Was It Real? The Deathworm: Nightmare Fuel from the Deep | Ark Survival Ascended
In this episode of "Was it Real?" where we dive into the stories behind the creatures of Ark Survival. Join me as I share with you the nightmare fuel that is the real life inspiration behind the game's Deathworm.
Researching this video took me on a journey through D&D campaigns, cryptozoology websites, Mongolian legend and scientific papers to discover the real life worms that in some ways even more horrifying that Ark's King of the Desert.
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Respawn into a new dinosaur survival experience beyond your wildest dreams… as ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of videogame technology with Unreal Engine 5! You awake on a mysterious island, your senses overwhelmed by the blinding sunlight and brilliant colors bouncing off every surface around you, the azure waters of a verdant Island lapping at your bare feet. A deep roar echoes from the misty jungle, jolting you into action, and you stand up - not afraid, but intrigued. Are you ready to form a tribe, tame and breed hundreds of species of dinosaurs and other primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain? Your new world awaits… step through the looking-glass and join it!
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00:00 Introduction
00:50 Mongolian Death Worm
02:24 Bobbit Worm
04:34 Selkirkia
05:21 Conclusion
I know the next video was meant to be on Procoptodon, but I've had massive writers block for writing that script - so you have a video on the Deathworm instead. Procoptodon video is still on the way but next time we'll be looking at the Fasolosuchus.
Gave it the time needed ! If it doesn't spark, then it is not meant to be. :)
@p.e.s.t8305 that's a good way to look at it!
love the deathworm! did you know in its original concept art there are baby and juvenile forms implying it was going to be tameable and breedable at one point
I didn't know that, that would have been really cool!
what's even cooler is the taming method was going to be you need to find & kill an alpha Deathworm because its guarding a "nest" containing their blueish sand grain sized eggs & to incubate you needed a Vessel(Salt storage jar) after incubation there would be a "gestating" period in which the Vessel would violently shake as the baby Death Worms ripped each other apart until only one survived & bursts from the Vessel, Requiring the player with bug repellant to tame it with Mantis eggs or Death work horns. This OG concept breeding was ripped from dune with the glowing Blueish sand grain sized eggs, & a Reference to the Japanese insect jar curse where in you place 100 poisonous insects in a jar & burry the jar for 10 days under the targets bed room, & dig it up to find the strongest insect to curse your target.
@@Torkkar that would have been a crazy cool taming method
@@skwirrelle too bad they ran short on time
@@Torkkarif someone was ever able to make this scrapped idea a mod that would be awesome
I'm happy that the death worm isn't real. Not so happy about the alternatives being real.. fantastic as always Skwirrelle!
not the most comfortable video I've ever put together tbh, although I was pretty intrigued by how similar the bobbit worms head is to the deathworms. Thanks Dom
You should do the mythical stuff too. Like explaining the difference between the wyvern and dragons, etc Also the art somehow made the deathworm cute
The wyvern/dragon this would be opening a can of worms I'm sure but it would be fun!
Fasolasauchus! ive missed a few now. binge time!
Fasolasauchus! There's violent taming, and then there's Fasolasuchus taming.
This is so true!!
Fasolasuchus must be another mod I guess. Anyway, I think bobbit worms are really cool, and I'm happy to see them mentioned in an Ark video.
Its the new scorched dino, and I think they managed to launch this one in the game. And thank you 🦖
thats nice thx for the info
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Oh god when you showed the real life footage of worms I freaked out, they freak me the hell out 😨😱😂😂 BOBBIT WORMS, such a cute name for a gross creature
did you look up the story about Lorena Bobbit? The name isn't that cute... 😂 but, you're welcome for the creepy worm footage!!
Maybe I'm crazy but it shares a shocking amount of visual similarity to pug moth caterpillars! The grasping limbs on the front are what tipped me off to it
I had to Google those but I see what you mean!
@@skwirrelle and, they're ambush predators too! It might not have been intended but i think they're strong competitors for what it could be related to! Maybe neotenous like axoltols? 🤔
i love this series! could you make additional creatures's gigatitan or the thorny dragon?
Thanks 😊 I'll add gigatitan to the mod list! Thorny dragon will be along soon 🦖🦖
@@skwirrelle yay thank you!
calming voice im subbing
Thank you 🦖🦖
Is this a documentary about Ark or a mythology?
since i played scorched earth on ark ase im not able to sleep i do too much nihtmare bcs of the deathworm i got kicked from megatribe cuz i was too scared to farm black pearl on map for us to get tek replicator help
"But the real ones were no less impressive" Sure if you look at them from a kinda "everyone is special and I love you just the way you are" point of view.
Or a 500 million year evolutionary history and actually existing kinda way...
@@skwirrelle Fair enough actually.
There was a prehistoric Bobbit Worm the size of a shark I believe so you also have that to compare.
oh i didn't come across that one, that would have been cool to include
@@skwirrelle it’s a less recent find so I’m not too sure if it’s a valid genus anymore but Trey the Explainer did a video on it if I remember correctly.
@@gendygoblin8391 I'll have to go check it out
Do the crocodile from scorched earth
the kapro?
@@skwirrelle yes
the croc from scorched earth is fascilosuchas(idk if i spelt it right)
@@SkorpSam I wondered if they meant that, and it's the next video, but it's not really a croc in the game. The kapro is the one that lives near the water.
Faso lo chu sus
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