Oversimplified Twilight of Wolumonde Event Story [Arknights]

[@V-Oblivion]

Personally, I feel like events like this are not as common. As in having such a structured narrative and with so many things happening at once. Currently, events are a bit more straightforward in their plots, while is not bad, I wouldn't mind a heavy event like Wolumont once more.

[@hermanwillem7057]

definitely. i need more ursus children event level too

[@vaztro2344]

@@hermanwillem7057 couldn't agree more my dude

[@lephucchan8114]

Since Folinic is a doctor, after Mudrock was revealed to be female, I couldn't help myself thinking that Folinic was the doctor who did a medical test for Mudrock and was like, "Wait, he's a girl?"

[@hermanwillem7057]

i love this one more than i think i would honestly and that's after reading mudrock op record. the fckd up stuff is not how Atro died or no. of casualties but at how it's almost a lost-lost situation for everyone here and how biederman and thorwald played every cast here, pro gamer move 1. RI lost Atro 2. Folinic and co gain nothing other than more PR stuff and vague relation with mudrock 3. Severin lost his son 4. the town lost many folks for basically nothing 5. the infected fought for nothing (again) 6. mudrock squad lost so many men escaping Leithanien caster later 7. the town pretty much lost all of it's authority and mergerd with other city (meaning law they may don't like) biederman and thorwald didn't really win anything either, the only one that truly benefits from this is the Contingency Contract. gotta love story like this which reminds us how far can a situation get fckd up in rl where the salvation is more or less irrelevant

[@gigaslave]

RI won in the end, we proved to them that we wouldn't abandon people and eventually Mudrock brought her boys to join us.

[@hermanwillem7057]

@@gigaslave well if that's considered a "won" in this list I've would say biederman and thorwald got the W too. but that's not what im talking about, RI always fought for their ideals but not only that (they would go broke and die in a ditch somewhere if that's the case) , in this one tho they really didn't get anything other than that. mudrock herself wouldn't join if it weren't for logos even if she admired RI already post the event

[@UnknownOps]

Reminds me of New Vegas, the one I could think of was 'return to sender', no one wins in that situation, the elites don't listen and don't care and are too busy sucking the army dry of manpower and resources while the worse of the worse out there are eating innocents alive, the ones that led them to power and prominence. While the details don't match, the endings do, even tho everyone played their cards right and tried their best, everyone still lost. "Sometimes you can make no mistakes and still lose. That's not weakness, that is life."

[@dodisatrio3017]

This is actually what happens in real war. Both sides actually lose something, and only very few people benefit from it. Most cases are involving egotistical reason.

[@asheqabeer1798]

@@hermanwillem7057 Arguably Thorwald did win. The main reason he did this was so that the rest of Lethania and the world sends aid to Wolumounde and after killing Atro and the blame being put on Mudrock squad, RI the rest of Lethania noticed and did aid Wolumonde otherwise more people would have died from famine and infighting anyways in the same way as Children of Ursus

[@adrition3263]

ToW is my favorite event so far. The story is dark and cruel and sad, and seeing Folinic deal with her grief while also trying to prevent a whole city to get wrecked was super interesting but also captivating to me. I guess I could say she was really human, trying to maintain control of her rage but failing, having to be calmed down by her comrades more than once and dealing with so much death and chaos and madness and making mistakes along the way was what got me. Folinic is an honest, hardworking girl unable to suppress her pain and grief in the face of war but still managed to prevent the worst and help people. That's why I like her so much and this event really showed the horrible face of Leithania and a lot of interesting lore. Even if Folinic is not a very good operator I like her a lot and I don't regret building her nor buying her skin

[@sb18wlc]

Interestingly Folinic and Lilia(her mom) have the same arc for seeking for revenge but Folinic ends up having no one to blame.

[@rezafebriansyah8620]

Folinic gives me a fright once, when Greythroat describe her smile when she hears Biederman's death. Yikes.

[@ATalkingDoubleBarrel]

I still can feel my skin shivers when Mudrock summons her golems. Imagine if she can do that in gameplay..

[@123goofyking]

Her summoning voiceline in the PV is the one used in the game. I assume she just gathers the power for herself instead of making a golem

[@sylvandoggo4416]

Alter mudrock, summoner archetype... 100000% a real possibility

[@Mr_Rhodey]

My takeaway: ~ _Folinic needs a hug._ ~ _Suzu needs a headpat._ ~ _Wolumonde needs new leadership._ ~ _Mudrock Squad needs a home. (They found one later, thanks Logos.)_ Hope everyone is enjoying the event. As always: Cheers everyone! ^_^ Edit: Condensed words and such.

[@Lucian_Feros]

Correction on the end: Biederman refused to kill Altro instead deciding to help her with her work, so Thornwald took matters in his own hands and told Biederman to lead the uprising post accident, cuz if they don't do that, then the town will starve. And if people will die anyway, either from starvation or fighting for scraps, then it's better to draw A LOT of attention from outside world so that the nobles couldn't ignore their situation anymore. That's why Thornwald jihaded the clinic, the story cearly says that Biederman couldn't use the gramaphone and only the native could. This is basically choosing the lesser evil, both of them were ready to pay for this with their lives, Thornwald to save his ppl and Biederman to clear away the mess he caused cuz it really hit him deep. So Thor "pulled the gun", and Bieder made sure that Altos death meant something. Though what's weird: Biederman was killed by a powerfull ice caster, and Thor was hinted to be one in their convos at night, but Bieder was killed AFTER leading the uprising but Thor died at the BEGINING... That bugged me a lot... edit: ok just checket Mudrocks personal file and it says that it wasn't Thornwald who died in a fire, but Biedermanns guy(doesn't tell where he knew him from), so Thorn survived and later attempted to assasinate a nobleman, failed and fleed to the mountains where he later killed himself, this info comes from a letter found on his body that says "I've changed my mind. I'll die in your stead. But theres one ting you have to do for me. If you recognize him, get rid of him."

[@pj9100]

So from what I understand, Thorwald instigated everything. He killed Atro and later for unknown reasons, kills Biederman too.

[@Lucian_Feros]

@@pj9100 He didn't kill Altro, Biedermans friend did as stated in Mudrocks files. Thorwald planed everything, and killed Biederman so that there wouldn't be anyone alive to take responsibility for the event cuz then infected would get their hands on the murderer, thus gaining what they fought for, but if Biederman is dead they will just say that he is a scapegoat for the nobles to blame.

[@pj9100]

​@@Lucian_Feros I just glossed over the files, I don't think it states who directly killed Atro? Thorwald was there and had the ability so you'd assume he did? My guess is that the note found on Thorwald's corpse was from Biederman, saying that he'll take the fall for the incident instead of Thorwald (asking Thor to kill him), in exchange, make an assassination which Thor ultimately fails at.

[@Lucian_Feros]

@@pj9100 Yes that file, and, as I mentioned several times, it's unknown who is Biedernans friend who killed Alto, but it says in that file that it was said Biedermans friend who did it.

[@pj9100]

@@Lucian_Feros Can you quote it? Nowhere does it say Biederman had a friend. It only says Thorwald was his accomplice.

[@sylvandoggo4416]

Random prophecy: Mudrock will have an alter unit being summoner archetype, throw rocks as basic attack and one of her skills will make her go melee (the hammer is signature stuff)... and of course her skill 3 will be colossus related

[@micramism6431]

summoner mudrock alter?

[@imgonnawinwin3451]

I’ll see you in 5 months for the next alter, that’d be cool but would her s3 be like dusk, mallagan or kalt’sit lmaoo

[@kyryzard]

inb4 pillar men

[@sylvandoggo4416]

@@imgonnawinwin3451 I imagine a summon like Kal'tsit's but tankier, so tanky that even Patriot couldn't defeat it that easily xd

[@ReonLeon]

Or maybe same archetype as beeswax, but instead of summoning totem pole, mudrock summons colossus that rekts stuff surtr style within the skill activation timeframe.

[@zenalias3131]

well the only redemption was setting up the "future" applications for Mudrock squad in RI and the pleasant surprise that everyone has when Mudrock mask-off.

[@please_be_an_operator_soon]

Some doktah: this story is so sad That one sarkaz mercenary guy: it's so anti-climatic, it's boring

[@WyvernLord11th]

ok I didn't thought the story would get this intense, like I try to read and wtf is even going on in there but got confused after that, thanks for the sum up on the story appreciated

[@Fedorchik1536]

Really love this event. It's story is so straightforwardly human: Things go to shit and there is no way to improve it. People start blaming each other and suddenly things even get worse. Someone bright idea to help is actually a murder plot and the only two heroes in the story are a war criminal attacking he town and tyrannic oppressors governing that town. And no one in the story is "ha-ha, I'm evil and corrupt so I'm just doing it for shits and giggles".

[@muhammadalvarezafannani2922]

yes its not like your typicak story where there is a clear line between the light and dark, this story is 50 shades of grey where everyone made a choice which eventually lead to destruction

[@MrKelmer01]

The story of this event is so rich and sad. The plot twists are really good. Great video as always!

[@shield0164]

Nice job in gathering all this together Honestly TOW is the most complicated roller coaster of lore event

[@shield0164]

@Maulana Akbar really ? This event wasn't confusing but rather long and full of twists but what you said about DarKnights memoir was weird it was easy to understand and just had a time skip and unsolved mystery of Theresa death if you ask about the most confusing event I'd say walk in the dust is the most confusing one specially first part of it which was about passenger it was full of names of new organisation and regions that you haven't ever heard

[@DLH112]

gameplay wise this event was really nice. the achievement thingies to unlock the hidden stages, and having to clear them with a premade squad instead of a challenge mode was really cool. (E2 Exu using skill 1 whyyyyy). and it had a full 8 regular + EX stages and an MO, that was a ton. story wise its pretty good but TBH i mostly skip the story and just watch these videos :) . I feel like AK would really have to change (more L2D, mostly voiced scenes maybe) to get me to not skip directly to the stages and make empty promises to myself that i'll read it later.

[@micaschist5438]

Without this channel, idk how tf i can keep up with the lore😂 Thanks a lot!!!!

[@nzrrew0238]

As the one who already completed the event on the first and come back again for re-run i personally still like the BGM the most and this video really summaries all act & event that happened before. Still enjoying tho because unlike the other events that pretty much straightforward ToW comes with different perspectives.

[@pajamaprincess6302]

Been waiting for this!! Its one of my favorite event stories. thank you!!

[@ZanderBander]

Hey FrostByte, just wondering if you play Punishing Gray Raven. If so, could you do simplified story videos for that game too?

[@FrostByte262]

Hmmm Been thinking about that, though i rarely play it now. but i see that PGR story is pretty short and easy to understand. But who knows, probably I'll make it in the future

[@govinlock8568]

Ah yes, my favorite event in both of gameplay and story.

[@maniacmohawk5513]

And then the mudrock squad got annihilated by leithanian originium casters, The End.

[@Mr_Rhodey]

Epilogue: And then Logos appeared and _(potentially single-handedly)_ annihilated them back. For all the Mudrock fans out there be sure to thank Elite Operator Logos. Mudrock and her squad likely wouldn't have made it otherwise. Cheers! ^_^

[@maxvitor7023]

@@Mr_Rhodey I wonder if we will see Logos in the Crimson Solitaire Roguelike...

[@Mr_Rhodey]

@@maxvitor7023 I do hope we'll see him at some point. I want a Logos focused event _(and banner)_ and have since I started playing, haha. He's had such an immensely profound effect on so much of the backdrop of Rhodes Island's dealings, that it would be a shame to never get to know more about such an influential member of the cast. Cheers! ^_^

[@maxvitor7023]

@@Mr_Rhodey We have the Black Knight showing up in the current event and Sharp is also present on the cutscenes. Logos and Elysium's squad leader may pop up in the near future.

[@Mr.WhiteCat_YT]

Well *almost* ,but ok 😅

[@jacobcapistrano6731]

Really great event story

[@natosen]

Doctor: I'm back Mudrock,it's time for revenge Another Doktah: Uwoooogh Suzuran Cunny

[@noireel5977]

may Atro rest in peace

[@firerocket7343]

This is the first major event I played in Arknight and I thought all events story are that dark. Good to see they're not, but still quite heavy most of the time.

[@reversal3628]

Story as expected from (D)ARKnights

[@motherofallomelettes5380]

I thought Leithanien irl is Germany

[@Phos9]

The highly mountainous terrain is more similar to Austria. Arknights’ Germany expy is a bit tougher to pin down, because “Rhine” Labs is in Colombia.

[@fruti7040]

It's closer to Austria-Hungary, Leitha is the name of the river separating the Austrian and Hungarian part of the Empire (which were called Cisleithania and Transleithania). The fact that the country is know for its culture is another hint, as Wien was arguably the cultural capital of Europe before the first world war.

[@orochinagis]

I thougth the one who diead was Logos , good summary. Thanks

[@chenchen6150]

We all know we have a possibility Mudrock have her alter version as a supportet summoner.

[@etprinceps9526]

I am a huge fan of this event bit I still like a walk in the dust the most

[@flare8521]

Honestly this was my least favorite event. Even by Arknights standards the story in insanely long winded. I think it shows the writers got better for following events. Ah well, I can't hate too much on anything featuring my dear Mudrock.

[@steyraug772]

in my first run of this event, where ch7 wasn't there yet, i badly want Thorwald arrest or something, then i just realized mudrock's profile, which i dont have her sadly, glad to hear this info about Thorwald, i still dont know what causes him to think about this

[@fluctuator3427]

SUZURAN WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YEAH WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@freakdeath1020]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 UUUUUOOOOOGGGHHHH

[@limcw6092]

so basically rouge terrorists enter a town and then cause some shenanigans but then leave ye that seems about right

[@123goofyking]

Not even close

[@Alepfi5599]

"Rotten to the core because of it's aristocracy." Yeah, that sounds like my country alright.

[@Alepfi5599]

It's also funny how we pretend to be the good guys when constantly suppressing the yearning masses and siding with the people keeping them down and slaughtering them

[@frosty2658]

Damn why mudrock can't summon a golem as a op-_-

[@humorm4152]

Killed him self while in the run mmmmm kinda sus Doctor or Kal'sit probably called a hit for Thor

[@formersenpai3540]

I never hated mudrock untill these event stages

[@fearless2717]

So the badge/nametag in trailer was atro

[@CaporegimeMarcus]

Story feels convoluted and has a bit too many plot twists. Really goes to show how much the writing has improved for later events.

[@hermanwillem7057]

kinda prefer this tbh, getting quite tired with the linear storytelling in some of the events now (UT, NL), they could really add more layers into it, the writing is improved ofc. i love biederman and thorwald plot twist on this one tho (mudrock op record), just show that sometimes you can indirectly tell the mc that "fck you! your char development and effort means nothing you can't unveil our true end and intentions" just to mess around with ppl. ngl i need more not a good end stuff like this

[@CaporegimeMarcus]

@@hermanwillem7057 Agree. I don't want stories to be linear and too simple but I also don't want them to be so convoluted to the point that they're plot twists have plot twists which then leads to another plot twist. Seems a bit excessive. I personally loved the stories like "Walk in the Dust", particularly about the Ursus official assassination. It was the perfect mix of straight-forward story but complicated and still has some real depth to it. Also, the dialogue in that is just AMAZING.

[@hermanwillem7057]

@@CaporegimeMarcus Yes definitely liked walk in the dust, i like how they set it in many different time, if only they can make something like that again but with closer timeframe. and my favorite line is ofc "the very ground i walk is the land ursus!" such chill

[@sylvandoggo4416]

@@hermanwillem7057 as a non native english speaker, the english translation using "literature" words already makes the story more complicated to understand... So I appreciate if the stories are a BIT straightforward... just a bit...

[@abdulgaffar4937]

In Summary : Good Lore

[@MoSungMinHH]

I just had a thought, with those horns how do you even get in a t-shirt...?

[@FrostByte262]

Well..... Magic i guess

[@granmastersword]

t-shirt might be tailor made for the caprinae, just as there are hats for people with horns

[@Mencari_ilmu_1790]

Who is "Docter Altro" for Folinic?

[@Sassy_Witch]

so who killed Atro

[@shield0164]

Man I forgot to say this is Germany not 🇦🇨

[@winteriscoming4407]

we need the summoner mudrock for the next limited operator 😂😂👍

[@trustalk115]

why you not telling about Suzuran that always tell Severin to stop smoking like active chimney!? Suzuran like a mommy than my sister now.

[@prontgamer2294]

MUDROCK!! MUDROCKKK

[@iTECiii]

Frostbyte op can you do GFL when its out in EN global ? thanks...

[@macsenpai7006]

Twilight of Wolumonde and Rainbow 6 Siege Event are my favorite events. Code of Brawl is my least favorite, pretty lame story tbh, don't get mad at me Exu and Mostima simps LOL. 😆

[@ElZamo92]

Why is everything so god damned depressing in this game…

[@FrostByte262]

Welcome to Arknights Check out my Blue Archive videos for a less depressing story

[@ka8281]

im fast

[@redkun5]

I think it's one of the worst events in terms of story and pacing tbh. But Arknights events story are more or less always either badly written or badly paced if not both.

[@mn7306]

Always badly written? What do you mean so far this is one the best gacha game story Although ya, the ToW is not a top tier one like chapter 8 or Who is real

[@redkun5]

@@mn7306 I disagree with it being one of the best gacha game stories but let's admit it: It means pretty much nothing. Almost EVERY gacha game out there has a really bad story. You can enjoy those of course but it doesn't make them good. So even if Arknights has one of the best gacha game stories, that statement has no value. And don't get me started on Chapter 8 or Who is real.

[@mn7306]

@@redkun5 So what is in your opinion a good story is? Mind make some few game example?

[@pj9100]

I agree there's something about Arknights storytelling that just seems off... it probably comes from the disadvantage of reading a translated story. Whenever I read Arknights, I just get a vibe that in trying to be ambiguous, it always comes off as being pretentious.

[@redkun5]

It's Australia, not Austria.

[@bluewolves90]

Leithanien is mix of Germany and Austria not Australian.

[@redkun5]

@@bluewolves90 Australia you mean. Austria doesn't exist

[@gigaslave]

Australia is RIM Billiton :V

[@redkun5]

@@gigaslave They speak german in RIM Billiton? Didn't know that.

[@bluewolves90]

@@redkun5 wdym Austria didn't exist?

[@rahmadiskandar2558]

Love your content, thank you soo much