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Reason for Warning: As per the nature of ElsaGate, the majority of content is heavily sexual and/or violent in nature. Reader discretion is advised.
ElsaGate (also referred to as Kids’ Content Farms) is a sub-aesthetic of Kidcore that focuses on pop culture characters on social media, but often places them in violent, sexual, or disgusting situations and environments. It should not be confused with YTP videos which add overly humorous and inappropriate scenes and tones to normal videos and occasional children's movies, as these videos are not intended for children, whereas ElsaGate videos were a phenomenon in which the videos were actually targeted towards kids.
History[]
When ElsaGate originated in the mid-2010s, it primarily consisted of live-action videos featuring costumes of big-name movie characters such as Elsa and Spider-Man. In recent times however, it has evolved and started including popular internet-exclusive characters as well, typically characters from horror series such as Huggy Wuggy from "Poppy Playtime" and Pomni from "The Amazing Digital Circus" on social platforms, mostly YouTube. Many of these videos were found to have millions of views, prompting questions about YouTube's content moderation and filtering systems.
YouTube responded by implementing stricter guidelines for children's content and removing many of the inappropriate videos. They also introduced the YouTube Kids app as a safer alternative for young viewers.
Despite these measures, ElsaGate videos and similar content continue to circulate on the platform, prompting ongoing concerns about child safety and the impact of unsuitable content on young audiences.
Visuals[]
One of the most common features of ElsaGate is the usage of pop culture characters and often unfitting royalty free music. It is not common for characters to be in situations that would be considered inappropriate or graphic to most (giving birth, getting kidnapped, committing suicide, etc.).
Another key feature in ElsaGate videos is the excessive usage of clip art and traced and/or stolen artwork. However, more recent examples of ElsaGate often use official screenshots from various pieces of media with the occasional clip art.
On the side of images, its main feature is bright saturated colors (usually reds, cyans and yellows), the climax of the video, and/or red arrows pointing at what the viewer should be focusing on. Occasionally these videos are in a claymation style.
Music[]
- The Boo Boo Song by Johny FamilyShow (An overused song in ElsaGate content)
- Finger Family
- Johnny Johnny Yes Papa
- Play-Doh Ice Cream Song
- Five Little Ducks
- Baby Shark
- Wheels on the Bus
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Old MacDonald Had a Farm
- Baa Baa Black Sheep
- Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
- The Hokey Pokey
- If You're Happy and You Know It
- Itsy Bitsy Spider
- Five Little Monkeys
- London Bridge is Falling Down
- ABC Song
- Humpty Dumpty
- Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
- Three Little Kittens
- Ten in the Bed
- Any nursery rhymes
Media[]
Similar to the Cutecore page's section for media, the following list of media is media that is commonly used in ElsaGate videos rather than media that fits the visuals of the aesthetic.
Film[]
- Despicable Me (2010-present)
- Equestria Girls (2013-2016)
- Frozen (2013)
- Hulk (1962-present)
- Joker (2019)
- Spider-Man (1962-present)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2020-present)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023-present)
- Encanto (2021)
- All Disney Princess movies (1937-present)
- The Boss Baby (2017)
- Inside Out duology (2015-present)
- Cars (2006-2017)
- Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Television[]
- Bluey (2018-present)
- Come and Learn with Pibby! (2021)
- Dora the Explorer franchise (2000-present)
- My Little Pony franchise (mainly My Little Pony Friendship is Magic and its spin-off Equestria Girls) (1984-present)
- Peppa Pig (2004-present)
- Squid Game (2021)
- Wednesday (2022)
- Chainsaw Man (2022)
- The Owl House (2020-2023)
- The Ghost And Molly McGee (2021-2024)
- Hazbin Hotel (2019/2024-present)
- PJ Masks (2015-2024)
- Thomas and Friends (1984-2021)
- Numberblocks (2017-present)
Video Games[]
- Among Us (2018)
- Animal Crossing series (mainly New Leaf and New Horizons) (2001-present)
- Five Nights At Freddy's (2014-present)
- Friday Night Funkin' (2020)
- Billie Bust Up (2017)
- Garten of BanBan (2023)
- Minecraft (2009)
- Poppy Playtime (2021)
- Roblox (2004)
- Break In
- DOORS
- Rainbow Friends
- Piggy
- Dandy's World
- Super Mario Bros. (1985-present)
- Sonic The Hedgehog (1991-present)
- My Singing Monsters (2012)
- Toca Life World (2018)
- Avatar World City Life (2023)
- Games by Lunime (Gacha Life, Gacha World, etc.) (2010-present)
- Vyond/GoAnimate (2007–2018)
- The Sims franchise (2000-present)
- Fortnite (2017-present)
- GTA 5 (2013)
- Zoonomaly (2024)
- Indigo Park (2024)
- Incredibox (2009)
Game Websites[]
- GirlsGoGames (current)
- Kizi
- Yiv
- Atmegame
- GirlsuGames
- Play-Games
- KidzSearch Games
- Fog
- AgnesGames
- TapTopGames
- UFreeGames
- enjoy4fun
- coolgame
Webseries[]
- Skibidi Toilet
- The Amazing Digital Circus
- Alphabet Lore
Characters[]
Pre-COPPA[]
- Elsa (Frozen)
- Anna (Frozen)
- Spider-Man
- Venom
- Joker
- The Hulk
- Maleficent
- Mickey Mouse
- Peppa Pig (Peppa Pig)
- Minions (Despicable Me franchise)
- Any character (My Little Pony)
Post-COPPA[]
- Any character (Garten of BanBan)
- Huggy Wuggy (Poppy Playtime)
- Kissy Missy (Poppy Playtime)
- Poppy (Poppy Playtime)
- Smiling Critters (Poppy Playtime)
- Pomni (The Amazing Digital Circus)
- Jax (The Amazing Digital Circus)
- Barnaby (Billie Bust Up)
- The Rainbow Friends (Rainbow Friends)
- Any character (DOORS)
- Any character (Alphabet Lore)
- Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family franchise)
- Boyfriend (Friday Night Funkin')
- Girlfriend (Friday Night Funkin')
- Pibby (Come and Learn with Pibby!)
- Young-hee (Squid Game)
- Any character (Super Mario Bros.)
- Any character (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Ankha (Animal Crossing)
- Wubbox (My Singing Monsters)
- Any Monster in Ethereal Workshop (My Singing Monsters)
- Denji (Chainsaw Man)
- Piggy (Piggy)
- Bluey (Bluey)
- Theodore Lindsay Templeton (The Boss Baby)
Related Channels[]
Please visit these channels at your own risk as content found may be disturbing or gross. Viewer discretion is advised.
- Kphoria
- ToyFreaks (terminated channel)
- Toys in Japan (terminated channel)
- Hayootoons
- CrazzyFunToon
- Slime Cat/Gummy Dora
- SUGARWI/CAT MICHILON
- TOOFY TOONS
- pipikiu
- Peppa Ana
- Animation 4.o/5.o/6.o (terminated channels)
- Kissy Show
- Simmers series
- LankyBox
- TomSings
Criticism[]
TBA