The Invader Zim Iceberg Explained

The Invader Zim Iceberg Explained! A new detailed video explaining both the known and unknown trivia of Invader Zim. This video took a lot of time to create so I would really appreciate a like on the video! Comment below your favorite entry on the iceberg!
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0:00 Intro
0:45 Layer 1
14:00 Scrapped Episodes
33:22 Layer 2
43:38 Memes
46:12 Layer 3 Ft. Lucian
55:43 Layer 4
1:10:40 Layer 5
1:20:31 Layer 6
1:27:07 Layer 7
1:34:35 Outro
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[@QuincyJones420]

Mark Hamill did not play Luke Skywalker.

[@Ge0man]

Huh?

[@wagslawg]

Huh?

[@thehoodedman4271]

huh

[@JustAPrinnyDood]

huh?

[@KudoRedfox]

Huh?

[@capsuleC0RP5E]

I willing to bet the Irkens being called Noyng’s was so that ZIM could be described as: “a Noyng.”

[@ZeroOmens]

Omg you just blew my mind. You're probably right!

[@thoughtfuldevil6069]

"Irk" also means annoyance. As in "this irks me."

[@fist-of-doom487]

Considering what Irk means, their race is literally just called Annoying.

[@emmajones6482]

jhonen vasquez is such an incredible artist. i own two directors cuts of JTHM (one hardback one paperback), a couple individual comics, and both sequels. i also have the squee squeeky toy! i hope to get it signed by him one day :)

[@emmajones6482]

oops not squee, spooky!

[@Cosmicfallsr]

I ended up getting the House Box Set on Ebay for only around $250 about two years ago and it's still to this day my favorite collectible I own. They just dont make stuff like that anymore

[@MikeVonwolkenstein]

When I was a little kid, I thought bloody GIR was a creepypasta type thing since it’s appearance was done through elaborate Easter eggs that I didn’t know that not all are discovered They really hid it well from the nick executives. But, nonetheless. I really enjoyed the iceberg and topic. Awesome stuff like usual 🔥🔥

[@cerealeater803]

I still remember watching the clip about this year's ago, maybe around 2013

[@CornbreadSalsa]

Pretty sure they sais nick knew and didn't care lol

[@Spectra651]

1:11:31 During a special Twitch stream celebrating IZ's 20th anniversary in which he answered questions submitted to him by fans on Twitter, Jhonen Vasquez does, indeed, confirm what Rikki and Richard said about Tak appearing in Enter the Florpus, but he also provides a few additional details. Not only did he confirm that she was imprisoned in Moo Ping 10 and the ship had gone to break her out (apparently they tried to animate her shadow moving along the wall as she was escaping, but for whatever reason couldn't get it to look right), but there was supposed to be a post-credit scene a la the MCU where Dib is in bed and he hears a banging sound outside his window, and when he goes to check it out, he sees the broken down ship is lit up. Then one of the side pods blasts open and is kicked out from the inside, and Tak crawls out, having stowed away and hidden herself in the ship the entire time. This was apparently meant to set up a possible sequel, but Jhonen said the reason that idea was ultimately scrapped was because he didn't want to lock himself into doing just that story, since who knew how he'd feel about the idea a few years down the line. As for whether this alternate ending was actually animated, I unfortunately couldn't tell you. Honestly, what I wouldn't give for EtF to get the full Extended DVD/Blu-ray treatment, with an option to add in all the deleted scenes, plus commentary, storyboards, and a whole ton of extras.

[@crystalgemgirl731]

You know, it's funny, they had a problem with death, but one of their most popular shows was about a kid that was basically half dead.

[@VoidPlugger]

The thought of Johnny following any religion makes me feel like Jhonen in the clip where he says you’re watching the show wrong Nny has met both God and Satan (Señor Diablo) and has stated that meeting both of them was useless in his quest for answers

[@VoidPlugger]

(Also was anticipating this video since you announced it, absolutely worth the wait. Even with an hour and 40 minute video, at the end I still felt the feeling of “aw man, it’s over already?” Great stuff man c: )

[@zim8453]

Another thing about crispy dib is that zibstoilets video made in April 2021 popularized the meme and the version most people know about I'm pretty sure its also the version most Crispy Dib videos are based on

[@warpony-wq4ed]

Cool

[@artificialalien9597]

A worth it bit of trivia you missed was Rebecca Sugars old Invader ZIM fanart and (lost) fanfiction that later inspired the character Peridot and was granded a 'foreword' in 'the art of Invader ZIM' book :]

[@Stabproxi]

Did Rebecca ever say what was the story or theme of her IZ fanfiction?

[@artificialalien9597]

@@Stabproxi nope but i have heard rumours of it being Zim standing up to his Tallests and defending earth which again would make sense since she wrote peridot but I believe it could have just been a self insert fanfic of her ocs, based on her fanart

[@Stabproxi]

@@artificialalien9597 Thats cool, I heard she wrote ZaDr fanfics lol

[@mathieuleader8601]

you can really hear the anguish in Zim's line of shrieking Lawerence

[@jeffhough7460]

I came across a copy of a book called squee about 20 years ago in high school written by one Johan Vasquez a collection of hilarious and dark comics I loved, then a girl who drew anime in high school asked to borrow it to draw some stuff... never saw it again... super sad

[@tVt2000]

Dude got mugged by the anime chick crying 😭

[@RandomKai27]

@1:10:11 I just learned about this today, but I firmly believe "Nyong" is pronounced like "annoying"...Zim is a Nyong...Zim annoys people. That was changed to Irken, because to "irk" someone is to annoy or bother them...Zim is Irken...Zim irks people.

[@Angel9thRune]

When I first discovered Invader ZIM, I was a really little kid, like I had to have been 8 or 9, and this was around the time that the mall in my area still had arcade games in the cafe. I remember seeing a big arcade machine of a game where a group of Nickelodeon Characters rode around in Go-Karts. It couldn't have been the first two games listed here because The Loudhouse wasn't even in existence back then. I wish I could remember the game that it was. It might have actually been Nicktoons Nitro. I'm gonna look it up. Finally I may actually get to look back on the game that made a big mark in my childhood hahaha.

[@Deceptisaur]

For It Feeds On Noodles, ZiM was supposed to have long fangs made from chopsticks.

[@dreamingpichu2334]

Those! in both name and concept, is definitely a reference to 1954 horror/sci-fi movie Them! which is about giant ants born from nuclear testing attacking New Mexico and California. I've actually seen it, and do recommend it, as the practical effects used for the ants are amazing. I love some good practical effects.

[@ZeroOmens]

I have a very strong fear of ants, but I'll look into Them! because the film does sound pretty interesting.

[@26th_Primarch]

Those! is also the name of a very early quest given to the player in Fallout 3 that features giant radioactive fire-breathing ants.

[@BigLadStudios]

The most crazy part of this is learning that Minimoose only appeared in one episode of the show when I remember them so vividly.

[@jaygooba9997]

There are also references to invader zim in the Squee comics. Like there’s a drawing of zim in there somewhere I forget exactly where

[@ZeroOmens]

You're totally right! I believe Jhonen was in the early stages of developing Invader Zim when he decided to slip a Zim sketch inside of Squee. Could be wrong though, so don't quote me haha

[@celebrityguest.9530]

the way i've been sorting laundry while doing this and picked up a gir tank top while you were talking about all the hot topic merch lmaoooo

[@RadikAlice]

That sounds rad tbh

[@nocturne_imp2014]

God I remember the time Invader Zim started airing and watching it as a kid, still sad I learned about Invadercon what feels like a million years too late! same with most of the merch, I used to have a Gir plush pack back that was my favorite...till he disappeared and have a small Gir side bag that I still have now from 2006! still in great condition after all these years of using it! Btw love this video! such an entertaining fun and nostalgic video for me :D!

[@superpaytonmars8852]

I do have to wonder if Zim screaming Laurence in reference to a robot is in itself a reference to Ratchet and Clank.

[@WilfredCthulu]

I'm surprised there wasn't an entry for Future Dib on here being a background character who just looks like an older Dib and was given that name. It became another whole speculation thing and they even had their own page on the wiki. Idk how it is now but man the invader zim wiki and just general base part of the fanbase had just the most stupid absurd baseless rumors and theories and such that all came from either no source or an offhand joke by the creators that blew up way too far lol. It makes all the rumors that surrounded the Luigi's Mansion beta look completely normal.

[@spiderplant]

I actually had the House Box Set, and the DVD cases had these raised bits inside that were SUPER sharp and literally gouged the DVDs to the point of near-unreadability just from taking them out for the first time.

[@plix4348]

Best show of all time

[@justincounts6001]

I love iceberg videos and Invader zim has a lot of questions and mysteries behind it One of my favorites (not sure if it's on the iceberg watching it 2 days after) is during the episode where dib sees the school counselor and you hear a guy in a really Disturbed scared voice saying help me coming through the air vents 😨 Always Disturbed me as a kid wondered what that was

[@WhyWhydaguy]

Like how Nickelodeon let an episode of the Fairly Odd Parents about Timmy Turner in a spoof of Its A Wonderful Life, finding out that the world would be better without him, however wouldn’t let an episode about in which Zim and Dib were making statements to the main antagonist, Squishee about how nobody likes him because it was “Too Mean”.

[@loyomalley5861]

I think it’s great that the episodes being described in detail makes them sound even more horrific than when you watch them

[@Jack_Ministry6667]

I'm pretty surprised that this iceberg didn't cover Not Your Enemy. :)

[@cloud_9_studios641]

I love this, if it were me I would’ve added a small section we’re you discuss the online fan episodes, like a very well-made one , A very tall problem , it currently has two episodes on KZbin.

[@Dave_the_person]

I was only watching this to see if Jonny the homicidal maniac was mentioned and it was. Nice

[@undyne1]

1:25:46 PASWG was heavily inspired by western cartoons, Invader Zim included. Explaining the unique art style for an anime and Chuck resembling GIR in his dog costume.

[@breadboy7900]

This is the first time I finished a youtube video longer than an hour

[@ZeroOmens]

And the video you ended up finishing was ZeroOmens one? Wow, I'm actually a bit shocked 😅 I really hope you enjoyed it!

[@beansfebreeze]

Honestly the most wild thing about this is that you've never heard of Zooey Deschanel (day-shen-el)

[@ZeroOmens]

Oh that's how you say it 😂 Yeah, I'm a bit uncultured in case you couldn't tell haha

[@beansfebreeze]

@@ZeroOmens no worries lol great vid tho

[@mathieuleader8601]

Bitters being a bug makes her lovecraftian

[@AGdesigns878]

I like the meme entry for the iceberg. You should do it for more iceberg vids

[@ZeroOmens]

Glad you liked it! I'll try to include it for future icebergs!

[@AGdesigns878]

@@ZeroOmens yes

[@nbuha56]

Head cheese is a a bologna made from the head of the animal. I find it to be delicious. The randomness of this show is absolutely perfect. Just the right amount of "out there" combined with "of coarse in this cartoon universe". There will never be be a show as great.

[@argentin2306]

I actually am in a partial disagreement with you about Zim failing his mission, I would say it's a "yes and no" situation (talking about Situations, have you listened to Zim singing that song, The Situations?) I mainly say this because in one of the comics where Zim and Dib go Into The Future! We can see Earth is under Irken domination with Zim being its ruler and Dib was imprisoned until he died, while yes, past Zim came and wreck it all, Zim's "mission" was over and he came out as the winner, my headcanon on (my opinion, not something official) is that since all Empires eventually crumble, at some point the Irken Empire fell or was divided (whatever the reason) and their worlds broke free (at least most) from their Irken overlords and well, Earth had it quite easy since its the farthest planet known so they became independent from Irk and such and that's why we can see it inhabited by humans so long into the future

[@PizzA_TimE]

I like to say Dib is Mr. Crocker’s son (Mr. Crocker is his real father) it’s a joke obviously

[@Deceptisaur]

Crocker never got laid. That's why he wanted the fairies so he could get his wish granted.

[@RadikAlice]

Funny how a joke theory makes more sense than a lot of the serious ones

[@ChrissaTodd]

I am just gonna say it don't matter what Jhonan says about the zim and dib ship as the fans would call it, now i wanna assure you, i do not ship it, but i asked at an anime con why people ship vegeta and goku, for the same reason zim and dib wouldn't work, they hate eachother, and the answer i got was sexual tension, fanfic readers tend to read enemies as characters who just have so much sexual tension they hate eachother, so i will say his answer to the ship did not deter fans from shipping it lol Also it's a cartoon and fiction and so as long as it ain't real or real people idc.

[@ZeroOmens]

I didn't know that people shipped Vegeta and Goku either 😂 I'm really learning a lot today. I'll never look at Dragon Ball the same way (jk) Honestly, I feel the same way and totally agree with you. It's a work of fiction so I personally don't really care/mind either. I did find Jhonen's response to ZADR quite hilarious though.

[@ChrissaTodd]

@@ZeroOmens yeah scrolling the fanfic sites i see the pairings people like lol but yeah his answer is funny, because it was my logic on why i asked that question lol

[@Itariatan]

People looove their enemies to lovers trope. That's me, I'm people

[@r4ve0x1de]

didnt dr membrane have some kind of irken tech in his home or am i remembering wrong?? also…. where yo ears at-/j

[@KALane2007]

This is incredible :D

[@muffin8460]

Sup Zero, my phone is being repaired so i couldn’t say anything when the vid premiered but i did watch some of it on my TV. So now i’m gonna watch it fully and guessing from your other banger content…..i think this one’s gonna be 🔥🔥🔥🔥!. Keep it up with the bangers and just know that i’ll always support you.

[@ZeroOmens]

You're too kind!!!!! Thank you so much Muffin. I truly appreciate it. Really hope that you enjoy the video!!! 💙💙💙

[@loganwofford8452]

One of my favorite shows ever!

[@aleksandarcastaneda3282]

the aliens from Abducted, are also in squee damn $200-500 for the box set? i got mine in good condition off ebay for $50. also turned out the seller lived near me so he just dropped it off.

[@emmota7717]

Banger alert!!

[@ninjor1034]

Dunno if someone already commented on it but, it would be interesting to add the band MSI in one of these layers, as both Invader Zim and MSI are practically connected in a deep level. The Band´s music fits with the series´ feeling and not only that but also Vasquez and Jimmy "Urine", the band´s leader and creator, are said to be friends (Dont know if close friends or just casual friends). Also, Vasquez made the cover arts for MSI´s album "IF" (Both the Deluxe and Vinyl editions).

[@GamingSpider115]

Wooo excited

[@indecisive2insomniac610]

0:00 Introduction 0:46 Cast Cameos 4:00 Enter The Florpus 4:45 Hot Topic 5:26 The Medium Sized Book Of Invader Zim Script Vol 1: 6:11 Pilot 7:20 Bloody Gir 9:42 The Room With a Moose 10:52 Invader Con 12:32 Comics 13:33 What Does The G In GIR Stand For?

[@kevinrobles3203]

Hey zeroOmans can you phineas and ferb iceberg explained

[@Temmie_gaming]

I agree he should

[@ZeroOmens]

Seems like there is a very high demand for one....maybe I should start watching the show.

[@pogggaming4470]

45:52 I legit thought he was going to punch him

[@msmediocrekaden5041]

This might be false because I found it on Wikipedia (which is oh-so accurate as we all know) But apparently, in Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, one of Nny's voices was going to be a tapeworm named Scolex as well.

[@AM_KIWIWIWIE]

WHOOO INAVDER ZIM IN 2023!!

[@LuichiTaco]

Thank you youtube for this awesome video

[@user-dl6eq7np2d]

I didn't expect bloody gir to be so early in the Iceberg

[@shaamex2]

26:34 invader zim's full oirgins but remade by fanmade animation.

[@25usd94]

Was not expecting Ron Jeremy

[@Nanachi0000]

3:01 Roman Dirge makes his own stuff, you guys should check out Lenore the cute little dead girl, it's a pretty good comic series. He's made some other stuff as well.

[@ab0ve8cl0uds2]

best show ever

[@imbluedubbadee]

My notification tone is "Not Scientifically Possible!" And it makes me giggle

[@karkatvantas7820]

I have a family member who has the House Box set I'll take a look at it but it's been 4 years since I've seen it but I knew it was so cool

[@DerpySloth]

such a shame these episodes were scrapped some of them sound like they would’ve been the best in the series

[@muzaknerd]

love yah

[@wa1t_______what]

lmao the only reason i knew about iz in the first place was cause i found the last comic sitting lonley at a comic shop 'not too far' (aka about an hour cause there's none any closer than that) from me kinda sad to know i got into it with the last issue

[@Life.can.be.smelly.]

This show and courge the cowardly dog, really scared me as a kid,

[@sandybrown728]

Dib is secretly an alien

[@uberlol2228]

does anyone remember what the yellow guy who would appear in dib's house was called? i recall it being dubbed the home invader or intruder or something, it was some sort of animation error which vaguely looked like the AOL Stickman

[@twoDie4]

I wish Nny and Devi made a appearance in Invader Zim

[@Thatonedrater]

My fav nick show tbh

[@EmberMcLain87]

how to describe death with nickelodeon. Disney do what Nick wont. also as per the tall not being tall sounds like it may have taken inspiration from the odd world series. there the Glukkon are the big wig's who appear very tall, but are actually just short with a massive head.

[@theotakux5959]

I wish I knew what happened to my House Boxset.

[@TropicalHonduranDominican]

MEDIA BLASTERS LICENSED THIS CARTOON IN 2005. YES THEY ARE STILL AROUND TODAY

[@RadikAlice]

I've been impressed by some releases by them, but Cybersix really shocked me. Glad it happened

[@nazishhussain2712]

Thank you knowing the real ending

[@themanmanguyman]

wait zim is alien????

[@curlypalweiu]

My favorite comment

[@ajflink]

If there is ever a Destroy All Humans 3, there needs to be an Invaider Zim comeo or explicit reference.

[@BronxGamingg]

How is this already 2 weeks ago I remember this saying 34 minutes ago😵‍💫

[@somedude4432]

I read John and I gotta say, WHY DID NICK HIRE THIS GUY

[@Guyinthehat]

Do you have any plans to make a Venue Bros iceberg

[@ZeroOmens]

100%! I just wanted to wait for the movie to drop before I started working on it.

[@Guyinthehat]

@@ZeroOmens awesome

[@LilPieceOfHeaven6]

21:56 How did you know I was washing dishes 😨

[@knotsoangelic]

45:13 i had this video saved to my phone for the LONGEST time waaaay before i got into the show. that’s how much of a reach it had. Also the “i’m adding this to my CRINGE COMPILATION!” did as well

[@twotamatos]

Yah I ended up figuring out that all the scrapped episodes strung together the main story of the movie

[@Gir43]

The fact that this is an hour long-

[@MySqueezingArm]

Courage the Cowardly Dog iceberg?

[@ZeroOmens]

That one's coming up very soon!

[@MySqueezingArm]

@@ZeroOmens Fuck yeah dude!

[@geckoo9190]

Hang on, japanesse language has a "z", which is a headache since its sound its identical to the "s". Yeaaaa, dip's family is Mexican.

[@25usd94]

We are all Keith.

[@PrisPrivate]

Im gunna sing The Doom Song now! Doom doom doom doom doom, doom doom do DOOM, DOOOM doom do-doom, DOOM do-doom doom doooom, doom doom dooom, do-do-DOOOM! (6 months later) Doom doom doo doom doom, DOOMY-DOOMY-DOOM, doom do do DOOM, Do do DOOM, doomy-doomy-doomy, Doom doom doom THE END

[@alfred2744]

4:18 i just said 'Kevin Mannatee' tbh

[@sherryleigh7429]

Having gir as my notfi just going bedobedobedobee

[@imbluedubbadee]

38:22 Netflix subtitles are wrong quite a bit to be fair 😂 sometimes hilariously so

[@kinnelyuwu5771]

56:00 give me ptsd to 2020 why don't you

[@originalkingdomhearts]

I got my box house for 60 dollars with out the gir figure.

[@ZeroOmens]

That's a really good deal!

[@ToonsBeKool]

WHEN YOU

[@koopaboy6661]

1:32:23 The Backrooms?

[@tickvoid9946]

Funny how I knew everything except that Dib was a Mexican...

[@manicstatic370]

They look a lot more Asian American than anything similar to Mexican

[@zimfan56]

Gaz is goth I don’t care what changes jhonen made

[@ballzcorps5146]

4:46

[@joshua.-927]

Head cheese is pig head meat.

[@WoahBrotherMan]

43:47😊😊

[@AcidAroma]

Yeah I’m not getting that the Membranes are Mexican, like no offense but not a tiny bit of accent or Spanish? Like maybe their mother could have been but Dib is basically Jhonen Vasquez himself who was born in Cali but has Mexican / Venezuelan heritage.

[@ChannelQuiVivian]

ah shit