Most likely. They bring up how when one of them knows who the clone is, it never ends well. That is likely a reference to a point in the comic where one of them got this nasty scar on his face so when he did create a clone, they both knew who the clone was. This resulted in the clone killing the predecessor. So odds are something similar happened in the show's timeline where one of the twins did realize he was a clone and killed the other.
Most likely. The original probably couldn't comprehend one of their clones killing him, since he knows he's the original. That's why later down the line, the clones stopped making it obvious who the original was.
I love how what seems like a gag at first, them constantly arguing about who is the original, get's later revealed to actually be a very clever psychological trick on themselves to keep from establishing a hierarchy based on who is or isn't the clone
It’s also a great motivation, by establishing the idea that the superior one is the original it makes it a competition to surpass the other. They are constantly competing with someone equally strong and intelligent making them motivated to grow and become better. They both have the ultimate rival and teammate.
So as time passes they become more and more intelligent, since they push themselves to be better than the other and both retain all the memories after every clonation?
@@goatlover6312 And the strongest / most clever one lives to kill the inferior one. Much like Sith. Becoming better with every generation (at least mind wise).
Love how they're always thinking realistically. If they know that they can't win, they'll surrender. They know that their chances at escaping prison are better than winning the fight against Cecil's death squad
I love this great writing, even for "minor" villains, not just being killed off in a one episode or season appearance and just to make the heroes/protagonists level up. Without someone trying to go into comic spoilers for me, I'm interested in what their true goals are, besides trying to kill/attack the president and white house.
@@ThatScythe By the last chapter of the comic they help clean up a certain spoilers mess, and when invincible comes to stop them because its been a while and he thinks they're villains, they basically politely explain that they were only ever evil because their cloning science was illegal so they had to resort to criminal activity to be able to do it
They also only surrendered after the rest of the force decloaked. That confirms to Cecil that they still think of themselves as a threat. If they had just surrendered to the first few troopers, Cecil (and Pete) would have been a lot more accepting of them. Similar to the 2012 Avengers movie where Black Widow asked Bruce Banner to come with her. After Bruce agreed, she told the rest of the force to stand down.
I love how the twins break the stereotype of strong/aggressive being stupid by having the skills to make advanced cloning technology and the critical thinking ability to create an energy gun from parts around their building
Yeah they're a somewhat comedic play on smart villains that are also strong (e.g Bane). The comedic aspect of it is the fact they behave like educated, even nerdy tacticians; but also like colossal meatheads. I loved them in S1. Hope they eventually team up with cecil (I haven't read the comics pls don't spoil anything for me)
It would be funny if the original just remembered which seat he was on and then went by that. But that could cause jealousy and anti-trust. So the clone could kill the original so he could be the oldest of the two. And cause a on going diversion.
I like how the Mauler twins still have sympathy, like how he said sorry to Pete cause he knew it was going to hurt, or when they warned Robot that the cloning process may be to much for him.
They may be bad guys, but it doesn’t make them bad people, they have reasons for committing crimes and doing what they do, and while the ends aren’t enough to justify the means, they still have hearts, they still feel things such as remorse or mercy
Mauler getting shot in the eye actually had two purposes. Not only was it a hilarious hit to his arrogance, but it also served as a way for the audience to tell the twins apart. Ingenious really
Same with one twin wearing his full prison jumpsuit, and the other one only having a tank top. And later, one having a lab coat, with the other just in his normal clothes.
@@a-man3179 In the comics they establish that neither is the original, and whenever there is clear evidence that one is original, the clone usually kills him off and makes a new clone based on himself, so he can be the original.
So I know that we're already onto the fact that the Mauler Twins are both super strong and super smart, but *being able to recognize foreign machinery AND its power output just by listening to it?* I love this show.
Imagine how smart the original mauler must have been for these guys to still be great scientists and engineers despite being copies of copies of copies
Their cloning process is perfect, they could copy themselves a billion times and still be the same with no loss in their function. They just like to bicker with each other on who the clone is as it keeps them motivated.
@@WizelBalanis this confirmed or a theory? Because I always assumed this, that they were 1:1 perfect but that the argued just to piss each other off for the sake of competition and “sibling” rivalry, arguing just to argue lol
@@WizelBalan there not perfect they are slowly degrading with each clone but its very low you can bet the original did not have blue skin and black nails these are defects of replicating the same information over and over. As for them calling each other the clone this is more to remove the origin paradox believing the self to be the original thus born naturally and the other born as a homunculus what the origin paradox is its like cancer of the mind where you get wrapped up in your own mortality that you end up destroying yourself at the end as you view yourself an abomination so two outcomes are a result one being you kill yourself to end the mental pain or you kill the one you believe to be a clone with the mentality you was always the original because the original could not be beaten by a replica. This is why cloning is bad and wont work.
@@terrelldurocher3330 I always wondered why they didn’t make 4 or 5 of himself? I’m guessing it’s simply because of the concept of twins. No reason to make more because the twin is simply there as a backup in case one dies. Hilarious way to achieve immortality.
@@digiornopizza1918 "Too many cooks spoil the broth" or something. My headcanon is that more Maulers will make them bicker much more and they won't be as effective. Two Maulers is the sweet spot. EDIT: I've found an explanation that more than 2 would make it obvious who the newest clone was (since you only need one to copy the memories) and would result in either enslavement or murder. So the "sweet spot" theory was kinda correct.
He once cloned himself but the original had a scar that proved he wasn't the clone and treated the other as an underling. The clone quickly killed him and made a new clone with both of them now arguing over who is the original clone
@@unusualusername8847In a later scene he shows up again, alive but covered in bandages, using a medical collar and having his arm in a sling, with every single finger splinted
I feel like that’s a universal gag for a character to have gestures portrayed with another’s limb (like holding an unconscious person’s hand, disconnected arm, or a skeleton’s arm). Not a bad gag, it’s just interesting to see it in multiple projects.
According to them, it never ends well when a clone knows they're the clone, since it would likely lead to infighting and resentment toward the originals as the clone is considered to be inferior. Consequently, this could drive the clones to terminate the originals for its position.
I mean that’s exactly what was shown during the prison break, one twin had finally achieved victory over the other, and the “clone” was ready to throw him to the wolves at the soonest possible convenience and restart the cycle all over again
'Kill that one and move on! Your eye is as replaceable as you are.' 'I am the ORIGINAL!!' That exchange always makes me laugh. Kevin Michael Richardson's delivery is incredible. You almost believe he's arguing with himself.
7:05 "dude, i saw it on reddit" "dont belive everything you read on the internet, kid" The teenagers never mentioned the internet itself, only reddit. This means that the Mauler twins know what reddit is.
Hey, maybe they also know what Google is a search engine. They would obviously know like 1 of the 3 most well known sites. Did you ever consider that they hide their research and programing/software for their machines on the dark web well enough to keep Cecil from finding it? To further back my dark web theory, building machines quickly is one thing like they did against robot. Writing and programming code is time-consuming no matter how quick a typer you are.
That's what happens when you have to deal with your exact consciousness and sub consciousness implanted in god knows how many clones. All he does is talk to himself and the way little events in their lives diverge the same exact person. Otherwise he might go totally insane. I'm positive they both know they're not the original but when a clone creates another clone it's up for grabs to claim they're the OG.
i liked how they always had Run The Jewels playing in their scenes. it fits their characters well and i wish more shows did this where a certain band or artist is attached to a character
Sounds like something that even I would do just for the shit and giggles. No doubt that the Maulers would have done it with a more utilitarian purpose.
These 2 are my favorite bit from Invincible. At first they seemed like a one off gag, but they’re quite the interesting character. Intelligent, strong and not pure evil, shade of gray tainted by accumulated madness from cloning
That’s what I like about Invincible. There are characters you believe are going to be important that are immediately killed & then there are characters you write off as unimportant but later get substantial parts in the story.
I like when the mauler twin knocks out Pete he has to do it two attempts because he likes Pete and does not want to rip his arm off, so he holds back and gently knocks him out… if that’s a thing 😂
This is a very strange type of immortality that the Original achieved. While he is likely dead, his clones continue to live on and learn and grow as individuals. Fantastic concept really. Its funny, I thought they would be throw away villains to set up the heroes. Glad I was wrong.
It’s so fucking refreshing to see a brute force villain talking about medicine, biology and engineering stuff. I didn’t know how much I needed it until I met them.
@@lol._.1450 bullshit. You dont just help an inmate because he has your arm and can hurt you. Your job is to make sure they cant get out. Your logic is so flawed in every single sense that you make byakugan users jealous.
@@KingCarrot500 in the show, maybe. In the whole verse, not really. All you gotta do to be more powerful than Cecil is be better than all his contingencies. Nolan was almost there in the show, absolutely there in the comics. And a lot of characters in the comics will be there too. Spoilers: Angstrom Levy, Dinosaurus, most pure-blooded viltrumites, absolutely Thragg, space racer, Allen, the flaxans, and even mark. Hell, even some of the lesser villains like omnipotus and doc seismic are better than everything Cecil could throw at them (though idk if that’s true of show Cecil who tends to have more tricks up his sleeve than superhero teams and reanimen)
The collar they put on the immortal wasn't built wrong, they just used the wrong password. The password wasn't the whole book, it was "the entire text of frankenstein". Those exact words. Robot was ahead of them the whole time.
@@iiWoody He also voiced Tartarus in the Halo 2 Video Game. He voiced Joker once too. Ron Pearlman voicing Conquest, and Michael Ironside voicing Thragg would be awesome. If Michael Ironside can voice Darkseid then he can voice Thragg.
The Mauler who knocked Pete out was neither of the ones who were brought back to prison, since they were cloned out of the Mauler who ate the pie and only have his memories. So techincally Petes' grudge in the end is misdirected
Thats true, but depending on how long those two Maulers had been around,, their personalities probably werent different enough to where the other one wouldnt also have done it.
8:35 *"Oh shit, here we go."* LMAO, the way Kevin Michael Richardson delivered that was hilarious. What I interpreted he meant was "Oh great, not another dramatic goodbye scene."
If season 2 gets made, I think the mauler twins can definitely be an asset against omniman or any viltrumites that come to invade earth. While pretty selfish, they do show sympathy to Pete and are sad for the death of the original robot, so they may still be turned hero, if not at the very least antihero. Also, I am not surprised if Cecil recruits them to some suicide mission, mostly because he recruited the guy who made cyborgs out of humans, and that guy was much worse than them (advancing humanity technologically by making humans into unfeeling killing machines)
@@JoeFanik okay but the comic writer wants to fix their mistakes with the show so don't always assume they're gonna do everything that happens in the comics
Not having read the comic, I'd think that if they teamed up with Cecil it would largely be in their abilities as genetics experts since an open plot thread is Cecil's attempts to unravel the mysteries of viltrumite DNA. The Mauler Twins as they are now aren't nearly strong enough to threaten Omniman, but it's possible that they might steal that DNA somehow or help to create some weapon that's effective against them.
I'm surprised a billionaire hasn't tried to hire them to clone his body and copy his mind into the younger one. The billionaire then introduces his adopted ward who will be inheriting the billionaire's wealth/property/influence. Or for a dark version where a person is kidnapped, their body cloned, and the memories copied over. The copy is then interrogated/tortured while the original is left in a cell. There can even be several copies being matured at a time, so by the time they break one of the copies they can just copy the mind over from the original and start again.
These characters are so interesting. I love the way they seem to look at life from this eternal perspective since they can just clone eachother and live through eachother for ever
The one small plot hole with them is that they still should know which one is the clone. They would rember which bed they lied down on. One would know that they woke up on the opposite bed, and know they are the clone
They probably designed it to omit certain things such as that yes perhaps a leap in logic but also omi man exists and so does immortal so it's not that crazy in comparison
Not quite. It’s mentioned in the series how it gets messy when one of them knows they’re the clone. To prevent that, there could be something encoded into the machine. Maybe it deletes the memory of which table. Maybe it creates a false memory of which table during the copy process, but leaves the original in the original.
It transfers all long term memories but probably not all short term memories, meaning that they don’t completely remember what happened leading up to the cloning.
"WHERE IS OMNI-MAN?" It was at this moment Mauler realized they were in IMMEDIATE Danger. They surrender immediately in hopes that Immortal doesn't kill the both of them, nor do they say anything to provoke him, Prioritizing survival over whatever plans they had. Love the Mauler twins man.
Every time the Twins where on Screen the show got elevated. They are smart, smug, dont take shit, take shit if they have to and are just a pure delite. They are literally smarter than most characters in the show. I love them and how they never overstay the welcome. In univers and out of univers.
Plot twist that I could totally see being a thing: BOTH of the twins are clones, and always had been because the ACTUAL original made his first two clones at the same time from afar, and made sure neither suspected the idea of them BOTH being clones at first. Now the original Mauler perfects the process behind the scenes to ensure that, should anything happen to BOTH the twins we and the world know and love, the next batch is already alive and improved.
Actually it's pretty obvious by now that nether of them are the "original mauler" neither the original clone, The "I'm the original" it's more like "I'm the first one" It is implied that the original died long time ago and these two along the future or past ones are clones
0:45 Great Foreshadowing: Despite having impenetrable skin, their eyes are still weakpoints, just like when the Immortal put his thumbs in Omniman's eyes and they went bloodshot.
You'd think that the genius that is the Mauler Twins would know that Frankenstein was the doctor, and it was Frankenstein's monster that needed a jolt.
Twin A: "It's the REAL Robot!" Robot: 👏👏 _"[Well done. Perhaps you are the original, then.]"_ Twin A: 😏 Twin B: 😠 Always freaking loved that part. Lol!
THey are constantly trying to outdo each other to prove who is the original, so their intelligence and problem solving abilities constantly grow. And since the more ruthless clone is usually the one who surivives (as we've seen here - one was wondering what to do, while the other simply used the first as a meatshield), their every iteration is getting more and more dangerous.
I know that criminals that kill are obviously bad and we label them as monster stright away in any series but I like how they show these characters as complex as they are, they don't always use reckless violence only when it's necessary or the situation calls for it and they actually have some humanity in them or at least a bit of integrity
Kevin Michael Richardson had to have had so much fun voicing them and basically having a conversation with himself. "Ugh... I'm the clone." "Yes you are!"
The funny thing about how each time they make and thusly clone one another is that it damages their brains slightly to where they cannot ever tell who the original is. And if they are able to recognize one another they become increasingly aggressive till they kill each other. So its safe to say the original was killed by its clone ages ago thanks to the ego and inability to admit it was or could be inferior.
It goes into detail in the scenes that weren't shown. But when their brains are scanned to the new body, their memories, experiences, ideas, and personality are identical. They both believe they are the original. It's not damage, it's that they truly believe they're both the real one and nothing could convince them otherwise.
The machine doesn’t damage their brains, they intentionally do this, It’s explained that if the clone knows he is in fact the clone, he would grow resentment and try to take place of the original by killing him. Also they have done this procedure so many times that there isn’t a true original anymore. Just identical clones to the original producing more clones when one of them dies.
Not if the clone is a perfect copy of the original. It only starts degrading once the DNA does, and since they’re both essentially the same person, there’s very little chance of that happening
@@TheCorrodedMan It stands to reason that the actual original perfected the process alongside how to make perfect copy/paste of his own knowledge and memory unto a clone. Of course as per the twins own admission, knowing who is the clone and the original never ends well, so it's safe to assume neither of them is the original, they've always been clones, but by having that constant conflict it forces both to strive to be better than the other, so should one fall, the better one keeps the legacy going. It's nothing short of genius.
I think those kind of issues can be circumvented with how many times the Mauler Twins clone themselves. The bigger issue would be if the original makes a clone after becoming horrifically scarred.
I think it’s safe to assume that the original Mauler died a long time ago and that the ones we’ve been seeing the whole time are BOTH clones
I think that too. But since they have the same memories they both kinda are the original
Most likely. They bring up how when one of them knows who the clone is, it never ends well. That is likely a reference to a point in the comic where one of them got this nasty scar on his face so when he did create a clone, they both knew who the clone was. This resulted in the clone killing the predecessor.
So odds are something similar happened in the show's timeline where one of the twins did realize he was a clone and killed the other.
@@dragonstormx Hmm 🤔 Interesting
And the fact that they both think the same thing, they will also both think that they are the original
Most likely. The original probably couldn't comprehend one of their clones killing him, since he knows he's the original. That's why later down the line, the clones stopped making it obvious who the original was.
I love how what seems like a gag at first, them constantly arguing about who is the original, get's later revealed to actually be a very clever psychological trick on themselves to keep from establishing a hierarchy based on who is or isn't the clone
It’s also a great motivation, by establishing the idea that the superior one is the original it makes it a competition to surpass the other. They are constantly competing with someone equally strong and intelligent making them motivated to grow and become better. They both have the ultimate rival and teammate.
So as time passes they become more and more intelligent, since they push themselves to be better than the other and both retain all the memories after every clonation?
@@eivor0909yeah
@@goatlover6312
And the strongest / most clever one lives to kill the inferior one.
Much like Sith.
Becoming better with every generation (at least mind wise).
@@goatlover6312honestly i would honestly really enjoy having the ability to do that. it might mess with my mom's head a little bit though
Love how they're always thinking realistically. If they know that they can't win, they'll surrender. They know that their chances at escaping prison are better than winning the fight against Cecil's death squad
I love this great writing, even for "minor" villains, not just being killed off in a one episode or season appearance and just to make the heroes/protagonists level up.
Without someone trying to go into comic spoilers for me, I'm interested in what their true goals are, besides trying to kill/attack the president and white house.
@@ThatScythe By the last chapter of the comic they help clean up a certain spoilers mess, and when invincible comes to stop them because its been a while and he thinks they're villains, they basically politely explain that they were only ever evil because their cloning science was illegal so they had to resort to criminal activity to be able to do it
@@thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989bruh they were never bad people 💀
They also only surrendered after the rest of the force decloaked. That confirms to Cecil that they still think of themselves as a threat. If they had just surrendered to the first few troopers, Cecil (and Pete) would have been a lot more accepting of them.
Similar to the 2012 Avengers movie where Black Widow asked Bruce Banner to come with her. After Bruce agreed, she told the rest of the force to stand down.
@@IamJay02 they are bad ppl bro... Having sympathy does not reverse that you are mass murderers
I love how the twins break the stereotype of strong/aggressive being stupid by having the skills to make advanced cloning technology and the critical thinking ability to create an energy gun from parts around their building
Yeah they're a somewhat comedic play on smart villains that are also strong (e.g Bane). The comedic aspect of it is the fact they behave like educated, even nerdy tacticians; but also like colossal meatheads. I loved them in S1. Hope they eventually team up with cecil (I haven't read the comics pls don't spoil anything for me)
The brain and the brawn brothers are the same person
@@KingCarrot500 they died
These guys are basically the Bald&Evil version of The Beast from X-Men XD
It would be funny if the original just remembered which seat he was on and then went by that. But that could cause jealousy and anti-trust. So the clone could kill the original so he could be the oldest of the two. And cause a on going diversion.
I like how the Mauler twins still have sympathy, like how he said sorry to Pete cause he knew it was going to hurt, or when they warned Robot that the cloning process may be to much for him.
Which is dope because they are bad guys but not in the sense of being evil for no reason and it plays with their comic counterparts
They may be bad guys, but it doesn’t make them bad people, they have reasons for committing crimes and doing what they do, and while the ends aren’t enough to justify the means, they still have hearts, they still feel things such as remorse or mercy
I wonder what moral they are: neutral evil or chaotic neutral?
@@tagar67 think mad scientist that just wants to expand their knowledge and they have both smarts and muscle to do it.
"You are bad guy, but that doesn't mean you are bad guy" -a bad guy
I cant stop laughing at the one twin loving on the pot pie. XD
Clearly he was destined to survive because he was well fed from the chicken pot pie
I never had pot pie 🥧 before is it good.
@@georgesanchez3280 Yeah but it depends on the flavor.
@@lol._.1450 which restaurant makes good chicken pot pie
@@georgesanchez3280 none, only grandma knows.
I really like rare characters like these where they're both smart AND strong asf
It's a somewhat funnier take on that archetype cause they BEHAVE like both calculated tacticians and complete meatheads at the same time lmao.
Too bad we can’t tell who the original is. Or that if he’s even around anymore. Or is he? We may never know.
@@coletrain583 imagine if he saw the results and just wanted none of it, so he's just out there somewhere
These two are the real professor hulk
There should be more
Mauler getting shot in the eye actually had two purposes. Not only was it a hilarious hit to his arrogance, but it also served as a way for the audience to tell the twins apart. Ingenious really
Same with one twin wearing his full prison jumpsuit, and the other one only having a tank top. And later, one having a lab coat, with the other just in his normal clothes.
Sp which is the real one through each? Sorry if it's dumb.
@@a-man3179 Probably neither.
@@a-man3179 the original is most likely long dead
@@a-man3179 In the comics they establish that neither is the original, and whenever there is clear evidence that one is original, the clone usually kills him off and makes a new clone based on himself, so he can be the original.
So I know that we're already onto the fact that the Mauler Twins are both super strong and super smart, but *being able to recognize foreign machinery AND its power output just by listening to it?*
I love this show.
Basically like car nerds with engines. It's like a real-life super power.
It's a reference
@@GewelReal reference to what? don't be shy, tell us.
Terminator
@@RandomPostsOnTheWeb how so?
that chicken pot pie legit gave him the energy to outlive the other one.
What was in that?
@@rebeccamansfield1438chicken
@@rebeccamansfield1438pot
@@solus952pie
Woah woah woah, so you're telling me...
a CHICKEN potted this pie??
Pete must be a chill dude that the twins didnt like hurting him.
"I need to escape but damn Pete i really wish you called in sick today."
They generally seem pretty disinterested in harming people.. Theyll do whatever it takes to further than own goals but they do feel empathy.
"don't come to school tomorrow"
@@MaMastoast Ironically enough, the Maulers feel less empathy towards each other than they do other people lmao
@@bumberton7958
Well, its probably because he can easily clone himself
I like to imagine Pete as the guy everyone in the prison actually likes
Only a clone would resort to clone jokes
Only a clone would resort to a joke about clone jokes.
Only a clone would resort to clone jokes
Only a Clone would resort to a joke about a joke about clones
only a non clone would resort to jokes about clone jokes
As a non-clone ( I think), I can only offer something:
Hibbidy hoo bla.
Imagine how smart the original mauler must have been for these guys to still be great scientists and engineers despite being copies of copies of copies
Can't be If he's dead XD
Their cloning process is perfect, they could copy themselves a billion times and still be the same with no loss in their function. They just like to bicker with each other on who the clone is as it keeps them motivated.
@@WizelBalanis this confirmed or a theory? Because I always assumed this, that they were 1:1 perfect but that the argued just to piss each other off for the sake of competition and “sibling” rivalry, arguing just to argue lol
@@WizelBalan there not perfect they are slowly degrading with each clone but its very low you can bet the original did not have blue skin and black nails these are defects of replicating the same information over and over.
As for them calling each other the clone this is more to remove the origin paradox believing the self to be the original thus born naturally and the other born as a homunculus what the origin paradox is its like cancer of the mind where you get wrapped up in your own mortality that you end up destroying yourself at the end as you view yourself an abomination so two outcomes are a result one being you kill yourself to end the mental pain or you kill the one you believe to be a clone with the mentality you was always the original because the original could not be beaten by a replica.
This is why cloning is bad and wont work.
@@kaligath6616 This literally appears nowhere in the comics.
Imagine the existential crisis they'd have if they both found out they were clones 😂
A new one is created for a reason, it's because there is an absence of one so the one that remains after and clones a new one is the original.
@@terrelldurocher3330 indeed, there just arguing over who’s the closest to being the true original.
@@terrelldurocher3330 I always wondered why they didn’t make 4 or 5 of himself? I’m guessing it’s simply because of the concept of twins. No reason to make more because the twin is simply there as a backup in case one dies. Hilarious way to achieve immortality.
@@digiornopizza1918 "Too many cooks spoil the broth" or something. My headcanon is that more Maulers will make them bicker much more and they won't be as effective. Two Maulers is the sweet spot.
EDIT: I've found an explanation that more than 2 would make it obvious who the newest clone was (since you only need one to copy the memories) and would result in either enslavement or murder. So the "sweet spot" theory was kinda correct.
He once cloned himself but the original had a scar that proved he wasn't the clone and treated the other as an underling. The clone quickly killed him and made a new clone with both of them now arguing over who is the original clone
I love that "sorry pete" like he actually did kinda like Pete and felt bad for beating the living crap out of him
Hey that chicken pot pie seemed good.
I'm mildly impressed at how deft Mauler was at controlling Pete's hand enough to gesture with it as it flopped around.
The sad thing is Pete probably broke every bone in that arm.
@@unusualusername8847In a later scene he shows up again, alive but covered in bandages, using a medical collar and having his arm in a sling, with every single finger splinted
He made Gmod scenes, Physgun only.
I feel like that’s a universal gag for a character to have gestures portrayed with another’s limb (like holding an unconscious person’s hand, disconnected arm, or a skeleton’s arm). Not a bad gag, it’s just interesting to see it in multiple projects.
According to them, it never ends well when a clone knows they're the clone, since it would likely lead to infighting and resentment toward the originals as the clone is considered to be inferior. Consequently, this could drive the clones to terminate the originals for its position.
Well I suggest that you read further into the comics and you’ll see it’s more of pros than cons.
It is also probably the reason why there are only two of them. Any more and they would start infighting; like Sith.
No wonder they're always arguing over who's the original 🙄
I mean that’s exactly what was shown during the prison break, one twin had finally achieved victory over the other, and the “clone” was ready to throw him to the wolves at the soonest possible convenience and restart the cycle all over again
Curously this is exactly what happens with robot, so they aint wrong.
'Kill that one and move on! Your eye is as replaceable as you are.'
'I am the ORIGINAL!!'
That exchange always makes me laugh. Kevin Michael Richardson's delivery is incredible. You almost believe he's arguing with himself.
Yeah but are we gonna ignore the fact one of the mauler killed his own brother when escaping prison
Oh wait did he come back?
@@Darnell471
Oh no the Mauler twin who got killed during the prison escape is dead as the alleged "original Mauler" made another clone.
@@Darnell471He can always make another
bro, the mauler wiping his eyes when baby Robot died was just pure
7:05
"dude, i saw it on reddit"
"dont belive everything you read on the internet, kid"
The teenagers never mentioned the internet itself, only reddit.
This means that the Mauler twins know what reddit is.
I doubt they never going through the web themself when they in their hideout
Oh they're reddit celebrities
Why wouldn’t they. They clearly know what technology is, and aren’t cavemen
Hey, maybe they also know what Google is a search engine.
They would obviously know like 1 of the 3 most well known sites. Did you ever consider that they hide their research and programing/software for their machines on the dark web well enough to keep Cecil from finding it?
To further back my dark web theory, building machines quickly is one thing like they did against robot. Writing and programming code is time-consuming no matter how quick a typer you are.
They definitely lurk on reddit to destress.
I love these guys they have so much chemistry with himself
More like genetics
That's what happens when you have to deal with your exact consciousness and sub consciousness implanted in god knows how many clones.
All he does is talk to himself and the way little events in their lives diverge the same exact person. Otherwise he might go totally insane. I'm positive they both know they're not the original but when a clone creates another clone it's up for grabs to claim they're the OG.
It's scary to know that Omni-Man would have killed them easily but in order to act as a hero... Has to hold back his powers...
Heroes don't kill that easy and quick they more like seeking redemption from there foes
@@ahmedaliyu1495exactly what bro just said
i liked how they always had Run The Jewels playing in their scenes. it fits their characters well and i wish more shows did this where a certain band or artist is attached to a character
🤜🔫
Remind me on how every special infected Left 4 Dead has their own theme song oh yeah I hear a witch lights off.
I like the idea that the twins wrote the reddit story to trick someone else into digging up the immortal
Sounds like something that even I would do just for the shit and giggles. No doubt that the Maulers would have done it with a more utilitarian purpose.
Best of Mauler Twins:
*Shows the entirety of their screentime*
And I couldn't agree more! 👍🏻
Mauler is the perfect way to professor hulk , the brain and brawn done perfect
The music for this show has no right to be this good
But it is.
This show has no right to be this good, but here we are.
Run the jewels mane!
The cut is so perfect because it implies that being called an idiot was what brought Immortal back to life
These 2 are my favorite bit from Invincible. At first they seemed like a one off gag, but they’re quite the interesting character. Intelligent, strong and not pure evil, shade of gray tainted by accumulated madness from cloning
They're quite integral to the storyline as well
That’s what I like about Invincible. There are characters you believe are going to be important that are immediately killed & then there are characters you write off as unimportant but later get substantial parts in the story.
I love it how the schematics were prob not faulty and the immortals pure rage and thirst for vengeance broke him out
Immortal also might have been just too powerful considering he is the strongest after Omni Man.
@@schwarzerritter5724invincible? battle beast?
@@espresso387 Both of which nobody had the opportunity to test the the collar on.
@@schwarzerritter5724 which is irrelevant, immortal isn’t even top 5 we’ve seen in season 1
@@espresso387 Nobody knew how strong Viltrumites actually are and nobody knew how strong Battlebeast actually is.
I like when the mauler twin knocks out Pete he has to do it two attempts because he likes Pete and does not want to rip his arm off, so he holds back and gently knocks him out… if that’s a thing 😂
He did hold back. though he probably didn’t have to play with the unconscious body
As "gently" as a full blown Hulk can be, I guess. 🤷♂️
@@hunterzoloman4003 *Yeah, that was just him being a dick.* 🤣
This is a very strange type of immortality that the Original achieved. While he is likely dead, his clones continue to live on and learn and grow as individuals. Fantastic concept really. Its funny, I thought they would be throw away villains to set up the heroes. Glad I was wrong.
I like to imagine that robot actually did give them good schematics but the immortal was simply too angry to listen to anything or be controlled.
Kevin Michael Richardson, perfectly cast as usual.
In each role he played he is always one of the best voices.
Every time the twins speak I keep hearing Bulkhead lol
@@arkking552 glad im not the only one, even though he has voiced many other characters, his role as playing Bulkhead is my favorite
@@arkking552bulkhead Tartarus so many characters he's voice over the years that fit in perfectly.
Can we talk about that moment of one of the Mauler twins just blissfully enjoying the Chicken Pot Pie like a little kid?
Only the original could show such honest joy from his meal
It’s so fucking refreshing to see a brute force villain talking about medicine, biology and engineering stuff. I didn’t know how much I needed it until I met them.
1:40 at least he had the decency to apologize.
Could have just put his hand on the scanner without him getting hurt though.
@@lol._.1450 he would've snitched, plus he ruined the chicken pie while trying to get away so its justified.
@@asiantom4935 true, your point is pretty good.
@@lol._.1450 bullshit. You dont just help an inmate because he has your arm and can hurt you. Your job is to make sure they cant get out. Your logic is so flawed in every single sense that you make byakugan users jealous.
@@lol._.1450 mean he was still left alive and relatively uncrippled, most villains would usually do far worse.
The chicken pot pie scene gets me every time, the pure face of enjoyment
Mauler twins
Superpowers:
Super strength
Super durability
Abilities:
Genius level intellect
Biologists
Gadgetry
Inventors
Scientists
Cloning expertise
Surgery
Equipment,transportation,weapons:
Their inventions
Weaknesses:
Vulnerable eyes
Stronger beings
you forgot chicken potpie
@@frimi8593 "damn, chicken pot pie night"
Do one for Cecil. He's one of the more powerful beings in the show
@@KingCarrot500 I only do people with superpowers cecil is human
@@KingCarrot500 in the show, maybe. In the whole verse, not really. All you gotta do to be more powerful than Cecil is be better than all his contingencies. Nolan was almost there in the show, absolutely there in the comics. And a lot of characters in the comics will be there too.
Spoilers:
Angstrom Levy, Dinosaurus, most pure-blooded viltrumites, absolutely Thragg, space racer, Allen, the flaxans, and even mark. Hell, even some of the lesser villains like omnipotus and doc seismic are better than everything Cecil could throw at them (though idk if that’s true of show Cecil who tends to have more tricks up his sleeve than superhero teams and reanimen)
The collar they put on the immortal wasn't built wrong, they just used the wrong password. The password wasn't the whole book, it was "the entire text of frankenstein". Those exact words. Robot was ahead of them the whole time.
Kevin Micheal Richardson, dude's a seriously underrated voice actor.
Totally. I recognized his voice from Lilo and Stitch as Captain Gantu!
@@iiWoody He also voiced Tartarus in the Halo 2 Video Game. He voiced Joker once too. Ron Pearlman voicing Conquest, and Michael Ironside voicing Thragg would be awesome. If Michael Ironside can voice Darkseid then he can voice Thragg.
@@beazrich2.017Kevin Michael Richardson also voiced Stump Smash and Tree Rex from Skylanders and Sheriff Blubs from Gravity Falls
tbh i love his joker performance more than mark hamils
He also voiced Shredder in TMNT 2012 (The definitive version, imo).
The Mauler who knocked Pete out was neither of the ones who were brought back to prison, since they were cloned out of the Mauler who ate the pie and only have his memories. So techincally Petes' grudge in the end is misdirected
Thats true, but depending on how long those two Maulers had been around,, their personalities probably werent different enough to where the other one wouldnt also have done it.
8:35 *"Oh shit, here we go."* LMAO, the way Kevin Michael Richardson delivered that was hilarious.
What I interpreted he meant was "Oh great, not another dramatic goodbye scene."
Knowing them probably that too
If season 2 gets made, I think the mauler twins can definitely be an asset against omniman or any viltrumites that come to invade earth. While pretty selfish, they do show sympathy to Pete and are sad for the death of the original robot, so they may still be turned hero, if not at the very least antihero. Also, I am not surprised if Cecil recruits them to some suicide mission, mostly because he recruited the guy who made cyborgs out of humans, and that guy was much worse than them (advancing humanity technologically by making humans into unfeeling killing machines)
They actually die a bit later in the comic without having any real significance which is too bad. I thought they were good characters
@@JoeFanik okay but the comic writer wants to fix their mistakes with the show so don't always assume they're gonna do everything that happens in the comics
Not having read the comic, I'd think that if they teamed up with Cecil it would largely be in their abilities as genetics experts since an open plot thread is Cecil's attempts to unravel the mysteries of viltrumite DNA. The Mauler Twins as they are now aren't nearly strong enough to threaten Omniman, but it's possible that they might steal that DNA somehow or help to create some weapon that's effective against them.
@@JoeFanik i could totally see them changing their plot line because of how well recieved and loved they are.
I'm surprised a billionaire hasn't tried to hire them to clone his body and copy his mind into the younger one. The billionaire then introduces his adopted ward who will be inheriting the billionaire's wealth/property/influence.
Or for a dark version where a person is kidnapped, their body cloned, and the memories copied over. The copy is then interrogated/tortured while the original is left in a cell. There can even be several copies being matured at a time, so by the time they break one of the copies they can just copy the mind over from the original and start again.
I love the fact that he didn't just assume robot's brain would be abnormal. Also apologizing to Pete.
I personally like to think that both the Mauler twins are taking turns wearing the lab coat
Lol I can imagine them like two brothers sharing a game system
"You've had your turn. Now it's my turn to wear the coat"
These characters are so interesting. I love the way they seem to look at life from this eternal perspective since they can just clone eachother and live through eachother for ever
I freaking love the Mauler Twins (the animated variants) they combine humor into being supervillains.
Maulers sympathizing with the cloning process robot goes through is pretty enjoyable
The one small plot hole with them is that they still should know which one is the clone. They would rember which bed they lied down on. One would know that they woke up on the opposite bed, and know they are the clone
They probably designed it to omit certain things such as that yes perhaps a leap in logic but also omi man exists and so does immortal so it's not that crazy in comparison
Not quite. It’s mentioned in the series how it gets messy when one of them knows they’re the clone.
To prevent that, there could be something encoded into the machine. Maybe it deletes the memory of which table. Maybe it creates a false memory of which table during the copy process, but leaves the original in the original.
@WungusBill or maybe they've just done it so many times that they have memories being in either bed and it just gets jumbled up
When Robot wakes up he says that he felt like he was in both beds at the same time, so maybe it has something to do with that?
It transfers all long term memories but probably not all short term memories, meaning that they don’t completely remember what happened leading up to the cloning.
He just wanted to enjoy his pie :(( HE LOOKED SO HAPPY TOO
AWWW I KNOWW :(
Chicken pot pie sounds pretty good right about now
On Thursdays
The way he eats the pie is adorable tho
I find it funny that one of the Maulers was bummed out they had to break out on chicken pot pie night
well do you see the other one eating that must be some good pie
I like the fact that the more they compete to prove themselves the original, the more effective their teamwork becomes
0:39
“I ordered, I ordered….
I ordered Big Mac Meal… WHERE IS IT!”
I’m personally happy that the mauler twins live
"WHERE IS OMNI-MAN?"
It was at this moment Mauler realized they were in IMMEDIATE Danger. They surrender immediately in hopes that Immortal doesn't kill the both of them, nor do they say anything to provoke him, Prioritizing survival over whatever plans they had.
Love the Mauler twins man.
Every time the Twins where on Screen the show got elevated. They are smart, smug, dont take shit, take shit if they have to and are just a pure delite. They are literally smarter than most characters in the show. I love them and how they never overstay the welcome. In univers and out of univers.
The one in the tanktop enjoying his pie like a frickin' anime character 😂
Plot twist that I could totally see being a thing:
BOTH of the twins are clones, and always had been because the ACTUAL original made his first two clones at the same time from afar, and made sure neither suspected the idea of them BOTH being clones at first. Now the original Mauler perfects the process behind the scenes to ensure that, should anything happen to BOTH the twins we and the world know and love, the next batch is already alive and improved.
Actually it's pretty obvious by now that nether of them are the "original mauler" neither the original clone,
The "I'm the original" it's more like "I'm the first one"
It is implied that the original died long time ago and these two along the future or past ones are clones
At least he said sorry to Pete
I need me a chicken pot pie now
I got my chicken pot pie, now for a big blue clone
0:45 Great Foreshadowing: Despite having impenetrable skin, their eyes are still weakpoints, just like when the Immortal put his thumbs in Omniman's eyes and they went bloodshot.
That moment of the collar shorting out and Mauler saying, "uh oh..." Always managed to get a chuckle out of me.
Mauler Twins are right. Don’t believe everything you read on the internet, most especially if it’s Reddit
Its amazing how much they act like actual brothers
"Ah the system isn't designed to handle these kinds of neurons!"
*literally just wire rigs the wires below the monitor*
I get the sense that was still less than ideal.
I don’t think the collar schematics were bad, just that they weren’t designed for such an incomprehensible amount of pure rage.
2:15 Blud was really enjoying that Chicken Pot Pie 😂😂😂
These two are so entertaining, they seem like they're headed for their own show. I wouldn't mind.
I love the detail of the hand and wrist cracking everytime the Mauler twin waves/moves the hand of the guard.
The defeated statement:
"*sigh* ... I'm the clone..."
Always gets me.
Can you imagine creating a clone of yourself to fuck with? Gotta be fun.
You'd think that the genius that is the Mauler Twins would know that Frankenstein was the doctor, and it was Frankenstein's monster that needed a jolt.
i love how this edit makes it seem like the rudy clone just kills the original rudy without talking to him
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Twin A: "It's the REAL Robot!"
Robot: 👏👏 _"[Well done. Perhaps you are the original, then.]"_
Twin A: 😏
Twin B: 😠
Always freaking loved that part. Lol!
So nice to have a normal human being actually affect and knock down the cocky attitude the mauler twin gave before getting shot in the eye.
Just the conversations they have with each other is entertaining enough for me tonlike these guys as villains
Man was enjoying that pot pie
THey are constantly trying to outdo each other to prove who is the original, so their intelligence and problem solving abilities constantly grow. And since the more ruthless clone is usually the one who surivives (as we've seen here - one was wondering what to do, while the other simply used the first as a meatshield), their every iteration is getting more and more dangerous.
Their soundtracks are the best on the show
Rtj bangs so hard
“Best of” literally just put everything 😂
These guys are the high definition of brains and brawn
This show introduced me to Run the Jewels, and I couldn't be more happy
I appreciate that the BEST of the Mauler Twins scenes is just ALL of the Mauler Twins scenes.
2:15 gotta love his joyful face
The Mauler Twins are the real protagonists
Maybe they should join forces with Cecil.
I hope so. They're too good to simply go to waste
I love these guys
Tbh i wouldnt mind if they had their own mini series
I love the Maulers. They’re kind of assholes but they have a heart and morals
I know that criminals that kill are obviously bad and we label them as monster stright away in any series but I like how they show these characters as complex as they are, they don't always use reckless violence only when it's necessary or the situation calls for it and they actually have some humanity in them or at least a bit of integrity
Kevin Michael Richardson had to have had so much fun voicing them and basically having a conversation with himself.
"Ugh... I'm the clone."
"Yes you are!"
To be honest, those two were my most favourite, chaotic muscleheads from whole show!
The funny thing about how each time they make and thusly clone one another is that it damages their brains slightly to where they cannot ever tell who the original is. And if they are able to recognize one another they become increasingly aggressive till they kill each other. So its safe to say the original was killed by its clone ages ago thanks to the ego and inability to admit it was or could be inferior.
It goes into detail in the scenes that weren't shown. But when their brains are scanned to the new body, their memories, experiences, ideas, and personality are identical. They both believe they are the original. It's not damage, it's that they truly believe they're both the real one and nothing could convince them otherwise.
The machine doesn’t damage their brains, they intentionally do this, It’s explained that if the clone knows he is in fact the clone, he would grow resentment and try to take place of the original by killing him. Also they have done this procedure so many times that there isn’t a true original anymore. Just identical clones to the original producing more clones when one of them dies.
7:07 don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.... kids
(stealing the Immortal’s body)
Actual my fav
Blue Thanos
You can easily say which one is the original Mauler. Original Mauler has twisted eyes whereas as the clone doesn’t.
Great observation. This is true
Wouldn’t the cloned tissue present some defects or something if he’s cloned himself many times?
Unless it's perfect
Not if the clone is a perfect copy of the original. It only starts degrading once the DNA does, and since they’re both essentially the same person, there’s very little chance of that happening
@@TheCorrodedMan It stands to reason that the actual original perfected the process alongside how to make perfect copy/paste of his own knowledge and memory unto a clone. Of course as per the twins own admission, knowing who is the clone and the original never ends well, so it's safe to assume neither of them is the original, they've always been clones, but by having that constant conflict it forces both to strive to be better than the other, so should one fall, the better one keeps the legacy going. It's nothing short of genius.
Especially considering the “lab” isn’t exactly the most sterile environment.
I think those kind of issues can be circumvented with how many times the Mauler Twins clone themselves. The bigger issue would be if the original makes a clone after becoming horrifically scarred.