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Why Klonoa is Deeper Than You Think - Story & Theme Analysis
Klonoa may seem simple at face value, but this underrated duology explores some interesting topics that make this series unique.
Klonoa is a story about the simple things in our lives, our dreams, our emotions, and how important it is to maintain our internal balance as we move forward, no matter what.
So please, join me in my analysis of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil as we discover how these two ges explore this theme in their own s
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Door to Phantomile
5:41 - Lunatea's Veil
12:03 - Closing Thoughts
Klonoa is a story about the simple things in our lives, our dreams, our emotions, and how important it is to maintain our internal balance as we move forward, no matter what.
So please, join me in my analysis of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil as we discover how these two ges explore this theme in their own s
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Door to Phantomile
5:41 - Lunatea's Veil
12:03 - Closing Thoughts
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Why Magolor is Kirby's Most Impactful Character
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Kirby lore often involves lots of characters, and Magolor does a lot to leave a great impression on Kirby fans. But how is that so? Well, join me in my Magolor character analysis as we discover what makes the mischievous mage from Kirby's Return to Dreamland so beloved! Let me know what you think of Magolor in the comments section down below! Music Used: Planet Popstar- Kirby's Return to Dreaml...
Why We Might Meet Lillie's Ancestor - Pokemon Legends Z-A Theory
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Lillie, the star character of Pokemon Sun and Moon, could have an ancestor in Pokemon Legends Z-A. One that could reveal a lot about her family. How so? Watch to find out! 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - The Importance of Flowers 2:27- A Kalosian History 5:14 - The Daughter's Gift
Why Kieran Is Pokemon's Most Unique Rival
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Pokemon is filled with rivals of many types. But what makes Kieran stand out from the crowd? Any points you agree with? Disagree with? Let me know your thoughts in the comments down below! Music: "Drayton's Theme" - Pokemon Scarlet and Violet "Malie City - Night" - Pokemon Sun and Moon Champion Battle! Kieran" - Pokemon Scarlet and Violet "Conflict Resolved" - Pokemon Legends: Arceus "Pecharunt...
Lovely review
I swear the whole idea for Kieran was, “Let’s create a new character suffering from low self esteem……. Now let’s make a two part dlc…… and give the new character the shaft throughout both parts…..” I mean bruh, both stories were basically the middle finger for this one character!
In Kieran's defence, he was right to masterball terapagos, like, he woke terapagos up just to see him go straight forward to us. That is a lotta damage
Kieran was the next N in my opinion and I wanna see sooo much more of him
I conmpletely agree! He is the exact PERSONIFICATION of Kiorby's themes of forgiveness and friendship! He is a decent guy that gets polluted by visions of power, and betrays his friends, pays for it, and is forgiven. He goes through what he sent Kirby through and becomes stronger than any crown could make him. I also have a headcanon that his entry in the pause screen in his soul form is sort of like how we act in real life. We're controlled by thoughts and feelings of absolute hopelessness, but we say, "haha lol i'm fine feel free to help anytime soon don't worry." He's the most human character in the game and I love him so much. Amazing video!
I agree, Magolor has enjoyable depth. Good video. 👍
I was so moved by the Pokémon DLC’s, solely because of Kieran and Carmine. At first I HATED them, but going into the blue berry academy I was SOOO excited to see my friends again. And Kierens decent into a bully was heartbreaking. Great video!! Earned my sub!
I’d love to see more videos on kirby lore it’s extremely underrated
I really liked his redemption arc
Kieran is my favorite pokemon rival... too bad that he couldn't have been in a better game
I love Kieran and I absolutely hate how his arc was ruined by the lame Terapagos boss fight. It could have been so much more but no. Scarlet and Violet can’t have good things without fucking them up with poor game design
Sad how they couldn't extend good writing to carmine.
this is such a good video why only 250 views thats insane this video is so underrated
Jerk rivals have all fallen flat on their faces because, it is impossible to take them seriously when you just whoop their asses every time you run into them. They just come off as sore losers in denial that they suck and have a 0-11 track record against you. Keiran actually solves that problem entirely by making his entire character arc revolve around the fact that he can't score a single win against you.
Hahaga so true, game freak finally acknowledging the trauma of us as the main characters absolutely DECAMATING the in game characters is refreshing AF
Why the hell couldn't Huepow just tell Klonoa the truth the moment they met? That would've avoided any and all confusion. If Phantomile is a mirror of Klonoa's real world, one that was created to put him at ease, why not tell him that he's in a dream world? Klonoa wouldn't have cried over the death of his dream grandpa, and he would've understood that he would have to leave the mirror world when everything was finished. Huepow manipulated Klonoa, toying with his emotions, and only realizing how screwed up it is when he saw Klonoa crying over his dead dream grandpa. Huepow is responsible for Klonoa's trauma, and the sorrow that he's been repressing and forcing deep into his subconscious. Huepow is terrible.
Nice to see more and more people talking about the Klonoa series and its messages. No joke, the messages of the two console platformers, Lunatea's Veil especially, really helped me out when I first played these games in mid-2022. No matter what's next for the series, I will always love Klonoa. Nicely done on the video!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! And yeah, I was honestly surprised at some of the messages that Klonoa tackles. It's definitely stuff that lots of people who play the first two games will find relatable. Great to hear that they managed to help you out, as well!
UNDERRATED ‼️ (I love Magolor)
Why Magolor is Kirby's Most Impactful Character: ruclips.net/video/xegQ80aCcgI/видео.htmlsi=5N4vrCcsIJu5d4pc
Magolor is the GOAT
Underated video
What do you think of Magolor and Return to Dreamland Deluxe? What Kirby theories do you have about him? Let me know in the comments down below!
I always found Kieran such a unique character in Scarlet and Violet. In fact, he became my favorite character because of how he never gives up on becoming a strong trainer just like the main character. Although it's such a shame that other people have mixed feelings about him just because they think he's just a little kid who should be put in their place.
And yet another person who fails to notice the awful mentally abusive way Carmine treats him. He's a victim of her mental abuse, and he was forced to repress his anger and frustration because well... you've seen the way Carmine reacts whenever he expresses himself. And then this Mary Sue protagonist shows up and befriends him, only to lie to him and steal his childhood dream for him, something he can't do anything about because that person is much stronger than him. This is a last straw for him. He can't handle the anger and frustration that he was forced to repress for all these years anymore, and just like a balloon that you slowly fill with water until reaches its breaking point, Kieran explodes (the water is the anger and frustration if that wasn't obvious). I believe Ogerpon should have went with him. Try to see things from Kieran's point of view. There's no one who knows Ogerpon better than him. He had a feeling the story wasn't what it seemed before anyone else, and it's his childhood dream to befriend Ogerpon. Surely he's more deserving than the liar and traitor who sides with a mental abuser and who never struggles for anything. Would you let Ogerpon under the care of someone like that ? Meanwhile Kieran tried his absolute best to be worthy of Ogerpon's respect. What he does in the Indigo Disk is not right, but his feelings are valid. Also he learns from his mistakes, apologizes, and tries to make up for them. Also that thing about losers he tells the League Club member is a projection of his own insecurities that WE mostly caused. Basically "If you're not strong enough, you're a loser". He wasn't strong enough to accomplish his lifelong dream and prevent us from stealing it from him, and he thinks his old self is a loser. This also shows his lack of self esteem since he's still talking about himself when he says that, even if it's his old self. At the same time we have Carmine, a mental abuser who never learns that what she does is wrong, never apologizes, and never tries to make up for being one of the main reasons why Kieran turned out the way he did in the Indigo Disk. You're wondering why he would distance himself from her now that he has the confidence to do so ? She was awful to him for years. Whenever he tries to express himself, she yells and he's scared of her. Though, his anger and frustration are a mask he uses to protect himself from people who hurt him, like Carmine, and he probably makes the few interactions he has with her as short as possible because he's still scared of her deep down, which on its own is a good reason to want to stay away, but also he doesn't want her to get to him and break his mask. But his mask does start to break in Area Zero. Speaking of Area Zero, his scream during the Terapagos fight is so powerful. We saved his life earlier, and he starts to realize he isn't alone as he thinks. But now he realizes what he's done and feels guilty. His lack of self esteem hits him at full force. He even calls himself useless. But then we call out to him. And his scream when he joins the fight is powerful because you can feel that he finally sets all of his anger, pain and frustration free after all this time, and it's liberating for him. He feels a weight leave his shoulders and he isn't blinded by his anger anymore. I love Kieran so much because I relate to his pain, to what he goes through, to the anger he had to repress, just like I had to because of my toxic parents (hopefully I got away before I completely exploded like Kieran did, though I had a harder and harder time containing it before I left. I was basically at the state Kieran was when he punched the Loyal Three's shrine. To a point where he didn't explode yet, but he has a hard time containing all that anger, and it starts to show. But as I said I hopefully got away before it got worse. I'm still affected by what they did to me though. I'm unable to do things by myself because they were overcontrolling (just like Carmine is by the way) and did everything for me. And I have low self esteem because the way I was, the things I liked, it was never good enough for them (and Kieran also has low self esteem, likely for the same reason). There's also the favoritism. My sister was always better than me at basically everything, and they didn't mentally abuse her. So I was wondering what I was doing wrong. Why wasn't I worthy of being treated well ? Turns out I was always worthy, but my parents are awful people. It's the same way Kieran sees the player. Why are they so much better than I am at battling ? Why is Carmine nice to them while she's awful to me ? Do I not deserve to be treated well ? Am I just not good enough ? He is good enough, Carmine is just toxic, and the only way to be happy is to get away from people like her. That's what eventually happened with me. It may still be far from perfect, but I'm much happier since I got away from my abusive parents.
Okay but try to see things from Ogerpon's view. Ogerpon was a Pokemon that was ostracized from the people of Kitakami for *decades,* and only felt comfortable once they found someone, the player, who wasn't from that land just like their previous trainer. It doesn't matter if Kieran really wanted to befriend Ogerpon, because Ogerpon had no idea of Kieran's existence, and even if she did she only saw Kieran as another person from Kitakami and was afraid of them. What Kieran had with her was a parasocial relationship. Ogerpon didn't owe Kieran anything.
@@afro025 That's only because our character is a Mary Sue and of course Ogerpon likes us. But Kieran understands Ogerpon's feelings on a personal level. He knows what it's like to be an outcast. Sure she's afraid of him at first, but that could have changed after he told the village the truth about Ogerpon. He's the sole reason why she's accepted by the village now.
@@Oceane1803 Why do you think it's better to force a Pokemon to be caught by a Trainer they don't want to be with? Even after Kieran helps Ogerpon be accepted by the village, she still doesn't feel entirely comfortable with him, and rather be with someone from outside of Kitakami. Sure Kieran understands Ogerpon to an extent, but that doesn't mean Kieran *deserves* her because of that. What you're saying about Kieran is *literally* the definition of a parasocial relationship. "Parasocial relationships are one-sided relationships, where one person extends emotional energy, interest and time, and the other party, the persona, is completely unaware of the other's existence." You're treating Ogerpon like some trophy Kieran deserves to receive, rather than a character with her own feelings and emotions. It's no different than one of Pokemaine's twitch subs thinking that they deserve Pokemaine more than her bf, all because they've been her fan for longer. Kieran’s definitely not a bad person at all, and I'm not trying to say that, but it’s selfish for Kieran to think Ogerpon should have chosen him solely because he's wanted her since childhood, and he even acknowledges as much in the game.
@@afro025 Yeah but Kieran doesn't want to catch Ogerpon originally. He was just fine with bringing her back to her cave. He only objects when Ogerpon says she wants to be caught by us. He doesn't want to catch Ogerpon to keep her for himself, he wants to prevent us, someone he doesn't see as deserving of being her partner (with good reasons), from catching her. If she didn't want to come with us, she could have stayed there and slowly warmed up to Kieran. But since we're a Mary Sue who quite literally inserts themselves in Kieran's story, of course she wants to come with us. And hey, our character constantly catches Pokémon that try to escape the Poké Balls we throw at them, meaning they don't want to be caught, and we have to weaken them enough until they're not strong enough to escape the Ball. And then the Poké Balls turns them docile and friendly. Sure that's wrong, but if we're allowed to do it, why not Kieran ? Clearly this isn't considered a moral issue in the Pokémon World.
@@Oceane1803 Alright you're half right, but also half wrong. You're right that Kieran didn't want to catch Ogerpon originally, he only really wanted to be friends with her, and only wants to capture her once she decides to go with the player. However, where you're wrong is the reason for Kieran doing this. He doesn't view the player as less deserving than him, in fact, the reason why he goes on this downward spiral is because he views *himself* as less worthy than the player. The player is strong, the player can make friends, while he isn't strong, and he struggles to make friends. Like honestly, I have no idea where you get the idea that Kieran doesn't view us as deserving of Ogerpon, when his dialogue and actions show the exact opposite lol. And Kieran directly acknowledges that trying to fight for who gets to catch Ogerpon is wrong, and is ignoring her own feelings on the matter, treating her like a trophy to be won. Kieran isn't fighting to "protect" Ogerpon from the player, he's fighting to want to have Ogerpon all for himself. Also, that is not how Pokeballs work, and a *lot* of Pokemon fans misunderstand this as well, it's not just you. It's been explained within the games and the anime and other supplementary material, but the act of catching a Pokemon is consensual. Wild Pokemon decide if you're a good enough Trainer by battling you, and once you weaken them enough to prove you are capable of fighting a Pokemon of their caliber, you can catch them. Pokeballs don't turn a Pokemon docile and friendly. They even outright explain this once again in the most recent anime series, Pokemon Horizons (episode 4). The only way to catch a Pokemon without their consent is through the Master Ball, which is what Kieran does to Terapagos.
Kieran as a character is someone I find myself relating to in more ways than I was expecting. Like him I was a shy kid who had trouble making friends, being all around generally awkward and not exactly knowing how to approach people. While at first I didn’t really have an obsession with being the best at games, when I eventually did met people in my life that had similar interests like Pokemon smash bros, playing against them sparked drive in me to be better and get on their level. I can confidently say now that I eventually did (and thankfully never developed an obsession that made me a jerk and push them away).
It takes them 9 generations to make them a trainer who is like me. This video helped me a lot. Since I never really had (luckily) that problem that I am that harsh to my friends or partner but I still want to make friends with people going to conventions since I escaped my terrible job. And I'll do it in a Kieran cosplay. So I hope I'll gain moe strength to be myself
I swear, Kieran as a character is absolutely beautiful. I believe his character arc is overall one of the best ones that Pokémon has done. It still baffles me that Game Freak was able to pull such a literal 360 in character so flawlessly. It's actually amazing. It's part of the reason why I voice the fella so much.
I LOVE Kieran so much. I'm autistic and I tend to get more attached to fictional characters that others but Kieran is really special for me. I felt (still feel) such a genuine connection with him. I was really enjoying befriending him and spending the night at the festival with him..then Ogerpon happened. I felt like a jerk during this DLC. I wanted to tell him about Ogerpon right away and I was heart broken when the game forced me to lie and keep lying. it felt like I was doing him so dirty. he was such a sweetheart right up until that point. I get that he'd likely had still been angry if Ogerpon still chose us instead of him but at least he would have had a fair chance to also bond with her. she was only afraid of him imo bc his vibes where already off by the time they met. he was bitter and hurt from being lied to, and also had his own energy tainted with the loyal 3's energy. I relate to his struggles, when I was a teen and even current day. we share not only alot of physical features but emotional as well. it made me feel very seen as I havent experienced a character quite this close to my heart before. its nice to see someone do a proper character analysis and not just slam him constantly becuase he is such a great character. I'd be over the moon if they use him in any future projects and I really hope he's eventually added to Masters EX. Kieran is definetly my fictional character equevanlent of a soul mate lets put it that way. I got my dream ending to Indigo Disk, and Mochi Mayhem was such a treat lol I love how his arc ended despite not being satisfied with how no one really apologizes to Kieran. I know Kierans not ALL innocent but he was wronged alot too especially by Carmine and pc. I wish I could have at least told him I was sorry for everything as well. great video man!
Oh hi Tenshi :)
Not surprised to find you here.
Good video. I was waiting to see if someone has done a video of Kieran.
Great video :00 Ive been dying to find more Kieran content, especially content thats analysing him. Cant wait for the next videos!!!
Thanks so much! Great to hear you enjoyed the video!
Let me know your thoughts in the comments! Any points you agree with? Disagree with? Any rivals you have as favorites?