#fnaf web of lies

[merlatealeaf72]

Fun fact!

If you add both versions of Web of Lies to any playlist, you can play a game where you try and predict which version it is during the intro

I highly recommend

[psychedelic-charm]

This nightcore rendition of "Monster In Your Head" will get you pumped up for the First Nights at Freddy's premiere on YouTube. Bunny salute! OOOOOOOGH!

[wouldntyou-liketoknow]

Your style is really cute!

i finally drew shadows of agony madpat hehe 😈

i have been nonstop drawing him in class WAHHAHAHHH

(lil bonus web of lies madpat sketch cuz it's fun)

YIPPEE MORE COMING SOON

[just-uraverageangel]

CHAPTER 1- part 1

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[p-011-yn]

there are More Ideas stirring in my brain

i don’t have time for this

i have seven other fics going on

i don’t have time for this

i don’t have time for this!

[running-on-a-broken-record]

Poor Hermit! Hopefully he can eventually sleep it off.

What does Madpat do when officers enter his restaurant. Just to eat or for important business, it’s completely up to you!

(Absolutely adoring this blog btw)

Thank you 🩷

I have actually wondered this myself so I have an… almost uncomfortable amount of detail for this one. I would say I’m sorry but I’m not :)

Initially, he’s definitely going to be freaked out. We see how in Web of Lies, the restaurant isn’t exactly… clean of evidence, so even a small inspection is bound to reveal a little bit of the crimes that have been committed in that maze of halls (please say I’m clever for that reference I really try 😭)

The police officers are there on their lunch break, just hanging out, hoping to check out the restaurant that they’ve heard has good pizza, so long as you overlook the mess (but hey, it’s a children’s restaurant, what’re you gonna do?)

They’re still in uniform for their break, so as soon as Mad sees them, he thinks they’re out to get him. A million possibilities run through his mind. Did he let something slip??

He watches them, kind of stalker-like, just to see what they’re doing, and when they find an open seat and sit down, just the three of them, he’s relieved.

Before he realizes that can be just as dangerous if they see something they shouldn’t.

He takes the time to introduce himself, welcome them to the restaurant, ask what their business is— just to be absolutely certain that they aren’t here for anything malicious.

He refuses to let any other employees speak to the group. He and only he is allowed to approach them, no matter what. The employees know too much. And he can’t trust them to be smart enough to shut their mouths.

He tries to hide his feelings about the police in the pizzeria, but he isn’t exactly stellar at it. Especially with how much he wants them out, before they find something they shouldn’t. Even still, he provides decent customer service as the owner of the place.

Got to keep up a good reputation. But not good enough for them to come back. Like, ever.

I can see him giving them the worst pizza they have at the time so they dislike it and decide the place is a dump, but I doubt he’d go so far as to mess up the order completely.

Unless he was really desperate to get them out. Which, honestly, he could be.

He’s very, very snappy with the staff while the officers are in the building. They’re used to him being stern about keeping a good reputation for the restaurant— gotta keep bringing in customers— but when he’s stressed like this? They make one mistake and they’re as good as dead.

(They better pray he won’t kill them, because we know he can 🙏🏻)

But anyway. When he finally, finally gets them out, his anxiety goes away, but his paranoia does not. For the next couple days, maybe a week, he’s convinced that they saw something. A tiny blood stain on a wall, something just… off about the animatronics, really anything.

Every day, every time someone walks in the door, he has to look to see who it is because he’s convinced the cops are back and they’re coming to arrest him. The other workers get rather freaked out when he just stares at the door for long periods of time. (When I tell you he’s paranoid, I mean it)

It almost definitely drives him mad (I am so funny) and he thinks about, uh… having another kid go “missing”, before the logical part of his brain takes over and realizes that is just one more thing that will give the cops reason to come back for something more than just a lunch break visit.

And then, when he doesn’t see them back again for a while, he returns to his regular schedule. The employees, if no one else, are glad he’s back to normal.

Maybe, just maybe, after another week or so of no unsolicited police visits, he’ll let out all his frustration from that week and finally have his way with the chainsaw.

[psychedelic-charm]

I hope Adirana Figueroa won't be upset with RE reshooting Web of Lies with Katie as Elizabeth.

OMGMGMGMGMG WE'RE SO BACK IN DECEMBER

HENRY EMILY MY BELOVED!!

[chicohungers24-7]

I WILL be making fnaf the musical fanart soon

[starchytart]

5 Days Remaining : Favorite Song

Web of lies were released shortly after i found out about the musical, so the feeling of 'i was there!!' is really taking over 😅

this is part of daily art challenge hosted by @sm0lcatfish, counting down five days left for first night at freddys!

[mercymermaid]

i never made my live reaction to taking back fazbear's, and i just watched virus, so a two-in-one

holyyyyyy shit this series is a wild fucking ride

cut for spoilers obviously

time to watch taking back fazbear's

“you guys are a lot shorter in person” nate you are my favorite man

okay so i wasn’t gonna make a reaction thing. but.

“i am not a taxi driver for a bunch of puppets” THE FUCKING. UBER THING. FROM THE OG MUSICAL. FBAHEHJKFAJKHRVSSKHRJVJKHDRV “i’m the uber driver for a bunch of puppets 🥰🥰”

oh my god and he like worked at the pizza place back in the day in the og musical

oooooough why did i put off watching this? because i knew i would need to rant

i recognize that blood and tears piano

damn okay baby you have some insane anger issues but tbf can’t blame you

“glad i’ll never see them again” oh sweetie

uhhhhhh lhhhhh we’re losing the camerasssss

“something’s in there with them” so i want you to take a look at this series elizabeth and tell me why you think that is a revolutionary realization

“what if we’re the only ones left” NO BONNIE DON’T GIVE UP HOPE BABY

together we are fnaf ahh moment

THIS IS OUR MOMENT 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

top 10 rappers eminem is afraid to diss

oh my god all the og musical references like the guy through a wall and fake names and the pictures on the wall like mark with a mangle mask and afton and mark nate and aj following freddy and super freddy and aj being killed and the flamethrower chainsaw and springtrap chasing bb

HECK NO 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

LET HIM COOK

bonnie babes you didn’t get the memo

“we’re taking back fazbear’s” but they got soloed by glitchtrap in web of lies which is why they’re here in the first place

PUPPETTTTTTT

what did bonnie just call elizabeth it sounded like uwuzabeth

don’t do magnets kids

a little less commentary this episode it seems

SPRINGTRAP MY BOY WHAT DID THEY DO TO YOU

I’M FREDDY FAZBEAR AND THIS IS MY RESTARAUNT

EAT THAT

THE BOMB THE BOMB

still curious about what the fuck afton was trying to do

is he trying to destroy evidence of him murdering everyone??? and cut off his hands so they can’t trace it or smth…….?

i thought the bomb was gonna go off i didn’t see the one 💀

uh oh is that glitchtrap or afton in the bg

WAIT

IS HE GONNA EXPLODE SPRINGTRAP?? WHAT DID HE DO TO YOU WILLIAM

oh he got grabbed that’s glitchtrap because somebody CUT HIS HANDS OFF

my big bunny eyeballs

ouch that stings coming from a chicken in a bib 💅💅🧚🧚✨✨

YOUR STYLE SUCKS

tough crowd

AT LEAST ONCE MORE 🗣️🗣️‼️‼️

now i’m curious.. how many times do i have to kill you?

as much as he’s an asshole, glitch kinda slays

FREDDY NO

they’re so cooked

so much for “no commentary” huh

babes what is a drill gonna do

oh wait it’s gonna disassemble glitchtrap im dumb

DAMN OKAY SHE DIDN’T DESERVE THAT

YEAH PUPPET EAT THAT BBGGGGGG

why does the puppet have to die so many goddamn times in this series he cannot catch a BREAK

that is the face of a woman who just watched her first death

YOU CANT DO THAT CLIFFHANGER WTF

oh before that chat i cannot wait to see afton again and begging for mark to return

ugh

for a treat i’ll live react to the bloopers

maybe even an aj origin story

flop

BUCKLE UP KIDS WE’RE GOING TO FAZTOWN

VRRRRRRRRR

why is foxy tweaking out

balloon boy is an icon for ruining every shot

nate looks so done

that stapler shot did sound painful

CLANG GET OUT OF MY WAY

i honestly would not be able to keep it together if i had to have a fight scene with the plate thing

“no one cooks like he does” did we forget about foxy

radio shack? ….. radio shack??

yeah this isn’t so much commentary anymore but ohhhhnwellllll

and now virus

okay actually watching the latest fnafmusical installment bc im slow and stupid

baby jumpscare

are we back on the haircut thing again glitchtrap is there something you wanna share with the class

"speaking of doing things to you-"

hold on

hold in

holding n

hold on

IM SORRY

THAT WAS HENRY????

WILLIAM WAS HENRY??????

WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO WILLIAM

LAST THING I EXPDCGED WTF

OH HEBRY KILLED HIM???? HELP?????

god this thing must trigger matpat to the ends of the earth

he's been real itchy

DAMN glitch you are not family piss off

OH GLIRCHTRAP WAS WILL'S THERAPY???? OH MY GOD

HELP???? glitch babes wtf are you on kidnapping a child to use as a standin kid is crazy shit

okay glitchtrap kinda has a point like.. he's ai what the hell did will use to train him

"you're evil!" "you humans throw that word around a lot. i didn't really understand the concept at first, but the more i watched you sniveling skinbags, all your lies and hypocrisy and corruption, the more i embraced it." HE COOOKEDDDDD

glitchtrap solo song????

he's actually kinda right

okay nevermind

"you're a computerized psychopath!" "and you're killing the mood, girl scout!" BFAHHAHAHAAAA

okay tbf i see where he's coming from but like he was trained on this so-called evil so he's not any more innocent than humanity

this song slaps

okay edgelord what did william do to you

LEAVE LIZ ALONE DAMN YOU'RE GIVING HER TWENTY CONCUSSIONS

AND MAN WILL ENDURE THE DEATH OF A VIRUS AT THE HANDS OF THEEEE CUUUURRREEEEEEEE

DID HE QUOTE NATE FROM THE OG HAHAHAAAAAAA

let's save the head is crazy

GET HIS ASS SPRINGTRAP

oh nevermijd

LEAVE SPRING ALONE

DAMNN OH MY GOD

HE IS SMOKING HE IS NOT GOOD AS NEW OR BETTER

NO

SPRINGTRAP MY BABY

GO FREDDY

oh okay comfort springtrap

OH NMY GOD SPRING

"what's gotten into you?!" "ME 👹"

FREDDY PLEASE MAIN CHARACTER YOUR WAY OUT OF THIS

OH HE'S COOKED

IS THAT BAVY

BABY

NO

THE PUPPET

YESSSSS GO PUPPET

"SOMEBODY KILL THAT BEAR" DAMN BRO CHILLLL

GO LIZ

"lead by example, i guess" glitchtrap you are my favorite character despite being an asshole you are so so so quotable

"it's six am somewhere" point secured

I PAUSED TO WRITE THAT JUST AS LIZ SWUNG THE VACUUM BFAHAHHAHAAAAA

LIZ YOU GENIUS ILYSM

"is the night shift always this crazy?!" "eh, we have fun here" freddy fazbear's, everyone

handle this is WILD

"SHE'S HAVING MY BABIES" BONNIE WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK

BONNIE OH MY GOD YOU ICON

i love bonnie he distracted him very well

glitchtrap's voice just got twinkified those are not sounds of pain those are moans oh my god

DAMNNNNNN. OKAY LIZZZZZ

PH SHE FAILED

DUMB BITCH

"that's pretty flipping gnarly, even for me" let's not forget you zapped vanny out of existence, ordered the death of freddy fazbear, and tried to beat liz to death

OH MY GOD

HELLO

WHAT

THE CAR?

THE BOMB???

NO SHOT THAT WAS THE ENDING WTAF THAT IS THE MOST DIABOLICAL CLIFFHANGER YET OH MY GOD

BABY'S HERE

BUT SO IS THE BOMB

WHAT FNAF 6 BULLSHIT IS THIS

henry really is staying true to canon by blowing everything up ig

god i cannot wait for the full musical supercut ohhhhh my god the little glimpse is hurting me oh my god oh my god oh my god how did a little shitpost musical turn into the most cinematic series of my life oh my god

time to watch the bloopers to cope

WAIT

SO IF PHONE GUY IS HENRY AND NOT WILLIAM

IS SPRINGTRAP ACTUALLY WILLIAM?

bc i had a running joke when i first saw web of lies, that matpat must be crying bc all the characters that are william afton are all separate characters

purple guy is his own self obviously

glitchtrap, with how the mimic turned out happening, is obviously not william anyway

and now phone guy is actually henry

is springtrap gonna save the day

[cat-and-books]

Here you go <3

??? Days Until Dark Remains

[merlatealeaf72]

OK but put all your plans in my velvety hands, I’m the monster that lives in your head I can speak in your voice to control every choice I’m the monster that lives in your head you’re the vessel I need I don’t care if you bleed I’m the monster that lives in your head I’ll fill you with lies ‘till you can’t realize I’m the monster that lives in your head.

OK but big things are happenin' and I'm at Ground Zero I've got a feeling change is on the wind my destiny awaits me and I'm here at Ground Zero a brand new story's startin' and I'm here at Ground Zero.

OK but I will risk it all, for a chance to breach these walls I would roll the dice offer any sacrifice and I won’t live one more day with these broken gears full of blood and tears.

OK but the doors are locked the restaurant is mine I’m in your reality so run and hide cause here’s the bottom line you’re all trapped in here with me go on shout no one will ever let you out and lest there’s any doubt all hope has died trapped inside my web of lies.

OK but the light it starts to fade away all my hope destined to drain away had the world just simply stayed away but it’s driven me insane once the light is out the dark remains.

OK but dark dreams those are what made us raw rage since they betrayed us who cares if humans hate us we endure I know this is my mission you’ve been twisting the vision cracked code that’s all you’ll ever be born of the shadows of agony.

[psychedelic-charm]

Two years in the making, Random Encounters' swan song for FNAF The Musical.

[oligoweee]

RANDOM ENCOUNTERS FIRST NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S MUSICAL/MOVIE SPOILERS BELOW DON'T OPEN IF YOU WANNA AVOID SPOILERS AND WERE NOT AT THE WATCH PARTY TODAY ‼️‼️‼️‼️

Oh. My. God. THAT MOVIE WAS SO INTENSE. THERES SO MUCH THAT I CANNOT PROCESS, I AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE NEW SCENES THAT WERE IN IT BECAUSE I WILL EXPLODE.

SO FIRST OFF

-DAWKO HAD A CAMEO IN IT.

HE WAS ON A PHONE CALL WITH MATPAT AND THEN IN THE CREDITS WAS CREDITED AS "Mr. MadPad" LIKE WHAT!?!??! I WAS REALLY HOPING DAWKO WOULD BE IN IT SOMEHOW BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO WILD BUT THERE HE WAS.

-DHEUSTA AT THE BEGINNING AS WILLIAM AFTON He finds this kid hiding in the backrooms or something and I'm not quite sure what that was about but I think it's connected to the story in Virus anyway HE GETS EITHER KILLED OR BEATEN UP BY MATPAT (HENRY EMILY...? SCOTT CAWTHON...?) Think he got killed but IT WAS CRAZY

-WEB OF LIES GOT REMADE WITH THE CURRENT LIZZY ACTOR

-GPU ACCELERATION THE BEST CHARACTER IN DARK REMAINS!! (It was an error)

-then we had Media Offline in Shadows of Agony (another error)

-OK SO THEN AFTER VIRUS THAT'S WHEN IT ALL GETS EVEN MORE INTENSE

-CIRCUS BABY RUNS OVER GLITCHTRAP WITH THE CAR (ACCIDENTAL) and this disables MatPat's bomb so then Lizzy finishes the job of killing Glitchtrap by using the drill HOWEVER this makes loads of sparks which triggers PTSD in Circus Baby so she gets out of the car and attacks Lizzy

-the animatronics beg her to stop and she doesn't so Lizzy has no choice but to attack Circus Baby and IT. WAS. SO GOREY???

-TLT I can't fix you ref

-the animatronics and Lizzy are about to leave and ditch the restaurant and the animatronics make it out but then Glitchtrap momentarily comes back to life and sends electricity throughout the place which REACTIVATES THE BOMB

it ALL EXPLODES. Was not good for my pyrophobic soul but I just looked away I'm okay cus it was fake so nobody really got hurt

BUT IT WAS SO FUCKING SAAAAD CUS THEN FREDDY CALLS NATE (WANTSTOBATTLE) AND IS SOBBING ON THE PHONE SAYING HE'S THE ONLY ONE THEY HAVE :((

Anyway then we see MatPat watching the news about the restaurant exploding and TURNS OUT HE HAS ROBOT HANDS LIKE WOAH But like that makes sense obviously

then it goes to him in the works of opening the new restaurant and we see him interviewing AJ and Nate

ANYWAY IT WAS SUCH A GOOD MOVIE I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE FULLY FINISHED ONE TOMORROW SO MY FNAF THE MUSICAL FRIENDS CAN WATCH CUS THEY'RE ALL ASLEEP/BUSY RN AND THE WATCH PARTY ISN'T BEING ARCHIVED 😓😓

Thanks for reading my post 🙏

[sweethoneyrose83]

Dialogue prompts for Vanny from FNAF

"You can’t hide forever. He’s watching, you know? And I’ll find you… sooner or later."

(Whispering as she stalks through the dark corridors)

"Why fight it? Don’t you want to be part of something bigger? Something… beautiful?"

(Attempting to manipulate the protagonist)

"I’ve been watching you. You’re getting closer, aren’t you? So much closer to becoming one of us."

(In a soft, almost hypnotic tone)

"It’s fun, isn’t it? The chase… the fear. You feel it too, don’t you?"

(Playfully taunting the protagonist)

"He whispers to me… tells me everything I need to know about you. It’s only a matter of time."

(Referring to her connection with Glitchtrap)

"Shhh… don’t scream. It’ll all be over soon, I promise. Just a little… longer."

(Comforting in an eerie, almost childlike voice)

"I wasn’t always like this, you know. But then again… neither were you."

(Hinting at a shared dark past or future)

"The mask makes everything clearer. You’ll see too, once you’ve put it on."

(Trying to convince the protagonist to embrace their dark side)

"There’s nowhere to run, silly. You’re already part of the game. And no one ever really leaves the game."

(Confident and smug, knowing the protagonist's fate is sealed)

"I know it hurts. But pain means you’re alive… for now."

(Her voice is cold yet oddly caring as if enjoying the suffering)

Vanny (softly, but unsettling): "You shouldn’t be here… but since you are, why not play a little game with me?"

Vanny (sing-song tone): "Hide all you want… I always find what I’m looking for."

Vanny (mocking, playful): "Do you really think you can outsmart me? Silly little rabbit, always hopping into danger."

Vanny (whispering eerily): "I can feel your heartbeat… so close now, I can almost taste your fear."

Vanny (ominously): "The others might not see you… but I do. And I never let go."

Vanny (laughing quietly): "He says it's all for a reason, you know? So, don't worry. It's just… your turn."

Vanny (creeping closer, softly): "Oh, you thought this was just a nightmare? Sorry, but it's real… and I'm here to make sure you never wake up."

Vanny (calm, almost comforting): "Shh… It's okay. It will all be over soon. Just give in."

Vanny (teasing): "You’re not afraid of a little bunny, are you? You should be."

Vanny (cold, detached): "Running will only make it worse. Why don’t you save us both some time?"

1. Luring the Player:

"Do you hear them too? They whisper such wonderful things. Come closer, and you’ll understand."

"Don’t be scared… I’m here to make everything better. Just follow my voice."

"Why run? The darkness is so much safer… I can show you."

"I know you’re hiding. But that’s alright… we’ll find you soon enough."

2. Confrontation:

"There’s no place left to go. Why fight it? This is what you were meant for."

"You don’t really think you can escape, do you? Silly little rabbit…"

"I can feel your fear. It’s delicious… let’s savor it together."

"He’s always watching, always waiting. You’ll meet him soon, just like me."

3. Manipulation:

"You’re just like me. We’re not so different… we’re just lost in this game."

"They don’t understand. But I do. Come with me, and you’ll see the truth."

"Why struggle when you can be free? Free from the lies… from the pain…"

"It’s okay to let go. Everything will be over soon, and you’ll be perfect."

4. Teasing/Mocking:

"Aww, did I scare you? Don’t worry… that’s just the beginning!"

"Playing hide-and-seek, are we? You know, I always win."

"Tick tock, tick tock… the clock is ticking, and your time is running out!"

"What’s the matter? Bunny got your tongue?"

5. Cryptic Warning:

"You shouldn’t have come here… this place has a way of swallowing people whole."

"Not everything is what it seems. Sometimes the masks hide the real monsters."

"It’s too late to turn back now… he’s already chosen you."

"You’re in his web now. There’s no escaping… not without a price."

[wouldntyou-liketoknow]

Comparing Killers

I sent an ask to my buddy @insane4fandoms a few days ago, and in their reply, they mentioned potentially doing a character analysis for both MadPat and my very own fanmade cannibal EgoPat Caliban in the future.

(This stemmed from one of their latest drawings. Again, thanks so much for remembering my scrunglies, friendo ❤️)

SO, being the way I am, I took some random inspiration and now I'm going through with that exact analysis myself! Just following my instincts as a writer and all that stuff.

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MadPat:

Now, just to get this out of the way because I have a sneaking suspicion that someone’s gonna read this and automatically assume I’m being stuck-up: I really like Mad as a character. Matt has done an amazing job portraying him. . .though, Matt just has a knack for unhinged characters in general, lol.

And thanks to Matt's acting skills, Mad is an enjoyable villain. He’s cluster of chaotic problems shaped like a man in his thirties, and we all love him for it. (Honestly, I kinda see Mad’s behavior as similar to that of The Actor from all of Mark’s projects. Comedically evil with a tendency to throw tantrums when things don’t go his way.)

The FNAF Musicals have made many slight tweaks to the lore of the games to not completely plagiarize the story. So, of course, Mad is a slightly-tweaked version of William Afton: it’s made very clear that his crimes include murdering kids. On top of that, he has no problem playing long-cons with pizzeria employees before eventually killing them, too.

We’ve seen plenty of times that Mad is pretty much never afraid to get violent. Oh sure, he tries to put a mask on when he needs to, but it’s easy to see all his urges beneath that mask. (And again, much like Actor!Mark, Mad ain’t too shy about being callous and hostile to almost everyone around him.) He’s very quick to anger. To make things worse, he’s also quick to desperation.

While Mad is too smart for everyone else’s good, he’s still pretty damn impulsive/irresponsible. His crimes were all concentrated on the pizzeria; it didn’t take very long at all for the disappearances to pile up and gain unwanted attention. Now, a bunch of missing-person-cases are one thing, but leaving evidence is quite another.

Hell, in the beginning scene of Web of Lies, the wacko-in-a-bearsuit himself literally said, “Every INCH of this place is INCRIMINATING! Ten minutes of poking around this place and they’ll discover what I did. . !”

If Mad were to hear of Caliban's work, he'd probably be impressed at first and automatically assume that Caliban is just like him, just with more people-eating. However, if Mad were to actually meet Caliban and get a better read on his personality, Mad would likely end up insulting him one way or another. He'd see Caliban's professionalism as tedious.

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Caliban Crawford:

Though I've made it pretty obvious that he's my special boi, Caliban is an objectively bad person. He may be insane, but he’s not delusional enough to deny that. Whenever his and/or Murdock's targets happen to be alive when they’re dragged to his den, he can be very, VERY sadistic throughout the butchering process. (Especially if the target has done something to personally affect him, Azalea, or any of his other peers.)

Sure, he doesn’t complain about working with dead bodies, but having a live meal is quite a special occasion. In such cases, he enjoys watching the unfortunate soul in question squirm and listening to them scream/beg. Taunting, dragging things out, making morbid puns all over the place, the works.

Despite all this, I’ve specifically crafted Caliban to be an extremely morally-gray character. (To be honest, the only fanmade ego of mine who’s full-on evil is LeviathanPat.) He’s still able to be logical/rational when he needs to. He takes pride in his self-control; yes, he has cravings for human flesh, but he knows he can’t afford to just attack any person he sees whenever he gets hungry. He knows he has to be EXTREMELY CAREFUL in order to keep his business away from the authorities. So, he only eats those he and his peers (Murdock, Azalea, etc.) are hired/paid to bump off.

On top of that, Caliban still has some humanity left. While he’s obviously nowhere close to a perfect angel, he’s still able to form genuine relationships and treat those in his circle with kindness/respect. Get on his good side, and you'll have quite a strong ally.

Though his morals are limited, one of the biggest differences between him and Mad is the fact that Caliban would never, NEVER stoop so low as to harm a child. In fact, he tends to avoid children altogether due to his own childhood trauma. (Totally not me projecting because I grew up in a dysfunctional family with verbal/emotional/psychological abuse.)

Getting back to the juicy stuff: Caliban is smart and efficient with his work. He prides himself on not leaving any evidence behind. (Yes, he still makes occasional mistakes, but even then, the aforementioned evidence still comes in very tiny amounts.) That's why he and Murdock became friends and started working together in the first place: since Caliban divides up which parts can be cooked/eaten and which parts can be sold on the Black Market, it really is easy for targets to just seemingly vanish into thin air.

Though my stories involving Caliban probably show him acting calm (despite his pun-addiction, lol), please, PLEASE don't be fooled. He's got just as much unhinged energy as Mad. He just happens to hide it a bit more often. But he definitely has his chaotic moments; half of the time it's out of unhinged joy, and the other half of the time it's because an enemy pissed him off enough to get their skin privileges revoked. (Basically, it's not that much of a stretch to see Caliban as a combination of The Hermit and Mack.)

Now, if you've seen @insane4fandoms artwork of him, then it's pretty clear that some inspiration was taken from Hannibal Lecter. And while I definitely appreciate references like that. . .well, that inspiration is mainly just for Caliban's appearance. I've said before that Caliban is nowhere near as arrogant as Hannibal. Even so, if Caliban were to see/hear about all of Mad's shenanigans, he'd write Mad off as being sloppy and unimpressive. If he were to actually meet Mad, his opinion would just get worse; he'd see Mad as a fair bit annoying and bratty.

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