The Last Swamp Fever - MLP G5 Infection Animation

[@CandyMeow333]

I refuse to believe this is the same person who animated the forever weed brownie

[@anthonyrufino9271]

Wonder if we going to get a part 2 of this, Also would have been more scary if there was a jumpscare in the end

[@Archiver_Studio]

​@@anthonyrufino9271If we did get a part two, then it would likely be someone finding Argyle's video and probably trying to figure out what tf happened

[@Cubbieyippe]

Don’t say it, kids are watching and they might read the comments

[@Archiver_Studio]

@@Cubbieyippe No kid would watch this if they value sleeping at night

[@Oxygen2311]

Im a kid!​@@Archiver_Studio

[@GSPScorp]

*Please note that this is the same disease that makes you cough bubbles, sneeze lightning and turns your heartbeat into a fucking drum beat.*

[@ninthpayloader0465]

However, since magic is diluted. He is not sneezing, not coughing, not having his heart rate accelerated. He’s experiencing becoming a tree first before all other symptoms.

[@Nidex_Beat]

This was horrifying to witness a pony go through swamp fever in real time. It's heartbreaking to watch Argyle's final moment, crying out for the princesses and his daughter...

[@Idk1-l6d]

Yeah its actually sad how see Argyle die in her last minutes screaming for help and crying for his daughter...

[@Idk1-l6d]

I have to admit this, after seeing this video i got traumatized, and more, because imagine youre a pony and then got infected and die like that, that must be horrible😭💀

[@mothwingthemedicinecat]

Hearing Argyle crying out for help is scary, and then when he suddenly just stopped.. gave me chills. At least he saved other ponies from getting infected hopefully, by destroying the rest of the flowers... Imagine if Sunny just came across the tree

[@anthonyrufino9271]

Wait but his body became a tree so... Wouldn't that just cause more to appear because if he wanted to stop it...he would have to burn himself alive

[@mothwingthemedicinecat]

@@anthonyrufino9271 at least that’s only if a pony got to close to it, if they don’t get close to the tree they wont contact the disease so at least its just one.. hopefully

[@anthonyrufino9271]

@@mothwingthemedicinecat mate you just saying that is going to give Maka a very good/bad idea...😨

[@aurorynfrost9817]

Unless he made an oil trail to burn himself after he started to turn and or maybe if we look in the backgrounds somewhere we might just find one tree that seems a bit out of place

[@alyarin9000]

There are those black and white images of a pony skull(?) that kept showing up. I think... That may have been Argyle's skull... And considering we're Sunny's PoV....

[@stardustandflames126]

"Look Sunny! I turned myself into a tree! I'm TREE ARGYLE!!!"

[@icyhotz8727]

This comment made me chuckle but in a sad way-. It's funny, but poor Argyle

[@walkerconley]

Hey hey shape-shifted into a dead guy

[@Archiver_Studio]

@@walkerconley Now I'm, *DEAD ARGYLE-*

[@walkerconley]

@@Archiver_Studio don't ever trust plants I had to go to the hospital one time because of them because my dumbass decided to eat poison ivy look I was four okay

[@Archiver_Studio]

@@walkerconley I don't even trust people, why would I trust nature?

[@mixelscraft6494]

Just hearing Argyle crying out for help made my skin crawl.

[@maridanyjimenez5073]

I thought I was the only one, it even made my heart race

[@Dongleygoop749]

​@@maridanyjimenez5073 same

[@slusixvioletpotato]

11:50

[@konankid2340]

Same

[@GamerMage2k-kl4iq]

It made me sick to my stomach…

[@banquo0]

Me: "Y'know, I wonder if Argyle is still alive somewhere out there?" Makaryo: "Lol no."

[@RainbowDashFan364]

I kinda agree with makaryo, argyle did die from swamp fever.

[@Archiver_Studio]

​@@RainbowDashFan364Nothing can survive being a TREE unless they're unable to die entirely

[@kade6518]

I might have a feeling that he went to Skyros or explored an unknown land.

[@Archiver_Studio]

@@kade6518 It's unlikely he went to Skyros, it is the Alicorn city, so I assume it's in the air meaning no earth ponies can get up there

[@kade6518]

@@Archiver_Studio either way they didn't say if he died. but yeah I see your point

[@mothwingthemedicinecat]

I just had a horrifying thought, What if Sunny saw the tape, and realizes that since he didn't burn, the flowers are still spreading.. so she has to go and set everything on fire again to actually get rid of them.. including whichever tree was/is her father. why did i think this

[@maggiesanders1011]

That just adds to the nightmare fuel thanks🎉

[@lilhedgehog8576]

This was all I could think about. Sunny coming across the tape and the horror on her face as she hears her father desperately calling for help as his limbs contort into hard bark and tree branches. Realizing her fathers search for magic was the thing that led to his demise and wether she would continue the search in honor of her father or be so grief stricken that she denounces magic entirely and blames magic and the princesses for the horrific fate of her father.

[@GamerMage2k-kl4iq]

…Great… That’s gonna create some trauma induced ideas in peoples heads…

[@girlybabyhedgehog]

​@@lilhedgehog8576not to mention but it would mean that the search for magic killed both her parents.

[@lilhedgehog8576]

@@girlybabyhedgehog Damn that’s a twisted take on “follow your dreams” ay?

[@MinersLoveGames]

That ending was simply horrifying. The Swamp Fever episode was always the most understatedly dark moment in the show for me. And this video shows why.

[@MaxPearson-ef9ds]

Dude same like could you imagine if hasbro decided to say fu@k it and went all out with swamp fever

[@thetruemonarch9294]

😮 God, that moment when you realized that the chant does nothing, and was probably made to make the ones who weren't going to make it feel better...

[@ThatOneMan830]

Holy fuck, that's *delightfully* devious if true. Some damn good writing.

[@swedishwildlife916]

Whats the chant for?

[@starorcarina8525]

To me it sounded like a Evacuation sort of thing, to tell ponies to leave an area of high infection, but after all those moons later, the ponies misinterpret it into a Chant

[@L0n133Z_W0RLDZ]

​@@swedishwildlife916healing chat. It stopped working when the Magic faded.

[@thejinxedcat6249]

Part of me feels like the "38" part of it could be the number of dead/tree ponies...

[@TheGrubGamer]

He really tried using a magic chant in a world where magic is gone.

[@vannydemon]

Its so sad to see beacuse for him that was his last salvation if flash bees are extinct...

[@FUMAXT]

Love this type of “Found footage” thing 😭

[@TorosAndMakis53]

It's called Analog Horror

[@Makakaka]

​@@TorosAndMakis53Nope, it is found footage. Documentary style.

[@TorosAndMakis53]

@@Makakaka I'm sure a lot of folks would still call it "Analog Horror" anyway. Lol

[@Makakaka]

​@@TorosAndMakis53It do be like that lmao

[@RoyalSnek]

@@Makakaka Speaking of Found footage how is the Rainbow Factory series coming along?

[@danielstoneback628]

That first “HELP ME!” sent shivers.

[@sentientalcohol3119]

God..at 12:08 you can hear his change in tone with his voice becoming muffled by the leaves and twigs slowly developing in his throat then eventually bursting out and overflowing his mouth (Amazing work)

[@sentientalcohol3119]

@@punkabooiscool1111 He thought the phrase had magical healing properties from before and as a last ditch effort he kept repeating it hoping it'll do something

[@walkerconley]

That's absolutely heartbreaking man like just imagine the amount of pain he probably went through

[@777Rowen]

When I first watched the episode with this disease in it, it always unsettled me. Sure, we got a happy ending in the show, but the thought of the Flash Bees goong extinct meaning there was no cure; is absolutely terrifying to witness. Seeing this found footage is so unsettling! Knowing that there’s no cure, and the fact that there is no remedy making Argyl’s experiance more unsettling. If we tied it into the movie, knowing Argyl dies off screen was already sad; but finding this found footage makes his death even more unsettling. Well done. Superb storytelling.

[@daniallegacy]

Argyle is the type of spiritual Parent i wish i could grow up with, but we all know any living being has flaws & somehow he went "off screen for good" at the perfect timing for our little Sunny Starscout Sunny u lucky little mareofabishhhhh

[@maggiesanders1011]

It was wise for him to burn those flowers but holy he had to endure all that pain alone..... Thanks for the nightmares

[@Thatholyboi2941]

Worst part is, he probably turned into a tree that'll just make more spores, which will infect more people. In the end he pretty much did all that for nothing, sad to think about

[@maggiesanders1011]

@@Thatholyboi2941 actually its canon I decided to rewatch the episode and I got shivers down my spine

[@Thatholyboi2941]

@@maggiesanders1011 yikes, I think that makes it worse

[@revelare_xvii6269]

@@Thatholyboi2941unless he got far away enough from civilization he screwed over anything that gets near his tree body.

[@Thatholyboi2941]

@revelare_xvii6269 maybe so. It did look like he was just kind of wandering, and I doubt that at that stage he actually thought he'd survive. I think his panic might half be due to the fact he didn't get as far as he wanted to?

[@anonymouscat3649]

The first MLP G5 creepypasta that I know of! I hope more people make creepypastas for MLP G5, gives me a lot of nostalgia for MLP FIM.

[@IllusionMaster17]

Holy freaking shoot this was horrifying... Really, it was genuinely a story of horror, from the explanation of the decease to Argyle's final moments, you really gave a really perfect tone of desperation and pain. And what sells it, is Argyle's speech about Sunny, about him imposing his believes into her and thinking she might be bullied by that and regretting. Such painful realisation... I'm not a fan of horror actually, I try to evade it but... this was an unique experience indeed.

[@jesterdays]

This puts Fluttershy's "I'd like to be a tree" in a new light lmao

[@A-200lol]

The ending when argyle was turning into a tree while 38 wasn’t working was truly horrifying

[@swedishwildlife916]

Whats whit 38?

[@swedishwildlife916]

And the chant?

[@hgfhfgfg-uw7tg]

An incantation healing magic spell that was casted many moons ago in ancient times, the reason why it didn't work because magic in MLP G5 is almost non-existent.

[@walkerconley]

Moral of the story don't trust plants I had to go to the hospital before because of plants I decided to eat poison ivy I was 4 years old😊

[@fakefish7268]

​@@walkerconleyloser

[@taylorpatterson8845]

I took a shot every time he said "many moons" and now I've been hospitalized

[@Makakaka]

There's a lotta moons ngl

[@Rodger-0d]

​@@Makakaka I know

[@femjedi-kz3qs]

Hahahaha 😂😂😂 this one made me laugh

[@kimmy1325]

​@@MakakakaThere are indeed many of em

[@ClipperMcflipper]

Sometimes the unknown can truly be the most tragic part of any world. Curiosity to know the unknown can strike even the most hopeful of minds. Beautiful animation in storytelling.

[@Archiver_Studio]

Honestly, hearing his painful screaming and his begging was just unsettling, it made me feel uneasy and I've heard some seriously dark shit from different types of horror media But this gave me a new form of unexplained terror, a terror of inevitability, Argyle was infected and he had no cure because Flash Bees are missing, they've been assumed extinct because of how little they are seen on Equestrian soil, and that damn incantation he kept trying to use that never worked because he wasn't a unicorn nor was there enough Magic in Equestria for the incantation to call upon Just...F*cking unsettling

[@miltoncondorielmilhouse7007]

the darkest side of equestrian magic, really terrifying

[@AlexLoneWolf]

Coming back to this after watching the swamp fever episode again I now understand the chant. Most likely the chant was made after the extinction or during the extinction of the bees. "How will I be if there's nothing to taste" referring to the lack of honey "Who should I wait for when a light comes to fade" probably referres which diety to pray to in your last moments In the end it's probably known to not work by the survivors but they kept that grim part quiet to give the unfortunate pony a last sense of hope before the painful and scary ending

[@BrandonA.Rodriguez2007]

That was fucking good, especially the ending, it had me disturbed & had me on edge. Feel bad how it ended for Argyle.

[@stargirl_xo_2004]

The ending honestly made me feel nauseous watching it happen in real time the first time I saw this, amazingly done

[@GamerMage2k-kl4iq]

Ikr???? I feel ill even just thinking about it

[@MaxPearson-ef9ds]

You’re not the only one buddy I’m right there with you

[@theminicast6619]

ok, so this has got to be one of the most amazing films for mlp g5 I've seen that could tie with the mlp gen 4 lore. I was actually pretty scared and felt bad for sunny's father. if this was possibly canon, I would have chills down my spine. we never knew where her father went or what caused his disappearance. we all assumed he just died somehow. this would truly explain why he disappeared! its even more heartbreaking to sunny because he had never told her why or what he's been doing knowing that she would do anything to help her father but he wanted to protect not just her but everybody else too! I didn't think about the flash bees being extinct after so many years but its scarier the flower would STILL exist and they are ponies that can't help but spread the disease. not only are they the victim but the cause of it now and its terrifying. you did a truly outstanding job.

[@theminicast6619]

if I'm being honest, it really did give me more respect out of fear for this flower. also thanks so much for the heart!

[@pashkek3884]

Suddenly remembered the 38 rhyme and wanted to rewatch this. But then I remembered why I will never rewatch this. Holy cow, creepypastas and horror films didn't scare me in my childhood as much as this this 13 minutes long video scares me now. So many emotions. Goddamn it, Makaryo

[@pashkek3884]

38 38 38 How will I be if there's nothing to taste? 38 38 38 Who should I wait for when light comes to fade?

[@SeinIshamiado]

​@pashkek3884 *you slowly turn into a tree*

[@pashkek3884]

Two months after and I still remember the rhyme And the scream

[@ZaroseFF]

That rhyme comes from G4 , in which episode does it appear?

[@pashkek3884]

@@ZaroseFF it doesn't. I can tell since I've rewatched MLP like 2 times But the Swamp Fever is from s7e20

[@justa_twinkie]

those.. screams, i am truly horrified , it sent a shiver down my spine. i can really hear the pain and desperation in those screams. astronomically amazing work.

[@GamerMage2k-kl4iq]

Yeah....Honestly THAT was what did it for me when it came to making me scared out of my mind while watching this video......

[@MaxPearson-ef9ds]

Dude same like holy shit whoever worked on the sound design did a phenomenal job my emotions were as follows 😳😱 and finally 🤮

[@KeetahSpacecat]

Argyle is a hero. He reminds me a lot of Guy de Chauliac, a physician during the black death outbreak of the 1300s. He caught it himself and decided to extensively document what was happening to him and what treatments did or didn't help. He wanted to at least leave a record behind so someone else could perhaps use it. Chauliac ended up surviving, but I can see the parallels here. Argyle knows he is going to die. So he documents all he can so at least someone will learn something from his death. I personally view this footage as Sunny finding the recorder and skipping through several days of Argyle measuring the growth rates of roots or him just theorizing. If something were to happen, he left behind everything Sunny needs to know to save the world should swamp fever make a comeback. It was incredibly painful to watch him struggle and panic at the end (the 'my legs are too hard' line made me unable to sleep), but as horrifying as this was, I choose to salute a man who left behind valuable knowledge in hopes that it could save others.

[@Makakaka]

Aye! Congrats! You noticed my inspiration for Argyle!

[@KeetahSpacecat]

@@Makakakaomg are you for real? Here I thought I was just being a history nerd and nobody would know what I was talking about, lol! I just have a lot of feelings about people who could flee or take the easy way out to avoid danger, but instead accept that their will to persist for knowledge might reduce the suffering of others.

[@Makakaka]

​@@KeetahSpacecatI'm also a history nerd as well 😎✨

[@ThatOneMan830]

I am very glad to have returned to this video and browsed the comment section. Today I learned something brand new!

[@crowpond3665]

You went above and beyond to actually fully animate the slow agonizing death of a character on screen. The last of his will to survive coming out despite knowing it was inevitable. Truly scary, you did fantastic 🎉

[@revelare_xvii6269]

Argyle probably would’ve had a chance of surviving if he called for Discord considering he’s omnipresent.

[@L0n133Z_W0RLDZ]

Yeah. That's true.

[@pickles3128]

I figured he chose to become mortal and die with Fluttershy.

[@snowflaker3608]

@@pickles3128 The comics show he’s still alive and is grieving the loss of Fluttershy I believe

[@susanroche597]

Ah horror still exists in this fandom and I love it

[@TheMTwinny]

The found footage style of his video documentation were on point! And led up to that ending of the disease finally taking over and those muffled screams sheeeeeesh, well done!

[@UltraSonicRainboom]

I always thought swamp fever was a disturbing thing in the show, and this just shows how disturbing it really is.

[@hedgehogpower194]

It truly is From the moment, someone HAD to have turned inti a tree for everyone to know that's the last stage of the disease and that's why they are so afraid of it

[@eliasnicolasmiranda4940]

Reminds me of a combination of The Last of Us, Blair Witch and Forbidden Siren Good job

[@FaolanCortez]

I can’t deny, every minute of this was absolutely compelling! Your acting of Argyle was really engaging! Perfection once again, Mak! 😍💚

[@Autumn-Leafeon]

I wonder if the cut off at the very end is the actual cut-off of the camera... or it's Sunny, needing to turn off the video before it fully ended.

[@Makakaka]

Ayee It looks like you're the first one who figured that out!! As you're watching this video, you are technically in her POV, and your reactions are the same as hers.

[@Autumn-Leafeon]

@@Makakaka Funny enough I saw you respond to another comment saying that, and that's what lead me to realize this! You are an amazing writer and animator, incredibly well done. I expect this to reach high numbers!

[@Autumn-Leafeon]

@@Makakaka and if the reactions are the same... you did an incredibly good job at getting these feelings out at the right time. I didn't feel too strongly towards it until it hit me that it was Sunny's dad. It pulled me in until the very end, right before the cut-off I really, truly felt like I shouldn't have been listening to what I was listening to. SO well done.

[@ThatOneMan830]

@@Makakaka Daaamn that's a cool detail. Can't believe I missed that!

[@alyarin9000]

@@Makakaka But how did she get the film- oh oh no Makes me wonder about that short seeming-skip that happened at 2:10...

[@rainbowbrush8658]

The emotions and the amount of regret that Argyle shows in his final moments are chilling yet beautiful. Honestly, I want to believe that this is Argyle's canonical death.

[@GamerMage2k-kl4iq]

I can both believe it but it also hurts me to think about cause…holy smokes…

[@RoyalSnek]

Your MLP horror videos are always so well made. I don't get creeped out very easily, but this one is legitimately sending chills down my spine. Well done

[@jordanjonescelestialwaffle1698]

The end make me both shiver and smile in awe. You did an amazing job on this horror animation! Usually I hadn't expected you to join the trend, but you prove me otherwise and has thoroughly exceeded my expectations. I have literally just talking about "WHat if Zecora didn't get cured of Swamp Fever?" as a theory, and look what popped on my screen! I will always show love to you and your brilliant work, Makaryo ♥ You are the man!

[@trap631]

At least he burned the flowers hopefully it saves everyone else lives

[@hedgehogpower194]

Nope Argyle turned into a tree due to the flower Where you think those flowers *come* from? Exactly, more of those flower will bloom from Argyle's corpse

[@trap631]

@@hedgehogpower194 there still a chance he also catch on fire

[@hedgehogpower194]

@@trap631 given he walked away a lot, i don't think that's a chance The place was obviously a swamp, the humidity could have extinguished the fire eventually

[@trap631]

@@hedgehogpower194 :(

[@calmigames585]

@@hedgehogpower194 but the magic is back so, they will not have a lot of trouble fixing it

[@alyarin9000]

Well that was horrifying. Somehow, just hearing the symptoms instead of seeing them in cartoon form make them absolutely horrifying. Imagine coughing bubbles. The fluid in your throat being so... Viscous that when you try to cough it out, you just form bubbles for a while until you can eventually clear your throat. Uuuuggggghhhh....

[@vannydemon]

When you put it in that way its just so...ugh, really fuck up to hear

[@thoughts5763]

Truly a wonderful story. I love how well it ties in with the storyline from G4 and G5.

[@daveeMLP]

Oh my god that part at the end when Argyle screamed was horrific. Absolutely amazing!!

[@thomasoates3003]

This is one of the most effective works of MLP horror I've ever seen. The jumpy, lo-fi camera angles capture the home video tone perfectly, and the cold, clinical, dispassionate tone of much of the narration is rather creepy. I'll admit that Argyle's head bouncing up and down like a ragdoll was a bit distracting, but not enough to impact the video overall. Other users have already made all the points I was going to make about the ending, but one can only wonder in the days before the Flashbee cure was discovered whether mercy killings were a common occurrence in Hayseed Swamp. In summary, you did an excellent job of taking a small bit of MLP's weird and bizarre lore and turning it into a horror story. Seeing as the trees themselves produce the plant, Sunny and co. might need to take the flamethrower to Hayseed Swamp once more.

[@megabyte1302]

1:00 imagine if it *was* 36 and if he'd changed it he would've been cured... Also the scene of him falling and repeating the chant turning into gurgling yells was fucking horrific 10/10

[@GamerMage2k-kl4iq]

…oh no… If that’s true…he could have been saved…that just made the ending worst…

[@Cyanfromjsab]

Ok, Do you *STILL* want to be a tree, Fluttershy?

[@GamerMage2k-kl4iq]

Considering her reaction to Zecora and herself having Swamp in the time they had it…I can imagine not anymore

[@ThatOneMan830]

That was fucking AWESOME, holy shit. The buildup, explanation, the creeping dread, and that PHENOMENAL ending. You really hit it out of the park. I’d be lying if I said I’m not hoping for more.

[@gewsbumpzdude2163]

I keep thinking that this is a crossover between MLP and Goosebumps. In The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, there is a disease called "Swamp Fever" that can kill people from just how intense the fever was.

[@m9radoo151]

12:32 for the rest of the time of him turning into a tree he kept yelling Sunny his daughter it’s sad and disturbing

[@alexandriaanderson8090]

Ok I have mixed feelings and opinions on this: 1. Considering how swap fever is contagious and the images in the beginning looked like either zip or pip to me makes me think that at some point they went looking for argyle to bring him back in this au and got infected themselves and with the cure now being non-existent that means a pandemic of people turning into trees with no hope of survival with newly discovered earth pony magic possibly speeding up the infection process, and 2. The fact that he set the swamp he was in on fire right before he turned into a tree and this virus spreads through spores from the orange spotted flowers this means that all of the spores from the orange spotted flowers were released into the air with the wind carrying them away to who knows where because the flowers containing them burned away

[@Kawaiipony_Productions]

Wow... this really was just... wow. It turned out really good and honestly, broke my heart a little. Especially because of Argyle no longer being around by the events of G5.

[@funnatopia704]

For real though, Swamp Fever is a very grimdark plague to have in a show as innocent as MLP. The concept is absolutely horrifying, especially if the spores decided to just mutate one day to become more aggressive and more resilient to cures. One tiny tweak and suddenly, you got fucking ZOMBIES.

[@starorcarina8525]

The Incantation does not seem like an incantation, it feels like a Warning to tell ponies to leave an area of high infection, but after all those moons later, the ponies or just perhaps Argyle misinterpret it into a Chant

[@HYPERIONNakayama]

What the hell. That was more disturbing than I thought it be. Great work dude. I love the extra fan lore for this alternative timeline 🎉🎉🎉

[@elizabethlambert3465]

The fact that he layed there screaming and calling for help has the branches periced his throat is honest kinda terrifying and sad.

[@gojirafan5437]

Swamp fever in the right context is nothing more than horrific, nightmare inducing body horror. And this shows.

[@kaitlynboss3497]

This went from sad to scary real fucking quick.

[@AmbarsRoom]

Hm, seen a lot of "infection au's" lately, and thid one is pretty cool. I love the Incantation remake, makes it feel less "ooooh spooky fever", like so many others do, and inmediatly gives it a tinge of supernaturality that one's gotta love. Kudos my dude

[@Makakaka]

Ayeee ur the first one to noticed the incantation reference!! Thankies btw! 🥺✨💕

[@AmbarsRoom]

@@Makakaka it's one of my favorite horror movies, so it was a real treat to see it in your video.. No need to thank, btw, i love your stuff, to the point many of my friends have been victimized by the Sigma Mare video and how I've inflicted its whatchtime upon them.

[@Starlightglimmersimp]

That on swamp fever series by Chloe goes hard (that one series where shining armor got fucked by the fever lmao)

[@kindomhearts98]

His begging a fear will always stay with me.

[@sothergordonjala1909]

If sunny saw this she would be horrified also be probably crying and i bet she would be frozen in fear if she saw someone with the disease

[@canofwhupass000]

It would be a better show

[@GamerMage2k-kl4iq]

I think she did see this…someone implied that seeing this video was from her POV…and the creator confirmed it…

[@vannydemon]

​​@@GamerMage2k-kl4iqthats so fuck up...

[@GamerMage2k-kl4iq]

@@vannydemon RIGHT???? Finding that out makes seeing what happens like 20% worst

[@draxisblackwood8776]

Puts alot of virus au's in the shade, damn, out here flexing like that, bravo.

[@LeviHernandez-pd5yp]

I just realized that in the end as Argyle is on the floor crying you can see the tree grow and honestly tht rlly messed with me

[@reapernightfall]

This video truly sent shivers down my back. The idea that this could be why Argyle is never seen throughout most of G5 kinda scares me half to death! Great video!

[@GaryBaldorMendivil]

When you take a story from one interpretation to other, very interesting things can be created Nice job Maka

[@WardenCarter-Day-cc3xk]

Hilarious twist, it was actually 36 and if he said 36 instead of 38 he’d still be alive. 36, 36 come take away my sticks.

[@Luxxvv_]

Will you explain more ?

[@GamerMage2k-kl4iq]

You’re not the first person to suggest this and if what you’re suggesting is true then that just makes the ending worst cause it means the possibility of saving Argyle could have been possible…

[@sonicspeedproductions2.04]

If you don't mind I'm gonna personally show something like this to the next person that laughs at me for liking My Little Pony

[@slusixvioletpotato]

Lol

[@femjedi-kz3qs]

I’m not the creator but do it 😈

[@vannydemon]

Do it-

[@liviilazii7679]

From forever weed brownie, one of the funniest videos I've ever seen, to The Last Swamp Fever, the most terrifying animation I've seen.... Damn bravo, bloody bravo! I hope you continue making horror, especially for G5 since its better than the darn series!

[@HarleyQuinn-mv5me]

The ending was disturbing and depressing and did give me shiver and it was sad he's asking for the help that aren't there... And if sunny found this i feel so bad for her 😢

[@HarleyQuinn-mv5me]

I can't stop watching it...

[@garfboy2007]

fun fact: Sunny was watching this tape, it’s in her POV

[@ChuckReal303]

I may be going to jail or hell because i legit laughed when argyle starshine said "38 38 38 WHY IS IT NOT WORKING?!"

[@Makakaka]

Bro 💀

[@vannydemon]

Damn😔

[@starspiritthedutchangeldra8140]

After watching this last night I was too terrified to go to sleep due to how terrifying the last scene was, that was super awesome voice acting and horror in this animation dude! The incantation and the symbol also reminded me a lot of the movie Incantation

[@EquestriaExploration]

That was horrifyingly good °~° Wouldn't be surprised if an analogue horror react or spotlighting channel ends up featuring it. It's really well-made.

[@Makakaka]

i would love to see their reactions loll

[@EquestriaExploration]

@@Makakaka True X] I think if they can manage sh*tpost horror like the Monument Mythos, they should be able to handle pony horror.

[@TobbyMLP]

This is an insanely good animation, extremely suspenseful to watch. Love it!

[@skyshunts]

This is amazing and yet sad. Rip Sunny's dad

[@vinnyscratchiimusic]

If this video had come out in 2014 it would be my childhood trauma ngl, nice job!!

[@thegreatgilgamesh123]

Apparently most people forget that he was able to record all the information with his camera. In any case, if setting fire to the flowers was in vain and his body spread spores, Whoever finds the recordings can anticipate and decide to burn down the entire forest, although taking into account how mushrooms work... it would be best to enclose the entire swamp. Enclose it in some gigantic dome, perhaps in a multi-layered dome to prevent the spread of spores as they burn inside.

[@greendoorsguy]

0:14 kids trying not to say "omg grimace shake"

[@rafaelavina4104]

One thing people don't point out but I personally find the most interesting is that in Argyles final moments he regrets putting his beliefs on sunny thinking he was in the wrong for doing so and he will never know what sunny will do for all 3 pony races

[@SourNSpicy1]

11:46 12:26 look at how it grew.

[@Multiverse-takeover]

Oh nah he’s getting worse around here 😨🫢

[@Anniethedoodler]

I’ve seen a lot of mlp horror and this might actually be the one that gave me chills. Great job man

[@PhilipOfTheNorth]

I'd accept this as headcannon.

[@yourtimetraveleralara]

Yeah me too.

[@clementverkimpe940]

damn '-' that was somethinng... Makaryo is a very talented and hardworker guy it's insane!

[@Wolf-Scratch]

This is a really good story! Thank you for making this inspiring masterpiece!

[@Windykool]

Y’all This is the same person who made the underswap animation Oh yeah and it’s also sad that argyle didn’t get to see sunny grow up😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Oreo-And-Donut-Fan]

This is so good! cool to see G5 get into the horror a bit !

[@morningstar9849]

This is really good. I listen to Horror Stories and narrations all day at work and I can honestly say that I could listen to this for a couple of hours.

[@SamSebasz3942]

This is one of the best horror animations of Mlp I've ever seen, love your G5 animations, keep it up

[@dreezegh]

these are the animations i want to make and your works inspire me to do so, especially with the g5 industry. this is absolute gold i love it- 💚💚💚

[@Pseudowolf]

That was horrifying and genuinely disturbing. 😳 I mean, great job on the video, just…dear lord.

[@siobhanprice465]

the symbol had the head of a pony underneath it looking up while branches came through their mouth xoxoxo

[@Makakaka]

Ayee!! Good eye!!

[@ThatOneMan830]

@@Makakaka Every time I see this comments section there's another amazing bit I missed. You really did thorough stuff here and you should be proud of it.

[@siobhanprice465]

haha thanks xoxoxo I saw that the second I remembered what swamp fever actually does to a pony xoxox im still quit shocked that they allowed this topic of infection in a kids show xooxox this animating just showed how terrifying it really is xoox and the impact it leave on anyone xoxox by the end of it I realised that his legs can't move cuz that usually where the infection attacks first so the body organism stay put long enough for the tree to take root xoxox sense the tree is growing through his legs and his stomach it has already been rooted into the ground that second he collapsed xoxoxo

[@walkerconley]

Damn that is symbolic as hell

[@TheBlueEM2]

A truly brilliant work of fan animation-especially given this was made entirely by one person. You succesfully tap into the primal fear we all have of suffering a fate worse than death (especially given Argyle's only way out here is being set ablaze). Whilst watching, I did notice some interesting things. Assuming the viewer is meant to assume the role of Sunny in the video (as suggested by the footage cut shortly before Argyle succumbs), I suspect somepony got to the footage before she did and spliced other things in. This would explain the subtitles (as for obvious reasons Argyle would be unable to add them after he drops the camera), the random cuts to older footage at the start and end, and the sudden jumps in Argyle's deteriorating state. Seriously impressive stuff nontheless. I think I've found something to show my fellow bronies at a Nightmare Night party.

[@GamerMage2k-kl4iq]

The terrifying thing about this is…it could totally have happened, and this is why Argyle is no longer alive…and to see the terrifying transformation of him turning into a tree before our very eyes and his last words being him calling for help… Seriously this is one of the few MLP FIM horror projects to leave me feeling absolutely terrified and even feeling sick to my stomach… Good luck sleeping tonight every Pony 😰 Good luck getting sleep tonight everypony!!!

[@girlybabyhedgehog]

The fact that maybe the only reason the spell didn't work was because magic hadn't come back yet is so upsetting.

[@vannydemon]

Its so sad to think about it, its like with Ana Frank who was able to be freed 2 weeks later of her dead.

[@vannydemon]

Its so sad to think about it, its like with Ana Frank who was able to be freed 2 weeks later of her dead.

[@sentientalcohol3119]

Holy shit this video is everything I wanted to see to showcase to true horrors of this very real fewer that is just roaming around in Equestria and no-one is taking it seriously

[@sidneyrandolph481]

I can't tell what part of Argyle I'm looking at during his transformation. Does anyone know?

[@catst9927]

You’re looking at his upper back.

[@Mayflower-Yev]

This is disturbing as fuck. Reminds me of Captain Keyes and him getting infected by The Flood. He also had a daughter and the parasite stole his memory. And this isn’t just a way to say the parasite learned of the memory, pretty sure Keyes just lost the memory all together after assimilation. Kind of like Alzheimer’s but worse since now you’re a mindless and forsaken mutation of a human who’s doing the bidding of an all consuming and corrupting parasite with the intent to destroy everything in the universe. Now back to this specific video. Honestly I’m surprised he waited that long to burn the whole place to the ground. I’m not sure I’d wait. Not even sure I’d have the balls to stay around much longer afterwards when the deed is donr. The most I’d do is scorching the whole swamp if I can, then make sure nothing is left behind in some nook or cranny. Then make sure nothing grows from my tree via fire. It’s morbid sure but pony/human lives are at stake and hopefully the results will speak for themselves. I’d also leave tapes but I’d make sure to keep them brief and to the point. This of course is only hypothetical. I have no idea how I’d actually react but at that point you’d have little choice but to make sure this never happens to anyone else. Also this isn’t meant to knock on the video. It’s still very well made. Now for the actual criticisms… I don’t have much to really add or critique. I do feel like the initial presentation is almost trying too hard but the second part with the cam-recording more than makes up for it. Especially since it’s an actually unique infection type with an extremely high amount of dread and pure desperation packed in it. Great stuff, Maka. Now let’s really hope Argyole (spelled correctly?) doesn’t grow another flower.

[@Makakaka]

Thank you so much for the criticism! I've been eagerly awaiting someone to provide advice since I'm trying to find areas to improve in my horror work. Thank you! 💕✨🥺

[@thesilvercat13]

watching argyle turn into a tree was absolutely horrifying, i really hate horror because i get so paranoid from it but im also so gosh darn curious about the story and my goodness gracious this is so well made but oh man if i get nightmares after this then mmmmmmmhkgjhhhhh 👍 ok but when you mentioned mage meadowbrook i was like holdup isnt that the girl from that one epsiode and bro swamp fever is the actual disease from the episode and they actually turn into trees WHAT 😭😭 mlp made such a horrifying disease and you made it even more scary. the fact that argyle could literally see himself turning into a tree and was screaming for help is just gruesome and think about all the ponies that died from that disease and had to witness themselves turn into one. but im also wondering about one of the questions at the start of the video, are they still conscious? i thought maybe there would be some answer at the end but no, the video just ends. and not knowing if they are conscious or not is actually kinda creepier than if we did know if they were conscious.