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My family clarified that was a good thing My other friend didn't clarify but they did laugh for about 10 minutes straight hearing me play it Same friend who played Chapter 3 like over a year ago also told me "I miss Tenna" and I was like "man that's something no one in the world has ever said huh"

Before the game came out, I thought people wouldn't really care about Tenna and simply dismiss him as a budget Spamton. I'm glad everyone seems to like him just fine. I see those two as intentionally similar characters who mutually enhance each other. You know, like Spy vs. Spy.

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He's sort of budget Spamton. Spamton's the extremely shady guy you get to know, who has big dreams. And bites off too much. Tenna is like an old friend coming back into your life, trying to go back or at least revel in the nostalgia, while thinking about ending things in the back of his head.

i love how as unsettling as it is when he takes over the game show from Kris and company, it's clear that the one who's probably the MOST disturbed by everything happening is TENNA HIMSELF

Toby let me get Tenna back from mettaton please I miss him he won’t treat him right please let me get him back I love him I played sonic 2 on my crt today because of him please I want my boy back plea

Tenna is potentially one of my top 5 characters, I'll be real. He's definitely similar to Spamton, what with his weird mid sentence text gimmick and rather saddening story over all, but he feels completely unique from Spamton.

He's like if you threw Queen, Spamton and a TV into a blender. And that's not a bad thing! I love the fact that he's a hodgepodge of all 3! Also, the fact that he is a 3D character made 2D instead of being purely 2D is genuinely one of my favorite parts about him!

Look at him dance, he's perfect. Genuinely my favorite character to come out of these two new chapters. Excited to see where Chapter 5 takes us in terms of story and equally rememberable characters!

Mr. Toby Fox, these two lads have changed my life so much and i am eternally grateful for the craftsmanship you put in them both. while i wouldnt want you to change the story for more tenna content, i beg you for a Tenna Sweepstakes.

(Spoilers) I love him, it's genuinely hysterical to see his 3D-lookin ass next to the other characters and his dialogue is so fun I'm glad you gave us the option of giving him a (hopefully) good outcome, he deserves so much more than to just be a victim of the knight's aura farming

yeah I did kinda got that impression at first (spamtom himself already feels like a mix between mettaton and the mad dummy, tenna obviously taking from the former as well) but I found tenna to be the best character so far, how "real" his struggle is, how genuine his attachment to kris is ❤️

I actually loved that he wasn't a bad dude like Spamton said, now It's clear that the Spy v.s spy relation is literally there lol! I really thought I needed to see someone kind but desperate or depressed/angry for attention again in this Darkwold context, amazing character, I love him so much 💜🔥

Tenna might be my favorite character you have ever created! He is just so charming with all of his quirks and Im happy the rest of the fandom thinks so too! His dynamic with Spamton is hilarious and kinda tragic, it would be amazing if we got more of it in future chapters

I love how we progressed from Evil Fucked Up Monarch Guy in chapter one to Evil Fucked Up But Really Silly And Cool Computer Monarch In chapter two to Fucked Up Not Really That Evil But Really Really Silly And Cool Computer Monarch But Not That Much Of A Monarch But Still Kinda Is Guy in chapt3

ive seen a lot of people dismiss him as a budget spamton which makes me sad. they have similar themes in their characters and personalities but are very different and unique to themselves.

given that tenna and spamton are both like, thinking the other betrayed them, but still from inside care about each other… i really hope they could eventually make it up. they may be comic characters, but their trauma gets so well portrayed and thus deserve resolution…

I love the design/choice of 3D for him - who decided that? I thought it was a really smart way to make him unlike the many fanmade designs for Funny TV Man Coming In Chapter 3 that were being made during the wait for new chapters.

They hate each other, blame each other for their fall from stardom, when in reality it was more than just one person's fault, and probably was going to happen anyways. They have so many ties to each other, they share a lot of similarities, and yet they SWEAR they aren't like the other.

I think it's worth noting too that I think the fact that they don't just entirely hate each other (even Spamton doesn't seem to FULLY despise him) is really cool. Neither can I guess completely let go of the past. Makes you wonder how that past actually looked. Crazy stuff.

I kept saying "There's no way Toby Fox can top Spamton" and then you IMMEDIATELY throw in someone Id say is comparable to him from the get go. I hold a special palce in my heart for the lil sales man but Tenna fits right there beside him

I've seen like 2 or 3 people think that about Tenna, but he's an amazing character! Probably one of my favorites so far. His conflict really makes me feel bad for him and want him to find true happiness. Even if he's fictional, I can only wish the best for him.

Tenna is probably my favorite character while I've always only kinda liked Spamton. There's something done just right with Tenna regarding personality, character, relationships, DESIGN, backstory, all that stuff. I hope Tenna will get some spotlight like Spamton did (WAITING FOR TENNA MERCH)

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I love them both, very much, worryingly so. And of course the two husbands look alike, but Tenna's resemblance to Spamton gives me more of a sense of completeness than of copying. The characters complement each other, in this sense. (Half-assed summary: gay husbands-turned-exes

I love them both for different reasons, but I really came to appreciate Tenna not just for the incredible humor but how you layered in such a gut-wrenching window to Kris' life and the the state of their family.

Didn't you say something similar back in the day when chapter 2 came out? Personally, I did not care about spamton indeed because I thought he was just an side character at first. Tenna however, had more screentime and I really enjoyed his personality. All my homies love tenna.

I wont lie, when i first heard of tenna from like tik tok, I genuinely though he was Spamton 2, and was kinda ehhh about the idea of him at first. Now getting to know him, him and spamton couldnt be further apart

I gotta say, amazing character aside, whoever decided he should be animated like that is a genius. It really brought even more out of him and made him stand out on his own even more.

Are you fueling Spamtenna nation? (I am all for it, they are so divorced, and Tenna has the guard of their Daughter) Anyway,it might be lost in comments and be never seen but: For now I really dislike none of your characters,even Berdly has interesting development at some point that make him likable

It also been 4 days in a row I go to sleep past 4AM because for 3 days I was being fed Tenna content and had not checked the hour, and the 4th day (yesterday/today) it was to train how to draw him better than I did the first time

My favorite Tenna detail is how the jingle when Spamton pops out of the dumpster is an off-tune MIDI version of Tenna's intro music... Reminds me of the early Internet, before the standardization of web design, where even the "official" websites might just look and sound like a janky mess.

Tenna is one of my favorite characters in the game not only because he's funny, not only because I like his personality, not only because I like his design, but also because he speaks to me on a very personal level. You wrote an amazing character and you should be proud. #KillYourTV

mr fox you dont know how much it means to me that tenna is the way he is. that tenna acted as a protector for kris when it came to the dysfunctional dreemurr household and continues to care so much about them as someone who didnt have anyone to shield them from their own household issues growing up

Everyone seems to have expected either that Tenna would upstage Spamton’s popularity or that he would seem like a budget Spamton in your own words, but they seem to benefit from each other quite well. Which is to say they’re gay as hell

If anything I feel like Spamton’s budget Tenna. Like Spamton, he may be desperate to not be abandoned, but I got the impression that Tenna’s more earnest about entertaining people and Spamton’s kind of the pale imitation. Either way, I like how they’re both just hurt people coping in their own ways.

for me it's the fact that they seem to both take after each other. they even matched suits. they felt like they needed each other. but in reality between the dot com bubble burst and the fading relevance of CRTs, they were doomed from the start, and yet blame each other instead of the world

I kinda felt this way at first, theyve got similar Used Car Salesman energy but Tenna is a much more emotional and genuine character so I came around on him. When the family divorce is so bad yall give the tv separation anxiety… also love the connection between tenna and mettaton

This is incredibly surprising... Tenna is such a touching character, he really hits in such an unexpected way. All the narrative beats with Kris and their family are so perfectly written and he's SO charming. He just wants to have fun...

Tenna is funny in his own way and I love him. Spamton has that "crackhead" vibe to him that makes him sound gilarious, meanwhile Tenna is more of a quirky guy with a bunch of creativity and free time haha. Both are too similar and yet have enough stuff to differentiate them 🙂‍↕️

I wouldn’t consider Tenna budget Spamton, but I do think that their characters/stories complement eachother very well. I find them to be interesting reflections of each other in their actions and themes. :)

I loved Tenna so much I'm having issues deciding wether I should bring him back to Castle Town or give him to Nobody. I want to see more of Mr. "Ant" Tenna but he might be happier with Nobody :'(