The Story Behind Warrior of Zera | Yu-Gi-Oh! Lore
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This is the story of Zera, all alternate endings included.
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Zera, Herald of Unexpected Life Lessons.
lol
Great life lessons
Well i mean hes the herald of messenger
Messenger of life lesson 😎
Zera, Herald of “No matter what path you choose you will always get 2800 atk points”
@@Trunkilo lmao
I love the fact that by giving into Ryu-kushin Powered impatiently, he literally just got his power buff with no added benefit.
It all fits so well.
Also kinda get absorbed, it's less of him and more of that demon.
That "Seed" Plot reveal actually amazed me quite a lot.
Yeah I honestly love learning what different cards are based on. Same with Pokemon designs
When you try to become an archlord but end up being an edgelord
Edgilordo
Sounds like Shadow the hedgehog
Warrior of Zera was the first card I ever got from a booster pack. I saw his description and kinda liked him, even though he was useless as a card. I remember thinking "I know it's just some throwaway flavor text for a throwaway card, but I still hope he reaches the temple someday".
Then later I found out about archlord zerato and Mazera Deville. I was completely blown away. This random vanilla card that I had kept for sentimental value actually had a story! He did finally reach the sanctuary! It was one of the most amazing moments of my life.
Lol
Lmfao 😅👍
You found your Soul Card!
The dreams of anal fabrics
First 3 cards I ever got some guy at a flee marked gave them to me,i still have them.
1 is kagemisha of the blue flame
2 D-human
3 mysterious puppeteer
First started deck was the original dark magician/yugi deck back in like 02 when yugioh first came out
Fun fact:
Archlord Zerato was the ultra rare cover card of ancient sanctuary, but Mazera DeVille was a secret rare. Back then, secret rares were...well, secret! That means the "bad ending" was something a lot of kids didn't know about. Keep in mind, the internet back then wasn't what it is today, so there was still room for playground myths.
Funny, Mazera is the only Zera card of the bunch that I actually own from back in the day.
I actually got a Mazera DeVille and wouldn't end up getting Warrior of Zera until years later. I wasn't even aware of the other Zera cards until much later after that.
must've been fun back then as a yugioh playground kid player
This lore really had me at the edge of my seat - honestly, gotta give props to the card makers for this incredible attention to detail in story (especially with the same 2800/2300 ending) but I never would've guessed that Zera's timeline's were a parallel to the Seed parable in the book of Matthew. That blew me away.
@Forever Outraged Kaiba, "Why are they white?"
Yami, "Why would you choose to focus on that?"
Kaiba, "And for that matter aren't we supposed to be Asian? Why are WE white?"
Yami, "Kaiba stop activating the race card and listen!"
lmao
@@quinnquynguyen8129 You can be asian and white at the same time. Am I missing something here?
@@lazarx804 Maybe just this episode ;D :
th-cam.com/video/OSqkRU8V2iA/w-d-xo.html
Start at 8:35
@Forever Outraged you've been called a hotep before, haven't you?
@Forever Outraged They've always been Asian. Also you're a fucking loser.
Zerato: *Destroys the Sanctuary and kills all the Archlord younglings*
Archwan: You have let this fiend to twist your mind and you have become the very thing you swore to destroy.
Zerato: Don't lecture me Archwan, I can see through the lies of the Archlords. I have brought peace, Justice, freedom and security to my new empire!
Archwan: Your new empire? Zerato my allegiance is to the Sanctuary, to justice!
Zerato: Don't make me kill you...
Archwan: Only an archfiend deals in absolutes... I will do what I must
Zerato: you will try...
Archwan: ITS OVER ZERATO!!
I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND!!
Zerato: YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY POWAHH!!
(Sorry, can't resist the temptation of high ground meme)
Do or do not. There is no try.
um, he didn't follow a fiend though, he followed the arch traitor lucifer
the fallen angels
@@Marcusjnmc Ol' Palps was a fiend if there ever was one lol
In fact, Angel of Zera's atack can be higher through his own effect
Shows that he made the right choice.
Not only that, he has literally made himself immortal in the ultimate sense. What is more permanent than the graveyard? It is banishing the card. Banishing a card is more ultimate than sending a card to the graveyard, and Angel of Zera can never be permanently banished. Thus, he is immortal. He made the right decisions in life, ultimately achieving eternal life, just as how the book of Matthew wants us to become.
@@eeasuper yugioh is subtly giving its players base life lesson man. But sadly they focus on shortprintings and $$$ more than its playerbase now.
But its stil nice knowing they still print cards that have some biblical references to a degree, like apostle of crossout , (nobleman of crossout in the US cause of butthurt Christians) and Infernoids ( same case when it comes to censorship. In the ocg, each monster name in the archtype is a direct reference to their respective demon. Even Satan is mentioned within the archtype)
But the base stats are 2800 and 2300 so it's still right
Why do I find that so beautiful?
1st Path: Fallen Timeline
2nd Path: Fallen Timeline 2: Electric Boogaloo
3rd Path: Fallen Timeline 3: Wtf you doin' Zera?!
4th Path: Angel Time: Reflections
5th Path: he dies = Alghoul Mazera lookit up
World Legacy LOREEEE WE NEED IT
That would be quite the long video.
@@GoInGcRz That would include Krawlers too, interesting
Yes and Please
@@Sillimant_ and Mekk-Knights
@@matthewplays7232 world chalice and orcust too, I believe
"You Die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
I just recently heard that quote watching X-Men the animated series I believe. Where is that from? I just downloaded Disney plus and am binge watching X-Men the animated series. I only remember the theme as a kid but I never actually sat down and watched it. Now I can.
Kwan Holloway heared it for the first time in skyrim the game
@@benjijagermeister2956 wait do u have to die to become an angel?
@@A7Drag5940 serious question? im rly not into religion and stuff like that but as i remember Angels are a different race from humans. in the other Hand in a lot of stories they say if you die you become an Angel. Tbh i dont know for sure
@@benjijagermeister2956 thnx for the reply
Alternate endings (fading yuh yuh yuh) - Gunsblazing 2020
Lmao 😂😂😂
lmao yo, i had to put a like just because of that part alone lmao
Zera: I shall go alone and not be tempted by fiends or indulge in darkness.
Zera, 5 minutes later: my friend fiend told me I can power up through darkness.
Zera, after reseting the save file: ok. Lets retry. This time no fiends.
Arcfiends: what about ARCfiends?
Zera: oh gods yes.
Retry 2
Zera: Ok. I was dumb. But. This time it will be ok.
Herald Zera: I have become an arclord!
Darklord Zera: I... well... its a last minute hiccup. Come on. Almost there.
Sounds like a Shin Megami Tensei game the more you think about it
@@ninjaheart100 you are right, except zera don't have neutral ending.
world terminal please daddy, its avangers level threat story
What, is, world terminal?!
@@tubegerm6732 he meant duel terminal
@@enternalking8527 i was thinking a duel terminal/world legacy hybrid.
@@tubegerm6732 Duel terminal expanded lore where it trascends the first game
As a Christian, hearing this story based on the Parable of the Sower gave me goosebumps.
I suggest you read verse 14:24 of the Quran
@@17-MASY I suggest you stay away from the Quran.
Have you read any page for yourself before?
I suggest chapter 19.
As a matter of fact, I own a copy of the Quran. No, I am not Muslim. Back in the day, I thought about giving it a chance and see for myself what was going on.
5:29 ... "Shut up I'm trying to unlock good ending"
THIS is funny since its exactly how play otome games played 🤣
It made me laugh too, legit that's me playing videogames going for the good ending xD
To me normally I usually aim for the good endings first.
I’ll never understand why they didn’t shift the focus of the show to the lore of the cards. Imagine if they announced a Magic the Gathering HBO series and it was about a bunch of fat choads playing the game at a local CM Games.
The only focus that should’ve been shifted in vrains is the last 5 episodes
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Haven’t gotten around to watching VRAINS yet. It isn’t on DVD yet.
Given that Warrior dai Grepher turns into Dark Blade, I'd love to hear if Dark Blade's story continues on in the other card art of him. For the choice though, I'll puck Blue Eyes.
I agree, as it is my favorite monster.
I think the anime gives a pretty good story behind Blue-Eyes.
I vote for blue eyes. I want to know how and why 3 fused into the ultimate dragon.
Dark Blade's story splits in two possible ways. On one side he picks Pitch Dark Dragon as his mount and becomes Dark Blade the Dragon Knight. He is the direct rival to Paladin of White Dragon. On the other side he picks a black horse as his mount and becomes Dark Blade Captain of the Evil World. He wages war against the good, perhaps the Lightsworn.
@@MunkyDrag0n Just going to ignore Kiryu?
‘World Chalice or Blue-Eyes?’
‘Yes’
Warrior dai grepher
“And probably like someone in your crew, he was a part time clown” I felt that 😂😂😂
Way too funny
“Maybe like someone in your crew he was a part time clown” 😂😂lmao
I used to have Archlord Zerato as a kid It was one of the first decks I got. Now I don't know where I lost that card I think I gave it to somebody
Ah I see
No you didnt lost Zerato, Zerato lost himself...
My first deck had Darklord Zerato😂😂. I still have him to this day.
I would like to request the story of Gearfried the Iron Knight plssssss.
World Legacy lore is actually amazing. It'd be great if you covered that one.
That would include multiple archetypes, would love to see that
Man I love this series. Just shows how interesting and intertwined the cards really are
Sure Thing I really love it too
Seriously, the speech at the end about achieving your goals almost moved me to tears. :)
Dattebayo!
Me too so damn close
@@crystalbreaker947 WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN???!!!
Guns blazing: *starts talking about hope*
Song playing: *PIANO INTENSIFIES, TANJIRO NO UTA ENTERS*
Bible thumpers: "Yugioh is teaching kids to worship the devil."
Yugioh: "Alright, kids, here is a moral lesson straight from the bible."
ProcyonDei lmao literally no one has ever said yugioh teaches kids to worship the devil what are you on?
C'mon mate it's just a joke.
Can confirm my mom wouldn't let me play Yugioh as a kid for that exact reason XD
@@FinalMorningstar There seems to have been some smal outrages in some parts of the US 10 - 15 years ago, about yugioh being some satanic shit. Kinda like pokemon being bad "cause it teaches evolution"... those stores are sadly real.
I can also confirm my cousins weren’t allowed to watch or play yugioh because my aunt was a serious bible thumper.
Whenever my cousins would come over to my house they’d always ask to see my cards.
I also gave my cousin Pumpking, the King of Ghosts card because it was his favorite, and I told him to hide it, eventually his mom found it and threw it out. I’m still salty about that all these years later.
Can you please do the story behind Dark King of the Abyss and Dark Ruler Ha Des?
These two appear in so many cards together that they can get a manga revolving around their story alone.
Lucy Baker yassss 🙏
Gunzblazing: World Chalice or Blue Eyes
Everyone: Both? Both. Both is good.
I think he meant which one first, you know
Is that a motherfucking El Dorado reference? I love you
@@LMNtaLXicon El dorado archetype exists
It's called Eldritch golden king
- My lords
- My lords
I was washing my dishes listing to this, and my brother looked at me asking “are you alright?” When he started talking about making the right choices and choosing the right path.
So does that mean zera darklord timelines the primary timeline cuz it cuts into the most lore like strike and the dark witches, ragnarok, invoked-judgement prophecy and endymions
So at the same time the girl in the heaven becomes the dark witch is when zerato destroys everything?
@@eduardoalvarez8442
Yes he was probably the one who invited her to join the powers of the darklords
The path choice part of the story is wonderful.
I was tearing up when I heard that Zera became Angel Of Zera.
I find that it's quite relatable to what I'm experiencing in my own life.
And I'm gonna do my best to make the right choice.
As for the next lore video id like for you to make a vid on the world chalice and save the more nostalgic story for later.
Love the lore vids btw.
Same, tearing up :joyedtears:
7:13 i see, hittin' us with the demon slayer OST
Same thought
This got me hype ^^^^
"You Die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.''
Angel of zera: Who decided that?
Zera in Hebrew can also sound like "זה-רע" - "this one is bad", besides your translation "זרע" - "seed", without context both will be sound the same
Even though Zera The Mant along with its ritual were the first cards to be released before Warrior Of Zera, it's great on how Konami made a full story with all of his paths. This was pretty good to learn.
That moment when you realize once again that the cards game you love and grew up with can teach you lessons that other people don't learn in a whole lifetime. :)
Archangel zera was my favorite card from back in the days. Always loved his story. Glad to see him ended up as Angel of Zera in the end :)
Our bagio back at it again with the lore videos.
"Take my girlfriend uwu"
Yeah, this is big brain time.
Could you do a lure for Neo the magical swordsmen, hes aways been one of my favorites in old school yugioh
there's lore of that card?
@@CallieBlader theres a 2600 atk version of neo
@@lunasam9 wait....really?
@@CallieBlader well yea i guess I meant Trance the magic swordsman who is the same guy but older (as in wiser/stronger) and different name.
There is also the Trap Enhanced Counter, where Trance (Neo) appears in, which allows you to power up a monster (preferably trance or neo as your main monster) by crashing in another monster to the enemy's monster, so you can add the battle damage to your chosen monster to turn the odds.
That is all we have of him.
Konami should more to Neo's story than that
Never thought I'd be getting life advice from a yugioh video.
Damn never knew Yu-gi-oh had this deep of a lore... Thanks again Gunz.
I've had this card for almost a decade and honestly, I was not expecting him to have such a deep backstory. I didn't even know he had this many different forms
Gunz... pls come back to duel links, its not the same when i spend my money without your recomondation. I think most people who play duel links are sick of this dude. (fool, back to fortnite etc.) We need QUALITY CONTENT, like you used to make.
LT 96 same feeling bro
I LOVE ANGEL OF ZERA!
I like to think of yugioh have having multiverses
Just like Z-ONE tried to fix the future by fiddling with the past, he did not achieve the same result or process he expected but it cause yusei from the past to have a change that saved everyone in a much better way (his last job seen at the end and how his creation of over limit accel defied the possibility of a dystopic future
Me: Thicc Succubi, you say? I'm in!
Demons: We also give power
Me: Thicc Succubi! ;)
After thicc succubi there is no greater goal UwU
I would join you, but I'm currently jumping into a traphole. Traptrix all the way, baby!
..though if there were thicc loli succubi....
I enjoyed it, I wouldn't mind if you did the Lightsworn next. They seem to have a great lore behind them and like Zera, they could take a two paths.
You thought it was Jack as the Master of Faster, but it was me, ME!
Fast fingers, fast phone tap on dat notification
Lol
It's also possible that the story doesn't branch at all. Proposal:
Zera becomes the Sanctuary's Herald. Then is granted power to become an angel. He then gains the *title* of the Archlords but believes they're holding out on him _power-wise_ (due to no increased stats), so he turns on them to become a Darklord. Whether successful against the Archlords or not, the Darklords eventually clash with the Archfiends and Zera is either captured or defeated along with the Darklords, forced to start over by working his way up to becoming a General and finally ascending (or DEscending) into Mazera DeVille.
At this time, the Plaguespreader Virus makes its way to corrupting various dark entities (himself, Summoned Skull, Dark Ruler Ha Des) turning him into Alghoul Mazera. Eventually, whether recovering on his own or via some other means, the power is sapped from him. Desperate to reclaim it (even though he would be without an effect like all his other forms), he makes a deal with Ryu-Kishin to perform the forbidden Ritual of Zera to transform into his final form: Zera The Mant.
Man gotta love this Lore stories.
Yes
Never thoguht I would start playing yugioh in love of Lores which I did not know even existed. Love you Guns
I do love my LORE and love the way you tell the story
I’m going fucking going ape shit 🙈 damn it!!! I NEED CONTENT🤬!!!! YAMI GUNS TAKE OVER WHAT THE HELL DICK?! 🥺👉🏻👈🏻
that Seliana theme at the beginning
wow, this is amazing. I never thought that Zera has some story behind him. And i never thought that Zera has some relation with Zera the Mant, Darklord Zerato and Angel of Zera. This is cool and interesting. Please share other videos about the lore of Yugioh
Exactly what I thought! I thought that Zera the Mant just so happened to resemble Ryu Kishin Powered. Then again, that seemed to happen quite a lot in that era of YuGiOh. Like Witch of the Black Forest and Goddess with the Third Eye, Morphing Jar and Ancient Jar, Petit Angel and Shining Friendship. List goes on with the counterpart cards
So zera is basically Vergil from devil may cry: “power...I Need More POWER”
Who is Dante then?
@@ryannguyen7466 vampire lord probably, there is another card name dante, which is a xyz monster
@@mikegreen6396 that's literal dante though, the italian writer living in hell
@@Marcusjnmc yep thats literal dante, i always considered vampire lord has the actual representation of dmc dante for yugioh in my opinion and perspective
There many cards that depict Ojamas. What is their deal anyway? Ojama country shows so many of them. And they have a king and a Knight. Harpies seem to like hunting them for sport in harpies hunting ground. Why are they in an ojamatch with armed dragon?
My guess is they are on an adventure but keep getting into trouble along the way.
the intro felt like "welcome to the twilight zone"
I always loved the art for Zera the Warrior, never knew there was so much more to it though!
Invoked/Spellbook/Endymion/Witchcrafter lore, we need all that revealed!
Yes 🙌
It's still ongoing though. Next part is gonna show what happens after Aliester awakens and takes control of the Spellbook Tower.
*Gospel of Matthew, chapter 13, New Testament (NIV):*
*The Parable of the Sower*
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop-a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. 9 Whoever has ears, let them hear.”
10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. 12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables:
“Though seeing, they do not see;
though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:
“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 For this people’s heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’[a]
16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. 17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
18 “Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: 19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20 The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. 23 But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”
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I can recommend the youtube channel *"Cross Examined"* .
i need the Lore of *the "C"* archetype
Hmm super roaches
*YUCK*
reza wahyu Is that what the "c" stands for? Cockroach?
@@frontrowattheshitshow8849
Cockroaches r so perverse that even the word had to be censored too
Eughhhh
Off the top of my head I have three other non-human things in mind that gross me out worse on-sight. Lol
(Don't read further if easily disgusted)
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Larvae, maggots, tapeworms
I choose pandemonium, as I was always using archfiends. It was fun to force opponent to discard 3 cards. The devastating was hilarious.
this series is so interesting, im so excited
I downloaded this vid because it brought a tear in my eye. The background music was a perfect choice for this. Thank you for this cool vid. :)
"take my girlfriend uwu"
-gunsblazing 2020
Was that Demon Slayer music? XD
Beautiful video btw. The story behind Zera is quite interesting
Hello folks I wasn’t the first comment but a young lad early af
Zera when his alternate final form meet each other
Make Spiderman meme
about pointing each other seeing who are you
Love the back ground song xD
Tanjiro's song from Demon Slayer
First episode I watched or ran across rather. I thought it was amazing and now I will definitely continue.
I legit thought you were saying mant as in “not a man” until the card artwork pulled up
You forgot about Alghoul Mazera, the path where he somehow becomes a zombie.
"alternate ending yuh yuh yuh" had me wheezing 😂😂😂
Ro X aS had me rolling
Continue with the World's Chalice.. And I'm also a bit intrigued to frogs, charmers and the backstory about the goblin on which you can see on every draw opportunities (upstart, housekeeping, etc.)
9:21-9:51 Daang nicely put, man. Very deep.
The music 1-yu-gi-oh- kaiba music
2-death note music
3-blade of demon destruction music
That sweet sweet Seliana Theme remix in the background
Yep, fucking sweet
It's really cool how a early gen of Yu-Gi-Oh monsters can have such a enthralling story to tell.
Blue-Eyes, he’s the best man of Yu-Gi-Oh!
BEWD is a female dragon though
What is the name of the song you play when you talk about the angel of Zera, its beautiful
This is awesome, especially the parallel to Mathew 13.
Anyone else recognise the demon slayer soundtrack in the background?
It would be awesome if you make the story of Ib and the world chalice
Noble knights would be great or burning abyss
What is the song that plays when he talks about the angel of zera? I know I have heard it before but I can't remember
Kamado Tanjirou no uta from Kimetsu no Yaiba
I prefer vendreads. I wonder whats their story. Pls do it daddy
Just noticed but you talk similarly to Christoper Walkin
Thank you for the story. I really enjoyed it and I never thought Zera had 4 different endings.
These yugioh lore videos have gotten me more interested in duel links and yugioh in general, and I definitely appreciate them, Thank you!
Zera and Dai should have meet in some point and I hope they will
I think Archlord Zerato is actually a different ending to Darklord Zerato. It has the same stats as well.
Bro this is so cool, sick job 🔥🔥
Good video but it would be nice to include the original uncensored OCG terms for complete clarity.
Fiend = Demon
Mazera DeVille = Devil Mazera
etc...
Also, would love to see a video like this on Black Luster Soldier/Chaos Soldier.
Already commented but I had to add this: during Easter, I looked back at Matthew 13 and the Parable of the Sower told by Jesus (which Zera's timelines translate from), and in addition to the seed parallel, there's an even deeper connection from what I can tell, gunsblazing (my own personal conclusion):
Zera becoming "Zera the Mant" represents the seed that was not planted properly and devoured by the birds with ease; Zera allows temptation too quickly from one fiend, resulting in his demise.
MaZera Deville represents the seed choked by the thorns; Zera being tempted not just by one - but the entirety that is the Archfiends of Pandemonium. The entire environment corrupts him.
Archlord/Darklord Zerato represents that seed planted on rock; though the seed was able to grow successfully for a while, without a proper foundation, it withered. Though Zera achieved his Archlord dream, it was his lust for power that withered away his soul til he became the Darklord
And lastly, and obviously Angel of Zera, successfully planted on a foundation of principle; he became what he was meant to be and more.
I had to reread that section of Matthew for myself, but definitely the way you told the stories of Zera, it matches perfect with how the other seeds failed and how Zera fell from grace at times.
Old Yugioh lore is so much better than modern yugioh lore tbh. Here we have a simple yet effective story told through multiple sets of cards with a powerful lesson. What even is Albaz about? And why is it related to thirteen quintillion archetypes? Dumb and convoluted. Zera > Albaz
DON'T TAKE MY GIRLFRIEND.......uwu
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