The Cowardly Valiant

I make video essays on YouTube, typically about shows/musicals/etc. that I am a fan of: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCowardlyValiant

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Even if you don't listen to vintage music, I can all but guarantee you've heard this little tune before...

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The Last of Us: Part II is widely known for its bleak tone and the suffering of its characters. Let's talk about it.

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The 2005 animated comedy entitled "Robots" had a lot of moments that resonated with transgender people. Let's talk about it.

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RIP comments on you latest video, so I’m typing it here. I appreciate how concise your videos are, while still making good and relevant points! cause Ive seen a lot of videos where people to just pan out their runtime for the sake of it. also like how you credited sources in the description. yes thats it have a great day

Thank you so much, that genuinely means a lot. Unfortunately there was a Soyjak raid on that video and I ended up getting doxxed by them as well, hence the shut off comments, but the love over here on Tumblr has been unexpected yet very kind. Much love 💙

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Sorry that your newest video got raided by sharty users, I found it good and all the non-troll comments had important information on the statistic (like how it wasn't even about attempts, just the thought of attempting). Take care and don't let the basement-dwellers get you down!

Thank you!

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Have you ever seen a character who's definitely trans despite that not being the writer's intention? It's more common than you may think...

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Cookie Crisp is one of many bad and forgettable cereals. However, this unassuming breakfast goes a lot deeper than it initially seems.

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Have you ever noticed that a lot of alien and robot characters seem to have an uncanny overlap with the traits of Autistic people? Let's talk about that.

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Pixel Gun 3D is a very fun game, and surprisingly competent for what, at a glance, just looks like a Minecraft fan game. However, there is one fatal flaw within... Weapons balancing.

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How does "LSD Dream Emulator" scare the player with the most generic character model possible?

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Taking a look at Wednesday's romance plotline in Addams Family Values and why it worked, despite Wednesday being a hard character to write that sort of plotline for.

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Troll games, spam games, joke games- Games intentionally made to be bad or unserious. Chances are, if you have a tendency to browse around sites like itch.io, Game Jolt, or Scratch, you've stumbled across at least one of these before. They're ridiculous, schlocky garbage, sure, but... Do they benefit from being ACTUALLY well-made? In this video, as a sort-of April Fool's special, we will look at one such game, and use it to try and answer that very question.

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Sonic may be fast, but how good is he in a fight, REALLY?

This is my submission for ‪KalTheSkeleton‬/‪KalTheSkull‬'s video essay challenge entitled "Gotta Go Fast", in which participants were given a short span of time to make a mini video essay (specifically under two minutes) about any topic.

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In this video, we will examine the overlap between Autism (and neurodivergence in general) and the enjoyment of video essays (whether that be as a viewer or a creator or both), and see if there is any correlation between the two.

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The title song of Kander & Ebb's hit musical, Cabaret, is widely misunderstood when it comes to how it should be performed and, in this video, we will take a look at why that is.

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Whether or not you're neurodivergent or care about video essays, filling this out would help me a lot for an upcoming video. All answers will remain anonymous, though may be used in the video.

Neurodivergence and Video Essays

Research for a video essay exploring the correlation between neurodivergent conditions and video essays. All responses will remain anonymous

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In this video, we take a look at the coloring, setting, and overall physical journey in "The Road Within", and how it compliments and lines up with the emotional journey that the characters go through.

This video is my submission for The Essay Library's first ever video jam, an itch.io game jam-style challenge in which we were given 48 hours to make a video essay based on the given theme, which was "Journey"