DasGnomo

DasGnomo aka Nicole (she/they)DasGnomo Twitter Profile, last accessed June 9 2024., is a thumbnail designer and graphic artist on Team Theorist and the Art Director, Lead Animator/Artist and a graphic designer for LoreFi. They were as part of the new wave of hires that occurred after Matpat and Steph sold Theorist to Lunar X. Nicole is known for their eye catching (and highly meme-able) thumbnails and artwork, and for their live action guest appearances on Food Theory and Game Theory. Outside of work, they identify as "your local Edgelord Lovecraftian Demon with sunglasses that draws stuff.""Can we put on my Wiki that canonically I have no birthday...?"-DasGnomo Twitter, posted 6/29/24. They also claim to be 340 Years Old.
==Thumbnail Artwork==
Nicole was hired as a thumbnail artist in spring of 2023, and their first official thumbnail appeared on the Film Theory Episode, "Wait Dragons Are Real?! (How to Train Your Dragon)", which was posted on March 30th, 2023."Today, I can officially announce... THAT I'M A THUMBNAIL DESIGNER & ARTIST FOR
@MatPatGT !!" @Real_DasGnomo, March 30, 2023. Since then, their thumbnail artwork has appeared on all five of the Theorist channels."Also, how crazy it is that I'm on my thumbnail 135 [..."]-@DasGnomo, Apr 8 2024. See Gallery for further examples of their work.
In June of 2023, one of Nicole's thumbnails for Food Theory became a meme on Twitter and TikTok.What if I eat a horse?-TrapMan, r/gametheorymemes, posted Feb 29, 2024 The episode "I'm So Hungry I Could Eat a Horse...But for Real Though!" featured MatPat theorizing on the possibility of actually eating horsemeat in the US. Nicole's hilarious thumbnail featuring MatPat chasing after a horse with a fork and knife caught the fandom's imagination and was redesigned as several hilarious gifs.
File:Eat a horse.png|Nicole's original thumbnail
File:Eat-a. horse by Gerlady.gif|Gif by Gerlady
Later in November of 2023, Nicole's artwork was featured on the Team Theorist twitter account on a post that showcased her sketches and first drafts for an upcoming Style Theory. The post was retweeted by MatPat, where it later caught the attention of Markiplier. Mark responded to MatPat by saying "I'm about to blow your mind".I'm about to blow your mind-@Markiplier, posted Nov 16, 2023 He then photoshopped his face over Matt's, in an attempt to show him how "easy" it was to make a hit thumbnail. This started a back and forth between Mark, MatPat and Team Theorist, where multiple hilarious fake thumbnails were created and shared. 
File:The Art of a Theorist Thumbnail.png|Team Theorist's Original Post
File:How to Win Taco Tuesday.png|Mark's 'improved' thumbnail
File:In Galaxy with MatPat.png|Team Theorist's Response
The thumbnail discussion was also commented upon by Hank Green, who thanked his community for clicking on his less optimized thumbnails.I just want to send a huge shout out to nerdfighteria for clicking on our thumbnails even though they look like this-@hankgreen, posted Nov 16,2023
File:Hank Green Thumbnail Tweet.png
==First On Camera Appearance==
thumb|The Team in [https://youtu.be/_bi3_Fnsj8U?si=5g9wMJ42QCZtkfnl I Cooked 100 Year Old Recipes!]
Nicole made their on camera debut in 2024, in one of MatPat's final Food Theories. In I Cooked 100 Year Old Family Recipes!, Nicole, MatPat, Steph and Geraldo cooked family recipes on camera as MatPat explored his family's Polish heritage. Nicole cooked her grandmother's Charquicán recipe, a Chilean dish containing potato, pumpkin, corn and charqui, or dried beef. Nicole recreated the recipe from memory as they hadn't cooked the dish in years. MatPat was impressed by Nicole's improvisation, noting that if he tried it, he'd end up burning down the house. Nicole also mentioned that the dish reminded them of "summer days" and bittersweet memories of their grandma's kitchen. 
==Nicole's Charquicán Recipe==
* 1 yellow onion
* 4 scallions, in rings. Keep some of the green parts for the final dish decor (optional!)
* 1 pound of ground beef (or beef steak in cubes)
* 1/3 of a Butternut Squash, peeled, in cubes
* Can of 100% Pure Pumpkin (you are gonna need around 15 oz)
* 10-12 small red potatoes, peeled, in cubes (or the same weight/amount as the Butternut Squash + Pumpkin you are using)
* 1 teaspoon of oregano
* 1 teaspoon of cumin
* 1 teaspoon of onion powder (optional)
* 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
* thumb|Nicole making Charquicán1 teaspoon of Paprika
* 1 Beef broth cube
* Vegetable broth, 32 fl oz
* 16 oz of frozen Mixed Vegetables
* 1 Tablespoon of butter
* Eggs (1 per person, optional)
* Salt, Pepper, and Olive Oil to taste
* A BIG POT + A pan (for the eggs)
== Other Notable Appearances==
In "The Chaos Ending" of Matpat's FINAL Theory!, Nicole is seen drawing fanart of MatPat kissing Freddy Fazbear in front of Springtrap, while laughing maniacally.
==LoreFi==
Nicole announced their involvement as the Lead Animator, artist and graphic artist with Lorefi on June 27th 2024 on their Twitter."Dear all: I can FINALLY share this with you.."-DasGnomo Twitter, posted 6/27/24 They also shared some promotional artwork, one of which was an image of a young person sleeping in front of their computer screen. This is the same individual seen in the Lorefi trailer that premiered at VidCon 2024.Lorfi Teaser -Vicon 2024, reuploaded on July 4 2024. Nicole continues to leave cryptic messages and possible hints about LoreFi on their Twitter and also promotes fanart from the community. 
== Personal Lore ==
Nicole frequently drops bits of personal lore on their Twitter. Most of these posts include artwork that hint at their "true" Eldritch entity form. According to Nicole, their office is in a "black hole","I don't know how you got to my office in the middle of a black hole, but welcome. Want something to drink?"-DasGnomo, Twitter/X, posted Aug 21, 2024. where time moves much more slowly than on earthThank you for visiting my office-DasGnomo, posted August 21, 2024. Their (possible) true form consists of at least four eyes, blue horns, pink braids and multiple grey tentacles."Born to dilly dally, forced to lock in"-DasGnomo, Twitter/x, posted They are also an ordained minster, serving Azathoth, Lord of All Things."By the power invested in me by Azathoth, Lord of All Things, I hereby declare you Monstrosity and Madness"-DasGnomo, Twitter/X, posted Aug 29 2024 They like to vacation in "the remote confines of the Universe's Ultimate Chaos"."I need Eldritch vacations"-DasGnomo, posted Twitter/X, posted August 21, 2024.
== Other Artwork ==
When Ash was tasked with creating the 2024 GTLive studio, they added some temporary art on the walls to fill space until they could collect more fan art for the FART wall. Nicole created "Thickachu's Godly Ascension" which was used on the GTLive wall from July 29, 2024 to August 9th 2024.If you were wondering who did the temp GTLive's "Thickachu's Godly Ascension" art for the new set... -Twitter, @Real_DasGnomo, posted Jul 30, 2024 
==Nicole's Thumbnail Gallery==
File:FT Zuma is the worst.png
File:Eat a horse.png
File:Pizza Tower GT.png
File:GT Behind the mask.png
== Trivia ==
* Nicole is the third ordained minster on Team Theorist, the other two being MatPat and Amy. 
==References==
Category:Team Theorist
Category:Artists