History Trivia / Zoophobia

* OldShame: In [[http://zoophobia-confessions.tumblr.com/post/155212070205/update this Tumblr post]], Viv admits to being unhappy with the comic, due to her lack of experience and planning when she started and all the negativity she's received made her reflect on it poorly. This is part of the reason why it's being rebooted.

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** NervousWreck

* FanNickname:
** Zill, Kayla, Jack, Vanex and Spam have become known as "the Main Gang", or "the Original 5".
** Sometimes Addison (aka [[InSeriesNickname Addi]]) is also included in the former.
** Damian, Addison, Sahara, Tom, Gustav, and Mackenzie are generally seen as the "secondary Main" group (especially the first three).

* CreatorBreakdown: Something just sort of... ''happened'' with Vivienne's personal life that made her put the comic on hiatus (and reboot it in sometime in the future). The fact that she's been the target of some rather nasty InternetBackdraft can't have helped.

* CreatorBreakdown: Something just sort of... ''happened'' with Vivienne's personal life that made her put the comic on hiatus (and reboot it in sometime in the future). The fact that she's been the target of some rather nasty InternetBackdraft [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement (which will be left undiscussed)]] can't have helped.

* FanNickname: Zill, Kayla, Jack, Vanex and Spam have become known as "the Main Gang", or "the Original 5".

* InspirationNod: Major Styx's bumbling henchmen Bob and Larry are named after [[WesternAnimation/VeggieTales two famous vegetables]]. In fact, both them and Styx's dynamic is inspired by the dynamic between The Monarch, 21, and 24 from WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers.
** Styx's outbursts are inspired partially by characters such as [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime LemonGrab]] and [[TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy The Raven.]]

* CreatorBreakdown: Something just sort of... ''happened'' with Vivienne's personal life that made her put the comic on hiatus (and reboot it in sometime in the future). The fact that she's been the target of some rather nasty and unwarranted InternetBackdraft [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement (which will be left undiscussed)]] can't have helped.

* InspirationNod: Major Styx's bumbling henchmen Bob and Larry are named after [[VeggieTales two famous vegetables]]. In fact, both them and Styx's dynamic is inspired by the dynamic between The Monarch, 21, and 24 from WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: Many of the themes in Zoophobia come from its creator Vivienne Medrano's own life and personal background. Native American and Hispanic themes are prevalent throughout the storyline and various character designs.

* InternalHomage: Compare the original comic to the current [[http://zoophobiacrazies.tumblr.com/post/41999484440/the-next-three-zoophobia-pages-say-a-lot-about-how here.]]

* WriteWhatYouKnow: Many of the themes in Zoophobia come from its creator Vivienne Medrano's own life and personal background. Native American and Hispanic themes are prevalent throughout the storyline and various character designs.

* The characters Afkinz, Günter, and Eiglet were originally designed and created by the artist, [[http://dollcreep.deviantart.com DollCreep]]. Vivienne purchased the characters to use within Zoophobia's offical canon.

** Damian, Addison, Sahara, Tom, Günter, and Mackenzie are generally seen as the "secondary Main" group (especially the first three).

** Damian, Addison, Sahara, Tom, Günter, and Afkinz are generally seen as the "secondary Main" group (especially the first three).

** Tentadora is somewhat of a homage to [[WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]].

** Tentadora is inspired by [[WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]] or more-over, Vivienne's idealized version of what she found to be a more attractive Jessica Rabbit.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The comic was initially envisioned as a quirky horror/comedy/zombie comic where there were animal students that killed each other like it was no big deal (which was considered EarlyInstallmentWeirdness). But then the story eventually progressed into being about [[http://fav.me/d2skj52 silly animals in a silly school]], before finally settling into something a tad [[LighterAndSofter more light-hearted]] though also becoming DarkerAndEdgier at the same time as a result of extensive development and detail. The characters were also aged up from elementary students to high school students.

** The Devil Triplets are inspired by [[{{Animaniacs}} another zany trio.]]

* {{Homage}}: Tentadora is one to Jessica Rabbit.

* MilestoneRedo: Compare the original comic to the current [[http://zoophobiacrazies.tumblr.com/post/41999484440/the-next-three-zoophobia-pages-say-a-lot-about-how here.]]

* InspirationNod: Major Styx's bumbling henchmen Bob and Larry are named after [[VeggieTales two famous vegetables]]. In fact, both them and Styx's dynamic is inspired by the dynamic between The Monarch, 21, and 24 from [[TheVentureBrothers The Venture Brothers]].

** Styx's voice is written with Marik from YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries in mind.

* MilestoneRedo: Compare the original 'Zoophobia' to the current [[http://zoophobiacrazies.tumblr.com/post/41999484440/the-next-three-zoophobia-pages-say-a-lot-about-how here.]]