#fucked up evil version of tadc

[obamerzslop]

! The Terrible Digital Circus AU !

Welcome to The Terrible Digital Circus AU where everything and everyone is edgy! Even when they don't want to be.

(Based off of the Underfell AU, Owned by Me and @pansering)

AU Info:

In this AU, The Amazing (now Terrible) Digital Circus was specifically made for teens and up audiences (TADC if Adult Swim had it), which means there is a lot of violence and swearing!

Along with that, it is more of a show that plays in real time for a plethora viewers, which means there is very much present higher-ups, like The Producers.

Most important part of the show is the adventures themselves, which wined up looking more like game-show activities at times, that are made to be super duper extremely dangerous and deadly! Do not worry, the contestants re-spawn, but the experience of dying over and over has certainly changed them.

Links :

The Terrible Digital Comic Series: [Link]

Character Designs for other circus members: [Link] (TBA)

The Terrible Digital Fan-mail Blog: [Link]

Terrible Digital Poster Design: [Link] How the intro to the show would sound like: [Link]

Frequently Asked:

Q: Can I (ship characters, draw/write your characters, make ocs, ship ocs with your characters, make nsfw of your characters, make fanon designs for your au, anything else you might want to do)?

A: Yes. I do not mind anything. Make anything you want, just don't expect it to be canon. I'm going the Goosworx route, making no ships canon (even my ships) so the au can be enjoyed by everyone!

[lucifertheanalyzer]

SPOILERS FOR THE GASLIGHT DISTRICT PILOT!!

I LOVED it. I love how gross and scary the action was the dynamic of the Smiling Dead family was so good. But then I weirdly got upset when I realized... I wish this was The Murder Family and now it’s literally confirmed that in s3 it's only going to focus on that damn Stolitz ship that NOBODY wants

I miss the assassinations so much the thrill, the chaos the show used to have. I held on, hoping it would get better, thinking it was going to be something amazing. But now that I’ve found The Smiling Dead, I finally feel like I can let go of the show I once loved

Unironically, The Gaslight District has way better and deeper depictions of Heaven and Hell than Hellaverse could ever come up with

- The Rotlings clearly represent the sinners/humans they’re “abandoned by God.” We see the different crimes they’ve committed and the conditions they live in, and it actually feels like punishment. Unlike Hazbin Hotel, where Hell just feels like a red version of Earth, but GD makes it clear: THIS is suffering

- And Gluttony? The gross, visceral depiction of it is exactly what we’ve been missing. Finally, the grotesque side of sin is shown (Compared to Queen Furbee)

- The reference to Paradise Lost is a direct nod to Milton’s work, which centers around Lucifer.

- And The Inferno is a direct reference to Dante’s Divine Comedy, especially the Ninth Circle of Hell, where traitors are frozen also where Lucifer himself is trapped. That level of thoughtfulness and literary depth? Chef’s kiss

- Then we have the Virtues clearly based on the Seven Heavenly Virtues, which stem from the Archangels. The angelic robots in Gaslight District are way more intimidating and antagonistic in the best way. I fell in love with how evil yet elegant the Virtues are. Compare that to Hazbin Hotel’s EXTERMINATORS btw, who feel like they were written by an edgy teenager (COUGH Viv)

Like… THIS is what we wanted mysterious, elegant, terrifying heavenly beings not a misogynist punkster crew with names that are literally euphemisms for female genitalia?? That’s what you went with??

And don’t even get me started on the music. Gaslight District used choir music for Heaven finally! That’s my biggest complaint with Hazbin Hotel. Why punk music? Yes, I love the genre, but shouldn’t choir music suit Heaven more, especially for something like “Welcome to Heaven” scene? It’s associated with the church, after all.

Also, about the Anon who was worried GD would be accused of copying the Hellaverse at first, I thought it was a stretch, but now? I totally see why they’re worried. GD has a lot of Heaven and Hell themes, which Viv takes pride in her shows.

And we know how sinister her fanbase can get. Nick even worked on Helluva Boss, so you just know the stans are ready to pounce

Anyway, The Gaslight District gave me back the spark I lost. I thought I’d be loyal to the show that once thrilled me, but now? I’ve moved on. This is the infernal masterpiece I’ve been waiting for !! A PRAYER TO THE BLACK HAND !!

Gaslight District is something I fucked with heavy, and I hope there will be more episodes. The art style, amazing. The animation and the character designs, fantastic. The world and setting, interesting. I went into the show blind with no expectations, and the use of Heavenly imagery/lore was a good surprise. I like media about Heaven/Hell, uses biblical lore, or is based off Milton's and Dante's work (this is one reason I like Hazbin over Helluva). My ass will be seated for the next episode of Gaslight District and once Glitch releases merch, I am buying it.

The Smiling Dead's dynamic caught my attention so fast. Familiar relationships and dynamics are one of my favorite tropes. Like TADC, I hope there will be no romance. I like romantic storylines, but I am getting tired of romance being the main focus in media.

I am losing interest in Helluva because St*litz is just boring and the show as a whole is now boring to analyze. I will *maybe* watch S3E1 but Full Moon to Sinsmas was a DRAG to sit through.

Hellaverse Hell's is just America but red and all the citizens just look weird and have superpowers. The only Hellish thing in Hellaverse is people owning other souls and Sinners ability to regenerate after being killed by non-angelic steel. Helluva could totally be set on Earth the characters being demons is just an aesthetic.

The angelic robots were so cool and feel like a threat. I wish the fan theory of the Exterminators being robots was canon. Knowing that all of them are just women under the mask is lame. The exterminators could have been emotionless killing machines that strike fear into Sinners.

GD's music is *chef's kiss*, and it gave me chills like during Mel fight with the Angel Mother and when the crew escape. I said this before I do not like the music in the Hellaverse. Hazbin especially could have gone the Gospel route when it comes to the soundtrack. The songs sound like they are missing backing vocals and they all sound flat (dislike how some of the songs start with a conversation like in Stayed Gone with Val and Vox talking about Al before Vox's starts singing).

I do not think any of the songs are punk, maybe Adam's song is. I cannot determine what genre a song sometimes (I mainly listen into Trap, Bass, classic R&B, and with some outliners). According to Wikipedia, Stayed Gone is Electro Swing Pop, poison is Alternative dance pop rock, Loser, Baby is jazz rock, and Hell's Greatest Dad is Electro Swing.

If I see fans claiming that GD is ripping off Hazbin, I am going to CRASH OUT like bouncing off the WALL crashing out. Media about Heaven and Hell have existed before Viv was even BORN! Any media of piece about Heaven/Hell that comes out after Habzin/Helluva is not ripping it, same with media using the Ars Goetia. Spindlehorse will never own those concepts in a million years.

I feel like the Hazbin/Helluva is going to be Rocko's Morden Life in the indie space. A lot of writers who worked on RML created their own shows. Goose, Ashley, and now Nick worked on Viv's shows and now have/working on their own shows. I wonder if this is going to keep happening.

If new episodes of GD releases during the hiatus, I think the causal audience and maybe longtime fans (not the hardcore stans) who missed the violence aspect of Helluva and are tired of the boring soap opera are going to switch over to GD. I been seeing more and more listings on Mercari of Hellaverse merch where sellers mentioning in the description that they lost interest in the shows.

[wackywatchdotcom]

yesterday in the car decided that id try to frantically write down the ideas i kept getting as fast as possible so i would hopefully not get carsick. this didnt work but i did make fake tumblr in my notes app

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pomni tells ragatha and gangle individually that shes dating their ex. both are ok with this but its still a little weird

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that post thats like i put music on themed media playlists sometimes for the tone alone or just for lyrics or for an arbitrary reason ans i frown and shaking my head while i do it so everyone knows that i dont think the characters would listen to it. thats how i am w my tadc music playlist

#some thigns r on there just for the feeling alone. like all the cyriak music i put in there #does it make sense to anyone else probably not but i feel it in my heart

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digital circus dashboard simulator (how)

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whats funny to me is that caine feels like. each of the characters their arc feels like its representing or some concept to do w the world they critiquw or highlight in some way. and i feel like caine is like. artists. something with creativity (its even in the name he gave himself). the emotionally draining aspects of it. incredibly funny to me since hes an ai

#gummigoos arc was realizing hes not real and getting worked up abt it #bur i think caine already knows and is chill w that ans his arc is abt his job #snth smth assigned job qnd role and goals in life you hold yourself to #that haunt you if you cant fulfill it. you define yourself by it #inline with his existence but objectively funny givwn current circumstances #in a way he is inverse to gangle honestly #i think in general caine has immense similarities w each of the cast and its really cool writing wise #gangle w that creativitiy and self expression and goals and eventual loss of dreams #jax with the whole They Are Universally Disliked. they are the exception to the community being built bc they keep hurting people #ragatha with both of them trying so so so hard to manage smth they were never supposed to be in charge of #and in caines case was likely not even what he was made to do just smth he decided to. i mean hes def made to create #but i dont think keeping the players from abstracting was part of his purpose #similae to ragatha #and theres def some for zooble kinger and pomni but i cant place it rn #anyway

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maybe bubble isnt plot relevant on his own but what he represents is. that caine made something and that thing can be just a rogue as he is (considering iirc glitch has outright called caine a rogue ai before). but also highlighting the limitations of what caine makes. and the loneliness aspect that his only hypeman is a barely alive microwave that says weirdly sexual things and slurs ans is just generally a weird thing. comic relief but in a way that highlights both caines capabilities and shortcomings, less of an actual character and more a narrative extension of caine

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i am an ADAMANT believer that evil ragatha/secretly mean ragatha qill NEVER happen and is a vast misunderstanding of her character. that said like ive said it before but i think she will eventually probably do smth qildly fucked up. i think ahe will have a moment she Snaps a la gangle in ep 4 and when that happens i will support her and defend her no matter what

#thwy will nver make me hat eyou ragatha #fuck im getting CARSICK AGAIN #ragqtga you can make mistakes i oeomise it doesnt make you irredeemable or evil i love you #you are humannnnnnnnnn you are not the fake version of you that you and the circus collaborated on. ok #peoplw will call her evil when it happens but i will know #tbqh i think the whole cast is going to have Majorly Bad Moments ans this is a good thing actually