WTFuture

WTFuture is an Eddsworld animation by Edd Gould. It was uploaded to Newgrounds and YouTube on February 13, 2010.
== Synopsis ==
An Edd from the future travels back in time in order to kill his present self because Coca-Cola was made illegal in the future.
==Plot==
The episode begins with Edd, Tom and Matt walking through the rain, with Tom complaining about the rain and Edd hurling insults at Tom along the way. Tom sarcastically tells Edd that his sense of humor never ceases to amaze him, Edd asks him if that was an insult and Tom tells him that he'll "figure it out". A flash of light happens as they walk away and it is revealed to be a futuristic Edd, who realizes that Tom's comment about Edd's sense of humor never ceasing to amaze him was indeed an insult.
While Tom tells his friends how he lost his apartment (after the events of Zombeh Attack 3), Edd notices his future self and points out to the others that he sees a sinister guy, only for the others to look at a Freddy Krueger-esque man in a different alley, but then points at the one he was really talking about. Matt points out that he looks like Edd with a beard, Edd rebukes this by saying that only Tom can grow a beard and that it can't be him. Suddendly, his future self appears behind him and questions what he said but Edd rebukes it again. Matt and Tom get shocked and Edd looks at him again and says that maybe he is. Future Edd tells his past self that he's him from a distant future where Coke has been declared a drug and subsequently outlawed across the world, and now he needs to kill his past self to prevent himself from living in "such a grim future". He pulls out an ordinary-looking pistol, but after Edd points out that it doesn't look futuristic it transforms into a futuristic laser pistol.
Edd's future self chases Edd, Tom and Matt through the city while trying to shoot Edd, however all of his attempts end up missing. First he hits a street light, then he shoots again and ends up burning an angry costumer's arm and the chicken he was holding, then he pulverizes a businessman who was trying to cross the street, and finally his laser is about to hit a civilian and Super Guy comes to his aid, however due to having a weakness towards giant lasers they both end up getting vaporized.
After a long chase, the group enters their house and close the door while Edd's future self gets locked out of the house. Matt tells Edd and Tom to grab their prized possessions and escape; Tom grabs Susan, his bass; Edd, his lucky Cola can; and Matt, one of his portraits. They initiate Operation: MegaEscape4, as Edd's future self tries to enter the door via voice commands and says "BROCCOLI!", they drive out of go-karts while wearing 3D glasses. The group goes to a diner and get their meal, with Edd ordering two gallons of Coke, meanwhile Matt asks why they're also running away from him when Edd's the only one in danger and Tom tells him that without Edd he would just have Matt and it would suck. All of a sudden, Hellucard is sent crashing into the door bleeding out. 
Edd's future self had found them because he can remember where his past self is, reminding him of the lucky Cola can he found on the way as seen in a flashback. As he prepares to kill his past self, the latter points out that he would cause a time paradox (grandfather paradox) in the process. Edd's future self shrugs this off as a movie trope. Bing's computer then crashes, causing him to run out of the room screaming and leaving Edd's future self confused. Edd knocks his future self back with a Cola keg and the group drives away.
Edd's future self decides he needs reinforcements so he travels further back in time. He accidentally teleports back to 2005 in the middle of the events of Zombeh Attack, a Matt who had his arm ripped off asks him for help but he refuses because of "time paradoxes" and teleports away. Meanwhile, future versions of Tom and Matt step in the past, seeking to stop Edd's future counterpart. Tom's future self says "It's a good thing Red Leader had a second time travel device handy". Edd from the future returns to the present Edd's time and brings his "Army of Me's": Eddins from the Victorian times, Sir Edd from the Middle Ages, Eddius from The Pax Romana, and Edd-G (Pronounced EddGUH) from Prehistoric Times. He orders his ancestors to attack, but they run away; Eddins gets scared by the neon lights, Sir Edd by a motorcycle billboard, Eddius by a skyscraper, and Edd-G by a car tire.
Matt's and Tom's future selves intervene and thwart Edd's future self's attempts to kill his past self. Matt complains about his future self's old appearance and Tom asks his future self why he has an eye visor. (Eye cancer due to talking a laser to the face) Edd's future self grabs Edd by his hoodie but Edd grabs Susan and hits him, at the cost of Susan. Tom's future self, enraged, tries to shoot him but he dodges it and Edd deflects it with Matt's portrait, the laser ends up hitting a lamppost that ends up crushing Matt's future self and the Toms. The time travel device that Tom's future self used falls to the ground, Edd and his future self notice and race towards it, Edd grabs it first but his future self tackles him and it flies into the air. Matt gets the time machine and decides to create a future where he's king of the world. 
One by one, monuments, paintings, statues and books change to either resemble or get credited to Matt. Matt is credited as "creator, author, founder and king of everything in existence" while being interviewed by BBC News. Matt tells the interviewer that it all began when he "invented" his own time machine. 
Edd and Tom watch him on the news. Edd, frowning, tries to tell Tom how much he hates Matt before he's stopped mid-sentence as the TV suddendly dissapears and gets replaced with a portrait of Matt as a king. Edd now smiling tells Tom that he loves Matt.
==Characters==
*Edd
*Tom
*Matt
*Hellucard
*Paul (cameo)
*Tord (footage from Zombeh Attack)
* Christopher Bingham (live-action footage)
*Business Man
* Ross Mugridge
*Angry Customer
*Waitress
*Interviewer
*Super Guy (voiced by Arin Hanson)
*Edd Gould (non-faced)
*Future Edd
*Future Tom
*Future Matt
*Red Leader (mentioned)
==Trivia == 
*WTFuture is a parody of the Terminator series, where Edd's future self is like the Terminator trying to kill someone to change the future (in this case, himself), Edd, Matt and Tom trying to escape to survive, and Future Tom and Matt are similar to the Resistance members who try to protect the victim from getting killed (also himself). In an extra scene, Edd's future self spoke of naked Austrian guys saying "clothes cannot go back in time because they are not made of biological matter". This is a reference to Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines; the Terminator travelled back in time with no clothes on, and was played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is an Austrian-American.
*Cocaine, a drug, could be found in real Coca-Cola at one point in time.
*Edd has a Tomee Bear on his shelf while he looks for things.
*The events of WTFuture are referenced in Hammer & Fail: Part 1, as Matt mumbles "It was better being ruler of everything. It was awesome."
*The three see an advertisement for Coca-Cola with Bacon, from This World of Edd.
*Unlike the real Windows® blue screen of death, this blue screen of death's text has been edited to read, "Oh my god, your computer has gone psycho and destroyed thousands of the homes of the people that live inside your computer. Much like the vikings they have ravaged the land inside your bus and destroyed what little they have left in their imaginary lives. This﻿ truly is doomsday for them all." "JUST KIDDING!"
*When Tom's future self explains that Tom's present self will develop cancer, Tom can be heard in the background with a somewhat dismayed "Huh.".
*When present day Matt acquires the time travel devices, it reads "I guess so lol" on the display.
*After Edd, Tom, and Matt escape the restaurant, the bullet bill sound effect from the Mario series can be heard, when Future Edd opens the door.
*This is the last time that Hellucard makes a regular appearance, as he's killed by Future Edd.
*When Matt changes the Mount Rushmore it relates to a background art Edd posted on DeviantArt in 2005, which is seen here.
*In Tom's room there is a crude replica of the Eddsworld vertical poster.
*When Edd's future self was blasted with coke, the subtitles read: "SON OF A BEAGLE!"
*At the end of Fan Service, the movie-style poster of WTFuture shows up behind the real Edd. There is also the poster for MovieMakers.
*The gun Edd's future self uses makes another appearance in part two of Space Face when Edd, Matt and Tom are shooting at each other.
*On the newspaper Edd's future self has, the date in the future is the 20th of October.
* When Matt is getting insulted by Tom, Paul can be seen sitting at the table behind them.
*The scene where Edd fires a gallon of cola at his future self was recorded by wrapping a towel around Edd's neck, and Tom pouring water into his mouth.a Behind the Scenes video It took two takes. Tom reflected on this in the Eddsworld Documentary, stating "We basically waterboarded him."
*This was the real Edd Gould's favorite animation.
*This is the most viewed Eddsworld animation on Newgrounds and formerly the most viewed Classic era animation until it was surpassed by Hammer & Fail (Part 1)
*Edd’s future self is wearing Tord’s jacket from 2004-2005.
*When this episode was on production, Edd asked Tord to voice his counterpart from the Zombeh Attack scene, who was originally voiced by Alex L'Abbé (because Tord's microphone wasn't working at the moment).
*the Kevin MacLeod song "Rocket" on running scene on this episode, this song was also used on "Take the Plunge: Part 1" from first episode of "Battle for Dream Island" and a Roblox game, "Flood Escape".
=== References to past episodes and other media===
*Tom's future self claims that the laser he took to the face ended up giving him cancer, a reference to Zanta Claws II, Space Face, and Comics.
*When Edd's future self is at the house door, he asked, "Broccoli?", which is a quote from Hello Hellhole; he shouted "Broccoli!" when entering (and leaving) the Hellevator. He would later do this again in Zanta Claws III.
*Operation: MegaEscape4, which consists of Edd, Tom & Matt riding Go-Karts while wearing 3D glasses, is a reference to a Go-Cart animation featured in Random Bits.
*Tom's bass guitar, Susan, is seen again. But this time, it's all patched up because in Ruined, Edd played it and broke it while trying to kill a spider.
* Edd's future shock comes from a car that looked like Tord's car from 25ft under the seat and Zanta Claws II.
* In the end, when Edd and Tom are watching Matt on TV, one can see a red and blue DVD under the TV, those are the same DVDs that appeared under Edd's TV in Xmas Day.
*There are references to the British science-fiction program Doctor Who. One is when Edd, Tom and Matt are running from Edd's future self, the TARDIS can be seen in the background. Another is when Edd pulls out Matt's picture to block the laser blast, the words 'Bad Wolf' are graffitied on the wall behind them. Another is the time machine on Edd's future self's wrist - it is loosely based on Captain Jack's Vortex Manipulator.
*The title is a reference to WTF (What The F[May Vary]).
*Future Edd's Time Walker Thing Lite has a piece of tape on the 'warp' button that reads "Let's do the timewarp again", a reference to the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
*Sir Edd's sword looks very similar to the Master Sword, a sword from The Legend of Zelda video games.
*When Matt is choosing a picture to take, there is a poster in the background with practically no detail which appears as a spoof of the Army of Darkness movie poster.
* In the diner, seconds before Dom is killed, the poster on the wall notes "Welcome to Bob's Diner, we promise not to eat your heart". This is a reference to a Bork Façade episode by Joel from Vinesauce.
*Eddins' future shock, the Eat@Joe's sign, is a possible reference to Rayman, notably the original 1995 game. The sign first appeared in Climate Change in Edd's house. It could also be a reference to UkinoJoe.
*Matt's interview at the end is on a channel called BBC7 (now BBC Radio 4 Extra); which was a real radio station at one point in time.
===References in latter episodes===
*Super Guy is shown alive and with a new identity in Beaster Bunny.
*The other sinister guy appears in the second part of The End.
*Matt mentions him ruling everything during the episode's ending in Hammer & Fail.
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===Notes===
* At one point, Edd stated this was the hardest animation to create. He has gone on record several times saying this was his favourite Eddisode so far.
*Tord Larsson recorded the line for his animated counterpart, who originally voiced by Alex Labbe during the Zombeh Attack scene. Tord is given a special thanks at the end.
==Quotes ==
Full Transcript 
*Tom: "Agh, this rain is so annoying."Edd: "YOU'RE so annoying."Tom: "Yeah, well, I hope it ends soon."Edd: "I hope YOU end soon."Tom: "Ugh, I'm getting soaked!"Edd: "YOU'RE getting soaked... *realizes what he said* ....uh, and you're ugly as well."Tom: "As usual, Edd, your humor never ceases to amaze me."Edd: "Was that an insult?!"Tom: "You figure it out."*Future Edd returns*Future Edd: "Finally, after many years I return. Now it's time to... wait! That WAS an insult!"
*Tom: "Well, when they found the skeleton in my kitchen, they assumed it was mine, so by the time I got home, the landlord had already rented the place out to someone else. So that's when I thought... oh no, a bus!"
*Matt: "So why exactly are we all running away from this guy if he only wants to kill Edd?"Edd: "Hey!"Tom: "Well, without Edd, it would just be me and you, and, well, that would suck. Has anyone else noticed this is like the most we've ever spoken?"
*Hellucard: "Hey, Edd!"
*Tom: "Holy pug in a pizza box!"
*Edd (Future): "What makes you think your future-self would not know where his past-self was hiding?"Tom: "What?"Edd: "Then how come it took you so long to find us?"Future Edd: "Shut up. Now prepare to die!"
*Tord: (after Matt is bitten by a Zombeh) "Oh my god, he bit off his arm!"
*Matt (Future): "Now we just have to stop Edd before he messes anything up in the future. *eye and chin go back to normal, he starts to go bald* Oh, he's a dead man!"
*Tom: "Hey, uh, why the eye thing?"Future Tom: "Remember that laser you took to the face?"Tom: "Uh, yeah."Future Tom: "Cancer."
*Edd: "I hate-LOVE MATT!"
==Sequel==
In 2021, Matt Hargreaves commented on YouTube, explaining that Edd Gould's last sketchbook had an opening scene to WTFuture 2.https://youtu.be/13LuuGJRwLA?t=1712
==Hidden scene==
A hidden scene can be found in the .swf file. The scene shows Edd's future self talking about 'naked Austrian guys' while walking up an alley. At the end of the scene, he spots Edd, Matt and Tom on the other side of a road.
DELETED SCENE TRANSCRIPT:
-VIEW OF LONDON-
Future Edd: I have NO idea what those naked Austrian guys were talking about. (Austrian accent) Your clothes cannot travel with you because they are not made of biological matter. (regular voice) Whatever that was about. (finds Edd, Matt and Tom) Aha! There they are!
-ZOOMS IN-
==References==
==External links==
*Newgrounds
*DeviantArt
*SheezyArt (archived)
*YouTube
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