How the Color Pie Defines Heroes 

A RB hero would be a relentless force for sure.

To me, Denji from Chainsaw Man is a perfect example of Black/Red hero: despite everything he's gone through and goes through in his life, he never, ever loses his drive to have the life he wants: even if his desires can be seen as shallow and not much, to him, it's perfect

Lancelot comes to mind. He's a great fighter and knight but also a glory hound with a selfish streak.

@Polar I was literally just about to comment this.

@@polar8394 On that note, I've seen chainsaws associated with Black-Red characters more than I thought there should be. Denji of course, but also Doom Slayer and Chaos Marines in WH40k. I'm assuming it's something to do with violence.

Every one color, in excess, leads to the failure to uphold at least a part of its own collection of values. For example, White is selfless and cares for the good of others. White also has a tendency to oppress others, forcing conformity to its own ideals of order. This can become harmful to the very people that white so selflessly seeks to protect, leading to internal strife within the color. Black is focused on self-development, personal gain and wealth, and the willingness to leverage others to achieve their own ends. Taken to an extreme, this selfish behavior can lead to neglecting the wellbeing of the very people that helped them achieve their goals to begin with, causing their support network to collapse, leading to their own downfall. A black hero would oppose this from within the villain's own support network, as to prevent the villain from sabotaging the ambitions of each member of the group.

So color pie cival war set? I like that idea

Oh, I definitely don't mind. If a video of mine can inspire further creative projects, then that makes me happy.

Elspeth is the greatest hero of the multiverse full stop. She also might just be my favorite

@@DiceTry I would like to see some inspection of how each Color conflicts with itself, between the moderate and heroic expression of the philosophy versus the extremist and villainous aspects. Schismatic / civil conflicts are some of the nastiest.

As a former yugioh duelist I say welcome and stay a while.

My condolences you poor bastard.

Xantcha is a really interesting example here, and I agree. I genuinely think her actions demonstrate elements of all colours barring blue, but the nature of her astounding bravery and self-determination is one of the most positive depictions of a black-aligned character. The red element in her printed card complements this perfectly.

Awesome, that's great to hear. Perhaps villains need the same treatment

My theory is that they oppose the same color pair as their shared ally color, but for different reasons. Take any enemy pair. On the color pie, there is always one color that is allies of both the enemy colors in the initial pair. Let's take Golgari, for example. Golgari is Green-Black. The shared ally color is Red. Take a look at the enemy pair of Red, which is White-Blue (Azorius). Villainous qualities of any color pair are quite abundant. (I recommend viewing Spice8Rack's analysis of the guilds of Ravnica for more details.) Azorius values knowledge and order, seeking to control every detail of the world toward their own utopic vision. The blue of Azorius opposes the green of Golgari, seeking to manipulate the world in an unnatural way. The white of Azorius opposes the black of Golgari by imposing control on what longs for freedom and autonomy. Combining these concepts presents us with a clear image of why Golgari opposes Azorius. Azorius seeks to prevent change, as it threatens the stability of their dream. Golgari is foundationally built on change. Everything that exists must grow and decay in a continuous cycle of replacement. Golgari abhors the desire Azorius has to force time to stop.

Well I think shards and wedges have the same two enemy colors a mono colors

+1

Too bad wotc is dumpstering DnD

@@duskdeadman4333 At least there are many great alternatives to it

Thanks, I've been really trying to improve my editing, and I think it shows in this one, so I appreciate your comment.

I did think of an improvement on this type of overarching video if you don't mind. I thought maybe between the colors, as you explain the ties between the colors, you could show a color pie that fills itself in as a sort of intermediary summary. I noticed this also helps people watch through the whole video.

Thanks, it means a lot from a fellow content creator

I'm glad to hear it. I was hoping it would be comprehensive enough to give people something to work with.

So....thanos

A Lich has been terrorizing a local town. A resident, after losing his family to the Lich, pushes the limits of what everyone thought necromancy was, and grew stronger than the Lich. With this power, he drove off the Lich. He then took a vow to never use necromancy unless it was needed, effectively retiring.

Big Boss from Metal Gear. Gerald Tarrant from The Coldfire Trilogy. Lelouch Vi Brittania from Code Geass. If no one else, Batman.

They are in the following order: Ardent Elementalist from Innistard: Midnight Hunt, Horizon Seeker from Kaldheim and Fauna Shaman from The Brothers’ War

How about Karn, then?

@@sofiar.r.9063 Karn doesn't exist.