The Resident Idiot

But seriously, I hope to get episodes on all the characters in depth when it comes to grief. I knew Harvest would be rough. He'll probably not say anything, but I'm supposing Earth might talk to him sooner or later about what he makes of it. Honestly love how every time a villain runs into the TSAMS dimension peeps they are like "Oh no, not these crazies". The fact President Earth is kind of going to distance herself from them just tells me everything. Still feel so awful for all of them. I know I had said something would happen to Evelyn and stuff was going down, but I didn't mean drop a literal bomb on the Anniversary and around it. I guess the characters just existing and trying to live a happy life is a crime punishable by mental torture and mass destruction according to the writers. I can't really say anything though, I have given my ideas trauma. I feel like those people I've seen that play SIMS and just torture them. Bonus SpongeBob GIF to make myself feel better! Go!

Davis and Kat with their characters be like:

*On a sadder note I just realized Harvest is going to have to pull himself together because his Evelyn died. To make matters even worse, Loyalist Monty stated it would destroy the atmosphere which implies those poor guys suffocated to death if they weren't in the range of the initial explosion! 😢. I mean, that's how FNAF be doing things, but damn. I don't expect Lunar and Harvest especially to be in very good shape. Or any of them, but I feel so awful that the one human, the one little girl Harvest put upon himself to protect died, after all she'd bonded with him. :(

They decide to stay, hold and fight. They love their world and they aren't about to have President Earth hellbent on destruction just to get Earth under her thumb, and destroy all they've built. It's a tough suicide mission, but they're going on the offensive. Mars or DJ or any other technology gifted one of them rushes to diffuse the bomb, while Earth tries to get everything rounded to the portal, and all animals or human buddies to the portal in case that fails. The others, angry that Dazzle is dead, hunt Montgomery, and in spite of the valiant fighting, He manages to kill someone, before being captured or killed himself. The best thing that could happen at this point, is they manage to diffuse the bomb on their last desperate try, and start slowly assessing the damage, and get more determined than ever to find out who President Earth fully is and ensure she goes down, after all she intended to destroy their home, their lives, rip more loved ones away from them, and commit Genocide. She really is awful in that you hate her but you love to see the vindictive way she handles her mess, as manipulative as she is.

They get all their valuables, pets, and people they're still close to, CDog, Evelyn and some of her folks, and manage to escape via the portal but some don't make it in time or sacrifice themselves for the rest, and they drift either dimension to dimension emotionally scarred, or they stay in TSAMS dimension. Or more tragically they can't get to Evelyn and them in time, in which case Harvest will be mentally screwed, but more determined than ever to find the one who did this, and make sure they are in pain.

Monty somehow decides to betray President Earth at the last minute which considering he has killed for her so much, I consider less likely, he seems firm in his loyalties to her, though The fact she was willing to have him take the fall for it might have shaken it, by this time it seems too late and deeply ingrained in him to follow orders.

Bloodmoon!

Yes, the rabid Chihuahua is getting spotlight time! Despite being what most would consider a simpler character a quick warning that this gets like, a little deep, and a little personal!

Bloodmoon is one of my favorite Antagonists, mainly because of those Slasher villain vibes. Whether that is the unpredictable mannerisms, or intense Blood Lust. They're crazy and have a level of Audacity, I'll give them that. It makes them honestly entertaining, and I have the full belief whether it is model 1 or the revived Bloodmoon model, that if they were put in a detailed animated horror work or game they'd actually be right at home, considering from the victims perspective this bro is chasing you down and just being like if a Vampire Bat had Psychopathic tendencies.

Sometimes you look back and wonder if redemption was something possible but then again, even with the episode of them not feeling hungry during the red moon, I still get the vibe they were angry at so much. Angry at being made, and passed around like a pounce dog, that what started as programming became a coping mechanism. Killing victims was the few times they felt, like they controlled anything. They can throw these people around and make them unrecognizable. The victims can't do anything about it. Instead of them being the pawn, for a short while they felt like they actually had command of something. They take their anger out on these people, because what can these people do to stop them? This is their purpose. Yet as KC said before being absolutely obliterated by them, by the time it's all said and done, and it's all over, what then? Just stand there stained and messy and nothing else. So? they kill more frequently so they feel the rush of superiority and satisfying the hunger more often. To close that emptiness. So they get their high, and feel something more than anger and hunger. It's like a person addicted to drugs. Feel something else. In fact, despite not really being stated to be a super deep character, Bloodmoon did actually teach me things about Mental Health and Coping techniques.

Yes, I know, hang with me on this one! On a deeper hit closer to home level, they taught me that not every Coping Mechanism is a healthy coping mechanism. Some mechanisms not only harm the person more but the people around them. One of my friends isn't in a good place, but he likes to do this thing, where he "Rage Baits". He says things that he knows are vulnerable and sensitive to me to get a reaction. Throwing stuff, that I had trusted to inform him of, in my face. He only did it to me. No other one in the friend group. When we were younger he lost a lot of ambition. Gave up on getting good grades in Highschool, and didn't even go to me and his Graduation ceremony. He didn't know what to draw, and didn't want to do any of his passions for career stuff because it meant going to school, and having to actually do something and see people. I was the one that introduced him to the other friends in our friend group in the first place. I was the one that suggested doing creative stuff together. Slowly I realized something. I didn't have to take that from him. That just because he was not at his best doesn't mean I am obligated to have to grin and bear and roll over so he can come at me at his worst and try to drag me down or tell me what I would do with myself. I hadn't snapped back at him, nor did I say any mean things to him. I listened when he was upset and we talked all the time. However, this was something he'd have to decide on his own. It wasn't my responsibility, to figure his life out for him. That where his right to find ways to cope and his right to express his state of mind ended when my right to feel nice about myself and not feel uncomfortable with my own friend began.

Now, you're probably wondering what that had to do with Bloodmoon. I iterate again, coping mechanisms not always being healthy. They are well and good when they are in reason. Bloodmoon's coping wasn't in reason. That's what makes them a villain. I think of the toxic side of the fandom. I've seen stuff where they have said things about how the show and what's Canon and what's not is messing up their mental health, which is why they tell Davis to change it, or harass him and the rest of the cast. I even saw some that when called out used their mental health to try and say that excused it or that reason meant to leave them alone and not notice behavior like Parasocial or Controlling behaviors. I'm no mental health expert, but it doesn't take an expert to know when something isn't healthy or is crossing boundaries. These people are similar in that way to Bloodmoon. It's nice they are trying to find ways to cope, but the methods are either slowly corrupted, or were unhealthy off the bat. Bloodmoon, I feel is that lesson on taking your anger out on the world, and wanting to feel power and control, even at the discomfort or agony of others. That is where people lose a lot of sympathy for Bloodmoon and people like him. That is why they are Antagonists, and villains, albeit, entertaining ones.

Phew. That one was a crazy one. I am going to apologize if this was too deep in, or if I should've put a little more warning about heavy topics before I dove on the Blood Boi. There are just times where despite being a funky little spin off FNAF Show, these shows actually teach me things or make me realize things when I really, probably over-analyze them. Welp.

Harvest & Evelyn!

Happy Birthday LAES 2.0!

I like how after the OG they tried to differentiate themselves. Right off the bat with Lunar being voiced by Davis, and slowly by adding new characters, like Andromeda, Mars, Harvest, Folly, DJ Music Madam, CDawg (Earth's creator), Lunar's creator Sul-Sul, Day, Night, Comedy Bot, Dazzle and Evelyn being two different people. To me it is beautiful that they tried and introduced new things. As much as I love and miss the OG show, I also know if it hadn't ended these characters probably wouldn't exist.

Who could forget? Any good plot without maniacal Villainess? President Earth went from a side character that seemed a bit uncanny to me at first to being like William Afton. She's the woman behind the slaughter. That and how everyone is either in the grey range of morality or basically a War Criminal. Really keeps the FNAF spirit! Besides y'know. The obvious murders and sentient animatronics. Side note: I low-key kind of like watching those like, old Showbiz and Chuck E Cheese animatronics perform. I don't know what it is. Like they give me Uncanny Valley but satisfaction at the same time. Like my Typewriter, I like it because of the little mechanical clicks and tapping, and of course that classic Ding sound.

On a more visceral note, I like how into the moment the Voice and Body actors/actress get. I've written passionately for around 6 years, but have been Roleplaying for even longer. Me and my friend have gotten to this point where we automatically pitch stuff back and forth, and act it out, and bounce stuff off each other, and sometimes people were weirded out by how into it we were or would think it was something dirty but we were just pacing and talking about how if this character is powerful, but is emotionally volatile it's going to make them wanted in the other Nations which will cause the political tensions to rise, or how if they are born with elemental powers, what the genetic and biological implications of it are, and how that works, Like D&D but there's no board or anything.

That and, honestly whenever I go into something, I like to find this one cool thing, and stick to that like a gremlin. Take the FNAF Movies. I don't expect good writing, mainly because Scott is used to doing this stuff via Video games, and Video Games and Movies are different Mediums of art. What I do love, is watching people get murked by crazy robots. That and Movie Mangle. I loved them so much. It's become tradition that every FNAF Movie that drops, me and my friends watch it either in Theaters or at Get Togethers. Some of us don't know much about FNAF, some of us are pointing out references like idiots. Either way it's just become a bonding ritual. I don't mind the constant changes the shows make, it just makes it all the more relatable honestly.

To me, character dynamics, motivations, and their obstacles and challenges and how they navigate those are these shows bread and butter. That and a good villain. So, again, Congratulations 2.0 Lunar and Earth show, and thank you to all the people that made this show possible!

Lunar & Harvest!

Again, I go back to the Christmas episode, because while Earth's deadly sin was wrath, Lunar's deadly sin was also telling, and may I dare add, some nudge nudge, wink wink foreshadowing. Lunar got his coal piece because of his sin: Envy! Envy would be jealousy! Envy is the wish to have what one believes everyone else or certain individuals have, and that has turned out to be a big narrative tell coming around to the point we're at now!

Look at Lunar now. He has lashed out and if my memory is serving me, which I'm not certain of, Lunar was jealous that Earth had her creator and at least some kind of relationship with them. Jealous that he feels weak. He can't fight like Harvest and Earth. He can't make portals and repair people like Mars and Chico. Envious of the connections he sees around when he goes through life. He wanted someone he could look up to like a parent. It gave him some form of relief. Jealous that of all of them he is one of the few that has to hold a secret so dangerous just it leaving his mouth could be his own demise. Just him and the Child Soldier of course. He has comfort. He has friends. It's hard to have that make a difference when the very thing mentally tearing him apart, keeping his mouth shut, is keeping him physically together.

Somewhere, I feel like Harvest does want to keep Lunar safe. Like how when he went to rescue him Harvest wondered aloud why Lunar was sent into what is basically a death trap. I think Harvest knows Lunar is part of what keeps Earth happy and healthy, so for that, he gets a tiny piece of respect. I also think that if Lunar were to spill to anyone, Harvest is on the list of people that might either overhear it, or it is being discussed. Harvest has combat knowledge. He would then be able to put a face to the individual behind it all. And if it means protecting Earth and all she holds dear, he'll do it. Then again, it might also not work out, as the episode where Harvest suspected Dazzle to be a spy, I got the vibe that he wasn't really taken all that seriously. Especially since President Earth carries herself friendly around Earth then Earth might not fully believe it. I feel like it would all only become horrifyingly true if President Earth actually makes good on her threats to Lunar. If he did tell somebody that, then got hurt, that only paints President Earth in a suspicious light.

Honestly if Lunar were to ever go screw this all, watch I'm gonna prove my point, he'd tell everyone, and just wait for the onslaught from President Earth. If anything, she'd just be the main suspect, especially if Harvest knew, because why attack or shut someone up, if they aren't speaking any truth? From President Earth's view it's a self-report. Honestly if I were Lunar I would've just snapped and done that, and used the suspicious circumstances she threatened me with against her, because again, the report would write itself practically, and then no amount of President Earth's gentle talks with Earth would make a difference, she's already stacked the evidence against herself, and it was all because of her narrow, discrimination toward Lunars.

Lunar!

Time to talk about the bean, the poor guy has had an awful run of luck lately!

For one thing Lunar is an absolutely tank. For all his thinking that he is probably a coward, he is actually one of the bravest folks of the group. Hang with me. He got kidnapped by Day and Night, and escaped, was willing to tank a fall multiple stories up just to get answers, rescued Harvest knowing he'd have to face Day and Folly, and still went in knowing he was walking into a death trap, and ran after that soldier into the maze during Day's death, and even put himself in front of Night when the soldiers were approaching.

Selfless. He is selfless. He has often put other people above his trauma. In the past month, he has not only been cornered by Earth's men, but watched said soldiers head explode, Day dying and then the woman he considered his Maternal figure died too. Yet he still had that heart to heart with Dazzle, and feels she shouldn't be involved in it. He still tries to make Earth happy when she's down and out. When she was bald? He was quick to take his hat off just so she wasn't alone. When she gets in emotionally fragile places he is one of the first to ask if she's okay or not. That and taking a hell of a thrashing from Harvest to make sure the POV character didn't get the beating. That and honestly out of all the crash outs I've seen, his was probably the mildest, even if he insulted Dazzle, though harsh he wasn't wrong.

I think this is why President Earth holds some special hate in her heart for him. He hasn't done was "Typical Lunars" do. He isn't perfect, but he isn't doing like she was scheming him to do. He goes against what she has accounted for in her plans. Whenever Earth falls into the rage President Earth is planning for her, Lunar asks if she is okay, and that alone, Earth knowing she isn't alone is enough to put a crease in President Earth's plan. Just him stepping in front of Day after he attacked Chico and calming her down, is every reason why President Earth despises him. He's everything she believes a Lunar can't be. For a little guy, he sure has a big impact.

Harvest & EARTH!

In these, I go over the way these characters go together. I will be talking about them in general context so you can see it in either shipping or platonic ways.

Harvest and Earth's dynamic is absolutely amazing to me. On the surface it would seem like a friendship where two sides of different views on life constantly clash. Earth genuinely cares, and in spite of what Harvest says, he does too. In general I've noticed that with Harvest and even Folly that sometimes what they say and how they act are two different things. So even though Harvest bickers and ticks Earth off, I do believe in some twisted sense he believes he is taking care of her instead. In fact I do have a "Head canon" or "Theory" I'm getting into at 2.

Back in the Christmas episode Harvest said Earth's major sin was wrath. She holds it in until the pressure explodes and she lashes out in rage that is obviously presented well in her valid crash out on Roxas. Not to mention when she snapped before then. So, Harvest with his ability to read people knows this. So, I believe all these big arguments? Harvest does it intentionally. Like, very intentionally. He pisses her off on purpose. In that episode where he wanted her to fight him to "Death"? He doesn't want her anger to consume her, so he makes it so it will be directed at him squarely. Not just because he wants a good fight. He also wants her to not be angry all the time, and have it bubble just underneath the surface. He doesn't want her to be stressed all the time and has no outlet. I also felt more comfortable with this when he asked for Folly's help after learning about Earth being controlled. That and after that fight to the "Death" When he stated he knew that what he'd said and done, had put their friendship on unstable ground. He does this because he has seen what happens when she doesn't ever let things out. When she told him all she does is hold her anger. So, he pisses her off, so she has something to throw her anger at. Him. Even if she doesn't like that.

In a twisted way, it reminds me of Eclipse during EAPS. He'll protect those he cares about, even if they hate how he does it. Harvest cares so much about Earth that he's willing to have her pissed at him if it means she isn't bottling it all up and neglecting her own feelings. He rage baits so she doesn't overflow with rage herself. Both Eclipse and Harvest are similar in that way. They'll protect who they care about, no matter the cost. The less she is in secretive seething rage, the less likely she is to fall under President Earth's will and do as President Earth wants her to. In a sick way, he is protecting her. Just not in the ways he thinks he is. And he'll do it, even if Earth doesn't know what Harvest feels about her. As long as she's not overcome with wrath, and in a bad emotional space, Harvest will do anything, even if it means Earth feels pushed away, and he'll do it, with snark, and a smile.

Mars!

Next up is Mars. Since we've recently gotten a Mars episode I might as well cover the man himself, as there are things that I do find interesting about him.

I find it so funny that Earth pointed out that both Mars and Harvest have a habit of just walking off when she's still talking. It goes to show that Mars hyper fixates on things. Once he's got his eyes on something, he goes for it like a bird of prey. That once he gets into that "Zone" he is locked in big time. He goes at things with fierce determination especially when it endangers the people he cares about. If something goes wrong mechanically, or random mishap happens? He's usually one of the first ones that gets called.

I've seen where sometimes he does hang out in the background but say what you will, bro is protective of Earth. He was willing to piss Harvest off when he hurt her, has saved Chico when it seemed like the odds were stacked and tries to understand situations even if it is his area or expertise. That and his taste in girls is honestly hilarious to me. He likes the baddies that could low-key kick his ass, LOL, and hold him Bridal style.

Another is how slick he can be. He managed to put a tracker on Night during that whole situation and they didn't even notice. He managed to put one in Harvest and that almost slipped by. When he really wants to be, he can fool someone. In fact he has I'm pretty sure, stated to Harvest that his strength is of intelligence, which is why Harvest shouldn't treat Earth awful. I just find it insane that he can be that slippery, but if he's around Folly that seems to just fall apart at the seams, which is why I don't mind the ship being canon. It gives me flustered Mars, which at that point I don't care who it's with, I get to watch the local Pizzaplex genius stumble and stutter.

Ultimately he is kind, reliable, protective of his sister and can be slippery when he needs to. Which he has only ever seemed to use, when his sister is in need of help. He protects the Pizzaplex and those he loves not with physical prowess but mental strength, and intellect.

One time I was in a car with one of my friends and we were all talking about food places and I was talking about Mexican and Chinese food, started talking too fast, mixed up and stumbled and in the middle of a car ride just belted out "Mexcinese!" I AJDJEJUWAJSNJE.

When I was a little gremlin, I was shy at school but was wild and loud at home. all I remember of this is mishearing a scene from Sesame Street. The result? Kid me, running and jumping around, screaming "WRESTLE IN THE TOAST PIE" And then roaring at the top of my lungs. How I misheard that fricking Grover puppet that badly I have no clue. I still get asked to this day what the hell that means. I still don't know, so the mystery of my kid-self catch phrase forever remains unsolved.

This other time when I was little it was me and this same friend. There is a video of me and them taking me to a soccer practice and it just shows me in this country/Southern accent going "Sudden death. You'll learn what sudden death is", and them just staring at me looking at me funny. No, I don't know why I did this either, your guess is better than mine.

The last one happened with me and this friend again except it was us messing with the chickens we used to have and we were for some reason recording them, and like I don't even know all I know is every time a recording would start we would start with dramatic voices sayings something like: "On this episode of The Bockdashians!" Or "This time on the Bockdashians!"

President Earth!

Now where would a good show be if they didn't have a crazy, or in this case, obsessed villain!? She is probably one of my favorite Villainesses from these shows! This will be numbered again!

She is low-key terrifying. She's got this "Kill it with kindness" kind of manipulative approach. She gets on her victims level and makes them truly believe she wants what's best for them, while making sure it follows her best interests. If that doesn't work, she will make things happen. Whether that is threatening Lunar to silence, basically setting Titan on Terra as if she were collateral damage, just proving her deep ruthlessness, and having ways to cover her tracks and set the cast on a goose chase. Or how she brought about every traumatic event for the cast in some way shape or form. Whether it be Day or Night, or how her Monty exerted bodily control over Lunar and Earth. All their problems? Probably back to her in some demented way. Worst of all? She comes to Earth as this gentle, nurturing wise woman. She does all that, while pivoting herself as a peaceful, wise leader to her people of interest.

Earth Supremacy. Yep. I said it. She literally has a council of Earths and is looking to get our Earth on her side. She speaks of Lunars as if they are mere critters instead of people. She has told Earth Harvest can't be trusted and probably believes him to be like a certain rat munching, blood drinking menace we all know. She wants as much power and control across dimensions, all under an Earth's name. So yes, I believe she lives with this idea that Earths are the supreme figures of all things, despite what she might claim, because clearly half truths and manipulation are already something she does. The only reason she likely hasn't struck Lunar down was because it risks blowing her cover, or if Lunar reveals too much about her and then just mysteriously falls dead or injured, it makes her a suspect, which may destroy her chances at getting Earth on her side. She is basically planting seeds of doubt in Earth then by making threats, and problems she manipulates those to grow.

I just love how she has changed over time. At first she was a side character that seemed vaguely threatening. Now? She is a constant threat that looms over the group, and most of them aside a few even know who. Every time they get close to learning something, she's a step ahead. First with Day's death then with Sol-Sol. She has Dazzle in her pocket though that is changing, and now her Monty is out coming with goodness knows what. I can see why she was called the most evil an Earth can get. She is on a level that is of villainy that is slow, calculating and deliberate.

After the leak from the Livestream involving

Harvest!

Yep. The peppermint menace is getting a session! In spite of it not even being a year since he's been introduced, Harvest gets a generous amount of screen time! Leaving us with a character that despite not being one of the names on the channel banner, he sure does get main character treatment sometimes! I will section this in numbers, due to the length of this post so you can skim if you want!

The double sided coin of Harvest's emotional intelligence! This guy can take one look at someone and might as well have their origin story figured out. Just by their stance alone, along with mannerisms, Harvest has been shown to be able to read people like they are an unwilling book. In fact, I'm surprised it doesn't seem to get brought up by the others often, just how good he is at reading people. He reminds me of this community with how he picks other characters apart, looking for things about them. He was one of, if not the first to know Dazzle was a spy, and has picked apart characters like Chico until they crash out, a true master of the Rage bait. However, on the other side of the coin, turn this back onto him, and things get interesting. As Mars and Chico has pointed out, Harvest seems to have a hard time with his own feelings! He cares, but he can be a real butthole when it comes to showing it. Besides Evelyn. Evelyn is Evelyn. She defies all laws of the Harvest dude. She gets all the softness this fighter has. It becomes clear when his bond with Earth gets bumpy. Whether you ship the two or not, Harvest is chill with her one minute and the next, is literally demanding a battle to the death! Yet, when Folly knocked on their door he insisted Earth go hide and seemed to have taken Terra and her talk seriously to an extent. I think he cares, and he is aware, but he is scared of these cares, for the next aspect of his character!

One of his main pulls in life is finding someone that cannot only beat him senseless, but can do it until he won't get up again. To him he wants to find someone fitting of bringing about his end. I think that conflicts with his caring for people. Maybe it's why he isolates himself in the lab besides being an introvert which is fair honestly. He has stated in multiple episodes death is not a fear of his, but something he looks at with a sort of honor. His death as a result of a fair good fight isn't a tragedy to him. It is to Earth and Evelyn though. He either doesn't fully understand this, or he does and doesn't like to confront that because it means he'd be hurting those he cares about, so he keeps people at arms length sometimes.

3. Okay. This is completely unrelated but I just cackle every time he takes things literally! Like when Folly and the girls were making fun of him and he just went like "I am NOT in mud, nor am I STICK! 😡". Just the idea that you have this imposing deep voice and it's him not knowing metaphors or taking things too literally cracks me up. Or picking things up from movies or something and using it in random contexts. I can just imagine him confronting someone and he uses this really bad slang language or slang for inappropriate things, thinking he is being intimidating, and everyone is just staring at him, not even scared of him, but mortified! Like imagine Earth having to pull him aside after and try to explain to him what he just said. Like imagine her having to explain that the terms roll in the hay don't mean literally rolling on the ground, sparring, or that dominate also has a more inappropriate context, all without laughing at his poor understanding of slang terms? I couldn't. Worst part of all is I do this. Not exactly this but I take things literally. Someone will say something, like two things completely unrelated to each other and my brain just mentally Photoshop them together or some crap! One time when I was younger I thought flirting was just a fancy way of saying you were going to talk to someone. I used it that way, and didn't live it down for a good minute.