LITERAL WALKING PERFECTION | Baby Steps - Part 4

Markiplier| 00:37:54|Mar 24, 2026
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The narrator introduces themselves and outlines the goal of reaching the watchtower up the hill while staying cautious.

Markiplier carves out a chaotic, funny trek through Baby Steps Part 4, hopping between towers, ice cream prizes, and stubbornly avoiding ice-cold doom.

Summary

Markiplier returns as Nathan in Baby Steps Part 4, sprinting up hills, dodging cacti, and chasing elusive prizes. He juggles goal-oriented moves—like reaching the watchtowwer—against detours and distractions such as ice cream and signposts that mislead him. The stream crawls with nervous teases about the rock climbing wall and the ever-melting terrain, punctuated by dramatic near-falls and moments of verbal fluster. Throughout, Markiplier/Human Nathan narrates his own missteps, sometimes debating the value of lanterns and whether to take a shortcut or trust the path ahead. A running gag centers on the “creme of the ice” and the crown/trophy, used as motivational tools that keep flinging him back into the loop. He chats with a fellow traveler in a staged, humorous exchange about heat, fashion, and Inspector Gadget-esque lanterns, lightening the tension. The pacing alternates between tense climbs and playful banter, culminating in a triumphant but exhausted resolve to press on. The session ends with Nathan reasserting his determination to reach the top, despite the roadblocks, and teasing viewers about future misadventures.

Key Takeaways

  • Trying to rush a move up the hill often backfires; Markiplier’s Nathan emphasizes careful footing and deliberate steps to avoid slips.
  • Ice cream as a motivator becomes a recurring obstacle and source of comic tension, triggering detours and reset moments.
  • Navigating with multiple lanterns adds humor and a practical trade-off; one lantern is enough to progress without looking like Inspector Gadget.
  • Signage and hidden paths force a loop—watchtowers and objectives aren’t always visible, teaching patience and persistence.
  • Side-stepping near edges and practicing balance turn risky sections into surprisingly doable maneuvers with enough confidence.
  • Moments of frustration are punctuated by self-aware humor, creating a memorable, personality-forward playthrough rather than a straight run.
  • Nathan discovers a potential shortcut via a slender ridge, weighing time saved against the risk of a slide or fall.

Who Is This For?

Essential viewing for fans of Markiplier who enjoy rambunctious, personality-driven puzzle/platformer content and long-form playthroughs with humorous interjections and self-deprecating wit.

Notable Quotes

"I LITERALLY looked away for one second to make sure my recording was recording and Okay, it's fine."
Shows the game’s volatile momentum and the streamer’s distracted reaction to recording mishaps.
"This seems impossible. Okay, so this was a fool's errand all along."
Exemplifies the game’s deceptive paths and Nathan’s growing realization of dead ends.
"I'm having a GREAT TIME. I'm having a great time. Everybody, just don't you worry."
A humorous self-affirmation that punctuates a tough, grindy stretch with optimism.
"I don't care anymore. I don't care. It's stupid and I don't care."
Captures the moment of comic frustration and the drive to push through setbacks.
"See, when I'm not worried about a stupid ice, cream of the ice or a stupid crown, I don't have anything weighing me down."
Highlights how distractions impact performance—and how shedding them helps him focus.

Questions This Video Answers

  • How does Markiplier navigate the watchtower objective in Baby Steps Part 4?
  • Why does the ice cream quest keep throwing Nathan off in this episode?
  • What shortcuts or risks are encountered while climbing the rock wall in Baby Steps?
  • How does lantern usage affect progression and humor in Baby Steps Part 4?
  • What are the funniest moments in Markiplier's run through the later sections of Baby Steps?
MarkiplierBaby StepsWatchtowerIce cream prizeRock wallLanternsBalance and footingPathfindingHumor in gaming
Full Transcript
Hello everybody. My name is Markabl and welcome back to uh Happy Feet, not Happy Feet, Baby Steps. All right, so I know the general gist of what I'm supposed to do. I think that the watchtowwer is probably going to be up this hill. So I'm going to just go as fast as I can. If I don't make it, then I don't make it. But I'll try my best to make it in good time. So we'll need to be a little cautious when I need to be cautious. Otherwise, I'm not going up the rock climbing wall. I'm not doing it. It was not going to happen. And it was not worth it. I just need to be smart about my foot placement here and I'll be good. Yep. Okay. Just got to watch out for the cacti. Cut across here. Not sure where I'm going to go up this incline just yet. Oh my god. Okay. Um Okay. Think I got to make this gap here maybe. Oh my god. This is Oh god. Nope. That's not right. Okay. Damn it. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Okay. All right. That's good. No. PLEASE. NO. NO. NO. GOD. I LOOKED AWAY. I LITERALLY L GOD. OH MY GOD. PLEASE. YES. OH. Holy [ __ ] Holy [ __ ] NO. GOD DAMN. YOU GO. I LITERALLY looked away for one [ __ ] second to make sure my recording was recording and Okay, it's fine. I got this. I don't even know how that happened. I legitimately don't know how that happened. How did me looking away cause me to fall? I'm not even on a steep incline. I don't even move. What happened? All right, whatever. All right, just got to get to wherever I'm going before this melts, which I should have a good amount of time. I mean, I'm willing to bet that the rock wall does take you probably straight there. So, I'm I'm guessing that as soon as I get up here, a left turn would be in order to, you know, get it to where it is. But let's see. Again, I don't know if there's any other prize, but I think it's just, you know, an achievement. Okay. Okay. Damn it. This is pose. Huh? Why am I even going up the stairs? Wouldn't it be easier to go around and then fall down? Yep, it would. It's like I'm dumb or something. Come on. Here we go. Okay, I got to hurry. I'm almost out. How's it melting so fast? Jeez, it's melting so fast. NO. NO. GOD, YOU [ __ ] [ __ ] Where's my [ __ ] ground? What the [ __ ] Stop that. It's not [ __ ] Why? Stop. [ __ ] hell. Come on, man. I'm in a hurry. And I'm not rushing. I don't think I am. Anyway, this should work. It's It's lift. It's lift. Lift. Lift. What? It's what? Lift. There we go. And straddle. And then come over. And then that's it. And that's all there is to it. Nothing else crazy. That's just what it is. That should be it. What? No. No. Crap. What do you mean? Why did it get thrown down? I was right there. Why would it get thrown? What the hell? Why would it get thrown? Why did it get thrown? Oh my god. You're [ __ ] kidding me. Oh my god. Just It's almost gone. Oh my god. Oh, come on. Oh my god. You [ __ ] What? Why are my feet backwards? Why? Why? I know it's gone. I'm going to go up here to make sure that this is even where I'm supposed to go because if it's not, then I'm wasting my time here. Oh, now I get up there [ __ ] easy as could be. [ __ ] the easiest thing in the world. Oh, good. That's so [ __ ] good for me. Oh my god, that's so good. That seems impossible though. There's no lip. The lip that is here kind of erodess. And I don't think that way would go anywhere. No, it seems impossible. Okay. So, this was a fool's errand all along. Is that what this was? That's may maybe touch it. No, no, no. Let me look around, I guess. Okay. Once I find where the uh watchtowwer is, I'm going to go back and get the ice cream. Then I'll be able to go up pretty quickly. Or at least I'll I'll know if it's a fool's errand. This is a maybe. Pretty steep. Nope. I made it. But to what benefit? Where's the watchtowwer? Is that where I'm supposed to take it? Oh [ __ ] Well, it's a bit more direct, I guess. Hey, there's another dude. I don't know. I don't think this is the right way to go. I think that I've been going a pretty stupid way this entire time. Pretty sure that I've I've gone exactly the dumb way. Oh boy. No boy. I do not need to do this. It is unnecessarily steep. [ __ ] Oh crap. There's a long way to go. I I am actually trying to find where the top of the uh rock wall goes. Okay, cuz I am going to get that ice cream. There's been so many of those signs. And when I was in the other area, I didn't see a single sign to go get something for a watchtowwer. I saw the the vase one, but that was actually at the watchtowwer. This one seems to be emphasizing that I need to go get this ice cream real badly. Where's the quad? My fingers are getting tired. Okay, where are we now? Oh, this is not what I was expecting. Huh? What? What? What the [ __ ] You okay, man? What? You okay? All right. I don't even know where the rock wall comes into play anymore. But I'm going to get this ice cream. I'm going to get it. Uh-huh. Where the hell is the ice cream? Is that the top of the rock wall? That seems like the top of the rock wall. Or not. or I'm completely wrong. What the [ __ ] Where am I? Where's the ice cream? No, this is No, it's this is the top of the stairs. So, all I needed to do was See, I can't see it from here. Why can't I see it? I think it's behind that tree. So, what I needed to do is I needed to get to the top of this. Make a right. Go over there. I think I think it's behind that tree. It's just so conveniently behind the tree. It's annoyingly behind the tree. [ __ ] Oh [ __ ] Oh god. But there's definitely plenty of time to make that happen. So, I'm going to go make that happen, even though I've made very little happen else-wise in my life. Damn, that was a long way up. What a waste of time I did. Okay, but I see it over there. I can make that distance happen. I can make it. That's a lot of cacti here for some reason. I just wanted to hump that rock for a little bit. Yeah. Sometimes you just got an urge. Who am I to say no? Where is this guy? Oh god. Oh god. Oh god. Ow. Cactus. Don't freak out. Okay, I see him. He's down there. All right. Where the hell did that rock? Oh, there's the rock wall. Okay. Well, I mean, it doesn't really help me now cuz it is actually impossible to just climb with my fezes. So, I'm not going to worry about that. I am going to throw myself down this mountain. And there's nothing anybody can do about it. Donk. Yeah, you're fine. All right. And then we're off to the races. All right. Ready? Here we go. Aha. Come around on the old ice cream. Oh, yeah. I love It's the cream of the ice. Cream of the ice. Oh, yep. Yep. Cream of the ice. You can have another one then. Okay. Thanks. Oh, woo. Oh, woo. All right. Here we go. Oh, come on. Really bad start. Come on. Okay, keep going. I'm not looking away. That's what happened the last time. Not looking away. Okay. All right, we're in business. God, I wish my controller wasn't sticking. Okay, Ignoring the stairs. Just carrying on. I see it. Got plenty of ice left. Oh, [ __ ] me. I didn't account for that. Okay. [ __ ] Um, I can't wait around. We got to go. We just got to go. Okay. Just going to slide down here. Slide down. Perfectly good. Adjust the feet. Yep. Slide. Okay. We're going to throw it. Yep. We threw it. [ __ ] [ __ ] me then. it's fine. And that was intentional. Just got to recover. There's still time. Where'd it go? Where'd it go? Okay, here All right, let's off. That doesn't seem so bad. I definitely can make it. I I'm hoping that this actually was the closest one. And I'm not stupid. And there was one right around the other corner. I think this is the one. It has to be cuz if it's not then I made a horrible error and I've never done that. Oh my god, that was a drop. [ __ ] do not. I really wish you wouldn't throw that. It really makes me nervous. No, no, no, no. What? Oh my god. If you'd have [ __ ] thrown it there. Just get to the edge and throw it as hard as you can off the ledge. That's what we need to do. That's [ __ ] impossible. Oh, [ __ ] Ah, [ __ ] Let's just give myself a little bit more wiggle room. I'll go up to the top. Try that. Never mind. I'm going to [ __ ] fall. No, this was a dumb move. This is a dumb move. Don't know why I did this. [ __ ] Okay, let's just go. Oh, it's going to slide me all the way down. No, no, no, no, no, no. There we go. Okay, that actually worked out shockingly well. We're not We're not going to go that way. We're not doing that. WHY [ __ ] What the [ __ ] [ __ ] wrong with you. You just threw it as far as you could. What the [ __ ] is wrong with you? [ __ ] is wrong with you? I don't even know where it went. There it is. Just tiny. God damn it. It's not going to make it. I'm not even close to making it. It's not even steep. Why am I sliding? This what I'm supposed to do, maybe? Why don't Come on. It's not steep. Why are you sliding so much? It's not steep. There we go. Okay, this part actually is kind of steep. Oh, [ __ ] me. Okay, maybe this was dumb. Maybe this was not the correct way to go. You're fine. You're fine. You're fine. You're fine. Find your footing. Find your footing. Find your footing. Good. [ __ ] great job there, pal. [ __ ] great. So, what is the right path to go? Is it all the way to the right? There's no [ __ ] There's another one. Not even going to pay attention. Why couldn't I see that from where I was? Why couldn't I ever see that? That was just not there. And why does this have absolutely NO PATH UP? OKAY, now I'm finally on the path up. That's nice. Wish I'd have [ __ ] known that it was all the way down here from the beginning instead of GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND. YEAH. Sit down. Yeah. [ __ ] sit down. Yes. Yes. Yes. Sit down. That's what you should [ __ ] do when you get right to the top. When you get right to the last [ __ ] spot, you should sit the [ __ ] down. Cuz job's done. The job's done. When you're up there and you got through the hard part, that's when the job's done. What are you What are you doing? What the [ __ ] is wrong with you? Well, I'm glad I got up here when I've already Why is that happening? Why is that happening? You're not All right. You know what? Let's try it again, shall we? Let's go get an ice cream. A cream of the ice. And let's do this [ __ ] again. Cuz why the Where even am I? Where am I? Where Where am I? Oh, god damn it. Oh my god. I really wasn't supposed to go this way. Holy [ __ ] And why can't I see the other guard tower when I'm over here? Where is it? Oh, it's behind that tree. It's like the developers figured out the exact spots to put trees so that you can't [ __ ] see where the tower is. [ __ ] See what I told you? Cream of the eye. Oh yeah. Still good. I'm keep I'm gonna keep coming back. I'm gonna keep coming back or not in case this is the last time, which it might be. I do believe that that rock wall would be such a shortcut, but I am not on your life trying it. I believe that that would be a huge time advantage, but there's no way in hell I'm going to use my dainty toes to climb up that [ __ ] Whoa. Maybe I just got to follow the signs. Because if there are signs that are like, I want ice cream, and I just follow them, wouldn't that mean I'm going the right way? Okay, I am definitely not going towards the watchtowwer anymore. I don't even know where I'm going cuz I don't see the watch tower because it's somehow obscured. How can I not see it? That That just [ __ ] [ __ ] That just [ __ ] That It's Oh, so far away. God damn it. I'm literally equidistant from both of them. I've not made any progress towards either of them. It would have been better if I had taken a nose dive from the [ __ ] other place because I am as far away from it as you could possibly be. [ __ ] [ __ ] it. I don't [ __ ] care. I don't care anymore. I don't care. It's stupid and I don't care. Ah, throw it. Yep. Throw it. [ __ ] it. [ __ ] it. [ __ ] the ice cream. I'm not doing it. I'm over it. I've been doing it forever. I'm not doing it. I don't care. I don't care. I want to go up. This is not me going home. I don't care about ice cream. I don't care about the cream of the ice. I don't care about stupidness that it is. Well, THIS ISN'T EVEN STICK. I SWEAR WHEN YOU GOT the ice cream, you slide more. It's just what it is. You just get more slippy. I don't know. [ __ ] it. I'm over it. I'm over it. I'm over it. I don't want to do that. I don't want to do that. So, I'm not going to do it. I don't want to do it. Why would I do anything I don't want to do? Why would I do that? I have free will. I don't have to do that. I don't have to do anything that I don't want to. I just need to do what I want to do. And I don't want to do that. So, I'm not going to do that. So, I'm not going to do it. Okay, man. Okay. Really? You [ __ ] [ __ ] it. I don't even want the crown. It's not even a crown. It's a trophy. It's a [ __ ] trophy, not a crown. God damn it. I don't want it. I don't want any of it. I'M HAVING A GOOD TIME. I'M HAVING A GREAT TIME. I'm having a great time. Everybody, just don't you worry. I'm having a great [ __ ] time. Why is it getting blood red? Come on. You're so close. I know you want to get up here. I don't know where this is going, but I like it. It's getting dark. Maybe I should have taken that lantern. Maybe I shouldn't always say no to everything that's offered to me. Maybe I should let other people help me for once. I don't know why I'm doing this because it seems like I don't need to be walking along this ridge. Seems like there's a perfectly walkable path to the left there. And in fact, I'm going to join up with that right exactly now. So, there was no point in me going that way. All right. This seems like an awful way to go. I know there was a staircase over off to the left there, but I'm on this path and I only go where my feet lead me to. Oh, right. Right. Okay. I see this actually does lead somewhere important. It leads onto that hand which goes onto that face of which there is an umbrella over there. So, all right. Let's try that. Is that a butt moon? Is that a butt moon? Is that a butt moon? That's a butt moon. Man, the developer of this game has some very specific tastes. Very specific, and that's fine. Everybody's entitled to their own. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. There we go. Okay. Now, actually, this might actually be impossible. I don't know about this one. This one seems too steep. Eddie. Oh my god. I'm doing it. I'm doing it. I did it. I'm the [ __ ] best. God damn. I'm good. Holy [ __ ] I'm so goddamn good. See, when I'm not worried about a stupid ice, cream of the ice or a stupid crown, I don't have anything weighing me down and I don't want to have anything that's causing me to lose my temper. Oh, that's tricky. Oh, that's tricky. Oh, that is actually tricky. Okay. Hey, wait a minute. Is there an easy path up here from over there? No, I don't think actually. Okay. So, what I have to do is I have to balance. And I've been practicing this as I slide down. So it's like the balance. Yep. Yep. Yep. Easy. Actually easy. Easy. Actually, that was pretty easy. All I need is confidence. That's crazy. Hello, lady. Who put you here? Is this actually just a big sand sculpture that someone made? Or are you a giant that was turned into some kind of Hello. Hi. Uh, sun's gone down, man. Okay, hold on. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. All right. Oh my god. Oh, are are you dead, Nate? Oh, Nate. No, no, no. Not dead. I was just spotted sunbathing. It's such a beautiful day. Right. You look uh burnt. Yeah. No, I am. But it doesn't matter. You cannot get a melanoma in this place. Oh no. Someone must have wished for that at some point. Actually, just heading over to do my own wish later on. Uh you headed the same way? Yeah. What you thinking? I better I was going to go home. Uh just so I don't know. I have a couple dependents. So uh yeah. No, I don't have any dependence. I'm just a loser in Australia. So it's Oh, yeah. I was looking more something in the vein of Save the Whales. Oh, Save the Whales. Yeah, nuclear disarmament. Uh yeah. Oh, that's those are good, too. Yeah. Haven't made up my mind. You look You look sweltering in your onesie. Surely you don't want to join. Oh, no. It's actually just strip off. I It's It's fine. It's actually It would be hotter without it. It's a performance fabric. It's quite breathable. It wicks away. It wicks. It's wicking. Okay. SL. Uh, it wicks, I guess. Okay. So, it's pointing me in the direction I need to go. But why did I spend all that effort to get up here? Sorry, I'm stepping on you. I mean, I guess it's all right. Okay. Uh, Salada, sorry. Guess I just go. God damn it. Of course it is. Whatever. All right. Yippy wee. I'm going to slide down here. hose. All right, let's go that way because I'm tired of being exactly here. How do I get over there? Oh, I just go down here. Mhm. Okay, let's go this way. We're going to make some goddamn progress or else my name isn't Nathan. It's a little narrow path. That's okay. I don't need to worry about that. Even though I could slide off very easily and go into the ether forever, I'm not worried about it. Is that snow? Looks like snow. Okay. How do I get around you? Wait, you're a son of a [ __ ] Place cactus. What the [ __ ] What the hell is going on here? You can't do that. Why would you do that? That's awful. Why would you do What the [ __ ] Okay, whatever. I'll do it like the [ __ ] There we go. Nope. Oh, almost dropped off the other side. Wow, that is a really annoyingly simple obstacle. I have a tow ring. Looks like I have a tow ring. NO. GOD [ __ ] GOD [ __ ] DAMN. NO. I know now that this is not snow. Absolutely not snow. It's still a mystery of what it is. No one will ever really be able to know or decipher what it is, but it's definitely not snow. [ __ ] [ __ ] [ __ ] What? What's up here? Oh, my crown. Oh, not my crown. My It's not even a crown. It's a trophy. My trophy. Yeah, I found it. All right. Well, that's kind of cool. All right, trophy. Let's see if you can help me get around the stupid Oh, come on, man. What the [ __ ] No. I'm not getting that. I'm not getting it. Okay, I got through this before just fine. Seems like I'm too close there. And then I just Oh my god, that's too dangerously close. Oh my god. Oh my god. But that worked that worked. Okay, side stepping might be the key. So I'm careful about the other side. Okay. So, if I side step, then I don't have to worry too much about So, if I side step I shouldn't touch it. I shouldn't touch it. That's too close. Holy [ __ ] Holy [ __ ] Oh my god. Holy [ __ ] All right. Now I just need to not touch any of these cactuses and I'm good to go. [ __ ] me. Huh. Now it's is it's making me paranoid because these are simple tasks. But in reality, I don't like that everything comes down to such a simple task, especially right on an incline. Okay. So theoretically I can put a foot there and then right foot there, left foot there. There should be no sliding because it's super gentle. Then right foot right there. Yep. And left foot over there. Nice. That was a bit of a risky maneuver, but it is what it is. Made it over just fine. that's not tricky at all. I just need to keep plowing forward. Yep, it did it. Nice. Got to be careful with these inclines. They could quickly turn into a slide. Not sure where this is now, but I made it through whatever this hole in the wall is. Yippee. I see something up on the cliff side over there. Possibly the next checkpoint. Oh, I see. So, we've kind of opened up a little bit. And hell, maybe this wasn't even the way that I was supposed to go, but you know, you know how this is. Wonder if it might be better to go up as opposed to risking a slide off that side of the mountain. I I want to take um definitely the safer paths as much as I can or at least the paths that have some padding on them cuz if it's just straight up risking a a slide down into nothingness, then I'm not going to be too happy with it. Seems okay. Okay. It seems like there might have been another path up into this area, which kind of sucks to see now. But is this like some kind of temple? Is it where I'm going to get my wish granted? Oh, wow. It's dark. Yeah, they were right. It was dark in here. I probably should have gotten away. End of the road, Nathan. Oh my god. Jesus, don't do that. You'll progress no further. Don't Don't kill me. Not without one of these lanterns. Uh, that's okay. I'm I'm all right. I'm sure it's I'll be fine. No, mate. It's uh blacker than the inside of a cow in there. I'll just crawl. I'm good at crawling. I can just I'll feel my way around. Don't worry about me. I got to pee, though. I I really got to get going. So, you're prepared to crawl, but you won't lower yourself to take one of these lanterns that I've slept up from the bottom of the mountain for you. You know, I'm about to see Ethan and Jesse. So, what? Well, I don't want to show up all Inspector Gadget. They're going to make fun of me. Oh, no. They'll think you're king [ __ ] walking in there with a stubbed foot. Go go go gadget. [ __ ] off, I guess. Come on, Nathan. What am I going to do with these lanterns? Nathan, what's wrong with you? Nathan. Nathan, what the [ __ ] man? What the [ __ ] It is really dark in here. Really? You're going to make God damn it. I have to do this in pitch blackness, don't I? Son of a [ __ ] man. Why did you do this to me? Why would you do this? Oh, hi. Hello. Hey, Moose. How's it hanging? Nate, it's bad. What? What's wrong with this picture? Uh, nothing. You look great. Not a little bit like Inspector Gadget. Oh, no. Just cuz of the lanterns. I'm such a dummy. I just got roasted coming through there. Oh, I'm sorry. Would you uh I could I could take one if you need me to. Oh my god, that would be so good. Here. There you go. Look, he looks so good now. Yeah, this feels better. I look like a bit of an idiot, though. One lantern. That's where it is. I don't know. You think one lantern's okay? Oh, yeah. They'll be totally fine with that. Yeah, they won't care. Oh, yeah. No, they they won't care. Okay. Good luck in there, though. Yeah. What? Yeah. I mean, it's your one chance to get home, I guess. Don't blow it. No, I won't blow it. And don't let that Ethan character talk into anything you don't want to do. Oh, no. He hasn't mentioned anything. All right. Safe travels. All right. Okay. I've made good progress. So, I'm going to call this one here for now. Thank you everybody so much for watching. At least I don't look stupid and like Inspector Gadget or something like that. At least I can hold my head high and know that I am not a nerd that has more than one lantern. Also, I thought Jim was that other guy. I still I must have missed the meeting of that other guy that was, you know, contemplating jumping and whatnot. But either way, thank you everybody so much for watching and as always, I will see you in the next video. Bye-bye.

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