hi there :]

So, I've been playing DW recently, and i've been seeing a reoccurring pattern of characters next to each other.

Specifically Dandy, Astro, and Vee. Theres defiantly more of these around gardenview but i only gathered these four

(Feel free to reblog with any others you find I wanna see)

Its in no particular order either. Since im brainrotted over this game, I started to think about the idea/possibility these three were a friend group or trio of some sort before the shutdown

Astro is friends with both vee and dandy

However, Dandy & Vee aren't friends with each other, in fact they hate each other it seems.

So I got thinking, Why specifically these three? I get it, the poster lineup could really mean nothing other than referening the fact that they're both friends with astro, however, sprout's TOTW video alongside Brusha's in game interactions and lore have gotten a different idea in my head.

In this video, we get the breakdown that the show is part of them, and when things are thrown off script it doesnt feel right. Such as Cosmo's absence to Sprout Or....

Brusha & Tisha's situation

Their ordeal is complicated, and I wont be unpacking that today sadly, but i would like to note its significance. Clearly whether it be a pre-shutdown or post-shutdown or even caused by the shutdown event, tisha and brusha are no longer friends when they were once, or rather intended to be friends. Because they are no longer friends, i believe/theorize this got brusha to take the show less seriously, in tern the other toons as well. Its best potrayed in her interaction with sprout

"You only care because the show said you had to."

That in itself is an intense sentence, but sums up how she views the show post shutdown. Now, what does this have to do with Dandy, Vee, & Astro?

Well, because Astro is friends with both Dandy & Vee, and those two hate each other, I have a theory originally the three of them were an in show trio, but an event (Whether that be V2 reveal or shutdown) broke dandy and vee apart, leaving just astro friends with them seperatly.

I don't even think Dandy & Vee had that much beef in the show either. Maybe some friendly competition. Heres why

Dandy does show up in the winning big poster, but isn't the focus of Vee's frustration, Scraps is.

as shown in this footage, which i theorize to be at least part of winning big

Likewise, in this footsgae, not only is astro implied to be present, Vee doesn't seem to really hate dandy in this video. Its more of a playful "oooh thats wrong!" than frustration.

So why do i bring all this up? Well, i theorize like brusha & tisha and sprout & cosmo, something feels off without them as friends

This interaction implies Vee actively seeks out dandy to try and talk to him. Or deliberately argue with him because they likely want to interact with each other because of their lost show friendship

Dyle's dialogue implies Dandy talks a lot about her in "riveting stories" he says "All the riveting stories" implying there have been many and its starting to get on dyle's nerves

Not to mention just the sheer spite these two have against each other. Theres always a little detail like they cant get the other off their mind

Their shops (theres more in the christmas shop & gift shop but im too lazy for that)

Their easter costumes directly compliment each other.

etc etc.

So thats the theory. Dandy, Vee, & Astro were once a friend group pre-shutdown and on the show that broke apart after the facility shutdown. That leaves one question, why did they break apart?

Despite the idea of them being a trio, its very close that astro and dandy are closer

And vee is still kinda taking in the V2 news

So i imagine that left vee in kind of a spot that made it difficult to trust dandy after the shutdown and ichor operation since it technically was his fault

or so his research implies.

that is why it was easier for dandy and vee to break apart rather than dandy and astro

What does this mean for the future lore? Idk, hopefully more context to dandy & vee's rivalry (please qwel im begging you)