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SOUL SEARCH is the thirty-eighth episode of Season 15 of the SMG4 series, the seven hundred and thirty-first within the series, and the nine hundred and fifty-fifth video overall to be uploaded on the SMG4 channel.
It serves as a prologue for War Of The Fat Italians 2025, as The Internet Archives make their debut. The video was uploaded on October 11, 2025.
Synopsis[]
SMG4 searches for inspiration
Plot[]
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"I’m… going to make things right." |
” | —Mr. Puzzles | ||
SMG4's long-standing lack of inspiration is taking its toll on him, but despite numerous attempts, he can't seem to find it. Meanwhile, Mr. WPNZ and Toomp have successfully located Mr. Puzzles' lair, aiming to eliminate him for good. However, the TV man himself is long gone, leaving a board with clues that hint at locations connected to a mysterious "key", tied to his grand plan to rectify his past and attain the one aspiration he has always dreamed of. After taking his frustrations out on the board and still bitter over Puzzles' betrayal, Mr. WPNZ notices a important detail: Mr. Puzzles has found the key, hidden within the Internet Archives. With a smirk, Mr. WPNZ deduces that is where his nemesis could be.
Meanwhile, not even Mario and Luigi's skits produce what SMG4 wants, and the Youtuber snaps and storms outside to sulk. Mario cheers him up by offering him a pamphlet to the Archives, which he got from Luigi's diary (and whose owner angrily chases him around the house).
Unfortunately, nothing he sees in the Internet Archives room is worth his time, and it culminates in him burning some bad memes that jumped out of a few books. As he ponders over the spark he needs, he notices Boopkins using the computer and, accidentally causing him to bungle his search (and be carted off elsewhere), he uses it himself to find inspiration and is propelled up himself... where he briefly comes face-to-face with Mr. Puzzles himself. The meme guardian arrives at his destination a panicked mess, and by the time the "keeper of memes" (Old Man Hobo) shows him the memes in question, SMG4 punches him aside and heads back down, wondering why Mr. Puzzles is there. He notices a paper with the former director's handwriting and realizes that he's after the mysterious key from earlier, so he contacts the entire Glitchy Gang for help.
SMG4 runs into a dark room and runs smack into Mr. WPNZ, whom he fails to punch after a moment's confusion. The uninterested assassin leads Toomp to continue their hunt, while SMG4 gives chase as each party battles each other with the Archive's memes. Toomp turns into a hoverboard for them to get away faster, and as SMG4 finally catches up, he stops right next to them as the stunned trio watch a grim-looking Mr. Puzzles, now standing in a pentagram... with none other than the YouTube Remote from half a decade ago in place of his head, which he now holds. The other Glitchy Gang members (with Boopkins somehow unscathed from earlier) arrive just in time to react in shock as Bob questioning why is Mr. WPNZ and Toomp are here and SMG3 questioning why Mr. Puzzles has the former weapon in hand, and even Mr. WPNZ is taken aback by the sudden gentle, tearful expression on Mr. Puzzles' face, the latter reiterating that he is going to "make things right". Then, it fades to black before the episode gives way to the new War of the Fat Italians announcement and ends on a cliffhanger without the outro music.
Characters[]
Main characters[]
Supporting characters[]
Minor characters[]
- Beeg SMG4
- Old Man Hobo
- Professor E. Gadd
- Fishy Boopkins no lines
- Saiko Bichitaru no lines
- Bob Bobowski
- Tari no lines
- Melony Melone no lines
- SMG3
- Meggy Spletzer no lines
Cameos[]
- Minion
- Morshu on picture
- 7 Grand Dad on picture
- Pikachu on picture
- Splat Tim on picture
- Fiddlebert debut
- Almighty Loaf
- Big Chungus
- Winnie the Pooh
- Trollface
- Pibby
- Banana Cat
- Dr. Robotnik Head
- Dat Boi Multiple
- Engineer
- Shoop Da Whoop
- Lightning McQueen Meme version
Voices Used[]
Voice Actors[]
- Luke Lerdwichagul as SMG4
- Gianni Matragrano as Mr. WPNZ
- Brendan Blaber as Mr. Puzzles
- James Bailey as SMG3
- Electricstar as Fiddlebert[2]
- izzylumalee as Hoverboard search elevator
Text-to-speech[]
- WillFromAfar as Bob Bobowski
Continuity[]
- Super Princess SMG3 & A DAY OF UNEXPECTED WHIMSY: SMG4 is still unable to find a unique idea for his video.
- Guns N' Puzzles: Mr. Puzzles requotes after of his fight against Mr. WPNZ: "I'm going to make things right."
- The YouTube Arc (2020): The YouTube Remote replays a major role this episode.
- Mr. Puzzles Clubhouse (2024): Didney Worl is referenced in Puzzles' "key search" board.
Music Used[]
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- 0:05 - Chris Rea - Nothing To Fear
- 0:23 - BackendShack - COME ON
- 0:31 - The Forest of Hope from Pikmin (2001)
- 2:23 - Roxas Theme from Kingdom Hearts II (2005)
- 2:59 - Main Theme from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
- 3:52 - Rosalina at the Observatory from Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
- 4:35 - Ul'Dah Day Time (A New Hope) from Final Fantasy XIV (2010)
- 5:21 - Sad Song from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
- 5:24 - Claw Finger from Silent Hill (1996)
- 6:34 - Shrouded Forest from Sonic and the Black Knight (2009)
- 6:55 - Boss: Mephiles ~ Phase 2 from Sonic The Hedgehog (2006)
- 7:06 - Merry-Go-Round from Super Mario 64 (1996)
- 7:14 - Theme of Digital Dimension from Sonic Riders (2006)
Maps used[]
- gm_laboratory_alt
- Broadcast TV Station TTT Map Modified
- TTT Goldenplix Prison (Prison Architect) pictured
- McDonalds v2 pictured
- Paper Mario - Mario Bros. House (Map)
- rp_downtown_reloaded pictured
- Echidna Shrin pictured
- Dead City pictured
- Hello Neighbor-Act 1-Map--v2-Day pictured
- rp_scarlet_academy pictured
- gm_themepark pictured
- Gerson's Librarby | gm_ts_gersonslibrarby
- Liminal Library
- great chamber lost to the backrooms
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode:
- to feature a widely used website as a location (The Internet Archives) since [NINTENDO HAS CLAIMED THIS VIDEO] (2022), with Wikipedia.
- to feature the YouTube Remote since Mario Does Pranks 2 (2023).
- where Tari sees Mr. WPNZ.
- where Saiko Bichitaru and Melony Melone see Mr. Puzzles normally in person as well as Mr. WPNZ.
- that Mr. Puzzles has his regular attire (physically) since WOTFI 2024.
- The outro is grayscaled, just like from The Anime Arc to PUZZLEVISION.
- The title of this episode was originally in lowercase.
- Mario reading Luigi's Diary is a reference to Paper Mario 64, which is also fitting given that map where the scene took place also originated from the same game.
- SMG4 offering Beeg SMG4 a Beeg Boy snack if he helps him make a video is based on how the Mystery gang would always bribe Scooby-Doo a Scooby Snack if he helps them with their current mystery in Scooby-Doo.
- Ironically, the box SMG4 is seen holding literally says "Scooby Snacks".
- Mr. WPNZ's quote "Why don't ya pick someone your own size" is a reference to the early WOTFI episodes (given that SMG4 is roughly Mario's size) where SMG4 and Mario would have quarrels over who is the best.
- In this episode, WOTFI 2025 was announced for October 25.
- There was no new episode uploaded on the following week since the Glitch Production team wanted another week to finish the new War of the Fat Italians 2025. According to FM on Discord, there is also no WOTFI 2025 trailer uploaded on the following week as well[3] due to the fact that the team was focused on the production of this episode and are planning a special surprise for WOTFI which they will not spoil it until the release of the video.[4]
- However, the banner was changed on October 20, 2025, to promote the War Of the Fat Italians 2025.
- There was no new episode uploaded on the following week since the Glitch Production team wanted another week to finish the new War of the Fat Italians 2025. According to FM on Discord, there is also no WOTFI 2025 trailer uploaded on the following week as well[3] due to the fact that the team was focused on the production of this episode and are planning a special surprise for WOTFI which they will not spoil it until the release of the video.[4]
- It is the final episode written by Starteas.[5]
- The locations on Mr. Puzzles' board are:
- The SMG4 Castle
- Peach's Castle
- Mario's House
- Karen's house
- Desert Prison
- McDonald's
- Ohio
- Internet Graveyard
- Didney Worl
- Hotel Bob
- Omnia Academy
- Additionally, all the images used are taken from this wiki.
- The crazy drawing of Mr. Puzzles were drawn and written by starteas.[6]
- This is the last non-WOTFI blooper to release before Thank You for Everything, which announced the end of the SMG4 Series.
References[]
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| Pre-Season 1 | |
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| Video 1 to 2 | Unknown Super Mario Sunshine Glitches Video · Photos made in Super Smash Bros. Brawl |
| Others | |
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| Videos 1 to 10 | Prank on supermarioglitchy4 · I've been helping edit SMG4 videos for nearly 3 years so lets talk about it · We accidentally played an illegal game (ft. SMG4) · How GLITCH Is SAVING Indie Animation ft. @SMG4 · Goodbye Meggy · Zeek's Alternate Scenes for SMG4 · I've been helping edit SMG4 videos for over 4 years so lets talk about it · sussy snek pek · sneak peak 2: electric boogalooo · schneak pcheek |
| Videos 11 to 20 | My SMG4 Easter Egg/Adlib Collection (also Channel Update) · snonk poNk · SMG4 Others 13 · SMG4 Others 14 · SMG4 Others 15 · SMG4 Others 16 · SMG4 Others 17 · SMG4 Others 18 · SMG4 Others 19 · SMG4 Others 20 |