"My Minecraft World is Deleting Itself..."

[@Anonymice]

14:40 Danny died in a car crash. The steps are car seats, the glass pane a windshield fragment, and the lone pieces of black being wheels. The singleplayer world where the music "Danny" plays is, I suspect, him trying to enjoy Minecraft again and the flower being placed is in memorium of his friend. The world deleting itself is, I suspect, Danny's spirit slowly deleting the world in an attempt to tell Mason to let go and move on which by the time of acceptance seems to happen. Mason seems to finally get the message that sticking around and preserving the memory of Danny isn't doing him any good and his friend has been sending him a message. The video where nothing bad happens and the music "Danny" plays in the newly generated world is where Danny's spirit is truly being preserved by enjoying minecraft and just having fun. All in all, a simple story where a guy who's clearly not been doing much of anything judging by his empty minecraft world is being told by his friend from beyond the grave to "move on and have fun again" instead of beating himself up. Honestly? A sad but sweet story.

[@Werhui]

🙂

[@bakedpotatosandbeans]

@@Werhui im homer your marge

[@DarinNo-v1z]

I knew it! Danny died!

[@zadenmcmahon2995]

This theory makes the most sense to me

[@_viruzt]

And what if, the spawned tree after the last chunk disappeared, was Danny realizing Mason was suffering, and tried to give him a last hope?

[@silkyredfox]

This is genuinely one of the most beautiful minecraft args I've seen, no evil being, no dumb creepypasta, just a sad story with a bittersweet ending. Knights did a great job with this one, I'll have to watch it myself

[@purplezillaz]

It is!!! Well said

[@randygabilo6669]

Real😢

[@Stuntlover-TM]

omg same pfp :3

[@zaphatic]

bro the ending was amazing.. i thought it would just be a normal arg but omg..

[@unknownpigeon8691]

you mean wifies did a good job on this one because he makes up all these arg channels himself for content

[@kutura_P]

the ending make me teary, this is genuinely so sad. I speculated Danny is a person close to the player and probably gone/dead, the world disappearing showing that the player is simply going through grief.

[@pauliinqq]

fr its hella sad

[@peasbowl]

i can imagine the world slowly disintegrating also being a symbol for the memories w/ danny getting fuzzier or even disappearing with age?

[@Stranger_things0000]

Danny sprite might been telling him to move on from him and start anew

[@absurdNight]

I believe the titles of the videos give us hints, too. Escaping to Hell tells us that Mason has turned to an unhealthy lifestyle in an attempt to forget, that is, until he remembers the crash that killed his friend. In Border, he isolates himself from everyone. Finally, in A New World, Mason realises that he can start a new life. Of course, he remembers his friend, but he doesn't let that ruin him. Another detail to point out that we can infer is that Mason planted saplings in a futile attempt to keep holding on. He is trapped in a cycle of hope and disappointment. All in all, this is an example of genius storytelling that I can only hope to reach the level of one day.

[@blackdeath7764]

N Pfp

[@absurdNight]

@@blackdeath7764 should prolly change it sometime

[@blackdeath7764]

@absurdNight and you did! The pfp was cute tho

[@AlexeiZagaiciuc]

ARG video starter pack: -"My Minecraft world is _" - 8 year old Protagonist plays 2011 Minecraft. - "Oh, the screaming bleeding demon head in my world? Prolly just a bug, idk" - Uploaded by some "archived old Minecraft footage" channel. - No profile pic. - Video descriptions and pinned comments read "13109790130077" or "fhcadrth achtfv". - 11 videos, only 8 featured on the page. - Video's titles spitting more philodophy than Socrates when he's high.

[@Sirpigari-bj1pu]

fr

[@MakeSureToPracticeArrasLessons]

lol so true

[@rockman7perez]

philodophy

[@amazinchannel12]

accurate

[@siren7561]

And I eat it up everytime

[@serventium4049]

I have a feeling that “Danny” is dead. The world disappearing is symbolism for Mason’s world falling apart. The rose, and you also mention him being angry, then accepting it. Similar to the stages of grief. As well as the song “Danny” playing. And the road and blocks seemingly scaring him. Glass, stairs, all blocks you would use to build a car in Minecraft. Traffic lights as well. Seems to imply a car accident, with the scattered pieces across the road. Maybe Mason and Danny were in a car together, it crashed badly, and Danny died. Mason survived and won’t let go of Danny. Edit: They were likely either brothers, best friends, or in a romantic relationship.

[@serventium4049]

I did not watch the full video yet by the time I had made this comment

[@ianhogben3472]

my guess as well

[@missjuno8]

The foreshadowing is crazy

[@AxoDuckie]

thats what im thinking as well

[@ItsAxis40]

​@@serventium4049 Thats what I theorised of the "escaping to hell" video when he mentioned it again But now I have a question Why is this episode called "escaping to hell" ?

[@pyrek9154]

Honestly this is my favourite channel you've ever covered, it tells a story that stands out from the rest, the way Mason deals with loosing Danny in minecraft is very similar to how normally people deal with loosing someone important to them. The rose was representing Danny from the very beggining and was the one and only thing that made it to Mason's new world, he accepted the loss of Danny but kept a core memory about him...

[@Keaton427]

Man the story is so sweet the whole way through. It really touched me in a way I never though of and let me understand the perspective of losing someone you love so dearly. The reactions and camera movements of the character was also very well done. This was done amazingly.

[@tazyy-ol-me]

SPOILERS

[@linusott7770]

BRI'ISH

[@ZaCloud-Animations___she-her]

​@@tazyy-ol-me Don't read comments before watching the video. Of COURSE the comments will be talking about the video (that's their whole purpose), so OF COURSE there will be spoilers. What, should nobody talk about the actual video in the video's comment section? Heck no. Watch the video, THEN read what people thought about it. 🤦‍♀️

[@Iluvqiqi]

​@@ZaCloud-Animations___she-her don't you ever find a funny or an interrsting moment in the video and want to talk about it in the comments? But then you get spoilers? Thats it. Also why did you write a paragraph?

[@GandlingNecrolord]

Your pronunciation and variation in tone really makes these videos so much better than other ARG telling channels and I really respect it and appreciate it. If anything, I can ONLY watch yours now. You raised the bar and I'm here for it.

[@ladyalicent705]

Something that I just realised is that during “escaping to hell”, Mason was in creative. Given that creative mode in Minecraft comes with unlimited power, flight and invincibility, it could symbolise that Mason believes that he had the power to save Danny but didn’t, and the fact he doesn’t have his items could symbolise his inaction

[@inkterp5322]

interesting! i more associated it with it being a memory, but i guess maybe spectator would have been used instead?

[@seikuo36]

Hold up, I didnt know your writting was this fire

[@Tyler_Raye-d8b]

​@@seikuo36 "writting" is crazy 🤣

[@your_local_robloxianb]

@@Tyler_Raye-d8bTf? Its just a typo why u laughin

[@ShockwaveLogicalEditz]

And the road with (cars) on it… did Danny die in a car crash, perhaps - even before Mason’s very eyes?

[@aweirdunit42]

A little detail : the video "a new world" starts up with a new Minecraft world, but Mason somehow has the same hotbar and inventory from his and Danny's world that was disappearing making that new world a continuation showing that he has now fully let go of his past and now starting over and continuing without being chained from his past.

[@kendallbyrd966]

How is he completely starting over and moving on if he felt the need to keep the exact same items?

[@Cheese_McCheeseMan]

@@kendallbyrd966I think he meant that although he’s mourning Danny, he still hasn’t let go. He still holds onto a small bit of him and their world.

[@TurbulenceOfficial_]

@@Cheese_McCheeseMan yeah I agree, as in he won't forget his friend, but he has moved on from his passing, continuing his *OWN* life forward

[@EliteCameraBuddy]

it could have been a backup of the world

[@WARPCORPoration]

Too bad, his armor is gone Oh wait My bad

[@MidRuki]

This is probably the best Minecraft ARG i've seen there's no interdimensional entity coming for your ass cuz you're the perfect specimen or some type shit, it's just pure Minecraft gameplay with some weird glitches, and there's no dialogues needed to tell a story which is pretty impressive, and also the ending is just perfect with the song and the atmosphere.

[@halfcirclecoolest]

Perfectv specimen 😂

[@GoatMinori]

HELP ME "Perfect specimen" 😭😭😭

[@NormalizeCommonSense]

The Ultimate Lifeform!!!

[@willstein2679]

Damn, I'm glad i got recommended this video. It really shows what i tell a lot of people. That minecraft is the most memorable game ever made for our generation, but it can rather be made of a reminder of your worst memories or your best. For me, the memories this game brings me are so bad I can't even open up the game anymore. Now over a year ago i went through the worst breakup imaginable and it made me lose my job, my home at the time, and my identity. Me and her and this minecraft world it was survival only, had multiple cities, a nether highway, and was set up to get every achievement. I loved this world and it symbolized our relationship aswell but when she kicked me out I was left with only the world and my trauma. For the month after I was kicked out when I got resettled in my place before which was a few states away. I attempted to continue the world alone but the pain was too much to even play it so everytime i only had the energy to walk around it. Everytime i toured it I was only left with the reminder of all the pain I went through. I never destroyed the world as it collects dust in my saves. However, I feel like the destruction of Mason and Dannys world shows the battle within Masons mind. All of his good memories have been destroyed and replaced with both pain and the feeling of emptiness. He tried to start a new world but he was still tied up to the old one so he could not move on, so he returned to what was left of the fragments of his past. Minecraft can rather be a shrine of good times gone by or a graveyard full of only pain, grief, and emptiness. 24:00

[@jackgamingtv56]

At the end of "Acceptance" he broke the chest with the rose in, he fell to his death, but was saved by something, carrying the only thing he has left from his old world he played with Danny who died in a car crash, and the "Escape To Hell" video, is him reliving that same incident which he calls his hell, his hell is the day that Danny died.

[@gabrielperson]

holy hell 💔

[@LukesterGD]

Woah. That’s why there was a road. That also explained why he destroyed everything and jumped off. He was done, done with life, done with everything.

[@FallenFallenisBabylontheGreat]

Hell isnt holy​@@gabrielperson

[@Zylo_35]

the amount of likes is 911. which most likely, couldnt save danny.

[@Mikustan39]

@@Zylo_35 That’s so dark.

[@H-epaticaa]

As someone who just lost someone very precious and important to me (albeit not dead, luckily yet, "just" parted ways and hope we can reuinte), I saw coming what this was about as soon as the importance was shifting so much on Danny's castle. And man, this was a hard watch. Honestly, for the fact they used Minecraft out of all things to depict this, it was beautifully made. Kudos to the creator. Time to cry in a corner.

[@Birdsong231]

Ngl, I started crying immediately upon seeing Mason's fixation on Danny's castle. I lost my best friend in the exact same way. I'm still desperately preserving everything I did with her, just like Mason did. It was so painful to watch, but at the same time relaxing to see that maybe one day I'll heal like Mason has.

[@midknightgraze]

Hey man, unrelated, but i was born the year you created your channel. Just wanted to point that out

[@Markyboyplaysgames]

@Birdsong231 If it doesn’t hurt you to tell us, what happened? We would be interested to know.. My condolences, sir.

[@enderboy175]

ikr, losing sm1 close to me was jus like this too...

[@FabianHunor]

@@Birdsong231 Yeah, that realization hit close to home, despite the fact, that I didn't lose the person, we just drifted apart. We had quite a close friendship in high school and in the last year of it I made a server, where our entire little group played, but it became a hangout sport for the two of us after she broke up with her bf, after that high school ended I got into a very bad cycle mentally, ended falling out with her two times (luckily reconciled after both) and drifted apart as time went on, but we still keep in touch on occasion. I still have the server's world file tho' and I keep it safe and I try to make sure to not delete it.

[@DaveTheComrade]

This is an Arg I can relate to. My brother died 4 years ago suddenly due to heart problems, and while my maps ain't deleting themselves, the quality of gaming, and what Minecraft meant to me are really gone downhill since. Its not the same without him. He cant be replaced, he cant be forgotten, but there is only the empty feeling of missing him. The nostalgia of playing LAN hits hard. I glad that you showcased this to us. Thank you

[@ladyalicent705]

I’m so sorry! 💔Genuinely, I can’t even imagine how much that would hurt, if my sister died my heart would tear in two and never, ever heal. . .

[@wilsonnosliw-eb3yc]

damn, that's hard. sorry for your loss, and keep living your life to the greatest extent possible. for him.

[@likefrim]

????????????????????????????????

[@Pro-dd4wu]

You have GOD, Don't forget, GOD Bless You In JESUS Name, AMEN!

[@DaveTheComrade]

@@ladyalicent705 its a long journey, but im healing. Not fully, and it will never be the same, but accepting the loss is a must. Its important to continue our life, as the world doesn’t stop for us, and sooner or later we have to get back to our everyday lives

[@Bdpfrfish]

I love these types of arg, they are creepy but also the amount of work being done for the videos are so top notch, imagine how much world editing needed to be done to make the holes on the terrain are.

[@xKatzune]

No creepypastas nor malevolent entities, just a minecraft ARG that tells a sad story. I can confidently say that this is an ABSOLUTE CINEMA.

[@zepyzeck]

definitly the best one of these minecraft kind of series so far

[@AngrycatStudios1]

Yeah HOW AND WHY was this so amazingly poetic for being told in a Minecraft series

[@TokyoRosell]

Well this arg is kind of real to me, once I was in a tutorial world and everything had lava coming out and destroying everything and I was so confused

[@lazerdynnx]

@@TokyoRosellsure bro. sure.

[@vortox6404]

It could be also McEdit, if i know right, it existed already in this version

[@Coolpig551]

I’m not normally one for long comments but, This reminds me of the Minecraft book “The Crash”. If you haven’t read it is about a girl who gets in a car crash with a good friend and they die while she only gets paralyzed. In the hospital she gets to get in a type of VR Minecraft where a person’s thoughts can influence the world, she sees her friend in the game and tries to be with him as much as possible but him being there is destroying the world. The book is about her dealing with the grief of the death of a close friend.

[@lilgaywaffle1983]

OMG I LOVE THAT BOOK

[@whatisthishandlefor]

frfr it was a really nice book

[@fragrantshirt6302]

Crazy how this is considered "long".

[@spin4team4096]

That is NOT a long comment. This is a single paragraph.

[@saltycritic]

Didn't think someone would ever mention this book lmao. I read it 3 years ago, and I remember the protagonist was in denial about her good friend not surviving the crash. I don't recall the world destroying itself, but I do have a vague memory of reading her VR friends die whilst fighting the Ender Dragon, which lead up to the moment of acceptance. Honestly, it's very well written and the ending was quite emotional. I should probably read it again

[@FreedomTaleTrio]

19:39 I think it survived because of the flower: the castle has the rose in the chest, and the other chunk has the dandelion.

[@spin4team4096]

What do those flowers symbolise? Maybe Danny and himself?

[@saltycritic]

@@spin4team4096 I believe that would make the most sense. Danny's passing left chunks and severed Mason's world into pieces, leaving almost nothing of Mason's old life. The fact that the chunks containing the flowers were disconnected, and Mason tries to bridge to it, could imply Mason's attempt to reach out to Danny, or his wish to be connected with Danny once more.

[@LeviathanXDXD]

and I think that specific chunk survived because that was the same exact chunk Mason decided to help by placing an oak log in the tree.

[@ryleeandmaileinayoshi1135]

Maybe the chunks dissapearing is Danny trying to tell Mason to forget about him?

[@Wifies]

Ooo I like that

[@ric8839]

This is the epitome of (horror) story telling. Appearing out of nowherewith just 8 videos. The URL appering for one frame. Giving an uneasy feeling and limited clues to what´s happening, the music appearing twice, the movement, the rebuilding, the destruction of his last chunk, the cliffhanger, the coding that was probably done. Simply perfect. Well done Mason. This video was like a movie, well done Wifies. Thank you for such an amazing experience. My eyes are filled with tears.

[@netherdog7127]

10:08 Danny can be inferred to be dead because of that one short video with the music, it was titled “Danny” and he placed a rose and looked into the sunset, showing maybe some evidence of Mason morning his loss.

[@KrappyMusic]

And the world disintegrating could be symbolizing the memory of Danny fading

[@SStudiosCO]

@@KrappyMusicyou genius

[@plunkus]

thats really accurate, and maybe the world disappearing is the memory of danny fading, which is also why mason tries to repair it, he acts out accidentally and angrily, but in the next video he is trying to repair the world because he damaged his memory of danny and doesnt want to let go, so hes trying to conserve it for as long as possible

[@AlexaAriGo]

I was thinking the same thing. The videos remind me of the 5 stages of grief and the desintegration is the loss he is facing

[@mrduck2170]

"Babe wake up, Wifies covered another minecraft ARG"

[@dhruvaAG2001]

Was expecting that comment miles away 😂😂

[@JustZack4]

FRRR

[@oofedz8466]

ok

[@1Ray_101]

thanks babes

[@alvinmula2122]

AYO!!

[@PeepeeParkerr]

P.S. the chunks disappearing probably symbolize mason forgetting things about danny

[@Sad_kid_in_a_clown_outfit]

I wouldn't say it symbolizes Mason forgetting Danny, but more so his world falling apart without Danny. Going through the videos, it's obvious that he stays pretty fond of Danny, so much that he keeps repairing his house amidst the world slowly disintegrating around him. He just doesn't want to lose the feeling of playing with Danny. Think of it this way, you know whenever you're mad or upset and try to play a calming game to help you relax, but nothing seems to interest you and it makes you feel worse? It's the same concept. Mason wants to keep playing this world to help him forget that Mason is gone, as well as to keep his name engraved permanently through the world. But the lack of Danny being there is ruining how the game is meant to feel. He doesn't enjoy the game, he just focuses on keeping everything together and standing, even if he sacrifices his own belongings. Like the video states, it describes the five stages of grief, and by the end of the ARG, Mason has accepted Danny being gone, and that's when the game goes back to how it's meant to be played.

[@YourLocalDane0908]

I believe that it means the more you hold onto something you've already lost, the more it'll drive you to insanity. And then after he finally let go of trying to hold on it felt much more "free", because now he isn't stuck grieving over the loss of Danny, whoever he might be to him.

[@decentraIize]

i feel like its more about dannys health deteriorating

[@TonyPlushies2]

i think herobrine corrupted his world. Think about it the trees have no leaves like if herobrine corrupted his world

[@serplunk7146]

i thought it had to do with some sort of cancer battle until the end

[@btj7ndr33]

As someone who is familiar with grief... This hits close to home. Healing is so hard, and I still have days where I cry, even 6 yrs later. This series of videos is a beautiful way to express grief and reach a stage of acceptance and moving on. And I have to agree with other comments, it seems that Danny died in a car crash. Wishing peace for all those who have lost someone dear to them.

[@avanoel7064]

Idk why but at the end after he said the stages of grief and said it wasn't in order I cried

[@Keaton427]

Seriously! This story was so well put together and spoke to me so well even never having experienced something like that. I wish all of you guys who have had to go through challenges losing a loved one will be comforted, it must be so hard man

[@kotonatorkotonatorov5888]

Отрицание (denial) Гнев (anger) Торг (bargain) Депрессия (depression) Принятие (accept) Суббота (Saturday) Воскресение (Sunday) ©Lololowka

[@RorysAdventures2024]

I almost cried at the end. It’s kinda sad.

[@percymercy4388]

When he showed again the "a new world" video i started crying IMEDIATELLY

[@IRepHiatus]

Yeah idk, the whole thing was so beautiful

[@Draconicfish2679]

The lack of bedrock… I already saw another slightly terrifying ARG where _a single hole_ broken in the bedrock layer lead to the void consuming the entire world. Edit 2, lots of people are asking for the name. I don’t remember, sorry :( Possible similar to what’s going on here. What happened to the bedrock in the first place, though? Edit, I think I’ve figured out what the bedrock’s symbolism is. Danny was very clearly somebody very important to Mason, the bedrock’s disappearance probably symbolizes Mason’s world being torn from its foundation by Danny’s death. And bedrock is the foundation of a Minecraft world, right?

[@ProphecyOfLunarFlame-rq2ip]

Draconicfish spotting

[@Draconicfish2679]

@ Draconicfish spotting.

[@fractalgem]

I was expecting mystcraft shennanigans, did not expect to be hit in the feels like that

[@khaosproductio]

what's the arg about the void consuming the world called?

[@GoblinCorn69]

nah its not that deep, when chunks delete the bedrock goes too

[@Cameron20199]

Calling it right now,Danny is dead and Masons world destroying is an allegory for moving on, and he's going through the different stages of depression.

[@Cameron20199]

Danny totally died in a car crash

[@coolkidwise2496]

@@Cameron20199honestly not too bad of a theorie

[@TheTophatterShorts]

He literally says that in the end of the video

[@1Vinnylicious]

I was thinking “he’s going through the stages of grief” the entire video

[@yyerami]

@@1VinnyliciousME TOO.

[@StrategicSuccess13]

this was truly a great story i loved how you composed it and told it especially with the ending and its deep meaning and connection, great work wife’s… look forward to seeing you in the unstable universe!! :)

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

That final moment with the chest and the rose really hit me. This feels like more than just Minecraft, it’s a reflection on loss and letting go

[@corntrooper8881]

You could say the nether road is a Highway to Hell

[@ttc_acronym]

My exact thoughts XD

[@Workshopperfromgreece]

I'M ON A HIGHWAY TO HELL

[@SupersuMC]

Get. Out.

[@rhhzdhbs2576]

I need this to be on my tombstone

[@ttc_acronym]

@SupersuMC Nein

[@artblank7342]

The hell episode genuinely made me feel on edge. I love it subverts expectations by leaving the "vanishing blocks" problem and taking Mason into a completely different scenario which felt disorienting. The anomalies have been subtle throughout the series and this just hits you straight in the face which makes it so effective. Especially the part where Mason sees random blocks in the road. It means nothing at first, but the unnerving feeling you get once you figure out the implications of it; blocks any veteran minecraft player would use to make a car for their builds; forms into a tragedy that Mason must have witnessed. It's like a dog whistle to the players who played this game and is nostalgic about it. it's honestly just CHEFS KISS

[@SLYDUCKAGAIN]

5:50: Rip to Danny, hopefully Mason is okay :(

[@wtafitcflmao]

0:10 "These 8 videos" shows 11 videos.

[@Ssnewlao]

Nitpicky asf😭

[@HunterTheLt4]

aaaa yea fr i didnt even notice it 💀

[@luviana_]

I SWEAR TO GOD I SAW THAT - i thought i was going insane until i paused and counted them

[@qazzert]

[@apeiron419]

Wow, you can count.

[@lbaerror9492]

23:26 "Soon the entire top half of the second tower is also gone" Bro casually dropped a 9/11 reference and thought we wouldn't notice

[@HumboldtSqu1d]

WHY IS THIS SO FUNNY

[@lbaerror9492]

@HumboldtSqu1d 😎 🙏

[@ImUltar]

LMAO

[@threeormore]

Bro both towers were completely destroyed

[@lbaerror9492]

@@threeormore that's why I added "is also gone" which refers that one more tower was down before the second one, which is 9/11 Thank you

[@Pinehere]

12:27 "POV: You're Mason in 2 years" was so personal 😭🖐️

[@YOUR_LOCAL_SPIDER]

No way Wifies did Mason like that... 😭

[@2DCheese]

That was actually really funny

[@athenothepoet]

there's something about losing a friend and Minecraft that just go so well together, the nostalgia and the deep ambience of a Minecraft world

[@ladyalicent705]

“But don’t believe me, just pay attention to the inventories, in fact, the only item that’s different in Mason’s inventory before and after the fall, is the one item we suspected he put in the chest all those episodes ago, _the rose…._ *The one remaining fragment of the Minecraft world that destroyed itself. . .”* This is the literary equivalent of being stabbed in the heart, you need to become a writer Wifies, your skills surpass even Dragoon’s….

[@proboytutorial9852]

True

[@michaelpelikan94]

Dragoon x wifies collab go hard

[@jbgamingcanada]

18:53 the invention of the bonus chest

[@Stixforyou]

this made me laugh out loud, good one

[@Idrkwhattoputasmyhandle]

Reel

[@IsaacStickfigureOffical]

thats what i first thought

[@MyintLay-f5u]

Same

[@macheteman3832]

In hopes his friend would spawn back there

[@i_likesquirtle123]

I love this video. I thought it was gonna be some dumb ahh creepypasta or something, but i would've never expected that bittersweet ending.

[@Haj1343]

I swear these types of minecraft video are absolute cinema, a story of a human going through 5 stages of grief be told in a form of a weird and creepy minecraft bug, absolute cinema

[@Goofiest_Ball]

6:35 "And showing us a giant 𝓬 𝓻 𝓮 𝓿 𝓪 𝓬 𝓮"

[@thelast1422]

LMAOOO

[@mateogroothuis1670]

Is say it the same

[@Fishii444]

french jumpscare

[@GoofySlugpup]

A giant _crevaze_

[@dinostorion]

how else do you say crevasse. crevice is a different word

[@deathdemon6960]

I like to imagine that in that new world, Mason went on to make Danny's castle in the world, as a memory. And added onto it, using Danny's castle as a way to move on, and grow.

[@titaniumvulpes]

Rebuilding Danny's castle was the exact thing that made it impossible for him to move on in the first place, the moral of the story is to _stop_ trying to recreate that which you've lost and only then can you truly move on.

[@deathdemon6960]

@titaniumvulpes I know. I'm not saying that he's trying to recreate what he's lost. I'm saying that I like to imagine that he used what he lost to make something bigger out of it. He used it as a memory, and not a hindrance after he accepted it.

[@Gordonrocks123]

He would probably revisit the rose everyday

[@deathdemon6960]

@Gordonrocks123 he'd probably sit there for like, 5 minutes or so, some days building up a memorial for his friend.

[@Gordonrocks123]

@deathdemon6960 yeah

[@aceash5.065]

If I had a nickel for every time a Minecraft arg had a character who shared the same name as a C418 track, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird it happened twice right?

[@xeon124]

LETS GO ANDREWGAMING67 MENTIONED

[@Minerva.Starrr]

DAMMIT YOU BEAT ME TO IT😭

[@Gardevoir-d4o]

So um is this scripted like. I need to know

[@literallyafishhook]

genuinely came down here to comment this exact sentiment lol

[@CatfoodChronicles6737]

@@Gardevoir-d4o duh you think a world would self destruct

[@solayssa]

Creators like these are so amazing. The story is simple yet it gives me so many feelings and inspires me to create videos and stories myself. I hope Knight gets to create more and is doing well.

[@DoRealOfficial]

Rip Minecraft World, you will always be remembered from that one Wifies video 😢

[@alvinmula2122]

RIP😢

[@JeslynPlayz]

Rip 😭

[@JeslynPlayz]

​@@alvinmula2122n

[@Xolterite]

poor danny getting overshadowed by a minecraft world

[@epicgamernoisesintensifies6238]

4:28 “and then we get this.” *ad plays*

[@ScrebyPlays]

bro? we got an ad at the same time lol

[@serafimribeiro7418]

​@@ScrebyPlaysyes bc ads are always at à precise time of the video

[@kotonatorkotonatorov5888]

Yeah

[@arandomchannel2468]

which is why adblockers exist

[@gnoot50]

lol i also got an ad there

[@SlowBrokeBoI]

26:27 ooo ooo. I think i know what this road in the nether might be. So basically danny was in a car, going down the road and got into an accident. (That explains the random blocks) Im guessing Mason doesn’t want to relive this experience so he runs back and gets rid of the portal.

[@konigsegg_1to1]

Motorbike?

[@serventium4049]

I had the same theory!

[@SonicThecroissant]

that explains why he keeps rebuilding the castle its because it was Danny's castle

[@corntrooper8881]

It’s a highway to hell

[@RumiBoy]

Ya and that strange arch over the road before the blocks is a traffic light

[@acey.mp3]

im about 1/4 of the way through and i feel like this is about grief and dealing with loss. its honestly making me tear up watching him desperately try to fix everything edit: theres so much symbolism and emotion portrayed through minecraft gameplay without commentary ugh i love this

[@pczm_]

the fact a minecraft arg ending is what makes me tear up out of so many more properly made movies and such is impressive, because it shows you need to have a existing, relatable story more than unrealistic things happening, like all those other minecraft args, knights did a good one here

[@uggupuggu]

No it's because ur a wussy 😂

[@xXMindSoulXx]

commenter above me lacks basic empathy! dw you're not a wuss, also love your obby vids

[@tophatbecausehatiscool9566]

pzcm your videos are peak

[@Gordonrocks123]

It’s better then Hollywood because it is (probably) an 8 year old child trying to accept his friend’s death and not a cash grab from a multimillion dollar company

[@pczm_]

@@xXMindSoulXx yoo appreciate that a lot thank you!!

[@comicgames5153]

My theory is that Danny is the one who is "haunting" the world and that he's trying to force his friend to let go because he sees Mason's suffering. It's not the world against Mason. It's his friend trying to help him move on. It would be a good parallel to reality, too. When people are most vulnerable, they sometimes need a helping hand to get back on their feet. It's ok to grieve, but not healthy to let it take control of you, and maybe Danny saw that happening to Mason from wherever you go after passing. That would add another explanation the roads in the nether along with the accident, you take a road to go somewhere, and Mason refused to move forward past a certain point at that time because he was afraid to lose one of the few memories of Danny he had.

[@mylife-23]

THIS 👀

[@JelloJio]

Me too! I thought the same thing. However, not this specific, but the same idea

[@JelloJio]

Additionally, it could connect to how his friend, Danny, may have resulted in a car accident due to the roads across the nether.

[@comicgames5153]

@@JelloJio yes! I was also thinking about the rose and dandelion too, it would explain why the flowers were some of the last to delete too, probably Danny appreciating them or trying to tell Mason that he wants him to let go and that he is still watching over him. It must have been hard for both of them.

[@JelloJio]

@@comicgames5153 Yeah it must've been. I absolutely love symbolism. It adds so much depth to story-telling.

[@MapleOSC]

at 22:09 Making a theory before everything is revealed, I think that danny, a potential brother, cousin, or friend, died in a car crash (since the nether scene with the road and blocks, and mason gained dementia from the car crash, serving as a connection to everything going away, and since danny's castle hasn't gone away yet, it might be the only thing mason can remember.

[@MapleOSC]

i still like my theory better

[@MapleOSC]

just saw the ending i take it back

[@MaxricoQuen]

Helo

[@batteryacid1]

damn. this definitely took a turn that i didnt expect. i genuinely thought it was going to be one of those "creepy" poorly done minecraft args but this literally tells a story greater than i ever expected

[@KingOfHearts206]

(2:20) my dumb ahh would've jumped down there thinking the bottom was covered in water 💀

[@EyLore-n9r]

Me too 😂

[@Mt.Claire]

27:30 it feels like he had fell to the void , but actually didnt and survived by landing on the new world , bc if i look at it , it feels like hes looking around not believing the chunks arent missing.. edit 1 : thanks for the likes ^^

[@Twifies]

I totally see that

[@Mt.Claire]

@@Twifies yeah

[@vaporyoi]

I mean after you go through the stages of grief and everything falling apart, everything starts to come together again

[@Mt.Claire]

@@vaporyoi im only 11 tho 😭🙏

[@snasmusic]

Ok so first off I really appreciate that this video makes no assertions about the meaning of the ARG until the very, very end. It just gives all the facts and lets us figure things out for ourselves- that's really cool and definitely not the norm for this kind of content, it's great!! That said though, it seems like a pretty straightforward one, so lemme put my hat into the ring as for what I think is going on here, even if it does closely mirror what you said at the end: The series is focused on grief, loss and acceptance. Yes, Danny is dead- I believe even before the first video, just for narrative cohesion even if the description makes it a bit unclear. The clue that this is the case is "New World" which is transparently Mason's memorial to his close friend, with the music being a meta hint to the viewer rather than an 'intentional' decision made by Mason while editing. The reason that Mason refuses to leave the world after this despite the somewhat scary occurrences is because he cannot accept that Danny is gone, and is clinging to memories of him. The episodes themselves follow the stages of grief, though not necessarily in direct order. "fighting back" being anger, "repairs" being denial, "hope" being bargaining, "amekhania" being depression, and "acceptance" being what the name implies, as well as in a meta way formally signifying to the viewer that the videos follow this pattern. Other videos give us a glimpse at Mason's mental state, like "moving house" showing that he's stopped taking care of himself and dedicated himself to preserving this memory, and "border" perhaps signifying him feeling closed off from the outside world while going through this process. I believe that "calm" is also denial, but in the sense that he's denying there is a problem at all, immersing himself in trying to be happy by clinging to these memories, thus the return of the music, which I still believe to be a meta decision rather than Mason choosing to add it. This is also the video where we are shown the link to "escaping to hell", which though cryptic, I believe to be a hint as to how Danny died, perhaps in a car accident, signified by the rubble and 'broken glass'. It is not included in the main series because HOW Danny died is not important- it is about how Mason grapples with it. Anyways, that's all I have !! A lot of it is pretty obvious but there's some good stuff in here I think- it's worth noting that the chest with the rose, the offering he gave at the lake, is the last thing he lets go of, but he still lets go. It being the last video shows us that he's moved on. It's a beautiful ARG, I appreciate its simplicity, it's something you can dig into and work out in under an hour which is such a rarity. The messaging is solid, too! Whenever stories like this tackle subjects like grief, loss and mental health, there's always the worry they'll be handled poorly or tastelessly, and that is luckily not the case here. Had a great time with this one- thanks for bringing it to our attention!

[@donkylefernandez4680]

Only after letting go of it did Danny let him keep the rose.

[@clydedvaz1937]

Im not sure if this was meant to tell the story that it did, but either way, it is emotional and the moral of his friend maybe dying or something then showing the stages of grief is one sad story. KNIGHTS, you really did good on this. I genuinely almost cried. 😢 ❤

[@nikko0oo1]

27:17 absolute cinema 🙌

[@cecy_yen]

23:44 "Hello guys and welcome to 100 days on one chest hardcore mode"

[@Space_bee-dx6bv]

Wifies, the first time i landed on this channel i didnt think much of it. But the more that i watch your videos the more i realize that your way of Analyzation is absolutely outstanding. Keep making analysis of Minecraft arg’s, your style of doing them sends excitement and chills down my spine!

[@swipeyobins]

This brought tears to my eyes. Such a great story and the way it was drawn out made it emotional and thrilling. You've earned a new subscriber

[@Gmaxipix]

if I were them I'd delete minecraft, break my computer, burn my house, become president of my country to delete it from existence with nukes, then proceed to go on the moon and live there

[@MrSkeleton-lol]

Then destroy the moon and move to mar

[@Wifies]

thats exactly what im saying

[@Plumjet09]

I’d call Kevin

[@okiute]

Same😂

[@great_hedgehog8199]

but what about danny..?

[@lxne7-_-7]

3:00 how is bro finding ARGs with 2 views

[@coolbro7627]

It's his job 🤷‍♂️

[@ajaxtiba]

My guess is the person who made the ARG reached out to him

[@Another_Dusk]

what is ARG?

[@Zin_DaFury]

@@Another_DuskGoogle it

[@nibeldougebagr7153]

He probably made it himself

[@szymongorzolnik]

love your arg videos, don't ever stop!

[@Wifies]

Means a bunch!

[@ninjaplaze]

​@@WifiesI like pancakes

[@szymongorzolnik]

@@ninjaplaze perfect

[@mak30utwm3]

im crying after the ending this guy def deserves a sub for the story telling and music choice and RIP dandy

[@kitk9622]

12:34 the chat box: POV Mason in two years. HELP-

[@UpStageIce]

Finally something good to watch with my breakfast

[@dontreadthis-]

That's actually so real

[@RedBixles]

Same

[@alvinmula2122]

For me after breakfast

[@WelcomeOnboard_]

Dinner for me

[@zzxz-h9p]

same

[@darkbuddy413]

Theory. The Minecraft world is their memory and didn't want to forget about Danny so they kept repairing the castle until acceptance where they accepted that holding on to the memory is just gonna make life harder to them so they destroyed it and made a new world and sees it as their life without Danny.

[@ladyalicent705]

Not so much ‘without Danny’ as in forget about him, which is why he kept the rose. Rather, he accepted that Danny is gone, and nothing could ever, ever bring him back, and that going back to their old world would just continue to hurt him (the decay of his own home was symbolic of his neglected self care), so he accepted that Danny was gone and couldn’t be brought back, but understood that he can live on forever in his heart

[@mistaye]

absolute cinema.

[@PROCHEETAH2.0]

27:24 omg 😮

[@FrostIsCrow]

CHILLS GENUINE CHILLS

[@foxfaxion]

I had the same reaction

[@foxfaxion]

​@@FrostIsCrowI had the same reaction

[@SR_73]

That part was cinema

[@ozAqVvhhNue]

one of the best endings of a youtube video I have ever seen

[@Kanauuni]

13:53 HIGHWAY TO HELL🔥🔥🔥🛣🛣

[@sans1331]

LMAO I THOUGHT THE SAME THING

[@Vasof67]

SAAAAME

[@Bob_A97]

I just posted this exact comment but your comment spawned so I just deleted it💀

[@HumboldtSqu1d]

HIGHWAY TO HELL CHAIN

[@LqwAbidingCitizen]

I WAS GONNA COMMENT THAT FU-

[@Glisner8091]

Okay so this is what i think happened before i saw half of the vid. danny is dead and he died in a car crash hiting a tree burning the leaves off, in his and masons world its being destroyed Symbolizing masons world being destroyed by the news and dannys world being gone, the reason he stays there is because he misses danny and he keeps rebuilding the last thing he has of him/the castle and hes showing the signs of grief fighting the world and making amends to the world, the red poppy represents flowers that would be at a grave, mason wants to be with danny but when he looks back he Realizes he cant go back and hes stuck,he starts only caring for danny and stops anything else, untill he remembers he should care about himself which is the dandelion, he goes back to danny he stops cating about himself again and goes back to danny only danny, he trys to rebuild his thoughts but then trys to give up on danny and himself and gets to the top and drops.

[@Plat1numSta7]

This is amazing

[@Tucker-x2i]

Copy

[@Plat1numSta7]

@@Tucker-x2i it isn’t copied, it is changed different and much more longer than other comments similar to this

[@godyeeter3606]

ARGs like this one I enjoy. I love Minecraft ARGs. From ones that are something that make Minecraft seem sinister, to ones featuring entities that cause players problems, to ones that are just a representation of something else. ARGs like this one can make me shed a tear, which is surprising given how I almost never cry, even when I want to. Absolute beauty.

[@Goober_Goat]

23:25 "soon the entire top half of the second tower is also gone"💀

[@z3nerd940]

Not funny 😞

[@RedBixles]

💀💀

[@imaduck5564]

✈🏢🏢

[@najtmer6770]

@@z3nerd940 he didn't said it was funny

[@z3nerd940]

@ ohh I thought the 💀meant laughing really hard

[@unprankable666]

I had picked up on the undertones of grief by just the titles of the videos when you showed them near the beginning. The actions in the first two videos confirmed it, with the denial being him trying to just keep playing, and the anger is pretty obvious. The bargaining is of course the offerings, etc, etc. Simple sad story, but still well told. I can imagine that this is a story which really happened, Danny either being a good childhood friend or even a sibling who died in a car accident, likely a repressed memory since the roadway is in the nether. The rose was a giveaway as well, pretty blatant. The themes aren't subtle, but that's okay. I like this story very much, and I wish Mason the best.

[@JimmyBusher]

Mason ain't real bro this is a ARG and its fake

[@shirleysong3598]

“And then we see this.” menulog ad abruptly interrupts video

[@llLuc-k]

The one that delected the world is Mason himself. The Minecraft world was a way to represent Mason's inner world or a memory, where he counln't accept the changes, the reality. This world was the memory of Mason and Danny. The rose representaiton of Danny and the castle was what he used to keep Danny in is memory. After Danny has passed away, Mason was stuck in his past, couldn’t accept what happened to Danny. This is why Danny’s death was a total 'hell' to Mason. Versions of the game is used to demonstraight the time. the 'Hell' was in a new version of Minecraft and Mason's world was in an older version. This means that 'Hell' (Danny's death) was something that has happend more recently, and the world he was locked inside was before when this happend. Mason locked himself in his own minecraft world, a world in the past. But as time moved on, his memory was fading. This is what cause his world to collaps, his inner world was getting over with the tragic. But there's another thought that values in Mason's mind, this thoughts didn't wan't him to froget what happend. And this thought was presented as the player. Mason knew he was slowing frogeting about the memories he was with Danny. He tried to repair, fight and beg himself to not let Danny dissapare in his mind. After months passed, differnt parts of his memory was gone. All there was left with just one castle, which is his core memory of Danny. The void filled up the rest of his thoughts. Mason could have kept himself there forever, but he didn't. He knew it was time to move on. As the player broke the castle himself, he was spwaned into a new world. The change of the world was a total mind change for Mason. Its like he widened his eyes and realised theres acctually more things happening in life. This did not mean he froget everything before, he still had his items and his rose. As he found a new spot to plant the rose, he was able to carry on his memorise of Danny to a new world. A world where Mason was able to feel and expirence everything new, a world where the rose isn't traped in a castle. The story was never about Minecraft, it was the journey of a perosn. -hope you liked my understanding of this story:)

[@coconutfredenjoyer2863]

Halfway through the video and I already have a theory built up: The world deleting itself might have something to do with Mason's friend Danny being dead. Proof so far: -The song "Danny" in the video with the new world. -Mason always repairing his friend's castle, trying to keep the memory alive. -The rose Mason places twice over, and both situations relating to Danny in some way (the first time, he does it with the song Danny playing in the background, and the second time, he does so in Danny's castle). -We haven't met Danny in person yet. I'll edit this when I see the ending and confirm whether I was right or wrong. Update: Welp, I got neither confirmation, nor denial. I'll just take this as a win to keep my ego unharmed.

[@Axcyantol]

hi

[@kyudatoaster]

Either you never finished the video or forgot, lmao.

[@kalienda]

Underrated video. This arg is such a deep, not basic codes in stop-frame, monsters, generating issues etc. Thinking about, this one takes people relationships, you can understand this only if you think a lot, which is pretty rewarding.

[@purplehaze2358]

I already picked up on the fact this series was a metaphor for the five stages of grief, likely in relation to a deceased friend named Danny, well before the actual analysis part of this video.

[@sauriosanguche17]

I'm just discovering minecraft arg and I already have a favorite. I absolutely loved it. thank you for making this video, it was absolute cinema

[@Weretyu7777]

Okay, this was a really interesting video, but can I say that I love your choice of ending music? Evanescence just...REALLY hits that sweet spot for sad and bittersweet situations.

[@Captainjack1276]

19:30 maybe in this episode, he repaired the tree and leaves it behind. The episode when he moved to dannys castle, the chunk with the tree that mason repaired, survived, then the chunk gets deleted. Rip.

[@AaronGeo]

"You should DELETE YOUSELF NOW! You serve no purpose!" -Lowtierenderdragon

[@TinOfBeanz]

💀@DeVeemoMan

[@KrishDaEpik]

nah, lowtierherobrine

[@ider8476]

Thats all I needed to hear, thank you.

[@MutasimosDoesProgramming]

the world definitely took that advice

[@hazawasnttaken]

@@KrishDaEpik lowtierobrine

[@YourMomisMyMAC-and-CHEESE]

This was so amazingly explained, I love it so much I’m subscribing!!!

[@Stella50k]

Danny is dead. This episode is all about the other dude, but the main thing is Danny. Notice how the only remaining “chunk” is Danny’s castle. The one thing he’s repaired. Notice how the one chunk remaining is the one he repaired the tree from. Danny died, and that’s the reason he stayed. How did he die, you might ask? Look at “Escaping to hell.” You see a road. That road eventually shows tires. A window. The car door. Danny died to a car accident. That’s why his “Hell” is the road. That’s why the “hell” had all those random blocks. Not because they were random, but just like the other videos, it told a story.

[@BaconHair_Dude]

"Just start a new world." -mason

[@M0rethanstuffies]

RIP Danny😢 Also I kinda think the world was disappearing because of Danny coming back from the dead, trying to talk to Mason. And the thing in the nether, Danny made that. It was a road, maybe it led to something. Something Danny wanted to show Mason. Some last words from Danny. And at the end, the world coming back, was a gift, an apology from Danny. Also you’ve got a new sub!

[@elihem]

Ngl I have seen your video a lot in my recommendation recently and thought it was an another hardcore challenge with a mod installed that eat the world. Well I was not prepared to this. Watching this at 1am also had to the experience. This is so sad but beautiful

[@notdukko4123]

danny may be dead, and and mason is going through all the stages of grief. denial - mason being confused and trying to fix the world, anger - destroying the world and attempting to fight back, bargaining - offering items in chests, depression - starting a new world with the song "danny playing, looking out to the sunset with a flower, and finally Acceptance - destroying whats left, seemingly finishing the job because theres no hope. His real world was falling apart, and this was what he still had of mason, not wanting to lose him entirely.

[@Mark-zo1hs]

I think Brok's riddle from God of War sums up this mystery very well. What gets bigger the more you take away from it? A hole. The missing chunks are holes that keep getting bigger as their substance and form are slowly being taken away. It's implied that the world was shared between the player and danny. When danny died, the world lost it's value and the holes got bigger with the player trying their very best to preserve the last chunk with the castle. The last chunk did not vanish on its own because that memory was for the player and it was up to the player to find acceptance and destroy the chunk on their own.

[@GD_Editz-]

27:00 bro left us a realization 🙉💀

[@Iamnotyou263]

I think it pretty interesting to watch your techniques, of how you make a simple boring video about a little glitch in a game into a pretty interesting catchy and exciting story. really props for that 🙌

[@Sebatron-x1v]

14:59 highway to hell acdc?

[@satyajitdas7830]

Acdc ?

[@MVDSYNISTERPRODUCTIONS]

@@satyajitdas7830its a band

[@Gunshotz-n9o]

Yo AC/DC reference!

[@mgod413]

Lol I was going to comment it

[@yurikindt6764]

Well, well, well, hasn't someone been thunderstruck by this? Better get hells bells ready, because we roll tonight to the guitar bite.

[@Papa_Litz]

I love these Wifies Minecraft horror videos

[@Wifies]

TY

[@JohnDoe-jb6ob]

Found him

[@skelet8337]

This was more of tragedy than a horror.

[@Cheetahhurricane]

Suicidal Minecraft world 😱😱😱😱😱

[@Yooli8537]

LMAO

[@RyothMations]

Rela-

[@UnaTried]

😱

[@nebulaischilling]

just like me fr jokes

[@KrishDaEpik]

minecraft arg type shi 😭🙏

[@calebtinling880]

Thought this was pretty goofy and then you pulled it all together at the end and, wow, great work

[@Caveman725]

NEW WIFIES VID!!! I love these args. Keep up the good vids!

[@Wifies]

Glad you like them!

[@Caveman725]

@ I will continue to watch anymore new ones (:

[@simoun1er]

Chunks deleting themselves actually happened to me (for real) in a more recent version (1.3.7 or something like that, if i remember correctly) Whole chunks of a world I made in creative in a "steampunk" style dispeared, as a kid, i just deleted the world sadly ! Chunk corruption is a know bug actually, and one of the worst ! (But it has nothing to do with trees, just entire chunks deleting themselves !) + another detail i noticed : lava and water usually don't flow when a chunk is corrupted, they just stay where they are, cut into the void, until they are updated by a nearby block (breaking or placed)

[@mattl6492]

Maybe it was best you deleted it. If you had a storage device/card, it could've got corrupted itself should the game just take a crap

[@redseven4040]

I had a lot of chunk bugs around 2010-2011ish. My first Minecraft world had this issue

[@Yooli8537]

Lets gooo new Wifies ARG video dropped

[@JessicaTaunton-e6s]

It’s not a good idea to put a comment that says new vid cuz when it’s old people are going to be confused

[@Yooli8537]

@ no they aren‘t if they have >70 iq they‘ll probably assume this comment was made when the video came out

[@BenjiIsTheMan]

@@JessicaTaunton-e6s mental retardation 💔

[@morgangoodman2898]

I think the reason why “hell” is a road is because Danny died in some kind of car accident. For one, there are lots of kinds of roads/paths one could make, but it is specifically a real world black and yellow road that cars drive on. Then he sees some stop lights and pauses. Almost like maybe in the accident someone may have ran a read light or was drunk driving. And then finally he sees some stairs and glass. For some reason I thought the glass was weird at first but I think it’s because maybe he was beginning to walk on the crash itself. Random blocks and glass strewn about, the same way that crashed cars are surrounded by crumpled metal and glass… at which point mason turns and runs away.