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When asked about headcanoning his character as trans or non-binary, Punz stated his character does not have a canon gender.[1] Additionally, he has referred to his character with both he/him and they/them pronouns.[2] This page defers to using he/him for consistency's sake, as he is most commonly referred to with this set of pronouns.
- This page is about the character on the Dream SMP. For the streamer who plays this character, see Punz.
“ | We want a life without mystery. We want a life that... we have answers, okay? Not just not knowing anything, with our only goal to walk around the server, make friends, make a nation. We want to know more than just, like, what's in front of us, Tubbo. We want to know everything. | ” |
—Punz on his and Dream's motives[6] |
Punz is the tenth member of the Dream SMP, joining on July 7, 2020. He is a mercenary who was corrupted by the Egg for some time. Currently, he is the acting leader of the Dream SMP after Dream decided to go into hiding after the destruction of L'Manberg. Punz and Dream possess the only known method of resurrection, and extensively tested the Revival Book together. They later staged the Disc Confrontation, and Punz remains secretly aligned with Dream. He re-equipped Dream following his escape from Pandora's Vault, deceiving the rest of the server as to his true views and allegiances.
Physiology[]
Punz is a human with light skin, blue eyes, and blond hair. He wears a white hoodie, black ripped jeans, white shoes, and a gold chain around his neck.
Corrupted[]
After Punz was influenced by the Egg, his chain became a blood vine chain (though the medallion stayed the same) and his eyes became red. Later, Punz's corrupted apperance changed from his winter version to his casual version. The black stripes on his jacket changed to a blood vine red and the medallion on his chain was no longer a normal gold color. His jacket and the tear marks on his jeans appeared to be tinted grey.
Personality[]
In the past, Punz was solely a mercenary who was on his own side, siding with whoever he personally wanted to side with.[7] On some occasions, he could be bought off to switch sides if payment was involved, such as during the Battle of the Lake.[8] Dream always paid Punz to be on his side, but eventually the payment became secondary to Punz as their friendship grew and his ideals and motivations aligned with Dream's.[9] Punz still pretends to be purely a mercenary to the rest of the server, but his true loyalty lies with Dream and their mutual plans.[10]
After Dream obtained the Revival Book, Punz and Dream's most important motive became to learn everything about the world.[11] Punz wants to know all the mysteries, aiming to live forever with Dream to have enough time to do so.[12] As they learned more about life and death and previously unknown server mechanics, Punz started seeing the other server members as one-dimensional and simple minded people who were unable to see the bigger picture.[13] He can be blunt and angry towards others when they assume that they have the same level of knowledge as him and Dream.[14][15]
Punz hides behind his mercenary persona, deceiving other people into thinking that he only cares about money.[16] He uses this to his advantage to seem uninvolved in Dream's plans and actions. This has prevented people on the server from turning against him, and as such Punz is free to gather intel and help Dream in secret.[17] With the exception of Dream, Punz is distrustful of many people and prefers not to share information with others.[18] Punz agreed with Dream's goal of having one united server, and despises nations for tearing people apart.[19][20]
Punz can be ruthless in order to achieve his goals and does not shy away from violence. This was especially evident when he and Dream tested the Revival Book on Vikkstar and LazarBeam, taking all of their canon lives and killing them permanently after their revival.[21] Punz also purposefully died to learn about what limbo was like.[22] Furthermore, Punz values chaos and having power. This was the reason that he joined the Eggpire which led to him becoming corrupted by the Egg for some time.[23][24]
History[]
Early Dream SMP Arc[]
Joining the server[]
Punz joined the server along with Tubbo, Purpled, and Fundy.[25] Upon joining, he started construction on his house, including a beekeeping complex because he enjoyed beekeeping.[26] He befriended Tubbo, gifting him multiple pet bees.[27][28]
The Disc Saga[]
- Main article: The Disc Saga
Punz became involved in the Disc Saga after Tommy and Sapnap (non-canonically) killed Dream and refused to return Dream's items. Punz tried to help Dream fight back but was also killed instead. He then killed Tommy and escorted him to the Courthouse along with Dream.[29] Later, Punz traded a blaze rod and an ender pearl with Tommy in exchange for an apple, which helped Tommy create an ender chest.[30]
L'Manberg Independence Arc[]
Dream Team SMP vs L'Manberg War[]
- Main article: Dream Team SMP vs. L'Manberg War
During the Dream SMP vs L'Manberg War, Punz joined Dream in fighting against L'Manberg. He took part in the bombing of the L'Manberg Embassy.[31] He knew about Eret being a traitor, and his house was used as the home base of the Dream SMP side.[32] He participated in the skirmish of the Final Control Room and killed Wilbur, taking his first canon life.[33]
Post-War[]
Post-war, Punz was involved in Dream's $5000 Deal or No Deal event on the server.[34]
The Pet War[]
- Main article: The Pet War
During The Pet War, Punz lost his pet bee, Beenis. Fundy was upset that Sapnap killed his enderman and Niki's pet fox Fungi. While Punz was not directly involved, he was an ally of Sapnap. Fundy forced Punz play a bee game that would either kill or return Beenis. During the event, Punz lost all his items to Tommy and Tubbo, and a small portion of his tower was destroyed after Fundy painted him as the villain. Beenis likely died in this event, though Punz denied it for a time.[35] However, he was able to get Fundy's netherite leggings, named "Drip but Brown", during the bee game which he gave to Sapnap to use as leverage.[36][37] After Punz informed Sapnap of the events, Sapnap confronted Fundy while Punz stood by.[38]
Post-Pet War[]
After the pet war, Punz helped Karl and Sapnap build The Eiffel Tower for their honeymoon.[39]
Manberg Rebellion Arc[]
- Main article: Manberg Rebellion Arc
Mercenary work[]
After the Election Fallout, Punz killed Wilbur on Schlatt's orders.[40][41] Schlatt later gave George a raise, and offered money to Punz as well when Punz asked for it. Punz said he did not lose anything by accepting the money and that he was not even part of L'Manberg, agreeing with Schlatt that the nation was now called Manberg.[42] In a seeming act of cooperation with Manberg, Punz killed Alyssa after she attacked Schlatt, as well as taking out Nihachu after she aided Tommy in burning down the new flag.[43] Despite this, Punz considered himself to be independent.[44]During the Battle of the Lake, Punz initially sided with Sapnap against Pogtopia and Dream. However, Dream paid Punz to join his side, and Pogtopia eventually won the conflict.[8]
Items Conflict[]
- Main article: Items Conflict
During the Items Conflict, Punz refused to play Hide and Seek with Sapnap and Karl, causing Sapnap to burn down his house and hunt some of his pets. During this time, his house suffered damage in an unrelated incident. Punz patched the damage, but with different blocks to preserve the history. He and Sapnap were able to come to an agreement and everyone's items were returned.[45]
Manberg Festival[]
- Main article: Manberg Festival
Punz was invited to the Manberg Festival. He followed Schlatt's and Quackity's orders when they when they commanded everyone to attack the Pogtopian's and their allies.[46]
After the festival, Punz helped Tubbo and Sam in draining the section of the ocean used for the Guardian XP farm.[47]
Second Pet War[]
- Main article: The Second Pet War
Punz and Sapnap fought together against the Badlands in the Second Pet War. After finding a panda and bringing it back with Sapnap's help, Antfrost stole it. Punz negotiated for the return of his panda, threatening BadBoyHalo. Ant agreed to return the panda, but while transporting the panda back, Punz accidentally killed it with thorns armor. Initially, Punz blamed himself for the death, but Sapnap persuaded him to blame Ant. In the end, Punz and Sapnap made amends with the Badlands, agreeing to return items and accepting a replacement panda.[48]
Manberg vs Pogtopia War[]
- Main article: Manberg vs Pogtopia War
Right before the Manberg vs Pogtopia War, Punz joined Dream and George in dethroning Eret as king of the Dream SMP.[49] During the war, Punz fought with Dream against Pogtopia.[50] After Tommy was named as the new president, Punz stood with Dream, stating that he would never bow to Tommy. When Technoblade acted against Tubbo's new government, Punz sided with Techno and helped him and Dream fight.[51]
Retribution Arc[]
Reconstruction Era[]
After the war, Punz spent a lot of time revamping and decorating his house and yard. He built a stable for his new horse, Bumpkin, in the yard.[52] Before Christmas, he redecorated his house, building a Christmas tree, a candy cane path, and a snowy area for his new polar bear, Comet, to live in.[53]
Lani's restaurant[]
- See also: Lani § SMP Visit
During Lani's visit, Punz was friendly to her, similar to his relationship with Tubbo. While running their restaurant, Tommy attempted to sell boots to Punz, but Lani gave out the boots for free. Tommy got sick of Lani and killed her, and in turn, Punz killed him for "hitting a woman". After Mexican Dream took all of their items, Punz killed him so Lani could get her items back.[54]
Mexican L'Manberg[]
- Main article: El Rapids
George hired Punz to help him build his new country, after Punz criticized George for hiring two of the worst builders of the server. Together with George, Sapnap and Quackity he built the dirt foundation of what would become Mexican L'Manberg.[55] He was considered to be a citizen of the country, but later turned against them when he became a Knight of Eret.[56][57]
Exile Conflict[]
- Main article: Exile Conflict
Punz was on Dream's side during the Exile Conflict. After Tommy burned George's house, Punz stated to the L'Manberg citizens that he thought peace was among them but that it seemed that it was just a myth.[58] When Dream was threatening to build a wall up to the block limit around L'Manberg, he said he would hire Punz and Sapnap as guards to make sure everyone stayed inside.[59]
Dethronement of George[]
- Main article: Dethronement Fallout
After Dream dethroned George as king of the Dream SMP, Punz stood by Dream's side, agreeing that it was for the best if George was dethroned.[60] Later on while George, Sapnap, BadBoyHalo and Quackity were talking, Dream and Punz ambushed the group and attacked Quackity, killing him.[61]
Knights of Eret[]
- Main article: Knights of Eret
On December 6, 2020, Punz was recruited as a knight of Dream SMP. He was the third citizen to be officially knighted in the Dream SMP after Captain Puffy and HBomb. Eret, the King of Dream SMP, knighted Punz at the entrance of Punz's house, witnessed by the other two knights.[57]
The Knights of Eret began their first mission the same day. Eret, rallying their knights, began an assault on Mexican L'Manberg's territory due to its citizens exploding a small part of Eret's Castle. They also stole Eret's throne, and tried to frame Eret for killing Karl. The mission succeeded and the Mexican L'Manbergians fled to the Holy Land to negotiate for their official recognition.[62]
When Eret questioned which side Dream was on, Punz said Dream was "on his own side", like himself. He also mentioned that he joined the knight mission because he had to act on the explosions he heard. Once the issue was resolved, Punz almost immediately asked to resign from his newly appointed role as knight, and Eret agreed, despite being a little confused. Dream stated that Punz was more of a mercenary than a knight.[63]
Squeeks Conflict[]
- Main article: Squeeks Conflict
Punz had always maintained a cordial relationship with Tubbo. After Mushroom died and upset Tubbo, Punz gifted him a new fox. Tubbo asked Punz for help spelling the new name, "Squeaks," which Punz did not know how to spell and suggested "Squeeks." During the conflict, Punz and Dream defended Squeeks and Tubbo against Sapnap.[64]
During the conflict, Tubbo mentioned that he was poor, and that he was going to offer to work for Punz for items. Punz interrupted him and gave him valuable resources such as netherite ingots and iron blocks.[65]
Technoblade's Execution[]
- Main article: Technoblade's Execution
During Technoblade's Execution, Punz and Dream worked together to save Technoblade. Punz interrupted Tubbo's speech, throwing snowballs at Tubbo before swooping in. He attacked the Butcher Army and placed TNT around the site as a distraction while Dream took Carl from the Butcher Army. After Technoblade survived the execution, Punz distracted the army long enough for Techno to escape before making a swift exit with his riptide trident.[66]
Meeting with Dream[]
Shortly after Technoblade's Execution, Dream invited Punz to go on a walk with him. Dream noted that Punz was the only one who had always been on his side, and that while he paid Punz, their relationship had evolved beyond that. Punz felt the same and agreed that they had grown a strong alliance and friendship. Dream said that recently everyone was turning against him, and that Punz being on his side would not be safe for Punz. He proposed that Punz should pretend not to be on his side anymore. They would still be friends but Punz would secretly act as a spy for Dream.[67]
They arrived outside Pandora's Vault, where Dream explained how the prison worked and that few people knew its usage. Dream reminded Punz that the goal had always been to have one united server, where there were no countries and it was essentially one big family. Dream said he he would do something soon that nobody would like him for, leaving Punz secretly in charge of the Dream SMP to keep an eye on things. They planned a public, staged falling-out where Dream would kill Punz's horse, Bumpkin. However, Punz would replace Bumpkin with a fake horse in order to keep the real one safe.[68]
After Dream left, Punz went to look for a brown horse with a similar speed to Bumpkin. He found a horse in a savannah biome and switched the real Bumpkin with the fake one. Punz hid the real Bumpkin in a cave behind his house.[69]
Sex-Ed[]
Shortly after KSI joined the server on December 20, 2020, KSI built a school and taught Sex-Ed with Quackity's help. Punz was one of nine students in the class. During class, Punz was instructed by KSI to get a chicken to become the "teacher's pet." For Punz's homework assignment, he drew two stickmen: a larger one labeled "Punz" and a shorter one labeled "KSI." When KSI questioned his assignment, Punz joked about KSI's height, leading to KSI asking Dream to turn him into a chicken as a punishment. As a chicken, George bred Punz with the "teacher's pet" as his class project, resulting in Punz having a chick. The chick was later killed by KSI, and Punz failed to graduate.[70]
Doomsday War[]
- Main article: Doomsday War
After Dream announced he would destroy L'Manberg alongside Technoblade, Punz declared that Dream had gone too far and sided with L'Manberg for the upcoming battle.[71] This was a ploy to gain L'Manberg's trust, as he and Dream had plotted to have Punz act as a spy prior to the conflict. Punz assisted the people of L'Manberg in fighting off the Hound Army and withers spawned by Philza and Technoblade.[72] The day after, Tommy remarked to Tubbo how surprising it was to see Punz fighting on their side rather than on Dream's.[73]
Pure Corruption[]
- Main article: The Egg
While expanding his underground statue room, BadBoyHalo discovered the Egg, a red egg that mysteriously appeared in the room. Over time, the vines spread their spores across the server, with some appearing on Punz's property – although Punz was quick to destroy them when they appeared. Along with Sam, Punz was concerned for Antfrost and Bad, who were under the Egg's influence.[74]
Eventually, Bad and Ant snapped out of their trances, realizing the negative influence of the Egg. However, Skeppy accidentally trapped himself inside the obsidian that Bad and CaptainPuffy used to cover the Egg to stifle its negative effects. This led to Skeppy becoming corrupted by the Egg.[75] Bad then began experimenting on the Egg to figure out how the Egg worked and cure Skeppy. Punz helped him at times with these experiments, donning a hazmat suit from Church Prime when entering the Egg room.[76]
On January 14, 2021, Bad gathered Punz, Puffy and Ant for a meeting, showing them the growth of the Egg in the statue room and the spread of the vines. Bad then pitched his plan to the three – as the Egg was going to breach containment anyway, they would let it spread around the server, and take advantage of the ensuing chaos to gain power. While initially hesitant, Punz agreed to the plan because he was bored and interested in the power and land they had to offer.[24] He decided to ally with (but not join) the Badlands along with Puffy and formed the Eggpire.[77] In the beginning, Punz only felt the Egg's influence a little.[24] As time went on and the vines grew down his tower, he started feeling the Egg's influence more and more, and only cared for the success of the Eggpire.[2]
The Revival Book Tests[]
Some time before the Disc Confrontation, Punz met with Dream at Punz's tower to discuss the Revival Book. They wanted to test if the book actually worked, but Punz was worried about choosing a suitable person to test it on. Eventually, they decided on Vikkstar and LazarBeam, as they were one of the few people who would not be missed. After hunting them down, they brought Vikk and Lazar to a secret lab where they were canonically killed multiple times. They were subsequently successfully revived with the Revival Book.[21] Punz and Dream performed tests for months, killing Vikk and Lazar in any way they could think of.[78] Following these experiments, Punz and Dream permanently killed Vikk and Lazar to keep the Revival Book's existence a secret.[21]
Disc Confrontation[]
- Main article: Disc Confrontation
The Disc Confrontation was an event staged by Punz and Dream to make the other server members believe that Punz betrayed Dream by getting him locked up in Pandora's Vault.[10] The day before the Disc Confrontation, Punz wanted to replace the Punzo Blade of Justice, which was destroyed by a wither blast during the Doomsday War. He found a sign Tommy left outside his base, asking him to check the seventh floor of his tower, where Tommy left a chest with gold, TNT, diamonds, and netherite ingots. In the room, Tommy left signs describing his distrust of Punz and asking if the payment was enough for his loyalty. Punz pretended to be torn on whether to help Tommy, musing to himself that the payment was more than Dream had ever given him. He also supposedly questioned himself as a mercenary, falsely wondering why he was so conflicted. Punz then returned to make a new sword.[79]
On the day of the conflict, while others lined up along the Prime Path to say their goodbyes to Tommy and Tubbo, Punz was nowhere to be found.[80] However, as Tommy and Tubbo wished each other goodbye in the vault, Punz came through the portal. He stated that Dream should have paid him more, and led other members of the server to Tommy and Tubbo's aid. In the end, Dream was killed twice and then sent to Pandora's Vault, just like he and Punz had planned. After the confrontation and Dream's imprisonment in Pandora's Vault, Tommy thanked Punz for coming to help.[81] Tommy later admitted to Tubbo in private that he had not thought Punz would actually come, to which Tubbo concurred, saying that he thought Punz hated them.[82]
Empowerment Arc[]
Eggpire party[]
After Tommy was killed by Dream in Pandora's Vault, BadBoyHalo, Antfrost, and Punz threw a party in Tommy's house to celebrate his death. Punz was pleased that Tommy was out of the way of the Egg and that they could finally move forward. They all went to Tommy's hotel after CaptainPuffy threw them out of Tommy's house. They rented a room from Sam Nook where they could continue their party. Puffy entered the hotel and got angry at the trio for having their party in Tommy's hotel, but she left soon after.[83]
Foolish arrived after Puffy left and was confused why they were all in his room. Sam Nook assured him that the room would be rented out for one night only. Foolish was disturbed that Bad, Ant, and Punz were happy that Tommy died, and gave them all a diamond block to keep them from bothering him. He left and the party went on for a while, until they decided to go tell the Egg about Tommy's death. After telling the Egg, they all went their separate ways to prepare for the Red Banquet.[84]
Quackity confrontation[]
When Quackity went to blow up the Egg, he was spotted by Bad and Punz. This forced Quackity to return to the secret hallways. Quackity started threatening to light the TNT. He continued placing TNT as he backtracked. Bad and Punz followed him into the hallway. Bad told Quackity that he could not get in the way of the Egg, as it got in the way of his mission; without the Egg, he had nothing.[85]
Bad commanded Punz to go after Quackity, and the two cornered him in the hallway. Quackity still threatened to light the TNT (with a redstone torch in hand and TNT in reach), and ordered Punz to leave him and Bad alone. Quackity told Bad they had to get rid of the Egg, but Bad replied that Quackity did not know what would be brought down upon him. Quackity thought for a second and then lit the TNT, destroying the area.[86]
Legacy Arc[]
Dream's escape[]
On the day of Dream's escape from Pandora's Vault, Punz met up with Sapnap, Eryn, Michaelmcchill, BoomerNA and several other SMP members. When Michael asked why Dream was in prison, Punz commented that he was in there because he did not pay Punz enough. Punz also explained to Boomer that he used to be close to Dream, but that he betrayed him as Tommy offered him more money. They were all gathered at McPuffy's when Awesamdude ran in and told them to go to the prison as Dream was escaping. While they were all waiting outside the prison, Dream, Technoblade, Ranboo, and Connor appeared outside while attempting to escape the prison. A fight broke out as most members tried to prevent Dream from escaping. Punz also engaged in this fight, but mainly used steak to hit Dream instead of using his axe. Dream ended up getting away, and Sapnap and Punz agreed to split up to look for him.[87]
Aftermath of the breakout[]
After going out on his own, Punz revealed that he was on Dream's side all along. He commented on how it took Dream so long to get out of prison and how that was not the plan at all. Punz made his way to the rendevous point where he had agreed to meet with Dream. Dream was relieved to see him and explained to Punz that the plan went south. Punz supplied Dream with netherite armor, weapons and food. The two parted ways with the promise to talk to each other soon and to meet up at Punz's tower in the future.[10]
Relaying a message[]
At some point, Punz found out that Purpled had captured Slimecicle, upon which Dream asked Punz to relay a message to Purpled. Punz visited Purpled in his cave and told him that they knew that Purpled could hurt Quackity in the worst way possible. Purpled was defensive and initially refused to listen to what Punz had to say. Punz then asked whether Purpled knew that Quackity had tortured Dream for six months in Pandora's Vault. Purpled wondered why Dream did not tell him this himself and did not believe that Dream was tortured, as he thought that nobody was ever allowed in the prison. Punz got angry and explained that Sam had allowed Quackity to come in every day to do unspeakable things to Dream, turning the prison into hell in a box. This made Purpled change his mind and he allowed Punz to elaborate on his offer.[88]
Punz told Purpled that he could train Slimecicle to hate Quackity and ultimately kill him. Since slimes' genetics could go through evolution, Purpled could turn Slime into his project and make him do whatever he wanted. Purpled asked why he would need Dream, Punz, and Slime involved in a plan to kill Quackity. Punz said it was more fun to have Quackity's best friend kill him and that Dream had even suggested that Purpled could keep Las Nevadas. Purpled questioned Punz's role in the plan, but Punz claimed that he was just paid to relay a message and asked what Purpled's answer to his offer was. Purpled ended up agreeing and teamed up with Dream to confront Quackity.[89]
True allegiance revealed[]
On November 11, 2022, Tubbo and Tommy went into Pandora's Vault to try to take Dream's final life. After a long battle, they ended up being successful and managed to kill Dream.[90] They left the prison and went over to Punz to ask him to join their future nation. After being told that Dream was dead, Punz was shocked that Tommy and Tubbo had managed to kill Dream alone. Tubbo said that Dream had seemed slower this time. Punz invited Tubbo and Tommy to follow him to something that he had prepared already which they could use for their nation.[91]
They went down a trap door and walked down a long stone brick staircase which transitioned into blackstone near the end. Tommy and Tubbo got nervous because this reminded them of the Final Control Room. Punz fell quiet and did not respond to Tommy and Tubbo's questions. Tommy broke two blackstone blocks and saw that there was TNT behind them. Punz took out the Revival Book and told them that Dream was not the only person who had access to it. Tommy was alarmed and asked him what happened to "not getting paid enough". Punz angrily responded that not everything was always about money, and that the Revival Book would give him unlimited power.[92]
Punz told Tommy that he would never be able to win. He ran all the way down the stairs where there was a room with lava. He revived Dream and set off the TNT that lined the staircase. Tubbo and Tommy ran over to the Power Tower near Tommy's house. Dream and Punz chased them there and went up the ladder of the tower.[93] Punz and Dream brought Tommy and Tubbo to half a heart, but Tubbo and Tommy begged to be spared. Punz and Dream agreed as long as Tommy and Tubbo followed them to Pandora's Vault.[94]
Test in Pandora's Vault[]
When they arrived in Pandora's Vault, Punz and Dream ordered Tommy and Tubbo to give up everything in their inventories and ender chests. Tommy kept asking why Punz was doing this, since he had saved Tubbo and Tommy, but Punz replied that he had never been on their side. Tubbo and Tommy were taken to an obsidian platform above lava, where Dream explained to them that it was time for questions and a monologue. Dream said he did not understand why Tommy had killed him after Dream had not bothered him for months. If it was not for Punz, then Dream would be dead and for all Tommy knew, death would then be permanent.[95]
Tommy asked Punz why he had betrayed them when they had trusted him. Punz replied that Tommy was simple minded and one-dimensional, and unable to see the bigger picture. Dream told them that he and Punz wanted to learn and understand everything in the world. They had been testing the Revival Book and wanted to know what life was. To learn about everything, they needed time and therefore had to be alive forever. But to achieve this, they needed each other to be alive. Punz said that they had everything planned for a long time already and that he had never betrayed Dream. At one point, the server had started to turn against Dream, which meant that both of them could die. However, if everyone thought that Punz had made Dream get locked up in prison, then nobody would think it would be necessary to kill both of them.[96]
Dream said that there was such a separation of knowledge and power between them and Tubbo and Tommy, that he and Punz might as well be gods. Tubbo and Tommy knew nothing while Punz and Dream were dealing with revival and life and death. Tommy begged them to stop, but Punz said there was no stopping this anymore. Dream mentioned LazarBeam and Vikkstar, and Punz said they had done some experimenting on them. They were killed in every way they could think of, because Punz and Dream had to know exactly how the Revival Book worked. Punz and Dream had also been to limbo themselves, with Punz's limbo being terrible.[97]
Nevertheless, by reviving dead people, Punz and Dream had caused an imbalance. This created corruption in their world. They had learned that there was another dimension, and the problems of the imbalance could be seen there as well. Punz said that people had to die to restore balance, otherwise the world could end. Since they expected people to fight against them when they started killing people, Punz and Dream decided they had to kill everyone who did not join them.[98]
They had brought Tommy and Tubbo to the prison because they had found out that limbo was different depending on how somebody died. Punz and Dream said that they wanted to see what would happen if somebody died in a selfless way, which they had not tested before. Dream told Tommy and Tubbo about the pressure plate in the lava, which one person could stand on to allow the other person to escape. Punz and Dream left the room to have lunch together, while Tubbo and Tommy had to decide who would die. However, Tommy had secretly hidden his two discs in his inventory. He used the discs to activate the pressure plate, causing both Tommy and Tubbo to escape.[99]
Final confrontation with Tommy[]
The day after, Tommy went to Pandora's Vault to keep Dream and Punz there together so that a nuke would kill them. He made his way to the maximum-security cell where Punz and Dream were. They did not understand why Tommy was there, and Tommy lied that he wanted to kill them both. Punz called Tommy an idiot, asking him what he was doing and that it must be a joke. Punz tried to leave the room because he was so confident that Tommy would fail, but Tommy attempted to make him stay by telling him how Dream had almost made him kill himself. However, Punz did not care about that and said that the world did not revolve around Tommy.[100]
Punz tried to leave the room again, but Tommy built up towards the exit to block it off. Tommy then questioned Dream on his point of view. Dream explained that he wanted to know everything and live forever. Punz told Tommy that they could not enjoy life while not knowing anything. Dream said that he and Punz had done plenty of evil things, which Punz pointed out that they did for good reasons. Dream agreed and said that in the grand scheme of things, these things did not matter when they could live forever.[101]
Tommy believed that Dream had always been the same person even before getting the Revival Book. He did not understand how Dream thought that death was nothing. Dream started attacking Tommy, saying that one moment Tommy could be alive, and the next he could be dead. As he killed Tommy, Dream congratulated Tommy on being dead, after which Punz laughed. Shortly after, Dream revived Tommy. Dream said that death was nothing with the Revival Book. Punz told Tommy that it was a never-ending cycle. Dream then explained how he believed the ends justified the means, and that suffering meant nothing when they could all be invincible and live forever.[102]
While Tommy was in limbo, he had seen a vision of Dream’s first day on the server. Tommy told Dream that he saw that Dream had been happy. Dream said he was happy now, and Punz added that Dream was always pretty happy. Tommy disagreed and replied that Dream had not had a bad thought in his mind in the past. Punz sarcastically asked if Tommy could read minds now and knew what Dream was thinking. Tommy explained that he realized that Dream just wanted things to be simple and be back with his friends. Punz interjected that he was Dream's friend and asked if Tommy thought he was not.[103]
Dream eventually asked Tommy why things could not be simple again and why everyone could not live forever and be friends. Tommy said that he was with Dream, and Dream wondered if it was not too late to stop his plan and work together. However, they then heard the siren of Tubbo's nuke getting closer. Dream yelled for Punz and said they had to get out of the room. Tommy said it was too late and that it was the whole prison, which Punz did not believe. The nuke landed on the prison and everyone inside died.[104]
Items[]
Personal items | |
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Name | Notes |
Big Toe | Flame, Mending, Power V, Unbreaking III
Punz used this bow frequently during the early days of the server, such as during the Dream Team SMP vs. L'Manberg War.[105] He eventually stopped using it in favor of his N U T crossbow and now keeps the bow in his ender chest.[106] |
Looks | An unenchanted crossbow originally owned by Tubbo and picked up by Tommy.[107] Tommy gave it to Wilbur,[108] but Wilbur lost the crossbow after being killed by Schlatt.[109] It was taken by Punz who then used it to kill Wilbur during the L'Manberg Election.[110] It is unknown what became of the crossbow afterwards. |
N U T | Mending, Piercing IV, Quick Charge III, Unbreaking III
The N U T crossbow is Punz's main ranged weapon. It originally was Tubbo's crossbow.[111] Tubbo lost it when he died during the Manberg vs Pogtopia War, which is likely when Punz obtained it.[112] |
Punzo Glock | Piercing IV
Punz keeps this crossbow in his Punzo Shulker box.[113] |
Glatt's Glock | Mending, Piercing IV, Unbreaking III
Found by Punz inside a chest containing Christmas presents.[114] He keeps it in his ender chest.[115] |
Punzo Blade of Justice | Fire Aspect II, Looting III, Mending, Sharpness V, Unbreaking III
The Punzo Blade of Justice was the first item to be part of the Punzo toolset.[116] It was destroyed via a Wither blast during the Doomsday War.[117] |
Punzo Blade of Justice 2x | Fire Aspect II, Looting III, Mending, Sharpness V, Unbreaking III
Punz's remade sword after the first was destroyed in the Doomsday War. |
Punzo Pest Control | Bane of Arthropods IV, Knockback II, Mending, Sweeping Edge III, Unbreaking III
A sword especially made for killing spiders. Punz generally stores it in his ender chest.[118] |
Punzo Silk | Efficiency V, Mending, Silk Touch, Unbreaking III |
Punzo Pick | Efficiency V, Fortune III, Mending, Unbreaking III |
Punzo Hoe | Efficiency V, Mending, Unbreaking III |
Punzo Tomahawk | Efficiency V, Mending, Sharpness V, Unbreaking III |
Punzo Spoon | Efficiency V, Mending, Unbreaking II |
Punzo Fork | Impaling IV, Mending, Riptide III, Unbreaking III |
Punzo Dome | Aqua Affinity, Mending, Protection IV, Respiration III, Unbreaking III |
Punzo Nips | Mending, Protection IV, Unbreaking III |
Punzo Chaps | Mending, Protection IV, Unbreaking III
Punz's original leggings. He gave them to Dream when Dream lost most of his items due to a creeper explosion.[119] |
Punzo Chaps x2 | Mending, Protection IV, Thorns III, Unbreaking III
Punz's remade leggings after he gave away his first to Dream.[119] |
Punzo Boots | Depth Strider III, Feather Falling IV, Mending, Protection IV, Unbreaking III |
Punzo Shulker | The Punzo Shulker box is the first shulker box on the SMP. Punz obtained it after it was spawned in the SMP by Drista on Dream's account on December 14, 2020.[120] The shulker box was originally pink, but Punz dyed it cyan and renamed it. It currently is stored in Punz's ender chest. During the staged Disc Confrontation, Dream feigned a desire to steal it, having built a display for it.[121] Punz later used the shulker box to store the equipment that he gave to Dream during the Pandora's Vault jailbreak.[122] |
White Shulker Box | Punz's second shulker box, obtained as a reward for getting third place during the Team Seas event on October 30, 2021. It was originally black, but Punz dyed it white shortly after. It is stored in his ender chest.[123] |
Punzite | A named netherite ingot given to Punz by Foolish on April 1, 2021. Punz keeps it in his ender chest.[124] |
Revival Book |
The Revival Book is a book dropped into the world a millennium ago by DreamXD.[125] Dream obtained it from Jschlatt in exchange for his allegiance during the Manberg vs Pogtopia War.[126] Dream and Punz secretly tested the knowledge obtained from the book on Vikkstar and LazarBeam to understand if and how the revival mechanics worked.[21] Dream trusted Punz with the Revival Book so that they could revive each other if somebody killed one of them.[127][128] At some point, Punz and Dream killed each other and themselves multiple times to learn about what limbo was like. They subsequently revived each other after this.[22] After Dream lost his final life to Tommy and Tubbo, Punz used the Revival Book to bring Dream back to life.[129] However, Punz and Dream had also found out that the revival of the dead comes with a cost. It had created an imbalance which created corruption in the world. The only way this could be fixed was by killing people.[130] |
Pets[]
Pets | |||
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Name | Status | Residence | Notes |
Beenis | Dead | Punz's house | One of the first bees that Punz named.[131] Punz considered Beenis very valuable as he was the father of every single one of his bees.[132] Fundy later killed Beenis during the Pet War in Fundy's bee game.[35] |
BadBeeHalo | Dead | Punz's house | A bee named after BadBoyHalo.[131] Killed by Sapnap.[133] |
sylbee | Dead | Punz's house | One of Punz's named bees. Sylbee and several other unnamed bees escaped through a hole in the glass while Punz was fixing the roof.[134] When Punz tried to put them back inside, Sylbee and the other bees stung a skeleton and subsequently died.[135] |
Pumpkin | Dead | Punz's yard | BadBoyHalo took Pumpkin hostage after a failed armor trade, resulting in Punz killing BadBoyHalo after suspecting BadBoyHalo of scamming. While trying to reobtain Pumpkin, Punz accidentally killed Pumpkin. A funeral for Pumpkin was held in Punz's house after his death, and Bad also attended the event. During the funeral, Punz stated that Pumpkin loved carrots and was a speedy horse.[136] |
bumpkin | Alive | Punz's yard |
After Pumpkin's death, BadBoyHalo accompanied Punz throughout the journey of getting a new saddle and finding a new fast, healthy horse. Punz wanted to name the new horse 'Pumpkin' while BadBoyHalo wanted to name it 'Brownie'. Eventually, they both compromised and settled on the name 'Bumpkin'.[137] Punz and Dream originally planned to use Bumpkin to fake a falling-out between them. Punz hid Bumpkin in a cave behind his house and put a fake Bumpkin in Bumpkin's pen. Dream would then kill the fake Bumpkin, which would give Punz a reason to cut all ties with Dream.[138] However, this plan never went through, and the fake Bumpkin escaped from its pen some time later.[139] The real Bumpkin is still hidden in the cave behind Punz's house. Punz took Bumpkin out to get some air before the Pandora's Vault jailbreak, but he hid Bumpkin again shortly after as he was afraid that something would happen to it.[140] |
Chat | Alive | Punz's yard | Currently lives in the pond in Punz's yard.[141] |
comet | Alive | Punz's yard | Found by Punz while he was collecting materials to decorate his yard for Christmas.[142] Comet is kept in a snowy pen on the side of Punz's tower.[143] |
Jakey | Alive | Sapnap's secret base | Jakey was originally in Punz's house along with three other dogs.[144] Jakey survived the burning of Punz's house by Sapnap.[145] He was later moved to Sapnap's secret base.[146][147] |
Rina | Alive | Sapnap's secret base | A dog that was in Punz's house. Rina survived when Sapnap burned down Punz's house.[145] She is kept in Sapnap's secret base along with the other dogs.[146][147] |
Katie | Alive | Sapnap's secret base | Katie used to be kept in Punz's house.[148] She was presumed to have died along with Fiona when Sapnap burned down Punz's house.[145] However, neither of the dogs actually died and Katie was later moved to Sapnap's secret base along with the other dogs.[146][147] |
Fiona | Alive | Sapnap's secret base | Fiona was initially in Punz's house. She appeared to have died along with Katie after Sapnap burned down Punz's house.[145] Later, it turned out that Fiona did not die and she is now kept in Sapnap's secret base with all of Punz's other dogs.[146][147] |
Dumptruck but not really | Dead | Sapnap's secret base | A fox that Punz had kept hidden until the Second Pet War. He named it after his and Sapnap's panda who died.[149] The fox was moved to Sapnap's secret base, but Sapnap accidentally killed it while he was still constructing the room.[150] |
kiwi | Dead | Punz's house | Kiwi used to be on Punz's bed along with Peaches.[151] He died when Sapnap burned down Punz's house.[152][153] |
Peaches | Dead | Punz's house | Peaches used to be on Punz's bed along with Kiwi.[151] Kiwi died after Sapnap set Punz's house on fire.[153] Although Punz did not directly mention Peaches' death, Peaches was not seen afterwards and is presumably dead as well. |
Dumptruck | Dead | Punz's yard | Dumptruck was a panda shared between Sapnap and Punz. After Punz took it from a jungle back to his house, Antfrost stole Dumptruck before Punz could put a nametag on it. Dumptruck accidentally died to the thorns on Punz's armor when he was trying to retrieve Dumptruck.[154] |
Yin | Alive | Yin is a panda that used to belong to Antfrost and BadBoyHalo, formerly residing in Antfrost's animal sanctuary.[155] Punz found it roaming around before the Pandora's Vault jailbreak. He asked Sapnap to share the panda with him as a replacement for Dumptruck. They fenced the panda in and planned to transport it to Kinoko Kingdom at a later date.[156] |
Relationships[]
Relationships with members | |
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Name | Notes |
Positive
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Ant and Punz were usually very friendly with each other. Ant lived in his house and even helped him in The Items Conflict.[45] However, Punz did betray Ant during the Battle of the Lake.[8] Later on, the two fought against each other in the Second Pet War. At first, Punz was infuriated at Antfrost for stealing his panda. Antfrost understood his anger and wanted to make it up to Punz by planning to gift him a new panda. In the end, the two made amends.[48] When Punz discovered the Egg in Bad's underground cavern, he was concerned about it but thought that it might be harmless. Punz removed several blood vines he spotted around the SMP and seemed to be ultimately worried for Antfrost. Since Punz did not hear anything when he got close to the Egg, Antfrost told Bad that Punz should die.[157] After Punz joined the Eggpire and became corrupted by the Egg, Ant became more trusting towards Punz and they worked together to spread the blood vines.[158] Punz and Ant did not interact much with each other since they were freed from the Egg's influence. |
Negative
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Sam and Punz used to have a friendly relationship. Though they did fight during the Second Pet War, Punz never held anything against him for doing so.[48] They were on the same side during the end of the Manberg vs Pogtopia War.[51] The two were also grouped together to assist with Quackity's date.[159] When the crimson vines started growing, Antfrost and Bad attacked Sam after he tried to break the Egg. Punz stopped the fight, finding the Egg strange but harmless and left the area with Sam. He and Sam actively worked together to stop any growth of the blood vines.[74] However, Punz later joined the Eggpire and succumbed to the Egg's corruption.[77] After Dream escaped from Pandora's Vault, he told Punz that Sam had let Quackity into the prison to torture Dream every day for six months. Punz was appalled by this and wanted Quackity to have a painful death, most likely seeing Sam in a negative light now as well.[160] |
Positive
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Punz and BadBoyHalo's relationship was relatively good. Bad lived in his house and even helped him in the Items Conflict.[45] However, Punz betrayed Bad in the Battle of the Lake, which Bad forgave Punz for.[8] They did fight in the Second Pet War, with Bad trying to downplay Antfrost's actions.[48] When Punz discovered the blood vines in Bad's underground cavern, he expressed discomfort and concern. Bad tried to make Punz think that the Egg was a good thing, but this proved to be useless as Punz did not change his mind. Bad agreed with Antforst that they might have to kil Punz.[74] After Punz joined the Eggpire and became corrupted by the Egg, Bad was very pleased that Punz succumbed to the corruption and they worked together to spread the blood vines.[77] They did not interact much after they were freed from the Egg's influence. |
Neutral/positive
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Boomer and Punz first met shortly before the Pandora's Vault jailbreak outside of the bank. Punz told Boomer that he generally got paid for jobs, and that he would do most jobs. He questioned Boomer on whether the bank was funtional yet, which Boomer denied. When Boomer asked what was going on with Dream, Punz lied and said that the reason that Dream was in prison was because he had not paid Punz enough. Afterwards, Punz left to go check on his tower, ending the meeting on relatively friendly terms.[161] |
Very positive
|
Punz is Dream's friend and close confidant, and one of his only allies. Punz is unwaveringly and unquestionably loyal to Dream and supports him no matter what. In the past, Dream always used to pay Punz to be on his side. Punz fought together with Dream during many major conflicts, notably the Dream Team SMP vs. L'Manberg War, the Manberg vs Pogtopia War, and Technoblade's execution.[33][51][66] After this last event, Dream and Punz agreed that their relationship had grown to a strong friendship and alliance, and that the payment was now secondary to Punz. However, Dream noticed that everyone was turning against him and was worried for Punz's safety. They decided that Punz should act like he was no longer on Dream's side. Dream also left Punz in charge of the Dream SMP, because Dream would have to leave after he would do something that nobody would like him for.[162] At some point, Dream trusted Punz with the knowledge of the Revival Book. Their goals and mindset aligned when they decided that they wanted to understand everything that was unknown in the world.[163][6] They secretly tested the Revival Book together on Vikkstar and LazarBeam for months.[21] Punz and Dream killed themselves and each other multiple times to understand what limbo was like.[22] Since they wanted to live forever to learn everything, they realized they would both need to be alive so that one could revive the other if necessary.[164] A while later, Dream and Punz planned to stage the Disc Confrontation. This would make it seem as if Punz had betrayed Dream by getting him imprisoned, so that nobody would ever suspect they had to kill both Dream and Punz to permanently kill them.[165] The day before the Disc Confrontation, Tommy paid Punz to join his side.[79] Punz pretended to side with Tommy and led many server members to Dream's location, achieving the goal of getting Dream locked up in Pandora's Vault.[81] Everyone believed that Punz had betrayed Dream, and Punz kept up this lie in the months afterwards as well.[166] After Dream escaped from Pandora's Vault, Punz still pretended to be against him to the other server members. Punz eventually managed to slip away from the main search party and went to a pre-determined meeting place, where he met Dream. Punz was happy and relieved that Dream was finally out of prison, but was concerned for his well-being after being locked up for way longer than they had planned. Punz gave Dream a new set of netherite armor and other equipment, and they agreed to meet at Punz's tower soon.[10] Dream later told Punz the details of his imprisonment, explaining that Quackity had tortured him every day for six months. Sometime after, Punz went over to Purpled on Dream's behalf to get his assistance to kill Quackity. However, Punz got angry when Purpled initially did not believe that Quackity had tortured Dream. Punz was very sympathetic to Dream, stating to Purpled that torture went beyond anyone's limits and was not okay. He kept his alliance with Dream a secret, claiming that Dream had merely paid him to relay a message.[160] On November 11th, 2022, Tubbo and Tommy killed Dream.[90] When they told Punz about this, he was shocked that Tubbo and Tommy had managed to do so alone. Punz got more and more angry while leading Tommy and Tubbo down a staircase to a secret room that he had prepared. He yelled at Tommy that it had never been about the money for him, but then quickly added that he wanted power. Punz revived Dream and they chased Tommy and Tubbo together.[129] Punz and Dream took Tommy and Tubbo to Pandora's Vault, where they were put on an obsidian platform surrounded by lava. They tried to make Tubbo and Tommy understand what their motivations were and that Tubbo and Tommy barely knew anything compared to Punz and Dream. They told them that they wanted to test what would happen if somebody died selflessly, making Tubbo and Tommy choose who would die. However, when Punz and Dream went out of the room, both Tubbo and Tommy managed to escape the prison.[167] The day after, Tommy returned to the prison to keep Punz and Dream there together. This was in an attempt for Tubbo to fire a nuke on them. Punz helped Dream throughout the the encounter with Tommy, not caring when Tommy explained that Dream had almost driven him to suicide. He agreed with Dream that they had done evil things for good reasons and that all that mattered was knowing more about the world. Punz emphasized to Tommy that he was Dream's friend, and stood by Dream's side until the nuke killed everyone.[168] |
Unknown
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Originally, Punz was against the Egg, as the Egg grew all over his property. He was one of the first to see the Egg, and was concerned about his friends, who were corrupted by the Egg.[74] During a meeting with Puffy, Ant, and Bad, he was corrupted by the Egg, and encouraged the spread of the Egg.[77] His eyes turned red afterward.[169] Punz has since been released from the Egg's control after its containment following the Red Banquet.[170] His current views on the Egg are unknown. |
Neutral
|
Fundy and Punz were generally on opposing sides, such as during the Dream Team SMP vs. L'Manberg War.[33] In the Pet War, Fundy killed Punz's favorite bee in his bee game and manipulated everyone into destroying a part of Punz's tower and taking all his items.[35] While this made their relationship deteriorate, tensions subsided in the following months. Punz and Fundy were generally still on opposite sides, but they did not have any personal negative encounters. Before the Doomsday War, Punz specifically supported Fundy, agreeing that they should all fight for L'Manberg.[171] They did not have any notable interactions with each other afterwards. |
Neutral/negative
|
Hannah and Punz used to be on reasonably good terms after joking around during a duel.[172] They were also both corrupted by the Egg in the past. However, shortly before the Pandora's Vault jailbreak, Hannah built apartments inside Punz's tower and rented them out. Punz was furious, threatening to kill Hannah if she did not move out within seven business days. Hannah agreed as long as Punz gave her ten mending books. Hannah later went on to tell Boomer that he should not give Punz money, as Punz would take all of it.[173] |
Neutral
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Punz and Karl were generally friendly with each other in the past. Karl teased Punz a lot, and liked to say that Punz and Sapnap fought over him.[174] Punz helped build the Eiffel Tower for Karl and Sapnap's honeymoon.[39] They were also initially on the same side during the Manberg vs Pogtopia War.[50] While they both used to be part of Mexican L'Manberg, Punz fought against Karl and the country when he became a Knight of Eret.[175] Karl and Punz became distant after that fight and rarely spoke to each other. |
Neutral
|
Niki and Punz never interacted with each other much. They generally ended up on opposing sides of major conflicts. Their one positive interaction was during the Battle of the Lake, where they fought together. After the battle, Punz gifted Niki a netherite helmet from the spoils of the battle.[176] While Punz was corrupted by the Egg for some time and Niki had a bad experience with the Eggpire at the Red Banquet, the two did not interact recently and are presumably on neutral terms.[77][170] |
Neutral
|
Despite both being mercenaries, Purpled and Punz never talked to each other much. Some time after the Pandora's Vault jailbreak, Punz visited Purpled to relay a message from Dream. Purpled was distrustful of Punz and unwilling to listen. Punz asked Purpled to join Dream in killing Quackity, as Quackity had tortured Dream in prison for months. Purpled initially did not believe that Dream got tortured, which made Punz angry. Purpled eventually agreed to work with Dream, but did not understand what Punz's role in the plan was. Punz lied and claimed that he was just paid to deliver a message. They ended the meeting on neutral terms.[160] |
Very negative
|
Quackity and Punz were usually not on the same side during major conflicts. They were both part of Mexican L'Manberg, but Punz betrayed the country after he became a Knight of Eret.[175] Punz and Dream also interfered in Technoblade's execution, which Quackity was very unhappy about.[66] Punz had a low opinion of Quackity, telling Dream that he thought that Quackity was not the brightest.[177] A while after, Punz joined the Eggpire and became corrupted by the Egg. Quackity was an enemy of the Eggpire and tried to blow up the Egg. Punz and BadBoyHalo confronted him and tried to stop him, but Punz had to back off after Quackity threatened to blow up the TNT that he had placed. Quackity set the TNT off regardless, and later also defeated the Eggpire during the Red Banquet.[178][170] Dream eventually told Punz the details of how Quackity had tortured him in Pandora's Vault every day for months. Punz was horrified by this, considering what Quackity had done to Dream to be "unspeakable things". He later relayed a message from Dream to Purpled, asking Purpled to help get revenge on Quackity and kill him. Punz proposed to Purpled that they should torture Quackity and make him die painfully.[160] |
Neutral/negative
|
Although Enderwalk Ranboo and Punz are both allies of Dream, it is unknown if they have ever interacted in that capacity. Outside of Ranboo's enderwalk state, Punz's interactions with Ranboo were generally not positive. Ranboo and Fundy hired Punz as protection when they tried to take over Niki and Puffy's flower shop. When Punz realized they were lying about the shop being their ice cream shop, he did not want to be their protection anymore and returned their payment. Punz also accused Fundy of damaging the sign above Church Prime, and questioned Ranboo on whether he was working with Fundy.[179] Before the Doomsday War, Punz sided with L'Manberg in order to spy on them for Dream, while Ranboo did not want to pick sides. Punz called Ranboo indecisive for this, and said he was selfish for not wanting to help L'Manberg.[180] Ranboo in his enderwalk state and Punz were both present at the Disc Confrontation, but it is unclear if Ranboo knew about Punz and Dream's plan to stage the event.[181] |
Neutral
|
Sapnap has a positive opinion of Punz and seems to trust him, not knowing that Punz's true allegiance lies with Dream. They tend to bicker constantly while around each other, but they rarely hold grudges. They fought alongside each other in both the Pet War and the Second Pet War.[182][48] Punz forgave Sapnap for burning down his house and accidentally killing his fox.[145][150] Punz helped Sapnap with the construction of builds such as Sapnap's secret base and the Eiffel Tower.[183][39] Though they had a good relationship, their factions were at odds; Punz was Dream's spy and second in command, while Sapnap became a member of El Rapids following his falling out with Dream and the Dream SMP. This put them into occasional conflict, with Punz being ready to fight Sapnap if Dream commanded it. They fought against each other during the Battle of the Lake and at Mexican L'Manberg after Punz betrayed the country.[8][175] During the Doomsday War, the two fought alongside each other on L'Manberg's side, although Punz was acting as Dream's spy.[72] At the Disc Confrontation, Punz led Sapnap and other server members to Dream's location, but Sapnap did not know that Punz and Dream had staged the event.[81] After Dream escaped from Pandora's Vault, Punz pretended to help Sapnap find Dream. They eventually split up to cover more ground, with Sapnap not being aware of Punz's secret loyality to Dream.[184] |
Negative
|
Tommy and Punz have a negative relationship. Back during the Disc Saga, Punz was friendly to Tommy, giving him a blaze rod, and trying to help him break the obsidian after Dream trapped his bed.[185] However, they never had a positive relationship despite the small friendly gestures of Punz and were usually on opposing sides, such as during the Dream Team SMP vs. L'Manberg War and the Manberg vs Pogtopia War.[33][50] After Tommy burned down George's house, Punz supported Dream when he wanted to take action against Tommy.[58] Punz also told Dream he would keep an eye out for Tommy after Tommy escaped his exile.[186] Before the Doomsday War, Punz joined Tommy's side and vowed to help him defend L'Manberg, although Punz only did this to spy on them for Dream.[71] Tommy was surprised that Punz helped them as he was usually on Dream's side.[73] The day before the staged Disc Confrontation, Tommy paid Punz in the hopes that Punz would help him and Tubbo.[79] Like Punz and Dream had planned, Punz came to Tommy and Tubbo's aid during the confrontation, which Tommy was grateful for.[81] After Punz succumbed to the Egg's corruption, he came to dislike Tommy. He was pleased when Tommy was killed by Dream, as Tommy had been in the way of the Egg's objective.[187][188] During the Pandora's Vault jailbreak, Punz pretended to agree with Tommy that Dream should be kept in prison.[189] When Tubbo and Tommy had taken Dream's final life, they told Punz the news and asked him to join their future nation. Punz led them down a secret staircase which he claimed contained something that would be useful to them. However, he then told them that he never cared about the money and that Tommy would never win. He revived Dream with the Revival Book and the two went on to chase Tubbo and Tommy up the Power Tower.[129] Punz and Dream took Tommy and Tubbo to Pandora's Vault, after which Tommy kept asking Punz why he had betrayed him and Tubbo. Punz grew frustrated by the repeated questions and said that Tommy was an idiot who knew nothing.[190] Punz and Dream told Tommy and Tubbo that they wanted one of them to sacrifice himself for the other to escape, but Tommy and Tubbo both managed to escape the prison together.[191] Following their escape, Tommy was enraged that he had lost his discs in the process. He went over to Punz's house with TNT and blew it up. After this, Tommy wanted to act as bait to lure Punz and Dream together, upon which Tubbo would fire a nuke on the three of them.[192] Tommy came back to the prison the next day and told Punz and Dream he wanted to kill them. Punz laughed at Tommy and intended to leave the room because he saw Tommy as such a low threat. Tommy tried to keep Punz in the room by telling him that Dream had almost made Tommy kill himself. However, Punz did not care about this and said it was just a sob story. He called Tommy immature and selfish. In the end, Punz and everyone else in the prison died to the nuke fired by Tubbo.[168] |
Negative
|
During the earlier days of the SMP, Tubbo and Punz got along very well. Punz gifted bees to Tubbo, and at one point said that he would join conflicts for him as he was his friend.[27] Punz gave Tubbo materials in the Manberg Rebellion, even offering help.[193] However, they ended up on opposite sides of the Manberg vs Pogtopia War due to Punz's loyalty to Dream.[50] Later on, Punz helped protect Tubbo's pet fox from Sapnap in the Squeeks Conflict.[64] Punz was on L'Manberg's side during the Doomsday War, which Tubbo thought was strange as he had never seen Punz side against Dream before.[73] During the staged Disc Confrontation, Punz helped Tubbo and Tommy as he and Dream had planned.[81] Tubbo admitted that he thought Punz hated him and Tommy, and was surprised that Punz came to help them.[82] Tubbo later mentioned to Aimsey that Punz was a close friend of his.[194] Soon after Tommy and Tubbo had taken Dream's last life, Punz was surprised that they had managed to kill Dream. Punz led Tubbo and Tommy down a staircase where he revealed that it had never been about money for him. He then went on to revive Dream with the Revival Book and set off TNT that lined the staircase. Following this, Punz and Dream chased Tubbo and Tommy up the Power Tower.[129] Punz and Dream took Tubbo and Tommy to Pandora's Vault, where they told them about their motivations and plans. Tubbo was overall quiet throughout the encounter but called Punz and Dream psychos.[195] Punz and Dream told Tubbo and Tommy that they had to choose which of them would die if one of them wanted to escape. However, they both managed to escape together in the end.[191] Tubbo planned to fire a nuke on the prison to kill Punz and Dream, although he did not like that this plan involved Tommy sacrificing himself.[196] This plan eventually led to everyone in the prison dying, including Tubbo and Punz.[168] |
Quotes[]
- "Fundy, what the hell. What have you started? What have you started, Fundy?" — at the start of the first Pet War[197]
- "You see now, if I didn't betray, you probably would have lost." — at the end of the Battle of the Lake[198]
- "I appreciate what you did, but I no longer want to be, like, an official knight. But I'm glad I could help you out. [...] I'm happy to help though, whenever you... whenever you need it. Unless you're on the wrong side of the world, then you'll die." — after resigning from the Knights of Eret[199]
- "I guess most people do know me as a mercenary. They don't know the actual bond we've made." — considering how to fake a falling out with Dream[200]
- "Dream, we can't just go around killing people. Someone's gonna notice." — while discussing with Dream who to test the Revival Book on[201]
- "I think Dream is taking this too far. L'Manberg is a free country, and a part of history. We need to stop him and do whatever it takes. You have me on your side for this." — pretending to help L'Manberg before the Doomsday War[202]
- "I don't know if this is the Egg talking, or myself. But I'm craving some chaos. I don't want to pick sides or anything. But... this idea you have, it's speaking to me." — prior to joining the Eggpire[203]
- "Dream has actually told me all his plans, for tomorrow that is. [...] Dream has showed me the entire area that he's gonna be at. He's showed me everything, he's told me all the plans." — the day before the staged Disc Confrontation[204]
- "I'm sorry, Dream, but you should've paid me more." — during the staged Disc Confrontation[205]
- "Puffy... greatness happened, okay?" — when CaptainPuffy asked what happened to Punz after he got corrupted by the Egg[206]
- "I'm very much a solo guy here, so I don't really trust many people with information. I'm just thinking... you guys are all against me. I've had a bad past with individuals before, so I have to be very careful with who I share stuff with." — after refusing to tell Eryn why his horse was named Bumpkin[207]
- "Dream! I thought the plan was to meet you here ages ago! I've been waiting for so long... to finally, like, see you again. [...] Being in isolation for that long probably does a number on people. I hope you're doing all right. [...] I'm so sorry it went— it went the way it did earlier. I'm glad you're finally out, though." — meeting Dream after he escaped from Pandora's Vault[208]
- "Keeping an act that I'm against him— [...] I've had to keep that a secret for so long, oh my god. Actually, I should probably still keep it a secret. No one... no one suspects anything. Everyone thinks I'm against him, still." — after meeting up with Dream following his escape from Pandora's vault[209]
- "Now plans can go as they were. Back to the script as you could say. Back to how we all had it written out. The server will finally be back to normal." -after leaving the meeting with Dream following the jailbreak[210]
- "Dream told me how Sam let him in freely. And allowed him to do unspeakable things to him! That wasn't a prison. That was hell in a box! And Quackity was allowed to go in and torture him every single day." — when Purpled did not believe that Dream got tortured in prison[211]
- "Yeah, but that's not as fun! That's not as fun! Don't you wanna have fun with this? You and Dream could go tie him up, torture him. Do whatever you want with him, I don't care. And then have his literal best friend kill him." — trying to convince Purpled to kill Quackity with Dream[212]
- "Tommy... you really think Dream is the only person that has access to a Revival Book? [...] Get it through your fucking skull, Tommy. It's not always about money, alright? I've been playing you a fool. It's about power, alright? I want power, I've always wanted power! And with this Revival Book, I have all the power in the fucking world. Tommy... Tommy... Tommy, you will never fucking win." — after revealing his true allegiance to Tommy and Tubbo[213]
- "We have had plans for a long time. We've had the same mindset, we've had the same mindset, the same goals, Tommy. Okay? We've had this all planned, the whole time." — when Tommy said Punz and Dream could not have been planning that far ahead[163]
- "Alright, well, you're a fucking idiot and simple-minded. I've said this like eight times, Tommy. Get it through your head. You're simple minded. We need answers, and you are— you just don't know that." —after Tommy asked why Punz had betrayed them[190]
- "All what?! Just to go make a nation afterwards, like you did with L'Manberg. It's always nations. You want to kill someone and then make a nation. [...] Nations tear people apart, Tommy. They tear people apart. You have some people in the nation, and you exclude others. That tears people apart also, Tommy." — after Dream pointed out that Tommy and Tubbo constantly recycled the same idea of wanting to kill Dream[20]
- "Well, guess what? The world doesn't fucking revolve around you. Why do you think he's only after you? Like... that is the most immature thought I've ever heard. There's so many other people in this world, that— you're so insane to think it's only about you, all the time. What is this fucking sob story? Why are you trying to make me feel bad, Tommy? Honestly, I feel pity that you even came back thinking you could do anything to us. You're actually a child, this is insane." — when Tommy explained that he wanted to kill himself in exile[214]
- "You guys can, you know, do your own thing. I might— I might just- yeah, yeah, this is ridiculous. I feel like I'm interrupting something. I'm not— I'm not even fighting back. I can literally hop in lava, look." —trying to leave the prison while Tommy was attacking him[215]
- "How can you enjoy it when you don't know anything? You can't enjoy it if you don't, like— You're just enjoying not knowing anything." — after Tommy said that life was about enjoying it[216]
- "He has friends, Tommy. I'm right here. I'm his friend. What are you gonna say about that? You think I'm not his friend?" — when Tommy commented that Dream just wanted friends[217]
Trivia[]
- Punz has been on Dream's side every time both of them were involved in a conflict, and was secretly on his side during the Doomsday War, the Disc Confrontation and Pandora's Vault jailbreak. In addition, he has fought alongside Sapnap the most.
- He caused two of Wilbur's three canon deaths: he killed him in the Final Control Room and shot him during Tommy and Wilbur's escape from L'Manberg following Schlatt's election.
- Before Punz was leaving to save Tommy during the Disc Confrontation, he originally had the idea to say, "Sorry Dream, but money talks", before Awesamdude recommended the quote that was eventually used, "I'm sorry, Dream – but you should have paid me more."[218]
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