MASTER DUEL'S X-SABER SOLOMODE IS PUTTING ME TO Z-LEEP

[@MollyWolfArt]

"The worms are coming. What do we do, Gottoms?" "We change our name to XX-Saber and think up some strategies."

[@KindredFenrir]

Based tbh

[@Groxworld1]

Gonna go crazy when they get that third X going

[@Kerim9991]

🤯

[@daedalus5253]

@@Groxworld1I think that happened in 2002 (and then in 2005 and 2017)

[@chaotixthefox]

They also got new tech.

[@pkpyro2000]

Konami: “Chat GPT write me a X-Sabers story copying as much of Berserk as you can get away with and make it take for fucking ever to read”

[@Lightstation_]

Konami knows most players skip the solo mode stories

[@teight59]

​@@Lightstation_probably cuz they suck

[@Lightstation_]

@@teight59 not all but a good majority do yeah

[@jugemujugemu4690]

@@Lightstation_ personally the only solo i read since the release ones was Lightsworn because i love them

[@zapato6071]

​@@jugemujugemu4690 my fav is the weather painters. In the way it's told like a mother reading a storybook to it's child

[@CordyCordyCordyCordy]

X sabres were the first time I ever tried to make a synchro focused deck, so I really appreciate Konami writing absolute garbage for an archetype I hold dear

[@gabrielpelletier6202]

On the one hand, the length of the cutscenes was *ridiculous* for how little was actually going on. On the other hand, this wasn't Genex with Double Summon. Or Ally of Justice again.

[@Kerim9991]

lotta paraphrasing "Worms are coming we need new strategies" and "Souza was brash Gottoms was kind"

[@ashikjaman1940]

Common Duel Terminal L

[@gravethestampede3454]

I like how the Arc V series put 3 Duel Terminal deck users on the same team (Tellar, X-Saber and Gem-Knights).

[@maxinesenior596]

Interestingly, xyz synchro and fusion archetypes respectively 😉

[@literallygrass1328]

​@@maxinesenior596yeah thats the point

[@pissingspeedrun]

@@maxinesenior596think you won the gayest comment award

[@snes90]

3:01 "In other words" ← Me when I'm trying to reach a word count "he left one of his sword" ← Me when I don't proofread a damn thing Good lord, Yu-Gi-Oh is all about reading the fine print so don't blame us for hating your writing, Konami.

[@phoenixvance6642]

Its obviously just a very hasty localization, as they talk about subjects like death and killing without censorship

[@Cydrafinity]

I think there's a really common Japanese word or phrase that usually translates to "in other words," since you see that really often in anime subtitles.

[@Matezoide]

“Instead of attacking in numbers formed swarms” I get what they mean but this line is so awkward to read.

[@txkyoaes5743]

Yeah I’m not an expert but I’d say it’s awkward cause it’s grammatically vague/ literally incorrect, “formed units” makes more sense because unit is used to describe an organized group unlike swarm which can be hectic and disorganized such as a “swarm of bees”☝️🤓

[@deityofdespair3113]

"Instead of attacking in large numbers, they used guerilla tactics" 2 seconds to fix and for free. Get a fucking intern, Konomi.

[@tehy123]

I think it's actually meant to be the opposite though. Like, instead of attacking individually, they formed swarms. Maybe "numbers" is meant to be like, 1 or 2.

[@LemonAide132]

Every so often I find myself thinking, “Well, I enjoyed the World Legacy and Albaz storylines, it might be worth my time to look into Duel Terminal lore to see if it’s any good.” I think I have the answer to my question, now.

[@TheMasterBlaze]

DT 1 & 2 are comically bad. If you ever want to read DT Lore just skip to DT 3 with Shaddolls, Qli's, and etc.

[@Zeronigel332]

I think it’s really is just a difference in approach. Duel Terminal were trying to build a mini world with archetypes like ice barrier, x saber, wind valley and flamvell. Their goal was to give you an idea of how disfunctional this clan or nation work first then story. I prefer duel terminal approach over Albaz and World legacy which skips any world building

[@TagRoss]

I like the Ice Barrier stuff, but DT doesn't get good until generation 3

[@JorgeLuiz487]

It gets way better to half of 2 and 3, even tho i like the ally of justice stuff but is weird

[@orga7777]

@@Zeronigel332 Huh? There is plenty of world building in World Legacy and Albaz. Maybe not as much as Duel Terminal, but more than enough to figure some things out and the better characters and story make up for it.

[@GoldenNovaYugioh]

MBT: The XX-Sabers are loyal to Gottoms. That's what I'm going with. Me: I mean...yeah, that scans.

[@Flygoniaks]

"Comparing the past with the now." All these months later, and Konami STILL doesn't bother to hire at least at least one native English speaker to proofread the translations for Master Duel.

[@tinfoilslacks3750]

"The now" is a totally normal expression

[@manjackson2772]

@@tinfoilslacks3750 that entire sentence sure isn't though is it

[@Flygoniaks]

@@tinfoilslacks3750 Yeah, but the usual English phrase is almost always "the past with the present" - it's far more commonly used and also just flows better. Who the hell actually says "the past with the now" in a regular English conversation? Maniacs, robots, and ESL folks who don't know any better, that's who.

[@Dee-Mellow]

@@Flygoniaks Okay to be VERY fair, its a sentence thats supposed to be giving it a lofty type air to it. Its not supposed to be casual conversation just like how very polite speak isnt really spoken between pals or whatever. I can excuse it cause it is a viable sentence.

[@jaedonabbott4430]

@@Dee-Mellowexcept formality doesn’t stop at “minimum viable sentence structure”. By this logic the most awkward and uncomfortable sentences are “formal” as long as they’re viable sentences which is… obviously not true. I don’t think any native English speaker thinks “the past with the now” sounds awkward because it’s FORMAL. It sounds awkward because it’s a borderline incorrect usage of the word “now” that, while technically grammatically fine, probably doesn’t occur much in any sort of formal/old English either.

[@GSchneeglockchen]

Trust me guys the duel terminal solo story will be good after the xth arc

[@davidjimenez3822]

IT GETS GOOD AT ZEFRA I SWEAR :COPIUM:

[@potatoexe5410]

​@@davidjimenez3822it actually gets better post worms

[@ISO_Soledad]

Cant wait for Legacy support introducing the XXX-Sabers

[@therealcroman]

This story line was very much someone's first draft. As for deck types, it's a shame X-Saber hasn't been given more new support. Of all the DT archetypes, it has the most playable old cards. All Konami needs to do is fill in the gaps.

[@orga7777]

Er... how old we talking? Cause Shaddoll is probably the most playable deck in DT history.

[@therealcroman]

​@@orga7777 I meant from among the actual duel terminal archetypes when they had actual duel terminals in Japan. Not the lore archetypes that released in core and side sets.

[@r3zaful]

​@@orga7777you never understand the feelings of hyunlei destroying your entire backrow.

[@orga7777]

@@therealcroman If that is the case, then yeah. X-Saber is the best Duel Terminal lore archetype. It isn't even close.

[@ashikjaman1940]

Ain't no way Gottoms doesn't get banned if they make actually good X-Sabers lol

[@AceTrainerLupi]

"XX-Saber - we use our brains now too"

[@snes90]

As someone who knows nothing about Duel Terminal lore, what makes Gottems less ruthless than Souza? Both of them tribute monsters to activate their effects.

[@yunfanji]

They are both white but gottoms is less ruthless because he has the support of more people and has more stars, therefore what he does is rightfully done

[@r3zaful]

​@@yunfanjireads the card again, souza effect benefit himself and he can't sacrifice himself, gottom effect CAN sacrifice himself and the sacrifice he is done benefit the player not just himself.

[@ashikjaman1940]

The difference is that Gottoms' effect is actually good

[@Alx501]

The thing that is very strange about how poorly these are translated is that the company that localizes the anime, Konami Cross Media (formerly 4Kids but now owned by Konami), has been used to write the official subtitle translations for the animes but Konami doesn’t appear to ever use them for these solo modes for some reason? Even though it’s one of their own subsidiaries?

[@sizzl75]

Getting closer to the fabled solo mode

[@iamalsopropaganda]

I agree this solo mode sucks but I feel like Joseph’s “modern memory” is limited to this one and the last one

[@MiyaoMeow588]

You know, this might have been cool if the writing was fun to read. or competent i would say the problem is the translation, and while that certainly doesn't help, the narration also goes on for way too fucking long about very little compare this with the eldlich solo mode, it's like night and day

[@SloopYGO]

idk how theres so much of a difference between two solo modes

[@txkyoaes5743]

I gotta go back and watch the eldlich solo mode cause everyone’s saying that one was really good but DT Lore (and others like beetroopers, six Sam, digibugs) is literally just a cast of characters, the cutscenes spend forever talking about NOTHING, describing cards as if you were a baby or vent to you about Souza and Gottom for 30 minutes with the communication skills of a baby. they should just make cool, quick little live2d montages or something (since they’re low budget compared to making a short animated cinematic ig) for these low substance stories or just try to flesh them out more narratively idc if they just make up a whole bunch of random “non-cannon” shit JUST MAKE IT INTERESTING 😭😭

[@DeityofDestiny]

konami really gave an entire goddamn novel length backstory to an archetype absolutely nobody cares about was half-expecting doug's saber slash to go -3 during roulette play to be spliced in here, as that was leagues more entertaining

[@gustolphusadolphus8892]

I know this is Komoney were talking about, but would it kill them to have an coherent translation.

[@manjackson2772]

Yes

[@Pr1est0fDoom]

Translated with ChatGPT to save money 😂

[@manjackson2772]

@@Pr1est0fDoom unironically I think chatGPT would produce more coherent results Although tbh, it seems like the problem is in the original writing, cause that is going on WAY TOO LONG about FUCKING NOTHING

[@VanessaVersus]

small indie company etc etc

[@TagRoss]

It might

[@Shazam1998]

And that after the genuinely good Eldlich Solo Mode,they can't seem to get consistent.

[@JustCallMeTunde]

All these years and I never realized that the 4 different hidden arsenal archetypes were earth, wind, fire, and water. Like, I say it out loud and it's obvious, but I never thought about it.

[@Lord_Phoenix95]

And the Worms are Light and the Ally of Justice are Dark..... Holy shit.

[@LilBabaG]

Too bad the whole thing lacked Heart

[@JustCallMeTunde]

@@LilBabaG I see what you did there 🤣

[@ashblossomandjoyoussprung.9917]

​@@LilBabaG Heart is just Earth spelled differently.

[@ultimateblazes8938]

Comparing this Solo story to Eldlich's is like comparing a banana to a full course mouth-watery meal. It's ridiculous

[@Lord_Phoenix95]

I've never thought about Tri-Brigade with X-Sabers. I may attempt to build them with this in mind.

[@ShiroiKiba]

Shuraig can search Rescue Cat and Ferrijit can SS the Cat from hand. Rescue Cat can then be used to search Airbellum and/or Darksoul, and overlayed for Invoker Invoker can then be used to SS Assault Sentinel from Deck to do th Assault Mode line to Synchro summon Gottoms. That's 2 Sabers on the field for Faultroll and (if you tribute the Invoker for Gottoms effect) that's 2 Sabers in GY for Second Call. More Handrips! Also, Saber Reflection is hard to trigger on your turn, but Assault Synchron's effect can trigger it None of these are particularly good options; but they are funny when they work lol

[@naoya2694]

This reads like an X-Saber wikipedia article.

[@ct1296]

Oh man, the ai bricked against him in the final game and didn’t get to whoop his ass with electrumite looping astrograph. Would’ve been kino.

[@spicymemes7458]

Se-X-Sabers

[@johnuselmann2704]

Se-XX

[@reaperdeathgod1]

Just want you to know, google auto translates this into You-X-You know which is really fucking funny

[@Saber_234]

Anu Piranha does make me feel some kinda way

[@Em0srawk]

XXX-Sabers

[@arkadarkartist]

When I got the notification for the video I was like, "oh, cool, new solomode", I'll check it out. Then I noticed I already had finished it but it was simply not memorable.

[@ServbotNumba40]

So gottoms is just elon musk? "The X makes it cool and based, not weird and cringe" -said no one ever

[@jest5837]

my first ever actual deck was x sabers so I was pretty hyped about this.

[@GrieveIV]

Honestly any time it cuts back to duel terminal story, probably some of the worst solo modes. Hard to make a story about things that take 1-2 sentences to say

[@Leetshifter]

One day we'll get the lore of the D/D & D/D/D archetype XD

[@literallygrass1328]

You claim its bad, but the torn picture is so sick that im fine with it

[@258thHiGuy]

Finally I can use my royal rare darksoul

[@Nightmare_52]

be glad they didnt get a continuation or we would get XXX-sabers

[@thiccupcake]

sex sabers

[@firepuppies4086]

Xrd-Sabers

[@carlbenjaminjr7087]

Their link monster would be L-X-Saber

[@tame1773]

We could get more MX sabers

[@crypticloki]

This really was just a glaze session for gottom

[@rebeldevil7916]

Brah what. Someone definitely threw this into chat gbt and said here you go.

[@DeepCDiva]

I appreciate how Duel Terminal gave us very interesting worldbuilding and stylish unique factions in the very limited space of a YGO card, even if it had to spread story hooks a bit too thin for characters to be super relevant, but man, that kind of approach does NOT give the Solo Modes zooming in on the factions much material, im surprised how much text that shit had.

[@ArcheTelos]

They didn't even mention Souza coming back as Invoker

[@OjamaFanatic622]

Wait, really?

[@ArcheTelos]

@@OjamaFanatic622 M-X-Saber. He's the Missing X-Saber. The Master Guide lore mentions that despite being amnesaic, Invoker's battle tactics bear a strange resemblance to Souza's.

[@NotAbot1011]

Pls don't delete bots, you truly are an important part of women's culture!

[@amycatass]

God forbid women do anything

[@williamfalls]

If you edit, you lose it.

[@NotAbot1011]

@@williamfalls shit, you're right. I need to fix this before he deletes the comment.

[@neekless]

Why are we dueling against x-sabers instead of worms

[@moh.syafrianabie8899]

Guts vs Griffith reference

[@christheenbyVT]

why are the duel terminal solo modes like this. can't wait for them to fuck up the dragunity one and really make people angry

[@olyviermonteau4300]

also funny that they didn't even give these solo decks m-x saber xyz in extra kekw.

[@OjamaFanatic622]

Oddly enough, I don't remember seeing those errors in the spanish translation. Although I wasn't paying much attention, maybe I missed them.

[@wow-effect]

The clips channel has breached containment

[@bignazty114]

how in the world did we go from Eldlich's awesome story to... this?

[@TheNewblade1]

I guarantee what mbt said the reason for xx sabers is mute interesting than w.e the real is

[@alicepbg2042]

The worst part is that if they did write a book telling the duel terminal story (Or series of book I guess). I would eat that up

[@rejeneracion027rejeneracio5]

The story of duel terminal is bad is so simple and no intersting Konami: okey i give you a story and explain about this characters The comunnity :( skip) Konami : look we are no going to give you albaz if first is no duel terminal Players : i least give a correct english Konami : look more albaz ( and is gone )

[@asimplerenafan7695]

Bro just tried Elon Musk Solo Mode

[@caiodavi7279]

Never expected that would get so mad at someone misspronouncing Souza

[@botplaysjr9812]

Ong pissed me the fuck off

[@stone3706]

Is anyone else bothered by Gottams' hands in his summon animation?

[@ChrysostomosMaschas]

imagine bagushka high af hugging his booze

[@Lily-yk6dz]

Im ngl x-sabers in the anime felt so much cooler the story mode was just bleh

[@aeugh8998]

Handrip Solomode

[@GiafyViews]

I genuinely laughed at the title

[@Ragnarok540]

Was the X-Saber the first archetype that refereced popular culture? I mean one of the guys looks exactly like wolverine from the X-Men.

[@Caleb-zl4wk]

Probably for American media but idk ab Japanese stuff and that would probably come first

[@ashblossomandjoyoussprung.9917]

Can't wait for Ice Barriers.

[@xanglatervang4696]

I bet this is the cards deck bedtime story before the AE86 was build. Idk I thought the cards might want some random thoughts

[@olyviermonteau4300]

you know a deck is bad when the higher-ups at konami decide to have it splash with 2015 terror tri-brigade. only way those decks can get a win off you is if you brick. am reaching heavily with this (maybe), but even dream mirrors, solo mode and custom deck is better than this.

[@OsirusHandle]

Im sorry joseph, answering that would be against my programming directives. Do you have another question?

[@fortidogi8620]

Is the Bagooska mate sleepy in OCG? They wouldnt make a seperate mate for Boozooska, right?

[@phoenixvance6642]

I looked into it and i think it is eepy edition

[@lukeanatr]

ESL slop. You'd think Konami would have enough money by now to hire someone who can actually content check the english, oh wait! They simply don't care and never have.

[@AntoRoberts]

Fucking hell that was dire konami lmao

[@ctusiard9755]

Then where does MX- Saber come from?

[@OjamaFanatic622]

We will have to wait for the second season to find out.

[@davidjimenez3822]

iirc its one of the Constellars + XX-Sabers EDIT: Yeah no, if the Yugipedia article about the book containing early Duel Terminal lore is correct, MX Invoker is meant to be Souza, or at least it is implied, since the M in "MX" means "Missing"

[@r3zaful]

Invoker is souza after he returns back to duty, aka redemption arc.

[@JorgeLuiz487]

God, mbt Saying souza in the least correct way possible triggered me so much (probably cuz my last name is souza)

[@IamMullet]

not using X-Hausted is a crime

[@brutalnobody5240]

SOUZA!!!!!

[@Gamma5232]

I like the x-sabers a lot, so I'm bummed they got a bad solo mode :(

[@mattbaltimore7195]

Tbh, Konami is justified retconing many parts of DT lore for how mid it is and being all over the place it is......

[@makethepeoplethink]

Wheres the new xx saber support!

[@ZamielPayne]

"Sussa" hahahahah

[@jaymehaswow]

Wait...we're supposed to read the lore and not just skip it?

[@ciarangallaghercg]

Maybe I'm losing it but is forming swarms not the same thing as attacking in numbers? Someone tell me what Konami are differentiating here

[@LexSchilperoord]

I guess a swarm can be seen as a single entity here

[@jacobcoates7987]

Can you just use the info button on the UI instead of just guessing if you have lethal.

[@pretzelcatgaming8494]

this one was boring but the ally of justice one was much worse

[@razzelnuts]

You aren't making me regret that I decided to click skip 😂

[@luka3933]

You mean X-saber solomode made you terribly tired?

[@taphy4873]

XXX-saber when?

[@paulgastardo]

Are they not pronounces "cross sabers" and "double-cross sabers"?

[@Createrz2015]

Still better than Ally of Justice

[@yunfanji]

Tbh they should have just made slightly animated cgs. At least that can't have bad writing and the players spend less time on filler content

[@dragonmaster951753]

GOTTEMS

[@Ashacarlosalbert]

aw cmon, the story is cute, dont make fun of the sabers😢

[@SgtKickass926]

Why use Z-sleep in the title when Znore is right there???

[@MBTYuGiOh]

stealing this

[@matiaspereyra9392]

Ngl the story writing is ass but dueling with the decks is kinda fun

[@crosscross7329]

ZZZ Saber Douza 😪

[@IamMullet]

fall troll

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

Konami, for fucks sake get a better translator, that whole thing read extremely awkwardly. Also edit t hat sgit down.

[@taeza007hd]

Thank god, that skip button exists

[@LimitBlade617]

I agree.

[@dragonknight1560]

I can't believe the tale/fanfic of the gay golden lord was the best story ever told compare to this boring history textbook.

[@Lightstation_]

God damn this writing? Sorry but what writing?

[@OwenLeBlanc-l7h]

If 2 X's are good wouldn't 3 X's be better? 🤔😂

[@KindredFenrir]

Booooo X-Saber is goated

[@timsuu8991]

i love how chat was like "who fucking asked?" uhh, you and mbt did? mbt clicked the solo mode and you tuned in to the stream as he was doing so? mbt chat not beating the allegations that they're the stupidest mfs on earth

[@Y0G0FU]

I could have done better with google Translate...

[@AuthorTheIdiot]

Genuinely give us Albaz solo mode.