Its so fitting that Light & Darkness both have their positive and negative qualities that only balance each other out when the fragile equilibrium is maintained. Light represents hope and purity, but too much Light is blinding and destructive. Darkness represents passion and strength, but too much Darkness is cruel and misguided. Both can and WILL eat you alive if you don't balance them out like Jaiden/Judai does throughout the show. Its a simple theme in retrospect, but they really go HAM with the existential dread.
This reversal of the light and dark tropes is what made GX one of my favorites. The writer, Yoshida, loved to take Christian mythology and examine it under a different lens.
@@Elkanimates mythology as in "its a story that gets treated with Significance and meaning, and affects the way people see the world" stories about real things can be mythology, stories about unreal things can be too (and they aren't inherently not-meaningful just because they didnt literally happen)
I like how GX uses the fact that the universe is mostly made of *DARK* matter and one of the most destructive forces in the universe is the *blinding* supernova.
I like to think that while kaiba was self focused into continuous self improvement, expecting to make "invincible" endboards; atem Yugi was a critical thinker and as such he used cards as kuriboh to have what was useful at the moment and to hit the enemy where it hurts rather than seeking unreachable "perfection", thus reflecting light, creation, and darkness, erosion
The light can guide you in the deepest darkness, but the darkness can shield you from the brightest lights. It's important to maintain balance on the road to dawn.
The fact Kingdom Hearts fits the theme of GX says alot which is why I wish Sora has his own Supreme King like arc moving forward in the series due to how similar he and Jaden/Judai are as characters
wow... that is what i was thinking when i created my chaos summon chant "The Light blinds your mind, The Darkness drowns your soul. Between the Evil of two, the your body swings in the Pendulum of Chaos." and when i go more positive, i go more kinder aspects of them "The Light bathes your body, The darkness calms your mind. Between the opposites, Your soul rests in Pendulum of Chaos"
This whole Video had me thinking about Sachmet, a Lionheaded Goddess from Egypt. She was an aspect of Ra, representing his Wrath and the Desertcreating and merciless Heat of the Midday Sun
Another anime that changes morality on light and dark is Fairy Tail. We see many villains using star magic and white magic that are the most terrifying characters. Making people experience euphoria until their brains melt, or completely earasing a persons entire personality. These examples really go to show that each concept are not good or evil, but rather, the person using them are brought into question.
My thought is that the power of the gentle darkness is essentially the same thing as the darkness of Judai’s heart. Judai was unnaturally positive, he never felt any true negative emotions in his life (the shock therapy may be related), never actually hated anyone with a passion, until his duel with brron, and only then was the power of the supreme king awakened. Judai used the newly awakened power of the gentle darkness to create a supreme king persona (he wasn’t possessed, he was essentially pretending that he was a different person). The key difference with someone like Yami Marik, is that the Supreme King is still Judai himself, and its never stated otherwise. The climax of season 3 was Judai accepting that these negative emotions (the supreme king) is a part of himself. We all have aspects of ourselves we don’t like and we may try to pretend they don’t exist, but without accepting the good and the bad in our personalities, we can’t become whole.
Wish someone covered this long ago but my god am I happy it was covered now. I mean it's similar to other stuff, even real world where Justice can be used for good but also for evil too. It depends on the view point of the one who uses that concept... much like Light and Dark. Too much Light corrupts it to become evil and too much Dark wants to swallow everything into it. Balance is necessary to achieve the future. It's why I didn't mind Darkness showing up because even back then, he was always there luring even when the Light of Destruction was active. They're just two entities to the extreme of each other and yet desire similar goals. Fantastic video!
This is one of, if not my favorite videos I've watched! I think your breakdown on the different extremes of both light and darkness and how they affect people is thoughtful and interesting. I honestly don't think i could have put it anymore intelligently. Oh and can I just say I love how calming your voice is? I think how down to earth and mellow you sound helped make the video so enjoyable in my opinion 😉 😊
Honestly this themes keeps going on until Vrains, Lightning realized he wasn't perfect and tried to blind everyone with deceits to hide his own imperfection
To me there’s no right or wrong when it comes to the forces of Light and Darkness both of these powerful forces help balance the universe it really depends on how you use these forces Light and Darkness have been balanced since the beginning of universe this eternal oscillation will always remain balanced Darkness isn’t a bad thing unless you choose to make it that way Light and Darkness are two sides of the same coin. Some people think Darkness is evil but Light is a positive force but in reality Light and Darkness can be used for good and evil Darkness is not some thing to be feared we all have Light and Darkness within us and up to us to keep them balanced within ourselves.
Amazing job. light of destruction sound like law route from smt series. nightshroud from s4 sound like persona series final boss. Yubel character sound similar to satan from devil man. Yubel turn into Jaden supreme king. Is like Ryo aka satan turn Akira into devil man. The way supreme king take over Jaden mind is very similar to Amon take over akira mind
Honestly, I still prefer the dub storyline for multiple reasons. A factor relevant to the video being: The characters in Season 1 were led astray and then subsumed by darkness, the characters in Season 2 were blinded and then subsumed by light and the characters in season 3 were led to ruin and tragedy on equal share by light and darkness. The series ends by destroying or containing the malicious forces of both sides and combining both elements into something greater, something that can truly change the world for the better. The whole picture is drawn already, Season 4 is redundant and breaks the balance.
Yugioh GX dose not show dark good light bad it shows that when it comes to light and dark thar must be a balance which was destroyed when light tried to over come dark to much.
To me there’s no right or wrong when it comes to the forces of Light and Darkness both of these powerful forces help balance the universe it really depends on how you use these forces Light and Darkness have been balanced since the beginning of universe this eternal oscillation will always remain balanced Darkness isn’t a bad thing unless you choose to make it that way Light and Darkness are two sides of the same coin. Some people think Darkness is evil but Light is a positive force but in reality Light and Darkness can be used for good and evil Darkness is not some thing to be feared we all have Light and Darkness within us and up to us to keep them balanced within ourselves.
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Its so fitting that Light & Darkness both have their positive and negative qualities that only balance each other out when the fragile equilibrium is maintained.
Light represents hope and purity, but too much Light is blinding and destructive.
Darkness represents passion and strength, but too much Darkness is cruel and misguided.
Both can and WILL eat you alive if you don't balance them out like Jaiden/Judai does throughout the show. Its a simple theme in retrospect, but they really go HAM with the existential dread.
This reversal of the light and dark tropes is what made GX one of my favorites. The writer, Yoshida, loved to take Christian mythology and examine it under a different lens.
I feel like I don’t like it because of Season 3 of GX
Mythology? Jesus was a real person, a literal historical figure
@@Elkanimates Jesus is not the only thing in the Bible, you know.
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Christian mythology is not historical. Get over it.
@@Elkanimates mythology as in "its a story that gets treated with Significance and meaning, and affects the way people see the world"
stories about real things can be mythology, stories about unreal things can be too (and they aren't inherently not-meaningful just because they didnt literally happen)
I like how GX uses the fact that the universe is mostly made of *DARK* matter and one of the most destructive forces in the universe is the *blinding* supernova.
I like to think that while kaiba was self focused into continuous self improvement, expecting to make "invincible" endboards; atem Yugi was a critical thinker and as such he used cards as kuriboh to have what was useful at the moment and to hit the enemy where it hurts rather than seeking unreachable "perfection", thus reflecting light, creation, and darkness, erosion
The light can guide you in the deepest darkness, but the darkness can shield you from the brightest lights. It's important to maintain balance on the road to dawn.
The fact Kingdom Hearts fits the theme of GX says alot which is why I wish Sora has his own Supreme King like arc moving forward in the series due to how similar he and Jaden/Judai are as characters
@@aozorahaou2643 Supreme King Sora goes so absolutely absurdly hard oh my god. He could've stepped in that route because of KH3
wow... that is what i was thinking when i created my chaos summon chant
"The Light blinds your mind, The Darkness drowns your soul.
Between the Evil of two, the your body swings in the Pendulum of Chaos."
and when i go more positive, i go more kinder aspects of them
"The Light bathes your body, The darkness calms your mind.
Between the opposites, Your soul rests in Pendulum of Chaos"
...I am absolutely stealing this later, lol.
This whole Video had me thinking about Sachmet, a Lionheaded Goddess from Egypt. She was an aspect of Ra, representing his Wrath and the Desertcreating and merciless Heat of the Midday Sun
The gentle darkness
Another anime that changes morality on light and dark is Fairy Tail. We see many villains using star magic and white magic that are the most terrifying characters. Making people experience euphoria until their brains melt, or completely earasing a persons entire personality. These examples really go to show that each concept are not good or evil, but rather, the person using them are brought into question.
Is there anyone that uses white or star magic for good? You need there to be examples on both sides for "this can be good or evil" to work.
My thought is that the power of the gentle darkness is essentially the same thing as the darkness of Judai’s heart. Judai was unnaturally positive, he never felt any true negative emotions in his life (the shock therapy may be related), never actually hated anyone with a passion, until his duel with brron, and only then was the power of the supreme king awakened. Judai used the newly awakened power of the gentle darkness to create a supreme king persona (he wasn’t possessed, he was essentially pretending that he was a different person). The key difference with someone like Yami Marik, is that the Supreme King is still Judai himself, and its never stated otherwise.
The climax of season 3 was Judai accepting that these negative emotions (the supreme king) is a part of himself. We all have aspects of ourselves we don’t like and we may try to pretend they don’t exist, but without accepting the good and the bad in our personalities, we can’t become whole.
Wish someone covered this long ago but my god am I happy it was covered now.
I mean it's similar to other stuff, even real world where Justice can be used for good but also for evil too. It depends on the view point of the one who uses that concept... much like Light and Dark. Too much Light corrupts it to become evil and too much Dark wants to swallow everything into it. Balance is necessary to achieve the future.
It's why I didn't mind Darkness showing up because even back then, he was always there luring even when the Light of Destruction was active. They're just two entities to the extreme of each other and yet desire similar goals.
Fantastic video!
It’s kind of funny and ironic, considering that Neos is a Light Monster. Yubel is a Dark Monster.
This is the idea of shadow work and Carl Jung. You need to be a little dark to progress in the world.
Really good video! GX has a lot of interesting themes that aren’t talked about enough, so it’s nice to see someone go into more depth with them.
I loved this concept of Gx Sartorias is my favorite villain so good second favorite villain is Vector from Zexal
This is one of, if not my favorite videos I've watched! I think your breakdown on the different extremes of both light and darkness and how they affect people is thoughtful and interesting. I honestly don't think i could have put it anymore intelligently. Oh and can I just say I love how calming your voice is? I think how down to earth and mellow you sound helped make the video so enjoyable in my opinion 😉 😊
What about Pyramid of Light?
S1 Judai being a character that embodies everything we love is a statment that exists😂
Same ideology as now in the society.
Honestly this themes keeps going on until Vrains, Lightning realized he wasn't perfect and tried to blind everyone with deceits to hide his own imperfection
To me there’s no right or wrong when it comes to the forces of Light and Darkness both of these powerful forces help balance the universe it really depends on how you use these forces Light and Darkness have been balanced since the beginning of universe this eternal oscillation will always remain balanced Darkness isn’t a bad thing unless you choose to make it that way Light and Darkness are two sides of the same coin. Some people think Darkness is evil but Light is a positive force but in reality Light and Darkness can be used for good and evil Darkness is not some thing to be feared we all have Light and Darkness within us and up to us to keep them balanced within ourselves.
Amazing job.
light of destruction sound like law route from smt series.
nightshroud from s4 sound like persona series final boss.
Yubel character sound similar to satan from devil man. Yubel turn into Jaden supreme king. Is like Ryo aka satan turn Akira into devil man.
The way supreme king take over Jaden mind is very similar to Amon take over akira mind
Honestly, I still prefer the dub storyline for multiple reasons.
A factor relevant to the video being: The characters in Season 1 were led astray and then subsumed by darkness, the characters in Season 2 were blinded and then subsumed by light and the characters in season 3 were led to ruin and tragedy on equal share by light and darkness. The series ends by destroying or containing the malicious forces of both sides and combining both elements into something greater, something that can truly change the world for the better. The whole picture is drawn already, Season 4 is redundant and breaks the balance.
great analysis
Hope you'll have a good day
I'm curious on what you will do for Darkness's deck
What if Téa participated in Duelist Kingdom and Battle City
If we're being honest, she's not gonna last long against champions, semi finalists, professional duelists and Marik
This is a profound example of how bad the writing in Yugioh GX really was
Berserk reference
😱
Yugioh GX dose not show dark good light bad it shows that when it comes to light and dark thar must be a balance which was destroyed when light tried to over come dark to much.
To me there’s no right or wrong when it comes to the forces of Light and Darkness both of these powerful forces help balance the universe it really depends on how you use these forces Light and Darkness have been balanced since the beginning of universe this eternal oscillation will always remain balanced Darkness isn’t a bad thing unless you choose to make it that way Light and Darkness are two sides of the same coin. Some people think Darkness is evil but Light is a positive force but in reality Light and Darkness can be used for good and evil Darkness is not some thing to be feared we all have Light and Darkness within us and up to us to keep them balanced within ourselves.