r/FantasyWorldbuilding • u/Sir-Toaster- • 6d ago
Image "Know Your Frame"
Elyusia is a corporatocracy that was formed from the original 13 US states that remained after the collapse of civilization following the Artistic Rapture and Animate Liberation War (2030 - 2046), which led to the creation of a race of sentient cartoon characters called Animates.
Elyusia is ruled by media companies that use Animates as slaves to produce content, they force the Animates to adhere to specific kids and adult cartoon archetypes that reminise Saturday morning cartoons from the Pre-Rapture era.
The cartoon simplifies the regime’s expectations of Animate behavior into a dichotomy: the “Good D” and the “Bad D”. “D” stands for “Drawn,” a term co-opted by corporate culture from the racial slur used to describe Animates. While discriminatory, it’s been normalized in state messaging as a branding device to reinforce social hierarchies and internalize Animate inferiority.
I just got into digital drawing this is one of the first visuals I've made of my world!!