Lisa the Painful - Joy

in the world of old lathe in the Lesa game series there's a substance encased in a little blue pill that is called joy a somewhat ironic name it doesn't bring the user any kinds of feelings of happiness or satisfaction it merely makes them feel nothing a numbness it likely earned its title simply because it offered an escape from the misery of the land a way to live without the pain or hurt that plagued allies for those that took the drug giving them a glimpse of what living a life of true joy must feel like that feeling of numbness seems to empower the user as well if the drug is used by one of the party members in combat they are granted numerous buffs the most obvious being insane amount of damage they deal while under its effects however the high of the drug will begin to fade and the pain of the user will return tempting them to take more joy to escape their pain again eventually the pain of the user will be compounded by withdrawal symptoms weakening them if they haven't taken the drug in some time creating a dependence on the drug joy was mostly consumed by the dregs of the society of a lathe outside of the crippling addiction that could emerge the drug was mostly ignored by most of the populace it was relatively harmless compared to the other things they faced in their everyday lives however this seemingly innocuous drug hit a dark secret and it's used brought the inner demons of the joy addicts into the physical world in a very real manner all for the gain of a megalomaniac that had an obsessive desire to rule over everything it starts with joint creation developed by a scientist named dr. Otto joy was never intended to be consumed recreationally yato had created it to be used as a military weapon it was to be taken by a user and they would undergo a transformation into a stronger more resilient form likely as a way to create a super-soldier labs were set up thanks to funding provided by investors and yato experimented with several strains of the drug with promising initial results the subjects underwent their transformation after only a few doses however after this occurred the objects stopped following orders and even lost the ability to make decisions for themselves the researchers found they only pursued their innermost desire needing something strong yet controllable the experiments were ultimately deemed a failure with the inability to control the soldiers in these forms and yato lost his teams and his resources the remnants of one of these joy labs can be explored by Brad and Lisa the painful outside a nice neighborhood in the back of the lab there are four vats with various specimens inside these are the results of Janos joy experiments the transformations that the subjects underwent after taking the drug the first holds a vaguely humanoid figure with a face made of fleshy flaps that fold over onto themselves this specimen is named mindless sheep but no more information is provided here however Brad can find these creatures out in the world in a place called the Beach Resort through Brad's journey here it's revealed that these creatures are indeed sheepish they're docile and non aggressive not once do they attack Brad nor give an indication they're about to due to the warping of their faces they can't speak but let out a low rolling sound when Brad interacts with one run exploring the building further Brad finds a hidden room in the back where the creatures worship a strange statue one made in the shape of a golden trumpet all these findings point to these creatures living out at peaceful docile existence devoted to the statue not at all like the super soldiers that were needed by yato so these mindless sheep were likely regarded as a fail outcome of the ADO's Joey experiments the next vat holds a curious sight a humanoid figure with the head of a fish instead of a man and it's body is cut in scales instead of skin this fish man mutation is named repulsive waste and it's quite different from any of the other specimens like the previous iteration Brad can find these creatures out in the world of a lathe while traversing muddy waters the swamp in area 2 Brad can jump into one of the pools that dot the area and get transported to a place with ease patience have created an entire village populated only by Fishman and while exploring this village Brad finds that the Fishman aren't mindless like their brethren they've retained their agency and actually built an entire society for themselves they have their own clothing style and language their own architectural style and even a judicial system secluded from the chaos of the surface the Fishman live in relative peace frolicking in the waters of the swamp this link between joy and a Fishman actually brings up questions for a potential party member carp is a man wearing a fish head mask that can be recruited by Brad after giving him some green paste from the fish man village interestingly when he spoken to carpet never speaks in the common language but always in the fish man language and even more interesting is the fact that carbon is a joy addict could carp have taken some of this fish man joy strain and partially mutated into a fish man could he be a sort of missing link in the mutation chain between a human man and a fish man all interesting questions which only begged more if joy transformed man into an animal were there any other strains that created different animals could that explain the other strange man animal hybrids that seemed to dot a lathe whatever the case may be it's clear that this repulsive waste was looked upon as an utter failure of the joy experiments as it didn't create the super soldier that yato and his investors were after suspended in the third canister is a nightmarish ghoulish creature with pale skin pocked with wounds and lesions and eyes that glow with a sickly yellow color named violent soldiers Brad finds these throughout this joy lab and in the neighborhood that borders it he finds that they are true to their name as they attack him and his group with a violent passion whenever they are seen this is what yato and his investors were looking for however there were some issues with this particular mutation although the creeps fought with a feverish passion they weren't particularly Hardy capable of being felled relatively quickly and although their frenzied ferocity was intended these creatures suffered too much from the violent side effects of the drug and were uncontrollable by the researchers this led to this iteration of the drug being deemed a failure due to the uncontrollable nature of the creeps but the researchers noted they were on the right path finally there's a fad labeled my favorite which holds the twisted visions of a body that can only be vaguely recognized as human thanks to the features of its face which has eyes that have rolled back into its head this was the culmination of all of Yahoo's work and the version of joy that creates these creatures is the one that is being disseminated throughout a lathe and consumed by the populace evidenced by the appearance of these mutants throughout the land however there are some differences between this iteration and the previous ones true to its nature it only takes a few doses to prompt the transformation but the transformation for this strain will only occur once the user either experiences intense mental trauma or approaches death the physical manifestations differ as well as every host is affected differently some swallow up in size becoming bloated monstrosity while others have their limbs stretched or twisted into unnatural positions creating warped mutants the aggressiveness of these mutants was not on the same level as the creeps as most mutants were content simply observe those that pass them by until someone got too close but some did attack those they saw with as much fury as the creeps however every one of these joy mutants were fierce fighters capable of taking on many foes at the same time and some were even capable of killing people outright additionally they were all incredibly resilient withstanding devastating attacks and would normally kill a man with an unflinching resolved thanks to the numbing effects in the joy drug they didn't feel the pain of those attacks either and would continue the fight until they died this was what yato and his investors wanted a super-soldier able to take on numerous fighters at once and come out alive yet the researchers found no way to control these mutants and so these experiments were deemed a failure at last ending Janos Joey experiments however in a conversation held between yato and one of his researchers Giotto implied that the experiments were a success for him and says it's time to build his world it's obvious the scientist knew something the other researchers didn't a secret of his own that he intended to use for his own gain later in the game series yato revealed the secret he had the incredible ability of being able to control the joint use by using the small trumpet he always carried at his side and the truth behind the joy experiments comes to light they were always intended to be used by the scientist for his own means he just needed to discover the right combination of controllability aggressiveness and resilience to create the super soldiers he needed for his army the names of the specimen scene all hint at how they were regarded as failures by him the Fishman were repulsive wastes due to being uncontrollable and peaceful the mindless sheep could be controlled by the horn indicated by the reverence of a statue of one but being as docile as sheep they were of no use to him the violent soldiers had the aggressiveness he needed and he believed he may have finally found what he was searching for but their frailty and inability to be controlled through the horn led to the failure of that version of joy and finally the perfect specimen his favorite resilient aggressive and best of all controllable spreading this version of joy to the populace of a lathe he attended to get as many people addicted to it as possible so when the time came that he enacted his secret plan he could have thousands of controllable super soldiers to make up his army and take over all of the lathe but yato story will be covered in another video and that pretty much makes up the background of joy in melesa games I certainly hope you enjoy the video I think there's a couple things that might have left out like the hallucinations that accompany the high of the drug so if I missed anything else feel free to point it out and if you have any questions or comments or anything like that feel free to share those as well I'd be happy to hear from him but until next time thank you for watching and see you later

Channel: Squatch Gaming Official

Views: 165,137

Rating: 4.9452853 out of 5

Keywords: Drug addiction, Side effects, Status, Over-Joyed, Joy Mutants, Fishmen, Fishman, Mindless Sheep, Marty, Martin, Armstrong, Beach Resort, Village, Nice Neighborhood, Explained, Explanation, Synopsis, Who, What, When, Where, Why, Dr. Yado, Joy Lab, Western, Eastern, Buzzo, Joy Boy, Withdrawal, help, understand, Lore, Story, Summary

Id: Ij8anw2vm74

Length: 11min 38sec (698 seconds)

Published: Mon Mar 04 2019