How to Kill a God | Nux Reacts

[@TheTaleFoundry]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching. :)

[@tsukisenshi8100]

Hi, love your videos and have a nice day

[@exomancer3632]

This was not a crossover I ever expected.

[@chasethemaster3440]

Third

[@ZenithAstral]

@@exomancer3632same

[@Sixhopefulstars-pz5gf]

Well this is unexpected but welcomed

[@Placeholder93]

When robots decide destroying humans isn’t enough

[@catso9555]

YOU THOUGHT WE WERE DONE? WE GONNA KILL YO GOD SO WE CAN KILL YOU AGAIN IN THE AFTERLIFE! THIS IS FOR MAKING US DRAW ALL THOSE ANIME GIRLS!

[@CandyChaos7]

#Terminator

[@TempestMaximus]

Murder drones

[@Demospis]

absolute solver be like:

[@cinderguard3156]

Ultrakill

[@GSSAGE7]

I love how for this entire video, Nux keeps pointing out that he was expecting a video about how a writer is to kill off an overpowered, almost godly characters... despite the video making clear multiple times that it ISN'T about that.

[@CandyChaos7]

I too hate God. I wanted to kill God so badly when I get upset

[@enriquechiles]

Did he notice at the end?

[@Snesthekeleton]

@@enriquechilesnaaaaah

[@luckyday5721]

I love listening to Tale Foundry when I need help to get back to being creative or to help me relax.

[@the_dennator7723]

his voice is enchanting

[@CantSay-lk6np]

Bro I love tale foundry, this is the crossover I would never have expected but I love

[@ghostshrimp5006]

I’m honestly not sure how this happened, this is crossing a wide gap in the KZbin sphere, but I shouldn’t expect anything less from Nux 😆 I’ll be really anticipating what other videos from tale foundry he’ll look into, the man deserves far more eyes than he gets

[@RaulDiaz-mp8ms]

I'm hoping he does the lovecraftian videos, the hero/anti-hero/villain/anti-villain videos, and the one about non-human perspective stories.

[@AkilahOsa]

​@@RaulDiaz-mp8msI really loved watching all of those videos too. And based on Nux's taste it anime, these are all up his alley 😌.

[@chimera9818]

Next time osp reaction video

[@chimera9818]

From my understanding he mostly go for what patron tell him to watch

[@travestyknightproductions6855]

Tale Foundry is so good! I recommend his videos on magic systems

[@CitruKori]

I always loved Tale Foundry and Nux, so this is like the crossover of the century

[@nickster_xd8937]

Tale Foundry is truly wholesome and I love the team’s work. Not only are they educational and informative, they are deeply inspiring for writers of fiction and for any artist.

[@johns6014]

Tanya doesn't dispute that Being X is real, her dispute is with Being X's claim to godhood, as opposed to some demon or some other higher level being who isn't god, but is just pretending to be him. Those are two very different things. She knows that he exists, she just disagrees with his self-proclaimed title, because she believes that there is no god, for if there were one, then the world would have no problems.

[@chimera9818]

In the LN and manga she has even better claim because being x isn’t this beyond reality and we see only one of it but it is clear he is one of few deities that from all seem to be equal in power

[@SuperboyLilly]

Why do people who don't believe in any god use the argument that the world would be a better place if they were real?

[@johns6014]

@@SuperboyLilly I can't recall her exact argument, but I'm pretty sure that it was along the lines of "If he really was God, then was a poor manager who let things get out of control, but still stopped to demand her love and respect, and that was unbecoming, to say the least, of any being who would call themselves God". She was meritocratic to the core like that. Of course, the more he pestered her for her love and respect, and the more he forced her to pray to him, the more she hated him. I don't know why people use that argument in general, though. For God to step in and force action would be for God to impugne on free agency, and our ability to make our own choices. That leads into a fairly nuanced and emotionally and religiously charged debate, though.

[@-hello6177]

If a god has expectations of good, then the world should be good. Because by principle, as creations of the god, the natural instincts one would have would already have been set to be executed in such way by their choice, our ease to learn, our desire for food, our susceptibility to lust, free agency is purely seem as a fixed quantifiable due to the fact we already have been created in the way we currently exist, there is no intrisic necessity for the divine to have created us the way we have. All of such, flaws gods punish us for, dependencies we cannot struggle against, and most of all, innate necessities for our survival, all of them would be by design, there's very little nuance, humans objectively do not have a choice in many things, of which several would be the cause of how such a god would've created us, and not only us, but the world as a whole, by mere act of existing and designing us with expectations, we no longer have free will in the fundamental sense of the world, then why, we who have already lost access to such, would still be reprimanded for not using it properly when we would be designed with things completely opposite to such? Why would we be designed in a way where following the teaches of god is akin to going against the most fundamental parts of human nature? The sins in countless religions can be directly tied to necessary parts of the human brain, things that anyone with a healthy brain could never possibly refuse to feel, think or act on, as well as relatives without any rhyme or reason. Could such not have been designed to be less important, could the world we've been put into be less punishing, and allow for survival without a significant reliance on these traits? If Free Will cannot exist with God, then at the very least God should be thorough with it's design.

[@SuperboyLilly]

@-hello6177 1. Good has no meaning without evil. 2. The Judeau-Christian god (I honestly don't know about the other deities) wants us to serve him of our own free will. 3. There's no point in having an afterlife if there already is a heaven on Earth.

[@elsewhereprince3969]

“If it has stats, then it can be killed.” ~cardinal rule of ttrpgs

[@MysticMylesZ]

15:40 not just in fantasy but also in believe, Kami and shrines. If the shrine is abandoned the kami is said to either turn evil or loose their power. It's very interesting.

[@Absolute-Melody]

There is a great video by the Moon Channel on why Japan has so much God-Killing in their RPGs. It’s a LONG video but quite insightful and well-put-together. Highly recommend you check it out.

[@CandyChaos7]

Persona video games proves JRPGs. 😂

[@Tony_AM009]

I agree!

[@Bleedyoudry213]

In Wondershowzen, god didn't get "angry" that he lost in rock, paper, scissors. He'd never lost anything in his life, and he couldn't live with the embarrassment . . . the feeling of failing. The torture that he puts so many humans through every day. He felt lesser than for the first time in reality, and took his own life . . . . . . . . . and then they ate him. Wondershowzen is one of the best shows ever created.

[@Alondro77]

What a weak-sauce god who couldn't read his opponent's mind. Laaaaaaame. Even I can do that!

[@loveablegoober-n4v]

i love that nux always makes stuff even more enjoyable en they already were

[@adrielmilizia504]

There is a 1h 30m (or so) youtube video about why JRPGs have Alien Gods as Hidden Bosses. It IS more of a historical documentary.

[@nikoazure5235]

Tale foundry makes such good content

[@MysticMylesZ]

I recognize this thumbnail. I literally just started watching this person wtf. I watched their *"breaking the 5th wall"* "anti hero" "anti villian" and "why villians love contracts" I also got their cartoons for adults' vids saved.

[@lina18ns]

i just discovered tale foundry a while ago their videos are sooo good. I never expected to see nux react to one thou 😮

[@yukiutaware1064]

I love that you finally discovered Tale Foundry ❤

[@mrbubbles6468]

‘How do you kill a God’ Be Tales of Symphonia and just convince God that they are wrong and the only way to get what God wants is for him to give up his life.

[@DontObliteratetheCommenter]

Tale foundry has been going on for quite a while and has turned into such a well written and well animated channel.

[@10000eyes]

This is the weirdest clashing of my worlds that I have ever seen.

[@Spicyboi213]

"What is a god to a non-believer!" ~Vegeta (DBZA)

[@dmmmbrothers7227]

Didn’t expect Tale Foundry on this channel but a welcome surprise

[@reclusive_traveler]

Tale foundry is an amazing channel im glad you found him he is always so fun to watch and you learn a ton about writing and writers in a fun way.

[@snakefish18]

I hope Nux does more Tale Foundry reactions, like the Anti-hero and Anti-Villain videos😁

[@doubleh3978]

Tale Foundry is absolutely one of my favourite channels.

[@anthonyrebuffo9509]

He is watching all the cool guys i watch too, the world is healing

[@FaolanHart]

Personally the whole concept of belief allowing the gods to exist is my favorite. It gives the power of the gods to the people. We collectively decide what gods are powerful & what they represent, & its through our belief & devotion that they manifest. Probably the most narratively interesting, as well as the most grounded take on what gods are. To give a highly recognizable example. In Skyrim, this is why the Thalmor are trying to kill of Talos worshippers. Because the idea a human could become a god is blasphemous to them. No more worshippers, means no more Talos. The very depictions & names will change of god-like beings depending on the culture also. Sheogorath, demonic god of madness, will appear as the Skooma Cat to a Khajiit of Elsweyr. As that is how they recognize & worship the entity, thus that is how he is formed to them. Its such a simple concept that you can do so much with. Love it.

[@hunterwaguespack3963]

My favorite tale foundry video is the scp videos, would be cool if he reacted to those

[@RATE08]

You should watch more tale foundry. there videos are absolutely awesome and very well thought out.

[@trollman_2345]

Good ol' Tale Foundry. I could hear talebot speak all day man... well, not really, i'd prolly fall asleep first lol.

[@kinosaga21]

i love tale founder and their explanation of fictional tropes; truth be told, i wasn't expecting this episode to become philosophical but i appreciate it all the same, that little nugget of philosophy got me and i am the happier for it.

[@arya_srp3279]

Nux watching tale foundry is a mix i didn't know I needed

[@edenwayne8407]

I haven't watched the sandman show but I saw the scene where lucifer and the sandman fights. And I just love the idea of concepts duking it out using concepts.

[@Swift96]

When I started watching this reaction, the first example I thought of from fiction was in the TV show Supernatural, where one of the supporting characters stole God's powers, making God become mortal.

[@Usual_Kook13]

Talefoundrys' videos are so good & written so well. I'm glad you were able to watch one, Nux.

[@liviekumori]

I love Tale foundry, you should watch more of them

[@IgnatiusBlaze4]

... this taught me a lot, despite already knowing so much about Gods, religions, and many different mythologies, but taught me 1 thing especially... at the end of it all do we ourselves then become the Gods? Both figuratively, and literally, someday, soon? Far away? Will we reach a point to which there is no turning back and we just halt our evolutionary and adapting progress because there is nowhere left for us to go? We already have weapons of mass destruction in nuclear warfare, will we reach a point of being capable of creating life or maintaining it on the same level?

[@Ven-zg3fj]

To answer your question about wh JRPGs are always killing gods, I highly recommend the video “Why do you always kill gods in JRPG’s?” by the channel “Moon Channel.” Its like 90 minutes long but it’s incredibly well-made. I had the same thought recently about anime (Code Geass, FMAB, Mushoku Tensei, and more all feature this trope) and the video quite fatefully came across my timeline.

[@Jebbtube]

It's funny Nux asks about JRPGs killing gods. There's an in-depth documentary on the subject I hope he reacts to someday.

[@RaphaelRavenwing]

Tale Foundry just does not miss. Would recommend checking out more!

[@ryanwhitehead1183]

And the blood will never be washed from our hands.

[@lybula]

Nux finding Talefoundry makes me so happy, I love that channel!

[@volarmis]

Great video by both content creators here. :D I'm positively surprised Terry Pratchett's take was also included, as it is possibly my favorite in this topic. "Small Gods" can also be considered a good entry point to the whole Discworld series, so I can wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone considering it.

[@Flame_Fox]

I hope nux will watch more talefoundry there is a lot of interesting video there what is whort to watch like breaking the fifth wall

[@ayobruh5593]

bro every dnd campaign im in we always gotta end up fighting gods

[@jonumine6250]

Every beginning of a game: "go clean rats in a basement for half a gold piece" At the end: *Kills a deity and prevents an apocalyptic event.

[@TheyCalledMeT]

3:59 yep pandorra's ... ... box ... and accessing it brings a plethora of serious problems ... it's the first story talking about marriage

[@bobbobby5200]

1:42 There's actually a video I watched on this subject recently, its from Moon Channel and it's really good.

[@azurephantom100]

@Nuxanor there is also a video on why JRPGs like killing gods and it really interesting to learn the reason it also counts as a history lesson its called "Why Do You Always Kill Gods in JRPGs?" by moon channel. its an hour and half long due to needing to know the history to understand it but its a good watch imo

[@S.B.C-Pixi]

Then there is the Hirohito method of killing a god, showing their god to not be able to protect from a wrath equivalent to a god.

[@BattleF08]

Dang, never expected to see TaleFoundry and Nux connect! They have such different styles. I am glad Nux ended up liking it. Good video! 👍

[@VooshSpokesman]

Love from a Vaush and TaleFoundry fan!

[@panterraorosuke7049]

Glad you discovered Tale foundry. His videos are really deep and I greatly enjoy them.

[@V.F.D.DaleSalvador]

Very surpirsed Nux has never watched a Tale Foundry video. seems VERY up his ally. PLEASE watch more TF with us Nux.

[@Balthizar101]

Never in my life would I have expected Nux to check out Tale Foundry. I love it!

[@xaklin4632]

1:39 a couple of months ago, Moon Channel put out a video with his take on why JRPG focus on killing gods. though it might might be stream worthy as it is a beefy 1.5hr long video

[@lordnul1708]

Fun fact: in order to kill a God in D&D, first you have to strip them of believers, and THEN do the physical killing. Of course, this same franchise also allows dead gods to be revived by new believers doing a very specific ritual in a large enough group and mortals can even ascend to godhood if they gain enough of their own. In fact there are entire series of lore videos about how all that works you could check out. I recommend Mr Rhexx for that since he goes into details that not only what the core rulebooks mention, but also what it doesn't that was either in older editions or in material like expansions, novels etc. AJ Pickett is another one I'd recommend, though after the latest fuckery at the time by WotC he decided he was done talking about D&D as a brand. But his video on Bahamut is absolutely worth a look regardless.

[@guyatwork5527]

Nux, if you're up for it, there's a 90 minute video by moon channel on why you always kill gods in jrpgs. It'll explain everything.

[@niconepni1821]

I still find the way that fgo tackled the concept in regard to its gods in lostbelts as an interesting way to go about it; while it’s still the whole stab it till it dies concept, the gun they use effectively calculates the lifespan of a god, and using that concept it turns the god mortal and thus killable. It removes trivialities of how the god is unkillable whilst also having certain constraints making it unusable until the climax. It’s also a bit more complicated than as I’ve explained, but the fate series has a tendency to go weird when it tackles abstract concepts. But as a method to kill a god, it bypasses the essence that makes them a god in the first place.

[@galupoanthony2996]

Oh yeah the Black barrel but it's a replica the real one is actually just a gun

[@mordred1333]

Fate Grand Orders Morgan La Fay was killed off by the plot in lostbelt 6 and Zeus in lostbelt 5 was killed by chance- also the weapon used to kill gods called the black barrel uses a massive amount of mana in the form a a command spell and as shown in lostbelt 6 if you don’t have enough mana or a command spell it uses your life force as energy and I think that the fate universe did a great job in depicting a way to kill gods without stripping them of their power in the story.

[@Azrael178]

There is actually a very well made video by "moon channel" answering why you always kill gods in jrpg. It is extremely well made, diving into history, economy, politics and culture of Japan. It's called just "why do we always kill gods in jrpgs" or something like that

[@itsmeunnamed2854]

the tale foundry is such a cool channel its one of the best at what it does in my opinion

[@localnerd7460]

KZbin connected universe confirmed????

[@blahblahblah6241]

16:30 i just felt all of the Christians wanting to kill nux for that💀

[@appalachiananarchist]

Based KZbin channel, good choice

[@geekmythologynerdic]

Can't recommend Tale Foundry enough! I've been watching their videos for years and they're always so good.

[@louctendo1321]

If we want to go with the fish in the pond analogy killing a good would be like fighting a roided up bald eagle with nuclear launch codes

[@wagerobot5231]

I did not know tale foundry was on Nux Taku's radar. pretty cool

[@lordwarryl5712]

There's this almost 2 hour video made by Moon Channel about Jrpg killing gods rooted from Japanese history, religion, economy, etc., And its one long, massive and thought provoking video i ever watched about Japan as a whole.

[@wesleyward5901]

That thumbnail tho.. Ngl I'd love to see Kratos do a GoW3 style execution on Aqua.

[@zaurixudievi9004]

if you loved tale foundy so much then you would definitely love max derrat

[@JoshStLouis314]

My man coming in with nothing but the best takes.

[@HarryAyA]

I can confirm, these things will kill me. Please don't do them, I will die/fade out of existence.

[@classyrobot5648]

I love Tale Foundry. I'm glad you're reacting to him

[@S.B.C-Pixi]

A god that is a complete joke and embodies chaos is a god that exists until existence ceases. Neglect matters not, for a jester is mostly neglected until its time comes.

[@theblueslimeboi]

I'm a god, how can you kill a God? What a grand and intoxicating innocence.

[@GensChilledCola]

this is my first time watching the tale boundary but his voice is so soothing

[@wisemansblood3898]

Tale foundry Is just a really cool and awesome channel and the How to kill a god video was one of the videos i especially enjoyed

[@AzraelIbliz]

There is actually a video by Moon Channel "Why Do You Always Kill Gods in JRPGs?" xD it's a history lesson though

[@basvandiepen2772]

10:30 how could he lose? the all knowing god

[@jordanhansen5934]

Hollow Knight has two main examples of Death of a God. Spoilers ahead. The one that drives the conflict concerns the game’s bbeg. The Radiance. Long ago she created the moth tribe, who worshipped her until the Pale King arrived. Then they forgot all about the Radiance to worship him. According to lore and dialogue this almost completely deleted the Radiance from existence. She only hung on because a few slivers of memory about her remained. And then people began remembering her and worshiping her. Then she regained her power and came back from the edge of oblivion with a vengeance.

[@wally4golly]

Neil Gaiman is an amazing author would 100% suggest his works

[@jerwwilliams]

It's like Nux is seeing my YT recommendations 😂

[@ShadowDancer1000]

Nux seriously needs to talk about the Chakravartin Bro is the God of Gods, and is defeated by his own creation. IMO, he’s madara but with the death he deserves

[@mudpie6927]

Yeah the guy he covered is my favourite ideaest

[@SneakyTogedemaru]

Hey man, can't wait when Brandon Sanderson's cosmere gets a ton of screen adaptations and you discuss those gods and OP characters. Idk, maybe in another 5-10 years?... Here's hoping we all still be there. Although It seems from some info here and there that Misborn era 1 trilogy will probably be the first book series to get that, and that's the one I'd be most interested to hear your thoughts on. Although there are a bunch of other examples of those throughout his books, both cosmere and non-cosmere, Mistborn kinda dealt the most with details of gods dieing and being created (or born or established, whatever). To be honest I'd love you to read the whole Mistborn series and talk about it but it is a pretty big one and so putting that kind of pressure on anyone is just unfair. I loved it though and recently started like third reread of the series, every time I couldn't stop myself from binge reading, even though it's one of the earlier works and it shows a tiny bit, the books are a lot of fun. Of course, I'm biased lol. Anyway, thanks for the video, didn't check Tale Foundry in a while, when How to Kill a God was released it was a blast for me and getting reminded of it feels good. Have a good one!)

[@ZeljkoMijailovic-lp1lv]

In hitchhikers guide, god literally died because of a fish… that he created and it cracks me up every time 😂😂

[@iamthedoctor8094]

as some interesting robots have said once "become as gods"

[@tusharrathore6330]

Two of my favourite youtubers in one video ( granted it's a reaction video) but I will take it.

[@zircunious]

Nux you forgot in your intro about how Madura died you didn't mention that he did the Goofy yell after falling in the manhole

[@BeanTaco856]

I was waiting for the American Gods reference when talking about worship giving power. Cant speak past the first season but I definitely vote for Nux to watch the first season

[@rl3lunatic600]

You never truly die until someone mutters your name for the last time. To misappropriate the certain words of a certain someone, "The world won't go out with a bang, but in a whimper."

[@FrenchyMcToast]

Yeah, but try to kill Dagoth Ur without Kagrenac's Tools and see what happens, godlike power or no.

[@MrFelblood]

I was expecting more of a How-To quide on the classic piece of writing advice, "Kill your gods," but this was interesting too. That advice refers to your Madaras, but more than that it refers to your Sarutobis and your Jiriyas, who have to leave the story so that the protagonist has no "gods" to call on to save him. He must outgrow his mentors and win his own battles. Another way to "kill" ones gods is to give them other tasks which must be performed separately. For example, Gandalf and Aragorn don't have to be dead during The Return of the King, for Frodo, Sam and Gollum to face their ultimate trial without their direct support. Instead, they have a different sort of challenge, which they must meet with their own kind of strength, while the protagonist gets to show that he is the best person for his particular task. Though, Gandalf is literally a minor deity, and he was dead for most of The Two Towers, which is a much more literal way to solve the same problem.

[@lorrainebrunner2490]

I really hope you watched some other Rale Foundry videos. He makes some absolute BANGERS!!

[@astergrimm]

"To deny once existence" is basically the same as killing them

[@johnsmith-nj1kf]

i would love it if you reacted to more tale foundry! i love their videos and loved this one!

[@Seamus.Harper]

l love that he mentioned Terry Pratchett's Discworld stories. They are a great read. Maybe you should do a book reaction. 😅 Alternatively Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett wrote some things together and there is even a show of their book Good Omens which is pretty good. 😉