Lock

Lock
Characteristics
Species	Raposa
Gender	Male
Age	Adult
Fur Color	Orange
Information
Home	Lavasteam
Story Role	Protagonist (T35 '16, '22, '26) Minor Character (T35 '24, SR1) Deuteragonist (SR2)
Family Members	Son of Key
Occupation	Advisor and Chief Engineer to Russet
Status	Comatose
Game(s)

“You help me with a big project I’m working on, and I’ll do everything I possibly can to help you control your power. Deal?”

–Lock

Lock is a Raposa created by GuyThatExists that appears in the short story Salem Rose Pt. 1 as a minor character and in Salem Rose Pt. 2 as a major character. He also appears in The 35 as a character in 4 out of 105 segments.

As a child, he became interested in science and engineering like his father, Key. He would sit through a lesson in Mannequite and eventually learns of Celia's revival as a Robosa. He would also catch Queen Lydia in her All-Lite addiction, but she blackmails him into keeping his mouth shut. During a celebration in Lavasteam, he survives an attack by Ruby and discovers that they are working with Aguara.

He later became King Russet's advisor and took over his father's role as Chief Engineer. He witnesses Robigo break out of the Giant Robosa and would later finish work on his Robosa Suit with the help of Stampy, allowing him to join Milfre in her fight against Salem Rose. However, during the fight, he would be incapacitated inside the suit, and he currently is living in Rapoville in his coma.

Appearance

Currently, Lock's appearance is unknown, but he likely has short ears.

Story

The 35

2016

Lock is first seen sitting in his father's - Key's - workshop, learning about Mannequite and its adaptability. He also admits to his father that he was skipping class due to being understimulated, and Key makes him promise to stay in class. The two later go out for dinner.

2022

Later, Lock sneaks into Key's workshop to explore, but Celia - now in a Robosa body - activates and startles him. He picks up a piece of Mannequite and threatens Celia with it, but before he can use it, Lydia walks in looking for All-Lite. When she sees the Mannequite in Lock's hand, she pounces on him, and after getting a hit of the crystal, she uses it to power down Celia.

Just then, Key bursts into the workshop, and Lock says he couldn't sleep and wanted to tinker. They are all kicked out of the workshop, and Lydia reveals her All-Lite stash to Lock and blackmails him into keeping his mouth shut.

Some time over the next two years, Lydia began peddling Mannequite from Key's lab to Captain Cavalier to use in his trade, and she brought Lock into her operation.

2024

Two years later, Lydia had broken the terms of her deal with Cavalier, and Aguara had come to collect. Lock and Lydia barricade themselves into Key's lab, and they wake up Celia, asking her how many times they had wiped her memory. When Celia tells them that it had been nearly fifty times, Lock and Lydia panic. As they discuss what they should do next, Celia manages to open the door, letting Aguara break in. However, he lets Lock run away.

2026

When Lock attends a celebration with Watersong, Lavasteam, and Rapocity leaders, he decides to leave after Lydia makes a comment. When he steps out of the bathroom, he discovers Key bleeding out in the hallway, causing the partygoers to panic. Lock runs over to him and begs him not to die, trying to get him to move, but Key dies in his arms. Inconsolable, Lock is pulled away by Rose and taken outside.

Once they are out of the palace, they are joined by Moseus, Meeny, and Angelia, who all watch as the palace explodes and crumbles to the ground. Ruby suddenly appears to tell the group that Miney was dead, and out of rage, Lock lunges at them. However, Ruby catches him and holds him away, telling him that both Aguara and they would let him live, and to not make them regret it.

Salem Rose Pt. 1

Lock is next seen when Robigo breaks out of the Volcanic Core and appears in the center of town. He and Russet approach her together, and he stands by as Russet asks her questions. When she reveals that she was stuck in the Giant Robosa by Salem, he is in awe and tries to ask her about her time in the core.

Salem Rose Pt. 2

Lock is next seen when Robigo leaves Stampy in his care. While unconscious, Stampy phases in between his Raposa and Stamped forms. He does this more and more rapidly as he begins to wake up, and he bolts upright after some time. Lock asks him why he is able to phase into objects, and Stampy, still annoyed and confused, simply states that it's magic. Lock doesn't press him, and simply asks for Stampy's name. After Stampy is fully aware of his surroundings, Stampy and Lock make an agreement to help each other with their projects, Lock's being fixing the Robosa Suit.

Eventually, Lock and Stampy agree that the Robosa Suit could be best powered with Stampy's Ink, so Lock helps Stampy control his powers. Using a garden hose as a metaphor, Lock explains to Stampy how to shoot Ink from his body. Stampy successfully shoots Ink and sucks it back in, exciting both Lock and himself. Stampy uses his new ability to send Ink through the mechanisms of the Robosa Suit, causing it to function properly. While the two put finishing touches on the machine, they talk about how they are technically superheroes, and they decide to adopt the identities of Ink Torpedo and The Mechanic.

Their conversation eventually shifts to how well the Ink in working on the suit, so Lock explains that when Wilfre attacked the village, he likely changed the way the Robosa operated, causing them to require Shadow alongside electricity. Stampy mentions the Shadow being evicted from the Raposa realm in 2008, casually stating that "we’ve been Shadow free for five years now." Lock corrects him by saying it had been almost 35 years, and Stampy reveals that he traveled through time. Lock laughs and begins to inform Stampy of the events he missed.

The Robosa Suit is eventually completed, and as Lock is trying it on, Russet informs both of them that visitors were there for them. Stampy and Lock go to Russet's meeting room and find Milfre, Kamalah, Jowee, Willham, and Shadow Mari waiting for them. Stampy and Milfre embrace after thinking the other had died, and Stampy stays by Milfre's side as she takes a survey of the powers in the room. Lock runs off to get his suit at one point, and calls Stampy to help him. Stampy runs into the room, helping Lock put on the Robosa suit, and the two return to the meeting room. Stampy announces them using their superhero names, and the group enters the Time Machine, leaving for 2007.

When they arrive at the Village Bridge, they come face to face with Salem Rose and Robigo. After Milfre tries to reason with Salem Rose and he attacks her, Stampy, Lock, Jowee, and Willham team up to fight him. Stampy and Lock fight together, using a combination of the Robosa Suit and Ink to take him down. Eventually, after Salem Rose is distracted by Jowee, Stampy and Lock take hold on Salem Rose and prepare to kill him. However, using the power of the Galactic Jungle Orb, Salem Rose uses the grass to rip Stampy off of the Robosa Suit, and he attacks some of the mechanics in the suit. Suddenly, Salem Rose is struck by the Lavasteam Orb, and Lock is freed from his grasp.

When Lock rejoins the fight, he sees Robigo and Kamalah firing a constant stream of attack towards Salem Rose, so Lock follows suit with his energy blasts. They unknowingly give the Ruby Earring enough power to release a blast of energy that destroys the Time Machines and knock Lock unconscious. For some reason, the screeners, Milfre, Robigo, and Stampy all wake up from the attack, but Lock, Kamalah, and Jowee do not. Robigo and Milfre help haul Lock's body, still in the Robosa Suit, to Dr. Cure's hospital.

Quotes

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“What's this thing?” –Lock “Woah! Is the manuh... manny... is the rock electric now?” –Lock “Wait, I learned about this one at school! Copper Corts, after it loses all its fire, turns into a ashy rock. Then you blast that one with fire and it turns back!” –Lock “No. She was teaching us about multication and fractions and stuff, but I already know all that, so I went to the libary and found a book about rocks.” –Lock “I know, but they don't teach me cool things like you do daddy.” –Lock “And Robosa?” –Lock “I got it! Here you go daddy.” –Lock “If we go, can I have a Banya Pie for dessert?” –Lock

|-|2022=

“What the hell? Stay back! I know how to dismantle you!” –Lock “Celia? Dad's friend from Galactic Jungle? Yeah right.” –Lock “I don't know what this'll do to you but if you take another step closer, we'll both find out.” –Lock “Oh, good! Maybe then we can both forget this ever happened!” –Lock “He's asleep. Mind helping me take this Robosa out?” –Lock “Her? You've dealt with this thing before?” –Lock “I... I was just looking to tinker since I couldn't fall asleep, and it attacked me.” –Lock “Celia was right. You are addicted.” –Lock “I was a baby, but I was there. No memory of it though.” –Lock “That's how you knew to shut Celia down. You've busted in there before!” –Lock “Or what?” –Lock “You're despicable.” –Lock

|-|2024=

“Shut it! We need to fix this mess, and we don't need you hovering over us!” –Lock “I'm not an employee either!” –Lock

|-|2026=

“Sorry, I gotta go to the bathroom.” –Lock “DAD!!” –Lock “Dad... Dad, I can't lose you... Please...” –Lock “Please, dad. I love... *sniffle* I love you too. Please just hold on a bit longer...]}” –Lock

“You mean to say that you were stuck in the prototype Giant Robosa for all these years?” –Lock

“It’s hard to say for sure, but I don’t see why we can’t try. If he keeps doing whatever this is, it might take a few days at least.” –Lock “Hey, on your way out, could you stop by the throne room? Russet’s been pretty reclusive ever since you were last here, talking about a curse and whatnot.” –Lock “No, you weren’t dead, but you were doing this weird thing where you merged with the table. It’s like you became a sticker or something.” –Lock “I can buy magic. How about we just start with your name then?” –Lock “Nice to meet you Stampy, I’m Lock. Now, I got one more question for you before I’m out of your hair. You’re not a Shadow creature, are you? Cause that sticker thing you got goin’ on really reeks of Shadow.” –Lock “I may not be an expert in Ink magic, but I do know a thing or two about controlling powers. Tell you what. Let’s make a deal. You help me with a big project I’m working on, and I’ll do everything I possibly can to help you control your power. Deal?” –Lock “You ever wonder what it would be like to pilot a Robosa?” –Lock “I’ve built the suit already, but I’ve been having a hell of a time powering it, piloting it, and actually using it for anything other than a really fancy paperweight.” –Lock “Well, the person who brought you in, Miss Robigo, was apparently trapped in a cavern full of lava for some 30-odd years. I started building this prototype so that we can rescue people from the lava if something like that ever happens again.” –Lock “We have no idea. After she escaped, she told us that she was ‘cursed by the Creator.’ Something about being rust-furred.” –Lock “Electricity, Banya Crystals, Lava, all sorts of things. For some reason, it just won’t work correctly.” –Lock “I’m not gonna lie, we thought about it. Shadow and Color. Problem is, we don’t have a way to collect or harness either of those.” –Lock “Don’t forget. Your arms are like garden hoses and you are the water.” –Lock “Hey Stampy, you think you could absorb that ink?” –Lock “If that’s all you could do, I’d call you the Raposa Straw or something corny like that.” –Lock “You’re right! Oh man, this is so cool! We should come up with superhero names while we’re fixing it up!” –Lock “Hmmm, well, this is a weird pick, but I like The Mechanic or something generic like that. Something like Iron Rapo just wouldn’t sit right with me. What about you?” –Lock “The Mechanic and Ink Torpedo. Ink Torpedo and The Mechanic. Hey, it sounds good both ways!” –Lock “My best guess? Wilfre. My pops was making these back before he showed up as Salem, so maybe when he and Miney hijacked the operation, Wilfre changed something with how the parts work. Your ink is Shadow based, isn’t it?” –Lock “What happened in ’08?” –Lock “That would explain why all the Robosa tanked in productivity in ’08. We had to start using a bunch of alternative power sources, but I guess nothing could compete with Shadow. Also, buddy, did you forget to carry a one somewhere? ’08 was nearly 35 years ago, not five.” –Lock “’42, but yeah. How long were you unconscious before Miss Robigo brought you in?” –Lock “Oh yeah, Miss Kamalah was working on something like that! I guess she got it to work out.” –Lock “Eh, here in the Lavasteam not much can surprise us. Wilfre’s whole color schtick, we had to deal with Miney for all those years, hell, the creator gave us a Lava Monster back when the Hero showed up. Not much gets past us anymore. Five years, so I guess you’re from 2013?” –Lock “Name doesn’t ring a bell, but I’m sure someone here knows him.” –Lock “You bet it is! Look out world! The Mechanic and Ink Torpedo are coming for ya!” –Lock “You expecting anyone?” –Lock “So, time travel, huh?” –Lock “Well, a little stamp told me that he was from 2013. Only person I know who was working on a time machine is you.” –Lock “I have no problem helping fight this guy if he almost killed y’all. The enemy of my partner is my enemy.” –Lock “And I have this really cool Robosa suit that has an energy gun too!” –Lock “Stampy! A little help!?” –Lock “Hey, Russet? Forget about what Miss Robigo told you. She’s one of the bad guys now, so just take a deep breath. We got this!” –Lock “What’s so funny boy? You think you can get out of this?” –Lock

Relationships

Family

• Key - Father

Allies

• Creator
• Gertrude
• Ellen
• Russet
• Creator's Alliance
  • Mari
  • Kamalah
  • Steven †
  • Monkey Kid
• Meeny †
• Robigo
• Stampy
• Milfre
• Willham †
• Shadow Mari
• Jowee

Enemies

• Shadow
• Wilfre/Salem †
• Celia †
• Lydia
• Aguara
• Ruby
• Miles/Salem Rose † - Former Ally and Attempted Killer

Trivia

• The name Lock is a reference to the titular character of Lock's Quest.
  • It is also a reference to the phrase "under lock and key," considering Key is Lock's father.

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