#mdhm Buck

[channnel]

One of my personal headcanon that has been in my head for months is that- If Buck stayed to father Alan, James wouldn't be born.

[hatchetmanofficial]

Hi I just played this game recently but I'm curious about the lore and idk where to find it i see a lot of people mentioning boss stu (I keep reading stfu) and idk who those are do i have to read all the asked questions to get the lore going on or I can find it somewhere else? (Anyway here's a squished alan holding a red flag)

MDHM LORE (no spoilers for the actual game):

This is only going to cover the backstories/extra details and the world of MDHM but does not touch what is going to happen in the game. Some TW for the lore, will contain stuff like substance abuse, suicide, toxic relationships, gore and child abuse.

Alan is the main love interest of the game. He is an assassin who lives in the woods in the town that set in the game, far from society but occasionally visits when he has "important" stuff to do. He is the second youngest of four brothers. Claude, Jules, and James. Alan has a pretty strained relationship with them especially after their mother passed away from suicide. Alan ran away during high school and has no connections to the current culture in the modern world.

Erika is a new college friend/classmate you encounter in your English class. She is the only adopted child of two dads with whom she is currently keeping secrets to not disappoint them. She works as an employee in the local skater rink and volunteers at the rescue cat shelter. Erika is very fashion-forward and is pretty smart when it comes to problem-solving and has a hobby of solving mysteries. She has a six-legged cat named Loki and lives with her roommate Rosie.

Stu is a child friend who harbors feelings for the player. He hasn't been in contact with them since they left for college as he stayed in their old town behind. He has an older sister named Toni who also left for university, his mom, and his dad who had a pretty unhealthy and dysfunctional relationship until he moved out. Stu lives in a frat house on school grounds and is a part of a band called the Critters of Wreckage (CoW). Stu struggles with pornography addiction as well as drinking as he became very isolated after not talking with the player.

Carver is Alan's coworker. I have not revealed much about him, other than he has the most trauma, especially during childhood, out of everyone. He has an estranged past he can't quite remember after being hired as an assassin. He is missing pupils but is still able to see. He has a fascination for experimenting and dissecting his victims, even though he really isn't allowed to. I would love to point out that Carver doesn't call the player "Guinea Pig". That name is for his OWN person of interest who he has yet to find. He still calls the player "Doe-Eyes" simply because Alan calls them that. His real name is Calvin and he is 31 years old.

Stitches is another coworker of Alan and Carver. Not much is known about him. He isn't human although he appears to be. Stitches, is in fact, made up of three different body parts from three different people. His head, the torso, and his legs. Stitches was created by Boss.

Boss is, obviously, the boss of Alan. No, he doesn't have a name as he simply just goes by "Boss". He is older than the town, older than time actually. He doesn't have much of a physical form but used roadsigns as a body for him to use. He communicates through images or texts from the signs.

Buck is Alan's dad. He doesn't know that Ophelia has passed away since their separation and is still in love with her. He hasn't seen Alan either but still wants to connect with his son.

[channnel]

Finally got to finish adult James Orion on the Buck-stayed!Au, where James and Alan are full-blooded-brothers cause of their father staying.

(Full body reference sheet under)

I actually finished this since July- but I didn't end up liking adult James' design cause he still looks a lot like Alan. So, I drew those doodles to make myself attach to it.

Most of the major things in the actual story still happened, but with just some different actions and outcomes.

Random facts:

Talked to his mother a lot after the first incident happened, often relaying what Alan wants to say to her. Ophelia stayed with them until James was 15.

Doesn't remember much of Ophelia when he was young, so Buck told him every memory he had with her. Cherished his mother's memory by dyeing his hair the same color as her.

Wants to find Alan, he's still not near to his location though. He does visit forests a lot and even set up camp to stay overnight, just in case.

Generally a somewhat friendly yet strange individual- he doesn't have a filter, he's genuine on his actions and words, will help you bury a body if you give him something in return (like food or money). His personality is more akin to.. a bit of Wayne, and a bit of Dipper- I have an idea on his personality,I just don't know how to explain it.

He's been looking for Alan since he was 20. The 2nd incident caused by Alan left him ostracised. He stopped showing to class one day, and spent his time with his dad or alone in the forest.

Has bad memory, remembers people by experience/vibe, and often gets names mixed up, so he just settles on with nicknames.

Can feel pain, but he has a somewhat high tolerance on it- he does have a weird sense of taste.

Buck helped him get his own van when he told him that he wanted to find his older brother. He understood that his father's own van was special.

Talks to himself a lot. Will stare and mumble at a random object in the ground or in front of him for minutes if he feels like he forgot something important. The longest he stared was two minutes, and that's when he was supposed to go to Jules' house for Thanksgiving.

Will get a temporary job and stay in one place if he needs the money. Sometimes, he pickpockets and steals.

Will come back to a place if he likes it, or if he made a friend there.

Has a separate notepad for his doodles. Most of it are things he sees while driving. He lost seven of them.

Delusional and clingy when attached.

That's all for tonight- hope y'all like it.

[channnel]

W-wait.. Mdhm Buck stayed Au.. but- but the James in there.. is Buck's s-second child w-with Ophelia..

[channnel]

I'll be busy starting tomorrow, so have this quick doodle of mine of my half-finished comic and design of Buck-stayed Au! James

[hatchetmanofficial]

Hey! I’m a new person inside the fandom, and I wanted to say, I’m in LOVE ❤️ — with the game!! But there is some stuff that confuses me, such as the plot outside of the game… And with outside (game characters) such as the Boss, Stitches, Buck, and Alan’s other co-workers. Is there a place where you can find a YouTube channel or on here (Tumblr) that has the beginnings everything? As I also seen that there was a collaboration with another game, for yours, so were characters made for this game or were they pre-made by another developer/game and was added to yours?

I’m sorry if this sounds redundant on your account!! I don’t mean to sound really dumb. I’m just really excited to find out more about the lore in game (when it releases)/out (here). But I hope the game development is easy for you! — AND I’M SO IN LOVE WITH YOUR ARTWORK!! The sprites are so cute 🥺

i have a good portion of the MDHM lore in this post

However, its not the entire lore or how it even starts. Other than this Tumblr blog, there isn't a reliable source where all of the game is explained. Not even the fandom wiki of MDHM.

You can look up youtube videos about facts on MDHM, but a lot of those videos are just regurgitated trivia I have already said on this blog and/or misinformed. So take youtube videos with a grain of salt.

All characters of mdhm I have personally made bc I like designing ocs. It only shares the same universe with SDJ

[channnel]

I was trying to finish my James' age sheet in the buck-stayed au only for my pen to suddenly started to act like a petty piece of scrap- so I will now be updating my mdhm fic in ao3 that I have completely forgot about