Hm, I wonder how the Mashed community is doing? Maybe I'll see some cool art or stuff...
(Casually checks Twitter via the Twitter reupload site I use.)
"Erm, I believe Mashed fell off..."
"Mashed's videos suck now..."
"They ruined Secret History Tails..."
"Erm, slop much?"
"They're milking it dry!"
(Blah, blah, more complaints, blah, blah, no understanding, blah, blah.)
Me:
(Rant below.)
I'm legit sick of these complaints with not just Secret History Tails' characterization but also with Mashed in general!
If you think the vid looks dumb or whatever, don't watch it, you can easily just skip it, they're not forcing you to watch it.
I've dealt with witnessing this crap for nearly 3 years, ever since TSAA part 3 came out! If it weren't for that series AND Friday Night Funkin' in a way, you folks would still be asking when Secret History Tails will return.
Also, I'll just leave this tweet by Pastra here.↓
If you wanna know what slop is, try fucking AI channels, content farms or channels that plagiarise other people's vids, those are slop, not some fucking channel that just makes parody vids with the odd music video that are made by humans who take their sweet time when making these things!
It's ok if you don't like something, just don't call it slop or hate on folks that like it just because you don't like it.
Here's a random thought I had the other day regarding the debate involving SH Tails:
WARNING: I get kinda angry and I WILL rant since that's what this is, you've been warned and please, no fighting for the love of God.
You know how this got started because of that Real or Cake vid with the Opera GX promo?
Well, I bet ya if they did this with Man vs Train or Luigi's Lament, there wouldn't be as big as an uproar.
However, since this involves SH Tails who's one of the most popular characters on Mashed's channel and given how he's a bit different animation and personality wise, well...
Speaking of which, time for a rant, yippee./neg
I find it funny how long before TSAA part 3 came out, a lot of people were wishing that SH Tails came back in a video but when he returned in that video, a lot of people were happy, sure but there were a small few folks that weren't as happy.
Considering this was during the time when Friday Night Funkin exists and especially considering that SH Tails was supposed to appear in VS Sonic.exe mod(which was cancelled) and actually appeared in the FNF: Secret Histories mod demo, a few folks were not happy with how SH Tails was drawn considering how he now has claws and is a lanky bastard.
(Way to insult the current animator for the series...😒)
The other thing was he sounded a bit different and some came to the conclusion that it's a different voice actor(it was NOT, it's still Mick) mainly because the tone and the slight softness.
Here's the thing about that, Mick is in his 40's, you can't expect him to constantly scream in a shrill voice, think about his poor throat!
Some folks went on to say that the current version and the OG version are not the same person which is bullshit because they are.
That's like saying that the OG Goku and the current Goku are not the same person or saying that classic SpongeBob and modern SpongeBob are not the same person. :(
Come to think of it, this whole thing gives "Classic SpongeBob vs Modern SpongeBob", technically.
Lemme explain: The OG SpongeBob was well loved, OG Secret History Tails was well loved, modern SpongeBob while it does have its fans, it's not as liked because it's "not the same", TSA version of SH Tails while it does have its fans, it's not as liked because it's "not the same".
In terms of Opera GX is concerned, you don't HAVE to use it, you can easily wait for the YouTube upload of part 5, don't worry.
The reason why SH Tails is seemingly calmer is because he grew and matured plus, this part is a bit of a stretch on my end, he probably doesn't wanna scare Amy off.
Animation wise, it actually improved overtime and while it's not the same as Zeurel's style, it's still memorable.
You guys are straight up nitpicking with these complaints, you CAN criticize it if ya want, just give ACTUAL criticism rather than just saying "they fell off" or "they're milking it" which, by the way, it's THEIR story, not yours, let them do what they want.
As far as why they didn't get Zeurel to animate the series, well, as the man himself said in a stream, he doesn't work with Mashed anymore since he has his own series called "Monkey Wrench" which you should check out if you like, it's good. :)
Folks would say SH Tails' return was "forced" or "only came back because of Friday Night Funkin" when in reality according to Mashed themselves on a podcast they did, the said that they've been planning on bringing him back since 2018, aka, BEFORE Friday Night Funkin even existed!
Here's the link to the short:
It's perfectly fine if you don't like the current version of SH Tails, just don't be a dick about it and don't act like you know better than Mashed.
To think this whole thing happened again but worse was because of a fucking YouTube short involving the "Real or Cake" trend that promotes the EARLY upload on Opera GX.🤦🏻♀️
Anyways, enough of me ranting.
Remember to drink water, take your meds, eat a balanced diet, take care of yourself, stay safe and don't be a jerk.👍🏻
