#mascot!zooble

[zangelone]

Warning! Electric Hazzard!

Post office au by @notadreamurr

I'm also working on one for Jax, I didn't mean to make this a series but I don't mind so ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

New mascot zooble design too!

Also, trust me when I literally had to hold myself back from adding blood ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ that would have made this take so much longer!

[damontwo]

Mascot au ZOOBLE redesign teaser/WIP

[bones-and-whatnot]

Design notes on the imagined “toy forms” of TADC characters

Caine and Kinger are self-explanatory— wind-up teeth and lone chess king

Bubble is not really a “character”, but his image is the mascot on a bottle of bubble fluid. It has been refilled with a soap-and-water mixture many times.

Pomni has a plush body with plastic/porcelain limbs and head. Kaufmo is a fully plush clown doll (the texture of his suit is soft and ridged like a magazine catalogue pillow).

^Sorta like that.

Ragatha once had two painted eyes, but the section of her right eye got ripped apart and was put back together with a button for a replacement eye. As such, the area around her button eye is a little pinched.

Jax is one of those bendy poseable rubber figurines you see at dentists offices and stuff.

Most configurations of Zooble can’t really be stood up properly because their bean body is too heavy to be supported by their spindly little legs. As such, the Zooble toy is often seen “quadrupedal” or just tipped over lying down. Also the hypothetical child does not necessarily always put the Zooble toy together into a humanoid shape. Sometimes it’s just a weird abstract branching thing.

Gangle is two masks. They have ribbons attached so you can tie the mask onto your face. Sometimes, they get tangled up.

The Gloinks are little plastic (wooden?) blocks. The Gloink Queen is the zip-up bag they come in (like the bag Bananagrams pieces are stored in)

Orbsman is a jointed plastic figure. Each of his orbs have that kinda ragged ridge around the middle that plastic ball toys would sometimes have from where they were, like, welded together I guess.

[minicomics]

The Dozen Fanart ^^

Yep, I have finished the task and its challenge. and give you this! (Also, there's an extra for two characters that I forgot to color in and the ones that I put in are random, so I hope you enjoy the fanart ^^)

TADC Au's!

The Ocs!

My Mutuals: Swap Gangle and Zooble, and The Candy Men Quartet: @spam-caine-askblog Adam and Broadway Kinger: @triangularitydubs Mia (Ragatha) and Dolly: @phantomgamer77 Jack Pot and Mascot Caine N Bubble: @damonone The two for fun: Fannel and The Amazing Digital Ruined Pomni: @fannele Artsy and Summer Jax: @artsy-the-little-pink-pencil

Hope you enjoy the arts. As you guys are the best ^^

[dakirbster]

Could you draw mascot gangle? (⁠◕⁠ᴗ⁠◕⁠✿⁠)

Maybe mascot zooble x gangle too if you want -

here

Love her design :>

Reminds me of my digital tradegy gangle

This is the only colored ref i have of her

[sneakyboythingz]

Things we know about ep 3 so far

- Its the "zooble episode" that means that the main plot will revolve around them or that at least he will be a big focus in the ep

- Its the ep Goose is the most excited for and one of her favorites, probally means that Jax is related to it somehow

- Its about an fast food service, (??) Jax and maybe the others Will work there lololl

- looks like orbsman is a mascot of a Brand, as you can see in the new plushie video. And he also appears physically in the fast food restaurant, as you can see in the february trailer. Makes me wonder what will happen

- its probally gonna be the most disturbing, weird or violent episode so far, since Its not gonna be as kid-friendly as the other two

[marshiemonarch]

I think it makes sense that you keep redesigning Image_Friend, because if he really does represent the RNG part of rpgs, I like to imagine him as constantly shapeshifting and having a new design every day, kinda like Zooble from TADC. ALL your designs for him could be canon

I also like to imagine them as some shapeshifting amalgamation of shadows/glitches with no true form, and the only consistent thing is the face.

I usually headcanon a cat or something as a "true form" cuz I like the Cheshire Cat vibes.

It's like one of those choose-your-character memes

Do you want a spooky being of shadows/glitches with a catlike shape?

A silly little guy with mascot energy? A freaky businessman?? (Idr my thought process with that one ngl) Bill Mothafkin Cipher????

Or one of these freaks??

Or y'know you can just have the face

[iwanttobrowsethissite]

Something I really like about the characters in The Amazing Digital Circus is that all the main crew, not just Pomni, feel like they are designed to look like the mascot of a different type of kids' media property.

Ragatha looks like she'd be the mascot of a puppet show that teaches kids arts and crafts projects.

Zooble looks like the mascot of one of those educational shows/books to teach abstract concepts like math.

Jax looks like he'd be the troublemaking lead character in a show or storybook series about teaching kids not to be naughty. Something like the "Little Pigeon" kids books if ya'll ever heard of that.

I can imagine Gangle working as the mascot of a show or book series teaching kids about emotions and how to manage them, with the whole mask switching thing.

And Kinger has the look of those mascots from early computer programs. I could see him popping up in the corner of a 1980s application full of basic web games for kids. He has Clippy vibes.

[commandernachos]

TADC Chuck E Cheese AU

Cursed au me and @dreamingmantis came up with (inspired by the spinearl Chuck E Cheese AU.) Where everyone works at Chuck E Cheese. (except Kinger and Gangle, they work at Daiso)

Pomni. The mascot herself. Hasn't recovered from the very uncomfortable failed proposal she had to witness at a kid's birthday party being held there

Caine is the manager, and Bubble is his son who's always there, licking the arcade machine buttons and whatnot

Zooble (designed by dreamingmantis) is the custodian and isn't paid enough for what they have to go through on a daily basis (same with the other workers.)

Ragatha (designed by dreamingmantis) is one of those um. Like she helps lost kids and can tackle people and stuff, that job. Ignore the inconsistency on if she has an eyepatch or not dusjwjaiwi2j

Jax is just kinda there, he was never hired and doesn't do any work but he gets paid. Basically he just tells the preteens how to rig the games and pickpockets tickets

Gangle (designed by dreamingmantis) works at a nearby Daiso with Kinger! Daiso. Is a way less chaotic worksite.

Kinger is the manager of Daiso and also Gangle's uncle. He tries his best

Bonus doodles:

[destinygoldenstar]

Digital Circus Episode 2 - Is It Fire Or Trash Fire?

I was gonna use the ‘Is it Good Or Nah’. But then I saw this image and thought this was more appropriate.

SO, Digital Circus.

The Pilot got more than… 1 view.

So naturally I grasped onto the pilot episode for… what did I say again?

I just fell in love with what the pilot episode had to offer that appealed to me at the time, and maybe now more than back then now that I am an adult in the real world.

There was no trying to replicate realism. They were embracing COLOR, and out there character designs all animated differently yet beautifully. There were mysteries regarding the world they created just begging for theories and speculation. There was such great editing that does NOT get talked about more. It wasn’t like the other physical horror mascot horrors, as instead it was existential, toying with peoples minds, which to me was SO much more compelling. This had one of the most relatable protagonists I’ve seen in quite some time. A ringmaster I love to see on screen. Other characters begging to be explored. While not every joke landed for me, I definitely vibed with its style of humor.

So, meaningless to say, I understood why this show resonates with so many people, including myself.

So the show staying indie and not letting any major cooperations dictate how they run their show and their story, is inspiring.

So while I do see the signs so far being that the show will turn out good, by the way the creators want it to turn out (it’s their show after all). I’m just always naturally skeptical.

I said it once. I’ll say it again. I am not doing this for the popularity. I’m doing this because I genuinely enjoy the show and want to see how it turns out.

So this is just gonna be MY take on the episode influenced by nobody else.

Even with the trailers and advertisement they did, I was still skeptical on whether or not it’d turn out good. At least in my opinion.

When they introduced all the new characters, I saw that as a red flag. Because indie shows seem to LOVE introducing new characters and bloating the story and taking screen time away from the supposed main cast. Happened with RWBY. Happened with Hazbin. (I like Hazbin, but you can’t tell me I’m wrong)

Then the trailers came out and yeah, it looked like a fun episode. A nice sweet desert after the heartbreak I suffered from Dragons Rising Season 2.

And for the indie animation industry, this show is, and will be, no matter what, an inspiration for so many people. And that is something I will always love the show for.

But for quality, you know, I didn’t want to get my hopes up.

The hype is pretty massive for what the pilot leaves. So there was no way Episode 2 could possibly live up to the hype.

But, I want to give support, so I will anyway.

And no matter what I say here, I am so proud of the people that made this. Gooseworx. Glitch. The animators. Everyone involved in the project.

The fact that these guys were able to push through such a harsh reception last time with all the drama and bullshit. They pushed through, stuck to their guns, and continued to make the show they wanted.

That is so inspiring and I have nothing but respect.

SO… now for my take.

Did this episode live up to the hype???

(SPOILERS FROM HERE ON OUT. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE EPISODE, WATCH IT, THEN COME BACK BEFORE CLICKING ‘KEEP READING’)

IT DID.

IT DID LIVE UP THE HYPE.

OMG.

So, in short, YES, it’s 🔥FIRE.🔥

Okay, well, mostly fire. I’ll get all my negatives out of the way right now. Don’t worry there’s not much. And they’re pretty minor.

The jokes didn’t land for me as well as they did in the pilot. They weren’t bad, but I remember laughing a lot less than before. The croc doing tricks got me, as well as Bubble’s censorship, and some of Pomni’s lines. But that’s about it.

There was little to no explanation about why Zooble doesn’t participate here, though keep in mind that this is based off a first viewing, I may have missed something, and I may analyze this in the future and what this means exactly.

Gangle was also disappointing to me. I didn’t need her to do much, but you give her one line before her comedy mask breaks again? We don’t even get to see what she’s like with it on? Seriously?

And this last one may be a complete me preference, and this also goes for my biggest critique in the pilot as well, I just don’t find the B Plots all that interesting.

Whereas the main plots of these episodes are not only exhilarating with a series of action and comedy, but also have compelling emotional hooks with its trippy editing and character stakes. The B Plots are mostly just… standing there. Talking.

No interesting character bits here, at least not yet, no editing that indicates something about their POV, no jokes that stand out to me, it’s just ‘they meet a monster, Jax is a dick, and then it finds resolves itself without much effort’.

I dont mind it when characters just sit there and talk, you’ll find later on my post, but I do want them to actually amount to something? At least in the pilot the gloinks were a driving force to get Kaufmo in the cellar in the end. With this one? You could pretty much remove the chocolate monster and not much would change about the episode.

I do think this is a me problem though, and there’s something I’m missing. I’ll look back later. And regardless, I do want them to improve with these B Plots overall.

And, yep, those are my only problems with this episode. Otherwise,

HOLY S%#T I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR ANYTHING HERE

The animation is so much better than the previous episode?!?!?!

Not that it was bad before. Hell no. But there’s something more smooth about this episode, with its lighting in particular. It looks smooth as butter. And when it’s NOT, it’s for a narrative purpose.

And what I said about the editing in the pilot in certain posts are still here. And they both come together to make something extremely pleasant to look at.

I am so happy that we arent going to be experiencing this one location at the tent for the whole show. Because these other worlds look so vibrant and alive and gives each episode its own flare and identity.

The nightmare scene intro is an amazing hook for the rest of the episode. Not just to address Pomni’s conflict in this episode thinking nobody will care about her when she dies, or, abstracts I should say, but also to put the traumatic experience of everything that has happened at the forefront and NOT gloss over it.

Because yeah. She watched someone basically DIE from insanity. And she could end up on the chopping block too? Of course this is appropriate behavior. There is no smiling through it and getting excited about the next day. I absolutely LOVE how they are addressing the crisis that stems in these situations. Even regarding stuff I didn’t even think about.

I personally don’t mind that Ragatha isn’t mad at Pomni for what happened. It’s perfectly in character for her, and the drama with this conflict isn’t about one being angry after the other, but rather that Ragatha doesn’t know how to connect with and comfort Pomni and fears that her inability to let the jester in means she doesn’t like her or want her around.

That’s so much more compelling than a fight/separation conflict. And it’s so real.

Ragatha’s a sweetheart and deserves the best.

You know who doesn’t?

Jax.

And you guys doubted by words of him in the past?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure we all expected this to be his episode and it wasn’t, and I’m sure there’s more depth to why he acts the way he does, the proof is there. He will get his episode in the future.

But MAN, he kinda scared me here. He was so much harsher than he was in the pilot, and absolutely willing to KILL, just for his own sick amusement.

I can’t say I’m surprised that’s his mindset, thinking all the people around him are just objects and playthings. But I am still floored by how far they were willing to go with him.

Again, I’m sure he’ll get his episode later fully explaining this behavior.

But… you know what I really want to talk about.

And yeah, it’s undeniably the best part of this entire show so far.

Mostly because it’s spoken to me the most.

Like, on paper, Pomni’s story arc in this episode is very well handled. Over the pilot and here, it’s very clear she’s grown as a person and is far more willing to see those around her and the new world she’s become a part of.

A lot of us suspected some things to happen in this episode, but I don’t think ANY of us predicted this.

See, I correctly guessed that Pomni falling in the cellar was a nightmare. And I guessed that she was going to get yeeted with the truck in the fight and separate from the group.

But I also expected that to be her disappearing for a good portion of the episode and the rest of the group was gonna get screen time trying to find her and save her.

That would’ve been the cliched mainstream show route.

Yeah I was wrong. They didn’t do that.

Instead she and one of the NPC’s, GummiGoo (beloved) get glitched to the outside of the game map and GummiGoo realizes his miserable meaningless existence as an NPC and has an identity crisis about who he is and why he’s even alive. And Pomni, who went through the exact same thing prior to this, is the one to talk him to finding relevance in his life. They befriend each other and build a hopeful future.

AND THEN THAT GETS SHATTERED OMG CAINE WHY-?!

Like, BRO, that’s WAY more compelling than whatever the gosh I was predicting with my mainstream cliched head.

GummiGoo is such a sweetheart and deserved better. Simple as that.

And this ISN’T shafting a main character aside so that a side character can be the writer’s favorite toy. This both gives the side character depth and love from the audience, while also serving a strong purpose for the development of the main character. Both get a role here and both earn the audiences love as a result.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY THIS IS SO HARD WHEN IT COMES TO THE INDIE WORLD I DONT GET IT-

I do feel like GummiGoo is gonna come back several episodes later and serve a purpose there. But for now I think he is gonna be gone for at least two or three episodes before that return.

(Gosh darn it Glitch, you made me feel bad for an NPC. What are you doing?)

But as I keep alluding to, that’s just the practical objective take on this storyline.

There’s actually a far more subjective take I have with this, and the reason why it made me tear up.

So, I don’t know if my followers know this, but I am a newly formed young adult in the real world in my college years. I work my nine to five. I study. I sleep. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. That has always been the extent of my life for the past year, and one that has driven my anxiety to the bitter ground. Especially nowadays.

I’m also an aspiring artist with dreams of sharing my own stories with the world and being my own indie producer. But again and again, my dreams get shattered by someone I care about in my life, and they insist that I will fail and never make it doing this.

So instead I kinda gave up. And conformed to the world as an NPC doing NPC things. I’m never gonna become someone famous. I’m always an extra made for someone else’s development. When I die, I’ll be forgotten…

It’s a terrifying thought. And every time I try to break free from thus existence and pursue my dreams, I develop pretty painful anxiety pangs. That, and that also has to do with a level of bullying and talking down I’ve endured in my life, so I’ve found it impossible to talk to others about these things.

So you could say that I see myself in Pomni way too much.

And then Digital Circus’s Pilot entered my life. I watched it. Expecting to get the popularity appeal and curiosity out of my way.

What I got instead was something that spoke to me so personally at the time.

An escape from reality with so many bright colors and wonder… but also a personal existential crisis that lives through every character. Even dead ones.

(I never expected them to even care about Kaufmo, but I’m so glad they did)

Pomni was me entering into adulthood. A new world. A new home. A new adult body nobody knows what to do with. Unsure who you are. What your existence is. And everyone expects you to do the same thing over and over again without question or purpose.

And there’s no way out of it.

That’s just… life.

And if I’m struggling to understand myself, then who, who all seem to be okay with everything, would even care about me?

Am I even good enough? Or am I destined for complete failure to even be a person?

And then in the midst of my crisis, this episode comes in. And… it’s hard to even word out how personally this has spoken to me.

That’s why Pomni finding out she and GummiGoo have a lot in common is so important.

Because yeah, nobody would usually care about the NPC’s of the world. The people going on with day to day life without leaving much impact on anything. Finding out that your existence as a person is utterly meaningless and will be forgotten in years or days time.

But it was also the reminder that nobody is alone in feeling worthless and that nobody cares about you. There’s someone that will. Even if it’s just one person.

It gives a sense of hope that helps people want to live in the first place and not give up or resort to losing their minds.

And then that reality kicks in when that NPC’s existence becomes meaningless physically.

But that hope doesn’t leave.

Because instead of letting Pomni mourn what could’ve been, she’s instead greeted to people caring about someone who had passed on. When it seemed like nobody would.

There’s no words here. But I don’t think that’s a problem. The action speaks louder than words.

It’s a show don’t tell moment of the others paying their respects for a lost loved one and holding those memories and the experiences they carried closely.

Which causes Pomni to relive her own nightmare at the start of the episode.

But instead of her getting ditched and forgotten, she’s saved by these people. These people who have been in her shoes before and want to help her see that it’s okay. They aren’t going to abandon her. They aren’t going to forget about her.

No matter who or what you are, you mean something to someone and can change their reality.

Like GummiGoo did, even if it was short lived.

You are not Alone.

Existence on earth is shattering and will keep you down and terrified. But you are not alone to face these fears and this crisis in this world.

You matter. And there will always be someone out there who won’t abandon you.

You will be Okay.

…

So yeah. Great episode.

I was skeptical to say it with just one episode, but now with two I can say it: Digital Circus has become my new comfort show, and the most relevant show for me in these upcoming years.

And it’s going to be a roller coaster of a great show in the future.

At least so long as the people making this stay indie and do what they want with it.

That, I have become very confident about now.

This show lives up to the hype. It’s amazing. I’m super grateful.

And now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to start eating gummies and crying.

[zangelone]

Mascot Zooble final design

Plus Zooble doing what they do best, science.

Every popular group of characters has a smart one!

(though, I would consider them more of a mad scientist now)

[damontwo]

My AU ZOOBLE and their expressions!

[thejesterstears]

This is probably a bit of a stretch but I've been thinking all night about a possible Amazing Digital Circus/Sanrio collab...

I mean, it's not entirely out of the realm of possibility! Sanrio has collaborated with so many brands from anime to cartoons to games to even celebrities. And TADC is so massively popular in Japan to the point of getting its own manga adaptation and cafe, so Glitch obviously isn't opposed to collabs.

I even had some ideas for which characters might be paired with which Sanrio mascot though I'd love to hear other suggestions too.

Pomni: Hello Kitty

Ragatha: My Melody

Jax: Badtz Maru or Kuromi

Gangle: Little Twin Stars (to represent both of her masks)

Kinger: Keroppi

Zooble: possibly Gudetama?

[bloodmoon24]

Enter Tick-Tick the Robot: Part 4

(New human, new adventures, new problems)

Toy Robot: Sorry to interrupt your meal, but…Where exactly am I?? And why are you look like toys?

Jax: Whoa, whoa, whoa *stood up and goes up to her* Hold up, hold up, hold up. Another new sucker? Right after the day Pomni got here?

Toy Robot: ??? Who’s Pomni? Who are you, and why do you look like you’re some kind of cereal mascot?

Zooble: Hahaha. He really does

Ragatha snickered

Jax: *to the others* Sure, laugh it up

Toy Robot: Hehe. Sorry, I had to. So, what is this place-?

Caine: *poofs beside her* What’s this?! A another new human?! How very interesting!

Toy Robot: !!! Ok, yeah, I’m seeing talking pair of teeth with eyes in his mouth

Caine: Your eyes don’t deceive you, my friend! You entered a world full of wonder and excitement where anything can happen! And you came right after our newest friend, Pomni appeared! What an interesting turn of events!

Pomni: Ah, geez *goes over to the robot* You must be freaking out right now

Toy Robot: Freaking out about what??

Pomni: ??? What? Didn’t you hear that you entered this digital nightmare?

Toy Robot: If by “nightmare” you mean “very brightly colored areas”, then I guess. Why? Is it those kinds of places where you entered and can’t leave?

Jax: That’s exactly what it is. Like I said to Pomni, we’ve been stuck here for years, and Kinger *gestures to him as he ducked under the table* the guy that’s cowering under the table, has been here the longest

Toy Robot: Ooh. I get it *looked at herself and sees she’s a robot* Oh, cool. Am I a robot? I’ve always thought to myself of what I would be like if I were a robot. And I look good

Pomni: 😨?! H-How-How can you be so calm about this?! Don’t you see you’re forever trapped here with no way out?!

Toy Robot: Eh. I’m not that worried. I know these kinds of scenarios. I think. My memory’s a bit fuzzy

Caine: That, my dear, is what happened to your mind when you crossed the digital plain

Toy Robot: Ooh. That makes sense

Ragatha: Wow, I don’t believe it *goes up to her* When any of us first got here, we were freaked out of our minds, but…You’re chill about this whole thing. Gotta say, that’s very impressive

Toy Robot: Thank you. I’m…I’m���Uh…Crap…I can’t even remember my name

Pomni: See?! And yet you’re fine about this?!

Toy Robot: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Calm down. I’m guessing you’re Pomni. The person that came here before me?

Pomni: Y-Yeah

Jax: Let me tell ya, she gets freaked out over A LOT of things. She even thought she saw an exit door when there wasn’t one

Toy Robot: Oh. Then-

Caine: Let’s not worry about that now! What’s happening now is giving you a new name!

The huge slot machine from before crashed down and random lettered start to form until it stopped, landing on “LXDZXXK”

Caine: How about “LXDZXXK”??

Toy Robot: ??? Uh-

Caine: I agree! Terrible! *smacks the lever down* Lets try that again!

The letter scroll again until it landed on an actual word

Caine: Ooh! How about “Tick-Tick”?

Tick-Tick: Hmm…My joints do make that ticking sound whenever I move…Eh. What the heck. I like it

Caine: Tick-Tick it is! Everyone meet our new new friend, Tick-Tick the Robot! Tick-Tick, meet everyone! There’s *inhaled and goes over to each characters* Gangle, Zooble, Kinger, Ragatha, Jax, and of course, Pomni!

Tick-Tick: Well, nice to meet you all. I-

Caine: Oop! Can’t forget *pulled out his hat and Bubble appeared* Bubble, and me! Your ringmaster, Caine!

Tick-Tick: Oh, dope. Well, it’s nice to meet all of you. And I gotta say, you all look either so cool or so cute

Ragatha: Oh, shucks 😊. I already like you

Jax: Really? I bet you like her just because she complimented you and called me a cereal mascot

Ragatha: Yup

Zooble: If she kept insulting you, then I maybe I would, too

Jax: Ugh 😑

[technicallymaximumkitty]

right so a bit ago I came up with a school counselor rounding up all the kids with documented mental disorders during lunch hours amazing digital circus AU and me being the dork I am created a picrew based follow up so, ya.

Agatha Dhal "Ragatha" and Penelope Ming "Pomni"

Ragatha has OCD and Autism as well as a blind eye, seventh grade

Pomni has Autism and Agoraphobia as well as albino, sixth grade

Gala Guacci "Gangle" and Jackson Hare "Jax"

Gangle has Manic Depression, seventh grade

Jax has antisocial personality disorder, seventh grade

Zee Brooks "Zooble" and Kingston Rook "Kinger"

Zooble has DID and depression goes by they/them, seventh grade

Kinger has social anxiety and GAD, eighth grade

Kane Rais "Caine" and Bubble

Caine is the guidance counselor and is rumored to have had a lobotomy as a child

Bubble is a sock puppet of the school mascot the Caine uses as the devils advocate (has had several verbal arguments with it)

[alien-insomniac-05]

Alright so we got

- pov: jax stabbed you and now you’re loosing blood

- Pomni is turning violet after going to the chocolate factory

- zooble and pink panther had a love child

- Caine smoked the whole bag

- kinger murdered amethyst

- gangle but thick

- god don’t stare at me like that. Jesus.

- WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT. IS THAT THE REDDIT MASCOT?

- Jax is dressed for the Dolly Parton concert

- zooble has now had a love child with gleb