Toon Handlers

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The Toon Handlers are a set of 5 humans seen on a set of framed portraits in one variant of the "Greenhouse" and in the Toons Rooms in the Roleplaying Mode. Their role and purposes are currently unknown, but they each appear to be assigned to a specific "Mains" Toon in the cast. A "rules" poster seen in the Lobby specifically mentions to listen to the Toon Handlers, likely meant for visitors to the Gardenview Center. In later updates, more information will be available on what they did and where they're placed in the Game's story.

Information

The Toon Handlers are adult humans who wear coloured shirts with white buttons, with short sleeves and long pants which are darker shades of their vests, and with their boots being an even darker shade. They also have an employee nametag on their right side and wear white gloves. The nametag is white with a symbol of the respective Toon they are caring for. The Toon Handlers all appear to have shadows cast over their face by their hair, making them seem to be much more enigmatic figures. They are most likely the ones that take care of and look after the Toons.

• Devan Reed
• Austin Russo
• Sam Mclaughlin
• Shanon Mendez
• Veronica Hurley

Devan Reed
General Information
Gender	Male
Role	Toon Caregiver

• Assigned Toon: L-001 and M-001 (Dandy and Pebble)
• Appearance: Dark brown hair, pale skin
• Uniform: Dark grey short sleeve shirt and long pants, white vest, black boots, Handler nametag, and white gloves.
• Personality: Devan appears friendly in his Toon Handler portrait, similarly to Dandy's personality on the outside.
• Lore: Unknown

Austin Russo
General Information
Gender	Male
Role	Toon Caregiver

• Assigned Toon: M-002 (Astro)
• Appearance: Black hair with a tuff sticking out, fair skin
• Uniform: Dark blue short sleeve shirt and long pants, blue vest, navy blue Boots, Handler nametag, and white gloves.
• Personality: Austin Russo appears to be defensive, as he's seen enforcing a rule about how photographs aren't allowed around Astro, which is shown in his Toon Handler portrait.
• Lore: Unknown

Sam Mclaughlin
General Information
Gender	Non-Binary
Role	Toon Caregiver

• Assigned Toon: M-003 (Sprout)
• Appearance: Orange hair tied back into a hair bun, fair skin
• Uniform: Maroon short sleeve shirt and long pants, red vest, dark maroon boots, Handler nametag, and white gloves.
• Personality: Sam Mclaughlin appears to be disinterested or somewhat annoyed in their Toon Handler portrait, vaguely contrasting Sprout's friendly behavior towards others.
• Lore: 092-Radio Transcript somewhat implies they were in charge of safety and seems to overwork themself due to making sure this Sprout doesn't burn down Gardenview and also helps Sprout and Cosmo make food, this granted Sam to become the Employee of the Month sometime in Mid 2002.

Shanon Mendez
General Information
Gender	Female
Role	Toon Caregiver

• Assigned Toon: M-004 (Shelly)
• Appearance: Blonde hair tied into a low ponytail, tan skin
• Uniform: Brown sleeve shirt and long pants, orange vest, dark brown boots, Handler nametag, and white gloves.
• Personality: Shanon shows a caring and kind personality towards her assigned Toon in the note from her to Shelly, she appears friendly similarly to her Toon.
• Lore: Unknown

Veronica Hurley
General Information
Gender	Female
Role	Toon Caregiver

• Assigned Toon: M-005 (Vee)
• Appearance: Short, straight, brown-ish/black hair, dark brown skin
• Uniform: Green sleeve shirt and long pants, lime vest, dark green boots, Handler nametag, and white gloves
• Personality: Veronica seems nervous in her Toon Handler portrait, contrasting Vee's egotistical and arrogant personality.
• Lore: Veronica tells Vee that Delilah and Arthur have plans for Vee version two. Vee expresses her concerns about these plans, showing her hidden insecurities while doing so, as Veronica assures her that she'll do her best in changing their minds.

Notes

092- RADIO TRANSCRIPT | M-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 L-1
Austin Russo: Hey didn't Delilah tell one of us to throw out the old 'founders' photos?
Shanon Mendez: Not it!
Devan Reed: Not it either, Arthur already has me working overtime with Dandy.
Sam Mclaughlin: I'll get to it eventually been too busy with Sprout.
Can't we get janitorial to handle this??
Veronica Hurley: You've said you'd do it eventually for forever.
Sam Mclaughlin: Too busy making sure this place doesn't burn down, I need this job!

Shanon's Note

Hey Shells! I would've gone and told you this but I wont be allowed back into the building very soon! So I'm leaving this here where I know you'll find it...
Big man Arthur said me and some of the others got to get out of here! Don't worry though! I'm sure this is something that will pass and we'll all be back soon!
I know you may get lonely without our long chit chats but I assure you the other Toons DO care about you! Please, keep cheering everyone on for me until I get back.
look its you!
—Shanon!

CCTV Footage

Veronica & Vee

Veronica: Did you hear the news from Delilah and Arthur?
Veronica: There are plans for Vee version two!
Vee: Do I really need an "upgrade"?
Vee: I'm almost as recognizable as Dandy! Kids love trivia games! The prizes!
Vee: No other toons deal with this. What will change? I'm more than my code. . .
Vee: Ugh, Veronica are you even listening? You're always so silent and I-
Veronica: We can try and change their mind. I'll help, Vee, best I can.
Vee: Thanks.

Trivia

• Currently, the Mains are the only Toons that are confirmed to have assigned Toon Handlers.
  • The 4 exceptions are Bobette, Bassie, Gourdy and Dyle. It is currently unknown if any of them have assigned Handlers since Bassie, Bobette and Gourdy are only around for one month out of the year and Dyle was never meant to have a role in the show.
• Devan, Austin and Shanon mirror their Toons' personalities, meanwhile Sam and Veronica contrast them.
  • Austin looks nervous, and Astro hides behind him.
    • Austin is most likely also scared of photography.
  • Shanon is waving along with Shelly and has a smile.
  • Devan has the same smile as Dandy and wears white and grey, matching Pebble.
  • Veronica seems unconfident and worried, contrasting to Vee waving at the camera.
  • Sam seems rude and might have an attitude, contrasting to Sprout's kind personality and his smile to the camera.
• Shanon is the only Handler who doesn't wear the same color as their Toon. Shelly is beige, but Shanon wears orange.
  • This is probably due to her skin tone being quite beige already, making beige clothing on her look odd.
• Devan's picture is the only one that's tilted.

  

  The rules

• Astro seems to be hiding behind his Handler. This is most likely because he doesn't like photography, as seen in the "Rules!" poster.
• Devan is the only handler that has been assigned to two Toons, those being Dandy and Pebble. The reasoning is most likely due to that Pebble is Dandy's dog.
• Sam is confirmed to look androgynous, as stated in the BlushCrunch Discord Server QnA.
• The portraits of the Toon Handlers used to be in one of the Warehouse Floors, but was moved to one of the new Greenhouse Floors.
  • The original area was expanded and connected to the rest of the floor, allowing players to have a new spot to escape from Twisteds.
• Sam is the first LGBT character in Dandy's World and the first to be non-binary using they/them pronouns. Before the Toon Handlers' names were revealed, Qwel referred to them as Toon Handler 1 - 5 (Their numbering has nothing to do with the lore).
  • Austin was 1, Shanon was 2, Devan was 3, Veronica was 4 and Sam was 5.
  • This was probably to ensure an equal male to female ratio.
• Austin was the first Handler that was modelled and is also Qwel's favorite.
• The names for every Handler were revealed in one of the Warehouse Floors, in a note on Delilah Keen's photo.
• The names of the Handlers start with the same letter(s) as their respective Toons.
  • Devan - Dandy
  • Austin - Astro
  • Sam - Sprout
  • Veronica - Vee
  • Shanon - Shelly
• It is speculated that Shanon's note was the last note made by the Toon Handlers before leaving Gardenview because of the "Malfunction Incident", implying against the theory that the Handlers lost control of their Toons.
• It is also speculated that the Toon Handlers would sometimes write notes to their assigned Toon, if the handlers are busy but want to talk to their assigned Toon about something.
• Veronica Hurley is the first Toon Handler to have a Physical Appearance, that of being a CCTV Footage found on the Vee Map, the second being Sam Mclaughlin as seen in a CCTV in the Sprout Map.
• In the 092- Radio Transcript, Sam says "Too busy making sure this place doesn’t burn down, I need this job!" which may have foreshadowed the video footage with Sprout, Cosmo and Sam found in the Sprout Map, where Sprout and Cosmo accidentally set the oven on fire and Sam extinguished the fire immediately. This is only one of many fires, since there are multiple fire extinguishes found around the map.
  • Due to both helping with cooking with Sprout and Cosmo and putting out multiple fires, they were probably rewarded Employee of the Month multiple times.