Abstracted: The Original Members Of The Digital Circus!

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[@lightjones9894]

So, it's basically a fact that Pomni is a replacement of Kaufmo because she shows up right after he loses true consciousness. It makes sense because a circus needs a Jester or clown character in it.🤡🤡🃏🃏

[@bootychomper-ej9qt]

WAIT UR SO RIGHT BUT THEN WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER CIRCUS ROLES??

[@joewilliams-un8vu]

@@bootychomper-ej9qtYeah, where is the guy riding a bicycle who juggles?

[@Kallichore09]

@@joewilliams-un8vu Wouldn't that be taken up by the clown though?

[@boo9781]

It’s not a fact, we don’t have an actual timeframe of when kaufmo abstracted, and since he didn’t even bother to show up to the theme song then you could argue he was long gone before anyone woke up. Pomni appearing soon after was likely just a coincidence. It doesn’t make physical sense for the game to somehow make someone appear after another characters gets abstracted, and it takes so much depth away if the game just abstracts you because another player joined. Overall, an incredibly frail theory that stands it’s ground in speculation and doesn’t improve the narrative in any way…

[@Regfife]

@@boo9781 Unless the players are lured in on a case-by-case basis. I'm thinking that the game creators could've known that Kaufmo was at least on the verge of breaking, so they did whatever they do to sucker a new player into putting on the headset.

[@ralunix4612]

The thing next to the dog is called a String worm and its a toy. One idea I would love is that before getting sent there... you get to choose the avatar and personalize it. Cause then Zooble in my head is a random select 😂

[@creamy_puff41]

Zooble is a Zolo Blocks. I never had one but saw bfr and played it. Its like blocks and you can create your own creature.

[@sunnybuubuu]

I like to think they're all based off of a children's toy they were all specifically attached to during their childhood

[@skorpian1029]

Yah i was gonna mention its a string worm I think its interesting that all of the characters are childrens toys or things a child might play with even kinger as a kid I could see a parent trying to teach their kid to play chess only for them to play pretend with the pieces

[@l_e__m___o____n_____.]

Yes I was thinking the string worm too

[@Vivi.idk.lol.]

i love worm on a strings i have some their cute but they do try to steal my kneecaps and commit arson on my house but their cool

[@nathanblackburn1193]

Honestly I don't think Pomni's appearance had anything to do with Kaufmo's abstraction, Caine (seemingly) didn't know Kaufmo abstracted until he was told but if Pomni appearing meant Kaufmo abstracted then Caine would already know, all the other characters also know what abstraction is and that Caine can deal with it so they've likely witnessed it before

[@Zack_Zander]

I agree, since everyone seem to know the basic of how abstraction works, I would believe that a number of them would realize it if a new character is tied to another character being abstract.

[@chopinlizst6449]

Another theory: Caine is not in control here. He knows more than the other characters, but perhaps he is left in the dark by someone even higher ranking then him. He may even be trying to get everyone else out, but hasn't figured out how yet.

[@jadedandbitter]

​@@chopinlizst6449he seems like an AI admin, hes not trying to figure anything out, just do what he's programmed to

[@chopinlizst6449]

@@jadedandbitter this would make sense, although I really hope this is not the case. Caine seems like such an interesting character and I want to see him rebel against the system and struggle with it, rather than just do what he's coded to do. Either way I'm really excited to see what comes next.

[@tastybacon255-baconboy5]

From what I could tell, Caine's not omnipotent, or all-knowing. He only figured out that Pomni was in The Void because of the alert on his Wacky Watch, and only knew Kaufmo abstracted because Kinger told him so (but it is a bit sus that Caine knew where to pull Kaufmo from, but maybe he can just summon any of the characters from anywhere...)

[@nickbrick20]

Since it’s very hard to contain human minds in computer, with it taking up tons of space, the insane character’s minds were too much for the computer. That would also explain their designs of a mess of parts that don’t fit together.

[@Scottyhood200]

When you mentioned Kinger’s wife “Queener” the devs of the show confirmed her name is/was Queenie, though it’s interesting to think they could have actual history in real life and the game recognized that and made them a sort of cartoon couple as well, great video btw 😄 👍

[@true-W0AM]

Yeah i think we should get this comment to the top of the comment section.

[@AyaReikoTripleElite]

One tiny problem with that bit of theory-crafting; Kinger is a white king, while Queenie is a black queen.

[@therapistbecauseyouneedhelp]

​@@AyaReikoTripleElitei dont think it was intentional but that sounded very racist

[@LongrRBX]

​@@AyaReikoTripleEliteyeah because that's what the two teams are💀

[@lilymorgo3412]

​@@LongrRBXI mean based off of the chess game it could be possible that they've would've been enemies at some point, I don't really know, maybe some kind of relationship went on with them

[@TheLexMexx]

The first character you couldn't make out seems to be a jester juggling balls? and the "Anteater" character seems to be a play on a Worm-On-A-String! Also Gooseworx confirmed on tumblr that she's officially called "Queenie" Instead of Queener like most of us assumed!

[@squash589]

*happy kinger noises*

[@sillygoober-kq9gi]

i kinda knew it was a worm-on-a-string since ive had one of those mine was yellow

[@Im.back.mothertrucker-]

@@sillygoober-kq9giI have a rainbow one :D

[@dcgcz]

The cyclops across the door also seems to be a slime with a googly eye attached to it. I remember playing with them when i was young! (Also like Bob from Monsters vs Aliens)

[@tornadodee148]

@@dcgcz or Gak?

[@anubisgodess2353]

I'm all for some more digital circus videos and I'm here before we see you take the effort to make your own digital circus character. 😂😂

[@CartoonUniverse]

haha we are working on my new hazbin sona first, but im hoping a digital circus sona can drop with the next episode.

[@Goat-tz6gs]

@@CartoonUniverseoh ye the female chess pieces name is queenie

[@skistorm739]

​@@CartoonUniverse why hasn't digimon did this all ready being Abstracted.

[@chasethemaster3440]

@@Goat-tz6gsi guessed it right nice

[@skistorm739]

@@CartoonUniverse also the game expanding beyond it yggdrasil should so those' chips be prefect, how yggdrasil able get information across the world.

[@danielolivares6313]

Goosworx (the creator of DC) confirmed that the black queen chess piece was in fact Kingers wife and also that her name was Queenie

[@vibenelima8748]

Cap,they said that there was no romance in the lore at all 8:54

[@AmenKing1999]

4:17 Gooseworx confirmed her name is Queenie.

[@antonissa8345]

One thing I noticed is how some of the characters have similar themes, the jester in the thumbnail must have been the original clown character before he abstracted and Kaufmo had abstracted himself by the time Pomni arrived.

[@joshuagoforth1658]

I absolutely adored the pilot I’m such a huge fan of animation and dark psychological stuff especially as someone who struggled with existentialism so just that ending with the perfect music just omg this is the best thing I’ve seen on KZbin since hazbin first showed up and now this amazing pilot from my favorite KZbinr the gods of animation are smiling on me today

[@memefactory4353]

3:56 I think it’s supposed to be one of those fuzzy worm toys. The ones that are multicolored and have googly eyes.

[@luca194]

The theory that the game makes a "copy" of your brain to be your character in-game and stores it, only for that copy (which contains your personality, and therefore is basically a version of you) to be left behind with none of your memories once you log out of the game, is horrifying. Instantly reminded me of SOMA. The existential horror of not being yourself, but merely a copy of the REAL you, who is out there just living their actual life while you're just stuck there like you're an old safe file in a game that's already been finished? Terrifying.

[@Kyrikrliy]

Some of the former characters have really cool design, i hope we'll see them in the show at some point. The anteater creature looks super fluffy 3:58

[@brendanblack7659]

i think the anteater looking one looks more like a worm on a string

[@Kyrikrliy]

​@@brendanblack7659The snout looks much like an anteater, since we only saw the character's face so far that's unfortunately all the info we have right now

[@Spino-hx2mr]

@@Kyrikrliy Worm on a String is an ACTUAL Toy, which is what ALL Characters are based off.

[@Kyrikrliy]

@@Spino-hx2mr I dont know what that is sorry Edit: just looked it up, that really does look very similar to the character i was talking about! Thanks

[@dragonsknowledge8760]

love the animaiton! good choice on voices cast!

[@CartoonUniverse]

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[@ma.lowelasalarda5835]

Hi

[@RawCauliflower]

I think you have to be careful about overinterpretation. I bet a lot of them are just scrapped concept art designs that didn't make it in and then added into the pilot as Easter eggs. The challenge would be to determine which door portraits represent important characters.

[@tetraxis3011]

Yea. Ive also noticed that the comparisons between mythologies and the shows are somewhat far fetched and not very solid

[@An_Ian]

Ya I bet alot of the X out room characters only exist to imply others have been here before Pomni before they explain what happend to them with the immediate introduction of abstraction

[@Bubbleeyyz]

Worm on a string would/should have made it in if that's the case

[@Thedumestyoutubechannel.2024]

I doubt that it is scrabbed characters

[@globbyakaweirdjellyguy954]

I like the thought that Kaufmo abstracting and Pomni arriving are linked.😊 Also, I’m thinking the game takes the human’s mind and prevents it from connecting back with their body even if they take the headset off, rendering them useless husks.🤔 Although when they zoomed out at the end of the pilot, there was no body there in front of the computer, so either someone removed the body or the headset might have teleported their entire form and mind into the game.🤔

[@Shining_star500]

If the last part of the comment is true, then kudos to whoever programmed stuff like that. Their a cut above.

[@Leafy17]

3:54 the "anteater like character" is actually a toy called a" worm on a string." It's basicly a bundle of soft synthetic fur with googly eyes tied together on a string, which is then attached to a fishing wire. Very cool toy, look it up!

[@ma.lowelasalarda5835]

Yeah!

[@itsbombervr8611]

I believe that the female looking Kinger is named Queenie

[@lolly_Is_Me]

I loved the pilot so much! I can’t wait for the next episode

[@Katzztar]

All the characters' forms seem to be based on some form of toys. But some types of toys seem to repeat, such as clown/jester. It could be that there certain types due to the game having set characters the player can choose from like in some roleplaying games. Then allowing some personalization within the types. Clown /Jester=The "mish-mash of colors" at 3:20 reminds me of the riot of colors on clowns and jesters. I'll theorize this was a clown/jester character sometime before Kaufmo arrived. That Pikachu-like thing also looks like a type of jester or clown. Dog= The dog across from the Squirmle looks like the head of those dog-slinkie toys. Then there's that sock puppet that looks vaugely like a dog. Dolls= both Ragatha and Jax seem to fit the stuffed doll type. that pink cyclops may been a doll type Chesspiece= Kinger & Queenie fit this type then there's random types that don't fit into a anything beyond being "trippy", like Zoogle and that ribbon girl with the theater masks. Could be these are totally "Random" type. That trippy thing at 1:28 would also be random, and it looks like those "fuzzy worms" things we had in 70s/80s that was on a string. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirmles The originals were called Squirmles, but they (and cheaper knock-offs) also called "magic worms" . "twisty worms" (that's the one I rememeber), "Wiggle worms" and plain ole' "worms on a string."

[@boo9781]

Zooble is based on Zolo Blocks and Gangler is a pair of masks, so they are both toys in their own way

[@pasta1048]

Abstraction is also a term in computer science which means removing data--or details--from a file that are deemed un-important. This could be interpreted as "after you lose your mind in the circus, you as a person are no longer important" and so they turn into one of the monsters.

[@darknesskingdom1184]

so Ima just point this out: all we know so far is the queen chess piece is named queenie during that post gooseworks said "all they'll permit themselves to say right now is her name" so she'll be important later on and revealed ages are as follows kinger: 48 ragatha: 30 gangle: 26 pomi: 25 and jax and zooble both being 22 but zooble is several months older

[@Cahootian]

I kinda feel bad for kinger, watching everyone slowly go mad including his wife and his freinds.

[@davidlowe7634]

i do believe the "anteater thing" is supposed to be one of those furry worms that you can manipulate with a string to make it move really cool

[@dragonsknowledge8760]

headphone users be warned around 3:09 there's a weird peek in the volume lol.

[@eclogitetack]

4:05 the other character is one of those “work on a string” toys

[@Mr.Cube3X3]

this show is really cool and i hoop it will grow

[@kaleikassette]

i also hoop it will grow

[@charlieianzo5513]

My head canon for TADC is that it somewhat follows a similar theme for SAO. In a sense that the game maker is trapped in his own world, but has access to the players memories. He then traps them in the digital universe in order to simulate the ideas and concepts that lead each character to be themselves, though he left the risk of them “going insane” when looking for an exit or falling to despair. This uncertainty also affects the simulation of the digital universe, since repeating loops (a nod to the description of “insanity”) may cause the digital world to experience errors or *glitches. Once a player becomes abstracted, since they do so in order to prevent the program from crashing, a new random player who plays the “front-end game version” of TAD gets sucked into this version where they are forced to endure the existential dread that awaits them. The only reason I have for the game maker, Caine, having access to players memories is the scene where Pomni goes through an exit door only to see a rundown office building where she most likely remembers having unsettled discontent for. This sort of ties to the correlation between the player’s thoughts to the creation in that universe. Caine basically allowed the players to will things to existence only to the extent that there is *”no true exit”* since their memories become codes and the longer they are in the digital universe, the less likely they would have survived in the outside world. Especially when they may be copies of their original selves. He basically plagiarizes their thoughts and memories and uses it to manipulate or create new scenarios. He also makes them their own rooms out of “what they probably like”, meaning he can access their minds but never truly control them? Which could also mean he has to prevent their minds from creating an actual exit. So Caine probably has a suspicious act going on, but I think there’s a lot more trauma going on here than meets the eye. Especially when each character has their own personality and identity that leave a certain level of trauma. Perhaps he’s particularly choosing those who play the game almost always since the real world to them is terrible, unfortunately, he’s never really got the hang of the game’s true purpose. So he just creates this kind of simulation to make it more realistic and/or relatable. At first, it felt like a good idea. But in actuality, it wasn’t.

[@clxxdydayzz3430]

Hiya 👇early squad

[@lightjones9894]

Couldn't wait for this video. Thank you🙏🙏

[@blue52611]

I've seen people hate on Pomni for "making Kaufmo abstract" when she probably had 0 idea there were other people in the digital world. And even if she did know, I doubt she'd know that entering it would cause one of them to abstract But I will say, the proof of they have is great, I love hearing others theory's, even if they try and start an argue with me about it 😅

[@McDonalds-Empty-Cup]

Kinger’s wife has a confirmed name, being “Queenie”

[@godomoths242]

Goose revealed that the queen character is called queenie and while I like the thought of the queenie kinger relationship, it wouldnt quite make sense considering nobody remembers their life before the Circus. So they might have been together and even joined the Circus together, but then probably forgot their connection. That'd also be a pretty sad and cool concept tho.

[@MayorOreo]

There was a black mirror episode where people thought they got trapped in a digital world but it turned out they were just a convincing ai replica of their real living self. In that episode they were planning on contacting there real self to just delete them, until they found out they can just escape into online mode while the game was updating to be free to do whatever they want in the servers.

[@julietwatson4642]

What’s the name of the episode?

[@MayorOreo]

@@julietwatson4642 USS Callister. It is a dark episode. The guy that "trapped them" did so to play out his sick fantasies/do bad things to his coworkers without consequences.

[@julietwatson4642]

@@MayorOreo Thanks. I’ll go watch it because the concept seem interesting.

[@vhsguy032]

bro I remember pausing the video the day it came and looking at the old members pictures on the door

[@mangareader8318]

I don't think the game has a limit to characters. If that were the case, i think they would have been cluded in Kaufmo had abstracted or was going to abstract much sooner rather than having no idea about Kaufmo's abstraction because everytime one of them joined, someone else would be abstracted and they would have picked up on the pattern or at least Caine would have

[@elementalsteve9029]

3:58 omg no!! the one on the right is that the little worm on a string toy!!!!

[@Lynel104]

Ah, abstraction a fate worse then death you might say. There are a lot of things about the show that we don't know, but what I do know is that Kinger is my spirit animal.

[@CactusSalad555]

my theory is that cane is like a lone devoloper who can leave the game and that the computer and hedset we see belongs to him. It would explain why they couldn't find cane prior to her finding the exsit, why he can fix things so easily (by fixing the code), and why the person on the websire looks like cane himeself. Maybe, he was making a project for the company and they released it with out it being ready due the demand being high. Like how Security breach was let out when it still had lots of bugs because a lot of people wanted it.

[@inactivechannel3004]

caine is an ai so he isnt human

[@lerneanlion]

I never ever thought that I will ever get to see the character that happened to be the combination of Pikachu and Shrek like at all. Can anyone imagined this character saying "Pika Pika Shrek" as the catchphrase?

[@jolteyontv]

kaufmo would of been such a good character

[@xyder56]

0:45 that “leave us the f alone” was personal

[@RngGm]

I dont think pomni replaces kaufmo because he abstracted while he was in his room. Pomni came to the digital circus after everyone else left their rooms and even put a sign saying he didnt come

[@MothGirlHina]

Small note, Queenie is her official name! So she is significant!

[@LexaByteNV]

4:00 The one on the right is a string worm, a little fuzzy worm toy on a fine string that you can drag around your fingers to make it look like it's moving on its own.

[@rainfox2490]

Queener is actually canonically called Queenie :3

[@Athenaslove_]

I love how sarcastic chorus is in his series

[@UltraCenterHQ]

5:55 I just realized that. Imagine being a digital copy of yourself. You're trapped in the machine. And the one behind the screen is the real you, but you are still you

[@silcrow3241]

The thing about Glitch Studios using religious stories as inspiration doesn't really work here, since the show wasn't created, written, or directed by Glitch, and Gooseworx, the person who did all of that, has already been very open about the story's inspiration being I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, which is a much better parallel.

[@silcrow3241]

@@I_Dont_Believe_In_Salad it's only a theory that C and A stands for Cain and Abel, Caine's name isn't even spelled the same. A reference to one religious painting doesn't mean the entire show is based on a completely different religious story.

[@Trident_Gaming03]

I think the theory that Pomni's entrance caused Kaufmo's abstraction isn't accurate, due to it limiting freedom of choice I think what's more likely is that, when Pomni put on the headset, it put her into a coma-like state, and only added her once Kaufmo abstracted. This would get rid of the timing issue (which is based on coincidence, poor storytelling) as well as fit your theory that the code can only hold so many people at once.

[@pheebs887]

The ant eater looking one reminds me of one of those worms on a string

[@ayag.8306]

Queener is actually confirmed to be called Queenie.

[@Goat-tz6gs]

Love theses videos and theory’s :D

[@UltimateGenosyko]

Being “abstracted” is a little to similar to Madoka Magica. Same concept, when the magical girls fall into grief they turn into “witches”, unrecognizable monsters and cannot turn back

[@nickmumpfield5319]

I don't get why Kane can't just fix the abstracted. I mean, if you can do all that, and if you have full control. What goes on in that visitor world? Couldn't he just leave us the extracted back to normal

[@Igny306]

The queen, chess piece name is actually Queenie❤. It was confirmed by gooseworks herself.

[@Dante-Balisk]

It could also be possible that Queener could have been trying to assassinate Kinger like a Deathloop rivalry and made his paranoia before putting him more on edge with an abstraction

[@mikeythenephilimking24]

this was pretty awesome love how Jax has that Ehh lets what hell/chaos i can cause out of this adventure, and cant wait to see what its future holds for Pomny with the others and the lore to be revealed down the road. Also heh talk about not just her first but her Last Supper there lol

[@deepcut7788]

You’re a nephilim now?

[@mikeythenephilimking24]

@@deepcut7788 Aye its been my user name on here since 2016, on my other social network accounts and my email since 2011. I had a series wanted to create back then and the mc i created was a Nephilim and went with/loved it.. but i started losing passion in it due to my depression back... but im motivating myself trying to get back into it over 3 years of being sober.... ssorry i got off track but yup

[@nickyheart]

this comment was torturous to read

[@NyanCat-dn5jb]

The one across the dog reminds me of the "thing" attached to that one cat ball toy that vibrates.

[@MrPillowStudios]

My god, there's so much lore... We need the 2nd episode right NOW!

[@ragvald8835]

In a year, if we're lucky

[@bellabluerose3212]

Gooseworx confirmed that the name of the queen chess piece is actually named Queenie.

[@ztsquid3000]

That would be a total of nine players abstracted.

[@maxdon2001]

Great video!

[@hawkedhoop3611]

3:07 "BUT-" Cartoon Universe said Calmly

[@Redpeperonni]

As the episodes progresses we will see more of the lore opening up

[@joelkreissman6342]

Don't forget "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream."

[@dwcanhUwu]

I'd like to think that Kinger is a dev. He's been there before others and have a lot of knowledge on the digital world. Also he's a literal king. And he might have brought his family too.

[@Kenya_Berry]

My personal theory is that there’s always going to be at least 1 clown/jokester in the “game” at any given time, forming a part of the story that must be available I have no backing for this yet

[@blue_sus9280]

The blank mannequin is actually Dr.Football as we see him taking a bath in one of the rooms pomni walks into while trying to hide from kaufmo

[@davidecirina8586]

4:02 the hairy thing seems one of those worm toys, with a nylon string that you could use to move it.

[@Pomni_TADC36]

This is why Caine doesn't want them to go to the void:so basically the exit door is not the only way out instead you can see in the movie that they went 2 times in the void then you can see the things in the table that could be the only thing that pomni had putted in her face so that means Caine doesn't want them to leave his creation

[@DawnzeenaMcGill]

Deepcut has clearly never seen a fuzzy worm if he though that was an anteater.

[@camcom278]

4:24 her name has been confirmed as Queenie

[@ElSGR07]

Not sure if anyone in the comments has mentioned this, but Kinger's 'wife' actually has a confirmed name, and its Queenie!

[@keshiaanders6452]

So far the show is giving me "Madoka Magica," the dark side of Gem aliens from "Steven Universe" & "Tron" vibes. Especially the former with the glitch/virus monsters being similar to Charlotte's corrupted form & many other witches that got turned into monsters.

[@Ravioli.randomness]

3:59 I think the orange and green thing is one of those work things people make out of something or get off of Amazon, if you understand what I mean

[@witheredbonnie4]

4:17 her name is Queenie according to Gooseworx (the person who made the pilot)

[@Sarah_Larah]

“Queener”💀 4:20

[@paxton_]

When he talked about the generic looking dog it played a bluey ad 😂

[@FatherSquirn]

The ant eater thing is a worm. It's one of those worms on a string

[@creamy_puff41]

4:03 its a twisty worm

[@roldensabalos373]

If kinger been there the longest that means kinger might know all of the characters that been abstracted/gave up

[@jaymeselliot8181]

1:30 the 'blank mannequin' isnt a placeholder, they are an actual character. there is a scene where Pomni opens a door and they are taking a bath, which they seem to get angry at, and retaliate by launching an angry, red mask at Pomni, which dents the door leaving an impression as Pomni slams it.

[@sksjb246810121]

I feel like they abstract when they get to close to the truth. It is like the AI Programm tries to protect itself by destroying a virus that would harm it. Thats my theorie on why Kinger isnt abstracting. He maybe had some mental illness like anxiety or depression before even entering the AI world, which makes him "mad" as a character but also protects him from abstracting bc he maybe doesnt even want to get out of the game.

[@stagedparrot]

At 4:00 I think that is one of those fuzzy worm on a string toys

[@OniGMouse]

I guess this means that "The Amazing Digital Circus" is some more faulty version of "The Hollow", which make Caine the weird guy that's supposed to help the characters through challenges.

[@nolanphung464]

According to when Kaufmo tries to chase Pomni, You could see 2 more characters if you could focus on the left. The first one in the Kaufmo chase seems to just be like a blue squid thingy. The other one seems to be a greenish yellow clown with orange hair looking like a fox or a furry.

[@CyberWave_YT]

I think I know what the crossed out ant eater thing that is green and orange. My guess is that most of the characters in TADC (the amazing digital circus) are toy themed. So I think that the ant eater is a "Worm on a string" and is an actual toy. (It might be related with something related to tiktok since it was popular in 2020-2021 I think.) [EDIT] the queen piece that is maybe related to kinger is actually called "queenie/queeny" and was an official statement from glitch productions by a question from a fan. [PLS PIN THIS COMMENT]

[@Romankinnie]

maybe the characters human forms were in trouble with authority. obviously at separate times but there is a queue of people who put on their headsets but are waiting for something. once there is an available spot, the next worthy character gets selected. once the character is made and booted into the game, the human looses consciousness which cues the execution.

[@TwinfiniteTwins]

6:28 THE MANNEQUIN IS A CHARACTER IM ONLY NOW REALIZING THIS

[@AbyssStalkerv.]

nice.

[@zuzuthekitkat7900]

On an unrelated note, I think Caine has had something to do with Kaufmo’s abstraction because if you look at the wall on Kaufmo’s room you’ll see a drawing of none other than Caine. Caine must know more than he’s letting on.

[@seetanakym]

I saw u KZbin channel! (Lol I have one too)

[@ja-nozreaper5865]

5:30 I have a question, what about phone number? Those are windings so its easy to see the full one.

[@edgarjosetorrescotto1062]

Is it possible that instead of this being like Sword Art Online this is like Tron and the entire body is digitized?

[@Dragondacrafter]

There is an existing character of the mannequin. We see them behind one of the doors while Pomni was looking for Caine, since Ragatha was attacked by Kaufmo's abstract form.

[@shabbiahmed5359]

Myth:pomni was chased for kaufmo is because he was a clown and she was a jester so he didn’t like that he is getting replaced and chased her with no care

[@Pieper.]

i personally like to think that the circus, while originally just a game, was turned into a punishment of sorts for criminals, like especially bad people have the headset forced on them to keep them trapped in the circus with slowly dwindling sanity or something like that.

[@catloafonlaptop435]

3:55 THATS A FUCKING STRNG WORM

[@littlemissdaydream810]

The copied brain in to the computer idea sounds similar to the game “Soma” Except the characters in Soma retained their memories. Still an interesting idea and has a lot of terrifying implications

[@Curly_Haired_Edits]

I have a theory… WHAT IF THE YELLOW DOG WAS KAUFMOS DOG?? I saw some animations and I believe the art from the animations, he was like a dad or something with a pet dog. The dog in the abstraction animation nearly looks exactly like the yellow dog on the crossed out door. Poor kaufmo lost his dog:(