Drakengard fans were screaming and crying tears of terror/joy with all these references and the connection with the red girls to the watchers being properly established
It pretty much means the watchers/Red Girls are either; A. Aliens to both dimensions. or B. "Became" what we call the aliens to Earth after the Queen Fell and this is the Watchers "Aged" into. Either way makes it infinitely more terrifying. Cause that means "Her Inflorescence" is Zero through Five and False Idle was intentionally modeled after One. I'm going to go sob for a while cause the implications for Kaine make me cry hurt.
Her Inflorecence is a mixture of Zero(Drakengard 3), Manah(Drakengard 1), Kaine(NieR Gestal/Replicant) and A2/2B(NieR Autómata)..... This is far far more terrifieng tham its looks like, N2 have accest to all the information of midgart and Earth and Tech from far far into the future
Here's a lore dump for anyone who wants it since this raid dips HEAVILY into Drakengard territory! Spoilers below for the DrakeNier-verse ... The final battle is a reference to Drakengard 3 and then Drakengard 1 phase wise. The events in Drakengard are what led into the events in Nier due to the main antagonists in Drakengard, the Watchers and the Gods, being trans dimensional beings hell bent on wiping out sentient life in the multiverse. They cross into as many worlds as they can, infecting them and linking them to the same spot. That city. Where the Mercurius gate lies. The Queen Beasts/Grotesques (the kind of watcher/weapon the False Idol is) use their powers of song to kill all those who hear it. The bells you hear are its abstract voice, screaming or singing its song of the end. There are a lot of unanswered questions about the Watchers and how they function. However this raid confirmed that the Seeds of Resurrection/Destruction are gateways to other worlds through which the watchers can come. Music in the final battle: Posessed by Disease th-cam.com/video/BNqIWc1ecZY/w-d-xo.html Kaine Salvation th-cam.com/video/viDKam_hmGM/w-d-xo.html 13th Chapter ~ Closing th-cam.com/video/Qk1gAA4-oR4/w-d-xo.html (the Kaine song is listed as the "final fantasy version" but it is combined with 13th chapter) Final Boss in Drakengard (Spoilers) th-cam.com/video/6OPW-RdzStA/w-d-xo.html Final Boss in Drakengard 3 (Spoilers) th-cam.com/video/49gLC9yiGOg/w-d-xo.html
Also, all of the evil in the Drakengard/Nier universe pretty much comes directly from The Flower. The original Black Flower wanted to destroy humanity and the world, but it was sealed away except for a small seed that became the White Flower in Zero's eye. Zero becomes the first Intoner (people who use Song to control or destroy), but The Flower also split Zero and created Intoners One, Two, Three, Four, and Five. One directly leads to The Cult of The Watchers which leads directly to Manah. The Red Girl is the Machine Network's manifestation of Manah, and so the machines are still being influenced by The Flower. Manah also leads to the summoning of the Queen Beast which leads directly to the original Kaine (who is a Red Eye also known as a Legion). This leads to Kaine's involvement in Nier which then ALSO leads to her being used as the base personality for Number 2 (later A2 and 2B as well). So, we have The Flower -> Zero -> One (Brother) -> The Cult -> Manah -> Queen Beast -> Red Eye -> Original Kaine -> Replicant Kaine -> Number 2 -> A2 -> 2B -> Red Girl (N2) -> and finally Her Inflorescence. An Inflorescence is a cluster of flowers that bloom from a single branch, so that means the list above are all of the "flowers" that have bloomed from the main branch of The Flower.
Oh wow there was a version of that song in 14 before this! I totally forgot. While it is the melody of A World Apart, the actual melody is better known as simply the Final Fantasy theme because it’s first appearance was as the main theme for final fantasy 1, and it has been used in most games since. Some people also call it the Final Fantasy Prologue, not to be confused with Final Fantasy Prelude
This whole raid made me even more excited to finally play the original NieR. I loved Automata and though I never beat it, I loved Drakengard 3 as well.
I am a huge Drakengard fan and Nier fan. I started crying seeing Hansel and Gretel and the final boss. I kinda wish they used The dark colossus destroys all, Blu bird for hansel and gretel, and the Final song for the final boss. That really would have hit home with me. Best raid. Thank you Yoko-san .
Hansel and Gretel is alot easier than u think , just confusing at start , just look at their weapons , when they clash , their weapons glow on one side when the big aoe circle is there. be on the side that dont glow.
Your healers were giving me anxiety attacks. Always *always* heal people immediately after raising them. Otherwise the next raidwide will come along and wipe them out and you have to raise them again. It's worth missing a few Glare/Broil casts to keep the DPS alive as much as possible.
In my case, since I run SGE most often whenever I do run Healer, I will just toss a Eukrasian Diagnosis on them immediately after they are back up so that the barrier gives them a bit more breathing room for survival (and if the shield breaks, then it gives me a stack of Addersgall which I can use for some of my other abilities), and *THEN* I will toss some normal Diagnoses on them for proper healing once they have the shield in place to mitigate damage from any incoming raid-wides. Of course, I also am very trigger-happy with Ixochole, Kerachole, & Holos, so actually healing up newly-rezzed teammates is a very quick process that costs me minimal MP (since Ixochole & Holos are both AOE heals, and Holos also gives a damage reduction buff, and both abilities are CDs, with Holos having a 2 minute CD, and Ixochole having a 30 second CD IIRC. Meanwhile Kerachole is an AOE damage reduction).
does anyone else on ps4 not have an attack button in the fight with red girl when you get turned into a little machine? i only have turn white and turn black
So....how did you like having the Square Enix HQ thrown at you? :P The building Her Inflorescence throws at you has "SQE" on the corner of the building, so it's legitimately the Square Enix HQ she's throwing at you! XD
My only disappointment was the last boss, it was too easy XD Knowing Yoko Taro i thought he will go full troll mode with it there when i saw the last boss, that nightmare incarnate from Drakengard :D
I thought it's normal (especially for 1st time raids), you stay alive as long as possible to see mechanics... kinda rude to tell people to jump off LOL
i dunno what alliance raids you've been doing where we need to see mechanics for prog lmao, i think you're thinking of savage. and don't worry, they can't hear me being rude
it's more of Drakengard to Automata lol As the last boss is a refference to the last boss for the ending E in drakengard if I remember. (drakengard's ending E leads into the nier series, don't ask lol.
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Drakengard fans were screaming and crying tears of terror/joy with all these references and the connection with the red girls to the watchers being properly established
It pretty much means the watchers/Red Girls are either; A. Aliens to both dimensions. or B. "Became" what we call the aliens to Earth after the Queen Fell and this is the Watchers "Aged" into. Either way makes it infinitely more terrifying. Cause that means "Her Inflorescence" is Zero through Five and False Idle was intentionally modeled after One. I'm going to go sob for a while cause the implications for Kaine make me cry hurt.
Her Inflorecence is a mixture of Zero(Drakengard 3), Manah(Drakengard 1), Kaine(NieR Gestal/Replicant) and A2/2B(NieR Autómata)..... This is far far more terrifieng tham its looks like, N2 have accest to all the information of midgart and Earth and Tech from far far into the future
@@accelerator8558 *screaming internally*
@@darcmoon9096 yea the same when i notice all that together
The first few notes of Her Efflorencence would trigger ptsd in any Drakenguard fan.
One of my friends who's a major Yoko Taro fan was able to put together a cohesive picture of what was going on as soon as he played this raid lol.
Here's a lore dump for anyone who wants it since this raid dips HEAVILY into Drakengard territory! Spoilers below for the DrakeNier-verse
...
The final battle is a reference to Drakengard 3 and then Drakengard 1 phase wise. The events in Drakengard are what led into the events in Nier due to the main antagonists in Drakengard, the Watchers and the Gods, being trans dimensional beings hell bent on wiping out sentient life in the multiverse. They cross into as many worlds as they can, infecting them and linking them to the same spot. That city. Where the Mercurius gate lies.
The Queen Beasts/Grotesques (the kind of watcher/weapon the False Idol is) use their powers of song to kill all those who hear it. The bells you hear are its abstract voice, screaming or singing its song of the end.
There are a lot of unanswered questions about the Watchers and how they function. However this raid confirmed that the Seeds of Resurrection/Destruction are gateways to other worlds through which the watchers can come.
Music in the final battle:
Posessed by Disease
th-cam.com/video/BNqIWc1ecZY/w-d-xo.html
Kaine Salvation
th-cam.com/video/viDKam_hmGM/w-d-xo.html
13th Chapter ~ Closing
th-cam.com/video/Qk1gAA4-oR4/w-d-xo.html
(the Kaine song is listed as the "final fantasy version" but it is combined with 13th chapter)
Final Boss in Drakengard (Spoilers)
th-cam.com/video/6OPW-RdzStA/w-d-xo.html
Final Boss in Drakengard 3 (Spoilers)
th-cam.com/video/49gLC9yiGOg/w-d-xo.html
Also, all of the evil in the Drakengard/Nier universe pretty much comes directly from The Flower. The original Black Flower wanted to destroy humanity and the world, but it was sealed away except for a small seed that became the White Flower in Zero's eye. Zero becomes the first Intoner (people who use Song to control or destroy), but The Flower also split Zero and created Intoners One, Two, Three, Four, and Five.
One directly leads to The Cult of The Watchers which leads directly to Manah. The Red Girl is the Machine Network's manifestation of Manah, and so the machines are still being influenced by The Flower. Manah also leads to the summoning of the Queen Beast which leads directly to the original Kaine (who is a Red Eye also known as a Legion). This leads to Kaine's involvement in Nier which then ALSO leads to her being used as the base personality for Number 2 (later A2 and 2B as well).
So, we have The Flower -> Zero -> One (Brother) -> The Cult -> Manah -> Queen Beast -> Red Eye -> Original Kaine -> Replicant Kaine -> Number 2 -> A2 -> 2B -> Red Girl (N2) -> and finally Her Inflorescence.
An Inflorescence is a cluster of flowers that bloom from a single branch, so that means the list above are all of the "flowers" that have bloomed from the main branch of The Flower.
I loved that this raid had all of the Drakengard/Nier/Nier Automata references. A peak in the crazy mind of Yoko Taro.
Yea i totally lost it and died a bunch cuz was geeking out😂
The violins on the Kainé theme mixing A World Apart from 14 into it made the final boss track simply divine. That was such a good raid!
Oh wow there was a version of that song in 14 before this! I totally forgot.
While it is the melody of A World Apart, the actual melody is better known as simply the Final Fantasy theme because it’s first appearance was as the main theme for final fantasy 1, and it has been used in most games since. Some people also call it the Final Fantasy Prologue, not to be confused with Final Fantasy Prelude
i kissed the floor alot during the final fight.
Seeing a bunch of people literally go flying from the buildings is hilarious.
@@Zayindjejfj yea all I saw was someone saying look down,2secs from getting flinged
This raid is by far the most mechanic heavy raid to date.... I love it.
This whole raid made me even more excited to finally play the original NieR. I loved Automata and though I never beat it, I loved Drakengard 3 as well.
So for Hansel and Gretel you're just watching their weapons, it's kind of like The Queen's charge in delubrum.
I loved this raid so much. I was laughing like an idiot on the third boss
I am a huge Drakengard fan and Nier fan. I started crying seeing Hansel and Gretel and the final boss. I kinda wish they used The dark colossus destroys all, Blu bird for hansel and gretel, and the Final song for the final boss. That really would have hit home with me. Best raid.
Thank you Yoko-san .
And "Snow in Summer" in the tower background sountrack to make it more depresing
oh for fuck sake it's the queen beast again
_"How many time must we teach you a lesson old ma- Uh... Uhm"_
Also about the falling pillar, the shadow IS NOT THE AREA, it comes from the sun of the area so it will change everytime 👀
When "not getting it", it's generally a good idea to go where everyone else is going.
Hansel and Gretel is all about where they hold/aim the lance. 👀
After running it 4 times today I got the healer top ugh I love it
Loved your reaction!
We had a full wipe on Hansel and Gretel, and my alliance wiped several times. We were out for the hacking minigame at 32:00, so this is new to me.
Apparently the building that flies up at you, is Square-Soft Headquarters.
I rolled a 96 on Smaller Stubby my first time in the raid, lol... I got it.
Hansel and Gretel is alot easier than u think , just confusing at start , just look at their weapons , when they clash , their weapons glow on one side when the big aoe circle is there. be on the side that dont glow.
love your videos and your reactions
I played drg good in this raid.
I kept aggro on the ground good.
Made an error going drg
Your healers were giving me anxiety attacks. Always *always* heal people immediately after raising them. Otherwise the next raidwide will come along and wipe them out and you have to raise them again. It's worth missing a few Glare/Broil casts to keep the DPS alive as much as possible.
In my case, since I run SGE most often whenever I do run Healer, I will just toss a Eukrasian Diagnosis on them immediately after they are back up so that the barrier gives them a bit more breathing room for survival (and if the shield breaks, then it gives me a stack of Addersgall which I can use for some of my other abilities), and *THEN* I will toss some normal Diagnoses on them for proper healing once they have the shield in place to mitigate damage from any incoming raid-wides. Of course, I also am very trigger-happy with Ixochole, Kerachole, & Holos, so actually healing up newly-rezzed teammates is a very quick process that costs me minimal MP (since Ixochole & Holos are both AOE heals, and Holos also gives a damage reduction buff, and both abilities are CDs, with Holos having a 2 minute CD, and Ixochole having a 30 second CD IIRC. Meanwhile Kerachole is an AOE damage reduction).
does anyone else on ps4 not have an attack button in the fight with red girl when you get turned into a little machine? i only have turn white and turn black
So....how did you like having the Square Enix HQ thrown at you? :P The building Her Inflorescence throws at you has "SQE" on the corner of the building, so it's legitimately the Square Enix HQ she's throwing at you! XD
I blind ran this two days ago as PLD and had a few people quit the raid after shouting insults to me :(
I ate shit over and over but still got 4 commends lmao. We wiped on the 2nd boss.
"why did that work?!"
cuz you were on the shield side, not the weapon side :P
i died so many times on Hansel and Gretel purely by accidentally smashing my standard step into directional parry like an idiot.
Dancer was rough for Hansel and Gretel
My only disappointment was the last boss, it was too easy XD Knowing Yoko Taro i thought he will go full troll mode with it there when i saw the last boss, that nightmare incarnate from Drakengard :D
My heart broke when she was telling them to jump off when you can beat this with just the bare minimum ;w;
I thought it's normal (especially for 1st time raids), you stay alive as long as possible to see mechanics... kinda rude to tell people to jump off LOL
i dunno what alliance raids you've been doing where we need to see mechanics for prog lmao, i think you're thinking of savage. and don't worry, they can't hear me being rude
im in this raid somehow (ninja alliance a)
I'm ready to understand 0 references because I never played Automata :(
it's more of Drakengard to Automata lol As the last boss is a refference to the last boss for the ending E in drakengard if I remember. (drakengard's ending E leads into the nier series, don't ask lol.
@@argisus1279 And ending D to D3, the pre-prequel since the name is in reference to Flower.
Miniboss 1 and boss 1 are for the 1st nier game. Second boss and elevator climb are based on Automata. Last boss 1st and 2nd is Drakenguard.