I lost it at the holotype...as a daughter who has a dad who worked in the military who went to the base early in the Morning and returned late at night...I remember when I was younger I tried every morning to wake up at 3am to say goodbye and hug him or stay up till 9pm (for a 4 year old that was really late for me haha) to wish him goodnight and a welcome home. I remember telling mom that I couldn't go to sleep yet I needed to welcome daddy home. I need to make a call
I’m a grown man and this video literally made me tear up. Not just the Toymaker’s story, but you’re heartwarming narration. I love your channel man. Keep it up.
You can actually hear Oxhorn holding his tears at the end of the video, nearly breaking out. It’s amazing how a game about radiated monsters can actually touch a man’s heart
I remember I watched a video and the TH-camr said you know whats better tho and it fades in black for a dramatic scene to show the image just as the black fades away again it shows a hair wash ad god dammit that suspense just for the ad
See, this is a PROPER Fallout video. Not a 10 reasons for why this and that sucks. We need more like you on YT. Amazingly I went trough the same story 4-5 days ago, searched forever for the ID card. You actually get a little giddiup toy from him as a reward after giving him the holotape
couldn't agree more. Might be my perspective but seems everyone that made "I hate fallout 4" videos were the ones that only like SSDD & pointless "run & gun" games like Halo.
Ironic, while I read your comment on the right, I'm looking at the YT feed section, a video called "Fallout 4-Being a dick". 604.343 views.....think Oxhorn is one of the guys (and gals) who attract a more adult audience
That note. "To a kid who needs it." The first time I read that myself, I damn near broke out crying. That single toy, acts as the vessel for all the pain Arlen was living with. It was the only thing keeping him going, the hope of brightening some wasteland kids life. He suffered, and slaved, for god knows how long to get that giddyup buttercup working, just to bring a smile to one kids face, to give them something to hope for in a bleak, crushing world. To live to create light in a world full of dark, and knowing that what you're doing isn't going to change the world, isn't going to protect the citizens of the wastes, but just wanting to make a single kid have just a glimpse of how things where before, to give that kid the knowledge that there is hope for a better world. That kind of shit always hits my feels like a strike from liberty prime...
I came back too, this made me break out crying. For over 200 years Arlen has suffered, wishing for a death that never came. That holotape literally saved his life, his will to live for his wife and daughter restored. I hope there's a mod to hug NPCs, because this moment absolutely deserves it.
"she's right you know... I did work too much and now I'll never hear her voice again, never get to hold her, kiss her good night. All I have left are the memories." I swear to God I teared up a little bit and I rewound that part of the video like four times. The voice acting in Fallout games is shaky at times but this was spot on. You can hear the pain and heartbreak in his voice.
When you mentioned that you went up to your children and hugged them, tears welled up in my eyes. This was a beautiful video Oxhorn, wish I would have found it and watched it earlier.
@@iim4xii129 just because you forced yourself not to cry over the 24th girl that didnt want to date you doesnt mean other people lack tear ducts as well :thatshowitis:
Harrowing. Because of my job there's no other choice for me than to live 2,000miles away from my kids and I get to see them every month or so. Thus this part of the adventure was really moving for me. Good point Bethesda and thanks Ox for making a video of this.
+Oxhorn I have a recruitment beacon its powered but won't recruit any settlers I have been away for multiple days and not a single Brahman or settler do you know why???
where is the settlement?... if it is Spectacle Island...it takes more time for people to get there...I had to wait 5 game days just to get 3 settlers there.
Arlen Glass' story genuinely makes me feel sad. When I first found the note that says "For a child who needs it", I had to stop playing the game. It's just so sad but heartfelt at the same time. I'm glad Bethesda took the time to make this.
+Outfoxed, same for me. +Oxhorn, I can't stop thank you for things you're talking about in your videos, how to be more human even if you're talking about evil endings. And most of this applicable to real life. This means something. Thank you again
man, the story of mr. glass damn near rips your heartstrings right out. i don't have kids of my own, hell, i'm not even legally an adult yet, but if and when i do have kids, i'm gonna cherrish every moment with them that i can.
Dang, I have been watching your videos non stop for the past few days. Stumbled upon your channel by accident and I'm very happy I did! I actually just got into the fallout games about a month ago (starting with New Vegas) and I absolutely love the lore of these games and you do a wonderful job painting a fuller picture for some of these characters and places! Thank you so much :D
Hyde Lawless because the bad people make the bad things happen to the good people, because they're mad about what they're getting, so they make them suffer.
Hyde Lawless I've contemplated that for f****** years and the only answer that Ive been able to come up with close to explaining it is the simple fact that good things happen to really bad people nothing else really comes close to explaining it and no it's not fair most things in life aren't trust me I know it's far from A satisfying answer but at least it makes some kind of sense out of the Hell
I might be four years late, but Oxhorn adds so much value to the game. When you play, you're on such a rush to finish the quest you don't appreciate the nuance and story. This video adds depth that I never appreciated. Amazing!
The next Fallout game better have a damn option to hug every NPC you want to hug. I don't care if it becomes a meme of hugging radscorpions, i just want the ability to hug a character like Arlen Glass, because that's how my emotions work. I offer an embrace to soothe pain.
I'm sobbing His story is one of the saddest, in my opinion. All he wanted was to make kids around the world happy. Unfortunately that conflicted with his home life even when he tried to make both work. He lived centuries regretting it. He loved making kids happy, and he loved his daughter the most. But it was too late. This is legitimately heartbreaking.
I am trying to make a mod that completely repairs the commonwealth and fix’s all the wreckage. But after this video I remembered all the people that died at the Great War. I still have the mod files but am wavering to put it on creation club. I might not upload it because I remember all those skeletons that I saw and thought they should be left to rest instead of there body’s being disturbed in there final resting place. This video really opened my eyes and hopefully many others. I am not a mother but an auntie. I spend a lot of time with my niece and nephew. Their parents travel for work a lot and they practically live with me. I treat them as if they were my own children. I like all of your videos and hope you won’t spend too much time on the next one.
Maybe u could make a graveyard somewhere that remembers the dead and respect the skeletons, I wouldn’t let this stop you from your work but it’s good to see that you don’t want to disturb them.
I know that I'm a little late here, but I suggest you complete your mod. to return the green and life to the Commonwealth (my only real issue with the Fallout series given the evidence of Pripyat and now Fukushima of how little Nature cares about our shenanigans), everything else like the bodies and vehicles where they are. Just have things like bushes and grass grow through and around them, as nature does with our long abandoned buildings and bodies.
Make some lore.for it, saying that someone cleaned up the Commonwealth. And that same someone gathered all the old bodies and put them into one place, as a memorial
Well, damn. I cried. :''( You have a such a knack for bringing these stories to life. I love your videos but I always need tissues on hand because everything is so damn beautiful and sad!
mabindaby555 me to i have a son 12 years old I fond the story hard and I thought about leaving work that day I am thanking of taking a sick week I don't know 😞
I feel like one of the reasons Arlin kept working on those toys all these years was to try and help himself forget what's happened. He repaired the giddy up buttercups as a way to keep his mind occupied and off the fact that his beautiful wife and child are long gone. While I personally wouldn't consider this the most healthy coping mechanism, it's probably all Arlin has left, repairing toys to make some small child happy and give them hope. Maybe he does this also because he was never there for his daughter a lot. Yes he did take her to work, but like she says in the holotape " you work too much" and read me a story. She just really wanted some time with just him no work.
I started tearing up at the end. Though I may not be a father, I am an older brother and author. This is a truly touching and beautiful story. Thank you. Did you ever get closer to the ghoul in the crater? Was it Glass?
W3J M3CH , but, I am starting a channel. I may start adding some of my book and explaining some of the concept art that I have done. I will try to do it as often as I can, but I'm also in college. Look for Titan 5 videos.
I have had a few people who were really close to me die over the past months, one via suicide and the other from murder. I have lost sleep and grievance still shows even when I'm at the happiest time of my life. We never really know what's there until it's gone.
Say what you will about Fallout 4, whatever hatred you have for it you have got to admit This story is...well its something. No one deserves to be in this kind of situation.
Dimitar Matanski maybe not gameplay or role play wise but in terms of story telling and characterization it's definitely up there with the greatest Bethesda games ever
Fantastic...just excellent as always... Ox - I have a proposition for you. If I get a job at Bethesda will you narrate Fallout 6? I should be in a position to offer you the job by the time they start on that..
I discovered this one on my own. As a sweep and clean from Knight Rhys. I went thru listened and read everything and took Marlenes tape. I didnt find Arlen Glass until later, but I remembered her tape. I am a daddy to a little girl, so this story hit home. Arlen gave me a special buttercup horse for giving him the tape. Its a different color and a bit smaller.
awesome....I also went looking for Arlen....and I found a Giddyup Buttercup near some blown out district ...just sitting there..with a note..."for a child , who needs it"...needless to say I decided to place it in the little shack where that poor orphan boy lives...by the docks...(part of the quest, about the submarine) IDK why we can't adopt him...and other people we meet in the wasteland.
i put that kid outa his misery, i felt too guilty just leaving him there to die or get mixed up with raiders, so i had to use my sandman perk. I have to admit he seems so peaceful now.
My father is in the army. And when he went over seas when I was really little, it was hard to talk to him. I was (and still am) a daddy’s girl. So I really missed him. If he didn’t answer I would leave voicemails. My family is now divorced and even tho he lives right next door, when he misses me he says he still has and still plays the voicemails. Thank you for bringing back those memories fallout 4!
It's story telling like this that saves lives. Stories like that of Simon Henriksson from Cry of Fear, or Randall Clark from Fallout New Vegas, stories of people who suffered immeasurably, but still somehow stay strong.
I'm in my second play-through. Missed this story completely in the first. I came here when I finally put Arlen of Slog together with Arlen of Wilson Toys. This was one of the better stories told in Fallout 4, and your recap was great (real tear-jerker). Thanks for putting the pieces together. I went back to Wilson HQ today and retrieved the tape and gave it to Arlen. I'll also look for Arlen at the crater. Thanks!
Damn it Oxhorn, making this old lady choke up is rude. I can't hug my babies because they are all 28 years plus and out in the deep of the world, but I'm off to call them to hear their voices.
I'm 23 and my relations with my family are a bit iffy. Even if they're out in the world, next time you see them. Hug them tight. We all need a hug whether or not we think we do.
Probably the most tragic story in the fallout series And what makes it even more sad is when he leaves you the toy he made when he left, being for your son, but not knowing that in the end your son became a monster meaning youll never get the chance to give the toy to him
At least Fatturd was kind enough to clone his younger self and you can choose to continue loving him after the end of the main quest. It's almost as if the sole survivor really did only miss 10ish years of watching shaun grow up. The issue is that synths don't age and we don't know if they die so it may be hard to grow old and have to still care for a pre-teen, not to mention that he could survive you by decades. All the more reason to mark this settlement on your map, they need our help!
This video touched me a little to much because I never knew my real father and this video will be the video to get me through the rough and tough times and THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO
right after i got the slog to join me they got invaded by super mutants and they instantly killed arlen with their miniguns before i could do his quest :'(
*Clicks to learn more about Fallout 4* "Oh wow, another Ox vid! Time to learn some lore and a way to complete the quest with most benefits and rewards. " *Halfway through, dosent care about the mission anymore.* "My heart... but I'm not crying!" *End of Video* "God Darn those Irradiated Onions!"
press f to pay respects in all seriousness though, this really hit me hard. i don’t have any human children, nor am i planning on having any, but i do have a snake and gecko who i love with all my heart, and are like kids to me. my snake, a ball python, i adopted him a while back, and he was the first reptile that i personally owned. we’ve been through a lot together- relationships, breakdowns, family drama, you name it. my gecko, a crested, i just adopted a few days ago. when i first saw him, i fell in love. between his bent tail and rambunctious personality, i knew that i had to get him. he’s my new friend, and i’m hoping that we’ll bond together. i cherish every single moment with them, and love them all so much. so, here’s to memories, past, present, and future, with loved ones.
I just barely held myself together when the story hit me, I admire when a story does that. Over the years I’ve grown and some stories become lost on me as to their intended effect. Yet this could only become more relevant and hit closer to home the older I become.
there are some great writers in these games. I mean people complain about the poor story of a Bethesda game don't seem to look behind thee curtain to see a world fleshed out
this literally made me cry , damnit oxhorn , lol . your voice is so soothing and comforting and full of emotion , its hard not to feel empathy for this character , going through my own child loss , I really can connect with this story, my child isn't dead but has eliminated me from her and my grandsons life for some of the same reasons in this story . good job oxhorn love ya man . been following ya from WoW and ill never stop watching you .
I saw in Arlen an old man who loved his craft. I often complete the mission giving him the spare parts, and dropping a whole buttercup and maybe a few spare parts by him and consider the story done... I have known many an elderly man who loved to tinker with something. Somehow I missed the rest of the story (I guess that is what I get for letting my ADD get the better of me and starting new games so often because I "want to try something". Thank you for all the dedication and love you have put into the game and sharing the hidden elements of the lore with us. I have always liked Arlen. Now I want him in my settlements even more. He deserves to be surrounded by friends and maybe a champion of the wasteland who can bring him occasional parts. He just needs to slow down a li'l and spend more time with those friends :) As a side note, this play through, I have the Raider Children Mod (plus some others) on to test for possible use in a full immersion game series (warning, it gets DARK)... To compound one sad story with another. I was clearing the rations stockpile by Sunshine and I found a raider girl trying to rebuild a Buttercup with a set of the parts sitting next to her. I had not delivered the parts from Atomatoys yet. Unfortunately before I could try to pacify and interact with her, one of the other raiders tossed a frag at me and blew the kids up. I do now have 2 sets of the spare parts.
I was not ready for this mission. No amount of prep would have had me emotionally ready... I felt so bad for this poor man I legit wanted to hug him, ghoul or not... I'm not a parent. Not yet at least. But I cannot imagine the anguish this poor man has had to live with for so long... And people think video games can't be any deeper than "kill simulators". This hit me so hard, I didn't play for over a week. And I'm a tough broad. Not much gets to me like this did.
This is the REAL saddest story from fallout 4. This crushed my heart beyond anything. I nearly cry every time I hear him play the holotape. It’s crushing
youre lying friend, because he wouldnt be there if you hadnt completed the mission - in which case youd know who he was - the video poster just spawned him there with console.
it was clear the story touched you as you were telling it to us...your voice carried so much emotions..awesome vidéo i'm glad to have subscribed, this little video made it worth it
Damn now this story did something to me. Always have time for your loved ones. Because that what you leave in the morning sometimes is isn't there anymore in the evening. I never though a videogame could teach me that. Or rather a video of a videogame.
I loved this quest, I kept a complete buttercup and have her in my workshop in sanctuary right next to my flames hot rodded power armor. Before the patch she would sometimes disappear and then reappear tossed way up in the air around sanctuary or just on the ground outside my shop, I would just put her back but at first it freaked me out like I thought who the fuck stole my buttercup?! sturgess I'm lookin at you. >.>
W3J M3CH well i do. Like his videos but this is just trying too hard, also from couple of his videos getting bit feeling mr ox is bit on SJW front there. but rest is generally not too shabby.
TOKOLOSE, cildren from every culture are even making their own toys or declaring something as a toy, some even right now, because they have a natural need to explore the world through their imagination. With caring about this, we are lovingly helping them to grow within and above themselves and to build a future of our world, we could be proud of. This is important AF and therefore the tone, that's been set here, is absolutely adequate. So if agreeing with Mr. Oxhorn is making me a SJW, I'll gladly sign that one. This man is one genuine father.
I started sobbing during this quest. Like legit. My dad is one of the most important people in my life... this quest hurts so much... it’s so damn crazy how video games really can hit hard.
I've been watching your videos for a long time now and throughout it all, I never thought about subscribing. This heart wrenching story combined with the narration drove me over the edge to become your 991,992nd subscriber. I may not have any kids, but I remember being a kid wishing for a father like Arlan Glass. Instead, I have the father that's closer to the one who gave his company to his undeserving son, who was never there for me even when he was physically there, causing a wedge to be driven between us, which has burned a bridge that unfortunately can never be mended, no matter how hard I try to do so. Sorry for going off on a tangent there. To put it simply, it pulled at my heartstrings and made me a subscriber. Emotionally awesome and very well done. On a much lighter note, you've actually inspired me to make some Fallout 4 videos on top of my growing list of future projects, so thank you for that!
I can't look away from my screen, the video over but I just can't leave. All I can do is cry. I have no kids but I have both parents work hard and long to keep a roof over our heads and the fridge full of food. I have good memories of just watching TV with them. And this makes them all the more precious. Thank you Oxhorn.
Holy shit, dude. I got chills. I've been binge-watching your content but this video right here, I legit teared up. Subscribing the shit out of you, right away. Thanks for sharing, you have great content. :)
This was a great story in FO4. When I was going through the factory, I did not know I would find this. I had to find everything to complete the story for me and i was surprised, sad and very happy. Thank you Bethesda for this.
One thing about the origins of the Giddyup Buttercup that always confused me is how elements from the Mothership Zeta DLC for Fallout 3 seems to contradict the story told in Fallout 4.
Yeah I just played through that dlc recently and... I don't see any contradictions. The Zetans have a very unhealthy fascination with buttercup, it's true. They copied it, made massive ones... and it's possible they weaponized them in some creepy way.... But nothing in the cargo bay or elsewhere say anything about who made the originals..
The art behind this story is amazing. I've always seen Arlen & I've always loved him, but I've never done his mission. The way you delivered the story, with the sentimental tone in your voice, drove me to tears. Bravo.
I lost it at the holotype...as a daughter who has a dad who worked in the military who went to the base early in the Morning and returned late at night...I remember when I was younger I tried every morning to wake up at 3am to say goodbye and hug him or stay up till 9pm (for a 4 year old that was really late for me haha) to wish him goodnight and a welcome home. I remember telling mom that I couldn't go to sleep yet I needed to welcome daddy home. I need to make a call
Silver Ackerman
I was like that too baby
Silver Ackerman ❤...
Silver Ackerman Always cherish those who are close. The next thing you know they could be washed away. I always try to be close to my family.
Silver Ackerman tell your father i said thank you for his service. (assuming you're from America)
does not matter if the father is in the american military or not , just tell him thank you for his service
I’m a grown man and this video literally made me tear up. Not just the Toymaker’s story, but you’re heartwarming narration. I love your channel man. Keep it up.
Not to sound like an asshole but, I love your comment... but *your
You can actually hear Oxhorn holding his tears at the end of the video, nearly breaking out. It’s amazing how a game about radiated monsters can actually touch a man’s heart
To all the people that think video games make people violent
Neil Sandwich I mean how does this detract from that opinion? Most people wont do quests like these.
NickGaming idk how it detracts but the evidence shows that video games make people less violent
Neil Sandwich
*_M A L E F A N T A S Y_*
Neil Sandwiched
Neil Sandwich yes just yes
Love the timing of the ads, "I'll never get to hear her voice aga-NEW KELLOGS CHOCOLATE FROSTED
damn kellog kidnapped my son
“At least we still have the backup”
Kellogg's kidnapping flakes
(Now with the backup sugar!)
New Kellogg’s frozen dad
I remember I watched a video and the TH-camr said you know whats better tho and it fades in black for a dramatic scene to show the image just as the black fades away again it shows a hair wash ad god dammit that suspense just for the ad
One of the best parts is how he continues playing the tape over and over again after you leave. Such a beautiful and heartbreaking touch!
I’m not crying. I just...
Ah, frack it, I am.
Don't be ashamed. I usually just gave the guy the parts and left. To know there was so much more to what I thought was a regular named quest giver...
"Frack" XD
Bookhead714 i was on the verge of crying
Bookhead714 same
Bookhead714 me too
See, this is a PROPER Fallout video. Not a 10 reasons for why this and that sucks. We need more like you on YT. Amazingly I went trough the same story 4-5 days ago, searched forever for the ID card. You actually get a little giddiup toy from him as a reward after giving him the holotape
Agreed. This is why Ox is awesome.
couldn't agree more. Might be my perspective but seems everyone that made "I hate fallout 4" videos were the ones that only like SSDD & pointless "run & gun" games like Halo.
Ironic, while I read your comment on the right, I'm looking at the YT feed section, a video called "Fallout 4-Being a dick". 604.343 views.....think Oxhorn is one of the guys (and gals) who attract a more adult audience
+Tomskalle it definitely seems to be more mature. Def more mature than the comment section of COD channels.
Yea Ox makes very varied videos. It's awesome
Thank you, Bethesda. And you, Ox.
"For a child who needs it. "
-Arlen Glass, The father that loved, But lost.
Thanks you.
**claps**
This is one of my new favorite fallout stories yall
The quest that made you long for a "hug" button.
Poor Arlen...
ikr
Acid Roof Productions I'd just have to get the rad dose anyway, "Bring it in, Arlen! Bring it in."
Acid Roof Productions I had a mod installed for a push button...I didn't push him.
That note. "To a kid who needs it." The first time I read that myself, I damn near broke out crying. That single toy, acts as the vessel for all the pain Arlen was living with. It was the only thing keeping him going, the hope of brightening some wasteland kids life. He suffered, and slaved, for god knows how long to get that giddyup buttercup working, just to bring a smile to one kids face, to give them something to hope for in a bleak, crushing world. To live to create light in a world full of dark, and knowing that what you're doing isn't going to change the world, isn't going to protect the citizens of the wastes, but just wanting to make a single kid have just a glimpse of how things where before, to give that kid the knowledge that there is hope for a better world. That kind of shit always hits my feels like a strike from liberty prime...
Deamons64 Or he just liked toys
Pussy.
Sympathy Is a tool for COMMUNISM
Deamons64 cringe
Deamons64 i turn the the giddyup buttercup into a rideable horse. I mean, it’s more fun than just playing with a mini horse, right?
Came back here from your Random encounter video, thanks for doing these :)
I came back too, this made me break out crying. For over 200 years Arlen has suffered, wishing for a death that never came. That holotape literally saved his life, his will to live for his wife and daughter restored. I hope there's a mod to hug NPCs, because this moment absolutely deserves it.
Me too
Firat time here from random encouter 4
Same
Yeah ;)
Literally cried for this man losing his daughter. meanwhile i still don't give a F about my own son, Sean, because you know, wasteland errands.
zDelta72 FUCKING RIGHT???????
Who's Shaun? 😉💙
zDelta72 Shaun*
Isn't it spelled Sion?
zDelta72 fucking Shaun
"she's right you know... I did work too much and now I'll never hear her voice again, never get to hold her, kiss her good night. All I have left are the memories."
I swear to God I teared up a little bit and I rewound that part of the video like four times.
The voice acting in Fallout games is shaky at times but this was spot on. You can hear the pain and heartbreak in his voice.
Sako Gekchyan I was sad the whole time. Definitely couldn't see much, and dropped a few tears after that.
I especially cried in the part of the video where the toymaker is seen visiting the crater.
When you mentioned that you went up to your children and hugged them, tears welled up in my eyes. This was a beautiful video Oxhorn, wish I would have found it and watched it earlier.
Tears did not well up in your eyes.
@@iim4xii129 just because you forced yourself not to cry over the 24th girl that didnt want to date you doesnt mean other people lack tear ducts as well :thatshowitis:
@@anarkxi Man, you sound very insecure. I'd wish you luck, but I couldn't give a fuck.
Same 😭
Harrowing. Because of my job there's no other choice for me than to live 2,000miles away from my kids and I get to see them every month or so. Thus this part of the adventure was really moving for me. Good point Bethesda and thanks Ox for making a video of this.
Sounds like a hard job. My dad was a fisherman and he was away for 9 months of the year, so I can feel you from a kid's perspective.
Geez. That makes me feel fortunate, no joke. Thanks again and keep up the good work.
+Oxhorn I have a recruitment beacon its powered but won't recruit any settlers I have been away for multiple days and not a single Brahman or settler do you know why???
where is the settlement?... if it is Spectacle Island...it takes more time for people to get there...I had to wait 5 game days just to get 3 settlers there.
+Mildred Marshall sanctuary hills
Arlen Glass' story genuinely makes me feel sad. When I first found the note that says "For a child who needs it", I had to stop playing the game. It's just so sad but heartfelt at the same time. I'm glad Bethesda took the time to make this.
I will never scrap a giddyuo buttercup ever again
@@At1asTheProto haha, scraping giddyup buttercup go brrrrrrrrrr
You've been SCRAPPING THEM?
I just dump all junk items to the workshop and never take things back ever again
Wow. This story really tugged on my heartstrings. I almost cried. Well done Oxhorn, well done. :)
ThatFighterGuy ...Kuomintang....i wish they were in the Fallout world
Gaaaay
I was holding back tears towards the end, please keep up the amazing work
Thank you for watching :)
Outfoxed same for me :)
+Outfoxed, same for me.
+Oxhorn, I can't stop thank you for things you're talking about in your videos, how to be more human even if you're talking about evil endings. And most of this applicable to real life. This means something. Thank you again
Outfoxed FOXHORN HAS AWAKENED
same
I lost my first child when she was only 21 hours old lungs failed she stopped breathing in her sleep
I’m sorry that you had to go with that
I'm sorry to hear that, I hope you're good.
Nobody should have to deal with the loss of their child, damn.
Really sorry to read that... hope you and yours are coping okay.
That's horrible to hear know one should go through that kind of hell I am so sorry for your loss may she rest in peace
I am so sorry, I hope you are doing well
man, the story of mr. glass damn near rips your heartstrings right out. i don't have kids of my own, hell, i'm not even legally an adult yet, but if and when i do have kids, i'm gonna cherrish every moment with them that i can.
Same here
Dang, I have been watching your videos non stop for the past few days. Stumbled upon your channel by accident and I'm very happy I did! I actually just got into the fallout games about a month ago (starting with New Vegas) and I absolutely love the lore of these games and you do a wonderful job painting a fuller picture for some of these characters and places! Thank you so much :D
Thanks for watching!
Oxhorn thats nice ..
tori t same..
tori t
you started with new vegas and then play 4? I've been playing fallout since I was 8... I'm so proud of you
tori t Same.. he makes awesome and sad videos...
Dude Arlen is such a wholesome ghoul I wanna help him give all the giddy up buttercup to the kids who most deserve it most 😭
Leave it to good ol' Oxhorn to make you cry for video game people.
Trey Keele Think We Could Also Go Ghoul If We Ever Had A Nuclear War And This Could Be True :'(
*clenches hands tightly with head bowed as tears leak out slowly*
Why, why do bad things...h happen to good people
Friends reference? WE WERE ON A BREAK
Hyde Lawless because the bad people make the bad things happen to the good people, because they're mad about what they're getting, so they make them suffer.
Timmy Wallace was that off of naruto
Hyde Lawless I've contemplated that for f****** years and the only answer that Ive been able to come up with close to explaining it is the simple fact that good things happen to really bad people nothing else really comes close to explaining it and no it's not fair most things in life aren't trust me
I know it's far from A satisfying answer but at least it makes some kind of sense out of the Hell
Sreams why is Fallout so sad why
I might be four years late, but Oxhorn adds so much value to the game. When you play, you're on such a rush to finish the quest you don't appreciate the nuance and story. This video adds depth that I never appreciated. Amazing!
The next Fallout game better have a damn option to hug every NPC you want to hug. I don't care if it becomes a meme of hugging radscorpions, i just want the ability to hug a character like Arlen Glass, because that's how my emotions work. I offer an embrace to soothe pain.
I was thinking the exact same thing.
I come from the future and I can tell you that there are no NPCs to hug in the new fallout
I would hug the fuck out of a radscorpion!
Same tbh..
*pounds chest with one hand* Respect
I cried the first time I did this quest, I always felt bad for him. At least I made the Slog into a armored fortress to protect all the ghouls.
2019 and still sad AF 😭
2020*
@@UltimateGamerCC yup
2021*
2021 u mean
2021 and still sad 😅
"I believe in a universe that doesn't care and in people who do."
-Angus, Night in the Woods
Gosh, don't look at me...I'm not crying, your crying 😢
Junior Davila LETS CRY TOGETHER, MAN! 😭😭😭
I brought the tissues, we'll make it through this :)
DeadPlanet we can cry like men together 😞😞😭😭
Israel Davila איייי
Ashhkier_ I am crying at that "your"
I'm sobbing
His story is one of the saddest, in my opinion. All he wanted was to make kids around the world happy. Unfortunately that conflicted with his home life even when he tried to make both work. He lived centuries regretting it. He loved making kids happy, and he loved his daughter the most. But it was too late. This is legitimately heartbreaking.
Damn it, all these ninjas cutting onins again...
Richárd Szakolczai - ugh that's a clever one.
Wait... that sounds a little mean. I actually meant it is a clever one.
Richárd Szakolczai or squidward holding unions under you
you are like a teacher that teaches fallout players like a legend and you are my best game exploration youtuber ever
APEX 3CORE so freaking true!!!
I am trying to make a mod that completely repairs the commonwealth and fix’s all the wreckage. But after this video I remembered all the people that died at the Great War. I still have the mod files but am wavering to put it on creation club. I might not upload it because I remember all those skeletons that I saw and thought they should be left to rest instead of there body’s being disturbed in there final resting place. This video really opened my eyes and hopefully many others. I am not a mother but an auntie. I spend a lot of time with my niece and nephew. Their parents travel for work a lot and they practically live with me. I treat them as if they were my own children. I like all of your videos and hope you won’t spend too much time on the next one.
Maybe u could make a graveyard somewhere that remembers the dead and respect the skeletons, I wouldn’t let this stop you from your work but it’s good to see that you don’t want to disturb them.
I want to see this. That would be cool
Make a g r a v e yard
I know that I'm a little late here, but I suggest you complete your mod. to return the green and life to the Commonwealth (my only real issue with the Fallout series given the evidence of Pripyat and now Fukushima of how little Nature cares about our shenanigans), everything else like the bodies and vehicles where they are. Just have things like bushes and grass grow through and around them, as nature does with our long abandoned buildings and bodies.
Make some lore.for it, saying that someone cleaned up the Commonwealth.
And that same someone gathered all the old bodies and put them into one place, as a memorial
Well, damn. I cried. :''( You have a such a knack for bringing these stories to life. I love your videos but I always need tissues on hand because everything is so damn beautiful and sad!
mabindaby555 me to i have a son 12 years old I fond the story hard and I thought about leaving work that day I am thanking of taking a sick week I don't know 😞
mabindaby555 we all feel the same way 😔😭
Alex Ducic *daddy you work to much * how sad
*I’m not crying you are*
*_WE BOTH ARE_*
Robot Gore you are cying right
no u
Robot Gore WE ALL ARE
We'll meet again don't know where don't know when but I know we'll meet again some sunny day
8:23 He sounds about ready to cry at some point...
Its To Bad That His Eye Canals Dried Up A Long Time Ago
@@At1asTheProto oof indeed.
The thumbnail for this video is absolutely haunting.
I feel like one of the reasons Arlin kept working on those toys all these years was to try and help himself forget what's happened. He repaired the giddy up buttercups as a way to keep his mind occupied and off the fact that his beautiful wife and child are long gone. While I personally wouldn't consider this the most healthy coping mechanism, it's probably all Arlin has left, repairing toys to make some small child happy and give them hope. Maybe he does this also because he was never there for his daughter a lot. Yes he did take her to work, but like she says in the holotape " you work too much" and read me a story. She just really wanted some time with just him no work.
I know this comment was made a year ago but this made me cry
The pain of a man that lost everything
Me: damn 😔
I started tearing up at the end.
Though I may not be a father, I am an older brother and author. This is a truly touching and beautiful story. Thank you.
Did you ever get closer to the ghoul in the crater? Was it Glass?
Jonathan Green tru tru what book
Jonathan Green What book did you write? I'd like to support you and buy a copy.
W3J M3CH
I haven't published it yet, but I'm working on a script for a graphic novel. It will be titled Titan 5.
W3J M3CH , but, I am starting a channel. I may start adding some of my book and explaining some of the concept art that I have done.
I will try to do it as often as I can, but I'm also in college. Look for Titan 5 videos.
I'll sub.
I'm holding back tears, this video is too powerful.
boy shut yo sensitive ass up
nvm i just cried
......wow....you’re sad
Could you have at least switched accounts or something :/
Stories like this are why Fallout will always have a special place in my heart.
You can see the ruins of Arlen Glass' house in the Cambridge Crater, it's Marlene's room, with a big Giddyup-Poster.
This one is just sad. I cried actually.
Good storytelling, This video was powerful.
God, I didnt know Fallout 4 has so many stories...
I have had a few people who were really close to me die over the past months, one via suicide and the other from murder. I have lost sleep and grievance still shows even when I'm at the happiest time of my life. We never really know what's there until it's gone.
Say what you will about Fallout 4, whatever hatred you have for it you have got to admit
This story is...well its something.
No one deserves to be in this kind of situation.
I dont care what people say
Fallout 4 is the best fallout
Fucking fight me
Dimitar Matanski I certainly don’t think it’s the best one, but I love it
Dimitar Matanski maybe not gameplay or role play wise but in terms of story telling and characterization it's definitely up there with the greatest Bethesda games ever
@@dimitarmatanski3712 Shrek super party is also a fantastic game
@@chaydanmorgan917 I can agree!
Your voice is so amazingly fitting for this series, I love it!
Oh and thanks for sharing this lore!
strong feel something
strong leak from eyes
strong show emotion
Fantastic...just excellent as always...
Ox - I have a proposition for you. If I get a job at Bethesda will you narrate Fallout 6? I should be in a position to offer you the job by the time they start on that..
Yes :D
Oxhorn Can you do more videos like the mystery house or that one murder mystery with the robots?
Oxhorn Just remember to not work too much ;)
Did you got the job at Bethesda already? Oxhorn has already written some lore too! Hurry up getting that job, buddy!
joegq2 you go, you do it, you fulfill your personal quest
I discovered this one on my own. As a sweep and clean from Knight Rhys. I went thru listened and read everything and took Marlenes tape. I didnt find Arlen Glass until later, but I remembered her tape. I am a daddy to a little girl, so this story hit home. Arlen gave me a special buttercup horse for giving him the tape. Its a different color and a bit smaller.
Tiger Lee But they aren’t ferals. Why would you need to wipe them out? Damn crazy Brotherhood zealots
Lie down
Try not to cry
*Cry a lot*
this story can give people hope, look at me my gf died during irma but i still never gave up on her.
Im sorry for your loss
I wish you well
De Cleveridiot im sorry for your loss
I am very sorry to hear that. My brother died in a crop duster crash in Canada. I saw it go down when I was cutting the grass.
Im really sorry to hear that your girlfriend died. All the best :D
@DeadByCamping Shut the fuck up thats really not fair. This person is suffering and you are make a fool of him. Shame on you.
awesome....I also went looking for Arlen....and I found a Giddyup Buttercup near some blown out district ...just sitting there..with a note..."for a child , who needs it"...needless to say I decided to place it in the little shack where that poor orphan boy lives...by the docks...(part of the quest, about the submarine) IDK why we can't adopt him...and other people we meet in the wasteland.
That's... interesting. Maybe becoming the Mother/Father (Depending on the gender of your character) of the Wasteland?
where is this shack? I haven't seen it, the only wasteland child NPC i've seen is the kid in the fridge
You mean billy ?
Quite the spicy Memé yeah, Billy
i put that kid outa his misery, i felt too guilty just leaving him there to die or get mixed up with raiders, so i had to use my sandman perk. I have to admit he seems so peaceful now.
My father is in the army. And when he went over seas when I was really little, it was hard to talk to him. I was (and still am) a daddy’s girl. So I really missed him. If he didn’t answer I would leave voicemails. My family is now divorced and even tho he lives right next door, when he misses me he says he still has and still plays the voicemails. Thank you for bringing back those memories fallout 4!
a tear actually rolled down my cheek, without my notice. this was a good one. thank you for the video ox.
well you did notice it then
It's story telling like this that saves lives. Stories like that of Simon Henriksson from Cry of Fear, or Randall Clark from Fallout New Vegas, stories of people who suffered immeasurably, but still somehow stay strong.
"It's our ability to persist through life's challenges that makes us strong(er)."
I'm in my second play-through. Missed this story completely in the first. I came here when I finally put Arlen of Slog together with Arlen of Wilson Toys. This was one of the better stories told in Fallout 4, and your recap was great (real tear-jerker). Thanks for putting the pieces together. I went back to Wilson HQ today and retrieved the tape and gave it to Arlen. I'll also look for Arlen at the crater. Thanks!
I'd like to see a custom mission where you help Arlen retake Wilson Atomatoys.
Shit! In nuka world i chose the slog as the place to attack. Lucky for me i can still change the target. And that i'll do
I took it over but left them alive. I like to talk things out.
I killed all of Nuka World
same lad
I killed all Nuka World Raiders with Minuteman.
I killed nuka world
Damn it Oxhorn, making this old lady choke up is rude. I can't hug my babies because they are all 28 years plus and out in the deep of the world, but I'm off to call them to hear their voices.
DK Dempcey Knight DK hugging ur children has no age limit ❤️
I'm 23 and my relations with my family are a bit iffy. Even if they're out in the world, next time you see them. Hug them tight. We all need a hug whether or not we think we do.
DK Dempcey Knight DK wait, old people play fallout 4?
Probably the most tragic story in the fallout series
And what makes it even more sad is when he leaves you the toy he made when he left, being for your son, but not knowing that in the end your son became a monster meaning youll never get the chance to give the toy to him
At least Fatturd was kind enough to clone his younger self and you can choose to continue loving him after the end of the main quest. It's almost as if the sole survivor really did only miss 10ish years of watching shaun grow up. The issue is that synths don't age and we don't know if they die so it may be hard to grow old and have to still care for a pre-teen, not to mention that he could survive you by decades. All the more reason to mark this settlement on your map, they need our help!
Damn that was deep. Hit right at the heart
Arlen Glass has one of the saddest stories I've seen in Fallout 4. I love these stories.
This video touched me a little to much because I never knew my real father and this video will be the video to get me through the rough and tough times and THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO
right after i got the slog to join me they got invaded by super mutants and they instantly killed arlen with their miniguns before i could do his quest :'(
If that happened in my play through I'd find where they're holed up and go in there guns blazing.
This happened to me and I reloaded and reloaded until he survived the attack
Where is the slog
@@kenoplaines
West of Dunwich Borers.
He got to be with his wife and children
*Clicks to learn more about Fallout 4*
"Oh wow, another Ox vid! Time to learn some lore and a way to complete the quest with most benefits and rewards. "
*Halfway through, dosent care about the mission anymore.*
"My heart... but I'm not crying!"
*End of Video*
"God Darn those Irradiated Onions!"
press f to pay respects
in all seriousness though, this really hit me hard. i don’t have any human children, nor am i planning on having any, but i do have a snake and gecko who i love with all my heart, and are like kids to me.
my snake, a ball python, i adopted him a while back, and he was the first reptile that i personally owned. we’ve been through a lot together- relationships, breakdowns, family drama, you name it.
my gecko, a crested, i just adopted a few days ago. when i first saw him, i fell in love. between his bent tail and rambunctious personality, i knew that i had to get him. he’s my new friend, and i’m hoping that we’ll bond together.
i cherish every single moment with them, and love them all so much. so, here’s to memories, past, present, and future, with loved ones.
@DeadByCamping lmao
That was nice to hear
Nice
I just barely held myself together when the story hit me, I admire when a story does that. Over the years I’ve grown and some stories become lost on me as to their intended effect. Yet this could only become more relevant and hit closer to home the older I become.
there are some great writers in these games. I mean people complain about the poor story of a Bethesda game don't seem to look behind thee curtain to see a world fleshed out
this literally made me cry , damnit oxhorn , lol . your voice is so soothing and comforting and full of emotion , its hard not to feel empathy for this character , going through my own child loss , I really can connect with this story, my child isn't dead but has eliminated me from her and my grandsons life for some of the same reasons in this story . good job oxhorn love ya man . been following ya from WoW and ill never stop watching you .
I saw in Arlen an old man who loved his craft. I often complete the mission giving him the spare parts, and dropping a whole buttercup and maybe a few spare parts by him and consider the story done... I have known many an elderly man who loved to tinker with something. Somehow I missed the rest of the story (I guess that is what I get for letting my ADD get the better of me and starting new games so often because I "want to try something". Thank you for all the dedication and love you have put into the game and sharing the hidden elements of the lore with us. I have always liked Arlen. Now I want him in my settlements even more. He deserves to be surrounded by friends and maybe a champion of the wasteland who can bring him occasional parts. He just needs to slow down a li'l and spend more time with those friends :)
As a side note, this play through, I have the Raider Children Mod (plus some others) on to test for possible use in a full immersion game series (warning, it gets DARK)... To compound one sad story with another. I was clearing the rations stockpile by Sunshine and I found a raider girl trying to rebuild a Buttercup with a set of the parts sitting next to her. I had not delivered the parts from Atomatoys yet. Unfortunately before I could try to pacify and interact with her, one of the other raiders tossed a frag at me and blew the kids up. I do now have 2 sets of the spare parts.
I was not ready for this mission. No amount of prep would have had me emotionally ready... I felt so bad for this poor man I legit wanted to hug him, ghoul or not...
I'm not a parent. Not yet at least. But I cannot imagine the anguish this poor man has had to live with for so long...
And people think video games can't be any deeper than "kill simulators". This hit me so hard, I didn't play for over a week. And I'm a tough broad. Not much gets to me like this did.
This is the REAL saddest story from fallout 4. This crushed my heart beyond anything. I nearly cry every time I hear him play the holotape. It’s crushing
13 people are frigging heartless. Me, personally this made me tear up a little.
Between you and another guy's Fallout Lore Vids I like to watch, I am feeling pretty embarrass with how poorly I have explored the Common wealth.
I'm not crying, my eyes are just sweaty. Wait that's disgusting, yes I'm crying.
(This started as a joke until I actually started crying)
Oxhorn, did you try to talk to Arlen when you saw him at the crater?
I could be wrong but I think he spawned him there for affect
I want to believe™
I've only played Fallout on PS4 and I have seen Arlen there. I din't know who he was, but I do now. Thanks Oxhorn
youre lying friend, because he wouldnt be there if you hadnt completed the mission - in which case youd know who he was - the video poster just spawned him there with console.
Well that is weird friend, but I'm telling the truth.
Fuck man this beautiful. you really make this game more amazing with your story telling
ozwald and arnold are some of my favorite charters in the fallout univese
it was clear the story touched you as you were telling it to us...your voice carried so much emotions..awesome vidéo i'm glad to have subscribed, this little video made it worth it
STOP MAKING ME FEEL FEELINGS! STOP IT!
Damn now this story did something to me.
Always have time for your loved ones.
Because that what you leave in the morning sometimes is isn't there anymore in the evening.
I never though a videogame could teach me that.
Or rather a video of a videogame.
This man, right here, makes my heart feel and good and really soothes me.
Keep it up :)
I loved this quest, I kept a complete buttercup and have her in my workshop in sanctuary right next to my flames hot rodded power armor. Before the patch she would sometimes disappear and then reappear tossed way up in the air around sanctuary or just on the ground outside my shop, I would just put her back but at first it freaked me out like I thought who the fuck stole my buttercup?! sturgess I'm lookin at you. >.>
Sturges the old synth thief!!
This was one of my favorite stories in Fallout 4
Who the f*ck threw onions in my face while watching this video?! Rude man. Now I can't stop my tears. :|
Ox your voice makes the story much better. Thankful for staying wholesome
Edit: I’m crying during the halo tape scene
I legit cried seeing arlen's reaction to the holotape and what happened right afterwards ;-;
I always believed that im a tough guy. If anything that can make a strong guy tear up a bit, you know its serious
I'm a tough burly ogre and this made ME cry
Who in the fuck disliked this.
W3J M3CH well i do. Like his videos but this is just trying too hard, also from couple of his videos getting bit feeling mr ox is bit on SJW front there. but rest is generally not too shabby.
lesslighter
Thats right!
What exactly gives u the feel he's a sjw? having feelings? cuz I can't see any other correlation at all
TOKOLOSE, cildren from every culture are even making their own toys or declaring something as a toy, some even right now, because they have a natural need to explore the world through their imagination. With caring about this, we are lovingly helping them to grow within and above themselves and to build a future of our world, we could be proud of.
This is important AF and therefore the tone, that's been set here, is absolutely adequate.
So if agreeing with Mr. Oxhorn is making me a SJW, I'll gladly sign that one.
This man is one genuine father.
I'm crying now
I started sobbing during this quest. Like legit. My dad is one of the most important people in my life... this quest hurts so much... it’s so damn crazy how video games really can hit hard.
I've been watching your videos for a long time now and throughout it all, I never thought about subscribing. This heart wrenching story combined with the narration drove me over the edge to become your 991,992nd subscriber. I may not have any kids, but I remember being a kid wishing for a father like Arlan Glass. Instead, I have the father that's closer to the one who gave his company to his undeserving son, who was never there for me even when he was physically there, causing a wedge to be driven between us, which has burned a bridge that unfortunately can never be mended, no matter how hard I try to do so.
Sorry for going off on a tangent there. To put it simply, it pulled at my heartstrings and made me a subscriber. Emotionally awesome and very well done.
On a much lighter note, you've actually inspired me to make some Fallout 4 videos on top of my growing list of future projects, so thank you for that!
take a shot every time he says daddy
Walker Gargagliano almost died cause of you, m8
I can't look away from my screen, the video over but I just can't leave. All I can do is cry. I have no kids but I have both parents work hard and long to keep a roof over our heads and the fridge full of food. I have good memories of just watching TV with them. And this makes them all the more precious. Thank you Oxhorn.
Holy shit, dude. I got chills. I've been binge-watching your content but this video right here, I legit teared up. Subscribing the shit out of you, right away. Thanks for sharing, you have great content. :)
Thanks, and welcome!
This was a great story in FO4. When I was going through the factory, I did not know I would find this. I had to find everything to complete the story for me and i was surprised, sad and very happy. Thank you Bethesda for this.
One thing about the origins of the Giddyup Buttercup that always confused me is how elements from the Mothership Zeta DLC for Fallout 3 seems to contradict the story told in Fallout 4.
Yeah I just played through that dlc recently and... I don't see any contradictions.
The Zetans have a very unhealthy fascination with buttercup, it's true. They copied it, made massive ones... and it's possible they weaponized them in some creepy way....
But nothing in the cargo bay or elsewhere say anything about who made the originals..
The art behind this story is amazing. I've always seen Arlen & I've always loved him, but I've never done his mission. The way you delivered the story, with the sentimental tone in your voice, drove me to tears. Bravo.
Two and half years later... this still hits me in the feels...