Considering they're called rodents in the game, I always assumed they feel like a mouse, but wet because the entire world is always moist and damp. Unless the rain stops, which is why Saint is able to adapt and have lots of fur
In MSC pebbles calls rivulet a mouse, however lantern mice already exist in game and that's likely where he gets the name from. The texture of lantern mice are just as unclear as that of a slugcat.
I adore the fact that Joar likes to keep everything as mysterious and vague as possible, but the one thing he just cannot let slide is them being slimy.
My opinion is that slugcats are moist with smooth fur like aquatic mammals, and by the time of Saint that fur evolved to be thick and fluffy to withstand the cold Also Arti is dry and bristly and Rivulet is the only slimy one (which is why they are so fast, they’re slippery)
Definitely like a seal. People who've worked with seals and sea lions before say that when dry they're velvety and when wet they're incredibly smooth. Slugcats are always wet from their environment, so they're smooth! But they also have hair as a part of their integumentary system!
i'd go with slick oily fur like an otter or seal for the normal scugs, that way you can have deviations from that in saints fluffiness and rivulets dolphin or salamander like smoothness.
I think they probably feel like a manta ray or something. If you’ve never felt a manta ray, they’re smooth, wet (obviously) and a little slimy, but not like, dripping with slime or sticky slime or anything, just a little slippery.
My headcanon is that they evolved to have denser fur over time. Spearmaster only has a fine coat like a sphynx's peach fuzz that allows spears to easily slide out of their tail, while the others have more and more seal-like fur over time: a smooth coat that repels water and doesn't need frequent grooming, but not so thick that it locks in the moisture they inevitably hold (you can't tell me they AREN'T slimy to some degree based on how they move in pipes; their skin makes me think of frogs). Rivulet's coat would be more dense to retain heat and allows them to slip and slide as gracefully as an otter, and Saint obviously has a full coat of fluff.
I think Fie Pebbles Dialogue about the magenta pearl is actually him criticizing the design of the creature rather than stating its features. he says its purpose (a menial cleaning slug), then states the actual design is closer to a domestic animal (while it should be more utilitarian), further stating it's eyes would be useless for its job.
I’ve always imagined that scugs have a sort of peach fuzz texture, like if the scugs from the “with fur” headcanons got shaved, the two exceptions being rivulet (slimy) and saint (fluffy)
This video as I mentioned this was meant to be a dumb april fools video which would overly exaggerated solving this nail biting mystery! It’s still kind of that but I put in a lot more time and effort than initially intended and I’m very glad I did. Making this video has really allowed me to play with a much longer format and see what I could make of a bigger project. I hope everyone enjoys this and if you have the time any feedback would be muchly appreciated. I used the feedback I got on my rivulet video to hopefully make improvements on this type of video and I'd like to continue doing that as I have tons of fun making these long videos. So yeah I would love to know what you liked and didn’t like and why it helps me improve :D I have a lot planned for the future and I hope to see you there!
I think the pipe cleaner thing is from this spearmaster broadcast: [LIVE BROADCAST] - PUBLIC GROUP [OMENSCAGE] Wandering Omen, Pleading Intellect PI: You haven't heard about what No Significant Harassment did? WO: All I heard was the complaining. Didn't he send an iterator something distasteful? PI: Well, yes, but more importantly, he trained a purposed organism to deliver it! WO: Why do that? Was it so distasteful that he was afraid to send it via the broadcast network? PI: Just forward thinking. He's been experimenting with alternative communication methods. PI: So that we all may stay in touch even once our broadcast machinery meets its end of life. WO: What type of organism was it? PI: It was based on one of those resourceful, wandering ones that go in pipes. An image should reach you in a few moments... WO: ... WO: I see...
The real issue with the pipe-cleaners is that you CAN'T be the pipe-cleaning slug because that's a species that existed in what is literally "ancient times" comparatively to the time period you play in. Anywhere from hundreds to thousands to millions of years ago is when the ancients, and their pipe-slugs, were alive. I do believe the pearl could be related to slugcats, but if so, then that still doesn't mean slugcats *are* the pipe-cleaners. They would be far-off descendants of the pipe-cleaners or another ancient species after countless generations of evolution have completely reshaped them as a species. This is the same with every other creature in the game, save for iterators and their structures. Whatever form any of the creatures in rain world had when the ancients were around, they don't look like that anymore and haven't looked like that at all in a very very long time, save for *maybe* vultures and miros birds because they seem mechanical.
This is one of the best videos I have ever seen, only half way through, but the effort put in this “joke” video (how dare you this is one of the most important lore questions in the game) is amazing , the little animations will be the dead of me.
I always thought it was smooth, but somewhat squishy since they almost look transparent in the promo art, but have enough muscle to lodge a spear into a metal wall.
4:16 : Most sane person in the video. Whatever they are, they are huggable, and that what's matter the most. Hugs. =w= (And seeing all these ocs was the best part of the video. I'm guessing drawing all of them must have been fun, but also a lot of work.)
I feel like Slugcats would feel like sea lions with some extra slime and maybe a little less fur. Maybe when it's drier (which is pretty rare) their fur would be more noticeable but normally it just seems like they're smooth slimey guys.
13:55 That's a misreading of the pearl. Pebbles specifically comments on the simplicity of the blueprint compared to what would be expected of newer organisms. A modern specialized creature made to live underground would be purposed without eyes, but this one is old and so does have eyes, even though there's no need for them. That's why it's closer to a domesticated animal.
Yeah I misunderstood him there, rip to my grapple worm theory haha. Someone else suggested it may be an ancestor of something in shoreline due to the pearls location which is an interesting idea!
Many names that creatures call the slug cats are “Some sort of rodent” -echo, “a little beast!” -echo “little creature” -moon and in down pour “the irony is not lost on me, mouse!” - echo from downpour and last but not least “goodbye, wet mouse” -moon and the name slug cat originates from a comment on a rainworld video that was posted by the devs, and the name just kept running. Also slug cats are NOT pipe cleaners since in the bright magenta pearl (shoreline) moon reads “It is the genome for a purposed organism. A small slug to clean the insides of pipes.” And “When I came into this world there was very little primal fauna left. So it's highly likely that you are the descendant of a purposed organism yourself!” Now in this remember that the name slugcat is NOT cannon and that the slug to clean the inside of pipes is not moon referring to us nor who our descendants might be, and it is import to see that she said “it’s highly likely that you are the descendant of A purposed organism yourself!” Notice how she says “a purposed organism” and not the purposed organism, this further shows that slug cats are Not pipe cleaners nor descendants from pipe cleaners. Anyways thank ls for reading my rant :3 please go look at uraniumeater s video “ common misconceptions in rain world lore” in that they talk about what the origin of the slugcat is and explain it much better than me. Also I think that they are moist, with short hair that is slicked back and might be a bit ruff due to what they go through I also kinda agree with the dehydrated slug feeling. Anyways this is the end of my rant :3
I love how many scugs you featured in your animation, your style just works so well for them!! also mario the idea vs mario the man reference at 10:40 was golden 😂
This was a very insightful video, I will give some of my takes though! For turnarounds (the sound), I personally think thats probably just the rubble and stuff sliding under the sslugcat on the ground, as it sounds like rocks to me. Some of the sounds do sound rather sticky though! I personally think they have a somewhat damp latex-like skin, and it is supported that they are some kind of rodent due to some dialogue in game. Arti may be more dry, Rivulet is more damp, and Saint is the only fluffy one! I do also agree with the dolphin point that the Piperat Pioneer suggested! Oh also, naked mole rats are mostly hairless rodents
Ah I hadn’t considered that yeah could be rocks! As for the rodents people use the rodent connection as a reason for them having fur. Same way there are hairless cats and dogs they are an exception rather than the rule when people think of them :]
Yeah, sounded a bit to crunchy for me to think it's wet. It sounded to me like moving on a gravel path with a bit of dirt mixed in thats still damp after rainfall. Wich makes sense in the area it was recorded in, as there was dripping water.
My thought is that their texture is kinda like those slimes that feel wet but don't leave any residue or.. well, slime on you when you touch them. Smooth and damp to the touch but not sticky, soggy or slimy. Also very squimshy but not so squirmshy that you can sink your hand into their skin. They've got some consistency to them. AND NO FUR... They display no fur in cutscenes and if people only think they have fur because of the name, has no one considered that they kinda look cat-like and move like cats as well? They don't move super slow like slugs either, they just resemble a slug and a cat crossed together.
I think most slug cats are hairless, like a sphinx cat, and that without their hair they’re smooth. Like human skin. Or actually frog skin is a better comparison. Frog skin but warm. But then sometimes they can have fur (like saint) and then they are fuzzy.
I remember an old conversation and multiple mentions before DP came out that saint's "fur" is actually insulating gel, that he is a slimy little guy but then downpour isnt technically canon... so saint cant really confirm that it is true for all slugs
@@Bentrix18 But the whole story of Downpour takes place interspersed with the three main slugcat's campaigns! it's integrated in! none of the original slugcats have an ending that matters except hunter, and even then the only thing that matters is that Moon is revived. Why would you separate something that never mattered in the first place? On what basis?
Now i might be biased in saying this cause seals are my everything but i do think slugcats have like seal fur. Cause when you look at elephant seals you get the impression theyre all bald right, but they actually have short but thick fur that sticks to them when wet and i think that corresponds to the texture slugcats have in like cutscenes and stuff (they look smooth there) so i think slugcats have that niche of having thick skin and thick fat to protect them. Also slugcats are 100% equivalent to polecats, ill die on this hill any day
I think most people are treating the fact that saint has different texture as the exception rather than the rule. In my opinion, it is very likely the slugcats from different campaign would have different textures, to serve different purposes. Rivulet would be very slime and amphibian-like by necessity,while something like saint would be furry.
I love this video. It’s so good and has a shocking amount of effort and research put into it. Also Five Pebbles would totally post someone’s IP address (and then post more images of themself in the cat costume)
I believe the purple Pearl is referring to the void spawn (purely cuz I think it’s cool and it fits). Also Pebble implies that the creature DOES have eyes, as he says the technology wasn’t as advanced at the time, and the creature still resembled more of a domesticated animal. He says a creature made for living in the dark has no need for eyes implying the creature DID have eyes and it having eyes was a result of technology not being advanced enough to remove them. It wasn’t intentional for it to have eyes.
@@Notlutherr I like the idea that the void spawn are ancestors to slugcats, and that’s why the slugcat ghosts in the ascension endings look similar. Also if it’s relevant, I recently looked at the broadcast dialogues and one iterator describes slugcats as “creatures that go in pipes” if that’s anything (context was, they were talking about NSH training slugcats as messengers. Also I just looked at the void spawn wiki page and apparently coalescipedes and monster kelp can eat them, and lantern mice can absorb them to become gold, which is weird imo, I thought they were ghosts :/
lol great video, I remember participating in the tumblr polls for this! I was initially team otter fur, but you have opened my eyes to new possibilities of smooth beasts in this rained world
Holy slug, this April Fools joke turned into a wonderfully put together discussion video feat. lovely animaitions as smooth as a slugcat and funny interviews with the friends we made along the way!!!!! 10/10 video!!!! Five stars!!!! Would recommend to others!!! :D
Wawa! (Did you really think you could escape my wrath by not including my answer in the video Luther? Wrong! FACE THE SHEER POWER OF A MILLION SUNS RAAAAAAA) Waw (Great video though:3)
To be honest fur sounds like a disadvantage in their environment since they'd become too soggy and cold from the rain. it's a wet environment Although i'd like to think maybe it just depends on the slugcat, all are slimy, but some have fur. and others don't.
i'm kinda annoyed that you didn't go into the texture comparasion to different animals more. because the comparasion to seals is very much spot-on. they basically look almost exactly like the slugcats in the official art. especiallly when they're in an wet enviroment.
it is to be considered, that the name slug cat didn't come from the developers, they merely adapted it from what the community called it during early development. and if they were slimy like slugs, they could stick to vertical surfaces indefinitely. personally I'm imagining a dry, water repellent, but very slick, almost oily feeling surface like teflon or a sand snake, that only leaves invisible, slippery residue in the form of microscopic particles, it you pet a slonk for a while. (like cockpit spray or industrial dry lubricants feels on your hands) it just makes sense! you've never seen a slonk dripping wet, and a slowly replenishing epidermis made of a low friction, abrasion resistant bio polymer would be perfect for squeezing though tight spaces, and this would fit a purposed organism. ..also i think they'd feel firm, but pretty squishy at the same time, using subcutaneous blubber for insulation, rather than fur.
I'd like to mention one thing if it helps: One of the art things that were made to announce Downpour's launch had VERY thin fur-like things on the 5 downpour slugcats. Opinion: Maybe it's like that one person said, the fur adapts to the times the creatures are living in, which happens a lot of times in real life. But honestly, i think everyone can have their own headcannons, wether they are slimy, smooth, furry, or not any of that, it's all ok!
Riv is a slippery little guy, saint is floof critter, the rest of them are probably like otters? whatever it is, I imagine them being weirdly squishy. Not like a water balloon, but also not like they're just chubby (except gourmand obviously)- some weird, unnatural squishiness.
i think the slugcat would probably be atleast slightly wet if not naturally because of the ground being wet cause of the rain. oh yea and side note i think the pearl that is about slugcats may be actually about leeches or maybe compared to an iterator a leviathan cuz it doesn't make sense for a pearl about slugs to be in shoreline before moon's collapse if it fell from her city or something
My Headcanons: Survivor: Smooth Monk: Slightly fuzzy, Fuzz is soft Hunter: Smooth, But slightly rough Rivulet: Smooth, Thin layer of oily slime Artificer: Slightly fuzzy, Fuzz is rough and hard Gourmand: Smooth Spearmaster: Smooth Saint: Very floofy, Very soft. Enot: F**k off, I ain't touchin' that thing!
@@EggDeliverybutBasic Monk has a layer of very short fur, A little longer than velvet. Saint has long and fluffy fur, Like you'd expect on an arctic creature. Edit: Arti's fur is like crusty velvet.
very cool, but HOW did you not mention this part from the inv ending: (this is after saint claims to have gotten a haircut): Fur? Since when did members of your species have fur? You can't recall ever getting a "haircut" in your entire life. They're seeming more and more foreign to you. Could they really be an eligible mate? and i know you came to the conclusion they don't have fur, but its still surprising this wasnt brought up. and also, nice artstyle, looks very cool
Yeah! Also, we have furles cats already in the real world. I just assume a slugcat is like that, but slightly slimy so they can slip and slide when they need.
@@Notlutherr i mean yeah, its teeeechnically non-canon but it would be very strange if in this parallel non-canon universe all slugcats had a different texture for some reason lol
I still think there is slime. Every creature in our world with similar frequent abrasions to the skin has either fur or scales. The only other precedent for that level of protection is glycoprotein production (mucus) on the skin for aquatic creatures. The “rain world” would keep the skin moist due to humidity. If we assume that the slugcat’s skin is punctured frequently with sharp edges of pipes and frames. They would not survive without something like slime.
I don’t know how to resolve Joar saying they are not slimy. Maybe it could be a mucus that doesn’t easily break from the skin. This wouldn’t feel like slime
Yeah I think part of the smooth could be adapted scales or something, they could also just have very thick skin as they don’t really need to obey our rules. From a more realistic stand point I agree they’d need some protection:]
I always assumed it was like smooth fur where if you brush it the way it goes it remains unchanged and stays smooth but brushing against its direction makes it feel more bristley
I'm surprised nobody brought up the word "oily" in the midst of all this. Some got close with the seal or otter texture answers, though. I figured they would have something of a sealskin texture, their body producing oils that keeps them waterproof while also giving them the slip-'n'-slide skills they're known for. And oil absolutely picks up dirt and debris while keeping pipes lubricated, with a thin coat of hair adding further surface area to catch extra dirt and grime. And the thing about being chinchilla texture is, if your fur is too dense, you will be susceptible to mold growing directly on your skin because it can't dry out. You literally can't get a chinchilla wet, it will get sick. They bathe in dust instead to keep themselves clean and dry. But seals, otters and other such semi-aquatic or aquatic mammals are built to get wet often and not get skin problems for it, while also having adaptations to keep them from freezing to death. Because if you're constantly wet, you'll lose heat at an alarming rate, and the ways animals deal with this in the real world is by either being a fish, having blubber or having a high metabolism that makes them need to eat way, WAY more. Otters have a high metabolism and can't really hibernate, and rivulet is less of a fish and more of a salamander, so that leaves the blubber option seen in seals, which also tracks due to their chubby, squishy bodies. And as the environment changes, it's easy to see them getting more fluff and less waterproofing for saint, or a more oily body and less fat storage for rivulet (aka higher metabolism), or dryer/smoother skin and no hair for artificer so they don't set themselves on fire, maybe repurposing their oil for their explosives. The adaptations line up pretty well. So in conclusion, I believe slugcats are like seals as a baseline, with adaptations for more or less fat and oil or for more or less hair and other such things coming up as they adapt to their environment.
I always assumed they were slimy since a small coat of slime would protect them from small bumps and sharp angles deep inside the pipes. The slime could also be made to be like a cleaning substance to help keep pipes clean.
I saw someone else say this and I totally agree with them. I imagine slugcats have smooth skin, yet they have a thin fur coating that is slightly slippery (like a seal or otter)
I always saw them as sort of shorter haired squirrel like things, since they're so nimble, with the tail being mostly fat rather than fur kinda like some lizards.
I think they are kinda dry but a bit moist, but can produce slime rapidly to slide and traverse pipes and stuff like that. Thats why the feets sound dry
LUTH THIS IS AWESOME. I enjoyed watching EVERY SINGLE SECOND of this video. I just can imagine how much work there is behind this, and I can simply tell how wonderful and perfectly done this is. Luth you left me speechless, I love this so much, you made a fantastic job bud, answering a big mistery of this fandom in such an entrataining and funny way. THIS IS SIMPLY AMAZING LUTH!!
this video is so stupidly good and well edited, i genuinely couldn't believe my eyes when i saw you had less than 10,000 subscribers! keep up the good work!!
I like to believe that most slugcats, excluding Saint and Rivulet, are have a slight slime layer above regular, mouse-like skin. Rivulet is slimier and wetter, because they can pop bubble fruit and slide around fast, and Saint is obviously fluffier, so they can survive the harsh cold.
Seeing Horror!Sans in the intro while you were sarcastically saying the mob was ready to tear you apart was a mental flashbang lol 1. It has been years since I have seen Horrortale, I barely even remembered it existed until bro manifested. Didn't even get a good look at anybody else in the crowd because I tunnel-vision'd him like this was Where's Waldo 2. He actually IS there to tear into you, probably, making the humor of the crowd being labeled "savages" into ominous foreshadowing edit: omg that's a persons OC/avatar (just watched Thanks section) that's awesome! Love the raptor design for the lower half. btw Squatters Rights i will not be leaving your house :3 (subscribing)
Pipe rats were the result of an experiment that took place shortly after the first couple of iterators were commissioned. They are a combination of the DNA of weasels and slug-like quadrupeds. They would be trained to clean pipes in reward for food, but after the ancients died out, they slowly evolved into today's slugcats.
A friend told me they had the texture of mochi, and that made a lot of sense to me. Soft and squishy but firm enough to land with a plop. Not to mention most mochi isn’t sticky when you touch it cause it’s covered in starch c3 . So their just smooth lil squishy things
After seeing a video of a Ringed Seal getting it's fur ruffled I am now convinced that the average Slugcat has the fur of a Ringed Seal (those things look so smooth unless you mess with the fur direction)
8:50 to me, this sounds like you'd drop a big sack of something semi-solid on the floor, I cant think of what it reminds me of rn but something like jello? the grindy noise you hear isnt what I'd call wet, its dust/small bits of dirt being ground into the floor. like dragging your feet
![A very normal review of Sanshee's rainworld rivulet plush [animated review and comparison!]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3ZNobuIMTIk/mqdefault.jpg)
Anyone who has ever greased a rat knows what slugcats feel like. They feel like greasy rats. Come on guys.
The slugcat clearly has the texture of a cheese wheel that has rolled down the entirety of a very large hill in Gloucester, England.
Gourmand would be king at the cheese-rolling event
@@papahemmy8587 Gourmand ate the cheese
@@Coolguy_445 gourmand is the cheese
At this point it’s not a rainworld video if you aren’t here - and yes I agree
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Considering they're called rodents in the game, I always assumed they feel like a mouse, but wet because the entire world is always moist and damp. Unless the rain stops, which is why Saint is able to adapt and have lots of fur
snow is wet
@@waffler-yz3gwno
@@waffler-yz3gwwhen it melts
and if you have heat insulating fur, the snow shall not melt
In MSC pebbles calls rivulet a mouse, however lantern mice already exist in game and that's likely where he gets the name from.
The texture of lantern mice are just as unclear as that of a slugcat.
I adore the fact that Joar likes to keep everything as mysterious and vague as possible, but the one thing he just cannot let slide is them being slimy.
Yeah I was very surprised he had answered this haha
I think the slugcats are made from galvanized square steel and eco-friendly wood veneer. Could be wrong, though.
but are they attached firmly to the wall using screws borrowed from their aunt?
@RakeV8 Nah, five pebbles is though
@@RakeV8 yes
@@RakeV8slugcat stapler
@@RakeV8 thats lizards
My opinion is that slugcats are moist with smooth fur like aquatic mammals, and by the time of Saint that fur evolved to be thick and fluffy to withstand the cold
Also Arti is dry and bristly and Rivulet is the only slimy one (which is why they are so fast, they’re slippery)
I agree. Kinda like a dachshund's fur or a seal's!
So otter texture?
Like otters! I had the same thought, though saint is of course, very fluffy.
Definitely like a seal. People who've worked with seals and sea lions before say that when dry they're velvety and when wet they're incredibly smooth. Slugcats are always wet from their environment, so they're smooth! But they also have hair as a part of their integumentary system!
I agree! I had the exact same thought :]
i'd go with slick oily fur like an otter or seal for the normal scugs, that way you can have deviations from that in saints fluffiness and rivulets dolphin or salamander like smoothness.
Honestly that makes the most sense!
I am inclined to believe this view point
I imagine rivulet is more like a seal
Slick and smooth fur very hydrodynamic
Rivulet would have scales
The origin of the concept of slugcats having fur came from "I just like fluffy I wanna hug fluffy slugs"
they're not SLUGS!!
I would hug them no matter the texture
Hold gently, like potato.
I love how text bubbles are neutral aggressive, like "begone" or "you are wrong," lol.
I loved all the various answers people gave haha
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I think they probably feel like a manta ray or something. If you’ve never felt a manta ray, they’re smooth, wet (obviously) and a little slimy, but not like, dripping with slime or sticky slime or anything, just a little slippery.
thats what ive been thinking and lines up most with the art and would feel kind of like the fatty parts of a steak
My headcanon is that they evolved to have denser fur over time. Spearmaster only has a fine coat like a sphynx's peach fuzz that allows spears to easily slide out of their tail, while the others have more and more seal-like fur over time: a smooth coat that repels water and doesn't need frequent grooming, but not so thick that it locks in the moisture they inevitably hold (you can't tell me they AREN'T slimy to some degree based on how they move in pipes; their skin makes me think of frogs). Rivulet's coat would be more dense to retain heat and allows them to slip and slide as gracefully as an otter, and Saint obviously has a full coat of fluff.
I love how one guy just did a reference to the essay "mario the idea vs mario the man" (title done from memory) in his answer
Perchance.
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I think Fie Pebbles Dialogue about the magenta pearl is actually him criticizing the design of the creature rather than stating its features. he says its purpose (a menial cleaning slug), then states the actual design is closer to a domestic animal (while it should be more utilitarian), further stating it's eyes would be useless for its job.
Yeah I misunderstood what he was saying there, rip to my theory haha
Cant believe the cats arent filled with soup.......
i know right
they can be if you try hard enough
GOURMAND IS !!
Sad news :
“I can’t find them there’s only soup”
Came for the answer to life's most important question, stayed for the Subway Surfer gameplay.
Me 2 😀👍
Yess it worked!
I dont know why I was expecting a breakdown of how the slugcats sprite texture and rainworld animation works based on the title
I’ve always imagined that scugs have a sort of peach fuzz texture, like if the scugs from the “with fur” headcanons got shaved, the two exceptions being rivulet (slimy) and saint (fluffy)
I could see that!
This video as I mentioned this was meant to be a dumb april fools video which would overly exaggerated solving this nail biting mystery! It’s still kind of that but I put in a lot more time and effort than initially intended and I’m very glad I did.
Making this video has really allowed me to play with a much longer format and see what I could make of a bigger project. I hope everyone enjoys this and if you have the time any feedback would be muchly appreciated. I used the feedback I got on my rivulet video to hopefully make improvements on this type of video and I'd like to continue doing that as I have tons of fun making these long videos.
So yeah I would love to know what you liked and didn’t like and why it helps me improve :D
I have a lot planned for the future and I hope to see you there!
ok
cant wait for people to take this seriously
YOU HEARD HIM NO DRAWING FURRY SLUGS
@@sniksnak559 Goodness I hope not! I hope my disclaimers where clear enough haha
@@Notlutherr alright then, what do I, the great scavenger killer feel like?
@@MaxTheVoidling Sand paper
I think the pipe cleaner thing is from this spearmaster broadcast:
[LIVE BROADCAST] - PUBLIC GROUP [OMENSCAGE] Wandering Omen, Pleading Intellect
PI: You haven't heard about what No Significant Harassment did?
WO: All I heard was the complaining. Didn't he send an iterator something distasteful?
PI: Well, yes, but more importantly, he trained a purposed organism to deliver it!
WO: Why do that? Was it so distasteful that he was afraid to send it via the broadcast network?
PI: Just forward thinking. He's been experimenting with alternative communication methods.
PI: So that we all may stay in touch even once our broadcast machinery meets its end of life.
WO: What type of organism was it?
PI: It was based on one of those resourceful, wandering ones that go in pipes. An image should reach you in a few moments...
WO: ...
WO: I see...
I think this could be just talking about slugcats over all as a species but I see what you mean! :]
Pearl moon thing
Wait a second this is seriously solid evidence
20:52 "the Earth don't do this!" as it's currently *BARRELING* down right outside my window
Lmao as a brit my statement there is a LIE haha
The real issue with the pipe-cleaners is that you CAN'T be the pipe-cleaning slug because that's a species that existed in what is literally "ancient times" comparatively to the time period you play in. Anywhere from hundreds to thousands to millions of years ago is when the ancients, and their pipe-slugs, were alive. I do believe the pearl could be related to slugcats, but if so, then that still doesn't mean slugcats *are* the pipe-cleaners. They would be far-off descendants of the pipe-cleaners or another ancient species after countless generations of evolution have completely reshaped them as a species. This is the same with every other creature in the game, save for iterators and their structures. Whatever form any of the creatures in rain world had when the ancients were around, they don't look like that anymore and haven't looked like that at all in a very very long time, save for *maybe* vultures and miros birds because they seem mechanical.
Luther, why did you make this so peak for no reason. This video is a spiritual journey
Thanks Giz!!
holy shit I expected an unedited commentary video when I clicked on this, this is really well made and the animations are great, good job
Thank you!!
**insert the entire rainworld community outside not luther's house just existing**
not luther: SAVAGE ANTICS
*Waa waaa!*
Hurrah it's out! XD
Slugcats being a non-literal nickname.
"I hear the moistness." Hehwehh XD
Hurrah!!
@@Notlutherr WAH WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
This is one of the best videos I have ever seen, only half way through, but the effort put in this “joke” video (how dare you this is one of the most important lore questions in the game) is amazing , the little animations will be the dead of me.
Glad you liked it!!
I always thought it was smooth, but somewhat squishy since they almost look transparent in the promo art, but have enough muscle to lodge a spear into a metal wall.
Yeah they are scarily strong lol
4:16 : Most sane person in the video. Whatever they are, they are huggable, and that what's matter the most. Hugs. =w=
(And seeing all these ocs was the best part of the video. I'm guessing drawing all of them must have been fun, but also a lot of work.)
It was ^^
I feel like Slugcats would feel like sea lions with some extra slime and maybe a little less fur. Maybe when it's drier (which is pretty rare) their fur would be more noticeable but normally it just seems like they're smooth slimey guys.
13:55 That's a misreading of the pearl.
Pebbles specifically comments on the simplicity of the blueprint compared to what would be expected of newer organisms. A modern specialized creature made to live underground would be purposed without eyes, but this one is old and so does have eyes, even though there's no need for them. That's why it's closer to a domesticated animal.
Yeah I misunderstood him there, rip to my grapple worm theory haha. Someone else suggested it may be an ancestor of something in shoreline due to the pearls location which is an interesting idea!
11:06 THE MARIO MAN VS MARIO IDEA REFERENCE
Many names that creatures call the slug cats are “Some sort of rodent” -echo, “a little beast!” -echo “little creature” -moon and in down pour “the irony is not lost on me, mouse!” - echo from downpour and last but not least “goodbye, wet mouse” -moon and the name slug cat originates from a comment on a rainworld video that was posted by the devs, and the name just kept running. Also slug cats are NOT pipe cleaners since in the bright magenta pearl (shoreline) moon reads “It is the genome for a purposed organism. A small slug to clean the insides of pipes.” And “When I came into this world there was very little primal fauna left. So it's highly likely that you are the descendant of a purposed organism yourself!” Now in this remember that the name slugcat is NOT cannon and that the slug to clean the inside of pipes is not moon referring to us nor who our descendants might be, and it is import to see that she said “it’s highly likely that you are the descendant of A purposed organism yourself!” Notice how she says “a purposed organism” and not the purposed organism, this further shows that slug cats are Not pipe cleaners nor descendants from pipe cleaners. Anyways thank ls for reading my rant :3 please go look at uraniumeater s video “ common misconceptions in rain world lore” in that they talk about what the origin of the slugcat is and explain it much better than me. Also I think that they are moist, with short hair that is slicked back and might be a bit ruff due to what they go through I also kinda agree with the dehydrated slug feeling. Anyways this is the end of my rant :3
I love how many scugs you featured in your animation, your style just works so well for them!! also mario the idea vs mario the man reference at 10:40 was golden 😂
Thank you!! Yeah I love Orpy's part lol
I've always thought scavs were like ants, not monkeys. Something gives exoskeleton and their complex social structure makes me think of ants.
This was a very insightful video, I will give some of my takes though!
For turnarounds (the sound), I personally think thats probably just the rubble and stuff sliding under the sslugcat on the ground, as it sounds like rocks to me. Some of the sounds do sound rather sticky though! I personally think they have a somewhat damp latex-like skin, and it is supported that they are some kind of rodent due to some dialogue in game. Arti may be more dry, Rivulet is more damp, and Saint is the only fluffy one! I do also agree with the dolphin point that the Piperat Pioneer suggested!
Oh also, naked mole rats are mostly hairless rodents
Ah I hadn’t considered that yeah could be rocks! As for the rodents people use the rodent connection as a reason for them having fur. Same way there are hairless cats and dogs they are an exception rather than the rule when people think of them :]
@@Notlutherr that is true, there are very few rodents that have little fur
Yeah, sounded a bit to crunchy for me to think it's wet.
It sounded to me like moving on a gravel path with a bit of dirt mixed in thats still damp after rainfall. Wich makes sense in the area it was recorded in, as there was dripping water.
My thought is that their texture is kinda like those slimes that feel wet but don't leave any residue or.. well, slime on you when you touch them. Smooth and damp to the touch but not sticky, soggy or slimy. Also very squimshy but not so squirmshy that you can sink your hand into their skin. They've got some consistency to them. AND NO FUR... They display no fur in cutscenes and if people only think they have fur because of the name, has no one considered that they kinda look cat-like and move like cats as well? They don't move super slow like slugs either, they just resemble a slug and a cat crossed together.
The effort you put into the lip syncing, animatedness when speaking, and captions will NOT go unnoticed
I’m glad I love animating lipsync :>
@@Notlutherr I wish I could relate 😭
babe wake up, 27 minute long luther video just dropped
i can't believe microwauce didn't make it in
3:27 wha- WHY DO YOU HAVE THAT.
I think most slug cats are hairless, like a sphinx cat, and that without their hair they’re smooth. Like human skin. Or actually frog skin is a better comparison. Frog skin but warm. But then sometimes they can have fur (like saint) and then they are fuzzy.
I remember an old conversation and multiple mentions before DP came out that saint's "fur" is actually insulating gel, that he is a slimy little guy
but then downpour isnt technically canon... so saint cant really confirm that it is true for all slugs
Interesting!
Wait what do you mean Downpour isn’t canon?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN DOWNPOUR ISN’T CANON?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!??!?
WHAT
@@fluffy7358 Downpour is an alternate universe, the main canon timeline is the story of the 3 main slugcats
So the survivor and monk alternate endings are part of the alternate canon timeline the other slugcats are in
@@Bentrix18 But the whole story of Downpour takes place interspersed with the three main slugcat's campaigns! it's integrated in! none of the original slugcats have an ending that matters except hunter, and even then the only thing that matters is that Moon is revived. Why would you separate something that never mattered in the first place? On what basis?
WHAAAAAT THIS IS TOP TIER CONTENT YOU LITERALLY ANIMATED AND COLORED LIKE MORE THAN A HALF OF THE VIDEO?!?!?!?!?!?
THANK YOU!!!!!
GRAAAAAH GOD I LOVE YOUR ARTSTYLE!!!!! 💓💓💓
Aw thanks so much!!
Now i might be biased in saying this cause seals are my everything but i do think slugcats have like seal fur. Cause when you look at elephant seals you get the impression theyre all bald right, but they actually have short but thick fur that sticks to them when wet and i think that corresponds to the texture slugcats have in like cutscenes and stuff (they look smooth there) so i think slugcats have that niche of having thick skin and thick fat to protect them.
Also slugcats are 100% equivalent to polecats, ill die on this hill any day
I just came across this wonderful channel not even two days ago and I'm given a NEW video? Hell yeah. Love your stuff
Ayyy thank you glad you enjoy my stuff!!
I think most people are treating the fact that saint has different texture as the exception rather than the rule. In my opinion, it is very likely the slugcats from different campaign would have different textures, to serve different purposes. Rivulet would be very slime and amphibian-like by necessity,while something like saint would be furry.
Glad to see this silly deep dive!
Also glad to see garb being the cameraman in this one !!
[I have to interviene, but WHY DID YOU KILL GARB ;-;]
It wasn’t me!
I love this video. It’s so good and has a shocking amount of effort and research put into it.
Also Five Pebbles would totally post someone’s IP address (and then post more images of themself in the cat costume)
I believe the purple Pearl is referring to the void spawn (purely cuz I think it’s cool and it fits). Also Pebble implies that the creature DOES have eyes, as he says the technology wasn’t as advanced at the time, and the creature still resembled more of a domesticated animal. He says a creature made for living in the dark has no need for eyes implying the creature DID have eyes and it having eyes was a result of technology not being advanced enough to remove them. It wasn’t intentional for it to have eyes.
I really want to know what void spawn are interesting to think about! and yeah I completely misunderstood what he was saying there.
@@Notlutherr I like the idea that the void spawn are ancestors to slugcats, and that’s why the slugcat ghosts in the ascension endings look similar. Also if it’s relevant, I recently looked at the broadcast dialogues and one iterator describes slugcats as “creatures that go in pipes” if that’s anything (context was, they were talking about NSH training slugcats as messengers.
Also I just looked at the void spawn wiki page and apparently coalescipedes and monster kelp can eat them, and lantern mice can absorb them to become gold, which is weird imo, I thought they were ghosts :/
lol great video, I remember participating in the tumblr polls for this! I was initially team otter fur, but you have opened my eyes to new possibilities of smooth beasts in this rained world
Thanks!! Me too actually! I always thought they could be like seals with really tiny hair :]
That was me that threw the brick
I have my reasons 😈
I KNEW IT
I WAS THINKING THAT EXACT THING
@@onlystale
Oh hello Stale!!
I’m decent right now
How about you?
@@Shmomp. Doing great! Just finished a video/animation
How could you :,0
i think it feels like the sliminess of a shark/stingray/big sea creature that isnt a fish, squishy but a lil firm like cartilage
10:41 IS THIS A REFERENCE TO THE MARIO ESSAY?? PERCHANCE.
You can't jsut say "Perchance"...
Holy slug, this April Fools joke turned into a wonderfully put together discussion video feat. lovely animaitions as smooth as a slugcat and funny interviews with the friends we made along the way!!!!! 10/10 video!!!! Five stars!!!! Would recommend to others!!! :D
Thank you :DDDD
Wawa! (Did you really think you could escape my wrath by not including my answer in the video Luther? Wrong! FACE THE SHEER POWER OF A MILLION SUNS RAAAAAAA)
Waw (Great video though:3)
Awhhhhgggghhhh (thank you :>)
To be honest fur sounds like a disadvantage in their environment since they'd become too soggy and cold from the rain. it's a wet environment
Although i'd like to think maybe it just depends on the slugcat, all are slimy, but some have fur. and others don't.
i'm kinda annoyed that you didn't go into the texture comparasion to different animals more.
because the comparasion to seals is very much spot-on.
they basically look almost exactly like the slugcats in the official art. especiallly when they're in an wet enviroment.
it is to be considered, that the name slug cat didn't come from the developers, they merely adapted it from what the community called it during early development. and if they were slimy like slugs, they could stick to vertical surfaces indefinitely.
personally I'm imagining a dry, water repellent, but very slick, almost oily feeling surface like teflon or a sand snake, that only leaves invisible, slippery residue in the form of microscopic particles, it you pet a slonk for a while. (like cockpit spray or industrial dry lubricants feels on your hands)
it just makes sense! you've never seen a slonk dripping wet, and a slowly replenishing epidermis made of a low friction, abrasion resistant bio polymer would be perfect for squeezing though tight spaces, and this would fit a purposed organism. ..also i think they'd feel firm, but pretty squishy at the same time, using subcutaneous blubber for insulation, rather than fur.
The Duck Detective in real in frfr
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I'd like to mention one thing if it helps:
One of the art things that were made to announce Downpour's launch had VERY thin fur-like things on the 5 downpour slugcats.
Opinion:
Maybe it's like that one person said, the fur adapts to the times the creatures are living in, which happens a lot of times in real life. But honestly, i think everyone can have their own headcannons, wether they are slimy, smooth, furry, or not any of that, it's all ok!
0:06 Xbox wheel
Riv is a slippery little guy, saint is floof critter, the rest of them are probably like otters? whatever it is, I imagine them being weirdly squishy. Not like a water balloon, but also not like they're just chubby (except gourmand obviously)- some weird, unnatural squishiness.
i think the slugcat would probably be atleast slightly wet if not naturally because of the ground being wet cause of the rain.
oh yea and side note i think the pearl that is about slugcats may be actually about leeches or maybe compared to an iterator a leviathan cuz it doesn't make sense for a pearl about slugs to be in shoreline before moon's collapse if it fell from her city or something
That’s a good point I hadn’t considered the location! Also I misunderstood what pebbles was saying so the organism had eyes!
@@Notlutherr oh yea i forgot to mention i think slugcats were created to be like a blank slate for experimentation or making messengers
@@somemicrowave145I could see that!
Leeches seem more like natural lifeform than purposed organism
My Headcanons:
Survivor: Smooth
Monk: Slightly fuzzy, Fuzz is soft
Hunter: Smooth, But slightly rough
Rivulet: Smooth, Thin layer of oily slime
Artificer: Slightly fuzzy, Fuzz is rough and hard
Gourmand: Smooth
Spearmaster: Smooth
Saint: Very floofy, Very soft.
Enot: F**k off, I ain't touchin' that thing!
(Now outdated comment)
Wait so is monk slightly fuzzy or is monk just sait?? (According to you comment of course)
@@EggDeliverybutBasic Monk has a layer of very short fur, A little longer than velvet. Saint has long and fluffy fur, Like you'd expect on an arctic creature.
Edit: Arti's fur is like crusty velvet.
@acemcwolf5445 you’re coment says “Monk” twice
@@EggDeliverybutBasic Fixed. My B.
very cool, but HOW did you not mention this part from the inv ending:
(this is after saint claims to have gotten a haircut):
Fur? Since when did members of your species have fur?
You can't recall ever getting a "haircut" in your entire life.
They're seeming more and more foreign to you. Could they really be an eligible mate?
and i know you came to the conclusion they don't have fur, but its still surprising this wasnt brought up.
and also, nice artstyle, looks very cool
Yeah! Also, we have furles cats already in the real world. I just assume a slugcat is like that, but slightly slimy so they can slip and slide when they need.
I haven’t played that Inv campaign but I assumed it was all non cannon that being said still something to consider! And thanks!!!
@@Notlutherr i mean yeah, its teeeechnically non-canon but it would be very strange if in this parallel non-canon universe all slugcats had a different texture for some reason lol
thank you for clearing this up! I've always subscribed to the otter theory but it was good to hear the other sides of the story
I still think there is slime. Every creature in our world with similar frequent abrasions to the skin has either fur or scales. The only other precedent for that level of protection is glycoprotein production (mucus) on the skin for aquatic creatures. The “rain world” would keep the skin moist due to humidity. If we assume that the slugcat’s skin is punctured frequently with sharp edges of pipes and frames. They would not survive without something like slime.
I don’t know how to resolve Joar saying they are not slimy. Maybe it could be a mucus that doesn’t easily break from the skin. This wouldn’t feel like slime
Yeah I think part of the smooth could be adapted scales or something, they could also just have very thick skin as they don’t really need to obey our rules. From a more realistic stand point I agree they’d need some protection:]
I always assumed it was like smooth fur where if you brush it the way it goes it remains unchanged and stays smooth but brushing against its direction makes it feel more bristley
gluh
I'm surprised nobody brought up the word "oily" in the midst of all this. Some got close with the seal or otter texture answers, though. I figured they would have something of a sealskin texture, their body producing oils that keeps them waterproof while also giving them the slip-'n'-slide skills they're known for. And oil absolutely picks up dirt and debris while keeping pipes lubricated, with a thin coat of hair adding further surface area to catch extra dirt and grime.
And the thing about being chinchilla texture is, if your fur is too dense, you will be susceptible to mold growing directly on your skin because it can't dry out. You literally can't get a chinchilla wet, it will get sick. They bathe in dust instead to keep themselves clean and dry.
But seals, otters and other such semi-aquatic or aquatic mammals are built to get wet often and not get skin problems for it, while also having adaptations to keep them from freezing to death. Because if you're constantly wet, you'll lose heat at an alarming rate, and the ways animals deal with this in the real world is by either being a fish, having blubber or having a high metabolism that makes them need to eat way, WAY more.
Otters have a high metabolism and can't really hibernate, and rivulet is less of a fish and more of a salamander, so that leaves the blubber option seen in seals, which also tracks due to their chubby, squishy bodies.
And as the environment changes, it's easy to see them getting more fluff and less waterproofing for saint, or a more oily body and less fat storage for rivulet (aka higher metabolism), or dryer/smoother skin and no hair for artificer so they don't set themselves on fire, maybe repurposing their oil for their explosives. The adaptations line up pretty well.
So in conclusion, I believe slugcats are like seals as a baseline, with adaptations for more or less fat and oil or for more or less hair and other such things coming up as they adapt to their environment.
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I always assumed they were slimy since a small coat of slime would protect them from small bumps and sharp angles deep inside the pipes. The slime could also be made to be like a cleaning substance to help keep pipes clean.
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I saw someone else say this and I totally agree with them. I imagine slugcats have smooth skin, yet they have a thin fur coating that is slightly slippery (like a seal or otter)
I always saw them as sort of shorter haired squirrel like things, since they're so nimble, with the tail being mostly fat rather than fur kinda like some lizards.
I think they are kinda dry but a bit moist, but can produce slime rapidly to slide and traverse pipes and stuff like that. Thats why the feets sound dry
LUTH THIS IS AWESOME. I enjoyed watching EVERY SINGLE SECOND of this video. I just can imagine how much work there is behind this, and I can simply tell how wonderful and perfectly done this is. Luth you left me speechless, I love this so much, you made a fantastic job bud, answering a big mistery of this fandom in such an entrataining and funny way. THIS IS SIMPLY AMAZING LUTH!!
Thank you so much!!!!
this video is so stupidly good and well edited, i genuinely couldn't believe my eyes when i saw you had less than 10,000 subscribers! keep up the good work!!
10:42 I was not expecting anyone to make a “Mario the man vs Mario the idea” reference in the slightest, but I’m all here for it
damn, this is really good. well researched, animated, and the fact everyone that was interviewed was animated is just amazing!
Thanks so much!!
so i lived a lie, this whole time, hits hard... i need some time to think (*looks melancholically at the window with the arms crossed on the back*)
We’re all here for you bud
Thanks for covering the pipe-cleaner pearl. It's bothered me forever how much it's referenced despite how unlikely it is that it refers to scugs.
I like to believe that most slugcats, excluding Saint and Rivulet, are have a slight slime layer above regular, mouse-like skin. Rivulet is slimier and wetter, because they can pop bubble fruit and slide around fast, and Saint is obviously fluffier, so they can survive the harsh cold.
I love the detective Luther. Was getting worried that you didn't published videos or anything
Seeing Horror!Sans in the intro while you were sarcastically saying the mob was ready to tear you apart was a mental flashbang lol
1. It has been years since I have seen Horrortale, I barely even remembered it existed until bro manifested. Didn't even get a good look at anybody else in the crowd because I tunnel-vision'd him like this was Where's Waldo 2. He actually IS there to tear into you, probably, making the humor of the crowd being labeled "savages" into ominous foreshadowing
edit: omg that's a persons OC/avatar (just watched Thanks section) that's awesome! Love the raptor design for the lower half.
btw Squatters Rights i will not be leaving your house :3 (subscribing)
i think the scug is not furry because on a couple scugs like artifficer and hunter there are visible scars that would normally be covered by fur
Very good point!
Pipe rats were the result of an experiment that took place shortly after the first couple of iterators were commissioned. They are a combination of the DNA of weasels and slug-like quadrupeds. They would be trained to clean pipes in reward for food, but after the ancients died out, they slowly evolved into today's slugcats.
this video is FIRE. the animation, the writing, i'm only 10 minutes in and i'm hooked
Aw thanks!!
the art style is so cute and pleasant to look at and fun
Thank you!!!
A friend told me they had the texture of mochi, and that made a lot of sense to me. Soft and squishy but firm enough to land with a plop. Not to mention most mochi isn’t sticky when you touch it cause it’s covered in starch c3 . So their just smooth lil squishy things
This video is important.
And i love how you draw the community, it's precious
Look ma, there I am!
Yeah tho, awesome vid!! Thanks for including the silly slug version of moi. :]
Of course! Thank you!!
0:15 THE WIND GOES 125(,74752) KILOMETERS PER HOUR??? THATS SO FAST!
They are moist-naked-molrat texture because that actually is a texture beneficial for crawling around in tunnels.
I mean mole rats live in tunnels so this theory makes sense!
@@Notlutherr Exactly.
Fysiological thinking wins.
wait the patreon section is so cuuute omg that's so creative
Ah thanks!!
the amount of work put into video is so lovely, very interesting and pretty cool! loved it
Thank you!!!!
This was so incredible! I love all the art!
Thanks so much!!
Geez there was a lot of work put into this. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching it !!!!
After seeing a video of a Ringed Seal getting it's fur ruffled I am now convinced that the average Slugcat has the fur of a Ringed Seal (those things look so smooth unless you mess with the fur direction)
8:50 to me, this sounds like you'd drop a big sack of something semi-solid on the floor, I cant think of what it reminds me of rn but something like jello?
the grindy noise you hear isnt what I'd call wet, its dust/small bits of dirt being ground into the floor. like dragging your feet