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What does everyone do in what little free time that they get?

Occasionally, the Film Industry would get a break from their work once in a while, but it’s pretty rare since the Skibidi seems to develop their technology at an incredibly fast rate, which leads to a larger workload for the alliance scientists, to come up with effective countermeasures and weaponry with a greater capacity.

Whenever the members of the Film Industry had time, they would organize a game night. If you’re talking about what they would do when they have time alone, Styrofilm would spend some time reading novels; Gaffer would definitely drag Foley along for some video games or movies; Foley would try to expand his eyeball collection and make some weapons for his own use.

Polaroid is rather a special case since he has two positions — weapon engineer assistant and rescue team sniper. Despite having two jobs, he is managing his time fairly well, like spending time with Sawmus and his team, socializing with friends outside of the Film Industry, and particularly, taking part-time jobs to take care of camera drones. Something sad about these cuties is that they don’t have the opportunity to get out of the base anymore, due to the escalating war. So Polaroid decides that he could do something for these little guys like taking them outside of their working stations to get some fresh air, it’s like helping your neighbors walk their dogs but drones are much easier to take care of ; )

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Ever wonder what Gearbriel's parents looked like?

Gearbriel's father actually had a genetic mutation, leading to him having three eyes and no frills. It passed on to Gearbriel which explains why Gearbriel has a mono-eye.

And yes, Gearbriel's father could manifest two pair of wings if he wished. I guess Gearbriel has some pretty good genes ; ]

Original Skibidi mimic ideas from @cosmica-galaxy

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Ok I just saw your latest post and at the end with chief I was just thinking if sawmuss saw this it would chaos I just imagine sawmuss and chief sing hells greatest dad from hazbin hotel chief being alastor and sawmuss being Lucifer hope this all made sense

Also make sure to take care of yourself my friend uwu✨✨✨

Yeah, figured someone would ask something along the lines of Hell's Greatest Dad at some point, specifically about this post.

Funny enough, the height is the opposite in this case.

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Actually, I believe that the clock mimics can consume the electricity generated by organisms. According to the principle of energy, energy can neither be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another. Organisms are able to consume chemical energy, and then generate electricity and heat through muscle contractions and neutral signals, which means the more an organism moves or thinks, the more electricity it generates. Without electricity in our neural networks, we would be unable to operate as we should and die from the lack of involuntary neural activities, like breathing or even heartbeats.

Reference to research, humans can produce around 100 watts when resting. During sports activities, a human can produce 300 to 400 watts, which is equivalent to burning 2000 calories a day. There are even some records of humans producing 2000 watts when sprinting.

However, this also leads to the question of whether a clock mimic can salvage powerlines or consume raw electricity, or simply draw electricity from a hardware unit. For instance, I have this weird scenario of a clock mimic perching at a high altitude in a rainstorm, getting struck by lightning. And BOOM, no need to murder anything, and you’re stuffed with energy that can maintain you for a whole month.

How a Clock Mimic eats:

I call them "soul stealers" (Clock mimics), but I actually think they are mostly after the prey's cells or stored energy. Hence, life "energy". You could be all typical and whimsical and say "oh they steal souls or whatever lol", but it's more scientific then that.

They literally REACH into your body to steal all of your sources of energy. Every cell in your body makes energy and it draws its nourishment from that. When I say "sucks you dry", I mean that in a partial literal sense.

The biggest reason why the prey of a clock mimic will lay on the ground and look all confused, is mostly because the clock mimic drains out all of their cells that produce energy. This could be components of your blood, your stored fat and carbs, as well as anything else they can literally DRAIN out of you. Your nutrients becomes THEIR nutrients. In a way, it's similar to the drill mimics, but in a much more prestigious way with much more damage.

Most of their prey actually die from lack of blood PRESSURE then actual blood loss, as well as becoming comatose because their brain has had all of the energy rich cells/fats/carbs ripped STRAIGHT out of them, causing a lethal dip in the homeostasis that keeps your body in equilibrium. You can also tell if a creature is a victim of a clock mimic if they bleed a grayish WHITE "blood" or their eyes are entirely gray. Yes. The clock mimics can even take pigmentation from their prey. Irises, pupils, hair, hemoglobin, ect. This is what causes the "rapid aging" effect when they drain a victim.

THAT is what makes them terrifying and VERY dangerous. As well as having a VERY slow metabolism, clock mimics can compact the energy they take into their own body, usually in the chest or "head" compartment. It's argued that these versions of mimic don't even have a stomach, which is why they drain vitality from other external sources to get the nutrients they need to power their own organic parts. That also makes their heads, unfortunately, pretty valuable as energy containers or long term batteries. As the body of the clock mimic contains that energy so effectively, it can power devices for months, or years if it's a large mimic, even LONG after the clock mimic has died. Because their body can no longer ingest the material they consumed, it simply sits as a compacted energy inside of their head or chest, waiting to naturally burn out with decomposition or…be put to use by lucky scavengers. In a way, Clock Mimics can be considered "parasitic feeders", since they rely on other organisms to survive. However, "friendly" Clock Mimics can leave prey alive by managing how they drain. So instead of draining them entirely and causing lethal damage, they have a more gentle approach and will steadily drain the host in a careful manner to avoid causing serious damage. When the prey begins to feel the effects too much, the mimic will retract. Alliance scientists have dubbed the lethal feeding as "Parasitic" and the more friendly and polite version of feeding as "Vampiric". One kills the prey and the other merely feeds on them just enough to satisfy. -- This has been a log from the resident human. Logger: Resident Human Subject: Feeding Mimic: Clock Mimic (Comrade)

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I always wanted to ask this but I wasn't sure just how much importance he had but after seeing several mentions of him, what was the relationship each member of Film Industry (excluding Polaroid) had with Chief? How did the rest of the members took to his death when they got the news? They seemed to respect him alot :'( What relationship could Chief had with Polaroid if they had met anyways?

We could pretty much agree on the fact that Chief is a selfless hero of the alliance, from the action of tossing the prototype disinfection gun to the POV in Ep.35. Regarding some of my headcanons about Chief, I can envision him being an optimistic person with a rather inviting personality. 

Chief had personally recruited Styrofim from the infantry division. To be fair, Styrofilm was seriously traumatized since the beginning of the war, with the accidental murder of his mentor and almost losing his head due to the Kamikaze Skibidi in Ep. 14 (if you check the post of pre-Film-Industry Styrofilm, he has a notch in his filmstrip-holder and he is missing one of the handles). Chief valued Styrofilm not because he considered him too smart to be a cannon fodder, it was because he genuinely sympathized with Styrofilm. He took Styrofilm under his wing and helped him move on from the tragedies.

Chief was introduced to Foley when the speakerman faction allied with the cameraman faction. Despite Foley’s expertise in weapon smithing and organic biology, many units were weirded out by Foley’s eccentricity and ominous and refused to interact with him under any conditions, especially due to the fact that he returned to his faction with a bomb strapped to his core. Different from most units’ reactions towards Foley, Chief was willing to accept his differences as well as his defects, disregarding the Speakerman faction directors’ warning about Foley’s past. Foley was surprised by Chief since he never had an actual friend, which led to him developing a close relationship with Chief.

As mentioned in a previous post, Chief first encountered Gaffer when the alliance formed with the TV faction. Gaffer always has trust issues due to the TV faction culture and her experience of being used by humans to commit atrocities. But with Chief and Styrofilm’s kindness, she soon opens up to them and offers her complete trust toward the Film Industry.

In short, Chief was the one who kept the team together. Losing him really takes a toll on all the members of the Film Industry, as he had been emotionally supporting them for so long, especially Foley. As mentioned in the Film Industry Intro, Foley has been so emotionally dependent on Chief, that he almost completely lost it when he heard about Chief’s death.

[A throwback to what Foley talked about in this comic]

Also, if you are asking about Chief and Polaroid's relationship if they meet, well...

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Has Polaroid and Sawmus ever gotten into a big argument before?

If so, what caused it and how did they resolve it?

P.s. I wish you luck on your work, projects and other stuff and please take as many breaks as you need ^_^

There haven’t been any records of Polaroid and Sawmus having significant conflicts. There may be little disagreements between them sometimes, such as the fact that Polaroid has to get up really early due to Sawmus routinely getting only 4 hours of recharge each day. But for the most part, they get along surprisingly well.

During the period of a global apocalypse, there aren’t that many considerations like that of normal life. There are no arguments about financial problems since there’s no economy, nor are there politics to fight about because there’s no politics. Everyone just trying to survive and live to the fullest, small differences should not be the biggest concerns.

Plus, Sawmus isn’t the type of parent who would be overprotective of their children, or intervene in Polaroid’s responsibilities. He would stand on the sideline to observe Polaroid’s progress, and offer a hand when Polaroid requires assistance, but he would never take advantage of his position as a caretaker and force Polaroid to do anything. A good parent instructs, not demands. At the end of the day, Sawmus is just a single dad with a son who works two jobs.

On the other hand, Polaroid is pretty disciplined and mature himself, never throwing tantrums or taking advantage of Sawmus’ trust. He believes in Sawmus’ judgments on the battlefield because he credits Sawmus would always considering the most beneficial options, whether is the alliance, the rescue team, or just between Sawmus and himself.

Also thanks for the concerns, I'm doing ok so far. Just about one more week and I'll be done with the finals.

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Will Polaroid get to meet any of the Titans? Or will he only get to see them through other POVs?

He may not get the chance to meet them personally as the war is still escalating. However, he could still witness the next stage of the fight, as he would be engaging in battle and providing supportive fire during Ep. 73, along with the rest of Sawmus' squad.

Not sure if I'll have the time to finish this arc since I've got tons of exams and projects going on. If not, you guys would have to wait for 4 months for me to come back from summer vacation.

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What was gaffers first impression of Polaroid when they first met?

They've got the same energy, the same mannerisms, and the same smile.

Bonus: In my original setting, Chief was supposed to be Polaroid's biological dad. I changed my mind later.

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What if Dafuq accidentally saw your blog on Tumblr and decided to include a small detail of a Veisky-like medic in the main series as a tribute to the fans 👍 Boom said he always tried tried to read all the fan theories, there were some he really liked, some were close to the original script, some made him say "WTF?????? 😂"

I honestly think it was HIGHLY unlikely. It's just a random coincidental match for his tie. If you check the overall outfit of the medic, they have different-colored pants. The usual medics have black pants while the one in Ep. 73 has grey pants, unless Veisky decides that he wants to wear something different that day.

Ok, maybe I should be a bit more serious right here. My blog isn’t that popular to begin with, since I’m just an amateur digital artist who regularly makes posts only my most loyal followers could understand. If I remember correctly @lensman-arms-race mentions that Dafuq is more active on other sites like Instagram or Twitter. Plus, many people have a negative view toward Tumblr because of the amount of NSFW on this site, and quote someone I know: “People are weird on Tumblr.”

Moreover, I think Dafuq would make tributes to someone who actually supports him financially (like a loyal fan who purchases a lot from the merch store) or otherwise popular individuals like the YouTube theorists, instead of a general fan like I am.

And last, Veisky is one of the LEAST popular OCs I have, if I don’t mention him I guess no one would remember I have such an OC. So far, he has appeared only three times on my blog. The earliest appearance is in December, and he didn’t get an official name till February.

There are so many OCs out there from the general fandom and Dafuq picked mine? If that really is Veisky, there would be only one explanation: he is inconspicuous. Since most of the fandoms would give their OCs extremely vibrant outfits with special abilities, my OCs, especially the medic squad, are pretty much regular units who just trying to survive for one more day, and their outfits don’t have a lot of variations from the main series. If there’s one thing I need to remind you of, it’s that modeling from scratch takes TONS of effort. I tried doing CAD in my engineering class and failed miserably. From Dafuq’s perspective, when he wants to pick a character to make a tribute to, the most logical decision is to choose a character with the least variation from the existing models and change the color scheme, which makes things much easier, don’t you think?

But seriously though, if that really is Veisky, I would be damned and possibly be targeted by the entire fandom.

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Welp, the result is here ->

Foley - 2178 kills (1512 humans, 3 hardware agents)

Told you all it's not Foley

Gaffer - 256 Kills (57 humans, 28 hardware agents)

He did what he was told

Sawmus - 78 kills

After her death, he was over it

Polaroid - 56 kills

Sniper rules, eliminate any enemies on sight

Styrofilm - 41 kills

If you're wondering why Styrofilm has the least body count, it's because he was absolutely traumatized. Whenever he sees a regular-sized Skibidi, it just reminds him so much of his mentor and the fact that they were formerly humans.

He usually leaves the small ones for the other units to take care of and focuses on eradicating the larger-sized or special toilets. On the other hand, his specialty is supportive fire, not major confrontations. After he becomes a weaponry manager, he is seldom presented on the battlefield, which leads to his kill count freezing at 41.

Let's have some fun one more time, shall we?

It's obvious that the answer wouldn't be Foley, but take a guess anyway ; ]

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Um, hear me out

I just suppose that would be Veisky if he actually appeared in the series.

It means Sawmus' entire rescue team would be there as well.

And holy, I never knew my theory of humans converting into hardware agents would become true, but depending on what direction Dafuq wants to proceed, I'm all ears.

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Old habits die hard.

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My main 5 OCs, their respective serial numbers, and their meaning:

Polaroid - S.CM. 2120 

Reference to the angelic number with a meaning of adaptability, tenacity, and fortitude

There’s a lot of meaning to it, different sources have different interpretations

Sawmus - M.CM. 1984

Reference to the book 1984

“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”

“Big Brother is watching you.”

Styrofilm - S.LCM. 0451

Reference to the book Fahrenheit 451

“Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds.”

Something about Styrofilm is that he does like reading novels and using flamethrowers.

Foley - S.SM 1666

The year 1666, the Great Fire of London and the Great Plague. 

What number do you expect to be assigned to the hellspawn himself?

Gaffer - Ɣ_4

Gamma, related to gamma rays, consists of a short wavelength and has the highest energy of electromagnetic radiation.

Gamma is the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet, 3 plus 4 makes 7, while G is the 7th letter in the English alphabet. After the disappearance of all the gamma series prototypes, Ɣ_4 was reassigned as Prototype G.

The last of the gamma series prototypes, serial number 𝛾-4

[no evil dna thgil ruo eB]

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I apologize if I’m asking a question you answered before but whatever happened to foley’s old creepy human boss? : o

Warning: Graphic description of torture and death

After the war broke out, more and more humans were infected by the Skibidi Toilets. Despite the safety of the underground bar, Foley's owner didn't escape the fate of turning into one of them.

Apparently, a newly converted Skibidi doesn't remember, or even know how to use the complex device that can detonate the bomb strapped to Foley's core. So Foley uses this opportunity to snatch away the device.

Foley was thinking of giving him a quick death at first. However, on second thought, they decided to knock him out and torture him to death. And that's where the fun began.

If you ever see the "more comfortable in chains than freedom" trap from Saw III (very graphic, don't look it up if you are afraid of sharp things), that's exactly the type of torture that Foley gave his former owner. Using chains with meat hooks at the end, and piercing these hooks into the skins of the Skibidi's neck. Just the right amount to make him suffer but not enough to cause death.

The first thing that Foley's former owner did was struggle, which was exactly what Foley expected. Without hands, the Skibidi can't even pull the hooks out in the least painful way. So Foley waited till his owner skinned himself, then pressed his head against a griddle till he kicked the bucket, his face became a piece of well-done steak.

It was what he deserved for abusing Foley for almost 20 years.

And I've warned you, Foley is insanely creative with his method of torturing and killing.

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Okay, I'm scared to ask but how Foley find his owner's robot pornography stash.

Heck, where the F^(& did his owner even GET robo porn??????

As a matter of fact, my world-building ideas for the pre-war Skibidi Toilet universe mostly come from the game Detriot: Become Human. If you look up the exact definition of porn as well as the statistics, owning robot porn isn’t that far-fetched.

You know, the majority of humans have the instinct to exploit others when they are given the opportunities and authorities, forcing Foley to play housemaid is just one of them. Foley came across his owner’s stash when he was ordered to clean up the office, where he found the porn under a pile of newspapers.

Foley’s owner is the type of human willing to buy a robot to satiate their sexual fantasy, owning pornography is just a minuscule amount compared to the multitudinous crimes he had committed. He is also a person who knows how to navigate the shadow society and black market, which is extremely dangerous. Evading the law and government is a much greater concern for the ones involved in the shadow economy, and killing is a lesser concern. And when you think the black market is illegal? Nope, there are hundreds of countries out there that thrive on the shadow economy. These underground markets deal with the sale of illegal drugs, weapons, organs, goods and services, etc. These markets also avoid taxes due to these transactions are never reported. Evil never goes away despite how lawful and safe a society claims itself, it simply lurks deeper. Just when you think world domination is bad enough? Heck, you’ve seen nothing yet.

And how do you think Foley’s owner can own Foley in the first place? How does Foley get 1500+ kill counts for humans alone without breaking the law or getting decommissioned? He saw an opportunity as Foley was unwanted by the directors as well as the faction itself, so smuggled Foley away through a deal with the faction executives. Money is a rather powerful influence on humans no matter how legal or benevolent you claim yourself.

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To answer your (probably rhetorical) question- Nope (I like to think) Coaxial and Spencer were there at the presentation sitting in one of the right side rows. For context Spencer is a handheld firearm engineer as well as an Optical Scientists (y'know, lasers and stuffs.) Coaxial (his girlfriend) has a lot of respect and admiration for the Filming Industry, so hearing about the presentation and the fact that Spencer was going she BEGGED him to take her with him. The scene plays out like this:

(She was trying to get everyone to look away from Styrofim and look at her)

(I'm sorry for constantly bugging you, your story has been on my minds for the past few months and I need to let it out also you are a huge inspiration to me god save me)

(I am also sorry if this contradicts your ideas, this is just where my brain is going)

Anyways have a nice day/night!

Haha, that's gold! Never knew that the Film Industry already has fans in the alliance though.

Styrofilm just wants to finish his presentation and get back to work.

Also, great to hear that I can inspire you! You have made my day.

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after the war broke out, how did gaffer transition to working in the alliance?

Let’s start from the beginning, share we?

Gaffer’s frame transition occurred long before the Skibidi Apocalypse, she was subjected to work for humans outside of her faction for some time, namely the ones responsible for altering and modifying her frames. It left her with no choice but to comply with their demands for some time. Her memory files were also corrupted during this period. Eventually, she managed to make a narrow escape and returned to the TV faction, a few years before the war happened.

At the beginning of the war, the TV faction was reluctant to join forces with the other factions as they believed they were capable of defending themselves and keeping the situation at bay. However, as the war escalated, the threat of complete domination by the Skibidis became a major concern, and the higher-ups resolved to intervene, allying with the speakerman and cameraman factions, to ensure the safety of all factions.

During this time, Gaffer had already established herself and became an esteemed TV technician and neuroscientist. Not to mention that she had a temper around TV men who dared to harass her, primarily because she is one of the few who has a feminine frame, and indeed, her frame attracts a lot of unwanted attention.

The science committee of the TV faction recognized her abilities by appointing her to be one of the diplomatic representatives to develop anti-parasite weapons. 

Upon her initial introduction to the allying forces, she met the cameraman weaponry manager “Chief”, and weapon engineer assistant Styrofilm, and she took a liking to them instantly, which was the beginning for Gaffer to become a Film Industry member.