Those who think Dokutah is evil misunderstood the story. They are a mastermind from a civilization that literally transcended mortality. They should have not cared, yet, they care. Dokutah has proven to be caring and kind-hearted, and Theresa saw it. Eracing their memory is not vengeance but an act of compassion: she saw Dokutah's care conflicting with the memories of their lost civilization's vision of future, she saw the struggle that keeps them down. Without that horrible memory, Dokutah can focus on the things they care about, on Amiya, on helping the Infected... Like in one of my favourite songs: 'Don't take for granted those little things. Those little things are all that we have'. Damn, I'm cutting onions again(
It was an act of compassion and a cruel trick at the same time. Doctor came to Theresa expecting her to punish him or to have to face his sins in some way but instead she outplayed him by removing the memories which made him give up on Terra - memories which, mind you, he was incredibly fond of and attached to. Of a civilisation which transcended mortality, a bond with Priestess beyond Terran comprehension, and a last-ditch plan to avoid the threat of the Observers many generations in the making. And no matter how Theresa cuts it, those memories are part of who he is and the decisions he makes. But she (probably) saved the world in her dying breath by "solving" Doctor's mental conflict in her - and Terra's - favour. For those of you who played Genshin's Fontain Archon Quest, Theresa erasing Doctor's memories distinctly reminded me of that scene where Neuvilette realises why Focalors had him appointed High Judge (so that he would have to maintain contact with humans for 500 years and would inevitably come to understand their emotions and bond with them, leaving him emotionally unable to judge them guilty of the sin of artificial life once he ascended to his true Hydro Sovereign power) and how he called Focalors a "devious one". I feel like Doctor would say something similar to Theresa if he met her again with all his memories recovered.
@@fishstickz8769 dude,he doesn't made video on recent event except for the event with abit short story,i mean you know how ak dialogue are yeah ? kaltsit talking but 10x more
When I saw Old Testament Doktah torn between sacrificing his beloved VS dooming all of mankind to an oblivion that he jumpstarted by himself... bro, I had to go hug my dog for a while...
The Doctor had to choose between untold billions of people who all worked, sacrificed and died towards the originium goal ; or the small group of people he just met. The weight of that choice. The choice to be selfish and cast aside the BILLIONS of lives that all rely on you being the last one to finish the project. It couldn't have been an easy choice.
Something I noticed is how Dokutah's inner conflicts were presented during his dialogues. Black text with white background (represented the responsibility of Dokutah towards his own kind and civilization) White text with black background (represented Dokutah's hope for the new life on terra)
Yeah that was one of my favourite parts of the doctors character arc Getting to see that conflict raging back and forth really makes you understand their motives even if you don't agree with them
Yes, thats what i thought as well. But in this new Chap 14 event, the White background was used to represent the counterpart/partner to the Old Doctor. So now I'm wondering, has Black been the Doctor arguing not with his White self, but a White someone entirely else?
I think the best part of this event was the disodence shown in the doctor. He was a good man, shown the aftermath of his and his civilization's greatest triumph was the sorce of unfathomable pain for who came after and put at the fulcrum of an impossible decision as he would have to betray someone by the end.
@@graycard668 the doctor's conflict was absolutely something that elevated this event. The inner conflict when you already know the outcome makes the building despair far worse
It is genuinely sad for doctor who whose decision would always lead to betrayal. If he helped Theresa, he would betray all of his own civilization and doomed them. If he continue the Originium Project, he would betray Theresa, Kaltsit, Amiya and the entire new civilization and doomed them. It is not a decision anyone should be tasked with to make.
Also read in the comment one time during the event that this might be the reason kal'tsit over explains now. Considering how her answer to the doctor's question led to him ultimately going for the route of betraying theresa.
Me too! In general, I find it really funny that this kind of story discussions started getting more steam not even because of Babel, but because some content creators sought to discuss the types of players of arknights and how the community is constructed and some people said: "Wait, what about story discussion content?" And putting their money where their mouth is, more story discussions were created by more people! Also keep in mind that Bionicfactory has been in the story discussion game for quite some time now. He's been doing it for over a year now!
I almost skipped this video because of the title and came in expecting a cliffnotes version of the event filled with memes every half minute. Glad I didn't though, this helped clarify a lot of the things I may have misread and further cemented my appreciation for Babel. Count me a new fan who's looking forward to your future recaps.
Arknights CCs who mainly focuses on storytelling and event are starting to branch off :') im so glad i found this channel, i hope you make more of this!
9:44 that reminds me of the one comic that seemingly starts of with a vegan joke, where the dude eats meat and the girl asks "enjoying the meat, murderer?" but then the subtitle of the comic says "i wish we could have one dinner where she doesnt remind me of the fact i killed her relative"
@@bionicfactory1 Ever since Vigilo came on global and then I read it, it just became known that Doctor is not merely a simple self-insert default gacha character. We only knew that they did bad things in the past that led to the fall of Babel, but what we have yet to know is the weight behind it all. We all can tell how Doc had a lot of hesitation throughout the story. Even to the point they are filled with guilt all the time knowing that Originium had done many horrendous things to Terrans civilization that even just listing it all up would take a whole 10.000 years. Man, if I had to make a character writing tier list, definitely put him at the top alongside few others.
I reread Vigilo before getting into Babel and Kal'tsit reveals how the Doc lost their memories in that event. We just didn't have the information to put the clues together when it released
I was hyped for months b4 Lone Trail's release. I fking loved the 2 theme songs, and I was excited by all the acclaim of the story by those who've played it on CN. But when it finally dropped and I slowly read through the cutscenes, i was struck by a sinking feeling of disappointment: it was composed entirely of the dry, long winded, self-important and sometimes badly translated/phrasee yapping that HG/YoStar were infamous for. There was barely any character or plot point that I cared for, and the few that piqued any interest in me were quickly drowned out by that incessant yapping. And in the end, what did we even get out of it? Did Kirsten die? Was there a climax? Did whatever the fk these Columbia or Rhine Lab ppl yap about for a dozen cutscenes even produce anything? Kirsten broke the flat screen TV in the sky, and then what? The only major revelation with any substance was of Friston and the background of the Doctor's race, and thats entirely unrelated to the fuckery happening outside w the Kirsten driven clown car. What happened with this event? Am I missing something fundamental??
Me realizing terrans are from talos-ii (except sarkaz) and originium is why they got animal traits. Overall theresa misunderstanded doctor intentions and kal'tsit betrays her creator (doctor) for not supporting his goal. If she didnt confront him things wouldnt have been chaotic and violent because terrans are still primitive.
This event was beautifully made, making me experience both hate and sadness. I love how we finally get(.....you said donkey gdmit...im still watching while reading this yes.)the full reason of why Kaltsit is pissed at us and what happened to our memories. I like how the self insert is not 'flawless' as most of these games nowadays make them out to be (in gachas at least) even ending up being a sort of an enemy (even if we regretted it) till theresa removes our memories. It was the doctors choice that made me feel anger with what they decided to do. Babel was such an amazing story, a depressing one, but a great one.
I really couldn't be angry with his choice, and, under the same circumstances, I may have done the same. Although who these, "Observers" are is not fully defined, they have no doubt brought untold destruction of billions of lives in the previous era. As the doctor said, these were friends, family, everything, taken by this insurmountable (by THEIR measure) entities that they found for untold years. Having all that weight, the hope of an entire civilization, your civilization, square on your shoulders, just to cast it all away for, by their measures, a bundle of species that are untoldly primitive. If these Observers are truly the threat the Doctor described, then Theresa truly would have doomed all sentient life in the long run.
I am in the medical field and currently having my time consumed with all the hospital work. I have been playing Arknights since it was released 4-5 years ago, but recently I’m having trouble reading the event stories because the writing of some events are really such an exposition which takes too much time. I knew Babel would be THE event, and I patiently waited for a content creator who would relay the story in a medium that would be perfect given my time constraints. I was not expecting you. Thank you, my good sir, for this video. I hope you will continue to make AK content especially expositions on its lore. Will subscribe.
Yeah I open most of my videos on events with a lore exploration cause for a story summary it mostly just bogs it down Glad you enjoyed the video. Most of the content I plan to make going forward will be either covering events like this video, discussing characters or covering different lore topics like with the Feranmuts
HOW have I just found this channel?? The Arknights lore is insane but incredibly hard to digest in word form due to time constraints and this event summary and lore explanation is exactly what I’ve been looking for! Time to binge all your other videos!
I just finished reading Babel last night so im glad i was finally able to watch your recap. Thanks a bunch for this video, it was nice being able to get a summary of the event after getting so much lore revealed in the event.
Thank you for making this! I'm someone that enjoys the arknights story but doesn't really love visual novel type storytelling (and the winding dialogue), so it's hard for me to get through the story in game. I'm only able to pick up the lore and general story from community discussion, which is unfortunate since the story of this game goes so hard. Your explanation video is definitely something I really appreciate, and you presented everything super concisely and it was very easy to understand! I would definitely watch more of these if you continued to make them in the future for new events that come out (and i would love one for lone trail if you haven't done that yet)!
I have been seeing this video for 1-2 weeks now and well I guess I got what was bargained - *"Babel Badly Explained"* So many bad skips and no actual continuation to the events that were shown that would 100% make anyone who didn't actually read Babel confused in my honest opinion. If anything I do agree with your outro.
it’s exam season for me so i’m glad i was able to enjoy the lore behind the event without actually having the time to read it myself subscribing! this explanation was very well made
I am now commited. I didnt read ANY of the chap stories since like half way into chap 1, but you bet your ass I came back to read all of Chap 14 on release day.
Thank you for saving my ADHD-induced, story-skipping brain from missing the story of Babel. I played the event knowing how lore-rich and emotional it was, and was excited to experience it. However, events just have too much dialogue when I just want to get into gameplay, and I often end up skipping it. This recaps the event perfectly, or at least I assume so from what I've read in-game and heard from others. I felt the entire range of emotions after listening to this retelling. Nice job.
Now i can understand why telescope was used in the 4th concept trailer instead of the headbanging ones they used before. The future of arknights feels like its building up for hope rather than war. Like the beginning of the end.
honestly after this event, I like Doctor even more. our guy is one conflicted mofo and I am HERE for it. Torn between sacrificing a lot of people he just met, one person who is their daughter's new best friend, or all 13k years of sleep/ waiting for results on the experiment he was growing.
@@SeishinTekukutsu You think the players care? These nutjobs would sacrifice their own race for Terra if they were in that same position; it's why 99 percent of players condemn the doctor; they let their hearts overrule their brains.
Babvel brought me to my knees, with my eyes crying rivers so that not even the tissues could stop it, just thinking about it hurts, even as im writing this im tearing up. I will never ever do a re read as that would devastae me even further and I sincerely hope that we, the doktor never regains his memories.
@@bionicfactory1 no way, they will probably bring more trauma in the future, I survived frostnova but chapter 8 broke me regarding the teacher and Talulah
hypergraph gotta be the best cook I have ever seen when it comes to world building. Goddamn can't wait for endfield and all the mysteries it will show us in the future.
Out of all the events arknights has put out, some of my favorites are related to the pre amnesia doctor, or Babel era, where we see what the past is like for the characters, from darknights memoir with W prespective, to Vigilo that is going back and forth with the pre amnesia and post amnesia doctor and how we see doctor who has their memories eraised still retains their intellect and later memories regarding Priestess, and finally leads to Babel which by far the most emotionally driven (and ptsd inducing) event from the trilogy. Doctor wasnt a good person, but his love for the people in Babel especially Amiya and wanting to help her even after what he did to Theresa says that he truly cares. Theresa eraising their memories is their last revenge and also a way for doctor a second chance as a blank slate, where they can shape a much better future.
Wasn't a good person? Really? From reading the Vigilo and the Babel event, that's your take from this? Even THERESA herself knows Doctor is a good person, despite everything, the English community truly has some incorrect takes at times, and this is one of them.
One of the saddest parts of this event was how Theresa recognized and knew the names of all the assassins that were attacking her. They all used to be her close friends and colleagues
I want to see the full circle of Amiya being given the responsibility in Babel, and then accepting that responsibility in chapter 14. Avoiding the use of clearer language to avoid spoilers regarding Babel (even thoe this vid does the job for me kind of)
9:26 on that note, Ascalon being a background character of her own story also feels very on the nose since she's always in the background protecting Amiya and the doctor. I liked it.
Ascalon had well written rivalries w Scareye and esp Manfred, and I thought that was strong enough of a story for a supporting character. The fact that she's the ******** to Odda's ********, but Odda being oblivious to that fact, was also a sick irony. But you know what Ascalon did best? Being the capend to this story. The scene where she arrived back to an empty entrance hall in the landship, with Theresa never being there to greet her ever again, and her existential anguish at it all, it was the heavy note, the final curtain fall, that was needed to end the chapter.
I can't even begin to explain what i feel about this event. Calling it cinema feels so little now for how much I've said it in this game. I need to find a phrase stronger for upcoming events they'll cook
My hands are already bleeding Well, new story has fallen into the podium of the most depressing stories in the Arknights lore: 1st Babel 2nd Rhodes Island's Records of Originium- Rhine Lab 3rd FrostNova
I find it a little fitting that you don't mention the assassins in detail in this synopsis. Their identities, their apparel their words, just as they had hoped, they were forgotten by history. All of them were heroes of Kazdel, who out of love of their homeland did the unthinkable, and cursing themselves in the process. All the way to the end, they only held respect and reverence for their King.
The assassins forgotten to history. Only the individual responsible for the death of Theresa is remembered. Very fitting considering that was their intended purpose. Only Theresa remembers their names and she isn't alive anymore
Thanks for uploading this story summary and I'll be subscribing for more of your future content. I really enjoyed the Babel event and it's nice to have a good video to come back and re-watch the events. Do you plan to do Recaps of older stories from Arknights or just the new ones coming up?
I might cover them eventually. Likely I'll cover stuff as it becomes relevant again like if it gets a sequel or if I think the story is worth covering after all these years have passed
She is not a donkey , she is a Cautus " Cautuses have the traits of leporids (rabbits and hares), which can be seen from the shape of their ears. They do have tails, which is largely unnoticeable due to the short length. They are often nicknamed "rabbit " .
Welp.... let's just recall what 'Babel' means in the myth. It was destroyed by the God since human beings share the same language and wants to reach deepes sky, where the God is actually is. Why must Theresa die? From Doctor's perspective who still by then was harnessed by the Lynchpin, she had stepped into THE one triggering taboo.
i already middly traumatize by this game long ago when my lovely Yelena go to eternal rest, but this new chapter really make me thinking.. is this just another civilization war? i don't hate past doctor action because from the perspective of the first civilization their actions are something that needs to be at least that what i believe to be. doktah in every literal means no humans being but the fact in the current time doktah(we) have this much attachment to people on RI and Terra is fascinating. at least at the end this is new beginning for current civilization, but for first civilization? maybe an END. So eager to next chapter of the story or the connection between terra and tallos II.
Do forgive me but I find myself unable to forgive Theressa for wiping Doctor's memories. Unlike most people, it's Theressa I'm condemning, The Doctor who is trying SO damn hard to do this ten thousands years task, with a ,I dare say, PLANETARY WEIGHT on his small shoulders, gone, just like that. He's dead, all that sacrifices just for her to foil it all. I'm fond of our current Doctor, but just like how Kal'sit and and the current fandom are condemning Doctor for killing Theressa, I'm condemning Theressa for "killing" this Doctor...
@Lendario0X It's from Evangelion. Uniting the entire world into one being. In this case, turning the entire world into one connected group of information rocks.
Imagine if Priestess would show up im the future, restored Doctor's memories and in Endfield we would learn that we are there because doctor went with his plan and eliminated life on Terra. And then both od them would come back to Talos 2 as finał villains
Still want to know what that Theresa-shaped thing is that's following Theresis around in the present-day. It doesn't act like her, but it sure looks like her.
Basically , our Doctor is not even from Terra . So I wonder why Theresa interested in our Doctor while Priestess is the one appeared in most of Doctor life ?
I have a bad feeling the barrier will have an impact in the future. Originium will probably be addressed again. The recovery of alco memories over time and connections to Endfield.
Since AK already made an anime... It isn't impossible for this to be adapted as "Special OVA"... or something similar to an animated movie. W already got one.
after this event make me realise that doctor is not completely evil its just he willing to sacrefice everything to safe it all including her love one but i think doctor its just playing chess that he will always find a way to win and never make a sacrefice if its not necessary and will make one if its necessary
Calling the doctor evil is definitely a simplification of their character. Reading the event its very easy to see why they are doing what they are doing. Like if the doctor was evil they would never have risked anything by going to see Theresa
The Doctor is the one who has seen the ENTIRE picture, including around the frame and behind it. The little Terrans of present day might as well be micropes in the grand scheme of things. The desperate fight that the Doctor's civilization was involved in is so beyond comprehensible to these beings, that they might as well not exist. Its no wonder that the Doctor chose the universe over 2 simple girls. These Terrans have no clue what they were competing against.
24:58 you mentioned The Shard and showing the picture of the airship, for what i know The Shard is a tall tower on Londinium that capable of making Catasthrope. ive read similiar statement in my local community stating The Shard is indeed the Airship. am i missing something?
From my understanding the shard is the technology that the doctor gave Theresis that is capable of controlling Originium which is the fundamental process that went into building the shard airship. Basically they named the airship after the technology
is there any reference on when they mentioned the airship as The Shard? or its just a speculation because the tower and the airship is part of The Shard technology?
Well at the end of chapter 11 it's implied the two are connected. I suppose the shard would be the tower itself but it requires the airship so neither would work without the other. As the tower generates the catastrophes and the airship unleashes that energy
@@bionicfactory1the shard is the tower and the airship is the aim for the tower to unleash catastrophes at a desired point Edit: thanks for the vid nice recap
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The gambling addiction finding new ways to traumatise me wasn't on my 2024 bingo card
@@crystraiders356 fr the bingo card is no longer all encompassing
@@bionicfactory1 SCP 682 born Of Hatred of Sarkaz
Those who think Dokutah is evil misunderstood the story. They are a mastermind from a civilization that literally transcended mortality. They should have not cared, yet, they care. Dokutah has proven to be caring and kind-hearted, and Theresa saw it. Eracing their memory is not vengeance but an act of compassion: she saw Dokutah's care conflicting with the memories of their lost civilization's vision of future, she saw the struggle that keeps them down. Without that horrible memory, Dokutah can focus on the things they care about, on Amiya, on helping the Infected... Like in one of my favourite songs: 'Don't take for granted those little things. Those little things are all that we have'.
Damn, I'm cutting onions again(
It was an act of compassion and a cruel trick at the same time. Doctor came to Theresa expecting her to punish him or to have to face his sins in some way but instead she outplayed him by removing the memories which made him give up on Terra - memories which, mind you, he was incredibly fond of and attached to. Of a civilisation which transcended mortality, a bond with Priestess beyond Terran comprehension, and a last-ditch plan to avoid the threat of the Observers many generations in the making. And no matter how Theresa cuts it, those memories are part of who he is and the decisions he makes. But she (probably) saved the world in her dying breath by "solving" Doctor's mental conflict in her - and Terra's - favour.
For those of you who played Genshin's Fontain Archon Quest, Theresa erasing Doctor's memories distinctly reminded me of that scene where Neuvilette realises why Focalors had him appointed High Judge (so that he would have to maintain contact with humans for 500 years and would inevitably come to understand their emotions and bond with them, leaving him emotionally unable to judge them guilty of the sin of artificial life once he ascended to his true Hydro Sovereign power) and how he called Focalors a "devious one". I feel like Doctor would say something similar to Theresa if he met her again with all his memories recovered.
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Frostbyte : [Stop uploading AK story/event]
Bionicfactory1 : fine,i'll do it myself ✊
Nah, I'd carry
When did Frostbyte announce he won’t do lore summary?
@@fishstickz8769 dude,he doesn't made video on recent event except for the event with abit short story,i mean you know how ak dialogue are yeah ? kaltsit talking but 10x more
seems like Arknights global is losing popularity, since they do terrible sponsorship and basically no marketing
@@fishstickz8769 lone trail killed him
13 empty slots, 1 roadblock and 1 sad bgm can make the most manliest man shed tears.
What the scripted stage does to a mf
Jokes on you,i refused to complete this stage
@@jo-ri-oh8950 Based
It makes YOU (as a Doctor) to feel the guilt for leading assassins to victim
By our hands, we slammed shut the door and severed the thread.
HG is an evil company.
When I saw Old Testament Doktah torn between sacrificing his beloved VS dooming all of mankind to an oblivion that he jumpstarted by himself... bro, I had to go hug my dog for a while...
@@Hailstormful you pet that dog for me too
The Doctor had to choose between untold billions of people who all worked, sacrificed and died towards the originium goal ; or the small group of people he just met. The weight of that choice. The choice to be selfish and cast aside the BILLIONS of lives that all rely on you being the last one to finish the project. It couldn't have been an easy choice.
I think it speaks to the value the doctor places in life that even the small group of people they met would make their resolve waver to such an extent
@@bionicfactory1 People do care not for that internal struggle; they call him evil and move on, doing the story a major disservice, IMO.
This event could be a theater play.
@@shadymann9468 anime movie would be peak
@@bionicfactory1 It may just be, someday, hopefully
One can dream
@@bionicfactory1 Since the chinese filmmaker students made Lone Trail movie already...
After frostnova we have to now sit down and watch how this all began?
Something I noticed is how Dokutah's inner conflicts were presented during his dialogues.
Black text with white background (represented the responsibility of Dokutah towards his own kind and civilization)
White text with black background (represented Dokutah's hope for the new life on terra)
Yeah that was one of my favourite parts of the doctors character arc
Getting to see that conflict raging back and forth really makes you understand their motives even if you don't agree with them
Yes, thats what i thought as well.
But in this new Chap 14 event, the White background was used to represent the counterpart/partner to the Old Doctor. So now I'm wondering, has Black been the Doctor arguing not with his White self, but a White someone entirely else?
This event should literally be made into a movie.
One day hopefully
+1
"Who's cutting onions/I'm not crying you are", the event.
@@Alien_2587 put the tears in the bag ass event
Who of you cowards cried on my face!?
the layout of the levels as a heartbeat going flat, and the names of each maps, so much details, hg cooked hard with this one
They were in their bag for this one
Omg.. I didn't even notice the map layout...
They cooked up a 10 course punch to the gut for us.
I think the best part of this event was the disodence shown in the doctor. He was a good man, shown the aftermath of his and his civilization's greatest triumph was the sorce of unfathomable pain for who came after and put at the fulcrum of an impossible decision as he would have to betray someone by the end.
@@graycard668 the doctor's conflict was absolutely something that elevated this event. The inner conflict when you already know the outcome makes the building despair far worse
It is genuinely sad for doctor who whose decision would always lead to betrayal. If he helped Theresa, he would betray all of his own civilization and doomed them. If he continue the Originium Project, he would betray Theresa, Kaltsit, Amiya and the entire new civilization and doomed them. It is not a decision anyone should be tasked with to make.
Also read in the comment one time during the event that this might be the reason kal'tsit over explains now. Considering how her answer to the doctor's question led to him ultimately going for the route of betraying theresa.
Honestly, I love this new generation of Arknights content creators
Me too!
In general, I find it really funny that this kind of story discussions started getting more steam not even because of Babel, but because some content creators sought to discuss the types of players of arknights and how the community is constructed and some people said: "Wait, what about story discussion content?"
And putting their money where their mouth is, more story discussions were created by more people!
Also keep in mind that Bionicfactory has been in the story discussion game for quite some time now. He's been doing it for over a year now!
This event gave me enough depression for multiple generations. Would recommend 10/10
Simply amazing video explaining everything pretty well
The trauma this event has given the community will make it last in the communities mind till at least ch 14 drops
I almost skipped this video because of the title and came in expecting a cliffnotes version of the event filled with memes every half minute.
Glad I didn't though, this helped clarify a lot of the things I may have misread and further cemented my appreciation for Babel.
Count me a new fan who's looking forward to your future recaps.
Any funny you get from me will be unintentional I'm afraid
My humor is something that happens in the moment rather than being scripted
Most shocking revelation for many is that Ex wife is actually daughter.
Soul crushing for some people I'm sure
I'm glad
That Old Hag? Daughter? Psh.
Who's daughter?!
@@bonez805 someone green..i think, oh and cat ears... if that not enough she has a pet? cute little pet if you can say it like that..
Arknights CCs who mainly focuses on storytelling and event are starting to branch off :')
im so glad i found this channel, i hope you make more of this!
9:44 that reminds me of the one comic that seemingly starts of with a vegan joke, where the dude eats meat and the girl asks "enjoying the meat, murderer?" but then the subtitle of the comic says "i wish we could have one dinner where she doesnt remind me of the fact i killed her relative"
God I think I know that comic lol
It's definitely instantly goes into straight up top 1 or top 2 if you love Lone Trail much more.
The development of the doctor puts it top 2 easily for me
Still undecided between it and Lone Trail I shall have to reread it
@@bionicfactory1 Ever since Vigilo came on global and then I read it, it just became known that Doctor is not merely a simple self-insert default gacha character. We only knew that they did bad things in the past that led to the fall of Babel, but what we have yet to know is the weight behind it all. We all can tell how Doc had a lot of hesitation throughout the story. Even to the point they are filled with guilt all the time knowing that Originium had done many horrendous things to Terrans civilization that even just listing it all up would take a whole 10.000 years.
Man, if I had to make a character writing tier list, definitely put him at the top alongside few others.
I reread Vigilo before getting into Babel and Kal'tsit reveals how the Doc lost their memories in that event. We just didn't have the information to put the clues together when it released
I was hyped for months b4 Lone Trail's release. I fking loved the 2 theme songs, and I was excited by all the acclaim of the story by those who've played it on CN. But when it finally dropped and I slowly read through the cutscenes, i was struck by a sinking feeling of disappointment: it was composed entirely of the dry, long winded, self-important and sometimes badly translated/phrasee yapping that HG/YoStar were infamous for. There was barely any character or plot point that I cared for, and the few that piqued any interest in me were quickly drowned out by that incessant yapping. And in the end, what did we even get out of it? Did Kirsten die? Was there a climax? Did whatever the fk these Columbia or Rhine Lab ppl yap about for a dozen cutscenes even produce anything? Kirsten broke the flat screen TV in the sky, and then what?
The only major revelation with any substance was of Friston and the background of the Doctor's race, and thats entirely unrelated to the fuckery happening outside w the Kirsten driven clown car. What happened with this event? Am I missing something fundamental??
This event is the biggest lore dump and depression train I've ever read in a game. 10/10 will cry in the shower again
@@virgondust the shower cry is a rite of passage for all Babel readers
Me realizing terrans are from talos-ii (except sarkaz) and originium is why they got animal traits.
Overall theresa misunderstanded doctor intentions and kal'tsit betrays her creator (doctor) for not supporting his goal.
If she didnt confront him things wouldnt have been chaotic and violent because terrans are still primitive.
*sssssiiiippppp* ☕ Ahhhh yes Depresso Expresso Triple deluxe, now back to FARMING
@@nitoure5252 get back in the mines for rocks
As I maniacally shove them cancer rocks into my pockets with my goblin hands.
thank you for making this, i am NOT reading all the long ass dialogue and i am not waiting for the Wiki updating
was waiting for the babel vid, definitely a peak event and one of the best prequels in all fiction
Between Babel and Transformers One I've been eating good with prequels recently
This event was beautifully made, making me experience both hate and sadness.
I love how we finally get(.....you said donkey gdmit...im still watching while reading this yes.)the full reason of why Kaltsit is pissed at us and what happened to our memories.
I like how the self insert is not 'flawless' as most of these games nowadays make them out to be (in gachas at least) even ending up being a sort of an enemy (even if we regretted it) till theresa removes our memories.
It was the doctors choice that made me feel anger with what they decided to do.
Babel was such an amazing story, a depressing one, but a great one.
Get donkey jump scared
I really couldn't be angry with his choice, and, under the same circumstances, I may have done the same. Although who these, "Observers" are is not fully defined, they have no doubt brought untold destruction of billions of lives in the previous era. As the doctor said, these were friends, family, everything, taken by this insurmountable (by THEIR measure) entities that they found for untold years. Having all that weight, the hope of an entire civilization, your civilization, square on your shoulders, just to cast it all away for, by their measures, a bundle of species that are untoldly primitive. If these Observers are truly the threat the Doctor described, then Theresa truly would have doomed all sentient life in the long run.
Who was cutting onions when I went through this the first time. Love your videos. Would like for you to do these for all of the stories!
seems like depression never escapes us eh
but the darkest times also has the brightest stars ( I SWEAR DOKTAH U BETTER MAKE IT COUNT AMIYA AND THERESA TRUSTS U)
The depression will only make the resolution sweeter
Or the resolution will be more trauma
I am in the medical field and currently having my time consumed with all the hospital work. I have been playing Arknights since it was released 4-5 years ago, but recently I’m having trouble reading the event stories because the writing of some events are really such an exposition which takes too much time.
I knew Babel would be THE event, and I patiently waited for a content creator who would relay the story in a medium that would be perfect given my time constraints. I was not expecting you.
Thank you, my good sir, for this video. I hope you will continue to make AK content especially expositions on its lore. Will subscribe.
Yeah I open most of my videos on events with a lore exploration cause for a story summary it mostly just bogs it down
Glad you enjoyed the video. Most of the content I plan to make going forward will be either covering events like this video, discussing characters or covering different lore topics like with the Feranmuts
Theresa's impact on the doctor over such a short fraction of his lifespan cannot be understated.
HOW have I just found this channel?? The Arknights lore is insane but incredibly hard to digest in word form due to time constraints and this event summary and lore explanation is exactly what I’ve been looking for! Time to binge all your other videos!
Yo. Good to hear. Hopefully you enjoy some of the older videos
stories like this makes me appreciate the "normal" characters in the story
normal being, living their own life, free from the suffering and depression
Everyone playing BB-9: *Crying in trauma*
Me: DIE, KAKYOJIN!! MUDAAAAAA!
I need more arknights story/lore explanation like this. keep up the good work
I just finished reading Babel last night so im glad i was finally able to watch your recap. Thanks a bunch for this video, it was nice being able to get a summary of the event after getting so much lore revealed in the event.
Yeah it was definitely better to watch this after experiencing it for yourself. Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for making this! I'm someone that enjoys the arknights story but doesn't really love visual novel type storytelling (and the winding dialogue), so it's hard for me to get through the story in game. I'm only able to pick up the lore and general story from community discussion, which is unfortunate since the story of this game goes so hard. Your explanation video is definitely something I really appreciate, and you presented everything super concisely and it was very easy to understand! I would definitely watch more of these if you continued to make them in the future for new events that come out (and i would love one for lone trail if you haven't done that yet)!
I have a video done on Lone Trail although it is a year old now so be warned
I have been seeing this video for 1-2 weeks now and well I guess I got what was bargained - *"Babel Badly Explained"*
So many bad skips and no actual continuation to the events that were shown that would 100% make anyone who didn't actually read Babel confused in my honest opinion. If anything I do agree with your outro.
it’s exam season for me so i’m glad i was able to enjoy the lore behind the event without actually having the time to read it myself
subscribing! this explanation was very well made
Good luck on your exams
If you get time after them I'd recommend experiencing this event yourself
Don't know about you, but that tittle is wrong.
This has been better explained than anything I have seen.
@@dokutahblob thank you kindly
@@bionicfactory1 No, thank you
Man, thank you for this, really.
Babel is a fucking Masterpiece.
I'll miss Theresa
I wanted to come back to arknights after like 2 months, I ended up with depression and blankly staring at my screen on multiple occasions
10/10 game
One of the few times I read the event and I regretted it. My addiction to this game is now stronger
>Hear the event is worth reading
>Reads event
"I will never emotionally recover from this"
Many such cases
I am now commited. I didnt read ANY of the chap stories since like half way into chap 1, but you bet your ass I came back to read all of Chap 14 on release day.
I'm somehow glad Babel had ended, if not, each time I open the game, I would had heard BAAABURU, make me feel like I'm talking to an infant
The doctor made the correct choice - the future his people envisioned should not be sacrificed for the sake of another people.
Thank you for saving my ADHD-induced, story-skipping brain from missing the story of Babel. I played the event knowing how lore-rich and emotional it was, and was excited to experience it. However, events just have too much dialogue when I just want to get into gameplay, and I often end up skipping it. This recaps the event perfectly, or at least I assume so from what I've read in-game and heard from others. I felt the entire range of emotions after listening to this retelling. Nice job.
Thanks for the compliment. I'll see you next week sometime for chapter 14 lol
Reading gives me a stroke so I really appreciate your work
Now i can understand why telescope was used in the 4th concept trailer instead of the headbanging ones they used before. The future of arknights feels like its building up for hope rather than war. Like the beginning of the end.
honestly after this event, I like Doctor even more. our guy is one conflicted mofo and I am HERE for it. Torn between sacrificing a lot of people he just met, one person who is their daughter's new best friend, or all 13k years of sleep/ waiting for results on the experiment he was growing.
Not even just 13k years, dude has the weight of his civilization bearing down his back because he got woken up ahead of schedule.
@@SeishinTekukutsu You think the players care? These nutjobs would sacrifice their own race for Terra if they were in that same position; it's why 99 percent of players condemn the doctor; they let their hearts overrule their brains.
Babvel brought me to my knees, with my eyes crying rivers so that not even the tissues could stop it, just thinking about it hurts, even as im writing this im tearing up. I will never ever do a re read as that would devastae me even further and I sincerely hope that we, the doktor never regains his memories.
Retraumatizing yourself on the reread
@@bionicfactory1 no way, they will probably bring more trauma in the future, I survived frostnova but chapter 8 broke me regarding the teacher and Talulah
hypergraph gotta be the best cook I have ever seen when it comes to world building. Goddamn can't wait for endfield and all the mysteries it will show us in the future.
Out of all the events arknights has put out, some of my favorites are related to the pre amnesia doctor, or Babel era, where we see what the past is like for the characters, from darknights memoir with W prespective, to Vigilo that is going back and forth with the pre amnesia and post amnesia doctor and how we see doctor who has their memories eraised still retains their intellect and later memories regarding Priestess, and finally leads to Babel which by far the most emotionally driven (and ptsd inducing) event from the trilogy. Doctor wasnt a good person, but his love for the people in Babel especially Amiya and wanting to help her even after what he did to Theresa says that he truly cares. Theresa eraising their memories is their last revenge and also a way for doctor a second chance as a blank slate, where they can shape a much better future.
Wasn't a good person? Really? From reading the Vigilo and the Babel event, that's your take from this? Even THERESA herself knows Doctor is a good person, despite everything, the English community truly has some incorrect takes at times, and this is one of them.
I, too, like it when my gambling addiction traumatise me
It keeps me invested lol
Bro cooking explanation frfr
Thank you Projekt very cool
great video! i didn't have time to read the whole event, appreciate the clear summary :)
One of the saddest parts of this event was how Theresa recognized and knew the names of all the assassins that were attacking her. They all used to be her close friends and colleagues
I want to see the full circle of Amiya being given the responsibility in Babel, and then accepting that responsibility in chapter 14. Avoiding the use of clearer language to avoid spoilers regarding Babel (even thoe this vid does the job for me kind of)
@@semillon5229 well I don't know what happens in ch 14 I've only heard vague spoilers to try and maintain some sense of wonder in the new stuff
all of this lore and there's more to come ! ! Can't wait !!
Please HG, a standalone anime movie of the Babel event and my life is yours
Thx for the effort man, great work
9:26 on that note, Ascalon being a background character of her own story also feels very on the nose since she's always in the background protecting Amiya and the doctor. I liked it.
Yeah Ascalon is great. She does her job well and the event does a great job characterising her
Ascalon had well written rivalries w Scareye and esp Manfred, and I thought that was strong enough of a story for a supporting character. The fact that she's the ******** to Odda's ********, but Odda being oblivious to that fact, was also a sick irony.
But you know what Ascalon did best? Being the capend to this story. The scene where she arrived back to an empty entrance hall in the landship, with Theresa never being there to greet her ever again, and her existential anguish at it all, it was the heavy note, the final curtain fall, that was needed to end the chapter.
I can't even begin to explain what i feel about this event. Calling it cinema feels so little now for how much I've said it in this game. I need to find a phrase stronger for upcoming events they'll cook
As someone once said: "Looking happiness in Arknights is just like looking for a single piece of hay in a needle stack in a needle factory.
You'll find it but it'll cost you
My hands are already bleeding
Well, new story has fallen into the podium of the most depressing stories in the Arknights lore:
1st Babel
2nd Rhodes Island's Records of Originium- Rhine Lab
3rd FrostNova
I find it a little fitting that you don't mention the assassins in detail in this synopsis. Their identities, their apparel their words, just as they had hoped, they were forgotten by history. All of them were heroes of Kazdel, who out of love of their homeland did the unthinkable, and cursing themselves in the process. All the way to the end, they only held respect and reverence for their King.
The assassins forgotten to history. Only the individual responsible for the death of Theresa is remembered. Very fitting considering that was their intended purpose. Only Theresa remembers their names and she isn't alive anymore
I lowkey hope they make a movie for this event.
I pray
Like if the anime covers act 2 they gotta cover this
Thanks for the video
Also peak event
what a banger video
Yeah the Babel event was peak. I really enjoyed it. Also glad to see this did some great numbers.
Doubled my sub count on its own
Actually insane numbers
Doktah old code name is "Oracles"??? It's the same code name as Enfield endministrator! 26:31
Yeah I'm curious whether the Endministrator will actually be the doc we know and love. Honestly not sure how I'd feel about it
Was crying and depressed for 3 days after finishing it would try peak depresso again 😢
I finished the event at 4am
Man
I was too depressed to sleep
Thank you for sifting through the hours of filler and bad translation. HG Yostar should hire you as a translation underwriter, no cap
Thanks for uploading this story summary and I'll be subscribing for more of your future content. I really enjoyed the Babel event and it's nice to have a good video to come back and re-watch the events. Do you plan to do Recaps of older stories from Arknights or just the new ones coming up?
I might cover them eventually. Likely I'll cover stuff as it becomes relevant again like if it gets a sequel or if I think the story is worth covering after all these years have passed
She is not a donkey , she is a Cautus " Cautuses have the traits of leporids (rabbits and hares), which can be seen from the shape of their ears. They do have tails, which is largely unnoticeable due to the short length. They are often nicknamed "rabbit " .
I m only gone for 2 years and this is what i came back to ?
Hope you enjoyed your time away
Welp.... let's just recall what 'Babel' means in the myth. It was destroyed by the God since human beings share the same language and wants to reach deepes sky, where the God is actually is. Why must Theresa die? From Doctor's perspective who still by then was harnessed by the Lynchpin, she had stepped into THE one triggering taboo.
i already middly traumatize by this game long ago when my lovely Yelena go to eternal rest, but this new chapter really make me thinking.. is this just another civilization war? i don't hate past doctor action because from the perspective of the first civilization their actions are something that needs to be at least that what i believe to be. doktah in every literal means no humans being but the fact in the current time doktah(we) have this much attachment to people on RI and Terra is fascinating. at least at the end this is new beginning for current civilization, but for first civilization? maybe an END. So eager to next chapter of the story or the connection between terra and tallos II.
So, Theresa died to make sure her goals can have a hope of succeeding. We are the key to her goals.
Do forgive me but I find myself unable to forgive Theressa for wiping Doctor's memories. Unlike most people, it's Theressa I'm condemning,
The Doctor who is trying SO damn hard to do this ten thousands years task, with a ,I dare say, PLANETARY WEIGHT on his small shoulders, gone, just like that. He's dead, all that sacrifices just for her to foil it all. I'm fond of our current Doctor, but just like how Kal'sit and and the current fandom are condemning Doctor for killing Theressa, I'm condemning Theressa for "killing" this Doctor...
This take would make the fandom really mad. lol
Ok they get inspired by not only Wh Fantasy ,xenogears but also neon Evangelion.
Bable in a nutshell : Old man uses ultra big brain to game end demon lady
Summarizing Babel in one sentence
Amazing explanation thanks man
I shall wait when this event gets animated into a anime
Its good to see how us the doctor became so hated
So originium is just the Arknights version of the Human Instrumentality Project? Wild.
The what?
@Lendario0X It's from Evangelion. Uniting the entire world into one being. In this case, turning the entire world into one connected group of information rocks.
@@namelessarcher3261 not a connection I made before but yeah pretty much
It's a little different in that it's for storing, not blending together.
And I think(not confirmed in game), that it's suppose to be reversible.
It's reversible but that's not the intention of the first civilization
In my head cannon priestess is the next villain or at least the over arking antagonist
In future events, she did alter doctors' memories before babel
I'm hoping she makes more appearances at the least. Cause seeing her and post amnesia doctor interacting will be very interesting
Imagine if Priestess would show up im the future, restored Doctor's memories and in Endfield we would learn that we are there because doctor went with his plan and eliminated life on Terra. And then both od them would come back to Talos 2 as finał villains
This event are so traumatic and so painful to the the point I almost regret putting my name as the doctor
A common sentiment
the theme.....the theme......the theme....
Please keep making arknights story videos!
I shall do this
Still want to know what that Theresa-shaped thing is that's following Theresis around in the present-day. It doesn't act like her, but it sure looks like her.
I understood this more than me doing the event itself, howwwwwww
Basically , our Doctor is not even from Terra . So I wonder why Theresa interested in our Doctor while Priestess is the one appeared in most of Doctor life ?
I have a bad feeling the barrier will have an impact in the future. Originium will probably be addressed again. The recovery of alco memories over time and connections to Endfield.
I imagine originium and the broken barrier will be the main focus of act 3
We eating good thus afternoon.
True
Traumamisu and Depresso combo
Event summary: Are we the baddies?
Holy shit this guy really is an arknights fan you repeated so many things, was great to learn somethings about the lore though
Since AK already made an anime... It isn't impossible for this to be adapted as "Special OVA"... or something similar to an animated movie. W already got one.
Hope they will not censor it😅
Even just an adaptation of Theresa's assassination would be great
after this event make me realise that doctor is not completely evil its just he willing to sacrefice everything to safe it all including her love one but i think doctor its just playing chess that he will always find a way to win and never make a sacrefice if its not necessary and will make one if its necessary
Calling the doctor evil is definitely a simplification of their character. Reading the event its very easy to see why they are doing what they are doing. Like if the doctor was evil they would never have risked anything by going to see Theresa
@@bionicfactory1 yea i agree 🤔
The Doctor is the one who has seen the ENTIRE picture, including around the frame and behind it. The little Terrans of present day might as well be micropes in the grand scheme of things. The desperate fight that the Doctor's civilization was involved in is so beyond comprehensible to these beings, that they might as well not exist. Its no wonder that the Doctor chose the universe over 2 simple girls. These Terrans have no clue what they were competing against.
Where is the "badly explained" part?
WAS THAT ALSO A LIE??
Set their expectations low that way they can never be disappointed
I am english so I didn't read the story. So thanks for the video so I could watch instead of read.
24:58 you mentioned The Shard and showing the picture of the airship, for what i know The Shard is a tall tower on Londinium that capable of making Catasthrope. ive read similiar statement in my local community stating The Shard is indeed the Airship. am i missing something?
Pretty sure he shard and the airship is different thing
From my understanding the shard is the technology that the doctor gave Theresis that is capable of controlling Originium which is the fundamental process that went into building the shard airship. Basically they named the airship after the technology
is there any reference on when they mentioned the airship as The Shard? or its just a speculation because the tower and the airship is part of The Shard technology?
Well at the end of chapter 11 it's implied the two are connected. I suppose the shard would be the tower itself but it requires the airship so neither would work without the other. As the tower generates the catastrophes and the airship unleashes that energy
@@bionicfactory1the shard is the tower and the airship is the aim for the tower to unleash catastrophes at a desired point
Edit: thanks for the vid nice recap
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