KND Share Drive

A compilation of KND official material, from Mr Warburtons sketchbook drawings to production art to merch designs. It no longer has the episodes for copyright reasons.

The link is here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gemNYn_dN9WUy1VJg6LZ_pyZINF3AKde?usp=sharing

I have a lot of stuff I want to add to it, but it’s a process! Please read the document titled “READ ME!!!!” in the drive if you have questions. 

Thanks!

Is this spinach Jesus? Is this the closest we get to a depiction of Jesus Christ in KND

I loooove the DCFDTL!!!!! And also, I love DCFDTL fans. Y'all are always my favorite knd fans.

I have a lot of thoughts about them, I'm not gonna try to say everything I think in this post.

I will say, PERSONALLY I find them as the DC much more interesting than them as Sector Z and I think that puts me in a specific category of DC fan. I do really like the idea of them recovering eventually, but I wouldn't want to see them just becoming Sector Z again. What we experience in life, both good and bad, changes us. You can't go back to being who you used to be, you will forever be moving forward. The DC should be the same way- As they recover, they would have to find out for themselves who they are now. Not Sector Z, not The Delightful Children, but their own, new people. That's what I want to explore most of all.

When they are the Delightful Children, they are such achingly tragic characters, all I want is happiness for them!! But what they represent in terms of the shows themes and messages is so strong and so important to KND as a show- In terms of "the oppressed trying to be more like the oppressor to get preferential treatment, which does not work" and "the neglected and emotionally abused child who conforms for the sake of their own safety" AND "continuing the cycle of abuse"

But this is also what makes it so, so wonderful when we get to see little moment of the DC being.... an individual? I know thats a contraction in itself- but I mean, when we get to see a hint of what they're like and what they do when they aren't trying to destroy Sector V. That toenails scene in op FUGITIVE is the best example. They're just being weird little kids. I love that! I want more of that! Let them have weird hobbies and things that bring them joy.

I guess that's what I'll say for now!

This is such a sweet ask, I'm really glad my silly drawings have brought you joy and have inspired you! You definitely inspire me as well, as someone in the new generation of fans who's making really cool stuff and keeping this fandom alive :)

I don't remember the specifics of what you're referring to, but you're probably referring to a headcanon that my friend @eltube came up with and then I adopted it.

Which is basically that the addictions presented in canon should be considered seriously. With Hoagie, we see them openly struggle with substance abuse (chocolate sauce) and we also see them participate in the trade of another addictive substance (soda, which is a stand-in for alcohol). I don't know that I think Hoagie has an addiction to actual alcohol when they're an adult, but more of just that Hoagie is someone who does struggle with addiction in general.

When Hoagie is an adult, I think that will actually look more like when someone is a "recovered addict", which is a very specific thing. It's different than not being an addict at all. People I have known who struggled with substance abuse and have since gone clean described to me the way in which they STILL struggle with those urges, especially when times are hard. (and to be clear, since im on the subject, no one is a failure or a bad person if they relapse. addiction is not a moral issue.)

As for the second part of your question, does anyone else deal with similar things, yes: Abby. Again, this is a case where we kind of see hints of substance abuse in canon, with sugar in particular (op LICORICE is a great example). She seems like a "functional addict" in the show, but that's a phrase that I feel diminishes what that person is going through, so I don't like it but I don't know what else to call it. As she grows up, I imagine Abby also gets a handle on it like Hoagie does, but I don't think she'd ever quit sugar completely. That would make me sad, to be honest. Cuz while the addiction narrative does exist there, her love of sweets is such a fun interest and clearly makes her happy in ways that defy that narrative (because its not really one-to-one)

That's my thoughts on that, I guess!

Apropos of nothing, I want to bring up the importance of adults in this fandom being mindful of the fact that knd is a kids show and a lot of kids are still into it, many people who contribute to the tag are kids. I'm 28, I am aware that it's my responsibility to curate a space that's safe and accessible for kids if I'm participating in the fandom online.

Just y'know, keep your head on your shoulders if you're an adult in the KND fandom. It's a show about prioritizing the rights of kids, after all.

I do wanna answer the asks in my inbox I just haven't had much time, I'm thinking about them and I appreciate them though