I'd been doing some design exercises with the ADC characters as humans a few weeks back. I have sketches of the others but nothing finalized as these ones.
My prompt was "try to keep to the silhouettes, and give them actual circus-jobs."
Gangle got a little revamp along the way. And the ribbon braids are something I've wanted for a humanization for her for a long while since uhh ribbons, and are something I grew up with. She is the main acrobat of the group. Several of the other members can preform with her (namely Zooble, Pomni and Kaufmo) but she's the main acrobatics.
Ragatha was probably the easiest to turn human for obvious reasons. She usually shows off her "oddity" but she's the main caretaker of the group. Ticket taker, managing money, doing a lot of the small niche things Caine forgets are important stuff. She's technically second in command because of that.
Jax is the animal handler. Trains and takes care of them. Brings them out to preform with etc. He himself doesn't have much of a role in the showmanship though he can preform certain stuff if need be, doing gags with Pomni or Kaufmo, assisting with Kinger and Gangle's performances if needing too though he'd like to avoid it if he can and he's usually not the first pick either.
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FREAKSHOW AU Theory (AU by @hootbon )
Currently, my leading theory is that Freakshow AU is going to end like IHNMAIMS.
Of course, TADC is inspired by IHNMAIMS, would be surprised if Hoot went back to their roots and use it as inspiration.
As we may know, IHNMAIMS is a story centered around a sentient AI who wiped out all of humanity, and kept 5 to torture them.
In the end, the protagonist kills his friends to free them from their torture, which in turn, the sentient AI morphs him into some sort of slow-moving abomination as punishment.
Lets enter supporting evidence,
1. Aingle is important to the story
In IHNMAIMS, the humans bodies were contorted by AM (the sentient AI) in a way where they don't die of natural causes. This leads the characters to stay the same age as they entered, despite being over centuries old. They will feel hungry and thirsty, but will never die from it, leaving them to feel all its symptoms for forever.
Am also has the ability to put them through an immense amount of body contortion and over all torture, yet still keep them alive.
Aingle's role in freakshow au is to keep the characters from abstracting, abstraction in this case being death. Instead, they are "killed", which keeps them from death/abstraction..
2. Abstraction feels like the most peaceful outcome
Easy argument. The humans have continuously tried to kill themselves in IHNMAIMS, but are prevented from doing so by AM... In the end, the moment they found a weapon, they quickly stabbed eachother as acts of kindness.
" abstraction feels like the mose peaceful outcome", death being a genuine relief in IHNMAIMS, Hoot's little smile?? Nuh-uh. My theory brain did not let that slide.
3. Pomni wont stay pretty forever
(i cant find the screenshot grrr!! BUT YOU KNOW WHICH ONE IT IS!!!)
After killing their friends, AM contorts the protagonist and turns him into a slow moving abomination, taking about 10 months to say a singular word.
"Pomni wont stay pretty forever", she is either going to be like Ragatha, or will be horribly disfigured as punishment. Hoot has said before that Caine wouldn't let her fade, he has bubble or the Mannequins clean her and keep her pretty (Unless she stops being favorable in which he will throw her aside BUT STILL)
Bonus: Kinger and Benny
Lil fun coincidence I noticed uwu
Benny in IHNMAIMS was described to be a handsome and brilliant scientist in his past... And in return, AM reversed his evolution, and brought him back to a stereotypical neanderthal with the mind of a 9 yr old.
Kinger in his bio was described to be a king, and possibly a smart man in his past, brought down from his throne and reverted into a magician... Now he plays with chess pieces in his pass time, losing his little mind.
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She will sleep until I come back ❤️🎭
This was her earlier, she had to get her beauty sleep
Burrito Gangle my beloved
I had to STEAM iron her to unwrinkle her (thanks @notnights for the advice)
DO NOT touch the fabric with the iron, it will burn the cloth. If you have a STEAM iron, it might help to steam her.
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