"Spamton G. Spamton is a computer worm that merely pretends to be a spam program. His species, the malworms, are characterized by their long bodies, many legs, pointed nose, compound eyes, pointy smile, and their parasitoid life cycle. The Sweepstakes worm on a string represents what their larvae look like after they consume and kill their host from the inside out. Spamton himself is the last living member of the BIGSHOT malworm species, still seeking for a way to restore his kind and take control of Cyber City once more. He created his disguise and spam program persona in order to collect information, but inadvertently caught the attention of a group of addisons. He definitely only sees them as a resource to exploit. He is absolutely not attached. He is NOT terrified of what will happen if they find out what he really is. He's above some... kind, thoughtful, considera—PATHETIC advertisements. Obviously."
READ WORM IN THE APPLE (the fic) HERE
Links below to all lore, art, question answers, marketable plushies, and fic updates ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Lore (art included)
WORM LORE PT 1
- The basics. Describes the general characteristics, infection process and behavior of malworms. Also describes the extinction of Spamton's species, his origins, and the setup for his interactions with the addisons.
WORM LORE PT 2
- More information on malworm culture/biology and Spamton's specific species (the BIGSHOT malworm).
WORM LORE PT 3
- In-depth look at malworm life cycle, some biology, information on their nests, their hunting process, and a bargain bin of random facts.
Random Biology Tidbits
- A sketch dump showing a size comparison between the addisons and masked/unmasked Spamton. Also features some general sketches of BIGSHOT malworms and some more information on their biology.
External biology notes
- Some drawings and notes of the external features of the BIGSHOT malworm
Spamton before he met the addisons
- A sketch page + text on some scenes from Spamton's life from before he met the addisons.
General info/designs of malworm genera
- Not much Spamton here. It's just a look at what the other types of malworms might look like.
Art (sometimes a smidgen of lore)
Apple = disguised wormton
Worm = true wormton
Ant = anTV Tenna
Disguised Wormton (Apple) Reference Sheet
True Wormton (Worm) Reference Sheet
Addison References
Designs for antivirus and other bg characters
Too Many Legs (Comic based on the fic)
Spamton and the addisons (pre-reveal)
Annoying Mouse Room™ Infinite Food Hack
The Worm Nest
How Wormton's costume works
Pros of not having a spine
Late night worm posting
What a Wormton NEO would look like
Wholesome Worm Content
Hatchling Spamton my beloved
Do Not let him in (worm sketches)
Do not buy his car insurance (apple sketches)
Creature Feature (worm sketches)
Paradox (worm painting)
YOUR VOICE IS NOT YOUR OWN (worm painting)
Needlessly detailed pencil drawing (apple)
One of these things is not like the others (sketches of ads and apple)
Trash Zone at Midnight (worm painting)
Sketches based on fic (chapters 1-3)
The man of your dreams (rendered worm drawing)
AnglerFish (Apple)
Random Art Dump (Some Wormtons)
Mind Your Business (worm painting)
Early Bird (Worm)
Sleepy worm :)
More sketches
Some doodles, worm and ant included
Worm paper lantern
Some ants and worms, some WITA scene draws
Malworm Hoodie Design
Apple Malworm Shirt Design
Askbox
My asks are open, so feel free to ask me any questions about my AU or art in general (within reason, obviously)! I like drawing responses when applicable, so feel free to give me a wormton drawing request and I might consider it.
Asks from Instagram about lore
More Instagram asks 🔥
Can malworm/wormton fanart be made? (Yes pretty please I would love fanart)
Maximum lifespan of malworms?
Would darkners have access to a movie like Alien (1979)
Could you domesticate a malworm?
How does Spamton feel about coming up with his name?
What is the home of malworms like/what is their role in the ecosystem?
How do malworms get onto the Surface Web?
(Submission) fanart by Smieska
Plushies
I have so many of these things god help me
My Worm Collection
Spamton Plush Wormton Outfit
16 ft long Life-Size Wormton Plush
The Making Of: Life-Size Wormton Plush
Worm outside enrichment
Fic Updates
Tenna ant plush! (includes some worm photos)
More photos of life size wormton
Art and thoughts from me while working on Worm In The Apple, the fic. Considering I started writing this in 2022 I can't guarantee any of this will actually show up in the fic, it's more of a fun look back for me now
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Finished revisions
Release Date Announcement
Release
AnTV Tenna!
Since my ant Tenna exists in the same universe as Wormton and they meet in Castle Town, I'll put his stuff in here, too.
AnTV Tenna Lore
AnTV Tenna Design
Old drawing of them together
Can't do shit in TV World bro (colored piece)
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Anthrocon photos! A lot from the top are of me and my Spamtenna discord crew. This was our first time meeting each other in person. I miss you assholes already.
Some are from the Deltarune meetup! Sorry I wish we could have stuck around a little longer to actually talk but I think the crowd was overwhelming me a bit. I couldn't actually take any pics cause of my costume. Any shots I got were taken by friends lol. There were so many cool costumes though!
Last were some pics I got when I could actually use my phone. Some really unique costumes.
I had a great time, despite the heat! Oh and shoutouts to the cool photographer that gave me this amazing trail cam found footage of Wormton.
Speaking of my costume, everyone assumed it was just a nightmare worm on a string spamton but naw! It's from an AU by @cheesycatz from their fic Worm in the Apple which I recommend if you liked my costume! Or just go read it regardless. I will shout from the rooftop about how good it is!
Okay, I am not a good analysis person, but I have seen several takes that destroy Spamton's backstory in wake of the new Pink dialogue, so I wanted to hopefully course-correct that. The new lore we got does not drastically change Spamton's backstory, but adds onto it.
Mainly: Spamton is not currently hiding from FRIEND. He did not drastically change his appearance himself to hide from them. However, I think it's reasonable to say he was possibly chased at some point, as he provides advice on dealing with cats in his QnA and all cat element defending armors are related to him, with the dealmaker tied for the most reduction. In that way, he is doing what he can to protect Kris and co. from FRIEND, who is now targeting them.
Also, FRIEND is very much separate from Mike, and Mike may even have been or still is hiding from FRIEND, but that's more speculative.
(Here is a tumblr post with all of Pink's new dialogue, as a refresher)
Firstly, the appearance change line is most likely referring to someone (or multiple someones?) other than Spamton. The way he refers to being made into a living puppet heavily implies someone else turned him into one, along with his general hatred of being a puppet and desire for a new body (NEO). Spamton did not alter his appearance himself, though perhaps it could have made FRIEND lose attention regardless? We don't know for sure, as Pink doesn't say if changing your appearance actually works; we just assume it can because the cats aren't “too smart.”
Now, you could say Spamton's glasses are him changing his appearance to hide. However, if he did do this, it wouldn't have helped him escape. Placing the dealmaker on any of your party members does not prevent FRIEND from continuing to follow the party, who are being chased, so it probably wouldn't have helped Spamton on its own in that regard. However, his glasses do provide the best defense in the game against cat element attacks, which is noteworthy. *
Now, I want to get into more speculative territory, as the benefactor, mantle holder, whoever owns FRIEND, and why Pink knew them are a whole other mystery. I think Spamton may have been chased by FRIEND after signing the contract with Tenna. It gives him a clear motive to run and not come back if he was afraid of FRIEND chasing after him. For one reason or another, he is cut off from Tenna's contact and turned into a puppet. So far, we have not seen FRIEND outside of the dark worlds, and perhaps part of Spamton's motivation in becoming NEO (and, a lightner by extension) was to escape it by getting into the light world. All his previous motivations we knew about for NEO do still exist, there is just one more motivation possibly on top of it.
Pink says the cats get bored of chasing eventually, and I think Spamton is in that category. For a guy that reacts with extreme disgust at any CRT, he has a comparatively tame reaction at the question about his thoughts on cats in his Sweepstakes QnA. However, he gives “free tool tips” about how to deal with cats by describing how items can help you defend against elemental pairs, and the first one he mentions is… puppet/cat. No one asked him to do that. Spamton is not worried about dealing with FRIEND; he already has, and he gives advice on how others can deal with them. Every armor that gives defense against puppet/cat (frayed bowtie, true tie, dealmaker, and the mannequin) is heavily related to Spamton in some way. This could be because he himself uses puppet/cat attacks, but I think both can be true at once. Interestingly, dealmaker, the item most directly connected to Spamton, gives 40% resistance, the most out of any of the puppet/cat armors. (*Both it and mannequin were nerfed to 20% in chapter 5, but I think that's just a balancing thing like twin ribbon's nerf and not lore significant? The bomb attacks are the only Pink attack not reduced by them anyways so I don't know why Toby hates us waaah)
Lastly, I wanted to talk about Mike. We didn't get any new info on Mike, but the new info about FRIEND changes things. Namely, FRIEND=Mike is pretty much deconfirmed, and I think that's a pretty popular theory? We know that both Tenna and Spamton are fond of Mike, Spamton doesn't want revenge against Mike, Mike's room existed before the fake Mike's took over, and Mike is capable of communication, as he was able to warn Tenna about creating the Contract. None of this really fits for an evil pack of cats that hunts and bites you.
I propose that Mike is his own character, and he's not evil or anything. Why he's there, how much he knows, what he looks like… all of that, I can't answer. But, I wonder if he is the one in hiding. If FRIEND is why he disappeared one day from TV World. Did he take the fall for Spamton? Is he the reason Spamton gets to walk free, albeit still horrifically transformed into a puppet? Is Spamton a puppet because he evaded FRIEND? Is this why Spamton keeps what he knows about Mike close to his chest? For Mike's safety? Did Spamton get the Dealmaker from Mike to protect Spamton against cats, or did he make them himself??? I'm writing more fanfiction than theory at this point, but I think it's quite an interesting development in the Mike mystery, and I'm fascinated to see where chapter 6 may bring us.
I do think there's a big point to be made about how Kris is currently a target of FRIEND (It's been in every chapter since 2, where we enter the ROOTS adjacent basement… hmm…), as well as them and Dess following the tail in the past, but I wanted to focus more on Spamton (and Mike, since he's connected) so I could actually finish writing this little essay. I'm unfortunately not too much of a brainrotted Delta-spiracist so I apologize if I missed any notable details. Feel free to add on.
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Oh yeah I was replaying ch3 and got uuuuh shadow Noelle???
Think this is the inverted sprite for when you stab her in the room you find her? Stayed this way until abruptly turning back to normal in the final door cutscene
I didn’t mean for these to get released at the same time as the chapter 5 announcement but I guess they shall lol. Fanart for @cheesycatz worm in the apple AU
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I've drawn Tenna with a vest underneath his jacket since August and never expected it to be anywhere official, thank you Fangamer for spreading the propaganda
