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Mysterious Monsters is a trivia game show where contestants have to fight monsters in an RPG-like battle screen by answering questions in different categories and try to survive through the final round with the most gold. The winner gets to select a prize from the Wall of Fabulous Prizes presented by Salmon Globe along with receiving a Salmon Globe tote bag.

The game show is designed by Isla Hinck, programmed by developer Jason Wishnov from Iridium Studios[1], and hosted by Michael Huber.

History[]

Mysterious Monsters first started under the working title Huber's Game Show and was revealed as a Patreon goal[2] during Easy Livin' 2018. They followed up the announcement with the release of a playtest teaser[3] under the official name Mysterious Monsters on December 11, 2018.

Despite not meeting the goal on Patreon, they decided to move forward with production after moving into The Studio. The game show premiered on March 19, 2019 ahead of their third anniversary celebration. In addition to the show premiere, they also held the Mysterious Monster Mash, a live version of the game show featuring members of the community as contestants.

After releasing 13 episodes of Mysterious Monsters including the bonus remote Season 1 finale on April 1, 2020, the show went on hiatus due to the global COVID-19 pandemic halting production at The Studio.

On September 17, 2020, Easy Allies announced[4] that as part of their partnership with Roost, some of their series were launching on RoosterTeeth.com. Starting October 21, recent episodes of Mysterious Monsters, the Easy Allies Podcast, Frame Trap, Box Peek, and Achieve It Yourself! would be featured on the site. These shows were selected to serve as an introduction to Easy Allies and for the overall fit with Rooster Teeth's audiences. New episodes will still be posted around the same schedule on the Easy Allies YouTube channel and podcast feeds.

Easy Allies officially returned to The Studio as a group on June 10, 2021. The date coincided with all of the Allies being fully vaccinated and COVID-cleared as well as the first day of E3.

They later teased that Season 2 of Mysterious Monsters was in production with new gameplay updates and new guests. The season 2 premiere debuted on September 27, 2021 along with some new patch notes detailing changes to the game show.

After a short hiatus, Season 2 officially returned with a new episode premiere during EZX 2022. S2E4 premiered a couple months later in the lead up to Summer Game Fest featuring James and Elyse Willems alongside AJ LoCascio. S2E5 premiered on August 8, 2022 featuring Gabby, Jimmy Good, and GT alumni Rich Brown. S2E6 premiered on September 26, 2022 featuring Don, voice actor Ashly Burch, and game developer Wyatt Bushnell. Game mechanic changes included a reduction of potions available in the shop. The first episode of 2023 featured Kinda Funny's Blessing Adeoye Jr., game developer Karrie Shao (Shirou), and writer/producer Emily Rose.

Game Mechanics[]

Format[]

Rounds 1&2[]

Each player starts the game with 15 HP and 20 G, and they take turns choosing one of the five monsters on screen, representing the different trivia categories. Then they pick a weak point and a question will be revealed along with a number representing the damage value, ranging from 1 to 8 depending on its difficulty. If they answer correctly, the monster takes damage and the player earns ten times the value in gold. However, when a player does not answer correctly, they will take the damage instead.

When a monster is defeated, the player takes 20 times the value in gold instead, and all the players who did damage to it get a "Lucky Loot" shot, one per correct answer.

After three monsters have been defeated, or fled due to not having remaining weak points and not receiving enough damage, players advance to the next round while keeping their items, HP, gold, and any effect already in place.

Round 3[]

In this round the players will fight a final boss all at once, but before it starts they have a final chance to buy items from the Shop, which they can use at any time.

The host will ask various questions in rapid-fire style, and in order to answer, the contestants have to hit a box with an axe, whoever does so first. If they're correct, they'll do damage and earn gold as usual, and the host will proceed to the next question. If they're wrong, the other players will have the opportunity to buzz in to answer the current question.

When the boss is defeated, it will change into its final form for a numerical question. Players will have ten seconds to hit the box as many times as they want, and the number of hits counts as their final answer. All players will get gold, ranging from 0 to 200 depending on how close they are to the correct answer.

Finally, the player with the highest amount of gold wins the game. The winner gets to choose a prize from The Fabulous Wall of Prizes, courtesy of sponsor Salmon Globe.


Actions[]

Name
Cost
Effect
Analyze (Season 1) 10 Reveals the difficulties of a monster's weak points
Pin-Point Strike (Season 2) 10 Target a specific difficulty value on a monster
Uneasy Alliance 20 A competitor suggests an answer, if the player takes it and it's right they both get gold


Items[]

Before picking a monster or a question, players can exchange gold for various items from the Shop, with the exception of the Hyper Strike which can only be acquired via the Lucky Loot board. Items can be used at any time and on any target before answering a question.

Name
Cost
Effect
Equipment
Wolf's Pelt of Perception (Season 1) 30 Grants the wearer the Analyze action for free
Wolf's Pelt of Precision (Season 2) 50 Grants the wearer free Pin-Point Strikes
Cowl of Consistency 50 Grants 20 bonus gold for every consecutive correct answer starting on the third
Cursed Amulet of the Three 50 Grants triple kill bonus instead of double
Huber's Hammer of Hype 70 Grants 1 extra damage and 10 extra gold for each correct answer
Skull of Sacrifice (Season 2) 7 Max HP Sets your Max HP to 8 in exchange for 70g
  • Provided 100g in S2E2 only
Consumables
Lesser Healing Potion 20 Restores 5 HP
Greater Healing Potion 40 Restores 15 HP
Double Damage Token 50 Doubles the damage value for one question
Huber's Hyper Strike 0 Grants a free hit for one question


Lucky Loot[]

When a monster is killed, all players that dealt damage to it earn a chance to drop a ball in a pachinko board, and depending on where the ball lands they take the loot as indicated.

  • Gold Bonus (10 G, 30 G, 40 G)
  • Health Restoration (automatically heals 5 HP)
  • Lesser Healing Potion (Season 1)
  • Double Damage Token
    • Provides 20g once inventory runs out
  • Huber's Hyper Strike
    • Provides 50g after Huber's Hyper Strike is exhausted


The Witch[]

Played by Isla, the Witch revives a player that has fallen in combat for half of their gold into full health, but only during the first two rounds. She also shares her wisdom on-screen showing brief descriptions of items and mechanics during gameplay, and off-screen when discussing a particular question. Previously known as The Wizard in Season 1.


Monsters[]

Picture
Name
Category
Enemies
MM-TheAnimonster The Animonster (Season 2) Anime
EasyAllies 2022 Logo EZA Food Freako Food
MM-TheGamesIndustry The Games Industry Game business and development
EasyAllies 2022 Logo EZA Horrible Historian History and geography
MM-LoquaciousLocust Loquacious Locust Vocabulary and grammar
MM-ModernMiscreation Modern Miscreation Modern video games
EasyAllies 2022 Logo EZA Movie Monster Films
MM-MusicalMiscreant Musical Miscreant Music
MM-PoisonTongue Poison Tongue Famous quotes
MM-Portmantoad Portmantoad (Season 2) Portmanteaus
MM-RetroRampager Retro Rampager Retro video games
EasyAllies 2022 Logo EZA Scientific Slime Science
MM-SportsGuy Sports Guy Sports
MM-TechnoTerror Techno Terror Technology
MM-TeleVampire Tele-Vampire Television
MM-Trickster Trickster Trick questions and riddles
Final Boss
MM-MixedUpMonstrosity The Mixed-Up Monstrosity Takes questions from all previous monsters


Episodes[]

Season 1 (2019-20)[]

Episode Contestants
MM1-1

Episode 1 - SHADOW DROP! Welcome to Mysterious Monsters the Trivia Game Show RPG! Defeat monsters by answering questions, get gold, get loot, get out alive!

MM1-2

Episode 2 - Bosman, Noah, Don - Will our three adventurers Kyle Bosman, Noah Rayne, and Don Casanova defeat the Mysterious Monsters? Find out who comes out on top in this month's episode of the best monster themed RPG Trivia Game Show in town! Special guest Noah Rayne is a musician and collaborator with eza, you may remember Noah from singing with Ian at the years 2 and 3 eza anniversary shows!

MM1-3

Episode 3 - Blood, Chris, Pam - This month our adventurers are pitted against particularly difficult monsters, who will prevail! Mysterious Monsters is a trivia game show with RPG elements!

MM1-4

Episode 4 - AJ LoCascio, Ben Moore, Matthew Walden - Special guest adventurers AJ LoCascio (Voltron), Matthew Walden (Better Than Speed), and Ben Moore (Easy Allies) take on our monsters in this uproarious neck in neck battle! Who will defeat the Mysterious Monsters!?

  • Ben Moore
  • AJ LoCascio (Voltron)
  • Matthew Walden (Better Than Speed)
MM1-5

Episode 5 - Ashly Burch, Elyse Willems, Erica Lindbeck - Ahoy adventurers! This month the Mysterious Monsters go up against three very special guests! Who shall emerge victorious?

  • Erica Lindbeck (Marvel's Spider-Man)
  • Ashly Burch (Horizon Zero Dawn)
  • Elyse Willems (GameTrailers, Funhaus)
MM1-6

Episode 6 - Bitterest of Rivals! - One of the craziest competitions yet on Mysterious Monsters, guests Uli, Justin, and Gabby fight tooth and nail against the monsters and each other, who will prevail!?

MM1-7

Episode 7 - Bonds! - This month on Mysterious Monsters bonds are tested as it's Husband Brandon Jones vs Wife Amanda Troop vs Friend Jessica Lynn Verdi vs our fearsome freakos! Who shall emerge victorious?

MM1-8

Episode 8 - Game Dev Showdown! - This month three veteran game developers go head to head against our monsters and each other! Asher Vollmer (Threes, Puzzle Juice, Guildlings), Felix Park (Uncharted 4, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy), or Alex Belzer (God of War, Dungeon Punks, HauntAR)... who shall reign supreme!?

  • Asher Vollmer (Threes, Puzzle Juice, Guildlings)
  • Felix Park (Uncharted 4, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy)
  • Alex Belzer (God of War, Dungeon Punks, HauntAR)
MM1-9

Episode 9 - Bad Boy Monster Daddies! - Three bad boys fight monsters and each other! Who will be the monster daddy? Special Guest Tyler Hutchison of Dream Daddy! With Kyle Bosman and Bradley Ellis!

MM1-10

Episode 10 - Easy Alliances! - This month Beth May, Ben Moore, and Sean Clinton battle it out against our monsters and each other and use Uneasy Alliances to their full effect, but who shall emerge the victor?!

MM1-11

Episode 11 - Band Together! - This month the band Dawn of Jayne takes on our monsters and each other! Tamara Bruketta, Freddie Wong, and Josh Wolf, who will emerge victorious?!

  • Tamara Bruketta (Singer/Songwriter)
  • Freddie Wong (Guitar/Bass)
  • Josh Wolf (Drums)
MM1-12

Episode 12 - Titans! - Three titans of the games industry face off! Lawrence Sonntag, Bruce Greene, and Michael Damiani go head to head to see who can defeat our fearsome monsters!

  • Michael Damiani
  • Lawrence Sonntag (Machinima, Funhaus)
  • Bruce Greene (Machinima, Funhaus)
MM1-13

Episode 13 - Battle of the Bots! - Season two has been delayed by the pandemic and on this special day in April please enjoy the Battle of the Bots as Alexa, Google Home, and Siri battle the beasts to see who is the superior smart thing!

  • Alexa
  • Google
  • Siri

Season 2 (2021-23)[]

Patch Notes

  • Analyze is no longer available and is replaced by Pin-Point Strike
  • The difficulty values of a monster are now shown, however players must still choose a weakpoint without knowing its specific difficulty unless a player uses a Pin-Point Strike
  • The lovely Wizard is now the lovely Witch
  • Two new monsters, The Animonster and Portmantoad, have been added
  • The Trickster will now appear in every game
  • Questions in the final round will now have their categories displayed
  • New item, The Skull of Sacrifice has been added
  • A secret addition has been implemented
  • The Lucky Loot board will no longer bestow healing potions
  • Fog machine effects have been added upon a monster being killed
Episode Contestants
MM2-1

Episode 1 - The Fellowship of the Dog! - Contestants Ben Moore, Don Casanova, and Jack Covell (Heart Machine) face our fearsome beasts in season two of Mysterious Monsters, a Trivia game show where you battle monsters with questions!

MM2-2

Episode 2 - Tricks and Toads! - This month the Monsters are up against Michael Damiani, Beth May (@HeyBethMay), and Freddie Wong (@fwong)!

MM2-3

Episode 3 - Revenge of the Toad! - Brad, Blood, and TokyoSlim take on the monsters and see if they come out on top, will the fearsome Portmantoad spell their demise?

MM2-4

Episode 4 - The Hoarder! - AJ LoCascio (Voltron, LEGO Star Wars), Elyse and James Willems (Funhaus) take on the monsters in a completely off the wall episode!

  • AJ LoCascio (Voltron, LEGO Star Wars)
  • Elyse Willems (GameTrailers, Funhaus)
  • James Willems (Machinima, Funhaus)
MM2-5

Episode 5 - Is Dr. Dre a Real Doctor? - Gabby, Jimmy Good, and Rich Brown go up against the Mysterious Monsters for a battle to the death!

  • Gabby Montoute
  • Jimmy Good (Content Creator)
  • Rich Brown (GameTrailers, Skullgirls, One-Punch Man)
MM2-6

Episode 6 - The Dark Times! - This month on Mysterious Monsters Huber ushers us into the Dark Times with special guests Ashly Burch and Wyatt Bushnell!

  • Don Casanova
  • Ashly Burch (Horizon, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands)
  • Wyatt Bushnell (Coin Crew Games)
MM2-7

Episode 7 - Doing It On Sonic's Back!? - On this exciting game of Mysterious Monsters our challengers, Emily Rose Jacobson, Blessing Adeoye Jr., and Karrie Shirou, take on some fearsome freakos!

  • Blessing Adeoye Jr. (Kinda Funny)
  • Emily Rose Jacobsen (Writer/producer, Xplay)
  • Karrie Shirou (Game developer, Pacific Drive)
MM2-8

Episode 8 - Back At It! - This month Beth May (Dungeons and Daddies), Ash Paulsen (Good Vibes Gaming), and Grant Cushman (College Advisor) go head to head against our aberrant freakos! Who will rise from the ashes and kick these monsters out a window?

  • Beth May (Dungeons and Daddies)
  • Ash Paulsen (Good Vibes Gaming)
  • Grant Cushman (College Advisor)

Credits[]

Created By:

Hosted By:

Game Programming By:

  • Iridium Studios[5]

Question Writers:

Theme Song By:

Monster and Background Art By:

  • Tobi Bollen
  • Steven Purifoy[8]

Edited and Directed By:

Camera By:

Lucky Loot Board By:

  • Florip Workshop[9]

Shop Sign and Construction By:

  • Gabrielle Montoute[10]
  • Marissa von Bleicken[11]


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