Madness Combat

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Madness Combat is an Adobe Flash series made by Krinkels.

The series centers on Hank J. Wimbleton: a man tasked to wipe out an agency specifically tasked to kill him. Despite being killed several times, he is constantly revived and continues his mission to wipe out the agency

It is distinguished by its unique style of animation; every character in the series is drawn simplistically, the primary color is gray, and facial features are replaced by a cross on each character's face. This is a common technique used in portraiture. Usually it is only used for sketching out the design, however, and not left in the final piece. Leaving these lines in is a unique part of the Madness Combat series.

The series' other distinguishing trait is its violence. People are killed in many different ways over the course of the series, and are often brought back as zombies by Jebus. In addition, Hank is killed at the end of every animation (with the exception of Madness Combat, Madness Antipathy (Hank dies and is revived by Tricky about two-thirds into the episode), and Madness Inundation (where he remains dead from Madness Consternation).

Main characters[]

Hank[]

Hank is the protagonist of the Madness Combat series, having first appeared in the original Madness Combat cartoon. He appears to be exceedingly well-trained in the lethal arts, being an expert marksman and a skilled hand-to-hand fighter. In Madness Redeemer, he was revealed to be hunting "The Sheriff"; he successfully killed him in Madness Avenger, whereafter his goals are unknown (though some believe he hunts after "Jesus"). To date, Hank has died six times, and killed over 700 AAHW Units. The opening sequence of Madness Depredation nicknames him "The Protagonist" (a fitting title, as he is the series' protagonist).

Jesus Christ / Jebus / Jebediah Christoff[]

The primary Savior until Antipathy, he first appeared in Madness Combat 1 . In the early episodes, he works for the Sheriff, but following the Sheriff's death in Madness Combat 3: Avenger he seems to be independent. Jebus possesses many supernatural abilities, including levitation, the ability to ward off bullets, and the power to resurrect people from the dead as zeds. He was also Hank's most dangerous opponent, having killed him four out of the six times Hank has died. In his cameo appearance in Antipathy, he has apparently given up violence and was shown passively raking leaves. To date, Jeb has died five times. The opening sequence of Madness Depredation nicknames him "The Savior".

Tricky[]

Tricky has abnormal and superhuman abilities, but only since the events of Madness Depredation. His face paint starts white, but his face turns green when he is resurrected Tricky is a wild card; neither the protagonist nor antagonist, he appears to dislike everyone except for the 1337 Crew and other minor characters. First appearing in Madness Redeemer, Tricky has been featured in almost every Madness Combat animation and short since. Initially a standard character of seemingly little importance, Tricky, over the course of the series, became Hank's most powerful foe. But Hank keeps trying to kill tricky no matter how many times he dies.

The Sheriff[]

Hank's first target, distinguished from the rest of the characters by his black "cowboy hat". Hank is first seen hunting down the Sheriff in Madness Interactive, it's because he stole Hank's pie, The Sheriff is well-guarded, as suits his position, and has both a horde of inept men and the infinitely-more-successful Jebus on his payroll. At the end of Madness Redeemer, Hank is killed by Jebus before he can kill the Sheriff, but he successfully kills both of his foes before dying himself in Madness Avenger. so he has remained dead. Krinkels has claimed to dislike the Sheriff,

The Auditor[]

The Auditor also know as a Employer and also know as a Higher powers is a mysterious character introduced in Madness Consternation. He controls superhuman powers, like spawning weapons, warping, and levitation and more than that.

Higher Powers[]

Higher Powers are the entities that watch over Hank J. Wimbleton and Jebus in the Madness Series.

Deimos and Sanford[]

A duo allied with Hank, they were first seen in Madness Depredation, delivering Hank a sword to fight Tricky, and since have their own storyline that plays with the regular series in Madness 5.5, 6.5 and 7.5. They appeared in the last two entries of the series (so far) on a mission to revive Hank. They are both excellent fighters (but not good as Hank). Sanford is distinguishable by his shades and his deadly hook (which he wields as a formidable weapon) and Deimos wears a hat and smokes cigarettes. The latter was killed in Madness Aggregation by an Auditor-enhanced A.T.P Engineer.

The 1337 Crew[]

A group of Agent Smith-like men in shades and suits, they serve as elite (the name comes from "1337" the internet slang word for "elite") anti-Hank in their first appearances in madness interative. Despite being presumably better-trained than normal grunts, they are still slaughtered in large numbers by Hank. In Madness Depredation, Antipathy, and Consternation almost all characters who aren't Hank, Jebus, or Tricky are members of the 1337 Crew; the opening of Depredation, appropriately, nicknames them "the Victims". It seems that 1337 agents who is turned into zed by Jebus appear to lose no intelligence, unlike most zeds; they can wield and fire guns, which normal zeds can't do, it seems that when they turn they still act like normal agents.

Misc. characters[]

The Elite bodyguards, employees, and innocent bystanders that are killed by Hank and others throughout the series. Armed with various weapons, they're still no match for the main characters. Some are raised as zeds by Jebus after their death, but still don't have a good survival rate.

A.T.P. Engineers[]

The A.T.P. Engineers are masked, and are usually responsible for repairing machines as it seems. They have yellow blood just like the A.T.P. Soldats.

Mag Agent: Torture[]

Mag Agent: Torture is a giant 1337 Agent with two spikes going diagonally through his head. He is often referred to as "Spikey" or "That Guy With The Spikes Through His Head." He is the main character in the short Incident 011A.

Mags[]

Mags are giant members of the A.A.H.W who attack Hank, Sanford, and Jebus throughout the series. One of these giants appears briefly in the short Incident 001A, and is shoved into a giant blender by Hank.

A.T.P Soldats[]

A.T.P. Soldats are the upgraded version of A.T.P. Engineers, and wear a yellow eyepiece and a 1337 Agents suit. They also have yellow blood, and are presumably the most skilled units of the agency.

Important Objects[]

Improbability Drive[]

There are three Improbability Drives: The third is the Portable Drive which Jesus destroyed in Madness Combat 7: Consternation.

The first drive is the Primary Drive which the Auditor accidentally destroyed it in Madness Combat 8: Inundation.

The Secondary Drive Krinkels said that the Secondary Drive was "inside the Auditor". Tricky's corpse destroys it in Madness Combat 10: Abrogation.

The drive has also notably turned the sun into a grunt, and when he was killed, the world went dark. The Madness World has literally had a darker atmosphere ever since. The idea of the improbability drive was created by Douglas Adams in the book "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

316 Sword[]

The 316 sword is one of the two trademark weapons Jebus uses. It is a powerful two-handed longsword with the numbers "100111100" inscribed on its surface. This is a binary code which translates to the number sequence "316". The weapon first appeared in Madness Avenger, but at the time it lacked the number inscription (which it gained in the next episode, Madness Apotheosis).

The sword changed its appearance in Madness Consternation by being significantly slimmed down and shortened in length, but it still bears the binary code. It also appeared in Madness Inundation when Jebus summoned it after his encounter with the Auditor, although he never used its ball sack.

Protagonists[]

Antagonists[]

Agency Against Hank Wimbleton[]

Grunts
Agents
A.T.P. Engineers
A.T.P Soldats
Mag Agents
Mag Agent: Torture

Others[]

Higher Powers
Hot Dog Vendor
Sun

The Animations[]

To date, there are thirteen animations in the Madness series:

1. Madness Combat 1 (July 25, 2002)
2. Madness Combat 2: Redeemer (January 15, 2003)
3. Madness Combat 3: Avenger (September 9, 2003)
4. Madness Combat 4: Apotheosis (June 3, 2004)
5. Madness Combat 5: Depredation (March 24, 2005)
6. Madness Combat 6: Antipathy (September 15, 2006)
7. Madness Combat 7: Consternation (May 2, 2007)
8. Madness Combat 8: Inundation (February 8, 2008)
9. Madness Combat 9: Aggregation (March 15, 2009)
10. Madness Combat 5.5 (November 19, 2009)
11. Madness Combat 6.5 (April 3, 2010)
12. Madness Combat 10: Abrogation (June 1, 2011)
13. Madness Combat 7.5 (November 25, 2011)
14. Madness Combat 11 (January 8th, 2019)
15. Madness Combat 9.5 (July 9th, 2022)
15. Madness Combat 12 [Unknown]

Related works[]

Other Madness cartoons by Krinkels include:

Marsh-Mellow-Madness: This started it all. A man offers to shoot people out of a cannon and into a giant marshmallow for a small fee. The hilarity ensues from there.

Tricky bangbanggooberblat: This is a Madness oddity. Tricky is beating Jebus over the head with his large penis with the happy tune "Sailor's Hornpipe" playing and "OMG" written in the background, flashing bright colors. This could be a reference to the original Tricky meme.

Tricky Madness 2: This cartoon was a side-project Krinkels worked on after he finished Madness Antipathy. This is, obviously, the sequel to Tricky bangbanggooberblat. And like the first, features Jebus and Tricky, only this time, the two unleash intense violence.

Madness interactive — Madness Interactive

Madness Interactive: Conceived by Krinkels and coded by Max Abernethy (aka Flecko). The game allows the player to control Hank as he fights through hoards of enemies. The introduction states that Hank was after the sheriff because he stole his pie.
Music Video: A short, random animation made prior to Music Video 2. Although it does not incorporate Madness characters, it still retains the same monochrome style. May have been the predecessor to Crap, Garbage, Piss, and Vomit, due to it's unrelated randomness and quirky humor.
Music Video 2: The sequel to the original Music Video, It's just a short flash about a monster type creature attempting to escape some 1337 agents that appear to be trying to capture it. It is considered non-canonical to the Madness series.

Crap: The first short by Krinkels. It appears to be nothing more than a joke by Krinkels.
Garbage: The sequel to Crap, it is the second short.
Vomit: The third short in the random animation series by, only this time it is more of a parody the standard Madness cartoons.
Piss: The fourth and the last short.
Leisurely Ragtime: A Madness Day short animated by Krinkels, continuing the saga of random animations. It contains considerably less violence than most other Madness animations.

Fan Tributes[]

As popular as Madness Combat is, it has also spawned a large list of fan tributes and parodies. Most of these did not live up to the original series. Some, however, were well thought out and animated. A few of these are:

Maximum Ninja Series 1-3 by Sto0g3
Madness Mini Series 1-5 by Shrinkz
Madness Elimination Series 1-5 by Splurgle
Madness 1337 By Wigger
Anti-Clock Day Madness By DeRosa
Xionic Madness 1-4 By Xionico
Dadness Combat 1-20 by tasers
Mr. Nails Series 1-11 by Gabriel Barsch
Dawn of the Madness 1-3by Littleluckylink
School Madness 1-2 by Kasamui
Madness Tribulation 1-3 by Deimaus
Rebooting The Madness 1-2 by Alpha-Nuva
Madness In The Hell 1-2 by Ratnic8000
A Tricky animation by Caduceus
Mafia Madness 1-4 by Madnesscrazy123
Madness Combat 2008 1-2 by Otaku666
Past Madness by Erixs
Djjaner and Gujit Shorts 1-4 by Djjaner
Madness Combat: Error 7 by Gar0
Deimos Adventures 1-3 by Djjaner
Ryder Revenge 1-11 by Djjaner
REALM: Project 00X 1-2 by Kelzad
Incident-Series 1-8 by Krinkels
Madness Combat 10 (Alternative) by Djjaner
The Tricky Mod (Friday Night Funkin' ) by Banbuds

Games[]

Madness Interactive

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Madness Regent
Madness Hydraulic
Madness Accelerant
Madness Ambulation
Madness Lunacy
Madness: Hank´s Nemesis
Madness Torturation
Madness: Recommencement
Madness Deathwish
Madness Deathwish 2Aak
bas
Madness: Air assault
Madness Project Nexus (Classic)
MADNESS Project Nexus
Guppy: The Seed Of God (Unreleased, featured a crossover with Hank)
i like turtles
Madness Roulette