Why Do Rabbits Symbolize Violence?

[@DecoderWalrus]

I mean rabbits are such a symbol of purity and helplessness, so juxtaposition. An angel crying blood would be creepy too.

[@Johnmrobinson-vb5vd]

It’s like the school shooter stereotype taking a seemingly harmless concept like the loner kid and turning them into something sinister

[@eloylie]

Yes you little explainers but can I watch the movie above now

[@Honeybunny_bun]

Exactly

[@aaljustaal1890]

@@eloylie yknow, nobody forced you to scroll through the comments before finishing the video

[@TheGirlWhoWalksAlone777]

That's what I thought too. Similar to the stereotypical "little horror girls" we see in some horror stories (ex: Red Queen from Resident Evil, Sachiko from Corpse Party, Sally from Creepypasta) when we think of a child we think of someone innocent who we need to protect. But when that person is the villain and you need to run for your life, it's that much more thought provoking and horrifying. I think the rabbit also usually represents innocence and would normally be a sweet pet, so then being turned evil makes it disturbing. Kujo also has this affect to an extent. Especially when you remember he was originally a friendly innocent dog and the book is even more disturbing.

[@hayleyphoenix93]

As someone with pet rabbits, it's in their nature. They crave violence and destruction and to wind the human mind down a slow path to madness. I love my girls so much 🖤

[@ax8893]

Im so dumb; I took this comment very seriously for a moment 😭

[@catbatrat1760]

LMAO, I was also thinking of pet rabbits! I've never had the privilege/curse of owning any myself, but I've heard that they are creatures of sass and mayhem! XD

[@hayleyphoenix93]

@ax8893 Oh no I'm being 100% serious. I do not recommend pet rabbits to the VAST majority of people. It's like living with a very sensitive demolition crew and they have been tasked with your house and personal property. Even when you give them all the toys, enrichment, and training they will still go for your phone charger like a heat-seeking missile. I love them dearly, but I didn't even have to babyproof my house this hardcore when I HAD a baby. And it takes YEARS to get them remotely cool with you, the big predator that dares intrude in their space. I'm fully convinced one of my girls, Miko, is my archnemesis - that my karmic punishment in this life is to wait on her hand and foot while she ruins any chance I ever have at getting a security deposit back. And yes, they're fixed. She's just the rudest, most spoilt rich girl I've ever met in animal form. She's got a burn book and I am on every other page (only to be followed up with her sister Mallo)

[@ruzi.the.spider]

Richt? Especially 2 of the same gender, if not neutered, can kill each other fighting! All rabbit owners or caretakers do not even have to watch to answer the question.

[@alexmcgregor-harper3961]

Anyone who thinks they're innocent hasn't owned one, these little bundles of fluff crave chaos and don't take no for an answer 😫🩷

[@goldenrain4402]

They seem to have 3 modes in culture: creepy, adorable, and then purely insane.

[@neoqwerty]

You forgot 4, "what the f-- did medieval illustrators imbibe???" which is similar but distinct from "purely insane". I'm still laughing because there's one that's a jousting rabbit with a spear on a snail and its opponent is a dog jousting on a rabbit that's staring at its dog rider like "ayo wtf" and I can't get my brain to stop bringing it back up

[@ZurielKhemra]

I'm a girl I made a evil rabbit girl oc who Is the mother of baby rabbits and she kills everyone, her name is daisy. I understand why rabbits are "evil"...

[@chemtrails1989]

and sexualized cuz of playboy bunny and stuff

[@spirit_gun3869]

So basically any character ever created, not just rabbits.

[@thadionysius]

i was born at 4:44.

[@charlesbulinsky3532]

You forgot the most terrifying of them all: Big Chungus

[@thedragonfox6699]

Not even purple grape with rock collection can beat big chungus

[@da-enemy-AC-130-above]

It's even terrifying to hear his name

[@ronimcclanahan5025]

What about the rabbits from David Lynch's Rabbits (2002)?

[@tabbitabbithatabster]

just hearing you utter tjose words made me soil my weeks worth of rgb gamer diapers

[@DarkwingSnark]

Honestly? I always assumed it was their connection to folklore and fables as being a trickster spirit-- which is how you get characters like Bugs Bunny getting cartoony yet violent retribution towards others. Though it doesn't at all surprise me to hear it could also be because of the juxtaposition of their cute and cuddly nature being a good avenue of corruption.

[@Chainsaw_Bunny]

this is also correct.

[@killme5630]

bugs bunny is my hear me out

[@maymay5600]

this also is another aspect to rabbits also, look up medieval manuscripts of rabbits killing people and hanging dogs and going to war

[@DarkwingSnark]

@@maymay5600 I have! I've seen the art and whatnot as well. Though the video that I watched mentioned it was meant as an old timey meme, I can't help but wonder if it was similar to the images of knights attacking snails. Gives the impression of the monks going 'these mofo's are evil, they keep attacking our gardens' and then doing vent art about it.

[@deadaccount03791]

@@DarkwingSnark that is such a hilarious hypothesis i hope its true

[@soupking5392]

I think they actually represent cuteness and childhood joy. Thats why they’re depicted as the opposite. the nature of things

[@CreeperokGames]

Springbonnie/Springtrap is a better example from fnaf. It's not just another victim, but the killer himself that got his horrible demise in the rabbit suit.

[@katarinadreams6955]

I got the Silver Eyes graphic novel for Christmas.

[@yobi512]

@@katarinadreams6955That’s really cool bro ^^ but what did it have to do with anything that was said in this comment??

[@secretregion365]

​@@yobi512 because both Springtrap and Silver Eyes are connected to the same franchise

[@chillero3heftig712]

maybe thats why its the worse example. the child in bonnie was innocent turned evil, springtrap is evil turned even more evil^^

[@maxiepallet]

@@chillero3heftig712yes but the mascot of Spring Bonnie was a character made for entertainment of kids. That’s how William was able to lure the kids back to kill them. They trusted their rabbit friend and listened when he asked them to follow

[@MFiction60]

Medieval artwork depicts rabbits jousting & winning & unaliving people in pretty horrific ways. It goes way back.

[@RoxoCara]

Just say "killing" man, algospeak is incredibly dystopian

[@Oliver_0002]

Killing*

[@MFiction60]

@Oliver_0002 I have had comments removed- so being careful

[@RoxoCara]

@@MFiction60 just happened to mine, Jesus Christ this censorship is unbearable

[@scatmanjohnfan22]

scott cawthon said that bonnie is the scariest of all the animatronics and i believe he's had nightmares about him

[@StitchwraithStudios]

I wonder if that’s why springtrap is a Bonnie variant

[@alesbianhotmess]

I think that's because bonnie was originally the one running in the hall (like in the fnaf original trailer) and he had dreams of being chased by him.

[@Jixsurez]

Did he dream of bonnie and create him or did he have nightmares after creating him?

[@scatmanjohnfan22]

@@Jixsurez he had nightmares after creating him

[@elfascisto6549]

bonnie is the enemy you face against the most in the first game so it makes sense he would be the one you would see in a dream out of all of them (besides freddy)

[@nicholemoore2448]

In "Of Mice and Men" - Lennie accidentally kills the rabbit he was petting. Now I can't help but wonder if Lennie's own character was also symbolic of a rabbit. Both are innocent in a way, yet still pose a threat.

[@coppermoth6069]

Maybe it’s also because rabbits are prey animals that are usually on the receiving end of violence, being hunted, eaten, used for their fur, used in medical experiments, and used as bait for dog races, they are one of the few animals that are just as likely to be kept as pets as they are to be used as food or clothing (unlike dogs and cats) so their fate is associated with the unpredictable.

[@gabsmarg4048]

This one: and foxes as pets too, because only the Russians were able to domesticate foxes and it only worked once *** But the English hunt and kill foxes for sport - violently i might add Here’s where i edit my original response, the Russians were likely not the first!!! Nor the only!!! I’ve recently learned that South Americans actually loved foxes and one person was even buried with their companion :,) - as well that person was a herbivore and the fox did not eat nor attack As well- i speculate that if in ancient times there were white arctic foxes or sand foxes that they likely would’ve had companions as well

[@caralenalindberg6098]

I’ve been a rabbit owner my whole life and their intelligence and attitude is the scariest thing of all sometimes 😂 I wouldn’t trade them for the world

[@chocodoeeyes]

Prey animals turning the tables and becoming a threat is a common theme too. Herbivores are portrayed as sweet and friendly in media when they’re just as, if not more violent than predators thanks to survival instinct. This explains why Watership Down traumatized so many kids when it was just trying to be a realistic portrayal.

[@gabsmarg4048]

@ this is a well thought out analysis!! I really value what you said about watership down because i was always afraid to watch it as a child, but i knew the context of the film- I’m still getting used to watching harsh materials so trigger warnings have been really helpful - the issue with lost/old media is that you don’t get to see that before the films beginning unless you have a compassionate co-watcher with you who knows the plot and your sensitivities

[@chocodoeeyes]

@@gabsmarg4048 Thank you! I don’t blame you it’s not an easy watch but my Mom loves this movie and shared it with me as a kid too. It’s creepy and atmospheric but I grew to appreciate the message of survival, how nature is unforgiving. Actually you summed up how I feel about their other film Plague Dogs. Domesticated animals going through that same level of torment is more heartbreaking I would need help getting through it too tbh

[@Thewhitedragon27185]

That Easter Bunny costume would have given my child self nightmares

[@taylorgriffin3445]

Here me out: what if the reason why rabbits are often used in horror is because of how they reflect human destructive behavior and we just simply don’t like it?

[@ApinyaAaa-cx9yj]

Duh this videos just a reason why could we like it

[@RabbitHasRabies1997]

Once read a book where rabbit represented colonization and it was pretty cool

[@BouljaSoy]

@@RabbitHasRabies1997wow that sounds like an interesting read !! What’s the name of the book ?

[@HiBuddyyyyyy]

@@taylorgriffin3445 it’s an interesting idea but not many of these show rabbits being destructive. I guess the Were-Rabbit one kind of does.

[@lucaslucas6272]

Humanity tops their destructive behavior

[@fruchtvampir4348]

Reminds me of Jinx from Arcane having the bunny as her symbolic animal (for example with the stuffed animal in S1 Act1, Ishas bunny ears and the bunny balloon in S2), I think the show uses it to portrait the duality of her personality torn between the innocent Powder and the violent Jinx.

[@lunagamingX]

Excellent observation

[@CommanderLexaa]

the stuffed animal is Vi's and the bunny Balloon was for Isha, it makes it more a symbol of a family she doesnt get to have (listening to the writers talk and not know anything about the show tho, that connection is probably just the animators being geniuses)

[@Material_melody]

In animal crossing, there’s a “bunny” character named zipper t bunny that shows up on Easter. He has this weird zipper on his back that he tries to avoid you looking at, and insisting it’s not a costume, and seemingly putting on a show for the player. It hints as something else going on.

[@ms.pirate]

Thanks for the new idea on what to draw

[@Addy-ve1yc]

I really wish someone would draw something of him along the lines of the one scene in The Substance. not like in a sexual way, but like when the guy unzipped her thing she was wearing and organs fell out. something like that (the organs, I mean)

[@sammythehamster9093]

On Bunny day, I have made attempts to look at his Zipper. It's funny. I have Toby a rabbit villagers on my island. He's okay despite his smug attitude.

[@lvkas_webb]

I'm pretty sure Zipper T might was theorised by game theory to be the players father? So it's not really that weird ir creepy

[@Material_melody]

@ that’s just a theory….A GA-

[@spikey950]

What makes innocent things turned evil worse is the implication that nothing is safe from evil. Its both exponentially growing and inescapable and it can and will ruin the things you love most.

[@cookiesontoast9981]

I mean, the fact that Christians love to call pretty much everything they don't agree with or understand "evil" really really doesn't help the situation.

[@deadlydingus1138]

As someone who grew up playing Poptropica, I feel somewhat required to mention Dr. Hare, a mad scientist in a bunny costume who kidnaps and brainwashes people to help him build a rocket for reasons I don’t remember.

[@misshibiscus8076]

Dr. Here's a great example. It's nice to see another poptropica fan

[@gabsmarg4048]

One of my favorite games!!!

[@tylergood3773]

They wanted to take a princess I think. Very old memory

[@TOONJERZEY]

deep cut reference

[@CadenceTheSloth]

Yes!!

[@alyceblack2023]

This is a neat analysis for the concept of rabbits as a horror icon, brought up a lot of interesting points! I've raised rabbits since I was 12 (indoor only, neutered/spayed rescues, as pets), I've never thought of them as something to fear... they've always felt like dogs or cats. They have little personalities of their own, and the only way to really get to know them is to learn to be comfortable with being still and quiet until they can trust you. Some are cuddly, some are afraid of everything, some try to fight the vacuum cleaner. They are matriarchal, which kind of ties in neatly with the whole witch association thing.

[@shadowsight804]

i am, in a way, reminded of a tumblr story “when you come up the road at night because your dog has a tiny bladder and needs to go out at midnight and you have no yard so you’re walking him on the dirt road around your neighborhod because you might aw well get some stargazing in, and you come just over the ridge to see a coven of twenty jackrabbits in the middle of the road and they all stand up not just onto all fours like a proper prey animal No they get up on thier hind legs and don’t just sit but STAND like tiny rabbit-skinned toddlers, wobbing slightly as they stare directly at you eyes shining in your flashlight’s glow Blood Red. And a chill goes through you on that warm july night because while they’re a puntable size and allegedly herbivores they’re standing and watching you just like people and you are vastly outnumbered. everyone freezes you’re considering your odds aganst roughly 200lbs of Suspiciously Humanoid Hare and they’re considering their odds against you the only sound in the never-ending high desert wind somewhere in your peripheral vision you can see the streetlights but they seem awfully far away The nearest Jack Rabbit Blinks and takes a single shuffling step forward You area an overdevloped monkey and your prefrontal cortex is capable of some amazing feats but it runs very slowly compared to the reflexes of a rabbit and you’re frozen as you desperately scramble for the appropriate course of action, hands feeling thick and useless, mouth dry and feet imeasurably heavy there’s no way you’d outrun THESE, god there’s a rabies outbreak going around that shit’s not curable- The Dog L U N G E S It’s only the briefest of movements but the animal you’d picked out for his gangly legs and floppy ears and goofy smile is suddenly a dark shape of muscle and teeth and had flung himself at the horrible goblin rabbits faster than mere physics should dictate, appearing in the circle of the flashlight for only the briefest of moments before the jolt from the leash makes you stumble and the light falters The Jack Rabbits Scatter Vanishing into the faintly starlit sagebrush in as so many faint gray shapes that might be mistaken for the dustclouds they kick up Later, you sit on the couch disquieted and you wonder If the sight of the Jack Rabbits standing and studying you was frightening enough to make you yearn for the safety of the yellowed streetlights what must it be like from thier end? what terrifying creature deliberately ties itself to something so horrible As a Dog?” (-tumblr user: gallusrostromegalus)

[@kittysoftpaws3677]

Hares are very large and they stand up on their back legs. Also a lot of prey animals are bipedal :>

[@vee1267]

This is absolute fucking poetry

[@oreo_6206]

The overly zealous descriptions and Individualized Capitalization for Emphasis really sell that this is from Tumblr ,great sense of atmosphere

[@thesatsumonster]

I unironically love this story

[@TertiaryQuota]

Omg this is so good a

[@Wolfdog992]

Rabbits are just cute little fluffy creatures to me in any shape or form, so I guess I’m doomed in the rabbit-pocalypse.

[@v0519]

Same😭😭😭 although white rabbits with red eyes are scary as hell hahahhaah

[@Taylor-vz4ot]

Frank wasn't evil. Frank was a premonition and a warning as well as a guide for Donnie to make the correct choice at the end.

[@Clairebee]

Right. Frank was a guide that manifested from Donnie's subconscious.

[@CynicalSolver]

*THIS* I hate it when people call Frank evil.

[@luvhair255]

I'm pretty sure we're all being taken for a ride by this channel. There are so many inaccuracies that the big reasons anyone is commenting is to point them out. I'm confused by this channel.

[@ruzi.the.spider]

Donnie himself points out Frank is a friend.

[@Ken-sd4uv]

Came here to make this point when I saw the thumbnail and title.

[@StiekemeHenk]

That Easter bunny was absolute horror, those kids are traumatized hahaha

[@Mustafa70116]

Monty Python's Killer bunny was not mentioned here >_>

[@FilmmakeroftheFuture]

I’m glad I’m not the only one looking for it! For those who don’t know, in the film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Cave of Caerbenog was guarded by a seemingly ordinary rabbit. King Arthur and his Knights underestimate the creature and are mercilessly attacked by it. Since the rabbit can’t be killed by conventional weapons, Arthur had to use the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch to blow up the rabbit. 🐇

[@Camriel_Demers]

Damn the only reason i came here 😭

[@Chainsaw_Bunny]

BLASPHEMY.

[@majoraz_]

THE BEAST

[@elivcdxv1852]

La creatura

[@ashley-dantesalmon8175]

as a witch myself, i do love rabbits. Every time I pass a rabbit I bid it a "hello" and a "farewell" as well as keeping a distant path to not startle the creature. I even saved a rabbit that got caught on my fence when my dog alerted me of something. I get really sad when any animal gets harmed, cats and rabbits the most I hate seeing getting harmed. I would love a rabbit myself, but I already have a chonky orange cat and I wouldn't know how Pumpkin Spice would react with the rabbit especially when Pumpkin hunts the mice around the house as is.

[@ruzi.the.spider]

Wait how can you claim to get sad when animals get harmed, but let your cat regularly go hunt mice? Are they less worth because they are very common? Do you claim they are a pest because they live around the house, probably coming in? Should I let my dogs hunt stray cats because they are common and a pest in my area then? Or can we coexist and simply not let wild animals into our houses or lead them out when entering and keep a clean house to not lure them in to begin with? And let them live in peace for the rest of their time. Can we please not let well fed pets roam free and hunt in our exosystem? A witch... or just a pet or especially cat lover that thinks s/he has a "special bond" to animals but does not respect wildlife when it is not cute enough. As a wildlife rescuer and bunny caretaker (5 atm, never have just 1, and ) I am saddened by the double standards I have to witness each day. And yes, cats also hunt wild baby rabbits. :(

[@ashley-dantesalmon8175]

@ruzi.the.spider it saddens me when my cat hunts mice but I have to let him because it is in his nature to hunt something that can bring disease into the home where I have two elderly grandparents, a father with a lung disease, food that doesn't need mice pooping and peeing on, items that also doesn't need pooping and peeing on, wires and cords that doesn't need to be chewed, and more. These mice have infested my home, they are in the walls and they keep chewing on things that can result in hazards for the people in my home. Even though I know it makes me sad to let an animal get hurt and die, survival is first. Safety is first. My cat's job is to hunt something that is an infestation. Not because they are common. So don't get my words twisted and don't get my feelings twisted or confused. Please.

[@chaoticneutral7976]

Putting Bonnie in the thumbnail as if he ain't a victim. Springtrap was right there!

[@carimeslockdownedtree2654]

I feel like that's kinda the point. The corruption of innocence. An innocent child made to hunt you down, linked to a rabbit. Springtrap could also work, but in a different way.

[@incognito9813]

You thought of a stretched point I don't believe she intentionally made, maybe unconsciously made, but you are trying too hard to make it fit, since innocence doesn't belong to such area.

[@sleepk0s]

i think it's been said too (you may need to fact check me) that the souls of the children sort of lose their humanity when they're in the suits. they rely on pure instinct, like a frightened, cornered animal would. so like the other comments, it could be the corruption of innocence that made bonnie be added to the thumbnail.

[@RazorClaw46]

True, but scott cawthon did say that bonnie is the scariest of all the animatronics.

[@pittherson3260]

Max the Lagamorph from Sam and Max. He's not exactly evil, but he is a character of chaos. His wide grin with his sharp teeth, his unpredictable behavior, his love for violence but yet he has this cute adorable charm about him that makes him so interesting. If he would be another animal beside a rabbit, I don't think i could see the appeal as much

[@christianjimenez2611]

Was looking for this comment, I love Sam and Max

[@brutusmagnuson315]

Something trying *not* to scare you is often more capable than something trying *to* scare you. You scare a bear when you want it to go away; you avoid scaring it if you’re hunting one. Also, lately, I’ve noticed deer becoming more common in horror and stories. Think of Evil Dead, modern depictions of the wendigo and not-deer/deor

[@HiBuddyyyyyy]

There’s the Queens of the Stone Age video for No One Knows. I think that kind of counts as being scary.

[@HiBuddyyyyyy]

Also the not-deer possibly has an interesting origin. It might be because an animal not acting ‘right’ could be because it has a disease making it act weird. So that’s why it’s unsettling seeing an animal act strange for no apparent reason.

[@Chainsaw_Bunny]

yes, this is a current trend. good catch!

[@yourlocalhuman3107]

also in reverse 1999 you have jessica

[@kenswords]

The deer from that one Adventure Time episode ☠️

[@myriamcroteau7006]

And remember that Anya, the ex-demon in Buffy was truly terrorised by bunny. She even sang about it in the musical episode! 🐇🎶

[@michaelolivero1626]

THANK you. I was scrolling comments and beginning to think no one was going to mention her. How could a video about floppy hoppy bunnies being evil Not reference Anya❤

[@myriamcroteau7006]

@michaelolivero1626 I did the same and since I saw nobody else mention it, I thought I would do it then... 🤷🏻‍♀️😉 You're welcome! 😊

[@SingingSealRiana]

To be fair, knowing rabbits, they are actually more watership down then peaceful innocent fluffballs. Eating their babies, rabbits often are pretty voilent to eachother .... Its the supperimposed notion of humand, based on the animals looks that gave them the harmless and fluffy image, that and the fact, that rabbits are not equiped to harm us specifically.... So in a way its the contrast of the glorification and then isolated negative side we percive as a betrayal, similar to how dolphins are treated like angles, or once one learns about them the ugly parts, devils, for being in the good and the bad pretty humanlike.... For some resason, we expect better of rabbits

[@Mustafa70116]

Rabbit mothers are the worst. Rabbit Dads too will kill and eat the babies just to mate with the mom. Even if they are his own. Oh If the Mom was stressed in any way, she will eat her kids. Also if a rabbit sees a dead corpse.... it does things to it. Rabbits destroy crops. So they are definitely huge pests. They cause environmental damage so you see why predators even exist to keep them in check. They multiply like crazy. Sure they have a horrible life as everything wants to eat them, but man do they never stand up for each other. That weirdly creeps me out in a way. I would argue Rabbits wouldn't be like Micheal Myers from Halloween. Rather, they would be worse if they were human.

[@MoonMoonTM]

Rabbits _rarely_ eat their babies. If they do, it's a last resort and often because the kit is already dead or has a birth defect. And they do it as a way to keep the others safe. Also not sure where you got that they're _often_ violent with each other. Do they fight? Yes. But it's not like they do it for fun. It's no different than any other animal. It's territorial usually.

[@Youser999]

You're thinking of hamsters. Rabbits rarely eat their babies.

[@MoonMoonTM]

@@Youser999 Honestly not just hamsters. Rodents in general. I had a mouse that ate her babies (no this is not me saying rabbits are rodents. Just pointing out that it's a rodent thing overall rather than a hamster thing)

[@Carlos-bz5oo]

@@MoonMoonTM rabbits are not rodents though

[@cordeliaepilogue2505]

I also like to mention the velveteen rabbit. Although the ending is bittersweet and ends on a note of hope, the overall vibe of the story is plagued with darkness, fear, and despair.

[@BunnySpaceMachine]

The ending of the Velveteen Rabbit isn't bittersweet. It's happy. The toy becomes real. I have the book. Maybe you're confusing it with something else...what darkness, fear and despair are you referring to?

[@alexeswright1668]

No one can deny how heartbreaking a rabbit scream is. Rabbits are prey. The embodiment of innocent fear. A rabbit doesn't hunt, yet will still learn of the hunt.

[@Funnie1991]

Um ok that's legit how nature works

[@merequetengue7066]

i can

[@gknight686]

Yeah but they screw eachother like crazy so pick your poison I guess lol

[@soaringspirits2267]

The hunt. 🔪 👁 🚪 🍎 🦷🕸🌌🥩

[@oooh19]

@@gknight686yea but they’re not hunters they mainly eat hay and greens 🥬 also pellets fruits etc

[@adamkahoe6327]

“Behind the rabbit?” “It is the rabbit.”

[@AnnissXD]

Rabbits have their own slenderman: Hares.

[@AROCODED]

This made me think of slenderman as being another species of human

[@silent_stalker3687]

@@AROCODEDbasketball players

[@rafsandomierz5313]

@@silent_stalker3687 They do have faces unlike Slenderman.

[@silent_stalker3687]

@@rafsandomierz5313 you’re tall enough to see their faces?! Basketball player confirmed!

[@ms.pirate]

"Happy hare have you buried all you're children?" 🎶

[@joshuavalente3893]

The 🐇 represents an invitation to a journey of enlightenment, usually filled with *dilemmas*

[@JuliaH-c6f]

"White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane is actually about LSD and other psychedelics. They used Alice and Wonderland in the song to get the point across. It was actually the first song about drugs to be on radio in America.

[@Chainsaw_Bunny]

Alice in Wonderland (the original text) has many drug references. I believe it's mostly about opium, as that was the drug that was popular at the time. I'm sure magic mushrooms were known about back then as well.

[@JuliaH-c6f]

@Chainsaw_Bunny I'm not entirely sure about that considering the original was written for Alice Little, a young girl Lewis Carol babysat and based Alice off of. The original was a Christmas present to her I believe. Then he decided to make it into a an actual book. But Jefferson Airplane did use Alice and Wonderland as a reference to drugs like psychedelics.

[@sadierobotics]

There were plenty of songs about drugs before that. Reefer Man is from 1933.

[@GinGrayTonic]

Watership down was the most disturbing film I've seen as a kid. I was 11. Didn't sleep for days.

[@twigwigsoso]

8:10 i'm so cringe, but I have to point out it. It's not the dog, harold that thinks Bunnicula is a vampire it's the cat Chester. Harold and Chester share a odd couple dynamic of disbelief and calm and belief and neurotic

[@Phoenix-theExcellent]

Trust me, it’s not cringe, I was gonna say the same thing! I’m such a nerd for Bunnicula, it was one of the first “bigger” chapter books I’d ever read as a little kid.

[@Chainsaw_Bunny]

BUNNICULA MENTIONED : D

[@Daelyah]

Glad I'm not the only who remembers Bunnicula, even all these years later.

[@reuvenknight1575]

I'm glad you said it because that was the first thing I thought. Harold barely cared, Chester (the Dale Gribble of the group) was the one going nuts about him being a vampire.

[@libertykraft6646]

Bunnicula fans stay winning

[@squidward6187]

I'm a 4'10 disabled female. But people can convince others that I am a threat to them or others - quite easily! My dad believed I abused my mom even though that would have been completely impossible - I could barely walk? No, she abused me. It's weird how the most harmless creatures can become powerful in people's minds. I LOVED Watership Down. I read it precisely 17 times (I kept count). It was like my bible. People kept gifting me Watership Down, I loved it so much. I identified with it so much. It helped me survive. I didn't know Watership Down inspired Donny Darko! I loved that movie too, hit a nerve. Oh wow, I love learning this kinda shit - the connections between ideas. I loved US too - Jordan Peele is a master of the deep. So much respect for that guy. Nope was great too. I love symbolism. It does refract reality.

[@Suzanne4415]

❤ Now I feel like rereading Watership Down. Your story makes me think of the Natalia Grace case, among others. There's something very weird about how humans can become fearful of and demonize the blatantly helpless and innocent.

[@torytellstales]

The most recent rabbit horror related thing I've seen was the notorious Pumpkin Rabbit from the "Walten Files", it makes sense now why his wife in this story is called the Sheep Witch due to the correlation of the symbol of rabbits with witches!

[@tigerstripepudding]

Oh that’s a really good catch!!

[@t-tap9109]

Iirc the pumpkin rabbit is separate from the walten files but made by the same creator-sorry I’m obsessed with martins stuff he’s such a huge inspiration for me as a Hispanic who is obsessed with horror. We are often told not to because of our culture.

[@torytellstales]

@t-tap9109 Glad you're very passionate and thanks for the correction 😃

[@ben_bun]

As a rabbit myself I can confirm that we are all secretly evil and coming for your bananas >:3 For real though, this was a great analysis! I really do think you nailed the horror factor of bunnies comes down to the twisting or loss of innocence, especially I feel when they are used in a way to subvert expectations. More often than not though, I also think that some of the more famous examples of violence being associated with rabbits is moreso directed at them rather than through them (e.g. Watership Down, Edward Tulane, Us). Them being a prey animal is a likely reason for this, but I feel that the angle at which they are presented in horror media can each create two very different kinds of themes.

[@Tuxedoggo]

There’s something I find so interesting about modern horror using innocent or childish things in their scares and characters as you described. I think it happens in every generation, but Millennials who are now in their 30s and 40s and are thus at the age of producing content through programming games and creating media have a well-known connection between their nostalgia and their sense of a loss of innocence, and that very much comes out in the things produced by that generation. The “childhood ruined” trend seems most popular among Millennials who grew up with both iconic innocent characters and the internet (aka the place where innocence goes to die). Modern horror often centers on knowing too much and revealing that the innocence you once coveted not only was never innocent but also that you can never get it back now that you know. In the age of nearly immediate dissemination of information, it’s way too easy to learn things you didn’t want to know, and ignorance of an issue is almost impossible unless you’re living in a hole in the ground (like a rabbit). Rabbits are such an excellent archetype of this type of horror, because they’re animals that seem like they live charmed Winnie the Pooh/Wind and the Willows lives where they hop about the forest in little waistcoats and only have to worry about being late for Mrs. Beaver’s afternoon tea, but in reality they’re constantly under threat from everything else in the forest including each other. By growing up, we become like the rabbits, aware of the dangers we can only try to escape for so long. Creators chose the rabbit to epitomize this type of horror because in a way, it allows them to drag you down with them. You see the horror that they see, and you can never look at that innocent thing without thinking about it.

[@yourneighborhoodfbi7518]

This was poetry and a lesson I wish to carry with me 😤✍️

[@Eileeleedon]

7:10 Never would I have expected Wallace and Gromit to show up here!! I feel like no one knows about this movie XD I'm so glad you mentioned it, and it really does help solidify the points you're making!

[@mollywantshugs5944]

We find cute things corrupted scarier than stuff that’s just sinister because we trust them to not hurt us on some level, and those things becoming horrible betrays that trust.

[@arempy5836]

I think they are a reminder of how cruel nature can be. They multiply quickly because many will be killed and eaten by predators and when they don't have any predators, they reproduce so much as to become a threat to the local environment. They are jumpy because they are always on the run from predators. They are adorable creatures but they must often be brutal to survive.

[@realbrigidtenenbaum]

They once used to symbolize cowardice and fragility.

[@Fanciestclown_15]

Short explanation: when something cute becomes scary people tend to put more attention into it

[@welcometodowntowncoolsville]

I WAS ABOUT TO COMMENT THIS NO JOKE LMAO

[@robintauber9994]

I figured rabbits work with horror because they are often discounted as harmless. It not what you expect to be dangerous so when they do attack, you’re not equipped to fight them.

[@ax8893]

True, it reminds me of the horror with children

[@snowangelnc]

That makes a lot of sense. If I see a psychotic ax murder covered in blood coming then my first reaction would be to run, lock the door, call the police, etc.; and if I tried to warn others or yelled for help then people would probably take me seriously. With a rabbit, a small child, or a doll however; I could easily be around any of them without it even occurring to me to have my guard up. I'd also have an uphill battle if I needed to convince people that I was being threatened by one.

[@marieantoinette8690]

Archeologyst here: Interestingly enough the ancient greeks understood rabbits as a symbol of (agressive) attraction and sexuality. Rabbits were a common gift to express sexual attraction, usually from older men to young boys. Ancient vase paintings therefore tell us that back in these days, rabbits were seen as symbols of aggressive sexuality in some sort.

[@GayleColson]

One of my favorite memories is from an episode of "Garfield and Friends. " "The Rabbits Is Coming." In it, the animals on the farm receive a sinister sounding message: "The rabbits is coming." The animals are terrified and spend the next 15 minutes running around in a panic,.....not noticing that a hungry wolf is stalking them. At the end, a giant herd of rabbits appear, but they merely hop by and vanish off screen. Then their herdman shows up and says he sent the message so no one would be alarmed when the rabbits arrived . The lesson I learned from that is that when you are panicked in advance; the thing you fear might not be so frightening after all when it finally arrives .

[@Chainsaw_Bunny]

a group of rabbits is actually called a fluffle, not a herd.

[@Pink_fella]

The scariest part of a rollercoaster is waiting in line

[@ax8893]

@@Pink_fellayeah! and like the slow climb where you’re just going up the coaster ever so slowly

[@ax8893]

The “that’s not the Easter bunny” clip briefly broke my heart for a sec until I realised it was dubbed 😂

[@whyisthomyorke]

I love rabbits. Their association with horror makes me love them more 😆

[@Chainsaw_Bunny]

this is correct.

[@GalekC]

ditto. i love how expressive characters like rammot in hxh are

[@spunchflopbadpants]

thats why i hate them

[@ZurielKhemra]

same. I'm a girl I made a evil rabbit girl oc who Is the mother of baby rabbits and she kills everyone, her name is daisy. I understand why rabbits are "evil"...🙃

[@StarryKitsuKat]

Same but I hate that it also includes people believing a lot of misinformation and superstition about them causing them to fear or hate them. Meanwhile, dogs have done much worse but still get blind praise and love. Rabbits are one of the best pets but still get overlooked a lot and still abused for fur and such. They form really strong bonds when you care for them. They keep their true personality a secret and only show it to those they truly trust. They can be so funny and sassy! Mine loves to watch TV and let's me cuddle him (he growls at strangers and won't let them touch him lol) But serious aggressiveness in domesticated rabbits is often the result of poor care/neglect. They aren't meant to be kept in tiny cages ignored outside. Some are territorial and should be separated but aren't which is when they will bite other rabbits and people. Think of them more like a vegetarian cat. It's not good to keep 10 cats in a tiny cage right? Same with rabbits.

[@milestrombley1466]

Rabbits are also tricksters, and tricksters can be evil.

[@snakegirl6289]

A very good video about my favorite horror trope. It is a shame that William Afton and his many versions weren’t mentioned in this video since I think he is the best example of this (he is the serial killer responsible for all the ghosts in FNAF wore and was later trapped in a rabbit suit). Similarly Bon and The Pumpkin Rabbit from The Walten Files are also good examples(they are the most violent rabbit characters I can think of). Specific examples aside I am glad this video exists as I have be pondering this exact question recently.

[@RabbitHasRabies1997]

Fr Fr I wanted them to talk about William instead of Bonnie because William Afton is automatically the “scarier” one and he has a lot more lore as well

[@snakegirl6289]

@ yeah Bonnie is just one of his victims the true terror is his killer.

[@snakegirl6289]

@ also quite the fitting username for this topic

[@whisp_ers]

YES i thought the same thing

[@zaddyfaye6880]

i think the iteration of spring bonnie/william seen in "help wanted" wouldve served as the perfect example of the idea of the "innocent" and "cute" demeanour of rabbits being perverted into something violent and threatening, too. personally, i find its design to be the most effective and unnerving (though, this probably a more-personal thing as i've never particularly been a fan of the stocky and overtly-scary designs of the animatronics; i know many would prefer the og springtrap) and it feels believable that - in universe - the suit was intended to be a cute-looking children's mascot. likewise, he moves in a playful and bouncy manner that really sells the idea that his initial purpose was to entertain children, which is only furthered by the patient and amiable way he would lure the children away to their deaths. as iconic as the original bonnie's design is, i was pretty disappointed to see that he was the only rabbit character from fnaf mentioned throughout this video, as the franchise is full of important and iconic rabbit characters that would fit the theme of this video better than bonnie (who's mostly-portrayed in a much more lighthearted manner in mordern fnaf, and who's always been a sympathetic character since the lore's inception)

[@jmalmsten]

"He's got huge, sharp... er... He can leap about-... Look at them bones!" - Tim The Enchanter

[@flaamingeaux]

Reminds me of an urban legend somewhere in the northern states (I'm a southerner and didn't grow up with this legend so my memories after learning about are a bit fuzzy) A town was being terrorized by an axe-wielding crazy man who wore a pink bunny suit. Supposedly he was an escaped prisoner or something and lived the rest of his days in the woods skinning rabbits and using their pelts to scare people off.

[@kdup-hp6zm]

the short version was based on true events of a guy in a rabbit mask smashing windows of a car two teen were in with axes screaming about them "trespassing" before running off leaving the axe in the back sit where he left after throwing thru the window and assumedly the same guy still in the rabbit mask chopping at the front porch of a under construction house with another axe also yelingl about trespassing

[@PointlessComment33-t2c]

The bunny man?

[@Chainsaw_Bunny]

someone already made a short horror film about this. It's on youtube!

[@flaamingeaux]

@@PointlessComment33-t2c I think that's the name yeah

[@flaamingeaux]

@@kdup-hp6zm Oh wow that's scary! I guess all legends have to stem from some sort of truth

[@Bonkpunktexe]

a lot of prey animals can get extremely dangerous/aggressive when threatened. also something not often talked about is that even herbivores eat meat when they stumble upon it, so the imagery of a bunny eating meat and being covered in blood is not only realistic, but also absolutely happens from time to time. considering they are also cute, fluffy little creatures that are low on the food chain, they are often times associated with that innocense that people associate with kids and other small creatures. using those lesser known parts of them, like knowing that they could maul a predator animal if they are given the chance and is backed into a corner, or that they absolutely will eat meat, makes it more effective for horror, at least in my opinion, since to me the knowledge that a bunny could hurt me if it really wanted to, or that it's not scared of being covered in blood and viscera makes it more scary than if i had just assumed they are normally just docile and friendly and harmless creatures.

[@CH3RRY-STARZ87]

Shocked that Afton/Springtrap wasn't mentioned

[@Tooner-Beans]

I was ligit about to comment this

[@channelnamehere8924]

Tbh, I had always assumed the connection was "What if something cute was evil?"

[@coolest_bug6325]

Cant believe HABIT from EverymanHYBRID wasnt mentioned, that was the first horror character with rabbit associations i thought of and i never really understood why the character had those motifs, but this video adds another layer to that. Either way, really interesting!

[@DerpyMancer-xc8zl]

EVERYMANHYBRID MENTIONED

[@Spirallium_]

Habit's motif of rabbits spawn a) from the lyrics that inspired his character in Who could win a rabbit by animal collective, b) to differentiate him from humans, as he is an entity above, and a predatorial one as well, he is the wolf, people are rabbits, hope this helps

[@pIasticrabbits]

WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT. Like it was mentioned in the video, the motif is probably in reference to how just like rabbits people are very capable of horrible things no matter how innocent they seem. Hell I can see HABIT himself doing the motif on purpose to make that point to the audience directly, since he called himself mankind's bad habit when fans asked who he was when the ARG was still ongoing. It also helps that Rabbit rhymes with HABIT so they couldn't not make rabbits his whole motif it's too perfect. The series itself even drives this home subtly near the end with Vincent's character arc, since HABIT has directly called him "rabbit" before and then Vin goes on to do terrible things despite not even being the possessed one.

[@exaltedcrow8133]

holy fucking shit i partially watched this video because of how it applies to habit (and also on the slimmest of hopes he'd be mentioned) and i went through the comments just to see if anyone brought him up i'm so glad to see a habit/everymanhybrid mention in the modern age. it's so underrated

[@blackkuririn8420]

Wallace and Gromit curse of the were-rabbit did scare the shit out of me as a kid for a while 😂

[@meth_raccoon]

It's interesting to hear the perspective of someone who finds rabbits unsettling. That thing about the ears being like scissors and the eyes looking sociopathic. Didn't know they were associated w/ witches either :o I've always had kind of a neutral view of them, since I had one as a pet. Not totally wholesome like how they're often portrayed but not sinister either. Like pretty much every animal, they display weird instincts/behaviors sometimes and don't all have the same disposition

[@Chainsaw_Bunny]

have you not seen the VVitch? The Witch is a hare. It's them freaky eyes o.0

[@meth_raccoon]

@Chainsaw_Bunny Nope, I haven't seen it. Maybe I will now

[@ruzi.the.spider]

I know right? They are mean fighters and can hurt each other when not fixed, though. It is ethical to have more than one pet rabbit now, but when introduced they can be ruthless. Even my 2 neutered brother rabbits fight viciously once a month to then aagain lay peacefully cuddling together. People asking why rabbits are used for horror as also silent creatures of chaos that thay are has never experienced them first hand.

[@GoodGamer3000]

One cannot forget the ferocious Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog. It's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you'll ever set your eyes on. That rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide. I mean, look at the bones! It's a killer!

[@Neku628]

You could have brought up William Afton or Springtime Bonny. He's way scarier than Bonny, because of the fact that he was an opportunistic mass murderer that is still trying to kill people and not some helpless child that only goes around killing people because that kid possessing Bonny is looking for his murderer.

[@ms.pirate]

This! My boy Bonnie the purple/"blue" rabbit, was innocent! It was the yellow rabbit!

[@dontknow9042]

​@ms.pirate I think they put Bonnie in there to symbolize loss of innocence.

[@Riley-thegreenwolf]

So true

[@Smallboboffical]

@@dontknow9042spring Bonnie could maybe also symbolize that, due to the fact that it’s a child mascot costume that was worn, while taking multiple lives. But my opinion could be subjective idk

[@dontknow9042]

@Smallboboffical I understand what you mean.

[@Arch_rblx]

They are depicted as horror because of the stories of Monty Python’s quest to obtain The Holy Grail.

[@musicaluprising924]

In my opinion, Springtrap would have been a better example from FNAF. He is the corpse of a serial killer and walks around in a rotting bunny suit.

[@ashh4929]

They have sharp poiny teeth. They can leap about. LOOK AT THE BONES! 😂

[@Johnny_Three-hats]

As a fairly big Watership Down fan, I've often thought that it's kind of a shame that it's just remembered by most people as that one scary, violent bunny movie. It definitely can be that, but, especially if you read the book, it's a lot more. It can be heartfelt, it can be (often darkly) funny, it can be legitimately thought-provoking. The story itself really isn't horror at all, it's a dramatic adventure from the perspective of a relatively realistic rabbit dealing with mostly relatively realistic rabbit problems. I'd say the most horror-based segment is the Warren of the Shining Wires, where you're intentionally put on edge by not knowing what the hell is wrong with these weirdly morbid, well-fed rabbits who won't answer any questions before Bigwig's near death experience. The purpose of which in the narrative is to put Bigwig's full faith in Fiver, who sensed that something was very wrong in the warren from the get-go. Solid video overall, I just really like Watership Down and want more people to appreciate it beyond childhood trauma. Also, I appreciate the cameo of Jan Svankmajer's Alice, which is easily the most frightening depiction of the White Rabbit and possibly the whole story.

[@KenoshiAkai]

I'm glad that you mention this. My mom read Watership Down to me as a bedtime story. I wasn't ever traumatized by it. I thought that the characters were admirable in their team work and resilience. I also watched a lot of nature documentaries as a kid, so the grim subject matter didn't shock me that much. As far as the animated adaptation, which is excellent, part of the reason I loved it was because how un-Disneylike it was.

[@Infinity.Plus.1]

There are a lot of important life lessons in Richard Adam's book. For one, believing in what's right and standing up for yourself, even if that means you have to go against more powerful individuals (e.g., believing Fiver, leaving the warren). Secondly, it teaches the importance of culture, folklore and religion (stories about El-haraira and the black rabbit of Inlé), but also the dangers of blind devotion and 'false believes': Cowslip's warren is essentially a bunny cult! 😂 Lastly, Efrahfah was loosely based on the Third Reich. General Woundworth is portrayed as a true dictator: he strips nonmilitary (non-Owsla) rabbits of their rights and his people suffer tremendously as a consequence. If anything, this story teaches children that freedom is not a given and that it is worth fighting for, that war is nasty and people actually die as a direct consequence of conflict. In many ways, the entire story is a modern fable. 😊

[@ruzi.the.spider]

I loved WD as kid and also love its realistic depicture of what rabbits are, as preay in constant danger, but also as fierce fighters, especially the unneutered males. I was never wondering why Monty Python used the killer rabbit trope, my sister had one that leap attacked humans (had been treated bad at the pet store we assumed) and my former girl rabbit left some scars in her harem`s ears lol. They are not all cuddles and fluff, but I guess when people only percieve them as such they are more easily to shock when used in horror media.

[@Suzanne4415]

Thank you, I was sure I read it as a small child (different translated title) but was racking my brain for any scenes like shown. My memories are of a very tough but realistic feeling hierarchal social dynamic, a physically weaker rabbit that hangs in there, and that very creepy seemingly idyllic safe haven. I don't even remember the bad guy rabbit particularly. Seems a shame they made a movie that traumatized kids from all that 😂

[@loneodonn]

I have an addition to this. I read this horror manga called Doubt years ago and the main theme centered around rabbits. I remember the characters wearing bunny heads and stuff. I can’t remember the plot exactly but it was definitely spooky and further instilled that fear of rabbits.

[@hondaaccord1399]

Ironically, many characters with rabbit or hare iconography being given heinous behavior or fearful visages feels like humanity's fear of destroyed innocence. Not just of a child, not of a relationship, but of all that goes "right" in life. A rabbit is a small herbivore that means no harm to a human, is often killed for food, is considered simple (just an animal) and in modern culture are treated as pets and playful spectacle. But when the rabbit is big, like a man in a suit, is a killer, like the Monty Python Rabbit, is a complex metaphor or even worse, hiding a bigger threat, like in Us, and harms children or acts with an air of dignified confidence, like Springtrap, it leaves humanity with a dropped ball, an uncanny valley that they can't move forward from because they're suddenly in uncovered territory. Do you run from a rabbit that means harm? No, because it's a rabbit, one of the fastest animals a human may encounter, it will catch up with you easily. Do you try to decipher what the rabbit means? No, because the inherent situation of a rabbit meaning something is wrong means it's not the thing to focus on in this situation. Do you fight the man in the rabbit costume? Well, why would you? The man beneath the outfit could be powerfully muscled, made to snap bone and tear flesh. Using lagomorphs in horror is to attempt to use the uncanny valley.

[@PrismaticTentacle]

One of my favourite rabbit stories comes from a buddist tale, about how the rabbit came to be pictured on the moon. The buddha was visiting the woods, and all the animals spent time and energy making offerings and food for the buddha. The rabbit didnt have anything to give, so, it said "all i have to offer you is my flesh" and it jumped into a fire so it could be cooked and eaten. The Buddha thought it was a beautiful sacrifice and put the rabbit on the moon as part of his blessing. That's severely simplistic and shortened but it gets the point across.

[@justsomeanimator]

I think springtrap is the best example of this phenomenon. He is a perfect representation of how our trust can be manipulated to our own detriment. This misuse of trust is how springbonnie kills, and therefore, the rabbit is a trogan horse for evil.

[@CarRadio572]

It’s funny that they brought up Withered Bonnie the creepy and dangerous but not evil haunted animatronic but not Springtrap the evil murderous zombie dude in a yellow rabbit suit from the same game series.

[@lovefurrysand_god]

I think it's a wolf in sheep's clothing thing, I guess people didn't like the sheep anymore, so they changed it, and rabbits are very adorable, close to sheep, and rabbit can symbolize innocence

[@torytellstales]

@lovefurrysand_god Kind of ironic since the Watermans from "Walten Files" are a couple that is a rabbit and sheep, how perfect of a pair lol

[@lovefurrysand_god]

@torytellstales frfr

[@rafsandomierz5313]

That's because many conspiracy theorist use term sheep in negative way they don't realize that they also are like a sheep unironically. They use term like a sheep as well like common insult. Another reason is because religion uses the term sheep to reffer to people which can be positive but it also can be negative.

[@bunkyyy]

Owning rabbits i can honestly tell you they can be vicious and quite territorial despite their cute appearance. I didnt realize how aggressive they can be until i was attempting to bond my rabbit with another one. And i can only imagine how even more crazy they can be when not nuetered/spayed

[@KITSUNEKID333]

12:42 studio ghibli doesn’t make (intentional) horror films, but i have a non-serious fear of grey herons for this reason

[@HermanLoud]

The best horror is when you least expect it.

[@Romanticoutlaw]

worth noting I think that irl rabbits can actually be quite brutal to each other, despite their cute appearance

[@JoyceyQueen]

new fav genre: rabbits in horror

[@WackoFerret]

A good example of this is also Toki wartooth in metalocalypse. His “spirit animal” is a bunny and a lot of times whenever he like crashes out or causes destruction it is shown.

[@shimerrill967]

i Love that show 🥰 he was my favorite to

[@asterv843]

Perfect example! He's known as the cute one, but... if you know, you know.

[@user-qy6vi5oe5w]

Absolutely based reference

[@malicemisa1]

Same reason for evil nuns/priests. The concept of taking the good or holy and turning it evil adds another layer of thriller; wolf is sheep’s clothing type of effect.

[@emmagaroutte9211]

Jax [sees title]: Oooh! Violence! 😈

[@violetbeany]

Thank you I tried to find someone else who thought this

[@midnightgamer-21]

Took me WAY too long to find someone mentioning Jax

[@emmagaroutte9211]

He would be so proud, and feel so validated, to be recognized for his hubris 😂

[@zabzab444-4]

Good to know I wasn't the only one who thought of Jax even if TADC isn't what we traditionally think of as horror.

[@Chainsaw_Bunny]

this is correct.

[@alexanderaugustus]

"That's not the Easter Bunny" is one of those great pearls of the Internet :D

[@faaaailure]

8:52 I audibly gasped when I saw Rusty Lake referenced - I was thinking about it pretty much the entire video, but I didn't think it would be mentioned!

[@wenk683]

SAME OMG

[@herz11]

i immediately smiled when i heard the words Rusty Lake, i love these games🦐🦐🩷 and Birthday is literally in my top 5 cube escape games,,, ahhh soo goodd

[@v0519]

That is my favorite game saga of all times I can't even put into words how much I love it😭

[@pro-zp6cq]

SAMEEEEEEE

[@huapure]

Living in fear, being scared, is what often leads to violence. A creature like a rabbit, innocent, harmed, and unable to do anything, something that we/was hurt, now being able to hurt. Is scary. Bonnie from fnaf is a great example.

[@ABallofThread]

8:30 William,murder that kill about 30 people(in games) ,also wearing bunny suit

[@astariaj4520]

It's cause their ears look menacing on something standing upright. It makes them look taller and more imposing, at least to me. Like a vulture with it's wings constantly spread. They wouldn't look as creepy without their signature ears with one ear drooped down slightly.

[@firemiracle]

Let’s not forget about Jax from the amazing digital circus. Yes, he is technically a human trapped in a anthropomorphic rabbit body, but even he himself is such a menace, especially when he was invested in violence and chaos in episode 2 😂😅

[@Damned_afterall]

🎶 Bunnies aren’t just cute like everybody supposes They got them fluffy tails and twitchy little noses And what’s with all the carrots? What do they all need such good eyesight for anyway? Bunnies, bunnies it must be BUNNIES!🎶

[@IndubitablyMrsS]

The way I SCROLLED for a comment like this!!! Justice for Anya!!

[@CroweCollects]

If you've ever seen a rabbit you'd know.

[@MK-pt3iy]

The rabbits in re:zero are hands down the most terrifying depiction of cute rabbits I've seen. The rabbit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail is second.

[@LasiHiekka]

Firstly, thank you for the video; I really enjoyed it!

[@LasiHiekka]

I hope at least someone enjoyed my take on the topic. I got a bit carried away and probably made my comment way too long for anyone to read lol. But as someone who greatly enjoys rabbits and has a 7-year-old bunny at home, the topic really tickled my fancy. This topic really reminded me of when I was an intern at a pet shop and they had an aggressive bunny in the back room. The bunny would sit perfectly still and stare, but when you walked past the cage, he would lunge at you and try to bite, rattling the cage bars. It was quite violent and always so sudden. I always think of that when my bunny does the same-except not. He isn't aggressive and will not bite. (And he isn't in a cage.) But it looks pretty much the same at times; he stares at me, and when I crouch and extend my hand, he lunges at me fast. He only checks my hand for treats, though. The point being, it can be very difficult to tell what them bunnies be thinking. And that can be unsettling.

[@frostrider3704]

@@LasiHiekka I read your posts all the way through. I have a pet bunny, too. He was 2 years old last November and was raised to be a show bunny, but his ears didn't lop properly. I've never had a bunny before, due to being afraid of them. I worked in an animal shelter as a teen and one large rabbit climbed to the top of the dog house all the bunnies were in and jumped at my face when I came in to clean them. He missed, but the intent to maim was clear. He was neutered, they all were, but he was a traumatised evil thing that hated humanity and everything that came with it. I only took my pet bunny in because I was his last hope. At 7 months old he was deemed a failure and the owner was running a business, these bunnies made money or they were a waste of hutch space. My bun showed signs of trauma right away. Whenever I told him off he used to get in the 'show bunny' position and would hold it for ages to try and placte me. I know it's a position for show bunnies when they're being judged because I had to look it up, he looked so strange and uncomfortable. He'd also run and hide if I moved too quickly, thinking I was coming to hurt him. He's a free range house bunny and he's got over it, thank goodness, but he hates other rabbits and will thump if he sees or hears one on my screen. He grew up in a shed full of hutched rabbits surrounding him, so I think he associates other bunnies with that traumatic time in his life. I can understand his body language clearly now, but I can only describe it as a vibe he gives off. He's way too fluffy for me to see any micro movements and he's a mini lop, so he always looks pissed off from a human perspective. He guards me and the house like a dog and he's mischievous and stubborn like a cat. I've had friends round and I've just suddenly looked over to him and gone "is a delivery driver about to arrive?" and I'll be right. He just tells me stuff. We've fully bonded and understand each other. But he definitely doesn't do body language like any other animal I've ever owned.

[@def.not.jerry.springer]

I came to see if theres a monty python reference tbh

[@potatootatop9601]

You forgot to mention Springtrap, but I get your point.

[@Grxpevines]

Good thing Cream and Vanilla aren't violent lol

[@realbrigidtenenbaum]

4:40 Here in Germany, it's quite normal to eat rabbits. It's also often common practice when breeding dwarf rabbits to slaughter and eat those who didn't inherit the dwarf appearance and size, but I digress.

[@LHPYT]

It see it not as them just eating it, but the fact that they are eating them whole, alive, still bleeding that reflects the more primal nature of the tethered

[@pygmalioninvenus6057]

That’s really disgusting

[@HYDROCARBON_XD]

Meanwhile deer are always the victims of cosmic horrors for some reason

[@Waku.wakubwak]

i love the things you decide to go on a deep dive with top tier

[@ieuanclouter8494]

Monty Python and The Holy Grail is a canon event.

[@LunaticoniSolar]

9:41 I thought you would also mention or put the Monty Python And the Holy Grail scene with a rabbit attacking knights

[@the120cxx]

And similar killer rabbits based on that appearing in Dragon's Crown and Re:Zero.

[@raven-sf3di]

​@the120cxx I just left a similar comment . Re zeros cute bunnies being connected to a witches cult as well 🐇🐇🐇 just thinking about the white rabbits in the snow sends shivers down my spine

[@GERTMITTEN]

You forgot to talk about Lola Bunny. She's not violent, she's hot.