History WebVideo / TheMonumentMythos

* ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep7Mz7rKNjM AMERICAATTACK]]"'', a look into one Operation Seed and how it relates to various monuments.

* ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMITsejh21c DEBATEDEMON]]"'', an investigation into an anomalous entity's effects on politics throughout the last couple of decades.
* ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG_toD2-2XQ PRESIDENTPATTINSON]]"'', a look into the Presidential campaign of an unlikely candidate.

** ''FOOTAGE OF FINAL TRUMP RALLY'' consists of footage of Donald Trump's final rally [[spoiler:as it is then hit by a nuclear attack, then a final message broadcasted over television, then two cassette tapes recording Trump's final words.]]

* GoneHorriblyRight: The Department of Technology comes up with a plan to permanently dispose of both Freedom and the Air Force One Angel, [[LetsYouAndHimFight siccing them on each other]] in what they refer to as "Mutual Assured Destruction." [[spoiler:It is implied that this action ended up meeting the name far more accurately than the Dept of Technology could have ever feared, triggering the Great Division, ripping the world apart and releasing the Serpent.]]

** While not explicitly tying into the news event itself, ''THE MURDER OF MICKEY MOUSE'' and its use of ''Steamboat Willie'' footage are clearly meant to tie into the fact that its release date (January 1st, 2024) was also the day said cartoon entered the public domain.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: While the series abandons the single word format of the main series after a few episodes, most of the episode titles retain alliteration, with the exception of ''THE SPECIAL TREE'', ''THE TRINITY DESK PROJECT'', and ''CORNERWORLD''.

* ArtisticLicensePolitics: Despite being British, Robert Pattinson is shown to be the President of the United States in 2024. He claims his parents' military service allowed him to claim US citizenship and thus be elligable for the presidency, though in real life this wouldn't work as Pattinson wouldn't be considered a natural-born United States citizen.

* FacialHorror: Blood pours out of Donald Trump's every orifice. The government at first attempted to conceal this from the public by digitally altering his mugshot, but ''PRESIDENTPATTINSON'' suggests they've [[KnowWhenToFoldEm given up on the act]], as the photos of Trump have him possessing [[EyeScream white pinpricks for eyes, bleeding around the sockets]]. By the time of his final rally, a TV-MA censor is used to cover his entire head.

* OperationBlank: Operation SEED from ''AMERICAATTACK''.

* WeaponisedLandmark: ''AMERICAATTACK'' reveals that the US Government has a secret weapons program dubbed 'Operation Seed', where they've been modifiying Japan's statues of Kannon to serve as disguised launchers for a specialised "parasite" missile that's small enough to fit inside without any obvious outside modifications. The end of the episode reveals that the USA's been doing this ever since the end of World War II, and has installed missile launch systems in major buildings all over the world, including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Houses of Parliament, Taj Mahal and even the Capitol itself.

Current videos in the series are:

[[WMG:Modern Day]]
* ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep7Mz7rKNjM AMERICAATTACK]]"'', a look into one Operation Seed and how it relates to various monuments.
* ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOB99dUkOOI THE SPECIAL TREE]]"'', accounts from some familiar figures, and an update on Operation Seed.
* ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMITsejh21c DEBATEDEMON]]"'', an investigation into an anomalous entity's effects on politics throughout the last couple of decades.
* ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG_toD2-2XQ PRESIDENTPATTINSON]]"'', a look into the Presidential campaign of an unlikely candidate.
* ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf4sxrq0joc THE MONUMENT MONSTER]]"'', a statement from former president Donald Trump, and an analysis of drawings related to the presidency.
* "''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVYpi8GG4Po VIRGINIA'S WINTER WONDERLAND]]"'', an investigation into Virginia's early life and subsequent development.
* "''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxC8Gw1eL1Y THE MURDER OF MICKEY MOUSE]]''", a story about a boy who thought he could rule the world.
* ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZXvHlvoCEk FOOTAGE OF FINAL TRUMP RALLY]]''", various recordings documenting the last days of a former president's life.
* ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhdAOrS8rW4 ALCATRAZ, ALWAYS]]''", the record of a cthonaut's fateful trip to a certain island.
* ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1HaIjgNhsw THE TRINITY DESK PROJECT]]"'', [[WebVideo/TheTrinityDeskProject the return of an old friend.]]
* ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsQcI064Fzs CORNERWORLD]]"'', the belated conclusion to a familiar story.
* ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1-B-iyJYBc A Monument Mythos]]"'', a post-script.

In early February of 2024, it was officially announced that the series would conclude on February 22nd with the finale of Season 4.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Almost every video title makes use of alliteration: ''"'''D'''EAN'''D'''ISASTER,"'' ''"ROCKEFELLER'''TR'''EE'''TR'''AGEDY,"'' ''"'''S'''TARRY'''S'''PHINX,"'' etc. The only exceptions to this rule are ''CORNERFOLK'' and ''CORNERGIRL'' (due to only becoming ''Monument Mythos'' episodes retroactively via CanonWelding), and a few episodes of Season 4 / ''Modern Day'' such as ''THE SPECIAL TREE''.

** An animated version from Season 4 / "Modern Day": [[spoiler:the spinning wheel from ''MISTERMANTICORE'']] pops up fairly regularly, seeming to represent some kind of BrownNote.

** In ''THE SPECIAL TREE'', Maya escapes [[spoiler:the impending end of the world]] by travelling through a corner in her wall, just like the Cornerfolk.
** ''THE MONUMENT MONSTER'' shows Robert Pattinson's drawings of monuments that appeared in the first three seasons of the series, which includes the Statue of Liberty, the Lincoln Memorial, the United States Capitol, the Washington Monument (which is still broken in half), the Golden Gate Bridge, and the pyramids. The titular monster is also shown with its head arcing the same way a Special Tree does.

** ''MISTERMANTICORE'' was an unrelated short film predating ''The Monument Mythos'', but was later added to Season 3 much like the ''Cornerfolk'' videos were. Despite this, the video had little relevance to the series until ''FREEDOMFOREVER'', where [[spoiler:the Union becomes the Mister Manticore constellation after destroying the Martian Serpent]], and ''THE SPECIAL TREE'', in which the [[BrownNote lethal video]] Leonard saw is all but stated to be ''MISTERMANTICORE'' itself.
** ''LIVE FOOTAGE OF A BLACK HOLE'' was also an unrelated short film that predated ''The Monument Mythos'', but was later integrated into ''ALCATRAZ, ALWAYS''.
** ''THE TRINITY DESK PROJECT'' integrates both the [[WebVideo/TheTrinityDeskProject eponymous video series]] and ''THE AMERICAN ANATOMY'' into the Monument Mythos.

** Maya Arnoldson in ''THE SPECIAL TREE'' seemingly becomes one, as she escapes [[spoiler:the launch of Operation SEED]] by hiding in a corner, much like the aforementioned Cornerfolk.

* FacialHorror: In the Modern Day, [[spoiler:blood pours out of Donald Trump's every orifice.]] The government at first attempted to conceal this from the public by digitally altering his mugshot, but ''PRESIDENTPATTINSON'' suggests they've [[KnowWhenToFoldEm given up on the act]], as the photos of [[spoiler:Trump]] have him possessing [[EyeScream white pinpricks for eyes, bleeding around the sockets.]]

* FreezeFrameBonus:
** A strange non-human figure can be seen in the background of two photos in ''ROCKEFELLERTREETRAGEDY''. [[spoiler:Those same photos reappear in ''ROCKEFELLERREVELATION'', which points out where they are and reveals just what it really is.]]
** When the eponymous monster is shown at the end of ''THE MONUMENT MONSTER'', a brief [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou "hello viewer"]] flashes just as it appears. "MIRRORS LIE TWICE" also flashes over the logo from the [[BrownNote art film]] that Trump was shown.

** Modern Day uses Website/{{Snopes}}-esque examinations on whether urban legends presented in the video are true or false.

** Operation SEED from AMERICAATTACK.

** Instead of pioneering animation and creating one of the biggest companies on Earth, Walt Disney stayed in the medical field following World War One and went on to fund the hospital shown caring for Dean in ''DEANDISASTER''. His ''Modern Day'' counterpart at the very least established an orphanage.

** Creator/RobertPattinson also becomes President in the ''Modern Day'' timeline.
** Creator/ErnestHemingway becomes a Senator in the ''Modern Day'' timeline.

* WeaponisedLandmark: ''AMERICAATTACK'' reveals that the US Government has a secret weapons program dubbed 'Operation Seed', where they've been modifiying Japan's statues of Kannon to serve as disguised launchers for a specialised 'parasite' missile that's small enough to fit inside without any obvious outside modifications. The end of the episode reveals that the USA's been doing this ever since the end of World War II, and has installed missile launch systems in major buildings all over the world, including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Houses of Parliament, Taj Mahal and even the Capitol itself.

** From the ending of ''FOOTAGE OF FINAL TRUMP RALLY'', after hearing all of the tapes concerning Trump's UncertainDoom, we get a final hint as to his fate, which in turn signals the return of something that has been conspicuously absent from ''Modern Day'' up until now:
--->''[[spoiler:[[GeniusLoci Alcatraz]] [[TheAssimilator Island]] is believed to be the site of Donald Trump's final bunker.]]''

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkvJImcNxXc The teaser]] for the GrandFinale has a meta one, as both its thumbnail and the final shot of the teaser feature [[spoiler:the comedy and tragedy masks prominently featured in ''WebVideo/TheTrinityDeskProject'', signaling that another of Alex's series is undergoing at least some level of CanonWelding]].

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* WholePlotReference: ''THE NIXONVERSE'' has clear parallels with ''{{ComicBook/Flashpoint}}''

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Almost every video title makes use of alliteration: ''"'''D'''EAN'''D'''ISASTER,"'' ''"ROCKEFELLER'''TR'''EE'''TR'''AGEDY,"'' ''"'''S'''TARRY'''S'''PHINX,"'' etc. The only exceptions to this rule are ''CORNERFOLK'' and ''CORNERGIRL'' (due to only becoming ''Monument Mythos'' episodes retroactively via CanonWelding), and ''THE SPECIAL TREE''.

** When the eponymous monster is shown at the end of ''THE MONUMENT MONSTER'', a brief [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou "hello viewer"]] flashes just as it appears.

* BenevolentPrecursors: The Ancient Egyptians. The pharaohs were aware of the threat of the Special Trees and did everything they could to subvert and contain them, using guardians armed with Giza Glass blades to "trim" them, building pyramids [[spoiler:that extend infinitely downward]] to contain them, and either built or worked with the Sphinx to assist in containment and produce more glass. [[spoiler:This is later revealed to be a complete lie.]]

* ''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOB99dUkOOI THE SPECIAL TREE]]"'', accounts from some familiar figures, and an update on Operation Seed.

** Instead of pioneering animation and creating one of the biggest companies on Earth, Walt Disney stayed in the medical field following World War One and went on to fund the hospital shown caring for Dean in ''DEANDISASTER''.