Robinverse World History

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== Changes Most Likely/Certainly Not Caused by the Robin Corporation ==
=== Aerosmith ===
The band’s 2021 distribution deal was signed with Sony instead of Robin. (Steven Tyler is just about the same of a person ITTL as he was ITTL, and he was still accused of sexual assault towards then-minor Julia Holcomb)
=== Bill Cosby ===
ITTL, Bill Cosby lives up to his family-friendly image far more and is a much better person who doesn’t abuse, rape, insult, etc.. As a result, he remains a prominent media figure to this day.
=== Brian Robbins ===
Brian Robbins is arguably a better person ITTL, not nearly being as "enabling" of misbehavior from the showrunners.
=== Britney Spears and Fernando Flores ===
ITTL, Fernando Flores latter never accused Britney Spears of sexual assault. 
=== Eminem ===
Eminem ITTL has been less harsh towards ex-wife Kim Mathers.
=== Richie Sambora ===
Richie is a better person ITTL who wasn’t accused of abusing his ex-girlfriend around 2015.
=== Satoru Iwata ===
ITTL, Iwata didn't get bile duct cancer; thus, he didn't die in 2015 and still remains the President of Robin Games Japan to this day.
=== Solar System Size ===
Our solar system and everything in it, including the planet earth, is larger ITTL than in OTL (due to the larger size of the sun and the planets, the planets of the solar system are farther from the sun; this results in their temperatures being approximately the same as in OTL). A lot of Earth's cities, towns, etc. in OTL still exist ITTL; several of them are the same size as in OTL, while others are larger (an example of the latter being the State of Virginia, with an added city being North James, between the counties of Goochland and Henrico); with that being the case, there's more room on Earth; thus, the Robinverse has more places like continents, countries, states/provinces/territories, cities, towns, etc..
=== Toxic Positivity ===
Various therapists, etc. became aware of the concept of toxic positivity (at least) in US society earlier ITTL than in OTL (the concept of such is believed to have been discovered in/near North James, Virginia). Only recently, though, has there been a notable increase in awareness (with several therapists, etc. arguing against its existence, etc. before then, with some still doing so to this day), as in OTL. (among the people who were aware of it before then are various notable people who’ve worked for Robin, including its CEOs, Presidents, etc.)
== Changes Confirmed to (Most Likely) Have Been Caused (for the Most Part) by the Robin Corporation ==
Something worthy of note is how the Robin Corporation is against cultural appropriation and (especially) allegations of inappropriate sexual activity. The former, unless the person/group makes the appropriation a large part of their image (to which they’d then be dropped), would be talked out of it; the latter generally means instantly being dropped. (Of course, there are other things the corporation is against; the two examples above are just some of the most notable ones)
=== The 1975 ===
After Matty Healy used George Floyd’s death to promote one of his band’s albums, Robin dropped him and the rest of The 1975 from their portfolio of artists, something they’ve been considering ever since they first heard of Healy’s controversial social media activity, etc..
=== 6ix9ine ===
Robin refused to release any works from 6ix9ine due to the rapper having engaged in sexual activity with a 13-year old.
=== A24 ===
Not long after A24 was acquired by Robin, the company gained a new opening logo that was near identical to the last one, except that the logo now pauses in place after forming and before folding away; this is mainly done to give time for the byline "AN RKOROBIN COMPANY" to fade in below.
On films produced by A24 subsidiary 2AM, the logo also pauses in place after forming; the byline "A SUBSIDIARY OF A24" fades in below.
=== Charlie Walk ===
Charlie Walk left Republic Records in 2018 much faster ITTL due to the Robin Corporation having fired him after he was accused of sexual misconduct.
=== Chris Brown ===
Chris Brown would have no collaboration CDs, etc. released by Robin not long after he pleaded guilty of assaulting Rihanna.
=== Chuck Berry ===
Under Robin, Decca wouldn’t release his 2017 album Chuck (which is also his final one) due to there being several instances of late singer being accused of abuse. 
=== DaBaby ===
After finding out about Jonathan Kirk’s Homophobic remarks in 2021, DaBaby was permanently dropped from Robin’s portfolio of artists.
=== Dan Schneider ===
Dan Schneider doesn’t exist ITTL; a number of the shows he made (including Drake and Josh, Zoey 101, iCarly, Victorious, and the show he co-created with Wil Calhoun for The WB before the former 4 entitled What I Like About You) instead came from the mind of another man named David Taylor, who’s seen as less creepy and impulsive than Dan Schneider (he’s a rather laid-back man who’s notably averse to being touched or touching others, as does he hardly ever smile; while his shows for Nickelodeon still have a number of innuendoes, it doesn’t get to the point where they come off as creepy, with there being a lot less material with feet, if even at all; also, over the years, he has hired an increasing number of women in his shows, feeling regret for his early days where he rarely hired them due to having claimed to not have appreciated them enough); said man also worked on various other shows in place of where Dan Schneider would’ve worked IOTL, such as All That, Kenan & Kel and The Amanda Show. None of the shows Taylor created for Nickelodeon use laugh tracks, as he claims to never have been a fan of them; the shows that use laugh tracks IOTL are arguably somewhat less slow-paced as a result.
=== Dr. Luke ===
After Kesha sued Dr. Luke for sexual assault, Robin refused to release any works made with his involvement from then on, something they’d been considering ever since they heard of him restricting Kesha’s control over her second album.
=== Eric Clapton and Van Morrison ===
Both artists were dropped from Robin’s portfolio of artists upon hearing of them working on an anti-mask/lockdown single entitled "this has gotta stop"; the former’s dropping has been considered ever since the corporation heard of his racist "Keep Britain White" rant.
=== Guns N’ Roses ===
Due to Robin being aware of the statutory rape charges received by members Axl Rose and Slash, among several acts committed mainly by the former, neither Guns N’ Roses nor simply any member of the band would be given releases by Robin Records, with them being moved to another company by the time Robin acquired the Universal Music Group.
=== Gwen Stefani ===
Not long after Gwen Stefani became a solo artist, she was dropped by Robin records due to several instances of cultural appropriation, particularly revolving around the then recently-introduced Harajuku Girls. She has had albums released from both Sony and Warner since then.
=== Justin Bieber ===
While Justin Bieber still has a long string of controversies, being accused of sexual assault is not one of them ITTL. Justin Bieber still has records released by Robin. Also, those at Robin got upset with Justin Bieber for sporting cornrows in 2016 and had to talk it out with him so he wouldn’t do such a thing again. Thus, he didn’t sport dreadlocks either later that year or in 2021.
=== Kanye West ===
From the 2009 Music Video Awards up to his controversial 2018 tweet regarding his view on slavery, Robin kept a close eye on Kanye West’s actions; in mid-late May 2018, Robin announced to the public that they were done with Kanye, no longer distributing any records from him or his company (GOOD Music).
=== Kodak Black ===
Kodak Black never became a part of Robin’s portfolio of artists due to Robin being aware of his various legal issues, including those related to him being a convicted rapist.
=== Lionsgate ===
Since Devastudios did a logo for RKO Pictures that came out in 2009 ITTL (with clouds around the earth and all), the 2013 Lionsgate logo is different in that there aren’t any clouds surrounding Earth (clouds are still shown towards the end of the logo around the Lionsgate text, as are the nebulae still visible in deeper space).
=== Marilyn Manson ===
In 2009, after a school shooting was attempted due to a teacher refusing to say "Hail Marilyn Manson" at the shooter’s request, Robin dropped the band from their portfolio of artists, which they’d been considering ever since they joined said portfolio due to their controversial nature.
=== Nelly ===
Nelly having been accused of rape in 2017 has lead to the artist being dropped from Robin’s portfolio of artists.
=== Nick Carter ===
Nick Carter was dropped from Robin’s portfolio of artists in late October-early November 2017 after a police investigation of him having supposedly raped a 20-year old fan in 2006 was made public.
=== Nimona ===
Robin, expressing concern with the setbacks Disney was putting on Nimona, asked that if they’d be willing to hand the film over from Blue Sky to Dreamworks Animation, which they accepted (as a result of Blue Sky later shutting down, Robin suggested to former Blue Sky employees that they move to Dreamworks Animation/Robin Animation Studios, for they consider the environment “much more welcoming”, etc.).
=== Pepsi ===
* Handel Gothic is kept as the logo’s font in logos from 2003 to 2023.
* The globe’s basic design wasn’t changed in 2008.
*For the logo introduced in 2023, the diagonal part at the top of the I aligns better with the S next to it.
=== Rights to the King Kong Franchise ===
After Robin acquired RKO Pictures, the company settled a deal with franchise creator Merian C. Cooper (who is arguably somewhat of a better person ITTL) to acquire the rights to the King Kong franchise instead of having media for said franchise be made without his consent. Robin still owns the franchise’s rights to this day.
=== RKO Pictures ===
==== Logos ====
* The original "globe and transmitter" logo was reshot in full color with higher quality effects (the electric bolts now glow (thanks to the practice of underlighting in animation) and sync up with the morse code beeps) in 1960, with the text now reading "An RKO Picture", and the morse code correspondingly saying "VVVV AN RKO PICTURE VVVVV".
*The logo was once again reshot in 1989, with a more detailed globe and a new transmitter that resembles what would be introduced in 1996 IOTL (with the beacon up top shining notably brighter than proceeding logos). The electric bolt effects were dropped from this logo up to the logo from 2009. Like the logo from 1992 IOTL, "RKO" appears letter for letter (except it’s above the tower at a point where it’s not covering it, and the text doesn’t move a smidge to the right towards the end), and the word "PICTURES" zooms out (albeit in Futura). Also, from this logo onwards, new morse code beeps are used, saying "VVVRKOPICTURESVVVVV" (in a way, they’re somewhat reminiscent of the original morse code from 1929).
===== 1996 Logo =====
RKO Pictures received a CGI version of their logo in 1996 due to RKO wanting to walk in the footsteps of other large studios (Paramount, 20th Century Fox, etc.) and to show the capabilities of CGI over model work (a panning shot around the transmitter would arguably be a lot harder with models).
The logo RKO Pictures received in 1996 ITTL (still animated by Studio Productions/Flip Your Lid Animation) is near identical to the one they got IOTL, though with some notable differences.
* The beacon atop the transmitter is (barely) visible beyond just the light produced by it.
* If one looks closely, they could see that the red strobe lights below the spire are being emitted from properly-modeled small beacons instead of just what appears to be red rectangles. 
*There is still a building underneath the transmitter.
These differences are carried on to the logo mentioned below.
===== 2009 Logo =====
The company received a new opening logo in 2009; it is essentially a remastered version of the 1996 logo (with CGI by Devastudios), but with several differences.
* The fanfare has a larger orchestration (most notably with more percussion instruments and a new horn countermelody) and is now in Db Major instead of Eb Major.
* There is also an added quiet "space-like" ambient pad that harmonizes with the fanfare or whatever music is playing; if no music, there’s a chance that the pad might still be heard harmonizing with the fanfare.
*There is no red in the sky, only black and deep blue.
* There are now more clouds, most of which drift away from the globe and transmitter as we zoom out.
*The colors of the globe highly resemble those of the actual planet earth (except possibly slightly darker and/or less saturated if they even were any different).
* Electric bolts can be seen around the beacon at the top of the transmitter as it transmits; one of the bolts forms the outlines to the RKO letters; the red inside of the letters fades in with a screen effect.
*Like the logo they received in 1989 ITTL, the word "PICTURES" zooms out into its place.
*For this logo, there is a subtle ambience including the sounds of radio waves and very quiet electric noises for the electric bolts (heard better as they form the outlines to the RKO letters) underneath the music and the morse code beeps; on some movies, the logo has no music; thus, the ambience is heard better here.
As a side note, unlike IOTL, RKO kept the original electric bolt font for their 2009 logo; an identical font to the 2009 logo IOTL (which was mainly used for print, etc.) was used for Shockwave, RKORobin’s streaming service.
=== Robin Thicke ===
Come late 2012-early 2013 (around the time Thicke’s sixth album was being recorded), Robin Records refused to release/distribute any works of Thicke’s, particularly due to several people from the Robin Corporation taking note of "Blurred Lines"’ supposed glorification of rape culture; as a result, works of his from them on were mainly released by labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Due to Robin’s ownership of MTV, Thicke didn’t perform at the MTV Music Video Awards with Miley Cyrus that year.
=== Russell Simmons ===
After several women came out about him having sexually assaulted them, instead of simply stepping down from his role at Def Jam, Russel Simmons was fired from the Robin Corporation.
=== Ryan Adams ===
After having heard allegations of sexual misconduct he has supposedly committed, Ryan was dropped from Robin’s portfolio of artists.
=== R. Kelly ===
Upon learning about R. Kelly having sexually abused an underage girl in 2002, Robin dropped distribution of his label Rockland Records, with neither of his two collaboration albums with Jay-Z for the label being distributed by Interscope or any other Robin Records labels as a result.
=== Sting ===
Sting was dropped from Robin’s portfolio of artists in 2020, not long after the corporation found out about a woman having been raped by him back in 1979 when she was 15. On a side note, the 2020 MTV Studios logo does not sample Sting's vocals from "Money for Nothing", leaving just the underscore.
=== Tory Lanez ===
Tory Lanez was dropped from Robin’s portfolio of artists not long after the people at the corporation found out about him allegedly shooting Megan Thee Stallion.
=== Tupac Shakur ===
Shakur ITTL wasn’t accused of sodomizing a woman, as weren’t the two other people also accused.
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