[Arknights] Inspiration of Terra's nations

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[@rveltz3663]

I remember specter complaining that Rhodes doesn't have a "auto-flush smart toilets" lol I cant imagine how advance aegir tech is

[@the24thcolossusjustchillin39]

That shit ain't even new IRL

[@guycross493]

The fact that Rhodes Island itself is a relic of Pre Civilization Terra from an interstellar race and they still use basic toilets is even funnier to me

[@Dorankuu]

@@guycross493 or probably a lot of the facilities in the landship are already run down after countless thousands of years of being neglected and closure had to install replacements using tech of their era.

[@prophetedubaroque5136]

Gaul position is quite interesting. Now with the is2 we have a lot of details but still no big information weirdly enough. I think it's interesting to know that in real life, france was spared because it was important for the winning countries to keep each other in check and stop a bigger war to start. Considering that the terra's equivalent didn't make this choice I wonder if they hint to a future great war.

[@radioactiveshit3426]

You wanted to stop ww1 before it start

[@iceghoul_kaneki5477]

Aegir is definitely the country I'm most intrested in learning about, lovecraftian Atlantis is just such a cool concept. I had no idea Columbia was based off of USA, I'm surprised that Columbia treats the infected the most humanely despite the horrific experiments done to Rosmontis, and Ifrit.

[@dokutahblob]

How are they getting cheap labor and "test subjects" otherwise?

[@NeostormXLMAX]

Bruh they fund terrorist groups just like irl

[@Blasphemy79]

It’s bc pretty much everyone at Rhine Lab is a war criminal. To put it in real life perspective, if you take events such as the Holocaust out of the picture, the US has committed more war crimes than any one modern nation. In addition, with Lone Trail being released to the Global Network last month we can see they were also the First Nation to make it to space.

[@Joseph-gy2rn]

Just look who worked in NASA who also worked in Germany before 1945 and you will understand

[@mayatree0]

The fight between Higashi's two factions seems to be reference to 1930s Japan where the liberal reformist that introduce the industrialization and democracy in Japan is in constant fight with the increasingly militaristic conservatives that wants to restore the Emperor's dominant rule in the political system.

[@dokutahblob]

I thought about the Meji reformation era, but so far we haven't been shown if one side is against said industrialization. Akafuyu seems to enjoy technology, so maybe is not that way.

[@amirul_ashraff13]

Something something showa restoration

[@ahmadzarkasyi929]

The 1930s is mainly with Western-accepting party-ruled faction with those militaristic-radical young soldiers faction. Instead of issue with modernization, it is the issue about militarization, the position of emperor, and acceptance of western regulated order in Asia vs the unlimited expansination to expand the ability of The Nation

[@alicjacaban2226]

Your theory about Kazdel is great. Ithinked than Kazdel is Balkans on crack.wampires and witches

[@alicjacaban2226]

Hm did Higashi making stuff about demon lords?you know games and anime where Sarkaz are succubs ,incubs and so on. Most people on Terra believe than Sarkaz think only about harming others.and about🏩 too i guess.this sabbaths you know😖😏

[@TokinoSora10thApostle]

This is a very deep analysis of some fictional countries and how writer can make it believable by referencing the real world. I wonder how long did you do the research, and what's your background study. Based some of your previous video it's somewhere in Classical literature and Geographic history.

[@dokutahblob]

Actually, is psychology. Though I do like the classics.

[@Alepfi5599]

As for Higashi: Higashi means east in Japanese. The Kanji looks like this: 東 Quite similar, if you ask me. Also, Tokyo is written like this: 東京. Literally "capital of the east"

[@wollyram6248]

Arknights is having a packed month, nice chill history overview.

[@therealcactoos9457]

21:10 Patriot actually mentions them in Chapter 7, listing foes he had defeated, which is also where we had our first mention of the Mini-gun-Wielding Apostolic Gun-Knights of Laterano.

[@catwithaball8111]

The Aegir might also have been influenced by J.R.R. Tolkien's Numenor in my opinion.

[@dokutahblob]

Well. Numenor is pretty much Tolkien's version of Atlantis. Though I wouldn't be surprised if some bits of it come to play a role in the story.

[@dreamers8703]

In the next cn event after chapter 11, there's a rumor the event will be featured about Siracusa.

[@McFennec]

great video, very nice, I think Leithanien is more about inspiration from the Austro-Hungarian empire post-Napoleonic war (basically the post-Gaul time is the time in terra, because the current era in arknight is called the victorian era) another thought of my theory is about the connection with bolivar and Leithanien by the counterpart (Mexico-Austro-Hungarian empire maximilian von habsburg the younger brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria.) i agree with you about kazdel because a lot of names from the tribe and so on have a connection from german language but a lot of names came also from the hebrew Kabbalah

[@markorajnovic9539]

I once saw somebody say that kazdel is based on the balkans( the person who made the map used for the thumbnail) and I do believe it is better than the german theory but maybe isreal is a better fit , I wouldn't know I live in the balkans so I am probably biased af

[@dokutahblob]

Would need to read about balkans history then.

[@dokutahblob]

@@MB-tj7xh Would you mind sharing the source?

[@patcatzgames9792]

​@@dokutahblob Hopefully you can still read the comments, sir Here's the link en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkans#:~:text=The%20Balkan%20region%20was%20the,Neolithic%20(7th%20millennium%20BC).

[@rafaelsote11]

I think Aegir is based on Atlantis while the Seaborne seem to be inspired on R'lyeh (the city where Cthulu sleeps) since it's highly likely that the great old one that Skadi "killed" is instead sleeping, it isn't impossible that through all the years of fighting their cultures might have merged a bit. Also, I don't think a blob is a very aerodynamic shape thus lowering your top speed while falling.

[@retroenergy]

makes sense, since he is dead and dreaming

[@dokutahblob]

It was a good thing to learn.

[@Sydney_C_1409]

Also for your information skadi alter design is actually based on indoneasian myth, the queen of southern sea, which have been told to kidnap man when they swim at the beach which is her territory (quite same as her dialogue of her want us doctors to become one with her) This also confirmed becuse her character designer is Indonesian which make skalter skin to look like Indonesian illustration of the "queen" (Her green shawl especially) "Skadi" is also a name of a Goddess of Wilderness and Njord's wife, the God Of the Sea in Norse Myth So maybe Aegir is a combination of myth lore of the sea exist in every mythology but added lovecraftian as the main focus

[@cirnobyl9158]

It is really interesting that the prophesied leader and savior of the Sarkaz people, Amiya, was born in seemingly lowly and unfit conditions, and was denounced by high-ranking members of her own people for her message of tolerance and coexistence, and is one of three key entities at Rhodes Island.

[@dokutahblob]

Which country would you like to see in the future? Or do you feel those cities to be similar to the real ones?

[@andrewlekhnovskyi]

A certain place in Kazimierz and Ursus becoming independent, making a parallel to our world's 1918=D Absolutely no hints about that though, with only one character having just a slight parallel to real armed forces from that place in our world))))

[@retroenergy]

Just wanted to say that this channel is wildly underappreciated despite the quality of this content! THANK YOU!

[@dokutahblob]

@@andrewlekhnovskyi Excuse my ignorance, which is this country?

[@dokutahblob]

@@retroenergy No, thank you.

[@andrewlekhnovskyi]

@@dokutahblobmy country)the one that has a flag similar to Saileach's Absolutely no hints about it though, like I said only Firewatch has a slight resemblance to the guerilla force that was active at that time in that place)

[@LoneLibraryGaming]

Kazdal -> Demon king -> A lot of rings -> Solomon

[@jinzerox]

7:39 And we finally got Siracusa event running right now in CN server, meaning 6 months wait time for Global.

[@ねむのき-k1j]

Interesting,For us, it’s easy to guess HIGASHI. This country has been based on 14 centuries in Japan. Then,there are two views North/北朝 and South/南朝. They wanted to get the Emperor’s power. Emperors actually had no military power, but they had great influences for Japanese. (Until end of WW2, a lot of j people believed emperor was GOD.) Anyway, Higashi has mixed this 14C History and modern and OTAKU culture in Japan. I’m looking forward to Higashi’s story in terra…

[@dokutahblob]

Question been, if they have an analogue to Emperors in Higashi.

[@NeostormXLMAX]

Siesta is clearly singapore

[@NeostormXLMAX]

Its city state and ex victorian colony

[@Tazemi.]

Poor Brazil, getting mystically dissapears while re zero theme plays in the background

[@dokutahblob]

At least they didn't get the Canada treatment

[@Tazemi.]

@@dokutahblob I took the Canada thing in more of a hope situation, trying to restore a country is pretty grand! so I still think Brazil takes the cake

[@Spudtron98]

Arknights's worldbuilding is about as subtle as a brick to the back of the head.

[@jdeverest7600]

U R sus

[@Kaes.R]

After watching this vids im glad we get the updates of terra about aegir location, where the demon resides And the best of them all (for me) the unknown crater in the north

[@gabrieloceano]

Ursus didn't have a silly priest "Yorokobe Doctor"

[@dokutahblob]

For now...

[@dreamers8703]

About Higashi, you can think about as Gintama counterpart.

[@dokutahblob]

Hope not, Terra is crazy enough as it is!

[@dreamers8703]

@@dokutahblob Higashi share a same concept with Gintama, when Samurai being mixed with modern culture. Your word just give me want to see the Gintama crew getting isekai'ed to Terra.

[@Dr.Redcon]

2:26 Not entirely true. There were two revolutions in Russia - 1905 and 1917. The revolution that we saw in Ursus is a direct analogue of what happened in 1905. So everything is just ahead.

[@dokutahblob]

Can I ask for the name of both revolutions please?

[@Dr.Redcon]

@@dokutahblob They are called "The Revolution of 1905" and "The Revolution of 1917". Sometimes called "The First Russian Revolution" and "The Second Russian Revolution". The latter (1917) is divided into two parts - the "February Revolution" and the "Great October Revolution".

[@dokutahblob]

@@Dr.Redcon Ty, will be sure to read about them... but di they really called them just that? First and second?

[@Dr.Redcon]

@@dokutahblob They are called so, because these were literally the first two revolutions in Russia. Before that, we had only palace coups (and at one time they were so frequent that it even resulted in a separate era - the "Era of Palace Coups". News of the death of Emperor Peter the Great has not yet reached the Far East, and six emperors and empresses have already been replaced in St. Petersburg.)

[@faezor3326]

"while we have yet to get an event in siracusa" well that was uh... some pretty bad timing

[@DarkWarrior0175]

Thank You! I'm new to arknights and was hoping to find information about the nations

[@SoundGuideline]

Sargon's jungle region also takes clear inspiration from central America and Mexico in that we saw 'em speak Aztec language and have Mayan pyramides in the jungle.

[@peterdenov4898]

Kazdel's supposed inspirations from the HRE fall flat the moment you start to look at them in detail: -Their mercenary culture is the Middle East's: “Man eats man, show a momentary weakness and it's a shame on you” type of deal. Where as the HRE's mercenaries ware 100% professional militants with unnecessary bureaucracy and zero tolerance for savagery. -They aren't fully loyal to one 'king figure' and never had been for the entirety of their history, they just tend to kill off the opposition in a perpetual cycle of violence: Theresis didn't spare Theresa, Theresa showed no mercy on those who went against her, there ware Sarkaz willing to go against both twins at the same time, and the Sarkaz lords just tend to stick with whatever because they have nothing better to do at the moment. -There's no HRE/Prussian pride for their rich culture, technological achievements, or honour & martial proes. In fact those are precisely the complete opposites of what Kazdel is at it's core: Backwards dumpsterfire with no centralised culture or consideration, leave alone pride, for everything related to it.

[@dokutahblob]

That was the theory back then, by now it has been more than confirmed that Biblical Israel to be the inspiration for Kazdel as a whole.

[@anisaliu3443]

Ascalon is based on a city in Israeli occupied Palestine called Askellon

[@abrahamwijaya6631]

Thanks to you, i have solid reference for my fanfic👍

[@dokutahblob]

Glad to be of help

[@arliceai3448]

How am I just found this video after all this time? Really great video! I love it!

[@dokutahblob]

Ask KZbin, and Thank you

[@Ken-eh3bq]

Can't believe I js watched the whole video without skipping

[@MinecraftBPs]

14:40 Was that a Project: Freedom reference? Or did they take it from some other place as well? If it was then you are the first person to reference this game in my life, and I adore you for that

[@BrJPGameplay]

What do you mean people didn't know Victoria was the UK? I'm a new player and it took me literally 2 seconds looking at the splash screen that appears describing Victoria while you download the game to say "oh ok they bri'ish". Also Sargon being a mix of 3 parts of the world makes me more and more confident that is just Brazil, Brazil has so many different cultures thanks to the amount of immigration (and of course, Portuguese empire literally bringing SO MANY slaves in the 1500's). The different cultures are all mixed up into 1 big ol' pot without losing it's originality, makes Sargon sounds like here, they only show for you guys beaches and jungles, but the diversity in terrain is also massive, we have almost all types of climates, sometimes even snow if you are far enough south.

[@dokutahblob]

Sarcasm, it makes people notice and remember stuff more easy. Regarding Sargon been Brazil, I no doubt there is a lot of inspiration from it, but just as much from India/the middle East. Sadly, it feels like Africa was squished in as a result

[@BrJPGameplay]

You know what, that's true, the lesser pure african representation is quite sad. Also believe me when I say middle east culture also appears in here a lot, specially in food, kinda like americans, but instead saying it's ours we give credit

[@Rammus-dz6wr]

Ok 👍

[@Maruxui]

Ur sus

[@eternal8559]

24:00 God damn that music is fire, need name

[@dokutahblob]

Can't wait for But I do add the songs' names to the videos.

[@eternal8559]

@@dokutahblob Ah i see sorry had your vid on second screen and didn't saw it, thanks

[@vp7877]

Aegir seems like a proud isolationist country with gud technology. That's about all we know

[@gulag4767]

Good™

[@kraney195]

Any chance you would update this video? With the new event and all

[@dokutahblob]

Once more info is out

[@saltytuna9259]

Oh no, not again.

[@Phos9]

Regarding Kazdel, Flamebringer’s skin has him wearing what appears to be a Star of David

[@dokutahblob]

Did notice it, but didn't want to use it as an example, as it could just as well be merely fashion (as how Specter's skin carries two crosses).