Finding the Origins of Strange Images

[@JúlioMarcio-n6j]

The artist on the Patrick image is called nickar, he posted on his Deviantart in 2007. His page and even the original post (Minus the image) were saved on the Web Archive.

[@institutespencer]

Congrats finding it

[@MFM20244]

I wish comments like this weren’t so hidden

[@maryberry0314]

hurray!!

[@Kaz-sg1ih]

nickar!!!

[@pomponi0]

Didn't he also post it on 3DTotal or a similar website?

[@Flavia_Lancieri]

Some of these images made me cry genuine tears of fear as a child and now they just look dumb as hell 😭 man being a kid on the internet was MAD

[@KittiKatPOP]

Fr😭

[@TrashQueenAndKing]

Sometimes I forget the audience of this channel is probably in their teens

[@Hucklefart_Dinklejartin]

Really? I thought that was the funniest shit when I was a kid lmao

[@AltKaxREAL]

yeah haha I now mostly see these as awesome works of art nowadays, photoshopping seems hard as hell

[@cooliostarstache5474]

The realistic Stewie freaked me tf out the one time I saw it haha

[@GermanPeter]

Correction: it really IS Todd Howard. The original obviously isn't, but his face has been edited onto it. Notice how the Todd-variant at 7:53 seems to have two ears and is smirking, compared to the original at 10:30, who has a much more stern expression. Todd also seems to be gazing off into the distance, while that guy is focusing on something.

[@MontySlython]

Yeah I dunno how he missed that it was obviously photoshopped after the fact

[@GoodOlJenkinsYT]

Yo it's the tf2 guy

[@fuchsiasprig]

It was photoshopped by a tumblr user - I remember seeing a post recently where they commented on how big a meme it had become.

[@usernamemusntbeblank]

Slacking in the research probably

[@SimonG258]

i'd never expect germanpeter to be here

[@kiatbsaguruart]

I can 100% remember seeing the realistic patrick image back in the day on 9gag along with a realistic spongebob, squidward and mr crabs in the same post. As far as I can remember, the post said, they were created by an 3d artist as a parody.

[@beanmachine917]

I believe that same artist also did a realistic Finn the Human

[@Jhud69]

If I'm not mistaken the artist also did a realistic Homer Simpson

[@imppro]

@@beanmachine917yeah i remember that one

[@Karmy.]

I had first seen it in a YT vid titled "SpongeBob in real life" or something like that

[@mow_cat]

an artist named miguel vasquez also made many realistic spongebob renders, but only as early as 2017 it seems...

[@doctornowhere]

these videos are my go-to for when i'm drawing or working or anything like that. i always find myself being sucked in though because something always catches my ear, or i'll have some deep connection to an image/piece of media mentioned-- thanks for making these

[@Noobcovers111]

Didn’t expect to see you here, just wanted to say that I love your work and hope you go on to make something bigger.

[@SuamineShirokoCoeg]

Yo

[@TrollpastaCirclejerk]

Both variants of the realistic Patrick (aka PATRIXXX) image were created by DeviantART user Brushcommander. The first version was created on a previous account of his whose name I can't recall at the moment, but I remember it was created around December 2007 - January 2008. The later version (updated version, as he called it) was created on June 12, 2009. The same user also created a popular creepy image of Squidward holding a knife, which appears on Google images if you search his username. He's since moved accounts a third time and is now known as 'Thorsten-Denk', though he isn't really active anymore. *UPDATE:* Brushcommander's previous account was called 'Nickar' and the image was originally uploaded on April 25, 2007. Thanks to everyone who told me!

[@ammitthedevourer7316]

Woah that pfp and username take me back, RIP Trollpasta Wiki

[@lotus_flower2000]

so it came beofre realistic mario

[@PhantomReeper]

Spengebab type images have always freaked me out godssss

[@ChawkletStudios]

The patrick one predates the rest of anything SpongeBob related or creepy SpongeBob for that matter

[@coledakers6127]

0:14

[@NoahDoesStuff19]

Spengebab

[@colascore4225]

Spengebab

[@Drisonon]

Spengebab

[@PlumCasualties]

The Patrick image is also known as "Evil Patrixxx" and is the mascot of the Trollpasta wiki.

[@Niagaranobs]

Yes.

[@SethirophBayonet666]

Yep. That's right!

[@moeta486]

EVIL PATRIXXX, a remnant from a simpler time....

[@Daralexen]

@@moeta486 I still do not know why it was taken down by Fandom.

[@matthewisguy7336]

@@moeta486 Ah yes, 2011

[@Bocchiiii]

Unironically do an entire Teletubbies cursed images video, I'm so here for it

[@christinalaree]

Omg frrrrr

[@beepboopboopbeep3]

Yes please

[@PigPigGamer]

Two of my friends actually recall watching a video by pixeloo (the realistic Mario creator) which was some sort of speed art showing him making the actual image itself. They remember him grabbing images of actual people and morphing them into Mario. I legitimately cannot find anyone else who recalls this but considering it’s not just one person who remembers it but two people who remember the exact same video, I have a good feeling it’s legit. If anyone in this comments section has any idea about this, please let me know because I’d love to help solve this mystery for my friends

[@IZUNKO22]

yeah ive definetly seen something like that

[@ScaryArtist-123]

PigPigGamer!!!

[@ogsculee]

probably deleted considering his youtube only has one of jessica rabbit

[@Yokachemi]

Any early 2000s images kinda make me feel weird

[@christinalaree]

Frr

[@OrcaTrumpet]

That’s amoré 🐬

[@OrcaTrumpet]

‎

[@symphony-of-the-mint2008]

They just make me nostalgic and wish i could have experienced the time more than i did

[@matthewisguy7336]

@@OrcaTrumpet When an eel lunged out!

[@Toenail_VR]

BRO THE PLANKTON HAS BEEN MY PFP FOR MONTHS

[@kevin2125]

thats wack

[@poolmental]

lit plankton pfp

[@Dat_Guy-IsCool]

W pfp

[@shad0wchateau]

yeah a guy with the username toenail_vr would definitely have this pfp. i do mean this as a compliment i think it’s a funny combination

[@Toenail_VR]

@@shad0wchateau matt from eddsworld

[@quipt1]

1:58 Tineye does not show the earliest instance of an image that Tineye could find instead, tineye searches the web for images, and when it finds one it generates a date based on when it finds it and that does not mean that it is the earliest instance of that image on TinEye. it might even list earlier examples after the image that you found.

[@piss7610]

Yeah tineye is straight ass

[@lsmc09]

" i could do a whole video about cursed teletuby photos" DO IT PLEASE

[@OrcaTrumpet]

‎

[@Xconker069]

👍

[@Jacks_game_room]

Your editing style and aesthetic are some of the best I’ve seen on all of KZbin. Always love seeing your videos

[@Dat_Guy-IsCool]

Yes! it's so unique and nostalgic.

[@Sanguivore]

If y’all are interested in these styles, I recommend Weirdcore, Traumacore, Witch House, and Vaporwave aesthetics. They’re all tied into this 90s-to-early 2000s Internet aesthetic that I also think is really cool.

[@suki9958]

I find it funny that I too had made that cat my wallpaper as well as the epic face thinking it was the coolest background.

[@Karmy.]

I def know I used the cat as a pfp on a couple sites at one point

[@matthewisguy7336]

It is the coolest background :)

[@Monakaaaaaaaaa]

I swear every image scared this guy as a kid

[@matthewisguy7336]

And every image has been flying around and popular on the internet for years now

[@CommonSenseless1993]

I’m 31 years old so I’ve seen my fair share of meme images on the internet but never thought to consider how/why most of them were created. Very interesting series you got going on.

[@ibukisunshine-gaka3832]

Watching your videos are so so comforting, it gives such a sense of nostalgia and simplicity aswell as comfort.. especially late at night. Please don't ever stop doing it in this style of dreamcore/webcore/

[@bijoumarie8817]

I remember seeing a whole image gallery of hyper-realistic cartoons on Ebaumsworld back in the day- It had pictures of Peter Griffin, Homer Simpson, Stewie, Mario, and I feel like that Patrick image was in that gallery. Idk if that helps but images like that were super popular around that time. 2006-8 I feel like was when I saw them

[@moeta486]

That's where I first saw it too, only they were movie maker videos on KZbin instead of ebaums.

[@orangepietv6618]

High key one of my favorite KZbin chanels, always enjoy the vibe of the videos

[@Hematite_Knight]

15:12 ohh man that photo on the bottom right, i remember that from a really old mp3 i saw on yt. Still slaps to this day

[@NolanHOfficial]

How did you see an mp3?

[@Hematite_Knight]

@@NolanHOfficial they put slideshows of photos behind the songs.

[@NolanHOfficial]

@@Hematite_Knight oh

[@RoundSeal]

I'd love to see a video on old, classic GIFs. The good ol' Angelfire website staples. I've always wanted to know more about when they were made, who made them, where they were first used, etc.

[@Greencumulon]

I was watching educating yorkshire (i think yorkshire anyways) yesterday and they had that picture of patrick on a wall in one of the class rooms

[@Sanguivore]

That’s hilarious. xD

[@Theoogaoogadude]

Watching shaiivalley feels like a lobotomy

[@SheepsWithFangs]

I've seen that Patrick image as far back as I can remember, I'm surprised it's origins are lost. I genuinely thought this was a stupid thing to cover because it would be a very quick entry. Really interesting. From what I remember there was a whole series of these done by the same guy, specifically a realistic Mario image as well exists by the same person I believe. Take this with a grain of salt of course, these are memories from when I was probably 4 years old, but maybe it's a lead to look into. Search for a realistic Spongebob that has the same vibes, find it's creator, and see if they also made this one? That's the only idea I got. Hope this helps

[@tb3411]

I need the source of your pfp. I love Fay!

[@SheepsWithFangs]

@@tb3411 a fox in space! Absolute greatest piece of starfox fan content in existence

[@tb3411]

@@SheepsWithFangs thank you

[@maddieadaddy]

Yeah, I thought it was a whole set with realistic SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward ect all by one artist. I'm sure they're out there.

[@symphony-of-the-mint2008]

The realistic patrick is from a deviantart, other comments say which one

[@Sillylittlegooberfr]

These videos are horrifying, hilarious, nostalgic, and amazing all at the same time. I’m looking forward to more!!

[@dragonxlink]

It lowkey blew my mind that the guy in the Teletubbies costume WASN'T a photoshopped Todd Howard. That guy must be the most not-Todd Howard Todd Howard looking man in existence.

[@timtimzollabim5743]

He's indeed one of the most not - Todd Howard looking Todd Howard out there if I don't say so myself.

[@Sanguivore]

Someone else said it’s a Photoshop’d image of Todd Howard. I haven’t got to that part of the video yet, but it likely is.

[@SegaJennesiss]

I discovered your channel yesterday and have watched a few of your videos since, gotta say I absolutely love the editing style and the way you cover the thumbnail first. good stuff!

[@NANA-blast]

the sunglasses cat was my profile photo on facebook for years when i was like 12-14, used it as my phone wallpaper, laptop wallpaper, i printed out the photo and put it on my school binder... SUNGLASSES CAT WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS. Also you should make another video that talks about the realistic dolphin face picture, its this guy who looks like he is wearing like, a dolphin head prosthetic ?? it made me so scared as a kid!

[@M50A1]

The dolphin mask guy is a dude who does special effects make up and stuff as his hobby if I'm not mistaken

[@rattuspunx]

honestly tho, I thought the realistic Patrick was supposed to be a character from Dragon Ball, maybe we're just looking in the wrong franchise ?

[@bluex217]

That ain't majin buu

[@sleepybearcubxx]

It seems to be constantly referred to as realistic Patrick, I mean that had to start from someone

[@amogusimposter-fn3xc]

1:29 i was scred by booba but then i loved it

[@bas777ien]

Amazing video as always. Your graphical style is something that I've never seen anywhere else. It feels like a slightly more modern version of Yabujin or DJ Gyrotta Zao, very ethereal and soothing. Also, the effect and font selection is on point.

[@brettalankline9375]

Love your editing style man. Despite the funny clips, there’s something almost artistic about it.

[@Scyphersoarocx]

he doesn't fuckin miss i'm telling you

[@FreeSisyphus77]

First we had Gangsta SpongeBob, then realistic Patrick, soon we will have skeleton Sandy.

[@matthewisguy7336]

Then served plankton

[@Wolterhon]

14:41 this cat is on my cat's toilet filler packaging 😭😭😭

[@robotomo4249]

Another great upload, your videos are a breath of fresh air! They are very relaxed, interesting, perfectly paced and I absolutely love the dreamcore-like editing style.

[@PaxTheCat]

I remember the hype for overrealistic cartoon characters, they were always fun to see

[@slaywrldlesbonia]

i love this channel please don’t die

[@realitytelevisionvaporwave]

The aesthetic of all your videos are top tier and such a trip! Great stuff!!

[@normallynormal3573]

That fire and ice punch image was insane to see again I forgot all about it.

[@dumbbirdwayne]

lol I have a similar memory with that Patrick image, I was obsessed with SpongeBob as a kid and Patrick was always my favourite, I remember looking for images to save as my XP wallpaper of him and finding that picture, it freaked me out growing up but looking back on it it’s so funny, can’t get over the side eyes 🤣

[@humanman7368]

The artist of the Patrick image is Torsten Denk. A German artist who posted it on his now wiped Deviantart account “Nickar”. He also made the angry realistic Squidward image when he was 17. He now works as a freelancer.

[@catticorner]

so excited to see another one of these vids from you, the first one was so fun :) also would love to see a cursed teletubby video someday, that would be fire lmao

[@soapflavortoast]

evil shaiivalley be like: losing the origins of normal images

[@salam-peace5519]

I remember first encountering the cat with sunglasses picture in a KZbin music video I was listening to in 2015 while building stuff in Minecraft. That specific video was called 1 HOUR BEST GAMING MIX {ELECTRO, HARD DANCE, DUBSTEP, DRUMSTEP} and is still online. Feels quite nostalgic now 😎

[@Yoldasi]

I remember reverse image searching for the image of realistic Patrick Star in 2017 and it went back to 2001. but when I search it this time it does not come up. I think it was called 'El Star' or something like that. EDIT: I remember the website it was on being called either 'PictoBuerro' or 'BuenoPicta' maybe something like that. It was a Spanish-speaking website, and since I don't speak Spanish I don't really know what was said. My guess was from somewhere in Central America, as the city names of Managua, San Jose, and Paramaribo came up.

[@wickdclown]

You are either lying or hallucinating, as the image was created and first posted in 2007.

[@Yoldasi]

@@wickdclown Yeah, turned out I was thinking of a different photo. It was the a different realistic photo of Patrick where he had a sombrero. I have no idea why I confused the two.

[@thetacolegend]

The way u edit is so unique i fw it🤘

[@DylanSwag42]

I still remember making my friend laugh in 3rd grade by showing this picture on the school laptop for 1 second

[@casenpoint]

I remembered Realistic Patrick being so IRL realistic as a little kid. But seeing it in a higher quality is so disturbing to me

[@cattytheartcat]

Commenting this in hopes that this will be covered sometime for another lost media video. While going through my Tumblr archive to archive old artwork on Toyhouse, I found a post briefly talking about a Neopets Halloween event that's heavily inspired by the tv series Supernatural. When looking this up I only get Tumblr and Reddit posts talking about it with screenshots of the event, no videos (at least not that I've seen yet). I also don't know if this event is on the wayback machine or is still a reoccurring event (is Neopets even around anymore?). One Tumblr post that I think documents the most is this one called Kellykline, it's the second result when looking up "Supernatural Neopets", or should be. As a fan of both franchises this was a shock to see. At least with Scooby Doo's crossover it made some sense, the two franchises both hunt down monsters and ghouls and solve mysteries. This deserves so much more recognition, I think

[@Rela_XP]

That is some good 3d modeling for 2008 (or earlier)

[@yuzusauce]

Ah yes, "Ozzy Osbourne cat" had Photobucket wrapped around its paw

[@atlassolid5946]

I knew that realistic patrick image as "PATRIXXX" from the Trollpasta wiki

[@themuttonqueen1076]

I had the realistic Mario as my wallpaper as a kid. LOL.

[@pvzplayz852]

most underrated origin image finder

[@Emme_Umbra]

I remember seeing the Patrick image on trollpasta when I was little, at first I thought it was from that one movie cone heads

[@magdalenusrex346]

Realistic Patrick is the symbol of the trollpasta community, also NarutoForum member here. I used to use it a lot but the admin alienated the community I was part of so we moved to a new one, Cursed Patrick was a bit before my time however

[@d-boivids]

I vaguely remember seeing a collage of realistic spongebob renders, with the patrick image, but i cant remember if it was made by the original guy or just different renders from around the internet, made into one post.

[@shirleymaemattthews4862]

Now, if you made another video about this kinda stuff, can you do origins on the "Awoo" meme? (Which had anime wolf girls wearing MAGA hats). Cause I'll be interesting where that come from too.

[@gigbobjuice8691]

I know this is unrelated, but lostwave songs have been on a roll the past week

[@bigotis9042]

That Patrick image literally terrified me as a kid

[@damiaaguilar1780]

this is like the depression meal of videos

[@Mctoran2]

There's also a realistic Squidward drawing in a similar style to the Patrick drawing. It could have been drawn by the same artist, so maybe that's a lead

[@meth_raccoon]

I loved looking up realistic versions of cartoon characters when I was younger. They have good cursed meme potential

[@smugshrug]

Teletubbies was a very popular show for babies that everyone knew about, and most people thought they looked creepy. So of course there are going to be a lot of "cursed" images of them online.

[@fawfulthegreat64]

I used to have that Patrick picture as my pfp on Facebook and VGBoxArt, I even found an old email I had sent to my mom with that image randomly attached with zero context. I was strange.

[@aidenbones]

The first image is REAL

[@KittiKatPOP]

indeed

[@Niagaranobs]

Indeed

[@SethirophBayonet666]

Indeed!

[@novathefallenstarwarrior]

Indeed

[@Punpun6745]

Indeed

[@brickguy42-misprint-collecter]

4:49 the realistic Patric was first posted on 4chan with a couple other cartoon characters for some kind of contest

[@CastorRae]

Another great video! Thank you for the research you do with these vids and with spreading the names of the people who acutally make them. I had two ideas for a possible video topic: The first one is cursed MLP images. I don't know how you feel about brony stuff but there's no questioning MLP played a big part of childhood web trauma for people and there are a good few images that could be talked about. There's also more lighthearted, less creepypasta ones too. The other idea is SM64 liminal space images. I see them spread around a lot, like the unsettling empty angle of Peach's castle's inside, or rooms mades from assets from the game but not an actual location, so it feels familiar but distant. It'd be nice to know some of the artists behind these.

[@Roy.R.]

7:07 "blended in with this patrick image" ah yes patrick

[@abox1942]

that IS his name

[@LegendofRockYT]

7:02 yes that’s definitely Patrick 😂😂

[@s.n.1507]

I used to have a shirt with an image of sunglasses cat when I was a kid, nice to know its origin

[@SkreamerDee]

That realistic patrick image would give me chills, I now see it as nostalgia.

[@abandonedacc]

seeing realistic Patrick in the thumbnail just gave me so much nostalgia

[@FatCatAshes]

Unusual images sequel? Lets goooo the video was so awesome

[@MrChickenspit]

this is my new favorite youtube channel. keep up the good work!. i like your style of videos and commentary. topics to talk about: 1. limewire and other peer to peer applications. like what people did and what people downloaded. how people where getting mp3s and mp4s back in the day. 2. maybe talk about deviantart the website, how that website was created and how it was popular back in the day. 3. about how students in U.S. public schools used proxys to avoid school website blocking software 4. maybe talk about how websites that were popular back in the day like liveleak, justintv, break etc. 5. definitely talk about early youtube. maybe collab with another youtuber timeworks! i would definitely watch that lol

[@gothyoutubeviewer]

I'm fairly certain I first saw the Patrick picture first posted on Worth 1000, which was a photoshop contest site. I believe the theme that round was "realistic cartoons" and the other entries were similarly creepy renditions of characters like Homer Simpson, and maybe even other Spongebob characters that have probably still been making their rounds online to this day. I don't know Worth1K is where the artist originally entered it before posting it to deviantart, but that's where I remember it from.

[@deadeyedfae]

Yooo the cursed tubby that shows up centre of the screen at 8:08 was taken by me! It was at an art exhibition in Amsterdam in 2019.

[@lstrawb]

I also remember being jumpscared by a video exactly as you described as a kid.

[@eyeyeyey6128]

this video is so well done, please keep them coming

[@kobobobo3462]

Hey don’t know if this helps but the realistic Patrick image might be made by a 3d artist known as miguel vasquez. He makes realistic 3d models of cartoon characters.

[@VivienneBarron-gb3oq]

The fact that my friends mom has that cat IN HER BATHROOM scares me (I’ve seen it it’s like the normal pic of the cat)

[@koopakape]

...It's... nyan. It's just nyan. Not "nigh-ann". Just nyan. Like, the middle of "banana" with a "nyuh" sound. Japanese 'meow' sound.

[@refrsh]

Didn't expect Zay to be in the intro lol that caught me off guard

[@TheLudicrousLuv]

11:29 IS THAT MARO

[@blueshell_dev]

no, it's Luigi

[@TheLudicrousLuv]

@@blueshell_dev if anything it would be lugi

[@shaunv6155]

it’s bowser bro

[@bellevicious2862]

Wow I completely forgot that little green running llama thing existed but it was everywhere in the early 2000s, that’s crazy.

[@AidanDrotzur-uz5sz]

I'm pretty sure the first one is from the evil patrixx trollpasta, that's what I always thought before this video came out, I'd be surprised if it wasn't from there

[@Niagaranobs]

The story dates back to 2011. 😕

[@LOL_MANN]

Good production quality and Atmosphere cuh

[@marsh_gl3605]

You start every entry as "I'm sure you've seen this image before" but i haven't seen any 😢

[@graphtet3751]

When i was in 8th grade and 9th grade i thought the realistic patric was like the best most funny thing

[@NoahDoesStuff19]

Hello! I am wondering if you can draw up a search for this or even mention it. Here is basically what it is (my personal lost media), “So, this game was about a family being murdered and you're a detective finding clues. It was kind of like Five Nights At Freddy's but with dolls; and in a little family home. You'd go through different rooms and get jumpscared by terrifying looking dolls. I was terrified of this game but I loved it at the same time if you know what I mean. I do remember the trailer of the game having kind of like Jack n' the box music or like slow creepy lullabies. Please help me find this game; I've been looking for months on end with no findings. I believe I played it on my iPad from Summer 2018 to Fall 2018. It was 2D and I think it had some sort of intro like “In the Fall of ???? a family has been murdered.” Please help me find this game. I’d really appreciate it. Even if it’s a bit of evidence or that the game has been taken down for some reason; I’d love some info.”

[@fryuaj]

awesome improvement in your editing! keep up the good work bro

[@dan13ld3ztruxt10n]

Tbh I was never scared of this photo & always found it funny

[@takkoy8658]

Weird that realistic Mario seems to be unnerving for people, I never thought too much about it even as a kid. ...And yet I was scared of troll face.

[@Panasonic9305]

11:05 and the man in the tellitubbie suit also has his name shown

[@Panasonic9305]

Chris Puckett

[@Supersmallchibiwolf]

This was fun and interesting. I like many of these memes. I think there are cooler cat memes but the last one was great. Cool video. ^_^

[@Paul-vq6jk]

Sick

[@brb.8962]

I don't know how many people gave said that to you but genuinely, the editing if your videos is absolutely perfect. The whole aesthetic is beautiful, i don't know if anyone ever gave it a name but it reminds me of Yabujin in a way. I'm just a sucker for this style, sorry lmao.