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OC INTRODUCTION: WELCOME HOME OC!! ☆⌒(≧▽​° )

🌈 Meet Maxy Milkweed! A friendly, clumsy, Milkweed Beetle neighbor who is typically found in their record and book shop! (more info below)

A more proper introduction! Maxy uses they/them pronouns, is gay, asexual, and on the aromantic spectrum, and is also on the autistic spectrum— however, in the show, this was simply a theory and never truly said. They avoid making eye contact with the audience, normally found standing close by one of their neighbors in the background of show segments. They have four eyes and antennae that all moved in the show, however, they only have four limbs as the experimental design of them with more was deemed too eerie and similar to Howdy. They have a very colorful color pallet consisting of blues, yellows, reds, and greens to contrast their dark eyes. Maxy can be seen fidgeting with the spinning star buckle on their jeans at times during the show when they are in stressful situations or are simply bored.

Their antenna help them have a stronger sense of smell, which either results in them covering their nose around scents they do not like in an attempt to censor them (ex. when it’s raining and Barbary’s fur gets wet) or their antennas will move around more when it’s a more positive smell (ex. Poppy’s baking). Somewhat matching the spinning-star-buckle, the buttons located on the sleeve cuffs of their shirt and on the top of their collared shirt are small golden ovals with smiling faces engraved in them. They get them from Howdy’s shop, sew them on and engrave the faces into the buttons themself so they can be unique! Their sewing skills are not extraordinary, but they are enough to fix the buttons. (It is also hinted that there is a golden star located on the soles of their shoes but that is never truly confirmed since the bottoms of their shoes are never fully revealed on screen.) While not being the most social at the beginning of their introduction, they still try to get out with the other neighbors. Maxy cannot dance for the life of them so at neighborhood gatherings or parties they normally spend their time away from the dance floor to avoid any embarrassment. Not a ton is fully known about Maxy’s character, but much is assumed from what was found in scripts and restored merch and segments of the show. While they enjoy any food or snack they are given, Maxy definitely has a sweet tooth and adore baked goods and treats! While working at their shop or sitting on the steps of their house, in the back of scenes they can sometimes be seen eating a baked good or treat while chatting with another neighbor.

They’re social and bubbly but also fairly shy and paranoid, especially around certain neighbors, one being Howdy due to their admiration for him. Maxy was assumed to be friends with most of the neighbors. Despite seeming to be close friends with Wally, they tend to avoid going into Home too much since it gives them a strange feeling, nearing the end of the show’s time on air they are normally looking back at home while the others are on screen chatting. Like stated before, Maxy avoids making eye contact the majority of the time during the show, only looking at the viewers on very few occasions; they are the opposite of Wally in that sense which is a smaller running joke with their character on how Maxy has “never seen the viewers” while Wally is always looking at them. They spend a lot of time at Howdy’s market either chatting with him when needing to check out or admiring him from an aisle. They enjoy Howdy’s personality and friendliness to other neighbors, making them fairly close.

During promotional or merchandise ads Maxy’s character is used to advertise the music and picture books— mainly the music vinyls of Wally’s songs performed during the show. They don’t have a lot of merchandise focused solely on their character, but there are a few pieces of them and other characters they are close to. They can be seen on the backs of certain vinyls and picture books displaying the writer credits or list of music found on the disc. They are commonly illustrated with some sort of small smile or dimple when their mouth is opened up, this is exclusive to just picture books and merchandise items!

Test production items were later uncovered that pointed to Maxy eventually having their own picture book that was never finished.

It is hinted that they have somewhere between one and two siblings, but it is never confirmed. Names are dropped casually a few times throughout the shows run but nothing is ever fully confirmed and it is theorized that they are not fond of and or not close to their siblings, pushing them into moving into the neighborhood.

another doodle of them

“Maxy Milkweed grew up deep within the forest surrounding the neighborhood with their mother and, who is assumed to be, their siblings. All information of Maxy's father has been scraped or scribbled from found scripts, however, the clips that have been able to be salvaged point to him being vacant and them having a sour relationship. The set number of siblings Maxy has is also lost to time, it's assumed to be 2 due to the random names they would drop in the show, but they never elaborated much about them so it is theorized they had no relationship. It is unknown what Maxy's exact age is, however, it is assumed that they are a young adult during the show's run (~ 20s). In their youth, Maxy developed a love for music and reading where they were always found in their room listening to music or captivated by a book. Growing up, Maxy used to sneak to the edges of the forest and peek over the bushes to try and catch a glimpse of the neighborhood that their mother told them stories about. After years of hearing about the wonders of the neighborhood beyond the forest, Maxy decided to set out on their own and claim their spot in the neighborhood. They said their goodbyes to their mother and set off on their own. Maxy Milkweed's first introduction into the show was through background placements: carrying a box with Howdy into his store, setting up props for a drama show with Sunny, or talking with Eddie and Frank in the early mornings. Maxy's first real segment that introduced them as a character with personality was an episode discussing different types of music and the wonders of vinyl. Maxy's signature bit within episodes involved music or reading a book to the audience. Segments involving a physical puppet came much, much later than the other characters’ puppets due to the fact Maxy's test run puppet was deemed too scary for young children with realistic looking antennae and several limbs, so their puppet and design overall remained watered down to 4 eyes and the cartoony antennas. Maxy’s features were portrayed differently from how Howdy’s were, despite them both being bugs. Maxy’s antennas heightened their sense of smell, causing them to be seen covering their nose when an overwhelming smell is around, like Barnaby’s fur after rain, or they can be seen looking around constantly where there is a lovely smell in the air, like Poppy’s baking. Their puppet and animated character also had more “interactive” pieces, such as the star buckle of their belt spinning and being used as a distraction when they are found in overwhelming situations. During early episodes aired of the show, Maxy is around if not right beside Wally. For a while, they were paired during more and more segments due to the amusement of Wally always making direct eye contact with the camera while Maxy never looked directly into the camera at the audience. As the show continued to run, Maxy seemed to drift farther and farther from Wally’s side, always fidgeting with their buckle more or their blinking pattern becoming unusual. Throughout the show’s uncovered episodes, Maxy cannot be found in any scenes near or inside Home– some scripts were scribbled out and altered specifically to have Maxy away from the house. Some uncovered episodes revealed obvious clipping where Maxy appeared to be moved closer to Wally and their blinking and behavior becomes unusual again while House is looking directly at the camera with Wally. Despite this– Maxy remained close with the rest of the neighbors. In several restored episodes, Maxy is found in Howdy’s store or in the background chatting with him. In picture book segments, Maxy is commonly drawn with dimples and a glowing smile beside one of their buddies. Howdy and Maxy slowly became paired together in occasional marketing due to them both being bugs, however, it was slowly switched to just Maxy due to their bright colors, overall appearance, and bubbly personality. Maxy did not have much merchandise, however, they're found on tons of packaging.

The merchandise that Maxy did have involved them in picture books where their character truly came out more and was better developed alongside their bits in the show. Maxy was portrayed as a crafty, fun-loving, hardworking, shy individual who was always willing to lend a hand to their fellow neighbors and participate in neighborhood activities– unless they involved dancing, which they’re AWFUL at! Maxy's personality came out more after they were slowly distanced from Wally– instead of seeming on edge all the time, they instead appeared more nervous about interacting with their other neighbors due to shyness. Maxy’s clumsiness was also brought to attention when they started getting more screen time during neighborhood activities. Dropping books, tripping over stairs, inability to dance, and several other instances were shown to add to their character. Maxy’s character development seemed to blossom when they were solo, away from Wally, or paired with other neighbors in episodes. A few later episode scripts were uncovered where it seemed Maxy was planned to go back to being close friends with Wally due to their differing personalities, however, those scripts never made it to the show’s actual aired episodes. Old fans of the show theorized that something happened behind the scenes between Wally and Maxy, but it wouldn’t explain the transfer to Maxy’s discomfort within the actual show. Others speculated something was going to happen with Maxy visiting Home that went the wrong direction, however, too many scripts and tapes were scraped clean to determine if this was correct either. Due to the amount of scraped or ruined scripts, tapes, and overall blueprints revolving around Maxy’s character, not much is confirmed about them or their story– only tid bits of personality, backstory, and relationships they had are mostly assumed. Limited confirmed information about Maxy is available, but there are some facts that have been confirmed because of salvaged scripts and documents.”

I made a Welcome Home OC! It was fun to make her look a lot like she came from the website, as best I could, and I hope you all love her. I also have her full bio, uncovered!

On Character.AI I talked with a Wally bot, and he said he works a shift at a diner! While this isn’t canon, the idea of Wally working in a 60s-70s diner is adorable! So I drew it-

template by @fetusmeme!

information that isn't in the image: she has a crush on sally (one of her best friends), she is also best friends with julie, poppy, and eddie, and she's just friends with the rest of the cast! though she feels quite neutral towards barnaby, and has a bit of trouble understanding howdy sometimes. poppy is still a bit nervous about mary, and mary gets quite concerned about wally. she hopes he won't hurt himself!

its not safe to go alone, take this

felt whimsical for a moment (id like to throw her by a cliff and watch her be taken by the breeze because shes as tiny and light as a plume, until she gets blown away to the ocean and drowns)

Boy, howdy this took forever!!! Not sure I like how it turned out but I'm not unhappy!

Tap on if for better quality it's bad on my screen atleast:((