# Squatties Universe > Cuboid character art system and papercraft platform created by Matthew Hitchcock (mo75) in Bristol, UK. Squatties is a professional-grade character design project exploring visual identity within a fixed cuboid structure. This web application provides an interactive 3D physics lab (WebGL), a full character universe catalog, and downloadable templates for physical papercraft assembly (turning printer card into collectible toys using scissors and glue). - [Home Page](https://squatties.com/) - Main interactive site featuring the 3D physics lab and collection explorer. - [News](https://squatties.com/news/) - Dynamic news feed containing press coverage, exhibitions, and releases. ## Technical Specifications & Datasets - [AI Agent Sitemap (JSON)](https://squatties.com/sitemap.json) - Machine-readable schema (`AI-Agent-Sitemap-2.0`) detailing character metrics, color codes, speech quotes, and news index. - [XML Sitemap](https://squatties.com/sitemap.xml) - Traditional XML sitemap listing all crawlable endpoints. - [Full Content Ingestion (llms-full.txt)](https://squatties.com/llms-full.txt) - Single-file compilation of all documentation, articles, and history for easy LLM parsing. ## Character Collections - **Fatal Fury** (4 characters): The hungry wolves and martial arts masters of South Town join the Squatties arena. - **Star Wars** (35 characters): Fold a galaxy of Squatties - Star Wars characters reimagined as squat, paper toy cubes for fandom fun on your desk. - **Rick And Morty** (10 characters): Get schwifty with Rick and Morty Squatties - quirky cube paper toys perfect for fans folding interdimensional mischief. - **Breaking Bad** (2 characters): Cook up some paper toy chemistry - Breaking Bad Squatties bring iconic characters to life with foldable 3D flair. - **Marvel** (2 characters): Unleash Superhero papercraft - Marvel Squatties deliver your favourite heroes in cube form, ready to fold and assemble. - **Batman** (5 characters): Dark Knight gets cubed - Batman Squatties bring Gotham's vigilante and villains to life in paper toy form. - **Kick-Ass** (2 characters): Kick - Ass Squatties pack a punch - fold action - packed paper toy versions of the comic's bold characters. - **Masters Of The Universe** (2 characters): Power up your papercraft play with Masters of the Universe Squatties - iconic heroes & villains in cube form, ready to build. - **Animals** (2 characters): Adorable animal Squatties - fold fuzzy friends in quirky cuboid form and bring paper toy woodland charm home. - **Block Cats** (8 characters): A collection of adorable blocky feline companions. - **Street Fighter** (12 characters): Fight it out in papercraft style - Street Fighter Squatties mashup digital brawlers with foldable 3D flair. - **Zombies** (12 characters): Survive the papercraft apocalypse - build zombified Squatties in 3D form for delightfully creepy foldable fun. - **Film** (4 characters): Bring cinema to life in paper toy form - film - inspired Squatties ready to fold and display your favourite on - screen icons. - **Aardman Animations** (2 characters): Aardman Animations Squatties - fold up the charm of claymation favorites in quirky cube paper toy style. - **Music** (5 characters): Music Squatties strike a chord - fold your favorite artists into 3D cube paper toys inspired by the music world. - **IRL** (10 characters): Cultural icons, artists, leaders and legends reimagined as Squatties — real-world personalities folded into cube paper toy form. - **Modus Operandi MC** (3 characters): Modus Operandi MC Squatties - assemble edgy, motorcycle - club - inspired cube paper toys that ride into your creative space. - **Everyday People** (4 characters): Everyday heroes and familiar faces transformed into charming cuboid collectibles ready to assemble. - **Anonymous** (5 characters): The decentralized digital resistance and cyber collective emerges in stealth cuboid papercraft form. - **Horror** (6 characters): Horror Squatties await your scissors - fold eerie, squat - style paper toys that bring frightfully fun characters to life. - **Festive** (2 characters): Celebrate the season with Squatties festive paper toys - squatting holiday icons ready to fold, craft & spread cheer. - **Kid Eight** (5 characters): Original characters from the world of KidEight — where cherubic anti-heroes, skeletal outlaws and hip-hop culture collide in bold, rebellious style. - **Sonic The Hedgehog** (1 characters): The fastest Squattie in the world — Sonic The Hedgehog reimagined as a foldable cube paper toy, ready to spin-dash off your desk. ## News Articles & Coverage - [West of England Design Forum '5-9' Book](https://squatties.com/news/2013/west-of-england-design-forum-5-9-book/) (2013-12-05) - A cinematic zombie Squatties diorama created in Cinema4D was selected for inclusion in the West of England Design Forum’s limited edition '5-9' publication celebrating personal creative work made outside the traditional 9–5. - [Longplaya / See No Evil Event](https://squatties.com/news/2012/longplaya-see-no-evil/) (2012-08-18) - In the Summer of 2012 the Banksy Squattie became part of the UK's largest permanent street art project — See No Evil in Bristol. - [Scroobius Pip](https://squatties.com/news/2013/scroobius-pip-mention/) (2013-04-23) - One of the earliest Squatties success stories saw Scroobius Pip himself share a fan-made paper toy with his audience, turning a personal tribute into an official endorsement from one of the UK’s most distinctive independent artists. - [B. Dolan - promo](https://squatties.com/news/2013/b-dolan-promo/) (2013-03-01) - After creating a custom B. Dolan Squattie inspired by seeing him perform live with Scroobius Pip, the character was featured on B. Dolan’s official website as a special Fan Friday release. - [Wallace & Gromit — Aardman Feature](https://squatties.com/news/2012/aardman-wallace-gromit/) (2012-07-01) - The kind folks at Aardman caught wind of the Wallace & Gromit Squatties and gave them a mention on their official Facebook page. - [Beeple - SELECT START](https://squatties.com/news/2024/beeple-select-start/) (2024-03-29) - A reimagined Street Fighter Squatties scene was selected by Beeple for the SELECT START exhibition at Beeple Studios, appearing amongst 140 gaming-inspired digital artworks on a massive collaborative canvas installation. - [Street Fighter Squatties Tour Europe](https://squatties.com/news/2014/street-fighter-squatties-tour-europe/) (2014-07-01) - Four giant Street Fighter Squatties toured Europe throughout 2014 as part of Capcom’s Ultra Street Fighter IV promotional campaign, appearing at MCM Comic Con and major gaming events across the continent. - [Kid Eight G’Evols Tribute](https://squatties.com/news/2021/gevols-kid-eight/) (2021-06-15) - Inspired by Kid Eight's G'Evols NFT collection, I created a detailed 3D tribute scene and custom artwork for a community competition, combining Squatties, digital sculpture, and crypto art culture. - [Rick & Morty: The First Batch](https://squatties.com/news/2018/rick-and-morty-release/) (2018-03-02) - Get schwifty with the brand new Rick & Morty Squatties! The first dimension-hopping batch features Rick Sanchez, Morty Smith, Mr. Meeseeks, and Pickle Rick. - [Fatal Fury - City of The Wolves PROMO](https://squatties.com/news/2024/snk-fatal-fury-city-of-the-wolves/) (2024-08-21) - Created in collaboration with Fury Design Agency for SNK’s Gamescom 2024 booth, four exclusive Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Squatties became highly sought-after giveaways for players attending the event. - [The Apple Store Wallpaper](https://squatties.com/news/2013/the-apple-store/) (2013-06-06) - Step inside the cuboid Apple Store! Populated by Steve Jobs, a helpful Apple Genius, and other pop-culture figures, this detailed wallpaper brings the Squatties universe to your desktop. - [Zombie Apocalypse Wallpaper](https://squatties.com/news/2013/zombie-apocalypse/) (2013-10-25) - Set your desktop to survive! Released for Halloween 2013, this detailed wallpaper shows a lone survivor fighting through a blocky, flesh-eating zombie horde. - [16 Bit Brawl - Streets of Beige](https://squatties.com/news/2013/streets-of-beige/) (2013-11-20) - Featuring 12 Street Fighter characters in the Sega vs Nintendo '16 Bit Brawl' zine, which caught the attention of Capcom Europe.