Making Whoville's Anti-Grinch Guardian in Elden Ring | Monster Factory

Monster Factory is back! We’ve got a fistful of boiled prawns and we’re diving into the world of Elden Ring to see if we can answer the age-old question, “What if a Who kicked ass?”

[@Jakeshapedworld]

Real talk, I’m so glad you guys haven’t given up on this series. I know Justin had kind of lost his passion for monster factory but it’s like my favourite series and it’s wonderful to see it back.

[@TheDiplomancer]

Never lost faith!

[@mephostopheles3752]

I feel like it’d be perfect to just revisit it every once in a while rather than have it be a consistent series like it used to be. It sustains the hype, it doesn’t burn out the boys… Win-win.

[@jordan3636]

It's not "back" they're just doing a episode to jump on the elder ring hype train. It's not like this means they're going to be doing weekly or monthly episodes. Compared to the media company they already run it doesn't make much sense to put so much effort into video, when people don't pay for video.

[@slicknicdwyer]

you made it weird, great job

[@rebekahsmall1386]

SAMEEEEEEEEEE

[@wumbology6072]

“Have we made a sad monster before” *how quickly time forgets Gil*

[@fauxrowsdower7610]

omg how appropriate is that for the souls series?? "and Hungry-Faced Gil, once feared amongst all blood dinosaurs that roam this foul land? thy own maker remembers thee not. what canst thou give save for ashes and cheat codes" - the dark souls 7 trailer, 2029

[@neurop0d]

Even funnier that they remembered The Succ, who wasn't even an official monster!

[@silvan_night5609]

Gil whom time forgot

[@leiram8833]

Only true fans remember Sid Finalfantasy, the original sad boy.

[@notthat8163]

To quote Justin “he’s too sad”. He was a lighting rod of suffering and sadness to carry our emotional weight, then be forgotten so we may live unburdened. To remember him is to disgrace the sacrifice he made for us.

[@marsupialsofmars3886]

"Finglepuint" made me shed about 2 tears. Almost made up for justin calling the philtrum a glabela

[@Actiondanny]

The Finglepuint armor set gives you some pretty good stats for it's weight.

[@johnkimanth410]

Phil Trum

[@ambiguity9]

“I like a THICK PHILTRUM”

[@itshaitime2089]

It sent me to the moon

[@alexread6767]

Festeling Finglepuint Vwyke

[@trillgutterbug9378]

Clayton deserves a huge raise just for immediacy of that cut from "Well, we'll make these sort of tasteful," to a full face tattoo and "Can we give him a third eyeball?"

[@Taurusus]

"Have we made a 'sad monster' before?" Yes, Griffin, of course you have. All of them.

[@user-cz9lo]

How could they forget about their son Gil

[@OmegaSoypreme]

Squirtle was a sad boy!

[@sydposting]

Now now, I would argue that Daz is a creature of passion and rage, though he underwent expressions of sadness in the process of his creation.

[@kadabuwan]

This part just came on and I answered “Yeah, all of them??” only to scroll down to this comment and see it in words. Thank u

[@mephostopheles3752]

Excuse you? The Final Pam had one emotion and it was Destruction

[@PirateWitch64]

I'm so glad the legend is back. I guess somewhere...a soul still burns.

[@yourspookyaunt]

The dang kids didn't clean the oven last time they made soul pizza bites...and now there's just a little hunka soul in there, setting the dang smoke alarm off

[@auroraPalace_]

a ring still eldens...

[@kylefox2397]

@@auroraPalace_ I feel like I just read a message in Elden Ring

[@Roman-hg6rg]

Best comment hahaha

[@solitomatonic9554]

@@kylefox2397 i agree its very ‘try finger but hole’

[@urlocaldevilbaby4797]

Justin always finds something particularly deplorable that haunts me evermore in the soul's videos and he did not disappoint w "this is what sonic looks like shaved down" along with their abomination staring at me through the screen

[@MeganAshleyCox]

Towards the beginning, y’all somehow managed to make a character that looked so eerily similar to my shithead biological father. I was BEGGING you to name him Jeff. Absolutely glorious. Sent it to my mother with no context. Thank you

[@cheeryheart7487]

I neeeeeeed a time stamp, so I can view The Jeff™️

[@0BucketMask0]

Did she catch the resemblance when she watched?

[@MeganAshleyCox]

@@cheeryheart7487 8:27 !!!

[@MeganAshleyCox]

@@0BucketMask0 Oh I didn't send her the full video, just a screencap. Though your idea is much better. She definitely agreed though lol

[@BOWNK]

Was your father a Hapsburg prince from the middle ages because the familial jaw is STRONG in that one

[@antibob72]

Fun fact, the prisoner helm stretches to fit your character's face so it doesn't clip. Mine was running around with an enormous beak

[@chelseafreeman4080]

VERY plague doctor of you

[@yungoldman2823]

As does the rulers mask that increases faith, stretches waaaay out to fit my whole pancake face

[@starblocks5479]

have you seen jerma's elden ring stream? his whole chin clips thru the helmet

[@asmrtpop2676]

@@starblocks5479 it stretches to fit the head.but chins don’t go in the helmet so it’s not counted

[@oweneastwood2223]

@@starblocks5479 so glad these fandoms overlap

[@psyducktective]

“Boiled Prawn” being a possible keepsake makes it seem reminiscent of the messed-up translated version of Dark Souls but no it’s just a legitimate part of the game apparently and that’s beautiful

[@sethescope]

whichever dev came up with that must be a sweet sweet soul

[@soupalex]

BOILED PRAWN HEAVEN NOW! ! ! ! !

[@sethescope]

@BearSeek Berserker reference to the small spoiler: I trust two video game merchants: the Duke from RE8 and Boiled Prawn Guy

[@yeah2956]

@BearSeek Berserker another spoiler Hes connected too the nefarious dung eater quest, which gives you and ending.

[@lizardmix]

Food loss

[@denimandlead7725]

They had no idea how perfect the 3rd “Grinch Seeking” eye would work with the in-game “beast eye” item lmao *The beast’s eye quivers* “A grinch is close…”

[@Skal6750]

I love how Griffin says that they're going to give him a "tasteful" tattoo and then it immediately cuts to a tattoo that is for the moment covering the entire face 😂😂😂

[@sethescope]

to be fair, it is tasteful for someone who has some truly wild tastes

[@PoopVintner]

“Pores that you could drop a grape into” made me laugh so hard and yet is such an uncomfortable concept my god

[@sethescope]

your comment made me think about it, and I am literally covering my cheeks with my hand because no no no I do not like that nope nope nope

[@brodyfrable4250]

isnt that just a junji ito story?

[@VortexKiller2]

Trypophobia face

[@chickensalad2572]

He looks like if you looked at him for long enough his eyes would peel up to reveal they’re actually his eyelids and his eyes have been closed this entire time

[@sethescope]

thanks, I hate this

[@emriley4754]

Justin laughing at Griffin’s character of himself gave me so much serotonin

[@Stongna_Bologna]

I hope y'all are able to revisit this series every so often, It definitely is a lot more fun when you guys are having fun and so without expectation and with zero pressure, I fucking love this series.

[@sp00kyguy]

I use Monster Factory to get to sleep almost every night, I must have seen every ep at least 20 times. I totally understand why there aren't regular eps and had even come to terms that there may never had been another new ep ever again. I say this not to pressure for more content, just to show my deep appreciation for this series and to make it clear that I'm not overstating when I say this is Christmas to me.

[@shawnaeatscats]

put your arm around the fiirrreee.....

[@sp00kyguy]

@@shawnaeatscats yeah, i don't want anymore nog!

[@sophiahermann6804]

me too!!

[@Bigcatthief]

Omg same

[@asmrassassin4925]

Omg me too, that’s so wild that a lot of people do the same!

[@c1nnamodoll]

this man is genuinely upsetting on the eyes and gives me a grotesque feeling of unease when i stare at him for too long. this is exactly the monster factory i was missing

[@pocketegge1214]

He gives me a deep, primal sense of fear to look at. Is this uncanny valley?

[@herrschneider5310]

@@pocketegge1214 this is to the uncanny valley what chemo therapy is to shaving your head

[@tweeeeeex]

man, can I just say, this particular Who seems like he'd be really practical in the kitchen. His chin is essentially a rice spatula. When he was a kid you know he went around scooping out people's rice for them, and that made him one of the most popular Whos in Whoville.

[@MegaPenguin-bl7hd]

I literally had to take a breather after the iris part @ 16:53 Even though this will get lost in a sea of comments, I still wanna thank you guys for making another monster factory video, I've been going through a tough time mentally lately, and nearly pissing myself laughing has helped

[@phillyfanmatt]

Exactly same here. I’m using this new MF episode to cope with some pretty serious shit (won’t get into it, no bummers) but just know you’re not alone, and of course the reaction to those horrible, awful iris’ was fantastic

[@sidhackney8831]

"The thing about the Grinch is, he's usually over there" I don't know why this made me laugh so much

[@pablofierros6975]

The iris contraction at 16:57 filled me with a visceral fear of the kind I have never felt before

[@robertmacdonald5496]

For real, I made my own Monster in ER, and started him as a frog man with big eyes and massive pupils. For a lark, I made them as small as possible rapidly. I've never seen anything go from "silly special friend" to "actively hunting you" so quickly and I felt real fear.

[@moregan101]

That Grinch is dead fuckin’ meat.

[@atleastmymomlikesme4870]

GRINCH DETECTED

[@QuasiTronOfficial]

I was in tears!

[@AmateurHuman19]

I was watching someone start Tiny Tina the other day and thought of y'all, you could make a truly wretched creature out of that CC system. There's even a "slider overdrive" or some such setting that puts the sliders past their normal limits, it was truly MADE for you!! Super glad to see this series back, much love

[@mothmanofficaltm8397]

The last two months have been.....rough. It's hard to explain, but there's been a lot of animal fatalities on my farm and I nearly lost two friends. This made my day and is pushing me to keep moving forward, so, thank you mcelroys.

[@jacobgraham8363]

As I’m sorry to hear that, I hope things get better for you.

[@nathaniel201]

"Well, we'll make these sort of tasteful-- Can I give him a third eyeball? That he uses? For Grinch-seeking?" This is a glorious day.

[@hambor12]

third eye but off center is like a legitimately novel idea that i love a lot

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

DID YOU KNOW: If you tried hard enough, you can make your character's eyebrows go UNDER their eyes, and have the pupils/eyelashes protrude from the forehead.

[@fetch300]

didn't expect to see you here. old friend

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

What do you mean try hard enough

[@Oisin2]

Fantastic

[@sethescope]

I didn't know this and now that I do, I miss those halcyon days of sweet summer ignorance

[@epicninjafork2866]

15:38 I can't get over how this looks like the man that everyone sees in their dreams.

[@melissabrouwer7558]

Justin being dead wrong about what the glabella is, and therefore inspiring me to say finglepuint for the rest of my life. Iconic

[@amandavalentine37]

This man is without a doubt a direct descendant of hungry-faced Gil

[@RamoneKemono]

This is the mpreg child of Hungry-faced Gil and Toucan Dan

[@RamoneKemono]

By that I mean they each gave birth to a half of him and then stitch both parts together horizontally

[@sethescope]

@@RamoneKemono an incredibly cursed mental image from an incredibly cursed comment I like it

[@goofydess]

Once my husband started playing Elden Ring he said, “Is there a Monster Factory yet because this game has massive sliders” 😂

[@PjKneisel]

My EXACT reaction

[@ibreathefiction]

I legit returned the game cuz it wasn't my thing, but I had so much fun with the character creation and kept showing my husband things until he finally said "I smell monster factory material," to which I posted about it being over. This was an amazing surprise

[@sachikocchi]

during the past 6 years, monster factory has helped me get through some very, very dark times in life. seeing a new upload in the series nearly made me cry tears of joy. thank you for always making me smile griffin and justin

[@catandnova]

Once I heard them play off Griff's mouth blunder, I had to turn CC on. Thank you to whoever put the subtitles in. I wish you the best

[@BlackieSootfur]

God i forgot how FUNNY these are i made the mistake of trying to eat while i watched and nearly inhaled my pizza

[@Noonmark]

my pain trying to watch this while eating a Soup at panera LOL

[@BenDover-sl9zx]

Are y’all being ironic when You say this is funny? I’m being serious

[@BlackieSootfur]

@@BenDover-sl9zx no, i am easily amused and find videos like this hilarious. hope this helps 💞

[@BenDover-sl9zx]

@@BlackieSootfur wow that’s a shock. As long as you like it that’s all the matters I guess

[@posermetal8884]

me but in the middle of rippin a cone 💀

[@jenoVaswIItness]

I have never been more excited for a KZbin notification in my life.

[@LapsTaps]

The GASP I made when it popped up!! Return of the kings!!!

[@__mads__]

I actually shed a tear or two!

[@ericburgwinkel1309]

I literally did a double take. my favorite series is back!

[@mjuno2909]

'have we made a sad monster before?' how quickly you forget gil.

[@pebbl_eeater]

it’s been a while since i couldn’t look at something because it caused me so much discomfort, and the irises getting really small really did that for me. that you for bringing back monster factory boys i missed it so much

[@nerdynoah]

Much love to the boys, but can we give a standing ovation to our favorite editor, Clayton? Dude has not missed a beat

[@rhiflux]

the hidden hero of the factory

[@sethescope]

@@rhiflux griffin and Justin out there in the limelight while Clayton is out on the monster factory's factory floor with a mop, a screwdriver, and a can-do attitude putting in the work

[@mephostopheles3752]

There’s something poetic about the fact that the Grinch-Hunter started out as Griffin’s approximation of himself in the Elden Ring character creation system. Has the same energy as Griffin playing a more smooth and athletic version of his child-self in Ballad of Bigfoot.

[@spencerwillits2766]

I love the character growth from "i know we always make a naked green man and call him Shrek 2, but let's make a guy who can actually to survive" to "let's see those clothes. Yeah we're gonna take all that off"

[@joegrimes9232]

6:06. That right there? Front row tickets to a Muse concert. Straight Matt Bellamy vibes. "you think we should have gotten places a bit further back? Take in the lightshow and the...?" "naw naw naw. We want to be front row baby." "I'm uncomfortable"

[@TeekyTK]

I truly thought this series was dead and I appreciate this so very much. See you next year boys

[@evelynlamoy8483]

For once their creation looked happy, and really drivven to fight the grinch, and they just kept going until he looked haunted and disheveled and STILL JUST REALLY WANTING TO FIGHT THE GRINCH

[@BigJiggly]

More driven to fight the grinch than ever. The grinch graduated from grand theft to child abduction you see.

[@jennas3212]

I cracked up throughout, but the thing that fucking got tears rolling down my cheeks was for some reason, "Oh you fucking cowards" when you saw the sliders at 21:38 Holy shit! Hahaha the realization that they scaled, with Griffin sounding genuinely mad at the game. FUCK it's so good!

[@thorin4406]

You guys changed this game for me. I can never see boiled shrimps without hearing "five tasty little shrahmps" out loud, in my brain. Sincerely - thank you.

[@TheCrazyChickity]

OH MY GOD!!! I thought this series died. I NEVER clicked faster on a video before. I honestly had to refresh my subscription tab a few times to really make sure I was it right. THE BOYS ARE BACK TO MAKE MORE MONSTERS AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER!!!

[@h00pla434]

The show didn't die, just the supply of character generators that let you make monsters.

[@PjKneisel]

I mean modders unlock sliders all the time. That’s how they did Mass Effect so well. Cyberpunk 2077 has gotta have some goodness right?

[@willowjohnson8553]

“We’re grown men-let us slide!” - Justin “Hoops” McElroy, 2022

[@BunniesWillEatYou]

My husband and I were celebrating our 2nd wedding anniversary when I got the notification for this video. The best anniversary present we have received.

[@youngstermcgee420]

8:47 hey it’s the cockroach guy from monsters vs aliens

[@percy445]

hi clayton if you’re watching this. this is your magnum opus of editing. very good job incredible

[@QsPhilosophy]

Literally yesterday I thought "I bet the McElboys could make a real mess of Elden Ring" and went looking to see if they were gonna do one. So glad to have you back in the factory, boys. A soul still burns!

[@PjKneisel]

As soon as I booted up Elden Ring I was like “there better be a Monster Factory of this!!!” Ya’ll should do Cyberpunk too

[@Harekrsna222]

Thank you for keeping this series alive. I was almost finished watching all the old monster factory videos and got kinda sad that there would be no more to watch.

[@johnthomason9980]

Man, I'm so glad to see it back. Also, at around the 8-minute mark, they start absolutely *hurtling* towards Steve Buscemi.

[@clairemckinley691]

6:54 “What’s a glabella?” Oh how such an innocent sentence can awaken so much in the soul of a former Dan and Phil fan

[@maddiedoes3571]

Ntm they were freakin wrong about it they started talking about the philtrum smh

[@plant_f00d]

i was devastated they got it wrong 😂

[@johncameron1935]

looks like your soul still burns

[@shockofthenew]

I had forgotten this monster started with a Griffin base... a bold artistic statement.

[@Karlhuna]

This series has a direct line to my funny bone. Straight up in tears rn.

[@Narokkurai]

I KNEW IT! I knew the factory would open its doors for one more monster. Now we just need that Crusader Kings Part 2.

[@rynemcgriffin1752]

Now that those doors are open, there’s no stopping the tidal wave of boys

[@VeritasGames]

Best series on KZbin

[@__Stitchy]

This series has not had a bad episode. The last one is my favourite video ever, jIM jELLIES is my spirit animal

[@Memento_Mori]

It's cool to see other youtubers I know in the comments, your in depth Tarkov videos are some of my favorites too!

[@mimzyy2432]

So happy to see the factory back in business!! You guys rock, monster factory is my absolute favorite series

[@realmattytime]

one of the only series that makes me laugh out loud and not just exhale sharply

[@pog_champion]

I will never ever say "fingerprints" correctly after this experience. It'll always be "fingelprints". Thank you, Grinch-Hunter boys!

[@monseigneurmyriel5803]

so happy to see this series return! thank you so much! gonna keep me more engaged with the channel!

[@octoberanderson6510]

This is my favorite series on KZbin and I was so happy to see the newest installment in my feed. Thanks boys, always a treat

[@StevskiMedia]

"we'll make these kind of tasteful" jump cut to full face tattoo. That got me 😄

[@moss_yt]

I saw that the title was Christmas related and thought “Well, there hasn’t been a new episode since at LEAST Christmas. Let me how long it’s been, it can’t be more than a few months, right?” Y’all, IT HAS BEEN A CALENDAR YEAR! Time just loves to march on, huh?

[@DeeDee-ye5qe]

AMAZING

[@spencykings3182]

what do you mean? it's only been a week

[@Thetenthdoctor24]

Not only is this video a blessing in every way but knowing there's a second part on the way???? There is no better feeling on this earth. Thank you boys for something to look forward to

[@bohemient]

oh my god i almost cried seeing this thumbnail. i thought they stopped making them because some people were getting offended by creations and that made me so depressed because these two and this series have lifted me out of dark places. im so happy!!

[@sethescope]

they don't make them as much just because it's funnier when it's irregular. it's hard to make stuff like this constantly. I don't know where that rumor came from but it's not true.

[@pablobeecaso]

Bit of a shame this boy didn't get a proper name, cause from the "next time on" clips it looks like they make a new boy. Very happy to see the monster factory up and running again though :)

[@DeeDee-ye5qe]

grinch hunter in our hearts 4ever 2022-2022

[@PjKneisel]

F

[@__mads__]

Today is my birthday, and this is absolutely the BEST gift I could have woken up to. Thank you so much, Ditto & Juice! I’m gonna wear my Monster Factory t-shirt today, even though the pandemic has made it pretty tight on me!

[@zacharyraucci2224]

Happy birthday!!

[@johnthomason9980]

Hey, Happy Birthday!!!!

[@HaloProductionsUSA]

Happy monster boy birthday

[@Its_just_mary]

Hey it’s my birthday too! Birthday buddies! Lol I feel the same way though. Amazing gift

[@annacampbell2734]

Happy Birthday!

[@NeedsMoreBirds]

It’s great to see you guys back making monsters again! I’ve missed this series.

[@kingcalamity6276]

I find it interesting that the Grinch Hunter is hairy and green, like the Grinch himself. Thematically it reminds me of Bloodborne, where the hunters must encourage the beasthood within themselves in order to do battle with the beasts, so too must the Grinch Hunter walk the line between Who and Grinch.

[@ion3122]

Tiny tinas wonderlands has a decent character creator and lets you unlock the sliders for extreme action. You should do that for next weeks episode.

[@catboid]

shoot this straight into my veins boys, i’ve been waiting

[@shansta7000]

Please never leave us again, these are amazing.

[@Marchchio]

Such a huge ray of sunshine ♥️ So glad there's another episode! I am also someone who listens to these to fall asleep/relax. Thank you for the monsters

[@rayngoldberg]

Lord I was hoping they would do this game. I started choke-laughing at the reveal of Griffin's digital avatar, and knew I was in good hands again. I needed this.

[@stardeki]

OH MY GOD?? THE FACTORY IS OPEN AGAIN?????

[@MakingWay000]

I am so glad this is back, it's one of my favorite series on KZbin, can't wait to see more!

[@meg2444]

Coming back to re-watch this already! Monster Factory got me through 2020, not an exaggeration. Love you guys and would love to see more Monster Factory even if you do it in a game you've done before! Thanks for coming back :)

[@maggiejackson2160]

Hey boys? Boys. We weren’t two minutes in before Griffin just pulled the trigger on full existential hamburger horror. Great job. 🔊🚘🙌🏼

[@Mamushi]

Feels like it's only been a week since the last Monster Factory. So glad it has such a consistent schedule or I'd probably go crazy or something.

[@hannahjewel]

This series is what got me interested in mbmbam, it’s been years and these brothers have been an influence to me for better and worse. I’m so glad to see it make a return :)

[@taylorl.4247]

imagine them clicking the random button and a perfect image of you begins to form

[@Tayturs]

The thing I love about this guy at the ~10:15 timestamp is that he looks like if you tried to realistically render an anime character. BIG eyes, tiny nonsensical triangle nose.

[@HerHollyness]

I thought that one looked like Pollination Technician #9 Smith from The Sims 2. 😄 Different frames of reference I suppose!

[@koen5396]

MY FAVORITE BOYS ARE BACK TO SLAP MORE MEAT TOGETHER!

[@Caositus]

I have no words for how happy I was to see you two back in the Monster Factory saddle. It was the thing that made me love the McElroy Family channel and it should be your flagship content. Please make more.

[@estherjo]

and the promise of a new episode at the end, that just takes the cake. you guys have made my life so much brighter today, thank you ✨

[@ddk2358]

RIP to this lovely monster, taken too soon by crashing. I feel like I watched 2 monster factories this week with this ep and SSS's Sleepy Steve

[@SkylerL]

I'm legit so excited to get even one more episode of this show. I've watched every episode countless times and it had really helped me get through some really bad times in my life.

[@gabrielleengel7476]

I've been binging Monster Factory and this new one makes me so happy.

[@hamletprinceofdenmark5195]

I missed Monster Factory so much, I'm so glad it's back!!

[@dannyjepp985]

The Griffin preset sent me into full-on Justin wheeze mode.

[@strawberrycatastrofy257]

Feeling a bit waterlogged with the volume of new monster factories uploaded every week

[@Necrobadger]

There's a point in the creation where it 100% looks like the half human alien from Alien : Resurrection, and I can't fucking unsee it.

[@computersocsci]

Welcome back! Excited for the next part!

[@greatfrito]

My favorite yearly weekly series is back!

[@TheTacoman84]

Love the part at 3:52 where they start with the alien from Prometheus and slowly shift to Mark Zuckerberg

[@s.jsomersartworks]

Where, the heckin' have you guys been :) Glad to have this beautiful thing back

[@BuddySweyzer]

It's like watching a classic Monster Factory episode from 2016 and I love it

[@JesterIMC]

My heart just exploded with joy at the sight of another Monster Factory. Absolutely one of my favorite series from the McElroys.