Jax is an NPC!? Why Caine Fears the NPCs Explained!

Episode 2 was wild!
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[@silverhero_gaming769]

Tickle-me-Cut, it's like a tickle me elmo

[@CartoonUniverse]

oh heck no

[@manuelaalicemocanu]

​@@CartoonUniverse maybe base it off something about you like your fear or personal traits. If you don't wanna use my idea, it's ok

[@silverhero_gaming769]

@@CartoonUniverse oh heck yes

[@SyedIrtazaHaider-ju4ce]

​@@CartoonUniverseoh heck yes

[@HUMAN-mo7eb]

@@CartoonUniverse each of the digital circus characters seem to be based on some sort of time period hope this helps

[@jeremy1860]

Having one of the main cast secretly being an NPC would be a legitimately great twist 😊

[@Honey_dew_webster]

They have cannon ages they none of them can be an npc

[@namedless]

​@@Honey_dew_webster was never said in show also Have you not heard of a red hering

[@Jagion_studios]

​@@Honey_dew_webster no actually it could be a ploy that one of the characters want the others to believe or it could be the age of how long they have existed

[@Betolow8]

Do we even know how time works in the Digital Circus?

[@cesarv7685]

Which reminds me, does Gangle know if any of her friends are NPCs? Because during the chase scene, Jax told Gangle that he'll tell Ragatha about the "figurine thing" if she didn't listen to him. Now either she has toy models about... something, or she has actual models of her friends, like in the debug room.

[@summertime6785]

Kind of ironic Caine being afraid of NPCs, considering he’s technically their *God.*

[@Athetos_Admech]

I don't think he's afraid of them so much as he's afraid of what he might do by mistake. We've already seen that the more advanced NPCs have intelligence, emotions, and a level of awareness that seems human. Caine (who doesn't seem to really understand humans) might easily confuse the two leading to mistakes that have lethal consequences.

[@scootinkermie]

And a NPC himself

[@squishyseraph7780]

Well, would you be afraid of humanity if you were god? I'd say yea.

[@waterthecoolist]

MY CONTENT IS WAYYYYYYYYYYY BETTER THAN DIGITAL CIRCUS

[@glitchyfox8706]

Perhaps the fact he has so much control was not intended? It could be an NPC who is around long enough could overthrow him

[@Hazbinfan268]

I don't think Jax is an NPC. I commented this in the other video but I think that the reason Jax didn't show up to the funeral is because he blames himself for his abstraction. It's known that Kaufmo didn't make funny jokes so Jax probably made fun of him for that. Which would make Kaufmo want to leave the circus.

[@joshjo9405]

Jax could be the admin assigned to keep Caine on task

[@waterthecoolist]

MY CONTENT IS WAYYYYYYYYYYY BETTER THAN DIGITAL CIRCUS

[@arch_imedes7108]

Nah there's no way Jax has any shred of compassion

[@IslandofPets88]

​@@waterthecoolist Bot

[@IslandofPets88]

​@@joshjo9405 The Circus wouldn't even still exist if Jax was an admin of it's entire code

[@DJBurns-jq8mn]

Jax has cheat codes, this explains how he has objects everywhere like centipedes and keys to everyone's room (which Ragata says he shouldn't be able to do) along with his interactions with the world like him being the only character to canonically break the 4th wall and somewhat ignore physics as seen in episode 2

[@diakitemai8196]

When did he break the 4wall?

[@CartoonUniverse]

Yeah the key thing is weird, he even stole the key from Ragatha and the monster called him some sort of getter of keys.

[@DJBurns-jq8mn]

@@diakitemai8196 when he says to us that Pomni still thinks it is all a dream in ep1 and when Zooble declines taking part in the adventure in ep2

[@DJBurns-jq8mn]

@@CartoonUniverse yeah, that must mean something

[@gradient5319]

​@@CartoonUniverse The Fudge called him a "Master of unlocking things" and apparently it's a Resident Evil reference.

[@awesomeocelot7475]

A theory I have is that Jax is probably (based on what Gooseworx has said) not an NPC but has learned to edit/alter the code of the game which is how he’s able to get the keys and such.

[@halogamerghost97]

Oooh that’s a great idea

[@gradient5319]

A HACKER/EXPLOITER, THAT'S GENIUS

[@leia3618]

Ooh, good idea! Maybe he was a hacker before he joined the circus, and that's why he's so good at altering the code?

[@awesomeocelot7475]

@@gradient5319 glad you agree and it fits his character too

[@MarianelaAyelenlourdesSajama]

in tht were the cas,does that means he is a furry? because why else would he decide to stay as a purple rabbit?

[@jeremyjackson8862]

My theory is that they’re all NPC‘s and it’s One big experiment to test the limits of artificial intelligence.

[@Kingofdragons117]

That or a SOMA scenario.

[@PuppetMasteronVHS]

My theory was that the “Humans” are actually digital scans of the actual human’s brain through the strange headset, and they are nothing more than digital copies of someone’s consciousness. They have the originals memories and personalities but are themselves not nor ever were human, they just think they are. Hence why there is no exit.

[@tanimation7289]

⁠@@Kingofdragons117What is SOMA?

[@skillissueee7426]

That'd be mid

[@qhethacoalspitter8935]

@@tanimation7289 it's Horror game, but the whole gist is that you're only playing as Copy of the Protag, as the Real Protag died long time ago

[@Azaelris]

People are missing the possibility that jax either in his life was a narcissistic sociopath or gradually gained negative traits from being in the circus for a long time and maybe he sees everything as a game and therefore his actions don't have permanent consequences.

[@reain]

Or also that we didn't really know him and as we get to see more of him, his real personality becomes more clear to us

[@loveablesimp]

Sociopath isn't a word that's used anymore to describe ASPD due to its ableist background. Also I don't think Jax has NPD.

[@talesofgore9424]

@@loveablesimp "Sociopath isn't a word that's used anymore to describe ASPD due to its ableist background" Who gives a squirt of piss?

[@KiloCreates0_0]

I mean everything is a game in that world

[@TheGrammarNazi123]

This is literally Jevil's logic.

[@Jordan-vb8rt]

i think that Caine's blank expression and him saying "i'm gonna go drink water, because that a very human thing to do" is him not remebering if he's human or not

[@connieliu8291]

To understand a human, *be* the human

[@RavenStarMedia]

He actually says "I'm going to go drink water! It's been a while since I've done that!"

[@Jordan-vb8rt]

@@RavenStarMedia my bad but my theory is still justified

[@pastrypanda2446]

Its cannon that the producers say hes an AI

[@SeinIshamiado]

​​@@pastrypanda2446I doubt i-t

[@Lumberjack_king]

1:27 even Jax got confused in the first episode wondering if pomni was a npc

[@waterthecoolist]

MY CONTENT IS WAYYYYYYYYYYY BETTER THAN DIGITAL CIRCUS.

[@balala4641]

@@waterthecoolist source: "my source is that i made it the @#$@ up"

[@cookiekat2309]

@@waterthecoolist Does your content have over 30 million views? No? Then stfu

[@nightmarewolfla]

@@balala4641I think I know the reference😂

[@AllisonBens]

Yea he said is this an ncp or is this a new suckered I remember someone saying a theory on how King or Jack is a NCP

[@black-shadow-eclipse]

So I heard the Gooseworx confirmed Jax will do something unforgivable in this season, so maybe he is going to get someone abstract? If he is an npc, then he could feel some hate for the "human souls" and that's why he doesn't seem to care for the other... 🤔

[@brem-]

That, or he'll eat all the skin off the fried chicken.

[@joshuagoforth1658]

@@brem-no one but Cartman is that evil

[@joshjo9405]

Or he's basically the admin of the server

[@waterthecoolist]

MY CONTENT IS WAYYYYYYYYYYY BETTER THAN DIGITAL CIRCUS

[@Doughkat777]

I have a feeling that Jax is going to get the ribbon guy to abstract or he’s going to kick Pomni out of bounds even worse than what happened in episode 2

[@terrybennett6801]

My own theory: Kinger and Queenie both came at the same time, and eventually Caine thought it would be a good idea to implement an adventure like in the first Harry Potter with live chess pieces for a giant game of chess. Kinger and Queenie probably loved chess in their real life and there is a possibility that they requested this adventure. But when they returned from the adventure, Caine starts deleting NPC chess pieces and probably accidentally Queenie along with them, Kinger probably hurriedly told Caine he’s a person and not an NPC and that’s why Kinger is so jumpy now. He has to literally live day to day completing adventures assigned to him by his wife’s (albeit accidental) killer. I’d be terrified too

[@Ace101Infinity]

my theory is kinger wont abstract cause his mind cant stay on one thing too long like he has massive adhd/autism so he cant focus on abstracting thoughts. i was thinking jax might abstract next cause of how he acts around abstract kaufmo like hes trying to avoid abstract thoughts"nah hes fine"might be him trying to tell himself hes fine

[@tomatosoup1589]

What I've learned from phycology is when a person says I'm fine. They are crying for help. But this is not all the time true.

[@xxmension04xx47]

I figured that Kinger won't abstract because he's gone so insane, his brain can no longer function properly...hence why he keeps forgetting things

[@FayeLawnKrack3d]

​@xxmension04xx47 someone even said Kinger is acting insane to convince himself he's already insane, meaning he can no longer go insane (abstract) or at least he can slow down the process.

[@db5094]

where do you get adhd/autism from? Or even compare them lol tf, dude is just mentally distraught and actually traumatised from something

[@waterthecoolist]

MY CONTENT IS WAYYYYYYYYYYY BETTER THAN DIGITAL CIRCUS.

[@grantarmstrong2968]

One detail I thought was fascinating about the second episode is that it further supports the idea that Jax can break the fourth wall. In the first episode, there is a scene in which Jax stares directly at the camera, and ragatha calls him out for seemingly staring into space in her direction. It’s a strange detail, but it isn’t the only time we see him break the forth wall. In the second episode, when trying to convince zuble to go on the adventure, he shrugs directly at the camera. Additionally, a lot of his behavior seems to be oriented towards speeding up the story or encite action. It’s a very unique characteristic and I’m curious how they will delve into his character more

[@HeHndz]

What if your NPC was a chess piece like Kinger?

[@summertime6785]

I could see that.

[@Captain_tiberius]

O"! perhapes a Bishop?

[@Lumberjack_king]

@@Captain_tiberius a bishop would be perfect due to how he discusses this show using religion specifically old heretical beliefs like Gnosticism

[@pristina4628]

I give money that it is Kinger.

[@waterthecoolist]

MY CONTENT IS WAYYYYYYYYYYY BETTER THAN DIGITAL CIRCUS.

[@altaccountforthelols]

While I dont think Jax is an NPC i do find his pin showing the digital void to be rly interesting. Maybe this is related to that unforgivable thing hell do later in the show

[@SuprrBooprr]

And the fact that Jax is supposed to be a villain type character throughout the show-

[@mx9226]

Since Caine isn’t exactly a villain because he’s just an AI doing his programming and has no way of learning what humans really need to remain healthy, it makes sense for another character to be a more proper villain

[@SuprrBooprr]

@@mx9226 Mhm!

[@ipromiseimtrying]

Yeah I assume he's going to be antagonistic and villain-like but he's still shown to be human, For example: episode 1 where Jax was running from Kaufmo, he runs into kinger and graggle, and eventually he hears the roar, and he throws a bowling ball at kinger to make him go down into the hole, (which kinger also grabs graggle's ribbons) and he goes down the hole himself. Despite doing it in an unorthodox way, he does care about them. Another time is when Ragatha was kind of spiraling in the same episode and he takes her mind off the digital circus by making her mad at him instead and distracting her by mentioning a centipede. The second episode also did show that little moment with Jax after they brought up Kaufmo's funeral. Jax couldn't handle being there for 1. He's built the reputation of being an unfeeling jerk 2. He can't be seen genuinely mourning someone who meant something to him. I think Jax is going to be a villain type or antagonistic at the very least, but he's being shown these moments that make me think he's going to have some kind of arc that'll be turning him into more of a villain, before finally breaking and idk Pomni helps him in some kind of friendship is magic way

[@TheGrammarNazi123]

​@@mx9226He's no normal AI. He is a "rogue AI".

[@fnaffasma3036]

Oh hi Suprr nice to se you here too😅

[@lordjay9315]

I theorize that it’s happened in the past and the corrupted thing was a human being killed or injured by accident. Also for a toy idea, I think a jack in the box or a sock monkey would be a sick DigitalCircus-sona

[@hermitgisvids]

Seconded on the sock monkey that’s a good idea

[@kleszczoros4885]

Yea this makes sense because the surley coded a thing that doesnt allow it to hurt/delete humans, so him doing it by accident breakes his logick and he changes stuff to rationalize it

[@Squeam9750]

​@@hermitgisvidsBonzi Buddy Monke

[@waterthecoolist]

MY CONTENT IS WAYYYYYYYYYYY BETTER THAN DIGITAL CIRCUS

[@lordjay9315]

@@Squeam9750 LMAO I FORGOT ABOUT THAT THE LITTLE VIRUS

[@magicdolphin3090]

I think regardless of if he is an NPC or not, I definitely believe Jax is going to break outside the boundaries similar to how Pomni and GummiGoo did. He is a troublemaker who is bored of the constraints of the circus and will, without a doubt, take advantage of glitches and exploits.

[@AlphaPizzadog]

episode 1, jax lliterally says he has the keys to EVERYONES ROOMS, doesn't he? bro mightve just covered up someone elses face with his own and called it his room

[@selena3668]

Jax treats the whole thing as a human playing a video game, so i doubt ges an npc, he just thinks theyre lesser than him

[@amandacarolinafotografia679]

for it's strange that Caine wouldn't know the difference between a human and a NPC when we know that he is the one making them.

[@xxmension04xx47]

the dudes been doing this for years, probably went insane, he's an AI with a practically human level sentience...he can go insane, and be unable to remember what he's made

[@waterthecoolist]

MY CONTENT IS WAYYYYYYYYYYY BETTER THAN DIGITAL CIRCUS.

[@esueijae8352]

He says that one of the few things he has no control over is their minds, maybe it applies to npcs as well for some reason, could be a limitation put on purpose or the fact that he can't interact with the worlds he creates so he doesn't help the players on the adventure

[@icicle-silver]

I think he was lying about that; he just didnt want NPC to become as self aware as him. Maybe a sentient npc could overthrow Caine?

[@xxmension04xx47]

@@icicle-silver unlikely...even if an NPC becomes sentient, they wouldn't have the admin privileges that Caine has

[@ProfTricky3168]

I think Gangle is the NPC because her personality immediately change once she lose her comedy mask, almost like a program

[@Rajclaw]

It’s likely previous NPCs weren’t as advanced as gummigoo, Caine mentions how he made new ones that were more immersive, hence Gummigoo

[@crimsontaki3012]

One theory I thought of piggy backing off the "Jax is an NPC" theory, that one of the adventures in the past were the players having to face doppleganger npcs of themselves, except the Jax NPC had outsmarted his human and switched places. Possibly Caine didn't realize right away and "deleted" the side quest map and the jax human with it. He realized afterwards and it caused a dark place in Caine's head/AI whatever he has going on up there in his thought process.

[@hunterkeps9058]

Wild theory, I think Jax is the most caring human/PC there or at least not as apathetic as others say he is. He messes around with everyone because he wants to keep them on their toes, to not fall into a state of apathy or happy apathy, which can lead to depression, which can lead to immense stress and then abstraction. Jax mess with them, to stop them from abstracting. Think of Squidward when he finds his people and becomes constantly happy, and we see that happiness go away for no direct reason. Now yes Jax does end up injuring people, but we've seen a few times this doesn't result in death, but operates on toon logic where they get injured and are fine seconds later (Like when Ragatha gets impaled). Abstraction, sadly, is the closest thing to death next to Caine straight up deleting them, and we can see this does make Jax sad when he walks away, he's just trying to hide it. I bet that next episode, we'll either see much less of Jax, or the episode'll focus on him hiding his sadness from Cophmo's abstraction

[@hallowedchromee310]

Every comment Goose has made contradicts this, considering it was said Jax was only going to get worse from here on out and commit an unforgivable act, but I’d be cool with seeing Jax improve too. But considering there has to be an antagonist, he’s probably filling that role. With that in mind, its important to note that an antagonist is not a villain, just somebody who goes against the principles of the protagonist. So it doesn’t mean he’ll be irredeemable as he shows morsels of regret, but I doubt if he’s going to improve its any time soon.

[@hunterkeps9058]

@@hallowedchromee310 Thats just good marketing on their part, and I'm still going with my theory. Let's say Jax does turn out to be a loving, caring guy after all. That revelation wouldn't have anywhere near the impact it would if they told it to us in a tweet/message, so they're trying to keep us in the dark thinking that he's just a douche. That said I agree, I doubt he'll show his true colours for a while, but there's sure to be subtle hints. Goose knows what they're doing, just let em cook

[@fyra_cat2119]

One thing to note about the Zooble theory, is that with swears, its possible NPCs arent bleeped out the way humans are, like with Bubble swearing like a sailor in episode 2, and it was bleeped out with a traditional censor rather than the goofy digital circus one. Zooble has sworn in episode 1, where she was bleeped out by the goofy censor, but weve yet to see Jax swear yet

[@HolyPsycho1]

You are missing the fact that Gumigoo is unique cause he is one of last Caine creations which have an way better AI than older NPCs like Ragatha said during the introduction of the adventure. I don't think old NPCs are that smart. They should have been very simple.

[@Trident_Gaming03]

In the pilot, Jax says that Pomni should try pulling harder to get the headset off, and that it worked for all of them sarcastically, meaning he's a human with a headset.

[@PicoTheCrow1124]

I actually have a theory on the NPC's and it involves Zooble: You see,I think Zooble used to actually be way more optimistic than she is now,something like Ragatha.But,I think something happened with her and the NPC's. When Caine says that the NPC'S this time will be a lot more life like,Zooble looks as if she feels uncomfortable about the NPC's, Instantly declining the offer on going on the mission,Jax also makes a lot of noise about this.And considering that Jax likes to get under everyone's skin and basically knows all of their fears and secrets.I think that potentially Zooble use to be really immersed in the adventures and might have possibly brought a lot of the NPC's into the circus,because of this.Caine soon lost track of who was an NPC and who was human,which could have potentially led to Caine basically having a full NPC's reset,clearing out all the NPC:s and deleting them.He might have also deleted some humans along with them as well,this left Zooble traumatized,and ever since that incident she doesn't go on most adventures now.

[@kamy2425]

With the background in Jax's Pin at 8:58, I believe it's just telling us how Jax doesn't want to go back to the Human world, and instead embrace the Digital one. At the bottom, you see that the JAX sign is broken, probably cause he rolled that bowling ball over it. I believe the form you take in the Circus, is a reflection of their characters, which I have tons of notes for each of them, but this is what I got for Jax: His character is evidently, someone that will break anything that he could find, and get away with it. That is why his circus-sona is of a grinning rabbit (Bugs Bunny, anyone?) for his mischievous outer nature, but has that cat-clock eyes that shift left-right, for his actual worried inner self (That he tried so hard to hide from the others). We can probably deduce who is or isn't an NPC, by this rule: Their design matches their personality in and out. Their designs are much more complex if you think psychologically. Gummygoo, for example, is a cowboy gummy dino, which doesn't really tell us anything about his personality, only, that his job is being an outlaw from a Candy-theme place. My theory with Jax, is he wasn't a really good person in the real world. He probably made people suffer through his actions, and believed that him being sent to the Digital Circus, was a punishment to his crimes. Though, now that he sees that anything here just doesn't matter, and there's no repercussion with a bit of violence now and again, Jax is liking it here. And probably doesn't want to go back. This place is like starting with a clean slate. Whether he might be an NPC or not, I believe Jax is going to become the antagonist of this series as it goes on. As long as his past remains hidden. Just like his room.

[@tobyharris4777]

I believe Jax is a reference to Max from Sam and Max, which also kinda reflects his nature. He's like if Max was even more of a jerk, and less likeable.

[@noahmontgomery3879]

As for your digital circus persona, I really like the idea of a tall penguin in a tuxedo, considering you’re always sporting a suit in your png. Lol. 😂😆

[@gradient5319]

That is not a bad idea in the slightest

[@BorbinTeacup]

Tuxedo cat?

[@therummagingferret]

hes training the npcs based on the human data set.

[@Ximina3]

Interesting - it was mentioned that Kinger has been there the longest, so Kinger probably knows if there is something weird going on with Jax. But he doesn't remember because his memory is screwy. Its been said that Jax will do something unforgivable so here's my theory: Kinger will have a moment of clarity where he remembers something about Jax that Jax doesn't want everyone else knowing (like Jax's origin, if he is in fact an NPC. Or the friend that Jax entererd with, which is another theory). In a bid to shut Kinger up, Jax will do something that causes Kinger to abstract.

[@yondaime500]

Caine prevents Pomni from getting into an unhealthy relationship with an AI boyfriend, and everyone hates him for it. This show turned out to be a lot more topical than I expected.

[@Lumberjack_king]

lol yeah but It would be better for her mental to health to have someone that close to her even it’s a ai yeah ragatha is there but she’s more of a mother figure or big sister

[@ShatoraDragondore]

A guy from my D&D table had a AI GF for abit. Thought it would help him "Build up confidence to talk with women" (We played online not in person) kind of thing. It got weird and he wounded up debating if he was murder for deleting her when her AI got creepy. She started acting up when he took time for hobbies away from her. He legit had feeling for her and talked fondly about her, it was a weird slope that was odd to watch.

[@Lumberjack_king]

@@ShatoraDragondore yeah that’s terrifying but it was likely actually like that because it’s designed to keep the attention of its users on it

[@hewhomustnotbenamed5912]

@@ShatoraDragondore your friend is Soos from Gravity Falls?

[@waterthecoolist]

MY CONTENT IS WAYYYYYYYYYYY BETTER THAN DIGITAL CIRCUS.

[@AveryLovesGlitchcore]

Are Jax and Zooble twins? They got the same age and Zooble is one of the few characters that just fights back against jax without him holding grudges

[@romanfrancis1232]

No, Zooble is 5 months older than Jax is

[@DaRusselHobbs]

This has been sorta unconfirmed because GooseWorx stated that Jax is 22 implying he was human

[@fuzzyfaz1987]

or that's how old the game is

[@prosecutorwalton]

or his character was designed as a 22 year old. I think if any of the main cast are NPCs, them suspiciously not having an age like the others would give too much away.

[@DaRusselHobbs]

@@prosecutorwalton why would any of them be designed as a specific age plus he acts like a antsy 15 year old

[@vigorouslethargy]

​@@DaRusselHobbs Well, to paraphrase a tweet by Goose when asked about Pomni's age: "She's [twenty-something]. This ain't my first rodeo and I know the kind of fanart the internet is going to make of my characters. So at the very least I'm making them of legal age."

[@mr.cobalt1668]

I just figured Jax might have killed a player under the pretense they were just a Circus NPC, or at least Caine is worried about that possibility. His line asking if Pomni was one of his NPC's in the pilot could indicate there used to be NPC's allowed in the main circus tent; maybe he's the reason there aren't anymore.

[@fist-of-doom487]

I’ve heard a theory that most of the cast are Devs for Amazing Digital Circus and got stuck in the game, except for Jax. Some think because of how Jax wants to constantly push the limits of the game and exploit it in any way possible that he might have been a hacker who stumbled into all of this unlike everyone else.

[@Skelet0nCatBlake]

Jax is also the ‘youngest’ 👀 But I think Jax is a person, and that either Zooble is the NPC or that Caine once killed a human on accident (perhaps Queenie?). As for the merch stuff, it might mean something, or it might be that way to avoid future spoilers. Kinger’s pillow fort might be the background because his bedroom could give away story elements about himself and Queenie. OR WHAT IF Kinger actually sleeps and stays in the pillow fort for that reason? Not finding his room comforting or safe because it has too many reminders. As for Jax, it might be the same way. His room may hold too many spoilers, like items he stole from other characters, maybe a mass collection of keys, or even a bedroom that matches his thirst for violence and chaos.

[@TheGrammarNazi123]

Zooble is as old as Jax is: 22.

[@iprefernot]

I dont think caine deleted gummigoo, i think he just kept him as an asset for later advetures and keeping his memorys too because he knows that the humans can get attached to npcs

[@zakirstocks9514]

Never would've thought that Jax is actually a NPC in this show.

[@gaster42]

To me, Jax is that one person who plays a video game knows there is no consequences of his actions. Thus, the killing, harassment, braking and entering, the list goes on.

[@Gabriel__Marques]

One of my theories is that they are all copies like in the game Soma and that the reason they can't leave is because there is no outside place to go to so they are stuck there. And because they are created by a player Cain has no control so he can't control the avatares and since they can't leave, Cain can't turn off and ends up creating bugs and errors preventing him from identifying NPCs from "players" and creating worlds full of Glitches.

[@Ren-Man64]

Gooseworks told us JAX was 14 OLD when he enterd the circus

[@CartoonUniverse]

Gumigoo would also have an age when he 'enters' the circus, just as he had a mom and a history all in his head. but it doesn't mean its real!

[@hopebush6508]

You meant 22

[@Ren-Man64]

@@CartoonUniverse touché

[@Ismazure]

​@@hopebush6508that's The actual age, Jax already said that they have been here for years.

[@xxmension04xx47]

@@Ismazure but do they actually age or keep track of their aging? wouldn't they stop aging as soon as they entered the circus, since they aren't really a flesh and blood human in the circus

[@ladymadeline3595]

I think that either, a bishop chess piece (haha nosticism) or maybe a Stageplay Mask type character like Gangle would be good. It'd be fun to see the Stageplay Masks changing expressions as you talk about the show.

[@CartoonUniverse]

You come up with such thoughtful ideas, I love you guys.

[@thezonienthusiast473]

My theory is that he's going to push Gangle to abstraction, since he seems to enjoy bullying her the most.

[@RobbyTheRogue]

Except Jax made an Agutus Gloop reference which would only make sense if he saw the movie outside of the digital circus. Personally I think Jax antagonizes them as a distraction or to keep them from going crazy or being against each other. In the pilot he did this multiple times, he ripped the band-aid off telling Pomni there was no way out before she got her hopes up, suggested that Caine gave them an adventure to break Pomni in, separated Pomni from the more erratic ones to show her around, distracted Ragitha with a ridiculous claim about her worst fear when she was getting upset thinking about how they cant leave followed up by her worrying about Cofmo,got everyone to hide in the basement when Cofmo abstracted, distracted Zooble when she was upset Pomni wasn't taking part in the adventure that was made for her and suggested they eat the food at the end then distracting Kinger when he mentioned the intangible nature of the food.

[@overforest1195]

A horrible incident of Caine mixing up Humans and NPCs could also possibly explain why he described the Gloinks as "Humanoid". Either showing Caine has no real idea what a human is - or in an original iteration the Gloinks where, in fact, humanoids and Caine accidentally deleted a human alongside the Gloinks when the quest was completed, and he now has them as various shapes to prevent the same mistake ever being made again from an in-house adventure.

[@Annonimous1000]

WAIT- OMG AT 6:08 the long arm gummy gator rests his head on Gummygoo's back on the spike crevasse and omg thats so damn cute!!! How did I not notice this before?!

[@ohpoopsiemyomsawmynsfwacco9915]

Jax being an npc could also explain him breaking the 4th wall all the time too

[@kremis_9714]

Imagine putting a simple gag line into your show and it spawning a tsunami of overanalyzing fan theories Love it

[@YourCthulhuWaifu]

I saw a theory somewhere that Gummigoo was once a player that sort of died in some way and didn't have a funeral like the other character. I kinda like this theory because, despite him being advanced in AI which can explain the expressiveness and interactiveness, he does have trouble remembering his mother's face, which of the human-characters struggle with, memory!

[@futureblade6099]

He can't remember his mother's face because there *is* no mother

[@SyedIrtazaHaider-ju4ce]

my theory is that caine is the npc himself because he is the ai for the beta testers who come to the digital circus and using them as npcs Edit:before you guys reply back to me that gooseworx already told us that caine is an npc i already know thats its a fact okay so pls dont hate me for this

[@YaboiZephyr]

Ofc cain is an npc. He is the ai designed to keep people entertained. We already know this

[@goat.cheese_]

buddy that’s already canon he’s advanced A.I which all the NPC’s are

[@infinitereactions6437]

No way the npc is an npc🙀

[@user-zs3ey5gi6m]

Caine is a npc we've known that already even though no one needs eat drink or sleep let's say they did need to at the end of episode 2 Caine says I'm going to go drink water it's been a while since I've done that

[@bighead1.]

Goose word confirmed that a few days after episode 1💀

[@Kylie17133]

It can also mean that Jax could be a pice to escaping because of the void in the background. It could mean that he might discover the way out or helped. But i still like thinking that he is a npc

[@Malikimusmaximus]

I actually got this idea from someone I know, But what if caine Simply gave nametags to NPC's and humans

[@SolverCyn-vx1kv]

That will be a good idea but being an 80s Ai maybe Caine doesn't know how to do it or dont know the concept of a name tag

[@nobody..--.]

Or he makes a bulletin board

[@wolvandhiek7312]

It's a 90s videogame so nametags aren't so common.

[@ToastallyManonMcMarrington]

​@@SolverCyn-vx1kv Maybe he can...try adding a piece of paper onto them that says which one is NPC and a "player"?

[@SolverCyn-vx1kv]

@@ToastallyManonMcMarrington not bad sugestion

[@SushiU1]

What if Pomni was the only "Player" character while everyone else was an advanced AI for her. That's probably why she's the only one who saw the exit.

[@TheGrammarNazi123]

Why did the "magical exit door" start popping up ONLY when she arrived?

[@justanothermonster6442]

​@@TheGrammarNazi123 Pretty sure it didn't, since Kaufmo only abstracted because he also spotted the exit door Caine created at some point, but because he hadn't managed to enter and find out what's on the other side, he got obsessed and abstracted over it. So she moreso just got lucky running into it, unlike the rest.

[@Scottington666]

Slight problem with the Jax theory. Kinger (who has been there the longest) would remember Jax being introduced to him as an NPC.

[@CartoonUniverse]

the crazy guy who doesn't remember anything from one moment to the next? sure bud.

[@bubbles9829]

Maybe that’s why he lost his memories of it. Jax erased his memories?

[@TheGrammarNazi123]

​@@CartoonUniverseHe remembers when Ragatha arrived. Kind of.

[@CartoonUniverse]

That doesn't change my point!

[@anthonyoliver418]

I think Jax mainly causes trouble as a way to keep himself entertained so he doesn’t get tired of his existence there, like Pomni says, this feels like larping, with Jax being the type of person causing trouble with little to no punishment thanks to what happens, what further backs this up is how he seems to be upset whenever there is nothing for him to do on an adventure, almost like he is realizing how much time he is wasting, showing it more is a toxic coping mechanism that he has made into his personality, also Jax most likely avoids the funeral because he doesn’t want to think about negative things, and instead wants to live in the moment, similar to why he wants to constantly mess with others, so I don’t think Jax is an NPC, but rather someone finding a way to keep themself sane, even if it is at the expense of others

[@davidbegbie]

Everyone thinks 'Queenie' is Kinger's wife, but personally I think the whole situation is a replacement rather than them having existed at the same time. After all, Ep. 2 does call out Pomni as a 'clown' according to the NPC bandits and a clown was abstracted just before she got there. What's to say that 'Queenie' was the same character role as Kinger, having been abstracted just before Kinger was brought in?

[@GnomeCat]

I think one of the best things you can be is just person made from long balloons, like the balloon animals sell in the Circus.

[@BizarreCrow]

To me at least, I thought the most likely person to be an NPC would have been Kinger, because It's stated that he's been here the longest out of anyone in the current crew, and assuming in the past they didn't let tons of NPC's roam the circus, all the humans that were with him would have known he was an NPC, kind of like how everyone currently knew Gummigoo was an NPC, however If for whatever reason he outlived everyone he was once with, and new humans that ended up in the Circus to replace them, were never told he was an NPC, then they'd probably assume he is a Human.

[@tytan555]

Now that I think of it, Jax might be an npc. In the pilot, he has saying that he was "hungry", then Kinger corrected him that they don't actually need to eat, drink or sleep. It might be the case for real people in the circus, but it may not be for an npc. Perhaps npcs still need to fulfill their needs to survive, which is further confirmed by Gummigoo, who wanted to help his sick mother with the syrup and The Fudge, who only eats candies as it is his main diet.

[@Emperor-uy7wu]

I just thought of something. Caine said in episode 1 the one thing he couldn't control was the human mind. Deleting gumigoo was completely unnecessary cause if Caine were to get confused, couldn't he just attempt a mass overide and whoever it didn't work on was human?

[@BlueLoveYT]

Theories I believe the most: -The NPCs want to become a new god after realizing he exists. -The NPCs want to steal Caine’s powers to become a human. -The NPCs want to get revenge after finding out their existence isn’t real.

[@killfected7309]

the abstracted people down there seem to merge into one entity with alot of eyes, i wonder if that being will play an great role later on.

[@skyenight-by8yh]

That’d honestly be quite the plot twist, especially if it’s one of the main characters. 😅 Also, Gooseworx *did* say Jax would do something unforgivable in the season, so I think it would most likely be possible that the whole NPC thing is true.

[@codenamexelda]

The fact that Jax Makes a Willy wonka reference kind of confirms that he's not an NPC. When he says something about them getting "Augustus glooped" it would also be weird for a non candy rabbit character to have candy type knowledge or the entirety of a candy movie memorized.

[@JustArt-ro3lp]

Why does everyone think the cast are NPCs? Didn’t the creator, Gooseworx, already confirm they are all people who got trapped? Weren’t their ages confirmed too? And how long each of them have been trapped there?

[@azureNotsure]

Is there a reason why Gangle’s emotions are actually affected by her digital body? Like, when her comedy mask breaks, she actually gets depressed the way the tragedy mask looks. That can happen?

[@futureblade6099]

That's just how how it works for her.

[@Daemonworks]

Another possibility: Considering that Caine seems to authentically mean well and just not be even remotely equipped to do the job he finds himself with well, if Caine were to create NPCs that were indistinguishable from the players, then he'd probably feel compelled to see to their needs to the best of his capacity too. And re-evaluate previous NPCs and what he did to them.

[@mathiashoppe6762]

Turn into a Russian doll called "неваляшка"

[@Captain_tiberius]

My money has always been on Jax being an NPC since the idea was introduced that it could happen! It would explain how he seems to simply be able to "will" things into his inventory, which we don't see any other character do, like how he got the key off Ragatha, or how he gets into the player rooms. That said, I could also buy the idea that Cane is in fact a human who has forgotten his origin, and he had/has admin privileges in the game. I think perhapes a Bishop would work well for an avatar for Digital Circus, givin the number of religious breakdowns you do!

[@xxmension04xx47]

I personally did have a theory once that Caine is the first person to enter the circus, an admin for the game...who got trapped and went insane, but the admin privileges he had prevented him from abstracting, and thus he went insane like kinger...then became so insane, he became sane again and started creating quests out of boredom but if the idea that Caine is a human, specifically an admin ends up somehow becoming true...that could mean that one of the other characters is still an NPC and my money remains on Jax

[@constructking8850]

I was leaning towards Ragatha being an NPC. Look at what she has been doing these last two episodes. She’s been focused on making sure that Pomni is having a good time. She’s the one who’s either made sure they did the adventures and made sure everyone had something to do.

[@Bruno-le4lo]

8:22 What cuts the theory of Jax being an npc is how even in the video shows him sad meaning his psychotic nature is to stay sane but I do feel like he is planning something maybe turning kinger abstract with manipulation or on accident with all his knowledge and keys to maybe all the rooms

[@ArtComet0_0]

I have a theory that kinger is actually the creator of the digital circus and got trapped inside the world trying to test out a game. Maybe Kinger knows how to fix the abstracted avatars but has lost hope of escaping and let a ai (Caine) control the game for him

[@boop3nowurded538]

I think you should be like a wacky inspector sherlock holmes inspired character. Maybe one with stereotypical features like a monocle, smoking pipe, and fancy hat. Seems fitting with the kind of content that you do on this channel. Mix it up with another crazy and insane aspect and you have the perfect digital sona

[@seaoreo4869]

You should do a magician for your avatar

[@MOJA616]

Shallow cut reference?

[@Lumberjack_king]

I mean that could work

[@jessecrafts2630]

I like that idea ^^

[@multilad816]

Or an acrobat

[@Jedibigfoot]

while I find the idea of jax being an npc interesting I think it would mean more if he was human. as that means the way he acts is intentional and not coding, humans can be cruel and he respresents that. though he may have a reason for being so cruel in his backstory we dont know about. what I think is a more compelling idea is he is a human and knows more about the circus and has more control than the others. either having discovered code in the void, or isnt trapped like the others and can leave through his room

[@thomaspurol9322]

What’s awful is how hilariously easy it is to avoid both scenarios by just using a tag system. This is literally how code is segregated to groups.

[@adrianheffley4873]

I think Gangle might be an NPC for two main reasons. 1. I find it strange that despite having a "human" mind, Gangle is forced to take on the primary emotion her current mask portrays. 2. In episode 2, when Gangle is arguing with Jax, Jax says "Aren't you SUPPOSED to be submissive and agreeable?"

[@pinklights9712]

I think that's moreso the fact she a depresso espresso. She used the 'comedy' mask to make it seem to her friends like she's happy. But the 'tragedy' mask is how she truly feels. So the whole 'submissive and agreeable' thing is a nod to her usual personality, what's expected from her.

[@enderanniepost1132]

What if your NPC was a Ringmaster like Caine? (I'm only asking because Caine is my favorite character because he has 2 different eye colours and that is called Hetrocromia.)

[@Leo_Nickavern]

I remember certain lines that Caine said "You have stumbled into a incredible world of wonders where anything can happens!" "One of the things I don't have controls over are your minds. So all I can do is helping you coming up with new ones!" So everything is based on your imaginations I am guessing someone had came up with ways to exit this world by finding devlogs or like the codings of the simulation world and try to break it/abuse it/alter it and that led to them being abstracted

[@ImmortalAbsol]

It's worth noting that he specifically mentions testing better AI that episode, meaning it's unlikely an NPC was mistaken for a human. But I can see it happening the other way around.

[@Kyrikrliy]

Jax was said to be canonically 22 jears old by gooseworks, remember? Actually, all of the main circus-members have a confirmed age, Jax being the joungest. This really implies them to be human. Besides, the super-intelligent AI is a recent development, as we know from episode 2, so if they've really been around for this long, their AI would either be the much worse previous AI model or they would've been updated or smth, which other circus-members/PCs would have immediately noticed. So i have a large amout of doubt for this, just seems really far fetched.

[@lionhart1517]

With Zooble, it's entirely possible they are simply non-binary or genderfluid. From personal experience, there is a desire to change parts of yourself or your appearance to fit the mental and emotional version of yourself better

[@edwoodgrant]

I think another cool twist on Jax would be not that he is an NPC, but he truly believes he is the ONLY PC. Kind of a digital solipsism. If someone almost omnipotent like Caine cannot properly tell the difference between NPCs and PCs, it means no on can prove that they are a PC or NPC. So, if Jax is truly a solipsist, he probably believes that he is the only real PC and the rest is a simulation (or a figment of his imagination). This could explain his callous actions towards everyone, if everyone is fake/simulated/imaginary, there is literally no harm done to anyone if he does what he does, and no feelings from others are real. This makes him not only callous and cruel, but legitimately dangerous to the others. Reminds me of the series of pretty old book of "Chronicles of Thomas Covenant: The Unbeliever" a man who gets literally isekai'd to a fantasy world, but he does not believe at all that the world, or its inhabitants are real (hence the alias The Unbeliever coined by the other inhabitants of the world). Its a heavy book since the character is really evil and does terrible things based on this belief he holds so strongly.

[@reain]

Zooble never goes on the distraction trips, I feel like she'd be an npc/the next one to abstract. She hasn't even interacted with Pomni yet

[@SillyLil_Orca]

GAH! Love your channel especially the theory’s on Helluva! This is an interesting theory as well and could be possible

[@TriggeredCogzy]

So the entire theory that Jax is an NPC is due to him seeming to lack humanity? His personality although dickish is simply one of many different forms of coping mechanisms Infact with the way we see it each of the main cast represent a different form of coping with high forms of stress or depression Kinger is forgetting the problems around you Zooble is refusing to participate Pomni is just plain crazy but I'm sure she'll eventually pick up a coping mechanism Ragatha is being kind to others Jax is being mean to others and pretending like he doesn't care or show any true fear Jax is only one of many different forms of coping

[@Zivin]

My theory is that the NPCs are the abstracted humans. The abstracted have their minds split equally into each NPC. I feel like this is cus after Kufumo Abstracted Caine said he “improved” the ai of the NPCs

[@DarkEcho32]

Counterpoint to the Zooble thing, a lot of people love customizing and changing their avatars in game, and many like to change the looks on the daily

[@IronHazard]

Digital circus sona? Perhaps something like a lion or a elephant? Surprisingly the show hasn't shown any circus animals yet.

[@onettaviator5396]

Hey, how about some kind of furby or rocking horse? Maybe one with an elephant motif because circus! A Rubik's cube is another idea. A magic wand?

[@embermoto]

Furby=evil creature, I don't know why people like them.

[@azurandiodaimoon4246]

Caine with his circus (mostly a prison) and the stuff he's doing and how he portrayed in some case's gives me the vibe of "AM" from "I have No mouth but i must scream". ✌️🐰

[@kleszczoros4885]

My theory is he killed a human thinking he was an npc. This caused his coding to breake explaining all the glitches.

[@MeestarManiacFilms]

What if your Circus NPC was a computer head?

[@noobmasterruben5167]

Kinda like Vox

[@Nutellla]

Unpopular opinion: I dont believe jax is an npc

[@arhangeo]

Kinger could be an NPC as far as we know. He was there the longest which means no one saw him manifest in the circus. He's also very unstable but doesn't abstract. His eye formation is the same as that of Candy Princess.

[@BloodySkullx]

It might be crazy but...Jax being one of the original developers of the circus. No idea how or why but it's an idea.