Little Runmo - The Meatball Man

Probably my favorite scene from Little Runmo by Gooseworx!

(Please watch it if you haven't already!)

[BomberJacknut]

It does not matter what you do. It does not matter where you go, where you hide. He is inevitable. Unstoppable. Uncaring, unfeeling, monstrous. Pray that whatever deity you believe in has mercy on your soul, for he will not grant it.

[trumangraham]

Can we just talk about the fact the Runmo couldn't run the whole way in time, but managed to exit in the span of 3 seconds?

[NickOwens]

I love how this scene has become so popular it straight-up has it's own individual video on YouTube.

[Teethtesty]

I can’t believe there’s a video for anxiety that actually exists now

[novahstellar]

This scene PERFECTLY summarizes how it feels running down a dark hallway at 3AM to get a glass of water and you feel the demons[tm] following you

[fireballme]

I love how there is a literal god in Runmo and yet people decide to make a religion on The Meatball Man

[jvg]

He's so big...
So far away...
Yet he almost got to Runmo in 30 seconds.

[fennikk]

There is 3 lives, yet nobody said the meatball man kills you when he catches you



It could be much, much worse

[Neighborhood_Bully]

I love the whole setup.


There are three extra lives. Obviously reaching the three means you sacrifice one since Meatball Man reaches you even if you achieve a perfect run. So yeah, you get two lives though! Yay! But... That one life. That one life Meatball Man takes from you. Something tells me that would not be worth gaining the other two. Like some Star Wars Sarlac shit where you are digested for ten thousand years.

[heartlessmushroom]

My therapist: The Meatball Man is not real. He can't hurt you.
The Meatball Man:

[thesboi]

The fact we didn't get to see what could have happened if the Meatball Man catched Runmo makes this even more unsettling

[timmymarrows]

The meatball man demands a sacrifice for his services

[thundersheild]

I think this a perfect example of lovecraftian horror. It doesn't have any of its trappings, like tentacle and madness. However, it perfectly encapsulates the fear of the unknown. What is the meatball man, what does he do? We do not know, and are all the more terrified imagining it. This is simultaneously one of the most effective pieces of horror and humor I've ever. And, amazingly, both aspects, despite being so different, actually enhance each other.

[furiousfinch]

I love how besides his sheer weirdness and intimidating approach, there's no actual indicator that the Meatball Man would be harmful to Runmo.

[jinjeredge]

The Meatball Man has only begun to move when Little Runmo entered the room.

The Meatball Man has been waiting.

[Kromosios]

Remember... The meatball man... It... It is...



*Made with all of those who came here before you.*

[gluttonydemon]

This is legit like one of those nightmares you had as a kid that you forgot about until your brain decides to have it again ten years later and it's still equally as terrifying.

[pikminaero]

The Meatball Man randomly appeared!

The Meatball Man is humming a familiar tone...
Little Runmo couldn't stop crying!

[ferr.]

I think what makes this scene so memorable is how we never really know what would the Meatball Man do to Runmo if he ever catched him; heck, we don't even know if he's a threat at all. By nature, we are afraid of what we don't know, and by hearing this bizarre music and watching this weird face slowly getting closer, most of us would rather flee and not stay to discover it.

[declantecho]

I think a factor that makes the meatball man so scary is the fact that he’s moving perpendicular to Runmo’s plane of movement and takes up the entire exposed area. Because of this, there’s no way to distance yourself from him other than leaving the room. Once he arrives, it’s over.