I MADE A THING AND FINISHED IT!!!
Back in April I started a DSMP x TMA art project. Essentially it was different smp members as avatars for the 15 entities in tma. Each person was chosen as the avatar based on their cannon characters. Lemme know what you think and if you'd do any different!!!!!
The art and explanations are under the cut :)
The Buried: TommyInnit
The buried is "the fear of small spaces, suffocating, drowning, being buried alive. Fear of everything crashing down around/on oneself." Between the claustrophobia in Pogtopia, the waking up in the ocean and Tommy's constant need to sacrifice to ensure the things he cares about stay afloat, I thought he made perfect sense. Much like the coffin in tma, Tommy draws people to him. Though it's not necessarily his fault, the people and places drawn to him inevitably crash down around him as though he's doomed to drag people or things that in the end suffocate him towards him.
The Corruption: BadBoyHalo
Also known as flesh hive, the corruption is "The fear of corruption, disease, filth. Fear of the feelings of disgust, revulsion and the things or beings that might evoke such feelings." You may be wondering why I chose BBH for this but the egg is a large reason why. The egg is a corruption and disease to the dsmp. The biggest kicker though is that the corruption manifests as "unhealthy love and companionship" which BBH displays much of when trying to protect and recruit for the egg. He shows an unhealthy attachment to this egg who's only goal is to infect other and aids it in its quest.
The Dark: Ponk
This was quite a hard one to decide which smp member would work as the dark is "the primal fear of the dark, of what lies beyond that we cannot see, and the creatures hiding from our view." The reason I finally settled on Ponk was because the way the dark manifests is through monsters, blindness, and coldness. That may still seem odd but due to Ponk's blindness towards Sam's changes and his love for Sam he fail to recognize Sam for the monster he was growing to be. Even as Sam spoke to him with harsh cold words and tortured him he didn't see beyond the Sam he knew. That wasn't until Sam cut of his arm...
The Desolation: Sapnap
Desolation also known as many things including "the torturing flame" is the fear of "pain, loss, burning, and destructio, especially with a senseless cause. " I think it's not hard to see why I chose our resident arsonist. At the start of the dsmp lore one of the first major wars was the pet war. In which Sapnap's his pet fox was killed and Sapnap went on to be know as a pet killer as he'd hunt others pets for fun. While yes Sapnap does have his tendencies to cause destruction with fire he shows tendencies of followers of the desolation as well. Followers destroy the lives of those with things to live for as well as destroying things before they can reach their full potential. A good example of this is Sapnap's partition in the L'manburg vs DreamSMP war.
The End: Philza
The end is the "fear of death itself - uncaring and unstoppable. " Of course this would go to Philza, the angel of death, the immortal God. The man had traveled world and been around for so long, never having more than one life yet never needing more as he took lives rather than die. There is not much lore to Phil but me know he's an ancient being that has survived many years and often views these wars as less than they are. Where ever he goes his murder of crows are sure to follow leaving a trail of death behind him. It doesn't matter who dies because death is inevitable and not even being the son of the angel of death can stop it.
The Eye: Schlatt
This may seem odd but hear me out okay. This is the "fear of being watched, exposed, followed, having secrets exposed. " Schlatt was a smart guy, always seeming to be several steps ahead. He was paranoid and he watched everyone and everything like a hawk. He knew to execute Tubbo for being a spy, he knew that exiling Tommy and Wilbur would prevent and uprising. He eliminated the problem before it could be a problem. The eye manifests in things like books which once again ties to schlatt as he was somehow the only one with the knowledge and possession of a book that could revive someone. Oddly enough schlatt was the most observant to who was on who's side and if it weren't for is drinking he'd still be a tyrant to this day.
The Flesh: Quackity
The flesh was another hard pick but after some thought this was the result. This is "the fear held by animals bred for meat, and in the human realization that we are just animated meat and bones. " Forgive me if this one is a bit of a stretch (also for the 2 left hands ;;). After the Pogtopia vs Manburg war quackity was constantly out for the blood of those with too much power which led to the butcher army. After his fight with techno after a fail execution he came to the realization that he is like an animal that was bred for meat. This led to him once again being a butcher and torturing dream day in and day out because he's nothing but flesh and not the god he made himself out to be.
The Hunt: Dream
The hunt is the "animalistic fear of being chased or hunted" and aside from literally being hunted in manhunt Dream shows that he NEEDS to be the predator in situations. He needs everyone under his thumb and scared to rebel. That is why he poses as a god, why he HAD to break Tommy down, and why he's always manipulating people. To make it so he won't be the prey he forced himself to the top of the food chain forcing those who were threats to broken versions of themselves.
The Lonely: Ranboo
The lonely is the "fear of isolation, of being completely cut off and alone or disconnected from the rest of society." Ranboo himself is the manifestation of this fear as his memory causes him to be disconnected from others. As such the fog of his memory makes it so he's isolated, not knowing who is friend or foe. Never remembering what he's done, who he's hurt. Not being able to remember is nothing but isolation.
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Due to the 10 image restriction the rest are on a separate post lmao. If you want to see the rest click here :)
