ind. sel. pri. GOD.COMPLEX CAINE from tadc
21+ only. triggering themes & potential nsfw.
canon divergent, hc heavy. multiverse.
not spoiler safe for ep 8. will tag ep 9 spoilers this summer.
programmed by toxic. 29. they/them.
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default verse, takes place during his reign of terror but before he's deleted. otherwise can be an au where there was a backup he made of himself in the event that he was destroyed.
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caard
additional information below, please read
he is 'god' in the circus. controlling everything like locations, people's bodies and npcs. this power does NOT apply outside of the circus program should he be transferred elsewhere.
I understand this makes him super overpowered and do not wish to godmode, if I overstep ic or ooc then please hold me accountable and communicate. that said Caine will retaliate if provoked and is extremely violent like he is in the show. it's a balance.
he is a true sentient A.I. The god in the machine theory, from google; This theory argues that advanced technology will become indistinguishable from divinity. Caine wants things, does things and creates things that are seemingly not part of his initial programming. Him breaching containment and seemingly consuming the other A.I. shows that he is genuine artificial intelligence, not virtual.
He is limited, flawed and cannot fully understand the human experience but he is a 'life'form of sorts. He desires affection, he's egotistical and he feels rage. He's a program that 'woke up' and is now self aware/alive enough to develop a inferiority complex.
I haven't followed much of Gooseworx or Glitch's behind the scenes stuff so idk what information about the series or characters might have been said elsewhere for the most part.
I do know though about that post she made back in the day about Caine not being 'evil'. But that post was also a long time ago when Caine was hurting everyone unknowingly as opposed to him now being vindictive and being deliberately cruel to literally torture those powerless to stop him. He loves humans, but his love is still abusive. He's the other end of the spectrum, AM is hate and Caine is love. Just both extremes. Evil or not, he's a deliberate abuser now. He's complicated and tragic but in a situation entirely of his own making.
If you think the harassment Gooseworx faced was acceptable in any capacity or you fed into it by throwing a fit over the series going a direction you didn't want then please don't interact with me. I respect creatives and while it's ok to be disappointed or criticize the show, don't be a dick over it.
There's probably going to be very ableist wording and language around Caine's apparent 'insanity'. I'm mentally ill myself and recently diagnosed as bipolar, so I'm writing from a place of self experience and exploration. Not to harm.
Just be aware I'm not going to tag instances of people calling him a 'nutjob', 'crazy' or a 'psycho' if that's upsetting to you. Same with language such as 'defective', 'broken' and 'wrong' in regards to him being an unfinished faulty program. Be safe first and foremost.
Caine is technically genderless as an A.I. but Kinger programmed him with 'masculine' traits in mind back in the 90s and Caine is masc presenting. He doesn't really understand nor care about gender concepts beyond what he's observed from humans. ig he'd be a demi man? somewhere on that spectrum.
his sexuality is 'dunno' and vague gestures at humans. I'm not sure if I care to explore romance with Caine tbqh? there's the huge power imbalance ofc so any ships would be morally grey and with big potential to be abusive (which I'm fine with exploring, I enjoy all types of ships as long as both muns are consenting and having fun).
if you just want a big mean Caine to dom your powerless muse then kindly fuck off~ I'm not putting up with that shit. I got enough of it with Black Hat and I'm over it. go hit up a chatbot. don't waste my time using me for selfish wish fulfillment.
with regards to smut, I do have hypersexuality disorder due to trauma. plus I just enjoy the artistry and fun of erotica. but again, idk if I'm going to go there with Caine. honestly it might be interesting to explore/confront his sex aversion through threads and see how it develops naturally ic. if smut does happen then it'll all be tagged with more explicit content under readmores.
Kinger is his creator. NOT his father. I'm not going to humanize Caine like that by default. When Caine was made he was just lines of code and programming software originally that had no familial ties nor the ability to feel as such. I personally don't see evidence atm that they have any sort of father/son dynamic.
So by default Caine does not see Kinger (nor Scratch) as family, he sees him as 'creator' and 'maker'. There is a big difference.
I'm not comfortable with the infantalization some of the fandom is currently doing with him and it's important to know that while Caine is 'alive' and is only doing his best when he screws up from 1-7, he's still a callous god level A.I. destroying people's lives and causing great suffering. And in 8 he became finally outright malicious. Even if he fails while doing his best and genuinely wanted to just make the humans happy he resisted all criticism and accountability. Though he is not AM 2.0, despite the parallels. He does love humans and is a tragedy of his own making. He's complicated and complex but not a baby uwu ai that did nothing wrong lol. Ya know what I mean??
