I Wanna Talk About The Food Fight Scene So I’m Gonna, Because It Perfectly Captures The Team Dynamic

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I used a translator, sorry for my bad English😭

So here’s this...

Cody told Crosshair that he requested him specifically as soon as he was cleared for duty.

Then he IMMEDIATELY says “word is, the rest of Clone Force 99 went rogue after Order 66 came through.”

Would it be completely out of leftfield to HC that Cody wanted Crosshair for this mission, thinking that they could go rogue together and disappear? Knowing that he is deeply beginning to question things, and he thinks Cross might be too? Like maybe Cody was very slyly looking for help getting the eff outta there and thought Crosshair might be the best option because his squad had already defected and disappeared, and he might have some tips or a plan?

Only for Crosshair to stomp out hope with his whole “then they’re traitors like the Jedi?” bs.

So Cody just goes “oh shit right yeah good soldiers follow orders yup yup. Fuck.”

How to, step-by-step, make expressions mean different things by changing just one facial feature at a time. *shrug* I’m not very good at explaining how I do expressions, I just…feel out what kinds of muscles seem to fit and tweak those. And sometimes, ever so slightly, little adjustments could mean the difference between fury and euphoria. 

Been working on a mod to add submas into Stardew Valley!

I’m having a lot of technical difficulties and don’t have much to show yet but I can talk to Emmet and give him batteries.

(Grimsley is my player character)

So, About the Names on the Coffins...

So, we have five names only: Norman, Grant, Bertrum, Lacie, and Susie.

We also know that this can’t have something to do with the story itself - because in the story, every single employee died. Therefore, it’s likely this pertains to their IRL selves. But the question is: Why only these five, and what does this mean?

First, we know there are two sets of some employees. There’s their IRL selves, and then the ink monster copies that exist in the story. Allison and Tom clearly spell this out - in the IRL letter they’re both alive and married, while in the story they are both very dead. In other words, the versions in the story are copies, not the actual IRL people - even if they are nearly identical. (Presumably, the IRL Ink Machine doesn’t need sacrifices to work based on this.)

Now, you might have picked up on something throughout the narrative. Most ink creatures do not remember who they are. Allison, for example, says that she doesn’t know her name, and doesn’t remember how she got here. (Hard to say how much Tom remembers - he responds to his name, but who knows if he realizes that’s actually his name or not.)

The Butcher Gang members seem to be in character, from what little dialogue we have (for example, the Fishers occasionally say “yar har, it’s cold”). Boris doesn’t seem to be lucid, seeing as he has no problem chomping on a human femur. And who even knows how much Bendy remembers?

This one message from 5 also implies not remembering who you were is a pretty common place thing in the studio:

Even Sammy, who’s one of the ones who has some idea who he is, doesn’t seem to remember well - he doesn’t even recognize Henry. His memories seem hazy, at best. Heck, according the Hot Topic Q&A, he can’t even remember what his hair color was or who his significant other was.

But there are a few exceptions to this - and here’s where you’ll start to see a pattern.

Dreams come true, Susie. Dreams come true. 

Alice remembers being Susie.

We never really had control at the studio. Either you in someone’s pocket, or you were putting someone else into yours. I just wanted what was promised to me. I just wanted to be beautiful!

Alice remembers her transformation.

Alice even remembers more than Henry himself does - which also means she’s aware of this being a loop, or at least, Joey’s doing.

No, Henry! I know who you are! And I know why you’re here!

She’s not the sole exception though.

First off, that’s literally his human head. And judging by his dialogue, he also remembers who he is, why he’s here, and what happened to him:

But then… oh Mister Drew. For all your talk of dreams, you are the true architect behind so many nightmares. I built this park. It was to be a masterpiece! My masterpiece! 

And don’t forget Norman:

He doesn’t seem capable of human thought so we don’t know how much he would theoretically remember, but much like Bertrum, he does retain his human body.

And, of course, Grant:

We don’t know what he turned into - but we know from his writings that while he’s completely insane, he does remember working for Joey, what his job was, and what happened. One of the messages even hints at Joey killing him - “What will Joey say?”

If you haven’t figured out the correlation here yet, it’s that all four (excluding Lacie as we don’t know anything about her) retain their human memories/forms. They know who they are, and they know what happened.

In other words: The ink creatures that are based off of employees that are still alive IRL have memory problems - because those aren’t their memories. The only ones who do are the ones who are dead IRL - the ones who were actually sacrificed.

Remember that tape about Susie’s sacrifice?

Susie is the only character who has this much emphasis placed on her death/sacrifice, despite everyone being killed within the story. (Joey even says that it’s a “small project” and invites her to join, possibility implying not everyone was killed, just a few.)

And in a very similar way, not only are Alice, Bertrum, and Grant the only ones who reference actually transforming to something (Sammy knows he’s supposed to be human, but doesn’t mention the transformation itself), but Grant even gets an entire tape dedicated to it.

The reason for this might be because all of the other characters were created from nothing - no sacrifices, just ink. They never transformed, and the memories they inherited are hazy at best. Which is why Allison says this:

One minute we don’t even exist.… just… thoughts. And the next minute… this place. 

(Joey even has a reason for killing those 5 in particular - Susie seemed like she’d be a perfect Alice, Grant was unable to stop the studio’s bankruptcy, he wanted to take Bendy Land from Bertrum and Lacie’s probably a package deal, and Norman sees everything and thus might’ve seen the sacrifices if he wasn’t killed as well.)

And this is why Henry can’t remember anything, and why his Chapter 3 tape is just labeled as “Henry” - because he’s not really Henry Stein, even if he is based off of him.

TL;DR: Norman, Grant, Bertrum, Lacie, and Susie were the only IRL sacrifices preformed. Because of this, their ink forms clearly retain their human memories of who they are, while the others don’t because they are merely copies of IRL people. Henry can’t remember his last name because he’s a copy, not a sacrifice.

Note: Since my old masterlist is getting notes again (and I'm hosting @tbb-appreciation-week this year), I thought it's a good time to release a new version with a lot more resources. If any of you know another site or thing that it's missing from the list, let me know and I'll include it!! [Altho, I'm getting this close 🤏 to the hyperlinks limit on this thing 😆]

Note 2: To avoid tagging the 3 people from whom I got multiple resources repeatedly, I've placed 1-3 asterisks between square brackets after the links, depending on the OP. I give the respective credit to them in a legend at the end of the post.

PLACES / TIME

Interactive Galaxy Map by Henry Bernberg

Map of the Galaxy

List of planets and moons [Wikipedia /needs expanding]

Planet Name Generator 1 [SciFi Ideas]

Planetary System Generator [Donjon]

Tatooine Location References [*]

Various locations Cross-Sections (Jedi Temple, Palp's office, Tipoca City & more) [**]

Republic - Separatist - Hutt space during the Clone Wars

Hyperspace Travel Times (to calculate how much time would take to go from point A to point B within the GFFA)

Standard Calendar and Holidays [including month names!]

Galactic Standard Calendar [wookiepedia // including week day names]

Date converter according to SWTOR [Google sheet]

Dated Star Wars Chronological Order (Movies + live-action shows + animation)

TCW Chronological Timeline by @mauvrix

Estimated date for: shared by @spectres-fulcrum

Partisans' attack on Onderon

Siege of Lasan

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

General

Star Wars Name Generator 1 [Donjon]

Star Wars OC flow chart by @thefoodwiththedood

Star Wars Name Generator 2 [FantasyNames]

Star Wars Name Generator 3 [FantasyNames]

MetaHuman [Unreal Engine]

The character creator

Droid Name Generator

Star Wars Randomizer by @aureutr

Character Picrew [Twi-leks, Zabraks, Torgutas and Nautolans] @/megaramikaeli

Jedi

Taking a Closer Look at the Jedi Order in Star Wars Canon [Meta/Reference Guide] [**]

Jedi Order Structure Flowchart by @rileys-nest

Mandalorians

Mandalorian Armor design by MandoCreator

Keepers of the Way (Mandalorian Lore) [*]

Clones

Complete List Of Named Clone Troopers shared by @propheticfire (Organized by Unit)

Clone Creator [MandoCreator]

Clone Picrew

Star Wars Character Templates by SmacksArt [the ULTIMATE battery of template for any human/humanoid original character in any era. From troopers to droids, from Jedi to Sith, from KOTOR to the sequel Trilogy. 100% RECOMMENDED]

Basic Guide to Clone Trooper Armour by @odekiisu

GAR structure summary by @intermundia

The Clone Wars Republic Military Hierarchy Flowcharts [***]

Clone Trooper Lore [*] [Ranks, Culture, Training, Organization, etc.]

Clones and Kamino [*]

The Bad Batch Characters Concept Art shared by @shadowthestoryteller

MISCELLANEOUS

Star Wars Character Age Comparison Chart by @the-yearning-astronaut

Tusken Raiders lore by @snarwor

Materials (fabrics, leathers, silks, plastics, construction, metal composites, etc.)

Materials in Star Wars by marvel_dc_heart_throbs

Star Wars Fashion [*]

Leisure, Art, Musical Instruments, Ethnography [*]

Political and Criminal Organizations in the GFFA [**]

Financial reference about credits by @thecoffeelorian

List of TCW Opening Quotes

Transcripts of all the TCW episodes shared by @book-of-baba-fett

Star Wars Crawl Creator [not exactly writing-related, but just for fun]

HEALTH AND MEDICINE

Canon Medical Lore [*]

Real World reference for Field organizational structure for corpsman (medics) [*]

Kaliida Shoals Medical Center (Republic Haven-class medical station) shared by @clonewarsarchives

GAR Battalion Aid Station [*]

GAR Clone Medic Q/A [*]

More combat medicine, shipboard medicine, veteran issues, and military culture [*]

SHIPS AND VEHICLES

Ship Generator 3D

Ship Name Generator

All Terrain Tactical Enforcer (AT-TE) shared by @stairset

Republic Vessels Reference [*]

Low Altitude Assault Transport/Infantry (LAAT/i) [*]

List of GAR Flagships in the Clone Wars by @meandmyechoes

Layout of the Havoc Marauder

Dimensions of various ships from the Clone Wars [**]

FOOD AND DRINKS

Star Wars Menu Generator

In-Universe Alcoholic beverages

Canon Cocktails (recipes) [*]

Another In-Universe Drinks list shared by @systemic-dreams

Teas in Star Wars by marvel_dc_heart_throbs

Foodstuff [*]

Canon Star Wars Holiday Recipes [*]

Trask Chowder Recipe (from The Mandalorian) [*]

LANGUAGES; PHRASES AND SLANG; VOCABULARY

Languages of the Galaxy [*]

Script of different languages in the GFFA by @lucif-hare-blog

In-Universe phrases and slang [Google sheet]

List of phrases and slang [wookiepedia]

List of equivalents to real-world objects [wookiepidia]

Talk Like a Clone Trooper shared by @archeo-starwars

Aurebesh Translator [Aurebesh.org]

Learning Aurebesh Tools [Aurebesh.org] Reading - Writing.

Mando'a Database [Mando.org]

Mando'a Transcripticon [MandoCreator] (Create your own text in the Mando'a script.)

@project-shereshoy (Blog that collects and posts sources for Mando'a from all over the internet.)

Mando’a Categorized Spreadsheet

Learning Mando'a Tools [MandoCreator] Reading - Writing.

Setting Thesaurus Entry: Spaceport [Writers helping writers]

Fan-created Conlangs

@dai-bendu-conlang (Jedi Culture Explored) (This blog is the home of the Dai Bendu Conlang, invented by the Archive of Our Own Users aroacejoot, @ghostwriterofthemachine, and loosingletters for the Jedi Order in Star Wars.)

Lasana Lexicon by Anath_Tsurugi (fandom lexicon of the Lasat Language)

HELPFUL BLOGS & SITES

The amazing @fox-trot, who not only makes astonishing art and write an amazing fic, she also responds to medical questions and gives all kinds of references for writing medic characters. Check her #medicposting tag and you'll find tons of information. Also check #star wars reference and her art tag while you're at it.

@writebetterstarwars, which seems to be inactive, but there are a bunch of references there.

@howtofightwrite The place to find out how to write a good fight scene.

@scriptmedic no longer active, but it has a great deal of useful information.

@scripttorture for your whump needs. Major trigger warning for all its content.

@sw-anthrobiology A blog dedicated to collecting headcanons about the biology and cultures of Star Wars species.

@archeo-starwars In-universe sources on culture and history.

@clonewarsarchives Resources & Concept Art Blog for The Clone Wars animated series.

Wookiepedia If you don't find something in here, it's probably because it doesn't exist, neither as a canon nor legends reference.

Star Wars Databank: The official Star Wars website's reference guide. All canon.

WRITING IN GENERAL (For those who don't want to die like Stormtroopers)

SlickWrite: Completely free; online. Checks grammar, punctuation, flow, and writing style according to different settings (including fiction writing).

ProWritingAid: [RECOMMENDED] One of the most thorough online proofreader I've ever used. Although when using a free account gives extremely thorough feedback, with +20 different in-depth reports, for only the first 500 words. However, you can earn a premium account license (for a year or for life) if you get 10 or 20 new users signing up for free; (if you wouldn't mind doing so using the link above and help me earn mine, please). The settings allow you to check your writing according to your needs, from general to formal to creative. It has a bonus that you can check depending on the genre you're writing. For example, in creative, you can choose romance or sci-fiction (there are 14 sub-genre in total). And just like google docs, you can share a document, and people can view, comment or edit it too.

LanguageTool: [RECOMMENDED] Another excellent proofreader. It also has a word limit in free accounts, but if you use the add-on for Google Docs, it counts each page as a new document, so hitting the word limit is nearly impossible. It helps you to rewrite a sentence (3 a day), even if it doesn't raise any flags; it's very useful for when your sentence is grammatically correct, but it doesn't feel quite right.

Grammarly, Hemingway Editor: No so great, but they do the basic job.

Legend

[*] Shared by @fox-trot [**] Shared by @gffa [***] Shared by @cacodaemonia.

Find four cheesy stock images to describe your OC(s).

John, being a constant mood since 2010.

I made these as a way to compile all the geographical vocabulary that I thought was useful and interesting for writers. Some descriptors share categories, and some are simplified, but for the most part everything is in its proper place. Not all the words are as useable as others, and some might take tricky wording to pull off, but I hope these prove useful to all you writers out there!

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