Mew's Origins: A Story of Secrets, Rumors & Legends Ft. maxmoefoe (Pokemon)
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- In this video we explore the origins of the Pokemon Mew, including new and exclusive information from never before translated interviews.
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Ken Sugimori Works, 2014 art book (Japanese)
Pokemon Story, 2000 book (Japanese)
Nintendo Online Magazine, July 2000 issue (Japanese)
• 【公式】幻のポケモン「ミュウ」「ミュウツー」... (Japanese)
• 【公式】世間を騒がせた幻のポケモン「ミュウ」... (Japanese)
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This video’s info came from 60+ pages of new interview translations, and about 12 minutes of video we also had translated. So unless you speak Japanese and collect rare books, this video has facts in it you’ve never heard before. If you enjoyed it, please give it a like and a share. Thank you 👍
When Pokémon Gray you guys promised?
@@demonthekid718 - Still workin' on it. Still a puzzle piece or two short of the picture.
Wanna Sprite Cherubi?
@@Louie_Log”wahna”
Thank you. Now do this for every Pokemon
Thanks for having me… again! 😳❤️
Massive legend here
YOOO APE MAN
BRING BACK THE GAMING CHANNEL MAAANNN
I'm a trucker and a gamer. Top text.
LOVE THIS GUY, bring him back for more didyouknowgamin?? pls!! he's a true pokefreak!
I'll have you anytime
Mew's creator reaction to seeing then in the big screen is so cute
Estaría genial si alguna vez le hicieras un análisis a la tercera película de Pokemon, la historia de su producción es muy interesante, y con una motivación del guionista similarmente enternecedora (y por si te parece remarcable, todo ese subtexto psicoanalítico en que se asienta el conflicto de la antagonista con interés de dar un mensaje antiescapista)
Yeah it was truly amazing and being a kid then i think we all loved that playful mew counterpart to a hateful mewtwo
@@DankDaHerbalist I will never forget ancient mew, so cool.
The person who created Mew is named Shigeki Morimoto ! Thank you sir. I love it.
The person who made the Mew we all know and love from the movies is named Sayuri Ichishi! It's so adorable and mysterious.
11:52 Sayuri Ichishi
Ken Sugimori, you need to be fired and stop taking credit for other's work (He tried to do the same for Lugia, and was only recently discovered to be lying). What a jerk.
I like to imagine it's Mew leaving those revives under the truck.
that's so freaking cute.
Mew left the cookie in FR/LG too.
That’s smot
Nintendo explained themselves why they placed the lava cookie in Fire Red and Leaf Green as well leaving a revive there once a day in front of the truck in the Kanto Let Go pokemon game remakes as well. Obviously in completely separate statements made in completely different times. The explanation for the inclusion of the revive in front of the truck in the Kanto remakes did not seem like the actual full truth of the matter, just the parts being used to explain the fans of the series though.
Considering that the inspiration for Mew came from, among other things, rumors of a leftover sprite in Xevious, it is extremely fitting that a leftover sprite in Pokémon (the truck) became the focal point of a rumor about Mew.
Let's also not forget the PokeGods.
So Tajiri not only anticipated those old PokeGod rumors, but deliberately created one. Amazing.
And then they were made canon in Gen 6
When you analyze Mew's stats and moves, it becomes pretty obvious that it was programmed in without much remaining time. Its stats are all 100, it learns every TM move, and it only learns moves every ten levels. I think those limitations really make Mew interesting personally.
And every HM and move tutor move as well right?
They could've added or made him cooler/better, not saying this isnt enough but they could've removed the truck!!
The mew glitch was _LITERALLY_ the first game/computer program glitch I ever saw... It led to my love of bug testing/gamebreaking :)
By the time you got to Mew you probably have seen a lot of glitches/bugs in those games, the programing is held by duct tape
@@arieldominguez2905 considering the Special Attack system is broken, that's definetly true and also an unnoticed bug. Mew was the first noticeable glitch I saw
(Also I went out of my way to find it, so that contributes lol)
Ehh, I don’t know if it was game breaking. The 1st glitch I ran into, the way I fought Mew, was via GameShark, except I ran into -M- 1st instead until there were confirmed codes.
@@DaveGX almost forgot about the glitchmon! I played 10 years after release, right before d/p, so I was following in footsteps of others
@@EZOnTheEyes I really only played through Red/Blue/Yellow. I intended to play Gold/Silver/Crystal and just thought I was going to feel lost with all the new 1s in that generation. From there, I just slowly and slower wasn’t with it anymore, each new generation releases were just getting tiresome. I really think at some point Nintendo should just make it like normal RPGs, turn those gems into expansions, online meet and battle, trade like in-world, etc. The original concept of actually traveling just isn’t really there anymore in my opinion.
Absolutely wild that Mew, in a bizarre jumbled sequence of events, was a self-fulfilling prophecy. My childhood self, and I, now, are floored. What a video. Thanks all!
For real, I'm truly blown away. This information was overwhelming in a good way.
I can't believe gen 1 was the most expensive debugging process lmao I can't even imagine how buggy it was before that process.
And somehow, it shows that Gamefreak was not a very good or polished game studio back then, or else there wouldn't have been so many bugs.
Keep in mind that the original Japanese Red and Green versions were even buggier than the Western Red and Blue versions, as the Western releases were based on the later Japanese Blue version that polished up the game and fixed some of the bugs.
To be fair, Japanese Red and Green were done in the span of 5+ years, with a lot of breaks in between and different people being moved around.
@@RealRomplayer it was a _tiny_ studio though, you can’t blame them.
i'd like to imagine it was relatively unbroken before they added mew into the game
I like the new direction that DYKG is going as a channel. Mini-documentaries are probably more time-consuming, but they're breathing life into a channel that I largely lost interest in.
The have always done this
And with how much information exists about development stories for our favorite games we’ve all heard over and over again for the last 10-15 years, it’s really refreshing to get legitimately new, interesting information!
100% agree
This
If only they could collaborate with Nintendo and Game Freak to make the definitive documentary on the Pokémon franchise. I would actually pay to see that.
This video further proves why Mew is not just the best pokemon, but one of the most IMPORTANT Pokemon ever created! Well done DidYouKnow Team :)
Totally ignorant of you guys. Mew is 100% based on Quetzacoatl the sun god of the ancient mayans. one bulbapedia read could tell you that. it was worshipped in south america by aztecs. mew is able to fly through space and aztecs primary god was the sun god quetzacoatl. this is also shown in pokemon the first movie where his image is encarved on an aztec temple and explorers discover a trace of mews dna.
@@iamgod2063 um, that's just later inserted information probably inspired by the Aztecs. Mew itself was not based on that.
@@iamgod2063 LMFAO I’m Indigenous Mexican and I think it’s silly that you claim that mew is inspired by Quetzalcoatl. If anything, Rayquaza fits Quetzalcoatl, both being flying serpents and all, of course nothing in its pokedex matches or references anything in Indigenous Mexico. Also when has Pokémon mentioned that “Aztecs” worshipped mew? I thought Tablets with mew carved in them were found in Guyana so that would mean that indigenous Guyanese people would have worshipped mew. I researched what you claimed, and literally nothing references what you said. Also not everything that references carved Tablets found in South America is “Aztec”, that in itself is not even the correct word for Indigenous Mexicans. I just think it’s funny that you called someone ignorant while you’re equally as such. Based username, but not as based CZcams reply 💀
@@iamgod2063 they look nothing like each other, movies are not canon and honestly Mew is a pokémon that has been around for a long time and that is why he has been seen, and therefore encarved by Aztecs
Aye BlackCriticGuy! I miss your anime reviews
I still have my red cartridge with my event Mew on it. Even still remember the excitement of getting it on that day and has been my favourite pokemon ever since.
I had always assumed it was made as a set with mewtwo, to think it was sort of an afterthought and actually intended to create buzz and rumours.
If your save is still there, you better back it up sooner rather than later, because it's held in memory via a battery. There are now ways to back up saves from Gameboy cartridges.
@@Kain652 Is there an easy way to do that? o:
@@TehWhiteTiger I would do it regardless, rare piece of history you have.
There is a video from around 2016 that showed it off and how exactly it worked. There is more that you need to buy to allow you backup gameboy color saves data as well. The video shows you exactly what you need to get. The product does not appear to be new as the product uses windows xp hardware to backup saves. I might have heard about from somewhere else prior to this point as well. The video was uploaded before the Pokémon Gameboy Color games were on the Nintendo 3DS eshop. He even might have gave Nintnedo the idea to follow through with it ultimately in the end.
@@TehWhiteTiger Idk if you'd want to go the longer route and try bring one of the first real Mews to the newest game to save it. There are a few videos showing Pokémon being transferred all the way to Sun and Moon from fire red I believe
ah yes my favorite youtuber MAFMOEFOE
DYKG doesn't just repeat facts it found online, they're archaeologists uncovering lost history! (clearly South America archaeologists)
I've always liked the idea of replacing the usual method of getting mythical species from events and distributions with something more akin to something like the Regi quest in Hoenn - except with the steps being more in-line with the species' lore and background, rather than being relatively arbitrary for the sake of obscurity, like with the Regis.
It sort of makes sense considering the Regis' design, though. Dots all over the face + no eyes = Braille. On the other hand, Regigigas in ORAS is just dumb. A renamed Regice with a snowball? Why?
In Legends Arceus, you have to go through a gate with 3 specific Pokèmon.
Which 3? That is found in a library book in BDSP.
One of the 3, Overquill, has a very obscure evolution to obtain (using a specific "strong style" attack 20 times. No, they don't tell you that.)
After going through the gate, the cave opens and you get access to the Mythical Pokèmon.
@@Gilhelmi that's really cool acctually
Man, I remember watching Maxmoefoe doing prank call videos as a kid and now he's hosted DYKG twice. Absolute glow up
I remember him making funny videos in 2016 by that I mean absurd comedy
I remember him from the video he posted the other day.
this is the same man who took part in video gems like Vomit Cake and White People Club? my god
Me too from Prank calls , with the bois papa franku,Chad,idubbz,how to basic.now he is screaming over children's TCG and Cold Ones
@@FRANZTENDO64Philippines Pretty sure he’s always been into the tcg, but it’s still cool to see how he’s changed over the years
I'm just amazed the new glitch was known in Japan right after the game's release..
I didn't learn about it in the US til college a decade later
It was a thing in NZ back in 1999/2000, we were trying to move the truck etc etc but I think MissingNo was the big deal back then,.
i first learned about it some time before gold and silver released from some book my grandparents bought me at the grocery store. blew my mind
Imagine having a mew that was given to you by the creator but the battery in the cartridge dies so the save file is lost.
I'm pretty sure none of the 20 mews are around nowdays
Mew is absolutely one of the craziest stories in game development. A last-minute addition based on old schoolyard urban legends elevated a failed RPG into the biggest thing in history. It really is the "originator of Pokemon" as we know it.
It was schoolyard rumors that introduced me to MissingNo, and it was MissingNo glitching up my Hall of Fame data that introduced me to Mew. It was as if magic came into my life. Thank you.
2:46 Heroes get remembered. But legends never die.
The Legend of Dr. Lava will live forever :)
Doctor Lava 👀. Oh my goodness. Thank you for the work
@@some_man_tiks @Learn2Gramrs - Cheers fellas, hope y'all like this one. Got four more Pokemon videos already written and comin down the pike soonish.
@@DJIVision LET'S GOOOO
you can say that mew is a MASSIVE LEGEND
Mew has such a fascinating history! I love this pokemon!
Definitely!
It's weird hearing Max speak coherently
That was one massive bunch of facts around Mew I wasn't expecting in that intensity.
Given how long a GameBoy cartridge battery lasts however, I wonder how many of these unique Mews still exist.
There was a way to back it up back in the day, however I doubt anyone was even aware of them. Also the battery for pokemon red and blue lasts really long. Our still perfectly works, however we have not been using it everyday.
@@joshernsteen2066 - you haven’t been playing your Gen 1 cart everyday for the past 25 years? Pfft. Fake fan.
@@enorma29 True but Japanese people treat their games different than we use to do.
@@DJIVision We have been really busy throughout out lives with physical therapy, school work, and after-school activities. We honestly partially forgot that we had them, we have touched them partially a little bit over the years. One of them somehow glitched mewtwo out of the PC box, but still has it registered in the pokedex. We have been touching out Pokemon ROM hacks more often, though. They play differently than the regular pokemon games. Even Nintendo admitted that they also play pokemon ROM hacks as well, and might take down notes based on what they feel appropriate to look at later. Most of them that you are playing now have been finished for a decade now, and just being discovered in mass now. In a an interview they were joking around about talking about certain ROM hacks that they only talked about out of context. They are perfectly aware of what the players base thinks of their actions that they are doing to the pokemon games, and have an answer prepared for everything and every question that they might have. They made their point pretty clear when they were questioned out of interview context about why Sword and Shield had a limited pokedex in the game. To awnswr your question about whether or not Rotom will have any more forms; they already said in another interview that took place before Heart Gold and Soul Silver came out, I believe, they were going to not make any more forms of Rotom and wanted to go in a completely different direction. They were somewhat distracted maybe by the amount of interviews that were happening behind the scenes, and wanted to get that information off their chest.
if any still do exist, odds are they would have to be on a back up sav which can't exist without unofficial 3ed party software removing their legitimacy.
This was so GOOD!! I even shed a single tear knowing Morimoto saw his creation get such recognition and love from several people ;)
Aye you used my mew footage, cool!
Is your Pikachu’s name a ProJared reference?
Nuptup, consume.
Hey it's blunder
Mewww
Mew has been my favorite ever since I found out about it as a kid. Thank you for the video.
7:50 I need to remember this when I eventually get off my hiatus and get around to including Glitch City as a story element in my review show. I'm going to tie this lost city into that.
>The most expensive debugging process in Nintendo history.
Also the least successful debugging process in Nintendo history.
Who would win?
One of the biggest gaming companies in the world spending more money on debugging than they ever have before
OR
An old man passed out in the middle of the street
Final Fantasy 6 is a well regarded game, but it has way more bugs and glitches than Gen 1 Pokemon does
I love this kind of stuff so much and there's still that little hint of me that wants game urban legends to be true especially from the mid-late 90s era. It's why I'm so into that Super Mario 64 stuff that popped up.
Same.
“a simplified clone” is essentially a child lmao
when you think about it, mew’s mere existence is a magnificent/miraculous. It was was designed within such a small pocket of the games code, like an “embrycode”
Being a simplified clone of Mewtwo is basically being Mewtwo’s child means it pre-volutes Mewtwo, but it was designed afterwards. It’s such a beautiful and mind blowing thing if you really think about it
+that part about the movie was heart warmin
Mews original sugimory art was so beautiful. It was enigmatic. It looked like a kitten but somehow a little alien. Looked innocent yet dangerous.
I’ve always loved hearing the behind the senses stories of how beloved things come to be. That fact that’s it’s about my favorite Pokémon Mew just makes it sweeter. Great video.
It might just be coincidence, but it's fitting that an F4 Phantom is one of the main inspirations for Mew, because it's referred to as the Phantom Pokemon in the Pokemon Pocket Monsters manga. This video was fantastic for clearing up the discrepancies in the Mew origin story, and it leaves me with an even greater appreciation for the design process behind my favorite monster of all time. I'm shocked by just how much content, especially interviews, is locked behind the language barrier, and I'm glad that the international fanbase is finally able to access that information. I think the real world history of these games is just as fascinating as the fictional stories the games tell.
I heard from a guy that mew can be found under the truck that parks outside of my moms house. Whenever the truck is here I can hear ghostly mew noises coming from her room.
go look under the truck and don't come back until the mew noises stop
With all the established lore that exists in gen 1 for Mew, I never bought the "fact" that he was put in as a prank. This makes more sense
Maxmoefoe and Dr.Lava the collaboration I never knew I needed
I wish some of those books would get an official English release, even if expensive. Great content, and thanks for all the effort!
That Pokémon stadium 2 song at the end brings me back!
this was so interesting! I wonder what Sugimori would've designed if he'd actually made time for it lol
I remember as a kid playing pokemon blue and I came across Mew in the rock tunnel just before you get to lavender town. I had used all of my pokeballs before the encounter, I was so unbelievably upset. I ran away hoping if I didn't make it faint I could find it again.
Years later I stood in line for many hours for an event Mew for my leafgreen version, and it is one of my most treasured pokemon that I still have 😁
I remember hearing about Mew and finding the Game Shark code to access it early. When I finally saw what was loaded after saving, I immediately loved the little critter. I'd know how Mew was basically responsible for bringing the series to the rest of the world, but some of this was even new to me. Makes me even more right in picking a favorite.
Had a Mew that I shared with a friend. Until he deleted his game with Mew still in it. We are no longer friends.
Completely understandable 😂
Mew will always be my favourite Pokemon. Way back in my early school days this Pokemon was such a myth. The movie done such a great job at bringing Mew to life. It was the cute playful vibes while also being a power legendary .. how can you not love!
Mew is my favorite Pokémon! It's so cool to find out its origins! ❤🤩
Thanks for making this video, it was great to know more about the origins of my favorite Pokemon of all time. Without Mew, the Pokemon wouldn't be the Behemot franchise it's now, and I love him for that.
This was so AMAZING I love it! Learning that it's physical movements were created by someone not even part of the game makes Mew even more special!
Absolutely loved this. It was so beautiful learning about all the wonderful minds who came up with Mew. Brought a tear to my eye.
That was incredible, I had no idea the lore behind it ran that deep!
Also I have never heard maxmoefoe NOT scream all the time 😂
This was absolutely amazing. I love how Mew came to life thanks to contribution of so many people lol. From the idea of one, to the first form of one, to the perfectioning of another, to the personality of a whole other. And the result is undoubtedly amazing. The last metaphor made me emotional lol really warmed my heart.
And the comparison to the original dragon is also pretty interesting to make yeah, even though the equivalent Mon to Mewtwo in those games is Genesect, which we also never saw the original form of, or really anything about his creation (unless I'm missing something, I don't remember them even showing anything about him in the movies). The original dragon will also surely exist one day.
That bit at the end about the likes actually made me smile. Hopefully there are more Pokemon videos
I love how the original inspiration for Mew came back around and became the same rumors and mysteries of childhood and Xevious and Space Invaders had been.
This is absolutely incredible, thanks for doing these for so long! I know this means so much to so many people
This was interesting. Would love to see a vid on Celebi. That was one of my fav pokemon when Silver/Gold came out. I traded some kid for it on recess at school in grade 5. Had no clue how he got the Celebi, but I was stoked to hook up our gameboys and connect via gamelink and do the trade. Can't remember what I gave him in return
I do enjoy the videos you all release about the stories and what not, on Pokémon. Especially the ones going back to the Gen 1 games. Always something new to learn. Thank you.
She did a great job translating Mew for the movie. I remember rewinding the Mew parts because it was so cute. Maybe I just connected with Mew also being a easily amused kid.
Man, what an awesome video. Thank you guys - these deep dives into the origins of Pokemon just make me so happy. I don't know why I love Pokemon after all these years, but what I do know is that the more I learn, the more that loves grows. Thank you all, from dedicated fans to the video editor :) !
I know max does a lot and has a lot on his plate, but I love when he has crossover stuff like this. Keep the good content coming, both Max and dykg!
Whoa this DYK Gaming video was so good! Love hearing the exclusive info that you all mined and translated, so cool!
This was so well done, and probably the best DidYouKnow Pokemon video you guys have done. This is like one of Tama's video essays level of good. Thanks, guys for this one
The amount of research for this video deserves a 👍
Everyone checked the truck for Mew. Even me.
This is an incredible video guys!! I didn’t know most of the stuff mentioned here
I would give everything I own to see you guys do an origin video about Celebi. That is my favourite pokemon
Good job translating those interviews from Japanese. You go the additional mile, and I appreciate it.
This is absolutely amazing. Loved hearing about Mew lore.
Fantastic Video, would love a sequel on Celebi!
I knew about Mew's fateful effect on giving the franchise it's huge popularity through reading books on the series history, but I really appreciate this video's holistic attempt to track down all the designers and influences that made Mew in all of it's aspects. Learned some new things, and got a wholesome appreciation for a character's designer seeing his work further fleshed out and brought to life.
This is so awesome. It's when you guys find and report on new information that you really shine, like the videos with Nob naming all the unreleased Pokemon and stuff.
wow, thank you so much for making this, it was an amazing watch. and i love every contribution each person made to bringing mew to life
i love that mew was deliberately made as an inaccessible secret. not trying to sound all genwunner here, but the reason why pokemania took of in the 90s was because tajiri really was just trying to embody his childhood in this game, including secrets like mew. and it works because of it, coz kids could relate
mew was always the hot topic at my school too back in the gen 1 days
WOAHH these types of videos (along with that one about Lugia's creation) are amazingggggg!!!!!I love love love these
This was amazing. This just goes to show it takes a team to make something truly extraordinary.
Thank you for all the work you guys do on these videos!
really great video, its always so impressive when you guys get these translations and pretty exclusive interviews!!
Please do a DYKG video on the Klonoa series.
It's a CRIMINALLY underrated series that needs more attention.
DON'T LET KLONOA BE BURIED DEEPER IN THE SAND.
Red and Blue's sprite for Mew was so cute compared to those that came after.
Learning new things about the Pokemon franchise never gets old
This was a such a fascinating video! (especially the details about the interviews).
Amazing work.
Mew is such a cute Pokémon character, but then again almost all Pokémon are
I dont even know what half of them are, but a lot of them are kawaii
Not swalot bro
Just wait until you read their Pokedex entries.
Aw what a sweet and agreeable comment, Ra―
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Who's here to watch MafMoeFoe not MaxMoeFoe!?!
this was an absolutely fantastic video, good job!
This was an amazing video!!! Thank you so much for translating those important pieces of history for us! 💖💫
Yeah, Celebi DYKG needs to happen. I wanna know what the original deal was with that anticlimactic wet fart GS ball.
From what I heard, they wanted to have Celebi in the anime, but changed their minds and had him in a movie instead. So the GS ball became an aborted arc.
Well, at least we know the true origins of Mew.
Fun fact: I actually did the Mew glitch once. And I found Mew! It wasn't easy, but it was a lot of fun! =)
Now, here's a question: Will we ever see Mew again in future Pokémon games? The answer is...who knows? 🤷🏻
Only if you mean "different version of Charizard" instead of Mew.
(shrugs) Mewthree? Maybe?
This is my favorite type of content from you guys, also love when you get max on
bruh it so fun that the guy not only saw the pokemon movie twice to admire his creation but to fly over to America is just on another level
Mafmoefoe 😂😂😂
Imagine spending tons of money on debugging the game only for it to become infamous among speedrunners & CZcamsr's for how many bugs break the game
I don't watch this channel enough but I absolutely loved this video!! Keep up the great work guys!!❤❤
This was absolutely phenomenal! Thank you for collecting and translating such precious information. I loved learning about my favorite Pokémon of all time.
I always found the idea of Mew being a last-minute addition rather contradictory, how could it be "last-minute" if there's a lore behind and a "MewTWO" cloned from it? (A Mewtwo being the reward for completing the game). Nice to have a video dispelling the explanation once and for all.
8:58 so essentially Nintendo created the first NFT by numbering the Mews lol.
I'm making a joke but you can see the parallels.
Honestly this might one of the best videos you have put on this channel. Keep up the amazing work dudes
What a great vid! Perfect for my Saturday. Thanks for such amazing content as always!
Wow, that Ukraine comment.
Ukranian jokes aged poorly now
What an awesome episode! It's amazing to think how seemingly insignificant actions can end up having a massive impact
This video was amazing, keep the good work!
Didn’t even have to see the comments to see who’s doing the commentary in this video! Loved it 🥰