The Many Mascots of Pastra

S̶o̸ ̶m̸a̶n̸y̶ ̸f̷r̸i̵e̴n̴d̶s̴,̴ ̴t̸h̵r̴o̵w̶n̵ ̶t̴o̸ ̶t̷h̴e̴ ̸s̴i̴d̷e̴ ̸a̴n̶d̷ ̸f̴o̶r̵g̴o̴t̶t̴e̶n̵ ̵l̷i̷k̴e̸ ̶t̷r̷a̶s̸h̷.̸ ̸I̵ ̵h̵o̷p̶e̶ ̷y̵o̴u̶'̵r̵e̸ ̷h̶a̸p̶p̷y̸ ̶P̶a̵s̵t̸r̴a̷,̵ ̵t̸h̸e̶y̵ ̷a̴l̴l̴ ̶f̴a̸i̸l̵e̸d̷ ̶s̷o̸ ̶t̸h̶a̷t̶ ̷y̵o̸u̴ ̷c̵o̵u̴l̶d̷ ̸s̴u̶c̷c̵e̵e̴d̸.̴
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[@goroakechi6126]

I like how one of his mascots graduated to trying to torture Pastra. Many props.

[@cyan.cephalopod]

Character development

[@Crazy-eu1wm]

Trying? He's succeeded

[@itsnotpaul8548]

Indeed

[@NanoNovaBlast]

“God! he was annoying before but now he’s graduated to terrifying! And your not listening are you ...AAAAAHHH DAMMIT! -Markiplier

[@arandomthingintheabyss2062]

wonder if they treat him and cyle like to different entities or see him as an extension of pastra

[@Xanman22512]

I reversed the strange dialogue at the end and found a message from Lankmann: "Although I may have had different names in the past, I've always been here. And I always will be. You may find it easy now to abandon your passion, but I won't let you. So long as is mine, I will bring it back to what you always dreamed of it being. You may hate me now, but you will thank me later, I promise." On top of that, the subtitles message has Lankmann's text effect saying "No more messages. I found out."

[@jackop6640]

Plus at the end the red text says “Lankman, Vincent, The Network, We are one in the same”

[@queenofuganda7718]

FREAKIN CREEPY AF

[@Pan-ns6it]

It has a :) at the end

[@Sunisaddictedtomoondropcandy]

Thats... actually kind of motivating in a way

[@Balanissofine]

Deaf people : 👁👄👁

[@urbanhail548]

At 7:15, Lankman states as follows, "Although I may have had different names in the past, I have always been here, and always will be. You may find it necessary to abandon your passions, but I won't let you. So long as this channel is MINE, I shall bring it back to what you always dreamed of it being. You may hate me now, but you WILL thank me. Į PŔÕMĮŞĘ."

[@GHOSTYChoco]

So from what I think, Lankmann is the type of villain who thinks he's doing good.

[@shepantherz1344]

i found that bit a little wholesome after i knew what he was saying. he wanted to help so badly that in the process, he was blinded by thinking he was doing the right thing, and in turn, became the anti-hero or villain. all he wanted to do was push pastra into making that ARG or game that he wanted to make long ago. all he ever wanted was for Dreams Of An Insomniac or DOAI to see the world, for their story to be told, he wanted to make pastra's old dream into a reality, and i think thats so wholesome, but the way he, ahem, *encouraged* pastra was not so wholesome. thank you for listening to my ted-ed talk. :>

[@10hrPortalRadio]

The red text said "Lankmann, Vincent, The Network, were one and the same

[@bethanydemars2230]

​@Owen Steele the question now is "who is vincent?"

[@freshtalesnans]

I find it interesting how Lankmann has almost the opposite of Clyde's traits, having a dark void of a body with yellow striped tendrils instead of the orange and red ones that clyde has, the only clearly visible thing beside that being his face, of which Clyde's is mainly a void, and the same smile and, apparently, undefined eyes that seem to be the opposite of clyde's eyes.

[@cosmicrift2763]

I really like Clyde too! I feel like he has so many expressions and is super cute for a horror mascot, while Lankmann is the creepy, gone mad omnipotent mascot

[@BossStar1995]

Yeah. Not to mention that the aesthetic and color of Clyde stands out amongst everyone else of this type of content creator.

[@RogelioALoya]

The others look really creepy while Clyde is just D e r p

[@Pancake8450]

Tbh Lankmann legit looks like freddy kruger but with a diffrent color pallete

[@jimmy2dumb105]

Yeah, I used to think Clyde wasn't cute at all, but now I kind of think his design is cute.

[@shiniegoldie8821]

i fuckin love Lankmann now, man

[@damianlego3840]

So basically Clyde is sort of an amalgam of all of the mascots in a way. He has the claws, stripes, and lankyness present in multiple of them, he has Snakebats asymmetrical eyes, he even has Lankmann's teeth. I would say he is the most fitting mascot(no offensive Lankmann.. please don't hurt me).

[@erojero5477]

you fucked up big time big man...

[@amushroomchad3333]

Too late

[@AlbertWesker-uk3uv]

He has found your IP address.

[@guywithaguitar1827]

he knows you got no bitches

[@zaka-maitons2673]

LANKMANN IS COMING FOR YOU

[@KingMandarin]

I feel like Clyde was the "correct" choice, but my favourite is Grimzo. "Correct" as in Clyde is definitely the best mascot type of character. Also a FNAF channel having lore of its own is a good idea lol

[@connorschultz380]

It's more of a general horror channel that "stole" an audience by jumping on fnaf in quick succession

[@damnedtosuffer666]

a horror game reviewer with terrifying OCs AND his review series is a horror series of is own? what more could you want, this is fucking awesome!!

[@mommygottaglock70]

random thing i thought about: when Lankmann cut off Pastra, not only was it used for a good transition to a spooky scene, but he also cut off Pastra before he could really start talking about him. we didn't get to learn anything about him. which would make sense, not only would Lankmann NOT want his secrets revealed, but it puts down a stone barrier around lankmann, so any info outside of what we've seen from his appearances in videos is hidden from us, making him a bit more of a mysterious character

[@propainandpropainaccesoryies]

I dislike big pizza brands and prefer local restaurants

[@mommygottaglock70]

@@propainandpropainaccesoryies nice.

[@PainTrainLover69420]

If this means trying to get info on Lankmann might piss him off, I wanna piss him of like hell!!!!

[@davitucsonn2243]

@@propainandpropainaccesoryies on god though, i hate every brand, my local restaurant had the best burger i ever ate in my life, AND IT WAS SO SIMPLE, and the pizza here is simply 10/5 stars, gotta blame the brands for getting so overrated and disappointing the costumer, or the costumer doesnt care at all and does not try anything new which is understandable, maybe a better formula for iconic fast foods would increase their chances of getting addicted, but i never felt like replacing my daily meals with burgers and pizzas and whatnot, because that seems like a terrible idea by itself

[@propainandpropainaccesoryies]

@@davitucsonn2243 put nicotine in the burgers

[@bunsenn5064]

I like how your current mascot is simply Clyde. There was Snakebat, and Winfrey, and then there’s just Clyde. He’s a great guy.

[@brodyratliff7441]

Me reading this after watching dreams of a insomniac: yep sure is

[@GooseWithAtophat]

No shit sherlock Edit: I made this comment not knowing what you meant. Now I know I deeply apologize for my rudeness.

[@Blehhd]

My man Lankman is scary as hell, but I love him so much for some reason. His fashion choices and looks are to die for.

[@xtrastudios8270]

Clyde seems like he could be the mascot of Halloween, the definition of what Halloween really is A ‘spoopy’ yet fun and expressive holiday filled to the brim with popping orange colors. Clyde, IS!, Halloween

[@eponymousviewer8497]

My guess for Lankman not being used is the manner of purpose. Lankman seems more story-oriented than Clyde, and it is very much apparent when we see his appearances. Still, a nice behind-the-scenes video with good manner of presentation. The footage in the background foreshadows a potential game review so “Oh boy!” *jumps into a pool*

[@klarkbarkley]

i doubt he’d review Yume Nikki considering it’s not relatively unknown like the other games

[@appelofdoom8211]

@@klarkbarkley Neither is the main fnaf series and he's made several videos on that.

[@moonwolf6540]

4:55

[@jackal04]

@@klarkbarkley But he’s already made 2 videos on lesser known horror games so there’s hope

[@_Tzer]

@@klarkbarkley But what about yume nikki fangames.

[@flaredesel3425]

I thought Lankman was going to jump scare me at the end and that put me on edge. Great job with the designs, I could really feel Lankman staring into my soul

[@Chrombe5.56]

He wants it the way the channel used to be but what has the channel used to be is the real question

[@Idrinkepoxyresin]

did he? DID HE?????

[@xdarin_]

That's even worse, when you expect a jumpscare but there isn't one. BY THE WAY, I tried reversing the speech, and it is, in fact, a reversed speech. But the music is way too loud for me to hear most of the stuff, so if anyone could help with that, I'll be thankful.

[@rebeccadavis3185]

I knew he would not I know how this guy likes horror he likes dread but no jumpscare

[@Chrombe5.56]

@@xdarin_ if you try to hear closely he says something about wanting to bring the channel back the way it was before but we dont really know what it was before

[@chancecomic1595]

Ok, this is the creepiest video you've put out so far, and I adore it. Lankmann cutting you off and appearing on a black background with distorted music and human eyes (which has always unnerved me), getting closer and closer to the screen is so unsettling. Surprisingly, I'd say the captions were the creepiest element. I had them on by accident from a previous video, and seeing "NO MORE MESSAGES I FOUND OUT" just appear at the start of the video sent shivers down my spine. Very excited for the next video

[@Refinedstories]

I’m noticing some “clues” scattered throughout the whole channel. In this video at the end there’s a few frames with the name “Vincent” On the channel “A normal person” the capital letters in the description of the two videos on the channel also spell out “Vincent” As for “My happy place” the channel mentions something called “the network” which lankmann also mentions at the end of this video. Conclusion: I don’t have a final conclusion yet but I’m confident that someone else (preferably with a better sleep schedule) will formulate one instead since I’m very tired

[@bellhop_phantom]

The transcript being "taken over" by Lankman is BRILLIANT and kind of eerie, I love that

[@imcreatingthisjusttocommen8053]

It's great... until you get an earwax buildup in one ear and can barely hear out of it. :/ In all seriousness, while I think using less utilized features of KZbin could be fun for an ARG, it does suck for the hard of hearing who didn't sign up for that and just wanted to watch a KZbin video. Fair enough if it's gonna be utilized for an ARG on a video that's mostly just screaming in response to jumpscares (referring to the It Steals reaction video), but another thing if someone's just gonna open up captions because they can't hear and want to experience the video only to see "NO MORE MESSAGES :)". Pastra, if you are reading this random reply because I couldn't find a good way to start this message, please create a version of the English subtitles that users can pick to actually read the transcript of the video, or leave a link to a .txt or something for it. Also to phantom, thanks to giving me a good reason to talk about it. :p I know users can use the auto generated subtitles, but they can sometimes be unreliable, so it'd be preferrable to have a proofread transcript.

[@bellhop_phantom]

@@imcreatingthisjusttocommen8053 I didn't think about that aspect of it at all... But that is a very good point! While it's a neat idea (it gave me chills reading it, ngl), there probably should be some sort of alternative, like a .txt like you suggested... Especially with the auto generated subtitles being, let's not dance around it, kind of trash lmao

[@pawprint1]

@@bellhop_phantom The only way I would be able to describe auto generated subtitles is "[Music] 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 [Music]" even when the person is clearly talking and not saying 5 at all.

[@giovannajooj]

It now says that they arent any messages anymore:'(

[@beggo_]

when pastra got cut off it definetly was going to end with "an arg." pastra, if you see this i'd like to say you have evolved my art (specially in horror) a TON! plus you make awesome videos! :D

[@monke1217]

If it was "ARG" wouldnt have said an? It sounded like he said a.

[@ChaosEnthusiast]

it prob still is an arg is what im thinking lololol

[@Hisashiburi]

Arg

[@BridgetGGS]

I think that could be interesting especially since he addresses someone named Vincent then Lankman claiming they are one and the same. Possible new character maybe?

[@Thatsnicereal]

nice samsung s7 wallpaper pfp

[@0-astraldreams-0]

I really don't know why, but I get Dr. Seuss vibes from Clyde and Lackman and the others... not the children's books, but the artwork he kept private, like "Every Girl Deserves a Unicorn". The striped, twisty, long style of yours is so unique, I would love to see them in animated form!

[@mrNECROMON]

This is kinda relatable, I used to represent myself with an OC I made Called The Emperor but after some time I decided to separate myself from him, he is still one of my main characters but I have others to represent me and I can use that excuse to evolve the character to something that definitely no longer represents me, giving him his own personality and now I think he is way more interesting, yes, I still us the Emperor as my name here but in most places I now use NECROMON

[@shepantherz1344]

That's actually really cool man, but for a split sec, i thought you were talking about emperor palpatine from star wars lmfao 🤣

[@FausWeon]

The idea of snakebat being a tv host,wow,i liked it,maybe You could bring him back for quick announcements or something,but is your choice honestly

[@dragonlordgon6806]

For sponsors

[@FausWeon]

@Sense it was time the stolen account came

[@Wendigo-Bait]

Such a good idea!!

[@nunocampea2395]

if he is sponsored or anounces merch, snakebat should appear "breaking news, new merch becomes mos popular amongst cool people, buy one now to be cool too!"

[@uncroppedsoop]

@@dragonlordgon6806 and if his character is done right it would actually make sponsor segments fun to watch

[@CoralReaper707]

It'd be fun to bring at least some of these guys back, maybe even with their own distinct voices (Like a few of them could be voiced by some of your friends). I also think you should bring along some other characters you made if you feel like it.

[@CoralReaper707]

Oh and about that story Winfrey's in: Where can I find it?

[@Redghost_1206]

Hey, that's a great. 😃

[@ozone005]

@@Redghost_1206 it do be a great

[@Redghost_1206]

@@ozone005 I ment to add Idea at the end. 😅

[@theredeye4726]

4:55 the vídeo appears to glitch for a second revealing a strange word "Ge" What could that mean? Hmmmm Wait... "Ge"t help

[@mistermiss9093]

Oh my goodness i am addicted to all this juicy lore!!! These characters are so gosh dam creative! I love your art style!

[@cherrypie1025]

ill be honest, i haven't been this invested in a youtuber's characters and stuff since hush. hush's bits were so well planned out, the characters were easy to attach to despite never really knowing what they look like (since it's all audio), and it was just a really fun dive into a youtuber

[@andrewbrasfield1104]

Love how Lankman is just silently being the PFP waiting for his moment to strike Edit: After exploring more of this channel for like 5 minutes I've come to realize that something even more sinister is happening and I am so in

[@bitnn4703]

You've seen the subtitles too?

[@LucasGleason]

@@bitnn4703 oooh what video?

[@liviwaslost]

You’ve seen the about page

[@mixedbaggamer]

@@liviwaslost I didn't even think to check that until I looked through the comments

[@bitnn4703]

@@LucasGleason This video and the It steals reaction compilation

[@syweb2]

Seeing the title, I _immediately_ knew what was up. Also, I'd _love_ to see/play a game featuring these guys. Snakebat sounds like the ideal between-level announcer-type guy who leans on the fourth wall a little bit, as if he is presenting the game itself, while the other characters could fit all sorts of roles.

[@galactic_kei7103]

That'd be pretty damn interesting actually, I wouldn't mind playing a game like that

[@stidzy0]

I love the inclusion of Lankmann as a scrapped character without ruining the immersion of the current ARG.

[@serketenglish5963]

It's so cool, getting to see each of the aspects you put into the potential mascots, and how Clyde had an aspect of each of them in his design.

[@slugindetub]

so sad to see grimzo go. clyde's design is BRILLIANT, but grimzo is so cute-

[@ForFurtherNotice]

I wish Grim could be brought back as like...a silly lil friend of Clyde's or something, since he's just so adorable.

[@Kristijan_]

Facts

[@slugindetub]

@@ForFurtherNotice wacky adventures with clyde and grim: season 1

[@thebag2609]

My favorite part of the Clyde design is how it looks like a costume thats been corrupted with something. The eyes and mouth sink in and out of the hood as they please, and it looks like the tendrils inside the costume are barely keeping it standing up.

[@DEKKERACT]

Dude your art is so cool and perfect for the channel’s tone!

[@ch.illmatic]

Your amazing and creepy designs of Clyde and your thumbnails are one of the reasons I subbed to this channel. I just love them

[@tristant306]

Winfrey-towering fellow, heccin bigg Snakebat-Fluffy flying snekboi. Scrapped sona-C O L O R S Grimso-Silly spoopster. Clyde-Spiky, want to hug LANKMANN-mysterious man, scary grin... h a t

[@EPSILONOMEGA5]

yes. Just yes. I have nothing to say. This is perfect. I have no clue why im replying to this comment. Just yes.

[@propainandpropainaccesoryies]

1 is cool 2 was better is early design 3 is c o l o r s 4 is my pal 5 sucks and 6 is a giga chad

[@brodyratliff7441]

6 is also knows your address

[@cherrydoesstuff--]

@@propainandpropainaccesoryies DISRESPECTING CLYDE?? NO NO MY FRIEND YOU'VE MESSED UP BIG TIME-

[@cherrydoesstuff--]

accurate!! 😅

[@taveongreene9642]

For anyone who actually will ever see this. This is what we know so far Lankmann speech at the end has been almost confirmed to "All though I may have had different names in the past, I have always been here, and I always will be. You may find it evil (unintelligible), but I wont let you. So long as we settle [our lives]-(not sure about this one) I will take it back to what you always dreamed of it being. You may hate me now, but you will thank me latter, I promise. With the red text being "lankmann" "The network" and "Vincent" I and others have found out what these mean First with The network: This is a "failed" creation that being of "My happy place" this seem to be a group of hackers (which act similar to how lankmann can hack videos which probably means they are working together maybe) who kidnap and torture this character and make a "fun" game out of it Vincent: Another "failed" creation but this being of the viewpoint of one of the kidnappers it seems or someone who was tormenting the broken monkey mask I believe that they are all failed and now are the same "being" by all teaming up to take Pastra and Clyde down. Edit 2: I think we got jebaited and focused way too much on the end because at 4:55 we get a message that says GE I dont know if this means anything but it might be part of the url

[@thesmallscout9810]

Here’s my translation so far: “Although I may have been replaced in the past(this sounded off so it’s probably wrong), I’ve always been here. And I always will be. (I couldn’t figure out this line), but I won’t let you. As long as this Channel is mine, I will bring it back to what he always dreamed of it being. You may hate me now but you’ll thank me later. I promise.” The () are my interjections, not lankmann btw. Edit: yours is probably closer

[@_alyadadumb_175]

in the (unintelligible), it sounds like he's saying smthn about "you may find it (something) to abandon your passion"

[@pokemastermorrigan1757]

I have a theory about this. It may seem wild, but... What if these Monsters weren't ORIGINALLY monsters? Clyde maybe, but the likes of Winfry or Snakebat? They COULD be or been the hackers you mention. Conan [if I remember], Coltan [again if I remember], and Vincent could be working for the Lankmann. Meanwhile, Clyde COULD be the entity we see on "Someone's Normal"- trying to be a "normal" person while he is very, VERY not normal. What I think happened? Pasta gave up on both the channels. Notice how these two channels are both FOUR YEARS AGO. So, perhaps these entities (besides Clyde) are working together once again with Lankmann after Pasta/Clyde, seemingly, gave up their PASSION. That was their reminder. It serves a different purpose; one to remind the two what they originally did. Also, I have a feeling Vincent plays a much, much bigger role.

[@Absolute_Aleph]

There's another text (7:50) that says "WE'RE ONE AND THE SAME". I think it refers to the other texts.

[@propainandpropainaccesoryies]

We all just want pastras credit card so we can get McDonald's

[@linkal_8097]

I really Love your art style! the exaggerated proportions and large teeth have inspired my own art style!

[@aBIgailjacob14411]

Loved hearing your story and how much you experimented. I love Clyde’s design very much but your other characters seemed really amazing as well!

[@shadowkuma66]

I knew it! Lankman is doing this due to the fact he's resentful towards Pastra for "abandoning" him and the other mascots. Obviously Pastra loves these characters and still has use for them and loves to still reference and use them in art today. But Lankman won't really understand.... He has the wrong idea and is misunderstanding things. But I had this idea from the start since he took over the channel. The fact he was one of the characters who was supposed to be the mascot and stuff. The way he treats Pastra.... I sensed it from him the very start... But I am getting interested in this ARG/story. Hope you keep up the good work Pastra. Your characters, your style..... It's really inspired me to start drawing again and stuff and making my own characters. Hope you do well in everything going down the road.

[@anotherwofartist5895]

The message at the end is actually rather encouraging, look up an audio reverser and listen! /lh /pos

[@Taiakami777]

@@anotherwofartist5895 i don't have access to such a tool, what's it say?

[@RevenantIsHere]

@@Taiakami777 Since you're here, I'll paste my translation here: ALTHOUGH I MAY HAVE HAD DIFFERENT NAMES IN THE PAST, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE AND I ALWAYS WILL BE YOU MAY FIND IT EASY NOW TO ABANDON YOUR PASSION BUT I WON'T LET YOU SO LONG AS THIS CHANNEL IS MINE I WILL BRING IT BACK TO WHAT YOU ALWAYS DREAMED OF IT BEING YOU MAY HATE ME NOW BUT YOU WILL THANK ME LATER I PROMISE

[@kato3247]

@@Taiakami777 "Although I may have had differences in the past, I've always been here. And I always will be. You may find it easy now to abandon your passion, but I won't let you. So long as this channel is mine, I will bring it back to what you always dreamed of it being. You may hate me now, but you will thank me later. I promise."

[@anotherwofartist5895]

@@Taiakami777 “alright going I may have had different names in the past I’ve always been here and I always will be. You may find it easy to abandon your passion now, but I won’t let you. So long as this channel is mine, I will bring it back to what you’ve always dreamed of it being. You may hate me now, but you will thank me later. I promise.”

[@inkpen7730]

I recently learnt the song that played at the end for my orchestra class, and holy cow, the odd feeling of knowing the next note but not being able to place the song followed by the slow realization that this was a song i had been playing not a half hour earlier was really scary. It’s made even worse by the fact that i really enjoy said song and found it quite beautiful and comforting almost, so hearing it distorted felt especially odd. It gave me goosebumps lol

[@AlbertWesker-uk3uv]

whats the song called?

[@inkpen7730]

@@AlbertWesker-uk3uv I think its called Adagio Cantabile :)

[@Vulnresati]

This has been very inspiring to help further my own character design, while also giving me a bit more of a push into starting recording my first video essay on things I enjoy. I have been considering another redesign for my main OC for a while now, so I better get at it!

[@dallinhunt6872]

For anyone who's gone back to this video to find the missing piece Lankman mentioned in the Yume Nikki video, I think I found it, or at least, part of it. At around 4:54, in the bottom right corner, the letters Ge flash up. Considering something similar happen in the Yume Nikki video, I think that Clyde is still sending the video link he was originally going to put in the captions. Currently, the pieces to the link I have are Ge7tCg. I might have missed a few pieces.

[@angelblauvelt8418]

this is the first ARG type thing i've stumbled onto organically, as opposed to going out of my way to find already established ones, and WOW I was caught off gaurd. I don't know if you planned this as an eventuallity when you made the channel, or later decided to rework your old projects but it is an absoluetly facinating concept to me for a creator's old character to just,,,refuse to be forgotten and become something else, and your character designs are perfect for it! I'm not really sure what my point is anymore but I am so glad that youtube randomly suggested your channel!

[@leyulis8882]

Reminds me of the june archives

[@mrdeadinside3752]

I think everyone would love to see all these characters with their own voices. Honestly the voice for lankman is perfect and it makes me want to get into voice acting even more than I already am.

[@propainandpropainaccesoryies]

Your welcome

[@Partysol]

Yooo I love hearing about other people's character design processes because that makes me think about my own stuff that I want to do and all your character designs even if they didn't land are still really cool. I know I just found you recently but you're already becoming a big inspiration for me to branch out into trying to make my stuff more horror like, like I was attempting to do years ago. I do say Clyde was the best of the best though I can see each design being used for something really cool on its own. Peak character design at his finest

[@JynxedTea]

i absolutely LOVE your character designs! I've been dipping my toes into the horror or creepy looking art styles myself because of how awesome your characters look. Lankmann is truly sending shivers down my spine.

[@ViggleTheVirgil]

What a colourful cast of characters! We should have a cinematic universe for all these characters, with our good friend Lankmann serving as a lovable Anta- pro..tagonist.. protagonist! Yes, of course! Obviously…

[@jackayoub7250]

Well from what I got (which is probably shit), lankman is the personification of all the other mascots rage at being thrown aside by their own creator, so that would put him in a thanos like situation, where he is doing it for a good cause, but doing it in a bad and definitely evil manner, which puts him on weird moral place. Edit: him saying "We're one and the same" implies that he is kinda the anti-Clyde, as Clyde is the things that made pastra like the other mascots, so lankman might be the personification of everything pastra DISliked about the other mascots. PS: Don't trust a word I say, I only watched the video and read the desc, I didn't dive any deeper than that.

[@youdonotcare]

@@jackayoub7250 Are you trying to tell me that Lankmann is cute? Becauseheisnotthatimtryingtosaysomething

[@uncroppedsoop]

@@jackayoub7250 well, he's definitely expressive so it doesn't quite hold up

[@Glory2Snowstar]

This is crazy fascinating, behind-the-scenes stuff always fits that inquisitive vibe that makes horror so alluring. Plus, anything that gives more limelight to your wonderful freaks is a bonus! Snakebat's my favorite, gotta say, I LOVE the "droopy skull teeth minus jaw" aesthetic. Perfect for an efficient dispensing of venom! I'm interested in joining the 'KZbinr with art avatar" scene myself, so it's also crazy helpful to see the sort of thought processes involved. I've got tons of options, but forcing my pre-existing weirdos to act EXACTLY like me feels... wrong. So I've been creating a spooky mutated ice bat monstrosity from the ground-up for a fair bit now!

[@Soda_Bch]

You should definitely experience the zone of "youtuber with art avatar". From what I've seen of your art style, it's very abstract and cool so I think you would be very successful.

[@Glory2Snowstar]

@@Soda_Bch Dude, that... means the absolute world to me. I can't really elaborate just how much it does, but now that's got me pumped to enter the scene! No backin' down now, full steam ahead! I'm close to 100 Subs, so once I get that I'll be able to post stuff on the community tab, which'll be great for testing the waters. I'm planning on actually having the poses be slightly animated, which weirdly enough I haven't seen yet. It'll be fun to give it a spin!

[@bashaarzaman2752]

Loving all the ARG stuff, keep up the good work!

[@alexcole9325]

Really cool to know your creative process! I also really think you nailed it with Clyde! :D

[@pimpkins0831]

You have NO IDEA how much I love Clyde's design, so seeing the all these other scary, brilliant designs makes his character feel like a good result of experimenting with colors, shapes and concepts! I haven't finished the video tho, but I have seen the two firsts options (and I love them). Edit: Lankmann being one of Pastra's scrapped designs for a mascot makes sense. Does he want revenge? Fulfill the only reason he was created? We will never know, at least not until this Lemon Demon look-a-like's next appearences /j

[@kingkaydengaming2786]

hes a goofy ahh eldrich being a devious little creaaaature

[@magiciansmagicmayhem5813]

Lemon Demon lookalike?

[@pimpkins0831]

@@magiciansmagicmayhem5813 Lankmann reminds me a little bit of Lemon Demon from FNF design wise, not much to explain here lol

[@magiciansmagicmayhem5813]

@@pimpkins0831 when you typed in Lemon Demon I thought of the _band._

[@uncroppedsoop]

@@pimpkins0831 aside from a yellow head I'm really not seeing it much

[@Saltience]

I think what I like the most about Clyde and Lankman is how their designs interact with each other. They're both monsters in a similar style, but not monsters in a similar vein. It makes it so that while they can share space with one another, they cannot replace the other one.

[@propainandpropainaccesoryies]

Bet

[@leonsgaming9247]

@@propainandpropainaccesoryies f a k e

[@saged1513]

Clyde was honestly one of the biggest initial draws for me to your channel! The content itself was really interesting, but I was absolutlely delighted by seeing Clyde emote and I adore his design! I can definitely see some of your inspirations in there, but in a way where he still feels like a really distinct, unique character! I haven't seen any other avatar on KZbin quite like him All of your art is incredible and I'm glad to see the designs that didn't make it though as well!

[@teapot4238]

THIS IS MY FAVORITE KZbin CHANNEL EVER I GET SO EXCITED EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU POST A VIDEO!!!

[@vanilla5488]

from what i could read in the lankmann part "Lankmann, vincent, the network. we are one in the same" I am intrigued, and you, Lankmann, have caught the entirety of my entire attention

[@hiyaitskaya732]

Ah and the last minute or so has a reversed bit I tried reversing it but the music makes it hard to hear exactly what’s being said

[@BananaWisp]

@@hiyaitskaya732 Playing it in reverse, a message can be made out. I transcribed most of it myself, but the other comments here filled in a few hard to understand spots: Although I may have had different names in the past, I've always been here, and I always will be. You may find it easy enough to abandon your passion, but I won't let you. So long as this channel is mine, I will bring it back to what you always dreamed of it being. You may hate me now, but you will thank me later. I promise.

[@hiyaitskaya732]

@@BananaWisp omg thank you so much!! I was having difficulty hearing it

[@luckyluigi9828]

@@BananaWisp Then he's forcing us to play an ARG on the behalf of Pastra, who previously decided against doing so. That's...actually rather tragic, considering that implies he was simply destined to antagonize the channel.

[@vanilla5488]

@@BananaWisp Hohoho! now we're talking.

[@another_channel6393]

The entire time i was asking myself “when is he gonna mention lankmann” and WOW. That ending

[@ginnyevilshadow1458]

Dude saaaaame

[@meowbert8053]

i like how your channel grew so fast, i love your videos man! keep it up

[@luckieangelz]

I really like your art style!!! I think the kinda "lost footage" vibe your videos have really cool. I really like Clyde's design, and I think it's really interesting that you went through so many ^_^

[@ravenwitch45]

Clyde is a perfect of cute and creepy. And that is a tough balance to get so great job, all the others are very cool too, Lankmen seriously is getting me interested in the little snippets of the story in every video. I truly wonder what made him have so much disdain for his maker.

[@Saturnalia55]

I like how the L̷̝a̸̛̛̫̞̋͌̊̒͑̔̐̒̈́n̶̨̺̮̫̪̳̮̼̾k̶̬͙̺̫̝̺̩̘͓͒̽̓m̴̡̛̞̰̮͙̜̭͍̆͛̀́̊̋͝ͅa̸̩̲̣̲͍̣n̸̢̤̺̠̗͖͕͆̅̑͛̽͝ͅ part is jsut really hard to hear if they’re saying something or not and it feels like an analog horror thing And all the characters definitely are pretty coo land well drawn aswell This is also an awesome video topic This earned my like

[@anotherwofartist5895]

Hey dude I have a secret for you *it is saying something* **its fucking backwards** ***and there’s free audio reversers online*** ****go for it dude, try to decipher it while it’s new****

[@inkie2504]

im p sure its just backwards

[@RevenantIsHere]

@@inkie2504 It is! I decoded it, you can find the decoded version in the comments (look for mine)

[@atomic_gamming3732]

@@RevenantIsHere did you get soemthing like what I got? lankman at the end says this from what I can tell: "All though I may have had different names in the past, I have always been here, and I always will be. You may find it evil (unintelagble), but I wont let you. So long as we settle [our lives]-(not sure about this one) I will take it back to what you always dreamed of it being. You may hate me now, but you will thank me latter, I promise.

[@gabrielsalinas1019]

(Guys, he hears, he knows)

[@impshade3208]

Clyde and his art style is how I discovered you’re channel which is super cool!

[@sincore777]

Dude your designs really are unnerving and I understand the struggle to create the best mascot or any character in general. take one idea and amplify it, redesign many times for the liking and stick to it. I like to imagine that each mascot made are meshed together like an evolution to Clyde its so cool! Like a recipe with little amounts of seasoning. one more thing I know you played the binding of issac, mad respect 5:07

[@jackop6640]

Okay so heres what the audio at the end says: “Although i have had different names in the past, ive always been here, and always will be. You may find it easier to abandon your passion, but i wont let you. So long as this channel is alive, i will bring it back to what you always dreamed of it being. You may hate me now, but you will thank me later, i promise” im very excited to see where this is headed

[@decentdude123]

Yo thanks dude, been trying to find this for like 7 minutes

[@WonderOfAnArachnid.]

I kinda wish more of them could've been used, like having multiple mascots for different things.

[@Nana721nah]

I love your artstyle Pastra! Thanks to you I finally found >the thing< with which I can make my art creepier. Also I love how your characters are noodly-wobbly. I want to be able to draw more soft and noodly character someday, and you give me inspiration to do that! Oh, and I am thankful for your content. I can't play horrors, but I do really enjoy stories they give, so your videos just perfectly fit in this small hole in my heart for horror content

[@royaleegg7362]

4:46 big shot man

[@rageboy9803]

6:38 “To end things off for this video, we have my final scrapped mascot, Lankmann. Lankmann was going to be my mascot back when I wanted this channel to be a-“ Dang, really touched a nerve there, huh?

[@anotherwofartist5895]

I actually don’t think it’s a hostile interruption, the audio is rather encouraging. Look up an audio reverser, give it a listen and maybe you can decipher more than I can!

[@rageboy9803]

Say, have you noticed the small blips of red text throughout the video?

[@okimightcomeback]

red text? Tell me where. I could figure things out.

[@NicoTheCinderace]

@@okimightcomeback It's during the ending part.

[@ONE-vt1fz]

@@okimightcomeback in addition to lankmann the name "vincent" also shows up.

[@interstelllar1888]

Clyde Is probably my favorite from the bunch, he's so expressive and I love the way he looks. Not to mention pastas voice matches him perfectly. I always enjoy watching the little sprite do whatever the heck he wants while the video goes on. Genuinely makes my day

[@spoopymantis4329]

This isn't even my first time watching this video, and the part where Lankman appeared still scared me to death. Epic transition right there.

[@pissypiss]

I remember one time I fell asleep watching one of your videos and when I woke up it was another one of your videos but I immediately got scared bc your little intro was playing- literally love your videos.

[@cyan.cephalopod]

I love Clyde! He feels both spooky and friendly, somehow :). Lankmann is uhhh,,, yeah he’s here too

[@AxtroLeaf]

All of your character designs are so delightfully spooky!

[@pastelspark1093]

Boy oh boy, we love a good mascot! Can't wait to see more :) also can't wait to snoop around lol, can't believe i only found that from the last video by checking the transcript on THIS video

[@GUMMYP0P]

I love your art style! It's like other people use this only for Halloween and you use it all year round! I lobe Halloween and I respect you for using this all the time.

[@grimoire930]

I honestly love these monster-style designs. I really enjoy this channel, not only one thing, also with a main problem. Kind of like a story. It appears to be have seen. This is… unfortunate.

[@lemaiathebird9161]

I hate to say it but I figured the method wouldnt stay hidden, noone can keep their damn mouth shut. Pastra finna die thanks to yall

[@TheSacredTexts]

@Sense I shall report every one of your comments for child abuse

[@grimoire930]

As you should.

[@dransnake]

Honestly I really appreciate how Clyde ended up being the mascot! He suits the channel's needs really well and matches your voice nicely. The only other designs that could work for your voice is Grimzo and your horror persona. Frankly I'm glad we live in this timeline where we have a funny altered voice for Lankmann, because his current voice REALLY suits him. It would be interesting to see your other scrapped mascots come to life though, just to give the channel some more lore hehe

[@sscyross]

got the sense right from the start of this video that it was gonna involve lankman, since he looks kinda similar to clyde and very much like a potential mascot for this channel and so i put the dots together on the video title aaand the fact that he's been showing up all over the channel recently /pos but that ending caught me so off guard!! it's broad daylight outside but i was still really spooked by that, good job man!

[@Dantalliumsolarium]

I love your set and characters so much. I just- aaa. THANK YOU!! I would love to see snake bat news if you ever get inspired for it! And if you ever make a comic or something and need background artists- fhdh. But really just 👏🏻👏🏻 I love your art

[@corbianst6733]

clyde is also the name of the orange ghost from pacman! comparing the two they seem similar combined with your other interests! i find that really cool

[@MistaSkele]

6:48 L̸̼̞̰͘â̸̠̋n̸͉̠̘̲̼̼̩͗͒̕͝͝k̴̼̺̤̗͒͐͊͜ͅm̶̜̍̄â̸̠̋n̸͉̠̘̲̼̼̩͗͒̕͝͝ did not get his 𝘊𝘖𝘍𝘍𝘌𝘌

[@propainandpropainaccesoryies]

Ím §țíľł wåįţïńğ

[@MrTallfrenchguy]

WOW. First, I'd like to say that I love the way the channel is going. You're slowly giving clue about who is lankmann. This is incredible. Then, what lankmann says is maybe reversed text but I don't have the tools to translate it. I wonder if the others mascots are going to appear to.

[@manulele24]

Seriously dude, I am a very new subscriber but your content is top notch. I may be a little late to the party with Lankman and everything but I absolutely love it

[@OlTimeyChara]

Dear lankman, bring the old mascots back to get revenge on Pastra

[@flandrescarlet506]

Bro I love the creepypasta-esque feeling to this channel, it's really re-awakening the love I had for that era with a new fresh experience! The message "We're one and the same" from Lankmann at the end has me rather curious... I wonder how connected to Clyde he is? I love your unique character designs as well, I'm glad you chose Clyde as your mascot since he's the most complex and expressive of your other characters, however I wouldn't have minded any of the other characters to be your mascot. It was very interesting to hear your detailed explanations for each potential candidate, it's something I haven't seen from another KZbinr before.

[@interforth]

Im glad i found your channel. Its been great watching them

[@noahyork1680]

Love the little lore this is building up, legit scary stuff, keep up the great work man!

[@gronkusbonkus]

I love how you give some of your monsters casual names like Clyde and Winfred and other are named scary things like lank man and stuff

[@social_ghost]

Clyde is definitely my favorite of the bunch, between the colors and expressiveness Clyde gives me the vibe of like an old sock-puppet that's moving on its own. Very endearing and super cute while still being creepy.

[@vipahxxx7640]

This channel is brilliant and extremely underrated.

[@experimentalviking]

Man, I love your art style!

[@MobDraws69]

Imagine these guys in a horror game. That would low key be cool.

[@LavaBidoof]

The moment I saw this video I thought: "Lankman is one of the scrapped characters isn't he." And thus, I would like to say... I FREAKING KNEW IT!

[@Aauroradawn]

I actually subbed because I liked how you drew your mascot (and you make some pretty cool videos)

[@squeethemog213]

This was really cool. I'm relatively new to your channel but it was interesting seeing all these designs and your thought process on them. Especially the last one 😉👌

[@pumpkinboyo6459]

You have no clue how fast you have rocketed up to be my favorite youtuber! Your designs are so uniquely creepy and fit your style so well and I love them all, but I'm happy that Clyde was the guy we got to see in the end. Never stop doing what you're doing, it's amazing!

[@cjthefox]

Ok as someone working as a character designer myself this makes me so SO happy and inspired! Seeing your art style slowly evolve and morph into what it is today made me grin so giddy and happy as well. I can't wait to see what more you do with these characters in future videos to come!

[@inescosta6133]

You want to know how much of an impact the characters already made in me? I was using this video as background noise while I drew, and I was enjoying it (as an artist, it was fun seeing the creation process of another artist) and the moment he said "LankMan" and then the voice stopped my brain immediately sounded alarms just like it does when I'm watching an horror movie. I recovered immediately but thar little second of realization and fear was really something! So yeah! Great job as always! And great designs! It's amazing to see the process behind them and their evolution!

[@sarahismyalias4672]

I loved this video! It's always fascinating to take a peek at behind the scenes stuff and it really inspires me creatively. Consider doing more videos like this in the future.

[@atomic_gamming3732]

lankman at the end says this from what I can tell: "All though I may have had different names in the past, I have always been here, and I always will be. You may find it evil (unintelagble), but I wont let you. So long as we settle [our lives]-(not sure about this one) I will take it back to what you always dreamed of it being. You may hate me now, but you will thank me latter, I promise.

[@taveongreene9642]

do you mind telling how you got this??? plz

[@D-N-0]

@@taveongreene9642 reverse sound at the end

[@atomic_gamming3732]

@@taveongreene9642 just reverse the sound

[@Robinator1103]

Look into the channel LankkFish. There is a single video containing Morse code and some other background noises that seem to point to something.

[@rotten_pumpkin_21]

It's so nice seeing your art and ideas all mix together in this characters, i adore your artstyle ^^

[@thehelenafiles]

i really like your art style, your mascots are so cool!!!

[@starsoficarus3915]

As much as I appreciate the ARG elements of these videos and I agree a lot with what other comments say about it (truly, many props for it, it is fantastic), I would love to have a "director's cut" or "purified" versions of these videos that finish off as intended. I would love to hear the genuine thoughts and design process about Lankman and potentially more insight into Clyde's character. Maybe you could upload those "pure" videos in the future, or even have them be part of the ARG where the hyperlink code to an unlisted video is hidden in some fashion. It would be really cool either way! Fantastic video as always :D

[@spoonkyscenvyscreeleton]

omg, my thoughts exactly, 'cause ARGs aren't really my thing, especially if it replaces content that originally brought me to this channel