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@pizzycrisisline did a partial "storyboard" for a scene in SGTTADC called Pomni Makes a Call, the scene that I feel is the emotional core of the story. It's honestly one of the reasons I decided to pursue this project and it's so surreal seeing it begin to be realized.

PLEASE, for the love of ROBO-GOD, go follow Pizzy and her sister @chippys-stuff! They're both wicked-talented lil gremlins who have been a big help in this project and deserve the love <3

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@valr-ace U FUCKIN SWEETHEART U CONSIDER ME A FRIEND? AAAA

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I'd like to give a very special thanks to the wickedly talented @daikaiju-zilla, who has graciously lent her voice to Gangle in Skittles Goes to the Amazing Digital Circus! PLEASE check her out if you haven't already, she's such a fuckin' cool person and I can't thank her enough for wanting to be a part of this <3

Here's a few voice lines Zilla has done to tide y'all over until the big story post later down the line :3

Calling out @tomatertate, @koolaidkan and @apatchydragon, three of the silliest Gangle lovers I know lol

Also have @pizzycrisisline's doodle of Gangle in her robe <3

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Reblogging this bc the last panel FUCKIN' KILLED ME

Jax’s silencing techniques

All the ideas I get for comics (which are very few) always spawn out of real life situations, though this idea was HEAVILY altered lol the anvil had no part in it until now

Thought it fit Jax so hope ya like

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SKITTLES NOW HAS HIS OWN ROOM ICON!!! Drawn by the wickedly talented goober @chippys-stuff, shown here against everyone else's door icons for comparison :3

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For those of you interested in my TADC fan film, Skittles Goes to the Amazing Digital Circus, I was wondering... For the most part, the broader scope of the plot has been kept under wraps except to those in the Discord server. I'm curious if anyone would like to know the *full* story; if so, I'll outline the whole thing here on Tumblr with accompanying art from artists in our server to spice it up!

That said, I do know some people are adverse to spoilers, so there will be a third option for those who don't want to know that story; those who *want* the story can ask me for it privately and I'll send a Google Doc with the plot outlined.

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Hello!!! Just wanted to know: are there any certain things to make sure of before asking to help with the production of your project? (As in, for example, making sure that we'd have a way to interact with you with ease and all. I know you stated that we can enquire about helping out through DMs but I'd just like to know if DMs are the only way that we would communicate or if there's some other platform that i don't know of-)

Just curious :3

There is a Discord server where all of us on board chill and try to get things done! Ik that's not a very exciting answer ^^

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Some production art from Skittles Goes to the Amazing Digital Circus! The art you see here is by my lovely friends @goatmealluci, @jeggyweggy and @koolaidkan! Hope you all enjoy!!!

Sorry there hasn't been much in the way of teaser content, I'm afraid we're still in the early phases of production. Mostly we've just been goofin' around lol

The biggest project we've got on our plate rn is the first teaser poster (headed by @endomentendo) and official Casting Call Club page, which'll hopefully all be done sometime in May!

Also, if you'd like to lend your talents to this project, don't hesitate to dm me! :3

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THIS SO FRIGGIN WELL DRAWN OH MY DAYS

Screw it, sad Ragatha be upon ye

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Here's some concept art for Zooble's first design in Skittles Goes to the Amazing Digital Circus! I thought it'd be fun if we collectively created Zooble's design as a team, so each and every one of their parts, sans the torso and head base, were designed individually and integrated! What you see is a rough draft of the final concept for Zooble's first design; they will have a few different looks throughout as SGTTADC takes place over the course of a few days.

Art is by @apatchydragon, @pizzycrisisline and @jeggyweggy respectively! Love you guys sm <3

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can i adopt skittles pretty please :33

He has parents already, but u can be his mortal parent I suppose :3

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The idea of something unexpected coming in and messing with the hierarchy of the code is a very real error for computers. Is Skittle's going to dive into the back ends of the circus given that he's kind of 'wired in' to the software now?

Also, the idea of him going crazy from admin powers is very funny to me. I am currently picturing a what happens when a discord mod is the owner of a discord server is a teenager who's chronically online

In a way, yes! Or at least in my head lol

I like to imagine him and Caine can switch their visions back and forth to pure code and software if needed :3

That ALSO comes into play at the pivotal moment where we see just exactly how Skittles becomes the ringmaster ^^

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hi!! just saw ur post on the tadc fan film you’re working on and it looks super cool! :3 was just curious, do you have to be 18+ to be apart of the project? also is there any experience needed for the concept art/storyboard artist positions?

Hiya, thanks for your ask!

To answer both your questions in one fell swoop, nope! No prior experience needed and no age requirements!

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Skittles Goes to the Amazing Digital Circus! Announcement (+ Auditions and Casting Call)

Hiya, fellas! I've got a very special and important announcement to drop out of the blue today. For the past couple months, I've been hard at work starting up pre-production on an Amazing Digital Circus fan film!!!

Skittles Goes to the Amazing Digital Circus! is a passion project I've been slowly developing with some close friends of mine, including @mikiib, @cluelesscleo, @jeggyweggy, @tomatertate, @endomentendo, @apatchydragon, @pizzycrisisline, @sillycringychaoskitty and MANY, MANY more! You all are some of the funniest, sweetest, most talented people I've ever known and I love you all so much. I am so honored and thankful to be able to call you all friends <3

Skittles Goes to the Amazing Digital Circus is, in it's current state, intended to be a feature length animatic. It acts as both a continuation of Digital Circus' story, and as unofficial backdoor pilot to the Skittles universe. I originally envisioned it as being fully animated, but of course if we took that route, we'd end up working on this twice as long as we need to. The compromise is that it'll be made as a (hopefully) colored animatic (just the key frames with limited animation), fully voiced and scored.

(Note: It'd be a good idea to look at my previous post where I discuss the character Skittles in-depth, otherwise some aspects of this story might not make sense!)

Premise:

The story (so far) follows Skittles, a pre-teen axolotl boy who, while browsing Gbay, finds a listing for a blank disc with the words "TADC (NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION) scrawled on it in red, blue, and yellow marker. After checking the description, he realizes that it's a recovered copy of the game The Amazing Digital Circus, described as "an experimental early/mid-ninties game of mysterious origin and design". Skittles likes the sound of it and buys it. After some initial trouble with the installation process, Skittles is sent an email from a mysterious sender who claims to be someone trapped inside the game. They plead with him NOT TO PLAY THE GAME, but to look into it and figure out a way to free them from the outside.

So Skittles does what any of us would do. He plays the game after this obviously-disheveled stranger pleads with him NOT to. Of course, this leads to him being sucked straight through his monitor into The Amazing Digital Circus! Once inside, he meets the circus gang and is given his orientation by Caine.

As the humans get to know Skittles, they begin to notice a few strange things about him. For starters, unlike them, he (apparently) looks the same here as he did before he dropped in. He also remembers his name and retains most of his memories from the outside world. It isn't until the next morning, when Caine awakes without his powers, that things get really odd.

Evidentially, sometime in the night, some fluke in the game's code causes Skittles to be bumped up in the digital hierarchy, giving him all of Caine's powers, effectively making him the ringmaster by default! Caine becomes disheartened, feeling this is some divine punishment for his shortcomings as ringmaster and his constant inability to please his guests. Feeling unwanted and useless, Caine leaves behind his hat and cane and exiles himself from the circus, travelling far off into the Void where he can't cause anybody and harm.

Meanwhile, the bewildered circus gang are left to deal with the newly appointed Ringmaster Skittles, who makes it clear that he has no idea what he's doing. Despite his newfound powers, he's still just a kid and proves to be utterly incompetent at running the circus. Not only is his young brain not mentally ready for the responsibility, but the "ringmaster protocol" gradually starts to take over his mind, making him just as bonkers as Caine was if not worse. With the fate of the circus hanging in the balance, it's up to the circus crew, realizing how much they truly need Caine, to bring him back and restore order... or the Digital Circus may never be the same...

Originally, this started off as more of a "what-if" scenario with no real story behind it, but the more I mulled over it with friends, the more we realized this could actually make for a really cool story. Once it was decided that Skittles should take over the circus and become the ringmaster, the rest of the premise fell into place. Granted, the story isn't completely plotted out yet, but the beats are all there. In the end, Skittles helps the circus gang to further appreciate one another, but most importantly, to appreciate the asset they have in Caine. For his part, Caine learns how to listen better, to relate, and also how he can make life in the circus better for everyone, hopefully without compromising his vision or ideas.

Currently we're looking for artists (concept/storyboardists, line artists, background artists mainly) voice actors (for Ragatha, Jax, Kinger, Caine and Bubble) a couple writers and composers. Production isn't super far along in terms of content, but I'll post a handful of sketches and concepts that everyone's drawn up!

If anyone is interested and would like to take part, feel free to DM me, either here on Tumblr or at my Discord (anunmadebed)! I'm really looking forward to working with ppl and hearing what y'all think Abt this! Words cannot describe how damn EXCITED I am I'm stimming so hard rnnn

(So sorry if that seemed like a mess, I get really nervous talking about things I'm passionate about in public ^^)

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ME ME ME BUT WITH MUSICAL STUFF

Yall ever just?

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INTRODUCING SKITTLES!!!

HIYA, FELLAS!!! HAPPY 2025 AND A MERRY BELATED CHRISTMAS!!

Wanted to again apologize for the lack of- well, anything, really. Recently got a job that's been hogging up most of my creative time, but that doesn't mean I haven't been working on anything behind the scenes! I've got some Digital Circus stuff in the works I'd like to post soon, but first, I'd like to introduce you all to someone who's been frothing at the mouth to be seen :3

These are a handful of sketches of my OC Skittles, a character originally created and designed by my best friend Dezz (@dezzbutawesome on Instagram, GO FOLLOW THEM RAHH!!) a LONG time ago, way back in early 2020. The full-color and first two sketches are by them, while the others are by fellow fren and artist @cluelesscleo! GO FOLLOW THEM TOO!!!

(Note: this isn't super formal, I just kind of ended up rambling, so apologies if none of this is very well written or thought-out!!)

Skittles is my love-letter to characters like Peewee Herman, Ernest P. Worrell or Mr. Bean; comical, bizarre characters who have very childish personalities and constantly find themselves in crazy situations. The big difference ofc is that Skittles is a child, which should hopefully make the shenanigans he gets into all-the-more endearing!

Personality-wise, Skittles is kind, genuine, good-natured, golden-hearted, endlessly creative / ingenuitive, and always does his best to do the right thing. He's still a kid and can be blissfully ignorant at times as a result, but no matter what, his heart is always in the right place. He believes in the good in everybody, doesn't give up on them, and will always be there if you need him. Put short, Skittles is a true friend to the end <3

For the past four years now, I've been steadily working on a project called Skittles Goes to Jail with Dezz, my good friend @mikiib, and a handful of others! It's gotten as for as a seventh draft of a script, so if anyone's curious, reach out and i'll be glad to tell u more about it! There's a lot going on with this project so i'll elaborate on it more in a later post if you guys would like!

In addition to Goes to Jail, i've got many, MANY more stories in mind for Skittles and the other characters in his universe, including Skittles and the Wedding Ring, Skittles and the Vandiver Party Train, Sweet and Sour Skittles, Skittles Spaced Out, Smells Like Teen Skittles, and Secret Agent Skittles to name a few!

For some basic information da boi, Skittles is a preteen axolotl boy. Due to his age, He suffers from both rhotacism and lambdacism, meaning he cannot pronounce his R's or his L's very well. He also speaks in the third person, so instead of saying "I wanna go to the park!", instead, Skittles would say "Skittles wants to go to da park!"

Skittles was born many millennia ago in the Outerverse, a kind of universe-between-universe. His parents, perceived as axolotls to us, are divine, all-powerful beings that govern all known universes and protect them from outside threats.

When Skittles became of age where he would normally join his parents in governing the cosmos (around eight years old in human years), they found him unfit for the responsibility. In response, they gave him a perceivable appearance and sent him to Earth, hoping that the exposure and independence would mature him. In the meantime, they would watch him from afar, keeping track of his progress. Whenever they felt he was ready to take in his rightful responsibilities, they would simply summon him back.

On Earth, Skittles' mortal appearance is as you see in the sketches; a cutesy pink anthropomorphic axolotl! As part of his parents' doing, he has no memory of who he is or where he came from. He knows he has parents, but doesn't know where they are. All he knows is that he just kinda- exists now :3

Skittles lives in quaint cute suburban house with his pet woollybear caterpillar Kenneth, whom he cares for very deeply. He spends most of his free time doodling and surfing the web, but he also attends first grade at the Melissa Seafort Elementary School! Most of his classmates think he's either weird or annoying, so he doesn't have many friends his age at school.

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New TADC Theory: Caine's Losing Control

Warning: Contains spoilers for The Amazing Digital Circus episodes 3 and 4.

Just watched episode 4 of The Amazing Digital Circus, and going in, I honestly expected this episode to end with Gangle's abstraction, to the point that I was honestly surprised that it didn't. It honestly seemed like the whole episode was building up to this, what with her going in with hopes of finally enjoying an adventure, then gradually being whittled down both by the stressful job and the other characters demeaning her. The fact that she only seemed to get actual satisfaction from tormenting Jax like he did to her only seemed to solidify this fact. After the isekai fakeout, I was legitimately scared that she would receive the punishment she suggested for Jax, and that would be what pushed her over the edge.

But it wasn't. Caine gave her the same grade as everyone else (except Kinger) and let her go.

Then he starts glitching out.

It wasn't until I was talking to a friend about this that I had the realization.

Gangle isn't going to abstract.

Caine is.

We've seen already in his therapy session with Zooble just how fragile his mental state can be. He begins to question his existence and the environment around the circus immediately starts to glitch out. This happens just from him having to reckon with the fact that he might not be that good at making adventures.

And what happens at the beginning of this episode?

They reject the first adventure he brings up.

As soon as Gangle leaves the room, he begins to glitch unprompted. This has only ever happened to him before during his therapy session with Zooble when he began to question his purpose.

Something is eating away at his mental state, and none of the characters know.

Granted, it isn't yet clear whether or not NPCs can abstract. But what we do know about abstraction is that it happens when someone in the Digital Circus completely loses their sense of self. Personally, I'd say that Caine is close enough to sentient for this to be a legitimate risk, and his entire identity is centered around making adventures for the characters. Adventures that they hate and are gradually starting to push back against.

What truly solidified this for me was the fact that every single other character has something keeping themselves from abstracting.

Everyone else has each other.

This has already been shown with both Pomni and Gangle. After Gummigoo's death, Ragatha stepped in to comfort Pomi and invite her to Kaufmo's funeral. After Pomni was possessed, Kinger helped calm her down and offered a solution. When Gangle was cracking under the pressure of being a manager and thought nobody liked her, Pomni offered to close so she could leave, and Zooble reassured her that they'd still be there for her.

Caine has nobody.

None of the characters in the Digital Circus even like Caine enough to check in on him like they do with each other. Given how much they've gotten used to his zaniness, they might not even know something's wrong with him until he starts growing extra eyes.

I predict that at the end of the series, Caine will fully abstract, turning the Circus into a glitching hellscape, and the characters will be faced with a choice: Leave and condemn the AI to self-destruction, or find some way to calm down their tormentor.

But hey, that's just a theory!

Do you guys have any thoughts on this? I'd love to hear them!