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Reason: Brightside got a Brain Parasite latched to his brain around the time when he was in high school. That Parasite took over him and made him commit a murder. In Personal Space Invasion, Boyfriend punches Brightside's mask (which is part of Parasite) and enters his brain to reveal the Brain Parasite. Vase is a secret character (with an appearance that may be found disturbing) hidden in the song "You Are A Fool", which us accessed with a code (which will not be put here since of spoilers and the creator wants it hidden). In the events of You Are A Fool, Boyfriend is hypnotized by Vase.
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YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW VS. BRIGHTSIDE YET. - Carlos
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We really maximalized the amount of fun we could've possibly had! - Hex
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E-Everything seems to be slipping my mind.. - Boyfriend
One or more of this mod's versions/download links are either withheld, on hold, privatized, or trashed and are no longer available. However, other appearances are still easily accessible.
Note: The mod was trashed on GameBanana due to Ceramic's account getting banned.
VS. Brightside is a mod by CeramicSkinStudios and Nebula_Zorua. The mod includes 7 songs. 5 regular, one that's only accessible through a secret code and one to serve as a punishment for trying to cheat in the aforementioned song.
Story
Boyfriend and Girlfriend were walking home, until they saw Brightside (controlled by the parasite) murdering someone. The parasite, in self-defense, grabbed boyfriend and Girlfriend and put them into Brightside's mind.
Boyfriend sings against Brightside until the Parasite takes control of Brightside in his own mind yet again to get rid of Boyfriend. If the player plays on easy or normal mode, Boyfriend will be stuck in Brightside's mind forever and will receive a message telling the player to 'challenge yourself'. If player plays on hard mode, a cutscene shows Brightside's mask cracking, and Boyfriend punching his head, getting into the mind of a mind.
From there, the Parasite is shown to be attached to Brightside's brain.
After battling him and winning, the mod ends. The secret song was said by the creator in their lore video to have no relevance to the plot whatsoever.
Characters
Brightside
“Oh... uh... hi? Welcome to my mind, I guess...”
ā Brightside, Saving Face
Brightside is the main antagonist of VS. Brightside. His week includes 5 songs, which are named in order, Saving Face, Parasitic Routine, Grey Matters, Reign of Apathy and Personal Space Invasion.
After BF and GF witness him committing a murder, the two get sucked into his brain space, where the two of them battle. But, there's something odd about Brightside. Masks, each a different color and emotion appear to and fro... Until the Boyfriend punches the mask, going into Bright's brain, revealing that a Parasite was taking control.
Appearance
Brightside, without his mask, looks like a run-of-the-mill teenager: blonde hair, black bags under his eyes, a yellow face with x's for eyes on his shirt (possibly a reference to the Nirvana logo), and he is also sitting down. When he has his mask on after Saving Face, he stands up. During his different arrow animations, his mask changes. These include a pink mask that makes him all flustered, a green one which makes him dizzy and sick, a red one makes him look angry or agitated while pulling out a box cutter, and a black one which makes him appear to have a breakdown.
Trivia
- According to the creator on Discord, Brightside lived in an abusive household with his parents constantly fighting, and he escaped mentally by watching TV, which lead him to be apathetic.[1]
- He killed many people including his evil cruel mental parents.
- The Parasite latched itself onto him in high school. It can only survive in the head of someone who feels no emotion, or feels only extreme emotion. The creator has not written how the Parasite came to exist yet.
- Brightside is also the only character so far who calls the player out for playing a stage on Easy or Normal mode. (The stage in question being Reign of Apathy, saying that they won't be able to beat him if they don't challenge themselves).
- Brightside, and his own Parasite are also voiced by a trumpet, with quite a bit of distortion. His majorly distorted lines are voiced by a distorted version of the Vocaloid "Dex".
- Majorly distorted lines can be heard from Brightside sometimes. These include "GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HEAD", and "Let's play!" in Reign of Apathy, "Get out!" in most of the songs, and last but not least, "Are you having fun yet?" in Parasitic Routine.
- Brightside was actually named after the song Mr. Brightside by the band The Killers. The creator has since been trying to remove that aspect of him, but he doesn't want to change the name because he likes it so much.
- Brightside was created while Ceramic was listening to the previously mentioned song.[2]
- Brightside's creator has actually listed how he would interact with several other mod characters.
- Tricky the Clown - Some epic fight, considering his natural reaction would be to attack Brightside.
- Whitty - Would get along pretty well. With Whitty specifically, he imagines that Whitty would probably be vibing with Brightside, and probably have a smoke sesh. He can also imagine Brightside getting wasted and Whitty just taking him home by carrying him over his shoulder.
- Zardy - Creator has seen the mod but cannot think of what their interactions would be like.
- Hex - Would get along, as long as Hex doesn't irritate Brightside.
- Sarvente - Would try to convince Brightside to join the church, if only as a follower, but the creator doubts it.
- Ruv - Probably would not get along whatsoever.
- ENA - Would probably be "a dumb baby" and tag along through the stupid adventures. Like ENA, he would overreact. If he sees something shiny, he would let out a big gasp and obsess over what it is. If he gets called a mean name, he starts uncontrollably sobbing and breaking down.
- Brightside, in the creator's other canon, has a Frankenstein monster-like house cat girlfriend, named Patchwork.[3]
- When asked if Brightside would ever get a B-Sides, Nebula the Zorua, the coder and graphical artist of the mod, said "brightside is bside already.", referring to the fact that B-Sides sounds like Brightside.
- Ceramic's video, "that... bomb guy?" gives Brightside a canon voice, done by Logan Martin. According to some comments, it is actually his first-time voice acting for a character.
- Brightside's old theme for one of his canons, Saving Face, not only inspired the main riff in Personal Space Invasion, but also inspired the name of the first song of the mod.
- Brightside is a character that Ceramic would use often, as well as Omega.
Gallery
Parasite
“You dug your grave. Now lie in it.”
ā Parasite, Personal Space Invasion
Parasite is Brightside's brain parasite that forced him to murder someone.
Appearance
Parasite is a yellow looking blob on a brain, that changes different colors whenever they move. Gray for up, green for left, red for right, and blue for down, to go along kind of with Brightside's mask changing and personalities.
Trivia
- Parasite can only be battled in Hard Mode, making him one of the only characters to be locked behind a difficulty, one other being Demon Sarvente.
- The Parasite can only survive in the head of someone who feels no emotion, or feels only extreme emotion.
- The Parasite latched on around when Brightside was in high school.
- A constant leitmotif that can be heard in most of Brightside's songs is him telling the person to "GET OUT". This is the most prominent in Parasite's song, Personal Space Invasion, where part of it is just him telling the Boyfriend to "GET OUT", before glitching.
- Parasite can also be heard saying "You had your chance" at the beginning of Personal Space Invasion, along with the phrase "Too bad, try again" later in the song.
- Personal Space Invasion's name is a reference to the game Space Invaders.[4]
- In the game files, there are two files titled "WeDoSomeTroling.png", and "iconTroll". The first one is a sprite sheet for Parasite, except it has emojis on the brain/face. the second one is a copy of the icon grid used in the mod except that the parasites icons are emojis.
- For some reason, Parasite appears as the opponent in the secret song "Personal Fuck You", despite it being a low-quality version of You Are A Fool by Vase.
- The creator has confirmed for Parasite's background to be one of his most impressive pieces of artwork.
- The Parasite's icon somewhat resembles the 'X Parasite' from some dimensions.
Gallery
Vase
“Youuuu areeee aaaa foool~”
ā Vase, You Are A Fool
Vase is the secret opponent of VS. Brightside. By typing in a set of codewords stated by a ARG in the readme in Brightside's files.
Appearance
Vase appears as a humanoid vase looking creature. They have no legs, and instead have a blackish cloak on, with black tentacles coming out the bottom. Their head is replaced with a vase, with gooey red contents, and a worm slowly seeping out. The vase has a red bow on it. Vase also has a child's raincoat, as well as moldy mannequin hands.
Trivia
- Vase is the only modded character, other than Updike, whose song can be unlocked by typing a code into the menu.
- Vase was the creator's YouTube channel's mascot.
- Vase is voiced by the Vocaloid "Dex", without any distortion.[5]
- Vase was the creators persona. He was put in as a last-minute decision, as said by the creator in their lore video.
- You Are A Fool did not get a remastered version like the rest of the songs.
- According to Ceramic, You Are A Fool sounded fine, so it did not need a remaster.[6]
- Vase's song, You Are A Fool, could be cheated in with the debug menu. This has been patched, however, as the song's data folder has now since been renamed to "dontgopeekingaroundwhereyoushouldnt".
- If the player tries to add in You Are A Fool to the Freeplay Menu in the latest Brightside update, they get a different song named Personal Fuck You, which is You Are A Fool, but loud, and with a whole bunch of other noises added in, making it a cluster of a song. It then crashes the game. Upon booting the game back up, instead of the usual, "this contains flashing lights and imagery some may find disturbing", the player is instead greeted with this message:
"You are a fool and a clown. Find the secret song through the legitimate method, or can just not play it at all. You're more than welcome to ask the creator or developer if you're stuck."
- When the player crashes You Are A Fool this also happens, but both of them will appear.
- Somehow this works when the player has unlocked the song using the code, except the background and the note appearances.
- According to the creator on Discord, Vase is made out of possessed dirt, except his hands, which are mannequin hands that have grown mold.
Gallery
Gameplay Mechanics
Drunk Notes
During You Are A Fool, the player's notes will randomly move around the screen.
Trivia (General)
- This is the first mod to lock a song behind a secret code.
- The 1.2 Update featured new vocals to all the songs (except You Are A Fool) because people complained about the old ones.[7]
- Also the songs were recharted in order to be more fair inside Roblox games.[8]
- Boyfriend's voice is very high and he also uses real English in You Are A Fool because he is hypnotized.[9]
- This is the reason the notes are moving and also have clown faces on them.
- Boyfriend's voice during You Are A Fool uses the Vocaloid "Avanna".[10]
- This is the reason the notes are moving and also have clown faces on them.
- After beating Vase, the player will unlock Opponent Mode. When enabled, the player and the opponent will switch sides.
- Going in the debug menu to pick a song only has 9 options: NONE, FO, OL, I AM, YOU, ARE, A, FOOL. All options except the "NONE" option play Personal Fuck You when selected.
- Personal Fuck You has the longest dialogue out of any mod song.
- Personal Fuck You is less a song and more a "punishment".[11]
- In Personal Fuck You, the player can hear Reign of Apathy throughout most of it, the Among Us Musical from the YouTube Rewind 2020, M.I.L.F and an Among Us emergency meeting sound at the very end.
- There is a Roblox accessory called Mr.Brightside's Mask - Yellow that was authorized by CeramicSkinStudios. Due to the name, it is possible that there are other versions coming with different colors.
- A new mask called Mr.Brightside's Mask Black was uploaded to Roblox.
Music
Story Mode - Mr Brightside
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2 (Normal & Hard) |
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2.4 (Hard) |
Lyrics: 0:03  Brightside?: HELLO?
0:28 0:32 0:35 0:41 0:53 1:02 1:15 Brightside?: GOODNIGHT. |
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2 (Normal) 2.5 (Hard) |
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2 (Normal) 2.5 (Hard) |
Lyrics: 0:11 Not Brightside: LET'S PLAY.
Not Brightside: GET OUT. |
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Lyrics: 0:09 Parasite: YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE.
GET. OUT. GET OUT. GET OUT. GET OUT. Ä¢Ģ¶ĢØĶĢĢĢĢĢĢĶĢĢ½Ģ½ĶĶ Ķ ĆĢµĢ²ĢĢ³Ģ°ĢŗĶĢ°ĢĢÆĶĢŖĢ½ĢĢĢĶĶĶ Ķ Ä¢Ģ¶Ģ°ĶĢ¦ĢĢĢŗĶĢĶĢČĢ¶Ģ¢Ģ§ĢØĢ»ĢĶĢ¦ĶĢŗĶĶĢ°ĢĶĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢÄ¢Ģ·ĢĢĢĢĢ³ĢĶĢ»ĢĢ½ĢĢ½ĢĢĶĶĶ Ķ įŗ¼Ģ¶Ģ”Ģ”ĢĶĶĢĢ¹ĢĢĢĢæĢÄ¢Ģ“Ģ²ĢÆĢ¼ĢĢĢĶĢ©ĶĢĶĢĢĢĢĶĢĢĢĢæĶĶ EĢ¶ĢŗĶĶĢĢĢĢĢæĢ¾ĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĶĶGĢøĢ¢Ģ«Ģ ĶĶĢ„ĢŖĢ¹Ģ³ĢĶĢĢĢĢĢĢæĢĢĢĢĢ¾ĢĢĢČØĢ¶Ģ§ĢĢ„Ģ³ĢĢĢĢĢĶĢĢĢĢĢĶĢĶĢĢĢĶGĢµĢ”ĢØĢ”Ģ³ĢĢŗĢĶĢĢĶĶĢĢĢĢĢĢĶĆĢµĢ”Ģ§Ģ²Ģ³ĶĢŖĢĢĢĢĢGĢ“Ģ¬ĢÆĢ¹ĶĢ®Ģ»Ģ£ĢĢĢĢÄĢøĢØĶĢ¹Ģ¦ĢÆĢĢ©ĶĢ»ĶĢĶĶĶĶĢĢ¾ĢĢ ĢĶĶĶ-" |
Secret
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Lyrics: 0:09 Vase: You should not have come here
You should have stayed away You, the fool, have taken the bait So now I bring your dismay 0:30 With your thoughts and no home 0:39 0:44 0:49 0:58 1:08 1:13 1:17 1:22 1:27 Small mistakes are only tragic Don't become what you hate the most Hollow, empty, night but a ghost You don't listen, ears like resin If you go you learn no lesson Don't belong here, be gone presence Fragile ego, luminescence 1:45 1:50 1:55 Vase: You are a fool |
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Story Mode - Mr Brightside
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(Old) |
2.5 (Normal) |
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(Old) |
2.4 (Hard) |
Lyrics: 0:03 Brightside?: HELLO?
0:28 0:32 0:35 0:41 0:53 1:02 1:15 Brightside?: GOODNIGHT. |
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(Old) |
1.7 (Normal) 2.5 (Hard) |
Lyrics: 0:11 Not Brightside: LET'S PLAY.
Not Brightside: GET OUT. |
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(Old) |
Lyrics: 0:09 Parasite: YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE.
GET. OUT. GET OUT. GET OUT. GET OUT. Ä¢Ģ¶ĢØĶĢĢĢĢĢĢĶĢĢ½Ģ½ĶĶ Ķ ĆĢµĢ²ĢĢ³Ģ°ĢŗĶĢ°ĢĢÆĶĢŖĢ½ĢĢĢĶĶĶ Ķ Ä¢Ģ¶Ģ°ĶĢ¦ĢĢĢŗĶĢĶĢČĢ¶Ģ¢Ģ§ĢØĢ»ĢĶĢ¦ĶĢŗĶĶĢ°ĢĶĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢÄ¢Ģ·ĢĢĢĢĢ³ĢĶĢ»ĢĢ½ĢĢ½ĢĢĶĶĶ Ķ įŗ¼Ģ¶Ģ”Ģ”ĢĶĶĢĢ¹ĢĢĢĢæĢÄ¢Ģ“Ģ²ĢÆĢ¼ĢĢĢĶĢ©ĶĢĶĢĢĢĢĶĢĢĢĢæĶĶ EĢ¶ĢŗĶĶĢĢĢĢĢæĢ¾ĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĶĶGĢøĢ¢Ģ«Ģ ĶĶĢ„ĢŖĢ¹Ģ³ĢĶĢĢĢĢĢĢæĢĢĢĢĢ¾ĢĢĢČØĢ¶Ģ§ĢĢ„Ģ³ĢĢĢĢĢĶĢĢĢĢĢĶĢĶĢĢĢĶGĢµĢ”ĢØĢ”Ģ³ĢĢŗĢĶĢĢĶĶĢĢĢĢĢĢĶĆĢµĢ”Ģ§Ģ²Ģ³ĶĢŖĢĢĢĢĢGĢ“Ģ¬ĢÆĢ¹ĶĢ®Ģ»Ģ£ĢĢĢĢÄĢøĢØĶĢ¹Ģ¦ĢÆĢĢ©ĶĢ»ĶĢĶĶĶĶĢĢ¾ĢĢ ĢĶĶĶ-" |
Dialogue
Saving Face Dialogue
Boyfriend
Beep be bo boop bop!
Parasitic Routine Dialogue
Grey Matters Dialogue
Reign of Apathy (Easy Difficulty) Dialogue
Reign of Apathy (Normal Difficulty) Dialogue
Reign of Apathy Dialogue
Personal Space Invasion Dialogue
Personal Fuck You Dialogue
Gallery (General)
Download Links
- GameBanana (Trashed)
- Game Jolt
- Source Code (Source Code)
