A lot of people don't like to confront their own shortcomings, (no pun intended). In a certain sense, yeah, his pride led him to project an image to everyone else showing what he considered to be the best version of himself. Or what he could have been.

@@GamingUniversityUoG did you notice how long his legs are in his fake memories? right from the start they were hinting that he wasnt what he seemed, love good foreshadowing

@@dj-y7018 his legs are longer then he is in thos memories

@@dj-y7018 and how raised his Jeep is!

@@dj-y7018 i actually look at it and thought he lost his legs in the war, like cotton from king of the hill. he lost his knees in war and thats how he became so short

That's an interesting point. I didn't think of that. No memories of actual war buddies or soldiers, just fantasies. The set pieces are also so fantastical, charactetures of warfare. Nothing simple like the barracks or basic training.

@@GamingUniversityUoG A lot of the figments have meaning to them, some having more significance than other. Like Milla desire to be on TV but can't due to being an international spy, so she imagines herself being on TV which is why a lot of the figments are of televisions and cameramen. As well as Fred, who I believe he is either just bored of losing so often that he just imagines his own little game to amuse himself like how there are bird soldiers or a fairy in the woods near the carpenter, or this is him filling in the blanks of the table top game like the apples in the orchard. But then there's levels like the Milkman Conspiracy where the figments are just normal everyday things. Since Boyd believes everyone is in on a conspiracy, to him normal people are living imaginary lives to trick him. However there are these birds with cameras on them; which isn't normal at all. I believe this is Boyd's subconscious trying to show that the conspiracy is just all in his head. That it's all imaginary. I've to believe this when you use cheats to get the Confusion Grenade early. If you use them on Boyd, he momentarily become clear headed and starts to think all the talk of the Milkman isn't real for a brief moment until he goes back to mumbling. It's why I love this game so much. The collectables do give some insight on the characters.

It is incredible how much detail they put into this game. I can't wait to dive into those later levels when the minds getting really twisted and odd.

Who are you working for!?

@@andreassmed2255 The dairy industry, of course. Duh!

That is a fascinating observation and something I didn't consider. I am 100% on board with that idea because of how well it goes thematically with his world view. Thank you for your comment. I love hearing new perspectives on these topics and games.

@@GamingUniversityUoG thank you, for noticing my comment

Mind blown

It is seriously depressing for him and only gets worse the more we learn about him. The last level shows us the rest ak I'm looking forward to getting to that point.

Morceau is such an interesting word . It not only means "little picece of something" in french , is also a really lil' cut of meat and a type of poem! In the lipo doc it say that his mother (Midge XD) named him after a poem she read in a newpaper

A butcher really named his son after food. Now I can see why Morry was so scared of his dad lol.

@@lou626 Fitting that its a small cut of meat, because his insecurities with his height actually go further back to his father butchering a rabbit he liked, saying that it was worthless for anything but meat because it was small.

There might be censors in other parts of his mind, but Basic Braining takes place within his delusions. I think he's erected a barrier between the rational parts of his mind and his deluded sense of self. What we see doesn't comport with reality at all, so if censors were let in they'd censor everything, fundamentally changing his self image.

@@screamingcactus1753 Which would fit well with how Oleander's forte is said to be psychic defense, and how he's the one that provides the Shield ability.

Well , basic braining dosent have censors , but thay dosent mean that morceau dosent have it Let me explain , censors are the equivalents to sanity. They destroy everytingh that dosent belong there , such as delusions or fantazies , coach can separete reality from fiction , unlikey boyd , so is clear that he DOES have censors Where? In the brain tumbler experiment censors atack raz , wich is weird if he is in his own mind , true is , that is coachs psyqhue mixed with others such as loboto , ford , edgar , etc bc of the inconsciente colectivo ( CANT SPELL THAT)

@@lou626 That actually makes a lot of sense. I'm not sure how the Collective Unconscious works in terms of Censors, but in the second game there's a lot of place that have Censors in one part of the mind but not another

Censors also don’t appear in the milkman conspiracy for the same reasons

Him, Linda, and Oleanders false world are the only ones without them.

Its an isolated training course he made. He can control it to where censors don't come out to harm the kids.

@@superdaveozy7863 And yet there's a minefield, a machine gun nest and perilous drops everywhere. He blows up one kid right in front of you just make a point, and does the same to two more for the sake of a joke. I don't think he's too concerned with the wellbeing of the children. No, I think it's more that this is a part of his mind that he keeps well guarded against rational thought. None of it comports with reality, so if censors were let in, they'd run amok and erase everything. In a sense, it seems he's used his psychic training to reinforce and enhance his delusions.

@@screamingcactus1753 he also blows up the guy climb the place aka bobbys hench man becuse i cant remember his name mr big ears

@@andrewaftontheandroidhedge2780 benny

My buddy was really big into Team Fortress 2. I'll have to ask him about that character. Sounds very similar though.

@@GamingUniversityUoG as a psychonauts and tf2 fan i have to say that yes , they are similar The only diferent betwen this two is that i fell like soldier see the war just like fun , a games kid thaht is just there to prove your masculinity Morceau in the other hand , know how painfull war can be (in the lipo document its say that his father was an ex-marine)

Heavy has a doctorate in russian literature you know. He's educated, a weaponary expert and also a serious family man. Mercenary job the line of work he found himself in after escaping the gulag, it just happened to be something he enjoys too much. Edit: Pardon, I was tired while writing this and guess I tought we were talking about Heavy. Soldier is dumb like a pair of dhoes.

@@PierogiPerson well thay was in night at the inventory . Its not 100 cannon at all but u have a point

so basically soldier is just oleander but lead-poisoned

I'm curious how much of Oleander influenced Boyd. I know he committed arson before he was institutionalized when he burned down the building he was fired from.

I'm pretty sure the milkman just knows about Molotovs since he used them on his work after he was fired

Do you think Boyd served in Korea or Vietnam?

@@GamingUniversityUoG Something interesting to consider which I never knew why that is: Boyd Cooper is the only human Raz can set on fire. Whenever he uses psychokinesis on anyone, they only smolder a bit and then tell Raz off. Boyd on the other hand actually burns both in his mind and in the real world. Any theory on why that is?

@@wjzav1971 it's probably to show how unraveled the man is by his problems. He's so caught up in the fake danger he doesn't even notice the real danger.

Honestly I didn't notice the bunnies in the white room until someone commented on one of our streams. This game is great about how much they pack into the level design. I'm always learning new stuff! In looking forward to the other levels too.

I think the term is Confabulation. Basically having a false memory about ones past. Imagining himself as grander than he really was as a fantasy. I'll discuss more of this during Black Velvetopia

So random but interesting

Those were pointed out to me during a livestream too. Never noticed them until right before I made this. I love the Foreshadowing here.

It's also emblematic. Follow the white rabbit!

That he should have

He's so little , like ???? MMMM i know the game art style is very... lets say unique but damn he has the same eight as Sam

That sucks man. I know how much work goes into trying to make these so losing a full hour of content must have been a bad time. I agree there is so much information packed into this level that it would take a long time to fully dissect it. I tried to condense it down to the most important points. I'm going to go in order so the next video will be Sasha's Shooting Galletry then I'll be going one by one. Hopefully by the time I get to the other Oleander world it will be worth the wait!

I’d definitely be interested in your analysis. Have you wrote it out or redone the video? 🙂

Thanks you so much! It has been fun dissecting all of these worlds. Gloria's Theater will be out some time next month if I keep my schedule.

You got a point

The only thing I would say to ammend this is that it is a universal character trait. I've seen people of all backgrounds and philosophies engage in this behavior. Once you recognize the pattern it is easy to pick it out in individual cases.

Not just the alt right, any form of political extremism is rooted in this. from the authoritarians who inspire to be rulers, to the leftists who want to be great revolutionaries, to the libertarians who aspire to be the brave militiaman who flips off anyone who dare tells them what to do.

Nigga what

Makes sense. Oleander plants are generally poisonous too.

They mean a lot of things : passion , warning , but also death If you take an oleander flower to someone's room , they're gonna be dead by the morning And to add to these , the pousionouns of the flower was first discover in war , by beaing eating with MEAT by soldiers

For basic training there are none. I presume because he regulates it so much for appearances but also to make it safe for the Campers. My thoughts.

Thank you so much! I've only seen people look at The Milkman Conspiracy and the like but every world deserves special treatment. I'm glad to be able to provide this public service lol.

It is kind of sad. He wanted so bad to serve in the armed forces but was denied.

@@GamingUniversityUoG Denied due to his height. I can see why he would mask his true self. But it still doesn't excuse him for the things he caused onto others.

I fully agree. Understanding a person's motivation can allow us to emphasize, but it doesnt excuse behavior. I'm curious if hom being around the Pstinanium motherlode located under Whispering Rocks pushed him over the edge. Agent Crueller did say it can make someone who is already unstable even more so.

@@GamingUniversityUoG See, you have a fair point that could maybe caused CO to lose his mind a bit. Because there is no way he just would attack those around him for no reason. In the first part of the game he seems as though nothing is wrong with him, unless he had his mind in total control during the first half. Then after that, he just lost. Idk if this makes sense, but I believe this could be possible.

Oh yeah that was the Memory Vault Hidden behind the Mental Cobweb. you would have never found it unless you were trying to go for 100% or at the Very least all of the Memory Vaults.

Thats pretty interesting But the oleander's are not french , his mother just pick the name bc she read it in "The readers digest"

I'm surprised it hasn't been done yet! I've seen a lot on the Milkman Conspiracy but not all of them.

Thank you for noticing! Yes Frog's Theme is my favorite track on that OST.

@@GamingUniversityUoG I wholly recommend you check out Man on The Internet’s lyrics for it. It’s amazing

I truly appreciate it! I've been a huge fan of this game for a while and know there is so much crammed into it that begs to be dissected. I plan to have more to come!

Stay tuned we have the next one dropping soon! It's going to be a biggy

Seriously I cannot wait to see the minds in the next game. Every one in the original was so well crafted. Exploring who these people are is half the fun.

Haha glad you enjoy dude

Glad you enjoy these! I'll be working on the next one shortly

Haha more or less expected than the Spanish Inquisition?

The last world of the game directly addresses the 'butcher' stuff. We will check these out then

Thank you very much! Honestly I didn't notice some until I started making this either. I had no clue those little bunnies were in the white room until one of the community members pointed it out to me. This game has so much packed inside of it. I love it!

@@GamingUniversityUoG Exactly!! It really adds to the game’s charm and I think it’s pretty clear to see that a lot of love and creativity was put into the game. I hope Psychonauts 2 will manage to live up to its standards!

Fingers crossed! I donated to the kickstarter on the sequel back in the day. I'm hyped to see what Double Fine made.

Thank you so much! It really does help.

@@GamingUniversityUoG Are you planning on steaming Psychonauts 2? It is amazing by the way.

Thanks friend!

Same here! My friends were all about it when I was younger and I didn't get into it until a few years back. I was floored by how well crafted the game, environments, and characters are. The gameplay is a bit dated but besides that it is a classic

Thank you so much!

Absolutely! I plan to go through all of the worlds in this style. The one for Sasha Shooting Gallery just went up yesterday! Milla's Dance party will be the next one as I'm going in order.

I must have played this a half dozen times before sitting down to work on this. Only while writing did I see all the little foreshadowing details. It's nuts

Absolutely! There will be more to come.

Thank you so much! I'm really happy that you've found some value in my weird way at looking at this stuff. I enjoy looking at how various traditions and disciplines try to describe the same thing. Shamanism, psychology, theology. It is probably why I enjoy Joseph Cambell so much. My personal opinion is that having a running knowledge of them is like having pieces to the puzzle needed to see the whole picture.

Most of the game is about people dealing with sad backstories and trauma.

It is partially that and partially because Lungfish are normally tiny. So they receive humans as bigger than they are in their heads.

Same here. There is a lot to cover for both of these.

I'm planning on it as soon as we wrap up the final two worlds from the 1st game.

100% agree

I intended to do one large video showing each of them. The idea was use the stuff brought up in the Mental Worlds to relate to the Campers. Crystal & Clem for example have a basis in Nihilism but portray the same smiling depression that Milla deals with. Elka is a precog and her relationship problems are rooted in her trying to defy fate. Stuff like that.

I plan yo do a full series for each of the mental words in this style. Yeah there was a couple i didn't keep as close an eye on the audio as i should have. I wish KZfaq let us fix it and reload without deleting the data on the original one.

He's got a tumor growing out of his head!

Considering his height , he's pretty fat I guess there a weight limit to enter the military

That would defintly be a big thing for him. Any personality type that can't see their own worth but others see him as a competent and inspirational figure is blind to something all right.

Lili is great lol. It is weird, but I don't remember her being a pyro in the original game. That only got brought up in Rhombus of Ruin. I could be wrong though.

Something tells me she may create fire proof plants or plants that are constantly on fire Blueberries would like her considering they are plants that thrive in fire aftermaths

I really need to look more into that game. My buddy spent a summer diving into the TF2 lore.

@@GamingUniversityUoG its pretty a joke tbh , but its a fun game!

One of those things where we can see little aspects of ourselves in all these characters.

@@GamingUniversityUoG Very true, I even see aspects of myself in Raz and his character arc Specifically, the "My Father doesn't approve of _____" thing

Double Fine basically made fake Myspace accounts for all the Campers in the game. The name of the site is Campster but it has been taken down at this point.

Levitation probably

It basically it