NeoScum

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Transcribed - Published: 20 June 2025

At long last, we return to the world of NeoScum and revisit its colorful cavalcade of characters. Friends, enemies, lovers, strangers... and maybe even the NeoScum themselves.// As the NeoScum Epilogue explores the entire extended NSU (NeoScum Universe™) — including one-off bits from several years ago, never-before-seen figures only ever alluded to, as well as characters and events from Patreon-exclusive NeoScum Gaiden episodes — it can be a lot to keep straight. For your convenience, we have provided an index of the various characters and their original (or primary) appearance in the show.// CHARACTER INDEXPP PrologueThe PPs are the PPsKronksaur, the non-canonical time-traveling dinosaur, is mentioned throughout the show when harassing GannonIntroOrgene first appears in Ep 6: Kannabis JakSamantha Argyle first appears in Ep 1 of the SunUp Gaiden, and first (properly) appears on the main feed in Ep 56: The HuntMotel OwnersThe Motel Owners first appear in Ep 30: Neo VacancyThe LichThe Lich’s acolytes first appear in Ep 81: Neo Genesis EvangeliscumThe Lich appears in Ep 82: Voice of ShadowsBlue StarRatz first appears in Ep 80: Way of RatzSunUpHnZ is briefly mentioned in Ep 1: Darkmovers, then does not appear until Ep 4 of the One Shot crossover. He reappears with the rest of SunUp in the SunUp Gaiden seriesTGIFridaysBob Flenderson first appears in Ep 62: Blow This SceneBob is played by John Patrick Coan (JPC)Jelly first appears in Ep 1 of the One Shot Crossover EpisodesDeath RacePandora is first mentioned Ep 5: We Are NeoScum and first appears in the Sister’s Keeper GaidenLydo briefly appears Ep 20: The Come Down and then properly appears in the Sister’s Keeper Gaiden.Beer Greg appears in Ep 77: Join The Party (after being teased in Ep 76)Kannabis Jak first appears in (the aptly titled) Ep 6: Kannabis JakLiteralist ParkingThe parking attendant robot first appears in Ep 44: Bad LotThe Literalists first appear in Ep 12: Retail TherapyBarft Vada first appears in Ep 27: Ursa MayhemBarft is played by Rashawn ScottGood Boy and BZBBeel Z Bub first appears in Ep 16: Quarter to DeadEdmund Fitzgerald Kennedy (Good Boy) first properly appears in Ep 41: A Few Good Boys but he and his family get blown up in Ep 8: Appointment with DestinyGood Boy is played by Jonah Cooper.Shirley and MaxShirley Guzman first appears in Ep 11: Born to RunMax first appears in Ep 5: We are NeoScumScript ReadingAlan Thatcher first appears in Ep 4: Fight NightGrant Junctal first appears in Ep 10: Lights, Camera, Magic! (where it's mentioned he's based on Chr*s Pr*tt)Grimaldo Goodfeather can be found in the SunUp Gaiden and fighting the Giga Giant in Ep 100: Scum Together (Finale, Act I)The Doctor with the Cocktor first appears in Ep 49: Last RightsMerv The Birb first appears in Ep 88: Scummer’s FiveBrandon Sanderson (the mysterious beast) is mentioned in Ep 88: Scummer’s FiveThe Mettinrahl EstateBag Mettinrahl first appears in Ep 43: New Year, New MexicoMerinway and Bag Mettnirahl both appear in Ep 47: Ride AlongMerinway is played by Meredith StepienCorporate SurvivalScott Free first properly appears in Ep 31: Do Not DisturbKyle Guntch and Tré Santivo both appear in the Corporate Survival GaidenPornus Fettywap first appears in Ep 35: Whimpers and BangsBloodbutt's Body ShopBloodbutt first appears in Ep 12: Retail TherapyGoff first appears in Ep 70: Raining DeathAmon (the Z-scarred orc) briefly appears in Ep 58: Haunting Ground, returns at the end of Ep 97: Spirit of Xanadu, then finally in Ep 100: Scum TogetherCandy Crush CasinoPrugl appears in the Miners of Ür GaidenDreek first appears in Ep 50: 50/50 (this isn't exactly Dreek — he's still dead — but you get the idea)Holden Roth first appears in Ep 70: Raining DeathThe Starscourge BrandonPat Rothfuss first appears in Ep 89: All InPat Rothfuss is played by Patrick RothfussNana and LalaNana first appears in Ep 13: No Looking BackLala first appears in Ep 19: Night ShiftBlister and TréBlister first appears Ep 32: Bring It InHM Mathrick appears in — "Actually, I won’t tell this one, you’re gonna have to dig to find out who this is." - Gannon ReedyThe One Who Watches the WavesRhon first appears in Ep 14: Rhon Away with MeRhon is played by Stephen KropaSG Holy Blood name is briefly mentioned in the Busting Dawn Gaiden and is alluded to in Ep 82: Voice of ShadowsHoly Blood mentions Zed and The Gentleman from the Cthulu Gaiden series.4Get pt.2The Rat Bastard’s Kris first appears in Ep 27: Ursa Mayhem and is prominently featured in the Fyre's Dungeon ArcScum AgainXanadu first appears in Ep 1: DarkmoversThe NeoScum first appear in Ep 1: Darkmovers but live eternally in our heartsThank you for loving our show.NeoScum is Blair Britt, Mike Migdall, Gannon Reedy, Eleni Sauvageau, and Casey Toney. Yeah, daddy. You can find NeoScum on Twitter, on Reddit, and at NeoScum.com.The NeoScum Epilogue was edited by Casey Toney, with help from Mike Migdall and Esper Quinn. Hear more of Mike's work on the NeoScum Patreon and more of Esper's on Insert Credit.// THE GOOD STUFFNEW EPS AND MORE ON THE NEOSCUM PATREON! Scum Rat patrons get Gaiden and Scum Chat episodes every other Saturday alongside hundreds of hours of bonus episodes and content!SNAG YOUR MERCH! Visit NeoScum.com/shop for a truckload of NeoScum clothing, accessories, and decor!DOWNLOAD THE ALBUM! Download NeoScum: The Album, Gio Benedetti's 10-track album of songs he's made for the show, for free at his Bandcamp!SIGN UP FOR THE SCUMLETTER! Keep up to date on all things NeoScum with our fun and informative monthly newsletter, available for sign up at NeoScum.com/scumletter.This episode of NeoScum contains music from Gio Benedetti and HoZac Records. Music may have been edited or modified for use. Learn more about HoZac and the artists they support at HoZacRecords.com.

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2023

End of the road, folks. We've put a lot of miles on this baby but she still runs well. Open the windows, close your eyes, and enjoy this one last ride. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2022

Hell is real and the devil is here. Under fiery skies and raining blood, the NeoScum — half in the grave already — are assaulted by an overwhelming force. It's the penultimate chapter of this storied tale, and any end awaits. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 26 April 2022

With miles between them and the clash of gunfire and gigagiant, the NeoScum take refuge at Manuelder's garage. There's a lot to unpack, but at least they're safe. ...They are safe, right? Why's this blurb still going? They're safe, right?? // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2022

Kaiju-level calamity approaches and the NeoScum want nothing to do with it. But before they go, a reunion is in order. Well, two if you're Dak, but who's counting. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 14 March 2022

The NeoScum finally reach the facility housing Z's body, and gain entry in a spectacular fashion. Unfortunately, they're not the only guests due for a visit. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 13 February 2022

Seems like all of LA's got it out for the NeoScum and they're not afraid to show it. But, in the right hands, the true spirit of Xanadu cannot be contained. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 1 February 2022

With Z back (kinda) and safe (kinda), the NeoScum are whole again (kinda). Festivities will have to wait. There's a treacherous drive between them and the pod, and the League of Honored Truckers aims to keep that way. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 16 January 2022

At long last: Los Angeles (greater metropolitan area)! Logic says it's the end of the road for our fair crew. But that ol' road never really ends now does she? // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 3 January 2022

The NeoScum and Rhon take stock. There's blood on the street and a hanging question in the silence: What now? What's next? (Featuring Stephen Kropa as Rhon) // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 4 December 2021

Deep in the desert in the dead of night, Dak, Pox, and Tech finally find their missing brother, Rhon. Rhon found something of his own, secrets burried in the sand. And soon, someone else finds them all. (Featuring Stephen Kropa as Rhon) // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 22 November 2021

Seeking Rhon and, by association, Lil Marco's recently-widowed ex, Tabatha, the NeoScum follow a lead to the home of Shaquille Squeebo. It's a Douche Palace in a gated community of Douche Palaces. Chaos, and Christmas, ensues. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 7 November 2021

Post-heist, Dak, Pox, and Tech lay low at the Cookie Cake Casino, enjoying a well-deserved break. But there's a Z-shaped hole in this experience. And soon, he's not the only thing that's missing. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 24 October 2021

It's the final act of the El-Kurru heist and all bets are off. When plans go awry, the Scummers Five are forced to improvise. But putting it all on the line means preparing to lose it, and the cost may be more than they bargained for. Still, when you're hot... how can you not double down? (Featuring Pat Rothfuss as Patrick Rothfuss.) // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 27 September 2021

They say it can't be done. They say it's one of the most secure and highly protected vaults in all of Vegas, buried deep within the burial chamber of a gargantuan fortified pyramid. They say the only way to get that door open is if they open it for you. Jackpot. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 20 September 2021

To pull off an impossible heist, you need an impossible crew. Rambo. Pender. Purpler. Thatcher. Rothfuss. Sounds like a laugh — I'm in. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 28 August 2021

It's a desert showdown in the dark of night! Everybody wants the pod and they'll do anything to get it. Even if it costs their lives. (Featuring Stephen Kropa as Rhon.) // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 16 August 2021

Episode 87 of NeoScum is a massive beast that can't be tamed quite yet. So instead, we're unlocking the first episode in our MÖRK BORG NeoScum Gaiden series, Miners of Ür! All three hilarious eps are up on Patreon now and feature Mike's most stunning editing yet. And with that, let's rock! // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 31 July 2021

NeoScum+Rhon tear out of Vegas and into the dark, empty roads of the Mojave outskirts. They're hot on the tail of Lil Marco's widow, Tabatha, currently captured — or worse. But one seemingly incumspicuous word just may turn the clear path forward into a dead end. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 18 July 2021

The crew pays the blind on the hand they were dealt and sets off in pursuit of Lil Marco's widowed ex-wife Tabatha. They'd like answers, but Rhon's eggs are scrambled and there's little time to lose. Featuring Stephen Kropa as Rhon. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 4 July 2021

Dak, Pox, and Tech get reacquainted with their old buddy Rhon and hit the Vegas strip for a night of high rolling hijinks. But unfortunately, what happens out of Vegas doesn't stay out of Vegas. (Featuring Stephen Kropa as Rhon) // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 20 June 2021

Dak, Pox, and Tech deliberate the course ahead, when suddenly inspired to call an old friend. To their dismay, the interaction leaves them with more questions than answers — a misfortune they'll soon repeat. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 5 June 2021

The NeoScum finally have an audience with the Moab Lich. But it seems a simple chat is out of the question. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 23 May 2021

Deep in the rocky expanse of Moab wilderness, Dak, Pox, and Tech claim their mechanical prize. Get in the robot, NeoScum. The Lich awaits. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 9 May 2021

With the threat of the Lich's Cult made startlingly clear, the NeoScum seek to even the odds with a little more firepower. They know just what they want and just where to go, but can their trust their captive guide? // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2021

In lieu of a typical release, we're unlocking the first episode of the Scott's Big Adventure NeoScum Gaiden series for everyone! You can hear the whole series by becoming a Darkmover ($5) of the NeoScum Patreon. Even better -- you can get the Corporate Survival RPG handbook Gannon wrote for this campaign at neoscum.itch.io! // Expand Show Notes For More!

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2021

Caught in an ambush, Dak, Pox, and Tech fight confusion, temptation, and fear to find their way forward. Nothing good comes from looking back. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 28 March 2021

The NeoScum arrive in the bombed out ruins of Moab, en route to the Lich's kingdom. There they come across an old friend of Dak's in another found family of runners, who look to strike up a deal. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 13 March 2021

With money burning a hole in their pocket and sadness digging one in their heart, Dak, Tech, and Pox seek distraction through a destructive, debaucherous rager in the broad daylight. One could even say it's a desert mirage. // Content Warning: Mention of suicide, animal injury/death // Editor's Note: Gannon has poor sound quality in the first half of the episode. His audio was lost and we had to use the Zoom track // Expand show notes for links and more!

Transcribed - Published: 27 February 2021

The NeoScum — well, Dak, Pox, and Tech — leave town still reeling from their friend's sudden disappearance. They were dealt a bum hand, worst in the deck... but every deal has its turn. // Expand show notes for more!

Transcribed - Published: 13 February 2021

Rest, it seems, has come to the NeoScum. Pox processes, Z contemplates, Tech remembers, Dak comforts. Rest has come, but will leave with its share. Goodnight. // Expand Show Notes For More!

Transcribed - Published: 29 January 2021

South of Sedona, under the soft light of mystic quartz, Oracle's prophecy is realized. // Expand shownotes for more! //

Transcribed - Published: 16 January 2021

Pandora and Pals' eerie escape from the Pender family torture dungeon continues — and concludes! Can they survive the peril of their captivity? Can they survive... themselves?// As a special thank you to the Patrons who have supported us through NeoScum's hiatus, we've prepared a bonus two-part Gaiden, directly adjacent to the events of the main story. And now, as a special holiday treat, we're releasing it to all listeners for free!Featuring the NeoScum Metal Theme by Gio Benedetti and the following music courtesy of HoZac Records: Un Ballade pour Clive by The Limiñanas (starts 0:20), Shaman by NICE FACE (14:15), No Resistance by Oister (29:40), Liaison by NICE FACE (38:50), and Sky Blue by Oister (1:01:30).

Transcribed - Published: 2 January 2021

Across the pond and under the earth, we finally meet Pox's sister Pandora — locked in her box — with three dear friends. Together, they aim to open it. // Expand Shownotes for More! //

Transcribed - Published: 25 December 2020

The NeoScum split Phoenix with no destination but "away". The path forward may not be clear but, in the end, there's only one way to go. // Expand show notes for more! //

Transcribed - Published: 19 December 2020

It's just a few miles' road and one abandoned factory between the NeoScum and sweet Xanadu's warm embrace. Simple. But simple don't come easy to NeoScum. // Expand Show Notes For More! //

Transcribed - Published: 5 December 2020

In the aftermath of destructive conflict, the NeoScum make a desperate bid to retrieve Tech Wizard's vacant body from the office across the road. The law's closing in, the clock is ticking, and the crew can't afford to make mistakes. // Expand Show Notes For More! //

Transcribed - Published: 23 November 2020

Watch your head. // Expand show notes for links and more //

Transcribed - Published: 7 November 2020

Don't say it. Don't you dare say it. // EXPAND SHOW NOTES FOR LINKS AND MORE //

Transcribed - Published: 23 October 2020

NeoScum is back and hitting the ground gunning. Operation Finding Father's gone FUBAR and survival requires a desperate change in plans. With everything on the line, the only way out is in. // EXPAND SHOW NOTES FOR MORE! //

Transcribed - Published: 10 October 2020

Hard to believe but it's happened: NeoScum has a full series recap. Well, more specifically, NeoScum has recaps for every Arc in the show (attached to the first ep of every new arc!) and we've compiled them here for listeners new and old. // EXPAND SHOW NOTES FOR TIMESTAMPS AND MORE! //

Transcribed - Published: 8 October 2020

We're here with a quick update on the timeline of upcoming NeoScum mainfeed releases! Details in the full show notes! // EXPAND SHOW NOTES FOR MORE //

Transcribed - Published: 5 June 2020

The first episode of NeoScum's Patreon-exclusive Dungeon Crawl Classics campaign is now unlocked for all! The DCC Gaiden begins in earnest, and we finally meet meet our wide cast of wannabe-adventurers. With so many characters there's bound to be one you like! ...just don't get too attached. // EXPAND SHOW NOTES FOR LINKS AND MORE //

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2020

NeoScum's Gen Con 2019 live show is now available to all! In this alternate universe what if, NeoScum revisits Ep. 38: Chaos Take The Wheel where a decisive game of blackjack determined the path ahead. If Lady Luck saw fit, just what future would this world hold? // EXPAND SHOW NOTES FOR LINKS AND MORE //

Transcribed - Published: 8 May 2020

It's part two of the NeoScum x Queens of Adventure crossover event led by DM Matt Baume! This time, Dak, Pox, and, uh, "Amon Doole IIII" (it's Gannon) ALSO conspire to escape an unfamiliar land with the help of new friends and comrades, Arson Nicki and Fox E. Kim. // EXPAND SHOW NOTES FOR LINKS AND MORE //

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2020

NeoScum meet the Queens of Adventure in this two part crossover event! In this episode, led by DM Matt Baume, Tech and Z conspire to escape an unfamiliar land with the help of new friends and comrades, Butylene O'Kipple and Fraya Love. // EXPAND SHOW NOTES FOR MORE //

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2020

The NeoScum close in on Pox's father under the guise of meeting with a trusted subordinate. But with prey like this, who's hunting who? // EXPAND SHOW NOTES FOR MORE //

Transcribed - Published: 28 March 2020

The NeoScum, broken and tired, reach Phoenix shrouded in the dust of a rogue trucker convoy. With a decisive confrontation impending, Dak and Z call in favors. [Content Warning in full show notes] // EXPAND SHOW NOTES FOR MORE //

Transcribed - Published: 15 March 2020

With the explosive threat of death behind them (at the sacrifice of a friend), the NeoScum gather themselves and set their course for the future. // EXPAND SHOW NOTES FOR MORE //

Transcribed - Published: 1 March 2020