BattleTech Lore & History - Second Succession War: Eye of the Storm (MechWarrior Lore)

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  • @bull614
    @bull614 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +118

    I have been following Battletech since the 90s, and I have never found a more easy and complete source. I know I have said this before but thank you for all you do. It makes getting new people interested in Battletech so much easier. I get to play the pencil and paper RPG with friends and now even my twins. My twins are constantly rewatching your vids to pick up even the slightest edge lol.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Well thank you, I'm really pleased to hear you've all been enjoying them. I don't know if my channel is any good for tactics though, unless you're playing some high-level strategic game.

    • @RenegadeVile
      @RenegadeVile 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I think that's one of the biggest problems Battletech has always had. The way their central lore is scattered all over the place makes it extraordinarily beginner unfriendly. I'm hoping these videos and the upcoming lore sourcebook from Catalyst continue to mitigate this.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I 100% agree. In fact it's one of my main reasons for doing this series, to consolidate a lot of that information into one narrative that you can watch without having future events spoiled.

    • @bull614
      @bull614 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @SvenVanDerPlank not necessarily high-level tactics, but with our GM knowing the history and how different factions act is a big advantage.

  • @MM22966
    @MM22966 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    Comstar right after the Purification:
    "Eddy's got a cowl on his head."
    "Shut up."
    "He's mumbling incantations while he's debugging the new software"
    "Shut up!"
    "Now he's waving a hand in benediction over the snack table and commending part of his donut to the Holy Blake."
    "JESUS, SHUT THE FUCK UP! Do you want to get us thrown in a reeducation camp??!"
    "Weren't you supposed to say 'Blake's Blood' when you curse?"
    "...Let's just try and get through the com traffic today without getting disappeared, okay?"

    • @Dracobyte
      @Dracobyte 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hahahaha!

    • @Fenris77
      @Fenris77 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      LMAO

  • @darkalman
    @darkalman 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    For me it will always be an unanswered question if Blake truly went crazy on his death bed and convinced Toyoma to turn Comstar into a religion, or if Toyoma acted alone and just took advantage of the entire situation for his own gains.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      I think Blake wanted the war resumed (the short story at the start of the 2ndSW sourcebook makes that clear) so definitely not innocent, but who knows if Toyama instituted his wishes as he would have liked. Certainly Karpov comes along later and goes WAY further in his actions than either of his predecessors discussed.

    • @AGS363
      @AGS363 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Raymond Karpov...the man that introduced the robes and the chants...@@SvenVanDerPlank

    • @RobtheStampede
      @RobtheStampede 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      We can definitely write off Toyama acting alone. We see Blake talk him into following the religion plan.

    • @AtlatlMan
      @AtlatlMan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Part of any good story is permitting mystery and never explaining everything.
      *HINT HINT GAMES WORKSHOP*

    • @bthsr7113
      @bthsr7113 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@AtlatlMan Mystery is not always required, but in a case like this, it's a very valid choice.

  • @derekburge5294
    @derekburge5294 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    When people ask how to get into Battletech, I always tell them, "Sven's got you covered."

    • @bthsr7113
      @bthsr7113 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Sven, Tex, Mechanical Frog, Big Red 40tech, we've got options for the newcomers.

    • @Dracobyte
      @Dracobyte 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sven and many others!

    • @madmalkavian3857
      @madmalkavian3857 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Tex if you want an in universe documentary of battletech, sven if you want a college lecture on the history of battletech

  • @GrimRX
    @GrimRX 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    How does this man only have 17.3k subscribers? After your collab with pretty much some of the biggest Battletech youtubers, I would have thought that subscriber count would have flown upwards...

  • @spearhead7777
    @spearhead7777 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    "The Road to Hell is paved with good intentions."

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Killing millions to save billions

    • @bthsr7113
      @bthsr7113 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or killing billions to save presumed trillions.

  • @robdead4550
    @robdead4550 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    What a great start. Your overall professionalism has reached new heights, a world apart from when you began these works. Also the way you use your voice is so much better; even, metered, and tonal. I don't know anything about acoustic set-ups but I do know about using ones voice to create feeling and drama and you Sir, have cracked that.
    Thank you, keep it up, I'm looking forward to more.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Thank you very much. Exactly for the reasons you mentioned, I can't watch those old videos of mine anymore because of how I talk. I'm never super happy with my vocal performance. There are much better voices out there but I work with what I've got. To my ears I sound so much more natural in the outros where I'm not reading from a script, but that's just not possible if I want to go into this level of detail.
      Thanks again, hope the rest of the series lives up to the same standards.

  • @thomascraiker6449
    @thomascraiker6449 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Sven you are the best at these timeline for sci-fi and other universes.

  • @seanmac1793
    @seanmac1793 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    The more a learn about Blake the more I realize he just wasn't a good person, maybe he had good intentions at the start but he became indistinguishable from the leaders of the other successor states

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Absolutely. He definitely deserves a portion of the blame for what ComStar does later. Blake is deified in the early sourcebooks but that's when ComStar still controlled the narrative (they were the in-universe publisher for every new release early on). I think some folks see it as a retcon but I like the change in perception that's happened over time. He's no more innocent than the rest of them.

    • @ThugShakers4Christ
      @ThugShakers4Christ 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amaris was the last good man in the inner sphere

    • @seanmac1793
      @seanmac1793 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ThugShakers4Christ idk know about that one Chief

    • @ThugShakers4Christ
      @ThugShakers4Christ 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@seanmac1793 he tried to save the Inner Sphere from the corrupt House Cameron, but he was stopped by the warmonger, Kerensky, and then was slandered after his death by Blake's propaganda machine.

  • @Femerenden
    @Femerenden 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Toyama with the first flex of "Redde Creditori Tuo Fucko" and Comstar is off the rails and once more humanity plunges into war. Better buckle up, store that tray and make sure the ejector seat works.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Just wait 'til Karpov takes power. Then things at ComStar really get screwy.

    • @MoreEvilThanYahweh
      @MoreEvilThanYahweh 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@SvenVanDerPlank I hope you put some emphasis on the Primus that talked to ghosts

    • @AGS363
      @AGS363 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Do you mean Kurstin or Sims?@@MoreEvilThanYahweh

    • @MoreEvilThanYahweh
      @MoreEvilThanYahweh 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@AGS363 Kurstin, Sims just had dreams.

    • @georgestauber2636
      @georgestauber2636 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      {{{Comstar}}}

  • @Blazaboi95
    @Blazaboi95 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I got into BattleTech in 2018 when the BattleTech game released then again when MechWarrior's 5 came out these 2 games where my introduction to the BattleTech universe and got me absolutely hooked found your channel a couple of months ago and I've loved the in-depth lore that you're providing me it's just sad that the only way i can get the books or models is from ordering overseas

  • @stephenknizek2651
    @stephenknizek2651 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    From the intro, it sounds like Blake’s deathbed more resembled the Skeksis from Dark Crystal.

    • @EricDKaufman
      @EricDKaufman 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bravo.. bravo....

  • @richter6699
    @richter6699 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This channel is criminally underrated. You are a treasure to the Battletech community and IP in general. Amazing work 😁

  • @harbingerx7793
    @harbingerx7793 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Oh!Oh! Minnesota Tribe! Yes! even an honorable mention will be great. Love that myth!

    • @thunberbolttwo3953
      @thunberbolttwo3953 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not a myth that did happen. Just no ones who they really are.

    • @PaganPilot
      @PaganPilot 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@thunberbolttwo3953 It was confirmed they were Clan Wolverine survivors

    • @thunberbolttwo3953
      @thunberbolttwo3953 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That makes sense. Now they need to come back. Give the smack down to the iclan mary sue.@@PaganPilot

    • @harbingerx7793
      @harbingerx7793 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thank you guys, I know who they really are, just didn't want to spoil it for those who didn't already know.

  • @ryank5424
    @ryank5424 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "Comstar neutrality" based on what I know plus these videos that phrase should be a galactic joke

  • @mkang8782
    @mkang8782 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I appreciate the focused "snapshots" your videos provide in pursuit of shaping the story you want to tell.

  • @LiquidDIO
    @LiquidDIO 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    To be frank, Conrad would have saved greater atrocities had he burnt Jerome's journal.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      But think of all the memes that would have been lost!

    • @lorefox201
      @lorefox201 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I disagree, overall Blake's plan wasn't misguided, it failed in execution.

  • @Cyberfender1
    @Cyberfender1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Well done. Loved this fictional history. Excellent presentation Sven! Huzza!

  • @roguedexx938
    @roguedexx938 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I see COMSTAR I immediately get happy!!🎉 We need a series of Novels on the whole COMSTAR story. From Blake to WOBWars

  • @simplewrites
    @simplewrites 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Lords after the First Succession War: "I guess when you drag out a war long enough it ends up costing you so much it teaches a valuable life lesson."
    Jerome: "Which is?"
    Lords: "I should start MORE wars to get EXTRA LIFE LESSONS!"

  • @SulliMike23
    @SulliMike23 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The Second Succession War is what would begin the real decline of Star League era tech before the Successor States could no longer produce the technology that made the Star League powerful. By the time the war finally came to an end, the Successor States have agreed to adhere to the Ares Conventions and add new addendums to them so that they can prevent the technology they have from going to practically the Stone Age.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You are exactly right. This really is the lowest point for technology. A few more bits and pieces will go extinct early in the 3rdSW but the decline has largely plateaued after the cliff that was Operation HOLY SHROUD.

  • @gabrieliacoboni6951
    @gabrieliacoboni6951 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Flipping telecom company becoming religious fanatics.
    Great job Sven. As always, I salute you and glad to support your efforts.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for the support.

  • @usauk3605
    @usauk3605 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Awesome video, really looking forward to this series. Keep up the great work! Also, Comstar sucks.

  • @lexington476
    @lexington476 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Out of curiosity do you think there's enough content to do a video or two on The Third War? As everyone knows the third war only has a handful of pitched battles, it's mostly raids and counter-raids.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      I am still unsure how I want to cover it. I may do a whole slew of short 6-7 minute videos like my recent Age of War fragments. Or I might do one hour long vid covering it more traditionally.

  • @JRufu
    @JRufu 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Sven.. Man... Wonderful job. Thank you.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cheers, you're welcome.

  • @thomasrose4523
    @thomasrose4523 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As always, you're the king of lore! Hope you're doing well today Sven!

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I am, thank you. I was really struggling to get going with this new series so very happy now that it's out there and folks are enjoying it.

    • @thomasrose4523
      @thomasrose4523 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SvenVanDerPlank glad to hear that! Between this and the last, I've been between Big Red 40 Tech and Critical Rocket to keep myself primed for lore, as well as Mech Overviews!

  • @bthsr7113
    @bthsr7113 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    So this is the true beginning of "Blame Comstar, you'll probably be right."

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Pretty much, but they're only getting warmed up at the moment. Things get mad later on.

    • @justinhammer3196
      @justinhammer3196 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Blame Comstar, huh? Pretty much everyone misses them now that they are gone. Plus I can't blame the phone company for that *shudder* Dark Age stuff. I mean that's just baaad writing.

    • @bthsr7113
      @bthsr7113 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@justinhammer3196 Out of universe bad righting is certainly a factor, but in universe, by setting up the 2nd Succession War, they are at least partly culpable for the next two Succession Wars and the drastic technological imbalance between the Sphere and the Clans. Further, the Word Of Blake is the culmination of the religious elements Jerome cooked up. So all the wobby crimes can be at least partly attributed to Comstar and Blake.

  • @ConorDowley
    @ConorDowley 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fantastic work as always. Noticed some minor presentation and style changes in the video itself, nice stuff.

  • @JohnnySmithWhite-wd4ey
    @JohnnySmithWhite-wd4ey 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Outstanding work. Thank you Sven.

  • @treize6832
    @treize6832 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Happy to see you dive right into the next chapter, keep up the great work!

  • @seanbrazell7095
    @seanbrazell7095 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was truly next level in every way - audio quality, script, background music (perfection, that), everything. I look forward to the next one!

  • @Raphley
    @Raphley 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Wow. Given that I wanted to learn BT history with this videos when i first found them ( why read when you can watch an very well made documentary), I always thought that the second war was just the Great Houses not learning from the heavy price that the payed in the first war.
    Learning that it was ComStars fault is quite something. Plus that it was Blake’s fault that ComStar became what it was.
    That really makes me think.
    And that Intro. Stellar work again with that looks very good.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Glad you're finding the videos insightful. There isn't no much different in the ways the first two wars were fought, but so much of the latter was being manipulated behind the scenes that it gives it a different flavour.

    • @Raphley
      @Raphley 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@SvenVanDerPlankI just never realised how much manipulation was ate play. Makes me nearly fell sorry for the great houses for this Desaster compèred to before I saw this. (But only nearly given that without the first war no one would be in this mess. Heck with much of there selfish actions no one would be in this mess)
      And it makes me dislike ComStar even more.
      One question: will there be some insights of Toyamas mind in regards to his actions? Given of the severity of what he is going to do?

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I don't know how much we can say about Toyama. He's committed to the bit, if nothing else. He may not have truly believed at first, but he does so much later on that he's no longer just simply carrying out Blake's wishes.

    • @Raphley
      @Raphley 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SvenVanDerPlank Ok now I am even more excited to see what’s to come.

  • @JustShoveJayOhBe
    @JustShoveJayOhBe 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great work - enjoy your videos a lot and relisten a bunch of times. The succession wars are so tough to recount but you’ve tackled it!

    • @TheKeyser94
      @TheKeyser94 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      By this moment, there are four succession wars, the last two Mechwarrior games, Battletech and Mechwarrior 5 begin in the 31th Century, there are also the clans that are the descendants of the exiles, lead by the son Kerensky, that become even more zealot than then nobles houses of the inner sphere creating a rigid social hierarchy, destroying everything that his father stood for, to the point that the clans try to invade the inner sphere, and then battle with each other, making the whole exile pointless.

    • @jamesperkins191
      @jamesperkins191 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Arguably the Clan invasion is a 5th Succession War and the WOB Jihad is a 6th

  • @Korraganitar
    @Korraganitar 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Gotta say, the fact that Comstar arose is yet another reason why I look down on Kerensky's Exodus. Stupid Phone Company was somehow even more harmful to humanity than the Mechanicum from 40k!
    Also, maybe you know, did the identity of the Minnesota Tribe ever get confirmed and made part of Canon? I know who many people think they are, but everything I have ever found in the lore is always left inconclusive.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      So in the next video I'll pretty conclusively link them to the SLDF. Popular theory I've heard is that they were Clan Wolverine exiles fleeing the Clan worlds, heading who knows where. Apart from the fact that this specific unit was led by Khan Saran McEvedy's father during the Star League Civil War, I'm not aware of any other links between the Minnesota Tribe and Wolverine specifically, but that's probably because I've simply not gotten that far into the timeline yet. I'm only up to 3056 in my reading.

    • @Korraganitar
      @Korraganitar 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@SvenVanDerPlank that is the theory I meant. I personally don't care for it, but that's because I am a fan of Clan Wolverine, and the Minnesota Tribe is later linked to the Word of Blake, who I dislike.

    • @jamesperkins191
      @jamesperkins191 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's not know to humanity at large, but us, the audience know that they were the Wolverines, they were given sanctuary by a clique within Comstar, and evolved into the Word Of Blake

    • @Korraganitar
      @Korraganitar 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jamesperkins191 see, that's the thing, I have never seen an outright confirmation that they were Wolverine. Not from any official source at least.

    • @jamesperkins191
      @jamesperkins191 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Maybe not 100% outright but there's enough breadcrumbs there
      Wolverine became the Minnesota Tribe became The Blood became the Word Of Blake and by the mid 32nd Century, The Clave.

  • @knowonescyclops5677
    @knowonescyclops5677 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome video and the quality keeps getting better. Please continue to make excellent content.

  • @solaraura8278
    @solaraura8278 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just finished your First Succession War series. And now I am hyped to learn more about the Second Succession War! Keep up the good work

  • @Wrangler-fp4ei
    @Wrangler-fp4ei 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sorry for the delay, this was wonderful and complete beginning! Thank you for soldiering on telling the lore of BattleTech!

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No worries. Glad you're still enjoying them, Wrangler.

  • @dantauche7917
    @dantauche7917 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I get chills when I hear that final theme song hit.

  • @Somewhat-Evil
    @Somewhat-Evil 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It would be a lot of work gleaning information out of the original House books, but I hope you carry through to the Third Succession War as well. It lasted 159 years after all so there'd be enough content for a couple of episodes. The Forth is much easier with the 2-volume series and the Warrior trilogy novels.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Certainly plan to do that later Succession Wars. As you say, the 3rd might be far longer but less happens, while the 4th is just a flash in the pan, so I expect both of those to be shorter.

  • @Ashasverus
    @Ashasverus 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Between you and Tex I feel spoiled. You're doing great work.

  • @MM22966
    @MM22966 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I like the new intro.
    Oh, and how do we know what Blake actually said on his deathbed? Toyama was the only one there, and he killed everyone who disagreed...

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The short story "Intentions" includes their final conversation and reveals Blake's part in it all.

  • @AsenDead
    @AsenDead 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Y'all, I've been trying to find the song section that plays at the "Dawn of a New Era" and I haven't been able to find the source or the timestamp. Can you help ya boi out here? The soundtrack gives me chills on par with "A Second Life" and I haven't been able to find it.
    Love your work, Sven! Your videos have been the best, most comprehensive entry points for Battletech lore that I've been able to find!

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you. The name of the song you're looking for is Kingdom from the Mirror's Edge: Catalyst soundtrack by Solar Fields. It's the same song throughout this video, but it's only specific sections looped.

  • @florianlucs7229
    @florianlucs7229 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i really like the new style of presentation

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you. Always trying to evolve the style with each new series by starting fresh. I'm happy with how this one looks so far.

  • @redrobot4909
    @redrobot4909 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Many lessons were learned by Lyran's example - One they somehow didn't "make our own HPG network, with blackjack and hookers" But no one in BT keeps blueprints after something is built in their territories
    Great vid as always, thanks

    • @Shadowdrag00n
      @Shadowdrag00n 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Plus the amount of work and effort it would take to make your adhoc HPG network for your whole realm whiles not attracting the attention of Comstar and ROM would make it super problematic.

    • @redrobot4909
      @redrobot4909 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Shadowdrag00n I find it hard to belive that ComStar had enough resources to prevent one house from doing that much less several at once
      But BT has a lot of quirks like that

    • @Shadowdrag00n
      @Shadowdrag00n 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@redrobot4909 You've also got to remember that inverse, everyone relies on Comstar but, (someone correct me if am wrong) everyone knows they're dodgy but not to the live and scale that we as views are, as they do most of their moves in the shadows. If all the houses found out what they were really really up to it would be the end of them. Easier to just content with one house and silence the rest then feel the wrath of the either inner sphere all focused on killing you?

    • @redrobot4909
      @redrobot4909 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Shadowdrag00n It's just weird how magically powerful ComStar is for being such a tiny faction. It was really galling when the clans were stopped by them instead of the inner sphere- but ComStar maybe is guided by god

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Worth remembering that ComStar was only in a position to stop the Clans because the ilKhan allowed them the stop the Clans. The invasion was undermined by its leader.

  • @craigmorris4083
    @craigmorris4083 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nothing better for a day where I played BattleTech than a (highly expected) video to end the long day with.
    Thanks Sven. :)

  • @thedocklighter
    @thedocklighter 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My second watch-through and I can hardly control my anticipation for the next episode!
    I wonder if and how Toyama ever reconciled himself with the absolutely horrendous toll his machinations cost the people of the Inner Sphere in pursuing his interpretation of Jerome Blake's vision for Comstar after his death.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Well it's rendering now so will definitely be out next weekend (or Patreon within the next 12 hours).
      It's difficult to make a judgement on Toyama. His later actions suggest more than just begrudgingly carrying out his old master's wishes, but they don't go nearly so far as his successors. He was probably a believer in the old "the ends justify the means" adage.

    • @RobtheStampede
      @RobtheStampede 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@SvenVanDerPlank I've always though Toyama was a born follower. Having Blake tell him "okay here's what you're going to do" allowed him to sidestep the question of morality by telling himself Blake said to do it, and Blake knew what he was doing. Basically, he wants someone to tell him what to do so he can just go down a path chosen for him. Kind of like Victor, now that I think of it.

  • @ArawnNox
    @ArawnNox 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man, you really stepped up the production quality. Loving this. Keep it up!

  • @fredlandry6170
    @fredlandry6170 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hopefully there will one day be a Fourth Succession War video series I love that conflict.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      We'll get to it one day, promise. It was sitting on the bus, reading the 4thSW Atlases, listening to the HBS BT soundtrack that first gave me the idea of drawing maps to illustrate the conflict in video form, so it's something I've been working towards for a long while now.

  • @shagakhan9442
    @shagakhan9442 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Can I cancel one Comstar cotract? I currently have two because we moved house. Nvm wrong page.

  • @Linkous12
    @Linkous12 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The quality of your videos just gets better and better.

  • @polaris88
    @polaris88 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really enjoyed all of your series so far! Thank you for all the work you put into it!

  • @lexington476
    @lexington476 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    How many parts for The Second War?

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Thirteen. Hoping to do one a week up to the end of April.

    • @Raphley
      @Raphley 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@SvenVanDerPlank Try to take your time if it doesn’t work out as fast as you want. Better to take longer to do it right after all.

  • @BK2207
    @BK2207 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    And here we go for the most destructive of the Succession Wars, the horrible Second.
    And I agree; totally Comstar's war, and victory by then.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I wouldn't say most destructive. The carnage was more focused on the militaries with fewer civilians caught in the WMD fallout. Death toll is no more than 10% of the First Succession War. Just as many planets were lost but that's largely because of the lingering effects of the First as much as the Second.

    • @BK2207
      @BK2207 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SvenVanDerPlank Granted, poor choice of word from me in that regard.
      But again, the fact that a lot of both common and advance knowledge and military capacity will be completely lost during it for centuries to come does make the Second the most destructive.
      Not in terms of casualties per say, but more it basically created a litteral dark age (lostech) and it could have stayed for longuer if not the meddling of a mercenary group.

  • @jmullner76
    @jmullner76 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    And with those actions, Blake put the eventual fall of Comstar on its way…

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I mean, if Schweppes had his way, ComStar would have been dead far sooner. Anyway, a few centuries of constant war is a fair trade for our boys in white.

    • @foenrik8941
      @foenrik8941 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SvenVanDerPlank Oh, I'm sure they consider it a fair trade...since they won't be fighting it for the most part.

  • @MysteryMastery69
    @MysteryMastery69 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looking forward to this new series. Glad to see you're back, Sven. So far, this is awesome!

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cheers, glad to be back. Hopefully we can get this series out in good time, but that would be a first for this project, lol.

  • @robin6469
    @robin6469 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cant wait to watch the rest of this series! Great work!

  • @Dracobyte
    @Dracobyte 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Let's go! Thank you for another great video.

  • @joaopedrovalerio9673
    @joaopedrovalerio9673 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is epic! The Lore is just great.Can't wait for more.Thank you Sven!

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You're welcome. More to come soon.

  • @fredboldman6818
    @fredboldman6818 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Keep up the fantastic work. You, sir, are LEGEND!

  • @donhodgkinson6233
    @donhodgkinson6233 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent video and source material succession wars are fascinating can't wait for next episode 👍

  • @michaelkimberling7307
    @michaelkimberling7307 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    And Conrad’s Villain Arc begins…

  • @lostdefender137
    @lostdefender137 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I absolutely adore these videos man, keep up the great work

  • @sebastiang.5032
    @sebastiang.5032 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing, I just love your lore videos.

  • @gregbird5684
    @gregbird5684 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you Sven😊

  • @wandilismus8726
    @wandilismus8726 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great Video as always Precentror Van Der Plank

  • @CapnArrich
    @CapnArrich 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Quality stuff, as usual, my good sir.

  • @Arnesio
    @Arnesio 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Given the very brief peace between the Succession War, what feature or features of the wars do you think most distinguishes them from one another?

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Second Succession War starts out just as hot-blooded as the First but everyone quickly realises that they're in a very different place than before, so that intensity quickly drops off. Like I said in the outro, the Second is very much ComStar's War, as so many of the major events are orchestrated by them, usually working behind the scenes but sometimes more overtly. It's that manipulation (and less extreme WMD usage) which separates the two.

  • @ebla83
    @ebla83 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sven, as always a magnificent presentation.

  • @nukenuked5749
    @nukenuked5749 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    cant wait for more mate really enjoying
    thanks mate loved it

  • @WalaVeioMala
    @WalaVeioMala 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    @sven van der Plank. if you could have a mech, which one would it be, and why would it be the Urbanmech LAM ?

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Am I a Clanner or Inner Sphere? It's either the Hollander or Stone Rhino.

    • @justinhammer3196
      @justinhammer3196 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The Urbanmech LAM was actually just an Urbanmech battlemech on an oversized flying vehicle that largely resembled an old earth "seadoo". Honestly still more practical than a true LAM.

  • @harbingerx7793
    @harbingerx7793 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Man, COMSTAR, those smug bastards messing with things behind the scenes....but were they wrong?

    • @MoreEvilThanYahweh
      @MoreEvilThanYahweh 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Absolutely not in regards to setting off the 2SW early

  • @floriangallus7760
    @floriangallus7760 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great stuff as always Sven. Thank you.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      As always, you are welcome.

  • @wimhertogen5979
    @wimhertogen5979 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Look forward to another dozen of episodes!

  • @ericsouth3019
    @ericsouth3019 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved it! Keep up the good work! 👍

  • @misterk9301
    @misterk9301 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    second succession war here we go

  • @Knightlancer44
    @Knightlancer44 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your content is as amazing as always!

  • @MitchellWillingham
    @MitchellWillingham 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done. Sounds Great!

  • @timkaase87
    @timkaase87 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I cannot wait 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

  • @seanbumstead1250
    @seanbumstead1250 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have been playing battletech since the beginning in the 80s,I still have the original box set with its name called battledroids

  • @LunaGuardian
    @LunaGuardian 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What's the intro Cinematic? Looks amazing! Really gets me in the mood for the video😊

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's a piece of artwork by Felix Mittermeier and then just simply fades into a stock video of Earth by Jol Acen.

  • @No-U-
    @No-U- 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good stuff as always Seven van river dweller.

  • @AW-wf2dx
    @AW-wf2dx 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Solar Fields soundtrack is fire

  • @mathewmcgee8029
    @mathewmcgee8029 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude built a blanket fort for us.

  • @negatronnortagen8037
    @negatronnortagen8037 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good stuff, boss

  • @THWikiPodcast
    @THWikiPodcast 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Awesome

  • @Etycho
    @Etycho 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So that's where Caddy has been this whole time

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Caddy?

    • @Etycho
      @Etycho 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@SvenVanDerPlank Very weird... I made this comment on UpIsNotJumps new video and somehow it ended up here. Hmmmm. Sorry for the confusion.
      Great video btw, love your work.

  • @workshoptelescope
    @workshoptelescope 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    SOLAR FIELDS AND SVEN!! ❤

  • @zapdragon23
    @zapdragon23 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I have always suspected that the "true" version of comstar's history could not be trusted. it seems awfully convenient the all the horrible ideas came from blake who could do no wrong.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I'm not sure I understand which you're saying is true/false.
      Throughout most of the early lore, all the craziness is blamed on Toyama in the sourcebooks, but the Second Succession War sourcebook includes a lengthy deathbed conversation between him and Blake which reveals it was mostly Jerome's idea to force the others into war again. That's not to say that Karpov didn't later send things spiralling into true madness, far beyond either Blake or Toyama's intentions.

    • @zapdragon23
      @zapdragon23 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@SvenVanDerPlank I'm not saying that you won't cover what really happened but I mean that it seems a lot of crazy happened that we only know about indirectly. yes we have that conversation but it is one of the few things we can place much trust in regarding comstar's history since we mostly see it from the outside. I'm essentially saying that even if there was a plan, no matter how bad an idea it was, it was off the rails pretty much from the beginning.

    • @MoreEvilThanYahweh
      @MoreEvilThanYahweh 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@SvenVanDerPlank A deathbed conversation with no witnesses or recordings save for Toyama's "trust me, bro".

  • @NewsOfTheInnerSphere
    @NewsOfTheInnerSphere 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Toyoma sent Blake on to the afterlife with a pillow... change my mind. 😜

  • @valdimarinn
    @valdimarinn 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lets go baby❤

  • @chrisbravard
    @chrisbravard 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank You.

  • @alexwatts1064
    @alexwatts1064 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    HELL YEAH LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @eltoxicdog7587
    @eltoxicdog7587 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like these.

  • @rickypalacios1554
    @rickypalacios1554 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    you know I never herad of Word of Blake unitl I played the game Mechassult.

  • @ebla83
    @ebla83 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Woot!

  • @PaganPilot
    @PaganPilot 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maybe after each succession war have the inner sphere fade out each system that gets destroyed/depopulated too.

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I did that at the end of the First Succession War series and will do again this time round.

  • @mathewkelly9968
    @mathewkelly9968 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Long live Sven

  • @nono2645
    @nono2645 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    yes the wait is over

  • @thunberbolttwo3953
    @thunberbolttwo3953 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So comstar was always the word of blake. Especially after the purification.

  • @lenbone72
    @lenbone72 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    SVEN CAN YOU PUT ALL YOUR BATTLEMECH VIDEOS INTO A PLAYLIST CHRONOLOGICALLY!

    • @SvenVanDerPlank
      @SvenVanDerPlank  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They are already. It should be on the channel homepage.