*elias voice* i want another divorce

19 mins of ben meredith saying things as elias bouchard from RQGG19 for easy viewing
[the magnus archives]

[@Fuzzycryptid]

The way he says "Jon." in an annoyed and tired tone to get into character is just fantastic

[@braininajar8474]

It really is

[@saturnalia3335]

Funny seeing you here, bitchboy

[@cerealdesignationsilly]

YES LOL

[@agoatinthecircus125]

Canon Elias: mastermind; eldritch horror; incredible manipulator; very spooky This Elias: *That* and ALSO an angry housewife

[@poets_and_books5523]

I mean-

[@savannahmorgan772]

Read that statement, Jon

[@what.in.the.world.9934]

Read it nice and slow...

[@ceaseless_spiral_avatar]

Oh yes… Just. Like. That.

[@ballerjuike]

mmhhhhhh both are canon (trust)

[@goatmadej]

elias said gay rights but only for himself

[@mariamatedei]

gatekeep girlboss gaslight

[@jeremyhandy1084]

elias said "legalize gay divorce"

[@russthestone5330]

PHAHAHAHAH

[@testplane]

this is how elias spent his time in jail

[@shadobsidian4324]

canon

[@_mel_9953]

“Read that statement Jon...” “oohhh...” “Read it nice and slow” “ooOOOOHH NOO”

[@Auritilien]

Loved that bit cause I could picture that cafeine-filled, high on sugar at 3am person's brain going DIGN and writing those words down :''DD

[@noabinnendijk361]

oH nO I hOpe no AVATARS KIDNAP my ARCHIVIST

[@SingingSealRiana]

hihihi ^^

[@hal-9003]

3:34 "There is no such thing as a good cow." [EXTENDED SOUNDS OF GENERAL OUTRAGE]

[@camilarossini2721]

I'm afraid I agree with him.

[@Forlorn_Overseer]

@@camilarossini2721 Sorry you have a Vriska pfp I'm afraid Imma have to revoke your rights rq/t/j

[@aradiacereal5382]

@@camilarossini2721 how dose it feel to be incorrect? /j

[@horizonpenblade1288]

Imagine Elias saying "vibe check" in that tone of voice right before killing Leitner

[@extradimensionals777]

when he said "there is no such thing as a good cow" and everyone FUCKING BOOED HIM....... i love this fandom

[@xrodr2]

i like that he says gay and trans rights both in his voice and elias's voice

[@morganwalker4819]

Both Elias and Ben said gay rights and trans rights

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

the fact that jonny is absolutely losing in the background makes me SOB also love that peter and elias are getting a divorce. they deserve it

[@cottontaelle5863]

i love your username so much !!!

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

@@cottontaelle5863 thank you!! yours is very nice as well :)

[@bekah5935]

When was Jonny laughing?

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

@@bekah5935 its around 2:20 i think, when the crowds laughter dies down u can hear him

[@_mel_9953]

i wake up and boom im a rat The way that Ben looks at him after dsjkdjd

[@comicsans2212]

He: “did you ever hear the tragedy of Dath Plageious the Wise” Jonny: *WHEEZE*

[@chicky6471]

His laugh is so audible

[@noonehereChilling]

What's the time stamp?

[@ch3rry-b0mb]

@@noonehereChilling 2:12

[@hrani]

"...by Lonely-at-sea. He will be!"

[@frankieghost9902]

jonny cackling in the background is just *chef's kiss*

[@Ratking008]

Any time jon laughs is a chief kiss from god!

[@sylvie_loves_frogs4951]

the sound of him just busting a gut in the crowd adds years to my lifespan that that been lost from listening to this damn podcast

[@cre4turefe4ture]

The most cursed bit is conveniently at 4:20

[@lilbells2999]

according to the analytics, this is also the most watched part of the video

[@kwasichan722]

Nice

[@charliem.1368]

also when he first starts you can hear people going “ohhh nooo”

[@comicsans2212]

I’m going to go full Slaughter Avatar

[@laradomleo-robertson8690]

I would love to hear him say the “I fucking hate Juergen leitner“ speech

[@cookiecat7776]

I can’t get Elias wearing heelys just rolling around everywhere out of my head now

[@SingingSealRiana]

loved that one too, probably my favorit ^^

[@generic-name1070]

gotta get em heelies to hide your feelies

[@mothwizard3095]

Heelias

[@whatisausername7679]

"there is no such thing as a good cow" *crowd boos*

[@yurtcobain3337]

hope this happens again so i can ask him to say "and then he turned into pickle, jon!! funniest shit ive ever seen"

[@cottontaelle5863]

AAAAA youre a genius!!! ben meredith please

[@jaen.1952]

I lowkey wanna donate just so i can hear him say "the weed socks stay on during sex"

[@camilarossini2721]

I was literally just thinking that.

[@adazzledim_]

leitnerpiper69 a true balls to the wall god amongst men........ who are u.......

[@olly9685]

the shakespeare of our generation... get they choose to wear a mask... thank you for your service Mr 69

[@valtchi]

i cannot get over the waves of agony from the crowd starting at 4:24

[@DN-yu9nb]

I'm having seizure hhh

[@swiftfeathers7028]

I HAD TO KEEP PAUSINGDFVFGJHGJ the embarrassment

[@lovelaced]

It caused me physical pain

[@leeladavie9820]

there were waves of agony coming from me as well

[@fishy658]

It’s so bad

[@JaneyCakes805]

The one downlike is from Peter Lukas himself

[@AM-so3sc]

Not happy about the divorce?

[@misssampo]

He just wanted to play minecraft...

[@nikkospelledlikethat8140]

Ah well he’s dead now

[@freamoonlight9395]

14:57 okay everyone booing at Elias, while Jonny cackles in the distance, sums up TMA pretty well

[@ominous-lm1cq]

Bruuhhh now I want him to say “Being gay isn’t a choice, it’s a game, and I’m winning,” -captain holt, B99

[@helenfhnin]

Holt didn't say that. He said something similar like that about therapy though.

[@acousticlibra383]

leitnerpiper69 is a god

[@monsterfen-dw6eg]

i wanna like it but it's so p e r f e c t

[@lithiumfluoride6610]

I hope this happens again so I can ask him to say “I’m a savage classy bougie ratchet sassy moody nasty actin stupid what’s happening what’s happnin I’m a savage”

[@gretablackwell495]

Honestly some of the best parts in this aren’t even the lines that were given “I am also sorry that’s your name.” “That’s from LeitnerPiper69 _NICE”_ “Lovecraft can take it, he’s dead.” “...And no he doesn’t.”

[@owlmeh3263]

Ben: about to read Ben: 👌

[@SI-nx3fo]

i wanted to like this comment but it's at 69 likes.... 😔

[@_mel_9953]

Gottem

[@theclown6217]

Honest to God he looks like how I imagined Peter... NEVER would have thought Elias's voice would have such a beautiful mustache

[@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice]

I always kind of imagined him like Shawn from the Good Place

[@dckmstr]

@@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice adding that to my hcs. rn.

[@samlueke2855]

2:20 just noticed jonny (i'm fairly sure its jonny anyway) laughing his ass off in the background thank you for my life

[@simplyvibing3742]

It gives me so much joy

[@lee5706]

OH SHIT HI SAM

[@samlueke2855]

SKSKSKSKDK HI

[@mammon_is_god]

Absolutely is.

[@maicey_t.]

His laugh gives me so much serotonin thank you for the time stamp

[@lordknightalex]

"i want another divorce" the crowd goes wild, everyone is loving it

[@chrys367]

no dislikes, this is the timeline getrude died for

[@jessarisetty5448]

Gertrude, faced with the options of saving the world and continuing to derail rituals and destroying the archives, or funny man make haha: oh Elias will fucking hate this

[@sunslipyt6602]

17:58 "Oh no, I am in great pain while dying, as Martin has just stabbed me with a knife" hits differently post finale huh

[@sammieegoldwand]

“That’s from micheal” “Which one” "One of like 4 I guess"

[@rkkwc]

love how the crowd gets more and more indignant after each sentence in 4:20

[@samlueke2855]

1. everyone just took this opportunity for catharsis i love it 2. i love?? his giggle??? idk why its just really very cute lol

[@jaybird6396]

the way he just progressively gets more and more into character as the quotes go

[@knockoffairpods4524]

Ah yes my favorite mechanims lyrics, "yei nya nya yog sothoth"

[@Zoe-bx9bp]

Yog sothoth who is the bifrost, your dread invocation now shattered-

[@Johnwicklover1994]

@Hunted Hee Hoo ive heard a few comments saying that he said "you're butchering it!"

[@CJtheentity]

I was hoping someone would point this out

[@georgepark6125]

I love his way to get into the voice is to just say "Jon"

[@risipieces]

edit: please tell me if any of them are off, but this list should be more accurate !! 0:25 - getting back into character 0:34 - hey there demons 0:43 - 420 0:51 - heelys 1:05 - the faces he makes as he pre-reads them are EXCELLENT (pt 1) 1:10 - dummy thicc 1:25 - ”who is this man?” 1:30 - drop the baby (pt 1) 1:36 - i want another divorce (pt 1) 1:48 - “he will be.” 1:57 - drop the baby (pt 2) 2:10 - the faces he makes as he pre-reads them are EXCELLENT (pt 2) 2:17 - darth plagueis the wise 2:41 - drop the baby (pt 3) 2:46 - bonjour, planets! 2:52 - my very best friend peter lukas 3:00 - “that’s from Alasdair Stuart!” 3:10 - “yeah, well you’re dead now.” 3:18 - that’s communism, babey! 3:25 - too many micheals 3:35 - bad take on cows 3:44 - “see if i care!” 3:49 - [distantly] “oh, jennifer!” 3:57 - part time eldritch deity, part time motivational instagram post 4:05 - good take on cows! 4:12 - “i am sorry as well” 4:20 - the faces he makes as he pre-reads them are EXCELLENT (part 3, the BEST one) 4:24 - i don’t want to KNOW about elias’ weird and terrible kinks and yet here i am. i am kin with the waves of utter disgust coming off the crowd 4:45 - “NICE” 5:00 - oh sure bud, definitely believe you 5:08 - take a shot everytime ben lists the wrong person pt 1 5:20 - blue 5:27 - i came out to have a good time and honestly i’m feeling so attacked right now 5:42 - “not like that!” 5:51 - mamma mia 6:13 - nya 6:30 - i’m crying i do not understand it and i love it (update from the future: i found the mechanisms. i love the mechanisms. i have sold my soul for the mechanisms. long live the mechanisms!) 6:46 - “lovecraft can take it, he’s dead!.... good” 7:00 - “gay rights…. gay rights!!!” 7:06 - “oh, vote labour!” (note: i don’t understand uk politics y’all’re wack sorry. they’re the least bad ones tho right?) 7:13 - “trans rights…. trans rights!!!” 7:17 - take a shot everytime ben lists the wrong person pt 2 7:24 - [distantly] “the NEXT ONE’S from ME!” (you can hear the >:) in his voice 7:29 - “yeah, yeah it is. i could refuse, and it’d probably be okay” “nope!” 7:38 - pathfinder 7:49 - “but as we all know eliAS IS A VILLIAN- get out of here!” 7:55 - boss baby pt 1 8:05 - “i dunno how to pronounce *t h a t* !” 8:09 - frogs, and ben tries to pronounce an emoticon 8:21 - @.w.@ 8:28 - “you know what? no, nope, that’s not right!” 8:31 - duran duran 8:45 - nikola b like 8:51 - azu deserves the world (note: i do not understand this reference i’m sorry gays) 9:08 - “because it’s MINE” 9:14 - [from the background] BOOOOOOOO!!! 9:18 - short & sweet 9:27 - tax fraud in the astral plane 9:38 - i don’t know where this is from and i can’t hear what was said in the background but mood (edit from the future: SHAKESPEARE??) 9:53 - “you suck!” 10:00 - i want another divorce (pt 2) 10:19 - the faces he makes as he pre-reads them are EXCELLENT (pt 3) 10:22 - Martin Will Not Be Okay 10:38 - the real villain of the series 10:44 - boss baby pt 2 10:57 - “why is boss baby a thing?!” 11:07 - awful british name 11:18 - griffin mcelroy has entered the chat 11:24 - kate bush has entered the chat 11:38 - mürdër 11:43 - visit the north! 12:08 - i’m in academia, not the stock market! (note: eat the rich) 12:22 - it’s booboo the fool time >:) 12:32 - smash mouth has entered the chat 12:55 - minecraft 13:05 - obi wobi kenobi 13:13 - oh *no*, i HOPE no AVATARS kidnap my ARCHIVIST, jon, who works in an ISOLATED, UNMONITERED area of tHE MAGNUS INSITUTE ARCHIVES, in LONDON 13:33 - i did not pass this obliterated me instantly 13:44 - ok boomer 13:56 - [distantly] “YEAH IT DOES!” “s h u t u p” 14:03 - “jennifer.. no” (edit: rusty quill gaming reference!) 14:15 - b99 has entered the chat 14:24 - i’m afraid, ivysaurus, i’m afraid (EDIT: DRAGON AGE? THIS IS FUCKING DRAGON AGE? WHAT?) 14:40 - that LAUGH he’s so excited to wreck pure havoc 14:45 - grizzop is dead 15:08 - the eye of elias (note: unironically this is my favourite part) 15:39 - i am the very model of a modern major general 16:00 - “i screamed like a scared child” 16:27 - teeth gang! 16:35 - wholesome reminders from an eldritch monster 💕💕 16:46 - the reactions he has as he pre-reads them are EXCELLENT (pt 4) 16:50 - chuuuuu 17:00 - he played you like a cheap pipidippy dipitippy (note: i have no idea how the FUCK i’d begin to spell that that’s my best guess and i refuse to take any criticism because i’ve been writing this list out for two hours) 17:21 - i had to look that up *that’s* from star wars??? 17:27 - christina marie! 17:35 - deep stellar firma cut 17:50 - [edit from post 200 era] *god i wish* 18:06 - this is the one (1) star wars quote i actually know 18:22 - “i am too stoned to move” 18:38 - “whoopsie!” 18:54 - yes he DOES 19:04 - yes he D O E S

[@isabelleshaw2383]

This must have taken you forever, thank you so much.

[@risipieces]

Isabelle Shaw no problem! it took a while but a lot of them are off by like a second, so i’m revising it right now

[@orpheusly69]

Thank you for your service

[@sarahtoews8466]

You're an absolute hero, thank you.

[@willberman1562]

You’re a mitzvah

[@tolifeandlove84]

*Tim I don't understand this, it just says ok Boomer?* *Yeah it does!* Thank you mister lebeau for the Elias Tim interaction here amazing spectacular

[@clanso7887]

Y E S

[@kingsaracoon9594]

DOUBLE BOSS

[@thelupinator6862]

That's one of Tim's resignation letters

[@valumtimes]

Absolutely delighted that Jonny decided *he* would be the rowdiest one in attendance of line readings for a character he created.

[@scubatuba3294]

After watching this for a few minutes I have become an avatar of the slaughter

[@maicey_t.]

All Jonny moments compiled for your enjoyment: 2:20 Jonny losing it in the background 6:45 "You're butchering it!" 10:30 "Boo all you want, there's no stopping it!" 15:00 Jonny laughing maniacally in the back 16:15 More faint laughter from Jonny Let me know if I missed any!! (Can't tell if brief chuckle at 17:39 is Jonny or not)

[@weewoo6546]

Yeah I’m pretty sure it is

[@pho_is_not_interesting]

Doing the lord's work

[@rosieclym8197]

I'm pretty sure he laughed at 11:24 as well

[@moriarty1243]

I love how Jonny has the loudest laugher of all of them

[@jaspx-2964]

i would die in battle 4 u

[@specificdaughter]

Tag yourself, I'm Jonny offscreen absolutely dying

[@cassi-opeia528]

Bless you, kind sir. I want this too play at my funeral. I can’t Elias and Peter are getting divorced for the sixth time.

[@thyme-bb]

Can't believe nobody signed as "hello Jon, apologies for the deception..."

[@km1dash6]

If they want to raise money, Rusty Quill could release a tape of just Ben talking in his Elias voice for 30 minutes and and sell them for $50 each. They would put them on the store at 8 and be sold out by noon.

[@spiralingcosmos3284]

LEITNERPIPER69

[@tangothembo8198]

NICE

[@cottontaelle5863]

NICE

[@_mel_9953]

NICE

[@nora3067]

NICE

[@GlitchyPikachu]

NICE

[@alicestolze8327]

The 15th fear is Gertrude Robinson

[@t.dickinson]

love that mcelroy "you know ;)"

[@stirrcrazy2704]

I’m so glad that real voice actors also sometimes have to use a phrase they’re used to saying to get into a voice for a character. I always get self conscious when I do it before a DnD session or whatever, but now I can say it just means I’m being a professional!

[@Julikex]

Ben saying something as Elias: *👌 *

[@swordswaltzing]

thats from leitnerpiper69 NAKDJHAKNSDJHANS

[@jazzierthanyouare5313]

Honestly Jonny's cackles in the background give me life, he laughs so loud

[@polyxenifoutsitsi8827]

13:34 somebody PLEASE edit this right before the pipe murder noise, you know the one.

[@amniamin22]

Sorry I'm late, but here you go - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWe1pIN4baynfKM I would animate it if I could, feel free to do whatever you want with this XD

[@adelinecarter1887]

My favorite ones are where you can hear Jonny's laugh in the background with everyone else

[@redrevelry]

I like to imagine this is Annabelle messing with him gkdj

[@avamorgan7860]

thats what i was thinking !!

[@janehowlett5158]

I love how Ben says gay and trans rights in the Elias voice, and then says it in his normal voice because yes

[@beckwells25]

Mike Lebou in the background "YEAH IT DOES >:)" added 10 years to my life

[@megandonnelly5831]

When you realize that the voice of an uber-sexy villain comes out of an adorable teddy bear in glasses.

[@SpaceS0ck]

"Lovecraft can take it, he's dead." Will forever live rent free in my head.

[@pee-flavoredvapegotojail1149]

i can’t look at ben without thinking of the badly edited catboy picture

[@ThatOneArchivist]

I love how EVERYONE booed for the “there is no. Such. Thing. As a good cow.” one, for good reason too

[@birb7353]

What does that phrase mean?

[@amandapanda5087]

​@@birb7353It's a reference to Jon and Martin- "Let me know if you see any good cows"- after certain things change in their dynamic.

[@ThatOneArchivist]

@@amandapanda5087 and almost directly before things change dramatically geographically

[@leilaspiderah5043]

this was just one gut punch after another. thank you

[@Talia_Foxx]

No one made him admit that Martin is Babey? Sad.

[@explosivemuffin795]

If this happens again, someone has to make him read the lyrics to WAP

[@voshi8845]

I said certified freak, 11 days a week, ceaseless ass eyes make that statement game weak

[@amandapanda5087]

​@@voshi8845Lol

[@isochronously]

4:20 i can’t believe the tma stans let me get into this goddamn podcast, let alone the cast, without a warning. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WHAT IS GOING ON

[@cas5311]

A LOT A LOT IS GOING ON

[@dianeinsertlastnamehere7296]

13:44 Even the Eye, who watches over and knows everything, cannot understand Gen Z humor

[@bitchplease4754]

I’m sobbing and I can’t tell from what emotion

[@glomp4146]

WHY WAS THE "MAMMA MIA" SO SINCERE

[@bloomingallium]

I love how his responses to the crowd get slowly more in character until the crowd seems slightly scared of him towards the end

[@lorek33perandfriends47]

He’s got such a good villain voice it’s great

[@mothpawbs027]

LEITNERPIPER69 YOU _MADLAD_

[@justforfunentertainment7076]

Jon laughs so loud in the background it's boosting my serotonin

[@camilarossini2721]

I was literally thinking "it would've been so much fun to make him quote one of the funny-out-of-context lines from Hamlet" and a few minutes later he said, "what a piece of work is man". I am a five-minute prophet.

[@janehowlett5158]

"That's from LeitnerPiper69, nice!"

[@eldritchbf8223]

jonny losing it in the background makes this so much better (also his snarky comments lmao) edit: AND BRYN

[@idontknowwhatimdoing3685]

Pls tell me what his snarky comments are, I cant hear him clearly

[@lokimemes4694]

12:52 Minecraft 13:12 Kidnapping

[@Torres-vy7nd]

this is the most cursed thing i've ever seen,i love it

[@mishi-shi]

i love whoever it was who made ben say corypheus’s line from dragon age inquisition. bless you, whoever you are

[@WhimsicalBlades]

I thought it sounded familiar. Couldn't quite place it until I read your comment.

[@AllegoricSiren]

omg when I heard him start saying it I was like "Wait... Wait I know that." and it took a second and when I recognized it I freaked. Also someone in the audience recognized it if you listen. I love it so much

[@legendarydumpsterfire217]

6:30 so i listened to The Bifrost Incident for the first time a few days ago and thought while listening to Red Signal "hmmm, this chanting sounds familiar, i wonder why?" flash forward to last night when my brain supplied, "didnt Ben say something that sounded kind of like it in an incorrect quote video?" which leads me here. i consulted the Spotify lyrics while listening to this, and sure enough, i was RIGHT. it was a perfect match! but what solidified it for me was Jonny in the background going "YOU'RE BUTCHERING IT!" at 6:45. he would only have said that if he was involved with its conception. thank you for coming to me TED talk

[@spectatormoon9800]

I love that when he's reading these, for some of them you can SEE the mental buffering-

[@isnotmimi]

9:38 "What a piece of work is man" is from Hamlet, act 2 scene 2.

[@lokimemes4694]

BallisticPacifist I love Hamlet

[@camilarossini2721]

Elias is actually Claudius, Gertrude is Gertrude, Leitner is Hamlet Sr., Jon is Hamlet, Martin is Horatio, Tim is Laertes, Melanie is Ophelia. Someone else can do the rest; I'm going to attempt to recover emotionally from this.

[@cecilbowman1336]

oh nO! i am in great pain! while dying! as Martin ( *Martin!* ) has just stabbed me with a *knife!*

[@kemmli]

That’s from “lonely at sea”... he _will_ be

[@laserphasers1016]

"y'ai nya nya" red signal furry version

[@dogmouthhorse]

does anyone know what jonny says at 10:30 ish?? i need to hear what he says about his Martin Crimes

[@alinaswaney7399]

"boo all you want, there's no stopping it" i think

[@dogmouthhorse]

@@alinaswaney7399 oh i think you're right thank you!!!!

[@isabella-zx2dc]

oh no! Thanks I Hate That!!

[@roseof_alltrades3809]

@@alinaswaney7399 hmmmm terrifying!

[@MissGray-ri9yg]

*my longest yeah boiiiiiiiii ever*

[@noabinnendijk361]

HE READS THE INTRO TO RED SIGNAL YES THANK YOU

[@zenodotus-xxiv785]

2:22 you can hear Jonny laughing in the audience

[@frogsfoot]

god its been years i somehow still have this entire video committed to memory

[@victorwesley4394]

almost clicked off at around 4:24 i hate it so much

[@possessedpeach4455]

I feel like 17:50 is a direct response from Martin after 3:35

[@TheRealEvilkitten3]

how did we not end up with "the tragedy of darth plagueis the eyes"

[@clvrblzzrd8333]

trans,, rights,,,

[@user-it5wu5iv1w]

I don't know what I love the most, what he's actually saying or the "names" of the people who sent them in XD

[@JaamKidd69]

"alright ben, what do ya wanna d-" "I WANNA READ STUFF OUT AS ELIAS AGAIN! :D"

[@MichaelMollyCalavera]

"Lonely at sea, he will be" 😂

[@yeetusdeletus84]

I heard the pika pika and immediately became violent