Inconceivable Flags And Fantasy

"YES! Significant history!"

- Illuminati

## About

Inconceivable Flags And Fantasy is the tenth episode of the first season of Objects At Gaming. It was released on January 1st, 2023.

## Story

Illuminati and Cactus return from an outing near the underwater base, but explain that Cactus getting zapped would change his way of communication. Lampy's challenge performance is also the talk of the Looney Legs.

Football wins the prize for the second time, but decides to take immunity for a completely different prize winner next elimination. Ultimately, Cactus is eliminated, and breaks his silence for his elimination speech, to the surprise of his entire team.

The challenge is a game of capture the flag with medieval theming. Each contestant plays a specific role based on a medieval character. Socky and Pinata play their teams' respective king and queen. Orangey and Cookie play their second-in-command bard and jester respectively. Football, Toilet Paper, Lampy, and Mustache play knights to get the flag. Medaly, Sombrero, Cardy, Plant, and Snowflake play the tower guards. Shelfy plays his team's drawbridge. Illuminati and Spaghetti play support wizards for the knights. Blueprint sits out of the challenge to play a minstrel, since the both of which are known for their musical skills. At the Contestant Crybaby Cage, Blender is given a fruit punch after getting angry with Pink Sunglasses.

The challenge begins as Lampy and Mustache confront Shelfy. Lampy calls Shelfy a vent which makes Shelfy angry before falling face first, as Snowflake and Plant draw the knights away for now. Illuminati gives his knights a speed boost for their attempt, as Blueprint sings a Queen song.

Socky and Orangey speak rhymes to each other, to the aggravation of Medaly who somehow whines. The guards surround Football and Toilet Paper as their speed boosts wear out. Spaghetti shows Mustache and Lampy to a potion that will (one time) grant camouflage, but warns the two about the silly defense strategy from Cookie and Pinata, the latter having learned how to make the face. Lampy and Mustache confront Illuminati, but in a more friendly dual, the knights get into the castle. It's not long before the girls' silly faces drive a laughing Lampy away, as Mustache drinks the potion, not looking at what's to come, as he gets the flag. The girls find him and send him out, but he manages to make it to his tower as the other team gets tagged, much to Football and Toilet Paper's dismay and worry

Pinata is furious about her losing streak, and gets upset with Illuminati for putting his alliance and himself before the rest of the team for the challenge. Worries arise as she may not regain her optimism and the fact that she is at her limit due to the fact that she had endured her team's losing long enough. In confessional room, Pinata threw her crown at a camera in rage. Cardy's seriousness is frowned upon by his team after the challenge is over, considering that he even told Mustache to shut up and because of the water spill from the last challenge, a tiny leaf forms on Plant.

In an after credits scene, Cactus arrives at the CCC and reunites with Pink Sunglasses before meeting Power Outlet to take him to his room.

## Votes

### **Elimination**

**Cactus - 5 votes (ELIMINATED)**

Plant - 4 votes (Barely safe)

Illuminati - 1 vote (Safe)

Everyone else - 0 votes (Safe)

## References

### Continuity

#### A Fresh New And Looney Legacy

* Lampy's challenge performance is the discussion of the first scene.
	+ His fear of water is also referred to by Medaly.
* The same elimination area is used.
* Pinata told Plant to no fighting, considering that they had bickered in the previous challenge
* Pinata's losing streak again is the subject of her emotions.
* A leaf grows on Plant, as a result of water falling on them in the challenge.

#### Bittersweet Tragedy

* Considering Team Birthday Party's current downfalls, Pinata is at her limit and had a mental breakdown.
	+ This confirms that Pinata is currently at the breaking point

#### Here For Our Host

* Football winning the prize is mentioned as he wins it again, since the results were similarly in his favor.
* Cactus promises more poetry.
* Blender is still upset at Pink Sunglasses for some reason. Pink Sunglasses doesn't get why
* Snowflake again brings up her fear of heights after it was triggered in that episode.

#### Ring The Bells Of The Seven Seas

* Illuminati recalls the Pink Bias Eel and what it's known for, and reveals its effect on Cactus.
* (Can also be considered a cultural reference) Blueprint sings another well-known song during the challenge, "Somebody to Love" by Queen.

#### Depths Of The Diamond

* Wire is still giving Blender a fruit punch, and it is finally seen on-screen in this episode
* Spaghetti giggles when talking about Cookie's funny face, as he was made laugh in that episode, as he warns his knights to stay alert while they get the flag
* Shelfy needed a hand after falling

#### Testing the Plan

* The business room elimination area is revealed to be at the Simpleton School, and Toilet Paper remembers the time he won the challenge for his team there. However, Pinata doesn't really like the name

### Cultural

#### The Princess Bride

* The episode's title has the word "Inconceivable", and is exclamed by Illuminati similar to the character Vizzini.
* Blueprint says "as you wish", similar to Westley
* Socky and Orangey rhyme at each other, similar to Fezzik and Inigo Montoya. Medaly whining about the rhymes and getting counter-rhymed is also similar to Vizzini.

#### Other

* Lampy mocking Medaly with the "WAAAAHHH WAAAAHHH" is a reference to OLO 3 and some OLD episode where Circle mocks Diamond with the "waaaaah waaaaaah"
* Red goes "Ahem.. Gentlemen" which is a reference to Team Fortress 2
	+ The "Eh, fair enough" line said by Cookie was a reference to a TF2 comic
* Pinata having a meltdown after losing was based on a real life experience Rebecca had when she played mobile games with a bunch of players that cheat and when she was working at some adult transition program few years ago
* Pinata's rage in calling the other team "heathen juvenile delinquent test tube baby children" is the same phrase said by one of TCOOS's high school teachers (albeit the teacher says it much more lightheartedly)
* Lampy retreating (the line and the animation) is similar to Globe in Object Overload
* Shelfy and Illuminati said "NONE SHALL PASS" which is a reference to Monty Python
* Pinata's opening lines when calling her team of wizard and guards to commence a defense is similar to Shakespeare's play about Julius Caesar, where he goes: "Friends, Romans and Countrymen, lend me your ears"
* Pinata made a Cuphead reference where she tells Plant to no fighting, considering that they had bickered in the previous episode
* Cactus blurted out 143, a reference to Mr. Rogers where he explains that 143 means "I love you"
	+ Cameron J. Green, Cactus's VA and Rebecca worked with Simon A. (Baby Lamb Creations) who is a HUGE Mr. Rogers fan
* Socky wonders himself where the hammer and beak is a reference to King Dedede
	+ Speaking of Kirby, Cookie asked if she was gonna be a jester like Marx, one of Kirby's enemies and a villain in Kirby Super Star and DS remake

## Trivia

* This is the first episode of 2023.
	+ This is also the first "New Years" episode, released on BFDI's and the OSC's 13th anniversary.
* This is the first episode where Cactus finally spoke
	+ Rebecca K. Lunetta had this idea for a long time and invited her friend Cam Cam to voice him
	+ Speaking of Cam Cam, him and Rebecca are mutual friends and has been involved in Baby Lamb and Friends franchise, Joke Chowder and formerly Weeknight Updates
* Dark Humor wasn't available to voice during production, so the scenes involving Watery and Broccoli for this episode will be moved to 11.
* This is the first episode to have a themed challenge.
	+ This is also the second "tenth episode" for an object show to have costumes for a challenge (taking inspiration from Extraordinarily Excellent Entities)
	+ This episode also serves as a "love letter" to The Princess Bride, hence the references and title.
* This episode was at the time the second longest to make, behind In The Heat Of Battle.
	+ It's basically due to some crew members going through stuff and some voice actors taking a long time to do lines