Civil Protection: The Tunnel

Originally released on March 19, 2011
Civil Protection, a Half-Life 2 comedy series. In this episode, Mike and Dave investigate some strange noises.
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[@pete5427]

"youve been hanging out with eddie too much" freemans mind reference.

[@striderwhiston9897]

wasn't this created before freeman's mind?

[@SylvaTheMoth]

@@striderwhiston9897 The Tunnel: Originally released on March 19, 2011 Episode 1: Originally released on 12-3-2007

[@tompeck5495]

@@mrsubject1 Makes sense. Freeman said Eddie stockpiled weapons, so i'd expect him to be among the few who survived the seven hour war.

[@thatamericanloser2833]

360 likes!

[@gorgeousfreeman4836]

Yes and Mike is the one who voices gordon

[@techur2763]

Considering this is a Lovecraft style story, I love how the diary section has a similar writing style to HP Lovecraft's literature. Ross always has this attention to detail that is unmatched by 95% of all of KZbin.

[@rapscallion9776]

You heard them call the tunnel Miskatonic Tunnel, right? That was the early giveaway for me

[@techur2763]

@@rapscallion9776 Well yeah, and that's easy to do. What I find admirable is Ross's usage of Lovecraft's writing style in the diary. Really detailed descriptions with complex words, like beautifully describing something horrible and/or terrifying.

[@justjosh5526]

Which is sad considering that idiots who make a fool of themselves get at least 1 million views and over 10 million subscribers yet he has just a little over half that in just views....

[@Insanity5163]

This is still a more effective horror movie than most movies nowadays.

[@Jeganello]

yeah yeah, what ever!

[@shirayuri3950]

A lot of my favorite KZbin channels are filled with people kissing their ass saying "you're the only good youtuber left nowadays" haha, this is the first comment thread I've seen where people voice my opinion

[@Insanity5163]

I mean, there are plenty of good horror movies coming out these days, but a majority of the most recent ones I've seen boil down to constant jump scares and shallow plots with no suspense. Wasn't trying to kiss Ross's ass for this episode or something just thought it built up suspense better than a lot of horror movies I've sat through, even if the ending is weak.

[@hiddendesire3076]

Jagyson Hate if you want, doesn’t mean they’re wrong though.

[@eucariotadominguez4269]

hoy no puedo hacer una pregunta a los

[@Isaacfess]

Garry Newman himself gave this a spotlight on the 12 days of Gmod.

[@who3567]

Even though this wasn't made in Gmod. I guess I can't complain about the attention, though.

[@Isaacfess]

Yeah, It's made with the source engine thingy, (Forgot the name)

[@who3567]

@@Isaacfess Source SDK.

[@Isaacfess]

Thanks.

[@JoLiKMC]

Well, that was absolutely insane. And absolutely awesome. It also shows that despite the fact you usually see Mike and Dave screwing around, they actually _do_ take their job seriously from time to time. I like these two even more now!

[@Ksensei41]

Yeah, I like how they went into the darkness to help someone.

[@christiancinnabars1402]

Reojoe They’re alive and well in the Christmas episode following this one. And they make a recent appearence in Freeman’s Mind. So they’re definitely not dead. Someone must have saved them.

[@indecisivecountdooku1340]

@@christiancinnabars1402 Tacos!

[@sirmount2636]

I like how he immediately started shooting the car. Such professionalism!

[@jackoliverio6357]

Christian Cinnabars where did they make an appearance

[@ItsOnlyRocknRoll13]

Rewatching this episode, I've concluded this is in fact the most terrifying episode I've seen, if for nothing else other than the fact Mike and Dave become trapped in an underground maze of unlit tunnels, which is my nightmare.

[@mr.cup6yearsago211]

I mean, teeechnically Dave was never trapped. He got captured before they were sealed off from the surface. I agree though, this is the stuff of nightmares.

[@dylanmartin790]

Spoiler Alert! My theory is that the shelter was being constructed before the 7 Hour War, and during the war, a Xen creature found it's way there and began killing off the workers. As a last ditch effort, the remaining workers sealed the creature in the unfinished tunnel network behind a heavy steel door, and then immediately did what most sane people would do when confronted with such a situation: Run. Like. Hell. In doing so, all equipment was abandoned, still in working order. Fast forward an indeterminate amount of time, and you have the events of this episode.

[@JonnyCrash]

Only problem with that theory is that the workers would likely have been dispersed from the area with the onset of the 7 Hour War. It's unlikely that they would have remained at work for however long it might have taken for a Xen creature to take up residence and THEN decided that it's time to leave. That doesn't bar the possibility of a Xen creature finding its way into the tunnels, however, it still makes it a bit of a mystery as to how the door was closed once it was down there.

[@dimitrizoya8344]

Im pretty sure exactly what happened

[@AbandonedVoid]

Then why would the hole appear and disappear? Why would the generators still work? Why is the shelter so indeterminately huge? Why has nowhere else seen these creatures? Why would a zen creature claw at the door and then vanish? What was the static in the unbuilt tunnels? That answer leaves a lot of questions

[@s3dchr]

Also the fact that layered out walls and floor in the "shower"-looking room and a steel door seem weirdly elaborate for scared workers about to run away.

[@HazeIwood]

Abandoned Void My theory is that this Creature can Teleport so I guess he did that to distract him.

[@cheeseflannel8343]

"All the fun of a motorcycle accident without the road rash!" I lol'd

[@jasonalcatraz5817]

It took me this long to realize that this was basically a Lovecraftian Horror Finale.

[@thomasmacdonough288]

The thing that always stuck with me in this video is the crows. I still retain the knowledge of crows and crosswalks to this day. Entertaining and Informative 👍

[@Swordsoulreaver]

Same, actually. I don't know why that part in particular is so memorable.

[@RickOConnell327]

Ross, Your dramatic/scary writing is on par with some of the best out there. People tend to love you for your comedy, or game dungeon, but i just wish you had enough resources to do THIS full time. i dont mean half life shorts, necessarily, i mean short movies. your clearly incredibly talented. The Movie is looking to be incredible. I. Love. This.

[@galmax2000]

The only question is.. how long do we have to wait?

[@sbahnlars]

i wish there was content like this nowadays. still holds up so well, well made, original, lovable. just awesome!

[@mistaecco]

After all these years, I just realized that the bit at 8:55 was a reference to freeman's mind. Eddy is the dude freeman would always mention when he found military surplus as the guy who knew how to sell it.

[@Shepard_AU]

"You've been hanging out with Eddie too much." So he's still around and is seems to be friends with Mike, fascinating.

[@KASASpace]

Wait..... Did Eddy from Freeman's Mind survive the Seven Hour War and end up in City 17 or something...?

[@PetruMihai]

That would be fucking awesome.

[@PetruMihai]

This just occured to me, what if all or this happens after FM episode 61.5? Like, Gordon has his stolen Jeep somewhere in Bulgaria...

[@PetruMihai]

even though that would leave some loose ends in the story

[@HQ_Default]

I forget, who's Eddy?

[@PetruMihai]

HQDefault Freemans' friend

[@Citiesinmotionplayer]

"Because I am an Aquarius" Pretty much that.

[@Waylon128]

Kim Philipp Möllgaard explain

[@supercodhater1985]

Waylon people always believe in their zodiac signs

[@robertcharlebois4998]

Kim Philipp Möllgaard is

[@KingLich451]

I didn't get it

[@bigrigjoe5130]

The joke is that it is a non-sequitur. In reality you couldn't have two flashlights on at the same time in the source engine without it screwing up, so Ross had to come up with an explanation as to why there's only one. So he just goes "I'm an Aquarius" and then "What...." "you heard me" and they ignore it. Aquarius is a Zodiac star sign, it has nothing to do with anything It's just Dave continuing to be dumb and goofy. It doesn't make sense..

[@DivineAdversity777]

Still holds up in 2023! This was my childhood :’) (Literally almost typo-d 2033 lol)

[@planetsec9]

What the fuck did I just watch. I can't tell if I should be disturbed or amazed at the level of work that went into this. Well, awesome map though.

[@nine8748]

Be both.

[@dl719]

This is my favorite Ross Scott video, there’s just something about the dialogue and pacing that is really engaging

[@jamietodd2560]

Something I like about this episode is it shows Mike and Dave actually being _cops._ They hear an ungodly noise and their first impulse is to investigate. Then they find some spooky underground squat and hear screaming, and what do they do? Go running into a pitch dark tunnel to save them without waiting for backup. Other episodes show them bullshitting and faffing about, but this shows that they actually do take their jobs seriously and want to help people.

[@sirmount2636]

Not to mention Mike doesn’t hesitate to shoot the hit-&-run driver. & he’s a pretty good shot too.

[@michaciejka2839]

A 50% a normal cop 50% brainded half life 2 metrocop

[@Grab_N001]

It's a damn shame this episode basically kills them off.

[@thedarkknight1209]

@@Grab_N001 Actually we see them going on break to have some tacos in Freeman's Mind 2.

[@Grab_N001]

@@thedarkknight1209 I see. Do you remember which episode?

[@JohnSmith-wx9wj]

Perhaps the Stalker found self-preservation to be more important than listening to a CP.

[@arsenii_yavorskyi]

John Smith definitely looked like it

[@VideoSage]

Lol, I hadn't read or listened to any of HP Lovecraft's works when I first saw this. Beautiful tunnel name.

[@ewet8]

Same friend. I always perk up at Miskatonic being mentioned in anything. XD

[@flameoguy]

My first thought was "That sounds like a place in Massachusetts!"

[@vault42overseer91]

I knew I heard that name before.

[@LabMatt]

"Civil Protection, a Half-Life 2 comedy series." Yeah, comedy, right! (I'm not complaining, by the way. This was really awesome. I'm a huge horror/thriller fan!)

[@AlexeyLevkinNumber1fan]

glad you didnt use any of the new emojis.

[@LabMatt]

I don't think emojis were a thing 2 years ago. But I don't use them now so I probably wouldn't use them even if they were.

[@AlexeyLevkinNumber1fan]

Lab Matt thank god.

[@carlbrutananadilewski]

You ever use AIM? Emojis have been around awhile lol

[@spawnof200]

emote icons

[@magmanenis]

That ending really lacked an ending. Didn't expect that in this series.

[@SuperAqua9]

C'mon guys its obviously just an elaborate prank by Dave.

[@kennethchou4384]

The aliens gave him 1 favor, and he used it.

[@Isaacfess]

Great atmospheric long form horror video Ross! Can't believe it took me this long to watch it.

[@CrusaderTheFirst]

We really need more episodes of civil protection, it's been a while since any other episodes had came out.

[@theycallmeandres.becauseit6715]

It makes sense when you think about Barney being considered dumb. He's secretly a rebel, so he fills the bare minimum of his quota.

[@dickzabreesky7435]

At one point Ross had the idea of an episode which showcases how Barney's cover for the resistance is by playing dumb, since he was in contact with the voice actor

[@theycallmeandres.becauseit6715]

@@dickzabreesky7435 that would have been so cool

[@EmilyDNelson]

I never watched much of this series before, but holy crap. This was really well composed and super scary. I want to know what happened to the diary author, I really liked him! What happened!? Is there more to this!?

[@MrTrancelotics]

Considering this video was originally made in March 2011 - see video description - fair to say this was the conclusion.

[@dylanmartin790]

Despite the obvious clothing difference, it is reasonable to assume that the body Mike fires at is the remains of the tunnel's recent inhabitant, as the mysterious entity depicted in the video had little trouble dispatching two armed, armored, and trained officers, and a lone, unarmed civilian would be an easy target. The entity also seems to be to imitate it's target extremely well, and has escaped it's containment area.

[@iamthechanceman]

Dylan Martin Addendum #234-5b [REDACTED]

[@dylanmartin790]

[REDACTED], [REDACTED] hard

[@dunndunn3850]

Dylan Martin, I'd like to see how the mysterious inhabitant could take on even more trained Overwatch Soldiers, as CPs are not organized and are poor at crime scenes.

[@Smokr]

Far better than most episodic television in 2021.

[@CountVonFaust]

9:03: "You've been hanging out with Eddie too much..." Anyone remember Eddie from Freeman's Mind? Similarities, perhaps?

[@good_fats]

Has to be a reference to the same guy

[@MrJmanrey]

Probably was spared by the Combine for supplying weapons during the invasion or something.

[@CountVonFaust]

Jorge Reyes The Combine wouldn't need infantry weapons during the invasion because they didn't have any infantry at the time. They only got Civil Protection officers and Overwatch Soldiers when they had a supply of humans to draft or coerce into joining them. Eddie was probably just really lucky. With his weapons stockpile, he would survive random teleportations by Xen creatures, and the rest is obscure. Probably surrendered himself but not his weapons caches.

[@MrJmanrey]

Then how would Eddie be of any value to the Combine?

[@CountVonFaust]

Jorge Reyes He probably just signed up for Civil Protection like any other citizen, assuming he is a CP officer. He could be a rebel weapons broker. Dave expressed an interest in joining the rebels in the episode "Aliens". Mike did dissuade him, but I would be surprised if he didn't listen. Dave hardly ever listens to Mike.

[@DarkCAHR_OAIO]

In case you are wondering; Yes, we still wait for continue.

[@galmax2000]

still..

[@109-m7y]

"All the fun of a motorcycle accident without the road rash"

[@Hichigo.]

I miss this type of content on KZbin. :(

[@nietzscheshorse8566]

this is one of the best lovecraft tributes ever :D I cant believe this video doesnt have more views!

[@SKY11211213]

This is still my favourite episode.

[@ZenithalPoint]

I'm not even exagerrating this is better than almost half of the horror crap I've seen so far in my life

[@xdoods]

This series is so well made.

[@unknownbruneian]

I never had a video where I was both laughing and scared at the same time. I WANT MORE

[@rattles8789]

Even 8 years later, the caves still give me the heebie jeebies

[@SendyTheEndless]

It's like a creepypasta, but not shit. :)

[@G-ManXErlik]

agreed

[@mr.needlemouse32x]

Eddie? you mean the same Eddie that Gordon Freeman talked about in freeman's mind?

[@abramsullivan7764]

I've got a lot of questions for Ross. What is The movie? When we'll ever see Mike and Dave again? How long will we see Freeman's mind again? What is your favorite tv show or movie to watch?

[@RoxieSniper]

Holy good gravy, I didn't expect a seven year old machinima to spook me out before my shift as a security officer this morning, but it absolutely did. This is amazing!

[@Mathadar]

I still believe this is the best Lovecraftian storytelling in a youtube setting I have seen in some time. Having rewatched this yet again.

[@BowarePL]

9 years... Is there anything like this being made on YT right now?

[@KrypticStudiosCorp]

"Civil Protection" is my new wall paper :D And Ross' face is my new login screen :O

[@Ksensei41]

You don't a lot of his photos on the internet.

[@KrypticStudiosCorp]

Ksensei41 That's ok I will just use a pic of Jesus with the caption "Ross the Boss" :D

[@blamecanada8525]

KC - Kryptic Studios Corp Here's a picture of Cap'n Ross Scott www.accursedfarms.com/images/News_Images/arrr.jpg

[@Ksensei41]

Blame Canada Yarr!

[@empressofvibes]

23:32 holy shit, that's the universal greeting I wasn't expecting that at all

[@alexlightless2866]

Great job, I saw it several years ago and spent a lot of time today to find and watch again.

[@FoxSnootz]

3:40 Excellent reference to Miskatonic, it puts the praise for The Secret World Game into better perspective

[@zyker2156]

Still creeps me out and I'm 18, this 13:58, and this 20:11. His smile and eyes, oh they give me the shivers, imagine what he went through and how he looks like he went insane.

[@Manoichan]

'Miskatonic'..Ross, you clever shrew.

[@ProjectV6]

10:05 I think that door can be opened from the other side, on the other side is the Tunnel, so while Mike and Dave are in the Tunnel, that guy made his way out through that door. Just a thought.

[@NoriMori1992]

"Miskatonic Tunnel". Nice detail. Really adds to the Lovecraftian motif going on here. :D

[@ALCvideoprofile]

OH WOW! I need more of these. Its been a long time, and I am an old fan of this. I randomly found the first episode "Friday" and I have just re-discovered the series. This episode and the christmas special are the only ones new to me and I am so happy to see them.

[@62chipo]

I liked this episode I see that there were a lot of HP lovecraft references, I don't believe this ep needs an ending to it but I would love to see more civil protection after your movie is done.

[@Danyman18]

Please continue this.. this was amasing!!!!! And the Lovecraft references are geart!!!

[@EvatronX]

what are those things? baby ichyosaurs?

[@B.M.Skyforest]

Less than a million views, this series is so underrated.

[@TripAndJoy]

And now I miss them

[@SomeGrunt_On_Youtube]

And to this day…. We still don’t know the Mike’s story about barney and the store alarm…

[@camycamera]

holy crap, this is really suspenseful and scary and full of mystery. Love it.

[@misterskeleton1397]

Still holding out for hope. Any day now, we'll get part 2.

[@angelcenturion9398]

21:51 that phrase has a deep context in half life 2 lore

[@jessiegines4918]

Please bring back civil protection

[@Freef_01]

Man this is incredibly well made!

[@nixel1324]

MAN I wish I could find that cave map for Gmod. It'd be amazing for gun tag. That's a game I sometimes play with my friends. It's like tag, except you shoot people instead of tagging them, and instead of becoming 'it', they become dead. Everyone involved is 'it'. It's basically just a deathmatch where everybody has 1 HP.

[@seanleonard8595]

+Nixel gm_tunnel m8

[@thomasschaffer5612]

Ross Scott; master of atmosphere and intrigue. Every video you make, I want to live in.

[@JCDenton2012Modder]

"Should have taken the South Road." XD

[@Botclone]

Logan Snider :D

[@parkerdavidson5868]

Came back to find these gems, didnt know it was the same guy as Freemans Mind, brilliant!

[@hazmat2823]

I think the answer to all this is that its all just a shinig referance with a dash of Lovecraftian horror.

[@ttred7621]

At 9:00 there is a Freeman's Mind reference.

[@paytyler]

The Tunnel is still the scariest movie I've ever seen. I would have a hard time believing that this wasn't based on that.

[@SketchyDamian]

"Barweep gra-na weep ninybon" universal greeting from 1986 transformers movie 😃

[@scottm8292]

1:16 Dave is right, this is Bulgaria City 17 is Sofia, the capital

[@8Manowar]

The start of this video makes me think of the game PainKiller.

[@heylel1841]

Nice to hear soundtack from good oll black mirror game.

[@planetrob555]

This should have a BILLION views!

[@Wolffman109]

What map was this on? Can someone send me the link, please?

[@SamCyanide]

the tunnel running head bob effect was the best ive seen in a LONG time, made mequestion if it was real footage for a second

[@arron4112]

Not sure if you people agree, but I imagine the howling sound comes from a scrawny skinless dog with heavy infection in it's eyes and drags off it's victims at the right moment when someone enters the tunnel. SCARY SHIT.

[@stopaskingformynamegooglef119]

Man i miss the days when content was this good in 2011

[@FlyByNate]

The first mistake was naming the tunnel "Miskatonic".

[@croatiarailways]

24:45 those are cut bloody ichthyousaur.

[@gustavogonzales7532]

2020 and this series still being good

[@racer927]

The dispatch voice really matches Ellen Mclain's voice well.

[@aHairlesshamster]

She WAS the voice for dispatch XD

[@racer927]

aHairlesshamster I meant the voice that Ross provided for the dispatch voice in THIS video. It was actually Sadie De Stefano instead of Ellen Mclain but Sadie matched her voice dead-on.

[@Hal9000ize]

I thought Cars stopped being a thing after the combine took over

[@thecircleoft.e.d2121]

Y'know, I wish this had a follow-up episode; this was very good at setting a spooky mood and had good build-up and mystery.

[@marverak]

Fuck dude I miss civil protection

[@plmokm33]

9:49 Had a flashback to this while watching the Secret World Game Dungeon video, never realised this was a Lovecraft reference. Very nice.

[@fokii9880]

I think the scariest episodes come from shows that *aren’t* horrors. When’s show is a comedy you let your guard down so the horror hits harder.

[@tristanscott951]

You can spot Dave and Mike in the background at 9:30

[@hl2betafan]

9:32 just noticed on the left, is that mike and dave?

[@NeonsStyleHD]

These are soooooo good. Really amazing how much you can do with those bots out of Half Life.

[@good_fats]

This was REALLY well made. Superb work Ross Scott.

[@Varesparda]

Why is this better than any actual movie out there holy fuck

[@eddie2000ad]

In almost everything I watch Eddie is always a terrible person

[@JayPuma186]

in all seriousness when they mentioned Eddie I thought of you.

[@eddie2000ad]

AfroPuma186 ye

[@blamecanada8525]

Got any new skulls in lately?

[@tommymartin2001]

even call of duty black op zombies XD

[@tommymartin2001]

wait... eddie... EDDIE!? can i have gordons skull collection

[@vergames4139]

We will never know if they survive unless Ross decides to continue this.

[@VladskyZot]

Flashes like in those tunnels happen in my nightmares.

[@FelipeTrotamundos]

MORE OF CIVIL PROTECTION PLEASE!! I had been watching this since the release. It's such a great serie