when you mutate a virus 1000x

[@caligulawellington3171]

This is a tribute to Junji Ito and hos horror manga Uzumaki, which is about a town getting possessed by spirals. This video is filled with reference after reference. Including snails, medusa hair, phobia of spirals and more. I loved this.

[@justinthompson6364]

Pretty sure there's also a Gurren Lagann route. This scenario is crazy

[@Akalim]

Mmmm where can I read this

[@millyfilly8111]

I wondered why it seemed so similar XD

[@caligulawellington3171]

@@Akalim Uzumaki is the title of the book/manga. It's a master piece. And the story also progresses like a spiral. Escalating slowly in the beginning and pulls more and more.

[@dodo-uz4ct]

I was about to ask about this, good thing someone recognize it tho

[@outcast4087]

I never thought Gray had an actual Birthday. I thought he's the manifestation of some kind of eldritch force of chaos, which was always present, long before humans were even a thing. Anyway, happy Birthday, Gray!

[@ladydovedove2240]

its a lie Gray was spawned by Chaos. He just says birthday so our small minds can comprehend him

[@dmlsjsjsidishde]

@The Idiotic Council Of Gaurdian The Great by feeding your own child to the devil and eat the leftovers and destroy the world.

[@bunnyboy98]

@Negahban (O5-GOD) I must be the highest rank then cause I'm all masochist. The masochist tango is my theme song!

[@bunnyboy98]

@Negahban (O5-GOD) nice

[@zealfplays6483]

@Negahban (I want to die I can't take it anymore) eyo, I'm no agent of chaos but am of TEMPORAL DESTRUCTION

[@quinnmcbride9564]

Gray about the first spiral guy: "Is this really newsworthy?" Me, who's very familiar with Junji Ito's work: "YES ACTUALLY, YOU HAVE NO IDEA"

[@TBVGAMING34]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mistydolphin2524]

Glad I'm not the only 1 who got that reference. Lol

[@irondennis1]

RIGHT!??

[@OmegaGuess]

Was gonna say, Gray got a primer on Junji Ito and didn't even realize it. :p

[@0nullnil]

Yea!!

[@junipersr]

Legit everything from eyes jutting out and a spiral tongue, to a spiral obsession and spiral art is pulled directly from the manga 'Uzumaki' from the master of body horror himself, Junji Ito. All the pictures in the pop ups are actual manga panels. Every little piece of this an Uzumaki reference and I'm living for it.

[@ThatsJustMello4Ya]

still a little bit sad gray doesn't know it

[@maledictionwolf]

"It's like something out of a D&D session!" I would definitely enjoy watching Gray play D&D. Just need to find a DM good enough at improvising to deal with all the chaotic energy Gray brings to the table, and players veteran enough to not be completely steamrollered by Gray. Well, Dice Goblins is back, maybe Gray could join them for a session or two?

[@TheBigbean500]

He did the GTA race with Dangerously Funny and the other guy that one time. Those two would probably be fun to join him.

[@robinchesterfield42]

There's also a pretty good D&D based Plague Inc. scenario, if you want to split the difference. :) (it's called "A Dungeon and a Dragon" unless I'm remembering the name wrong.)

[@orikarru7877]

Imagine, if you will, Gray being the DM for 4-6 extremely serious players trapped in Gray's homebrew shenanigans.

[@RosieSkys]

@@orikarru7877 poor players

[@EchoPixel01]

... imagine if Gray played Rounds with Phunix (known for chaotic rounds videos) and Smii7y (known for his own chaotic videos in general)... Man that would be complete and utter *ANARCHY.*

[@paisiosbstrike9262]

Just so you know, The Spiral is one of the most in depth custom scenarios in plague Inc, made by the legend himself Indigo Phoenix. It has many endings and literally changes how the game works, really cool scenario if you have the time.

[@robertt223]

Ty

[@zahnargus2037]

It's based on the manga uzumaki by junji ito. I recommend reading that if you liked the story.

[@ominousowl4530]

@@zahnargus2037 one of the funniest parts is the reference flying right over Gray's head.

[@guardianboreal1432]

Oh yeah, didn't Pravis play this scenario, kupo?

[@archae108]

Yes. Take my like

[@tsm688]

"Dwarf attacked by carp" is definitely a Dwarf Fortress reference. Carp used to be seriously OP in that game.

[@khornatekrieger3023]

I still have flashbacks whenever my fisherdwarfs go near a river. That and giant sponges back when.

[@Fancysaurus]

@@khornatekrieger3023 The giant sponge han no bones or brain so it can make room for more anger.

[@tsm688]

@@khornatekrieger3023 I'd rather have that than what's become basically empty dead rivers now :(

[@flabort]

100% this is a DF reference, I immediately jumped to the comments to see who else got it.

[@DanVzare]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@jeremyahesteban3394]

The spiral obsession is a reference to a Japanese horror comic called "Uzumaki", it's more disturbing than scary cause the story is literally about people obsessing about anything with a spiral shape. They either enjoy the spiral or fear it but it's more driven into insanity than anything.

[@Thai_ha19xx]

Yes

[@vernendalencientariactal]

I initially thought of it as a reference to They Might Be Giants' "Spiraling Shape".

[@jeremyahesteban3394]

@@vernendalencientariactal Maybe

[@CR7Fansiu521]

Thats why I realized it's a prion.

[@Alzhander]

At 8:50 Gray's New Jerseyan really comes out when he says "Swear to God". You can take the man out of New Jersey, but you can't take the New Jersey out of the man.

[@Ragehunger]

Judging by his reactions, I'm now convinced that Junji Ito's work is the perfect kind of insanity for Gray.

[@MeshremMath]

"That's sad, I actually like broccoli." Did Gray just say something healthy?

[@TotallyHuman]

Honestly, I'm just wondering why the alien thing matters. You know he'd still eat them.

[@140kittykat]

Depends on how you cook them. I like broccoli too, but don't mean you can't smother them in super processed cheese

[@stasyszy]

liking and eating it are two different things, its a mini tree and we love trees

[@rafarafarafar]

@@stasyszy so if we eat broccoli we destroy mini trees?

[@kissingcreature5517]

grays a chad

[@jwb52z9]

Um, Gray, just so you know, Torsional Strabismus is real. It's one of a set of these eye conditions where your visual field is bigger or different than it should normally be and your eye goes anywhere from mild vibration, like mine, or the ability to have your eyes go in various directions that are abnormal. :) That eye bulging issue is what happens to a lot of people very bad thyroid problems.

[@lemedic5239]

never knew that thx

[@mototechy7362]

Sucks you have that.

[@Naesen]

This dude's superpower is chameleon eyes. Nice.

[@im2tweaked]

Mild vibration sounds like nystagmus to me..... but thank you for sharing that i learned something

[@aspynreynolds1259]

@dinobros lol that's one way to put it-

[@legalnamehere8156]

Watching Gray not get a single reference to Uzumaki in this video makes me both laugh and cry

[@daisyjoy242]

The fact that gray doesn’t know who Uzumaki makes me happy and sad

[@junipersr]

Yeppp

[@TBVGAMING34]

🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😭

[@JackalopeBunny]

I don't know what it is either.. soo

[@rdf9736]

he said something about naruto, surely that counts for something

[@polterboo3515]

Greystillplays and Junji Ito, two of my favorite things, in one video? I didn't expect to see this today but I can vibe with it! Something tells me that with Grey in charge, Uzumaki is going to be about 100x worse than it was in the original story

[@luciellawliet]

3:30 OH NO UZUMAKI I KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING- Junji Ito can make even the most innocuous things terrifying- I’m a big fan of his work

[@egret512]

I love the Uzumaki inspired twist! Also, happy birthday Gray!

[@dennysoto1236]

THANK you! I was trying to remember what the spirals and man snails were from!!

[@egret512]

@@dennysoto1236 I had to look it up haha I knew what it was from, just couldn't remember the name

[@daisyjoy242]

I'm not the only one

[@IckyNeko]

Junji Ito is a sick genius.

[@egret512]

@@IckyNeko There's a method to his madness though

[@pherasabraxas]

If you have someone in your town obsessing over spirals then there's a good chance that there's a Cosmic Horror Organism living under it.

[@T.O.F.J]

Happy b-day, Gray! Also, 3:20. This kinda hits close to home. You guys can like (heart for Gray) if you're also an overachiever when it comes to diseases/disabilities/disorders! I don't care if you guys hate-

[@jacobf6945]

2:25 hits for me. Hypermobility sucks in the long term

[@triston_22T]

Wait, today is grays birthday?

[@3notdeadyet4343]

Hold on.....who's birthday?

[@T.O.F.J]

@@3notdeadyet4343 GrayStillPlays.

[@T.O.F.J]

@@triston_22T Yep!

[@andrewshouse9840]

"Mr. Prime Minister of Madagascar, someone coughed in Canada." "SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING!" ah, good times in Pandemic II

[@cynscythe1765]

I love the junji ito disease. It makes the horror addict in my heart happy. Thanks for this Grey! Happy escaping the womb day!

[@AceFuzzLord]

As a fan of Junji Ito, I really enjoy this scenario

[@J0yceJ0star]

I knew someone would get to the spiral Junji Ito stuff

[@TheSouIEater]

Yes, this is Junji Ito's dream!...Or nightmare? xD

[@YourAverageTheatreKid]

Gray has become the ultimate deity. Happy Birthday Gray! 🎂

[@TinySwanGrandAdventures]

Happy B-day Grey! Also, I think I speak for all of us when I say that I would love to see Grey playing D&D or DMing a session for people (read as members) live or something like that.

[@gamershipgirl4563]

God have mercy on those poor souls

[@Ezramando16]

His green goblin laugh 11:08 🤣

[@joholloway8818]

“Sounds like something out of a D&D session” okay grey, I’m adding “carp attack” to the random encounter table for my weekly D&D group.

[@Joeseph_Kerr]

Ah, our regular dose of Grey. Gods forbid we get optimistic. Happy Birthday Man.

[@SeaBunnny]

Everyone suffers

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

Wait, it's Grays birthday? Today is also my mom's birthday lol.

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

@Percy_the_possesed_doll :o

[@ryanke2722]

SSSSSSUUUUUUFFFFFFFEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@jasonfrantz9393]

bruh y no one tell me it grays birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAY, REGINALD FOREVER

[@johnfaber100]

"Dwarf attacked by Carp" is a reference to Dwarf Fortress, where a bug used to give carp superstrength, and therefore super dwarf murder skills. It would also be a great game for Gray to play, if he gets over the simplistic graphics.

[@shadowx3benz117]

Happy birthday Grey, everyone's favorite world-ending Florida man.

[@object-official]

Gray*

[@AxelRedGem]

and likes broccoli.

[@monicaroth6834]

E

[@monicaroth6834]

@@object-official Stop

[@declanhack9359]

yah.

[@oreomilkshake9913]

0:36 sounds like a certain florida man that doesn't have any memories

[@iok1617]

4:10 thanks grey now everyone has the rinnegan and sharingan

[@Cosmosdestructor]

2:26 Hey there, I’m the kid he’s talking about. Also, bending it back to my forearm isn’t the only thing I can do, I can also turn it backwards, and turn my head about 80% of the way upside down.

[@Akalim]

Lucky

[@Cosmosdestructor]

@@Akalim it’s fun to freak people out with the many ways I can bend myself. For instance, I can turn my head almost all the way backwards.

[@lostross]

same. i like resting my head on my upper spine. this worried some bystanders on a road trip enough for my mom to wake me up at the gas station

[@Protoplanetary_Dust]

Same, but for me its bc of a genetic disease lol

[@Cosmosdestructor]

@@Protoplanetary_Dust a deformity in your joints? Yeah, same here. Found out that was the cause not long after posting the comment.

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

I feel like watching Gray play Age of Empires would be extremely entertaining.

[@aidanderson53X]

Kinda wonder how he would play StarCraft 2 as well. Esp which race he would play.

[@Grahamrobinsonvt802]

He would break the game

[@mrdiamond5658]

@Spamton G. Spamton is that a evoker reference?

[@Sympanet]

Not with a 200 population cap

[@thenthson]

He would be rocking on to cheese steak jimmys but first we must ask. How do I turn this on?

[@ronancavett1272]

The virus reminds me of the Uzumaki. I think the art in the little spiral alerts that pop up occasionally may actually be from it, too

[@SomeLonelyLoser]

it's a reference to it

[@s.m.2523]

The entire scenario is an Uzumaki reference. The alerts litterlay use art from the manga and all the symptoms are from it. Even the caniblaism and blood dinking which ould be the whole maternity arc (with the mothers turning into mosquitoes to feed their babies. Never really understood what that part had to do with spirals and the rest of the mange but whatever...). Except maybe the 'mind sharing' thing, that one seems to be the Guren Lagan route.

[@indigofenix00]

Gray playing my scenario on his birthday? Noice. Pravus aimed for all endings, but now I get to see it with Gray's trademark insanity. Always a fun ride!

[@SaphiraLuxray]

I'm loving the Juniji Ito references throughout this whole play through!!! Also, HAPPY DAY OF BIRTHS YOU INSANE FLORIDA MAN!!! 🤣🤣🥳🥳🥳

[@SawdEndymon]

Happy B-Day Gray!!! Thanks for the constant entertainment day after day🙌🎂🎉🥳

[@OdinJrthesecond]

Oh hey, it's the Power of the Spiral. Yeah, this one has a lot more than Gray went into. Like, probably an hour's worth.

[@robinchesterfield42]

Considering Pravus's video about it, I would say literally yes. It clocks in at almost an hour and three minutes. :P

[@Elifre]

Love the original Dwarf Fortress reference. Dwarves were always being killed by carp in that game.

[@tordeddsworld4079]

7:32 gray: killed 608 people, thats nothing. Me: its ROOKIE NUMBERS!!!

[@LilyPot187]

0:57 Gray: MADAGASCAR?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! *summons Olympic swmiing zombies*

[@fuzzyotterpaws4395]

There's also Rebel Inc. I want to see Gray start a rebellion and overthrow governments and burn everything to the ground

[@jaspoayzzz8111]

Yeesss

[@SophiaMayflower]

Happy birthday Gray! 🎂 I hope your birthday goes well 😊

[@_sleepybabydream_4367]

To greystillplays: Today i checked my phone and saw this and while I’m watching it now I’m already laughing :) Thank you for making me smile and laugh for the last few years. -Sleepy_Baby_Dream

[@greytmc4644]

Now this is the sort of dream fan that everyone needs to be Also I laugh in the first 5 secs so-

[@BlinkOnWheels]

I’ve lost count of how many times Grace videos has helped me get out of a really rough spot. He’s awesome!

[@TheStrongestInTheTrio]

*graystillplays*

[@iaxacs3801]

Gray I highly suggest doing the Spirals again there's a lot of fun in that one

[@Tekdruid]

11:15 Guessing that's a nod to an early version of Dwarf Fortress where fish used to gain ludicrous physical abilities from swimming constantly so they would become these super buff alpha predators and drag your dwarves into the water and kill them. Carps were especially notorious because they're fairly common, bigger than your average dorf, and also predators.

[@TouringRSX]

Watching Grey's videos makes me feel like there is hope. But I really do wonder what the man family is up too. Haven't seen a update on them in quite a while.

[@Blu-Burry]

What a fitting birthday activity, tons of death. Happy birthday, Gray!

[@darkangel7589]

This is probably the funniest plague inc gameplay I’ve seen

[@DespairMMX3030]

Human Spleens now exists. Also I heard Gray's Inner Jersey come out when Germany tried to cure the Spirals.

[@echobirb53]

4:23 EEEY UNDERTALE REFERENCE "No evidence of 'Ebbot Caverns' found" -> Mount Ebbot is the setting where the Underground is in Undertale haha

[@deckgame6519]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREY YOU DESERVE IT 🎂🎂🎂

[@tater_starch]

9:32 as someone who has curly hair i can confirm also Happy birthday Gray

[@jessicatyree2406]

Me too

[@soldierofradahn2123]

1:45 my last dnd session ended with me summoning the spirit of donkey off of shrek to team up with giant ryan reynolds to kill a spirit kraken so yeah its pretty accurate

[@JJschannel255]

Tell me more🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

[@Coolestsheep]

6:45 “telepathy, uhh yea sure!”

[@antonioferrari5884]

Attempt n°18 in convincing Gray to play EU IV. I can already imagine the intro: "All right, we're checking out the only game where you can force Spain to move to the unholy hellscape known as Florida as a random Siberian tribe after you GIVE THEM T-34's.....It's Europa Universalis IV. More crimes against humanity, damn it!"

[@justarandomdonkey2867]

Gray: oh this just makes everybody be that one kid in school who can bend their thumb to their forearm. Me: hey you’re talking about me!

[@denasaurus]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Gray more pleased than turning humans into snails 😂

[@SeaBunnny]

Snail people

[@RickyKNevil]

Gray: It's like something from Naruto. Yes gray it's Uzumaki but not Naruto Uzumaki. With all Gray craziness, It's a surprise he doesn't know about that horror. Also, Happy Birthday Gray.

[@fuzzyapple]

He said that because of the spiral eyes, not because of the name :)

[@RickyKNevil]

@@fuzzyapple yeah I know that, sorry if I didn't write all his sentence, and make others confused. I only make a reference to Uzumaki with Naruto name.

[@noahelzas1819]

9:41 I don't think Gray realised that wasn't 100,000 deaths but 100,000,000 deaths

[@princesstheadorablecat]

Wow. This is hilarious. Love it, Gray! Happy Birthday, Gray!!!

[@long4jimshort4gabriel]

I love how gray notices a dwarf getting eaten by a fish but not a CULT ADVERTISEMENT

[@thelazygamer2195]

Happy Birthday Gray! Your content has helped me through a very hard time, keep being awesome, and I wish you all the best.

[@Fenyxclips]

Happy Birthday Gray! Your insanity will forever be fueled by torture and Satan!

[@TigerBonez]

11:18 Nobody: Whirlwind riders: Ninjaaaa-GOOO!!! 🌪️

[@barbaraerausquin244]

Happy birthday grey!!🎂 I LOVE This episode bc its based off a real Manga/Horror comic series called "Uzumaki" and is written and illustrated by Junji Ito- (those pictures and images from the "breaking News" were Actually from the comic) AND All the Symptoms and diseases were actually based off the Chapters in the story!! i Srsly recommend it to ppl who like reading Japanese horror manga :)) its HELLA wild!

[@lavender9844]

Oh my god, it’s literally Uzumaki- Happy birthday Gray!! Keep going man,

[@Lelouchxzero1]

Gray, you should have it mutate by itself in a game, like every two minutes it mutates see what craziness happens

[@robinchesterfield42]

I know EXACTLY the scenario for him: "Luck of the Draw". It literally takes everything out of your hands and blasts mutation chance through the roof. Basically you sit back and see what chaos ensues. :P

[@matthew8629]

It's always a good day when the most powerful living thing in the universe uploads a video

[@matthew8629]

@Tyia Guyun 4 nice promotion spam. Get reported

[@HopePapernacky]

3:28 I IMMEDIATELY thought of that story when I saw the spiral tongue thing! Omg it goes further

[@carsondaugherty2375]

6:33 aight gary wheres the levitating blanket? also why am i not levatating *shoots gary* kyle your next!

[@Vantas_Black]

Happy Birthday Gray! Is always a pleasure to see a new level of madness in that head of yours on every video! Hope you have a nice day and night on this special day!! :)

[@kartorrent7496]

6:24 Ultra Instinct but for weather balloons

[@SeaBunnny]

I eat skin

[@kartorrent7496]

@@SeaBunnny that’s the fastest reply I have ever received virtually.

[@blackraven225]

Grays favourite thing to do is to bring *chaos* to the universe

[@matthew8629]

Universe

[@lottalotto691]

Kills over 120m people. Gray: "Only 100k, we're fine." 😅

[@MapleSyrupBottle]

1:00 “I like palm trees too.” *”you’re still gonna die.”*

[@andnowitspython]

This game is perfect for Gray. Love it.

[@robinchesterfield42]

I was absolutely FLOORED it took him as long as it did to finally play it. The game is ABOUT killing all of humanity and destroying the world! (but then again, maybe that's partly why--he likes to play games the way they WEREN'T intended and break them, so...)

[@graviticsoul4248]

This game is so much fun, glad you’re making vids on it!

[@Imascreen649]

@Tyia Guyun 4 no shutup

[@Invalid-user13k]

Yep true

[@matthew8629]

Gray: 'We've killed 100,000 / 100 thousand people" Number shows 100,000,000 / 100 million

[@deathhog]

Dwarf attacked by carp: Ah... Dwarf Fortress references...

[@TheBelorion]

Happy Birthday, Grey! As probably already told above, this mod has loads of other endings, including one with GIANT BATTLE ROBOTS!!!

[@joyshodipo7406]

Thanks for giving us more plague Inc gray!

[@stardragon7893]

Happy Birthday, Gray. May you have many more years of masochism.

[@sandrachang809]

Gray, if ya even read comments I do wanna mention that alot of people wanna see the sims 4 again, there's 2 questions I wanna say about sims 4 btw: What's been happening with Blue Cheese, Spleens, and Tonsils? And, Have you been "playing" (playing by destroying) with them?

[@robinchesterfield42]

Ohmygod I want Gray's Sims 4 videos back SO FREAKING BAD... :( The worst thing is, he never officially _said_ anywhere that he had decided to drop it forever--so we don't know whether there's a POINT in hoping it'll come back someday, or not. Oh well, at least we have LaurenZSide and FakeGamerGirl... (Lauren did a video where it's "The Sims 4, but I put all their necessities 1,000 feet in the air", and FGG LITERALLY did one of Gray's own scenarios: "Put 100 people in a house with one toilet". Both are about as chaotic as you'd think.)

[@that_one_helljumper]

"All I wanted was for people to start eating legos, and suddenly cannibals" is such a good quote

[@barbaranovikova8693]

Oooooohhhhh so thats how demon eyes are born in terraria now thats logic 4:00

[@jimking1243]

Wait then where tf did eye of Cthulhu come from?

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

2:15 If you seen The Powerpuff Girls you know that is true.

[@brokn_soul2374]

I feel like this game was made for him

[@barrybend7189]

How to describe this video: Junji Ito the virus.

[@austinbuford8332]

"You can even turn people into snails." _Heavy Weather Intensifies_

[@kstrikeidk8728]

1:02, gray to literally anyone:

[@itscznben8728]

he needs to replay this and get ALL the upgrades somehow

[@d3l.m]

Gray, you probably won't read this but your videos really boost my mentality and help me get through my deep depression every single day. thankyou for putting the effort to make every single one of your videos make me laugh and smile. i very rarely do that but for you it's always a genuine smile, i appreciate it so much

[@Shadow_Drip]

1:38 Of course it starts in Portland

[@robinchesterfield42]

Dude, you're playing a freaking IndigoFenix scenario? That guy's scenarios are INSANE. Way more story-driven and in depth than most. If you want to have an idea just HOW far down this rabbit hole goes, PravusGaming did a video on "The Power of the Spiral" (this one) where he tried to do _all_ the main paths? It clocks in at over an hour. So yeah, this ain't all of it. :)

[@Emil_Stoltz]

"The tongue curls into a spiral shape" Someone's been reading junji itō I see!

[@TheSilversepiroth]

Gray becoming Junji Ito without even knowing it makes this funnier to me

[@kirks4000]

can i just say that grey makes my life better every time he uploads and somehow every game he plays there is death

[@Siennaxz]

“HEHEHEA” 7:56

[@amazingweatherupdates9082]

0:00 Multiply stupidity by 1,000 times? ROOKIE NUMBERS!!!

[@Sp0ngeBob_SquarePants]

gray: you can even turn people into snails! me: *thinks about that one episode of spongebob*