History VideoGame / VSTabiExBoyfriend

The Girlfriend's uncle has supposedly invited her to a restaurant, and she brings The Boyfriend along, but as they arrive, they see that no one else is there and realize something is amiss. But it's too late - the trap has been sprung, and a mysterious figure from Girlfriend's past with an axe to grind against her family emerges from the shadows. This mysterious man is Tabi, Girlfriend's ex-boyfriend whom she had broke up with a year ago. When they both started dating, he was an aspiring musical producer who had a passion and love for his work. That was, until one fateful day, he lost everything - his career, his love, [[BalefulPolymorph and even his human shape]] - through the machinations of Daddy Dearest. Now, Tabi is out for {{revenge}}... no matter how far he must go and who stands in his way.

The Girlfriend's uncle has supposedly invited her to a restaurant, and she brings The Boyfriend along, but as they arrive, they see that no one else is there and realize something is amiss. But it's too late - the trap has been sprung, and a mysterious figure from Girlfriend's past with an axe to grind against her family emerges from the shadows. This mysterious man is Tabi, Girlfriend's ex-boyfriend whom she had broke up with a year ago. When they both started dating, he was an aspiring musical producer who had a passion and love for his work. That was, until one fateful day, he lost everything - his career, his love, [[BalefulPolymorph and even his human shape]]. Now, Tabi is out for {{revenge}}... no matter how far he must go and who stands in his way.

* KnifeNut: Although Tabi's never seen with a knife in gameplay proper, the cover art depicts him with one, the mod's menu screen shows the same knife piercing a beating heart, and if the player fails "Genocide", [[ItsAWonderfulFailure the death screen shows a knife stabbed through Boyfriend's skull]].

* MirrorBoss: [[Spoiler:During "Genocide", Tabi can make Boyfriend lose ground when he hits his notes, just like Boyfriend himself. Thankfully, it's much weaker than The Boyfriend's own push, but when you consider the fact that Boyfriend can still lose ground by missing notes while Tabi is a PerfectPlayAI, you got yourself one hell of a battle on your hands. The developers also were aware of this disadvantage that they mercifully increased Boyfriend's overall health to 50% higher than the default, giving players a slightly better chance at survival.]]

''[[https://gamebanana.com/mods/286388 V.S. TABI Ex Boyfriend]]'', sometimes simply referred to as ''VS Ex'', is a ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' GameMod created by Homskiy. This mod has become very popular among the fanbase for its' design, [[NintendoHard difficulty]] and several unique features, such as being one of the first voice-acted mods.

The Girlfriend's uncle has supposedly invited her to a restaurant, and she brings The Boyfriend along, but as they arrive, they see that no one else is there and realize something is amiss. But it's too late - the trap has been sprung, and a mysterious figure from Girlfriend's past with an axe to grind against her family emerges from the shadows. This mysterious man is Tabi, Girlfriend's ex-boyfriend whom she had broke up with a year ago. When they both started dating, he was an aspiring musical producer who had a passion and love for his work. That was, until he met [[GreaterScopeVillain her father]]. Before he knew it, he lost everything - his career, his love, [[BalefulPolymorph and even his human shape]] - through the machinations of Daddy Dearest. Now, Tabi is out for {{revenge}}... no matter how far he must go and who stands in his way.

* BattleAmongstTheFlames: [[spoiler:After Tabi fails to kill himself, Girlfriend, and Boyfriend with bombs at the start of the cutscene for "Genocide", the track has Boyfriend and Tabi rap battle in the now-burning restaurant.]]

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: While Girlfriend still dances along to the songs instead of trembling in fear like she does when [[VideoGame/VSWhitty Whitty]] and [[VideoGame/MidFightMasses Ruv]] take the stage, her expression shows visibly more worried than usual. likewise, Boyfriend shows a sweat-drenched face, but as of the rework, keeps his usual smile, [[DownplayedTrope Downplaying this]]. [[spoiler:After Tabi sets off an explosive that nearly tears the trio down, The Girlfriend is absolutely terrified.]]

[[caption-width-right:350: Like she used me once, now look who I am: just a floating skull with a invisible body, I've lost everything!]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: Girlfriend is hit with a dose this time around, having apparently manipulated Tabi to further her own career. However, it is implied that she may have simply been following [[GreaterScopeVillain Daddy Dearest]]'s wishes, and may have [[HeelFaceTurn gotten better]] since.

* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Tabi shares several similarities to [[VideoGame/VsWhitty Whitty]]. Both were victims to [[GreaterScopeVillain Daddy Dearest]] and have held a grudge against him since, they both have a LimpAndLivid pose in their final song, Tabi uses explosives while Whitty ''is'' an explosive, and their final songs, "Ballistic" and "Genocide", are very similar. The main difference is that Whitty chose to go into hiding while Tabi actively tried to take {{Revenge}}.

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: His eyes glow yellow, as for the doom part, he is one of the hardest modded bosses in ''Friday Night Funkin'''.
* GruesomeGoat: Daddy Dearest's curse has put his head in a monstrous goat skull that he can never remove.

* KindHeartedCatLover: While he's not so kindhearted anymore, WordOfGod says that Tabi loves cats and used to own a cat. When Daddy Dearest's goons kidnapped him, they also [[AndYourLittleDogToo killed the cat for "fun"]].[[invoked]]

* LastNoteNightmare: "Genocide" ends with [[spoiler:a long, wrathful scream of impotent rage and frustration as Tabi realizes that he has completely and utterly failed in his quest for vengeance.]]

* MirrorBoss: A unique feature of this mod is that Tabi's arrows light up when he hits his notes in the same way as The Boyfriend's do, while most bosses' arrows simply disappear. Small and subtle, but an interesting way to highlight his status as a former Boyfriend. [[spoiler: Additionally, when he TurnsRed, he can make The Boyfriend lose ground when he hits his notes, just like Boyfriend himself. Thankfully, it's much weaker than The Boyfriend's own push, but when you consider the fact that Boyfriend can still lose ground by missing notes while Tabi is a PerfectPlayAI, you got yourself one hell of a battle on your hands. The developers also were aware of this disadvantage that they mercifully increased Boyfriend's overall health to 50% higher than the default, giving players a slightly better chance at survival.]]
* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: Tabi is canonically Russian and one of the hardest and most ruthless bosses to hit a ''FNF'' mod thus far. [[spoiler:He is also the only boss who could push back Boyfriend's health, something that canonically at the time nobody else has been able to do.]]

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: While Girlfriend still dances along to the songs instead of trembling in fear like she does when [[VideoGame/VSWhitty Whitty]] and [[VideoGame/MidFightMasses Ruv]] take the stage, her expression shows visibly more worried than usual. likewise, Boyfriend shows a serious, sweat-drenched face instead of his usual smile. [[spoiler:After Tabi sets off an explosive that nearly tears the trio down, The Girlfriend is absolutely terrified.]]

-->'''Tabi:''' [[spoiler: [[EvilLaugh Hehehe…]] So, you survived [[StuffBlowingUp the explosion]], huh?]]\\
'''Boyfriend:''' ''[[spoiler: [[SpeakingSimlish Worried beep bops]]]]''\\
'''Tabi:''' [[spoiler: You think I'm stupid? I knew you would bring someone with you, but ''him?!'']]\\
'''Tabi:''' [[spoiler: '' I DON'T CARE ANYMORE! I WILL KILL HER HERE AND NOW, NO MATTER WHAT! JUST TO MAKE THAT PIECE OF CRAP SHE CALLS HER FATHER FEEL PAIN! ''JUST DIE!''''']]

* RevengeByProxy: Judging by what Tabi says in the cutscene before ''Genocide'', he's aware that Girlfriend is not fully to blame for what happened to him, and his wrath is primarily directed against [[GreaterScopeVillain Daddy Dearest]], who [[StageMom incited Girlfriend to use Tabi to further her musical career]] and cursed him into an inhuman shape when he tried to stand up for himself. Despite that, he still wants to kill Girlfriend because [[OverprotectiveDad he knows it's the best way to hurt her father]].

* SkullForAHead: Tabi, thanks to the curse placed on him by Daddy Dearest.

* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:When he realizes that Boyfriend will not back down, Tabi grabs a detonator and activates it, attempting to kill himself, Girlfriend and Boyfriend in one fell swoop. The fact that this fails to kill '''any''' of them triggers his RageBreakingPoint.]]
* TitleDrop: Tabi name-drops "My Battle" and "Last Chance" during their respective cutscenes.
* ToBeContinued: [[spoiler:As of the latest update, a screen displays this text after the player beats Genocide, alongside a accompanying sound effect, and Homskiy has also posted an image of Tabi saying the story isn't over yet, implying he will return to try and kill Girlfriend again in the future]].
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler:After a attempt to blow himself, Girlfriend and Boyfriend to shreds fails, Tabi adopts a hunched-over posture, his hat covering his eyes, his hands balled into fists, shaking from pure wrath (and inexplicably growing a lower jaw). In this state, he not only unleashes his most brutal song, but also [[OhCrap gains the ability to push Boyfriend back]] when he hits his notes... [[TheAce and he doesn't miss notes]].]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:"Genocide" has him lose his mind and try to kill everyone.]]

* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Tabi shares several similarities to [[VideoGame/VsWhitty Whitty]]. Both were victims to [[GreaterScopeVillain Daddy Dearest]] and have held a grudge against him since, they both have a LimpAndLivid pose in their final song, Tabi uses explosives while Whitty ''is'' an explosive, and their final songs, “Ballistic” and “Genocide”, are very similar. The main difference is that Whitty chose to go into hiding while Tabi actively tried to take {{Revenge}}.

* KindHeartedCatLover: While he's not so kindhearted anymore, WordOfGod says that Tabi loves cats and used to own a cat. When Daddy Dearest's goons kidnapped him, they also [[AndYourLittleDogToo killed his beloved pet]].[[invoked]]

* MakeMeWannaShout: If you play the mod in windowed mode, Tabi causes the ''entire window'' to shake during his turns in Genocide from the sheer intensity of his vocals.

* ToBeContinued: [[spoiler:As of the latest update, a screen displays this text after the player beats Genocide, alongside a accompanying sound effect, and Homskiy has also posted an image of Tabi saying the story's not over yet, implying he will return to try and kill Girlfriend again in the future]].

[[caption-width-right:350:I will kill her here and now, no matter what!]]

* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Tabi shares several similarities to [[VideoGame/VsWhitty Whitty]]. Both were victims to [[GreaterScopeVillain Daddy Dearest]] and have held a grudge against him since, they are both of similar height, they both have a LimpAndLivid pose in their final song, Tabi uses explosives while Whitty ''is'' an explosive, and their final songs, “Ballistic” for Whitty and “Genocide” for Tabi, are very similar. The main difference is that Whitty chose to go into hiding while Tabi actively tried to take {{Revenge}}.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: His eyes glow yellow beyond the skull's sockets, as for the doom part, he's one of the hardest modded bosses in ''FNF''.
* GruesomeGoat: Daddy Dearest's curse has encased his head in a monstrous goat skull that he can never remove.
* InterfaceScrew: During "Genocide", [[spoiler:the game goes absolutely wild where the screen pulsates, the arrows are now black with colored outlines, making it a bit more difficult to read them, and Tabi can actually drain Boyfriend's health without him missing any notes.]]
* ItsAWonderfulFailure: During "Genocide", getting a GameOver shows a knife dug into Boyfriend's skull (right into his brain) atop of being blueballed.

* MirrorBoss: A unique feature of this mod is that Tabi's arrows light up when he hits his notes in the same way as The Boyfriend's do, while most bosses' arrows simply disappear. Small and subtle, but an interesting way to highlight his status as a former Boyfriend. [[spoiler:Oh, and once he TurnsRed, he can make The Boyfriend lose ground when he hits his notes, just like Boyfriend himself. Thankfully, it's much weaker than The Boyfriend's own push, but when you consider the fact that Boyfriend can still lose ground by missing notes while Tabi is a PerfectPlayAI, you got yourself one hell of a battle on your hands. The developers also were aware of this disadvantage that they mercifully increased Boyfriend's overall health to 50% higher than the default, giving players a slightly better chance at survival.]]

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: While Girlfriend still dances along to the songs instead of trembling in fear like she does when [[VideoGame/VSWhitty Whitty]] or [[VideoGame/MidFightMasses Ruv]] take the stage, her expression shows visibly more worried than usual. likewise, Boyfriend shows a serious, sweat-drenched face instead of his usual smile. [[spoiler:After Tabi sets off an explosive that nearly kills the trio, The Girlfriend is absolutely terrified.]]

'''Tabi:''' [[spoiler: '''GAAAH! I DON'T CARE ANYMORE! I WILL KILL HER HERE AND NOW, NO MATTER WHAT! JUST TO MAKE THAT PIECE OF CRAP SHE CALLS HER FATHER FEEL PAIN! ''JUST DIE!''''']]

* ToBeContinued: [[spoiler:As of the latest update, a screen displays this text after the player beats Genocide, and Homskiy has also posted an image of Tabi saying the story's not over yet, implying he will return to try and kill Girlfriend again in the future]].
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler:After his attempt to blow himself, Girlfriend and Boyfriend to smithereens fails, Tabi adopts a hunched-over posture, his hat covering his eyes, his hands balled into fists, shaking from pure wrath (and inexplicably growing a lower jaw). In this state, he not only unleashes his most brutal song, but also [[OhCrap gains the ability to push Boyfriend back]] when he hits his notes... [[TheAce and he doesn't miss notes]].]]

Currently, a prequel week for this mod is in the works, titled "The Love Week". It takes place when Tabi and Girlfriend were dating and is meant to serve what Tabi was like before he got betrayed by the Dearest family and lost his career, girlfriend, and human shape. However, it is uncertain whether or not this week will ever be released, due to Homskiy recently leaving the FNF community. See the Trivia page for more details.

* BadassNormal: In stark contrast to [[PersonOfMassDestruction Whitty]] and many other opponents both fanon and canon, WordOfGod confirms that Tabi has no magical or other powers (other than permanent invisibility of most of his body) despite his otherworldly appearance. Despite this, he remains one of Boyfriend's most dangerous opponents simply by virtue of his musical talent and his willingness to do absolutely anything for the sake of his vengeance, and is treated as TheDreaded by The Girlfriend.[[invoked]]

The Girlfriend's uncle has supposedly invited her to a restaurant, and she brings The Boyfriend along, but as they arrive, they see that no one else is there and realize something is amiss. But it's too late - the trap has been sprung, and a mysterious figure from The Girlfriend's past with an axe to grind against her family emerges from the shadows. This mysterious man is Tabi, The Girlfriend's ex-boyfriend whom she had broke up with a year ago. When they both started dating, he was an aspiring musical producer who had a passion and love for his work. That was, until he met [[GreaterScopeVillain her father]]. Before he knew it, he lost everything - his career, his love, [[BalefulPolymorph and even his human shape]] - through the machinations of Daddy Dearest. Now, Tabi is out for {{revenge}}... no matter how far he must go and who stands in his way.

* AdaptationalVillainy: The Girlfriend is hit with a dose this time around, having apparently manipulated Tabi to further her own career. However, it is implied that she may have simply been following [[GreaterScopeVillain Daddy Dearest]]'s wishes, and may have [[HeelFaceTurn gotten better]] since.
* BadassNormal: In stark contrast to [[PersonOfMassDestruction Whitty]] and many other opponents both fanon and canon, WordOfGod confirms that Tabi has no magical or other powers (other than permanent invisibility of most of his body) despite his otherworldly appearance. Despite this, he remains one of The Boyfriend's most dangerous opponents simply by virtue of his musical talent and his willingness to do absolutely anything for the sake of his vengeance, and is treated as TheDreaded by The Girlfriend.[[invoked]]

* MirrorBoss: A unique feature of this mod is that Tabi's arrows light up when he hits his notes in the same way as The Boyfriend's do, while most bosses' arrows simply disappear. Small and subtle, but an interesting way to highlight his status as a former Boyfriend. [[spoiler:Oh, and once he TurnsRed, he can make The Boyfriend lose ground when he hits his notes, just like The Boyfriend himself. Thankfully, it's much weaker than The Boyfriend's own push, but when you consider the fact that The Boyfriend can still lose ground by missing notes while Tabi is a PerfectPlayAI, you got yourself one hell of a battle on your hands. The developers also were aware of this disadvantage that they mercifully increased Boyfriend's overall health to 50% higher than the default, giving players a slightly better chance at survival.]]
* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: Tabi is canonically Russian and one of the hardest and most ruthless bosses to hit a ''FNF'' mod thus far. [[spoiler:He is also the only boss who could push back the Boyfriend's health, something that canonically at the time nobody else has been able to do.]]
* NobleDemon: Although Tabi will stop at nothing to kill The Girlfriend, he does try to convince The Boyfriend to get out of his way, seeing him as just another one of the family's victims until it becomes clear he will not relent. According to WordOfGod, he also [[spoiler:placed his explosives in such a way that no one but himself and The Girlfriend would die, though "everything went wrong". (Whether that simply refers to the fact that he failed to kill his target or whether he accidentally killed innocents is [[AmbiguousSituation not entirely clear]].)]][[invoked]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: While The Girlfriend still dances along to the songs instead of trembling in fear like she does when [[VideoGame/VSWhitty Whitty]] or [[VideoGame/MidFightMasses Ruv]] take the stage, her expression shows visibly more worried than usual, likewise, The Boyfriend shows a serious, sweat-drenched face instead of his usual smile. [[spoiler:After Tabi sets off an explosive that nearly kills the trio, The Girlfriend is absolutely terrified.]]
* PsychoExBoyfriend: Natch. However, he is not angry at The Girlfriend for rejecting him, but rather for manipulating him and ruining his life.
* RageBreakingPoint: Tabi is pretty damn pissed to begin with, but [[spoiler:once his attempt at a suicide bombing fails to kill any of the targets and The Boyfriend still refuses to relent]], he's basically just screaming in pure wrath.
-->'''Tabi''': [[spoiler: [[EvilLaugh Hehehe…]] So, you survived [[StuffBlowingUp the explosion]], huh?]]\\
'''Boyfriend''': ''[[spoiler: [[SpeakingSimlish Worried beep bops]]]]''\\
'''Tabi''' [[spoiler: You think I'm stupid? I knew you would bring someone with you, but ''him?!'']]\\
'''Tabi''': [[spoiler: '''GAAAH! I DON'T CARE ANYMORE! I WILL KILL HER HERE AND NOW, NO MATTER WHAT! JUST TO MAKE THAT PIECE OF CRAP SHE CALLS HER FATHER FEEL PAIN! ''JUST DIE!''''']]

* RevengeByProxy: Judging by what Tabi says in the cutscene before ''Genocide'', he's aware that The Girlfriend is not fully to blame for what happened to him, and his wrath is primarily directed against [[GreaterScopeVillain Daddy Dearest]], who [[StageMom incited The Girlfriend to use Tabi to further her musical career]] and cursed him into an inhuman shape when he tried to stand up for himself. Despite that, he still wants to kill The Girlfriend because [[OverprotectiveDad he knows it's the best way to hurt her father]].

* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:When he realizes that The Boyfriend will not back down, Tabi grabs a detonator and activates it, attempting to kill himself, The Girlfriend and The Boyfriend in one fell swoop. The fact that this fails to kill '''any''' of them triggers his RageBreakingPoint.]]

* ToBeContinued: [[spoiler: As of the latest update, a screen displays this text after the player beats Genocide, and Homskiy has also posted an image of Tabi saying the story's not over yet, implying he will return to try and kill Girlfriend again in the future]].
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler:After his attempt to blow himself, The Girlfriend and The Boyfriend to smithereens fails, Tabi adopts a hunched-over posture, his hat covering his eyes, his hands balled into fists, shaking from pure wrath (and inexplicably growing a lower jaw). In this state, he not only unleashes his most brutal song, but also [[OhCrap gains the ability to push The Boyfriend back]] when he hits his notes... [[TheAce and he doesn't miss notes]].]]

Currently, a prequel week for this mod is in the works, titled "The Love Week". It takes place when Tabi and Girlfriend were dating and is meant to serve what Tabi was like before he got betrayed by the Dearest family and lost his career, girlfriend, and human shape. However, it is uncertain whether or not this week will ever be released, due to Homskiy recently leaving the FNF community.

Currently, a prequel week for this mod is in the works, titled "The Love Week". It takes place when Tabi and Girlfriend were dating and is meant to serve what Tabi was like before he got betrayed by the Dearest family and lost his career and human shape.

* BalefulPolymorph: Tabi is technically human, but when he realized the family was simply using him for his talent, Daddy Dearest placed a curse on him that [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/fridaynightfunking/images/c/cf/TabisAnatomy.jpeg rendered his body invisible (except his hands) and turned his head into an animal skull]]. Needless to say, he's... not too happy about that.

Currently, a prequel week for this mod is currently in the works, titled "The Love Week". It takes place when Tabi and Girlfriend were dating and is meant to serve what Tabi was like before he got betrayed by the Dearest family and lost his career and human shape.

The Girlfriend's uncle has supposedly invited her to a restaurant, and she brings The Boyfriend along, but as they arrive, they realize something is amiss. Too late - the trap has been sprung, and a mysterious figure from The Girlfriend's past with an axe to grind against her family emerges from the shadows. Once an aspiring musical producer, the man known as Tabi had made the mistake to hook up with The Girlfriend some time ago, only to lose everything - his career, his love, [[BalefulPolymorph and even his human shape]] - through the machinations of [[GreaterScopeVillain her father]]. Now, Tabi is out for {{revenge}}... no matter how far he must go and who stands in his way.

* KnifeNut: Although Tabi's never seen with a knife in gameplay proper, the cover art depicts him with one, the mod's menu screen shows the same knife piercing a beating heart, and if The Boyfriend loses to him, [[ItsAWonderfulFailure the death screen shows a knife stabbed through his skull]].

* VillainousBreakdown: "Genocide" has him lose his mind and try to kill everyone.

* Villainous Breakdown: "Genocide" has him lose his mind and try to kill everyone.

* TitleDrop: Tabs name-drops "My Battle" and "Last Chance" during their respective cutscenes.