Okita actually has 2 other NPs not used in FGO that all Shinsengumi members have. Coat of Oaths which needs no historical explanation that raises her parameters, and Flag of Serenity which basically allows any Shinsengumi member to summon their comrades as Shadow Servants with their NPs sealed
Having photographs of some of the people they based Servants on is actually really cool. Paintings and historical descriptions are all pretty neat, but there is something about a photograph that really makes a person feel so much more real to me.
It's amazing that so many of the GUDAGUDA servants are quite deep, well developed and even historically accurate(as much as you can in a series with magic ghost warriors)
@@diegomendez8201guda guda characters have the big adventage of being part of a yearly event even if they are gag characters originally and ALWAYS getting a side story on summer
You can also hear the shifting of her modes thru her voice lines in battle. She will go from serious I will kill you mode to Tuberculosis attack to Okita Chan daishori.
I liked Okita when she's not in combat, once she does... it's a terrifying sight which thanks to Redline showcased. Didn't know Izo got flat out scared of her like very seriously.
Izo was surprised Okita wasn't feeling any joy, anger, or any emotion in hunting him down. She was feeling no emotion at that moment and not mentioned he was losing his fight with Okita, who was powered up by a command spell. It's almost similar to how he was freaking out when he was losing to Li Shuwen in the GudaGuda 3 event.
Haven't watched the video yet but one fun fact is that we don't actually know how Okita looked like. All the pictures we have of them such as on Wikipedia are not actually pictures of Okita but pictures of other members of the Shinsengumi. Combined with the fact they were described as very feminine in appearance and that they fathered no children, leads some to theorize that they have been in fact a women. Edit: Glad you mentioned that fact in the video, I am definitely binging the rest of your vids now to see what other tid bits you know or might teach me about these characters.
Okita's fight with Izo in red line is one of my favorite points to look at for how Okita really is in combat and what the shinsengumi could be like especially under Hijikata I appreciate that we can see more of her calm side in Chaldea as I do with it giving most servants a place to belong
By the way iirc by the recounts of members of the shinsengumi okita was Apparantly very feminine but I woudnt be surprised if okita was actually a woman and that fact could have been hidden by her companions because fun fact all shinsengumi members were mostly farmers and not from a samurai lineage, the only one that was, was okita souji aka the one person that gave legitimacy to the shinsengumi as a samurai group. Which is very interesting. Especcialy considering of the absence of photos it makes u think and very vague descriptions of her by her colleagues of the shinsengumi
Okita Sōji has two more Noble Phantasms, both of which are talked in the FGO Material Book (Vol 2). One of them is Coat of Oaths - Which is also used in Fate/Type Redline -, while the other one is Flag of Sincerity. Flag of Sincerity is used by her in Fate Koha ACE to defeat Nobunaga. You can refer the typemoon wiki for these extra tidbits that sometimes do not get added to the game. Love your content though., 👍
I've been meaning to read Type Redline, but this convinced me to finally check it out. I think it's interesting that they made some of the comedic event Servants more historically accurate than some of the serious Servants.
Okita's sandanzuki (in real life) is probably not hitting both shoulders and neck, because it is impossible and impractical because if you are hitting the neck anyway why bother with the shoulders. Sandanzuki means: three stage thrust/three step stab. So it is probably two feint stabs aimed at the shoulders and then the true stab aimed at the neck which will instantly kill your opponent.
Someone made a video talking about this technique and demonstrating it, it actually was two feints then a proper thrust. It’s not that you can’t hit the shoulders and neck instantly, you just can’t do it with a Katana (try a Trident lol).
OKITA-SAN DIE SURELY! Jokes aside, I thank you for covering the turbuculosis waifu. I ended up getting her summer form during the Summer 4 rerun back when I first started playing the game, and she helped me out quite a bit alongside Jack.
Its interesting that Okita Souji is flipped when there is a historical person in the Shinchogumi who was a female dressing as a man , Nakazawa Koto. She joined the Roshigumi dressed as a man and was said to be very beautiful, to the point that It was said that: “When Koto dresses as a man, many women fall in love with her. When Koto dresses as a woman, many men fall in love with her. ” I do kind of wonder if that had any actual weight on the choice to flip her. Either way, just found your channel and think these are super cool. Subscribed.
I think Type-Redline is the only time I've actually agreed with the "eyes of a killer" spiel. Okita genuinely looks like she doesn't feel anything more than the blade in her hands when she fights. That along with her duel against Saito in GUDAGUDA5 bumped her up quite a few pegs in my eyes. I didn't quite care for her at first since when you're not in the know she just seems like a generic waifubait character, but the added "murder-mode" makes her feel more like a super hardened warrior who puts up a façade as to avoid the kids being scared of her. Also an interesting little bit about the photos thing, Florence Nightingale is actually so modern that there exists a voice recording of her. That is a pretty insane thought to me.
Seriously? A voice for Nightingale? I might have to see if I can dig that up. The same goes for other servants who might have something... perhaps Edison? I don't know yet.
11:50 I thought Okita at that part of the manga was happy/relieved that is she is able to wield her sword again considering she couldn't when she was suffering from her illness and not from killing all of those soldiers and turning the cafe all blood-soaked since later Izo mentions that she doesn't feel any emotions when killing.
I love FGO Okita so much. The very first SSR Servant I ever summoned as well as the first one I ever got Bond Level 10 with. She is one of my longest owned and most used Heroic Spirits. Even after all these years, I still look forward to seeing her whenever she makes any appearance comedic or not (although I do prefer her more serious moments even if they make me sad...). I know you are unlikely to cover Servants with hardly any historical basis such as Majin Alter but she's also one of my favorites. I want nothing more than for both of them to continue to enjoy their time at Chaldea fixing past regrets and finding new purpose respectively.
This was really informative and I love how you go over what the different skill names mean because I always get confused by some of the more obscure ones
I can describe the FATE franchise as simultaneously: dumb action figure fun, combined with high brow philosophic exercises. FATE is @ its best when it can balance both sides of its equation. Okita is 1 of my favorites because of how well she can do both
Every Depiction of Okita I see has these traits: Tuberculosis Young and Pretty Talented/Genius Swordsman Playing with kids cause duh he/she is a kid too Sandanzuki (Three Stage Thrusts)
Well type moon aren't the first to genderflip Okita, their androgyny and mystery created some conspiracy teories) great vid as always, love to see more
I refused to look up the story for her even after I pulled her alter summer version so this is great- easy to understand and good timing with the guda event wrapping up
The difference between Koha-ACE Okita with Redline Okita is heaven and earth. It makes you think how differently we would perceive the depicted characters had the author gone the way of Redline initially without the success of GUDAGUDA's latter seriousness.
I've been enjoying your videos about comparing FGO servants to their real-life counterparts! Keep up the good work! Anyway, Okita is one of my favorite servants in FGO and while she can be cold-blooded killer in battle, she is generally a kind-hearted person who always trying protect her allies/friends. Her reason for joining the Shinsengumi and her wish for the grail all involves being together and protecting the people she views as family. Moreover, this attitude goes to people that are new allies like Cha Cha in GudaGuda 2, where Okita was the most vocal rescuing her and was disgusted when Nobukatsu was using Cha Cha for his own personal goal. Finally, Okita was distraught and had trouble fighting when she learned she had to kill Hijikata in order to escape the singularity in the event. On the surface, you may think Okita is only just a ruthless killer or inhuman like how Serizawa in GudaGuda Ace Re or Oryou in Redline thought of Okita without trying to understand her. But, once you get to understand her, she is a kind-hearted person who's work as a killer caused her to lose her happiness as time went on. It's good that Okita much more happier in FGO compared to her past life.
There are quite a few servants I've covered already that seem like they have a much happier time in Chaldea then they ever had in life. Notably Sanson, Fran, and now Okita.
Obligatory "this is a certified Daishori moment" comment here. Jokes aside, Gudaguda 5 was one of the first FGO events that I played and is a big reason for Okita becoming one of my favorite characters. Saito pointing out how different Okita is in Chaldea to how she was in her Shinsengumi days in Gudaguda 5, and Okita's scene in the cafe with Kanata in Fate/Type Redline are what best encapuslate her character, I feel. While I found Gudaguda 5 itself to be kind of a "meh" event due to how poorly it's farming mechanics were handled and not caring much for Nobukatsu despite him being ostensibly the main character of that event, the Shinsengumi flashbacks were what caught my eye, enough for me to go research the historical counterpart of a group that I didn't know about before that point. The only time that had happened before, in regards to Fate at least, was with the Lancelot reveal in Fate/Zero, but it would be with Okita and the Shinsengumi that my habit of researching historical/mythological allusions would begin in earnest. I guess anime jpegs do serve a practical purpose XD.
Anime jpegs really do serve practical purposes since the introduction of Okada Izo in GudaGuda 3 made sales of historical books about him increased and sold out, which resulted in the company to make new prints with slapping Okada Izo's face on cover of the book.
I loved the story of Gudaguda 5, though I agree that the event mechanics themselves were... meh. I didn't like the "farm" timers. I probably lost an entire day worth of time from missing them. x_x
man i think u should do a vid about kama cause her genderbend can be kinda acceptable cause u know i dont know much about indian gods but i have heard that genderbend is really common in indian pantheon thats why i think kama can be fit well for ur next vid
Oh I would like to do Kama some day. With that said, I find the Indian pantheon a bit intimidating: I know very little about it. I'll still do it someday! :D
So funny story, when I was first getting into fgo and went through Gudaguda 4's rerun as my first event, I got curious about the cast and did some digging to learn more about them and found the "backstory" for why Okita was gender-bent. Keep in mind this is information I found out about years ago, so I apologize if I get the information wrong, but turns out: the reason why Okita is referred to as "Sakura Saber" and is gender-bent originally was because in the gag manga Type Red Line is based off of "Fate Koha Ace" Okita was going to be male, but Artoria merch fell into the summoning circle right as they were materializing. Turning the once male Okita into a gender-bent Saber face, then it's never brought up again. Great video by the way. If by any chance, can we get a video on Nagao Kagetora/Usagi Kenshin?
as an okita fan i am happy to see this video sadly I couldn't get her to 120 because I only have her at np1 and failed to get a copy in her guda 5 rerun banner
@@kareninabestgirl Well my original plan was to try to get more NP levels for Melusine on her next banner in December, but... I'm not sure if I should now - I just don't have a large enough pile of SQ even after saving since Summer 6. After Melusine though, I'm pretty indifferent to everyone until Arcueid - and even then I don't actually need Arcueid. I have a very mean roster in my Chaldea. :o
@@CrazyYurie i actually share the same opinion but instead of gunning for melusine I am gunning for dark koyan since I need new options on how to deal with the giant fluffy god, I always get defeated in the last bar after koyan I will probably save for arcueid
@@kareninabestgirl Cernunnos? I blew him away with Enkidu, though it was still a very tough fight. I'm pretty sure I uploaded a video of my fight with Cernunnos on this channel specifically, or at the very least it is within my larger playlist of Avalon Le Fae. Not willing to use Leyline Stones?
Despite the gender flip, Okita's design is more consistent, as the real-life Okita was considered to be very feminine, so it is justified. Also congrats on 1k sub.
Well, yeah... but it is what screws over Achilles being otherwise immortal. It is a key to victory, which is important in a servant battle, which is the point I was trying to make there.
So does she still have TB as a servant how shouldn't her being summoned negate that or in redline just give her the cure since she's in the 21st century were it can be treated?
