♪ (punk rock music) ♪
- I don't wanna die.
- Markiplier!
- Markiplier! Oh my god! Yes!
- I've never seen any of his videos.
(in game: powering down)
- Oh god. Five Nights at Freddy's.
♪ (creepy music box) ♪
- (Markiplier) Hi! Oh god damn it!
How are you doing?! - Ha!
- (gasps) That face though!
(in game: distorted voice)
(Markiplier croaks) - (laughs)
(in game: static)
- (screaming) What the [bleep]?
- Oh, his lucky flannel.
- (Markiplier) It's bad! Screw you! I'm just staying in here!
(in game: shriek) - Oh snap!
- (Markiplier) ...was that?! - It's not that scary.
- (Markiplier) ♪ No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no ♪
♪ No, no, no ♪
♪ Da da da da da da ♪
♪ Da da da ♪ - (laughing) This edit.
- (Markiplier) Hello!
(heavy breathing) - That face. Whoa!
- (laughing)
- (Markiplier) No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no...
- Oh my god. 25 nos.
- (Markiplier) Are you there? You better not be.
Wha-- (loud shriek, Markiplier yelps)
- Oh my god, dude, I can't.
- (Markiplier) I knew it!
- (amused) "Sure"-- "Sure, Mark."
- (Markiplier) What the [bleep] is that?!
What am I supposed to do?! - (laughing uncontrollably)
- (Markiplier) What do I do-- okay, bye!
- Can I marry this guy?
- (Markiplier) The lights may be blaring,
but I'd like to think of that the red hot burning love
that I feel in my heart for you.
- This is great. (chortles)
- Doo, doo-doo, doopa-doop.
I've watched this too many times.
- (Markiplier) Aah! God damn it! God damn--
[bleeping] - (laughing)
- No, he's saying "duck." You know, he clarifies it.
- (Markiplier) [Bleep]ie, [bleep]ie, [bleep]ie you!
- (laughing) Oh my gosh!
- Definitely not for little kids.
- That's explicit.
- Markiplier is, like, my best friend, and I don't even know him.
♪ (brassy music) ♪
- Vlogging.
What?
- (Shia LaBeouf) Just do it! - What is going on right now?
- I don't get it.
- What the heck is going on?
- (LaBeouf) Just do it! - (giggles)
♪ (brassy music continues) ♪
- Oh my god, Deshawn Raw.
- Okay.
- Sanic.
- (LaBeouf) Do it! - (breathless) What?
- He is the internet. It's beautiful.
- Wow.
- How many views did this get?
- I'm sure this has millions of views.
(explosion) - What?
(air horn blaring) ♪ (sad music) ♪
- (laughs)
- Yeah, it's like 420BLAZEIT with him walking.
- What the heck? What is that?
- What even is this guy?
- All right!
- This brings back bad memories.
- (girl in game) ♪ It's raining, it's pouring ♪
(Markiplier grunts strangely) - (laughs)
(Markiplier grunts strangely) - Moose.
- (Markiplier) Okay. Oh-hokay!
(in game: shrill scream) (Markiplier screaming)
- What does he do this to himself?
- (Markiplier) There we go. Got it.
Aah-hah! What the [bleep] [bleep]?
"Dein Ende ist nähe. Freue dich."
(in game: object clatters) Hi.
Has anybody seen a disembodied head here? - I love the subtitles.
- (Markiplier) ...strewn about sitting down.
Maybe the-- (gasps hysterically) It's a thingy!
- (laughs) - (Markiplier yammering) Thingy there!
Run! Run! Run, you douche bitch!
- What? - (Markiplier babbling)
(laughing breathlessly)
(inhales, laughs)
- (Markiplier) Well, this was a run room in here.
Lots o-- (gasps)
Oh hi. - O-kay.
- (Markiplier) How's it going?
Good to see ya!
How's the neighbors? How's the family? How's the kids?
- (amused) "How are the kids?" - (Markiplier) I can't look away!
(in game: peculiar croaking)
Thanks! - (laughing)
- (Markiplier) Have a good one!
Where'd he come from? Where'd he go?
Where'd he come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
♪ (hoedown music) ♪ - He's so meme-y.
- (Markiplier) ♪ Get the [bleep] back there right now ♪
♪ I don't have the patience for you ♪
Oh my god, all my systems are failing.
♪ (music ends) ♪ This is not good.
- (laughs) That was genius.
- That man brings so much happiness to my life.
♪ (punk rock music) ♪
- (Finebros) Okay, so who was that? - That was Markiplier.
- Markiplier.
- It was Markiplier. You guys finally did it!
- I have no idea who that is,
and I'm really mad that I've never come across him before.
- (Finebros) He is known as Markiplier. - Markiplier, okay.
- Now that you say the name. I've heard of the name Markiplier.
- (Finebros) How do you know about Markiplier?
- How don't you know him? Like, he's everywhere.
- I've seen so many GIFs of him just spazzing out.
- I've been watching his videos
since he barely came out with the pink mustache.
- Mostly because of my brother,
and I always hear his voice and Jacksepticeye's voice constantly.
- (Finebros) So he's become one of the most popular
gaming channels on all of YouTube. - I see why.
I got to go subscribe to this guy.
- (Finebros) He now has over 9 million subscribers...
- Nice.
- (Finebros) ...and over 3 billion views. - Dang.
- That's crazy.
- Where have I been?
- (Finebros) From watching his content, why is that?
- Because he's funny.
- He's such a free spirit.
- His vibe, his aura is just perfect.
- He makes you smile, and you don't know why.
- I feel like whenever I do certain tasks like that,
I will just start rambling and I will sing songs.
I relate to this man.
- I see myself in him. I think a lot of people see that.
Never met a person who doesn't like Markiplier.
- (Finebros) Do you watch gaming on YouTube?
- (cracking up) Besides React Gaming, no, 'cause I'm on that.
- Not really, but I need to start watching this guy. (cracks up)
- No.
In my mind, I stereotype gaming,
and I'm like, "They're all the same thing."
- Oh yeah. Definitely.
Like, I watch RadBrad. I watch Smosh Games. I watch PewDiePie.
- I watch a lot of PewDiePie, and I love Super Panic Frenzy.
I feel like I could get into Markiplier.
- For me, it's hit or miss. It's either funny or it's not funny.
- YouTube has become so cluttered with gaming now.
His is the only one that appeals to me.
- We're all a different kind of gamers.
And to see how people relate into games differently
is really awesome 'cause of how diverse gaming--
like, how you see it, from how everyone else sees it.
- (Finebros) So a lot of people
do not take gaming content seriously
and still don't get the appeal, despite the biggest channels
on YouTube all making gaming content.
Why do you think people have such a difficult time
understanding why it's entertaining
to watch other people play a game? - I think it's because
it's always the argument where people are saying,
"Oh, well, why are you watching someone play it
when you could just play it yourself?"
I don't want to spend $40 on a game if I'm not gonna enjoy it.
So why don't I just watch other people enjoy it for me?
- It's kind of like playing with your best friend.
- I think it's not the actual game they're paying attention to.
It's the people playing it.
- It's not the gameplay footage
that's got 23 million subscribers on YouTube. It's the person.
- (Finebros) So when we cover gaming channels,
we always bring up that many people are critical of the content
because they think it's just for kids. - No way, man.
Why we gotta question everything?
- It's not just these little kids.
I know college kids who like it and adults who like video games.
- They're not actually watching it
if they're having these thoughts.
- (Finebros) And also some have said
that the reactions are over-exaggerated
and they're pretending to be scared on purpose.
- I mean, I could see why they would say that.
- I think they're doing it on purpose a bit.
- Sometimes it's probably a little bit over-exaggerated.
- I don't really care that much.
I think as long as you can entertain me,
I don't care if it's acting or not.
- It's not fake. It's like a hyperbole of yourself.
You're overreacting but it's still you.
- (Finebros) A lot of fans also feel close to Markiplier.
When he was growing, every 5,000 subscribers he'd make a vlog
thanking people until it became too huge to keep up with.
- Oh, that's nice.
- (Finebros) But even now, he makes very sincere,
emotional videos at milestones thanking them
that he never thought he could get this far.
What do you think about that? - That's great.
- That's really great.
A lot of channels don't do that.
- That shows how humble he is.
I can't tell you how many people I watch,
and you can just tell they're just doing it
just to want to be famous.
- He doesn't have to do anything for these fans.
And just putting out a video every so often
once he hits a new milestone? That's great.
- I think that's the most important staple of YouTube
that people don't really understand.
YouTube isn't a gateway to TV or movies.
YouTube is a way to form a community.
- Markiplier, he cries at every one, you know? Literally cries.
It just brings me so much joy to watch his stuff.
Earlier this year, I went through a really depressing phase.
My grandfather died, I went through a bad breakup,
and it really took a toll on me.
And his stuff kept me above water,
and that I'm really grateful for.
- (Finebros) So finally, Markiplier may very well
watch this video, so what do you want to say to Mark?
- You are the man, dude! I watch your videos all the time.
- Will you marry me? (giggles)
- Congratulations on your successful channel.
- Thank you for making my brother happy.
But can you tell him to use headphones on his iPad, please?
- You're very cool, very genuine, very humble guy.
- I-- as you can see--
No, man, I'm speechless here.
It's so awesome to think that he might see me.
You've brought so much happiness to me.
Even times where I've been really low,
I always watch your channel,
and it always brings me so much happiness every time. Thank you.
- Thanks so much for watching another episode of Teens React.
- Make sure you guys subscribe.
We have new videos every single week.
- Bye, guys. See you next time.
- (snaps fingers) Goodbye!
♪ (punk rock music) ♪