A Deep Dive into DOGS in Video Games

Dogs are cool. People Like Dogs. Some Video Games have Dogs in them. So let's take a look at some Dogs in Video Games!
Thanks again to ‪@MellanaTV‬ and ‪@koramora‬ for your dog insights!
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Koramora, she mostly does Cozy Games like Animal Crossing: / @koramora
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:22 What Is a Dog?
1:47 Dogs In Games
2:18 Man's Best Friend
6:23 Missile from Ghost Trick ft MellanaTV
8:20 Friend's Best Man
10:17 Animal Crossing Dogs ft Koramora
11:54 Dogs With Jobs
18:51 Dog is Horse
20:44 Dog Game of the Year
22:23 Dog is Foe
25:17 What Makes a Good Dog
26:40 Outro
Music Used (in approx order (that I remember)):
Jay Weinberg solo de bateria -Slipknot - • Jay Weinberg solo de b...
Dog Song from Undertale
Battle Preparation from Triangle Strategy, except I edited in Dog Barking noises manually
Megaman 3 Title Theme
Mega Man 3 WITH LYRICS (Extended Remix) - brentalfloss : • Mega Man 3 WITH LYRICS...
It's Going Down - Persona 3 Reload OST
Eikon Boss Fight - Final Fantasy XVI OST
Missile Valiant Pet (Arranged) - Ghost Trick OST
Goldeneye 64 Pause Music
Star Wolf Theme - Star Fox Assault OST
Cosmo Canyon - Final Fantasy VII OST
The Devoted - Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn OST
10AM - Animal Crossing GCN OST
11AM - Animal Crossing GCN OST
KK Cruisin' - Animal Crossing GCN OST
White Land - F-Zero GX OST
Through Asphodel - Hades OST
Cent-Omnia Region (Day) - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Future Redeemed ~ Original Soundtrack OST
Evangelion 1.11 - Decisive Banger (EVA Trap Mix) - • Evangelion 1.11 - Deci...
Fight Against Culex - Super Mario RPG Remake OST
Legion Assault - Astral Chain OST
Twilight Princess Symphonic Movement - Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Orchestra
Sandy Plains - Monster Hunter Rise OST
The King and the Bull - Hades OST
Pursuit - The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles OST
Silent Hill 2 Dog Ending Song
Tied To Tomorrow - God Eater 3 OST
Dogsong from Undertale except I'm laying the wacky bassline
#woof

[@fazdingo29]

i love this content format of talking about random shit that's common in games. it's such a weird idea but it's so entertaining and has so much potential for videos. you've talked about minorities in games, durability in games, trains in games, shields in games, and now dogs. I hope you enjoy making these videos because i'm keen to see more of them

[@takemetoyonk]

SQUEAKY! Agreed. Games are the history around us, in a way! Lots of creation is arguably reflective of our lifestyles or societies around us, so it's always an interesting time for me.

[@GlennOrSomething]

I second this. My brains thinks these things and I’m glad it’s put out somewhere for me to view

[@N8ertot]

Big agree, this is the premise of the KZbin content I would make…if I made KZbin’s.

[@Duskool]

surprised he hasn't made a video about helmets or hats

[@darienb1127]

There a was a comment from I think a Daggerfall video that said "My favorite KZbin videl genre is nerds talking about nerd shit." And they're pretty right

[@SliminBlue]

Fun fact: At the time of this upload, a day ago during Awesome Games Done Quick 2024, there was a speedrun of the NES game Gyromite that was performed entirely by a dog named Peanut Butter who was taught to press one of two buttons when his owner held a treat over one. More proof that video games and dogs are the perfect combo.

[@Fruitcupper]

Impressive! I can't even train myself to finish and beat Battle Toads on NES. It's been 24 years and I still can't beat the hover bike lvl 🤣😅😭

[@2-Way_Intersection]

so the dog was basically filling in for rob? thats amazing

[@InfinitelyMasked]

There's something ironic about how dog-like Koraidon/Miraidon are in Pokemon Scarlet/Violet but it was the previous Gen games that had two Legendaries who are actual dogs that you could barely interact with

[@papercraftcynder5430]

I have a wholesome explanation for TOTK Wolf Link. In BOTW, in addition to fighting monsters, he also hunts other animals, so I firmly believe that in TOTK, he's just giving us the spoils from his hunting trips.

[@mangomage33]

Exactly I don't know why everyone assumes he got butchered

[@antonberkbigler5759]

It’s a morbid but funny explanation as to why you summon piles of meat instead of the actual living wolf link, so the whole “Nintendo killed wolf link” is technically a joke/meme

[@VaskoGames]

I'm allergic to dogs so video game dogs is the closest I can get to interacting with dogs :)

[@Psytastic_ssbu]

Technically, you could still interact with dogs… but you would feel awful in the process (and might die lol)

[@darienb1127]

I'm also allergic to dogs, but I still pet them and stuff. Whenever I go to a freind's house who all have huge fucking dogs, it's basically becomes a slow DOT until my eyes and nose get super irritated. Also, the thing that causes allergies the most isn't dander. It's fluids. Saliva being the big one. So you can get trigger alleries from a "Hypoallergenic" dog.

[@antonberkbigler5759]

They should make hairless dogs 🤔

[@darienb1127]

@@antonberkbigler5759 That wouldn't really help unfortunately. Drool and other body fluids is one of the biggest factors for allergies.

[@antonberkbigler5759]

@@darienb1127 They should make fleshless dogs then. Bone doggos.

[@AluinKali]

Your dog clearly loves being picked up 🤣 … such a cutie

[@Maidenless007]

This guy is very funny, has clever writing, has a strong personal brand and loves dogs. Subscription earned.

[@Zandofle]

I really loved all the monster hunter dog names.

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

As far as i remember Wargroove Lore, Caesar doesn`t really have a strategy. He is the protagonists loyal companion and best friend and his campaign missions are a bit of a running gag that goes like this: Caesar instinctively wanders off and finds a group of thugs. Thugs feel threatened by him and start a battle. Caesars bodyguards interpret his barks as the situation calls for. Thugs get defeated and run off, day is saved. Protagonist arrives and asks him what he is been up to, the good deed goes unnoticed. Also his arcade mode ends with him destroying the artifact of doom in Wargroove, because dogs are incorruptible.

[@stalmtek1660]

As an Alaskan, yes they should give the other sled dogs more recognition. All of them are heroes. Rest in peace dogs ya earned it. 🫡

[@SkylanderBlazier]

This channel feels like it should have a few million subscribers. You have the personality and charm for it.

[@ThatLevGuy]

HONEY WAKE UP, CAPTAIN ASTRONAUT JUST POSTED!!!

[@lordtheodore13]

One of my favorite video game dogs is Pots from Jet Set Radio. He's an inline skating dog who acts as a secret playable character in both games. He looks like a silly squeaky toy when you play as him.

[@insectostrich4407]

I really like your style and costume. It makes you stand out. Your videos can be quite informative, interesting or just entertaining.

[@trashpandatwtch]

Legitimately your content is so entertaining and my day gets so much better whenever you upload

[@trashpandatwtch]

Especially today cuz it’s my birthday

[@datcrazypotato638]

@@trashpandatwtch happy birthdasay!

[@lpstweetytv5242]

My real life dog is a black goldendoodle, I wish there were more dogs like that in video games. Also the brush Ammy uses is actually her tail!

[@sokudojsk.1261]

Quick note on totk you can pet dogs by selecting ultra hand pressing L and just petting the dog

[@barnuner]

I gotta admit I got misty eyed talking to Scratch in the party at the end of Baldur’s Gate 3. My boy always brought me random junk and took care of the Owlbear like a big brother.

[@RapidProbably]

Dog are like PEAK animal design. When god makes universe 2 the dog should get a no changes. Also like squeaky or whatever

[@Duskool]

The only Dogs are Foe that i can recall being regular dog shaped are from Earthbound. In beginnings there's the creatively named Dog, Earthbound has the Runaway Dog and Mother 3 has the Muttshroom, the Chilly Dog, and the last one doesn't count but it's still arguably a dog, the K-9000

[@JaxTheEpic]

Oatchi is like huh? in most of his renders.

[@deusexcalibur6425]

Ragnarok from Valkyria Chronicles 4 is a dog who is so good at his job that an army gets morale from it

[@MellanaTV]

MISSILE IS MY HOMIE 📣📣📣📣 now everyone bully cpt astro to play ghost trick so i don't have to try so hard to not to spoil the game for him LOL

[@dmclsl03]

This is why I love this channel so much you don't give a fuck bro you make whatever you want and I would be watching 10 fuckin hours of you talking about anything I'm feasting tf out rn

[@SirBanana1992]

extra dogs I also love in Legend of Heroes: Zeit the police dog, most noble dog with an attitude that pulls the main party out of trouble many times over. Cerberus the cute pupper that also helps Jingo manage the Neinvalli Exchange market, even sometimes lets you interact with him instead to shop (and is also being taught how to fly an aircraft, legitimacy of that remains in doubt). The Albion Wolf art, because sometimes you just need to summon a magical wolf to nuke your enemies to oblivion.

[@aviancali]

the mh rise dog nicknames earned you the biggest like from me that was pure gold

[@arthurpprado]

The Beast Legion is my favorite Legion in Astral Chain, especially because of the howl and being pettable

[@Strix182]

With all the harrowing, traumatic, sometimes intensely violent things that your character goes through in Baldur's Gate 3, it's really nice sometimes to just go back to camp and give Scratch some scritches. He's basically a therapy dog. If you cast Speak with Animals or drink a potion for it, you can talk to Scratch, and he'll call you his friend! You can throw a ball for Scratch to fetch! You can throw a ball at Astarion for Scratch to fetch and for you to giggle mischievously over! Sometimes Scratch will find random junk and give it to you, like valuable gems, potions, or sometimes a rotten cheese wedge he dug up. You can kill Scratch! Don't do that, that's terrible! You can make him mad when you talk to him the first time, and then he'll try to kill you! Reload that save, that's terrible! You can summon him to join you on your adventures, but I don't do that, because I'm afraid he'll get hurt and I won't be able to revivify him and that would be *terrible!* I've played one of the most cruel, morally depraved, unfeeling Tavs out there (Minthara made me do it), and even she adopted Scratch! The Sword Coast can burn for all I care if it means best boy can get a new squeaky toy.

[@The_Blazelighter]

Shoutout to Okami for giving you the most quintessential dog abilities. You can dig holes everywhere, bark at people, bite people, start fashion trends, and do the tango. Special mention to the two unlockable combat abilities, golden rage and brown fury. I'll let you piece together what those do.

[@takeruinae]

Missile and Cerberus and indeed best dogs

[@Mr._Sherwood]

Honestly I know it's not revealed that Torgal is not a normal dog until well into FFXVI but we should have all known that he was special the moment he got Benedikta by the neck, span around it like she was a lamp post and then just plain YEETED her, like bro pulled the canine 360° and that was the instant he became the best doggo in recent gaming to me. Not quite Amaterasu tiers of peak doggery, but close. Also, it's kinda a shame you didn't mention Barkley in Cassette Beasts. Like, you've got several interesting and unique party members all with character arcs and signature monster tapes, and then also a Pomeranian that turns into a bigger Pomeranian with ice powers, he has zero actual dialogue other than typical dog noises and I LOVE HIM.

[@andreworders7305]

7:43 oh, he’s psychic I guess

[@AtoZnumber]

My favourite videogame dog has got to be Hewie from Haunting Ground. He is best boy. Also SQUEAKY.

[@BoisegangGaming]

As someone who worked in the doggy daycare industry, I am surprised that the Husky is not screaming its face off and being overly dramatic for no reason.

[@mro.p.9093]

Man's best friend gotta be in every video game because the only way to reach a ten out of ten rating is if you can pet the dog

[@cactoos9793]

6:09 We need more angy spaceman

[@lrgogo1517]

The thumbnail looks so nice, I ain't even have to read the title

[@shooshiwhooshi8736]

We cannot forget about the Hellhounds from Cod Zombies. Those rounds always gave me nightmares as a kid 🥰

[@alphaqueer]

Surprised the Shibas in Va-11 Hall-A weren't mentioned! (Squeaky)

[@sokumotanaka9271]

Ah yes FF16's Torgal the party member that got in before a black character in FF16 cause by Yoshi-p's logic "It's not realistic to the setting." but a dog doing drill attacks and kaiju battles are more realistic apparently.

[@shakeilg]

this was such a banger - squeaky clean work

[@user-lm5ke4bu9x]

I can’t believe he explained us what is a dog

[@2010AZ]

Video games really got that dog in 'em

[@warionumbahone7642]

Now that I get a wider perspective, it’s crazy just how many games have dogs in them.

[@Bundle85]

Riona has incredible arm strength, she's flex arm hanging for like five full minutes during an invasion segment, that dog is nothing for her training regiment

[@melteddali8000]

I love Scratch in Baldurs Gate as he's both ticks the dog as companion (if you summon him) and dog with job (he finds stuff in the world for you even if you leave him at camp). You can also not only pet him, but also play fetch and talk with him like a person using a beast speech spell or potion.

[@Most-Weasel]

Pascal the dog is here.

[@ICE_woomy]

Persona 3 was mentioned im going to cry tears of joy

[@SlRNIGHTINGALE]

squeeky also man sure do hope to see more dogs as party members in video games, I miss that alot

[@Chronis67]

Shout to Pick Pack Pup on the Playdate. Just want to give that doggo a squeaky toy.

[@thatnickwalker]

Hey man I love this vid, thank you for the laugh!

[@corvieindo]

I appreciate what you did with the Triangle Strategy combat prep song. I really enjoyed the barking bit even though the game is littered with cats.

[@AnimatorZeeVIDEO]

The Meow Wow from Kingdom Hearts 3D is sort of a mix of a cat and a dog but for thr most part it is very dog-like in how it acts, even jumping up and licking you when you pet it enough. And its all squeaky when it rolls around. There is also Dran, a giant flying dog god in Dark Cloud. First major boss fight in the game but after that he's friendly (As for robot dogs, I agree, science has gone too far! ...except for the Aibo that sony makes, they can stay)

[@Kevinblue035]

in games where your dog companion can fight they always have spin attacks, even goofy in kingdom hearts mostly attacks by spinning with his shield held out

[@andreworders7305]

14:00 this pop-up feels like a “so-and-so will remember this” pop-up, lol.

[@thereaIitsybitsyspider]

You can pee on enemies in Okami 😂

[@lrgogo1517]

"GRAHHH i am NOT explaining what a dog is! You already know what a dog is!!" --Captain Astronaut, directly following a one minute explanation of what a dog is that I skipped because I already know what a dog is

[@YT-Lucas]

Shocked that the Transistor dogs weren't mentioned! They bark at squeaky things!

[@lrgogo1517]

"Are chihuahuas dogs?" is *WILD*

[@mickel1470]

Your videos are a gift Ty king

[@chaokid999]

Squeaky clean video as always! My cousin and I tried Jet Force Gemini for the first time on NSO, and the multiplayer death match let's you play as a guy, girl or dog. My cuz won by default because I refused to shoot the dog...

[@Whatisinaname011]

Sqeaky! I loved The Sims Pets games coz you could basically drip out your dog

[@shirleytodd1]

I really loved this video. Absolute banger.

[@JustJulyo]

Repede is one of my favorite all time doggo!

[@SamuelWagnerSWagchi]

Love the video!

[@cooperhebert4816]

18:06 da good cotennt

[@samflood5631]

You forgot the Mabari from Dragon Age, Scratch the dog from Baldur’s Gate 3 and Muggshot from Sly Cooper.

[@hershelroswell]

overjoyed to see missile in this. i just played ghost trick (at long last) and he's a 10/10 dog

[@Scuzoid_Melee]

19:00 First time seeing this. No lies found. That squeaky man is DEAD. Favorite dog is the Spectral Wolf starter in Monster Sanctuary. He's an icy-wind 'Friend's best man' type as he's your main guide since you're a silent protag.

[@katyh4818]

u are my new favorite KZbinr 😂

[@richardwilliams9130]

12:17 Of course, California has to have a dog mayor.

[@richardwilliams9130]

25:07 And also, she walks up to James like "Naw James, it wasn't your subconscious. It was me! Now gives me foob!"

[@liammcnicholas918]

California knows how to party.

[@Scorbunzx]

Rush is getting the love he deserves.

[@iljk]

thank you mister for another awesome upload

[@iatwiatw]

I was about to be mad on behalf of Okami, since you simply mentioned her as a costume, but turns out she's a goddess wolf. 😅

[@MageLufaine]

Surprised that this video about dogs in video games didn't even touch upon Dog's Life, a very weird PS2 game where you play as a dog (an American Foxhound named Jake) and you have to rescue a Labrador named Daisy who got taken by dog catchers. I played it way too much as a kid so it's a firm favourite "bad" game.

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

Maybe he doesn`t know about that one?

[@robertdrisdelle]

This one is a banger

[@clowkero]

If Pascal the dog isn't mentioned once on this video, I'll be mad.

[@z4442]

NEW CAPTAIN ASTRONAUT VIDEO RAAHHHHHH

[@JaceOKami]

5:22 Amaterasu's Golden Fury comes to mind

[@Big_Man_W]

Great video

[@itonokogiri]

GHOST TRICK MISSILE MENTIONED

[@thereaIitsybitsyspider]

Fitting how the best fire emblem game has the best dog characters

[@mangomage33]

Your mabari in dragon age origins and 2, that's just a regular dog! (Mostly, he's of an in-universe breed of warhound that was bred to be exceptionally intelligent and understand speech perfectly. But he's still such a friendly boy and is always willing to play fetch with you*, find unique items*, and fight alongside you) *You can no longer do these in da2 😔

[@internetguy7319]

TORGAL MENTION!!!!

[@connormcnulty6377]

Last time had Koramora sitting on a train, this time did not have Koramora sitting on a dog.

[@fastee]

palamutes changed my life

[@leftdreamer6881]

And sometimes you turn into a dog like in Kid Icarus: Uprising

[@TheMack625]

Dogs. Dogs are entertaining creatures. My favorite video game "dog" is the Chain Chomp. My fascination with him started in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, where he is the special item for Baby Mario and Baby Luigi. 15 years later, Chain Chomp would make his first playable appearance in Mario Tennis Aces; he is one of my mains. Other doggos that I like are Tails, Poochy, Lucario, Isabelle, the Duck Hunt dog, Wolf O'Donnell, Fox McCloud, Krystal, Arcanine, Ninetales, Vulpix, and KK Slider. Fun stuff, Astronaut.

[@cupcakeswii4637]

No Dog Island :( But seriously, what a great video. I love video-doggos

[@chalkish4855]

My real life dog is taller than me when on his hind legs I'm ~5'8" He doesn't have any squeaky toys because the one time he did he broke it in a week (and everyone was driven mad by the noise)

[@AkaiAzul]

Blaidd from Edlen Ring: tall, good boy. Brad Fang from Contra Hard Corps. Cornell from various Castlevania games.

[@eyalamit5120]

I see Persona 3 dog, I click.

[@jerry3115]

cats when

[@MyUnicornsAreDead]

Shout-out kubrows (and hounds) from Warframe, I'm personally a sentinel user but it's always nice to hang out with ur pup in between missions. Kavat people tho stay away from them.

[@scratcher7683]

PLEASE PLAY GHOST TRICK

[@myfly4711]

Now that the remaster is out on every platform he has no excuse!

[@ChesuMori]

Looked through all the comments and only saw a single "squeaky"

[@liammcnicholas918]

I know his species is undefined, but shoutout to Red XIII/Nanaki from FF7.

[@myguyrdb]

My dog and I watched this together What a lovely video (though my dog did fall asleep during it lol) Kinda sad that monster hunter wild doesn't seem like it'll have palamutes but maybe they'll add them in some other capacity (like maybe you can get two doggos to follow behind you and they let you carry an additional item each as well as have some more storage for gathering) Also I saw that someone else mentioned it but an irl dog did a Speedrun at gdq the other day

[@andreworders7305]

I’m pretty sure Balto wasn’t a Disney film, was it?

[@CheshAmeoba]

Blanca Shadow Hearts: Covenant my beloved best boy