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YumYum

*Due to limitations of the MediaWiki software on which this wiki runs, the true title of this article cannot be represented properly. It is actually a hashtag: "#YumYum".*
*You may be looking for the episode of the same name.*
David Brittlesbee frequently hashtagged his social media posts about food with **#YumYum**. To Brad, it was an immediate red flag. He felt it immediately stopped women's interest in David. After a cursory review of David's social media presence, he ordered it all erased — including David's propensity to use this hashtag.

To Brad's horror, David even incorporated the hashtag into his conversation within *Divorcée Dance Party*, a dating sim.
Grouchy Goat

*You may be looking for the episode of the same name.*
***Grouchy Goat*** was the a proposed mobile game that Brad wanted to implement. He saw a mobile game as an easy way to get micro-transactions from users, despite the fact that Mythic Quest Studios had no experience on mobile platforms. To realise the project, he assigned Jo to produce the concepts that junior testers Rachel and Dana came up with. Still in the warm afterglow of the start of their relationship, the two came up with the concept and the name while horsing around with the company's motion capture equipment, and after Jo randomly assigned their movements to a goat module.

The team -- though perhaps more Dana and Rachel than Jo -- saw it as a way to begin their games-making careers. Nevertheless, all three seemed enthusiastic to present the concept to their superiors. They even enlisted Phil's art team for help. Even though his staff was completely overworked, magnificent concept art was created in record time.

However, the idea was curtly dismissed, leaving Jo, Rachel and Dana in the same junior positions they had held before their foray into mobile gaming. But the idea had inspired the Rachel and Dana, at least, to aspire for more. Dana, in particular, resolved to learn to code, and she soon tried to get Poppy to mentor her by joining Team Hera. Rachel, by contrast, moved on to Team Zeus after *Grouchy Goat*.
Imani Hakim

**Imani Hakim** is "Dana" on *Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet*.

Most American TV viewers will likely have encountered her in her long-running role as "Tonya" in *Everybody Hates Chris*.

Others may have more recently caught notice of her Black Reel-nominated role of Gabby Douglas in the TV movie *The Gabby Douglas Story*, released just prior to the 2016 Olympics.

Still others may remember her from a 3-episode arc in the waning episodes of *ER*'s final season, where she played "Anastasia Johnson".
Shannon

**Shannon** is Ian Grimm's past partner, who she had a son with in Pootie Shoe. She believed Ian to be too self-obsessed and used her too much for emotional support to make him feel better. She warned Poppy of this, assuming Poppy was in a relationship with Ian.

## Relation with Ian

Shannon and Ian were together long enough to raise Brendan together for 4 years before messily divorcing and Ian becoming estranged completely in both their lives. Shannon describes their relationship to Poppy, in tandem with Poppy and Ian's current dynamic. She describes Ian in a villainous manner, explaining how Ian relies on people to feed his self-image and he can sense when people are going to leave him, so he finally shows appreciation. Ian has never mentioned his divorce with anyone he has worked with, nor Pootie being his biological son. Shannon's relationship with Ian is left for interpretation, with her own issues with parenting shown and Ian being visibly proud when Poppy said she seemed "batshit crazy."

## Personality

Shannon's personality, from the short cameo she has, puts her in a very negative light. She seems more concerned about Ian's supposed new relationship with Poppy, instead of him meeting his estranged son, Brendan, for the first time in 10 years. She is extremely spiteful, judgmental and quick to assume the worst. Her interactions with Poppy shows her being extremely jealous and comparing her and Poppy, almost entirely. There's a sense of Shannon looking down on Poppy for being the "younger girlfriend" who doesn't know anything from her boyfriend's first marriage.

The post-credit scene reveals more about who she is as a person. She calls Poppy "Your father's Chinese girlfriend," despite being a completely wrong guess and an unnecessary detail (pointed out by Pootie). She also asked if Pootie mentioned if she has been dating, indicating her own alterior motive for the interaction and showing how much she had Pootie in mind. He snaps at Shannon and waits for a response, which is her asking if he wants chicken nuggets. It can easily be inferred that she is not a supportive parent of Pootie and him snapping at her isn't out of nowhere.

## Appearances

* Season 1
	+ "Brendan"
Ericka

**Ericka** was one of the group of employees who refused Carol's initial call to sign her employee evaluation packet. However, she was quickly swayed when Carol offered free vacation days to anyone who would sign. Ericka immediately signed, happy to have the extra days to go to Mexico.

## Appearances

* Specials
	+ "Quarantine"
* Season 2
	+ ”Please Sign Here”
Cold Alliance II

**Cold Alliance II** is a new video game being developed by Cold Alliance Studios. Its development is being overseen by Dan Williams. The game is a big rival to *Mythic Quest*, a game overseen by creative director Ian Grimm and executive producer David Brittlesbee. Dan is seeking a new creative director to work on the game, and Poppy Li is his top choice who already works for their main rival - *Mythic Quest*.
Rutger Hauer

The **Rutger Hauer** was an alcoholic beverage that C.W. Longbottom, Jo and, eventually, David Brittlesbee were drinking in a utility closet at Mythic Quest Studios during the big, public battle between Ian and the Masked Man.

Named after the Dutch actor, it was comprised of "fortified port wine mixed with drip coffee and three teaspoons of sugar".

Initially disdainful of the drink, David wondered aloud why Longbottom couldn't just drink a "normal drink" — until he simply gave into it. The drink apparently helped steel David's nerves to the point he could tell his bosses in Montreal — unhappy with the huge gamble Ian was taking — that he fully backed his creative team.
Doc

**Doc**, real name **Michael**, is a video game developer. He gained his nickname when he met his future partner, Beans, and they discussed the video game *Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine*. Bonding over their desire to create a game unlike others on the market, they produced *Dark Quiet Death*, a game with no end and only a flashlight as a weapon to keep monsters at bay.

The game was successful, leading Doc and Beans to create Oubliette Studios and begin to work on the sequel, *Dark Quiet Death II*. However, the pressures working for investors and their constant demands for changes from the original premise of the game, led Doc and Beans to split up.

The *Dark Quiet Death* franchise led to a movie starring Tiffany Winters, and Doc eventually married her. While working on the next game in the series, Doc became increasingly frustrated with the investor demands, which included spinning off a monster character, Roscoe. Doc gave them an ultimatum - him or Roscoe. They chose Roscoe.

## Appearances

* Season 1
	+ "A Dark Quiet Death"
Fire Rain

**Fire Rain** was a spell that Ian nominally "invented" by coming into a meeting and saying the words "fire rain". Pop then built the spell into the game. In the ultimate battle between Ian and the Masked Man it was ironically the spell that nearly killed Ian, prompting him to redefine the battle as one between two naked warriors armed with just daggers.
The Two Joes (episode)

**"The Two Joes"** was the fourth episode of season 3 of *Mythic Quest*. It aired on November 25, 2022.

## Synopsis

*When David gets stuck in traffic, Jo takes his place to meet with a famous actor for the movie. Brad tries to help Carol raise money through NFTs.*

## Cast

### Starring

* Rob McElhenney as Ian Grimm
* Charlotte Nicdao as Poppy Li
* Ashly Burch as Rachel
* Naomi Ekperigin as Carol
* Jessie Ennis as Jo
* Imani Hakim as Dana

with
* Danny Pudi as Brad Bakshi

and
* David Hornsby as David Brittlesbee

### Guest Starring

* Derek Waters as Phil
* Austin Zajur as Travor
* Ben Stillwell as Kai
Everlight

*You may be looking for **the episode of the same name**.*
**Everlight** was, according to David, "more than just a party" -- a "holiday within our game that we also get to celebrate in our office." It was a costumed event that was, as David put it, "kinda like New Year's, but way better". The real-life event offered great food and a live action role-playing tournaments, amongst other activities.

It was the first event held at the MQ offices following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Season 2

**Season 2** of *Mythic Quest*, debuted on 7 May 2021 on Apple TV+, with the release of its first two episodes. Unlike the first season a new episode followed each Friday thereafter. The season had no subtitle, but it was broadly concerned with the creation of a new expansion to follow Raven's Banquet.

## Cast and characters

* Rob McElhenney as Ian Grimm
* Ashly Burch as Rachel
* Jessie Ennis as Jo
* Imani Hakim as Dana
* David Hornsby as David Brittlesbee
* Charlotte Nicdao as Poppy Li

with
* Danny Pudi as Brad Bakshi

and
* F. Murray Abraham as CW Longbottom

## Episodes

* Episode 12 - "Titans' Rift"
* Episode 13 - "Grouchy Goat"
Blood Ocean

*You may be looking for the final episode of season 1.*
**Blood Ocean** was a virus that Poppy released in to the game environment of *Mythic Quest*. As David would later note, however, "Releasing a disease into the game right before a global pandemic was not a great look." Poppy tacitly acknowledged this by claiming that she had to find a way to strip it out of the game.
The 12 Hours of Christmas (episode)

**"The 12 Hours of Christmas"** was the sixth episode of season 3 of *Mythic Quest*. It aired on December 10, 2022.

## Synopsis

*In the first holiday season since Ian and Poppy's departure, David grabs the reins and tries to infuse the team with Christmas spirit.*

## Cast

### Starring

* Rob McElhenney as Ian Grimm
* Charlotte Nicdao as Poppy Li
* Ashly Burch as Rachel
* Jessie Ennis as Jo
* Imani Hakim as Dana

with
* Danny Pudi as Brad Bakshi

and
* David Hornsby as David Brittlesbee
Wild Turkey

**Wild Turkey** was one of C.W. Longbottom's drinks of choice. When at work at Mythic Quest Studios, he once clarified to Brad that he was drinking it rather than another whiskey that Brad had guessed. Longbottom had implied he was drinking it to fight off the mediocrity that surrounded him when he felt his job threatened by lesser creatives, such as an air conditioner he believed to be a computer able to compose prose.
The Casino (episode)

**"The Casino"** was the second episode of the first season of *Mythic Quest*.

## Synopsis

*Brad takes the day off to prove a point, leaving Poppy and David to keep the game afloat. Dana and Rachel have a girls’ night in.*

## Plot

Pootie Shoe draws attention to the Masked Man, a non-player character with a hidden identity. Ian has claimed since its release that there is a backstory behind the character, but reveals that he is still trying to create it. Brad attempts to use the Masked Man to introduce an in-game casino concept to increase profits, but Poppy immediately insults him and tells him that he is not an important member of the team. Brad revolts by leaving the office and makes all in-game items free for purchase. David and Poppy admit they need Brad, as monetizing the game is the only way to support it. Ian and C.W. decide to create a second character, The White Knight, who is the Masked Man's son. Despite the similarities to the plot of *Star Wars*, the team decides to proceed with this plot line.

## Cast

### Starring

* Rob McElhenney as Ian Grimm
* Ashly Burch as Rachel
* Jessie Ennis as Jo
* Imani Hakim as Dana
* David Hornsby as David Brittlesbee
* Charlotte Nicdao as Poppy Li
* Danny Pudi as Brad Bakshi
* F. Murray Abraham as C.W. Longbottom

### Guest Starring

* Elisha Henig as Pootie Shoe
* Aparna Nancherla as Michelle

## Trivia

* C.W. Longbottom's published works are shown on a shelf and they include *The Widowmaker and the Queen*, *The Brazen Shield*, *The Fall of Hrad*, *The Cape of No Hope*, *Inside the Caves of Beneroth*, *Dances With Elves*, *A Bloody Alchemy*, *The Pines of Her Betrayal*, *The Beacon of Venus*, *Tears of the Anaren*, *The Last of Dain*, and *Saturn's Desire*.
* C.W. Longbottom won the Nebula Award in 1973 for his novel *Tears of the Anaren*: Book 1 of the Anaren Trilogy.
* Dana plays *Mythic Quest* after work and her personal avatar is named "Toksvig."
* While exploring Ian's office, Dana finds a working hidden blade prop from *Assassin's Creed*, a Ubisoft video game title.
* David Brittlesbee starts singing *Two Princes* by the Spin Doctors in the elevator before completely forgetting the words and butchering the lyrics.
* Ian Grimm's LinkedIn describes him as a "Builder of Worlds."
* Ian Grimm's full name is Ian Grimm Jr., and his father is Ian Grimm Sr.. He countersued his own father in the state of California for trying to take control of his company.
* Ian used Stewart, Mullen, & Mullen Law Firm to sue his father, recording a deposition on November 14, 2013.
* C.W. Longbottom is not totally familiar with *Star Wars*, admitting that the seventies were a blur.
Derek Waters

**Derek Waters** plays the long-suffering art department head, Phil, on Apple TV+'s *Mythic Quest*. However, he is primarily a writer and producer known for having created the *Drunk History* franchise.

He nevertheless has a long history as a character actor, having guest-starred regularly on Amercian broadcast and streaming shows sicne the early 2000s. Long before *Drunk History*, one of his earliest shows was *Derek and Simon: The Show*, a co-creation with *The Big Bang Theory* alumn, Simon Helberg, and *Breaking Bad's* Bob Odenkirk.
Rachel

**Rachel** is a punky and tough video game tester, who is driven by principles and feels undervalued at *Mythic Quest*. Additionally, she is secretly madly in love with her female coworker, Dana. She is half-Asian, stating that her "mother was born in Thailand". However, she has no ability to speak or understand Thai.

## Relationship with Dana

After everyone comes back from quarantine, Rachel is eager to pursue Dana more strongly. But her hesitancy and tendency towards over-analysis get in the way. She uses Carol inappropriately as a relationship counselor rather than an HR professional.

Dana and Rachel finally kiss in a parking garage, once Dana resolves to actually express how she feels. Following Carol's advice, she stops Rachel from continuing on an analytical path that would only incrementally advance their relationship. Instead, she simply kisses Rachel with abandon, ending the Rachel's paralyzing fears. Still, Rachel has to come to the realization that the kiss was not a dream. One of the things that helps her make the transition to the new reality is the fact that their kiss is blocking Carol's departure from work. She abruptly tells them to get out of the way so she can get home.

## Appearances

* Season 1
	+ "Pilot"
	+ "The Casino"
	+ "Dinner Party"
	+ "The Convention"
	+ "Non-Player Character"
	+ "Permadeath"
	+ "Brendan"
	+ "Blood Ocean"
	+ "Quarantine"
	+ "Everlight"
* Season 2
	+ "Titans' Rift"
	+ "Grouchy Goat"
	+ "#YumYum"
	+ "Breaking Brad"
	+ "Please Sign Here"
	+ "Peter"
	+ "Juice Box"
	+ "TBD"
* Season 3
	+ "Across the Universe"
	+ "Partners"
Montreal

**Montreal** is as much a city to the staff of Mythic Quest Studios as it is a metaphor for the corporate entity that owns the studios. The term is often used to indicate when David Brittlesbee or Ian Grimm are speaking with their superiors, as with the phrase, "Ian called Montreal."

Montreal is never actually shown in season 1 of *Mythic Quest*, though it is personified by two off-screen characters, one of whom is, in an almost certain nod to *Star Trek*, called "Jean-Luc".

The location is also a reference to the fact that Montreal is well known for its importance to the gaming industry. It's particularly important to the real-life production of this television show, since it's one of the headquarters of Ubisoft, one of the production partners of the show.
Ashly Burch

## Series Information

### Credits:

*Adventure Time*, *Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'*, *Life is Strange*, *Horizon Zero Dawn*

### Backstage role:

Story editor, writer

**Ashly Burch** plays "Rachel" on *Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet*. She is also the show's story editor and one of its writers.

Given her background in video game production, she is likely the cast member with the closest connection to the source material. Indeed, it's an obvious in-joke that her *Mythic Quest* character, Rachel, is a game tester, given Burch's long association with the industry.

Gamers will no doubt remember her voice acting for several characters in the *Life is Strange* series, where she most notably played main character, Chloe Price. She also has significant work histories in the *Fallout*, *Borderlands*, *Horizon Zero Dawn*, and *The Outer Worlds* franchises.

That said, she's also an Emmy-winning part of the *Adventure Time* writing staff, as well as one of the creators and key actors in the self-referential, *Hey Ash, Watcha Playin'*, another comedy about gaming.

## External links

* Ashly Burch at the Life is Strange Wiki
* Ashly Burch at the Dubbing Wiki
Missions

Missions are player vs. CPU challenges in a turn-based map system. This list provides an overview of all 36 missions available in the My Hero One's Justice 2 Mission gameplay mode. Follow the link in mission titles for additional information and player strategies for clearing specific maps.

## Practice Run

 Assist up/down: | +1/0

 Katsuki Bakugo | 3

 Customization items: | Sky Blue Ochaco Helmet, Blue Costume (Izuku Midoriya)

## Hands-on Training

 Assist up/down: | +1/0

 Gang Orca | 5
 Gran Torino | 12
 All Might | 7

 Customization items: | Sky Blue Suneater Visor, Cool Costume (Eijiro Kirishima)

## Eradication Tactics

 Assist up/down: | +1/0

## Mock Battle

 Assist up/down: | +1/-1

 Tamaki Amajiki | 13
 Mirio Togata | ?

## A Riot Breaks Out

 Assist up/down: | +1/-1

 Stain | 19
 Mr. Compress | 15
 Tomura Shigaraki | 7

 Customization items: | Sky Blue Stain Knives, Cool Costume (Minoru Mineta)

## Jumping at Shadows

 Assist up/down: | +1/-1

## Dragnet

 Assist up/down: | +2/-1

## Berserker

 Muscular | 26

## Hero Show

 Momo Yaoyorozu | 25
 Mirio Togata | 30
 Inasa Yoarashi | 27

## Entertainer

 Assist up/down: | +2/-2

## A Competition of Chaos

 Assist up/down: | +3/-3

 Customization items: | Sky Blue Hand Mask, Cool Costume (Tomura Shigaraki Before Style)

## Defeat the Yakuza

 Assist up/down: | +2/-1

## Magician

 Assist up/down: | +2/-2

 Customization items: | Rain Compress Hat, Cool Costume (Mr. Compress)

## Take Down the Ring Leader

 Assist up/down: | +2/-2

## Hero Seminar

 Customization items: | Sky Blue Iconic Hair, Cool Costume (Sir Nighteye)
Breaking Brad (episode)

**"Breaking Brad"** was the fourth episode of season 2 of *Mythic Quest*.

## Synopsis

*Brad has to deal with his brother's sudden and unwelcome arrival at Mythic Quest Studios. Dana and Rachel struggle to be respected by their new bosses on Teams Hera and Zeus.*

## Plot

Riding high on the success of the Battle Royale mode, Brad's ascendancy in the company seems complete. David soon bursts his bubble, though. Zack, Brad's brother, has rolled up at MQ under the guise of celebrating Brad's birthday. Though he projects an air of geniality, Zack has manufactured the celebration as a way to scope out the company from the inside. His true intent, known only to Brad, is corporate raiding. Zack sees MQ as a studio just past its peak, and therefore ripe for takeover and dismantling.

Meanwhile, Montreal have rewarded Poppy with a brand new Porsche for her work on the new and lucrative -- but according to Ian, soulless -- Battle Royale mode. But she's using her newfound popularity with her superiors to treat Dana poorly. Though Dana came to her to learn how to code, she's ended up a mere personal assistant. Rachel, too, has been stymied in her attempts to be heard by her new mentor, Ian. But when she's given an opportunity to have Ian's undivided attention, she blows it. She's completely unable to tell her boss what her professional ambitions are.

Back at the office, Zack and Brad finally have a showdown. When they're alone, Zack finally drops his pretense, admitting that he's there to destroy MQ for cash. He makes Brad beg for MQ's existence. Though Brad complies, Zack fails to promise any such thing. Jo, watching from afar, follows Zack into an elevator. He tells her of a childhood disagreement the two brothers had over a pig. Soon, it's apparent that the pig incident is a metaphor for what Zack seems to want to do to Mythic Quest Studios. He intimates that he intends to slaughter the company while it still has value, instead of letting it die a natural death.

## Cast

### Starring

* Rob McElhenney as Ian Grimm
* Ashly Burch as Rachel
* Jessie Ennis as Jo
* Imani Hakim as Dana
* David Hornsby as David Brittlesbee
* Charlotte Nicdao as Poppy Li
* Danny Pudi as Brad Bakshi
* F. Murray Abraham as C.W. Longbottom

### Guest Starring

* Parvesh Cheena as Zack
* Snoop Dogg as Himself

#### Co-Starring

* Isabella Abiera as 12-year-old Streamer
* Vedantan Naidoo as 10-year-old Streamer
* Ayush Raimachikar as 8-year-old Streamer
* Robert Timothy Smith as 9-year-old Streamer

## Trivia

* The episode ends with an a video by Snoop Dogg -- an expansion on the rap he throws down diegetically earlier in the episode. It's animated in the style of *Mythic Quest* itself.
* The episode's title is a reference to the television show Breaking Bad.
Zack Bakshi

**Zack Bakshi** is Brad's brother.

He shows up at Mythic Quest Studios under the guise of celebrating his brother's birthday. In fact, though, he's there to take a look at the business from the inside. Though David takes to him instantly, Zach is unable to fool his brother.

Soon after Zach arrives, Brad begins to deny that it's his birthday, and he starts muttering under his breath about a "Kate" and "pig's blood". But Brad can't get anyone to believe there's a problem with Zach because he's outwardly amiable.

When the brothers are finally alone in a room together, Zach finally drops the act and admits that he's there to raid Mythic Quest for its parts. He makes Brad beg to keep MQ intact -- but then refuses to commit to any course of action.

Later, Jo follows him into an elevator, where he gives her two minutes to "ask the question". He spills the beans on the semi-mysterious "Kate", revealing that he possibly does have exactly the interest in slicing up MQ Studios that Brad feared.
YumYum (episode)

*Due to limitations of the MediaWiki software on which this wiki runs, the true name of this episode cannot be represented in this article's name. It is actually a hashtag: "#YumYum"*
**"#YumYum"** was the third episode of season 2 of *Mythic Quest*.

## Synopsis

*Poppy and Ian split the pre-production on the new expansion into separate working groups. Brad uproots the office workflow in an effort to help David find a date. Jo assists C.W. to fight a breech of contract suit with his book publisher.*

## Plot

With the important Stage Gate meeting with Montreal looming, Poppy and Ian find themselves so diametrically opposed on the nature of the new expansion that they split into two working groups. Ian's group, whose core is comprised of Phil's beleaguered art design team, is called Zeus, while Poppy has pulled Anthony and company into team Hera. Both teams find themselves having to content with erratic and illogical leaders.

Even Dana and Rachel — still smarting from their failure with the *Grouchy Goat* fiasco — are split. Ian gets Rachel, in a bid to have her strident brand of honesty inspire him, while Poppy finds solace in Dana's borderline sycophancy.

Meanwhile, David has the perfect solution. He tries to convince the two creative leads to Crete a Battle Royale mode, just like all the other big game franchises. When they both refuse, he turns his attention instead to David's pathetic attempt at dating. Noting his colleague's bumbling attempts at using dating apps, he spins several app-based solutions David's way, eventually using members of the staff — including a none-too-happy Carol — as live respondents on a beta version of a brand new dating app. Although this attempt fails miserably, Brad seems to win the day by convincing Poppy to make a Battle Royale mode just in time for the meeting with Montreal.

## Cast

### Starring

* Rob McElhenney as Ian Grimm
* Ashly Burch as Rachel
* Jessie Ennis as Jo
* Imani Hakim as Dana
* David Hornsby as David Brittlesbee
* Charlotte Nicdao as Poppy Li
* Danny Pudi as Brad Bakshi
* F. Murray Abraham as C.W. Longbottom

### Guest Starring

* Naomi Ekperigin as Carol
* Caitlin McGee as Sue
* Derek Waters as Phil
* Humphrey Ker as Paul
* Mort Burke as Anthony
* Jason Fuchs as Strauss

## Trivia

* The episode ends with an odd credit sequence in which either David Brittlesby or David Hornsby performs "Run-Around" by Blues Traveler. As it's performed straight to camera, It's ambiguous whether it's the character breaking the fourth wall or the actor using his power as executive producer to throw in a musical break.
* As with most episodes, "#YumYum" is replete with pointed pop-culural references and metaphors -- including allusions to loot boxes, burlap sacks, seagulls, Shaq, Orson Scott Card, Jo Rowling and others.
* The episode derives its name from David's frequent social media hashtag.
Juice Box (episode)

**"Juice Box"** was the penultimate episode of season 2 of *Mythic Quest*. It saw a return to the central plotline about the creation of the new expansion, after a two week detour into C.W.'s life story. Consequently, it was the first episode since "Please Sign Here" that featured most of the regular cast. It was also the first episode since the season 1 finale that depicted C.W. in the Mythic Quest Studios office.

## Synopsis

Poppy and Ian pitch their respective parts of the new expansion -- Hera and Zeus -- to Montreal, with disasterous consequences. Jo sharks her way into legal trouble with Brad. Dana and Rachel make fateful decisions about their educational futures. C.W. reveals the difference between David and Ian via pre-written obituaries.

## Cast

### Starring

* Rob McElhenney as Ian Grimm
* Ashly Burch as Rachel
* Jessie Ennis as Jo
* Imani Hakim as Dana
* David Hornsby as David Brittlesbee
* Charlotte Nicdao as Poppy Li

with
* Danny Pudi as Brad Bakshi

and
* F. Murray Abraham as C.W. Longbottom

#### Guest Starring

* Mort Burke as Anthony
* Chris Naoki Lee as Kevin
* Genevieve Jones as Doctor

## Trivia

* Thematically, the episode hinges on the song, "The Rainbow Connection". At a couple of points, the introductory notes of the song are heard before, at the end of the episode, Poppy sings it to Ian in the hospital. As the episode ends, the version by Willie Nelson is finally heard, create the effect of a duet between Nelson and Nicado.
* As of this episode, Ian Grimm is 42 years old.
* Throughout the episode, cutscene footage from *Horizon: Zero Dawn* is shown. Ashly Burch, who plays Rachel, voices the main character of Aloy in the game.
Employee evaluation

The **employee evaluation** was a routine test Montreal required every Mythic Quest Studios employee to undergo. It involved taking a series of personality questions, evaluated on a 1-5 scale, which then resulted in a score. This score then translated into a basic personality type, represented by an animal. Once the results were known, employees were then required to sign the document and return them to Carol.

Although most employees immediately signed the somewhat frivolous document without issue, a select group — comprised of Ian, Brad, Rachel, Ericka, Dana, Sue and Jo — refused. Carol then had to bring them into an after-hours meeting to secure their signatures

In general the blocker for this group was animal assignment. Some, like Rachel found being labeled as an animal *prima facie* offensive. Others wondered about the accuracy of the assignment, such as when it was revealed that David misinterpreted the scale used in the questions, or when Poppy was equally called a lion alongside Ian. Still others found their assignment as a reason to fight amongst themselves. Jo, in particular, thought her designation as a shark meant that she was naturally more dominant than Brad, whose random completion of the exam left him a mouse.

## Animal types

* Shark
* Baboon
* Otter
* Wolf
* Butterfly
* Mouse
* Lion
* Owl
Girls Can Code

**Girls Can Code** is a program designed to encourage girls to get into developing video games. As part of this program, Ms. Tanya led a group of girls including Ava and Jessie to Mythic Quest Studios to see the women involved in developing *Mythic Quest*.

The group were guided by David Brittlesbee who, on that day, was struggling to find women for the girls to talk to. Ms. Tanya was initially unimpressed over the lack of women at the studio and the negativity from Jo and Michelle. The group were later inspired by Poppy Li who gave a rousing talk about what it takes to be a woman in gaming.
Buffalo Chicken Pizza (episode)

**"Buffalo Chicken Pizza"** was the tenth episode of season 3 of *Mythic Quest*. It aired on January 6, 2023.

## Synopsis

*Season finale. Ian tries to repair his partnership with Poppy. David hits an impasse with the movie. Dana has a realization about Grimpop.*

## Cast

### Starring

* Rob McElhenney as Ian Grimm
* Charlotte Nicdao as Poppy Li
* Ashly Burch as Rachel
* Naomi Ekperigin as Carol
* Jessie Ennis as Jo
* Imani Hakim as Dana

with
* Danny Pudi as Brad Bakshi

and
* David Hornsby as David Brittlesbee

### Guest Starring

* Michael Naughton as Mikey
* Andrew Friedman as Andy
* Amy Kim Waschke as Woman
* Nandini Bapat as Dev
* Antoine Perry as Young Phil
* Zhandra Reyes as Maria
* Jonathan Wiggs as Jonathan
* Lionesse as Ericka
* Samuel Gilkison as Paul
* Lori Saux as Lori
* Sean Babapulle as Employee #1
* Jean-Paul DiFranco as Employee #2
* Thadeus Welch as Employee #3
Sorcerer's Fire of Mordoff

**Sorcerer's Fire of Mordoff** was a spell within *Mythic Quest*. Its exact nature was a bit unclear. However, it was what the Masked Man, hacked by Pootie Shoe, claimed would be his opening gambit against Ian in their big, one-on-one battle for control of the game. He claimed that it would, metaphorically, "burn your flesh for eternity".
Mythic Quest (game)

**Mythic Quest** is one of the most successful video games in the world, recognised as one of the best MMORPGs in the world. The ongoing creation and running of the game is the central theme explored by the series *Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet*.

Ian Grimm created the game, alongside lead engineer Poppy Li. Nebula-award winning author CW Longbottom writes the game's extensive backstory and lore.

As the series begins, Mythic Quest is getting ready to launch its first major expansion: *Raven's Banquet*.
StreamerCon

**StreamerCon** is a convention designed to showcase the world's greatest video game streamers. Popular streamers including Pootie\_Shoe and LOL Trevor attend the event to large crowds. Popular gaming executives also attend including Dan Williams as part of Cold Alliance Studios, promoting Cold Alliance II.

Ian Grimm lead Poppy Li, Brad Bakshi, and Dana as representatives of Mythic Quest Studios to recruit a new streamer to promote *Mythic Quest*. They approached many streamers including Byron and Stephen leading to them recruiting someone already employed at Mythic Quest Studios in Dana due to her affinity with the crowd.
David Hornsby

**David Hornsby** plays "David Brittlesbee" on *Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet*.

A character actor with a long list of credits, his career stretches back to at least the penultimate episode of George Clooney's run on *ER*. He has regularly worked in the 21st century, often by having at least one recurring role each television season — notable amongst them are turns on *Six Feet Under* and *Good Girls*.

He has a significant voice acting career, as well, with work on Ben 10 and *Fanboy & Chum Chum*.

But his highest-profile role may just be his long association with the character of "Rickety Cricket" on *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* — a show for which he also frequently writes.

## External link

* David Hornsby at the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Wiki
Kerri Strug

**Kerri Strug** was extensively used as a metaphor by Ian during the company Everlight festivities. He was trying to impress upon Poppy the need to never give up, thinking that a quick reference to the former Olympian would suffice to make the point. However, when Poppy, an Australian, failed to get the reference to the American gymnast, Ian showed increasing incredulity and frustration.
Dan Williams

**Dan Williams** is a producer working for *Cold Alliance Studios*. They are developing a new game titled *Cold Alliance II*, a rival to *Mythic Quest*. Boasting a working philosophy of respecting those who work for him, he tempts Poppy to join the studio, having already started working with Pootie Shoe who used to promote *Mythic Quest*.

## Appearances

* Season 1
	+ "The Convention"
	+ "Non-Player Character"
	+ "Brendan"
Elisha Henig

**Elisha Henig** plays "Pootie\_Shoe" on *Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet*.

An Oregonian, his professional career started at a very young age. On two occasions, he was nominated by a Young Artist Award, once for an under-10 guest starring turn on *CSI: Cyber*, and again for an under-13 recurring role on *Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn*.

Towards the end of the 2010s, however, he began to accumulate more recurring and starring roles in series like *Alex*, *The Sinner*, *Mr. Robot* and *American Vandal*.
Dark Quiet Death II

**Dark Quiet Death II** is a video game created by Doc and Beans, produced by Oubliette Studios. It is a sequel to the hit game, *Dark Quiet Death*. Unlike its predecessor which had no ending and only a flashlight could be used as a weapon to keep monsters at bay, the sequel allowed the gamer to kill the monsters. This addition went against the wishes of Beans, but was a decision encouraged by Doc and from the company funding the game's production.
Stage Gate

**"Stage Gate"** was was an important meeting that Mythic Quest Studios had with their Montreal-based overlords to pitch the new expansion. It created enough pressure on the team for Brad to suggest a new Battle Royale mode, Poppy and Ian to split the new expansion into Hera and Zeus working groups, and David to enter a site of near apoplexy.
Masked Man

The **Masked Man** is, according to at least one member of Mythic Quest Studios' upper management, "everyone's favorite NPC". Normally benevolent, and therefore an NPC players would naturally approach, the NPC was a perfect target for a hacker intent on doing harm to the game.

Hacked by Pootie Shoe, it threatened every player's financial details, and thus the very existence of MQ itself. Beyond that, Pootie's use of the NPC could well have brought down the game mechanics. He used the Masked Man to randomly give the most expensive of in-game loot to players — and sometimes to kill them.

As hacked, the Masked Man was originally a source of extreme consternation to Poppy — so much that she got stress hives. At first, this condition wasn't alleviated by Ian's reaction to the situation. As he searched for a solution, he advocated completely contradictory plans to deal with the rogue NPC. This lunacy, and therefore the Masked Man himself, drove Poppy to accept a job elsewhere.

However, when Ian decided to challenge the Masked Man to single combat, she chose to lean in to the lunacy. Though superficially crazy, the plan had the virtue of drawing the Masked Man out — something that allowed Poppy to do an IP trace to expose the hacker.

Just as Ian prevailed in the ultimately vanilla style competition, Poppy was able to hack into Pootie's computer, turn on its webcam, and expose the true identity of the Masked Man.
Wolf

**"Wolf"** was one of the classifications resulting from the personality evaluation that Montreal required every Mythic Quest Studios employee to complete.

Its baseline characteristics, according to an explanatory chart Carol used, were: independent, hyper-focused, detail-oriented, and a healthy disrespect for authority.

Although David claimed to have tested as a wolf -- and seemingly changed his personality to match that fact -- it was later revealed that he had reversed the scoring system on the test. As Brad pointed out, this would have meant he'd actually have been the wolf's opposite, a butterfly.

Meanwhile, Dana wanted to be a wolf as well -- so that she'd be taken seriously as a coder -- but she actually got designated an otter.

Accordingly, no one in the group that refused to sign their evaluation packets was actually a wolf.
Mythic Quest Studios

**Mythic Quest HQ** is the studio where *Mythic Quest* is developed, along with its first big expansion, *Raven's Banquet*. The studio is the workplace of game developers, lead by creative director Ian Grimm and executive producer David Brittlesbee.

The building features multiple spaces for employees to work. Ian is given an office that is set higher than everybody else's, while David shares a dark office with Brad.
Charlie Day

**Charlie Day** is an American actor and comedy writer, credited as one of the creators and executive producers of *Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet* alongside Megan Ganz and Rob McElhenney. Day is best known for his role as Charlie Kelly in *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia*, as well as a number of films including *Horrible Bosses* and its sequel, the *Lego Movie* and its sequel, and the *Pacific Rim* franchise.
Sue Gorgon

**Sue Gorgon** is Mythic Quest's wholesome, upbeat, repressed Community Manager. As Community Manager, it is Sue's job to handle player feedback, which results in her receiving a constant barrage of hateful messages. Mythic Quest players seemingly go to great lengths to be extremely harsh on her, such as writing handwritten letters so that her email cannot filter out their strong or offensive language. In "Permadeath," she tells David that she has also been doxxed by their players many times.

Due to the stressful nature of her job, Sue's office is located in the basement, far away from the rest of the studio. Her key card only allows her access to the basement office, though she does offhandedly express that she would like to be able to go visit the main office so that she can interact with her coworkers and see daylight. The abuse she suffers at the hands of MQ's players, combined with her isolation, would logically set her up to be a very depressed person. However, she is actually very kind, mild-mannered, and cheerful, which David describes as "much worse." It is implied that she carries a lot of repressed anger and has adopted this aggressively positive persona as a sort of coping mechanism for the awful treatment she receives.

> *"You know how, when you just get so mad and frustrated that you just wanna scream into a pillow? You know, when you're mad at your mom? Well, I guess you could say for our player community, I'm kinda like their mom. And... the pillow." —Sue in S01E04, "The Convention"*
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She reveals herself on a couple of occasions to be a devout Christian.

During her short amount of screentime, Sue has been shown to be close friends with David. They frequently spend time together in Sue’s office, chatting about their lives and co-workers.

## Appearances

* Season 1
	+ "Dinner Party"
	+ "The Convention"
	+ "Permadeath"
* Specials
	+ "Quarantine"
	+ "Everlight"
* Season 2
	+ “Titans’ Rift”
	+ ”#YumYum”
	+ ”Please Sign Here”
* Season 3
	+ “Crushing It”
Oubliette Studios

**Oubliette Studios** was a video game studio set up by Doc and Beans. The studio developed *Dark Quiet Death* and its sequel, *Dark Quiet Death II*. Doc and Beans left the studio after a conflict of interest between each other and other studio executives.

Doc and Beans bought the building for the studio after the success of *Dark Quiet Death*. After departing the studio, the building fell into the hands of Mythic Quest Studios.

## Building curse

In the episode A Dark Quiet Death, Doc sells the idea of buying the building to Beans by telling her that it's likely cursed due to a fire that killed forty-two employees in the building and that every business in the building since has failed,

By definition, oubliette is a dungeon meant to trap its victims so that they can never escape and be forgotten about, with the only door being in the ceiling. When Doc and Bean named their company Oubliette Studios, the building showed it's curse by becoming an oubliette for Doc and Bean as they were trapped and only able to leave after their vision was destroyed by the studio and their original vision was forgotten about by the fans as they came to embrace everything that the game was not about, light, noise, and actually surviving/winning, and cute little Roscoe. You can see the continued embrace of Roscoe, both when CW is watching the spinoff Roscoe show, and before this episode when an unnamed streamer is cosplaying as Roscoe at the convention.

The building that formerly hosted Oubliette Studios may still be an oubliette as it is now trapping Poppy Li who cannot get a new job because she has worked too long in the cursed building, Poppy is shown drawing bars on the window of her office to symbolize that she is in a cell, and is dragged further into the game development later in the season.

The building curse is also seen working its will in a smaller way with the Nazi echo chamber, or "Nazi jail" as is mentioned specifically in the episode. This was done to get people to forget that Nazis are playing Mythic Quest.
Danimal

"**Danimal**" was the nickname used to refer to a subscriber to Wyld D.

The term was often seen on the HUD framing the live stream. At the time the show started there were around 50 Danimals. By the time of the big fight between Ian and the Masked Man, that number had risen to about 1.2 million.

Eventually, though, the Danimals turned on her when, because of the glasses Rachel encouraged her to wear, Dana's identity as an employee of Mythic Quest Studios was uncovered. At that point, the Danimals began trolling her incessantly, eventually hounding her from her hosting gig, and the company itself.
Lou

**Lou** is an employee working on Mythic Quest. He replaced Dana as the game tester working alongside Rachel, identifying bugs for the game. He previously worked for the third floor tester pool. He believes the main floor of Mythic Quest Studios has better facilities than where he previously worked, including nicer snacks.

## Appearances

* Season 1
	+ "Non-Player Character"
	+ "Permadeath"
	+ "Brendan"
	+ "Blood Ocean"
* Specials
	+ "Quarantine"
A Dark Quiet Death (episode)

**"A Dark Quiet Death"** was the fifth episode of the first season of *Mythic Quest*.

## Synopsis

*From inception to demise, the life cycle of the video game* Dark Quiet Death *and its sequel,* Dark Quiet Death II*.*

## Plot

A true standalone episode with none of the main characters are involved. Two game creators Doc and Beans start working on their game "Dark Quiet Death'. Although the game is a success to begin with, conflict starts to ensue between the partners as they develop the sequel, with Bean trying to keep the corporate office from changing her game whilst Doc works to increase players by altering parts of the game that truly made it special.

## Cast

### Main

* Jake Johnson as Doc
* Cristin Milioti as Beans
* Rob McElhenney as Ian Grimm

### Guest Starring

* Geoffrey Owens as Tom
* Regan Burns as Publisher

### Co Starring

* Athena Perample as Tiffany Winters
* Emily Berry as Realtor
* Bobby Foley as Brandon
* McColm Cephas Jr. as Roscoe Kid
* Reyn Doi as Nerdy Boy
* Colby Lemmo as Creature
* Kate Cochran as Claire (Sorority Victim)
* Caleb Thomas as Boyfriend
* Morgan Melton as Girlfriend

## Trivia

* Fictional games in the episode include *Midnight Justice Five: Corpse Pile*, *Consequence of Death*, *Kitten Bonsai*, *Rockin' Boppin' Chicken*, *Blood Siren Seven: Curse of the She-Wolf* and *Barrel Ape Madness 3*.
* Doc and Beans take their nicknames from the game *Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine* which they talk about during their first meeting.
* Both Oubliette Studios and MQ Studios will work out of the Harrison & Sons Textiles building, which was the location of a fire that claimed the lives of forty-two people a hundred years before 1996. Almost every business that has set up in the building has failed, leading to speculation of a curse.
* The character of Roscoe fully debuts here as a spin-off from the Dark Quiet Death universe. Toys available of Roscoe including Deep Sea Roscoe, Safari Roscoe, Princess Roscoe, Arctic Attack Roscoe and Rappin' Roscoe (with boombox).
Battle Royale mode

**"Battle Royale mode"** was something Brad very much wanted to happen as a part of the new expansion. He called it a "last man standing survival mode" that every major game franchise employed. Poppy and Ian were initially united against, because, as Poppy put it, "[Other franchises] are doing it because it's the cheapest way to get the youngest players possible."

Not to be deterred, Brad countered thet it was a virtual gold mine. After failing to come up with a great idea for her half of the new expansion, however, Poppy relented and created a prototype of Battle Royale, much to Ian's displeasure.
Ult

**Ult** was the measurement of a player's life force within *Mythic Quest*. As one's character took damage in combat, one's ult would decrease. It could be recharged. One way of doing this was by drinking potions.

The Masked Man did this in his combat with Ian, but the rate of his ult's increase was above the usual standard. His recovery was so surprising that Dana, while Wyld D streaming, exclaimed, "How the hell did the Masked Man charge his ult so fast?"

Pop seemingly answered the question by noting that the Masked Man had somehow gained access to the entire spell-casting tree. This in turn suggested that spells could also be used to enhance one's ult.
Craig Mazin

**Craig Mazin** portrays "Lou" on *Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet*.

Mazin is a highly acclaimed writer, producer, and director. He is best known for creating and writing the multi award-winning Sky TV series, *Chernobyl*. He also co-wrote *The Huntsman: Winter's War* and had a large involvement in the *Scary Movie* franchise.
Paul

**Paul** is a an employee working on *Mythic Quest*. He started working on *Mythic Quest* as an intern, alerting to Poppy a glitch in the game.

His large physical presence directly outside Ian's office, as well as the standing desk which emphasised his stature, were both things that Pop arranged in order to annoy Ian. She was successful in this ambition, as Paul continued to reveal more and more things about himself that proved he was probably more impressive than Ian.

He easily thwarted Ian's claim to speak Spanish by being fluent enough to read classic Spanish literature. His standing desk proved medically necessary due to an injury he later revealed to Ian and Jo which had been sustained in combat. Using expertise gained during his long recovery from his military-related injury, he even helped Ian with a back injury that the MQ creator claimed to have.

Eventually, Paul's obvious superiority became too much for the insecure Ian, who gave Paul a "promotion" by banishing the combat veteran to the basement at MQ Studios.

## Appearances

* Season 1
	+ "Non-Player Character"
	+ "Permadeath"
* Specials
	+ "Quarantine"
	+ "Everlight"
* Season 2
	+ ”#YumYum”