THIS IMPOSTOR STRAT is OVERPOWERED!

[@itszaque]

5up made a great point. Yes he 3rd impostered and threw last week but it was more due to lobby tendencies and Aipha's big brain clears than anything. This lobby operates almost solely off of clears, imposter's need to take advantage of that and shake up the meta.

[@AmongUsAcademy]

100% this! Love Aipha being the Pioneer of the “meta shake up”

[@WestAirAviation]

95% of us would've done what 5up did. We're just Monday morning quarterbacking, lol.

[@jdayyy8003]

Happy that Aipha is getting recognized with that big brain play last time.

[@happycouchday]

Everyone has a different play style in this lobby, that's one of the things that makes it fun to watch. Part of 5up's style is to be very confident in his crewmate reads, right or wrong. Yes, he got that one wrong, AND he shouldn’t feel like he has to defend himself about it-if crew always got it right, it would be boring as hell. His friends can roast him, but it would be a bit weird for any of us to pile on.

[@evanstv1001]

11:08 “PI SS” stands for “Private Investigator Steven Suptic” btw y’all

[@andrasszollosi1573]

It feels like anytime I watch someone else's pov during the morning lobby, Baycon is always jumping into vents or doing some weird shit. Such a good addition to the lobby lol

[@AmongUsAcademy]

Aipha is seriously underrated for someone coming 2nd in Imp winrate. And you can see why he's so strong - he was able to come up with such a convincing lie last week to even fool 5up! - this week, he was able to talk himself out of being caught red handed by Janet! He would have won this game had Junk got the kill off before Janet sheriff'd.

[@tortillachips3911]

ah, maybe the reason I'm not super impressed by his meeting capabilities is that I'm used to players that are INSANELY good in meetings... Like, yes, I think he's good, but none of his plays are even close to mindblowing for me 😅 I'm sure he's better than I would be tho, haha

[@TheDailyEgg]

It's crazy how he can get caught red handed and still talk his way out of it. Aipha is an s tier liar, but a mid tier killer. His kills are so bad that he is forced to lie to stay alive lol. He's morphling and doesn't morph! Lol

[@jabekens]

I think Aipha is slept on because he had a reputation in the early days as a Steve-type fails-to-report-the-body and doesn't-deduce-meeting-logic player. Update your priors, people!

[@FFKonoko]

I think he had a shot at the end if he'd instead said she saved him from junk, and he doesn't know who of junk and koji is morphling or glitch, but remaining killer must be at the other reactor, 2 killers guarding separately.

[@alvintsao8971]

I think early meta was to clear your imposter partner, but with more play, letting your imposter partner get voted out to preserve the chance to win was seen as more correct. Because of the meta switch, now being brazen and vouching for your partner is a strong move again.

[@nayeo6n]

I just think this lobby expects 5up to always be right because he was considered “the best” during 2021 era.. obviously things aren’t the same anymore and I find it annoying how they (specifically dumbdog) expect for him to always get everything correct, i’m not calling 5up dumb, but he’s not perfect so obviously he won’t get things right all the time. The lobby (dumbdog) need to let this narrative of him being the most smartest human alive go

[@UnfortunateCritic4]

nah it's not that we think he has to be smart, it's the fact 5up THINKS he is the smartest is why people laugh at him cus he constantly disproves himself.

[@nayeo6n]

@ may you please explain to me how he is ‘thinking’ he’s smart? all he ever does is explain what he thinks and the reason why he thinks it.. i don’t think that’s thinking ur the smartest 😭 unless ur referring to his meta susses which are half of the time wrong

[@zavillion893]

​@@UnfortunateCritic4??? Elaborate on why you would think he thinks hes the smartest?

[@betthatonegaming6683]

They likely interpret his self confidence as a form of arrogance, which how he speaks would then come off as thinking he’s the smartest… I would believe his ego isn’t so big he believes that, but he has stated specifically he is/was among the top players especially in most morning lobby’s.

[@zavillion893]

@betthatonegaming6683 Well tbh he is one of the top players in the morning lobby

[@RandoSando.]

Honestly now that I think about it, I'm more mad at Janet and bacon than 5up. Neither of them saw skadj in lab, and didn't push it. Every time koji says he's somewhere and no one sees him, he immediately gets called out and sometimes immediately voted out even when he's crew. But when the imposter claims his imposter is in lab, no one wants to push? This lobby is definitely harsher towards certain players.

[@tortillachips3911]

@@RandoSando. true

[@XBuilderBob]

See that's what I never understood about that clear last game. People rag on 5up but neither of the other two in lab said 'hey we never saw him anywhere in lab'.

[@AmongUsAcademy]

#JusticeForKoji !!!

[@martianunlimited]

Koji.. koji... I love you but... crewmate vision is tiny... Janet wouldn't have seen 5up on her screen if she was crew... you have to read the voices better..

[@Mazalplays]

@@martianunlimited koji saying janet chased 5up had nothing to do w imposter vision, He just walked over 5up in halls and then over Janet in Electrical. He just worded it bad and I think that's why he's getting voted out 90% of the time cuz his meeting and talking skills aren't that good. But any regular crewmate would have seen the same as he passed over both, though Janet doesn't know that

[@NotedDesperado]

In this game Junk also happens to show exactly why you don't get impostor partners clearing each other often. Its too risky. He accidentslly says he saw aipha go to comms and they immediately get sussed as partners.

[@AmongUsAcademy]

High risk, high reward I suppose. Considering Impostors only win 20.91% of the time - might be worthwhile trying these riskier types of plays

[@tortillachips3911]

I've noticed that Junk seems to be getting better at impostor, but I can't pin down what it is exactly. Maybe a mixture of things? Like slightly better meetings, better kills, better role knowledge, and better task pathing? Who knows. Maybe it's just that Courtilly isn't there to be the target of his wrath 😂

[@melisamckay5202]

I've always loved Junk as a player and am so happy he's having a better go at imposter. Which I think it's just him making adjustments to his game play as he's gotten more adapted to playing with everyone in this lobby as opposed to the chilled lobbies he was used to playing in

[@lunabelletheinsane]

It's because the other lobbies that Junk plays are not nearly as chaotic and nuts the way the Morning Lobby is. He's adjusted his gameplay for the morning lobby and he actually makes to the end of games more often now. And it's great to see.

[@jessem.4214]

I’m a relatively new watcher so maybe this is totally off, but in these recent games in particular it feels like Junk’s less hesitant about killing and it’s paid off well for him? I feel the others tend to waffle a little over it being time to kill while Junk just goes for it. Meanwhile Aipha’s had several times he similarly didn’t hesitate and then someone immediately waked up, and… yet it’s also still paid off somehow, lol.

[@hippopajamas]

Or that pesky sidearms

[@Fireball006]

I think we don’t give Aipha enough credit for his ability to lie as imposter. Maybe people are just too trusting of him but every time he comes up with an excuse immediately and it gets him out of trouble so often. Would be tough to do but a statistic of how many times someone is believed as imposter or crewmate or just in general would be interesting.

[@whinyrabbitloser]

i 100% agree. 5up believed it in the aipha/skadj game because IT WAS BELIEVABLE. 5up didnt do any huge mistake, he simply fell for a believable lie by another player especially when no one was pushing that skadj wasnt there

[@ZeroFate643]

Aipha is right that we always go left reactor there. Longer narrow path so impostors have more time to see and react.

[@AzaleaTFG]

if i am remembering dumbdog correctly, the funniest part about the 5up clip is that dumbdog has gotten mad towards crew in the recent past (around a year) because another person should also be sus yet they’re taking the clear as gospel and it so happens that dumbdog is the killer!

[@AmongUsAcademy]

Were there some comments calling 5up "Washed" in the aforementioned video? Yes. Same thing was said by the streamers and in their respective chats too. Honestly, I worry about the day where players aren't jokingly made fun of for their misplays - cause that means the day where the audience has become apathetic and Among Us would have trulied "died".

[@AmongUsAcademy]

35:44 it's that "Monday Morning Quarterbacking" so funny that Junk came up with this phrase, cause I honest to God, had recorded my commentery earlier saying how fans loved to "Monday morning quarterback" to criticise players. I edited the video, and only whilst editing the next game for Koji, did I hear Junk's perspective and had to add it to this video. Great way to describe what the audience loves to do!

[@alvintsao8971]

For commentary quarterbacking, there's 1% chance any imposter partner could clear Aipha for his blatant kill. Aipha is a VERY EAGER player, he has zero patience, he immediately spoke when janet asked the question. Even someone wanting to "pull an aipha" would have to outspeed him verbally. I''m a watcher of his streams btw, he has that manic energy and especially in the lobby he seems eager to prove himself, especially this go around.

[@Fireball006]

I think the reason why everyone blames 5up from a viewer standpoint is because we see Skadj’s perspective of him all but admitting that he killed in front of 5up. In 5up’s view we see that Skadj’s admission was drowned out by so much other talking, plus 5up’s own talking, that it makes sense why he would’ve missed what Skadj said.

[@nunoboss8]

yeeeea, i think it's the fault of everyone else that didn't shut the f- up when the meeting had just started, like, 5up called the body, why are you talking? Skadj just gives up and still gets away with it because of everyone else

[@AmongUsAcademy]

This channel is not just "Anti-5up". We don't discriminate, we show everyone's Lowlights! Steve, Aipha, 5up etc. 🤣 Seriously though, we have vocally supported 5up on multiple Among Us issues: a) The fact that with identifying colours, both Aurial and Investigator are overpowered b) That vitals are better placed in Lab (which 5up plays with in his other lobbies) c) During 5up's crackdown of the boys breaking the "Deafen Rule", we supported his enforcement of the rules. d) I would even count the Aipha/Skadj game - where I feel like we gave the most supportive written and verbal commentary in 5up's defense - and acknowledged it was more of a great play by Aipha. 5up is still one of my favourite Among Us players and members of the lobby, so please stop any narrative that this channel is Anti-5up Propaganda. Instead, it's clear AUA is just Pro-Steve Propraganda!

[@AmongUsAcademy]

Seriously though, we try to foster an environment where respectful discourse of these Among Us games can occur - and that sometimes involves breaking down what caused a certain Impostor/Crew/Neutral win. Everyone makes mistakes, and I think discussing them is fair game - as is giving kudos to players that make fantastic plays.

[@AmongUsAcademy]

If you want further example of how it's natural for people to love to debrief after games... check out the next game where Juggernaut 5up makes enemies of both impostors: Janet and Skadj; and what the lobby streamers have to say about certain controversial plays in that game! kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3urn6Nnhr6HjJY

[@UnfortunateCritic4]

yeah still disagree about you rating Aipha's hard clear to excuse 5up's mistake. It is not as good as you make it out to be and if anything had 5up considered it wasn't a morph he would've outted both killers. 5up should've questioned the Skaj clear to confirm if it was indeed a morph or not which he didn't. We've seen it before by DD or Hafu who'd question clears when they've seen a potential morph to see if the timings add up, that's what 5up crucially didn't do, had he got a good idea of the timing and heard from the others cleared rather than dominate the meeting he would've got the right answer. He just immediately accepted the clear, that's what makes it a bad mistake, not that skaj killed in front of him

[@FredGreen182]

@@UnfortunateCritic4 Absolutely agree, it was definitely bold of Aipha, but absolutely believeing that type of hard clear is wild

[@PoringPoring951]

From last game 5UP mistake was he got played. Doesn’t mean 5Up is bad but aipha got better. 5UP does fumble but that’s a charm in my opinion. I love it when lobby has 5UP, Kara, DD and hafu. They make the lobby harder to predict. Plus the chaos from DK and Steve (sprinkled with some koji jester play) make me enjoy morning lobby.

[@AmongUsAcademy]

15:53 - shame Janet wasn't as trigger happy as other Sheriff's in the lobby, otherwise that would have been a perfect Sheriff opportunity!

[@3lancerofficialmaybe871]

The imposter strat is getting incredibly lucky that the crew don't follow through on susses or catch you.

[@tortillachips3911]

@@3lancerofficialmaybe871 😂

[@AmongUsAcademy]

“Plot armour”

[@arcanemaster8722]

Saw this from Aipha’s POV and I was so impressed by the lying. He’s honestly been killing it recently tbh, both as imposter and crew

[@real.bingus]

junk and skadj's dynamic never fails to make me laugh omg

[@superscrubninja]

5up just got caught up, no need to flame him for last week.... but! He did believe someone's lie over what he saw.

[@AmongUsAcademy]

I wouldn’t have bought it up - if 5up didn’t 😂

[@AmongUsAcademy]

seeing that Skadj talks about "Impostor Winrates" - why do people think Junk's has skyrocketed in 2024? - has he done something different to improve his gameplay this year?

[@phobosnazwisko]

the Aipha/Skadj game and this one have shown me that Aipha is actually fucking cracked at this game holy shit

[@jonathanwoodard4541]

I love Janet I swear only like 10% of streamers are beyond age 16 maturity level but she is one of them

[@kyrat6079]

Alpha deserves credit for being a believable liar and pretty consistent between crew and imposter. Plus, morphlings often try to get seen killing or around a body to put suspicion on other players, so it makes sense to assume that the really obvious kill is more likely morphling than a bad kill.

[@TheOGAntidote]

*Aipha kills in front of Janet* Janet: Not sus at all. *Koji sort of in the area of a kill* Janet: He 1000 percent killed, burn him in hell. Koji gets 0 leeway in this lobby. Crew is getting dumber every day.

[@timhoffman1169]

Aipha spoke way better in the meeting where he got accused than Koji spoke in the meeting where he got accused.

[@Raegekimba]

Just don't accuse Janet 😂

[@VanNguyenVNA]

Another Koji jester masterclass (he didn't do anything)

[@savagemandyy2662]

​@@timhoffman1169Tbh Koji always get sus and voted out quickly I think he just nervous most of the time

[@meisgrayson]

everyone too busy talking about 5up that skadj used medic sheild on junk as imp instead of his lover dk, leading junk to think dk is his medic then killing skadj i.e. his medic and therefore dk as well causing junk to believe the opposite and no one even cares 😅

[@tortillachips3911]

@@meisgrayson yeah, i did a double take when I saw what their roles were 😂

[@fyrimamirosa]

I love your analysis and additional information cuts! ❤ Thank you ❤

[@brennan9785]

Aipha is super quick in the meetings but i feel like sometimes he just shoots himself in the foot with doubting his plays.

[@Philggernaut]

Janet could have shot Koji at the very moment she said "You miss every shot you don't take."

[@darkjackl999]

its pretty funny seeing old meta strats become meta again after so long

[@simonvh7092]

Two people across the pacific ocran see different things: maybe desync? Janet: Lies!!! Hard accuse!!!

[@tortillachips3911]

@@simonvh7092 😂 so true

[@6pades]

yeh we believed the ant and kara clear but to be fair we did NOT see one or the other kill in front of everyone lol

[@the-corelight2111]

I don’t think junk totally screwed that up but you 100% stay with your partner for the double and left is easier lol

[@jaytep5647]

8:48 Aipha mouthing WTF as half the lobby is in spec

[@blynneda]

Hindsight is 20/20 and we're in 2024 now.

[@ILikedGooglePlus]

Please stop Ovilee from cooking Although its very entertaining to watch her light a fire over a Caesar Salad

[@tortillachips3911]

I love modifiers so much 🥺 Even more than roles tbh

[@kiwisvideos0]

Same! They're so fun

[@tortillachips3911]

@kiwisvideos0 ahhh whats your fave? mine is either the fast one or sleuth!

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

What does the Frosty one do?

[@tortillachips3911]

@@MyRegardsToTheDodo makes your killer slow down for a short period

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

@@tortillachips3911 Ah, thanks. I don't think Junk noticed, though.

[@AmongUsAcademy]

29:55 - no one mentioning anything about 2 crewmates going into Lab on Final 6 with 2 impostors left? #GameAwareness

[@tortillachips3911]

@AmongUsAcademy Morning lobby has a bad habit of going "a killer is out. That means there's only one impostor left" sometimes 😅

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

It's also quite weird that Aipha tried to push both of them as potential impostors in the final meeting, with only four people still alive. That's only possible if one of the other two is the neutral killer.

[@the-corelight2111]

The daily among us gives me life I’m just scared for when the break is coming

[@AmongUsAcademy]

Trying to do 12 Days of Christmas with 12 days of Among Us 😅

[@the-corelight2111]

@ I love this

[@kevinsantos8439]

11:57 I do agree that what Aipha did was smart & I understand why 5up might have assumed it's a Morphling. however, the very next round, someone catches Aipha killing, so all 5up had to do was ask if anyone else saw Skadj or assume they could easily be the imposter duo. but he just assumes they're both clear & votes Choco out. given that she was the only other crew/sherrif & trying to shoot Gumi (the neutral), that made it just a bit worse (tho I dont fault him for that specifically)

[@2bbaddu]

Yea exactly. I think alot of people were what the effing at 5up was solely because of his second act. Anyone would have believed the first time clear but i would still have given some doubt to just a 2 person clear especially when 5up had physically saw a skadj killed, and would think either they're both impostors covering for each other or both actually hard clears. However, that next round when one of those duo who claimed to be vouching for each other, gets caught killing again when allegedly the morph was voted off, I would definitely not believe the duo clears of skadj and alpha and would have voted one of them off. But then 5up, chose to swap to vote Janet off when she alrdy seemed to got a clear near gumi when all evidence points to alpha/skadj fake vouching previously just makes people bewildered and frustrated at his swapping action when it was all figured out lols

[@deleted-something]

Alpha is def becoming the mega brain impostor

[@sliverhalo9286]

I think it actually proves how smart 5up is by saying something because he is able to recognize that while the rest of the lobby isn’t

[@MisterVercetti]

Sheriff Jan Jan coming in clutch! You love to see it!

[@tumfur5652]

honestly i feel like the 5up issue is just Aipha being brilliant rather than 5up being washed. its probably cause 5up is usually so goated that everyone has high expectations for him

[@cycnano5298]

That's what I'm saying! Blaming 5up was never the play in that game, it was pure hearing prowess and awereness from Aipha's part than anything else, because he was the only one who heard Skadj admitting to the crime right when 5up reported, that's why he took the risky play, and it paid off. Thing is people have different ways of clearing each other in this lobby, and each way of clearing has its pros and cons, for example Dumbdog, he is just as meta clearing heavy as 5up, and I remember him messing up at times because when you meta clear so much, it only takes one brand new play to fuck up your mind, and in this case it was just 5up who took the L. However it was more more of a good play from Aipha than anything. PS: Aipha's impostor voice is so clear idk why no one points this out.

[@GreatBeanicus]

I really do appreciate the gameplay breakdowns and analysis. It puts a good perspective on the game and helps the players' own commentary with another expert opinion. Anyone telling you to shut up can go watch the players' channels instead.

[@AmongUsAcademy]

Thank you for your words of support. You’re gonna love my next video 😆

[@tortillachips3911]

Ah! Always surprised when no one suggests arsonist with only 2 douses 😅

[@jaytep5647]

21:50 junk 10/10 acting

[@tortillachips3911]

I wouldn't say that Aipha's play was "even bigger brain" personally... It's a strat that's been around for a WHILE. You hear the person reporting imply they can SEE the killer, and you interject to clear your partner ASAP. It's classic Among Us strats, imo The reason it worked as well as it did is because, for A LONG TIME, the morning lobby has been too quick to believe 2 person clears. I think that 5up has even commented on it in the past. (Aipha making "huge brain plays" like these is probably due to his relative newness to the morning lobbies. He hasn't been infected with the bad habits. 😂)

[@AmongUsAcademy]

The Strat may have “been around for a while”. But by the same token, it “hasn’t been used in the morning lobby for a while” So it’s impressive since it’s such a RARELY USED (albeit long existing) play

[@tortillachips3911]

I also think!!! The reason abusing 2 person clears may be such a shockingly impressive strat to you, Bait, might be that you watch so much of this specific lobby, where 2 person clears have been instantly believed for a LONG time. I definitely watch this lobby more than others, but there are several other lobbies I watch fairly regularly too Or maybe you just disagree with me, idk 😂 idk I'm just watching these, and every single time there's a 2 person clear, I never trust it 😅 if anything, I tend to be more sus of 2 person clears than individual claims 😅 I would NOT make it in this lobby

[@6pades]

can you recommend some of your other favorite lobbies? i haven't looked into others and i'd like to start watching them!

[@tortillachips3911]

@@6pades A very silly but fun lobby is Himicame's, a low-key and silly lobby is Alpharad's, my favorite lobbies to watch are SR_Kaif's but he does them rarely these days, I'll let you know if I think of more!

[@AmongUsAcademy]

@@tortillachips3911well it seems you agree that “2 person impostor clears are almost never used” which is why they are believed So yes, perhaps it’s not the most “impressive” in terms of ingenuity. But the fact Aipha was able to make a play that is “so rarely used” in itself is impressive is my opinion. If down the track Impostors start fake 2 way clearing a lot, yes the play becomes more ordinary - but for now - it’s rare and cool to see

[@choco1101]

I don't miss good detective Hafu. Different crew combinations have different strengths, and could even be more fun. I miss Hafu's secretarying the information. The methodical flow of information in the meeting. The meetings are so chaotic and sometimes, they are starting to talk over one another.

[@AmongUsAcademy]

“I don’t miss good detective Hafu” you mean you DO Miss her?

[@choco1101]

@ I don’t. Of course I admire crew Hafu, but I don’t mind games without that. A bit more let slip by allows for more chaotic gameplay. However, this whole day, there was too many meetings that were hard to follow or some people can just not talk and nobody notices, or people get talked over and the matter gets dropped by the person who didn’t want to yell.

[@Fleebuss]

Hafu was the best part about these lobbies, along with DK

[@alvintsao8971]

I hope to see her back in the lobbies again, but truly the Morning Lobby hosts/recruiters are really good at mixing up the personalities. I have my favorites, but they can ALL be so incredibly entertaining and bounce off each other so well. The mix of try hards, jokers, truth tellers, and liars is so good.

[@TJMiton]

i mean imposters hard clearing each other is a VERY old school tactic that these guys have just forgotten about. people used to do it all the time, which is why you never just believe clears. 5up is just hard throwing these, but he's not the only one. also, aipha should be voted out 100% opf the time when seen killing like that, it's WAY more likely it's just him than a morphling. PS: anyone else remember the days of DK always saying 'there are your pairs!'? yeah there was a reason for that.

[@AmongUsAcademy]

yeah, it's been SO LONG since I've heard DK say "there's your first pair"! why is that?

[@tortillachips3911]

16:20 I disagree, Bait! I noticed you said during the flashback that Aipha was the first to speak up, but he wasn't! 5up assumed he had caught Skadj with his pants down, so he waited a few seconds after saying it was an instant report before asking for clears (in general) and SEVERAL people had already started trying to clear each other, but it had been disorganized. Since Aipha was the "first" to clear someone, and Skadj's name hadn't been mentioned yet, it gave the additional bonus of SEEMING unprompted. But, again, several moments had already passed (INCLUDING skadj lowkey admitting to killing) AND it was obvious 5up was asking for clears in case it was a Morphling/Glitch In this case, the first thing said is "Aipha, did you kill this?" Technically, Junk could try to interject, but he had less time to react AND the accusation was much more direct, so it would've felt less like a concrete clear and more like an impostor sticking up for their partner. Once someone is NAMED as the person killing, any defense FEELS defensive. If no one was named, the defense comes across as more natural. (Not to mention, Junk and Aipha might've instantly contradicted each other if Aipha had decided to claim it was a sheriff shot. That's why it was so important that Aipha spoke ASAP once 5up made it obvious he was asking for morphling clears. If he lets Skadj speak, it's too late)

[@AmongUsAcademy]

Oh yeah 100% it would be so hard for Junk to interject. I’m just laughing cause had Janet accused slightly less harshly, like 5up did in the flashback, maybe Aiphas impostor partner could have bailed him out by “pulling an Aipha” Agreed as played, Junk had no chance to “pull an Aipha”

[@tortillachips3911]

@AmongUsAcademy true 😂😂😂 it wouldve been HILARIOUS honestly

[@MsNj3000]

So what did Steve’s modifier do/would have done?

[@tortillachips3911]

@@MsNj3000 after junk killed him, junk's walk speed was (very slightly) slowed (for a disappointingly short period)

[@sliverhalo9286]

At the same time I think we give Aipha too much credit he is a good player and a great imposter partner but the kills he makes are not good. I think a big reason why his imposter win rate is so high is because they let him get away with it so easily

[@deleted-something]

Kid named I don’t have a vouch :

[@tremkl]

Social deduction games often develop a meta based on what people usually do and what usually works, but ideally it should be self-correcting as people adjust their gameplay in response to the meta. One perfect example is how Comms used to be terrible, and so people who were used to using it in other lobbies, now that it's been buffed, were repeatedly called out. But that can self correct by other people saying "Well, if everyone assumes DK is the only person to call Reactor, I can call Reactor to frame DK" or "If everyone assumes Kara and Court are the only ones who use Comms, I can call Comms to frame Kara and Court." Back in the early days of Among Us, Imposters clearing each other was much more common, but because of that people were much more suspicious of smaller confirmation pairs. Because this often resulted in both Imposters getting voted out, it fell out of favor and became much less common, but the fact that people have started doing it a lot less, people suspect it a lot less, and it's definitely an under utilized play.

[@jakemichal1220]

they used to have a "pairs system where they grouped people into pairs to narrow it down better, idk where that went, but maybe it doesn't work so well with modded, idk

[@sliverhalo9286]

It bothered me how harsh they were on 5up last week you can’t expect him to always been right that’s something you can’t expect from anyone. Especially dumbdog when he would do the same thing

[@pianoplayer1262]

what happened to dk's "There's your first pair" system?

[@AmongUsAcademy]

OMG, I FORGOT ABOUT THIS!!!

[@ChristianAkacro]

So what did Steve's frosty modifier do?

[@kreehomel]

Junk was moving slower after that kill...I think? Maybe it slows down whoever kills you, making them more likely to be caught.

[@tortillachips3911]

@@ChristianAkacro my reply got deleted? but basically, it makes your killer slow for a short time

[@ChristianAkacro]

@@tortillachips3911 thanks!

[@Raegekimba]

Baycon is so funny

[@torben22.16]

About the 5up thing its always obvious when you know whats going on, especially in a game about deception. I agree that it was a great play, it's funny to watch these meta shifts because 2020 that was in everyone's playbook but it created the problem of putting two people in a team ergo when one is getting caught it's just the other one too and if one dies the other is 100% hard clear. It was a great risky play that got through because 5up fumbled, which is fine happens.

[@Emad-g2j]

A recommendation- you should make a video of the first time of the players in the morning lobby

[@SpeedShiny]

I don't know why this is the hill 5up decided to die on. What he keeps ignoring is that both people clearing each other were caught killing so the comparison with Ant and Kara doesn't work. I mean, if baycon figured out what happened, 5up should have as well. I just think people would go much easier on him if he just admitted he threw and moved on. There have been plenty of games recently where DumbDog got everything wrong but he just doesn't get defensive about it.

[@AmongUsAcademy]

Oh you’re gonna have another paragraph to write about the next game 😆 kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3urn6Nnhr6HjJYsi=IAiQovMM0ifMk_-y

[@Fleebuss]

And the whole rant he had about the new aura role. Oh brother move onnn you got rolled 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@tortillachips3911]

@Fleebuss to be fair, the games happen in quicker succession for them, so it makes sense that we go "that's old news, move on already" when the games are so recent for them

[@maddymaddyval]

dumbdog is just too good hahaha he knew both impostors round 1

[@cooldars007]

Aipha sus back 2 back both rounds, there's no way they just don't vote, it's weird how it's always aipha they just never sus 😂😂

[@Lohpezhoh]

Imagine among us without mistakes.. Would be the most boring shit ever. I'd argue it wouldn't even be a game at that point because imps would not win, ever. I'm glad 5up, DD, hafu and whoever make mistakes sometimes because, aside from what I just wrote, it helps the rest to still be cautious about what they say and not to trust "the big brains" blindly because they always right

[@AmongUsAcademy]

Whenever a certain side wins - the other side has to be default have "made mistakes". I think talking about them is fine, discussing strategy is fine - and actually reflective of people still caring about the game. The day where people stop caring enough to point out errors is the day Among Us truly dies. Just no personal attacks please.

[@Lohpezhoh]

@AmongUsAcademy yeah I agree. Tho imo if both crew and imp play 'perfectly' winning as imp would be practically impossible (I remember some lobbies in the past that went that route and it wasnt too appealing). Aside from that we all know 5up cares, he's just WASHED 🤣

[@tortillachips3911]

15:50 i s2g.... if they say this looks like a morphling or glitch play.... when the lights turned on faster than normal... please, for the love of god, don't assume it's a morphling

[@TheDailyEgg]

You know what would be a cool OP role? A modified Amnesiac role where you can take multiple roles at once. So by the end, you are an overpowered crew weapon who can track people, fix sabotages as Engineer, kill people as Sheriff, guess roles as vigilante... call it the Thanos role, and collect all roles lol

[@ajax9923]

I don't think this works with the amount of non crew roles... imagine being jester and glitch

[@ajax9923]

^^^ of course that wouldn't be how it works I just found it funny

[@bariktheforgotten2063]

No need to add an over powered role to the game. Would only ruin the game

[@AmongUsAcademy]

So like a Mega Imitator 😆

[@tortillachips3911]

@bariktheforgotten2063 we're just joshing

[@laudoga]

I said this on 5up's yt stream, I'll say it again aipha is a scary liar

[@samuelansin8307]

What does Frosty actually do? I need to know.

[@RICHARDS899]

Lol for being an Aussie you sure do love your American sports huh Bait!?

[@AmongUsAcademy]

Does the “US-based Morning Lobby” count as well? Haha 😛

[@RICHARDS899]

@@AmongUsAcademy haha maybe!

[@JunkoEnoshima.]

Does Hafu no longer play ?

[@blynneda]

She is mostly "retired" from streaming, so she only joins the lobby when she happens to be free. She's been spending more time traveling this year.

[@Fleebuss]

Nah Aipha put your mic back closer now you sound so “No, Im in weapons.”🤓☝️

[@tortillachips3911]

10:15 I mean. Yeah. But no one claimed to see a Kara killing a body either 😂

[@Jessie-922]

WHERES HAFUUUUUU???

[@Berelore]

It's all stupid, if you aren't sure if it's morphling you shoot the person on your screen anyway...

[@tortillachips3911]

@@Berelore 😅 true, but I think there's a good chance she accidentally shoots Kara there

[@GunzGot5]

Aipha is the best imposter and its not even close and Junk is old

[@SpiritualMuscle]

Need hafu in to yell at 5up 😂

[@tortillachips3911]

@@SpiritualMuscle 😂

[@itsSport]

I’d really like it if we could stop putting dumbdog’s dead commentary in the video, especially when it’s just him complaining about people being wrong/confused. Just my preference.

[@AmongUsAcademy]

@@itsSport I hear you - but I personally disagree. I love how salty and heated he gets commentating from dead chat sometimes

[@cajah88]

I feel like if people want to continuously see DD's commentary, they should... support HIS channel and HIS videos, which is what he'd prefer.

[@sliverhalo9286]

I agree it makes me dislike him

[@tortillachips3911]

@@itsSport I often LOVE hearing DD's ghost's commentary, but there are occasions where it becomes frustrating instead. It depends on the viewer's current vibes imo

[@s1ddh4r7h.p]

wait so what does frosty do

[@tortillachips3911]

@@s1ddh4r7h.p slows the person who killed you temporarily

[@s1ddh4r7h.p]

@tortillachips3911 ooh okay thanks!!

[@wera2396]

guys what happened to ellum

[@AmongUsAcademy]

@@wera2396 in Jail with Hafu

[@keldencowan]

It's kinda weird to lecture your audience about "Monday Morning Quarterback" in the same video you write "a quick thinking player could have said...", implying that Junk is not quick thinking and telling him how he ought to play. These are the kind of comments that prime your audience for toxicity. If you want them to behave, you should too!

[@AmongUsAcademy]

oh, I'm just saying "Monday Morning Quarterback" is a natural thing that fans of anything like to do - you can't really stamp it out. I don't mind the debriefs and post game analysis - happens in Post-Game threads, even Post-TV Show threads. Just keep it respectful imo. and as a side note, Junk NEVER had a chance to say "I was with Aipha" when Aipha was hard accused cause Aipha responded so quickly. I just pointed it out because it was funny how Aipha was caught RED HANDED and pretended it was a morphling, which was almost the same situation that SKADJ was caught red handed and Aipha painted it as a morphling - the similarites do stop there though. (I could have worded it better - I just thought it was funny how similar the spots were haha).

[@RychNovsky-ld3hf]

Lowkey I think you are cooking a bit too much with all this analysis. I don't think it's that serious, just a group of friends having fun.

[@AmongUsAcademy]

@@RychNovsky-ld3hf maybe. I’m just still pretty impressed by Aipha’s play

[@arvetis]

nah washed

[@DesignInDepth]

Least enjoyable person to watch in any lobby: 5up unfortunately hes in every lobby.

[@AmongUsAcademy]

L take

[@DesignInDepth]

@@AmongUsAcademy My opinion but whatever man, all he does is complain every lobby, hes a vibe terrorist and thinks hes better than everyone at all points.

[@Fleebuss]

W take

[@sliverhalo9286]

I really enjoy seeing 5up play I think it’s nice he is such a good player and not super toxic and dunking on others as well as willing to leave when he doesn’t get along with someone

[@oldyoutubeaccount752]

L take

[@thaddcorbett2148]

We should start calling 5up one half of Dumb and Dumber.

[@meiermeier29]

I can’t stand junk…