Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu #1 - Atop the Fourth Wall

Welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. In this episode, the conclusion of the Entity storyline and a look at the first issue of a Pokémon comic!
atopthefourthwall.com
Originally uploaded October 31st, 2011.
ORIGINAL INFO: It’s Linkara vs. the Entity! But what are the origins of this creature and what does it have to do with Pokémon?
RUMINATIONS: When I first conceived of the Entity storyline, waaaay back during the beginning of the Vyce arc, I had originally planned on it being an actual fight (since back then, every storyline finale would be Power Rangers themed). I’d wield a Quasar Sabre from Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy and actually hit a static image of MissingNo. with it. Why that? Because after how exhausting the Mechakara finale had been and how tiring I knew the Vyce finale would be, I wanted an ending fight that would be simpler and easier to edit.
Thank God that did not come to pass.
The Cthulhu mythos is why the Entity was defeated the way it was. It was inspired by them, after all - a shapeless, all-powerful horror (its origin in this case spawned from a video game glitch as opposed to just being an old one) who would one day consume the world. So in restudying some of the mythos, trying to see if Lovecraft ever came up with a solution to their defeat, I thought more and more about this old favorite: “In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.” And I was suddenly puzzled. WHY is Cthulhu dead? I’m sure it’s just because the nature of creatures like this are beyond human concepts of life or death, but if we were to look at it from a human lens, WHY is Cthulhu dead? And why is one time better than another when we’re still so inferior to it? For that matter, if the Old Gods are truly as powerful already as suggested by the mythos… why HAVEN’T they conquered everything already? On top of that, why would they need to conquer, anyway? If they’re already that powerful and if they’re beyond OUR concepts of good and evil… what benefit is there to conquer? What do they GET out of it? Now, I’m fairly certain the mythos DO have the answers to these questions (mostly a resounding, “They don’t actually care. We just see it as conquest when in reality they just accidentally stepped on us.”), but I came up with an image in my head of Cthulhu… or rather, a giant SKELETON of Cthulhu… waiting beneath the oceans, dreaming for its time… and then suddenly realizing that it had no purpose, no reason to conquer, no reason to do ANYTHING. And it accepted its fate and thus died of BOREDOM.
And THAT is how you defeat the Entity - by exposing it to pure existential horror - the meaningless of existence and the absurdity of the cosmos… and how utterly pointless its own existence was. Now I personally believe in a meaning of life, a reason for our existence, and that ultimately there is something else for us beyond this life that’s shaped by how we live this one, but that’s just speculation on my part. For a being like the Entity, who DID live in other realities and saw itself as eventually encompassing everything, the thought of utter pointlessness and lacking meaning in anything was beyond what it could fathom or want.
However, coincidentally, in the previous episode, Venom had ended the horrific, planet-ending threat of the symbiotes by making all the symbiotes commit suicide. So in-universe, it gave Linkara the inspiration to try to end the Entity threat THAT way. Also, the explanation given in the episode for why MissingNo. happens is… incomplete and a bit inaccurate. It has more to do with saving the player’s NAME so it can be replaced with “OLD MAN” vs. the sprite, but whatcha gonna do? And the reason why everyone fades back into existence in this one? Because one of the cameos at the end had them fade back in, so I decided “Eh, screw it, everyone comes back that way.”
And for the reupload, I’ve fixed up the audio hiss as with the last episode AND fixed two graphical glitches in the episode (one being a missing static effect, the other misplaced frames for when Phelous comes back into existence).

[@ackbarfan5556]

Leave it to Lewis to turn a glitch from Pokemon into a Lovecraft abomination.

[@buzzingsigndiner397]

With a dash of Unicron thrown in for good measure.

[@Bauglir100]

+ackbarfan5556 Nah...the creepypasta writers already did that for him.

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

and then he kirked it.

[@DeathofInk]

Even now, every scene involving The Entity scares me to the bone. "The Entity...is *toying* with you." Still chills me.

[@Mask0fFate]

I like MissingNo.'s reaction to Linkara's speech. The way it keeps flickering, the roundabout logic it's using to try and rationalize it's purpose, its voice becoming less stable, and even how the glitches got worse. It's kind of like a program breaking down, which makes sense considering what MissingNo. was and still kind of is.

[@ethanedwards3357]

Linkara: "Lord Vyce. He'd been trying to destroy you." The Entity: (maniacal cackle) "He was a nuisance, not a threat." Me IRL: "That cackle creeped me out a lot."

[@davidspring4003]

Lewis has the best evil laughs. He has at least 3. Possibly 4 if he did Vyce's voice.

[@neojay7522]

The Entity: "I know."

[@adeadphish7931]

Can we talk about how Linkara turned an innocent playground rumor from when most of us were children in a game, again, most of us got into as children, into Grade A nightmare fuel? That is good story telling

[@blockeontheleafeon]

And Now SiivaGunner's Turning THAT into an Actual Fighter! Complete with a Backstory and all that! Now THAT is some Dedication Right there! If you told me that SiivaGunner Watched this and got the Idea for MissingNo in King for Another Day because of this, I Would Honestly Believe you. ^^

[@popculturefanxxi4391]

Wow I love that

[@ACrustyCount]

So I was saving this comment for this episode as I've been rewatching the series so as to not spoil this arc for any newcomers. The Entity as 90s kid is downright terrifying on rewatch. It's always there right in front of your eyes, peering over your shoulder. it's a predator that loves to toy with its prey. It enjoyed watching Linkara squirm over the months. What I never noticed was just how much the evidence is right in front of you the whole time. Sure I knew about the twist this go around, but didn't realize the hints along the way. This really made me appreciate the stories he tells. And you know what else? It's still better horror than the Silent Hill comics

[@LORDOFDORKNESS42]

I still just LOVE that dead-pan little: "...What?" from Missing-number. It's just such a gloriously stark contrast with the speech about his glory just moments prior.

[@Sam-sr9zq]

Linkara, I think your MissingNo. is the creepiest villain I have ever seen! Kudos!

[@hollikoenig6444]

Not as creepy as the King Of Worms.

[@davidspring4003]

@@hollikoenig6444 seeing as a mere sliver of MissingNo who'd literally just woken up from years of dormancy was enough to kill the King of Worms, I think you're mistaken.

[@BigChill12345]

This is actually my favorite episode plot-wise. It shows the intelligence of the Linkara character. It doesn't take much to shoot something or hit it until it gives up. However, talking a Lovecraftian demon into committing suicide takes brains and creativity.

[@yugoxgc]

I will never get over the idea behind Missing No. A glich from an old game becoming an outer God. Thats just freaking ingenious

[@yugoxgc]

Also.. OMG.... Digimon Tamers O_o

[@Bauglir100]

+yugoxgc This incarnation of MissingNo. would actually work for the villain of a Pokemon movie.

[@yugoxgc]

*****​ Did you watch Digimon Tamers? Cause they kinda sorta already did use it

[@Awesome_Pichu]

Yeah but they already did with the Digimon movie with diaboromon

[@yugoxgc]

Awesome Pichu I think they did that better in Digimon Tamers. I'd say that thing was freakier than the Entity

[@metal_gear_rayquaza8914]

So you discover the true identity of The Entity, an outer god beyond the logic of this realm, review a comic, convince MissingNo to kill itself, saving the multiverse, and end the day with a game of Pokémon. Just another day with Linkara :P

[@GalanDun]

If anyone has any doubts that Linkara is both an incredible storyteller and an amazing comedian, this and the episodes leading up to it are all the proof you need.

[@DalekTheSupreme]

"And apparently in one parallel universe, it spawned off into an outer god that intends to absorb all reality in every dimension." *Ominous high-pitched laughter* "...And it's also standing outside my door. Yeah, it's been a bit of a day."

[@Smartalic10]

I love how everyone on the planet is missing, the entity is going to destroy everything. But Linkara still takes time to review a Pokémon comic lol

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I still love that absolute final stinger

[@TheRPGeeks]

Linkara predicts Pokken Tournament

[@KarmicBead]

This.

[@robinthedeliveryboy.8304]

If that's the case I did too, since I waiting a game like tokken since Stadium 2 come out.

[@conradlecroy5821]

The Sonic Geek I was just about to something like that

[@Maniac536]

Came to ask about that. See someone already did...

[@andreworders7305]

Not really. A Pokémon fighting game was pretty requested, which is probably why they made one!

[@marvelthinker3910]

The Lavender Town theme was a nice touch.

[@Awesome_Pichu]

Linkara kind seems like an incarnation of a time lord

[@christiancrusader9374]

Awesome Pichu i think that's the idea

[@arcadeassassin7176]

it's clear that his character was heavily inspired by the 7th doctor.

[@woodywebb3627]

"If we live as animals we'll die as animals!"

[@WhysoSeriousSamual]

He is the American Doctor and his Tardis is a magic gun *Where did he purchase that*

[@SliderGamer55]

Suede's cameo is still one of the funniest things ever to me.

[@PosthumanHeresy]

New Headcanon: The Entity got so powerful because people traded Missingno up to Sun and Moon.

[@davidspring4003]

the Entity Saga is my FAVORITE storyline by you, Linkara. EVERYTHING is done SO well. The build-up, the twist, even the ENDING! I LOVE it.

[@shmee123ful]

I personally like Nimaway corruption for the chacterization and development or the King of worms for the twist.

[@davidspring4003]

alaster boneman that's my personal least favorite, though I've never been able to put a finger on why. I mean...it's a decent story and I LOVE the ending, but for some reason, it just rubs me the wrong way.

[@shmee123ful]

+David Spring which Nimaway's corruption or the King of Worms? Or don't you like both?

[@davidspring4003]

alaster boneman Nimueh's corruption. King of Worms is my SECOND favorite arc.

[@shmee123ful]

+David Spring king of worms is really great. though I also like Nimueh's corruption. my least favourite would have to be in order. of lest disliked to most.the gunslingerthe lose of magic doctor linksaneo plotand doctor insanio because its imposable to fallow

[@enderninja1015]

17:42 Linkara: "What happens to regular people when they die?! Do they become Ghost Pokémon!?" Me: "Yamask...Yamask is what happens...."

[@carlossilva6828]

I think this version of missingno is probably one of the best written and terrifying villains that I've seen really congratulations linkara feel chills every time I hear him speak and the image of him in the body of 90's kid in constant glitch is subtly terrifying

[@vcom741]

Also, Linkara, you got a Kabutops's skeleton for missingno. because you probably put your real name in the game and the 3rd letter is w. According to Bulbapedia at least.

[@ryomon321]

Wow that's a thing that can happen? That's... so oddly specific, though.

[@vcom741]

@@ryomon321 there are multiple forms depending on specific letters rplacement

[@parrot998]

@@ryomon321 That's nothing. You can literally fight a scrapped Professor Oak battle if you have the right name, assuming you haven't learned more about this in the 6 years since your comment.

[@magickarp6457]

One of Linkara's crowning moments of awesome. Tricking MissingNo to kill itself. Brilliant

[@christopherb501]

Suede's cameo here was among the best this show ever had.

[@deimoskaischylos]

...Only a, what, 8-12 hour training course to obtain a license which allows a person to handle extremely deadly animals, and legally fight with them? Blood hell. I had to attend a three week training just to work at a damned call center.

[@Gat720Dua]

Considering the Pokeball's can catch the personifications of time and space, God and what I think it's the equivalent of the Devil, even life and death itself, they're surprisingly effective. However it's a big hassle trying to catch one unless you got a Master Ball.

[@shis1988]

Gat the Man Just a correction that Xerneas and Yveltal aren't incarnations but representations of life and death. Similar to Reshiram and Zekrom being representations of truth and ideals.

[@Ilikecatsismychannelname]

"Do humans become ghost pokemon?!" ...They do now, Linkara. They do now... Ah, Gen 5...you introduced such wonderful new horrors for us. Now we are on Gen 7...and it only gets worse. Thank you Nintendo and Game Freak. Thank you... Then again, the Adventures manga gave us all nightmares in Gen 1 with a Zombie Psyduck trying to eat Red's face, and a decapitated Arbok. And this is a series marketed to children... Then again, I can't really talk. Between Nutcracker Fantasy and the Elm-chanted Forest I was already exposed to some pretty weird shit when I was a kid.

[@cjsmalley5506]

I always figured that a pokeball was bigger on the inside, basically a TARDIS or a wizard tent, and the different types of balls convey different levels of rooms and amenities. IE, the basic being like a crappy dorm room and the Master balls being mansions.

[@swivelboiiguess6422]

You are right

[@DeathGodRiku]

Except that in both the games and anime, we see pokemon turned into energy. And we even see the inside of a pokeball on several occasions in the anime

[@Kirkklan]

"We should have an ACTUAL Pokémon fighting game..." 4 years can make a great difference X)

[@ButaneBoss]

The speech at the end was very Doctor-like. This story-arc was bloody amazing as well. Was the Entity's voice influenced by SHODAN's?

[@gwendolynwestwind9764]

Neil Gaiman actually wrote a Doctor Who story with a monster much like MissingNo. It's called Nothing O Clock.

[@TrueZero2]

@@gwendolynwestwind9764 Replying to an 3 year old comment, I know. Fun fact: This video is older than Nothing O'Clock, by about 2 years.

[@TheMadMaple]

I'm currently working my way through a rewatch of your old videos, and I had to take a moment to commend you on the Entity storyline. Turning an old video game glitch into such a chilling villain was a stroke of genius. Looking forward seeing what you're cooking up for the Sleepwalker saga. (BTW, I'm kinda surprised that all the extra tricorders haven't shown up in the storyline yet....)

[@SchazmenRassir]

I am seriously in awe of this entire saga, Linkara. You are an amazing story writer!

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

Finally the charges for me to say.. 'Well I'm sure will NNEEVVEERR see the Entity again.' Cut to Less than 6 Years later.. OMG IT'S BACK!

[@christiancrusader9374]

JamesTheBrony/JTB and apparently it can't even kill itself! What's it gonna take, malekite's hand?! ma ti's ring?! vyce sacrificing himself by colliding with his data form?! Definitely looking forward to Monday. :)

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

As am I too.

[@christiancrusader9374]

Oh! Magic coin! Who knew?

[@Wren_the_Bird_King]

Beneath the sea beside the flame Off the coast where the lost beast came To bring the world misery and shame A piece of the world is missing The path you should have never crossed The Beast exacts a heavy cost The number of the Beast is lost You will know it by its hissing The bones from hell you cannot tame Devour your life and all your fame That is the price to play its game And all while you're reminiscing

[@CouchSpud91]

-You find it in the sea next to Cinnabar Island (where you fight the Fire gym trainer) - You have to find it on the cost, directly next to the island - Catching it completely screws up the game - An obvious reference to the name - the fact that this thing was literally never meant to be found - The effect this thing has on then entire game, especially when caught - It's the first 'character' to have no index number - The cry it makes is a horrible electronic hiss - It sometimes appears as a skeleton (as it did for Linkara when he tried it) - Its effect is to destroy one's 'fame' as in 'hall of fame' is corrupted (and arguably the game as a whole) - See above - Usually done nowadays as a means of nostalgia. A damn good poem with great foreshadowing.

[@Sonichero151]

As a DOTA player it just hit me what this MissingNo is...... It's Fucking Outworld Devourer.... And that fucker in his lore, is *GOD TIER* Bad News to see anywhere but in his realm...

[@joeywaters5559]

Like with His Heart Is Steel and All That He Sees, He Conquers, this story arc and its epic conclusion did not disappoint. Far from it, any expectations I might have had were thoroughly exceeded. I have much less of a clue as to where - storyline-wise - the show is going from here, and that just makes it that much more exciting. Thanks again, and I wish you all the best.

[@buzzingsigndiner397]

Aw, if only you had a Cybermat in your 6th slot, then you wouldn't have to build new ones for a while.

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

+Buzzing Sign Diner 'A while' is the keyword. He'd build more anyway :3

[@buzzingsigndiner397]

Gratuitous Lurking Still, 128 extra out of nowhere would have been handy. I have this image in my head of Linkara standing on a herd of them and riding them like a moving platform.

[@shis1988]

Buzzing Sign Diner Considering what happened later on, let's be glad he didn't.

[@TheMajesticJunkyard]

Buzzing Sign Diner considering what happened during the kind of worms saga, I don't think that would've been wise

[@daelen.cclark]

Oh look, tricorder!

[@theruoc147]

This ending was absolutely incredible and that speech was brilliant.

[@luiszapata3897]

We'll Linkara predicted Pokken tournament

[@Roscoso]

Indeed! XD

[@Roscoso]

Yeah so he called it...I think around 4 years before it showed up

[@Gammera2000]

AquaJetEmpoleon It was in japan prior to the reupload though.

[@Sonichero151]

Wait... The Plot in Pokken Tournament is to Destroy MissingNo?

[@Bauglir100]

@@Sonichero151 No, the concept of a game where you control Pokemon in real-time combat.

[@lucyarisato6850]

This remains one of my favorite episodes, with your ploy being on the level of the Doctor himself. Rewatching this put a smile on my face, and the comic itself was awesome as a kid. Personally, I was always a bit more of a fan of comic 3--featuring the largest Pokeball and Haunter I've ever seen. I gotta say that I'm honestly amazed at the plotlines in this show, and it's amazing seeing just what you can do. So thank you for making such an awesome show.

[@isaacsussman5632]

Knowing how the entity effected the entire world it would be interesting to see a mini series chronicling how all the channel awesome producers reacted to it.

[@ethanedwards3357]

Isaac sussman Including the NC and AVGN?

[@Dragonpit]

Linkara asks if humans become Ghost Pokemon if they die. Generation 5 says yes!

[@dinodude722]

"do human become ghost pokemon?" *glaces over at a yamask*

[@davidspring4003]

-double take at Phantump-

[@DJSkywalker716]

I was kind of hoping that they'd go up to the giant monster Haunter. That's a terrifying image.

[@kitandco]

Wow, section "Ruminations" below this video is somehow even more interesting, then the awesome finale of The grand story. Thanks for making such. Both video and the text.

[@HellwingX1]

The entity storyline is extraordinary. Linkara needs to start writing another comic or something, he'd do well.

[@Cdr2002]

While I agree, I think he’s given up on that pursuit due a combination of the overwhelmingly negative response to Lightbringer and its constant use by certain people to belittle his creative efforts, the apparent production issues surrounding Revolution of the Mask that he’s made self referential jokes about in several videos, and generally being comfortable doing AT4W as his main thing and finding the storylines to be a suitable creative outlet that scratches the itch creating webcomics was once intended to

[@arcaneScribbler]

The way the Entity very exaggeratedly enunciates, slow and clear like words are clumsy in its mouth, except for in hints of emotion is always so cool to see!

[@NeoDragonCount]

So the tiny electric mouse smaller than a human baby is harder to tame than a sea serpent even referred to as the atrocious Pokemon, a dragon that breathes fire hot enough to melt boulders or the psionic being with a brain more complex than a supercomputer? Yea, keep telling yourself that.

[@ebrules]

I love the resolution because it's not something that'd work against any god, but works perfectly on a being that cares solely for one thing. Once you give a god humanity, human emotion, this wouldn't work, because then they'd want to create things, as Linkara rightly points out as a possibility to the entity. A god with any sort of desire of power could come up with ways to pass the time, but something whose entire existence is 'order' or 'control' or 'being' has no answer.

[@miylacrystal9938]

The entity was so freaky It scared my cat And it’s named after the joker Just picture that for five minutes

[@Davethe3rd]

So, the ending of this story arc basically boiled down to "Wabbit season, Duck season"..' ;-)

[@mathieuleader8601]

The Error is a mechanical monster of infinite proportion a cruel crossover of Judge Doom and the Borg

[@Jygerthe2nd]

As long as I live, I will never forget the sound the Entity made when it died. Also, that scene of Linkara walking around the Entity is AMAZING. That must've been pure hell to do.

[@AT4W]

It was, hence why I had Phelous do it after so much pain of trying to get it done and he did it in an hour because I'm an idiot. XD

[@Jygerthe2nd]

@@AT4W It looks so good. Is there ANY kind of special effect that guy can't do?

[@moltenamber85]

I remember watching this episode before that shot was in there and still loving that ending. WITH that, it’s just that much better. Oh, and this aired originally on Halloween, if I remember correctly

[@gracekim25]

@@AT4W wow Phelous really is a editing god XD

[@black97_0]

MissingNo: "I am inevitable." Linkara: "And I am Linkara."

[@Daluna13]

This is still one of my favorite reviews you're ever done

[@artsveiman7776]

I wonder if in the cartoon they gave Pikachu a ketchup addiction as a joke for how the US calls the protagonist.

[@petersmith9138]

When you come to a video expecting a review and get lore instead

[@PallysCafe]

"when I killed your brother I talked just like this" oh sorry wrong universe...

[@covanentsbane]

Ah yes, I too remember that one week in 2011 that we all just disappeared without explanation. Good times.

[@NodokaHanamura]

I love this episode, and honestly it's what got me into Linkara's videos. The idea of turning Missing No. into some XANA-esque, overpowered lovecraftian god with the power to erase entire entities from reality without much as a thought, and pretty much tell any force outside of those turned against it, takes one helluva imagination.

[@Cdr2002]

My first review of his was Planet of the Symbiotes so I tracked this down quickly, so this is how I got my start being into it to

[@dragonstormx]

On the list of things you don’t want to think too deeply about in the Pokémon universe, rather than the existence of ghosts, I feel the craziest thing is that you can give someone a fossil and they bring back an extinct Pokémon. Science in this universe can bring the dead back to life.

[@sethhancock40]

You know, I remember reading The Electric Tale of Pikachu as a kid, they were among my initial introductions to comic books. I think i still have an issue somewhere, too. As for how you defeated MissingNo, I thought that was a great idea, especially since you went the Outer God route with his genesis and the basis of his existence in your story. Always loved Pokemon, and I started getting into the Cthulhu mythos thanks to watching Ask Lovecraft and getting curious about the actual Lovecraft's creations, as well as their references in the Fallout games. All in all, this was an incredible arc you created, and the conclusion is probably my favorite so far! I can't wait to see how what comes next as I continue marathoning your series Linkara!

[@ceruleanwalker1069]

I feel like somebody should say this to Zamasu.

[@erni7236]

Cerulean Walker LOL

[@arcadeassassin7176]

this video is amazing the villain and the way that he's defeated would fit perfectly into a doctor who episode. hell the speech at the end even sinks up pretty well with "i am the doctor".

[@jadenbryant9283]

Heck kinda feels like something that would lead to the doctor regenerating

[@lostonessoul8435]

"YOU SEE!?!? THIS IS WHY VIDEO GAMES ARE PURE EVIL!!!" My dad last Tuesday. To KILL a glitch you must use it against itself....or you do what I did and use a oversized fire breathing dog.

[@TheOnlyTherazan]

It might be annoying at the moment, but having a wealth of tricorders is useful when you have a spaceship crew to fill.

[@MythicSuns]

15:29 Douchey McNitpick's stand in here: first of all, Thunder is just the sound that accompanies lightning. Also, cars are generally considered to be good faraday cages (not including soft top convertibles and golf carts), so I'd imagine the only way a pikachu could do any damage to a passing car is if their electric attack hit the driver or the fuel tank directly.

[@ryanc.6087]

That speech at the end you used to defeat Missing No was great.

[@Cdr2002]

As someone who started your channel with the Planet of the Symbiotes review and then jumped straight to this… yeah the Entity scenes still got me even without setup or context

[@Zelenal]

A couple of things regarding Pokemon: First, and I know I'm going to get a lot of people arguing with me about this, but the whole "you must be 10 years old to be a Pokemon Trainer" thing exists only in the anime and related media. I COULD go about listing the canonical ages of the various PCs but the easiest way to prove this is by pointing out all of the Preschooler Trainers you can encounter in various game. They're sure as hell not 10. The whole "all Pokemon are the same species" crap seems to come solely from that comic. I know the games don't treat that as a fact and I can't recall the anime doing it, either. The Pokeball turning Pokemon into energy is a theory, not a fact. Another theory, and one I find to be far more likely, is that the Pokeball turns Pokemon into data. That's why they can be stored in the PC and traded over the Internet. Also, the anime has shown that Pokeballs don't work on humans for some reason (possibly a programming thing) and, as others have pointed out, the games show that the Pokeballs CAN hold items. However, warehouses still exist and can be seen in the games and probably the anime. The gameplay for Pokemon also HAS actually changed in a pretty major way over the years. Even disregarding all of the tweaks made in the individual games, Generation IV (Diamond/Pearl/Platinum) introduced the Physical/Special split meaning that whether a move was a Physical attack or a Special attack wasn't dependent on its Type. This drastically changed Pokemon even on a casual level. I feel like there's more but I can't remember anything else that you didn't point out in your credits.

[@ramahan21]

I always was a skepticist regarding entity-like villains in pop culture. They are really baffling and self-sabotaging characters, having human-like motivations when to get down to it. What is the use of being an "entity" if you exist only to conquer. I think Linkara 's paradoxical, "glitching the glitch" ending, unintentionally parodies and transcends the traditional Doctor Who-esque villains' goals. It's accidentally ingenious if you think about it.

[@drow_Lilith9940]

Good this is your best storyline you have ever done

[@laurencedixon5527]

Now... I can't help but wonder If MissingNo ever wondered "Why am I constantly telporting to my left then right repeatedly?" It must think "Is this error?..." Also... Oh look... TRI-CORDER!

[@Davethe3rd]

Is the voice of Nimue Allison Pregler (aka Obscurus Lupa)? It kinda sounds like her...

[@AT4W]

Yep! Had to cut it from the Ruminations due to length, but the voice files that Amethyst, the voice of Nimue, had sent to me never arrived when they were supposed to, so I asked Allison to do the role in her place with the quick line addition of the voice changing due to the Entity's effects.

[@LandonMcAfee]

You have a great imagination, man! How do you feel about me making a story about King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, and Merlin in a dystopian future? It's called Blades of Tomorrow.

[@Metalisalearning77]

Since we're nearing the 10th anniversary of this episode I thought I'd give a wee retrospective of this climax & how it's reached this point: * it's been a 1+ year long build up with the 'Silent Hill' comic reviews with small but atmospherically creepy intros of a story of a little girl who was the cruel victim to a loathsome, deranged cult that worshipped an equally loathsome Lovecraftian God we're not quite privy to (yet) * Throughout Halloween & through to 2011, the dark nature of 'The Entity' starts to become more & more pronounced (with Lord Vyce's defeat & exile) with presenters of other shows disappearing (Marzgurl, Obscurus Lupa, JesuOtatu & ThatDudeInTheSuade) * Before climaxing with a truly unique & shocking reveal & on the true identity of 'The Entity' is both outrageous, horrific & incredible!!! * Who would've thought (Spoiler Alert) that a Glitch Pokemon from the earliest Gameboy Games becoming an Eldritch Abomination in another reality adds both a hilarious but terrifying twist. * last of all is the payoff:- how Linkara defeats The Entity:- the previous review 'Spiderman--Planet of the Symbiotes' was a case of hidden foreshadowing of how this horrendous foe was to be beaten! Simply by pointing out that The Entity is simply composed of nothing, it can't be anything else but nothing! Akin to the Oruboras (a Serpent eating its own tail) & therefore its one true sense of purpose for nothingness is simple oblivion! So here's to you Linkara; if only the comics industry, TV & games could turn to you for storytelling as this

[@stanswan6184]

Fun show, really enjoy your adventure stories.

[@AT4W]

Thanks! Glad you enjoy the show! ^_^

[@Bauglir100]

+Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall Out of curiosity, when you were talking about "not trying the glitch again for a while", is it because you were disappointed that you got a Kabutops skeleton, or terrified by the fact that a Kabutops skeleton showed up? You weren't exactly very clear on that part.

[@AT4W]

***** Terrified by the Kabutops Skeleton showing up. That wasn't supposed to happen. XD

[@Bauglir100]

+Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall Okay. Thanks. Funny thing is that according to the TV Tropes Wiki, the Japanese trailer for Pokemon Heroes (which I can't seem to find anywhere on KZbin) apparently featured a giant reanimated Kabutops skeleton that was nowhere to be seen in the actual movie. So...maybe that incarnation of MissingNo was almost canon? o_O

[@TheOldKing1998]

Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall Parts of this remind me of a great doctor who episode.

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

Years ago, I think this was the first episode of Linkara I EVER saw while looking up the Pokemon comic. Boy, it made one heck of a first impression.

[@mikevltg3]

...So why DO you have so many tricorders? Fan donations?

[@Nightwing9597]

35:53 I feel like THIS shot doesn’t get nearly the appreciation it deserves!! Lewis is just casually walking around… himself!!

[@pokeloon15]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. You deserve an Oscar for this climax. I'ts just so epic!

[@dosbilliam]

It's kind of funny that the single comic reviewed in the storyline that I have an actual emotional interest in...happens to be the first one that gets something better than "meh." :D :D :D :D :D :D

[@disneydork100]

In my opinion anything can be serious OR silly depending on the execution and context. This review really got that idea going I had known that concept, in a sense, for a long time (I remember reading the title one of my dad's DVD cases in our living room and thinking that technically anything could be used as a weapon and be used to kill) but watching this review on KZbin, and I think out of context, and actually fearing a Pokémon glitch of all things (I wasn't even that familiar with Pokémon at the time, red and blue were before my time as I was born in '98) helped form an idea that I hope to use as effectively in future projects as it is in this. So thanks Lewis for inspiring me!

[@Tareltonlives]

This is still one of my favorite episodes-not only am I a Pokemon fan, but the Entity is a great villain and the Kirk-style logic takedown is brilliant.

[@Tareltonlives]

27:07 I think Misty's just prescient on how big an idiot Ash is. This is one of the times it's not his own fault-in the anime he stupidly attacks a Spearow with a rock to cause the birdemic. But again, Manga!Ash is smarter than the anime one

[@tscream80]

17:43 - Linkara: "What happens to humans when they die? Do they become ghost Pokemon?" Yamask: *Exists*

[@BiometalModelT]

I've got to say this whole storyline was awesome to watch again! Also I'm glad you reviewed this comic since this was the first comic I ever owned, which ironically got me into manga instead. Huh. Well either way keep up the good work dude!

[@lordofhnajuty]

Sh...oot.... I miss the 10 year anniversary of this episode. So I just heard Linksano's line about the 255 mewtwo... is the implication that linksano in their original universe is what first called the outer god to their world by doing the glitch? I can't wait to see the next massive plot man, good work.

[@bondfall0072]

This adventure is really good, because I had no idea what happened before planet of the symbiotes and I still had fun watching this

[@Tareltonlives]

I'm usually not a follower of the storylines, but the Entity conclusion was brilliant. And hey, Pokemon FTW! I hope to see your Let's Plays on here

[@DeclanCorey]

Phelous! Yay! Also Lewis is getting haunted by Missingno but, PHELOUS!!! :D

[@FranklyImaPerson]

You'd figure the entity that exists to purge existence that is not itself would merely kill itself, yes, but only after it succeeds I presume that is where his return is going, because it realized that

[@AndrewBullXandrew]

This introduced me to "Atop the Fourth Wall" Thank you.

[@adamo6250]

Let me let you in on a little something, I do not care about Pokemon, I remember my cousins dragged me and my mom to the theaters to see a few of those movies. However I did play with the little figures growing up but that was it. Outside of that I was never a fan infact I remember kids playing with those hand held games you play with and whenever I was asked if I could play, I was given the usual "fuck off, we're playing Pokemon" response to which I've looked down on the franchise because of how people treated me

[@dannybuckle3763]

In early 2013 (It was in March if I recall correctly), I was looking for Pokemon Reviews on KZbin and stumbled on two videos in particular: Doug's review on Pokemon: The First Movie and your review. Seeing these videos got me interested in looking into Channel Awesome, and by the end of the year I was a fan of Doug, Lindsey, Joe and Todd. In 2014, I started watching your videos, and was hooked rather quickly. The jokes were hilarious, the characters were awesome and interesting (with Harvey being my favourite), the story-line was fantastic, and the theme song was the best intro I had heard in a long time. Since then I've been watching the show constantly, and honestly see it is the best show on the site, while also getting into many other Channel Awesome content creators such as The Dom, Bennett the Sage, Kyle Kallgren, Lupa, Spoony, Phelous, Marzgurl and SomeJerkWithACamera. To sum up, thank you Lewis, thank you so much for this fantastic series, and thank you for creating the episode that lead to me getting sucked into a whole new world of lovely content.

[@ff10fire666]

For me this was my first AT4W review i watched in 2011 and it shows how anyone can make a deep and interesting storyline as well as doing reviews. AT4W was a series that got me into collecting comics and all i can say thank god i work as this a expensive hobby/

[@choninja21]

Sleepwalk through eternity

[@WraithTDK]

The fact that the entity turned out to be a Pokemon still sounds pretty silly; but I'll give it to you, this was a really great conclusion. One thing I don't get, though. If this thing is so powerful that it's immune to all your weapons and powers and there's just no way of beating it whatsoever...how did Lord Vice keep it away for all that time?

[@AT4W]

Vyce had ways of fighting it. As the Entity explained, it didn't think Vyce was capable of killing it, but he "diminished" it.

[@ethanharper8346]

@@AT4W vyce was like a swarm a of bees against a black bear annoying like you would not believe but not truly dangerous

[@m.g.c.l.9714]

Look, its Gary! *cue music*

[@irmarakhmanova]

Find your channel accidentally on KZbin, watch all the videos during the last week and must say - you're awesome! I've started to be interested in comics a bit because of you. And also this is the second show for me which is completely in English, so I can enjoy your nice and enriching performance and practice my language at the same time ^_^

[@Cdr2002]

I know lovecraft was the inspiration, but this way of defeating the Entity feels very Star Trek to me. It’s how Picard would win a “fight”