How Clash Royale RUINED PEKKA

[@Kyouno]

Pekka’s sole existence these days is either to bridge spam, or because people just hates mega knights to an extent

[@992x4]

Never before have I been offended by something that I 100% agree with

[@FounderOfCheeseland]

The second reason is 100% correct

[@HydraWerewolf]

Ive been using pekka for 7 years, not changing my deck, except for the healer who randomly got in there one day

[@soonlytaing1708]

as someone progressing through midladder, I definitely agree with the second part of your argument. Pekka is to specifically counter the megaknight and lazy beatdown decks

[@aidenvega6306]

I like it counters every cringey midladder card I hate. Hog, mk, lil prince egiant etc. Not much it cant do on defence at mid

[@danielflorea1791]

I've been using P.E.K.K.A in my deck for years, I don't care how bad she is. I just love using her

[@Giant_Rash]

SAME! I've been using P.E.K.K.A ever since I first unlocked her

[@danielflorea1791]

@@engineerenginering8633 I couldn't care less. I'm having fun :3

[@doomchromee8648]

@@engineerenginering8633Lol, imagine being so bad you need to downplay others to support your struggling self-confidence

[@arthurfontes7326]

​@@engineerenginering8633idk you crying about PEKKA users seems more no skill to me

[@lalaikeS1]

depends on how you use it. I use her defensively in my battering ram deck, it works a lot@@engineerenginering8633

[@terriblejokefactory8831]

2:36 The Finnish translation does not refer to P.E.K.K.A. as male. Finnish does not have gender specific pronouns, nor does the description contain a word specifying gender. Finnish does however translate horribly with Google translate, which is where the mistake is

[@GratzClash]

Good to know. I won’t rely on Google in the Future. I did use another source which confirmed it though. But i guess I gotta be more thorough 😂

[@pupettaja]

The reason it translates to "he" and "his", is likely because Pekka is a male Finnish name.

[@123crafter123]

​@@GratzClashSlow race contact fighter 😂

[@tomatogenesis]

​@@GratzClashYeah, you might want to use Deepl instead if you need to make use of a good translator. It might lack some languages to Google Translate but it doesn't translate on a literal sense as often as it does.

[@DanTheMan-ck4vh]

Kiitos ois muuten vaivannu

[@Spaceterisk]

2 minutes in and bro is talking about Pekka reproducing 💀💀💀

[@ctaplliekjiacchuk6478]

Wasted 40 minutes for info that could have ordered in 5-10 minutes

[@mysteryman765]

​@@ctaplliekjiacchuk6478 you mean worded?

[@MrGutzs]

Hear me out

[@Leah-Heala]

​@@MrGutzs do NOT hear him out

[@sethIguess2002]

Pekka be fukin

[@Jamzie33]

I still prefer to think Pekka says 'Fucking Die' when deployed, makes more sense in my head.

[@randomgames-li7yj]

Then what does Mini Pekka say?

[@Zubayr_countryballs]

​@@randomgames-li7yjhe say: PANCAKES

[@fluffle3213]

@@randomgames-li7yj”pancakes”

[@rafaelgomides3062]

​@@randomgames-li7yj "-bron James" Obviously

[@wtfftw3000]

I know it says "but-ter-fly", but i thought i always heard "time-to-die" until a friend told me it likes butterflies 😂

[@Atlas981]

The name P.E.K.K.A comes from a common Finnish male name Pekka. It was not originally an acronym in the beta stages of Clash of Clans. It likely started as an inside joke between the devs.

[@Furface_the_thumpie]

imagine someone naming their child P.E.K.K.A and and finding out what it stands for

[@Scott...]

It’s like naming a robot J.O.E. then making Finnish people speculate what it means

[@gelgel4823]

P.E.K.K.A, being an acronym, is maybe inspired by D.A.V.E. in the game Backyard Monsters, which is also an acronym, though, it doesn't have what it stands for. D.A.V.E. is named by the creator of the game, David Scott. Backyard Monsters was a popular 2010s game that ran solely on Facebook. Also, Clash of Clans may be inspired by Backyard Monsters, like The Champion Monsters to Clash of Clans' Heroes. The Champion Monsters were released on June 18, 2011, which is older than Clash of Clans' release date on iOS, August 2, 2012.

[@AaronD4]

​@@Furface_the_thumpie there are like a 100 000 pekkas in finland dw

[@GamerBoyInTheHouse]

@@gelgel4823Exactly! They probably chose the name pekka because of its common use, but the acronym format was definitively taken from backyard monsters (which clash of clans drew heavy inspiration from). D.A.V.E was the biggest baddest unit in backyard monsters (and was a “robot” aswell). The similarities P.E.K.K.A shares are definitely no coincidence.

[@mr.freezie4058]

28:45 and 29:32 Gratz was so stunned by the collision radius. he mentioned it twice

[@cheesecake1255]

She's thick, what can we do

[@mq8858]

Yea I noticed that lol

[@sknskn]

he forgor💀

[@andrewhero9845]

What using chatGpt does to a mf

[@Oscar-dc4ur]

Yeah looool. Glad others noticed it

[@3000DS3]

> has 2 swords > uses only 1

[@sarveshmunde9846]

> has bigger sword thsn son > still smaller range

[@Eric_Gurt]

​@@sarveshmunde9846not anymore

[@skknireeker9073]

Thats wrong, depending on the Situation she uses both. You can See it at 31:38 she uses her other sword against the hogrider

[@Kingkop3]

@@skknireeker9073that’s because the pekka was facing the opposite direction

[@TheDuckyDino]

@@Kingkop3honestly the fact that it turns that visual glitch into a feature makes it the best star level.

[@HeliosLeBosse]

As of July 25, 2024. Pekka is sitting at a 16% usage rate with a 51% win rate which are very high rate.I never expected Pekka to have rate as high as this ever

[@GlorpLorp]

Still dogshit

[@darkfury3914]

idk in top but below 7k trophy they don't play perfectly and if u let pekka slip in ur defense it deals so much damage its not even funny

[@sugumus9777]

Now it got a evo😭😭

[@biwnzixebrxb4786]

both him and his fellow win con, the battle ram, got really op evolutions.

[@agnostos6378]

I have never played a single match of this game ever. Only heard of it. And I proceeded to sit through every minute of a documentary of a game that I have never played. This was insanely well made, comprehensive, nicely edited. Keep up the good work.

[@Idk_vince]

I'm curious what you gathered from this vid

[@Callisthenicskid]

Same but i played a bit then quitted because my device couldn't handle it

[@Finnishmonke123]

Btw the P.E.K.K.A. acronym comes from the Finnish male name of Pekka, since supercell is a Finnish company. Though Pekka is refered to as a female in the finnish version too, because Finnish doesn't have gender specific pronouns. Hope this helped.

[@anate9]

Kolla kestä

[@kuru9157]

sentään on jotain totuuden sanaa näissä kommenteissa

[@goingviral5693]

The old P.E.K.K.A. Walking Animation was something else 😂

[@mirac8803]

For real tho 😂😂 Wiggly giggly gooo

[@Duck-mw7sf]

Zesty ass walk

[@masterbater9000]

​@@Duck-mw7sfKevin gates ass waddle

[@StarryxBu77erfly]

Dying😂😂

[@XeraTheImp679]

Even though P.E.K.K.A isnt a good card, I do not think there’s anything more satisfying that managing to make this monster connect to the tower.

[@yuridc1780]

Skeleton Giant connection.

[@IbrahimMa786]

@@yuridc1780sparky is even worse

[@klockenberg2299]

PEKKA hate in a nutshell "why can't you be a Giant/Golem?" Not all cards are building targeting, you don't play Knight or Valk to connect to tower.

[@alptugraakan7490]

Pekka IS a good card

[@PetterBerg-kn7gp]

Evo skellys Giant skeleton Evo barbs Infernodragen

[@korbinanders5744]

44:07 "Just wait until the cards that synergise really well with Pekka... get evolutions" Sweats profusely in confirmed battle ram evolution

[@whitegx-k5i]

battle ram evo was not even that good compared to the others lol historically support evolutions have been more broken than wincon evolutions

[@baroodles4551]

@@whitegx-k5ibattle ram evo is kind of similar to normal battle ram, in the sense that it it’s easy to counter, but if you don’t, your screwed.

[@baroodles4551]

(Sweats even more profusely in knowledge of Pekka evolution coming)

[@JeanPierre01]

Yeah, it's coming

[@justinwarthen]

Not a problem

[@ajacks6691]

Fun fact, Before the creation of Clash of Clans, there was a Facebook game called Backyard Monsters, which was pretty much the same concept of CoC. In Backyard Monsters, there was a monster called D.A.V.E., which was a robot monster with high health and damage, with a large housing space. CoC creators mentioned their inspiration from the old Facebook game upon its release. This is likely why P.E.K.K.A., a high health, damage, and housing space troop, has an abbreviated name

[@thorveim1174]

Imagin if we got the D.A.V.E in CoC... which is basically a pekka with a ranged attack that can hit air :p

[@yeahuhh1145]

I love tuning into these videos to get detailed information about PEKKAs reproduction cycle, very informative!

[@Furface_the_thumpie]

Nah pekka might just be a regular hun being in an armour

[@Jimjamuel]

​@@jcs3146🤨

[@sakanig]

​@Furface_the_thumpie, or they might be a goblin

[@Shivermaw]

I love discussing proper gender assignments about biomechanical tank killers in my card game

[@scubasteve6175]

Duh it's the most important part silly

[@keep3339]

perfect timing for my food

[@Shahos_Animations]

REEEAAAAALLL

[@colot871]

Same bro

[@SoMSoMreal]

Realest

[@Stoneleafs]

Lol same

[@GriddyGiggler]

Fr dawg im eating my pizza rn 😭🙏

[@JaxCR]

This video brought back a lot of nostalgia for someone who has used the pekka since I got the game back in 2017. Seeing all the PBS and pekka ram rider variations that defined how I played the game brought back a lot of great memories, so thank you for that :)

[@juustopala166]

I'm from Finland, the country where supercell is also from, and Pekka is a finnish man's name. Also at some point you pointed out that in finnish pekka would be referred to as a male, however the finnish language doesn't have different words for she and he, but only one word: "hän". Anyways great video!

[@emmanuellhmm]

I've been on and off CR throught its years. Been playing since 2017 with some year long pauses, but ever since I unlocked PEKKA I've never took her out of my deck. Even when I stopped playing bc I was frustrated with the meta, I always came back to play with her. Today I got a new account bc I lost the other one (the new one is 3 months old) and she still part of it, and she's responsable for my greatest trophy run ever since I started in 2017 with almost 7000 tropgies. Long live the PEKKA 🙌🏾

[@skelet8337]

I started a new account and had 10k trophy run with my trust Pekka witch I don't care if they are bad I bring them anywhere I go sometimes I use both Pekka and mini Pekka and watch my enemy despair after he thinks I used my defense.

[@IAloneAmTheAutisticOne]

​@@skelet8337wdym 10k trophy? The max is 9k

[@coawperation]

@@skelet8337brother is lying

[@xz_axsh]

​@@skelet8337 stop the cap

[@Wakawakawakawakawakawakawaka7]

Video needs an update now💀💀💀💀

[@raspberieproductions444]

Gratz repeating the same exact thing about how the Pekka could reach across the bridge/river shows how big of a deal that is

[@tubzy1v]

this aged well 💀💀

[@ironman_karl3584]

lol

[@liamzimmer5948]

really well 💀

[@alenryzhkov5644]

lmfao listening to this while playing evo pekka

[@LASTCHANCE-mi8zy]

😂

[@kingkale8825]

I came to the comments just to check if someone made one like this 😂

[@horsesteam9173]

Bro you're not gonna believe this...

[@SomeSortaPro]

sorry to acknowledge this with a comment… but yea, evo pekka is broken lol

[@Coroplocs-Chameleon]

Thanks for making a video on my favourite card in the game! Ever since I got Pekka, I have always used her in my deck.

[@PetterBerg-kn7gp]

In arena 7😂

[@Coroplocs-Chameleon]

@@PetterBerg-kn7gp Arena 4, been playing since 2016.

[@E_Th4nValor]

Bro i just got this video recommended when the pekka evo was announced

[@lucassmith3790]

Dude, youre musical choices for these videos are immaculate. Zelda, Xenoblade Chronicles, Hollow Knight, Terraria Calamity(?) Great work.

[@xenic3391]

Wait til he hears about the newest evo

[@shpaghettishpaghetti6219]

All they had to do was add an insanely overpowered card that Pekka countered, and have it somehow stick after it got nerfed to the ground.

[@foxbutbetter6764]

0:51 did the mommy Pekka just switched her sword to the other hand?

[@edvin8581]

Pekka is actually a very common finish name. I think that is the origin of the name because supercel is a finish company.

[@entothechesnautknight1762]

I love how Supercell has made it clear several times that Pekka is a woman, like not even just mild hints, but *explicitly* stating it *directly* to the players *several* times, but apparently not having any outwardly feminine features just makes it too confusing for some people. Somehow. Like the concept of this person-shaped hunk of armor secretly being a car or tank and supercell was just hiding it from us for some reason was more comprehendible to them than her being a knight. In armor. Like all knights ever. Like Supercell told us she was. These sound like the kinda people who'd argue with you about the word "gullible" being on the ceiling even after you told them it wasn't.

[@REgamesplayer]

Supercell doesn't take its lore seriously. Pekka by the newest lore is not a woman, but a spirit and spirit are genderless.

[@yojojo3000]

Honestly, all I wanna see is for PEKKA to one-shot more cards. ESPECIALLY against Royal Hogs. I agree with you there. I’d maybe go further though. +7.1% Damage buff would let it two-shot Hog Riders at the very least, as well as one-shot heavily-overleveled Wizards & Musketeers. It wouldn’t really hurt Hog Rider decks all that much since they tend to be in a very fast cycle deck anyway.

[@olivermikolajuk4631]

As a bridge spam user, I 100% agree with this.

[@PetterBerg-kn7gp]

You can do almost all of that with mini pekka and Pekka just gives you negativ elixer trades and easy to counter

[@JunkPrat1113]

44:06 Well then... the pekka now has an evolution confirmed.

[@raptormaster1298]

And ram already has a evo lol

[@VitaminLin-vu6gm]

I was an ultimate champion player with 9000 trophies in old days, but I quoted this game after magic items uptake. One day, I found this channel in my recommendations and I started to feel bad about leaving cr, so I started it again to see how it goes for a beginner. Thank you for pulling me back. I enjoy your contents since it reminds me of very old things.

[@silencio818]

👃🧢

[@PetterBerg-kn7gp]

There was no 9000 trophies back then

[@psss1282]

"The PEKKA is infact female" Rule34 artists: *sharpens pencils*

[@XionicalXionical]

*Draws it anyway*

[@Robbie_The_Froggie]

Oh that's 🤢

[@mirac8803]

I think gender really doesn't matter for these minds, like, at all. xD

[@46ggjlrruin29]

Who is rule 34

[@funnyguyzloty3191]

​@@46ggjlrruin29 dear god , boy do not check.

[@YoungTooShabby]

I like how on your last video I told you to make a pekka video and you did. Thank you.

[@manuelescalera194]

3 days later: BATTLERAM EVOLUTION

[@pink_kino]

now PEKKA Evo

[@sakanig]

​@@pink_kinonow spear goblins

[@tearsim8043]

i absolutely love this card and i wish it was more respected ur video made me wanna play again to test out different deck ideas for her to desperately find a deck for her to work in (i don't like bridge spam, i want pekka to be the win condition) before clicking i didn't even know she got her range buff again cuz cwa stopped making cr content! i hope her evolution comes soon and i hope i have some success with her thanks for making this video

[@jereztf9337]

28:46 29:30 wow cant believe that change was so significant you had to explain it twice

[@ChrisFenton-p9n]

Really well written video essay as always, please talk about clone next

[@DeadIndiqn]

Good to see gratz back! Keep the vids comin in bud❤❤

[@psiniaramerquides]

Tysm for posting the name of the songs 🫶

[@flaresedin1156]

Hey man! Clash of Clans and Clash Royale veteran here. I started playing both games at release but unfortunately quit a few years back because both games got so messy. I gotta say though, I really enjoyed this type of video. Very nostalgic and cool to see what the old troops went through over the years I missed, new troops and what the meta looks like today. I would love to see a whole video dedicated to my boy Dark Prince (and the Goblin Barrel). Keep up the good work!

[@Ray_Happykid]

The new buff is kinda crazy ngl

[@NightShark24]

Needless to say, you made my day with this video

[@CryingB1oodTears]

I love your videos even though I haven’t been active since November.

[@Beepy1]

Here after they added evo pekka

[@YoungTooShabby]

Bro you actually listened to my request!

[@JaycieSLove]

Always great to see a new Gratz video (I rewatch his current videos a lot)

[@leafofyume7838]

funny thing is, i often didint had problems whit pekka decks because i used a jack of all trades deck that was good at stalling whit decent damage what even put down a pekka. it of course would take a bit what gives the other person time but i played my deck in a way that would keep momentum going if more troops arrive. over time the enemie would outweight me in power eventualy so i always had atleast 1 card whit good sunstain AOE and 1 card that can focus down my problem while his other troops are distracted whit whatever i send against them. the reason i ended up quiting the game was because so many decks just, put down 2 tanks or 1 tank and a royal giant and just spam whatever the enemy seems fit. they always had a direct damage card like fireball to. that is something my deck was helpless about because it relied on stalling what wont work whit such brainless spam because the stuff robbing me the needed time was always unreachable for my troops and i never had more than 2 building only troops in a deck. pekka was easyer to focus down while still dealing whit other troops. i keept playing the variations of this deck because it was the only deck i was consistently winning whit until that time. a skill issue i guess. looking at this deck now, there are so many cards now that have a good chance to cheese my deck that i probably cant use it anymore

[@redol__]

Thank you for the video ❤

[@SherlockHomeless2485]

we need vids on sparky or elixir pump definitely keep up the good work

[@makslalik9094]

Great video as always! Keep it up!

[@toomuchsuga.r3549]

"pekka may re-enter if pekka supporting or the pekka herself gets an evolution" battle ram evo: its showtime

[@staz9218]

28:45 and 29:29 Small nitpick, but same argument was made twice about the range over the river. Great video otherwise, really nostalgic about the pekka and pretty much use her all the time

[@justharrison2093]

Good to know I’m not the only one who noticed

[@cappeb]

2:35 Finnish speaker here. In Finnish there is only one pronoun for describing someone in 3rd person "hän" and it is used for both genders so that can be translated to "her fists" as well

[@Post_the_most]

So somewhat like the Swedish hen and the English them?

[@Herra_K]

​@@Post_the_mostjuu

[@SakuraHarunoLaNumeroUno]

Hi, I'm from Colombia, I knew your channel since 2022, at that time I was not interested in watching videos of YT channels in another language other than Spanish, but when I met your channel everything changed, you make amazing videos, I love the editing, research and narration of each of your videos, you deserve more recognition. I would love that in a future video you would tackle the history of the Mega Minion, it's my favorite card in Clash Royale and a video with your quality would be amazing.

[@yelv]

Thank you for making this :) I’ve been a pekka player since beta, up until I quit the game when champions were released. It was a fun trip down nostalgia road, and I loved seeing decks I used to play get mentioned.

[@pumpkin_king0173]

Hey Gratz, thanks for this sharing this video! I loved learning about the PEKKA. I personally think she has one of the best designs in the game. I’d love to see a history of the Royal Ghost or Battle Healer. Keep up the great work :D

[@Dev-i6z]

Now we have the P.E.K.K.A evo ☠

[@Flyway999]

Native finnish speaker here, PEKKAs description in finnish doesn’t refer to PEKKA as male. There are no gendered pronouns in the finnish language.

[@YoungTooShabby]

I’ve been waiting for this guy to make a Pekka video becuase it’s my favorite troop, used to be a mini Pekka fan when I first played

[@theparrishshow9803]

I just got back into Clash Royale, and I am LOVING these videos. Theres just something relaxing and entertaining about these Clash Royale history videos.

[@danieldannyboi7367]

Love your videos man! I've watched every one of them like 3 times! Keep up the good work.

[@superman_cam_32_yt78]

This did not age well

[@SpamNueves]

It's OP right now

[@olivermichael5717]

When I’m watching this, peka has an evolution

[@jschmidty2332]

Pekka has always been one of my favorite cards. I loved using her in low ladder when ebarb spam was everywhere. Great video!

[@SOURCOFFIN]

Just binged a bunch of these great videos man!

[@chihuahuaankle2767]

Great video, been subbed to you for a while and I love the PEKKA in both coc and cr so im glad you did a video on her! I would love to see a story video on the balloon next!

[@CheeseGrater69]

Well she got a huge buff and has an evolution now

[@lightmohamed5700]

He deserved a health buff to be fair not a range one

[@guan8926]

Aged like milk

[@abramsoto4295]

A very well spoken and beautiful way to explain the history of the cards and game. Makes me nostalgic to see how many changes actually happened and is nice to have proof when I explain. Please make an ice wizard video I'm interested to see what you think and feel about him. My favorite card of all time regardless of ridiculous "reworks"

[@SSName]

God i feel old after I remembering Pekka Double Prince. I've always liked videos centered around a game's meta and even if I no longer play Clash Royale, it's nice reminiscing while enjoying your content

[@lukavoitto6983]

I'm here to correct you on something! In Finnish it does not say anything about P.E.K.K.A being a male since Finland uses gender neutral gender pronouns, but it gets translated to he in English most of the time! (But it's weird since Pekka is a male name)

[@XennaShieldOP-pu6le]

Pekka Bridge Spam is literally one of the strongest decks now with Evo BR

[@Israelzenwirt]

And evo pekka

[@SirvaxGD06]

44:07 gotta love that next evolution in April 😂

[@ktnamgyal5741]

Man it's good to see the old cards being appreciated, thank you 😊

[@atomic_salt]

I love how this channel discusses Clash Royale as if it was an intense chapter of human history

[@EgoGhostX]

This aged great

[@Ace_Kj]

What’s funny is I still use pekka and I have 8000 trophies

[@Acieln]

Try 9k uc

[@Acieln]

😎

[@ΒενιαΠαπαζηση-χ8π]

Me too but I have 7800 trophies

[@greengreengreen5132]

2 of those

[@kaiadams6720]

Pekka this season is insane😭

[@Israelzenwirt]

Yes ... Everywhere

[@thejollyskrub1972]

Range buff, duchess, and now battle ram evolution. Pretty great.

[@mattiaboscaro7385]

Great video man. I would like to see in the future a video about the history of sparky, or about the fisherman. I hope to see your channel grow, and good luck with the future from an Italian fan❤

[@k3n0h89]

i’m a pekka player and will always be a pekka player i find them just so much fun no matter what

[@Tapeeek]

Real

[@josuefernando1604]

Seeing this is strange after the overpowered evo pekka

[@JustARegularSeal]

Pekka: Nah i'd adapt.

[@Noremacius]

you have all my respect for running the guild wars sound track in your videos

[@basedmuslim12345]

FINALLY, THE VIDEO I WAS SOLELY WAITING FOR

[@BloodBornShadowWalker]

Pekka is mommy honestly

[@Sir_Coconut]

Get out 🤨👉 🚪

[@humanfrommars882]

why her tho? I prefer the ram rider

[@clashenjoyer77]

you guys are fucking weird

[@Sev51]

Get out

[@potatoe972]

What the fuck

[@0mniVerse777]

bro made a documentary on a clash royale card 😭😭

[@cauapimpolho1178]

🗿🗿

[@ozone005]

Bro is new here 💀

[@0mniVerse777]

@@ozone005 yup😂

[@ExtraSync]

Your dumbass watched the whole thing 💀💀💀

[@hjalmarselberg5653]

Yes, that's sort of the point of his channel...

[@MANIKhorrami]

Whos here after pekka evolution?😂💀

[@railroadsandrandom]

I love how you used Minecraft music in the background it goes so well with your voice

[@ogking2895]

The music choice in these videos is so good. I love the green path hk ost

[@annabelwessel7545]

Wait useless? I have been using the same deck ever since the bandit has been released in 2017 with pekka in it (and before that I used the same deck with knight in it) and I would say I win above 90% of my matches, I wouldn't come even close to calling it useless as was stated at 0:30 ...

[@Pekka69420s]

Butterfly?

[@cordenhuman]

At first when you mentioned it's gender I was like why the fuck should anyone even care but then it actually got lowkey interesting

[@sabian5685]

As a Pekka user, this history of my win condition was very interesting thanks a lot!

[@monochromaticsouls7951]

guess who’s back back again pekkas back tell your friends