Exploring the Lore of Panzer Dragoon

[@Gilluria]

Small addendum: When covering the forest area of the original Panzer Dragoon I refer to the fortress as a pure-type, whereas it should be an Imperial battleship. Hopefully that clears up some minor inconsistencies.

[@augustday9483]

When I played Panzer Dragoon Orta as a child, its bizarre world and unique aesthetic held me absolutely enthralled. To this day there are few settings that have captured my imagination in the same way this world has.

[@claydogg234]

It's astounding how what began as a railshooter project became such a well fleshed out universe and story.

[@timoratus_music]

Found this video while doing reseach for a song by our sludge band, Azell. Great work!

[@Gilluria]

Thanks!

[@princepjohnson]

Wow. THIS is the best breakdown of the series lore. Amazing job!

[@Gilluria]

Thank you!

[@KOTEBANAROT]

Amazing video. If i were to describe Panzer Dragoon in a few words i would call it "Dune if it had a heart".

[@Gilluria]

Thanks!

[@thegreatestpepe]

Three things in particular about Panzer Dragoon really made the series special to me. 1) The weird aesthetic of the Ancients/Pures. They all look like weaponized modern art sculptures or something. Really gives off a "lost technology beyond our understanding" kind of vibe. 2) 'Panzerese'. The fact that the developers created a language that remained consistent through all the games and sounded pretty cool added a lot of wonder to the world. 3) The music. Particularly in Orta. I still listen to the OST now.

[@Nachobeerman]

I love the music so much in saga it’s definitely my top soundtrack of all time

[@MagillanicaLouM]

This series is so enthralling. When i first gave it a curious looking into i wasn't expecting such majesty in world crafting and profound lore. Wish the series was made more available in modern times but thanks for this video as a good rundown for someone born just a smidgen too late to enjoy Panzer Dragoon firsthand lol

[@Gilluria]

If I recall correctly most of the PD games emulate quite well if you want to check them out. Despite covering a lot of the story there is still so much more to explore!

[@dustingd1]

This was wonderful. Brought a tear to my eye. I hope we see this universe again.

[@Gilluria]

I hope so as well

[@dan_perry]

To me this was the greatest IP to come out of the 32-bit generation. Thank you for this great compilation! I for one would love to see this incredible story made into a movie.

[@Gilluria]

Or maybe a series? Gives it a bit more room to breathe in the right hands!

[@josephforjoseph]

Incredible documentation and record of the Panzer Dragoon world. Thank you for making this video and fleshing out fully the massive well of info of this series.

[@Gilluria]

Thank you very much!

[@explosivehotdogs]

A local game shop was my only avenue for playing the first one at release. Then a friend got a Saturn and we played the 2nd one quite a bit on his grandfather's big screen over school holidays... the amazingness of Zwei when it first came out cannot be understated (IMHO). Thanks for the synopsis of Saga + Orta as well; unfortunately didn't get around to them but the world still fascinates me ~25 years later.

[@Gilluria]

The lore of PD is such a fascinating thing to dive into. Thanks for checking out the video. Hope it fueled some nostalgia

[@hellwashere3821]

Thanks for doing this, this game must never be forgotten, its an absolute gem of a series. Nothing quite like it..

[@Gilluria]

You're very welcome! Thanks for checking the video

[@archmagosdeciuskronen1501]

The world of Panzer Dragoon has dominated my mind since it released. What fascinates me is the Empire, it's technology and it's goals, ideals and structure

[@Gilluria]

For something that is largely a series of rail shooter games that can be completed in under 2 hours, the games certainly offer a vast level of depth to all the factions and lore

[@princeofmisrule775]

Amazing and so well done. Thank you

[@Gilluria]

Thank you!

[@jonhatanlopez8622]

It's was beautiful, thanks for making this video

[@Gilluria]

Thanks for watching it!

[@TKUltra971]

As one childhood fan of this underrated and forgotten series we thank you! Thanks for explaining the story and its setting. You helped me fill in gaps that just couldn't be conveyed at the time due to the console era they were created in and the graphical limitations.

[@Gilluria]

It's an incredible world to visit. I'd love to see the quadrilogy be released for modern systems at some point so more people get to explore it!

[@IronBearVA]

Thank you for not letting this be forgotten. Such an epic game! I played this so many times, printing out guides and secrets. The Panzer Dragoon series is a favorite of mine. The art and music is top notch as well. Played the remake and now I need the other two to release. Praying for that day 😂

[@Gilluria]

This series is absolutely mesmerizing. Thanks for watching!

[@Loinscurvey]

the music and atmosphere of this series holy balls

[@Gilluria]

It's incredible!

[@explosivehotdogs]

Agreed, and to even go so far as to create an artificial language for the world... Team Andromeda et al really did something incredible. And don't get me started on the soundtracks !

[@altrogeruvah]

Wow, that was truly incredible, thank you for taking the time to create such an amazing video. After having finished all three Panzer Dragoon games on the Saturn, I spent so much going down the rabbit hole of its lore, being so deep and complex I had to take some time offline to process.

[@Gilluria]

Thank you!

[@CRedd9830]

Finally a nice condensed Panzer Dragoon lore video on KZbin and it's amazing!!! This is my favorite series of all time, the lore being a huge factor in that. Great job!!!

[@Gilluria]

Thanks for checking it out! The world is extremely fascinating to delve into!

[@marielle8986]

Crazy to now know just how deep the lore goes within this series. I never expected there'd be so much to these games. It's pretty amazing, super interesting. I'm impressed, well done.

[@Gilluria]

In general they implemented far more than they would've needed to make a fun rail shooter. Zwei and Saga really open everything up in terms of worldbuilding and lore, it's great!

[@BayouCityAstronomy]

I know this will never happen, but I would love to experience an open world RPG based during the time of the ancients, of all the events that led up the world that we see in the trilogy. That has the potential to something truly spectacular. Sega holding onto the rights of this IP, I fear this will never happen though. One can only dream...

[@Gilluria]

Who knows? Maybe the remakes gain enough traction to revitalize the series again.

[@drunkensailor112]

The ancients never was a real time period. They are basically the developers.

[@MsTatakai]

A open world with the combat system of zwei or saga ?

[@BayouCityAstronomy]

@@MsTatakai If I had my way, it could be a combination. Perhaps when fighting with the protagonist on foot, it would be real time like the Final Fantasy remake. Combat while riding a dragon, or airship should be as it is in Saga. I'm no game dev but that would be fun to me, not sure how it would be received by the general public.

[@MsTatakai]

@@BayouCityAstronomy I prefer Final fantasy ATB style but on panzer dragoon i prefer the Zwei one...

[@kadosho02]

Fantastic coverage, of the vast lore within this amazing series. I should add, there is an additional connection to another long running Sega series as well.

[@Gilluria]

Thank you

[@maksymushka]

How does this not have way more views?

[@Gilluria]

Thank you!

[@Kazzastuntplane]

Beautiful video, thank you sir

[@Gilluria]

Thank you!

[@magundah14]

Great video! I just finished Orta again and was wondering if anyone made a complete recap of the lore. Glad I found you :)

[@Gilluria]

Hey, thanks for checking out the video. Hope you had a blast with Orta!

[@ToastyHeresStreamArchive]

"How japanese would you like your story?" "Yes"

[@Gilluria]

And yet, this is ONLY the riders stories

[@NIGH11]

Did not expect to see the algorithm finally send something I wanted to see much less panzer ! Great video !

[@Gilluria]

Sometimes the algorithm just lore dumps! Thanks for checking it out.

[@Beavernator]

After fully playing through the Horizon Zero Dawn games. I realized just HOW much they straight up borrowed from the Panzer Series... 👁👄👁

[@robb3633]

This is amazing work. You have me nostalgic enough to set everything up for a game of Saga.

[@Gilluria]

Hell yes!

[@WildWestSushi]

Amazing video! I got to know Panzer Dragoon saga through its music, and since then was interested in the series

[@Gilluria]

Thank you! The music for Saga does an excellent job at complimenting the games vibe. Excellent game as well

[@MsTatakai]

Dayum the lore of one of my favorite sega saturn games... its like matrix =o

[@Gilluria]

Time to get red pilled!

[@annie6779]

If they made a panzer dragoon movie I would love for Milly Alcock to play Orta

[@zydomason]

You've done a fantastic job covering the lore of Panzer Dragoon series. It's my all time favorite game and while it may sound silly it has defined my childhood. I probably played 1st and Zwei more than 100 times, and saga at least 3 times. Some people might be disappointed in how this whole series is underrated and widely unknown but I like to think it's a kind of an Easter egg that once uncovered, makes you feel like you've found something of immense value. It is a hidden gem and to relieve the experience of Panzer Dragoon universe is a privilege. I pray Yukio Futatsugi will have a chance to make one more game in the series while he's still alive. I think he once said he would like the series to have a clear closure. Unfortunately we will never get a good remake, especially of Saga.

[@Gilluria]

Thank you! Who knows with the remake of Zwei somewhere on some unknown horizon. A lot of the more challenging mechanics to replicate have been deconstructed within other engines now, such as the morphing. So there's always a possibility!

[@AlessandroSchiassi]

Great video!

[@Gilluria]

Thanks!

[@Nachobeerman]

This game and SOTC have the best worlds and atmosphere, and I would put the panzer world ahead of sotc

[@Nachobeerman]

Orta is 21 years old , I wish they would make a sequel and make it an rpg Ike saga

[@See4urSelf]

Interesting stuff. Seems i already knew some of the music, without knowing it was from Panzer Dragoon.

[@Gilluria]

The soundtracks are great!

[@yanwain9454]

this was good but it seems like a huge chunk of information about the towers, their purpose and the puretypes was repeated twice

[@Nachobeerman]

Sega needs to make a new panzer dragoon game it’s been over 20 years since orta

[@davesart1501]

So the 1st dragon and it's rider are not connected directly to the 2nd in Zwei? (Sorry, english is not my first lenguage)

[@Gilluria]

The dragon is technically the same throughout the entire series. It keeps reincarnating, and every time it does it finds a new rider.

[@TheIconicSailor]

These games have everything to become "iconic"

[@Gilluria]

Here's hoping the remakes will do well enough to warrant a complete rerelease of the series

[@bobross7977]

>ancient race engineers bio-mutants to control and cull the populace for the "greater good". And I, the divine visitor, must do the lords work in eradicating these monsters Just finished saga for the first time in years and is team Andromeda saying what I think they're saying 🧐

[@firesonic1010]

But at the end of Panzer Dragoon Zwei, if you get 90% or more accuracy in all levels, Lagi will morph into the blue dragon from the first game, implying that he is the same dragon in both games. not just a re-incarnation.

[@Gilluria]

Reincarnation is a loose word in this case. Considering the dragon itself is a program. It isn't confirmed whether the dragons are the same, but generally the form the dragon program takes has a similar end result. So it could be that they are the same dragon or the same program.

[@firesonic1010]

@@Gilluria also, in Panzer Dragoon: Remake, if you pause when the Dragon is about to fire his laser breath and go into photo mode, we can see the glow from the blue lasers is coming from his throat, which matches up with the glow in Lagi's throat.

[@Kenlo2023]

Great job. Thank you.

[@Gilluria]

Thanks for watching!

[@charlesanthony6368]

awesome job dude, ne rai..

[@Gilluria]

Thanks!

[@Nachobeerman]

Saga is my goat

[@normbreakingclown676]

Gash is the best character

[@DefaultArk]

I always confuse Panzer dragoon with Drakengard

[@TarksGauntlet]

Great job dude! Just the type of video series fans will love to find I bet! But on that note, I'm leaving a dislike for it being under 60 minutes. Shame. (That's sarcasm, just in case anybody can't tell.)

[@Gilluria]

Thanks man! And thanks again for helping me stay sane throughout the process.

[@madmachanicest9955]

So your playing the bad guy cool

[@Gilluria]

A bit of yes, a bit of no

[@mattcy6591]

Bluepoint Games pls...

[@lisun5804]

Time for panzer dragoon saga 2 not another shooter or remake , a full sequel to PDS

[@Gilluria]

Would be curious to see. The format leans well towards an Ancient Age prequel of sorts. Modern systems could allow for some grand setpieces

[@blueroman460]

Very cool video!

[@Gilluria]

Thanks!