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I think the best thing about the ava/avm fandom is that, in general, fandoms thrive on simple designs that also leave room for a lot of headcanons (i.e. ninjago, mcyt, etc.)

And because every character looks like this:

Half of the fandom is like “oh thank fuck, a character I can actually draw”

And the other half is like “HOLY SHIT, INFINITE HEADCANONS.”

And because of that, literally every single ava/avm fan is an avid fanartist, or has drawn at least one piece of fanart (myself included)

And what’s more, because of the sheer simplicity of their designs, every single fanartist has a completely unique way of drawing them, which is also why so many fanartists are so recognizable.

And because every design is unique, and because of the sheer amount of fanart being made every single day, I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of this fandom.

We are THRIVING, and I am HERE FOR IT.

SPOILERS FOR VI (Kinda?)

This is how I interpret most of the episode.

In defense of Victim: a character analysis

OK before I start

Yeah, I know. I'm a hypocrite lol but, hear me out here.

After really analysing everything Victim has done...I can't say they're actually that bad anymore. Their actions seem extreme but they're actually kind of justified.

First of all, let's look at what most the fandom hates them for. The fight with The Chosen One in The Box. It's hard to watch and they certainly went all out, but it's not like Chosen isn't a dangerous character. He was a villian himself after all.

Chosen and Dark's actions likely led to many sticks losing their homes on websites and getting hurt in the crossfire, even if he was trying to free them. At worst, these actions were deliberate, at least on Dark's part. And how would Victim know if Chosen actually wanted to do this?

And I wouldn't be surprised if Victim knows.

In episode 30 of avm, King sees the first Animation vs Minecraft on a rocket corp TV

And Second sees the first Animator vs Animation during Animation vs YouTube (maybe that's why he recognises them? Theory for another day)

So is it that much of a stretch to say that Victim is somewhat aware of Chosen's past? Especially since they have some kind of access to YouTube.

Obviously this is a bit of a stretch, if Victim had seen Animator Vs Animation V they wouldn't have needed to use the memory reader on Chosen. But they must have known something about him to know that he has a connection with Alan, so it's possible.

On a similar note, they treat Second very differently. Sure, he's a less powerful stick in their eyes so they don't pay much attention to him, but he's still treated with respect.

First of all, he's left unpaused in his cell, despite the fact they already had him paused, they chose to let him at least some freedom by undoing it.

Also, when he was put in a box, it was a lot less violent.

Even when they were testing his powers the employees just...asked him. It was not forceful in any way and no one laid a finger on him.

Even when he was captured they were being easy on him

Agent Smith had second selected,he could have done anything, but all he did was spin then kick him and pause him immediately after. He was hitting him as little as possible, just trying to end the fight.

Then there's the last scene if The Box, probably the most unjustified part. But, here's the thing, Victim only has bad memories of Alan. He hurt and then tried to kill them. I think they believe Yellow is some kind of conspirator with Alan, maybe a lackey of sorts? Whatever they think, I wouldn't be surprised if this is some kind of misunderstanding. They may even be sympathetic towards Dark after seeing him be attacked by the cursor too.

Obviously this doesn't mean they're in the right. They're really not. But their actions have some kind of justice about them, and I don't think they're trying to be evil, so they actually have a good chance of being redeemed. And I can understand them now, so I at least don't hate them anymore.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk. I'll go back to fanart now (this was super out of my comfort zone and not the best explanation but I just wanted to say it).

Someone You'd Admire

Someone You'd Admire - Fleet Foxes

This song comic idea was in my head... and wouldn't leave until I drew it- but I'm honestly REALLY happy with it!

This is from a million years ago but with ava 11 out i figured why not

OKAY SO THIS IS HAPPENING

16 minutes till premiere I'm so excited!!!!!

Spoilers for new actual short under cut

RED HAS A BARN!!!!!

This plus Purple's new house, I really gotta draw these places

Smith (the guy with glasses)

I love my imaginary version of him but he needs to be nice to the chosen one (*cough* and kiss victim *cough*)

I'd like to add on to this, I relate to Red a lot! I also get really excited, love animals and have more childish tendencies and interests. But I'm still not a five year old! It's hard to express that to people, but my positivity isn't because I'm naive, I've seen terrible things and I want to be better than them! There's so much you can do with that with a character, but any character like me is treated as "haha they're so hyper and happy so they're dumb". But I have seen some really good characterisations of Red, so this isn't everywhere.

On a more positive note, buff Red is basically canon and awesome. Let's collectively draw more buff Red for the win!

not a huge fan of how most people talk about red. it's always stuff like "he's just the preciousest little babiest boy. he's just a baby. tiny little baby man who can't think for himself"

So many people see Red that way!

I think most of the time Red is seen as such is mostly based on his personality. Although he is more childish and a ball of sunshine compared to the others and is a sweetie when he wants to be. None of that make him a ‘little baby bean’. He shows a lot of emotional intelligence! Especially during the lush cave episode of avm.

Sure Red can be sweet, but that stick is buff.

I’m sorry that was random, but it’s not far from truth! Have people seen Red?! He even had a training montage where he was doing the heavy lifting compared to Green! He raises large animals which requires a lot of strength to handle! He goes to monster school for crying out loud! He faced King head on several times during the war, and broke into Darklords place without a hint of hesitation, and beat the shit out of the greys during Ava’s recent episode!!!

BUT for some reason media has a tendency to take characters like Red and portray them like that :/

I really love Red I’m sorry for that little rant, he’s one of my favorites from Ava/avm

OMG MY HEADCANONS ARE TRUE THE MERCS TRULY ARE JUST SILLIES IN DISGUISE

Thanks for the tag btw I might not have seen this otherwise :) /pos

GUYS IT’S LORE

or something…

This happened about three minutes ago.

There’s a new ABTV livestream, as there is every few weeks or so

But the beginning was weird?

There was some unmoving static for nearly 20 minutes and then THIS HAPPENED

I thought it was soo funny but it could ALSO have lore implications soo

I’m just happy to see more of the gang :)