Monster Factory: Forming a Super Group With Knife Dad's Family

In the last episode, a legend was born - a legend made out of knives and, like, rat fur. But leveling up in an MMORPG takes too long, so in this episode we seek help from dozens of monstrous, heroic strangers.
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[@denkw]

I'm knife dad's gay daughter.... I'm so glad he accepts me

[@FSEThompson]

We love our lesbian knife sister

[@gaymergoose]

Christel ur my favorite lesbian superhero i love u

[@denkw]

thank u sweet friends

[@MinimumHeadroom]

im a big fan of your very small, tyrannosaurus-like arms

[@protonmonkey]

i love you knife dad's gay daughter, from one gay daughter to another gay daughter, you're a real hero

[@gothclown9013]

imagine not knowing about monster factory and just casually playing this game, then coming across 50+ superheroes in a line doing push ups in front of one single mistake called knife dad

[@shinydino]

draculol 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kagamitheamazingmagicalgir9421]

For you this was a special event, for us in Champions Online this was tuesday.

[@victryismin89]

knife dad is not "one single mistake." he is a glorious rainbow of a serial batch of mistakes.

[@Mr_Spaghetti]

goth clown no, mistake was in the line doing pushups

[@dualitysystem8430]

-Find a cool superhero MMO -Download and play it -Make a cool looking character named Revolution -Live out your fantasies of being a superhero -Some weird looking monster dude approaches and you -Probably a troll but whatever -Play along with him for a bit -Alright he's gone I can play the game normally now -Game kinda moves along really slow tbh -Spend a couple hours doing random missions -Prison Break event sounds fun -See an entire army of players destroying the game -They're all screaming something about "Knife Dad" -They're all being led by the weird dude from earlier And that's how I met a cult leader

[@roguetheotter]

ok i know its like. years later, but were you really Revolution? cause thats so rad and i feel like you're not getting enough recognition for being Knife Dad's mentor.

[@garglfluz]

@Duality System we have to know!

[@nathanielreichley4640]

Yeah I am also curious

[@shouldbewritig]

This must be what it feels like to come across a McElroy in the wilds of the internet.

[@rebeccaucich1290]

the "knife dad's gay daughter" bit ENDED homophobia

[@heliveruscalion9124]

but i'm still afraid of homes?????????????

[@Dylanquinn666]

Not all heroes wear capes. Some are composed entirely of knives.

[@gregwessendorf]

All those pretty knives would chop up that dumb ole cape anyway.

[@TheActionAss]

what about a cape made of knives

[@gregwessendorf]

*****  The Never-ending Adventures of Knife Dad: The "My Kids" Chronicles

[@gregwessendorf]

It's not the MF way, they visit a new place, make a magnificent horror, change some lives and then it's back on down the road. They're like the Incredible Hulk or Littlest Hobo, except with video games and more laughter.

[@janesmith1840]

Knives and damp, matted fur

[@pubefaceMcGee]

Diaped Up Bug Boy checking in, I don't even know if that was my real bug Mom. But Knife Dad, that's my Real Dad #1

[@kindflayer]

Minako Arisato I legit haven't laughed harder in a long time after seeing your boy and his name.

[@IzayaV]

Minako Arisato You had an amazing character idea, would love to see more of your OCs

[@pubefaceMcGee]

i'm glad my boy was a hit, we all need some laughs these days

[@pubefaceMcGee]

thanks! i actually feel like making more, that character creator is wild

[@MatthewThrone]

You character had me in tears I was laughing so hard

[@annahaynes5790]

"I am knife dad and I accept my gay daughter" - Logan (2017)

[@johncameron1935]

underrated comment

[@katherine650]

Some Absolute Bangers of Names that Didn't Get the Credit they Deserve: Mothman Prophecies Wee Lad Muscles the Wizard Taako But With a Missile Launcher Bingo the Schlock Clown The Dirt Sucker The MOSTLY Invisible Man Goodness Gracious How Bodacious Doctor Lumberjack Voldemort Skull Cop Garbage King Radical Roach Bone Problems Girl Grandpa's Got a Gun Hot Anubis Small Knife Boy Sir Bug Mouth

[@DaviddeBergerac]

I'm fucking crying

[@athenaoliver1985]

these all sound like racehorse names

[@soulrenvods]

Fucking "bone problems girl" has me DYING

[@collierhahn4743]

My favorite is just "Grandpa got a gun"

[@thefinestsake1660]

LOL

[@egtoonster]

That moment they start heading to the prison break and Griffin pans the camera around Knife Dad to see his ocean of kids following him is genuinely one of the best things I've ever witnessed from this series.

[@YamashitaTsubasa]

I teared up for real

[@UkuleleVillain]

it was inspiration at its peak

[@LordTreyHowdy]

Truly transcendent media.

[@7overfour]

Bug mom checking in! No relation to diaped up bug boy, sometimes the universe just aligns in beautiful ways

[@Hawwwlucha]

you are a wonderful and glorious person god bless

[@leahl5007]

That is gosh dang astounding!

[@mothmanofficaltm8397]

If you give a monkey a typewriter, am I right?

[@mothmanofficaltm8397]

How you doing, bug mom? Still milfing?

[@IanFraser420]

I gotta know, are "my kids" still going strong after all these years?

[@ghoulstreet]

I love how one of the last comments you see before Knife Dad goes to heaven is "DAD I BROUGHT YOU A BENCH"

[@bloodmoondocumentary2277]

Like knife dad like son

[@JohnnyBYT]

I also saw that

[@plague1263]

I actually am friends with the bench-bringer

[@ghoulstreet]

@@plague1263 tell them that they mean the world to me

[@Rebsonia]

I'm The Dirt Sucker character in this video, and I'm friends with Scump Man and Bingo The Schlock Clown, and I just wanted to say, Thank You, Knife Dad. You Made Us Strong. Strong For Knife Dad.

[@graceholland118]

So did the gospel of Knife Dad and My Kids continue grow after he ascended to heaven?

[@aaronj1172]

Can I have scump man's autograph

[@solflorspaceman]

Just an update for y’all from my boyfriend (who recently began playing CO again): knife dad is still mentioned by people there! The legend lives on.

[@lciav]

I can't get over the line "If we push hard enough we can push back time" from when they were doing pushups to revive Knife Dad

[@carolinealmeida5606]

I can't believe Knife Dad and his children ended homophobia

[@dhdydg6276]

One person's name was "taako but with a missile launcher"

[@yepisuredolikecats3979]

dhdydg OHNYGOS

[@jae1058]

so like,,,, lup

[@12bees]

if anyone has a time code i'd be So Grateful,,i'm v bad at spotting things

[@oldmanhenderson1112]

17:49, near the center of the screen.

[@Alex-tg9jj]

I LOVE UR PFP... VRASKA

[@WritingOnGames]

Unfortunately a bunch of us couldn't find Knife Dad in time to join in on the blade shenanigans, but following around an incessantly backflipping long Mario called "Itsami Amario" was pretty good fun in itself.

[@happyharold1085]

Writing on Games By failing to see Itsami Amario, I feel as though I have lost a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

[@WritingOnGames]

A lot of people asked him to be their dad in the absence of Knife Dad, but he would only father those who could backflip as well as he could. Tough parenting.

[@starfyre59]

Can someone explain to me what happened to revolution? I'm stupid

[@happyharold1085]

Titan Supremo Revolution was an NPC.

[@megumichan17]

Yeah! I was in a party with him LMAO. That guy was the real hero. Him and Goku.

[@abunchofletters9507]

D.C. fan: "The Justice League is the best!" Marvel fan: "No, the Avengers are the best!!" Monster Factory fan: "Guys shut up, it's neither. You ever here of My Kids lead by Knife Dad?"

[@NeonGreyscale]

the knife family is even better than batfam

[@porygonlover322]

Oh man, this one's finally up. I was Dr. Slab - if you were there, you may remember me inviting you to the group since I was one of the few people with an account old enough to do so. (I was also one of the people lifting benches in another dimension when they filled Zone 1)

[@porygonlover322]

In retrospect I should have made Ted Nugent

[@porygonlover322]

13:18 THE CAMERA LINGERED ON ME FOR A SECOND BUT MY TAIL IS SO LONG MY NAME IS OFF THE SCREEN WHEN I DO PUSHUPS

[@porygonlover322]

also lowkey disappointed you didnt say anything about the dude in zone chat rambling about angels and demons

[@Animenite97]

All of this is amazing. I love each and everyone of you.

[@roidroid]

how long ago did this happen? I'm curious how long it takes to edit an episode together.

[@CAPES4CHRIST]

Knife Dad is better than my real dad because he accepts his gay children

[@lenacarey2333]

Ryan Hardt who needs a real dad when you have Knife Dad? (On a more serious note, I'm sorry to hear that, and I relate)

[@lenacarey2333]

Commentor O' Truth get the hell out of here, homophobic piece of garbage. Nobody asked for your shitty opinion. You honestly think being gay is a choice? With the way the world is today, who in their right mind would choose to be that way? I'm gay and it isn't a choice and I'm proud of it.

[@loganmeitz255]

Commentor O' Truth Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaart

[@BDazzle77]

What Commentor O' Truth said is real unpleasant and it is deeply unfortunate to see that kind of rhetoric present in our community. But, before they respond again I want to take a moment to celebrate the fact that such ignorance is pretty sparse in a good portion of Polygon comment sections, especially those of our soft boys. I love to have these rare online spaces in which most people are genuinely positive and supportive, especially in contrast to the garbage that fills many youtube comment sections in particular. So for every person on these videos posting that kind of hate know that there are a bunch more who are accepting and here to share our love of video games, goofs, and video game goofs.

[@skutigera]

Commentor O' Truth nick and griffin wouldn't approve of your spiteful ignorance, maybe you're better suited to another community, like, say.... jontron or something. or better yet, a raft in the middle of the atlantic ocean. EDIT: same with idiodyssey. like bigotry (yeah, i used the big bad "sjw" word) can't count as an opposing viewpoint because its an invalid one, as it's harmful and entirely wrong in every way ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@rachelturner693]

im the person who sent the friend request that pissed griffin off at 16:45, sorry to have angered you knife dad

[@shinydino]

rachel all is forgiven, child. Daddy did not intend to hurt one of his precious knife children

[@lenacarey2333]

Knife Dad is such a gay icon. Polygon has really been delivering on the gay icons lately, first Bone Dogg and now Knife Dad.

[@ghoulstreet]

Lena Carey I hope they meet and fall in love in heaven

[@galaxygold5939]

he never truly accepted gay daughter, not because she was gay, but because he only accepts sons

[@lenacarey2333]

BlueLemon how could I possibly forget

[@benditlikebeckhamofficial]

BlueLemon Mëlissa is my hero

[@gaymergoose]

benditlikebeckhamofficial same tho

[@reighfreuden6473]

It was not Knife Dad's knives, nor his Children, that made him an unstoppable force of morally dubious justice. It was his commitment as a father figure. May he rest in peace.

[@COWHATE]

I hope someone finds Revolution and gets him in super group.

[@cromanticheer]

I hope Revolution's player learns someday that there exist fanfics shipping Revolution with Knife Dad.

[@endi2778]

i was bingo the schlock clown, thank you for hosting this knife dad it was an honor to fight by your side

[@minmax5]

this is like Monster Factory: the game

[@kagamitheamazingmagicalgir9421]

We have players who basically do monster factory for every character they create. Some players have hundreds of characters like this. I've seen things...

[@minmax5]

This really makes me want to play this tbh, all the creative and silly options! it actually seems like it could be fun!

[@kingofburgerz]

I hope there's a post on the heroes online forum freaking out about this whole affair

[@kagamitheamazingmagicalgir9421]

There is. Not so much freaking out, more like calling this the greatest thing ever.

[@lenacarey2333]

Would you kindly link us to this forum post

[@ParadoxGavel]

Taako But With A Missile Launcher is my favorite superhero ever.

[@galacticmackerel4954]

Mary McGinnis *launchr

[@nighty7913]

honestly... can polygon sell those knife dad mugs cause i would buy one

[@yepisuredolikecats3979]

hyacinthoide somebody made it on redbubble (check comment up above)

[@lordoflame212]

New reality show: Ten Thousand Children and their Dad who is Knives

[@corrucyst]

heres a better concept: its a 90s sitcom

[@JoshCloss]

Gart checking in If you need someone to throw a bench at a supervillain (18:57), I'm your Gart

[@dandeliondew]

thank you gart! i made a comment but didn't name you because i didn't see it. thank for your service, even 6 months later

[@livebackwards]

Toe to tip, this one's a Gart! - Matt Groening

[@jpobi9880]

I genuinely laughed. Thank you 2 years later

[@TheFrostsabre]

Omg I noticed that, that was hilarious

[@mejhdhhicbfshihids652]

Yo thanks for the timestamp that was fucking hilarious

[@UsotheMarshmallow]

when griff said he had to pee he put in chat 'afk biobreak' and i feel like that bit of terminology should really have picked up by now

[@tristansmith8824]

*FRIENDSHIP ENDED WITH THE MCU, KNIFE DAD IS MY FRIEND NOW*

[@CJWproductions]

No Polygon game review or sneak peek has made me want to play a game more than the sight of all the strong beautiful knife children leaping and flying down the street to stop crimes.

[@Spo8]

Every time Monster Factory brings the community in, it goes horribly well.

[@sorlag110]

Yes like that time a secret house party almost got Griffin evicted from his virtual property

[@therodentman]

thats probably the most action the server has gotten in months possibly years

[@ImBulbizarre]

I want knife dad to be my real dad

[@COWHATE]

Knife dad is every ones dad....if you're a knife.

[@argenteus8314]

knife dad is all of our real dads

[@Dunne147]

OMG someone said "say hello to ms beakman" when he said he was going to heaven.

[@lemonmart7793]

I can't express how amazing it feels to be immortalized forever in a Monster Factory video. Knife Dad you made this Peach Bride Detective VERY happy!

[@lenacarey2333]

This itched my boy mayor nostalgia and it feels great

[@finleytaylor8643]

boy mayor grew into regular mayor

[@JaesadaSrisuk]

The KnifeDad family's arch-nemesis should be the Blunt Clan, comprising of hammer people, mace people, club people and the infamous Dr. Morning Star.

[@burningflurber]

And stoners?

[@gregwessendorf]

Perhaps also smoking blunts, to show how drugs are for bad guys?

[@Leet-iz2fz]

Actually, his main villain is Gun Dad, an evil clone of Knife Dad who used to be a salad and is covered in guns.

[@WillcraftAnimations]

Leet 1337 I can see the crossover with Toucan Dan already...

[@KongQuest95]

18:57 that guy who threw the chair at the super villain.

[@ItsTheCos]

i yelled laughing at him

[@stevethebarbarian9876]

*"LAUGHING!!!"*

[@livebackwards]

Just like Gart!

[@sapphic_sophie]

livebackwards 1000/10. just like gart.

[@HippoJPLauncher]

Did like Reddit ever find out who revolution was? Cause they're the coolest and I want to thank them for being Knife dads mentor

[@magnumbadguy9354]

This video is a demonstration of how to single handily revive a player base of a dead game

[@CapnJigglypuff]

Do you think Revolution ever found his way into MY KIDS?

[@mahlon2477]

There is no heterosexual explanation for Knife Dad having a rainbow trailing him... I, for one, love my gay Knife Dad

[@undergroundmonorail]

I paused the video to do pushups. I only did 5 before I fell down but that's more than I've done in like six years. FOR KNIFE DAD!

[@quepacho64]

man, infinity wars is looking great

[@thefastandthefurriest4937]

Ooh nice! I was Robot Monster in this video, it was fun! I show up a couple times in the crowd but I went alongside my friend Knife Dad's Gay Daughter and it was a good time

[@dragonboo6644]

These guys couldn't be more noble in what they're doing. They're making hilarious content while uniting people on old and new games, bringing life to old games, making people have fond memories of games they've never even played. Ugh, Monster Factory reminds me why I'm a gamer through and through.

[@PsychicRadroach]

"Hospital cars" Is that what they're called? Really?

[@Animenite97]

(I can't tell if your joking.) No, they are called ambulances.

[@atomicthumbsV2]

Yes, they are called hospital cars.

[@sanveerbindra7190]

they're hospital cars in British English and ambulances in American don't know why the mcelroys prefer the British nomenclature

[@chcc12]

No, no they're not.

[@flippanties]

Since when do we brits call them hospital cars?

[@Kittyapoc]

"Bug mom can get it" glad I wasn't the only one thinking that

[@FSEThompson]

This is truly why MMORPGs were invented.

[@ebob182]

I laughed way too hard at "Diaped up Bug Boy"

[@Nonon471]

Bug Mom was real thirsty for it, huh?

[@Mr_Spaghetti]

Jakuzure Nonon i mean knife daddy said she could get it right from the start

[@Kryptnyt]

She was 2/10 face but 10/10 everything else

[@bigballemos]

This is such a beautiful episode. I love when fans join in

[@mistertwister2000]

Usually in online games when Griffin creates a monstrosity everyone ignores it, so I genuinely loved that this community immediately embraced him and began to worship the Blade Father

[@TheLateLordKardok]

Every time one of the Monster Factory's creations summons their army of friends for aid, it reminds me of Gravity Falls' Weirdmageddon. Just a million unthinkable demons of multicolored madness being unleashed upon the realm.

[@MrToasty9000]

ok as a MBMBAM fan i already know the McElroys are really considerate of their lgbt audience, but i really appreciated hear them say "of course we accept you, our fictional gay daughter!" the gaming scene can be so hostile to lgbt people, its nice to be reaffirmed like that.

[@StrumstarHammer]

There's always that one guy who shows up as Renamon.

[@exclasen]

Taako But With A Missile Launcher is very good, yes

[@sploopst6868]

he did 'em dirty in front of they dad 😢😢😢

[@Hawwwlucha]

-Sun Tzu

[@n__n]

GLORY TO THE SERRATED FATHER

[@EvilLordCanas]

Fucking Busto made my heart stop there for a moment.

[@TheDrummerdude1313]

Dreadshark checking in. Me and Sgt. Snake were waiting forever for this moment

[@salamander9575]

I love not only the brothers, but they community they've built. It's so pure and kind and supportive of doing dumb things just for the fun of it. Like, it's so anti judgemental and perfect.

[@kirbyskitchencorner]

Knife Dad and Monster Factory was what made me try this game recently, Very into it now and I'm happy to say that the Super Group MY KIDS is Still active today, was worried it was lost to time when I couldn't search for it in-game, but saw someone recently still in the group :-] Knife Dad lives on 🔪🐺🎸 (my only regret is hesitating to ask them to invite me to join the family)

[@PharaohDez]

Loving this sweet soft dad and his 10,000 soft children.

[@lenore6251]

mood: pepsiman jumping around with a bench at 18:33

[@yiannipapadimos1475]

Sometimes, in the dead of night, I think about the fact that Justin called ambulances "hospital cars"

[@ItsFefnir]

I thought that Busto was someone's character for a moment. But no, it was just cross-series canon out of nowhere.

[@Robenicks]

Oh, hey, one of my characters was in the Powerhouse lineup! Someone brought this to my attention. :D

[@jadeyxboox]

It doesn't quite beat Boy Mayor's motley crue, but god it's close.

[@SugarDelights]

"We're some kind of....suicide squad."

[@sapphic_sophie]

“What are we, some kind of... my kids?”

[@HunterJE]

Love the rainbow, but one of the other heroes was surfing on a sword as their travel power which I'm pretty sure was an oversight given Knife Dad's whole character concept...

[@batbby3015]

What a nice beefy boy

[@Andrew-ru4op]

He's definitely a dad and not a boy?

[@batbby3015]

A dad can be a Boy!!

[@Andrew-ru4op]

A boy dad

[@batbby3015]

The best boy dad there is

[@Andrew-ru4op]

He gives the boy mayor a run for his money

[@BM-fb1mz]

Knife Dad and Knife Dads Gay Daughter are my icons

[@williamyobani1921]

You ever watch the best McElroy Brothers videos back-to-back and realize existence is painful and should have stopped long ago?

[@littleratfella6857]

Knife Dad is such a nice wholesome hero that my kids can look up to.

[@oliviamae8577]

"knife dad's gay daughter" ME TOO

[@kappaross6124]

The response that to that bug complaint.... it restored my faith in humanity. Thank you Knife Dad. You are the hero we never believed that we'd ever know that we always needed.

[@andreaduggins5996]

bug complaint?

[@tylerpetty5458]

I think super dogs should be allowed to invite members!

[@keaton5101]

they really made the right choice with rainbow run

[@RoseShrimp]

I'm glad to see Joe made it in, but sadly my character, Running Won't Save You, is never on screen.

[@theneonsongbird1200]

There are few things as wholesome as people banding together in an mmo. This may be the most heartwarming monster factory ever

[@Gallant_Silver]

I wish Monster Factory always uploaded this close together.

[@aidanleffler4897]

16:06 pepsiman, i see that door stuck reference and i love you for it

[@snoixalicious]

im handshaking you through four years on noticing this too

[@wendtchr]

"Your push ups made me alive again" Historic words

[@demency2741]

I need to become a knife so I can finally have a good dad

[@myettechase]

I love that Knife Dad went from a hot topic toilet mistake to the ultimate PFlag parent who shoots out rainbows when he naruto-runs

[@SunRey1116]

I have watched this video countless times but it kills me to see all the different heroes and their names. I just now noticed Taako But With A Missile Launcher @ 18:40

[@---fi2ml]

knife dad you have the most comforting energy of any monster factory creation. i was sad today and so i came here bcaus i knew you would console me. i love u knife dad

[@TheEffectOfMass]

Pushups with Superman music had me dying

[@jothyeen]

where can i buy that mug

[@Baby_Penguin01]

I went to a personalised mug website and made that mug and genuinely sat for about 5 minutes contemplating whether I should buy it or not

[@dafkakafka]

someone already made it on redbubble! here's the link: www.redbubble.com/people/goodgoodgoofboy/works/25033758-worlds-best-dad-worlds-sharpest-knife?grid_pos=61&p=mug&style=standard

[@Hawwwlucha]

AMAZING, JASON

[@dafkakafka]

+Priestly Shirou lmao thanks, don't give me the credit tho! i didn't make it

[@richardthomas8371]

Knife Dad & The Super Kids > The Avengers > The Justice League RIP DC & Marvel! We now have the super hero franchise we deserve.

[@emmayoung2089]

When all the kids started attacking things, it looked like a Final Smash attack and i love it

[@artisticDisgrace]

im so happy about how nice that dude that they teamed up with is, its so heartwarming

[@SomethingWet]

I've been feeling really bad and depressed lately but seeing new monster factory always makes me feel better....thank you boys

[@Shadrakor]

Some say Knife Dad's children still guard the mayor to this day. And if you do enough pushups, Knife Dad will smile down on your from the stars.

[@Giantwaspface]

The slow build up of the superman theme gets me every time.