Man, working on this vid was such a blast! It was like a blast to the past with the 2012-2013 speedrunning boom on Twitch, the crazy progression of Ocarina of Time, and the Mario Odyssey craze, back when Shaeden was completely dominating the game! Good times man. Good times.... i'm so glad I got to share the story of such a legend! Thanks again to Lowest Percent for this opportunity!

*Shaeden:* "Stop telling people I'm dead!" *Lowest Percent:* "Some say you can still hear his voice when you look at the leader boards..."

this dude went "yeah i could do that" but then actually did it

This guy's crazy imagine him speedrunning jumping puzzles in FFXIV or something.

To think Pydoyks is watching this right now. Anonymously. With a stupid smile on his face. We appreciate you buddy ^.^

I love OoT glitch history. They knew how to do wrong warps for a long time as a cutscene skip but they never thought to try it outside the one dungeon they used it. They just, forgot.

Gets a WR and just says "Nice." I like this guy. I hope he comes back to speedrunning.

I noticed in the video that one of his oot runs has a split called “fuck that sign” and I just think that’s cool

I was forced to be a mod in his twitch chat, by a bet I never made. Shaeden's a pretty cool guy. One thing this video didn't talk about was how he influenced the any% for BotW as well. He worked with Ikkitrix to help develop strats and help him get WR which he did. That's also where I first met him.

I'm here because of Pint's video about speedrunning Kugane Tower in FF14, but it really makes me like to think that Psydoyks is still out there speedrunning, and breaking records, even if only a few people are aware that it's him, because he changes his monikers.

Pydoyks is like the avatar he disappeared when speedruning was starting to gain traction again, but never forgotten for his mastery of his craft

I’m not big in the speedrunning community but this channel is just the best tbh

The reasons he quit SMO were probably: 1. Problems with hands 2. 2P was messing with his head during 1P runs 3. 1.0.0

Just got here from Pint's video, what Pydoyks did in FF14 as Em0_oticon is truly amazing, he breaks new record and then disappear again, Legend!!

This is one of the weird quirks of the internet. Someone might "mysteriously disappear" in the eyes of the lurkers, but to them, they might have just stopped browsing the internet much, found a nice job and founded a family. Maybe they live in a part of the world that doesn't have the infrastructure(or had it destroyed through internal war/coups/shady shit or being unable to afford medical bills) for always online yet, so they keep speedrunning OOT offline, reaching times that are thought impossible on the live internet. It is not for us to know.

Lol and now this man is speedrunning Kugane's tower just to destroy Pint. What a gigachad. Such a Legend.

Here from an Asmongold video reacting to a Pint video. I remember watching this when it released in 2020. Never would have guessed we'd find Pydoyks playing Final Fantasy XIV. What a legend.

Yoooo pydoyks was the only mod in Ikkitrix's chat back in 2017 when BOTW speedrunning was taking off. He pretty much made the entire run but never ran it. He was actually insane at finding stuff

i kinda thought this channel was going to be entirely about low% runs, but a generalist talk about speedrunners and stories in general seems even better. I like the direction!

WEIRD, I was just watching smallant's SMO world record progression video at the part where he said that shaedan lost interest in any%

They really are a Prodigy who gets into something, dominates the field and then leaves when he gets bored.

9:48 lmao Smant in the background

Coming here from Pint's video, what an insane story and legend to follow

i wonder if this guy has ever tried the ff14 jumping puzzles

The Kugane Tower LEGEND

Kugane Tower brings this guy back once again

Plot twist: the script for this video was written by shaedon

apparently he has been speedrunning platforming minigames in Final Fantasy 14 under the name em0_oticon

I was led to believe this was going to be a tale of a speedrunning titan's mysterious disappearance, but it turns out he's just a guy who does some runs then moves on to do other things.

and now is known as Em0_oticon

A speedrunner who I like who mysteriously disappeared is SwordlessLink. He was actually pretty skilled too.

Is this the critically acclaimed Final Fantasy XIV Jumping Puzzle speedrunner, Em0-oticon?

Thank you for covering this. Pydo is a legend and this video did him justice. You described his humility and stoicism very well, I think it's the best possible speedrun mindset and it's also really funny (gets 19:05, "alright imma do another run" and resets without watching credits). Back in 2011/2012, OoT was much more about racing and less about optimizing movement and grinding runs to perfection. This overall community mindset slowly shifted, and by 2015, optimized movement and grinding for PBs was the norm for most players. Pydo was incredibly influential in this, he singlehandedly pushed OoT movement further than anyone else. (Later runners perfected it more, but no one made as much progress in movement optimization as Pydo.) Also, any% in 21:07 is one of Pydo's most underappreciated runs. It doesn't look like it stands out in the WR history because Gohma clip was found right after, but 21:07 was very optimized for its time. He even did 1 backflip OI on the wrong warp which is ridiculous.

I have to confess something. I'm a filthy casual that only watches runs from time to time. I've never even tried any of the games you have talked about. Yet I can't get enough of this type of material. Why?

We found him! Destroying a pint.

Excellent use of the Gerudo Valley orchestral recording *chef's kiss*

he's probably the guy I miss the most in all of speedrunning. it's like he never cared if some strats weren't feasible for runs, he went "this saves time, I'll do it" and made the whole community adapt, that was kinda stuck in the "not RTA viable" mindset. This guy just had an insane approach to optimizing movement in OoT and SMO, and just looking at those 2 games you really felt that leap in gameplay across the competition. Absolutely loved the chill streams back in the day, always felt like we people in chat were the only people actually nervous during insane runs.

He came back just to dunk on popular KZfaqrs wr. XD. WILD

when they show the pic of nicro veda im just looking at Tanner in the background

Watching the final fantasy speedrun content was fucking hilarious

legends say he will appear when we need him most. especially if what we need him for is speedrunning. and then he goes into speedrunner hybernation

Back in the day, if you wanted to always see an impressive run, he was a must-watch if you enjoyed OOT, or later SMO. So consistent that you didn’t want to miss a stream, lest you missed the run of the year

As soon as I read the title I knew it was Shaeden

Appreciate the Chrono Trigger music in the background. I'm gonna love that music until the End of Time.

Shoutout to Paper Mario Thousand Year Door sewers music! Man this whole video was a blast to the past through and through!!!

Shaeden:I'm not the Messiah Speedrunning Community: He is the Messiah!

It's bizarre seeing Pydoyks being talked about so much, I knew him from a small indie RPG game discord server that he would come and talk now and then. He went by Emo in there, the only reason I knew he was Pydoyks was because of the names he used on the rogue like game mode score leaderboard. He's a really cool dude and an incredible gaming talent, he very much has the "done once the interest is gone" attitude lol.

Shaeden is pretty much the perfect example of the "old sage" stereotype. He's someone who'd, if he was let's say in a cheesy movie about crusaders, walk into a temple, silently challenge the local champion, completely wreck them, give a satisfied nod and then walk out without any fanfair.

Anyone else here from Pint's video?

I didnt even need to see the thumbnail. Shaeden was a legend. Really glad he joined the odyssey community when he did.

This channel is awesome dude. The amount of content, the collaboration, the genuine love for what you're doing. Pls keep doing more, I'm loving it

Here from pint before anyone else.

9:46 Ants cute face in the backround

Up next: “the speedruning channel that disappeared”

I found this channel recently and I’ve already binged everything here. A tier channel here. It’s clear you don’t just give the Lowest percent of effort! I look forward to seeing this channel grow

This man is a pure natural. I have been watching him ever since I started to watch speedruns back in 2012 when he appeared and was really happy when he returned for Odyssey and sad when he left again. This man is for me the definition of skill in speedrunning and destroyed and dwarfed times of other runners.

This was an extremely well made video, the music direction especially was incredible!!

The determination, dedication and how stoic he is. It's extreme he only cares about improving him self but he also knows when to stop.

I just love that you guys are always dropping Chrono Trigger tracks - adds so much hype to these videos

Man. Im loving these videos so much. The perfect calming vid to watch while I mine my crafts while still being highly interesting. Can't wait to for more

Good watch! One of the things that was forgotten, was that he never actually cared enough to even submit his own runs. He dominated the game whilst not caring about the leaderboards.

Man I remember when I would watch shaedan’s streams omg

Pydo apparition and groundbreaking records are just as good as your channel's growth and presence in the community. Truly a blessing

I am loving this channel so far, keep up the great work!

*Lowest percent approaches you. Clearly drunk* "Have you ever heard the tragedy of Darth Pydoyks the wise?"

That's why the call him Clint "Never mentioned when talking about OOT Speedrunning" Stevens

This has suddenly become one of my favorite channels. I'm always itching for the next video.

i saw the title and thumbnail and immediately realised that you were talking about pydoyks/nedeahS. absolute legend of his time, Great video!

So glad to see this notification! Love this channel!

So uhh we found him.

I've first heard about him on a smallant video explaining the history of any% And I thought that this dude is really amazing and underappreciated. Glad you made a video about him, hopefully he'll make a comeback again

Yay! A video on Shaeden/Pydoyks! I’ve watched the SMO World record history multiple times.

Well, guess Pint says Hi, as he actually beat one of his records. Kugane Tower Climb. 43.30

Hes certainly speed running just not competivly. You can't just come from nowhere and speed run a game like that. I'm sure he's within the ranks somewhere trying some unnoticed runs.

Love what you guys are doing. There's so much interesting speedrunning history from all the communities. And I just wanna see it

I absolutely love this channel and these videos, I know it might be difficult but please try to get one these out on Christmas. Since this channel started they have been the highlight of the end of the week for me. 👍👍👍

This man just took world records, refused to elaborate and left. What a legend.

Congratulations, your video really made the difference - just in another sort of game :D

oh wow, this channel is rather new. Thought i was gonna be able to binge a few days, seemed so experiently done, good job. Keep at it, this stuff is super interesting and the videos have quite some production value.

Already need another excellent episode! Thanks for this

9:44 Hey I know that man in the background

I KNEW THIS WOULD BE ABOUT SHAEDEN

You take speedruns, the people who run them, edit it all together and create stories that show us why the community is so large. Thank you for these videos, I hope you continue for as long as you can.

I really liked the format of this one. It was interesting and engaging. I hope to see more like it!

hehe.. I’ve never heard of this channel and I don’t know why it’s in my recommended alluva sudden but goshdarnit I would be lying if I didn’t say this was an excellent and fascinating video! thank you sir!

But just when the world needed him most, he disappeared.

I'm falling in love with your channel with every new video you produce.

Heck yeah I'm really loving these videos! Keep em coming friends.

I saw the thumbnail and I was just like "Shaeden" and clicked on it.

Yessssss this video coming out is a wonderful way to end the day!

i absolutely love this channel, please keep making more content

Oh man the way "Gerudo Valley" comes in at 6:20 gave me chills. Very well edited

And now he's back

After Asmongold's reaction to Pint's video, Pydoyks seems like an IRL anime character.

gaht dayum this is some amazing content, keep this up for as long as passion's with you for it, it's amazing stuff!

LETS FUCKING GO! I got addicted to your channel but when I went to watch more of your videos they were all watched. THIS IS WHAT I NEEDED

Kugane Tower, right? 😂

"[MST] was more similar to an endurance test" everyone who runs categories that are even longer than 2 hours: am I a joke to you?

Seriously I really enjoy your videos. Its really nice to find this channel.

This channel will be another one of those amazing channels that don't post often, but when they do, it great