i love how his balancing animation isn't really him balancing, it's instead the thing you do when you look down from a height in the actual game, shifting.
@@Starryeyeddreamer2001 bruh i play the game since 2011, i never heard in my 8 and a half years playing anyone that called it something different than shifting, even in console Im well aware the name is sneaking, i am a map maker, i use the sneaking stat often
Steve is just straight up savage. In the face of things like Final Smashes or Hero's Kamikaze, even the beings with godlike powers are like "Oh crap, this is gonna hurt!" and he just sits there and takes it with a poker face.
I think that Steve's out of place art style is much more appealing than dramatically redesigning him to give him more fluid animations just for Smash. It helps him stand out a lot more in comparison to other fighters, and given that Minecraft is so different from most of the other franchises represented by playable fighters, it only fits that Steve would be just as different.
Better if it happens like this: Everytime Steve dies, their percentage, insteade of a smashed number, it's a "you died!" screen, when he still have lives, it chooses respawn, when he ran out of lives, it choose main menu
@@SuperMarioPlushMasters I accept your opinion and especially with the unnecessary Censoring in the Netflix version or on a whole episode six was just blatant advertising, I still enjoy it though
What's the greatest moment in Minecraft Story Mode? Mine is where Jesse shoot arrow in the battle against Magnus the Griefer (correct this word if I'm wrong) edit: and Jesse's last punch in Last Episode on Season 2.
0:35 - Everyone talking about how basic Steve is. He’s more extravagant than the rest of the entire roster. He sleeps on a bed. Not like those peasants that sleep on the ground.
people are calling steve basic? well show them this video… the funniest video i've seen in a while especially when the minecrafts gets the bed when they sleep in smash
These animations are so hilarious in how lackluster they all are. And yet it feels like we couldn't have it any other way since it is staying true to Steve (even when he is walking in place while getting obliterated by other characters).
You’re not wrong though..... Like he’s KO animation is kinda lazy like his just fall down 90% degree 3D Animator:Ok so how does the KO animation would look like on Steve mr sakurai?? Sakurai:IDK....... just make him fall 90% degrees....... 3D Animator: what?......... Sakurai: just make him fall 90% degree..... 3D Animator: just make him fall 90% degree with no face expression & no bone movements? Just make his idle animation flip 90% degree on the ground??? Sakurai: Yes....... 3D Animator: Ok........
@@peter-o-peppermint I think a 90° rotation on the Z axis as well would have made it better. Then it would look similar to the death animation in Minecraft.
@@peter-o-peppermint I think a 90° rotation on the Z axis as well would have made it better. Then it would look similar to the death animation in Minecraft.
@@impossiblehanley2732 yes actually, it was just a meme back then but now, although it doesn’t seem he belongs, it’s just incredible to see, well, just Steve fighting, Sephiroth or something
I love all of the teeny tiny little details that they added to keep Steve as authentic as they could be! Adding the appropriate sounds when falling from a high place, eating, and climbing a ladder are a nice touch, and giving him a bed while sleeping is hilarious. I feel like giving him custom damage animations would feel out of place, and seeing him (not) react to being attacked as he would in Minecraft is so dang funny to see. That being said, missed opportunity to make his Stamina Mode KO have him vanish into a puff of smoke and drop his inventory and Experience Orbs, lol.
If it’s any consolation , he does make the modern hurt sound when he falls from a great Hight. Still would have preferred him water bucket-ing, but I guess enderman wouldn’t allow it.
3:06 Of course he has no reactions: Steve gets poisoned and blown up by Creepers in Minecraft all the time. Having the shield for Perfect Shields is pretty cool, but I think it'd be better if him shielding had him hold it out the entire time.
Would have been a Cool Reference if In Stamina Battle When I Get KOed i Turn Red and Fall over and Despawn Referencing the death animation in Minecraft
I love how Steve might be the only smash fighter that was not turned into a character and rather remains just a player avatar. For explanation when I say turned into a character, I mean given their own personality. Despite his name, his rendition in this game isn’t as “Steve”. Rather, it’s as a representation of Minecraft’s players and community as a whole. He doesn’t react like a character in a game world. He reacts like a near-blank avatar being controlled by a player.
Steve's animations are so stiff and "lifeless" in a way, but it adds so much charm to him. No flips, spins, expressions, but it's so great. Sakurai sent a love letter to the Minecraft community with this man and was as faithful as possible 💝 TL;DR Steve is extra ordinary but is extraordinary
Everyone else when they get screen KO’d: “OH CRAP IM GONNA LOSE NO NO NO!” Steve when he gets screen KO’d: “Yep,that’s me.your probably wondering how I got in this situation,but we can’t go all the way back,since that would just lead to seeing me create a new world and mining until I ended up in this fight club of some sorts.”
Yes the head shrinking is intentional but the fact that you can clip though their body and see the misshapen head is sort of a glitch. It's more of an oversight than a glitch but if you think about it aren't all glitches just oversights by the developers?
One thing that they could've done when Steve dies in stamina matches is that he drops his inventory. It'd just be for a cosmetic effect since he doesn't actually lose any of his materials when he dies, but it still would've been a neat touch
Can we get 10,000 likes on this? Also, stay tune for the challenges!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:07 Battle Entrance
0:12 Swimming Drowning
0:23 Dizzy Animation
0:34 Sleeping Animation
0:42 Star KO
0:47 Screen KOs
0:59 Stamina KO
1:04 Balancing Animation
1:08 Ledge Hanging Animation
1:15 Crowd Cheer/Chants
1:47 Focus Punch
1:52 Baseball Bat Animation
2:00 Superspicy Curry
2:11 Eating Animation
2:17 Running Into A Wall
2:20 Riding A Bus
2:28 Special Flag Animation
2:33 Climbing a ladder
2:36 Boxing Ring Titles
2:46 Buried Animation (Face Up)
2:51 Buried Animation (Face Down)
2:55 Hammer Animation
3:06 Poison Face
3:11 Kamikazee Reaction
3:19 A Bunch Of Final Smashes
4:57 Christmas Present
5:03 Isabelle Net Glitch
5:10 Wario's Mouth Glitch
5:17 Steve's Taunts
5:23 Perfect Shield Animation
5:28 Kirby Hat
5:57 Ditto Transformation
6:18 No Contest/All Costumes
6:24 Victory Themes
6:44 Palutena's Guidance
6:59 Leaving Animation
Steve is broken
Should mr sakurai put on the dlc fighters, i mean palutena's guidance
Steve is fun lol
These videos bring back memories ^-^
lol what a pleb asking for likes
WAIT they actually added in the ladder climbing sounds from Minecraft?? That’s amazing they went all out on steve and I can’t be happier!
there's also the fall damage sound if you fall from high enough
And the eating sound
And I think some other stuff but I can’t remember
I mean they couldn’t have take *too* much effort because his animations are so simplistic from his games.
@@_PoPo_ true
Every other character when they die in Stamina: *Cry of defeat and agony*
Steve: "Aight I'mma take a nap now"
Me: Night night Steve.
Hey how's it goin!
@@Luceniken Steve and the others don't make faces
@@Luceniken Pretty good
@@hayleywaalen2612 Friend from Discord
i love how his balancing animation isn't really him balancing, it's instead the thing you do when you look down from a height in the actual game, shifting.
It's called sneaking, but yes
@@arielgonzalez008 no one calls it that
@@Nicofaster21 it is called sneaking you youngling
@@Nicofaster21 It is actually called sneaking. Its called that because it hides your name tag (Obviously).
@@Starryeyeddreamer2001 bruh i play the game since 2011, i never heard in my 8 and a half years playing anyone that called it something different than shifting, even in console
Im well aware the name is sneaking, i am a map maker, i use the sneaking stat often
Steve’s animations look so stupid but so silly and funny at the same time.
No hate to Steve I absolutely freaking love him
I think it's not stupid, it's a little bit different from another fighters
Not like he'd be the first fighter with odd animation.
@The Krookodile Hunter You do realize Game and Watch is a Nintendo product?
@The Krookodile Hunter And how does Cloud fit into this?
@The Krookodile Hunter Not sure what that has to do with animation, though.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: The game where Steve can sleep when monsters are nearby
So he doesn't consider them Monsters...aka he doesn't his adversaries as a threat... What a champ
And the physics of sand dosent work
The game were you can't wake up when the monsters are nearby.
Just imagine.
Jigglypuff: **Sings**
Steve: Still awake
Game: *"You can only sleep at night*"
But u need to acknowledge that Zombie and Enderman are also in the game
I love how steve basically accepts his fate against hero
Hes seen a Creeper before, obviously.
@@Ninetails2000 that makes sense. He’s desensitized to explosions right next to him lol
Steve: Ah shit, he we go again
Well, he experienced death. And by a lot.
He had explosive experience againts Creepers
Everyone: When they want to sleep, they don’t need bed.
Steve/Alex: *B E D*
Русский смэшер :D
Professionals have standarts
@@ringanimation424 ничего особенного
@Мемный кот найс)
Just don't have a bed to be immune then
Steve: is in a cinematic final smash
Also steve: this is fine
Staying true to its original game I see
Meh i can lift the universe
Other characters caught in final smashes: _Freaking out_
Steve caught in a final smash: _Walking in place_
He fear and death is merely a concept to Steve, he will just respawn to his bed after death and continue his endless cycle of misery
@@succboah2000 he is the Natsuki Subaru of games
Nah he's lagging
@@succboah2000 He even walks in his swimming animation.
Meh i rule the earth and can lift the universe
Because i actually use my brain
Literally Everyone : **knows Steve**
Palutena : *WHO IS THAT?*
LOL
she can't gather information on the greater gods
Palutena has been sleeping under a rock with pit and viridi
Dlc guidances sucks
Palutena's Blindness!
Steve: Steven
Alex: Alexia
Zombie: Uh... Zombie
Enderman: End this match
I don’t understand why they didn’t hire English actors for the crowd voices. Like the rest of the roster
I don’t even like the crowd voices regardless
I think that zombie crown cheer said SOME BEAT
Steve Urkel
69TH LIKE POG
Steve is just straight up savage. In the face of things like Final Smashes or Hero's Kamikaze, even the beings with godlike powers are like "Oh crap, this is gonna hurt!" and he just sits there and takes it with a poker face.
He himself has the strongest powers of all. He is a god of gods of gods of gods.
He even runs during final smashes XD
i mean steve can carry an entire inventory filled with stacks of shulker chests, all of which are filled with stacks of gold blocks.
@@geeworm But can't jump over a fence
he like: ah a god, anyway
Can't believe G&W is more normal than Steve.
I can't believe they just used straight up minecraft footage, they could have made it faster too, like where's the ender dragon?
@@Dukfire the dragon is a spirit
@@Dukfire the ender dragon is a spirit
I think it’s because people got use to seeing G&W since he was added
Game and watch in smash wasn't created 2D, he was actually? Made 3D, then they crushed the 3D body
Just so you know, the crowd isn't saying "Steven" or "Alexa." They're saying their Japanese names, "Sutiibu" and "Arekkusu."
But why the crowd Japanese?
@@AmorLiza Prolly didn't have time to record english chants.
Because the game was made in Japan
@@lumizura ah yes, my favorite Japanese names, like Corrin, Robin, Hero or Villager, that are the exact same in Japanese
I headcanon that Smash Bros takes place in Japan
I think that Steve's out of place art style is much more appealing than dramatically redesigning him to give him more fluid animations just for Smash. It helps him stand out a lot more in comparison to other fighters, and given that Minecraft is so different from most of the other franchises represented by playable fighters, it only fits that Steve would be just as different.
It's just nice.
Let’s be honest, if Steve wasn’t cubic, is he really steve?
@@dawsond4123 No.
@@ChiefMedicPururu he’d be cursed Steve actually
@@tehoneandonlyyy4074 oh god! Don't remind me about the grotesque steve.
Honestly the only thing that would make Steve perfect is if they gave him the old Minecraft death sound
Yes
We all wish :( it feels like a missed oportunity
I wonder if, like the music, there were some rights issues with using that sound in the game.
OoOoOo
*Ough*
0:44 Steve did the Michael Jackson hehe moonwalk and fly away
the chad steve moment.
Yeah
Yup
The fact that Steve is called an “Intruder” is terrifying
where is that?
@@PotatoPhreak Palutena's guidance.
Well he didn't get an invitation so he kinda is.
@@thisisacommentandsoisthis6440 Actually, he probably did to enter.
@@thisisacommentandsoisthis6440 Well, Mario kinda jumped into his world first. Then again, Sonic was the one who punched him. XD
Steve doesn't care when he get hit or get smashed I love this dude😂
LOL!!!
He's probably screaming on the inside.
I mean, getting point-blanked by Creepers is a Monday, and death by fall damage is a Friday.
Getting final smashed must be a Saturday.
Steve's face is literally the embodiment of "... Ok."
@@duckymacfly meh
Where's alex ?
Enderman: *stares, crouches*
Game and Watch: _stares back joyfully_
Just imagine that every time Steve dies, a text appears saying "Steve was slain by _____"
Yea missed opportunity Sakuri
Better if it happens like this:
Everytime Steve dies, their percentage, insteade of a smashed number, it's a "you died!" screen, when he still have lives, it chooses respawn, when he ran out of lives, it choose main menu
@@a_random_lizard its should be Totem of undying exploding, thats better and legit from minecraft
Steve looks like he doesn't belong, but I'm happy hes in the game
*Laughs in mr game and watch*
Everyone is
Game and Watch??
@@guipinhao602 not plainrock124
He looks like he went into a portal and ended up there, said k, and started fighting.
Useless Smash Facts #6: When Steve falls from a high enough place, he makes the Minecraft damage sound.
That's a fact though :D
Honestly It's a nice touch
@@minecraftsteve1593 thank you minecraft steve from hit game minecraft featuring steve from minecraft as minecraft steve
It is just me or Steve Star KO, just like Steve in creative mode 😂
YES
Genius!!
Steve: ok screw this.
/gamemode creative
Steve: bye
Steve: *leaves planet*
Steve be like: I got to go, my world needs me.
3:32 - Ah yes, Joker’s greatest enemy!
Basic geometry!
The way Steve moves his legs and arms when is getting hit is somewhat cute I even feel bad for him :(
The fact that you used endercon Minecraft story mode really wish that it was actually represented in the game because it’s such an underrated game
Not really it’s just cliche after cliche
@@SuperMarioPlushMasters I accept your opinion and especially with the unnecessary Censoring in the Netflix version or on a whole episode six was just blatant advertising, I still enjoy it though
@@SuperMarioPlushMasters Plus if telltale had better managementThe story could’ve been slightly better
What's the greatest moment in Minecraft Story Mode? Mine is where Jesse shoot arrow in the battle against Magnus the Griefer (correct this word if I'm wrong)
edit:
and Jesse's last punch in Last Episode on Season 2.
Steve's animation may be limited, but his face is just adoreable.
Steve when getting Final Smashed : "This is fine."
**also walks in place**
Fun Fact: the Minecraft victory theme is the sound that plays when you get an achievement in Java Edition
u mean "Challenge Completed" ?
Mighty Advancements? never heard of it.
Or when you level up or finish a level in Minecraft dungeons
Yep, the purple text one
Always spooked me, and it will always be
0:35 - Everyone talking about how basic Steve is. He’s more extravagant than the rest of the entire roster. He sleeps on a bed. Not like those peasants that sleep on the ground.
True.
Yup
Not to mention everyone else acts pained when they get attacked, while Steve just stands there
@@eeveeofalltrades4780 menacingly
people are calling steve basic?
well show them this video… the funniest video i've seen in a while
especially when the minecrafts gets the bed when they sleep in smash
Steve getting caught in final smashes: “totally fine”
The best Steve animation: Steve eating some stake
Literally a nuke explosion
Steve: :)
It more like a :|
Actually its Steve mustache lol
Edit: i mean beard my english succ lol
@@Mini-Crafter its a beard
I like how his star ko literally is just...
**Activates Creative Mode and Flies Away**
Palutena's guidance for Steve makes more sense than the others
All the DLC characters should've gotten unique Palutena's Guidance though.
@@Shady_Inktail getting the voice actors back and doing all that shit would be kinda difficult though
Zelda Universe made their own guidance for each dlc fighter even Sans
@@thegiftedfire3470 Oh really?
I didn't know that
Gotta check that out
Jigglypuff: **sings**
Steve: *B E D*
These animations are so hilarious in how lackluster they all are. And yet it feels like we couldn't have it any other way since it is staying true to Steve (even when he is walking in place while getting obliterated by other characters).
You’re not wrong though.....
Like he’s KO animation is kinda lazy like his just fall down 90% degree
3D Animator:Ok so how does the KO animation would look like on Steve mr sakurai??
Sakurai:IDK....... just make him fall 90% degrees.......
3D Animator: what?.........
Sakurai: just make him fall 90% degree.....
3D Animator: just make him fall 90% degree with no face expression & no bone movements? Just make his idle animation flip 90% degree on the ground???
Sakurai: Yes.......
3D Animator: Ok........
@@peter-o-peppermint I think a 90° rotation on the Z axis as well would have made it better. Then it would look similar to the death animation in Minecraft.
@@peter-o-peppermint I think a 90° rotation on the Z axis as well would have made it better. Then it would look similar to the death animation in Minecraft.
Elbows/Knees: *Exist*
Steve: How about... no.
The fact that they actually added him is insane
Not actually
@@impossiblehanley2732 yes actually, it was just a meme back then but now, although it doesn’t seem he belongs, it’s just incredible to see, well, just Steve fighting, Sephiroth or something
@@boomdx2109 I don't think the default of the best selling game ever is a meme. He looks weird, but so does GnW, who is not a meme.
Would be cool if zombie drowned him being turnt into a drowned
@Luca Antinori oh ok
Everyone: *Does acrobats when star ko'd*
Steve: *Walks on air*
0:35 i loved the sleeping animation he puts his bed and going sleep
I love all of the teeny tiny little details that they added to keep Steve as authentic as they could be! Adding the appropriate sounds when falling from a high place, eating, and climbing a ladder are a nice touch, and giving him a bed while sleeping is hilarious. I feel like giving him custom damage animations would feel out of place, and seeing him (not) react to being attacked as he would in Minecraft is so dang funny to see.
That being said, missed opportunity to make his Stamina Mode KO have him vanish into a puff of smoke and drop his inventory and Experience Orbs, lol.
PE / Music Teacher : "Do some head exercises."
Students : *0:26*
Therapist: tiny head Steve isn’t real, he can’t hurt you
Tiny head Steve: 5:16
Cursed minecraft images
The intense music is the cherry on top
DuhItsPickle exactly
If they put blocks coming out of Steve in Joker’s final smash that’d be some next level shit.
His inventory exploding lmao
Title: Steve Funny Animations
Thumbnail: *Same expression in every picture*
Steve: Hi Guys!
Ah, yes, a user of culture.
Hi, Steve...
I'm a little sad "oof" didn't make it in but otherwise he's perfect.
That “oof” thing is dead
@@Raul_-yh3gc only Minecraft OG’s will remember that
If it’s any consolation , he does make the modern hurt sound when he falls from a great Hight. Still would have preferred him water bucket-ing, but I guess enderman wouldn’t allow it.
The fact that Steve has the facial expressions of a rock makes this video that much funnier to watch. Also, I love his crowd cheer.
I love how expresive Is Steve
"He's so stupid...I love him."
if you listen closely at 2:33, the ladder has minecraft ladder sounds
3:06 Of course he has no reactions: Steve gets poisoned and blown up by Creepers in Minecraft all the time.
Having the shield for Perfect Shields is pretty cool, but I think it'd be better if him shielding had him hold it out the entire time.
I love how Steve just stands there and takes the Final Smashes like nothing without any reaction whatsoever, he reminds me of Saitama
That ladder climbing animation is both ridiculous and accurate lol
With the Isabelle Net Glitch, you can actually see his head, it’s just really really small.
Basicly headless horseman
Terry’s final smash would be P A I N F U L irl
Or getting slammed into a spaceship blasted with laser breath.
Or getting stabbed where it hurts by Ridley... ☠️
as if every other final smash wouldn't hurt LMAO
Or getting an entire island blown up while your on it
Incineroar: final smashes to steve
Steve: **idle**
No one:
Steve's body: Lol imagine moving with the head.
Steve: (Good block placements.)
Ditto Steve: *RANDOM B=LLSHIT GO!*
#TTS
Kubey is a pure being that will be protected at all costs
2:23 I actually let out a loud chuckle seeing Steve just crouched in the bus 🤣
Headless Steve isn't real, he can't hurt you.
Headless Steve: 5:07
hahahahaha
Oh no, he still has a head, it's just really small
1:38 Wait the cheer sounds a bit like the Enderman teleport noise. That's too awesome.
Would have been a Cool Reference if In Stamina Battle When I Get KOed i Turn Red and Fall over and Despawn Referencing the death animation in Minecraft
It would best if you have "oof" sound when you died
Well steve you fly backwards like in the original game... *BACKWARDS RUNNING INTENSIFIES*
Hey Steve
Welcome to smash
I mean, you would kinda despawn if there's multiple stocks
@@MrTalpos did steve can creates his own resources
3:12 Steve saw so many creepers that he's no longer suprised by an explosion in his face lmao
Everytime I see him get hit i'm always thinking
"He just takes it like a man"
5:24 Steve turns into Herobrine for a split second there.
Omg you’re right.......
I love how Steve might be the only smash fighter that was not turned into a character and rather remains just a player avatar. For explanation when I say turned into a character, I mean given their own personality. Despite his name, his rendition in this game isn’t as “Steve”. Rather, it’s as a representation of Minecraft’s players and community as a whole. He doesn’t react like a character in a game world. He reacts like a near-blank avatar being controlled by a player.
*Bus Riding Animation*
Every Character: "Where are you leading me to?!"
Steve: where we goin?
Even after 4 months, I’m still so happy Steve is in Smash. It almost feels like a dream
Lots of these animations may seem lazy but thing is they are actually very authentic to the original game
I like how Steve doesn't care about being trampled,shot,being blown up, and getting hit by loads of spring arms.
Steve's expression in every final smash be like: Pfft, is that all?
I just love how the door in Steve’s Final Smash is just bigger than Steve, himself.
I always found it funny that Steve's sleeping animation is him placing down a bed.
Steve's animations are so stiff and "lifeless" in a way, but it adds so much charm to him. No flips, spins, expressions, but it's so great. Sakurai sent a love letter to the Minecraft community with this man and was as faithful as possible 💝
TL;DR Steve is extra ordinary but is extraordinary
Everyone else when they get screen KO’d:
“OH CRAP IM GONNA LOSE NO NO NO!”
Steve when he gets screen KO’d:
“Yep,that’s me.your probably wondering how I got in this situation,but we can’t go all the way back,since that would just lead to seeing me create a new world and mining until I ended up in this fight club of some sorts.”
Therapist: dolphin Steve won't hurt you he is not real
Dolphin Steve: 3:25
With Wario grab and such, I don’t think it was a glitch, probably intentional so that Steve’s head wouldn’t clip through the net/ wario’s mouth
Yes the head shrinking is intentional but the fact that you can clip though their body and see the misshapen head is sort of a glitch.
It's more of an oversight than a glitch but if you think about it aren't all glitches just oversights by the developers?
One thing that they could've done when Steve dies in stamina matches is that he drops his inventory.
It'd just be for a cosmetic effect since he doesn't actually lose any of his materials when he dies, but it still would've been a neat touch
That won't cause lag right?
2:26
The others: stuck there because they got caught: WHY
Steve: Alright, I'mma just wait here until it done
Does anyone else think that once Steve gets stunned by breaking his shield,he should drink a bucket of milk to get rid of the effects?
No,just me?
Ok.
Steve looks eager to be on kappins bus.
Steve: "Cool! I'm going to school!"
I love how simplistic he looks compared to the others, and seeing ulti him its the most funny thing
They spend less time on the animations so they have more time to give us the best moveset EVER.
you know, that palutena's guidance suits him.
As for Enderman, now THAT'S an intruder from another dimension.
@@Shady_Inktail Double another dimension!
@@JoelTheParrot Inception 2 electric boogaloo
I love the little sounds they brought from Minecraft. It just makes everything seems much more out of place!
1:33 I really like the zombie cheer
0:43 Steve is in creative mode in order to do a star ko
Everyone: **sleeping in the floor**
Steve: _b e d_
Zombie not getting burning by the sun
*WAIT THATS ILLEGAL*
SO illegal
Because it's a skin of Steve
Yes I know it's a joke.
don't worry, it has fire resistance potion effect.
Stunning should've had the nausea effect applied
I love how it doesn't look like steve is getting hurt in those final smashes, he just walks and crouch during it lol
I'm a tad disappointed they didn't use the newer swimming animation
They used it in the drowning animation
Oh. I wasn't paying attention the first time around
I like how the enderman bows down as the crowd cheers for him.
I like how steve just goes through the motions.
1:04 He's not actually balancing, he just in a perpetual state of contemplation