I'd argue that Cassidy and Charlie don't get very much either, BUT that's a rant for a separate post. The point here is that yes. I agree.
FNaF has a MAJOR problem with just... making characters to help move the plot forward then throw out. The MCI and DCI are the most major examples of course.
They exist so the main plot can happen, and they don't do anything else major after that, but even FNaFs more developed characters get this treatment.
We get a weird amount of information on Michael Brooks from the Silver Eyes Trilogy only for him to be... thrown out right after. Seriously, we get this kids FULL name, appearance, parents names, goal, animatronic he possesses, friends, etc, only for him to not be used again after the Silver Eyes Trilogy. (hes maybe used again in the movie but my point still stands)
Or ANDREW on the opposite side of the spectrum. He just shows up out of nowhere to be at LEAST a TOYNSHK stand in (or maybe TOYSNHK himself, not gonna argue over that here). We know nothing beyond "alligator mask and curly black hair". We get to know a little before they throw him out of the story and he never comes up again.
For modern FNaF, I do think Steel Wool WANTS to treat the characters better, Gregory and Cassie are good characters and I really like them, but game Vanessa got cut so much she hardly feels like a character at times (they butchered my girl...).
Like I know the movie gets hate for the characters being "shallow", but i got a better grasp of movie Vanessas personality in the first movie than i have on game Vanessas personality. (mostly to the fault of me not understanding anything in Security Breach probably, but also those damn cuts.)
I agree with the idea that there should've been short stories for all of the MCI. Fazbear's Frights is like a collection of creepypastas and I love it for that, but I'd rather have a story about Gabriel or Jeremy then a story about Matpat x Springtrap mpreg or fazgoo.
Like most of the minor books characters get more development than the games characters, that's insane. Why do we know that Heather Anders from The New Kid has two little sisters, but not what Fritz's last name is?
The only characters with development are Elizabeth/Circus Baby (until they massacred her in Pizza Sim...), Michael, and William. Everyone else is there ONLY for the plot, and even then these 3 are usually only there for the plot too.
FNaF makes too many characters to fill roles other characters can (I love you Andrew but at least 5 other characters could've took your role and it would've made more sense), and then throw them out because the plot doesn't need them anymore.
I love FNaF SO MUCH, always will, but it has a massive problem with "making characters for the plot because why not". Like at least give the poor DCI names come on. Glad it's getting better though, even if Vanessa got butchered in the cuts...
Something that really bothers me with FNaF is how Scott doesn't really develop many of the MCI kids properly, it's honestly kind of upsetting, everyone but Susie feels like a stepping stone of a character.
I wish Scott would give grace to the MCI kids and hell maybe even these DCI kids that probably exist but we don't even know for sure?? it just feels depressing how a lot of the MCI are treated in the series, I really wish they were all given motivations, goals and personality like Charlie and Cassidy in the logbook.
I honestly think Scott should've written short stories about every MCI victim, like I want to know about these kid's lives before death and actually show that these kids were living breathing human beings and not just a number.
Scott kind of has an issue with making nearly all of his characters plot devices for the story, they kinda just go from a to b with nothing in between a lot of the times.
Something I really enjoy about Steel Wool is that they seemingly actually want to develop their characters, like Vanny had so much content until it was cut, Gregory and Cassie have a lot of character and I don't know if thats SW or Scott or both, but I enjoy it so much more and actually care about these characters because there's something to care about! I just wish it was the case for the MCI kids aswell
More gacha FNaF... (I haven't gotten around to drawing them yet.)
FNaF "rewrite" AU Susie!
Her name is Susannah Elizabeth Connors. She's british. (I think Connors might actually be an Irish last name but shush she's british.)
And a hair color alt since she's pretty heavily based on her books design in this AU.
I think she's super cute. :3
Currently contemplating if I keep the dog lure like in og FNaF or make her a new one specific to this AU. Idk.
Elizabeth "Rewrite" AU design ideas/concepts.
Technically they're supposed to be linked to a name (1 is Elizabeth, 2 is Eleanor, 3 is Vanessa), but yk I also might just not do that lol.
artist in denial of being depressed: omg this 2 month long art block has been crazy... sorry i haven't updated any of my fics in a long while! it's just been super difficult to daydream! so weird that i've lost a little bit of passion for my current comfort character and ocs... this couldn't possibly have any implications or alternative explanations
cause as much as i love dragons purring and roaring i wish there was just more variety in how they would act
clacking their teeth together to show contentedness/happiness (budgies)
using tails as a defensive weapon in a whip like fashion (iguana)
twitching to express that they're not a threat to members of their species (hognose snake)
feeling calm when eyes are hooded/covered (birds of prey)
head bobbing as a threat display (anoles/bearded dragons)
flattening neck or sides to appear bigger (snakes/lizards)
mantling over food to protect it from hatchmates (birds of prey)
wiggling neck as a courting maneuver (budgies)
audibly grinding teeth as a warning (macaques)
maintained eye contact as a challenge (gorillas)
pounding wings against sides as a threat (gorillas)
slapping other dragons with their claws when their personal bubble is invaded (seals)
hoards used as a site to impress mates (birds of paradise)
snorting when undergoing heightened stress (horses)
making repeated loud noises with surroundings to establish territory (woodpeckers)
loud constant arguments with other dragons when roosting (bats)
building lairs that cause a domino effect of change in the land around them (beavers)
slapping their tails against the ground/water as a warning (beavers)
wiggling tail tip to attract prey (various animals)
wiggling tail tip as a warning (snakes)
plucking or scraping off scales as a sign of stress (parrots)
raising spines/frills as a response to danger and carrying on with their usual business as they believe they're protected (lionfish)
and im not saying canine and feline behaviors are wrong or bad to give a dragon (people wouldn't write dragons with those behaviors if they weren't fun in the first place!) but i feel for creatures that are mythological giant winged lizards that you can do more and get experimental with it. often the more unfamiliar behavior the more dragony the dragon feels
I think part of why I love the FNaF movie so much is because, when I went to watch it, I felt like that little kid watching Markiplier play FNaF1, and looking for lore, and making silly and sad stories again.
Idk it makes me nostalgic, half it it feels like something that would've been made when FNaF was still new, and I know that probably sounds crazy because the movie probably isn't that, but it FEELS like it is for me, and I really like that.
It reminds me of Old FNaF, maybe it shouldn't, but it does, and I didn't realize how much I missed that until I watched the movie.
The Gaslight District was. So cool. 11/10 I love it i watched it with my mom and SHE loves it, very much excited to see more stuff about it.
It's got super cool designs and colors, and I really like the plot!!
BUT, just like everything i like for some reason, it has a very specific downside, and that downside is that I share a name with Mel from the show.
(Gonna put this rant below a cut so people can ignore it if they want.)
when I watched it, I thought "I'm gonna end up being unnecessarily annoyed by her because someone's gonna ask me if I named myself after her, ain't I?" AND I WAS RIGHT SOMEONE HAS ALREADY ASKED IF MY NAME WAS A REFERENCE TO HER WHAT.
It'd only been like 4 hours since it released when this happened people PLEASE.
Melancholy from The Gaslight District, you are going to make my life SUCH A PAIN if this keeps happening, but I also think you're super cool and I desperately WANT to like you. :((
(To make it clear I like Mel, I just don't like that I'm apparently gonna have to explain that my name isn't because of her to people now.)
ok but give me one good reason why you wouldn’t date Kermit the frog besides that he is a puppet and a frog
More old-ish Hollow Knight drawings in honor of Silksong being real.
OH also a hell yeah to Deltarune people, my friend is freaking out lol.