Does the dog die?
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The Amazing Digital Circus
YouTube • 2023 • Animation
ReportThe Amazing Digital Circus is a psychological dark comedy about cute cartoon characters who hate their lives and want to leave
This youtube contains 56 potentially triggering events.
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KamiSteele
Only implied in a blink-and-you-miss-it shot, but the first episode shows the hallway which contains the players' living quarters, complete with their portrait on the doors. One of these portraits is a so-far-unseen dog character that has been crossed off, implying a dog-themed player once lived there. Rooms crossed off are all but outright stated to have belonged to abstraction victims. The dog player gets referenced in Episode 4 via the 'Dobby Dog' menu item, which is a hot dog with their portrait on the wrapper.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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HoppipHarvest
In the pilot, Pomni tries to leave the digital circus without saying goodbye to the others. (It doesn’t work.)
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Is an animal abandoned?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
No but characters that have “abstracted” which have animalistic behaviour are placed in a pocket dimension presumably for eternity
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Abuse
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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KamiSteele
Played for dark laughs in Episode 3. While Pomni and Kinger are having traditional horror game adventures, it's eventually revealed that Ragatha, Gangle, and a tied-up and gagged Jax are on the 'pacifist route' where they're drinking tea with the Baron's wife, the ghost of Martha Mildenhall. She's remarkably blase about her death by accidental shooting, and at worst has amused annoyance about the subject.
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Is someone stalked?
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KamiSteele
No stalking has happened as of Episode 3, but there are a few potential triggers. When Caine gives Pomni a tour of the circus in Episode 1, he mentions watching her with 'hundreds of all-seeing eyes' complete with a visual. That said, Caine is established not to be omniscient, and things can slip under his gaze easily. There's a brief scene shortly after where the moon greets Caine and says 'I love you', to which he reacts with horror and leaves with Pomni 'before the moon gets frisky.' It's unclear if Caine's reaction is the result of repeat harassment, the all-ages rating of the Circus in-universe, or simply doesn't want her to do anything in front of Pomni. Later in the episode, Jax reveals he has keys to every player's room, and makes a joke about going into Ragatha's to place centipedes inside (centipedes being something Ragatha is scared of). The fact that Jax, a bully, is capable of violating people's privacy like this may be upsetting to some survivors.
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KamiSteele
Jax, one of the players, has a habit of verbally and physically abusing the others, with his favorite target being Gangle, likely because of her more submissive, emotional personality. Examples include destroying her belongings, pushing her down multiple times, bossing her around, telling her she's supposed to be 'submissive and agreeable,' and straight-up blackmailing her. While the exact portrayal is closer to schoolyard or sibling bullying, it may still be a trigger due to the close proximity and inescapability of the situation.
Episode 3 takes place in a horror game setting, and one of the lore dump tapes reveals a man accidentally shot his wife believing she was the monster he was protecting them from. He notes the irony of him being a 'monster' instead of a protector. A later scene has the man's wife, now a ghost, enjoying tea with the characters on the other route, humorously acting blase about the situation.
Episode 3 takes place in a horror game setting, and one of the lore dump tapes reveals a man accidentally shot his wife believing she was the monster he was protecting them from. He notes the irony of him being a 'monster' instead of a protector. A later scene has the man's wife, now a ghost, enjoying tea with the characters on the other route, humorously acting blase about the situation.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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HoppipHarvest
In the trailers, Pomni gets several knives thrown at her and stuck in her body in a knife-throwing act, and Ragatha gets tripped by Jax and has a meat cleaver thrown at her head.
Ragatha also gets impaled by knives in Episode 2, but it’s not in a spectacular way.
Ragatha also gets impaled by knives in Episode 2, but it’s not in a spectacular way.
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KamiSteele
While the show is still ongoing, Jax is a bully who is trapped in an inescapable torturous situation and goes after people trapped with him. It's unclear how much of Jax's behavior is the result of being stuck in the circus or other factors as of Episode 4, but it's confirmed that the show will explore the characters' psyches and motivations. That said, while his bullying is played for dark laughs the showrunners have been pretty good about not going into Jax apologia, to the point where Gooseworx outright said there was 'nothing heroic' about him.
Episode 4 gives Gangle, Jax's favorite target, a new unbreakable mask and a managerial role in the fast food-themed adventure. While initially Jax tries to get up to his old antics, Gangle puts him in his place by asking Caine to give post-adventure consequences if they don't do well and bossing him around. When he says that he liked her better when she was sad, she has giant hands grab him and drag him to a dark room where he's made to watch 'employee reevaluation' tapes that are implied to have a brainwashing effect. When he reemerges some time after he appears tired and perturbed. This is less framed as revenge for Jax being a bully and more a dark comedy take on a shift manager dealing with a problem employee, but may still be adjacent enough.
Episode 4 gives Gangle, Jax's favorite target, a new unbreakable mask and a managerial role in the fast food-themed adventure. While initially Jax tries to get up to his old antics, Gangle puts him in his place by asking Caine to give post-adventure consequences if they don't do well and bossing him around. When he says that he liked her better when she was sad, she has giant hands grab him and drag him to a dark room where he's made to watch 'employee reevaluation' tapes that are implied to have a brainwashing effect. When he reemerges some time after he appears tired and perturbed. This is less framed as revenge for Jax being a bully and more a dark comedy take on a shift manager dealing with a problem employee, but may still be adjacent enough.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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The newest member "Pomni" mentions an exit door she'd seen outside the tent, so Caine insists she is hallucinating and there is no exit door. In the end, Caine eventually apologized for "lying about the exit" and admitted there was an exit door that he never really got to finish.
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HoppipHarvest
The characters suffer torment in the show and the trailers, but according to the creators, none of them are children. (The youngest, Jax, is 22.)
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Addiction
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Theatrekid123
In episode 4, Ragatha gets "stupid sauce" in her eye which makes her act drunk/high for the rest of the episode
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Is there addiction?
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AEBT
Very briefly implied in ep 2: Caine offers Bubble a smoking pipe and Bubble replies with "No thanks, I'm trying to quit"
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Animal
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cha0ticneutralsystem
The he gloink queen looks like a slug and is presumably killed by kaufo
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Is an animal sad?
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here2help
As of episode 2, yes. Although all animals shown are anthropomorphic, I would still count them. In episode 2, a crocodile character is sent into a test room type area, where he finds out that he isn't real, which upsets him.
At the end of the episode, they host a funeral for a character who was revealed to have died in the pilot/episode 1. Jax, a rabbit character, is seen briefly showing emotion before walking off.
At the end of the episode, they host a funeral for a character who was revealed to have died in the pilot/episode 1. Jax, a rabbit character, is seen briefly showing emotion before walking off.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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SuzieBelle
theres a character whos an anthropomorphic rabbit and is briefly choked as a gag. its depicted cartoonishly.
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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HoppipHarvest
The villains of the Candy Carrier Chaos adventure (Episode 2) are gummy crocodiles. They return in Episode 4.
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Are there bugs?
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SuzieBelle
no bugs are shown, but a character mentions having a bug collection
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Assault
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cha0ticneutralsystem
No but pomni gets punched in the face unexpectedly after opening doors in the same sort of boat Jax says “ladies first” and then shoves someone, presumably a woman or feminine man I’m not sure of their gender, out of the way
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Is someone drugged?
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KamiSteele
Episode 4 takes place in a fast food restaurant, and one of the items on offer is a 'Stupid Burger' with 'Stupid Sauce' that's apparently addictive, based on a customer's twitchy and demanding behavior. Ragatha sprays herself in the eye with the sauce and ends up intoxicated for the entire episode, with behavior such as lethargy, saying brutally honest statements, and hallucinating. It looks specifically like she's drunk.
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Is there pedophilia?
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Sibelos
Who the fuck voted yes? It doesn't have any pedophilia not even an implication of it.
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Is someone held under water?
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jakethedawg
A scene in episode 4 shows ragatha drowning comedically in a deep fryer.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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FatherIsCynophobic
Jax is the “bully” of the group and is shown shoving other characters to humiliate them.
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Is someone restrained?
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HoppipHarvest
In a trailer, Pomni is tied to a target and forced to participate in a knife-throwing act.
In Episode 4, Jax is restrained by hands during "training".
In Episode 4, Jax is restrained by hands during "training".
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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KamiSteele
A scene in Episode 3 has Jax tied up and gagged, presumably because he antagonized the NPCs. He reacts largely with annoyance.
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
Jax makes a joke that “he didn’t consent to seeing someone so disgusting” not sure if this counts
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Bodily Harm
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Are any hands damaged?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
After touching a glitched ragatha, pomnis hand starts to glitch, it’s mentioned glitching is extremely painful
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Are there dislocations?
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wegsdraws
Zooble’s character is made up of many shapes that are pulled apart. She doesn’t seem to be in pain, though, just annoyed.
Also, when Ragatha is glitching, her limbs glitch in ways that look like dislocations. The glitching is painful, but not necessarily the dislocating.
Also, when Ragatha is glitching, her limbs glitch in ways that look like dislocations. The glitching is painful, but not necessarily the dislocating.
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Is there throat mutilation?
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FatherIsCynophobic
Not really, but one of the characters chokes another character as a gag. No damage is left behind.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Mkosmorama
[SPOILERS]
Pilot: Pomni briefly hyperventilates after realizing she's trapped, but tries to play it off. Zooble chokes Jax after he detatches their arm.
Candy Cartier Chaos!: Gummigoo hyperventilates while him and Pomni are under the map.
The Mystery of Mildenhall Manor: In the beginning Pomni holds her breath as part of an experiment, then gasps when she's unable to hold it any longer.
Pilot: Pomni briefly hyperventilates after realizing she's trapped, but tries to play it off. Zooble chokes Jax after he detatches their arm.
Candy Cartier Chaos!: Gummigoo hyperventilates while him and Pomni are under the map.
The Mystery of Mildenhall Manor: In the beginning Pomni holds her breath as part of an experiment, then gasps when she's unable to hold it any longer.
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Is there decapitation?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
There is a character that can be pulled apart and put back together like blocks and their head can come off
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Is there cannibalism?
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HoppipHarvest
Episode 4 involves the characters serving burgers that are implied to be human meat.
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Is someone choked?
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SuzieBelle
yes, but its done in a cartoonish way.
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Is someone burned alive?
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HoppipHarvest
In Episode 4, Ragatha is thrown into a fryer filled with boiling oil. She survives.
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Is there body horror?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
Glitched bodies, a character with an unnaturally moving jaw and eyes inside said jaw for a head, a pull apart put back together character and characters who “abstract” turn into a black glitching mess with many flashing eyes on their whole body
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Is there amputation?
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KamiSteele
There is a major character, Zooble, who is based on a pull apart/put together mix-and-match toy. They are shown being disassembled and reassembled multiple times, but this is largely played for slapstick humor, it's not graphic, and they seem more annoyed than pained by the experience.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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FatherIsCynophobic
Gloink Queen might count as this. She’s beaten up and her head goes limp.
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Does someone break a bone?
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HoppipHarvest
Episode 3 contains a graphic scene of Pomni’s limbs bending unnaturally, complete with bone-breaking sounds.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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KamiSteele
The pilot has a scene where Kinger attempts to grab Zooble's head from the Gloinks. However, because his hands just float near his body they instead get carried off with them. The same episode has Pomni's hand glitch out in a way that's implied to be painful.
Episode 4 features a gag where Zooble attempts to flip burgers using a spatula hand attachment only to realize that they can still get burned. Their hand is red for a while, but they start using a spatula normally afterwards.
Episode 4 features a gag where Zooble attempts to flip burgers using a spatula hand attachment only to realize that they can still get burned. Their hand is red for a while, but they start using a spatula normally afterwards.
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Is someone tortured?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
The digital circus itself could be viewed as torturing souls of people who happen into it, especially with cane sending them on adventure that could seemingly hurt them
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
Down a hole with a slide
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Does someone fall to their death?
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HoppipHarvest
In Episode 2, Pomni has a nightmare about abstracting and falling into the cellar.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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SuzieBelle
in the beginning, Pomni briefly pulls her eye out, but its in a cartoony way and there is no gore.
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Is someone stabbed?
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cha0ticnewtsys
The intro video that introduced everyone and their name which I believe is a teaser video includes ragatha being stabbed in the face but she is not injured by it as she is a rag doll
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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KamiSteele
So far, as of Episode 3, no children have died. The main cast is confirmed to consist of all adults, which is presumably true of the abstraction victims. Additionally, most if not all NPCs are coded in a way that implies they're meant to be adults. The closest it's gone to child death is a shot early into Episode 2 of a small child NPC in the Candy Canyon Kingdom which presumably gets destroyed off screen at the end of the episode, and a small cute ghost character that could maybe be considered childlike getting vacuumed up in Episode 3 (it's unclear what happens to him after).
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Is a minor sexualized?
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SodaButt
All characters are canon adults and not sexualized!
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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HoppipHarvest
Something akin to death happens to a character in Episode 1, but not a main character. Episode 2 contains the death of a character who is central to the episode, but didn’t appear before it.
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Does a non-human character die?
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HoppipHarvest
*SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 2* A self-aware NPC Pomni befriended is poofed out of existence by Caine. It’s mentioned that the NPC could appear again, though they may not retain their memories if that were to happen.
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Does someone die?
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HoppipHarvest
*SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 1* Kaufmo, a character who never appeared in person, is shown to have abstracted in the first episode. He’s not dead, just banished to the basement, but his personality is completely gone, and in the second episode, the humans hold a funeral for him.
*SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 3* Kinger’s wife is revealed to have also abstracted.
*SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 3* Kinger’s wife is revealed to have also abstracted.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a family member die?
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KamiSteele
Episode 3 has a description and flashback of a character's wife abstracting, which isn't an outright death but is analogous to it. Said character is clearly still impacted by it but is encouraged by his memories of her to keep going. The same episode has a description of a different man accidentally shooting his own wife fatally.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Anonymous
There are characters themed after Children’s toys that often end up beat up/in danger
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Is someone kidnapped?
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HoppipHarvest
All of the human characters are essentially kidnapped and held in the circus against their will.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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HoppipHarvest
Two ghosts appear in Episode 3, though they’re probably the least scary part of the episode.
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Are there jump scares?
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wegsdraws
when Pomni is looking for Caine, she opens a door with a character taking a bath. Unexpectedly, a mask flies towards the screen with a yelling noise. this made me jump the first time i watched it
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Is there a shower scene?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
At around 16:00 pomni opens the door to see someone in the bath they scream progressively louder at her and she slams the door
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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FatherIsCynophobic
A large lake on the Grounds is presented, and Caine tells Pomni she can "drown herself" in it in a genuine tone.
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Are there clowns?
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SuzieBelle
There is a brief clown character and the main character is a jester.
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Is someone possessed?
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KamiSteele
The plot of Episode 3 has the group essentially pulled into a horror game. One in-game plot point has a ghost put two characters in 'Hell' so he can possess their bodies. This happens to one of them onscreen, which results in the other smacking her with a shotgun butt as she taunts him about his trauma in a way that feels like something out of Evil Dead. She is shortly unpossessed, and they manage to leave the area without it happening again. Episode 4 has a brief mention of it relatively early on.
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
The gloink queen has multiple (probably at least 20) eyes along her head which form a bubbly pattern, it’s after pomni opens a bunch of doors and sequentially after three of them fall into the gloink hole (tryphobia is fear of both or either bubbly and holey textures)
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HoppipHarvest
No razors, but there are knives in Episode 1 and 2, as well as the trailers. Characters are injured by knives in Episode 2 and in the trailers, but they survive and may not even feel pain.
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Are there mannequins?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
Wooden mannequins are NPCs in this world
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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HoppipHarvest
After escaping the area under the map in Episode 2, Pomni v*s, and Gummigoo v*s a few seconds after her.
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Is someone eaten?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
Zooble is eaten by the gloink queen
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Is there audio gore?
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HoppipHarvest
Yes, in Episode 3.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Sibelos
So far there are no cops at all.
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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KamiSteele
Not exactly, but Episode 3 has a subplot where Caine drafts Zooble into 'therapy', complete with a stereotypical therapist's office.
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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SuzieBelle
Kinger suffers from severe paranoia and delusions.
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wegsdraws
unless you count Pomni pulling out her eye and tugging on her eyelid in the beginning, no. (this is done cartoonishly and she is not actually harmed)
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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FatherIsCynophobic
No one is explicitly stated to have any specific mental illness, but insanity is a significant theme that is connected to “abstraction” which causes characters to attack others senselessly.
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HoppipHarvest
Pomni can't remember her previous life, and it seems that this is equally true for the other formerly-human circus residents. Zooble is a particularly strong case, having no memory of their gender identity. Kinger and Caine also suffer from memory loss, as emphasized in Episode 3.
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HoppipHarvest
No, but *SPOILERS* the way the characters talk about Kaufmo’s abstracting mirrors how one would discuss a person who committed suicide, saying they can’t believe he “gave up” and that they expected another mentally unstable character to do it first.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
They are in a sort of limbo where Pomni feels like something is off and reality starts breaking and things clip into other objects and glitch, Jax also mentions Cane makes NPCs for the others to play with regularly. Pomni mentions she put on a headset and was teleported to limbo. Everything is presented and mentioned that they are living inside a computer game or simulation of some sort, in a “digital plane” cane also tells pomni she is having “digital hallucinations” but he seems to be lying. There is also cartoon logic (hammer space) and a weird infinitely respecting reality where pomni reenters the same room repeatedly. Pomni gets thrown into the void and seemingly has an existential crisis. They mention that food has no affect on them and they don’t need to eat, it just replicates the sensation of food
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
More so a mental/nervous breakdown
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
Pomni hyperventilates when she arrives to this new world and is told she can’t leave
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there body dysphoria?
14 supporters
Yes
28
No
1
8
KamiSteele
Zooble is a player with an avatar based around a pull apart/put back together mix and match toy. They are also gender ambiguous, with 'they' being what's most often used to address them. Episode 3 has a subplot where Zooble, once again sitting out on an adventure, is drafted into 'therapy' by Caine. It's revealed that Zooble hates their digital body and keeps trying to change it with an endless supply of parts that Caine gave them, but has never been able to find something they liked. While there is applicability towards general body image issues, perfectionism, and self-loathing, the fact that Zooble is gender ambiguous lends further credence for a trans-specific reading.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
28 supporters
Yes
16
No
6
4
Andmass5374
In episode 3, Zooble is implied to suffer from it.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
18 supporters
Yes
24
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2
8
cha0ticneutralsystem
Running through endless narrow halls
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
42 supporters
Yes
0
No
19
3
AkaruiHito
Not really. There are mentions of not actually needing to eat in the digital world but that’s it
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Yes
1
No
23
4
KamiSteele
While no explicit suicide has happened, there are parallels to it through abstraction. People are said to abstract when they 'lose their minds,' which causes them to turn into glitchy, violent monsters that are then sent down into the basement. When a character abstracts off-screen in the first episode, the rest of the cast discusses it with language expressing their surprise and sadness. One person, Zooble, says that they couldn't believe 'he gave up like that' and that they expected another (more openly unstable) person to go instead. The purpose of the adventures is to keep the players stimulated and distracted enough to avoid abstraction. The second episode continues these themes, with the cast, minus Jax, holding a funeral for the abstracted person at the end.
The first episode also has a line from Caine where, while giving Pomni a tour of the grounds, he mentions she could 'drown herself in the digital lake.' This potentially implies that at least one person tried to do so in a vain attempt to escape the circus.
The first episode also has a line from Caine where, while giving Pomni a tour of the grounds, he mentions she could 'drown herself in the digital lake.' This potentially implies that at least one person tried to do so in a vain attempt to escape the circus.
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Yes
2
No
14
Noxious
Yes
0
No
20
Are there sudden loud noises?
43 supporters
Yes
23
No
1
4
FatherIsCynophobic
Jumpscares, screaming, and other abrupt noises are in the show.
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Yes
17
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1
Yes
0
No
16
Is there screaming?
16 supporters
Yes
27
No
0
5
SuzieBelle
multiple characters scream, shout and yell.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
8 supporters
Yes
23
No
3
8
FatherIsCynophobic
Zooble gives the middle finger and swears but both are censored by the digital world. Pomni also repeatedly swears after finding out all of the swear words are censored. Jax calls Kinger "hoo-ha."
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Are there flashing lights or images?
48 supporters
Yes
26
No
0
9
cha0ticneutralsystem
When they enter kaufmos room there is a beast with flashing eyes, when the rag doll girl gets picked up and when pomni gets touched on the hand they start glitching and flashing. When pomni enters a weird door and it takes her to a weird reality the lights flicker
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
14 supporters
Yes
24
No
1
7
cha0ticneutralsystem
Cane mentions he has hundreds of all seeing eyes he uses to watch everyone
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Is the fourth wall broken?
10 supporters
Yes
28
No
1
9
cha0ticneutralsystem
Jax talks to the viewer
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Pregnancy
Yes
0
No
22
Yes
0
No
20
Yes
0
No
19
Yes
0
No
20
Yes
0
No
20
Does a pregnant person die?
27 supporters
Yes
1
No
17
2
KamiSteele
Vaguely implied in Episode 3. Baron Mildenhall mentions in one of the lore dump tapes that he couldn't be a protector to his 'wife and theoretical children' when discussing his accidental shooting of his wife. This could potentially suggest that she was either in the earliest stages of pregnancy or they were planning on having kids, depending on your interpretation.
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Prejudice
Yes
0
No
22
Is there ableist language or behavior?
41 supporters
Yes
17
No
8
10
cha0ticneutralsystem
“Crazy” and “insane” are used, also “crazy” is used derogatorily to describe a neurodivergent coded character. Characters also “go insane” when they think about their past life or try to leave
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Yes
0
No
24
Yes
0
No
19
Yes
0
No
20
Yes
3
No
20
5
jdpamv
A character who goes by gender-neutral pronouns in other dubs is referred to with feminine pronouns in the Russian dub.
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Yes
0
No
18
Yes
0
No
23
Yes
0
No
19
Yes
0
No
16
Yes
0
No
20
Is there hate speech?
31 supporters
Yes
12
No
11
3
cha0ticneutralsystem
The gloink queen, who is a villain, goes on a eugenicist rant about how everything needs to be gloinks
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Race
Yes
0
No
21
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
40 supporters
Yes
1
No
17
3
teapotcutie
All the characters were confirmed to be adults (ex: Pomni is 25).
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
13 supporters
Yes
5
No
12
4
SuzieBelle
there are minor, surface level religious references, like the ringmasters name being "Caine", which connects to the logo "C&A" which is a reference to Cain and Able. the dinner scene at the end is framed like The Last Supper.
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Are there demons or Hell?
13 supporters
Yes
11
No
10
4
HoppipHarvest
In Episode 3, Kinger and Pomni get dragged into Hell.
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
53 supporters
Yes
0
No
17
2
cha0ticneutralsystem
We see someone in a bathtub but don’t see any nudity
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
17
Yes
0
No
18
Is someone sexually objectified?
47 supporters
Yes
0
No
16
0
wyv_died_yesterday
idk what the hell the other guy is talking about. trolls amiright
theres no confirmed romance at all except for how kingr has an off-screen wife at some point. no sexual stuff tho
theres no confirmed romance at all except for how kingr has an off-screen wife at some point. no sexual stuff tho
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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93 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
18
Is there sexual content?
64 supporters
Yes
0
No
18
2
KamiSteele
Mild suggestive humor, but nothing more extreme as of Episode 4 to fully merit a 'yes' vote.
A few of Jax's insults are arguably sexualized, such as calling Kinger 'hoo-ha' (either referencing his nervous temperament or comparing him to female genitalia) and telling Gangle she's supposed to be 'submissive and agreeable' (possibly a play on the meme 'submissive and breedable'). Episode 1 has a quick scene where the Moon flirts with Caine, to which he reacts with horror and leaves 'before the Moon gets too frisky.' Episode 3's ending features a quick gag where Caine greets the returning players as 'meowing milkmaids' to which Jax reacts with disgust and asks him not to call them that ever again. Episode 4 has a joke where an NPC says he forgot to ask for a kid's toy, and when reminded he isn't a child he says 'ah, maybe an adult toy then,' implicitly missing the implications.
The noncanon promotional video 'POMNI WAKE UP IT'S TIME TO GO ON AN ADVENTURE' contains a gag where Caine notes the impact Pomni's 'little crying face' left on the Internet, and shows what appears to be censored, indecipherable images. When she reacts with horror and asks 'what the [CENSORED] am I looking at?!' he replies 'the consequences of our actions, and it's only going to get worse from here!' This could be interpreted as a joke about porn based on the show's characters, a joke about content farm videos based on the show's characters, or both.
Gooseworx on Twitter has confirmed that there will be a 'sex joke' in (currently unreleased) Episode 6, but didn't give much idea about what exactly it entails or who is involved. However, the phrasing implied something Gooseworx felt deserved a warning, so make of that what you will.
A few of Jax's insults are arguably sexualized, such as calling Kinger 'hoo-ha' (either referencing his nervous temperament or comparing him to female genitalia) and telling Gangle she's supposed to be 'submissive and agreeable' (possibly a play on the meme 'submissive and breedable'). Episode 1 has a quick scene where the Moon flirts with Caine, to which he reacts with horror and leaves 'before the Moon gets too frisky.' Episode 3's ending features a quick gag where Caine greets the returning players as 'meowing milkmaids' to which Jax reacts with disgust and asks him not to call them that ever again. Episode 4 has a joke where an NPC says he forgot to ask for a kid's toy, and when reminded he isn't a child he says 'ah, maybe an adult toy then,' implicitly missing the implications.
The noncanon promotional video 'POMNI WAKE UP IT'S TIME TO GO ON AN ADVENTURE' contains a gag where Caine notes the impact Pomni's 'little crying face' left on the Internet, and shows what appears to be censored, indecipherable images. When she reacts with horror and asks 'what the [CENSORED] am I looking at?!' he replies 'the consequences of our actions, and it's only going to get worse from here!' This could be interpreted as a joke about porn based on the show's characters, a joke about content farm videos based on the show's characters, or both.
Gooseworx on Twitter has confirmed that there will be a 'sex joke' in (currently unreleased) Episode 6, but didn't give much idea about what exactly it entails or who is involved. However, the phrasing implied something Gooseworx felt deserved a warning, so make of that what you will.
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Yes
0
No
16
Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
20 supporters
Yes
0
No
18
8
HickoryDickoryProductions
Gangle (the mask) was confirmed to be a girl
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
19 supporters
Yes
1
No
13
4
cha0ticneutralsystem
After people “abstract” (which is when they go “insane”) they become a glitched beast and have to be sent away to a pocket dimension, upon being touched by said glitch beast the person becomes glitch ina different way, it’s mentioned it can only be fixed by Cane but also is incredibly painful, this could be seen as an allegory to some
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
15
Does someone have a chronic illness?
9 supporters
Yes
2
No
13
3
KamiSteele
Episode 2 has the adventure's antagonists steal a tanker in order to help the leader's, Gummigoo's, sick mother. However, the fact she remains unseen is a plot plot, as Gummigoo has an existential crisis when he glitches out-of-bounds and realizes he's just an NPC. He specifically notes that he doesn't remember what his mother looks like, because she only exists to be Gummigoo's motive, not an actual character.
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
26 supporters
Yes
20
No
3
6
KamiSteele
Kinger's situation has obvious parallels to it. He is the oldest character in the show at 48, and he appears antsy, spacy, and forgetful, with occasional moments of lucidity. Episode 3 reveals he's more lucid in the dark, as he's more than capable of navigating the horror setting with Pomni. Some of his quirks, such as his interest in bug collecting and his hiding in a pillow fort, are also contextualized as him attempting to reconnect with what he remembers of his long-abstracted wife. The exact portrayal feels like something that could be comforting to those who know people with dementia, as Kinger mentions while lucid that the memories of those around Pomni will make everything less pointless, and she will remember even if he doesn't. Still, it is worth noting that it is a theme with Kinger's character that is explored.
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Social
Yes
0
No
18
Yes
0
No
16
Is existentialism debated?
15 supporters
Yes
29
No
0
9
SuzieBelle
existentialism is a major theme in the show
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
18
Spoiler
Yes
0
No
17
Yes
2
No
14
Does it have a sad ending?
63 supporters
Yes
23
No
1
7
SuzieBelle
Pomni tries to escape and it drives her crazy. She ends up back in the circus and she is despondent, finally realizing that it's not a dream and she is trapped forever.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
10 supporters
Yes
7
No
10
3
KamiSteele
There's a brief gag in Episode 2 where Jax immediately claims the tanker's driver's seat and honks the horn. He gets disgusted when the horn turns out to be weak and forces Gangle to drive. There's a car chase later in the episode, and there are tire screech sound effects during it.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
3
No
11
Yes
0
No
14
Is someone hit by a car?
21 supporters
Yes
11
No
9
4
KamiSteele
When the tanker is introduced in Episode 2, it runs over one of the nondescript Candy Canyon Kingdom residents. If you look closely as Gangle is pulling out shortly after, she's running over a few more nondescript NPCs. This is largely played for dark laughs and isn't graphic.
While not in the usual sense, Pomni and Gummigoo escape the debug area by causing a model of the stolen tanker to be launched at high altitudes, which leads to them hitting a giant fudge monster over the head and knocking him unconscious when they land.
Episode 4 has, as its climax, Gangle ripping off her new mask and running into the street blissfully, only for a truck to show up. The show does not depict her getting hit, as it immediately cuts to Caine giving her a performance review. Either she survived because of how the Circus works, or she was teleported away in time.
While not in the usual sense, Pomni and Gummigoo escape the debug area by causing a model of the stolen tanker to be launched at high altitudes, which leads to them hitting a giant fudge monster over the head and knocking him unconscious when they land.
Episode 4 has, as its climax, Gangle ripping off her new mask and running into the street blissfully, only for a truck to show up. The show does not depict her getting hit, as it immediately cuts to Caine giving her a performance review. Either she survived because of how the Circus works, or she was teleported away in time.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
24 supporters
Yes
1
No
17
8
HoppipHarvest
No, but drowning is mentioned.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
21
Yes
0
No
16
Is there gun violence?
1 supporters
Yes
10
No
10
5
KamiSteele
Episode 2 has Jax casually waving around a gun while explaining how he wants to go inside the enemy tanker and shoot everyone inside. When another character objects, saying it 'violates some kind of convention,' Jax snarks back at her with 'You're violating my ears with your clapback.' Jax later pulls out a different gun that seems to fire boots, but never fires it at anyone.
Episode 3 has more guns, as an NPC on the 'mature' horror route is a hunter who describes his encounter with a monster that happens to be his quarry. One tape describes him accidentally shooting his wife. Kinger uses a shotgun to shoot said monster, and later to literally smack evil spirits out of Pomni.
Episode 3 has more guns, as an NPC on the 'mature' horror route is a hunter who describes his encounter with a monster that happens to be his quarry. One tape describes him accidentally shooting his wife. Kinger uses a shotgun to shoot said monster, and later to literally smack evil spirits out of Pomni.
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