Dastardos

Dastardos
Dastardos
When things go badly for an animal, they get sick. Dastardos has invented a cheerful song to help him through the day and make Piñatas calm while he "fixes" them...
Role	Piñata Reaper
Relationships	Jardiniero (Father) Mother (Mother) Leafos (Sister) Storkos (Sister) Seedos (Brother)
Voiced by	Unknown

Dastardos (formerly Stardos) is a ghostly witch doctor who destroys sick piñatas.

Dastardos plays the role of Viva Piñata's "grim reaper", claiming the lives of any piñatas who have been sick for too long. He will float into your garden, humming a haunting tune to himself as he does his work.

While never directly confirmed, he is heavily implied to be Stardos, the missing eldest child of Jardiniero. None of his family members seem aware of his fate.

Biography

Appearance

Dastardos is a short-statured man, with gray hair poking out from behind a disfigured mask. The mask is lopsided, with a sideways mouth and mismatched eyes.

He wears shabby clothes, with a long green scarf. He is constantly floating, with the scarf being the only thing to ever touch the ground. He holds a multicolored stick, like those you would use to break open a real piñata. This is exactly what he uses it for.

Lore

Stardos as seen in the Storybook

Stardos was the first child born to Jardiniero and Mother. He would live with both of his parents, until his mother left for the sea again when he was 2.

Jardiniero would set about teaching Stardos everything he knew about gardening, which the boy picked up on quickly. In the meantime, Jardiniero had hired a helper to help him in the garden while Stardos was being trained. His name was Lester, and Jardiniero had found him to be more trouble than he was worth.

This all came to a head when Jardiniero stumbled on Lester messing with piñata candy, and he was fired on the spot. The young Stardos would take his place, being more than capable despite his young age. Lester would leave, humiliated and furious.

Lester would not appear again until years later, gifting Jardiniero with a map that would lead him to the legendary Dragonache. Both of his parents would leave for the trip, leaving Stardos in charge of the garden until they returned.

After the parents had gone, Lester would approach Stardos, offering to help him in their absence. He would explain that he had created a new type of sweet, one that could attract any piñata to the garden. Stardos agreed to try them, following him to his lair in the jungle. Stardos would never be seen again.

What happened in the jungle is unknown, but eventually Dastardos would appear in the garden. Now twisted beyond recognition, Dastardos is known by his family as creepy but familiar. He now plays the role of the piñata grim reaper, putting sick piñatas out of their misery and taking their candy.

Leafos Gossip

• "There's something familiar about Dastardos, but i cannot put my finger on it."
• "I don't like to talk about people, but I think Dastardos is some kind of friend of Professor Pester."
• "Dastardos is so single minded. What we need to do is find a way to distract him so Patch can get here in time."
• "I often wonder what happened to my long lost brother Stardos. Sigh."

Gallery

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  Concept art for Dastardos