Creating a seriously scary vampire in Code Vein | Monster Factory

Don't talk to me or my son ever again!
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[@DistortedSemance]

Western Game: Warp his bones beyond the limits of biology or euclidean geometry if you wish, but he's going to wear THESE pants and they're going to be brown. Eastern Game: Feel free to build an abstract surrealist sculpture of hair and accessories atop the armature that is this young thin conventionally attractive boy.

[@IAmMuchAnger]

Counterpoint: Dark souls falls under neither

[@4n0mie]

dslkfjdflk hhhhhhhahahhahaaa

[@sethescope]

this is why diversity is good and important. we need all perspectives and all kinds of games in order to create the perfect army of monster children.

[@abj6920]

I was cosmically compelled to read this out loud

[@lassigomi4912]

"yes Griffin, now that I've said that, choose the least threatening skin color, oh wait."

[@Lymmar]

That was such a pure thought. Like for a second he lived in a world where that wasn't a super loaded prompt.

[@orangesilver8]

The "oh wait" seemed planned. I think he knew what he was doing that whole time.

[@sanguillotine]

orangesilver8 he did, it was a joke, Internet people miss a lot of humor

[@nanusantos1696]

@@orangesilver8 That's the joke

[@orangesilver8]

@@nanusantos1696 Yeah I get it. I'm exactly saying that I get it. There's a bunch of random people here that somehow think he didn't know.

[@mysweetphantom]

we stan a responsible vampyr father and his snow homonculi child.

[@tarav.5033]

snowmonculi

[@sidney9796]

@@escapist83 not with that attitude

[@LeonardMeltsner]

It's literally in the oxford english dictionary as a noun and verb "(v) be an overzealous or obsessive fan of a particular celebrity."

[@flavorfulsoups]

LeonardMeltsner (v) to be named Stan. “We have stanned our newborn son”

[@superemoboi2050]

Is the homunculus a clone or a perfect copy?

[@wendtchr]

I would give anything to see the snowman hop off his body and viciously maul an opponent's neck.

[@amandafrazier9724]

See, that was a thing I didn't know I needed until you breathed life into the idea.

[@Royal_Fortune]

Chris Wendt I want to see Daddy Drac fight his arch nemesis who just so happens to also have a tiny snowman of themself and they hop off of their host and fight each other in ultimate combat.

[@wendtchr]

@@Royal_Fortune you just invented pokemon

[@takemetoyonk]

There's always the substitute of experiencing Nier: Automata

[@burgbass]

The Twins

[@DragonHeart55]

"we never get to do COOL characters on this show!" this is heresy against The Final Pam and I will not stand for it

[@4thSurviver]

Adult Cool and Todd Coolbody would like to have some words

[@anirlgoblin]

@@4thSurviver Don't forget about tammy radbody

[@paranormality9791]

*WHAT ABOUT JA'AM.*

[@pareidolist]

To acknowledge the Final Pam risks summoning the Final Pam.

[@bonhll8070]

She transcends beyond the mortal concept of coolness.

[@MrGenghisWolfguard]

"I am a cowboy, I'm kind of a genie, I'm going to a ska concert in a little bit here" soooo, Travis?

[@MiloKuroshiro]

... Welp, you're right

[@secretname3897]

Holy SHIT Travis has genie vibes WOW

[@izzybella3409]

3:10 with YEAH GRIFFIN OK CHOOSE THE LEAST THREATENING S K I N C O L O R might be one of the best monster factory moments tbh

[@CraftyTeo]

"I was so caught up in the euphoria of this vampire daddy, that for like a minute I lived in a world where racism didn't exist"

[@jacobsquare4812]

I was secondhand sweating, like oh noooo lmao

[@Lymmar]

The fact I'm 100% certain that race didn't even cross his mind when he said it is pure as hell.

[@flavorfulsoups]

Gonna be honest, y’all are way too sensitive about race.

[@CaptainJimp]

@@flavorfulsoups Okay boomer

[@baileyc7703]

Honestly I am so into the fact that PragerU spends money to put ads on McElroy videos I just got a 2.5 minute lecture about some guy's personal feeling that young men are corrupted by The Left and video games, now I'm extremely ready to watch these good boys create the powerful genderfluid vampire in the thumbnail

[@ZRStein]

And his adoring snowson. The genderfluid vampire boi is also a single parent. We stan an icon.

[@trollololol4601]

It kinda makes me happy they’re wasting their money lol. Ye show this ad to me and not someone who might actually believe it

[@oliviafrank7463]

I'm not gonna lie, I was ready to be mad lol. Thank you for pleasantly surprising me

[@brody2k]

Did they not check metrics of the McElroy fan base at all? Talk about knowing your audience.

[@chosentonessournotes]

I mean, I’m far from the left politically but that’s such a laughable concept… People go after Alex Jones and Joe Rogan (who is actually a hardcore lefty, even voted for and still wants to vote for Bernie Sanders) but PragerU is objectively worse and should be shamed for their ridiculous views and video content.

[@katielovestolaugh]

the year is 2045. Justin: "Hey everybody, quick programing note-"

[@momobalkhy7312]

I've been thinking the same thing haha

[@oneofmanykaties624]

The big bang will start again and the McElroys will still play that "in the near future" message

[@nix6940]

It will finally be exclusive to the McElroy page as soon as Munch Squad ends.

[@thenefariousnerd7910]

As the universe equilibrates to its inevitable heat death, the final whimper of existence will be “SMASH IT, BABY! MMM, SMASH THAT!”

[@trollololol4601]

The Nefarious Nerd griffin I told u not to I BEGGED you not to

[@jennawhiles3130]

my boy discovered a fairy fountain and got smooched after getting his armor enhanced

[@AprilsPunk]

Lol my exact same thought 😂😂

[@Lorendrawn]

Listening to monster factory while hitting trees with a blue laser claymore is my thing.

[@taylorjordan3007]

I know people say this a lot, but I needed this at this exact moment in my life.

[@bigbadgammagnome]

That's exactly how i feel rn, I need something to tide me over until the new animal crossing game comes out

[@lrmull]

I feel it so hard rn. I opened up the youtube homepage and almost teared up at the sight of a fresh monster factory

[@brandyscrow]

I'm here for it!

[@garfieldfan420]

@@bigbadgammagnome same

[@Gallant_Silver]

me too, these past few days have been garbage

[@tokidoki3405]

really loving Justin's choice to pronounce snowman like it's a surname

[@AreYouNormalBass]

the minute the tiny ponytail appeared on the snowman i was sold. i must protect this boy with all my being. oh my woooorrrrddddd

[@oliviacarr6986]

No one tell them that your iris, anatomically speaking, is legit classified as a sphincter.

[@angrybidoof847]

⊙△⊙

[@oliviacarr6986]

Angry Bidoof You’re welcome. Good luck forgetting that info 👈😎👈

[@taakotuesdays]

@@angrybidoof847 welcome to anatomy. lot's of things are technically assholes

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

@@taakotuesdays humans are just one big amalgamation of several buttholes. It explains a lot about certain people

[@cs-sx3qy]

Oh wow this is a beautiful full circle moment after this week’s mbmbam

[@radraandyy4536]

when "douglas" evolved into "dugls" i had a visceral reaction to the perfection they created

[@strayiggytv]

These are always some of my favorite monster factories because anime shit has such an aversion to having an unattractive protagonists. They really have to work get something good.

[@DeathnoteBB]

strayiggyTV It’s ironic because anime character creators seem to be the most detailed and full of potential

[@Lymmar]

@@DeathnoteBB That is very true. There have to be a few dozen MMO type games where the character creator is like "Assemble a visage of otherworldly aesthetic perfection in any manner your heart desires." then the game is straight doo doo.

[@BaskervilleLacie]

@@Lymmar that's usually the case with actual anime shows. A+ character designs and visuals, truly gorgeous artwork, but anything of substance like story or characters or theme kinda just flies out the window

[@NEFF-ie]

@@BaskervilleLacie looks like youre just not watching good anime lol

[@HiperPivociarz]

@@BaskervilleLacie These "A+ character designs" are almost always the same fucking character copy and pasted.

[@sansfromplaystation]

the next jojo villain is looking pretty good. i like how his stand is a parasitic growth.

[@blarg2429]

The snowman is the stand user; the vampire is the stand.

[@LaNoLaCola]

So the stand is essentially Empress

[@RatKingShriggy]

i need a spinoff about the big clown mom and the small jaguar dad

[@djfrogtime9956]

Bradipo Panzuto i want one about his tall older sister who is so busy and probably goth

[@laurenhawes7201]

It's like a witch dynamic where he's a small Bengal looking cat and she's lady Demitrescu's clown cousin.

[@calliecilone9899]

They got so close to Zuko with that red eye kiss😂

[@katsdraws]

Clayton Cilone the stern look of complete hatred on the character models face really is the icing on this Zuko cake they made

[@psyducktective]

Nice Zuko costume but your scar’s on the wrong side

[@calliecilone9899]

Psyducktective the only proper response 😂

[@iblame_nargles]

A snowman burst through my chest. That’s rough, buddy.

[@corduroylikethebear]

i’m glad clayton is so deeply established in the MFCU (monster factory cinematic universe)

[@rachelrachel9152]

Same i was gonna say this is an absolutely great episode but hearing clayton's name always makes me that much happier

[@Xzeihoranth]

Every time I think I have a handle on the McElroy aesthetic, they make a snowman with human hair coming out of the chest of a very smooch Ed vampire.

[@Xzanah]

This is what Twilight should've been. This. Two men, creating a homunculus and wondering why some game designer gave them so much power. Shit, Monster Factory is like the story of Icarus but their wings never burn up.

[@Sara3346]

Given that they've lost a few characters its more like their wings have burned up several times but they have parachutes and just get up and try again.

[@SCP-2295]

@@Sara3346 god i miss snack braff. but he was only the most recent in a long long line of perfect boys lost.

[@katicreighton]

R.I.P. Snack Braff. You were a good, good boy.

[@teddy4712]

I feel like every time we love a boy this much, he gets deleted. If someone deletes our boy, I will RIOT

[@Thetenthdoctor24]

The noise Griffy made at 10:00 cleared my skin, watered my crops, and gave me an upside down cheetah print kiss goodnight

[@aquestionabletaryn]

Latrodectus you gotta listen to “wonderful” then for more 1000% adorable griffin sounds

[@euphoriantremedy]

These boys need some custom models for VR Chat

[@DeathnoteBB]

Jon Julian You mean they need to make them? Because i agree

[@apinkgoat]

Oh. My. God. Yes.

[@eigenmishiin3d47]

There's a VRChat character creator called Tafi! Someone should tell them about it

[@katicreighton]

YAAASSSS!!!!

[@RoboBoddicker]

They should have officially named this game Code Vein: Three Faces, Infinite Hat Placement

[@kaitlyn4711]

I love the snowman more than anything

[@frambojan]

The moment when they decided to give him a matching outfit the video truly took flight.

[@tombarded]

"I thought I loved my children"

[@mysticcavezone]

griffins squeaked out "oh my god!" at 9:59 is giving me life

[@sharkofjoy]

"Could you make the eye makeup look more like blood?" - me to myself in the mirror

[@nerdychocobo]

I can't believe they didn't give him a kiss from richard

[@Wertsir]

You mean Dugls.

[@OverHaze]

You're Code Vein. I bet you think this game is about you.

[@KawaiiLenlover]

Haze DON’T YOU DON’T YOU

[@chubs191]

@@KawaiiLenlover forget about me

[@freakazoid985]

got clowns in my coffin, clowns in my coffin

[@camerashy3190]

“Frozen 3 is out in theatres, and the parents are NOT happy” 💀💀💀

[@rachell3460]

Griffin’s laugh when he successfully places the wallet chain on the snowman is my favorite thing

[@lilyrichards6941]

I've watched the entirety of the Monster Factory series multiple times, and it never fails to make me laugh hysterically. People talk about comfort media being things you go back to in times of stress, and Monster Factory is definitely one for me. My favorite quote that I laugh at every time for whatever reason is, "Hi, I'm Dark Vader. I'm a Star Wars!"

[@bigbadgammagnome]

I know nothing about this game but after seeing the character customisation I've decided its the (2nd) best game

[@garfieldbrooks]

Erin Allen whats the best game?

[@Cottagegay]

Yeah what's the best? Besides Bethany Esda's indie darling Fallout 4?

[@sarahg8747]

after animal crossing i assume

[@bigbadgammagnome]

@@garfieldbrooks I'm not gonna lie, when I said that I was thinking bout the new animal crossing game so I cant't definitively say how good it is until march 20th, but im still hyped As far as my actual favourite game?? I dunno its legitimately hard to pick For nostalgia it's pokemon mystery dungeon: explorers of time, a game still very close to my heart For story/narrative its Rakuen, an RPG maker game on steam that made me cry, its such a lovely game but the feels hit really hard And im a sucker for detective/mystery games like Ace attorney and danganronpa 2 So... Any of those?? haha I dunno Do you have a favourite game?

[@bigbadgammagnome]

@@Cottagegay I've only ever played Fallout new vegas from that series tbh, I love the monster factory fallout vids tho As far as famous indie developer Bethany Esda's games go, I loved Skyrim, I'm a sucker for fantasy stories

[@FantasmaNaranja]

*griffin laughing:* * door creaking *

[@bigMprestige]

Griffin: "Let's not make it like, silly this time. Right, let's make him kind of a cool sort of anime boy." Also Griffin: "Can I make the mouth just kinda disappear? I want movie magic to make this vampire just not have a mouth."

[@LS-jj4sy]

"I AM a cowboy, I'm kind of a genie, I AM going to a ska concert here in a bit, I AM playing flag football also..."

[@RandomHobo4]

This was Kojima's original vision of Death Stranding

[@Trev81]

I love how the tools this game gives you for character creation allows you to do something like place a tiny snowman protruding from your chest, and then dress him up to match your character. But then at the same time, it's like "WHAT?? You want punctuation marks in your name??! What the fuck is WRONG with you?!?!?"

[@Dangmandudebro]

I know they say patenthood changes you but this is insane that little snowman child made him change completely

[@psyducktective]

HEY CODE VEIN? WHY CAN YOU HAVE A PONYTAIL JUST WHEREVER? THIS IS ENTIRELY TOO MUCH POWER

[@theversusverses]

do we even need clayton to edit to music now that griffin provides his own vengaboys soundtrack

[@SleazyShell]

Guys you've been adding the message that "in the near future these won't be on Polygon's channel" since two December's ago; is it really still the "near future?"

[@SoulQueenoD]

They are still uploaded on Polygon

[@funoff3207]

Their shoulders must be getting sore by now from propping polygon up

[@Vallam23]

push BDG out of that nest and watch him fly, boys

[@caesarspeaks]

Vallam23 tbf a large amount of Brian’s humour in unraveled comes from Pat. There can be no Brian without an equal and opposite Patrick.

[@mrbismarck]

Not enough people SMASH IT yet.

[@anastasiahazel1567]

Really Good Griffin Sounds this time around wow: 5:11 5:30 8:50 9:59 10:23 14:01 15:14

[@portmomteau]

Anastasia Hazel THANK YOU for this!!!!

[@roguetheotter]

not all heroes wear capes.

[@tentavision5019]

Griffin saying "mmmmm SMASH THAT" used to turn my soul into an explosion of joy, but after hearing it so many times, it has dissolved into merely a mild amusement. Is this what death is like?

[@Charuchii]

I love Dewglass and his son with all my heart

[@katiet.2027]

Who wants to bet Justin said "David SunflowerSeed" bc he's got them on his desk as a snack

[@katiet.2027]

18:33 I was right

[@bigbadgammagnome]

14:54 I'm dead, I'm dead, this killed me Don't talk to me or my snowman son ever again

[@iguanodoo6920]

Thank you for the serotonin dear brothers

[@DomokiinGaming]

I will never forget Justin saying “choose the least threatening skin color.” Never gonna live that one down, juice

[@bicarbonat1]

I mean, he _was_ being sarcastic 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@ashezarrine]

“Oh wait-“

[@TigerBears11]

YungLobster - Boy do I hope you’re joking.

[@DomokiinGaming]

Tiger Bears of course, I’m just being facetious, I just think it’s a funny quote out of context

[@OhNoBohNo]

Hey everyone, welcome to Monster Factory, part of an ongoing series where we basically take the sliders wherever we want...

[@JonTheKing64]

wasn’t expecting this crossover in the comments

[@iblame_nargles]

Shit, imagine a game made by him but all the characters are made by the brothers. I literally can not comprehend what it looks like but I want it so badly

[@hydracool3542]

So glad we finally get to see the long awaited video where Justin plays his favourite game of all time, Code Vein

[@jeremynixon8434]

I only started watching these like... a week ago. It's so heartwarming to see these boys having as much fun now as they were back when they started.

[@reagancorbett2080]

this seriously is the best monster factory in years i’m cryingggg

[@benawisphoenix]

Justin has been scared of vampires since his encounter with Count Donut

[@bellyit]

Wow, Justin's minute-long opening monologue "David Sunflowerseed's GameZone" REALLY proved why Griffin usually takes the reigns of these. And why that should change. #DavidSunflowerseedsGameZone4Life

[@MarcyNabors]

"Hey everybody, quick programming note, in the near futu---" I DON'T BELIEVE YOU

[@Rainygirl3100]

"We never get to do cool characters on the show" How could you forget Snack Braff

[@wrentaylor4924]

all i can think of is that slimeburger video quote like. “not our wildest creation, but i love him more than the average one” bc like. i would die for this vampire dad and his snowman boy

[@a_fellow_human]

The character creator has soooo much potential. They could easily make a bunch more monsters using that alone. I definitely wouldn't mind.

[@syntheticat-3]

last night i had a dream where i was trying to draw this guy and i kept forgetting to give him the luscious ponytail

[@letsgodraw1250]

~ Do you want to birth a snow man?... It can be a c-section snowmannnn~...

[@janpipiko]

"It's funny 'cause you look at one of his eyes that has stars and gold and glitter all over it and you're like 'that's the weak point,' but that's actually a defense mechanism so that you don't pay attention to the butthole." -Griffin Mcelroy, 2020

[@yepimbatman]

Griffin did you say v-v-vampires????

[@smooshpopper2]

This looks like Dib Membrane if he grew up and became a vampire

[@y8DlQS9HKP79gRPrQZq]

Yesss

[@TealOpal]

I've never loved something in Monster Factory as much as I do Snowman.

[@pareidolist]

His NAME is RICHRD.

[@karabirb]

I’m in the middle of a 3.5 hour layover rn, and this came out JUST in time. Bless you brothers, thank you

[@Azazelea]

Hey, have a nice flight I hope you arrive where you're heading safely

[@karabirb]

John Egbert's Movie Marathon thank you! Boarding is like 10 minutes out, so I’m almost there! :)

[@Azazelea]

@@karabirb NICE I hope you have fun!

[@thomasdegroat6039]

“We never get to do cool characters on the show” I think Final Pam would disagree

[@dragoniraflameblade]

GOD THIS CHARACTER CREATOR SYSTEM IS BLESSED. I LOVE IT.

[@maz.s]

Been on a bit of a boy streak for a while now, eh boys?

[@tiuri7001]

Yeah, I could do with a couple of rad gals in the next episodes. Or some cool enbies:)

[@thefreelancequeen]

@@tiuri7001 this character is clearly flux

[@roosterboots4684]

I think I'm finally ready to love again after the loss of Snack Braff

[@audenharris-wylde3852]

9:58 Griffin's VERY IMPORTANT and ADORABLE "ohmygaaawddd" in an extremely high pitch voice

[@SupernaturalBaby08]

"I thought I loved my children" -Justin Mcelroy, Monster Factory

[@LittleMissAbrasive]

My favorite part of the video is always the clayton shout-out, grateful for your service clayton

[@Hollis_Bees]

Adventure Zone cosplayers may work hard.... But Monster Factory cosplayers work so much harder.

[@buttergoldfinger3167]

11:15 Justin turns into a anime villan

[@jighi8631]

Love

[@Joescotterpuss]

This is potentially their greatest creation and that's saying somehting.

[@Safrina001]

This dude is probably one of my favourite monsters so far, he’s fucking spectacular

[@hfluty]

Dugls and Richrd give me life.

[@Mcartemis3000]

"Let's not make it silly" Literally 10 seconds later I'm staring at this thing I think I can call humanoid but I'm not to sure

[@ashezarrine]

Thank you brothers, this will be the perfect way to begin my morning

[@cereal4768]

when animal crossing New horizons comes out pls try your best to make a monster factory.. the character might not be as scary but boy your house could be interesting

[@dracos0024]

As much as I'd love to see that, I really don't think it's the right game for monster factory. You can not nearly fuck up your character as much as Griffin and Justin usually do.

[@reagancorbett2080]

Dracos002 while that is true, they still managed to make a pretty good monster for the Wii games. turbo vicki is a prefect example of sometimes less is so much more.

[@dracos0024]

@@reagancorbett2080 Yeah, but Animal Crossing's character creator is even less extensive than the Mii Maker. You can't exactly make a "monster".

[@reagancorbett2080]

@@dracos0024 thats true

[@takemetoyonk]

It's actually very on-brand with the symbolism in anime character design to have permanent parental kiss marks on the hero

[@bogsdog]

"Go ahead, Griffin. Choose the least threatening skin tone." I lost it

[@endymionredacted1304]

Griffin losing his mind at the hat placement made me audibly sob

[@gabriellarena2256]

I feel like the monster of this week isn't even the vampire, just the small ice gentlemen boy

[@juliannemarieb]

the mandalorian season 2 looks great

[@m3gust4qu3so]

7:04 he was kissed by a great clown fairy upgrading his armor

[@Clove69]

My favorite monsters are when their appearance is also part of their story. Like the kisses from his giant clown mom, tiny upside down cheetah dad, and his back flipping sister? *chefs kiss*

[@residentialweeb]

The beginning of this video is literally “too many beautiful boys” all over again

[@Parabol700l]

Caught myself thinking.. what if the snowman is the real douglas, and the parasite growing out of him only serves as some sort of spooky mobility device

[@GlennBRust]

There have been a lot of very good kids in the interim, but this is the first monster since The Final Pam that really HIT me.

[@aquestionabletaryn]

Hardest and free-est I’ve ever heard Justin laugh at the hair. Love it

[@kaitlyn4711]

I had a bad week, thank u boys for this

[@Liliputian07]

we all did. it's been a bad bad week

[@yourmoirail7439]

hope u feel better!! this episode SLAPS i love code vein

[@kaitlyn4711]

@@yourmoirail7439 thank you 🥺❤

[@kmlac6596]

Feel better soon ❤️

[@kaitlyn4711]

@@kmlac6596

[@MooseKINGstudios]

I’m almost sure they just made a Hunter X Hunter character.

[@notinspectorgadget]

Anime boy v1.040 - tall boy (not that tall)

[@amberwingtundrawing776]

I think this might already be one of my favorites