Monster Factory: Making a Rowdy, Dirty Boy in Dark Souls 3

Griffin and Justin play Dark Souls 3 on launch day, create a rowdy, dirty boy version of The Joker, and then get absolutely manhandled by every enemy in the game. Welcome to Monster Factory!
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[@r.d.shepard1569]

"My body's never gonna look like that, is it?" "Yeah you'll never make it that far" WAS THAT A THREAT

[@AceAttorny]

No, it was a promise.

[@bowpow]

LMFAHSHSHHAJA

[@katnon]

Little did Justin know, Berries and Cream would be his legacy.

[@Silverwind87]

At least beans are no longer his brand.

[@jennareynolds1403]

Oh wow, the berries and cream guy has a video series and podcast?

[@Doctor_Nu]

Please elaborate.

[@fwoqma]

@@Silverwind87 man really pivoted the brand so effectively that bean boy is no longer a relevant bit

[@romanparker9076]

i love when justin and griffin don't say words in reaction to a new face they just immediately start making the noises they think it would make

[@redactedwatkins6195]

i'm a junker, i'm a smunker, i'm a midnight tunker,

[@revenevan11]

Best comment right here

[@meatballphilosopher5734]

I get unleavened on the ruuuun

[@Silverwind87]

I read this to the beat of "I'm a menace, a dentist, an oral hygienist."

[@Silverwind87]

Some people call me the scum junker.

[@ZombieTurtleInvasion]

I snussed just once and my nose turned into a manta ray

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

@Xavier Carbonneau _doo do doo do_

[@wj2429]

Griffin acts exactly like my brother when he can't beat a boss, starts arguing with the game developers and goes through all the stages of grief. Love it.

[@jdantas6612]

He truly shows his position as the youngest brother

[@californiansniper2133]

I blame Miyazaki every time I die

[@theindomitablemass]

@@californiansniper2133 I blame Todd regardless of developer. We all know that he’s an omnipresent, omnipotent fey monster.

[@sethescope]

@@theindomitablemass you ever heard of six degrees of Kevin bacon? pretty sure there's a six degrees of Todd Howard too, where you can find the legitimate connections that make every game issue ultimately Todd's fault

[@flandersnatch2285]

the seven stages of dark souls: 1 confusion 2 denial 3 bargaining 4 anger 5 anger 6 triumph 7 anger

[@plemgrubern]

OH BOY I'VE BEEN BEDEVILED!

[@leiram8833]

@Jemma Wilson It's about to be at 999, which is 666 upside down!

[@Silverwind87]

YOU'RE BEDEVILING ME!

[@bravetherainbow]

"Look at the nostrils now, Grif-FINNNN!" lol Justin sounds so accusatory

[@queensalmon4905]

9:23 for people wondering lmao

[@DestinationD]

'Why is he doing the Waluigi's cross chop? - Why of all of the characters would you attribute the cross chop to Waluigi NICK!!!'

[@mauvemagnolia]

@@queensalmon4905 I went to that point in the video, watched for a bit and then paused it to keep reading more comments, only to scroll back up to find I had left it at 9:32 which is just a full frame close up of the nostrils. oh the junker noooooo...

[@STARPHASE]

'That's not what face do" has to be one of my favorite lines. It's so simple, but so perfect.

[@torij8031]

I have a similar favorite phrase from BDG: "why do pirhana plant have bone in it?"

[@kara2125]

'that's not what face do' could be the monster factory tagline

[@joaogomes9405]

Mine's "hi my name is the *SUCC* "

[@c1nnamodoll]

_why waste time use lot word when few word do trick?_

[@Ric_Vicious]

@@torij8031 He's gotta point though, lol. Why do Piranha Plant have bone in it!?

[@ZombieTurtleInvasion]

Hey Justin's """tickling noise""" is Bad

[@leiram8833]

I didn't know such a gross """noise""" could come out of such a sweet boy

[@shockofthenew]

It got me right in my misophonia! :D

[@mimimustrule]

Wow junkrats design changed a lot from beta to release

[@AlleyCatAlex]

Mimi Likes Tumblr omg

[@ripelivejam]

Dark Souls 3 NEXT

[@HackneySack]

Genuinely furious Griffin is my favorite Griffin.

[@Sage_the_Turt]

i know this is 5 years old but i need it to be known at first i thought you meant *you* were genuinely furious that THIS griffin is your favorite, of all the griffins.

[@4n0mie]

"her cheeks are annexing the Crimea of her jowls" oH MY GOD

[@jackelman]

their sheer joy when they find similar face is magical

[@Izolus]

I love how Griffin says they’re not going to stop until he smiles, so instead he removes his mouth entirely

[@Ric_Vicious]

lol, one of my favorite parts. Justin can actually carry a tune. "Show me that smile again...."

[@CaptLuser]

6:26 i can't stop thinking about justin's ticklin' sound

[@gfox9295]

yep. Got a new ticklin' noise now.

[@Mewz123]

Broke: Voldemort Woke: Billdemort

[@CHLOCHLOLP]

:(

[@RacharTrek]

I think this is my favorite Monster Factory. The part where the Junker talks about his favorite Bible verses and his Meemaw's recipe for peach cobbler kills me every time...

[@justinkroboth360]

The way Justin says Meemaw just slays me. When he said "me and Meemaw" at the end of the Dark Souls 2 video, I pretty much died.

[@MsCliffRacer]

YaoiPutin You should hear them talk about their peepums.

[@RacharTrek]

like Peepums Nasty Gum?? :D

[@jdozer96]

His accent was on point.

[@chastermief839]

Justin's origin story for him "he fell in a vat of skoal" is what does it for me

[@nix6940]

I don't understand this new rating system. "8/10" What the fuck am I supposed to do with that?

[@WritingOnGames]

HOW DOES THAT GIVE ME MORE PANTS

[@kayEnt3rtainm3nt]

Writing on Games I love your work!

[@narcspector]

The BEST

[@TylerBradford]

Take that, add "I feel like everytime you dodge roll, you get to see a lot of balls", and you've got the Great American Novel, right there.

[@bigbigtruck]

"she looks like a cartoon for temperance" I lost it

[@chertikinamoto]

There is no God, there is only The Succ

[@funky2670]

Cherti Kinamoto my future yearbook quote

[@lime_lorelei]

untrue but funny praise God

[@thomaswhitney8381]

"HOW DOES THAT GIVE ME *MORE* PANTS!?" killed me

[@john-tc8xd]

Joker (2019) featuring Joaquin Phoenix

[@Roguekriger]

To this day, Griffin yelling about not getting a dinosaur and "THEY'LL FIGURE IT OUT. THEY'LL FIGURE IT OUT. THEY'LL FIGURE IT OUT. THEY'LL FIGURE IT OUT" makes me cry laughing

[@vaivesperi]

I know I’m kinda screaming into the void here, but these videos make me feel not so lonely

[@wendtchr]

You're not alone in that feeling.

[@yenee94]

Mood

[@narcspector]

Yeahhh def not screaming into the void. Idk what the hell happened to Monster Factory after Crusader Kings 3 though... 😶

[@roguetheotter]

2 years later, and this holds true.

[@aramada998]

3 years later still come back to this when I'm not feeling great, you aint alone

[@aerismeadows]

this ain't gonna work juice, we might have to start over and give our boy a new job

[@WritingOnGames]

if you look close enough into mah stick you'll see mah favourite bahbel vurses

[@rachelpontillo7151]

I deadass think this is the best monster factory line to date

[@coykoi5128]

100%

[@Dabednego]

Gots to be releejus when ya gotta face lahk mahn

[@quirkthekenku]

"Is that gonna go away or is this just the fight now?!" new goal to make my players say that in DnD

[@emmagrace8749]

something about watching this in 2021 and seeing justin reference berries & cream… if only you knew what was coming my man

[@scatterbraindonor]

???

[@stylox1253]

"We may have to start over and give our boy a new job" Has become what I say all the time when a video game character doesn't do what I need them to

[@SixPapayas]

3:50 = "Pleas, I just want to bring order to the world" I laughed so hard. The voice is perfect!!!

[@ripelivejam]

"oh, you're really off to the races there..."

[@DaMaLoJo]

I LOST it

[@rebeccaucich1290]

"this is the best one yet" can be said of every single monster factory video

[@Prince_Luci]

“FREEBIRD! FREEBIRD! FREEBIRD! FREEBIRD!” Lol just screaming in an old skeletons face over and over.

[@taylordiclemente5163]

There's one of those guys at every show.

[@cemebaby]

4:45 potion seller...

[@bpsr8123]

enough of these games

[@zeph769]

You cannot handle my strongest potions. My strongest potions could kill a dragon, let alone a man.

[@gavindillon1486]

Nah, that's that knight.

[@user-mz3zi9mx1e]

its been 4 years since this video came out and griffin's deeply frustrated "FUCK OFFFF" at 12:23 still makes me absolutely lose it

[@Dylan_Platt]

Now I kinda really want a mod of any Souls game that just has that clip play every time you get killed.

[@Internetresident0451]

It's like Joker accidentally fell back into the chemical vats a few dozen times

[@MidoriJane12]

“no you’ll never make it that far” justin please don’t kill your brother

[@sycastells1212]

I'm sure he meant it in a purely actuarial sense.

[@garfieldbrooks]

@@sycastells1212 no hes gonna kill griffin

[@sycastells1212]

@@garfieldbrooks He's on record as saying his brothers are very profitable. I don't think he would jeapardize that. At least not until his kids are supporting themselves. So Griffin has about... 15-20 years.

[@californiansniper2133]

@@sycastells1212 😦

[@100ftfox]

I wish Monster Factory videos came out daily. or hourly. Actually, can you just do a lifetime Monster Factory Stream?

[@SevenSamurai1954]

Livestream 23 hours a day 6 days a week, release 30 one hour videos o the day off

[@skylerhowey6260]

I'm sorry, if this is a deal we need Travis McElroy there too. Then it's My Monster, My Monster, and Me

[@Emily-oq1ey]

“But does it also have similar face?” “please please please PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE WHERE IS IT-?!!” “YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!”

[@katqt32]

Griffin's incredulous anger at the first boss is the best thing about this episode. That and the Junker's nose.

[@AbsoluteTravisT]

I didn't know if they could find an actor good enough to replace Heath Ledger but I think Mac Tonight was an inspired casting.

[@twunkus]

jared leto really let himself go huh

[@doghugs]

I had to go back just to hear Justin get so disgusted that he turned into a wild beast at 4:36 so many times

[@SaraStar7373]

Junker: yells at the locals until he exhausts himself Junker: takes a nap at the bonfire Junker: goes back to the locals to yell at them

[@powdgaze]

You can make Lord Farquaad in Dark Souls. Let that sink in. You. Can Make. Lord Farquaad. In Dark Souls.

[@tangothembo8198]

lord farquaad is dark souls' fursona.

[@Daniel-km5me]

4:50 Potion seller, I require your strongest potions.

[@norge0209]

5:38 = The first time I've ever gasped out loud at a Monster Factory video.

[@WastedBruh18650]

grrgggrg my name is the suck

[@JohnJameser]

+Jill Hurley I almost passed out.

[@ogcr2008]

my name is The Succ

[@nfadaloo]

I thought they had just torn his fucking lips off like it’s just a hole of gums

[@FuckTheYoutubeUsernameChange]

Can we get a moment of silence for the precious face that was lost before the brothers discovered the Junker?

[@IVIegadude]

I honestly had to pause this video several times because of the pain from laughing too hard. I seriously may have cracked a rib. Bless these boys.

[@ufofighter16]

4:19 Lost it at "Being Bedeviled"

[@JackSamuels]

Everybody needs to quarantine their face now

[@ripnecco5477]

Jack Samuels F

[@smarcher1653]

F

[@sharkofjoy]

F

[@GYAXA]

F

[@wetroomba6563]

F

[@ninepercentsuperhero]

i marathoned all these vids now what am i gonna do

[@Nissun0]

Marathon them again

[@salomendapakistanherofer7910]

And agian

[@newtonconniglio2466]

And again.

[@tyler8871]

And again.

[@gracetate3339]

And again.

[@smolygonal]

Jesus, the TechDeck reference. God, it's like west virginian high school all over again.

[@sylph8005]

Really? We have tech decks here in New York

[@Lishadra]

10:37 Justin's laugh escapes him like a convict escaping from the zoo

[@Tayturs]

It's also entertaining that the Junker got a higher review scored than DS3 did on Polygon.

[@SuperGraynard]

+Hannah Ballard That same reviewer gave Dark Souls 2 a higher score than 3, if that tells you anything about their preferences.

[@timbeaux1]

+SuperGraynard Phil Kollar is a good boy. He is my son.

[@SuperGraynard]

+Tim Normand I'm sure he's great, I just disagree with his review.

[@kittenkraze13]

7:16 she's like an edvard munch painting

[@megangallagher4047]

Keelah Se'Lai if they were going for "the brooch" they only got Salome, but like a zombie version of Salome

[@Nissun0]

I've watched this video like 7 times and just now i understood the line "Yo man what's going on, I look like one of them Uruk Hai"

[@KmtKV5]

"She looks like she's trying to quarantine her face to just the middle part." Welcome to 2020, Justin, where we all quarantine our faces.

[@narcspector]

Yo THAT, and the Suicide Squad reference... WTF

[@sweetmoonpigeon7469]

8:04 Oh justin, how naive you were

[@juliam.426]

+

[@regan-janaekaasten2884]

had to check the release date on this when i heard justin sing "berries and cream, berries and cream"

[@plemgrubern]

6:29 got my ASMR going there

[@gothclown9013]

honestly? justin is such a great voice actor, that "i am the suck" sounded so good...like vocally

[@Tyranoman]

I have to pause every couple of minutes to take deep breaths....this is too much guys....

[@TackyBlitzkrieg]

Oh hey! It's that guy who released the audio for the berries and cream boy! I guess the other guy is his brother? I wonder what fruit based incident he's known for.

[@Silverwind87]

There's also a third brother, who inadvertently created a cult based around a popular stone fruit .

[@Flameclaw123]

@@Silverwind87 Just a lot of fruit-related McElroy incidents huh

[@sweetmoonpigeon7469]

i just remembered oh my god

[@7ismyfavoritenumber]

The youngest brother ate a banana really really weird once

[@Kona_AJ]

Oh look, its justin's biggest contribution to modern media at 8:00 Proud of you bud

[@scruffmutt]

7:00 something in-between The Mona Lisa and The Scream. A true work of art combining multiple classics from across the ages. 11/10 not enough nose

[@PartyTimePPLZ]

4:10 - 4:20 it's benjamin cucumberpatch

[@jackattack6540]

Bitterbitch Crummyman

[@sonjaarchaman2456]

Barnacle Crumpetboy

[@ZombieTurtleInvasion]

blenderdick cupboardlatch

[@CMDonovann]

blueberry croissantmunch

[@gothclown9013]

bologna crumblebottom

[@crowboi4124]

Rural junker falling into a vat of Skoal is my new favorite thing

[@itmedana]

BERRIES AND CREAM FORESHADOWING

[@yakosiyaj]

"She looks like she's trying to quarantine her face to just the middle part" and "Her cheeks are annexing the Crimea of her jowls" may be the most aged succession of jokes in existence

[@localman8914]

"jared leto as the joker" good job predicting morbius

[@scyence]

That's not what face do.

[@leomonteiroart]

6:04 those beautiful boys singing "show me that smile again" has healed me

[@Ric_Vicious]

Justin can actually carry a tune, lol. "Yeah, show me that smile!"

[@garbagegorl1834]

7:10 she looks like a combination of Steve buschemi and the scream painting.

[@MrSpock..]

"HOW DID THAT GIVE HIM MORE PANTS??!?!?!"

[@crimson2209]

they predicted berries and cream’s revival

[@adhdndisaster9846]

it was justin that brought it to tiktok in the first place

[@lylegreen9776]

SWEET PIGGY NOSE TECHNOLOGY

[@lornalas2542]

every time i see monster factory on my sub feed i lose my SHIT

[@DearestClaudio]

The first 8 minutes of this video were the hardest thing for me to watch while stoned. I needed to come back sober to finish the video because I was laughing too hard and couldn't stop.

[@fleastheking9657]

"maybe ill find a gun and have an advantage over all these non-gun having monsters." in death, the good hunter laughs, for the advantage is merely an illusion

[@pikapuffin368]

I'm curious - is there an opposite to the Monster Factory? Like a series where people attempt to make character creators generate something transcendentally beautiful?

[@madammarshmallow9468]

Be the change you want to see in the world

[@AccountingDerek]

that implies the precious children aren't transcendentally beautiful

[@TuckyBlue]

There is the old, is [blank] perfect?

[@Adam-yr2nq]

There is, it's called 'Monster Factory'

[@jm98]

Theres a thousands of sims videos where they go from ugly to beautiful

[@ginar2339]

"rowdy, dirty boy" "rural joker" Don't you just mean Junkrat?

[@ariannebrodeur]

I don't know if I commented this already but the WAYYY Griffin says "I can't I can't I can't I can't I can't" SO desperately and immediately hiding the face at 5:38 is SO VISCERAL FOR ME IT KILLS ME

[@moonman57]

_We'll never amount to anything, not you, not I._

[@reneeadamson156]

Hey that's not the berries and cream guy is it? I bet that's not what he'll be remembered for...

[@SomethingWet]

my favorite overwatch character

[@Smapdi_Flaffermann]

I just can't help myself. I love that danged ole Junker.

[@CharterForGaming]

I can now die peacefully, until i get resurrected for the next monster factory. so i can die peacefully again. Keep up the great(frightening) work!

[@codehorse8843]

3:18 "I snussed just once" from there it all went downhill

[@AoiYukinoMisharu]

3:30 ... she looked like she was transforming into a tengu.

[@achicken21]

11:33 absolutely stellar job, Susan, simply superb

[@JandJandJandJandJ]

Jemmy Leeto doesn't hold a match to professor sad

[@robertholt3996]

I fucking love Justin's grunt of power at 4:36

[@Reqnr]

I love you both more than words than explain.. Thank you for these beautiful gifts

[@jaydenapollo5337]

I was at Disney World a month and a half ago, the happiest place on earth, hadn’t seen this video in a few months, and the only words in my head were “I’ve been bedeviled! You’re bedevilin’ me!” over and over

[@jaydenapollo5337]

I’m vaccinated and wore a mask literally the entire time, inside buildings and out. My partners and I planned the trip when things were looking better and it was non refundable, we did our best don’t yell at me please I know it was a bad idea :(

[@cutekillerofwow]

its so hard to eat while watching this

[@KaizerHiwatari]

20:20 The sheer horror of "NO! WHAT! NO! HE'S BACK!" lmao

[@kalebburris6425]

WE NEED MORE MONSTER FACTORY

[@maxburton22]

i snussed once and my nose turned into a manta ray