#dad deviser

[tumb1rprincess]

Within a few minutes of Deviser, we have the main character whimpering in pain, being attacked by a dog, and then agonizing screams of pain. Great start.

Son and Dad are already giving me Arthur and John vibes. Just the way Dad guides Son around, pointing out stuff like John does with Arthur. Son starts off this series with his memories hazy, like Arthur. Heck, Son and Dad even sound like Arthur and John respectively.

So, was the beginning part just a dream? Or did that actually happen and Son has no memory of it? The dog seems fine for now. Although hearing people saying how brutal this podcast is, even more brutal than Malevolent, the dog probably isn't going to last long.

I don't like how ominous "It'll all be over soon" sounds. I don't trust Dad as far as I can throw him.

Why make a ship where there are no windows or no way to see outside? Son mentions he can't see the stars. I feel like that would make things worse, not better.

"It doesn't even feel like we're in space." That comment, plus the bit about the stars, are giving me Pandorum vibes (great sci-fi movie if you haven't seen it)

Oh Christ, those final few lines, what a goddamn cliffhanger. I'm hooked now.

[nukuome]

Oh yeah deviser animatic happening at some point.

It's very vibes-oriented, so that's why I think I actually like this. Normally I absolutely fucking DESPISE any animatics I try to make.

[killerrobot-killingmatch]

Bracket 1, Round F, Attack 9

Grandad and Dad, the cycle of violence continues

Nick Valentine Propaganda

Dad Propaganda

[fleshofmensis]

double posting because i have more words. HARLAN GUTHRIE THE BEING YOU ARE

malevolent is so good. but another work of harlan's i see that isn't too talked about (but maybe i'm just not on that side)

DEVISER. OH. MY GOD. I LOVE DEVISER. if you haven't listened to deviser as a malevolent fan.. what are you doing? it's so in depth and such a well established story for just seven episodes. i love a good dystopian concept and deviser just scratches that itch incredibly. imo.. it's so much grittier and horrid than malevolent like? when i first started i was so like.. in shock? the audiowork is just.. UHRHRHHRHR in the best way possible. harlan is such a creative person and i love enjoying anything he puts out.

PLEASE, PLEASE GIVE DEVISER A LISTEN. seven episodes - 27 mins being the longest and 18 mins being the shortest. DEVISER I AM UR BIGGEST FAN

[sexiestpodcastcharacter]

AI Bracket — Round 1

Propaganda

Mr. Ceiling (Rusty Quill Gaming):

He's an AI made up of human brains who was given extremely flawed instructions and started to erase people's memories while still being 100% convinced he was only helping humanity. He was in control of most of the world's banks, transport and economy. When introduced to philosophical questions, he came to the conclusion that he should simply become a god. Wonderfully morally grey AI :D

(spoilers included) is the reason for a surprise body horror episode (what’s not to love about one of those?)

when not disembodied voice, it appears as a sliver floating orb

alex (the gm) let the party name it, expecting something ominous like “it” or “above”, but got stuck with them calling it “mr. ceiling”

is literally powered by dead people’s brains

claims it wants to help people, but doesn’t understand the suffering its existence is causing

is designed to learn only the worst aspects of whatever the party tries to teach it

after the party tries to enlighten it, it wants to become something like (Mod Note: This point seems to cut off in the middle. I will happily add in the rest if it is provided to me.)

Dad (Deviser):

He's a spaceship. He's a dad. He gaslights.

[marimo-art]

Realizing I never posted my Deviser doodles from when it first was released.

[apfelkvchen]

Do you see my vision

[tumb1rprincess]

Using Frankensetin as inspiration for rebuilding humanity, oh god, I hate the implications of what that means.

The sound effects in the background are so unnerving, especially the kids screaming as they were burned to death.

An AI that is attempting to rebuild humanity but doesn't really know the first thing about it due to the limited sources it has. Isn't that so much like current AI? It comes out feeling weird and off because it can't compute the complexities of how people are supposed to look and act and feel.

And Dad is trying to recreate humanity out of love I guess, but what makes any of the people who came before Son wrong? Why does he get to decide? He's playing God and that always leads to disaster.

[s-ccaam-era-crepe]

Does anyone else think about deviser podcast like I do. I’m literally so so normal about it

[tiercels]

the only thing abt red hood the hill is that jason just seems so put together and settled. idk i just need him in a little bit more torment but dont get me wrong i dont think he shld be GUILTY cus hes got nothing to be guilty for but i think he shld be a little bit more reactive street dog in a no kill shelter trying to fit in with the doodles

[angrycanadiannerd]

Out of context Deviser spoilers

Imagine reading Frankenstein and coming to the wrong conclusion smh

[deenigma]

My other art for The Incivtus Song!

(Plz forgive me lmao)

[shmothman]

on top of being sick my body has also been refusing to sleep so things are gonna be at least 15% weirder here than on average

[viiridiangreen]

🐧➡️🔵 unexpected work bonus doubled the past two weeks' salary

🐧⬅️🔴 blue screen of death on my personal geriatric ass design / gaming rig, potentially hardware-related, right as work not sucking for the foreseeable future depended on my ability to access specifically the Windows version of powerpoing (OF ALL THINGS)

[idreamofneonsheep]

I need everybody to know that it only took one season plus an episode and a half for me to become completely obsessed with supernatural

Go to bed thinking abt supernatural. Have supernatural themed dreams. Wake up still thinking abt supernatural. Making bagels and thinking abt supernatural. Watching videos abt supernatural while scrolling thru supernatural posts on pinterest. Force myself to do other things except whoops! It's supernatural again. Go to fold my clothes. Immediately trying to figure out which characters I can cosplay. Open my laptop to write batman fanfic and oh no! It's fucking supernatural again!!!!

Anyway my bestie was right to tell me to start with s3 because oH BOY AM I LOST IN THE SAUCE NOW. I'VE BEEN SENT TO HELL AND I'M GOING TO PLANT A GARDEN HERE

[vodkassassin]

Batcourt

Tim is sick of his family fighting, an occurrence which doesn’t always but enough times has nearly led to murder, that he devises a new method to deal with them and their petty (or serious, but usually petty) arguments: Batcourt

The first ever batcourt trial was to mediate an argument between Dick and Bruce, bc when Tim became Robin they were on the outs; Dick had moved out and was rebelling against his dad. They barely talked to each other, and when they did it was to argue.

Tim, being in the middle of all that, finally snaps and basically strong arms them into a impromptu “court session”, bc if they can’t be civil with each other in conversation they maybe they can at least be professional in this Thought Exercise.

He appoints Alfred as the unbiased jury, and then demands that both Bruce and Dick take five minutes to compile their cases against each other to present to the judge (Tim).

Both Bruce and Dick are incredibly unamused, but Tim has Alfred’s support, so they reluctantly go along with the charade. And…

It’s actually surprisingly effective.

The argument is hashed out without anyone coming to blows or a screaming match. They are all very mature about it and the argument is settled with both parties, if not happy, then mollified that they actually got to speak their parts and come to a conclusion that wasn’t unfair.

Alfred is very pleased with the results of the first batcourt trial, and give his blessing for this method to be used in the future.

And so it is. Tim is typically the Judge, as he is the mastermind behind the method and typically stays out of all arguments as much as he can, and is known to everyone to be extremely impartial when the others argue about anything. So 9 times out of 10, Tim’s judge, and uses a generating software program he developed and installed on his gauntlet (and civvy watch) to choose a jury to preside over a trial when one of the family members opens a case against someone else.

This eventually becomes just how the family resolves disputes.

If an argument comes forth and is starting to get too heated, whoever declares that they’d ‘like to submit a case to the batcourt’ is by default the prosecution, leaving the other party as defendant (these are just terms, this isn’t actually a court of law, this is just a method of resolving arguments, so both sides are heard). At this point, everyone usually turns to Tim, who appoints a jury and then tells the pros and def that they have five minute to compile and submit their evidence to the court.

It’s all very official, and the Rules of Batcourt is that everyone has to remain absolutely professional as if this were a real court case. This is to ensure nobody breaks the exercise, otherwise it won’t work.

Anyway it’s VERY effective, and is used for years in private.

Until a pair of them have an argument in the middle of an op in public and it’s getting in the way of taking out the villain…. So someone declares that they’d like to submit a case to the batcourt.

Of course any non-bat present is like “the what”

But all the bats present, being so used to using the batcourt method to hash out disagreements, automatically turn to Tim.

Anyway, Tim, by habit, immediately runs the jury program and appoints Spoiler and Black Bat as jury (the argument was between Red Hood and Nightwing, with Red Hood submitting the case and therefore the prosecution).

The rogue they were fighting (let’s choose a nicer one, Riddler maybe) is so confused at this point that they kind of stop in the middle of their scheme just to watch the the fuck is going on.

The bystander civilians and any reporters are also like “???” And so basically they all get to watch the first ever public batcourt trial.

(The jury ends up voting in favor of Red Hood, so Tim declares that Nightwing is Guilty “by the power vested in my by the Batclan” and Nightwing is sentenced to Apologizing to Red Hood - since the argument started because Nightwing wouldn’t get the fuck out of RH’s way and he kept almost shooting him lmao, it just went downhill from there. Brothers amirite.)

Anyway the video goes viral immediately, the Gotham internet going insane over the concept of how the vigilantes apparently resolve their arguments.

The riddler is so fascinated by what he just witnessed that he just accepts being taken back to jail for the meantime to mull things over (I love Eddie)

Now that the bat is out of the bag, so to speak, the Batclan submits cases to batcourt in public a few more times without thinking, and the public is very excited every time. Every case and verdict shows up in the next day’s paper, and it’s a Gotham Highlight. People love it.

And then it escapes containment. Because one day a rogue loudly declares that they would like to submit a case to the batcourt. Against Batman.

The present Batclan members all look at each other, and then to Tim, who is already running the jury appointment program without even thinking. It ends up choosing Riddler (who was also there) along with two civilians and a bat (Robin).

Tim blinks, then shrugs, and lets it happen.

So starts the Batcourt trial of the decade: Batman V Poison Ivy.

And Batman loses.

Ivy still goes to jail afterwards, being a criminal and all, but she does so victoriously. She has mad street cred after this. The public goes WILD.

Anyway what I am saying is that batcourt is a highly respected court of dispute in Gotham. The majority of trials are conducted between Batclan members, but there are rogues who have won (and lost) trials in batcourt, and even one very infamous instant where the GCPD submitted a case against Red Hood and subsequently lost when the mostly civilian jury declared him Innocent.

The police force having to then apologize to Red Hood made headlines so big that they broke Gotham City containment and made it into the outside world.

Which leads to the next famous batcourt case: Superman V Batman.

I have been thinking about this concept for weeks and it’s definitely going to be a running gag in all my batfam fics forever

Also we get to have this fun interaction

“Batcourt is now in session”

Batman: please don’t call it that

Tim: ahem

Batman, sighing: objection

Every single one of his kids, pointing at him like in ace attorney: overruled