KIRITO VS HEATHCLIFF!! SEASON 1 FINALE!! Reacting to "SAO Abridged Ep.11" with Kirby!

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[@AkratiriGaming]

Sad thing is, in the actual anime when Kirito asked why, he really did say he forgot why and didn't know anymore. The ultimate blue ball WTF?

[@demonic_myst4503]

Not really they tell u at thenstart kirito forgot but ep 1 he states he wanted to crrate a world where he is god

[@DreadlordZolias]

This is exactly why I've said that SAO Abridged is, in fact, the definitive edition of SAO

[@MrLuige15]

They took the “i don’t remember anymore” FROM The dub its self i was sooooooooooooooooooooooooo….(infinity oooo) disappointed when i watched it by week

[@wiredjerk]

Yeah…there was some convoluted actual reasons about “strength of the human will…” and other existential ‘reasons’ apparently it they couldn’t figure out how to sum it up in this conversation so He literally says to the effect of “the dream/reason I had so long ago is like a distant memory I can’t really recall anymore...” To which I think I can speak for the majority of the fan base by saying, “Yo! I’m getting balls like a Smurf here!!” when I saw it

[@Papercut337]

Yeah, it was super frustrating

[@nicholasmaddocks7545]

27:26 The fact that Sachi's Guild is part of the reason for 2,000 deaths because they took the tutorial NPC, is simultaneously both brilliant and hilarious.

[@duelentertainment9228]

In honesty that is kiahba's fault since the NPC died and didn't reset, should have fixed the code

[@Roger44477]

@@duelentertainment9228 By that point they were months into the game, so the people who needed the tutorial were already dead

[@duelentertainment9228]

@@Roger44477 if I tell a guy at work to teach the new guys, and he fucka off for two months and we fall behind, I don't do it myself, I fire him and get a new tutor. FIX THE CODE BETHESDA

[@zdiegi5493]

Lol, I never even put that together🙈😅

[@gildedphoenix]

Also hint for the reason he locked Yui away. If they took tutorial bot...

[@volrag]

The "I know" after Kirito says "I love you" is a star wars reference.

[@2012zayka]

hell yeah! that's my thoughts!

[@DeadEyeDay]

Ya I was like how does no one get the Han Solo reference... most reactors I have seen dont get it

[@Taygon45]

Also it's a mirror of Kirito saying a quote that wasn't a movie and Kaiaba misconstrued it's origin but Asuna's last line is a famous romantic movie reference, completing their relationship.

[@bleed2blue1]

yeah i wished Kayaba would cry out of the off "Star wars, I knew it girl you had it in you"

[@nixian_zwaylus]

Yup! She started to play his game!

[@brennanhearn6342]

The funny part is, Klein really does have a life outside of Kirito. He's one of the strongest players in the game! He and his guild survived two years of frontline combat without a single casualty...

[@theduckgoesmoo]

Without a single casualty?? Really? How did that group survive

[@brennanhearn6342]

@@theduckgoesmoo I have no earthly idea lol.

[@brennanhearn6342]

@@theduckgoesmoo Love your videos with Kirby though, always look forward to more.

[@nomadhakunamatata5793]

@@theduckgoesmoo Dumb luck and ADD planning. get enough of us together and we eventually account for every outcome, or chase squirrels.

[@Chuuma]

1) ballsdeep69 was their leader 2) they weren't complete idiots 3) they were geared by Tiffany

[@TBoring]

10:28 not only is ‘WHAT?’ Guy still alive he’s a part of the Boss Clearing team meaning he’s one of SAO’s top players.

[@sojtus8681]

Or he is just so clueless that he followed the people there by accident. :D

[@mrroboshadow]

@@sojtus8681 i would not put that past the players in the SAO abridged universe

[@thegeneralmitch]

pretty sure thats bennett the sage

[@fabi3790]

Well you saw the rest of the players It's not hard to be a top player

[@jamestheprotogen7554]

WHAT?.mp3

[@warbird333]

The janitor is Reki Kawahara the creator of SAO, that's why Kaiyaba confused him for god.

[@analogHyperdrive]

Fun fact: When Adam Savage said "I reject your reality and substitute my own" in Mythbusters, he was actually referencing Dungeonmasters. But since that movie is so little known, everyone attributed the quote to Adam himself.

[@Arcalargo]

You mean a 1974 episode of Dr. Who

[@analogHyperdrive]

@Arcalargo I looked into this, and while there does appear to be a similar quote in a 1974 episode of Dr Who ("I deny this reality. The reality is a computation matrix."), it's not quite the same quote, while the Dungeonmasters one is exact ("I reject your reality and substitute my own"), and more importantly, Adam Savage literally has said he was quoting Dungeonmasters.

[@Arcalargo]

​@@analogHyperdrive I guess you looked deeper than I did.

[@thomasyoung3342]

Asuna’s “I know” at the end is honestly such a masterpiece of storytelling. It’s a reference to Star Wars, which Han Solo says to Leila after she confesses her love to him moments before he expects to be killed. While it sounds arrogant and cold, in the original context it’s usually interpreted as a moment of genuine vulnerability from someone who has spent their whole life guarded against showing affection or emotion. They want to say “I love you” back, but don’t know how to show affection like that so they instead show that they understand and accept the other person’s love, even if they can’t express themselves that way. The obvious parallels between Han and Asuna’s character arcs is one thing, but it carries even more weight *specifically* because she’s also communicating her love by appealing to Kirito’s love of movie references. It also serves as a major benchmark for Kirito’s character arc as well. His whole arc was about overcoming his narcissistic tendencies to be able to connect with others, which the way he condescendingly lorded knowledge over others was a part of. It gave him something to feel smug about when he dropped a reference nobody else got, and gave him a lot of parallels with Kayaba. They bonded over their shared contempt for “normal people”, but Kirito severed that connection when he grew enough to be able to empathize with others, which is why the killing blow is dealt alongside a failure of understanding of the Mythbusters reference. Then, as Kayabe struggles to reconnect with him at the end, Kirito brushes him off and focuses on Asuna who then drops that line. It’s such an amazingly cathartic moment.

[@stitchesbunny8496]

great breakdown. thanks for putting all this in words. as a side note though I would mention, kayaba sorta got the reference. Adam savage was referencing dungeon master everytime he said that line. them both knowing the line, but there still being a disconnect showsbthe age difference between Kazuto Kirigaia and Kayaba Akihito.

[@Spikeba11]

Asuna also has the advantage of previously saying I love you. Han hadn't said it.

[@burning_flame1369]

heh, someone has been watching explanation point

[@TBoring]

So in the actual show (and it’s been awhile since I watched it so feel free to correct me) the boss fight took out over half their people. The realization hit that there were still 25 floors to go and the boss monsters were only going to get tougher and chances were none of them were getting out of this game alive. Also in case anyone is wondering why Kirito can use Asuna’s sword remember Married players share inventory.

[@Matej_Sojka]

Actually there was extremely hard boss on floors 25, 50 and this one 75, with Heathcliff supposed to be level 100 boss revealed to be the traitor for drama´s sake. Problem was that from level 74 teleport crystals no longer functioned in boss rooms so whoever went in, and we are talking "Clearers", the absolute elites here, would likely die without being able to scout the boss and his abilities first. That was the whole problem Kirito tried to solve by power leveling his guild to the point they were in floors they did not have the practical experience to handle, even if they had the level for it. The number of people on front lines was shrinking heavily, while a lot of players stayed on first floor doing basically nothing (which Corvax and Thinker tried to fix by rejoining the front lines after their group was massacred on floor 25, only to be massacred scouting floor boss 74 as that one was first with no teleport allowed) and majority of players was just screwing around waiting for Clearer players to finish the game for them. Oh, and Laghing coffin and other psychopaths after them got off on killing whoever possible so the number of use-able players got down even more. The anime really failed to get across just how screwed up the psychological situation was among the players of SAO. I mean, Asuna, who was overachiever even in real life fell in love with Kirito because he was the top ranker who told her to chill out. SAO is by no means a masterpiece, or revolutionary literary work, after all it was first seriously published work of Reki Kawahara, but I appreciate it from the point of view into how would deadly isekai situation affect people in it. Log Horizon is also great in this aspect, difference is there are hard core gamers involved there who enjoy that sort of thing and take charge. SAO anime does not even deal with the politics of solo players who leveled quickly but often died without support vs guilds who tried to recruit them due to their power, but really did not like them due to their unwillingness to cooperate outside of boss battles. Or information market which played a significant role in what Kirito was doing the whole time. The book was interesting and engaging while it could be better, but the anime was just a sad disappointment. The first season of abridged was awesome fun, but it went downhill from here, I just cannot get behind the abuse of the main character from now on. We saw him being intelligent and he suddenly grabs the idiot ball and no one lets him forget it.

[@liamwhite3522]

Also, Asuna's sword is right there on the ground after she is killed.

[@nyanzombies2174]

@@liamwhite3522 Normally it would disappear because her items are killed along with the avatar, but because they're married it stayed, at least by this logic.

[@enderboss9974]

Also that the boss 100 is almost impossible to defeat

[@meeleeman6311]

@@enderboss9974 I mean Kirito killed the level 100 boss with only 1 sacrifice so it really wasn't all that tough if you don't factor in kayaba's admin privileges

[@NoiriumIdk]

Honestly Kayaba's entire dialogue toward Kirito and Asuna is always funny to me, "Fuckin Bethesda." The tutorial npc died in episode 3 as part of Kirito's first guild. On another note I have a theory that the King of Ashes is actually Silica from episode 4. Unrelated, but in the original series Kayaba was meant to be the final boss in the Ruby Palace on the 100th floor, the true final boss was cut from the game before launch for being too overpowered. The sound at the end was someone inserting a coin into the game cabinet, thus confirming season 2.

[@theduckgoesmoo]

Ohhhhh

[@Gottaloveaxolotls]

Holy shit... the silica theory makes so much sense but also mind blowning, though that would mean she had a major voice change. Horaaay for character developmemt!

[@NoiriumIdk]

@@Gottaloveaxolotls Could be a voice filter, wouldn't be surprised if those are in the game considering you basically have a mind control hat from episode 3 and an item that punctuates your sentences with a Spanish guitar from episode 8 I think.

[@Gottaloveaxolotls]

@@NoiriumIdk oh ok, that does make more sense then what I was thinking

[@angrybrony]

but they're the "king" of ash's.

[@kyledepaepe194]

In the actual show, his motivation was indeed, "I don't even remember anymore." One of a massive list of reasons why SAO Abridged objectively and unarguably is a better show than SAO itself.

[@TheDragonFoxYT]

Well thats more a meme. His actual statement was to make a world of his own, and by extension and spoilers, to create the underworld which made the first ever fully inteligent ai, kind of like yui which took the experience of the players of sao, and all other virtual worlds from the seed to blossom something greater.

[@Elmithian]

​@@TheDragonFoxYT Ah yeah, rather than be patient for couple more decades, he wanted people to die in their thousands so he could kick-start AIs birth early. That does *not* sound like the plans of a sane man. Hell, it is not the plan of a persons with any form of forethought to begin with. Seriously, considering the tech they were reaching irl in the setting, it was only matter of time. He is just a smart psychopathic nutcase. Nothing more.

[@TheDragonFoxYT]

@@Elmithian Its kind of a trade off. See tech for sure could reach a sort of human like era but it wouldnt have the soul. Basically sao was a data mine for the underworld all those experiences of death, love, fear, passion, bravery, all of it was data that was used in the underworld, its why everyone fought so hard to protect it. Because it wasnt ai anymore, they were making real live people in digital worlds

[@dweller132]

Since Heathcliff is the in-game persona of Kayaba, Takahata does both voices. Heathcliff is more Alucard/Perfect Cell-ish, while Kayaba is closer to Taka's normal voice.

[@sinnist]

Thank you for the fun fact

[@thehoodedteddy1335]

I like mentally replacing Kayaba with Taka’s vtuber avatar during his speech sometimes

[@redringaming3017]

Kirito did imitate Cartman, that's why Heathcliff says: "Truly, you are the voice of a generation"

[@lucasm.3864]

In the actual show, Kirito figured out that Kayaba was Heathcliff because… people don’t like watching other people play video games. He also doesn’t remember why he created SAO in the first place, that wasn’t just a joke in the abridged series. Yes, it’s that dumb. Asuna saying “I know” at the end is a reference to Star Wars, just to show that extra little bit of connection they have. It’s a pretty nice touch as a capstone.

[@wwoods66]

I alway took Kayaba claiming not to remember as a way of saying, "a lot of stuff has happened since then, as in the famous saying, "when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's hard to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp." In the original novel, he says, “Why-? I had forgotten a long time ago. Just why did I do it?” But then he goes on for a couple of paragraphs, reconstructing his motivation to build a castle in the sky.

[@kennethmorgan8795]

Also during their duel Heathcliff did something physically impossible... which is still bad reasoning but... there were 2 pieces of bad logic...

[@elementgermanium]

@@kennethmorgan8795 the problem is that SAO's unique skill system makes it impossible to tell if someone's cheating, or if it's just some bullshit OP skill that only they have.

[@kennethmorgan8795]

@@elementgermanium oh 100% but that is Kirito's reasoning. "Oh hey my sword was inches from you and you were completely off balance... how did your shield go from out to the side to directly in front of my sword faster than a person can blink?"

[@Gozokukolat]

Kirito's logic is super flawed, that people don't like to watch people play video games. Twitch would've been, like, 20 years old at this point for Kirito.

[@Gfreak250]

Ok so in the original Anime, the fact that it had been so long that Kayaba had forgotten his plan? Yeah, they actually did that.

[@nothri]

The unspoken goal of SAO Abridged is to have better plot points than the actual anime while still being funny. They do a decent job.

[@Gfreak250]

@@nothri Oh I know, they absolutely nailed that. Especially the relationship between Kirito and Asuna.

[@mordredvonumbra154]

@@Gfreak250 Asuna is quite boring in SAO but in abridged - favourite character.

[@lizard1255]

@@mordredvonumbra154 she gets better, but yeah season 1 Asuna kinda sucks. Expecially since she barely gets any screen time during seasons 1b and 2a... but hey at least Mothers Rosario started actually giving her some more development

[@johnmichaelchance1151]

The more Heathcliff got angry the more of his Cell was showing 😂

[@rakardoslegend1432]

you mean "the more of his vegeta was showing"

[@oliviahughes3158]

So thing you may have missed about the king of ashes thing. Kayaba literally attempted to try and convince Asuna to do pin-up modeling for him. "At worst, a little sideboob" Kirito found about this and wasn't exactly thrilled. So he essentially threatened to flay the King of Ashes alive

[@TheSacredSavior]

@@jasonsmith6219 The message Asuna received in bed talking about the Boss has actual text on it saying that. So does the message that Kirito is looking at when Heathcliff says "God dammit Kirito! What did you do!?"

[@a.mseymour180]

@@TheSacredSavior thats some awesome detail

[@mordredvonumbra154]

I never fucking noticed that!

[@Connor-ONeill]

The sound at the end was someone putting a quarter into the arcade machine to continue. Basically SWE were telling their fans that they were doing the next arc.

[@benjamericana1088]

32:34 “I love you” “I know” is a movie thing. Han Solo says it to Leia before getting frozen in carbonite. Asuna did that because she does love him but says it in a way he’ll appreciate as a movie buff.

[@turinturambar1688]

Klines guild is the only one to never lose a member, being one of the smallest and strongest guilds lasting longer then most

[@ShikakuTenma]

You should watch it with the subtitles on, it takes the show to a whole new level.

[@Zack_Zander]

I agree, I miss doing that and when I rewatch it with subtitle, it adds so much more humor.

[@QuinnBuckland]

"Lizbeth guarintee" when the sword breaks

[@ALJ9000]

English Canadian, the regular ones don’t have jokes

[@The_Stray]

21:31 I am still IMMENSELY disappointed that they did not have Kirito say, "You piece of shit..." When the dragon poop sword broke.

[@euro.cash_3053]

“OH MY GOD ITS METHUSALA VON HONEYSUCKLE” such an underrated and over looked line😂 along with “SWEET SHADE OF ERADICUS WTF IS THAT”

[@yoshigaming9321]

When Asuna says “I know” it’s a Star Wars reference, it’s a way of showing how Asuna can also make movie references along with Kirito

[@ThanesTito]

one thing that bothered me about the ending in the Abridged is that in the original, in the talk with Kayaba after the three of them die, he tells them that while he's wiping Aincrad, the source-code would be released as open-source, which ties-in to *why* the anime kept going on after the season finale

[@johnlage]

I thought that was the whole "here's the world seed, do whatever you want with it" thing (which Kirito chose to publish/opensource/whatever) , which happened after alfhiem, not during the main aincrad wrapup.

[@ThanesTito]

@@johnlage it's been quite a few years since I've watched it, but I remember the world seed thing being at the end of Aincrad, then Kirito kinda drops out from playing vrmmos until he goes *ballistic* bc his sister is playing Alfheim and then finds out Asuna is trapped there

[@neelankoopman3718]

@@ThanesTito nah it's in alfheim becuz Kaiyaba actually helps Kirito beat the guy that kidnapped asuna, and then gives him the seed which Kirito then releases to the public.

[@cain0308]

And yes he was doing an impression of Cartman from South Park. Oh and for anyone who doesn't know, the line Asuna said at the end was in reference to a scene between Han Solo and Leia from Star Wars. I assume most people probably know the reference, but just wanted to put this out there. Oh and that sound at the very end was obviously someone putting another coin in the slot to continue. But I'm sure you totally knew that. Lol.

[@silentassason]

Insert: Obligatory "They're too young to know what coin based arcades are" joke

[@cain0308]

@@silentassason XD

[@nocturneraider]

Also that psa at the end was a real psa

[@2551987ezio]

Huge Star Wars fan and I had no idea that was a reference. A "I know" can literally mean anything or just a simple understanding to me. I never would've gotten that.

[@cain0308]

@@2551987ezio Lol. Well, the entire episode was full of movie references. So that was a good fit for the moment it happened.

[@RynoGaming0718]

In all seriousness I think the way Asunas death was done here hit me harder than the actual anime

[@thatonkgau5221]

In the original SAO Asuna really was willing to kill herself if kirito died.

[@theduckgoesmoo]

She’s nothing like her Abridged character then

[@Dreznin]

@@theduckgoesmoo Nope, all the characters in abridged are fully reimagined and honestly, the full story is treated with even greater care so as to eliminate a lot of the plot holes that were in the original version. There's a reason why many people, including me, consider the Abridged to be superior to its source material. The only bad thing with SAO:A is waiting on more episodes lol.

[@josephmulvaney4595]

What's even funnier is that the reason so many people died is bc the tutorial NPC was taken by kirito's guild. And then died bc Gary teleported away with all the crystals bc he had to "SAVE MY FAMILY!" 😂

[@CaptainCFalcon]

Okay, so a few things. In the original they ACTUALLY had Keiba say "I don't even remember..." *_AND THEY ACTUALLY LEFT IT AT THAT._* That sound at the end was a quarter being inserted. Like the classic arcades at the Continue? Screen, you would put in a quarter if you weren't content on letting it end there. That quarter sound was SWE's subtle way of telling us "yes, we ARE still going." It's really funny seeing you actually recognize all of those different voice actors this time around. It's nice having been there from the beginning, & seeing your progression of "I have NO idea what anything is" to "Hey! I KNOW that thing!" Makes me kinda proud, honestly.

[@jamesrandolph1045]

Asuna's last line is a reference from star wars the empire strikes back. Kinda sweet since kirito is a movie nerd and would understand it to mean she loves him too. Sweet in two ways

[@blaedus5318]

I always wondered if Asuna meant that as a reference... 🤔

[@silver3882]

I've been lost in a void, everyday melds into the next ... but at least I know when the weekend is when I see these videos pop up

[@theduckgoesmoo]

Kinda same here

[@dragonsfury55]

The end song is "Coming Home" by Daisuke Ishiwatari from the Guilty Gear Xrd ost. And the sound at the end was a quarter being inserted into the machine.

[@sharzinlalebazri5673]

Ah, a fellow fan of Daisuke sama.

[@demonsorrows]

Good tunes. Actually added the song on my playlist after the episodes ended. A lot of people in the comments couldn't understanding what he was saying, so I dug for long while, found the cd booklet with the lyrics and dropped them in the comments. Dumb thing to be slightly proudly of, but got the top likes for it xD

[@colonelilbrink8544]

I dont think ill ever get over how gorgeous Kirby is with red hair. Also, that Leeeerrrooooyyyyy JENNKINNSS!!!! reference always makes me laugh.

[@kirbysuniverse]

aww thank you😊

[@oogieboogie232]

The FBI 'Winners don't do drugs' was common in games, mainly in the arcades, from the 80s and early 90s.

[@mournwood]

The sound at the end was a coin going into the arcade machine. God I feel old.

[@hellowhat890]

21:20 In the original anime, Kirito needed to avoid using the special abilities associated with their weapons in the game. Because he knew that Kayaba, the creator of the whole game, already knew all the moves, preset abilities, combos and skills that Kirito had and could defend easily against it. So in this final showdown, Kirito attempted to fight using only real swordplay and no videogame assisted combo moves. Basically imagine a real swordfight without the flashy videogame mmo rpg fantasy lights and magic. Kirito ended up using an ability out of rage towards the end which kinda was the deciding factor for him.

[@Infernape1998]

That final noise was a coin inserted to continue “the game.” Also, Takahata101 was great as Heathcliff and Akihiko, and I will quote everything thing he says. Plus, I still want to see robot Yui walking to the park with Asuna and Kirito. One more thing, last episode, Kirto said, “The power of love is bullshit,” and thanks to the power of love, Asuna was able to break out of admin paralysis, which should be impossible.

[@samuelvincent557]

The worst part about the neighbor with the fish is that there are, only, two possibilities there. First is that he is a player. A fairly elderly player who is entertaining himself with new applications of "Animal Husbandry", which is disturbing enough. OR he is an NPC, which means that Kiaba, purposefully, programmed a fish fucker NPC into his game for people to encounter. Not sure which is worse, really.

[@jasonwolfe4205]

I just realized that the whole "game death = irl death is a glitch" thing also explains why Asuna and Kirito were able to cheat death. It wasn't the power of love or mc syndrome, it was just that their nerve gear actually worked as intended.

[@ari_dexel4288]

The “I know” line is a Star Wars reference. So, obviously that’s just great writing

[@Cabin_of_Dionysus]

So what have we learned Kyle and Kirby are basically Abridged Kirito and Asuna reacting to each other except Kyle since 1 or 2 episodes ago I've given him a name Budge Decrease Kirito

[@theduckgoesmoo]

I’m not that crazy

[@kirbysuniverse]

i’m not that overprotective….

[@droppedhero]

Thank you for your hard work putting this out!

[@theduckgoesmoo]

It’s been frustrating…. I feel like it’s over 100 degrees in my room and I’m so tired. I had to render this video (50 minutes each time) about 7 times. Each time I uploaded it KZbin would spend close to 2 hours each time deciding if it should be blocked or not…. It would then give me like a 10 second segment of video was causing the video to be blocked. I would then have to go and blur that section of the video and the render the video and upload it and have KZbin check it again. It would then get blocked for a different segment that they didn’t tell me about the last time. That on top of the all of the other videos I have to edit and render and upload as well. People are going to complain about the blurred sections as if I’m the bad guy for blurring them without understanding why I had to. I’m frustrated, I’m tired, and I’m upset. Thank you for watching and supporting

[@droppedhero]

@@theduckgoesmoo With all that, you deserve yourself a nice good rest. Their opinions aren't going to matter anyhow, no matter how much they complain. This was SAO Abridge's Climax episode (that's what she said). They are going to watch it anyhow. You did the best you could for this episode, and that's that matters in the end. All your hard work helped you get back from YT getting your channel terminated without giving any reason. We appreciate all your hard work you been putting in your channel! I don't have any friends who watch the same stuff as I do (that's what I get for being a former pro wrestler, a single father of one, a guy in his 30's making Tik Tok videos lol). I enjoy being able to watch this kind of stuff with your reactions, it's nice knowing there is other people out there watching the same content as I do.

[@guyrza5537]

@@theduckgoesmoo it's kinda sad that so many people do not understand how difficult the job of a youtuber may be(

[@commissarcardsharp]

Phrasing!

[@TheLangenator]

The "I love you" "I know" is also a movie reference. Star Wars episode 5

[@TBomb15]

i think asuna's "i know" line to kirito saying i love you is a movie quote from star wars where leia says "i love you," to Han Solo, and he responds "i know." funnily enough that line comes full circle in the following movie where the exact same exchange takes place with Han saying "i love you" and leia saying "I know."

[@jeffvirge3920]

The flashing fisherman was actually such a nice sweet guy in the actual show

[@sinnist]

i love it when you guys talk

[@kirbysuniverse]

💓💓

[@mrroboshadow]

as far as i remember the whole "i dont even remember" bit was pretty much the justification given in the original

[@trevorsreya8277]

"Your tutorial NPC is nowhere to be found." That's because he was forcefully recruited into the guild Kirito first joined. The NPC that said: "Remember, to jump, jump." And the janitor that Kayaba was talking about, Reki is the original creator of SAO. Edit: Also that "I love you" "I know" moment, is another movie reference. One of the Star Wars movies.

[@hermannmakuta3311]

32:40 - THATS A STAR WARS-REFERENCE

[@camerons.8322]

37:02 That sound, my good sir, was the sound of a quarter being slotted into the arcade cabinet. Continue the game!

[@Dreznin]

The ending, where Kirito says, "I love you," and Asuna replies, "I know," is a Star Wars reference. The sound at the end was the sound of a coin being inserted into an arcade machine, implying the continuation.

[@Noperiety]

the game did in fact have a revival item. But that only worked for 3 Minutes after the Player death. Which means the actual passing of the Players is delayed by at least that much after their avater get's dusted. Meaning they were still alive when the game ended.

[@YukoValis]

and now I would like to point out something I noticed a few episodes ago. When Kirito had the sword made it SPECIFICALLY said it was a slashing weapon. Sure enough he tries a piercing attack with it and it breaks.

[@theduckgoesmoo]

How are you supposed to slash through armor?

[@YukoValis]

@@theduckgoesmoo He should have tried to avoid the shield and slash at the body. Either way yeah, not what that weapon was made for. : )

[@psychointent1]

The song playing at the end is Coming Home, which is from the game series Guilty Gear. The song that plays when they craft the sword is also from Guilty Gear, called Big Blast Sonic.

[@apollohateshisdayjob9606]

The sound at the last second was an arcade token put in the slot. A clever subtle way of saying "yes, we will continue"

[@smugsneasel]

18:41 Well you see, after Kirito saved his life from the Ancient Boar of Malchior. he took inspiration to start a guild that eventually gained enough power to challenge the gang of Don Fluffles. And the funny part is that the latter half is actually true. 21:02 If my own stories ever get made, I'd hope some of it can elicit the same emotions to others that I got when I watched this moment for the first time. 32:38 *sigh*...That was a Star Wars reference, Duck.

[@xeanayafoxzelaine9002]

*snickers* oh and the whole kirito saying i love you and Asuna saying I know was a star wars reference between Hon and Leiah

[@G7422]

That lizabeth quality guarantee really came through at the end lol

[@andrewb1986]

@32:34 OH MY GOD, you missed the movie reference!! Star wars! Right before Han Solo gets frozen in carbonite Leia: "I love you." Han: "I know."

[@Pylo-ry6ff]

Last time I will mention this I promise, now that you have finished season 1 you should watch Explanation Point's video on SAO abridged. It's a two parter and covers all of the cool narrative tricks and clever writing that went into the abridged, especially around Asuna and Kirito.

[@lordadrianrichter3409]

Kirby needs a reaction series where Kyle watches movies he's never seen.

[@dagonofthedepths]

29:49 Oh no people really did die almost 3000 by the end. 200 of them died because people disconnected their family members nervegear. And then a ton of them still played VRMMOs for some reason.

[@jimwatson1013]

Yeah thats what I do not get about SAO 2.....they go "We had a near death experience in a VRMMO and was stuck in it for 2 years.....oh hey new VRMMO came out and its about GUNS!" no....why...noooooo

[@Basch152]

@@jimwatson1013 kirito didn't want to play it. he was approached to go in and find out why players died IRL when they got killed by a specific player in GGO. and he only played alfheim to rescue asuna

[@dagonofthedepths]

@@Basch152 Yeah but he kept playing after that so he had like 3 traumatic experiences with VRMMOs and he just kept at it

[@hkate7900]

In the show the actual official death count was 3,853 people from having their brains fried by an implant in the nerve gear.

[@theduckgoesmoo]

Ahhhh that’s a lot

[@keyblademasterclark]

I love this finale and I love Kirby's reactions!

[@kenny1135311]

Don Fluffles really said “meow” and got more rep than the extras

[@farvadafatazz2274]

Asuna saying "I know" is another movie reference, and a BIG one at that

[@theduckgoesmoo]

It’s a Star Wars thing apparently

[@ryanbrochu3336]

29:52 No Kyle, people really died. 3852 of them.

[@3044Smike]

the sound at the end is the sound of a quarter being inserted into the arcade machine; that last little clip was used as their advertisement on twitter for season 2 being announced

[@therealnarnia5117]

They did actually die; in the beginning of the next episode when they mention that no one died, theyre making fun of what most fans said when the first arc of the actual show ended, as they didn't understand how the story would continue without them being trapped. Around 40% of the 10000 people trapped in SAO died.

[@thetizzyesttron1485]

Why is this ending so much better than the original

[@Akalon3001]

That sound after the arcade screenshot was the sound of a quarter being put in the arcade machine.

[@jagerkofa5997]

Kirby is right it was South Park

[@HylianJayAppears]

"I love you" "I know" The most casual Empire Strikes Back reference of all time.

[@TheRussian13]

This abridged parody is the best in terms of how it upgrades the original anime into an enjoyable series. It's a great blend of comedy, drama, action, romance and memes. There's other great abridged parodies out there, but this one stands out for improvements and editing.

[@kagenoo1084]

for if anyone died, the answer is yes. so many people died in this

[@secpendragon9760]

As for the FBI logo on the game screen, it's a history joke. In the 80's (and early 90's if I remember correctly), one of the credits on the high score screen used to be a picture of the FBI seal, along with an anti-drug message of some kind

[@sorcererzghithii]

So in the actual show everyone that died actually died by having their brains melted by the Nerve Gear. As the show continued it was more or less revealed that everything Kayaba did was to prove that the digital world was just as real as real life and to show that you could live in either world.

[@godqueensadie]

The old "Writer didn't actually think anything through regarding his story and had to fill in the numerous plotholes with retcons later" trick. A classic strategy

[@sorcererzghithii]

@@godqueensadie Oh yeah 100%. Reki is absolutely shit at planning out a story

[@rimego4893]

@@sorcererzghithii But isn't kinda just the scenario of "the Matrix"? Not real original, is it?

[@LachlanRoss65]

I can’t wait for Kirby to react to the erhm…monologue in the latest SAO: abridged ep

[@Guy8288]

Everytime you guys remind us that Kirby is just like Asuna, I laugh so hard even as I get a tinge of fear.

[@thaumaturgeslit7759]

The way they handled the twist of revealing Heathcliffs identity is so masterfully crafted in this version of SAO.

[@Gozokukolat]

The FBI Logo was something all arcade games in the 90s had as one of the splash screens. It was to help prevent teens that went to arcades from doing drugs. Not that we ever paid them any heed. The sound at the very end was someone (Kirito?) putting in another quarter to continue.

[@diabloeb]

I know is a star wars reference, leyah says I love you to Han and he says I know

[@eaonreid6817]

Lol well I can't wait to see Kirby reaction to Episode 12 in two scenes that will be a kicker 😈

[@kirbysuniverse]

y’all just wait. it’s an angry kirby👀

[@eaonreid6817]

@@kirbysuniverse Well I better make so popcorn to watch it in style

[@thehowlinggamer5784]

That sounds at the end was a coon being put onto the machine. Like yes, continue.

[@angrybrony]

actully the ending song from this episode come from the same ost that sword making sequence. it's guilty gear a fighting game the first one is "big blast sonic" and this one is "sign".

[@Pikmin13]

The sound is a coin to buy a new game for the old Arcady machine

[@ridewild1956]

so fun fact about the scene at the end with kirito crying the music that plays is called a friend on my mind from xenoblade chronicles

[@charris942]

The robot reference is to the next season an the creators first Manga that he's tying in to sao called exclerated world

[@jm00789]

There's a really subtle joke at 28:15 where he says he saw the face of God, but it was just the janitor Reki, the author of SAO is named Reki Kawahara... hehehenice

[@ImaginatorJoren]

The sound at the end was a quarter being dropped into the game cabinet. Basically… Continue? YES!

[@Dusxio]

Remember the NPC with the Guild Kirito joined? The one that says 'if you want to jump, jump!'? Yeah, that was the Tutorial NPC he kidnapped, partially explaining why so many people don't know how to play the game.

[@VendettaProduction01]

The "I know." at the end is a Star wars ref

[@DarkheartedMKGames]

I don't know who sings the song in the credits but it's called coming home from a guilty gear game same with the one that plays during the blacksmithing

[@AlphaNanite]

37:03 Sounded like someone opening a fire escape.

[@Ravage785]

the song at the end is coming home by daisuke ishiwatari. and the sound at the end is someone inserting a coin in the machine when it asked if they wanted to continue. basically them saying they would continue season 2 after this. for the people who were watching it i wanna say year to year. instead of being left on a cliffhanger and to have people smart enough not to ask "are you guys still doing SAOA?"

[@demonic_myst4503]

To be fair they do do that they connect uri to some augmented reality glasses and take her out in the cofee shop snd stuff in a later season

[@DCMarvel2009]

26:47 “IMAGINE!” Canon has provided.

[@-Banoffee]

"I know." Star Wars reference. Han says to Leia in... Empire Strikes Back, I think.

[@DanielS2001]

"I don't know what that sound was..." - That was a quarter being inserted into the arcade machine. Meaning, the sound you hear is someone deciding to continue the game.