Mantra

Mantras are a way of leaving The Void and entering the Developer's Grove only available to its residents. They are a line of dialogue that was attributed to the removed or unused character, though some characters, such as GenericChallenge, have been known to use mantras belonging to canon characters to appear as that character after escaping the Grove. They were first used by Alana in Blank Slates.

Mantras were originally used by characters who were chosen to be in the games, as Mildew used his mantra after being voted into Drawn to Life: Two Realms. However, the first intentional use of a mantra was by Alana slightly before and during Mayo's campaign against The Void. After learning about them, most of The Void would adopt a mantra, though many residents could not use one due to not having any dialogue of their own. Eventually, Nolan was able to create his own mantra, despite not having any canon dialogue, due to how long he had existed in The Void.

Known Mantras

“hey mike… did you get the scene art done today… hey mike! did you get the scene art done today?”

–Alana

Attempting to escape The Next Chapter Village in Blank Slates

“tony can be such a jerk sometimes…Tony can be such a jerk sometimes…Tony can be such a jerk sometimes. Tony can be such a jerk sometimes.”

–Aly

Returning to the Developer's Grove at the end of Self-Awareness

“i dedicate 'the end' song to molly hymas… rock on mj…”

–David Franco

Ascending to the Developer's Grove at the end of Blank Slates

“Dem’s a fine Banya crop dis season… Dem’s a fine Banya crop dis season…”

–GenericChallenge

Escaping The Void at the start of GenericChallenge
Line taken from Farmer Brown

“ignore what jeremiah says... i hope you enjoyed the story…”

–Joseph Tringali

Ascending to the Developer's Grove at the end of Blank Slates

“We wants to help you. Free you from your shackles.”

–Lambert

Attempting to escape Tombstone while being absorbed in Blank Slates 3
Line taken from Minimus but recited incorrectly

“aw… you came back… aw… you came back… Aw… You came back! Aw… You came back!”

–Mildew

While being summoned to the Developer's Grove at the start of Blank Slates

“aw… you came back…”

–Mildew

Ascending to the Developer's Grove at the end of Blank Slates

“isn’t this life great… what more could you ask for… Isn’t this life great… What more could you ask for… Isn’t this life great? What more could you ask for?”

–Nolan

Evacuating The Void near the end of Blank Slates 3

“We wantsss to help you… Free you from your shacklesss… We wantsss to help you… Free you from your shackles…”

–Red Dragon

Attempting to escape Tombstone while being absorbed in Blank Slates 3
Line taken from Minimus

“awww i knew you wouldn’t forget me… Awww I knew you wouldn’t forget me!”

–Repair Guy

Ascending into the Developer's Grove to find his daughter during Blank Slates 3

“The fastest chef cooks the best.”

–Sugar

Escaping The Void at the start of GenericChallenge
Line taken from Cookie's Female Assistant

Trivia

• According to Joseph Tringali, the Droogles were originally hired to prevent Alana from ascending using her mantra.
• Both Willham and Shadow Mari have mantras, as they use them to ascend to the Developer's Grove to fight Salem Rose. However, their mantras are currently unknown.
• During Tombstone's attacks, the majority of The Void was evacuated using mantras, with many residents making multiple trips to evacuate those without mantras.
  • Those without mantras could ascend by maintaining physical contact with someone who does while they ascend.
• GenericChallenge presumably abused Generic Raposa Characters' mantras to complete Project Overhaul in-universe.