Zach Hadel

 Hadel was born in Kansas and began his animation career by uploading Adobe Flash animations to Newgrounds before moving to YouTube. [He enrolled in the college to study graphic design, but dropped out A self-taught animator, Hadel has stated that shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, The Simpsons and South Park have influenced his animation style. Videos of his became popular on the internet, including his animated clip about the "arrow in the knee" meme from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim which became viral in 2011. Along with fellow Newgrounds animator Chris O'Neill, Hadel created the web-based cartoon series Hellbenders that was picked up for the pilot by Adult Swim, but ultimately was not pursued. Hadel also worked with O'Neill to make an animated short video that satirized the Kony documentary of 2012. The video was a hit, receiving over 1.7 million views within the first week. Hadel was also a part of SleepyCabin. This podcast is a source of discussion and comedy by former Newgrounds animators. His YouTube channel psychicpebbles was home to 1.5 million subscribers by April 2022 and 208.4 millions views.