Once Upon a Time in 1999
Richard Gibson for Superbee Come Learn With Me
"Everything you see here is a Superbee original. Ask anyone. And if they deny it, kill them."
The veritable king of all castles, Superbee Come Learn With Me is an animated, animatronic and insectoid icon that reigns as villain of OUAT99. Based out of an amusement park bastion, Superbee wages a nation-wide coup through the help of his deranged Tinkertoys in establishing the Greatest Kingdom on Earth. He seeks to manipulate the love and worship of his media empire to subject the world to a twisted design in which heroism and villainy is no longer distinguishable.
As inspired by a certain other global pop-culture conglomerate, Superbee is all about satire and metanarratives. He frequently undercuts the darkness of his actions with off-colour, wall-breaking and careless humour as he is, in fact, a comedy king and one of the strongest agents of humour in OUAT99.
Such voices as both Greg Ayres' and Brian Peacock's simultaneous takes on Monokuma of 'Danganronpa' are brilliant examples of 'adorable mascot attempts mass murder' in an animated format. Or, for those with hoarser throats, Iago of 'Aladdin' may be a better muse.
Superbee often has full monologues unlike other characters. You are not required to read out the entirety of the script below. It's just a great example to see how he differs from the rest of the cast in delivery.
- english
- Crazy
- funny
- Sadistic
- Villainous
- Scratchy
- male young adult
- american
- Sarcastic
- evil
- Squeaky
- cartoonish
"Tonight we begin with a bright-eyed unremarkable. A weak boy with brown hair, a baseball cap and plenty to prove. He’s underwhelmingly human and mildly existent, with a personality for sure but let’s not fly off the rails here. That boy is a bag of blood, brains, a skeleton and all other things we find relatable in a person of destiny. He’s thirteen and has a dog so a lot of people’s lives are riding on him. In true paragon fashion, he was escorted to a pair of bloodied oak doors looming on the edge of town and given a sword of great power, we assume. The mayor shook his hand and wished him the best, because if he could defeat pure evil then all of us might feel capable of facing an average day with a splinter of commitment. We haven’t heard back from the boy but we like to think he’s doing well. Superworld likes to think all of its citizens will do well in their paths of indistinct heroism that potentially inspire us but not always. At the very least, we will always remember his name. As Superbee Come Learn With Me says: if you’re still looking for the point, you’ve entirely missed it! Until next time kids, just bee yourself. Or die trying."
"Ahem. Attention. Attention. One, two, beat her with a shoe. This is a special announcement from Superbee Come Learn With Me. For too long your sweet hamlets have been in disrepair. Disregarded. Dilapidated. Utterly discombobulated! But fear thee not, for your six-legged prince of a viciously trademarked ether has come to liberate you at last! All residents are required to stay indoors during these most delicate proceedings as my loyal tinkertoys and tots see to the necessary changes. A new world, a brighter world, awaits those under the flag of Superbee in what will forever be known as the Greatest Kingdom on Earth. For all those outside their homes, however, along with all you troublemakers, naysayers and misguided enforcers of the old law, you will be subject to a mild sedative and returned to safety. We at Superworld would like to thank everyone for their cooperation. If it were not for your love and support, this day may never have come. As Superbee says: just bee yourself, but today, may we bee something even greater."
