I had this random urge to do a fnaf inspired au for the beatles after looking at so many of those uncanny animatronic and wax statues of them
(Content includes: lore, super Kool photobashes of them, and loads of totally subtle metaphors)
(Continue reading!!),
(I'm kinda obsessed with photobashing rn, also I have no idea how to draw animatronics so I'll use photobashes of them as either placeholders or the final project, not sure yet)
ok before I coninue, I wanna explain my vision
How I see this au working is that the animationic versions of the beatles would be more or less of their mischaracterized version seen from the press and public eye mixed along with a bit of their personas (ie how John was seen as this snarky and rebellious 'tough guy' exterior and nothing else) all because I want to add some symbolism to this au to at least hold it together a bit more than 'scary beatle animatronic'
This au probably takes place in around probably the late 70s or early 80s after the beatles breakup with the idea being to engrave their legacy of rock n roll into the newer generations (like that cancelled yellow submarine movie or sm)
(I haven't exactly made up my mind)
Im also not 100% sure if the beatles did existed in this universe and would therefore be the inspiration for the resturant, or if these versions of them are 'the beatles' if that makes sense
The animatronics:
John:
"The real renegade with a heart of gold, welcome to the stage the one and only... John Lennon!"
The leader and one of two guitarist, John is the main attraction in the show, or at least he's supposed to be.
being a bit taller then others helps make him stand out more, he also has a slight louder voice box to bring his voice across the stage better
His voice lines in question are often witty and even a bit rude. He has this ability to listen onto members of the audience and repeat what they say, but it's a bit faulty cause sometimes he might accidently hear onto random conversations and repeat them
His articulation is also the more varied of them all, letting him make alot of expressions and movements, but this over time made the joints a little loose, especially at the neck and arms so their crooked sometimes when on-stage
John has this habit of playing along with the guest in the restaurant, challenging them to the limit at games and tricks he does when roaming
Paul:
"The real heartthrob with the million-dollar smile, welcome to the stage the one and only... Paul McCartney!"
The basist of the group, although the only one, he does have many other roles in the group.
He helps keep an eye on everything happening in the band and around, literally - he has cameras build into his eyes that sort of make him a security camera.
While all members have a built in sensor to interact with the audience, Paul specially has the cameras that give his pupils that little glow in them.
His features are a bit... rusty when compared to the others... Especially his eyes, he just has this permanent lazy eye that is shifted to his right all the time. His eyes are also the most prone to getting the eyelids stuck giving him this wide eye look sometimes
He has more soft toned 'charming' comments compared to John. While making less movements to John, he evens it out by being the one to talk the most and often giving commentary on everything
His mouth is sort of stuck in this smile look due to rust building up in the joints preventing it to move as much is it could before.
George:
"The real man of mystery, keeping it cool in the shadows, welcome to the stage the one and only... George Harrsion!"
The other guitarist, George is probably one of the most 'normal' looking one (ignoring his lazy eye), so one would assume he's been kept in good maintenance, right..?
George's body is the most underdeveloped models, although still functional and practically working the same as the others, he has many flaws that make him 'inferior' to Paul and John.
First of all, he has less voice lines then the other two, while having simple small talk responses, he doesn't really give off the much charecter, even though his voice works and even to a degree, clearer, then theirs.
Secondly, some parts of his body aren't finished. Paul and John's body's are able to pull up their sleeves and even change their outfits if needed (ie a stain or damage),
however, George's uniform is attached to his body, his sleeves aren't removable because under it, his 'skeleton' was never completely finished, so they just covered it up.
As one more note, George is the only animatronic unable to come off stage by himself. While yes, the others need assistance to come off, George literally has no option because his legs are bolted onto a circular platfrom on the stage, and he'll need an employee to manually remove him from the base.
Extra informations about the animatronics:
All three animatronic are able to interact with the guest using sound sensors in specific spots where they will be able to detect the voices of people.
A usaul shows will last 25-30 minutes around every 1 hour or so.
Paul and John will be singing the songs, George doesn't have mouth movement built in that would allow him to give the same performance experience...
now you're probably wondering where's ringo in this au, and don't worry he's not dead or sm
Actually, he's the only human charecter in the story!!
Ringo, known also as Mr.Billy Shears:
Ringo works as one of the employees, a cast member really.
He helps with running the show and keeping the audiences attention, making sure the experience as it should be and everybody is enjoying the show. View him as a cheerleader of sorts.
He has this sort of 'happy-go-lucky' vibe with him during his work hours and he is no different when after.
But, Ringo really does overworks himself sometimes, even staying after hours to help with maintenance on occasion. Sometimes he doubts himself on how well of an employee he is, so he trys his best to live to his standards.
Ringo is the one who has to unbolt George from his platform usaully
(Also I thought I would be cute if he had a little habit of finger drumming on counter, just to put it out there)
(I'm still developing him so his description isn't as long as the others)
____
So that's my au idea I HIGHLY encourage some ideas if your interested in this au, I'm still developing it and I'm really excited to know what y'all think about it!!
