Line #58 VideoGame/VSTabiExBoyfriend


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tabi_9.PNG]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350: "My trust, my feelings, my love, and my heart. I've lost everything! Now look who I am, because of her!"]]
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4	->''"You do realize she is just using you, right?"''
5	-->-- '''Tabi'''
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7	''[[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.
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9	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, one fateful day, he lost everything — his career, his love, [[ForcedTransformation 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.
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11	A prequel week for this mod was in the works, titled "The Love Week". It takes place when Tabi and Girlfriend were dating and is meant to show what Tabi was like before he got betrayed by the Dearest family and lost his career, girlfriend, and human shape. However, this week has unfortunately been canceled due to controversies surrounding Tabi's voice actor and current owner. Homskiy confirmed that he will not continue the mod unless he is able to get ownership for Tabi back.
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13	!!Song list:
14	#[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uo2Vy5SS4U My Battle]]
15	#[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TvFOlrCakM Last Chance]]
16	#[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHdObRZyAdI Genocide]]
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19	!!This mod contains the following tropes:
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21	* AdaptationalVillainy: Girlfriend is hit with a dose this time around, having apparently manipulated Tabi to further her own career. However, it is possible that she may have simply been following [[GreaterScopeVillain Daddy Dearest]]'s wishes, and may have [[HeelFaceTurn gotten better]] since.
22	* 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 Girlfriend.[[invoked]]
23	* BalanceBuff: The final song was slightly recoded due to some difficulty issues. To be specific: [[spoiler:Tabi was made ''even harder'' in order to provide more of a challenge. The original version had it where the health loss was a gradual overtime effect, ticking down 1-2% every second when it was Tabi's turn. But it was found that even with this handicap, players were managing without major difficulty beyond the note chart itself, so an extra effect was added where you also lose health every time Tabi hits a note, and with so many notes in each turn, plus when Tabi "sings" during Boyfriend's turn, it made missing much more punishing for players]].
24	* BattleAmongstTheFlames: [[spoiler:After Tabi detonates an explosive at the start of the cutscene for "Genocide", the track has Boyfriend and Tabi rap battle in the now-burning restaurant.]]
25	* ClothingDamage: As of an update, [[spoiler:Tabi's model in ''Genocide'' has many rips and tears in his clothes from the explosion. This also showcases that beneath his clothes, his body is indeed invisible]].
26	* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Tabi shares several similarities to [[VideoGame/VsWhitty Whitty]]. Both were victims to a member of the Dearest family and have held a grudge against them 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 differences are that Whitty chose to go into hiding and opposes [[GreaterScopeVillain Daddy Dearest]] while Tabi actively tried to take {{Revenge}} against [[AdaptationalVillainy Girlfriend]].
27	* DinerBrawl: The songs take place in a restaurant.
28	* EveryoneHasStandards: In the remaster, while he still blows the restaurant up, Tabi states he specifically took measures to avoid killing innocent people.
29	* ForcedTransformation: 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 a goat skull]]. Needless to say, he's... not too happy about that.
30	* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Tabi's eyes glow yellow. As for the doom part, look no further than "Genocide".
31	* GruesomeGoat: A curse has put his head in a monstrous goat skull that he can never remove.
32	* HairTriggerTemper: He has some anger issues since the incident.
33	* InformedEquipment: 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]].
34	* InterfaceScrew: During "Genocide", [[spoiler:the game goes to absolute insanity 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]].
35	* ItsAWonderfulFailure: During "Genocide", getting a GameOver shows a knife dug into Boyfriend's skull on top of being blueballed.
36	* KindHeartedCatLover: While he's not so kindhearted anymore, WordOfGod says that Tabi loves cats and used to own a cat. When the Dearest family's goons kidnapped him, they also [[AndYourLittleDogToo killed the cat for "fun"]].[[invoked]]
37	* LastNoteNightmare: "Genocide" ends with [[spoiler:a long, wrathful scream of impotent rage from Tabi]].
38	* MadBomber: "Genocide" starts with [[spoiler:Tabi triggering an explosion he rigged in the restaurant that the week takes place in, intending to kill himself, Boyfriend, and Girlfriend, to no success]].
39	* 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 (like all opponents) is a PerfectPlayAI, you got yourself one hell of a battle on your hands. The developers also were aware of this disadvantage, so they mercifully increased Boyfriend's overall health to 50% higher than the default, giving players a slightly better chance at survival.]]
40	* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: Tabi is canonically Russian and the first modded character capable of pushing back Boyfriend's health.
41	* NobleDemon: Although Tabi will stop at nothing to kill Girlfriend, he does try to convince 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 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]]
42	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: While Girlfriend still dances along to the songs, her expression is 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.]]
43	* PsychoExBoyfriend: Natch. However, he is not angry at Girlfriend for rejecting him, but rather for manipulating him and ruining his life.
44	* 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 Boyfriend still refuses to relent]], he's basically just screaming in pure wrath.
45	-->'''Tabi:''' [[spoiler:''I WILL KILL YOU AND WON'T LET HER HURT ANYBODY ELSE YOU LITTLE BRAT! '''DIE! DIEE!''''']]
46	* RetiredBadass: Tabi used to be a talented and passionate music producer back when he was still dating The Girlfriend. He may have lost his career, but he never lost his touch.
47	* RussianGuySuffersMost: Tabi is Russian and lost his career, his relationship, and even his human form.
48	* SkullForAHead: Tabi, thanks to the curse placed on him.
49	* SpeakingSimlish: Even though everyone else is fully voiced in cutscenes, BF ''still'' speaks in beeps and bops. During the songs, Tabi sings in a harsh electronic voice not too dissimilar to Whitty's.
50	* TheStinger: After the lines mentioned in ToBeContinued below:
51	-->[[spoiler:[[VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinENTITY Agoti]]? Is that… you?]]
52	* 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 immediately, and Boyfriend '''still''' wants to help Girlfriend, triggers his RageBreakingPoint.]]
53	* ToBeContinued: [[spoiler:As of the latest update, a screen displays the following text after the player beats Genocide:]]
54	-->[[spoiler:STORY WILL CONTINUE]]
55	-->[[spoiler:WILL LOVE OVERCOME HATRED?]]
56	-->[[spoiler:STAY TUNED...]]
57	* TurnsRed: [[spoiler:After detonating his explosive, 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]].]]
58	* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:"Genocide" has Tabi lose his mind and try to kill both Boyfriend and Girlfriend.]]

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