# Model credits

Every character in `public/models/` is an **original low-poly stand-in** made for
Ponsdonate, generated by `scripts/build-models.mjs` (run `npm run models`) from
the primitive kit in `src/engine/kit.js`. No third-party model is shipped.

## Why stand-ins and not downloaded models

- The characters requested (Shrek, Pepe, Doge, Nyan Cat, Skibidi Toilet, the Italian
  brainrot cast, Chill Guy…) are third-party intellectual property. Fan-made models on
  Sketchfab / Poly Pizza may carry a CC-BY tag from their uploader, but the uploader
  cannot license the underlying character, so those files are not safe to ship.
- Sketchfab downloads also require an account and an API token, which the build
  environment does not have.

So each entry below is an original interpretation "in the spirit of" the meme: flat
vertex colors (no textures to bake — cheaper than a 64×64 texture), 300–800
triangles, rendered with the PS1 shader (vertex snapping, fog, no filtering).

To replace a stand-in with a real model: drop a GLB with the same file name in
`public/models/`, keep a `legs` node if the character should be able to sit, and
update the table below with the author, source URL and license.

## Roster

| File | Character | Inspired by | Triangles | Author | Source | License |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- | --- |
| `tralalero-tralala.glb` | Tralalero Tralala | a shark in three sneakers | 880 | Ponsdonate (generated) | `scripts/characters.mjs` | MIT (same as the project) |
| `tung-tung-tung-sahur.glb` | Tung Tung Tung Sahur | a log with a bat | 948 | Ponsdonate (generated) | `scripts/characters.mjs` | MIT (same as the project) |
| `bombardiro-crocodilo.glb` | Bombardiro Crocodilo | a crocodile bomber | 1150 | Ponsdonate (generated) | `scripts/characters.mjs` | MIT (same as the project) |
| `ballerina-cappuccina.glb` | Ballerina Cappuccina | a cappuccino in a tutu | 1252 | Ponsdonate (generated) | `scripts/characters.mjs` | MIT (same as the project) |
| `brr-brr-patapim.glb` | Brr Brr Patapim | a tree with a monkey problem | 1280 | Ponsdonate (generated) | `scripts/characters.mjs` | MIT (same as the project) |
| `lirili-larila.glb` | Lirilì Larilà | a cactus elephant in sandals | 1156 | Ponsdonate (generated) | `scripts/characters.mjs` | MIT (same as the project) |
| `doge.glb` | Doge | much shiba | 1500 | Ponsdonate (generated) | `scripts/characters.mjs` | MIT (same as the project) |
| `pepe.glb` | Pepe | feels frog man | 868 | Ponsdonate (generated) | `scripts/characters.mjs` | MIT (same as the project) |
| `nyan-cat.glb` | Nyan Cat | pop-tart cat, rainbow included | 648 | Ponsdonate (generated) | `scripts/characters.mjs` | MIT (same as the project) |
| `shrek.glb` | Shrek | get out of his swamp | 1108 | Ponsdonate (generated) | `scripts/characters.mjs` | MIT (same as the project) |
| `skibidi-toilet.glb` | Skibidi Toilet | a head in a toilet | 800 | Ponsdonate (generated) | `scripts/characters.mjs` | MIT (same as the project) |
| `chill-guy.glb` | Chill Guy | he lowkey does not care | 1132 | Ponsdonate (generated) | `scripts/characters.mjs` | MIT (same as the project) |
| `cappuccino-assassino.glb` | Cappuccino Assassino | a coffee with two katanas | 912 | Ponsdonate (generated) | `scripts/characters.mjs` | MIT (same as the project) |
| `boneca-ambalabu.glb` | Boneca Ambalabu | a frog on a tire on legs | 984 | Ponsdonate (generated) | `scripts/characters.mjs` | MIT (same as the project) |

Generated on 2026-08-27.