#the danny program

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Ghost In The Machine (Which Font Looks Best?)

I finally found some fonts that remind me of how Daniel sees code as constellations but I can’t decide which one I like best. Mind you, these are edited to glow after the fact by yours truly so they don’t look like this when I use them in their default state. The top is just a translation of what all these are written to spell out.

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Looks like font 1 is the winner so the next time I draw Daniel I’ll try to incorporate it into my artwork of him! Oh, and here’s a link to the actual website I got most of those fonts from to begin with!

Font: https://www.fontspace.com/seizahir-font-f6029

Photo Editor: https://ipiccy.com/ (this is literally my favorite photo editor online that I use all the time and you can upload fonts there to add to pictures and such, it’s how I make a lot of my fanfic/rpg maker covers!)

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My Danny Phantom AU's (Danny Fenton)

Sorry this took so long! I kinda forgot to finish up sharing my AU’s with Danny in them before. But hey, better late than never!

I guess we might as well start at the very beginning with the Danny from my fanfics “Nowhere To Run” and the sequel “Turning Point.” The idea here like in many of my fanfics was to find some way to believably redeem Vlad when he realizes how much Danny means to him...

So when Danny is faced with a threat even he can’t face alone, it’s up to Vlad to save him. After that, well, without spoiling too much it’s basically the second final showdown with Dan we never got. With that in mind I suppose you could call this a Dan Rematch AU.

Then of course we have my beloved Danny Program AU which was born when I woke up one morning and wondered, if Vlad had a Maddie and Jack program, then why not a Danny one as a perfect son simulator? And now that story has been fully realized in my current fanfic “Ghost In The Machine” based on a wonderful snippet originally written by @dp-marvel94​!

Next up we have my upcoming Unseelie Vlad AU where Danny and the others live in a medieval village surrounded by a dark forest ruled by the Fae, and sadly he ends up drawing the attention of the Unseelie Court’s King, Vladislav, when he was a child who will stop at nothing to make Danny a Fae prince in his court.

These are my genderbent versions of Danny in my fanfics “Lost Soul,” “Haunted Soul” and an upcoming fanfic called “Final Epitaph.” Long story short, these are all stories where Vlad realizes she genuinely needs his help so Vlad steps in to help, seeing her as a daughter and makes the smart decision not to alienate her like he did with the normal Danny in the show. As a result, she came to trust him and even relied on Vlad a couple times when things got a little too hard for her to handle alone.

And last but not least, I have a Fatal Frame crossover planned for the future so while this is technically not an AU per-say, I’m adding it anyway! All I remember is that I had this cool idea about bandages turning into film reels so I’m sure I’ll be able to come up with the rest of the story concept later on.

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For those of you who’ve been reading my fanfic “Ghost in The Machine” which is about my Danny Program AU, I’m finally starting to get into the first stages of Vlad building Daniel a temporary android body to incorporate his original program and protect it along with his developing ghost core. In the most recent chapter, Vlad repurposed the remaining nanobots from the episode “Secret Weapons” to help Daniel use his energy more effectively so it won’t tire him out nearly as much when he has to focus on turning tangible for any length of time.

“...at any rate, while the nanobots new functions are a bit more complex, the main goal was to make it easier to monitor his vitals and brain waves so I would be alerted to any future abnormalities. Secondly, I added a sort of anti-virus to help protect him against damage to his core data from unstable or incompatible ecto-energy. And finally, since we learned that Daniel can self-generate electricity as a power source in place of a natural ecto-energy one, the last one would act as a booster and a stimulant to help him get used to drawing in both types of ambient energy from now on.”

Basically what this means is since Daniel was originally a hologram, aka a computer simulation he self-generates his own electric energy to substitute a natural source of ectoplasmic energy like other ghosts. That’s why it’s so hard for him to use even the most basic ghost powers that require a lot more energy, such as constantly maintaining a physical form...

So to get Daniel used to absorbing and using both types of energy in even amounts, the new nanobots have a similar function to the ecto-converter which will use the ectoenergy boosters Vlad’s going to start giving him regularly to jump start his ghost core.  That way, the nanobots will help reduce the effort it takes for Daniel to use his ghost powers so that he can start strengthening and developing them, and his ability to generate his own electricity will replace the rod here.

Now all Vlad needs is a vessel for him, aka a body for Daniel to control directly.

Story: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13995769/1/Ghost-In-The-Machine

Ecto-Skeleton: https://dannyphantom.fandom.com/wiki/Ecto-Skeleton

Ecto-Converter: https://dannyphantom.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Fenton_Works_gadgets#Ecto-Converter

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I still wish I could find the owner of the original base so I can credit them properly, but this is a redo of a really really early drawing I did and I adapted it so it’s Vlad being super papa-bear protective of his new son Daniel, aka the clone Danny from my Danny Program AU. If any of you happen to come across the original base and find the source, I’d very much appreciate it!

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Ghost In The Machine (Daniel’s Unique Powers)

I’m using @kennymayovo​ wonderful rendition of my final version of Daniel Masters for this post since I’m very much looking forward to him reaching this stage in his story! I will never stop gushing over it! As for the rest, I’m mainly just sharing an updated version of his list of powers from when I still had my roleplay discord server for Danny Phantom oc’s.

It’s really a shame Daniel never got a real chance to shine once I fixed some major characters flaws which I’ll admit were pretty crippling at first. But I’m glad I’ve gotten the chance to fix them in a full story setting at least!

Anyways, potential spoilers for “Ghost In The Machine” ahead so you’ve been warned! Read the rest down below if you dare! lolz! Note that some of these ideas might change in the future since I don’t want Daniel to become too overpowered, I just want him to eventually become capable enough to stand on equal footing with Danny and Vlad eventually.

Daniel’s Unique Powers

Name: Technopathy/Cyberkinesis (aka the ability to connect to and perceive the technology around him both physically and mentally)

Ability: Basically Daniel has all the same powers Technus has with some variations to his powers and exceptions since Daniel's different. So no giant robot bodies for him sadly, although he can create weapons and such.

Setback: His ghost powers are still weak so he has to rely on the boosts Vlad has given him until he gets a stable form of his own.

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Name: Telekinesis

Ability: Since we actually see canon Danny use this ability once in “Boxed Up Fury” that’s why I decided to give the same ability to Daniel. Plus it makes a lot of sense given how much control he has over the digital world he inhabits which will eventually translate into reality with some of his powers.

Setback: Moving/stopping larger takes lots of concentration

P.S. Sorry the image quality is so bad, this happens so fast I had to split images from a gif to find the exact moment we see Danny use this power.

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Name: Machine Summoning/Creation

Ability: This is for summoning things like turrets like what Valerie can do with her battle suit upgrade or other types of shields around himself. It’s very Tron-like visually although when Daniel does this it’s more like stars aligning.

Setback: His powers are more based on what he can do on his own thanks to his programming so Daniel powers are mainly related to him physically somehow so he can't summon anything he hasn't already taken control of through hacking or using his powers like Technus can. At least not at first. It’s more in his nature to fix things, not control or break them. He’d rather create something new anyway but this takes more time so Daniel doesn’t use this power for combat.

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Name: Tech Overshadowing

Ability: This is pretty much the same thing Danny does in the game Doomed only for Daniel he can overshadow any electrical device like Technus too.

Setback: He can get kicked out of a device if it has some sort of anti-ghost firewall which is usually only a problem with GIW secret files or something or files Vlad doesn't want him accessing. It’s kind of strange the Fenton's don't really have anything like that.

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Name: Electrokinesis

Ability: He can use electrical attacks and self-generate electricity which can really come in handy, Daniel can even use his own energy to recharge electric devices through a transfer.

Setback: This can be hard to control if he gets too emotional since lighting is hard to predict anyway.

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Name: Touch Screen/Tablet Summoning

Ability: Daniel can create touch screen tablets out of his ecto-energy to make it easier to either share info or play back videos or his memories in a similar format. He can also summon holographic projections of those events or of himself to serve as a distraction similar to a duplicate only this is purely visual and can’t be touched or interacted with.

Setback: The tablets and screens have a limited range and will vanish after a while unless he creates an actual tangible device to carry around.

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Name: Superhuman Intelligence

Ability: Daniel can access information from anywhere in the world through the internet as a whole as long as its not fire-walled against ghosts in which case he'd have to hack into it. He also learns a lot more quickly as a result and can recall any memory of information he has stored in his data banks.

Setback: Sometimes he repeats back too much information when Daniel gets "in the zone" so to speak as a side effect of originally being a program before a ghost. This can be a bit unsettling at times for Vlad especially since he’s afraid of Daniel losing his sense of self entirely when this happens, but in most cases it’s more like Daniel is focused on relaying the data back and not stumbling over his words.

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Name: Data Manipulation

Ability: Aka he can hack into and change any files, documents, or codes he wants to almost instantly.

Setback: Just like the real Danny he hates cheating and only does this as a last resort or if there's an important reason to change information. This can also be very mentally taxing if the files or code are super complex or heavily encrypted.

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Name: Tracking/Ghost GPS

Ability: He can track any electrical device provided it's still on and he can track ghost signatures too.

Setback: Daniel doesn't have a traditional ghost sense since he’s not a halfa like Vlad and Danny to start off with, so instead he uses his powers to scan for "possible threats" based on the energy readings of the ghost signals in the area which he can match to a profile if Vlad has one in his data banks. And when his programming alerts him to the presence of another ghost, Daniel can send a distress signal to Vlad. However, if there are too many ghosts around him at once it can be very confusing for him, like hearing nothing but white noise.

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Name: Reverse Engineer

Ability: Daniel can recreate anything from memory as long as he has a digital blueprint.

Setback: This power is extremely time consuming and has limits.

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Name: Datascape Creation

Ability: He can create his own digital world inside any computer as long as he has the right software to work with or create one inside his own mind once Daniel ends up with a physical body with nanobot technology and other cybernetic tech to stabilize and contain his code, aka his ghost core.

Setback: The dangers inside these virtual spaces can be lethal to anyone else who is brought inside, especially if something or someone is controlling Daniel via hacking which is always a risk.

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Name: Nanobots

Ability: Daniel's unique DNA as self-aware AI turned ghost requires him to have some sort of technology fused to his "body" to integrate his program and one way this is done is through special nanobots in his ectoplasm which allows him to transform parts of his body into weapons as a trade off of not being a halfa like Danny but a hybrid between a program and a ghost, so like an actual ghost cyborg.

This also works as a healing factor to repair his body which depending on the point in his story is either a pure ghostly body or a clone body his consciousness was transferred into like an empty avatar since his ghost form is pretty weak on its own and still requires a lot of energy to maintain. And again, in either case Daniel needs some kind of technology fused into him to protect and regulate his cybernetic ghost core.

Setback: Having a low nanobot count is just like having low blood sugar and can make him especially weak. So Vlad has to make sure to increase the nanobot count in Daniel’s blood occasionally.

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Name: Electromagnetic Manipulation

Ability: He can pull the classic ghost move of communicating to others through various electronic devices like the static on a TV or through a telephone.

Setback: This is a tricky method to use and not an easy one if he's not directly connected to or overshadowing said device, so this method is mainly used a last resort to try and reach out for help if he's unable to communicate with anyone otherwise.

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Name: System Upgrade/Fix

Ability: He can upgrade/fix any device like Technus can

Setback: This ability is very draining and must be used sparingly depending on how advanced the tech is.

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Name: Ecto-Energy Constructs

Ability: He can make more advanced ghost shields and such around himself or others using his electric based ghost energy.

Setback: Breaking the shields physically hurts him too since their an extension of his core energy crystallizing in the material world.

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I finished the drawing I was working on yesterday for my Danny Program AU! It's basically an au where Vlad made a Danny Program before he got the idea to clone him instead so he could have a son he could actually hold in his arms, and the program becomes self-aware due to his exposure to the failed clone's ectoplasm which animates his program but Vlad has no idea he exists at first.

Story: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13995769/1/Ghost-In-The-Machine

Original Snippet: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13959474/1/The-Danny-Program

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I made an Aesthetic Collage for my Danny Program AU last night. It took a while to put together but it looks pretty dang cool if you ask me. Might not be totally perfect but I did my best!