Synthetic Man

Coby better known online as Synthetic Man is an American YouTuber best known for making video game reviews and reviews of media based on video games, often from a right wing perspective.
== Content ==
Synthetic Man’s content consists of modern video game reviews, retrospectives, commentary on the gaming industry, reactions (to the Game Awards, E3 etc.) and occasional reviews of TV shows that are based on popular video game franchises (such as the Fallout, Halo, Resident Evil or The Last Of Us TV shows). 
Synthetic Man has claimed that his main gripe with modern gaming is that the majority of them contain progressive left-wing propaganda, he has however made it vocal that politics is only part of his issue with today’s industry, also lending credit to terrible writing, rushed/unfinished products, aggressive micro-transactions, lack of originality in modern IPs, amateur level design, poor gameplay and inflated development times due to too much focus on graphical fidelity for why he dislikes modern triple A gaming.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV50hP-LenI 
His most popular review is on Far Cry 6, titled Far Cry 6 Is Creatively Bankrupt which received over 1.2 million views.
He also intermittently livestreams himself gaming, varying from gathering footage for reviews, playing audience requested titles and sometimes enjoying multiplayer games with his friends Thomas, Nick and his brother Devin. 
Synthetic Man has also produced a few Youtube Shorts, consisting of mini game reviews and original memes. His most popular short Heimdall the Sigma has amassed over 2 million views since release, making it the most viewed video on his channel. 
==Controversy==
Popular content creator MauLer has also taken a disliking for Synthetic Man over his contentious critique, not only making fun of the review with his cohorts on the EFAP podcast,https://youtu.be/3aRAxJuwmfA?feature=shared but using 20 hours of Synthetic Man's God of War streams and editing together a 4 hour long video.https://youtu.be/WRQT0nYWAlY?feature=shared Synthetic man responded in the conclusion to his Video Game Awards 2022 Sure Was...Something reaction video claiming that MauLer’s video and EFAP episode were both made in bad faith. Stating that he was “not going to give them the attention they most desperately crave” by making a full response video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdFOg3eAQvU (32:00) He also accused MauLer of taking clips out of context in his videos, claiming they were specifically picked to mock him and paint him in a bad light.
His review on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom also sparked outrage, with Synthetic Man claiming the game included satanic grooming/imagery, in particular claiming that King Rauru beared a resembelance to demonic deity Baphomet in a self-labeled "schizo tangent".https://youtu.be/Kln6-U2Eh_M?feature=shared (19:13)
He further added to his defence by claiming he was only ‘acting schizo’ to appease his core audience who get a kick out of such unconventional theories. However he also expressed that he wouldn’t rule out the possibility of Satanism and referenced ESG/BlackRock, two organisations who often fund various developer projects with the aim to help make their games more "progressive", being in partnership with Nintendo as a reason to be cautious.https://youtu.be/tSaloPojGn0?feature=shared (2:45) (3:30)
Synthetic Man's review of the Fallout TV series received criticism from HasanAbi,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KAESDzdtMQ penguinz0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVVXm9awd3o&t=5220s and diesel patcheshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP_MymZ8YyI for stating that the show was "race mixing" propaganda and citing unsourced interracial divorce statistics as part of his argument.
== Fandom ==
=== In Jokes/Memes ===
* Fans often Like to joke that Synth is the 'Son of DSP' in streams. this joke came about after a fan released a parody video based off of the 'this is how you dont play' series about lolcow/notoriously bad gamer DarkSydePhil with the same title.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH2melXCdbQ Fans will also often spam 'DSP' in chat whenever Synthetic Man makes mistakes playing a game. Recently, he hosted a 'DSP tournament' in which fans submit gameplay of difficult games for him to view and rate. The winner of the tournament could request a game for Synthetic Man to play. He did this in response the most prevalent DSP spammers in order for them to prove that they are actually good at games, therefore giving them the right to spam DSP.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvB3dg5Ce4E
* Fans also like to joke about how Synthetic Man has a 'Futanari' fetish.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8droPenccis This originated when he streamed the EA title Immortals of Aveum, in which he joked that Jak (the main character) would need to use a suspiciously shaped potion bottle as a b*tt plug to protect himself from Zendara (Ultra Masculine Female side character) and her 'Futa c*ck'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3EcoPNEHMk&list=PLtM1S787EXZdnNCEG3L-oZj_PJoyUBipa&index=36 (5:07:15) This in-joke became reality when Synthetic Man admitted that he has a genuine futanari fetish based upon his prior experiences with women and his "strange fascination with eugenics".https://www.youtube.com/live/dT-fQ6rCCwU?si=6lPP1yCYlv9oQpkI&t=32390
==Trivia ==
*His favorite game of all time is 'Spyro The Dragon' and has claimed to have played it over 20 times.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA0nnsZT4Og
*His fans have given themselves the nickname "Synthcels".
*He's a fan of the Canadian actor Ryan Gosling and has stated that he enjoyed watching most of the films he started in.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSN5X0tXBIk
**His Channel's profile picture also features a photoshopped head of Ryan Gosling in the body of V. The protagonist of the video game Cyberpunk 2077.
*Sometimes, he would also cosplay as a character on stream, most notably The Punisher and at some point, The Driver from the 2011 movie Drive. 
**Occasionally, he would also made several jokes referencing the movie on various streams.
* Though he believes far left politics to be the main issue ruining modern video games, he has stated that the main objective of his reviews is to find out if a game is 'fun' , and claims that if a game fits this criteria, he will not let any political biases get in the way and enjoy it regardless of ‘the message’ presented.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz22OSE27Fg (7:15)
* Has claimed to be of Italian descent with his maternal grandparents emigrating to the USA at some point during the 20th century.https://www.youtube.com/live/B5c73CRrNL8?feature=shared (1:35:00)
* During his channel's infancy, he started a podcast titled the "Nameless Podcast" with a childhood friend, this only lasted two episodes as they supposedly had a falling out over politics.
* Synthetic Man claimed on stream he is a strong 5'10".
* He edits his videos with a 100% legitimate copy of Adobe Premier Pro.https://www.youtube.com/live/wZzzW3laiw4?feature=shared (6:55:53)
* He suffered from depression and anxiety during his childhood, requiring him to attend therapy beginning at 14 years of age and continuing up until he was 23. During this period, he saw approximately 8-9 therapists.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA2svX-ajKU (9:37:15)
* He suffered from gynecomastia as a child.https://www.youtube.com/live/1-zJSMOvRkI?si=2RnTlcZcy-0MDOjp&t=39174
* He has experienced suicidal ideation which was not acted upon because his parents did not own guns.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjWr_tIbv9U
== References ==
Category:Gaming YouTubers
Category:Review YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2008