Hey guys I want to say thank you so much for watching the video! Mat and I really appreciate the love and support from you all. Don’t go looking for Diego just block the guy and report him. I don’t tolerate harassment either. Be awesome fans you are and spread the video on! That’ll be the best type of awareness for Diego to feel knocked and defeated! Thanks for watching guys 😊.
So sorry what you and Mat had to go through Devon, I did my part to block him on Instagram for good and thankfully, I never followed him on his TH-cam channel!!! He should get reported because of his mean/ toxic behavior. 😤😤😤
honestly I never got his excuse of “but it was well intentioned” when he stole Mat’s footage I mean, if someone killed a puppy and said “well my intentions were good”, would that make it okay?
21:00 Thank you Devon, using a disability as an escape goat or as an excuse is not cool and unforgettable. As an autistic person myself, I can’t stand of seeing people who would do that kind of thing.
I'm autistic too and hate it when people use it as an excuse to be horrible. Being autistic and being an arsehole are two separate things and autism doesn't have the symptom of being an arsehole, that's entirely on personality. It's like with John K blaming his paedophilia on being bipolar. Bullshit! He's a creep with a major ego problem and a wet fart of an 'excuse' for it.
Using a disability as an excuse at all is a complete low-blow. I know this because I'm autistic and I roll my eyes from any offenesive bad jokes on disabilities.
At least Diego from the Ice Age films is loyal and can be the voice of reason. This Diego is clingy and can get really abusive when he wants when anything doesn’t go his way.
I realised as I was listening to this, that me and Diego are very similar. We both are massive fans of Mat, we both have huge passions for film, animation and voice acting and we both aspire to be like him and maybe even be on his podcast someday. The difference is, I know that there is a line with all that I know to never cross it. As much as I would love to be friends with Mat as well, I’m not going to pretend like it isn’t wishful thinking and accept that it might never happen especially since we’re both in two separate continents. Also, I am aware that Mat has personal boundaries and I respect that. What Diego is doing here is everything that a ‘fan’ should never be and let’s hope to god they both never meet in person because with the things that this guy has said and the way his mind set works, I agree I would question your survival if that were to happen.
As a fan of your work, I will say this. I do feel sorry that you have to go through this. What Diego has done is just uncalled for and unacceptable. No one should have to go through this amount of insanity from such a toxic fan. I do hope this Diego person will get help because of all of this. I've still been a long time fan of your work and unlike Diego, I still show your support by watching your videos as always and I'm sure I'm not alone on this one. We still got your back hands down, Mat.
I knew there would be a highlight video of this grand Finale in the latest episode of Animats crazy cartoon cast with Devon! Also we should get a Highlight video every week when theres a new episode that happens at the week.
I'm honestly sorry you had to go through that, what I think he lacks is patience, honesty, and respect for responsibility. I'll say I too can be fan crazy to whatever I like, but I can say if you want to be respectful in words of my idle: "Be polite and treat them right like the way they treat you." - Barney (Bob West) Because at the end, when you meet your idle even if they are a big named celebrity always remember that they are people too.
Iñaki Godoy has already beaten Diego to the punch when it comes to dubbing Luffy in (Spanish) Latin America. Considering his ego, I highly doubt he'll ever get in the audition.
Every content creator has to have at least one of these stalkers, don’t they? They’re very picky, plagiaristic, and unable to be satisfied It encourages me to not be like them.
So sorry that this happened to you Mat. He is basically Syndrome meets Electro from Amazing Spider Man 2 except he can’t handle criticism and complete unhinged asshole and he deserve to be blocked for antagonizing Mat. If anyone comes across someone like Diego, full on block this individual while you can.
Watching this again after watching that new helluva boss episode because of that one plot point with Fizzaroli 's creepy fan, and that creepy fan reminds me a lot of Scoutart
I don't have the best history with Diego. The dude behaved really strangely towards me back when I was the admin of the old AniMat fan club facebook group. He asked me many weird questions about Mat and he really wanted to have full control of the AniMat fan club. Thank goodness I stopped using facebook and not deal with Diego's madness.
It’s unfortunate when things like this happen, and I truly hope Diego doesn’t do what some of the most toxic and crazy fans I have seen done, and that is to track down the people they are fans of and try to kill them, because it’s that scary mentality of “if u can’t have them, no one can” so Mat I really REALLY hope that never happens to you, because I can’t imagine a world, or internet for that matter, without you and your content. Also, pro tip on making relationships, I’ll repeat a bit of what Mat and Devon said, if you really want to make relationships so badly in your life, don’t force it, just be humble and kind, that’s how I’ve tried making relationships over the years, and have become fortunate enough to have some great friendships and currently in a wonderful relationship with an amazing guy that I’ve never thought in my world I’d even meet. My point being, just be yourself, be humble, be kind, and don’t ever become toxic or use your disability, if you have one, as an excuse to get away with bad behavior. I grew up with a learning disability my whole life, and my parents NEVER allowed me to use it as an excuse. I let be people, including my current boyfriend, aware of it, but never to I use it if I make a stupid mistake. Sorry for this comment being so long, but I just had to make my peace out there
As an autistic person, I can confirm that having a disability does not justify being a jackass. There’s a lot of big creators I’m a big fan of but even I don’t desperately trying to be friends with them because I just see myself as their fan and nothing further than that. So Diego definitely does not get a pass here.
I will admit, I've actually had a similar experience with this one guy who I friended around the time I founded the original AniMat Fan-Club on Facebook in 2014. I'm not gonna say who he is/was for the sake of confidentiality. He seemed like a nice enough person at first, but then he really started to show his true colours when he kept bragging on again and again on my messages tab over things like "Frozen is a rip-off of Lion King" (which I never quite understood) and calling me a fool for not liking the film Planes or not agreeing with him on other movies he liked or disliked. He even did an entire ramble on my messages over comparing Strange Magic to Frozen, and just bothering me all the time about random things. It was at the point where he got very toxic that he played a big factor as to why I decided going silent from Facebook altogether (because I was a spineless teen back then who didn't have the balls to stand up and unfriend the guy). But now, I can safely say that I've moved on just fine and he's long gone from my radar. Obviously, this guy wasn't quite as toxic as ScoutArt/Diego but at the same time, he got pretty irritating and disrespectful quite easily.
God damn, I’m so sorry you had to go through through that Animat. At the end of the day, I think what we all learned here was that if you’re a fan and you want to try and be friends with the creator your a fan of, NEVER be a Deigo, ALWAYS be a Devon
I did see some of the videos he did on the History of Warner Brothers Animation, but now I feel really regretful for doing that (especially when the original videos used the exact content from AL: Looney Tunes) Personally, I much prefer the Animation Lookback videos by AniMat himself I’m sorry that happened to you Mat. You certainly didn’t deserve to have your videos stolen (let alone parts of them).
I think the point both of you made about having disabilities makes you who you are and doesn’t justify you being a jerk was completely spot on and as someone who has a disability I can relate and agree with that statement. In addition, I also have a girlfriend (I won’t say her name out of respect of her privacy) who actually has ASD and our relationship is similar to what you guys talked about. There have been times when we have had some disagreements and some misunderstandings but it doesn’t matter because at the end of the day, we enjoy each other’s company and we don’t see each other as having disabilities.
God, preach! The minute Diego mentioned having Asperger’s in that post my eyes rolled into the back of my skull. As an autistic person myself, it always infuriates me whenever some toxic asshole tries to use their neurodivergence as an excuse or justification for their shitty behaviour. As if being an awful human being is inherent in people with neurodivergence and mental illness?? It not only gives other not awful ND and mentally ill people out there a bad name, it just makes it obvious the person is only using their disabilities as a scapegoat to get out of accountability. It’s both insulting and pathetic.
5:34 That's perfect. By god, this guy sounds nuts. I have one tip for people with less than 1,000 or even 10,000 subs: do not try to collab with popular content creators to see how much exposure you can get, it will leave you more unsatisfied with yourself. Stay humble, make something you want to actually present someone, don't compare yourself to other people, and stop caring so much about popularity.
This guy reminds me of o3bgood! For those unaware, he was a guy who was so toxic due to ranting on crap like the Virtual Console and people hating what he likes. Like Diego, he wanted to make a personal project called The Power of 4 (which was a ripoff of The Powerpuff Girls, but with a boy and his clones), and thought his uncle could help him with it.
I've known about Diego's antics for a while and in hindsight, it makes videos such as his Animation Lookback bootleg and a video i saw where he recorded your response to a question he asked you on Patreon even creepier, especially since he ended that video by saying he really wants to make a video with you in the wnd. I can tell he's obsessed with you and after watching Coffeehouse Crime and Dr. Grande, his attitude reminds me so much of Kevin James Loibl, Robert John Bardo, and all those crazy fans that stalked their victims until they did the unthinkable and all I have to say is that it this what Diego really wants? Does he want to be a deranged fan? He should seek help.
You know what I just thought of? I think in reality he doesn't want to have your friendship, he wanted your fame, a gain to popularity just so he can retain a popular social status in order to be notified by studios so he can able to accomplish his dreams. And once he get what he wants he would basically drop you like bad fruit in order create his own (possibly toxic) fanbase!
This Diego guy really should get off the internet and really should go seek help. This guy sounds like the type of person where he cannot take people take no for a answer. I'm sorry you had to go through that, Matt.
Diego's comments and behavior makes me think of the song from Bratz the Movie "You Know It's All About Me". I'm all for reaching for the stars, but I'm not for it when it includes mistreating and bullying others. Sorry you had to endure this.
I think I too at times used to want to collaborate with you on stuff I wanted to do like he did, but thankfully I didn't go as far as he did and thankfully I've grown and moved on from that type of stuff. 😅😆 Also, as much as I'm not afraid to speak positively about John Lasseter in spite of his misconduct, even I wouldn't defend him THAT much, heck I even agreed by the time Luck came out that he might be better off retired at this point.
Same here. I’m not afraid to mention John Lasseter’s involvement with the Toy Story and Cars films since he is the CREATOR, but I’m not going to defend him for his misconduct. I think Pixar is doing better without him now that the new creative leads are given more freedom to tell the stories the way THEY want to tell them without any interference.
You know, I felt there was something not right with that Diego “SCOUTART” guy when he defended an Animated sociopathic character like Oscar from Shark Tale as a “flawed, likable protagonist”. I’m glad to follow some content creators, but even I KNOW when to be respectful and give them their personal space without coming off as a stalker. I’m sorry, you had to go through that AniMat.
I hate the fact some people use their disabilities as an excuse just for the sake of defending themselves. I have autism, and you wouldn’t see me write crazy comments to a TH-camr/Celebrity I would admire.
That's cute. Mat got his own personal stan. "Dear AniMat, I wrote you, but you still ain't callin' I left my cell, my pager and my home phone at the bottom I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not've got em There probably was a problem at the post office or something Sometimes I scribble addresses too sloppy when I jot 'em Anyways, I hope you get this man, hit me back Just to chat, truly yours, your biggest fan, this is Stan."
Tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all The morning rain clouds up my window And I can't see at all And even if I could it would all be grey But your picture on my wall It reminds me that it's not so bad, it's not so bad, bad
Exactly Man. In Fact I'm Someone Who Has A Few Problems I'm Trying To Get Around Right Now, And No I'm Not Stupid I Know That My Autism Is Part Of The Problem, Because It's Not. Problem #1 I'm In An Insane Mental Place Where Voices Of Characters Keep Playing In My Head, And It Always Drives Me Crazy Whenever It Happens. Problem #2 Bad Stuff Happens To Me A Lot Of The Time And I Often Lose My Temper. Problem #3 I'm Trying To Get Myself Away From Whats Mainly Causing The Voices In My Head, Which Is All Of The Many Popular And Obscure Preschool Shows I Used To Watch Back Then That My Parents Mainly Limited Me To. Instead Of Letting Me Watch Content That Became More Appropriate For Me As I Got Older Like All Parents Should. And It's All Effecting Me Mentally, To The Point That I'm Starting Get Scared That I Might Become A Bad Person, When I Really Don't Want To Be. So If Anyone Has Advice For Me On How To Fix These Problems Then That Would Be Great Thanks.
If you ever consider doing a behind the scenes of the making of your podcasts (like you did with your videos on your main channel) I’d love to hear how you decide what order to put the stories in!
A few minutes into this story and it already reminds me of when Chris Chan was persistently trying to get chummy with DoopieDoOver and the Planet Dolan people.
Diego reminds me of.a college mate when I was in the Vancouver film school who constantly brags about how great he is and how great he will become a director and lead concept artist and director in animation and video games
Lemme tell you a similar story that happened with me about 10 years ago, on my first TH-cam try. I would see a friend’s associate do intros for him and I wanted to do something like that so I would comment on every video to ask for an intro or a shoutout or something like that. It was so common that they made a video telling me to stop it. This is why I’m so hesitant now to ask people for something. This story reminded me so much of what happened back then and it really does show what happens if you don’t learn from your mistakes. Don’t be like Diego, just be polite and respect boundaries
Seems people have learned nothing from Syndrome/Buddy Pine from the Incredibles. Legit the word NO means NO. Why is that so hard. All he had to do was pick up and move on. Legit if he cares so much about animation he should be working on that. Working on himself not focusing on being creepy and worshiping another person. It's NOT healthy.
I recently wrote a paper about how parasocial relationships can be good by using Persona 5 as an example. Let me just say that this is definitely one of the bad kinds of parasocial relationships you would often hear about.
I know I post this in the Animat Full podcast episode but I want to say it do to the subject I will admit. I have aspergers and I have social issues. But when I screw up on social media I don't use my autism as an excuse for me making people awkward. When people or friends call me out I do beat myself up yeah but I learn from it and I do my best to improve. I can own up to my mistakes. Diego is just 2 face or nuts for real. Also when I get block or lose a friendship online I own up to it. I take responsibility for that. Diego can't do that.
Oh god! I get a headache just from hearing his comments! Remember not to go and be better over everyone else. We're all just dust compare to the universe itself.
And even with the point about having Asperger's syndrome Devon points up at 20:56 I remember Tony Goldmark bringing up the exact same thing in his Escape from Vault Disney episode on Jack. th-cam.com/video/VGD8AmB_Q3A/w-d-xo.html
I dont mind people having dreams they want to pursue. I have dreams myself about creating a musical based off of pokemon mystery dungeon (think about it.... it isnt much of a stretch given puppetry would be used) and i do tell people about that and people tell me I should pursue it! however i do not think it is a prophecy or a god given right i was born to do... instead it was more of an epiphany that popped into m head that makes way too much sense for it to not be overlooked in terms of how it can be realistically executed, i am no songwriter but i can write a script. anybody who thinks their dreams are going to be given to them because they think their god says so needs to check themselves realistically... again, I have no problems with people wanting to chase their dreams... but there is a MASSIVE difference between having an epiphany on an idea and thinking that epiphany is a prophecy sent by god
This resonated with me so much. I had this one incident where my friend prevented me from wanting some things that I wished, but he wouldn’t let me. Me and my other friend are deciding what to do with him. Thank you so much for uploading this 🙌
Hey guys I want to say thank you so much for watching the video! Mat and I really appreciate the love and support from you all. Don’t go looking for Diego just block the guy and report him. I don’t tolerate harassment either.
Be awesome fans you are and spread the video on! That’ll be the best type of awareness for Diego to feel knocked and defeated! Thanks for watching guys 😊.
So sorry what you and Mat had to go through Devon, I did my part to block him on Instagram for good and thankfully, I never followed him on his TH-cam channel!!! He should get reported because of his mean/ toxic behavior. 😤😤😤
Already done, Devon. Speaking of which, I copied the link, thinking I hadn’t shared already. I have no idea how to remove the link from my keyboard.
Done and done! Devon, you’re a good friend to tell Mat to block him. No one needs to go through what he did.
You guys didn't deserve to go thru all that
No worries I already blocked him in all platforms, including TH-cam. Definitely he’s one disturbed individual
honestly I never got his excuse of “but it was well intentioned” when he stole Mat’s footage
I mean, if someone killed a puppy and said “well my intentions were good”, would that make it okay?
Geez, and i thought Syndrome from The Incredibles was a scary obsessed fan 😳
At least Syndrome got karma and was killed by a jet engine
21:00 Thank you Devon, using a disability as an escape goat or as an excuse is not cool and unforgettable. As an autistic person myself, I can’t stand of seeing people who would do that kind of thing.
I'm autistic too and hate it when people use it as an excuse to be horrible. Being autistic and being an arsehole are two separate things and autism doesn't have the symptom of being an arsehole, that's entirely on personality. It's like with John K blaming his paedophilia on being bipolar. Bullshit! He's a creep with a major ego problem and a wet fart of an 'excuse' for it.
Using a disability as an excuse at all is a complete low-blow. I know this because I'm autistic and I roll my eyes from any offenesive bad jokes on disabilities.
Not cool and "unforgivable"
Diego is a lolcow like Chris chan
At least Diego from the Ice Age films is loyal and can be the voice of reason. This Diego is clingy and can get really abusive when he wants when anything doesn’t go his way.
Exactly!!! He has a huge mental issue 😡😡😡
He sounds delusional and soumds like a bully. I'm so sorry you had to go through that, Matt.
As a person that has Asperger / Autism, I feel offended by that guy, hope he fails miserably
Exactly, I feel ashamed of myself because Diego acted like a true asshole!!! He deserves to delete his social accounts online 😡😡😡
I'm a person that also has Asperger's too, your not alone
@@danielgudinojuarez6729 Glad to know
I’m autistic as well.
@@chicofnaf7114 I'm glad bring me but can know my limits around others too. In other words, just be respectful and humble
Yeah people like Diego are so creepy
Also that thumbnail with Luffy in a patent coat is so comedy gold
I realised as I was listening to this, that me and Diego are very similar.
We both are massive fans of Mat, we both have huge passions for film, animation and voice acting and we both aspire to be like him and maybe even be on his podcast someday.
The difference is, I know that there is a line with all that I know to never cross it. As much as I would love to be friends with Mat as well, I’m not going to pretend like it isn’t wishful thinking and accept that it might never happen especially since we’re both in two separate continents.
Also, I am aware that Mat has personal boundaries and I respect that.
What Diego is doing here is everything that a ‘fan’ should never be and let’s hope to god they both never meet in person because with the things that this guy has said and the way his mind set works, I agree I would question your survival if that were to happen.
God, the remake for Perfect Blue is pretty good.
Joking aside, I’m sorry you had to deal with.
As a fan of your work, I will say this. I do feel sorry that you have to go through this. What Diego has done is just uncalled for and unacceptable. No one should have to go through this amount of insanity from such a toxic fan. I do hope this Diego person will get help because of all of this. I've still been a long time fan of your work and unlike Diego, I still show your support by watching your videos as always and I'm sure I'm not alone on this one. We still got your back hands down, Mat.
I knew there would be a highlight video of this grand Finale in the latest episode of Animats crazy cartoon cast with Devon!
Also we should get a Highlight video every week when theres a new episode that happens at the week.
I'm honestly sorry you had to go through that, what I think he lacks is patience, honesty, and respect for responsibility. I'll say I too can be fan crazy to whatever I like, but I can say if you want to be respectful in words of my idle:
"Be polite and treat them right like the way they treat you." - Barney (Bob West)
Because at the end, when you meet your idle even if they are a big named celebrity always remember that they are people too.
I’m glad he’s gone, honestly. 🎶Hit the ro-oad, Jack, and don’t ya come back no more, no more, NO MORE, no more! 🎶
Seriously, though, I’m sorry you two had to deal with this guy. I hope he gets help.
Damn it! I just had that song out of my head.
Iñaki Godoy has already beaten Diego to the punch when it comes to dubbing Luffy in (Spanish) Latin America. Considering his ego, I highly doubt he'll ever get in the audition.
I don’t want him to audition in anything ever!
Every content creator has to have at least one of these stalkers, don’t they? They’re very picky, plagiaristic, and unable to be satisfied
It encourages me to not be like them.
Be humble, be kind and never force yourself on others
Powerful lesson of the day
In other words, don’t be a jerk and just be nice.
I'm sorry you had to deal with that, Mat.
So sorry that this happened to you Mat. He is basically Syndrome meets Electro from Amazing Spider Man 2 except he can’t handle criticism and complete unhinged asshole and he deserve to be blocked for antagonizing Mat. If anyone comes across someone like Diego, full on block this individual while you can.
Watching this again after watching that new helluva boss episode because of that one plot point with Fizzaroli 's creepy fan, and that creepy fan reminds me a lot of Scoutart
I saw a tweet you made showing the recent nonsense he spewed. Didn't think you'd make this situation the GRAND FINALE.
This is gonna be good...😈
This Diego guy is more unhinged than John Travolta in "The Fanatic" and Kathy Bates in "Misery"
I don't have the best history with Diego. The dude behaved really strangely towards me back when I was the admin of the old AniMat fan club facebook group. He asked me many weird questions about Mat and he really wanted to have full control of the AniMat fan club. Thank goodness I stopped using facebook and not deal with Diego's madness.
It’s unfortunate when things like this happen, and I truly hope Diego doesn’t do what some of the most toxic and crazy fans I have seen done, and that is to track down the people they are fans of and try to kill them, because it’s that scary mentality of “if u can’t have them, no one can” so Mat I really REALLY hope that never happens to you, because I can’t imagine a world, or internet for that matter, without you and your content.
Also, pro tip on making relationships, I’ll repeat a bit of what Mat and Devon said, if you really want to make relationships so badly in your life, don’t force it, just be humble and kind, that’s how I’ve tried making relationships over the years, and have become fortunate enough to have some great friendships and currently in a wonderful relationship with an amazing guy that I’ve never thought in my world I’d even meet. My point being, just be yourself, be humble, be kind, and don’t ever become toxic or use your disability, if you have one, as an excuse to get away with bad behavior. I grew up with a learning disability my whole life, and my parents NEVER allowed me to use it as an excuse. I let be people, including my current boyfriend, aware of it, but never to I use it if I make a stupid mistake. Sorry for this comment being so long, but I just had to make my peace out there
What I am learning from this, is that the crazy fan from Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi was not an exaggeration.
As an autistic person, I can confirm that having a disability does not justify being a jackass. There’s a lot of big creators I’m a big fan of but even I don’t desperately trying to be friends with them because I just see myself as their fan and nothing further than that. So Diego definitely does not get a pass here.
I will admit, I've actually had a similar experience with this one guy who I friended around the time I founded the original AniMat Fan-Club on Facebook in 2014. I'm not gonna say who he is/was for the sake of confidentiality. He seemed like a nice enough person at first, but then he really started to show his true colours when he kept bragging on again and again on my messages tab over things like "Frozen is a rip-off of Lion King" (which I never quite understood) and calling me a fool for not liking the film Planes or not agreeing with him on other movies he liked or disliked. He even did an entire ramble on my messages over comparing Strange Magic to Frozen, and just bothering me all the time about random things. It was at the point where he got very toxic that he played a big factor as to why I decided going silent from Facebook altogether (because I was a spineless teen back then who didn't have the balls to stand up and unfriend the guy). But now, I can safely say that I've moved on just fine and he's long gone from my radar. Obviously, this guy wasn't quite as toxic as ScoutArt/Diego but at the same time, he got pretty irritating and disrespectful quite easily.
God damn, I’m so sorry you had to go through through that Animat.
At the end of the day, I think what we all learned here was that if you’re a fan and you want to try and be friends with the creator your a fan of, NEVER be a Deigo, ALWAYS be a Devon
I did see some of the videos he did on the History of Warner Brothers Animation, but now I feel really regretful for doing that (especially when the original videos used the exact content from AL: Looney Tunes)
Personally, I much prefer the Animation Lookback videos by AniMat himself
I’m sorry that happened to you Mat. You certainly didn’t deserve to have your videos stolen (let alone parts of them).
I think the point both of you made about having disabilities makes you who you are and doesn’t justify you being a jerk was completely spot on and as someone who has a disability I can relate and agree with that statement. In addition, I also have a girlfriend (I won’t say her name out of respect of her privacy) who actually has ASD and our relationship is similar to what you guys talked about. There have been times when we have had some disagreements and some misunderstandings but it doesn’t matter because at the end of the day, we enjoy each other’s company and we don’t see each other as having disabilities.
*ASD
God, preach! The minute Diego mentioned having Asperger’s in that post my eyes rolled into the back of my skull.
As an autistic person myself, it always infuriates me whenever some toxic asshole tries to use their neurodivergence as an excuse or justification for their shitty behaviour. As if being an awful human being is inherent in people with neurodivergence and mental illness?? It not only gives other not awful ND and mentally ill people out there a bad name, it just makes it obvious the person is only using their disabilities as a scapegoat to get out of accountability. It’s both insulting and pathetic.
5:34 That's perfect.
By god, this guy sounds nuts. I have one tip for people with less than 1,000 or even 10,000 subs: do not try to collab with popular content creators to see how much exposure you can get, it will leave you more unsatisfied with yourself. Stay humble, make something you want to actually present someone, don't compare yourself to other people, and stop caring so much about popularity.
This guy reminds me of o3bgood! For those unaware, he was a guy who was so toxic due to ranting on crap like the Virtual Console and people hating what he likes. Like Diego, he wanted to make a personal project called The Power of 4 (which was a ripoff of The Powerpuff Girls, but with a boy and his clones), and thought his uncle could help him with it.
Bro probably wasn’t treated well at home, something must’ve happened and made him snap
I've known about Diego's antics for a while and in hindsight, it makes videos such as his Animation Lookback bootleg and a video i saw where he recorded your response to a question he asked you on Patreon even creepier, especially since he ended that video by saying he really wants to make a video with you in the wnd.
I can tell he's obsessed with you and after watching Coffeehouse Crime and Dr. Grande, his attitude reminds me so much of Kevin James Loibl, Robert John Bardo, and all those crazy fans that stalked their victims until they did the unthinkable and all I have to say is that it this what Diego really wants? Does he want to be a deranged fan? He should seek help.
Funny thing, this joker tried to "apologize" when Animat called him out in a recent tweet and said he was sorry for his "polarizing" comments. 🤦♂️
Just give up, man. NO ONE believes you.
You know what I just thought of?
I think in reality he doesn't want to have your friendship, he wanted your fame, a gain to popularity just so he can retain a popular social status in order to be notified by studios so he can able to accomplish his dreams. And once he get what he wants he would basically drop you like bad fruit in order create his own (possibly toxic) fanbase!
Worse yet, he would potentially be like John Lasseter.
Holy shit Animat.. Can't believe you've dealt with this, this guy sounds like Syndrome
If he starts killing off other animation related TH-camrs, we're in trouble.
I wouldn’t be surprised if his password is the same: KRONOS. *shudders*
It’s not the first time fans acted that way (probably won’t be the last either)
see? NOW you respect me because i'm a threat.
This MF is quite litterally Rubert Pupkin from The King of Comedy.
To quote Alfred from Snapcube, "Jesus Christ, para-SOCIAL! YOU NEED TO LOG OFF!"
People like Diego are people you don't want to be around
Between shit like this, the broken copyright system and COPPA, I'm glad my content never got successful when it was on TH-cam.
I hate COPPA. I know this sadly will never happen, but if I ever became the new CEO of TH-cam, the first action I would take is getting rid of COPPA.
@@hunterolaughlin that’s why TH-cam disrespects animation
I didn't know that Devon was missing one of her arms.
Neither did I actually.
He sounds like the riddler from batman forever 🤣🤣🤣
This Diego guy really should get off the internet and really should go seek help. This guy sounds like the type of person where he cannot take people take no for a answer. I'm sorry you had to go through that, Matt.
Diego's comments and behavior makes me think of the song from Bratz the Movie "You Know It's All About Me". I'm all for reaching for the stars, but I'm not for it when it includes mistreating and bullying others. Sorry you had to endure this.
I think I too at times used to want to collaborate with you on stuff I wanted to do like he did, but thankfully I didn't go as far as he did and thankfully I've grown and moved on from that type of stuff. 😅😆
Also, as much as I'm not afraid to speak positively about John Lasseter in spite of his misconduct, even I wouldn't defend him THAT much, heck I even agreed by the time Luck came out that he might be better off retired at this point.
Same here. I’m not afraid to mention John Lasseter’s involvement with the Toy Story and Cars films since he is the CREATOR, but I’m not going to defend him for his misconduct. I think Pixar is doing better without him now that the new creative leads are given more freedom to tell the stories the way THEY want to tell them without any interference.
@Hunter O'Laughlin Only downside is they're starting to lose money now...
Diego is a Chris chan clone
You know, I felt there was something not right with that Diego “SCOUTART” guy when he defended an Animated sociopathic character like Oscar from Shark Tale as a “flawed, likable protagonist”.
I’m glad to follow some content creators, but even I KNOW when to be respectful and give them their personal space without coming off as a stalker. I’m sorry, you had to go through that AniMat.
Oscar is actually a villain protagonist
I hate the fact some people use their disabilities as an excuse just for the sake of defending themselves. I have autism, and you wouldn’t see me write crazy comments to a TH-camr/Celebrity I would admire.
That's cute. Mat got his own personal stan.
"Dear AniMat, I wrote you, but you still ain't callin'
I left my cell, my pager and my home phone at the bottom
I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not've got em
There probably was a problem at the post office or something
Sometimes I scribble addresses too sloppy when I jot 'em
Anyways, I hope you get this man, hit me back
Just to chat, truly yours, your biggest fan, this is Stan."
Tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why I
got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window
And I can't see at all
And even if I could it would all be grey
But your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it's not so bad, it's not so bad, bad
Your disability isn't a excuse
Exactly, I'm someone with Asperger's but doesn't act like a stupid Asshole. I may have my flaws, yet learns to overcome them.
Exactly Man. In Fact I'm Someone Who Has A Few Problems I'm Trying To Get Around Right Now, And No I'm Not Stupid I Know That My Autism Is Part Of The Problem, Because It's Not. Problem #1 I'm In An Insane Mental Place Where Voices Of Characters Keep Playing In My Head, And It Always Drives Me Crazy Whenever It Happens. Problem #2 Bad Stuff Happens To Me A Lot Of The Time And I Often Lose My Temper. Problem #3 I'm Trying To Get Myself Away From Whats Mainly Causing The Voices In My Head, Which Is All Of The Many Popular And Obscure Preschool Shows I Used To Watch Back Then That My Parents Mainly Limited Me To. Instead Of Letting Me Watch Content That Became More Appropriate For Me As I Got Older Like All Parents Should. And It's All Effecting Me Mentally, To The Point That I'm Starting Get Scared That I Might Become A Bad Person, When I Really Don't Want To Be. So If Anyone Has Advice For Me On How To Fix These Problems Then That Would Be Great Thanks.
If you ever consider doing a behind the scenes of the making of your podcasts (like you did with your videos on your main channel) I’d love to hear how you decide what order to put the stories in!
Good job, Devon
He wanted to voice Luffy but doesn't at all act like Luffy 🤣
He has a terrible ugly voice. It’s makes my voice sound good by comparison
Okay, seriously people, don't be like Diego. I think we can all learn from this. Thank goodness AniMat blocked him for good, and good riddance.
A few minutes into this story and it already reminds me of when Chris Chan was persistently trying to get chummy with DoopieDoOver and the Planet Dolan people.
Diego reminds me of.a college mate when I was in the Vancouver film school who constantly brags about how great he is and how great he will become a director and lead concept artist and director in animation and video games
Lemme tell you a similar story that happened with me about 10 years ago, on my first TH-cam try. I would see a friend’s associate do intros for him and I wanted to do something like that so I would comment on every video to ask for an intro or a shoutout or something like that. It was so common that they made a video telling me to stop it. This is why I’m so hesitant now to ask people for something. This story reminded me so much of what happened back then and it really does show what happens if you don’t learn from your mistakes. Don’t be like Diego, just be polite and respect boundaries
I had a moment like that once where someone kept being annoying with me on social media. And after I had enough of them, I was like you're banned.
All I really need to say is that man, Diego is just unhinged. In all the worst ways possible.
I don't know what else to say except I'm sorry you both had to deal with this guy's awful behavior.
Seems people have learned nothing from Syndrome/Buddy Pine from the Incredibles. Legit the word NO means NO. Why is that so hard. All he had to do was pick up and move on. Legit if he cares so much about animation he should be working on that. Working on himself not focusing on being creepy and worshiping another person. It's NOT healthy.
I personally feel sorry for you, Matt
Just blocked Diego from Facebook too!!! Never use Facebook but it had to be done!!! 😡😡😡
I’m sorry you have to deal with that
40:05-40:09- THERE IT IS! These moments are actually growing on me.
I got excited for THAT? Huh.
I recently wrote a paper about how parasocial relationships can be good by using Persona 5 as an example. Let me just say that this is definitely one of the bad kinds of parasocial relationships you would often hear about.
I know I post this in the Animat Full podcast episode but I want to say it do to the subject
I will admit. I have aspergers and I have social issues. But when I screw up on social media I don't use my autism as an excuse for me making people awkward. When people or friends call me out I do beat myself up yeah but I learn from it and I do my best to improve. I can own up to my mistakes. Diego is just 2 face or nuts for real. Also when I get block or lose a friendship online I own up to it. I take responsibility for that. Diego can't do that.
Oh god! I get a headache just from hearing his comments!
Remember not to go and be better over everyone else. We're all just dust compare to the universe itself.
Finally. The biggest moment
There's always that one crazy fan...
This “fan” is a perfect example of the people from the “change the channel” movement and who they really are as people.
And even with the point about having Asperger's syndrome Devon points up at 20:56 I remember Tony Goldmark bringing up the exact same thing in his Escape from Vault Disney episode on Jack.
th-cam.com/video/VGD8AmB_Q3A/w-d-xo.html
so true!!!
Diego is the game dude
5:32 I know Animat mentioned it but lmao perfect timing
Please just block the guy, people. Targeted harassment is not OK.
So true pal, Diego is such a puta!!!
Why do I have a feeling he tried to comment on this post?
@@Trent-Girone Diego is better off labeled as an asshole!!!
He's a real supervillain 😎
Just found out I have the same birthday as Scoutart. Goddamn
Wow that guy is crazy! I have autism myself and yeah, it's not an excuse for bad behaviour.
Diego should be avoided
Yes, just block him
I dont mind people having dreams they want to pursue. I have dreams myself about creating a musical based off of pokemon mystery dungeon (think about it.... it isnt much of a stretch given puppetry would be used) and i do tell people about that and people tell me I should pursue it! however i do not think it is a prophecy or a god given right i was born to do... instead it was more of an epiphany that popped into m head that makes way too much sense for it to not be overlooked in terms of how it can be realistically executed, i am no songwriter but i can write a script. anybody who thinks their dreams are going to be given to them because they think their god says so needs to check themselves realistically... again, I have no problems with people wanting to chase their dreams... but there is a MASSIVE difference between having an epiphany on an idea and thinking that epiphany is a prophecy sent by god
oof sorry you had to deal with them
Diego reminds me of zaid magenta.
At least Zaid left TH-cam for good.
Diego is the game dude but with animation
Wow just Wow. i cannot believe this Diego dude would talk to you like this. so glad you blocked him.
Same here, Diego is a bully
You know as a now 10 year old fan of mat (jeeez I feel old) even I would say that Diego went to far.
I hope this doesn’t end up like the Mr enter comment
Might as well be, Mr Enter and Diego are the worst traits of the animation community!!!
He puts Chris Etrata to shame.
I heard he’s pretty chill now.
@@Jonathanest90s that’s good- I haven’t heard anything about him since that one podcast he did about it
@WhatAG23 Me and Mat have since patched things up back in 2022 and I have continued to support his videos since then
Scoutart defends who to the what now!? :
*A wonderful human being*
Well human being, my ass
I saw his most recent video on his channel and…yikes! He is toxic, obsessed with you and insane😵 Take care! 💜💚🏳️🌈
Asperger's is an outdated term, just use ASD(Autism Spectrum Disorder)
What terms would you rather use? Just autism?
@@jlev1028 Autism and ASD(Autism Spectrum Disorder)
this reminds me of the roomate
Yikes!
He's jealous because you ignore him 🤣🤣🤣
Really??? Diego can not handle any form of criticism. He's a stupid jerk!!! 😡😡😡
Or al g rhythm from space jam 2 🤣🤣🤣
This resonated with me so much. I had this one incident where my friend prevented me from wanting some things that I wished, but he wouldn’t let me. Me and my other friend are deciding what to do with him. Thank you so much for uploading this 🙌