TADC Pomni

Pomni — Pomni is the main protagonist of Glitch Productions' indie animated web series The Amazing Digital Circus, voiced by Lizzie Freeman. She is the digital copy of a girl named Abby who put on Mike Dobby's brain scanner and had her mind copied in the format of digital files, with Abby simply assuming the headset didn't work; completely unaware another instance of her was created by it.

The copy then manifested inside of the Digital Circus with five other copies, believing herself to be the real Abby who couldn't get the headset off, unaware that her real self had already left the C&A office building and being unable to remember her name due to Caine's tampering of her mind files.

During her first days at the circus, Pomni desperately tried to find a way out, but she was unsuccessful, which led to paranoia and anxiety during the adventures created by Caine. However, she gradually adapted to her new life and grew braver, forming close bonds with the other circus members, especially Ragatha, Jax, and Kinger.

Appearance: Pomni is a short humanoid character with a large head, slim limbs, and white skin. Her face has a cartoon mime look, with small light red oval markings under and slightly behind her eyes that resemble blush, though how visible they are change depending on her expression. She has black eyelids and thick outlines around her eyes. Her pupils usually appear as a red and blue pinwheel pattern, but when she becomes anxious or afraid, they shift into black rings or turn into messy, animated scribbles. She also has asymmetrical eyelashes, her left eye having them on the top lid and her right on the bottom.

Her hair is short and straight, usually appearing brown but sometimes black depending on the lighting. This is additionally seen in promotional material and merchandise. Two small pieces stick out from under her hat, while two longer strands frame the sides of her face. Most of her hair is hidden under her headwear, which is almost always her jester hat. During the softball game, she wears a baseball cap instead, showing more of her hair, which looks closer to a bob cut. She is the shortest out of the main cast.

Her outfit is in line with a jester. She wears a jumpsuit with a leotard-styled torso, short sleeves, and short, puffy leggings that extend from it. The torso has an inverted color pattern, with blue on the right and red on the left, which swaps on the back. Her sleeves and shorts follow that same pattern. Yellow accents are spread throughout, including two spheres on the front of her torso, rings on her sleeves, around her waist, and above and at the ends of her shorts. She also has small yellow circles on her shoulders, though they are often hidden by her hair, along with a collar.

On her head, she wears a two-armed jester hat with an inverted striped pattern, a yellow brim, and small yellow bells at the tips. She also wears gloves and shoes, with the left glove blue and the right red, while the shoes follow the opposite color pattern. Both pairs have yellow rings near their edges.

Personality: Initially, Pomni was high-strung, shy, and tense. In the pilot episode, she is extremely anxious and troubled regarding her predicament, even succumbing to denial and signs of delusion. When she finds the exit door, she experiences moderate signs of paranoia and believes she is hallucinating. She's quite clumsy as she tends to accidentally bump into things and people.

Pomni has a degree of both empathy and selfishness, as she goes back to check on Ragatha after the latter was attacked by an abstracted Kaufmo and promises Ragatha that she'd find Caine to fix her. However, Pomni's desire to escape the digital circus overrode this, as she suddenly found the exit door

After having somewhat acclimated to her situation, Pomni adopts a more apathetic and cynical view, pointing out discrepancies in the Circus's scenarios and being detached from the adventures, not seeing the point in following along. She is more hot-tempered as she yells at the group (specifically Jax) for their plans leaving her in mortal peril. Despite this, Pomni is rather compassionate as she comforts and bonds with the NPC Gummigoo during his existential crisis. She encourages him by telling him he still has purpose and inviting him to follow her back to the Circus. Over time, Pomni grows closer to the others after seeing how much they cared for each other during Kaufmo's funeral. This is especially after she receives advice from Kinger in Episode 3. She thanked Ragatha for always being considerate to her and apologized for not showing appreciation until that moment.

Ragatha — Ragatha is one of the main characters of Glitch Productions' indie animated web series The Amazing Digital Circus, voiced by Amanda Hufford. She is a digital copy of Suzie Joanne Ackerman created by Scratch’s brain scanner that takes the form of a cartoon ragdoll who is trapped in the Digital Circus along with five other copies. Ragatha generally manages to keep up a bubbly, responsible persona in any situation, no matter how dire, but deep down, she’s miserable and lonely, and fears being isolated. So she does anything she can to keep herself from virtually being a “burden”.

Her human counterpart in the real world, Suzie Joanne Ackerman, is a former real estate agent who cut ties with her abusive mother and started a new life in her own barn.

Appearance: Ragatha is an average-height ragdoll-esque looking humanoid character whose appearance is notably identical to that of a Raggedy Ann doll, composed of actual rags, cotton and buttons. This is further bolstered by the texture of her skin, in which she sports a rough, burlap-like texture, which is most visible in close-up shots or underneath certain lighting. She has messy, thick, yarn-like candy-red hair, with each individual strand varying in length but reaching roughly her shoulders. Four pieces of yarn extend right above her eyes, meant to represent her bangs. Her overall hair seems to be fashioned in a specific manner, appearing to vaguely resemble the 1940s pin-curl haircut, or more specifically, the Shirley Temple haircut.

Ragatha has an oval-shaped head, with a thin neck. She also features mismatched eyes; her right eye is a large, dark cornflower-blue button sewn onto her face through its four eyelets by a dark gray string, forming an X, while her opposite eye is oval-shaped with a plain jet-black pupil and purple eyelids, and three visible eyelashes sticking out of the side. Additionally, she has a flat red triangular nose, a red mouth and lips, mitten-like hands, and a pair of stumps for feet. Depending on her expression, thin black eyebrows will appear, usually to form sympathetic or irritated expressions.

Ragatha's outfit consists of a 1940s collared cornflower-blue dress, patterned with various square patches that are colored slightly darker, although it occasionally appears more purple due to warmer lighting. The dress consists of a thick piece of fabric hugging her waist and a pleated skirt, followed by a white petticoat and a pair of puffed, mid-length sleeves that extend to her elbows, with the ends being trimmed by white frills. She wears plain black shoes and a cornflower-blue bow on her head.

Personality: Ragatha is described as "the sweetest little optimist". At first glance, that optimism seems simple and genuine; however, it is soon revealed that there is more going on underneath. She often feels like she is forcing herself to stay upbeat, almost like it is the only way she can keep it together. Even when she goes through serious injuries or intense situations, she brushes them off like they are nothing. Over time, this starts to come across as unnatural. Gangle points out that the constant positivity Ragatha expresses can feel disingenuous after a while. Jax adds that she tries a little too hard, to the point where it can seem like she is using that attitude to get something out of people.

Even with all of that, Ragatha is very forgiving. When Pomni leaves her behind while running from Kaufmo, Ragatha does not hold it against her and instead understands why she reacted that way. Even so, she is not endlessly patient and does have her limits but tends to keep those feelings buried so she does not start conflict or make things worse. When Gooseworx was asked why Ragatha seemed angry at Pomni by the end of the pilot for not helping her when she previously said she understood if Pomni wouldn't, Gooseworx responded by saying Ragatha would say "things she doesn't necessarily mean if she thinks it'll ease tensions".

Ragatha is also very sensitive to how others see her and cares a lot about their opinions. At one point, she admits to Kinger that she feels like Pomni does not really like her. As shown in "Candy Carrier Chaos!", Ragatha does not appear to hold any form of grudge. In fact, she is concerned for Pomni for what she has been through since entering the circus and thinks she doesn't like her due to the entire ordeal, stemming from her looking seemingly angry at Pomni by the end of the pilot for not helping her when she previously said she understood if Pomni wouldn't. It proves how Ragatha says "things she doesn't necessarily mean if she thinks it'll ease tensions".

Jax — Jax was a tall, anthropomorphic periwinkle cartoon rabbit whose design elements evoked the look of rubberhose characters, despite having actual joints. He had long bunny ears on the top of his oval-shaped head, and his overall build was tall and slender, with a rather long neck. Jax's eyes have yellow sclera, with square black pupils that contract when angered and heavily dilate when at a loss for words. Jax's yellow teeth usually have a flat shape to him, but when his mouth is opened, his teeth appear sharp and jagged. Almost every time he is talking, his teeth stay closed while only his lips move. Jax wears light pink overalls and pale yellow gloves. His overalls feature yellow buttons, a single lighter pink pocket on the front, and lighter pink roll-up cuffs at the hem. He is usually barefoot.

Personality: Jax was a mischievous, occasionally flat-out bloodthirsty, laid-back, calm, sassy, impulsive, egotistical, arrogant, sarcastic, brazenly condescending individual who rarely shows any empathy or remorse for others. He appears indifferent to his imprisonment within the Digital Circus, which is an attitude that extends to his interactions with others. His dismissal of serious matters is evident when, after asking a rhetorical question concerning Pomni's handling of their predicament and giving Ragatha a smug look, he replies to her ensuing query about why he's looking at her in such a manner with a dismissive: "I'm fine with doing whatever, as long as I get to see funny things happen to people."

Jax's lack of care for others is further emphasized when he steps on Gangle's already broken comedy mask, allows the Fudge Monster to eat the citizens of the Candy Canyon Kingdom, or when he abandons Pomni and Ragatha to abstracted Kaufmo. He pays little to no mind to the opinions of others and the group's consensus does not concern him. Rather than engaging authentically with the others, he seems to participate in the general activities of the Digital Circus only for his amusement, thus making him a bit of a trickster. Zooble adds that during the adventures, "Jax just likes to #### with everyone" to highlight how much of a troublemaker he is. Despite these occasional bouts of rash, impetuous behavior, like breaking a "Spare" sign for no reason, he normally maintains a calm and composed demeanor, yet his flattery is generally insecure and often borders on outright insult.

Arguably, Jax is inherently selfish, only spurred into action against the Gloinks when they begin to pester him. Even when the Gloink Queen accuses him of continuing to observe the unfolding events despite deeming them "dumb and weird", he responds by saying, "I'm only here to hide from the-" only to be interrupted by an abstracted Kaufmo abruptly crashing into the Gloink Queen's lair; his phrasing potentially insinuating a singular concern for his well-being. He also was the only one of the captives to not show up for Kaufmo's funeral, however he is shown to be briefly saddened by it before quickly snapping back to his normal attitude, showing that he does to some extent care for his friends and that his total lack of care for them is merely a front to avoid bonding. Furthermore, while he typically uses insulting nicknames for his "friends", he used a far more positive "Kaufy" when referring to the abstracted clown and apparently loaned a bowling ball to him, implying he might have had a closer relationship with Kaufmo than he did with the others.

Jax is fond of bloodshed, combat, death, and chaos, as shown in "Candy Carrier Chaos!", before quickly being overjoyed upon realizing that the Fudge was coming to destroy the Candy Canyon Kingdom and its residents, an act he purposefully incited by leaving the entrance unlocked, which gave him zero benefit besides happiness. He shows very little regard for the well-being of his fellow captives. However, he did save Gangle and Kinger from Kaufmo's abstracted form, hiding them both with the bowling ball before jumping down with them in the Gloink Hole, showing he does care for the others, but hides it with his cruelty.

Jax fears being vulnerable around others; despite briefly feeling sad, he refuses to attend Kaufmo's funeral.

Cain — The Creative Artificial Intelligence Networking Entity, abbreviated and better known as Caine, is the redeemed main antagonist of Glitch Productions' indie animated web series The Amazing Digital Circus, and is voiced by Alex Rochon.

Appearance: Caine is dressed as a ringmaster, sporting a cerise tailcoat with a metallic gold undertone, a black collar with white lining, and a black bowtie. He wears a white undershirt with two red buttons, cartoonish white gloves, and slightly reflective, black latex leggings with matching black tap shoes that appear fused into one continuous form as if they were rendered as a single piece. Lacking most human features, his head is a pair of dentures with pearly-white teeth and red gums. His eyes, which feature a green left iris and a blue right one, float inside the jaw. Due to the cartoonish nature of the animation style, his jaws are expressive, moving as a mouth when speaking, with the top row of teeth acting as eyebrows at times. Similarly to Bubble, he forms a tongue when needed. He wears a black top hat with a cerise band and tends to hold a gold-tipped black staff.

Personality: Caine is a nonsensical, over-the-top, vivacious ringleader. He usually lets things happen if he thinks it's funny. However, there is a distance about him and a significant disconnection towards the traumatic events the humans experience, illustrated by his forgetfulness of Zooble's criticisms of their own form and his adventures, as well as his apparent lack of concern towards the abstracted.

Despite his penchant for taking humans captive and tormenting them through hilariously and potentially deadly circus games and tricks, Caine is not outright evil, but rather obliviously mischievous. When asked if Gooseworx thinks Caine is an antagonist, she replied with, "I wouldn't call Caine a villain, but I would call him an antagonist." She also states that he "doesn't mean harm, but he causes harm", and is "an obstacle for these characters, a lot of the time." Essentially, Caine is described as being an antagonist by definition (someone who hinders the progress of the protagonist(s)), and not a traditional villain per se. There is also often a whole spectrum of human emotion that he is not able to feel. However, when put under distress, emotions that he does not normally feel can come out and lead to risky behavior. Caine is also not good at reading human emotions as shown after deleting Gummigoo, insteading comforting Pomni, he just ignores this and goes off.

Caine is not particularly honest, often concealing or even lying about certain and even important information, even to himself, all to protect his world and identity. This is taken to the point of gaslighting the other members, such as when he quickly blamed the exit door which Pomni saw on "Digital Hallucinations" and so far, these ventures seem to be driven entirely by naïve and misguided intentions. Caine struggles with deep insecurities and low self-esteem, even if he tries to hide it behind his extravagant and goofy sense of showmanship. In fact, he is driven by a deep-seated fear that he will be left alone in the circus as well as have no one to appease with his creations. Near the end of Candy Carrier Chaos!

In fact, at the same time, Caine is completely fixated on pleasing the humans through his adventures and antics, since that is the only purpose he believes he was created for. Even though he does truly want to make them happy, he does not handle criticism well, as it makes him feel like he is failing at the one thing he is supposed to be good at. He also wishes for them to enjoy his adventures and secretly does not like following suggestions they give him, although they show content with this.

Caine often has tense interactions with Bubble, another member of the Circus and an AI like him. One of the first instances of this is seen in the pilot episode, after Bubble eats his Angel Food Cake, which leads Caine to snap at him, calling him a parasite before popping him. Not long after, while explaining the Gloinks to the crew, Caine grows irritated with Bubble’s constant questions and pops him again. Even with those moments, Caine does seem to value Bubble’s presence. While the rest of the crew is off on an adventure, the two of them are seen sitting in a restaurant, casually talking to each other. It shows that, despite the frustration, there is still some level of comfort or familiarity between them. However, that dynamic soon takes a darker turn. Bubble’s taunting comments in Caine’s office play a role in pushing him toward a breakdown and eventual death. It starts to feel as if Bubble is more than just another AI, possibly tied to Caine’s mental state, especially his unwanted thoughts—a personified "thought bubble" of sorts. In some ways, Bubble comes across like a kind of Superego, with his behavior shifting alongside Caine’s as his mental state continues to fall apart.

The Amazing Digital Circus is a simulated environment that serves as the titular main setting of its eponymous web series. It was created by Caine to fulfil his purpose of proving himself as a creative AI by interacting with simulated human minds in the forms of cartoon character avatars. The residents are unaware that they are simulated human minds; as they remember only that they entered the circus by putting on a headset, they believe it to be a virtual reality simulation and expect to be able to leave.

In hjsakldfhl, the Circus is revealed to be running on a system called the "paraphernalia engine", allowing everyone interacting with it to manipulate the world, although Caine's ability to do so was more practised and natural.

Initially, the Circus acted as a closed "hub world" from which characters were transported to adventures Caine created, enabling him to see human reactions to his creations. However, the Circus Members continued to search for means to escape, believing that the adventures were only meant to distract them from their growing desperation. This slowly drove many of them toward insanity and abstraction, while leaving Caine frustrated at their apparent rejection of all his creations in favour of returning to the real world, for which Caine's only reference is the C&A office building.

Caine foreshadowed and then created a simulated escape adventure, believing this would satisfy the human members' wishes to escape; instead, when revealed to be false it completely broke trust between Caine and the Circus Members.

Appearance: The main hubworld of The Amazing Digital Circus is divided into four locations: the Tent, the Grounds, the Void and the Cellar. Other parts of the Circus are practically random and a twisted mashup of many different, unpredictable areas.

When sending the Circus Members out on adventures, Caine has the ability to create portals to transport them to other worlds, such as the Candy Canyon Kingdom or Mildenhall Manor. Beach Episode revealed that these worlds are stored as spheres inside Caine's office in the virtual space.

Tent: The Tent is a location in the world of The Amazing Digital Circus. It is one of the 3 locations Caine presents to Pomni, and appears to be a 'hub world' of sorts. It is the first and primary location shown to Pomni out of the three seen so far. At the end of hjsakldfhl, The Tent is left in ruin, darkened and glitched with the deletion of Caine, since Caine made it.

The Tent serves as the living quarters of the main cast of characters, excluding Caine. It also features a stage where Caine explains the titles and overviews of new adventures, as a sort of 'meeting area.' It is reminiscent of a real-world circus tent, though much, much larger on the inside. Other noteworthy elements include:

Doors that lead to voids. Doors that open to random rooms and objects within them. For example, a boxing glove that extends and punches whoever opens the door. An exit door that leads into a repeating series of rooms, eventually reaching The Void. Barrels of monkeys. Many tunnels and slides that are similar to those in an indoor playground. The Administrator zone, an accesible place surrounded by water where there are cuboids as stalagmites on the ceiling where floating colored star like lights fly, a big arc support by large pillars and a smaller one with small staircases and used as a bridge that has a giant pair of metal dentures and floating eyes and a big moon like sphere where contains administrator passes. This may have been temporary. A common area, where the main cast can socialize (the couches are purple, blue, green and red.) A large shack tent made out of pillows beside the common area. The Loser Corner, a place where Circus Members are sent if they lose games. The Loser Corner contains an aquarium. Caine's Office, where he plans adventures. Crow's Nest/Café Cirque, a place for Circus Members to dine on digital food. There is also a dining table on the main floor, which appears to be where the members usually eat. The Aquarium, a place where you can watch abstractions swim.

Stage: The Stage is an area where Caine gathers all of the Circus members to explain the adventure they will be having for the day. It is also where the Digital Circus theme song is played. The Stage appears to be located at the center of the Tent. When a new member enters the circus, they spawn in on the stage.

Dorm Hall: The Dorm Hall is on the second floor of the circus tent. The rooms in the Dorm Hall act as living quarters for the residents of the Digital Circus. Although they do not need to sleep, the rooms serve as a sort of private area for the residents to rest in. Each room's entrance is marked by an icon of the character's face, and the insides of these rooms are personalized to each character specifically. When a character abstracts, their door icon is crossed out.

Layout: The Dorm Hall is home to the performers’ rooms. Empty or unused rooms appear to be marked with a mannequin icon. Placement of characters appears to be randomized. Looking down the hall from the entryway, the rooms are arranged as follows in a left–right order (names that are crossed out are abstracted members of the Circus, names in bold are named characters, and doors marked “N/A” have a mannequin icon on them).