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_Rash047]

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

[@danielflorea1791]

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

[@doomchromee8648]

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

[@arthurfontes7326]

​@@EngineerMFBidk 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@@EngineerMFB

[@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

[@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.

[@jvr6809]

Witch has a 200% win rate

[@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

[@mavrikgaming970]

@@Idk_vincei mean you don’t rlly need context for these vids cuz he starts at the very start

[@__.__-_.]

Same I've been binging this channel it's so interesting and well-done

[@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.

[@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 😂

[@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

[@Marq5104]

Yea I noticed that lol

[@sknskn]

he forgor💀

[@andrewhero9845]

What using chatGpt does to a mf

[@Oscar-dc4ur]

Yeah looool. Glad others noticed it

[@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

[@SirShadeyy]

Almost a year later and I can’t go a match without seeing a PEEKA

[@66something_77]

It's a must if you're talking about midladder

[@PrincessCreature123]

@@66something_77 im in pancakes! and i see evo pekka every 2 games

[@goingviral5693]

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

[@miraculix743]

For real tho 😂😂 Wiggly giggly gooo

[@Duck-mw7sf]

Zesty ass walk

[@masterbater9000]

​@@Duck-mw7sfKevin gates ass waddle

[@StarryxBu77erfly]

Dying😂😂

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@Shivermaw]

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

[@scubasteve6175]

Duh it's the most important part silly

[@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.

[@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

[@PetterBerg-kn7gp]

​@@alptugraakan7490 cap only in low ladder but when you get good at the game you know its bad

[@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 :)

[@horsesteam9173]

Bro you're not gonna believe this...

[@SomeSortaPro]

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

[@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

[@psss1282]

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

[@XionicalXionical]

*Draws it anyway*

[@Robbie_The_Froggie]

Oh that's 🤢

[@miraculix743]

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.

[@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.

[@samuelsvajda5670]

On my old account i remmember i used some crazy Pekka Sparky deck

[@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 😂

[@E_Th4nValor]

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

[@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!

[@jereztf9337]

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

[@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

[@zanderwinters4255]

29:41 wow, being able to attack across the river is so important that he mentioned it twice.

[@lucassmith3790]

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

[@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.

[@YoungTooShabby]

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

[@DeadIndiqn]

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

[@manuelescalera194]

3 days later: BATTLERAM EVOLUTION

[@pink_kino]

now PEKKA Evo

[@sakanig]

​@@pink_kinonow spear goblins

[@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

[@ChrisFenton-p9n]

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

[@CryingB1oodTears]

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

[@TrippRusnak]

Tbh, I feel like Pekka’s range should be longer because it just makes sense. Pekka has a huge sword and in her description, it even says that she swings from the hip.

[@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!

[@foxbutbetter6764]

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

[@xenic3391]

Wait til he hears about the newest evo

[@NightShark24]

Needless to say, you made my day with this video

[@psiniaramerquides]

Tysm for posting the name of the songs 🫶

[@SherlockHomeless2485]

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

[@edvin8581]

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

[@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

[@JaycieSLove]

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

[@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

[@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

[@Beepy1]

Here after they added evo pekka

[@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.

[@Mattriix]

Pekka definitely needs an Evo Maybe a centered AOE like cold or zap to help with swarm but still weak to distance attacks

[@Okyrochek.]

Dude was even crazier than supers themselves...

[@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.

[@makslalik9094]

Great video as always! Keep it up!

[@Bubbeles]

29:30 you said about pekka being able to reach over the river twice lmao

[@ziggerotstask6287]

"To compensate for a generous range buff..." Mega Knight and P.E.K.K.A. long arming each other across the river

[@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

[@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

[@ktnamgyal5741]

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

[@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

[@leafofyume]

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

[@Ray_Happykid]

The new buff is kinda crazy ngl

[@SakuraLaFlorDeCerezo]

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.

[@jschmidty2332]

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

[@redol__]

Thank you for the video ❤

[@Acegz07]

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

[@Bakiski123]

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

[@Israelzenwirt]

And evo pekka

[@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

[@thejollyskrub1972]

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

[@Wakawakawakawakawakawakawaka7]

Video needs an update now💀💀💀💀

[@jvr6809]

Ok let me try Its trash...the end

[@Person-iguess1092]

​@@jvr6809 what's that even supposed to mean

[@toomuchsuga.r3549]

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

[@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.

[@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"

[@YoungTooShabby]

Bro you actually listened to my request!

[@chihuahuaankle27]

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!

[@danieldannyboi7367]

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

[@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 ...

[@SOURCOFFIN]

Just binged a bunch of these great videos man!

[@hollow-kraljO]

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

[@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

[@guan8926]

Aged like milk

[@k3n0hh]

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

[@Tapeeek]

Real

[@cswzwsc]

Crazy that this came out right before the battle ram evolution was announced

[@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.

[@kaiadams6720]

Pekka this season is insane😭

[@Israelzenwirt]

Yes ... Everywhere

[@olivermichael5717]

When I’m watching this, peka has an evolution

[@SirvaxGD06]

44:07 gotta love that next evolution in April 😂

[@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❤

[@LionheartMMA1912]

I don’t even play this game anymore, but your videos just hit different❤

[@josuefernando1604]

Seeing this is strange after the overpowered evo pekka

[@superman_cam_32_yt78]

This did not age well

[@SpamNueves]

It's OP right now

[@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)

[@hiwu412]

As of early November 2024, evo pekka is the third nost used evovlution in the game at around 22% usage, but regular pekka has a usage of around 0.16%

[@tit-an-nium5673]

That recent range buff is absolutely amazing!

[@Dev-i6z]

Now we have the P.E.K.K.A evo ☠

[@EgoGhostX]

This aged great

[@markvandenberg2352]

This might need an update with the evo

[@antiplierdarco7482]

Next vid has to be either E-Giant or covering the Champions since I feel like both have had a huge impact on the game

[@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