Over the Garden Wall What is The Beast? SOLVED! The Woodsman Theory (The Fangirl) 

Yo these Comics answer so many questions. It makes the ending of Over the Garden Wall makes so much more sense.

So the Beast is a physical manifestation of fear and feeds off people's anger, depression and desperation? Sounds apt, but I still think that he's a god from the ancient times. Kind of like Cernnous (or something like them).

I felt like the woodsman and granny whispers were very similar. They both did things for their own benefit but pretended like they were acting for the benefit of someone else. The woodsman carried what he thought was his daughters soul because he couldn't bear to let her go while granny whispers kept the young possessed girl around under the guise of helping her but she was actually just lonely.

The beast is real in the same way the Unknown is real.

Nice theory, it sounds like you are saying "the beast" is a sort of Tulpa. An entity that is created in the mind through meditation or intense feelings, this being can act independently, they are able to think, and have their own free will, emotions, and memories.

When you say all that, it sounds so obvious! How I didn't see the same from the very beginning. Your theories make too much sense sometimes :) My initial idea after watching the series was that the Beast represents the feeling of being lost and unsafe. In the way that one can get lost in the twisted unclear world of one's own emotions, thoughts and experiences.

The idea that the Beast is the personification of crushing emotions is a verry good idea! Especially for someone like me who belives that the Unknown is a sort of "afterlive" place. But this is also the reason why I think that the Beast is indeed real, becouse he is able to be real and phisical in this world. I rather think that he neads to keep the lantern alive to exist phisically, but getting someone who is pained by crushing emotions to take care of the lantern for him could be something that makes him stronger. (Sorry, I'm really bad at explaining and my idea probably sounds like total nonsense xD )

Hmm... If you are saying that the beast is not "really real" but only like a ghostly presence, then how do you explain the flashing of the light over his nightmare fuel, clearly real looking body. I'm just saying.

Idk why but it sounds like the beast is basically pennywise who feeds and gets energy from fear and negativity

This is a great theory. You always have some great ideas. But i was just wondering, where does the idea of people turning into the Edelwood trees come from then? I just keep thinking about it.

I honestly love your videos, one of the most underrated theory channels!!💕✨

small detail you got wrong, the beast is not always a shadow, it has a physical form that is shown in the last episode for a split second. You can search it up.

I know I’m like two years late to this, so bear with me. In psychology, there’s something known as shadow work, where you specifically get to know the darker parts of yourself - Your fear, your anger, your inner disgust - For the sake of accepting all parts of you, making peace with who you are, and not letting these parts take control because you refuse to acknowledge them. And mind you, not all shadow parts of the self are bad, but simply rejected, but for the sake of not making this super long I’m not going into that. The idea is understanding that your shadow isn’t *bad*. It’s simply a part of you that exists, and the more you hate and push it away, the more you hate and push away yourself. That’s why I think he can pick up shadows: He’s a physical representation of the individual shadows of everyone who lives in the woods.

Great theory. I read the in between comics and loved them. I also want to read the other comics as well. There is supposed to be another one coming this month.

I always thought the beast was based off of the German folklore of the Erlking (the German boogieman). There's a German poem turned into a ballad called "Erlkonig" that's typically sung by a bass which is why the beast sings the way he does. This is all my speculation so I could be wrong! But maybe there's a connection.

Over the garden wall was so sad when it ended

The beast is simply an evil spirit as described here, along with his own intentions. I do believe he still wants the lantern for himself, and who knows what power he'd be at with that. OTGW could continue off with the beast's return or a new villain.

This is probably the best theory for Over the Garden Wall that I've heard! Most have loopholes, but this is very solid and I love it!

Well, it might not be reality, but theories are more interesting, that's for sure.

This theory is actually really good! Nice job!

Didn’t the series say that in the lantern was the beast’s daughter? I’m not saying your wrong, I haven’t done that book study in 2 years! I just think!

Yess!! I 've wondered about this for a long time.😀😀

Another question I have is why are Wirt and Greg shown in a Clarence episode (you can find the cameo online) when you compare the town from Clarence to the image of Wirt and Greg's town shown at the end of episode 10, almost exactly the same! Not ONLY THAT BUT! in an episode of Clarence called 'Tree of Life' there is a tree with 'faces' that causes Clarence to almost go insane and tired. Along with his friends, who abandon him after they get scar3d and tired as well!! WHAT!!

The beast also represents the ultimate enemy of all existence, the death of hope. Despair. Entropy. The lich. It literally uses the north wind to blow travelers of course and make them wander so astray they relent j to the night. As it did with wurt and greg when they were becoming endelwood trees. The beast, is surrender. Thus he is made up of the "corpses"(knowledge/fear of death) of past travelers souls.

This makes a lot of sense! I was thinking there’s got to be a reason Wert is having this dream, to teach him a lesson. Maybe the lesson is to not let negativity consume you and like Sara says, there is more than one way to look at things. He needs to face his fears and think more positively of his life and his self to overcome his inner beast and ask Sara out

watched all of your theories for this show :>

This is my all time favorite cartoon

Seeing the title name wasiting to see some nightmares for tonight 4:43 there it is.

UGH I LOOVE YOUR THEORIES!

In the chapter the unknown in almost the end when the woodsman shined the light at the beast u can see his an unhuman figure with blody faces as his body like an kid show terror

Is it just me or well listening to an extended version of the beast is out there combined with playing well any game were your entering a boss room of my favorite thing to play it to which is little nightmares it is perfect and definitely sinks you into immersion

So does this mean that if someone relights the lantern with anger or grief in their heart, then the beast could come back?

I needed the lantern

I stayed until the very end and I have a question, something that I can't figure out are the little title drawings shown at the beginning of each episode. In the Art of OTGW Pat states that they symbolise significant parts of each episode... he had an example of how the two brothers in a row boat represent the brother's harsh journey. What's your take on that?

Made it to the end--a great theory for October. :)

I have, A Beast, thank you for helping me realize.

I thought this would be a clickbait video telling us stuff we already know and saying stuff like “He’s actually Satan!” But you actually made some really good points with evidence to back it up, creating a unique interpretation that’ll change my own perception of the show. Good job!

Ik i'm super late and this has nothing to do with the video but I have had this theory on my mind for a LONG time now, but i think the reason that the dog beast in the first episode likes candy is bc Greg put a candy on the turtles back at the beginning of the episode and you see the same turtle when the dog spits it out. Anyway the beast reminds me more of a Wendigo, a beast that when it has found its ''prey'' it will stalk it and stop at nothing to get it. Kind of like the beast and how it goes so far just to get the boys, and also if u compare the beast and a Wendigo's appearance and behaviour/personality there is SUCH a resemblance!

I think the beast is the devil/lucifer Actually the entire series is like a retelling of dante's inferno.

How does this work when the beast used to bear his own lantern forever up until the woodsman it seems

What's the music playing in the background during the whole video ? Amazing content, by the way.

The lil series seemed like an Alice in Wonderland in a way, I did not read the comic or knew there was one. But I certainly questioned about our two plus frog main characters, there was no rabbit to chase but they were in unknown territory and wanted to go home.

I personally think he's a wendigo

What about when the beast claims wort and Greg gives himself up to the beast? The woodsman doesn't seem very close given Greg has started his transformation into an adlewood tree by the time the woodsman has arrived and the beast is shown interacting with a cup that he gives to Greg. Negative emotions make sence but at that point Greg still had hope. And as the woodsman says "I've fought you for the lantern before and I'll fight you again" implying this isn't the only time the beast has tried to switch who holds the lantern but surely any sooner than the series took place and the woodsman would still feel very negative emotions about his daughter

This was a great video you did I give you a big A+ for your video's

I think the beast is the flesh and souls from the children who were lost in the forest. Which explains why he had so many faces all around his body, and the lantern isn’t keeping him alive but instead keeping him amused with everyone’s suffering

It's like the beast is the shadow of the woodsman with the lantern

I love this video

I agree on the fact that the lantern doesn’t keep him alive but I think that he was alive even before the woodsman came around and that whoever is the lantern bearer kind of decides how strong he is depending on how strong their fear or greed is so basically I believe the lantern is not the source of his life but the source of his strength

One thing I don’t understand is the edelwood trees they are real and made from people but their has to be other ways to fuel the lantern so why are they so specifically important

Somebody help me pls im so confused now. So did they had a dream together or all the things just happened with them?

plz look in to this beldam in final battle is a puppet or copy of beldam so copy is hurt and dead but real beldam is not.she can control her puppets, so it makes sense!

An interesting theory, but it doesn’t really fit when you think about it. If the beast really needed the woodsman, he wouldn’t be trying to take it from him. It’s clear the reason he says that the lantern holds their souls is so they don’t try to put it out, as the woodsman does at the end.

I thought the fact that souls were not in the lamp was brought up in the show.

The beast is like the windigo

I feel like your theory is pretty spot on! I also have a theory on the beast in another comment where I believe the beast actually represents death as a whole and the forest as limbo in a sense. I don't know yet if you've already a theory on that, but I see a video of you theorizing what the forest is, so I should watch that. But just to add in my thoughts ahead of time; I believe the beast is represented as death itself, and lost 'travelers' as people who have given up the fight to stay alive and leave the forest, returning to the real world and living. And the lamp would represent their loved ones, grieving and remembering them like you said, keeping their spirits alive. Only eventually, they have to face the truth that...they're gone and want you to accept it as a new way to live. The beast nearly got Wart into his clutches, only for Greg to take his place. This symbolizes a lot! One, Wart has the will to survive and leave with his brother, and must save him from such a fate. I think this kind of represents how a lot of people who attempted suicide, will most likely think about the people that really need us in their lives. Two, Greg is fairly young, so he's the one in legitimate danger. So he could've ended up drowning to death if Wart didn't fight to save him and get them both out of the forest. And finally, Wart ends up feeling responsible for that happening to his brother in a sense. Both in the real world and in that world, due to involving him with his drama and getting them over the garden wall. I also believe the people living their represent either demons or angels, or even just guides for their chance to escape the forest in the first place. Which is why they're either helpful or harmful, like Adelaide was.

Anyone have a link to these canon comics? Like on Amazon or something?

Nice, very nice theory and its possible but I'll stay with devil/dantes hell theory :3

Great video

It's on netflix and sky download aswell, i think :)

He can be anything really , the only things we know , he was the original holder of the lantern , what makes sense , he looks like is made out of an edelwood , and is connected to the black turtles. We actually more info on him coming from his concept ideas than the actual final character , supposed to able steal kids faces , actually the equivalent of devil , he would lure wirt and greg all the time using the tome of unknown , having supposed a sad past too.

Honestly, I think you cracked it.

Can you please do a Video on The Highway Man ?? 😁

I appreciate the Edd's World style

Recently Freeform showed Witches of Eastwick. I think it might intrest ya.

Yaaay Halloween episode

I'm late but it's still good

wait if the beast isn't real then why when the woodsmen shines the light on him it doesn't just go through him like a shadow.

OMG I'm actually early! I think!

Do a theory on The Haunting of Hill House?

This is such a good theory. Though it doesn't explain the single frame of him in the light.

So.. he is a thought form?

I disagree. The tavern people saying that he who caries the lantern is the Beast was true when the Beast was the owner of the latern, but now the Woodsman has it.

Hello made it to the end 👍✨

You should talk through the shining its on netflix right now

We kinda didn’t need an explanation I just finished watching the whole episode and pretty much even tho I didn’t see the comic I saw the comic on RU-vid and the comment section was saying the beasts real name is Brian and the reason why the beasts behavior revolves around the woods man is because he has this crazy obsession with the lantern he is so obsessed that he even lies his daughter is inside that lantern and she will live if the lantern is kept lit but the beasts soul is inside the lantern the woodsman figures it out when wirt points out saying”it’s like your soul is inside it”the woods man figures it out and kills the beast by blowing out the lantern and another thing the beast has been tricking the woods man by telling him to get some wood thingy but he was actually harvesting souls and the woods man didn’t know after the woods man kills the beast his daughter is now back

What if the beast and the unknown are just in Wirt’s head? We can see that after he falls in the river in chapter one at the final he wakes up at the same place and time. What if the beast is just his fears of his life being destroyed and he is only imagining all that stuff? That’s a theory with which I came up and don’t like because that everything is imaginary thing has become a cliche and it’s annoying.

The beast is a wendigo

Hmm I thought he was just Death

This was such a mindless stretch

Angry tree monster

The Beast is a reference to the devil Satan/Lucifer

Guys Guys I solved It everything That we watch IS FEARS Yes So I watch The Cartoon I saw Everything The boat that they were in remember the suksphone that he sing it was in his house and he said he don't know how to sing (or he say he is shy) 1 fear√ In next he was scared of strangers and Every One In The Cartoon were Strangers 2 Fear √ The beast Is His fear of sadness and darkness And Despoints Thats it

Hey I made it til the end and I’m going to subscribe

Do you put fangirl in the titel for those lonely men Cricks?

I think the beast is the wendigo

Yesss

Sorry but going to leave this here The woodsman is Greg and the beast is the wort

Décidément,le Bûcheron est mon personnage préféré.

the beast is a fisical manifistacion of dread

The beast is a Fuath

The beast is Satan

The beast is the devil.

Aku

i love this show 😍😍😻😻 #teamotgw

You talk about star wars

Yo why is eileen explaining this

holy shit you might be onto something

Y E S

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