Hello, fellow Watchers of the Multiverse.
What if events went...differently?
MissedThePart is a YouTube video maker who specializes in What If? stories from all sorts of mediums and franchises, as well as original continuations of existing superhero stories such as The Amazing Spider-Man Series.
Videos and their stories can vary widely in tone, from humorous ones like "What If Emperor Palpatine was the villain in Home Alone?" to far more serious ones, like "What If Syndrome Won in The Incredibles 1?" Whatever a video's subject matter, MissedThePart guides the listener through the point of divergence and beyond, showing how seemingly small changes can affect the universe of stories.
His videos can be found here
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These videos contain examples of:
- Adaptational Villainy: Some videos are predicated on heroic or neutral characters in their home universes actually being evil, such as a Willy Wonka who kills the guests touring the factory.
- Bittersweet Ending: The episode where Myron becomes Turbo Man has a bittersweet ending where Howard falls from a parade float and almost dies while Myron is shot and killed by the police, but Howard reconciles with Jamie and is grateful for his second chance.
- Christmas Episode: Christmas-themed episodes run throughout the entire month of December and generally feature Lighter and Softer content than the usual fare.
- Cliffhanger: The evil Willy Wonka video ends with Jigsaw visiting him and proposing an alliance.
- Deal with the Devil: What If Batman Made a Deal with Mephisto has Bruce Wayne giving the legend of the Batman to Mephisto in exchange for Jason Todd's life, which rewrites Gotham and its history in the process.
- Downer Beginning: Several episodes begin with a downer, such as the toys failing to make it out of the furnace in Toy Story 3 or Hopper successfully subjugating the ants in A Bug's Life.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: The episode where Syndrome wins over the Incredibles ends with Frozone and Mirage stopping the Omnidroid armies, defeating Syndrome, and restoring a tentative peace to Metroville at great cost.
- "Groundhog Day" Loop: Some stories deal with characters trapped in time loops, such as Obi-Wan reliving Anakin's fall in Revenge of the Sith or Anakin reliving his life every time he dies.
- Halloween Episode: Halloween-themed episodes run throughout the entire month of October and generally feature Darker and Edgier content than the usual fare.
- Ripple Effect Indicator: When Batman makes a deal with Mephisto, indications of the altered timeline include changed architecture of Gotham and Wayne Manor, and the Batcomputer reveals dates and times were changed or completely erased from history.
- Weird Crossover: Holiday specials tend to feature really bizarre crossovers, such as Buddy the Elf's dad being the Green Goblin or Michael Myers terrorizing Kevin McAllister on Halloween.
