#lore: jax

[pompuff]

"I thought Caine couldn't..."

THIS MOMENT RIGHT HERE

I don't wanna jump the gun just yet and call this foreshadowing, this was clearly played off for the lolz, but I have a nagging feeling this is implying something much, much darker

It's clear that Jax said the part about the egg white* involuntarily, since he doesn't want to play this vegan bit whatsoever. But his sentence at the end; "I thought Caine couldn't..."

"... control us"??

Imagine that. They're trapped against their will, they can never go home, they're forced into stressful and scary adventures every day, but at the very least they still have free will. At least they can choose what they say and do (puppeteer employee re-evaluations aside)

Only, they can't. That can be taken away from them as well.

And Zooble knew it.

Remember this brief convo in the previous episode;

"The only thing holding Caine back is the fact that he likes us. I wouldn't push it."

ZOOBLE KNOWS SOMETHING.

Most likely they may just be wiser and/or more perceptive than most, fully comprehending the scope of Caine's powers in the circus and knowing that they're all hanging on by the threads that Caine is clutching. Or, possibly, they may have been witness to this "punishment" they mention. This may be the real reason they never go on adventures. Not cuz they just can't be fucked (tho probably true) but because they figure "If I don't do anything, I can't do anything wrong/worth punishing"

They know what Caine is capable of, and how it can be weaponized. In that sense, they were actually very forgiving to only ask for Jax to be vegan for the day as punishment for pretending to eat Gangle. I think between episode 4 & 5 we're seeing Jax come to that realization as well. It's clear that in his own way, he trusted Caine wouldn't hurt him or force him to do anything against his will, and was proven wrong twice.

Like I said, this might be foreshadowing for something later on, it might just be subtext you're meant to stew over as I have. Either way, its clear that Caine has greater capacity for evil, or at least immense harm, than most of them realize.

*also, since when do whiskey sours have egg whites?? I looked it up thinking it was a joke, but no, this is a cocktail with egg in it, wtf. Tho technically, according to google if it has an egg white it's a Boston sour, but same diff

[teacupfullofroses27]

Spoiler free thoughts on the new episode:

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finally all of the foreshadowing i put in the older pages paid off which increases this comic's re-readability by approximately 0.5%

[gemz2001]

TADC-EP 5 Doors Lore

Here's some stills and a gif from the scene in the new Episode 5 from The Amazing Digital Circus.

As you can see two doors crossed off of both Kaufmo the clown and a Frog Character from what we believe is that they both Abstracted.

The only one uncrossed is the mannequin figure which is possible the same figure we see and the beginning and end of the episode. This could mean that its not an NCP but an actual person and Cain "cant keep up with who is NCP and who is Player".

[serendippertyy]

[ask-jax-toy]

[iguessimfished]

"this time I got to choose"

"and so, i never came back."

[chasm-craft]

He clings to [her] desperately, feels [her] weight in his arms, feels [her] breath on his neck. This is no dream. Ribbit IS there with him…! He stops dancing. He just stands there, holding [her]…

MASTERPOST

[tadc-harlequin-au]

How were the main cast before madness

(Fuck I haven't drawn in a while-)

Ragatha - A renowned collector's maid. Didn't exactly have the kindest, and most cool-tempered owner.

Jax - Slapstick Street Performer. Carries a "bag of tricks" for his performances. (No, he doesn't go "crazy" like the others in this roster)

Kingr - City of Circuits' "Skirmish General". You don't wanna be around him, trust me.

Gangle - A luxurious theatre's most famed actor. Was meant to be acting as a mischievous sun goddess that was betrayed by her people.

Z - Was still being built.

Something you need to know about Madness is the fact that Puppets who undergo that process tend to grow massively in size. It's not always guaranteed --as proven by Ragatha, kinda-- but they typically grow in size, and it can even alter their metallic bodies to be more grotesque alongside them.

[bananafire11]

Hi hi! Skipping through your inbox before going to sleep, could we get Kaufmo being excited, talking about something and Jax just looking at him, waiting for the clown to notice how he's been talking about this thing for the past 2 hours with no interruption LMAO

Its up to you if jax is actually listening or not

[shadow0-1]

high rollers

[pompuff]

Ngl, I actually love that Jax likes his rabbit avatar form.

He may have been putting on a facade like he seems to do and actually hates it deep down, but he seemed genuinely distressed that his tail was gone, so my money’s on that he actually does like it

[leobeoxd]

RIBBIT!!!!

For context: Gooseworx was asked which character abstracted before Kaufmo and they replied with "Ribbit".

Also: (INTENSE I BET ON LOSING DOGS BY MITSKI FOR JAX)

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i often think about the word ' secretary ' literally meaning ' keeper of secrets ' which was very unintentional but it does fit .

[serendippertyy]

this is the greatest creature I have ever created tbh

[ask-jax-toy]

fuck it throw evil jax in there with him