Shantae and the Ultimate (Mini) Iceberg 

(Any corrections/updates will be added here!) *Hyper Light Drifter* : While the Drifter Blade is not in the game proper (as a weapon connected to its own quest), it appears as a reskin of Risky's sword when it is at full power. *Backer Designs* : The enemy Slimegal was also a backer design. *Shantae Sees Rotty as Human* : Fun fact - in Seven Sirens, if you use the Refresh Dance near Rotty, she will briefly turn into her human form.

Fun fact about the Half-Genie Hero campaign: it was actually extended via PayPal, and thanks to that, we were able to get what would become Friends to the End. The new total ended up being about 50 grand short of the "Dish Served Cold" chapter, where Nega Shantae was to make a return in the main storyline, but it's very likely that idea was repurposed for the aforementioned Friends to the End campaign.

Thanks for letting me draw the thumbnail for this video ^^ I wanted an excuse to draw Shantae. I hope I can work with you again in the future :)

I remember hearing about the Apple Watch game, crazy how its already lost media

I was expecting too see the Tinkerbat transformation that was an extra in the original Shantae game when you played it on a Gameboy advance.

To be fair to those confused, it IS a fan-service game. Thing is, it's a "Fan-Service" game that knows about its fan service and refuses to take itself seriously and would rather make a fun, entertaining experience over just being "sexy".

It's been a good Shantae Month. :)

This is still a great Shantae Iceberg video. I don’t know much anything about Shantae in terms of who’s Shantae’s parents was or how Shantae became a half genie hero in the 1st place. Maybe I’ll play all of the games to find out about it.

Finally, a good Shantae iceberg! I'm glad that this series is getting the treatment it truly deserves. Keep up the fantastic work.

This may be a known fact but Sky's VA is also the same as Anna from Fire emblem series

I'd definitely love to see some of the cut transformation in a new Shantae Game if we get one

Always nice to hear some new shantae facts. Btw, i was one of the kickstarter character designers. I made Slimegal :)

Hi Miharu-Chan, Shantae is the best Genie girl and games ever, and love your voice!

i think 1 more detail i'd add to the iceberg is Dance Through the Danger's melody playing near the end of the loop of the Final Boss theme in Pirate's Curse. if the melody was purposely supposed as a sped up version of the first game's game over theme, then also having it present during the 3rd game final battle is an insanely cool detail to make the Pirate Master even more intimidating. also also would add the easter egg of human Rottytops in Seven Sirens since that's also really interesting and kinda well hidden. i loved the iceberg so much btw ^u^

Wooooooooo the shantae iceberg video is finally here! YYIIPEE!

Great iceberg video, lots of research and details here, absolutely love the Shantae series. And thanks for giving me the opportunity to draw Shantae's mom for the video. I had a lot of fun coming up with something for her.

Whoa I just discovered thanks to this iceberg that another Shantae game made after Half-Genie Hero existed. Excellent work!

Awesome! So many things I didn't know about my favorite platform games! And I especially love that Shantae sees Rotty as human. Also, Shantae obviously never told Rotty... :)

Oh nice a Shantae iceberg! I knew most of these, and that Shantae Passion creepypasta brought me back lol, Great video!

Yooo, that's my iceberg! Cool to see, you use it!

It's a joy to stumble across this Chanel

i love hearing about tons of obscure information about a franchise i love so dearly that isn't in the public eye as much as other games i'm a fan of. absolutely awesome video!

This is one insane but really enjoyable video! I know most facts about this stuff, but I didn’t know about the Gargoyle Zombies concept for Rottytops and her brothers, or the cancelled Totaku figure, or the online shop with the mugs and novelty thong.

Great video. I'll admit the attractive ladies are something that drew me in to the series personally, but despite that... The description of Rotty on the Risky pistols promotion... Sexily decomposing is not a phrase I was prepared to read... I don't like how thats worded. I feel like it implies the decomposing part is whats sexy and i don't believe that was the intention on their part... I know its one screen but for some reason that is just stuck in my mind now. Sexily decomposing wtf...

Ok,I got this vid on my recommended. I was hoping for a Shantae iceberg, but I never thought It was possible since It's a relatively short series (I even found some entries that I wasn't aware of). Amazing video!❤

Sky's theme song sounds like, "Love you babe's theme song, but yeah, I can tell the different. GBC adventure sky level theme. Bolo's theme sounds cool, and his old one is nice. 2:51 sounds so good, and the game over one sounds very creepy when listening to it. 3:35 I didn't know that! His 2nd VA, I know, but his first, I didn't know that. 4:36 This tiger looks so adorable, I want a plushie of her, and Succubus one looks like she is ready for Halloween. 7:26 Interesting and also G1 Transformers characters intro I see. 11:25 Nice that Mimic or forever Uncle Mimic take care of Shantae when she get older, the Pirate-Master will not ask Risky and Shantae what did she did to his face even his face is part of Risky's clothes. Rotty is just too fun and cute rather than evil. She is a cool person, I wish her brother be cool. his younger brother is alright. More theory and iceberg of Shantae soon, I enjoy it. Thank you for the video.

The Drifter blade IS in the game. Kind of. The final powered up version of Risky's sword is reskinned to it.

Finally someone does one!

Since you covered abilities people don't realize Shantae can do, I figured out she has another very special power. She can essentially do anything she truly believes she can. This is best shown in the DLC where you play her as a ninja. She believes the costume and her magic scroll are what are letting her do all sorts of things like teleporting and manifesting shuriken and skilled katana slashes rivaling her hair-whipping speed only to find out that the ninja garb arrived after her journey had ended and she was wearing her potty training clothes AND that her "ninjutsu scrolls" were actually instructions on potty training she herself had written as a toddler. This incredible ability I feel is supported in how she restores Scuttle Town at the end of Pirate's Curse simply because she feels she can with the influx of magic. Also, every video I've seen with her as a combatant in versus debating has her use her hair to grab people or objects but I've never seen canonical content where she can do this. Have you ever seen this somewhere?

I was always curious about "Watch Quest." Great video!

That's was awkward video iceberg on Shantae.. but it was fun! Plus, It give me most I didn't know It before ( even though... There some stuff I already know that. )

Ah Shantae. A franchise that simply embraces the fan-service with its own humour and still deliver an entertaining platforming gameplay along with a colorful and unique cast and a story that by itself is amazing yet full of secrets to be revealed. I don't know how an iceberg can be both Ultimate and Mini but it worked. I love Shantae, and seeing all the curiosities, secrets and mysteries about her is so cool! Like hints to her father, Watch Quest and the alterante universe, Rotty's original evilness, the crossovers, and even the creepypasta. After Risky Revolution, what awaits to Shantae? Great video!

The creepypasta one *horrified* me; how could *anyone* imagine that happening to our beloved Shantae?!

As a longtime Shantae fan, Im glad I found your channel and this iceberg! I really need to play Seven Sirens one day.

17:55 don’t know why but I find this funny

I really learned a lot. Sweet video.

Huh, didn’t know Shantae had a creepypasta…

Did you know that Prior to Shantae Wayforward worked on the gameboy color game WWF Betrayal prior to the first Shantae game

One interesting thing is that Risky's Revenge was intended to be released as three "episodes" when it was announced for the DSi.

Great video! Very informative

Overall, this is a really great video, my only complaints is that the last part about the creepy pasta didn’t really seem like it fit with everything else, additionally I am still looking around for any verification about the full 3D game from Matt or somebody else credible. Beyond that, I really wish I knew this video was in the works before hand, as I recently got leaders at Way Forward to agree that they consider Shantae to be the mascot of the company.

I love shantae!!

Holy shit shantae iceberg

Shantae is definitely a fan-serveice game, and the game is definitely aware its a fan-service game. But it actually has a lot of gameplay substance outside of the scantily clad women. Each game has its own distinct gameplay charm, so If you find the fan-service enjoyable, or can look past the fan service each game in the series is a pretty short but sweet metroidvania platformer. (the first one can be kind of difficult though, and probably has the most issues but it is still very impressive for its time and for a Gameboy Color game).

20:08 What the crap? He has my name!

Starting to like shantae might try it sometime

Im really surprised that the tiger transformation has appeared in any games yet. That seems like the perfect animal for her to transform into

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I forgot about shantae I used to love her and I also had a massive crush on her

In the most genuinely way I can state it, I have never seen anybody who plays & enjoys video games that looked at this series and immediately tried to write it off for moral or political reasons. That hasn’t happened in the years that I’ve been playing the games If there are people that do this then it was probably most healthy for them to move on from the series and look at other games they might want play. “Metroidvanias” are games where either you know what the term means or you don’t and you try one for the first time. Shantae is probably definitionally the most safe, entry-level Metroiavania platformer in all in the history of indie gaming.

"Writing it off as some sort of fan service game." Huh? Who the hell ever thought that?

That creepypasta... what the actual f#@$?!

7:11 It's been a while since I played Ultimate Edition, but didn't the blade technically make it in when you switch to Risky's ALT colors? Or at least a graphical effect when you swing your sword that made it look similar? Might be misremembering.

No mention of Shantae costume and weapons in Bloodstained. 😔

Where can i watch the Shantae pixel comics by Matt Bozon? I'm really curious now

I liked the video but why is it called a mini iceberg?

Please tell me this game series is rated T, and not E.

Shantae is the best Indie game series of all time and so many people fails to realize that Shovel Knight and Cave Story didn't inspire Indie Games!! SHANTAE DID!!

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