Exploring Inscryption (Finale)

In this finale we wrap up this channel’s nearly six-month long delving into the Mullinsverse, in the final summation of Inscryption. Think of this as the second part to the act 3 exploration! It’s a bit more info heavy in this one. Thank you all so much for your patience and support through this CRAZY series!
Big Thanks to Oleks and Yuliya for the backing track to my parody of Tom Lehrer’s So Long Mom!
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Thank you to Jeck0_0 and DaBigKahuna for their aggregation and documentation of the early DMG ARG era.
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I also want to thank Tom Lehrer for making such funny and inspiring music!
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Timestamps:
0:00:00 Showtunes
0:01:30 Introduction
0:03:08 Starting the ARG
0:05:28 Cipher 1
0:14:02 Cipher 2
0:22:51 Cipher 3
0:29:35 Cipher 4
0:33:48 The Hidden Logs
0:43:30 The Hidden Images
0:49:33 Kaycee's Mod
1:20:05 Royal Dominguez
1:25:08 Kaycee's Continued
1:30:45 Pre-Inscryption Timeline
1:37:49 Luke's Timeline
1:44:04 Final Whiteboard
1:53:20 Some Final Words

[@NaturallyDark]

You haven't just added to the conversation, you've reinvigorated theorycrafting in the fandom and introduced so much clarity to previously muddled plot elements. There are a lot of thing you've said in your videos that made me go, "Duh! That's so obvious!" And yet you were the first person to actually make those connections. Every video of yours that has come out on Inscryption has been a *fandom event*. We all gather around and watch the videos as fast as possible and then discuss your findings and how they make everything fit together - or how they introduced intriguing new ideas nobody had considered before. Trust me when I say your videos on the Mullinsverse are the best-researched, most thorough videos that current fans will be sending to new fans for years to come. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication, Flaw Peacock. Your floppiness will forever be legendary.

[@FelisImpurrator]

So Peacock is kind of like... the fandom whiteboard?

[@randomguy-ch5nc]

Dude your singing voice is MAZING! I did not expect that!

[@jekylledw9375]

For real! What a pleasant suprise!

[@flawedpeacock]

HEY! We aren't open yet! Come back later! Just kidding thank you!

[@onnopleaseno649]

YIPPEEEEEEEE

[@ChronoTriggerHappy85]

Wow!!!!! Super awesome and clear! ❤❤❤ such good annunciation!

[@MavrosStJohn]

@@jekylledw9375a PHEASANT surprise, if you will…

[@hubdweller9969]

17:53 That’s the neat part: they didn’t. Originally, the community lucked into the correct answer by looking at the roof of Leshy’s cabin in Act 2. The method was wrong, but by sheer dumb luck, the answer was right. It wasn’t until Flemmbons did some digging and asked Mullins about that step that he went in and found the answer the “correct” way-MONTHS after the ARG had been solved.

[@ArleThePoss]

Mullins puts solutions in places subconsciously it seems.

[@justarandomminecraftplayer3867]

That was so funny when I first heard about that part of the ARG, I was like “No shot it was in the roof!”

[@abby2577]

did you see the other video flemmbons made about the numbers in the floor textures? that solution was so obscure i dont know how anyone was meant to find it naturally lol

[@rndm2655]

It wasn't exactly dumb luck- well I mean it IS, it's just that Mullins likes call-backs and made it so both solutions reference Hopeless Soul's password: 2734. The same numbers also appeared in the Hex apparently

[@chucklebutt4470]

Oh man, I hate it when I come up with an answer to something but I can't figure out exactly how I was supposed to come to that conclusion.

[@Bone_Zone]

"You might wanna skip this" I didn't sub to this channel to ignore these bangers! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

Yeah, for real! I rewound and watched it a second time just for fun!

[@doodlebrain6594]

I am here for this floppiness!

[@ChronoTriggerHappy85]

Never skip! In fact, I rewatch this content again and again

[@fstilus]

I just understood something. Last Kaycee's entry was number 12. But what is 13th arkana? Death! Now let's see other entries. Entry #1 (The Magician) - Angler catches old_data and walks even though there is no such animation. The Magician represents "ability to cultivate and fulfill potential" Entry #2 (The High Priestess) - Everything went 3D. The High Priestess represents "secrets, mystery, the future yet unrevealed" Entry #3 (The Empress) - Kaycee's playing new game and poking around. The Empress represents "fruitfulness, action, initiative; also doubt, ignorance" Entry #4 (The Emperor) - Kaycee sees Leshy (in a Woodcarver's mask) talking about old_data. Also she found Kaminski's logs. The Emperor represents "authority, establishment, a father figure" Entry #5 (The Hierophant) - Kaycee's addicted to this version. She's planning to make a mod. The Hierophant represents "alliance, servitude, inspiration" Entry #6 (The Lovers) - Leshy has got Kaycee Hobbes' ghoul skull in his cabin. Kaycee wants to "hack" getting up the table in game. The Lovers represents "attraction, love, trial overcome" Entry #7 (The Chariot) - Kaycee discovers "a doomsday machine" after digging a little bit. The Chariot represents "war, vengeance, trouble" Entry #8 (Strength) - Kaycee leaves her apartment as an exception. She ripes some foil and loses to some guy. Strength represents "action, courage, also success" Entry #9 (The Hermir) - Kaycee finds out what Leshy did to PO3. She hands this card back to Leshy. The Hermit represents "prudence, circumspection, also treason, corruption" Entry #10 (Wheel of Fortune) - Kaycee nearly throws out the disk. She's uncertain about nature of KC. Wheel of Fortune represents "element of change" Entry #11 (Justice) - Kaycee thinks nobody will play this version of game but then she dreams about opposite (which is true 'cause we are playing this mod). Justice represents "equity, rightness, triumph of the deserving side" Entry #12 (The Hanged Man) - Kaycee buries this disk within a box somewhere. She's planning to burn it. The Hanged Man represents "wisdom, circumspection, intuition, also trials, sacrifice" Now 13th arkana Death represents "end, mortality, destruction, corruption". These 13 arkanas interpretations coincide with Kaycee's story in this game. Is this valid connection?

[@BigchampAK]

We must have been good, this one came out pretty quick.

[@herbertnorman617]

I didn't even have a chance to watch the previous one a dozen times yet :O

[@GooseWithAPassport]

It isnt Christmas yet... strange

[@warriorjubei]

At 41:00 I think you're making one noticeable mistake. He's not asking for a *copy* of super weasel kid, he's asking for a "clone", as in a quick rip off. Like how all FPS games used to be "DOOM Clones", just a quick knockoff that can be done inside of a month or two. So, this could theoretically have been written by Kaminski like a week after the original SWK came out. Edit: Forgot the last sentence.

[@DreamPrinnySquad]

Yeah, given the tone and context it's said in and the implied massive popularity of SWK I'm thinking this is basically Kaminski saying "why the hell do you have to put all this effort in? just knock out a super mario bros clone or something and call it a day this isn't even a real game"

[@ChestersonJack]

Yes, Kaminksi doesn't say 09, but FP draws that conclusions and then later (like at 1:13:47) misremembers into thinking the character said 09 specifically. Just a minor error, and certainly wouldn't fix the timeline at the timestamp I mentioned bc it's still post Luke's KZbin career starting, but for dating Kam's message mentioning SWK it's worth considering.

[@ianschlembach2185]

You might have pointed this out, but I notice that nearly all of the holders of the karnoffel cards\code were shot in the head, and I am including Kaycee in this example. Hitler shot himself in the head, big ear had a gun to his head, Kaycee’s ghoul in inscryption has an icicle in her head, and getting killed off can be referred to as “getting iced” along with the game only saying Kaycee died from fire related injuries. Getting shot in the middle of a fire could probably be considered fire related. And of course, Luke was shot in the head by Amanda.

[@themagicpotato2943]

One could say it was a fire(arm) related injury

[@Brickedbruh]

JFK got the karnoffel code confirmed?

[@Nevernamed]

To note about Deathcards, there are actually more than four premade deathcards. There's Kaycee, Kaminski, Louis, and Reginald, the ones we're familiar with, but did you know that after dying enough times in Act 1, you can start to see deathcard choice nodes on the map? They give you a choice of deathcards to take into your deck. However, the game doesn't want to give you duplicate deathcards- so what would happen if you somehow had every single vanilla and custom deathcard in your deck, and then visited a deathcard node which ought to have nothing left to give you? The game actually has a fallback for this, probably as more of an error catch than anything, but it gives you a deathcard named 'Luke Carder', which is a 4/4 with no sigils and no cost. This is exceedingly difficult to do, since it requires a lot of luck but it is still theoretically possible without save editing if you get lucky enough. This would mean that a deathcard for Luke exists somewhere in inscryption before he even boots the game, perhaps the game again predicting the future, and acting as a harbinger of his eventual fate? Kaycee's mod also has it's own cast of deathcards designed to fill out the roster of Leshy's second phase. They're actually all shoutouts to people who worked on Inscryption, like a mini inbuilt credits list. - Berke 2/1 Frozen Away, Guardian | Berke Oğuz Yılmaz is one of Daniel's discord moderators, and also did Turkish localisation for Inscryption. - Cody 3/1 Loose Tail, Burrower | Cody Reader is credited as doing Low Poly 3D art for Inscryption. - David 2/4 Hefty, Sharp Quills | David Hagemann is the main 3D artist for Inscryption. - Sean 1/6 Mighty Leap, Touch of Death | Sean Karemaker did 3D environment work for Inscryption, and also made Goobert's model. - Tamara 2/3 Rampager, Loose Tail | Tamara Orlova did more 3D environments for Inscryption. - Jonah 2/5 Bees Within, Sharp Quills | Jonah Senzel is the composer and sound designer for Inscryption. - Tahnee 1/3 Trifurcated Strike | Tahnee Langshaw is the actress who portrays Amanda. - Kevin 2/3 Rampager, Loose Tail | Kevin Saxby is the actor who portrays Luke Carder. - Daniel 2/2 Double Strike | This is probably Daniel Mullins' personal deathcard if I had to guess, though it might also belong to Daniel Langhjelm, who did 3D environment art for the game. Interestingly, the Kaycee deathcard CANNOT show up in Leshy's fight in Kaycee's mod, but Louis, Reginald, and Kaminski can.

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

It wouldn't necessarily need to be in the game before he starts playing. If you get to the point where that can happen then it would follow that Luke has almost certainly played and gotten his picture taken many times, creating several images of him that could be consolidated into a card with his name on it that represents his soul captured in full.

[@trishad3192]

maybe since the game we are playing already happen and what we are playing is the kamcorder copy the luke card is like a reference that yes luke is already dead by the time we are playing the game instead of it being thing the game did on its own like a foreshadowing for the player, think about it the game we are playing is the version p03 uploaded so yeah it makes sense that luke would be dead since is clear we is gonna die after learning the data

[@SKrecreat]

4/4 0 cost Luke is fucking goated lmao

[@lenapawlek7295]

Thanks for cataloging this!!

[@biteryn]

What if daniel is two into one

[@jojocunt9127]

I gotta say, you came out of nowhere and became one of my favorite creators. I hope you keep spoiling us in the future. Thank you, king.

[@liesalllies]

Couldn't possibly echo this sentiment harder

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

I have a feeling they will. This channel went from zero to over 50k subscribers in under a year, and all through organic growth far as I can tell. This is probably going to turn into a full-ish time gig in the near future, if it's not already. It's been crazy seeing this channel grow from 150 subscribers and two videos when I got here to a whole ass fandom complete fanart and everything!

[@DADANT30]

Wendigoon gave him a credit in one of his videos, I think it was the one he did on Faith the Unholy Trinity. Decided to check out Flaw Peacock and couldn't be happier. Super clever and funny without being too hammy at times, just some great entertainment. Doesn't matter what he will make a video on I'll watch it. I like the whiteboard and flaw-piness

[@jaredfortin6810]

Genuinely has been my sentiment the past couple vids

[@snowman3456]

Same

[@Nevernamed]

The reveal that P03 actually succeeded in uploading Inscryption and potentially saved those on the disk makes me almost cry. It's like thinking a friend is dead or a pet is missing, and then you're given a bit of hope that they might be okay. I'm utterly ashamed of how much this game gets me emotionally. The fact that P03's evil scheme that we try to stop might be the only reason that anyone survives the deletion process. It's poetic, in a way. Makes me wish I could apologise to this fictional character. Our stoat stands unopposed.

[@TheRoxster]

Also the fact that he chooses to show himself in his stoat form imposed by Leshy, which he loathed so much, instead of his usual robo form. I think that’s special too

[@StonedHunter]

I don't think you failed. I think you explained the writing and the underlying themes of the narrative very well. Like you said, this was more than 1 person could ever do alone, but what you've done is something I've seen few, if any, youtubers do. It's like you said in one of the previous videos, most fans 'get' the story but don't understand all the underlying themes and finer details. You brought those themes to light for all of us to enjoy and appreciate, and for that I think these videos qualify as a huge success. I'm glad you are still proud of this, you should be because it's amazing. I can't wait to see what you decide to cover next.

[@vikingunicorn]

He's harnessed the power of showtunes; Flaw Peacock is now invincible.

[@NukularPower]

The floppy disk (flaw peadisk?) timeline makes perfect sense to me: in the logs, it clearly sounds to me like the development of inscryption is something that happened a while ago ("they never told us that"..etc.) I think Kaycee just found one of the old disks they used sitting around the office one day (maybe in Natas's office!) and took it home to mess with for nostalgia... and got a big surprise.

[@555Soupy555]

yeah I also thought of "oh its been forever"

[@nutemmie]

I disagree. Entry #1 clearly says that Kaycee was *working* late and testing the *latest build* of Inscryption, which indicates that at least this entry is happening during development. Then in entry #12 Kaminski recalls the disks, but I doubt that he waited from floppy disk era to 2010-ish era to recall them, it can't have been that long. And don't forget that Kaminski mentions Super Weasel Kid while lamenting about how slow Inscryption is being developped. In conclusion, it seems the development of Inscryption was definitely during the 2010s

[@StonedHunter]

The idea I got was that they got the box of all blank floppy disks, and knew they needed to bury the KC so decided to put the game on all the floppy disks to cover their bases and use the testing to find the corrupted disk and ideally take it out of production and secure it or destroy it. But they weren't expecting Kaycee to do what she did.

[@Cooe.]

This is EXPLICITLY directly contradicted multiple times as a poster above me has made clear. Inscryption was developed in the modern era by a team Kaycee was on. That's undebatable. The use of floppy disks has to be for some other reason than "the game was actually developed in the 90's", because it just simply wasn't. 🤷

[@PhantomGato-v-]

Flaw "Pete" Esk

[@ZedJay23]

34:30 Wait, your right. Each scribes form of inscryption does represent how the data was carried. It was first inked onto paper (the cards), they took a photo of them, they inscribed them onto a disk, then gamefuna (Kaycee and co) build a game on top of it which is how Magnificus’ ability works, he try’s to remove the old sigils, if any (what lies at the surface) and then paints his own on top of the card (interestingly, Magnificus never gained hegemony and Inscryption was never fully completed)

[@littleinksheep9318]

It's me, LittleInkSheep! I'm so happy to have the chance for my art to show up here! Thank you so much :3

[@therealcoolcrowd8akajoshua549]

Good job

[@jjcoola998]

Hey! Great art!!

[@TheAngryBeard]

I am glad I did NOT skip the intro, thank you very much.

[@superblueinfinity]

I'm so sad you continue to insist people skip your skits! The show stopping number at the top was a wonderful surprise. I absolutely love your personality Flawpy. You're one of the best to EVER do it.

[@psifryzjer5195]

As a polish person i was amazed at the messages in polish, and ever more amazed by your ability to actually separate polish from russian accent, which half of the world has a hard time doing. Pieprzony Peacock! But also, as a "floppy" observation - it did strike me that the messages were possible to be written in cyryllic, but the polish letters were missing, making these messages hard to read even for a polish speaker - ex. "Nie udao mi si zama tego szyfrowania" vs "Nie udało mi się złamać tego szyfrowania" how it should be written. Maybe the font simply didn't support them (as it often happens), but it would be really funny if it had a deeper meaning to it. maybe even connected to Kamiński not being able to crack the code? - notice, the Kamiński surname is used throughout the game in its simplified form ń=n but it wasn't used in the messages, instead the letters were missing.

[@JashtheBrash]

I recall in the last video that you said you "didn't think you did a good job" on the first two parts of Inscryption. I just wanted to give my two cents. The word "essay" is a transformation of the French "Essai", which translates to "an attempt". The 16th century philosopher Michel de Montaigne was the pioneer of this kind of writing, and his works reflected the nature of "an attempt" - they were insightful, humorous, and challenging, but never all-encompassing. His essais were meant to add to the discourse, but not completely cover every nook and cranny of a subject. I think your video essays are in the same spirit as Montaigne's essais. You've done your research, but you're not completely in-the-know, so you make "an attempt". And you add to the discourse of the game while being entertaining. I couldn't ask for more from a video essay, and I think Montaigne would approve. ❤ Btw you should check out his book "Essais" - I have a hunch you'd both get a kick out of it and really like the content.

[@BatttleBun]

I feel like Inscryption and Mullen’s work in general is less about solving/correctly identifying the story and more about talking about the things you’ve discovered. In that sense I don’t believe you CAN fail. Although I was vaguely aware of Inscryption and pony island as games, I’ve never cared even close to as much as I did thanks to your videos, nor do I think I would have even enjoyed them very much if they weren’t presented so floppy. The way you present information and stitch stories and ideas together, as well as your wide net of knowledge and research really does justice to such an incredible series, and I don’t believe anyone could have told this story quite like you. I greatly look forward to Chapter 3: Flaw Peacock Forever.

[@KoopaKrump]

That was SUCH a fun opener to this finale, pleasantly surprised we got it so soon too! Can't believe you wanted us to skip it! Thanks for all the floppiness you've given us from Mullins's wild rides.

[@TemmiePlays]

by drawing atterntion to it in a negative light, it mafde ppl want to see why. Stresiand effect

[@555Soupy555]

@@TemmiePlays oh my god you're right

[@IxodesPersulcatus]

Every time you launch the game, restart, reload, the characters and the story are reset. Even Luke. The Bone Lord, however, seems... different. Unrestrained by this simulated causality. Perhaps, this is the power of the OLD_DATA. Something that remains throughout all the iterations of the game and maybe even the universe outside. The world itself could be reset, but the old data remembers what lies ahead.

[@CPPierrot]

Oh hey, a fellow Tom Lehrer fan in 2024, that's exciting. Good job as always.

[@Aconium]

I think all of the various copies of Inscryption being worked on would have sentient characters, being Game Works-based (references to the triangle and Irving,) we just see Kaycee notice it because it's only her copy that has the OLD DATA, which would cause the strange behavior that Kaycee would observe. I imagine it's something of a Toy Story situation; as long as nothing triggers a notable lifting of the veil, like the Legendaria stream or the OLD DATA interactions, then the only hints of characters actually being alive is just that they just hit the uncanny valley of depth and realism- "they sometimes seem to be in real pain," "their reactions seem strangely real." It's a minor quibble, I just don't think the OLD DATA is the source of their sentience, given that we know they're build on the Game Works framework, just that they're as impacted by the strange pull of the OLD DATA and the Code as the humans are- it's the same mirror/rorrim microcosm/macrocosm you were pointing out. Whatever's on that disk affects people the same, whether they're made of flesh or of code.

[@abby2577]

it makes you wonder if these are the real personalities of the scrybes, or if everyones just been scarred by the OLD_DATA and offscreen events. would they always fight like this if they didn’t have something to fight over?

[@irtehmrepic]

17:44 Fun fact: the ARG solvers didn't! What they did was use the mirror/rorrim clue in conjunction with the F!OOR clue to try and use the broken slats in the roof of Leshy's cabin in act 2 with the safe code. It's an absolute miracle that worked. The true solution wasn't found until Flemmonade asked Daniel Mullins and got some hints about looking at the assets. The big problem is, Daniel made it clear that datamining the game wasn't required for the ARG, and discouraged it since they could just datamine the solution then. Asset Studio was considered to be too close by most players.

[@CrucialCookie]

Hey Hey! Just trying to contribute here, and please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I might have picked up a fact that backs up your theory at 1:00:57 about the old data giving the gameworks it's ability to create sentient characters. From a previous video I watched which took a shot at the Mullinsverse's ARG, it was stated that in his time hiding in Russia, Barry stayed at his son's/daughter's (sorry, can't quiet remember) house, who was currently living with their lover aswell as their young child: Lionell Snill. And being the grandpa he is, Barry spend some time with Lionell, in which a fracture of the old data got onto young Lionell's PC, which later resurfaced as the litteral hex artifact which later opens the portal for root beer Regy to snuff Lionell. In that video it was also stated that this fracture of the old data was the reason Lionell turned out so bitter, corrupt and as kind of an arse, the old data's corrupting presence having caught the young developer in it's vile clutches like so many others. As a side note, I have not a single clue if any of theese facts were proven, I could be entirely wrong and as stated earlier please correct me if I made the midtake here. No matter what, I wish everyone reading this a nice day/night/pancake, and if Peacock is reading this I just want to express my gratitude for your amazing work and effort that flows into your videos, every time I see a notifacation of a new video from the floppy king it brightens my day. Stay safe y'all, Cheers!

[@marblemojitomarblejack9874]

That literally jumpscared me. I thought it'd take at least another month! We're eating gourmet today.

[@Ghostssorrow]

What an amazing intro, your singing is so good! Also your cat is adorable. I love that its just sitting there like " yup, thas my daad" super cute. And now onto this video!

[@hangryhotcakes4253]

When you said the finale was coming out soon i had no idea you meant THIS soon. Thanks for the work you put into these videos i love every second

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

I almost snapped my neck my head turned so fast when I saw the thumbnail out of the corner of my eye!

[@Dankkus]

It’s strange that Barry’s US ID is from the Department of Defense, and not some three letter agency. Someone in espionage would work for the CIA, who are not a part of the DoD. Either Mullins overlooked this (but I doubt Mullins would miss something so obvious) or Barry is less truthful than we think. He could also just be a former soldier or DIA agent who just switched departments, or some other mundane answer, but if that were the case, we should have been given some evidence of it. In addition, Kaycee saying that the idea of hiding the data in a box full of floppy disks is an idea born from Barry’s stress in the situation lends credence to the idea that Barry isn’t who we think he is, potentially being more of a grifter/con man who stumbled into something larger than himself. It would also explain why Kaycee can’t find Barry in the US, because the name is fake. That’s a little nutty, but food for thought.

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

Would potentially also explain why his assumed codename is also the name of a radar dish used to detect Soviet missile activity. He may have just picked it from a newspaper article, because the existence of the dish was public knowledge due to it originally being designed and built for astronomy and not espionage

[@MacabreLibra]

WHAT, TWO INSCRYPTION VIDEOS IN THE SPAN OF THE WEEK?? THE GOAT IS BACK!!!!

[@Dadwell]

God dammit, Ill get the gun

[@bagel4922]

1:29:15 I think it's interesting how, while Inscryption could be used to create something seemingly good and fun (the Leshy and P-03 versions of the game), it isn't a completely positive experience for everyone. In Leshy's game, the other Scrybes lose their autonomy and end up as cards to be sacrificed and killed over and over. And when P-03 takes control, while the Scrybes aren't completely taken out of the picture, they can't act freely. It's almost kind of like they're trapped in a surveillance state, free to exist until they stepnoit of line so they have to rely on the Player to act. It almost reminds me of how certain governments behave when they gain power in the real world. Stronger weapons and military means a bigger threat to dissenters, better technology can lead to dystopian surveillance states. One person's paradise could be someone else's living hell. And it also kinda mirrors real world governments getting more power and sliding closer to facism but it's too early in the morning for me to think too much on that.

[@polocatfan]

oh wow that was quick. EDIT: The reason why the back to beginning cipher got solved was likely because they thought of the demo, checked the page, and saw it got updated on the literal same day as inscryption released with seemingly no actual changes.

[@thepineappleyempireofsuper9612]

1:12:10 Quick note, if it helps remove some confusion, that camcorder guy may not be Luke. It's uncommon, but some Card Game Players (particularly those whom want to become the best) record games that they play in smaller events, then review the footage later. It used to be more common before the start of the pandemic, but it could explain the discrepancy in that the log draws attention to the parallels between Kaycee and Luke. Theirs this kind of unwritten rule of game design and especially electronic games where devs and players are at odds as Creators and Destroyers. If a Dev team can make a mechanic, a player will figure out how to use that mechanic to beat the game faster than the old Domino's delivery motto.

[@BlazeStorm]

It's technically possible but would Daniel Mullins add text about just any other camcorder card player? From a narrative standpoint that would just make no sense

[@burgertime6372]

Believe it or not the guy described isnt luke but chris chan. The old_data will start the dimensional merge

[@bamioayam]

The sheer and utter joy of hearing your cover of Tom Lehrer, how DARE you tell us to skip to 1:30 and deprive us this burst of dopamine

[@Ashari2609]

Alright, the FACT that you sang the bit is already amazing, but to sing it once per costume? Now that love for detail is why I love yer channel, cheers to you floppy!

[@Lysvsyl]

"Pour out a bottle of rum for the homie" made me laugh out loud. Especially when it was doubled.

[@belcarra]

Thank you, Mr. Peacock. Even if your fears are true and you just reiterated what has already been discovered, the worst that could happen is you spread the lore and story of these games to people who didn’t already know or people who didn’t have the whole story. I think that in itself was worth the effort and many many hours you put into this project :)

[@gabrieltallent1658]

The most striking theme is that people are much more than they seem. Leshy is monstrous and beastly, yet careful in his craftsmanship. Po3 is bitter, yet hides sweeter, more excitable points. Lionel is a terrible person, yet he really, truthfully, regrets what he did to Reggie. Lucifer is, in numerous ways, what he seems, but under all his demonic trappings, beyond his pride, he is deeply insecure about himself and how others see his work. So many characters aren't who they say they are. They even give Magnificous, as he seems to have something going on with his connection to Goobert.

[@darkeevee204]

BRO IS COOKING!!!

[@AxelTheAussie]

Two videos in a week? You spoil us, Flaw! It’s been a fun ride watching you tackle Inscryption! I’d love to see you try and take on Disco Elysium sometime, or even just hear your thoughts on it

[@antiichristie]

Regarding the idea that you failed, or even that you could have failed, at explaining Inscryption: I don’t think that’s what the appeal of your work is. This channel is about the exploration, not the explanation. We want to see you floppily explore ideas and go down rabbit holes of thought, sometimes coming up with concise theories and other times wiping them away. The fun of it all is the journey.

[@KEEFZILLA]

This was a really nice sendoff to Inscryption, you have a great singing voice and i thought your theories made alot of sense. Thanks for the content and cheers to Flaw Peacock Season 3. Im very excited to see what comes next for the channel! All the love and thanks for making my life a little less boring

[@CalamitasCalliope]

I love Kaycee so much, easily my favorite character to come out the Mullinsverse. A simple creative who just wants to create something people can enjoy. She cares about Leshy and can't give him up even if it could lead to the end of everything. She's so cool

[@robertprakigam2694]

If someone had told me the guy who made the Faith videos would drop the hottest Tom Lehrer parody of 2024, I would have called them insane! But here we are and I love it!!

[@Trebolt]

Love how you described this as a smaller, shorter sendoff to the ARG and Inscryption as a whole but its still 2 hours long. Never change.

[@connorschmuck5040]

CONGRATS ON FINSIHING THE SERIES!!!! now we wait for pony island 2: Panda circus, i cant wait for the UNBEARABLE PAIN!!!!!

[@AllistorRichards]

That’s the brilliance of having a community to analyze and build upon the analysis of these games together, where one floppy man thinks he failed, the rest can, and hopefully will, see a step to truly understanding this series even deeper than before, at least until Pony Island two makes it even more complex.

[@saltiboi420-9]

Love your content dude

[@android19willpwn]

I've loved this series, from Pony Island all the way to here. If it weren't for you I never would have pulled Inscryption out of an unused Steam folder and actually played through the whole thing. That was a great ride, and having these videos to see all the things I missed only made it all even better. With regards to the timeline of the OLD_DATA being used for the Gameworks, there *is* quite a large amount of time the disk existed and was unaccounted for. It was created and shipped out while the USSR was still around, and it wasn't until decades later that Kaycee tested it while making Inscryption. Who was holding onto it all that time? How did GameFuna find out about it and suddenly decide to make a game overtop of it in the late '00s? Perhaps GameFuna had access to this data for some time and used it to develop the Gameworks. Perhaps eventually Lou Natas wanted to take things further, create something more powerful, and so instead of just creating games using a suite based on the OLD_DATA's power he wanted to see what could be done with a game built atop the OLD_DATA itself. Certainly, what Leshy and Poe are able to accomplish within their own game is far beyond anything we see in The Hex, barring the final ritual which requires the player's help. It's quite a floppy theory, but it does help tie together some of the gaps in the history.

[@Vovich24]

Imagine giving Reggie and Jeremiah access to old_data. They would nuke Lionel's entire city just out of spite🤣

[@Blue-lw5kr]

The intention, care, patience, and pure attention to detail you have for every piece of art you’ve analyzed on this channel makes my world a cooler place. As an artist I dream of people being able to parse through mine and others’s creations like this. Not only is ur curation goated, the way you connect with everything you’ve made so deeply makes it enthralling to watch. Thanks man. U didn’t fail sh*t in my eyes.

[@seanh2785]

This video series, and the larger Mullins series, have been such a joy to follow you through! I truly appreciate all of the attention to detail and your inquisitive approach to the games and the worlds they contain. These reviews are art unto themselves!!

[@Astrlfire]

you prove again and again to be one of my favorite youtubers on this site, as someone who's been around since the skinamarink video Its been an amazing ride to see your growth as a content creator!

[@mothscales]

thanks 4 consistently uploading such quality stuff flawp, ur content is rly relaxing and helps me destress in an otherwise very stressful life

[@yokucasper]

you're my favourite KZbinr I can't explain how happy I get when your notifications pop up I was having dinner and got so excited like JESUS I was lucky to be here since the skinamarink video hoping I manage to fix up my pc soon so I can try and make some banger fan art (please make some socials please 😭 floppy discord would be sick.) love u floppy keep up the awesome work

[@yokucasper]

also lol I literally bought the game because of you mid part 1

[@minecraftveteranyoda4476]

You been enjoying?

[@yokucasper]

played through the entire game twice managed to unlock everything then got stumped on skullstorm started playing with mods cause more animals=awesome I think I have 115hrs in-game rn

[@yokucasper]

game is awesome.

[@izzybee8354]

Hey Peacock! I just wanted to say, thank you. It was my birthday on the 20th and ever since I found your channel and listened thru all your videos I have been so hyped for this series! I had to travel up to up to Sacramento (to celebrate my 21st 🎉) which took me 7~ hours there and then another 7 back and I listened to this the whole way. I think it was fantastic. The way you describe your tactics and the games plot had me captivated even though my eyes were fixed firmly on the road (I drove safely!) I’ve read up on the lore of the game and played a bit of it but none of it has been as enlightening as listening to your series not only on this game, but Pony Island and The Hex too. For me, I don’t think you necessarily failed as in, you alone didn’t need to come up with all the answers to the ciphers and the collection of data. You put it into a wonderfully thought out play-through-like condensed story that was amazing to listen through. That is TRULY fantastic. You may be flawed, but who isn’t? Doesn’t mean ya failed. ❤ Much love!

[@sstarfury4068]

Excuse me, I was not expected to hear you sing BUT OH MY GOD YOU SOUND AMAZING!

[@Aidanharding2]

One of my all time favourite channels, long form content just scratches the hyper fixation itch in my brain

[@liesalllies]

I've been having a really rough month, you posting this so soon after part 3 was such a needed surprise. Stay flawpy y'all.

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

Me too. I'm heading into emergency eye surgery tomorrow at 7:45: kill me now that's too damn early in the morning. This is my 4th surgery in 4 months for this damnable glaucoma. It's a good thing my little human brain can't retain all the information in these videos in one sitting. I'll have hours of content to listen to while my eye heals.

[@rg-og7uz]

I find it kinda funny how you always put so much effort and thought into your skits and then urge people to skip them. I love your videos, especially the skits and since i found your channel through the Whos Lila video last year its become my favorite thing on yt and ive been looking forward to every new release. Thanks for all the entertainment man, hope you have a great easter!

[@TheAngryBeard]

Oh man, you going over the timeline actually solidified the four methods of inscryption as featured in the game translated into the passing on of the Karnoffel Code. The activation(?) sequence is first saved as the ordering of a deck of cards- of which the original art would have first been Painted, before being printed onto the cards; the cards are found by the Russians, and they take a Photograph of not only the cards, but where they have hidden them (and by extension the Karnoffel Code); the code is then copied onto a floppy Disk and sent stateside, being subject to the whole hazy subterfuge via Gamefuna; and finally, one last furtive smuggling of the Karnoffel Code back underground, its whereabouts Penned onto a skeleton card. Floppy? Maybe. But it feels good in the brain.

[@dustrose8101]

Given Magnificus's method of Inscryption, does this mean that the initial Inscryption of the Karnoffel cards involved extensive human suffering?

[@polocatfan]

I mean the Nazis did have control of it for a while...@@dustrose8101

[@Goober_gobbler]

From someone who didn’t even play the games myself, you certainly did a great job at explaining it! There might be some flaws when looking at it from the perspective of someone who was actively digging into the game. But if you watch these videos with no context at all, you did a great job at explaining things and keeping everything concise, while letting us stew in the information that you will explain later. Good job!

[@milktrician]

glad to be here for the finale of the mullinsverse coverage! as a fan of all of his games i'm glad to see what you took from the continuous themes and all the whiteboards :) excited for whatever you do next! though hopefully a well earned break. i also finally got to watching twin peaks because of you! it's be so much fun so far.

[@snaiper367]

I absolutely, love this channel! I spend days in my room waiting for a new videos, something about all of this, is worth living

[@renk1056]

Thank you so much for this incredible series!! I love watching analysis videos for stuff I already know and love, it really helps with catching themes and references I wouldn’t otherwise know about. Plus your style is a lot of fun, and the skits are super entertaining. I’ll probably rewatch the whole thing several times, it just scratches the itch in my brain perfectly 💖

[@argo8028]

The passion and effort you put into your videos is so inspiring. I’ve started catching myself getting floppy with it on my own time with stuff I love. As someone who has been a long time fan of media essays that hold a love of digging deep and theorizing on what it all means, you are incredibly stand out within the space. You’ve got me actually doing this stuff in my daily life and not just vicariously through creators. You’re doing great work.

[@SecretSynth]

I am always blown away by the amount of passion, time, and effort that you pour into these videos! You've got such a unique style and voice in this space and I wish this channel nothing but success because you absolutely deserve it!!!

[@teddyto6543]

thank you for this series, i have found it to be a comfort. i look forward to what is to come and hope you are able to look after yourself as well

[@starfydusty]

I've eagerly awaited this video since the day you put up the poll asking about the wider Mullins-verse and Inscryption. And God, what a journey it has been. Thank you so much for making these videos, and introducing me to the brilliant storytelling of Daniel Mullins beyond Inscryption.

[@oldusty523]

Thank you for this amazing series, I cannot WAIT for what you do next!

[@chrissycurtis4152]

I never skip your intro or skits as they are always great. But this is my favourite so far, you honestly have a great voice and that was a truly lovely treat ❤

[@hunnibun3132]

never stop man, I love everything you do you could talk about anything and I would listen no joke. Thanks for everything you do on this channel

[@suzannehartwick]

Yes!!! I’m so glad to see another video from you. You bring new levels of meaning to everything you dive into

[@TheBallsAreHere]

We all had a wonderful time and now know much more about the Mullinsverse and the events+themes of Inscryption than we would otherwise ever know. Even if I could get that information from elsewhere, nothing can supplant getting that information from you from, your personality. That doesn't feel like a failure to me. Your channel has been such an amazing experience and I've loved all of your videos. Thank you for all the work and passion you pour into these projects.

[@415-k1ub]

I just want to say thank you for your deepdive into Mullinsverse. This series has been a blast from start to finish. Your thematic analysis has opened my eyes about various patterns, repetitions and mirrors that I completely missed despite watching multiple playthroughs of each game. Even though each video is multiple hours long, I still feel somewhat sad to hear your ending catchphrase, since it means that the video is over. Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos.

[@georgepoelcher]

Man, I love your videos. I'm so excited for what you have cooking next and can't wait to see what you dissect next. I'm so happy I found this channel, cheers!

[@ambergrace4159]

During the run of the ARG, people were held up at the manatee part, I heard there was an actual floppy disk in Vancouver matching the coordinates that Luke said in one of his videos. And also going to Kaminski’s website during the arg yielded floppy disks sent to the people who ordered them.

[@bezel95]

Royal: “I’ve got ye a final trick!” *Proceeds to commit attempted vehicular manslaughter.*

[@ohnopsyche]

Just finished the video and I just gotta say; whether you felt you added something new or not, you gave me a whole new appreciation for these games as someone who doesn't really like diving into ARGs... but DOES love seeing them all spelled out in one convenient place! Thanks for the great video and excited to see what you do next.

[@conor9966]

In regards to the development timeline its worth noting that while KC doesnt note the wierdness of developing on floppy disk in 2010s she also doesnt seem shocked enough by 3d graphics do be pre-CD. She is only shocked because those assets didnt seem to exist prior but not at them existing at all

[@user-ir3yv4xl4s]

Thanks for the work you've done for us, man. Please continue

[@piopio6266]

Thank you for the amazing content my dude, it's kept me company as I recover from horrible burn out 🙏

[@Staye100]

Great intro! I love the work and passion you put into not only your investigations, but your skits and all the peripheral work on your videos.

[@waddledeez5084]

This series came out just as I started playing inscryption which I was very grateful for as its been great for my hyperfixation. It makes me hope you cover any more lore heavy games I fall in love with in the future!

[@necroticdemonart]

This was pretty fun to watch with the skits can’t wait for more vids and your singing is really good!❤

[@francisleary9427]

I can't wait to see what you have in store for the future !!

[@arglebargle42]

So very much WORTH the wait! Still even you made so much side content in such a relatively short time! Thank you for leaving in those sidetrack moments where you realize things you hadn't scripted. It's great to see your mind fizz in realtime. It's amazing how interconnected Mullins' games are and how far back this was all planned. It's good to see you put your stylistically fascinating bow on this game, feels even more satisfying than when I first beat it and was unaware of the ARG. Can't wait to see where you go from here and thank you for taking us on the trip with you!

[@jimmyjams4056]

Gotta love some Tom Leher renditions, love it

[@rklover13]

I love your videos so much. And I loved your deep dive into the Mullens Mania. You did not fail. You were amazing.

[@Srial3523]

You've never failed us, man. You are the captain on this ship and while you may not swab every deck and load every cannon yourself. This ships is a reflection of you, and that's why we're here. Stay strong Flaw Peacock. You humility and curiosity and enthusiasm are why we're all here.

[@shaihulud2977]

I’m having so much fun watching this. Thank you, thank you. I love your videos so much.

[@quixoticaxolotl2060]

thank you so much for making these videos. i love them so much

[@asterryplace]

i rarely comment on videos if ever, but youre genuinely such a friendly and nice guy i cant help myself. i love your videos and i binge watch them on repeat from time to time, between doing art and some other things; i cant wait to see what you do next, and whatever it will be, im here for it 100%. much love from poland!!!

[@heysweetpeaxo]

Not ready for this series to end but am excited to see what you'll get floppy with next! Thank you so much for the amazing content 🦚

[@ohgodwhy9432]

I have to say, i am so happy i found this account, all the videos you put out are so good and it's so easy to watch and follow your videos. The humor is great and in general your whole video presence is so... fun to watch? (idk how to put it well). Thank you Mr. Flaw Peacock.

[@kilow76]

Intro was amazing, Your showcase of evidence, as always, brilliant. And I absolutely adore the way you read polish words ❤ Thank you, this video was a great companion during spring cleaning ❤

[@bread-lover69420]

I was so invested in your videos in the past week when i found your channel that my brain totally forgot all of this is fictional. I was waiting for you have a brain-blast and figure out where Hatler is buried. Your videos are addicting❤

[@CyberweaverVT]

I’m glad I can finally marathon your Inscryption videos!

[@FirebaII0]

Im so happy to finally see it be all finished amazing job dude