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I saw your video about Norman and it was very interesting, you made many good points and I agree, but I did have a question that I'm wondering if I could get your thoughts on:
What makes canonicity important? I'm not sure if this is just a me thing, but I never considered the canon as a problem because I could just change whatever problem or thing I feel could be different/is missing myself in an au. Not a discredit to your point in the video, I'd just like to understand better if that's alright.
Short answer: It really just depends on the person how much canon matters. To me it does, but I encourage others to make AU's and ignore it altogether if they want lol.
Long answer: I feel like it's generally important to know what details there are in a story before retelling it. That way you have a base line "vanilla" version that also gives the general audience a chance to connect with each other. AU's can still be built off of that by dedicated fans, and the ones that are invested in the "canon" story can still have their fun as well. Of course, some creators are more strict than others. In the case of Bendy and the Ink Machine, Mike and Meatly seem to have an idea of what is canon versus what isn't, and they bring it up in conversations on Twitter/with fans, so I feel it's at least fair to judge how they run their story when their model is "We have a canon plot we are sticking to! (Please believe us!)"
The one time I think the ENTIRE Bendy fandom resisted canon was when Wally was confirmed to be old as hell. Literally nobody believed it lol. Now that the books "aren't canon" I guess the universal Young Wally lives another day.
Hell, even I still run with the idea that Shawn and Wally are together, and I could make a strong case for why they should/could be together, but it's not canon or based on any evidence.
You literally BROKE Showdown Bandit's code I don't wanna hear it
Yeahhhhh but the books were canon for like three years...
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Great job everyone let's hit the showers
@beastierock for you 😘😘
so i made a mike fancam
the fact that this just exists
i think about this daily
come again?
they mean the fucking world to me
nettys girl but with cursed visuals💕💕
adam: do I look like a turtle?
desus: um...no?
adam: I feel like I look like a turtle today
spike: I thought that's the look you were going for adam...
adam: like I have a really small head
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