The Google Doodle Lore: Explained

[@cubit404]

Part 2 out now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWWVeZ2DorWlqacfeature=shared

[@lolnotlmao]

Coolio.

[@alex.g7317]

Bro, the notification for part two reminded me that I never finished watching this video 😅 Edit: Finished!

[@metroplexstudios2406]

This is a fun video, when I’m finished, I can watch part two now!😀

[@gmdFrame]

Wow, cool

[@shyguyrise1987]

14:05 southpark is canonical in the google doodle universe

[@tjones9097]

My favourite thing about the original cat vs ghost concept for ggd is that there is a ghost pretending to be a cat on the cat team, and vice versa.

[@aquamarinerose5405]

My thought about that one is that the cat ghost is... Momo's. Cats have nine lives afterall.

[@worldtrademark_]

@@aquamarinerose5405do your brain are have a dumb?

[@tjones9097]

@@aquamarinerose5405 I mean, momo appears with the other cats, and the ghost wears cat ears. I thought it was just a funny thing, and didn’t think it has any lore implications.

[@aquamarinerose5405]

I didn't know the ghost cat WEARS cat ears. And I mean, I didn't put some Massive Lore Reveal into it, but I just thought that the idea that she regains health by defeating and re-incorporating the spirits of her own past lives because of cats having 9 of them was a neat idea for some magic shenanigans@@tjones9097

[@LycanMOON]

They might be one of the heart ghosts from the first game

[@khxlua]

I like how in the panipuri doodle, Momo and Lucky are looking directly at your game, instead of looking at the cashier, which all the human people are doing. I cant tell if froggy is doing the same, but seeing how he is also facing you, it is very possible. Either way, it just further proves the fact that Momo and Lucky are aware that they are in a game.

[@z_hr__]

omg whaat that is such a cool detail what the heck

[@JudeEaley]

Momo and Lucky being besties\dating is the largest crossover between two of the most well known characters of the internet I've seen in years

[@meriewanderer]

It's literally my favourite thing ever

[@jaywhatshisname7212]

It makes me happy

[@WowASilverFern]

Wondrous

[@chidubemmo]

Dopamine from cuteness overload

[@thewizardslime6764]

Specially when they point out they are addicted to eatch other's games wich makes it even better

[@Awesomemay]

LOVE these types of lore videos on random subjects. so fun to listen to

[@MaskedKaijublue]

No comments!!??? I’ll change that

[@Rubythetv]

AWESOMEMAY?????????

[@TheLowlyApprentice]

well thats surprising didn’t expect you here lmao

[@Meltedbear-g6i]

p

[@claudiaavelar4538]

Google doodles are important subjects

[@ClownyGay80085]

Ok- now just imagine what would've happened if yellow DIDN'T win? The universe would explode

[@WaterCathaa]

As a cat lover, I'm proud yellow won

[@ClownyGay80085]

As a cat lover and a yellow lover- I agree@@WaterCathaa

[@burntcrumbs]

​@@ClownyGay80085As a cat lover and owner and a purple and yellow lover I fully agree too

[@You-ye4xb]

holy

[@michaelgamel5915]

The universe only exist becouse people love cats XD

[@crazysasha1374]

The idea of Momo and Lucky traveling the world together because they're dating sounds so cute to me! Think about it, they even go back to the island where they first met.

[@tajuddinahmed3379]

But I thought they were both female?

[@Eternatus00]

​@@tajuddinahmed3379yeah they are both female I don't know why this guy wants gay cats 💀

[@felix_abm]

@@tajuddinahmed3379 doesn't mean they can't date >;3

[@monstrosity598]

@@felix_abm are lesbiabs 💯🔥‼️📢

[@antonioaguiar81]

@@felix_abm I don't support this ship, but i don't hate it. If i want to create a company, it's will be nice to hire a lesbian or a gay

[@AnglerSeaAngel]

Fun fact: There was a different game over screen for magic cat academy 2 where the ghosts overtook the ocean and stuff, but it was definetly removed for being a bit too creepy.

[@d_camara]

it was my favorite one :(

[@KittyKatty999]

LOST MEDIA!?

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

@@KittyKatty999 it is possible

[@alexfrostwalker]

IT GOT REMOVED?!

[@quoimafu]

do you have a screenshot?

[@pringuin7224]

I have a theory that if Momo is not the owner of the Academy and is a freshman who has a connection to the owner, the owner could be Green Witch from WCC. Although the witch didn't win the Cup, her answer in the "If she wins..." question was "I'll start a collection of ancient manuscripts." And that ancient book used by the ghost in Magic Cat Academy (aside from other potential books) could be ancient manuscripts as well. Maybe the Green Witch was Friends with the Yellow Witch? I'm not too sure, but it's fun to think about!

[@ILove20PieceNuggets]

45:10 I like to imagine that the ghosts just have body paint or something for the great ghoul duels to show which team they are on

[@CarrierOfChaos617]

it could be something like splatoon where they can change color whenever they want lol

[@andrewtwilliams]

thats what IM sayin"!

[@CraftingGummi]

@@CarrierOfChaos617I was also thinking about Splatoon lol

[@Laggyduck218]

you read my brain

[@lelandholmquist2467]

Or due to the fact that they are ghost they can actively choose to emanate a different color.

[@judesparks2326]

I feel like the setting of "Jinx's Night Out" looks a lot like some of the areas the witches from the candy cup fly over

[@halostixue]

oh my goodness!! i always played google doodle games with my friends at lunchtime and we were CRAZY for the lore. we made fanart, did speedruns, wrote fan-fiction, it was so fun!! we havent done it in a while because we got distracted by exams, but the boba game made us insane, i havent watched the full video yet, but i can't wait. i am so attached to these characters it's not even funny.

[@colourfulDefuser]

Oh my gosh, so cool!!!

[@halostixue]

ok so prepare for an info dump, i've finished watching the video and it was great and i'd like to contribute my initial take-aways from the games: In magic cat academy, I believe that the ghost minibosses are either possessed objects, or have beaten up the staff and have taken their accessories. I have come to this assumption from the beaten up state of the librarian's glasses, and the mustache on the gym boss being knocked off at the end of the fight. this might not be accurate, but it's a funny mental image. I also don't think that all ghosts were once evil, I definitely think there might have been a stigma around them due to some ghost's actions, but i think the ghosts at the school might have been just particularly malevolent. Some of the ggd ghosts would shame them FOR SURE. About the ghost selfies in the museum, I don't know why, but i always viewed the GGD as quite an organised sporting event, I think the ghosts have changed colours specifically for the event, and their natural state is that bluey-grey colour. I also thought that they either rented out the locations, or just used them when they were empty (maybe people know to avoid these places on Halloween :P) if it's organised, then it makes sense that they'd have decorations! The idea that it takes place in the far future is super fun! I 'd never thought of it that way before, I just viewed their appearance in the boba game as hanging out as a group, outside of practise! I also have thoughts about Pangolin Love. I have multiple theories explaining the pangolin's appearance in Champion Island: -It's a completely different pangolin, maybe related? (maybe the two original pangolin's kid 👀?) -the pangolins broke up :( -Pangolin Love takes place later in the timeline, things didn't work out between the pangolin and their Champion Island love interest. Personally, I enjoy the last (and maybe the first) theory the most, because Pangolin Love is such a cute game, and their love for each other seems really cute and genuine. Additionally, I remember seeing somewhere that The Fox had another appearance. I can't remember off the top of my head, but i think it was a gmail theme? or something similar? it changed over time, so the fox did different activities. But sadly I think it's no longer available. This was such a good video! I gasped when it came up in my recommended, it's everything I could ask for in a video, I love these characters so much. If I remember anything else about the characters or my theories, I'll be sure to comment

[@ahmadmalaki8364]

That’s so cute Also I wished that we got an animated series out of some off these The animation isn’t bad in fact it’s pretty nice I would love to see a magic cat academy the cartoon Also I’m not saying tv shows because Tv is dead nobody is watching tv and it will be risky to make shows on tv over streaming

[@thewizardslime6764]

man now i kinda wanna do same but i dont have any friends to do so and i dont wanna rant alone, maybe some help would be good? ;)

[@sonicman4367]

​@@halostixue the Fox appears in the Thanksgiving 2013 animation

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The music for the Doodle Champions game was all composed by Qumu! The amount of detail that went into the Doodle Champion Island Games is exquisite. The Stone Guardians that Lucky meet when she arrives on the island are based on Komainu, which are lion-dogs that traditionally guard the entrance or gate of a Shinto shrine to ward off evil spirits. Tengu are originally thought to take the forms of birds of prey and a monkey deity, but the table tennis champ is Sōjōbō who is the king of the Tengu. Yoichi is from an epic called The Tale of the Heike, and during the Battle of Yashima in 1185, the enemy Taira placed a fan atop a pole on one of their ships, daring the Minamoto warriors to shoot it off. Sitting atop his mount in the waves, his target atop the ship rocking as well, Nasu nevertheless shot it down with only one shot. Kijimuna are child-like woodland creatures native to Okinawa who live in trees, especially banyan trees like the one on the beach! They are also known to be excellent fisherman, able to catch many fish, but then only eating one of the eyes of the fish before leaving the rest of it. A kijimuna may offer to carry a human on its back as it leaps through the mountains and over the seas. When you go to Tanuki City, you learn that tanuki is hiding in a tea kettle, and this is reference to the tale of Bunbuku Chagama where a tanuki shapeshifts into one but later gets stuck in a half tanuki-half tea kettle form and performs tricks for treats.

[@caracals818]

what happend to all the youtube mega-commenters? i remember they were all over the place and now i dont see them at all

[@JustYourIntergalacticDragonGuy]

dang you know a lot about chinese mytholagy

[@coquimapping8680]

@@caracals818 A legendary species nearing extinction.

[@caracals818]

ong. i miss the mustache guy tbh. i remember seeing them on a couple 2k views modded mc videos @@coquimapping8680

[@agentraum6993]

My theory is that since Halloween is a holiday and holiday means no school, the ghost would have the entire school for themselves temporarily, plus spookify the place to go on theme. It means that the school ain't completely abandoned but in a state of renting it for the entire night so TGGD would have their venue. Little thing that i notice

[@chobies5383]

ALMOST ALL SCHOOLS HAVE HALLOWEEN AS A NORMAL DAY

[@agentraum6993]

@@chobies5383 even if it's a normal school day, they still have the entire school for the night fot the games to take place. And if that school is theoretically the magic academy that momo somehow owned, i think it's a possibility, seeing that the ghost games take place years after the ghost invasion

[@maneltuna]

​@@agentraum6993 I don't think Momo owns the school, it's her school because she studies on it, but I agree maybe in this universe Halloween is a holiday since ghosts are so prominent

[@TheSonicBros1]

I mean it’s nighttime when the ghost games are happening so they most like just take over the school and museum when the student are out trick or treating

[@X-SPONGED]

Halloween is not a nationally recognized holiday as in you still go to school on Halloween unlike Christmas and other stuff. So I don't know what you're talking about

[@lasercraft32]

I love the fact that they're an entire Discord server community dedicated to a Google Doodle. :) Its also fascinating how the Yellow Witch won... Since not only is she a cat lover, and people like cats, but also of the four witches she's the one with the most stereotypically "cute" traits. The color yellow is most commonly affiliated with happiness as well. From a psychological perspective its very interesting.

[@ficmatagaea7813]

WAIT WHERE

[@lasercraft32]

@@ficmatagaea7813 idk I just know it was mentioned in the video.

[@diamonddrawsthegoat]

I love when small fandoms like this get popular, absolutely love the google doodles, DIDNT even know they had lore, so it’s nice to see them get some appreciation :)

[@fromartz]

Tbh google doodles are something that makes every single day special in a way, especially when it comes to holidays and stuff. It wont be a day without seeing a silly doodle in your browser, followed by a little game to play!

[@SuperFlashDriver]

Dude, I still think the May 2010 Pac-Man Google Doodle is my absolute favorite of all time...Hands down, anything after that I didn't bother with it....I did try believe it or not entered into the competition of Google Doodle, but pretty much lost to it three times every year...I guess my creativity of inserting my characters into a metropolis fictional world of Google/New York probably didn't interest the company in any way shape or form...So there's that to consider. And I did it back in 2009 - 2011...Never entered into it again ever since.

[@kiplee-musicgirl23]

I loved the Doodle Island games and I did notice the frog in most of them. Momo and Lucky being travelling girlfriends would be amazing. I had even started a drawing with Lucky practicing magic at the Magic Cat Academy

[@enderslime2090]

I find momo and lucky sharing the same drink adorable, and I wanna explore the sea with sugar

[@Ksescel]

Agreed

[@Rosetintedwater]

Cats are wonderful

[@cubit404]

PART 2 IS IN THE WORKS! Check out the community tab for more information!

[@genaro01]

FIRST

[@thelnr2]

awesome sauce

[@legacyspxd]

Holy moley

[@B2_R1YUZU]

by the way, piano stuff and then a banger explained video out of nowhere? hats off to you man!

[@Karkass012]

Yay!

[@aquamarinerose5405]

Though it's definitely more likely that "Her" school refers more to momo attending it. Considering that Momo was somehow able to get her paws on this "Master Spellbook" at the beginning of the game, which is presumably some artifact of incredible power, despite being a freshman... The idea that she has a connection to the owner might actually have some relevance.

[@randomshipper-pe6br]

Or she just managed to steal it somehow

[@gollygosh]

Yellow witch probably owns the school or something

[@randomshipper-pe6br]

@@gollygosh Maybe green witch owns the school and let Momo in cuz she’s yellow witches cat.

[@Karkass012]

@@randomshipper-pe6br Or maybe that's the green witches book and she's letting Momo borrow it because, like you said Momo is the yellow witches cat

[@randomshipper-pe6br]

@@Karkass012 yeah, I can imagine that

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Okay, here's my piecing together of the lore: Humans, ghosts and animals live together in this world, but probably have different origins, with their own countries and territories. At some point, Ghosts waged war. As we can see, ghosts were antagonistic both in the Candy Cup and the Magic Cat Academy Games. The turning point of this war was Magic Cat Academy 1, where in the warmongering leader of the ghosts launched an attack on the institution and absorbs the power of the magic spell book, which is apparently a very strong artifact of magical power. Or perhaps it contained magical knowledge required by the ghost boss to attain his ultimate goal? At the end of the series of events that happen in the games, we see that the Ghost forces have completely been defeated. This makes Momo the Cat a War Hero and also gives her massive Ghost PTSD. By the time we reach Jinx's Night Out, it's been a solid few years until the Ghost Wars ended. Ghosts still immigrate to the Human and Animal territories but are often faced with discrimination and fear (since well, they're ghosts!). Ghosts also just naturally like grimy and run down places, which explains why Jinx lives in such a weird house. Additionally, I think Jinx and the evil Ghost boss are related in some way, since Jinx just has a picture lying around (which he doesn't seem to like) Somewhere between that, Champion Island happens. It's a yearly event organized on an animal nation. It exists near the seams of reality, so various memories and events exist as videogames and other forms of medias. This is also why leaving Champion Island erases all memories of it. They fade away into various forms of media. Momo at some point probably after graduating, moved to this island to lead a peaceful life, getting a job as the local Trophy Master. During these games, we follow Lucky, who quickly becomes the grand champion on the island, and eventually discovers Momo's mysterious magic portal where she has surprisingly been playing the memories of Lucky who has played the memories of Momo. Here they bond over this and either date or become good friends as shown in the Boba Tea Doodle. I err more on the dating side because-

[@Robert_the_robert]

Theory: the dog in momo's class is probably connected to the blue witch because the blue witch is said that she likes golden retrievers, and the dog in the class is a golden retriever. 2nd Theory: the book that Momo had was probably something like time travel or universe jumping (which is more obvious) and the ghost try to protect it from Momo so she doesn't universe jump or time travel, or whatever. Edit: 3rd theory the fox owns the Boba shop in Boba tea doodle might be the father of the fox character in earth day doodle. 2nd Edit: 4th Theory: the reason why we in counter the ghosts in the Boba game is because they are in the table tennis area in champion island like he said in the video, but I can back this up, the reason we they are there is because the area is abandoned, because if you talk a NPC it can confirm that the place is abandoned and that the guy who owns the Boba shop knows that it is abandoned he just set it up near the entrance to the table tennis area so he can get more customers, but since he set it up near an abandoned place, the ghosts came up to him.

[@scratchybongvt]

Bro, he's a mountain dog

[@Robert_the_robert]

Oh

[@DaddyBlueJay3207]

Those are good theories (don’t listen to the other guy the dog is very clearly a golden retriever or a yellow lab)

[@DaddyBlueJay3207]

@@scratchybongvtdo you even know what a mountain dog looks like? Cus they don’t look like labs/retrievers

[@scratchybongvt]

@@DaddyBlueJay3207 they said it

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I think the reason we don't see the yellow witch anymore is because after Momo gained sentience she went off to college where the events of the magic cat academy 1 & 2 happen. after that occurs Momo becomes famous which is why she gets games and an anthology in her likeness as seen in the Champion Island Games. I don't think all ghosts are evil, just that one ghost who wanted the spell book and the group that followed them. considering that there is a gym coach and a librarian among them, they could be plotting revenge against the school for whatever reason. The reason Momo is afraid of Jinx is she has PTSD or something and the reason Jinx has all those photos of evil ghosts could be either they were one of the evil ghosts' army OR the evil ghosts became popular which would make sense with this theory seeing as Momo herself would be popular if they made a game after her. Momo probably starts travelling the world at this point because Jinx's Night out seems to be in a wildly different location than the school. Weather Frog and Fox follow suit because they're all friends. this eventually takes them to the Champion Island where Momo and co. seem to settle down (although the fox is missing) and there she meets Lucky and they fall for each other. Considering the frog is with a different person in the pani puri game we can assume that you lose memory after you leave Champion Island, but lucky and Momo are still together. Maybe they fell for each other again or maybe the frog is just in line with a different person and they found a way to leave and keep their memories of Champion Island. the fact that champion island is also a video game probably means the latter option is true. Considering we don't see the fox in this game either, we can assume they parted with Froggy and Momo sometime between Champion island and Jinx's night out.

[@腰原誠]

I feel like the golden retriever in magic cat academy is the blue witches dog, if they had one. This is because the blue witch was said to love golden retrievers, and the dog's robe had some blue on it. Edit: Mom am famous! (Also am surprised this was the coment that blew the most up.)

[@gemmahammens4687]

absolutely and I think the frog might be the familiar of the green witch and it's the green witch with the backpack who is a customer in that food festival game.

[@littlemanplays4965]

remember it wasnt a backp ack @@gemmahammens4687

[@SeventyTinyWyverns]

Yes.

[@rigure]

agreed! Also agree with the frog... leaves me wondering about red's familiar

[@DitzyDew]

@@gemmahammens4687and then the fox from the climate change one is the red witch’s familiar!

[@Uggnog]

I think the design similarities between Momo and the spider ref are important to note as well. It's possible Momo used her magic to transform herself into a spider so she wouldn't scare the ghosts

[@mrperson9877]

"However Momo seems to have a change of heart from last year, and seeing Jinx's kindness, decides not to eviscerate them from their plane of existence."

[@DinoRicky]

Lol favorite line

[@tetracube5089]

14:20

[@Marinerthekod]

Everyone gangsta till arrows start appearing above Jinx's head 💀

[@drawsomedrawnster2781]

One thing I'm surprised wasn't pointed out is that the golden retriever character in the magic cat academy games is the only one wearing a visible shirt, being in the color blue. This could definitely be a reference to how Blue the witch loves golden retrievers. Not really important to the lore but I just thought it was a neat little detail

[@HonorJanas]

God I love holidays.

[@PhilXP7]

Same

[@enzo1673]

Same holidays are the best

[@AnotherPlushYoutuberguy]

Holidays get freaking good vibes 🎃🦃🎄🎆🐣❤️. Well Valentine’s Day, and Halloween or not holidays they still feel vibes

[@ChaoticDoodle]

I love the vibe that comes with each holiday. Chilly, Festive, SpoOoOky

[@horse6138]

Yes

[@Lycaon1765]

There's a whole fandom for this??? A Speedrun discord??? Damn.

[@solalabell9674]

Mattpatt wishes he could have the first video on google doodle lore Also heads up for the inevitable game/film theory on these

[@whythoughmhmm]

☠☠

[@vaelegoro7782]

He would have no interest they aren't indie horror

[@Rubythetv]

​@@vaelegoro7782he literally did a video on coolmathgames-

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

I’m glad to learn a lot of the lore behind Google. I always enjoy looking into googles world and the art that shows this team loves to create something wonderful and simple to look at. It’s wonderful to know they archived their work so we can revisit or explore what they’ve created over the years. Especially when something comes along and the next day you go to the page and it’s gone. It also makes me think of sites like Nick when they make cool events games or shorts just to stop working or removed over time. This was such a cool video! I really enjoyed it. I had an idea on how in some doodles we see worlds almost completely full of non-human/animal characters and others where the animal characters are featured alongside humans like in pani puri. What if there are two separate worlds, our world and the doodle world. The doodle world (or possibly worlds) contains all of the characters featured in google doodles as well as locations like the magic cat academy and champion island. In terms of how characters travel between the worlds I have two separate ideas; Idea #1 all doodle characters can travel freely between doodle worlds and they real world, in some cases breaking the fourth wall like on champion island. Idea #2 the only characters that can travel freely between the doodle worlds and our world are Momo and her friends thanks to Momo’s Spell book. That’s why we see characters like Froggie and Lucky reoccurring alongside Momo so often and also how we can see them interacting with humans outside of the doodle worlds and in the real world.

[@4dblock314]

Lucky's name could be a reference to the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button, since the ending tells you to keep being Lucky.

[@snoodge-cv7fj]

definitely knew there was gonna be something going on lore-wise when I saw that Lucky and Momo were together in the boba tea doodle (so happy for them :D), so I'm happy to get a video connecting all the dots so far, and excited to see how the story develops.

[@strangecolouredbird]

Champion island = absolutely brilliant and needs more attention.

[@estay.azimullah]

and the longest google doodle to make

[@sedeuphadude80]

great fucking soundtrack too

[@DitzyDew]

For some reason that game felt so nostalgic even though I’m not Japanese or even born during that era

[@MaximilianMackrey]

And a sequel.

[@rainbowsilhouettes]

@@DitzyDew 💀💀

[@reneflores5976]

I love how momo is a black cat that represents bad luck and lucky is a calico that represents good luck

[@exdf_1882]

Cool video! A couple things: That’s Miguel in the boat with Lucky. The Smart Kappa is just an unathletic Kappa with nothing else special about him. But otherwise holy crap you got EVERYTHING. As someone who’s familiar with all the doodles and knew most of this stuff, it was interesting seeing every single bit of it covered. Great job

[@shleyal19]

Who is Miguel? Is he from another doodle, or is he a staff member cameo? Also, the Smart Kappa feels a lot like Berdly from Deltarune in spirit, and it’s pretty funny imo

[@alexbluer]

Who is miguel can you expand on that?

[@BlueRGuy]

Miguel O Hara?????

[@exdf_1882]

@@shleyal19Miguel is the guy in the boat with lucky during the opening cutscene of Champion Island, with his face covered. It is his canonical name

[@N95j]

@@exdf_1882where did u find the info? im curious

[@denizium.]

this is actually so adoarble i love how momo and lucky became friends (or more) shgdhgs very well mad & informative as well!! i didnt know half of these doodles existed

[@PowerPotatoo]

They are dating and I won’t hear any other explanation

[@denizium.]

@@PowerPotatoo so true my bad homie let me fix that

[@PowerPotatoo]

@@denizium. why thank you

[@characookie241]

Kris Deltarune: Weak, cannot handle being a video game protagonist, painfully rips out their Soul Lucky: Strong, literally met the person who was controlling them (Momo), walks it off like a champ, literally starts dating them

[@EngiGODS358]

If we're gonna bring up random game protagonists then Doom Slayer: literally destroyed the creator of his own universe, slaughtered more than a trillion demons for thousands maybe even millions of year and survived all of it, blew a hole into the surface of mars.

[@papeandocomraposa8274]

we dont know if they are dating, probadly not, since we are talking about big companies, they might lose some money because of that, and corporates are very greedy

[@PowerPotatoo]

I cannot explain how hard I tried to get all three stars on the boba game, how happy I was when I finally did it, and how happy me an my friend were when we saw that momo and lucky are dating (they’re dating. Shut up). I’ve been waiting for a video like this for a long time

[@aquamarinerose5405]

I'll admit I'm somewhat suspicious of the idea that the boba tea game SPECIFICALLY takes place on the Champion Island. Mostly because I feel as though it could just as easily been any bamboo forest aesthetic that the devs didn't think about. Though the similarities are interesting

[@estebson]

Yeah, I feel like that connection might be too much of a stretch, but everything else apart from that checks out.

[@Reddleonn]

This gave me so much nostalgia! I remember playing champion island during my online classes when I was bored. I was really happy to see my team(red) win!

[@VampsGamer]

Thank you for adding Spooky Stroll from GGD as background music! More people need to hear that song! Also This is such an astonishing video about the connected universe of the wholesome, fun and sometimes DARK Google Doodles! ☺

[@Wattson-ston]

Go Garfield Door

[@gradient5319]

​@@Wattson-stonGreat Gnome Disaster

[@Wattson-ston]

@@gradient5319 Gradient Garden Gauntlet

[@royaltek]

geometry geometry dash

[@Wattson-ston]

@@royaltek Glorious Guillotine Drama

[@sunburst3476]

i can't believe i spent an hour on learning about google doodle lore XDD

[@funnyfoxbiome]

The way I see it Momo only attacks ghosts that are becoming a threat to the people around her which is why she would act as a referee for a friendly sports game and the sort.

[@huntforfun4883]

The fact that he is looking Bros looking into Google docs anonymous accounts to find character relevance show how it's really serious

[@darthfastball1150]

The 2021 summer game with Lucky was my favorite. Great video!

[@AryaPlus]

Doodle Champion Island will always be an top tier game to me.

[@abbledy]

Sweet! It's crazy that Google made an entire connected universe, and I would've never found out all the stuff that's happened in the time line.

[@amandajohnston6915]

Champion Island games just broke every single wall

[@Piostephanie]

Oh dear, here we go again! A video essay, from a small channel, it's gonna BLOW UP. I respect people who do these. I just can't fathom what they could've went through making these videos, must be a long process.

[@minecraftperson8412]

*Momo when he finishes Champion Island:* Oh boy time to save the trophy maste- wait what the heck this happened to me yesterday.

[@lvoryRose]

I've always wanted to see someone cover this, these games have always had a charm to them! The 2016 one was the first one I played and played it over and over again. and was delighted to see its' sequel! The 2018 one was another one I liked, though I do wonder how many were actually bots...

[@kittymittymo3]

WOWWW they basically made their audience choose a mascot for them but fully knowing that people like cats and giving them only one option and then slowly they start to create small bits of information about their 'mascot' eventually adding new characters to make people more interested and want to visit their site GENIUSSS

[@Maker0824]

18:34 YESSSS! I used to destroy everyone in that game! in random matches I pretty much always get more points single handily than the entire other team (especially in the newer one). I like it so much I set up games for the whole school (my friends mostly) during lunch. The team I was on would always win. it was so much fun

[@Maker0824]

aw :( they even shut down the recent one? That’s really sad :( edit: ok good, not gone forever. I’d love to play this again with some friends some time

[@bananatheo3796]

Same! I was always amazing at that game. I can't wait for the next one!

[@KirbMaster-hf8dq]

I was great at it as well! I hope we can play together or against each other in it some time!

[@oxanatomas4719]

PLEASE TELL ME THE NAME OF THE SONG THAT PLAYS IN THE VIDEO ON THAT MOMENT

[@4ZUR1TEE]

What is kinda interesting is that the Fox, froggy, momo, and jinx, could resemble the four witches. Red, green, yellow, and blue. It could have been intentional for choosing all those characters for this series.

[@Bread9sticks]

Finally these games get some attention

[@Royalrocket_20]

Genuinely the cutest video I've ever seen, Lucky n Momo being gfs is SO SO ADORABLE I love them

[@kris117]

i've been waiting for someone to make this. this was a big part of my free time at school (and still kind of is) yet nobody talks about them!!

[@AH-uz3fx]

Even if it's contradicted by the fact that they're known characters from one of the corporations, it's neat how lucky and momo are basically niche internet microcelebrities that started out as fans of each other and became lovers instantly after the first time they physically met

[@tophatunited2722]

I’m not very keen to Google Doodles, but Momo and Lucky are just my favourites :D

[@randomshipper-pe6br]

Mucky

[@Laggyduck218]

@@randomshipper-pe6brlomo

[@Motob11]

this creature is speedrunning subscribers

[@the_black.glitch]

Never knew I wanted to make fanart of Google doodles until now- Totally gonna go draw Momo and lucky drinking boba together now XD

[@lunarmiau]

Momo and lucky are so silly I love them sm 🫶🫶

[@guacamoleman3253]

The idea of a cat callwd sugar being in water is hilarious

[@RubyEcho]

When you finish talking to Momo in Champion Islands, there's a computer behind her that when you inspect Lucky says has "me on the screen!"

[@tristondk9502]

me: remembers the fact that Momo and lucky (the cats) appear together in the boba tea google doodle and immediately ship them* "and they were ✨Roommates ✨"

[@Your_fav_brunette14]

After lucky talks with Momo about who's controlling who and that she should go back to the trophy place, there was a joke missed, where if you walked up to the computer, Lucky would say something like "Me on a computer screen?!" (sorry if that isn't the exact quote, I don't remember very well) as a reference to all the people playing, with Lucky on the screen as a little easter egg.

[@mr.shplorb662]

I thought this was going to be a silly little video, until I saw it was an hour long, *and it had a spoiler warning*

[@Outerscale]

47:42, it's probably because some animals are better suited for some environments irl, and shown by doodle history, its very likely to be something cannon in the games too. That, or humans showed up in one dimension and animals are the only ones that can hop them.

[@Survwithagun]

OH MY GOD GUYS HE SAID JIF INSTEAD OF GIF-

[@cubit404]

Nah, I said it two times and pronounced it different each time 😂

[@Max-iw6fi]

I remember finishing island champion and being shocked when i saw momo

[@SlimeyTheSlime30]

21:53 its funny how a ghost and a cat just randomly decided to switch places

[@jobienedia7735]

I love ghost to the bottom left,its my mood

[@SlimeyTheSlime30]

​@@jobienedia7735mine is the second cat

[@rainbospud4316]

I'm very excited for this year's Halloween google doodle! I really enjoyed this video, I didn't know about a lot of this stuff. I remember playing Champion Islands during history class instead of doing work, and it's a really enjoyable memory for me. Also, Lucky and Momo are adorable and I love them

[@Aglaceon100]

The only google game I played is the champion island game! Im so please to learn that theres a canonical storyline! Will definitely be following the Halloween specials from now on! Thank you for educating me with this well put together video!

[@rochha5394]

You can actually still play the old ones!! They’re so worth it!

[@starryskies0]

@@rochha5394ikr they were awesome

[@TheAdvertisement]

You know it's over when Google Doodle has Lore.

[@Wowimalivecool]

Amazing video, haven't finished it yet but so far so great. Can't wait to watch in the morning and hope it blows up by then!

[@cubit404]

Thank you so much! Hope to have you back tomorrow 👋

[@monochrome3334]

in my opinion, the ghosts turning green and purple in the great ghoul duels is most likely the equivalent of an athlete simply putting on a jersey

[@pointillism252]

Something my sister helped point out about the dog from MCA is that they both bear the resemblance to a golden retriever AND have a blue undershirt, possibly being the blue witch's pet? Seems like a very neat coincidence otherwise

[@KrystalKlearrr]

I love Momo and Lucky so much, and I really did enjoy the Magic Cat Academy and Champion Island games when they came out! I didn't think I'd like two cats from Google Doodles of all things so much, but they're so cute! I love the idea of Momo and Lucky dating and just hanging out together, I loved the boba tea doodle so much for that reason (plus, the fact that boba tea is a drink that I really enjoy too lol). I wanna see more of these two cats in the future!

[@BerryBeanFoolery]

Lucky n Momo possibly dating warms my gay heart, AWESOMW VIDEO! I've played all of these, but haven't 100% completed all of em too :')

[@thehyperstar123]

The creature that gives you the shield in Magic Cat Academy 2 is a Comb Jelly. And lemme tell you, they are some pretty creatures.

[@man-child]

I love Halloween google doodles. It's always fun to visit google each year to see what they have prepared on october 31st. Kinda sad that the doodles don't show in some countries for seemingly no reason though...

[@lilac672]

do you think the golden retriever from magic cat academy is connected to the blue witch from 2015? its said she likes golden retrievers and the dog has something blue on under their robes

[@jarheadbarrel8813]

Can't wait for Magic Cat Academy 3: Moon's Haunted

[@antonioaguiar81]

You're saying...Extraterrestrial ghosts? I have some ideas! Boss 1: Meteor Ghost Boss 2: UFO Ghost Boss 3: Constellation Ghost Boss 4: Nebula Ghost Final Boss: Moon Ghost Final Boss/Second Phase: Black Hole Ghost

[@duckduckie1436]

this is a bit unrelated but when i first saw the googles weather frog and realised it changed on diifferent weather/occasions i had an strange obsession of taking screenshots everytime it changed idk why but i collected it over the years and now have a folder of it doing differents things lol

[@Login2play]

Momo and Lucky dating is so wholesome!

[@RoseNaumburg]

I love how all your other videos are just piano and then you have this

[@Goose_was_taken]

that was cool, now do Santa Tracker lore

[@gemmahammens4687]

Also perhaps Momo is a shape-changer of more than just regular cat -> wizard cat, and changed form into the spider and also into the crow atop Lucky's scarecrow? I feel like shapeshifting might explain the human and animal links too.

[@xbgames6162]

isent lucky just a refrence to the im feeling lucky button in google like when lucky leaves the iland it says "keep being lucky!"

[@Dark_Slayer3000]

I don't regret spending my 10pm-11pm on watching this, great lore analyses, I love Momo she is adorable :D

[@JunglierDennis]

God i am gonna be so mad if the next valentine doodle isnt lucky and momo

[@thedracobunny]

26:10 The artist on Twitter actually confirmed the character's name is, in fact, Captain Sugar!

[@epicjohansson5502]

A thought about the discolored versions of the ghosts: Maybe it's like a uniform/kit for that team. Like how in association football, all of the players on one team all wear the same clothes. I think it's nice to imagine that Lucky & Momo are dating as well. :)

[@randomshipper-pe6br]

When I go to sleep, I want to dream about this. Not some shit about Putin and politics like usual.

[@estay.azimullah]

@@randomshipper-pe6brdream about being the priest in Lucky & Momo's Wedding

[@randomshipper-pe6br]

@@estay.azimullah Better, I imagined every scenario involving them in my head, at 1 am in the night. And yes, even the sus stuff.

[@estay.azimullah]

@@randomshipper-pe6brok but i know about the sus stuff though but im not telling anyone about the sus stuff

[@randomshipper-pe6br]

@@estay.azimullah It went to the extent where I generated an entire TV shows worth of content and scripts. That’s how fucking insane it got.

[@r3mixgaming82]

GOOGLE HAS LORE?! Oh hell nah Matpat gonna be cooking 💀

[@shleyal19]

I missed out on the second Great Ghost Hunt :( I wish for your video to explode in popularity, at least to encourage people to play the doodles more

[@SH4RP_CH3SEE]

Absolutely loved this video! Lol I remember playing some of these games at my school, specifically having so much nostalgia for the 2018 Halloween one. I had absolutely no idea they made a second one. I wish I played it when it was around :(

[@minhtran7431]

I always got the feeling that due to her beauty, many more people would choose the yellow witch which lead to the yellow team victory

[@lucyforbes723]

I think it was because she had a cute cat. If I would of chosen a witch I would of picked the one with the cat

[@peter_griffin42069]

underrated 😭