THEY'RE ALWAYS ONE STEP AHEAD // Amazing Mario Maker 2 Troll Levels!

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[@CarlSagan42]

I want to give a huge shoutout to the entire SMM2 troll maker community! You've brought us all so many laughs with all your sometimes benevolent and sometimes monstrous trolls. Thanks everyone, keep the trolls coming

[@memeextreme5199]

First

[@JamesRileysRipeRaspberry69420]

Oh daddy

[@cooperoconnor4115]

CarlSagan42 first

[@oki.k]

Got a glitch level for ya: ‪MDC-T79-1GG‬

[@Terrivian_Vess]

Early squad.

[@Defender1031]

It is my sincere hope that now that I did this, it will inspire everyone to make behind-the-scenes videos about their levels so that we can all continue to learn from each other's creations and grow together as a community. If Nintendo doesn't give us the means then we're gonna gosh darn make our own means!

[@MST110900]

this level is awesome, you are a genius

[@StormCrownSr]

You made a really cool bts video. Maybe you've found your true talent. Explaining your torture methods.

[@samneal9041]

Nice video. Entertaining, Infromative and not too rambley.

[@CATomic]

Defender1031 I also use moles to activate offscreen on-off switches

[@CaptainCocaine]

You can tell Defender is passionate about this because he almost swore.

[@Defender1031]

17:55 I totally could have made it get you only the second time. It'd be a simple contraption with a bomb setup that's spawn blocked the first time but sets off an on-off switch twice in rapid succession the second time to kill the launchers. I even considered doing it, but 1. sprite limits and 2. I thought not doing it and just giving the infinite resets improved the surprise ending.

[@Defender1031]

@@noatiendoboludos Well yeah, that too.

[@Mashamazzi]

After watching Carl for a while I have concluded that it's not the level creators that are one step ahead He is simply 42069 steps behind

[@pessimisticpianist582]

And that means that the level creators are actually 42069 ahead.

[@Mashamazzi]

@@pessimisticpianist582 no, because that implies that Carl isn't blind and 42069 steps behind

[@pessimisticpianist582]

@@Mashamazzi No, if Carl is 42069 steps behind the level creators must be 42069 steps ahead of Carl, right?

[@Mashamazzi]

@@pessimisticpianist582 well, yes, but actually, no

[@pessimisticpianist582]

@@Mashamazzi Indeed, lol.

[@pessimisticpianist582]

I swear the trolls are even more brutal since you released your Getting Over It level.......Everyone is out for V E N D E T T A

[@Missmay123p]

V E N G E A N C E*

[@pessimisticpianist582]

@@Missmay123p No need to correct me, " vengeance " is basically the equivalent of " Vendetta "

[@Missmay123p]

Evetchen Brown well I thought it was that you can have a vendetta against someone not be out for a vendetta (sorry if I’m wrong tho....)

[@pessimisticpianist582]

@@Missmay123p No need to apologise! Btw I said " out for Vendetta " not " out for a Vendetta " ( which wouldn't even be grammatically correct if it had have been " out for a vengeance " .

[@JorgetePanete]

...*

[@dekayn915]

Laughed so hard at the achievement unlock: Achieved Nothing

[@jamesmerkel1932]

I shot coke out of my nose when I saw that, damn near died from laughter!

[@pessimisticpianist582]

It was very amusing.

[@Defender1031]

That was one of the most hilarious additions to this video. I always love watching the youtube edits to see what kind of stuff like that was added.

[@pessimisticpianist582]

@@Defender1031 Congrats on your troll level, it was amazing.

[@Defender1031]

@@pessimisticpianist582 Thanks so much! It was a lot of fun to make, and even more to watch Carl play.

[@williamr7416]

15:49 I was hoping Defender would see Carl’s desire for 1ups and hit an on off switch so they fall into the pit

[@Defender1031]

That would have required a meta-contraption to make the pirhana contraption only pop up when you're to the right of it though... hmmmmmmmmmmmmm... >:)

[@frankxie7846]

_I bet that’s surprisingly simple_

[@Defender1031]

@@JorgetePanete Yes, that.

[@ardabilgin3269]

@@frankxie7846 Lol

[@phinix473]

YEEEEEESSSSSSSS, i need that troll in my life.

[@PianoKhang]

Me: Time to go to bed and get a nice rest so I won‘t be tired at work in 6 hours. Carl: I‘m about to end this man‘s whole career.

[@PianoKhang]

LABRANK ever heard of time zones? It‘s 2:25 AM for me

[@pessimisticpianist582]

@@labranklord9303 Calm down kid.

[@pessimisticpianist582]

@Micah Lall-Trail Well....Either he Is a troll or a very pissed individual.

[@michaelharrison7232]

LABRANK You have a life?

[@michaelharrison7232]

LABRANK Lol no

[@actuallyrihly]

Carl, just visualize the trolls and you will be fine.

[@jamesmerkel1932]

He did, he visualized almost every troll, then it materialized to his horror like freddy Kruger got into mario's head

[@AssistantCoreAQI]

@@jamesmerkel1932 I Was Gonna Woooosh You, But, Your Reply Is Perfect!

[@Tetra392]

He tries, but Carl is blind... Literally and figuratively.

[@doublechindoge7]

*APHANTASIA INTENSIFIES*

[@BroArmyCommander]

You don't do this...

[@MrRubixscube]

small brain: CP1 through pipe medium bran: CP1 through poop chute galaxy brain: CP1 by clipping through the floor

[@cowabunghole]

LOL 3:50 the slowed down laughter reminds you that it's just some Japanese men laughing sped up. It reminds me of yoshi's voice slowed down.

[@isaacbailey3681]

I like it better slowed down, it sounds more like a proper laugh track and more malicious at the same time.

[@ramiro_echeverria]

Is the voice of yoshi on mario party just a human voice slowed down? Wow I didn't know that that's kind of creepy actually.

[@etmr]

It was a small step for Mario... And an even smaller one for Larl 😂 Kudos to the (evil) creators!!

[@jeim376]

ETMR Official beautiful I loved that joke

[@OmniVirusHS]

My brain just melted trying to listen to both Defender explain the setup and Carl freaking out about the setup. Just a future heads up so people who are sensitive to audio like me, please try to pause before popping off about cool setups when watching the setup tutorial. It will save alot of headaches for people like myself. Thanks, and I can't wait to see your next video.

[@reconss5290]

10:20 I laughed so hard once he said double door after a moment of silent reaction xDD

[@mike_havens]

10:39 These are the claws that never end,they go on and on,my friend...

[@Defender1031]

Defender... started tracking them knowing EXACTLY what they were... >:-)

[@becauseimapotato7599]

18:12 *Top ten anime plot twists*

[@500a6500]

Infinity claw trap was AMAZING.

[@Defender1031]

>:-) Fun fact: I specifically set those claws up so that the first 15 seconds or so are total jank because of inconsistent swinging, but once they complete one cycle and start repeating, they become consistent so that it's not as horrible as it seems at first.

[@CursedGamingLord]

@@Defender1031 I lost my shit when I saw that, I laughed so much I couldn't breathe properly after it lmao I can't wait for when I have money to get a Switch and Mario Maker 2 to try out stuff like this one

[@500a6500]

Defender1031 Halloween baby?

[@Defender1031]

@@CursedGamingLord Sooooo worth it.

[@Defender1031]

@@500a6500 Yep. I'm a pumpkin!

[@sontapaa11jokulainen94]

2:33 "Start working on it." That is actually very great advice,because scientifically the hardest part of doing any big thing is actually starting working on it (or continue it after a break).

[@Parallaces]

I've got to say, at around 5:20, I LOVE Carl's laugh before it goes high pitch. I can listen to it over and over again. It's just so genuine and infectious.

[@DragonCatalyst]

Ruby on your shoulder while playing was super cute.

[@boy3m]

44:46 that resume Carl's life while playing a troll level: "Stand still at the TROLL STUFF"

[@tzisorey]

34::50 - I like how Corndilly fades away as the platform gets more distant, but then fades back in as it comes back. And yes, I know it's not _actually_ Corndilly ... but it'll always be Corndilly.

[@aba_dab_o]

43:00 The editor and I were thinking the same thing. XD

[@antoniocarbajal6248]

Defender: Guys, I’ve made this awesome contraption to troll the bejesus out of Carl!! Everyone else: Dude, you do realize all you need is a box? 🤔

[@pessimisticpianist582]

Lol

[@KainaX122]

So I want to propose a new term ApoTROLLia: based off the term 'apophenia'; the tendency to perceive a connection or potential troll between unrelated or random things

[@stevo1922]

random things? no, those perceived connections are always intended in troll levels

[@trickygamer555]

@@stevo1922 i made a randomly falling twomp into an troll. the twomp commits suicide and you need to spin jump on it later. and it refuses to respawn becuz it's lazy. so yes, everything can be a troll.

[@SuperDZ555]

“You need to think 18 steps ahead and break all the rules along the way” -Desbug

[@tronmerncutsman]

That stinking "Dabada" song effect reminds me of a song from a show I really hate and it is driving me insane every time I hear it

[@ChristopherMoom]

This is the treatment Carl deserves after making "Please Just Do Better :)"

[@chazarianisland6013]

When you’ve been playing too much minecraft and you internally die inside when Carl jumps down a lethal distance...

[@roy4173]

I realized because of this video that MM2 is a double-sided challenge. It's a challenge for the person trying to beat the level sure, but it's also almost a puzzle unto itself for the level creator to make all the moving parts work. I can imagine these creators spending literally hours actually trolling themselves because stuff in their levels aren't working like they're supposed to. Props to defender on this and the time spent explaining every device in his level!

[@blueyez1980]

Carl: "This is the biggest CP1 get rekt shaft of all time" Shano: "...I'm building a trash can for you."

[@hallowizer440]

The crazy thing about the ending of the second level is that the end castle's door is exposed, so it looks like Toadette is going into the pipe, when in reality she is going into the castle.

[@Jimmy_Heafy]

41:23 I haven't laughed so hard in a Mario Maker video before! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MDSF90]

Man it gets soooooo frustrating watching Carl make the same exact mistake 4 or 5 times in a row. Then I remember how humble he is and I realize that everything is going to be juuuust vine.

[@immortalsun]

You’re a cute kitty cat!

[@karbon4905]

me: sleep carl: no

[@NrgSpoon]

3:51 i never noticed the similarity between the SMB and Duck Hunt themes until now.

[@JumperIncorp]

Well, there was a SMB + Duck Hunt Cart that existed back then, so...

[@slapz_rs]

My mans is going insane. Literally. 5:17

[@aboi5]

In a time when some streamers and youtubers are getting heat (and rightfully so) for mistreating their pets on camera, I think we can all appreciate how wholesome Carl is with Ruby even when she wants attention while he's busy playing. Thank you Larl!

[@tmd9412]

at 14:40, the thing is an aphantasia test! you're supposed to answer which you can imagine if youre asked to see a red star

[@meowmaro]

41:21 i cant be the only one screaming "DONT DO IT" right

[@flabort]

I was screaming "Look left", and "no your other left you blind dyslexic biologist!", and my mom came to investigate the source of the noise.

[@meowmaro]

@@flabort LMAO

[@charlieb8735]

Watching you play troll levels is one of the most wholesome forms of entertainment i have ever experienced. Thank you Carl.

[@3RAN7ON]

2:53 Carl, you of all people should not be spreading cognitive viruses. double door... that's all I can hear now. Thank you

[@Nevir202]

He’s an immunologist, he’s just inoculated you agains hearing it as Dumbledor

[@jamesmerkel1932]

@@Nevir202 well it didn't work, cause I've had the mysterious ticking noise cycling through my head ever since he said that :)

[@PrincessNinja007]

I can't hear it. I just here synth

[@berni_schmorg]

double door

[@PoochieCollins]

>spreading viruses This aged painfully well.

[@NoahNathanson]

So glad you played this level, it's my favorite SMM2 one so far! Love these vids.

[@stasis168]

That song effect is stuck in my head, and now all I hear is double door. It is also now my new favorite sound effect/song, so thanks for psychologically adding lyrics. (Idea: maybe you could sneak this into your next troll level as a theme or a troll that ruins (or improves) the song for the player. If you paid attention to the comment thus far, thank you!!! You are one of the best MM2 players/creators ever, tied only to (or ahead of) DGR.)

[@MochiBluse]

5:20 when you see two identical rocks in the middle of the desert

[@bjornfelle]

The highlight of this video was definitely “double double double door” 😆

[@Mavman42]

I like how the video starts by Carl laughing maniacally 😂

[@vladspellbinder]

I really love the phrase "can't brain" and the various other ways to say it. That achievement though. That defeated sigh when you get springed into the rose-lock set me off laughing. Looks like there can be a lot of paths back to CP1. Think you can avoid them all Carl? (I don't.) I really like the way you say "Well, that's unfortunate." Just a minor set back is all. Avoided the munchers without even trying. Than got hit with major choice paralysis. The "Do I hit this switch?" troll is always good. Congrats on getting the right fifty-fifty chance the first try. 18:05 That's a great face to put into rom hacks. The "How it's made" video is really cool, I'm glad DEfender did that for everyone. Shoulder cat is great cat. Carl being blind because of the background again. That's not a wall Carl! A dor and a pipe both head back to CP1. Can you avoid them? I don't think icicles behind canons is ever going to get old to me. A normal shelmet behind a spiked shelmet is a new on on me. And it was beautiful. I'm sorry Carl, but that "The platform came back" into "Oh, there it goes again" Hope into crushed hope had me laughing. I'm such a horrible person. Hi off of the cheese and you run right into a key pit. There has to be *some* way to take damage at the second CP, of it wouldn't have been able to be uploaded. Wow, that was a highly unexpected CP1. So beautiful. I'm really liking these fake CP1 set ups. This one was a bit more involved in that it was actually CP1 but took you right back to CP2 with what it was that caused you to get CP1ed in the first place. I was really curious about that pipe under CP2 when I saw it, but now I understand why it was there. Not going to try and collect a fire flower with the winged platform? Looks to me like you get two chances there. Ooo, new ending song. Thanks for the video Carl.

[@AlmarAZL9S]

2:04 LOL! The slow motion and the Achievement notification was hilarious! 18:51 Yes! Please do that...also make sure the quality of your video is good to view.That ending music didn't expect. Ha ha ha ha!

[@Gumnut08]

18:42 Carl - "Did i dodge a troll there at the end?" No carl you did not dodge a single troll ever

[@MrGauntyGames]

Someone needs to make a compilation of all of the weird noises that carl makes while freaking out at trolls

[@TheAdvertisement]

0:10 Oh the callback. 5:20 That is pure evil.

[@pryospike1656]

carl: theres a way to-- theres a way to *ad plays* best ad placement

[@XadexSquared]

The best trolls are always the troll endings that just come out of nowhere.

[@iloveass4]

2:32 is the most Professor response I've ever heard

[@Mima99]

18:12 a surprise to be sure but a welcome one

[@bigpboy1012]

I was on my break, so I have time to watch at least some of it. Yay.

[@isaiahgarza4719]

Carl can you make a hard level for Ryu? He just beat your getting over it level and it didn't seem like he struggled at all

[@astralkitty_]

QLT-CRJ-YKF What is this you might ask? A Troll Level in the 3D World Style. It's evil. Kinda. Try it. Pls.

[@DukeApples]

Man, been trying this level for 30ish min now...prettt evil... i made an evil troll level lastnight myself 😁😁

[@astralkitty_]

Would you mind giving me the ID? I'd love to see what other people are up to when it comes to creating troll levels

[@DukeApples]

@@astralkitty_ yeah, its 5KF-5XP-KJF

[@DukeApples]

@@astralkitty_ currently stuck in the P switch room wit the troll fish XD

[@DukeApples]

Oh boy, i can see CP2 . .but gotta fall for all the trolls around it first 👌👌

[@sinom]

New Carl video but I just wanted to play fire emblem right now... Choices choices choices

[@pessimisticpianist582]

What about you watch Carl WHILE playing Fire Emblem?

[@C21232]

@@pessimisticpianist582 Wow. What a concept!

[@sinom]

@@pessimisticpianist582 that's kinda what I've been doing. But there are a lot of cutscene right now and I have to pause one of the both all the time xc

[@pessimisticpianist582]

@@sinom Lol, ok. Have fun!

[@psuedonym9999]

42:44 If you just stand on the falling blue platform, you don't get stuck below the one-ways, oddly enough.

[@CallMeCarby]

Just when I needed a video to watch, Carl saves the day :)

[@beardlessdragon]

18:12 you can see Carl's brain trying to compute the situation

[@will2998]

I like how carl is speaking and petting his cat without looking at the cat

[@Greameable]

Funny thing is, Lifesavers designer (Clarence Crane) wanted to make his candy stand out from the classic disc shape and took inspiration from life preservers used on boats at the time.

[@magmangle]

I love the new CP1 fake-out trolls, it's actually been a while since I've seen an actual CP1 troll, and that's just funny that the new meta is thinking you're gonna fall for CP1 but you just don't actually.

[@jaeusa160]

@23:35 "Just in case Carl picked 1 here and didn't check any of the others." Defender really is 69 steps ahead!

[@jaeusa160]

@37:30 I admit. I did not see that coming. Top tier CP1.

[@rcdr898]

3:00 This is the best edit known to mankind xD

[@noobuss1987]

Not even a second in and I see Carl laughing like a madman.

[@uljk5699]

Troll makers: Go Commit Self Destruct Carl: thank you benevolent creator

[@zyphur9961]

42:55 if he does it means another 1 hour of drop dead laughs for us.

[@ohmiohwa4199]

2:18 when you beat Minecraft on peaceful

[@lavaguanix6804]

Beating Minecraft on peaceful is the hardest difficulty

[@bladelaw]

Big thumbs up to Tanuki Dan for the outro music. Sounds great!

[@brianmcclenahan617]

Ever since you released your devious troll climbing level, other trolls have decided to play nice. They know you, they know you could be much more trolly.

[@MrLucky5001]

43:01 What have you done, editor? Let's hope Carl doesn't watch his own videos.

[@albertosegato1116]

I'm not sure this is fine...i'm an italian guy and right now it's 1:30 a.m.

[@thefinalvoid3664]

Fre3nd_8.7 he used to upload at that time in america

[@dis_630]

Ti capisco, ti capisco

[@PoochieCollins]

_"i'm an italian guy"_ Ooh, would not want to be in your country right now, sorry.

[@DennisCarwyr]

This video started me on my journey to figure out that I have aphantasia too. And I was looking on the Wikipedia page for aphantasia and found that Penn Jillette also has aphantasia.

[@jaxter6037]

5:18 Best joker laugh ever

[@rocknrolllead]

Great outro song. That dude is rocking. Glad you found him with that raid

[@Goldtoise]

It's funny that we both thought of the bumper as a lifesaver at the same time!

[@rikromero1]

2:00 "Oh, let's make a big red shiny for CARL, surely he didn't suspect for a big carl-box"

[@BrokenGodEnt]

Wait haven't I seen this already? I'm getting serious deja vu rn.

[@Leopoldshark]

Did you watch Aussie Carl play it?

[@joshuasteinke2588]

Leopoldshark Which streamer is Aussie Carl? Juzcook?

[@Leopoldshark]

@@joshuasteinke2588 I was referring to Juz, yes. He played Defender's level a few days ago.

[@SullySadface]

Lmao that clown car mega mushroom wall clip cp1 to disrespectful reset is amazing

[@zoenicoletv]

That laughter in tbe beginning of the video was that of a sadistic madman.

[@iandean1112]

A Carl video that I can watch during the day?!?!?! YAS

[@Para_Paul]

1:30 am in Germany haha

[@pessimisticpianist582]

@Ian Dean I am guessing you live in Australia?

[@iandean1112]

@@pessimisticpianist582 I live in the US

[@pessimisticpianist582]

@@iandean1112 Rlly? Well it was daytime in Australia when this vid released ( I know cause I live there ), so I don't know how that works...

[@Rosem_Blossom]

Pirates: *Parrot on their shoulders* Carl: *Cat on his shoulder*

[@trevorcraft6542]

Yes. We need a Troll Contraption Compendium.

[@KamekSans]

The sheer untapped potential of parachute thwomps is terrifying

[@zmac311]

I assume Lifesavers candy are named for the lifesavers on ships that you throw when someone goes overboard, which bumpers also look like. But their bounciness makes them seem more like inflatable tubes.

[@PhazonOmega]

The new CP1 is to set up the player who is already familiar with the troll, and then give him a heart attack thinking he will get sent back.

[@crazytony18]

That defender level is the best troll level i've ever seen, and yes, I've seen all the carl videos, and yes, my memory is short.

[@theredraven5795]

I love watching you play troll levels!

[@jimsump]

Carl's laugh in the beginning sums up every kid's nightmare.

[@MrZelnoth]

I really appreciate Carls dedication to finding all the trolls.

[@AliKandirr]

2:18 I love you editor

[@gamewizard2008]

I had some good laughs at you forgetting everything!! XD

[@ogfrag482]

Oh. My. God. When I watched the video for the first time I didn’t understand the title. Now I do because *I have aphantasia.*

[@scottmoore9583]

Carl: sees a life saver in a donut Me: now can you imagine that life saver

[@Furiasword]

25:00 is one of the biggest reasons I watch these videos.

[@logancamp9098]

Fun fact: fortnite has a creative mode right now where people can create levels. However, they have never had a good troll level. I have almost finished an absolutely evil level full of softlocks, back to cp1 stuff, hard platforming, etc, because i cant think of any group of people that need a level like that more than people that play fortnite. Thanks for inspiring me to be a terrible person carl