The Real History of Rule 34

A viral tweet made me dive into a rabbit hole that goes further than you could ever expect.


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(I would link to these in the description proper, but YouTube would take down the video for links to “questionable content”)


Dandonfuga. “Raven.” Twitter, Apr 11, 2016. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/719615333254983680 


AlleyneTheElf. “Sexy M.F.” DeviantArt, Feb 9, 2022. https://www.deviantart.com/alleynetheelf/art/Sexy-M-F-906439681 


As109. “2Bに嵌って、抜けられない 特に唇に.” Pixiv, Dec 25, 2016. https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/60570549 


Breadblack. “Tracer [Overwatch].” DeviantArt, Nov 27, 2017. https://www.deviantart.com/breadblack/art/Tracer-Overwatch-717231645


3SMJILL. “Beautiful Elizabeth.” DeviantArt, Jul 19, 2013. https://www.deviantart.com/3smjill/art/Beautiful-Elizabeth-386563963 


REFERENCES

00:30 (the famous tweet about Bioshock Infinite porn)

B0l. “Bioshock Infinite was one of the most hyped games of its time but its only lasting legacy was that the porn of its main character was responsible for several breakthroughs in 3d animation.” Twitter, May 29, 2022. https://twitter.com/Bolverk15/status/1530829017502437376 


01:07 (Matthewmatosis saying the N word)

Matthewmatosis. “Bioshock Infinite Critique.” YouTube, May 24, 2013. https://youtu.be/VdNhwb7iuI4 


01:09 (CliffyB’s tweet about Roger Ebert and Bioshock Infinite, on the day of Ebert’s death. Link not archived)

Bleszinski, Cliff. “Something eerie about the timing of the loss of Roger Ebert and the release of a true game as art in Bioshock Infinite.” Twitter, Apr 4, 2013. https://twitter.com/therealcliffyb/status/319921447768297472 


02:01 (article discussing things that porn innovated)

Benes, Ross. “PORN: The Hidden Engine That Drives Innovation In Tech.” Business Insider, July 5, 2013. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-porn-drives-innovation-in-tech-2013-7 


04:43 (Article crediting Peter as the creator of the Rule 34 webcomic)

Dewey, Caitlin. “Is Rule 34 actually true?: An investigation into the Internet’s most risqué law.” The Washington Post, Apr 6, 2016. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/04/06/is-rule-34-actually-true-an-investigation-into-the-internets-most-risque-law/ 


05:13 (article listing the “rules of the internet”)

“Rules of the Internet.” Know Your Meme, Accessed Dec 12, 2023. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rules-of-the-internet 


05:13 (article listing more “rules of the internet”)

“Rules of the Internet” TV Tropes, Accessed Dec 20, 2023. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RulesOfTheInternet 


06:37 (book that discusses and records pornographic pamphlets about Marie Antoinette, like The Royal Dildo)

Thomas, Chantal. “The Wicked Queen: The Origins of the Myth of Marie-Antoinette.” Zone Books, 2001. p. 121, 193-195. https://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Queen-Origins-Myth-Marie-Antoinette/dp/094229940X 


06:37 (article with some images of the Mary Antoinette pamphlets)

Frost, Amber. “The pornographic propaganda that was used against Marie Antoinette.” Dangerous Minds, Jul 27, 2015. https://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_pornographic_propaganda_that_was_used_against_marie_antoinette 


07:33 (encyclopedia entry on the origins of the Tijuana Bible)

“Tijuana Bibles.” St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Encyclopedia.com, Accessed Dec 12, 2023. https://www.encyclopedia.com/media/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/tijuana-bibles 


07:33 (article discussing the influence of the Tijuana Bible)

Del Callar, Carlos Miguel. “The Curious History of Tijuana Bibles.” Merion West, Feb 5, 2021. https://merionwest.com/2021/02/05/the-curious-history-of-tijuana-bibles/ 


08:45 (book discussing connections between the Tijuana bible, Monty Python, and Ralph Bakshi)

Sabin, Roger. “Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels: A History of Comic Art.” Phaidon, 1996. p. 92, 118 https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/160457 


08:53 (article about the influence and history of Fritz the Cat)

Magee, Tamlin. “Fritz the Cat at 50: The X-rated cartoon that shocked the US.” BBC, Nov 1, 2022. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221101-fritz-the-cat-at-50-the-x-rated-cartoon-that-shocked-the-us 


09:35 (Article discussing the connection between Bakshi and future works like South Park and The Simpsons)

“Before ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘South Park,’ there was Ralph Bakshi.” CNN, Sep 21, 2011. https://www.cnn.com/2011/09/21/living/bakshi-on-todays-cartoons-comics/index.html 


09:50 (Interview with Kricfalusi, discussing his work with Bakshi, alongside Bruce Timm and Andrew Stanton)

Thill, Scott. “Q&A: Toon Titan John Kricfalusi Hails Mighty Mouse Rebirth.” Wired, Jan 5, 2010. https://www.wired.com/2010/01/john-kricfalusi/ 


10:59 (Article detailing O’neill and the Air Pirates’ copyright lawsuit)

Levin, Bob. “Disney's War Against the Counterculture.” Reason, 2004. https://reason.com/2004/12/01/disneys-war-against-the-counte-2/ 


11:19 (Article detailing Disney’s lobbying for the Copyright Act)

Field, Isabella. “Is Disney Losing Mickey Mouse Because of Copyright Law?” IP Bytes, Aug 13, 2023. https://blogs.luc.edu/ipbytes/2023/08/13/is-disney-losing-mickey-mouse-because-of-copyright-law/ 


11:45 (Copyright filings for Campbell v. Acuff-Rose case)

“Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569 (1994).” U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index, Accessed Dec 20, 2023. https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/summaries/campbell-acuff-1994.pdf 


13:18 (Article about how Nanashi used to make hentai doujinshi)

Kejza, Jakub. “Nagatoro-san Creator was also a Doujinshi Artist.” Anime Corner, Apr 15, 2021. https://animecorner.me/nagatoro-san-creator-was-also-a-doujinshi-artist/ 


13:22 (Article discussing Kiyohiko Azuma’s start with doujins and hentai)

Neo, Geo. “Manga Mondays ~ Kiyohiko Azuma.” Illustrator’s Lounge, Feb 22, 2016. https://illustratorslounge.com/manga/manga-mondays-kiyohiko-azuma/


13:28 (Interview with Ken Akamatsu discussing their start in doujins)

Dream Gate Office. “No. 153 Ken Akamatsu, President and Representative Director / Manga Artist, J Comi Inc.” Dream Gate, Oct 5, 2012. https://www.dreamgate.gr.jp/contents/case/interview/35867 


13:36 (Article discussing Kouta Hirano’s hentai origins)

MFA Community. “Kouta Hirano: From Hentai to Horror to Drifters.” MyAnimeList, Oct 11, 2016. https://myanimelist.net/featured/1951/Kouta_Hirano__From_Hentai_to_Horror_to_Drifters 


14:00 (Article with Shinzo Abe discussing how doujins are shinkokuzai)

Stimson, Eric. “Prime Minister Abe: Dōjinshi Safe Under TPP.” Anime News Network, Apr 09, 2016. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-04-09/prime-minister-abe-dojinshi-safe-under-tpp/.100782 


14:43 (Pokemon doujinshi author interview, about their arrest)

“Author's own voice.” Nitiyo, Feb 12, 1999.  https://web.archive.org/web/20010609181149/http://www.nitiyo.com/zine/poke/poke19990212.htm 


14:43 (Supplemental Pokemon doujinshi author interview, about their arrest)

“Please let us hear your opinions - Author's voice 2.” Nitiyo, Feb 20, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20010609182240/http://www.nitiyo.com/zine/poke/poke19990220.htm 


14:43 (Archived letter written by the author of the Pokemon doujinshi)

Nakai, Yuki. “The Truth of the Pokemon Doujinshi Incident.” Comic Box, Accessed Dec 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20090305203917/http://www.aestheticism.com/visitors/Editor/mary/yuki/yuki.htm 


17:06 (Article with Nintendo’s words on the Pokemon Doujinshi Incident)

“Nintendo Comments.” Nitiyo, Apr 8, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20010609190519/http://www.nitiyo.com/zine/poke/poke19990408.htm 


17:19 (Archive of Pokemon Pocket Monsters’ English release)

“Available Issues for Pokemon Pocket Monsters.” Chuang Yi, Accessed December 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20080914035057/http://www.chuangyi.com.sg/new/ecatalogtitle.php?title=Pokemon+Pocket+Monsters 


19:01 (Interview with creator of 2channel, discussing the origins of the site)

Furukawa, Hideki. “Q&A With the Founder of Channel 2.” Japan Media Review, Aug 22, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20031222144247/http://www.ojr.org/japan/internet/1061505583.php 


19:25 (Article that discusses the creation of 4chan from Futaba)

Wortham, Jenna. “Founder of a Provocative Web Site Forms a New Outlet.” The New York Times, Mar 13, 2011. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/technology/internet/14poole.html 


19:43 (Danbooru’s history as listed on their wiki)

“About:Danbooru.” Danbooru, Retrieved Dec 15, 2023. https://danbooru.donmai.us/wiki_pages/about:danbooru 


19:54 (Original blog post announcing Danbooru’s creation)

rq. “Dandandandanbooru.” Moetry, May 17, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20070320185536mp_/http://memo.donmai.us/post/view/422 


20:19 (First image posted to Danbooru)

kyogoku shin [uploaded by albert]. “Kousaka tamaki.” Danbooru, May 23, 2005. https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1 


20:29 (Archive of Danbooru during its “dead” period)

“Danbooru is dead*.” Danbooru, Accessed December 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20070322233209/http://danbooru.donmai.us/ 


22:06 (First image posted to Rule 34 Paheal)

Gnollykins. “Nikki Wong.” Rule 34 Paheal, Apr 24, 2007. http://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/1 


22:16 (Naked Alf)

Unknown [uploaded by rokoo]. “Alf.” Rule 34 Paheal, Apr 24, 2007. http://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/26 


22:17 (Mountain dew can fucking a sandwich)

Unknown [uploaded by rokoo]. “Mountain Dew sandwich.” Rule 34 Paheal, Apr 24, 2007. http://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/36 


22:41 (The full cataloged history of Newgrounds, per its creator)

Fulp, Tom. “Newgrounds Wiki: History.” Newgrounds, Accessed Dec 15, 2023. https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/about-newgrounds/history 


22:58 (Game where you can punch Osama bin Laden in the face)

Thorsten. “War on Terrorism.” Newgrounds, Dec 27, 2001. https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/40095 


23:28 (Gay Gears of War Flash parody)

TomFulp, DanMalo, DanPaladin, JohnnyUtah, liljim, MindChamber, Stamper. “Queers of War.” Newgrounds, Jan 14, 2007. https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/359243 


23:30 (Samus nude flash game)

GSPervert. “ClixSposing Samus.” Newgrounds, Nov 7, 2005. https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/276780 


23:33 (Ultimate Showdown parody)

NotSafeForWork. “The Ultimate Orgy.” Newgrounds, Aug 8, 2006. https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/330027


23:54 (Metal Gear Newgrounds parody)

Egoraptor. “Metal Gear Awesome.” Newgrounds, Feb 23, 2006. https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/297383 


23:58 (Sonic the Hedgehog Newgrounds art)

Ian-the-Hedgehog. “Sonic X Amy Commission.” Newgrounds, Dec 8, 2018. https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/ian-the-hedgehog/sonic-x-amy-commission 


24:05 (Personal website of Bojack Horseman animator that started on Newgrounds)

“Aaron Long Cartoons - Home.” Aaron Long Cartoons, Accessed Dec 14, 2023. http://www.aaronlongcartoons.com/ 


24:20 (Zone’s Newgrounds page)

“ZONE-SAMA.” Newgrounds, Oct 15, 2006. https://zone-sama.newgrounds.com/ 


24:22 (The most popular of Zone’s Teen Titans parodies)

ZONE-SAMA. “Starfire Hentai Parody.” Newgrounds, Nov 27, 2007. https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/412298 


25:10 (Zone’s Animal Crossing parody)

ZONE-SAMA. “Ankhazone.” Newgrounds, Feb 14, 2021. https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/781088 


25:17 (Shadman’s Newgrounds account)

“TheShadling.” Newgrounds, July 10, 2009. https://theshadling.newgrounds.com/ 


25:19 (Speedoru’s Newgrounds account)

“Speedo.” Newgrounds, Mar 17, 2012. https://speedo.newgrounds.com/ 


25:21 (Derpixon’s Newgrounds account)

“Derpixon.” Newgrounds, Jan 14, 2015. https://derpixon.newgrounds.com/ 


26:00 (Article about Shadman’s arrest, with public arrest record)

Haasch, Palmer. “The internet artist known as Shadman who creates sexually explicit cartoons posted for the first time since his rumored arrest.” Business Insider, Nov 19, 2021. https://www.insider.com/shadman-shaddai-prejean-arrested-los-angeles-speculation-twitter-post-2021-11 


26:52 (Metadata entry in a computer animation history blog)

“Metadata (1971).” History of computer animation (CGI), Accessed Dec 15, 2023. https://computeranimationhistory-cgi.jimdofree.com/metadata-1971/ 


27:02 (Pygmalion entry in a computer animation history blog)

“Pygmalion (1988).” History of computer animation (CGI), Accessed Dec 15, 2023. https://computeranimationhistory-cgi.jimdofree.com/pygmalion-1988/ 


27:20 (Des Blood entry in a video game history blog)

“Des Blood.” Ultimate History of Video Games, Accessed Dec 15, 2023. https://ultimatehistoryvideogames.jimdofree.com/des-blood/ 


27:33 (Article about Dark Justice)

Patil, Harmon. “Playboy's Dark Justice.” Alchetron, Oct 27, 2022. https://alchetron.com/Playboy%27s-Dark-Justice 


28:20 (Dark Justice first episode upload)

NextWorldVR. “Playboy's: "Dark Justice" - Episode 1.” YouTube, Nov 27, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r7jCajqzvo 


29:22 (Zone Flipnote video)

Linker. “Zone-tan ride.” Newgrounds, Nov 28, 2018. https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/linkerluis/zone-tan-ride 


30:04 (Well-endowed Tifa)

albert. “tifa lockhart.” Danbooru, Oct 15, 2006. https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/77591?q=3d 


30:14 (Sims 1 sex mod archive)

“Needful Things for Your Sims.” M and M Needful Things, Accessed Dec 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20041025010109/http://www.mandmneedfulthings.ca/ 


30:26 (The best machinima ever made)

taytodemayto. “JUICY BUSH.” Naughty Machinima, Feb 18, 2009. https://www.naughtymachinima.com/video/146/juicy-bush 


31:13 (Alyx Vance GMod smut)

Unknown [uploaded by Janos]. “Alyx Vance.” Rule 34 Paheal, Jul 11, 2007. https://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/17102 


31:41 (Valve’s developer docs for SFM explaining how it works)

“Source Filmmaker.” Valve Developer Community, Accessed Dec 17, 2023. https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source_Filmmaker 


32:31 (Alyx Vance sausage eating contest)

Unknown [uploaded by lolguy123]. “Alyx Vance.” Rule 34 Paheal, July 15, 2012. https://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/887332 


32:32 (TF2 Pyro sausage eating contest)

DRSix777. “Pyro.” Rule 34 Paheal, July 15, 2012. https://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/887466 


33:32 (Interview with StudioFOW, talking about early SFM)

Hernandez, Patricia. “The People Who Make Brutal Video Game Porn.” Kotaku, Mar 11, 2015. https://kotaku.com/the-people-who-make-brutal-video-game-porn-1690892332  


33:56 (Lara in Trouble original upload on XVIDEOS)

Studio Fow. “Lara in Trouble.” XVIDEOS, Accessed Jan 5, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20220805234515/https://www.xvideos.com/video7083892/lara_croft_in_trouble 


34:14 (Funny BBC article talking about Studio FOW)

Madden, Joe. “Inside the weird world of video game porn.” BBC, Sep 29, 2017. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/30abdcb5-9334-4ea4-9421-4764dd781f46 


25:03 (Scout lovemaking)

Beowulf1117. “Ayane Scout crossover.” Rule 34 PAheal, Jan 17, 2014. https://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/1285941 


35:25 (The math behind the number of Tomb Raider and BioShock posts on Paheal)

From March of 2013 to March of 2015, pages 46 to 67 on Paheal were created for Bioshock Infinite (21 pages x 70 images per page = 1470 images total). Whereas pages 106 to 136 on Paheal were created for Tomb Raider (30 pages x 70 images per page = 2100 images total). Both games were released the same month, but Paheal lumps in old Tomb Raider with the reboot for a lot of images, despite having a Tomb_Raider_Reboot tag, so for just the reboot it is most likely similar to Bioshock’s numbers. For searches with the game + Source Filmmaker from March of 2013 to March of 2015, Bioshock had pages 21 to 28 (7 pages x 70 images per page = 490 images total) and Tomb Raider had pages 12 to 15 (2 pages x 70 images per page = 140 images total).


36:19 (Article discussing how Irrational Games focused on Elizabeth)

Reynolds, Matthew. “'BioShock Infinite': How Irrational Games brought Elizabeth to life.” Digital Spy, Mar 30, 2013. https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/a469250/bioshock-infinite-how-irrational-games-brought-elizabeth-to-life/


37:01 (Lewd Elizabeth Artwork)

Shadman “Bioshock Elizabeth.” Rule 34 Paheal, Jan 26, 2014. https://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/1291774 


37:01 (Lewd Elizabeth Artwork 2)

MLeth “Bioshock Elizabeth.” Rule 34 Paheal, Apr 16, 2013. https://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/1096597 


37:22 (Reddit AMA where Ken Levine asked people to stop making Elizabeth porn)

IGken. “We are Ken Levine (@iglevine) and Andres Gonzalez from Irrational Games. Ask Us Anything.” Reddit, Oct 8, 2013. https://old.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1o09p2/we_are_ken_levine_iglevine_and_andres_gonzalez/ 


37:56(Article about the closure of Irrational Games)

Plante, Chris. “The final years of Irrational Games, according to those who were there.” Polygon, Mar 6, 2014. https://www.polygon.com/2014/3/6/5474722/why-did-irrational-close-bioshock-infinite 


38:01 (Article about why Ken Levine stopped making Bioshock games)

Makuch, Eddie. “Why Ken Levine Stopped Making BioShock Games.” GameSpot, Sep 15, 2016.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-ken-levine-stopped-making-bioshock-games/1100-6443595/ 


38:28 (Bioshock Infinite concept artist posting about Rosalind Lutece’s underwear)

Shoomlah. “Dressing Rosalind Lutece.” DeviantArt, May 22, 2013. https://www.deviantart.com/shoomlah/art/Dressing-Rosalind-Lutece-373216479 


39:25 (Steam charts for SFM user numbers)

“Source Filmmaker.” Steam Charts, Accessed December 25, 2023. https://steamcharts.com/app/1840#All 


39:29 (Blender’s user numbers graph)

Siddi, Francesco. “Blender by the Numbers – 2020.” Blender, July 7, 2021. https://www.blender.org/news/blender-by-the-numbers-2020/ 


39:40 (The math behind the number of Mass Effect posts on Paheal)

From March of 2013 to March of 2015, pages 182 to 257 on Paheal were created for Mass Effect (72 pages x 70 images per page = 5250 images total). These calculations are rough estimates, because there is a Mass Effect 3 tag, but most people don’t use it, even when appropriate. Adding the Source Filmmaker tag, pages 61 to 79 were created in those 2 years (13 pages x 70 images per page = 1260 images total).


40:08 (Newgrounds ToS, containing their rules for 3D animation)

“Newgrounds Wiki: Art Guidelines.” Newgrounds, Accessed Dec 15, 2023.

https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/help-information/terms-of-use/art-guidelines 


41:28 (Article discussing Tumblr’s porn ban)

Leskin, Page. “A year after Tumblr's porn ban, some users are still struggling to rebuild their communities and sense of belonging.” Business Insider, Dec 20, 2019. https://www.businessinsider.com/tumblr-porn-ban-nsfw-flagged-reactions-fandom-art-erotica-communities-2019-8 


41:31 (Reddit post from Gfycat announcing their removal of adult content)

[@Mandinga33] “Adult Content - Announcement #2.” Reddit, 2020. https://old.reddit.com/r/gfycat/comments/g9qim4/adult_content_announcement_2/ 


41:35 (Article about Imgur’s porn ban)

Harding, Scharon. “Reddit welcomes NSFW desktop image uploads ahead of Imgur’s ban.” Ars Technica, Dec 5, 2023. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/reddit-welcomes-nsfw-desktop-image-uploads-ahead-of-imgurs-ban/ 


41:37 (Article about how NSFW content is being forced off Reddit)

Cole, Samantha. “Reddit CEO Says Keeping Explicit Content on the Site Is a ‘Constant Fight’.” VICE, Jun 9, 2023. https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5yydx/reddit-ceo-says-keeping-explicit-content-on-the-site-is-a-constant-fight 


42:46 (Fugtrup’s first post on Paheal, made in Garry’s Mod)

Fugtrup. “Zoey.” Rule 34 Paheal, Sep 2, 2011. http://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/708463 


42:46 (LordAardvark’s tweet about using GMod)

LordAardvark. “You know, I wasn't always a porn artist.” Twitter, Jun 22, 2022. https://twitter.com/LordAardvark/status/1539715455530676226 


42:58 (LordAardvark’s first Elizabeth post on Paheal)

LordAardvark. “Elizabeth.” Rule 34 Paheal, May 31, 2013. http://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/1130285 


42:58 (LordAardvark’s first Elizabeth post archived)

LordAardvark. “(Bioshock Infinite) Elizabeth Masturbating (?).” The Aardvark’s Den, May 31, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130806110314/http://lordaardvarksfm.tumblr.com/tagged/Bioshock 


42:58 (Fugtrup’s first Elizabeth post on Paheal)

Fugtrup. “Elizabeth.” Rule 34 Paheal, May 21, 2013. http://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/1123365 


42:58 (Fugtrup’s first Elizabeth post archived)

Fugtrup. “Baptize me with your seed, father Booker!” Fugtrup Tumblr, May 21, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150218164614/http://fugtrup.tumblr.com/post/51006074191/baptize-me-with-your-seed-father-booker 


43:00 (LordAardvark’s first nude Elizabeth model)

LordAardvark. “Nude Elizabeth Pack.” SFMLab, May 29, 2014. https://sfmlab.com/project/26174/ 


43:02 (LordAardvark’s popular Curvy Elizabeth model)

LordAardvark. “Curvy Elizabeth [BETA 5.2.5c - Field Build].” SFMLab, Nov 4, 2014. https://sfmlab.com/project/28942/ 


43:05 (Fugtrup’s most popular Elizabeth animation on Paheal)

Fugtrup. “Elizabeth.” Rule 34 Paheal, May 30, 2013. http://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/1129556 


43:02 (Fugtrup’s most popular R34 on Paheal)

Fugtrup. “Borderlands.” Rule 34 Paheal, Oct 19, 2014. https://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/1467148 


43:47 (LordAardvark’s tweet about the viral BioShock meme)

Lord Aardvark. "I feel like this image is personally aimed at you, Aard." Twitter, Mar 21, 2023. https://twitter.com/LordAardvark/status/1638339614166614016 


44:38 (I interviewed Fugtrup and LordAardvark through Twitter DMs, and reached out to DarkCrow of StudioFOW through email, and then made DC’s message into a DM in editing to make it look consistent with the rest)


45:42 (White paper written about penetration technology in KoboldKare)

“Penetration Tech 2022.” KoboldKare, Accessed December 19, 2023. https://koboldkare.com/penetrationtech.php 


45:55 (Velocirection posting their methodology)

V-REX. “Helpful remind that you can use lattices to make some minor adjustments to fluid sims exported to alembic to avoid fixing it with baking!” Twitter, Nov 5, 2023. https://twitter.com/velocirection/status/1721413504609976789 


46:00 (Velocirection posting the funniest tweet of all time)

V-REX. “Welcome to the splat box.” Twitter, Nov 14, 2023. https://twitter.com/velocirection/status/1724641714705469936 


46:38 (Guardian article about Blizzard workplace scandal)

Paul, Kari. “Activision Blizzard scandal a ‘watershed moment’ for women in the gaming industry.” The Guardian, Aug 8, 2021. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/08/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-women-sexual-harassment 


46:59 (First Overwatch Rule 34 on Paheal)

InCase. “Tracer.” Rule 34 Paheal, Nov 7, 2014. http://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/1477993 


47:03 (First BioShock Infinite Rule 34 on Paheal)

Krakensan. “Elizabeth.” Rule 34 Paheal, Sep 23, 2010. http://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/52412 


47:13 (First 3D Overwatch Rule 34 on Paheal)

pewposterous. “Mercy.” Rule 34 Paheal, Nov 21, 2015. http://rule34.paheal.net/post/view/1738872 


48:15 (ellowas blog post discussing them using Maya)

ellowas. “It’s over.” Ellowas’ 3D Works, Aug 25, 2015. http://ellowas.blogspot.com/2015/08/its-over.html 


48:28 (This was part of the same interview with DC that I did when I reached out to them through email for their thoughts on the Bioshock Infinite tweet earlier)


49:12 (Overwatch rankings on Pornhub, including Tracer search stats)

“Pornhub’s 2016 Year in Review.” Pornhub, 2016. https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2016-year-in-review 


49:19 (Math for number of Overwatch posts on Paheal)

Overwatch on Paheal has 57411 posts as of December 18, 2023. Source Filmmaker has 70612. Source Filmmaker without posts labeled Overwatch has 66430 (no individual count listed. 949 pages x 70 posts per page = 66430 posts total). I used rule34.xxx as a graphic because Paheal’s tag is “Overlook”, and I felt that would confuse some people


49:52 (Overwatch Rule 34 with 110k likes on Twitter)

Fugtrup. “those skins are getting crazy.” Twitter, Oct 9, 2022. https://twitter.com/fugtrup/status/1579134783313281025 


49:56 (Overwatch Rule 34 with 22 million views on Pornhub)

GuiltyPH. “A New Experience - Overwatch short.” Pornhub, 2019. https://www.pornhub.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ph5c62ea68b2d7e 


50:04 (Article discussing Overwatch crossing 60 million players)

Park, Morgan. “Overwatch gained 10 million players last year despite no new heroes or modes.” PC Gamer, Apr 30, 2021. https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-gained-10-million-players-last-year-despite-no-new-heroes-or-modes/ 


50:18 (Article about Tracer victory pose controversy)

Owen, Phil. “‘Overwatch’ Character’s Sexy Victory Pose Removed By Blizzard After Complaints; Flame War Ensues.” The Wrap, Mar 29, 2016. https://www.thewrap.com/overwatch-characters-sexy-victory-pose-removed-by-blizzard-after-complaints-flame-war-ensues/ 


50:25 (Article about Overwatch porn and Blizzard sending cease-and-desists)

Grayson, Nathan. “Inside The Surprisingly Big Overwatch Porn Scene.” Kotaku, May 23, 2016. https://kotaku.com/inside-the-surprisingly-big-overwatch-porn-scene-1778229605 


50:25 (Another article about Overwatch porn copyright takedowns)

Dwyer, Macklin. “Overwatch Porn Creators Hit With Copyright Infringement for Using Game’s Assets.” mxdwn, May 31, 2016. https://games.mxdwn.com/news/overwatch-porn-creators-hit-with-copyright-infringement-for-using-games-assets/ 


50:25 (Anothe article about takedown notices of Overwatch content)

McKeand, Kirk. “Blizzard send a copyright notice to the makers of Overwatch lad mag Playwatch.” PCGamesN, Feb 17, 2017. https://www.pcgamesn.com/overwatch/blizzard-are-taking-down-overwatch-porn 


51:15 (3D Baldur’s Gate 3 Rule 34)

Nyl2. “Baldur’s Gate 3 french kiss.” rule34.xxx, Jul 28, 2023. https://rule34.xxx/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=8346822 


51:29 (Article about FF7 porn in the Italian Senate)

Nightingale, Ed. “Italian senate meeting interrupted by Final Fantasy pornography.” Eurogamer, Jan 19, 2022. https://www.eurogamer.net/italian-senate-meeting-interrupted-by-final-fantasy-pornography 


51:38 (Recording of the Italian Senate when someone played Rule 34)

“Italian Meeting Hacked With Rule34.” Internet Archive, Jan 17, 2022. https://archive.org/details/itilan-meeting-hacked-with-rule-34 


51:38 (The animation that played in the Italian Senate)

Juicyneko. “Full ver, enjoy.” Twitter, Dec 5, 2021. https://twitter.com/juicyneko1/status/1467696147338711042 


52:00 (Article about 2B butt controversy,including archive of tweet)

Hathaway, Jay. “Finally, here’s what 2B’s butt really looks like in Nier.” Daily Dot, Jan 5, 2017. https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/2b-nier-butthole-meme/ 


52:27 (yoko taro asking people for zip files of 2B’s butt)

yokotaro. “2Bのお尻騒動でケシカラン感じの絵とか沢山アップされてるけど集めて回るの面倒だから zip にして毎週届けて欲しい。” Twitter, Jan 8, 2017. https://twitter.com/yokotaro/status/818064875456843780 


52:43 (yoko taro thanking people for zip files of 2B’s butt)

yokotaro. “「2B絵をzipでクレ」って書いたらどっかに晒されたらしく巡り巡って本当にzipが来た。インターネットすごいなー.” Twitter, Jan 8, 2017. https://twitter.com/yokotaro/status/818147107638943744