#tdac

[catsandpolaroids]

Became a fan of the digital circus. Consider this my new hyper focus besides Arcane

[komagoat]

Wild year for my art.

Thanks for being here though it tho.

💜💜💜

[daaaajdagay]

Gummigoo, my beloved

[blueberrystudios]

This guy

Gonna update to the tdac fandom...even though I'm in the fandom ಠ⁠‿⁠ಠ

Gonna update my sona as a tadc character now :D

Which one did you get?

As for myself,-

YES

[juuxzi]

[obamerzslop]

Caine can get scary… so scary in fact that he breaks panel structure and gives himself mood lighting.

[ruizpizzaria]

what is this pose called

i wish my jax sweater came sooner......i am FREEZING

❗❗if ygs see my fanart being sold as merch pls notify me and report the product. idk why but this piece in particular is being stolen and used for profit!❗❗

BTW THANKS FOR 170!!!!!!!! 🫶🫶🫶🫶I really appreciate it!! wowowha

EDIT : THANKS FOR 200+!!! WOOO

[rainbow-neko-artblog]

Sorry guys i'm being pirate delulu again-

The Amazing Digital Pirates AU!!!

[xx-sketchy-xx]

Lol, it’s just a nightmare

[snow-calypso]

New TADC Theory: Caine's Losing Control

Warning: Contains spoilers for The Amazing Digital Circus episodes 3 and 4.

Just watched episode 4 of The Amazing Digital Circus, and going in, I honestly expected this episode to end with Gangle's abstraction, to the point that I was honestly surprised that it didn't. It honestly seemed like the whole episode was building up to this, what with her going in with hopes of finally enjoying an adventure, then gradually being whittled down both by the stressful job and the other characters demeaning her. The fact that she only seemed to get actual satisfaction from tormenting Jax like he did to her only seemed to solidify this fact. After the isekai fakeout, I was legitimately scared that she would receive the punishment she suggested for Jax, and that would be what pushed her over the edge.

But it wasn't. Caine gave her the same grade as everyone else (except Kinger) and let her go.

Then he starts glitching out.

It wasn't until I was talking to a friend about this that I had the realization.

Gangle isn't going to abstract.

Caine is.

We've seen already in his therapy session with Zooble just how fragile his mental state can be. He begins to question his existence and the environment around the circus immediately starts to glitch out. This happens just from him having to reckon with the fact that he might not be that good at making adventures.

And what happens at the beginning of this episode?

They reject the first adventure he brings up.

As soon as Gangle leaves the room, he begins to glitch unprompted. This has only ever happened to him before during his therapy session with Zooble when he began to question his purpose.

Something is eating away at his mental state, and none of the characters know.

Granted, it isn't yet clear whether or not NPCs can abstract. But what we do know about abstraction is that it happens when someone in the Digital Circus completely loses their sense of self. Personally, I'd say that Caine is close enough to sentient for this to be a legitimate risk, and his entire identity is centered around making adventures for the characters. Adventures that they hate and are gradually starting to push back against.

What truly solidified this for me was the fact that every single other character has something keeping themselves from abstracting.

Everyone else has each other.

This has already been shown with both Pomni and Gangle. After Gummigoo's death, Ragatha stepped in to comfort Pomi and invite her to Kaufmo's funeral. After Pomni was possessed, Kinger helped calm her down and offered a solution. When Gangle was cracking under the pressure of being a manager and thought nobody liked her, Pomni offered to close so she could leave, and Zooble reassured her that they'd still be there for her.

Caine has nobody.

None of the characters in the Digital Circus even like Caine enough to check in on him like they do with each other. Given how much they've gotten used to his zaniness, they might not even know something's wrong with him until he starts growing extra eyes.

I predict that at the end of the series, Caine will fully abstract, turning the Circus into a glitching hellscape, and the characters will be faced with a choice: Leave and condemn the AI to self-destruction, or find some way to calm down their tormentor.

But hey, that's just a theory!

Do you guys have any thoughts on this? I'd love to hear them!

[kirbolove]

WHAT BUBBLE SAID, REVERSED…. 😂 I love how self-aware GLITCH is- 🤣

[randomchaotix]

Another lumine pomni cause why not?

Also still not finished but I like how it looks lol

[batsnake--113]

A Dark place can be a Happy place

[kooosh-sniffa]

The need to draw her was too strong to resist

Carnival¡Pomni made by the genius: @sm-baby

Hope yall like it! I'm really proud of how it came out, and I put a lot of effort into it. Anyway, see you guys when I remember I can do art

[isga114]

Wip 💕