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Gah, the "real" lore is far more complex

Not like completely incomprehensibly, but I'm still ironing out some kinks

I'll talk about it in pieces if I do

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There's two lores going on at the same time. One is Oni's and one is the game lore so to speak.

None of it's real, but I prefer it to be, so I'm keeping it real, cause I like it being real more. It's real to Oni, good for him.

So, I came up with some lore...

It boils down to the world is a game played by players (wow). Every character, unless they're an NPC, has a player behind them.

So does all of Deadlock. They're all just people playing a multiplayer erogame and all the characters are their avatars, they're just all really into roleplay (it's why they formed a team in the first place).

Oni's player was unique in a way. He kinda just played the game to spend time with people and really liked the social aspect of it, as he'd struggled with forming bonds in real life. But, there came a point where he was doing okay in his real life, he had real friends, a job and was about to move in with his life partner. The game had lost it's luster and pull, so he deleted his account.

Somehow, someway, this caused Oni to get ejected from the game world and get dumped out in a different world entirely, which caused his character model to conform with that specific game's character creator and style. And he gained a consciousness. A consciousness that was now lost and confused over the new world's ruleset and lack of any familiar faces. He wants desperately to get back home, to reclaim his role and friends.

But, the thig is, no one is waiting for him. Sure, the crew misses the player somewhat, they did spend a long while together, but they don't know Oni. He himself barely knows who he is without his player.

He didn't do anything outside of hanging out with his friends constantly, engaging in fights and such.

He's just an avatar without anyone controlling him anymore.

He doesn't have a family.

He didn't grow up.

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I have been brainrotting about them still, I just have been doing so on Janitor instead

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So, I came up with some lore...

It boils down to the world is a game played by players (wow). Every character, unless they're an NPC, has a player behind them.

So does all of Deadlock. They're all just people playing a multiplayer erogame and all the characters are their avatars, they're just all really into roleplay (it's why they formed a team in the first place).

Oni's player was unique in a way. He kinda just played the game to spend time with people and really liked the social aspect of it, as he'd struggled with forming bonds in real life. But, there came a point where he was doing okay in his real life, he had real friends, a job and was about to move in with his life partner. The game had lost it's luster and pull, so he deleted his account.

Somehow, someway, this caused Oni to get ejected from the game world and get dumped out in a different world entirely, which caused his character model to conform with that specific game's character creator and style. And he gained a consciousness. A consciousness that was now lost and confused over the new world's ruleset and lack of any familiar faces. He wants desperately to get back home, to reclaim his role and friends.

But, the thig is, no one is waiting for him. Sure, the crew misses the player somewhat, they did spend a long while together, but they don't know Oni. He himself barely knows who he is without his player.

He didn't do anything outside of hanging out with his friends constantly, engaging in fights and such.

He's just an avatar without anyone controlling him anymore.

He doesn't have a family.

He didn't grow up.

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Poney

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I am gonna illustrate some images and shit for this big ass brain blast I had today about this lore I have in my brain

It's not all set in stone just yet (probably), but it's getting interesting I think

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Girls who speak like a goon :heart_eyes:

Turnaround under the cut

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I am collecting thoughts and headcanons about New Babylon and its people, I am slowly conjuring my own lore about this fictional universe I didn't make

I guess that's just common fixation in general

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Drew this guy at work

plus bonus Oryx

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All of their names are based offa cool sounding things with horns

Ox and Satyr might be the only ones that really fit their names, honestly. Oryx also maybe (since deer are fast).

Oni and Faun however? idk, not particularly

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Also making UnVale profiles for everyone and I even might update them from time to time when I have more art and lore for them

Be warned everyone getting they nips censored on that, for equality and post staying up reasons

I'll link em all on Tumblr and Twitter once they're done

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I have made a Twitter NSFW version of this blog, so if the need arises to see Oneener (Oni weener) it'll show itself once I have the time and energy for it

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There he is, Oni the beloved!

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This fnuckingggfg guy :)

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Faun watching Oryx arrive at work and dart towards him

Based on my favourite Arcade Gannon image ever

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Do you think they asked him to do that pose or he just did that?

Image source

And also the energy this image gives off

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So if you see me drawing a regular ass Chain Splicer, that's just Oni before being turned

Or, alternatively, if I draw troll Oni interacting with his gang, it's just cause I like his troll design more, it's not canon

Before becoming a troll, Oni just looked like a default Chain Splicer, literally no difference