Mike's action figure with "Cars!" catchphrase. Can't wait for the others: Andy's "Can't wait for Red Dead Redemption 2!" Jane's "Eldritch blast! ELDRITCH BLAST!" Luke's "Link is Doom Guy!" Ellen's "Can you get that off the top shelf for me?" Just teasing Miss Rose, you always make me smile
This show made me realise how much I'd like to see a "choose your own adventure" set in the world of Dark Souls. I think past experiences have proven that Luke would indeed qualify as an author for such a thing.
But, but... Ellen’s been away since Thursday evening! How? Unless... Maybe the whole talk of masks was to throw us off the scent! Now, who could it be? Jane and Luke are also away, which leaves... Wow. I guess Andy really IS awesome.
Mike saying that Ellen is the Captain Toad of Outside Xtra started a train of thought that ended with Ellen putting on the Super Crown and turning into a purple-haired version of Princess Peach. ...Is that normal?
To paraphrase Luke's comment from the first showdown of the week; she makes all the others look better with her cheerfulness (not that they weren't all adorable in different ways before)
Comedy metal bands do exist. Lawnmower deth spring to mind there. If memory serves, there's a reference to lamb of God in far cry 5. Maybe it's the name of the church? A set of action figures of the presenters is a genius idea. Jane's could have a button which when pressed gives you an electric shock.
Newest game theory. Toads are the mutant mushrooms that grew out of the corpses of the humans who perished in the apocalypse. Peach Mario Luigi and the others are the last subset of humanity who mutated to survive their new world.
As an Australian I can confirm that when Ellen gets here she will have to fight many a dangerous creature. I had to fight off a crocodile, giant spiders and somehow a shark just to get from my front door to my car.
Blind Guardian also performed a song for Sacred 2. The song was used for the opening scene for the game and there was a quest to help the members recover their instruments. The rewards for the quest were weapons in the shape of the instruments and being able to see them perform the song at a "concert" their npcs put on in the game. The game was created by Deep silver iirc and was a fantastic RPG. The song was great as well and fit the game perfectly.
I was drinking tea and then Ellen was all like," Toad would want everyone to die so fungi can grow on the dead body" and I spewed tea on my shirt. I'm going to a wedding after this so... changing this shirt.
When Mike tries tricking you with metal band names, but HA I already have every band on my iTunes playlist. (No seriously, even girugamesh and Blind Guardian). In case anyone is interested, Blind Guardian is the band whose song is in the excellent phone game “Metal Robot Unicorn Attack”
I'm surprised how many of those obscure metal bands I've actually seen live. I'm equally surprised there's no metal bands out there that are also named after dark souls bosses yet.
Well clearly Mike’s action figure would say both “I like cars” and... “Nominative determinism”? OK, I’m prepared to believe that really is someone in a Mike mask, but I’m not sure who.
I've been listening to Lamb of God since I was a teenager and used to wear a band t-shirt to my (Catholic) sixth form. A few of my teachers thought I was just being very religious. I was not 😅
Blind Guardian also play themselves in Sacred 2, you help the lead singer recover their weapon/instruments from the undead, followed by a performance of their song Sacred in game.
"Girugamesh's name is derived from a Final Fantasy boss, Gilgamesh." As Andy didn't jump in, I guess it's my turn to say today's History Fun Fact: Gilgamesh was actually the ancient king of Uruk and the titular character in the oldest piece of Epic literature, the Epic of Gilgamesh.
We need more verses for the Andy song. Andy is great, he is never meek, It is always a treat when he's on Show of the Week. Andy is great, he is always bold, That is why you should always do what you're told!
Mike's action figure would fit perfectly in any toy car and have the ability to lean out the window with a rocket launcher, or any weapon that accomplishes the Mike method
Blind Guardian also appeared in the video game Sacred 2 where you got a quest to collect their instruments and then you got a cool video of their live concert, a song they made for the game itself
Blind Gaurdian also showed up in the game Sacrd 2: Fallen Angel as themselves. After getting all their instruments you're treated to an in game concert and than gifted all their instruments as weapons
My favourite bit of Ellen's Pez/Fez mixup is if you look close you can hear her thoughts as she works out her mistake... "Wait, but it's the one with the guy wearing a fe...ohh yeeeah..."
Fun fact: I used to work at a nature center (basically like a museum but with living animals instead of dead ones), and I made a request to my boss (who was super cool and who I'm still friends with even after we both left) that, if they added another frog, and it was a female, that they name her Ethel. I also asked that, if they got a second bearded dragon, they would name it Luther, since the one they already had was named Marty.
Surprised you weren't waxing lyrical about the notion of Toad feasting on rotting corpses. Although I guess if they weren't slaughtered in the name of the Blood God, they don't really count towards the quota for the Skull Throne.
Happy belated birthday Outside Xtra (yesterday)!!! Too bad Luke isn't here!! Ellen, you and Luke are awesome!! #happybirthdaytoyou #outsidextra #🎂 @lukewestaway @ellenrose
...This is eerie. I JUST watched a level design analysis from Ceave Gaming that was a couple of years old analyzing the last of the magma dragon boss battles as a lesson for design in Mario Maker.
You really missed out on putting a Luke-mask on Mike to make Ellen think it's Luke while it is Mike while Ellen thinks that Luke is Mike. Also, I'm all up for a Captain Toad Treasure Tracker style soccer game. Come on Nintendo, you can do it!
I like how almost every option on that poll can actually fall under the category of "Be Egbert". "Make unstealthy noises"? That's Egbert. "Explode"? That's definitely Egbert. "Not finish Dark Souls"? I mean I can only assume that Egbert has been too busy seeking -explosions- atonement to listen to the end of "The Ballad of Ye Olde Darke Souls".
I got every Band/Boss question wrong. Apparently I think that the bosses make good band names. What other bosses would make good band names? Bowser? Big Boss? Eggman?
I think Ellen should be given a Mike action figure for Christmas now and make Luke wear a Mike mask for a Halloween special. The Season of Mike! He likes cars!
9:49 my prediction as to this quiz. Ceaseless discharge is going to be like, the final one, and ellen's going to go something like "that can't be a boss name"
I had the exact same thought there. "Internal screaming" would be much more appropriate emotion to advertise. Except for those handful of moments right after beating a boss.
"It's adorable" says Ellen, just before Toad goes on a pickaxe rampage that looks uncannily like Mike's Hitman 2 playstyle...
OD Smith Well, we DO have previous evidence suggesting Ellen's nonchalance toward mass murder... /bat!Croft, meatgrinder, heat metal arrow...
The flamingo incident... there's a reason why "Flamingoes never say die" is often followed with "because Ellen took their tongues"....
I just recently found the Achievement Hunter Hitman videos. I swear, they're like an entire crew of Mikes.
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guess Andy censored the complaints?
Luke goes away for one week, and it all goes to pot 🤷🏻♂️
Had to do a double take on this
Mike "Cars" Channell
Thank you for liking Mike "Cars" Channell's Car channel...
DAMN YOU CHANNELL!
The poll was missing one possible answer: all of the above
"CAAA-" _boom_
Mike's action figure with "Cars!" catchphrase. Can't wait for the others: Andy's "Can't wait for Red Dead Redemption 2!" Jane's "Eldritch blast! ELDRITCH BLAST!" Luke's "Link is Doom Guy!" Ellen's "Can you get that off the top shelf for me?" Just teasing Miss Rose, you always make me smile
Are there two versions of Ellen? The other one should be like Mike's but just shout "Cats!"
awww, that "but I DO like cars" was adorable
To be fair, all of those Dark Souls bosses would make excellent metal band names. And Ellen would make an excellent Toad.
6:55 "cheap shot" I think you mean... Low blow
I would argue her laugh does count as a cute noise. Gotta take Mike's side on this
No, that was "beneath him"
We shouldn't stoop this sort of humour.
I think that no matter what, Mike was the bigger man on that couch.
That was certainly low-hanging fruit.
Though I did come to the comments to make the same joke, so...
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lzh1703 - whoops haha
This happened once before. It was weird then and it's weird now.
Put it on the blooper reel
Oof
I THINK THIS MEANS IZH1703 WINS A FREE UNPAID INTERNSHIP HOUR AT THE OXHQ
"Oh god yeah on the rotting corpses of the dead humanity" ... Show of the Weekend becomes a very different place without Luke around
Does it? Wasn't it Luke who told us the harrowing backstory of Sniper Luigi?
Seems a lot tamer without Luke, to be honest. He'd probably go on and make an entire scenario of a Toad-pocalypse.
Hmmm, soul stealing Mario, nightmare fuel Pokemon, a drugged up Khajit, harvesting Little Sisters... I'd say it was pretty much business as usual.
I stand corrected. I think Luke is just such a cheery person that I remember it differently 😅
A classic case of Beware the Nice Ones.
This show made me realise how much I'd like to see a "choose your own adventure" set in the world of Dark Souls. I think past experiences have proven that Luke would indeed qualify as an author for such a thing.
‘It’s AdOORable!’
No, Ellen, *you’re* adorable
I still think the best premise I've seen for a metal band is 'Okilly Dokilly' who are a Ned Flanders themed metal band
Frodo Baggins OH MY HYPNOTOAD THAT IS AMAZING.
"Bed of chaos.. though its not a bed, its more like a tree" i dont know why that made me laugh so much
But, but... Ellen’s been away since Thursday evening! How? Unless...
Maybe the whole talk of masks was to throw us off the scent! Now, who could it be? Jane and Luke are also away, which leaves...
Wow. I guess Andy really IS awesome.
simple -- Luke's in an Ellen mask, Mike actually is Mike, and Jane is giving Ellen her latest training session.
@Brent Dreher but then, if Luke’s here, then who is going to PAX Australia? Unless it’s that dastardly Eurogamer crew up to shenanigans again!
Well, think about it -- of all the members, who is incredibly good at stealth? I'll say no more, lest I end up a target.
Mike saying that Ellen is the Captain Toad of Outside Xtra started a train of thought that ended with Ellen putting on the Super Crown and turning into a purple-haired version of Princess Peach.
...Is that normal?
Ellen's laugh is just pure joy
She is just pure joy
To paraphrase Luke's comment from the first showdown of the week; she makes all the others look better with her cheerfulness (not that they weren't all adorable in different ways before)
Ellen's warmth is why I watch.
Comedy metal bands do exist. Lawnmower deth spring to mind there. If memory serves, there's a reference to lamb of God in far cry 5. Maybe it's the name of the church?
A set of action figures of the presenters is a genius idea. Jane's could have a button which when pressed gives you an electric shock.
"Lamb of God" is also a term used to refer to Jesus; I think it's more likely that Far Cry 5 is referencing that.
Alestorm are probably the biggest recently.
Psychostick!
Yeah, it's crazy how the Bible references a metal band...
Okilly dokilly it's a ned flanders themed metal band. There also is a dino themed one called heavysaurus
Newest game theory. Toads are the mutant mushrooms that grew out of the corpses of the humans who perished in the apocalypse. Peach Mario Luigi and the others are the last subset of humanity who mutated to survive their new world.
The Last of Us connection confirmed!
Happy Birthday (for yesterday) OutsideXtra
Congratulations on getting your art featured.
@@misterthegeoff9767 AH THANK YOU
@@CaitlinRC The expression 😂
hes very happy with himself ;-;
Yeah that drawing was awesome.
They're both small, they both make squeaky noises of excitement, they're both hilarious, and they're both adorable. Yes. Ellen is totally Toad.
they're both deeply disturbing when you actually look twice at the setting and their actions...
Luke I think your Mike is showing.
As an Australian I can confirm that when Ellen gets here she will have to fight many a dangerous creature. I had to fight off a crocodile, giant spiders and somehow a shark just to get from my front door to my car.
Blind Guardian also performed a song for Sacred 2. The song was used for the opening scene for the game and there was a quest to help the members recover their instruments. The rewards for the quest were weapons in the shape of the instruments and being able to see them perform the song at a "concert" their npcs put on in the game.
The game was created by Deep silver iirc and was a fantastic RPG. The song was great as well and fit the game perfectly.
A Japanese metal band named after the "Final Fantasy" character Gilgamesh? If you listen carefully, you can hear Andy seething in the background.
Reminds me of a Wowhead comment about an NPC called Aurochs, thinking it'd be a reference to some sports team in a FF game...
I was drinking tea and then Ellen was all like," Toad would want everyone to die so fungi can grow on the dead body" and I spewed tea on my shirt. I'm going to a wedding after this so... changing this shirt.
Why does Ellen keep making so many adorable noises. And being adorable in general
Awh...Ellen looks so cute when she realized its fez not pes...
Pes in Fez universe ... rotating the whole stadium to change where the ball is going and confuse the opposed team:) I like that idea.
Ellen vs. the lack of legroom on a long-haul flight. She uses 'height'. It's super effective!
When Mike tries tricking you with metal band names, but HA I already have every band on my iTunes playlist. (No seriously, even girugamesh and Blind Guardian).
In case anyone is interested, Blind Guardian is the band whose song is in the excellent phone game “Metal Robot Unicorn Attack”
They also made the soundtrack to Sacred 2.
Blind Guardian are probably one of the most famous nerd bands
I'm surprised how many of those obscure metal bands I've actually seen live. I'm equally surprised there's no metal bands out there that are also named after dark souls bosses yet.
There's a band called Soulmass and all of their songs are inspired by dark souls.
Mike and Ellen work so well together, great video guys!
5:05 Mike foreshadowing his own quiz? Nicely done.....nicely done.
Well clearly Mike’s action figure would say both “I like cars” and... “Nominative determinism”?
OK, I’m prepared to believe that really is someone in a Mike mask, but I’m not sure who.
I'm betting it's actually Ike, the evil twin. Although it could be Mick. Or an android duplicate. The OX lore is wierd...
I've been listening to Lamb of God since I was a teenager and used to wear a band t-shirt to my (Catholic) sixth form. A few of my teachers thought I was just being very religious. I was not 😅
Blind Guardian also play themselves in Sacred 2, you help the lead singer recover their weapon/instruments from the undead, followed by a performance of their song Sacred in game.
"Girugamesh's name is derived from a Final Fantasy boss, Gilgamesh."
As Andy didn't jump in, I guess it's my turn to say today's History Fun Fact: Gilgamesh was actually the ancient king of Uruk and the titular character in the oldest piece of Epic literature, the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Also, he's one of the strongest non divine servants in the fate franchise
METAL SOLO Ellen, not cat solo! But I guess you just can't get the cat out of Ellen...
Not unlike the inabillity to get me out of the cat.
jimmi der you said you were gonna get help with that... what about what happened to the last five?
Man, Luke's Mike impression is on point
We need more verses for the Andy song.
Andy is great, he is never meek,
It is always a treat when he's on Show of the Week.
Andy is great, he is always bold,
That is why you should always do what you're told!
Makes me so happy to hear about metal bands in an Outside Xtra video!
Yeah! Battle Beast is great!
Luke stayed in character as Mike for the whole episode. I respect commitment to the bit like that.
Mike's action figure would fit perfectly in any toy car and have the ability to lean out the window with a rocket launcher, or any weapon that accomplishes the Mike method
The Mike method of stealth, assassination, or both?
@@gamehunter88 whichever blows stuff up
Blind Guardian also appeared in the video game Sacred 2 where you got a quest to collect their instruments and then you got a cool video of their live concert, a song they made for the game itself
Blind Gaurdian also showed up in the game Sacrd 2: Fallen Angel as themselves. After getting all their instruments you're treated to an in game concert and than gifted all their instruments as weapons
Lol, I started this the other day, then had to pause at the art corner because I hadn't watched the new Oxventure yet... lots of fun =)
Good lord this is the first Ellen and Mike Show of the Weekend episode. I checked
The power of Joy vs The power of Explosions. The wave of laughter vs The avalanche of unpredictability. Clash of the Titans ... and lots of fun :)
Where was Luke? Was he hiding from Andy?
Need to see the bloopers from that metal solo.
My favourite bit of Ellen's Pez/Fez mixup is if you look close you can hear her thoughts as she works out her mistake... "Wait, but it's the one with the guy wearing a fe...ohh yeeeah..."
13:59 gigamesh is not only a ff boss ,but an mesopotamian historical/mythological figure
I'm a die-hard metal head but I've only heard of 3 of these bands! Thanks Mike for expanding my Spotify playlist!
"I love the idea of toad playing football", Thats a phrase I never thought I'd hear, I do now want to see it though 😂.
I'm enjoying that "Andy is Great" hymnal.
See you at Pax, bought tickets for myself and my mate just to see you guys :D
That was a cheap shot about Ellen's height Mike. You could almost say it was low hanging fruit.
Fun fact: I used to work at a nature center (basically like a museum but with living animals instead of dead ones), and I made a request to my boss (who was super cool and who I'm still friends with even after we both left) that, if they added another frog, and it was a female, that they name her Ethel. I also asked that, if they got a second bearded dragon, they would name it Luther, since the one they already had was named Marty.
Man, Luke looks real strange this weekend
He put a lot of work on that Mike Mask
Kharn The Betrayer more than mike did, which isn't really setting the bar high tbh
Surprised you weren't waxing lyrical about the notion of Toad feasting on rotting corpses. Although I guess if they weren't slaughtered in the name of the Blood God, they don't really count towards the quota for the Skull Throne.
Blind Guardian is also in the xbox 360 game called sacred 2. They have a hidden music video in it. You should check it out Mike and Ellen.
“But I DO like cars!” Lolz. I finally do too, Mike. Forza Horizon 2 gave me the passion.
Good stuff.
Did anyone else notice that when Mike's reading the comment about the Andy Is Great song, the card is still the Padawan! at the Disco song list?
BattleBeast is also a toy line from the 80s and I absolutely love them and I still have them all.
Happy belated birthday Outside Xtra (yesterday)!!! Too bad Luke isn't here!! Ellen, you and Luke are awesome!! #happybirthdaytoyou #outsidextra #🎂 @lukewestaway @ellenrose
Since Luke isn't here, I offer a Luke-esque Toad is the progenitor of the clickers from The Last of Us theory. You know it makes sense.
I'm going to need to start watching their DnD stuff. That shield surfing was amazing.
That guy in the advert for dark souls was smiling way too much.
That's just settling in when you go "Ahh, Dark Souls." After a short time it's more "Aaargh! Dark Souls!" >shakes fist
LMAO...."andy is great"
best new-up-and-coming dictator
this is the most spectacular show of the weekend quiz i've ever seen! well done, Mike
Luke has took over mikes body! He liked the mask too much! (As always amazing video, have an amazing time in PAX :) )
...This is eerie. I JUST watched a level design analysis from Ceave Gaming that was a couple of years old analyzing the last of the magma dragon boss battles as a lesson for design in Mario Maker.
i 100% thought we were gonna come back and Mike would be in a luke mask and ellen would say "there, now let's get on with the show."
These vids keep me going every weekend I watch them before going into my study really lifts my mood
I got so freaking excited when they mentioned Girugamesh in the quiz~!!!! Looooove Girugamesh!
I love how Ellen's London accent gets turned up to full blast when she gets really excited
When Egbert is riding his shield, I like to imagine him saying, "Hi, my name is Egbert, and welcome to jackass"
Adorableception- Ellen being adorable, describing Toad being adorable in his own game
You really missed out on putting a Luke-mask on Mike to make Ellen think it's Luke while it is Mike while Ellen thinks that Luke is Mike.
Also, I'm all up for a Captain Toad Treasure Tracker style soccer game. Come on Nintendo, you can do it!
Random Knowledge, Blind guardian are in Sacred 2 where they are performing Sacred Worlds in concert 🎸🎵🎶
Ellen did not know that she will complete Dark Souls 1 and 3 in a few year's time. :D
I really like toad as a character, he is really a fungi
I would love to hear the full song of "Hey Yoda, I Made It" sung by Ellen lol
I like how almost every option on that poll can actually fall under the category of "Be Egbert". "Make unstealthy noises"? That's Egbert. "Explode"? That's definitely Egbert. "Not finish Dark Souls"? I mean I can only assume that Egbert has been too busy seeking -explosions- atonement to listen to the end of "The Ballad of Ye Olde Darke Souls".
Stop talking about Toad and death Mike, he's a fun guy
I was gonna make a joke about climate change but I sea what you did there
Just when I thought that Luke and Ellen combo can't be beaten. MC FTW!
Dark Souls Boss or Metal Band? The quiz I never knew I needed.
I got every Band/Boss question wrong. Apparently I think that the bosses make good band names. What other bosses would make good band names? Bowser? Big Boss? Eggman?
I think Ellen should be given a Mike action figure for Christmas now and make Luke wear a Mike mask for a Halloween special. The Season of Mike! He likes cars!
9:49 my prediction as to this quiz. Ceaseless discharge is going to be like, the final one, and ellen's going to go something like "that can't be a boss name"
Dang it luke, stop spoiling the potentially hilarious moments!
Ellen as the Toad of OxBox- priceless XD
That is a great mike costume Luke. You even managed to trick Jane who was disguised as Ellen
I sincerely hope Andy heard that metal solo.
I was half expecting Mike to be wearing a Luke mask
Can we see Ellen taking on a kangaroo or a koala
Awww was waiting for Ellen to come back in to Mike in a Luke mask after the intro, and just do the whole show like that
I always love hearing Ellen’s laughter
Blind Guardian also has an in-game concert in Sacred 2 Fallen Angel.
9:23 FALSE ADVERTISING!!!! No one ever smiles while playing Dark Souls, it’s just an emotional pit of suffering and rage that remains
ikr XDXDXD
Not if you're mentally broken, and the only thing you can do is smile at the depressing hopelessness of the inevitable end. Or just gone insane.
I had the exact same thought there. "Internal screaming" would be much more appropriate emotion to advertise.
Except for those handful of moments right after beating a boss.
I thought it was implied that he was keeping that, in since he's playing it on a portable console and might not be alone
I have smiled while playing it. Not often, but I have. :)
Mike: You're the toad of outside Xbox
Ellen: *reflexively makes Toad noise*
Call of Cthulhu comes out the day before Halloween! Perfect for a Halloween live stream!
Blind Guardian are cool, they make songs inspired by fantasy lore such as Song of Ice and Fire, Wheel of Time, or Tolkien's Middle Earth.