Andrias' Legacy - The Tragic Corruption of Amphibia's Hopeful Prince
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- King Andrias... The infamous tyrant, mad king, and first big antagonist of the Disney Channel classic, Amphibia. Andrias instantly became a delightful villain to the world of the show ever since his mysterious introduction, and also for his ruthless actions towards our heroes, showing that he is determined to do anything to come out on top, expressing himself as the soon to be mighty conqueror of worlds. But, every evil has an origin, and we learn as the show continued that this "Prideful Tyrant" had more pain to him that meets the eye. The burden of his crown, the weight of his work, the fear of failure and above all... that he had to get rid of everything to live up to his title.
Let us venture on this quest to learn what led Andrias to be where he is, to learn that this King wasn't always so prideful and heartless, but in fact, was simply a caring prince that had lost his way
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The core is actually a really disturbing concept when you think about it. It honestly sounds like it could be a horror movie
or maybe... a horror style edit ;)
Like a personification of greed, hunger for power, evil, superiority complex, and anything about the worst within all living beings
The Core is the sort of thing that, on paper, could have a noble purpose, preserving the knowledge and wisdom of an entire civilization for the benefit of their descendants.
But by it's nature, if it goes wrong, it's only going to get worse with time. The Core is made up of Amphibia's 'greatest minds' but really this just means the minds that stroke the core's vanity. i.e. Minds like those that already exist within the Core.
Controlling, power hungry, fearful of death. That's all the core really is in the end.
@@MidgardMadness Make it
I think the whole thing of being a collection of a dynasty which still had living members turns the Core into the worst kind of AI fiction can imagine
Andrias was so cool, I always got that feeling that he never “wanted” to be the villain, but that he was forced into that role- his relationship with Marcy supports that as he’s willing to go out of his way to avoid killing her
Agreed
Andrias tragic origin redemption
Especially when the core tells him to kill her right as he meets her, but he finds a way to keep her alive for months (since Anne couldn’t cross the mountains for months, and I doubt Marcy met andrias a day before Anne came to newtopia)
I always had a hunch too, especially after seeing the pure sadness on his face when Marcy was possessed by the Core
That’s when I really knew something deeper was going on there
I am of mixed feelings about calling him a villain at all; he was kind of a hostage; we saw in the show hat if he did anything to defy his father/the core, it literally tortured him, he had to do the things he did under threat of torment.
This takes hating the bad guy as a kid and understanding their actions as an adult to another level…
The Core=Emperor Palpatine.
King Andrias=Darth Vader.
Aldrich is more of a Palpatine than the Core in all honesty.
😐…😐…😳 realization
Plus, in _The Owl House_ characters, we have:
Andrias = Hunter
Aldrich = Belos
@@jjtheraccoon61except hunter didn’t try to murder multiple worlds
One thing I noticed is that Lief would probably have NEVER gotten an audience with Aldrich. You kind of breezed over the fact that Aldrich was talking about getting rid of her- and that was something that Andreas saw as HIS FAULT. At that point, he’s still trying to stand up for her, before he finds that Lief stole the key.
Similarly, with MARCY, the core flat out wanted Marcy dead as soon as she arrived. Actually, I have the hunch that Andreas wasn’t so petty about Marcy beating him at Flipwart, so much as it was one of the things that kept the core seeing Marcy as USEFUL, that she was smart and would be a good host. Had she never done that, he probably would have kept making excuses to keep her alive, but of course, when he found out what the core decided to use her FOR, he was unable to make any such excuses for her, the core wanted Marcy dead, possibly as soon as she had given up the power to charge her gem… but then she beat him at Flipwart and the core changed its plans.
I love the tragedy behind andrias. From the moment the core made its debut it was clear he wasn't "The REAL Villain" and that he was just a pawn of something greater. When we become aware of his backstory we can see that Andrias isn't a pure villain but, rather, a Failed Hero. He is a mirror that reflects "The Bad Ending" for the trio; he is/was strong kind and clever all in one character; but what he lacked was SUPPORT. The girls each had an opportunity to grow after they were separated because of the companions and communities they found themselves with, whereas andrias had nothing but scorn and regret for company when he split from his friends.
The core is the embodiment of what happens when you "close yourself off". it is a massive ball of concentrated selfishness. Fearing death, craving power, clinging to the past; they're all feelings that come from loneliness, from not having any close bonds with other people. And the Core is also an explanation for Aldrich's abuse of andrias, because when immortality in the core is in your future, it's all you think about; your friends, your people... they're not going to be with you in the core, they're beneath you. And if you're going to join with the core later, you had best be treating the core with due respect before then. The world and the people in it don't matter except in the ways they benefit your future with The Core, that's why Aldrich looks at Andrias' childhood friends as if they were just toys to keep him busy until he came of age to begin his REAL responsibilities and wished to dispose of them the moment they weren't useful.
I've often compared Andrias to Darth Vader, even moreso after All In. And it really highlights just how sinister the core really is. So we know Andrias had his life unnaturally extended via cybernetics. And those modifications were clearly pretty invasive and probably painful. I feel like his becoming a cyborg was the core's PUNISHMENT to him for ruining their legacy and standard of living. The core refused him his birthright of eternal life inside it, forcing him to work FOREVER to redeem himself; not to mention making him live a thousand years meant that if he ever made friends again then he would be GUARANTEED to see them die. Sheds some light on "WE are all you need, WE are all you will EVER HAVE!" He could maybe have a friend for, what, ONE lifetime? But, no matter how many other people come and go, Andrias was ALWAYS going to have the core's eye judging his every thought. And so, since the core was the only entity that would always be with him, it meant he would have to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to gain its approval, to gain the love he no longer deserved from his friends and that his father always refused to give him. And, in much the same way as Vader, as soon as he realized that he DID have people who loved him unconditionally, despite his sins, that he no longer wanted anything the core could give him and was finally willing to do what he had always known was right but he never had the courage to do. (When vader, through his own actions, lost the person he loved most, all he had left to sustain him was pain and anger. It was when he realized that he had a son, one that loved him and saw his good nature that even he had tried to forget about, and a son that would rather die than kill him, that he finally stood up against his master and killed him for the good of the galaxy. Because all of the power in the world means nothing compared to Real Love)
what the core is doing is a necessary evil
To keep amphibia safe and prosperity
@@alexmercer9763 And then the Core decides to destroy Amphibia itself via moon impact. Which is an unnecessary evil...like most evil
@@aidenkriens-nauer5575 Yeah, it's made clear that at some point, the Core (while originally intended to preserve Amphibia's greatest minds and wisdom to help future generations) eventually stopped caring about its people, and was only out for itself. Their immortality and immense knowledge caused them to develop a god complex, and by offering their subordinates a chance to join them (as well as their power to attack the current king/queen's mind via the crown) they managed to indoctrinate every ruler who sat on the throne. Manipulating them into carrying out plans that would benefit their own self interest.
The letter Leif wrote to Andrias tells me that they were more than just friends I think they loved each other Andrias blushes and looked away during Leifs dance, the secret messages to each other, Andrias the frist to rush to Leif after she fell to her hands and knees after the vission, the worried look on his face, Leif crying into Andrias, Andrias the one that took her betrayl the hardest and his blushing tears in his eyes and scraming her name when she left, and Leif dubbing her self as "your Leif" and her calling him my derest Andrias and saying I wish my love will reach you. Also in the painting Andrias and Leif are looking at eachother and there is a art that Matt Braly did Andrias Berral and Leif are back together and they are on his sholders and Andrias and Leif are looking at eachother.
There was and still is something more than just friendship between Andrias and Leif.
Andrias is honestly one of the best villains I have ever seen. His breakdown after seeing the letter made me tear up.
While I do hate Andriass I cannot deny that he is arguably the best wrote character on the show. His writing is top notch
It makes me kinda sad that people still him “Andriass” , but I understand because even after everything he’s been through and why he did it , he still did do terrible things.
@@xempororhxppyx Is it okay if the fandom starts calling him Sadriass? Or is that too much?
@@xempororhxppyx If this is of any consolation, there are people calling him Annedrias...
@@AzulStryer Could work lol
@@jjtheraccoon61 I made that pun before, but WOW
Andrias was one of the best written Disney villains IMO.
True that
Like Bill Cipher and Belos
Belos is the selfish version of andrias.
He’s certainly up in the Doofenshmirtz god tier for sure
Yep. Makes me wish DTVA villains could get more recognized from the company like the movie villains.
Honestly, Andrias is up there with some of my favorite villains because at the end of the day he is a deeply flawed man influenced by the will of his ancestors.
I remember when everyone thought Andrias would be another Belos, a villain that we are meant to despise to the bitter end, but instead he became a Thanos.
and we thought that Belos was another Kuvira, a somewhat sympathetic dictator, who tried to bring order to a lawless land, while suffering on the inside in secret, but he turned to be a unconceivably worse version than Judge Frollo.
@@flynnwhimster5371
Belos is crazy but I feel sorrow for him since he is forced to kill his older brother Caleb,
Didn’t get to go home to family again and being a bad product of humanity that has moved on without him.
Belos is a psychotic sack of garbage but in the end
He just wanted to help humanity
He is just a broken man who lost everything and has nothing left to lose.
@@joshuahecht6866 I highly doubt that Belos was forced to kill his brother. Forced implies that there was no other choice, but given his treatment of Hunter and the other Grimmwalkers, it seems more like he rather have his brother dead than be allowed to, implied, have a relationship with a witch. Belos would believe in a twisted way that he himself was forced to kill his brother, a similar approach to what Judge Frollo would do.
@@joshuahecht6866 Belos is a total hipocrite, he talks jacksh!t about protecting humanity, but after everything he has done to the people of the Boiling Isles, he is barely human himself
@@joshuahecht6866 The witches below him are the real unloving traitors of the isles. Belos is merely a man fearing the Isles as a dimension threatening the world he belongs in. The witches threw away their own home for power and positions. Those witches and maybe even Caleb himself were likely the very things that caused Belos to end the life in the islands. If they will throw away their own worlds, his own home will be in their mercy eventually.
This is definitely a great and detailed analysis video about Andrias. It is also a plus that the analysis starts with the events between Andrias, Barrel, and Leif. Even though Leif was trying to do what was best for Amphibia, it doesn't change the fact that she did betray him. The worst part is that Andrias was caught between the pressure of his family's legacy and his friendship with Leif and Barrel. He was on the fence about wiping out an entire race, but the pressure of what is expected of him was too much. We really don't know if Andrias would have made the right decision in the end because Leif took that choice away from him. In the end, despite their friendship, Leif ultimately didn't trust Andrias to do the right thing, especially after her attempt to convince him failed. He snapped at her, and despite Andrias sincerely apologizing her, Leif still betrayed her friend. This ultimately led to the visions that Leif saw coming to pass. It does hurt that Andrias and Leif's relationship ended on a bad note, especially when it was implied that they were more than just friends. How different their lives would have been if their friendship was able to endure what happened. It just makes sense that Leif would play a pivotal role in Andrias' defeat, since her actions also played a crucial role in him becoming a villain. I am glad that Andrias was able to make amends for all the harm he has done, and that Andrias had symbols of his friendship with Leif, Barrel, and Marcy in his final scene in the series.
You said it well. She ultimately lacked that trust and fulfilled that prophecy. It really showed that a little trust can go a long way.
The letter Leif wrote to Andrias tells me that they were more than just friends I think they loved each other Andrias blushes and looked away during Leifs dance, the secret messages to each other, Andrias the frist to rush to Leif after she fell to her hands and knees after the vission, the worried look on his face, Leif crying into Andrias, Andrias the one that took her betrayl the hardest and his blushing tears in his eyes and scraming her name when she left, and Leif dubbing her self as "your Leif" and her calling him my derest Andrias and saying I wish my love will reach you. Also in the painting Andrias and Leif are looking at eachother and there is a art that Matt Braly did Andrias Berral and Leif are back together and they are on his sholders and Andrias and Leif are looking at eachother.
There was and still is something more than just friendship between Andrias and Leif.
She didn’t have a choice wother
@@jamestolbert1856Regardless of whether or not she had a choice, Leif still made her choice in a way that showed that she didn't trust Andrias, and what she saw still came to pass partly because of her.
@@StareachValcin I agree Leifs betrayal did more harm than good
When Andrias accepts his punishment, you get the feeling he doesn't care if he lives or dies anymore. Staying alive was more about fulfilling his purpose, joining the Core felt more like it was about being told he accomplished his duty. When he Andrias rebels he accepts all that is left for his death, and when the Core attempts to destroy Amphibia he's more concerned about the planet than himself.
The Core being unable to grasp why Andrias isn't interested in eternal life is a great moment that shows how narrow minded the machine is. It was created for and joined by evil people looking to escape death, all of whom have assimilated into the machine's collective mind. So it can't understand why someone wouldn't be afraid to die.
A responsibility to fulfill a necessary evil for the sake of proving yourself worthy lasts forever when the people you are trying to prove yourself to never die. Andrias and The Core are a good metaphor for how the bad influences in our life still affect us after they are gone or out of our lives.
Can we talk about how in the final goodbye while Andrias is looking down at the ground he looks like his own father? Almost a vague mention of the person he *could* have become had Leif's letter not stopped him
I loved Andrias from the moment I saw him. Could hate him, more than anything I disappointed and frustrated because he’s such a tragic character. Seeing him find peace made me cry so, SO much.
Sameee, I cry every time I see the scene where he reads the letter
The letter Leif wrote to Andrias tells me that they were more than just friends I think they loved each other Andrias blushes and looked away during Leifs dance, the secret messages to each other, Andrias the frist to rush to Leif after she fell to her hands and knees after the vission, the worried look on his face, Leif crying into Andrias, Andrias the one that took her betrayl the hardest and his blushing tears in his eyes and scraming her name when she left, and Leif dubbing her self as "your Leif" and her calling him my derest Andrias and saying I wish my love will reach you. Also in the painting Andrias and Leif are looking at eachother and there is a art that Matt Braly did Andrias Berral and Leif are back together and they are on his sholders and Andrias and Leif are looking at eachother.
There was and still is something more than just friendship between Andrias and Leif.
I often find letting the villain go free to be a exasperating or even harmful trope, but in this case it seems good.
Like I feel this teaches us to look into others lives and see the humanity they still have. And it teaches those who cut themselves off to open up again because it's right and good to do.
I think when we see Andrias again he is still a little closed off from others, because the chains he has seem to be a symbol of his need to make up for what he's done and thinking himself unworthy of love, but he has let himself feel.
He has embraced how much his memories mean to him, and hopefully one day he will feel free to be with others and teach them the lessons it took him a painfully long time to learn.
I mean I could totally see him as a old master type character.
Same!
the ending is bittersweet in a good way, but at the end he seemed attending to the land he once disregarded and seem glad it propser again
I don't have any problems with the reutilisation of the "standing up to you" line. I do think it is an interesting parallel of two characters who, although of very different reasons, where puppets of others (the core and Sasha). One, because it was inmature and didn't know herself, and the other because of all the weight of his ancestors and this feeling of failure, so their turning point being followed by the same line is rather satisfactory and it works pretty well imo.
Pd: loved the video! I like these analyses a lot, so wanted to say all that effort was definitely worth it
I don't think I've ever seen the power of friendship used in a story this way. It is not the friendship between the heroes that defeats the villain. Instead it's the memory of friendship between a character and the villain that allows him to surrender.
The power of friendship message can be cheesy or cliche but it can done pretty well like in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Amphibia
The letter Leif wrote to Andrias tells me that they were more than just friends I think they loved each other Andrias blushes and looked away during Leifs dance, the secret messages to each other, Andrias the frist to rush to Leif after she fell to her hands and knees after the vission, the worried look on his face, Leif crying into Andrias, Andrias the one that took her betrayl the hardest and his blushing tears in his eyes and scraming her name when she left, and Leif dubbing her self as "your Leif" and her calling him my derest Andrias and saying I wish my love will reach you. Also in the painting Andrias and Leif are looking at eachother and there is a art that Matt Braly did Andrias Berral and Leif are back together and they are on his sholders and Andrias and Leif are looking at eachother.
There was and still is something more than just friendship between Andrias and Leif.
Andrias' Character Development is just so astonishing to me.. how He was manipulated by his ancestors and father.. and how he actually Cared About his friends.. Almost as much as they cared about him.. After several Centuries.. Leif still Considered Andrias her friend... it's pretty sad.. But atleast he had his moment of Rebelling against the core.. After being treated Like a puppet he had enough, i'm happy for him..
The letter Leif wrote to Andrias tells me that they were more than just friends I think they loved each other Andrias blushes and looked away during Leifs dance, the secret messages to each other, Andrias the frist to rush to Leif after she fell to her hands and knees after the vission, the worried look on his face, Leif crying into Andrias, Andrias the one that took her betrayl the hardest and his blushing tears in his eyes and scraming her name when she left, and Leif dubbing her self as "your Leif" and her calling him my derest Andrias and saying I wish my love will reach you. Also in the painting Andrias and Leif are looking at eachother and there is a art that Matt Braly did Andrias Berral and Leif are back together and they are on his sholders and Andrias and Leif are looking at eachother.
There was and still is something more than just friendship between Andrias and Leif.
The ending of the vid made me cry, because it looked like Andrias, in his final moment of happy reflection, laid a hand on Marcy’s shoulder 🥺
First a Lilith enjoyer and now an Andrias enjoyer? I knew you had great taste but this is just unbelievably based. After this amazing season and finale, Andrias was elevated to being one of my favorite villains in fiction not just because he’s voiced by two of my favorite voice actors/inspirations (Zeno Robinson in his youth and Keith David in present day) but also because he’s got such a well-rounded backstory, interesting personality, great design, fantastic lines and just an amazing payoff of a character. He’s not evil just for the sake of being evil, his unfortunate circumstances molded him into the terrifying tyrant he was in the present day. Just like another fictional tragic overlord we may know.
10/10 character. One of my favorites in Amphibia next to Sprig and Marcy. Great video, Midgard. :)
This guy will definitely go down as one of the most tragic villain since Mr.Freeze
Listened to the whole thing. I love complex characters. True colors is just a finale that would give you chills no matter what. But whenever I rewatch it. Whenever he says "now look what you made me do" gives me CHILLS. he is angry but also sounds kinda regretful. Ugh wow.
Major props to Keith David's performance, he just does a phenomenal job at embodying the character showing everything that he's gone through
Really? I always interpret the core holding the reward of immortality as a way of showing the core, and maybe by extension of his father, doesn't know what Andrias really wants. Andrias never struck me as wanting immortality, but to redeem himself for his "mistake" with leaf.
Honestly the entire concept of the conquest was really short sighted if you consider that trade deals and tourism would basically grant the same results the core was looking for, just across a longer timeframe.
Imo I doubt the core would have the patience to go through with a plan like that. The core seemed like the type to just take as much as possible, as quickly as possible with no room for opposition.
Words cannot express how much I LOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ANDRIAS! This King inspired me to write and become creative of his arc! All though, I would really want to see a spin-off of amphibia about the Core's origin. Whose idea was it to conquer in the first place, what's the deal with Andreas ancestors (like what's their personality, what was it like when they conquer different worlds, were they were born in some like alien pod thingy (which would explain why ANDRIAS don't have a mother??), what did they do inside the core), what was amphibia like BEFORE THE STONES EXIST! Maybe Marcy's journal would give us the whole answer, HEAR ME OUT! in The Hardest Thing she said, "I know it more then anyone else (Talking to ann about the Core)," meaning that she knows ALL THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE CORE... ALL... so, she know ALL the secrets within the Core's minds. And hopefully she would write them down in her journal, and in Marcy's journal we can learn more about the core and the livaitans' lore...
You know I always did wonder that too.
Great video!Andrais is one of my favorite Disney character,a young prince pressured by his cold father and family legacy and hurt by the betrayal of the person who mattered to him most Leif,became a tyrant ruling a thousand years filled with sadness eventually redeemed,turned his back on his treacherous family and is more free than ever
Do you guys think Andrias story is a little bit similar to Zuko? They both have cruel and manipulative fathers that told them to redeem themselves if they capture a certain goal:Zuko was capturing Aang and Andrias retrieving the Calamity Box.They had to hurt the people that gave them light: like, Iroh, Leif, and Marcy.They both have backstories
I am so proud of Andrias he has been through so much pain his father never loved him he only wanted him to do what he and his ansestors did take over worlds and Aldrich made him believe his friends were going to use him and take advatige of him which when Leif and Berral betrayed him he belived and the Core controled him and provented him in finding happyness again but when Marcy came into his life he kinda did untill the Core wanted him to kill her but he did not want to then the Core wanted to posses her but he did not want the Core to do that to Marcy that is when he started to see that the Core his father and ancestors where bad people and he was starting to regret it he really made a change when Sprig read Leifs letter that he started to think apout all the mistakes that he made and that his friends Berral Leif and Marcy never left his side and they were always his friends and the moment where he destroyd his crown and stood up for him self is a incredable moment for him he basicly freed him self from his father and the Core and now he is no longer the King free from his fathers and the Cores control free to be his own person and free to open up his heart to love again just like he did with Leif and Berral and of corese Marcy
That's a nice summary, although I advise you use paragraphs and periods.
@@BananaTrooper3650 thanks for the advice
About the pin and little leaf there is also leaves in his beard a nod to Anne, I think that’s really cute
You know at first I thought it was weird that you were taking so long with this video. That is until I started making video essays and I realized wow they can be painful sometimes. Most of the ones I have worked on are relatively short and probably aren’t the best in quality but they’re like my first ones so I think I deserve a pass😅 but I’m working on a big one about Dr. Smith from lost in space 2018 and how underrated of a villain she is and oh my God that’s gonna take forever😂
It's not necessarily hard for to make them, the hardest part is not getting distracted by others things that keeps me from working on them, which I unfortunately have to say happens more often than you think lol
@@MidgardMadness Oh ok.
37:50 He's even using his old friend's (Barrel's) warhammer as a cane, as if that past rellationship supports him and gives him strenght even after all these years
nvm u mention it latter
Rest in peace Andria, you will always be a best friend,a kind king and a father figure to Marcy.😢
I love this video surrounding Andrias. He is ultimately my favorite character from the show. Despite every heinous act he’s ever done, I can’t help but feel awful and very sad for him. Andrias’ breakdown in All In is what made my heart shatter the most. After being betrayed by his best friend, he spent a millennium of his life hiding in the shadows and being isolated from the rest of the world, living in a long state of depression. Aldrich and the Core’s manipulation and abusive arrogance is what drove Andrias into becoming a tyrannical dictator. He truly does have a heart and cares deeply about his loved ones. The one time where he’s finally opening up again is when Marcy came into his life. Andrias was actually happy for the first time in centuries, that he could create new lovable memories with his new friend. Sadly, that new friendship was wrecked in the hands of the Core. What Andrias did to Marcy was heartbreaking and devastating, but he had to wait 1000 years to achieve the one thing that keeps his ancestors legacy alive. He never wanted to commit those courageous acts, but he had to in order to not disappoint his father once more. I’m very pleased with what the writers did with Andrias in the finale. He realized all the mistakes and misery he caused to others and decided that he is no longer that type of person. He stood up to his outrageous father and master and was willing to help save the world. I wish they kept that deleted scene where Marcy looked back at Amphibia during the final battle. It shows that she’s proud of Andrias for doing the right thing and that he’s a changed person. Although Andrias can’t bare to look at Marcy for everything he’s done to her, it’s a huge step for Marcy to even say goodbye to what could’ve been a father figure towards her. At least Marcy still deeply cares about Andrias, but will only remember him for all the fun, happy times that they’ve shared together. I’m glad Andrias is finally free and living at peace in the end. He’ll spend whatever time he has left truly giving back to what he once destroyed. That’s what makes a great ending for redeeming a villain. They realize the error of their ways and try to atone for their actions. Andrias will always cherish the memories of the people he loves most and can finally live happily ever after. I loved Andrias as a villain though. Being a ruthless, evil, sinister tyrant, while still having a fun, goofy personality. Absolutely hilarious. Andrias may never be able to forget the past, but there’s a bright future ahead of him for what he’s doing now. Healing and providing a new life for Amphibia. King Andrias is now my favorite character out of Keith David’s roles. What an incredible voice actor for an outstanding character. Amphibia is my favorite series of all time. It’s been one hell of a roller coaster for all these wonderful, creative, and adventurous characters. Andrias has truly earned my respect.
The letter Leif wrote to Andrias tells me that they were more than just friends I think they loved each other Andrias blushes and looked away during Leifs dance, the secret messages to each other, Andrias the frist to rush to Leif after she fell to her hands and knees after the vission, the worried look on his face, Leif crying into Andrias, Andrias the one that took her betrayl the hardest and his blushing tears in his eyes and scraming her name when she left, and Leif dubbing her self as "your Leif" and her calling him my derest Andrias and saying I wish my love will reach you. Also in the painting Andrias and Leif are looking at eachother and there is a art that Matt Braly did Andrias Berral and Leif are back together and they are on his sholders and Andrias and Leif are looking at eachother.
There was and still is something more than just friendship between Andrias and Leif.
Man, if only we got more screentime of Marcy and Andrias bonding, instead of things like SpiderSprig
1:05 every time i look at that all i can think of is tomatosauce's version of andrias singing wellerman
On that line you had problems with, mirroring Ann, I think it would have been better if he was asserting himself as the king- the actual ruler- as opposed to the puppet he was made into. It would still have thematic ties to Ann without just copying the longer line.
Core - What are you doing to us?
Andrias - What do you mean? This is my crown.
33:37 In her final fight, Darcy said "As a fellow manipulator, you will appreciate it" to Sasha, when breaking down will of Andrias. It's like a reflection of Sasha herself, being brought to her face. And Sasha had the strength to at least prevent Andrias from being manipulated... something Sasha wasn't able to do about Anne.
I think I noticed at timeskip andrias had leaves in his beard it’s either he didn’t notice or he has it as a symbol for how thankful he is at Anne made the sacrifice to save them all
I think it's a symbol of how, just like Anne, Andrias has finally broken free of the toxic relationships he was enslaved to, fully made peace with letting go of what he couldn't hold onto forever, and come to cherish the good memories he made with the few friends he had instead of burying them under bitterness. Because throughout the show, Andrias has been a foil to Anne in particular.
Part of me wonders if Andrias maybe recognized that Sprig was a descendant of Leif. He knew that Leif was a gardener and then meets a family of frogs who are farmers and one of them has the same skin color as Leif. Marcy points out that she has never seen a frog who had the same skin coloring as Sprig. That makes me wonder if having pink skin is a possibly recessive genetic trait that Leif passed down to her offspring.
Then there is also the parallel of Sprig and Anne's friendship and Andrias and Leif's friendship. Andrias seeing Anne and Sprig's bond reminded him of the friendship he used to share with Leif and Barrel, thus leading to the "That's the thing about friends..." line, showing that he was truly hurt by Leif's actions and having someone there that reminded him of the friendship he used to have with her hurt even more.
The letter Leif wrote to Andrias tells me that they were more than just friends I think they loved each other Andrias blushes and looked away during Leifs dance, the secret messages to each other, Andrias the frist to rush to Leif after she fell to her hands and knees after the vission, the worried look on his face, Leif crying into Andrias, Andrias the one that took her betrayl the hardest and his blushing tears in his eyes and scraming her name when she left, and Leif dubbing her self as "your Leif" and her calling him my derest Andrias and saying I wish my love will reach you. Also in the painting Andrias and Leif are looking at eachother and there is a art that Matt Braly did Andrias Berral and Leif are back together and they are on his sholders and Andrias and Leif are looking at eachother.
There was and still is something more than just friendship between Andrias and Leif.
16:36 I definitely know how Marcy felt with that helmet lowered on her head. There once was a very scary attraction at Disney, it was Stitch’s Great Escape. They had those very uncomfortable shoulder restraints that hurt sooo bad. I felt sooo uncomfortable with the restraints lowering on us…I had that same uncomfortableness Marcy had. The moment the helmet lowered, I got Stitch’s Great Escape flashbacks when the restraints lowered, I got so scared.
I wish he was more liked by the community of amphibia
One one hand
Despite all hes down he deserves to relax and does not deserve the amount of hate and people calling him Adri-ass
But on the other hand
Maybe matt braly really did a good job in hating the villain of the story
I mean they are a Villain
AGREED!!!
I third this
At least there are those now calling him just Andrias and better names like Annedrias! And I bet his former hate club is shifting its focus to Aldrich now...
Upon finishing watching Amphibia, I get the funny feeling every time I compare Andrias with Hunter from The Owl House. They were both trying to live up to the expectation of their parental figures (Aldritch and Belos), and ended up standing up against such parental figures. It even gets funnier to me when I’m reminded that Zeno Robinson (fantastic VA) also voiced Andrias albeit his younger self.
Anyways, they’re differences are way too huge that they strongly display their uniqueness as characters.
Ah geez man. I felt emotional watching the show, but you laying it out so well is doing things to my heart.
I wanna call my friends now. Great essay, great video.
+1 subscreeber.
What a frogtastic video. The ending made me cry. Well done Midgrad Madness!
21:58 Ugh, Marcy...
For five minutes...
Can you stop being precious...
FOR FIVE! MINUTES?!?
20:52 That line alone makes me hate King Aldritch.
Worst father ever Aldrich #1
Really excited for this an I'm happy that your work finally paid of!
Yo this video was GOOD
My question is who built the core who built newtopia like we know it was of his ancestors but that's it? And with crown destroyed he's probably going to die soon.
The crown wasn't the thing keeping him alive...
Probably all began with Amphibia's first King, and progammed after his death
@@hugorodriguez5264 Maybe not the first king, but the Leviathan one who began the tradition (I like to call him King Ambrose Leviathan in my mind). Maybe he wanted power and built the Core with one or two of these scholars in there...
I loved Amphibia
I started watching from the Belos video and subscribed from that video too! You did such a good job on this video, congratulations!
Thank You So Much! I really just try to do my best with these and people like it lol
Did anyone else noticed that Andrias voice sound similar to Glossorack's form SVTFOE?!
Probably cause it's the same voice actor lol
Glossarycks voice in the end of S3 and the entirety of S4 is voiced by Keith David , who voiced King Andrias.
Andrias was definitely the best part of season 3 and at the same time my favorite narrative of the series in General for weight and emotion that he could give when telling his main villain arc from beginning to end, if only the series had had that narrative weight in most of their first and third season episodes so I wouldn't have any problem with them
We need an Andrias AMV To Johnny Cash’s Hurt, the lyrics summarize his story so well
thanks so much for all the wonderfull work youve done im actualy working on a pilot for an animated show its called the blind barrd hope it will get green lighted bye
im would just show my apriciattion for midgard again this is a greath video essay about my favorite show of all time and helpt me write the villian for the pilot that ive been working on
In the end, when you discuss post time skip Andrias, you mention the trinkets and visible scars/aging....
and correct me if i'm wrong, but i do think the leafs in his beard, not the connector on the top of his cloak, but the ones actually in his beard would be his less then personal (per say anyway) connection with Anne, or if nothing more, a sign of respect to someone who helped him move off his destructive path.
Monarchies function by having the monarch lead until they're too old and abdicate or they die and the crown is handed to their heir. Andrias wasn't allowed to sire an heir, let alone find love. He wasn't allowed to have friends. Heck, he wasn't even allowed to DIE. The core made him mutilate himself physically and mentally so he would live long enough to fix his mistake.
And when he finally did fix his mistake, the core made him give them a body instead of allowing him to join them. The core wasn't satisfied with advising a puppet king, they wanted to take charge in person. Andrias did absolutely everything for their approval, but given how they desired a body of their own and to be in direct control... would they have even allowed him to join once he died?
Maybe Andrias was always meant to be the last living king of Amphibia, ultimately supplanted by some kind of undead AI amalgam of every king that came before him.
that point about doing it to keep your way of life it remind'z me of human'z and how we kill and destroy all even our tie'z to life
6:19 how is that almost as scary as him with the cores eyes being dragged into darkness
You've done it again and I'm glad for this analysis. This time I'm in for the long haul with you. Can't wait to see your next project. Till then
This is such a heartfelt and detailed breakdown of Andrias' character! The video gave me chills so many times because of how it really highlights Amphibia's thematic resonance. It made me appreciate him as a character even more!
This was so worth the wait, thank you so much! I love it! :D
Wouldn’t the Core’s destruction by Anne’s suicide attack mess with the tides at least? And debris would rain on Amphibia, unless it’s just harmless pieces that would become rings.
Theoretically, yeah. Maybe that's what caused them to discover that new, unexplored continent in the end. It was unearthed from the tides.
I hear that Persona.
Underrated content bro, you earned a sub for all your hard effort
thank you, that means a lot! Really feel like I don't deserve all the attention though lol, I'm just super lazy and distracted behind the scenes
@@MidgardMadness nah bro your belos video slapped, this one did too! they take a lot of work to make and you definitely deserve more attention for it 😎
I used to compare Andrias to King Asgore from Undertale, both being kings who do the wrong thing with good intentions, but later we learned that Andrias seems to enjoy what he's doing (while Asgore constantly harbors regret).
The thing is, we also see how Andrias has some form of guilt and regret for his actions when Marcy was being possessed by the Core, and we learned WHY he became the way he is.
So the one big difference between the two kings is Asgore did what he did out of pain and hopelessness. He could've stopped anytime but believed what he was doing would pay off while Andrias also did it out of pain, but he was under heavy manipulation by his own father to where he seemed to fully enjoy the idea of conquers earth.
Right on the head. Most of Andrias' "sadistic enjoyment" was completely fake-he harbored a lot of regrets afterward that he had to keep hidden from the Core. What he _really_ enjoyed every moment of was his friendship with Marcy. And he also assists the heroes with his remaining Frobots, sending them to push back the moon with the Calamity girls.
Andrias Leviathan is here. Yay
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finished watching. I am satisfied. and so now rests the last Leviathan.
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you can´t have so few followers which such amazing content, I knew you with the Belos one and both of em are incredible
New sub
Thank you, that means a lot 😭
2:41 whenever I heard that line, I always thought it was a Glossaryck line. Now I know it's from Amphibia!
OOOH another Amphibia vid, love to see it
I love your analysis videos! Please do more
Man, if I have any gripes with Amphibia it's that the pacing can be god awful at times. I would've given anything to have more time with Young Adrias & Friends.
Nice vid man
I thought that we may have got a double length episode for Andriass past, or maybe a followup to core and the King in a later episode, but nothing. When I saw the moon approaching In all in, I was pissed because I thought that It just happened because they needed a plot for the final episode because I forgot core and the king existed as it was just just unmemorable.
oh and darcy, the biggest bad who ever big badded in amphibia, got 10 mins of screentime
Sorry I missed the premiere, needed to sleep.
I know that feeling lol
This was an amazing video you really explain everything about the character. Have you ever heard of that adult animated series from Netflix called inside Job now it's coming back for a season 2 I was wondering could you do an analysis video on the main character Ridley
I love Inside Job, and it would be a blast to cover something like that around the show, but I feel like what you're asking has already been done, specifically with this video
th-cam.com/video/OwVRgqtWvqA/w-d-xo.html
It covers basically everything that goes behind the character what we learn throughout the show.
@@MidgardMadness I see what you mean how about this I do recommend another Disney channel cartoon it's called The Ghost and Molly McGee. While this cartoon is geared towards comedy there's actually is a story arc especially for one of the main characters scratch the ghost. There are few videos on TH-cam about this series but as far as I can tell they're really isn't major detailed video about it
I have heard of the that show, actually just waiting for the rest of it's episodes to be moved from cable to Disney+ so I can watch the rest of it, but yeah, could be interesting to cover something around the show like I did with this
Who do you think more complex, Andrias or Belos? I'm not asking whos a better villain, just who may be the more complex character
Each have their own aspects that make them super interesting, specifically with falling under the topic of manipulation. Andrias was the victim of the topic and it's tragic to watch as he genuinely had a good heart while he was prince, and Belos being the main cause of it as we see how he controls and warps the world and people around him.
Both are honestly equally as complex, but I would say *maybe* Belos with just how well it's weaved into the over all aspect of the show
@@MidgardMadness God, Disney have so many great villains. Personally I normally like much more the villain than the hero in many stories.
Amphibia ends and I cry same with true colors when Sprig dies
But Marcy saved him! And he's still alive as of the end of the series. I understand your pain, though.
Nice video, though prefer Humanity 'liberates' Amphibia in last part of 'All In' episode...
i just subbed great video my dood
I love the halo music in this.
A majority of the music I consider using for my videos actually come from games I massively enjoy, especially since a lot of their soundtracks can be under appreciated. So yeah, 1. I love halo and it's music and thought it would work great, and 2. knew it was the right piece when I learned it was called "Never Forget," so fitting for what the character has gone through
@@MidgardMadness cool! Hopefully that music continues to be used in the future without any problem
Hats off once again
This was such a great video I loved it
I wish things wouldve turned out better for andrias 🥺
Audience? What do you mean by that?
What matters most now is that he can still atone for his sins
The Core and the King is my favorite Amphibia episode.
15:47 the core house has found its new host
Almost dies
It's funny that you add Halo Music to the background. Since Andreas and his father voiced characters in the game
love it
No, no, but this is why the caste is what it is -
Toads rule over frogs, frogs are at the bottom, and newts (kind of?) are at the tippy top away from everyone else.
All because Andrias hated Leif.
And the Core kept it alive-I don't think Andrias really wanted to oppress those "below" him-the Core constantly fanned the flames to eliminate his hang-ups regarding holding that grudge. And now this caste system has eroded over time, and the species are all equal again in the eyes of the law.
Man took a thousand years to say no to his dad on life support
The tragedy of Lief was that she was a textbook example of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Everything she saw in her vision came to pass because of what she did.
I guess you could say Andrias really was *puts on shades* rotten to the core.
What were your thoughts on the final three episodes? Did you like it as much as the Season 1 finale, Reunion? Or the Season 2, True Colors?
I'm most likely going to be talking about that when I get to my S3 review, for sure will be the next video I work on. Probably is gonna be the longest review script of the series however since it's the one I'm the most mixed on
I get it. Most people been saying the same thing where Season 3 is a decent season, but had a spectacular finale.
Parallels of Earth and Amphibia: existential threat. Their world reflects ours.
10:16 damn that hits hard😬
Him and marcy have a weird relationship. I do find it rather odd that he never considered that if he wiped out earth, the people marcy and her friends care about would die, and she'd likely never forgive him.
He almost reminds me Anakin but he’s not redeem by his child, but by his love
Andrias = Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader
And I think The Core, King Aldrich, and pretty much every other one of its minds is Emperor Palpatine.