Protagonist

Protagonist
Illustration from the official guidebook. Also known as "Poor Boy" or "Main Boy".
Residence	Long Life Town, District 3
Age	14

"おいっす！" (Oissu!)

In Chulip, the Protagonist (主人公, Shujinkō) is a young boy who the player will get to name. He has no default name, but fans commonly refer to him as "Poor Boy" in reference to his beginning heart level.

As he and his father become acquainted with their new home in Long Life Town, he encounters the girl of his dreams. Upon an initial attempt at a kiss, he is slapped and rejected. For her to accept his kiss, he must improve his reputation as a poor boy and strengthen his heart by helping and kissing the other residents of Long Life Town.

Profile and Appearance

Being fairly plain in appearance, Poor Boy is a fair-skinned boy with buzz-cut black hair. He dawns the typical attire of a Japanese middle-school student, consisting of a black school uniform (学ラン, gakuran) with gold buttons, a cap to match, and a pair of brown penny loafers. Always around his shoulder is a white satchel, which he stores and pulls items from. 

Much like the rest of the residents in Long Life Town, Poor Boy has a bit of a personality and behavior unique to him. He's a growing boy, who is typically respectful to his elders, until his goals call for a certain level of mischief. As the story moves along, the things Poor Boy is tasked with and how he handles them get progressively more comical. Poor Boy also seems not to mind doing certain actions despite how useless or rude it may seem. In the end, it always seems to result positively for him. 

Although he is a (mostly) silent protagonist, he does have a few voice clips uttered here and there. Most notable is the nonchalant "Oissu!" he shouts when the player presses the X button without an interactive object in front of him. It is an impolite greeting, but commonly used by young boys such as himself and sets the mark for his overall personality. ("Ossu" and "uissu" are also similar.) 

Leveling Up

Leveling up Poor Boy's heart can only be accomplished by successful kissing. Going to bed will prompt Poor Boy's dad to speak to Lover's Tree, who will then telepathically inform Poor Boy the number of kisses he earned and may grant him extra hearts if he reached a new level. Upon each new level gained, there is also a new title for Poor Boy.

Lv.	Title	# of kisses	Heart increase
1	"Poor Boy" (噂の貧乏人, Uwasa no binbōnin, lit. Rumored Poor Boy)	0	N/A (starts at 5)
2	"Hard Worker" (噂のがんばり屋, Uwasa no ganbariya, lit. Rumored Hard Worker)	1	+3 (8 total)
3	"Pompous Boy" (噂のませガキ, Uwasa no masegaki, lit. Rumored Precocious Brat)	3	+4 (12 total)
4	"Bragger Boy" (噂のお坊ちゃん, Uwasa no o-botchan, lit. Rumored Young Master)	6	+5 (17 total)
5	"Bad Teenager" (噂の不良学生, Uwasa no furyō gakusei, lit. Rumored Delinquent)	10	+7 (24 total)
6	"Handsome Boy" (噂のハンサム君, Uwasa no hansamu-kun, lit. Rumored Handsome Boy)	15	+8 (32 total)
7	"Ladykiller" (噂の色男, Uwasa no irootoko, lit. Rumored Ladykiller)	21	+13 (45 total)
8	"Player" (噂の達人, Uwasa no tatsujin, lit. Rumored Expert)	28	+15 (60 total)
9	"Frisky Man" (噂のエッチマン, Uwasa no Ecchiman, lit. Rumored H-Man)	36	+18 (78 total)
10	"Big Shot" (噂の超大物, Uwasa no chō ōmono, lit. Rumored Big Shot)	50	+21 (99 total)

Gallery

Rough draft ideas for Poor Boy's design.

Poor Boy meditating under a waterfall.

A rough draft showing character with different heights. Note there are a number of unused characters.

Various sketches of Poor Boy performing different actions.

Bathroom concept sketch with a boy similar to Poor Boy waiting to use it.

Concept of Poor Boy with the ability to pick up items and toss them, along with using a radar. Here, he is referred to as "Punch-kun".

Miscellaneous character doodles.

Yellow wallpaper of Poor Boy for your PC. From the now defunct official Punchline website.

An image of Poor Boy meant to tile on your phone. From the now defunct official Punchline website.

A simple walking gif of Poor Boy that was used on the now defunct official Punchline website.