People on this server have been going missing..

[@zachobuilds]

Fair warning: spoilers may lie below LOL

[@iloveromania486]

hey zacho, what about the discord server that they have? i kinda want to join it :> btw i love this video!

[@EGGIEb0y1]

That ending is just a cliff hanger ofcourse it is.

[@iloveromania486]

@@EGGIEb0y1 kk

[@yxp_]

I liked the vid. Nice breath of fresh air from other Minecraft "ARGs". Definitely one of your better works. I like that it ditches the cringy paranormal/haunted video game, shadow organization stuff, in favor of a more grounded mystery. Would definitely wanna see more stuff like this, see how far you can go or how much you can innovate in the Minecraft ARG/Unfiction scene.

[@TheOrdinaryGoalkeeper]

Any updates on c0n? We want part 2 please!

[@riley8986]

SPOILERS ‼️‼️ you could tell it was Barry from the start because he goes over to Mason, while not holding anything, and breaks the blocks under him meaning he could see mason from the beginning.

[@LeviGoober]

i think that makes the story telling seem way more well done, as well as fit nicely into a video format of this kind, with the rest of the content to get through, i completely looked over it the first time

[@LukelUp23]

I was wondering about that!

[@heavenlyjuicebox]

holy crap you're right

[@EternalFlux1]

I was not focusing on the start enough to notice that 😭

[@winterwolf6931]

And with leahs abduction video and the discord messages, at the beggining you see leah looking in her chests. The video probably happened right after those messages and barry used that as an oppurtunity to get leah because he knew where she would be, looking in the chests for the iron and diamonds he said he would put in there

[@accuratecontent1182]

Mason talking about how Barry betrayed him as a friend and ruined his SMP: The random forest fire in the background:

[@sparkj0y]

that reminds me of when we saw that while barry was building his tower, it was randomly lit on fire? did i miss the explanation for the or did i just discover incomplete lore???

[@stupidratt]

@@sparkj0y that seems to be just completely random, we know barry can see other players due to the first video, so I assume it was just an error on the creators part, maybe they were thinking "oh this will be just another scary arg with spooky monster" before deciding to actually make something out of it,

[@mosshivenetwork117]

I thought that was symbolic, but it might have been entirely unintentional.

[@pllanda5341]

30:30 this is just a story

[@R4ndom_Persn]

You can see that there's a lavapool

[@shiny1556]

This is a nifty ARG. It isn’t some evil ai, robot, demon, or weird shadow government person, but just a sad nerd. Which is funny since I was really expecting *Ryan to have some more going on I like this. It isn’t a super fantastical or scary take but something grounded enough to be real, even if it is a bit wacky. Fun and I hope we can see some more faux ARG stuff like this.

[@waterad]

Who's Randy

[@A.C.F.T]

Big d randy ​@@waterad

[@0RBBLE-epic]

@@waterad big d randy im guessing

[@GoofyGoober371]

Who is randy bro

[@cptwheelbarrow9026]

Randy? You mean Ryan?

[@PurpleFisho]

This is such a good idea The minecraft "ARGs" have all been around 2009 or 2011 because that was when minecraft was "in early development" and "it was scary" That format has been so overused its not even scary anymore its just boring I like it when people innovate on an "Idea" to make it more MODERN, its more interesting that way

[@zachobuilds]

thank you, i wanted the challenge almost to see if i could still make a cool arg that was placed in the latest version so im glad you thought it was cool

[@GikamesShadow]

What a well done story, good stuff man! I was so immersed that by the time Mason started touring bases, going into Leahs base felt so wrong. Like this stuff felt like it had history. Fake history but still. And then this ARG ended up just being a part of just a real life tale of parasocial behavior gone wrong? Very nice twist.

[@zachobuilds]

thank you!! means a ton

[@Dxisy_Fields]

​@@zachobuilds:)

[@williambatres2555]

Thise did do well as a narrater

[@KefkeWren]

Honestly, I've always loved the idea of an ARG taking place on a server, but I think it would be interesting to have one that's actually being played out. Like a group of actors with actual upload schedules, and a mix of live and scripted events.

[@razorx5992]

then I shall introduce you to [REDACTED] SMP (yes that's the actual name)

[@godlygamer2466]

I’m trying to start a smp like that rn

[@lukasruston8618]

It's not an ARG but I do recommend Rat's SMP (Idk what it's actually called) where basically, a bunch of modders got together, made a server and they can all make any mods that they want for the server. They have a whole story and everything and last time I watched, there were some strange almost ARG-style mysteries going on in the story with a guy called Mouthpiece.

[@tnapeepeelu]

​@@lukasruston8618Content SMP

[@Naiverine]

​​@@lukasruston8618 isn't it called the Content Smp?

[@RealRedDiamond]

I like how this arg kinda just shows a lot more logic than the usual arg's prolly cause most arg's have people/children that dont understand the game yet and this arg prolly has adults/teenagers

[@sleepyrose69]

i agree but i’m not certain if you meant the people running it are adults or not: either way yeah. the characters being younger makes it more understandable + a lot of forethought obviously went into this arg so yeah it had to be some pretty mature minds who are also Aware of what playing multiplayer mc is like

[@_aWiseMan]

It helps this is a channel that makes many arg videos

[@-adolfo-]

Oh hey what are u doing here

[@C4TB0T]

especially the part where instead of wasting time finding a key for the hopper they just break it

[@cxctxs6950]

Very well made video. I love how satisfactory the ending was, and how the story is actually realistic and is still very very interesting. also love the fact you end up mentioning that it is self made and that it is an arg, unlike other youtubers who claim they randomly found this arg when they clearly didn’t.

[@gonehome-w4q]

Help 666 comments

[@chasethemaster3440]

0:47 ok that’s actually a great idea for a real smp someone should do that

[@Rhinoime]

You should do that

[@wolfsyncc]

i'd join

[@NebulixTheRisenAssassin]

same here

[@ssmetallic]

we all know how that would go

[@quaelgeist3337]

@@ssmetallicjust have a third party with nothing to gain from adding those backdoors make the mod/plugin. Or check the plugin

[@DigitalXAddict]

I went into this video expecting some supernatural story, ended this video being sad because of what Barry did. Really good ARG, and very unusual aswell. Love that the hints were there from the start, while he red herrings lead the way. Short and smexy. Plus very good story-telling. You earned another Subscriber :D

[@UnderTheRated]

8 minutes in but the player with a pumpkin has a translucent (hard to see skin) cause they're invis; spectators can see invis players

[@TannerCraft98old]

Oh, I thought it was spectators could see other spectators not invis people, I was wondering how they had a pumpkin if they were in spectator

[@capitalism8381]

@@TannerCraft98old Spectators only have the head, not the rest of the body. I can also confirm that invis players are translucent to spectators.

[@TannerCraft98old]

@@capitalism8381 Oh, right. Thank you!

[@Vistaler]

2 things that prove that Barry did it even more, first he can see Mason at the start and second he puts shears in a chest when m and j go to the base

[@voltech1212]

dude I really love where your content is going, your arg films are fantastic and it's genuinely got me on my toes on multiple occasion! your writing is great and Id love to see what else you do in the future.

[@zachobuilds]

thank you!! ill keep trying to keep it up!

[@buckylebuccaneer904]

"If there is anything I learnt from the Scream films, its always just hang up the phone" "YOU HANG UP ON ME AGAIN AND ILL GUT YOU LIKE A FISH UNDERSTAND?"

[@a_bee_boi]

"Winter is the worst season" Bro is wanting an argument down here 💀 Edit: oh gosh it’s starting😨

[@GavinGamingTV]

Yeah! Fall is the worst season honestly

[@Valio-Game-Play-lol]

​@GavinGamingTV dude no fall rules, its obviously spring is the worst

[@L0nl3y_lun4]

You're all delusional it's clear that summer is the worst season that overbearing heat is trash

[@BROSKIeditzEEEE]

I love winter but I don’t mind people saying that

[@Eila215]

I dont like heat so summer is my least favorite

[@Minko_s]

12:05 sobbing and crying rn Also this type of arg is always so interesting to me i can't wait to try to get everybody i know to watch it or at least watch this video

[@NonFunctioningBrain]

the entire story felt like i was watching a movie

[@zachobuilds]

hugeee compliment thank you

[@ghst7807]

Yeah me too,It felt like Scream for me😂

[@Christopher-n4b]

I love these types of stories and how they feel so real

[@Christopher-n4b]

By the way are you going to continue the kill switch

[@crystalgaming1185]

This series is literally episode 6 of minecraft story mode, man in a carved pumpkin, who kills off people in a server. And the killer is one of players.

[@earlroddacuna1226]

Fr

[@keancyrus2107]

Hell the end even said "7?" So the Minecraft story mode's 7th episode might literally be the entire next video

[@echo8335]

Yass

[@tright6]

The protagonist's dialogue is genuinely so funny because it's so obviously trying to sound authentic

[@TNMF]

BROTHEREN OF THE COOKIE

[@DriftedVictory]

i can't believe that barry was the bay astral butcher

[@Nuclear_stuff]

NO. NO. LEAVE ME ALONE.

[@lorddumb21]

It's over, he knows

[@Thespidermanng]

Hello..Dexter Morgan

[@iagomarker8445]

I started to think this story was real until Zacho stated it was fictional at the end Fire ARD, one of the best and most creative ones in a while now

[@crystal_arl0314]

yall notice at the end when mason is making that like- info video- a fire starts..it couldve been Barry- orrrr- lava pit next to a jungle- and it starts after he mentioned barry- at the fire starts briefly after the word "para-social"

[@thelazyguy72]

Was about to point that out too, I wonder if the ARG is going to get a continuation.

[@Undeathful-gaming]

AND it starts too far away from the pool to be natural, and gets put out, then ANOTHER fire starts.

[@crystal_arl0314]

@Undeathful-gaming I didn’t even notice it getting put out TWT

[@crystal_arl0314]

@@thelazyguy72 I hope so I love ARGs sm

[@SuperGigiSunshine]

this was so well written! i was super invested the whole way through, cant wait to see what stories you cool up next

[@elcrz2449]

"I could have sworn that there was a seventh player who had logged on to the server - and to be honest I think I ended up kinda being right" Damn, that statement carries so much meaning and essentially describes this ARG perfectly

[@Teacup44]

Finally. An ARG which isn't about some random world ending Minecraft Demon

[@Riverhh]

dude I fully thought it was gonna be Ryan Ngl,anyways this was really well put together and I loved the story telling choices you made when presenting it, it’s really good video overall highly recommend it.

[@bykva_g]

Definetly worth waiting 2 months. W video. Good Job❤

[@zachobuilds]

omg tysm!!

[@jdh9419]

This was great! This can be seen even as an analogy for the moral told at the end! However, there is a time frame I’d like to mention. 29:20. A fire is cast around here. I thought it may be one last presence of Pumpkin Barry… But then, I had a great idea. I pressed F5. See, pressing F5 gave me a whole new perspective, and I was able to see that there was just a lava pool nearby that cast the fire, nothing to do with thos

[@BreeNix]

The moment I heard that Wynter and Mason were left I was like “yeah Wynter is gonna vanish next”

[@soooof2212]

I know you were probably the one to make this arg in the first place, so great job :3. It was quite an engaging story and I was genuinely interested to hear what was going to happen next

[@Undeathful-gaming]

In the last video, a fire starts in the background. It's near a lava pool, but what's interesting is that it starts maybe 6 blocks away from the pool, gets put out, and another fire starts a few seconds later. This is a really in-depth ARG.

[@Berke756]

Yeah it’s to far unless there’s leaves we can’t see

[@serventium4049]

9:02 “First and only video” you say, while showing two videos on the channel

[@jonaw.2153]

would be funny if it's just the exact same video from Em's perspective

[@jop8907]

but thats a part 2 so.. its just oh Im not verified so have 2 parts lol xd

[@yongjiazhe2724]

i wish at least one legit arg finally has the protagonist having enough and downloading a gun mod and nuke mod and the most destructive mod ever then go to creative

[@Blossom_Bunny007]

first video i saw from you channel and felt like i was sitting in a detectives office and solving one of those usolvable cases, the editing, script, etc; was really well done. Great work!!

[@SplinteredSerenity-ls7hv]

As soon as I saw wynter having the long hallway I immediately thought it couldn’t be him but I was hanging on the idea that it would’ve been revealed it was mason on the last video all because of that one stolen dragon kill

[@JestaSecondChannel]

29:16 this is just something I noticed. There is lava near some trees but there isn't any spark that could light it. Idk if it needs to have a spark to spread but maybe someone else lit it? Anyway, there was some grass that lit on fire, relatively far from the lava pool. Then a different fire started after the other just finished, just like that. Idk. It sounds silly but it was an odd thing I noticed... It's really weird. Overall, I love this story

[@Kodylovesmaddie217]

look SUPER close theres a flint n steel being used

[@JestaSecondChannel]

@Kodylovesmaddie217 oooh, good catch😃!

[@KellawooYT]

No grass on fore tho

[@Wyrmwould-Star]

Reminds me of the toxic friend group I had back in 8th. One person sucked, one trusted them too much and started accusing someone else of being the problem... One thing leads to another, dominoes topple dominoes, and next thing you know, none of us have talked in years.

[@skylamg]

the whodunnit aspect is actually really refreshing after having a bunch of "shadow demon creatures" and "evil organization watching players" in my recommended.

[@Hizashisrobloxface]

4:39 It’s also weird because he’s building in a snow biome, lighting cannot strike there.

[@waikinchung734]

29:25 in the background is it just me who saw someone holding a ligher…

[@Guestmakesepicedits]

You aren't the only one who sees that, someone is um I think there. Just going wild.

[@Guestmakesepicedits]

or it was just a pool of a lava that generated wrong and spawned under the tree leading to it to well burn and spread it

[@Nocreativemode432]

why would it only set ablaze after that long? surely he’s been in the world long enough whilst setting up his recording and whatnot

[@Nocreativemode432]

def a player

[@unrealshr4907]

Yeah I saw that as well if you zoom in you can see the lava pool that @Guestmakesepicedits is talking about

[@kevin_playsty6846]

28:46 "It is painful, when your best friend was the one who'll betray you in the end"

[@evil_stevil]

1:37 winter is my favorite season

[@thenexus8384]

Same (which is ironic given where I'm from)

[@addynotmaddy]

At the end of the video when mason starts talking about barry, did anyone notice the fire starting the the background? Could be a tie in into when barry’s tower caught on fire form “lighting”.

[@wesleykenol8204]

Same here, maybe Barry somehow got onto the server mason was in and did it without him knowing, like it makes sense cause he cause the fire on HIS tower alone twice so it would probably make sense how that was him

[@mosye]

Hey.great job on this ARG. I love it so much c: Very down to earth but very intriguing. The touch of discord calls and discord messages is so cool, I've never seen that in any other KZbinr's videos. Really seems like you put a lot of effort into this.

[@Nxgisxshiro]

New form of ARG just enough to peak my curuiosty well done wallahi 👏👏

[@zachobuilds]

ayee thank you glad to hear it!

[@Nxgisxshiro]

@zachobuilds np man just keep up the creative energy Im already craving more hahahah

[@CallmeL0Lfy]

fully thought it was gonna be Ryan, but damn that was a really well put together ARG, nothing too fictional, it seems like it could definitely happen to someone

[@jonnorth8089]

What a twist! What. A. Twist! I think I just found my next internetainment addiction!

[@AllieIsAnIdiot]

Insane story, bravo zachobuilds

[@-Hyxel-]

This ARG amazing, please make more. I haven't enjoyed minecraft content until i watched this

[@eliatoms]

this is really a cool concept for an amp I think. some bigger KZbinr should do this, it would be really cool

[@HashbutV2]

6:06 you can tell the guy in with the pumpkin is barry, you can see the colors in a low opacity, which match barry's skin. Cool video btw, very entretaining

[@Mekko4dev]

"new member unlocked... check your recipe book" that implys we can craft them lmao

[@Schmingit0]

i love how all of these server ARGs the main character always forgets that you can see the server list by pressing tab

[@InversionArt1]

Genuinely had me wondering if it was a real arg or not. Good job

[@Tlyerthehomo]

Man this was probably the best ARG I've watched in a WHILE. Round of applause man.

[@Anderpiwer]

Cool story I honest got baited to think the "mystery guy" was Wynter too 😮 Edit : 98 LIKES??? TYSM 😊😮 Edit 2: 187 LIKES , THAT IS THE MOST LIKES I EVER GOT ! 😄 W Edit 3: +4 likes Thanks :D

[@iloveromania486]

dude I fully thought it was gonna be Ryan

[@RealReaperYT]

​​@@iloveromania486I'm at 11:33 and I think it's barry.

[@yusufselimbas1776]

DUDE THIS VIDEO IS FIRE PLEASE KEEP DOING THEESE KIND OF VIDEOS!!!

[@Nubbo64]

a mod like this would go crazy ngl and also this reminds me of the minecraft sotry mode episode with all the youtubers as well lol

[@ilikeplayingasmajima]

And the Abductor had a pumpkin on... not white, but still

[@hellsphynx_]

Idk man I'm still shocked by that ending. I FULLY thought it was gonna be Ryan... Awesome video man! Just found your content through this and now am subscribing!! I love your content.

[@9999retsenaZ]

You could tell mason was a kid because of his obsession with the word “Like”

[@flame_owner1959]

I find it so cool that you make ARGs, and then make videos to explain them as if you were investigating them. I love this content- i don't have the patience nor the braincells to figure out an ARG, so this kind of video is amazing. Plus, your commentary is really good. I'm not sure how to explain it, but sometimes a youtuber's voice or way of explaining things just doesn't click with me, which result in me not wanting to watch their content anymore- that's not happening with you, i love watching your videos!

[@planetgeeeek]

I haven’t finished the video, but I think each pumpkin in the pumpkin field represents a person that disappeared

[@jgsgamergfdgfdgfd1137]

it didnt lol

[@tophatbecausehatiscool9566]

a minecraft arg that is MODERN?? finally

[@benwins3760]

... is my vision blurry again but in the background of the conclusion there were trees setting going on fire Teaser 30:30

[@fortniteplayer114]

No there is lava

[@พฤทธิกรไวยรัตน์-ฤ2ฝ]

Yea

[@Birdsong231]

FINALLY, a story set in modern-day Minecraft!! The retro 2009-2013 Minecraft genre is HEAVILY overdone. This is a much needed change, and I was hooked from the very start! Well done!!

[@Shipley-1]

Please dont die...

[@satasixcoolbox5377]

?

[@LMAOkapra]

thats not threatening at all 🤭

[@justine8175]

Whatttt

[@UltraTVManOfficial]

Instructions unclear I have fallen off of the roof

[@AstraeaTheKit]

Instructions unclear, died

[@SpecialInterestShow]

Thank you for adding THAT at the end cause I was about to be SO sad thinking this was actually.... (being vague as not to spoil)

[@poplo230]

This could actually be an epic smp idea

[@paperbear03]

I like how this story actually could happen, not some damn suicidal ghost fused with minecraft type sht

[@user-Q_74879]

30:06 there’s a forest fire in the background

[@panthekirb7561]

Imagine being a prodigy in terms of modding and hacking but having the grammar of a preschooler 26:30

[@Amussing_smile]

Oooooh spooky dark minecraft smp 👻

[@htf5555]

that was neat, very nice grounded writing. i'd love to see more from this group

[@felipebatalha3063]

24:45 im not even sure if this arg anymore

[@ummbrella9454]

the trees burning in the back at the end gave me chills, the burning of the end

[@Duchessthedragon]

5:49 there’s a face in the door

[@funnyman1318]

I love the Scream/Ghost Face vibe this video gave me, and I loved Zacho referencing the movie from that call, and that it was the best friend in the end

[@iloveromania486]

dude I fully thought it was gonna be Ryan

[@SlimeySlimeyBoy]

This is the most creative story I've seen told through a Minecraft ARG of all things. Its incredible how they put this together.

[@PocoLocoBS]

Awesome job! Quick question, how did you get the people to disappear and die normally but without the animation?

[@zachobuilds]

i would give them particleless invisibility effects just before killing them which disables the animation :))

[@PocoLocoBS]

@@zachobuilds Thanks! I wish you could upload more frequently, is it because the videos take a really long time or because you have to focus on other stuff?

[@emissary8071]

​@@zachobuildscool!!!

[@GDPAIOMON69]

Bro managed to make a boring small smp let's play series to a straight out detective type cinema. That's just mind blowing might subscribe

[@yzwuuh2]

this arg is basically among us on minecraft lmao

[@famus881]

Absolute cinema. It's all I can say by watching this video. Barry was like an actual antagonist of this ARG, with a good motive for his actions.

[@Prince_Zero-10]

That is really sad. I silently hope Mason somehow got in contact with Leah and the real friends he lost instead of that weirdo. Great video Man

[@emissary8071]

None of them were real. Read the description in full. It was an arg created by Zacho

[@audax117]

You can tell bro just finished reading the Eclipse arc of Berserk

[@Redish-qx2mq]

at 17:41 u can see the hand of the carved pumpkin man

[@elevoterslife]

stupid you can't see what does his skin looks like you can only just see the item he is holding

[@blackscreen263]

i love mason so much he just breaks into the secret room instead of finding the key LOL

[@samucereal]

absolute cinema

[@zachobuilds]

ahh tyty

[@Tempests_X]

Honestly this was really good. By the end I was thinking this was a real situation. Really immersed me into the situation. Amazingly done.

[@LeoH606]

Holy heck this is so good.

[@xd_heheheha]

Barry: And I would've gotten away with it, if it wasn't for that meddling youtuber!

[@aidennixon5167]

I thought Ryan was the hacker bro

[@rocketpg_9532]

If not for the disclaimer at the end, I would have sworn that this was real. Brilliant work.

[@laurancevantas1998]

Pardon my language, but Bro, that is TOTALLY FUCKED UP. I agree with Mason for ending that friendship he definitely doesn't deserve better friends

[@emissary8071]

Mason is not real. The description says "Also, shoutout to my sister and her partner for helping me film the episodes and playing all the other server members."

[@HabaDabaWomp]

honestly great ARG, had me hooked but. if you listen closely to Zacho at the end of the video explaining how it was Barry you can see a slight red on the man with the carved pumpkin (Barry)

[@matteorangel6484]

Very nice video 👌

[@Warrior.Gaming13708]

I love it too

[@Dcool-kir]

i actually thought it was a normal arg until the last part where zachobuilds himself talked with mason

[@GamerAkshat2024ALT]

8 mins ago whilst i was seeing the next video💀