Oxygen Not Included [Animated Short] - Anything for a Laugh

[@thomasoreilly857]

My guy literally shot himself into the vacuum of space for a laugh. Now THAT's dedication to the craft.

[@elbonnieto8929]

comedy

[@whoknows4780]

Rule #1: COMMIT

[@elcugo]

I though Ari was a Girl?

[@crackedemerald4930]

@@elcugo yeah sex dymorphism on duplicants is just the three lines on the eyes

[@guardenowl0063]

Thankfully she respond at the floored padesa

[@benjaminschmitt1562]

Honestly, these are the only game trailers that directly make me interested in a game. I’m now thinking of picking this game up. Great work as always!

[@laurentykalashnikov1745]

it wasn't quite a trailer tho ! This animation was made (as far as I can tell , no real info , just an opinion) for the sake of doing something fun ! Also ofc it does make you want to play the game , making it an indirect teaser :)

[@dungeonguy88]

It is a great game if you like management and construction oriented gameplay. Just a friendly heads-up, it does have a learning curve.

[@jcosmick]

Yes its a fun game, buy It on steam

[@KingNovek]

The game is totally worth it. The gameplay and atmosphere is totally worth it

[@Jake_Vox]

I got it days ago because it was on sale and I haven’t been able to stop playing! It’s that addicting. If you like problem solving, resource management, cute little space people, and physics, you’ll love this game.

[@catthekiller1]

I love Klei and Oxygen Not Included so much that you can't even imagine. This game is a masterpiece)

[@pixelcat29]

Man wish I could play it but I don’t have any devices where I could play it

[@SkaiCloud562]

I know the feeling.

[@wiktorshowtime8242]

I know the feeling.

[@KomboKaz]

Apart from the fact that Ari may or may not have some issues, these characters only speak electronic noises and have more character depth than most Hollywood movie characters nowadays

[@Nhatanh0475]

Cause it’s Electronic voice. Theremin instrument.

[@user-pc5sc7zi9j]

I'd say same character depth but more expressive.

[@rocksfire4390]

if you tried to stretch this out to movie length you would find the charm wearing off by about 25 mins in. the reason these shorts are so good is because they are short and the team spent many weeks and likely months on this small time frame to make it perfect. it's neither one is easy to do, short or ~2 hour length and every time frame between them. either you spend all your resources on a small time frame or you spread it out. very rarely can you have both long length and high quality.

[@Layarion]

forget the "hollywood characters", they have more depth than most of their actors.

[@FerretyZebra]

Hollywood characters have less depth than a water puddle

[@dogoftea]

Learn from this short: Some jokes are better when it's on accident than when you do it on purpose

[@dogoftea]

@Post Scarcity NOW I guess you're right lol

[@HalcyonSerenade]

Well, it's more like: "Sometimes the _accident_ is the funny part, not the result." The thing that actually _happens_ is ancillary to the fact that it's an accident. As soon as it's done on purpose, the joke is already absent ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@known_questionmark]

@Post Scarcity NOW i think the better lesson is just.. "stop trying too hard"

[@HalcyonSerenade]

Alternatively: "Schadenfreude -- joy at someone else's pain -- only occurs at emotional pain." We usually _think_ of it as only physical pain, but what if what we're _really_ laughing at is the twinge of anger or embarrassment that the subject gets when receiving physical pain? After all, if they hurt themselves on purpose, they're still feeling the physical pain, but we no longer get any sense of emotional turbulence, so the schadenfreude just isn't there. Of course, this is all assuming that the pain we're witnessing isn't too severe in the first place -- that's often where empathy takes over... at least when we see it in person. The actual answer is undoubtedly complex, and whatever it is, it's at least clear that it's often futile to invoke schadenfreude deliberately. Even when part of comedy routines, it only works if the pain is believably unintentional on the part of the recipient.

[@lechking941]

yep, BUT is it sad i consider this also a to me shot in the foot for my goat nature. like compared to my friends i am often far to carful for anything like this to exist but ya. im not gonna lie this was a nice breaf momoent away from my internal hell of the fact im sometimes like a fucking slab of dimond THAT PURE. like coffin sized slab. ya im wishing i could burry my self for the time because i have bashed my head perverbialy to hard with people.

[@I00Cake]

Well then, from a lore perspective: Some duplicant personalities have certain triggers that seem to cause them to go... well, *i n s a n e* . And apparently in the dark twist of it all, if one of these duplicants happen to get destroyed or disposed of because of a mental disfunction, they simply print a new one. While the video is fun to watch, the lore implication is definitely a little messed up. 😅

[@adolfodef]

The most important part is what happened at the end. The "First trio" of duplicants realized that any "new Ari" to be printed would also have the same potential to go insane, so they choose to take caution into avoiding those triggers that started Ari#1 fast descent into madness. For the sake of the colony, now each one of them writes a personal diary, including in it their deepest fears, obsessions & "strange ideas" (plus whatever things they may have discovered/suspect on the other duplicants). A transcript of this diaries must be uploaded in the supercomputer once every few cycles [each one locked away from other duplicants with a low level encription based on their DNA that can only be bypassed after 100 cycles with no new entries]. New duplicants of the same type (like the two Ari) can read & write each others entries at any moment (if they want). -> This is discouraged [cognitohazard].

[@lynkcrafter8923]

@@adolfodef This sounds like something straight out the SCP wiki

[@Autokendo17]

@@lynkcrafter8923 true, but this is Oxygen Not Included we're talking about here.

[@lynkcrafter8923]

@@Autokendo17 is ONI lore that complicated? I've only seen a few gravitas outposts so far and it seems like a standard "ancient civilization mysteriously disappears with noone remembering their existence."

[@mr.k4918]

@@lynkcrafter8923"uhhh edit spoilers" Gravitas made the bioprinter with a timed delay for colonizing new worlds but then the earth blew up and the printer along with a lot of the company buildings collided on hunks of rock forming a new planet.

[@dennischauhan_dc2964]

Never thought I'll be ever scared of someone trying to make others laugh by hitting themselves

[@lechking941]

kind of how i feel about my fucking nature. i sware im losing my humanity quicker than a deup does. because they just human in all the sense. they just happen to exist as copies.

[@squid_cake]

2:20 I love how you can hear his footsteps getting faster after he goes off screen to show that he started running away, and his voice becomes more high pitched and drawn out to show he started screaming. The attention to detail is great

[@victoriaasenjo524]

This Ari's pronouns are they/them

[@squid_cake]

@@victoriaasenjo524 i meant Rowan. He goes by he/him pronouns

[@victoriaasenjo524]

@@squid_cake Sorry. I come from the Don't Starve fandom, so I assumed you just didn't care.

[@CalebK64]

I love how Klei is making these beautifully animated ONI shorts just for the hell of it, at this point. Would love to see the appearance of other dupes like Nisbet, Max, Nikola, Bubbles, Etc.

[@szerocools]

Bubbles!

[@funnyguy5618]

You say that but we all Know Meep is the best.

[@szerocools]

@@funnyguy5618 we already have Meep's mandatory recreation. Bubbles and Meep are the fated pair.

[@rubles88alvarez83]

@@szerocools there’s a reason why Luma says “hello to all the Meeps and Bubbles”

[@zachmaw]

Me-Maw

[@unclet9825]

Hilarious and yet sort of disturbing at the same time!

[@zairyaaldani2172]

Agreed. I feel terribly sry for Ari as well... but as I write this, I'm at the scene with the wheel... So far, I could only laugh at the starting image and stuck hatchling.

[@kubiwak9825]

now I understand what Ari's profile means. "Aris tend to space out from time to time, but they always pay attention when it counts." this means IT happens again and again.

[@SoggyCoffeeAddict]

At the start, that is 100% a dupe in your average colony Hey guys, look at me hurt or get myself into danger. *LAUGH* -please-

[@JoonasD6]

Though, still at any point in your colony, stupidity is still the Top 1 reason for any dupe to die.

[@Handlessuck1]

@@JoonasD6 ... is it my stupidity?

[@JoonasD6]

@@Handlessuck1 No, the dupes'. Always the dupes'.

[@Trimonu]

Finally another oxygen not included short, super excited!

[@BillCipher-qr5js]

I don't even play O2 not included (I play DST), but I still watch the shorts purely for the animation. I love it, and I have a friend named Ari who is honestly exactly like the Ari in this animation. Makes my soul happy that there are still some devs not just in it for the profit out there :)

[@kleient]

3...2...1...blast off! The brand-new Oxygen Not Included DLC is launched and available now on 🚀 Steam: klei.gg/SpacedOutSteam & 👨‍🚀 Epic Games: klei.gg/SpacedOutEpic The Duplicants are back, and this time they’re ready to rocket into space to rebuild their colonies on a whole host of strange new planetoids! To celebrate the new DLC release we have a new animated short to share. Enjoy! When Ari stumbles upon the intoxicating rush of comedic stardom, they're hooked. But making others laugh isn’t as easy as it seems. Their desperate attempts at entertainment take them-and their helpless fellow Dupes-to some unexpectedly dark places. 🛰More info about the new SPACED OUT expansion here: klei.gg/SpacedOutLaunch

[@cihloun]

bought it earlier and it was worth it

[@Victor-xg6xn]

Looks good i will probably buy this and nice job on the short

[@simonramirez1471]

I already bought it a lot time ago, but I was waiting for the oficial release to dig in. Just in time when I finish studying. What a timing!

[@trulers8713]

This animation is terrible. Too many lights. They'll cook themselves in the long run. Great job as always.

[@Cawub_]

The expressions in this one were hilarious! These animations are always the best, Klei!

[@theconn2721]

The shift from humor to horror was sublime and the animation was delightful as always. I'm looking forward to seeing what the team does in the future!

[@MasterMeley]

I love how this and the last ONI short ended the same way, of a duplicant being sent to space through a air lock

[@zombeez1361]

No Loot Boxes. No NFTs. No PTW. Just fantastic content from a fun company. Every penny I have spent on Klei has been extremely well spent.

[@DigitalTsukiko]

5 Cycles at Ari's The new horror game I didn't know I needed. Even if you guys didn't make games I would support you just for these amazing shorts!

[@ChrisPetro-o7h]

Now the horror jump scares itself.

[@spiffy3430]

Oxygen not included’s art style reminds me of a high budget tv show, it’s so unique and the animation is perfect. Klei you guys are amazing

[@xander2698]

They just waltz away like they didnt just witness a suicide

[@castle9165]

I find this so interesting to watch. It has a classic horror plot with a moral aspect and it highlights it really well with all the comedic subversions of horror tropes. V gold

[@dajekotlyar4408]

Oh yeah, we want it, and we want more! Psl Klei, make something like this with Don't Starve too)

[@kleient]

We do something similar with our character refreshes and updates in Don't Starve Together. If you are looking for DS animations we've got a handy playlist of ALL the currently released Don't Starve animated shorts here! kzbin.info/aero/PLXtRs5MEBxEiuAIG26uLmh3yR-ACXBfYW

[@Bluestpikmin]

@@kleient To bad i have already watched them all they are so good

[@BomaineBempire]

@@Bluestpikmin same here

[@tirantescolgantes]

@@kleient klei

[@tirantescolgantes]

@@kleient i have a problem not to big

[@SeagvllCity]

Ari has always been my fav dupe! I literally screamed when I saw this was starring them! :D

[@greeenbulleet]

3:25 love that little special animation you did for the portal! Keep up the good work!

[@alexis9861.0]

You may not have noticed this on 1:55, but Mae puking from seeing Ari inside a mush bar matches her stress reaction (Vomiter) in the actual game. Now THAT's good attention to detail ❤

[@iatemyhand11]

what about rowan and abe

[@Simptember]

Why are these so satisfying to watch?

[@DBagg-zz4ip]

Never thought a plumbing and HVAC simulator would make such a cute cartoon

[@cristianforesti7308]

just what I lacked mechanics of insanity in oxygent included

[@tyraelpl]

Love those! Dear klei, that should be a series! Literally a gold mine imho!

[@maggiebreadsticks5023]

Love these so much, charming as always

[@cihloun]

You guys are quick with these great animations amazing

[@CARIO55555]

Its times like these that reminds me that duplicants will quite literally DROWN if you don't tell them to just not be in the water.

[@Revanbzn]

Or will always walk on the other side of the gap you make them do. Then get stuck

[@Rose-sn1rj]

Literally my favorite gaming company, always gives amazing animations and amazing games. I love how much they interact with people too

[@kylekloep3871]

The whole time watching this I was getting heavy "Ren & Stimpy" vibes, and I loved every second of it. Nostalgia always wins.

[@agentsimone]

I love that you guys give each of the dupes personality in these.

[@cyanidecreampie]

This is now my most favorite short. I just love how expressive the little dupes are

[@GregDickinson75]

Man I love these shorts! :) "Ari was not the imposter"

[@epicgamerzfail4575]

Honestly this is better than some cartoons with the animations. You guys deserve some props

[@dripstone4180]

bro give him a garland

[@ChrisPetro-o7h]

Her*

[@thaumoking9947]

Leave it to klei to pack so much character into characters that dont talk also its funny how they dont even attempt to save Ari when they get sucked into space lol Its not like they are dead why dont you go build a ladder at the very least?

[@arcanumelite4853]

obviously they were relieved that he was gone... he was kinda making their life a nightmare... so much so they avoided laughing when he was duplicated so that it didn't happen again.

[@nightrider7036]

@@arcanumelite4853 she*

[@sentryneko5440]

Mini-story time. I started to play this game during Oil-Automation Upgrade (like, I just bought the game and Automation patch was released, it was somewhere in November 2017 I think?), and in my first successful (the one that lived more than 100 cycles, RIP to other two before that) colony there were one Ari. And this Ari was goshdarn MVP of the playthrough. They were the best builder, digger, researcher AND farmer. Need something to build ASAP? Ari will do it in no time. This other dupe is about to suffocate cause they trapped themselves? Don't worry! Ari on their way already! Others don't think fast enough to research the thing that'll probably save the colony? Good thing Ari have such high learning skill! (I think it was their original job btw, but don't really remember). This one Ari saved other dupes so much times that me and my friend (to whom I streamed the whole thing) started to call them The Boss. The Boss then became a colony-saver in all next playthroughs as well, and to this very day each time Ari don't spawn within first 9 cycles, it's usually Really Bad Omen™. So seeing this animatic, where Ari just trying their best to cheer everyone up but ends up being forgotten in space, is heartbreaking to me. Thank you, Klei, for making such a wonderful game and no less wonderful animatics.

[@moth0074]

new trait: masochism increases walking and working soeed if they were hit in the last 1/4th of a cycle

[@Hyperion-5744]

He quickly became a masochist.

[@adr2215]

This perfectly shows the average amount of stupidity duplicants have in ONI, and yet i still love em. Good job, Klei! Can't wait to seem more ONI shorts like this!

[@ShaqNasty557]

I absolutely adore these animated shorts, just so much personality without speaking a single word If yall made a full movie/show of this i'd happily support it on patreon or something

[@moletusk]

i may be a bit late to the ONI train, but i could do a 20 minute analysis of Ari on just these 3 minutes.

[@General-F]

Ari: Appears. My Heart: It's to much.

[@KingNovek]

And just when I thought they stopped making these awesome animations, they came out with a horror masterpiece 😂

[@Manzana1C]

1:45 I turned myself into a mush bar. I'm mush bar Ariiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@samuelvieira9748]

Always a pleasure to watch these ONI shorts! Especially when Ari is involved, that dupe is a barrel of laughs!

[@Summer-xe6in]

Oh my stars. Klei - you stay at the top for me. I do my best to support you all financially (yes buying your games and dlc and telling others to do the same, lol) so that you can continue to make these wonderful animated shorts. As an avid fan of your work(s) I am truly astounded by the creativity. I mean.. this one.. THIS video just had SO MUCH to unpack and I laughed of course. You folks are great. I wish you all a wonderful winter season (if that applies to you) and a fulfilling start to this new year :)

[@adryancesarrocha802]

I recommend you keep making these animations, it's a great desire to play

[@joevahle2321]

I love that I recognized the schedule changed sound effect that I knew exactly what why they ran off. Love this stuff so much guys, thank you. Its like a present for the holidays.

[@xerleonis7506]

PLEASE MAKE A LIL SERIES, ALL OF THESE ARE SO GOOD

[@fujoridev]

Чувствую приближается новый мем про мазохиста Ари

[@sneakyaxolotl]

I love their voices...

[@KittenyKat]

I love these shorts. x3 Kinda wish there was a whole show, though I know that'd be hard to pull off. xD

[@Turbina_]

Yeah, My duplicants die for nothing, during digging hole in magma, to get oil and she (?) didn't die after THAT? HMMMM

[@L-E-son]

REALLY freaking cute. Great job everyone who worked on this!!!

[@SpunkyDunk]

This is a 10/10 short and I’ve barely ever played the game. I think I might give it another shot!

[@machixius]

Yoooooo, more oni shorts. Much epicness.

[@SkaiCloud562]

I love this game so much you guys have no idea how much joy and frustration you brought into my life.

[@Refinedpetrolium]

0:12 ayo get mah boyh out of there

[@likeablekiwi6265]

if this was me I'd definitely be laughing at myself.

[@Maleus666]

The game is lovely, but the shorts are amazing! I could watch this every day.

[@svadorosales6737]

I like how the start its like those cartoons

[@XenoKnightAlpha]

Oxygen Not Included short!! Ari, no!! oh. I immensely enjoy these shorts! They're so cute and fun! Thank you so much for these!

[@norimaricle2908]

i love how these animations follow one simple concept relating to the game and make it really cute, nice work klei and the animators

[@thenecromancer5007]

Imagine if there was a “hard” mode where some duplicates could have the “defective” status effect in the blueprint pod where certain things in the world could trigger them and make them uncontrollable to the player and cause massive stress to other duplicates

[@mintymango3717]

I always love these shorts. They are so fun to watch 😅

[@johnathanegbert9277]

Are you Mint Mango from Slime Rancher?

[@Damien125]

Honestly sometimes this animation is so true. Every now and again i have a dupe that just wants to find any way to hurt/kill itself.

[@funnyguy5618]

These shorts are one of the main things that separate klei from other companies. Honestly these are just great and you can tell they were made for fun.

[@bartosztyrek3182]

I would watch an hour of those outro shots it's like watching fully functioning colony through security cameras.

[@chonflis3834]

How much until they add these airlocks I wanna eject my dupes into the endless void

[@truthteller6116]

Imagine being one of game companies that doesn't disappoint nor try to milk their players and don't have thousands of law suits, yet making things like that just because they can and boy oh boy they do it well. I haven't felt disappointed once by you guys. Thank you!

[@atlas2296]

New Trait: “Attempted Clown”

[@draconicepic4124]

Absolutely hilarious! Reminds me of the many times my dupes would try to commit suicide by walling themselves off somewhere inhospitable or somehow get themselves entombed in a random piece of terrain. It's not a bug; it's a feature. ;)

[@halo007Mex]

It's like that Sponge Bob episode . . . But creppier xD

[@whutevausai]

Aw, poor derp just wanted some appreciation. Well, wanted it THIS bad. Anyhoot, thank you so much for wonderful Christmas gift to the community!

[@andyunderlife8015]

Never before have I felt so concerned about a fictional character's physical and mental health

[@-Commit-arson-]

2:34 the way, she just sort of fades out of the darkness always gets me

[@abraindeadperson3236]

This is a good representation of how you cant force laughter, it only comes naturally

[@sunnysideup33]

Still my fave game. Thanks for that guys and merry x mas ☃️🌲

[@heyheyitsjae2475]

Feels like Klei has been putting out more animations than usual lately, guess they wanted to give us a holiday feast!

[@RegameII]

These animations breath life into the dupes. That some refined moral material!

[@RourAxita]

Beyond amazing work, as always!

[@avaboaudione]

I'd love to see animations exploring their relationships according to the lore. Like how Bubbles absolutely despises Banhi. That'd be fun.

[@philipjorgensen2628]

They ended up becoming best friends in the end, if you read the log to completion.

[@kroshsmesharik9064]

Wow, I've waited ages for Ari's animation since you started producing these shorts.

[@cormo9058]

The amount of love and talent that clearly goes into these is why Klei is easily my favorite studio (and why I love ONI despite me sucking)

[@Starrydragons]

Recently got back into playing ONI and I forgot how much I love these animated shorts, adds so much character and story to the game 💖💖

[@AngelCnderDreamer]

Dude this was amazing! I love the art style and everything, gives me huge nostalgic vibes of IZ! ♥ ^-^ I am thinking of getting the game cause of this animation. :3 Great work to the animators, very inspiring. ♥ Also the sounds and reactions are freaking adorable.

[@GreymanWalking]

Just so you know the actual game, while the "animation" is cute, is nothing like it is in the short. With that said it is a fun game and can get addicting.

[@AngelCnderDreamer]

@@GreymanWalking I actually already know this.

[@jonathangopar9191]

Do you want to hear another joke Rowan?

[@wilsonofcanada]

So is this introduction to a new stress reaction: self-destruct?

[@saeklin]

I love the idea that the Super Hard Digging and Super Duper Hard Digging skills simply mean the dupe has figured out how to flick the switch up a notch on the diggy zappy thingy.

[@eltonvicente3198]

I've never commented on klei's videos but I made a point of commenting now because this animated video made me laugh (no dialogue needed to understand the gestures of each action) congratulations klei for the great success of this wonderful game, gratitude ps: waiting for new ones DLC, don't abandon this game ;)

[@OfficialThatOneGuy]

"Look at me." "Do you enjoy it?" "Does it humor you!?" "Is my pain enjoyable!?!?" "WHY AREN'T YOU LAUGHING?" "I can hear you....." "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

[@invurret9533]

Why does this make me want a ONI-DST crossover where the Duplicant becomes a survivor and Wilson becomes a Dupe

[@vampir4ik71]

Криповей современных ужастиков)