#IT HAD TO BE MPN

[can-we-die-now]

(leau dropping bee home on her scooty) (red car slows down next to us)

bee: "oh fuck oh fuck fuck is it my mother *sees a beard* oh thank fuck it's not my mother." leau: "...THAT WAS MPN"

"... W H A T"

and that was the story of how we died

[aborealisglfry]

IM SO NORMAL ABOUT THAT FREAK!!!!!!!!! (Lie)

[fluffydeoxys]

personally I think Hank doesn’t remember anything before the madness now, like the memories are entangled in this impenetrable static. After being butchered and sundered into so many parts, his memories are already very fragmented, but specifically trying to recall anything before MC1 is almost physically painful.

So when Hank is around Doc, there’s a bit of this unspoken loss between them. Doc would remember that past (or what’s implied at least, considering the whole real estate thing), but Hank doesn’t. Instead, it just feels this subtle sensation that something is missing.

[robertsbarbie]

me in the shower cause i needed to wash my hair before my haircut tomorrow and tucker starts crying and running back and forth, and then trying to even get IN the shower before sitting in front of it panting so i race to get out cause i think there's someone there or in my room ect and i get out and find he was just scared of my charging watch getting notifications from hayden 🧍🏼‍♀️

[thevalleyoftriumph]

Wait you like Madness Combat AND Epic the Musical too? Do you get any cooler...

I HAVE QUITE A FEW INTERESTS YES.... HELLO ANON.... HI.... SO GLAD YOU THINK IM COOL ^_^

[just-your-average-cryptid]

oh i'm actually trying to do this

the specific characters are [Mysterious Protagonist Narrator] and [Reserve Villain/Adversary] for dynamic context

MPN being a private investigator, her knowing the city's biggest tycoon isn't that unusual...

expect that she knows quite a lot of personal info about her. her original name. her favorite restaurant.

her penthouse suite.

the password to her office.

(you'd think she'd change the locks, but only one person* is bold enough to barge in without calling. and she doesn't seem all that surprised when MPN waltzes in.)

RV is, understandably, rather pissed at MPN for monkey wrenching all their Devious Schemes, but there's something underneath that. something MPN knows all too well, and is only a little smug about.

MPN is able to use dark magic, which lore-wise could only happen if they made a deal with a demon.

or were bitten by one in a. particular way.

on an unrelated note, MPN has an old scar on her neck that looks a lot like teeth marks.

RV also has such a scar.

given her reputation and protection, one might question how someone could get close enough to do that. why they wouldn't just use a regular weapon.

(why her hand seems to reach for it every time MPN strolls back into her life.)

and what of MPN? she's dealt with several demonic entities and dark magic dabblers already, yet her confrontations with RV are not so much hostile as. disappointed. bitter. spiteful.

sure, she's rich, powerful. harder to nail as cleanly. but she could do it. she knows she could.

(she knows. but she doesn't.

yet.)

...is that divorced enough?

we need more divorcebaiting. how strongly can canon imply (without technically outright stating) that these two characters are bitterly, acrimoniously divorced? essential we explore this

[its-not-ohneey]

Disclaimer I, the mod, point at

All the lore I know of for Pure Onyx comes from scattered gameplay clips online, my limited shitty gameplay (where I die a lot) and my own crack theories.

I also do not know jack all about Eromancer's other game (that Pure Onyx is a spin-off of) Malise and the Machine (other than what I just said), especially since it seems to be mostly wiped off the internet (due to Patreon falsely booting Eromancer and a buncha other creators off their platform for false accusations and without warning).

So if I get any of the in-game lore wrong, feel free to correct me. I am working towards knowing more, but I have work and ADHD so my knowledge recovering is shaky.

Also support Eromancer (<- link leads to Eromancer's Twitter), their game is good and their character design is to die for (and also all the settings for the game are god-sent) (I can play the game for the plot).

[christnarr]

jeb and phobos relationship interpretation/analysis

sorry if its a bit aimless its rewritten from several discord messages from the past few years

all of this provides screenshots of canon evidence to back it up

overall warning for abusive situations and heavy themes

first i want to get into the way nexus scientists as a whole were treated:

theres a few things that stand out to me here, on what scientists are expected not to do:

"-any interaction with outsiders", implying nexus scientists are either heavily monitored when they interact with people outside the nexus or theyre just not allowed to at all

-they cant have "unusual feelings of rage, hostility, depression". pretty self explanatory

the tower guards also have no problem using physical force against you in the cutscenes

if employees are fired or quit, they are killed:

phobos only refers to jeb with his first name in the professional setting rather than christoff, adding to the lack of respect phobos has for him

(as much as this often goes both ways with jeb using "phobos" when hes mad, i bring this up as a point in the piling evidence suggesting the dynamic between them is built on control, disrespect, and dehumanization. if you ask me the contexts of phobos using "jebediah" vs jeb using "phobos" are completely different in their own way, but i wanted to say that anyways to clear it up)

just from the science tower cutscene alone we see how much degrading language phobos uses towards jeb too

^= if you want to get into theory territory, theres also the flavor text for postfall jebs labcoat:

"ablating damage from harsh language" huh

another two lines that are super important to me:

1. phobos says that jeb does as he says until the day phobos releases him to the other place, essentially saying jeb is under phoboses control for life, until phobos decides to kill jeb himself.

2. phobos says he picked jeb up from the wastes of nevada and set him on his path. this line will be brought up a lot later for different reasons

this establishes the amount of control phobos really has over jeb and the other scientists, the way he treated/punished them, and what working at the nexus means; its a lifelong commitment thats meant to be your purpose, and for a lot of people it wasnt even a choice. its implied that ultimately this was the case for jeb, given that employees are killed upon termination of employment. jeb may have been passionate about his work, but he still wasnt allowed to leave. he deserved the choice, regardless if he would have taken it or not.

with this in mind i imagine that jeb himself was labeled as "defiant" given how much of a control freak he is, how he speaks up about his grievances with phoboses decisions and any idea he doesnt agree with;

thus making him much more isolated from the general society than the rest of the scientists. in my mind this is why we dont see him in nevada central during arena mode like we do crackpot and hofnarr. jeb has more restrictions placed on him since hes perceived as more likely to reveal company secrets, rally people against the nexus, etc.

so this amount of control, pressure, isolation was particularly harsher for him. which gets into my next point:

phobos played a hand in shaping "the savior"

i think phobos in some way planted the seeds for the future motives of every head scientist we see. he plays a very strong narrative force in mpn even after his death, which is what i like about him.

in jebs case its the expectation of being nexus city/nevadas savior. his intentions from the very beginning were to save the world:

jeb and the other scientists were put on a pedestal in the form of propaganda to the city

he genuinely feels above people and that its his purpose to save them because thats what he was told his entire life.

and jeb was given significant pressure to be perfect and not to make any mistakes

"do whatever it takes, jebediah"

i like to think that outlook stuck with him

jeb had this idea that his purpose is to save the world instilled into him for years. not only that, but he found out that it was all for nothing. being the person he is, of course he would want to take matters into his own hands. be the savior he was always meant to be. trying to claim hes broken free of the past, when subconsciously hes shaping his identity around it. whether he likes it or not, his time at the nexus clearly carried into his present worldview. he still holds onto the belief that his purpose is to save nevada.

and with all the pressure he had, he has this aversion to accepting criticism or accepting that he failed. you can hear this directly in his death voicelines. if he fails, he has no purpose anymore. to this day jeb is averse to criticism and deflects it. when doc tells him project nexus is still alive, he refuses to believe his efforts were for nothing and he snaps at them.

jeb also takes after phobos in his mannerisms and speech patterns. even uses of specific phrases like calling the main three "gentlemen" and using the same animations.

hell, jeb even has the binary sword, which he took from phobos, as his main weapon. he literally uses something belonging to phobos to enact his self-proclaimed purpose. that in itself symbolizes how deeply intertwined jebs newfound purpose is with what phobos expected of him. you just cant separate the two. jeb now embodies someone he swore to destroy.

and with the way jeb uses hofnarr and sheriff to further his goals, whether theyre good-intentioned or not, it can be seen as a trauma cycle. once jeb spirals into this savior mindset, other people are just gears in his plan to save nevada. jeb very often reflects the actions and mannerisms of phobos, and with the context that jeb was under phoboses control for most of his upbringing, it becomes clear that phobos was the one who imprinted on him. it obviously doesnt mean jeb isnt responsible for his own actions, he most certainly is. but its fun to shed light on where this all could have stemmed from.

overall to me jebs a pretty interesting example of how unhealed trauma and abuse can shape you into a bitter, terrible person if left to fester (definitely not always the case, of course v_v;;). jeb doesnt want to heal and refuses to look inward and see his flaws because of his bad experiences with making mistakes, so he only gets worse as the series progresses. its cool to explore what that does to someone and theres a lot of potential on the dynamic between jeb and phobos that i really love. i hope you like my post too, its been years in the making ^_^

[stale-cornflakes]

can i request hofnarr giving jeb a kiss ..............

They had a major scientific breakthrough and got a little too excited

Chrisnarr thoughts and head canons under cut

Hofnarr (she/her) Christoff (he/him)

Hoffnar herself is a very late bloomer. She's a trans woman that didn't even realize she was trans by the events of mpn classic. She just always felt off with herself and being so closeted you don't even realize it yourself will do that.

Christoff himself has very little romantic feelings if a at all. Romance was never on the radar for him. He's on the ace spectrum with this little incident throwing him into questioning everything. Greyromantic bisexual over here.

How do I put thoughts into words-

[athena5898]

(MPN) The US froze foreign aid globally under the pretext of assessing alignment with the policy outlook for South Africa…The US aggression towards South Africa is nothing more than Israel's revenge for our moral stance in support of Palestine."

Leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, states that the Trump administration had cut funding dedicated to South Africa to be used to combat HIV aids in retaliation for South Africa's solidarity towards the Palestinian cause.

[enigma-the-glitch]

While reading descriptions of various things in MPN, I found this. From this the headcanon was born that Doc had problems with his lungs.

I hope you're not tired of my headcanons :')

[storm-richards]

the love we had was covered in snow i had to let it go the love we had was eating me whole i had to send it home oh, there it was, heaven knows oh, there it was, now there it goes

merry christmas and happy yule from your mpn secret santa! @all-l-wanna-do

[devicecontact]

had the most insane grin when I was playing mpn and this part happaned like YES !! Exactly!!

Yes !! Assume everyone else is just as dedicated to the cause that You made up!! If they fall in the efforts for it, it would be unfortunate but would still be worth it because the goal is just sooo important !! To you! Be ready to do it a second time and never learn!

I saw someone once say they think he could feel kind of guilty about how Hofnarr turned out but not feel bad about Why it happened because it was worth it in the end to stop Phobos and Crushing him with a rock Crushing him with a rock Anvilfallfrom theskyKilljebNOW!!!

The On the Wall.mp4 clip also shows this “no matter what the cost” behavior because he’s so committed to eliminating nexus efforts that he’s killing the people that are actively protecting civilians. Really the entire city was just collateral damage but man. Man.

What an asshole I hope something explodes and knocks him out a building and lighting strikes and melts his face off one day.

[madness-combat-confessions]

I used to headcanon Doc as having Medic TF2's voice since Doc was a medic so when I heard Gianni voice her for the first time I had to like change my brain chemistry so I saw Doc with Gianni's voice instead of Medic's.

So like now whenever I see a medic character who's masc and doesn't have a canon voice I see them as having Doc's voice from MPN.

(I like the MPN Doc voice, I think it fits her + I like my masc lesbians and Doc is that in my HC so... 👀)

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[nevadas-night-time-novelist]

Pleaaaasse do you have any hc for my beautiful wife chopper Dave my sweet little British pilot

(The only British man I love)

Fuck you, I'm British >:( /light hearted

Chopper Dave general headcanons

CW: mentions of alcohol, British

He can and will cause problems on purpose, he finds it funny as hell, and has basically no fear. He's here for a fun time, not a long time.

Buddy buddy with Q-Bert, both bonded over their love for fine whiskey and the fact they're both from over the pond, even if they have petty disputes about whether England or Scotland is better. They have had physical fights over it before, but are still on good terms. Mostly.

Learned to fly just so he could be like his Dad. Plus he totally gets the best views in all of the state. Also the bomber jacket is fly as fuck (pun intended) and he loves sewing neat patches into it.

Has a photo of MPN SQ team that he keeps in his plane, they're his found family and he likes to keep the reminder close to him. He's also got pics of his real family.

Hates American candy, far too artificial in flavour, he deeply misses sweet from his home. You find some imported chocolate and give it to him, he will get misty eyed.

Once asked Chef for fish and chips, got an unbattered fish and crisps and he actually threw up from distress. God what he'd give for a proper pub meal.

Pansexual 100% He's got no preference, if you wanna romance him, he's on board no matter what you identify as, he's just happy for the company and love. Kissing him on the lips makes his knees actually weak, he will fall into your arms.

Starfish sleeper, all sprawled out, covers a mess and pillow has been yeeted to the ground. He snores a bit, but isn't too loud. Doesn't make his bed in the mornings and will probably never learn.

If romantically involved, he likes to have some part of him touching you while you both sleep. A hand on your arm/shoulder, foot on your foot/leg, you using his shoulder as a pillow, just anything to know you're still there with him :)

He's got thick arm hair, and that's about the only body hair he's got. He can't even grow a proper beard or moustache, which is sad coz he wants one of those old fashioned curly pilot ones. Not happening fam.

He's got short brown curls under his hat, which he shaves to a buzzcut now and then when its too long to handle. He has pretty poor self care, but he's happy enough.

Lil bit of chub to him, got that dad-bod vibe going on.

Drinks maybe a little too often, a chain smoker too. We've all got our vices baby, and a pack of cigs will get you all across Nevada with his whirly bird man.

[malewifecombat]

Speak 2 me, how do YOU interpret Phobos

Let me preface that 1. I have not finished the MPN story campaign nor looked into the notes strewn througout it, so most of what im about to say is from my own general perception and 2. Im not nearly as passionate about Phobos as I am about Auditor so i won´t drag this out for long.

I´ll start with the point of my last post though, that being the oversimplification of Phobos ego. There seems to be a belief that someone whos overconfident has to be inherently stupid, aloof, not self aware .... which are all things that Phobos really isn´t?

Sure, his ego tends to get the better of him, like when he let Christoff off with just a slap on the wrist after finding out about his planned betrayal

But its not like there wasnt ground to belief he couldnt scare him off into submission with a simple spectacle of intimidation. So far, troughout every other interaction hes had, its worked out great for him. Hes got a strong presence, which is how hes managed to win so many people over for him. Hes clever, to the outsider maybe even charismatic, but most of all resourceful - hes gone great lenght to achieve what he wants and Nexus City has ears everywhere (Then again, its not like Christoff is very subtle in the way he goes about things... anyway).

He even lets Christoff have the grace of explaining himself. He keeps tabs on *everything* that might be useful to him in the future.

Sadly for him, Christoff is not your average Grunt (not even just that, but a Scientist who directly worked around Dissonance Energy).

Jebs moves onward with his plan and manages to kill Phobos. Phobos, of course, already has a backup plan ready for the occasion, and thats where current-time MPN takes place.

Another thing id like to note on is how hes capable of reading other people. During the finale battle, he tries to strike Christoff somewhere where it´ll hurt him

Obviously, Christoff is far from the person he once was and the stakes are higher than ever. Of course he´ll sacrifice others again.

I love how Phobos says this like he himself isn´t the one toying around with countless other peoples lives. He really just said this because he *knew* Christoff says he cares, maybe really believes he does, but his actions speak very much to the opposite.

At the very least, Phobos isnt a hypocrite. Liar might sound more apt. Neither of them is very upfront about their actions and intentions. Theyre both good at twisting things around so they sound more favorable.