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* AnAesop: It's okay if your work is inspired by something else. It's still ''your'' work and it still has value no matter what.
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* CausticCritic: ''Nighttime Seminar'', an AffectionateParody of real-life Youtuber [[https://www.youtube.com/@NightmareMasterclass Nightmare Masterclass]] who actually makes a [[TheCameo cameo]] to voice him.
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* CausticCritic: ''Nighttime Seminar'', an AffectionateParody of real-life Youtuber [=YouTuber=] [[https://www.youtube.com/@NightmareMasterclass Nightmare Masterclass]] who actually makes a [[TheCameo cameo]] to voice him.
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* UnreliableNarrator: Nicholas isn't exactly the most mentally stable person out there, to say the least.
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* UnreliableNarrator: Nicholas isn't exactly the most mentally stable person out there, to say the least.least.
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* SuicideShaming: Mr. Eye is constantly abusive and deeply toxic towards Nicholas, but he does discourage his suicidal tendencies in build 0.0.8 pcp, implicitly telling him that he'll be just like [[AbusiveParents his father]] if he chooses to act on his thoughts of suicide. Given that Mr. Eye is implied to be an externatlization of Nicholas' self-hatred, the implication is that Nicholas feels a lot of guilt for his suicidal tendencies, which only further contributes to his feelings self-hatred.
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* SuicideShaming: SuicideIsShameful: Mr. Eye is constantly abusive and deeply toxic towards Nicholas, but he does discourage his suicidal tendencies in build 0.0.8 pcp, implicitly telling him that he'll be just like [[AbusiveParents his father]] if he chooses to act on his thoughts of suicide. Given that Mr. Eye is implied to be an externatlization of Nicholas' self-hatred, the implication is that Nicholas feels a lot of guilt for his suicidal tendencies, which tendencies. In [[RealitySubtext a bit of realism]], this does ''not'' help Nicholas' mental state whatsoever, with his fear that he's just like his father for wanting to take his own life only further worsening his self-hatred and already low self-esteem. So while Mr. Eye shaming Nicholas for his suicidal tendencies may make him less likely to act on them in the short-term, the fact that he tries to make Nicholas see himself as a bad person for feeling the way he does only contributes to his feelings self-hatred.the problems that got him to that point in the first place.
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* MindScrew: By ''build 0.0.7'', the series completely drops any pretense of even being a series of development logs in the first place, shifting entirely into Nicholas' hallucinations. That said, it's still clear what the series is ''about''.
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* {{Metafiction}}: AI Builds is actually a StealthSequel to the short webseries [[https://www.youtube.com/@animalpolice8886 Animal Police]] which was made by the same creator as an AffectionateParody of WebVideo/{{Petscop}}. In-universe, this webseries was [[UnreliableNarrator allegedly]] made by Nicholas' brother to screw with his development of Nicholas' game Animal Investigator, which itself was inspired by the in-universe game Animal Police, which Nicholas' brother's webseries was allegedly spoofing. Likewise, AI Builds explicitly drawing inspiration from Petscop reflects Nicholas' feelings of perceived inadequacy towards his game, with Mr. Eye telling him that it's not really "his" game if he draws inspiration from outside sources.
* MindScrew: By ''build 0.0.7'', the series completely drops any pretense of even being a series of development logs in the first place, shifting entirely into Nicholas' hallucinations. That said, it's still clear what the series is ''about''.
* MindScrew: By ''build 0.0.7'', the series completely drops any pretense of even being a series of development logs in the first place, shifting entirely into Nicholas' hallucinations. That said, it's still clear what the series is ''about''.
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* SubvertedKidsShow: ''Perfect Child Programming'' in ''build 0.0.8 pcp''.
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* ShoutOut: The name "Animal Police," and by extension the name "Animal Investigator," has more or less the same meaning as "[[WebVideo/{{Petscop}} Pets Cop]]."
* SubvertedKidsShow: ''Perfect Child Programming'' in''build build 0.0.8 pcp''.pcp.
* SuicideShaming: Mr. Eye is constantly abusive and deeply toxic towards Nicholas, but he does discourage his suicidal tendencies in build 0.0.8 pcp, implicitly telling him that he'll be just like [[AbusiveParents his father]] if he chooses to act on his thoughts of suicide. Given that Mr. Eye is implied to be an externatlization of Nicholas' self-hatred, the implication is that Nicholas feels a lot of guilt for his suicidal tendencies, which only further contributes to his feelings self-hatred.
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* SuicideShaming: Mr. Eye is constantly abusive and deeply toxic towards Nicholas, but he does discourage his suicidal tendencies in build 0.0.8 pcp, implicitly telling him that he'll be just like [[AbusiveParents his father]] if he chooses to act on his thoughts of suicide. Given that Mr. Eye is implied to be an externatlization of Nicholas' self-hatred, the implication is that Nicholas feels a lot of guilt for his suicidal tendencies, which only further contributes to his feelings self-hatred.
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: The later videos are all but stated to be Nicholas' trauma-induced psychosis instead of an actual videogame.
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: The later videos are all but stated to be Nicholas' trauma-induced psychosis instead of an actual videogame.videogame.
* UnreliableNarrator: Nicholas isn't exactly the most mentally stable person out there, to say the least.
* UnreliableNarrator: Nicholas isn't exactly the most mentally stable person out there, to say the least.
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''AI Builds'' takes a number of explicit inspirations from ''WebVideo/{{Petscop}}'', although as it goes on, it becomes less about discovering any kind of dark, sinister mysteyr within the game and more about the developer's declining mental state.
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''AI Builds'' takes a number of explicit inspirations from ''WebVideo/{{Petscop}}'', although as it goes on, it becomes less about discovering any kind of dark, sinister mysteyr within the game mystery and more about the developer's declining mental state.
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* MindScrew: By ''build 0.0.7'', the series completely drops any pretense of even being a series of development logs in the first place, shifting entirely into Nicholas' hallucinations.
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* MindScrew: By ''build 0.0.7'', the series completely drops any pretense of even being a series of development logs in the first place, shifting entirely into Nicholas' hallucinations. That said, it's still clear what the series is ''about''.
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* AnAesop: It's okay if your work is inspired by something else. It's still ''your'' work and it still has value no matter what.
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* GasLighting: Mr. Eye constantly does this to Nicholas throughout the series. It's implied that this behavior is reflective of Nicholas' interactions with his father when he was alive.
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* TheyCopiedItNowItSucks: In-universe example and deconstructed. Nicholas is constantly plagued by insecurities that his work isn't original enough, and as a result is constantly pressured by Mr. Eye and online critics to put more of himself and his own experiences into his work. Given that the entire reason he made the game to begin with was to cope with his traumatic childhood, he ends up reliving his own trauma in his efforts to be more original.
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* DomesticAbuse: While Mr. Eye's status as an actual buing is questionable, [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything his behavior towards Nicholas]] throughout the series is clearly reflective of Nicholas' own abusive household.
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* DomesticAbuse: While Mr. Eye's status as an actual buing is questionable, [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything his behavior towards Nicholas]] throughout the series is clearly reflective of Nicholas' own abusive household. upbringing.
* DrivenToSuicide: Mountain Face is all but stated to be the face of Nicholas' [[AbusiveParents father]] after he committed suicide. For his part, Nicholas repeatedly exhibits suicidal ideation.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[AmbiguousSituation One way]] to interpret the ending. Despite the abrupt way the final video ends, the last scene depicts Nicholas resisting Mr. Eye's gaslighting, before laughing as he runs off. Given that even uploading the videos was clearly making him miserable, it's possible that he made the healthy decision to stop posting altogether.
* ImaginaryFriend: Mr. Eye, for a [[ToxicFriendInfluence debatable]] defintion of "friend."
* MindScrew: By ''build 0.0.7'', the series completely drops any pretense of even being a series of development logs in the first place, shifting entirely into Nicholas' hallucinations.
* DrivenToSuicide: Mountain Face is all but stated to be the face of Nicholas' [[AbusiveParents father]] after he committed suicide. For his part, Nicholas repeatedly exhibits suicidal ideation.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[AmbiguousSituation One way]] to interpret the ending. Despite the abrupt way the final video ends, the last scene depicts Nicholas resisting Mr. Eye's gaslighting, before laughing as he runs off. Given that even uploading the videos was clearly making him miserable, it's possible that he made the healthy decision to stop posting altogether.
* ImaginaryFriend: Mr. Eye, for a [[ToxicFriendInfluence debatable]] defintion of "friend."
* MindScrew: By ''build 0.0.7'', the series completely drops any pretense of even being a series of development logs in the first place, shifting entirely into Nicholas' hallucinations.
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* SubvertedKidsShow: ''Perfect Child Programming'' in ''build 0.0.8 pcp''.
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[[https://www.youtube.com/@AIBuilds AI Builds]] is a series of fictional development logs detailing the builds for the [[ShowWithinAShow upcoming game]] Animal Investigator, alongside commentary by the developer Nicholas. As the videos go on, Nicholas begins to encounter strange things in his game that he can't quite remember putting there. The first video, ''build 0.0.2'', was released on November 29, 2019. The last video, ''build 0.0.8 follow the leader'', was released on March 30, 2020.
''AI Builds'' takes a number of explicit inspirations from ''WebVideo/{{Petscop}}'', although as it goes on, it becomes less about discovering any kind of dark, sinister mysteyr within the game and more about the developer's declining mental state.
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!!AI Builds shows examples of the following tropes:
* BigBad: Mr. Eye. Given the nature of the series, he's all but stated to be an externalization of Nicholas' trauma and self-loathing.
* CausticCritic: ''Nighttime Seminar'', an AffectionateParody of real-life Youtuber [[https://www.youtube.com/@NightmareMasterclass Nightmare Masterclass]] who actually makes a [[TheCameo cameo]] to voice him.
* CopeByCreating: It's implied that part of what convinced Nicholas to make a game in the first place was that he thought it would help him cope with all the shit had gone through up until that point. But due to feeling that his game wasn't original enough, he felt pressure to relive his own trauma which, sadly enough, completely killed any enjoyment he got out of the process.
* CreatorBreakdown: In-universe example. The videos gradually become less about documenting the development of a fictional videogame and more about Nicholas' trauma and neuroses.
* DomesticAbuse: While Mr. Eye's status as an actual buing is questionable, [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything his behavior towards Nicholas]] throughout the series is clearly reflective of Nicholas' own abusive household.
* RageBreakingPoint: After taking his shit for the entire series, Nicholas completely explodes at Mr. Eye at the end of ''build 0.0.8 introvert island'', rightfully calling him out on how horribly toxic he is.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: The later videos are all but stated to be Nicholas' trauma-induced psychosis instead of an actual videogame.
''AI Builds'' takes a number of explicit inspirations from ''WebVideo/{{Petscop}}'', although as it goes on, it becomes less about discovering any kind of dark, sinister mysteyr within the game and more about the developer's declining mental state.
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!!AI Builds shows examples of the following tropes:
* BigBad: Mr. Eye. Given the nature of the series, he's all but stated to be an externalization of Nicholas' trauma and self-loathing.
* CausticCritic: ''Nighttime Seminar'', an AffectionateParody of real-life Youtuber [[https://www.youtube.com/@NightmareMasterclass Nightmare Masterclass]] who actually makes a [[TheCameo cameo]] to voice him.
* CopeByCreating: It's implied that part of what convinced Nicholas to make a game in the first place was that he thought it would help him cope with all the shit had gone through up until that point. But due to feeling that his game wasn't original enough, he felt pressure to relive his own trauma which, sadly enough, completely killed any enjoyment he got out of the process.
* CreatorBreakdown: In-universe example. The videos gradually become less about documenting the development of a fictional videogame and more about Nicholas' trauma and neuroses.
* DomesticAbuse: While Mr. Eye's status as an actual buing is questionable, [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything his behavior towards Nicholas]] throughout the series is clearly reflective of Nicholas' own abusive household.
* RageBreakingPoint: After taking his shit for the entire series, Nicholas completely explodes at Mr. Eye at the end of ''build 0.0.8 introvert island'', rightfully calling him out on how horribly toxic he is.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: The later videos are all but stated to be Nicholas' trauma-induced psychosis instead of an actual videogame.
