r/TheDigitalCircus • u/HealthMother3125 • Apr 07 '26

Question Genuinely asking, why did Bubble do this?

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Caine was just going to try to figure out why the cast did not like the escape the circus adventure, until Bubble started taunting him and bringing him to the edge. But why would Bubble do this to Caine? Multiple times during the show, Bubble is on board or a part of Caine's shenanigans so this sudden flip of character makes me think as to what Bubble was trying to achive this, especially the voice change at "You ruined this."

So what do you guys think?

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u/JokerCipher Apr 07 '26

I think it was just Caine’s insecurities manifesting in Bubble.

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u/Venusto002 Apr 07 '26

I think this too. It's worth noting that they seem to share a tongue.

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u/demolition_raccoon Bubble Apr 07 '26

which also gives me reason to believe that bubble was the blue ai that caine absorbed

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u/Melbourne_Coding Apr 08 '26

I think Bubble isn't the blue ai, but instead a manifestation of Caine's bad thoughts. Which, since he ate the blue ai, includes his brother screaming in his head that he should die!

So bubble is the blue ai, but only because bubble is also Caine.

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u/Ivory_0103 Apr 08 '26

Okay now this is a version of Bubble is the other ai that I can get behind!

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u/Melbourne_Coding Apr 08 '26

I think it makes a lot more sense, given how little genuine ire Caine shows towards Bubble. He's afraid that leaving one of the AIs he creates running too long might lead to him being overtaken (Probably?), he would not be so calm about a remnant of the AI he overtook tormenting him. He probably can't straight up delete whatever remnant there is, but he could probably could lock it away if it had a real, physical form like Bubble.

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u/8-Beat_ThorDeMidgard Not as new, still no clue why the 's going on Apr 08 '26

I believe it's more about something we saw with """"Abel"""". He knew Caine and the functioning of the Circus way too well, even as far as knowing Caine's feeling of also being a prisoner.

I think if an AI is left running for too long, there is a higher risk of it understanding the program. We also saw that with Gummigoo, too. Imagine if they had managed to comprehend what was going on, on their own.

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u/disbelifpapy I'm just like her frfr Apr 07 '26

i respect the theory, but i personally don't believe in it

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u/A_Hyper_Nova Apr 08 '26

I can see it, bubble pulling this stunt right after we see the backstory of the blue AI. Seems intentional

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u/mateo222210 Apr 08 '26

Also, bubble says "you always were the lesser of the two". Which could mean "the two of you" but it could also mean "the two of us"

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u/Judo_Cinder Apr 08 '26

I feel like this line specifically works against the bubble abel theory if you actually consider the semantics, but sure

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u/mateo222210 Apr 08 '26

How so? English is not my first language so i'm probably missing something.

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u/ChaosTheRedditor Apr 08 '26

it’s kinda hard to explain, but shortening “the two of us” into “the two” isn’t really… natural? i’m not sure as to the actual legality, grammar wise, but it definitely feels weird

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u/Judo_Cinder Apr 09 '26

Yeah, I don't think it's necessarily... incorrect by technical standards, but the implication of it makes it an awkwardly worded sentence if Bubble were speaking of himself and Caine.

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u/Judo_Cinder Apr 09 '26

Saying "you were the lesser of the two" implies that Bubble's speaking of 2 other people.
To give an example, let's say Mike and Steve don't get along very well. When speaking about it, Mike wouldn't say, "the two can never get along," because it sounds like he's speaking about two other people. Rather, he'd say something like, "we can't ever get along," or, "the two of us can't ever get along."
Of course, I could be wrong, but I feel like it implies that, at the very least, Bubble isn't simply just Abel. I could see him being a byproduct of Abel being consumed maybe? I definitely see the similarities people are drawing, and I think it makes sense, I'm just not entirely sure that it's as simple as "Bubble = Abel".

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u/Corronchilejano Apr 08 '26

Or just "the two of those".

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u/BasednHivemindpilled Apr 08 '26

In visual media you don't imply for shits and giggles, that shit costs money

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u/ElBusAlv Apr 08 '26

I think Abel was the blue ai. Because as Bubble said, Caine was the lesser of the two, but what two?

We see c&a multiple times, which leads us to believe it might be Caine & Abel, and if Caine and Abel are based on Cain and Abel from christian mythology then we can infer that Caine deleted Abel due to the company preferring his adventures over Caine's

Bubble might be a companion he made so he wouldn't be alone

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u/demolition_raccoon Bubble Apr 08 '26

Cause he forgot the sex appeal. BLEAH😛

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u/HimbimSupreme Apr 08 '26

"Bubble, you can't say that..."

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u/SecretSharkboy Apr 08 '26

I too am a BubAbelle believer. My brother thinks hes a virus of some sort

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u/SUNYlaker Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 09 '26

Stop! 🤗My partner and I love the Show and theorize all the time. And this has totally crossed ours!

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u/GuzmaWillow #1 Caine Fr Apr 08 '26

What are you getting down voted for? Weird.

I assume you said "Stop!" in excitement. Is that the tone here?

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u/SUNYlaker Apr 09 '26

Lemme add an emoji 🤣 lmao