Larxene Hides Behind the Sharp Edges of her Cruelty | Form Study

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  • @ChampionAnalysis
    @ChampionAnalysis  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +253

    Now I understand how one might call this a stretch. All I ask is that you call me Monkey D. Luffy when you do.

    • @Ephemerthefish2525
      @Ephemerthefish2525 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      I mean thats what i kinda get from her death scene in kh 3
      Of all nobodies she by far the most far from her og personality

    • @StrayNebarius
      @StrayNebarius 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Honestly, I don't think it's a stretch. As someone who has used cruelty and misanthrope to hide my own empathy, this feels accurate.
      Most people are known to hide behind humor or the like, but people like Larxene are constantly doing their best to throw people off from what how they truly are.

    • @DkKombo
      @DkKombo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      You got it my monkey man lol

  • @WSDoesStuff
    @WSDoesStuff 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +135

    "Hear me out: Larxene-"
    Already wide open ears, bud

  • @Isiel42
    @Isiel42 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +472

    It really shows when you consider her role in the Frozen world. Sure on one angle she was just there to get in Sora's way, but in another she genuinely wanted Elsa to be able to find her own way in life without someone telling her what to do. To be honest, I was kind of on her side in that instance.

    • @Crafty_boy70
      @Crafty_boy70 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      Every day I find a different reason to like Arendelle.... But I'm still not s fan of it. Yet.

    • @Nedum05
      @Nedum05 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      And they say the worlds in KH3 are just filler

    • @DyxoXinoro
      @DyxoXinoro 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

      Bro Larxene calling Sora out on his bullshit was one of the most satisfying scenes in KH3. Especially since the series doesn't contradict her, either. In spite of how he abuses the Power of Waking to literally try and do as much, "You can't save everyone" is a sentiment that still remained true.

    • @richarddavis8863
      @richarddavis8863 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      ​@@Crafty_boy70I like it for the raspberry bush in the cliff. Such a cozy spot, finally found raspberries

    • @Porakki
      @Porakki 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

      Elsa's case is very interesting from a keyblade bearer's point of view. Keyblade users are supposed to fight the darkness but maintain each individual world's order. However, what if a person becomes consumed by darkness *because* of the world's order? This is the same problem Xehanort and Eraqus' party discussed in KH dark road regarding the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, who had been filled by darkness herself. Should they stop her because of the darkness in her heart? Or will their intervention completely destroy the world's order?
      Arendelle had a lot of potential but unfortunately disney's guidelines made it impossible to stray from the movie's story and integrate it into the rest of the game and overall narrative.

  • @zoupzoup1592
    @zoupzoup1592 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

    “She kicked the air out of Sora” sir you almost made me spit out my drink at work

  • @DyxoXinoro
    @DyxoXinoro 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +213

    To add onto her kickboxing stance, notice the contrast between her facial expression and her stance. Her signature smugness is on full display, and yet her body is completely closed off. One arm posed to deflect any attacks aimed at the head, the other crossed low on her body and hidden from view. She's also one of the few Organization members to stand straight, a trait only shared by Xigbar (a long range expert who prioritizes mobility over stability) and Luxord (who specializes in mind games). Even Xemnas is slightly hunched over in most fights. And between them, Xigbar looks down at his opponent, Luxord keeps his face pointed forward, while Larxene gas her chin tucked in.
    Having her stand tall like this while almost everyone else in the series has a lower, wider stance shows that she values being physically larger and more imposing than having a stable position. Normally this stance is used for an out fighter, using that extra range and mobility provided to avoid the opponent's punches. Thus, it can be interpretted as Larxene being unable to hide her insecurities.
    But consider for a moment that Larxene is notably an _in_ fighter instead. She wants to be up in people's face. Instead of taking the low, weaving stance most in fighters use, however, she has weaponized that insecurity. Her speed, stance, and tactics make it impossible to watch both hands at the same time. As such, every single exchange between her and her opponent is a 50/50. Watch the wrong hand, get a claw to the face or belly. Paired with her being primed for flicked punches like that, and it becomes clear she has the ingenuity to _force_ her nerves and anxiety onto her opponent.
    But don't worry. If you have a heart attack from the stess, she will _happily_ shock it back into rhythm. She'd hate to break her new toy, after all.

    • @riluna3695
      @riluna3695 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Watching these videos, and especially reading this comment, I find myself a bit stressed and anxious myself, about my attempts to write fight scenes for characters when I know NONE of this stuff. And since so much of it can speak to characterization, which is exactly what I value most in storytelling, I find that I want to learn this ability for myself. I just...have no idea how to actually do that. A terrifying position to be in D:

    • @DyxoXinoro
      @DyxoXinoro 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@riluna3695 so, funny enough, I'm a writer myself. I mostly write action (often in a fantasy setting), so maybe I can help.
      You are right in that it can bring out a lot of characterization, but I don't think _needing_ to know this kind of stuff is necessarily important. Obviously researching it is good, but I was largely ignorant to the finer details like this as well when I started. But I did understand body language, and intent. To dissect my own comment as an example, the reason why I mentioned her stance looking closed off is to highlight how this is usually the way people stand when they are nervous or shy. Closing off the body, tilting their head away, trying to take up as little space as possible. Remove the smile, drop the upper arm so it's holding her shoulder or bicep, and you have someone who is scared, nervous, or self conscious. But if her intent is to confuse and/or disorientate, then intentionally betraying that stance with staying up in someone's face means that you're robbing them of their ability to use body language to know whats happening.
      So once you know how someone's intent interacts with the way they hold themselves, you've already got most of the heavy lifting done. Even if you don't understand the technical side of a fight. From there it becomes a conversation between the different combatants using this "body and intent" non-verbal comminication.
      Thats my philosophy, anyway.
      If you have any questions I'd be happy to help. I'd also be happy to give feedback on a piece of sample writing if you have any up online.

    • @riluna3695
      @riluna3695 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@DyxoXinoro Beautifully said. Thank you for this, I think it could be immensely helpful to me moving forward. And looking backwards, as well.

    • @DyxoXinoro
      @DyxoXinoro 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@riluna3695 I'm very happy I could help! I'm hoping I get to read some of your writing one day.

    • @jacklansdale77
      @jacklansdale77 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I'd say her out stance is almost a deception and tactic, using kunai in melee range she portrays a ranged fighter and stays away until she starts attacking.

  • @slimeycorp
    @slimeycorp 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +124

    I think it’s really amazing that Even as Larxene, Elrina’s devotion to helping Lauriam in his search for his sister, a sign of true friendship, shines through not only magical amnesia, but literally dying and having your soul and body be forcefully separated. I hope we get to see Elrina and Lauriam at some point, they deserve their happy ending.

    • @AeroXIII
      @AeroXIII 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Elrena* there’s no I

  • @metalmagerin3
    @metalmagerin3 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    In their past lives, Marluxia and Larxene's human bodies were related to one another (From Kingdom Hearts Union Key). Ironic that their weapons, a scythe and kunai, are related by being reused farming tools.

    • @slimeycorp
      @slimeycorp 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Actually Lauriam and Elrina were just friends. Lauriam’s only relative that we know of is Strelitzia. Lauriam and Elrina possess such a powerful friendship that even with amnesia and having their souls ripped from their bodies, they still stick together.

  • @dancingwholeness
    @dancingwholeness 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    Ooh…. I love this take on Larxene!

    • @ChampionAnalysis
      @ChampionAnalysis  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I'm leaning heavily into the Character Files for this one

    • @dancingwholeness
      @dancingwholeness 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@ChampionAnalysis and I enjoyed it! Excellent insights on a character I don’t see many talk about. :)

  • @remuslebeau6570
    @remuslebeau6570 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +126

    So. Larxene's a tsundere

    • @Floridamangaming729
      @Floridamangaming729 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I hate that character trope so much.

    • @Friendly_Neighborhood_Qrock
      @Friendly_Neighborhood_Qrock 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      It would appear so yes ,
      My woman though is a yandere so I'm glad I don't have a tsundere

    • @magi1134
      @magi1134 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      one is cute and the other one is cute and will eventually come to court​@@Friendly_Neighborhood_Qrock

    • @Friendly_Neighborhood_Qrock
      @Friendly_Neighborhood_Qrock 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@magi1134 do I know you from somewhere? -..
      I'm being serious

    • @magi1134
      @magi1134 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Friendly_Neighborhood_Qrock
      Maybe? Jog my memory

  • @killercross9929
    @killercross9929 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I was watching a lot of KH BBS and KH3 and something got me thinking…
    What’s up with VANITAS?
    His sword stance is similar to Rikus high ward, but his left arm is lower tot he ground.
    While Riku uses pin point slashes and tippers mainly.
    Vanitas, similar to Sora uses broad swings and hard strokes.
    He runs like Terra, keeping his keyblade Void Gear at his side, perpendicular to whoever he’s aiming at.
    His keyblade is… short and clunky yet looks like it could literally smash someone skull in.
    And the fact it has a Gazing Eye in its design.
    Can you please do a form breakdown or personality analysis of said character?

    • @slimeycorp
      @slimeycorp 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      To be fair- Vanitas as a character is unique in the fact that- We don’t know that much about him. Like at all. We know that he’s apparently supposed to be the darkness and negativity inside of Ventus’ heart stripped away and given physical form. But we also know that he took on Sora’s appearance after some soul shenanigans.
      He’s tied to Ventus’ but Ven was revealed to be from before the current universe of KH even existed, having been possessed by one of the Original Darknesses so that it could infiltrate the Dandelions. And by the end of it all, Ventus was sent forward into the future still possessed. So Vanitas could very well be one of the Original Darknesses, or he could just be Ventus’ darkness without the OG Darkness included. We don’t know. It’s literally not possible to figure out what Vanitas is until we see more of him. Luckily, considering he’s a part of Ven, he can’t really die as long as Ven is alive. So he’ll be plot relevant again soon.

  • @Qrow_branwen
    @Qrow_branwen 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    Larxene and marluxia are the scariest fights cuz one has insane reach and can pull you in to to devastating damage and the other other can instantly close any gap to do huge combos and do devastating damage so when you fought them together in 3 I wanted to scream

    • @devonm042690
      @devonm042690 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Imagine if you had to worry about Marluxia's Doom magic and Larxene's unblockable attacks like from their data fights during that battle.

    • @mattparke4370
      @mattparke4370 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The KH2 mods fights of these two are even scarier than the KH3 version

  • @user-um1yl9pj1b
    @user-um1yl9pj1b 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I've always felt each member of the Organization was interesting in some way.Good breakdown frl.

    • @finndriessen5829
      @finndriessen5829 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Na not rlly half of them are all nusy xehanorts now or part teras part ventus.

    • @5nick3rd00dle
      @5nick3rd00dle 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@finndriessen5829 What?

  • @finalfantasyfordays127
    @finalfantasyfordays127 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Honestly, doesn't feel like a stretch at all. Since I found out about her past, this has been cannon in my mind. There's simply too much to her now for this NOT to be the case. Still wish we could play as her at some point. Her and Marluxia(funny enough) have always been my favorite org members, even before I knew their lore, and Marly's fighting style is just as fun.

  • @EvraeFrelia
    @EvraeFrelia 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Seeing vids about Larxene is fun. She was at least for me, one of the more brutal fighters to contend with. Her stupid speed and insanely punishing combos made her both fun and intensely frustrating to fend off.

  • @kingdomtrue7008
    @kingdomtrue7008 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    She doesn’t use kunai but Fudra a type of French throwing dagger

    • @TheSnowconeMachine
      @TheSnowconeMachine 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      pretty sure it's indeed kunai, as her nobody class is the ninjas

    • @kingdomtrue7008
      @kingdomtrue7008 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheSnowconeMachine except kunai aren’t actually thrown weapons they are little more than a garden spade

    • @TheSnowconeMachine
      @TheSnowconeMachine 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kingdomtrue7008 and actual ninja didn't wear those outfits we see in pop culture, just plainclothes to blend into the populace- that doesn't change anything about what it is meant to represent. would you say naruto doesn't use kunai, but instead a french dagger?

  • @wretchedknight2195
    @wretchedknight2195 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Larxene was my first non real crush dog idk what’s wrong with me but daaaaammnnnn she was and still is super hot lmao

    • @Lady_Ultimos
      @Lady_Ultimos 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Same here, my queen deserves only the highest praises. BEST ORGANIZATION MEMBER ONG

  • @lumberjackwaffles447
    @lumberjackwaffles447 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can't wait for the analysis for all members of Organization XIII (KH 1 to KH 2) and the New Organization XIII (Xehanort and his vessels). Great job with this and the previous vids.

  • @BenovskyGM
    @BenovskyGM หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great analysis! Suscribed 🎉

  • @trickysmithy9154
    @trickysmithy9154 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    She’s literally using Galvan knuckles from zombies

  • @Sp_cehobo
    @Sp_cehobo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I feel like a more leaning to how her element of thunder interacts with her weapons would be a better analysis for both but that is just me going gear 5

  • @MrMordethrhedan
    @MrMordethrhedan 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I don't think "cruelty" is the right word, she's more of a "Sadist"... quite literraly since in the game, some cutscene she appears to be reading, in the manga it's confirm that those books are from "Marquis de Sade"... the word Sadism was created from his name because of the nature of said books

  • @silversabercraft
    @silversabercraft 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This may be closer to Sai when looking for weapon stances, but at the same time, yes that seems more like a brawller pose

  • @-shiftkey-5005
    @-shiftkey-5005 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I CALLED IT I KNEW SHE WAS A BOXER

  • @kag2576
    @kag2576 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Larxene? Empathy? Never thought I'd see the two in the same sentence. No but, seriously I like the interpretation that each organization member is a bit more than just lacking a heart but more specifically have lost the core part of themselves and how their behaviour reflects how they don't know how to come to terms with that.
    Also completely unrelated but Kunai being originally used for digging was not on my bingo card

  • @KindOfNate
    @KindOfNate 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    waiting on goofy 😭

    • @kawanxros
      @kawanxros 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      omg same

  • @CasualGamerDude
    @CasualGamerDude 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    LIGHTNING

  • @natoriousthehopeful2786
    @natoriousthehopeful2786 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Larxene x Marluxia confirmed ❤

  • @officiallyolu
    @officiallyolu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love these analysis videos, regardless of how far-reaching they are.
    Also Larxene is wifey.

  • @VirtuesOfSin
    @VirtuesOfSin 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Larxene/Elrina was a happy ending I wish we could have seen happen...

  • @alexandergordon8259
    @alexandergordon8259 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It slap attacks, not punching it, and it would hurt your hand if you punch with them

  • @darakkriess1030
    @darakkriess1030 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    In final fantasy terms her class would be a sub branch of the monk class

    • @DyxoXinoro
      @DyxoXinoro 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Monk/Ninja dual class, if her lesser Nobodies are anything to go by. Though her use of the Throw command feels mostly locked to the GBA.

    • @thegummiphone
      @thegummiphone 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What if I said it’s actually puppet master?

    • @darakkriess1030
      @darakkriess1030 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@thegummiphone go on

    • @thegummiphone
      @thegummiphone 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@darakkriess1030 Video on my channel called “Puppetmaster” explains why she is the mastermind behind the Master of Masters. Actually I did a lot of research after that video and I’m certain she is not just the Master of Masters, but also Sora’s mother. There’s just so much that explains it I didn’t know when I made the video what I know now.
      As for Puppetmaster, the stance she’s using is the Hand-to-hand stance from Final Fantasy 11. While commonly seen in Monk, Puppetmaster also adopts this fighting style. Her electricity should be able to send signals to an automation. It’s kind of like Kankuro from Naruto. She is both a Ninja and Puppetmaster. This is also why she is the only character who calls replicas, “Toys”.
      She is also what Xehanort accuses the MoM of. A “Fortuneteller”. Fortuneteller is of course rooted in the world “Foreteller”. There are Fortuneteller Heartless in Agrabah that are dressed like Ninjas and dance upon a crystal ball. The MoM uses this crystal eye to see the future right? But here’s the thing: Larxene and Marluxia are ALSO in possession of a crystal ball. They used it to monitor Sora in Castle Oblivion. Meanwhile, the bottom side members had no such tool.
      Larxene also has lines that suggests she is aware of what is going to happen- that she can see the future, as she tells Vexen “Predictable response” or in Arendelle “Two in one world, didn’t see that coming.”
      I believe the Master of Masters isn’t a person- it is a puppet of Sora that she controls. This picks up the dropped plot point that Marluxia and Larxene were trying to turn Sora into their puppet.
      This of course also implicates that Marluxia is Sora’s father and I believe it is these two characters who await Sora in Quadratum, the two Black Coats on the building in the KH4 trailer are his Mother and Father.
      There’s so much more I can say on this topic and I have proof for everything I’m saying here.

  • @LennLeaf
    @LennLeaf หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Song name?

  • @kay-osctrl1517
    @kay-osctrl1517 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    She said she only followed because he did. But who was she talking about

  • @snarkyjoe3556
    @snarkyjoe3556 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    She's not actually using kunai as they aren't anywhere near the right shape or size and even her wiki page says they are just knives called foudre (french for lightning). Also the way she holds them makes them more like brace of punch daggers, which makes since like he said she's using a modified low guard boxing stance. Which in real life allows you to get in weak hits from unorthadox angles with flick jabs like in the video but is hard to get inside their guard since it allows for a quick back step since you aren't committing to a large motion, right utnil she knocks you off balance then goes for a quick flurry to overwhelm

  • @OneColdRepublican
    @OneColdRepublican 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well now i want Kingdom Hearts Fighting Game: Knuckle Hearts

  • @bugsbugsbugsbugsbugsbugsbugs
    @bugsbugsbugsbugsbugsbugsbugs หลายเดือนก่อน

    thats crazy i was taught about claw fighting in world history in high school so idk my dude

  • @arjostarudo9406
    @arjostarudo9406 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wonder how many characters left before we reach to series Darth Vader and our humorous emo edge Lord, Vanitas!

  • @devilhunter8025
    @devilhunter8025 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Have you ever done a analysis on shadow the hedgehog

    • @ChampionAnalysis
      @ChampionAnalysis  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I haven't but I wouldn't be opposed

    • @StrayNebarius
      @StrayNebarius 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@ChampionAnalysisI mean, after these KH videos are done. Maybe?

    • @empressofcreativity
      @empressofcreativity 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Fun Fact: Isa/Saix’s English VA is Shadow the Hedgehog

  • @HernandoWolfy
    @HernandoWolfy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hopefully she comes back too kh 4 or kh 5

  • @Rman94
    @Rman94 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Larxene, the Savage Nymph:
    Her Knives are named “Foudre”(Foudre is also the French name for the Thunder spell, fitting for Larxene's element.)

  • @ryzekiv7147
    @ryzekiv7147 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I WANT “Arlene” show up in KH4,
    And I NEED her to fight with her house/car keys betwixt her fingers!

    • @shikuri3178
      @shikuri3178 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's Elrena. And Xemnas did already state Marluxia, Larxene, Demyx, and Luxord having Keyblade Legacies within them in KH3.
      Luxord's somebody as we all know currently resides in Quadratum and is Yozora's driver. Lauriam and Elrena are in the Realm of Light since they will be recompleted. As for Demyx, some hint him to be MoM.

    • @ryzekiv7147
      @ryzekiv7147 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@shikuri3178 “that _can’t_ be a real name…!” [💻tak tak tak] “I guess it can! And Apparently it’s Hebrew!” (Mazeltav!)
      🌈 _The More You Know!_ ⭐️

  • @asura7322
    @asura7322 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    cool

  • @furryman0213
    @furryman0213 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mother.... I mean momm.. fuck i mean.... Ma'am?

  • @girgeisbest34
    @girgeisbest34 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We can redeem her.

  • @thewarroirtaco
    @thewarroirtaco 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    GODS I HATED THIS FIGHT SO MUCH

  • @ilyamuromez6412
    @ilyamuromez6412 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Larxenes weapons aren't Kunais they are french bayonettes/assassination blades.

  • @smoqueed44
    @smoqueed44 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    People pretending like KH is deep 😂 It's a mess of a plot.

    • @Callmedrain
      @Callmedrain 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Because it is

  • @DoubleJ466
    @DoubleJ466 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Monkey D Luffy

  • @SelkieGirl
    @SelkieGirl 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I refuse to pronounce her name like that.

    • @violetclaire6608
      @violetclaire6608 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How do you say it?

    • @SelkieGirl
      @SelkieGirl 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@violetclaire6608 Lar-sheen

    • @violetclaire6608
      @violetclaire6608 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SelkieGirlooh definitely giving Irish!

    • @SelkieGirl
      @SelkieGirl 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@violetclaire6608 *slowly looks at my username*

  • @codyr.48
    @codyr.48 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hear me out.

  • @stresslee
    @stresslee 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lmao kingdom Hearts is complex enough as it is bro

  • @MerkhVision
    @MerkhVision 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I dont see anything about empathy here lol what

  • @dekulinkgamer2789
    @dekulinkgamer2789 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    And what makes her so annoying