Bonnie
Wait a minute, who brought this kid along???
[Steam description for In Stars and Time][5]
Bonnie (full name Boniface, pronounced boh-nee-fahss) is one of the main characters of START AGAIN: a prologue and In Stars and Time.
Profile
That's just a kid!!! Who brought a kid here!!!
[Bonnie's Profile page in In Stars and Time]
Biography
Appearance
Bonnie is a kid, with dark skin and short wavy black hair: they wear a white shirt with two horizontal stripes and dots, black shorts, and black boots. They have a large round white hat with a single horizontal stripe, black circular earrings, and a black bracelet on their right hand.
They wield a frying pan when attacking.
Personality
Bonnie is described as "young and angry"[6]; as a kid, they have a rather childish personality. They love cooking, so they get easily excited when someone mentions food[7] or being hungry[8][9].
They feel upset whenever they feel as though they've disappointed someone, such as when Odile doesn't say anything about the snacks[10], or not noticing when Siffrin is upset[11].
In Stars and Time
Bonnie is originally from Bambouche, a coastal town in Vaugarde[12], where they lived with their older sister Nille. Some time ago, their village, family and sister were frozen in time[13][14], which lead them to join the party.
They were the last person to join[15].
Combat
In both START AGAIN: a prologue and In Stars and Time, unlike the rest of the party, Bonnie cannot be controlled in battle, and does not have any Craft type, attacks or skills. Only in In Stars and Time, they sometimes dish out Neutral-type attacks to enemies, heal the party, or buff stats at random points during battle by using their pan. They may also deal the finishing blow against enemies at low HP.
Bonnie appears twice in combat in In Stars and Time, once in their Friendquest, and once in Act 5. However, both of these sequences are entirely scripted, meaning that there is still no point at which Bonnie can be controlled in combat. Additionally, Bonnie deals neutral damage to enemies in the Friendquest sequence, although they are stated to use Rock type Craft multiple times in the game.
Stats
- Displayed stats do not include Memories or Equipment.
Assist
Weapons
Equipment
Memories
Name | Description | How to Obtain | |
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Memory of Bonnie | Bonnie, young and angry. This is how you remember them.
[Bonnie is more likely to attack.] |
[Obtained by default] | |
Memory of Snacks | Bonnie likes to feed everyone.
[Bonnie is more likely to heal everyone.] |
Have one of Bonnie's snacks. | |
Memory of Promise | Bonnie won't let anything happen to you.
[Bonnie is more likely to buff everyone.] |
Complete the Promise Event | |
Memory of Safe Rooms | Bonnie is always taking care of you.
[Recover all HP after the end of a battle.] |
Eat all nine snacks across all three snack breaks. | |
Memory of Training | You and Bonnie trained together.
[Bonnie will never miss.] |
Complete Bonnie's Friendquest. |
Combat Behavior
Bonnie's actions in In Stars and Time follow a specific logic. They act every two turns. Additionally, they may deal the finishing blow to an enemy below 5% HP, including bosses. During ACT 5, there is a 1 in 7 chance for the text "(You wait for help that doesn't come.)" to occur when Bonnie would act if they were present.
They have a 20% chance to heal, a 20% chance to buff, and a 60% chance to attack.
When equipping a memory that makes them more likely to perform a certain action, Bonnie has a 1 in 3 chance to perform the specified action before the usual chances for the action apply. This means if, for example, Bonnie has Memory of Snacks equipped, they first have a 1 in 3 chance to perform a heal, and if that chance misses, they still have the usual 1 in 5 chance to heal or 4 in 5 to perform another action.
Healing
Bonnie has a 20% chance to heal the party by using Life Replenishing Technique. They only heal the party if the party is at below 80% of their maximum HP. Memory of Snacks does not actually increase the odds of healing.
If the party is above 80% HP, Bonnie instead performs a buff.
Buffing
Bonnie has a 20% chance to buff the party by using Aggression Boost Technique, Fortress Building Technique, or Wolf Speed Technique. If they have a weapon equipped that dictates which buff they perform, i.e. the Griddle Pan or the Wok, they that weapon's set buff.
Bonnie prioritizes performing buffs on stats that Siffrin is currently debuffed in. In case that Siffrin is debuffed in multiple stats, Bonnie prioritizes Attack, then Defense, then Speed. If Siffrin has no current debuffs, Bonnie performs a buff at random.
If Bonnie is set to perform a buff on a stat Siffrin already has a buff in, they instead attack. For example, if Bonnie rolls an Attack buff, they attack if Siffrin already has an Attack buff. Isabeau's WE WILL WIN!!! skill also counts as a buff in all stats, meaning Bonnie always attacks instead of buffing if that skill currently applies to Siffrin. Additionally, Mirabelle's Adorable Moving Shield and Holy Care Shield both count as Defense buffs.
Attacking
Bonnie has a 60% to attack. At base, they have a 40% chance to land an attack, and a 60% chance to miss. When fighting against the King, their hit chance is boosted to 60%.
If Bonnie has learned Billion Blows Technique in the current loop, they will always perform it over the basic Thousand Blows Technique. With Memory of Training equipped, they never miss attacks.
Friendquest
- Main article: Bonnie/Friendquest
Bonnie wishes to grow stronger and protect their friends with Siffrin's help.
Rewards for this Friendquest include the Memory of Training and the Billion Blows Technique Skill.
Relationships
Name | Relationship | |
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Siffrin | Friends | |
Mirabelle | Friends | |
Isabeau | Friends | |
Odile | Friends |
Name | Relationship | |
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The King | N/A |
START AGAIN: a prologue
Combat
Bonnie cannot participate in combat in START AGAIN: a prologue.
Relationships
Trivia
- Bonnie loves to cook[15], having been taught to do so by their sister[15]; their favorite season is summer[15], their favorite drink is pineapple juice[15], favorite color is black (but really, light blue)[15], they like dogs and cats equally[16], and they like comic books[16]. They like milk chocolate, and are likely to try weird chocolate flavors[17].
- They can eat the spiciest peppers without flinching[18].
- In their special attack sprite, they hold their pan with their right hand; suggesting they are right handed.
- Bonnie has 51 portraits in In Stars and Time[19].
- They are also in charge of bringing in Pocket items (such as Tonics) for use during battle, having been assigned the duty by Odile[20].
- Being a kid, they are the shortest party member[15].
- Bonnie's full name is Boniface. This was stated to have been a name Adrienne had not heard before, also saying that they imagine Bonnie not liking it because it sounds "old and lame".[21]
- Alongside Isabeau, they are stated to use Protector Craft[22], although they say it's not the same because they're not gullible.
- Bonnie once woke their sister up in the middle of the night to play a board game. [23]
- Bonnie's wish was for their sister to be okay. [24]
- Nille and Bonnie ran away from their parents at some point before the events of In Stars and Time. Bonnie thinks their parents were "meanies".[25] Nille was a teenager when this happened. [26]
References
- ↑ START AGAIN START AGAIN START AGAIN: A PROLOGUE (an artbook), pg. 5
- ↑ "YOU'RE an omelette, Za." (Bonnie); "A terrifying rebuttal from the preteen." (Isabeau) - in In Stars and Time DEMO
- ↑ "Bonnie is a preteen." —Adrienne Bazir (✨ In Stars and Time Spoiler Q&A ✨)
- ↑ https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/645475931351351296/i-was-going-to-ask-what-the-canonical-birthdays-of
- ↑ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677310/In_Stars_And_Time/
- ↑ "Bonnie, young and angry. This is how you remember them. [Bonnie is more likely to attack.]" - Memory of Bonnie in In Stars and Time DEMO
- ↑ "As for Bonnie, they found a big field of veggies a little ways from the village and ran towards it, screaming "FRESH VEGGIES!!!"! I think we'll eat well tonight!" - Mirabelle in In Stars and Time DEMO
- ↑ "...I think I'm hungry." (Mirabelle); "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY TIME! MY TIME! MY TIME TO BE THE LEADER!!!" (Bonnie); "Why." (Odile); "BECAUSE IT'S SNACKS TIME, BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!" (Bonnie) - in In Stars and Time DEMO
- ↑ "...I'm hungry?" (Siffrin); "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My time has come." (Bonnie); "(The kid looks into their pocket which seems to contain a frankly impressive array of snacks.)" (Siffrin) - in START AGAIN: a prologue
- ↑ See: Snacks cutscene in In Stars and Time DEMO
- ↑ "Y'know, my sister, I... I wanna see my sister again very, very much. But... I'm thinking about her so much... that I didn't realize you weren't okay... Why didn't I see that you weren't okay...?" - Bonnie in START AGAIN: a prologue's True Ending
- ↑ "And I also have... ...a samoussa!!" (Bonnie); "(what is that???)" (Isabeau); "(A savory pastry, popular in coastal places like Bambouche.)" (Odile); "It's our specialty!!!" (Bonnie) - in START AGAIN: a prologue
- ↑ "Um... A nice lady told me that when she heard my sister got frozen..." - Bonnie in In Stars and Time DEMO
- ↑ See: The fight against the King in START AGAIN: a prologue
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/705454626680586240/devlog-10-questions-and-answers
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/713405713844715520/achievements-and-qa-one-more-time
- ↑ https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/723398473129607168/beatbox-anon-back-at-it-again-with-another-weird
- ↑ https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/723401721009881088/apologies-if-youve-already-gotten-asked-something
- ↑ https://twitter.com/insertdisc5/status/1561809209334841344
- ↑ "Be careful with those items, Boniface. Guard them well. Be ready to throw those at us if we need them during battle. It's probably safer than making all of us carry some..." - Odile in the In Stars and Time DEMO.
- ↑ https://www.tumblr.com/insertdisc5/717741974391832576/hi-hi-i-just-wanna-say-i-love-your-game-and-its
- ↑ "Bonnie, you're laughing, but... Aren't you... also using Protector Craft?" (Mirabelle); "Yes, I do seem to remember this being the case, kiddo." (Odile) - interacting with the Craftonomy book in the In Stars and Time DEMO
- ↑ "Then why do you look like how my sister did when I woke her up in the middle of the night to play a board game?" - Bonnie
- ↑ "I wished for my sister to be okay!!!" - Bonnie
- ↑ "Anyway, people who run away from home are...People who don't like their family, maybe." (Odile); "Um, sometimes parents can be meanies, and someone might decide to just...Leave?" (Isabeau); "Oh...You can run away from home if your parents are meanies?" Oh! That's what Nille did! I think!" (Bonnie); "Nille..." (Mirabelle); "My sister! I think she told me about it once. But I wasn't listening very well because I was sleepy." (Bonnie); "Oh?" (Mirabelle); "Oh." (Isabeau); "..." (Odile); "(No one really knows how to respond to that.)" "Huh? What? What? What did I say?" (Bonnie); "N-Nothing at all, Boniface. Should we look at something other than an old letter?" (Odile);
- ↑ https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1677310/view/6714370676642380498?l=english
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