Secret Identity Crisis

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Superheroes these days just don't know how to have fun.
Starring Kyle Sullivan and Ethan Gelinas
With special guest Matthew Welter
"Living Forever" by JP De Ovando
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[@SILVERF0X13]

I love that he got his powers from radioactive helium, and yet the balloons clearly don't have helium in them.

[@dreamwalking]

Clearly radioactivity is bad for helium.

[@Basket__]

@@dreamwalking Best comment

[@aplelli]

​@@dreamwalking So you're saying that the helium IN the balloons is ALSO radioactive?!

[@burningfox4974]

The weight of his guilt is holding the balloons down

[@HALLish-jl5mo]

If the helium was a very large isotope it would be very unstable (and therefore radioactive) and heavy.

[@StellarGryphon]

"I'm a monster." *sitting in a pile of balloons* I died.

[@HaniiPuppy]

And now he has your death on his conscience.

[@hummer4833]

Hahah

[@hummer4833]

HaniiPuppy hahaha

[@sleekotter1109]

@@HaniiPuppy lmao

[@minerva-2351]

Yeah he’s a monster you ever tried to chase someone and then a wall of infinite balloons blocks your path as the hero killer stab man i have and I was trapped under a pile of balloons for 3 days ever time I popped one too more came back so yeah balloon man is a monster

[@stewy497]

Why do I feel like they came up with the balloon gag and then worked around that?

[@toatahu2003]

I'm a monster...

[@alexandriariley5209]

My guess is someone floated the idea their way.

[@ALLxISxGONE]

Well I'm gonna have to pop some bubbles on this one then

[@Lady_in_Yearning]

Didn't take them long to make me burst out in laughter

[@mindlessreader1595]

Wow, these jokes really BLEW up

[@Jatre]

I cracked at the "I'm a monster"

[@Njald]

+

[@christopherg2347]

"Because I am Baloon man!"

[@Commandelicious]

He is also just plain the perfect guy to play that role :D

[@DSiren]

"I am balloon boy" INHALE MY DONG ENRAGEMENT CHILD

[@based_mouse]

same

[@kl2003]

The first lesson Superman taught me was that the S on his chest stands for freedom. This is why I failed kindergarten.

[@Wish-and-Hope]

Fully deserved! Everyone knows the S stands for hope, duh! (I actually researched this to make sure. I'm not that much of a comic fan.) Oh, and yeah... I guess being one year too late to answer something is somewhat related to why I failed kindergarten.

[@alexandriariley5209]

I don't know what school you guys went to. S stands for Texas, obviously.

[@eskurian8565]

People, people, settle down! ...it stands for 14.

[@simiaki12]

Thomas Riley i get that refernece

[@smoklen53]

"S" stands for "Sits".

[@Ruminations09]

"My hands fell into a vat of radioactive liquid helium" Radioactive liquid helium. Radioactive. Liquid. Helium.

[@EstrellaViajeViajero]

Helium-5 near absolute 0 is the closest I could think of.

[@minerva-2351]

he’s a monster you ever tried to chase someone and then a wall of infinite balloons blocks your path as the hero killer stab man i have and I was trapped under a pile of balloons for 3 days ever time I popped one too more came back so yeah balloon man is a monster

[@gamertagboakan7417]

Also Helium balloons that sink in air

[@MmKayUltra1]

@@gamertagboakan7417 He-30 is very radioactive.

[@Ziialan]

Is this chemistry class?

[@Gbelk]

"Well, here it's an "A," so either own it or change it!" Love it.

[@imperialfist2527]

Looking at you superman

[@CharlesSmith-ku5ti]

Imperial Fist is

[@jeofickles2771]

"It all makes perfect sense if you're intimately familiar with quantum field theory, and also not too picky about it" that got me

[@Sasquench]

And now, a moment of silence in remembrance of the days when "punch all of your problems in the head while spouting puns" was a valid option.

[@azarishere6442]

Sasquatch At His Computer i see you evrywhere xD

[@feritperliare2890]

Tailn O Wag no it’s not it’s really not

[@CookieCutter07]

...

[@mattdombrowski8435]

@@feritperliare2890 watch the adam west batman movie and tell me you don't want more of that.

[@ihaveagun22]

So that's why they arrested me, just did it too late

[@comics_explained]

The struggle is real

[@firetarrasque4667]

Wait... Comicsexplained watches this channel...

[@johnmccarron7066]

You can't understand the darkness that is their dreary and difficult struggle. That is dark. It is...so dark. Without light. Thus, by definition...dark!

[@madnotbadjenkins9005]

🎈🎈🎈🎈 I’m a monster 🎈🎈🎈🎈 🎈🎈🎈🎈 🎈🎈🎈🎈 🎈🎈🎈🎈 🎈🎈🎈🎈 🎈🎈🎈🎈 🎈🎈🎈

[@simpsonfan13]

@@firetarrasque4667 So does Scott Manley and Squire.

[@goldengaruda8935]

Indeed it is. Indeed it is.

[@Prinz_Kasper]

Aww man, I wanted to see that flashback :(

[@Jatre]

JayStuffs They said that they ran out of budget in a Community Feedbag a few episodes ago, no flashbacks for you!

[@DoorMonster]

Jatti Radioactive liquid helium is pretty expensive.

[@ducksunlimited1995]

I want to see this fabled "Community Feedbag"

[@jamestrotman3238]

Donald Trump i just like to wake them from the dead like "whats up dead comment im here to revive you"

[@rahl163]

+Donald Trump Your breaking character, no way donald trump knows think 1 about chemisty, let alone the kelvin temperature standard

[@InfectedZealot]

The lead up to "im a monster" covered in balloons is beautiful.

[@wolfofthewest1]

*Covered in balloons* I'm a monster

[@finnb1382]

To this day I still love the fact that the man who generates helium has such a deep voice

[@hollowlive690]

The balloons don’t float, so I don’t think he generates any helium despite his origin story might suggest.

[@KroltanMG]

@@hollowlive690 Maybe he generates different gases depending on his mood? Happy = Helium (ballons float, high-pitched voice), brooding = Sulfur Hexafluoride (ballons sink, deep voice)

[@c00lsnap]

that balloon power is going to be terrible if you are allergic to latex...

[@That_Guy42]

Coolsnap You've gotta find a bad guy who is.

[@Alexandra-ip2by]

like my mom

[@jamestown8398]

Every criminal lives in utter fear of Instant Balloon Man!

[@huntresskids8183]

“No one understands my curse...” “You spontaneously generate balloons!” “Yeah, until I hurt someone.....” The angst in this is hilarious!!! 😂

[@minerva-2351]

Huntress Kids he’s a monster you ever tried to chase someone and then a wall of infinite balloons blocks your path as the hero killer stab man i have and I was trapped under a pile of balloons for 3 days ever time I popped one too more came back so yeah balloon man is a monster

[@therudestofclouds2007]

"you spotainiousy generate balloons" FUCKING WHAT

[@3vann5567]

I spontaneously go insane.

[@58209]

1:14 love that callout of comics trying to validate their scifi logic with big sciency words, only to end up writing themselves into a corner decades later when the general population understands those principles and the original explanation sounds like goofy nonsense.

[@bestaround3323]

You see by using the power of techno babble I can change reality in what ever batshit insane way I want.

[@phoxthemightly99]

I never understood why most superheros were not allowed to be happy, ever. But it so grained in the fabric of most western comic-books, people wouldn't what to do with themselves if Batman smiled for more than four panels.

[@MasterNecrosis]

phoxthemightly99 Batman had happy moments. It's just he had to be serious all the time to intimidate his foes. Him and the rest of the heroes always poked fun at each other.

[@StellaBloodroseWatch]

I mean, that's Batman. Superman smiled. Spider-Man is literally the world-rules-abiding (in most universes) and good hero version (in most universes) of Deadpool. The originals and remakes of many superheroes do have humor and good times. There just came the trend of darkness with them because, well, superheroes like THAT were dying. And then they came back in the 90s. And died in the 2000s. So we have gritty and dark humor heroes again. Because that's what most people wanted for the 10s.

[@ethangray8527]

Yeah, but spiderman can never hold a girlfriend and is always ditching her.

[@SadisticSenpai61]

You know, Batman laughed once. It terrified Harley.

[@davidwuhrer6704]

It all began with Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, in which a bitter and depressed alcoholic future version of Bruce Wayne donned the mask of Zorro to become Batman once again, but a cynical murderous vengeful Batman, which was a stark contrast to the joyful millionair playboy who just spends his wealth on fostering petty crime to have an excuse to punch people in the face. There was also The Killing Joke, which proved that Batman could easily be serious horror, not just a male Ms Marple. And of course there was Watchmen, which completely deconstructed superheroics. All great comic books, but they also started the trend of darkgrim gothic superheroes.

[@TheAtlarchy]

It's not an A it's a symbol of my pepole... I feel like i allready heard that somewhere... Nah probably not...

[@fatjuicymeatball2266]

@mega nerd I can't tell if you misspelled misspelled on purpose or not...

[@lieutenantdiamond5601]

You did, in a much longer video much less entertaining than this, but with a significantly higher budget.

[@stripedgillette3580]

@@lieutenantdiamond5601 Superman has been around for decades.

[@lieutenantdiamond5601]

@@stripedgillette3580 Yes I'm aware.

[@isaiahf-d846]

@@stripedgillette3580 wait what part of his comment led to this comment

[@lieutenantdiamond5601]

This perfectly sums up the CW Arrowverse, and the DCEU.

[@CyanicCore]

"The island" right?

[@8balls122]

*creates a shit ton of balloons* what have I done... *sulks on a building*

[@ducksunlimited1995]

Radioactive Helium. RADIOACTIVE HELIUM. I quit..

[@usmannasir8647]

that was the joke

[@dustins9464]

Helium is technically Radioactive.

[@therudestofclouds2007]

liquid helium is REALLY FUCKING COLD

[@donerkebab97]

You know deuterium or tritium? Derivates of helium

[@ameteuraspirant]

I just googled it and it's formed from radioactive isotopes mainly. I don't know if that means it's radioactive itself but then again I am very late to the party.

[@kingdonut8272]

"You spontaneously generate balloons!" "How long until I hurt someone?"

[@atropa4931]

*SCP Foundation agent shows up* Did I hear anomaly?

[@leotamer5]

You are presuming this house isn't just a facade for a holding cell, and that the other person is a D-class personal charged with making sure the room doesn't fill up with to many balloons under cover of being their room mate.

[@Keyce0013]

@@leotamer5 SCP-4216 (aka Awesome Man) has a peculiar weakness in that the more pressure it gets from other people to perform heroic acts, the less likely it is to actually go out and DO something. D-class personnel are instructed to offer any kind of support or encouragement to SCP-4216 for at least thirty (30) minutes per day, every day and are to be rotated out and administered amnesiacs on a monthly or bi-monthly basis, depending upon how exasperated they become with SCP-4216. Under no circumstances is a D-class permitted to commit an act of violence on or in the vicinity of SCP-4216, or else risk it becoming a Hero, SCP-4216-1. Further analysis needs to be performed on SCP-4216-1, but with no current way to disable or deactivate the transformation, it is ill-advised to intentionally bring it out for study.

[@Merilirem]

@@leotamer5 Well thats what he thinks. The truth is that he himself causes those in his proximity to develop uncanny abilities and therefore had to be place with the only ones who could no longer be affected. There is nothing actually outside the room. Just the illusion of a real world to keep them from going stir crazy or trying to escape.

[@eleethtahgra7182]

Dr. Clef; load shotgun *menacingly*

[@Wandrative]

The most useless ability ever XD "you spontaneously generate balloons" WTH haha

[@TheMadOneofSB]

Yep, useless until he spawns a balloon inside your brain.

[@tanith117]

Ever try to get through a room filled with balloons? or what happens if they all pop at once, Heck if there is no limit to the balloons he could fly.

[@davidawakim5473]

Could be worse.... What if he had the ability to "Breathe oxygen 1.5 times faster than a normal human"

[@lockecole54]

Could be worse, Marvel literally has a mutant whose power is to make himself explode. The explosion will kill him as well. And if my memory is correct, he was one of the mutants who didn't lose his powers on M Day.

[@hayescamp]

Ankit Dube he killed himself to destroy a mutant that could make gold

[@EternalAnarchy]

I wish Snyder had seen this.

[@lisalizney]

well i have lol

[@samthestache8]

I still come back here from time to time just to appreciate how purple that "what?" at 1:34 is

[@minerva-2351]

SamTheStache8 Yeah he’s a monster you ever tried to chase someone and then a wall of infinite balloons blocks your path as the hero killer stab man i have and I was trapped under a pile of balloons for 3 days ever time I popped one too more came back so yeah balloon man is a monster

[@Kpiozero]

Helium man may of caused the inevitable helium shortage, what a monster.

[@Boborbot]

Shouldn't he be the solution?

[@tuftman6092]

may have*

[@avalonwillowbloom1590]

Super good job piling balloons around him without it being the least bit audible

[@benkayvfalsifier3817]

It's been seven years and this is too funny. You guys really need to reference or make a sequel to this gag.

[@Anu8ius]

I didnt know that I would want the superpower of creating balloons until now! :O

[@little_valkyrie]

Every line in this is gold. Definitely my favourite of your videos.

[@yazilliclick]

Poor Ethan must spend a fortune on dryer sheets to make his horrible curse bearable

[@veramae4098]

Ethan has such an incredible voice. "I'm a monster." [brooding voice]

[@muse3043]

Still one of my favourites, just for the ridiculous contrast of Ethan's acting and the spontaneous balloons. Especially that final line. Gets me every time.

[@ENCHANTMEN_]

I am I am a monster coach

[@arthurmcvey8231]

Chaotic Khajiit a door monster

[@esven9263]

I like your avatar.

[@kalebbruwer]

ENCHANTMEN Hey, you can write a German song about that! Ich Ich bin Ich bin einer Ich Ich bin Ich bin einer Ich Ich bin Ich bin einer Ich bin einer monster

[@TLAF923]

I really hope this is in the same world as The Guards Themselves

[@Bacxaber]

"This only *looks* like an A. It's a symbol of my people." "Well okay, here it's an A, so either own it or change it."

[@segevstormlord3713]

The "I'm a monster" at the end, buried in balloons, is the perfect closer.

[@Celcey24]

"Okay well here it's an A, so either own it or change it." One of my favorite Door Monster lines of all time.

[@zacgalfinakis9195]

Super hero idea: the pun master or PUNisher. They make criminals cringe w/ bad puns.

[@EmberBright2077]

zachary odell funnily enough that actually exists sort of there's a super hero Archie comic one shot where Archie is a batmanesque hero named rat man and reggie is the villain who disables people with his bad puns

[@discordlexia2429]

The Pundertaker.

[@akolbinger]

I think you just made my next dnd character

[@nicholask7566]

zachary odell So, sans

[@lukalaa1764]

Sorry kid. I already have that superhero name. I also have a secret weapon. The frying PUN

[@msp654]

I love the sound effects with the balloons, really adds to the humor lol

[@sofusa.lyngholm4000]

Finally someone who understands what a real superhero should be like

[@mcbadrobotvoice8155]

Can’t wait for ballon man v awesome man to hit theaters I already pre ordered the tickets on yellow light

[@jonathanvineyard3219]

Fantastic video. Ethan Gelinas is, as always, the man. I'm so glad someone finally made a video that will help me emotionally get over my super human tax form completing abilities. Thank you.

[@DomyTheMad420]

TO BE FAIR it is hypothetically possible for a lightweight & sturdy material to be found to replace Kevlar, that also costs literally millions per vest. no army is outfitting every soldier with a multi mil dollar vest.

[@barsni4779]

Seriously (no pun intended), when will we find next light-hearted movie superhero? Deadpool does not count.

[@profwaldone]

B'ars NI why doesnt deadpool count?

[@barsni4779]

***** Well, "light-hearted" is a bit of a stretch for him.

[@bobmcbob49]

A very long time, when that becomes what sells. Another reason I don't watch movies.

[@modisp]

Ant-man New spiderman (looks like) Guardians of the Galaxy (almost all of them) More to come this year

[@barsni4779]

modisp Ant-man... Didn't really watched one, but nice. Maybe. Not really heroic though. I guess it's a fad to create ambiguously "good" cahracter and make him save the world by saving own ass or just because of a girl. Sometimes not even saving the world but just fighting the villain and thus calling him a hero. Wich spiderman is new? I mean, tap-dancing spider-man is strangely happy, but isn't Spider-man one of the most "heavy" heroes by the mask of irony, sarcasm and comebacks? Like the universe constantly tries to make him feel bad, yet he is fighting it? Guardians... Maybe. Also not very heroic gang of misfits aren't really "super". Hope to see what this year will present then.

[@DanielLCarrier]

Guy dips his hands in radioactive liquid helium, and can now create latex balloons full of regular air? You'd think his powers would be helium-related.

[@Faxanadu_]

Idk about Ethan, but I'd love to have balloons at a moments notice, helium voice for days!

[@raynmanshorts9275]

But the balloons don't float.

[@Faxanadu_]

Now I'm just sad.

[@XSquibX]

"I'm a monster" XD

[@bthy384]

They're not anomalies? The SCP Foundation begs to differ

[@DrZaius3141]

Damn, Ballon Man must be fun at parties. Oh, wait...

[@TonytheCapeGuy]

"I'm a monster." Oh my gosh that killed me. XDDDD

[@000Krim]

3 years later this is still funny

[@grantpotter8289]

When everyone wants a scientific explanation for fictional people having powers

[@louiswilson5873]

Why am I just finding out about this channel lmfao these videos are gold

[@DoorMonster]

Welcome aboard!

[@ThePoptartster]

The balloon guy owned me. Also muttonchops!

[@SlickBiscuit7]

welp I laughed 3 times during this (personal record I think), HOW LONG UNTIL I HURT SOMEONE ...

[@OriginalWarwood]

Going back through your stuff. Commenting for the metrics.

[@tyranicross8942]

The radio-active liquid helium is kind of interesting since alpha radiation has the same structure as a helium atom except it doesn't have any electrons. Though this radiation is mostly harmless and is a very common background radiation.

[@raduvlad4429]

Tyranicross you re so smart ..fuck off

[@leotamer5]

CAN PEOPLE PLEASE LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HYDROGEN AND HELIUM.

[@Otto_Von_Beansmarck]

i think DC needs to listen to Kyle right now

[@maulvath4832]

I'm still ondering how someone can fight crime by making baloons

[@jerk1921]

Then I guess your not creative enough.. Distraction, concealment, immobilizing, he could stop and vehicle or aircraft. ect. Plus he could get together with Jubilee and they could make money doing birthday parties.

[@eidolor]

Ive been binge watching these for days, I don't even care about the skits anymore, its all for that outro jingle

[@glanni]

i did binge watch them a few months ago, but i totally have to watch them again now - slower and easier - because i forgot so much by watching them all at once

[@teridactyl1250]

‘Radioactive liquid helium’ *Creates non-helium balloons* I see what you mean about being too picky

[@DKlarations]

Would've loved to see you guys at VidCon!!! You should come next year!

[@DoorMonster]

DKlarations We'd love to if we can! We're too small at the moment to afford it, but who knows where we'll be a year from now. Might be possible.

[@DKlarations]

***** BufferFest? Playlist Live? OnCon? :-P

[@DoorMonster]

DKlarations If they aren't within a day's driving distance, they quickly become problematic.

[@MyNameIsLamp]

Amazing work as always, keep it up!

[@DoorMonster]

Bulbasaur ruasabluB Thanks!

[@cyndrift]

"How long before I hurt someone" got me

[@ShionChosa]

Helium is a gas that is limited and non renewable resource. He can be the hero that can provide resources to provide super coolant to superconductors

[@ChristmasPterodactyl]

His balloons are clearly not filled with helium. He'd just be creating wads of latex, which seems bad for the environment if done on any sort of large scale.

[@True_RepentanceRR]

Seeing Kyle's shirt after Endgame brings me the same sadness, confusion, and questioning as these superheroes that are questioning life.

[@ashleyberkowitz8772]

"My hands fell into a vat of radioactive liquid helium." I'm dead

[@FitzZZ]

"until I hurt someone" that one get me bad X-D

[@breezeark9154]

Balloon man is probably my favourite character on youtube, 'how long until I hurt someone' and 'I'm a monster cracks me up every time.'

[@mithrahnadumar8119]

I still use this video as a litmus test for superhero films XD

[@yanivrubin4166]

1:33 "what?!" Boom! There it is! Alright its a wrap

[@Gingerninja800]

these are the door monster videos I miss

[@denverbeek]

"So many children in need of party favors, and yet... *I cannot help them all."*

[@timross5351]

True words, guys. I love what you are doing here.

[@stoneoflight6685]

That "What?" was the perfect amount of purple.

[@NassimElGuezbari]

Took a couple of years and some rewatches but sleeping with the ballon power must be a real pain. If not slepping then waking up in a room filled with ballons.

[@the_nerd5976]

Question is a trench coat an ok superhero costume if it is bright pink? and probably accompanied by an equally pink pinstripe suit?

[@humanitysucks4025]

the best superpower is starting fires, everywhere, all the time, without the ability to stop.

[@rateeightx]

1:34 The Weirdest Part Is That The Balloons Are Clearly Not Filled With Helium.

[@kairon156]

Every time I watch this I laugh at the very last bit. "I'm a monster"

[@thatoneguy9615]

*Laughs in Worm*

[@happypotato42]

Ethan was just perfect in this

[@MrDmitriRavenoff]

That was Awesome.

[@williamsalgado9738]

the balloons really tie this whole thing together

[@PhoenixHavok]

Really wish some superhero stuff took this advice.

[@majormoron605]

Yeah, I just watched a third of man of Steel and now I feel this even more. The snyder dc movies are waaaay too angsty and grim

[@rutger5000]

you guys do realize you could very well be the best thing that's on the internet right?

[@dice.brain.]

I love these guys

[@sandwichboy1268]

"My hands fell into a vat of radioactive liquid helium"

[@PantheraLeo04]

"my hands fell in a vat of radioactive liquid helium" first that is -450 F so his hands should have just died second helium that dense should not be able to float (atoms above need a certain atomic wait to put of significant amounts of radiation)

[@Pundae]

thanks for taking the joke seriously chief

[@thomasw4422]

yeah, but aren't most superhero origin accidents miraculous survivals?

[@PantheraLeo04]

@@thomasw4422 true

[@Joeseanag24]

*You spontaneously generate Bloons* That will make me laugh until I am 27 years old

[@wilrodriguez1995]

How many F-ing times I gotta watch Uncle Ben die?

[@gerbillover3186]

I love his Tony Stark shirt. Genius billionaire playboy philanthropist!

[@FizzleFX]

I love the black panther roast. what a fucking hero.

[@Swordsman3D]

"You think you understand my pain?" XD