The Wiki's Story

***The Tusk Fanon Wiki*** *(abbreviated to TTFW, or TFW)* is a *Tusk fan wiki website* on *Fandom* that holds *Tusk*-related information and fan creations. The wiki was founded by user *Wigmeat* on *September 3rd, 2023*. As of *2024*, there is one admin, *6 articles* and *775 edits.*

## Structure

The Tusk Fanon Wiki is a wiki that hosts Tusk-related information and fan creations. On the wiki, fans *(aka "Tusketeers")* can create their own pages for fanfictions, fan characters, and anything fan-related. Anyone can create their own pages and add any necessary information to their own and other's pages.

On *September 22nd, 2023*, pages related to canon, or factual information concerning the film were locked as to prevent vandalism or the spread of misinformation. Users who are not logged in are not allowed to edit pages to prevent anonymous vandalizing.

On *December 27th,* *2023,* character pages would officially start being made, with *Wallace Bryton's* page being the first one to be created.

## History

The wiki's first conception dates back to *August of 2023*, and would actually be created by *Wigmeat* on *September 3rd* of the same year. The creation of the wiki would stay underground, with the exception of *Wigmeat's* discussion about it on the *unofficial* *Tusk subreddit* on *September 6th*, three days after the wiki's initial creation.

The term *"Tusketeers,"* used on the wiki to refer to fans of *Tusk* in a comedic light, would be coined in *January of 2023* by *Wigmeat's* brother, and would be shared on a *(now deleted) Twitter account* owned by *Wigmeat* in the same month. The term would be used as an inside joke between *Wigmeat's* friends within the community. The term would also be used by user *Thethreetusketeers*, an *Instragram* account run by three fans of the film who create and repost *Tusk* memes. The account's first post was on *February 9th, 2023.*

## Admin's stories

#### *- Wigmeat's personal story relating to Tusk, and the initial creation of The Tusk Fanon Wiki;*

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> * *I originally discovered Tusk around two years ago, from a video created by YouTuber Mista GG titled "I Watched 4 More DISTURBING Movies... And I Don't Know How To Feel (Disturbing Movie Reviews)" where he discussed four horror films, one of which was Tusk. I was watching it with my brother, and we didn't think much of Tusk, until the video cut to the walrus reveal. We were both horrified, to say the least, and we couldn't stop thinking, or talking, about it. I have a tendency to repeat thoughts in my head, and so, I just couldn't get my mind off of the film. I kept rewatching the video, wanting to find out more and more about the film. I decided to do my own searching about the film, and I slowly started to fall in love with the film. I just found it so fascinating, it was almost a guilty pleasure of mine. I did not tell anyone about the film for a long time, in fear of judgement due to the film's strange nature, and my own tendency to talk on and on about strange things and interests. I felt embarrassed.*
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> * *My well known love for Howard Howe started to shine. He captivated me with his enigmatic demeanor, his role in the film, and his overall aesthetic. This seems non-important to note, but to me, its deeply important due to my great love in Howard Howe as a specific character, and people who know me in the community will immediately notice my fondness of the character. I could talk on and on about my love for him, however, I'll move on.*
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> * *I would start to draw fanart for the film, and post it online to my (already established; now privated) social media. I can't find a definitive date of when I started obsessing over Tusk, however, I can date back my fanart to September of 2021. There, I discovered the actual community, particularly the artsy side. As I usually do, I wouldn't interact with the community on a personal level much, due to my social anxiety, and reserved attitude.*
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> * *However, sadly, my interest in Tusk would dwindle after a few weeks, as it turns out it was another one of my short-lived interests. I moved on, and went back to other, non-related interests... However, my interest for the film would come back in December of 2022, more than a year later. This time, the interest was intense. Around this time, I went off of social media for a few months to de-stress a little. Since I wasn't worrying about posting, I drew A LOT, and I mean A LOT, of fanart for the film. Hundreds of hundreds of drawings were made, and every idea I got, I drew. Everything I drew was Tusk related, and I talked endlessly about the film to everyone I knew. I was less embarrassed of my interest, partly thanks to my unawareness of my obsessive nature for the film. My love for the film would rub off onto my aforementioned brother, something I was happy for since I could relate my interest with someone else, one of the only people who really understood me, for that matter.*
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> * *I should've mentioned this earlier for timeline organization, however, around mid 2022, I had realized that I was undiagnosed autistic. This is important to note due to my connection with Tusk, and what it means to me. I wasn't really embarrassed anymore of my odd interest. I had started to unmask myself. I had started to actually understand myself. I had started to be myself. Myself? A weird, awkward, hyper, little fan of the strange. My whole life, I've been mocked, and shunned for being... "Different." But now, I've realized why I experience the world so differently. Tusk was something I held on to, like no other... I held onto Tusk as if it was a life-saver; and in some way, it was. As stupid as it sounds, its true. Tusk was an oddball, it was an "outcast" with little friends... Something that was looked down to, for its strange nature and outgoing-ness. Tusk was "too much" for people. I related to this on a great level. I'm something that no one can ever understand, and in my eyes, Tusk is, too. Tusk held my hand when I needed it most, and told the whole world "Hey! I'm weird!" without backing down. I admired this, as dumb as it sounds. I've always been lonely, I've never really understood the world, and could never make or keep friendships for long, so Tusk was like a saving grace to me.*
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> * *Around January of 2023, I went on to post many things related to Tusk on a (now deleted) Twitter account. This account was rather small, and almost all of my long-time peers did not follow it, so I felt "anonymous" in a way. I didn't post much art on this account, however, I did talk about it a lot. This account was shortly lived, however, since I did not like Twitter as a whole.*
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> * *On June 2nd of 2023, I came back to social media to celebrate actor Justin Long's 45th birthday, and make many posts relating to Tusk. This was really the first time I revealed my deep love for the film to my peers. To my shock, they were supportive, and not weirded out as I thought they'd be. Due to my initial posting of Tusk, peers of mine felt comfortable to talk to me about the film, the first time I found out that they were even aware of the film. I felt more comfortable openly talking about the film online now, and I would (sorta) rekindle old relationships due to the shared interest in the film, and I would connect more with the community on a social level. I would keep up with the frequent Tusk posts, until leaving yet again on August 13th of the same year due to an anxiety attack from stress in my personal life.*
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> * *On August of 2023, I discovered the unofficial Tusk subreddit. On August 16th, possibly a few days after discovering the subreddit, I made frequent posts relating to the film, and had gotten to chat with members of the community. On August 19th or so, I discovered another film, and would become obsessed with it shortly after. On August 22nd of 2023, I left the state for vacation, where I thought more about my new obsession, and my interest in Tusk dwindled yet again. At first, I felt good with a new obsession, however, after a few days, I felt as if I was "betraying" Tusk due to my long love for it. However, this feeling shortly faded away as I became obsessed with Tusk yet again after around a week of vacation.*
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> * *Around this time, I had the idea to make this wiki. I was originally going to put this idea aside to focus on school, and in fear of becoming stressed by the maintenance. However, I decided to go ahead and make it, and whatever went, went. I decided that it'd be best to bring the community closer, to make a safe-space for fans, something I longed for, for a great deal of my life. For as long as I knew Tusk, I always wanted the community to grow more since it was, unfortunately, rather small. I wanted more fans to share their own creations, to let it's creative and weirdness shine, and still celebrate our own differences.*
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> * *Most people see Tusk as a dumb horror film, however, I see it as something that's one-of-a-kind. I'm definitely biased in saying this, however, Tusk brought me together with my inner weirdo. Tusk is weird, and so am I, and it made me realize that I should take pride in what I enjoy, and take pride in myself, even if others want to crush my spirits.*
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