to be shown to the public and only to staff.Sprout is one of the Toons that has official merchandise plush as of now, with the others Astro, Boxten, Dandy, Poppy, Pebble, Shelly, and Vee.Sprout is tall for a normal Toon standard.As said by Qwel during the 2025 New Years stream, Sprout likes to occasionally style his leaves, yet it remains the same as it originally is.

1. [??/a little bit my au]

He is a little strict and cruel inside himself, but he hides it so as not to be so rude and something like that.

2. [??/a little bit my au]

He loves you...But he hides it and doesn't want to tell you.

Any ships

Fruitcake [Cosmo x Sprout] Moonberry [Astro x Sprout] Berryvision [Vee x Sprout] Shellberry [Shelly x Sprout] [I don't know what else there are :_3]