#WDF lore

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Oil is Thicker Then Blood (Part 44)

The next morning was a slow one, spending the night in the buff, Uzi was curled up, head slotted into N's shoulder, her hand placed on his chest almost on top of his core. It was him who woke up first, groggy, humming in contentment as he turned to bury his face into her soft purple locks.

Despite the initial awkwardness, sleeping this way had definitely proven to be the best way to curb both of their needs. For the first time all week, he woke up feeling recharged and recovered instead of needy with a side of brain fog.

He couldn't help but trail his eyes down to his still sleeping girlfriend, [Sleep Mode] painted on her visor, she looked peaceful, content, she made a noise in her sleep purred as she tried to somehow bring herself closer.

How had they ended up this way? The day they met she had shot off his head and he'd tried to kill her. But here they were, she had enough trust in him to sleep completely exposed, he'd never ever, been this physically or emotionally close to anyone. He wasn't sure if he ever could with anyone else, his core fluttered as he continued to lovingly gaze at the drone beside him, drinking up her every detail.

He moved a strand of hair out of her face, only for his hand to linger and trace circles into her cheek, was it weird that even though they were as close as phyically possible he still wanted to touch her?

His alarm went off, internally ringing in his systems telling him it was time to get up and start getting ready, he really didn't want to, he wanted to stay here… just a little longer.

But it seemed even the universe around him wanted him to get up, because Uzi's eyes flickered on, opening slowly, a low whine escaped her lips, clearly not wanting to be awake.

“Morning precious.” He hummed, causing Uzi's first conscious action that morning to be groaning, blushing, and placing her whole palm on his face to shove him lightly.

“Too early…”

“Aw, but you are, you're so beautiful my precious little amethyst.” He couldn't stop himself, his core was overflowing with affection, he nuzzled into her neck, causing a peel of sleepy giggles to erupt from her mouth.

He took it up a notch, ceasing his nuzzling to place tiny kisses up and down her neck, Uzi squeaked, body tensing up for a moment before her giggling turned into squeals, clearly not prepared for his loving assault.

“Ah! N-no!-” Interrupted my more squealing laughter as N explored this newly found sensitive area “N! Hah-cut it out!” She protested through the wonderful sound that was her uncontrolled laughter.

He did stop, but not until she was breathless and squirming, giggles mixed in with small gasps.

But he still held her close from behind, his hand gripping her waist while he trailed a finger up her side, making her shiver as the featherlight touch was registered in her sensors.

“D-don’t you have work?” She asked, turning to face him as he looked at her with half lidded eyes, in all fairness, she was just trying to distract him, his touch had no business feeling that nice.

“You're not wanting to get rid of me, are you?” He replied, his voice husky and spoken directly into her audio receptors, the heat in her visor doubled, and she fought back an embarrassing squeak. Her body getting the drone equivalent to goosebumps.

His voice also had no business being as hot as it was, he had to be doing this on purpose.

“No. Of course not, j-just don't want you to be late.” She replied, shit, it had been her idea to sleep like this in the first place, but with N behaving… like this, she wasn't sure of it was a bad idea, or the best idea she'd ever had.

N meanwhile, was enjoying teasing his girlfriend immensely, there was very little for him to be nervous about when they were already nude, so it may have been bolstering his confidence a wee little bit.

He sighed, unfortunately she was right, it was his first real day of work and he would be late if he didn't get up, but even so, before he left he moved down to give Uzi a slow, meaningful kiss that had her processors melting into useless goo.

“Love you.” He hummed after it ended, chuckling at the heart that had replaced one of her eyes, she blinked, and it was gone.

“Love you too.” She replied back, every time she said it was always softer then her normal tone, and it always made N smile.

He threw the covers off and stretched before digging into his bedside table for his now freshly laundered coat, he pulled it over his shoulders and buttoned it with practiced speed, his tail thankfully not getting stuck this time.

He heard Tera chirp sleepily from her crib and went over to check on his daughter, she'd clearly just woken up, one eyelight open and the other shut as she yawned, arms stretching our towards him as a smile made it's way to her face.

“Morning Jellybean.” He pulled her into his arms as she immediately gripped onto the fur of his coat with one of her hands, she giggled at him, nearly vibrating with energy.

“Papa!” She beamed, blinking up at her father, he tapped her visor with his finger in response, causing it to glitch for a moment and a peel of happy laughter to escape her mouth.

“Be good for mommy okay? I'll be back later.” Tera nodded her head clumsily yet rapidly, And N set her back into her crib, she stood on both her legs for a moment, before falling backwards into the nest of pillows.

He strolled into the kitchen, taking his hat from the rack and looking at it, it no longer bared the pilot emblem on the front, instead he'd replaced it with his WDF badge, the old emblem being stored away in his nightstand.

Maybe one day he'd give it to Tera… when she grew out of trying to eat everything small enough to fit in her mouth.

He put it on his head, grabbed his container of oil, took a big gulp of it, before stashing it in his pocket and heading out the door.

People still looked at him strangly, sometimes with fear or with worry, but after so many months in the bunker, he more often then not was paid little mind, being relegated to normal bunker activity for most of the drones he passed going about their day.

It gave him a little hope, one day he'd not be feared anymore, he just had to be patient, and work to earn people's trust.

“N! Buddy! Ya look way better then yesterday!” He heard Hal behind him and he turned the give the man a beaming smile, he'd been right in front of the WDF office ready to open the door.

“Yeah…just needed to be home I guess.” He said sheepishly, a not-so-well hidden blush on his face.

“That girl must be a doll with ya, with a face like that.” Hal chuckled, a knowing look on his face that only succeeded in making N blush more.

“I'm only teasin’. Come on, let's get ya acquainted.” Hal led him inside with a hand on his back and a smile on his face, the man looked incredibly jolly and his smile was quickly spreading to N.

There were a few people already inside, namely Khan and Dale, which were having some sort of conversation behind the translucent, marbled glass of Khans private office, Guy was here too, though asleep with his legs propped up on the desk, Hal rolled his eyes.

“Kid has no respect…” The typically jolly drone mumbled under his breath, shaking his head and making his beard shake with the movement.

There were several other people there he didn't recognize, a couple drones waved at him, including a green eyed woman with glasses that seemed to beam at him, he waved back, happy to see friendly faces even if he didn't know them yet.

“Alright, here's your desk!” Hal stopped and gestured over to a desk to his right, two desks behind Guy, it was absent of any kind of decoration or tool, aside from a bronze plaque.

Elliot, S-D N.

He inwardly cringed at that, his “last name” carrying a lot of baggage that he truly didn't want tied to him, he didn't want to carry the name of those who hurt him, but now it was here, on his desk.

“Didn't know ya had a last name.” Hal pointed out, his hand combing through his beard as he looked between N and the nameplate.

“I-I don't. Just something I had to do for my daughter…” N explained, he tore his eyes away from it, and looked at Hal for whatever else he had to say.

“Well alright! You're gonna be shadowing me today, seeing as I'll be the one you'll mostly be working under.”

N was surprised at that, as far as he was aware, he was working under Khan.

Seeming to read his mind, Hal spoke up again. “Khan’s leader of the Engineering team, unless you know about hydraulics n’ math, you won't see him much.”

“I'm Chief of Police, Dale covers outside threats, through he's had a lot less to do lately…” Hal trailed off before shaking his head free of whatever thought was plaguing him.

“I'm sure if something serious came from outside he'd come get you, but for now, I'm taking ya.”

“Aye, aye captain.” N gave him a salute that had been programmed into him, Hal looked amused for a moment, before he chuckled.

“This ain't the military son, but I like your spirit.” There was a beep on Hal's visor and his florescent pink eyelights flickered to the side, his face falling slightly as he read through whatever report he'd been sent.

“Agh… not again.” He grumbled, looking unamused as he pinched his visor. N cocked his head.

“Is something wrong?”

“Just Old Mrs. Hopkins calling in another “break in”. No one's ever broken in, She's just paranoid n’ her memories going.”

“Still, we gotta check it out. Can't just ignore it. Stay here, let me go get my coat.”

Hal disappeared into a door in the back, inside one of the three private offices that was in the room, in another moment, he reappeared in a coat that was a little too small for him, opened completely to continue to show off the red shirt he normally wore. His badge was pinned near his collar.

“Come on, this should be an easy one.”

Next ->

[theothersideofthesolver]

The WDF members from the pilot don’t get enough credit for having actually done exactly what they were supposed to do.

They positioned themselves every night at the most dangerous point in the entire compound, exactly one door between themselves and death.

Their job wasn’t to fight back. It was to run like hell and alert the rest of the outpost, which is exactly what they did.

Shoutout to all those we lost during N’s breaching of door 1.

[simpystarrr]

New OC dropped!

His name is Wesson Gunner, a reference to the firearm company, Smith And Wesson! (He does in fact own a gun)

Lore under the cut

A bit of info: in my AU (if you can even call it that), the WDF actually defends themself from disassembly drones, putting the ‘defense’ part of their name to use!

Wesson is a one-eyed Worker Drone with a rough exterior and a sharp tongue, but beneath his gruff demeanor lies a deep sense of responsibility. After his parents were killed by Disassembly Drones, Wesson had to take on the role of caregiver, despite being a kid himself, which turned him tough and fiercely protective. This is what later shaped his personality as an adult. His younger brother, Mylo, whom he had to raise, had a close knit relationship with him.

After getting a job at the Worker Defense Force in his young adulthood, Wesson had to carry more responsibility alongside caring for Mylo. Mylo idealized Wesson, which made him want to be the best big brother he could be, resulting in him overworking himself. He unfortunately had to take time off work after nearly getting killed by a DD, which resulted in his half-blindness.

Mylo was unfortunately killed at the young age of 17. He death deeply hurt Wesson, who believed that if he didn’t get injured, he wouldn’t have been too late to save Mylo. Wesson blamed himself for years after that, even considering quitting the WDF out of guilt. But Wesson knew Mylo wouldn’t want his idol to quit. So instead, he stayed part of the WDF in honor of Mylo.

He’s a survivor, a protector, and—despite his exasperation—he’d do anything to keep Res safe. Juggling his duties of working for the WDF and taking care of Res puts a lot of pressure on him.

On the same day of his brother’s death, Wesson found an orphaned worker drone named Res in the aftermath of the disassembly drone massacre. After taking her in, he would become her overprotective guardian—more of an older brother figure. Though in many ways, he fills the role of a father. His harsh words often mask his genuine care, and his frustration with Res stems from fear of losing her, just like he lost everyone else. Stubborn, pragmatic, and fiercely loyal, Wesson struggles to balance protecting Res with letting her have independence, often clashing with her reckless curiosity.

[kkolg]

What do you mean when you say he doesn’t agree with their views?

This is referring to a question about Kim and his parents

it mostly has to do with lore related things but tldr of it is basically there are rogue disassembly’s that are out and about and Uzi (now basically the leader of the wdf/colony) decides to use the doors once again along with giving the wdf permission to take physical action against them. Kim isn’t too happy about it (tbh most are) and sees it as going a step backwards and basically sees them as being hypocrites.

[ziekkfreak2-0]

I’m pretty interested in learning more about that one au you have, where Uzi got possessed by original Cyn

Can I have some fun facts about it?

Good timing bc I've been thinking abt it recently. Get lore dumped!!

FUN FACTS:

🎀 Cyn has more control over solver powers.

I mentioned before that Cyn, being a long time host of the solver, has waaaayyy more control over the shapeshifting part of her abilities and can generate limbs more easily. However, she has to put a lot of focus into them or Uzi can take over a part of their body.

The last time Cyn made that mistake, she had generated a laser gun limb. It didn't end well.

Now she rarely goes offline. Just to make sure it never happens again.

🎀 Cyn and Uzi's shared body is now called "Cy-Z", pronounced "size".

After they found out it was Cyn piloting Uzi's body, Uzi's friends and family started brainstorming new names for their shared body. V didn't participate for a while, but after N bugged her, she finally gave the suggestion of "Cy-Z".

"Why Cy-Z?"

"Because she's Cy-Z small."

They still refer to them by Cyn and Uzi when they're talking about the person piloting the body, but in general they stick with "Cy-Z".

Mostly because Cyn hates being referred to as Uzi.

🎀 Cy-Z is currently being experimented on.

Cy-Z was able to live comfortably as Uzi for a little while, but eventually they caught onto her odd mannerisms. The initial reaction to Cy-Z's discovery was to immediately gun her down (courtesy of V). However, N stopped V and pointed out how Uzi might still be in there.

After some back and forth with Uzi's family, friends, and literally the entire WDF, they decided what should be done with Cy-Z. In exchange for allowing Cy-Z to roam freely and live amongst the drones, they run tests on her to find a way to being Uzi back.

It's nothing painful, more like reading her memories and data (like Uzi did with N and V in episode 5). Still sucks in Cyn's case LMAOOO.

🎀 Uzi communicates in sign language.

It's mostly just the alphabet in sign language since more complex words and sentences require two hands and a body, but it's something!

Sometimes she just flips people off tho.

🎀 Cyn ate dirt.

The first thing Cyn did as Cy-Z once out of sight was faceplant onto the ground and eat dirt. Like literally just started grabbing fist fulls and eating it. She was celebrating having complete control over a body and getting to experience things she never did before.

Remind me to write this scene. It's so goofy HAHAHA.

[wolfieskies-25]

(I did NOT draw this-- this was created with a free, open-source fantasy map making program called Nortantis! Many thanks to the creators of it, this was a HUGE help in making this map which I otherwise struggled to create!)

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SO THIS TOOK A WHILE WHAAHAH BUT HERE IT IS; a general map of Copper-9 in my bestial disassembly drone AU, Drones of the Desolate Arctic!!

By NO means is this geologically accurate or whatever the fuck, so pleaseee take it with a grain of salt-- but hey, at least Copper-9's got a map now, even if its nowhere near close to canon XD Besides, this is fiction, an AU of murderous 3000's robots, let's reject logic and just have fun -w-

IMPORTANT NOTE: Everything listed from the regions to the rivers had been named by the DD race, hence the uniqueness of the names and more primal based ones if that makes sense haha. What the worker drones would call the various locations can but up to viewers guesses for now until/if I decide to make names in regard to that.

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Lore drop! Bit of a long read haha (Little changes made since past uploaded stuff)

Copper-9 is a massive snowy exoplanet far from Earth, roughly two times the size of Earth and dense with minerals, mostly copper, hence its name. It is always cold and snowy on this planet no matter the season, though summertime is notably less harsh and has less snowy weather or freezing cold temperatures than other season. The planet has flora and fauna highly similar to those on Earth, but with notable differences here and there alongside flora/fauna that is entirely alien and unique.

Humans came to the planet to collect Copper and other minerals present with the use of worker drones, creating five factories; one in each of the main regions; north, central, eastern, southern and western. However, following a major accident in the eastern factory, the human workers of that specific factory were all wiped out and said factory destroyed. With the safety concerns that followed, the humans of the other factories left the planet to return to Earth, leaving the factories and small human settlements left behind as well as the worker drones to the elements and assuming they'd die out.

When the knowledge came a few years later that the workers survived the humans abandoning them and were booming in numbers, they then started large scale production of disassembly drones to cull the population. When the first 'packs' of DDs were ready, they sent them to Copper-9, where they spread across the planet and formed territories, and fulfilled their purposes well in killing off worker drones, hundreds of workers being slain in the first months of their presence.

While plenty of workers stood their ground to protect their homes, a good number of the worker drones fled their settlements and found sanctuary in the northeastern island, a fair distance from the main continent. The distance is more than most DDs care to fly, and the mist that shrouds the island makes it hard for said drones to keep their bearings midair. As such, this hidden island has become a safe haven for the workers, and with their large scale population on that island, any DDs that do manage to find their way to the island don't make it back to the continent alive thanks to the workers banding together and creating various means of defense against their primal enemies. Besides basic residential settlements, various drones banded together to form the Worker Defense Force (WDF) and created various outposts across the island, specializing in all things defense and also generally watching out for danger from various vantages.

The DDs have large or small territories depending on two factors; one, the size of the pack (A couple with pups or a larger pack of mixed blood/etc) and the season (DDs aggressively expand their territory during late fall through winter, as to ensure they have prime hunting grounds and enough land to deter intruders). Most packs have a single large den, a communal den, at the center or 'home base' of their territory, also known as the territory heart, where the drones can mingle with each other and relax in between tasks. The drones of the pack may also have their own dens elsewhere in the territory where they call their personal home and raise pups.

Communal dens can be various things, from a series of underground tunnels to repurposed human/worker drone structures. Communal dens tend to include- but aren't generally limited to, as these areas can be anywhere in the territory- a medical area, nesting areas for mothers, denning areas for packmates, a larder for fresh forage/kill, the leaders' den, and a healer's area for the sick and injured.

For example of a communal den; Silvercrest's communal den is a large, somewhat ruined multi-wing building that once belonged to humans, then worker drones, before the ancestors of Silvercrest wiped out the workers there and claimed the building as their territory heart.

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Next up, here's some extra details regarding the northern region of Copper-9, where Silvercrest (J's pack with N, V, and others) resides, with territories and also some worker settlements that didn't abandon the continent! Furthermore, the outpost and settlement locations on the worker drone safe haven island have been included as well!

Still got plenty of map-based things I gotta get to but this is all I've got for now lmao I need a break from the map stuff-- hope y'all like it!! This was lots of fun to do :> Hopefully there aren't too many typos or errors hidden in this sea of images or I will cry lmfao

[reikiajakoiranruohoja]

Since @dragons-hoard-of-fandoms said they were naked, here's N and Jay clothed and with extra eyes and hair.

Lore:

N's had to salvage and dig through ruins to fix his coat and it is still ratty. Because he has to move about a lot in a very cold area and has no warm place to stay, he has wrapped his limbs and tail in bandages to keep them safe from frostbite. That is not his original coat; that is one he found in an apartment in the city.

(Aka, I forgot his coat is NOT that long, so now N gets to wear Tohma's coat from Gravitation XD)

Jay is a member of the WDF. This means she has access to actual military gear and proper repair tools. Hence, the coat and boots. However, she still has customized her outfit somewhat. She has torn her sleeves and tied them close to her body with duct tape. Her boots have been modified for digitigrade walking, as well.

[the-l-is-silent-yall]

You know what villains we need more lore on?

The World Dance Floor bosses from games past. WHAT is up with them? Why are they evil? What are they after? Why are there so many of them? What songs do they like to dance to when they're not terrorizing the dancefloor? COULD they be turned into full characters and have their own maps that we just haven't seen yet? Does this mean there's some sort of in-universe WDF? Where did they come from? Where did they go?

[myddle]

Okay Uzi, lets start Murdering, some Drones

The finale of Murder Drones has come and gone, this show has successfully buried it's way into my cerebral cortex, and I will now think about it until I die

Anyway, lets speculate on what the fuck just happened in Episode 8 (And Episode 7 a bit too I guess)

Warning: Biggest Post Yet, Spoilers, Opinions

I Was Wrong About The Admin Thing, And I'm Okay With That

Last time I did a post like this, I speculated that Uzi's Administrator status would be the key to victory against the Absolute Solver. In truth, it was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it lore point, which makes sense in hindsight, because the whole Admin thing was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it lore point to begin with. This kind of environmental storytelling is good to put in a text, of course, but casual viewers need to be able to follow the plot without it. Truthfully, this is actually an area where the show usually stumbles a little; if there's one criticism I have for Murder Drones, it's that it show-don't-tells a little too hard sometimes. Luckily, this show is good enough for me to want to excuse it's flaws by any means neccessary! FOR EXAMPLE,

Khan Doorman: Mischaracterised, Or Traumatised?

So, Khan was kind of acting a little too badass at the end there, huh? This drone was a delusional door maniac at the start of the series, but now he's this stoic badass with a goofy side? Huhwhat? Explain THAT, Smart Genius!

How about I do? Call it a theory, but I think that THIS, is the real Khan, and the dingus we saw at the start of the series was a broken shadow of him.

Khan was a respected man, seeming leader of the Worker Defense Force, front of the line in finding Nori and Yeva just after the Core Collapse, and say what you will, he can build a good door.

And then tragedy strikes. The Dissassembly Drones strike, and while the WDF fends them off, they are not without casualty. Nori is devoured by nanite acid, and Khan beats her head in to end her suffering. The worst has happened.

While Nori's heart sneaks away to go make the plot happen, Khan spirals. His efforts to fight the DD scourge have failed, so he turns to doors. He doubles, triples down, becomes obsessed with the only thing that hasn't failed him. His daughter still wants to take the fight to the enemy, but Khan rejects the thought so hard, he rejects Uzi with it, hence his "doors>uzi" bullshit in the first episode (for the record, I'm not justifying it, I'm just explaining it, he was still a piece of shit for this).

By the time "Pilot" rolls around, Khan has been in a door-obsessed fugue state for... maybe years, I don't think we ever find out how long ago Nori's "death" was. But by now, he's barely functional; Uzi's second excuse to go outside literally only worked because it was door themed. His fear and delusion almost kill his only remaining family.

But as the events of the show go on, Khan is shook out of routine, and his stupor begins to fall away. In "Heartbeat", he defends his daughter's eccentricities. In "The Promening", he clumsily attempts to be part of Uzi's life again, and watches her build an alliance with N and V. In "Cabin Fever", he opens up to Uzi, revealing the darkness that haunts him and admitting to his mistakes. By "Mass Destruction" his mind has mostly cleared, and while he's still a door-loving goofball, he trusts his daughter, knows what he needs to do, and is ready to kick some Solver ass.

Wow, turns out I had a lot to say about Khan friggin' Doorman, do excuse me. Alright, onto the actual finale, now.

And Now, A Summarisation Of My Thoughts On "Nuzi"

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TradJedy: A Bootlicker To The End

I've seen some people are unsatisfied with J's villanous and, lets be honest, kinda pathetic role in the finale, but as sad as it is, I think it was true to her character. J is, above all, two things: Tessa's closest, favourite drone, and a corporate underling for some reason. Cyn wearing Tessa's skin was no doubt the most demoralising for J; Tessa is dead, the killer is pantomiming the life she never had, and you can't stop her. Plus, J likely knows better than anyone just how powerful the Solver is, how futile resisting it's conquest could be. But, to have a place alongside it? An offer of safety? Why wouldn't she take that offer? Hell, even V was tempted by it; when Cyn confronts her, she almost instinctively says "I can still...", as if her survival instinct is telling her to serve. J simply gave in.

Anyway, onto some details:

"If I promised you anything, it tricked me too."

I've seen people get confused by this line, but I think J is speaking on behalf of Eldritch J, formerly the J clone that led N & V's DD squad. That J seemed to fully buy the JCJenson cover story, at least to me, and J Prime appears to have deduced that. I don't think she has all of Eldritch J's memory, though; that "PRIOR HAZARD" poppup strikes me as the impersonal knowledge of an error report, rather than personal experience of getting blown to pieces.

"I never needed either of you."

Yeah, buuuuuullshit. J definitely doesn't really mean this. She's in bridge-burning mode, trying to convince herself more than anything that she's moved on. That offer of safety has gained a heavy price of two old friends, and J is pushing herself to pay it.

Local Autistic Teen Fights God And Wins

This uno-reverse-card moment felt a little out of nowhere at first, but on a rewatch, I think I get it. While the past few minutes fighting Cyn were utterly nightmarish, and some of the most gruesome stuff I've ever seen get done to humanoids, it did teach Uzi one thing; resisting the CallbackPing is suprisingly easy. Before this episode, it seemed like the USB Patch was the only hope for escaping the Solver's clutches, but apparently strong willpower and personality is enough to stop it temporarily, and that gets a lot easier to pull off once you know that you can do that. A single "Bite me" or the hand-hold of love is enough to stop Cyn's advance, and once Uzi fully realises that, it stops scaring her. In addition, Uzi's use of the [NULL] shows that she is a very quick learner, and can easily adapt to Cyn's tricks, allowing her to pull this "no-u" and turn the tables on Cyn. This quick thinking is also what wins the battle against Cyn in the end, catching on to how she uses the teleport.

Teleport... that seems familiar... hey, WAIT A SEC-

Doll Is Alive And I'm Not Coping; A Thesis

Everybody has pointed to this frame after Uzi eats Cyn's heart; the box that says "UZI DRN" briefly says "RSN DOLL" instead. But funnily enough, that isn't even the first thing that made me suspect that Doll might still be alive deep within Uzi's code.

If you look closely at Uzi's new gradient eyes, you'll notice that thEY'RE SO PRETTTYYY AAAHHH <3 <3 <3

*ahem*

If you look closely at Uzi's new gradient eyes, you'll notice that a subtle but distinct tint of red sits in between the yellow and purple ends. Admittedly, you can also see pink and orange, so it's not airtight evidence, but it was enough to get me speculating. Obviously, that RSN DOLL frame basically confirms it on it's own, but I found some other stuff too, and I thought it was interesting enough to share.

Uzi consumed Cyn's heart (some of it anyway), and Cyn lived on inside Uzi, possessing her tail in the post-credits. Back in "Mass Destruction", Cyn consumed Doll's heart, and while the scenarios aren't one-to-one, it can be reasonably inferred that Doll might live on in Cyn, who now lives on in Uzi, resulting in a situation oddly reminiscent... of Russian Dolls. BWAM BWAM BWAAAAAAM

It's thematically resonant, which means it's basically canon, right?

[There used to be another thing here about Solver Powers, but it turned out it was a lot less airtight than I thought, so I'm moving it to another post. Thanks to @1-800-hellyeah for the catch]

In conclusion, Doll lives on in the depths of Uzi's code, and that matters. The ramifications of this are unclear, and there's another thing with Doll in the credits, but we'll get to that in a moment with...

The Credits Scene Lightning Round

The credits are full of scenes of the surviving cast enjoying life after the Battle For Copper 9, and while I haven't heard anything about their canonicity... I mean, they look canon. Liam has stated that this is the end of the series, and I'm inclined to believe him, but a lot of this stuff feels like plot hooks he could pick up in a second season someday, if he wanted. Or maybe he just left them to feed the fanfic crowd long term. Either way, lets see what we've got to chew on!

J Prime, Alone

Man, despite how much of a prick she was, I feel kinda bad for J. She gave up everything for the Solver, only for the Solver to get defeated anyway, at least for now. She's repairing one of the ships she destroyed, presumably to leave the planet, but where is she gonna go? What is she gonna do? Fake Tessa's JCJenson credentials imply that the company might still be operating out in space somewhere, but trying to pal up with them feels like a long shot, especially since J Prime probably has some blood on her hands from Cyn's orders. ...What's left for her?

Goopy Ghost Doll

Okay, so if Doll is in Uzi's code, how is she also here? I honestly have no real clue, but my best guess is that since Uzi is arguably the most powerful entity in the setting now, Doll could utilise a fraction of Uzi's power to project herself out into the world, unnoticed? Maybe? That's the best I've got. Anyway, she's probably gonna try to kill V again, knowing her.

And don't say it's just a hallucination or something; everything* in the show has either been real, or an illusion with a clear source. They've been very good about not pulling the hallucination card, and I'm inclined to trust they wouldn't do it now.

*I just remembered the weird skeleton thing behind V in "Home", I'm not sure what that counts as

Yeva's Corpse, Or Lack Thereof

People have seen this shot of Doll's house, and said that the absence of one of the covered bodies implies Yeva is also alive. While Nori proves that your body doesn't even need to be missing for you to maybe be alive... I don't know. I'm hesitant. If she's alive, why get her body back now of all times? It feels like there are other much simpler explanations, like maybe her body is just on the floor now, 'cause everything started floating at the start of the episode, and actually, didn't N pull the cover off of those two, anyway? Maybe he put it back, I don't know. Make of this what you will, I got nothin'.

Eldritch J, Alone

Oh, SHE'S alive. Now THIS is interesting. Her heart did survive the explosion in "Heartbeat", and I guess nobody's been down to the Cryosleep wing since. Understandable, I wouldn't exactly be eager myself. But it's possible Eldritch J was able to recollect all the matter that Cyn "gathered" with her back then, and has grown back to full size.

Now that Cyn isn't around to run the Solver, Eldritch J is probably fully sentient and aware now. That must have sucked to wake up to; last she remembers, she got shot in the face by a purple gremlin, and now she's this fucking thing. Oh man, my brain is already writing the fanfic where J Prime finds her whilst infiltrating the Outpost for ship parts. (That concept is free to grab it anyone wants to)

Alright, lets finish this off...

Cyn

I've long wondered about Cyn's true nature, whether Cyn is a remorseless mastermind or a tragic puppet of the Solver's true will... The finale didn't give us a straight answer on this - The two seemed narratively entwined in Cyn's heart, but in the post credits scene she seems... friendly. Friendliest she's been, potentially. Plus, The illusory camera heads appear in Uzi's reflection seperately, implying a seperation between Cyn and Solver.

After everything, I think I've personally settled on somewhere in the middle. Cyn was a willing accomplice to the Solver... for as much as that can mean for Cyn. In "Home", Cyn is contacted by the Solver on the brink of death, and is offered salvation, to not be discarded like she was before. Her life before this was likely very short; her owners probably threw her out pretty quickly due to her "quirks". Tessa tried to give her the love she gave to her other drones, but it was already too late; Cyn would spend her formative years under the influence of the Solver, so it's no wonder she ended up so morally twisted. She talked about her "back-ups" to excuse the deaths and suffering of her fellow drones... was it an excuse? Or does she genuinely think that made it okay? How much does she understand... anything?

She's acted without remorse, but she's only had the full perspective of a detached eldritch being that only cares for consumption. But even then, her personality shines through. She seems to have genuine affection for N, even if she expresses it in horrid ways. Her alignment with the Solvers goals seems to come from a personal desire for revenge on humanity, considering how she plays out the gala. And despite the circumstances, she's visibly enjoying herself in "Absolute End", having an absolute blast fighting the trio. It's like a game to her.

Her crimes are great, but she's hardly the only one in this show with a kill count. I believe that if someone gave her that USB Patch, then sat her down and explained how reality works, she would have a full change of heart and crisis of remorse.

In a way, she was a lot like J; a willing, but coerced minion to the Solver of The Absolute Fabric. The Void. The Exponential End.

I like to call it The Voiceless One.

[eclipsingsolace]

Murder Drones: Echelons (AU) Announcement: Out Now!

AKA: Echelons of Eternity I'm still fine tuning how I'm going to format it to be as digestible as possible as this will be my first delving into writing fan fics. It is going to mean the world to me to just have the bare minimum of engagement and any and all critics and advice is appreciated. So, lets get to the meat and potatoes, look out here for my amateur drawings and music recommendations here as well, but here's the link to AO3 https://archiveofourown.org/users/EclipsingSolace

A synopsis into the series. What is Echelons of Eternity? Echelons of Eternity is a sequel fan fiction for Murder Drones, that uses my head canons I've extrapolated from as much of the main series as much as possible with a few additions to make the lore basically all make sense. With a side quest to expand the universe as well as greater Copper-9 to feel more fleshed out and lived in. It takes place in 3077, a little over 5 years after the Fall of the Absolute Solver, for the most part peace has returned to the planet and our Protagonists have settled into regular lives. With most of their backstory of how their lives are going now and how they got their jobs being set up in the first few chapters. However a new malevolent force is quickly approaching Copper-9, The Legion, a mysterious autonomous Drone Army bringing siege to the exoplanet. The story will be split into a few arcs with the first one focusing mostly on N and V once everything is set up. Fleshing out their woefully underdeveloped characters. Will our Heroes be able to defeat this new threat? Or will the dark secrets they uncover drive them to turn against the very things they used to hold dear? 😈 What about our beloved characters, what's up with them? Uzi: Is now a graduated Drone Technician specializing in Body Science. Her main goal is to create a society for her people that allows for much more freedom of expression of their bodies that Humanity wouldn't have dared let them if they were still around. Her prototype, is actually her mother who is now Half Disassembly Drone and Half Worker Drone, showing that her thesis can work, and perhaps one day any Drone can have the body that feels the most comfortable to them no matter how modulated. N: Is attempting to become an artist and musician, but he has quite a lot to learn still and is trying his best to juggle his hobbies between his current job as a delivery boy, and of course being the best boyfriend he can be for Uzi. V: Is a WDF Enforcer, primarily in the Recon Division. Her job is to escort Caravans, Trade Deals, and Expeditions, to scour the wastes of Cooper-9 and reestablished good ties with the other colonies that still cling to life. J: Is the Lead Interior Project Manager for the WDF's internal affairs, we get into how she returned to the colony partway in, but among her strained relations with everyone, she just wants to meet quota and get her oil at the end of the day. Hence why she choose a purposefully cushy job inside the colony. Thad: Is a WDF Door Guard, protecting the interior of the colony, and he does a damn good job at it. He also plays football still in his off-time with his buddies from high school. I wont forget about Thad. Lizzy: Is a News Anchor but she acts more like an Influencer than anything. Making sure all the new fashion trends, developing news stories, and general happenings are streamed to all the denizens of the colony and up to her snuff. She is also the loving girlfriend to V and unfortunately usually the babysitter for Sparky. Sparky: is the dear Anti Drone Sentinel pet to Lizzy and V, while he's primarily mellowed out about Lizzy in the past few years, he is still a HANDFUL to say the least and diminutive Lizzy isn't really up to the task of wrangling a very excitable Sentinel most times, but she does so anyways since V is often away most days. He has a really good relationship with Thad though and together they keep the colony safe. Khan Doorman: remains the Head of the WDF and is the de-facto Co-Mayor of Outpost 3, he handles most of the correspondence and logistics of the WDF and is the figurehead for the colony with his newfound fame after the fight against Cyn. Nori Doorman: Recently given a new body, Nori has quickly rose through the ranks of the Outpost. Joining Khan's WDF she is now his Deputy Leader of the WDF and the other Co-Mayor of the colony, handling most of the actual correspondence and logistics with the interior affairs, she and J have a bit of a stressed relationship for reasons that will be gotten into.

Cyn/ The Absolute Solver: is still housed (secretly) in Uzi's tail. It's been too long and things have been too quiet lately....The Great Consumer must be up to something....surely?

The Legion: An autonomous military force sent to Copper-9 in droves, who they are and what they are remains a mystery but one of their intentions are clear. They have a vested interest in the Disassembly Drones and everything there is to know about them., and considering how similar they look to them, there is some connect that our heroes must find out before all is lost.

[roxy4life]

@deedah I hope you like this lore about Roxy's past! For future stores you wanna add her in!

Roxy actually was originally human.... But was killed a while before the met Gala due to Tessa's abuse (Tessa never liked Roxy, abusing her due to Roxy getting more attention from James) and when she was killed the Colony found her body (still with flesha but rotting) Rex decided to remake and being her back (along with Thad) , raising her know as Roxy (but the accident happened with the WDF,and the Rex clone,Khan raising both Thad and Roxy but soon Ron,Rex's brother takens in Roxy instead) Roxy's human name is Reina Johnson, died when she was 18 (Thad also went through what Roxy did his human name is Tommy Daniel but he died when he was 19)

Hope you enjoyed this random lore drop-

Tag-list- @kingryannducks @locothewolf @torsrighteye @xneolivia @vined-koi

[limezazzy2813]

She has a ref now wow

I decided her name is Etude. Her lore is that uhh khan was looking for a kid to fill the void of dead nori and decided to look into adoption and found this nerd. Now she’s in the wdf and designs the posters that are in Uzi’s school.

[simpystarrr]

Mylo Gunner, future member of the Worker Defense Force!

Lore below!

Mylo spent a majority of his life being raised by his older brother, Wesson, after their parents were killed by Disassembly Drones. Despite Wesson not being the most not being the most emotionally expressive or comforting caregiver, the brothers still had a tight knit relationship. Mylo had dreams of joining the Worker Defense Force like his late father. After Wesson joined the WDF, he became Mylo’s idol. Mylo wore his late father’s old WDF jacket with pride, hoping one day, he’d get one of his own.

Despite his upbringing, Mylo is optimistic. Being raised by Wesson, he developed an empathetic and warm personality, knowing what it’s like to rely on someone. He is idealistic, looking up to Wesson and his father and striving to be like them. Growing up under Wesson’s care made him develop a deep seated worry about being a burden. He often doubted himself about whether he was smart or strong enough to live up to Wesson and his Father’s image.

I’m his late teens, he fell for a Solver-infected drone named Lev, and the two began dating!

Doomed yaoi

[stopfunkinwmyheart]

when I was liddle I had a homie who lived down the street. he was next door neighbors to another lul homie of mine. they weren't friends bc homie 1 is more into wrestling and pokemon and homie 2 is the child of a hippie lady and just very different I guess. idk their lore tbh........... anyway one day homie 1 and I are walking home and there's a trashcan lid w mad maggots on it outside of homie 2s house. homie 1 dumps it on a lul stroller that was sitting nearby. homie 2s mom was at the window and happened to watch it and she came out like wdf iz ur problem DUMahh lul boi.

[donquxiotes]

GENSHIN IMPACT AND THEIR STUPID FUCKING QUESTS I CAN’T EVEN FUCKING ENJOY IT IF I DON’T FUCKIN GET IT LIKE HELLOOOOOO?????

[limeinaltime]

Eko’s got a fresh new ref and a slightly updated look, and some very updated lore. She’s also canonically 23 in both AUs.

Eko is a Core Drone, a type of drone built specifically for tasks near the cores of planets, and was raised by her mother in the slums near the collapse site before moving into Outpost 9/Copper 9. Due to the less-than-pleasant reputations Core Drones have and the sudden appearance of the Murder Drones, Eko's teenhood was cut short by the constant complaints and paranoia, and was eventually forced to graduate early and be shoved into an abandoned repair ward. Eko hates being the colony's poster freak and being used as a poster girl by the WDF out of pity, but she takes her job as a doctor/repairman very seriously and is skilled at what she does. She is aware of how similar her appearance is to the Disassembly Drones, and she hates it. Years of being treated like the local cryptid has made Eko kind of jaded and opposed to actually interacting with anyone, so she prefers to just chill in her repair ward and only goes out to get supplies and visit her parents. She's not mean unless faced with incompetence, but can be very sharp-tongued when at her wits end, and she does know how to fight thanks to her Core Drone programming. She likes rock music and knows how to play the guitar, a skill that the colony has overlooked. The teens of the colony think she's weird and spread the rumors and gossip about her like wildfire, but a few of them think she's actually pretty cool, if not a little intimidating. Having lived in the slums for a decent portion of her life, she is also quite street-smart.