Shrignold the Butterfly

Shrignold the Butterfly is the main antagonist of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 3- "Love". Throughout the video, he attempted to teach the Yellow Puppet, commonly known as Manny, the meaning of love.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 3- "Love"
The video opens up with the three puppets having a picnic. The Bird Puppet unceremoniously kills a "pesky bee" (actually a butterfly) when it landed on a piece of chicken and this scares the Yellow Puppet away. The Yellow Puppet is later visited by Shrignold the Butterfly, and the butterfly teaches him a lesson about love.

Shrignold later introduced the Yellow Puppet to a group of puppets known as the Love Cultists, and he then told the Yellow Puppet the story about Michael. Michael was an ugly boy who went into a cave to find true love. He never did, however. The Butterfly then invited the Yellow Puppet into joining their group, but he had to clear his mind in order to join. Shrignold told The Yellow Puppet about their "king" Malcolm, whom they feed gravel. The Butterfly and the other cult members then proceeded to strap the Yellow Puppet into a chair, and he immediately woke up. The Red Puppet and the Bird Puppet later found the Yellow Puppet, and they proceeded to give him the last egg from the picnic. The egg then hatches, revealing a caterpillar, who upon hatching, calls The Yellow Puppet "father" and it's then promptly killed by the Bird Puppet, who calls it a "pesky bee" like he did the butterfly from earlier.

Possible Symbolism?
Fans speculate that the video symbolizes how we are teaching kids how they should love. The underlying message seems to be about marriage and religion. There are a few facts supporting this theory. Some people  believe the Love Cultists represent some Christians anti-gay activism, some examples include: When the cultists talk about The Yellow Puppets "special one" they say "(she's) made for him" and "(he's) made for her" "that's the way it's always been" and "it's perfect and it's pure" and "it's protected by a (ring)". The changing of the name might represent the changing of the last name of a person getting married. Some fans believe that Malcolm represents god and how they should praise him which is seen as providing him with gravel and also never go against him or they will be subject to his anger. The worm at the end might represent abortion.