The Mashup Crusaders Arc was a story arc that took place on the SiIvaGunner channel during the later half of Season 1.
Premise[]
The Mashup Crusaders Arc tells about Mr Rental and his quest to ban all mashups so he can post more dank memes.
The main arc[]
The story first began during "SiIvaDirect (7/11/2016) - The World Premiere of a Brand New High Quality Rip", which showed what would become the rip "Opening Music - Mr Rental: The Video Game", with it first showing Mr Rental in a world drawn in Microsoft Paint, driving back home after in his "crappily drawn car" while running over the word "mashups" and Homer Simpson.
The Mashup Crusaders Arc would be continued with the rip "Options - Mr Rental: The Video Game", which would further show Mr Rental's hatred for mashups, after seeing the rip "Main Theme - Metal Gear Solid" on TV that would make him shoot it with his Remington 870 Express Tactical shotgun and begin a killing spree with various people related to common sources in basic mashups, including Charles Barkley, Steve Harwell, MC Ride, and Childish Gambino, usually with his shotgun or driving them over with his car. The rip would end with Mr Rental planting a bomb at the HQR HQ, before jumping out of a window and the bomb exploding.
While this was happening, several rips of Looney Tunes would be uploaded that show a more peaceful version of Mr Rental in the style of old Looney Tunes cartoons, usually with him helping other memes that appear in the rip and giving a "moral of the day" to the viewer:
- In "Main Theme - Looney Tunes", he helps out Grand Dad, after Grand Dad was robbed by "Not SiIvaGunner" with an empty bag disguised as a high quality rip, with him running over "Not SiIvaGunner" in the same "crappily drawn car". The "moral of the day" given is that "SiIvaGunner only uploads high quality video game rips".
- In "Main Theme (Demo) - Looney Tunes", Mr Rental attempts to capture GRAND MA, however is unsuccessful, which leads to the "moral of the day" being that GRAND DAD and GRAND MA are meant to coexist with each other.
- In "Main Theme (Beta Mix) - Looney Tunes, Mr Rental gets a new car after his old one broke down, however doesn't look at the road while driving, resulting in him hitting Soulja Boy, which leads to the "moral of the day" seeing about keeping your eyes on the road.
As well as this, several other rips uploaded during this would featured Mr Rental in several forms, with some featuring him and his hatred for mashups as the main joke of the rip, such as with the rips "Unknown From M.E. (10th Anniversary Edition) - Sonic Adventure", "Title Screen (Demo) - Super Mario 3D Land", and "Intro Title / Minigame Theme - Barbie Horse Adventures: Blue Ribbon Race", while others would more feature him as one of the jokes, such as with "Slot Machine (Beta Mix) - Star Fox" and "Katamari Nah-Nah (Beta Mix) - Katamari Damacy".
The Mashup Crusaders Arc would supposedly come to an end with the rip "Slider - Super Mario 64DD", uploaded during the Season 1 Finale, which features Mr Rental getting into a car chase with the police after trying to kill Chip tha Ripper, ending with him abruptly crashing with an unknown object.
The Finale That Never Was[]
The story would officially come to an end on October 22, 2016, in the rip "Behind the Scenes - Mr Rental: The Video Game", where NBGMusic, the creator of the Mr Rental rips, explains that he had to cancel the finale, due to laziness.
During this, he would show the storyboard of the scrapped episode, which was supposed to show the Mr Rental of the Looney Tunes entering the MS Paint universe, after trying to enter his "crappily drawn car" that both universes share. After entering the MS Paint universe and walking around a bit, it would be revealed that the Mr Rental of the MS Paint universe is actually Mr Own, who would then get into a confrontation with Mr Rental, and the episode ending with it implying Mr Rental would kill Mr Own.
NBGMusic would explain that this twist of Mr Own was foreshadowed in the rip "Title Screen - Mr Rental: The Video Game", where Mr Own buys a phone outright, something Mr Rental would never do, because only chumps buys stuff outright.
A flashback episode was also planned, that would explain Mr Own's deep hatred for mashups, due to Chip tha Ripper killing his family, which would also explain why Mr Own's main target were Chip mashups. This episode also ended up being cancelled due to laziness.
Story Mode[]
On December 19, 2024, the SiIvaGunner channel premiered "SiIva Direct 12.19.2024", a nonsensical presentation that - through deciphering Morse code at the tail end of the video - led to the discovery of the main website used for the Susie ARG.
Within the website contained a folder labeled "PAINT" - a folder primarily centered around the connection of the various minor universes and arcs across the channel, with the Mashup Crusaders Arc being one of them.
The penultimate reward for the branch was a Choose Your Own Adventure game spread across two videos - "Story Mode - Mr Rental: The Video Game" and "Story Mode - Looney Tunes" - accessed through a ViewSync link that played both videos simultaneously alongside one another. The videos detail the stories of Mr. Own and Mr. Rental swapping universes with one another after they are run over by 2B with the Crappily-Drawn Car. As the videos end, the player is given a choice to follow either the route of Mr. Own or Mr. Rental - allowing for 8 possible endings in each for a total of 16.
The events of the PAINT branch would soon be explained and elaborated upon in the video "Car Doors of Time ~ Side Story - Mr Rental: The Video Game".
Major Characters[]
- Mr Rental: The mascot of the Australian rental service of the same name and the main protagonist of the Looney Tunes rips. He is a polite fellow who supports the right to borrow and repurpose and frequently teaches the audience a moral lesson at the end of his episodes.
- Mr Own: A version of Mr Rental from the MSPaint Universe and villainous main protagonist of the Mr Rental: The Video Game rips. He has a burning hatred for mashups, which leads to him killing several mashup-related characters, and other low-effort videos, while also loving dank memes.
Videos[]
| Title | Summary | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Music - Mr Rental: The Video Game | Mr Own runs over mashups and Homer Simpson while singing "Meet the Flintstones". | July 16, 2016 |
| Main Theme - Looney Tunes | Mr Rental helps Grand Dad after he was scammed by a fake SiIvaGunner. | July 15, 2016 |
| Main Theme (Demo) - Looney Tunes | Mr Rental hunts for Grand Ma, though gives up after failing and realizes that Grand Dad and Grand Ma must co-exist. | July 17, 2016 |
| Title Screen - Mr Rental: The Video Game | Mr Own buys a phone outright to post dank memes. | July 20, 2016 |
| Slot Machine (Beta Mix) - Star Fox | In a separate universe from the arc's main two, Mr Rental bursts into the "SiivaGunner H.Q." and reveals his identity as Tito Dick. | August 6, 2016 |
| Options - Mr Rental: The Video Game | After hearing a bad mashup on his TV, Mr Own goes on a killing spree against mashup-related characters and blows up HQRip HQ. | August 14, 2016 |
| Main Theme (Beta Mix) - Looney Tunes | Mr Rental rents a car after having problems with his crappily drawn one. | August 31, 2016 |
| Intro Title / Minigame Theme - Barbie Horse Adventures: Blue Ribbon Race | Bedrock Town issues a "Serial Killer Emergency" warning about Mr Own. | September 3, 2016 |
| Main Menu (Unused) - Garry's Mod | The Grover Street Familes under Mr Own's orders thwart the Ballas Gang's attempt to upload a mashup to the SiIvaGunner channel. | September 6, 2016 |
| Behind the Scenes - Mr Rental: The Video Game | NBGMusic shares his plans for the series' cancelled finale and flashback episode, while also revealing that the Looney Tunes and Mr Rental: The Video Game rips take place in separate universes and that the Mr Rental seen in the latter rips is actually "Mr Own". | October 22, 2016 |
Miscellaneous videos[]
The following videos were released during the arc and reference its events, but aren't labeled under either Mr Rental: The Video Game or Looney Tunes nor are they included in the SiIvaGunner ~Stories Besides Ours~ playlist.
| Title | Summary | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Katamari Nah-Nah (Beta Mix) - Katamari Damacy | Mr Rental interrupts a mashup and scolds someone for submitting a lazily-done one. | August 18, 2016 |
| Unknown From M.E. (10th Anniversary Edition) - Sonic Adventure | A parody of "Unknown From M.E." sung by Mr Rental that references his hatred of mashups and love of dank memes. | August 20, 2016 |
| Title Screen (Demo) - Super Mario 3D Land | Mr Rental bans the original version of "Title Screen (Demo) - Super Mario 3D Land". | August 21, 2016 |
| ANNOUNCEMENT INTERVIEW | A newspaper features a story and photo referencing Mr Own banning mashups. | August 21, 2016 |
| Title Screen - DuckTales: Remastered | Mr Rental sings a parody of the Red Bar Radio Show parody of the theme song from Ducktales, which has lyrics based on his hatred of mashups. | August 24, 2016 |
| Curtain Call (Beta Mix) - MOTHER 3 | The "S.L.A.B. Freestyle" portion of the rip is followed up by a gunshot to reference Mr Rental killing mashups. | August 30, 2016 |
| Slider - Super Mario 64DD | Mr Rental seemingly dies in a car crash during a police chase. | September 29, 2016 |
Intermittent releases[]
The following videos are under Mr Rental: The Video Game metadata, but were published between the original cancellation of the arc and The Susie ARG and don't relate to the main plot of the arc.
| Title | Summary | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Mini-Game - Mr Rental: The Video Game | A parody of the Flash video "SMB: Christmas Greeting" starring Mr Rental and Grand Dad. | December 22, 2016 |
| A "Hard Day's Work" - Mr Rental: The Video Game | Mr Own begins a crusade against MrMrMANGOHEAD after watching one of his "We Are Number One" videos, believing them to be worse than mashups. | January 31, 2017 |
Story Mode[]
The following videos are part of The Susie ARG.
| Title | Summary | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Story Mode - Looney Tunes | 2B steals Mr Rental's Crappily-Drawn Car and crashes into him, which results in Mr Rental being stranded in the MSPaint Universe. | December 22, 2024 |
| Mr. Rental selected! | Mr Rental tries to find his shop in the MSPaint universe, but is stopped in his tracks by an angry mob mistaking him for Mr Own. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Rental runs | Mr Rental flees from the angry mob and contemplates if he should go to "his" home or HQRip HQ. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Rental goes to HQRip HQ | Mr Rental visits HQRip HQ and is given a ransom offer by its employees, who also believe he's Mr Own. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Rental takes the ransom offer | Mr Rental accepts the HQRip HQ's employees ransom offer and escapes on a helicopter, before being shot down with a tank. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Rental is honest | Mr Rental reveals to the HQRip HQ employees that he isn't Mr Own and lets them go, which leads to the police letting Mr Rental off the hook. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Rental goes home | Mr Rental drives to Mr Own's house and must decide if he's going to fight the angry mob or try to be epic. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Rental fights | Mr Rental defends himself from the angry mob using Mr Own's shotgun and realizes how fun murdering mashups is- | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Rental is epic | Mr Rental's attempt to be epic leads to the angry mob leaving out of cringe. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Rental tries to clear his name | Mr Rental's attempts to clear his name are unsuccessful and he's imprisoned. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Rental busts out | Mr Rental decides to escape prison and contemplates if he should use his charisma or ingenuity. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Rental uses ingenuity | Mr Rental uses his tongue as a lockpick to open the door of his cell. Before he can escape, however, he's caught by a guard and subsequently locked in confinement. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Rental uses charisma | Mr Rental befriends one of the prison's guards, who assists him in escaping. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Rental gets a lawyer | Mr Rental hires Mr. Save as his lawyer and is put on trial for Mr Own's murders. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Rental objects! | After objecting to the mention of "maroon" in the footage of one of Mr Own's murders, Mr Rental gets a positive colorblind test and is deemed "Not Guilty" by his trial's judge. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Rental waits | Mr Rental receives a "Guilty" verdict from the judge and is executed with an electric chair. | December 16, 2024 |
| Story Mode - Mr Rental: The Video Game | After Mr Own murders Eminem, 2B steals his Crappily-Drawn Car and hits him with it. This results in Mr Own being transported to the Looney Tunes Universe. | December 22, 2024 |
| Mr. Own selected! | Mr Own comes across Big Chungus and Sexy Grandpa in the Looney Tunes and thinks about which mashup he should chase. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Own chases Big Chungus | Mr Own attempts to ban Big Chungus, who escapes into a rabbit hole, before Grand Ma jumps out of the same hole. Mr Own takes an instant dislike to te latter and contemplates about who he should chase. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Own goes down the hole | Mr Own enters Bug Chungus' hole and comes across a crossroad with two directions: left and right. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Own goes left | Mr Own goes left, which results in him being trapped inside the Dancing Goblins' cage. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Own goes right | Mr Own goes right and bans Big Chungus. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Own goes after Grand Ma | Mr Own chases and ends up cornering Grand Ma. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Own shoots Grand Ma | Grand Ma is killed by Mr Own, which results in the Looney Tunes universe glitching out. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Own spares Grand Ma | Grand Ma is spared by Mr Own, who plays off his hunt of Grand Ma as a prank. Mr Own then kills Jake Paul after the latter tries to arrest former for harming the meme ecosystem. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Own chases Grandpa | Mr Own chases Sexy Grandpa, who explains the story of Lady and Masked Wolf, and tells Mr Own that he must choose to side with one of them. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Own sides with Lady | Mr Own travels to Hell and meets Lady, who offers him the power to ban all mashups in exchange for becoming her servant. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Own takes the deal | Mr Own accepts Lady's deal and is transformed into a giant which proceeds to rampage across a city. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Own rejects the deal | Lady kills Mr Own for rejecting her deal. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Own sides with Masked Wolf | Mr Own travels to Masked Wolf's underwater spaceship and the latter gives the former an offer to change his ways by becoming an alpha and joining him in defeating Lady. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Own becomes an alpha | Mr Own trains with Masked Wolf to become an alpha, though the duo is still bested by Lady. | December 16, 2024 |
| Mr. Own rejects the training | Mr Own fights and manages to defeat Lady all on his own, becoming the new ruler of Hell and banning all mashups. | December 16, 2024 |
| Car Doors of Time ~ Side Story - Mr Rental: The Video Game | A video explaining the lore of the Susie ARG's PAINT branch, including the mechanics of the Rental Car and 2B's appearances in the MS Paint and Looney Tunes universes. | January 18, 2025 |
Trivia[]
- In "Unusual Circumstances - A SiIvaGunner Christmas Comeback Crisis Side Story", "Mr. Rental" (assumed to be Mr. Own) breaks through the court's wall while wielding a regular gun - which turns out to be the actual Mr. Rental wanting Wood Man to pay his rental fee.