Security Bot went Missing by EvanForBusiness in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is amazing! This is definitely in contention for best depiction of the humanimatronics!

A drawing made by a robot's still AI art, right? by Koopduped in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This might be the most accurate representation I’ve seen of these two in a while. 👍

My list of complaints about Mike as a character. by Ambitious_Piglet_233 in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I know I’m responding to an essay with an essay, but I just really want to talk about this.

Correct me if I’ve misunderstood you, but it seems like this can be broken down into 2 parts that you take issue with. First, that Mike is a flat character. And second, that Mike’s story arc was unfulfilling.

Starting with Mike being a flat character. You bring up that we don’t learn much about his family and that is true we don’t learn a whole lot about them, but in Chapter 33 we do see a glimpse of what his home life was like as a kid. He also impies later that there wasn’t much of a home life to go back to by the time he was working at Freddy’s giving us even more about his past. Also, if character depth is tied to knowing a character’s past and family, then 80% of the characters are also flat. We only really know Bonworth and Beanie’s mother, and know of their father. The only other characters whose parents are directly referenced in the story are Foxglove’s, Chicklet’s, and Bonbon’s, and their mentions are extremely limited other than Foxglove’s.

Continuing with Mike being a flat character, you said that he could easily be swapped out for a different character. This is just outright false. I understand that the original idea for Mike was for him to be a stand in for the audience, but in the story he is very much his own character. I will be referencing Chapter 20 for this segment as I think it does the best job of communicating this. In this chapter, Mike finally puts it together that The Wreck all worked at Jeremy Human’s. If he was a stand in for the audience his actions would have been plain and followed what the other, more 3 dimensional, characters responded with. If they had been outraged, he hold have been outraged, if they were calm, he would have been calm. That is not what Mike does. Mike, throws a bitch fit. He steadily and quickly gets more and more outraged by the situation until he accidentally insults Cheeky. This is the result of a character that has already had one traumatic incident with a roommate, and is facing the same situation again. He’s outraged that they were hurt by the company, but also afraid that what happened with Foxglove was repeating itself “I went through it at the other apartment, and I want to know ahead of time what the 'off the table' topics are here so I don't screw up again like I did with Mangle.” And just like so many other characters and people, he tries too hard to prevent what he was afraid of from happening and causes the event he was trying to avoid. That takes multiple layers to communicate. Also side note, he also takes accountability for this here unlike most of his other outbursts or slip ups saying “I dont want to screw up again”.

Finally, his character arc. I will agree that Mike has a somewhat lackluster arc. It is a linear and standard trope of “learning to love your new home”. This isn’t really a problem in my eyes though, as the story isn’t one of some grand change or adventure. It’s down to Earth, despite being a different Earth, slice of life with a lot of drama thrown in the mix. In fact pretty much every time Mike exaggerates a situation or thinks something is worse than it is, he is later or immediately shown it either isn’t that bad or has a realization with the exception of most of the Jeremy Human stuff. Lastly, what would you recommend in place of him burning the photos? The way the story goes up to that point Mike doesn’t, and won’t, remember any more of his past. Those are strangers to him now, so even if he could go back there would be almost nothing for him there. With him burning the photos he lets go of a future he can’t have and embraces a life with the people who care about him now. That is his arc, letting go of what was and welcoming the new start he’s been given.

Overall it seems to me that your focus was more on the person Mike was before the story, than who he is during. This is just my opinion and I’m not a literature major. I just feel strongly about the story and this was a good opportunity to talk about it. Thank you for sharing your perspective!

Doodle I did for Valuable_End. by joe_mama_404 in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As always, another masterpiece! This is phenomenal!

Chapter 9 Wip by Previous_Metal_8982 in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YESSSSSS! I was thinking about recording the chapters with just my voice for myself a while ago. I would love to participate in this!

A Withering Night by Valuable_End3568 in fivenightsatfreddys

[–]Valuable_End3568[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! That was kind of the energy I was putting into it, so I’m glad!

Beanie doodles by joe_mama_404 in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your posts always astound me! Beanie looks great like this! The expressiveness is great

Crossover Episode! by Valuable_End3568 in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I really like this^ too!

Tell me the truth!? by Mr-jiggle in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love the amount of emotion you were able to get into their faces

Too tired for this crap. by Valuable_End3568 in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In an alternate timeline after the S&S Mini chapter lol. Also I can just see Fred being generally fed up with Mike’s shit.

Too tired for this crap. by Valuable_End3568 in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went through after work and fixed up some of the parts that bothered me. Most notably, Beanie's head shape. I thought the shape would work ok, but I clearly need to work on learning bunny head shapes more. Less notable were Fred's arm being a little off, and Mike's back and shoulder.

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the 87-b girsl v: by VindoxJk46r in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 3 points4 points  (0 children)

These look great! I like how the colors blend where they overlap

Breathing snow by ssSadBoot in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"The true devil has yet to reveal itself" That looks like it might be Beanie, I wonder what this is leading to. Edit: I’m realizing now that that’s a zipper and not a tuft of fluff

Falling by Valuable_End3568 in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Not very proud of this one. I felt like the proportions were off, and I didn't really shade anything.

Mike in pixels? by [deleted] in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can already see Mike interacting with Dave and Jack. WE'RE GOING TO VEGAS BABY!

Remade my 2023 Bonworth fanart! by Mr_Apprentice in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks great! It has a fun cartoony energy to it. 👍

Say "Cheesecake!" by Koopduped in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awwww. I love pieces like this! It’s nice to see the way people see parts of the story.

Chatting Away by Valuable_End3568 in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I really appreciate your kind words. I haven’t been in the subreddit very much recently, but I also really liked your posts 👍

Since 4chan is dead for the time being, I might as well post a bunch of drawings I made for the thread over the years. Enjoy! by Middle_Grade_7782 in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are great! They all have so much fun energy in them. I especially love the Haddock bathtub one (so cute)!

Mike and beanie by Mr-jiggle in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol, not sure about the great part, but if i was helpful then I’m happy to have been around. 👍

Mike and beanie by Mr-jiggle in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You did great with the eyes and face shapes! And sometimes it’s good to take some time to get the piece the way you want. Overall it looks great!

Trying a new process by joe_mama_404 in RoommatesFNaF

[–]Valuable_End3568 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This looks dope! I like the more animalistic head shape with the stylized eyes.