I love it that Charles's got the higher intelligence stat of the two to spot bad ideas, but Bernard's got the higher charisma stat to talk him into going along with them anyway.
His "I totally get what's going on" expression in the mugger vs mugger skit is also amazing! And his furious nodding that threatens to make his helmet fall on his face when he's convincing Ben!
Ben is absolutely incredible in this series. His progression and fight against his nature is acting brilliance. Rowan's dead eye stare is excellent too.
I think Charles is just a regular guy who is quite intelligent and reasonable, but he is under the spell of Bernard who is actually a sorcerer under the disguise of a dumb mugger
Omg what a great ideo. The cameo of all cameos. Its like the neebs cameo in conan. Everyone will love and identify with it. Make this happen!! I would buy any game that did this idea.
I would love to see a Mugger origin story. It would be super interesting to see how Charles met Bernard and if Charles ever had autonomy, or if Bernard has always had that subconscious control over Charles. I feel that would be a fun skit!
Well Charles did say his grandma taught him to mug so that's his origin story, not much about Bernard though... I guess Charles just transitioned to be a duo with Bernard after learning from his gammy.
The muggers are some of my favorite characters in these skits. Ben and Rowan do such a good job of being cartoonishly silly especially with the way they hit their jaws out haha.
I love that when ben and rowan are mugging each other its 83 gold and when alan steps in and splits it between them he gives them 41 each which is 82. So essentially greg the garlic farmer mugs the muggers for 1 gold.
The Muggers are the best NPCs. They are the real heroes. No matter how often they are slain by heroes, dragons, guardians, soldiers, they just keep mugging.
I think the reason I've been watching VLDL for 6+ years is because they really nail the characters they play regardless of what situation they seem to be in.
Consistency is key. They have been great back since they started doing StarCraft music videos 😊 It’s for the nerds, by the nerds. Not any corporate bs only out to make money. That’s why I love them and always will 😊
My favorite thing is that Charles was perfectly willing to leave the mugging life behind when he thought Bernard wanted to turn over a new leaf. Dude is just supporting his bro, through thick and thin. He was so ready for that bake sale.
It is my head canon that the reason that Charles got so good at baking Carrot Cake is that he bakes them to smuggle lockpicks into the guardhouse holding cell's and he learned it from his Grand Mother (Grand Mugger)😁 And it would explain why they are always wondering free...
This channel has helped me through some of the worst of times in my life. Your videos have made me laugh when I thought I never would again. Thank you all!
My biggest wish is that we see Charles and Bernard in the DnD series, it would be hilarious to have Ben and Rowan act those characters out for a table session
One of my fave TW3 lines is when, after dispatching a group of bandits, Geralt muses "I'll never understand why grown men throw away their lives attacking a trained witcher. Is it my face?" 😆
Poor Ben. He's always right there on the verge of self-awareness, ready to look at situations logically...But no matter how hard he tries, the scripting keeps a tight grip on him. The closing of an if/then statement loop must be such exquisite torture...
As much as VLDL seems to dislike mugger episodes, you guys really have made something brilliant. It might be silly, and it might be dumb, but it scratches the classic/nostalgia itch so well, and it puts a smile on our faces every time you make one of these. There's endless content to be made here, if you have the will and imagination. Mug Karen! (crossover) Mug Playtech (crossover) Mug Greg (psychological shenanigans) Mug Crazy Greg (should have listened to his dialogue!) Mug a portal (metaphorical episode) Mug Bodger (get tricked) Mug in Darkwood (get overwhelmed) Mug Baelin (get destroyed) Mug a Mug (promote stuff) Mug a Speedrunner (confusion) Mug a Boss (plan backfires) Mug the PubG group (get shot) Mug the Death Knight / Herbalist (get pwned) Mug the Survival Gamers (??) and that's just off the top of my head. I'd actually really enjoy seeing an attempt to mug Baelin. :3
I love it when Adam gets to be cool ❤ And Alan's background expressions are always amazing. Also. SLOW YOURSELF ADVENTURER! Still my favourite character of Adam's.
The mugger series has to be the best series you guys have ever done. You've given me countless hours of laughter. VLDL has a very special place in my heart
As ridiculous as the notion of muggers trying to mug a dragon is, funnily enough something similar happened to me in Skyrim: When I was rampaging as a werewolf, a thief ran up and demanded I hand over all my valuables while I was still in werewolf form. I tried to intimidate them but they scoffed, so naturally I mauled them.
That is how smart the developers are. They wrote them so lifelike that the muggers dont even know they aren't real but they wrote restraints into the code so that if they don't follow the mug routine either one of them reigns the other into their default settings. ;)
I love that Charles always figures things out but goes along with Bernard's dumb ass plans anyway........best friend ever lol Ben is just genius as an actor!.................Edit, Also, I fucking love Hamish 🤣
"I'm so sorry, fellas. Looks like she's already taken...BY THE BLACKSMITH!" What a perfect line, and a perfect reason for Fred to become unhinged. And the intensity of Hamish's stare really is a little frightening. 👍
Ben has an extraordinary talent for MUGGING the camera! (Not an insult! With all those close ups I laughed when I realized the pun of mugger mugging and an actor mugging the camera.) 🤣
I clicked on this thinking it was a new mugging video. Then I saw it was a compilation and was initially disappointed. Then before I knew it they had mugged me of 30 minutes of my time. The cart and the chicken are my favorites. Thanks for making all of these videos.
This is my favorite recurring theme in this show. I still think you should have a second episode with the goose from "untitled goose game" just stalking them and repeatedly mugging them.
Yes, The Charles and Bernard bits have to be among my absolute favorites. The loop that Charles tries to break is probably the best one as he deciphers the problem, and just when he thinks he has it..."less talk more give".
I'm so happy to watch these again. After watching them though, I'm certain of one thing. I think Ben has the chops to really nail the part of Ash Williams in an Evil Dead remake.
I almost thought they were going to use Charles' resistance to mugging stupid things and The Loop to show him breaking free and becoming the glitch character that's broken free of the game's control.
the last one is by far my favorite, really turning the tables on the muggers and making lots of fun word play on the term "take" such as take my wife or take my life
I have been waiting for this one forever!! Its really funny a small stand alone work. Its also neat how Ben looks taller than Rowan in the first one at least! I thought rowan was taller . Lol but there were two of us!
You wouldn't believe that those two are the same people when they are doing the muggers. I've got some experience in movies and have seen how a costume can change a person, but those two really are amazing.
I like the one where they mug the wagon, since normally it's Ben that's making fun of Rowan for the totally obvious and legitimate working game mechanics
The meta commentary on the barrel episode is the most OP comedy I’ve ever seen, I absolutely love the self awareness. I’ve not laughed this much in ages.
I really enjoy these little side NPC Vignettes. They've become quite endearing to me. The Gravediggers being a Rosencrantz and Gildenstern stand in, Chuck and Bernard being the entertaining idiots, all we need is a pair of overly verbose and well-read Assassins.
A mugging compilation? This is a rare treasure. I shall guard it safely, don’t want to get mugged for it.
Hahahaha😂😂😂
I'll mug ya
Let's mugg him!!
@@r18love56but... He's an antisocial person watching RUclips videos.
@@mr.truffles9294 but what muggers do?
I love it that Charles's got the higher intelligence stat of the two to spot bad ideas, but Bernard's got the higher charisma stat to talk him into going along with them anyway.
Its like, Charles is almost aware like greg.
Charles is sentient and aware as shown in the loop.
@@GlareMasterlike, halfway sentient. He notices his programming, but can't quite understand it. 😂
Charles definitely has the higher INT. He got the other muggers to mug the chicken.. 😂
I love dnd
Rowan's facial expression in the npc dialog loop deserves an academy award
His "I totally get what's going on" expression in the mugger vs mugger skit is also amazing! And his furious nodding that threatens to make his helmet fall on his face when he's convincing Ben!
Omg 😂, that moment when he almost achieved self awareness just to have it snatched away
The chemistry between them two is amazing. Any skit they do together is gold.
"You see that skit over there?"
"Yea Bernard"
"Its got gold! Lets mug em!!!"
@@PWDMaximum😂lol
How did I watch a skit about two muggers talk about baking a cakes for charity
Ben is absolutely incredible in this series. His progression and fight against his nature is acting brilliance. Rowan's dead eye stare is excellent too.
No....*looks back, looks forward* "I love her" 😅😅
Ben's epileptic seizure of fighting so hard to not say say mugging, literally made me spit my coffee out. I love Ben, he's OUTRAGEOUS.
“IM SORRY GRANDMAAA!!!”
Same great acting
He's trying so hard to fight off his NPC coding!
I love how Ben's facial expression changes from a big smile when he says "yeah, gold" to confusion after Bernard answers "misery"😂
Ben's facial expressions are pure gold 100% of the time tbh.
The looping scene where Ben slowly realises what’s happening is by far their best sketch
Agreed!! Hilarious!!
And I am stuck in the loop
"What are we?"
"We are muggers"
"What do muggers do?"
"We mugg people"
"Soooo... Let's mugg em!!!"
I love the crying..
Love it.
He recognizes the loop, but as an NPC he is powerless to escape it.
The infinite mugging loop is one of the funniest skits you guys have ever done 😂😂
Agreed
Less talk more give!
Reminds me of
I aint your buddy guy,
100%
Reminds me of that 10hr loop stream and watched it for 6 hrs...
Didn't regret single second of it.
I love how Ben has a logical reason not to mug someone/something and Rowen manages to convince him with the same series of questions every time.
The hey, what are we is supposed to be the script trigger that sets the muggers as hostile and forces the dialogue to happen.
I think Charles is just a regular guy who is quite intelligent and reasonable, but he is under the spell of Bernard who is actually a sorcerer under the disguise of a dumb mugger
@@murkotron probably a warlock, because they can Charisma cast. And somehow I doubt Bernard could cast with wisdom or intelligence
“what are we?”
the phrase to activate a mugger’s brain
Would you like to pass the time with a little solitaire?
"Brain". More like a Pavlovian response.
"would you kindly"
@@pitzo5555"Bell, we've got a job to do"
Bens facial expressions are everything in these videos. His ability to rotate through his emotions visually is amazing.
“Yeah, so she’s already in the game, she knows what’s up” fucking gets me every time
“Yeah, so she’s already in the game, she knows what’s up” fucking gets me every time
Greg just standing there awkwardly with 2 half-dead muggers in front of him is literally me on any social event.
Stop attending social events with dead people lying around.
You mother quacker, you're here as well!
Greg's behaviour was programmed after me.
Stop lying dude you dont go to social events
"At any social event"*
Ben's reaction when he knows Rowan is about to say "What are we?" is just gold.
Eh! Gimme all your gold!
Alan practicing his, "Hello adventure," is the cutest thing ever. I love seeing all these together.
Greg*
@@ILikeTurtles74 yeah this comment confused me and then I realized
Man if they ever make a game they should make a mugger class with an entire story line with these guys lmao
a high quality game set in their universe with semi self aware sentient ai would be amazing
Omg what a great ideo. The cameo of all cameos. Its like the neebs cameo in conan. Everyone will love and identify with it. Make this happen!! I would buy any game that did this idea.
Harriman and deception checks like in BG3 would be fucking mental
Larian Studios should hire these boys
This is a terrible idea
They were *literally* scraping the bottom of the barrel and beating a dead horse, this joke deserves more credit than it's getting
I would comment, but they mugged all my time.
I would love to see a Mugger origin story. It would be super interesting to see how Charles met Bernard and if Charles ever had autonomy, or if Bernard has always had that subconscious control over Charles. I feel that would be a fun skit!
I do wonder what Charles would have made of his life if Bernard didnt have his spoken mind control over him.
WHAT ARE WE..??
Well Charles did say his grandma taught him to mug so that's his origin story, not much about Bernard though... I guess Charles just transitioned to be a duo with Bernard after learning from his gammy.
Charles claims to have witness the watcher slay monsters and armies, they should add that in a watcher skit.
wait who's charles and who's bernard KEKW
@@CrunchySponCharles is the complainer played by Ben (blonde hair). Bernard is the trigger happy helmet wearing mugger played by Rowan.
Im fairly certain Charles gained to much sentiance over time and eventually becomes the "bugged npc"
Then he gets fixed in the next update. Sad lyf.
Rowan and Ben, their comedic attempts at crime are just a blessing for the laughter-starved souls like me
The muggers are some of my favorite characters in these skits. Ben and Rowan do such a good job of being cartoonishly silly especially with the way they hit their jaws out haha.
I love that when ben and rowan are mugging each other its 83 gold and when alan steps in and splits it between them he gives them 41 each which is 82.
So essentially greg the garlic farmer mugs the muggers for 1 gold.
Thats just the payment for helping the muggers out
Merely a small transactional fee. :)
When I saw this skit come up, I thought oh crap the 10 hour loop again!
@@jeff.lennon The ten hour loop was the greatest cinema event of the year.
Like Greg said, _"Everybody wins!"_
😂
I love seeing hamish playing emotionally unhinged.
Wait, "playing"?
@aeonise ...well, I sure hope playing! 🤣😆
@@aeonise That's what I'm saying. I thought that's just how he was
I like how he hesitated more to the goose than his own grandma
Those canadian gooses are a real menace to be reconned with they even made it to new zealand and mugged the muggers
Honk!
Geese are deadly. Honk!!!
Did he though? He was quieter, but much more heartfelt against mugging Grandma.
Wagon
The Muggers are the best NPCs. They are the real heroes. No matter how often they are slain by heroes, dragons, guardians, soldiers, they just keep mugging.
"I don't think your quite picking up what I'm putting down?" ...I cried laughing at this one
I think the reason I've been watching VLDL for 6+ years is because they really nail the characters they play regardless of what situation they seem to be in.
Consistency is key. They have been great back since they started doing StarCraft music videos 😊
It’s for the nerds, by the nerds. Not any corporate bs only out to make money. That’s why I love them and always will 😊
My favorite thing is that Charles was perfectly willing to leave the mugging life behind when he thought Bernard wanted to turn over a new leaf.
Dude is just supporting his bro, through thick and thin. He was so ready for that bake sale.
Uhuh. Charles is one of my favourite characters in the whole viva Canon.
Wish we could see him make one of his carrot cakes at least once.
It is my head canon that the reason that Charles got so good at baking Carrot Cake is that he bakes them to smuggle lockpicks into the guardhouse holding cell's and he learned it from his Grand Mother (Grand Mugger)😁
And it would explain why they are always wondering free...
@@TempestFirestrike That's adorable.
@@FaultAndDakranon Thank you, glad you like it...😊
This channel has helped me through some of the worst of times in my life. Your videos have made me laugh when I thought I never would again. Thank you all!
The Loop is one of my favorite sketches. I love seeing Ben repeat the words as he figures it out.😂😂😂
My biggest wish is that we see Charles and Bernard in the DnD series, it would be hilarious to have Ben and Rowan act those characters out for a table session
Rowan should play a table.
Chad Adam is surprisingly intimidating. You'd almost forget his other weak roles.
Well baradhun is also strong
@@lambchop58 that one is a Eugene
for real it's like two completely different people. great acting range
Chadam?
@@christopherrice2098 have a like
One of my fave TW3 lines is when, after dispatching a group of bandits, Geralt muses "I'll never understand why grown men throw away their lives attacking a trained witcher. Is it my face?"
😆
In the "Mind Control" episode we have a BEAUTIFUL example of music being louder then lines spoken by NPCs
Music director was being mugged, sorry. 😢
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus Are you saying they were trying to defend themselves with sonic weapons?
I love how Ben desperately tries harder and harder to overcome his programming
Love the 'scraping the bottom of the barrel' and 'flogging the dead horse' 😂
Poor Ben. He's always right there on the verge of self-awareness, ready to look at situations logically...But no matter how hard he tries, the scripting keeps a tight grip on him. The closing of an if/then statement loop must be such exquisite torture...
"She's already in the game, she knows whats up" such a good line xD
As much as VLDL seems to dislike mugger episodes, you guys really have made something brilliant. It might be silly, and it might be dumb, but it scratches the classic/nostalgia itch so well, and it puts a smile on our faces every time you make one of these. There's endless content to be made here, if you have the will and imagination.
Mug Karen! (crossover)
Mug Playtech (crossover)
Mug Greg (psychological shenanigans)
Mug Crazy Greg (should have listened to his dialogue!)
Mug a portal (metaphorical episode)
Mug Bodger (get tricked)
Mug in Darkwood (get overwhelmed)
Mug Baelin (get destroyed)
Mug a Mug (promote stuff)
Mug a Speedrunner (confusion)
Mug a Boss (plan backfires)
Mug the PubG group (get shot)
Mug the Death Knight / Herbalist (get pwned)
Mug the Survival Gamers (??)
and that's just off the top of my head. I'd actually really enjoy seeing an attempt to mug Baelin. :3
... they dislike the mugging episodes?
I love it when Adam gets to be cool ❤
And Alan's background expressions are always amazing.
Also. SLOW YOURSELF ADVENTURER! Still my favourite character of Adam's.
Ben's acting is phenomenal in these mugging skits.
9:40 I love how the more he tells him how impossible it is. The more excited he gets about the mugging
"You can't mug chaos, it's an intangible concept" "YEAH, LETS MUGGEM"
The mugger series has to be the best series you guys have ever done. You've given me countless hours of laughter. VLDL has a very special place in my heart
The muggers pretending to be a quest giver is quite genius for a script.
Can you imagine these two clowns in a video game and doing this? I would die.
The loops that all of the NPCs go through are always spot on and hilarious. The Muggers are some of my favorite characters!
Hey! They mugged me, $100 dollars !
Wow, muggers somehow take 100 irl dollar
Thank you for letting us mug you!! That is hugely generous :D
As ridiculous as the notion of muggers trying to mug a dragon is, funnily enough something similar happened to me in Skyrim:
When I was rampaging as a werewolf, a thief ran up and demanded I hand over all my valuables while I was still in werewolf form. I tried to intimidate them but they scoffed, so naturally I mauled them.
I wouldn't mind seeing a compilation video of all the times Ben got into an argument with Rowan on logics. I love those skits ❤
Me too! The horse pocket one is the best!
I'm sure it's coming
I love to see Charles and Bernard mugging a guard from Honeywood. I'm sure it'll be nice to see.
Makes you appreciate just how good actors these guys are.
"Oh looks like she's already taken BY THE BLACKSMITH!" had me dying
I love the idea that one of them forces the other to mug when they otherwise don't want to.
That is how smart the developers are. They wrote them so lifelike that the muggers dont even know they aren't real but they wrote restraints into the code so that if they don't follow the mug routine either one of them reigns the other into their default settings. ;)
Another side to the Force we were not aware of.
"There was a thousand Orks in that army" Cracks me up every time. I love these guys.
But there's two of us!! 🤣🤣🤣
I love that Charles always figures things out but goes along with Bernard's dumb ass plans anyway........best friend ever lol Ben is just genius as an actor!.................Edit, Also, I fucking love Hamish 🤣
I think the idea is, that there programed that way and can't really help them self. And Charles is becoming self aware as the skids are going a long
@@soulreaper1981That's how I've been taking it as well
I'm waiting for him to completely glitch out
@@CortexNewsService It's already happened. Episode "Imprisoned inside a video game!"
How did I forget how delightful it is to see Hamish perform like this? He really is an amazing addition to the crew. Love the compilation
Love these guys, glad they got a compilation
Was wondering why it seemed so familiar
Greg keeping 1 gold for himself when teaching the muggers how to share is still awesome!
I like the Jurassic World reference at 26:24
Rowan, ever the optimist.
"He killed a dragon." "Think of the gold he got from that."
I can't get enough of "The Muggers". The chemistry between Rowan and Ben is just amazing....and funny!
Now we need a compilation of them only saying the line of "Lets go mug em" and make it 10 hours long
Ben's facial expression in the loop sketch is the best
This was nice. I'm really glad you guys decided not to end mugger sketches.
Also the acting and build up on "The Loop" is something i think about. The timing and face reactions are really good!
14:45 Bernard found mugging the air silly, but mugging a goose, a wagon and a literal DRAGON? Completely normal 😂😂😂
My favorite is the "Scraping the bottom of the barrel" and "Kicking the dead horse." Well played setup.
The chicken skit is just pure gold. "Honeywood deserves a better class of criminal than you lot!"
"I'm so sorry, fellas. Looks like she's already taken...BY THE BLACKSMITH!" What a perfect line, and a perfect reason for Fred to become unhinged. And the intensity of Hamish's stare really is a little frightening. 👍
Fred scaring the shit out of Bernard and Charles and chasing them down is just comedy gold.
Hamish can be fuckin' scary.
Or is it GOLD comedy? ;)
Add to that, he's chasing them down demanding that THEY mug HIM!
Ben has an extraordinary talent for MUGGING the camera!
(Not an insult! With all those close ups I laughed when I realized the pun of mugger mugging and an actor mugging the camera.) 🤣
I just love The muggers Charles and Bernard are the perfect comedy crime duo
The loop is truly a masterpiece.
The 10 hour loop shoulda been included
Less talk more give
I clicked on this thinking it was a new mugging video. Then I saw it was a compilation and was initially disappointed. Then before I knew it they had mugged me of 30 minutes of my time. The cart and the chicken are my favorites. Thanks for making all of these videos.
This is my favorite recurring theme in this show. I still think you should have a second episode with the goose from "untitled goose game" just stalking them and repeatedly mugging them.
“Sorry grandma!” - well raised indeed.
Yes, The Charles and Bernard bits have to be among my absolute favorites. The loop that Charles tries to break is probably the best one as he deciphers the problem, and just when he thinks he has it..."less talk more give".
I'm so happy to watch these again. After watching them though, I'm certain of one thing. I think Ben has the chops to really nail the part of Ash Williams in an Evil Dead remake.
I almost thought they were going to use Charles' resistance to mugging stupid things and The Loop to show him breaking free and becoming the glitch character that's broken free of the game's control.
Ben's struggle is absolutely glorious, the man is brilliant at it.
fred has always been the most pitiful and simultaneously terrifying npc
I love how Ben is the mugger that actually has at least half a brain.
They share one brain between them, but only Ben gets to use it. =D
A few years and multiple episodes later, the epic mugging saga finally comes to a close.
Rowan's versatility as an actor is incredible
"What monetary gain can we possibly get from muggin a goose?!" Is still one of my favorite mugger lines
Hamish is a treat, every skit he's in he brings the perfect mix of energy and craziness.
the last one is by far my favorite, really turning the tables on the muggers and making lots of fun word play on the term "take" such as take my wife or take my life
The mugging back and forth would probably increase their level quickly.
Elder scrolls strats
Ben's headshaking is phenomenal
I have been waiting for this one forever!! Its really funny a small stand alone work. Its also neat how Ben looks taller than Rowan in the first one at least! I thought rowan was taller . Lol but there were two of us!
I’ve watched for years and I’ll never get bored of these skits🙏
You wouldn't believe that those two are the same people when they are doing the muggers. I've got some experience in movies and have seen how a costume can change a person, but those two really are amazing.
I like the one where they mug the wagon, since normally it's Ben that's making fun of Rowan for the totally obvious and legitimate working game mechanics
I didnt realize it was 30 minutes until the second clip started playing, and i love it already
The meta commentary on the barrel episode is the most OP comedy I’ve ever seen, I absolutely love the self awareness.
I’ve not laughed this much in ages.
Bernard literally beating a dead horse robbed me of the air in my lungs!
that 10hr loop where they are mugging Eugeine was so good...Surprised they didn't fit it in the middle of this one ^_^
i would have to manually watch these videos one by one. thanks for saving me time
13:30 server crashed and they lost all their gold
I really enjoy these little side NPC Vignettes. They've become quite endearing to me. The Gravediggers being a Rosencrantz and Gildenstern stand in, Chuck and Bernard being the entertaining idiots, all we need is a pair of overly verbose and well-read Assassins.
You can mug my time, anytime.
Cast and crew, you are all fantastic and your hard work truly pays off.