1 00:00:04,463 --> 00:00:06,381 Someone has taken control of the Masked Man. 2 00:00:06,465 --> 00:00:08,634 A non-playable character has become playable. 3 00:00:08,717 --> 00:00:11,220 First, he was giving out thousands of dollars in loot. 4 00:00:11,970 --> 00:00:14,598 Then he killed me, which he's not supposed to be able to do. 5 00:00:15,766 --> 00:00:17,184 A-- And now he's disappeared. 6 00:00:17,267 --> 00:00:19,561 This has never happened before in the history of gaming. 7 00:00:19,645 --> 00:00:22,189 Yeah. Pretty awesome, huh? 8 00:00:23,023 --> 00:00:24,608 -What? -"Awesome"? 9 00:00:25,359 --> 00:00:28,695 No. Ian, it is not awesome. We've been hacked. 10 00:00:28,779 --> 00:00:31,657 People's personal information, their credit cards, their passwords. 11 00:00:31,740 --> 00:00:32,783 They've all been compromised. 12 00:00:32,866 --> 00:00:34,993 Eh, nobody cares about that. It's not a big deal. 13 00:00:35,077 --> 00:00:36,620 It is a massive deal. How do you not understand? 14 00:00:36,703 --> 00:00:40,082 Hundreds of corporations have been hacked in the last few years 15 00:00:40,165 --> 00:00:41,500 -and no one gave a shit. -Name one. 16 00:00:41,583 --> 00:00:42,459 Equifax. 17 00:00:43,126 --> 00:00:44,711 -Name another. -Target. 18 00:00:45,838 --> 00:00:46,964 -Name another one. -PlayStation. 19 00:00:47,047 --> 00:00:48,048 -Name one more. -Yahoo. 20 00:00:48,131 --> 00:00:49,132 -Another. -Marriott. 21 00:00:49,216 --> 00:00:50,259 -One more. -eBay, Uber, 22 00:00:50,342 --> 00:00:52,761 Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Home Depot, Facebook. 23 00:00:52,845 --> 00:00:54,137 Goddamn it. Fine. We get it. 24 00:00:54,221 --> 00:00:56,682 UPS, Chase Bank, Tumblr, LinkedIn, AOL-- 25 00:00:56,765 --> 00:00:57,891 Ian. 26 00:00:57,975 --> 00:01:01,645 People don't care about privacy. What they care about is a good story. 27 00:01:01,728 --> 00:01:04,313 A good story? What are you talking about? 28 00:01:05,107 --> 00:01:07,484 Maybe this breach is a golden opportunity for us. 29 00:01:08,068 --> 00:01:10,320 It's a classic story between good and evil. 30 00:01:11,488 --> 00:01:15,158 This could be the biggest event in the history of Mythic Quest. 31 00:01:15,242 --> 00:01:17,494 This could be the end of Mythic Quest. 32 00:01:18,745 --> 00:01:22,666 David's right. This could be the end of Mythic Quest. This is a huge deal. 33 00:01:23,166 --> 00:01:24,918 I'm sorry. I'm confused. 34 00:01:25,002 --> 00:01:27,212 -You just said it wasn't a big deal. -Yes. 35 00:01:27,296 --> 00:01:29,673 -Now you're saying it's a huge deal? -Yes. 36 00:01:29,756 --> 00:01:33,552 Am I crazy? You just argued the exact opposite point like 30 seconds ago. 37 00:01:33,635 --> 00:01:36,722 That's what being a leader is. You have to go a thousand miles in one direction, 38 00:01:36,805 --> 00:01:40,100 then on a moment's notice, turn on a dime, come back the opposite direction. 39 00:01:40,184 --> 00:01:41,685 Then everybody else must adapt. 40 00:01:41,768 --> 00:01:46,565 Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. That is completely right. Or wrong. 41 00:01:46,648 --> 00:01:48,483 See, we're on the same page. Or we're not. 42 00:01:48,567 --> 00:01:50,068 What is happening here? What is this? 43 00:01:50,152 --> 00:01:52,362 Ian and I are obviously seeing eye-to-eye, and you're not. 44 00:01:52,446 --> 00:01:54,072 That's why I'm over here and you're there. 45 00:01:54,156 --> 00:01:58,243 I might change my mind in 35 seconds, and then he's gonna have to adapt to that. 46 00:01:58,327 --> 00:01:59,328 -I pivot. -See? 47 00:01:59,411 --> 00:02:02,164 Okay. You know what? Do whatever you want. 48 00:02:02,247 --> 00:02:05,542 Just do whatever you want. Or, minutes later, do the exact opposite. 49 00:02:05,626 --> 00:02:09,294 -I don't care anymore. This place is in-- -[coughing] 50 00:02:09,377 --> 00:02:11,507 -This place is ins-- -[coughing] 51 00:02:11,590 --> 00:02:13,467 Oh, you're doing the coughing thing again? 52 00:02:13,550 --> 00:02:17,054 You got a cough? You gotta cough over-- You know what? This place is insane. 53 00:02:18,514 --> 00:02:19,890 -All right. Can we do my plan? -Yeah. 54 00:02:23,352 --> 00:02:25,521 "Pivot." I'll show you pivot. 55 00:02:28,774 --> 00:02:29,775 [phone line rings] 56 00:02:30,442 --> 00:02:32,819 Hi. I'm, uh, just trying to reach Dan Williams. 57 00:02:32,903 --> 00:02:34,738 -If I can leave a message-- -[man speaks indistinctly] 58 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:36,865 Oh, Dan, it's you. Hi. 59 00:02:36,949 --> 00:02:41,245 Um, well, in that case, I accept your offer. 60 00:02:42,621 --> 00:02:45,249 Oh, it's Poppy. It's Poppy Li. 61 00:02:45,749 --> 00:02:47,334 Yeah, no, I did think I said that. 62 00:02:47,417 --> 00:02:49,962 [theme music playing] 63 00:02:59,137 --> 00:03:00,264 [roaring] 64 00:03:01,723 --> 00:03:03,141 [monster groans] 65 00:03:03,892 --> 00:03:05,644 Boom! [laughs] 66 00:03:05,727 --> 00:03:09,398 Bye-bye, boss man. You just got your ass kicked by Wyld_D. 67 00:03:09,481 --> 00:03:13,735 Fifty-two subscribers? Why are you so boring? 68 00:03:14,528 --> 00:03:16,029 The Blazing Blade... 69 00:03:16,113 --> 00:03:18,031 [Brad] You're not even looking at the right camera. 70 00:03:18,115 --> 00:03:20,534 ...of Maximum Immolation, lation, lation. 71 00:03:20,617 --> 00:03:21,743 What? 72 00:03:21,827 --> 00:03:22,828 Sick, right? 73 00:03:23,245 --> 00:03:27,332 That's it for me today. Ooh, the next person to subscribe gets a shout-out. 74 00:03:29,585 --> 00:03:32,337 [Brad] Please, dear God, pick a camera and stick with it. 75 00:03:32,421 --> 00:03:33,547 Anybody? 76 00:03:34,423 --> 00:03:35,591 [buzzer dings] 77 00:03:40,721 --> 00:03:41,805 Pathetic. 78 00:03:41,889 --> 00:03:43,765 Okay. That's fine. 79 00:03:44,391 --> 00:03:45,225 [buzzer dings] 80 00:03:45,309 --> 00:03:46,894 -[tiger roars] -[woman] Oh, my God! 81 00:03:47,728 --> 00:03:49,188 Wyld_D. 82 00:03:50,647 --> 00:03:52,608 Hey. Caught the feed. 83 00:03:52,691 --> 00:03:55,152 Oh, so you're the one person watching. 84 00:03:55,569 --> 00:03:56,945 Oh, come on. It's not that bad. 85 00:03:57,029 --> 00:03:58,280 I feel like a failure. 86 00:03:58,906 --> 00:04:02,034 Hey, come on. You didn't fail. You're just new at this. 87 00:04:02,117 --> 00:04:04,119 You know, loosen up a little bit. 88 00:04:04,203 --> 00:04:06,371 Talk to them like you talk to me. You know? 89 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,458 And this lipstick, it's just-- It's not you, you know? 90 00:04:09,541 --> 00:04:11,835 And where are your cute glasses you wear? 91 00:04:11,919 --> 00:04:15,047 Brad told me not to wear them. He says they're too dorky. 92 00:04:15,506 --> 00:04:17,382 Yeah, they're dorky, but so are you. 93 00:04:17,466 --> 00:04:19,259 [chuckles] You know? That's why it's perfect. 94 00:04:19,343 --> 00:04:21,553 Just be yourself and people will find you. 95 00:04:22,679 --> 00:04:23,722 You got this. 96 00:04:37,110 --> 00:04:39,196 The tension was thick. 97 00:04:40,906 --> 00:04:42,407 You could hear a pin drop. 98 00:04:42,491 --> 00:04:47,704 And then Ian turns and he looks at us in the eye, and he says-- 99 00:04:48,580 --> 00:04:52,501 Ian says... "Uh, I agree with David." 100 00:04:53,168 --> 00:04:57,214 [gasps] Wow. Oh, I wish I could have seen that. 101 00:04:57,297 --> 00:04:59,007 Or anything that happens upstairs. 102 00:04:59,091 --> 00:05:02,636 You guys have such fun. I wish I could see some of that. Or daylight. 103 00:05:02,719 --> 00:05:04,680 So I ask him-- I told him-- 104 00:05:04,763 --> 00:05:06,473 To do a livestream, you know? 105 00:05:06,557 --> 00:05:08,392 Get out in front of it. Apologize to the players. 106 00:05:08,475 --> 00:05:11,603 Assure them their data is safe. Just nip it in the bud. 107 00:05:11,687 --> 00:05:13,897 That's what you gotta do, man. You know? End it immediately. 108 00:05:13,981 --> 00:05:15,607 Well, that is such a relief. 109 00:05:15,691 --> 00:05:19,319 You know, I am so glad that you reassured our players, 110 00:05:19,403 --> 00:05:22,114 'cause, you know, they're gonna be pretty steamed 111 00:05:22,197 --> 00:05:24,825 that their personal information was compromised, 112 00:05:24,908 --> 00:05:28,704 which I understand 'cause I have been doxed many times by our players. 113 00:05:28,787 --> 00:05:31,582 -I don't know how they get my social-- -Sue, the livestream's about to start, 114 00:05:31,665 --> 00:05:34,459 so maybe we could just cue it up on the computer there and... 115 00:05:35,752 --> 00:05:40,591 Now, get ready to watch the great Ian Grimm dance to a little tune 116 00:05:40,674 --> 00:05:42,885 written by Maestro David Brittlesbee. 117 00:05:42,968 --> 00:05:44,928 [orchestral chords] 118 00:05:46,013 --> 00:05:48,765 Good morning. As some of you have no doubt noticed, 119 00:05:48,849 --> 00:05:50,642 the Masked Man has been acting strangely. 120 00:05:50,726 --> 00:05:52,769 He's been interfering with gameplay, 121 00:05:52,853 --> 00:05:55,606 pillaging loot and disappearing altogether. 122 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:56,857 You're probably wondering, 123 00:05:56,940 --> 00:06:00,360 "Why would Mythic Quest do this to one of its most beloved NPCs?" 124 00:06:00,444 --> 00:06:03,280 Now, that's a fair question. And it's time that you knew the truth. 125 00:06:04,531 --> 00:06:08,160 We are no longer in control. We've been hacked. 126 00:06:08,243 --> 00:06:10,454 And I'm not gonna lie to you. They got everything. 127 00:06:10,537 --> 00:06:13,207 It's bad. Real bad. But that's not what's important. 128 00:06:13,290 --> 00:06:16,376 What is important is that I have a message to deliver 129 00:06:16,460 --> 00:06:19,213 to whomever has taken control of the Masked Man. 130 00:06:23,342 --> 00:06:24,468 Fight me. 131 00:06:24,551 --> 00:06:25,719 Ooh. 132 00:06:25,802 --> 00:06:28,889 "Fight me"? Oh, that is a good line, maestro. 133 00:06:28,972 --> 00:06:31,517 -That's not my line. -That's right. I challenge you to a duel, 134 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:32,893 -whoever you are. -Hmm. 135 00:06:33,352 --> 00:06:36,146 If I win, you will relinquish control of the Masked Man. 136 00:06:36,939 --> 00:06:41,401 But if you win, you will have defeated me at my own creation. 137 00:06:41,485 --> 00:06:42,861 What is he doing? What is he doing? 138 00:06:42,945 --> 00:06:46,406 You will become the alpha of Mythic Quest, 139 00:06:46,907 --> 00:06:50,285 and I will be but a lowly beta bitch. 140 00:06:50,369 --> 00:06:51,411 [Poppy chuckles] 141 00:06:51,495 --> 00:06:53,539 At least I don't have to rein him in anymore. 142 00:06:53,622 --> 00:06:57,417 If you want to prove you're not a coward, meet me Friday, 8:00 p.m. 143 00:06:57,501 --> 00:07:00,212 at the coliseum in the Masked Man's Hall of Games and Chance. 144 00:07:00,295 --> 00:07:02,089 Oh, shit. Casino plug. 145 00:07:02,172 --> 00:07:03,632 -No, no, no. -Masked Man, 146 00:07:03,715 --> 00:07:05,551 I will see you on the battlefield. 147 00:07:06,260 --> 00:07:10,013 This ends here. Grimm... out. 148 00:07:10,097 --> 00:07:11,974 Ian's gonna fight the Masked Man? 149 00:07:12,391 --> 00:07:14,101 Cool ending. How'd you come up with that? 150 00:07:14,184 --> 00:07:17,479 I didn't. He did. Without me. 151 00:07:18,188 --> 00:07:21,358 Alas, I'm tasting the bitter hemlock... 152 00:07:22,609 --> 00:07:24,319 of betrayal. 153 00:07:24,403 --> 00:07:26,446 -This is a total nightmare. -[phone vibrating] 154 00:07:26,989 --> 00:07:29,491 Yep. Yeah, that's Montreal. That's Montreal calling. 155 00:07:29,575 --> 00:07:31,869 -Wow. You get bars down here? -What do I say to them? 156 00:07:31,952 --> 00:07:35,080 Oh, the last time that my phone number was published online, 157 00:07:35,163 --> 00:07:37,708 I just went to my sister Jackie's for a couple days, you know, 158 00:07:37,791 --> 00:07:39,376 until the whole thing blew over. 159 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:41,170 Watched Dancing with the Stars a bunch. So-- 160 00:07:41,253 --> 00:07:43,130 I don't have a sister Jackie. I don't have a brother. 161 00:07:43,213 --> 00:07:45,716 I grew up an only child. It was a very lonely existence. 162 00:07:45,799 --> 00:07:47,134 So I don't have anyone to call. 163 00:07:47,217 --> 00:07:48,760 [breathes heavily] Shit. 164 00:07:54,683 --> 00:07:56,685 I've defeated you, Masked Man. 165 00:07:56,768 --> 00:08:00,439 And now I will reveal your identity to the world. 166 00:08:00,939 --> 00:08:02,941 Hold up. Why are you being so nice to him? 167 00:08:03,025 --> 00:08:05,402 It's supposed to be a noble moment. You want me to call him names? 168 00:08:05,485 --> 00:08:09,072 Yes. Yeah, call him a sex pest. That's a big insult in Australia. 169 00:08:09,156 --> 00:08:11,575 I don't think he's gonna be Australian, but I appreciate the enthusiasm 170 00:08:11,658 --> 00:08:12,826 and I love the term. 171 00:08:12,910 --> 00:08:13,911 -It's good, right? -Yeah. 172 00:08:13,994 --> 00:08:15,746 Ian, what are you doing? 173 00:08:15,829 --> 00:08:17,664 Oh, hey, Jo. We're making a cutscene 174 00:08:17,748 --> 00:08:20,501 for the big moment when I reveal the Masked Man's identity. 175 00:08:20,584 --> 00:08:23,086 Yeah, I can see that. Why are you doing it with her? 176 00:08:23,170 --> 00:08:24,588 Hi, Jo! How's it lookin'? 177 00:08:24,671 --> 00:08:28,467 Um, weird and unnatural and against God. 178 00:08:28,550 --> 00:08:29,843 Maybe we should swap out. 179 00:08:29,927 --> 00:08:31,970 -No, actually, it's feeling pretty good. -Yeah. 180 00:08:32,054 --> 00:08:33,639 You know what? Could you grab me a water? 181 00:08:33,722 --> 00:08:34,932 Unbelievable. 182 00:08:35,015 --> 00:08:36,058 What is going on? 183 00:08:36,140 --> 00:08:38,602 Ian replaced me with that Australian sex pest. 184 00:08:39,019 --> 00:08:40,102 -Uh, Ian? -Hey, Dave! 185 00:08:40,562 --> 00:08:42,563 Hey, uh, just wondering, uh... 186 00:08:42,648 --> 00:08:44,733 I saw that you challenged a cyber criminal to a fight. 187 00:08:44,816 --> 00:08:48,570 And, uh, just wondering if you thought about the ramifications of that. 188 00:08:48,654 --> 00:08:50,113 What happens if you lose and whatnot. 189 00:08:50,197 --> 00:08:52,824 -Yes, I don't think it would go very well. -No. 190 00:08:52,908 --> 00:08:55,994 I would probably be humiliated in front of millions of people, 191 00:08:56,078 --> 00:08:57,955 and it would ruin my reputation. 192 00:08:58,038 --> 00:08:59,706 And I might even lose my job. 193 00:08:59,790 --> 00:09:02,584 Yeah. But, David, you're not seeing the upside here. 194 00:09:02,668 --> 00:09:04,419 Oh, I'm not? I'm sorry, Poppy. What's the upside? 195 00:09:04,503 --> 00:09:06,338 The upside is that if he wins, 196 00:09:06,421 --> 00:09:08,757 he's gonna look like even more of a hero than he already does, 197 00:09:08,841 --> 00:09:11,134 which I thought was impossible, and yet here we are. 198 00:09:11,218 --> 00:09:12,636 It's not impossible. It's not impossible. 199 00:09:12,719 --> 00:09:16,098 I'm loving this new Poppy. I don't know what's going on, but I'm diggin' it. 200 00:09:16,181 --> 00:09:17,850 Poppy, you're supposed to be the reasonable one. 201 00:09:17,933 --> 00:09:19,852 Yeah, I'm tired of being reasonable. 202 00:09:19,935 --> 00:09:22,896 Today, I decided to jump on the crazy train. Honk-honk! 203 00:09:22,980 --> 00:09:24,648 That's a truck, you stupid-- 204 00:09:24,731 --> 00:09:28,235 [muffled] Jo. Jo. I have this. Okay? I've got this under control. 205 00:09:29,653 --> 00:09:31,655 Have you lost your fucking minds? Okay? 206 00:09:31,738 --> 00:09:34,992 We have an unknown entity in our system, leaving us vulnerable. 207 00:09:35,075 --> 00:09:36,076 We have to shut this guy down-- 208 00:09:36,159 --> 00:09:38,120 [Poppy] If we're gonna find and track this hacker, 209 00:09:38,203 --> 00:09:40,289 then we need him to sign on again as the Masked Man. 210 00:09:40,372 --> 00:09:41,874 He hasn't logged in in days. 211 00:09:41,957 --> 00:09:45,210 Ian's plan is actually a pretty smart way to get him to do that. 212 00:09:45,294 --> 00:09:48,005 And besides, I never get to do fun stuff like this. 213 00:09:48,088 --> 00:09:52,509 No one ever wants to cap my mo. It's fun! [chuckles] 214 00:09:52,593 --> 00:09:54,136 -[Ian grunts] -[groans] 215 00:09:54,219 --> 00:09:55,220 [David] Jesus Christ. 216 00:09:55,304 --> 00:09:58,348 That is if he logs in. Why would he announce himself like that? 217 00:09:58,432 --> 00:10:01,977 I'm banking on the fact that this guy probably has a massive ego. 218 00:10:02,060 --> 00:10:04,146 Like a big enough ego to where he would agree 219 00:10:04,229 --> 00:10:06,190 to do something as stupid as this in the first place. 220 00:10:06,273 --> 00:10:10,611 And he doesn't even see the irony of what he just said. It's fucking wild! 221 00:10:10,694 --> 00:10:14,072 Do you understand that this could be the end of Mythic Quest? 222 00:10:14,156 --> 00:10:16,867 Or it could launch Ian into the stratosphere, 223 00:10:16,950 --> 00:10:19,328 making him the god he already assumes himself to be. 224 00:10:19,411 --> 00:10:21,205 -She gets it. -[Poppy] It's just bananas. 225 00:10:21,288 --> 00:10:23,290 -Hey! Pop, I'm lovin' it. -Hey! 226 00:10:23,373 --> 00:10:25,334 -We're gonna take this asshole down! -Let's do it. 227 00:10:25,417 --> 00:10:27,544 You're not even his assistant! 228 00:10:27,628 --> 00:10:30,088 -Jo. Jo. I have this, okay? I have this. -[phone buzzing] 229 00:10:30,172 --> 00:10:33,091 Oh, great. Oh, Montreal. That's Montreal calling. 230 00:10:33,175 --> 00:10:35,427 Uh, Ian? Can you please talk to corporate 231 00:10:35,511 --> 00:10:37,513 and let them know I have nothing to do with this thing? 232 00:10:37,596 --> 00:10:40,015 David, I don't do phones anymore. I haven't held a phone in six months. 233 00:10:40,098 --> 00:10:41,391 Yeah, not anymore? Okay. 234 00:10:41,475 --> 00:10:44,853 He doesn't do phones, David. What the fuck? 235 00:10:44,937 --> 00:10:46,813 Great. I got it. I got Montreal. 236 00:10:47,564 --> 00:10:50,359 [muffled] Jo. I need you-- Jo? Jo! 237 00:10:50,442 --> 00:10:54,488 Hey. So speaking of being good at the game, you are, right? 238 00:10:55,531 --> 00:10:57,783 -What do you mean? -You're good at playing the game. 239 00:10:57,866 --> 00:10:58,867 Of course I am. 240 00:10:58,951 --> 00:11:02,079 Pop, I'm not one of those creative directors who doesn't play his own game. 241 00:11:02,162 --> 00:11:05,582 I can beat anyone, anytime, any-- 242 00:11:05,666 --> 00:11:07,918 -[explosions] -[female voice] Fire rain! 243 00:11:08,001 --> 00:11:10,337 [deep male voice] Gnome is defeated. 244 00:11:11,797 --> 00:11:13,715 How are you so bad at this? 245 00:11:13,799 --> 00:11:17,177 Pop, it's just this shitty gnome character. It sucks. 246 00:11:17,261 --> 00:11:19,680 Where's the white knight avatar with my face on it that you promised me? 247 00:11:19,763 --> 00:11:21,223 I am making him. 248 00:11:21,306 --> 00:11:23,600 But you're not ready for him. You have to earn him. 249 00:11:23,684 --> 00:11:25,561 Let's go again. But this time, no magic. 250 00:11:25,644 --> 00:11:27,229 That fire rain spell is way too OP. 251 00:11:27,312 --> 00:11:29,898 The fire rain spell was your idea. 252 00:11:29,982 --> 00:11:34,820 You woke up from a nap, came to a meeting, said, "Fire rain." 253 00:11:35,529 --> 00:11:39,157 Then you walked out the door, and I spent several weeks implementing it. 254 00:11:39,867 --> 00:11:41,410 -That is ringing some bells. -Mm-hmm. 255 00:11:41,493 --> 00:11:44,705 And it is a very cool spell. But I don't wanna play with it, all right? 256 00:11:44,788 --> 00:11:48,458 In the vanilla version, we had a dagger and a loincloth, you know? 257 00:11:48,542 --> 00:11:49,543 And that's what I crushed at. 258 00:11:49,626 --> 00:11:51,503 For someone who loves vanilla so much, 259 00:11:51,587 --> 00:11:53,463 you spend a lot of your time coming up with toppings. 260 00:11:53,547 --> 00:11:56,091 Well, I can't help it when the ideas come to me, Poppy. 261 00:11:56,175 --> 00:11:58,468 They just sort of come, you know? 262 00:11:58,552 --> 00:12:00,929 Honestly, sometimes it can get a little overwhelming, 263 00:12:01,013 --> 00:12:02,806 and I just wish that they would slow down. 264 00:12:02,890 --> 00:12:03,891 That's my own failing. 265 00:12:05,142 --> 00:12:07,019 Sure. Sure. 266 00:12:07,102 --> 00:12:08,979 You know what? Usually, I hate this dynamic, 267 00:12:09,062 --> 00:12:10,564 but today I'm nostalgic for it. 268 00:12:10,647 --> 00:12:12,191 Why not? I'm gonna train you. 269 00:12:12,733 --> 00:12:15,736 I love it when you're bad at stuff. [chuckles] 270 00:12:18,530 --> 00:12:21,116 -Jo. Jo? -[echoing] What? 271 00:12:24,661 --> 00:12:26,246 [slurps] 272 00:12:26,580 --> 00:12:29,666 -What the hell are you doing in here? -Drinking. 273 00:12:29,750 --> 00:12:33,212 I have been abandoned by my closest friend and collaborator, 274 00:12:33,962 --> 00:12:36,340 a man I would have been proud to call my father. 275 00:12:36,757 --> 00:12:37,841 Yeah, and I-- 276 00:12:38,342 --> 00:12:40,677 Wait, you think of Ian as a father? That's weird. 277 00:12:40,761 --> 00:12:42,763 -That is weird. -Because so do I. 278 00:12:43,597 --> 00:12:47,935 That is so disturbing and confusing on so many levels for completely different-- 279 00:12:48,018 --> 00:12:50,229 You know what? I don't have time to get into it. 280 00:12:50,312 --> 00:12:52,189 Jacques and Jean-Luc won't stop calling me. 281 00:12:52,272 --> 00:12:55,484 I need you to tell them that I'm too busy handling the situation to talk. 282 00:12:55,567 --> 00:12:57,528 That'll buy me time until I figure how to control Ian. 283 00:12:57,611 --> 00:12:59,613 -But you can't control Ian. -I know that, Jo! 284 00:12:59,696 --> 00:13:02,032 But I don't want them to know that. Do you understand? 285 00:13:02,115 --> 00:13:04,076 -[phone vibrates] -That's them. Okay, here. Answer it. 286 00:13:04,159 --> 00:13:05,410 You should do it, David. 287 00:13:05,869 --> 00:13:08,872 Otherwise, they're just gonna walk all over you like they always have. 288 00:13:08,956 --> 00:13:11,458 -[vibrating continues] -This is your moment to support creative. 289 00:13:12,584 --> 00:13:14,837 You know what? You're right. 290 00:13:15,504 --> 00:13:18,507 Maybe I should stand up to them and support creative. 291 00:13:19,299 --> 00:13:21,844 Or I could hide out here. Yeah. 292 00:13:21,927 --> 00:13:24,429 C.W., what are we drinking? 293 00:13:24,513 --> 00:13:29,268 Fortified port wine mixed with drip coffee and three teaspoons of sugar. 294 00:13:30,185 --> 00:13:31,603 I call it the "Rutger Hauer." 295 00:13:31,687 --> 00:13:33,981 Goddamn it, why couldn't you just have a normal drink, man? [sighs] 296 00:13:35,566 --> 00:13:36,567 Eh. 297 00:13:37,484 --> 00:13:38,485 Bottoms up. 298 00:13:40,696 --> 00:13:41,905 -[Ian] Okay. -Press in. In. 299 00:13:43,073 --> 00:13:45,826 -Hey, Danimorphs, it's your girl, Wyld_D. -Damn it. [groans] 300 00:13:45,909 --> 00:13:48,078 We got three days left until the big fight, y'all, 301 00:13:48,161 --> 00:13:50,289 and I am pumped. Who's gonna win? 302 00:13:51,081 --> 00:13:52,165 I wanna hear from you. 303 00:13:52,249 --> 00:13:55,169 Vote in my poll below or chat it up. I want to see your comments. 304 00:13:55,252 --> 00:13:56,253 [computer beeps] 305 00:13:59,506 --> 00:14:00,549 Yes. That's better. 306 00:14:00,966 --> 00:14:03,093 Okay, personally, my money's on Ian 307 00:14:03,177 --> 00:14:05,387 because I hear his fight camp is top-notch. 308 00:14:06,805 --> 00:14:07,848 Damn it! 309 00:14:10,434 --> 00:14:11,602 Damn it! 310 00:14:13,270 --> 00:14:14,271 -[Ian groans] -[laughs] 311 00:14:14,354 --> 00:14:17,983 ["Boom" plays] 312 00:14:18,483 --> 00:14:19,776 [groans] 313 00:14:20,861 --> 00:14:23,780 [Dana] It's gonna be a tough setting for the fight. 314 00:14:23,864 --> 00:14:27,659 There's no terrain for cover, so they're gonna have to fight fast and dirty. 315 00:14:27,743 --> 00:14:28,869 [Poppy] Don't take my shoe! Don't take-- 316 00:14:28,952 --> 00:14:31,205 The question is, is he gonna show? 317 00:14:31,580 --> 00:14:34,958 We haven't heard or seen from the MM since the gauntlet was thrown. 318 00:14:35,042 --> 00:14:38,420 Will this be the greatest live event in MQ history? 319 00:14:38,504 --> 00:14:39,671 The glasses are working? 320 00:14:39,755 --> 00:14:42,132 Or will the mysterious hacker never return? 321 00:14:42,216 --> 00:14:43,884 Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! 322 00:14:45,219 --> 00:14:47,346 Hey, can I get another controller, please? 323 00:14:47,429 --> 00:14:50,224 Bring all the controllers! Just all of them! 324 00:14:51,808 --> 00:14:55,312 -["Boom" continues] -[swords clanging rhythmically] 325 00:14:56,772 --> 00:14:57,940 Yeah, that's it. That's it. 326 00:14:58,023 --> 00:15:00,150 [Dana] Less than 24 hours until the big day, y'all. 327 00:15:00,234 --> 00:15:02,194 -[Poppy] Yes, yes, yes, keep going. -[Ian] Strike, strike. 328 00:15:03,779 --> 00:15:05,072 [Ian groans] 329 00:15:05,155 --> 00:15:06,698 -That was better though, right? -It was so much better. 330 00:15:06,782 --> 00:15:07,783 Let's go again. 331 00:15:07,866 --> 00:15:12,329 And the anticipation is killing me. Okay? I cannot sleep. 332 00:15:12,996 --> 00:15:15,290 And the way you've all been lighting up my comments section, 333 00:15:15,707 --> 00:15:17,793 I can tell I'm not the only one. 334 00:15:19,461 --> 00:15:20,838 [Ian] Strike. Head strike. 335 00:15:21,338 --> 00:15:23,382 -Body blow. Strike. Oh! -No, no, no. 336 00:15:24,091 --> 00:15:25,384 [Ian] Oh. Oh! 337 00:15:27,511 --> 00:15:29,888 -Yes! -[deep male voice] Gnome is victorious. 338 00:15:29,972 --> 00:15:31,723 Yes! I did it! I murdered you! 339 00:15:31,807 --> 00:15:34,268 -You murdered the shit out of me! -Oh, my God. 340 00:15:35,853 --> 00:15:36,854 [sighs] 341 00:15:37,396 --> 00:15:41,316 -Am I ready? -Yeah. You're ready. 342 00:15:50,784 --> 00:15:53,203 Brazzah! Happy fight night. 343 00:15:53,287 --> 00:15:56,039 -Hey. You seem abnormally happy. -Mm? 344 00:15:56,123 --> 00:15:57,666 Ian's doing something reckless and stupid. 345 00:15:57,749 --> 00:15:59,293 Usually you'd be trying to stop him. 346 00:15:59,376 --> 00:16:03,172 Ian's gonna do what he's gonna do, and I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do. 347 00:16:03,255 --> 00:16:05,757 Well, the good news is the player numbers are through the roof. 348 00:16:06,383 --> 00:16:08,385 Not just new ones. Older accounts have been renewed. 349 00:16:08,468 --> 00:16:10,971 I mean, Ian was right. People love this story. 350 00:16:11,054 --> 00:16:14,308 So if he wins, this could be the biggest day in the history of the game. 351 00:16:14,391 --> 00:16:17,269 Or he will lose, and we will be the laughingstock of the gaming industry. 352 00:16:17,352 --> 00:16:19,062 Either way, hoot-hoot! 353 00:16:19,146 --> 00:16:20,564 -You're happy. You're confident. -Mm-hmm. 354 00:16:20,647 --> 00:16:22,649 -Is it because you think Ian's gonna win? -Sure. 355 00:16:22,733 --> 00:16:24,818 -Okay. You wanna bet on it? -Yeah. Okay. 356 00:16:24,902 --> 00:16:26,236 Not money. Hair. 357 00:16:28,739 --> 00:16:30,699 -You want my hair? -Oh, it's not for me. 358 00:16:31,742 --> 00:16:32,951 Let's just do money. 359 00:16:35,245 --> 00:16:36,246 Fine. 360 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:39,750 Should I report that? 361 00:16:40,542 --> 00:16:42,586 -[mouse clicking] -[Poppy] Hey. 362 00:16:42,669 --> 00:16:46,507 Hey, Pop. I just watched the new wireframe for the unmasking 363 00:16:46,590 --> 00:16:48,675 and it is going to blow them away. 364 00:16:48,759 --> 00:16:50,177 -You ready to catch this asshole? -Yep. 365 00:16:50,260 --> 00:16:53,388 As soon as he logs on, I should be able to get his IP address. 366 00:16:53,472 --> 00:16:55,933 Then I just cross-reference with our online services 367 00:16:56,016 --> 00:16:57,893 so I can identify his user account. 368 00:16:58,602 --> 00:17:00,187 If there's a vulnerability in his system-- 369 00:17:00,270 --> 00:17:02,606 Then we will be triumphant. 370 00:17:02,689 --> 00:17:03,649 Yeah. 371 00:17:04,733 --> 00:17:08,028 But you know what the best part of this has been? 372 00:17:08,111 --> 00:17:09,112 What? 373 00:17:09,694 --> 00:17:11,865 You and me doing it together. 374 00:17:13,242 --> 00:17:16,328 Old Ian and Poppy, you know, like the old days. 375 00:17:16,411 --> 00:17:18,329 No fear, no anxiety. 376 00:17:19,289 --> 00:17:20,415 You were happy. 377 00:17:22,290 --> 00:17:25,377 Yeah. Yeah, I guess I was. 378 00:17:27,798 --> 00:17:31,385 So, Poppy Li, did I earn my white knight? 379 00:17:32,553 --> 00:17:35,222 Yes. I finished him this morning. 380 00:17:38,934 --> 00:17:41,728 He's the most sophisticated character rig I've ever made. 381 00:17:41,812 --> 00:17:46,400 Complete with AI-trained animation cycles. So try not to get him disemboweled. 382 00:17:46,900 --> 00:17:49,069 Anyway... it's done. 383 00:17:51,196 --> 00:17:52,531 Fuckin'-A, it is. 384 00:17:57,494 --> 00:18:00,831 [rock music playing] 385 00:18:00,914 --> 00:18:02,249 [cheering] 386 00:18:12,551 --> 00:18:13,969 [Dana] It's fight day, guys. 387 00:18:14,052 --> 00:18:17,890 Ian Grimm has entered the arena, and it looks like he is ready to rumble. 388 00:18:17,973 --> 00:18:21,101 It's a winner-take-all battle between Ian and the Masked Man. 389 00:18:21,185 --> 00:18:23,270 And the crowd is going nuts, y'all. 390 00:18:23,687 --> 00:18:25,439 [C.W.] Unmitigated tripe. 391 00:18:25,856 --> 00:18:28,901 A mob of imbeciles witnessing a slapdash tale 392 00:18:28,984 --> 00:18:30,694 and applauding its thoughtless ending. 393 00:18:30,777 --> 00:18:33,238 Cheer up, C.W. When the Masked Man's identity is revealed, 394 00:18:33,322 --> 00:18:34,865 everyone's gonna care because of you. 395 00:18:34,948 --> 00:18:36,074 Wrong. 396 00:18:36,491 --> 00:18:39,870 The pacing is ruined. There's no dramatic through line. 397 00:18:39,953 --> 00:18:43,123 And no matter who he turns out to be, it won't be compelling, 398 00:18:43,207 --> 00:18:45,584 because we have no emotional attachment to him! 399 00:18:45,667 --> 00:18:47,211 Or "her." It could be a woman. 400 00:18:48,253 --> 00:18:50,714 -Don't kick me while I'm down. -[phone buzzes] 401 00:18:50,797 --> 00:18:53,509 Thank you all for being here on this momentous occasion. 402 00:18:53,592 --> 00:18:56,178 And I'd also like to say thank you and welcome 403 00:18:56,261 --> 00:18:58,305 to the millions of Mythic Quest fans 404 00:18:58,388 --> 00:19:00,766 from around the globe who are watching online. 405 00:19:00,849 --> 00:19:03,810 Now, normally, I am one for speeches. 406 00:19:04,311 --> 00:19:07,022 But today, I came to fight. 407 00:19:07,105 --> 00:19:08,398 [whooping, cheering] 408 00:19:17,407 --> 00:19:19,826 [drumming music] 409 00:19:40,347 --> 00:19:41,932 Let's do this. 410 00:19:42,641 --> 00:19:46,228 [crowd cheering] 411 00:19:48,522 --> 00:19:52,234 And now the wait is on. Will the Masked Man show? 412 00:19:52,317 --> 00:19:55,654 -[phone vibrating] -Oh, God. They're calling again. 413 00:19:55,737 --> 00:19:57,656 [Jo] Come on, David. Just answer it. 414 00:19:57,739 --> 00:20:00,742 If Ian wins, you'll look like a hero for backing creative. 415 00:20:00,826 --> 00:20:03,495 Don't you see, Jo? I'm finished either way. 416 00:20:03,579 --> 00:20:04,621 [scoffs] 417 00:20:04,705 --> 00:20:06,874 I've lost control of the situation. 418 00:20:06,957 --> 00:20:10,919 Masked Man, come forth and face me. Or did you lose your spine? 419 00:20:16,550 --> 00:20:18,719 [crowd gasps] 420 00:20:18,802 --> 00:20:20,429 Holy shit. It's him. 421 00:20:21,430 --> 00:20:22,472 Yes. 422 00:20:29,396 --> 00:20:31,732 [Ian] Well, hello, Masked Man. Welcome. 423 00:20:34,026 --> 00:20:38,280 [distorted voice] Hello, Ian Grimm. Ready to lose everything? 424 00:20:38,363 --> 00:20:41,450 I knew you'd show. Let's end this. 425 00:20:44,244 --> 00:20:45,495 And here we go! 426 00:20:46,246 --> 00:20:49,082 [Ian] Get ready to taste the steel of my blade, Masked Man. 427 00:20:49,166 --> 00:20:52,711 The sorcerer's fire of Mordoff shall burn your flesh for eternity. 428 00:20:53,128 --> 00:20:54,421 For Mythic Quest! 429 00:20:54,505 --> 00:20:56,632 Sic semper tyrannis! 430 00:20:57,549 --> 00:20:59,551 This is the dorkiest bullshit I've ever seen. 431 00:21:03,263 --> 00:21:05,641 Ooh! Ian takes it to the Masked Man first! 432 00:21:08,519 --> 00:21:12,022 Combo after combo after combo! Beat his ass! 433 00:21:18,779 --> 00:21:21,365 Holy shit. That was pretty good. 434 00:21:30,541 --> 00:21:31,625 [crowd] Whoa. 435 00:21:31,708 --> 00:21:34,086 How the hell did the Masked Man charge his ult so fast? 436 00:21:35,587 --> 00:21:40,300 Oh, shit. Ian, no, he has access to the entire spell-casting tree. Ian! 437 00:21:46,515 --> 00:21:48,851 -Shit. -This is not gonna be good. 438 00:21:48,934 --> 00:21:51,979 -Activate Kyanite Shield. He's gonna use-- -[distorted voice] Fire rain. 439 00:22:04,992 --> 00:22:06,952 -[heart beating] -[groaning] 440 00:22:07,035 --> 00:22:12,207 Had enough, Grimm? [evil cackle] 441 00:22:12,291 --> 00:22:14,835 [Dana] Ian is only seconds away from being embarrassed 442 00:22:14,918 --> 00:22:17,629 on the biggest stage of his own game. Ugh. 443 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:23,218 All right. You know what? Screw this. 444 00:22:25,637 --> 00:22:27,639 [grunting] 445 00:22:33,562 --> 00:22:34,563 What is he doing? 446 00:22:34,646 --> 00:22:39,776 Ian's white knight is dropping all of his weapons? Is this on purpose? 447 00:22:39,860 --> 00:22:42,154 [Ian] You may be able to defeat me with your special armor 448 00:22:42,237 --> 00:22:43,989 and your high-powered spells, Masked Man, 449 00:22:44,323 --> 00:22:46,408 and you may call that a victory. 450 00:22:46,742 --> 00:22:47,951 But to me, 451 00:22:48,035 --> 00:22:53,248 the truest, purest form of Mythic Quest has always been this. 452 00:22:53,332 --> 00:22:55,542 [crowd gasps] 453 00:22:56,043 --> 00:22:57,669 Wh-- What are you doing? 454 00:22:57,753 --> 00:23:00,506 -I'm gettin' buck naked. -Why? 455 00:23:01,340 --> 00:23:05,260 Oh, shit! He gone vanilla style. 456 00:23:05,719 --> 00:23:08,347 Ian is down to nothing but a loincloth. 457 00:23:09,431 --> 00:23:11,600 And there goes the loincloth. 458 00:23:11,683 --> 00:23:13,810 [crowd murmuring] 459 00:23:15,604 --> 00:23:18,607 I can beat you in any style, Grimm. 460 00:23:18,690 --> 00:23:22,444 I can't even believe what I'm seeing. The Masked Man is stripping down too. 461 00:23:22,528 --> 00:23:24,613 -What is happening? -This is amazing. 462 00:23:24,696 --> 00:23:26,323 [murmuring] 463 00:23:27,741 --> 00:23:29,535 [Ian] You're supposed to take off your loincloth too. 464 00:23:29,618 --> 00:23:32,120 -I'm not doing that. -Oh, come on. The crowd will love it. 465 00:23:32,204 --> 00:23:34,039 -No. It's weird. -It's not weird. It's primal. 466 00:23:34,122 --> 00:23:36,041 Why would I wanna be naked in a knife fight? 467 00:23:36,124 --> 00:23:38,126 -So you're scared. -Scared has nothing to do with it. 468 00:23:38,210 --> 00:23:39,670 Whatever. Let's just get on with it. 469 00:23:40,546 --> 00:23:42,089 This is some caveman shit. 470 00:23:47,469 --> 00:23:49,680 [shouting] 471 00:23:59,273 --> 00:24:02,442 I've tracked him down. Holy shit. 472 00:24:02,526 --> 00:24:04,069 Ian, I got him. 473 00:24:07,990 --> 00:24:10,868 -He's gonna do it. -Cut his fucking heart out, Dad! 474 00:24:23,046 --> 00:24:24,089 [Ian] Yes! 475 00:24:25,841 --> 00:24:27,634 Yes, Ian! 476 00:24:28,719 --> 00:24:30,470 -He did it! -Yes! 477 00:24:33,182 --> 00:24:36,185 Yes! He did it! Yes! Yes, he did it! 478 00:24:36,268 --> 00:24:37,269 [chuckling] Ooh. 479 00:24:37,352 --> 00:24:40,689 -Oh, he pulled it out of the old bag. -He sure did. 480 00:24:40,772 --> 00:24:43,901 -Not such a twat after all. -He really is though. 481 00:24:45,152 --> 00:24:47,613 -[C.W. chuckles] -What are you gonna do, David? 482 00:24:47,696 --> 00:24:48,822 [sighs] 483 00:24:49,615 --> 00:24:51,617 It's time to pay the piper, I guess. 484 00:24:51,700 --> 00:24:52,993 [vibrating continues] 485 00:24:53,076 --> 00:24:56,079 Well... [sighs] It was fun while it lasted. 486 00:24:57,789 --> 00:24:58,790 Bonjour. 487 00:24:58,874 --> 00:25:00,083 [man speaking angrily, indistinct] 488 00:25:00,167 --> 00:25:01,376 Uh, yes. 489 00:25:02,211 --> 00:25:03,712 Yeah, I'm-- I'm sorry about that. 490 00:25:03,795 --> 00:25:05,339 Um, I've actually been sick, so-- 491 00:25:05,422 --> 00:25:07,299 [man speaking angrily, indistinct] 492 00:25:07,382 --> 00:25:10,010 Uh-huh. Yeah. And again, I'm sorry, 'ca-- 493 00:25:10,093 --> 00:25:12,638 [shouting, indistinct] 494 00:25:12,721 --> 00:25:15,516 You know what? I'm not sorry. And I'm not sick. 495 00:25:16,058 --> 00:25:18,685 In fact, [chuckles] you should be thanking me, 496 00:25:18,769 --> 00:25:22,981 because another executive producer would have never allowed this to happen. 497 00:25:23,065 --> 00:25:24,733 But I did. 498 00:25:25,150 --> 00:25:29,905 I just oversaw the most historic day in the history of MQ 499 00:25:29,988 --> 00:25:32,824 because I backed creative. My way. 500 00:25:33,992 --> 00:25:35,410 You know what I'm gonna do right now? 501 00:25:35,494 --> 00:25:37,621 I'm gonna go back, and I'm gonna celebrate with my team. 502 00:25:37,704 --> 00:25:38,872 And if you don't like it, 503 00:25:38,956 --> 00:25:41,959 you can come down here and you can French-kiss my dick! 504 00:25:42,042 --> 00:25:44,878 -[phone clicks] -[both laugh] 505 00:25:44,962 --> 00:25:49,341 David, that was badass! I have never heard you talk like that before. 506 00:25:49,424 --> 00:25:53,011 [retches, coughs] 507 00:25:53,095 --> 00:25:55,764 Jo, I believe that was Rutger Hauer talking. 508 00:25:55,848 --> 00:25:57,391 -[David coughs] -Yeah. 509 00:25:57,474 --> 00:25:59,226 -Poppy, do you have him? -I got him. 510 00:25:59,309 --> 00:26:00,310 Hit it. 511 00:26:03,021 --> 00:26:06,733 [distorted voice] You have bested me. I am not long for this realm. 512 00:26:07,442 --> 00:26:12,823 You fought valiantly, but now, Masked Man, I reveal your identity! 513 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:19,705 [crowd gasping] 514 00:26:20,497 --> 00:26:22,624 -[Pootie Shoe] Why is the camera on? -Oh, my God. 515 00:26:23,292 --> 00:26:25,085 What the fuck? Hold up. 516 00:26:26,879 --> 00:26:28,672 Pootie Shoe's the Masked Man. 517 00:26:28,755 --> 00:26:31,341 Et tu, Poo-tay? 518 00:26:31,842 --> 00:26:33,051 I did not see that coming. 519 00:26:33,135 --> 00:26:36,722 Really? I did. So obvious. [sighs] 520 00:26:37,181 --> 00:26:40,058 Cut the Wi-Fi router, Mom! Mom? 521 00:26:40,142 --> 00:26:42,936 He's not a little piece of shit. 522 00:26:43,896 --> 00:26:46,315 He's a huge piece of shit. 523 00:26:46,857 --> 00:26:47,858 Surprisingly brilliant. 524 00:26:47,941 --> 00:26:51,528 You know what? Fuck you, Grimm! Fuck you all! 525 00:26:51,612 --> 00:26:52,821 [cheering] 526 00:26:52,905 --> 00:26:54,781 [orchestral music plays] 527 00:26:54,865 --> 00:26:57,034 That's gotta be a pretty satisfying ending, right? 528 00:26:57,117 --> 00:26:59,244 [clicks tongue] Meh. 529 00:27:02,039 --> 00:27:04,166 [orchestral music continues] 530 00:27:08,378 --> 00:27:10,297 Poppy! Poppy! 531 00:27:14,343 --> 00:27:16,094 [Dana] What an amazing event. 532 00:27:16,178 --> 00:27:18,639 I want to thank the hundreds of thousands of people 533 00:27:18,722 --> 00:27:23,435 that tuned in for the most epic day in MQ history. 534 00:27:24,478 --> 00:27:25,562 [Poppy] Yeah! 535 00:27:25,646 --> 00:27:26,688 [David] Whoo! 536 00:27:27,773 --> 00:27:30,025 -[Poppy] Hey! -[David laughs] Yeah! 537 00:27:30,526 --> 00:27:32,819 [Brad] Boom! Yeah. 538 00:27:38,617 --> 00:27:39,952 -[Ian] Pop. -[David] This is incredible. 539 00:27:40,035 --> 00:27:40,994 Come on. 540 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,874 [music stops] 541 00:27:48,252 --> 00:27:51,255 [rock plays]