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ilovetvtoons · 2 years

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I maybe overdue for an Amphibia Analysis at this point, but I've been thinking about this scene from "Sprig's Birthday". And what was going on in Anne's head during the entire episode is pretty oblivious, but looking back on and thinking long and hard on "The Beginning of the End" makes me feel like that there might have been another hidden meaning to Anne's words here than what we originally thought.

When talking about how she and Sasha ignored all of Marcy's interests and possibly her needs here. The look on Anne's face and the tone of her voice says it all. She deeply regrets the way she treated her and thought about how this lead poor Marcy's current situation.

While Anne was still upset with Marcy for getting her and Sasha stuck in Amphibia on purpose, and found a more meaningful friendship with Sprig. Marcy is still Anne's first ever childhood friend. They have known each other, cared for each other, and trusted each other for years. But realizing that's she's been ignoring Marcy's needs only after the worst has nearly happened to her possibly made Anne feel like she has failed her as a friend big time. And as a result, she became desperate not to fail Sprig in the same way.

For example, In the the episode "Sprig's Birthday" she goes out of her way to try to give Sprig the best birthday ever, even doing various activities that she knows that he loves doing, and is perfectly willing to do everything she can to give him an amazing day. She even gives him a telescope as a gift at the end, which that she knows that he loves. But she's so desperate to give him her definition of a great birthday that she basically regresses more into her Season one self and acts almost like the way Sasha did to her in Reunion.

Though unlike Sasha, Anne didn't get too forceful with Sprig until he claims this Birthday was only his "3rd best". This along with not knowing that it was his birthday made Anne feel like she still wasn't good enough to consider herself Sprig's best friend. She wanted to prove that she is a better friend than the person she once was, and she believes that by giving Sprig his best birthday ever which to her would have meant that she has done it. And was crestfallen when she felt like she failed to do so, until Sprig gave her a pep talk about why she's his best friend and why he considers it his 3rd best birthday. While Anne never mentioned either Sasha and Marcy or even referred to them even once throughout the episode being as it completely focused on the more healthy friendship between Anne and Sprig at this point as this episode is clearly a parallel to "Reunion". Being betrayed by both of her childhood friends had its consciousness, but so did her Pre-Amphibia dynamics with them, and maybe it went a lot deeper than we thought in this moment.

Though while Anne may not have fully understood why Marcy did what she did during the episode at the time. "The Beginning of the End" shows that she did think long and hard about why she went behind their backs with her plans. And since "Temple Frog's" reveal that Anne is currently possessing Marcy's Journal, it's possible that reading through it in between the events of "True Colors" to "Sprig's Birthday" made Anne further realize she and Sasha weren't being very good friends towards Marcy. But after nearly an entire season of dodging the subject and keeping her actual thoughts of Marcy's betrayal and current state hidden deep in her own mind. It wasn't until it was finally time for the final battle for the fate of Amphibia and rescue Marcy when Anne and Sasha were finally ready to really start talking about her and her actions. While Sasha is understandably still upset with Marcy for getting them stuck in Amphibia on purpose, Anne finally admits that she and Sasha could've been better regarding Marcy's hobbies and personal issues. Though while Sasha begins to see Anne's point and they've taken Marcy for granted but remains uncertain if Marcy can be forgiven so easily. But Anne knows that forgiveness isn't easy, but with her experiences of being betrayed especially by Sasha, Marcy, and Hop Pop. She knows that it can take time to truly forgive someone who has hurt you.

Forgiveness isn't easy but it's worth it for those you care about, and Marcy is no exception to this. Cause as I mentioned above, Anne loves Marcy and she regrets the way she acted towards her and how it took almost losing her for good to even realize it. And she wants to be a better friend and person to her and those around her than the person she was in the past.

While I'm not 100% sure if my theory about that scene in "The Beginning of the End" and Anne's behavior in "Sprig's Birthday" are in some ways connected. But maybe there will something in Marcy's Journal about this. So maybe we'll see if I'm right or not.

#i'm not really sure if i'm right #this is just something that came to me #and which i've thought a lot about #amphibia #amphibia analysis #analysis #discussions #amphibia discussions #amphibia theories #theories #anne boonchuy #sasha waybright #marcy wu #sprig plantar #sashannarcy #spranne #long post

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piranisarius · 2 years

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Random Amphibia head canons (part 8 of too many)

Sasha found out she was into girls and eventually noticed she had a very specific type, what she failed to notice though was how her crushes would consistently have certain features/traits that matched up with Marcy and Anne.

Like she’d be into Nerdy gamer girls with dark hair who were on the shorter side but never make the connection why. Or alternatively she’d have the biggest crush on girls with fluffy/curly hair that were athletic, extra points if they played tennis. Or maybe even a mix between the two

Eventually she only comes to the realization when she’s showing her newest crush to her friends and they point it out.

Exhibit A:

Sasha: Guys, check out my new insta crush! She’s so cute right? (Pulls out pic of some cute gamer girl with short dark hair)

Friend: Oh wow, she is cute! At first glance I thought that was your friend

Sasha: Huh? Who?

Friends: The one with the webtoon! Do you really not see it?

Sasha:… (All her crushes flashing before her eyes)

#amphibia #anne boonchuy #marcy wu #sasha waybright #sashannarcy #marcanne #sashanne #sasharcy #text post #text #future au #head canon #amphibia theories #amphibia s3 #amphibia season 3 #amphibia headcanon

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chipster-321 · 2 years

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So…so listen. I have a wild last minute theory after the most recent episode of Amphibia “All in”. That cliffhanger with the moon really got me thinking.

Clearly The Core is still moving around and pulling strings/making a last ditch effort to destroy everyone. We saw the helmet scamper off. But that alone implied it still was receiving some sort of signal or something. After all, Darcy did shout “I’ve lost connection” and freaked out at Sasha that she doesn’t know what she’s done. Connection? Connection like a wifi connection? The helmet was still attached to Marcy. And considering the extensive use of computers and technology, heck the sound Darcy made when deleting memories even sounded like a Mac restarting, it wouldn’t be too odd to think maybe Darcy was referring to a signal. After all, even with PC’s that use Ethernet cables to hook directly to the wifi, the wifi is still receiving it’s info from a signal. So if we picture Darcy as the PC and the Helmet and cord being the Ethernet cable and wherever the cable connected to being the wifi…where was the signal coming from? My theory? The moon.

What if. What if this entire gosh darn time. The “core” or “the unnatural thing that doesn’t sleep” WAS the Moon. Remember all those eyes depicted in the mural.

Yes yes I know the beast is a metaphor for the worst versions of themselves. But that only applies to the beast. Not the ever looming and watching eyes in the corner. But what if those eyes are also a sort of metaphor. They give another meaning too, besides it obviously alluding to the numerous eyes on the metallic version of the core and the helmet. It also could be a metaphor to the fact it’s always watching. After all. If you go back and really rewatch Amphibia and it’s key moments. What’s always there? Always there, always WATCHING and present? Awake during the NIGHT?

The

God

Damn

MOON

IT’S LITERALLY EVERYWHERE! Remember those two key shots in the season 2 intro when Marcy and Sasha were depicted in oddly villainous ways? What was right behind them in those moments? THE MOON.

It’s even in the season 2 poster! Right up there next to Andrias!!! As if it were A CHARACTER!

It has been right in front of us the entire time and it has always been watching, always awake during the night, because it basically IS THE NIGHT. And what does the prophecy refer to our three girls as? Stars. Stars come to expel the night. Should they fight or embrace the fall, their choice will determine all. Well guess what? The night is falling. Literally.

#amphibia #spoilers #amphibia spoilers #i mean Matt Braley obviously likes LoZ #of course he looked at the plot twist that the moon was alive in majora’s mask and went #that. I want that.#amphibia theory #amphibia the core #all in spoilers #amphibia all in #Amphibia the moon #Amphibia the night

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haystarlight · 1 year

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I wish I could somehow see all y'all's faces next week after:

Only Belos dies

Luz doesn't become a villain

Hunter comes out (mostly) unharmed

Camila, Eda, Lilith and Raine all survive

Luz doesn't have to choose between worlds and can just make another portal with King's blood

Luz and Amity don't break up (heck, they might kiss on the mouth again if we're really lucky)

Huntlow continues to be a thing (Idk if they're gonna kiss on the mouth (maybe not) but they're probably gonna have 1 more cute moment)

Raeda stands strong (I'm putting money on a wedding)

The Collector gets a happy ending (I still don't like the kid but I do believe he's gonna get a happy ending)

The ending is nothing like Amphibia or STVFOE because, what a shocker, DESPITE ALL THE SIMILARITIES THIS IS STILL IT'S OWN THING

#the owl house #toh spoilers #toh season 3 #toh s3 #watching and dreaming #toh watching and dreaming #toh finale #toh predictions #toh theory #lumity #raeda #huntlow #amphibia #stvfoe

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we-dont-talk-about-potato-nonono · 3 months

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miss the trio and this show. good times!

#i miss the theories the reviews the memes the general positivity 😌#to this day sometimes i go back and see those old theory from YT cartoon review channel for bit of a nostalgia boost<3 #my art #art by me #ibispaintx #amphibia #anne boonchuy #marcy wu #sasha waybright #disney #doodle #drawing #fandom #fanart

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lexxieannie · 11 months

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THE LGBT COMMUNITY HAS FORGIVEN SCRATCH.

#the ghost and molly mcgee #tgamm #molly mcgee #scratch #libby stein torres #tgamm theory #amphibia #the owl house

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themissakat · 2 years

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i have been going absolutely feral at @calamity-unlocked with doodles of the Blight in their atobaoi au...

and the latest chapter of A Theory of Butterflies and Other Insects has only made it worse ofc

#amphibia #amphibia fanart #amphibia au #a theory of butterflies and other insects #other people's aus #anne boonchuy #amphibia swap au #my art

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darth-sonny · 1 year

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kraangified!leo but he gets kraangified as kraang prime instead of just a normal brute

#had a theory that the huge ass eye in the middle of the throne room was kraang prime and the one the mad dogz fought was subprime #and since it's universally agreed that leo was in the prison dimension for FAR longer than just ten minutes i thought:#''why not make a leo possession story??''#it's gonna be heavily inspired by the darcy arc from amphibia #tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #leo hamato #kraang prime #prime leo au #my art #sonny draws

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perereiii · 1 year

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Made an interesting discovery.

Now, call me a conspiracy theorist, but this lines up a little too well

It's almost like a friend of ours plans to meet again some sunny day, no?

#gravity falls #the owl house #amphibia #alex hirsch #dana terrace #matt braly #bill cipher #gf bill cipher #gravity falls theory #the owl house theory #amphibia theory #im just saying. you never know #trust no one

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jaekaicx · 10 months

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hey hey look its the eye sword thing

#amphibia #amphibia fanart #sasha waybright #lord darcy #darcy amphibia #gaymer art #ah yes color theory i know how to do that #had this idea sitting around for a while. figured i might as well do it #will not be apologizing for the lack of effort to fill in the space but i hope you forgive me anyway #marcy wu #i guess #transmasc sasha waybright

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berryblu-soda · 10 days

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ninjago reincarnation AU where the world ended, and from it´s ashes rose another, similar yet eerly different, growing and changing from being little more than a rock in space, to a modern society much more like our own (show to movie setting :D!). with new old faces, flashes of a world long gone, a simple wish at the end (beggining?) of it all, etc etc...

#having AU thoughts ill never actually write out again U_U #ninjago Again AU #<- fma crack theory refference hehehe #sorry i sound insane i have such a clear picture in my brain and cant write for shit #its giving madoka magica i think?+ show to movie setting+ fullmetal alchemist time loop theory+ reincarnation angst+ ascension to godhood #closest ive ever seen anyone get to what i mean is the fic ´meet again´ <- insane abt it and somehow havent finished it hdfnghsadfg #but im talking more sailor moon esque reincarnations and cosmic beings and highschool shenanigans #set in a shiny new world; representing a 2nd chance to get to the good ending after it all went horribly wrong the first time #a fleeting sense of tranquility and normalcy...#aghhhh #ninjago #shut up sheo #*sigh*#throwing it to the AU pile i guess U_U #edit: i also mean the vibes kinda like amphibia´s finale #v insane concept i knowww #im procastinating homework U_U

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piranisarius · 2 years

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Random Amphibia head canons (part 7 of too many)

Counter point of my original head canon that Marcy and Anne tease Sasha by refusing to talk to her in English. See original here:

What if Sasha counters them by purposely pronouncing easy to say words in Thai/Mandarin with an overly exaggerated American accent?

Exhibit A:

Sasha: Hey Marcy

Marcy: Yeah?

Sasha: Knee how, mah?

Marcy: … What?

Sasha: You know, hi :)

Marcy: I don’t have time to explain how wrong you are

Sasha: :)

Marcy: Actually, no, it’s going to bug me if I don’t

Exhibit B:

Sasha: Sah Wuz D

Anne: I want to break up

#amphibia #marcy wu #sasha waybright #anne boonchuy #amphibia theories #amphibia headcanon #sasharcy #sashanne #sashannarcy #marcanne #text #text post #amphibia season 3 #amphibia s3 #incorrect amphibia quotes

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detentiontrack · 9 months

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I'm beginning to think that there's something wrong with Sasha Waybright

#it's just a theory though /j #sasha waybright #amphibia

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agftheorist · 1 year

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Is it possible to create a Darcy? An Amphibia meta

After the last events ( which is tumblr literally deciding to obliterate my toh analysis for no apparent reason) I hope this gets posted without any mess.

Well, we can begin now that I've written my blessings...

Disclaimer: I am not a neurology expert on anything like that, just someone who is very curious and makes research about brain. I will try to give sources of the informations I use in this theory post, and I would love it if anyone points out the missing or wrong parts of the information I give.

While watching the show, Amphibian technology always made me question the real life equivalents of these technologies. And, probably for many others too, the standing out one was the Core itself (I mean duh). In this post, we will look into the technology and biology that is the Core, and if it's actually possible to create one, and the possession, of course.

So, our main question is; is it possible to create a Darcy? To answer that, we need to answer these questions;

What exactly is "The Core"?

Can a machine control a human body?

Well, of course they create many other questions within them too, so let's start with the first one.

What Exactly Is "The Core"?

I think we all can agree that the Core itself is, to some extent, just a super advanced AI. I mean, before possessing Marcy, it has no organic compound forming it. A jungle of screens and cables and that's just it.

What makes it interesting is, however, the memories it contains. Aldrich claims that "it is the collection of Amphibia's greatest minds", which himself will also be included. Now, is it possible? Can we simply download our memories to a software system? Well, no. On the other hand, however, the answer should be: not yet. Because memories are said to be the connections between our brain cells (neurons) and solving them is what many scientists are currently working for. In fact, your thoughts are actually very much reachable with the most advanced technologies we have today.

The problem is, they are nowhere near the level of the Amphibian technology with very low resolution. Scientists can connect electrodes to your brain and record which parts of your brain are working more than others while thinking a specific thing, but just not very specific. As an example, you may be thinking about eating a hamburger and the scientists will know that you are thinking about food, and not some maths problem, because they see that the parts of your brain that are responsible for perceiving foods works more than others at that moment. Even if you are just thinking about food and not actually eating it.

Long story short, human technology still has a LONG way to go before actually resolving thoughts in 4K quality, let alone memories which have already happened AND recording them to an outside source. Also, I do not have that much scientific evidence to support this, but I assume memories must require A LOT OF storage unit. Because they need to include sensory information of that specific memory, the person's thought process etc., for the whole life of every person. Assuming Leviathans did just that, they must need a very strong CPU.

Now, let's say that we've managed to record their memories. We can say that this would be similar to saving a video to your USB. What makes the Core more special is, the ability to process these memories and experiences. Them drawing correlations between Anne and Sasha's invasion and Marcy's memory of watching the show is a mere example of that. And whose feature is that? Artifical Intelligence. IBM's definition of AI is given as below.

"artificial intelligence is a field, which combines computer science and robust datasets, to enable problem-solving. It also encompasses sub-fields of machine learning and deep learning, which are frequently mentioned in conjunction with artificial intelligence. These disciplines are comprised of AI algorithms which seek to create expert systems which make predictions or classifications based on input data."

The definition clearly states that AIs make their decisions by given data. And in the Core's case, the data becomes the memories of Amhibia's Kings, Queens and top-scholars. Their experiences and life perspectives. Most of the AIs make their decisions based on what knowledge you feed them with, sometimes resulting with "racist" AIs. (Considerig Amphibia's caste system, the Core can also be called racist but that's a whole different story)

To answer our first question, the Core itself is an extremely advanced AI which was fed by the views of Amphibia's extremely colonialist upper-class. Therefore, becoming and reflecting their very "Core", quite literally.

Now we're coming to the most interesting part....

Can a machine control a human body?

Before giving scientific evidence, I want to state that a machine or AI controling a human body is becoming more and more prevalent in media actually. From books to very well known movies. In Matrix, we see the character Bane becoming a vessel for Agent Smith, a literal AI virus. The process also has some similarities with both of them acquiring a cable to the spinal cord etc. But since science and general worldbuilding of Matrix is WAY different than that of Amphibia's, I don't get into specifics here.

Okay let's get back into the Core. As you might have noticed, the amount of cables Darcy has is getting greatly reduced throughout the show.

From this

To this

Another thing I noticed which may or may not be a change of design, but there is a little extension on the cable at this picture. At the later episodes, it is removed.

As you can see, the cable is continiuous now. Did that part had a purpose? Maybe as a filter for Marcy's memories or quirks? If it's the later one, it's obviously not working very well. What's interesting is tho, the apparatus dissappears within that episode. I don'y they'd change animation style mid-episode...

The extension disappears with the optimization process. Wanna know what else also disappeared with it? Marcy's "quirks" that are inherited by the Core. The cravings, trippings and everything else. If it weren't Darcy would've tripped and fallen probably a thousand times during their fight with Sasha and Grime. So that makes us question: what exactly did the optimization do?

For the rest of the theory, we are going to assume that the AI level of the Core is so advanced that it works similar to a human brain. And for those who don't know, human brains process data like a giant sponge. In whatever form you give it the data, the brain finds a way to make it "meaningful", especially in children. Ever wondered why infants talk a lot and touch themselves and around them? It is because their brains are trying to find the meanings and patterns of the sensory input. An example to that would be locating where your ears are and where the voice is coming from. The brain sends a random signal out there (gibberish voices) a feedback comes in the form of electrical impulses, and the brain finds a pattern eventually by repeating this so many times.

Deep learning method for an AI is also quite similar to this. AI does something, gets a feedback and fixes itself over time depending on those feedbacks. How does this connect to Darcy? Well, that cable from the head has to be going to somewhere. The Core and it's inhabitants never had a body for at least a thousand years, assuming the newest one that joined was Aldrich. So they had to learn pretty much everything from the beginning, in a body no newt has ever been in: a human body.

Even though they had insisted on possessing her for being smart, why wouldn't they just choose a newt, someone they'd be familiar with and would be comfortable as a body? Probably because to them, being smart meant processing more information faster, like having a faster computer. But they were also cautious, since they'd also installed a filter before processing the feedback taken from the body. As a result, they got the sensory info, processed it during sleeping (which is also one of the functions of sleep in human body) therefore "calibrated" the body. But in fact, the AI itself also evolved to actually process the sensory info.

Another little detail that I noticed is from a scene after Sasha cut the cord in All In. Darcy checking the body to find any damage is actually very confusing. I don't think any human (even most of the other animals) would need to touch or see to the wound to see if they've been violently stabbed by a long sword. After thinking for a while, I've formed a theory for that. We are not 100% sure what the inside of the body costume is made of, but we can safely make an assumption by looking to this picture.

This is a shot that shows the inside of the helmet. And it is full of electrodes that transports the signals from the brain to an outside source. So, we have no reason to reject the idea that the clothing covering the body is also filled with electrodes. Plus, when Marcy was in the rejuvenation tank, they needed to check her vitals to ensure her survival which doubles the possibility.

Now let's get back into the topic. If the costume/armor/WHATEVER is receiving signals from the body, then the outer part of it would be pretty plain, like the shell of a turtle. Turtles do have nerve cells on the shells, but way less than other parts of their body. Since she didn't have any signals from the outside layer, and no sign of damage from the inner electrodes, they checked the outer part with hands, whose signals were very well received by the Core.

I think this also explains how she was able to all those acrobatic moves when fighting with Sasha and Grime. The Core wasn't actually inside the body, but sending signals to the body. Same as human brains not having any nerves to feel pain, the Core itself wasn't actually receiving any pain signals like a normal human body does.

To sum it all up, an AI, computer programme or the collective memories of dead Amphibian upper class possesing a human body, is VERY possible. With very advanced technology, definitely. As my personal opinion, I believe we will actually see examples of it. When exactly, I don't know. Lastly, the helmet and pretty much all of the equipment is pretty Marcy-sized, so I wonder how long they've been designing those...

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