Poker Night 2: The Latest Prophecy of Max

A series of strange events seem to indicate that Max is the "chosen one" for some ancient prophecy...
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This is the last of the continuing stories.
The one that already exists misses a a few pieces of dialogue, and doesn't have the alternative dialogue at the start.
Fun fact: this was originally meant to be the plot of the cancelled Sam and Max: Freelance Police game. Only difference really being that the civilization was located on Subarctica, not Zyzobia.

[@windiix]

fun fact: the writers confirmed that this conversation was referring to the plot of the cancelled sequel to sam & max: hit the road :D

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

That is correct!

[@joinmarch76]

I legit didn't know that, kinda makes me wonder what could have been if it got off the ground.

[@NerdyGamer-lq9nc]

Big sad that it was cancelled

[@MasterArchfiend]

Funny enough the giant penguin priestess reminds me of an old Monty Python skit.

[@WillieDangerously]

Even funnier since Sam and Max are reputable for making asides to their various non game/show/comic misadventures we probably haven't and will never see, this all just seems so par for the course and doesn't feel out of place at all.

[@pailhorsegaming6762]

I love how Max is almost ALWAYS the chosen one.

[@oblivion715]

And this was the one time he wasn't.

[@gentlemanmaniac9992]

so all in all a typical week for sam & max.

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

Actually, this was supposed to be the plot to the cancelled 'Sam and Max: Freelance Police' game... But yeah, pretty much.

[@froztgamergamesreactionsan6298]

@@greatsageclok-roo9013 oh that would’ve been a fun title to play, especially with the penguins

[@megameerkat2634]

It’s the very end that kills me and shows how “casual” and used to it sam is.

[@averagefez]

*The Latest Prophecy of Max* Based on the classic graphic adventure game, "Canine from Beyond the Stars"

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

I see what you did there. Nice reference work!

[@thesuperthingymabob8209]

I love how sam says the mariachi thing would be ridiculous when that's literally just season 2

[@SheyOfTheFae]

It would be ridiculous though. It was no one’s birthday. 🎉

[@fanoffiction3669]

Sam just sounds like he’s seen too much to even worry anymore.

[@JasuchinFaron]

That's par for the course for Sam and Max. Literally nothing is too out there for them.

[@katf9513]

I mean, in the show, Sam survived an energy blast shown to be powerful enough to vaporise planets without being injured. He’s basically immortal at this point.

[@megameerkat2634]

@@katf9513 you mean Max. Max was hit by Lactose the Intolerant's eye beam. "RAAAAMMING SPEED!!"

[@katf9513]

@@megameerkat2634 I may be misremembering the scene, but I think it showed both of them being hit by the beam. Ill go check and edit this. Edit: Yeah, they were both hit by it.

[@megameerkat2634]

@@katf9513 fair enough. My bad. "now remember kids, we're highly trained professional cartoon characters. DONT TRY THIS AT HOME!"- Sam, Sam and Max Freelance Police: The friend for Life

[@Noctis-fr3uc]

So connecting the points: TF2, Sam & Max, Wherever Tyco comes from, wherever Strong Bad comes from, the Venture Bros., Army of Darkness, Borderlands and Portal all happen in the same universe. Wild.

[@thegoodmudkip3652]

Tycho comes from an old webcomic called Penny Arcade, and StrongBad hails from a famous KZbin series called HomeStarRunner.

[@Hagashager]

@@thegoodmudkip3652 That feeling when you see both Penny Arcade and Homestar Runner described as old...

[@thomasira6103]

Well to be honest some of this characters can or have the ability to travel between timelines

[@michaelfletcher3542]

Well the place where they play poker, The inventory, is an omni-dimensional place that exists in every reality. But they all know of each other and know what the other person is doing

[@rootbeerconnoisseur6104]

And since we see Portal, that means Half-Life is in this universe by extension, meaning Sam and Max canonically survived the Combine invasion of Earth, since they're seen in the future in Season Two.

[@waffledog7292]

"My face is a universal symbol of death and destruction!" -Me after saying "We cant fix it" in the bob the builder intro

[@noahhamilton5974]

How'd you know i did that?????????

[@knuclear200x]

I love how everything is canon among themselves somehow

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

Technically speaking, this story is SUPPOSED to be canon.

[@w.centerprisesbluestar8603]

This sounds like a canceled season 4 of the telltale games.

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

I mentioned it in another comment... But this is actually the original plot to the cancelled Sam and Max: Freelance Police game that LucasArts was originally making.

[@FieldTestedAnt]

@@greatsageclok-roo9013 where did you find out about this?

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

@@FieldTestedAnt It's been prior knowledge to the Sam and Max community for some time now. I'm not sure where it originated from exactly, though. But it's up on the Sam and Max Wiki if you want to know more about it.

[@FieldTestedAnt]

@@greatsageclok-roo9013 thank you so much man, sorry if I was rude. I’m still pretty new to Sam and Max but all of this stuff is so cool to learn about!

[@jacobs.9661]

@@greatsageclok-roo9013 I looked into it and as far as I can tell it comes from a discussion thread on the Poker Night 2 steam page. A guy with the name ttg_Stemmie, with a little marker next to his name saying Telltale Alumni, hinted this story has something to do with a prior Sam and Max production. After several guesses by various peeps, a guy called Iattsam, correctly guessed these were junked plots from Freelance Police, and Stemmie openly confirmed this. He also said that the Penguin's home of 'Zyzobia' was originally called 'Subarctica'. To lift a direct quote regarding this in particular: The name "Zyzobia" is a major re-working. In the original story, the name of the Giant Penguin's homeland was "Subarctica," which I think we can all agree was NOT one of my more inspired efforts. "Zyzobia," on the other hand, is a mythical country created by my then-3-year-old-boys, which bears a striking resemblance to Redondo Beach So there's your fun fact for the day.

[@arogustus3984]

God, I hope one day someone makes a Poker Night 3, especially if they bring back these two.

[@LuckiSir]

Yeah, I honestly love listening to their interactions with the others.

[@davidmcaninch4714]

Tawogfan 2000 well stop hoping, because it’s never gonna come back.

[@metamaster646]

@@TheNewTerrific20 be fun if who you played with was random too.

[@krakenguy6200]

@@davidmcaninch4714 Especially since Valve can’t even count to three

[@spinningpeanut]

@@krakenguy6200 this is telltale and they can count to three. we do have season 3 sam and max games. I'd love another poker night game, hell they don't even need to make valve unlockables for it, just give me poker with a handful of telltale characters. Imagine playing against bigby or toad.

[@GibbyCat]

It's nice that Sam got to be the chosen one for a change.

[@bludraws094]

I’m just gonna try and list every time Max was the key point in some weird plan or prophecy: • I guess hugh bliss?? Idk • Season three. Obviously. • Max’s big day • Moai Better Blues Please tell me more ones and I’ll edit it

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

• Sam and Max: Freelance Police Episode 2b - Max's Big Day • Sam and Max: Beyond Time & Space Episode 2 - Moai Better Blues... albeit through the pair manipulating certain things. • And probably a number of times in the original comics.

[@mascadadelpantion8018]

Who remembers when some jerk made a computer virus affecting all IBM computers and most Apple computers around 2002 if you went on certain AOL websites? That's what makes the beginning of this talking segment freaking hilarious as all hell!! I don't know if the internet hackers knew they were using Max's big huge smiling face to replace any JPEG file you had on your computer. But sure enough the image of Max looking directly at you and smiling really big and wide was actually part of a internet virus for some reason

[@PepperIsSalty]

That's amazing-

[@lightyearpig12]

I'd pay to see that zamboni fight.

[@megameerkat2634]

It’s the end that kills me. “….Poker anyone?”

[@simsgirlgem]

Sam just sounds so done with the whole chosen one thing

[@mindymoonalle9930]

Man it would be so cool if this plot was eventually turned into another game or even a movie!

[@michaelfoti4203]

1:03 and you’re ok with that?!

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

It's Max. What do you expect?

[@battleax6364]

I love how this makes it Canon that Sam and max are still going on adventures together

[@brissadlr9939]

I knew Sam would be the chosen one

[@XxRDxX9]

I need to see a clip of max showing claptrap the eyeball Penelope

[@Burronetta]

Penguins.... Wait a minute; is this an "At the Mountains of Madness" reference?!

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

Depends on what LucasArts were thinking at the time they created this story originally. This whole thing is a reference to the scrapped plot of the cancelled Sam and Max game.

[@Luna_paradox]

What did max say at 4:00 ?

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

I do believe it was Spanish for "I'm sorry, Sam. I'm afraid I cannot do that." I say that as it logically makes the reference to... actually, I don't know what the source of the reference is.

[@Galko655e]

@@greatsageclok-roo9013 Stanley Kubrick movie "2001: A Space Odyssey"

[@nadontcare9684]

2001: A Space Odyssey is where that reference is from.

[@Luna_paradox]

Clok-Roo, The Primordial ah so that’s why it’s so familiar to Glados

[@Galko655e]

*SPOILERS* When dave realised HAL "malfunction" of his crew are dead, because of his objective is to complete the mission. Dave tried to give command to HAL to cancel & HAL respond his famous quote.

[@insertnamehere12]

This would be the greatest plot for a cross over ever

[@mr.noname9390]

Sam and max season 4

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

Nope. This is the original plot for Sam and Max: Freelance Police before LucasArts went "Nah!" and scrapped the project.

[@mr.noname9390]

Clok-Roo, The Primordial oh wow, that was an interesting fact

[@krakenguy6200]

@@mr.noname9390 but hey at least we get to see Sam and max in vr

[@pailhorsegaming6762]

@@krakenguy6200 wait what? We do? What game is that?

[@krakenguy6200]

@@pailhorsegaming6762 look up Sam and Max vr and you’ll see

[@ashura129]

So is this before season 3 or after since max turned into a death god at the end of season 3

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

After. The Max used here - and in Poker Night 1 - is past Max from Season 2 Episode 4. Don't ask. You never question Sam and Max logic.

[@TaurusToyVideos]

@@greatsageclok-roo9013 or the lack thereof

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

@@TaurusToyVideos So true.

[@yuseinarukami704]

i think we can all agree that sam and max have seen some shit...

[@Dill_Pickle1997]

I propose that whoever owns the rights to sam and max (assuming it’s the same guys that made that VR game) should make the cancelled game themselves. It would sell like hotcakes.

[@jeremytung1632]

That’s a Sam and Max game right there.

[@jessebowen5259]

4:18

[@thesailormercury2]

is there video of this?

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

You mean with the visual gameplay to go with the audio? Unfortunately, or not to my knowledge. There might be a stray random gameplay video that features bits and pieces of the story, though. I've never seen the ending of it, though.

[@p.n.bendyhoo6377]

Question: If a Flopnard is 23 hours, how many years would a thousand Flopnards be?

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

Around 63 years... Assuming I did the numbers correctly.

[@Feasco]

Weird that Penny Arcade was big enough that they had a role in a retail video game not produced by themselves

[@crossedpawsgacha8702]

I love this

[@fatbobby7552]

are these in the game?

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

Yep. It's a rare chance that they play, however.

[@mdalsted]

Conversation Titles: Max is ALWAYS the Chosen One What is Zyzobia? About Zyzobia Nacho* The Reveal and the Zyzobian High Priestess *What Nacho said doesn't seem grammatically correct in Spanish, according to a reliable source of mine. Can anyone who natively speaks Spanish tell me what's happening here?

[@rdgr_31]

I'm Colombian, i speak Spanish, wich part do ya want me to translate?

[@rdgr_31]

I think you mean the "mañana ser el alma de los pingüinos" part? It's bad written if you ask me, it doesn't have any sense ._. Maybe is "mañana serás el alma de los pingüinos" = "tomorrow you'll be the penguin's soul" Idk, it's a little hard to understand that part 'cause it's bad written._., it can also be "mañana tu alma será de los pingüinos" = "tomorrow your soul will belong to the penguins" Hope i could help with anything ._. (And sorry for the bad writing, i'm too lazy to use the translator XD)

[@mdalsted]

@@rdgr_31 That's what I meant, muchas gracias.

[@manoftruth0935]

I’m sorry sam, I’m afraid i cannot do that.

[@mdalsted]

@@manoftruth0935 Not that one, the one about the penguins. Anyway, the question's already been answered.

[@Stoneman.D.Marvin]

I want to see that story in a game

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

We almost did... Before said game got cancelled.