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| “ | Shut up and GET IN THE VAN! | „ |
| ~ Pencil telling Freesmart to get in the Freesmart Super Van. |
| “ | Pencil: Others can clean that mess! I'M NOT LOSING AGAIN, GOLF BALL! Golf Ball: THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT! Pencil: To you, maybe. You have NO IDEA what it's like to be stuck in a classroom for 6 YEARS!! I TRIED to be a good leader, to be the one to get us out of there, and Roboty was the one to save the day in the end! And now... now everyone I knew and trusted is gone.. and the people I DO know won't even TALK to me! So maybe I WANT to avoid being put up for elimination! Maybe it IS more important to me, BECAUSE I CAN'T GO BACK THERE! I can't.. go back there. Maybe those failed debuters were right. Maybe changing the past... might save me! Donut: Pencil! NO! |
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| ~ Pencil breakdown, revealing to Golf Ball on how she believes that winning is more important then saving the universe because she can't go back to a place like the E.X.I.T. |
| “ | Bye, Four. | „ |
| ~ Pencil to Four, before throwing them off the hotel, getting her revenge and sealing his fate of being captured by One. (TPOT 19: Last One Standing) |
Pencil is a major character in the Battle for Dream Island web series.
She is a sapient No. 2 pencil, and is one of the many contestants in the series, competing in every single season in the show. While she occasionally causes trouble at times, she is the leader of FreeSmart, her alliance that would be broken up in BFB when she became more abusive, leading to her being trapped in the E.X.I.T for 6 years, however she would join TPOT thanks to One's meddling and is currently still competing to win, and later made a deal with One in return to go back in time to fix her past with her ex-friends, with her destination being BFDI 1a. She is also the best friend of Match (depends on whether or not that will be altered due to Pencil going back in time), the archenemy of Spongy and Four, and the arch-rival of Golf Ball.
She is voiced by the series' co-creator Michael Huang, who also voiced Four, Blocky, Flower, Snowball, Puffball, and Golf Ball.
Appearance[]
Pencil appears to be a No. 2 graphite pencil, a type most commonly used for writing and drawing. Her design includes a beige tip where the wood is exposed, followed by a sharp, dark gray point that represents the graphite. Her cylindrical body is divided into three distinct shades of orange, giving her a layered and detailed look. The section near the top of her body is wrapped in a silver metal band, which connects to a standard pink eraser. Altogether, her appearance clearly reflects that of a realistic pencil while still fitting the simplified art style used in the series.
Between her appearances in Battle for Dream Island and Battle for Dream Island Again, Pencil underwent a subtle design change. Her facial features, including her eyes and mouth, were moved slightly closer together. This small adjustment made her expressions more focused and easier to animate in close-up shots. The rest of her appearance remained mostly the same, maintaining her recognizable shape and color scheme while adapting to the evolving style of the show.
Personality[]
Pencil, along with Match, was one of the first two contestants shown in the very first episode of the series, "Take the Plunge." From the beginning, she was portrayed as a social and outspoken character who often acted like a teenage girl, frequently using slang and abbreviations in her speech. While Match tended to be the more dominant of the two, Pencil was often seen by her side, the two sharing a bond that made them nearly inseparable. Pencil initially came across as friendly and lighthearted, though her personality quickly revealed more layers as the series progressed.
In the early episodes of the original season, Pencil generally maintained a kind demeanor, but this changed by the third episode when she began mocking Bubble for what she claimed was a lack of intelligence. She specifically targeted Bubble’s inability to count to three, which became a running point of tension between them. When Bubble died before reaching the number three during a challenge, Pencil used the moment to reinforce her ridicule, marking one of the first glimpses into a more aggressive side of her personality.
In the second season, she broke away from Team No-Name and created her own team, FreeSmart, with members of her alliance. It was during this season that her behavior shifted significantly. Pencil became more openly antagonistic, manipulating events to benefit her team and her closest allies. She helped Match avoid elimination by interfering with the voting process, verbally attacked Ruby to the point of tears, and openly belittled Book and Ice Cube by calling them monsters. Her actions painted her as increasingly self-centered and willing to hurt others emotionally to maintain control and loyalty.
By the time of the next season, she began to distance herself emotionally from those around her. Despite Match being her best friend, Pencil was seen insulting her behind her back while she was still eliminated. This lack of loyalty and growing hostility toward others became more evident as the series continued. Her focus shifted from alliance building to domination and control, showing little care for the feelings of her former friends.
In later episodes, Pencil took on the role of a toxic leader, particularly in her interactions with Bubble. She exploited Bubble’s submissive nature, manipulating her into following orders and suppressing her own judgment. Pencil found entertainment in the suffering of others, stopping Bubble from intervening when another contestant was being electrocuted simply for her personal amusement. Her behavior continued to spiral as she openly expressed disgust toward male contestants, showing a deep bias that further alienated her from the rest of the cast.
Eventually, her time trapped inside the EXIT for six years took a heavy toll on her mind. When she returned in the most recent episodes, her sanity appeared to have deteriorated significantly, and has became insane from it. She became obsessed with undoing the past and reconnecting with her old friends, even if it meant risking the structure of reality itself. In her attempt to repair broken relationships, she was willing to go to extreme lengths, such as trying to rewrite history entirely, regardless of the consequences. Her descent into instability added yet another layer to her already complex character arc.
She has shown to be extremely insecure about what her friends think about her, even to the point where she would accept a deal with someone she literally just met in order to go back to the past to fix things, she has constantly tried to force Ice Cube and Book back into her alliance, even when the two are clearly not interested. After Book said she outright hated Pencil, she was left extremely disheartened and hurt, and distanced herself into the clubhouse alone, completely heartbroken.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Match (best friend)
- Ruby
- Ice Cube (formerly)
- Book (formerly)
- Liy
- Needle
- Bracelety
- David
- Pen
- Grassy (possibly)
- Bubble (on Pencil's side; currently)
- One (on One’s side)
Enemies[]
- Four (arch-nemesis)
- Golf Ball (arch-rival)
- Spongy (arch-enemy)
- Pin
- Fanny
- Flower
- Blocky
- Bubble (on Bubble's side; currently)
- Book
- Ice Cube
- Tennis Ball
- Announcer
Victims[]
- The BFDI 19 recommended characters: Zapped out of oblivion via using Emergency Button.
Last One Standing[]
- TV: Mutilated into an abstract body via Two's power.
- Fanny: Head ripped off and sucked into Black Hole via Two's power.
- Book: Brutally zapped via Two's power.
- Liy: Crushed by using a lantern through Two's power.
Quotes[]
| “ | Match: Yeah, I know, she was so suprised! Pencil: Really? Match: Oh for sure! I mean, it wasn't really big, just a little bug, but Flower went crazy! Pencil: OMG, Flower is really afraid of bugs! |
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| ~ Pencil's first lines along with the first lines in the entire show. |
| “ | …then what good are you? | „ |
| ~ Pencil before throwing Book off the Fourse, and completely subverting any previous care she had for her. |
Other Media[]
Inanimate Insanity[]
| “ | OMG! That was like mean, jerk! | „ |
| ~ Pencil calling Nickel a jerk after he called Pencil's stupid. |
A different version of Pencil made by MePhone4 appears in Inanimate Insanity, first appearing in the episode "The Arena Of Death". She abruptly appears and calls Nickel a jerk during the elimination ceremony after he stated that pencils were stupid, after becoming annoyed that the prizes for cookies were switched for pencils. MePhone4 then was annoyed at her interrupting the elimination and punched her away using the Fist Thingy, also introducing the Fist Thingy at the same time.
This Pencil later returned in season four, as a supporting character. While she has the same appearance as her Battle for Dream Island counterpart, she has a different personality, and is more kind, she appears in Reality Resturant and asks for a table.
Trivia[]
- Pencil's scream is the same as Firey's due to having the same voice actor.
- She has the ability to keep her eyes open for long periods of time, shown in BFDI, where Pencil competes with David in a staring contest lasting days.
- She received first place in Total Firey Island.
- Coincidentally, she has placed dead last of the 64 competitors in BFB, making her the first contestant to be in both first and last place, followed by Flower.
- Despite being best friends, Pencil seemed to be in bad terms with Match in IDFB.
- However, it is possible that Pencil was just coping about not being with Match for so long.
- Pencil was the last contestant to receive a vote in the first season, as she had a high record of not receiving votes for a long time when the show was not as popular.
- Pencil has the third highest body count in the series with 120+ (not including TPOT 19) kills, being surpassed by Spongy and Blocky.
- She is also one of the only characters with more than 100 kills.
- Pencil was stuck in the EXIT for 6 years, 6 months, and 4 weeks, which is almost 7 years.
- Pencil serves as a dark reflection to the following characters:
- Book
- Ice Cube
- Four
- Match
- Spongy
External Links[]
- Pencil on the Heroes Wiki
- Pencil on the Battle for Dream Island Wiki
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