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! 🤗

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 😊

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 😅

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

This story is so good and has so much potentially.

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.

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

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

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 💙👌🏻

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

Was waiting for a video like this one. Thanks

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.

Great story telling and great gameplay!

Well done! Excellent breakdown and explanation.

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!!!

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.

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. 👀

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

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.

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

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.

This story is like the terminator mixed with dead space LOL

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

Thank you, I needed this

Thanks for this

Great video!

Thank you!

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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,

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

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

I really like this story and its narrative

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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 .

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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?

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.

Incredible game, i hope it continues with at least one more game. And more nano suits 😅

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 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.

I wonder if any actual humanity's off shoot colonizers survived off world and saw what happened to their ancestors. Like a long distant Jupiter or Saturn Colony

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

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.

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”

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?

42:33 so its 100% inspired by anime.

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.

What exact year would the games be set in 2500 2600 2300 or even longer

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?

This game has such interesting lore! Shame it’s not playable on Xbox:/

Can anyone confirm that raven was the one who corrupted tachy?. I couldn't find anything in game that said it was her doing but i guess i missed something.

Nier: GYAAT DAAAAMN SHE THICCAUMATA

we need raven 2

MOTHERSPHERE HERE WE COME

It's Mass Effect all over again.

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.

Maybe I miss it in this video but why did the humans want to war against the androids? I’m not understanding that.

I just wish the game did a better job of explaining exactly what Eve (and the other "humans" in this universe) are. I have completed the game 100%, found all the documents, watched all the cutscenes and endings, did all the side quests, and I'm still confused about what Eve (and the other "Humans") actually are. It also doesn't help that the game itself gives conflicting information. A few examples: -So, the "humans" in this universe are not organic humans, they are essentially androids, created by Mother Sphere, (an extremely advanced AI). However, we see characters bleed red blood, we see one character's arm get chopped off (Tachy) and it looks normal on the inside, with blood, muscle, skin, sinew, and bone. But we also see another character's arms get chopped off (Raven) and you can see some mechanical parts on the inside. Also Enya's body is entirely mechanical on the inside, as we see. But we see children in this world. So now I'm really confused, there are children? I thought the people in this universe were androids. How are there children? Does Mother Sphere actually build children model androids? For what purpose? And, that must suck, imagine being stuck as a kid for all eternity. Also, they mention "no ageing", but then why is Orcle an old man and why does the guy from that one store whose daughter you save look old? Was Oracle built to look like an old man? If so what would be the purpose? And what is with that one guy in Xion wearing glasses? Wouldn't poor eyesight have been eliminated with the advancements of cybernetics? Wouldn't he have perfect eyesight if he were an android? What is going on here? We also hear Lilly complain about the tetrapod not having air conditioning, (very odd for beings that are supposedly unaffected by heat and cold), and we see Eve cry when Tachy dies for real, (how is she crying if she doesn't have organic parts?), we see the "humans" in this world feel pain, have feelings and emotions, need to eat and drink, (you mention that they don't need to eat, but then why does Barry talk about needing fish and wine to create dishes, why does Eve talk about eating a paste-like substance while she was in the Colony, why is there a burner with a plate of food being made at all of the camp sites/save stations?), why does Eve need to rest, etc. This all seems very odd if they are indeed machines. We also see corpses of dead "humans" that appear to be decayed. Again, very odd if they are androids. And then we have Eve who at one point in the game talks about having been born. Uhm, what? I though she was an android. I would also have like at least some kind of explanation as to how Eve's sword works, because that straight up just seems like magic. I'm left really confused by all this. To me it seems like the developers could not make up their minds about whether they wanted the people in this universe to be robots or humans. Which also begs the question of did Adam even think his plan through? If Eve is to become the start of a new human race, then obviously she will need to have babies. Can she even have babies? Does she even have the right parts? Since she's an android doesn't she basically look like a Barbie doll "down there"? I don't know, maybe someone can explain some of this to me. I did enjoy the game, but some of the story elements went right over my head I feel like. In my honest opinion it would have been way less confusing if the people were just normal humans with cybernetic implants. The Naytiba's part in the story I fully understand. The game actually did a great job at explaining what the Naytiba's are and how they work. In a nutshell it's basically Resident Evil. The real organic humans messed around with genetic engineering and an experiment went awry and created a sort of "virus" that infects people and turns them into these horrible mindless monsters and now they are all that is left of the organic humans, with Adam (Raphael Marx) being the only one that didn't lose his humanity (somehow) when he got infected and changed, (kind of like Wesker in Resident Evil). Although, I am confused as to how Adam seemingly has God-like powers and appears to be able to conjure up objects through sheer thought alone. I mean heck, this dude creates a hypercell out of thin air near the end of the game and even managed to get into the nest without the 4 Alpha Naytiba cores. Don't know why he didn't just do that at the beginning of the game when Xion really needed it though, and I don't know why Eve had to collect 4 Alpha Naytiba cores if Adam could just open the nest up whenever he wants.

Ok so why did the genetic fusion fail with everyone else causing them to turn into the enemy naytibas but it was successful with Marx (Adam) which allowed him yo retain his human form?

is eve human?