What do you think of the whole "brain bug" idea, where Oogie supposedly has a single bug controlling all of the others? I've never seen an official source for this information before, and I'm curious where it came from. lol
I wonder if it's a popular fan theory grabbed from the scene where Oogie's last bug is heard screaming "my bugs, my bugs!", which could be the "brain bug" that the theory refers to..? Then again, it's entirely possible all of his bugs are sentient + have control, and that was just the last one.
There's also the Alternative Jack VS Oogie Boogie workprint, where he sends off a swarm of his bugs and verbally controls them from afar. But we don't know if it's just one bug remaining under Oogie's head that's controlling them..? Either way, the Workprint shows that he can control a mass of his bugs. I think the "brain bug" theory is just a neat interpretation of this idea that isn't a collective hive mind.
Personally, I don't think I've used the "brain bug" idea in any of my fanfictions/portrayals, but I always thought it was neat. The TNBC fandom has a lot of fun fanon to play around with..!













