Joseph Tringali

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Joseph Tringali
Characteristics
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Age	Unknown
Fur Color	N/A
Information
Home	Developer's Grove
Story Role	Developer
Occupation	N/A
Status	Alive
Game(s)

“I would like to sincerely apologize for our negligence and hope we can have better relationships in the future!”

–Joseph Tringali

Joseph Tringali, also known as Joe, is a character based on the Lead Designer and Executive Producer of the same name. He appears in the short story Blank Slates as one of the secondary protagonists.

Appearance

Joe is a human with brown hair that resides in a small, green bush.

Story

Blank Slates

Joe is first heard by the Four Guardians, asking them to send one cut character into the Developer's Grove.

Joe is first seen when Mildew gets sent into the Grove. Joe takes the role of a guide through the Grove, teaching Mildew about what to expect in the games. Later on, he, along with Mildew and David Franco, get overthrown by the Droogle Leader and the rest of the Droogles. The three of them are stabbed and sent into The Void.

In the void, Joe, Franco, and Mildew wake up to see the Four Guardians and explain their situation. Joe asks about the Shadow Hole and Shadow Mari. Before he can get a complete answer, Drakon and Dinofrog attack the group. Drakon captures Joe, Franco, and Mildew and takes them to the Shadow Hole.

At the Hole, Drakon releases the three behind Shadow Mari, and holds them hostage. Eventually, Mayo tells Shadow Mari to shoot a beam of Shadow at Willham, prompting Joe, among others, to ask questions. Mayo breaks down shortly thereafter, and in the aftermath of her breakdown, Joe and Mildew ascend back into the Grove.

Back in the Grove, they are met by Franco, who tells Joe about Hose's request to keep the void as it is. While he considers the request, Willham, Shadow Mari, and the Droogle Leader all appear in the Grove, and Willham hands the Leader off to Joe. Before they leave, Joe grants Hose's wish, and Shadow Mari brings life to the void. Meanwhile, Joe puts the Droogle Leader in charge of progress checks in Drawn to Life: Two Realms as a punishment.

Self-Awareness

Joe is seen again when Aly sneaks into the Dev Grove, and he tries to help recover her memories. When he and the Droogle Leader can't help her, they send her back to the void using the Droogle Leader's Sword.

Salem Rose Pt. 1

Joe is next seen arguing with the Droogle Leader about a hypothetical Two Realms Village, with Joe holding firm in his beliefs that they need to begin work on the village so that when Drawn to Life: Two Realms released, its cut and unused residents would have a place to stay. Miles snuck around him undetected, stabbing himself with the Droogle Leader's Sword. When the sword falls to the ground, both Joe and the Droogle Leader turn around to look at it. Joe jokingly asks if they gave the Droogles psychic powers, and the Droogle Leader denies that he moved the sword.

When Salem Rose, a corrupted version of Miles, appears in the Dev Grove, Joe is absent. Joe is also absent when he leaves the Dev Grove. It is currently unknown where he is during this time.

Quotes

“Attention Guardians! We have decided to bring back one cut character for the next game! The four of you will decide who it is, and report back to your two screeners. Thank you for your services!” –Joe “Welcome to the Dev Grove Mildew! My name is Joe and I’ll be guiding you through the creation process.” –Joe “Hey, what’s going on here?” –Joe “Right now, our only hope is finding the screeners. You four should know where they are, right?” –Joe “How come she’s been alive when we only gave the four of y’all life?” –Joe “She’s the reason we hired the Droogles in the first place, to keep her out.” –Joe “Well, then, we have our answer. You remember your line David?” –Joe “Attention guardians! Good news, I’ll grant your request because it’s the least we could do after seeing how you all used to live. I would like to sincerely apologize for our negligence and hope we can have better relationships in the future!” –Joe “I think we can take care of him. In fact, I know the perfect job for him in Two Realms!” –Joe

“There’s no way that’s Alana, right?” –Joe “Well let’s not just stand here, help me pull her up.” –Joe “Alright Aly, it’s clear you don’t remember who you are, so I need you to listen to me. You’re a character in a video game, and you were sent into that video game by me, Joe.” –Joe “We’re in the Developer’s Grove, but you’re in the void Alana. Say hello to some of your old friends!” –Joe

“If we don’t, then all of these people won’t have a place to live!” –Joe “The game is scheduled to come out in a year. We got lucky with the other three villages, but we won’t be so lucky with this one. We need to start building it now.” –Joe “We didn’t plan to give you any psychic powers, did we?” –Joe

Relationships

Allies

• Droogle Leader - Colleague and Former Enemy
• Willham - Colleague
• Four Guardians - Colleagues
  • Flash
  • Paint
  • Hose
  • Ore
• Mildew
• Shadow Mari - Colleague and Former Enemy
• Alana/Aly - Former Enemy
• David Franco/Franco Key - Former Colleague
• Droogle Killer †
• Jowee
• Mari
• Heather
• Wilfre

Enemies

• Mayo † - Former Colleague and Victim
• Drakon †
• Dinofrog †
• Tomohawk † - Former Colleague

Trivia

• Although not stated in Blank Slates, Joe is not the real world Joseph Tringali. Rather, he is an avatar that interprets the real world Tringali's decisions and code, and replicates them in the world of Drawn to Life.

Media

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  Joe in the Developer's Grove in Drawn to Life.