"Curse a Real Sword" -MBMBAM Animatic

in 2020 we're cursing REAL swords only
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[@christalcavanaugh]

“Can you write ten chapters of a fanfic?” “Of course no problem.” “And spend five hours researching something of no importance?” “Most definitely.” “Okay then can you write a four page essay?” “EAUGHHHHH”

[@DimT670]

I literally spend a whole night looking into how persona 4 is homophobic and transphobic and then analysing it to a friend and i literally have to do the exactly same type of sociological project till the end of the month.

[@StealthVenus2]

@@DimT670 as a person who has never played any persona game, I'm really curious.

[@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123]

The nature of the human mind is being able to do something but then not doing it when being told to do it

[@pLanetstarBerry]

@@DimT670 In all honestly, I would be 1000% onboard with reading an essay on this topic. Do I play the Persona games? Nay. Am I a gay looking for discourse on lgbt+ depictions in the media? Yay.

[@davidpaul6290]

@@StealthVenus2 Persona 1 and 2 let you date dudes, then Persona 3 and 4 didn’t let you, even though if you look in the games code, there are lines for male romances, implying you were supposed to, but Altus said no, then, in Persona 5, not only can you not date dudes, but there seems to be no signs that it was ever considered, and several spin off games have stereotypically flamboyant weirdos, and Altus is a Japanese company, a country that views homosexuality as more of a fetish than a sexuality. So yeah, probably homophobic.

[@Kn1feShift]

justin is apparently an actual mage and he can do magic as long as you dont imply that things can be 'fake'

[@KatlsNalcrateo]

Exceptional

[@DracoMagnius]

Honestly it seems like it's the opposite, the second you mention the sword you want cursed is "real" it upsets him. He can curse nerf swords no problem, fake swords, imaginary swords and maybe even quantum swords that both do and don't exist at the same time. Just not "real" swords unless you have between $200-300 and want to hear him moan about it.

[@Elitekross]

Well he can enchant a real sword, just not curse it

[@iamalittler]

I mean, obviously.

[@Curiouswhatever]

Griffin: curse Justin: ok ok Griffin: real Justin: yeah yeah Griffin: sword Justin: cool cool cool Griffin: cursing a real sword Justin: *EEAUEHEUA*

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

*100 dollars.*

[@Curiouswhatever]

@@logicaloverdrive8197 *that wasn't even the QUESTION*

[@johnthedork723]

Diamondte $200 “Why did it increase?” You’re wasting my time, kid.

[@acardboardbox9386]

Curse-Fine Real-Fine Sword-Fine Real Curse-Fine Cursed Sword-Fine Real Sword-Fine Cursing A Real Sword-UGGGHHHHH

[@chalkskeleton3653]

He hates the word a

[@michaelfino27]

this is exactly the kind of jokes that come natural to siblings

[@SunflowerAspenPlays]

It really is tho That's the best thing about the mcelroys. Pure, raw, unfiltered sibling goofin.

[@b0illin_mud0ne79]

My sibling just chased me with knives

[@cambecambe3199]

Craze Phaze but were they *real swords*

[@b0illin_mud0ne79]

Muna Karshe they seemed pretty fucking real to me mate

[@pureicefire]

Yep yep

[@memequern8087]

i love how griffin is like DESPERATELY trying to get this bit somewhere ,*anywhere*!!! but Justin just adamantly refuses to while Travis gets the entire point immidiately and is just along for the ride

[@noahbaden90]

Griffin gets it too, but it's a "funny man straight man" thing where it's the interaction between them that is the funniest.

[@MapleLeafAce]

Lmao what even was the end goal of the joke

[@kento369]

@@MapleLeafAce The end goal was to interact with your brothers.

[@aaronyayger]

I feel like you don't get that Griffin understands the bit lmao.

[@MsMoonfan4ever]

@@noahbaden90 ⁰0

[@bigbadgammagnome]

The idea of Garfield the Deals Warlock being just Griffin as a wizard with cat ears and a tail is VERY good and is my new headcanon

[@decoy1359]

ive always imagined all of the taz characters as griffin wearing various shitty costumes. angus is just griffin walking on his knees with a detective hat. the red robes are griffin wrapped in a sheet that isn't even red. lup is just griffin with a wig. the possibilities are endless

[@GYAXA]

Erin Allen griffinfield the catboy

[@maxaroni39]

@@decoy1359 that's some galaxy brain thinking right there

[@McMaster1471]

Erin Allen my headcanon for Garfield the Deals Warlock is basically “Pam-body Garf-head” from that one fucked up question they did

[@plantmage9850]

decoy it's like the meme where Jamie dresses as the crystal gems

[@thedreamingcosmonaut5660]

“What kind of sword is it?” “A real sword.” “E E A A A H”

[@howeyyadoing9070]

Gosh OOF uhm mmm Egh

[@smartestmoronx19]

@@howeyyadoing9070 woof

[@harryguidotti3815]

What if we take out the curse part? Hypothetically, can anyone hex a sword?

[@SunflowerAspenPlays]

The fact that Justin can and will curse anything, so long as you do not verify if its genuine or not, is my new favorite joke.

[@supermatt87]

It's fucking killing me dude

[@brucecipher]

@@supermatt87 you know what else can do that? … a real sword :3

[@krabkrab_]

@@brucecipher *EUGHHH*

[@quinnmarchese6313]

my favorite part of the bit is when Justin brings it back in TAZ Imbalance with Taako and the flaming raging poisoning sword of doom and Griffin just being like "OH MY GOD NOT AGAIN"

[@maddiebeatty]

“toss a coin to your artist” bless you geothebio

[@alacnaythegreat1054]

oh youtube of plenty

[@timpind.8237]

Maddie Beatty Glad I’m not the only one who noticed

[@risipieces]

diD YOU TOSS THEM A COIN?

[@lordtachanka903]

“Who’s time zone” “yours”

[@a8727]

I'm dumb what's wrong with this

[@hillsonn]

It is just silly.

[@bkninja3172]

@@a8727 they're in the same room, meaning same time zone

[@mattshnoop]

whose 😋

[@bkninja3172]

@@mattshnoop WHO IS TIME ZONE?!

[@calebfarmer331]

Justin is so funny through this whole bit. The escalating noises of uncertainty becoming distress and disgust are hilarious

[@jamdeluxe7456]

“you flipped in the air for 20 minutes and you didn’t stick the landing!”

[@mauirandall8176]

Thats a mood

[@googiegress7459]

No he totally did though. The dismount was when he answered why the price doubled: "Because you wasted my time"

[@ozlekosusturu]

Griffin's smol tantrum at the fact that the bit doesn't go the way he expected it to is so fucking hilarious to me

[@charlottecoats7991]

The curiosity and amusement in Griffin’s voice when he asks “why did it increase?” is just the best

[@greeensouls9]

wikihow should get on this

[@mikaroni_and_cheez]

It's titled "How to curse a RealSword" and the entire explanation is just EUUUUUUUUGGGGHHHHHHH with pictures of justin being disgusted and a blurry Griffin in the distance.

[@JellySLCB]

I was playing dnd with my friends and one guy mentioned cursing a sword and the dm and I said “A real sword,,, urghghh” at the same time

[@MsDianagentaToYou]

Also...I'm "like" number 42

[@Stolanis]

I like to think that he's just a very reputation-conscious enchanter and the idea of *cursing* a *real sword* that people might actually use is preying on his conscience - since, after all, no-one would ask for a real sword to be cursed unless they were then planning on *giving* that sword to somebody that they may fall afoul of the curse. I have no idea why I wrote this comment.

[@TmaireTame]

Perhaps it was a *suggestion* someone gave you

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

That makes sense. I would throw a cursed sword at my enemies, or my boss who's a dickweed.

[@Wanooknox]

Probably so you could use the word "afoul"

[@peachs0da]

Excuse me what did u want to curse?

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

@@peachs0da a real sword

[@gabebernhard4601]

How is Justin saying “real sword... eurghhh” over and over again one of MBMBAM’s funniest bits?

[@zakinnamis5577]

Eat ass and smoke grass my baby little boy

[@mikeyseney6570]

@@zakinnamis5577 hey dog idk if you know this but your reply does NOT fit the original comment at all

[@wizardbugs]

@@mikeyseney6570 no it does

[@michaelsangregorio]

All about escalating

[@deegandeloof4953]

I must be a fake sword cuz people always curse at me

[@IggyBiggyBoFiggyBannaFanna]

That was absolutely awful. Thank you.

[@JMFoster76]

I’m crying at the censored calendar. That’s beautiful.

[@deoxyplasmic]

I didn't even see that! Maybe that's what they mean by the f*ucking sword, no wonder it's censored. I'm sure it's anything but cursed though. 😬

[@happysillygoofy]

I like that griffin forgot both of his real watches and had to draw a crayon one

[@RileyIsntDead]

Wait, what kind were both of his watches?

[@jayseane4551]

Azure Nightfalle real watches

[@RileyIsntDead]

@@jayseane4551 EEEAAAUUYGH

[@GippyHappy]

Can you curse a real watch?

[@ViralAlexExiled]

The callout to this in The Zone of Adventure: Imbalance was so perfect.

[@geothebio]

wait i need to go and watch it now sdkjfh

[@missiemani]

i want that taako plushie real bad

[@nootboot9324]

*R E A L ? !* *EEGUGHDJSJ*

[@skrytetemnoty7590]

You want it _real_ bad?

[@thebeakeddoctor]

As do I... I’m gonna try makin it

[@thebeakeddoctor]

Hey guys, update, I started sketching out a drawing of plushie Taako to figure out his pattern, realized a doll base with elf ears, looks kinda like Yoda and I wanted to let ya all know that Hey, I’m back again, I have found fabric the color of his skin, need to find some purples and a color for his hair. At this point I’m invested, will post a link to a picture of the end result. Thank you guys, I spent over thirty bucks on fabric and thread : )

[@thecurtains]

@@thebeakeddoctor I'm replying for the link

[@sheesh5389]

Unrelated My kitten began to attack my phone as soon as Griffin spoke

[@cartoonking1789]

Must not be a fan of MBMBAM :p

[@skrytetemnoty7590]

No, their cat just knows the voice of god when they hear it.

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

@@skrytetemnoty7590 "GIVE IT HERE! I MUST HEAR HIS PURRMONS!"

[@andredarsie]

What kind of cat?

[@aldar8240]

@@andredarsie a real cat

[@abj6920]

I love the implication that "none, none details" is just Griffin deciding to be unhelpful and vague

[@psyducktective]

All of the Justin expressions are chefs kiss

[@michaelhenry8078]

For anyone who wants to know, here is how to curse a real sword. Forge the sword with depleted uranium. This will greatly increase the hardness and thus armor piercing quality of the sword while slowly killing you horribly for being near it. Real cursed sword.

[@manmanpower15]

I was thinking like, build a taser within the hilt of the sword and have it connected to the hilt and on the sword so the moment you grab it to swing; your tased but the blade is charged with that same shock

[@amodelmannequin]

Travis' simple, practical questions make this bit for me

[@bluegreenmagenta]

"So what did you want to happen to the real sword?" "We wanted to curse it."

[@SickyNar]

J: What kind of sword? G: A very real sword. J: gyaahhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHrrrmmphhhh

[@macaronsncheese9835]

Minerva's order looking for someone to forge Beacon

[@PieNumber4]

*Percy throws throws her weapon onto the table* "Does anyone know how to curse a real ass god damn sword?"

[@derpythefool9106]

A real sword Aggghhhh

[@DiscordiaCordis]

AN EPITHET ERASED COMMENT ? ON A MBMBAM VIDEO??? OMG

[@imthetrashman8620]

AN EPITHET ERASED REFERENCE??? IN OUR YEAR OF 2020???? E X C E L L E N T

[@snufkin2245]

So are we talking about a real sword? Or...

[@LydCal999]

hmm.. yeah it's real

[@giantworm4699]

errrrrrrrrrg

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

@@LydCal999 you got a nerf sword? We can get you a cursed nerf sword

[@deeptirose8993]

A real sword.... UGGGHHH

[@quinnmarchese6313]

what are we cursing?

[@masonallred5569]

Justin going to enchant different swords: Fake sword - "I like you! Have a cupcake!" NERF sword - "I like you, have a cupcake!" Real sword - "Eeeuueugh...." F*ckin sword - "I like you! Have a cupcake!"

[@skrytetemnoty7590]

That transition to Garfield oh gosh

[@spacetearable]

tHe DeAlS wArLoCk!!

[@victoriachusin2944]

Big “potion seller” energy

[@Iojima]

I feel like, with that taako plushie, you could definitely get some licensing rights. I hope. i just want the taako plushie real bad,

[@geothebio]

ask the mcelroys! i’d be happy to help design one for them haha

[@mauruhkatigaming4807]

taako body pillow when

[@chadbuskin1934]

Dylan C wouldnt change for me.

[@HeyItsNovalee]

Mauruhkati Gaming Taako 👏 Body 👏 Pillow 👏 WHEN 👏👏

[@Punchy-Mango]

@@HeyItsNovalee that phrase is just horny Shrimp! Heaven! Now!

[@benbuff5851]

What about a scimitar, a real scimitar. $100

[@samphoenix794]

Me as a DM playing a weapon enchanter

[@talonevans6661]

I haven't even finished the video but i had to say, holy crap this looks really good!! I've been watching for a while and I've always loved your style, and it's amazing to watch your art and animation get better by the year! Keep it up dude, your making some really cool stuff!

[@dig8634]

I really wanted Justin to interject when Griffin mentioned "enchant with dark magic" "Now hold on! Enchant a real sword with dark magic? That I can do easy peasy. But curse a real sword? That's gonna be hard" or something to that effect.

[@endymionredacted1304]

me, being asked to do literally anything

[@chipch9667]

Someone out there just found their favorite geothebio animation.

[@ofbleedingink6473]

Yep, me!

[@maxaroni39]

I love the little extra touches and easter eggs in this! Griffin the Deals Warlock was my favorite, and you nailed Justin's facial expressions. Your animatics always make me laugh, great job!

[@kylekyle4169]

the first time I watched this I had not listened to taz and I was a wee bit confused at Griffin turning into a wizard catboy.

[@trinitysarah2992]

so wait ... A REAL sword?

[@Butchcavalier]

@Detuned GD UURRGHH

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

@Detuned GD Uggggh... You sure dude? A *Real* sword? Not a... *real-ASS* sword?

[@ahappyjackolantern]

Logical Overdrive oh a real *ass* sword would be no problem if that’s what we’re going for. We could go ahead and get that done over the weekend.

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

@@ahappyjackolantern yeah but he said a urrrrg, *real* sword. UGGGGGGGH! I need him to clarify, but yeah, a real-ass sword, we pull an all nighter over the weekend and have that ready for him as soon as we open on Monday.

[@ahappyjackolantern]

Logical Overdrive urrrrrgh a REAL sword?! Dang.

[@yarns8117]

This seems like a relevant place to share that my grandma owns a real sword

[@sand__witch]

but can she curse it?

[@lavaclayloop3935]

a REAL sword?

[@yarns8117]

@@lavaclayloop3935 a real sword!!!

[@robb7237]

*groans* a REAL sword? Aww geez...oh boy.

[@sexualtaco308]

A...real Augggghhhh Sword?

[@afeatherinthewind]

See, I laughed when Griffin seemed to have drawn a watch on in red sharpie to tell the time, I fucking lost it when the Garfield whiskers clearly used the same application technique 😂 I love all the little details in your animations so much

[@NeverBeenElsewhere]

" hey do you know how to fix a magic sword?" "What kind of sword?" " ...magic?" "Oof..."

[@AnadysR]

i love the implication of ‘fake’ swords

[@spiderbeetlebee1012]

FANTASY COSTCO WHERE ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE Got a DEAL FOR YOU

[@unkindwinner0790]

Cursing swords would be my pass time

[@ahappyjackolantern]

What kind of swords?

[@unkindwinner0790]

Kal Obermeyer i dont know, nerf swords?

[@ahappyjackolantern]

UnkindWinner07 oh okay yeah. That sounds like a fun hobby, so long as the swords aren’t...y’know. R... I can’t even type it out.

[@wooby4104]

@@ahappyjackolantern you mean... _real_ swords?

[@morgang.5734]

but what about real swords?

[@lostmarble540]

$300 is still a pretty good deal to curse a real sword

[@savagegardenrox]

The US is currently a nightmare disaster so I am rewatching all your MBMBAM animatics to make the anxiety shivers go away. Highly effective so far

[@livelaughstuck]

omg I'm going through MBMBAM backwards and I just got to this episode the other day so it's extra nice to see this bit animated. So fucking good

[@liamboudreau8415]

I'm glad I'm not the only one watching the show in reverse order lol

[@mauirandall8176]

I think I listened in reverse order the first time.

[@brynkasson8100]

I love the little Taako doll on the shelf.

[@noemiemaurice5551]

A yes th episode with the sexy calendar. I'm glad it's an all artists mood to put way too much effort into things that won't last XD

[@Fem_Witch]

I love the idea that Travis is just a shopkeeper, and Justin just materialized behind the counter.

[@howdyitsren]

I lost it as Griffin animorphed into Garfield the deals warlock

[@CameraHam]

Beginner DM Tip: when your level 2 players ask for magic weapons, be Justin in this bit.

[@burnpygmalion39]

the calendar caught me off guard even though i’d seen it before but i love it so much

[@annagizziatlas62]

Perhaps I'm not adept enough, but HOW was Gryffin expecting Justin to end that bit??? This question haunts me.

[@ezekielmartin4323]

Maybe by explaining the process of cursing a real sword? I'm really not sure, especially since Justin pretty clearly telegraphed that he was shifting the bit into "I'm a magic shop owner and you're a customer"

[@akisorax]

Also, it's a Starbucks, and you've been dead the whole time

[@NowCovering]

Just had this thought: “Yeah sure, no problem, Pedro knows how to do that” (Pedro takes the sword into the back room and horrible metallic noises are heard) (re-emerges with the sword embossed with the word *FUCK* on it)

[@notednuance]

I'll be honest... I've lost count of how many times I've watched this.

[@kittenlove6636]

SAME OMG

[@ChristinaSuper]

Why do I feel like this is how Justin got through a high school retail job?

[@sprightlyoaf9583]

I just realized why I love this so much and it's not just the ridiculousness of it--Justin has faithfully recreated a pitch-perfect emotional representation of working in IT and trying to explain the finer details of some technology to somebody older who both a) isn't grasping them and b) *will not stop asking questions*

[@ReverendTed]

"Can you put a curse on this REAL sword?" "Sure." "A REAL curse?" "Hey now, that wasn't the original request."

[@iantkach6640]

“You flipped in the air for 20 minutes, and you didn’t stick the landing!” is going to be my new go-to when I spend a bunch of time circling around the same joke/topic with someone, and then they just suddenly pivot to something only vaguely related.

[@priscilla5974]

A REAL sword 🗡

[@FlamingSwordOfDoom]

EVERY SINGLE TIME griffin says "sweat equity" my brain goes "swequity" a la the snake meme

[@johncoleman1930]

This is my favorite bit and I needed this badly since today has been rough

[@forestreader]

Hell yes, new geothebio animatic!

[@finnegan9083]

i love the lil taako on the shelf 🥺

[@Evelyn_Cassidy]

I love your animations they totally elevate this podcast

[@nataliesumner7097]

Twenty funny: fill your life with laughter and love

[@jonathancottrill9729]

This comment has aged like fine wine

[@jayx.f.9037]

twunny hunny, fill your life with laughter and bees

[@MsDianagentaToYou]

My kid just quoted this to me a coupla days ago, and it started a whole bit, and I had to think of a dozen ways to say "eyuugghhh!" with appropriate escalation. THANKS JUSTIN

[@ted5610]

I choose to believe that Justin was cursed so that whenever someone asks him that specific question he gets a stomache ache, and it only gets worse the more people ask him; but part of the curse is that he can't answer the question directly.

[@tomatoheadedmonkey6741]

i come back to this video constantly it’s so perfect

[@sexualtaco308]

The little Taako on the bottom shelf makes my heart so very happy

[@TeknuAddict]

I read somewhere in the fandom that every photo of Travis is cursed (while every photo of Justin is blessed and every photo of Griffin instills a vague sense of unease). So...if you got a bunch of photos of Travis perhaps you could like...transfer the curse from them to the sword. Like take the sword and put in a chest with...I dunno like 13? cursed photos of Travis and then bury it for...what probably a year and a day? That should do it.

[@theinfamoushobbitch]

"the 'real' in this subject is modifying 'sword'" hits so good. the phrase is "real sword" there's no other adjectives or nouns

[@WWRITD]

I love the Costco chart you drew. Idk why but that just added to the hilarity for some reason

[@xbonjouradieux]

Yesssss. Thank you for doing this! It’s one of my all time favorite bits.

[@humanwormbaby9328]

I love the "Wait is it a fucking sword? That I can curse no problem." So many questions XD

[@HeronWolf]

When you think about it, a curse can just be an enchantment but on the hilt and not the blade. Fire curse? Flaming blade but it sets hand on fire. Pain? Sharpening enchantments but when you go to grab the handle, ouchie, that hurted. The possibilities are endless.

[@allakadamn]

I love that Griffin turned into Garfield the Deals Warlock

[@wooby4104]

0:16 Justin's face is my new pfp

[@kardmaster77]

I still firmly believe this is one of the funniest things Justin has ever came up with on his own.

[@NyappyMelloZChan]

your animatics honestly always make my day

[@vessel__]

First time I heard this bit I thought it went on too long, now I wish it was longer.

[@Ella-pf1mu]

Taako would know how to curse a real sword... if only he were here.

[@ShieldStop]

I like to think that Justin's apprehension is because cursing a sword requires him to do some embarrassing shit like tell the sword some fanfiction

[@EbyKat]

I have no idea how many times I have watched this or played it for others but it will never be enough.

[@ahobbit1273]

Love how you have Justin dressed like the Riddler

[@ace-smith]

You flipped in the air for twenty minutes and you didn't stick the landing!

[@NowakiStar]

I love the amount of detail that you put into your work! Even just the little things like the riddles shirt, things written on the calendar, and the Taako doll are just so good!

[@akisorax]

This is one of my favorite bits and I'm so glad you animated it.

[@lillyhill6093]

just some of my favorit e Justin Grunts: 0:31 - yeeish 1:11 - * vaguely feline * 1:33 - gash _uf_ 2:06 - _wooph_ 3:04 - ga--looo

[@WolfWalrus]

This is one of my favourite MBMBaM bits and you've done a great job of it.

[@zoynes4968]

I love your animations so much! this is definitely one of my fave mbmbam moments ! I’m cracking up the entire time thank you for this!