DenNIM

**DenNIM** is a series about a sexually abused girl who's early trauma created an imaginary friend of dubious appearance.

Despite there being heavy themes of incest, pedophilia, and abuse, none of this is portrayed or mentioned (in detail), and it's more about the two main characters and their relationship. This is especially the case with the comic series, which was purely created to highlight the fun aspects of their lives together.

The animated short, that kickstarted the series in 2011, showed the conclusion to the main story.

**Please visit the DenNIM Wiki for all information about the series and characters. Thank you.**

## Main story

> Mind is a young girl born in a luxurious Victorian house on the countryside, and the daughter of two seemingly upstanding members of the high class community.
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> When she was 3 years old, though, her father started to showcase invasive behaviour towards her, which only took a few days to grow out into full sexual abuse and a daily routine. The harm done often crippled her and Mind was quick to inform her mother, but she did not believe her and punished her for "making up stories".
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> With no one standing up for her and the abuse continuing, her mental health started to deteriorate and soon she got visited by a little boy, named Dennim. He was 3 years old, just like her, and claimed to have climbed all the way up and through her open window. Mind was quick to tell the stranger why she was upset, and he was first to believe her, which relieved her a little. Because Dennim kept coming back, she quickly started to see him as a friend.
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> When Mind is 10 years old, she feels like she's reached her limit and wishes for some kind of action to be taken to make her father's abuse stop. Dennim suggests she should kill her parents, something he's always suggested, but Mind's high moral standards won't allow herself to commit such a crime.
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> He then offers her a random key and claims it'll open the door to her "freedom". While Mind doesn't know what he means by that or what this "free world" is all about, despite Dennim's explanation, she takes the key and opens the door that suddenly appeared inside her room.
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> As she turns the key, she slits her throat in reality, showing she was holding her father's dagger the entire time.
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> ***See also: DenNIM (animated short)***
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## Different endings in DenNIM

The world of DenNIM has multiple endings with different outcomes to Mind's suffering. Next to these realities, there are also universes with their own set of rules for reality itself. The power of imagination and the concept of magic is different in each, which means that some universes allow Dennim to interact with real-life objects or present a method to how this can be done.

Dennim is nearly always familiar with the rules of the universe he's in, with exception of the Dennim from the canon ending.

## Characters in DenNIM

The full list of characters that appear in DenNIM. These can be from the animated short, comic series, or the list of endings.

### Main characters

* Mind
* Dennim

### Minor characters

* Mind's mother
* Mind's father
* Dennim's father (from a different ending)
* Dennim's mother (from a different ending)
* Mind and Dennim's daughter (from a different ending)
* Mind and Dennim's first son (from a different ending)
* Mind and Dennim's second son (from a different ending)
* The family photographer (from the comic series)
* Mind's boyfriend (from a different ending)
* The daughter of Mind and her boyfriend (from a different ending)
* The video store guy (from a different ending)
* Dennim's fanboy (unknown)
* Mind's senile caretaker (from a different ending)
* Mind's dog (from a different ending)
* Mind's half-brother/Dennim's son (from a different ending)

## Series

* The DenNIM animation
* The DenNIM comic series

## Gallery

### General artwork

Random selection of artwork.

**Early concept designs of Mind and Dennim.**
*(DenNIM Wiki upload, June 13, 2016)***Early designs of Mind and Dennim as young adults.**
*(Deviantart upload, July 16, 2011)***Unused 2011 promotional poster for the the animated short.**
*(Facebook upload, December 2, 2012)***An unofficially released collection of images.**
*(Facebook upload, December 2, 2012)***Adult Mind with monster Dennim.**
*(Deviantart upload, July 31, 2015)***Adult Mind with alternate clothes, and Dennim.**
*(Tumblr upload, November 21, 2012)***Mind and Dennim over the years.**
*(Deviantart upload, June 14, 2016)***Adult Mind.**
*(Tumblr upload, August 25, 2018)***Adult Dennim in suit.**
*(Tumblr upload, August 25, 2018)***Mind and Dennim in a different art style.**
*(Tumblr upload, December 11, 2018)***Demonic lord/Monster Dennim with Mind, a portrayal of her control over his heart.**
*(Tumblr upload, February 10, 2019)*

### General artwork in development

Below is a list of sketches, abandoned, and planned artwork.

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**Unfinished Flash image, meant to have audio.**
*(Wiki exclusive upload, 2011)***Rough storyboard image of the 2011 animated short.**
*(DenNIM Wiki upload, June 13, 2016)***Rough storyboard image of the 2011 animated short.**
*(DenNIM Wiki upload, June 13, 2016)***Early monster Dennim concept art.**
*(Facebook upload, December 2, 2012)***Series of family photos over the years, with Dennim in the background, growing more beastly.**
*(Wiki exclusive upload, 2013)***"Story tower" sketch.**
*(Wiki exclusive upload, 2014)***Half-finished "story tower".**
*(Facebook upload, March 14, 2014)***Unfinished image for an abandoned, semi-animated song.**
*(DenNIM Wiki upload, April 1, 2017)***PNG image of a young mind for a promotional animation.**
*(Wiki exclusive upload, 2017)***Poster.**
*(Wiki exclusive upload, 2018)*

### Comics

Below is a complete list of comics that have been published so far.

**Mind and Dennim are playing Cowboys and Indians, until she falls through the floor.**
*(Deviantart upload, December 4, 2013)***Mind came up with a funny joke and Dennim supports her.**
*(Deviantart upload, December 4, 2013)***Mind wants to play house, but Dennim takes it a bit too seriously.**
*(Deviantart upload, June 21, 2016)***Dennim plays the owner of a candy shop, Mind an American stereotype looking to buy.**
*(Deviantart upload, June 25, 2016)***An adult Dennim is being pursued by a goth boy.**
*(Deviantart upload, February 17, 2017)*

### Comics in development

Below is a list of planned comics and sketches.

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**Rough sketch showing Mind and Dennim's first meeting.**
*(Wiki exclusive upload, 2011)***Mind and Dennim having a sleepover.**
*(Facebook upload, November 14, 2013)***Rough sketch of the 2013 hole comic.**
*(Facebook upload, November 14, 2013)***Rough sketch of the 2013 joke comic.**
*(Wiki exclusive upload, 2013)***Rough sketch of the 2016 baby comic.**
*(Facebook upload, January 26, 2014)***Dennim pretends to be a dog, it's pretty annoying.**
*(Facebook upload, January 26, 2014)***Dennim shows up to celebrate Mind's birthday, it's pretty annoying.**
*(Facebook upload, January 26, 2014)***Mind dreams of going to the beach.**
*(Facebook upload, January 26, 2014)***Dennim shows up as a guest at Mind's hotel.**
*(Facebook upload, January 26, 2014)***Dennim wants Mind to stop doing her homework.**
*(Facebook upload, January 26, 2014)***Mind and Dennim talk about the tooth fairy.**
*(Facebook upload, January 26, 2014)***Mind is bored, so she and Dennim organize a party.**
*(Facebook upload, January 26, 2014)***Dennim is excited to ruin another one of Mind's photo shoots.**
*(Facebook upload, January 26, 2014)***Mind and Dennim play hospital.**
*(Facebook upload, January 26, 2014)***Dennim is too good at playing hide and seek.**
*(Facebook upload, January 26, 2014)***Rough sketch of adult Mind and monster Dennim parodying the balcony scene from Beauty and the Beast.**
*(Wiki exclusive upload, 2018)*

## See also

* "DenNIM" at Deviantart
* The Dennim page at Facebook