Saving the Avatar franchise with Chimeraland | Monster Factory

Someone call Jimmy Cams - we used Chimeraland to make a new version of Avatar 2 starring Uncleberry, the uber-sexy sharkman made exclusively of fins.

[@-Liska]

I don't think any game has ever felt like Mcelroy bait as much as this one. Amazing to witness.

[@JamesLibrary]

This game has a box labeled “sliders” above it, propped up by a stick tied to a long string.

[@thomeiser8933]

can't believe somebody finally just went ahead and made "monster factory: the game"

[@peterbyrne5004]

Literally my exact thought the first time I saw someone play this game, maybe 2 minutes in: "I bet a bajillion people have already messaged the McElroys about this."

[@LordDraikful]

I dunno buddy, you should see what's goin on with Street Fighter 6. That's an episode I'm really looking forward to.

[@-Liska]

@@LordDraikful Okay so having looked into SF6 I absolutely see your point slider wise. I'm just not sure how to weigh that against the species options on offer here? Or the intrusive skywhale for that matter.

[@beetlebeetle3878]

“Then over here is, of course, hippos which are girl rhinos!” That sentence and then it slowly hitting Justin was so funny

[@rinikat28]

2 minutes in and it's already golden

[@korubi_eCSTatic]

makes sense as, after all, cats are just girl dogs (according to my circa 1990s Lisa Frank stickers, folders and binders)

[@hunter5822]

“Teacher gave me a big shark star” got me really hard.... first time I’ve laughed today after finding out Kevin Conroy passed away... He’s the voice actor for Batman in Batman the animated series.

[@Dialethian]

@@hunter5822 Oof.

[@LizardWizardz]

You truly cannot look away for a single split-second of any given episode of Monster Factory, you WILL lose all context for whatever the hell is going on when you look back and it’s beautiful

[@leiram8833]

Sometimes you lose context and any semblance of comprehension even when your eyes never leave the screen.

[@LizardWizardz]

@@leiram8833 This is also very true

[@MellowDad]

the amount of times i rewind these videos because i missed one (1) second of conversation

[@janeeyre1990]

My ADHD life

[@brainkrieg1423]

In a way that's kinda like when Griffin makes Justin look away or at a picture of a normal person temporarily to reset his perception of The Monster. By losing all context, you regain the sense of unfathomable cosmic horror.

[@senseisleepyhead]

Replaying 2:09 so many times to finally decipher that Justin's scream-laugh-gurgling "That hippo's wearing a BRA!" 🤣

[@abj6920]

I didn't catch that!!

[@TheJeffrum]

You’re doing the lord’s work. I didn’t catch that!

[@alcinadimitrescu4061]

i caught it, but only because I always have captions on

[@rorygiambalvo2955]

It's the spiritual cousin to the Howard Dean Scream and I love it

[@percymcplop]

​@@rorygiambalvo2955 Deep cut

[@johannaerl3050]

A new Monster Factory?? In THIS ECONOMY??? Incredible!!

[@daltonsilver9826]

Completely and utterly irresponsible

[@korubi_eCSTatic]

from tip to toe it’s a monster factory

[@videoaccount4323]

GOATED comment.

[@Yammenkow]

It's so beautiful. A masterpiece 🥲

[@garmfielb]

@@korubi_eCSTatic Matt Groening announced in his youtube comment "they are the monster factory men now"

[@Wragnaroq]

After this video, I actually installed and played Chimeraland, and let me tell you, it is b a d. The UI is probably the worst I've ever seen, the translation is horrendous, and the amount of pop-in is unbelievable. I did find something that I PRAY they'll cover in the next video, which is the fact that you can turn your PETS into beautiful little pieces of evidence that God does not exist. For merely 100 cowries, I was able to turn my starter horse into A Thing That Should Not Exist. He is the size of a chihuahua, his front hooves are somehow BEHIND his back hooves, and his legs are so thin that in places they simply vanish, making him look like a terrible, equine Ray Man. If you call this game anything other than a goldmine for Monster Factory, you're a liar or a fool.

[@dweebicusmaximus]

Oh my god please, please let them do that

[@poisonmantis4191]

thank you youtube user NordicGold, you made a horse somehow worse than they already are!

[@comfyspecs9058]

"terrible equine rayman" are three words i never thought I'd hear, much less almost choke laughing at. thank you.

[@screamsformemes]

Then call me a fool. This is exactly why the game is so good

[@leelee84701]

I was on the beta and it was really really good. I was disappointed when the alpha came out because I was really excited...

[@Amethyst11ln]

I just realized Monster Factory is the exact opposite of body horror as a genre, it's body comedy and it's amazing

[@MusicOtaku165]

I haven't been so absolutely horrified by a Monster Factory creation since Truck, and I'm still shocked that this was completely createable with just normal game, no hacks needed. They really just took this normal shark man and turned him into a massive gulper eel man with a body of like 30 fins, a dumptruck ass, a front-curling tail, and named him Uncle Barry. What a wonderful world we live in today.

[@JackHammer503]

The character arc that Jimmy Whale goes on from horny to concerned about the shark's wellbeing is just excellent. I have to really credit the writers of this season of Monster Factory on that one

[@pirojfmifhghek566]

Everything about this episode is horribly misshapen, except for that beautiful beautiful narrative.

[@jackiroman9315]

what season of monster factory are we on currently?

[@valeriegrey8328]

@@jackiroman9315 69

[@jackiroman9315]

@@valeriegrey8328 nice

[@_abSynthe_]

Yea he’s really gone on a journey for this one hasn’t he

[@rozohwell]

Uncle Barry is 100% the brother of Knife Dad and you cannot convince me otherwise

[@hellyeah6432]

I feel like I remember Knife Dad being part shark too so this totally checks out

[@roguetheotter]

every day, i miss knife dad.

[@Sprtschk]

why would we

[@estherjo]

and a close relative of Dr. Sexgun, surely

[@stewartsimons6920]

Why would I, when you are inarguably correct?

[@montanarose4622]

EVERYBODY say thank you to the developers of Chimeraland for choosing to put all of this effort into bringing us a new Monster Factory. I will take two copies.

[@screamsformemes]

EXACTLY!! ITS FREE ON STEAM AND MOBILE BTW!!

[@noesunyoutuber7680]

@@screamsformemes There’s gonna be such a huge influx of horrible monstrosities in this game by the time next Monster Factory hits.

[@ansoniaproductions]

Justin's very earnest "careful" in response to Griffin saying "reconfigure part" at 9:55 is what I assume is a learned trauma response from losing beautiful art in the past like 'Tony Hawk????'

[@Charuchii]

I hate how much I started off thinking how cute the little fin wiggle was whenever they moved it and how much it upset me whenever it moved in the end. Context truly is everything.

[@roidroid]

i couldn't stop seeing a fish shoved up his arse

[@itsmemirandy1526]

Griffins high-pitched, hysterical laughter at his own despicable creations will never fail to delight me

[@Cronama]

Imagine you're a soul floating through a black void, when suddenly you're pulled into a body. And in the last few seconds of darkness just before gaining sentience and opening your eyes you hear these two laughing.

[@mistertwister2000]

The journey from “Suckleberry Fins” to “Uncle Barry” was beautiful to watch

[@triplelaser]

You know, many Monster Factory video thumbnails feel kind of like spoilers, but this one was absolutely incomprehensible to me. My mind could not fathom what this creation had even started out as, nor what it had become. On a related note: this is the first monster since Borth Sampson to make me a bit sick to my stomach. Excellent work as always, boys!

[@jacquiecotillard9699]

Oh god, I know what you mean. My brain literally did not believe it until it could follow the eldritch path we took to get there. And yes, those little hands gave me a bit of a cold sweat

[@SkeletonKnifeFight]

The best Monster Factories are the ones where you see the thumbnail and then see the character creator and go "How the FUCK do we get from this to that?"

[@vianerdss]

Same my brain could not process how the fuck that even happened and when the video started getting there I was dying 😭😭😭

[@juliamcalister8655]

I thought it was the creature from Nope

[@spencykings3182]

dude i didnt even see the thumbnail. let me tell you i spent the entire video screaming

[@nugget3687]

The transition between sucklbarry fin to uncle barry was one of the funniest things I've seen all week

[@johnathankindall2804]

best part of the video

[@adamhester7294]

Currently re-listening to the finale of TAZ balance and heard Mavis refer to Barry Bluejeans as "Uncle Barry" and this horrible creature was immediately conjured into my mind.

[@geeseyler4808]

Oh no that will never be the same

[@ahobbit1273]

Plot twist: Barry is just this thing with a mullet and some jeans

[@keanhawks4095]

You came horrifically, uncannily, disturbingly, despicably close to describing the exact events depicted in the 2022 box office smash hit jim Cameron’s Avatar: the way of water

[@calebwillson3009]

Toe to tip, that’s an Avatar!

[@midnighttamriel]

i love that they went from “he’s not gonna be in water he doesn’t need that fin” to “thats fins !”

[@izzybella3409]

love that the boys no longer try to make "a guy" they just generate the maximum number of polygons to throw around into a game

[@Spectrarian]

the evolution of the whale lore was incredible in this. also justin trying to bait griffin into picking the "hottest" character fucking SENT me

[@catboid]

my favourite part about this is that griffin thinks he can’t manipulate the meat further multiple times, only to immediately stumble upon more meat manipulation sliders

[@isick92]

We need an entire series of just this game. So much potential!

[@__Stitchy]

We just straight up need as much MONSTER FACTORY as they can give us. This game, some other game, ANY GAME.

[@Catherine4942]

They could create a whole animorphs reboot with this game

[@alexandermay3308]

Maybe another Just Like Art

[@isick92]

@@alexandermay3308 exactly! That would be awesome!

[@Volgeirea]

Agreed!

[@deadlykota]

babe wake up new monster factory just dropped

[@seatcheeks4242]

This is the first monster factory that I'm watching without my ex. Glad to see the series is still going.

[@rideronthedrumbeat]

Clayton left behind some very big shoes to fill, but the new editor slipped them on like Cinderella. Kudos Tom.

[@youhaventwashedmytings]

Well he left in a dozen or so "gape it's", ignoring Griffin's explicit instructions.

[@rideronthedrumbeat]

​@@youhaventwashedmytingsjokes. you ever heard of em?

[@youhaventwashedmytings]

@@rideronthedrumbeat .... are you sure you have, buddy? because I executed a pretty good one with that comment and it just zipped right by you.

[@Caldella]

Uncle Barry just standing there with an oversized basking shark mouth absolutely slayed me. The factory is back, and it's churning out more top quality material.

[@ryleespencer212]

The editing on this video was actually fantastic, I genuinely wouldn't have known Tom was a new editor if they hadn't said!!

[@nolanchill]

Tom 100% nailed it

[@roidroid]

Filled a gaping hole in my heart

[@montanarose4622]

My mouth is gaping at it, Tom. Really gaping.

[@EllEmm1313]

Can't believe it's been 1 week since the last weekly episode of Monster Factory

[@thebadpoet]

And do remember (as told in a programming note) that future episodes will be on the McElroy Family KZbin channel, not on Polygon.

[@PlixsOne]

I've never been this excited to watch them actually play the MMO that allowed their monstrosity to exist.

[@OsirisLord]

I think it's cheating to as a baseline start with a hammerhead shark considering it's an animal that already does not believe in middle sliders.

[@rynemcgriffin1752]

@@OsirisLordCounter-Argument: The boys are here not to cheat visa vee Hammershark, they’re here to simply make Uncleberry more middle slider

[@kristenr6385]

I think if I came across Uncleberry unprompted, without being able to visually acclimate to the character as created, my brain would short-circuit

[@rosechapman3719]

I think what we've stumble upon is a blob fish situation, Uncleberry is a normal looking avatar in the water, but as soon as you take him out, he turns into his final, sexy form

[@norawin]

Sometimes when I'm watching these, I think about baby griffin in a basket from that home video they shared and just wonder to myself "could that little guy ever imagine the monstrosities he would bless us with one day?"

[@spinycreature]

they were already rattling around in that soft little skull

[@leiram8833]

Thank you, young monster god, for these rockin' bods.

[@senseisleepyhead]

6:53 Justin had such a neat idea for Griffin to instantly mimic each voice acting line/sound effect, as a workaround for him not being able to hear the game audio 🤓

[@geeseyler4808]

The pure unbridled joy/horror in both of their voices at 17:50 has me on the ground, in tears. The simultaneous WOAH and WHAT genuinely almost made me sick. Thank you Uncleberry

[@Wolfeboy212]

I legitimately hurt myself laughing at this, right about the time Justin said he was going to black out.

[@peridotqueen26]

Came here to say this too, like wtf am i dizzy all of a sudden ohhh right, hyperventilating XD

[@ariannebrodeur]

I seriously cannot fathom how perfectly suited this game is for Monster Factory like, it has everything the boys have been searching for in games since day 1. The range is absurd. This HAS to be a mini series, if not a playing the game one, a Just Like Art one would be perfect.

[@nuevarine]

That simultaneous “WHAT?!” From Griffin and Justin when the face grew killed me.

[@gremlinman9724]

the actual SHOCKED SILENCE at the sight of jim's new creation at 17:50 is incredible

[@thatonesdani975]

me: searching up some monster factory cuz I needed a pick me up Justin and Griffin: *“Did you want some fresh food?”*

[@saladcartographer822]

I am so glad Justin and Griffin are still doing monster factory. I haven't laughed to tears this much in a long time

[@brwaters4924]

I've been super depressed and anxious for months, and I've noticed that I haven't really laughed in a year or maybe more. This video had me in stitches, unable to breathe I was laughing so hard. Thanks so much guys.

[@gregsouvorin5487]

I'm with you there!

[@sweetssandbox3526]

3/4 a year later, hope you are doing ok and here if you need anyone to chat with and hopefully laugh with!

[@cranburybog7675]

justin and griffin's ability to make each other hysterical is so infectious, they can always make me crack up with them

[@themovienurd]

Wow a proper official himbo addition to the monster factory roster! amazing! thank you!

[@Arcade_Cat_]

I saw the thumbnail and didn't really know what I was looking at. Seeing Uncleberry unfold throughout the video was truly something incredible to witness

[@ciarancooper394]

Watching Monster Factory often feels like being the subject of a wierd curse. Like, the laughter is pulled from me via a mechanism I can't really understand

[@Cucumberknife]

Actual tears streaming down my face from laughing at the naming of Uncleberry.

[@jessicas2442]

A new monster factory??? This makes me so incredibly happy! Thank you for this good good gift

[@frambojan]

This goldmine needs to turned into a mini-series.

[@pleaseuseOdysee]

The McElroys are keeping the dream alive with a new episode of Monster Factory; granted, the dream is a dark phantasm from beyond time and space that mankind was never meant to behold and ill-equipped to comprehend, but it is the thought that counts

[@frankydclc]

I watched this video shortly after being released from the hospital and by the end of it I thought that maybe I needed to go back. Great work.

[@barakroach8174]

I appreciate how the opening goof didn't show too much of the final product, it made every twist and turn in the journey exciting

[@dylanlebeau4832]

I stumbled upon this episode when it was uploaded as unlisted yesterday by sheer luck. It felt like winning the lottery lmao

[@oldwornoutjeans]

The absolute joy of seeing a Monster Factory thumbnail and having no ability to parse the visual information ☺️

[@tzarn1]

My compliments to whomever found this game and had the crucial realization that it is expressly designed for Monster Factory

[@SILVERF0X13]

I'm so glad that we still get the occasional Monster Factory. Has always been my favorite series!

[@caseywheelwright4769]

At 17:46 we may have now broken the record for Most Intense Griffin Utterance in a Monster Factory, previously held (by my reckoning) by his roar of "DONALD!" while making Jim "Captain Cool" Johnman

[@quicksandbuddy]

Uncleberry shooting down to earth from the heavens was such an awe-inspiring reveal

[@SeleneRoseRM]

This is the only KZbin video to ever make me sob and shake before. I don't know if it is from humor or fear, but my mind is in pieces and it's uncleberries fault

[@sungsvitk0na]

You will never understand how much I needed this. Something to look forward to when I get home from work today. Thank you

[@porkinsdlx5764]

They could play this game for ever for this series, I _Need_ to see how you can strech and smoosh the other animals.

[@SketchableMod]

watched this with my dnd group and i think the collective trauma brought us closer together as friends than any campaign battle has. thanks boys!

[@shaurmiath6719]

My favorite part is right at 17:49 when they find the head-size slider and react, and the eyes just move like "Oh no. My life is about to get even worse somehow, isn't it?"

[@outistynnanyt5153]

Im sometimes genuinely shocked by the body horror of Monster Factory. Its incredible

[@geoffzolkos8843]

This may be the single greatest game for monster factory, the potential is truly limitless

[@dweebicusmaximus]

‘A shelf for snacks to fit on’ no damn way he got that body eating a pecshelf of snacks ‘WHY…WHY WOULD THEY LET YOU’ Justin’s pained screaming is my favourite part

[@abj6920]

12:40 Griffin still has the creative juices that let him make Wonderland Round 3 and the intro to Ethersea. His music genius is alive and goddamned well. This song has been my intrusive thought since this came out

[@janab1130]

absolute legend of an episode, those last ten minutes took me to the edge and beyond. i can't wait for the Sexiest Avatar Dude Alive to roam the lands

[@honeyjo4959]

i’m literally headed to inpatient care today, thanks for this brothers justin and griffin

[@smediamedia1383]

✨💪✨

[@LlamaBoyAdam]

honestly this is an all time classic monster factory

[@limonroe8953]

My favorite frame might be at 24:26 because Uncleberry's sideprofile resembles a forbidden Picasso painting.

[@moist-liquid9196]

The boys are back in town!

[@Hannah-ii2nk]

At a certain point uncleberry was beginning to look like a biblically accurate angel and then it took a hard left into eldritch horror

[@isaacparker5868]

i need a million episodes of this with every different character PLEASE

[@zegct1]

I watched this on my own when it came out. Last night my wife saw me watching the follow-up and asked if we could watch this one together. She ended up laughing so hard that she had an asthma attack and we had to stop 💀💀😂

[@Scham_WCAN]

Dying laughing cause there’s points in the video where somehow it became Muzu from BotW, Jean Jacket from Nope, and then somehow Barry McElroy

[@megalomaniacalHalide]

16:45 oh my god, this is the first game to be brave enough to let us play as famous 90s board game character, Cramu!

[@jeremyconnor8625]

If there is one thing I wish for in 2023, it’s more Monster Factory content 🤞🏼

[@stormRed]

So... I tried this game because the customization looked fun, and lo and behold, I actually got addicted to it, it's pretty crazy how many mechanics were jam packed into it, I honestly would recommend it, especially since it's free, and the game isn't pay to play (at least NOT YET, from what I've experienced)

[@bjamiork]

WTF?! My daughter and I were literally just re-watching a bunch of your old Monster Factory vids last night and laughing our butts off. Did we psychically cause you to create a new episode?! 😂

[@spahncamper]

If so, thank you for your service 😹

[@korubi_eCSTatic]

@@spahncamper fr 🎉

[@_sumina]

They felt ur vibes and in 24 hours they shot this out of their womb

[@Sharkstixx]

Same thing I was doing! Blessed by the McElderGods

[@tu_tia_violeta]

I live very far from my own brothers but this is the shit we would always get up to. This series always makes me feel at home no matter where I am ✨

[@dadoohan]

This one's gonna be hell of a challenge for fanart artists but then again people did great even with truck shepard.

[@RuffTranslation]

Would love to see the cosplay.

[@c1nnamodoll]

the devolution from "fuckleberry" to "uncle barry" is so incredibly monster factory, it almost felt nostalgic

[@matthewyoho5422]

Oh yeah, *this* game: I remember thinking, back when I first saw gameplay footage of its character creator, that it was astonishing it had somehow not already appeared on a Monster Factory episode, given the shenanigans I saw on display (from a guy who at the time was an MMO channel, making a "serious" review, and thus not actually trying specifically to make a monster). That cosmic injustice has now been corrected.

[@AMTRAX]

Holy shit they’re playing a game I did voice over for, this is surreal as hell

[@BigDLiquor]

I expect this to be it's own series. This is too great that it's open up too huge of horizons for this show

[@Frequenterable]

Simply the greatest KZbin series ever made. Please NEVER stop making more monster children.

[@zetagen]

The whole "that's fins" bit throughout this would be amazing in an animatic

[@dorkish5623]

2:12 So nice of Majima from the hit video game franchise Yakuza to make a guest appearance here

[@ayafan3876]

I have not laughed nonstop through a 30 minute video in a long time. Freaking incredible

[@platyclysm4633]

Well boys, you’ve done it. You’ve finally made a Monster that’s made me feel physically unwell. I’m so proud of you.

[@miles646]

well now im coming to the show saturday in full cosplay for Uncleberry

[@wetbedsealand6779]

This is an instant classic monster factory, its got everything you NEED man

[@kalimaude3532]

this is the first time I have ever been influenced by monster factory to seek out a game. verdict; I have never actually played a single moment of the game itself but I am having endless fun with the character creator. you can go seriously buckwild with it. one of the strongest points in its favor is that, while it appears to suggest that there is a sexual dimorphism of rhinos and hippos as the same species, you can turn that right off and make whatever gender presentation you like. not that I would know, I mostly make an endless selection of alluring bug people. also I don't think there has ever been a more illustrative moment for the idea that the thing that makes Griffin the baby brother is an increasingly irrelevant handful of years, and they are both now fathers of multiple children, than Griffin's chiding, disappointed "Justin" at 20:04. I have been a mbmbam fan for a decade and it has been a wild ride to the point where Griff deploys Dad Voice on his older brother.

[@elliotth9674]

I don’t have words for how at peace I feel knowing there’s a new monster factory

[@dclarkmusic]

Really might be the wildest design you guys have done. You guys really didn’t have to go this hard on the return!

[@michaelh9656]

When they're spending five minutes riffing on the very first selection screen, you know it's gonna be good

[@animusdraws210]

they somehow turned a shark into a gulper eel, fantastic work

[@jillianashlock6356]

Please, I beg you: NEVER stop making these videos. Nothing on earth makes me laugh harder than Monster Factory and I cannot thank you enough 💙🐋