Connor Banjoper

Connor Evan McBrayer - preferably known as Connor Evan Banjoper - is a film producer, actor, songwriter, author, cartoonist, animator, entrepreneur, and social media influencer from Barhamsville, Virginia, United States. He is the creator of the Barhambots franchise and all of its characters, media, and merchandise. He is also the only human (and only organic being) to be among the major characters of the franchise.

## Connor Banjoper

### Affiliation

Barhamsville, Banjoper Studios, New Kent County

### Occupation

film producer, actor, songwriter, author, cartoonist, animator, entrepreneur, social media influencer

## History

### Personal Life

Connor Banjoper was born in Barhamsville, Virginia, United States on January 22, 2001 AD. He is the oldest of three children, and had an overall very good relationship with his parents throughout his childhood and adolescence.

At some point in his life (he doesn't know when), Connor Banjoper was diagnosed with autism, and was unaware of it (and even denied it) until at least 5th grade. Despite his autism, he could still speak fluent English at young ages, and even participated in regular elementary school classes. Everyone treated him very well, and vice versa.

Somewhere in the 2nd half of 2012 AD, he decided to change his surname, after taking inspiration from "The Andy Griffith Show", where Andy Griffith's character's surname was Taylor instead of Griffith. Connor's first idea was Testermansion, but in Spring 2013 AD, Connor Banjoper was asked to refrain from using that surname, due to it being based off another student's surname (the student in question being LeeAnn Testerman). In April 2013 AD, Connor Banjoper created another surname using his favorite instrument, the banjo, and a prefix he was kind of interested in ("per"). Once he created that surname, he has stuck with it ever since then.

Throughout his adolescence and early adulthood, Connor Banjoper has created his own fictional universe, the Banjoper Universe, and has conceived hundreds, if not thousands of unique ideas that would later become franchises in this fictional universe. He decided that film production would be his dream career.... with entrepreneurship as his backup plan.

### The Barhambots Franchise

During August 2015 AD, Connor Banjoper had stumbled upon images of a pre-existing franchise whose characters were animatronic animals from a pizza restaurant in an unspecified location. Banjoper took inspiration of this and decided to make his own animatronic animals. His first attempts were taking pre-existing characters and modifying them to resemble those of animatronics with open-and-close mouths (similar to mouths of marionette puppets). Among those designs was a recoloring of Marine the Raccoon from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise (because Connor Banjoper's favorite animal is the raccoon) who he named Rags. In September 2015 AD, had the idea to create a completely original character with a new design style - a cat named Lucy. After Lucy was designed, all of Banjoper's other designs - with the sole exception of Rags the Raccoon - were scrapped, and Banjoper then started designing even more animatronic animals.

Over the course of Connor Banjoper's 9th grade year (September 2015 AD to June 2016 AD), he designed several characters for his animatronic franchise, including Nyazik the Mouse, Gertorn the Bear, Flora the Raccoon, Samarium the Chinchilla (later renamed to Samar), and Yvonne the Fox. During the Summer of 2016 AD, he designed Luan the Fox, Molly the Raccoon, and Veronica the Wolf. During his 10th grade year (September 2016 AD to June 2017 AD), he designed Josefina the Squirrel, Faina the Cheetah, Roxane the Arctic Fox, Edith the Cheetah (Faina's mother), Ruby the Weasel, Emma the Skunk, Vanadium the Porcupine, and Oswald the Leopard. He also designed Doris the Fox to be Luan's little sister who she would receive as a Christmas present.

During Spring and Summer 2017 AD, Connor Banjoper attempted to get his animatronic characters created as addons for Garry's Mod. He posted a thread on the discussion board asking for help, hoping his dreams would come true that same year. Unfortunately for Banjoper, the Steam Community users did not take it well, and they decided to launch extreme backlash on him by trolling on his threads, creating hate art about him, and accusing the animatronics of being "Five Nights At Freddy's" fan characters (which they were not, and still are not). Banjoper tried to mediate the situation and stop the uproars by calling them out on their actions, reporting them to the moderators (who were no better than them, mind you), and reassuring them that the animatronics had nothing to do with "Five Nights At Freddy's". No-one listened to him, and the predicament slowly escalated into the ongoing feud between Barhamsville and the Steam Community that still continues to this day.

In 2018 AD, he created 3 characters specifically to be in Ruby the Weasel's life - Stacy the Weasel (her mother), Frida the Weasel (her little sister, made entirely of Samarium), and Tomas the Wolverine (her lover). He also designed Randa the Raccoon, the 62nd animal robot to ever be created by Blazembu (the factory that makes the Barhambots), as well as Davide the Cheetah (Faina's boyfriend, who lives in Chicago, Illinois, United States), Domingo the Squirrel (Josefina's lover), and Sharon the Cat (Lucy's mother).

Somewhere in 2019 AD, Connor Banjoper figured out that there was a difference between animatronics and full robots, as animatronics had preset functions and limitations (mainly for entertainment purposes), while robots were capable of doing much more tasks and interactions. Upon realizing this, Banjoper decided that his animatronic characters were too advanced to be considered animatronics, so they would no longer be referred to, on a regular basis, as animatronics. He then thought up a name for his group of animal robots who are now known as the Barhambots.

In the early 2020s (again, AD), Connor Banjoper decided he needed to cut back on the number of Barhambots there were, as he feared there would be way too many of them for one group of robots. He then decided to recreate some of his characters as either inflatable animals or mannequinimals. The characters who remained Barhambots were Lucy, Luan, Doris, Rags, Randa, Faina, Ruby, Gertorn, Samar, Tomas, Edith, Stacy, Frida, and Sharon. Nyazik, Flora, Molly, Veronica, and Oswald would end up becoming inflatable animals made by a factory named Pamontarc. Josefina, Emma, Vanadium, Domingo, Roxane, and Yvonne would end up becoming mannequinimals made by a factory named Fanetikras.

Also in the early 2020s, a few more Barhambots were designed: Erin the Mouse, Evie the Deer (who was actually from the late 2010s, but joined the main cast in the early 2020s), Greta the Cheetah (Faina's younger sister), Jade the Chipmunk, and Ricardo the Rat.

Connor Banjoper's dreams came true in the mid-2020s, when his hit song "Christmas Eve In Barhamsville" earned him a lot of fortune, and he was able to create each Barhambot one by one (or sometimes two by two), as well as the hit TV series we come to know today. He has made himself a character in this franchise as the presidential mayor of Barhamsville who oversees everything that happens in Barhamsville and sometimes makes visits with his characters, including the Barhambots.

## Trivia

* Connor Banjoper has created several successful franchises for the Banjoper Universe, including (but not limited to) "Barhambots", "Blaze the Cat" (in-universe only), "Annika the Cat", "Mannequinimals", "Blown-Ups", "Contacapá", and "Island Fever".
	+ He has played a significant role in all of the aforementioned franchises (except for "Island Fever", although he is mentioned in the opening song of that movie).
* Connor Banjoper's favorite animal is the raccoon.
	+ He even portrays himself as a raccoon in some of his franchises.
* Connor Banjoper graduated from New Kent High School on June 14th, 2019 AD.
* His favorite year of his life, however, is 2013 AD because he had a lot of fun experiences that changed his life forever, such as celebrating his 12th birthday, visiting a relative's high school graduation in West Virginia, and going to Water Country several times that summer.
* His favorite holiday is Christmas.
* His favorite color is lavender.
* His favorite soda is Strawberry Fanta.
* His favorite periodic element is Samarium (hence why his favorite two-digit number is 62.)
* His favorite musical instrument is the banjo. (The glockenspiel is a close second.)
* His favorite United State is Kentucky.
	+ It was originally Texas, but in 2013 AD, he took a significant liking to Kentucky.
* He has changed his favorite country over the course of his life.
	+ From birth until early 2013 AD, his favorite country was France.
	+ During early 2013 AD, he took a significant liking to Venezuela.
	+ From 7th grade (2013 AD - 2014 AD) until January 2020 AD, Turkmenistan became his favorite.
	+ As of January 2020 AD, his favorite country is currently Bahrain.
* His favorite song is "Thriller" by  Michael Jackson. His second favorite song is "I'm In Love With A Monster!" by 5th Harmony.
	+ Coincidentally, both songs are Halloween songs, both are in C# minor, and both remind him of October 2016 AD.
* His dream car is a 2012 Chevrolet Impala. (He likes 2012 Chevrolet Impalas because he believes their faces are cute.)
	+ Banjoper also has a 2029 Subaru (TBA) he bought in Orlando, Florida.
* Connor Banjoper decided to become a film producer between the Summer of 2011 AD and the Summer of 2013 AD. He initially got the idea from a library book full of careers with a list of hobbies at the back of each book. During the Summer of 2013 AD, he discovered Windows Live Movie Maker on his parents' laptop computer, which further inspired his filmmaking desires.
* He has a strong liking for Blaze the Cat from the "Sonic the Hedgehog" franchise, hence why he made her an independent franchise.
	+ Unfortunately, the Blaze the Cat franchise can only exist within the Banjoper Universe, due to legal issues with SEGA, as well as unforseen circumstances from early 2021 AD.
* Many of Connor Banjoper's songs are parodies of pre-existing songs, though he has written pure originals before.
* Connor Banjoper believes himself to be the savior of the universe, as he once saved the entire universe from being enslaved by his evil counterpart, Anti Connor.
* Connor Banjoper is strongly affectionate towards anthropomorphic animals (hence why almost all his franchises are about them), and does not tolerate people persecuting and/or discriminating against furries.
* Connor Banjoper is also strongly against animal cruelty for similar reasons.
* He is also strongly against white supremacy and misogyny.
* Connor Banjoper does not get along well with the Steam Community because they like to torment and harrass him over his beliefs, such as the Barhambots and Blaze the Cat.
* He despises the "Poppy Playtime" franchise due to how excessively unsightly the main villain's face is (even after he learned the origin story via his father's text messages (he didn't have the guts to look it up himself)), and has permanently forbidden it completely from the Banjoper Universe.

## Relationships

\*Note: Connor Banjoper was initially going to list his family members here, but quickly realized that would endanger their lives.... especially with Banjoper's reputation on certain websites, such as the Steam Community.

### Allies

* (His wife, who has yet to be identified.)
* Faina the Cheetah
* Sharon the Cat
* Lucy the Cat
* Luan the Fox
* Doris the Fox
* Rags the Raccoon
* Randa the Raccoon
* Ruby the Weasel
* Edith the Cheetah
* Greta the Cheetah
* Stacy the Weasel
* Frida the Weasel
* Davide the Cheetah
* Gertorn the Grizzly Bear
* Tomas the Wolverine
* Ricardo the Rat
* Samar the Chinchilla
* Erin the Mouse
* Jade the Chipmunk
* Evie the Deer
* Blaze the Cat
* Blaze the Cat's children
* Blaze the Cat's friends (in Blaze's own franchise)
* The Barhamsville Class Of 2032
* Kanoni the Cheetah (Possibly)

### Enemies

* Anti Connor (Archenemy)
* Evangeline "Eva" Malvado
* His Steam Community enemies
	+ Buddy Latex
	+ Commander Cody
	+ Lily McFluffy Butt
	+ Brewster T. Koopa
	+ That Blu Supernova
	+ BlitzAceRosin
	+ Photorealistic Smoke Effects
	+ Dr. Memz
	+ Captain Narwhal
	+ Spoik
	+ Sir Sputnik
	+ Griggs
	+ Zephguy
	+ Tanner The "Hero"
	+ Thalia Rachel Mackenzie
	+ Nyx
	+ Tacomancer
	+ គ្មានន័យ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವ
	+ Hoss
	+ Dexious
	+ Diokat
	+ Detective Neo/Johnathan
	+ AndyDatRaginPurro
	+ The Gaming Gourgeist
	+ Domitori
	+ Chatian
	+ Torbin
* All "Poppy Playtime" characters; especially....
	+ Huggy Wuggy (Worst fear)
	+ Kissy Missy (Just as hideous as Huggy Wuggy)
* Monster Coaster (Former worst fear)
* Xylophone King
* Mysterious Assassin ("Bookworm Adventures Deluxe")
* W. H. Whittaker ("Iron Jawed Angels")
	+ W. H. Whittaker's guards
* Maurice Panderson ("The Catcher In The Rye")
* Anyone who does anything bad to raccoons.
* Animal-abusing humans from "Looney Tunes", including....
	+ Filbert from "Feline Frameup"
	+ The train conductor from "All Abir-r-r-rd!"
	+ The park ranger from "Tweet Tweet Tweety"
	+ The woman from "Tweety Pie"
* Josh ("I'd Lost My Innocence Riding A Bicycle!")
* All misogynistic men
* All white supremacists
* All furry persecutors
* Reality itself (As shown in "The Barhambots Movie")

## Quotes

"Keep your hand out of the blender." - His catchphrase to make sure his last word is "blender".

"You never know where randomness will take you."

"I may be crazy, but I know what I'm doing."

"Nature is like food; if you don't preserve it, it goes bad."

"If I was in a room with Anti Connor, Satan, Adolf Hitler, and Huggy Wuggy, and I had a gun with three bullets in it, I would shoot Huggy Wuggy all three times." - Him expressing just how bad the Poppy Playtime franchise really is.

"You Barhambots are the best robots in existence. And that's including outside the Banjoper Universe." - (Connor Banjoper to Lucy and Luan; "The Map" (S1E1))

"Long before the Barhambots were manufactured, I had an idea to add a detail to Luan's personality that she would become enraged if she realized April Fools' Day, so on the day of her manufacturing, I added that particular detail to her programming, so she would go on a destructive rampage, should she miss April Fools' Day and realize it too late. However, Luan can excuse missing out on her favorite holiday if she cannot help it, like if she got sick or injured in a away that would prevent her from playing pranks on everyone. But, if it's because of a reason she could've easily avoided, like being tricked into missing it, that's when she gets angry. " - (Connor Banjoper explaining why Luan goes on a rampage when she misses April Fools' Day; "April Fools' Disaster!" (S2E2))

"So, when you're trick-or-treating on Halloween night, be wary of this ghoulish school bus, and if you see it coming your way, for Heaven's sake, stay out of the road! Or else, you'll see the Pearly Gates much earlier than you intended to." - (Connor Banjoper warning Lucy and Luan about Old 29; "Old 29" (S3E9))

"Faina, don't tell any of the other Barhambots, but of all the Barhambots with major or recurring roles in this show, you're my favorite." - (Connor Banjoper complimenting Faina; "Old 29" (S3E9))

--MORE TO FOLLOW LATER.--