Chimchar dying was supposed to be emotional scene but I just busted out laughing when he said "you can tell he's dead because he has x's over his eyes".
21:39 The way he said "we" instead of "you" shows that he acknowledges that he made mistakes by not taking responsibility for what happened in the past and letting everything go too far, but switching to "you" also means that he wants Abomasnow to see that he is responsible also for following his Gods, similar to how Squirtle thought he had to follow whoever orders him around.
Okay, prediction time: I genuinely don't think Charmander is permadead, he's been a main character since episode 1, and he still had character development left to go through. Plus there's the mess he made that Mewtwo is still trying to fix. To put it simply, Charmander has a lot of unfinished business. Given how Squirtle/Wartortle appears to be climbing Mt Coronet in this episode (Sinnoh Pokémon, really tall snowy mountain with Arceus supposedly at the top?), my guess is that Episode 11 is going to involve him confronting the gods and getting the chance to go back in time and change the past. After all, using time travel to change the past, including saving characters that were originally supposed to die, is absolutely a thing that can happen in the Pokémon world. I predict that Wartortle is going to be sent back to the past, save Charmander, and stop Caterpie's war before it starts.
I recognized *immediately* that Squirtle was projecting his feelings about Charmander onto Chimchar, all because he referred to Chimchar as "Char", as in *Char*mander. Very clever!
Don’t forget, squirtle was the one who was picked by the trainer in episode 1. Between the trainer, then charmander, then squirtle, he never had any opportunity to learn how to be independent. It’s such an incredible continuity over the whole series that I refuse to believe this wasn’t Ship’s plan from the very start.
My god.. to think that this series first began in 2014, and it has already been 10 years To put it into perspective, I was in PRIMARY SCHOOL (UK) when this started.. and now I have left college this year and currently in a full-time employment. WOW
@@well3669 wouldn't it be 2 years? Since right at the beginning it shows that moment when our dear friend. Charmander. Got slayed. So the war probably was in between those 2 years or at least a year.
20:55 This is one of the best moments in the series, perhaps the most emotional so far too. The realisation he/she had about Blue, the reality of it. He probably didn't even care what he/she would do to him, he just didn't want to take responsibility for his actions. And I don't think he even knew it till he got released...
a fun little Easter Egg: if you watch this with subtitles, whenever the Snovers talk about “Snow in the way” the S is capitalized, meaning that they were always talking about someone and not the snow itself. When Squirtle talks about snow, the S is lowercase. That was pretty clever.
Episode 1: Hehe, funny Starters are self conscious against their trainers Episode 10: Squirtle is depressed, Charmander’s head got cut off, and Bulbasaur is a masochist
"You're just using me to relive your stupid childhood" Excuse me, CHILDHOOD??? They were CHILDREN??? God, that makes this whole story like 100 times darker.
The worst part is that alot of stuff makes sense, like the change in tone. They were kids, they were naïve and didn't see some of the stuff that happened as a big deal. Squirtle is now either an adult or in his very late teens. He has the maturity to understand just how fucked up the stuff he went through as a kid was. While I don't think it was 100% intentional, it does make the series pretty realistic when it comes to childhood trauma (at least my experience with it) It also makes sense why he would take care of chimchar and turtwig. They are kids. Kids who remind him of his childhood friends. He wants to relive his childhood, but not just that, he wants to relive it as the role of a guardian. As a way to protect those two in ways he couldn't protect charmander and bulbassaur. He is someone desperate for closure and the chance to make up for everything he did and was unable to do for them
I love how the story goes from 0 to 1000! Like the show started from a simple comedy with a simple story to a fully fleshed out drama! 10/10, a studio needs to give you funding for this!
Also since Turtwig said Squirtle was level 98 and pokemon need to level up to evolve when he evolved into wartortle he leveled up to level 99 so Squirtle/Wartortle will most likely be a level 100 blastoise in one of the next episodes.
This series started as "Cute and kind of edgy adventures of the Kanto Starters" and now we are dealing with a war veteran going to "talk" directly to the gods, most likely in order to travel back in time and stop this mayhem
yeah and too be fair as shown in every pokemon game ever normal pokemon can literally beat gods in the pokemon world so squirtle fighting arcues, dialga, hoppa, geriti- man there a lot of god level beings in pokemon....
So Charmander started off as selfish, he still was, but when Squirtle tried to teach him that force isn't what makes a leader, he tried to use empathy and redeem himself by trying to save Squirtle. Squirtle was always trying to follow the rules unless someone he viewed as an authority figure tried to make him break them, but by doing what he's told he loses the one guy who actually viewed him as an equal and gave up his free will to not feel guilty for what Caterpie made him do. Now that he looks back on his past and tries to hold himself accountable, he sort of embodied Charmanders initial desire to evolve and his belief that the rules Squirtle followed were not worth it when following them caused him suffering.
Yeah but I think squrtle will head to the gods and asked them to go back in time to save charmander and bulbasaur and head to cerulean cave to meet mewtwo
Squirtle's backstory was nothing like we'd seen in the series, and yet was so well written! Being forced to Proceed as that Caterpie saw fit, even regarding evolution[though that may also have to do with not being like Charmander]... everything that happened after was incredibly well written.
I just realised how poetic this episode is, the 2nd team disbanded in the same way the first did, bulbasaur had left, charmander died in his mission of becoming the strongest and squirtle had stayed. The new team had squirtle stay and turtwig leave, and chimchar died trying to get strong by himself. Crazy how I didn't get that, but amazing series! I've been watching since the start of the series.
squirtle's story is actually really sad. how he completely obeyed the caterpie leader, how his only friends died (technically only charmander died but still), and how he kept clinging into the past is just so sad
In the last flashback, Caterpie shogun said that they lost everyone, implying that Bulbasaur is dead In the second flashback, Leonard said that the birds would burn the forest to the ground before they would lose (Note: this is not the first times pigeons and sparrows have been used to set civilizations on fire) Going back to the last flashback, it is very obvious that Viridian Forest is wiped clean off the map … Bulbasaur has a severe allergic reaction to fire
I'm calling it ahead of time Mewtwo or another Legendary pokemon like palkia or dialga will be able the top and they might reverse time to give squirtle another chance to save charmander. Because remember Mewtwo told Charmander to meet him at Cerulean cave and they never went so that's definitely gonna be brought up again.
everybody was like: "missigno will probably appear in the next episode!" missigno appearing for 1 second in the whole video: "My (appearence) was, greatly exagerated"
I like it when the graphics get better as time goes by, like in the flashback where Squirtle is fighting a bird the graphics are worse than in the scenes further in time. It's really a small detail but still a relatively good one!
"A true friend doesn't care if he's actually your friend. Some of my closest friends in the world have been my greatest enemies, and I never even talk to them." Best advice ever.
@@facelessartandskills4924 basically that due to all of the trauma and forcing Squirtle to fight and train He had just turned into a mere doll,he doesn't even have any emotions anymore,she realized how much she damaged Squirtle mentally and let him go knowing that if she forced him to do more Fighting he would lose sense of life all together
I like how this episode gives greater meaning to the personality quirks of Charmander and Squirtle throughout the series, Charmander represented choice and free will in the series and even states to Catterpie that trainers and pokemon should stand next to each other, whereas Squirtle has represented freedom of consequence such as wanting to follow some sort of code of battle because he feels like he just should even when his friends are being beaten up and proven even further here where we see his willingness to listen to Catterpie's messed up orders, him snapping at the end was him finally accepting the consequences of his actions, it's why he gets mad at Snow for trying to hoist Chimchar's death on the gods.
@@theonlybrridge the best ending. All joking aside, he was most likely underground when all that war crap went down so hopefully he's still alive and just wandering around looking for a good place to eat berries and wear messed up mutilated corpses for hats.
This video told more about Squirtle than an anime arc. Seriously, Squirtle’s whole “stuck in the past” deal was inspiring. His breakthrough was incredible. The storytelling was amazing. Overall, Starter Squad is a fan-made masterpiece.
12:09 I just realized this spearow was also a leader of his own clan like Caterpie is to theirs because of the bandana on his head. He was also on a revenge for the Fearow's death, the Fearow was probably his older brother or father.
Episode 1: The starters fight over who gets to be chosen Episode 10: Squirtle starts a solo rebellion against the Gods after being oppressed under their rules for more than a decade
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Loved it. I get the feeling Squirtle didn't want to evolve because he was hanging onto the past and a sense of helplessness. It's when he decided to take charge, accept the present, and take accountability that he decided to finally evolve. Can't wait til next episode!
I got that feeling too. Especially how he ripped his everyone off while saying “If I’m gonna make bad choices, they’re gonna be my own,”. Gonna be honest, that moment was badass
@@gemain609 "I'm gonna kill every last Caterpie" *Ends up dying* Fanbase: Oh no, my precious Charmander what happened to you was so cruel! Like bro he was literally a genocider. Nobody would be crying for hitler if someone made a story of him dying.
@@numatruehome100 Yeah they were pretty supportive, except the first one with the train of thought about who is considered a "friend", it was kinda nonsense, even Turtwig has to question his logic.
WHY'D THEY KILL MY BABY BOY CHARMANDER and wheres bulbasaur I'm saying this when I started seeing my least favorite pokemon to a badass beating spearrow
What once to me was merely a "joke" or "parody", has now become one the most well-written stories I've ever paid witness to. Thank you for everything Shippidge and everyone else involved in making Starter Squad! :)
"I dont know why I was laughing so much at the beginning. That story just had a bunch of death and a very sad ending". Turtwig speaking on behalf of the fans! Just brilliant. Kudos to the work you guys have put into it! The attention to details and a great story is what makes this epic.
Holy crap. I guess, in the end, Caterpie become the monster he strove to fight against. And Squirtle really needs to see a therapist. Shippidge never fails to deliver on quality episodes. I can’t wait to see where the next one goes.
A true fool, he created a mindless soldier to do his bidding and destroy all in his path, and then begged the same shell of a person for advice, his rage blinded him for years, he thought he wanted to lay waste to this land, but in the end.. he realized that wasn’t what he wanted, long after it had already been too late
I would die for any one of those Snover, they are literally the best and I couldn't love them any more than I already do. Also, the person who voice acted them did an amazing job, the voice was 90% of the entire appeal.
How has it been 2 years since the last episode? And the fact that now there’s only 2 left is exciting and mind boggling. My friend showed me this show when I was still in high school and I’m now in my 5th year of college and he’s about to have a kid. Time really does fly by. Look forward to coming back for what’s next.
Honestly if you have been watching since the beginning. It shouldn't be a surprise to you that it's been 2 years since the last episode. It's just the standard at this point
I guess that means we will have to wait till late 2023 or 2024 for the next episode unfortunately. But this one was epic, so the next one should be too.
Dude, when the first episode of this came out, I was so young. I still love starter squad, and I cannot contain myself till the next episode(s) I feel such nostalgia, and even tears come to my eyes when thinking about this.
It was a misdirect. The whole time we thought the story was about Charmander’s journey, but it was really about Squirtle’s journey to stand up for himself and be his own mon. We see for the first time him really truly doing something that isn’t for someone else (charmander, his trainer, caterpie, etc.) Everything that’s happened since episode one has culminated right here. Unreal and fantastic work! Next two Eps are gonna be GAS 🔥
I think that squirtle will tell the gods to heal him and travel back in time and save charmander and bulbasaur and head to cerulean cave to meet mewtwo
@@the30sumdadgamer60 I hope that happens to because I only attached this because of bulbasour and charmander so now that they gone I'm a little downed about this episode but we probably have to wait 3 more years for next ep
I've literally been following this since the start of high school, I'm now at the final year of my uni degree, It's amazing how far this series has come
I feel kinda bad for Turtwig. I also really like Turtwig and hope he comes back. He didn't seem to mind following Squirtle around where ever when he thought they were friends, and then Squirtle forgot his name and called him Bulbasaur.
It’s amazing how squirtle’s want to be on a team and take orders was shown as early as episodes 5 and 7, and these flashbacks show us the extreme of what that extreme loyalty he wanted got him: the dangers of following orders blindly.
It does make sense though, for Squirtle's character. He was the one who tried to see things logically and tried his best to show Charmander his perspective and common sense, fearing the concequence of breaking these rules. I think I know what Squirtle was afraid of now: losing any form of stability and peace he's known, watching as inoccents die and the strong live. Yet it does show Charmander was also right too, seeing how things turned out the way they did. It makes me wonder if the war and everything else would've happened if Charmander wasn't so hell bent on strength and evolution.
I love how this series starts off innocent and gets progressively darker. I thought at least Bulbasaur would survive. I thought Whiskers would have a hopeful arc. Instead, everyone dies or leaves Squirtle. He went through an actual war. It went from Disney to Game of Thrones. I love it.
When everyone says Charmander was the main character, while in the first episode Squirtle was actually chosen first over Charmander and Bulbasaur... Don't we all love long term storytelling!
@Evelyn Choy I actually think charmander was never the protagonist. I think he was an anti hero after he separated squirtle from himself and bulbasaur because of his beliefs. Like any anti hero, charmander tried to change society, but squirtle didn’t. Charmander fell like an anti hero, and squirtle defeated him like the morpher. The person who was faking to be an ally, but was an enemy in the end. (An anti hero is the protagonist but one that lacks heroic features. In this case, most of episode 1-9 were centered around charmander and bulbasaur. But as we could tell, charmander wasn’t the most heroic. His ways of supporting freedom from trainers was to slaughter his kind for exp and free himself from human trainers.)
@@williamnguyen9057 but not every protagonist must be heroic. Without charmander it would be different. They had their trainers, trained, evolved and it would be boring. Charmander thought otherwise. He wanted change. And he made it so much more interesting. Or would you watch 9 episodes of squirtle fighting other pokemons in the intended way, getting in his ball, maybe healing? I doubt it.
@@monolith9613 that was a loose domino effect that had pre-war tensions built up. This is more like Hitler picking a fight with the Stalin, who then overwhelmed his advanced army with sheer numbers. Charmander fucked with that one obsessive Caterpie.
@@chandrus8015 He said that pokemon trainers are slave owners, and that individuality is key. I thought the story thus far was leading us to believe that Charmander was wrong, but in the end, he was correct.
@@crystalcat1002 To be fair, while his philosophy was sound, he had a _very_ violent and authoritarian way of spreading it. Heck, his actions lead to the Caterpie war in the first place. Squirtle has now basically adopted the philosophy, but without the violent temperament. It's a cool middle ground that came from a lot of well done character writing.
When Turtwig calls Squirtle out for calling him Bulbasaur and you realise he's been calling Chimchar 'Char' the whole time :(((( Edit: Char as in he's been referring to Charmander...
This is wrong because his name is chimCHAR it has CHAR in it Edit: I'm getting a lot of replys about telling me that I'm wrong and yes I know that. This comment was just meant for a joke
This story has become a masterpiece, the laughter, the fighting, the grief, there’s so much depth to the story. It’s unbelievable how good this is keep up the good work and see y’all in 2024 or something
If he didn't die in episode 9 I think they would've remembered to meet mewtwo in cerulean cave, according to one of the comments I read, and since that was their goal after getting Squirtle. And since Charmander originally didn't get to tell Squirtle that he was trying to get him back, they would've been able to talk about that and make amends (I think).
I think squirtle will talk to the gods to revive him and battle them and grants him one wish and travel back in time to save charmander and bulbasaur and leave to meet mewtwo and maybe fight missinggno
squirtle’s character development was top tier. the moment he wanted to replace his lost friends to accepting his evolution was really nice. still sad about charmander’s death
Then there is bulbasaur. Who will probably come back with some michaelangelo last rodin plot twist and find squirtle. Then something about charmander with the gods. Or just find his body and his head and use a revive, lol
Calling it now: the “gods of space and time” are going to send Wartortle back in time to undo his mistake. Because this episode made all those deaths suddenly feel really heavy.
@@KonDragon008 I really want that to be what happens. I feel bad for Squirtle. He seemed so tired of life in this episode and that evolution only made him want to take revenge for what happened to him and his friends. However a revenge really isn't always best solution.
The guardian Snow is unironically one of the coolest things I have ever seen, you did an amazing job bringing him to life (and then blowing him to smithereens)
The Cerebus Effect is a trope that is defined by a work starting out in a comedy-adjacent tone or genre that either quickly or by a not so slow burn turns into a drama with a more serious tone, the trope-namer being Cerebus, a comic book series that in the beginning was comedic and episodic, but turned more gritty and dark over time.
When I first saw Starter Squad I was a junior in high school, laughing at a psychopath Charmander shivving a Caterpie 8 years, 4 years of college, a year in quarantine, and many many hours questioning my life decisions later, I sit here crying over a Squirtle with PTSD Bravo, you brilliant bastards You made the wait well worth it and I can barely wait to see what the future holds
Wow, the last episode's ending really *was* an epilogue to something grand and tragic. Charmander's story truly ended on that bleak of a note. Squirtle lost his empathy. Bulbasaur never escaped his fate, because he didn't *want* to. And the Caterpie leader just walked away after instigating the end of all life, Pokémon *and* mankind, in Kanto. The characters we've come to know for 9 episodes, except one, are gone. The Starter Squad we've enjoyed for the past 8 years... is over, and we didn't even get to say good-bye to it, because there was no way of knowing that we *had* to. But whatever happened to Mewtwo? Isn't Missingno still a threat, waiting to pop up again any day? I hope they weren't Red Herrings! Don't leave us hanging on those! On the brighter side of things, though, the evolution was awesome! If our boy, best Starter, has grown *this* much stronger after evolving once, i'd love to see what kind of damage he'd be able to do in his *final* form. I eagerly await the next installment, where i'm pretty sure Wartortle is going to meet with the gods and defy the laws of nature. Even if he has to Tackle Arceus himself, he's going to give himself another chance at having a team, a circle of friends, a family, or die trying to get it. With how much Starter Squad episodes have grown in scale by now, i'm expecting Episode 11 (provided nothing happens to cease episode production altogether) to be done and out by the series' 10th anniversary at the earliest.
Gotta admit…if Caterpie put the Charmander “hat” on the proper way it would look good on him. It looks odd when he wears it backwards though but I guess it was for the surprise reveal
"A true friend doesn't care if he's actually your friend. Some of my closest friends in the world have been my greatest enemies, and I've never even talked to them."
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"IM A BIRD, TWEET TWEET"
"BIRD SOUNDS BIRD SOUNDS COME OUT OF ME, THEY DO"
"I AM SO MUCH OF A BIRD"
R.I.P. Fearow, he was a true bird up until the end
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Thought he was a fish...
@@AcemanXD 🔫😀
@@AcemanXD very easy mistake
I thought we was a human 😡
Chimchar dying was supposed to be emotional scene but I just busted out laughing when he said "you can tell he's dead because he has x's over his eyes".
same
It didn’t felt very emotional since he was being a dickhead for the whole time but it left me shocked and didn’t know how to react
It's emotional for Squirtle, but not for us, that's why there's a gag/punchline.
seeing chimchar die made me not really care cuz he does not show empathy like charmander.
That's why I don't think he's dead. That wouldn't be pointed out if it was truly serious.
Huge props to Mewtwo for keeping MissingNo at bay for over 10 years, preventing it from absorbing any other Pokémon.
Right? I don't think many other people even SAW Mewtwo fighting. This is like the only comment I've seen mentioning him
I've been looking for a while to see if anyone else noticed lmao
That was in a flashback though, so....Unless there was more than the one scene
Damn true
They must be pretty fed up with doing so by now, but I admire their efforts.
21:39 The way he said "we" instead of "you" shows that he acknowledges that he made mistakes by not taking responsibility for what happened in the past and letting everything go too far, but switching to "you" also means that he wants Abomasnow to see that he is responsible also for following his Gods, similar to how Squirtle thought he had to follow whoever orders him around.
Okay, prediction time:
I genuinely don't think Charmander is permadead, he's been a main character since episode 1, and he still had character development left to go through. Plus there's the mess he made that Mewtwo is still trying to fix. To put it simply, Charmander has a lot of unfinished business.
Given how Squirtle/Wartortle appears to be climbing Mt Coronet in this episode (Sinnoh Pokémon, really tall snowy mountain with Arceus supposedly at the top?), my guess is that Episode 11 is going to involve him confronting the gods and getting the chance to go back in time and change the past.
After all, using time travel to change the past, including saving characters that were originally supposed to die, is absolutely a thing that can happen in the Pokémon world.
I predict that Wartortle is going to be sent back to the past, save Charmander, and stop Caterpie's war before it starts.
I love it lots dude
I was going to say bold ass move killing Charmander let's see where this goes in the next few years
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I mean, it could be Dialga (Time Pokemon) or Palkia (maybe another space where everything works out)... pinkish glow might signify something, tho.
excellent theory
I recognized *immediately* that Squirtle was projecting his feelings about Charmander onto Chimchar, all because he referred to Chimchar as "Char", as in *Char*mander. Very clever!
Obviously
I have a lot of questions
1.How did he reach the Sinnoh Region
2.How did he met the 2 other native starters
3.What ever actually happened to Bulbasaur
@@pengu108 Squirtle says that Bulbasaur stayed in the cave in the area that was cut off where he was eating berries getting a happy ending
@@jeneviekey2099 well ye it had been 10 years he prob went to a lot of other regions
@@jeneviekey2099 and what would become of Sandslash after that Caterpie fiasco? And Piplup? Did Squirtle break the other two from the lab?
Don’t forget, squirtle was the one who was picked by the trainer in episode 1. Between the trainer, then charmander, then squirtle, he never had any opportunity to learn how to be independent. It’s such an incredible continuity over the whole series that I refuse to believe this wasn’t Ship’s plan from the very start.
"Between the trainer (Red), then Charmander, then Squirtle, he..."
I think you meant Caterpie instead of that Squirtle.
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6:30 pecking noises
My god.. to think that this series first began in 2014, and it has already been 10 years
To put it into perspective, I was in PRIMARY SCHOOL (UK) when this started.. and now I have left college this year and currently in a full-time employment. WOW
WOW
Wow 😂😂😂😂
Same I was in year 1 I guess now I've finished my GCSEs
I first saw the series (episodes 1-9) when I was in like 5th grade and now I’m in high school still waiting for episodes 11-12 to be released.
The wait is finally over, congrats on the release of ep 10. This whole series is a massive undertaking :)
Let's go
Hey Pat, nice to see you here
YESSS FINALLY HELLO PATTER I love all your videos
Kinda whack BECUASE I need to wait 2 years ago and a few months ;-;
Let's go.. though there's still 2 more episodes after this ; - ;
Pat plz make a reaction video to this
How it started: 3 starters messing around
How its going: Severe PTSD.
exactly
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And Squirtle is now a god
"You're just using us to relive your stupid childhood"
Oh my god. Squirtle's a boomer now.
Ye that right
This likely takes years upon years after charmanders death since squirtle is level 98 and has been training alot
@@litonups 10 years later to be specific
@@well3669 wouldn't it be 2 years? Since right at the beginning it shows that moment when our dear friend. Charmander. Got slayed. So the war probably was in between those 2 years or at least a year.
@@watersheep5535 go to 0:20 and read what’s written on the screen
20:55 This is one of the best moments in the series, perhaps the most emotional so far too. The realisation he/she had about Blue, the reality of it. He probably didn't even care what he/she would do to him, he just didn't want to take responsibility for his actions. And I don't think he even knew it till he got released...
This was made before people cared about pronouns 💀
@@no-Zbee ikr
@@no-Zbee but tbh I'm only doing that because it's referenced in the series. When you die you're either a boy or a girl. That's that.
@daveh71 *Definitely not.*
@@bestevil.what
a fun little Easter Egg:
if you watch this with subtitles, whenever the Snovers talk about “Snow in the way” the S is capitalized, meaning that they were always talking about someone and not the snow itself. When Squirtle talks about snow, the S is lowercase. That was pretty clever.
Thats full on subtitle foreshadowing. soo cool
there'snow way to tell without the subs! surprised they didn't throw that pun in just once, but good twist nonetheless
Damn this series is smart!
Oh wait...I forgot this series does interesting stuff with closed captions!
ooooooooo
Episode 1: Hehe, funny Starters are self conscious against their trainers
Episode 10: Squirtle is depressed, Charmander’s head got cut off, and Bulbasaur is a masochist
Never thought I'd see the day.
Bulbasaur was likely there for the berries, but sure
"I don't know why I was laughing so much at the beginning. That story was just a bunch of death and then a really sad ending." -Turtwig
shit got real fast
I want Charmander back
"You're just using me to relive your stupid childhood"
Excuse me, CHILDHOOD??? They were CHILDREN??? God, that makes this whole story like 100 times darker.
What did you expect as starter pokemon
So if.. Gardevoir exists... And they're like level 30.. And trainers are 10... Wouldn't that technically mean that trainers wanna
I'll shut up
@@SoderCant yes please shut up
Oh my Arceus, that does make everything darker! WTF?
The worst part is that alot of stuff makes sense, like the change in tone.
They were kids, they were naïve and didn't see some of the stuff that happened as a big deal.
Squirtle is now either an adult or in his very late teens. He has the maturity to understand just how fucked up the stuff he went through as a kid was.
While I don't think it was 100% intentional, it does make the series pretty realistic when it comes to childhood trauma (at least my experience with it)
It also makes sense why he would take care of chimchar and turtwig. They are kids. Kids who remind him of his childhood friends. He wants to relive his childhood, but not just that, he wants to relive it as the role of a guardian. As a way to protect those two in ways he couldn't protect charmander and bulbassaur. He is someone desperate for closure and the chance to make up for everything he did and was unable to do for them
I love how the story goes from 0 to 1000! Like the show started from a simple comedy with a simple story to a fully fleshed out drama! 10/10, a studio needs to give you funding for this!
yeah but it feels so unattached to the previous episodes, we went from barely seeing turtle to only having turtle
@@banananingit's been confirmed that episode 11 will be completely bulbasour focused
@@unfreshaltreally? I don’t think that’s true and I’m on the patreon.
@@ancarlson7the creator of the series said that
@@AlexBox1-tz9x0 awesome, must of missed that!
Squirtles in gen 4 now, he's gonna get dialga to go back in time and save charmander
Also since Turtwig said Squirtle was level 98 and pokemon need to level up to evolve when he evolved into wartortle he leveled up to level 99 so Squirtle/Wartortle will most likely be a level 100 blastoise in one of the next episodes.
that actually sounds legit
This actually makes sense I want this to come true
@@synyster6448 ikr. Its really a great theory I could see happening
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This series started as "Cute and kind of edgy adventures of the Kanto Starters" and now we are dealing with a war veteran going to "talk" directly to the gods, most likely in order to travel back in time and stop this mayhem
I think
I mean... Dialga is a thing so...
yeah and too be fair as shown in every pokemon game ever normal pokemon can literally beat gods in the pokemon world so squirtle fighting arcues, dialga, hoppa, geriti- man there a lot of god level beings in pokemon....
I feel like he’s gonna go back and either A, stop charmander from dying or B prevent himself from being caught
@@jaydemlowe can also stop chimchar from dying
"The mercy of the gods is wasted on the disobedient."
That was a good line.
Damn it played exactly i saw ur comment
Literally every holy than thou antagonists.
That's actually a really cool line now that I read it
So Charmander started off as selfish, he still was, but when Squirtle tried to teach him that force isn't what makes a leader, he tried to use empathy and redeem himself by trying to save Squirtle. Squirtle was always trying to follow the rules unless someone he viewed as an authority figure tried to make him break them, but by doing what he's told he loses the one guy who actually viewed him as an equal and gave up his free will to not feel guilty for what Caterpie made him do. Now that he looks back on his past and tries to hold himself accountable, he sort of embodied Charmanders initial desire to evolve and his belief that the rules Squirtle followed were not worth it when following them caused him suffering.
I still hate the fact that charmander died
@@FATMEFORMHOUSEagreed, however the impact I think will make the story more interesting in the long run
@@FATMEFORMHOUSEI like the fact that charmander died, him being so rude, and so annoying as the main character deeply triggered me
To think this all started because Red picked Squirtle over Charmander.
To think that the first episode with no plot would lead to this.
Yeah..
Yeah but I think squrtle will head to the gods and asked them to go back in time to save charmander and bulbasaur and head to cerulean cave to meet mewtwo
To be fair, Red was right.
@@NateOfTheFossils Hhmmm... how convenient
Squirtle not knowing Turtwig's name is me after knowing someone for years yet only calling them 'dude' or 'bro'
Lol same
... Damn Bulbasaur
Same I only know like 3 of my coworkers names and I've worked with most of em for 5 years now lol
Same, i do not do well with names. People i have known for over 10 years and not even sure what their name begins with.
@Norman Shi Hao Lee hi
It actually took 10 years to make the 10th episode
Squirtle's backstory was nothing like we'd seen in the series, and yet was so well written! Being forced to Proceed as that Caterpie saw fit, even regarding evolution[though that may also have to do with not being like Charmander]... everything that happened after was incredibly well written.
Caterpie didn't force it to not evolve
Wow charmander is really dead
@@iamspeedsickiamthemostwant1413 I think charmander will get revive
@@dbilly121 Not necessarily, but Squirtle didn't evolve after the Fearow fight because of Caterpie's influence. 6:50
Proceed
I just realised how poetic this episode is, the 2nd team disbanded in the same way the first did, bulbasaur had left, charmander died in his mission of becoming the strongest and squirtle had stayed. The new team had squirtle stay and turtwig leave, and chimchar died trying to get strong by himself. Crazy how I didn't get that, but amazing series! I've been watching since the start of the series.
But what happened to Piplup? That's what I wanna know...
squirtle's story is actually really sad. how he completely obeyed the caterpie leader, how his only friends died (technically only charmander died but still), and how he kept clinging into the past is just so sad
In the last flashback, Caterpie shogun said that they lost everyone, implying that Bulbasaur is dead
In the second flashback, Leonard said that the birds would burn the forest to the ground before they would lose (Note: this is not the first times pigeons and sparrows have been used to set civilizations on fire)
Going back to the last flashback, it is very obvious that Viridian Forest is wiped clean off the map
…
Bulbasaur has a severe allergic reaction to fire
@@aerohydreigon1101 true but squirtle said that bulbasaur had the happiest ending out of the starter gang. What if bulbasaur didn't die?
@@tomatosoup1589 he didnt die squirtle said he left
Charmander died, and he left Bulbasaur behind
I'm calling it ahead of time Mewtwo or another Legendary pokemon like palkia or dialga will be able the top and they might reverse time to give squirtle another chance to save charmander. Because remember Mewtwo told Charmander to meet him at Cerulean cave and they never went so that's definitely gonna be brought up again.
"JUST TELL ME THERE'S A WAY TO MAKE THIS RIGHT"
Squirtle: There's a way to make this right.
He did what he said tho 😂
so I am guessing pokeballs turns pokemon into clone troopers because the way I saw his eyes changed after the pokeball was destroyed lol
@@ladyriethegoldendelmo5441 hello fellow starwars nerd
@@ladyriethegoldendelmo5441 not really, Squirtle didn't become like that until he lost his will
That would've been the ultimate form of salt if Squirtle wasn't 100% obedient.
everybody was like: "missigno will probably appear in the next episode!"
missigno appearing for 1 second in the whole video: "My (appearence) was, greatly exagerated"
Well Squirtle is off to fight a God, and I imagine Arceus probably has some affair with the whole Missingno thing going on sooooooo...
Where?
Time frame pls
@@MysticVR-12 During 2nd flash back, about 12:50, it is very fast... blink and you miss it
Mewtwo vs missingno?
I like it when the graphics get better as time goes by, like in the flashback where Squirtle is fighting a bird the graphics are worse than in the scenes further in time. It's really a small detail but still a relatively good one!
I like the subtle details on Squirtle. His desaturated skin, his battle scars on his shell, the wrinkles under his eyes. He's been through so much...
Ayudó a matar a Charmander
That's what I noticed too. U can see that life is taking a toll on him
I think there’s also an everstone around his neck, having a reason for him not evolving
Also if you turn on the captions you'd noticed that when they mention Snow way the word "Snow" is always with a capital S.
Also he's suffering from survivor's guilt and the fact that he made the wrong choice.
"A true friend doesn't care if he's actually your friend. Some of my closest friends in the world have been my greatest enemies, and I never even talk to them." Best advice ever.
True.
@UCiTTJS-AOQUzlIUqlkv5M6g I can’t tell if your going with it or your an idiot
@@ajm2612 if you’re talking to me then I’m going on it.
I love how everyone expected Charmander to live but then in the middle of the video Squirtle is like “Yeah Charmander died”
I don’t believe he died he must have survived or sum
@@adamation_0851 didn’t you see his head on the caterpie in the flashbacks
@@hottopicaddict1647 what if mewtwo brought them both back
@@fleetway1262 time-traveling, wish granting and reviving aren't mewtwo's powers... May be missingno.
I knew he was dead because a patron donor told me...
21:00 the way she realizes what’s happened to squirtle is terrifying
What did she realise?
Who
Ohhhhh-?
@@facelessartandskills4924 basically that due to all of the trauma and forcing Squirtle to fight and train
He had just turned into a mere doll,he doesn't even have any emotions anymore,she realized how much she damaged Squirtle mentally and let him go knowing that if she forced him to do more Fighting he would lose sense of life all together
I like how this episode gives greater meaning to the personality quirks of Charmander and Squirtle throughout the series, Charmander represented choice and free will in the series and even states to Catterpie that trainers and pokemon should stand next to each other, whereas Squirtle has represented freedom of consequence such as wanting to follow some sort of code of battle because he feels like he just should even when his friends are being beaten up and proven even further here where we see his willingness to listen to Catterpie's messed up orders, him snapping at the end was him finally accepting the consequences of his actions, it's why he gets mad at Snow for trying to hoist Chimchar's death on the gods.
& Bulbasaur is just…..Bulbasaur.
@@jackjensensplaythroughsrev49 Nah Bulbasaur is more than just Bulbasaur, he's also part of a balanced breakfast.
@@snowpegasi Not only is he part of a complete breakfast, but also he can float
@@jackjensensplaythroughsrev49 And not only that he will become Charmander one day
DEAD
“I think Bulbasaur got the happiest ending out of all of us”
*Sees the absolute destruction that went down in Kanto*
What happened to Bulbasaur?!
He agreed to become their food
@@Convoy143 but now all the Caterpie are gone… so where’s Bulbasaur?
@@rice2meatu he's doing your mom lmao
@@theonlybrridge the best ending. All joking aside, he was most likely underground when all that war crap went down so hopefully he's still alive and just wandering around looking for a good place to eat berries and wear messed up mutilated corpses for hats.
To those who didnt realise charmander was turned into a hat for the catepie
This video told more about Squirtle than an anime arc.
Seriously, Squirtle’s whole “stuck in the past” deal was inspiring. His breakthrough was incredible. The storytelling was amazing. Overall, Starter Squad is a fan-made masterpiece.
It really is
12:09 I just realized this spearow was also a leader of his own clan like Caterpie is to theirs because of the bandana on his head. He was also on a revenge for the Fearow's death, the Fearow was probably his older brother or father.
Squirtle's first line in the series:
"That's a lie, he only knows Scratch"
Like a boss
@O_O don't you mean Arceus?
Fun fact:shippidge has 32 vids on his channel
@@huehuehueheuhuehuehuehuehu6367 fun fact: the floor is made of floor
@@internetcat-version2.028 fun fact: the next ep will be out in 2 years
Episode 1: The starters fight over who gets to be chosen
Episode 10: Squirtle starts a solo rebellion against the Gods after being oppressed under their rules for more than a decade
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@@whisperthewolf9478 aint he dead
Nah plot armor got his back.
I've watched so many movies so I just feel like that's what we're gonna be led to believe for the series until the end where we find out he's alive
Loved it. I get the feeling Squirtle didn't want to evolve because he was hanging onto the past and a sense of helplessness. It's when he decided to take charge, accept the present, and take accountability that he decided to finally evolve. Can't wait til next episode!
I got that feeling too. Especially how he ripped his everyone off while saying “If I’m gonna make bad choices, they’re gonna be my own,”. Gonna be honest, that moment was badass
You better be ready to fucking wait, the last episode we got was an entire year ago
@Akako what the fuck
A new protagonist has been born! Jokes aside... I miss Charmander... :(
yeah me too I'm still sad after watching this
Seeing Charmander’s dismembered head on Caterpie is heartbreaking. He died valiantly, trying to get his friends back
He tried to save his friends and still got betrayed :c
Nah he literally committed genocide. Still Caterpie just continued the cycle of violence despite killing the monster that was Charmander
@@gemain609 "I'm gonna kill every last Caterpie"
*Ends up dying*
Fanbase: Oh no, my precious Charmander what happened to you was so cruel!
Like bro he was literally a genocider. Nobody would be crying for hitler if someone made a story of him dying.
@@johnsharle9011 I mean he did it to get Squirtle back and ultimately got betrayed by Squirtle sooo
I Wish he returns But well They gotta Make some sense if they would let him be alive
"You'll never make it through snow way."
"Why not?"
"There's snow in the way."
Genius
"That's snow"
(Eldritch Abomanation appears)
@@Aflay1 Eldritch Abomasnowation appears!
@@lifadysi9418 A single turtle at lvl99 just wrecks it
Because there’s snow way to get past
Go throw snow idots
I miss Turtwig already, the most level-headed and sane Pokémon shown in the series.
He’s pretty well adjusted for being a pre-volve
@@numatruehome100 dont forget talking tree guy
True he might be the only sane person
@@numatruehome100 Yeah they were pretty supportive, except the first one with the train of thought about who is considered a "friend", it was kinda nonsense, even Turtwig has to question his logic.
WHY'D THEY KILL MY BABY BOY CHARMANDER and wheres bulbasaur I'm saying this when I started seeing my least favorite pokemon to a badass beating spearrow
"Char needs me! I would go to the ends of the earth for him!"
When you realise Squirtle really means Charmander in that line...😢😢 Poor thing
Storytelling, man. This Is awesome.
Quando arrivera la traduzione in italiano
You are here too! Nice
Mhm
Yooooo
Comedy - drama Real quick
What once to me was merely a "joke" or "parody", has now become one the most well-written stories I've ever paid witness to. Thank you for everything Shippidge and everyone else involved in making Starter Squad! :)
I make skits if y'all have a minute to spare. Lmk what I can improve on.
Tru
@@neilxdavis5359 shut up self promoter
@@Gloobus2057 who's gonna make me? Don't act tough over the internet bruh.
@@Gloobus2057 he’s gotta grow somehow man.
"I dont know why I was laughing so much at the beginning. That story just had a bunch of death and a very sad ending". Turtwig speaking on behalf of the fans! Just brilliant. Kudos to the work you guys have put into it! The attention to details and a great story is what makes this epic.
Friendly reminder that all of this happened because Red picked Squirtle instead of Charmander
i wanna see what happend to the grenn vegie burger
what if he choosed Bulbasaur? would the story change forever?
Man, this series has come a long way from dumb shenanigans in Viridian Forest.
Also, that Abomasnow's design could pass for a Gigantamax.
Obamasnow
Weebness level: 33
Barack aboma
That’s what I was thinking of!
@@ahmiehabibi brother?
@@bigyoshi5170 its the brothers epic we have a family reunion
The sadness and regret in squirtle’s face is just so hard to watch.
I know I cried
He can’t come back from this
@@toadmk7pro527 he can, that's why he's heading to cerulean cave to meet mewtwo in hope reviving his 2 fire frienda
*friends
@@yellowbearjelly but hes in sinnoh, it will probably be the creation trio cerulean city is really far away
Holy crap. I guess, in the end, Caterpie become the monster he strove to fight against. And Squirtle really needs to see a therapist. Shippidge never fails to deliver on quality episodes. I can’t wait to see where the next one goes.
@@shady5595 huh
He’s squirtle no more… he is WARTORTLE
A true fool, he created a mindless soldier to do his bidding and destroy all in his path, and then begged the same shell of a person for advice, his rage blinded him for years, he thought he wanted to lay waste to this land, but in the end.. he realized that wasn’t what he wanted, long after it had already been too late
I would die for any one of those Snover, they are literally the best and I couldn't love them any more than I already do. Also, the person who voice acted them did an amazing job, the voice was 90% of the entire appeal.
Q
Oh yeah I’d totally chill with those guys.
Sounds like Morty's teacher
i gotta hate the snovers
@@theultimatesupernova8943 what?! Why? ಥ╭╮ಥ
The second he called Chimchar "Char", I knew what was up.
Did NOT expect him to be so high level though.
He probably kill THOUSANDS of Pokémon to me he seemed like he was the strongest of the catarpie army
Well it was 10 years. In the games we can get a level 100 in a few days. Even in real time for their world the level makes sense.
Calling Turtwig Bulbasaur confirmed this. Neat set up for a joke.
How has it been 2 years since the last episode? And the fact that now there’s only 2 left is exciting and mind boggling. My friend showed me this show when I was still in high school and I’m now in my 5th year of college and he’s about to have a kid. Time really does fly by. Look forward to coming back for what’s next.
@Machiko Cutte----🍒💋 go away shoot bot
Yay It got away the bot :)
Honestly if you have been watching since the beginning. It shouldn't be a surprise to you that it's been 2 years since the last episode. It's just the standard at this point
ya
I guess that means we will have to wait till late 2023 or 2024 for the next episode unfortunately. But this one was epic, so the next one should be too.
Dude, when the first episode of this came out, I was so young. I still love starter squad, and I cannot contain myself till the next episode(s) I feel such nostalgia, and even tears come to my eyes when thinking about this.
It was a misdirect. The whole time we thought the story was about Charmander’s journey, but it was really about Squirtle’s journey to stand up for himself and be his own mon. We see for the first time him really truly doing something that isn’t for someone else (charmander, his trainer, caterpie, etc.) Everything that’s happened since episode one has culminated right here. Unreal and fantastic work! Next two Eps are gonna be GAS 🔥
I think that squirtle will tell the gods to heal him and travel back in time and save charmander and bulbasaur and head to cerulean cave to meet mewtwo
@@gojo22
I HOPE that's what happens.... Cause I love Charmander and Bulbasaur!!!
@@the30sumdadgamer60 I hope that happens to because I only attached this because of bulbasour and charmander so now that they gone I'm a little downed about this episode but we probably have to wait 3 more years for next ep
Characters that died should stay dead if they come back what’s the point of the plot twist or the shocking moment
They're a team is about all of them or just about the team itself
The tree guys were killing me, so supportive lol
Snovers
@@gengargamer5657 Tree guys*
So funny XD
@@xtruechaos Snovers
@@gengargamer5657 tree guys*
I've literally been following this since the start of high school, I'm now at the final year of my uni degree, It's amazing how far this series has come
same
I've been following since elementary, now I'm in the senior year of high school
"oh cool what are you gonna ask?"
...
"Something."
*Walks off epicly*
I feel kinda bad for Turtwig. I also really like Turtwig and hope he comes back.
He didn't seem to mind following Squirtle around where ever when he thought they were friends, and then Squirtle forgot his name and called him Bulbasaur.
he was basically the bulbasaur of the group
also love how Shippage chose gen 4 starters because of the current gen 4 hype
Turtwig was never truly Squirtle's friend, just a means to relive the past.
He should come back in the next two episodes, and I hope we see Mewtwo, Sandslash, and Bulbasaur again too.
Who's Turtwig, wasn't he Stickle?
@@alakazamlover4908 he started this 2 years ago
It’s amazing how squirtle’s want to be on a team and take orders was shown as early as episodes 5 and 7, and these flashbacks show us the extreme of what that extreme loyalty he wanted got him: the dangers of following orders blindly.
It does make sense though, for Squirtle's character. He was the one who tried to see things logically and tried his best to show Charmander his perspective and common sense, fearing the concequence of breaking these rules. I think I know what Squirtle was afraid of now: losing any form of stability and peace he's known, watching as inoccents die and the strong live.
Yet it does show Charmander was also right too, seeing how things turned out the way they did. It makes me wonder if the war and everything else would've happened if Charmander wasn't so hell bent on strength and evolution.
@@kotahope3850 it def wouldn’t have because charmander was the martyr for caterpies cause
@@jackmisha2598 U right.
I didn't expect this to be an emotional rollercoaster. Fantastic job. Can't wait for the finale. :D
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I am doing good
Yeah I bet next episode will leave us on a BIG cliff-hanger for the finale
Holy shit, you're here too!
Your hear too?
@@paperboy1116 ikr
11:36 squirtle mistaking him as his old friend bulbasaur is sad asf
17:54 "you can tell because there are x's in his eyes" had a good laugh at this lmao
I love how this series starts off innocent and gets progressively darker. I thought at least Bulbasaur would survive. I thought Whiskers would have a hopeful arc. Instead, everyone dies or leaves Squirtle. He went through an actual war. It went from Disney to Game of Thrones. I love it.
I think Bulbasaur does survive
He wanted to leave I think he had the happiest ending out of all of us
I thought charmander wouldn't die and that the story would progress to him and bulbasaur going to mewtwos cave.
Whiskers wasn't confirmed dead. "I lost Whiskers" could just as easily mean "Whiskers ran away and never looked back".
This will have a way better ending than game of thrones
Poor sleep-deprived Mewtwo is literally the only one holding back Missingno and the endless glitch corruption.
I was waiting for someone to mention that
@Mewtwo thank you from saving us from Missingno Mewtwo
He's still waiting for charmander. Or maybe he already knows he is dead.
@@shinyshinx789
"That damn lizard! If I happen to catch a grip of his soul I'm shoving him to the monster that he created!"
@@donttrustnoone3921 Watch charmander just vibing in lavender town this whole time
“BEING SLIGHTLY BIGGER CHANGES NOTHING!”
- last words before abomasnow dies to (You guessed it), a slightly bigger squirtle.
Actually it was "what the fu"
Can't believe charmander actually died lol, that takes some serious balls!
Pops to Shoppiddge for making such a big decision
I am very ready for the hate mail.
That was a killer move.....
I mean he could return as a ghost Pokémon.
@@Shippiddge good…
@@bog_pepper I think the build up is for Missing No & Mewtwo next. Squrtle goes back in time to save Charmander. My guess.
When everyone says Charmander was the main character, while in the first episode Squirtle was actually chosen first over Charmander and Bulbasaur... Don't we all love long term storytelling!
@Evelyn Choy I actually think charmander was never the protagonist. I think he was an anti hero after he separated squirtle from himself and bulbasaur because of his beliefs. Like any anti hero, charmander tried to change society, but squirtle didn’t. Charmander fell like an anti hero, and squirtle defeated him like the morpher. The person who was faking to be an ally, but was an enemy in the end. (An anti hero is the protagonist but one that lacks heroic features. In this case, most of episode 1-9 were centered around charmander and bulbasaur. But as we could tell, charmander wasn’t the most heroic. His ways of supporting freedom from trainers was to slaughter his kind for exp and free himself from human trainers.)
@@williamnguyen9057 but not every protagonist must be heroic. Without charmander it would be different. They had their trainers, trained, evolved and it would be boring.
Charmander thought otherwise. He wanted change. And he made it so much more interesting.
Or would you watch 9 episodes of squirtle fighting other pokemons in the intended way, getting in his ball, maybe healing? I doubt it.
That’s what a protagonist is for me, someone that without them it would be completely different
@Evelyn Choy 'No good reason'
HAHAHAHA Sure. Whatever you say.
@@williamnguyen9057 Then there's really no protagonist, all the characters in this series are not heroic.
I like how Charmander started *ALL* of this by killing *ONE* Caterpie
Irk
Its like a guy thats shot an austrian and ended up beinge ww1
@@monolith9613 that was a loose domino effect that had pre-war tensions built up.
This is more like Hitler picking a fight with the Stalin, who then overwhelmed his advanced army with sheer numbers. Charmander fucked with that one obsessive Caterpie.
Charmander: *kills ONE Caterpie*
Also Charmander: *proceeds to kill a Caterpie army*
pablo
why is turtwig the most based character in the story so far
Ikr turtwig should get more screen time
Throughout everything, the entire time, Charmander was right. That was a twist I could've never expected.
What did charmander say again....? I forgot the story 😅
They really just killed that man
@@chandrus8015 He said that pokemon trainers are slave owners, and that individuality is key. I thought the story thus far was leading us to believe that Charmander was wrong, but in the end, he was correct.
This is a masterpiece
@@crystalcat1002 To be fair, while his philosophy was sound, he had a _very_ violent and authoritarian way of spreading it. Heck, his actions lead to the Caterpie war in the first place. Squirtle has now basically adopted the philosophy, but without the violent temperament. It's a cool middle ground that came from a lot of well done character writing.
"What is that?!"
"THAT is snow"
"Do not talk to the treees!"
I love this series, lol.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TALK TO THE GIANT TREE.
@@Breakaway-ic5gj ye
Jesus christ i wasnt expecting Squirtle to become the main character and have a Kratos arc. I love this series so damn much.
lol Kratos arc you killed me
Rip charmander.... you will be remembered
still sad abt charmander ded he was like me :/
@@toxicity1263 your name fits ot
Two more episodes, episode 11 will come out next year !!!! The key word is PATIENCE 😤😤😤
The first 9 episodes were my childhood, im so glad we got a continuation, i love this series
When Turtwig calls Squirtle out for calling him Bulbasaur and you realise he's been calling Chimchar 'Char' the whole time :((((
Edit: Char as in he's been referring to Charmander...
It’s sad but it was squirtles fault
I noticed it right away
@@spicybeantofu same
This is wrong because his name is chimCHAR it has CHAR in it
Edit: I'm getting a lot of replys about telling me that I'm wrong and yes I know that. This comment was just meant for a joke
@@nightmaresans7588 same
This story has become a masterpiece, the laughter, the fighting, the grief, there’s so much depth to the story. It’s unbelievable how good this is keep up the good work and see y’all in 2024 or something
Seems kinda fucked up
.
See you all in 2024 when this is done
"remember when the trainer didn't choose Charmander?"
"What does any of that have to do with this?"
*"Everything."*
What if Charmander got his way and the caterpie went extinct 10 years ago...?
If he didn't die in episode 9 I think they would've remembered to meet mewtwo in cerulean cave, according to one of the comments I read, and since that was their goal after getting Squirtle. And since Charmander originally didn't get to tell Squirtle that he was trying to get him back, they would've been able to talk about that and make amends (I think).
@@LunchBox092 you're really supposed to take turns
*I missed the part where that's my problem*
I think squirtle will talk to the gods to revive him and battle them and grants him one wish and travel back in time to save charmander and bulbasaur and leave to meet mewtwo and maybe fight missinggno
it's crazy to compare squirrel's voice changing from episode 1 to episode 10 I mean it's been 10 years. man!
squirtle’s character development was top tier. the moment he wanted to replace his lost friends to accepting his evolution was really nice.
still sad about charmander’s death
Then there is bulbasaur. Who will probably come back with some michaelangelo last rodin plot twist and find squirtle. Then something about charmander with the gods. Or just find his body and his head and use a revive, lol
@@nitro9761 Stop the hype!!! I need more of this series and we will have to wait like 2 or 3 years more :(
@@pedrogonzalez-qr3wz ik that m8
Charmander my beloved :((
Ye same :(
Episode 9: *leaves us in a big cliffhanger*
*2 years later*
Episode 10: oh yea, he died, *ANYWAYS*
Yeah I’m not a fan of this gotta say
Lol 🤣🤣
I thought he was gonna evolve right when he got stabbed
I don't think it was meant to be a cliff hanger.
@@blueyoshi4211 for one time a protagonist died during the series and not at the end
Calling it now: the “gods of space and time” are going to send Wartortle back in time to undo his mistake. Because this episode made all those deaths suddenly feel really heavy.
I hope so. Charmander's character growth was really coming along well.
@@KonDragon008 yes.
So they're pulling an Endgame on dis
You mean Dialga, right?
@@KonDragon008 I really want that to be what happens. I feel bad for Squirtle. He seemed so tired of life in this episode and that evolution only made him want to take revenge for what happened to him and his friends. However a revenge really isn't always best solution.
Squirtle’s going full-on Kratos mode now.🔥🔥
Squirtle: *evolves*
Fans: "My lord, isn't this illegal?"
Shippiddge: "I will make it legal."
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yes
He is the senate
he's the kakashi now of the new generation, no more a starter... didn't last long tho (for now)
Some random Gastly in the distance:
(flips Shippiddge off)
I can't believe its been 2 YEARS since the last one. Feels like yesterday.
Excited to see what the conclusion to this near-10 year series will be!
I agree I'm not even going to get mad
@@ramixs7419 same
Because you watched it yesterday. XD
And i just found out today that squritle's necklace actually stops him from evolving
No it does not feel like yesterday it feels like it was 2 years ago
"you're just using us to relive your stupid childhood!" *27 year old me clutches my copies of heartgold and soulsilver*
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@@kingpika1 FU- (86 likes) thanks for ruining the mood :(
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Ew
Really been 11 years and it still has yet to finish 💀
I like how caterpie went from the villain who’s plans never work but never gives up to a literal evil dictator
Adolf
@@CanCanCat-vc3ymlmao and nice pfp
Caterpie is now my least favorite pokimon
This
Ngl looking back his whole story is oddly similar to Hitlers@@CanCanCat-vc3ym
BIDOOF 1: -"I'm not enjoying being kicked anymore"
BIDOOF 2: -"I am, but I recognize that's an unhealthy lifestyle"
My sides....
The guardian Snow is unironically one of the coolest things I have ever seen, you did an amazing job bringing him to life (and then blowing him to smithereens)
The ghost tower and Mewtwo was better
Are you talking about abomasnow
@@lordfilth42069 yes
A lvl 60 fully evolved? powered by gods vs a lvl 99 warturtle, a close fight
Wasn't that a Abomansnow ?
The Cerebus Effect is a trope that is defined by a work starting out in a comedy-adjacent tone or genre that either quickly or by a not so slow burn turns into a drama with a more serious tone, the trope-namer being Cerebus, a comic book series that in the beginning was comedic and episodic, but turned more gritty and dark over time.
"You can tell because there are X's where his eyes should be" had me dead
It had chimchar dead too
@@nameman9997 LMAOOOO
Are there X's where your eyes should be?
@@AutumnWoodham No, but there's X's where this ASCII face's eyes should be
X-X
I think it’s hilarious that the Bidoofs sound like Larry the Cucumber
When I first saw Starter Squad I was a junior in high school, laughing at a psychopath Charmander shivving a Caterpie
8 years, 4 years of college, a year in quarantine, and many many hours questioning my life decisions later, I sit here crying over a Squirtle with PTSD
Bravo, you brilliant bastards
You made the wait well worth it and I can barely wait to see what the future holds
I laughed at the caterpie shivving too.
The first episode of this series came out a month after I had just graduated high school! Man time flies, I tell ya!!!
really? I was bored. This episode bored me.
The whole Charmander vs caterpee was funny to me.
took the words right outta my mouth
Literally any Pokémon: We live in a society
Chim Char: And I took that personally
21:55 I love this scene, especially when Squirtle evolve himself into Wartortle!
I love how the caterpie saw charmander as an uncontrollable tyrant while the leader became what he wanted to destroyed
Yes
To be destroyed*
But yeah I agree. It makes the story better.
Ironic isn't it?
That Charmander was pure evil
Wow, the last episode's ending really *was* an epilogue to something grand and tragic. Charmander's story truly ended on that bleak of a note. Squirtle lost his empathy. Bulbasaur never escaped his fate, because he didn't *want* to. And the Caterpie leader just walked away after instigating the end of all life, Pokémon *and* mankind, in Kanto. The characters we've come to know for 9 episodes, except one, are gone. The Starter Squad we've enjoyed for the past 8 years... is over, and we didn't even get to say good-bye to it, because there was no way of knowing that we *had* to. But whatever happened to Mewtwo? Isn't Missingno still a threat, waiting to pop up again any day? I hope they weren't Red Herrings! Don't leave us hanging on those!
On the brighter side of things, though, the evolution was awesome! If our boy, best Starter, has grown *this* much stronger after evolving once, i'd love to see what kind of damage he'd be able to do in his *final* form.
I eagerly await the next installment, where i'm pretty sure Wartortle is going to meet with the gods and defy the laws of nature. Even if he has to Tackle Arceus himself, he's going to give himself another chance at having a team, a circle of friends, a family, or die trying to get it.
With how much Starter Squad episodes have grown in scale by now, i'm expecting Episode 11 (provided nothing happens to cease episode production altogether) to be done and out by the series' 10th anniversary at the earliest.
If you paid attention, mewtew was fighting missingno in this episode, somewhere between getting to the mountain and before meeting Snow
@@j.corbygaming that was years ago in that flashback though I’m not gonna believe that he was fighting missingno for 10 years
@@j.corbygaming Let me rephrase my question. Whatever happened to Mewtwo after the ten year time skip?
@@StacheHand still alive, still waiting
Imagine if our buddy were to decide to avenge Charmander
I really just thought Caterpie had a new beanie to wear then i just see the X’s on the back… my heart DROPPED
I thought it was a Santa hat
Definitely the most ironic way Charmander could go out .
Gotta admit…if Caterpie put the Charmander “hat” on the proper way it would look good on him. It looks odd when he wears it backwards though but I guess it was for the surprise reveal
"A true friend doesn't care if he's actually your friend. Some of my closest friends in the world have been my greatest enemies, and I've never even talked to them."