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i had a least 2 other versions of this with different ava/m characters but i settled with this one

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I think I'm funny

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i had a least 2 other versions of this with different ava/m characters but i settled with this one

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The lack of posts is killing me, please accept a shitty meme in the meantime

orginal:

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oh my god?

They have been behind the live stream this whole time??

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You ever heard of Maroon? Aka the Corn Dog Guy? Could you mayyybe make a Mango x Maroon? Pretty please (⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠)

That day he got a free corn dog

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Can I request The Colour Gang and Purple having a karaoke night? Pleaseeeeeeee

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"Fuck."

WELL HELLO THERE MY APPLE DUO SHIPPERS, this one's for yall.

I'm sorry, I had to draw it when I heard this song -^-' I don't really ship them personally, but I do like seeing fanart of it and I've noticed that there is an unexplained lack of it on this site, so I decided to fight it with my own hands. Also, it was their ship edit on tiktok that ultimately made me watch the entirety of ava and avm so- sentiments I guess?

Anyway, hope you like it! <33

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What??

WHAT???

My boy fell into the unknown

He's being held captive by math I'm crying

ALAN YOU CAN'T JUST END AN EPISODE LIKE THAT

WHAT KIND OF MENTAL ISSUES DOES ORANGE HAS THAT HIS SUBCONCIOUS MAKES HIM GO THROUGH SO MUCH WEIRD SHIT

I loved this episode thought

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I'm so normal about this

SO NORMAL!!!

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ннет TSC не мой любимчик. Он просто милый.

последний рисунок на сегодня ⁉️ Наверное. Я знаю?? Ладно, не сказать бы что я надеюсь что это хоть кто-то увидит.

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This could be considered a part two of this comic I made a month ago (it is)

Bonus:

I got a bit lazy at the end but in my defense it's super hot out here (this is a cry for help) T^T

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On Naming (TCO/TDL/Victim)

The Chosen One

・Paradoxically, the reason TCO can wield all kinds of powers—fire, ice, lightning, laser beams, and so on—and is portrayed as a special stick figure in the series is probably because he was named "The Chosen One." Even though his appearance is almost identical to Victim’s, he possesses special abilities from the moment he’s named.

・TCO doesn’t want to be just another stick figure used by the Creator. That’s why, in AvA #2, he escapes from the drawing software. But in the end, Alan puts a chain on him and uses him as a tool.

・What TCO truly desires is freedom. He likely holds resentment toward Alan, who took that freedom from him, and perhaps toward humans in general.

The Dark Lord

・Victim, TCO, and TSC (regardless of what Alan actually did to them) were at least characters created for Alan’s animations. But TDL was created specifically to destroy TCO.

・After escaping Alan’s computer, TCO and TDL wreak havoc together across various online platforms. But I think their motives for destruction were different from the very beginning.

・TCO, having been enslaved by Alan, resents humans. By destroying platforms created by humans, he declares that he will no longer be subjugated by them.

・On the other hand, TDL was never enslaved by Alan. At the very least, he wasn’t chained and forced to work as ad-blocking software. And yet, he was even more enthusiastic about destruction than TCO.

・TDL isn't driven by resentment or hatred. He isn’t seeking anything beyond destruction. He destroys for the sake of destruction itself. That’s why TDL raises his hand not only against platforms made by humans, but also against fellow characters who are in the same position as he is. Destruction is his purpose as a character.

Side note ①: I wrote another post comparing TDL’s destructive impulses to TSC’s creativity. If you're interested, I hope you'll read that too. (TSC and Antagonists)

Side note ②: TDL was originally going to be named "The Chosen One's enemy," but Alan, seeking greater power, renamed him "The Dark Lord." If he had been given the name "The Chosen One's enemy," maybe he and TCO would never have joined forces to destroy Alan’s computer. What do you think?

Victim

・Victim is a victim of abuse by Alan, and later a victim of the chaos caused by TCO and TDL online.

・Given the name "Victim," I assume Alan had intended from the start to create an animation where the stick figure would be put in unjust circumstances. What surprised Alan was probably just the fact that Victim began acting on his own.

・From the moment he was named, it was decided that he would be a victim. Victim was never blessed by his creator.

・Maybe that’s why, despite the fact that the Gang and TCO clearly recognize Alan’s face, Victim sees him only as a cursor. I find that strange. Why is that?

・Through depictions of the abuse Victim suffered and the PTSD he developed, we viewers are shown just how cruel Alan’s actions were. However, I don’t think Alan is particularly evil. We often disregard the rights of fictional characters, placing them in unreasonable situations. Most fictional characters don’t have the means to resist.

・In AvA #11, Victim’s backstory is revealed. There were indeed moments in his life when he felt happiness. But that happiness never came from anything Alan gave him. It was always something he discovered for himself, someone he met on his own, something he obtained with his own power.

(・I myself was raised by an abusive parent, but I can still find happiness in life. That happiness doesn’t come from the negative legacy they left me, but from things I’ve found and made mine on my own.)

・Though he once found happiness, Victim becomes a “victim” again due to TCO and TDL’s rampage on the internet. He remains cursed by the name Alan gave him and cannot escape that legacy.

・What I wish for in AvA’s future… I'm not sure if it's possible, but I think Victim should be renamed. Not with the name “Victim,” which was never meant to bless him, but with a name that allows him to be himself. And I believe the one who should rename him—the one who should most bless his existence—is Alan. Do you think that moment will ever come? I don’t know, but I hope it does.

・I’m not sure if this is related to the power of names I’ve discussed here, but according to the Q&A LIVE stream, Mitsi was named by spelling “Victim” backward.

・Characters shouldn’t exist solely to be used by creators. Ideally, creators should help characters become who they truly are.

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experimenting with my art

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Chosen: I think I might have some mild trauma.

Dark: You THINK?

Second: MIGHT have?

Vic: MILD?