Toontown

**Toontown** is an independent and democratic community located on the southern tip of the Cartonian continent. The town was established by wartime refugees from Cartonia. It is divided into six regions known as "neighborhoods" that are governed by a council body and a Mayor.

Besides Cartonia and Psittancyna, Toontown is the only known major population center on the continent.

Toontown's sovereignty was briefly overturned in 1051 (321 in Toontown) when Vulpus claimed the city as an outpost of the Empire. A rebellion launched in conjunction with the full-scale Cartonian Revolution restored Toontown's independence.

## Geography

Toontown's geography is highly unique. Each neighborhood, despite its close proximity to the others, has a separate climate. For example, The Brrrgh has a subzero arctic climate and is always submerged in snow; meanwhile, the Gardens is muggy, humid, sunny, and never cold. Dreamland is known for long nights and dark days, giving the sensation of a permanent night. The Docks are foggy and whipped by sea breeze. Melodyland is located in a valley ringed by forests through which wind passes and emits melodious noise. The most neutral of the neighborhoods is Toontown Central, located on a hill at the center of the peninsula. The grasslands are sunny and temperate. The entirety of the peninsula is subject to snowy winters and warm summers (though snow never melts in the Brrrgh). It never rains in Toontown.

The town is located on a peninsula that juts into the southern ocean. Toontown is bordered to the north by the Kinnar Mountains and glacier, named for would-be founder Jeanette Kinnar who died on the mountains while the founders descended into the site. The mountains are harsh and rugged, and the glacier extremely slippery. The mountains drop off on the west and east to sheer cliffs. From here, jagged crags protrude from the ocean in a ring around the peninsula, enclosing the town with the Bay of Toontown.

The location of Toontown was selected by the town's founders because of its isolation and difficulty of access, which would prevent Cartonians from stumbling upon them. The mountains in the north are difficult to traverse. The Bay of Toontown has one entrance, a small opening in the crags. The collapse of Bossbot Headquarters in "Banners High" widened this crack. Contact between Cartonia and Toontown was established when six supposed refugees arrived in "They Came From the North" through that crack. Ever since the Vulpus Armada blew the gap apart in "Into the Fire" and further destroyed the crags in "Aurora," the Bay has been easily accessible to the outside.

## History

### Founding

Toontown was settled by exactly 500 refugees from the Kingdoms of Cartonia, which were wartorn and inundated in strife. The founders were mostly royals, heirs, or royal allies. A total of 542 individuals from nations of the Granite Bloc fled Cartonia by destroying the Vulpus Dam and riding out on the flood, but 41 died en route to the future site of Toontown. The founders did not know where they were going and merely kept pressing south, looking for a place to call home. When they crossed the glacier and arrived in Toontown, they realized how secluded it was, and how hard it would be for anyone to find them. The town was thereafter settled, and remained hidden for 320 years.

Upon settlement, the Cartonian founders rebranded themselves as "Toons" and dubbed their home Toontown. Notably, there were no foxes, deer, goats, parrots, chickens, or chipmunks among the founders, as no species from the Summer Sun were permitted to join the expedition south. The Toons reset their calendar, cut all ties to Cartonia, and even created a new democratic government as opposed to a monarchy, which was the norm in Cartonia. Their system of government was partially based on the republic of Simeone, which was formed during the War. To further distance themselves from Cartonia, the founders voted to eliminate references to Cartonia and the War from which they fled, to spare future generations from the heartbreak. All written records were destroyed, with the exception of a sole surviving diary. As a result, subsequent generations knew only what was written in the Diary of War. Because of the lack of contact with Cartonia, it was never known whether or not the War even ended. From the town's initial settlement, a culture of isolationism was firmly seeded, and Toons vowed never to reestablish contact with Cartonia.

Maximilian Walters, founder and former historian to Canis, was elected as the town's first Mayor.

### Following Years

Not much is known about the time between settlement and the time when the series began, though it is understood that over time Toon biology changed to include laff. Because of the misery and turmoil the founders experienced during the War, their impassioned desire to find happiness in Toontown grew into a biological need to be happy. Three centuries later, laff is an integral part of a Toon body.

Initially, twelve species populated Toontown, with representatives from all twelve Kingdoms of the Granite Bloc. Of the twelve Kingdoms, nine had the trueborn heir to the throne residing in the town, though none wished to return and take their crowns. Over the years, the crocodile and elephant species went extinct. The cow species expired in Toontown upon the death of Clarabelle Cow in "Split the Heavens."

### The Cogs and Exodus

#### Arrival

In the year 318, the Toon economy was stagnating, an issue that had long plagued Mayors of Toontown but was habitually ignored due to lack of interest. Mayor Flippy Flopper attempted to rectify the issue by introducing Cogs into society, robots programmed to handle the mundane tasks of everyday life, freeing up time for additional, more fun productivity. The robots were invented by Dr. Adam Molecule. Once the Cogs became an everyday fixture of Toon life, Dr. Molecule's Cogs became sinister forces that attacked Toons and took over Toon buildings. It became apparent that the Cogs had a mind of their own and were hell bent on destroying Toontown in favor of Cog Nation. The high pollution emitted from newly-built Cog Headquarters in the corners of Toontown caused sudden climate shifts that decimated communities. Unable to fight the Cogs, the Toons planned an immediate evacuation of Toontown.

#### Exodus

The evacuation attempts stalled, and soon it became impossible. The Toon Council then activated the Emergency Portal, designed by Dr. Cumulo Nimbus. Intended to save the Toons from a fox invasion of Toontown, it was prematurely utilized to protect Toons from the Cogs. The following event became known as Exodus. Toon memories were wiped and all citizens were transported to a virtual plane known as Fantasyland, where they lived clueless of where they had come from. The Portal was hoped to be temporary, and several remained in Toontown during the three inter-Exodus years.

Dr. Molecule's Cogs ruled Toontown for three years, but the Toons left behind developed gags (chiefly invented by Dr. Kilo Byte and Dr. Hyla Sensitive) that could be used to fight the Cogs. The ability to fight Cogs culminated in the Final Battle, in which the abandoned Toons defeated the Cogs and killed Dr. Molecule. However, the Cogs managed to convert nearly all the survivors into Toon/Cog hybrids known as Togs.

With the Cogs seemingly gone, the Togs and Toons left behind began working on returning the Toons to Toontown. This was achieved in "Irenic" and the entirety of Toontown's population was restored.

#### Return

As the Emergency Portal was not known to Toon citizens, and its effects were involuntary, Toons were irate upon returning from Fantasyland. Their anger was directed at Mayor Flippy Flopper, who was also widely blamed for bringing the Cogs to Toontown. He was forced to resign in public, and was replaced by Eileen Irenic, who was elected as acting-Mayor by acclamation. Eileen Irenic was well-known for founding the Toon Resistance against the Cogs after losing her family to a Cog building. She immediately created a taskforce to find Dr. Molecule--who was unknown to be dead--and worked with Dr. Byte and Dr. Sensitive to introduce gags to the general Toon population. As opposed to her predecessor, who tried to placate the Cogs, Eileen led an aggressive policy against the Cogs, advocating for nothing less of an unconditional permanent eradication of Cog Nation.

### Irenic Mayorship

The manhunt for Dr. Molecule led the Toon Resistance to Chipper Acres, the site of the Final Battle. There, they found the body of Dr. Molecule and realized that his disappearance was also connected to two long-standing cold cases. It would not be until months later that the two cold cases would be solved.

The discovery of Sellbot Headquarters in "The Blizzard Wizards" saw the return of the Cogs, as they had been biding their time and recuperating since their defeat in the Final Battle. The Vice President of the Sellbots, in charge of continuing Tog conversions, began kidnapping Toons off the street and incarcerating them in Sellbot Towers. The Toons began to regularly storm the Headquarters to recover those being kidnapped, as well as to constantly kill the newly promoted VP. During this time, only one Toon was converted into a Tog. Cashbot and Lawbot Headquarters were discovered shortly thereafter.

As the Toons were consistently outmaneuvered by the Cogs, Eileen began to suspect that a mole existed in the Toon Resistance. Further investigation uncovered the Tog conspiracy, and all twenty-seven were imprisoned in Toontown Central.

With the Sellbots unable to convert kidnapped Toons in their headquarters, they took over a building on Loopy Lane that contained the conversion machine. The machine used so much power that it knocked out the electrical grid in Toontown, forcing the Toon Resistance to investigate. Dozens of Toons were taken into the Cog building and four were converted into Togs. A team of four Toons entered the building to fight the Cogs, resulting in the sacrifice and death of Flippy Flopper, though his laff enabled him to be resurrected as a Cog. The destruction of the Cog building officially terminated Operation Sever, and introduced the Toons to the Chairman of the Cogs.

The Toons launched a coordinated strike on Cashbot and Sellbot Headquarters following the Cog defeat in order to further weaken them. This led to the first encounter with the Cashbot Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

As a funeral for Flippy was held, the Toons prepared for their regularly-scheduled elections. Eileen Irenic, as promised, did not stand for a full term of her own. She was succeeded by Chief of the Toon Patrol Constance Miller. The incumbent Toon Council, largely disliked for its apathy and open hostility toward the Toon Resistance, was replaced by voters with avowed members of the Toon Resistance.

### Miller Mayorship

Constance Miller's tenure was marred by scandal before it even began, as political enemies attempted to ruin her integrity. The fabricated scandal was uncovered, and backfired against the conspirators. Constance was subsequently inaugurated to her full term.

During Constance's first month as Mayor, she oversaw the restoration of the Togs to their usual selves, the formal proclamation of Cog Nation as superior to Toontown, the discovery of Bossbot Headquarters in the Bay of Toontown, and the revelation that Clarabelle Cow, a much-beloved socialite, was a spy for the Cogs and had essentially bugged every home in Toontown. Clarabelle's motivation was the Cog promise that they would either create for her cow children or send her to Bovo. Clarabelle's deception led to the Trial of the Century, in which the Toons prosecuted her for treachery against Toontown against her defense by the Lawbots. The Toons managed to hack the jury selection pool to include Toons, but the jury was deadlocked 6-6 Cog-Toon. However, on sentencing day, one of the Cogs (actually Flippy Flopper in disguise) flipped his vote to guilty, thus ensuring a 7-5 conviction for Clarabelle.

On the day of Clarabelle's sentencing, the Toons launched their most ambitious strike against the Cogs; all four headquarters were targeted, and both the Lawbot Chief Justice and Bossbot Chief Executive Officer were killed. Flippy revealed himself to the Toons, and The Chairman was unmasked and defeated. The Toons destabilized the crag on which Bossbot Headquarters was situated, and sunk the entire island into the Bay of Toontown. This also cut off the Cog transportation network as the underground train tunnels were flooded.

As the Toons celebrated on the docks of Toontown, a ship rolled into port. To the horror of those gathered, the ship was from Cartonia, thus reestablishing contact after 321 years of isolation.

#### Contact

Though the six arrivals from Cartonia claimed to be refugees, the Toons did not believe them. They were imprisoned and separated until it was a monumental financial burden and all but the fox were released. As the months since the Cartonian arrivals progressed, the Toons began to trust them more and more. The fox remained a prisoner due to the Toon culture of being extremely distrustful of foxes ("Never trust a fox"). Because of the long-withstanding belief that Toontown was safely hidden from Cartonia, no contingency plan was devised before the Cartonians arrived.

#### Defeat of the Cogs

By this time, the Bossbots and Sellbots were both eliminated, leaving only the Cashbots and Lawbots as viable threats to the Toons. The Cashbots were being inadvertently led by a Toon (Flippy Flopper) and thus were easily placated. The Lawbots, however, attacked the Toons in the worst incident since before Exodus, turning all the streets grey and making them uninhabitable. The Toons were facing a crisis as severe as the one that preceded Exodus, prompting the Toon Resistance to recall the Emergency Portal. Though its evacuation feature could not be used again, the Toons were able to recreate the rain storm that drowned many Cogs the initial go-around.

The Deluge occurred shortly thereafter, as much of Toontown succumbed to the greyness. This final battle against the Cogs far eclipsed all other coordinated efforts, and resulted in the official and permanent defeat of the Cogs.

#### Invasion of Toontown

The Cartonian refugees organized a celebration for the Toons for their crushing defeat of the enemy that had long-plagued their society. A series of dinner cruises were planned, but the inaugural cruise was deliberately bombed by the Cartonians, thus revealing their true intentions. As Toontown struggled to respond to the terror attack, the Empire of Vulpus invaded by both land and sea. The fox refugee in Toontown was in actuality a Princess of Vulpus and soon crowned herself as the Vixen Queen. Toontown's government was dissolved, and the community was absorbed into the Vulpus Empire as a colony. The new Vixen Queen ordered the turnover of the royal heirs to Cartonian thrones, forcing the distant descendants of the original royal founders to return to Cartonia.

### Colony of Vulpus

Constance Miller was stripped of her mayoral title and designated the first Colonial Governor of Toontown, in tandem with the Commandant of Toontown, Hans Einfach. The Toons were relegated to second-class citizens, and were gradually moved out of their homes to the Marshes. The foxes frequently tormented the Toons, and on two occasions launched pogroms. The first of these was so destructive that it was known later as the Night of Shattered Stone.

The Colony of Vulpus only lasted for just over a month. The Toons were highly resistant and were constantly plotting an attack. At first, this plot, led by Constance Miller and the surviving members of the Toon Resistance, involved resurrecting the Cogs to do Toon bidding. This was foiled by Commandant Einfach.

Ultimately, the Toons launched a rebellion against the foxes on April 30, 1051, only a day before the Cartonian Revolution was to begin up north (the Toons were unaware of this). Without reinforcements, the foxes were forced to withdraw from the town. Commandant Einfach requested that the town be obliterated by the Horizon Bomb, but treason within Vulpus's highest ranks saw that the Bomb be dropped on the retreating Armada. Toontown suffered structural damage and some lost lives in the bomb's aftermath, but ultimately survived. The Colony of Toontown was dissolved along with the Vulpus Empire by the new provisional government of Cartonia.

### Restoration of Independence

Toontown's independence was restored, and the town recovered from its losses. Constance Miller reassumed the Mayorship and was re-inaugurated on a rewritten constitution. The Toon Council had lost five of its members and so new councillors were elected. Toontown established diplomatic ties with the democratic Cartonia and the reestablished Kingdom of Psittancyna. The town would never again face a threat as grave as the Cogs or the foxes.

## Government

Toontown's government is comprised of a Mayor and a town council, working in concert with the Toon Patrol. The Mayor is elected every four years, and is eligible for a maximum of two terms. The Toon Councillors are held to identical term limits and also elected every four years.

The Chief and Deputy of the Toon Patrol are likewise term limited, but neighborhood Deputies are not.

## Trivia

* Toontown's map, culture, and appearance is largely based on the game. The history and backstory, however, is entirely original.
* The flag of Toontown consists of twelve horizontal stripes overlaid with a purple field containing a single six-pointed star. The flag is modeled after the United States flag. The twelve stripes represent the twelve species that founded Toontown, and the six-pointed star represents the six neighborhoods. The flag's star is symbolic in that it mirrors Cartonia's flag.
* The flag of Toontown as well as the neighborhood flags were created for this wiki page, as they had not yet been described, mentioned, or created in the series released so far.