Editing Fanon:Mantra

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'''Mantras''' are a way of leaving [[Fanon:The Void|The Void]] and entering the [[Developer's Grove]] only available to its residents. They are a line of dialogue that was attributed to the removed or unused character, though some characters, such as [[Fanon:GenericChallenge/Stories|GenericChallenge]], have been known to use mantras belonging to canon characters to appear as that character after escaping the Grove. They were first used by [[Fanon:Alana/Stories|Alana]] in ''[[Fanon:Blank Slates|Blank Slates]]''.

Mantras were originally used by characters who were chosen to be in the games, as [[Mildew]] used his mantra after being voted into ''[[Drawn to Life: Two Realms]]''. However, the first intentional use of a mantra was by Alana slightly before and during [[Fanon:Mayo|Mayo]]'s campaign against The Void. After learning about them, most of The Void would adopt a mantra, though many residents could not use one due to not having any dialogue of their own. Eventually, [[Fanon:Nolan/Stories|Nolan]] was able to create his own mantra, despite not having any canon dialogue, due to how long he had existed in The Void.

== {{Icon|Quote}} Known Mantras ==
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|-|Alana/Aly=
{{Quote
|text=hey mike… did you get the scene art done today… hey mike! did you get the scene art done today?
|character=[[Fanon:Alana/Stories|Alana]]
|caption=Attempting to escape [[Fanon:The Next Chapter Village|The Next Chapter Village]] in ''[[Fanon:Blank Slates|Blank Slates]]''
}}
{{Quote
|text=tony can be such a jerk sometimes…Tony can be such a jerk sometimes…Tony can be such a jerk sometimes. Tony can be such a jerk sometimes.
|character=[[Aly]]
|caption=Returning to the [[Developer's Grove]] at the end of ''[[Fanon:Self-Awareness|Self-Awareness]]''
}}
|-|David Franco=
{{Quote
|text=i dedicate 'the end' song to molly hymas… rock on mj…
|character=[[Fanon:David Franco|David Franco]]
|caption=Ascending to the [[Developer's Grove]] at the end of ''[[Fanon:Blank Slates|Blank Slates]]''
}}
|-|GenericChallenge=
{{Quote
|text=Dem’s a fine Banya crop dis season… Dem’s a fine Banya crop dis season…
|character=[[Fanon:GenericChallenge/Stories|GenericChallenge]]
|caption=Escaping [[Fanon:The Void|The Void]] at the start of ''[[Fanon:GenericChallenge (One-Shot)|GenericChallenge]]''<br>Line taken from [[Farmer Brown]]
}}
|-|Joseph Tringali=
{{Quote
|text=ignore what jeremiah says... i hope you enjoyed the story…
|character=[[Fanon:Joseph Tringali|Joseph Tringali]]
|caption=Ascending to the [[Developer's Grove]] at the end of ''[[Fanon:Blank Slates|Blank Slates]]''
}}
|-|Lambert=
{{Quote
|text=We wants to help you. Free you from your shackles.
|character=[[Fanon:Lambert|Lambert]]
|caption=Attempting to escape [[Fanon:Tombstone|Tombstone]] while being absorbed in ''[[Fanon:Blank Slates 3|Blank Slates 3]]''<br>Line taken from [[Minimus]] but recited incorrectly
}}
|-|Mildew=
{{Quote
|text=aw… you came back… aw… you came back… Aw… You came back! Aw… You came back!
|character=[[Mildew]]
|caption=While being summoned to the [[Developer's Grove]] at the start of ''[[Fanon:Blank Slates|Blank Slates]]''
}}
{{Quote
|text=aw… you came back…
|character=[[Mildew]]
|caption=Ascending to the [[Developer's Grove]] at the end of ''Blank Slates''
}}
|-|Nolan=
{{Quote
|text=isn’t this life great… what more could you ask for… Isn’t this life great… What more could you ask for… Isn’t this life great? What more could you ask for?
|character=[[Fanon:Nolan/Stories|Nolan]]
|caption=Evacuating [[Fanon:The Void|The Void]] near the end of ''[[Fanon:Blank Slates 3|Blank Slates 3]]''
}}
|-|Red Dragon=
{{Quote
|text=We wantsss to help you… Free you from your shacklesss… We wantsss to help you… Free you from your shackles…
|character=[[Fanon:Red Dragon|Red Dragon]]
|caption=Attempting to escape [[Fanon:Tombstone|Tombstone]] while being absorbed in ''[[Fanon:Blank Slates 3|Blank Slates 3]]''<br>Line taken from [[Minimus]]
}}
|-|Repair Guy=
{{Quote
|text=awww i knew you wouldn’t forget me… Awww I knew you wouldn’t forget me!
|character=[[Fanon:Repair Guy|Repair Guy]]
|caption=Ascending into the [[Developer's Grove]] to find his daughter during ''[[Fanon:Blank Slates 3|Blank Slates 3]]''
}}
|-|Sugar=
{{Quote
|text=The fastest chef cooks the best.
|character=[[Fanon:Sugar|Sugar]]
|caption=Escaping [[Fanon:The Void|The Void]] at the start of ''[[Fanon:GenericChallenge (One-Shot)|GenericChallenge]]''<br>Line taken from [[Generic Raposa Characters|Cookie's Female Assistant]]
}}
</tabber>

== {{IconSVG|Trivia}} Trivia ==
* According to [[Fanon:Joseph Tringali|Joseph Tringali]], the [[Fanon:Droogle|Droogle]]s were originally hired to prevent [[Fanon:Alana/Stories|Alana]] from ascending using her mantra.
* Both [[Fanon:Willham|Willham]] and [[Fanon:Shadow Mari|Shadow Mari]] have mantras, as they use them to ascend to the [[Developer's Grove]] to fight [[Fanon:Salem Rose|Salem Rose]].
* During [[Fanon:Tombstone|Tombstone]]'s attacks, the majority of [[Fanon:The Void|The Void]] was evacuated using mantras, with many residents making multiple trips to evacuate those without mantras.
** Those without mantras could ascend by maintaining physical contact with someone who does while they ascend.
* [[Fanon:GenericChallenge/Stories|GenericChallenge]] presumably abused [[Generic Raposa Characters]]' mantras to complete [[Fanon:Project Overhaul|Project Overhaul]] in-universe.

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