Alphabet Lore (A-Z...)

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Here's A-Z(...) of my Alphabet Series! This started as a simple "try to animate one thing per day" exercise and got wayyy out of hand. Thanks so much for all your support!
PATREON: / mikesalcedo
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(LMNOP Transformation music):
"Cheerful Happy Anime Song J Pop Instrumental by TakMusic
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(CAB AvenGers theme):
"Superhero Theme" by Orchestralis
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(F Cave theme):
"Creepy Fantasy" by Orchestralis
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(F with Wings/N Faces his Fears):
"Epic Dark Fantasy Battle" by Orchestralis
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(F's Evil theme):
"Apocalyptic World" by AllenGrey
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(r.i.p C):
"Cinematic Sad Cello" by Orchestralis
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(We need U)
"Epic Trailer" by Orchestralis
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(r.i.P):
"United We Stand" by Orchestralis
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(F vs X):
"Samurai Shakuhachi Solo" by Orchestralis
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(Sad ABC Song):
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - 2:55S by Red_Racoon_Music
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A 0:00
B 0:03
C 0:07
D 0:11
E 0:18
F 0:24
G 0:42
H 1:10
i 1:17
J 1:26
K 1:31
L 1:53
M 2:10
N 2:25
O 2:42
P 3:09
Q 3:31
R 3:56
S 4:35
T 5:00
U 5:16
V 7:06
W 7:59
X 8:55
Y 9:38
n 12:09
Z 15:24
#alphabetlore #numberlore #mikesalcedo #letters #abc

[@MikeSalcedo]

🟢Be sure to watch the FINAL episode here (if you missed it): kzbin.info/www/bejne/emmvqGV4pKqVe9U

[@powermariobros]

Ok and first reply. awesome!

[@IndonesiaMajapahitNDPCA]

What's 2 + 2 : 2 x 2 + 0

[@claudiomarmol1554]

Thanks for making alphabet lore, mike!

[@najuumainahasan8151]

​abc

[@DJLuvsTurbo]

Mgkchdnk😂😂🎉🎉😢😢😢🎉

[@Bread-xi4sd]

Everyone is talking about how tragic F’s story was, but what about Q. Q spent his whole life trying to warn the others, but failing only being able to tell everyone when it’s too late and all he could do is watch Edit: We’re very close to 6.9k likes, fix that

[@Yourfellowhuman3768]

No comments?. Im gonna fix this

[@moonlightnori]

I know!

[@luke_darga]

KYOOOOOO

[@KidKomical]

N’s story is sad too. I think the implication is that N turned into Z. He was so sad about F’s death being his fault that he hunched over on his side, and stayed there until all the emotion drained from him, turning him white. Moral of the story: don’t stand idle when you see bullying.

[@isoknight0728]

@@KidKomical I'm pretty sure Z is just a goliath the other letters live on, because we see the cave on top of his head during the end, also because of all the cracks and Z's low pitched voice.

[@gamerfolk]

There’s so many little details in this, like the punctuation marks that have unique powers that reflect to the actual ones, G calling the letters in Morse Code, the word Coward when lowercase n zooms out towards f, the fact that LMNOP is a superhero team because it goes fast in the alphabet song, when N is a superhero he is Ñ, X having to multiply with an asterisk. It’s insane that a series with this many small details has so little views. Seriously underrated! Also to those who said that this has about 20M views, this comment was written when it was around 100K.

[@use2l]

not to mention they spelt "vagnum"

[@CDJAM-webm]

@@use2l is vagnum even a word though :p

[@use2l]

@@CDJAM-webm if you dont know what it means, you probably shouldnt.

[@CDJAM-webm]

@@use2l is it a nude word or something

[@hiro12712]

Actually. L And O Are The Atagonists

[@JamilaJamoula-kn3ws]

Fun fact of Russian lore А-Same as A Б-Same as B В-Same color as V but not the face Г-Same color as G but not the face Д-??? Е-Same as E Ё-??? Ж-??? З-??? И-Same as I Й-Same color as Y but not the face К-Same as K Л-Same as L М-Same as M Н-Same color as N but not the face О-Same color as O but not the face П-Same as P Р-??? С--??? Т-Same as T but not the line У-Same as U Ф-??? Х-??? Ц-??? Ч-??? Ш-??? Щ-??? Ъ-??? Ы-??? Ь-??? Э-??? Ю-??? Я-???

[@user-vs6rg1wb4x]

I know Russian Ж - J З - Z Д - D Х - H Я - I Ю - YU Ы - Y Ф - F Э - E Ч - H Ц - C С - S Ш - Sh Щ - SCH Ь - b Ъ - Kommersant

[@user-vs6rg1wb4x]

It's easy dude

[@akashialondontalent9691]

Remember when this was the biggest thing and everyone was reacting to it

[@user-lz3wo7lb7p]

Sim que saudade

[@akashialondontalent9691]

@@user-lz3wo7lb7p um right..

[@TherealAlejandrototaldrama]

the good old days :(

[@LuisGarcia-uh8ev]

Asuopñmxzc😊

[@MerPasamba]

O 2:42

[@Xenojiiva]

It’s usually jokingly said in low budget one-off animations, but this story LITERALLY has themes of love, betrayal, friendship, compassion and humor. Just by watching this I have the desire to use the alphabet more often. Thank you.

[@GameyGaming]

This is the one video where I can’t get absolutely sick of comments like these.

[@charlie4christ536]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5LXeq2nrKdlmqM Christ died for your sins and rose on the third day, showing that anyone who trusts in him for salvation, will have everlasting life. (John 11:25-26) "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?" (John 3:16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@eclipsehollow754]

Bruh

[@MonoChromatic190]

Some violence too

[@snoote533]

​@@MonoChromatic190 p gets TORN and gets used as friking BUBBLEGUM

[@vishnutheetharappan7074]

I was expecting N to evolve into Z and kill F but they took it in a different and ultimately better direction where they humanized F and explained his actions, which also deepened the running theme of N's cowardice and gave an origin story for the punctuation marks, as well as explaining why Q was chasing them the entire time. Truly one of the masterpieces of our time.

[@lilychu2453]

También creí lo mismo!!

[@jiri1679]

Same

[@chinchin948]

Ngl I thought N would turn into something else greater 💀

[@the_girlfriendfnf]

@Thank me later 🅥 lier nobody asked

[@punjabisavesta2181]

Why was q chasing them

[@Jacklechatnoiretblanc]

Their names A : Alexis B : Ben C : Christian D : Dan E : Edward F : Fritz G : Gabriel H : Harry I : Ian J : Joe K : Kayson L : Lucifer M : Mike N : Nathan O : Ømar P : Pïper Q : Quinçon R : Raphaël S : Simon T : Thomàs U : Üssef V : Vìncėnt W : Windy and Wendy X : Xáv Y : Ÿasmila Z : Zion

[@ColorsyYt719]

Ian more like Ssundee

[@Jacklechatnoiretblanc]

@Jacob_Tuesday this is my opinion

[@user-dy7xe7wv5n]

A - Alien B - Buff C - Chocolate D - Deer E - Easy F - Food G - Ginger H - How I - Im J - Jam K - Kate L - Lion M - Mole N - No O - Og P - Pizza Q - ??? R - Ride S - Snail T - Talk U - Umbrella V - Van W - Water X - ??? Y - You Z - Zen

[@Liquid3000]

?

[@tuckernutter]

Z's Punctuation Mark is an Ellipsis "...", used for ominous tones or silence, and Zs are usually used ti depict the sound of snoring (idk why that was always written like that). So from what we can infer is that Z is the silent watcher, asleep yet awake to see the tragedy of this civilization unfurl into chaos and treachery.

[@DragonTheOne]

And ñ is angry at all of them for forgetting they exist

[@ThatKenBoi]

maybe that's why they play the ABCs song at the end, probably because it isn't the ABCs, rather the popular lullaby Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

[@sauce903]

Damn bro,that was deep

[@blinkyghost3106]

@@DragonTheOne but ñ is the superhero form of n

[@AussieBall_Animations]

Damn

[@mrisgnimi652]

This makes " Villains weren't evil just broken " to a whole new level

[@CrimsonCaII]

So was his teeth.

[@ripchaingaming5133]

W

[@Rise_0-0]

@@CrimsonCaII looks cool though

[@randomjungle]

1:24 F: F Afoka-

[@mr.trollman.]

@@CrimsonCaII BRUN

[@SeasickGaming]

F really kills a lot more letters than I realized 0:14 0:21 1:14 he just makes it worse for H 1:24 1:30 3:58 4:36 6:21 7:28 that was technicly F's fault 9:29 13:05 that was also technicly F's fault

[@williamray7165]

I love how g got hit once and he's going crazy🤣

[@Jazzerizer]

The music at the end, Y being used as a punch-line, the letters being able to form words, the backstory, the use of the punctuations as special gems, and how the lowercase and uppercase letters meaning age. Each letter is introduced in order, you never see them before their place in the song comes up! It's all, perfect! 10/10 would watch again, anytime. 13:26 Every 2nd grader when someone says "stupid"

[@cintom8454]

well technically we see z first.

[@Jazzerizer]

@@cintom8454 well, to be more specific, they are introduced when we first hear their noise.

[@cintom8454]

@@Jazzerizer yeah ig z would be more of a cameo appearance.

[@chillwithwill2236]

F appeared before E

[@GoosefieldYTshorts]

More accurate: frick

[@seanc7291]

I came to this thinking I'd see something stupid, and this is a true hidden gem. You made this so well done that it sends a great message about friendship and bullies. Z feels so bad for F in this situation, and he couldn't do snything about it since he holds all the other letters up. And F was blinded by revenge that N had to make the ultimate sacrifice and kill his only childhood friend who turned evil. Truly a masterpiece.

[@hunter082706]

one thing that i don't see a lot of people talking about is that F still wanted to be friends with N because if you look when Q is about to spit out the ? it spells out "FRIENDS" on the wall, but everyone is dead meaning F was collecting those specific letters and planned to bring N all along just so he could be friends again

[@exotic_edits3]

its the whole albabeths fault expect for Z and N

[@FistNoob]

@@exotic_edits3 Alphabet* and yes it's all the Others not F And N

[@markerous_animations]

@@exotic_edits3 luckily my name starts with a z

[@Toyfredsfm]

@@FistNoob *f and n and z (z cuz he doin nothin)

[@useraverroessufammar2]

NORTH KOREA N:uhh what did we spell K:oh no kim jo uh:(call the nuke)

[@sussyadonis5056]

9:30 X is deceased

[@Fuzzel]

I love the detail about the punctuation symbols. Their powers reflect their function: . can freeze letters but , can only slow down letters ! makes letters fast ; and : can bind letters together * used as a wildcard to mean 'many' can create copies of a letter Even how they were created in nZ makes sense: ? was created when f was thinking n betrayed them asking "why?" ! was created while f was speeding past p and g

[@Japanimations783]

And Z’s tears are “…” This could be a sign of continuity ? Can help you and other people see the past and future But all of them combined allows you to blow bubble gum that kills people

[@MookalH]

* is also commonly used in math to denote multiplication, as is x

[@Fuzzel]

@@MookalH That makes probably more sense ^^ Weird that I missed the obvious.

[@elemenopi9239]

the creation of some of the punctuation jewels also corresponded to which letters hit F

[@dragonlord7987]

@@MookalH but why was it made

[@srvp2003]

I can't stop feeling emotional over this... it explains the effects of bullying perfectly. F was only trying to help n, but that same kindness caused him to turn into an alphabet killing machine. Q trying to warn them this whole time was really sad, because it was too late. F was killed by the one friend he loved and cared for the entire time. And Z having to watch all this helplessly made me cry along with him. :..( I felt super touched when the alphabet song started to play around the end of the video... A perfect story that should be turned into a movie some day!!!

[@user-tr4ql1pg7t]

@Thank me later 🅥 kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@Europe-0]

@Thank me later 🅥 no

[@anon7090]

@Thank me later 🅥 oh my god who the hell cares

[@goose7618]

I really hope F isn't dead, even though he was the "villain", he was my favorite character through this whole thing

[@ObjcetSohwRael]

@@goose7618 at the end of the video, F was clearly Alive and well.

[@MinnieVang-698]

I just noticed with L, M, N, O, P and X’s power gems are punctuations 😮

[@SeasickGaming]

Deffinitley more for older audiences because of *13:33* and some other parts but it is still a good way to teach the alphabet

[@NathanielIsCool1]

Um..... frick is not a swear....

[@SeasickGaming]

@@NathanielIsCool1 true but for ages that learn the alphabet like 4 or 5 it kinda is but ages 9+ it really isn't a swear word ur right. For a 4 year old though it is. that's the age i learned the alphabet anyway

[@iciclepops]

Genuinely from the bottom of my heart this series about letters from the english alphabet has shook me to my core and permanently left an impact on my life that no other movie or tv show has ever done before.

[@Victini7472]

F R I E N D S

[@Sady845]

It's the latin alphabet, but ok

[@iciclepops]

@@Sady845 modern or roman latin alphabet just doesn't have the same ring to it

[@tostcronch]

@@Sady845 the letters are all pronounced in english (except the Ñ bit). they have different names in other languages

[@sullivanbell2397]

Ikr

[@Igorcastrochucre]

13:43 Suddenly, every single one of F's actions make sense. First he was bitten by C, then again before killing him. Then he was shot by J, hence why he used I to blast him, he was jumped by I, which he did the same, jumped by T, whom he hammered. Then he was beaten by E using D, which is exactly what he did when he was introduced. Then he tripped G, which was what happened to set everyone in this quest, all of his tears were stolen by L, M, N, O, P and X, with Q getting a vision of what was to come.

[@finden3362]

How about H being farted out of existence Twice

[@gameisagamev2401]

@@finden3362 H died to a fart

[@randomjungle]

6:17 When C Eats F

[@randomjungle]

9:35 When F Is Little

[@sivalingamp6445]

holy is ture

[@user-fe2if9ii8l]

3:14 P is So Cute❤

[@b00bsin]

The show was great had very cool details like there letters say there letters and I like wen the bad guy is F because F is for FREAKY so that's pretty fitting I rate the show 7/10 very good.

[@millon1292]

7:11 the fact that he says gg before he shoots is genius

[@koopatroopa3211]

damn. pure chad energy.

[@OrigamiAhsoka]

Fr 💀

[@HeadsetHatGuy]

*proceeds to shoot his love*

[@snoote533]

even after seeing F massacre his friends, he still says GG before shooting unfortunately F was actually a controlled P

[@shadowgolem8643]

g nius

[@LittleGamerTV]

The attention to detail, with the Morse code, how the story fell into place, storyline, characters, the music, just wow! But I wish the infinity letters could bring everyone back…

[@francesatty7022]

you mean morse code?

[@francesatty7022]

wait were you talking about the punctuation? .,:;

[@mr.jitterspam9552]

G says C, A, B In morse code, long gs are - are shorts gs are .

[@lagoonballoonreal]

Yeah rip H C P X J

[@Grqvity1948]

@@lagoonballoonreal and F

[@virabotava]

All Punctuation Orb Superpowers: Period . - Body Immobilization / Super Durability Comma , - Lasers / Time Pausing / Body Immobilization / Combustion Inducement / Super Strength Semicolon ; - Gravitational Control / Super Strength Colon : - Gravitational Control / Super Strength Exclamation Mark ! - Super Speed / Illusion Casting / Mind Control Asterisk * - Duplication Question Mark ? - Omniscience Dot Dot Dot . . . - Omnipotence / Time Manipulation There’s still - / ( ) & “ [ ] { } # _ \ | ~ < and > left as technical punctuations since they can add meaning to sentences. But I hope they don’t add / or - as it would screw up this comment because they are parts of this comment that dictate what the said superpowers are.

[@mudkip69420]

Love how when Z says.. well, Z, it sounds like "Zeeend" which make it not only sound like the 2 pronunciations of Z (zee and zed) but also it makes it sound like "the end". Now if only they could do that with the 2 pronunciations of H (haych and aych)

[@PeculiarPotatoChimp]

dang

[@poisoned_ivy]

they did do it with H by making it whisper

[@VictoriaBarrios96]

@@poisoned_ivy h died by fart smell

[@poisoned_ivy]

@@VictoriaBarrios96 I know

[@VictoriaBarrios96]

@@poisoned_ivy 8ch

[@IIPM6500]

Are L and O being villains based on the fact they can spell “LOL” and also L meaning loser or something? Because if so that’s some big brain character design right there

[@gabrielbeckersorigami6556]

THEY CAN SPELL SUS DUDE YOUR SUSSY

[@TheFazbearGuy]

LOL means Laugh o lot

[@My1unknown]

@@TheFazbearGuy lol means laugh out loud Whatchu mean?

[@TheFazbearGuy]

Oh

[@glutenkillz]

No it means lots of love ofc 🙄🙄

[@acerain4706]

I really miss it I haven't watched it for years

[@C.Toadette]

Same

[@jeannesnell1203]

I like what u did with z being the planet

[@cryebral]

i like how z is pronounced with both pronunciations at once the british "zed" and the american "zee" merged into "zeed" - its almost like both are correct but neither side wants to admit it

[@xboydubose7254]

And it also sounds like "end"

[@ajw20]

@@xboydubose7254 yeah, I heard it as “zend”, a perfect mix of Zee, Zed, and End, or “the end” in an accent, “Ze End”. Its perfect!

[@tsufmosplaysm336]

just maybe all the sides were wrong this whole time, and everyone was right and nobody needs to fight about it, or maybe you say zed

[@vincenzocozzolino4580]

Z in Italian is called zeta

[@Losersy]

Zee-end

[@samyiswatching7525]

This series was emotional and I’m not even lying. I genuinely started crying at the end. I was expecting some silly animations but instead I found a creative masterpiece. The fact that you took inspiration from something so simple as the alphabet and turned it into such a series with an awesome and deep lore is amazing! I really hope we see more of this and get and happy ending in the future!

[@null.3494]

whats the happy ending

[@deadbrav]

@@null.3494 didn't you just watch it

[@fizzymilkygaming9085]

I don't think that was a happy ending

[@PRO6PUMAS]

I think there should be a alphabet 2 video

[@samyiswatching7525]

@@fizzymilkygaming9085 Yeah, in fact I said that I hope we get one

[@yUk11._xD]

"Villians aren't born, They're made." -Wise words of a wise man.

[@CupidLovesYou553]

We barely noticing that the little gems for LMNOPQX are just punctuations known as . , ; : ! * ?

[@SeriouslyTheDog]

I just realized, at 10:42, F dropped the * gem to try and lure N torwards them, so they could spell F R I E N D S without his death, but N didn't see that

[@art-imator4714]

aww.....

[@alexk9642]

Honestly I feel like F could've won and made everyone FRIENDS again if he didn't leave the semicolon lying there

[@raisyahumaira3749]

Thats so sad but o and l dont belevive

[@The7GuyUP]

O

[@oldsport]

i litteraly was thinking the same thing well only the luring thing towards him

[@Melatonin.t]

The fact that "n" is repeated before "Z" as "Y and Z" is said in the song is amazing

[@PeculiarPotatoChimp]

oh my god your right

[@Lr1010]

?

[@rudimasdino]

I don't get it

[@StillSomeone]

@@rudimasdino say Y N Z out loud. Now say Y and Z

[@Lr1010]

@@StillSomeone ah i see

[@user-nu7zi8xv4v]

Nice animation

[@anthony-xv9cm]

The way h turned into a ghost😂

[@angurissuez]

Did anyone think about the fact that "H" is a ghost. I know he died from smelling a bad fart, but can we talk about the fact that the letter "H" is usually silent in a word. such as honor, hour, honest, heir, vehicle, and vehement. (but the last two kind of depend on your accent and how you say things). But "H" being a ghost in this context means that he is silent, considering you can barely hear him in his introduction, 1:09. What do you guys think?

[@pilpyfimbleton8918]

Silent, but deadly. How appropriate.

[@marseillejoh]

And there is me who actually says “h” in most of those words.

[@Dlb.Martin]

Apart from the fact that h isnt even pronounced in spanish words

[@Steam537]

But f farted him out of existence literally

[@li-edits_]

H died from a fart

[@serenitymiralador]

Imagine a kid stumbles upon this while trying to learn the alphabet They would end up learning all the lore and letters

[@KainceeYT]

And they would know how evil F is, so they would vow to never, ever use it in their li_e.

[@ColinNotFake]

@@KainceeYT F became evil because He got a sad Backstory, it wasn't His fault

[@KainceeYT]

@@ColinNotFake I know it wasn't his _ault, I was just trying to make a _unny joke

[@NTVE404]

@@KainceeYT maybe because o_ the word _**k Omg i never realized how popular this comment would be

[@serenitymiralador]

@@KainceeYT schools also add the evil meaning to F ;-; Another meaning to not use it- XD

[@kalebfunes3006]

Amazing

[@Bosnian_Mapper55]

15:31 Z looks like he also says Zeee End

[@GameyGaming]

I just found out that G refers to everyone in Morse code. The attention to detail in this series is absolutely astonishing, which is even more impressive considering that this storyline apparently fell into place on complete accident (IIRC). Also happy 20k subs Mike!

[@finalflash1359]

Wait what does he say in Morse code?

[@ShowGames_TV]

@@finalflash1359 first, he said "long g, long g, short g" or - - . in morse code which means the letter G. he was simply referring to himself then he called C (long G short G long G short G or -.-.), A (short G long G or .-) and B (long G short G short G short G or -...) and made them spell out "CAB".

[@GameyGaming]

@@finalflash1359 the letters’ names

[@fambamnetwork4388]

@@ShowGames_TV and when P died G said short G short G long G short G (or ..-.) So he was calling out F

[@cookubanana]

How the hell do I learn or noticed a new detail about this whole project everytime I rewatch it? That's a lot of polish and detail for an animation about the Alphabet.

[@icetide9411]

Why is this actually well-written and emotional. I wanted a stupid story but instead I found a masterpiece. Bravo, bravo

[@maurolionelmisjuegosyo940]

15:13 q coward

[@mrbananamonkeyboy74]

Yeah

[@d4-v1d22]

You came looking for copper and found gold

[@Numbergamer2024]

F: where is N?!?!?! F if they were honest: Please N, I just needed letters for my word. I just want us to be FRIENDS again please!

[@thecoolchannel5456]

Got popular in five days

[@Jimmys759]

Anyone remember the old streams and videos of people reacting to this😢

[@wadewilson8098]

J looking zesty with that pose

[@JrWasToShort]

I love how detailed this is, one that not many people pointed out is how H dies by smelling a fart, later on is literally farted out. So many little things make this whole video better as a whole

[@MovedtoFabledPaper]

never expected a letter dying twice

[@originalname7176]

"H"e lived exactly how he died . Fart

[@afueltanker3014]

So, alive is: A, B, D (Possibly?), E (Possibly?), G, I (Possibly?), K, L, M, N, O, Q, R (Possibly?), S (Possibly?), T, U, V, W (Possibly?), X, Y, Z. dead is: C, H, J, P.

[@afueltanker3014]

W is possibly because W is only shown in the backstory and a bad dream N had

[@afueltanker3014]

Seriously though, why does everybody live on Z?

[@thatpersona7366]

Q's character was tragic, maybe even *MORE* tragic than F's story. My guy legit had to sit through the trauma of realizing what's about to happen, tries to tell the crew, but is too slow for the other letters to care. It's like looking into the future realizing your best friend is gonna die, trying to warn them, but they think your joking. That must suck *TONS*

[@TrickyPchester0948]

How about this Both Q and Fs stories were tragic

[@MaggreaZ]

@@TrickyPchester0948 z was more tragic

[@TrickyPchester0948]

@@MaggreaZ what? How?

[@redwolftrash]

@@TrickyPchester0948 they're unable to interact with any of the other letters AND they're helpless to try and change it in any way -- at least Q was able to catch up to the other letters and eventually give N his question mark, and F was able to get his point across after he died...god knows if any of the other letters even know Z exists (unless maybe they're the other letters' ancestor/parent? would explain why they have cracks around the edges of their body).

[@evilpeashooter8241]

@@redwolftrash makes sense to me

[@user-os8jj4wl4r]

Q in lowercase is very cute

[@glitchedbones554]

The straight ip definition of "not all villains are evil jsut heartbroken"

[@phase623]

The fact that F gets revenge on a lot of letters in the same ways they beat him up as a kid, like stomping on I, shooting something at J, and nailing T back into the ground, or how other parts are mirrored in that section, like C biting F, just adds even more to this. It's insane that you made an animation about the alphabet that could be analyzed for hours.

[@phase623]

I JUST NOTICED HE ALSO BEATS UP E WITH D

[@chestermorgan]

Hours? We will spend years here and our children will still be searching for mysteries we have missed.

[@CBJ9097]

And H turns into a ghost because of a giant fard and then farded out by F

[@phase623]

I keep watching it back and noticing new stuff, like how when f is staring down at all the other letters and you can see n through o, they once again spell out "coward"

[@fajarsulistyanto7079]

Alphabets as kids = lowercase Alphabets as adults = uppercase

[@Golden_Oppertunity]

Z looks so- Old, Tired, Sad… He was there since the very beginning. And he’ll be there until the very end. A very symbolic position for him.

[@maryconnolly979]

Z could possibly be N from the future

[@Golden_Oppertunity]

@@maryconnolly979 No- Not at all. If you actually use your brain and pay attention then you could see that Z is there WHILE F is still alive. Z is the island that they live on

[@Qwaziop]

@@Golden_Oppertunity f AINT alive

[@CloudMouth27]

@@Qwaziop they're talking about at the very end when Z appears

[@goldenwarrior1186]

@@Golden_Oppertunity But Z is N flipped to the side

[@juanpablofungcollazo2933]

As a therapist working with autistic and schizophrenic kids, if you are a parent and let your kid watch this cartoons, you are not helping

[@reiketsu_hitori]

finally remembered what reminded me of dancing toothless, it's "F"

[@xandtheironminer602]

The three most tragic characters: F - He was bullied and stuck on a cave for years and just wanted to have friends again. Q - He knew literally everything that'll happen in the future, which is already enough to probably scar someone. But he tried to warn everyone but he was too slow. And when he did, it was far too late. Z - He is literally the entire planet. He saw every story, including this one. Imagine being immortal and not able to do anything.

[@kangelkyutie_]

omg Q is my fav .

[@CapinSus]

H : died

[@Cordmotehrfuky0u]

@@CapinSus T - hammered and died

[@Dewwy2]

I always thought z was just far away from f's layer and not the planet

[@somelolzdude509]

I’d argue for the honorable mention of the tragic death of character P, they were trying to protect everyone and even was an emotional support to two characters, N and G. However, P was shot in the back by the ones they supported with both G and N forming a Gun after a case of mistaken identity from being mutilated from F.

[@MrShock-bz7xl]

I feel bad for F and Q. F was trying to get friends but he accidently made a swear word. Which wasn’t even his fault, which lead him to be one of the most hated, spending his whole life watching everyone celebrate while he is alone in his cave… Q tries to warn the others but he’s too slow. And he’s alone too. No one to help him. And when it already happened he’s too late, he never gets any help, F for both of them

[@queenofgold4689]

Poor Z was isolated and alone too

[@jadenimation8189]

And P. A nice and kind letter who doesn't know anything about what happened to F since she is busy kissing G but end up dying tragically

[@TheActualMars]

@@queenofgold4689 Z is the planet HE SEES EVERY FRICKIN THING

[@orrinpants]

Yes if you spell "Frick" after censoring it 2742984178327949 times it's offensive because it's exactly a swear word

[@idk_you.663]

So that's why he kept following them even in the cab

[@user-iw2xj3wh4z]

This story can relate to many things

[@LanceOLee]

Why isn't there another Season???? @MikeSalcedo... My son loves this show and watches it everyday and his 4yrs old. Please bring more content.

[@rubyaxolotl07]

Actually there is, the second season is called number lore :D (by the way the epilougue is on youtube if you havnt already seen it)

[@sarahcoxe10]

This is a lore about an alphabet And it's cool cause They have a sad story about the alphabets Like p n b c e d s and f

[@furriestfurball]

This is the saddest, funniest, plot twisting story ive ever seen. Better than any movie that can ever exist

[@StrawberrySlander]

Better than the new Pinocchio

[@anjamavric2358]

1:37 khæ

[@479catcher]

3:34 *KQYOOOOH*

[@3wisecoffee117]

Yes it is.. 😭😭😭

[@TribicalFonzo]

Couldn't agree more...

[@zebbreactsandshowcases2014]

summary: Instead of killing all the letters, F’s main goal in the series was to kidnap all the letters in “friends” (possibly to spell the word). This is because F was friends with the letters in “friends” but it almost ended because of L & O’s bullying. Once they managed to hurt N, F got payback on L&O by spelling “fart” but that only started to make F the target for bullying. L then pushed F together with R I C and K to spell a (so-called) swear word with O getting everyone’s attention. This had made all the letters hate F and thus hurt him continuously. To me, N was just there when F tripped and didn’t mean to trip him but the problem was that he betrayed F because he was a “coward” (linking back to W’s introduction) this made F cry those Punctuation Gems and separate himself from the other letters. Lastly, when Q ate the question mark, he saw what had happened in the future and tried to warn the other letters but was just too slow. Another thing to note: Each of the Punctuation Gems have a superpower: Period - Freezes Someone Comma - Makes time slower Colon&Semicolon - Forces letters together Exclamation Point - Super Speed Asterisk (*) - Duplication Question Mark - Seeing the future edit: how tf did i get so many likes and replies

[@maybeacoolguy3350]

Can’t the question mark also have it see the past?

[@azzamperkasa5237]

@@maybeacoolguy3350 idk

[@erichjohncamacho6056]

sheesh you know a lot

[@los-lobos]

This is all very pro and awesome but you *had* to say period. It’s a full stop.

[@Cannibal_essaywriter]

I feel bad for F he just wanted to be a normal letter

[@ideacosta28]

Yay b is still alive!

[@katarzynarola5792]

Very good animation❤

[@epigone1796]

Alphabet's anatomy (adult form): A - Two limbs that can function as arms and legs B - Two wings and a nose/beak like a bird or a butterfly. C - Two fins swimming through the air. Retractable teeth. D - Head. E - Head. Prominent lower jaw and a nice pompadour. F - One leg, head with strong jaws and sharp (broken) teeth. G - Upper limb is, in fact, a trunk. Lower one is arm. Able to speak in morse (probably high cognitive abilities). H - Two legs and two arms. Ghost. I - Stationary? Able to fire dots. J - Able to fire dots? Lower end is not a limb? K - Two wings. Insectoid. L - Able to deflect shots? Lower end is not a limb? M - Two limbs that can function as legs and possibly arms. N - One leg and one arm. Knee is also top of the head, and elbow is also a nose. Mouth is located under a knee. O - Wheel. Location of an eye can change (at least between transformations). Cyclopean. P - One leg, head with a big chin (that perhaps may also be breasts). Q - Slug-like body, big vertical mouth, long eyes. R - Two limbs that can function as legs and possibly arms. Cyclopean. Shaky (mentally unstable?) S - Snake-like body. T - Hammer headed, shark-like body, swimming through the earth (Z's body). U - Ends are not limbs? Slug-like eyes. V - Ends are not legs, but they do look like arms. W - Siamese twins. Ends are not legs, but they do look like arms. X - Two legs. Upper ends are top of the head, but may possibly act like arms. Y - One leg. Upper ends may possibly act like arms. Z - Planet. Diagonal mouth, eyes have different height. Cracks. Able to speak?

[@LuckClover45]

Z is just the silent watcher since he isn't able to interact besides watch, but if P's chin is some breasts then F had a great time chewing those off and running off

[@jonliwaylagao6336]

How long did it take to write that down

[@epigone1796]

@@LuckClover45 Z at the end said something, resembling it's own name (zee/zed), but it also sounded like "The end", so maybe, just maybe, Z can speak.

[@redtortoise]

U missed that there is orange inside of Z when he opens his mouth

[@LuckClover45]

@@redtortoise that's a tongue, dingwir

[@stitch1978]

14:38 is the saddest part for me, let me explain After mostly all the letters abandoning f, Q was the only one left behind, meaning they left him behind before, Q could never catch up with them ever since childhood, and finally got to tell them the truth using the question mark jewel but it was too late, finding everyone dead, q has the same expression on his face, tiredness, and sadness. Notice how Q, L, and O were one of the only main letters left behind, my theory is that F is going to come back from the jewel he used from X, cloning himself. And finally take revenge on L and O, possibly foreshadowing what they did to him, just like all the other letters. F pushes L and rolls over O or flattening O. But leaves Q unharmed, because Q never acted violent against F since he was too slow. Back to 14:38, you can see Q’s eyes shot up and moving a bit, showing he just saw trauma nobody wished they had, Q tries his hardest to try and get to the other letters, to warn them about impending doom, but he was always too slow. Also if you see it from F’s perspective you can see Q far behind and N hiding behind the formed word Coward, O was the only one in that word that bullied N, explaining why N is behind O and only O, also before that you get to see the form ABCDE but no F, meaning F is gone in the alphabet to them, and G couldn’t take F’s place since he was with P. Everyone forgot F and Q, and all Z can do is watch their life, while he can’t have a life. You truly did an amazing job getting emotional feeling into this story

[@belkYT]

F never did that to L or O.

[@stitch1978]

But they might in alphabet lore 2.. if it ever comes out..

[@citron770]

Did You Just Have A Mental Problem?

[@Rfl_unknowndev]

i feel SO BAD, TO F AND Q

[@tainaalves1567]

My eyes hurt after trying to read all of this, nice theory btw

[@burakaninja5330]

Ahhh i seee a kid A elder😂 good one

[@davidalexander306]

L and O were the real bad guys all along!😮 Those bullies ruined F's friendship and his childhood, and in doing so, they MADE him into the villain!😠 All F wanted was his friends back.😟 Poor F.😥

[@danielstroh1427]

This is unironically, one of the greatest things I’ve ever watched, it’s story is compelling, it’s funny, and it’s characters are all amazing, and it’s the alphabet we’re talking about

[@oscarrodriguez2037]

L 6:44

[@cherrybestoc]

When I was a child (and still now) I would love to make stories out of basic things like colours or cards, but everytime I would get stuck on the origin or who their parents were, that would always mess with my brain and make me feel guilty that my stories didn't make sense. But after watching this video and how Z turned out to be the planet, I realised that it's not about the biology but about the creativity. I don't know if this will help anyone, but it helped me. Thank you Mike. Also Q is my favorite.

[@vampiress.]

Wtf me too, that's relatable!

[@juliiju0484]

Same, i made a Disney Channel-like story about numbers from 1 to 10

[@RainbowCloudsRoblox]

@@juliiju0484 I made a story with colors

[@zacharymileslitdog7223]

kyooo

[@giveme1ksubsleafybfbauttp945]

@@RainbowCloudsRoblox in the future I am gonna make a story about geometry shapes

[@sussyadonis5056]

7:34 P DIED💀

[@olyastarobinsky5871]

Q when it gets near all the other letters but they drive away for the 69420th time: Goddammit

[@bananblob7432]

I don’t have the most knowledge when it comes to animation, but I absolutely love how F has so many more idle frames than the others just to show how chaotic and potentially liquified (goo-ified) he is. And if you notice during the flashback, the more he gets hit, the more frames he gets. I also love the attention given to other dialects, such as H fading in with the ghostly trill to mimic the “haytch” pronunciation, N’s super form being Ñ, and Z’s little “d” noise at the end not only to sound like “zed” but also saying “ze end.” I’m wondering if we’ll ever see RR, LL, or Æ. One last thing, I know everyone’s clamoring for a sequel with numbers or the Greek alphabet, but I don’t think those allow for nearly as much creativity as the Latin alphabet does. Numbers don’t have the versatility with all the letters forming words and references to their song, unless a way is found to give mathematical equations as much plot relevance (COWARD/FRIENDS), fun designs (CAB/VAN), and humor (GUN/FART) as the alphabet did. And good luck with the Greek alphabet, don’t know how much creativity you can squeeze out of that without doing months of research just to have like 2 people get the joke. If we do get a sequel, I hope it’ll be about exploring Z and his ellipsis powers, and maybe finding a way to restore peace to the alphabet. Ok there I’m done wasting your time thanks for reading this bye

[@isbsp]

zed is the uk way of saying Z

[@xxsuperproductionsxx138]

yeah!

[@ShwintyKat]

I think the numbers have backstory enough, everybody hates 7 because 7 ate 9!

[@juliebergeron4364]

I ain't gonna read this, but wow, that's alot

[@pankekboi8511]

Ah yes, *guns are definitely humorous*

[@MaziMayaz101]

I love how Z is just the whole alphabets planet instead of a small letter because you'll notice how Z stands for "Zone" yet he can still see "F" suffering and do nothing but cry in sorrow for him.

[@Site42admirer]

Actually he was crying to make a …

[@alexandernicolaiveloso1530]

If you pause f using d to hit e correctly then you will see that d has a hand it looks like it but it’s not but look like a hand

[@conchitamacias5719]

This goes to show villains are not born they are made.

[@hombredeflorida3064]

This series had a stronger emotional impact on me than most tv shows and movies nowadays. nZ made me cry, especially when baby q realized he had to warn everyone, "guys! Guys, you have to listen to me! Guys, wait!" like a modern Cassandra

[@EndyMX]

With the speed of a blob, lol. They reached adulthood and Q still hadn't caught up.

[@_The_RFG_Club_]

It’s sad this could’ve been avoided if they listened to Q an if N stood up for F

[@unfortunatewitnessX]

Can you please explain to me who is Cassandra? I like to know what franchise that character is from.

[@CrazyLou64]

Not a franchise, but Greek mythology. A woman cursed to see the future, but also to never be believed. She saw terrible events fated to happen, but could only sit by and watch them unfold.

[@thatonecabridog]

"nZ"?

[@goose7618]

The saddest thing is that F's story goes unresolved. He's dead, and by the time Q drops the truth, it's too late. The worst part is that not even every letter learned the truth, some were not at the cave, some were dead, and some were unconscious. When F is revealed to be the good guy, he's already dead, so it doesn't even matter at that point.

[@Ryan_BXTournia313]

Basically L and O are the bad ones. They made F's life miserable. Lesson: Don't bully kids, or technoblade will come out of your bed at night.

[@urmomgaming6917]

@@Ryan_BXTournia313 "come out of your bed" he dead

[@MrXemrox]

L,M,O,P should be shunned and ostracized, because of them, this whole thing started.

[@jessicacaron5084]

He was the bad guy- killing people isn’t ok, find another outlet for your pain- but yes he would have not been evil if they’d just apologized and been nicer :(

[@goose7618]

@@jessicacaron5084 He only killed the people who got in his way

[@TheUser628]

14:25 My favorite moment

[@erwingabiran2341]

the gems of LMNOP are symbols like . , : ; ! also *

[@dradekon]

I love how J only has like 3 seconds of screentime before being completely obliterated

[@Chorus_123]

Yeah,how ironic

[@lucyxchan6808]

Tell that to H, who got sucked up and farted out...

[@niceColdWuhta]

@@lucyxchan6808 also, deja vu

[@Scuti2]

Don’t tell me about S, who got gobbled up, and then barfed out.

[@OOFIO7]

@@Scuti2 Tell That To R Who Think Got Gobbled Up Too And Got Barfed Out

[@blacklight683]

The plot of them being able to combine into words is great and the ending made me tear up

[@BestKeptSecreization]

Who didn’t is my question

[@agu0808]

Which ending? Epilogue or Sad ending

[@kj2745]

600th like!!

[@Lol_Chanz]

@@agu0808 Probably the epilogue.

[@user-qv3kv8hw1x]

@@BestKeptSecreization уывыауаз

[@sussyadonis5056]

11:20 N destroys F

[@INJEF520]

Russian Alphabet Lore Roles Used: А: Same Б: Equivalent Of B В: Equivalent Of V Г: Equivalent Of G Д: Equivalent Of D Е: Same Ё: Equivalent Of Colorblocks Yellow Ж: Equivalent Of Q З: Equivalent Of Z Turn Non-Planet И: Equivalent Of I Й: Equivalent Of Colorblocks Red К: Same Л: Equivalent Of L М: Same Н: Equivalent Of N, A Main Character О: Same П: Equivalent Of P Р: Equivalent Of R С: Equivalent Of S Т: Same У: Equivalent Of U Ф: Equivalent Of F Becuase He Spells ДРУЗЕЙ Х: Same Ц: Equivalent Of T Ч: Equivalent Of C Ш: Equivalent Of Colorblocks Red Щ: Equivalent Of Colorblocks Blue Ъ: Equivalent Of Colorblocks Green Ы: Equivalent Of Y Ь: Equivalent Of Colorblocks Yellow Э: Equivalent Of E Ю: Equivalent Of A Я: Equivalent Of Colorblocks Black And Turn Planet

[@videogameanything1093]

4 things I realized: 1. The shape of each magic crystal thing is a special symbol, specifically . , : ; ! ? * … The ellipses is Z. 2. X’s power is cloning himself because X is also used for multiplication. 3. The letters that have the crystals start at LMNOP, the fastest part of the alphabet. 4. Q might be the slowest because it is either one of the least used or the least used letter of the alphabet.

[@gabrielkarakash7340]

X’s power has multiple meanings X for multiplication * for multiplication And because you need to find x like in algebra

[@FrogManBlak]

Q is slow because he appears right after LMNOP which is so fast

[@phaze9562]

@@gabrielkarakash7340 yeah lol * is also used for multiplication in coding and i immediately noticed that

[@gamesgallore2117]

Do you mean ellipsis? Epilepsy is the condition that causes seizure. An ellipsis is the three dots

[@bluerious5475]

"epilepsy"

[@plutodragon4]

I keep wanting more. This story is incredible and tragic, and I can’t help but crave more from this world. The attention to detail is FANTASTIC. Upon rewatches you can see things such as how F shows immense disdain for L and O specifically, the fact that F puts the gem down instead of trying to fight N showing that they want something else, and how F kills J instantly because they broke F’s teeth. But honestly since F bumped into R, R should’ve been able to tell that it wasn’t intentional.

[@ellienugent2000]

He was angry he was bitten in order to spell fart.

[@arthorization]

Even the way F was physically assaulted by the other letters have been reciprocated back. e used d to smack f which we see F smacking E with D. i stomped on f which in turn causes I to get Pixar Stomped by F j shot f with projectiles which in turn causes F to use I to blast J Both m and M would hit F the same way in both times but just M lost against F t would smack f from behind. T would later get bonked on the head by F Before X could do any martial arts like how x did, F immediately ate them. It is unknown as to why F fights fair with X. So the physical trauma of F was returned back from all of the letters that were dogging F

[@fourthgearvibez4343]

didnt I break F's teeth?

[@arthorization]

@@fourthgearvibez4343 that was J

[@Awesome_Korn]

If there’s another I hope it’s the numbers

[@lifeiscats1337]

3:24 if you look closely you can see N’s : amulet is gone It’s paid attention to at 3:40 tho.

[@strxwberrii280]

This ending always gets me…15:22

[@colekiesler6218]

You know I actually feel absolutely awful for F. Despite killing most of the other letter’s it’s shown in the flashback that all he wanted was just to have friends. But due to him accidentally spelling frick is what cause the other letters to cross the line on him. It’s also shown that L and O were possibly the true antagonists, even though as uppercase they were trying to help everyone Anime style try to remember that they were the ones that caused F’s violent behavior due to bullying him very badly. It’s also even more very sad with N since F just wanted to be friends with him which at first he was happy, but after the whole frick thing sadly was forced to abandon him with the other letters. So F was forced to live in a cave all alone for a long time and as he grew older knew he wanted to get revenge so decided to kill everyone that abused him after what happened in the past. Honestly I know he caused so much harm to the other letters you but can tell that all he wanted was to have a friend hence the letter F, but that abuse is what caused him to become the way he is now poor guy.

[@bettymarsh1640]

Dang, next time I see someone getting bullied, I'll just tell the people who are bullying this story.

[@doublecsquared]

he also ended up getting killed by the one who he tried to protect

[@Chillinbean]

yes good story of me reading that.

[@Chillinbean]

yes good story of me reading that.

[@ladyshane6912]

I agree with you but that happend to me ones my friends betray me but now every thing chage I have new friends and I dont need revenge.

[@raulkyamko6825]

I just realized in the "n" part, they were lower cased letters while in the other episode, they were upper cased. This means that "F" got evil after being exiled. And that the real villains were "o" and 'l"

[@yourlocalcinnasnail3065]

Yes that and also you can tell it's the past because dead letters like H J C P X And F are here

[@yourlocalcinnasnail3065]

Also no I did not list them in order of their death

[@themc8769]

@@yourlocalcinnasnail3065 You were close though, other than H dying first it's right

[@iamnewguyharry2024]

@@yourlocalcinnasnail3065 its cuz its theyre past and the deat hasnt happened yet

[@yourlocalcinnasnail3065]

@@iamnewguyharry2024 yes I just explained that because the episode takes place in the past that's why I said "back" because even though it's in the past the episode is newer

[@cherrysun4346]

On which app did you make this video?

[@Delishfood68648]

Nice Work Mike

[@jm17368]

I love how this turned from a silly gag with F just being weird, to a whole story with the backstory of almost every letter! Edit: I started chaos. How beautiful

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

I mean, the ABC parts were just funny, but I'm fairly certain F was already established as evil starting with the D part.

[@pale_profile7237]

@@wariolandgoldpiramid he tried to get back good memories through the cost of harm, he died knowing he changed wrong.

[@GreenBunny.]

The only one with no backstory is w

[@pale_profile7237]

@@GreenBunny. w, we don’t talk about him

[@cuteshark7261]

Yep.

[@Reedsho]

Truly a different story than what was first expected. The saddest part was that Q was the warning, but he ended up too late. But the most sad part of all, was Z. He couldn't do anything to stop it all from happening. He just had to watch it all unfold. edit: Im famous now :D

[@nlrmal0123]

I didnt understand why is Z crying and why Z is cracked. Can somebody explain greatly? Update: WTH THATW AS HAPPENING IN FRONT OF HIM. But still dont understand why Z is cracked

[@eggsoup3154]

@@nlrmal0123 i think he is meant to look like a mountain

[@nlrmal0123]

@@eggsoup3154 maybe.

[@helpiambeingheldhostage1818]

@@nlrmal0123 Z is a god, possibly the personification of the world all the letters live in, he is immortal. He’s lived for thousands of years (hence the cracks, to show that he is an ancient entity) and has witnessed thousands of tales. He’s crying because despite being the most omnipotent being, he couldn’t interfere. Truly powerful and touching lore 😢. I will say with confidence that this is one of the lores of all time 😔

[@nlrmal0123]

@@helpiambeingheldhostage1818 what a lore. But still not better than Fnaf lore

[@dwigthification]

I think F blew N instead of attacking him because it all makes sense

[@German_EmpireOfficial]

Remember Alphabet Lore? It's almost 2 years old. Fell old yett?

[@lumianaspoi]

Feel*

[@lumianaspoi]

Its 1 year actually, but i don't watch this video then but now is

[@theanythingzone6090]

Q had such interesting character development, Q is seen to be this slow, snail-like character (because it's the letter after the fast l m n o p) but realizing how Q was following them and saying "Q" every time it shows up, come to find out that Q was trying to warn the other letters of the inevitable fate of all of the other letters, and every time it say "Q" it's calling out to the other letters, to warn them, i love how x was used, it has an asterisk as their special gem and can multiply (and both the asterisk and x are used for multiplication) and then the reveal for Z, being the ground they were on the whole time, I went into this video expecting some simple, funny stuff but nothing too much, in reality, i got a great story, great use for characters, with every little detail being intertwined with the letter. thank you Mike for blessing me with, truly, a work of art

[@KnightKingu]

Had I not watched the video this comment almost looks like a whole joke

[@azizekalincik5667]

F tried to say friend again by capturing them that got me the most

[@Numbergamer2024]

I barely understand what the backstory is telling us, then again it’s just ownfnqhfowhwmfbwiciwowpalzjwnfjcisnwm

[@jameson8742]

How Q says q: kyoo How we say q: q

[@ppmico]

i agree

[@twicethegalo]

14:07 So many little details, the colors depended on who hit F, and the one colored like N was an emotional hit rather than physical

[@xpiredment5485]

Except Q

[@moonlightnori]

That would be the ? actually. The ; was from sadness, but the ? was because of N.

[@Legendary_67]

@@garllas4326 Not to be rude but, i would not agree.

[@Blueoneisback]

@@garllas4326 f devoured pink’s frontal lobe in the present so that’s a big no

[@user-hf9ky8qw7t]

I just mind that N killed F after I read it it's FRIENDS