Historical ships in the game World of Warships 👉 wo.ws/3MrVWY7 Well, looks like this is our most viral video! Be sure to check other stuff in our playlist here: wo.ws/WoWSCoolStuff And don't forget to subscribe, if you haven't done so yet:) 🔔 wo.ws/KZfaq-subscription The Yamato battleship is the pinnacle of the battleship type. The biggest battleship in the world, and the best known Japanese Navy ship. Sadly remembered for her defeat in her last battle against 227 American aircraft, which became a demonstrative execution and ended with the giant being defeated and the hopes of the Japanese command crashed. Built in secret, and at great expense, she emerged as the largest battleship in history. Born to terrify her enemies, she'd cost eight billion USD to build in today's dollars. She represents the pinnacle of battleship building, but launched at a key turning point in naval warfare history. The rise of aircraft-based naval combat left her immensely powerful, but ill-equipped to fight sustained air attacks. Still, nothing captures the imagination of naval aficionados quite like Yamato. There's a mountain of knowledge just below the surface. Press "Play!" Naval Legends is a series about the construction, service, and daring deeds of legendary 20th-century ships. Recommended playlists: 👁‍🗨 Naval Legends - wo.ws/2Kharxt Naval Legends is a series about the construction, service, and daring deeds of legendary 20th-century ships. Very few vessels survived World War I and II -- most were decommissioned and scrapped. The Naval Legends production crew travels all across the globe to visit almost every active museum ship and chronicle her story. 👁‍🗨 Dry Dock - wo.ws/34bpBh1 World of Warships is the largest virtual shipyard in the world. The quality of the work performed by our artists improves each year, and the requirements for the accuracy of the models they create intensify respectively. 👁‍🗨 Naval Fortress - wo.ws/3wbRm8u Naval Fortress is a video series dedicated to the famous strategic forts and coastal defence fortresses. 👁‍🗨 In The Ports of World of Warships - wo.ws/3q8uy5w In this series, we'll be talking about the intricate details and exclusive features of our in-game Ports. 👁‍🗨 Armada - wo.ws/3vjlf3b Deep guides for in-game Warships: history, gameplay tips, unique features, advantages and disadvantages and many-many more! 👁‍🗨 Head Over Keels Is Back - wo.ws/3Jlgk92 👁‍🗨 Warships Size Comparison - wo.ws/35Wrsef This is a playlist where we compare ships by class, nation, tier, firepower, etc. 👁‍🗨 Armchair Admirals - wo.ws/3i9sgPp 👁‍🗨 Naval Traditions - wo.ws/36Cllbz 👁‍🗨 1:42 Scale Ships - wo.ws/3teWqqx 1:42 Scale is a video series about the history of ship building in the Russian Empire, which is based on the masterpieces of the ship scale modeling. 👁‍🗨 World of Warships Movies and Trailers - wo.ws/3ewuN4y ⚓⚓⚓ Keep an eye out on the official World of Warships website: wo.ws/website Quick start in WoWs for our subscribers: wo.ws/yt-gift If you're a console player, check out WoWs: Legends wo.ws/WoWSLegends Twitter: wo.ws/twitter Facebook: wo.ws/fb Instagram: wo.ws/inst #worldofwarships #warships #wows

I am from Japan but I live in Australia since 1957. I remember it was raining when I saw my father come home for only 1 hour. I was 14. We just stared at each other. He smiled for a second. My mother also stared. I knew to leave the room but I kept looking from behind the curtain. My father, Yamato mechanic, left quickly. Few days later we learned of his passing from that battle. My mother told me when I married that my father came to say goodbye that night. Only those words were spoken. They sat and ate together for that hour. My mother never cried. she never slept in her bed again until she died. Never moved from that old small home in Hataka. Died from the radiation years later. They are together I know in my heart. Soon I will see them together again.

I have been to the Yamato Museum and seen the 80 ft model (located in Hiroshima). It was an impressive site. Even though I was American, the tour guide (a former Yamato Crewman) was polite and very informative. It left me with a feeling of awe and a great love for the Japanese people and their nation.

The Yamato has a special place in my heart since my late grandfather was an English teacher who tutored admiral Yamamato's children. Coincidentally, my ex's great uncle was onboard the Musashi when she sunk. He had some interesting stories about floating around in the shark infested waters. May they all rest in peace.

The fact that this documentay is made by a videogame company is just amazing.

"Yamato is the ancient name for Japan. It means 'Great Harmony'." What a fitting name for a 263 meters long behemoth, that shoots 460mm shells with the weight of a small car.

Imagine if Battleship Yamato survived the war. It would be one heck of a site to see in person.

Naval legends シリーズで大和の再生回数が桁違いなの日本人として嬉しすぎる

The Yamato is and always will be my most favorite battleship of all time, and she is absolutely gorgeous. She's like the imperial star destroyer, Devistator, but on water. Even Vader would be very impressed.

Wargaming is teaching me more history than the History channel would hope to.

I'm Japanese, and I think 1:40 ~ is very misleading. Japan never believed in the Yamato in her final mission. She only had fuel for one way, no aircarft to protect her. It was a Kamikaze mission. It was the last cry, knowing she would be sunk. If Yamato, the pride of the IJN, surrendered before any real action, it would have been an embarrassment to the navy.

The Yamato museum is one of the most incredible places I've ever seen.

When video game makers have better historical documentaries than the history channel has had in over a decade.....

Yamato, right ship, wrong time One of the most beautiful battleships ever created

So unbelievably fascinating that so much metal and weight can actually float if it's heavier than the water it displaces. Wow

Yamato: the battleship so massive the model is bigger than a destroyer

I'm surprised they didn't mention that Yamato's main guns were so heavy, the Japanese had to design and built a specialized ship (Kashino) to transport it

As a Naval Officer (US Navy) who took part in 118 combat missions over three wars, I have utmost respect for the people that I, politically, had to fight against. They were professional officers just like me fighting for a different ideology but they were professional officers, highly educated (I had a Masters at the time), and they were protecting their "way of life" or more likely... their families... just like I was doing on my own side. I despise the suffering and the fact that many books, narratives, and/or movies depict either one of us as the "good" or as the "bad" guys. Ciao, L

Yamato and her whole crew passed away protecting their beloved country. They died like a true samurai, standing alone in front of thousands of enemies.

現代の日本人にも大和は心の魂であり誇りです。日本人の精神そのものです。どうか海底で穏やかにお過ごしください。

You guys should seriously consider growing this Naval Legends series. Its just brilliant!!

in about 200 years this ship will be raised and have shock cannons and be able to go into warp in space

The level of craftsmanship that created this monster was ahead of it's time.

1:13 was really the part of where I felt the power because the legendary Yamato Sailed off to fight her last battle because of the music was chilling, I wish she could of been preserved and then be a museum, imagine what a sight it would be to see her!!!!

That's an island in itself. Some people truly don't understand the sheer size of the Yamato 💀 It took 4 aircraft carriers and about 250 planes to take her down

the sinking of the Yamato, Bismarck, Tirpitz and Hood during WW2, accounted for over 8,000 lives, "gone in seconds", R.I.P. to all of those brave souls.

Imperial Japan: *Makes the largest battleship named Yamato Modern Japan: *T H I C C Shipgirl named Yamato*

Germany and Japan both had these extremely powerful Battleships that outclassed anything the allies could throw at them. But both made the same mistake. They sent them out with only a small escort. Bismarck only had 1 heavy Cruiser, and Yamato only had a small handful of escorts. Imagine what they could have done in the battles that destroyed them had they had a full strike force with Subs, Destroyers, and Cruisers.

I visited the Yamato museum in Kure in 2015, it was well worth it! The detail on the model is incredible and there were also some relics salvaged from the original ship on display.

Yamato ... It's a symbol of the great warship cannonism that battleship lovers in this world once know.

The Yamato museum is impressive. You walk in and around the corner is a massive model of the ship.

It's on this date, 79 years ago, this battleship left port for the last battle.

My favourite battleship is yamato although I am a Indian but I love Japan and yamato

Hands down the most beautiful battleship ever built.

That big model of the Yamato is amazing! 10:06-“…the three most useless things are China’s Great Wall, Egypt’s Pyramids and the battleship Yamato!”

if i have a time to travel in japan i eagerly want to visit the yamato museum it's a holy grail for me

Yamato in WoWS is a viking funeral ship. Fires, fires everywhere.

Face to face combat with Yamato is like ticket for heaven

IJN _Yamato_ & her sister ship _Mushashi_ were indeed the pinnacle of battleship design & construction but could be considered obsolete when launched. Japan proved how vulnerable a battleship was to aerial attack (especially when the battleships were unsupported by aerial defences) with their sinking of the British warships HMS _Prince of Wales_ & HMS _Repulse_ in the South China Sea in December 1941 by land-based bombers & torpedo bombers.

The lesson here is very simple. Even the greatest battleship ever created will fail when employed incorrectly. Tactically the ship was employed incorrectly. As such, it was doomed to fail.

For military and naval nerds, many many ships are loved and highly regarded, but few hold such reverence as Yamato, Iowa and Bismark.

I love that theme that plays when they talk about the specs of the ships.

Forty-two years ago, in 1979, there used to be this cartoon “Starblazers” that dealt with an ancient battleship Yamato. It was converted to a space ship called the “Argo,” and was sent 148,000 light years and back in just one earth year to save the earth. This ship was equipped with a “wave motion gun,” along with many other armaments.

Я уважаю Японских моряков и конструкторов,создателей,этого,шедевра судостроения.Гесмотря на то,что,в той,компании,мы были,по разные стороны,врагами.

Fun fact, you could literally die of shockwaves by just standing near the main cannon when it fires. I mean, most battleships are like that too tho

The pinnacle of battleship design is an understatement. Remember that it was designed with slide rules in 1935 or thereabouts. That was 85 years ago. Now it is missiles and aircraft.

That scale model is AWESOME! (I want one!) 😂👍

Today 78 years ago, Yamato sunk RIP

History channel: *”Aliens”* WargamingNet: *”War”*

... For all things she was or could be. She sure was a absolute beauty.

WOW videos on Naval ships is the best quality of any other videos I've seen. I'm really suprised more content creators and companies haven't went this route instead of just showing old grainy photos with an old video interview in the background

三笠のある地元に住んでて、軍艦好きで、WoTは元からやってたけどWoWS出た時は凄いワクワクした Wargamingが細かい所まで考証して大和を作ってくれて日本人として艦船好きとしてほんとに嬉しいわ

227 planes vs Yamato.....fix matchmatching XD

You realize that by releasing this you get people excited to play Yamato. Then they join the game and realise they will need to grind for 10,000 hours to get tier X... and they quit.

American naval doctrine (during design phase)emphasized (late 30’s/early 40’s), protection of the carrier group as the top priority, especially AFTER pearl harbour. Hence, the Iowa class was built with top speed as the ultimate priority, in order to keep pace with carriers launching/evading the enemy at sea. Every other characteristic was secondary, and quite intuitive and fortunate..considering how carrier group design/tactics continue to dominate blue water surface fleet expenditures in the US navy..😮

As a teenager I helped my brother build a model of Yamato. Truly a beautiful ship.

As a Navy and Vietnam combat veteran I enjoy the education every time I see one of these 'gems'. The one thing I would like to see is a documentary on the inner workings of these ships; from the galley to the living compartments, during the time of replenishments and battles (like 'Das Boot'), etc,.

It will be reborn as a “space battleship” (宇宙戦艦ヤマト, Uchū Senkan Yamato) in about 75 years.

My dad was always big in WWII history. He never got into the Japanese side (for obvious reasons) and I've never seen anything about the Yamato until now. But upon finding this, GOD I'M IN LOVE WITH JAPANESE BATTLESHIPS. That thing was terrifying looking. Too bad (or is it?) that it was so slow and inefficient.

seems to me that the word "unsinkable" is actually a curse. titanic, bismarck, yamato, all "unsinkable" ships. where are they now?

Wow... You guys have totally and truly filled the void that History Channel left us when they decided to ditch REAL history and go all in on "reality non-history" crap. I hope you keep up the good work with your videos.

I'm a Filipino from the Philippines i"ve lived almost 19 yrs. in japan when i was 17.i've been watching Yamato animation since 4~5 yrs. old in the philippines and i treated them as a hero. Watching this video made me learned more about Yamato history. Tears was dropping i don't know this feeling of why i praised and admired Yamato so much? Perhaps adopting little japanese culture made me sense that Yamato was the their Hope and Savior being the strongest or mightiest military asset of that time but only to regret and suffer destruction was unacceptable for them that's is why until now Yamato lives in every heart of them and I felt it too😢😭

the greatest 'what if' in navy history, still, absolutely beautiful

Wish the video talked more about Musashi in regards to the death of them both, Musashi took an absurd amount of damage before going.

What a true marvel of engineering. Simply breathtaking that the Japanese could build such a titan with the technology of the time. It really is sad to see such a thing be destroyed

大和型以上に最高にかっこよく最高に強い艦は存在しない。

Can we just talk how realistic the graphics are ITS NOT EVEN A GAME ANYMORE ITS REAL

And 29 years later, he is tasked with flying in space.

That scale model of the ship is incredible.

The IJN Yamato was the heaviest and largest warship of its time and she still holds the record for the largest command ship ever

Also known as the "Hotel Yamato" in some circles within the Japanese Imperial Navy. So called because she spent so much time at anchor in protected harbors and rarely ever saw action.

i once visit the kure yamato museum.it was awesome,consider my late great grandfather was a radio officer in the yamato

Japanese sure know how to make ships.

I remember training and being used to train special combat teams. We had to rig a house (training hut) that they were going to breach at some stage there was three short hallways to various rooms. Our Sgt came into the building with a box and in it was some spools of 60lb fishing line and about 50 1in fishing hooks. We rigged the halls according to his instruction. As the highly trained team approached us they were surprised when we pulled on 20 lines containing stringed hooks lifting them among their rank and the dancing hooks grabbed at their clothing and gear leaving them exposed in the hallway and they more they shifted about the more they became entangled. By pulling on the anchors (pieces of broom handle) and we were able to pull them over. The allied forces built monsters to carry flies and the Yam got caught in the hooks.

Everytime when i heard stories about Yamato's bravery against all odds , this keeps shed my tears

That was an amazing documentary. The CG has to be some of the best used in a war documentary, and makes perfect sense since Wargaming already has the assets from the game, but the rest of the interviews and editing are very good as well. I know I am far more interested in giving them money seeing quality things like this coming out.

I once saw a Fubuki trying to tow a Yamato... It didn't went anywhere.

My father was an ordinance engineer on the USS Yorktown. He participated in this battle by arming the bombs and the torpedos that sunk the Yamamoto. He never got over the pain of what happened to the people of the Yamamoto. He regretted this until the day he died.

"Pretty sad. But I see why the Yamato Anime is so popular." (-James)

she's still the mightiest battleship of her time, and i still give her wreckage alot of respect and her creation

Yamato battleship: Life like a king, Leave as a legend

This was my first T10 ship, and I am still playing it on WoWs over 6 years later with a maxed-out commander several times a week between grinding out new ships. I even have the WoWs sponsored model of the Yamato I got off Ebay almost 5 years ago and paid someone $50 to pant it that was good with models. One day when the world is calm again, I hope to go to Japan and visit its memorial museum.

The yamato-class didnt deserve what happened to them ;-; they deserve to now be as museum ships

when a gaming company does a better and more accurate documentary than actual history teachers

Just imagine how much hard, dirty work went into producing all that steel.

大和といえば最近読んだ 双葉社「真実の戦艦大和」は個人的にとっても面白かったよ。 自分自身がいままで見落としていただけかもしれないけど 「萎縮の産物」としての大和 と言うのが面白かった。 軍令部(どんな軍艦が欲しいか決めるところ)と艦政本部(実際に軍艦を設計するところ)が激しくやりあって、ちっとも纏まらない。 軍令部「大砲いっぱい積んでスピードの速い戦艦作って!!」 艦政本部「そんなの無理にきまってんじゃん！これくらいでどう？」 軍令部「そんな戦艦じゃ使い物にならない!! じゃあ大砲はこれくらいでスピードはこれくらい…」 艦政本部「ああ!!ダメったら!! そんなの作れないって!!」 そこに第四艦隊事件発生。 無理な軍艦の設計で事故が起きる。 軍令部「こ、これくらいの戦艦でいいよ…」 艦政本部「じゃ、じゃあそれくらいで…」 軍令部は自分たちの過剰な要求のせいで事故が起きたとシュンとなり。 艦政本部は自分たちの設計した軍艦が事故を起こしてシュンとなる。 そして「大和」の設計がまとまる。 (「真実の戦艦大和」p56-57) あと久しぶりに「重高戦」「新高戦」という言葉をみた。(同p52) 言葉のまんま「重高速戦艦」「新高速戦艦」の意味だとおもう。 そうそう大和が第一艦隊第一戦隊だったから最前線で活躍出来なかったんだよね。(同p92) 以下、オレの認識…（汗） 第一艦隊 「やあ!!オレたち第一艦隊!! 連合艦隊主力の戦艦部隊だぜ!! 大和が「戦艦」として建造され 第一艦隊に配属され心強いぜ!! は？ ガ島に艦砲射撃？ 空母の護衛？ ナンノハナシデスカ？ オレたち第一艦隊は艦隊決戦のための「決戦兵力」だぜ！？ すべてを決める大勝負しか出撃しないの!! あ、金剛型は好きに使っていいぜ!!」 第二艦隊 「やあ！ボクらは第二艦隊だよ!! 第一艦隊に最高の戦いをしてもらうために制空権を獲得するのがボクらの仕事。 (水雷戦隊はまた別だけど) そのために敵の空母の飛行甲板を破壊する必要があるんだ。 とくに「蒼龍」はそのための空母なのさ。 ただ、敵の水上部隊がジャマしに来るかもしれないから火力も必要なんだ。 出来れば「大和」は第二艦隊向けの 「重高戦」として設計してほしかったなあ。」 と言う感覚でいるけど正しいのかしら？ 面白かったので昔の本を引っ張りだして復習。 「大和型戦艦2」 (歴史群像、太平洋戦史シリーズ　1998年) 「第二次世界大戦　世界の戦艦FILE」 (大塚好古/著　歴史群像編集部/編　2012年) 藤本喜久雄のプランが載っててビックリだけど(同p53に写真でハッキリ20インチ砲「三聯砲塔四基」とある‼) 藤本案にどれほど影響があったか知らないけど「大和型戦艦2」p65-66に石川信吾氏のプランとして 「排水量=約五万トン 　速力=30ノット以上 　主砲20インチに近きもの九 　防禦=二万メートル以上、三万八〇〇〇メートル以下においては、現有四〇センチ砲弾に対して絶対安全なること。 炸薬量五〇〇キロの魚雷、約一〇発の命中に対して安全なること。 建造隻数=二隻。」 とあるけど、古い本だしどうなのかなあ？ 石川信吾氏が昭和8年10月21日に発表した 「次期軍備対策私見」に書かれてるらしい。 「真実の戦艦大和」p52でも触れられてる。 「真実の戦艦大和」p53では四連装砲塔については「辻褄合わせ」とのこと。 「雑誌」ではないけど「大和型戦艦2」p69に該当する箇所とおぼしき記述が…以下 「さて、「藤本案」の主砲一ニ門の配置だが、これを三連装四砲塔に分かつとニ九〇メートルの全長のうち二〇〇メートル近いものとなり搭載は不可能に近い。 そこで、四連装三砲塔となる。 (当然、第三砲塔は後ろ向き)」 とある。 別ページに四連装砲塔案の推定図もある。 買った当時、すごく興奮したけど 砲塔作れるのか？ 砲塔旋回にどれくらい時間かかるのか？ 砲弾の装填にどれくらいかかるのか？ 色々気になってきた…。 とりあえず「真実の戦艦大和」 とても面白い本だったよ!! (楽しくなってきて以下余談) 「もし『金剛代艦』が建造されたら!?」 (と言う妄想…) ロンドン軍縮会議の結果 やっぱり代艦建造オッケーになる‼ 金剛代艦建造開始!! 52.5口径41センチ砲9門、26ノット。 第一艦隊向け「戦艦」。 38000トンなのは内緒。 その後すったもんだで軍縮条約脱退!! そのため金剛代艦3番艦で打ち切り決定 3番艦は改設計のち竣工 第二艦隊「今度こそ重高戦よこせ!!」 軍縮条約脱退による新設計の戦艦建造開始 46センチ砲9門、31ノット 防御は対16インチ砲防御 第二艦隊向け「高速戦艦」 さらに、金剛代艦45口径46センチ連装砲に順次換装 (おはようございます。遠藤昭です。) 太平洋戦争勃発!! その時点の新戦艦 金剛代艦「大和」「武蔵」「飛騨」第一艦隊 高速戦艦「生駒」「鞍馬」第二艦隊 高速戦艦三番艦建造停止 「生駒」「鞍馬」 第一艦隊じゃないので走りまわる。 第三次ソロモン海戦 第一夜 「生駒」米巡洋艦により中破 第ニ夜 「鞍馬」米戦艦により中破 米戦艦「サウスダコタ」を爆沈 (一説には第三砲塔バーベット貫徹の一撃による) 隠れていた「ワシントン」を発見、撃破。 が、自らも被弾。 マリアナ沖海戦 「鞍馬」小破 レイテ沖海戦 第一遊撃部隊 「大和」「武蔵」「飛騨」「生駒」「鞍馬」 スリガオ海峡海戦 「山城」「扶桑」「長門」沈没 さらに 米空母機により「武蔵」撃沈 サマール沖海戦 「生駒」「鞍馬」米空母2隻撃沈 レイテ沖海戦帰路 「生駒」潜水艦により被雷、小破 高速戦艦三番艦「笠置」、空母に改装。 就役した「笠置」潜水艦により撃沈。 「大和」沖縄特攻 「生駒」「鞍馬」空母機により軍港で大破着底 敗戦 水爆実験により「飛騨」沈没 戦争の帰趨に影響を与えられませんでした。と結論がでました…（汗）。 あと、「サウスダコタ」と「ワシントン」がどんな戦艦になったか不明…。 そう言えば(まだ余談続くらしい…) 友人と議論になったことがある。 友人「日本海軍が(広義の)軍艦の魚雷を戦艦に命中させたことないよね」 オレ「いや、あるよ!! 第三次ソロモン海戦で 高雄と愛宕(と思った)の魚雷がアメリカの戦艦に命中してる!! 直前で自爆しちゃったけど」 わたしの説明が悪かったせいか友人に理解してもらえなかった。 今なら更にこう言うとおもう。 「戦艦を撃沈して何になる？」って。 アメリカの戦艦撃沈したって、アメリカの飛行機は飛びまわって日本の軍艦も輸送船も片っ端から撃沈させられるよ。 潜水艦も好きなように活動するよ。 もう、第二次世界大戦においては戦艦は戦争の勝敗を決めるような「戦略兵器」ではないもの、と。

You also could of said Yamato’s final magazine explosion. That the shock wave downed 6 aircraft before sinking

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Crazy to think she help the empire of Japan on her shoulders. RIP to all of those lost that day.

The 80 foot model of the Battleship Yamato is very impressive and really puts 'size' into proper perspective. Yamato was HUGE. However, size and 18 inch guns were not enough to defeat American Naval Power. One thing I found interesting on model was the Bulbous Bow. I did not know that design existed in WWII. I always thought that was a newer design concept.

3:35 Acutaully, the Shinano was modified into a aircraft carrier. However, it was sank by a US submarine before it can be deployed.

Yo...this game development channel has more history document for each ship than History channel does.

A year ago when I started playing that game (that I do my best not to mention to often around WoWS players), I thought I had developed an interest in warships and naval history as a result of some misguided delusion. It turns out, odd as it may be, it wasn't destructive, nor was it anything new. I recently found an encyclopedia of ships dating back to 95, when I was in kindergarden. I grew up visiting the Massachusetts every summer and hearing stories of the Axis ships from those who fought them. After I started playing, I came to a point where I decided to admit it to my father, and feared that he wouldn't approve of me playing due to the nature and content of it. It turns out he built several ship models in his youth including Bismarck and Missouri, but his pride and joy above all others was Yamato, which he considered the most beautiful battleship ever built. He also inadvertently inspired my love of anime. So I've always had this connection. It just took an unlikely source to remind me of it. Ever since I've had this rediscovery of the love I had as a kid playing on the decks of my ships, like I understand them better for walking a mile in their enemies' shoes.

if the Yamato was born on an era with no air craft carriers, imagine the legendary tales it could’ve had

Japan 🇯🇵 Love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰❤️💪

Its worth funding the game just for this fantastic documentary series alone.

A giant steel coffin for 3,000 young men. RIP.

世界で最も美しい艦

The money and effort that man puts into destroying itself blows me away.

I sometimes think that whether Japanese were planning to win the war or the beauty contest. Why is she so beautiful?