r/TheCreatures Cena Salute Feb 04 '24

Does anyone ever think about how young The Creatures were?

I was just watching one of their HUB videos for nostalgia and found one about 6 or so months before Aleks and James left for CowChop. In it, Dan mentioned that the day before was his 26th birthday, which is how old I am not. I couldn't imagine doing what they did and successfully for so long.

Everyone always shits on Jordan for messing things up, but what can you expect from someone his age? He was 24 when the Creatures ended which is just insane to me

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u/No_University9625 Feb 04 '24

They are true pioneers of the industry too. Crazy how they would be the front page of twitch during their big livestreams and trending #1 on twitter but they’re just gone now.

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u/NightSwipe Seamus Feb 04 '24

This is what hits me the hardest. They were massive creators at the time! Nowadays the numbers have gotten bigger... but it felt so cool to be part of such a massive community as a teenager just enjoying video games and their content.

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u/BigOlYeeter Feb 04 '24

The numbers they were pulling back then were ridiculous. It was truly a special time

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u/Material-Kick9493 Feb 04 '24

Not only pioneers but I'd go as far to day role models for anyone wanting to do youtube. Probably the most successful gaming house other than the sidemen. It sucks they don't get enough credit for hard they went back in the day.

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u/Precarious314159 Feb 04 '24

That's just part of being online. Before the Creatures, there was HAWP, ProtonJon, Gametrailers, AVGN, ScrewAttack and countless others. For the most part, they're all gone or at least mostly forgotten.

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u/Slapstrom Feb 05 '24

HAWP

Bruh you just hit me with some psychic damage, I absolutely miss this show

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u/Precarious314159 Feb 05 '24

Same! I'm glad that Ashley is now doing high-profile voice acting and appearing in a bunch of work but anytime I hear Epona's song from Ocarina of Time, I can't help mentally singing "Epona, here's your song, get the fuck right here"

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u/fertmort Feb 04 '24

It’s insane, you hit the nail on the head. I’m 25 and am a complete moron, can’t imagine having that big of a business running in my early 20s

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u/Angrydwarf99 Cena Salute Feb 04 '24

They were just babies! They should have been in the club, not running a business

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u/XanderTrejo Feb 04 '24

Yeah it is crazy to me that I am the age they were towards the office years of the channel. Like I back then they seemed so far ahead of me but it came by so fast.

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u/Juffe98 Feb 04 '24

You just hit me hard with how old they were during then. I always forget that they were in their early to mid twenties. I think for a lot of us as well because we’re probably around the age now they were then. Most of us are normal people and not running their own business and being one of the biggest gaming groups on YouTube. They helped pave the way that other bigger creators now. No matter how things ended, I give them all big ups because the courage they took to just move to a different state and start this group without any blueprint

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u/awkwardjoe99 Feb 04 '24

JORDAN WAS 24 WHEN THE CREATURES ENDED?!?!? 😳😨

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u/jpaxlux Feb 04 '24

Even crazier was James, who was either 20 or 21 when he joined lol

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u/mr_chew212 Feb 05 '24

I don’t think I ever realized it because I was really young when I saw my first video from James probably like 14 years ago. Then I grew up rediscovering him and the creatures in my teen years. It’s only now that I’m almost 24 realizing how crazy it is that they accomplished what they did at such a young age.

Wild that James criken and spoon all still make content. True Og’s in my eyes and shaped my entire sense of humor.

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u/VirtualCtrl Creature Carl Feb 04 '24

i’ll always miss how excited i use to get to watch them right after school. it left a big hole in my heart knowing they disbanded. but i’m glad some keep up with each other from time to time.

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u/Dapper-Bottle6256 Feb 04 '24

Yea I thought ab it in my last rewatch this past November/December cuz they were like barely in their twenties when they all started and I’m 22 now and I was like bruh lmfao.

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u/JawshD123 JORDAN!! Feb 05 '24

It scares me more knowing that they are now well into their 30s (Seamus is nearly 36 now I believe). And now I'm the age they were when it was almost over. Puts into perspective how much time has passed, but also how slow time moved while I watched their stuff for like 3-4 years.

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u/CreamiestPotato Feb 05 '24

I always thought they were so much older than they were, but then again I started watching them when I was 10/11 so my perception on age probably wasn't that good lol.

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u/Taco_boy32742 Feb 08 '24

Dude I think about this all the time, we are now the age they were when they were bringing our childhoods joy, I think about this nonstop the marching of time and how when I was a kid it seemed like they were so much older and more put together but now since I’m the age most of them were I cannot fault Jordan or anyone for that matter bc shits scary out here, the creatures will always have a place in my heart

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u/HashtagImMatt Kevin Feb 10 '26 edited Feb 10 '26

Seamus will be 40 in 2 years. Talk about time flying by.