Tankmen: Animated Series

Tankmen: Animated Series is a full-fledged animated series adapted from the original 2005 Tankmen animated webseries on Newgrounds created by Johnny Utah.
It will stay true to the original webseries. However, unlike the original web series, the Tankmen all live on the planet, Mars and the only places that are destroyed by war are the towns surrounding the military bases.
== Synopsis ==
Following the events after Tankmen 3, Captain John (Tankman) and Steve navigate their everyday lives on the military base of their home planet, Mars. Training up soldiers, dealing with their home lives, and recruiting new soldiers. Just like the original series, they are at war with a rival military base and it’s still a petty war.
== Notable Changes From Webseries to Series ==
• Unlike the original webseries, all the characters will be voiced by different voice actors.
• The animation will be slightly more fluid and refined as it would have a higher budget.
• The military bases now are named, John’s base is called: Gaesum and the rival military base is called: Legion.
• The cities and towns use Roman names.
• Unlike the original series, Tankmen Infinity and Skittles Meets Phil is canonized and more tankwomen are now in the gaesum and legion militaries.
• Gaesum has a program for tanklings (children) to become soldiers, the youngest start age is 3 and it’s called The Junior Soldiers Pact. The first episode will revolve around Phil, Bill’s son as he joins the Junior Soldiers, being escorted by John, whom he sees as a father figure since Skittles killed his father before he was even born.
• John will become a father to an adopted tankbaby, which Steve later names Butterscotch, Butterscotch is a female.
• Ted and Tankwoman (now called Susan) get married before the series and had newborn twins, Bee (female) and Muffin (male).
• Skittles eventually get a new baby brother named Twix.
• The Tankbabies will have simplified versions of the Tankmen armor and uniforms because tankbabies are often brought to the military base and need protection.
• There will be looks outside the military base, such as the cities and the characters’ respective houses, which look like the overwater villas and bungalows in the Maldives and Bora Bora.
• Steve’s pink panties will be shown in some episodes.
• More of the Tankmen’s biology will be shown too, as it will be shown, just like bats, both Tankmen and Tankwomen can lactate to feed their tankbabies. This is mostly shown with John, some minor Tankmen, and Skittles, who inherently feeding his baby brother.
• Commander/Bad Captain is now shown to be oldest major character in the series as he’s revealed to be 65 and has grandchildren who occasionally visit him.
• Commander is a grumpy old man who has a soft spot for babies and animals.
• The Pregnant Tankwoman in Tankmen Infinity will be shown as one episode, the main conflict will revolve around her giving birth in the military infirmary. This Tankwoman will be named Honey.
• Unlike us, the Tankpeople have seen 100 Years (the movie that is vaulted until 2115) and Ambiance (the longest movie to ever exist and has never been released to the public) as they send soldiers to Earth to obtain content for their enjoyment. They have even uncovered those films and keep copies on Mars for all to see.
• Religion will be shown as it will be revealed Skittles is Christian and attends church every Solis (Mars’ first day of the week) with his parents, grandparents, aunt, uncle, cousins, and baby brother.
• John and Skittles both have family in the military.
• Steve will eventually be revealed to have a baby cousin. As his last surviving family member, Steve allows John to care for the tankbaby and keep him in Steve’s room. Steve jokes and says his roommate is cousin.
• The Tankmen in Friday Night Funkin’ have names and are alive and well as the events in Friday Night Funkin’ are not canon in this series. Their names are Colonial Sprinkles, General David, and Corporal Pumpkin. Sprinkles and Pumpkin are fathers and have tankbabies named Cake, Cinnamon, and Nutmeg respectively. Steve and John occasionally babysit them.
• The pasts of the characters will be shown.
• Tankbabies also mature a little faster than human babies.
== Characters ==
=== Main Characters ===
===== Gaesum =====
• Captain John- Commonly known as Tankman by fans, he is the main protagonist and is brave and cunning. However, he has a maternal side as he often babysat Steve when he was very young, adopted a female tankbaby, and even cared for a tankbaby as young as 13, though, he doesn’t like to talk about him (the tankbaby was a boy). He has a Best Mom mug which his aunt got him due to his behavior. He is 35 years old and the leader of the Gaesum Base’s soldiers.
• Steve- The main deutagonist and John’s right hand man, best friend, ward, and foster brother. Steve is jovial, happy-go-lucky, airheaded, bubbly, childish, and forgetful. Steve is 16 and lives with John in his house. He owns many plushies, loves pink, and wears pink panties. John has known Steve since he was born and even has a picture of himself with Baby Steve in his photo album. Steve also is officially diagnosed with overactive bladder and chronic urinary tract infections and is a bedwetter. While it annoys others, John is patient with Steve. Just like in the original, Steve drives the titular tank.
• Butterscotch- Butterscotch is John’s adoptive baby daughter. When John first found her, she was only a few hours old and was put in a greasy box at a drainway. John quickly picks her up and takes her home. He has Steve buy baby products. While changing the tankbaby’s diaper, the two tankmen were both shocked to learn that she’s female. Steve decides to name her Butterscotch, which John was hesitant at first, but just went with it because it makes Steve happy. She’s now depicted as a few month old Tankbaby, she loves to sit in her father’s lap and look at picture books (which are revealed to have no words, only pictures, John got her those because since she’s a baby, she’ll benefit from just looking at the illustrations on her own), have cream of celery soup at Frank Spirits and Bowling (which was shown in the original webseries and will be a common place for the Tankmen to go), and be held by her father. She hated Steve during her first few months of life (crying and screaming whenever he held her or saw his face) and now she likes him. She is often depicted with a peach-colored disposable diaper with pink hearts on it, yellow booties, a black pacifier with a white handle, and uniform like her father’s, it just lacks his arrow insigna. Without her helmet, she has short black curly hair and green eyes.
===== Legion =====
• Commander- Also known as Bad Captain, he’s the leader of the Legion Base and the main antagonist. He is a rash, temperamental, and easily irritable. Despite this, he has a soft spot for tankbabies, tanklings, and animals. He’s 65 years old and has 5 grandchildren who occasionally visit him, their names are: Spot (male, 8 years old), Peony (female, 6 years old), Cupcake (female, 4 years old), Danny (male, 13 months old), and Socks (female, 5 months old). When he has grandchildren over, he’s calmer but grumpier with his soldiers. Part of it is because Cupcake is blind and his grandbabies are a lot of work (Danny and Socks are walking and crawling around his office, so he has to make sure they’re safe, he also has change lots of diapers). But he loves his grandchildren and loves to babysit them and spend time with them. It will later be revealed that Commander is so moody is because his wife passed away and he’s looking after his grandchildren the same way she would’ve. He even goes full grandma mode and gives them gifts and spoils them. He’s also incredibly overprotective over his grandchildren and won’t let anyone near them.
• Tim- Tim is Commander’s right hand man, he’s flamboyant, awkward, charismatic, optimistic, and emotional. Tim feels bad for Skittles and would occasionally keep him company in the watchtower, but only when Commander is having his “good days”, that’s when his grandchildren are over. Tim longs to be a father but has not found the opportunity yet, he also wants to play with Commander’s grandchildren but he won’t let them anywhere near him. Tim just longs to find happiness.
• Skittles- Skittles is the private of the Legion Base, he’s temperamental, playful, friendly, awkward, and loving. He’s also immature but it’s justified because he is only 13 years old. He gets bored in his watchtower and cried a lot, but after he learns in the first episode his mother is pregnant, he’s not very happy. He is not ready to be a big brother and is having constant nightmares about the tankbaby being a girl and making his life miserable. However, the tankbaby was eventually born in later part of the first half of season 1, it is winter and Skittles’ family welcome a baby boy named Twix into their family. During the second half of season 2, Skittles is always shown babysitting his new baby brother, Twix, who is now a few months old. Since the baby, he’s happier and is no longer lonely. Skittles is also a very protective big brother and loves his baby brother deeply, he spends the day playing with and looking after Twix, he even breastfeeds Twix, which makes his parents upset but he doesn’t care. Skittles is also Christian and attends church once a week with his family.
• Twix- Twix is Skittles’ baby brother and he was born near the midseason 1 finale. He finally joins the main cast in the second half of season 2, he is now a few months old and stays with his big brother, Skittles in the watchtower. Twix is a mellow tankbaby and loves to play with his toys and big brother, color coloring pages (he can color in the lines), being read to (his favorite book is “When the Tiger Came to Tea”), and listening to his big brother sing and talk to him and tell him stories. Despite being a few months old, Twix is shown to be empathetic as when he notices his big brother is feeling down or crying, he’ll cry too and this is because he wants to be held. When Skittles picks him up, he reaches out to hug him and cries with him, Skittles soon realizes that’s Twix, in his own little baby way, comforting him. Twix is depicted wearing a uniform similar to his big brother, his visor is just different, he has red, yellow, and orange colored disposable diapers, and gold booties. Without his helmet, he has hair similar to his big brother, it’s wavy instead of straight and brown eyes. It was shown when Twix was born and when Skittles removed the baby boy’s helmet so he can sleep comfortably.
=== Major Characters ===
==== Gaesum ====
• Ted- Also known as Sniper, he’s very anxious but wise. He’s 47 years old and good at his job. He is also a father as he has two baby twins, Muffin and Bee and a wife, Tankwoman. Ted is currently training up a new private, Daquiri.
• Daquiri- She is the Gaesum’s new private, she’s only 14 years old and is Ted’s trainee. Daquiri is shy and timid but caring. While Daquiri does not 100% agree with Ted, she is good student overall. Daquiri also helps Ted with the twins because caring for them can throw out his back. She just wants her mentor to be in good health.
• Tankgirl (Susan)- Also known as Tankwoman by fans, her real name is revealed to be Susan. She is a soldier, Ted’s wife, and the mother of Muffin and Bee. She is confident, brave, and serious. Though, she has a soft spot but it’s mostly shown with her children. She and Ted get into arguments a lot, which causes the twins to cry but they still love each other. She’s also incredibly protective over her children and husband too. She also lets Daquiri help because the twins can be a handful and Ted has a bad back. She is also Sargaent’s older sister.
• Muffin- Ted and Tankwoman’s infant son and Bee’s twin brother. At the beginning of the series, Muffin, along with Bee are shown to be a few months old as they’re often shown sleeping in their parents’ baby carriers, sitting next to their parents, and feeding from their mother. By the midseason finale of season 1, the twins are shown being several months old as they crawl, play, and eat solids. Muffin, despite being only a few months old is “a little demon”, he likes to get into trouble and especially enjoys tormenting his twin sister. Being a baby, he hits her, kicks her, pulls her hair, and takes her toys, bottle, and pacifier away. He laughs when she starts crying. This causes his parents to often separate them.
• Bee- Ted and Tankwoman’s infant daughter and Muffin’s twin sister. At the beginning of the series, Bee, along with Muffin are shown to be a few months old as they’re often shown sleeping in their parents’ baby carriers, sitting next to their parents, and feeding from their mother. By the midseason finale of season 1, the twins are shown being several months old as they crawl, play, and eat solids. Bee is more like her father and is kind of colicky. It’s hard on her parents but they do their best with caring for her and her brother.
• Liutenant-