First things first, no one here knows me, makes sense. Little introduction: I’ve been on fandom for some time now. I’ve been on the Roblox Wiki, Wings of Fire Wiki(s), Inheriwiki, Encyclopedia Spongebobia (at times), Coding Help Wiki, Nickipedia, and others
. Of course I’ve only read about the amount of events, controversies, history, the awards, generations, characters and other things on this Wiki.
I started watching Downfall Parodies back in 2020, of course by browsing on YouTube and clicking on a random HRP video that interested. After a year I made a dedicated YouTube profile for the time I spend on this fandom, Inglorious Hitler. I might make a dedicated DF account, with that one being my third one.
I plan on becoming an Unterganger myself. Not until I get a new Laptop and software that is (I have no laptop or software, I am typing this on mobile). So with that out of the way…
I came back to this wiki after for about a year and was rereading about the generations of Untergangers, when I red a specific comment, about the creation of a Seventh Gen after Bruno Ganz’s death. Then a thought struck me: A.I.
New technology could give rise to a new generation of Untergangers. HRP (unofficially) demonstrated use of AI in his “Dolfy is trapped in a dungeon” and “US” presidents visit the bunker” videos.
AI could be used to recreate the voices of the characters. AI could also be used to modify scenes, as opposed to simple (and sometimes crude) photoshops. New whole scenes could be made using AI, or simple AI images for “emphasis.”
An AI image of Trump being arrested was created not too long ago and gained prevalence. Of course, there are still some things to be reworked, but whole images could be used to help in emphasizing a video’s subject and AI video could you know, as I mentioned it.
The community and fandom as a whole could see a shift never seen in its history. One bound to bring controversy and drama. Probably even more devastating that anything before.
That is because the use of AI could lead to the newer generations straying further from the original format of the fandom: replacing subtitles. Voices recreated, new whole videos made, this could lead to nuclear meltdown never seen before.
If this were to come to fruition I am predicting it will be a split between the older and newer Untergangers in ideas, way to create parodies, types of parodies and so forth. This could lead to several smaller fractions, raids, flag wars and all of it will increase.
The fandom has been stagnant at the moment on the level of new Untergangers joining and many retiring. There are no formal community awards and I can’t see any major things going on within the community.
New technology means new opportunity means new creators joining. If this were to happen and tensions were to rise, I see HRP retiring.
The community is stagnant because “ideas” have been “exhausted.” No new technological breakthroughs have occurred and too many Unterganger have retired with not enough joining. AI may change that though, and well, what else do I have to say.
My first (and probably only… for some time) post on here. Good night.