Half-Life: Alyx but the Gnome is TOO AWARE (ACT 1: PART 2)

[@wayneradiotv]

EPISODE 3/ACT 2: PART 1 IS OUT NOW! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHOVi5qrn8eEfdU hey again. enjoy the second part of the Gnome Edition. ACT 2 videos should start popping up in the next few weeks, going to take a tiny editing break. if you're wondering why chat is censored at some points, that will happen if a. chat gets distractingly off-topic/unfunny or b. if Gnomestar needs to be contained. do not ask what that means. find out yourself

[@Dorkable666]

gnome.

[@aviatorfox4789]

That moment when you don't pin your own comment.

[@jamuhhh2373]

wayne my family is held captive i need 2 million dolars

[@Darkxwolf08j]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ-WoXl8hbifjZY

[@draxan06]

pp poo poo

[@bugjams]

Gnome: - Cannot read, or write, nor do any kind of advanced math - Wants Wayne to read him Homer or Plato

[@nuxx1876]

Also can change voices but that's been edited over here

[@Garbo_trashcan]

Also can have a stroke for no reason

[@chipwhich]

what a cultured gnome i bet he went to yale or harvard or something

[@chilliadistudios]

Wants to be thrown like a curveball

[@100dead]

Editor: - Cannot spell Nietzsche

[@RelicCipher]

Wayne saying "this is worse than Half Life VR" is so funny to me like fuckin, he/Gordon went up against a fucked up Space God who talked about his feet and shit and tried to fuckin kill him but Getting Gnomed is INFINITELY worse

[@wheeze-son8421]

To be fair the science team could actually help him

[@TheLordOfBeans]

the gnome could beat benrey

[@Ribbons0121R121]

@@TheLordOfBeans "when are we going to meet benry?" -gnome last vid

[@TheLordOfBeans]

@@Ribbons0121R121 he was fuckin' searchin for him, that gnome wanted to square up with benry

[@thebiolibrary5572]

The thing about Benny is that Wayne could eventually kill him, and he had the science team to help him. Here, he's entirely alone aside from Russel, who is just a bunch of prerecorded lines, and the Gnome, who is a bunch of prerecorded threats that just so happen to align with the stream and it's events, not to mention the fact that you need to bring the Gnome to the end of the game and can't let it die.

[@SnoruntPyro]

the best part of this entire series is the sheer desperation in the gnome's voice every single time they beg you to STOP!!! STOP!!!

[@allisonm.323]

Also the pure confusion in their “what?”

[@meatclown2339]

STOP!!!

[@_sillicate]

the best part is the "YAY YAY YAY YAY"

[@joshuamarshall9082]

I think the best part is when he has a spassam attack

[@MonsterHunterFan158]

What do you mean by that😅

[@WasabiKitCat]

I can't handle how the gnome yells "STOP," he sounds so urgent, like he's genuinely fearing for his life every time Wayne does something he doesn't like.

[@OctoNap]

S T O P ! ! !

[@invisiblefan313]

I love when he goes "ha he!"

[@timedoglin]

STOP ! !

[@themyofmy]

STOP‼️

[@ThePipecleanerGuy]

STOP 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

[@Cosplaybuddygiraffes]

The gnome simultaneously bullying Wayne, saying they’re “besties” or family (“Father”), and then getting incredibly clingy after the mention of mortality or the game ending really reminds me of a bad relationship where they abuse each other, but are ultimately afraid of losing each other or being alone. But also funny gnome say STOP!

[@Normal_Norman]

They starting to sound a bit like Benry to me 🤔

[@deadshields8561]

@@Normal_Norman I was thinking the same thing. Maybe this is a manifestation of the last skeleton from the credits.

[@djdee6386]

@@Normal_Norman oh my god you might be on to something

[@WitchCandyVODs]

@@Normal_Norman EXACTLY WHAT I FUCKING THOUGHT HE ACTS SO MUCH LIKE HIM

[@cosmoscenti5173]

The Mountain Goats - Gnome Children

[@ventussolder2673]

Absolutely love that after Wayne blows up the gnome and goes to find him, that when the gnome is talking its FROM the direction the gnome landed. It's such a small thing but it's great.

[@cisarovnajosefina4525]

Cuz the sound is coming from the gnome

[@cisarovnajosefina4525]

Like the gnome in game "says" the thing

[@OrangeSpout]

@@cisarovnajosefina4525 Actually in the full vod the audio wasn't connected to the Gnome's position, which means Wayne edited all those clips so the audio would be linked to the gnome position

[@bigbadgammagnome]

@@cisarovnajosefina4525 yeah its a really advanced mod, isn't it?

[@KodywithaK]

For real, the audio & fly-in subtitles effects are phenomenal

[@ChroniGhoul]

cast commentary of this should be wayne and the gnome and bauulp still saying the gnome is a bundle of pre recorded lines

[@RatTailSoup4]

the gome also claims that he wasn't talking

[@maverickREAL]

"Yeah, someone was using a soundboard." "ONE NINE SIX POINT-"

[@SomeoneNamedTygget]

I love the fucked up little noises the gnome makes when it's freaking out and your dedication to transcribing all of it.

[@vamsigagjew1535]

well i assume that the gnome is text to speech so he probably has access to everything that was typed in to help make the transcript

[@LuigiFuckingRocks89]

@@vamsigagjew1535 probably not. A lot of that uberduck style of text to speech can turn into mush without being prompted. That random mumbling of the same word is a signature of it

[@jamuhhh2373]

sch---sch-sch-----s-s-s--sch-s-

[@cosmicmeatball375]

@@LuigiFuckingRocks89 yeah, i tried making a character sing the lyrics to their own song and they had a fucking stroke after

[@LuigiFuckingRocks89]

@@cosmicmeatball375 strokes are an uberduck feature, not a bug. L4D Francis had the best ones

[@OrangeLapiz]

I love that the gnome’s personality shifts each line. I’m just imagining everyone fighting for control of the gnome’s speech like kids fighting over a controller

[@seratope]

that's probably what it is too

[@the-pink-hacker]

It’s text to speech. They could have some kind of discord thing setup.

[@randomcloverr]

lol its so good. sounds to me like it might be scorpy, trog and mira at the wheel

[@seratope]

@@randomcloverr mira is taking revenge on Gordon for calling Chuck E Cheese a restaurant

[@Ribbons0121R121]

its just a /tts command in discord and all the ai are chicken dinnering the keyboard

[@starfinney6308]

I love the way you use subtitles in all these edited streams. You're so good at making sure the typography from the font to it's timing & placement compliment the things said by the characters. I feel like the font especially chosen for the gnome was absolutely spot on. Like something about the font kinda implies the absolutely nonsense accent they have even though that shouldn't be possible.

[@bloomingallium]

also!!! it’s so good for people who a: are HoH or B: have adhd and get easily bored by regular gameplay and need something to look at

[@flask223]

I also like It bc my hearing is shit

[@rileyyy5198]

@@bloomingallium oh my gosh you saying that made me realize why it’s so easy for me to watch these videos, the subtitles give me something to focus on

[@piroshi3rd]

auditory processing disorder (APD) is a bitch, people with autism have it too (autism has a ton of overlapping symptoms with ADHD). Basically for folks who have it like me you can't differentiate different sounds well so it all sounds like a jumbled mess, the subtitles help focus the sound you're supposed to hear and luckily Wayne is nice and loud.

[@bloomingallium]

@@piroshi3rd fr wayne speaks so clearly and loud it’s so good for my adhd

[@neonal18]

23:50 There was so much power in the way the gnome said "FUCK" here.

[@mustangwolf1997]

Honestly, it's like the teehee triggered an immediate response of shame and anger. I love this so much.

[@waltzfantasia]

every time wayne captions the gnome's wretched noises as "sobbing" or "moans" or "whimpering" i laugh so hard i get nauseous

[@hansonkerman7286]

Waiting for * desperate gnome noises *

[@somelass231]

aw, I’m sorry about that

[@lgbtqiarights]

the only 3 noises gnomes and humans can make

[@sleepypdng3814]

A gnome [noun] is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, first introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and later adopted by more recent authors including those of modern fantasy literature. Its characteristics have been reinterpreted to suit the needs of various story tellers, but it is typically said to be a small humanoid that lives underground.

[@timmitytom]

LoORE

[@OctoNap]

Us gnomes agree with this definition

[@umusuarioqualquer6566]

Did you find this in the wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that everyone can edit?

[@hansonkerman7286]

I read this in Dr. Coomer’s voice

[@citadel8373]

I like how one of the people controlling the gnome wants it to be dumb and keeps referencing restaurants another wants to act like its in half life 2: episode 2 and the other just creates chaos

[@cisarovnajosefina4525]

Wdym

[@Frognungun]

I have a theory that the gnome is 3 of the main cast from hlvrai but in a gnome body

[@itshaitime2089]

I love the stupid AI text to speech bots on Wayne's streams, the rest of the cast have so much fun fucking with it and it's wonderful to watch unfold

[@TheDarkroomDude]

@@cisarovnajosefina4525 the TTS is controlled by all his friends, usually Mira, Trog, and Scorpy but also sometimes Holly and Gir. Others will dip in and out but those are the usuals.

[@nuxx1876]

@@itshaitime2089 i especially love when it goes off the rails and starts spewing unintelligible nonsense (or when it just starts making straight-up feral noises, like the Winnie the Pooh narrarator in their recent ai dungeon stream)

[@mozarteanchaos]

love how the gnome is CONSTANTLY sobbing and also when it begs to be thrown but then immediately demands NOT to be thrown

[@happy99soup82]

that's just how little kids are "pick me up!" "Like this?" "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOoOOOOOOOOooooOOOOooooOOOONONONONO" "okay okay so more like this?" (doing it the exact same way as before) "YEES :D"

[@somelass231]

the gnome sobs, for he knows his time with wayner is limited

[@svahn1]

That faint "I NEED MY INHALER" almost gave me a real asthma attack I'm still laughing so hard

[@Jaummerjuice]

Even to this day?

[@user-jn1xw2mc7j]

I love how the gnome jumps from child talk to actual threats

[@WasabiKitCat]

It's like the gnome is controlled by a 4 year old kid, a really angry gamer dude, and a confused old man all at the same time, fighting eachother for control.

[@vividandlucid]

@@WasabiKitCat So Tommy, Bubby, and Dr. Coomer, respectively

[@haunteddestiny312]

Jonathan Schiethart don’t forget benry

[@allisonm.323]

teehee FUCK

[@paplinko]

"Nerd"

[@mr.personalspace7831]

You can actually feel the ever growing malice (and love) Wayne and the Gnome are developing for each other. This seems like a lethally toxic and intimate relationship in the making.

[@KrookedKritter]

18:52 hits hard considering the events of HLVRAI

[@ricksigma69]

please explain

[@antlers1385]

god damn

[@sethburden736]

@@ricksigma69 end credits scene of the finale of hlvrai

[@Updoggo1]

Wayne: "I hate this. I want to turn off this stream. Im so tired." Gnome: "YAY❤ YAY🎉 YAAY☺️"

[@parateuthis3307]

the movement of "i'm already pooped" into the first minute of a video is too good

[@orbb4783]

20:44 caught me off guard. I almost woke up my roommate in the dead of night with my laughter

[@petroicaphoenicea5872]

something tells me this little fella would LOVE the mall food court

[@randomcloverr]

he want s baro

[@HELVET1CAL]

"I don't want you to complete the challenge, so I can stay with you forever." "It's just a game. It has to end eventually." "What..?" "We'll just have to enjoy our time together." Genuinely got me choked up

[@pigeonpigeon1629]

The gnome somehow has miette energy but like on the other side of the spectrum

[@bingbabooie3697]

You refuse to give Gnome his Foo Berries? Jail for Wayne!!! Jail for Wayne for a Thousand Years!!

[@parasitophobia]

This is the best way to describe the gnome oh my god

[@2tired2p15]

FAIL FOR GORDON! FAIL THE CHALLENGE FOR 1000 YEARS!

[@imthetrashman8620]

you put gnome DOWN??? you THROW gnome like dodgeball??? fail!!! fail for gordon for one thousand years!!!

[@cheerytears]

how did you manage to nail down his exact energy so perfectly

[@magicdogstudios6624]

For anyone wondering why swearing is censored early on in these videos, it's because if you swear within the first 1-3 minutes uncensored you get demonetised.

[@aerothallji6514]

Wait so is that something bots of the algorithm do..?

[@jeffreytenthije]

@@aerothallji6514 it's probaly a thing scanning the videos for any unwanted lines, just as a system that scans for copyright nonsense

[@origulator]

Wayne: Hey what’s your pronouns? Gnome: Ha/Him

[@bingbabooie3697]

call that a gneo pronoun

[@allisonm.323]

Ha/he

[@numberoneingoenthusiast9379]

he/ham incident all over again

[@magmapixel8627]

@@bingbabooie3697 Took me a moment but that’s fucking genius

[@waffles7199]

@@numberoneingoenthusiast9379 what is the he/ham incident

[@heynic37]

love how at 21:00 the ambience kicks in exactly as he opens the locker

[@goodguybjorn]

its like when you come into contact with an SCP in Secret Lab or some shit, lmao

[@highwayfleam]

i love how every series featuring AI character(s) revolves around wayne's character being relentlessly gaslit by completely insane people

[@DasterTheStalker]

everytime wayne manually ejects a bullet from the chamber, the gnome casts a curse on a chat member

[@Zazelpire]

I love how the Gnome gets progressively more and more disrespectful

[@thebiolibrary5572]

I like how Wayne forgets the whole mission and just thinks "Oh hey cool a train that'll distract this gnome" instead of "Aw fuck I failed"

[@nemichungort4093]

The saddest thing is the original Homestar reading of “u really fucked up buddyyyYyYy” is so funny. I implore edit viewers to watch at least the last part in the original to hear Gnomestar

[@wayneradiotv]

this is my one big regret with retconning the gnomestar stuff. i mourn with you

[@BananaHoovyJ.Rabbit]

@@wayneradiotv I cannot WAIT to see your edits for the scene where the gnome gets a bath

[@latch_official]

truly a tragic loss; i thought the music sting on the locker opening was gonna coincide with gnomestar’s arrival

[@Dracullina]

Homestar? What was changed in the edit? Now I have to watch the full stream.

[@somelass231]

@@Dracullina the gnome temporarily changed his voice and personality to “gnomestar”, a tts of homestar runner pretty funny

[@Dorsidwarf]

FUN FACT: the music sting as he opens the Gnome Locker at 21:00 is actually game real

[@goldsocks9999]

I like how occasionally the gnome begs wayne to stop and be his friend

[@thebradzone3922]

i love how the gnome has the personality of like. all of wayne's friends at once. obviously idk for sure who all were in control of the gnome voice, but the constant restaurant shilling feels a lot like a scorpy bit, and i'd bet money that mira is behind all the dunking on wayne's gamer skills lmao.

[@pizza_w]

I watched this live and your editing on Gnome's voice adds so much. Also as some someone with trouble with processing audio...the subtitles rule :)

[@NicrophorusVesp]

Absolutely, so damn funmy

[@Sm0k3turt]

This is some genuinely immersive as hell, funny as hell stuff. This and HLVR is like some weird experimental performance art. Never stop being fun Wayne

[@chadlancer6107]

I realised at 8:59 Alyx doesn’t have a shadow meaning for the whole game it’s just gonna look like its a gnome floating around everywhere

[@marist1079]

I really appreciate the subtitles, listening to the vod I couldn’t process anything the gnome was saying, plus the editing adds a lot of funny moments with the echo and mumble when he’s in a container

[@Sansvertigo_]

I need a full version of Wayne singing Chug Jug With You to the gnome for research purposes

[@lawncrow]

21:00 That’s some immaculate timing with the music stinger for the gnome reveal

[@straferthesluggo3096]

I love how the second gnome says "we are here" the combine start shooting imedietly

[@veridan2582]

This is desperately needed levity in a time of rapid-fire exams, thanks gnome and Gordon

[@Beaniboi]

excuse me, it’s “ALEX” you goon. god. i bet you didn’t even WATCH the video. goober. fool. other comical insults.

[@nuxx1876]

@@Beaniboi it's supposed to be a joke about how the gnome keeps referring to wayne as "gordon" even though he's playing as alyx

[@TheMainGuyL]

@@nuxx1876 excuse me, it’s “ALEX” you goon. god. i bet you didn’t even WATCH the video. goober. fool. other comical insults.

[@nuxx1876]

@@TheMainGuyL excuse me, it’s “ALEX” you goon. god. i bet you didn’t even WATCH the video. goober. fool. other comical insults.

[@veridan2582]

@@nuxx1876 excuse me, it's "ALEX" you goon. god. i bet you didn't even WATCH the video. goober. fool. other comical insults.

[@museumofskulls2972]

The thought of Alyx trying to take a sentient Gnome all the way through City 17 to get it out is amazing.

[@Madhayter]

Wayne be honest, this is Scorpy and Gir bullying the shit out of you.

[@kenkoopa7903]

And Mira.

[@BananaHoovyJ.Rabbit]

And Holly

[@Madhayter]

Nah at this point it's everyone.

[@sonicSnap]

its everything, but you can def tell its scorpy when the gnome starts calling wayne cringe

[@randomcloverr]

and tog

[@Hatster985]

Similar to half life VR, Wayne isn’t playing the intended character, in HLVRAI, he played Gordon Feetman instead of Gordon Freeman, in this game, he plays Gordyn instead of Alyx.

[@TheYeetedMeat]

Ah yes, gordyn and alox

[@ChopSlop]

22:40 I love how he holds the gnome up to Eli like a kid showing their parents their school art project.

[@AntAuntGaming]

i wonder if the "failed the challenge" bit was always done by the same person or if multiple people really wanted their go at it

[@Bosorka0]

Wanted to comment that I have watched all three vods in full and I'm still excited to watch these edited videos as they come out because of how enjoyable and funny these are. Even with AI is Self-Aware there was much (deserved ofc) praise for the scientist team and the people behind their humour but I also wanted to write a comment praising Wayne's humour/his ability to go back-and-forth with the Gnome (and with the Science Team for that matter) and presumably also edit the subtitles in such a hilariously accurate way to the sound. My favourite moments were Wayne going "Ugh it's crying." when the Gnome was freaking out and glitching but it sounded vaguely like sobbing in Act 1 Part 1. Plus Wayne's laugh is extremely infectious. Anyway TLDR: Thank you for another very entertaining and fun series!

[@NicrophorusVesp]

I am proud to announce that I got an item label advert for this video. We have come full circle considering I discovered this channel through Baalup's appearance on the Itemlabel 2 U presentation.

[@BlackMesaEmployee]

gnome is above us all

[@enderhugo]

"It's the first number!" "Subtract 3 from 2" "And you get 1"

[@fen4ri]

the gnome insisting that Wayne is actually Gordon in this playthrough is the final nail in the coffin somehow

[@lasa4152]

keep strong lil gnome, alyx/wayne/gordon may not love you but we do

[@ApertureCity]

Big fan of the Shadow Gnome that shows up at 18:38 and is standing on the piece of luggage.

[@opaattack]

I was watching this and near the end there were some parts that seemed unfamiliar, before I realized. Gnomestar wasn't just removed, he's been censored. He's gone. Terrifying.

[@somelass231]

nice pfp

[@opaattack]

@@somelass231 Likewise!

[@X-SPONGED]

_"I will die if I am killed !!!"_ _- Half Life Alyx VR Gnome 2022_ [15:13]

[@bizzol.7806]

3:06 self proclaimed "free thinkers" when the gnome asks them to put a 34 in the chat

[@animeshowfan8145]

i feel like for the final part of this gnome adveture after you beat the challange. you take off the headset and turn on your cam. talk to your stream and just in the background the gnome is just outside your window. he escaped and now lives with you

[@fen4ri]

sometimes the gnome seems to be a thin veil hiding ALL of RTVS going absolutely feral at the keyboard but i cannot be certain

[@scoongleboongle]

oh my god the final part just came out and it WAS the entirety of rtvs the whole time

[@allisonm.323]

12:50 best nome dialogue so far

[@panthererousse]

*nome*

[@galacticstevetherealdeal]

Nome

[@Grayson-tk5hn]

NOme

[@ohnoagremlin]

can't get the sound of this gnome going "the poopoos" out of my head

[@varsoonhks3211]

This video series makes me sad that Quiznos closed all locations in my state.

[@HNMusic13]

I just realized the gnome saying "Here I am now. Entertain me!" Could be a Nirvana reference.

[@kirbymongerr1771]

23:05 I wish I lived in the world where Slurpo Durpo the evil wizard became the main antagonist of this series, it's lethally funny to envision

[@TheBodyEuphoric]

he turn the world into SHIT!

[@MikeHawk-bg5ss]

Its safe to say everyone lost their shit at 6:43

[@Jrsonicyt-is-weird]

WRONG I DINT LOSE MY SHIT ITS IN THE TOILET Tbh that has hilarious

[@EnderCatCore]

i like how wayne sounds less concerned about eli than he does about the gnome

[@AquaDoesStuff_]

hello ender !

[@EnderCatCore]

@@AquaDoesStuff_ hoi lol

[@ZillaSharkeh]

5:20 *intense thinking* "I went blind" this has to be the best bit in this entire series

[@KangarooJay]

my tv (hooked up to my pc) has been having issues today and the moment he said "DATA CORRUPTION" at 22:30 it fucking cut to black

[@awfutz]

timestamps as i watch 3:05 34 18:33 3:44 very clearly two diff inputs but its so funny 4:56 just hit them. 7:47 i genuinely REALLY love and appreciate that whoever inputted the CPU joke obvi noticed it wasnt heard the first time, so they said it again 13:06 Sbarro tomorrow 16:14 dis is brick. I need that loud!

[@DanX2M]

This is one of the greatest series on KZbin and it’s only been two episodes

[@aydendasoldir7202]

Personally I like to feed my gnome slug round or 9mm but if you want to feed it tuna or canned corn you can be you.

[@a.k8185]

25:06 Really solidified that the gnome is multiple people.

[@cyberbrunk]

seeing chat go from a steady flow of discussion to being absolutely FLOODED with 34s brought me joy

[@Jeffrey18O]

I just realize that this gnome has Tommy child like mind, Dr Croomer weirdness, Buddy's insults, and Benny's unkillable nation THE GNOME IS ALL OF THEM IN ONE BODY!!!!

[@Avossk]

I love the way that the gnome jumps from one mood to another like a buncha demons are all trying to possess him all at the same time and are fighting over the controls

[@overdosed3002]

"gordon căme on me" 20:13 This line had me dying

[@blondie2978]

the way the gnome says "...what" makes him sound upset and distraught, i want to take him home

[@maxisundae5484]

the amount of effort that very clearly went into the editing (especially the subtitles) is honestly incredible thank you so much for this absolute gem wayne

[@PieMan24601]

He is contained Wayne your editing in these videos is spectacular! Particular shout out to your sound editing, the additional impact sounds and effects on the gnome's voice are so dang good XD Keep on being

[@aila6814]

love the addition of the emotionmeter to this video series, it really gives me more information about the gnome.

[@vesp801]

look you don't have to be literate to enjoy a good story

[@anonymousangel1064]

In the Snyder Cut the Gnome turns into Homestar Runner briefly. It was pretty cool.

[@xande5345]

20:10 "Gordon came on me, this looks so bad man" This fucking destroyed me lmaoooo

[@veryoddnaw]

This was the best idea for a HLVRAI sequel

[@Rhyderdie100]

20:08 "Buckets of come"

[@TehCakeIzALie1]

Underrated moment at 15:07 where Wayne keeps trying to put the gnome down but is foiled repeatedly by a battery(?) slowly rolling into his way.

[@RDJR400]

Those are shotgun shells for the shotgun weapon!

[@sinctova]

The cut "NO I DID NO-" is fuckinh golden

[@steamedhams5554]

this is the first time a video series has made me cry laughing in years holy shit this is amazing

[@MyDadsBeatMe]

I love how increasingly vulgar the mod gets

[@toskasha9478]

9:55 Classic motivation giveaway in Act 1

[@kleiner851]

25:00 car won't turn over

[@elitemetropolice4551]

22:27 gnome actually says something right there. the corpses on the train are combine advisors

[@quesadibro1245]

24:53 *GNOME DID NOT LIKE THAT*

[@zeobuilder106]

i didn't realise how much i missed these. Thank you for making my day yet again.

[@dms-pzo8170]

20:59 Gotta love how Space Ocean synced with the locker opening

[@mxchidreams]

16:47 Benrey is SO jealus right now

[@kurl9429]

this series is my first introduction to wayne and this is surreal