Hey all, quick correction here! In the intro to Blood Trail, we see Claxton in 1969, which fades into Diego's murder, which is labeled as "26 years later." This puts Blood Trail in 1995. And the voice in Roberta's head, Hironobu Sato, the Japanese technician she killed, mentions her killing of him was 7 years ago, meaning Roberta was active in some capacity until 1988 at least, not 1982 as I reasoned here. Sorry about that everyone!

The amount of thought put into Roberta as a character was completely beyond me when I watched Black Lagoon. This brief overview of her roots makes it all so much more interesting.

Imagine if she was actually sane during Roberta's Bloodtrail

roberta is my favorite character because how she leaves a lasting impression and how she wants to get out of the bloodshed but is always pulled back in until it cost her ability to fight.

Can’t believe how much scarier she’d be if she was stable..... 😥 She’s hella fucking loyal though and all she wanted to do was cling on to that fake idea of her being a maid because it made her forget about being the soldier she was.

I will never forget that Roberta English voice actress also voices Rarity

I can’t watch right now due to me being in school but you best believe that this is the first thing I’m watching when I get out. Roberta is my favorite character in this series and I’m glad to see someone shedding light on her.

Roberta is like that anime meme of a child caretaker comforting a crying child while a disembodied hand holds a picture of that same woman dressed as a military officer standing before executed, by hanging, bodies with a cold expressionless glare

Roberta reminds me a lot of Raiden from Metal Gear Solid. No wonder she's my favorite, followed by Revy and Balalaika.

Beautiful..my thoughts on this are almost to the point as yours..she was and is still the most unique character outside the main core of Black Lagoon..

Your work here on synthesis and research is top notch. Probably so in all analysis videos, but the reach of these Black Lagoon videos show exactly that. Its not only the youtube algorithms. Congrats, yet again.

Excellent character breakdown. I never even thought of Roberta as an idealist before, but i think you're right. In high school one of my fascinations was with guerilla wars and thei methods to wage it so Im quite familiar with FARC or at least the Guerilla war they were fighting for decades until the peace agreement. But i won't lie I never really did research as to why the revolutionary organization existed, I just rolled with the logic of "something something communism" but damn theres an irony to the reality of the only way to defeat a corrupt capitalistic system is to utilize and exploit others using violent and corrupt means to acquire the means to fight capitalism with underground capitalism. FARC has used child soldiers kidnapped from towns, placed thousands of landmines in Columbia many of which was placed near schools and hospitals, raped, pillaged, and this is just some of the stuff i remember off the top of my head. The historical background you gave was very much appreciated and the idea that Roberta believed in the cause but not all of the means is something I think i can agree with wholeheartedly.

Loved the connection of the real world to the anime. I was often confused with the age of Roberta. Some said 25, 35, and 40. Thanks for clarifying the timeline. It was quite helpful. Great insight along with the stock footages. Reminded me of a MGS cutscene.

Roberta is my favorite character in Black lagoon and is the most dangerous and deadliest combatant in the whole show hell even Revy didn't want to fight her in Blood Trail. I seen a lot people saying Roberta is a mary sue and I strongly disagree with that because a mary sue is someone who has no flaws and is prefect and gets rewards for their actions without any consequences. Roberta is far from Mary Sue, just because she good handling weapons and is deadly strong in a fight doesn't make her a mary sue (in a way, she kinda like a female punisher). Roberta has a lot of flaws and is a tragic character because to me Roberta is a person who trying desperately trying to changed into a better but her old past keeps coming back to her. The blood trail very shows how mental unstable and bloodthirsty Roberta when something she loves is taken away from her without it, she nothing but a killer. Also the ending of the blood trail is bittersweet because Roberta still seem broken but at least she has Gracia back. Also side note, I find it funny how Roberta as maid still look deadly when fighting because imagine getting killed by a maid with Harry potter glasses. I rarely seen characters with glasses be taken seriously they often the nerd character or the smart character. So it's really nice seeing Roberta a deadly combatant still look badass even glasses on.

Was waiting for this! Looking forward to part two!

I saw a comment once that says her training was some of the hardest FARC had, little girls thrown naked into the jungle with a small gun called the police killer or something, and that only about 6% survived but they were the best FARC had

An interesting thought I had when rewatching Black Lagoon a few years back. The Lovelace are from Venezuela and were a, well, rich family with connections. Sure, they hit an especially hard time in 1995, but they probably still were closer to the elites than to the poor of Venezuela. That was in 1995. A few years later, at the tail end of 1998 there was a presidential election in Venezuela. Hugo Chavez won that election. The next year was the beginning of the Bolivarian Revolution and a change of Venezuela's constitution. Venezuela became socialist. While it didn't do away with private property all together, there was massive nationalization, so I doubt the Lovelace's would've been unaffected by the change. I think it would be extremely interesting to read in the future, how they handled the situation, I think there's potential for a fascinating narrative there.

Nice video man. Roberta is one of my favorite characters in anime. The background information on her past was great. Thank you!

Can't wait to see that part two!!!

Thank you so much for your great content! The research you do (and especially for the more historical videos, like last one on Balalaïka for example that I really enjoyed watching) makes it so rich and interesting. Happy to see Black Lagoon content still being created years after it first came out, too! Keep up the great work :) Edit : Excited for part 2 ! **

your videos on analysis & history of black lagoon have given me a better understanding and appreciation of the series that i probably wouldn't have gotten elsewhere. thank you.

Despite the length of these videos, they always go by so fast, they’re fascinating

Wow. Don´t know of many people who pulled of an Anime analysis video that covers real life history in a well researched manner, even going so far as citing sources from the field. And all that to analyze character motivation and background. I need to re-watch all of Black Lagoon for probably the 4th time. While we may only hope for another season of Black Lagoon, our hope for more Black Lagoon videos by you is not in vain. I mean the main characters alone are very interesting, but there is also lots of side-plots and minor characters. Even just doing some video titled "Life in the City of the Dead" would be possible. But just do what you want, Black Lagoon or not, I´ll probably watch it when I have time.

History and anime - love it! Amazing vid bruv! 🤙🏾🤘🏾

Im lost for words, i love this, i love her character, thanks man.

I require more Black Lagoon

What an awesome explanation. If.only the mangana knew how his character are so well developed, he would.think about releasing chapters More frequently.

Can’t believe shit about black lagoon is still coming out it’s amazing

I just found your Black Lagoon video essays and I'm so glad I did!

Great video. Have you looked into the manga? I prefered the end of Roberta's bloodtrail in the manga where we see a conversation between Mr Chang and Rock of which we only heard in the anime (the scene at the end on the boat where Rocks hands over the bag of money to Dutch). Keep up with the good videos and I'm looking forward to new interesting videos.

I can not believe you made this a two-parter bro I was ready for a good hour session of talking about this character. Anyways great content my man keep it up I've subscribed after this video given that you seem to know what you're talking about and you have great skills at storytelling and that's something that keeps me tuned in the entire time you talk. Please cover in the second part of this video the scene where Garcia listens in on the conversation Roberta has behind the door with the army dude idk his name lol, that scene shattered me into tiny little broken pieces the first time I saw it. It tore at my heart like no other scene did in fact that the line "I don't want to fight the Americans naked" shook me to my core so much so that even reading that line now brings back some ptsd like I shit you not that line had me shaking in so many emotions of disgust, please if you could somehow fit that information into your next video I would be so happy. If you made it this far into my comment wow your a real one man love ya

You are gonna be big man, love your work!

Thank you 🙏🏿 more black lagoon content

My guy. You are going places.

My bespectacled waifu. Great video. Are you going to make one on Hansel and Gretel?

Amazing video can’t wait for part 2 🙏🏾

Another great vid as always! Keep up the amazing work

I love her character so much

Oh i just rewatched the other videos what a surprise

The moral of Black Lagoon is that everyone has this one bad day that turns them into what they are.

Roberta. Aka John Wick's South American Cousin.

As Colombian, I think they did a great job. First, there are a lot of women in their ranks (if you see other guerrillas), and they suffer a lot, due to they are enlisted (not necessary by force, but cause there is no option, because poverty, isolation and there is any option to progress), at a young age, they have to suffer not only the same training as any male, but also they have to serve sexually their superiors, they have to do abortions or be killed if they refuse. So, they got their mind far twisted than a male insurgent, and you can see that in combat or terrorist attacks. If you talk with Colombian soldiers ( I had to due to my job), they will tell you that women are the most sadistic and dangerous insurgent in FARC ranges (also FARC, is the most dangerous guerrilla in America).Moreover, during the combat in season 3 we can see that she was a "Pisa suave", that is an elite unit of the FARC, that are trained for stealth mission, they are trained to survive in the jungle at a young age, naked (cause clothes and shoes are noisy), no food, no water, only explosives and a gun called "Mata policias" or police killer, that shoots projectiles that break through Kevlar (as we see in the anime). The rate of mortality is very high, but the survivors are the deadliest killers in FARC ranges. Finally, she lives in Venezuela, the only place where an ex-FARC (because, nobody wants to go to Cuba), could try a normal life. I think that they did a great job about the background of Roberta, especially the disappointed about revolutionist Ideals and how they start to traffic drugs to generate profits.

Roberta, the Yachiru Unohana of Black Lagoon.

This is so underrated it is criminal and needs a sword of Justice

Great video. Try doing one about the vampire twins.

Great vid!

I wonder how Roberta would feel knowing that an ex FARC member ended up becoming president. (Soy de Medellin)

What a Video that is, damn bro History Class is here

This anime has the most ruthless and strongest Women. Wow!!

She's kinda cute when she's not try a kill someone ❤❤❤❤

1948-1945 That's.... Impressive

Definitely my favorite character

I wish you had gone into Garcia kissing her. I still can’t wrap my head around that part.

2:11 1948 - 1945?! This period of time is going backwards from normal linear time?

Black Lagoon is underrated

Who is Roberta? A drugged-up super-soldier whose body is fucked to all hell by medical processes. Mentally? Much the same, but with more trauma and sadness. Altogether? She's why Black Lagoon has the best fucking characters of any manga save for MAYBE Berserk but DAMN it's a close call.

Hell. Yes.

Maybe do a video on Batman , or Joker PLEASE

Boy Roberta is way more dangerous than Revy

Best girl that’s who

My favorite best girl

She made sure maids were given a wide breath in Asia.

So politics is why colombia became a drug hell...:(

Can you do mr chang

that lucky young master got a babe for a maid

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The whole "featured comment" thing is disruptive. Please try to keep it at the end of the video or at beginning. It really ruins the content, especially considering how serious were the stuff you were discussing about South American politics. While it may look like a distant memory for a foreigner history books, it is a very sensitive subject in my lands and I would appreciate if the subject was discussed in a more respectful way. Thanks for your comprehension.

Everyone digs the purple hair chick.

(SPOILERS) bro i still remember the scene were roberta was beating the ever loving shit out of that one guy (cant remember his name) like bro the upper have of his face was literally nothing, like im pretty sure his brain was exposed.

I am happy that ROck save her... But not in One Piece...😢

do you read the manga

female terminator

all i know is that roberta *_definitely_* contibuted to my taste of women who could kick my ass hell everyone in this fucking show did

please do a video on trevor fromcastlvania and korra from legend of avatar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This guy just spelled “really” really wrong😂🤦‍♂️

I can't stand non latinos speaking on her character honestly. This isn't personal to you, but I say this because the anime painted her worse than american soldiers. Sorry but in south america, america is nothing but a symbol of piratry and imperialism

Black lagoon is really underrated, it's so much better than a overrated anime like demon Slayer

You're doing more demonization of her than needed. Do more research on the violence inflicted upon the masses in Latin America, the hand the US had in the rise of these oppressive regime in the region and re-assess your analysis.

Whats the sad sounding guitar music, i cant find it, song finder bot sucks shit