"The Life and Times of Wade L.D. - A SilvaGunner Christmas Comeback Crisis Side Story" is a high quality lore video and the final video of Season 3. It serves as a side story to the first several episodes of The SilvaGunner Christmas Comeback Crisis.
Plot summary[]
Shortly after The Voice and President Haltmann mechanize Grandiose City, a Waddle Dee named Wade L.D. applies and is hired for the position of Administrative Secretary for the Haltmann Works Company in order to support his wife Wanda and his son Jimmy, who has fallen ill. As one of his first assignments, Wade surveys the SiIvaGunner residence. While going out for a drink with his coworkers, one coworker, named Chase, introduces him to the music of Maroon 5. He then picks up some Ripodine for Jimmy before returning home.
After gaining some of his trust, Haltmann confides in Wade that he doesn't trust The Voice, and asks Wade to keep an eye on him. This requires more overtime, preventing Wade from helping Jimmy with his science fair project. Dr. Andonuts asks Wade to get him some resources behind Haltmann's back before going on a surveyance mission to the Rapper's Union base with Charles Barkley. Wade starts taking Xanax to cope with the stress of his job.
Haltmann sends out a memo to his employees announcing that one of the Company's research teams is currently studying a garlic taco. Later, the taco is stolen by a woman in a black dress who traveled through a portal. President Haltmann offers a $1,667,820,000 reward for anyone who finds it.
After Angry Joe's attack on the North Pole, Wade receives a call from a mysterious woman who tells him that Grandiose City is locked in a state of limbo, and that she can help him escape. She tells him to wait for her to call him, then hangs up on him before he can ask who she is.
Sensing that Jimmy's sickness is severe, Wanda L.D. takes him to the hospital. Following The Voice's failure to resurrect his daughter, Haltmann asks Wade to help him get revenge by bringing him the resources needed to build Inspector Gadget. Wade's co-workers convince him to bring cocaine to the bar near the harbor they frequent. While under the influence, Wade visits a nearby server farm and causes a 12 hour intranet outage with his spear. In order to keep his job, he bribes Haltmann with $2,190,000. Haltmann is willing to forgive him, but still feels it necessary to temporarily cut his wage by 20%.
A team at the Haltmann Works Company is given authorization to research a sample of SiIvaGunner. The mysterious woman calls Wade again, and after he explains his working conditions, she asks him if Haltmann is working on any transportational technology. Wade tells her that he isn't sure, but he has been told to do strange things involving the SiIvaGunner sample, and that he has to give it to "third-parties".
Wade then proceeds to bring weed to Snoop Dogg, and is threatened by Chase to bring him a large amount of cocaine. After the SiIvaGunner sample is analyzed, research team 00008 uses the data collected to create AIRTHs (Artificially Intelligent Rip Theatricalizers), which share the same basic characteristics as SiIvaGunner but vary in their theming, and which the team has no control over. Elsewhere, Wade gets into an argument with his wife, and learns that Jimmy's illness is terminal.
The mysterious woman agrees to meet Wade at the Quality Bar in Precinct B. After Wade vents, she finally reveals a bit about herself. The cloaked damsel has traveled to Grandiose City after roaming from place to place. She calls herself a fugitive who wanted to learn about the city and discovered more than she bargained for. She eventually tells Wade that she has the garlic taco that Haltmann was looking for, and agrees to tell him more if he meets her at Warehouse F36.
After they meet back up, she informs Wade that Wood Man told her that Haltmann perpetually locked Grandiose City in the year 2016 so that he can make money indefinitely. The woman also tells him that she's been pursued by the Haltmann Works Company through several dimensions so that they could steal her dimension-hopping technology. She believes that the garlic taco is her only way out, and contacted Wade so that he could help create the diversion necessary for the two to escape together.
Police close in on the duo, and the woman throws off her cloak to reveal that she is, in fact, 2B from NieR: Automata. Chase and his friend Jeff also appear on the scene and demand coke from L.D. 2B has Wade take a bite from the taco to create a portal to the Red Dead Dimension. They jump through the portal with the policemen, Chase, and Jeff hot on their trail. After seeing Wade with 2B on the news, Wanda decides it's not worth it anymore, and tells Wade that he's dead to her over text.
With there only being one bite left of the taco, Wade decides that 2B should enter the next portal alone. After a moment of deliberation, where Wade admits that 2B is all he has left, she agrees to leave him behind so that he can fend off the police long enough for the portal to close. Wade pulls out his spears and proceeds to attack the policemen, kill Chase, and destroy the Patrol-Bot that was recording the whole scene.
Wade L.D. is reported dead. The policemen are stuck in the Red Dead Dimension. Wade's phone receives two voicemails. The first is from 2B, who thanks him for his companionship and hopes he's still alive to meet her again. The second is from Jimmy, who understands the stress his father was under, admits that Wade's police chase in Saint Denis was cool, and looks forward to spending time with him in the afterlife. Wade's job as Administrative Secretary is put back up for hire, and the credits roll.
Afterwards (probably after a time skip), it's revealed that the SiIvaGunner that has hosted the channel since 2018 was an A.I. created by the Haltmann Works Company, and that the next phase of their plan is about to begin.
Transcript[]
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[CONGRATULATIONS: YOU'RE HIRED!] L.D.: I got the job. Mrs. L.D.: Oh honey, that's great news to hear!! When does it start? L.D.: Tuesday. This is a pretty big position right here. I have no doubts that I'll be providing more than enough money to keep us afloat. Mrs. L.D.: Heh, I bet you will. Listen, can you come home soon? I'm a bit worried about Jimmy. He's been coughing since last night. L.D.: Right, I'm on my way. Love ya.
L.D.: How's it going, dear? Mrs. L.D.: Where are you at this time of night? L.D.: Just hangin' out with the boys, you know how it is. Mrs. L.D.: I don't care how many necklaces you buy me, that doesn't give you an excuse to go out all night drinking. L.D.: Sometimes you just gotta take a load off. Hey, have you heard of this band called Maroon 5? One of my friends recommended 'em to me, and I think they're pretty good... Mrs. L.D.: No, I have not.. Look, just come home please. Did you get the medicine for Jimmy? L.D.: Ah yeah... totally on that. See you soon, honey. Mrs. L.D.: It's Ripodine. L.D.: Right, right.
YOUR ORDER NUMBER IS: 1x Ripodine - $15 Thank you for shopping at Dr. P's
L.D.: Sorry babe, I'm gonna be late. Working overtime. Mrs. L.D.: Again?! You promised me you'd be home early tonight! L.D.: Sorry, company orders. Mrs. L.D.: You promised Jimmy you would help him with his science fair project! You know how strict the Voice's schools are with marks! L.D.: Why don't you help him then? Mrs. L.D.: I don't know a LICK of science! Remember that one time I tried to make a paper mache volcano back in Dream Land?! L.D.: Yeah, that's why you don't use a bomb to simulate an eruption. Mrs. L.D.: Exactly! L.D.: Listen, I... I'm sorry. I'll be home as soon as I can. Mrs. L.D.: You'd better Jimmy is depending on you.
YOUR ORDER NUMBER IS: 2x Ripodine - $15 Thank you for shopping at Dr. P's
Citizen: So you gave that Kara's Flowers record a listen? L.D.: Yeah, I liked it a lot. Thanks for the rec, Chase. Chase: No problem. Hey, you gonna hit the town with us tonight? L.D.: No can do. Gotta pick up some parts for Haltmann. He's building a "mecha dick" or something. Chase: Sounds like some real-ass compensation if you ask me! L.D.: Yeah, well, I'm not the one who designed it. Chase: Why do you even work for that tyrant anyway? You know he's keeping people like us down. That's why I protest every day. Fight the power! L.D.: I gotta do it for the paycheck. Chase: Yeah yeah, it's all about the money with you isn't it. Saving the cash for us, eh? But no matter how much you've got, nothing can beat just hanging out with your friends. You know what I'm sayin? What about US? L.D.: I have a family too... Chase: Yeah, whatever. You need to take a break. Just forget about work for a while. Spend some time with us, hit the bottle, don't worry about the almighty dollar. What do you say we head on down to the bar near the harbor? We're gonna do some wiiild shit. L.D.: ...alright, I'll be there as soon as I can then. Chase: Looking forward to it!
???: You must be Wade LD. L.D.: Who are you? How did you get this number? This is a company number, you know that. ???: That's not important right now. You need to know something. Haven't you noticed that it's never daytime? L.D.: ...come to think of it... ???: This place. This place is stuck in limbo. L.D.: Yeah, and I'm stuck in a personal hell of a job, what else is new? ???: You want out of it, don't you? L.D.: ...maybe. ???: ...I'm running out of battery. I will be in contact with you later. Just hang in there. L.D.: Wait a minute, who ar-
YOUR ORDER NUMBER IS: 2x Ripodine - $15 Thank you for shopping at Dr. P's
L.D: I got the coke. Chase: Hell yeah bro, party on! Jeff: Woohoo! L.D: ...I think I'm forgetting something. Chase: Relax! You're in your work clothes, right? You can just party with us and head straight to work tomorrow. Jeff: Don't be a buzzkill, bro. L.D: Hey, I'm pretty sure we... uh... don't use slurs like that. Chase: Just shut the fuck up for a second. Wait, you don't even have a mouth, how does that work? L.D: Uhhh... Chase: Dude whatever, don't answer that. Let's head over to the harbor babyyyyy!!!
Transaction #1152
YOUR ORDER NUMBER IS: 20x Xanax - $150 Thank you for shopping at Dr. P's
L.D.: ...so yeah. That's basically how it works down at Haltmann Works. ???: By the gods, it must be hell to work over there. I knew it was bad, but not that bad... L.D.: Feels good to air my grievances for once. I got a wife and a kid, and some clingy workmates too--you can imagine how hard it is trying to balance all of that. ???: It certainly must be... b-but, that's not what I wanted to ask you. I needed to know if Haltmann was working on any type of transportational technology. L.D.: Oh, right, sorry. It's not exactly what you're looking for, but he's asking me to do some strange things involving a sample of SiIvaGunner. And now I need to give the sample to "third-parties"...
Chase: Hey, it's Chase. Listen, you'd better have the bricks by tomorrow or we're smokin your ass. Got it?
Mrs. L.D.: LD! You haven't been home in ages! L.D.: I-I... Mrs. L.D.: Not that it fucking matters since I've been in the hospital next to Jimmy for the past few weeks! Do you even give a damn about us?! L.D.: Listen, I've been trying to make ends meet. Mrs. L.D.: By what, partying with your fucking workmates all night? And don't even try to lie to me, you've been blowing your cash on coke and Xanax haven't you? I've seen the receipts. L.D.: Oh come on, I need it to calm down. It's hard working for Haltmann, I put myself in a bit of a hole-- Mrs. L.D.: What about US, Wade? What about US?! What about Jimmy?! Jimmy's fucking dying here! I'M dying trying to help him! L.D.: You have no idea, Wanda! No idea! We've all got our fucking problems. I'm stuck in secretary hell losing my mind, you're stuck with our terminal son! Mrs. L.D.: Then why don't we share our problems, Wade? Aren't we supposed to be... Y'know... married? Just...
???: Thanks for coming to meet me here. L.D.: Yeah, no problem. ???: You feeling alright? L.D.:
???: You go out with your workmates, don't you? L.D.: I dunno man, it feels more like a second job. They keep shaking me down, and I don't feel like I can get out of that, y'know? ???: Don't you have a family to go home to? L.D.: ...no, no I don't... Mmm, that goes down smooth. You aren't ordering. ???: I don't drink. L.D.: Your funeral. Well, what about you. What the hell are you doing here? ???: Without giving away too much, I've become interested in this city. So I thought I'd take a look around, and whatnot. Turns out I've learned more than I bargained for. I never stay in one place. One day I'm in some ruined metropolis fighting for mankind, the next I'm serving as a cashier in a poorly drawn supermarket, then I'm talking to some homeless guy on the street. L.D.: What are you, a nomad? ???: You could say that. I think "fugitive" is a more accurate term. Probably not a good idea to go into detail, at least not here. L.D.: Fair enough. ???: At least you get to meet a lot of good friends when you're travelling so much. Ever met Wario and Waluigi? They're pretty great guys. Waluigi has his own successful Tacostand business, too. L.D.: Can't say that I have, sorry... wait, tacos? ???: You oughta go try a taco some time. L.D.: What are these tacos made of? ???: They're like... garlic? There's a lot of garlic in them. I have one right here. L.D.: ...No fucking way. ???: Wait... don't tell me you know about these too. L.D.: Haltmann's looking for this bloody thing. You do realize how big the price on your head is because of this, right? You gotta get out of here... ???: No, Wade, listen. This situation is way bigger than you think. It's time I told you the truth. Meet me at Warehouse F36.
???: ...and that's basically the whole situation. L.D.: So you're telling me, this whole region is stuck in 2016 so that Haltmann can make bank off of it indefinitely. ???: That's exactly right. L.D.: Wait, who told you this? ???: Some weird fat-looking robot. L.D.: ...huh. ???: When the Voice and Haltmann turned this world into their own metropolis, I had to try to escape. But they found out. I've been running from them ever since, going into dimension after dimension. But they're always hot on my trail. They want their hands on the dimensional-hopping technology I have, and will stop at nothing to get it. L.D.: So what, you stole the taco from us? ???: This taco is my only ticket out of this time-locked purgatory and I had to get it by any means necessary. But that alone is insufficient. I need to throw them off my scent. You're my best chance at doing that. That's why I contacted you. You're the closest to Haltmann. You can create a diversion, twist the wires from the inside, help shake them off. I'll be damned if I have to live in a world like this one... Ruled by machines. And I know how hard you've got it right now in this world. You want a way out, right? I can give you that. We can escape... together. L.D.: T-together...? [Sirens begin wailing] Policeman 1: 2B! We have you surrounded! Place the Garlic-Flavored Taco down on the ground and put your hands up! Chase: Ay ay ay ay! LD is that you?! Where's the coke, motherfucker!? Jeff: Give us the bricks, bitch! 2B: ...Shit! L.D.: We gotta get the hell out of here! 2B: Take a bite of the taco! L.D.: W-what?! 2B: Just do it! Trust me on this. Policeman 2: They're getting away! Quick, follow that portal!!
Jane: Breaking news! Notorious figment 2B has been spotted on the run from authorities. She is reported to have stolen some kind of transdimensional portal device. She seems to also have taken hostage of a Waddle Dee worker from Haltmann Works Co! You're seeing our live pursuit, while we follow her into the Red Dead Dimension as she flees on horseback. 2B and the Waddle Dee also appear to be pursued by some unruly gang members who have escaped into the portal. Our audio feed leads us to believe that they're after the Waddle Dee for some kind of drug deal! Adam, this is quite a story don't you think? Adam: Yes it is Jane, I think we may be able to both catch 2B as well as bust one of the biggest drug operations this side of Grandiose City! That's killing two birds with one Flintstone. Jane: Adam, I swear to god...
2B: Who's that? L.D.: I-I... Policeman 1: This is the Grandiose Police! There's nowhere left for you to go! We've got tanks, artillery, and even these crappy outdated revolvers we just found! Give up that taco! Chase: No way bitch, LD is MINE! He owes me the fucking cocaine! Policeman 1: Hold on, you're part of the drug ring back in Grandiose?! Policeman 2: Let's get him!! Chase: Over my dead body! 2B: They're fighting amongst themselves! Now's our chance! L.D.: Quick, the tac- 2B: Damnit... there's only one bite left. L.D.: So that's the last portal we can take... 2B. You have to go in the portal by yourself. If we go together, they'll keep chasing and we'll have no method of escape left. 2B: Wade, no! L.D.: I'll hold them back. You can return home by yourself. 2B: ...but Wade- L.D.: Just go already! My life choices have led me here. I've thrown it all away and now I've got nothing left. Nothing... but you. 2B: ... L.D.: DO IT NOW, DAMNIT! Policeman 2: Hey, what are we fighting for? We came here cause of 2B and that stupid Waddle Dee over there! Get em!! 2B: Goodbye, Wade... I... I... L.D.: Come at me, feds! RAAAAAGGGHH! Policeman 1: THE PORTAL'S CLOSING! GET TO IT! L.D.: Not if I can help it! Policeman 1: Holy shit, did he just pull out like 30 spears?!! G- L.D.: This is for working me like a dog! Policeman 1: ARUGHHH! L.D.: This is for drugging me up and having the nerve to shake me down! Chase: AGH!! LD you bitch! L.D.: Maroon 5 actually sucks, by the way! Chase: D-damnit..! L.D.: This one's for my kid and my wife! Policeman 2: Holy shit, man down! We got a man down! L.D.: And this one... ... This one's for violating my privacy.
Jane: Special Report! The frantic interdimensional police chase involving 2B and an unidentified Waddle Dee seems to have ended in the Red Dead Dimension. The last footage we managed to capture sees the Waddle Dee fighting off the police single-handedly! Adam: What a feat, Jane. I've always dismissed those little orange blobs as nothing but fodder. And they still are, since that Waddle Dee did die trying to defend himself. Jane: That's racist, Adam. Adam: Is it? Or is it a show of our mighty police force holding down the law? Jane: That so-called mighty police force is now trapped in the Red Dead Dimension, as 2B managed to escape, presumably with the portal tech in tow. We may never see her or our brave forces ever again. Adam: What a shame. In other news, reports show that work conditions over at Haltmann Works Co have improved by at least 2%! More news after the break.
2B: Listen, Wade... in the off chance that you're alive, I just wanted to say... thank you. It's hard to meet a true companion who can stick by you when you're always on the run. But you... You were all that, and more. Thank you so much for hearing me out. I hope we can meet again.
Jimmy: Dad, I know you couldn't help me when I needed it. But I know you were working hard for us. It's just unfortunate that things turned out this way. Honestly though... seeing you ride on horseback with a hot chick while being chased by the cops was undeniably cool. Can't wait to meet you in the afterlife, dad. We can catch up on some father-son time there!
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Credits[]
Cast
- CaptainComedy as Wade L.D.
- Netyasha Roozi as Wanda
- Saint Nick (Credited as Sanic7HQR) as Jimmy
- thefluffyslipper as 2B
- Chaze the Chat as Chase
- PoliSlix as Jeff
- TheBlueBandito as Adam
- Margarita Monday as Jane
- HugelDude as Policeman 1
- Dvon as Policeman 2
Director
Assistant director
Project manager
Writer
Proofreaders
Artists
- Keeby10
- SparkBag
- thefluffyslipper
- LarryInc64
- Sonicheroesfan1
- Alexander A. McDonald
- SmokyThrill77
- MisterLN
- Marrow
- Count Cannoli
- 813N
- Galacksy
- Eevee
- SHF1
- CorBond
- Starjeti
- Dax
- Linkandorf
Music
Video producer
Special thanks to
- Kara's Flowers
- Maroon 5
- Yoko Taro
- Joe Vargas
- Kevin from Sales
- Shinya Kuzumaki
And
Gallery[]
Portraits[]
Photos[]
Report CGI[]
Soundtrack[]
Cover Artwork for the original album.
The original music for this video is composed by dante, and is compiled onto an eleven-track album, The Life and Times of Wade L.D. Original Soundtrack. The album is available on Bandcamp, and was formerly available on Spotify and Amazon Music.
Another important part of the soundtrack is an arrangement of "Song of the Ancients" by Keiichi Okabe from the NieR series. The arrangement is by MtH, with dante on percussion and wolfman1405 on guitars and bass.[1]
Other songs heard in the video are the rip "Dog Dating - Undertale", heard when Snoop Dogg texts Wade, and "時の回廊 ＜ver. CCC＞", heard under the Warehouse F36, Precinct C audio log.
History[]
This rip was originally titled "The Life and Times of Wade L.D. - A SiIvaGunner Christmas Comeback Crisis Side Story" with an uppercase i in SiIvaGunner.[2] It was renamed to use a lowercase L in February 2025.
Trivia[]
- A playlist of the same name was created to upload a rip celebrating dante's birthday in 2020.
- This is the second CCC episode to include voice acting, after "Comeback Crisis: The Lost Rip - A SiIvaGunner Christmas Comeback Crisis Side Story".
- Wade L. D.'s name is a pun on Waddle Dee, the name of his species. Mrs. L. D.'s first name, Wanda, is a feminine version of Wade.
- Shortly before this video's release, the @GiIvaSunner Twitter account tweeted out this picross puzzle. When solved, it reveals a picture of Wade.
- The first receipt from Dr. P's Pharmacy shows Wade's order number was 777.
- Wade's purchase of Ryukyu Legendary Drinkers is a reference to the Legendary Drinker of Ryukyu item from the Yakuza game series.
- Wade's Haltmann Works Company employee number is 71679S, which may be a reference to 2B's partner 9S from Nier: Automata.
- Dr. P's full name is revealed to be Dr. Pavel.
- Smoky, one of the contributors to the episode, confirmed that Wade L.D. isn't actually dead; he was respawned after being killed. However, it was also confirmed that Jimmy is canonically dead.[3]
- The materials Dr. Andonuts asks Wade for in his email are the same ones that make up The Joke-Explainer™ 7000, as originally revealed in "The Joke-Explainer™ 7000 [FILE-11] - Haltmann's Archives". This sets up the existence of the Joke-Explainer replica.
References[]
- ↑ Song of the Ancients / Retribution [SiIvaGunner Christmas Comeback Crisis]", MtH's own YouTube upload
- ↑ Wayback Machine
- ↑ Tweet by Smoky.