I like that he's very specifically *not* darkness, he's the fear of what's *in* the darkness. So the way to beat him is to just snuff out the light and face the fear of whatever's there, because a lot of the times it's nothing
@rileybello47118 ай бұрын
That’s really cool
@charlesweber50528 ай бұрын
The unknown, once it becomes known it’s not scary
@nnelg81398 ай бұрын
Echoes of the Eye moment.
@Bubbly_Dragon7 ай бұрын
@@nnelg8139 He even has the antlers lmao
@comprehentingbiased29683 ай бұрын
Ok this guy get it
@virgiljericho6642 жыл бұрын
The beast is probably the best example of a Fae villain. He’s a trickster, he’s unknown. He makes other people do his bidding and exert his will.
@PyroGothNerd2 жыл бұрын
The only problem with this is The Beast seems to have lied about the Woodsman's daughter's soul. That's supposed to be one of the few things the Fae CAN'T do.
@lawsonmoskal73632 жыл бұрын
@@PyroGothNerd doesn’t he represent the devil?
@MultiMoe112 жыл бұрын
@@PyroGothNerd Darker Fae can lie all they want what they can't do is break their word basically if a fae gives you their word about something after a mutual accord has been reached fae cannot break it but a contract has to have been made in some shape or form. They can twist it usually making it so the human breaks it first so they can get what they want but they cannot be the first to break it
@blackshogun2722 жыл бұрын
@@MultiMoe11 And if they break it, what happens? They straight up die is what I'm guessing...
@jessehunter3622 жыл бұрын
@@blackshogun272 Unmaking, often.
@MasterTopHat2 жыл бұрын
I love this villain has no origins no motive just wants to survive
@marlom78822 жыл бұрын
Kind of makes him a tragic villain when you think about it
@MasterTopHat2 жыл бұрын
@@marlom7882 yah but he did kill kids
@marlom78822 жыл бұрын
@@MasterTopHat tragic *villain*
@ivanpn62062 жыл бұрын
However arguably he could have found a different way around it, and seems to enjoy the lost children's despair a little to much which is the real thing that makes him malevolent.
@greygaston12632 жыл бұрын
I think he’s suppose to be the devil, and the unknown, the nine circles of hell.
@twistergreen6042 жыл бұрын
its crazy because in the comics, its proven that the woodsman is just scared of everything weird in the forest, so when his daughter goes missing and he takes the lantern from the beast after they bump into eachother, the beast in desperation tells him "your daughter is in the flame, let me keep it burning so she doesnt die" this backfires on the beast, and he ends becoming both a hostage, and a tormentor for the woodsman, who believes his daughter was lost to the weird monsters in the woods, when in reality if he just went back to his house, he would find her, waiting for him
@k1llmekismet93 Жыл бұрын
there's a comic for this i never knew
@TestSubject-vv1kn Жыл бұрын
Wait so the daughter died waiting?
@twistergreen604 Жыл бұрын
@@TestSubject-vv1kn no, nothing happened to his daughter, she just went to the forest and got lost for a day, but the woodsman bumped into the beast and they both fucked up and ended up in this weird deal with the woodsman going around making oil, his daughter was home the whole time
@myboy_ Жыл бұрын
pretty sure we see her in on of the music outros
@twistergreen604 Жыл бұрын
@@myboy_ yeah, she apears in the prologue-scenes, his daughter was at home the whole time
@jpfizzle1 Жыл бұрын
Making someone wait until sunset to theoretically put the sun in a cup is cute, but making them do it so they freeze to death in the cold is evil
@eatmynutsarchmage488310 ай бұрын
the ice queen type shit
@michaelsneddon43008 ай бұрын
Exactly why the beast did it
@user-cb3lg4jp7q7 ай бұрын
I guess the Beast's idea was to give Gregory unmanageable task because he was running with the theme of despair and feebleness for the whole show.
@GregJamesMusic7 ай бұрын
@@user-cb3lg4jp7qIt’s better than that. The Beast’s usual trick is to make a person despair until they waste away and become one of his edelwood trees. He knows that won’t work with Greg because Greg is naturally cheerful and too young to understand the concept of despair, so the Beast changes his strategy to just tiring Greg out until he freezes or starves to death.
@jakekilemade3313 Жыл бұрын
"Are you really ready to go back to that empty house?" Jesus christ, for a kids show this hits way to hard
@nadiahapsari3359 Жыл бұрын
Plot twist: No it isn't empty.She's quite alive.
@hobomike6935 Жыл бұрын
His psychological projection skills were unparalleled. He was so good at sewing webs of lies and paranoia among his prey that they often couldn’t see what was right in front of them, it was like a fog of deception or a barrier they had to overcome in the end. I initially wondered if that was why it was called “over the garden wall,” but then the final episodes revealed that he physically *went over the garden wall* which was the driving cause of the rest of the series taking place
@Lara-vo6rp8 ай бұрын
omg i just realized that, its one of those moments when the titel literally gives away the plot of the film @@hobomike6935
@Adam-5748 ай бұрын
we need more shows like this
@nic5587 ай бұрын
This reminds me of a nightmare/illusion Batman falls under and sees Jason alive but it’s not real. He accepts that the manor will not have Jason there anymore. Except for Alfred the house would be empty 🥲
@warriorsofftime2782 Жыл бұрын
1:07 "Did you fetch for me the golden comb?" "Will this work?" ... "This is a honey comb"
@extremenugget1346 Жыл бұрын
Was a cute interaction.
@glassofwater281 Жыл бұрын
Loved that part
@ebmosier110 ай бұрын
Golden comb of honey! Ehehehehe
@anegg19626 ай бұрын
Favorite moment in the show ngl
@ianfinrir87242 ай бұрын
He's like "I can't even with this kid."
@alyssabullock64212 жыл бұрын
He's such a good villain. His singing is so chilling, and knowing his job is to lure souls and use them for fuel is insane. Him representing the devil or death knowing this show is set in limbo is intense.
@lazyer05112 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen this, but from this video alone he either represents death or survival by any means
@LunaP12 жыл бұрын
He's more or less like a windego. He feeds off the essence of his human victims that he manipulates.
@m0rp5eus272 жыл бұрын
@@lazyer0511 the show draws heavily from Dante Alighieris Devine Comedy
@nikushim66652 жыл бұрын
@@m0rp5eus27 Except Charon or personification of death wasn't in Dantes divine comedy. He was shown in other adaptations but was not in the original story. The "beast" takes on a number a mythological traits. The name could be implied the he's the devil. His antlers are that of Herne Cernunnos or even Aylith, also other stories like Stingy Jack or will o wisps also come to mind.
@CreativityNull2 жыл бұрын
@@nikushim6665 I'm getting vibes of Erlkonig (old German poem series about the elf king who spirits the souls of children away, but the reasons for doing so vary from darkly benevolent to maliciously evil depending on which version you're looking at) as well as "Old Scratch" (a character from Tom Walker, which is believed to be heavily inspired by several old German tales of faustian bargains)
@errortryagainlater42402 жыл бұрын
I love how they managed to get such a nightmarish freeze-frame (of the Beast's true form) into a kid's show.
@thedragondread95872 жыл бұрын
As it should be, I would've loved this show even more as a kid
@doctorspiders2 жыл бұрын
I had nightmares one night when I was a kid
@carrotbleh78042 жыл бұрын
Just paused at the point and thats super creepy
@Codename_Horizon2 жыл бұрын
Oh damn, just saw it, looks unhealthy 😳
@Shattered_Spirit2 жыл бұрын
@@Codename_Horizon 3:50 it's super fast tho so I recommend you slow the video down
@painterguy64692 жыл бұрын
It's shocking how little screen time he gets in the show, yet still manages to leave such an impact in it. Truly a memorable villain.
@verneo12 жыл бұрын
I guess that they get it right bc it isn't too little or too much time on screen. Tho I can be wrong.
@TheMikesShow12 жыл бұрын
You can feel his presence throughout the entire series
@gamerstheater1187 Жыл бұрын
when he died I was worried me might be out there somwhere
@wildfire9280 Жыл бұрын
@@TheMikesShow1 he’s like Ozai or Palpatine or… to a smaller, more personal scale Death in The Last Wish
@spaghettinoodlechop31639 ай бұрын
I don’t think of a villain more a force
@lunch_trey8 ай бұрын
It's oddly poetic that The Beast isn't killed by a weapon or some kind of magic but by simply blowing out a lantern. He's made to be this dangerous unimaginable creature that can't be beat and then it turns out his life is as ever fading as a burning candle.
@GregJamesMusic7 ай бұрын
Like the tavern keeper’s song says, the Beast is a liar. If you just refuse to believe him, he has no power over you. Once Wirt figures that out, the story’s over.
@Shadowkey3922 жыл бұрын
Can we acknowledge that he’s actually got a really good singing voice?
@joshuagross31512 жыл бұрын
Opera Singer
@theKobus2 жыл бұрын
Samuel Ramey, one of the great operatic baritones, made a lifetime career of playing “mephistopheles” type roles; he’s a perfect cast. (He’s mostly retired I think?)
@svilendenchev9984 Жыл бұрын
@@theKobus He's a bass
@theKobus Жыл бұрын
@@svilendenchev9984 OK, bass-baritone, but he's not singing Osmin and Sarastro
@hopper8514 Жыл бұрын
The “reverbating” (idk what to call it) gets sort of on my nerves but otherwise badass
@comradeScallion2 жыл бұрын
crazy how little of the show hes actually in. certainly makes an, ahem, impact
@theworstspeedrunner2 жыл бұрын
3.6% of it if this video is of all the times hes in it
@weeb1742 Жыл бұрын
Just like how little your father is in your life
@hopper8514 Жыл бұрын
I think that the way a character is spread out throughout the story and how much it makes an impact makes it feel like they’ve been there far longer than they actually were.
@furrycircuitry2378 Жыл бұрын
Comrade scallion what a pleasure to see you here 😁😏
@Xynam02 жыл бұрын
The saddest thing about the finale is what happens to the woodsman, he blew out that lantern knowing that he killed and at the same time was the monster walking through the forest in the darkness, with no lantern light to guide his way home just the memory of melted edelwood and blood on his hands.
@marlom78822 жыл бұрын
At least he got redemption when he reunited with his daughter
@Xynam02 жыл бұрын
@@marlom7882 yeah
@anthonyramirez99252 жыл бұрын
@@marlom7882 can you really say redemption, he didn’t know how the trees were made, and the moment he found out that the trees were made out of kids he freaked out and then tried to save the kid
@marlom78822 жыл бұрын
@@anthonyramirez9925 well yea the snowy land where his house was and his daughter waiting for him was essentially his heaven he never actually meant to hurt anyone
@leonardobertoni85942 жыл бұрын
I remember that last scene, the woodsman discovered and said: "she's never been in there isn't she?" Before he blew it out
@elitegamer93102 жыл бұрын
I've heard people think he's the devil or Death himself, but I think what the Beast is is actually a Lich. The Beast soul is in the Lantern and as long as it stays lit, the Beast can never die. Like how a Lich keeps their soul in an object to keep themselves from dying.
@denzilbrowder55092 жыл бұрын
i always viewed him as more of a Wendigo spirit, forcing the "lantern bearer" to commit a taboo, which only feeds the Wendigo and makes it stronger, notice it A-has a deer head and antlers, B-is tall, and gaunt, C-dwells exclusively in a winter locked forest, and D-can actually become violent if threatened, though it controls itself if violence would threaten the lantern flame, it's clearly VERY old, and powerful, and craved nothing more than to reclaim the means to feed itself(the lantern), however it also knew it could play the long con, eventually the woodsman would slip up, let it to close, and then the lantern is back in it's clutches, fed far more liberally than what the Woodsman was doing, but take it by violence? where it being dropped could mean the flame going out? never, mortals will crack, fracture, and break under constant unceasing pressure, give into their darkest taboos and desires if it means survival, be willing to make "The Deal" or to just, not care enough anymore and let the Wendigo/Beast have what it desires,
@commandercritic90362 жыл бұрын
Another theory, is he’s the Woodsman’s shadow, notice how he is nearly always behind the woodsman, or the woodsman is between the beast and the nearest light source, and the way he was defeated was by extinguishing the light source. If that doesn’t just SCREAM Shadow monster, I don’t know what does.
@alecLogan2 жыл бұрын
Could very well be an amalgamation of all of the above, considering its patchwork nature. Once upon a time, it was one of those things, and then it added to itself, and then it was two, and then it repeated the cycle. Presuming it preceded the woodsman, it’s been at this schtick for a while, and was a decent ways down the road of adding the woodsman unto itself further. A symbiote, of sorts, that was fully on-board with hopping to the next available host when it seemed that the woodsman himself could no further serve its purpose.
@commandercritic90362 жыл бұрын
I’ve had another thought about the Beast, and this one disturbs me… Okay, so he’s getting the Woodsman to cut down a specific tree, to make oil to burn in the lantern, right… okay, here’s the kickers Woodsman = Humanity The special trees (sry I don’t remember the name) = fossil fuels The Lantern = Modern Technology The Beast = Greed
@mikeknight17782 жыл бұрын
maybe he is a wendigo?
@myaltaccount44382 жыл бұрын
it just occurred to me that the sounds that we see whenever we look into the lantern isn't actually the sounds of the woodsman's daughter (because she's alive and not in the lantern) but it's the sound of the lost souls trapped in the edelwood trees screaming in agony as they burn up
@mmrw Жыл бұрын
Holy fuck dude…that’s crazy damn never got that but it makes sense. Super dark though wow
@acedetective95422 жыл бұрын
I love his voice, his voice actor is an amazing singer and great at sounding really creepy
@joshuagross31512 жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly, his va is actually a famous opera singer (fame relative to opera). _Samuel Ramey_
@theKobus2 жыл бұрын
He’s famous for playing the Devil, too. (Mephistopheles roles.)
@wikipediaintellectual7088 Жыл бұрын
@@theKobus Wouldn't you have to sing in German for operas about Faust?
@theKobus Жыл бұрын
@@wikipediaintellectual7088 I'm gonna assume you're asking in good faith. There's a crop of operas on Faust. Some in German, some in Italian, some in French. Gounod's is probably the one Ramey is most famous for his performance in, but that's just my impression.
@wikipediaintellectual7088 Жыл бұрын
@@theKobus So he sings in French?
@jacktherip28942 жыл бұрын
The beast is really the personification of temptation and promise. He offers the woodsman a way to save his daughter, despite her fate not actually being in his control. He offers Greg the fantasy dreamland he always wanted while “helping” his brother, which really meant just taking Greg off Wirt’s hands. Even the tavern keeper told the boys, “don’t believe his lies”. He is such an iconic villain not for what he does, but the lost hope he inspires in others that ultimately drives them to perish in the woods and become his fuel. Yes, you can say he is the devil. But I think he serves more as the cautionary embodiment of the woods and it’s promise. The promise that you will walk in and find what you seek, what you need, and that the answers to all your problems lies just a little further… beyond the next clearing… just keep walking and you’ll find it… I promise…
@maddielee1109 Жыл бұрын
well said!! i don't really understand the beast being the devil answer- to me it seemed more like depression, even. love this take also!
@weeb1742 Жыл бұрын
youre the personification of getting no bitches, cope + L + ratio
@lumberluc Жыл бұрын
Lich. Devils are contract bound. We haven't heard or seen an agreement written and notarized. Lichs on the other hand, are a tad freer. If their phalyctory is destroyed, their tie to the mortal realm is gone.
@albertdrevdal42335 ай бұрын
@@maddielee1109 I agree, the beast is atleast written to symbolize hopelessness, being lost in your own dark thoughts, but naturally younger people will be watching this too, and draw more direct parallells (I certainly didn't understand the subtext of the series the first time I saw it), and the beauty of stories like these is that it can represent whatever is relevant to you at the time, which can help you deal with it, so im not trying to say there is a correct answer, just what I think they were going for with the writing and symbolism.
@buccaneercat Жыл бұрын
What makes The Beast so memorable, to me, is that he’s not an almighty powerhouse villain. He’s not invincible, he’s got no massive backstory, and he’s not exactly a physical threat either. He’s manipulative, and smart. He’ll bend the will through breaking one’s spirit. He’s got no grand scheme other than tricking others into keeping him alive like a parasite. No generic domination, no vengeance, just survival. It’s primal, and compelling. Plus that voice, and even the character design, is incredible!
@thagomizer18 ай бұрын
Before seeing Adventure Time and the Lich I was expecting a “fall.” like scene when the beast said “Are you ready to see true darkness?”
@hobomike69357 ай бұрын
“Help me?…you don’t wanna help me, you just-have some weird obsession with keeping this lantern lit.” “….” “I-it’s almost like- *_your soul_** is in this lantern.”*
@KhotunKhantheGreatestАй бұрын
@@hobomike6935 ARE YOU READY TO SEE *TRUE* DARKNESS?
@Monsterthatsunderyourbed2 жыл бұрын
I had to pause to see wtf The Beast was and DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN they showed THAT in a kids show!? He is literally an amalgamation of faces put together, dear god it makes my skin crawl and sends shivers down my spine...I'm totally gonna watch the hell out of this show
@FBI-jx1od2 жыл бұрын
Kids probably wouldnt even notice it. *oh but their brain will*
@martinsonneborn68202 жыл бұрын
Haha put it on 0,25 to see
@drunkendye48922 жыл бұрын
@@martinsonneborn6820 ah thanks makes pausing much easier
@martinsonneborn68202 жыл бұрын
@@drunkendye4892 np
@theh50992 жыл бұрын
@@martinsonneborn6820 Do you have any time stamp to start to exactly ? Edit : found it, 3:52
@olegorfond4312 жыл бұрын
"the person with the lantern IS the beast"
@Wanderer242 жыл бұрын
I always felt like her squeaky voice really tied her character together
@GodzillaLordofallMonsters10 ай бұрын
0:24 idk why but when The Beast sings “Chop the wood to light the fire!” It’s funny to me for some reason, it just sounds like he’s trolling the woodsman
@installer018 ай бұрын
TROL LO LO LOL!!!
@LSR-II2 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@dallaspowell63132 жыл бұрын
An interesting thing to note is that those last few scenes of the Beast his eyes are ringed in different colors just like Beatrice’s dog when it ate one of the black turtles which would imply that whoever the Beast was before ate a black turtle or fueled his lantern with elder wood oil which is where the black turtles come from. Another thing is the behavior of the dog and the Beast, when we’re introduced to the dog he seems to be rather hungry desperately trying to eat Greg’s candy and the boys, later on when the dog is uncorrupted you can see his ribs in contrast to his appearance in the first episodes intro he’s a more healthy weight. While we don’t see the Beast’s uncorrupted form it’s easy to see that he’s obsessed with keeping his lantern lit but why is that? If we apply the Balck Dog’s behavior to the Beast’s one can come to the conclusion that those that imbibe the black turtles or elder wood oil are corrupted and become obsessed with the last thing they were focused on before imbibing the turtles and oil. Very interesting to think that the Beast just a victim of something much more sinister in the Woods of the Unknown.
@zyphier2 жыл бұрын
There is a theory that the beast was inspired by the legend of the Wendigo, a Native American monster that is created from hunger, and desperation (aka cannibalism). Though it should be noted I'm not saying the beast is one, just that the writers took inspiration from that legend.
@cuygor71322 жыл бұрын
This makes way too much sense not to be true!
@dallaspowell63132 жыл бұрын
@@cuygor7132 it’s a theory that has been bouncing around my head for awhile now. I don’t know if the creators ever talked about it or not. Keep in now that it’s only based on two subjects.
@MeowBanti2 жыл бұрын
what are u even talking about bro lmao
@James-jg7kv2 жыл бұрын
3:53 you can see the beast's body
@lijustwantobecool79292 жыл бұрын
2:47 Still creeps me out lol
@iordanvassilev80912 жыл бұрын
If you pause at about 3:50 you can actually see what the beast looks like and it's awesomely creepy
@jaxclaybaugh68772 жыл бұрын
@@iordanvassilev8091 it’s between 3:52 and 3:53
@mikeknight17782 жыл бұрын
its literally just skinned faces creepy
@rtv199992 жыл бұрын
@@jaxclaybaugh6877 oh my gosh it's actually skinned screaming kids/faces
@ashantiwalker3775 Жыл бұрын
Me too. 😨
@ColdTruthOfLife2 жыл бұрын
0:19 that's mad disrespectful lol
@RealestBoxy2 жыл бұрын
what did he say? I cant make it out
@_jelyfish07_492 жыл бұрын
@@RealestBoxy "you leave those children be, Beast"
@carpediem45082 жыл бұрын
Why
@lextavactchi2 жыл бұрын
@@carpediem4508 The Beast does NOT leave those kids alone
@GLUTENFREEbeelzebub2 жыл бұрын
its disrespectful cause beast just walks away and sings over him xD
@Frankly_Amazing20002 жыл бұрын
Only now have I realized that the woodsman is voiced by Doc from Back to the Future
@weebaliba85892 жыл бұрын
Wait really?!
@Frankly_Amazing20002 жыл бұрын
@@weebaliba8589 yeah really, can’t you hear it? Look it up.
@AshtonTheMelon2 жыл бұрын
Christopher Lloyd
@mediatorraptor33492 жыл бұрын
WHAT
@bugeye38472 жыл бұрын
I mean and the hacker from cyberspace too
@eliottdeletraz972 жыл бұрын
The beast is very scary for a kid show. I mean, when the woodsman put the light on him, he's a pile of flesh with fear looking faces on his body. He's a mass of dead people.
@galactus9807 Жыл бұрын
What do u mean he’s not scary
@ashantiwalker3775 Жыл бұрын
I agree. 😨
@patoanimations420 Жыл бұрын
@@galactus9807 3:52
@nnt85682 жыл бұрын
He's the creepiest villian on my list, his voice and his song send a chill down my spine. But too bad for the final scene when he let Wirt got him, but he still my favorite ❤ Your video remind me about how i admire him and his characteristic inspires lots of ideas for my OC ❤
@yamantisshrimp28082 жыл бұрын
You should meet the nowhere king
@HornaracH2 жыл бұрын
@@yamantisshrimp2808 That one is good as well but I still think this one is better as a villain, it has more of a dark fairytale feel for me. The nowhere king is more of a selfish man that ended up having too much power. I'm not hating tho, I absolutely love the creature's design.
@yamantisshrimp28082 жыл бұрын
@@HornaracH yeah and let's take a moment of silence for the minotaurs that was buried ..... ...... .......
@starlight85402 жыл бұрын
Belos? But he's not as creepy as the beast
@Lyoko0123452 жыл бұрын
He’s a villain of subtlety. He’s always there in the background but never over used. Seen but never shown entirely until the end and only for a split second. Mentioned by many characters but not overly built up. A puppet master secretly pulling the strings behind the curtain.
@rinkothelad8 ай бұрын
The vision of the beast at 3:52 is terrifying. I’m surprised they were able to let that air.
@thibautisserant2 жыл бұрын
"You've been grinding up lost souls for years !" That line, damn.
@possessedpicklejar47622 жыл бұрын
There’ll never be another show like quite like Over The Garden Wall
@ibrahimihsan20902 жыл бұрын
That doesn't mean they shouldn't try.
@Tarnished-bn5gq2 жыл бұрын
There might be, eventually, but there’ll never be an antagonist that matches the level and type of terror presented by The Beast.
@hobomike6935 Жыл бұрын
It captured the spirit of Halloween in ways that just can’t be done again.
@_sargentocoelho_44412 жыл бұрын
"He's hot ngl" 3:52 would like a word
@Tarnished-bn5gq2 жыл бұрын
1. That description was a joke 2. That wasn’t always what he looked like, but his untainted form definitely wouldn’t have been much prettier.
@herr-doktor Жыл бұрын
I mean still.... Gosh why 😭
@Tarnished-bn5gq Жыл бұрын
@@herr-doktor yeah I don’t know why. His pure form would look like a more humanoid version of a Cleric Beast from Bloodborne than anything, which still would be hideous to look at.
@wilhemtehlynx2 ай бұрын
3:22 This shot is so good. It’s framed so perfectly. The distance between Wirt and the Beast, the Beast’s simple yet elegantly terrifying silhouette… I just love looking at it.
@ianfinrir87242 ай бұрын
It "goes hard," as the kids say.
@SentimentalFellaVA2 жыл бұрын
Really, part of what makes Over the Garden Wall so good is that the characters all, to a certain extent, serve primarily to heighten the asthetic - not just in design, but also in character. The Beast is such a great villain BECAUSE he highlights the asthetic. The mass of shadow that is his body serves to draw the viewer's attention to how truly dark the rest of the stage is, with its foggy mist and moonless shade, and consequently how utterly isolated and lost the characters are. His big, billowing cloak does two things. Firstly, its amorphous shape allows the Beast to take up the entirety of the background whenever he wants, giving the viewer a feeling of suffocating darkness. Secondly, it can give the viewer a sense of the unearthly wind that ends the peaceful, idyllic autumn and brings harsh, freezing winter, and the sound design works in tandem with this but giving a sense of the whipping of a cold, biting wind. The viewer likely already has an inkling of the symbollic meaning of winter overtaking fall in OTGW - now they see what's causing it, or perhaps what embodies it. The character of the Beast not only works with the asthetic,, he is PART of the asthetic - it is a cold forest, and he is the coldest part of that forest. It is a dark forest, and he is the very darkest part of it.
@hobomike6935 Жыл бұрын
This show was Halloween incarnate. That chilly, uneasy, “foggy” feeling as fall dies away into the winter season, you’re left alone with the thoughts and memories of everything that happened that year, those you lost along the way, and things you never quite caught a full glimpse of _just outside_ your vision.
@PedroPedro-sm9oy2 жыл бұрын
I find it quite endearing that when wirt was falling asleep in the snowy forest he started to turn into the wood (aka as fucking dying) but when he realised his brother walked away from him into danger he immediately got up from his death to go after him.
@EyeShotFirst2 жыл бұрын
Samuel Ramey one of the greatest operatic basses in the world. Glad to hear him doing non-musical acting, as his acting in opera has always been top notch. Basses often get the funnest roles, it seems.
@rambrosius70062 жыл бұрын
This was such a well written villain and a beautifully written and animated show. Very nostalgic, like a story book, especially with some of the animations and musical numbers being inspired by old-timey cartoons. I'll always recommend it. Plus, if you haven't watched it but you've seen the show, Trey the Explainer has a beautiful video essay comparing the show to Dante's Inferno :-)
@thebastard8902 жыл бұрын
"No. There is only Me. There is only my way. There is only the forest, and there is only Surrender."
@allsmilesguy2 жыл бұрын
It’s becoming a personal tradition to watch this show every Halloween. It’s still so underrated and most people I know haven’t even heard of it
@Thegoldenchopsticks11 ай бұрын
Same my girlfriend and me watch this every Halloween
@puffersfish42962 жыл бұрын
This show is to underrated for how good it is.
@sethleoric25988 ай бұрын
What i love about The Beast is other than probably enhanced strength and maybe the turtles, he probably has literally no other powers besides persuading people to get themselves killed or damned to an eternity of collecting souls for him.
@abrahamnarvaez1730 Жыл бұрын
“Are you really ready to go back to that empty house” he’d been going to an empty house for years. The beast thought he could manipulate the woods man again only to seal his fate.
@brrplays8562 Жыл бұрын
every time he says "Woodsman" so gently just gives me shivers
@waffles61322 жыл бұрын
i can't believe the arabic version made the beast voice exactly like the English version but even better.
@alexiosmonary33882 жыл бұрын
It sounds alot deeper and in a somewhat twisted way soothing, the arabic is by far my favorite
@Kayther332 жыл бұрын
i think that the spanish (from spain not from latam) is better
@user-ej8mi6oz3m2 жыл бұрын
Russian version is cool too
@Red-bt9fh2 жыл бұрын
Wow people mention how good arabic version is... I never knew its that well-known, i guess it was because of that video i am very happy
@Red-bt9fh2 жыл бұрын
@@user-ej8mi6oz3m true.
@jonathanhaas9962 Жыл бұрын
The Beast, The Lich, and The Nowhere King. All the greatest creatures of pure darkness.
@cristiann322 жыл бұрын
this series changed my life🍁🍂...
@dinkules2 жыл бұрын
The way he says "we should talk" slips into a kinda smooth voice by the end there
@nimloc16702 жыл бұрын
This is still ones of the best mini series I’ve ever seen on Cartoon Network in a long time. Infinity train is a close second (before it was decided that it would’ve gotten more seasons later on)
@daanvd37349 ай бұрын
3:53 love how scary he really is behind the darkness he hides in
@averagecartoonenthusiast57582 жыл бұрын
Nice video! The beast is such a great villain.
@keroro4072 жыл бұрын
Imagine if in the beginning, the Beast put his soul in the lantern to ward off the darkness in the forest, after having his soul taken out for so long, he became twisted. And when the light finally went out, the true darkness approached, and the real horror began. When there's no light, there's no shadow, and now we will truly know darkness.
@TheSuperSpud Жыл бұрын
I love how not only did the Beast trick the Woodsman into carrying the lantern, but mocked him while he did so
@bagseys2 ай бұрын
The beast really be playing the power role when his own victim is holding his life in his literal hands
@TheSuperSpud2 ай бұрын
yh bro that's manipulation 101@@bagseys
@sanvich97352 жыл бұрын
Okay everybody knows about the faces on the beast's body practically making up its entire body but I just had a crazy thought what if those faces all talked at once when he spoke they would smile when he smile when he would have malicious intent in store for the children that would have a grim expression on their face like anger if he got frustrated just different expressions all at once you cannot tell me that is not terrifying to think about
@ivanalves85062 жыл бұрын
So the faces are a hivemind?
@sanvich97352 жыл бұрын
@@ivanalves8506 I mean they have to be I mean what else are they there for just to look scary
@bahnankhayre9534 Жыл бұрын
@@sanvich9735 I’m pretty sure they’re the souls of all the kids burnt in his lantern
@pathmage8 ай бұрын
Something close, the faces are wooden and the arms are full of holes like a woodwind instrument.@@bahnankhayre9534
@ummdustry57182 жыл бұрын
seems like a swell guy
@beastofedelwood1473 Жыл бұрын
"anyone who holds the Dark Lantern must be the Beast!" i just realized how apparently everyone knows about the Lantern, but not much about the Beast. maybe that's why he leaves the Lantern with someone else in the first place
@deveaut2 жыл бұрын
@3:52 you can see what he looks like
@elizabethmartin38312 жыл бұрын
I slowed it down... OMG that's terrifying
@dangdao80682 жыл бұрын
At least Disney didn’t noticed it or cartoon or any kids and adult
@weirdthoughts54202 жыл бұрын
@@dangdao8068 Disney??
@dangdao80682 жыл бұрын
@@weirdthoughts5420 I don’t know where this show come from so I just randomly guess it from Disney cause heck they almost own some of cartoon
@tomcaniff64372 жыл бұрын
It's literally made of human faces what the fuck
@sancho4975 Жыл бұрын
3:55 that moment is just perfect
@sethleoric25988 ай бұрын
I love how deep yet beautiful his singing voice is, really sells the idea that he might be some kind of demon and of the DC comics style fallen angel variety or something.
@Lara-vo6rp8 ай бұрын
the devil was once an angel, alluring with his beautiful voice but holds a dark secret
@LynXtoLynX17 ай бұрын
This villain is terrifying This adds a lot to the show
@CloverSchilling8 ай бұрын
Knowing the Beast was made by the same man who made the Lich in Adventure Time explains a lot.
@Lara-vo6rp8 ай бұрын
WAIT WAAA?
@jackvalor24542 жыл бұрын
He may not have forgiven himself, but he set that first step toward freeing his spirit of guilt by letting go. Guilt is such a cruel vortex of shame and darkness, proliferating it hazards ensnaring others.
@spadezsick2 жыл бұрын
I love this show the memories are insane
@rickyroller3053Ай бұрын
He is the fear of what lurks in the dark and the only way to beat him is to snuff out the only thing lighting your path and giving you hope... its terrifyingly genuis.
@ilikethecokev2 Жыл бұрын
For the longest time I legit thought Beast's VA was James Earl Jones before finding out it was Samuel Ramey The similarity between their voices is uncanny
@ShadowDurza6 ай бұрын
Reverse psychology done right. He was so grabby with the lantern in both words and actions in order to manipulate the Woodsman into clinging to it with greater desperation.
@saf58962 жыл бұрын
3:53 for those who want to ser the beast's form out of the shadows
@StarWithAPencil Жыл бұрын
Just barely out of perfect timing, sad you can only see his arm.
@kingadam697 ай бұрын
@@StarWithAPencilYou can see his whole body if you slow down the video to 0.25x.
@hypnoticskull63422 жыл бұрын
This guy is just as good as the Lich, and he’s only been in this show in the one season it has
@Sneviled2 жыл бұрын
I salute you for not adding in any dumb edits
@kenzerbolt2 жыл бұрын
can’t stand those videos it ruins the comp 😭
@andre_the_tiny5872 Жыл бұрын
3:53 this is honestly terrifying holy crap
@jaderabbit8982 жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard of this show during my time still watching CN but holy hell, he’s probably right up there in one of the best underrated CN villains.
@joshidejj Жыл бұрын
Barely has 5 minutes, but impacted me so much when I watched this as a kid and then now. He is so eerie yet familiar, because the mixture of mystery and danger from his appearance to his calm human voice.
@camerongrondzki27162 жыл бұрын
This dude is something straight out of a horror game, and when you get to see him for like a frame. JEEZ
@RednaxG2 жыл бұрын
such a good show, dressed as greg for halloween two years back
@sergioplazat39952 жыл бұрын
Of course.... We made a promise.... Really evil
@shockwaveherp98232 жыл бұрын
I don't think its meant to be limbo, nor the beast to be the devil. At least not directly tied to the sense of the afterlife. Because the threat of death is a lingering theme. The Garden Wall is more akin to some fay folk realm representing a lack of moving on. This theme is tied to the woodsman, who can't accept his daughter is dead; the very idea of tales long forgotten yet refusing to 'end' in a manner of speaking, alot of the characters in general seem to go on with the idea of acceptance. In the garden wall, the beast represents a refusal of death; he is a being that feeds off of the life force of others so that he can continue to live. I think the reason why the beast looks so deformed with all those faces is the manifestation of all those souls he's absorbed. And by cutting off his fuel, the beast finally dies.
@josephgrube Жыл бұрын
You can only see his true form for a split second, but goddamn is it terrifying
@nuggybuggers5987 Жыл бұрын
2:47- Me when the stage hand is trying to put out my fire in Don’t Starve
@megastoejoe Жыл бұрын
This is almost like reading the old Grims tales. I actually liked this series. A child could watch it and be spooked. And an adult could see it for the terror of it's basis.
@cramerfloro5936Ай бұрын
I love how when the Beast summons the shadows to threaten Wirt, it completely backfires. Because now Wirt can only see his eyes, *the same eyes of the poisoned dog* , and so he understands. He understands that this is nothing more than a scared animal, trying to intimidate the things around it that could hurt it. And once Wirt knows this, all the power the Beast held over him is gone.
@theprofessionalnoob43712 жыл бұрын
I think watching the scene where the lantern shines on the Beast for a split second in slow motion was probably the worst decision I made as a kid for my sleep
@j-dawg47742 жыл бұрын
Never thought I'd see genuine art in modern entertainment anymore, but here we are. Incredible. Dark, humorous, and intriguing despite being a kids shows.
@ElemonAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Don’t worry, there’s more dark, humorous, and intriguing shows coming. Some are being worked on in the shadows. Although, I wouldn’t consider it a kids show.
@memoryofsalem44742 жыл бұрын
Oh shut up you pretentious moron. "Modern day entertainment just isnt as good as the past" is such pretentious bs it hurts to read. Also, this isnt new, it came out years ago. Funny, almost like you are just trying to seem like some high cultured, "not like those modern day people" sort of ass.
@theworstspeedrunner2 жыл бұрын
3.6% thats how much of the show hes in
@SonicAndPvzisGoated Жыл бұрын
Bro the description 💀
@Red-bt9fh2 жыл бұрын
One of my fav characters, he is just amazing, from the look to the voice to the way he acts, i been looking for a video like that for long
@jameseddleman6944 Жыл бұрын
"Now.. what direction did those children go...HAHAHAH! TRA-LA-LA-LA TRA-LA-LA-LA CHOP THE WOOD TO LIGHT THE FIRE" -Epstine
@lordseelenfresserdemonking11682 жыл бұрын
The oil making process was very interesting to me
@mundomain26732 жыл бұрын
bro this show was a masterpiece. im so sad it was so short
@Nobody.55Ай бұрын
The best thing for me about its ending is that it is not an epic battle, it does not have a "I'll be back" style dialogue or anything like that.He just begs the Woodsman not to turn off the lantern, without even being able to finish his sentence.
@hopper8514 Жыл бұрын
“Don’t-! Ah, *don’t!* “ 3:37
@triggerstudios38152 жыл бұрын
Halloween of 2014 was so amazing because of this show
@catattack8852 жыл бұрын
This is just one of the lich hands that re-generated after falling into an alternate universe in adventure time, my personal head-cannon at least
@benjaminking36775 ай бұрын
Over The Garden Wall takes a lot of inspiration from German folk tales. Especially when it comes to the beast. Reminds me of the Erlkönig.
@Tarnished-bn5gq2 жыл бұрын
Makes me wonder where Hidetaka Miyazaki got his inspiration for Cleric Beast/Vicar Amelia from Bloodborne… All jokes aside, this thing was one of the most unnerving, disturbing, and fear inducing antagonists from any TV show or movie I’ve seen, let alone something made for Cartoon Network. He’s only really matched by Gustavo Fring from Breaking Bad and Anton Chigurh from No Country For Old Men
@DOOMHAMMER-XIII7 ай бұрын
1:43 The beast is a great soprano Singer
@annagreets5 ай бұрын
'Must be a really fat soprano'
@generalalduin95484 ай бұрын
I distinctly remember him having a lot more screentime. That’s how you know you make an impression
@tannerhutcheson7414 ай бұрын
I like how Greg went about the golden comb and silver thread task. It was so cute.
@Erni3K8 ай бұрын
Samuel Ramey sang Mephistopheles and several other variations on the character in many opera performances and had an AMAZING international opera career. I had no idea he was on this show, and I am full of joy finding his mellow tones here in this wonderful show. SO DAMN HAPPY
@northidaho Жыл бұрын
I think the beast is the best cartoon villain of all time. He isn't physically violent, yet still incredibly intimidating. My take on The Beast is that he finds people who are isolated, and don't have much contact with other people to manipulate. If they ARE in contact with people, then he finds a way to isolate them. That's why I think he chose the woodsman. If at any point, even before he was lantern bearer he went into the tavern and heard about the beast and his lantern he would have known.