Miscellaneous Myths: Cú Chulainn

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  • @JanPospisilArt
    @JanPospisilArt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11950

    Cu Chulain doesn't just tie himself to a standing stone. He ties himself to it with HIS OWN INTESTINES hanging out of his cut up belly.
    So yeah, pretty metal.

  • @Gnagniel
    @Gnagniel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2885

    "Cursed the men to have labor pains in their hour of need" that is an S tier curse, fantastic.

    • @coltonwilliams4153
      @coltonwilliams4153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +223

      Gotta give the girl points for style and viciousness.

    • @andruloni
      @andruloni ปีที่แล้ว +86

      and then they stay incapacitated for many months. sounds bad

    • @StonedtotheBones13
      @StonedtotheBones13 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      ​@@andruloniwith how metal the women are, idk why they wouldn't go out and fight tbh

    • @saros_system
      @saros_system 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I agree, this is the best and funniest curse ever!

    • @IronycheinPain
      @IronycheinPain 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      they should just walk it off

  • @noaim3432
    @noaim3432 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5106

    "Even in death Cú Chulainn will ruin your day"
    Kirei learn that the hard way

    • @oceanicmage
      @oceanicmage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +254

      The **HARD** way

    • @kameyu4927
      @kameyu4927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +246

      Not like he didn’t deserve it

    • @salvadortoscano2534
      @salvadortoscano2534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

      @@kameyu4927 Fucking amen

    • @ficus5375
      @ficus5375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Ofcourse i find a fate comment here

    • @ghostagent3552
      @ghostagent3552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@ficus5375 and I'm looking for one

  • @stebbenwolfe
    @stebbenwolfe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2647

    I like how adorably you drew the soon to be slaughtered children.

    • @BlueMiaou
      @BlueMiaou 2 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      isn't that what happened in star wars, also

    • @windyryady6367
      @windyryady6367 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      by purple guy

    • @casualgamingauraous2345
      @casualgamingauraous2345 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      “Master Cù there are too many of them, what are we going to do?”

    • @josiahws5
      @josiahws5 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      The cú behind the chullain

    • @Shellybean9105
      @Shellybean9105 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Rest in peace Youth Corps, 5:28 - 5:32

  • @taicanium
    @taicanium 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6036

    Cú Chulainn: "Hey, can I marry your daughter?"
    Forgall: "Absolutely not."
    Cú Chulainn: "YOUR FREE TRIAL OF LIVING HAS ENDED."

  • @krankarvolund7771
    @krankarvolund7771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5637

    "Cù Chulainn was an incarnation of Lugh wich was also, confusingly, his father"
    Christianity: I see no confusion in this.

    • @loganwynn2337
      @loganwynn2337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +225

      Mormons: "I see ALL the confusion in this."

    • @quitkid8727
      @quitkid8727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Haha🤣
      *Jesus*

    • @laurakirwan999
      @laurakirwan999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Wow! these are VERY different pronunciations of Cú Chulainn and Emer then I have ever heard. Where were they found? Wikipedia has the pronunciations I am used to, and I assume it is a regional pronunciation or something.

    • @krankarvolund7771
      @krankarvolund7771 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@laurakirwan999 How do you hear pronounciation from a text? ^^'

    • @laurakirwan999
      @laurakirwan999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      wiki has pronunciation icons after many words in which are the subject of the intro

  • @SingingInferno
    @SingingInferno 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4525

    Bit of historical fun fact: "Cu" was a prefix given to any Irish man that managed to earn the loyalty of a dog, as hounds were EXTREMELY respected in Ireland at the time.

    • @danieloceansmith3156
      @danieloceansmith3156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      Claude Olson everyone loves dogs.

    • @zachbahamutson5477
      @zachbahamutson5477 4 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      @@danieloceansmith3156 I would like to present the mesoamericans as a contradiction to what you just said mostly because they murdered dogs in fact one of their evil Gods is the god of dogs.

    • @FrancisR420
      @FrancisR420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@zachbahamutson5477 what do you mean they murdered Dogs didn't they murder everything, didn't they kill people?

    • @zachbahamutson5477
      @zachbahamutson5477 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@FrancisR420 well they may have killed people they didn't eat people they ate dogs. That is what I was trying to say. The people were ritualistically sacrificed the dogs were unceremoniously killed.

    • @joaofarias9986
      @joaofarias9986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      That's really funny to me, because "cu" means asshole in portuguese

  • @cphtfluke7565
    @cphtfluke7565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1056

    "A little misadventure with The Morrigan."
    You mean that time The Chooser of the Slain came to Cu Chulainn in the form of a maiden and offered to lay with him, but he refused her and so she attacked him in the river as an eel until he plucked out her eye, and then she attacked him as a wolf until he broke 3 of her ribs, and then she charged him as a heifer until he broke one of her legs. She then appeared as a bent and broken crone, with all of her injuries, and offers him a drink from the cow she is milking. To thank her for the milk, he heals her injuries.
    Recap: The Morrigan tried to kill Cu Chulainn three times after he refused to bed her, and he defeated her each time, which should be triple impossible since her divine power is literally to decide who falls in battle.
    On a side note, the raven who landed on Cu Chulainn after his death was also probably The Morrigan.

    • @theonewhouploadsnothing1704
      @theonewhouploadsnothing1704 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      That’s hilariously awesome!

    • @DeaganDunne
      @DeaganDunne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      Im not certain how entirely accurate this is, but some interpretations of The Morrigan paint her as very petty (much like most of the Tuatha De'Danan or however its spelled) but also honorable. Using her powers to choose him to die in her attacks wouldn't be honorable.
      That or her powers to choose who dies doesn't work when she's in the fray.
      Or he was destined to die as he did and even the goddess of death can't cheat destiny.
      Hard to tell.

    • @cphtfluke7565
      @cphtfluke7565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      @@DeaganDunne Funny thing about The Morrígan's title: CHOOSER of the SLAIN.
      1. The Morrígan must CHOOSE when and upon whom to exercise her powers.
      HOWEVER
      2. The combatants must both fight with the intent to SLAY each other, or the combat falls outside of her sphere of influence.
      So I suppose as long Cu Chulainn wasn't actually trying to kill the eel, the wolf and the heifer, The Morrígan couldn't use her powers.
      I don't know enough about this particular legend to know if Cu Chulainn realized these animals were actually The Morrígan, or if she chose these animal forms in an attempt to trick him into trying to choose lethal combat. If he realized it was her, it's entirely possible he chose non-lethal combat to deny The Morrígan her divine advantage.

    • @daviddaugherty2816
      @daviddaugherty2816 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Also, in the version of the story I read (whose cultural accuracy I don't know), the old woman who got him to break his geas was also The Morrigan in disguise.

    • @blake3631
      @blake3631 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@cphtfluke7565 that, and Cu Chulainn is just built different.

  • @chaserpurple5195
    @chaserpurple5195 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2518

    "It is I,your fairy Dad-mother!"
    'nough said

    • @Becka_Harper
      @Becka_Harper 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      And that alone sums up why our myths will never be made into movies without a LOT of sanitisation! But fuck me if it’s not the best one sentence representation of Irish mythology, add in “and they all died horribly in ironic tragic ways” and you’re really there.

  • @ryebread3039
    @ryebread3039 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7375

    Wait, this woman outran race horses while pregnant?! Give me some of those genes.

    • @Sophie-uc5vh
      @Sophie-uc5vh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1191

      Actually in the story the woman isn't just pregnant, she's already in labour. She literally outruns the horses while giving birth. Hence the labour pains for the army as a punishment. She's also a goddess though, in the original story, not just a normal woman, so ya

    • @sarkysuchus8350
      @sarkysuchus8350 7 ปีที่แล้ว +476

      Im not a goddess (or even a woman) but if you made me run any form race while pregnant with twins, labor pains would be the ,east of your worries. And I dont know if you've ever been in labor, but having your genitals stretch to tearing while your hips creak themselves apart does not sound like a good time.
      Then again, you'll be surprised what I can do with a corkscrew.

    • @thegayghost872
      @thegayghost872 7 ปีที่แล้ว +252

      She was technically in the process of giving birth.

    • @Warden_Vtel
      @Warden_Vtel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +212

      Rye Doncha mean... PERGANANANT?

    • @ladycobrana852
      @ladycobrana852 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Donsmacker1 really, omg (starts laughing)

  • @tonyhakston536
    @tonyhakston536 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7244

    Wait, Cú Chulainn is the incarnation of his dad?
    And took three days to recover after getting wrecked?
    Is... is Cú Chulainn War Jesus?

    • @seanegan8150
      @seanegan8150 5 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      The accent on the u is the wrong way round

    • @seanegan8150
      @seanegan8150 5 ปีที่แล้ว +292

      But yeah sure we'll call him War Jesus it's much easier for non Irish people

    • @FacelessCrowd
      @FacelessCrowd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Yes

    • @Dirt.
      @Dirt. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@FacelessCrowd Oui

    • @nowhereman6019
      @nowhereman6019 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      These kinds of myth tropes appear everywhere throughout the world.

  • @AlexThePyroshark
    @AlexThePyroshark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +417

    For anyone who's (rightfully) angry at Queen Medb for fucking up Cu Chuulainn's life in the last part of the video, rejoice: despite all her cunning and cloak and dagger, she would find death at the hands of a piece of cheese. Like, seriously, look it up, I did a double take when I found out.

    • @acertainpigeonman9064
      @acertainpigeonman9064 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Slingshots are terrifying, good lord

    • @SparkShadow212
      @SparkShadow212 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      How hard was that cheese, like my god.

    • @durandal_273
      @durandal_273 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      ​@@SparkShadow212Cheese was REALLY hard back then.

    • @rezandrarizkyirianto-1933
      @rezandrarizkyirianto-1933 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      She should've went into even more detail about the Cattle Raid of Cooley, Medb, and her husband Ailill

    • @AlexThePyroshark
      @AlexThePyroshark 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@durandal_273 Still pretty hard today, don't underestimate how solid a hunk of parmesan can be.

  • @bcmarcin9447
    @bcmarcin9447 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6799

    What I learned:
    Celtic Mythology is very metal
    Christianity wanted it to be less metal
    Christianity was unsuccessful and it’s still metal

    • @Vanastar
      @Vanastar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +370

      You can't kill the metal. There's a song about it.

    • @Cheddarcheesemonkey
      @Cheddarcheesemonkey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      BIG FACTS

    • @dilophosaurussk4333
      @dilophosaurussk4333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +187

      Same thing with Norse mythology. I swear to the Omnissiah medieval christianity was so fucking boring 90% of the time.

    • @kabob0077
      @kabob0077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      @@Vanastar Some say Metal died, but we all know that which is dead may eternal lie but with stranger eons even Death may die.
      Besides, Metal is just a Musical Great Old One and can't die. It can only be put to sleep for a time, and when all have forgotten it then it shall awaken.

    • @Blazo_Djurovic
      @Blazo_Djurovic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Well, they mostly had issues with all those many gods bits. But they were fine with JUST NORMAL PEOPLE people being FUCKING METAL.

  • @pablotomasllodra4423
    @pablotomasllodra4423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4588

    “He’s Irish Hercules, Rin!”

    • @tsargoomba91
      @tsargoomba91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +457

      But is he SATAN?

    • @williammcnear3462
      @williammcnear3462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      What is this quote from?! It's getting on my nerves that I don't know!

    • @pablotomasllodra4423
      @pablotomasllodra4423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +223

      Something Something Fate Something Abridged

    • @tristantsang4325
      @tristantsang4325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +209

      @@williammcnear3462 fate stay night unlimited blade works abridged

    • @williammcnear3462
      @williammcnear3462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@tristantsang4325 Thank you.😊

  • @danieloceansmith3156
    @danieloceansmith3156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2214

    The funniest thing about this In my opinion is how cu’s first loss...
    Is to boobs.
    That feels so protagonisty it’s like it spawned two haram anime seasons

    • @sonofthebearking3335
      @sonofthebearking3335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Well for a second there it did...

    • @ihavethehighground8697
      @ihavethehighground8697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Harem bro not Haram

    • @ihavethehighground8697
      @ihavethehighground8697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @DiscordChaos if they are married then it's halal

    • @crawlingboy
      @crawlingboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @NecroMelodia it does not since haram means unlawful

    • @crawlingboy
      @crawlingboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ihavethehighground8697 hey a person that has knowledge

  • @lemeres2478
    @lemeres2478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +380

    For those wondering- Geass is basically a "superman with kryptonite" style super power. You get a big boost as long as you follow some rule- such as not eating dog meat. However, the strongest warriors might get that way because they have multiple geass. And those might contradict. Like "accept any meal offered by an old lady".
    Yes. It is an entire mechanic set up for failure.

    • @jonassunden9382
      @jonassunden9382 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      and also how he lost his FIRST spear. doing whatever a bard tells you is NOT a good strategy.

    • @DragonbIaze052
      @DragonbIaze052 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Doesn't Abrahamic mythology have that with Samson? And I guess also kinda used in-reverse with Baldr in Norse mythology?

    • @Kefkaesque13
      @Kefkaesque13 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​​@@DragonbIaze052Yes and No.
      The "no haircuts" thing was part of the standard Nazirite vows (alongside other things like "no alcohol" and "no touching corpses") that ancient Israelites could take to express dedication to God. A regular person would follow the vows for a period of time specified at the outset, and at the end would shave and burn their hair alongside an animal sacrifice.
      Samson was supposedly special in that he was a Nazirite from birth (an angel even telling his mother to follow the food/drink parts while he was in the womb) with his vows meant to be life-long. He's the only example in the bible of someone receiving super strength for following the vows, though there is another "Nazirite from birth" (Samuel) who became a major prophet.

    • @sadrakeyhany7477
      @sadrakeyhany7477 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ancient binding vows 😭

  • @nyxarachne663
    @nyxarachne663 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1505

    Red: “I wish more characters used this tactic when their friends turned evil.”
    Highschool DxD: *furiously scribbling notes*

    • @GBlockbreaker
      @GBlockbreaker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      literally the scene of Issei using Juggernaut Drive for the first time

    • @kieranjcampbell
      @kieranjcampbell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hey baby

    • @radjadawamindra697
      @radjadawamindra697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Issei: "Write that down! Write that down!"

    • @mugenokami2201
      @mugenokami2201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@radjadawamindra697 your guys already did

    • @davidbigel9447
      @davidbigel9447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They’ve already used this technique my guy

  • @commanderbastard1993
    @commanderbastard1993 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1370

    Emer's Dad: I hate this guy who is crazy skilled, let's send him to train with a deity of war!
    Genius.

    • @chrisschoenthaler5184
      @chrisschoenthaler5184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      To be fair, he wasn’t supposed to SURVIVE that quest.
      This was just a more straightforward case of achieving something that was supposed to be impossible and returning even more badass than when he left.

    • @kiraina25
      @kiraina25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      Yeah no he _fully_ expected Scathach to straight-up murder the boy, not _actually_ train him.

    • @elainegoates9792
      @elainegoates9792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@kiraina25 which was slightly dumb.

    • @dragonfell5078
      @dragonfell5078 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ngl when Chulain asked Scathach's twin sister to hear his child I was 100% expecting him to marry her instead of Emer

  • @wakingdragon7538
    @wakingdragon7538 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3483

    > Aife has Cu Chulainn's child
    > Red says "Cool? How old is he again?"
    > Dog dies in the odyssey
    > Red says "NOOOOOOOO"
    Clearly, a women with the right priorities

    • @wildcardjoey4776
      @wildcardjoey4776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      The answer is 8 years

    • @galning2768
      @galning2768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Red has her priorities right

    • @quitkid8727
      @quitkid8727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      2:51

    • @charliefarmer4365
      @charliefarmer4365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@wildcardjoey4776 Red said he was a teenager.

    • @wildcardjoey4776
      @wildcardjoey4776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@charliefarmer4365 basic math says no

  • @uziman8898
    @uziman8898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +446

    “Rin be carful. Something tells me this guy is trouble and never wins fights.” ~Satan

    • @gilgamesh7652
      @gilgamesh7652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Actually Satan

    • @reicelestial2478
      @reicelestial2478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@gilgamesh7652 the "actually" is important, i think

    • @thekingkaiju9385
      @thekingkaiju9385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@reicelestial2478 HE'S PRETTY MUCH IRISH HERCULES, RIN!

    • @keyblademasterclark
      @keyblademasterclark ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@thekingkaiju9385 BUT is he Actually Satan?

    • @imdear459
      @imdear459 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Rin! He’a going to murder me!

  • @ryansullivan7349
    @ryansullivan7349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4276

    "Why is Celtic Mythology not better known? With Ireland and Scotlands proximity to England, you'd..."
    Red, I'll stop you right there, because you just answered your own question.
    (I am English, and i know what we've done)

    • @thecrow2924
      @thecrow2924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +252

      and she forgot wales

    • @jamiel6005
      @jamiel6005 4 ปีที่แล้ว +188

      @@thecrow2924 And Cornwall and the Isle of Man... :(

    • @PiracyandDumbbells
      @PiracyandDumbbells 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      As half Norse, half African, atleast your self aware.

    • @ryansullivan7349
      @ryansullivan7349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +283

      @@PiracyandDumbbells I believe that every Cultural Artifact in the British Museum, that was plundered or stolen, should be digitally scanned for an accurate 3D rendering, recreated by craftspeople with the closest skill set and style to those original crafters, and the originals be returned to their countries of origin, if requested by their governments.
      We are not responsible for our ancestors actions and crimes, but continuing to hold onto plunder does endorse their actions

    • @PiracyandDumbbells
      @PiracyandDumbbells 4 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      @@ryansullivan7349 That's the right thing to do. We don't control our past ancestry so apologies aren't necessary. Thanks.

  • @aguywithalotofopinions412
    @aguywithalotofopinions412 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3828

    “In case he wasn’t anime protagonisty enough yet”
    Well, he is a member of the main trio of one of the most popular anime franchises ever

    • @Methren1
      @Methren1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Total anime noob here... Wich one?

    • @houston_co7769
      @houston_co7769 5 ปีที่แล้ว +234

      @@Methren1 i think fate stay night

    • @dr.romaniarchaman5426
      @dr.romaniarchaman5426 5 ปีที่แล้ว +303

      Fate/ Stay Night and Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works. Summoned as a Lancer class servant.

    • @robmd887
      @robmd887 5 ปีที่แล้ว +191

      Fate is weird

    • @antonijeeremic8282
      @antonijeeremic8282 5 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      @poopmannelson1 no Diarmuid was summoned in fate/zero

  • @korpsmaninfantry7238
    @korpsmaninfantry7238 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3536

    To quote actually satan "He's basically Irish Hercules Rin!"

    • @aredjayc2858
      @aredjayc2858 5 ปีที่แล้ว +311

      "But is he Satan?"

    • @francescolombardi3438
      @francescolombardi3438 5 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      @@aredjayc2858Cu: I'm starting

    • @aredjayc2858
      @aredjayc2858 5 ปีที่แล้ว +185

      @@francescolombardi3438 "Actually Satan": Not if I start first

    • @NotMe6044
      @NotMe6044 5 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      I see I found another that knows of the great Italian spear man...

    • @korpsmaninfantry7238
      @korpsmaninfantry7238 5 ปีที่แล้ว +159

      Josiah Matthews first name Mario last name Mario, Mario Mario

  • @Torika2724
    @Torika2724 2 ปีที่แล้ว +289

    “And the name Cú Chulainn
    Was sung out loud that night
    In a tale of rage and ruin and of might
    And the name Cú Chulainn
    So furious and wild
    To remain in myth and memory
    A legend of the isle” - Miracle of Sound

    • @IanPendleton-gh6ox
      @IanPendleton-gh6ox ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Damn I love that song!

    • @Torika2724
      @Torika2724 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@IanPendleton-gh6ox Same dude it’s so epic. I love when a song gives you a whole plot like that, especially if it’s 8 minutes long. Anything from Miracle of Sound or Aviators that’s 8 minutes long is going to be pure bliss.

    • @andyknightwarden9746
      @andyknightwarden9746 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was looking and hoping for a comment like this, because that song is so awesome.

  • @andrewjao6861
    @andrewjao6861 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10951

    I loved when this guy was at war with Arthur pendragon, Hercules and Gilgamesh

    • @poopsiepop4179
      @poopsiepop4179 4 ปีที่แล้ว +753

      ZASSHU

    • @sorcierenoire8651
      @sorcierenoire8651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +755

      *YOROKOBE SHOUNEN*

    • @grinninggrim583
      @grinninggrim583 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1243

      You forgot Actually Satan

    • @andrewjao6861
      @andrewjao6861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +265

      Grinning Grim ahhh right my bad

    • @redfire1186
      @redfire1186 4 ปีที่แล้ว +343

      ....What the hell was I doing to miss that insane war?

  • @McJethroPovTee
    @McJethroPovTee 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3471

    it's funny how even then, basic anime tropes still exist before anime tropes.

    • @alectantheapache6261
      @alectantheapache6261 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Mc Jethro Pov Tee I see you everywhere

    • @jayblade2000
      @jayblade2000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Cu Chulain- The Prototype Kirito..... or is that the other way around?

    • @McJethroPovTee
      @McJethroPovTee 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Alec Tan Where exactly?
      coz i tend to lurk in some videos

    • @ssjokg4952
      @ssjokg4952 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Kirito is Fionn mac Cumhaill not Cu.

    • @dantegisleson1698
      @dantegisleson1698 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      And just tropes in general hell theirs even a cyborg character(Cethern mac Fintain)

  • @lucifchristo
    @lucifchristo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2962

    yes he tied himself to a rock so he could "Die on his feet" but you didnt mention that he also did so using his own entrails. badassx9 million

    • @yolomasta6940
      @yolomasta6940 7 ปีที่แล้ว +331

      George Coggins dude that's metal af

    • @cykrya5156
      @cykrya5156 7 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      George Coggins it may or may not be true, but realistically speaking its not possible but who the heck cares right? reality is boring anyway

    • @yolomasta6940
      @yolomasta6940 7 ปีที่แล้ว +278

      Acerbus Vultus Cu Chulainn is the most anime mythology hero ever

    • @cykrya5156
      @cykrya5156 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      yeah agree

    • @rosiemeggie
      @rosiemeggie 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      so your telling me some land girl DIDNT go up to his corpse and just rape him on the spot? XD

  • @notafunnyguy2446
    @notafunnyguy2446 3 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    The reason why he has to use the Gae Bulg on Ferdiad is that Ferdiad's skin is as hard as metal so no weapons could harm him so our hero has to use the Gae Bulg, a weapon that could pierce any armor to kill Ferdiad.

    • @hirahiro2331
      @hirahiro2331 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Ah thank you!

    • @tdhsacademy9540
      @tdhsacademy9540 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Quite literally metal!

  • @Kntrytnt
    @Kntrytnt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +668

    Hey kid, you like proving yourself?
    Perseus: Do I!
    Bellerophon: Do I!
    Cu Chulainn: Do I!
    Stop. Having. Kids. Prove. Themselves.

  • @PKINGU
    @PKINGU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1822

    That boob tactic should really be in “The Art of War”

    • @darthplagueis13
      @darthplagueis13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +193

      "When a frenzied combat monstrosity demi-god starts wandering in your direction it may be advisable to confront him with naked tiddies and hope he's not gay"
      -Sun Tzu

    • @melancholygirl7793
      @melancholygirl7793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Works on anime protagonists

    • @hyrumcannon3789
      @hyrumcannon3789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      I think he actually does mention something about using seductive women to corrupt/undermine the enemy

    • @salvadortoscano2534
      @salvadortoscano2534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      In *great* detail

    • @quantranminh4553
      @quantranminh4553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      It's actually in "The Art of War" tho......
      Sometimes a beautiful and clever women can win you the war that an entire army couldn't.

  • @manwithaplan5503
    @manwithaplan5503 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2729

    Oh my God! They killed Lancer!
    They're not human!

    • @justas423
      @justas423 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Basically kenny

    • @HighordStarkiller
      @HighordStarkiller 5 ปีที่แล้ว +197

      RANZA GA SHINDA

    • @aredjayc2858
      @aredjayc2858 5 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      @@justas423 Carnival Phantasm did basically that

    • @financialproblems9308
      @financialproblems9308 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Lrdstrkil19 kono hitodanashi

    • @thexenosaiyan
      @thexenosaiyan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      @@HighordStarkiller KONO HITO DE NASHI

  • @orangesoda4535
    @orangesoda4535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    And the name Cu Chullainn was sung about at night.
    In a tale of rage and ruin and of might.
    And the name Cu Chullainn so furious and wild
    to remain in myth and memory, a legend of the isle

    • @torazely
      @torazely 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Truly, you are cultured. (Love that song)

    • @declanbeech772
      @declanbeech772 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@torazely what song is it?

    • @torazely
      @torazely 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@declanbeech772 the Tale of Cu Chullainn by Miracle of Sound. Highly recommend.

  • @TheBonkleFox
    @TheBonkleFox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2549

    Y'all joke about him dying, but in UBW you can't deny he at least went out the same way he did in the legends: Metal AF.

    • @John-Stark
      @John-Stark 4 ปีที่แล้ว +236

      He goes out like a badass in all 3 routes

    • @kamishin7135
      @kamishin7135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Too bad he died pathetic in Carnival Phantasm.

    • @dragonnx2843
      @dragonnx2843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      @@kamishin7135 how many times did he die in that again like one every episode he mind as well be Kenny from South Park

    • @Moredistress
      @Moredistress 3 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      @@dragonnx2843 They do actually make a similar running joke to Southpark’s “You killed Kenny. YOU BASTERD”, every time Cu dies in Carnival Phantasm.

    • @actuallysatan7105
      @actuallysatan7105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      @@Moredistress Which would be
      LANCER GA SHINDA
      KONO HITO DENASHI

  • @neosragnar1075
    @neosragnar1075 4 ปีที่แล้ว +891

    Cu Chulainn: Battle Continuation: A+
    METAL: MAX OUT

  • @ChakraX2
    @ChakraX2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2086

    And after his death, Cu Chulainn would die in every route with his E rank luck

    • @whoknows7968
      @whoknows7968 6 ปีที่แล้ว +273

      But every death would be increasingly badass

    • @TheTruestZero
      @TheTruestZero 5 ปีที่แล้ว +222

      His E rank Luck is due to that.
      Luck in Nasuverse is the ability to fight destiny. Since he wasn't able to avoid dying at a young age as the prophecy said, his Luck stat is at the lowest point of the Holy Grail War system.

    • @NHDOreBros
      @NHDOreBros 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      @@TheTruestZero It also has to do with the compatibility with the master as Saber's luck was lower with Kiritsugu than with Shirou. And you know how compatible Cu and his master are.

    • @D1SZZ
      @D1SZZ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Yep... This is very important facts

    • @elijakiger
      @elijakiger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      Well at least he has protection from arrows so he can evade attacks for 3 turns unless... wait, can you hear that?
      *distant Rhongomyniad*

  • @SaltTheKosherin
    @SaltTheKosherin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    Cú Chulainn in Celtic: Mystery and Legend
    Lancer in Fate: Lancer Ga shinda! *YOURE NOT HUMAN!*

    • @koreankamui98
      @koreankamui98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I mean, I’m a guy and I unironically simp for him.

    • @PutoMedicoBrujo
      @PutoMedicoBrujo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@koreankamui98 mood

    • @iriszilong1429
      @iriszilong1429 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Celtic, not Greek, lmao

    • @GAarcher
      @GAarcher 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@koreankamui98 *Nahhhhh, start simping for Angro mango, that dude is an incarnation of all Rizzez of the world*

    • @dawey2192
      @dawey2192 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@GAarcher something tells me you just got into fate and is currently trying to consume as much fate/mythology material as you can

  • @YayapLives
    @YayapLives 4 ปีที่แล้ว +777

    Wait so summer Scathach's Noble Phantasm attack animation in FGO where she jumps up into the air and launches Gae Bolg with a backflip kick is actually accurate usage? Crazy.

    • @alfuertemaronkhristianec.6830
      @alfuertemaronkhristianec.6830 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Ikr!

    • @thesymbiotenation.4552
      @thesymbiotenation.4552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@alfuertemaronkhristianec.6830 that's how it's supposed to be used instead of Cu just throwing it like a javelin... so Scathach wasn't just showing off...

    • @Caroling_Caroli
      @Caroling_Caroli 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Cu's NP in Extella and Extella Link are also pretty cool ngl

    • @YayapLives
      @YayapLives 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @Loch S The Fate series draws from as many myths and legends as it can get its grubby little hands on.
      Cu Chulainn was one of the original 7 servants in the original work alongside Medea, Hercules, and Gilgamesh so characters related to him were some of the first go to creations for spin offs/ the gacha mobile game.
      That said they have a _interesting_ habit of making everyone into waifus or weirdos(King Arthur is famously a girl, Saint Martha is a battle manic fist fighter.) so I was surprised the _swimsuit_ version of Scathach actually used Gae Bolg lore accurately when it was such a ridiculous attack.

    • @phantasosxgames8488
      @phantasosxgames8488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @Loch S the funniest thing is Saint Martha , the legend is that she pacified the dragon Tarasque....Fate made so that "pacify" means that she used the wrestling moves that Jacob used to fight an angel , against Tarasque and beat him up until it obeys her.

  • @Aurea0522
    @Aurea0522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +725

    “Hello I am your fairy dad mother”
    I could imagine my dad bursting into my room and screaming this

    • @Ismael-kc3ry
      @Ismael-kc3ry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I’m trying

    • @crcker3841
      @crcker3841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      absolute chad of a father

    • @zetjet9901
      @zetjet9901 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@crcker3841 absolute dad of a father

    • @runedoom
      @runedoom ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@zetjet9901grandpa?

  • @cjyay3449
    @cjyay3449 6 ปีที่แล้ว +836

    "It is I: Your Fairy Dadmother!"
    I laughed WAAAAAY more than I should.

  • @lunaequinox7333
    @lunaequinox7333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    The Gae Bulg will forever be one of my favorite mythical weapons. It sounds like a legendary magic item you'd find in D&D.

    • @daviddaugherty2816
      @daviddaugherty2816 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I've put it in my campaign. It also comes with the warp-spasm curse, because it can't be too beneficial.

    • @saphyrepyre
      @saphyrepyre 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@daviddaugherty2816I know I’m about late on this, but can you provide the stat block? I’d love to give this to a certain player…

    • @lourdeswhitener9713
      @lourdeswhitener9713 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Stat block pls, perfect for a barbarian.

    • @lourdeswhitener9713
      @lourdeswhitener9713 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also, boobs being the only way to calm down anyone with the warp spasm curse is hilarious.

  • @retropolis_fae
    @retropolis_fae 7 ปีที่แล้ว +429

    "Hello, it is I, your fairy dadmother."

  • @old-worldghost3451
    @old-worldghost3451 5 ปีที่แล้ว +499

    "Something tells me this guy's trouble and doesn't win fights"

    • @tiredashell7205
      @tiredashell7205 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I see that reference

    • @v.t1947
      @v.t1947 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He die . The end

    • @gp2779
      @gp2779 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The joke of Lancer dying lol

    • @GAarcher
      @GAarcher 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      *I mean, in ataraxia he did won against bazzet...he also died there.*

  • @InShane162
    @InShane162 4 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    "Sucks to be Fergus. Sucks to be you."
    ~Cu 'Mario Mario' Chulainn

    • @GAarcher
      @GAarcher 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      *Chulainn's true name was Mario, first name Mario, last name Mario, MarioMario*

  • @maglevsolanum6704
    @maglevsolanum6704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    I was born in Ireland. I've lived here my whole life. I've heard the story of Cú Chulainn a thousand times, and this is the first time I've ever heard someone pronounce it "Kulane" lol

    • @IrishDemon
      @IrishDemon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      yup. its painful. how hard would it have been to just check

    • @kziila0244
      @kziila0244 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@IrishDemon
      Pretty hard. The pronunciation I found was Coo Coo-hoo-lane, a pronunciation I’m not even sure is right even after hours of searching. Please, tell me the right pronunciation. I can’t take it anymore.

    • @michaelflynn9874
      @michaelflynn9874 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@kziila0244 In case you still haven't found out, I've always heard it pronounced as Koo Khullann where a is pronounced as in woman.

    • @justanautomaton
      @justanautomaton ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I always just pronounced it Coo Hoolane. I never pronounced the C

    • @Xalerdane
      @Xalerdane ปีที่แล้ว +45

      In Red’s defense, you guys can’t agree on official pronunciations for _any_ of your words.

  • @spencerharding1977
    @spencerharding1977 5 ปีที่แล้ว +933

    "I WANT THAT!"
    -Shiro

    • @Vejitatheouji
      @Vejitatheouji 5 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      "WHO'S THERE?! WHO JUST COMPLIMENTED US?!?"

    • @francescolombardi3438
      @francescolombardi3438 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      @@Vejitatheouji"I'M SORRY"

    • @enkidu1623
      @enkidu1623 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      "THEY'RE SO COOL! THEY'RE SO COOL! THEY'RE SO COOL!"

    • @williamhoughten7476
      @williamhoughten7476 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      There once was a lancer in blue...

    • @LavenderWhale
      @LavenderWhale 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      He had a dark job to do…

  • @sebastianbrueggerhoff7241
    @sebastianbrueggerhoff7241 4 ปีที่แล้ว +847

    “...hate'ta break it to you Kotomine but if a scratch like this instantly did me in, I wouldn't be much of a Heroic Spirit.“

    • @tonhaogamergranudo
      @tonhaogamergranudo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      What a burn on Diarmund.

    • @thesymbiotenation.4552
      @thesymbiotenation.4552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@tonhaogamergranudo Diarmund's a pussy compared to Cu Chulainn... even if Cu dies almost every time...

    • @willvermillion1025
      @willvermillion1025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@thesymbiotenation.4552 but he dies slower the better the ending

    • @thesymbiotenation.4552
      @thesymbiotenation.4552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@willvermillion1025 true... but That's why Cu is better... his deaths are cooler than Diarmund's pussy "curse"

    • @huonglevan2276
      @huonglevan2276 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@thesymbiotenation.4552 most servants die every route, Cu died by suicide in UBW so kinda sticked out. in Fate he held off Gilgamesh for 12 hours and HF killed him off early to give the spotlight for other servant since he had his moment in 2 routes already

  • @Scarletraven87
    @Scarletraven87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +400

    Celltic myths are awesome. They begin with "he slew 100 warriors while one armed" and end with "hit the belly-button-of-achilles with a copperpot flung using starlight"

  • @aratathekingx1401
    @aratathekingx1401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Honestly. I'm so glad you pointed out the lack of light on Celtic folklore. Honest to God before I even watched this video I would always describe Cu Chulainn as the most metal folk hero in existence

  • @el-simplistico5919
    @el-simplistico5919 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1170

    So this is the man we know as Irish Hercules, or more commonly known as: Mario Mario

    • @Baddino45
      @Baddino45 3 ปีที่แล้ว +179

      “Whats your name”
      “Mario Mario, first name Mario, last name Mario”

    • @thesymbiotenation.4552
      @thesymbiotenation.4552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      @@Baddino45 Archer: Bite me...

    • @salvadortoscano2534
      @salvadortoscano2534 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      @@thesymbiotenation.4552 Wanna talk about the moon?

    • @el-simplistico5919
      @el-simplistico5919 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@salvadortoscano2534 you be quiet about the moon

    • @Ranjithpullukattu
      @Ranjithpullukattu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      god i miss abridged

  • @bigocelot4002
    @bigocelot4002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +704

    If it makes anyone feel better, Queen Medb gets killed by a* thrown chunk of cheese later on.

    • @tanyanikolaevagizdova6571
      @tanyanikolaevagizdova6571 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      How the heck?!!

    • @bigocelot4002
      @bigocelot4002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@tanyanikolaevagizdova6571 Yep

    • @tanyanikolaevagizdova6571
      @tanyanikolaevagizdova6571 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@bigocelot4002 Tell me more !

    • @theblan1k0ne
      @theblan1k0ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      @@tanyanikolaevagizdova6571 She was at a poolhouse or something, then some guy with a slingshot and a ball of cheese came by and shot the cheese straight at her head. Thus resulting in her death and cheese memes in the fate community ensues.

    • @theblan1k0ne
      @theblan1k0ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @Jeffrey Herrera oh no, he's here... GRAMPS!!!

  • @thaddeusb8715
    @thaddeusb8715 5 ปีที่แล้ว +404

    "TWENTY NINE SIMULTANEOUS RIGHT HOOKS!"
    That's not an anime attack you hear very often.
    "And he just TANKED the Twenty Nine Simultaneous Right Hooks!"
    "Who DOES that?!"

    • @thaddeustrystan7459
      @thaddeustrystan7459 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A certain ORA boi does that

    • @nyetloki
      @nyetloki 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thats sounds like something Naruto would use and also would tank.

  • @jegsdinogod5091
    @jegsdinogod5091 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Vikings: "We're an entire metal genre"
    Celts: "........Hold my Jameson, laddy."

    • @coltonwilliams4153
      @coltonwilliams4153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The vikings and the Celts would get along like a house on fire. They have a common enemy, after all.
      Irishman: Oi, lads! Want to go have some fun?
      Viking: Oh, aye. I think I know exactly what yer thinking.
      Viking and Irishman: *grins evilly at the Englishman*
      Englishman: N-now wait a second, gents…

    • @SSD_Penumbra
      @SSD_Penumbra 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@coltonwilliams4153 My favorite piece of historical text is from a Norwegian sailor from the 8th century that basically said "Yo, these guys are fucking metal" when sailing around Scotland.

    • @connorwheatley5640
      @connorwheatley5640 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@coltonwilliams4153 they actually did IIRC, So well that they spawned an entire new subculture (the Norse-Gaels) in the Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

    • @GrahamChapman
      @GrahamChapman 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      As a Swede/Norwegian: I consider Scots to be honorary Scandinavians (I mean, the Scottish highlands _is_ the southernmost part of the Scandinavian mountains) and feel a deep cultural kinship with the Irish (since we're both the originating places of the archetypical fairies and giants and stuff). I just wish Celtic mythology was as popular as Norse mythology. Thor and Odin get overexposed a lot imo, and Setanta and The Morrigan get sadly underexposed. I want video games and movies and comic book series with characters based on Setanta and the Tuatha Dé Danann, damnit!

  • @HughMann989
    @HughMann989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    Famous quote by Cú Chulainn:
    Actually satan: Who are you?
    Cú Chulainn: Mario, First name Mario Last name Mario, Mario Mario

  • @nighty7913
    @nighty7913 8 ปีที่แล้ว +860

    celtic mythology deserves soooo much more love than it gets

    • @czarenallyzamonisit4642
      @czarenallyzamonisit4642 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      hyacinthoide
      ik

    • @gamebawesome
      @gamebawesome 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hyacinthoide I know right

    • @mysticblue108
      @mysticblue108 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      hyacinthoide **hugs that mythology** I give it physical love, and all the love! I frickin love any mythology I nerd/geek out over that stuff :3

    • @ivyscribbles8671
      @ivyscribbles8671 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mystic Blue same

    • @eldorados_lost_searcher
      @eldorados_lost_searcher 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Is it just me, or is the Celtic reaction to magic a little different than most other mythologies? Most cultures seem to emphasize that magic or great deeds are accomplished because of deities or lineage. Celtic myths have magic happen, and everyone just says, "okay," and moves on.

  • @freyastuchbery7130
    @freyastuchbery7130 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1056

    I heard someone say that the Irish gods metaphorically shrunk down until they became fairies, while the heroes grew so metaphorically large they literally became giants. There's a legend about Finn Mcool being a giant, and building a stone causeway to go fight another giant in Scotland, and a lot of famous fairies bear resemblance to old Irish deities, so I think that makes sense.

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      So, the ancient Celts didn't really understand what "metaphor" means?

    • @mariascanlan8238
      @mariascanlan8238 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Jack Stuchbery i think this is rly accurate because in ireland obviously religion is quite prominent but many deities arent specified to be deities and are often simply called "beings" and arent really explained much further.

    • @Spartan155
      @Spartan155 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I think the fact Shakespeare refers to Madb as a fairy has always pretty much confirmed this. But its more like in this video, they turned into kings/queens first then overtime as the otherworld became more fairylike they got re-absorbed into it.

    • @daragon0055
      @daragon0055 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Jack Stuchbery, that is correct but he was originally a giant, as shown by some big footprint somewhere near the causeway, and he scares away the Scottish giant as posing as his 17 month old son and biting off the gold finger of the Scottish giant which he had… for some reason.

    • @OnePieceSpecial
      @OnePieceSpecial 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The versions about Fionn Mac Cumhaill being a giant are only used in children's books, possibly to simplify the story. In the actual myths, Fionn is not a giant, but is regarded as a "giant of a man", basically meaning he's bigger than the average sized man. The same goes for the rest of the Fianna.

  • @musicman9079
    @musicman9079 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Cu Chulainn tying himself to a standing stone, refusing to go down even after he was dead is a heroic ending that just feels really powerful.

    • @daviddaugherty2816
      @daviddaugherty2816 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      And that's _without_ the little tidbit that he tied himself up with his own intestines.

    • @ferghalicious1480
      @ferghalicious1480 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Probably one of the most powerful symbols in Ireland today. There’s a statue of it in the GPO in Dublin, which is where the leaders of the Easter Rising fought the British from in 1916.

    • @abithefallenhuman921
      @abithefallenhuman921 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ferghalicious1480there's a massive mural to it in Lenadoon, Belfast, with the crow of the Morrigan resting on his neck, so I'd go as far as to say it's incredibly wide spread across the Isle, not beginning to mention the amount of art created jsut depicting his death

  • @IHaveaQuestion87
    @IHaveaQuestion87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    Cu Chulainn is so cool that he even makes full body tights look good. 10/10

    • @theblan1k0ne
      @theblan1k0ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      agreed

    • @oceanicmage
      @oceanicmage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      “A Man in Blue Full-Body Tights has Drowned in Lego City!”

    • @iwasnthere8822
      @iwasnthere8822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lancer ga shinda

    • @honokakazuno
      @honokakazuno 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      KONO HITO DE NASHI

  • @barghestblue731
    @barghestblue731 7 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    "Rin, watch out, something tells me this guy is trouble and never wins fights"

    • @corvuscallosum5079
      @corvuscallosum5079 7 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      "Dude's not weak, he's just got Lancer luck."

    • @maxxcreese9911
      @maxxcreese9911 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    • @luafreire1026
      @luafreire1026 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      "He's basically Irish Hercules Rin"

    • @alonelyperson6031
      @alonelyperson6031 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@luafreire1026 "HE WILL DESTROY ME RIN !!!"

    • @Bloodwing-zx9ri
      @Bloodwing-zx9ri 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@alonelyperson6031 "Nah, you got this."

  • @LinguineMaker
    @LinguineMaker 6 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    My favorite Celtic hero is the one guy in from the pub who was so drunk that got into a fight with another guy and made the night more entertaining for everyone.

  • @a.b.5688
    @a.b.5688 3 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    After watching this, I'm curious what the Overly Sarcastic version of the Diarmuid Ua Duibhne story would end up being.

    • @GAarcher
      @GAarcher 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      *"He is pretty much Irish Lancelot, Irisviel"*

    • @ElonMusk-tb2yi
      @ElonMusk-tb2yi 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@GAarcher😂

  • @Shamazya
    @Shamazya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    I like how in Shin Megami Tensei games if you fuse Setanta, Cú Chulainn's boyhood name, with a demon that resembles a dog then you get Cú Chulainn

    • @oculttheexegaming2509
      @oculttheexegaming2509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      So Setanta with Cu Sith?

    • @demi-femme4821
      @demi-femme4821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      You can also just evolve him, but nobody does that unless they're actively disallowing fusion.

    • @Brian-tn4cd
      @Brian-tn4cd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Setanta also has interaction with Scathach in some of the games like in SMT 3 and 5

    • @BoostedMonkey05
      @BoostedMonkey05 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@demi-femme4821 SMT3 cough cough. You can only get him by fusing setanta and leveling him up. Which isn't very bad since setanta is a really good demon to have mid game since he is both adept at magic and physical but his physical skills are really good and nocturne had a bad habit of favoring physical based demons.

  • @marissacrespo8514
    @marissacrespo8514 4 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    I just wanted to acknowledge how talented red must be. She knows a ton of mythology and tropes. She must have read a thousand books. She can sing like an angel and plays video games like a pro. I mean...give this queen some appreciation.

    • @AgnusCavichioliPereira
      @AgnusCavichioliPereira 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      And I love her simple but carismatic art. Girl got some renaissance spirit there.

    • @Sean-sn9ld
      @Sean-sn9ld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      She could learn to pronounce an extremely well known mythological figure's name properly and not try and tell us "there's no proper way to say it" when there very clearly is having grown up with these stories, speaking the language

    • @jadedragon1406
      @jadedragon1406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Sean-sn9ld I- but- buddy- buddy no
      Everyone says them so differently though, there *is* no "correct" way to say so many of their names. People debate pronunciations constantly, she's trying her best and just trying to avoid angry comments from people getting mad at how she said a name or a place or whatever.

    • @Sean-sn9ld
      @Sean-sn9ld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jadedragon1406 well she's incorrect when it's easy to find out how to pronounce these things and she's lying saying there's no right way to pronounce these things when there is considering this is my native language and even people who dont speak irish know how to pronounce it. Cú Chullain (Ku Kullen) is easy to say. I dont know where she's getting this Ku Kullaine from , she could've looked it up our most well known mythological figure. I'd forgive bad pronounciation but tryna say there's no correct way to say things in the language I use on a daily basis is bullshit

    • @jadedragon1406
      @jadedragon1406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Sean-sn9ld Alright, alright, maybe, though I could see her having just given up on deeply researching each pronunciation on each name in each video and just started taking a guesses and running with it. And I can see where she get Coo Cole-lane from since it's like if you were to pronounce it from looking at the letters. Also, so are you saying it's said Coo Colen (just wondering cause I want to know at least a proper way to say it since even the description admits she said it wrong xD)

  • @ivancaraig1715
    @ivancaraig1715 5 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    "Lancer ga shinda!"
    "Kono hitodenashi!"

    • @theblan1k0ne
      @theblan1k0ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Jeffrey Herrera to be fair, it was going really *REALLY* fast

    • @theblan1k0ne
      @theblan1k0ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Jeffrey Herrera lol

    • @GAarcher
      @GAarcher 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      *Cu Chulainn should be a rider...after all, he is just as good as Ayrton Senna*

  • @iacobuseurus509
    @iacobuseurus509 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Years ago this video inspired me to write an urban fantasy novel, and I’m finally getting around to it. Irish mythology and folklore is an insane rabbit hole

    • @Beanboiwolf
      @Beanboiwolf 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think that would be dope

  • @Stad122
    @Stad122 4 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    "Something called a 'Warp spasm' transforms him into a large, ugly, powerful sinewy monster."
    BY THE EMPEROR!

    • @robopope7584
      @robopope7584 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      What is this warp sorcery. He’s obviously a servant of Khorne, possessed by a demon of Tzeentch or something. This is speculation, as I have no idea how this would happen in real life, obviously.

    • @Stad122
      @Stad122 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@robopope7584 It's the Imperial Truth my friend! Worship of any gods throughout the centuries is but a veneer for the four disgusting spirits that hold tyrany over the immaterium!

    • @juwebles4352
      @juwebles4352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Heresy of highest order! Call an exterminatus on ireland

    • @Ajehy
      @Ajehy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@juwebles4352 - England tried that, it didn’t work.

    • @FoxHound-ut1hu
      @FoxHound-ut1hu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He's basically Sanguinus

  • @GrimGoblinLives
    @GrimGoblinLives 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Worth of note about the eating the dog meat part - it was a taboo, but so was refusing hospitality. He was tricked into a situation where dog meat was offered to him by a person he was guest off so whatever he'd do he would get cursed.

    • @longshot9757
      @longshot9757 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Geez, I need to use that at some point.

  • @goodkopbadkop9054
    @goodkopbadkop9054 5 ปีที่แล้ว +484

    His name was Setanta, he only became Cú Chulainn after he killed the hound.

    • @Lemuel928
      @Lemuel928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He has a Middle Name?

    • @jaysps3
      @jaysps3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      And this is why we have a sports channel named Setanta, he kills the hound with a hurl a slither

    • @thomasdowling2011
      @thomasdowling2011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jaysps3 you mean a sliotar

    • @jaysps3
      @jaysps3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@thomasdowling2011 yea you're right with the aul spelling there, tis been a while since I was in school and it's not a word you see commonly wrote down

    • @cilliancronin7298
      @cilliancronin7298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And the only reason he was at the house in the first place was because he beat an entire team of lads older and stronger than him at hurling

  • @pandorasboxofcatvideos5892
    @pandorasboxofcatvideos5892 2 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Ah. So that's why both Cu Chulain alter, and Rin(demi servant) get a version of Gae Bolg that causes spikes to shoot out of the target. On that note, did Fate just make up the whole "curse that reverses cause and effect, to always strike the heart" thing? A lot of their stuff is based on obscure parts of myths, but it was like, his main thing in Stay/night, yet isn't mentioned nearly as frequently as the one you mentioned.

    • @durrangodsgrief6503
      @durrangodsgrief6503 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It did but it also takes reference from shit like lughs spear and Odin gungnir

    • @durrangodsgrief6503
      @durrangodsgrief6503 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If I remember right

    • @ValkoinenShiro
      @ValkoinenShiro ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes and no. There's a lot of "when shot will never miss its target" in myths and legends. I think the Gae Bolg was one such weapon, but may be remembering wrong.

    • @mirzapramudya1580
      @mirzapramudya1580 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think it's just to represent the fact he never misses with his spear
      Alot of Fate abilities comes from aspects of the legend stories, like Andersen being able to make fiction a reality with his NP because he's a writer, or Arash's Stella killing him when he uses it because that was the final arrow he shot (iirc)

  • @crimsonstrykr
    @crimsonstrykr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +440

    [Lancer references intensifies] first name mario last name mario. Mario mario.

    • @maladroit5581
      @maladroit5581 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Bite me, bite me

    • @Cam-jl9kh
      @Cam-jl9kh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Funny, I took you for the great Italian spearmen, Cu Chulame.

    • @FoxHound-ut1hu
      @FoxHound-ut1hu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Basically Irish Hercules

    • @WyattRumore
      @WyattRumore 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@FoxHound-ut1hu its fine, just use your reality marble and pull him into hell

    • @FoxHound-ut1hu
      @FoxHound-ut1hu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@WyattRumore THERE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THAT IDEA RIN !!!

  • @lpk675
    @lpk675 6 ปีที่แล้ว +543

    You know what just occurred to me, all 3 of Cu's deaths in Fate/stay night all reference a different element of his death in the actual myth:
    Fate: Cu died after fighting Gilgamesh for 12 hours straight, referencing him managing to continue fighting for several days before succumbing to his wounds.
    Unlimited Blade Works: Died after managing to kill Kirei after Kirei forced Cu to kill himself, referencing how he managed to kill his murderers after they fatally wounded him.
    Heaven's Feel: After being killed by Hassan-i-Sabbah, Cu's corpse remained standing for several seconds before being dragged down into the lake by The Shadow, referencing how Cu's corpse managed to keep standing for days straight even after his corpse began to decompose.

    • @ilyasbasuki3207
      @ilyasbasuki3207 6 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      For every time Nasu messes up history and legends, he adds an incredibly accurate detail.

    • @sidewinder1209
      @sidewinder1209 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@ilyasbasuki3207 for every *100 times

    • @mathunit1
      @mathunit1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sidewinder1209 Fuck both of you. Shitting on Nasu like that.

    • @sidewinder1209
      @sidewinder1209 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@mathunit1 we're are not shitting on him, we're pointing out that even tho he trashes most characters, his details are often accurate to myths.

    • @HellecticMojo
      @HellecticMojo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Nasu does a weird thing where he gets the obvious and well known part wrong/lie, but gets the obscure details that only the ones who actually do research on the character is correct. It's honestly kind of frustrating sometimes

  • @rarewaifu
    @rarewaifu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2303

    *Fate/Stay Night:*
    allow us to introduce ourselves

    • @axics2936
      @axics2936 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      hahahahaaha xDDD

    • @altercard5389
      @altercard5389 5 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      ϟ lancer ga shinda!

    • @abandonedfragmentofhope5415
      @abandonedfragmentofhope5415 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Plenty of Celtic mythology in the Fate franchise for sure.

    • @rahulrai7910
      @rahulrai7910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@altercard5389 Kono hitodenashi

    • @oniemployee3437
      @oniemployee3437 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah.. Fate/Stay night is some bullshit.

  • @dotdotdot...176
    @dotdotdot...176 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is amazing storytelling, it has all the spunk, heroism, action and _emotions._ That part about brothers-in-battle Cú Chulainn and Ferdiad having to fight each other to the death, and then Cú Chulainn cradling him after his (Ferdiad's) death just ripped my heart out. He won that battle, but at what cost? That just hit me right in the feels.

  • @1000kylestar
    @1000kylestar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +560

    You forgot to mention
    Cu Chulainn is best doggo

    • @D1SZZ
      @D1SZZ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Omg...
      There's Cu proto Cu Lancer Cu Caster Cu alter

    • @RandomBeardGuy
      @RandomBeardGuy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @CybertheAlicorn Yorokobe Shounen

    • @Sleepyhead156
      @Sleepyhead156 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@D1SZZ you forgot my caster form bro

    • @jessiek289
      @jessiek289 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He deserves many pets uwu

    • @TwoGoblinsInATrenchCoat
      @TwoGoblinsInATrenchCoat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      500th like. Also, yes.

  • @sivanneu
    @sivanneu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +332

    .This is entirely anime, and could serve as an entire anime, easily

    • @KnightGamer724
      @KnightGamer724 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Fate/Stay Night, baby.

    • @brodiecrain13
      @brodiecrain13 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Knight Gamer Mikero Regis Tollamol He meant an entire anime just about Cu chulain, not one with an inaccurate version of him as a minor antagonist

    • @basilofgoodwishes4138
      @basilofgoodwishes4138 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brodie Crain And Lancer in that series sucks balls, like really hard.

    • @corvuscallosum5079
      @corvuscallosum5079 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      OI Fate Lancer is awesome and I will fight anyone who claims otherwise.

    • @corvuscallosum5079
      @corvuscallosum5079 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      While I agree that Fate isn't the right fit for someone who wants a story focusing on Cu, calling him a minor antagonist strikes me as more than a little unfair. Also Fate sorta just uses mythological and historical figures as excuses to make up their own nonsense, so fair enough if that isn't your jam. Personally though I goddamn love their nonsense.

  • @jodofe4879
    @jodofe4879 4 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    So basically he starts out as a horny teenager/anime protagonist who is also the Hulk and then turns into the epic and tragic protagonist of a metal album who absolutely wrecks everything including his own family and friends and finally ends up avenging his own death. Yeah, that is pretty good story.

    • @anothermonkey5871
      @anothermonkey5871 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Someone PLEASE adapt this!

    • @magicball3201
      @magicball3201 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That still sounds a bit like hulk at the end, ngl

  • @wodahexe8400
    @wodahexe8400 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The Number 1 requirement for qualifying as a Lancer class Servant is for your story to give you a really unfortunate end with some more bad luck happening even way before that point.

    • @oldcowbb
      @oldcowbb ปีที่แล้ว +2

      kinda because celtic love lancer hero, and they love to make them suffer at the same time

    • @pablothecoffeelover2551
      @pablothecoffeelover2551 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lancer is suffering my man

  • @wodahexe8400
    @wodahexe8400 5 ปีที่แล้ว +828

    Being Lancer is suffering

    • @bellumios
      @bellumios 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Not as much as being an emiya

    • @priyanshugoel3030
      @priyanshugoel3030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bellumios the summoned emiya you mean.

    • @bellumios
      @bellumios 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@priyanshugoel3030 being any emiya is suffering. Wether the dad, the son, or actually satan

    • @natsumie.williams3931
      @natsumie.williams3931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Jeffrey Herrera or as an Alter

    • @zusfrankenstein8561
      @zusfrankenstein8561 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lansa ga shinda!

  • @brae4602
    @brae4602 7 ปีที่แล้ว +401

    ah yes, Cú Chulainn with his mighty Gay Bulge, a classic tale

    • @augustcross2305
      @augustcross2305 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      His GAY BULGE happens to EXPAND in order to pierce the heart of the nearest man.
      And not just literally...

    • @ilmanhaqimi24
      @ilmanhaqimi24 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@augustcross2305 archer raw ass can't withstand the powers of gay bulge.

    • @henfinzim
      @henfinzim 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      What if I told you Cu means ass in portuguese?

    • @augustcross2305
      @augustcross2305 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@henfinzim
      It would make too much sense.

    • @ilmanhaqimi24
      @ilmanhaqimi24 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@henfinzim what if I told you I'm not surprised..

  • @newsystembad
    @newsystembad 7 ปีที่แล้ว +695

    "He's basically Irish Hercules, Rin!"

    • @corvuscallosum5079
      @corvuscallosum5079 7 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      "Nah you got this, Actually Satan!"

    • @cathalhughes5996
      @cathalhughes5996 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Id love to see kratos Vs him

    • @silvergir89
      @silvergir89 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Hmmm more like Achilles since he was also prophicise to be glorious at the cost of a short life.

    • @dapeach06
      @dapeach06 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Not the famed spearman Cu Chu-LAME?

    • @the-sunny-side2962
      @the-sunny-side2962 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Len?

  • @AzraelThanatos
    @AzraelThanatos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    One of the other things with Cu Chulainn is that along with being an engine of destruction, he's also a freaking wizard with a mastery of runic magic there.
    He's the Irish mix of the Hulk and John Constantine with the various crap he got up to.

  • @jackbelmont4389
    @jackbelmont4389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    "If a wound like this would do me in, i wouldn't be much of a heroic spirit"

    • @EternalVirgin
      @EternalVirgin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      And then you have Diarmuid

    • @jackbelmont4389
      @jackbelmont4389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@EternalVirgin to be fair he had the final laugh with the grail

  • @jakecarroll9500
    @jakecarroll9500 4 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    Did anyone else hear a version where Cu Chulainn used his own guts to tie himself to the rock?

    • @abigailsaoirsefinnegan
      @abigailsaoirsefinnegan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      That's the version my uncle, Paddraig told me when I was a kid.

    • @eimhinlynch1517
      @eimhinlynch1517 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah. but the version i grew up with has him dying during the Táin story after battling Medb's army for months, eventually tying himself to an oak. I was actually about 16 before hearing any story set after this.

    • @meitanteikudoKID
      @meitanteikudoKID 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah, I heard this version too.
      Still Metal AF though.

    • @sarahcole9661
      @sarahcole9661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I heard something like that. Metal.

  • @ckies4777
    @ckies4777 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3164

    Dang this guy is basically an anime character

    • @NullSchmid
      @NullSchmid 6 ปีที่แล้ว +238

      Aqua The Max Fangirl @fate/stay night

    • @mrmiscellaneous105
      @mrmiscellaneous105 6 ปีที่แล้ว +287

      He is. In Fate/Stay Night.

    • @bakugoatisangery3286
      @bakugoatisangery3286 6 ปีที่แล้ว +335

      Aqua Is Strange I live in Ireland, I can confirm we are all anime characters

    • @Themaskedgeneral836
      @Themaskedgeneral836 6 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      as a fellow Irish man i can back this up

    • @Thememester439
      @Thememester439 6 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      RWBY Trash so I've got some Scottish in me, what powers can I expect?

  • @Izanagi009
    @Izanagi009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Just found this vid, I admit I love Cu Chulainn from Fate and the fact that he has a moniker of "irish Hercules" at times. Still, he seems quite fascinating and I wish more media besides Fate did stuff with him

    • @absolutemadlad5662
      @absolutemadlad5662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He did show up in marvel at one point and beat the shit out of thor for trying steal his spear (which was called slaughter instead of gae bolg for some reason) so I guess there's that

    • @durrangodsgrief6503
      @durrangodsgrief6503 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@absolutemadlad5662 he was using his pops spear at the time

    • @LilyKazami
      @LilyKazami ปีที่แล้ว

      The Ivalice games in Final Fantasy use his Riastrad form as a Zodiac demon. Except that until the retranslation of war of the lions, his name was mangled continuously as things like "Queklain" or "Cuhuln".

    • @mirzapramudya1580
      @mirzapramudya1580 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A lot of other medias use Cu actually
      Marvel (iirc), SMITE, SMT...........
      Uuuuuhhhhh

    • @johnnyjoestar850
      @johnnyjoestar850 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cu in fate is so fine tho

  • @autumneagle
    @autumneagle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    So I'm randomly watching Fate Stay Night anime and the heroic spirit 'Lancer' gets named as Cu Chulain. Now I'm here to figure out who this guy really was

    • @joaofarias9986
      @joaofarias9986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      So is everybody in the comments section, aparentelly

    • @RedXlV
      @RedXlV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      The Fate franchise has actually done a lot to at least make people aware that Celtic mythology *exists.*
      Though I remain disappointed that none of the many version of Cu Chulainn in the franchise actually have the warp spasm. Not even the Berserker version in Fate/Grand Order.

    • @laurelelasselin
      @laurelelasselin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@joaofarias9986 Me watching the video and scrolling through the comments: *I don't know who you are or what you mean but I'm going to pretend I know and imagine you don't exist.*

    • @salvadortoscano2534
      @salvadortoscano2534 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@RedXlV That's actually interesting. Having a typical snarky Cu that then goes warp spasm would be awesome and I would *love8 to see Ufotable animate that!

    • @meunomeelucas8489
      @meunomeelucas8489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@RedXlV Fun fact: Berserker Cu Alter isn't the actual one, he is merely a version altered by Medb, the ACTUAL Berserker Cu was so horrifying and dangerous that the world straight up kicked him out of the Throne Of Heroes.
      And this is the same place that has people like Gilles De Rais, Francis Prelati, Vlad III and other messed up people who could cause a lot of problems if summoned, but they're still there because they're useful to the world if summoned and given a mission, even the evilest of people are still there, however Berserker Cu was removed from it because of how dangerous he is.
      Cu Alter is scared of the actual Berserker Cu.

  • @Astavyastataa
    @Astavyastataa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    “Lancer ga shinda!”
    “KONO HITO DE NASHI!”

    • @GAarcher
      @GAarcher 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      *Cu Chulainn should be a rider...after all, he is just as good as Ayrton Senna*

  • @dracosfire7247
    @dracosfire7247 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    According to some stories I've heard, he tied himself to the Standing Stone with his own entrails. Which is even more metal.

  • @vardiganxpl1698
    @vardiganxpl1698 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I only know him well for getting killed a lot in his Lancer-Class form in many Fate routes/universes...But when he appears in a different Servant class, specifically Caster-Class, he doesn't die. And is actually useful

    • @whiteraven181
      @whiteraven181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      To be fair he's useful to those he chooses to support in his Lancer form too, he's just never able to win the War because he always ends up in unlucky situations and dies guaranteeing the opportunities for allies to escape or buying time against enemies... just like in his myth.

  • @yokuutsu9097
    @yokuutsu9097 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1167

    You forgot to mention when he fought Gilgamesh for like, several hours straight.

    • @duxhunt
      @duxhunt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      That's like imposible in mythology as Gilgamesh is Babylonian and CuChulain is Celtic and metal as hell

    • @stephenfox5709
      @stephenfox5709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +251

      @@duxhunt I believe he's referring to the Fate series.

    • @duxhunt
      @duxhunt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@stephenfox5709 It’s not mythology. It’s historic fanfic.

    • @raisou9750
      @raisou9750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      No, It was a Faker, not Gilgamesh himself.

    • @therodrigosaurio1093
      @therodrigosaurio1093 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      @@raisou9750 They fought in Fate Route tho.
      Except it happened off-camera

  • @allison.m_0719
    @allison.m_0719 5 ปีที่แล้ว +259

    Damn
    Red where is a full cover of Bleeding Out
    GIRL YOU CAN SING

  • @Le0nVale
    @Le0nVale 8 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    i guess you could say that he was quite the... thorn in cu chulainn's side.

  • @Gacha_Got_Arsorned
    @Gacha_Got_Arsorned 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I had a school project in ELA earlier this year about folklore, and my group did Celtic folklore. I got tasked with the mythology and actually used this story for the project. I looked up a bunch of information about the guy and made everyone laugh with the way I presented it! The person before me didn’t remember Cú Chulainns name and I used it as a seamless segway into my slide. 😁

  • @wellno7377
    @wellno7377 4 ปีที่แล้ว +379

    Fun Fact : Cu Chulainn killed his master after he killed himself

    • @nahomthegeek4014
      @nahomthegeek4014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Only in fate does that make sense

    • @marseldagistani2251
      @marseldagistani2251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@nahomthegeek4014 considering that in Fate Scathach (Hope I wrote it Correctly despite my English Letters in the Laptop keypoard) is Immortal and a Guardian to the Gates of the Underworld

    • @nahomthegeek4014
      @nahomthegeek4014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@marseldagistani2251 is she? I thought she lived in the land of shadows or something

    • @marseldagistani2251
      @marseldagistani2251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@nahomthegeek4014 well the Land of Shadows is where the Gate to the Celtic Underworld is located

    • @nahomthegeek4014
      @nahomthegeek4014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@marseldagistani2251 oh I see. Ok nvm

  • @GrizzlyAdams94
    @GrizzlyAdams94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I think my favorite part of this whole story is Cu Chulainn's return from the Land of Shadows. After Forgall refused to let Cu marry his daughter he stormed the castle, killed 24 men, stole the treasures of the castle, abducted Emer and killed Forgall himself. The more I read into Celtic myth, the stranger and more interesting it seems to get. I love it

    • @quadeevans6484
      @quadeevans6484 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Whatever with myths and stealing wives from peoples husbands

    • @tanyanikolaevagizdova6571
      @tanyanikolaevagizdova6571 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@quadeevans6484 Forgall was her DAD .

  • @janetestherina7169
    @janetestherina7169 6 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    So that's how the OG lancer ga shinda

  • @remembernovember9059
    @remembernovember9059 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Cú Chulainn: Alright, I beat you, but I'll let you live if you give up this blood feud with your sister.
    Aífe: Alright, fine!
    Cú Chulainn: Also you have to let me get you pregnant.
    Aífe: Wait, wha-

  • @MM-bj8og
    @MM-bj8og 5 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    I've actually been to the Isle of Sky before.
    Unfortunately the only place we could stay at on the island was a Hostel called "Saucy Mary's."
    Their pizza was terrible.

    • @Sleepyhead156
      @Sleepyhead156 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lol

    • @Ajehy
      @Ajehy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You’d think the sauce would at least be decent.

    • @FrOg-kh4wc
      @FrOg-kh4wc 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      oof

    • @peterroberts2737
      @peterroberts2737 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who goes to Skye for the pizzas?

    • @kieranjcampbell
      @kieranjcampbell 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true

  • @heiry2810
    @heiry2810 7 ปีที่แล้ว +698

    if only Cú Chulainn didn't have an E Rank Luck!

    • @lucasbeck1391
      @lucasbeck1391 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @Jeffrey Herrera should have killed shinji as well

    • @somedude2454
      @somedude2454 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *luck 0*

    • @DarkeLourd
      @DarkeLourd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Only in one route. In the other two, he gets killed offscreen by some loser who thinks golden armor is a good idea except when fighting normal humans, and gets his heart ripped out by a muslim before being eaten by a shadow monster.

    • @DarkeLourd
      @DarkeLourd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Jeffrey Herrera They made HF a movie series and already covered that fight. It's a bit longer, but mostly Cu chasing Hassan around the city and Hassan playing defense until Hassan lures him to the lake where the fight ends the familiar way.

    • @ragecageofsneezingdragon4916
      @ragecageofsneezingdragon4916 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I understood that reference!

  • @jadentan1204
    @jadentan1204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +259

    All I know is that he keeps dying due to his E rank luck.
    “LANCER GA SHINDA”

    • @GBlockbreaker
      @GBlockbreaker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      in Hollow Ataraxia they jokingly downgraded his luck to F rank

    • @paulolucero9864
      @paulolucero9864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      “Kono hito de nashi!!!”

    • @ren7686
      @ren7686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@paulolucero9864 in both lore and fgo, he's damn near immortal and far outshine other servant including SSR in term of survivability

    • @xaviaxs
      @xaviaxs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@ren7686 i mean when you have guts plus a stupid evasion that lasts for so long with max level you can just have evasion for most of fight

    • @thesymbiotenation.4552
      @thesymbiotenation.4552 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@GBlockbreaker first Diermund now Cu Chulainn, What's next, Scathac wants to die but never does!?

  • @lucky_paopu
    @lucky_paopu 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    heheh lanmper gae bolg go brrrrrr
    (Seriously, all fate jokes aside, I absolutely love Celtic mythology and your videos and particular got me really into their myths, especially your Fionn Mac Cumhail vid. I’ve been watching your channel since I was small and your videos on Celtic myths actually inspired me to dig deeper into it-i ended up writing my AP Seminar essay on Cú Chulainn! I absolutely adore the way you summarise these myths and it helped ignite my interest in these myths by digging deeper into these poems and stories and really influenced my childhood-so thank you so much showing me just how interesting these mythologies are!!)