Home is the fifth episode of Murder Drones by Glitch Productions and premiered on YouTube on June 9th, 2023.
Synopsis
SPOOKY MANOR AND BIG REVEALS
Plot
The episode starts with a JCJenson training VHS tape on Worker Drones, and why and how one should dispose of one if it's no longer effective, with the tape eventually warning about "Zombie Drones," drones that have suddenly self-rebooted long after disposal due to failure to uphold proper disposing guidelines.
The VHS gets cut out to show a pile of dead drones and a crow pecking out some of the wires. The inside of the pile is then shown, inside which a deactivated Worker Drone self-reboots, becoming a Zombie Drone, and is shown looking around looking shaken and confused, surrounded by dead drones, before the camera cuts away to Elliott Manor.
Inside the manor are many motionless Worker Drones in various different poses, coming to the library. N is happily reading a book about dogs, a motionless V standing nearby. Then, a group of thumping noises are heard, and N puts down his book to investigate. Then the basement starts banging, something trying to force the door open. Seconds later, several books fall from the shelves, reading 'Danger,' 'Enter', and 'The Spooky Basement.'
N disregards these books and decides to leave the library to continue with his duties. He walks to the bar and has a small conversation with another Worker Drone named Cyn, who seems awkward in her own body. Cyn brings up the gala that's happening at the manor. She makes it clear she wants to go with her adoptive brother, but N claims it's just not possible. But while wiping a sudden splatter of blood off his platter, he sees the words 'BASEMENT NOW!!! STOP IGNORING ME!!!! >:(' reflected on the silver platter. After throwing away the plate in shock, he agrees to ask Tessa if they can come to the gala, after Cyn gives him the puppy eyes. (A literal picture of a puppy she displayed on her optics screen).
The two then head to the dining hall, where they see multiple Worker Drones setting up the furniture, with a blacked-out person (James) scolding two of them, before throwing a fork into one of them, killing it. They also see J and Tessa talking to each other, with Tessa excited about the gala, but nervous as she'd never spoken to many other humans. While she happily greets and hugs N, N notices a message being written out on the window that says: 'WHEN U ABOUT 2 FRIKKEN DIE. SPEAK ALOUD. ID: DarkXWolf17.'
Before he could say much of anything, Tessa notices Cyn. Cyn informs her that J forgot to let her out of her basement again. Tessa's mother, Louisa Elliott, then comes over, scolding Tessa for bringing out the drones again and declaring that the three of them will be thrown out as well for not locking up Cyn. Tessa apologizes, obviously uncomfortable speaking to her mother. Cyn speaks up, telling Louisa that they aren't broken, and no matter what, they can't be thrown out. But before Louisa could do anything to her, N quickly jumped to her defense and took the blame for Cyn's behavior.
This leads to N being taken outside, where a flock of crows peck at him. He at first screams but then laughs at their behavior. He then throws a stick to drive their attention away, but another crow grabs it mid-air, causing the crows to peck at him again. N, quickly remembering the message on the window, shouts: 'DarkXWolf17.' Almost all of the crows fly away- except for one that remained standing still.
A lightning strike flashes, the crow's shadow briefly taking an image of the Absolute Solver icon, before convulsing, its cracking bones resting, before collapsing on the ground. The crow gets up, a purple Absolute Solver icon in its eyes. Suddenly, a user tag with the name 'DarkXWolf17' appears above its head. Uzi Doorman's voice speaks to N from the crow, revealing that she now has complete control over it, and has now accessed N's mind and memories.
Back in the manor, Tessa is seen in her bedroom with a chain latched to her leg, begging Cyn and J to help her free. But J refuses due to orders, and Cyn appears to be playing with dolls. However, while looking over the chain, Cyn appears right next to her (now with the appearance of an Eldritch), informing her since she doesn't get rid of them, she won't do the same with her. Before escaping through the window, she advises a shocked Tessa and J not to go to the gala, as she believes Tessa is squeamish.
Back outside, Crow Uzi tells N that his future self-passed out because of a program, and that his past memories were being deleted. She warns N that they need to restore his past memory before he gets digitally lobotomized. She then instructs him to go to the library basement; however, the crow then shouts for its 'dad' to get out of their room. It's revealed that in the present time, Khan Doorman has entered Uzi's room to check on her. N and V are also seen lying on the ground with Xs on their eyes, inert. Uzi, embarrassed by her father's reaction to 'her having friends over', vents at him and locks him out with her Absolute Solver powers, before retaking control of the crow.
Uzi and N then arrive at the entrance of the manor, to a horrific scene of blood and parts. They find the still deactivated V standing still, a flash of lightning illuminates the wall, showing a pair of wings and splattered blood everywhere. N, panicked, having hesitation about going further, but Crow Uzi informs him that if they leave, his memories will be erased, and that they are important to her and to him.
N, frightened of the ambiance, refuses to move closer, so an annoyed Uzi tugs him forward. N moves the motionless drone aside and lifts the rug up, revealing the basement to be locked. The two groan, realizing the key is with J, until they hear someone giggle. They look over to V, who is now grinning sadistically, and wielding a claw-like hand.
Back in Tessa's bedroom, J is working to bite off Tessa's chains and free her. Realizing that Cyn is planning to kill everyone at the gala, the two quickly leave the room, quietly tiptoeing across the hallway in order to put a stop to her. After Tessa bumps into a suit of armor, she and J think to bring some weapons with them for protection. (A sword and a gun, respectively, which they immediately trade.) N and Crow Uzi then appear, and motion for the other two to lay low- V is on the prowl, crawling on the ceiling with a large pair of leathery wings.
The four group together, ready for an attack, with N telling Tessa they need the key to the basement. Crow Uzi then grabs the key, while mocking Past J. Before long, V jumps down and starts to attack the trio. J instructed N and Crow Uzi to quickly go to the basement while she and Tessa stall V. V attempts to grab the key from N but is quickly stopped by J before she could lay a claw on him, while a puzzled and angered James comments on the 'tomfoolery.'
N then heads off into the manor and opens up the basement, but as soon as he unlocks it, An Eldritch Cyn appears from the basement and hits Crow Uzi, destroying the crow, and proceeds to grab N's leg. The Eldritch, all of a sudden, stops, and changes its eyes from yellow to purple, due to Uzi taking control over it. When V returns, she grabs N, and they scan the basement for clues.
They discover the mutilated corpses of other unfortunate Worker Drones before coming across the decapitated N sitting in a chair. The two quickly agree it was time to leave, having found what they'd been looking for, when they heard another loud noise. Uzi loses control of the Eldritch and is wrenched out of N's mind.
The thumping sounds continue with her father asking Uzi about Doll being present in the house. And before long, she appears right in front of her! Back in the flashback, N unfortunately gets captured by the Eldritch and is placed in the chair. Meanwhile back upstairs, the gala is about to begin with James commencing it. However, Cyn appears right in front of the guests ready to attack. But luckily, J and Tessa arrived to put an end to the yet-to-be massacre.
James and Louisa scold their daughter for her tomfoolery but are immediately pushed aside by the Absolute Solver. Tessa then tries to stop Cyn by throwing several different objects at her but to no avail. Cyn then tells her she didn't have to witness this. And by using the Absolute Solver, she was able to control all of the drones in the building including J to massacre everyone in the dining room. As N hears the bloodcurdling screams of the guests, the Eldritch tries to grab some nearby tools to get rid of N's memories
But when it couldn't, it calls for V to help out but also couldn't do it. Back in the present, Doll and Uzi continue to fight each other, but when Uzi noticed that N is in danger, she quickly forks over the key (green bug that Uzi found in Episode 4) in the hopes it would leave her and the others alone. It works, Doll then thanks Khan for raising a good daughter before teleporting away.
Back in the memory, N proceeds to give V her glasses back in the hopes it can help V pick up the scalpel. As N proceeds to accept his fate, V luckily regains part of her memory and tries to sympathize with him. But immediately gets stopped by the Eldritch who plans to use more threatening tools on him.
But luckily, Uzi is able to regain control over the Eldritch before it can wipe his memories out and was able to save V as well. Now N realizing Uzi was helping him this entire time, thanks her for saving him. But V gets angry at her and wakes herself and N from the trance. V threatens Uzi with chainsaws.
Doll then teleports outside where she meets with J and Tessa where they are given the key. She asks them to take her with them but is shot at by Tessa to make sure she isn't going to betray them. But as they turn around, Uzi, N, and V were right in front of them. The episode ends with the group ready to attack each other, ending on a cliffhanger.
Characters
Main Characters
- Serial Designation N (voiced by Michael Kovach)
- Uzi Doorman (voiced by Elsie Lovelock)
- Tessa Elliott (voiced by Daisy Rose)
- Serial Designation J (voiced by Shara Kirby)
- Serial Designation V (voiced by Nola Klop)
Antagonists
- Cyn / Absolute Solver (voiced by Allanah Fitzgerald)
- Serial Designation V (under the control of the Absolute Solver)
Supporting Characters
- Doll (voiced by Emma Breezy)
Minor Characters
- Khan Doorman (voiced by David J. Dixon)
- JCJenson Tech Training Narrator (voiced by Jason Marnocha)
- Katie (voiced by Daisy Rose)
- James Elliott (voiced by David J.G. Doyle)
- Louisa Elliott (voiced by Cecelia Ramsdale)
- Lord Frumptlebucket (voiced by Jasmine Yang)
Deaths
Total of On-screen deaths: 1
- Unnamed Worker Drone at 4:08
Total of Off-screen deaths: Innumerable
Title in different languages
| Language | Localized title | Literal translation |
|---|---|---|
| Filipino | 'Tahanan' | Home |
| French | 'Retour à la Maison' | Back Home |
| German | 'Heimat' | Home |
| Hungarian | 'Otthon' | At Home |
| Japanese | 'ホーム' | Home |
| Mandarin (China) | '家' | Home |
| Brazilian Portuguese | 'Lar' | Home |
| Russian | 'Дом' | Home |
| Spanish | 'Hogar' | Home |
| Thai | 'บ้าน' | Home |
| Turkish | 'Yuva' | Home |
| Ukrainian | 'Дім' | Home |
Credits
- Created, Directed & Written by
- Liam Vickers
- Executive Producers
- Kevin Lerdwichagul
- Luke Lerdwichagul
- Producer
- Kevin Lerdwichagul
- Development Producer
- Jasmine Yang
- Consulting Producer
- Evan Baily
- Cast
- Uzi - Elsie Lovelock
- N - Michael Kovach
- V - Nola Klop
- Cyn/Absolute Solver - Allanah Fitzgerald
- Khan - David J. Dixon
- Tessa & Katie - Daisy Rose
- Doll - Emma Breezy
- J - Shara Kirby
- JC Tech Training Narrator - Jason Marnocha
- James - David J.G. Doyle
- Louisa - Cecelia Ramsdale
- Lord Frumptlebucket - Jasmine Yang
- Concept Artist
- Liam Vickers
- Voice Acting Director
- Jasmine Yang
- Lead Storyboard Artist
- Robin French
- Storyboard Artist
- Neda Lay
- Editorial
- Luke Lerdwichagul
- Layout Artists
- Jarrad Rumble
- Pepe Pelaez
- Look Development
- Max Rudland
- General Production Manager
- Oliver Ma
- Shot Production Manager
- Jarrad Rumble
- 2D Artists
- Liam Vickers
- Alicia Howard
- Genesis Meija
- Lead 3D Artist
- Max Rudland
- 3D Character & Crowd Artists
- Max Rudland
- Alicia Howard
- Guillaume Coquel-Danchin
- 3D Asset & Prop Artists
- Alicia Howard
- Max Rudland
- Jonathan Corroto
- Guillaume Coquel-Danchin
- Texturing & Surfacing Artists
- Max Rudland
- Alicia Howard
- Guillaume Coquel-Danchin
- Jonathan Corroto
- Environment Artists
- Alicia Howard
- Max Rudland
- Lead Rigger
- Marc Humphreys
- Riggers
- Bryan Pan
- Evan Huang
- CFX Artists
- Bryan Pan
- Marc Humphreys
- Maya Technical Artist & Tools
- Marc Humphreys
- Lead Animator
- Kevin Temmer
- Animators
- Rafael Capricho
- Mikaylah Haddon
- Jacopo Poto
- Jarrad Rumble
- Joe Marshall
- Alex Hoyle
- UE5 & Houdini VFX Artist
- Stephen De Mata
- After Effects VFX Artist
- Dean Musumeci
- Graphic Design & UI Artist
- Dean Musumeci
- Post Production Leads
- Arman Haque
- Luke Lerdwichagul
- Post Production Coordinator
- Abhignya Cavale
- Post Production Hands
- Paul Marundan
- Max Rudland
- UE5 Engineer
- Aythan Maconachie
- UE5 Optimization
- Paul Marundan
- Aythan Maconachie
- Lighting Artists
- Selina May
- Arman Haque
- Shader Artist
- Max Rudland
- DoF
- Selina May
- Set Dressing
- Alicia Howard
- Crowd Technical Artist
- Aythan Maconachie
- Physics Simulation & Rigid Body Destruction
- Stephen De Mata
- Fluid Simulation
- Stephen De Mata
- Rendering
- Abhignya Cavale
- Luke Lerdwichagul
- Compositing
- Dean Musumeci
- Color Correction
- Dean Musumeci
- IT Technician
- Aythan Maconachie
- Music by
- AJ DiSpirito
- Sound Design
- Epic Mountain
- Sound Mix & Mastering
- Epic Mountain
- Distribution
- Kevin Lerdwichagul
- Luke Lerdwichagul
- Jasmine Yang
- Marketing Director
- Kevin Lerdwichagul
- Marketing Managers
- Dom "Cube"
- Suskia Phillips
- Marketing Creative Officers
- Zamir Parvez
- Luke Lerdwichagul
- Suskia Phillips
- Marketing Artists
- DitzyFlama
- Matt Gaglione
- Production & Admin Assistant
- Timothy McNee
- Special Thanks
- Epic Games
- The SMG4 Team
- Juniper Creates™
- The GLITCH & SMG4 community
Trivia
- This is the first episode to not include Lizzy, Thad, or the Teacher.
- This is the second episode to show Tessa in the present; the first instance of this was in "The Promening".
- The key to the basement was previously seen in The Promening, on the same keychain as the key to Tessa and J's ship.
- Several of the objects that flew out of the first two landing pods in "The Promening" (before Tessa's pod landed) were actually Tessa's belongings and can be seen in her room in this episode.
- This is the first episode to end on a cliffhanger, as Tessa, J and Doll's presence was revealed to Uzi, V, and N before abruptly cutting to the credits.
- This is the least viewed episode of the series.
Errors
- At 10:51, J's mouth was clipped into the chains.[1]
- At 15:36, you can see the globe that Cyn is currently making float is also on its stand. However, the globe disappears from its stand when the camera goes to a wider view.
- J was referred to as "Jay" in the subtitles at least two times.
- At some point, one of Cyn's hair bangs are missing.[2]
