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manic bear @manicore.bsky.social · Aug 15
OH yknow it might be smart to advertise my Radiohead OCs here

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manicore.bsky.social
I did another of these things
How “I Might Be Wrong” by Radiohead aligns PRETTY heavily with my fanon WASTE Creature! I’ll start by giving a little bit of context to what my fanon WASTE Creature is like if you… blech… DIDN’T read my fanfiction…. WASTE Creature is kinda like Despot lite. Evil, greedy, etc. But unlike Despot, he has a bit of a tragic backstory. Minotaurs like him (ESPECIALLY like him, as a mutant) were pushed around and relatively ignored by the human population. A lot of minotaurs just kinda wander around city streets cluelessly. A large chunk of WASTE Creature’s life was like that, up until he started working for W.A.S.T.E. And yes, even from that point in his life, he was very much interested in Despot. Only when Despot finally swept him off his feet did he finally feel like his life had any kind of purpose. To make Despot happy! And he also became the CMO of W.A.S.T.E. in the process but that’s less important. So pretty much the center of WASTE Creature’s life right now is Despot. Now, like I’ve done in the past, this is my horrifically loose attempt to connect vague lyrics to a character. That’s not to say the lyrics actually mean any of what I think it means in relation to WASTE Creature. Just… humor me. If you want. (Also, there’s more info about WASTE Creature on my CharacterHub if you care to know.) For the sake of argument, I may ignore pronouns at times. Just so I can connect the lyrics. "I might be wrong I might be wrong I could've sworn I saw a light coming on" Unfortunately, we’re starting off with the most difficult lyric for my argument. I assume that these lyrics are in reference to the phrase “the lights are on but nobody’s home,” i.e. someone being dull or stupid. For the sake of WASTE Creature, I think of it as him becoming more aware of life and its purpose. The light turning on is, perhaps, him “going home” (gaining insight or intelligence). "I used to think I used to think There was no future left at all I used to think Open up, begin again" WASTE Creature slowly losing hope after wandering the city purposeless for years. Perhaps he truly does not have a purpose, or that he has no future. Well… he used to think that. But ever since he offered himself and gave himself a new shot at life, he’s since learned that he does indeed serve a purpose in life! "Lets go down the waterfall Think about the good times and never look back Never look back" This is representative of Despot (or the W.A.S.T.E. conglomerate) basically reaching out to WASTE Creature, offering him good times and sending him down a permanent path of greed and malice (the waterfall, if you will). It’s taught WASTE Creature never to look back at the past. So much, in fact, that he LOATHES his past self and refuses to offer himself any kind of pity. It’s all about the present and the future now. "What would I do? What would I do? If I did not have you? Open up, let me in." This speaks for itself really. What would WASTE Creature have done without W.A.S.T.E. and Despot? He simply would not have found his life’s purpose. He strives to be let into the inner circle, the one that brought him such success in his life. Full of equally vindictive people. Not that he sees that as a negative. "Let's go down the waterfall Have ourselves a good time, it's nothing at all It's nothing at all Nothing at all" Again, basically a repeat of the first chorus. Possibly really trying to cement it in his brain that going down the waterfall is the right thing to do for his own sake. But ultimately what’s happening to him is that his personality is being stripped away from him, replaced by an entirely new and antithetical one. Despot wants WASTE Creature to be nothing like his old self anymore. A yes-man. That was his true intent all along. (But thankfully he started to genuinely fall for him, so that was a close call!) WASTE Creature seemingly could not care less.
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM
manicore.bsky.social
DUDE I just found a time capsule, these were the Radiohead songs I liked back in 2021-ish (not including a few additions I made since)

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Radiohead I like - YouTube
This is very oudated.
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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radiohead.wastehq.social
"It's like taking a snapshot of what the weather does to the paint on the water."

For A Moon Shaped Pool, @thomyorke.wastehq.social and @stanleydonwood.bsky.social‬ decided to create something abstract.

📸 © Colin Greenwood
November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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radiohead.wastehq.social
Bologna, November 2025

📸 Alex Lake
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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philipselway.wastehq.social
@radiohead.wastehq.social will be supporting @samaritans.bsky.social at our upcoming UK shows. I’ve been a proud Ambassador for the wonderful Samaritans for many years, a cause close to my heart.
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
manicore.bsky.social
today was kinda a break day, too much stress built up, I need funny shenanigans between my radiohead-related pairs
Despot and WASTE Creature wearing eachother's outfits. Despot is pouting, thinking "I feel so stupid". WASTE Creature, meanwhile, is confidently adjusting his sunglasses and thinking "I feel brilliant".
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 AM
manicore.bsky.social
don't feed into your own mind
A two-panel comic of Dissident Bear. In the first, he is hunched over with his eyes closed, with an ominous red background and giant eyeballs staring at him. In the second, he's looking up with the environment back to normal. Captioned: "Don't feed into your own mind".
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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2aquarium.bsky.social
#radiohead #rhsky I'm not that active here anymore but I'll still post a redraw of an old drawing of mine
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
manicore.bsky.social
I think I did one of these some time back but I'd like to update it (so I'll try not to be redundant)
Get to know my music taste. For every like, I will post one song I love.
November 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
manicore.bsky.social
if talk show host 2 ever happens, here's your glimpse of it
A doodle of a minotaur talking to WASTE Creature. The minotaur is saying: "Real unfortunate that that 'Despot' guy died on one of his shows, ey? He was a real good entertainer." Meanwhile, WASTE Creature is petrified in horror.
November 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
manicore.bsky.social
I notice when I feel really depressed that ANIMA almost acts similarly to TMB for me, as opposed to the usual hype I would get
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
manicore.bsky.social
I'm really happy to hear :) I really like him too, I want the world to know
An anonymous drawing on strawpage of Manic Bear, captioned "I like your modbear".
November 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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calamaring.bsky.social
joyous party friend #regretevator
November 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
manicore.bsky.social
hashtag self awareness journey
A screenshot of a Discord message sent by me. Attached is a picture of a bitmap pixel drawing of the Despotic Monster, and a vector drawing of the WASTE Creature. Captioned: "I looked at these two things and thought 'what if they fucked'"
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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169w.bsky.social
i need to share this here too; made a simple modified bear cursor
drive.google.com/file/d/1Sdag...
November 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
manicore.bsky.social
ugliest fucking chair I've ever seen in my life it makes me angry to look at
A chair in Half-Life with a very ugly texture.
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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manicore.bsky.social
A GRIN LIKE ROADKILL

#rhsky
A frantic drawing of WASTE Creature with a cartoonishly large set of teeth over his mouth, with an insane look in his face. Overlayed are several snippets of text: "I AM A CONMAN, I AM A SPOKESMAN", "WE ARE SENSIBLY TALKING ENDLESSLY", "NO ULTERIOR MOTIVES", "TOO MUCH COFFEE", and "SPIN WITH A GRIN". Surrounding him is a dashed line as if to indicate where to cut with scissors.
November 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
manicore.bsky.social
sorry butttttt my streak is looking pretty solid right now (65 in a row) I don't wanna break it just yet
fmbot ceremoniously telling me that I reached 200 listens on Last I Heard (...He Was Circling the Drain) by Thom Yorke.
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
manicore.bsky.social
A GRIN LIKE ROADKILL

#rhsky
A frantic drawing of WASTE Creature with a cartoonishly large set of teeth over his mouth, with an insane look in his face. Overlayed are several snippets of text: "I AM A CONMAN, I AM A SPOKESMAN", "WE ARE SENSIBLY TALKING ENDLESSLY", "NO ULTERIOR MOTIVES", "TOO MUCH COFFEE", and "SPIN WITH A GRIN". Surrounding him is a dashed line as if to indicate where to cut with scissors.
November 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
manicore.bsky.social
to add onto my bear playlists, here is the obligatory WASTE Creature playlist finally !!

open.spotify.com/playlist/0Oq...
WASTE Creature Playlist
open.spotify.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
manicore.bsky.social
this is a cry for help I haven't eaten in days /ref
Three monstrosities standing ominously in a white void: Joker Dissident, Manic Bear, and WASTE Creature. Coldly captioned: "Get out of my head"
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
manicore.bsky.social
nearly there 🥹
manicore.bsky.social manic bear @manicore.bsky.social · 9d
when THAT track gets to 200 listens I'll be sure to check out the next goddamn album finally
November 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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manicore.bsky.social
opportunity cracks, opportunity stutters
A drawing of Manic Bear wandering a wonky, orange-tinted alleyway, looking at posters with the lyrics to Last I Heard (...He Was Circling the Drain) by Thom Yorke. Above him are the words: "I woke up with a feeling that I just cannot take"
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
manicore.bsky.social
I have drawn a shocking amount of naughty Despot and WASTE Creature art but I am NOT sharing it anywhere but characterhub right now because...... well.... I'm anxious !!
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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manicarny.bsky.social
here's the finished artwork :)

#halflife #digitalart
A grand-scale drawing of the Borealis trapped in an arctic cave. There are shards of Combine devices and wires strewn about. Advisors are creeping around. Gordon is standing atop a cliff face staring at the Borealis. Meanwhile, G-Man is looming ominously in front of the scene, smiling at it.
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM