What do you want to see covered in the next of the "Complete Story Explained" series?

Stellar Blade's story is so much better when you do the side quests and you when you read the logs that are left behind.

I really hope this creates a franchise

It's like the StarCraft 2 story but happened all on earth. Purity of form: androids, vs purity of essence: naytibas. I love it

The true ending definitely left the story open for a sequel. I’m excited for SB2 and another lore video from you! 🤗

This story has a lot of potential. I know that the directors main focus was the gameplay and action, but if he seriously taps into the story potential, we’re looking at a household name for the history books

They can go so many ways with this story/game. They could go back in time way before the Naytiba takeover and let us explore the very developed and technological world the humans built, with the androids or humanoid things as enemies. Or, they can do a continuation of this story! The endless possibilities with this game! I can’t wait 😊

A little bit of context. Life in South Korea isn’t as glamorous as their media exports. Koreans fight against impossible odds and overwhelming chaebols/consortiums on a daily basis. Just like most Korean games, Stellar Blade is a reflection on the South Korean society. It’s literally in the face, Samsung means 3 stars, and there’s a Tetrastar Electronic in game.

I finished the game, and had most all of it figured out. The thing i missed though, and appreciate you pointing out, is/was, that Adam was actually Rapheal Marks. I had missed that in my game play.

I got the impression from the various endings that Mother Sphere's objective was not to save Earth but to conquer it. It's the only thing that makes sense as to why the next Airbourne squad attack EVE after merging with Adam (as they still see EVE as a Natyba). And why Earth was being encased in the ending where EVE doesn't merge (unless MS was preparing Earth for an alien invasion). Either way I think Mother Sphere was the actual villain in this story.

Yess!!! Thank you for this. I just beat the game and was really confused. This will help me understand more

This was amazing. Exactly what I was looking for! Using data entries as references and everything. Had Story Recapped vibes and made the story a much more clear. One of the biggest things for me was Adam being Raphael Marks. 4 playthroughs, reading all the data, and I couldn’t figure that out.

The story was GOOD, the issue was the characters are really flat for most of the game and their relationship doesn't develop deeply or organically. A huge mixed opportunity, they had everything they needed to make this as impactful as a naughty dog game

YES! I've been waiting for u to cover this game too. SB is awesome and full of great lore bits throughout it's campaign. Also congrats on reaching 80k subs! Nearly at 100 now. Really enjoy listening to your lore vids.

That’s why digger thought was unique. He is a robot with human consciousness.

This story is so good and has so much potentially.

I wonder if in the sequel, Eve finds a way to reverse the Naytiba mutations and return humans back to what they once were. Or, take the Naytiba human DNA and start a new human race from scratch.

I like the story. The fact that its up to you to fight the enemy to get all your sexy outfits back is the best story ever told in gaming 😅

The way you tell a story is sometimes more important than the story itself. And this story is very good, but in the game it doesn't fully shine. Perhaps because of the urgency of paying more attention to the gameplay and having very little time for cinematics. There is a lot of lore in the notes you find, but we all know that we gamers don't invest time in reading any of that. That's why these videos are so well received. I liked it a lot. Thank you.

I’ve been searching for a video like this since beating it last week, thank you!

Been waiting for somebody to make this video. Good job

Well done explaining this deep story! I really needed this. I had many questions, and now most of them have been answered. Keep up the hard work bro 💙👌🏻

Well done! 👍 This kind of fills in some of the things I missed although I got about 90% of it after 2 play throughs.

Well done! Excellent breakdown and explanation.

Was waiting for a video like this one. Thanks

Absolutely excellently done video. Thoroughly and very well delved into and explained. Sub earned & deserved 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I found your channel when looking for Lore videos on Lords of the Fallen, definitely was not anticipating typing Stellar Blade story explained and finding your video at the top, man so grateful you made a video for this game. I knew it would be the best story explained for one of my favorite games. Thank you and I am subscribing now!!!

Great story telling and great gameplay!

This story is like the terminator mixed with dead space LOL

Just did the fuse ending and saved Lily. Baller game. GG Sony.

After watching a complete play thru, and watching this, I now see how good the story and game really is. Thanks for tying it up in a beautiful bow.

If they make a sequel, I hope they find a way to bring Raven back. Have mother sphere collect her mangled remains to reverse engineer a newer BETTER Andro-Eidos/Naytiba being thay can fight on par with the new Eve/Adam being. Eve Protocol vs Raven Initiative! Set it up Shift Up!

I love the stellar blade lore, I got two of three endings working on the third. This was a great watch

I absolutely love ❤️ this game can't wait for part 2!!!

I just finished SB a few hours ago and got the special ending.. Thanks for the story breakdown

This story has a good base and thankfully like others have said the side content fills it out even better. I just kinda wish that the twist was kinda different, you know? Like a 1/4th thru the game you can kinda see it coming, I just wish they subverted our expectations and went a different way, maybe in the sequel. Idk I just know that as a girl that even I think that Stellar Blade is GOTY

Thank you, I needed this

Honestly one of the most interesting stories of any game I've ever played. Awesome job man, I'll subscribe for sure

Great video!

I love this game and thank you for creating this video! Love it!

What exactly is shooting at them in space at the beginning?

thank you finally someone who recognizes the fact that there is deep interesting lore to this game, i hope more people come to realize how awesome this game is

I just got the secret and good ending today. This game is so much better than I thought. I think the secret and good ending make sense for a sequel. Haven’t seen the one where lily dies but in both of those, one though seems more definitive than the other. The secret ending kind of puts a lid on the whole issue. The “good” ending leaves a lot more to be discovered. What was all those rings around earth? What’s mother’s sphere real plan for earth? I’m REALLY looking forward to part 2.

Thanks for this

Just wanted to say thank you.

If you think about it too hard, you realize how convoluted and roundabout the actions and choices of mother sphere and adam are. A simple solution to the DNA humans would be cyborgs, if they have the technology for androids, they have the technology for cyborgs. Memorysticks would be one way to "reincarnate" someone. Kinda like in Neir Automata. 2nd, mother sphere warring with the Naytiba over who control's earth, she didn’t need to war with them at all, she had the high ground and could drop many asteroids/comets/whatever and made the surface uninhabitable for centuries to come. She had access to the entire solar system, plenty of resources to keep the old humans grounded, or wipe them out, while she created her own species.

i still didn't collect all lore things so maybe I'm wrong but one thing that made me thinking is the fact that we don't have any information of the first airborne squad. Not even an outfit like all the other squad or a direct allies like Lily pr enemy like Raven. Maybe it's nothing important but still kinda strange

I would love to see another ending. With Eve, Tachy, and Raven as Adam's angels. lol!

Thank you!

I had it all figured out, but i depressed myself because I went for the 100% gameplay trophy first, got the best ending, and got super depressed with the 2 other bad endings xD Honestly, a fun one to cover would be Code vein or scarlet Nexus. My body wants to recommend Code Vein as that is my favorite game with alot of good lore, but its connected to the god eater franchise, so my mind has to recommend Scarlet NExus,

Maybe I missed it but did you discuss why "our EVE" is called EVE from the start and all other squad members have different names or nicknames? I don't think that she becomes the chosen one throughout the story, rather she was chosen to be the EVE from the beginning (altho given the high mortality rate of the 7th squad's landing leaving just her alive is a bit contrived lol). Also there is a data point found in the Great Desert called "Notes on EVE Protocol 4". It states, "According to my intel, the seventh Angel, EVE, has been sent for the seventh EVE protocol. The time has come. Praise Mother Sphere! Praise EVE's ascension." I guess it's not super clear but I interpreted this as meaning "our EVE" is the true chosen one by design. Not to say that an 8th or 9th squad would not have been sent if our EVE of the seventh failed but it does explain why EVE is called EVE, why Tachy was so protective of her vs every other other soldier and also why she is dressed so differently than all the rest. There is a theory that every airborne squad had their own EVE and that Raven was the one from the 2nd but then why is she called Raven. And she calls herself Raven very early on in the first legacy the player comes across so at that point she would have been somewhat early in her adventure as our EVE is but the latter does not give herself a different name. I suppose it could be a difference in programming or something. Well whatever, I'm gonna stop arguing with myself but I am very curious why the EVE we play as is special and is special from the beginning. She is not just special because she survives the longest.

This reminds me of Veda from Gundam 00. Although both are Artificial Super intelligence created to carry a single persons will. Veda was never programmed to override the Aeolia Schenberg plan but programmed to strictly follow the plans protocols. Mother sphere on the other hand was given authority to go above and beyond the creators protocols in order to achieve it's objective. This led to its own equations and conclusions. really love these stories.

Loved your recap of the game. I was fortunate enough to get the hidden ( true?) ending. I really connected with characters from this world and would of been heartbroken to see Lilly die the way she did in the "bad" ending. One thing I noticed and I don't think it's been brought up much ( the game is less than a month out so I am expecting a bit too much lol) is that the androids from mother Sphere ( airborne squad I believe ) all tend to be female whereas you see some male androids in xion. I absolutely loved the game.

Is Adam dead? Or is he part of Eve? I was told he's completely gone after fusion.

Just finished great game now I have another franchise that I love 👍

I drank the Mother Sphere Kool-Aid and killed Adam the first time. I was confused by the ending. Next day I opened the save and opted to join him (thankfully I didn't start NG+ yet) and got the good ending. I'm a bit perplexed by the "bad" ending and wish it had been explained a bit better. I still really love this game - aside from a lot of the frustrating bosses and level design from Spire 4 to the end.

This ending had me so shook cus I wasn't sure what was "right" or "wrong" Humanity had become abominations, but EVE may be an android, she very much indeed has a soul. She exhibits empathy, anger and sorrow throughout the plot. The loss of Tachy affected her greatly, the way she fought Raven and left her mutilated was pure wrath. She was moved by the personal effects left behind by people under Matrix 11. Mother Sphere may have designed them to be driven by logic but EVE has acted thus far on emotion. But Adam is trying to correct the horrific turn the Naytibas took on humanity, but at what cost? Forever scarred by genetic mutations that are continuously evolving and changing. Is it worth it?

Absolutely amazing game. Can't wait to play Stellar Blade 2!

Amazing game! Can't wait to see what comes next!

I didn't delve too deep into the lore bits when I picked them but I found the way the story was presented in-game to do a great job of telling it without making you go "what was I doing and why?" The only thing that I didn't get to near the end was the truth of Adam and who he was. Though with the Adam and Eve naming thing I should have probably caught on sooner. But yeah I really enjoyed the story and the world it was presented in. Hopefully a sequel is in order.

it was like playing an anime I could call some story elements coming but I was actually surprised at times hopefully we get a Stellar Blade 2

Mother Sphere ironically shocked when the humans or neo humanity fought back against her prototype borg lol

I really like this story and its narrative

I feel like the story can be described as "Awfully convenient". Its awfully convenient that: Raphael was spared from Mother Sphere's initial purge. Raphael was the only human that was able to retain his mind. Orcal was saved by a "human" who just so happens to be his creator. Xion is fully powered down and on the brink when Eve gets there while "Adam" could have helped, since he was easily able to get an Hypercell. "Adam" saving Eve was a "burst of emotion", note that he saved her from HIS UNDERLINING. No one noticed the huge Naytiba on top of the Space Elevator, ever. Orcal knowing the Alpha was up there when his eyes were always groundside. Raven's Legacies being Eve's path, which was exactly where each Hypercell was located. Dudes, Eve was manipulated totally and completely. In the "true ending", Eve did everything Adam directed her to. Aside from lore fragments, which were not mentioned by Eve nor Lily, those two never found out who "Adam" was, if they did, I think they would have a very different reaction. As far as I'm concerned, the "True ending" is the "Bad Ending", and there are no "Good" ones to have here. Pick your poison. And Raphael named himself "Adam"? I'm not sure if Shift Up wanted to name it like that to make an analog of "Adam and Eve" or if it would have an in-game explanation. Because if there's a reason in game he chose that name... naming himself after the first man... I feel like we were dealing with someone with a god complex.

Eve's manipulated by both Raphael and Mother Sphere. I honestly did not like either endings, it felt like the bad guy got away with it after he destroyed humanity. Mother Sphere also shouldn't stay alive after what she did with the colony extinction event.

Im so glad this was made. And also as you play the game you see that the game has a very interesting take in AI and humanity and i love it alot.

Wow !! The revelations ! I thought under Xion, inside the huge room of the hypercell, there the last organic pure humans, in deep sleep. Now I learnt they are naytibas and andro eidos hybrids waiting... My gosh. So there is no more pure organic humans anymore on earth. So far, Adam seems to be the last "human". As the Elder Naytiba, by holding on his humanity.

I really love the story of this game. In pieces and bits I can’t blame people for zoning in on homages or similarities to other media or stories… but when you put the entire puzzle together and see the whole story for what it is you realize its a pretty awesome and unique story all its own, and the biggest tropes are mostly biblical or philosophical.

This game has the best voice actors

This game is too good to be bound to one single system.

Thanks for the explanation. So in my summary there’s not true basic humans left. Just android and monster who think they’re are and are battling one another to see who is more deserving of that title

Wondering if the flat delivery's were on purpose to show the lack of emotion on the androids but then again there's a lot of emotion in a few characters so maybe not

Now that Stellar Blade has covered “What happens when humanity is replaced,” I want Shift Up to explore “The downfall of man” since Eve and Adam’s story is already complete. Would be very interesting to see Shift Up’s rendition of Cain and Abel in Stellar Blade 2. 👀

Thank you for the wonderfull work , you have clarified the narrative and story of the game , the game is raising deep philosophical questions about the definition of HUMAN , and what humans can do, extents they can reach if threatened , really this can be reflected on Nuclear war raging in our real life if superpowers calculations goes wrong .

The lore just spawned for me a definitive new type of scifi genre. I call it the artificial riddle. Considering the lore is of humans ending their issues with body part replacements, and the fact mother sphere isn't malfunctioning, it could entirely be interpreted that the ai was met with a riddle and answered it where humans couldn't because it can make such a change. It's the riddle that if you replace a part of a boat with another part, at what point does, after any number of changes, does it become a new boat? If mother sphere answered that humans with artificial limbs to organs are still human, and is supposed to ensure their survival, why wouldn't you replace humans with literally what is still "human." I think i want a bunch of scifi that tries to answer riddles humans try not to. We can save hollywood. Spam riddles with cool endgame stories!

The story is great, like Soulsborne games you have to piece together the lore you are gathering in your journey. Unlike Soulsborne games, at least Stellar Blade has enough cut scenes to hold your hand through the story elements if you’re not into lore reading but you’ll get a less rich version of the story.

Glad to see this story getting explored. Dragons dogma 2 next??

So everything in the story is perfect for me and I understand everything expect one thing. After the fusion, Eve now has Adam’s knowledge and stuff. However, it’s Adam I’m a bit confused with. After fusing with Eve, is Adam dead or is he inside of eve kinda? Like tied to her soul or kinda like venom from spider man or better in context the movies.

There is no colony, there never was. Not in the way they remember it. It's not a place of peace or life as we know it. It is a cold utilitarian ring surrounding earth for the singular goal of keeping humanity safe. That is Mother spheres programming and that is her only focus. It is already clear, their happiness is not required. It was always strange how they always talk about the colony but are never nostalgic about it. Not even Lilly, who should be nostalgic and a little homesick.

Great Explained Really cleared up some things for me. Still unclear is Andro Eidos can have kids naturally or not. Are they born or created?

I still have so many questions? like how are there children? are some just made as children or are the AE able mimic reproduction and growth like humans? and Families? Kaya is and example of both she is a child and has a sister.

Can someone explain how lily has that secret lab area. But was stuck in the pod for years??? Thats not explained is it? How was she out there but also stuck

I always thought that the ship took them to a different planet that mother sphere started to inhabit but her bringing all that back to earth is like gahleeee

all of this is adam fault on a magnitude that everything bad in 40k imperium is magnus fault XD

Perfect

Im guessing eve is the nee leader of the naytibas making my assumption that Eve's naytiba army vs Mother sphere's andro-Eidos army

hot character, good gameplay and good story. going in a good direction, I see...

Thank you for this, I was really interested in the story but I just can't deal with any more hack and slash gameplay

I am a little bit confused this new evolution is it for humanity or for the Androids because if the humans are re awakened from stasis they would not need Eve for anything other than protection?

This game rocks, still playing the game by the way!!

I really love this game. The story is great. Gameplay is 🔥! For my first play through, I’ve rejected Adam hands. Mainly because of Tachy and the deceptive and manipulative ways of Adam. Adam could’ve literally called off all the monsters we’ve fought. Though it was fun to fight. Not saying Mother Sphere is a saint or anything. Plus, the last two boss fights got on my nerves with at least 30 retries on normal. 😡 😅 I’m really impressed with the storytelling mixing in some biblical/ book of Enoch references such as the demigorgon multi wings and eyes design, fallen Angels impact on mankind, Adam/Eve, mixture of people staying faithful to mother sphere/ questioning the faith/ or rejecting it all together, and etc. Shift Up much make a sequel that follows up on the decision we’ve made. That way none of the endings are cannon, while giving us the option to play it our way.

So, dumb question but what are the people of Xion? Andro-Eidoss, or humans or human/andro hybrids? Are there any pure humans around still?

hello Lorebrarians eggcellent Lore video on Stellar Blade i won't bee playing cos its exclusive to PS5 but maybe once it comes to PC its a shame really that so many will lose out on this gem but your in depth Lore video is a good substitute

When Eve doesnt take Adam hand, thats the Good and Canon ending. When Lily dies, thats the Bad ending. When Eve takes Adam hand and get lily to 100% (goes to Edios 9 b4 spire 4) thats the Secret ending.

If I didn't watch this video I wouldn't realize that Mother Sphere was ok with new species to be born, and other androids attacking Eve is just one final test. Awesome.

We already know there will be a sequel at some point with a more in depth story. This is only the beginning

I just realised something. During the game, when you scan people of xion with the drone, they all appear as "human". Tho they are all naytiba andro eidos hybrid in reality. Meaning, Mother Sphere fake memory and influence clouded Eve mind and eyes. She really believed she and xion citizens are "humans", but the truth is sooo different.... Gosh I LOVE the video game story and lore.

It always pulled me completely out of it every time she made a revelation that shattered her entire world view. She had such dead pan reactions to it. I mean you don’t have to completely lose your mind but you find out you’re a cyborg instead of a human shouldn’t spur the reaction of “hm…..” *taps on chin* “Suspicious”

So, might be a dumb question but why is Eve named Eve? Like Mother Sphere created the Eve Protocol decades prior to Eve and Tachy’s 7th Airborne Squad being sent out to find the Elder so like why was she specifically given the namesake of the entire mission that existed way before her? Was it somehow known that she was going to be special and go on the journey that she does or was it just pure coincidence that she happens to have the same name as the mission she’s on? Like theoretically speaking could that first dive have gone a way where the entire squad including Eve died but Tachy survived and she becomes the protagonist of the game? Like was there actually anything special about Eve or was she just the one that survived and happened to have that name?

The beginning of this story sounds alot like the scarlet Blade mmo.