Poppy Playtime Alternate Universe - Blog Posts
My redesigns of some of the characters for my AU; Mechanical Instinct (yes, the FNaF song).
Warnings: Mentions of murder, mentions of abuse, mentions of injury
Basically, in the alternate universe, the toys you see are animatronics controlled by AI, meaning that no children possess/become them. Instead, they are linked directly to Harley Sawyer's database—he controls them, forcing them to go after you (the player). However, some of the animatronics (like Dogday, Poppy, Kissy Missy, etc) broke free from Sawyer's system and are running rogue. The Prototype is more so attached to Sawyer than it is a separate entity, but it too is an AI that feeds off of him and occasionally does things by itself.
This all started years ago, when Playtime Corporation was first founded. The owners wanted to create robots who could watch over children and take care of them while their parents were away, serving as a daycare. But, Pierre and Sawyer actually created the animatronics with the intent to use them as weapons, which is why all of their teeth are so sharp. Employees were obviously concerned about this, especially since parents were sending in complaints about their kids coming home with bite marks on them from the animatronics malfunctioning. In retaliation, Sawyer and Pierre abused their employees into submission, threatening them not to tell a word, and none of them did.
Eventually, Playtime was shut down due to the amount of unresolved complaints they were getting—as well as the Hour of Joy, where the animatronics completely went haywire by Sawyer's control and started killing patrons—but the robots still roam the halls.
This is my Smiling Critters OC, Bodacious Bucky! He's a deer (obviously)! This is technically a different AU than the one I made with the redesigns, with Bucky being Dogday's boyfriend instead of Catnap (leave me alone, I'm just a man).
Warnings: Mentions of SH, body image issues, malnutrition, and death (drawing below includes SH scars)
When the Prototype started gaining control over Catnap and all the other toys, Bucky was freaking out and hiding with Dogday, fearing that they would be next. He was horrified when Craftycorn started killing their friends for their blood. When he was caught, he was separated from Dogday and forced into a cage heavily monitored by Catnap and the tiny critters. As days bled into weeks, he grew weaker, and he started scratching himself and breaking his antlers. He was starved, and he lost all hope until he and Dogday were saved by Poppy's angel (the player).
They were taken away from the facility and hidden somewhere they wouldn't ever be found. Unfortunately, he wasn't the same confident buck that he was known as in the cartoon; he was now insecure and paranoid, constantly looking over his shoulder. He hated how he looked, no matter what body shape he obtained. It'd never be good enough for him, even if Dogday complimented him a lot.
Here, you guys can have my Smiling Critters redesigns and headcanons. Obviously with no children possessing them. 🛎️🛎️
Disclaimer: I did trace over the original artwork for a better visual of how the characters would look in the style. Credit goes to Amber (artist of the Smiling Critters), not me
