#BATIM tom

[ink-inmersion-au]

SORRY FOR THE INACTIVITY LOL Here's some graphic novel redraws to make up for it :]

[mermaidicecreamsstuff]

Bendy: Across the Ink-Verse AU

Character cameos belong to: @doberart @inkspottie @trashboatprince @Elwensà (Twitter) @bravagio @inkdemon-whore @inkyvendingmachine @halfusek @a-rae-of-sunshine @keyblack @katlyntheartist @sky-lia @inky-lacuna-numinous @bertrumstrousers @akiraidraws

[cvmcicle]

wake up batim-au tumblr fangroup, it's feasting time

bonus norman drawings also (as per usual)

[salpho]

We need to talk about what happened with Mike D.

For those who don't know, Mike D, co-creator of Bendy, has stated that Thomas Connor is a white man. He's done this before with Norman Polk, too. Because of this, drama has arose which led him to make his account private, and shortly after, deleted.

This thread on Twitter gives details of what happened, screenshots provided for those who can't view it below-

I must state as a disclaimer that no matter what he's like, past or present, we should not seriously be wishing death on him. The person who said they wished death on him has since retracted their statement, as said and shown in the thread above.

The two characters, Thomas and Norman, were nearly universally agreed upon to be black men, and have been implied and coded to be black through their voices, their interactions with other characters (especially in the books) and likely many more things I've missed, only to then be revealed to be canonically white.

Mike D has also stated (correct me if wrong) that he believes minorities are forced, unless the character's identity helps the story. Think of Buddy from Dreams Come To Life being Jewish, and how his religion effected his story.

This is erasure. The fact they decanonised the books that show these important interactions, the fact they led us on, being told your identity or race must serve a purpose in fiction, is all erasure. If you are part of a minority and see a character like you have that part of them stripped away or forgotten, it sends the message that people like you must be censored and eradicated, especially knowing how many minorities were treated historically. Being told minorities are forced unless given a greater purpose in storytelling reinforces the idea that being part of any minority is abnormal and thus, wrong.

TheMeatly has recently addressed that the cutouts used in all games post-BATIM had (accidentally) stolen fanart and plans to use a new texture in future games. This is proof that he has improved as Bendy merchandise has used fanarts without permission years ago.

In contrast, I have yet to see Mike D improving on any of his past actions. I really do hope he does, but right now, things do not seem hopeful. He must understand the messages he's spreading, intentional or not, and improve.

EDIT - There are actually some signs regarding his improvement in other areas. When the KindlyBeast team was laid off, he did make an apology post for them, and his "We make stupid games for stupid kids" quote doesn't seem to apply seeing the M ratings newer games are getting. Courtesy to the other Bendy wiki staff to giving me these points.

However, I do think there's still an issue with how he views minorities. Here's to hoping for the best.

[bendysinitiation]

The Boris Boys

These aren’t exactly for the au, just some redesigns that I thought would be fun!

(Image ID: two Borises based off the two you meet in BATIM. The left, smaller one is Buddy Boris, and the tall left one is Tom. Buddy is short and has dog characteristics, like a droopy left ear, and a bigger forehead. He wears a paperboy cap, cans of bacon soup over his arms, a carrier bag, and big pants. His right eye is an x and he holds a can in his right hand.

Tom is tall, slouchy, and has more wolf characteristics, like upright ears and a bigger snout. He wears overalls and a springy prosthetic right arm with a cartoony glove at the end of it. He also smokes a cigarette.

On the top left is the regular toon Boris, which shares traits from both of them. End ID)

Oh btw Bred is my other name on here!

[corpsezinthecloset]

My favorite guy

[raven-anime]

JDS Employees request from Twitter Part 1 those designs are based on 1920-1940 fashion and also the bendy novel description as well if one exists

[nno-user]

- My stupidity got the best of me.

[darkmimka]

Striker hates Bendy

Fisher hates Alice Angel

Piper... Piper hates Boris and Tom (although Boris seems to be friendly enough to him)

Bonus:

Slicer likes to scare Audrey :)

[beth-purcell]

The Ink Demonth: Record

So many sides of the fall of Joey Drew Studios, but who is the one to trust? Who truly knows what happened to that old animation studio?

[moxtoons]

BATIM commission for my work friend!

It's been so long since I've drawn anything Bendy-related, it was nice to stretch those muscles again 💛

[labyrinth-guard]

Heehee my faveotie creatures

[everyoneishappystudio]

can i say hi to thomas?

Barley: You teach me enough about mechanics to know to be careful with this.

[zoeyandguys]

Ya'll think Tom is tried of people using the machine he made for these types of things.

[eyep0calypse]

this is how negotiations work right

also live wally reaction

[a-crossed-destiny]

Hello, Boris! Why did you tag along? I mean, you aren't an ink demon, so you wouldn't need to tag along with bendy hehe