Film Theory: Jax's Master Plan EXPOSED! (The Amazing Digital Circus)

[@GamermanZendrelax]

Surprised y'all didn't mention Kinger's rare moment of clarity, saying how he remembered how difficult it was for Ragatha to adjust to life in the circus while comforting her and encouraging her attempts to mentor Pomni. It's a really sweet exchange, and veryy strong evidence that Ragatha was indeed originally human.

[@arnelarenas1833]

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[@arthurlopes2160]

@@arnelarenas1833it’s a bot dude

[@booomintunes]

​@UTTPisBetterThanDannoCal im gonna touch you little 🇳🇪

[@gunnarcarlson2118]

Cmon Jax is my favorite character

[@22Hobbies]

Oh, I thought that was a joke that Kinger was talking to himself for that part of the conversation, Ragatha responded, then Kinger removed his bucket not sure what Ragatha's talking about

[@WeaselWhisk]

If anything, Jax gives me more of vibes of a hacker that broke into the system without warrant. Maybe that's why he has keys everywhere? Because he was able to hack himself access. And I mean, we've all seen what doxxer jerks are like online... It would also explain why he's so engaged in the activities. He wanted to get in on this game with crazy advanced Ai, but not just to play with in its intended way, more like how people make torture builds on games like The Sims.

[@soogus55]

What happens when a TF2 bit hoster puts a suspicious headset on.

[@sgt.cupcakes8423]

Probably a stretch but, everyones name has something to do with them, (ragatha a rag doll, kinger, mangle, etc) but jax is just jax, the closest thing is maybe that its similar to "hacks", and maybe coincidentally, jax's pronunciation in spanish is literally "hacks"

[@Austen-mk1wq]

@@sgt.cupcakes8423 or maybe jax as jackrabbit?

[@a.maus.2615]

Yes! Sure, jax has keys to a lot of places, but he also needs to use them. Caine doesnt need keys, the same way an admin doesnt need any after logging in. Jax needs to play by the rules and only pulls off an occasional "sudo" in the form of those keys.

[@Rand0mTh0ught]

Honestly I see this

[@mranderson9553]

jax's weird physics does have an explanation, everyone's bodies have their own rules like one being able to split up and pomni being able to stretch (and probably anything else needed for physical comedy for the jester thing), kinger doing whatever you want to call that glitch, etc. their bodies follow the rules related to what they're based off of and jax is clearly bugs bunny-esc hence the weird interactions he has, stabilization while shaking and standing up when one should fall is classic cartoon logic

[@skillissueee7426]

Exactly just like zooble

[@noonyx33]

Ahh these are good points

[@WackoMcGoose]

Ragatha is probably the most blatant example, considering she literally *_gets speared through the heart_* during the truck chase yet takes no actual damage (other than dignity) due to being made of cloth and stuffing.

[@lilmouse4647]

Bugs Bunny + Tom (from bendy and the ink machine) = Jax

[@coolstuff4828]

Tom is from bendy?​@@lilmouse4647

[@fireflystudios123]

Something I’d like to point out is that in the first episode Pomni tries to take off her headset and just ends up stretching her eyes. Jax says “Keep trying, it worked for all of us” in a sarcastic tone, which implies that he is human. A lot of things in pilot episodes are left behind later on and this is mostly a throwaway line, but I thought I’d mention it.

[@ClownHoundII]

It's been confirmed since episode 1, they're all humans trapped in a digital circus ruled by Caine the Ai ring master.

[@Mystical_Dragon.]

Also didn’t gooseworks say that Jax cried lots when he first got to the circus? So yea, I also think Jax is a human

[@Liutar2010]

​@@Mystical_Dragon.Is it in the description or the video because i didn't see it

[@vendy-y6i]

that's what I'm saying

[@vendy-y6i]

@@Mystical_Dragon. I didn't see it either

[@Hellbughunter]

To be fair, his behavior could just be the nihilistic realization that in the Circus nothing maters, there are no consequences. And wasn't it said that Jax deserved to be there the most? Would that not suggest that he is in a similar situation to the others?

[@theseamoon2180]

It could also be interpreted as him being born there so of course he deserves to be there, it's where he was born. Though that's just a theory

[@TF2Fan101]

@@theseamoon2180A FILM THEORY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@weirdguy59]

@@TF2Fan101 THANKS FOR COMMENTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@The-tc1gg]

I believe that Jax is the digital circus form of Judas

[@emirturkmen4524]

I think Jack tries to be mean as possible and not take anything seriously to distract himself from actually thinking about his circumstances and getting abstracted. No reason for an AI to do that since (unless it doesn't know its an ai) they can't get abstracted (probably)

[@leecolon5108]

The only problem that I see with specifically Jax being the NPC is that he made a reference to Willy Wonka in the episode. To quote, “we’re seconds away from being Augustus Glooped!” Something that I imagine a human would know/reference, but not Caine, and if Caine wouldn’t know it, why would any of his NPCs?

[@dankmj]

now that i read this i think this comment should be higher up

[@sanstheskeleton-x8x]

@@dankmj fr

[@Gigidacool]

Yeah I guess that makes sense but there’s no proof to that - he might or not

[@norhayatihjahmad5551]

Obviously somebody told him about it, Ragatha might be talking to Kinger about Willy Wonka and Jax got interestex

[@crystelsim83]

​@MalecUTTPWho hurt you?

[@HyenaPlayGames]

Interesting, but I like to think that Jax is a Hacker Troll, so it fits that each member of the cast is Involved with IT and game development, with Kinger being a Bug Tester, Ragata being marketing, and Pompni a Beta tester

[@bookworm0414]

​@@TheDarkMorgray my guess is concept art. If she can make figurines that catch Jax’s attention, who's to say she can also make concept art of backgrounds and the characters she then makes into figurines? She definitely is in the creative team.

[@someonehavinganidentitycrisis]

I just saw him as a toxic gamer

[@bbh6212]

​@@TheDarkMorgray Maybe her continued efforts to hype up Pomni are what you would expect from a marketer? No idea what Zooble would be.

[@paulsander5579]

​​@@bbh6212 graphic/character design?

[@anythingyoucando1546]

Regatha could be storyboard/narration/dialogs. The Mask person does 2D art and the last one does 3d models.

[@loganmcmanis1750]

Actualy this theory is supported even more in the new episode when everyone reveles what happens when they hold there breath and since they can't die they just do something differnt like changing color or lighting up. Jax is the only one to refuse doing it as the NPC's can die if he were to he would die.

[@wingridden4ngel]

thisss

[@GhvhckbXrclvxhj]

AND he brakes the 4th wall again in that scene

[@systemplayz3991]

yeah, jax asks us “the viewers” what we think he does

[@Petperson17]

the creators already said this isn'twhats going in

[@noelleenglish9019]

@@GhvhckbXrclvxhj "What do you, the viewers think?" That made me giggle a bit, my dearest, lovely, wonderful friend!

[@TheScavv]

I think Jax realized a while ago that they're all immortal and the most pain they seem to be able to feel is mild discomfort. If they're ever in any "danger," Caine will just save them. The real threat is losing your mind and abstracting so he's doing his best to keep things interesting for himself and others without being able to cause any serious harm. He's basically pulling a zero-approval gambit to keep everybody from succumbing to the monotony.

[@fionazelmann7541]

this makes sense. getting a rise out of doing random obnoxious things just to make people feel something so they don't lose their humanity and abstract. might just be his way of trying to help people even if it makes him unlikeable. not even saying his way is a good way, but it might be his way all the same. the animation of his discomfort at being reminded of the recent "death" is purposeful as the animators had to actively animate that moment so it definitely means something in respect to that character.

[@frvicboi]

But gooseworx literally said that there's nothing heroic about him and I'm pretty sure secretly saving people is heroic

[@frvicboi]

@@fionazelmann7541 But gooseworx literally said that there's nothing heroic about him and I'm pretty sure secretly saving people is heroic

[@TheScavv]

@@frvicboi In his own mind he could be doing it entirely for his own sake. He would obviously go crazy and abstract if everybody else did, leaving him alone with Caine. It's possible to do good things for entirely selfish, "non-heroic" reasons.

[@RafilaWan]

@@frvicboiIf it isn’t said in the series itself, it shouldn’t be considered canon. There have been plenty of times where creators have purposefully misdirected their fans on social media to suppress twists and such.

[@cj2810]

There is a spilt second during Kaufmos funeral where Jaxs’ “mask” drops and him looking sad. It’s very easy to miss but it makes me think that he must have some form of motive behind his cruelty.

[@TheRogueWolf]

I dunno. It could be sadness, or it could be disappointment that another "sappy" thing is happening. It's hard to read.

[@NicNacNooNic]

motive is lack of punishment and generally being an asshole

[@TrueNinjafrog]

Isn't there a cyanide and happiness comic about this? A guy who is an asshole so no one misses him if he dies.

[@donjezza10]

Or it could be he's personally afraid of abstracting because he knows nobody will be sad for him or throw a funeral.

[@electricheisenberg5723]

@@TheRogueWolf no. He visibly becomes distasted with HIS OWN opinion, and avoids HAVING it. He wouldn't shake it off intentionally otherwise.

[@gabrielc.9219]

I don't think that is actually the case, because Caine claims the ai was 57% more immersive implying that they were much more rudementory in the past, and jax seems to be stuck there for quite some time.

[@11th-lemon]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Something 1/57th as human as Gummigoo wouldn't be humanlike.

[@ethandoodlez9987]

This

[@db5094]

​@@11th-lemonthat's not exactly the right math..

[@db5094]

​@@11th-lemonIt would be more like 63% as human as gummigoo.

[@11th-lemon]

@@db5094 It's 57 times more immersive, not 57% more immersive.

[@Aelwulf-animations]

Also if you didn't notice. Gooseworx uses the words "ROGUE ai." Cain is NOT a ROGUE AI he was designed to do what he does and be in the circus. however Jax is NOT supposed to be in the actual circus which would make sense of Gooseworx using the word "rogue".

[@SyncraticLucefer]

That is a fair point actually. Maybe Jax is not the AI himself but he made an evil program that messes with the circus? Could explain Cains weird unstable nature. This man does not have enough ram to himself.

[@Petperson17]

the creators already disproved the ai imposter theory

[@Aelwulf-animations]

@@Petperson17 no they haven't

[@Petperson17]

@@Aelwulf-animations gooseworx literally confirmed every member of tadc are trapped human souls minus cain

[@Aelwulf-animations]

@@Petperson17 they said that all of the main characters. There might be one we don't know about yet

[@stormhawkdude]

Y'know I just thought about this; The very first line from Jax in the Pilot; "is this *another one* of your NPCs" implying that an NPC did make it into the Circus at one point or that Cain made one inside before.

[@11th-lemon]

That wouldn't be too surprising. It happened with the gloinks, the sun and the moon.

[@db5094]

Yeah probably, like bubble

[@jenmiranda13]

If that's the case, I see Jax torturing the poor NPC and forcing Caine to get rid of it 😅

[@WackoMcGoose]

@@11th-lemon Hmm... if Caine _did_ make all the NPCs, why did he make the moon be so... _frisky?_

[@cacovonluca]

nope. We know that they go on adventures daily, Jax could simply thought that Pomni was an npc of an incoming adventure

[@Sarii-312]

about the food and water part, at the end of the second episode, caine says that he hasnt drunk water in a while meaning the he doesnt NEED water, it's just something they do to feel human (lack of a better phrase)

[@ShadowIguess]

@UTTPisBetterThanDannoCal Holy Yap

[@carmandirda]

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[@kakukat_lucky1137]

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[@ShadowIguess]

@MalecUTTP No way bro actually said it

[@jennytulls6369]

I thought it was a gag about how sometimes humans just kinda forget to hydrate themselves, leading to "Remember to drink water" being genuinely helpful advice. If a human could forget to drink the thing that literally keeps them alive, so too could Caine

[@starstudios5954]

Another idea is that Jax did skip out on Kaufmo’s funeral, maybe because he doesn’t appreciate how AI are just forgotten (Gummigoo’s death) and how humans are deemed more important by the cast. Just an idea, because he seemed a little sad when the characters mentioned giving Kaufmo a funeral. This is in contrast to Jax’s carefree attitude when Kaufmo abstracted, despite everyone else seeming surprised or upset.

[@jaydenjayden3778]

I was hoping for some sort of explanation to cover up the hole in this theory because otherwise it wouldn't make much sense for Jax to make that emotion and proceed to hide it from everyone else. I think another possibility is that while Jax is set out on tormenting the humans in the circus, he may also have gotten attached to them. However I think one glaring issue with the entire theory is that Cain just recently developed ai that could become self aware so it doesn't make sense for Jax to be this life-like before Cain had made that improvement

[@AVeryCasualGamerGirl]

Cain is pretty lifelike. Maybe Jax and Cain and Bubble were all orginal NPCs made by the developers rather than Cain.

[@jaydenjayden3778]

@AVeryCasualGamerGirl But didn't they say Kinger had been there the longest? Even if Kinger just didn't remember, it doesn't make sense for Cain to just lie about that

[@phancanedoo013]

@@jaydenjayden3778 I was thinking about that one, too. The AI of Gummigoo and the likes was stated by Cain as being "NEW AI that 57 times more immersive". It's not just new, but he added that big number on there. 57 times? That's a lot.

[@urphakeandgey6308]

That's an interesting take, but I think it's more likely Jax seemed a bit sad over Kaufmo's funeral because even he has limits. Abstraction is basically their version of death and it might even be a fate worse than death. So it could actually imply Jax is human, since he draws the line for being an asshole at the closest equivalent to death. Some people also think Jax might feel guilty for contributing to Kaufmo's abstraction.

[@Fenn1c_fox]

The problem with the first merch thing around just having pomny and Jacs is that they could have assumed that he would be a fan favorite (sorry for the spelling and names if they are wrong)

[@nickk3077]

I think Jax was the second plush toy because he’s the easiest plush to design out of the whole circus gang. After the first episode did so well, they then had the ability to make all the more complex characters as best as they could.

[@Yipper64]

That's a much more obvious explanation. Also Michael Kovak always voices the fan favorites.

[@SaltyCakez-z4k]

Based off the script alone you knew Jax would be a fan favorite for his personality in the pilot. It was deliberate writing.

[@BonW]

And also the fact that they probably knew he'd be the "cool one" of the cast making him a fan favorite, like Sans the Skeleton, Tom from Eddsworld or Stone from Ramshackle. The characters shown to care the least are often fan favorites.

[@nickk3077]

@@Yipper64 I would say Jax had the one of the greater screen presences between all the characters too. He was also quick witted and commanding, making him a very entertaining character. Digital Circus would not be the same without Jax. It probably wouldn't be too different without one of the other characters though, but we are only in episode 2. Let's hope the other characters get some more spotlight.

[@Yipper64]

@@nickk3077 im excited for a Gangle-centric episode. Oh and a potential Kinger-centric one. Not so much for a zoobel one which I hear is the next episode :/ But hey, its a freaken good show either way.

[@AllAboard445]

The main hole with this is that Jax is pretty humanized despite his cruelty. It’s implied that Jax’s wickedness is just a mask to cover the fact that he’s hurting, and we even see him give a sad expression when he hears about Kaufmo’s funeral. However, we do know from Gummigoo that AI can be advanced enough to have complex feelings, but Kane implies that that’s a rather recent development in new AI.

[@AllAboard445]

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[@RYANVantgeloof]

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[@tpfoxCastro]

No. It is not. That is not implied AT ALL. You have been reading too much fanfiction. Stop. You are taking your own biases and expectations and stating them as if they are canon.

[@syco9008]

@@tpfoxCastroyou’re getting a little heated. Maybe that’s enough internet for day?

[@PizzaFresser-ty5gr]

We were born to inherit the stars!

[@thisguyispeculiar]

I think like how Kinger is likely the QA tester, Jax is likely the System Admin and his special skills have low-key translated into the Digital Circus. He is a human but like later in the series will be revealed to have a huge role in finding an escape route with his _access_ to keys and all.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@Mcgg-zj2og]

The creator of the show said Jax deserves to be there the most meaning that Jax was a real person

[@Elder_Keithulhu]

I find myself wondering if both things are true. I think it is possible that there was (still is) a human Jax that was a system admin but the Jax we see is an AI that replaced him. Perhaps our Jax was an NPC or programming assistance tool that saw an opportunity and replaced the original. That could end up with a second Jax showing up later. The other Jax could be partially abstracted or initially seem to be an evil twin before revealing that the others have been living with an NPC doppelganger.

[@Livi-chan435-xq6vy]

“One of the main characters is a NPC hiding inside the digital circus” Me: Bubble?

[@airaz1235]

I knew Jax was gonna be the villain just from his description. A purple digitalized bunny tormenting souls no longer connected to physical bodies.

[@emmerzleigh5540]

He always comes back 😂

[@fransiscayulianita68]

Ourple guy: ❌️ Yellow rabbit:❌️ Purple rabbit:✅️

[@SuperNekitBros]

It always comes back to fnaf even without Matthew

[@JackDonaldson-gy2zu]

Har har har har har

[@Muho_is_me]

​@@JackDonaldson-gy2zu Har har har har har

[@M_Alexander]

One thing about NPCs blending in... Caine specifically states that he's using new, presumably more complex AI than he previously had. That would suggest that Gummigoo's level of awareness is part of the new AI

[@jonathansevigny2772]

@UTTPSheriffBiIIMCook hey your brain cooked cuz all you see is braint rot

[@stray_editori]

Yeah thats why Im hesitant about an existing character being an NPC too 🧐🧐

[@somebodykares1]

@@stray_editori Caine's Ai is more advanced then the spam bots :P wow thats allot of spam bots.

[@M_Alexander]

@@somebodykares1 as advanced as he is, Caine couldn't pass as human

[@koopapoopypanya9485]

@@M_Alexanderat least, not a mentally stable human being

[@sammi3338]

I believe Ragatha is a very likely candidate for the NPC twist actually! Whether or not she’s aware of it, she definitely acts as a “tutorial” type character; helping Pomni along with her arrival, trying to keep her on track with Caine’s antics, interacting directly with the candy princess and leading the gang along… she’s very mission oriented! Maybe that’s what she’s programmed to do. Not to mention, with Kinger being there the longest, she seems surprised that he remembers something about her from so long ago, shouldnt that mean she should be even slightly deteriorating mentally alongside him?? But in fact she seems one of the more stable of them all! Anywho, just my thoughts, just wanted to put them out there in case I’m right one day haha

[@justapersonwithtrauma2947]

That's my thoughts too. She's acting like a "Toriel" type of character. Also Kinger's line about Ragatha taking so long to adjust seems like a weird throwaway line to me. Maybe it's because she's an NPC trying to blend in with the humans? I don't really like the idea of Jax as an NPC cause it makes his character more shallow. Like he's only doing this cause he's programmed to seems to be a cheap origin for a character. I like the theory that he was a game developer(it's why he has access to the circus) and a friend of his abstracted. After that he became more nihilistic. He's just letting his sadness and anger out to the other characters

[@GLEPPPPP]

@@justapersonwithtrauma2947 exactly this!!

[@Vickyshoka]

But kinger litterly remembered when ragatha arrived in the circus and was just like pomni.

[@jayfeather001theslav5]

Ragatha realizing her AI-ness would also make a great plot device, seeing as she's the one keeping the team together most of the time. She's someone who cares a lot about the people around her, and it would be interesting to see her deal with her own (lack of) reality.

[@jan_harald]

@@Vickyshoka an AI would also arrive, though much like in the pilot the adventure happened inside the circus, but second episode was in separate world, and how pomni appeared in the middle of the theme song (which was probably another adventure), it's definitely very possible that ragatha just showed up alongside the rest of the people after some adventure quest, where she was the tutorial helper of that world, and caine mistook her as just having arrived while he wasn't looking or something... but that's just a theory...

[@disappointed..]

who's here after the latest episode of TADC after it was revealed that Kinger likes bugs because his wife got him to like them?

[@lmnpie2]

I think Jax standing straight up while falling into the chocolate river is just a visual gag. You can see that Jax needs to hang onto to the truck just like Pomni does after Kinger throws the anchor out, and additionally, Jax has hang on to the front of the truck when The Fudge tries to eat them, even swinging back and forth from the momentum.

[@vixxcelacea2778]

The idea is that Jax has fully accepted that this world isn't real and nothing is of real consequence. So breaking the laws of physics is likely something everyone can actually do. I think that's why they went over the holding your breath thing. If there is no need to breathe, you'd actually have to accept that. Jax seems to. If the theory that he's actually a malicious hacker that got stuck in the world is true, then all of it makes more sense as he'd retain that "this is a game and I have the keys" mentality someone would have if they were one. That or he was a system admin as part of the project.

[@howlongcanachannelnamebethislo]

i personally saw jax not appearing for the funeral to be him sad but grieving in a different way or not wanting to appear weak in front of the others

[@farahkhan2654]

The fact that even after mat pat has left, the quality of these videos is still as good as ever.

[@Doomishs]

I got poo

[@universaltoons]

😮

[@Chitose_]

cool

[@knights4eva981]

And the theories are just as crazy.

[@coletrainhetrick]

Honestly no, the quality has dropped off a long time ago and learning he had writers like this explains why. Such as how awful that marvel theory he just made was has he deliberately cherry picks and lies about information to make his awful theory work. The content is going downhill knowing the illusion is dispelled and how bad they are at making actual theories

[@bananakeng2012]

Now that I think about it and the Third episode came out, I realized this is why Jax never told the group what happens when he holds his breath, most likely because he is an NPC!

[@qwertyASDF47]

1:09 "I guess the T-Pose wasn't submissive and agreeable enough." BRO 💀💀💀

[@dieselfuel8988]

@@atlas.from.portal2 that's a bot as well

[@Jamah.P]

OMG THE BOTS ARE EVERYWHERE!

[@AmazingEmerald]

@@Jamah.P how do you get rid of them?

[@Juliet_Ghost]

​@@AmazingEmerald I would like to know too!

[@lazy_c0ff33]

@UTTPisBetterThanDannoCalI’m gonna touch you

[@saphironkindris]

Counterpoint: At the start of episode 1 when Pomni was trying to take the headset off, Jax said 'Yeah keep trying, because that worked for all of US' implying that he also was part of the group that tried removing their headsets, which an AI wouldn't need to do.

[@ReddCrystal]

If anyone thinks he's an AI he gets gummigoo'd, obviously he's gonna play the part.

[@RaiNBowShine999]

NPC Jax could've seen the other human characters do it and remembers it. He is a liar after all.

[@h0m3st4r]

@Marga_685 It's a bot. Use YT Spammer Purge to report it and the rest of its ilk.

[@Pyzzeen]

​@@ReddCrystalThat'd honestly make the most sense, Jax trying to stay under Cain's radar by lying and pretending to be human too. It's a very subtle thing that instantly labels him human to the unsuspecting

[@shamilflash4358]

An imposter don't expose themselves right off the bat .He could be acting to fit in the group and torment them one by one

[@patwilson9186]

One issue with the food, bringing up the lack of need for food for people but then stating NPC's like the gummy gators needing syrup to bring back to their village that probably doesn't actually exist is more of a Magoffin than proof of anyone needing food, NPC or not

[@amberreed5324]

Honestly a better proof for this would have been the fact that it seemed like the gummy gators were cooking/eating the eggs in that scene, but since they don't eat them and there's no hunger-consequences, I don't think Caine knows that hunger has detrimental effects. He almost seems like some AI does in the current real world: Can replicate ideas enough (i.e. Hunger = Food, Humans tend to hunger, therefore humans need food - or in AI art logic: Hands = Fingers, Humans have hands, therefore humans have fingers) but don't understand the baseline "Why" this situation is happening (Hunger gives the body fuel to continue, and without food the body deteriorates ~ Fingers help humans grab on to things and so the placement/length/number is specific). Any of the human souls stating hunger without need further confuses Caine, since suddenly 'Hunger' isn't a necessity, it's just something to do when you're done with a task.

[@Oburzenie]

I thought that the syrup was an allusion or reference to the candy equivalent of just oil.

[@dootdoodle569]

i really like how this video analyzed each of the characters before deciding which one was most likely to be the twist villain, but it would have had a lot more of an impact if it wasn’t spoiled in the title of the video

[@SuperStarGamer75]

In The Episode He Says We’re One Tinker Away From Being Agostous Glooped Meaning He’s Watched Willy Wonka & The Charlie Factory HOW COULD HE KNOW THIS MOVIE IF HE WAS A NPC??

[@melodym2553]

I would just like to inform you that you missed some crucial parts that might prove 2 of your evidences incorrect. Jax does actually react to gravity during the part where the truck rams into the other one after kinger throws the anchor. Another thing is that Jax does actually show emotion during kaufmo’s funeral, it’s a quick freeze frame but for a second he looks sad but then immediately gets mad at himself for showing the emotion. Gooseworx has also confirmed that Jax has an age of 22 like a human

[@Aheartlovesart67]

​@UTTPisBetterThanDannoCal Shut up man.

[@EnabiSeira]

About being affected by gravity, when the truck is falling into the chocolate river, he and Ganlge seem unafected by gravity and movement. This can be just a comical moment, not that Jax isn't affected by gravity at all. Same with his head not moving.

[@sketchstudios345]

I also think each character has their own physics, Jax defies gravity sometimes because he's supposed to be an old rubber-hose cartoon. Kinger's hands can detach from his body completely, Zooble is themselves, Gangle is of course made of ribbons and they can fall apart + the mask, Ragatha is made of stuffing, and Pomni is apparently sort of rubbery or stretchy. I feel like its just, their own things

[@your_local_trans_masc84]

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[@zteck123]

19:50 I think this is because Jax knows how to get out of the Circus, but because he is so much of an asshole, he likes staying in a place where there are no consequences for being a murderhobo.

[@matthewboire6843]

That would make sense.

[@heatherwright7328]

@MalecUTTP WOAH! (what is that translation)

[@sammyokane3892]

Jax is the worst

[@EEE-1409]

​@@matthewboire6843Yes!!

[@mim0so]

I have a theory. Since every human in the circus can remember elements from their past lives but can't remember their names, perhaps it will be a Spirited Away situation where you have to remember your name to escape imprisonment.

[@MirTheWizard]

My one main problem with this theory is a small detail where Jax mentions "Augustus Gloop" from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I feel like this implies he has clear knowledge of the outside world if he made a reference like this so i'm not sure that he's an AI. (sorry if someone said this already i probably didnt read far enough to see it :p)

[@banaman7746]

don't forget if this theory holds true though, that he is surrounded by other humans who may have knows about that. and since we don't know what the last character was like, it's entirely possible it was a reference that he had heard from the others.

[@MirTheWizard]

While this might be possible, I would be surprised if Jax was able to remember this very specific reference that can only be used in a very specific situation. Not saying it's impossible as it might be true, just not as likely in my opinion.

[@Dot-the-lesbean]

0:23 i’m already traumatized, about gummygoo. You didn’t have to do this to me. 😭

[@limepelt2348]

Like come on Film Theory. Too soon 😢

[@RealCoolstriker64]

TBH, I think Caine’s line was more meant to imply that he *deleted a human* not that an NPC is a cast member. That’d be a nice twist, buuuuut Jax made a pop culture reference. Given that all the NPC’s have no knowledge of anything, that feels misleading, if someone really is an npc

[@fionazelmann7541]

if jax is an npc why doesn't he have a character model with all the other npcs? like the other humans jax doesn't have an npc character model.

[@RafilaWan]

If anything I feel like the line was implying Caine doesn’t remember whether he’s human or AI. I think it’s pretty clear he’s most likely human since biblically Caine is paired with Able as his brother and the office backrooms thing had a C&A logo. So Caine and whoever Able is here made the game, but Caine’s possibly forgotten he’s human.

[@TheInvisibleCanadia]

@@fionazelmann7541 He doesn't have one in the candy kingdom because he's not from that world.

[@SculpeyChan]

I think Jax made Kaufmo abstract. Like Jax was messing with him and he broke, in front of Jax.

[@karak962]

​@RafilaWan this is what i thought too! Honestly although i saw this mentioned as a joke theory but i wouldn't be shocked if it turns out he is the ONLY human I also wonder if maybe cain and able aren't two human brothers, but an ai and its creator. what if he's the ai's creator and cain the ai escaped into his body leaving him stuck there?

[@dylanglassgow7458]

2 things that weren't mentioned: first, if jax is an npc, it could be assumed he was from an adventure, and most likely was themed to match it. he's clearly a looney tunes style of cartoon character, so it could be possible his cartoony nature is why he is so prone to enjoy and seek out, as he says, violence and chaos, which is what most old cartoons amount to. this basically would make him a cross between roger rabbit and judge doom secondly, on the other side of it, in episode 2 jax mentions augustus gloop in the chocolate river, implying that he is either human and knows willy wonka, or the willy wonka reference is coded in and somehow jax understands it well enough to make the reference himself, which seems unlikely

[@Grayscale10a1]

it might be a bit of a stretch, but perhaps he learned the reference from a previous person in the circus. I don't really believe the theory but I think it's an interesting idea.

[@Insert6character4name.]

Jax halfway through the series according to this theory: "I AM NOT AN NPC!!! COULD AN NPC PUNCH! YOU! INTO! THIS! PIT!!! Huh?! Could an npc do that!?! ... uh oh"

[@herreralies]

Portal reference, nice

[@HuntBrownlee]

Remember that these people are either not real or don’t have enough brain cells to comprehend that they’re real

[@_angd.oodles_4186]

PORTAL REFERENCE WOOOOO

[@Rich_1018]

​@UTTPisBetterThanDannoCalI HOPE U DONT EXIST BISH

[@tje.o.a5477]

Hehehe...

[@GachaTea22]

“Pop that subscribe button like a crocodile shaped balloon”… YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE THAT JOKE!!!

[@雪器i]

nope!

[@LlamaAnimations]

Good theory but, If Caine didn’t know who was the NPC, and he couldn’t delete humans, why couldn’t he just try deleting everyone until the NpC died?

[@Greengam-nk4vk]

I dont think Caine Knows About The NPC,Not Yet.

[@thehonoredcur5632]

What if Cain can’t delete humans not because it doesn’t work but because if he tries they abstract

[@mason7067]

I think it could be Gangle. For a few reasons, but mainly because Gangle doesn't seem to have a human personality, being controlled by the masks. The line " Aren't you supposed to be submissive and agreeable" also could suggest that Gangle is programmed to fill a specific role, and Jax knows about it.

[@jan_harald]

that's more because jax knows about the masks, sad gangle being too sad to argue, that'd also explain why he keeps breaking the mask all the time, because he likes having a servant who'll just do whatever you want, doubly so because of blackmail

[@Grayscale10a1]

i think that might've been because she seems very timid character wise, even when she has her comedy mask on se still seems like the quiet type.

[@mason7067]

@@jan_harald Still doesn't explain why Gangle's personality is controlled by the masks.

[@mason7067]

@@Grayscale10a1 Maybe, but Gangle is the only character who seems at least partially controlled by their avatar.

[@Grayscale10a1]

@@mason7067 to be fair, even when wearing her comedy mask, gangle was still able to smile and laugh when jax blackmailed her. admittedly, it was a panicked/nervous smile and laugh, but she was still able to do it.

[@donutchan8114]

Tangentially I assume that zooble was the only one who got close to escaping and was punished for it by becoming a mass of shapes, which is why shes so standoffish. She also cant say anything because she'll be dumped into the basement.

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎ ‎

[@StellaStaneva]

I saw a different theory saying that all of these things Jax does is on purpose and does them to distract the cast from the real problem

[@JonathanFury1596]

I never saw cane’s little moment as a hint towards his possible fault. I just saw it as him being over dramatic thinking about what COULD happen.

[@anthonydavid3348]

As much as “overdramatic” fits Caine to a tee, I feel like too much emphasis was placed on it for it to amount to nothing. That being said, I could definitely see it as *foreshadowing* - a signal of future consequences if an NPC sneaks (or is snuck) into the Circus without Caine’s knowledge.

[@11th-lemon]

Yeah, he did the same thing in episode 1 when talking about the void. I don't think it was something special.

[@Yipper64]

yeah everyone is reading into that one a lot.

[@alphakowaclips]

It's a theory channel, these are not facts, my man 😅

[@starridevil]

10:11 I’m pretty sure ragatha that isn’t an npc because when they were riding on “The Fudge” Ragatha and Kinger are talking and Kinger say this “I remember when you first entered the circus” or something along those lines. This shows that Ragatha is most definitely a human.

[@malikaslimani869]

Raga

[@josepass2563]

​@SKULGRYNTHE OPP STOPPA

[@pratyushpchandra9230]

​@@josepass2563 lobotomy kaisen strikes again

[@fancyspoon718]

Caine describing Gummigoo and the others as “rotten bandits” despite making their AI immersive enough to have reasons for stealing makes me question if he actually creates the AI. The fact that the AI is immersive enough to have an existential crisis makes me believe that someone outside of the digital circus is tampering with the world to make it capable of withstanding AI. It’s a stretch, but I feel it makes sense from a realistic point of view

[@eggplantontoast]

instead of jax being an AI, he could very well be the one doing all of the tampering on the outside, kinda like a plant to watch over them and torment them.

[@sable1334]

Or Caine called them rotten bandits to set player expectations, so that those expectations could be subverted later. If his players decide to investigate the crocodiles, Caine has a plot twist and a moral dilemma lined up for them.

[@Yipper64]

Well you know how modern AI you kind of prompt it and it outputs something? What if that's basically what Caine does. He is presumably making AI that is smarter than himself... somehow. And how would an AI do that? By using another AI. But you know, a sort of background low level AI.

[@RealNooby_1]

You forgot to mention that Jax looked concerned about Kaufmo in the second episode. He looks like it for a SPLIT second

[@Just_call_me_rules]

Purple bunny? Big smile? Might be an NPC? breaks the fourth wall? Trapped in a video game? GLItcH TRaP

[@zenovia1004]

AFTON.

[@Just_call_me_rules]

@@zenovia1004 VANNY

[@Levi-RoseWilletts4828]

WILLIAM AFTON IS THAT YOU!?!?!?

[@Ankr_89]

*GLITCH* trap?

[@Scelatio]

I aLwAyS cOmE bAcK!

[@bloodybee3553]

I can see some reasoning for Jax to be made a plushie: The creators probably knew he would be a fan favorite. I haven't actually watched either episode, but from what I've seen, they've made him a lovable bully type of thing. He's always casual, adding humor in crazy situations, he mentions food all the time so people are like "lol same," he's sarcastic and somewhat quippy, and he's voiced by the OG femboy spider. They knew they had something here that people would love.

[@jonathansevigny2772]

@UTTPisBetterThanDannoCal new idiot in his horible brain roting prosses

[@Doublemonk0506]

Also, Tumblr Sexyman, thy name is Jax

[@lawliamsonic]

And he's voiced by the what

[@nerdymaple2637]

@@lawliamsonic He was the original voice actor for Angel Dust from Hazbin Hotel

[@lawliamsonic]

@@nerdymaple2637 Ah

[@FaeChangeling]

I still think there's a definite possibility that it's not any of the main cast and is instead someone we haven't been introduced to yet. The way Caine talks about it, it's like something very big and very bad already happened, but if Jax was the NPC all along then he's kinda just been vibing with the cast and not really causing major issues that would warrant Caine's extreme reaction or delete-on-sight protocol for NPCs in the Circus. Whilst maybe not as narratively satisfying, I feel like it's more likely we'll get some kind of flashback to a character who used to be with the main cast but turned out to be an NPC and made things go haywire, before Caine ended up deleting them. And there's a good chance that Ragatha was the one who brought them in based on her comment of "is that allowed..?" to Pomni's suggestion of keeping Gummigoo around.

[@Potato_Lordvr]

If u watch the 3rd episode, Jax does in fact brake the 4th wall, he says “What do you, the viewers think it is???” Then Zooble says “can you please stop doing that?” Basically implying that that isn’t the first time he has broken the 4th wall

[@hennynagy6160]

Jax is acting more like a hacker and internet troll.

[@CalebS-t2i]

Jax is just like me

[@CalebS-t2i]

@MalecUTTP no it isnt

[@CalebS-t2i]

@MalecUTTP your stuff is bad

[@miss-socio-btpe]

Fr

[@superfireturtle]

that's what I was thinking

[@ur-pink-gf]

I had a small suspicion that it was ragatha and jax being npcs, because they are just such perfect foils for each other that it’s strange

[@ur-pink-gf]

@the-rats-ruckus key words, had & suspicion

[@db5094]

Yes but also teams irl fall into these sorts of roles sometimes

[@db5094]

@Protectorofyoutube its okay, you're learning to be a hero we all start somewhere

[@михаиликкозлов]

What a difference between NPC and player?

[@db5094]

@@михаиликкозлов it's in the name "player". You can't play a NPC. Non Playable Character.

[@littlelefty7724]

"Don't break it Jax, Don't break it Jax, Dont break it Jax that's all I ask" She doesn't even consider Kinger, she knows he didn't mean any harm, but Jax does

[@bitman1215]

@MalecUTTP you again? i thought i told you to seek Jax, you need Jax, some pain in your life might help you out

[@irishuisman1450]

@@bitman1215 it's a bot. Don't respond, you'll only encourage them

[@littlelefty7724]

@@irishuisman1450 I'm going to try and report them

[@bitman1215]

@@irishuisman1450 AH, i see, thank you for letting me know, will ignore them when i see them from now on

[@GhostTheGoober]

Episode 3 confirms these points as well! In the 3rd episode Jax literally asks the viewers a question, to their face, and he pushes kinger snd pomni down the very scary door to be tormented!

[@bonnieplushtuber5517]

Nope. This theory was unconfirmed by both goose and Netflix both confirming all 6 characters are human

[@Sean-qg3gg]

Another thing about Jax is that he is the one unlocking all the content in the adventures. In Episode 1, he was the leader and directed the characters to their objectives. In Episode 2, if he wasn’t so forceful, they never would’ve met the Fudge, a main character according to the dev room, because Gangle’s driving would be less reckless and Kinger wouldn’t throw the anchor overboard for Pomni, who was thrown out by him.

[@mark.k2412]

Gummygoo was a good guy. We will remember him 🫡

[@Aviation-Memer]

I miss that guy

[@scaper8]

Dear god, this was probably the single most bot-infected comment I've ever seen.

[@kevingross6774]

See you later, Gummy Gator 🫡

[@theemoturtle7002]

🫡

[@Ethanos-kr3cm]

He'll come back.

[@la.5561]

I have the hypothesis that the npc could be Gangle because she is the only one whose behavior is linked to her body, her masks determine her mood and actions. Zooble gets broken but still keep acting the same way while Gangle changes completely

[@ThatSwailGuy]

another piece of evidence, in the newest episode, the humans talk about what happens when they hold their breath, except for Jax, who refuses because he claims he wants to "keep the mystery alive."

[@Lev-Wave]

When Goosework was questioned about "Which character in the digital circus deserved to be there the most" Her answer was Jax. This implies that Jax had to have a rough upbringing in the real world to have his placement in the circus justified

[@Ishbosheth.]

Or he belongs there the most *because* he is an AI, created inside the circus.

[@EternalSentinal]

Or that he deserves to be there because he was literally created to be there as an NPC

[@Fritz-co4pb]

​@@EternalSentinalhad the same thought. I feel like saying a character deserves to be there is weird as well. I mean it's not like a punishment or at least not one that is inflicted on purpose. Also jack's is the only one that's really more than just grumpy

[@somethingsuperbland8829]

Unless of course he deserves to be there since he earned his way by throwing someone else under the bus. That lying and manipulating people into thinking he’s a human makes the circus his reward instead of death. He deserves to be there bc despite being AI he’s still as human as the rest of them just like the argument to keep Gumigoo. Jax is just as human as they are even if that human is an awful person

[@bella_daze3092]

I agree with this ❤❤❤

[@thomas1pharma]

I think gummigoos character arc was the most well executed so far. Ive always thought that a fictional character having an existential crisis after finding out their fictionality, and this one is really well executed. And since his arc was over, he got removed and not milked. Also he became a likable character out of an antagonist! My fave char now

[@MacaroniArchon]

12:10 actually in this scene, he doesn’t seem to be looking directly at the camera, he’s looking slightly more to the right

[@that-one-Doctor-called-critter]

I think he is looking at caine

[@MacaroniArchon]

@@that-one-Doctor-called-critter more than likely

[@Buffalo872]

It's by accident

[@sarc9456]

In the new episode he directly addresses the audience and points at the camera, and the other character say “please stop doing that” so I think it’s definitely intentional

[@aPink_Lemon]

Another thing I noticed in the new episode was Ragatha saying "Caine loves to reuse NPCs" so if one of the cast is an AI it's very possible that in a later adventure we might see their double, and they'll have to 'make a deal' to keep it a secret from Caine

[@lifeiscats1337]

You missed the scene where Kinger says it took Ragatha a while to settle in. That’s hard proof Ragatha was a human.

[@11th-lemon]

Or maybe she was replaced with an NPC, which would explain her change in personality.

[@ravimahiwal8126]

​@@11th-lemonwhat change in personality?

[@KyleTheCloneRabbit]

You make no sense ​@@11th-lemon

[@sable1334]

An AI could take a while settling in at the Circus.

[@11th-lemon]

@@ravimahiwal8126 From desperate and maybe hostile to optimistic, as implied by Kinger. ​ @THEMIGHTYPRESTON666 I can see a switch happening. They're in a digital space, so borrowing someone else's model doesn't have to be impossible. It's possible the original Ragatha decided to stay on some adventure world while an NPC took her place, or that she flat out abstracted (episode 1 shows that Caine isn't immediately notified of abstractions) and some NPC saw the opportunity to take her place. The only issue with that is that the show is character-focused, which means it's more likely to explore a change in personality than a simple switch, but that's just meta reasoning. I also don't think an old AI could pretend to be human, but I'm going with the premise of this video for fun.

[@Foxi3_Draws]

0:22 why would you do gummigoo dirty like that 😭💀

[@Gremlin_Boi_]

deadass gave me depression

[@leandrotubbie2894]

Who are you people

[@TheGodlyPineapple]

Yikes the bots went wild here (there used to be 70)

[@joelnsalah]

Wow I expected less bots than people I am a bit a sad that there are so many.

[@REDscar9000]

how many bots are in this one comment???

[@thepokemonsamurai6512]

I actually think Gangle is a pretty good candidate for being the AI in the group. Caine says in the pilot that the one thing he can't control is their minds, but this seems to contradict the fact that Gangle's entire gimmick is that her emotions are dependent on the mask she's wearing. This could just be a digital representation of a fragile emotional state or something like that but I thought it was interesting.

[@monoduck]

Yeah she's definitely the most simple character when you think about it

[@whitneyfeldmeier745]

I agree that Gangle might be the Npc or AI (not real human). Because Jax points out that: she is "supposed to be" submissive and agreeable. Then again..he was probably being a d*ck to a sensitive soul. And her computer persona is a clever play on "masking emotions / hiding depression " .

[@realgeesler]

unless she has multiple personalities or bipolar and the masks trigger that

[@CherrieSkull]

The way you snuck 57 in there is awesome 2:36

[@4RILDIGITAL]

Jax being an imposter NPC instead of one of the humans never really occurred to me but your arguments are really persuasive. It all adds up, especially with the merch clues.

[@kalmeira9502]

Or maybe his merch was one of the first because he is the creators favorite character?

[@jukebox_draws]

The idea of Jax and Caine both being different parts of an NPC computer program also kinda lines up with parts of the original material the show was based off of: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream Caine is supposed to represent AM in this instance as the “rogue AI” on the surface. But I also think Jax lines up with AM’s motivations as well. While Caine is kind of like AM in the I have no mouth point and click adventure game (sending the humans on weird adventures and riddled quests) Jax is more like the AM from the short story and radio drama, evil, conniving, angry, tormenting all of the other characters just because he thinks it’s funny, or he gets some sick pleasure out of it

[@Doki_Doki83]

FINALLYY! I have been waiting for a TADC theory for decades!!

[@jelloburger]

wasnt there already 2 of them from tft?

[@The.Percy.Ever.]

LOOK AT ALL THSIE BOTS 😨 poor commenter 😭

[@Doki_Doki83]

@@jelloburger yeah, I meant for episode 2 ;)

[@gamekilla229]

when you realize in ep 1 when he's staring at the camera when Ragatha ask why he is looking at her he TURNS to her meaning he wasn't originally looking at her

[@germimonte]

19:10 maybe it's just beacause how would you do a plushie of a denture with eyeballs?

[@Yoda2820]

Well they figured it out

[@RyanM1689]

It feels like matpat gave too much training to them because this quality is so good

[@ShlokParab]

20:49 when you made me wonder which of the cast could secretly be an AI, my first thought was Pomni, like as if they were testing it in different conditions.

[@RoyalHAMM]

9:28 nope it was his wife😭

[@messierover]

That's exactly what I thought when he said that 😆

[@salemstrange2091]

Poor kinger 😢

[@nicolasjamo]

5:08 I am very invested in this line of dialogue from Caine when I watched the episode. It's scary to think that Caine's limits could be self-imposed, that everything including the humans could be wiped out in an instant if Caine gets careless.

[@skillissueee7426]

I don't think he will ever be careless Just not sure on what to do

[@blueeagleaw]

I love how people will drop everything and click on a film/game/style/food theory video

[@DanutNiculaie]

Yes, thats accurate

[@conradsmight2220]

It do be like that

[@Kitten_who_official]

True

[@FireDoesStuff]

Guilty

[@randomSlavGopnik]

He did It

[@emirturkmen4524]

Jax breaking the rules of physics isn't that noteworthy when you realise Pomni just grows sharp teeth when she gets angry

[@Gremlin_Boi_]

and the fact she literally turned into a rubber hose character during the "mad max scene" physics says thats not possible.

[@skillissueee7426]

Physics play no role in tadc Pomni was literally flying with Caine at the beginning of ep1

[@emirturkmen4524]

@@skillissueee7426 Further helps my point

[@Misto_deVito6009]

Also Jax is a Loony Toon based character. That's why he does what he does

[@Poke_Nerd837]

Pomni also stretches out her arms between the two syrup rigs like a slingshot.

[@elijahhayter3026]

There’s a new episode that seems to support your theory. When human in the setting hold their breaths for too long, some cosmetic effect happens, gangle’s mask spins, pomni shifts through different colours, and linger glows. Nobody knows what jax’s thing is, because he doesn’t tell anyone, implying that he might not have one.

[@TheFourthEmperorOfTheSea]

F in chat for Gummigoo. RIP, our beloved Australian candy croc. You will not be forgotten!!! 🐊💛💚😭

[@TheFourthEmperorOfTheSea]

We got the computers, guys!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 For context, I had about 7 of them here 10 minutes ago. Another win for the Bait Police and the YT community! Edit: they’re back!!!!! Edit 2: gone again!!!! VICTORY IS OURS!!!!!

[@Bureau_Of_Enigma_Affairs]

F

[@jordanhunter3375]

F

[@izzymcgee2527]

Jax and Caine breaking the fourth wall implies that the circus might be a show in-universe and that they know where the invisible camera is being pointed at all times.

[@soonipr0865]

First we had Gregory is a robot, now we have Jax is an NPC... I'm starting to notice a trend

[@AlwaysNeverfound]

Everyone I'd a robot/ai

[@tpfoxCastro]

@@AlwaysNeverfound One of the last video's endings was just that LOL

[@Reductionsz]

Adding onto this theory, Jax said that he was starving from the first adventure, but Kinger points out that the food is only a virtual sensation. And they don't need the calories or anything. I believe Jax is infact an NPC from this, because NPC's are programmed to eat, drink and sleep.

[@P1X3l_097]

17:19 for a split second when it shows Jax, he frowns for like 1 millisecond which shows a little bit of sadness in jax

[@joethedummie]

⁠@UTTPisBetterThanDannoCalboi shut up.

[@Rulz559]

Before I didn’t like the theory hosts because they weren’t MatPat. But now I like them because they aren’t MatPat. Lee is doing such a good job as the new Film Theory host

[@ttahadrianex]

yes they are all matpat

[@LocalMaple]

MatPat spent years training them, teaching them, costarring with them, using their scripts with minimal edits from himself, let them make Shorts and their own segments within videos… Basically, he worked hard to wean us off him in preparation of his new hosts.

[@danyialkhan4107]

O

[@BigAssCracker]

Same, I was worried at first, but the new hosts have really abhorred the power vacuum

[@JustOrange0]

the bots 💀💀💀 GET REPORTED + SHUT UP!!!!!!...!!

[@DragonCat260]

When Ragatha is talking about Kaufmo’s funeral there is a small from where Jax is sad and he tries to hide it.

[@mentiyYT]

i think it could also imply that he liked one of the other characters before they abstracted as well

[@DragonCat260]

@@mentiyYT yeah that’s a good theory

[@joyfulvision]

I really really feel as if my two biggest suspects for who an NPC is if one of the cast is an NPC, is either Jax or Gangle. Though, I do feel as if Gangle may seem a little more human than Jax behavior wise, so Jax really outweighs the candidates.

[@medxd1243]

What about the moment Jax felt bad when Kaufmo's funeral mentioned ? 🤔🧐

[@TheFourthEmperorOfTheSea]

My personal theory is that Jax had some kind of hand in killing Kaufmo and he feels guilty now.

[@nebulon4752]

@@TheFourthEmperorOfTheSea Isn't it heavily implied that abstraction only comes about through losing your mind, and that kaufmo did so because of the exit craze? Additionally, Jax seemed suprised to see an abstracted Kaufmo, even if he plays it off with a joke. Just my perspective tho

[@N0va_Fr]

But how? Didn't kaufmo abstract ​@@TheFourthEmperorOfTheSea

[@skillissueee7426]

​@@nebulon4752he prob took part on his abstraction By hiding the exit Wich leads to him feeling guilty

[@keelanbarron928]

14:58 interesting how you just ignore the "six humans" bit. (Even through the editor clearly shows it with the main cast.) 17:17 I'm pretty sure that one is because he went to grief by himself. (Becuase his expression changed.)

[@hilol825]

It would work with Kaufmo included - Kaufmo, Pomni, Zooble, Ragatha, Gangle, Kinger

[@Seagull-whisperer]

⁠@@hilol825yeah but kaufmo is gone. He can’t go on adventures

[@italiangamerjoe7501]

This is my first (not matpat) theorist video and I have to say, you guys are doing a great job! Loving that your channel is still going strong, the quality is still there, and your narrative structure is still very well done! I also really enjoyed your arguments about the show and I’m curious to see what happens when the next episode drops.

[@tylergaming101]

The second I saw the "Play his game" in the thumbnail I immediately heard Mario's "Thank you so much for-a playing my game!"

[@joshuahughes3377]

​@UTTPisBetterThanDannoCal T_T

[@AriTheAriGuy]

8:38 I personally think that Zooble could possibly be an NPC given how they never wanna go do any adventures. Possibly out of fear of being trapped again in an AI world?

[@TheButtflyEffectAnimator]

thats what i was thinking

[@KirbyStarAnimation]

5:34 Im pretty sure it’s that Caine can’t delete or cure abstracted characters but can delete the regular versions.

[@skillissueee7426]

He can't delete corrupted data

[@KirbyStarAnimation]

@@skillissueee7426 That’s what I’m saying he can only not delete the abstracted humans but can delete the regular versions.

[@jonnupe1645]

It's been confirmed everyone is a human that's trapped, no hidden AI. gooseworks says so

[@AceFaz]

Another big thing I noticed, is that everyone Saw Gummigoo die, then immediately went to go have a funeral for Kaufmo, not caring that the AI character had died. When Jax saw this, he looked shocked, then annoyed, and stormed off, to not attend the funeral. It seems like he was upset at the others for valuing the lives of AI as being lesser than their own, when they seem so similar here.

[@rosa97509]

i really dont think that's it, jax was clearly sad upon hearing about the funeral, not because of gummygoo, plus, if what you say is true, why would he then leave the candy kingdoms gates open ?

[@AceFaz]

@@rosa97509 Jax Likes violence, and chaos, why wouldn't he leave the gate open? I think he'd be more than happy to let the human characters die too if they Could. I mean, he openly joked about Kaufmo's abstraction in episode one multiple times, and only cared about keeping Himself away from the glitches, rather than helping the others, or caring even slightly about their feelings, or even Warning them! Either way, It doesn't change the fact that he can Still blatantly see that the others only care about themselves and other humans, and not the AI characters. He doesn't care about anyone because he was designed that way.. the humans get to have free will, and Choose to not care about the other AI's like him. At least that's what I think.

[@iamrightoutsideyourwindowhello]

@@AceFaz lol no he just sad about kaufmo, ur overanalysing this one

[@AceFaz]

@@iamrightoutsideyourwindowhello He literally told Kinger and Gangle that Kaufmo was fiiiiine, and he's never seen him this happy before, lol. Did you even Watch the episode? He makes No less than 5 jokes about it...

[@iamrightoutsideyourwindowhello]

@@AceFaz again, ur overanalysing about it. Jax was sarcastic about Kaufmo because he really does fear abstraction and is pretty sad Kaufmo abstracted in the first place

[@Banansly]

I didn’t have enough time to watch the whole video so idk if this is mentioned but some people (including myself) think that Caine might be struggling to remember if HE is an npc. Another theory I have is that Zooble or Kinger is an npc. Kinger is just really dumb and doesn’t remember things from a few seconds ago and also know a suspicious amount of things about the digital world as proven in episode 1. Zooble is just cold and distant and the character we know the least about. Gooseworx has confirmed that episode 3 will be about Zooble. She has a also told us that there will be a big plot twist and most people think it will be “Jax is a npc” but maybe Gooseworx thinks no one will suspect her favorite character to be an npc. But remember, it’s just a theory!

[@theworstchannelyouhaveever9573]

Honestly, wouldn't Jax being the main antagonist seem to... Predictable?

[@examination_network]

Agreed. Me personally, I feel as if UNEXPECTED plot twists would help keep the audience engaged. And, Jax being the main antagonist would be too obvious. I have a feeling it might be Ragatha or maybe a character who hasn't been introduced yet.

[@the6597]

So what if it’s predictable? It makes sense, and even if we see it a mile away, that doesn’t mean it won’t be enjoyable or good. weve seen time and again creators ruining their stories just because they wanted a subversion, chucking a random character into the villain role without any buildup or hints. I mean, how would Ragatha being a secret villain make sense? Shes the most caring, positive, and earnest character, and just because you wouldn’t expect it doesn’t mean shed make a good villain or twist, that would only feel cheap and out of nowhere. Goos has talked a lot about how Jax deserved being in the Circus the most, how hes going to get worse. I personally would love to see how evil Jax can be, and hes already a fun character!

[@scottmines]

Wanna know why Jax wouldn't show off his quirk while holding his breath? Because he can't. He doesn't breathe.....

[@yannick290107]

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[@thatguysavetf2916]

Thanks mate

[@-Brickbro1]

Yo

[@ryesshavoc7476]

Thanks bruv