Austin

*For the postmortal version of Austin Sanders, and the Mii commonly referred to by the same name, see The Corrupted Mii. For the writer that also goes by the same name, see c0rruptzie.*

## Austin Sanders

* CD:R (Alive)
* CD:R (Spirit)
* austin if he was awesome

### Aliases

* The Helping Vessel (Nintendo, after death)
* Sociopath (By Therapists)

### Relatives

* Kyle Sanders (Unknown, Familial)
* Jonathan Sanders (Unknown, Familial)
* Unnamed Parents

### Occupation

Software Development, Nintendo of America (Intern, Later Unknown Role)

## Appearances

### Appears in

* Corrupted Data: Revived
* Sam's Story (Mentioned)
* WDY: Aftermath (Mentioned)
* Vs Eteled Reincarnate (Cancelled)

### Debut

Corrupted Data: Revived (Full)

**Austin Sanders** is the main protagonist to *Corrupted Data: Revived,* and is briefly mentioned by Mike in Episode 2 of *WDY:* *Aftermath*. Head general for the series.

Austin is also related to Kyle and Jonathan Sanders, though he doesn't seem to be aware of this, as he never mentions it himself. It is unknown what relation they have.

## Appearance

Austin has short, slightly spiked brown-red hair, green eyes, and pale skin. He is usually seen wearing a deep gray jacket with a fur-trimmed hood, either normally or around his waist. He has ear piercings, and slight stubble.

Once deceased, he's only seen in a long sleeve shirt and pants, with his jacket completely missing. There's not an expressed reason as to why this happens.

## History

Since a young age, Austin had prioritized himself over others, snapping at a teacher during class about how it was quote, "(her) classroom, on MY land, because this is MY world." Due to his full belief in the world being for him, his parents had sent him to several therapists as a child, with them usually ending up diagnosing him as a sociopath.

During high-school, he had discovered his love for video games, and decided to pursue an education and career in software development. Around this time is when he also discovers electroshock therapy, and becomes deeply interested in the topic.

He had excelled in his classes, both in high-school and college, and his college professor had suggested applying for an open job at Nintendo of America, which Austin had taken up.

He was hired almost on the spot on May 26th, 2006, as an intern in the software department, and was said later by his husband, Henry, to have climbed the ranks quickly in his time working there. Austin expresses having often felt like he was "being watched" while he worked there.

## Personality

Austin can often come off as extremely egocentric. He often talks about the world belonging to him, and feeling as it was made for him, and is shown to have a strong distaste for other human beings for destroying what he thought was rightfully his. He mentioned even "clenching his fists in anger" when out in public. However, it is easy for him to act more friendly around people to keep up an appearance, as he often does at the Nintendo offices. He has also mentioned that he'd rather spend his free time studying, instead of participating in hobbies or talking with friends.

He also expresses a discomfort with large amounts of attention, though he had been willing to put up with it for some time.

He also said at some point in CD:R that he had a soft spot for kids.

## Trivia

* Due to his interest in video games, Austin had wanted to make his own, named *Reclamation*.
	+ *Reclamation* was described by Austin to be a game where you play as a king who lost control of his kingdom and his people, and have to go on quests to get everything back. *Reclamation* had later been made after Austin's passing, as seen in Episode 1 of WDY: Aftermath, despite his wishes for it to not be made by anyone aside from himself. It was later revealed in Episode 2 to be Mike who revived the project.
* Austin discovered his love of video games when he received an NES on his 7th birthday.
* Austin has made an appearance as the Corrupted Gwiddy (and as his human form in his missed note sprites for *Plaything*) in *Mii Funkin' Vs. Eteled*, along with Eteled himself. His song is *Post*-*Mortal*, though he appears in *Plaything* and in a few cut-scenes.
* There seems to be an inconsistency when it comes to Austin's age. He had died the same year he had gotten hired, and he was 22 at the time, meaning his birth date should be 1984. However, his gravestone says 1980 instead, which would make him 26 by the time he died.
* During a Halloween livestream hosted by TheMaskedChris and Operate Manuel, it was briefly stated in a QnA that Austin would enjoy rock music.
* Austin is a Leo with his birthday being August 18