my brother's theory is that he killed himself while being detained to avoid being punished legally and having his record stained by potentially being found guilty of murder
so i don't have a design for it yet, but my idea for Princess Sara's weapon is some kind of makeshift flail/whip made from a microphone attached to a cord, and the mechanic is that she can use it to grab reagents from a distance and drag/pull them towards her to attack them directly.
No! *bonk* Bad! *bonk* Have faith in Gooseworx and the team! *bonk* Have faith in indie animation and the creativity of artists and the desire to create and leave a mark on the world and stop acting like TADC is the only good indie animation or that Glitch is the only indie animation team that can make a difference in indie animation *bonk* Have faith in the writing that even if the leak is real, the presence of a spoiler in your head is insignificant due to how it makes sense and how it's narratively coherent and executed *bonk* Have faith in the fact that some people are smart enough to not be terminal Xitter users who have no life outside of complaining about everything and anything
My Prime Asset OC ❤️ Miss America, aka Joyce Newmaker! She is soooooo joyous yahoo!!
Joyce Newmaker of Colorado, the previous Miss America 1957, is a picture of American beauty and glamor. Or, she used to be. After losing her title due to a miscount in the judge’s scoring, Joyce took her anger out on the new Miss America on live television. After a stint in Mount Massive Asylum, she was recruited by the Murkoff Corporation as a Prime Asset for her ability to sway others to a frightening degree. (She has more lore but it's a WIP!)
Joyce likes to act as though she is the perfect example of an American woman: beautiful, charming, and glamorous. She’s almost like a Disney princess in a way, never cursing, never shouting, never showing anger. She tries to be an ideal, a concept to strive for more than a real person. She prefers to show her idea of “mercy” to her trial victims, even if her version of mercy is far from any traditional definition.
Joyce will often throw full-on tantrums when things don’t go her way, though she’s loath to admit this. She can act very childish, spoiled, and even cruel and vindictive. Joyce sees the Reagents as competition, other pageant members who threaten her title. A lot of her behavior, such as forgetting conversations, struggling to follow her instructions, and very poor judgement stems from the radiation necrosis caused by the trending makeup she used.
“Winning” Crown: Not actually the crown she won in, but a twisted replica. It’s sharp and jagged like broken glass, but being fully metal, she’ll use it to stab and bludgeon the “competition.”
Eye for Detail: Joyce’s vision is far greater than her fellow Prime Assets, due to her large “doe” eyes and constant vigilance for even the smallest details of a performance. There is a higher chance she can spot you down hallways and in the dark.
Environment: A pageant, of course! A big stage room with decorations and seating, a backstage, dressing rooms with beauty supplies and clothing, long and twisting hallways, mannequins as other contestants.
Main Trial: The main goal is to “crown the queen.” There’s a trial victim, a woman, in a chair in the center of the stage. She has three massive drill spikes pointing towards her head. Reagents must solve some puzzles, like following a pageant walk setup on the stage in the correct order, match the correct gowns to the correct mannequins, and fixing the music tracks for the girl’s walks. Each of the three puzzles gives you one third of a metal crown, meant to fit over the drill spikes. Once all three pieces of the crown are placed, it will drill together into a full crown, right into the victim’s head.
discussions of grooming, misogyny, abuse, and sexual terror (harassment, assault, etc..
gang im sorry but you're probably never gonna convince me angelina groomed franco 😭 and it's not because "women can't be abusers", it's because no one has actually given me a good argument for why angelina would be a groomer beyond speculation.
LIKE. franco was probably exposed to prostitutes as a minor, and THAT i sympathize with. i can't imagine what that did to him psycho sexually, especially with his erectile dysfunction and ongoing parental abuse. however it's important to keep in mind that by the time angelina came into the picture, franco was CANONICALLY an adult and already assaulting and maiming people. like... these aren't behaviors that originated with her. angelina sticks out to franco because she was his first successful sexual encounter (HIM, who probably had great insecurity over the impotence), his father literally almost BEAT HIM TO DEATH, and then he was exiled. forever.
like idk i feel like there's so many other reasons why that part of his life was significant to him!! also there's so many more interesting takes to be had with ANGELINA. imagine being in that position. the secrecy. was she a multi-generational member, or completely new to this? how do you, the wife, act around your husband who's made a trend of killing his paramours? how do you, a woman (i.e, any fem-presenting person tbh), act around a man who's made a trend of raping and disfiguring his?
will reblog a post with proofs later because i do want to cite my sources and yk make sure i didn't misremember anything... but anyway please reblog this i'd so love to discuss it
prostitution exposure is a speculation inspired by the timeframe and lifestyle.
impotency:
from the wiki: "due to his impotency he would frequently murder his sexual partners for psychosexual reasons."
from his dialogue: "succulent little whores. i'll show you flaccid."
from his dialogue: "bambino. The indignity of it. how's a man supposed to... perform."
from his dialogue: "call me impotent? call me little?"
from his dialogue: "what, you think i can't get it up? come out, i'll show you."
parental abuse:
from the wiki: "the deformations of his skull and face are the result of both a birth defect, and frequent physical abuse from his father."
from the wiki: "his aggressive and explosive nature reflect a deep-seated insecurity, stemming from his abusive childhood and his feelings of sexual inadequacy."
from his dialogue: "who is that? my dad send you? think I'm fucking scared of you?"
implies fear of his father due to the abuse/near-death experience.
from the document, "Age Twelve":
from the Murkoff Chronicles, Issue 3:
in response to the previously mentioned murder.
from the Murkoff Chronicles, Issue 3:
in response to the affair.
franco's age vs angelina's age:
from the wiki: "he (salvatore) married angelina - a woman much closer in age to his son..."
from the document, "AKA Il Bambino":
from the document, "Age Twelve":
also significant here.
from the document, "Get Barbi":
year of collection will help with calculations.
from the Murkoff Chronicles, Issue 3:
the photo depicts a ten year-old franco. the photo was taken fifteen years ago. by previous accounts, that makes him 25-27 years old in 1959. depending on which you go with, he turned 18 in 1950/52 and 21 in 1953/55.
from the Murkoff Chronicles, Issue 3:
this "cuban situation" (presumably when fidel castro came into power) began in january, 1959. angela was "only a couple years older than franco" at the time of their affair.
from the document, "Counter Revolutionary":
confirming franco's involvement in the cuban community/helping "mutual friends" suggests his exile occurred sometime during 1959 (the CIA wasn't involved with cuban affairs during the 1953 revolution, but was when fidel castro assumed control). as there is no reason to assume the affair was kept secret for years (and it's highly unlikely it would have remained secret all those years, anyway), i estimate it occurring in 1957 at the earliest. this would make franco 23-25 years old when he slept with angelina.
franco's relationship with women:
from the wiki: "franco engaged in a sexual relationship with his stepmother angelina barbi, as her degradation brought him sexual pleasure."
from the wiki: "franco is also extremely sexually depraved in nature and takes pleasure in murdering out of arousal, killing one of the female Giants and engaging in necrophilia with her corpse."
from the wiki: "his aggressive and explosive nature reflect a deep-seated insecurity, stemming from his abusive childhood and his feelings of sexual inadequacy."
from the wiki: "barbi collects nipples".
from his dialogue: "she didn't have to laugh at me. she didn't have to do that."
unclear who "she" is.
from the document, "AKA Il Bambino": also significant here.
from the document, "Age Twelve": also significant here.
from the document, "The Gator Hook":
from the document, "Honey Island":
from the document, "Angelina":
from the Murkoff Chronicles, Issue 3:
from the Murkoff Chronicles, Issue 3:
from the Murkoff Chronicles, Issue 3:
the events following the affair:
from the wiki: "franco's father found out about the affair and severely beat him before exiling him, his life spared due to their blood relation."
salvatore and killing his wives:
from his dialogue: "i never knew my real mother."
from his dialogue: "my father killed my mother, you know that? doctors? you listening? i had a new mom every year..."
hyperbole, but still significant.
why i believe he could consent/pursue angelina:
from the wiki: "despite his disability and sustaining injuries through both his field of work and domestic abuse, he remains in otherwise excellent health and physical condition."
from the wiki: "barbi's midface hypoplasia, enlarged cranium, and laboured breathing are features reminiscent of those seen in people born with pfeiffer syndrome type I."
from the cleveland clinic: "children diagnosed with classic pfeiffer syndrome usually have an average life expectancy and typical intelligence with treatment."
from the boston children's hospital: "most of these children have normal intelligence and a normal life span."
my point in sharing this is that pfeiffer syndrome type I, which franco is most likely to have, is not an intellectual disability.
from the wiki: "franco does appear to possess a level of intelligence and craftsmanship, being able to produce his own ammunition within the trial environments as well as having instincts not dissimilar to a hunter."
[OUTLAST TRIALS PA OC INFO]
Princess Sarah's Crimes
[TW: Mentions of SA, Child abuse, Suicide, child murder, and gore]
Broke another girl's leg (who she was the understudy for) during a ballet recital (age 6-7)
Cut up her rival's face with a letter opener to win a beauty pageant (age 8)
Strangled her mother (who was extremely verbally and emotionally abusive) to death with an electrical cord and framed it as a suicide when she was 10
Killed her father (who had been SA'ing her for years) by castrating him after she found out he was planning to run away with her mistress and leave her behind (age 13)
Set her father's mistress on fire when she was also 13, and framed her for her father's death
Choked her manager (Who had *also* been SA'ing her) to death with a phone cord when she was 16 after she found out he was sleeping with his secretary, then framed it as a suicide and forged a suicide note that blamed her manager's family and the secretary for his death
Purposefully drove the secretary to kill herself out of guilt (also at age 16)
Kiddnapped and brutally murdered an upcoming child actress named Cindy Marllows by [HUGE TRIGGER WARNING!!!] stabbing her multiple times in the genitals, cutting off her breasts, and then hanging the girl's dead body naked from a tree, all because Marllows was *young* and stealing the spotlight from Sarah, who at this point was in her late 20s.
Okay so I have a couple ideas for Princess Sara trials but need some help flshing them out
one is set in a theatre with a play going on and you have to kill the "director", one set at a movie studio where make snuff films of an "up-and-coming starlet, one where you're on a movie set and need to kill the lead actor, and one set at a wedding where you have to abduct and kill the "groom"
anyone got any ideas for how to make these more idk fleshed out
The Similarities of Frank Booth & Franco Barbi: A Character Analysis
cw: mentions of rape, assault
Notes: I originally watched the film Blue Velvet for the first time last year, but it's stuck with me ever since that the antagonist Frank Booth feels like he had to have been some of the inspiration behind Franco Barbi, and it's so fascinating to me primarily because I went into the movie without knowing that! Definitely give the film a watch if you haven't already, especially if you're a fan of Franco Barbi and can also handle dark subject matter.
Both Franco and Frank Booth's characters have a desire to intimidate and dominate others through physical violence/language, but what makes it interesting is that they simultaneously humiliate themselves in the process of doing so. They're both violent and aggressive gangsters that are quick to threaten others just to mask their own inadequacy and feelings of inferiority.
In Franco, this sort of self-imposed humiliation can be seen in the way he refers to himself as "Baby", carries around a pacifier, drinks from baby bottles, fake cries, and also becomes aroused by the idea of a mother figure dominating him (To Mother Gooseberry: "Mother, mother, mother... Baby needs discipline")
With Frank Booth, there is also this shared trait of referring to himself as "Baby" during his assault of Dorothy, but he also notably chooses to emasculate himself in his attempt to humiliate the main character when he puts lipstick on himself and kisses the unwilling Jeffrey.
Both Frank and Franco are incredibly insecure men who fear judgment from others, even if they would never admit it aloud. The following lines are incredibly similar to one another and showcase the fact that while they like being in control, there is this sense of shame in themselves that they are unable to mask completely.
This insecurity can also be seen in the way that they both crave male validation. For Franco, he seeks the love and approval of his father. Respectively, for Frank, he looks up to his friend, Ben, who is the one person he is seen genuinely praising (multiple times, in fact!) in the entire movie and trying to impress ("See, Ben? I can make [Jeffrey] do anything I please.")
Despite their obvious insecurities, they both try to uphold this masculine, powerful image by clinging onto violence whether through cruel actions, objects like their guns, or harsh language (Both characters also have an obsession with using the word "fuck" and seemingly the very idea of fucking itself.)
Another key aspect is that, in both men, their frustration towards the female sex and the idea of motherhood is evident and affects the way they regard the women in their lives.
With Franco, this is illustrated by climbing inside women's wombs, cutting off their nipples to use for bottles, caging them, "milking them," or breastfeeding from corpses.
Meanwhile, with Frank, this is shown in him kidnapping/torturing a mother's husband in order to exhibit control/sense of ownership over her and prevent her from leaving him, referring to Dorothy as "tits" rather than using her name, assaulting her, and salivating over her exposed breasts before hurting her (while saying "Baby wants to pinch them").
This isn't even mentioning that both men force the role of "Mommy" onto their female victims.
Both Frank and Franco associate the concepts of sex/love with violence. This is why when Franco assumes Gooseberry has a boyfriend, he immediately resorts to violent thoughts and imagines killing this supposed boyfriend in order to prove himself and stake his claim on her. Not so dissimilar from Frank Booth in the way that he kidnapped/tortured and then later shot Dorothy's husband, as well as beat and threatened Jeffrey for also getting involved with her, all for the sake of keeping her isolated and maintaining sole possession/control over her.
(Side note: Serious character analysis aside, it also amuses me greatly that the names "Frank Booth" and "Franco Barbi" are so similar, on top of their personalities. At this point, I'm more convinced that Frank is Franco's father than Salvatore.)
i thought about franco having a blanky/handkerchief and how it'd probably be the most disgusting thing ever LMAOOO eugh... eugh... i know the scent-kinkers are gonna be thrilled by this but hopefully someone will accompany me in the terror following the wake of this idea
Prime Asset!Mona’s relationship and dynamics with the other Prime Assets (Urbanspook x Outlast Trials crossover AU thing).
🦆 Mother Gooseberry: Kindred spirits. Gooseberry and Mona are both big kids who never grew up and indulge in every fucked desire they have in an effort to distract themselves from their trauma and they both genuinely act like little girls playing together when they are murdering and torturing people during Prime Time trials, Mona also thinks Dr. Futterman is hilarious and the feeling is mutual, also in this AU, Mona is schizophrenic or possibly has DID like Gooseberry and the Red Man is her alter. With that said, Gooseberry does NOT approve of what Mona did to kids like Cory and the Collins girls but Mona justifies it by saying they were “naughty” and the Red Man told her to do it which is enough of an explanation to calm Gooseberry down and still be friends with Mona but it still doesn’t sit right with her, naturally, Futterman tells her to “get over it” and that “the little bastards hads it comin’!”. Mona and Gooseberry’s favorite past time is having a tea party while doing lines of cocaine together :3
⚡️ Leland Coyle: Leland fucking DESPISES Mona but is also secretly terrified of her because she knows what she’s capable of and he thinks it goes against the “natural order” for women to kill and be just as depraved as men, which also makes him really insecure as well. Not only that but Mona is everything Leland thinks a woman shouldn’t be and she genuinely grosses him out in a visceral way so he tries to avoid her the best he can, which is easier said than done because Mona has a yandere crush on him and wants to make him her new Bill (she loves a man in uniform), and she’s constantly hitting on him and is very honest about the things she wants to do to him which Leland hates, it also doesn’t help that Leland reminds Mona of Bill a lot since he too was a violently misogynistic fascist until Mona “fixed” him. Shockingly (ha ha) Mona is the only woman that Leland restrains himself from putting a hand on even when she really gets on his nerves because he knows about the Dick Bucket and he’s seen her rip reagents’ pee pees off with her bare hands so he really doesn’t want his to be the next addition to her collection.
🍼 Franco Barbi: Basically friends with benefits, I know, I know, let me vomit for you. Mona genuinely finds Franco and his man baby thing cute and charming and she likes to indulge him by going full on dommy mommy mode when she’s around him and Franco, rather predictably loves the hell out of it, with that said, Franco doesn’t really see her as mommy material like he does with Gooseberry since she doesn’t really fit the criteria for him (too tall, too skinny etc.) but they’re still fuck buddies and Mona is probably the closest thing to an actual friend that Franco has. Franco actually didn’t like Mona at first as he found her too ugly and weird but he found himself slowly warming up to her and she became one of the few people he has ever truly sympathized with and probably the only woman he actually respects because she’s an outcast who never had a family, which is something that Franco has felt his whole life. They have pretty good synergy during Trials but Easterman tries not to pair them up too often because they almost always end up fucking like rabbits and letting the reagents complete their objectives too easily, multiple scientists have actually quit because they witnessed them copulating and it was just too revolting for them to handle.
🧪 Otto and Aurora: They LOVE Mona, to the point that they’ve basically adopted her. They love how intelligent, “refined” and “cultured” she is and sympathize with her greatly for being an outcast that was rejected by society for her appearance but they, especially Aurora don’t like how “unladylike” she is and they want to teach her proper etiquette and make her more feminine, Otto also tends to infantilize Mona a bit, he recognizes how intelligent Mona is but he tends to act like a casually sexist grandpa who is genuinely kind to Mona but still tends to talk down to her, they really are a pair of out of touch but still well meaning grandparents who want to spoil Mona any chance they get and are always making sure that she’s eating enough. Mona meanwhile likes them enough and even respects them and what they amanged to accomplish despite their “condition”, she is also the only person in the entire facility that finds their incestual relationship romantic but things like kindness and unconditional love are completely alien to her, especially when they are directed towards her so she’s genuinely uncomfortable by how nice they are to her because she thinks they are trying to get her guard down so that they can hurt her.
👑 Liliya Bogomolova: Liliya and Mona get along about as well as oil and water. Liliya sees Mona as a heretic and a sinner and is convinced that the Red Man is Satan and Mona is compelled to do his bidding, because of this, Liliya wants to “save” Mona and free her from the devil’s grasp, Mona doesn’t take to kindly to this as she’s a staunch atheist who thinks religion is bullshit and she definitely doesn’t like getting preached at, but she definitely vibes with Liliya’s eat the rich mentality and finds her look very aesthetically pleasing at least. Despite not really getting along, they ironically work exceptionally well in Prime Time trials since they’ve unintentionally developed this strategy where Mona chases panic stricken reagents by running on all fours (that’s her gimmick) and lead them into a room where Liliya is doing her statue act so that she can corner them.
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