[Eddsworld] What The End did WRONG (and what it could have done right) 

Last thumbnail change I swear. I don't even like this video anymore so I don't care if nobody sees it, I just really like the thumbnail idea and like it to be as good as possible. Initially I used some artwork by Sophie Fletcher, and because she'd worked with Tomska before I'd decided it was enough to constitute as official. Obviously, that's not how it works. Here is her original art: www.deviantart.com/trophy-sketcher/art/Red-Leader-597357238

Tord: Finally I get to live in the big city, hopefully I didn't forget anything! Years later Tord: HOLD UP I FORGOT MY GIGANTIC ROBOT THAT TOOK ME YEARS TO MAKE

Honestly, my favourite theory as to why Tord was so out of character in The End is the one where Tord's a failed clone from Spares that escaped, and the non-clone Tord went off to do whatever, totally unaware of the clone. That or Clone!Tord killed the original Tord and took over his life.

They manipulated Tords persona so much in the end, I really want him back to his good old self. I miss him ;(

I always felt dissapointed about how Tord was potrayed. He was violent and trigger happy, but never malicious to the rest of the guys. He was their ride or die. If anything, Matt was more of the mean one back in the early days.

For the end, I just really wish they gave Tord some sort of "redemption" or at least made him realize his mistake. I would've really liked to see Tord turn good again! But I guess I have to leave that imagination to the fan works...

My theory : Maybe Tord lied about going off to the big city and he had a secret entrance to inside of his secret lab area, then, when he 'comes back' he just wants to 'spend time' with his 'old friends' so the impact on his betrayal is even larger.

I think if Tord never made his The End comeback, the Eddsworld fandom would've been something entirely different

Here's a good game. Take a shot everytime Tomee says "giant robot"

Finally, an actual criticism on The End! Those are real hard to find. While I think the final two episodes are harmless and make a good attempt at wrapping up the series with a nice little bow, I myself cannot move past the glaring issues. One of the main issues I had with it was the bastardization of Tord's character. As said before in this thread, his personality was completely mutilated from what it once was. It sheds a completely new and unexpected light on the older episodes that really left a bad taste in my mouth. So he was *never* friends with the guys at all? Not even Edd? He was just using them as a means to an end? Kind of a slap to the face for long time viewers, if you ask me. The other main problem I have boils down to the writing. Edd is pushed to the sidelines in the final episode of *HIS* show (it's literally called EDDSworld) and Tom completely takes the spotlight. It wouldn't have been that much of an offense if this was just a regular episode, but it was the END, thus the name. Edd hardly gets any screentime or dialogue throughout, all while Tom takes over as the hero of the story and defeats the villain. I feel like making Tom the main character of the final two episodes was just poor and disappointing writing. I would have LOVED to see Edd defeat Tord in some wacky, goofy way that keeps the theme of the show -- wacky, goofy humor with 3-4 friends -- intact instead of butchering it into an out-of-character anime finale that tries too hard to be something it's not -- a serious story-driven drama, that is. but hey, that's just my hot take ;)

I loved the end, don't get me wrong, but the fact that there was so much happening, and so quickly, irritated me. Not only that, but as a long-time Eddsworld fan, I was confused as to why Edd was so ecstatic to see Tord. Other thing, I think it would have been nice if Tord, after failing, was forgiven and seen either surrendering to the police or tagging along to Tom's apartment, watching television with them. Just like old times :3 But of course, with the massive amount of changes made to Tord's character and his appearance out of the blue, I suppose some cloudiness would be necessary to build plot.

What I think would've been kind of neat is if instead of a random harpoon defeating Tord, Eddsworld took a page out of Regular Show's book. Have Edd, Tom, and Matt use the mech from Zanta Claws III, but with new weapons from past episodes. (i.e. the Vanity Mirror from Space Face, the Demon from Hammer and Fail, any of the nuclear things from PowerEdd, etc.) This way it makes it feel like the adventures that the guys went on feel like they *really mattered* in the end. I feel like that would at least make for a cathartic ending.

Am I the only one noticing that the “Tord smells” photo in toms room hiding the button is so recent. Last time any of them saw Tord before he left was many years ago, so how did Tom get such a recent photo?

This is going to be dumb, but Tord could have gone to recruit Paul and Patrick between 25ft Under the seat and The End.

I laughed every time you called the 'the boys'

I definitely like how the end turned out but maybe it would’ve been better if tord didn’t try to kill his friends and apologized and it would end with Edd, Matt, Tom and Tord sitting and watching a movie I would have liked that kind of ending better but it is what it is

“Wether or not this is a true finale is debatable” Eddsworld in 2020: no

Tord's name as captions: *Todd* *Toured* *Toward* *Torte*

I go back and forth on this one because although I was excited to finally see Tord again, I felt like the episode sorta missed Tord's character and I also wasn't fond of Tom being the focus. Tord being evil is not unbelievable by any means, there are plenty of scenes in the older episodes that suggests he was devious. But, I actually think this new Tord was too over the top? I actually think Tord's lack of dialogue is what makes him so interesting in older episodes, he's not saying anything half the time but he definitely does express himself-I mean he did leave some sort of impression on fans for sure. I honestly think without the real life Tord to give any advice on the character, none of the others knew what to do with. I kinda think that's why the initial scene of him leaving left such an impact, it was out of character. Tord was a loose end in the Eddsworld canon, and I don't really know if anyone knew what to really do with him. He also had a few small arguments with Tom in real life, and when Tord left it only irritated Tom more when there was such a backlash from the fans (remember his "I never liked Tord anyway" shirt?) Idk, I think those things influenced this new Tord's character and it was easy to re-write him because there was naturally a lot of mystery to Tord. I think it would have been hard to write Tord no matter what, but when you don't have the real Tord, or Edd who probably knew Tord the best, you kinda get this weird mis-mosh of Tord's character overall.

If I can remember correctly, I think the whole Tord-Tom dynamic was a reference to the two’s real life distain for each other. Agreed heaps with every other point though.

6:55 What if he was coming to edds house in secret too work on the robot. It would explain why it looks as if he was breaking in during the end part one

A few repeated clips here. As it turns out there are only so many good clips in a 20 minute episode that are usable in a 15 minute video essay.

Cheers to: Every other person contributing to eddsworld; Paul and Patryck for helping out everyone; Tord for making his decision to leave; Matt for doing *so so so* much; Tom for coping and enduring the legacy; Edd for his magnificent start of it all 2003

Edd's the detective Matt's the prince Tord's the bartender Tom's the sheriff

The End Of Eddsworld: Tord is (not) your friend. Edit: Literally just 47 likes but still the hype is real. Edd piloting unit 01 would be great though.

I just wish there would be more of edd since you know it's EDDsworld

Your definitely right about edd suppose to be the mane character in the last episode than tom. Good point 👌

0:07 Tom hits tord's robot with a sofa and then tord punch matt in the face thinking that he was the one who launch the sofa

Something about tord being the way he is in the finale just feels... wrong...

DUDE THAT LIP SYNC WHEN YOU SAID “Think about how much fun that could be!” HAS PERFECT

To be honest, when Edd started on Eddsworld, he didn't really make himself the main character. He put everyone in the comics. Even Tord, even though he had so few lines. Now when Tom started directing Eddsworld, he shouldn't made made "THE END" as a Tom and Tord episode. If this is the LEGACY OF EDDSWORLD, A SHOW THAT WAS CREATED BY *EDD* IN HONOR OF *EDD* He shouldn't have done that. Of course, Tom had a lot of weight on his shoulders and that's probably what made him accidentally do this. And yeah, there are expectations in the community too. And Wowee, we sure did give criticism and some rejection. Now that Matt is directing Eddsworld, it feels like back to its old self again. It's goofy, cheerful, and has good laughs! The legacy sometimes felt cold and dark in the comedy areas. Of course, there were jokes! It just felt like "Edd's dead... I guess this joke's funny... I gotta get back to work" It felt like the script writers felt that way. Which made the script bummed. If the script writers are bummed, then the script and story is bummed. Overall, I think the legacy was a great idea. I just don't like how it came out as. Which the tone and looks.

My theory about tord: When tord joined the Red Army it changed him he thought he didn't need friends he thought all he needed was power *I HIGHLY DOUBT THIS IS RIGHT!!!!*

As a fan, the ending with Tom is actually correct, tho yes edd should have been there more. Tom is possessed by a rage demon. When tord opens his room in the background you see a blueprint of it. Toms demon is a rage demon and he was trying to piss Tom off to use the demon to his advantage. That’s why the rival is between the two, also why Tom has black eyes. A correction could be that edd should have tried to reason tord out of bullying Tom

I liked the end but Tord was a really good character then he left then he came back and wants to kill everyone? (FREAKING MINT) I mean come in they changed Tord so much. If Edd was still with us, (Rip Edd.. ;(. ) I’d wonder what he would’ve done with this. It makes me wonder what Edd could’ve made out of the end.

Someone pointed smth out in Part 1 of The End when Tord said " Just like old times. " during Tord closing the curtains, it slowly morphs back to Edd's Style

I think at the end of part 2 when tord was looking off the hill he should have sed ".....freind...." Wouldn't that make it so much better?

Edd was good friends with tord and by far the saddest. also edd couldn't do as much dialauge or its something like that id believe cause he passed away at the time so tom had taken the lead

“But I thought we were friends!” “Friends? What? No! Do friends beat each other to a pulp over women and bacon? Do they blackmail each other with old photographs? Do friends let each other get eaten by zombies? Matt! Do friends lead an army of zombies against you? Do they say things like ‘so I’m stuck with Tord?’ when they’re put together?” “I don’t remember doing that!” “You don’t remember anything, apparently!And Tom! Do friends shout ‘in your face!’ when you don’t get picked to do something? Do they get into arguments with you and turn into a giant monster that nearly kills you when they get mad!?” “Hey, it’s not like I wanted to do that!” “Ugh! What do I even bother? You said it yourself. I am not your friend. When I joined the army I realized what I could be without you three holding me back! I can finally fulfill my dream of taking over the world in the name of Communism! Who needs friends when I have this? I have comrades! I finally have a good reason to use the giant robot I kept secret for years! Now I’m unstoppable!” “But Tord! You can’t take over the world! That’s evil!” “Evil!? You hypocrite! I know you had plans of your own to take over the world with bacon! Tom literally tried to destroy Christmas! And Matt has successfully taken over the world twice! Don’t think I don’t know about your time travel shenanigans!” “Okay that I do remember…” “So don’t bother saying ‘I thought we were friends.’ You want to know the real me? Well HERE I AM!!!”

If tord went to the "big city" then he couldn't have done anything with a giant robot, and he would also probably get arrested for having it, as it is most definitely a legal weapon. It would be wiser to form his future, then come back for the thing that he wanted, which explains why he tries to fly away.

With the robot one, tord probably left due to the fact of the Red army needing him while they were trying to stay low. If he left with the robot, I'm sure it would draw the polices attention. The reason he came back is either because he's scared they'll find it or that the Red army needed it more than ever.

Maybe it would’ve made more sense if Tord came back to warn the boys about all the old enemies coming back and they have to work together to fight them off, maybe adding in Paul and Pat or something with the musical and big action scenes. It might be more fitting for his character where he’s violent and a loose canon but he still cares about his friends despite being gone for so long. Then it really feels like it’s wrapping everything together for the end. The original group is back together for the episode, fighting off villains and having some goofs mixed in.

Teacher : you cant hear pictures Me: 0:38

The problem is that you can’t end a story if there was no story It’s just 3-4 dudes doing wacky things

I think they decided to focus on tom because its his last eddisode

I hate that the show has ended but we had some awesome episodes

This was so wholesome I didn’t expect this level of wholesome Thank you

My personal theory is that he accidentally hit himself with the memory gun and he suddenly remembered it was a thing

Anyone here when edds world is back ?

2:26 Tom has a checker tie matching his shoes, a black and white top hat and, a dartboard with Matt's face on it.

I would like the end more if they brought back more old stuff and made it clear for the red leader. Where Tom and Tord become better friends and yes, agreed, more of Edd. And revisit more old adventures along with ones tord missed without tord being a total jerk to tom. I didn't really like how it was all about Tom and Tord, and honestly it could've been better if Edd saved the day but not because of Tord's evil doing but instead old villians they've fought. And would be cool to see it end the same as it originally did, but including Tord as they all sit to watch a movie My opinion is probably *really* bad but I thought it seemed nice in my head.

I always felt the Legacy Era was just an extension of TomSka channel rather than being Eddsworld material. I like most of the episodes from that time when I first watched, but going back now after watching TomSka animations and vids from the years you can tell his musical and joke structure choices are present throughout. I also am one of those people that thought there was not enough focus on Edd during The End. If it was the finale, the main character and the one that inspired the Eddsworld Legacy Era should have been the focus instead of the one running the show at the time. That being said, we got more Eddsworld in the end, which overall I am grateful to have been able to watch and hold dear. TomSka and his crew deserve our thanks.

It's never too late for them to remake The End, whether it would be the new canon or not, albeit without Tom's voice but still I'd love to see them make the best version possible

Does anyone else almost cry when they watch the end of the end cause I do ;^;

I like to think that he made the robot and then left it there hidden and then go and join the red army, then when he became the leader he went back for it.

I like that you admitted that you love The End, but still took a step back and gave criticism. That is an extremely important thing to be able to do. I also really love The End, but it’s cool to look at people’s criticism and other perspectives in the respectful way that you did. In my opinion, the only thing that could have made The End better is having Tord doing his animated counterpart’s lines, but I also know about the crazy people blowing up on Tord when he just wanted to be able to do his own thing and can’t even use his real name online, which would have been potentially problematic for irl Tord and giving him the unwanted attention he has been avoiding for years. Jamie Spicer-Lewis does a really good voice for Tord, and it’s okay. A Lesson I’ve Learned From Life Addressed To Literally Everyone: You don’t have to absolutely hate everything about something to be critical of it. Criticising something you like is important because it can help with improvement of your art or writing. And just because you have issues with something doesn’t mean that you have to hate it. You can still enjoy something, even if other people don’t like it or if you have criticism of it. You can also look at something that you don’t like and see what is good about it, which can also make your art or writing or film or whatever you do better as well. You don’t have to only have the highest respect or burning hatred for something.

Honestly, I love how it focused on Tom and Tord. Sure it could’ve used a lot more Edd but the conspiracy theories made behind the stars of this episode being Tom and Tord is really fun to look into. Especially because we never get an explanation about Tom being the monster from power Edd and this episode gives us some evidence towards what might’ve happened. They could’ve ended it differently, much differently, but I liked how it turned out. Yet it needed more Edd and Matt ngl.

I love how well they recreated Edd's animation style for a gag

6:49 tord's car license plate is a reference to how tord in real life is of norwegian descent because Its NØR5K1 which is another easter egg for how the word norwegian in the norwegian language is norsk so thats a cool easter egg

I have a small theory on why tord left the robot and then came back for it: Maybe he wanted to get stronger and more powerful to take over the world that's where the red army comes in. He became a leder and became stronger and came back for the robot to destroy the world. Now maybe he left the robot because he didn't want edd, matt, and Tom to question the robot and so he kept it hidden then came back for it Once again this is JUST A THEORY! (I'm not sure if this is at all true but it's my opinion and my theory)

5:52 WOW it took me 6 years to realize there anime chick in the damn background...and questioning why the fandom has been drawing him a Hentai book.

I think it was because The End doesn't feel like a true ending to me that I've stuck so close to this fandom for nearly 3 years now. It doesn't feel like a grand finale to me. It feels like an origin to WTFuture. Which is really interesting, but that's the problem. I feel like I've been dying of anticipation for a conclusion that might never come (assuming Eddsworld Beyond doesn't revisit this). So I think I've been searching for closure to the story in whatever way I could find in, be that in other fans' creations, or in my own fanfiction. It just felt like all this deserved that much. And man, I gotta say, it has been a blast. Maybe I haven't gotten the full closure I wanted yet, but I'm so happy I found this fandom with all its talent and passion and mutual appreciation. :)

1:45 that's part of the eddisode breakfast.

fantastic video! however, i think the reason so many questions were left unanswered were because mattlobster is gonna swoop in and answer them when he (hopefully) continues eddsworld...or maybe because tomska done KNEW that the fans were gonna make fanfiction to continue it. solid video nonetheless. also, i'm thinking of making a remake of the end that adds an explanation to why tord did what he did, and then the whole musical and stuff happens, and at the end they're just like "finally we found a new house!!11!!11111!!11!!" and then a mysterious figure is like "aren't you forgetting someone, you idiots?" and they look over and its tORD AND HE SINGS HELL TO YOUR DOORSTEP AND TVBGRRGVBDFBSRG (im a song writer, so hell to your doorstep would be the only non-original track in it) i really wanna make it because uhhhh yeah i love writing songs, especially villain songs!! so uh yeah!! haha!! plus the musical idea was SO FUCKING COOL...i loved it...but like i get why they would cut it out. i mean, i'm thankful they did, but i'm also kinda disappointed, but yknow,,,i get it lol that's all i got so far, though, because right now im working on 74729769398934869286 other fanfics lol

One thing I noticed was that Tord still has on his red hoodie under his ‘Red Army’ coat. I think he did that to remember the others and their adventures! Another thing, the personality change for Tord was very surprising, which is why I don’t completely like the story of “The End”. However, I think that he changed because of the years he trained to be the Red Leader. I just hope there’s a redemption arc 😔🥺

I’m gonna be honest but my friend group asked me which youtuber Does the best at explaining a Eddsworld theories, I said Tomee Bear, and I’m not kidding

It would be amazing to have a musical episode for the last episode to end the Legacy Series and the entire Eddsworld franchise!

I think Tom having the main character role was because it was the end of Tom working on the show, so they ended it on a high note

7:00 maybe it had something to do with irl problems, like they were just removing the character from the show, but wanted him to come back for the final episodes

Thanks for posting as soon as I woke up

“Let me get one thing straight,I LOVE the end.” Me,who tried to see if my friend was interested in eddsworld,she watched a bit of the end,then told me she didn’t really like it: I do too.

Your vid is amazing! I love all ur content! And I love Eddsworld so much,and you made it better

2:00 I can explain why Tord's making Tom Mad. Tord is a Bad Guy. BUT He also is good, He Was Just Trying To Make Tom ANGRY Till Toms Monster Form Appear. I cant confirm so here.. If he was a bad guy He Would Experiment Him and make more to take over the world. If he was a good guy he's Making Robot To Prepare Tom's Wrath and tell everyone to leave now and tord Gonna Take Care Of Him. So i cant confirm it.

The only thing I didn’t like about The End was Tord’s sudden change in character. I really miss the old Tord, and I think the Spares theory would be a great plot twist for the show, with the real Tord being unknowing to the whole situation all along.

NGL, The End may be the closest way we will get an Eddsworld movie. The visuals and animation are cinema-worthy, the music is great, and it's a decent ending to the series.

Although the end plot was kinda poorly done you have to think about what they were going through when this happened. It was rushed because tom wanted to wrap this up for the fans but they were all mourning edds passing. I'm very disappointed in the fact they tried to make Tord "evil". Very. But tom was depressed and pressured in this production I agree with what your saying

2:07 THAT WAS CLEAN

Tord made the robot, then left to train to become the Red Leader. Only to have to come back and get the robot due to war ..or smthin lmao

Well look on the bright side, Eddsworld is BACK! Now the show can re-write the ending so it can be a more proper send-off!

"I love the end" **eddsworld episode shortcuts comes up** Enderdragon in the background:

4:18 tord makin a severe injury look like nothin

THE END was actually the first episode of the series I watched. I got into the fandom in like 2018 or something. And I wanna say, I totally called Tord being the villain. I saw the scene when Tom finds him and the first thing I said was, "I don't trust this devil horned ketchup bastard." XD

I think that it all go's back to the first "episode" where tord and edd where fighting over a girl.Tord basicly wins that fight but she ended up being gay wich made them both kinda mad and they just peeped at them (Like Creeps).I think thats when Tord took it to far and made a plan to win the fight again.Later Tord left the cast and part of that plan was to say he wanted to make it in the big city and thats when he got paul and patryk to help him if he was ever defeted and thats why they came to his rescue at the end of "The end part 2".Also the gay couple was refrenced 2 times when tord shows up(In part 1 you see tord and edd peeping like creeps in a photo and in part 2 when Toms looking for houses they where one of the house owners).

the music used in the beginning already just pulled me right into the video, thanks

I just realised, the power levels at 8:06 they’re OVER 9000!

My queastion is How did he turn Russian after being Norwegian for a few years?

My biggest gripe with the end is that they didn't even try to bring back the actual Tord. I imagine that they did that on purpose specifically to bastardize his character. And in terms of writing, the end isn't satisfactory, and I feel that showing such blatant disrespect for the memory of the friendship that existed between all of the real-life crew in the manner that they did in the episode ... makes it for me my least favourite episode. Tord went from the goofy gun guy to a maniacal villain with no explanation, no real backstory to explain it outside of (probably very incorrect) fan theories, and it feels and seems entirely unnecessary. If it were up to me, I would've had the final episode be one last grand adventure for the original crew, spanning multiple episodes, sporting the occasional flashback to earlier times, and during the credits reel, have a speech from Tom, Matt and Tord thanking the fanbase for keeping the show alive and keeping the memory of Edd in their hearts and minds. And whilst that would have it's own issues, it would be a far better way to end the show than what we actually got. And really, this alternative ending would have given the fanbase the closure that they needed.

I do agree with the points you mentioned in this video, but there is something else you are missing. When Edd first started his show, it wasn’t planned to be this giant elaborate story line leading up to the big final episode. It was just him and his friends having fun. The whole “Tord betrays his friends” plot line didn’t come in until later after Edd had passed and the remaining team needed to wrap up the series. Tord left in the earlier episodes due to hate he was receiving on the internet, so he didn’t want to be on the show anymore. The creators just used this at their advantage when writing the end. As for the point you made about Tom being the main character instead of Edd, I agree with you, but there may be a reason for that as well. Tord and Tom actually did sort of always dislike each other in real life; only they put up with it because they were both good friends with Edd. That might of been another inspiration for the plot of the end episode. As for the lack of comedic value, I agree there as well, but I also think that the dramatization of it really adds to the episode. It really gives you a feeling of “yea this is the end.” I think the amount of comedy is just right and if the whole thing was just jokes then it wouldn’t feel so complete. It’s not so uncommon to see other shows and media with the genre of comedy take a dramatic turn. So this is just my opinion and you don’t have to agree with me, but I think the end did a great job of finishing off a long lasting legacy. So, in reality, this show was just Edd and his friends having fun. The little constant jokes put in there (for example, little references to the red army) just so happened to conveniently lay out to form a pretty cool underlying plot. The creators of the end definitely used this at there disposal when making the final episode, and I think it worked well. I appreciate this video and all the points you brought out. I understand that you probably won’t see this sense the video was released a month ago, but I hope you do. I hope I made a little sense haha and may Edds legacy live on 💚

Tord: *aight I'ma head out* *Years later* Tord: oops i forgot this giant mech thing in the attic

im just really confused on how tord gotten so "evil" all of a sudden

Who else saw mattilda at 1:07

I've always wanted to see somebody make a video about this subject... now my dream has finally come true! =D

Nobody: Not a single edd: Captions:ToM GEtS thE taBle BEAteN oUT of HiM

Tom and tord are the same 1:tord and tom there name is desame starts with t tom t tord 2:tom is drunk and tord is smoking 3:both love guns

1:27 wacth it at Very very very very slow speed

what if tord wasn't building the robot when he was still living there and he was coming back every time the guys were out on their adventures to do it like he was gone for eight years and he had to have built it at sometime, and if it's already at the house but before tord leaves all of his screentime gives him no obvious explanation then he would either have to be doing it in between episodes or during the time that we see Tom, Edd and Matt hanging out away from home? idk, i was just thinking of that

5:58 I know that even flat arc villains can be great like frieza in dragon ball z but the problem is that Matt was a good person and became evil which means that he went through the fall arc which means that he couldn’t change to a villain without a motivation to be

To me, Tom being the main character in The End represents it as being his last episode.

Everyone who likes the end: *THE END IS PERFECT JUST THE WAY IT IS!* Me: no, no. His got a point. 🤔

I had made my friend watch ''The end'' 1 and two, (without revealing the name of the show,) and asked him who he thought was the main character. Since there was'nt a lot of focus on Edd, he answered Tom. So yes I can confirm, There was'nt a whole lot of Edd in those two episodes. All tho, I did really like the end.

7:15 maybe he worked on the robot as a little activity with tom hence the checkered rockets but it was unfinished and when he suddenly just got up and left tom was confused and irritated because he hadn't finished the robot yet but as other theories say, tord kept sneaking in to finish building it so maybe while tord was in 'the big city' he met paul and patryk and they introduced him to the red army THEN tord rose his way up to become leader and he changed the logo etc etc and came back for his robot years later with now evil intentions to take over the world and him saying no to edd saying " i thought we were friends " was probably in the moment because he had the burning determination to take over the world