Thank you to everyone for helping this video reach over 100k views! This was truly my magnum opus and I'm glad that so many were able to enjoy the albaz lore in this format. Soon it will have more views than all of the rest of my videos combined 😂 For anyone watching after this comment, I am aware that not all story elements are correct to the lore. This video was made before the release of the third Valuable EX lore book, and thus roughly the last third of the movie is my own speculation and interpretation. HOWEVER, I think I did a good enough job of piecing together the lore that I will likely not be releasing another video correcting the discrepancies. If there are any yugitubers who are lore enjoyers watching this, you have my permission to watch/react to this on stream as long as you give credit. I hope it makes for some good content :) Now, back into hibernation I go...
An hour incredibly well-spent. Thank you for putting this together 🙏💯 Konami needs to drop the current anime formula and instead do storylines like this
Madhouse or MAPPA would have the time of their lives animating this, MAPPA focusing more on the battles and Madhouse on the world building and romance sequences. I can only imagine how epic The Mirrorjade transformation and battle would be. Catesia's transformation and death would probably be very tearjerking scenes
it sucks that konami doesn't say the artists name for artworks because the artist that has been working on this lore deserves the world i love the little concept art they make and my fav recurring little guy would be mercourier appearing in almost all the art :)
It cannot be overstated just how geniunely incredible of a ride this watching this was, as well as waiting for the whole storyline to play out for the 2+ years it has existed.
Mo Ye was killed off screen by Longyuan, Chi Xiao and Tai A say Adios in the middle of the story, Chengying got killed along with Kosmochlor by Longyuan, but again, also off screen. Longyuan fused with Golganda but probably got revenged by the Icejades off screen too. So yeah, if you doesn't count the former Dogmatika trio, then literally all of them got ooffed off screen...
@@mtb8135 world legacy is part of duel terminal lore though, because of Avida and World Gears but agreed, Duel Terminal is lore, not a story, unlike WL or The Abyss. it kinda sucks.
I didn't know that yugioh card makes this kind of crazy awesome lore.. Albaz, Branded, Dogmatika, Tri-Brigade, Springan, Swordsoul, Despia, Icejade, Therion, Spright, Bystial.. they are all connected!! 🤩 Thank you for putting this all together!
The first major lore I think was the Lswarm virus making the Shadolls. Look up any of the Winda Cards (a bunch of different versions of a monster named Winda, who appears in multiple archetypes), and you can see a bunch of archetypes being in the same universe such as Invoked, Edymon, WitchCrafters, Charmers, Gusto (Ritual Beasts their decedents), Ice Barrier and Ghiski, Laval, Gem-Knights, Ying Yang, Zefra ect. After that the next big multi archetype lore is World Chalice being a post apocalyptic scientific regression lore involving all the World Legacy Cards like Chalice, Guard Dragons, Crawler, Mekk-knights, knightmares, Crusadia and Occrust.
I think the 'first major lore' title actually goes to the Dark World and D.D. concepts appearing in different storylines, like Kozaky, Gagagigo and Dai.
@@fortidogi8620 although true. I wouldn’t know if I’d count that as major lore? Like Multi-Cards Lore yes, but major lore? Debatable. Imo major lore for me would be like 3-4 archetypes included. Early Yugioh with Dia and Gagabyte are more before archetypes and followed just the adventures of a single card in the multiverse, not so much as the entire world.
This story means to much to me, and you've captured it in such an incredible way. I have nothing but the utmost appreciate for you for creating this masterpiece. Thank you so much, this was such a beautiful thing to watch.
It's just so peak 😭😭😭 Seriously, this is an incredible adaptation of the source material, HUGE props to everyone involved. Incredible stuff. I'm gonna cry rivers if Konami one day decides to animate this into a proper Series.
Small correction: White Knight is also Despian Quaeritis - essentially White Knight is the armor being corrupted as Fleurdelis tries to take it off, while Quaeritis is the armor fully corrupted after Fleurdelis removes it
@@zid__8847 I remember reading it on Yugipedia, although it becomes obvious from looking closely to their card art White Knight still has the sword and shield, on top of being the same armor, while Quaeritis also carries the same horns, shoulders, chest - yeah pretty much everything It's only the Ashiyan that we see having mass-produced armor. Ecclesia, Theo and Fleurdelis all have unique armor And while Quaeritis has a different weapon, so does Cartesia. Unfortunately, we don't see a despian Theo or Adin, so these are the only two comparisons, albeit following a similar pattern of "heavy weapon becoming pointy"
Not only that, but the illusion that Fleur beat was Quaritas as well I believe. I also think I have some different interpretations to the ending. We will have to wait for confirmation from the lore books that the OCG gets before we know for sure (the first half is translated already I believe). Quem seemed to be involved heavily from the start (I also think she has a connection to Aluber like Albaz has to Ecclesia). I also think it is clear that Maximus's ritual failed and that is how he morphed into Bystial Dis Pater (I don't think that was planned).
First of all, I want to congratulate you for such an excellent job that you have done. You're the first person I've seen using the correct chronological order of the cards. No other had done it before even having the two books already released. Also note that I liked how you filled in the missing story with the cards that just came out, I think that would be the correct order of events once the third part of the book comes out. The music that you used was masterful, not to mention when "You say run" from My Hero Academia came on! As a Spanish speaker i'm tented to translate all this incredible history once the third part of the book comes out so i hope to do a master work as you did here!
You forgot about "Icejade Aegirine Rahn" artwork and the absolutely melancholic but splendid ending for the Icejade. Aegirine becomes the new empress, but around her are the broken bodies of all her former comrades. However, in the background, you can see Longyuon, who is frozen in ice and becomes the foundation for the new fountain as Aegirine rebuilds. Longyuon gets what he deserves because he's forever encased in ice, completely and fully aware. It's bittersweet, but the Icejade have a resolution.
This was beautiful, a tale with many twists and turns that left me wanting more. I'm normally annoyed at all the support Albez and Despia gets, but damn this story is beautiful...Why can't Magikey get this kind of love and support? It's clearly inspired by Kingdom Hearts and with how the deck runs, it works well with normal monsters to bring out new and more powerful forms that works well with all summoning styles!
Your way of storytelling was great and the trailers at the start for different lores made it feel even more like an actual movie. I also got chills from the end credit scene. Awesome music choice by the way, everything was thoroughly enjoyable.
This is incredibly well written and paced. Your interpretation choices are exactly what I had in my head cannon. Especially that Maximus is the real mastermind, not ALBERT like so many people believe. Zoa snatching lubellion and devouring him was easily my favorite ad lib. (no pun intended) (well maybe)
I didn't even realize this was one hour long. It's that good. One of my most favourite Yu-Gi-Oh card lores to date, told masterfully by a very talented storyteller. Bravo and kudos to the maker of this video!
This was one of the best hours that ive spent on my life, i though this video would be a bit interesting but it went beyond my expectations, all the comebacks,the revelations, the secrets behind the dogmatika, when i played albaz and despia i though they had some kind of connection but ive never expect it to make such a great story and involving so many other archetypes.
This is genuinely amazing, and I'm so glad somebody decide to make this. Out of the plot itself, my favorite archetypes are the Tri-Brigade and Therions. I just really like their designs and it was neat to see the Tri-Brigade unmasked in certain cards. Overall, seriously well done with both narration and dialogue! No video I've seen has earned a like and sub more than this one.
I would love to see a documentary on how Konami comes up with the story line and how they put it in the cards. It’s so detailed and a really touching story. This is an entire story telling that goes virtually unnoticed. Big props to you!!!
That was soo god damn epic! Man, my favorite after World Chalice. The music and text make this one really feels live like an animation, congrats fella! 👏👏👏👏
Was wondering if there is anyone who has collected all the stories and combine them into one. Here the answer. Thank you for this wonderful work. And really, this whole story could be an excellent anime adaptation bcus of its vast and relationships between so many characters together, thus konami still not give a chance
This and World Legacy both, the World Legacy story is just as amazing as this one. :D While this lore has the better designed and written protagonists, World Legacy has a much better villain.
BRAVO 🎉 BRAVO🎉 IHAVE SHARED THIS WITH EVERYONE I KNOW WHO PLAYS YUGIOH AWSOME ISNT EVEN THE WORD TO DESCRIBE THE EMOTION I FELT READING THIS. Thank you so much for your time and dedication to make this lore into something.
😳🤯🤯🤯 👏👏👏 That's the best Yu-Gi-Oh related video i have seen probably ever! Incredibly well put together and whit emotionally moving music! Keep doing stuff like this on the channel my friend! You have earned a long term subscriber in me ❤️🥇 Edit: (I legit had to take 3 breaks watching this video from 2 separate channels it's THAT good)
Incredible ! I compared your interpretation of the lore with the version of GoldenNova and some details were different and made in my opinion more sense for the GoldenNova version but that post credit scene was just insane !
I fell in love with the Albaz Archetypes after playing MD for a month, but after knowing this whole story, I was speechless at how amazing it is. Everything is just perfect! Thanks for making this video.
thank you for the beautiful recap! I started purchasing the Structure Deck because I was interested in the lore, being a long story similar to Duel Terminal and World Legacy. I ended up keep building the deck into Byssted Despia (rip wallet lol). At first, I was fascinated because it has some loose similarities to Fate/Apocrypha. You know, a boy without identity who can turn into dragon, blonde female saint, yadda yadda. But now, I enjoyed watching both Albaz/Ecclesia's struggle against Dogmatika/Despia, and how Aluber turns out to be the mastermind. There are also other artworks that makes me be like "oooh is this a X reference?", aside from Fate/Apocrypha. Like, when Kitt/Rindbrumm attempted to shot down Lubellion, but Ecclesia jumped to take the hit? It reminds me of the episode in _Mobile Suit Gundam_, where Lalah sacrificed herself protecting Char from Amuro. Similarly, Albaz jumped and reaching Ecclesia in the climax also reminds me of when Haruki freefalling to save Yoko in _Ultraman Z_. I myself think that Albaz/Ecclesia's story will still continue, since we still have some unfinished stuff. Fleurdelis resurrected as Luluwalilith, a Spright donning remnants of Lubellion's armor skin thingy, and both Aluber and Ashiyan/Ad Libitum are still out there. We also don't really know what exist beyond The Hole for now. Finally. Sorry for the long comment. I just can't help it. If the story is indeed continuing in the later sets, I hope it will conclude in a truly happy ending.
Easily my most favorite storyline/bunch of archetypes I think I will ever have. Left yu gi oh behind as a kid but jumped back in years later with the release of the “albaz strike” structure deck and immediately fell in love with not just the play of the cards but the aesthetic of the artwork as well. This will always be a sentimental era for me. Great video 🙏
i'm so suscribing right now, i was looking for something like this for a while, because lets face it , the final bosses are so discusting i want to see what on earth was happening. excelent job.
Woahhhh, this is AMAZING!! I loved every last minute of it, such a beautiful way of telling this epic tale. Keep up with the amazing work and thank you for making this video! :D
Everything in this MOVIE is so perfect, that listing all the thing I'd praise of this would be longer than _Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic's_ effect. I can really feel the love you and everyone put into the realization of this lore. 10/10 *[Little Criticism here]:* Konami should understand that powercreep is not the only way to earn. Arcane was a massive success, and that was a series based on the lore of the League of Legends game by Riot Games. If Konami tried the same with the best lores they offer (World Legacy, Albaz and now Visas Starfrost), they could REALLY become more relevant even outside the YuGiOh community. Milking nostalgic's wallets will not work forever, and it's also pointless to try getting *children* into this over complicated game, it's no longer 2006. I really hope a Konami employee could see this and point it out in their next meeting with Konami's CEOs, because they're so greedy blinded that they don't see the opportunity that lies behind them.
Yeah the children that they intended for back then are all grown up now. I can understand if they still want to keep things "kids friendly" but investing into some of these cards stories and make a series or movies out of it could prove profit.
After World Legacy with Avram are nowhere to be seen, having Abyss Lore ended with Albaz and Ecclesia together is really enjoyable. I hope Visas are... having a great ending.
So basically the Grace beyond human understanding was Albaz (the dark attribute dragon), The one who stood still against the evil forces of despia and united himself with the most virtuous of saints, seems like this story has hidden message. It can be that not all things you see externally dark are dark, they maybe are good, which is extremely satanic taking into the consideration the very big and clear references for satan in ygo world
Albaz and Aluber are two seperate parts, with Aluber being the one with Memory but no Power, and Albaz the Power without Memory, but I see your points though. Aluber's goal all this time is to regain all his powers back, so there is that to consider (embodiment of 'ends justifies the means') It is just easy to make historical references in here though, and take it into the Japanese Culture. Dogmatika/Despia is heavily based on the Catholic Church pre-Reformation. Swordsoul is based on the Eastern Cultures (which got utterly destroyed by a betrayal). I just view this storyline as just Japan's current insight upon the East vs. West conflict, which happens up to this day in the attempt of American Liberalism to overtake everything else in the guise of 'greater good' while committing the very sins and violations stated in their own laws (Dogmatika's 666 precept does contain moral laws, but Maximus has other intentions and broke all but the last precept) Japan's current view is embodied in Ecclesia (she was named as such, because ecclesia, aka the church, is the people, not the building) helping and falling in love to the untouchables (represented by Albaz), and in their POV, both cultures can actually live together in harmony, as long as technology (represented by Kit) helps them in the end. This is just my view though, as it is hard to see how this story progress to just be about 'good and evil' when Japan is involved, a people who always views things in a grey area after the A-bombs changed their history and perception of the world.
@@skybattler2624 So wait a Sec, you concluded that aluber is the Memory with no power, how did you know? Also if you can refer me to a source where I can know more about the catholic church pre-reformation and it's link to the dogmatika's, I would be thankful Taking about the USA, you Really NAILED IT. I always thought of Dogma's church leaders as the Usa government, They preach and show a Good face to citizens, using kind words like "my children" but they are the very ones who Mess around with all of the nation, They are hypocrites to say the least. Also if swordsouls and Eccelsia bothh represent the east, then what's the difference? Dyu mean like china and korea ? Though I wanna know what "Untouchables" you mean, dyu mean like satans and angels or what? And also what betrayal did japan get ? I am a big ignorant of Japan's culture. Also I disagree a little bit with your last comment, because the whole Story was based upon "Grace beyond human understanding" and turns out its Albaz, which is a half satan according to your conclusion, Also other Eatern nation aren't as affected by the USA doings as japan did, so the Swordsoul genocide doesn't really apply to them.
@@honourablemuslim2155 Aluber has to steal Albaz' power throughout the lore. He stole Albaz's power for fusion using the powers he gained for following Maximus. Aluber's entire Despia powerset is from Maximus, not his. Also, I'm pretty sure that you need to study the 99 thesis that eventually lead to the Reformation, which split the Catholic church from the Protestants, and you will see that there are extreme similarities between the actions of the Dogmatika church and the very practice that Martin Luther criticized the Catholic Church. Also, Swordsouls represent Eastern Culture as a whole, while Ecclesia represents the people from the west wanting to be exposed more to the outside world. Again, it is just a typical story of self-exploration with a twist. Also, Albaz representing the 'Untouchables' does NOT mean the demons and Satan. Albaz's human appearance, if you look closely, is akin to how lepers/sick people are portrayed in Mid East culture (dirty, unkept, ragged, ash-covered clothes are the staple), and Albaz is blind in one eye. In other words, Albaz easily represents people rejected by the rulers of the current era. Also, if you are aware, Christianity (in the form of Protestantism) first came into Japanese shores during the Senkoku period, and was tolerated by the Japanese Shogunate because it wasn't as aggressive in converting people. However, when Catholicism came into the Japanese shores, a warlord decided to use it to win the people to his side, until he realized his soul is actually 'being manipulated' by the Spanish Crown, and thus, he decided to rebel against both Spain and the Shogunate, leading to his clan's downfall. This historical incident is the exact reason why Japan, up to this point, is a nation that has no interest in monotheism in general, despite their fascination to Christian imagery.
@@skybattler2624 Albaz representing the middle easterners is So Sweet for me cuz I'm a one of them! That Totally twists my view of Konami's Secret message in this Lore. Us Being Viewed as A Grace beyond Human Understanding is So Fitting and so Relevant to Us as Muslims because We believe That Allah (GOD) Sent His Messenger Muhammad as a Rescue, a Mercy and a Last Resort to All of Humanity By Revealing to Him His final Book the Quran, being on the Side of Good forces which is God's Forces, Weaponed with Our Unbreakable Monotheistic Creed and Our Moral Virtuousness, Aided by God's Grace Upon Us, We Have to Win the Battle Against the Evil. As a Smart Person like you sees The Amount Of Evil in the World, Especially The Type which is being hidden behind the Curtains of The Governments, Let alone The Shown part from it which is Embodied in Leaving people starving to Death in Africa and other places, and at the Same Time, they Fund agendas that promote Moral Degeneracy (Such as Feminism and LGBTQ+) which is leading to the Decline and Extinction of Societies with billions of dollars, Still permiting Human trafficking even though they can easily end it, they produce Pornography and Encourage it. They invade Every Pure Nation and instruct a Corrupt Government in it to make it stay under Control so they don't ever get the Chance to stop them from whatever evil they're doing (And That's Exactly what is happening in every Muslim Country's Government Right Now), all of That and even more.... So All of That is What GOD wants Us to Put and End to and It's the main reason GOD sent another Prophet after Jesus, (Because The followers Of jesus Got their Religion and their book Corrupted, they Can't and They Don't Stand For any Biblical Value right now Because They were Exposed to Full Power Secularizing Forces Which Killed every good aspect in Christianity). So it for us is a fight between us the Good Forces and The global liberal world Order, the Evil forces, and for Us too, Those Evil forces is headed by Satan himself (Called shãytãn in Qur'an, The Holy Book of Muslims), *"And We(GOD) Have Not Sent You(Muhammad) Except As a Mercy To The Worlds"* Qur'an. Currently, We are in a State of Weakness and Disunion, Our 1000 years Civilian Domination has came to a Painful end 200 Year ago, So this Lore Maybe talks about a Reawakening of the Muslims again to End All the degeneracy that the Global world Order is Doing, It's Very Far considering That Konami aren't Muslims, but still a theory that I can be Satisfied with.
Fallen of Albaz originally even has a different name in its Japanese version, more accurately translated as Illegitimate or Bastard Child of Albaz. An illegitimate child becoming the hero or saviour of the world? Where did I see this before? Hmmmmm
This was simply amazing! Having 0 experience with the TCG, I am incredibly excited to see the newer cards come to Master Duel. Also, I am somewhat relieved that archtypes such as Floo and Runick were not part of this storyline.
Gotta say it would have been wierd if floo was in this storyline, imagine having cute birds traveling while there are 2 genocides, a robot battle tournament on near a volcano, and litteral gods fighting. And runick is part of the generaider lore, even tho they changed the artist there are some similarities that point it out, i hope they give us more infos on this lore but as the starfrost lore is the next big storyline i'm a bit sad that they will not get something nearly as good as the albaz one.
@@Serponoid_Solidus Ah, that make sense. My interest in YGO lore stems from enjoying playing the archetype in MD. I was pretty delighted to learn that the Therions were related. I'm hyped to learn more about Starfrost too! I couldn't care less about Floo/Runick lore though.
@@meepSquaredYT visas starfrost lore is very simple similar to the True Draco lore. Basically while the main lore is running, Konami does these little sidestories that are much simpler. True Draco lore ran during the latter parts of Duel Terminal featuring the shaddolls, the qli, the ritual beasts, the nekroz, the zefra etc. Nothing wrong with the smaller lores tho. One of my favourites is the the "forbidden lore" where Pandora eventually gets struck from heaven and becomes a darklord. Although part of that is because you can connect so many old cards to The Sanctuary In The Sky in interesting ways.
Thanks for the Albaz Movie. This Lore is also in parallel or inspired from some From soft Games Dogmatika = Demonsouls and Darksoul Tri Brigade = Bloodborne Sword soul = Sekiro Die Twice Sprigan/Thrion = Armored Core And others are from Final fantasy and other media.
This was amazing! Thank you for making this! Loved the music too and the black and white flashbacks when Cartesia is falling to her death I saw a couple of mistakes (aside from the last part), that I will point out only because this is my favourite deck/lore in the game and I'm passionate about it: The Saints: - White Knight of Dogmatika is actually Fleurdelis, not another Saint. She is struggling not to lose control to her armor (one of the three holy relics of Dogmatika, the other two being her sword and shield), which is transforming into Despian Quaeritis after Maximus's ritual has taken place. -Despian Proskenion is actually Dogmatika Nexus, corrupted as was Fleurdelis's armor as it became Quaeritis. -Fleurdelis and Ecclesia are the 665th and 666th Saints, and Cartesia is an entity composed of the souls of the 666 Saints using Ecclesia's body as a vessel. (Just to point out that Zoa is not the 666th Saint). These are of course minor details and I'm just sharing the information for fun, as these don't undermine the excellent quality of this video at all! Keep up with the great work, new fan here.
To be honest, that was a great story Also the pieces of artwork provided are of great quality, really enjoy the one at 12:05 in particular. Thanks for the source material too.
What a master piece Really liked the story and also watching my favorite tri brigades into action was wonderful But overall it really was an amazing work. The connection between archetypes and everything
This was incredible, the music gave me chills and even some tears at certain parts. I got back into Yugioh with the Albaz starter deck and I'm so happy there's actual lore similar to the original DM anime with Dark Magician and Blue Eyes. I love all the different tribes coming together and fusions of different groups, the uos and downs, all of it! Thanks for telling it all in one story. Really hope they continue to make more Albaz/Abyss cards and make an anime about it.
I really hope they keep up with Lore like this. ❤ *I NEED IT LIKE A BREATHING TUBE* ❤ The extra bit before the credits too?? 🙌😍 If I smile any harder my girl gana get jealous. (Smoked a bowl, and watched this. Aye!)
This is incredible, impresive editing, outstanding writing and music. There is a chance that can I send you spanish subs to add to the video? The LATAM community is huge and it'll be greatful. Congrats from Argentina.
