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Truncated Timeline of The Menace Crew
Why this circus exists, how a $200 pilot became a universe, and every major tentpole in order — without spoiling the boxes.
Why this page exists
If you only have five minutes: read this. If you have a night: open every linked entry. This is the spine of the wiki — who the Menace Crew are, why Don P Bongwater builds them, and what happened when (as best as public descriptions + creator notes allow).
House rules for history on this wiki:
- Caricatures only — not deepfakes. Stated in nearly every major release.
- Merch names are canon titles (Asmon the Roach King, Donut the Police Knight, etc.).
- Boxes stay unsolved in public — Don knows; we document veneration, not TED-talk answers.
- Anything shaky lives under Unverified.
Why they exist (the short answer)
Don P Bongwater makes premium AI slop so people laugh. Full stop.
| Pillar | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Channel line | "I make dumb AI shit. I have weird humor. Enjoy." |
| Mission | Joy through wild humor — not prestige prestige |
| Production | Community shitpost — Kick/dev streams shape the cut |
| Ethics | Caricatures of real creators; no deepfakes |
| Year toast | "Trash, but vastly improved trash." (2025 recap) |
The Menace Crew are the ensemble machine that grew out of a one-off AI Asmongold experiment: streamer-inspired menaces, mythic poster titles, fundamentally stupid plots, affection for the real people, zero dignity for the characters.
They exist because:
- A joke worked. Part 1 cost ~$200. The internet did not look away.
- The cast is the internet. Asmon, Tectone, Charlie, Donut, Brandon, Nux, Legal… people already knew the faces; Don gave them saga energy.
- Live first. Kick daily; YouTube films are tentpoles.
- Music + merch + games orbit the same jokes (lobsters, crashouts, boxes, frogs).
Deep dive: Why The Menace Crew Exists · Don P Bongwater
Who they are (roster at a glance)
| Title (merch/canon) | Inspired by | Domain |
|---|---|---|
| Asmon the Roach King | Asmongold | Crashouts, Chipotle, Roach Ranch |
| Tectone the Enforcer / the Egg | Tectone | Lobsters, money films, truck nuts |
| Charlie the Mediator | penguinz0 | Emotional / logical lynchpin, frogs |
| Donut the Police Knight | DonutOperator | Law, Claws and Laws, Bacon Brothers |
| Brandon the AK Lord | Brandon Herrera | Guns, gear, Bacon Brothers |
| Nux the K Crusader | Nux Taku | Ketamine myth, BMJs, K/N boxes |
| The Judge: Mindset Legal | LegalMindset | Crashout Reports |
| MorePegasus — Keeper of Lore | @gigasus77 / @moresus | Exposition, lore dumps |
| Bench | AngryCops, Fat Electrician, Kirsche, Jake Munro, Powdur… | Trainers, news, suit flex, whale bits |
Factions: Fat Frogs / SOG · Orcs · Border Buds · BMJs
Full table: The Crew Roster
Truncated timeline
Dates use public upload dates. View counts drift — treat as order-of-magnitude, not gospel.
2025 — The founding year
| When | What | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| May 30 | AI Asmongold is a Menace (Part 1) | The pilot. $200. "Hit dislike twice." |
| Jun 1–4 | Parts 2–3 | Generations stack; #roachranch lands; ~$1K spent already |
| Jun 8 | Part 4 | Tectone + Charlie join; no-deepfake rule; biggest S1 view spike |
| Jun 10 | Part 5 | Donut helps; Critikal crashout; e-thot bulk |
| Jun 13 | Part 6 | Brandon recruited; lobster affairs "continue"; Roach Ranch progress |
| Jun 17 | Part 7 | AngryCops hired for discipline; old show bit |
| Jun 19 | Part 8 | Frog Anne threat neutralized; early drop |
| Jun 25 | Part 9 | Theme song debut; mystery benefactor; remaining idiots fought |
| Jun 26–29 | Part 10 trailer · Theme video | Nux tagged; official theme drops |
| Jul 3 | Episode 10 — S1 finale | Hasan terror, nepo baby, crew fight; "Season 2 will be spicier" |
| Jul 8–10 | S2 trailer · Season 1 Omnibus | Whole season packaged |
| Jul 16 | Bacon Brothers | Donut + Brandon short |
| Aug 1 | Season 2 Episode 1 | Boxes arrive. Don knows; won't say |
| Aug 8 | Season 2 Episode 2 | Letters mutate the mystery |
| Sep | Claws and Laws trailer · Ketamine Dreamin | Donut film hype; Nux movie (N Box plot) |
| Sep | 00 Baldtone / money ep | Tectone lobster music era |
| Oct | Generation Roach / Menace Files | Asmon origin · 48h challenge |
| Nov–Dec | Doctor Moist, Vietnam frogs, Foxu News, year recap | Side crew + frogs + "improved trash" toast |
| Dec 18 | IABATM trailer | F Box named; crypto-soul bit |
2026 — Tentpoles and music gods
| When | What | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | IABATM theme · Truck Nuts Cybertruck MV | Tectone season continues |
| Feb | K Crusader AMV (~149K) · Black Barry vinyl | Channel peak banger; BMJ lore in Higher Than |
| Mar–Jun | IABATM Act 1–2 shorts · Demon Time · Suit Flex | Money film acts; Crashout Reports; Jake Munro |
| Jun | Ketamine Nightmares trailer · Whale King · Orc Gang Gang | Sequel tease; second Asmon crown (joke); orc MV |
| Jul | Live Kick · site games (Claws and Laws arcade) · this wiki expansion | Games support the machine; lore vault grows |
Series map (formats)
| Format | Job |
|---|---|
| S1 serial | Ensemble origin → crew forms → finale |
| S2 serial | Boxes / letters mystery (open) |
| Character movies | Ketamine Dreamin, IABATM, Claws and Laws (film status open) |
| Menace Files / Origins | Generation Roach, spite/48h energy |
| AMVs / MVs | K Crusader, Whale King, Orc Gang Gang, truck nuts |
| Crashout Reports | Legal framing device |
| Foxu / Kirsche News | Fake news desk |
| Border Buds / Suit Flex | Side shorts |
| Arcade games | Games as canon — Claws, Star Frog, etc. |
Catalog: Complete Video Catalog
What is still open on purpose
- Exact meanings of every letter box (document functions, not "solutions")
- Full S2 episode count past Ep 2 in public wiki certainty
- Whether Claws and Laws film released under another title
- In-story orc mastermind reveals — keep powder dry for the films