Patrons

The Squared Media **Patreon** is the main way you can support the animators. There are different **Patreon** levels and they all have different rewards and costs. Inorder to become one, you must pay every month. To get to the **Patreon** page, click here.

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''Last update: January 27th, 2024''
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## Bedrock

Being an **Bedrock Patron** for Squared Media means that you donate 100 dollars per month to the team, but maximun amount of 25. It is also the highest and the most expensive Patron rank. The patrons are constantly being added and retired, so the contents below might be inaccurate.

### Rewards

* Your skin in the foreground of our animations
* Your name will appear in the credits of our animations
* BEDROCK rank on our Discord
* All previous rewards

## Obsidian

**Obsidian Patron** donate Squared Media 50 dollars per month. Until Bedrock was added in 2023, this was the highest Patreon

### Rewards

* Your skin in the background of our animations when it's possible
* Your name will appear in the credits of our animations
* OBSIDIAN rank on our Discord
* All previous rewards

### History

→ See also: *Changes on Patreon*

1. Its original name was **Executive Producer**, added after Skywars: Mega was released, the first **Obsidian Patron** was Head Scientist.
2. 2017/12/30 **Executive Producer** was renamed to **Obsidian Patron**.
3. Since Animation Life 3, your name and skin will appear at the beginning of the animations.
4. 2020/12/28 **Obsidian Patron** rank was reduced from $100 to $50, maximum amount of pledge was 20.
5. 2022/1/10 Obsidian will no longer be featured as "foreground appearances" and will instead be featured the same as Emeralds, maximum amount of pledge will be reduced 20 to 16.

## Emerald

**Emerald Patron** donate Squared Media 25 dollars per month. Until Obsidian was added, this was the highest Patreon role.

### Rewards

* Access to our minecraft animation scene files
* Your name will appear in the credits of our animations
* EMERALD rank on our Discord
* All previous rewards

### History

→ See also: *Changes on Patreon*

1. When the Patreon was Introduced, **Emerald Patron** was added in the foreground, but things has changed.
2. When the Obsidian Patron was added, **Emerald Patron** was in the background, meaning that they are walking at the streets or seen in the lobby.
3. 2017/12/30 The Emerald Price was dropped by 25%, meaning they reduced 40$ to 30$, but like Diamond Patron, your skin is in the animation but not in the credits, but the name is visible in the credits.
4. Since Animation Life 3, your Minecraft head will appear in the credits of our animations.
5. 2020/12/28 **Emerald Patron** rank was reduced from $30 to $25.
6. 2022/1/10 **Emerald Patron** rank will now have a maximum amount of pledges, Cap: 24.

## Diamond

**Diamond Patron** means that you donate 10 dollars per month to Black Plasma Studios. This is the lowest tier to be featured in the Credits.

### Rewards

* Your name will appear at the end of all our animations
* DIAMOND rank on our Discord
* All previous rewards

### History

→ See also: *Changes on Patreon*

Same as the Emerald Patrons, they were said to be in the foreground. However, it's was changed, their skins and name is in the end of all the animations. However again, Iron Donor are replaced by **Diamond Patron**, but has the same tier of the Iron Donor.

## Redstone

**Redstone Patrons** donate 5 dollars per month to Black Plasma Studios.

### Rewards

* Production updates from the animators
* Screenshot & video previews of animations
* REDSTONE rank on our Discord
* All previous rewards

**Patrons**

No list available

## Coal

**Coal Patrons** donate at least 2 dollars per month to Black Plasma Studios.

### Rewards

* ONE DAY Early access to all our animations
* Exclusive Patreon channels & Working Lounge on Discord
* COAL rank on our Discord

**Patrons**

No list available

### Iron Donor

Being an **Iron Donor** for Black Plasma Studios meant that you donated 10 dollars per month to the team.

#### Attributes

* Your name will appear at the end of *all* the animations
* Your name will scroll by continuously on the Black Plasma Gaming livestreams
* A new YouTube channel banner each month!
* IRON rank on Discord and Black Plasma Gaming Minecraft server
* All previous rewards.

#### History

During the dawn on Patreon, **Iron Donors** could have their skin added in animations. However, the last and only **Iron Patron** to achieve in earning this reward was willycraigbryant. They changed this due to the out pour of more patrons. It was changed to Diamond and later Emerald.

After that changed, the Iron Donor had very few attributes. Luckily enough for them, they gained some over the months that went on.

At 30th of December, they replaced **Iron Patron** to Diamond Patron, but has the same tier as **Iron Patron**.

## List of Patrons without Skin

There are some Emerald/Obsidian(including former) patrons but no MC skins, click there