History WebVideo / BadwaterVideos2009

* WhamEpisode: "Revelation". [[spoiler:A RED Demoman and a BLU Engineer (presumably Melonman and the Teethineer) are revealed to be the ones who saved the RED Scout after the TV video, and also reveals there is a ''second'' RED Scout, who encounters the first after he has been mutilated by the player and puts him out of his misery.]]

-->"''I make GMOD videos.''
-->''Badwater is my favorite map.''"

** In a huge contrast to other ''G-Mod'' horror series, [[spoiler:the infamous dark room of gm_contruct is a safe haven which the antagonist avoids, as opposed to being the place where the spooky haunt is lurking. We essentially see the expected reaction of a person playing that map (i.e. being scared of the dark room), only it is used for the protagonist's advantage.]]

* {{Foil}}: Despite being similar to gunslingerpro2009 in many ways, it becomes clear that [=BadwaterVideos2009=] has some important distinctions. [[spoiler: gunslingerpro attempts to hide the bizarre things that happen in their videos, and seem rather confused about the whole thing, whereas [=BadwaterVideos=] doesn't attempt to hide things and deliberately directs and forces ragdolls to perform actions. In practice, this means gunslingerpro is harder to parse in motivation while [=BadwaterVideos=] is more clearly evil.]] From a meta standpoint, the two also differ in that gunslingerpro was a loose collection of videos, while [=BadwaterVideos=] features a more concise narrative that is easier to follow.

** In the video "Revelation", [[spoiler:aside from being shot from another RED Scouts POV, we learn the first one, despite his disfigurement in "Subjugate", did indeed create a fully working albeit screenless toolgun.]]

After a period of inactivity in February 2022, the project's creator, [[https://twitter.com/LucyLeviathanTV LucyLeviathan]], revealed herself in order to not keep the channel's audience in the dark and informed that the series was going on hiatus, but was not canceled. The hiatus seemingly ended on October, when a new video came on Halloween, before immediately slipping back into radio silence.

See also {{WebVideo/Gunslingerpro2009}}, a separate series with a similar premise which likely served as this series' inspiration.

* {{Expy}}: [=BadwaterVideos2009=] shares many similarities with {{WebVideo/Gunslingerpro2009}}, leading to comparisons to be inevitable. This is actually [[LampshadeHanging referenced]] in the Q/A episode, where Badwater is asked if they know [=Gunslingerpro2009=], to which they respond they have no knowledge of them.[[labelnote:Note]]Given the titles of the 'nameless' videos in both channels, Badwater predates Gunslingerpro "in real life" by around a year, as the former's channel dates from 2009 while the latter's videos seem to have been made in late 2010. The fact Badwater was asked about Gunslingerpro a year before their channel was even made is a TimeyWimeyBall of its own right.[[/labelnote]] [[invoked]] WordOfGod from the creator of [=BadwaterVideos=] confirmed the two channels are ultimately unrelated, with the question being put there specifically to make that clear.

* {{Foil}}: Despite being similar to Gunslingerpro in many ways, it becomes clear that [=BadwaterVideos2009=] has some important distinctions. [[spoiler: Gunslingerpro attempts to hide the bizarre things that happen in their videos, and seem rather confused about the whole thing, whereas [=BadwaterVideos=] doesn't attempt to hide things and deliberately directs and forces ragdolls to perform actions. In practice, this means Gunslingerpro is harder to parse in motivation while [=BadwaterVideos=] is more clearly evil.]] From a meta standpoint, the two also differ in that Gunslingerpro was a loose collection of videos, while [=BadwaterVideos=] features a more concise narrative that is easier to follow.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Unlike {{WebVideo/Gunslingerpro2009}}, who is prone to AlternativeCharacterInterpretation, [[spoiler: Badwater is ''fully aware'' of the ragdolls’ sentience and still horrifically mutilates them in various ways. He is also implied to take pleasure in making the sentient ragdolls beat the crap out of each other, and points a remove tool at one of the ragdolls when he stops.]]
* ItCanThink: The characters used in the videos are not just ragdolls, but fully sentient. In comparison to {{WebVideo/Gunslingerpro2009}}, this is revealed as early as the first video in the channel, leaving no room for ambiguity on the subject.

* VillainProtagonist: The player behind the channel. [[spoiler:They show little ambiguity in their actions when they mistreat the sentient characters, such as forcing Melonman to assault the Teethineer while pointing the Remove Tool to his face (as if threatening him with death if he refused), or deeming the mutilated Soldier a "failure" while deleting him, unlike Gunslingerpro, who has their actions framed in a more AmbiguouslyEvil fashion.]]

After a period of inactivity in February 2022, the project's creator, [[https://twitter.com/LucyLeviathanTV LucyLeviathan]], revealed herself in order to not keep the channel's audience in the dark and informed that the series was going on hiatus, but was not canceled. The hiatus seemingly ended on October, when a new video came on Halloween.

** In the video "How I Make GMOD Machinimas Tutorial", [[spoiler:the player reveals the ability to transition seamlessly between maps by entering a white void (avoiding the normal loading screens from ''Garry's Mod''), which was previously seen in "Passage".]]

After a period of inactivity in February 2022, the project's creator, [[https://twitter.com/LucyLeviathanTV LucyLeviathan]], revealed herself in order to not keep the channel's audience in the dark and informed that the series was going on hiatus, but was not canceled.

* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:We still don't know how the RED Scout escaped his encounter with the player at the end of "hl2 2009-08-15 18-17-36-64.avi".]]

** The Melonman series also serves as a deconstruction of "[=TF2=] Freaks" (such as Machinima/PainisCupcake and Machinima/ChristianBrutalSniper) showing how the sentient characters would feel about being forced to be [[BodyHorror physically altered]] into monsters for the sake of gags and stories.

[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaJMov-LSiRcVjJhbf6hBFw/ BadwaterVideos2009]] is a ''VideoGame/GarrysMod'' and ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''-themed psychological horror series, taking the form of a [=YouTube=] channel belonging to the player of the same name.

After a period of inactivity in February 2022, the project's creator, [[https://twitter.com/LucyLeviathanTV LucyLeviathan]], revealed herself in order to not keep the channel's audience in the dark and affirmed that it was still ongoing, but at a less consistent upload schedule.

Similarities are noticeable between [=BadwaterVideos2009=] and another ''G-Mod''-themed horror series, {{WebVideo/Gunslingerpro2009}}, leading to speculation about whether they are connected or the same person, though the creator of this series has confirmed the two channels are unrelated to one another.

Similarities are noticeable between [=BadwaterVideos2009=] and another ''G-Mod''-themed ARG, {{WebVideo/Gunslingerpro2009}}, leading to speculation about whether they are connected or the same person, though the creator of this ARG has confirmed the two channels are unrelated to one another.

* BigBad: Dr. Metalhead in the Melonman series. [[spoiler:[=BadwaterVideos2009=] themselves for the overall ARG.]]

* DarknessEqualsDeath: Beautifully played with in "Sanctuary"; [[spoiler:the RED Scout takes refuge in the dark room of gm_construct, a place infamous in ''G-Mod'' [=ARGs=] for generally being where the dangerous thing is lurking, only for it to be the safest place for him to be, as the player refuses to follow him in there. The ''antagonist'' is afraid of the dark room, while the protagonist finds a sanctuary in it.]]
* {{Deconstruction}}: Of the typical ''Garry's Mod'' horror ARG. Rather than a story about the game being haunted by some intelligence, instead the intelligent game characters are tormented by the player and forced to act against their will, being unable to do anything to stop it. Meanwhile, the player seems to treat the paranormal effects in their game as completely normal, making no effort to hide them from the viewers.

** In a huge contrast to other ''G-Mod'' [=ARGs=], [[spoiler:the infamous dark room of gm_contruct is a safe haven which the antagonist avoids, as opposed to being the place where the spooky haunt is lurking. We essentially see the expected reaction of a person playing that map (i.e. being scared of the dark room), only it is used for the protagonist's advantage.]]

* {{Expy}}: [=BadwaterVideos2009=] shares many similarities with {{WebVideo/Gunslingerpro2009}}, leading to comparisons to be inevitable. This is actually [[LampshadeHanging referenced]] in the Q/A episode, where Badwater is asked if they know [=Gunslingerpro2009=], to which they respond they have no knowledge of them.[[labelnote:Note]]Given the titles of the 'nameless' videos in both channels, Badwater predates Gunslingerpro "in real life" by around a year, as the former's channel dates from 2009 while the latter's videos seem to have been made in late 2010. The fact Badwater was asked about Gunslingerpro a year before their channel was even made is a TimeyWimeyBall of its own right, though it could just be a meaningless tease from the ARG author's part.[[/labelnote]] [[invoked]] WordOfGod from the creator of [=BadwaterVideos=] confirmed the two channels are ultimately unrelated.

* {{Foil}}: Despite being similar to Gunslingerpro in many ways, it becomes clear that badwatervideos2009 has some important distinctions. [[spoiler: Gunslingerpro attempts to hide the bizarre things that happen in their videos, and seem rather confused about the whole thing, whereas Badwatervideos doesn't attempt to hide things and deliberately directs and forces ragdolls to perform actions. In practice, this means Gunslingerpro is harder to parse in motivation while Badwatervideos is more clearly evil.]]
* TheHero: Melonman serves the hero of his own in-universe series of videos. [[spoiler:Meanwhile, the RED Scout seems to take the role of main hero of the ARG.]]

* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:We still don't know how the RED Scout escaped his encounter with the player at the end of the raw-footage video.]]

[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaJMov-LSiRcVjJhbf6hBFw/ BadwaterVideos2009]] is a ''VideoGame/GarrysMod'' and ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''-themed AlternateRealityGame with psychological horror elements, taking the form of a [=YouTube=] channel belonging to the player of the same name.

* NumbersStations: The radio in "Passage" does nothing but spout out seemingly random strings of numbers. [[spoiler:They are actually warnings, telling the Scout to hide and run.]]

* HopeSpot: In the videos "Discarded" and "Subjugate", [[spoiler:the RED Scout decides to fight back against Badwater, and is implied to be trying to build a tool gun, only to be found out, brutally tortured and mutilated, and used as a character in the next SFM video, "Metalhead's Final Straw".]]

* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler:"Subjugate" has the player strap the RED Scout on a chair before using the finger tool to [[{{Fingore}} break one of his fingers]], before cutting him up with a giant saw blade.]]

* OhCrap: The RED Scout's reaction to making eye contact with the player is to run like hell. [[spoiler:It doesn't help him.]]

Similarities are noticeable between [=BadwaterVideos2009=] and another ''G-Mod''-themed ARG, {{WebVideo/Gunslingerpro2009}}, leading to speculation about whether they are connected, or if the latter is merely a source of inspiration for the former.

* {{Expy}}: [=BadwaterVideos2009=] shares many similarities with {{WebVideo/Gunslingerpro2009}}, leading to comparisons to be inevitable. This is actually [[LampshadeHanging referenced]] in the Q/A episode, where Badwater is asked if they know [=Gunslingerpro2009=], to which they respond they have no knowledge of them.[[labelnote:Note]]Given the titles of the 'nameless' videos in both channels, Badwater predates Gunslingerpro "in real life" by around a year, as the former's channel dates from 2009 while the latter's videos seem to have been made in late 2010. The fact Badwater was asked about Gunslingerpro a year before their channel was even made is a TimeyWimeyBall of its own right, though it could just be a meaningless tease from the ARG author's part.[[/labelnote]]

* ItCanThink: The characters used in the videos are not just ragdolls, but fully sentient. In comparison to WebVideo/Gunslingerpro2009, this is revealed as early as the first video in the channel, leaving no room for ambiguity on the subject.

* SpeaksInBinary: A variation; [[spoiler:in "Passage", the radio repeatedly lets out strings of numbers which, when translated from hexadecimal to English turn into "YOU MUST HIDE", and later, "RUN".]]

* UnexplainedRecovery: [[spoiler:The RED Scout finds himself in another map entirely after seemingly being deleted by the player. Whatever happened, the radio stresses (in hexadecimal numbers) that he ''must hide''.]]

* DarknessEqualsDeath: Beautifully played with in "Sanctuary"; [[spoiler:the RED Scout takes refuge in the dark room of gm_construct, a place infamous in ''G-Mod'' [=ARGs=] for generally being where the dangerous thing is lurking, only for it to be the safest place for him to be, as the player refuses to follow him in there. The ''antagonist'' is afraid of the dark room, whole the protagonist finds a sanctuary in it.]]

Similarities are noticeable between [=BadwaterVideos2009=] and another ''G-Mod''-themed ARG, WebVideo/Gunslingerpro2009, leading to speculation about whether they are connected, or if the latter is merely a source of inspiration for the former.

* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:We don't know how the RED Scout escaped his encounter with the player at the end of the raw-footage video, or what happened to him after he entered the white void in "Passage".]]

* {{Expy}}: [=BadwaterVideos2009=] shares many similarities with WebVideo/Gunslingerpro2009, leading to comparisons to be inevitable. This is actually [[LampshadeHanging referenced]] in the Q/A episode, where Badwater is asked if they know [=Gunslingerpro2009=], to which they respond they have no knowledge of them.[[labelnote:Note]]Given the titles of the 'nameless' videos in both channels, Badwater predates Gunslingerpro "in real life" by around a year, as the former's channel dates from 2009 while the latter's videos seem to have been made in late 2010. The fact Badwater was asked about Gunslingerpro a year before their channel was even made is a TimeyWimeyBall of its own right, though it could just be a meaningless tease from the ARG author's part.[[/labelnote]]

* VillainProtagonist: The player behind the channel. [[spoiler:They show little ambiguity in their actions when they mistreat the sentient characters, such as forcing Melonman to assault the Teethineer while pointing the Remove Tool to his face (as if threatening him with death if he refused), or deeming the mutilated Soldier a "failure" while deleting him, unlike Gunslingerpro2009, who has their actions framed in a more AmbiguouslyEvil fashion.]]

* {{Foil}}: Despite being similar to Gunslingerpro in many ways, it becomes clear that badwatervideos2009 has some important distinctions. [[spoiler: Gunslingerpro attempts to hide the bizarre things that happen in their videos, and seem rather confused about the whole thing, whereas Badwatervideos doesn't attempt to hide things and deliberately directs and forces ragdolls to perform actions. In practice, this means GunslingerPro is harder to parse in motivation while Badwatervideos is more clearly evil.]]

* VillainProtagonist: The player behind the channel. [[spoiler:They show little ambiguity in their actions when they mistreat the sentient characters, such as forcing Melonman to assault the Teethineer while pointing the Remove Tool to his face (as if threatening him with death if he refused), or deeming the mutilated Soldier a "failure" while deleting him.]]