#connor and amanda

[connorology]

some thoughts on connor and amanda because oh boy do they have one of the most compelling dynamics i’ve ever seen and amanda is just one of the most intriguing antagonists ever to me:

connor’s need for approval is such an intrinsic part of who he is as a person

the way he tries so hard to appeal to amanda in the deviant route (and the machine route but i’m mostly focusing on deviant connor) and at first he’s just following orders but as the game progresses he’s scrambling for some sense of her approval to assure himself he’s useful, that he has a purpose, and projecting his own personal sense of self value onto her.

so when she rejects him it rocks his sense of self to the core which is a central theme to connor’s character: identity and repression. who is he without approval? without an order to follow?

and the saddest part of it is that he still clings to her even when her thinly veiled apathy towards him turns into outward disdain. even when cyberlife tries to resume control of his program at the end of the deviant route it’s amanda he still calls out to: for answers? for her comfort?

which makes me wonder post game about the kind of trauma connor has to deal with after finally freeing himself from cyberlife and amanda, who he had once so desperately wanted to please.

i think its interesting when people explore this characteristic of his in post game fanworks. how does his previous relationship with amanda inform his relationships with others? with hank? with markus?

edit: just want to clarify that i am aware amanda is just an ai representation of cyberlife and that connor fears death above all but i still think these two bits of his character completely coexist and heighten each other

[writeittypeit]

Gotta think like a deviant to catch a deviant but not too much

[pls-explodingstars-pls]

I’m looking at the Machine Connor Ending for research purposes, right? And that’s got me wondering

Would RK-900 have a little Amanda program too?

Part of me says probably not, cause the RK-800 was a prototype… why would the final version have a voice in it’s head telling it what to do

But if it does, would Amanda be an updated one? Or would it be the same program that was used in the RK-800 system

[rosiebeansdraws]

Fucked up so bad my only option is birds holy crap

[senorpugbean]

Anniversary ⁉️

Decided to stick with their inner circles this time instead of drawing most of the characters :)

[izzaneegoblino]

connor's story summed up

[swatchitt]

Rewatched Jackscepticeye's play through lol.

[hotkeyliimepies]

He wants his Mommy, what a fucking loser

[nerdy-catfish]

[zmmrk]

This is how talks with Amanda go like on the deviant route, right?

I saw this meme from Spiderverse somewhere and thought about these two, so I had to commit

[connorology]

[pls-explodingstars-pls]

I made a post not to long ago wondering if the other RK Bro's had an Amanda sidekick

I think it'd be neat if they did

bonus: 60's edit in the gallery cause you cant really see it in game

[frankedz]

My entry for the @dbh-bb 2024!

Have a sneak peek of the project I've been working on with the lovely writers I was paired up with @leelany-world and @/SoftheartedCynicism

Here's Leelanys work!!

Here is SoftheartedCynicism's work!!

[blackdagger456]

My Adventures With Superman Season 3 News

- Season 3 was greenlit around February

- S3E1 has finished voice recording

- About four and a half of S3 episodes are written

- Superboy confirmed for S3

- Lex Luthor will go bald in S3

- Kara really joins the group in S3

[edelgardism]

connor not wearing his tie in the good ending is something that can be so important

[my-name-is-markus-with-a-k]