The Most Disturbing Lost Cryptids

[@percival_salad]

he is so damn close to 100k, god damn just get him there already

[@zeepsterd]

ALMOST THERE!

[@prestontheruler9332]

Yeaah!!!!

[@prestontheruler9332]

GET ZEEP TO 100K GUYS CUZ HES GREAT

[@memegamememegame8799]

hes there

[@percival_salad]

@@memegamememegame8799 LES FUCKING GO

[@geeker6350]

The friendship between Indrid Cold and Derenberger was a surprisingly wholesome tale.

[@erfanjafari8393]

Yeah except the fact that ingrid cold chased some boys

[@netwicks1126]

It really is, when i was younger i heard of this story and i found it terrifying but i hadnt heard about the ending and now im just sad

[@henryapplebottom7231]

Gay.

[@mrsnayarlhats4242]

Yeah friendship between a human and an alien is quite sweet I guess that's a friend beyond our solar system

[@eyyitsmei]

Indrid is my favorite, read more about him and the Derenberger family and he is actually such a sweetheart. 10/10 would date, also those illustrations don't do justice to his actual appearance

[@spooky1997]

Actually lived in West Virginia for many years, the grass is completely fine haha. Anyway, really cool video! Always knew of mothman (even having a strange memory right outside the festival when I was little), but I never knew of Indrid Cold or the Flatwoods monster!

[@zeepsterd]

THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY GRASS QUESTION.

[@uknown1100]

I remember being obsessed with capsule toys as a kiddo, and I got some in a series based on them cryptids. The Flatwoods Monster was always my fave one. Gus video, Zeep! ❤

[@zeepsterd]

Thank you! I've seen you commenting on the channel for a long time now. Happy to see you here right before I hit 100k!

[@uknown1100]

@@zeepsterd Thank you for noticing me, Senpai. 😢 But, JK. Hope you get the recognition you deserve, man. Your stuff has always been of quality.

[@prestontheruler9332]

@@uknown1100 I rlly want Zeep to have 100k subs also my dude.

[@Spongyboi897]

I remember being obsessed with the Flatwoods Monster and even making a couple of OCs based off of it!

[@uknown1100]

@@Spongyboi897 Amazing.

[@isaacthemonke233]

If you ever do a sequel, can you cover another obscure cryptid. It's called the Hodag and its a medium sized carnivorous mammal that roams Wisconsin. It's considered a "Fearsome Critter" Which basically means it's an outrageous animal that doesn't exist, and is told by lumberjacks and cowboys from Mexico, Alaska, across the wooded US and Canada. In one story inorder to kill one a hunting party had blow it up with dynamite. It only eats white bulldogs for some reason, and after they died out the Hodags went extinct They're often depicted with shaggy green fur, red eyes, sharp claws, bull-like horns, gator-like tails that drag along the ground, dorsal spines, and a pair of saber teeth.

[@zeepsterd]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[@Emma_The_H0ppin_H00ligan]

Dude no way the hodag is one of my favorite cryptids!!!

[@lyndon4610]

Fearsome critters are some of the absolutely weirdest cryptids in existence, like nowhere else would you find something like the tripodero

[@isaacthemonke233]

@@lyndon4610 there's also whales that literally burst from mountainsides Monkeys with no tails but arms longer than their entire bodies Mexican bobcats with fur like cactus spines that get drink off fermented cactus fruit juice like it's tequila Turkeys that fly backwards Moose without antlers or joints I'm their legs so they have to keep walking Wild Pigs that cry themselves into literal puddles to escape predators Hairless bears that can explode if they're too close to fire Literally just giant ground sloths Like 400 more, some that are completely in Spanish And of course the good old American Jackalope.

[@lyndon4610]

@@isaacthemonke233 Yes indeed

[@misterzygarde6431]

4:08 I’d be down for a Wendigo Pokemon. Easily could see it be a Dark/Ice type. Hell, it’d be a fun pseudo legendary Pokemon as well. I mean Digimon already has Wendigomon (Which could use an Ultimate and Mega that adds onto the Wendigo elements), why not have Pokemon do their own wendigo. Speaking of Wendigomon, he was the central focus of a Digimon movie during 02 which was cut up when used in Saban’s Digimon movie.

[@dravenmartinez6311]

There is wendigo in a game specifically in shin megami tensei 4, he is obtained by evolving a jack frost.

[@jinaleftridge8181]

I was thinking it could be a cubone variant.

[@cyanity1017]

Yea but I think it'd be harder to actually happen in Pokemon, cuz the term w****go is kind of sensitive to talk about, the original term being considered disrespectful to use in horror or mock, and knowing Nintendo, they'd probably take no risks, considering they're known for censoring stuff they think wouldn't be accepted in certain areas, even if it's something fairly small. But I'd still be down to see a pokemon based on a cryptid.

[@dravenmartinez6311]

@@cyanity1017 at least we have it in smt

[@BlueRGuy]

Funnily enough a fakemon Roblox game called Loomian legacy already had a creature which are pretty much just a wendigo

[@thedman-zx1ip]

I LOVE cryptids and stuff of that nature. Cryptonaut podcast is a great resource for weird beasties like this. You gotta include my man Gef the Talking Mongoose in part two

[@AlexMitchellFNF]

Ok like honestly, I had always loved learning about cryptids when I was very young in my life like with some of them that were mentioned in this, and one of them was the flatwoods monster which was one of my personal favorites learning about due to the story about it along with a few others, But anyway this video talking about them was legit pretty great my dude👍

[@coca_.lizard]

I love your videos so much, my favourite series on your channel is the "lost characters" series.

[@zeepsterd]

I'm so glad!

[@dannymartin4834]

Supposedly the Pokémon sableye is based on a cryptid called the “Hopkinsville Goblin” that is apparently weirdly popular in Japan.

[@undeadprincess5726]

More pokemon are inspired on folklore than one would think. Mawile was inspired by a woman with a mouth on the back of her head, whiskash was based on the giant fish that is rumored to cause tidal waves, sneasel an weevil are based on super fast weasels that cut your legs up and sew them back just as fast, making you trip.

[@Raych3lwastaken]

If there ever is a part 2. Can you talk about the Jersey Devil. I don’t really hear much about it, and the only thing people know about it is because of the New Jersey devils

[@Trivial_Whim]

Well a snapping turtle with giantism isn’t unreasonable. Also, it’s a turtle, I’m sure it could escape a draining body of water by either crawling or burrowing elsewhere.

[@FosterWalsh]

lived in west virginia for a year and have even visited places such as flatwoods, point pleasant, and grafton. i can 100% confirm that the grass absolutely stinks there for some reason. in the area we lived between charleston and logan stunk like a busted sewage pipe for the entire year we were there and everyone said its 'just how the state smells'. been all up and down from morgantown to sutton and its the same no matter where. also awesome to see the loveland frogs featured. never made it over there when i lived on the west side of ohio, but its awesome seeing them shown off. great video!

[@JoeSmoPedro]

My favorite cryptid and one I'd like to see ya cover in the next video would be the Virginia TV man from just a few years ago. A friend lived close to where it happened and it was all I could think about for weeks!

[@potatomine5873]

Im actually really excited if a sequel is gonna happen. Ive been on my cryptid mood lately and this was awesome i wanna see what other ones ya cover Zeep.

[@cowsquid8859]

I live really close to Flatwoods, I actually have a friend that lives there and we play Warhammer 40k at his house. The Flatwoods Monster museum is pretty cool so if you're in the area you should check it out. Also the Shoneys there is good so eat there lol

[@ItsMeJO3]

Always fun to see people talk about WV's cryptids as a native to the state. Great video!

[@habuhomeboy]

I'm not surprised I'm the first to mention this, but The Goldbergs is a treasure trove of lost characters. Coach Mellor and Adam's friends (minus Dave Kim) are major examples. You could say Eric Goldberg, but technically he isn't lost cuz he was always gonna be Erica in the show. But nobody comes even close to being a lost character than Murray Goldberg. The dad is one of the central characters in the show, with several episodes revolving around his life and relationships with his kids. And he's written out with a crappy deepfake of Jeff Garlin and is killed off. Thus is the problem with a show that goes longer than it ever should. I know it's not a cryptid but still

[@zeepsterd]

thank you for the recs!

[@undeadprincess5726]

Didn't the dad get removed because the actor was such a jerk on set?

[@ThePauseman417]

Honestly Monster Quest was interesting, definitely better as an actual educational show than Lost Tapes on Animal Planet

[@imshinycaptain]

Indrid Cold is a friend to humanity. The "Grinning Man" story is straight up slander.

[@roonkolos]

*disturbing cryptids* *Let's start with a big shell boi*

[@WhispBells]

Bruh finally got a guy who knows the flatwoods monster that isn't from fallout!

[@prestontheruler9332]

I love these videos so much. Haven't missed a single one of the lost character vids

[@zeepsterd]

appreciate it!

[@prestontheruler9332]

thanks for replying lol huge respect for you cuz you made all these lost character videos and a trilogy of Garfield games..

[@reilashiryu733]

This was a nice video to watch! I wish I knew what the songs you used in this were because I'd love to have them in a playlist! So relaxing and intriguing!

[@Cekseiro]

As soon as you mentioned the Beast of Busco, I immediately had to facepalm, *because I was looking for this cryptid for ages under the wrong name.* It's also worth noting, the Beast of Busco really isn't *that* large, when compared with other snapping turtles. The largest recorded was 249 lbs and, IIRC, just under 30" long (a kitchen table being about 48", usually), and there was another unconfirmed report in Kansas(?) of one weighing somewhere around 400 lbs. (also hit enter a bit too early; everything after this point is where the edits come in, and I'd rather not spam any notifications); --Wendigo. Really more a spirit than a cryptid. From my understanding (which is limited, as this isn't really my area of expertise), it's less something that manifests or which has a physical form (like Deer Woman) and more something that possesses those who make themselves vulnerable (like a demon). --Flatwoods Monster. I don't necessarily believe it, but this was also a period where even relatively well-respected people could say, "I saw a UFO in the sky, once," and they'd be mocked as having seen little green men in the middle of a gang drive-by with their flying saucer, threatening them with a rectal probe. It wasn't until extremely recently that the mocking even slightly let up on that front.

[@dragontales1999]

Have a character recommendation for lost characters: The character i'd like to recommend is Casey, a Pokemon anime character who first appeared in the episode "The Double Trouble Header" (aired 1999 in Japan, 2000 in America) but hasn't made any speaking appearances in 18 years. TL;DR: Massive fan of a baseball team called the Electabuzz, appeared three times in the mainline anime and two times in a side story series, once as the main character. First appearance in 1999, last substantial appearance was in 2004, made a very brief cameo in a 2022 short film, but has not appeared in the main anime in 18 years. For more detail: Casey is a character who is a massive, massive fan of the Electabuzz baseball team - she wears clothing with their colors (a yellow-and-black striped jersey and a hat with a lightning bolt on it), she sings their theme song whenever she can, and tries to catch as many yellow and black colored Pokemon as possible. In her first episode (TDTH) she gets mad at Ash when he insults the Electabuzz and tries to battle him (despite just starting her Pokemon journey, while Ash has had far more experience), loses horribly and is tricked by Team Rocket into rematching Ash, being told he cheated. Her Chikorita (and Pikachu, of course) are stolen by TR during the rematch and she becomes friends with him after defeating TR, promising to meet again and train to become better. Casey was apparently intended as a rival to Ash in a similar vein to Ritchie or Gary - in the Japanese sub Ash calls her a new rival, and she is shown alongside the aforementioned Gary and Ritchie in front of a stadium, implying she was supposed to battle Ash in the Johto League. However, she is not seen competing. She appeared in a side series called "Pokemon Chronicles" in English, and in one of them she was the main character - in "A Date With Delcatty" she meets up with Misty again to get tickets for an Electabuzz game, and in "Those Darn Electabuzz" she has to help a washed up Electabuzz player named Corey DeMario get his spirit back, and help his Charizard that can't breathe fire or fly anymore. Casey has not made a speaking appearance since 2004. Her only appearance afterwards was a brief poorly-drawn cameo in a 2022 short "A Ripple In Time", watching Ash battle another trainer, but has not appeared outside of that. In 2017 during the Sun & Moon anime season, Ash plays baseball with his companions (and against Team Rocket) in the episode "Pulling Out The Pokemon Base Pepper". The Electabuzz baseball team makes a brief cameo at the beginning of the episode, but Casey is nowhere to be seen. While many past characters made cameos in the Masters 8 world tournament in Pokemon Journeys, Casey was absent entirely and remains almost completely forgotten. Fun facts: The Electabuzz baseball team is based on a real life Japanese team, the Hanshin Tigers. Both Tigers and Electabuzz are yellow/black striped animals, and in the original Japanese version, Casey speaks with a Kansai dialect - which Osaka residents speak. The Hanshin Tigers are also based in Osaka. Her English name was at one point given to Ash as a temporary name, according to Veronica Taylor, however the name was eventually given to this character. As for theories as to why she's been absent, the only few I could possibly come up with is A) more likely, it's because Johto has always been pushed aside compared to other regions, getting far less anime continuity than others (especially Kanto), or B) least likely, her similarities could be seen as an "endorsement" of the Hanshin Tigers team in some way, but this is only my (likely wrong) speculation and there's never actually been any explanation for her absence. Maybe it's both, or they've simply forgotten or don't care about her. Those who do remember her have a mixed opinion - some loved her character and find her spunky and enjoyable, and others absolutely hate her, saying she was incredibly annoying (or just think she was boring). Personally I absolutely adore her, I think she is funny and charming and hope that one day she somehow returns in an actual speaking appearance, but given how she hasn't made a significant one for almost 20 years (and only one very brief cameo) it's highly unlikely. She is definitely forgotten.

[@zeepsterd]

dude, did you have this comment at the ready

[@dragontales1999]

@@zeepsterd yes I was ready to request her so I typed it a few days in advance.

[@SparksMcPasta]

I live in West Virginia and I can confirm that our grass kinda stinks sometimes, but I believe its more so the swampy mud here then the grass.

[@aldentepotato]

Digging Lugia's theme during the turtle story.

[@frostmintthefluffybeast2016]

I remember reading about a Wendigo when I was little, I stayed up all night trying to see one, that that's why I always wake up at 5:00 am with out a alarm And I wonder why I always have insomnia :P

[@cryptiecreep]

People still claim to see Mr. Cold from time to time. If I had the time and money, I'd just walk around Point Pleasant until I found him. Maybe see if he's down for a booty call.

[@sap-un6ny]

just Every cryptid in the sub-category of fearsome critter is a hoot and a half. basically, these are cryptids who originate from lumberjack or western cowboy stories and nearly all of them are goofy in one way or another. >the agropelter is a massive ape with extendable arms that throws tree branches at people >Slide-Rock Bolter is just a giant whale that as the name implies slides downs rocky mountain terrain >The Squonk from my state of Pennsylvania is a pig creature that cries all from how ugly it is and the fact that nobody likes him >the duck-footed dum dum is just a cat with a flat back that it. uses to bang its set of tails off like a drum >a so many great others

[@zeepsterd]

THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTIONS!

[@dannybright8708]

Definitely cover Trunko (giant furry sea monster with an elephant’s trunk) the next one, as well as the Black Eyed Kids and Con Rit

[@johnoaodh1647]

What else to do in Loveland, OH? Well there’s a haunted castle called Chateau Laroche and an antique an oddities store called Memento Mori. They’re both really cool. Lol.

[@fonejunky6306]

3:53 As soon as that deer skull image came on my ears started ringing

[@fonejunky6306]

WRONG TIME STAMP BFGFGGFGFYF

[@Чхл]

Congrats on 100K subs, Zeepsterd!

[@Somerandomjingleberry]

For such a terrifying appearing thing, that Indrid Cold seemed quite… nice, actually. Makes me wonder why so many people depict him with a psychopathic too-wide smile as opposed to what I assume was a normal albeit perhaps slightly off one

[@wandereringshadow8658]

Honestly, even though I don't believe in crpytids, they are just so insanely cool to talk about. Its nice to think of a world beyond the one you can see.

[@nobody-cj8il]

A wendigo is a cannibalistic human.

[@slimeysnail]

I currently live in West Virginia and the grass is completely fine and doesn't make a loud noise

[@blu7384]

I found out about a weird ass cryptid-ish story about a talking mongoose called The Dalby Spook & it intrigued me sm for some reason mostly because if the rings the mongoose would say I think.

[@wulffunes4067]

What is the song at 16:53 it's been stuck in my head

[@ariwemy]

100K SUBS CONGRATS

[@zeepsterd]

Thank you!!

[@mrpeanutbetter]

Glad to see you almost at 100k man.

[@angelpixiegirl]

I use to spend EVERY summer in West Virginia, but I would be in Harpers Ferry. It was always nice in area and smelled like fresh air and grass but not in a weird way like the report says. Maybe Flatwoods is too far for it to be an issue for Harpers Ferry? I dunno lol

[@WoodyToast76728]

you should do the mothman next since you talked little bit about his story and i think you should finish the cripitids in wv

[@mysteriousmog51]

Nice video Zeepsterd congrats on 100k good luck for going to Ohio.

[@dravenmartinez6311]

Hey can you a video on lost sonic characters there's so many, like splats, honey, heavy and bomb, the fleetway characters, and way more.

[@BlankSpaceMonsterASMR]

From all I hear about Wendigos that aren’t all just “Oo big scary deer man” is that it’s basically just a hungry guy with an ice heart

[@Possiblyafelon]

One of my favorite KZbinrs

[@zeepsterd]

that means a lot!

[@seriouslynotevan7575]

As a West Virginian resident I can say with full certainty that the grass does indeed emit toxic fumes

[@yannickgrignon2473]

Calling the Wendigo a cryptid never quite sat right with me. I'm not First Nations, but my understanding is that the Wendigo is essentially a spirit or representation of greed and hunger, and is treated much differently to, say, sasquatch. It's a little like calling demons or the Devil a cryptid, sure, people say they've seen them, but they occupy a different kind of area than just "wacky animal that wanders around"

[@admirable_minimum2163]

a "giant" turtle isn't that outlandish considering the size of ocean/sea turtles, which are significantly larger than what most people think. i mean the size of snapping turtles would probably surprise a lot of people. if people did legitimately see a "giant" turtle it was probably just a larger than average turtle that was seen from a far, people are notoriously bad a judging sizes of things especially when there's nothing in the immediate vicinity to compare it to. also the mascot the town is using is a tortoise not a turtle, there is a very important difference in that tortoises (which have flat feet not webbed feet) can't swim and people not knowing this has led to them putting tortoises into water, where they will inevitably drown.

[@RalseiGaming]

sky jellyfish are kinda a obscure one no one talks about

[@skatinwhenican]

The beast of Busco is a wild story, imagine getting bit by a snapping Blastoise.

[@valeriegreen9568]

Can you talk about more cryptids, I really enjoyed this video

[@mathieuleader8601]

the Beast of Busco never of it till now very interesting

[@adityamaurya9851]

wendigo sounds like - "there is always that one guy in the group"

[@peekingcat4235]

I really like the Beastly Windigo (Possibly spelled it wrong.)

[@ditoeboi2354]

Good job getting to 100k

[@henryapplebottom7231]

"Two teenagers were playing the game Pokemon go. And claimed to see a giant frog walking around the lake" Yeah, polywhirl.

[@Madagascar_on_GameCube]

I have a character for lost characters Venus De Milo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, she was introduced in a live action show, as the 5th and only female turtle, the show was made by the same company of the Power Rangers, Saban. The show is hated and eventually was cancelled, she would later appear on a web series, and comic spinoffs. It makes sense why she is forgotten, given the lore of TMNT from a movie says that every iteration of TMNT is a new universe, a multiverse of turtles.

[@beckmailman9486]

I remember her. when I was younger I was mad because she had a blue mask and Leo did too so I hated bc I thought she was copying him lol

[@Bluegirl12345]

Flatwoods monster are actual enemies in Zelda Majora's Mask

[@loctranplaysbabft3864]

Yo in the wendigo section when the “Wendigo” jumped onto the house that was a KRAMPUS movie scene 5:09

[@pepqcat3169]

17:16 you got out of it maine good job few so close pals (:

[@peakperformance4811]

I did I lot of fishing out there in Churubusco,

[@TacoLordJoe666]

WHAT IS THE MUSIC AT THE START OF "BEAST OF BUSCO"??? IT'S DRIVING ME NUTS AND I NEED THIS ON MY PLAYLIST!!!

[@bulldogblast1945]

I recommend if you ever make another video basing it on a sub-set called "fearsome critters", which are absolutely hilarious, they're all (sadly) garunteed fake, but hilarious nonetheless

[@apiocosmico833]

LET'S GO CRYPTIDS

[@LikaLaruku]

::Me wondering why The Man Who Laughs who inspired Batman's Joker is on the thumbnail as a Cryptid::

[@L0rdOfThePies]

I love the flatwoods monster, its a reoccurring character in my lucid dreams

[@LoveFitsAll]

This is it. I'm here for it. Swamp dweller too

[@bigboinzg]

‏‪8:54‬‏ what is this?

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

Brother, did you really have to do MonsterQuest like that in your Flatwoods Monster entry?

[@AbbyBlackbird]

Zeeeeps back

[@mangledlives6439]

I don’t like being this guy but Wendigos are not cryptids they are Native American folk creatures there is a difference. Cryptids are creatures that may or may not exist, folk creatures just don’t exist Mythology is a type of folk lore and nobody is saying a Minotaur exists

[@justaperson8560]

I saw a turtle big as a full size pickup truck bed

[@linusdickens4767]

My favorite one is the jackalope

[@DragonLovingGirl6]

16:51 Hey look, it's Disney's Amphibia!

[@loyalmaddog7777]

Three frogs huh? Those are no frogs those are THE BATTLE TOADS!

[@heatherjohnstone4972]

Do a part 2 and include ambize it's so lost like not much know. About it

[@GOTHICMAMBA35]

The wendigo is also in mn. I haven't seen it but atill.

[@puddinpop3215]

You go oh duelist of roses music boiiii

[@mrsnayarlhats4242]

About the flat woods monster I think it would be a reptilian alien in a sort of a space suit

[@the_screaminator]

I SWEAR TO GOD GIVE THIS MAN 5000 LIKES NOW! PLEASE

[@gamingarc1067]

Bro that one version of the flat woods monster looked like a Pokémon lol

[@hatsudopia5085]

Flatwoods definitely has more than 300 people now lol

[@tj5425]

West Virginia here. It sure is grass.

[@Flame_Overseer]

99.9K subscribers?!? So close to 100k!

[@andymoore8835]

Lmao I actually work in Loveland Ohio. I’ll have to visit the frogman area at some point! I completely forgot about that

[@ox8833]

As a Hoosier,I believe the The Beast of Busco was real. 🐢

[@reasesoffice]

I live outside of Churibusco and I do too. I've seen some big ass turtles before so I believe it existed.

[@ox8833]

@@reasesoffice Right?! It’s very possible because we have fossils of turtles that were as big as volts wagon’s

[@Kebo-Kero]

That flatwoods monster is like Oscar from Sesame Street

[@OOO-vi1pj]

The flat wood monster you saw looks like sherk bootleg

[@honeycrispsnail4032]

Did you know the Wendigo also has the ability to transform into trees, stumps, and rocks? It’s an evil spirit that has a few supernatural abilities. At least according to my tribe’s tales.

[@Kittenfox_55]

I know about Cryptids from the cartoon Network show Secret Saturdays.

[@blakemills2717]

My favorite cryptids is wendigos and moth man.

[@whimai412]

The Ohio giant frog is pretty wholesome, and fun teenagers dress up as it lolz XD

[@shaggytheshaman]

omg I died laughing when the Frogfucius music hit. Thank you for that lmao

[@brickjuice2129]

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[@zeepsterd]

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[@Aquatican5]

I forgot monster quest existed 13:20

[@mentosvagabond]

The flatwood monster is just straight up nier automata robot...