ive always imagined all of the taz characters as griffin wearing various shitty costumes. angus is just griffin walking on his knees with a detective hat. the red robes are griffin wrapped in a sheet that isn't even red. lup is just griffin with a wig. the possibilities are endless
Honestly it seems like it's the opposite, the second you mention the sword you want cursed is "real" it upsets him. He can curse nerf swords no problem, fake swords, imaginary swords and maybe even quantum swords that both do and don't exist at the same time. Just not "real" swords unless you have between $200-300 and want to hear him moan about it.
i love how griffin is like DESPERATELY trying to get this bit somewhere ,*anywhere*!!! but Justin just adamantly refuses to while Travis gets the entire point immidiately and is just along for the ride
“Can you write ten chapters of a fanfic?” “Of course no problem.” “And spend five hours researching something of no importance?” “Most definitely.” “Okay then can you write a four page essay?” “EAUGHHHHH”
I literally spend a whole night looking into how persona 4 is homophobic and transphobic and then analysing it to a friend and i literally have to do the exactly same type of sociological project till the end of the month.
@@DimT670 In all honestly, I would be 1000% onboard with reading an essay on this topic. Do I play the Persona games? Nay. Am I a gay looking for discourse on lgbt+ depictions in the media? Yay.
@@StealthVenus2 Persona 1 and 2 let you date dudes, then Persona 3 and 4 didn’t let you, even though if you look in the games code, there are lines for male romances, implying you were supposed to, but Altus said no, then, in Persona 5, not only can you not date dudes, but there seems to be no signs that it was ever considered, and several spin off games have stereotypically flamboyant weirdos, and Altus is a Japanese company, a country that views homosexuality as more of a fetish than a sexuality. So yeah, probably homophobic.
my favorite part of the bit is when Justin brings it back in TAZ Imbalance with Taako and the flaming raging poisoning sword of doom and Griffin just being like "OH MY GOD NOT AGAIN"
It's titled "How to curse a RealSword" and the entire explanation is just EUUUUUUUUGGGGHHHHHHH with pictures of justin being disgusted and a blurry Griffin in the distance.
Hey guys, update, I started sketching out a drawing of plushie Taako to figure out his pattern, realized a doll base with elf ears, looks kinda like Yoda and I wanted to let ya all know that Hey, I’m back again, I have found fabric the color of his skin, need to find some purples and a color for his hair. At this point I’m invested, will post a link to a picture of the end result. Thank you guys, I spent over thirty bucks on fabric and thread : )
I like to think that he's just a very reputation-conscious enchanter and the idea of *cursing* a *real sword* that people might actually use is preying on his conscience - since, after all, no-one would ask for a real sword to be cursed unless they were then planning on *giving* that sword to somebody that they may fall afoul of the curse. I have no idea why I wrote this comment.
Justin going to enchant different swords: Fake sword - "I like you! Have a cupcake!" NERF sword - "I like you, have a cupcake!" Real sword - "Eeeuueugh...." F*ckin sword - "I like you! Have a cupcake!"
For anyone who wants to know, here is how to curse a real sword. Forge the sword with depleted uranium. This will greatly increase the hardness and thus armor piercing quality of the sword while slowly killing you horribly for being near it. Real cursed sword.
I was thinking like, build a taser within the hilt of the sword and have it connected to the hilt and on the sword so the moment you grab it to swing; your tased but the blade is charged with that same shock
I haven't even finished the video but i had to say, holy crap this looks really good!! I've been watching for a while and I've always loved your style, and it's amazing to watch your art and animation get better by the year! Keep it up dude, your making some really cool stuff!
I really wanted Justin to interject when Griffin mentioned "enchant with dark magic" "Now hold on! Enchant a real sword with dark magic? That I can do easy peasy. But curse a real sword? That's gonna be hard" or something to that effect.
I love the little extra touches and easter eggs in this! Griffin the Deals Warlock was my favorite, and you nailed Justin's facial expressions. Your animatics always make me laugh, great job!
“You flipped in the air for 20 minutes, and you didn’t stick the landing!” is going to be my new go-to when I spend a bunch of time circling around the same joke/topic with someone, and then they just suddenly pivot to something only vaguely related.
See, I laughed when Griffin seemed to have drawn a watch on in red sharpie to tell the time, I fucking lost it when the Garfield whiskers clearly used the same application technique 😂 I love all the little details in your animations so much
@@ahappyjackolantern yeah but he said a urrrrg, *real* sword. UGGGGGGGH! I need him to clarify, but yeah, a real-ass sword, we pull an all nighter over the weekend and have that ready for him as soon as we open on Monday.
I don't think Griffin understands just how difficult cursing a real sword is. It's a delicate process that requires a lot of time and accuracy that has to be learnt over several years requiring hours of close study each day. Personally, I find Justin's valuation VERY generous and it's rather insulting to to turn down such a deal.
I just realized why I love this so much and it's not just the ridiculousness of it--Justin has faithfully recreated a pitch-perfect emotional representation of working in IT and trying to explain the finer details of some technology to somebody older who both a) isn't grasping them and b) *will not stop asking questions*
Just had this thought: “Yeah sure, no problem, Pedro knows how to do that” (Pedro takes the sword into the back room and horrible metallic noises are heard) (re-emerges with the sword embossed with the word *FUCK* on it)
When you think about it, a curse can just be an enchantment but on the hilt and not the blade. Fire curse? Flaming blade but it sets hand on fire. Pain? Sharpening enchantments but when you go to grab the handle, ouchie, that hurted. The possibilities are endless.
Maybe by explaining the process of cursing a real sword? I'm really not sure, especially since Justin pretty clearly telegraphed that he was shifting the bit into "I'm a magic shop owner and you're a customer"
I love the amount of detail that you put into your work! Even just the little things like the riddles shirt, things written on the calendar, and the Taako doll are just so good!
I choose to believe that Justin was cursed so that whenever someone asks him that specific question he gets a stomache ache, and it only gets worse the more people ask him; but part of the curse is that he can't answer the question directly.
I read somewhere in the fandom that every photo of Travis is cursed (while every photo of Justin is blessed and every photo of Griffin instills a vague sense of unease). So...if you got a bunch of photos of Travis perhaps you could like...transfer the curse from them to the sword. Like take the sword and put in a chest with...I dunno like 13? cursed photos of Travis and then bury it for...what probably a year and a day? That should do it.
"are you gonna curse this fuckin' sword for me or not?!?" "I will if you keep your voice down…" *realises the joke* "… wait… wait, is it a "fuckin' sword" ? 'cause *that* I can curse. *That's* no problem"
You know, I keep this on my favourites, since you released this a year ago. And honestly, not only was their audio great, but your art just... I wish I could chef kiss emoji right now, because it definitely just captures the absurdity of it so well.
this is exactly the kind of jokes that come natural to siblings
It really is tho
That's the best thing about the mcelroys. Pure, raw, unfiltered sibling goofin.
My sibling just chased me with knives
Craze Phaze but were they *real swords*
Muna Karshe they seemed pretty fucking real to me mate
Yep yep
The idea of Garfield the Deals Warlock being just Griffin as a wizard with cat ears and a tail is VERY good and is my new headcanon
ive always imagined all of the taz characters as griffin wearing various shitty costumes. angus is just griffin walking on his knees with a detective hat. the red robes are griffin wrapped in a sheet that isn't even red. lup is just griffin with a wig. the possibilities are endless
Erin Allen griffinfield the catboy
@@decoy1359 that's some galaxy brain thinking right there
Erin Allen my headcanon for Garfield the Deals Warlock is basically “Pam-body Garf-head” from that one fucked up question they did
decoy it's like the meme where Jamie dresses as the crystal gems
“What kind of sword is it?”
“A real sword.”
“E E A A A H”
Gosh
OOF
uhm
mmm
Egh
@@howeyyadoing9070 woof
What if we take out the curse part? Hypothetically, can anyone hex a sword?
justin is apparently an actual mage and he can do magic as long as you dont imply that things can be 'fake'
Exceptional
Honestly it seems like it's the opposite, the second you mention the sword you want cursed is "real" it upsets him. He can curse nerf swords no problem, fake swords, imaginary swords and maybe even quantum swords that both do and don't exist at the same time. Just not "real" swords unless you have between $200-300 and want to hear him moan about it.
Well he can enchant a real sword, just not curse it
I mean, obviously.
Griffin: curse
Justin: ok ok
Griffin: real
Justin: yeah yeah
Griffin: sword
Justin: cool cool cool
Griffin: cursing a real sword
Justin: *EEAUEHEUA*
*100 dollars.*
@@logicaloverdrive8197 *that wasn't even the QUESTION*
Diamondte
$200
“Why did it increase?”
You’re wasting my time, kid.
Curse-Fine
Real-Fine
Sword-Fine
Real Curse-Fine
Cursed Sword-Fine
Real Sword-Fine
Cursing A Real Sword-UGGGHHHHH
He hates the word a
i love how griffin is like DESPERATELY trying to get this bit somewhere ,*anywhere*!!! but Justin just adamantly refuses to while Travis gets the entire point immidiately and is just along for the ride
Griffin gets it too, but it's a "funny man straight man" thing where it's the interaction between them that is the funniest.
Lmao what even was the end goal of the joke
@@MapleLeafAce
The end goal was to interact with your brothers.
I feel like you don't get that Griffin understands the bit lmao.
@@noahbaden90 ⁰0
Justin is so funny through this whole bit. The escalating noises of uncertainty becoming distress and disgust are hilarious
“Can you write ten chapters of a fanfic?”
“Of course no problem.”
“And spend five hours researching something of no importance?”
“Most definitely.”
“Okay then can you write a four page essay?”
“EAUGHHHHH”
I literally spend a whole night looking into how persona 4 is homophobic and transphobic and then analysing it to a friend and i literally have to do the exactly same type of sociological project till the end of the month.
@@DimT670 as a person who has never played any persona game, I'm really curious.
The nature of the human mind is being able to do something but then not doing it when being told to do it
@@DimT670 In all honestly, I would be 1000% onboard with reading an essay on this topic. Do I play the Persona games? Nay. Am I a gay looking for discourse on lgbt+ depictions in the media? Yay.
@@StealthVenus2 Persona 1 and 2 let you date dudes, then Persona 3 and 4 didn’t let you, even though if you look in the games code, there are lines for male romances, implying you were supposed to, but Altus said no, then, in Persona 5, not only can you not date dudes, but there seems to be no signs that it was ever considered, and several spin off games have stereotypically flamboyant weirdos, and Altus is a Japanese company, a country that views homosexuality as more of a fetish than a sexuality. So yeah, probably homophobic.
“toss a coin to your artist” bless you geothebio
oh youtube of plenty
Maddie Beatty
Glad I’m not the only one who noticed
diD YOU TOSS THEM A COIN?
Griffin's smol tantrum at the fact that the bit doesn't go the way he expected it to is so fucking hilarious to me
The fact that Justin can and will curse anything, so long as you do not verify if its genuine or not, is my new favorite joke.
It's fucking killing me dude
@@supermatt87 you know what else can do that?
…
a real sword :3
@@cecildesist *EUGHHH*
my favorite part of the bit is when Justin brings it back in TAZ Imbalance with Taako and the flaming raging poisoning sword of doom and Griffin just being like "OH MY GOD NOT AGAIN"
The curiosity and amusement in Griffin’s voice when he asks “why did it increase?” is just the best
“Who’s time zone” “yours”
I'm dumb what's wrong with this
It is just silly.
@@a8727 they're in the same room, meaning same time zone
whose 😋
@@mattshnoop WHO IS TIME ZONE?!
“you flipped in the air for 20 minutes and you didn’t stick the landing!”
Thats a mood
No he totally did though. The dismount was when he answered why the price doubled: "Because you wasted my time"
wikihow should get on this
It's titled "How to curse a RealSword" and the entire explanation is just EUUUUUUUUGGGGHHHHHHH with pictures of justin being disgusted and a blurry Griffin in the distance.
I was playing dnd with my friends and one guy mentioned cursing a sword and the dm and I said “A real sword,,, urghghh” at the same time
Also...I'm "like" number 42
@@MsDianagentaToYouI’m like number 151… I’m Mew 😮
I’m crying at the censored calendar. That’s beautiful.
I didn't even see that! Maybe that's what they mean by the f*ucking sword, no wonder it's censored. I'm sure it's anything but cursed though. 😬
All of the Justin expressions are chefs kiss
I love the implication that "none, none details" is just Griffin deciding to be unhelpful and vague
I must be a fake sword cuz people always curse at me
That was absolutely awful. Thank you.
The callout to this in The Zone of Adventure: Imbalance was so perfect.
wait i need to go and watch it now sdkjfh
i want that taako plushie real bad
*R E A L ? !* *EEGUGHDJSJ*
You want it _real_ bad?
As do I... I’m gonna try makin it
Hey guys, update, I started sketching out a drawing of plushie Taako to figure out his pattern, realized a doll base with elf ears, looks kinda like Yoda and I wanted to let ya all know that
Hey, I’m back again, I have found fabric the color of his skin, need to find some purples and a color for his hair. At this point I’m invested, will post a link to a picture of the end result. Thank you guys, I spent over thirty bucks on fabric and thread : )
@@thebeakeddoctor I'm replying for the link
I like to think that he's just a very reputation-conscious enchanter and the idea of *cursing* a *real sword* that people might actually use is preying on his conscience - since, after all, no-one would ask for a real sword to be cursed unless they were then planning on *giving* that sword to somebody that they may fall afoul of the curse.
I have no idea why I wrote this comment.
Perhaps it was a *suggestion* someone gave you
That makes sense. I would throw a cursed sword at my enemies, or my boss who's a dickweed.
Probably so you could use the word "afoul"
Excuse me what did u want to curse?
@@peachs0da a real sword
I like that griffin forgot both of his real watches and had to draw a crayon one
Wait, what kind were both of his watches?
Azure Nightfalle real watches
@@jayseane4551 EEEAAAUUYGH
Can you curse a real watch?
How is Justin saying “real sword... eurghhh” over and over again one of MBMBAM’s funniest bits?
Eat ass and smoke grass my baby little boy
@@zakinnamis5577 hey dog idk if you know this but your reply does NOT fit the original comment at all
@@mikeyseney6570 no it does
Unrelated
My kitten began to attack my phone as soon as Griffin spoke
Must not be a fan of MBMBAM :p
No, their cat just knows the voice of god when they hear it.
@@skrytetemnoty7590 "GIVE IT HERE! I MUST HEAR HIS PURRMONS!"
What kind of cat?
@@andredarsie a real cat
Justin going to enchant different swords:
Fake sword - "I like you! Have a cupcake!"
NERF sword - "I like you, have a cupcake!"
Real sword - "Eeeuueugh...."
F*ckin sword - "I like you! Have a cupcake!"
Travis' simple, practical questions make this bit for me
"So what did you want to happen to the real sword?"
"We wanted to curse it."
Minerva's order looking for someone to forge Beacon
J: What kind of sword?
G: A very real sword.
J: gyaahhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHrrrmmphhhh
For anyone who wants to know, here is how to curse a real sword. Forge the sword with depleted uranium. This will greatly increase the hardness and thus armor piercing quality of the sword while slowly killing you horribly for being near it. Real cursed sword.
I was thinking like, build a taser within the hilt of the sword and have it connected to the hilt and on the sword so the moment you grab it to swing; your tased but the blade is charged with that same shock
*Percy throws throws her weapon onto the table*
"Does anyone know how to curse a real ass god damn sword?"
A real sword
Aggghhhh
AN EPITHET ERASED COMMENT ? ON A MBMBAM VIDEO??? OMG
AN EPITHET ERASED REFERENCE??? IN OUR YEAR OF 2020???? E X C E L L E N T
Big “potion seller” energy
I haven't even finished the video but i had to say, holy crap this looks really good!! I've been watching for a while and I've always loved your style, and it's amazing to watch your art and animation get better by the year! Keep it up dude, your making some really cool stuff!
That transition to Garfield oh gosh
tHe DeAlS wArLoCk!!
Me as a DM playing a weapon enchanter
I really wanted Justin to interject when Griffin mentioned "enchant with dark magic"
"Now hold on! Enchant a real sword with dark magic? That I can do easy peasy. But curse a real sword? That's gonna be hard" or something to that effect.
So are we talking about a real sword? Or...
hmm.. yeah it's real
errrrrrrrrrg
@@LydCal999 you got a nerf sword? We can get you a cursed nerf sword
A real sword.... UGGGHHH
what are we cursing?
What about a scimitar, a real scimitar.
$100
I feel like, with that taako plushie, you could definitely get some licensing rights. I hope. i just want the taako plushie real bad,
ask the mcelroys! i’d be happy to help design one for them haha
taako body pillow when
Dylan C wouldnt change for me.
Mauruhkati Gaming Taako 👏 Body 👏 Pillow 👏 WHEN 👏👏
@@HeyItsNovalee that phrase is just horny Shrimp! Heaven! Now!
me, being asked to do literally anything
I love the little extra touches and easter eggs in this! Griffin the Deals Warlock was my favorite, and you nailed Justin's facial expressions. Your animatics always make me laugh, great job!
" hey do you know how to fix a magic sword?"
"What kind of sword?"
" ...magic?"
"Oof..."
“You flipped in the air for 20 minutes, and you didn’t stick the landing!” is going to be my new go-to when I spend a bunch of time circling around the same joke/topic with someone, and then they just suddenly pivot to something only vaguely related.
FANTASY COSTCO WHERE ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE
Got a DEAL FOR YOU
the first time I watched this I had not listened to taz and I was a wee bit confused at Griffin turning into a wizard catboy.
See, I laughed when Griffin seemed to have drawn a watch on in red sharpie to tell the time, I fucking lost it when the Garfield whiskers clearly used the same application technique 😂 I love all the little details in your animations so much
Someone out there just found their favorite geothebio animation.
Yep, me!
i love the implication of ‘fake’ swords
EVERY SINGLE TIME griffin says "sweat equity" my brain goes "swequity" a la the snake meme
A yes th episode with the sexy calendar. I'm glad it's an all artists mood to put way too much effort into things that won't last XD
This seems like a relevant place to share that my grandma owns a real sword
but can she curse it?
a REAL sword?
@@lavaclayloop3935 a real sword!!!
*groans* a REAL sword? Aww geez...oh boy.
A...real
Augggghhhh
Sword?
omg I'm going through MBMBAM backwards and I just got to this episode the other day so it's extra nice to see this bit animated. So fucking good
I'm glad I'm not the only one watching the show in reverse order lol
I think I listened in reverse order the first time.
so wait
...
A REAL sword?
@Detuned GD UURRGHH
@Detuned GD Uggggh... You sure dude? A *Real* sword? Not a... *real-ASS* sword?
Logical Overdrive oh a real *ass* sword would be no problem if that’s what we’re going for. We could go ahead and get that done over the weekend.
@@ahappyjackolantern yeah but he said a urrrrg, *real* sword. UGGGGGGGH! I need him to clarify, but yeah, a real-ass sword, we pull an all nighter over the weekend and have that ready for him as soon as we open on Monday.
Logical Overdrive urrrrrgh a REAL sword?! Dang.
The US is currently a nightmare disaster so I am rewatching all your MBMBAM animatics to make the anxiety shivers go away. Highly effective so far
$300 is still a pretty good deal to curse a real sword
i'll do it for $150
I love the little Taako doll on the shelf.
Cursing swords would be my pass time
What kind of swords?
Kal Obermeyer i dont know, nerf swords?
UnkindWinner07 oh okay yeah. That sounds like a fun hobby, so long as the swords aren’t...y’know. R... I can’t even type it out.
@@ahappyjackolantern you mean... _real_ swords?
but what about real swords?
I love the idea that Travis is just a shopkeeper, and Justin just materialized behind the counter.
Beginner DM Tip: when your level 2 players ask for magic weapons, be Justin in this bit.
I don't think Griffin understands just how difficult cursing a real sword is.
It's a delicate process that requires a lot of time and accuracy that has to be learnt over several years requiring hours of close study each day.
Personally, I find Justin's valuation VERY generous and it's rather insulting to to turn down such a deal.
the calendar caught me off guard even though i’d seen it before but i love it so much
I lost it as Griffin animorphed into Garfield the deals warlock
"Can you put a curse on this REAL sword?"
"Sure."
"A REAL curse?"
"Hey now, that wasn't the original request."
I just realized why I love this so much and it's not just the ridiculousness of it--Justin has faithfully recreated a pitch-perfect emotional representation of working in IT and trying to explain the finer details of some technology to somebody older who both a) isn't grasping them and b) *will not stop asking questions*
Also, it's a Starbucks, and you've been dead the whole time
Just had this thought: “Yeah sure, no problem, Pedro knows how to do that” (Pedro takes the sword into the back room and horrible metallic noises are heard) (re-emerges with the sword embossed with the word *FUCK* on it)
Justin is struggling to curse a real sword because it goes against union regulations
When you think about it, a curse can just be an enchantment but on the hilt and not the blade. Fire curse? Flaming blade but it sets hand on fire. Pain? Sharpening enchantments but when you go to grab the handle, ouchie, that hurted. The possibilities are endless.
Why do I feel like this is how Justin got through a high school retail job?
How to curse a real sword:
1) obtain sword
2) pick up sword
3) yell “f**k this sword!”
So I decided to ask my brother, who is a witch, if he knew how to curse a real sword, and he said he could, theoretically
just some of my favorit e Justin Grunts:
0:31 - yeeish
1:11 - * vaguely feline *
1:33 - gash _uf_
2:06 - _wooph_
3:04 - ga--looo
I feel like I’m gonna steal this but for a forgemaster who hates making mondo powerful cursed weapons
Perhaps I'm not adept enough, but HOW was Gryffin expecting Justin to end that bit??? This question haunts me.
Maybe by explaining the process of cursing a real sword? I'm really not sure, especially since Justin pretty clearly telegraphed that he was shifting the bit into "I'm a magic shop owner and you're a customer"
I quote this this anytime anyone says real around me and my sister
I love the Costco chart you drew. Idk why but that just added to the hilarity for some reason
Ideal sibling joke
i come back to this video constantly it’s so perfect
I love your animations they totally elevate this podcast
This is my favorite bit and I needed this badly since today has been rough
Yesssss. Thank you for doing this! It’s one of my all time favorite bits.
I'll be honest... I've lost count of how many times I've watched this.
SAME OMG
Hell yes, new geothebio animatic!
I love the amount of detail that you put into your work! Even just the little things like the riddles shirt, things written on the calendar, and the Taako doll are just so good!
I love the "Wait is it a fucking sword? That I can curse no problem." So many questions XD
A real ass GODDAMNED SWORD
I choose to believe that Justin was cursed so that whenever someone asks him that specific question he gets a stomache ache, and it only gets worse the more people ask him; but part of the curse is that he can't answer the question directly.
A REAL sword 🗡
"Fuck you, sword"
That'll be $300
your animatics honestly always make my day
I read somewhere in the fandom that every photo of Travis is cursed (while every photo of Justin is blessed and every photo of Griffin instills a vague sense of unease). So...if you got a bunch of photos of Travis perhaps you could like...transfer the curse from them to the sword. Like take the sword and put in a chest with...I dunno like 13? cursed photos of Travis and then bury it for...what probably a year and a day? That should do it.
"are you gonna curse this fuckin' sword for me or not?!?"
"I will if you keep your voice down…"
*realises the joke*
"… wait… wait, is it a "fuckin' sword" ? 'cause *that* I can curse. *That's* no problem"
Taako would know how to curse a real sword... if only he were here.
I still firmly believe this is one of the funniest things Justin has ever came up with on his own.
i love the lil taako on the shelf 🥺
Take a drink every time they say "sword" or "curse." You will be smashed by the end of the video.
You know, I keep this on my favourites, since you released this a year ago. And honestly, not only was their audio great, but your art just... I wish I could chef kiss emoji right now, because it definitely just captures the absurdity of it so well.
au contraire Justin he _absolutely_ stuck the landing
This is one of my favorite bits and I'm so glad you animated it.