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Description Note: Please do not harass the original author or anyone who makes content related to this pasta. This review was simply made for entertainment purposes only. This is all based on MY OPINION as well.

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Pasta Name:
  The Umbreon  by ????

Publish Date: November 9, 2012

Synopsis: An Umbreon gets separated from his trainer, Cindy, and quarantined because of his Pokérus.

Fun Fact: Pokérus is actually canon as it’s an extremely rare mechanic, so rare that likely average players wouldn’t even know it was a thing in the games since generation II.

Highlight: Umbreon’s Aggression

Quote: “My markings are all X-shaped now. Is there something w-wrong with me? No, those people are just rude.” -The Umbreon

The Umbreon
So, this is a pasta that is considered (one of) the "WORST" pokepasta(s) ever, according to two YouTubers, Mah-Dry-Bread and MysticUmbreon. Mah-Dry-Bread said they couldn't take the story seriously and finds it hilarious. MysticUmbreon had a hard time reading the pasta and took many pauses in between and also couldn't take the pasta seriously, even titling the video "THE WORST POKEMON CREEPYPASTA EVER" with "Zorua's Silence" being in the package as well. Hmm, I should look at that one sometime too, but knowing me, it might be for another year or two.

If this is the "Worst Pokepasta Ever," you all know I have to look at it and give my take on it. Let's waste no time and get to it.

First of all, the title of the pasta. Yeah, it's a little too on the basic side of things. I'm surprised the search results knew which pasta I was talking about, considering how many Umbreon creepypastas there are (Spectreon, Wishes Never Come True, Sentimental, etc.) But, the pasta is being taken from an Umbreon's perspective... or at least it makes it seem like it... you'll see what I mean later on.

NOTE: I don't prefer copying and pasting any stories onto my reviews, but I think it would be best to do so for this one to get my points across easier on how certain things for this pasta are phrased. I will be commentating on each entry afterwards if I have anything to say about that specific part.


February 6th
I was just walking in the forest with Cindy, my trainer, when those mean people came. They were all in white and they threw me in a van. Cindy looked confused and kept trying to figure out what was going on by asking those people, but they wouldn't tell her. I bit one of them, but then they put a needle in me.

I don't know what it was, but then I began to feel sleepy. The last thing that I saw was Cindy banging on the doors and shouting. I couldn't hear her though. The people in white said something about "PokeRus". What is that?

Sooo... it just gets straight to the conflict and action right away without any build-up. I'm not exactly  going to deduct points for that because I get as an author you don't want to bore your readers with a long and dry build-up, and you want to get straight to the action. And I will say it all feels abrupt and in your face immediately. However, in the context of this pasta, these "entries" (I guess) are supposed to be the Umbreon's internal thoughts, so it may seem like the Umbreon is reflecting on the conflict he got into starting at the beginning of when it happened. I guess it kind of works, but I feel like there could've been more details on what they were doing in the forest before the "mean people in white" captured him.

February 7th
Those people in white were crowding around me again. Why is this room all white? I just wanted to go home and run around in the woods with Cindy. One of them shoved me, and I got mad. I flattened my ears, but they kept pricking me with sharp things and needles. I didn't like it, so I attacked the one with the needle to make him stop. It screamed, and then there was something red all over the room. I just used Dark Pulse on him; he didn't need to shout like that...

So again, this seems to be shown in a first-person perspective with Umbreon's internal thoughts. It can't be journal entries since how would the Umbreon write all of this down in the journal, let alone while being in some kind of asylum or medical lab? But, you know, I kind of appreciate the attention to detail of Umbreon being ignorant of what blood, syringes, lab coats, etc., are. Animals/monsters may not be as knowledgeable of their surroundings or know what certain things are compared to humans, as I guess I could say their internal vocabulary/encyclopedia may not be as expanded compared to humans. However, he doesn't know what blood and all of that is, but he knows what day and month it is apparently? I understand Umbreon is supposed to be the Moonlight Pokemon and maybe he can tell with the sunrises and sunsets when the days have changed, but still.

February 8th
Why is everyone so scared of me? I just want to go home. They stopped feeding me yesterday. Maybe there'll be something to eat in that little ceiling burrow up there. *Umph!* Yay! I made it! What a flimsy cover on it though. I wonder what's in here? snuff snuff Oh, another cover.

So many holes in here. The cover is making it hard to see through though. I'll just knock it off so I can see what that person is doing in there. *Thunk* Hey, it has another needle. I don't like needles. What are is it doing with that? Hey, stop! Stop! How would you like it if I pricked you with a needle like that? growl Yeah. Stay off me. You deserve to have that red pouring out of you.

Okay, Hold on! Hold on! This is supposed to be taken from Umbreon's internal thoughts or possibly even a journal, right? Why does it directly state that they are sound effects in Umbreon's internal thoughts or journal entries? I guess maybe the sound effects are occurring outside of his internal thoughts at the moment of what's happening, but this wouldn't make sense if these are supposed to be journal entries. That would mean this pasta has the same problems as "Nurse Joy" where it's inconsistent on what perspective it is in and what kind of story it wants to be.

Just imagine reading this from a diary: Dear Diary, today I'm hearing noises that are coming from my closet. I'm starting to hear the door open. (creak) It was a skeleton that was coming out of my closet. It was marching and rattling its bone toward me. (stomp) (rattle) (stomp)

That would be too cheesy, wouldn't it? The Umbreon is right, there are "so many holes in here".

But, let's look at this from a story perspective, The Umbreon is getting scared and confused and desperately wants everything to go back to normal. The Umbreon is fighting off "mean people in white coats" due to his fear of needles and he's become violent with them because of his fear of needles and the unknown of what's going on.

February 10th (There was no February 9th written)
"They put this thing on me, it wrapped my paws to my body so I couldn't move. They think it'll keep me in here. But they're wrong. *rrrip* It's as weak as the covers. Why are they trying so hard to keep me here? I'm going to find Cindy. Oh, look at that! My markings are glowing.

That's funny. I don't remember them being so deeply red. Oh well. *CRASH* That wall was so thin. I could've just ripped it apart, but I don't really feel like it. Hey, let go of my tail! I'm out of here! thud I told you to go away. You wouldn't listen and now you made my paws wet again."

Okay, this is actually getting interesting because we're looking at an Umbreon who is now going insane. I guess he can now rip through things with ease and escape from the people who are keeping him secured inside the supposed facility. His markings are glowing in a deep red tint now. You can guess what he means by "now you made my paws wet again," meaning they're blood-drenched.

February 11th

"My markings are all X-shaped now. Is there something w-wrong with me? No, those people are just rude. *gasp* Cindy! I see her! Cindy, I found you! Why do you look that way? It's me. Remember me? Your Umbreon? Wait! Where are you going? Come back! Please, come back! No. No... don't go.

Don't go. I said don't go! *crack* Cindy? Cindy... why is there red coming out of you too?

No, Cindy. No! *nudge* Why aren't you getting up? Come on! Stop laying on that log! Those people... they're chasing me! You have to get up! Please. Please. No. No, no no no no! You can't be...it can't be... You have to GET UP! They're going to take me away again! I don't want to go... ever, ever ever ...ever ever forever and ever again."

Wow, you can tell the denial Umbreon is going through is severe, blaming their problems on everyone else but themselves, kind of like a psychopath or a sociopath or a mentally unstable individual or a politician. Also, you can feel the desperation Umbreon is having in losing Cindy. In this context, it seems like Cindy was horrified by what her Umbreon has become while checking up on him. And Umbreon burst through everything and tried all of his power to get to Cindy, but accidentally hurt and killed Cindy unintentionally trying to get her not to leave him while she was trying to flee from the monster her Umbreon has become from the Pokérus. Remember, Pokérus is actually beneficial as it is said to temporarily increase EVs. There is nearly a 1/22,000 chance of contracting the Pokérus. The Pokérus seem to have made the Umbreon too strong and unstable for his own good that he's letting it get the best of him. So, I guess you could say he's trying to escape two different things: the facility and the harmful side effects of Pokérus (according to this pasta).

February 12th (Last entry)

"Cindy's not here. I made all of those people make red again too. I went into this cave but I still can't see anything. Except for my markings.

They're glowing still. I don't understand. I haven't eaten for a while, and I'm sort of hungry. There's no food here... or anything to drink. I think I'll just lie down for a bit. Maybe just a little while. Or longer. I'm n-not... sure."

Okay, I take that back, maybe Umbreon did escape the facility and found Cindy beforehand, and everything went wrong. Now, Umbreon has escaped and is in a cave. I guess what the story is trying to tell us is that Umbreon has some kind of aggressive and violent act of behavior (I'll call it "violent mode") that he does. He has no recollection of doing said violent actions afterward because they happen so fast, which is caused by his Pokérus. So, what I'm saying is Umbreon's violent mode is like this:
1- Umbreon sees a person.
2- When said person does something that's out of Umbreon's desire (people in white coats touching him/Cindy fleeing from him), Umbreon goes into his violent mode where he harms the person regardless of whether it's intentional or not due to his severe conditions from the Pokérus.
3- Umbreon sees that said person is now bleeding out and is either confused or satisfied by it depending on the person.

Anyway, I can't tell if Umbreon passed away at the end or is just going to deep sleep. I'll assume the latter. It can be that he passed away especially since it was the last entry.

Further Thoughts:
I know this is controversial, but I didn't think this one was as bad as many people made it out to be. In my honest opinion, I think the biggest problem with the pasta is mainly how the story was written and structured. The perspective is pretty inconsistent with whether it's supposed to be happening "live" I should say, it's supposed to be Umbreon's internal thoughts, or if they are supposed to be journal entries. It's kind of confusing with its inconsistency. And yeah, the dialogue and a variety of the remarks Umbreon had were really leaning on the cheesy side of things. I mean, it's "Earthbound Halloween Hack" levels of cheesy dialogue (I respect Toby Fox and his works but come on, the dialogue in that Halloween Hack was very cheesy). However, the context of the story is actually very deserving of points for the creepy factors because, as I said, this is a story of an Umbreon who's slowly but surely completely losing it to the brink of insanity from contracting a harmful and supposedly deadly version of the Pokérus. He lets his confusion and fear get the best of him which lodges him towards his violent mode, and he attacks and even kills people, including his own trainer. He becomes desperate, wanting things to return to normal, but he can't get that feeling anymore no matter how hard he tries. It makes you think this Umbreon is completely misunderstood. He had good intentions but was forced to do violent acts by this darker, more unstable side of him. And it makes you question if it's all really his fault or not. He's still responsible for those violent acts but it doesn't seem like he willingly chose to do those actions, which makes you feel bad for the poor Umbreon.

So, is this pasta really terrible? No. But is it good, though? Not really. It's middle-ground material. I wish I had a rating for that. Oh, I do? Oh yeah, DRIED PASTA. So, it's not the "WORST" Pokepasta ever in my opinion. But hey, everyone can be different with their tastes. It's what makes the world an interesting place.

My rankings for the reviewed PokéPastas so far (from best to worst, top to bottom):
1.  Easter Egg - Snow on Mt. Silver – Fresh
2.  Forever Mine (Remake) - Fresh
3. Absol (Reaper)  - Fresh
4.  La Condena de Milotic – Fresh
5.  Hypno's Lullaby – Fresh
6.  Forever Mine (Original) - Fresh
7.  Disabled - Fresh
8.  Top Percentage - Fresh
9.  Strangled Red – Dried
10.  Zombreon - Dried
11.  Lost Silver – Dried
12.  PMD: Explorers of Death (Original) - Dried
13.  White Hand and Buried Alive - Dried
14.  Pokémon Violet - Dried
15.  Lavender Town Syndrome - Dried
16.  Creepy Black – Dried
17. The Umbreon - Dried
18.  Abandon Lonliness - Spoiled 
19.  Nunca Ignores Su Llamado - Spoiled
20.  Pokémon Dead Channel – Spoiled
21.  Pokémon Dead Channel 2 - Spoiled
22.  Prevention of Evolution (Original) - Spoiled
23.  Depressing Insanity - Spoiled
24.  Milotic's Revenge – Spoiled
25.  Nurse Joy - Spoiled
26.  Leaf Green Beta Scene - Spoiled

8 Fresh Pastas | 9 Dried Pastas | 9 Spoiled Pastas

Okay, I know I haven't been very good with my uploads lately, but I've actually had a variety of stuff to upload, I just wanted to wait until I had a decent amount ready to go before publishing on here. And I promise there's going to be a few more reviews coming up very soon. My goal is to have at least 5 reviews completed for the Summer.

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