#genloss zero

[wopmia]

Unexpected visitor

J said I should log the "wild dreams' Ive been having the past few days Guess I have anohtX another use for this old thing

[skettchkatt]

My interpretation of Zero and Jay!

My search history is just 90's fashion references now

[saviorpilled]

if dreams can come true what’s that say about nightmares

[sp1geon]

adhd medication goes crazy, it’s getting me to make comics

[st4rkissedwebz]

[peritwinkleiris]

Jay ref sheet from the hit Twitter account Chronicle 0 (also silly bonus doodles of Zero and J because they're gfs :]) (trust)

[whoturnedgravityoff]

(this is probably gonna be curel but eh-)

gl!charlie in front of dead gl!ranboo saying L

slight blood warning!!

i didn’t know which version of gl!charlie so i drew em all

[creative-robot]

I know The Founders Cut, generally, is the edited scrubbed over version of genloss from Showfall in-universe (as well as a not-8-hour-long-three-stream-binge-night whenever we want to watch it again) but something that struck me as odd and I haven’t seen anyone mention yet, is this warning

It shows up right at the junction where the third act starts, where it appears the Hero is breaking free of Showfall thanks to Hetch. But here’s the thing, while a LOT less than the previous acts the audience still played a significant role in this act, even when really only given two audience interaction choices. Which makes me wonder, how real is this warning, and who is it for? Obviously the audience involved knows what happens past this point, but the audience is also implied to be an integral part of the Social Experiments, which is part of why things start to tweak out when the Founder removes them in the Founder Cut as the Generation Loss generation loses.

My first thought, was that obviously this is another bait and switch, a way to draw the audiences attention, seeing something that’s secret, something that’s not “meant for them”, which is a tactic I could see Showfall using in universe to keep people’s attention and add an air of mystery to their shows.

But

Showfall is doing all their experiments and these shows with a LOT of help from their censors to show it off, displaying a fun silly show that is definitely not uber fucked up and that is 100% just slime don’t worry about it, it’s kid friendly if it’s green! And I don’t think they’d want to bet all their cards on this one experiment doing well enough to their audience to not question the sudden shift in tone that follows this warning. Which makes me wonder.

They did their test, they did their experiment, and the evidence of this last act? I think it was a one time run, they don’t want anyone seeing this, it isn’t for the audience. Act three is specifically to both test and play with their Hero, Hetch’s new lines add a level to this, never once does he call the Hero by their name, just refers to Ranboo as their Role, and he’s not exactly. Nice? About literally any of Ranboos concerns, which wouldn’t really seem conductive to making an audience trust him, especially with his monologue at the end. Ranboo has escaped before, possibly right before act 1 started, they tightened the security on his mask to be unremovably part of them, Hetch doesn’t like the Hero but they’re a fan favorite so he can’t just get rid of them.

Act three is the cumulation of Ranboo being punished for things they don’t remember, for daring to break free from Showfalls control, this is Hetch taking the Hero and essentially majorly fucking and manipulating them to take his frustration out on a fan favorite they can’t otherwise get rid of or give a smaller role like Slimecicle. which is exemplified by the fact that we now know Charlie most likely was never able to actually able to fully snap out of the control, that even in act three in panic and confusion there was at least still a part of him being influenced by Showfall.

So the first two acts are the usual show, they have their posters, they have Squiggles to introduce them, they have goofs and silliness and only a couple slip ups that’re quickly dealt with, the usual rose tinted curtains. Act three?

Do not watch the following material

[bitethetablet]

J found some weird drawings in a thrift store notebook, I think they’re lame, but J sees something in them I guess. What a nerd.

[astros-silly-place]

zero and Ben interaction because now they go to the same highschool au. I think they’d be friends. Trust

[wopmia]

Early birthday celebration!!

the radio ruined the whole mood smh

[chefbeanart]

HIDE OR FIGHT

Founder's game: Afterschool Slash

It's right behind me, isn't it?

Theory: Ben is trans. Ben is Zero. Evidence? Yes

Also on the mirrors, details are switched out. Second person shows up, zero's name is gone. Coincidence? Nope! And the mask on the creature in this drawing is Hetch's mask. Reused masks? Maybe... A specific group that's manipulated? Hmmmm...

Ok thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

May shrimp gods bless you 🦐

[saviorpilled]

when’s my bbg and her bbg coming home from the war (hiatus)

[ozzybutweirdthistime]

a bunch of sketches from my past few late night drawing escapades (click on for full drawing)

[overtireddoodlr]

shes spraying glranboo in the eyes

[cheese-water]

The best option was to kill Ranboo. Everyone begging for him to “live” assumes that choice would be the merciful option is naïve for thinking Hatch would simply set him free. No he said verbatim that Ranboo would continue to be our plaything until they became “unusable.” That isn’t being alive, that’s torture, especially for someone who was begging to be killed in the end.

People pushing for a 50/50 split are also naïve in the way Showfall Media operates. While we never know what would happen if the vote split, it wouldn’t of mattered anyway. Hell, it doesn’t matter that we choose to kill. What has been the constant sentiment throughout this series?

OUR CHOICES DO NOT MATTER

Ranboo was dead man walking before the show even began. Do you really think Hatch really is gonna let Ranboo die on his own accord just because twitch chat felt bad for him? NO! He is probably being reprogrammed as we speak, up and ready for their next show. None of this matters. All of this was for data on the newly implemented live audience Hatch installed to see how we would react to certain things.

How could Ranboo’s death be our fault, when our actions and emotions were also being used by Showfall Media?

Who says we weren’t just as trapped as Ranboo, only we get the privilege of remembering his death.