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[@senseisoup2655]

I remember the first time i saw this statue as a kid on my first playthough of fallout 3 on the playstation 3 and always thinking that the statue was creepy and was gonna chase after me after leaving the building, lol.

[@GrimTheDestroyer]

Same, I thought it would be a boss battle or sth similar

[@highlordlaughterofcanada8685]

I always figured it was just Raider art. Many gangs decorate their bases with bodies and scrap as it is, and I doubt Ashur would tear this down, it might hurt morale if he did.

[@peepsbates]

2:22 "I got that Trog in me."

[@jimjellyjinjamjimbo]

“It’s tearin’ me up from the inside!”

[@GloverGaming3]

What if the corpse is one of the raiders that Asher defeated in his rise to power and burned him inside the statue as a display of power to the other raiders so he could avoid fighting them

[@Mutant_Mods]

I had no clue about this. Fallout games are filled with so much detail. It makes the game feel bigger and deeper than it actually is.

[@PassTheSnails]

Fo3 has detail out the ass man. Exploring every last nook and cranny of the capital wasteland and its dlcs is STILL fun to me as I still find new things and areas i’ve never seen before.

[@Subject_Keter]

​@@PassTheSnails The Haunted wasteland on Legend of Zelda has more details.

[@PassTheSnails]

@@Subject_Keter Now everyone knows you did not play fo3 lol

[@peterclarke7240]

I like the fact you're always being reminded that you're only the main character for a brief chunk of the area's history. Many came before, and many will come after, and what you accomplish will only be half-remembered by whoever finds your bones. Apart from in Appalachia. Nothing you do there means anything at all 🤣

[@BucketBoatable]

As long as you understand that the actual reaaon most of it is something like: a designer: "Hey Todd, I think it would look cool to have like a corpse in the statue" Todd: "Sick! Maybe pose it as a baby too, damn, bet that will look cool in that one dlc."

[@ian7064]

I think it's just meant to be one of those giant skeleton Halloween decorations that's too big and inconvenient to take down once it's been set up

[@Handledeez61]

Still discovering new stuff everyday. That's why I love these games.

[@feldwebelhahn8703]

I coulda swore asher said the statue was slave with his arms chained and on his knees screaming out in agony

[@YazzPott]

Excuse me, Fallout 76 told me they “ are labourers, not slaves…. /s Gaming is dead

[@jonholla6463]

​@YazzPott bruh what? Lmfao poor kid, you can still say the n word on 4chan buddy

[@jonholla6463]

​@@YazzPott you do know that Fallout 2 was like the first mainstream game in the western industry to feature same-sex marriage right? Or even if you didnt, did all the other anti-capitilist/corporation/racist/homophobic/etc messaging riddled throughout the series fly over your head? You all have 0 media literacy 😂😂😂

[@YazzPott]

@@jonholla6463 You good bro? I just made a joke and you wrote my biography lmao If I were to respond actually, which im pretty sure you arent worth the breath since you seem to have been educated on TikTok. I think Fallout is best when it has to tackle big, tough topics. Part of the reason why F:NV is beloved is things like Caeser's legion who are open slave traders, banned homosexuality, ect. At first glance, you can assume they are the villains of the game. But they are not, there are benefits to choosing them over the NCR. Same goes with the NCR, at first glance very inclusive, a democracy, ect. You can see them as the heroes of the game. But they are not, they mistreat many people, are corrupt and have conscription. These are topics handled with grace and nuance. So personally, when I see a group of people, forcefully migrated into a disgusting, irradiated city, so foul it makes you turn into a feral, subhuman creature, working on steel mills at gunpoint called "labourers" like they work at my Dads construction job, is pretty fuggin disrespectful. If you see the word "slave" and immediately think black people, you might be the racist you call everyone. Normal people don't think or see race everywhere they look. Sincerely, get off twitter, it'll help you adjust back into society, instead of screaming like a chimpanzee at ghosts youve invented. I'm on your side, despite how badly you want to exclude as many people as possible from being on your side.

[@illeagle9560]

​@@jonholla6463 the series makes fun of all ideologies equally, they make fun of Communism as well, let you rape a woman and sell a child into slavery.

[@blackmesacake5361]

I always thought it was a Wicker Man easter egg

[@tannermaxwell7321]

I remember thinking “there’s more to this statue” when the DLC first came out. Thank you for sharing.

[@mrblack5145]

It's been many years since I've played The Pitt, but to the best of my knowledge, there is no similar pre-war art style elsewhere in that DLC. Admittedly, modern art rarely fits the surroundings (looking at you, Cloud Gate) but for this sculpture to exist pre-war, I'd find it highly unlikely. The only other similar sculpture to exist (again, offhand) in the Capital Wasteland would be the one featured in the home of Dukov (and the player home, with the correct theme package). Both are anthropomorphic metal sculptures, larger in scale and with very evocative posture. But even then, they also appear radically different in construction and symbolism so while they aren't directly connected, it does show the disparity of pre-war modern art depicting full body humanoids. Looking around the structure, we see the plaza is cracked and deformed with many of the cracks leading directly towards and around the sculpture; were it pre-war, those fissures would certainly destabilize if not outright topple the statue and it seems rather silly to righten a fallen statue but not repair or reinforce its base. (Yes, there are chains, but they are decorative- attached at points of bondage- plus they're slack, so they're not actually tensioned to keep anything sturdy.) Also, the handmade and rough quality would again imply it was made post-war with scrap metal and crude unskilled hands. As for the body parts, they appear to be both fresh and human in nature but with no apparent seam or way to get a full human corpse up there- even in pieces- it is certainly a mystery. My initial thought was that it is a very complicated Gibbet, and the reason its not spoken of by anyone is because that is the law. The person encased within the statue cannot be acknowledged under pain of death or internment. After all, what could be worse than being publicly encased within a rusted human statue while being blasted with flames? Being ignored by your friends and family while it happened. Of course, it could just be a developer easter egg with no canon or lore whatsoever. The classic bethesda crapshoot really.

[@udabudha2867]

I always thought you walk under the statue with blood dripping down on you as a rite of passage to meet Asher.

[@colddaze6680]

That's a cool a.f idea. But Ashur is just not that blood thirsty. At least not on a regular basis. Any other raider leader , for sure.

[@sylvananas7923]

I feel like one would be put inside the statue as punishement for everyone to see, be it slaves or raiders themselves

[@MillieBlackRose]

I thought of the statue as a Brazen Bull.

[@TheCrispyForge]

When I first saw images of this statue I thought it was some inane monster chained to the ground…

[@EddieSlabb]

That's neon genesis Evangelion

[@serioserkanalname499]

Just came here to say I love that far harbour soundeffect at the beginning of your vids. Generally far harbour had the best atmossphere.

[@thatradiogeek]

"What's this for? We don't know. Thanks for watching."

[@GelatinCoffee]

i feel like this a lot about things in 3 & new vegas, but when i first passed by that statue i thought "wow, talk about a giant monument to remind the slaves of their position... i probably have to break it down some how after stealing the baby for the slaves and i'll find something cool for myself inside, like a gun or loot" and then nothing happened and i left that dlc with ashur's power armor and thinking "wasn't there something i needed to do in there that's missing?... i guess not"

[@Baire_]

Weird i saw this hours after finishing the pitt

[@jeremybonno9568]

I always figured it was the person who was trying to take his armor when he woke up.

[@crix124]

You know it's going to be a good day when there's a new Synonymous upload

[@msbunbun]

Another Synonymous video, LETS GOOO!!!

[@poochyenajones1362]

Way back when I played the Pitt DLC for the first time I remember how this statue always gave me the creeps. Something about it just felt unsettling, like there was more to it.

[@PunkRaider]

Well... Because 76 introduced the Trog Superior much much later i doubt it is one.

[@evilbob840]

I don't think you can take 76 lore as cannon though. They seem to just be throwing everything they have into 76 and making tenuous connections to existing lore after the fact. It does make sense to me why though: you need more variety in an MMO to keep people playing. Once people start leaving, more players will leave because there aren't enough other players online, and the whole thing snowballs.

[@tsrboomer09]

Being from Pittsburgh we would sacrifice someone just to keep our roads from flooding when it rains.

[@garynumber22]

I just thought it was just raider art.

[@thebluemidget4909]

I sawthe red side it years ago but I thought it was just torn up peices of guts not a full skeleton wow that's a major surprise (inside*)

[@classz123]

We yinzers love our wicker men and chairs….. that hold our parking spot

[@cameronlaird949]

Well we can at least hope that the statue isn't part of some ritual for an eldritch horror considering how lovecraftian lore can get

[@Firegodot]

You are on to something...there is one of those bald man busts oveelooking the statue

[@fearlessretaliator4997]

Hi synonymous, hope everithing went well with the moving.

[@darkranger116]

well.. if it was a burn victim wouldnt it look burnt? it kinda looks like they just stuffed a fresh corpse in there and called it a day

[@EA_SP0RTCENTER]

I remember back in the 360 days i would always chill by this statue right after eating the baby

[@d1l4te43]

I always saw it as a person that represented the oppression of slaves, given that you can actually see chains holding the statue to the ground. I never realized there was an actual body in there, but I believe it to still be the body of a slave who tried to either escape or fight back. Asher may not kill EVERY slave who tries to escape, otherwise he might actually run out of slaves at some point, but chose to make an example out of one to show what may happen when you try and escape.

[@greenhowie]

Do Trog skeletons look just like humans? Genuinely don't know, you'd imagine they would have sharp teeth or something

[@Subject_Keter]

I remember seeing that statue and pullint out that fancy combat shotgun on them slavers.

[@ThatUtubeGuy]

Yessss new video of my favorite games of all time

[@cyriell]

As a kid i always thought it was sone kind of public display torture prison or something Now im thinking about it, might be trog bait since they clearly eat humans so people thay died ij the arena gets put in there and it any trog breaches the defenses somehow they will most likely go to "easy accessible", food sources

[@colddaze6680]

That is a damn good theory. And a very practical idea for the statue. Any stray , very hungry trogs that brave the flood lights and get drawn into the " honey trap" of a reasonably fresh killed body in the statue. But would struggle to get the body out and drag it away. So the guards would see soon enough and put down the rogue trog threat. And yeah , between slaves that die in the hole . Or out of control raiders that lose it cause of the TDC would be in steady supply you would think.

[@benjthorpe]

That’s funny because the Pitt is a lot like Burning Man with less sand

[@onieyoh9478]

The statue is actually a giant mech suit.

[@megatronjenkins2473]

Do a video about the Pulowski Preservation Shelters!

[@KaTaliyahBR]

I just played the dlc, and i think to myself " wtf is this shit " and then, i found this video . wthell XD

[@jaodasilva7993]

That thing is watching everyone that played that game. sorta like "the ring"

[@Mr.House-2281]

Could be Nicolas cage reference

[@LordRalphingtonPukesmythe]

I don’t think I really noticed it my first time through. And my second time I was just like “Eh It’s just there…statueing”. Ultimately it’s in my least favorite DLC so I don’t pay that much attention to it

[@TheNuclearGeek]

It's just like the sacrifice before every fall semester in front of the Cathedral of Learning in the real world. "May the God of Steel fortify the iron of our blood to forge a bridge to the future!" Just kidding, of course. I thought the prayer was pretty good for on the fly Pittsburgh prayer though, no? The real Cathedral of Learning is pretty impressive itself though. If you're ever coming to Pittsburgh enter through the Fort Pitt tunnel at night if possible and check it and lots of other places while you're at it. Oh, the "strip district" is definitely not what you think, though lol.

[@rzpogi]

Zeroth.

[@gamerfourlife64]

This one blew my mind o:

[@KosaiAvonej]

I say it represents all humanity being a slave to industry and to another man’s ambition. Men and women who are nameless and not war veterans died keeping global economies running, now they’re dying nameless as slaves to a sociopath who refuses to call them “slaves” because it helps him sleep better at night. But you know who else The Pitt is a slave to? The player, you the outsider who arrives to either change the status quo or who reinforces Ashur’s domination over his subjects.

[@semnome9537]

Fallout 3 was a real survival horror game

[@EatitHarvey]

I always thought that the statue wasn't meant for the raiders that lived there, but for the slaves to remind them of their place. The dead body was probably someone significant to the slaves, like someone who tried to lead a slave revolt only to serve as an example to the others. Or maybe it's just a wicked creepy statue to show off. Either way, it serves it's purpose well.

[@fatmanbatman9374]

Redditors will see this statue and say “yeah Asher just wants to help these people”

[@themrfives]

It's a reference to a movie. I believe called The Wickerman or something like that. Specifically i think, or at least hope, it's a reference to the original not the god awful Nick Cage remake. At the end of both versions of the movie the main character is burned alive inside a wicker man.

[@Firegodot]

Metroman is watching

[@ded2thaworld963]

NOT THE BEES?

[@MrNax360]

Damn that's so interesting

[@badhabitrekt6474]

i thought one of the pit raiders said it was a jet fueled project, or am i thinking of the New Vegas ranger statue?

[@nothanks9503]

There’s a statue like that in fallout 4 too it’s holding a Chem box too

[@TheTotallyRealXiJinping]

‘It is said that this trog adapted to the Pitts better than the other trogs. Their hunched stance, almost that of a child at play, is key to their survival in this Pitt. Here we see the remains of a Superior Trog, possibly billions of years old. Maybe even trillions.’ - Steve Attenborough

[@jak356]

Joshua said- thank you for being the sacrifice sent by Caesar.

[@bocktordaytona5656]

I always assumed that was a post war statue, both made by the unusable metal from the forges or the other idea was: A sculpture moved there wich was pre war but was on another place all along. To me it doesnt fit with the gothic, or neo gothic or art decó or atomic ray punk from fallout... And also it has any pedestal such as the other sculptures in fallout: Like the anchorage memorial or the muscled guys holding rings of rivet city or the sculptures. Even the NCR ranger statue has a small plaque indicating what means. For me its more just like: Lets pull that thing from that museum and put it on my back yard it would look nice! Just add a skull or two and i call it done!

[@Dodge_this]

I want to play fallout 3 quite a bit cause the lore is cool but steam just wont load the game properly

[@Pleaseebterusername]

I am gonna assume you start the game up get to the start up screen press play and it crashes?

[@Dodge_this]

@@Pleaseebterusername Mhm

[@sahilkhan2034]

@@Pleaseebterusername the same thing happened with me but with fnv on epic

[@Pleaseebterusername]

@@Dodge_this yea it’s a common problem you have to make sure the game is updated and if it doesn’t work there a few KZbin videos out there that can help same with fnv on stream they have to be fully updated and sometimes it needs to be moded for it to work

[@Pleaseebterusername]

@@sahilkhan2034 I don’t know about epic I only use steam but I am sure there are videos on how to fix that

[@neves5083]

I NEED DESPERATLY an video about pre-war architecture, i'm the guy who looks at fore and background buildings and tries to understand what was its purpose and what kind of "retrofuturism vibe" it was based on. Art deco? 60s and 70s office buildings like the WTC (Also know as generic tall boxy ruin that we see a lot in the pitt) Atompunk? like fallout 4. An mix of everthing? like some offices on fallout 3. I'm a boring person i would watch hours of an video like that

[@donaldbell2554]

awesome never knew

[@davidrodriguez3024]

i love you synonymous

[@Domdrok]

Yinz goin Dahntahn? Watch aht for the jagoffs!

[@foofoo3344]

Fun Fact: There's a mod that lets the player character eat the baby (with the Cannibal Perk) to gain permanent immunity to radiation

[@wranglerofdusk]

What's the texture mod for that "trog superior" you're using?

[@Synonymous101]

No mod, just 76

[@colddaze6680]

This was interesting a.f . There's some real interesting thoughts and theory in comments. The Pitt is home to my favourite F3 character. Yeah at first glance on first playthrough I figured just what it looked like. The one dimensional depiction of a subjugated slave. I did notice later on ,coming and going from Haven. There was a body inside. Could very well be a punished slave who tried to escape ( that managed to kill some Pitt raiders on the way. Hence the brutal retribution?) And that is the worst kind of punishment for a Pitt slave. Putting them in stocks, could be for stealing food or hiding and slacking off or something more petty like that. Putting the body inside the chained down slave also could be a Pitt raider who was repeatedly warned by Ashur, not to abuse , torture or r#pe or kill slaves? For sure ,we know Ashur "strings up" the worst offenders in his own army. And this punishment, fate looks extra brutal. As the victim has definitely been skinned, or flayed alive? The body , flesh still has colour ,so is kind of fresh. Doing that to a disobedient raider ,left in front of Ashur's palace is a strong example you dont forget in a hurry. Or another theory I got. If you dont try to work your way up from the "scab caste" . If you never try , if you don't have the courage to fight in the hole ,win your freedom, and join Ashur's army. Or dont have the strength and determination to work hard and work your way up and out of scab caste to a more managerial, more comfortable foreman position. As not everyone can be a good warrior. Then you are destined to live and die as a lowly slave in the Pitt, and any offspring, over a generation or more, you or your line might be able to have through any phenomenon of fertility. As the TDC makes most infertile. Will suffer the same fate. Be born as perpetual slaves, always be chained down on the lowest level, living on their knees. Way I see it, that statue might not be there just to demoralise slaves. But to light a fire in the strongest to want and strive for a better existence in the Pitt.

[@WeeCj]

are you gonna make videos on the mtg fallout stuff?

[@Matt-md5yt]

Sweet a short video

[@MrfrogAXN]

Everyone one, there’s a new fallout mystery video up 🗣🗣🔥🔥

[@Thriller-fh2ox]

Someone has been watching the Elden ring dlc trailer lol

[@Synonymous101]

I don't understand

[@Thriller-fh2ox]

in the new dlc trailer there is a wicker man enemy I assumed that's what made you think of it@@Synonymous101

[@backstab86]

there is waaaay to little fallout 1, van buren, fallout:tactics and fallout:brotherhood of steel lore in your channel..

[@ankiesiii]

😮

[@TheGoldenMan888]

The statue is literally what the Pitt dlc represents, simple as that.

[@colddaze6680]

But is it, unless you know for sure.

[@cristalviper]

That thumbnail is giving me Zullie vibes 👀

[@Turtles21]

Yuo*

[@thestanleys3657]

It could be related to Harold's mutation

[@alexspalding6377]

It’s not so deep , Asher is smart very smart. Not even a “raider” mind set per say. This is him building his “pyramid” his statue to stand time but because he knows he can sway men he needs to look tough and be tough and play the part .

[@stacyswiss307]

I was the 1,000 like 😂

[@funrun07haan50]

My ma,m has a ddamm good point and theorie

[@GreatSmithanon]

Celtic Pagan here. There is actually very little proof that the wickerman was a real thing. The sole source of it is Roman, and tye Romans routinely propagandized about the so-called "barbarians" to politically justify the resources being sunk into the long and often costly campaigns into western europe. Further, multiple tests have been done to understand the physics behind the concept of the wickerman, and every one of them has concluded that a structure of such large scale in such a shape was simply not possible with the technology of the era, reinforcing that they never actually existed and were simply Roman propaganda. Similar things have been said of the germanic peoples Eostre celebrations including mass slaughter of prisoners and the use of their blood to soak farmers fields.

[@tommeakin1732]

I'd be a bit more careful about stating things about history that are only talked about in a few sources that were very much outsiders to the culture being spoken about. There's a lot the Roman's spoke about that we have to take with a *big* pinch of salt, but folk often get a little carried away and start talking about it like fact

[@devriestown]

The pitt absolutely SUCKED 💯. WAS THE WORST GAME PLAY STOR. I hated it

[@colddaze6680]

If you going to say something sucks give a reason so people can understand why?