Weeb Copies Anime Character For His OC, Fails Horribly.

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[@the-neko-warlock]

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[@OleanderRainbow]

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[@JesceeC]

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[@mostlyharmfulll2103]

"Levi doesn't care if people die!" The very first scene of Levi in both anime and manga involves him comforting a dying soldier. Mr Guy knows nothing about the character he claims to idolize.

[@davidtherwhanger6795]

He also doesn't seem to truly know anything more about samurai's other than they swing katanas.

[@eyeofbraille4659]

I think it's much more likely that the OP is exaggerating / making stuff up to misrepresent someone that they clearly disliked on a personal level for the crime of being interested in Imperial Japan than it is that someone who was inspired by Levi Ackerman would create a character that behaves nothing like him.

[@davidtherwhanger6795]

@@eyeofbraille4659 That could be said of any OP as we are only getting their side of the story. And I do know there are people out there that behave, think, or act nothing like who they claim to emulate. So I can't automatically discount OP's story either. Ultimately we choose to either believe or disbelieve these stories based on our own experiences and if the OP made any changes mid story that do not make any sense to us. In this one I do find it believable as I have talked with people before that are in fact thinking just like Mr. Guy. Having only a passing knowledge of anything and acting as if they are portraying it perfectly. These people are usually juveniles that haven't matured or studied anything, regardless of their actual age.

[@eyeofbraille4659]

@@davidtherwhanger6795 It's my personality as much as anything - I like to defend people and play devil's advocate, which is kind of an odd characteristic for someone who watches a channel like this which is part urban folklore and part catharsis for people who sometimes have to deal with a "that guy" type individual of their own. It means I end up kicking against the pricks sometimes! But it's all in good fun. And you could very well be right!

[@ryokiritani4187]

@@eyeofbraille4659 bro i swear to god are you the guy in the story?

[@crem-crem4070]

This guy did such a disservice to Levi. Levi loved humanity and was always so terribly hurt in his heart whenever he lost someone.

[@Tacoguy1000]

That's the joke. They are all edge and no point. They look to the action and never beyond it. Ever. They just pick the edgy part without the reason that makes them like this, never bothering to pay more attention than what's at the front.

[@vgc_ivan8391]

Another thing. The man wants clean flithy places

[@Konpekikaminari]

@@Tacoguy1000 seriously Justifying the edge is half the fun if not more

[@Mate397]

Levi would kick such a person's shit in if he even tried a fraction of the things that happened in the post.

[@ShadzeriosFIN]

@@vgc_ivan8391 Yup since Levi lived in one of the filthiest places at a young age and had her mother die. He has some phobia to reason why he keeps things clean. He no doubt saw people die and diseases spread like mad due to lack of cleanliness, so he of course doesn't want anyone close to him like his squad die because of something that he can so easily prevent.

[@wilji1090]

"Levi is not a genocidal maniac." Yeah! That's Eren's job!

[@zerochilling0442]

Honestly if he compared his character to eren it would make a little more sense ngl

[@KariMari1]

this is why i literally hate eren, hes just pretty annoying to me..

[@GoingForth]

​​@@KariMari1 Well, AoT is a grey-morality kind of story. So Eren being "evil" has a lot of reasons. Quite an interesting character with such a downfall

[@KariMari1]

@@GoingForth yeah.

[@wickedman000]

@@KariMari1 I miss season 2 aot 😭

[@pika1222]

That opening description actually just gave me an amazing idea for a character. Ahem.. “As the tavern doors swing open, you see a figure standing out in the pouring rain, his face hidden under a black hood. Sitting atop his back is a greatsword, slightly stained with blood. As he enters the tavern, he looks around at all the people as their eyes were all on him. And then, as he sits at a table, he pulls down his hood, and his face is revealed.. the man is a fluffy snow owlin with big amber eyes, looking around nervously at the people staring at him, as if the last thing he wanted was any sort of social confrontation” Basically, he’s a Owlin warrior who appears super edgy at first, but in reality he’s a not so subtle socially awkward good boy

[@xboxoneyes7734]

this I need to see someone play a character like this

[@SirL_56]

​@@xboxoneyes7734nonono that is the last thing you need, they'll just do what this guy did with levi 💀

[@xboxoneyes7734]

@@SirL_56 oh no You're right

[@Sergeant_J]

That’s actually a great character idea, if you play it correctly lol

[@penguinmaster11321]

That edgelord basically gave that cub it's own anime backstory.

[@Dreigonix]

YES. In fact, I might make that an actual character…

[@Slayerlord13]

Owlbear cub DRAWS HIS KATANA AS HIS SAMURAI TRAINING KICKS IN ...sorry, I had to

[@TacoSallust]

@@Slayerlord13 "My name is Owlbear Cub. You killed my mother. Prepare to die."

[@l0stndamned]

I now have a mental image of an oldbear cub holding a katana in its beak as the mascot for a Boys-esq organisation that hunts down adventurers who become too edgy.

[@mrroboshadow]

@@l0stndamned so would it be "The Chaps"? or "The Lads"?

[@nathanrood865]

Levi literally told another soldier "no you can't go back for your friends body because it would put the regiment in unnecessary danger." And, to the same guy, "I know we don't have your friends body, but here's his patch. I know what it's like to lose friends." Edgelord gonna edgelord though.

[@Silburific]

And that scene is even _more_ poingnant because it's heavily implied that the patch actually belonged to a member of _Levi's_ squad, most likely Petra- a girl that looks incredibly similar to another girl (Isabel) who was Levi's surrogate little sister and who was the first person he lost to the Titans. Levi is, hands down, the best written, most nuanced character in AoT. But nah, edgleords just see him kill things epicly while spouting one-liners, and that's cool. The same Levi who was horrified and disgusted when he learned that Titans are actually humans because it means he's been murdering people all these years.

[@lesdodoclips3915]

@@Silburific I don’t see how it’s implied? The community has said it is for ages, but i don’t remember anything series.

[@madeliner1682]

@@lesdodoclips3915 might have been in the manga

[@BhlackBishop]

@@lesdodoclips3915 There is no reason for Levi to keep the patch of a soldier he has no emotional connection with. He initially kept it for himself but gave it to someone he felt needed it more than he did. Humanity's strongest soldier and the embodiment of selflessness.

[@DevTheRay]

@@lesdodoclips3915 it's not implied, it's straight up shown. Rewatch the episode.

[@mr.badguy8500]

I have to say I was cackling when Hajime murderized the poor Owlbear mother and the DM said the baby Owlbear's lines. Kudos on your use of the music for whenever Hajime went into a dramatic spell.

[@courier6640]

Song name?

[@zombiehunter501]

"I'm a soldier, so long as I kill that's all that matter." No, he's a warmonger. There is an age old saying, "Soldiers fight for the love of what's behind them, not the hate for what's before them." That guy just wanted a power trip and used anime as a blueprint. Also, most "Dark edgy" anime protagonists do care about people, more than not, they care a lot more than most. It's an "X" element in their story to make them guarded, hardened or withdrawn, that the allure of their story is finding out what happened and watching their slow road to rediscovering their lost humanity/happiness or making their suffering worth the price by doing something that betters the world around them. Guy did not seek to make the world a better place. He just wanted to be an overpowered bully who got praise for acting on his whims and wants, with little to no negative backlash for his actions. He's more akin to Homerlander from the boys than any "dark, brooding" anime protagonist.

[@NagaokakyonoKatsumichi]

Eh, depends on what you believe. The real saying is “The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” ― G.K. Chesterton A pretty diehard Christian (Catholic), anti-war stance (world war one and so on), antisemitism, Opposition to eugenics and a great writer. One of the greatest military thinkers, a 19th century German, said war is about destroying the will of the people and that it is a tool to foce one's wishes onto others. ^ A man who saw his country destroyed by the French, then had a hatred for them ever since and took part in the bloody battles against them with the Prussians, British, Dutch and so on.

[@zombiehunter501]

@@NagaokakyonoKatsumichi Thank you for the clarification. i'll admit alot of saying i hear are the ones so often said that parts are lost or muddled up. But I do try to find the wisdom in the saying.

[@pantheman2842]

The only character I know who would say that is Rob Lucci. And his lust for blood made him willingly serve weak cowards repeatedly, so this mentality can make a person pathetic in practice.

[@BacktoBack_Daishō]

​@pantheman2842 to be fair to my boy Rob Lucci, he's an assassin with alot of patience

[@omni0414]

i dunno man, if you met some real life military fetishists, you'd see much more hate than love

[@me0101001000]

Did this dude just aggressively and completely miss the point of Levi Ackerman?

[@vivacity1261]

At least Levi is more liked than him

[@silverwizardess7921]

Levi fangirls also aggressively miss the point of Levi too. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@CRSB00]

Why yes, yes he did

[@CRSB00]

@@silverwizardess7921 they're usualky more correct than this guy, "my oc is like Levi, he doesn't care if inocent people die..." first no, you *killed* those inocent people they didn't just died out of nowhere, and second *WRONG* senseless death is one of the things Levi Ackerman hated the most (apart from germs, of course)

[@Mate397]

Yep.

[@lindafreeman7030]

"So many red flags, it's started a workers' revolution!" A beautifully turned phrase : I applaud you.

[@ZKP314]

The common Orc has been put down for too long!

[@United_States_Of_America__]

Especially With Internationale(I Think) Playing In The Background

[@toastergaming7783]

WE applaud you

[@justkiddingde6506]

Comment for the algorithm, comrades! Or should I say... crab-rades? 🦀🚩✊🏻

[@AskMoonBurst]

So, writer's pro tip. You can have your character have the sad backstory, and their edgy moments. But if you don't balance it out with something light hearted and silly, it comes off as That Guy. For example: Batman, dark, brooding, super good at violence. But every chance he gets, the guy he arrests is given a chance for sympathy. He hires the ones who had a half decent motive for their crimes. He donates to the cause of the helpless. He refused to use the weapon Amanda Waller gave to stop a reality warping child. Raven from Teen Titans, edgy, moody, ends the world, but also dresses up as Robin with her friends and watches little pony cartoons. She makes jokes, she shows concern when someone she knows gets hurt. In short: Do not be a war machine of a character.

[@canadaman9373]

It doesnt even have to be that all you really need is character development if your character is super edgy and dark and brooding at some point you have to develop them beyond that its ehy a character like guts from berserk or cloud from ff7 are so loved because you see them at their lowest points but you also see them develop into better people along the way if your character just hates life and wants to kill everything all the time no one will care about them or like them if they stay that way for most of the story and then only grow as a person at the very end

[@fellowcd]

Or just watch Vinland Saga

[@bS0up]

"I wanna have a badass entrance." In my Cyberpunk group, when we're on the way to a job we roll to see how smoothly the trip goes and how cool we look when we arrive. Needless to say I've racked up so many botched Akira slides on my bike, and it just gets funnier every time

[@xavierkazoo1619]

“Bambi’s an OwlBear” how dare you use a tragic moment as a verb so hilariously.

[@anonymousfortunes2970]

I just had something interesting to say, OP's character used dark vision to see and I'd presume they would ask for permission if they were like the only one who could or no one else was using it. So how the F did the edge lord see the owlbear if you needed dark vision to see it 😂

[@KordellCunningham]

​@@anonymousfortunes2970 Then again, he did get a Nat 20, but everything else feels like a Nat 1 for everybody else.

[@anonymousfortunes2970]

@@KordellCunningham I guess that could be what happened? However on the other hand what good is an action if the person can't see to commit it N20 or not? A DM isn't mandated to make a N20 pass something

[@grayson5000]

Did... did he miss Levi's introduction? He comforts his dying comrade and clasps his blood covered hand, which is a big deal since Levi is a clean freak. That's not to mention how his character constantly experiences grief throughout the show.

[@swishfish8858]

Bold of you to assume that the kind of person that will copy an anime protagonist for their D&D character will be mentally capable of comprehending nuance or depth.

[@voctur]

Or that he kept the patches of his fallen comrades as a way to remember them.

[@AquaticLotus7552]

Plus isn't the majority of his major combat moments happen AFTER he loses someone desr to him?

[@MostPretentiousMusicNerd-ux3ln]

The amount of times Levi shows empathy for those who lost loved ones is ridiculous compared to what this guy thought Levi is

[@Solenum756]

The weeb's lines were just perfect with the background music and everything. Chef's kiss well done sir

[@Solenum756]

I swear I bust out laughing every time he starts talking in the music kicks in

[@YesThatWasa]

"Can you make me sound cooler?" "Sure! How about the strong silent type?" **kick from discord**

[@dracokaleb1239]

I have only ever had 1 character copy anything about Levi. Specifically just the way he spins when fighting. The character I played? _A goblin swarmkeeper ranger who coated his blades in salt to cause maximum pain. and his name was Dett because he was in debt._

[@nevrikx]

So they commonly commit... asSALT

[@mitchellenderson7194]

Guess you could say their enemies are always *salty*

[@righttrain6568]

*snap* Eyy!

[@Duriel123]

I love the puns😂

[@EclipsisTenebris]

he really hated his weapons, because salt is NOT GOOD for steel.

[@mqfii8992]

Crab: "Levi isn't a genocidal maniac!" Me: Yeah, that's Eren. Mister Guy Is basing his character on the wrong one.

[@Aaa-bi8ly]

Eren cares about a small group of people, and even cares about them so much that he brings about his demise to make them heroes, This guy, does too, except his small group is smaller than a gelatinous cube’s INT

[@tomasmisek5598]

Not even Eren is really a genocidal maniac, he cares about people he considers "his own" and its likely he wouldnt kill people if it wasnt for the war going on But yea, still a lot more edgy and genocidal than levi

[@dreamcream3738]

@@tomasmisek5598 He wiped out 80% of the human population. Pretty sure that's as close to Genocidal as anyone can get before it becomes Omnicide

[@ThePaeppa]

@@tomasmisek5598 He is absolutely a genocidal maniac. Just because you care about a small group of people it doesn't NOT make you a genocidal maniac. Hitler also cared about a small group of ethnically pure German people but that doesn't make him less of a genocidal maniac

[@igorpachmelniekzakuskov776]

Yeah, besides, the entire point of the survey corps was to evade titans and avoid combat unless there was no other option. I bet if Levi ever met "Hajime" he'd do everything in his power to kill him, or to make sure he sits in jail forever.

[@RAVENVROSE]

The edgy cringe is real. The fact that edgy guy said "Shinigami" when referring to his weapon, is by all accounts ACTUALLY CRINGE. For those that aren't really into anime, Shinigami is Japanese for "God of Death" so he's basically saying "Hajime draws his God of Death sword" Yeah the cringe hits you like a tornado hitting a barn made of paper. Also funny enough, this was my first CritCrab video that i watched, i started binge watching his content and now i'm getting into DnD lmao. In the videos, the good aspects make it seem extremely fun, the bad aspects, well, it's the reason i watch his videos lol. I have a friend with DnD experience helping me so thanks CritCrab for sparking my desire to play DnD.

[@D9fjg]

the cringe is making my head hurt so much I muted this video for 20 seconds

[@daltonwade2506]

Dude wanted Levi, instead he got Gabbie

[@tlo_m1t917]

The Owlbear situation is the most hilarious thing a DM could do.

[@gwammeh]

I burst out laughing at that exact point. It’s perfect

[@Jakepearl13]

It’s sad and funny at the same time…like a sour patch kid

[@blackdemonknight]

I think an ideal moment of actions has concequences

[@Crunchles]

I like to think the DM added the baby in that moment to maybe make mister guy feel SOME sense of remorse. Didn't work, apparently.

[@Ilikebugs2464]

Based mega Gengar pfp

[@Nuinwing]

I wonder....how many edgelord weebs could be avoided by just having the DM say: "Katanas do not exist in my homebrew setting"

[@alarkhar]

Not many. Guts doesn't have a katana, and he's one of the many inspirations for edgelordism.

[@Nuinwing]

@@alarkhar Guts is well known, however a lot(at least in these horror stories) of these edgelord weebs seem to favor the katana over big paddle swords.

[@dashua1735]

If a DM told me that, I'd make my character a blacksmith who is the first one to make a katana

[@MementoMori7777]

@@alarkhar Guts does Edginess well, though. He's not a heartless asshole, Just kind of bitter. And with pretty good reason, Given the Shit hand life dealt him.

[@alarkhar]

@@MementoMori7777 Yes, he's the good kind of edgy.

[@jeghaterdegforfaen]

I have a solution for problematic characters (from a DM's perspective): A carriage appears out of nowhere, out of it jumps a lot of clowns, too many to fit in the carriage, but that is what happens. They then grab the problem character and drags him into the carriage, before departing, never to be seen again (hopefully). If another player has high perception, they may notice that the problem character starts to pale while the nose gets bigger and turning red. The DM may try to do clown laughter for dramatic effect.

[@xboxoneyes7734]

ima write this down for later

[@TexMeta]

This is the funniest DnD story I have ever heard. While I know the experience was horrible, it is so hilarious how this guy just bambi'd an owlbear and traumatized an entire party of players for no reason. Edit: relistening to this, and God I forgot how well you tell this story. The metal music to everything the edgy "samurai" says is just perfect.

[@gwammeh]

“Mr Guy” is honestly the funniest pseudonym in a while and I love it

[@n0etic_f0x]

Yeah I always call my problem "Tarp" as this guy had a seven syllable name that we could not shorten. Everyone hated the guy but basically never said anything for bout half a year if not more. People finally talked about their dislike for him and I just dropped a few hints (and several DMs) he did not respond. Now... I am known for how I deal with problems so... it is about to get very dark. People start complaining about this guy. In private messages, I find nobody likes them. They are kicked from my table right there on the spot between games. The next game has my self-incert NPC having cut them into a plater of food and eating them. I offer his body cut into pieces to the table. My favourite reaction was a girl laughing as she says "Holy damn I need a dipping sauce for this" and sits down to eat the guy. This girl was a lesbian and married and the guy had some gross messages sent to her... van we leave it at that. Also, the dipping sauce was a blend of soy sauce and OJ with brown sugar and Schezwan peppercorn. Pretty good.

[@destroyerinazuma96]

Guy is actually a French first name, it's just pronounced differently.

[@nextombz]

Then theres muster guy

[@irishmanfromengland25]

@@destroyerinazuma96 as in Guy Fawkes? Spanish name, Guido.

[@migdabibbib7684]

Crab's soft 'oh no' after reading that the druid could talk to animals gives me life.

[@PestilentAllosaurus]

I know right?! More hilariously I said it at the same time. Lmfao That was fantastic.

[@onigojira]

You got me with the "ping" noise. I paused and went looking all over for where I might find whatever message came at me. You have won one (1) crab-kibble for your victory, sir.

[@catpoke9557]

How could he be such a fan of Levi and get his character so abysmally wrong at the same time

[@guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285]

The irony of Levi's actions is that his callous actions have ensured his own doom, as that owlbear will now go on a 200 episode journey to master the Kanabo, unlock his 27 sharingan gates and smash him to pieces in a single blow while speed lines go flying by.

[@alarkhar]

Or simply find a weird balding professor in a peaceful looking lab, get adopted and therefore receive a hundred feet tall robot made of indestructium that can shred anything smaller just by breathing deeply.

[@Aaa-bi8ly]

And perform 1000 push-ups, 1000 sit-ups and a 10 kilometre run! Every single day! For 3 years straight! And become! The One-Punch Owlbear!

[@pranavghantasala6808]

@@alarkhar what is that a reference to?

[@alarkhar]

@@pranavghantasala6808 Mazinger Z, Koutetsu Jeeg or just about one hundred other super robot anime.

[@RegulationManCentral]

Or find a fruit that gives him human abilities

[@ayinderoberts354]

Look, a character that is basically a byproduct of war and violence and endless struggles for power can be interesting. However, I think Mr. Guy is missing the one key element that makes guys like Levi compelling: Nuance

[@Dreigonix]

It helps if you’re actually self-aware and AREN’T a crazy fascist yourself.

[@VasiliyOgniov]

In my humble opinion, hardships of war should actually *soften* the character. Most of the war veterans aren't some sort of cold-blooded beasts devoid of emotions, in fact, quite the opposite, being under gunshots makes them appreciate life much more, despite the fact that they are often struggling to reintegrate into society. I've once met a man who fought in Afghanistan and he was one of the sweetest people I've ever talked to - he was funny, kind and intelligent. When somebody asked him about his war experience, though, he suddenly stopped talking, thought about something for a moment, his face turned stone, and he said "Please, let's not talk about that. War is meaningless. You're lucky, kid, that now its a peacetime". It resonated in me so much, I can't even explain. Just the expression on his face. Those people suffer greatly and almost no one remembers fondly their "glory days" or thinks that what they did was right. For them it is a deep wound which cannot truly heal. However, edgelords think otherwise and for whatever reason praise the war like its something cool. It's dumb and fucking disgusting

[@_maliciousIntent]

@@VasiliyOgniov It's different for different people. Not every vet is softened.

[@gomes7066]

Bro the thing is the idea of his character is actually cool, if only he had executed it correctly. It would have been cool to see a dude who was trained by an imperialist military and as soon as he feels threatened he strikes to kill because he can't help it, since he was raised as nothing but a killing machine. In the part where he kills the wraith but also kills a bunch of people it would have been cool to see a character development moment where he's like "omg what have I done? Im a monster" and then he strives to unlearn his trauma. But nope! Of course the edgy ass dude had to ruin it...

[@Lp-gn5hx]

The addition of the Metal Music is amazing, and it just gives me the mental image of this metal guitarist standing next to the table and awkwardly plays whenever Mr. Guy speaks.

[@kaylawoodbury2308]

Okay, I'm not a huge AOT fan but even I know that Levi CARES A WHOLE LOT about people dying. His entire character revolves around him caring deeply for his subordinates but showing it as very harsh tough love, because he doesn't want them to die. He pushes them to do better, think faster, get stronger and work as a team for their survival and the survival of the innocent civilians. The only people he doesn't care die are traitors and the nobility. I guess the guy is way too obsessed with imperialism, war and action sequences to even acknowledge the most obvious nuances (that even a non fan can see) of the shows he likes.

[@mefisbalorgames3694]

When the OP said that Mr.Guy zoned out during the rp portions, I pretty much came to the conclusion that he probably did the same for the non-action parts of AoT. Honestly I'd see him going through his phone, fast forwarding, or playing a game during every scene that didn't have a titan fight in it.

[@jans.g6033]

*aggressively flashes back to Levi and Captain Erwin* I'm starting to think that Mr. Guy only watched AoT just for the fights and deaths.

[@kaylawoodbury2308]

@@mefisbalorgames3694 I feel like when it comes to anime, what a person's favorite part or how they view anime says more about them as a person then the shows they like. Using the large fandom of AOT as an example again, it's really popular, lots of different people like that show. Most of them like the story and allegory/ nuance more or on par with the action, some like the action more but still understand the deeper parts of the show... Then you have fans like Mister Guy, who thinks one of the most important, tragic and complex characters is just a bada** killing machine with no emotion while fetishizing the imperialism allegory that's revealed to literally be the source of everything wrong in that world... Mister Guy is that same butthole you would encounter in a discord or some other chat site that would crap on you for not liking "the right anime", that you're a fake anime lover or a wuss if edgelord bloodbath isn't your preferred genre. Which is particularly annoying to anyone who actually does likes a variety. AOT might not be my cup of tea but I really liked Toyko Ghoul yet because I'm also watching One Piece from the very beginning, or that I like Ouran Highschool Host Club, or Bleach, or Free!, MHA, That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime, etc, AOT edgelords think I just can't handle "real" anime and can only watch kid and "girl" anime and the Tokyo Ghoul edgelords think my taste is too mainstream to possibly enjoy TG so clearly I just want attention. Gatekeeping in anime sucks hard man.

[@Silburific]

@@kaylawoodbury2308 I love AoT, but my least favorite parts of it are the fight scenes. They honestly add almost nothing to the narrative other than to fool people into thinking it's a world with stakes because Random Cardboard Cutout #84 got munched. I dislike season 3 of the anime because of how dirty they did the Uprising Arc, my favorite arc in the series; they cut out almost all of the world building and amazing character development in favor of shoe-horning in more "epic" fight scenes between Levi and Kenny while neglecting some of Levi's best character moments in the series (when I heard that the author himself found the part of his story that actually focused on the _plot_ to be his least favorite and _asked_ Studio WIT to cut it in favor of more mindless action, that was when I realized he wasn't the revolutionary literary genius people in the fandom were hyping him up as, and I was proven right). Sadly, the people who only care about the dumb action are the ones the mangaka eventually started catering to...

[@kaylawoodbury2308]

@@Silburific Taking out half the plot to replace with action is probably what made Erin's later... actions so jarring for everyone. Sounds like it really didn't have the proper build up to make it work. I've watched maybe 15- episodes total at random just because it was on Toonami before another show I was interested in and I was curious. I have read some wiki stuff out of boredom, mostly about Levi, because I really liked his character and Erin, because I dislike his character so much he's one of the main reasons I couldn't get into it, so I was curious what they were going to do with him. That I know more about AoT than Mister Guy is frankly sad

[@animusnocturnus7131]

Just as a general PSA for anyone who wants to play dark and brooding characters: You need to work extra hard to make them included into the party, not less. And dark & brooding only works if they are also the characters with the best calibrated moral compass of the whole group. Think more along the lines of "I've lost everyone and don't want to feel emotionally attached, but I'll be damned if I let anyone else feel that same way." I saw it being pulled off effectively, but the character was also a fucking saint underneath the whole facade.

[@PestilentAllosaurus]

In my second campaign of DnD; still relatively new to the awesomeness of DnD. It was a Call Of chuthulu one, apoplectic, etc. Had a edgy brooding character that was basically a back ally street doctor which wore a plague doctors mask. Reason? He was severally chemically burned on majority of his body and was self-conscious. Was socially outcasted in his usual stuff. So he shut down emotionally. Didn't really reach out. However I balanced this by him having a very... dumb and strange potoo pet bird. Which was social. And often forced him into awkward moments as a comedic stance when it needed to be. There was also more sensitive moments to show this wasn't just a edgy, brooding character. He was anxious and nervous about eating or drinking. Because to do so means removing the mask and he's scared of others seeing his face. He's insecure. It made a LOT of room for improvement and very heart warming moments when Rusty; my character did open up. And became more confident again.

[@gomes7066]

Bro the thing is the idea of his character is actually cool, if only he had executed it correctly. It would have been cool to see a dude who was trained by an imperialist military and as soon as he feels threatened he strikes to kill because he can't help it, since he was raised as nothing but a killing machine. In the part where he kills the wraith but also kills a bunch of people it would have been cool to see a character development moment where he's like "omg what have I done? Im a monster" and then he strives to unlearn his trauma. But nope! Of course the edgy ass dude had to ruin it...

[@animusnocturnus7131]

@@gomes7066 You're not wrong, but the thing is that this realization has to come pretty early on, like 2nd to 4th session, otherwise it will be a strain on the group. You can stretch that out a bit, if the players are all good friends with each other and have a good grasp on character development and RP, but specifically if you get a new group together comprised of people who haven't yet played with each other, or even of completely new players, the player who playes the edgelord needs to get an early show of "heart of gold" in, otherwise the party will start to ask themselves why they put up with them.

[@alexgremlin3680]

I'm writing a dark manga and even I know that dark and brooding isn't all that makes an epic yet tragic anti-hero. It's how we feel for them, how they pull themselves back together after the tragedy and having more character traits than just being a giant stick in the mud. The Mandalorian would be a total edgelord if he wasn't constantly knocked on his ass like a clown and actually had moments of humanity with Grogu.

[@animusnocturnus7131]

@@alexgremlin3680 Not only that but he is actually doing stuff out of the kindness of his heart. He isn't doing dangerous stuff just because he's such a swell guy, but if he can do something good without a lot of efford, he does exactly that, and out of a choice of two jobs whereone payes less but supports people while the other payes more but suppresses them, he'll choose the supportive one. Players need to understand that there is a difference between an anti-hero and a villain-protagonist. The anti-hero will be dragged into a story legs kicking but forced to act due to the kindness of his heart, while the villain protagonist is an egotistical asshole, but he will get active by himself and will generally do good stuff because it payes the bills and it serves his agenda to be viewed as a champion.

[@freedantheeternal]

And I thought I was pushing things by having my monk's fighting style be inspired by Kiryu of the Yakuza series. It was just the fighting style, the actual character was different personality, but basically a monk that would grab tables, chairs, or pretty much anything else within arm's reach to smash over his opponent's head.

[@courier6640]

And then unlocks "Tiger Drop" counter attack as a Bonus Action at level 10?

[@freedantheeternal]

@@courier6640 Heh, Monks in DnD 3.5 are broken enough without that kind ability. Put it this way, toward the mid-teens, with how I built his skills in disarm, dodging, etc, the DM was having to make special boss enemies just for me to fight while the party was occupied with others.

[@courier6640]

​@@freedantheeternal damn, that's impressive? Though, your character sounds more tacticool than powerful. You think he's more Tanimura than Kiryu in combat?

[@freedantheeternal]

@@courier6640 I'd say when there were plenty of weapons around, it was like Kiryu's Beast mode. Partly the DM's fault for allowing me to take the quick weapon swap feat as a means to pick up objects as a move action instead of the actual attack, provided they were within reach at the start of my turn. I did try to convince him to let me grab them as I moved past them and that was a nope. Also had Improvised Weapon to make them actually effective. But then he also got Spring Attack as soon as possible so I could attack, move, then attack again. Great Cleave as well. Could run through an enemy group and it was like tossing them into a blender, so maybe more Majima's Breaker style? Counterattack was a great one for single-combat scenarios as well as Deflect Arrows for range, etc. Other than that, mainly just real fun role-playing the actual fights. Like, I would not go "I attack this target with my fists" or the like, I'd be going "I kick my target's left knee and use my second attack to uppercut him in the jaw." Had some pretty cool martial-arts movie moments if the dice went my way, or sometimes when they didn't. That particular pattern had me miss the second strike once, so the DM was describing how the guy felt the wind off my fist as it passed less than an inch from his face as he leaned back to dodge. But the truth is monks are just busted as hell in 3.5 if you know how to play them.

[@emberfist8347]

I love the DM for the Owlbear twist. It would be a pretty effective what have I done moment for any player who isn't that guy.

[@karsonkammerzell6955]

DM should have killed that behavior immediately. The DM isn't just a narrator; they're responsible for keeping the PLAYERS happy and mutually engaged. The moment anything, even a player, infringes on the group enjoyment it needs to be immediately reevaluated and cut if found wanting; no hesitation.

[@eggmug562]

Tru

[@ShadzeriosFIN]

Agreeing with this comment fully.

[@willmonster1008]

The latter half of the whole letting him reroll a failed attack roll to one shot a creature and then allowing him to do it at the expense of other PCs and innocent NPCs makes the entire last half of the horror story entirely the DM's fault. Saying 'No' is not that difficult.

[@Floraclaw]

@@willmonster1008 exactly, if they start crying about it too they should have told the weeb to go suck a bar soap and kick him out.

[@destroyerinazuma96]

Only allowed cases of anti-party behaviour are those discussed with the party in advance. And where those where the party agrees to play the people who help mr disruption to get his act together. That requires the player to not be a d4ck, just someone who wants to play a temporary d4ck, an accidental disruptor who doesn't know any better and has a character arc pre planned for becoming less disruptive and annoying.

[@inky5574]

Two things: 1) People don't like Levi just because he's an cool silent badass, but he's a cool silent badass who cares about people, even his lackeys even when they do or say somethings stupid. He mourns their loss whenever they die in battle and not to mention he's also tidy and sophisticated AF 👌 2. There's nothing wrong with basing your character off of an already established character as long as you do something with it to make it original and cool. Like for example my current character is basically a young Snake from Metal Gear in terms of personality and aesthetic with Hawkeye from Marvel skills in archery, he's the son of a war hero and he basically wants to be like his father and make a name for himself and not forever remaining in his father's shadow.

[@gio-gioarmani2268]

To the second point: I have a character based on Hunt Showdowns Devils Advocate. Hes a golden hearted guy, but an inner darkness, that he sometimes releases by putting on tve devils mask and doing evil things to release it. Because of his golden heart, his town ignored it, but when the darkness comes they send him away for their protection In my characters version, he left his hometown for everyones safety, and to learn how to controll, or even get rid of that darkness

[@Haurent]

Isn't that super cliché? No offense ofc, I'm just a random

[@GarkKahn]

I use skills or fighting styles from established characters most of the time but something beyond that point is just a creativity killer for my characters

[@ajbygo9252]

Yeah, this isn't Levi at all. Levi *hates* the war but does what he does the betterment of humanity as a whole. He has lost so many that he loves and cares for. And for the second point, my DM allowed some homebrew so I'm literally doing a Barbarian with Path of the Hulk. It's a pirate based campaign, and he just wants to be the worlds greatest adventurer. See everything in the world, live a life to the fullest, but he's full of rage at how cruel the world can be in return.

[@Haurent]

@@ajbygo9252 Sometimes all it takes is a bitchboy DM/Group and someone full of themselves for chaos to ensure

[@Vaerlayn]

Credit to you CritCrab, you have successfully just made me laugh my way into an asthma attack - and that takes some proper friggin' doing. The red flag joke genuinely caught me so off guard, I don't think I've laughed that hard in ages - take your sand dollars, you earned 'em.

[@undead9999]

I love the background music for his ranting. Really adds to the edge 😂

[@courier6640]

Please tell me if you know the sauce. I've been waiting for at least a year.

[@haydnchristen805]

The song is called Accurate by TANTRUM​@@courier6640

[@Darkloid21]

I actually teared up at that line from the cub, I’m such a bleeding heart for animals. It would have taken everything in me not to flay edgelord alive. Also dude has no idea how war works, or soldiers, or samurai for that matter. In fact his actions would be grounds to commit sepuku

[@adwadswadsda8458]

Nah. Samurais were peasant killers. Lmao. Just over glorified in general. War is almost never noble.

[@wakkaseta8351]

When a Samurai got a new katana, they'd find the nearest peasant to test out its sharpness on. A major reason that Japanese politeness developed was because they didn't want to offend the Samurai or lords and get cut down where they stood (See: Miyamoto Musashi).

[@TheHumbleHollow]

@@wakkaseta8351 I could be wrong, but I don't think samurai were actually allowed to test their blades on peasants. They could kill a peasant if their honour was at stake (say, that peasant insulted the samurai) but if they had no real reason to kill the peasant, they'd be expected to commit seppuku as punishment.

[@SodaPopBarbecue]

@@wakkaseta8351That wasn't a universal thing:Mostly unscrupulous ones did that.

[@shadowofdread7018]

@@TheHumbleHollow I’m not an expert but to my knowledge it varied from samurai to samurai. So you’d have samurai who were chill and genuinely wanted to do good, and you had asshole ones who would kill anyone who “disrespected” they in any way. I think overall the samurai were good people, at least for their time period, but definitely not as pure as weeaboos make them out to be. Also weebs constantly think that samurai exclusively used katanas, but that was a backup weapon. They preferred spears, bows, or in some cases guns in their battles. But every weeb in the land thinks every samurai was like fucking Samurai Jack or something

[@SolrSurfr3]

As much as Mister Guy is absolutely the horror of this story, I feel like the DM has some fault for this mess. You’re allowed to tell your players No, especially if their behavior is detrimental to everyone else’s fun.

[@conndor2753]

True, but I guess the DM didn't want to be too constricting or risk railroading anything. I can't blame the DM too much, but you gotta set some hard lines in the sand somewhere.

[@Konpekikaminari]

@@conndor2753 plus, considering OP said Mister Guy was not entirely a "that guy", this might be a highlight reel of moments rare enough for the DM to allow themselves to ignore the weeb

[@shadowmetroid18]

@@conndor2753 when it comes to blowing another PCs ear off, I can blame the DM just fine.

[@destroyerinazuma96]

90% of these stories would be over fast if the GM acted fast. It's rare to see stories where GM tries to solve the issue and doesn't kick ThatGuy after the 2-3rd warning. I have, however, read unfortunate stories where a hostile player tried coming back after getting kicked and either ppl threatened to call the cops, or real-life PvP ensued. One such story had a player with an ex (also a player for a short time) who could've ended on ThatChapter or CriminalPsychology had he not been arrested after trying to kidnap his ex and IRL fighting the party's Ranger.

[@TigerW0lf]

Or maybe he was letting him face the consequences of his actions and be punished by those around him rather than flat out telling him no.

[@robertkb64]

As an actual combat veteran, sacrificing your own resources is only part of war if you’re bad at war. But I’ll let General Patton speak for me, “No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.”

[@whensomethingcriesagain]

Ehhhh, back in the days of linear warfare and in particularly large battles there have been cases wherein making sacrifices of your own men has been necessary to win the greater engagement. First example off the top of my head is the 1st Minnesota at Gettysburg, they were sent on a suicide mission to plug a gap in the Union line that had opened on day 2, outnumbered approximately seven to one, and they went without hesitation, repelling the Confederate attack almost singlehandedly but suffering an 82% casualty rate in the process.

[@upliftlizard1715]

bro in almost every big battle levi is in, he legit yells at his comrades that he wants 0 casualties so no one should die

[@unodos2647]

Rpghorrorstory authors giving the most detailed play by play descriptions after claiming their memory was fuzzy bc the horror happened 25 years ago

[@faether1429]

"My memory might be a bit off because this happened seven years ago but it was the 15th of June and...

[@Eliot_Ness]

@@faether1429 Oy. Don't you dare bring my birthday into such a despicable act as what you're implying these people are doing!

[@faether1429]

@@Eliot_Ness nothing much, just some DnD 😏

[@destroyerinazuma96]

If it's super detailed, it's likely made-up, or traumatic or super funny/memorable. Some rpgglory stories do include details, stuff like "how my party made a rocket launcher and scientifically it held up".

[@Dreigonix]

If you wanna claim it’s fake, don’t pussyfoot around. Say it to OP’s face.

[@crazyhercules9442]

Unless you’re character is supposed to be chaotic evil, or just outright evil altogether, this is a perfect example of what *not* to do. That makes session zeros all the more important, but in this case, it wouldn’t have mattered. That part about the owlbear had me laughing, crying and wanting justice. I’m glad the party adopted the cub though.

[@benjaminthibieroz4155]

most of evil characters would shrug off at such stupidity and scorn of life. Not caring much about people's life is a thing. Willingly got them killed without giving a damn and praising yourself for that is a another whole level.

[@crazyhercules9442]

@@benjaminthibieroz4155 agreed

[@Aaa-bi8ly]

So this guy is more evil than actual evil guys!

[@crazyhercules9442]

@@Aaa-bi8ly I wouldn’t go that far, lol. You have the BBEG and then there’s this asshat. I personally want to be part of a story where my character is chaotic neutral in the beginning, doesn’t care much for society yet gradually has to debate with himself if humanity is even worth protecting based on the circumstances and experiences he’s had over the course of the campaign. I’m big on character development😂

[@Aaa-bi8ly]

@@crazyhercules9442 fair enough, but this guy is enough to convince them to nuke reality and nuke the leftover souls for *all* of eternity!

[@killereye]

6:26 That cut&edit to Hajime's deeds was genius! I was not ready and even I was shocked as them players! Master Storyteller skill in work right there! 🙂

[@MerryMaddMen]

I have never heard the term "character bleed" before, and I'm glad I learned it.

[@HolyCrapSpace]

Okay, I have to give a little bit of the blame to the DM on this one too. While the Owlbear situation was unnecessary and the DM could have offered the other players to try and stop Mr. Guy, it did ultimately end up awkwardly hilarious. However, the wraith situation? I'm absolutely placing blame on the DM there. They absolutely should not have allowed him to attempt to try his fuck up again. He could piss, moan, and whine like a toddler in a tantrum, he should not have been allowed to try again. DM could have made it that the blast missed, didn't hit any villagers or players, and the wraith gave him a good lashing. There you go, edgelord, you have a cool new scar on your character with an edgy backstory that you tried to save helpless villagers to go with it. DM was definitely not strict enough with this guy's shenanigans. I believe people should be able to explore what they want in DND, but in this guy's case, there needed to be limitations for the sake of the other players.

[@conndor2753]

I can't blame the DM too much here. I guess he didn't want to be too constrictive or risk railroading anything, but you do bring up a good point about the whole "collateral damage" moment with the villagers. It's not wrong to show some realism, but given the circumstances, maybe he should've given Mister Guy SOME seratonin rush with nobody getting hurt. But something tells me that even if the DM did give him that freebie, Mister Guy isn't necessarily a listener of reason.

[@eyeofbraille4659]

I also blame the DM, but I go in the opposite direction. Why is evacuating the village a valid choice, but standing up to the creatures that are threatening the village is not? There's also clearly a large measure of animus behind not letting the guy fight, then telling him that he can only fight if he's willing to attack through a crowd. He probably figured he might only wing some people and it was worth the risk because a village was being attacked... and then the DM goes "oh yeah, you kill some children". Classy. Great way to treat your players. The table obviously had it out for this guy long before this, but they strung him along for some reason. That seems petty and mean-spirited to me.

[@danielmbg]

@@eyeofbraille4659 To defend the DM a little bit, when you re-roll for a failed roll the consequences should be more severe, that said it didn't need to be what is was. Also what is the deal with one shotting things so easily? And I don't necessarily say the DM was out to get the player, maybe he was just trying to show the problem player that his actions have consequences so he wouldn't turn in a murder hobo, or who knows.

[@Hedge_Knight_Gaming]

@@danielmbg To offer a counterpoint though, apparently the Goblin Edith made their save to avoid The Guy's attack, but they still lost an ear in the process? Honestly, to me this sounds like a shitstorm of a bad DM combined with an edge lord Main Character Syndrome player. Tis a recipe for disaster.

[@anacsadder]

@@danielmbg I'm also confused that he one-shotted the owl bear so easily. I play Pathfinder, not D&D, so maybe I'm missing something about the rules, but how did rolling a nat 20 let him behead an owlbear in one shot before the rest of the party could do anything?

[@carolynwilliams5918]

That poor baby Owlbear did not deserve that. Though it's wonderful it was adopted. I would have adopted it too.

[@kaemonbonet4931]

I gotta blame the DM at least a bit. I get it, you're trying to "teach a lesson." You could also just not. Don't do ridiculous things for the sake of a lesson. Don't let a player "kill 5 children" to attack a wraith. Just use normal combat rules and say "you have to get over there to do anything, wait for your initiative." Also, if you're not going to play into the fantasy of the player then how can you blame them for doing it all themselves? I get it I'm not a big anime guy either, but if he wants to play a samurai, lean into that and tell him stuff like, "let's come up with the samurai code so you can be that in this world" Don't fight your players for their character, try to work with them so their character is perfect for your game. Rude is rude though. some folks have ADHD and stuff, but even then we have to put our foot down. Figure out ways to deal with the condition whatever works. But whatever you come up with has to let you pay attention to the game. if your player doesn't want to do that they don't get to play. It's not fair to the other players.

[@hirzihasan1683]

This! the dm have many chances to stop the guy, like giving him disadvantage when attacking the owlbears because of the vision and the forest. With the villagers as well.. Although annoying as the player may be, this is partly the dm fault for sure.

[@poutinemcflurry3544]

I love how the most replayed moment is the sound of the ping, to make sure it came from the video and wasn't an actual notification

[@LegacyOfM]

I nearly choked on my coffe when the edgelord musical accompaniment kicked in...OMFG!!!

[@sassyghost_8]

Ooooh the misinterpretation of Levi’s character got me heated. CritCrab put it perfectly. Levi always tried to avoid excess death if it could be helped. He mourns for every fallen soldier in his own way. He was visibly upset when he discovered the Titans were humans once. He is absolutely nothing like this dude’s one dimensional D&D character. I’m surprised this character was allowed to continue existing, this doesn’t sound like an evil campaign.

[@Apexpolarbear]

Although he rarely shows it, Levi has a strong sense of morality and empathy. One of his most defining characteristics is the great value he places on preserving human life; this is especially shown when it was revealed that all Titans might have once been human themselves. The thought that he had unknowingly been killing humans all this time disturbs him greatly. -the Attack on titan wikipedia page about Levi's personality

[@heresywithana]

I'm a weeb and I don't play D&D, but I get the feeling I still felt the same things everyone else watching did.

[@shadowofdread7018]

Huge difference between being a weeb and just being a fan of anime and other Japanese things

[@canadaman9373]

​@shadowofdread7018 fr i feel like the term had been so watered down it lost its meaning it really means that you would renounce your citizenship of your ciuntry because of how much you love japan its a fetishization of Japanese culture if anything people who like anime and have alot of anime things are more like otakus

[@rudebodega]

I genuinely thought he was about to try and kill the owlbear cub too and justify it as mercy

[@chuckmarius323]

that owlbear moment brought back some memories from my first campaign... we had gotten ourselves in a brutal fight against owlbears and a bunch of boars (lvl 4 or 3 iirc, that gm just wanted to kill us, every single random fight was one hair away from tpk, not very fun). a baby owlbear was left behind and we had an almost 2h argument of what to do with it until the barbarian in our group finally had enough and killed it before anyone could react.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

In my game, we encountered an owlbear too. My fairy barbarian readied her handaxes, intending to eat it (I was going for a different anime trope than the edgelord), spotted the cub and backed away slowly.

[@GILGAMASK5677]

I lost a couple of friends in fights and such like. and that taught me how heartbreaking it is to lose people, it hardens you in some way but it also more vulnerable than before

[@justin2308]

A few years ago, I came up with a character who seemed to think he was the main character (he was) and that he had plot armor (he didn’t). Mr. Guy’s actions (killing a monster that wasn’t hostile and attacking an enemy they didn’t have to fight, at least yet) would easily have been something he would’ve done to get his group into so much unnecessary trouble, so that made me laugh. 😂 The difference is that the character was supposed to be funny, mainly because he also would SOMEHOW get them out of trouble. The idea I had was for a comedy. He wouldn’t hurt the innocent or his friends just to take down an enemy.

[@chibidarknation9217]

Look I admittedly enjoy playing 'edgy' characters (tragic backstory (tm) is usually a must for me) but like using it as an excuse to be a murder-hobo jerk is endlessly frustrating to me.

[@TheHumbleHollow]

Basically all of my characters have gone through absolute hell and back. Heck, even joining up with the party at the start is tough for them. But they don't slaughter everyone just for the hell of it. Quite the contrary, now that they understand what it's like to lose family/ be a slave/ etc, they'll do everything in their power to help people from similar circumstances

[@mrruniccross1226]

I remember I wanted to make a character inspired by Killua from Hunter x Hunter so what did I do? They were the heir to a family of assassins that lived on a mountain. That's where the similarities ended. I was a shadow Monk (later changed to Mercy) and everyone was adopted into the family from the abandoned and forgotten. It was about taking something I liked and fleshing it out to be something for real and unique. If you didn't know any better you wouldn't really be able to look at my water genasi Monk and see Killua.

[@rwbyab7423]

Sounds like a mix between the Zoldyk family and the Phantom Troupe. Either way if you have fun and don't act like Mr Guy it can be a good time!

[@mrruniccross1226]

@@rwbyab7423 Pretty much. Though that wasn't my intention. My character was adopted when the head of the family found him as a baby in a shipwreck alone and a recurring thing was that no matter how crazy or weird they were (my guy's older brother was a literal serial killer) we were always family at home so he was just my big brother. It was a favorite character of mine.

[@SOK39]

Mister Guy literally forgot that even Angry/Edgy characters have Morality and some remorse as well It’s even funnier when you realize there wasn’t even much of a “War” in the campaign XD

[@ovenaroundhead2881]

THE OWL BEAR NOOOO the cub’s speech literally made me laugh from how sad it is

[@Desperex0]

That heavy guitar music when Mr. Guy moved in on that owlbear actually made me laugh out loud. Good work

[@Telawin]

honestly. it would be hilarious to set up a character as though you're trying to add fantasy Japan into the game... and then pull the rug out from under the cliche. "a traveler from a distant land, a warrior to whom combat is all they've ever known, a fighter... from the Mongolian empire" honestly the Mongols had a much more interesting history and adding a nomadic warrior to the party sounds much more interesting

[@unknownbyself]

Horsemen who were experts at scouting, riding, archery, and survival? Sign me up

[@Aaa-bi8ly]

Honestly, make that the Samurai fighter to berate the cliche!

[@ZKP314]

They min-maxed cavalry skills, but have low charisma…and high intimidation.

[@omidm.935]

Or ancient Iran, China, or any one of the rich culures of the world. Imagine how sick a story with Mongols, Mali, Ming, and Mughal inpired characters would be!

[@WarTie]

name himsmtn like Genkan because funny

[@kyrriana1772]

Hello Mister CritCrab, I hope this doesn´t sound weird, but I want to thank you. I dunno how KZbin suggested me your channel, since I don´t play DnD at all, nor do I interact with it on the internet, but I´m happy it did. I love listening to your stories, which happens to have the best of all worlds. People having awesome imagination, nature of us humans clashing between individuals and some awesome communication advice. I will probably never play DnD, but I still love coming back to your videos. Thank you

[@BlackKara]

The ping noise got me. CrabRolled.

[@matiasnl]

Nearly did a spit take at Fehkar’s name drop. What a classic guy

[@Vahktang]

The story goes: Edgelord playing a ‘traveller from afar’ equipped with his pride, his honor, the most dangerous weapon around, a Katana (of course), is playing and less than ten encounters in the DM and the players are tired of it. So, the DM puts in a Rust Monster. Katana is destroyed, and it is thousands of miles to anywhere he can purchase or find another person to actually make another one. It is said that: ‘the subsequent whining was almost poetry’, and the player eventually learn he had to play in a team.

[@harbingerx7793]

I have to express my appreciation for the overlay of epic rock music every time the weeb lines are read.

[@secretminty6398]

Thanks, CritCrab. That discord notification sound you put made me go searching through mine lol. Had a good chuckle from it

[@SamuraiMujuru]

Every time I hear one of these stories I can't help but wonder a couple things. I get D&D is the one everyone knows, but if they want to do weeb-tastic anime nonsense why not play any of the myriad of games that actually support that kind of playstyle? Have they ever actually read or seen anything about feudal Japan? Last I checked Samurai were a highly trained, highly educated caste of nobles, not blood-drunk berserkers. Doods, watch some Kurosawa or something.

[@WhyYouMadBoi]

ok but when was the last time you've ever seen an ad for any other game besides 5e, I barely see it on r/Lfg and the facebook groups I see. This sort of playstyle is aight in OVA and BESM because those are anime games and are fun. Also its imperial japan not feudal japan. Hell they had a tradition of cutting random fuckwads on the street. They also could be warlords and what not they were highly educated caste of nobles but that also made them blood thirsty.

[@CharonsNightmare]

Ozu, Mizoguchi, Kurosawa, shit some Kitano or Miike of they dont like old movies...

[@zmivh3377]

even in weeb-tastic playstyle games, players would need to learn to share the spotlight. I don't think Mister Guy here would do that. Honestly he sounds like a dude who expects D&D to be like a single-player video game RPG experience, on top of anime power fantasy.

[@pyro5159]

Well technically even in anime they have more sense than that. Look at Kenshin he has a history dipped in blood yet ended up getting married and had a son

[@tristainmyers458]

Exactly I was playing a character who was a samurai actually based on real Bushido code from rifts so he was generally a very good guy however if his lord asked him to do something he did it no matter the risk or cost. But personally he tried to always doing his best would help at the orphanages and would help orphans whenever he could as he felt guilt for the bad things he did whenever the Lords orders

[@Haurent]

I so love when in my group someone pretends to be edgy and I clip their wings to make them fall to earth with the rest of mortals. And they learn to chill, which is pretty cool

[@MogofWar]

"People die in war..." Sir, this is. Wendy's.

[@xaldrortenderofthevats8948]

everytime i hear one of these stories, it makes me feel better that my initial concept for a samurai isn't nearly as cringey. a young noble who wass raised mostly by the family's half giant blacksmith because his father was too busy doing other things, and as a result was mosre used to heavey handed weapons and the like, including using one of his mentor's smithing hammers as a weapon ruled as a warhammer (since the blacksmith was half giant). mostly out of the idea "so how could i justify a Samurai using a warhammer", but i think the initial concept is neat.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

I had a very similar Owlbear encounter. Although the anime trope I was going for was the big eater, not the edgelord. My fairy barbarian readies her handaxes, imagining the delicious owlbear steaks. I wait for the DM's description and we all see the cubs. So I slowly back off.

[@doctorfives]

Fairy Barbarian?? Lmfao

[@schwarzerritter5724]

@@doctorfives She is on a quest to eat the meat of every beast.

[@Butterflyhorrorgeek.]

❤

[@Dreigonix]

That baby owlbear is gonna grow up to become an edgy traumatized anime anti-hero himself, hellbent on avenging his mother.

[@thekaiser3815]

Or he may look upon this terrible tragedy and pain and become a stronger and gentiler person, someone who has seen and suffered at the hands of wicked deeds done unto him, and so so so is determined then no one else suffered as they did. So they become a paladin Oath of Redemption. Or justice, maybe compassion. It that not a better story the Edge lord number ???

[@emberfist8347]

I am thinking he will show to Mr Guy's saying "Hello, My name is Owlbear Montoya, you kill my mother, prepare to die!"

[@thekaiser3815]

@@emberfist8347 I like the idea of him forgiving Mr. That guy. But not forgetting. After all, what's the point, Mr. That guy, is nothing to him now, he defended him in combat, broke his sword even, shamed him Infront of what ever bandits tribe he now runs. What better time to show Mercy and forgiveness then at this time. I doubt Mr. That guy will take it lying down, results in his unnecessary but we'll deserved death. And having one the respect of the bandits, whom themselves were abuse by there now dead leader, swear loyalty to the young owl bear paladin, and together they bring light, hope, an compassion to all those affected by the type of war the Mr. That guy's of the world bring.

[@oofyboi7158]

I know this is 2 months late but you just killed me with the emergency meeting sound

[@gibosgibnon7909]

That music which blared whilst the samurai training was the funniest shit

[@maxime2445]

What the fuck. Attack on Titan is One of My favorite series, and for fucks sake Levi is incredibly different from this interpretation. He isn't very emotional, he sees The pragmatic need for people to die in war. But he is deeply saddened when people die as a result. Did he even watch the series

[@anthonylong9067]

I sincerely doubt he has seen a single episode

[@paradoxtatorstudios9681]

@@anthonylong9067 he probably saw one of the scenes where Levi turns into a beyblade, saw nothing beyond the rage and gore and action and went "I'll take your entire stock!" Turns out he missed a good 3/4 of said stock lmfao. Levi isn't just cool for the shallow basis of being a ruthless badass, but also the fact he deeply cares for his fellow soldiers and dislikes killing humans in actuality, going as far to feel horrified when he found out Titans were just people

[@midnightflare9879]

You know guys, this is still better than the weeb who wanted a slave harem.

[@ZKP314]

Link?

[@HeyYouFromThatGame]

Link?

[@Wolffeay]

The editing in this one was great, the music and revolution jokes were hilarious

[@marspIanet]

LMAO THE METAL ROCK SONG EVERYTIME MR GUY TRIES TO SAY SOMETHIGN IS SO FUNNY

[@courier6640]

Tell me the sauce of the music, if you know. Thx.

[@jordanhatt6824]

Dude wow, he thought Levi didn't care about his companions lives, Levi loved his companions and was hurt when they died and was far more tense when people died, he may have been cold but that was because seeing death like that numbs you but you would still feel it

[@sticklyman196]

Levi loved his companions so much he'd sooner allow them all to die and/or be enslaved than fight back

[@patdav56]

I'll admit, I do take inspiration from anime for a lot of my characters for derivative work. I'm currently playing a Plasmoid Warlock/Monk who initially had a rimuru token before I drew one myself and used Mask of Many Faces to give himself a human appearance, with a similar laid back lackadaisical attitude. The difference: 1. I was created in a lab and can summon the other experiments, and have a WILDLY different backstory 2. I'm not an op god, in fact all I can really do is tank damage and punch a couple times And to be completely honest, I think if these weebs, if they want to draw from any anime characters to copy, go something like Goku or Luffy who actually CARE ABOUT PLAYING WITH THE PARTY and dont cut themselves with every word. At least THEN it would be TOLERABLE

[@mr.anxiety7567]

I know nothing about DND but absolutely love you and your content, man. That is all, carry on. Just wanted to thank you for slowly teaching me of this interesting world.

[@theak-gm4yg]

I have been enjoying rewatching alot of CritCrabs stuff, recently.

[@OleanderRainbow]

Super unrelated to the edgelord but every time the villagers are referred to as village people. My mind goes to the 70s group of the same name living in a small town. While I've never seen Attack On Titan. I'm aware that the point was war is hell (also, titans are creepy looking.)

[@eyeofbraille4659]

Attack on Titan is complicated and has a lot to say about conflict, but you can't reduce it to "war is hell". It's one of the only series I've ever seen where one of the most insidious villains is a pacifist whose pacifism is specifically what leads to a great and protracted injustice.

[@paradoxtatorstudios9681]

The main point is war is hell, yes, but more then that; how villains and victims are often one and the same, and lead into a cycle where monsters create victims who become monsters in turn; the nuances of the human condition and how every single one of us has cruelty and compassion built into us; how circumstances lead to killing somebody who didn't have to, or deserve to, die; how sometimes you have to become a murderer just to survive; how war is not just cruel and nasty and unfair, but the world itself is. (I am aware that you did not watch it and couldn't possibly do this in detail, just thought this was a good place to put this mini sum up lol)

[@DrPluton]

I really hate it when people use the term "OC" to refer to a "PC."

[@whiteflagsfly]

They're interchangeable... OC means Original Character PC means Player Character. They're the same thing.... I at least hope so, I'd hate to think you actually brought Goku or Naruto to the table to play as at our next DnD session.

[@DrPluton]

@@whiteflagsfly Never.

[@MightyPinto]

The DoomSlayer guitar riffs for the Edgelord's lines really bring this whole thing together XD

[@nukemup07]

Bro the heavy metal music made me laugh so hard my stomach hurt LOL. gotta warn me my man

[@lexfiles721]

One of my first and favorite characters was a dragonborn sorcerer who I sorta based off the Pyro from TF2, but I gave him more moments to seem like a friend rather than a murderhobo edgelord.

[@alarkhar]

Funny thing is, Pyro is actually very friendly and sociable - sadly, he's also utterly insane, so he sees his murderous acts as "being extra friendly".

[@aniflowers1998]

He compared his character to Levi?! Come one dude! A more fitting comparison was RIGHT THERE! With that "Casulties are uninportant as long as we win" atitute, he at least could have picked the fitting comparison of Erwin! (Note: I only watched to the end of AOT season 2. So if Erwin get's better later, I don't know that yet. But dude has a high casultie body count thanks to his plans and so far hasn't shown to care.)

[@benjaminthibieroz4155]

Don't worry, Erwin do care a lot even if he doesn't show it. Actually this OC remind me of a whole different of AOT that appear much later. One who I genuinely hate. And is actually a total opposite of Levi in every way.

[@sticklyman196]

Erwin has high body courts BECAUSE he cares. Erwin is a big picture kind of guy. It's usually either retreat and have fewer casualties, allowing for enemies to steal Eren, or sacrifice manpower to keep Eren, which prevents even more deaths

[@nabuchodonosormcgalapatram6941]

@@benjaminthibieroz4155 Mister "one must learn to know their place", right?

[@benjaminthibieroz4155]

@@nabuchodonosormcgalapatram6941 right, there's this one too. But i was actually thinking about the ginger one.

[@nabuchodonosormcgalapatram6941]

@@benjaminthibieroz4155 Who, genderbent Eren? Cause this one is fine (at least in my opinion)

[@lordguy5]

I have a similar story, my group where pirates, and they saved two new party members who where recently shipwrecked, after some interactions, the one player, a big tough bastard, was watching the party trying to buy water, but the merchant was MASSIVELY overselling it, cause it was an island that was almost all sand and stuff, so makes sense, The captain gets pissed and tries to get him to sell it at a better price, and pisses off the salesman who tries to pull something from his waist, the new tough bastard see's the danger, pulls his sword, and nat 20 murders this salesman, the salesman was just pulling a stick to probably wave at the party.

[@Valkbg]

That music made my day. It adds so much I laughed so hard at this.

[@courier6640]

Please, tell me you know the name of the track. Please. I've been stalking this comment section for so long. Nobody has any answers yet, and critcrab won't look at the comments of an 8 month old video.

[@shadowofdread7018]

@@courier6640 Homie I’m right there with you. I’ve been searching for ages. Have you found what it is yet?

[@andrewcarney3088]

New Critcrab on lunch break! We love it.

[@MaximillianGreil]

nah, you know what the play was? Have the baby owl bear swear revenge, then learn the way of the sword. How do you defeat an edgy anime protagonist? with an edgy anime antagonist.

[@Pablo360able]

No, that’s giving them literally exactly what you want.

[@MaximillianGreil]

@@Pablo360able not if they lose

[@lukewarm6973]

This video was a banger with the editing, good job man