I don't think anyone can disagree that sideways flick Trevor does with the whip is one of the most technically beautiful pieces of animation ever. The animation team's greatest achievement was making the whip and the Morning Star look believable.
I was so impressed in how the whips where animated, it could have so easily been goofy but they gave them so much weight and flair it was just fantastic.
I've met people that have practiced rope dart for years who wish they had half the skill Trevor shows in the anime, I love that it's so grounded in reality even while being so obviously fantastical
Yeah, the way they made whips look functional is satisfying as hell. Whips would never do what it does in castlevania (I think), yet with how well they animate all the motions that trevor does that makes it feel like he's putting in adequate power to make the whip go that far, while also controlling it in ways that seem realistic and doable. Never have whips impressed me this much.
I have a very simple philosophy when it comes to realism/believability: If it’s not trying to be realistic and it works, then it’s a positive. If it’s trying and it fails, then it’s a negative.
Like when a story has its characters explaining the rules/mechanics of their world every 5 damn minutes, it just feels like the writer is trying to spoon feed the audience all the information, instead of letting people figure it out on their own. The earlier seasons of supernatural atleast did this in a believeable manner, because Sam and Dean themselves were still inexperienced and learning new things.
And like Trevor's whip just like blatantly ignores physics, because it's cool and the animators are flexing. It's hard to hold Alucard's sword to the standards of reality while that's going on.
I think realism is one of those things you have to learn to know how to break. What makes breaking it work is if that way of using it has a purpose great enough that's worth the cost in realism. If the effect of breaking realism doesn't offset the cost, then it drags the quality down.
Alucrad actually explains why his sword is so long while hes training the Japanese siblings, basically he says it's to keep vampires at a distance because if they get close then your in biting range
That makes sense, probably why the Belmont clan uses whips, more range than any melee weapon and damage doesn't matter when the enemy just explode when your weapon touch them.
I remember this theory that says that the whip was a perfect vampire Killer weapon for the reason that it can break the sound barrier at a reasonable distance and doesn't need to be recharged after each attack (also yeah the target fucking explodes) so I guess it sounds plausible?
I think that you misunderstood that slightly: yeah the thing about biting range is true, however that's not a problem for alucard as he has vampire fangs and claws too, and is (presumably) better at using them than almost any vampire out there. the way that I understood it is that he made his sword so long so that *he* wouldn't bite his ebemies, because he's afraid of succumbing to his vampire side
@@Gaawachan yeah, but again: he's probably better at using his claws and fangs than almost any vampire out there. though you could say that if he can just completely outrange them, then there's no need to risk close quarters fighting
I never thought about the detail of Dracula fighting Alucard with his fists. That is such a good detail showing that Dracula, subconsciously, doesn't want to hurt his son or might even want him to win.
@@Skallagrim He already nearly killed Alucard a year ago and he just realized then that his dead wife didn't want him to kill their son for stopping his genocide. And the show expects us to have a big cry about a genocidal demon parasite dying because he apparently doesn't know his wife enough to know that she wouldn't approve of killing innocent people which included children. So no, I don't appreciate a mass murdering monster given the sympathy card for the fifth or sixth time in the season. I was waiting for him to admit that he was doing it for himself not Lisa so that we would get satisfying fight instead of the heroes being no match to a weaken Dracula while giving him the "moral victory".
@@MrSilentProtagonist You're making the mistake of assuming perfect rationality. Dracula's grief and anger is clouding his judgment, and at the end he's having that moment of clarity. That WAS him realizing what he was doing and it was just for his own suicidal vengeance. Part of him wanted them to stop and kill him.
@@MrSilentProtagonist pretty sure that i’ve seen you before and that you’re a troll, but if not then remember that dracula let his son kill him because he realized how mad and depraved he’d become. in doing so he literally admitted that he WAS doing it for himself, and thus let Alucard end him and said mass murdering.
I just assumed alucards sword is partly silver which traditionally always hurt the supernatural. It’s why he cuts vampires and monsters like butter but he can be parried.
@@SoIstice That wasn't in doubt, was it? It seems to fly around on command, and I don't remember Alucard being shown to otherwise have telekinetic powers.
@@Cuuniyevo yes, part of the enchantment on the sword is the remote control, but it's not unreasonable to assume that the sword is also just magically "buffed".
I believe context is important in these situations. If I am watching a gritty, realistic series with minor fantasy elements like Game of Thrones, and I see a dude with a gargantuan sword, it's jarring. But if I see it in something like Castlevania or Monster Hunter... Yeah man, it's just part of the meal...
Wow, didn't expect to see you here, an anime guitar cover channel. But on what part of the show did you work on? I'm guessing music. And your guitar covers are great, i especially like the ones of kimi no na wa and koe no katachi. Keep up the good work.
My favourite moment is Trevor punching Dracula, and Dracula's reaction is "you must be the Belmont" - because only a Belmont would have the balls to just punch Dracula in the chin, lol I liked that weird spinny dagger thing he found despite how silly it is, because it adds to how skilled and knowledgeable he's meant to be - he not only knew what this obscure thing was, but he knew how to use it well.
Yeah, that made me laugh, too. Exactly the same thought went through my mind. "Only a Belmont would punch freaking Dracula in the face on first encounter. Any mere mortal would be running like hell!"
@@ScottKenny1978 The funny thing is SPOILERS in season 4 Trevor fistfights another vampire and clearly has theh upper hand. Guess Drac's just built different.
@@rnaD86 well, Vlad is the original vampire, in Castlevania lore. So I'm not surprised that someone who can punch Dracula in the face can beat down any lesser vampire.
@@ScottKenny1978 hmmm well not sure about Castlevania anime lore.. in games there were vampires before Dracula... In Lament of Innocense where first Belmont - Leon, appears... there was different vampires... actually Dracula was his best friend and only at the end of the game he became vampire I believe
The thing is, all the combat has impact and physicality. And everyone is going for the kill rather than tapping blades, so it feels real in their world.
I loved this show so much. The fight animations were a perfect blend of cool and selectively realistic. I’m glad you made this video acknowledging the little realism goblin. I have struggled with that goblin ever since I discovered channels like yours.
The whole "letting the sword float real quick" actually remind me of real human, astronauts in microgravity doing similar things. And when they come back to earth, they're still not re-adjusted to gravity so sometimes they might do things like try to let a pen just float in front of them and look dumbfoled for a second the thing isn't levitating where they left. This is actually more "realistic" (verisimilar is the word here), than being "realistic", because we know even mere mortals can and have adapted to "superpowers".
@@ViktorTheMusician OH WAIT!! I just remembered.. I once tried to pinch and zoom a map in front of some friends. We all lost our minds laughing. Super embarrassing in the best possible way.
was watching another of his clips, about daggers where he mentioned that he usually refrains from giving the dagger back after disarming sparring partners, since people have done similar things in more serious circumstances due to muscle memory.
6:52 - I imagine that Alucard has inhumanly high pain-tolerance so blow to the crotch was ineffective. But blow to the head was probably even less expected at the moment and while in itself didn't hurt much, disoriented Alucard for a moment, creating an opening.
If you can move that fast or with that much agility, why would you need to use something with massive slashing attacks? Quick short jabs with a rapier type sword would be most beneficial
@@widdershins5383 even if you can move that fast, isn't it faster to slash 40 guys with one big slash, than to jab 40 times? Or maybe you just don't want to look like a sewing machine. Also, I'm not 100% sure, but I think jabbing over and over again might be more exhausting than slashing. Not that it matters much in this case (these guys don't easily get tired in a fight), but do note with their agility they are quite good at targeting the soft bits of flesh (slicing throats of 'mostly armored' guys, for example) which I think requires less energy than piercing a ribcage and pulling the blade out, for example. Though I guess poking throats/jugulars with a rapier, as long as you don't hit the spine, would also be quite energy efficient.
@@Tennouseijin but it requires more finesse to show off your skill and speed to jab 40 times, besides then you get some variety. Stab some in the jugular, some in the femoral, a few straight through the heart, maybe one or two in the eye piercing the brain, maybe through the bottom of the jaw into the brain...variety lol
I watched it with my gf and we loved it, i never played Castlevania btw This series is so awesome, quick, has the ending, nothing unnecessary introduced, almost everything fits and has purpose It's just satisfying
The reason for the headbutt vs crotch kick inflicting odd amounts of damage is in my eyes to show the different personalities of the characters, Trevor's got a knob for head and Alucard does not seem to be someone who thinks with his jewels. An interesting and comedic way to really embody their discrepancies imo.
From a different perspective, IMO that scene is done as a form of brick joke: in Ep1 Trevor got kicked in the balls (one or even twice?) which looked absolutely painful. Fast forward to Ep4 sword fight, Trevor finally got to kick someone else in the balls...which had zero effect.
I believe they said it was a direct omage. But yeah it was fantastic. I had chills when she said "day armor". I'm not really a berserk fan but I was hollering the whole scene.
one thing I really love is how in the fights the characters personality shines trough. In most movies/series fights are just that, a fight nothing more, maybe a few words but nothing else.
Apparently the same studio said they would be interested in a Berserk adaptation, I would be so happy to see that instead of the abomination that is the 2016 anime
Even after I learned about historically accurate and realistically feasible arms & armor, I still enjoy anime and fantasy stuff in general. Rule of cool and having things stand out for meme quality is part of the enjoyment, no matter how ridiculous things can get. I just prefer that things be what they are: don't put fantasy stuff in attempts at historical recreation, and don't be anal about historical/practical accuracy in a fantasy. It just depends on the context.
I love how they animated the whips Trevor uses, how he uses his limbs to tweak the whip and snap it in a direction catching the things he is fighting off guard
The scene, where he blocks with both arms is demonstrating a common miconception about logic where there are fantasy elements. Something can be logical without being realistic. I always appreciate it, if things make sense within the rules that are set by the universe a story takes place in. It enables the viewer to think about what happens and anticipate events, strategies or actions. Basically, for me (as I like to think about potential outcomes and developments of the movies/series I watch) it allows for a deeper involvement of the audience. The opposite has similarity in character to watching a sports event without knowing the rules - you just would be less emotionally involved if you had less understanding about the reasoning of the players' strategies
sadly no mentioning of my boy Isaac. This series has so many great characters but Isaac is my absolute favorite. killing multiple vampires with a dagger and a thorny belt... i wonder who would win between him and trevor in a battle with daggers or short swords. no fancy arifacts no demon raising magic, just speed, strength and skill...
Assuming Alucard and Carmilla are roughly on par, feats favor Trevor. He put up a really good fight against Alucard, whereas Isaac would've died a number of times without the aid of his demons (which he obviously was well aware of, hence their usage). Neither Alucard nor Carmilla are capable of taking on Dracula in a 1-on-1. The former was willing to try and duke it out, the latter wasn't - and Alucard's showing wasn't exactly bad, so I'd actually rank him slightly above Carmilla. Still, I'm hesitant to say Trevor would beat Carmilla without help; she looked fairly impressive considering Isaac's "plot armor". Overall, basing on these comparisons, I feel content in saying Trevor wins a straight-out duel. It won't be fast, considering Isaac's agility, but I don't see him struggling either. Give Trevor a whip and I'd wager he stomps. Isaac is impressive, but his biggest strengths don't exactly lie in direct combat ability.
The final Isaac fight against carmila is my favorite in the series hands down. One of my favorite animated fights ever properly. It's so satisfying, so filled with character and believable emotion. I am carmila of stirga and, F*CK Y0U
There’s also that scene in season one where Trevor lead peasants in killing demons where they use really good tactics including an improvised pike formation. Any thoughts?
The art style of this anime definitely have some big inspirations from "Kawajiri Yoshiaki" (Ninja Scrolls, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, X, Animatrix, Highlander: The Search for Vengeance). That's why it's totally fit Castlevania franchise & definitely one of the anime strongest point.
in my opinion the magic is the most fluid and custom its ever been, this series is constantly evolving with different spells and application. SO GOOOD.
The cross could _partially_ work with triangular cross-section blades, nested sliding rings and a lot of careful grinding and painting. It is drawn with a line along the ring and different patterns for the two blade axes which fits this idea but it has too many ridges to actually fit together. Instead of locking it could rely entirely on rotational inertia but that would require you to always move it in the same orientation around the sliding axis. Still no idea how to actually grip and wield it in a useful manner and the geometry required for overlapping the blades actively contradicts using them as airfoils to control the flight path when thrown.
Oh man, it’s so good! I was re-watching all of the Spawn animated series when I saw this video yesterday and have been binge watching since. I sure am glad I saw this video, thank you!
I had only heard the name "castlevania" before, i didnt even know what it was before i started watching the series, getting to know that there was a whole lot more around it. The story series was amazing and i hope it doesnt get watterd down like so many series does because of its success. Even better as a WOW player right now, i get to play in that setting in the current raid that is out, Castle Nathria, only his name is Sire Denathrius and the theme of this raid is just spot on, when it comes to the "vampire elite, goth" style.
@@datkhornedog899 I did at first, but they bungled the story so much, that it has become a canon unto itself. Just refer to it now as "Warrenvania," and dropped all expectations. So far, shutting my brain off had made it slightly more tolerable.
@@datkhornedog899 I did. Castlevania games originally had little to no actual lore. People are exaggerating with negative reactions to this show's storytelling.
@@pvshka If the show had been really true to the games, they would have had the protagonists visit all the locations from the later seasons in the first but be unable to enter because they didn't have the key or ability to get in yet. Season 3 would have been backtracking only!
SO HAPPY SKALL SHOUTED THIS OUT. Catlevania is untioncislly the best show I she every watched. You could print off every frame and put it on your wall. It's grievous. The writing is fantastic. The fighting is orgasmic. It's is to this day the best audio visual experience I have ever had
The Dracula vs Alucard detail is another nice touch because Dracula probably doesn't even realise he's doing it. In the first fight he was still raw from his wife's death and was mostly together. By the time of the second fight, his mentality has changed a lot and he's almost suicidal in some ways. So he's probably unconsciously giving Alucard more chances to kill him, or at least there's a part of him that doesn't want to actually kill his last living family.
Netflix has just been banging it out with animation these days. Castlevania and the new She-Ra, The Dragon Prince, Kipo, etc. It's fantastic. We're definitely living in the golden age of web series rn.
@@wintermiller4845 they also picked up Hazbin Hotel and made Dark Crystal Age of Resistance. I know that last one isn’t animation, but it’s in the same vein IMO.
Aaaaaand already hit like 45 seconds into the video. On the chance someone didn't point it out already, Baltimore Knife and Sword on Man At Arms did a damn-near-exact build of Alucard's sword. It is one of the best cutting weapons they've ever made, if the examples shown are anything to go by. Either way, excellent video, thanks for the reminder of why I like your own work so much.
aftyer nearly 20 years of it repeatedly destroying me I'm proud to say that I've finally beaten Castlevania on nes. such a great feeling. Currently waiting for my pre-order of the 30th anniversary collection by limited run. I love this series and always have. Quite impressed with the show. not a fan of season 3, but I still need to watch season 4 c: castlevania for life.
I only recently learned of gravity knives. I could imagine Trevor's Chakram to have two different buttons; one that allows one pair of blades to rotate, and a second button that allows both blades to be locked together at a 90 but also spin around thr hand guard. If he gave it a wrist flick and pressed the 'free rotation' button, it could spin on that axis for a while. Some dwarven level of craftsmanship seen here.
@@TrueCarthaginian my mansm he aint a degenerate for trying to find some love. He already would have a hard time being half vamp, he got done dirty and now he found a nice lady to be with.
Not really. The writer completely bastardized the IP for some shallow misanthropy. If you read the interviews, he doesn't care about the source material at all.
@@MrSilentProtagonist Like I said, more love was put in to Castlevania than Konami ever bothered to care. Hell I was surprised Leon was ever brought up at all. Besides I think a lot of fans are more pleased with this than a pachinko machine.
@@MrSilentProtagonist Yeah it is. :3 What you want to watch a whole show about Dracula being resurrected for the 8th time, or maybe the part when he's resurrected as some white hair anime MC in japan would be interesting. Honestly that would be cool if they do go that far to reference Aria of Sorrow. But I rather not watch 8 seasons of poor Dracula being resurrected over and over when he rather be dead or be with Lisa.
@@BlackHarlequin13 I would rather not watch a show that has a genocidal demon parasite be "redeemed" because he was just having a bad day when he killed those kids.
Great video as always. Would love to see a video on The Day Armor fight. If that is not the studio showing they could do Berserk justice I would be shocked.
THANK YOU SKALL! I absolutely adored this anime, I watched it on a whim, I was like “meh, ran out of stuff to watch, I’ll give this a shot” and MAN am I glad I did, amazing!
Some of the advanced maneuvers and advanced counter maneuvers are classified and very few people are even trained to perform them, as well as the designs and counter designs are classified.
My biggest complaint is them adding black people into the fantasy version of Medieval Europe. I mean, the black chick from the last season with the hipster hair was just laughable
@@MrLolguy93 You know there were actually quite a number of non-white people in eastern and southern europe right? And all of them are explicitly *from* elsewhere.
I enjoyed the show from the very beggining and I think it made a nice job of finishing every character's arc in the end. The fight I liked the most was the one of Carmilla vs Isaac, it was all so freaking epic, the direction was spot on, the acting, the set up and resolution. I've watched that scene alone dozens of times already, it's just too good.
Through whole show Carmilla had been shown to be way more bark than bite being manipulative, cowardly and treacherous. Not to mention psychotic misandrist as well. Then she shows why Morana, Striga (giant woman stronger than she looks) and Lenore submit to her authority - she has mean bite when she has to bite. It is obvious why remaining two are way less dangerous without Carmilla's authority.
I am obsessed. I was fully aware the entire watching experience that i am most likely not the intended audience (considering that i had never even heard of the game) and am not a straight dude into fighting at all. Seeing someone tell me why the show is even more fun than i already thought myself is great and i enjoy it immensely
I could not agree more! This show is in my top 5 of shows and I really, REALLY enjoyed it a LOT! Nice summary on why it is so great. Thanks Skall for this.
I love that the show’s artstyle chooses here and there to extend and lengthen either people or the weapons in the scene for dramatic effect- it’s so fucking good
I caught Castlevania entirely by accident one day i was off while my wife was ar work. I watched the first two episodes, said "shes gonna love this!" And forced myself to stop watching til she got home. It was hard. But she did absolutely love it, and we watched the rest of the series together. Definitely worth the watch... Might rewatch it tonight.
I did not notice that detail about Dracula not really using his claws again while fighting. That scene was already good, but that fact just blew my mind.
The way it's presented with well thought details really helps in the suspension of disbelief differently than most fantasy productions, definetely a "must watch" series.
I don't think anyone can disagree that sideways flick Trevor does with the whip is one of the most technically beautiful pieces of animation ever.
The animation team's greatest achievement was making the whip and the Morning Star look believable.
I was so impressed in how the whips where animated, it could have so easily been goofy but they gave them so much weight and flair it was just fantastic.
All of Trevor's whip stunts are so good. He never repeats a move and there's so much creativity imbued that it's breathtaking
I've met people that have practiced rope dart for years who wish they had half the skill Trevor shows in the anime, I love that it's so grounded in reality even while being so obviously fantastical
I see we had the same pfp idea.
Yeah, the way they made whips look functional is satisfying as hell. Whips would never do what it does in castlevania (I think), yet with how well they animate all the motions that trevor does that makes it feel like he's putting in adequate power to make the whip go that far, while also controlling it in ways that seem realistic and doable. Never have whips impressed me this much.
This show went so far beyond the rule of cool, even Skall doesn't care lol.
It positively broke his "inaccuracies radar"
I've absolutely been loving it.
If it shows going to be ridiculous it needs to be honest with itself to excel
Yes!!! 😁😁😁😊😊👊👊👏👏👏🙏🙏
@@christianweibrecht6555 Yes!!! Absolutely!
I have a very simple philosophy when it comes to realism/believability: If it’s not trying to be realistic and it works, then it’s a positive. If it’s trying and it fails, then it’s a negative.
Like when a story has its characters explaining the rules/mechanics of their world every 5 damn minutes, it just feels like the writer is trying to spoon feed the audience all the information, instead of letting people figure it out on their own. The earlier seasons of supernatural atleast did this in a believeable manner, because Sam and Dean themselves were still inexperienced and learning new things.
And like Trevor's whip just like blatantly ignores physics, because it's cool and the animators are flexing. It's hard to hold Alucard's sword to the standards of reality while that's going on.
@@Tyberes especially when Alucard's sword is explicitly magical. (End of S3)
It helps that it is all consistent.
I think realism is one of those things you have to learn to know how to break. What makes breaking it work is if that way of using it has a purpose great enough that's worth the cost in realism. If the effect of breaking realism doesn't offset the cost, then it drags the quality down.
Alucrad actually explains why his sword is so long while hes training the Japanese siblings, basically he says it's to keep vampires at a distance because if they get close then your in biting range
That makes sense, probably why the Belmont clan uses whips, more range than any melee weapon and damage doesn't matter when the enemy just explode when your weapon touch them.
I remember this theory that says that the whip was a perfect vampire Killer weapon for the reason that it can break the sound barrier at a reasonable distance and doesn't need to be recharged after each attack (also yeah the target fucking explodes) so I guess it sounds plausible?
I think that you misunderstood that slightly: yeah the thing about biting range is true, however that's not a problem for alucard as he has vampire fangs and claws too, and is (presumably) better at using them than almost any vampire out there.
the way that I understood it is that he made his sword so long so that *he* wouldn't bite his ebemies, because he's afraid of succumbing to his vampire side
@@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 Alucard probably doesn't have to worry about a vampire turning him, but ripping out his throat? Still a concern.
@@Gaawachan yeah, but again: he's probably better at using his claws and fangs than almost any vampire out there.
though you could say that if he can just completely outrange them, then there's no need to risk close quarters fighting
"Please. This isn't a bar fight. Have some class."
One of my favorite lines ever.
@@WolfHreda mine too.
One thing I like about that line is that it implies that, at some point in his life, _Alucard_ has been in a bar fight; how did that happen?!
@@matthewmuir8884 and how underhanded was he during it?
@@matthewmuir8884
Supposedly he grew up human, so some time during his teenage years i'd say.
I never thought about the detail of Dracula fighting Alucard with his fists. That is such a good detail showing that Dracula, subconsciously, doesn't want to hurt his son or might even want him to win.
I think that it sucks and it made the fight look lame.
@@MrSilentProtagonist How is it "lame" that Dracula has personality is not a mindless killing machine?
@@Skallagrim
He already nearly killed Alucard a year ago and he just realized then that his dead wife didn't want him to kill their son for stopping his genocide. And the show expects us to have a big cry about a genocidal demon parasite dying because he apparently doesn't know his wife enough to know that she wouldn't approve of killing innocent people which included children. So no, I don't appreciate a mass murdering monster given the sympathy card for the fifth or sixth time in the season. I was waiting for him to admit that he was doing it for himself not Lisa so that we would get satisfying fight instead of the heroes being no match to a weaken Dracula while giving him the "moral victory".
@@MrSilentProtagonist You're making the mistake of assuming perfect rationality. Dracula's grief and anger is clouding his judgment, and at the end he's having that moment of clarity. That WAS him realizing what he was doing and it was just for his own suicidal vengeance. Part of him wanted them to stop and kill him.
@@MrSilentProtagonist pretty sure that i’ve seen you before and that you’re a troll, but if not then remember that dracula let his son kill him because he realized how mad and depraved he’d become. in doing so he literally admitted that he WAS doing it for himself, and thus let Alucard end him and said mass murdering.
Of course the headbutt hurt more, Trevor's skull could be used as an effecting mining implement.
And Alucard has balls of steel.
Alucard wears a cup
@@matrimalviarin5043 Not under those skin tight pants, he doesn't.
@@ThumbSipper I don't pay enough attention to his crotch to determine the validity of this statement
Not to mention the concussion.
I just assumed alucards sword is partly silver which traditionally always hurt the supernatural. It’s why he cuts vampires and monsters like butter but he can be parried.
Silver plated for sure.
An Estoc with, in DnD terms, either Alchemical Silver (Silver/Steel Mixture, with alchemy).
It's also explicitly stated to be magical by Alucard at the end of Season 3.
@@SoIstice That wasn't in doubt, was it? It seems to fly around on command, and I don't remember Alucard being shown to otherwise have telekinetic powers.
@@Cuuniyevo yes, part of the enchantment on the sword is the remote control, but it's not unreasonable to assume that the sword is also just magically "buffed".
"I've been looking for a good exc- **EHM** an idea for a video."
I laughed way too hard at that
That cough was smooth I had to replay it to get he wanted to say excuse 😂
Honestly, I prefer when he speaks about stuff he likes, he doesn't need no excude.
I believe context is important in these situations.
If I am watching a gritty, realistic series with minor fantasy elements like Game of Thrones, and I see a dude with a gargantuan sword, it's jarring.
But if I see it in something like Castlevania or Monster Hunter... Yeah man, it's just part of the meal...
I’m kinda sad that Skall didn’t address Striga and her day armor….
I like how the weapon choices underline the contrast between Alucard's elegance and Trevor's crudeness
Trevor; "wEaPoN iS wEaPoN"
@@PatrixBest Well, he does know how to effectively use just about all of them.
If pocket sand works then it works
"well, i'm armed with a-...a stick! humm? so, i'll understand if you want to run away now."
I worked on the show and I learned so much from your videos!! Please keep up the awesome work!
Thank you for your work!
Like really, congratulations. You and your crew managed to make a VIDEO GAME SHOW outperform 95% of Netflix
If you really did, confirm for me that they wanted to make Metroid.
Wow, didn't expect to see you here, an anime guitar cover channel. But on what part of the show did you work on? I'm guessing music. And your guitar covers are great, i especially like the ones of kimi no na wa and koe no katachi. Keep up the good work.
Great work, your team did the best.
I have question:
Did anybody who worked on that Dayarmor scene hoped to adapt Beserk, or you are working on it?
My favourite moment is Trevor punching Dracula, and Dracula's reaction is "you must be the Belmont" - because only a Belmont would have the balls to just punch Dracula in the chin, lol
I liked that weird spinny dagger thing he found despite how silly it is, because it adds to how skilled and knowledgeable he's meant to be - he not only knew what this obscure thing was, but he knew how to use it well.
Yeah, that made me laugh, too. Exactly the same thought went through my mind. "Only a Belmont would punch freaking Dracula in the face on first encounter. Any mere mortal would be running like hell!"
@@ScottKenny1978 The funny thing is SPOILERS in season 4 Trevor fistfights another vampire and clearly has theh upper hand. Guess Drac's just built different.
@@rnaD86 well, Vlad is the original vampire, in Castlevania lore.
So I'm not surprised that someone who can punch Dracula in the face can beat down any lesser vampire.
@@ScottKenny1978 hmmm well not sure about Castlevania anime lore.. in games there were vampires before Dracula... In Lament of Innocense where first Belmont - Leon, appears... there was different vampires... actually Dracula was his best friend and only at the end of the game he became vampire I believe
@@Makareno94 yeah, his name is Mathias and became Vlad Tepes when he became Dracula.
CV is so good it made Skall temporarily reject historical accuracy.
First The Dragon Prince, now Castlevania series. You really like to discuss one of my favourite series on Netflix. Thank You.
Well those are the better series of netflix lmao
For those into anime there also the excellent Devilman Crybaby (It's depressing as fuck tho)
well those 2 are about the best Netflix ever farted
Thanks, I'll check it out this series someday.
Does Dragon Prince gets better? I stopped watching after the fourth episode, couldn't keep my interest.
The thing is, all the combat has impact and physicality. And everyone is going for the kill rather than tapping blades, so it feels real in their world.
the only thing that bothered me was Trevor's stamina like holyshit he should have fatigue for the rest of his life
I'm watching season 3 right now, and Trevor does get tired.
The Belmonts are just built different.
As someone who has unfortunately had to fight someone who was trying to take my life, adrenaline is really powerful stuff.
pretty sure he does... have you seem how he walks and talks during down time?
Thats an experiences monster hunter for you, theres a reason the church deemed the monsters
I loved this show so much. The fight animations were a perfect blend of cool and selectively realistic. I’m glad you made this video acknowledging the little realism goblin. I have struggled with that goblin ever since I discovered channels like yours.
The whole "letting the sword float real quick" actually remind me of real human, astronauts in microgravity doing similar things. And when they come back to earth, they're still not re-adjusted to gravity so sometimes they might do things like try to let a pen just float in front of them and look dumbfoled for a second the thing isn't levitating where they left. This is actually more "realistic" (verisimilar is the word here), than being "realistic", because we know even mere mortals can and have adapted to "superpowers".
Anytime I use a touchscreen computer I instantly embarrass myself by trying to tap regular computers immediately after.
@@VagabondTE my dumb ass tried to scroll a long paper letter with my finger
@@ViktorTheMusician XD
@@ViktorTheMusician OH WAIT!! I just remembered.. I once tried to pinch and zoom a map in front of some friends. We all lost our minds laughing. Super embarrassing in the best possible way.
was watching another of his clips, about daggers where he mentioned that he usually refrains from giving the dagger back after disarming sparring partners, since people have done similar things in more serious circumstances due to muscle memory.
Least realistic thing in the entire show is the sword familiar ACTUALLY BEING HELPFUL
Level that bad boy up to 99 and it’s a decent enough melee weapon
6:52 - I imagine that Alucard has inhumanly high pain-tolerance so blow to the crotch was ineffective. But blow to the head was probably even less expected at the moment and while in itself didn't hurt much, disoriented Alucard for a moment, creating an opening.
Also pain resistance isn’t the same as concussion resistance. Regular old pain is a way different experience to having your brain rocked
@@jaegercat6702 Precisely. Having hit so hard your brain hit your skull from inside of it seems to be an argument even against the hardier foes.
I'd say if someone can fly, like Sephiroth or Alucard, a longer sword fits them much better. It's like having the high ground all the time ;)
*angry Anakin noises*
@@Da1337Man *respirator helmet breathing noises*
If you can move that fast or with that much agility, why would you need to use something with massive slashing attacks? Quick short jabs with a rapier type sword would be most beneficial
@@widdershins5383 even if you can move that fast, isn't it faster to slash 40 guys with one big slash, than to jab 40 times?
Or maybe you just don't want to look like a sewing machine.
Also, I'm not 100% sure, but I think jabbing over and over again might be more exhausting than slashing. Not that it matters much in this case (these guys don't easily get tired in a fight), but do note with their agility they are quite good at targeting the soft bits of flesh (slicing throats of 'mostly armored' guys, for example) which I think requires less energy than piercing a ribcage and pulling the blade out, for example. Though I guess poking throats/jugulars with a rapier, as long as you don't hit the spine, would also be quite energy efficient.
@@Tennouseijin but it requires more finesse to show off your skill and speed to jab 40 times, besides then you get some variety. Stab some in the jugular, some in the femoral, a few straight through the heart, maybe one or two in the eye piercing the brain, maybe through the bottom of the jaw into the brain...variety lol
I watched it with my gf and we loved it, i never played Castlevania btw
This series is so awesome, quick, has the ending, nothing unnecessary introduced, almost everything fits and has purpose
It's just satisfying
The reason for the headbutt vs crotch kick inflicting odd amounts of damage is in my eyes to show the different personalities of the characters, Trevor's got a knob for head and Alucard does not seem to be someone who thinks with his jewels. An interesting and comedic way to really embody their discrepancies imo.
From a different perspective, IMO that scene is done as a form of brick joke: in Ep1 Trevor got kicked in the balls (one or even twice?) which looked absolutely painful. Fast forward to Ep4 sword fight, Trevor finally got to kick someone else in the balls...which had zero effect.
The Day Armour scene is AMAZING.
I hope they get Berserk’s rights xD
I believe they said it was a direct omage. But yeah it was fantastic. I had chills when she said "day armor". I'm not really a berserk fan but I was hollering the whole scene.
with how good castlevania is, i have full faith that this team could do justice to a berserk adaptation
one thing I really love is how in the fights the characters personality shines trough. In most movies/series fights are just that, a fight nothing more, maybe a few words but nothing else.
One of the reasons why the fights in _Dragon Ball Super: Broly_ were so engaging.
I watched season 4 on one day and now I feel sad there is nothing more ...
They are doing another Castlevania but with Different Characters from a different time period
@@boxinglearner1996 At least that’s something to wait for. Wait for...
I read somewhere the new series is about Richter Belmont and it is timed to the events that happen during Rondo of Blood/ SotN.
@@joniwesslin1494 Yup that’s it
Season 4 has really fallen apart. This show used to be amazing, but now it kind of sucks, honestly.
The fighting in this series is so good I forget realism is a thing. That's when you know you have a good series
Apparently the same studio said they would be interested in a Berserk adaptation, I would be so happy to see that instead of the abomination that is the 2016 anime
Berserk sucks, no thanks. Glad it will never be finished. Time for you fanatics to shut up about it. Tired of hearing about it.
I mean, day armor scene is like "we can't have Guts in berserk armor, so we have vampire amazonian woman in day armor"
"And if you have watched it--do it again."
My goodness; what an idea. Why didn't I think of that?
Even after I learned about historically accurate and realistically feasible arms & armor, I still enjoy anime and fantasy stuff in general. Rule of cool and having things stand out for meme quality is part of the enjoyment, no matter how ridiculous things can get. I just prefer that things be what they are: don't put fantasy stuff in attempts at historical recreation, and don't be anal about historical/practical accuracy in a fantasy. It just depends on the context.
I love how they animated the whips Trevor uses, how he uses his limbs to tweak the whip and snap it in a direction catching the things he is fighting off guard
I like how with the morning star he needs to build momentum to bring out its full power. Looks really cool with that style of weapon
The axe wielder viking teleporting vampire is a mix between Kratos and Noctis. I really liked that.
The scene, where he blocks with both arms is demonstrating a common miconception about logic where there are fantasy elements. Something can be logical without being realistic. I always appreciate it, if things make sense within the rules that are set by the universe a story takes place in. It enables the viewer to think about what happens and anticipate events, strategies or actions. Basically, for me (as I like to think about potential outcomes and developments of the movies/series I watch) it allows for a deeper involvement of the audience. The opposite has similarity in character to watching a sports event without knowing the rules - you just would be less emotionally involved if you had less understanding about the reasoning of the players' strategies
sadly no mentioning of my boy Isaac. This series has so many great characters but Isaac is my absolute favorite. killing multiple vampires with a dagger and a thorny belt... i wonder who would win between him and trevor in a battle with daggers or short swords. no fancy arifacts no demon raising magic, just speed, strength and skill...
Isaac is awesome, yeah. I just like too many characters... Alucard, Sypha, Isaac, Hector, Striga, etc. :)
Pretty sure that Trevor is superior in pure combat. Isaac relies heavily on his lads
You know what? I can't decide. Their feats stack up and I don't have a clear picture on who would win. I guess Trevor due to his experience?
Assuming Alucard and Carmilla are roughly on par, feats favor Trevor. He put up a really good fight against Alucard, whereas Isaac would've died a number of times without the aid of his demons (which he obviously was well aware of, hence their usage).
Neither Alucard nor Carmilla are capable of taking on Dracula in a 1-on-1. The former was willing to try and duke it out, the latter wasn't - and Alucard's showing wasn't exactly bad, so I'd actually rank him slightly above Carmilla. Still, I'm hesitant to say Trevor would beat Carmilla without help; she looked fairly impressive considering Isaac's "plot armor".
Overall, basing on these comparisons, I feel content in saying Trevor wins a straight-out duel. It won't be fast, considering Isaac's agility, but I don't see him struggling either. Give Trevor a whip and I'd wager he stomps. Isaac is impressive, but his biggest strengths don't exactly lie in direct combat ability.
The final Isaac fight against carmila is my favorite in the series hands down.
One of my favorite animated fights ever properly. It's so satisfying, so filled with character and believable emotion.
I am carmila of stirga and, F*CK Y0U
🤣🤣the Alucard slaying the voice of conscience made my day 🤣🤣
There’s also that scene in season one where Trevor lead peasants in killing demons where they use really good tactics including an improvised pike formation. Any thoughts?
"The what are you doing step bro" moment was... Well I really don't know what to think about that.
SPOILER ALERT
Dracula not slashing Alucard with his claws also works as a story telling because he doesn't want to kill his son
It was a beautiful display of subconscious restraint which made his moment of clarity that much more impactful. Absolutely loved it.
Please hide that spoiler a bit better.
No one is gonna see the spoiler alert without seeing the spoiler too.
@@KieraQ0323 It's been 3 fucking years
from the clips shown here the claw attacks were also quite telegraphed compared to the palm and closed fist attacks
I see how Trevor "operate" his whip, like those Shaolin's monk .
The art style of this anime definitely have some big inspirations from "Kawajiri Yoshiaki" (Ninja Scrolls, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, X, Animatrix, Highlander: The Search for Vengeance). That's why it's totally fit Castlevania franchise & definitely one of the anime strongest point.
When even the German-Canadian history nerd is satiated by the rool of cool, you know you’ve done a good job.
in my opinion the magic is the most fluid and custom its ever been, this series is constantly evolving with different spells and application. SO GOOOD.
This is probably one of the best examples of high quality animation that any production company has ever put out.
The cross could _partially_ work with triangular cross-section blades, nested sliding rings and a lot of careful grinding and painting. It is drawn with a line along the ring and different patterns for the two blade axes which fits this idea but it has too many ridges to actually fit together. Instead of locking it could rely entirely on rotational inertia but that would require you to always move it in the same orientation around the sliding axis. Still no idea how to actually grip and wield it in a useful manner and the geometry required for overlapping the blades actively contradicts using them as airfoils to control the flight path when thrown.
Oh man, it’s so good! I was re-watching all of the Spawn animated series when I saw this video yesterday and have been binge watching since. I sure am glad I saw this video, thank you!
I had only heard the name "castlevania" before, i didnt even know what it was before i started watching the series, getting to know that there was a whole lot more around it.
The story series was amazing and i hope it doesnt get watterd down like so many series does because of its success.
Even better as a WOW player right now, i get to play in that setting in the current raid that is out, Castle Nathria, only his name is Sire Denathrius and the theme of this raid is just spot on, when it comes to the "vampire elite, goth" style.
You are the target audience not people who played the games.
@@MrSilentProtagonist Doubt the game veterans cared about this.
@@datkhornedog899 I did at first, but they bungled the story so much, that it has become a canon unto itself. Just refer to it now as "Warrenvania," and dropped all expectations.
So far, shutting my brain off had made it slightly more tolerable.
@@datkhornedog899 I did. Castlevania games originally had little to no actual lore. People are exaggerating with negative reactions to this show's storytelling.
@@pvshka If the show had been really true to the games, they would have had the protagonists visit all the locations from the later seasons in the first but be unable to enter because they didn't have the key or ability to get in yet. Season 3 would have been backtracking only!
SO HAPPY SKALL SHOUTED THIS OUT. Catlevania is untioncislly the best show I she every watched. You could print off every frame and put it on your wall. It's grievous. The writing is fantastic. The fighting is orgasmic. It's is to this day the best audio visual experience I have ever had
I'm surprised you didn't comment on Striga and her Gut's looking armor and sword. But then again, everyone's talking about that so....
With Striga's armor they just went all the way with coolness over realism. And it's badass enough that I'm ok with it. :)
Striga is also like 7ft tall and built like a brick wall.
The Dracula vs Alucard detail is another nice touch because Dracula probably doesn't even realise he's doing it. In the first fight he was still raw from his wife's death and was mostly together. By the time of the second fight, his mentality has changed a lot and he's almost suicidal in some ways. So he's probably unconsciously giving Alucard more chances to kill him, or at least there's a part of him that doesn't want to actually kill his last living family.
Castlevania is the best thing Netflix has ever produced.
Netflix has just been banging it out with animation these days. Castlevania and the new She-Ra, The Dragon Prince, Kipo, etc. It's fantastic. We're definitely living in the golden age of web series rn.
@@wintermiller4845 they also picked up Hazbin Hotel and made Dark Crystal Age of Resistance.
I know that last one isn’t animation, but it’s in the same vein IMO.
Aaaaaand already hit like 45 seconds into the video.
On the chance someone didn't point it out already, Baltimore Knife and Sword on Man At Arms did a damn-near-exact build of Alucard's sword. It is one of the best cutting weapons they've ever made, if the examples shown are anything to go by.
Either way, excellent video, thanks for the reminder of why I like your own work so much.
It's a phenomenally well done series and deserves all the love.
aftyer nearly 20 years of it repeatedly destroying me I'm proud to say that I've finally beaten Castlevania on nes. such a great feeling. Currently waiting for my pre-order of the 30th anniversary collection by limited run. I love this series and always have. Quite impressed with the show. not a fan of season 3, but I still need to watch season 4 c: castlevania for life.
Finally me constantly asking about Castlevania weapons has paid off 👍
I only recently learned of gravity knives. I could imagine Trevor's Chakram to have two different buttons; one that allows one pair of blades to rotate, and a second button that allows both blades to be locked together at a 90 but also spin around thr hand guard. If he gave it a wrist flick and pressed the 'free rotation' button, it could spin on that axis for a while. Some dwarven level of craftsmanship seen here.
Trevor * Hit Alucard in the crotch with a knee *
Alucard: "Jokes on you, i'm into that stuff"
He most certainly wasn't before Netflix portrayed him as a degenerate.
@@TrueCarthaginian Come on, the son of Dracula and a human gotta have some kinks for sure (Just kidding, by the way)
@@TrueCarthaginian my mansm he aint a degenerate for trying to find some love. He already would have a hard time being half vamp, he got done dirty and now he found a nice lady to be with.
@@TrueCarthaginian What exactly about him are you calling degenerate?
@@aevum6667 Right? Because I'm sure every human has at least 1 kink
I don't think I would have started to watch this show without your recommendation. Seriously....THANKS A LOT!!!!
Sasly, It's still way more love than Konami ever gives to their games. Thank god that show is so GOOD!
Not really. The writer completely bastardized the IP for some shallow misanthropy. If you read the interviews, he doesn't care about the source material at all.
@@MrSilentProtagonist Like I said, more love was put in to Castlevania than Konami ever bothered to care. Hell I was surprised Leon was ever brought up at all. Besides I think a lot of fans are more pleased with this than a pachinko machine.
@@BlackHarlequin13
Is that what you call love? Completely reversing the theme of the games to be "Dracula good"?
@@MrSilentProtagonist Yeah it is. :3
What you want to watch a whole show about Dracula being resurrected for the 8th time, or maybe the part when he's resurrected as some white hair anime MC in japan would be interesting. Honestly that would be cool if they do go that far to reference Aria of Sorrow.
But I rather not watch 8 seasons of poor Dracula being resurrected over and over when he rather be dead or be with Lisa.
@@BlackHarlequin13
I would rather not watch a show that has a genocidal demon parasite be "redeemed" because he was just having a bad day when he killed those kids.
Thank you for the SOTN background music, great touch.
Loved the show too.
Great video as always. Would love to see a video on The Day Armor fight. If that is not the studio showing they could do Berserk justice I would be shocked.
Funny, the guy who sits on my shoulder and complains about realism looks exactly like that….
did a tiny pixellated Alucard kill him too?
THANK YOU SKALL! I absolutely adored this anime, I watched it on a whim, I was like “meh, ran out of stuff to watch, I’ll give this a shot” and MAN am I glad I did, amazing!
I agree entirely. Castlevania is awesome, and more people need to know about it.
Definitely
There’s so many different types of good games in the series, and they are nearly all worth checking out.
Some of the advanced maneuvers and advanced counter maneuvers are classified and very few people are even trained to perform them, as well as the designs and counter designs are classified.
one of the best things netflix have ever done
My biggest complaint is them adding black people into the fantasy version of Medieval Europe. I mean, the black chick from the last season with the hipster hair was just laughable
@@MrLolguy93 You know there were actually quite a number of non-white people in eastern and southern europe right? And all of them are explicitly *from* elsewhere.
@@MrLolguy93 stop repeating yourself... business and war make people travel... Europe didnt exist isolated, trade was very important
@@Candlemancer ah yes, the We Wuz Europeans argument
I doubt Medieval Europe looked like modern day California
Definitely. This and last Kingdom were the main reasons I kept my subcription.
The way Alucard drew his sword as amazing. He didn't un-sheath his sword, he un-sworded his sheath.
I love this show, the characters are really well written, and it’s such a beautiful world space
“If you have watched it, do it again”
You know what, that’s a great idea. Thanks Skall!
For the cutting, I’d think the tip velocity factors in with that blade design
I enjoyed the show from the very beggining and I think it made a nice job of finishing every character's arc in the end. The fight I liked the most was the one of Carmilla vs Isaac, it was all so freaking epic, the direction was spot on, the acting, the set up and resolution. I've watched that scene alone dozens of times already, it's just too good.
Through whole show Carmilla had been shown to be way more bark than bite being manipulative, cowardly and treacherous. Not to mention psychotic misandrist as well. Then she shows why Morana, Striga (giant woman stronger than she looks) and Lenore submit to her authority - she has mean bite when she has to bite. It is obvious why remaining two are way less dangerous without Carmilla's authority.
Oh thank God. I thought i was the only person having nerdgasms over this series. Issac is my guy!
I am obsessed. I was fully aware the entire watching experience that i am most likely not the intended audience (considering that i had never even heard of the game) and am not a straight dude into fighting at all. Seeing someone tell me why the show is even more fun than i already thought myself is great and i enjoy it immensely
love this series
I could not agree more! This show is in my top 5 of shows and I really, REALLY enjoyed it a LOT! Nice summary on why it is so great. Thanks Skall for this.
Some of the best animated fight scenes I’ve ever seen
I love that the show’s artstyle chooses here and there to extend and lengthen either people or the weapons in the scene for dramatic effect- it’s so fucking good
Skallagrim talks about the length of another man's sword. Lol ;)
I I know, it's like shad talking about the girth of another man's stick.
"I see your Schwartz is as long as mine"
None can truly stop shoulder Skall, he'll always he there...waiting...watching
I like this show even though the action is too fancy but I honestly loved it from start to finish.
The intro was very fun and I hope you bring it back for other shows you feel like talking about.
I caught Castlevania entirely by accident one day i was off while my wife was ar work. I watched the first two episodes, said "shes gonna love this!" And forced myself to stop watching til she got home. It was hard. But she did absolutely love it, and we watched the rest of the series together. Definitely worth the watch... Might rewatch it tonight.
Yeah. The desire to binge watch the show is super strong. It's so good.
On a nerd point, the weapons trevor uses are usually blessed, for example, the whip is. Ur videos are amazing
9:50 That weapon came off as some kind of magical item so how it worked did not really bother me.
I loved Castlevania! I was really fearful when the first series ended at the fourth episode... But i'm so glad they continued!!
I'm just mad how they did my boy Hector compared to his videogame counterpart
That intro was Fùcking hilarious Sir! Thanks as always for the great content and sharing your thoughts.
Y'all forgetting the most important thing. Syfa broke it.
What!? A TH-cam review of a popular show, and it’s POSITIVE? It must be my birthday.
I could absolutely gush over this masterpiece of a series
@1:17 the exact reason why I am subscribed to this masterpiece of a TH-cam Channel
The intro pretty much explains how people like us with ADD/ADHD, thought process works. 😂
And us with aspergers too.
@@TheKingDain I've got both, and sometimes I really wish I could get my inner pedant to stfu so I can just enjoy the thing.
@@Serpentrose *Concrete logic intensifies*
@@TheKingDain oh yeah, my nephew has both. It's pretty wild huh?
I just wish my mental radio had a F-ing mute button.
I did not notice that detail about Dracula not really using his claws again while fighting. That scene was already good, but that fact just blew my mind.
His sword is magical though.
I've been looking for something new to watch
Thanks Skalli!
At this point, realism just sucks and it kills the fun out of the hobbies. Just let me enjoy my escapism
Remenber what Thanos said, reality is often dissapointing.
The daylight armor scene with the massive sword that's definitely not* ;) a beserk reference, was so good.
The fight choreography in this is amazing. If only it had higher FPS.
@Nick Kempster FPS *IS* (part of) animation quality. Look at Genos vs. Saitama.
The way it's presented with well thought details really helps in the suspension of disbelief differently than most fantasy productions, definetely a "must watch" series.