Game Theory: Play and be REBORN! (Courage The Cowardly Dog ARG)

[@katyaoren187]

The crazy thing about this IMO is that Thea White who voiced Muriel had actually passed away before MATPAT played this so the memorial for Muriel felt pretty sweet.

[@rukia4473]

Please read my name!

[@odad7443]

*kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZiYeaOPbtWod5I*

[@Hijkaq]

more like pretty disturbing and unnerving.

[@lockdownhamza]

Why was it sweet???!1

[@AYBIOM]

@@lockdownhamza cus respects were paid

[@kurotakamichi9910]

Courage might be a scary show, but you got to admit that there are touching moments in the show. Especially for the fact that Courage loves his family so much that he willingly do the things he's scared of

[@lilfetus2349]

It both touches and stops my heart

[@lucascyr98]

His catch phrase that he often mutters when facing danger "Oh, the things I do for love" reflects that.

[@yokusfrequently9362]

This will get 1k. I just know. I just manifest Manifest Manifest

[@michonnewalker4246]

I love Courage, it didn't scare me when i was young

[@arhr2713]

Yeah. Not all scenes are horror and so. For example, in the episode the tower of Doctor zalost, the main villain was just sad. Honestly, a episode I really loved was that one with the magic tree.

[@ComicalRealm]

Fun fact: Courage's dialogue decreased after the first season. This is because the creators at Cartoon Network thought Courage "talked too much" and wanted his dialogue cut short.

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[@garrett691]

That seems a little dumb to have the main character of the show not really speak after speaking for a while.

[@unrandom7786]

Man, all the bots are here

[@kelly-bisson]

Fred was the one character who genuinely scared me as a kid. The way he said "naughty", his uncontrollable compulsion, his creepy smile and mannerism, he gave me predator vibes before I even knew what that was.

[@deleted12547]

That episode was terrifying.

[@overdramaticgoddess9696]

When I was a kid I had a crush on him but then I realized I had a crush on his voice

[@deleted12547]

@@overdramaticgoddess9696 ...what

[@WonWonWonderhoy]

I couldnt sleep after seeing him.

[@hectorverdugo9564]

He acted like a predator and he didn't even know it

[@bunnybro5977]

I can imagine Courage diving into the new ARG saying "The things I do for love"

[@MaxGamin69]

@@error_the_crow *SCREAMS*

[@faby5860]

@@MaxGamin69 Courage's greatest weapon

[@thitran6105]

ok

[@theimagineer3925]

@Bunny bro keep the perfect like count

[@partydave1067]

Sounda like a furry rule 34 ARG

[@chocobroly857]

It’s real sad that as after a bit that this was released, Muriel’s actual VA passed away. Here’s hoping Nathan includes an “In memory of” when you boot up the new version of the game he’s working on

[@doctordefector]

She passed away last year

[@ObeyAzura]

Didn’t she pass in 2021?

[@SurvivorNerdTTV]

OP was talking about after this game released she passed Away

[@AnOnlineDweller]

VA?

[@SurvivorNerdTTV]

@@AnOnlineDweller Voice Actor

[@theannualantagonist5930]

"There's no such thing as perfect, you're beautiful as you are, Courage, with all your imperfections, you can do anything." T'was a memorable episode

[@dangdao8068]

That give me tears

[@CalvinNoire]

Big chungus.

[@ytyoungrichnhigh]

the last episode.

[@graftongazaway5633]

That fish is a legend

[@apotatosaurus7890]

I love that, the original version. I love it more than it's translation, and that's already pretty high. "Te lo juro por Dieguito Maradona" it's just *Cheff kiss*

[@b3llamuerte]

Muriel being shown as player two was so terrifying. Knowing that you're no longer alone, and any corner you turn could have her staring, waiting to attack you. AH I HATE IT

[@dafilmqueen556]

Especially since she's supposedly dead as well. They want us to die from terror..

[@Sunnee26]

it gives me "every copy of sm64 is personalized" vibes

[@PartsOfABox]

It makes me sick to my stomach :(

[@remmurdydooM]

Muriel has logged in

[@ScuttleBugReal]

@@remmurdydooMMuriel is player two. She’s always player two. _No matter what._

[@medo5417]

Does anyone else remember the episode when the cat was trying to kill courage because her friend/girlfriend was being abused by a dog? That was insanely dark...

[@ArchangelAsias]

ugh, yes! I remember the episode barely being about Courage too! It was mostly the two girls and Courage was just sorta there. That episode was REALLY heavy handed.

[@jordanjone6272]

It was too funny he dive through the back window and beat one of the dog with a shovel

[@arichan7599]

That was my favorite episode...it's kinda sad since that's the episode that made the show cancelled

[@jebori]

ah yes. Mad Dog, Kitty, and Bunny.

[@dangdao8068]

I am scared of mad dog because he just bury bunny in dirt

[@anotherrandomgeek711]

I like how MatPat always references Petscop yet has never finished his Petscop theory even after 2 almost 3 years since his last episode.

[@mr.bisness7617]

youtubers never finish there petscop vids

[@FNTM2k3]

Sagan Hawkes finished his.

[@realCaveJohnson]

just like Pyrocynical

[@Tw0Dots]

Damn I forgot he didnt

[@samarthgoel5835]

true lol i visited the petscop channel and so many parts have been released since

[@henrykelso7349]

MatPat making himself into an almighty “theory lord” and then trying to think of suggestions is comedy gold

[@jessebaker4245]

How dare you question the theory lord you insufficient swine Ps this is a joke

[@whatamistudio2557]

@what now bot

[@whatamistudio2557]

@Redstone Creator bot

[@odad7443]

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[@alexcollins9706]

If anyone is the "theory lord' it is the channel that has theory literally in his name and is far more accurate than Mat could dream of The Theorizer.

[@lisaparker1282]

Fun fact: courage the cowardly dog was based off of this couple who lived in a farm basically in the middle of nowhere and they started to hear and see strange things that they thought weren’t there like aliens they started to see portals and creatures walking out of them and lights and sometimes just big glowing orbs in the sky and the dog started barking barking then went missing and then the couples went missing and nobody knows where they are Omg I have never gotten so many likes before Tysm

[@axolotlmeow1744]

True

[@calebgresch9604]

I thought that they went missing, and all that they found in the house was the dog, still alive.

[@iDoodleArtz]

@@calebgresch9604 They did, I looked it up, creepy am I right?

[@calebgresch9604]

@@iDoodleArtz Yup. Also, Nowhere is where they lived. The place that they lived in was literally called Nowhere.

[@Xeorboom]

no it isn't Courage is just a cartoon what next Tom and Jerry is based on murder?

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

MatPat using Eustace at the end as an example to advertise "Keeps" is one of the most clever things I've seen him do

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[@AmazingEmerald]

lol

[@arhyvrapisa]

I remember watching this cowardly dog at my childhood. It really scared me a bit, however it was very fun to watch. And now seeing that the dog is having an arg, i'm really excited!

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[@toppz69]

My god, that thin Robert Wheeler asset is one of the most terrifying things I've ever seen

[@nolalookenbill7053]

Yup- Somebody slap that thing on r/TIHI

[@Tjmoza986]

Ikr

[@Crystalline_cos2548]

Try moondrop on for size

[@nolalookenbill7053]

@@Crystalline_cos2548 nah, he ain't *nearly* as unnerving Ofc, that's just me tho

[@thithi8793]

ok

[@presleychar]

Something really creepy is me and my little brother were watching this a few months ago and when it got to the part about the “old wind” a gust of wind blew open the balcony door. We just looked at each other instantly and we couldn’t close it so we had to get our grandma to close it for us. Still freaks me out to this day. 💀💀

[@The_Albino_Jackal]

That was me. I was just running by but the power me legs generated was just too strong

[@FR3SHANIMS]

Y'know, if there was an actual courage the cowardly dog game, i feel like they would also do the same thing, make an ARG

[@ХейтерТрендов]

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[@mct058]

He does, a ps1 game and a flash game

[@nikotheneko839]

Wait this was fake?

[@roberttheronin9803]

@@nikotheneko839 its not an official game.

[@Boreddude69]

@@roberttheronin9803 true but I wonder were the original owner got it from

[@Astaroth73]

MatPat: thinking about shark animatronics Scott: "don't mind me, just secretly doing that"

[@Kokichio]

Almost 69 likes

[@noodlepoddle569]

A

[@thoatran2718]

ok

[@Bandit_King_YT]

I read that as scoot. CURSE YOU DYSLEXIA!

[@tritamtran4603]

ok

[@BonesAlexander]

The fact that the actual actor of Muriel is gone hurts, growing up with this show is what made me a weirdo as an adult today.

[@DefeaterMann]

READ MY NAME!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

[@evandavis5223]

The VA for Eustace also died in 2002.

[@errorbirdesther]

@@evandavis5223 I came into existence in that year

[@wilmagregg3131]

but at least muriel and eustace will live forever in our hearts and the show its gonna be remebered fir decades to come

[@errorbirdesther]

@@wilmagregg3131 it will be

[@torazely]

no joke, the Harvest Moon episode gave me literal nightmares as a kid. that face was just terrifying.

[@Moon_Cake28]

This show was scary yet somehow I really liked it as a kid despite not being able to handle horror that well

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[@monroerobbins7551]

Ditto

[@TDIdialgagirl]

Same here, I handled that show super well, yet FNAF and this video scared me to the point where I couldn't sleep

[@ellehcim2779]

Courage the dog and fnaf didnt scare me yet zombie and cave sounds scare me to this day

[@enderdragonvil]

i think its funny how courage was nightmare fuel to others while some kids never were scared of it while never taking horror well

[@vanessahanker6821]

I feel like matpat should do a film theory on the show about the lore of the Courage family , and why they go through such terrifying things and why courage is the only one that actively tries to fight the monsters off.

[@errorbirdesther]

There is that one theory that says courge is a skinwalker Another said that courge is just a regular dog

[@vanessahanker6821]

@@errorbirdesther I think he is a normal dog,but the skin walker theory seems plausible

[@stopcheckingmyusernamesimp4434]

Yeah I thought about that too

[@luizafrugoli2400]

There is the theory that Courage is a normal dog, and the show is how he sees the world. So the things he sees aren't as they are, but how he interprets them as a dog.

[@vanessahanker6821]

@@luizafrugoli2400 You have a strong point there,now all we need is matpat to actually do the theory

[@masterxthelegend4307]

Glad to see courage still around these days. Ever since Thea White passed, the world was stricken with grief and felt heartbroken. I wanna say Muriel's tribute while also being a clue, is an actual tribute to Thea and i think the devs did a kindness.

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[@donstan9392]

Who is thea

[@masterxthelegend4307]

@@donstan9392 the original VA of Muriel

[@donstan9392]

@@masterxthelegend4307 ok

[@user-2012July-A]

Courage was one of the bravest characters I'd ever seen as a kid, and even now. His name suits him, for even in his fear of nearly everything around him...he loves his family more than he fears. He and scooby doo were my two favorite characters growing up. Both were easily frightened, but again, both would, when faced with the danger of their friends/family, stand up against the thing they feared. Truly, courage is not the absence of fear, but perhaps overcoming fear for something else, like say, love? As I grew up I was faced with many things I was afraid of. However, the thing that made me face my fears was the love of my friends and family. I love/loved them more than anything. There was no amount of fear that could stop me if I set my mind to doing something. Really brings back memories.

[@melissaheaney5777]

Here's something I thought about: Eleanor and Robert sounded a lot like Muriel and Eustace. Muriel was just being nice and knew better about causing trouble, a parallel to Eleanor following the rules of the Old Wind. Eustace, meanwhile, was greedy and would only think of himself, not caring about the consequences; he usually died or earned some severe punishment. Robert was the same, using the Old Wind to find immortality, leading to his punishment of becoming a monster. Just a thought, but I wonder if it means anything.

[@redstoneguywhoneedssomegam6365]

how about the fact that Eustace never dies in the show i mean the guy was turned into a pitcher of water and was still perfectly fine.

[@Mikal600]

@@redstoneguywhoneedssomegam6365 well there were a couple of episodes where he "died" I remember one where he became a skeleton because the skull was wearing his hat. But that was a rare occurence

[@JacksonMalvoi]

Or when he was depicted on some mummy hieroglyphics in a Tomb while his voice echoes ghostly in the background

[@bobandmrmecaleb5873]

@@JacksonMalvoi because he was greedy enough to not "RETURN THE SLAAAAAAAB!"

[@JacksonMalvoi]

@@bobandmrmecaleb5873 he also disappeared at the end of the episode. Oh and the glyphs were on a tomb looking thing

[@Shorai_3]

I find having a memorial for Muriel in the ARG very fitting as Muriel's voice actor, Thea White, passed away last July.

[@rukia4473]

Please read my name!

[@pjdianalan7934]

Yikes.

[@odad7443]

*kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZiYeaOPbtWod5I*

[@bigkevinm84]

RIP

[@AmyraCarter]

May the Divines have guided her, to peace...

[@juliuswhite2947]

Game designers: *makes game* Players: "We found a bug that needs to be fixed." Game designers: "It`s a feature"

[@carotbetweenlegs1194]

*kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2q1lWhjja6nldU*

[@rukia4473]

Please read my name!

[@Man_Aslume]

​@rukia4473 "read my name" 🤖

[@Dersill6]

you can tell he's the actual theory lord when he literally found the map by listening

[@kryzai9302]

This show never scared me when I was younger, I actually really liked it. But what DID scare me though was that one music video about the show, the one with the two guys and carnival puppets-esk design. I hated it with a burning passion then, I still hate it now.

[@HinagaMoizaf]

You're not the only one 🙃

[@Yeenidae]

This sounds very familiar, does anyone remember the name of the song?

[@kryzai9302]

@@Yeenidae it's called They Might Be Giants

[@HeftyDan]

It's called "Courage's Night Terrors" by They Might Be Giants kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKvZZ4ZjndKimM0

[@kin768]

@@kryzai9302 that's the band name. The song name is the same as the show

[@bananabob3007]

Me realizing this episode wasn’t about FNAF: “A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one” However I do want to hear that shark thing now

[@crazyb7039]

He is Scott's favorite person lol

[@madisonelizabeth7217]

Same here. I'm curious where the shark conversation was going. Hoping he actually finishes that episode

[@Percy1800sDetective]

@@madisonelizabeth7217 same

[@ybfriendlystrawberry]

Truly leaving us at a cliffhanger, hopefully he continues it on the fnaf iceberg gtlive (I'm wishing it to existence ^^)

[@kirbykraftgames]

I love how this entire video was just MatPat showing off the fact he has a green bodysuit that he can use for shenanigans

[@GlitchFox]

"I command you to staaap." might be my fav matpat quote ever XD

[@MoxxieIsSad]

“Staaap” 😂

[@nurshafinimohamadshukri1323]

*theory lore

[@roguenightmare2170]

​@@nurshafinimohamadshukri1323 theory lord*

[@threegsgaming6959]

Now that I’ve started watching Courage again, I noticed something in the Weremole episode: after Courage brings the doctor to see Muriel after he woke up from the ambulance, he literally calls him her son. That just struck me as weird and more than a little curious. Did anyone else think there was something off about that?

[@threegsgaming6959]

And when I say he calls him her son, I mean he says, “ma’am, your son here was worried about you.” How and why would he confuse her dog for her son? There’s something really off about that.

[@JackrabbitArchive]

Dog is baby

[@Danblak08]

I refer to my cats as my kids so idk

[@akulsinator7680]

@@threegsgaming6959 what if the way we see courage is not how others see him but actually how he sees him self. As a cowardly person or like a bad dog

[@threegsgaming6959]

@@akulsinator7680 exactly what I was thinking.

[@zardthedragon1896]

i like how if this was any other show the creepy imagery and cult stuff would come off as forced but since its courage, it seems like its just a normal part of the game

[@scaper8]

It so much better here than in other found game creepypastas/ARGs. These could really be parts of a legitimate unfinished _Courage_ game and we'd be none the wiser.

[@odad7443]

*kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZiYeaOPbtWod5I*

[@josiahwijman1618]

I agree

[@plushdragonteddy]

i actually really like that one of the data missing screens says "father wasn't home" - if you pronounce data like "dada", then "data missing" sounds like it could mean "father gone"

[@Idrk13]

Now that makes me think that the dude who got the PS1 game is the developer of the game

[@shlokshah5379]

@@Idrk13 ofcourse he made it.

[@kirinsatsu]

nah bro, it cant be. i think maybe it was a dog? idk

[@Katcreates-r9j]

Fun fact:courage the cowardly dog was based off of a story about a couple who had a dog and lived in a place called the middle of nowhere and when they reported strange things they went missing and only the dog was left

[@Vennox0]

stolen

[@Franz0818]

“Eleanor followed the rules of nature” “Robert broke the rules of nature” “Raiden, suplexed a metal gear because of the rules of nature”

[@THEBLACKRIGHTWINGER]

RULES OF NATURE

[@Managarmr482]

Memes the DNA of the soul

[@LowIntSpecimen]

AND THEY RUN WHEN THE SUN COMES UP

[@toainsully]

There were never any rules of nature in the first place...

[@jetstreamsam3977]

SURE DID

[@Hexra_]

When I first heard of the Courage ARG, I knewit was a fitting franchise to base a game around on. Even in the series, we have no idea how the heck anything happens in the series.

[@MrJohn0fficial]

Read my name 🥰

[@namantherockstar]

*GAME* is my inspiration!! My mom said that if I got 32k subscribers!! She definitely buy me a professional mic!! *begging you GUYS alot* literally begging.

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[@Hexra_]

damn my comment got botted to hell

[@Pikrioling]

@@Hexra_ yeah lmao

[@scottbrawner3384]

Matpat takes the phrase "It was her, Eleneor." and interprets it as someone speaking about Eleneor. Couldn't also be speaking about another female character to Eleneor, though?

[@finchhawthorne1302]

That would make more sense to me.

[@The_Clown_Has_Been_Engaged]

That what I interpreted it as 2

[@rukia4473]

Please read my name!

[@scaper8]

Especially with the "Eleneor can't be Mom or else she'd just be called 'Mom'" bit from earlier. The speaker talking _to_ seems to track more.

[@odad7443]

*kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZiYeaOPbtWod5I*

[@grantstew7318]

When Robert comes toward courage when he's locked in place, that noise coming from Robert sounds an awful lot like the start of the song "Alberto Balsam" by Aphex Twin.

[@Aeroga]

Is it possible that the symbol for Old Wind is the letters for Old Wind layered on top of each other in a strange angular font? Which makes it look like a pentagram?

[@SkyFlame27]

I can definitely see every letter in the symbol

[@qrowing]

Yes. Someone made a video on this a year prior to MatPat going over basically everything in this video, including this fact. You can indeed spell "Old Wind" with that symbol. I clicked on this one expecting more, since it had been over a year, but it looks like we're at a standstill.

[@MaksPlaysRoblox]

Hi

[@ethan.2011.]

What Country Are You From @Aeroga

[@jamesacebuque4958]

@Aeroga What are YOU doing here?

[@pgh1895]

Roberts face is literally nightmare fuel. It made me not even wanna go to my room because i would have to pass my backdoor, because it's made of glass, and I could see outside. And seeing that face irl, I would wanna unalive instantly.

[@brianbashe2718]

Same

[@marquesgurling9271]

Be careful how you phrase things, he might be listening

[@_pachycephalosaurus_]

O mg literally same I have that exact problem with horror / horror images-

[@pgh1895]

@@marquesgurling9271 that really doesn't help...

[@thestanley2692]

It's in your walls.

[@arahelenasophiezimlingwest8765]

I can promise that it reached into the start 2000’s, I was born in 2003 and still remember watching it and having nightmares, it was awesome

[@NutmegBGB]

Same, but I was only allowed to watch it on special occasions or if my parents weren't there to stop me. *RETURN THE SLAB* still haunts my nightmares more than a decade after I first watched it. My first ever little taste of the horror genre (if you don't count The Twilight Zone)

[@angelleporillo]

Same, born in 2003, and I remember CN airing this non-stop around 9:30 to around 12:00 on weekdays. I remember being excited to watch it whenever class is out early or it was cancelled for the day, and immediately regretting it afterwards because I'll get nightmares similar to that of Courage's.

[@natashabhatnagar4258]

That's fun but this also reached the 2010s , here it still after a gap of few months airs in India gotta say it's a masterpiece

[@shersockholmes6261]

Same it aired at late night or early mornings...was a lot of fun to watch

[@galaxywas_taken]

im sure it was around late 2000’s/early 2010’s because i had a veeerrryyyyy faint memory of watching it when i was a kid (like, early 2010’s)

[@peachcheetah4667]

This might be one of the best horror RPGs ever even though it was never finished. I would love for it to be finished because I would love to find more of the story. Also the Robert Wheeler jump scare scared me so much I froze just like the player

[@AnimationFanboy2k4]

RIP to Thea White, the voice actress behind Muriel, a loving wife and a pet owner. May her rest in peace.

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[@DruidPC]

"Kirby fans they're... surprisingly aggressive.." true, look at the whole "susie is not a robot" incident

[@C00kii0]

👀 The what?. ...

[@promotingwrld6146]

Tell me about it

[@almond3066]

What incident??

[@starpie7440]

huh?

[@promotingwrld6146]

@@almond3066 look it up

[@ViolentAurora]

Courage fulfilled a need within me as a kid. I crave horror and as a young kid, it was the right balance of unsettling, weird, creepy, meaningful, intense and just. Amazing. Incredible. Courage is just perfect horror.

[@Folzysego]

And heartfelt moments that aren't cringe

[@logicss2893]

Hes courageous

[@Valkerson]

Same here

[@grandpatan9808]

Here's a theory: Mr wheeler and the Father are part of an association called the "Old Wind" which explains why there's a room with a symbol on the floor and chairs in a circle. I think The father left because he had an argument with Mr Wheeler or one of the other members of the association. Mr Wheeler came to finish the argument. Mr Wheeler being pictured as a creepy monster is actually a symbolic way of saying he was evil. Also just a random input, I think the argument had something to do with following the Ways of the Old Wind. Mr Wheeler had learnt the ways and became corrupted. Seeing how corrupt he became, the argument started when Father said he wanted to leave the association and spoke against it. Eleanor is another member who defended Father and was his close friend. Than Eleanor left, faked her death and changed her name.

[@marloingram9000]

Guess what I'm afraid of the ghost of who asked

[@marloingram9000]

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[@zachnight1714]

Thank you for reminding me about why I was scared of everything back then when I was a kid and now I regained the fear of everything again.

[@ChillPiest]

@Erta Semis boi what

[@RetroTaylor94]

Therapist: "MatPat of the Harvest Moon isn't real, he can't hurt you." MatPat of the Harvest Moon:

[@DefeaterMann]

READ MY NAME!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

[@minnightxx__8708]

That's so many bots

[@guesty458]

This is getting out of hand theres now 4 bots THERES NOW 6? Bots

[@timothyng3226]

Matpat became zordon from power rangers

[@LonelySandwich]

The "hello internet welcome to game theory" will never get old

[@strawberrymilk2987]

Well that's just a theory... A GAME theory

[@vorox7658]

You are EVERYWHERE

[@SC1O0]

that is such a risky thing to say

[@carotbetweenlegs1194]

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[@Cat_Garfield]

you will

[@mrtee2630]

I think the reason why the Wheeler creature is named "the real wheeler" is because that's how the story teller views him. A tall thing creepy old man. Which also explains the "Ways of the Old Wind", which shows that Wheeler grew old.

[@fanny4959]

I remember watching this in my childhood and was actually scared of it but I actually enjoyed and loved the show.

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[@UniqueB3an]

I love this show as a kid But today I learnt something that I wish I didn't learn. *And now probably afraid of the show*

[@colekiesler6218]

It’s honestly interesting that a show about having an dark premise now has a game that has a dark a premise as well.

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[@DefeaterMann]

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[@a_d3mon]

Darker than you think. The cartoon was based off an actual couple that had a dog, there were in the middle of no where in New Mexico, they reported weird things including a skinwalker, and darker still the couple vanished and only the dog was found alive and well

[@jason4443]

@@a_d3mon Source for that?

[@odad7443]

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[@abiyyufh1566]

17:22 "There's no such thing as perfect You're beautiful as you are Courage With all your imperfection, you can do anything"

[@RonzaChannal]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJnPoZeMqa52oLc😉

[@DaveBorer]

And that was the finale of Courage.

[@lim1tless308]

homeboi who said that was a fish that could talk, seems about right.

[@jacobsperry1460]

Bro I fr cries when he said that

[@martinignaciodoesstuff3995]

"Te lo juro por dieguito Maradona"

[@KoiKat_]

Roughly two decades, and the "you're not perfect" scene is still horrifying.

[@corbettbalcaitis]

Matpat telling himself to NOT make a fnaf theory is insane

[@DefeaterMann]

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[@missingtexturez]

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[@carotbetweenlegs1194]

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[@corbettbalcaitis]

@@missingtexturez yeah, they are insane, never thought I'd become thefirst catcher

[@socialdarwinismgamingsdg8056]

I loved this show as a child so much it was crazy. I genuinely cried when I heard about Courage's backstories and his parents being shot up to the moon thinking about how sad it would be without my parents. I think the show made me a little more grateful after I finished that episode.

[@larry9491]

I always thought the show was amazing because it teaches you to face your fears

[@glazeddonuts7063]

9:33 Bruh the things theorizing has done, thats insane attention to detail and its damn well impressive

[@stineandersen56]

Fun fact: The cartoon is one of the two reasons why I suffer from severe arachnophobia and still, to this day, can't walk around in my house without some kind of light on :D

[@DefeaterMann]

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[@bamboozledpotat]

I have horrible arachnophobia as well but I like the dark

[@ahmet2290]

Tf is arachnophib

[@fzzo5280]

@@ahmet2290 there is no way that you don't know what arachnophobia is

[@mariahfleming1120]

@@ahmet2290 fear of spiders

[@shayrobinson4440]

Loving all the content about these ARGs, especially since I don’t have enough smarts to participate in these myself!

[@DefeaterMann]

READ MY NAME!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

[@Asphodelic_Ellipse]

Well if that ain't a mood also, love the bots :)

[@carotbetweenlegs1194]

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[@logic9680]

I wish Courage could have gotten a game. That would have been such a cool concept for a video games. Also film theory for Courage when?

[@oyoutuberwithdepressionhen7119]

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[@intelligencecube6752]

@@oyoutuberwithdepressionhen7119 why tho

[@DailyFaxs102]

@@intelligencecube6752 It might be a phishing link that steals your password. So don't click it

[@Sheeissocool]

@@DailyFaxs102 which password?

[@Whatamisupposetodo]

"Father wasn't home" Ahh, the classic 'Dad left to get the milk' phrase

[@UnUMarshmallow]

Lol

[@iamsonic160]

a

[@Starriaaa]

The fact this game really wasn’t that surprising considering the source material probably did something similarly creepy to it already 😭

[@Rainfire-forgets-to-animate]

Courage as a nightmarish kids show reminds me of Gravity Falls, a kids show that isn't oversaturated with kid friendly junk, it really pushes the boundaries of what a "kids show" is. I like that.

[@thedarksaber]

It really seems like the best cartoons push that boundary

[@Tw0Dots]

Eh courage was always that to me. Couldnt really get into GF

[@oyoutuberwithdepressionhen7119]

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[@AfaqueAhmed_]

MatPat just takes the line " It was her , Eleanor ." with almost 2 to 3 meanings and gives it 1 particular meaning .

[@PerpetuusTenebris]

Ikr haha I was thinking exactly the same thing Like, what if the player/courage IS Eleanor?

[@_foxpuppet]

He did say there were holes in the theory. Also, English is hard and vague and way too based on ephasis. No real point to be made I just had to get that off my chest, lol. (For context, I'm a native English speaker. I'm just bitter, lol)

[@forestsgachagarden4307]

@@_foxpuppet petscope

[@forestsgachagarden4307]

Petscope

[@forestsgachagarden4307]

Perscope

[@ebrucan7161]

i think eleanor might be the player's sister, and she asks the player "who died?" and the player says "it was her, eleanor", referring to muriel

[@CJTheStreamer]

Imagine a crossover between Blue’s Clues, Courage and Scooby Doo. Now that will definitely be craziest horror and scary lore

[@jasonvernish7366]

I mean we are half way there?...scooby do strwight outta nowhere exists

[@captainspock3p07]

What clue did Blue find? It's a disembodied hand! Zoinks!

[@carotbetweenlegs1194]

*kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2q1lWhjja6nldU*

[@ThatTransGuy247]

Me: *clicks on a Courage the Cowardly Dog theory episode* MatPat: “another day, another fnaf episode” Me: *visible confusion*

[@heavenade122]

I was really scrolling through the comments wondering what’s happening.

[@Proto-wj8vn]

when i first i clicked on it i clicked off because i thout it was a fnaf ep

[@haleyhersh3850]

I was confused too

[@ThatTransGuy247]

@@heavenade122 same lol

[@fallen1215]

Interesting tidbit from this show's translation: Green Fish in the bathtub: "There's no such thing as perfect. You are beautiful as you are, Courage. With all your imperfections you can do anything." Also the Green Fish in the bathtub but in Spanish and with an Argentine accent: ‘La perfección no existe. Eres hermoso como eres Coraje, con todas tus imperfecciones lograrás lo que quieras, te lo juro por Dieguito Maradona’ Translation: ‘Perfection doesn't exist. You are beautiful just as you are, Courage. With all your imperfections you can do anything, I promise in the name of Dieguito Maradona.’ (Diego Maradona - Famous soccer player from Argentina) Pretty spot on, except for that last part.

[@cbmc72]

Honestly it seems kinda fitting that MatPat would be the "Theory Lord"

[@tandave78]

Wow,MatPat can make a theory out of everything. But the saddest thing is that the voice actor of Muriel died.

[@lazyb1tcho736]

Oh- rip 😞

[@riri_rin]

I suggest looking at the places where the data missing screens are, maybe that'll give us more of a clue of what happened

[@amaris_moon7671]

You are kinda right. Such as how you get the "Father wasn't home" when you go to the kitchen before the clocks strikes 12, Which could mean that father left while you where asleep and you only found out when you go to the kitchen before the clock strikes 12 and he isn't home. Which seems to be the first event in this story so far, as it's the first data missing screen you find. The next one "Mr. Wheeler was there to greet me" could mean that he just some neighbor who was there to greet the player when they went to the kitchen only to figure that there father isn't there, which is weird cause why would someone you don't know on a first name bases be there while your father left with out you knowing. That's about all I have kinda come up with on my own.

[@dafilmqueen556]

@@amaris_moon7671, and what about that last data missing screen "It was her, Eleanor"? We have it appear after collecting all the coins in the living room. Could it be that Mr. Wheeler knew about what was happening and told the player about Eleanor?

[@amaris_moon7671]

@@dafilmqueen556 I think so it has been a while since I have seen this video so my memory is a little foggy but I think that is what it means

[@aeshaahme3774]

Man, the jump scare at 4:33 was extremely scary that my heart had gone to my throat from the fright.

[@veniceflytrap]

"da"

[@rishanochannai5182]

I almost died because of that!

[@aboomeraang1035]

@@rishanochannai5182 of laughter yeah

[@cat68614]

My heart did not race out of my bones.

[@aeshaahme3774]

@@cat68614 You are brave then.

[@ashleyskeleton1967]

Courage was a big part of my childhood and I can’t wait to see more theories of this show

[@BSENKevin]

1:50 "The Theory Lord has SPOKEN!!!" Why was that the thing that both set off my nostalgia and made me laugh so much?

[@KnightproductionYT]

Rick and morty moment "Show us what you got"

[@crispin-freeman]

It's interesting that Eustace was emitted from the game entirely.

[@nikfighter262]

Eustace is the father.

[@swiss4121]

Honestly I don't remember this show being scary to my friends and I as kids. It encouraged us to be brave and face our fears when despite the overwhelming odds

[@razor4517]

I think i used to be scared but more then anything always felt sorry for courage, pitied him ngl

[@ColtonPoindexter-fz1tm]

I’m going back and watching all of my favorite matpat videos in honor of his retirement, and this is one of the most I’ve cried ever because I miss him already. We all love you matpat, you shaped our childhoods and we will miss you ❤🥹

[@Jess24232]

Me to

[@Odindoesstuffreal]

hes not retired yet

[@xknightmare013]

For the love of God please let theory lord be a revolving character that we see more often than just a one off gag.

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[@Boblespongethespongebobguy]

Congratulations I'm not a bot

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[@aaroniscool7521]

God Courage was such a big part of my childhood this warms my heart to such a degree ahhhh childhood nostalgia to the max. Went out of my way to buy the whole series on DVD as well to treasure it always so my kids can see it eventually

[@caprisekinnear7782]

You got kids

[@aaroniscool7521]

Dude I'm in my mid twenties so yea

[@PooBoi_YT]

Aww hell yeah, nothing like giving children nightmares for the next 2 years or more. 😈

[@aaroniscool7521]

@@PooBoi_YT Your comment is god sent 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@runeritari3]

Theory: muriel brings all those creepy monsters in there. She knows they are monsters and tries get rid of her husband.

[@DefeaterMann]

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[@ramhorn101]

thatd be creepy af

[@carotbetweenlegs1194]

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[@RatAvenue]

That would work in the context of the game but not the show.

[@arthurviannacardoso1526]

Who is watching this after Mat Pat retired

[@YKgurl]

Me

[@DerekCorseOfficial]

I am.

[@markg6434]

Me

[@Lolcheckmyvidsout]

Me

[@nothingnessa919]

Me

[@colekiesler6218]

Robert W: Charges towards Courage. MatPat: “I love and hate this.”

[@DefeaterMann]

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[@kevinhixson1586]

I love courage as a kid but was never really scared of courage as a kid, with an exception of the episode with the water woman.

[@tandearlmaximevallejos6942]

Same here I was intrigued of the show the only episode that crept me out was the weird ghost dude

[@greenjustin8999]

same except for the zombie mole rat or whatever you call a mouse digging under ground .

[@_Fizel_]

King Ramses for me. That mofo terrified me.

[@kittensticksart1542]

OH MY GOD! I thought it was a fever dream!

[@profeesionaldoge2503]

The beetle hotel for me

[@elerdy3237]

They had us in the first minute, I'm not gonna lie.

[@Proto-wj8vn]

same

[@lfamvs5520]

I always thought I made this show a lot more scarier in my head as a kid, BUT IT WAS ACTUAL NIGHTMARE FUEL?! What did my parents do to me, they knew I was easily frightened.

[@NightLightOwl11]

Courage is a oddly fitting name for a dog that’s traumatized and scared of everything

[@namantherockstar]

*GAME* is my inspiration!! My mom said that if I got 32k subscribers!! She definitely buy me a professional mic!! *begging you GUYS alot* literally begging...

[@MindofEmbers]

It's beautifully ironic, isn't it?

[@TheCoolestFlytrap]

Well, he is pretty courageous

[@wolfenden9805]

The name Courage isn't meant to be being unafraid or living without the presence of fear But rather acting on with the presence of fear.

[@DevanshAsthana]

Courage isn't not being afraid. Courage is going on even after being afraid and not giving up.

[@TimeBucks]

This is a really well done and genuine

[@Biluseu]

[@-geeko123]

Bot

[@paragon7893]

Satire right?

[@iseeyouineverystar]

what? what's so well done and genuine? i'm dying to know

[@danthagunna7703]

😊

[@chat.is.this.gacha.fanta.]

I never knew headless Mat would be so terrifying

[@HoshiNoAxo]

You mean bodyless

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[@loganentertainment1814]

I’m surprised there hasn’t been any updates. I would love to have seen one.

[@loganentertainment1814]

I remember Courage the Cowardly Dog when I was a kid, and I loved watching it. It's interesting on how there was a movie with Courage and Scooby Doo. It was a movie that we didn't request, but it was needed. It's awesome that the original voiceactor for Courage even voiced him, but it sucks that the other voice actors for Muriel and Eustace died. 😥

[@SuperFanatic22731]

rip them.

[@DefeaterMann]

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[@SaphireDragon89]

Actually Thea White, Muriel's voice actor, did voice Muriel for that movie.

[@oyoutuberwithdepressionhen7119]

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[@loganentertainment1814]

Ok?

[@aisadal2521]

Yooo, it's so awesome to see you finally cover _Courage the Cowardly Dog_ , with the ARG video game, no less! Thanks, MatPat! 😁🥰

[@namantherockstar]

*GAME* is my inspiration!! My mom said that if I got 32k subscribers!! She definitely buy me a professional mic!! *begging you GUYS alot* literally begging...

[@husseinm6780]

Your reply are all bots

[@Vongoat]

@Blue 🔥 bruh

[@Vongoat]

@Blue 🔥 DON'T CLICK THE LINK!!!!!!

[@MrRiot-uf8rm]

Eggs

[@podsacprime4766]

I think Mat doing an Elden Ring theory would be awesome, the grafted was something that would seem to be a larger part of the story, and who knows, maybe even get Vaati onto an episode??

[@WouldYouKindlyNot]

The absolute only way he can do an elden ring theory is it Vaati guest starred. He would get ripped go shreds for anything remotely specific detail that goes overlooked or whatever. Cause like he said at the beginning of this video, lots of Fandoms are rabid... FNAF... Undertale/deltarune... Hollow knight... Souls games... Kirby... What I miss?

[@restaurantworried8031]

I think a more scientific video on elden ring might be better(with out vaati) like on maleina and her brother's predicament.

[@owhueee2737]

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[@rukia4473]

Please read my name!

[@troger6895]

@@WouldYouKindlyNot Its not a game, but he commented that he's not able to do theories on Steven Universe or Gravity Falls, because those fandoms feel too strongly

[@MantaChaosRay]

the scene of "there is no such thing as perfection" is so sweet in english, in spanish it became a meme for how it was made

[@trentontheman08]

I honestly did not expect the Lore from a long lost courage game to be THIS deep

[@theblackknight101]

This is probably not long lost.. just the creator of the arg making up a story

[@dafilmqueen556]

​@@theblackknight101, but he hasn't continued the story. Where is our hero's journey now?

[@orang1921]

The Theory Lord bit was actually pretty funny, bring him back sometime maybe lol

[@carotbetweenlegs1194]

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[@starsilverinfinity]

MatPat: Mentions a shark animatronic offhandedly Scott: Now this looks like a job for me

[@nite65]

So everybody just follow me

[@Charlotte-k4p5g]

‘Cause we need a little controversy

[@nite65]

Cause it feels so empty without me

[@foxycinnamonkitten997]

Let's not forget that's canonically matpat has given birth to springtrap baby

[@G00byW00by_y]

@@foxycinnamonkitten997*traumatized screaming*

[@Hamantha]

As a Kirby fan I feel obliged to say that we would love a theory, we just don’t misinformation and cheap claims like the original theory was plagued with

[@LadyMauraM]

FINALLY!! Courage gets the recognition his big heart deserves!! Seriously this poor dog and his traumatizing events (not of them were bad of course)

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