Religious Influences of Stellar Blade: The Elder Naytiba, Tachy & More

The demo of Stellar Blade is floating around on KZbin, so I wanted to take a look at it, and wow, what a demo. One of the best parts of the demo was the Elder Naytiba character. Through an analysis of this character, Tachy, and others, I suggest some of what the influences Shift Up may be pulling from in their game design. There are several religious influences seen in the trailers already including the naming of enemy bosses and many instances of religious symbolism such as the angels on the spaceships of the 7th Airborne Squadron. However, in this video, I go a bit deeper and discuss what I believe are some of the religious influences in Stellar Blade. I believe some of my thoughts are pretty solid facts, but a lot of my thoughts are speculation so please take what I say with a grain of salt. Also, if you're trying not to spoil yourself before the demo is officially released, then this video is not for you. If you're ok with getting spoiled and knowing what is in the demo before its official release, then please come watch.
Enjoy this video. Let me know what you think about the characters and overall story of the demo. Let me know if your thoughts were the the same or different than mine. Or even tell me something new you learned from watching this video. Thanks for being here. Keep gaming, and have the best day.

[@braheartlife]

I am impressed by your logic and reasoning. I hope your logic carries over to Stellar Blade 2 or the prequel. BTW, Tachy is my favorite character in many ways. Tachy in the game is the only angel-like character whose face does not express emotions.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yes she is quite composed. Would be great to get some DLC content about her tho.

[@thomas35835]

Finally there are lore speculation videos. I have been intrigued by the biblical imagery and the lore since the beginning but there have been very few sources and even less speculation. So far everything has been focused mostly on Eve's looks. Interesting that there is now mention of Protocol Eve. As far as I understand Project Eve was not just a codename during the early development of the game but the actual intended original title. I found parallels to Project Zero Dawn from the Horizon series: basically to re-establish life and repopulate the planet after some kind of failed genetic experiment, that's why the name Project Eve. And yeah, Alpha Naytiba most likely is a former EVE. It is also interesting that Tachy is written like a normal personal name but EVE is written in all capitals like an acronym. Maybe Tachy is an individual name to a model that has been around for a longer period of time? Time will show if our speculations are correct. It's not the first time fans develop amazingly complex and detailed theories only to be let down when they see what the actual writers have done 😂(take Star Wars for example). But I have a good feeling about this game and the developer.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Loving your comment - parallels to Horizon are definitely possible. And yes, I totally agree, we could be going down one of many speculation rabbit holes just to have our thoughts be totally off from what the writers have written for this game. haha.

[@magnamic5614]

I love these deep dive lore theories. You put them together with a lot of thought and detail. I look forward to the next one.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Super appreciative of your comment. Thanks for the feedback and motivation - glad to have you here.

[@magnamic5614]

@@unlistednaytiba I’ve been watching your Stellar Blade stuff for a while now. I actually wonder if you were going to make a video like this since all your other ones are so great. I’m happy to see you haven’t given up on what you’ve created so far.

[@Finesse0916]

Video well put together And break down Can't wait until this Friday to play the demo.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Thanks for the feedback. Yeah it's going to be a great weekend.

[@Finesse0916]

@@unlistednaytiba I think your right about tachy as a playable character. Did you see the new trailer for her today?

[@DroidzART89]

to those who aren't aware yet.. The demo wil be available (again~!😂) on March 29..

[@Xxandrew01]

I so can't wait!

[@unlistednaytiba]

Thanks to you, I just watched the 30 second trailer for the demo on the Playstation KZbin account. Thanks for sharing :)

[@bilalgilani9513]

Tachy is beautiful 😅

[@MadBeastTitan]

Tachy is badass

[@duannehaughton4893]

Why did she get killed so fast☹️. We barely meet her and then…arm chopped off and pierced by a monster😭😭.

[@bilalgilani9513]

@@duannehaughton4893 I think eve was jealous of Tachy, s beauti so she conspired with Alpha Natiba to kill her so only she is the only hot girl left!!

[@duannehaughton4893]

@@bilalgilani9513 I get that, but why so fast. Shift Up worked so hard to create Tachy. Then the bad monster impales her😕. I hope we eventually get to face that Naytiba in the game later😡.

[@bilalgilani9513]

@@duannehaughton4893 Its a spoiler but let me tell you maybe you did not see old trailer she will return but as Alpha Natiba enemy!!

[@BenEmigh]

First off, excellent job pointing out the parallels and a hugely entertaining video. I do wonder if the blade Eve gets from Tachy is more of a passing of the torch reminiscent of Kiana taking up the sword of her mentor Himeko in Honkai Impact 3rd. That was a very pivotal moment for the series and launched Mihoyo into the behemoth it is today. Being that it was so impactful, I could see Shift-up trying to capture the same emotion. It's very clear Shift Up pays attention to what Honkai Impact 3rd produces as both Nikke and HI3rd are running events that are almost identical on two very different games.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Never got into those games, but if what you say would result in boosting Stellar Blade into upper echelon of games, then that would be awesome. Would you recommend any of those games like Genshin Impact?

[@BenEmigh]

@@unlistednaytiba I never recommend gacha games due to the nature of their revenue. That said, few games have caused an emotional response in my life. FF7, Nier Automata, and Honkai Impact 3rd rank among the top. Honkai Impact 3rd is a little dated being that it's over 5 years old now and was originally built for mobile however the story is among the best in the industry. It starts a little slow, but once you reach chapter 5 you start to see the love that goes into the game and the backstories start to take shape. By the end of chapter 9, if your not hooked, you don't have a heart. If its something you want to try without the investment, I'd be happy to let you play through the story on my account if you just want to experience it.

[@unlistednaytiba]

@@BenEmigh thanks for the offer. I've got a little one, so I barely have time to fit in games. I've been "playing" Alan Wake 2 for the past 6 months and can't even get in time to finish that 20 hour game. So I'll have to pass, but thanks again for the offer. Also, of the games you mentioned, I have played Nier Automata and that game definitely hit on an emotional level. I think FF7 would have if I was older when I played it. I played the OG one and I think I was too young to follow the story correctly.

[@BenEmigh]

@@unlistednaytiba No worries dude. I didn't think you'd take me up on it. You've got enough on your plate. Keep up the good work!

[@ValentineSolstice]

​@@BenEmigh HI3rd is such a strange one for me. I played from 4.7 to 6.0 (loved Starchasm Nyx's design), enjoyed the gameplay and endgame modes for that time then tried to get into the story. Idk if it was just the lack of polish on the presentation / translation or what but I had gotten all the way through Ch. 25 and still wasn't impressed at all. It just felt like they made cool stuff happen to sell characters. Once that trailer came out for the end of Part 1, I realized nothing about the game's story was ever going to get me hyped and I dropped it at that point.

[@matrxzeno4761]

any stellar blade fans in chat?

[@DaniLovesArtXD]

i aaammm

[@toekneeshin1]

I am! Been for 4 years now. Pre-ordered 4 copies.

[@lBorosDavidl]

Yes

[@matrxzeno4761]

@@toekneeshin1 damnn long time fan. 4 copies though? Are you planning to give them away or just collecting lol

[@magnamic5614]

@@toekneeshin1 Same.

[@j-1]

Wow! Shift Up People Are A Genius & More.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Super enthused to see what the real story is.

[@j-1]

@@unlistednaytiba Yes! Can't Wait To Play It.

[@shadowlancer45]

Genius? Nah, they are not too careful. They hurt the woke mob's very useless, pathetic fragile "fEeliNGS". Just kidding, yes they are genius indeed for doing that.😁😁😁

[@drmonstaa1]

Very interesting video! Another possible reference is Tachy's skull helmet, which might be influenced by the skull of Mary Magdelene at Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume in France.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yes totally agree. I saw that and the reference. I think there's going to be some nod to Tachy witnessing Eve do something important.

[@jimcarrey2866]

I think you're right about Alphas being infected airborne squad soldiers. When I saw on our side in the beginning of the game the infection was the only explaination for her to fight Eve in the 2021 trailer

[@unlistednaytiba]

Appreciate your comment again. BTW, is your KZbin profile when Ace falls into the shark tank? It has me laughing every time I see you :)

[@czaja995]

Great video, if story will be that complex it might really be game of the year, most videos about Stellar Blade focus on fight mechanics and "assets", forgetting completely about story, but at the end this might be biggest surprise and most important point in this game.

[@-Villain-]

Yo your channel is very underrated and love your breakdowns vids keep it up you just got a new sub🤞🏾

[@unlistednaytiba]

Wow, thanks for the comment. Very kind of you and motivational. Glad you're here.

[@ItsnotaRuse]

Thanks for the video! I really look forward to delving into the lore and seeing where the story takes us for sure! Just like in the Drakenguard/Nier series, the visuals are astounding but the story is so deep and seemingly tragic it just grips you to the core!

[@unlistednaytiba]

Totally agree. The look of the game and of course Eve are incredible. Sci-fi story, if done right, is much more intriguing. Hopefully the story is banging as much as Eve's outfits are... haha.

[@ItsnotaRuse]

Heck yeah! 😎

[@GLRYB2GD]

Yeah I noticed the fallen angels right away.

[@vexicution5533]

Man I bloody enjoyed this, you made me see this game in a new light. To one of your points, I do remember hearing at one point that you are not supposed to be in love with something lesser than you, like a human being in love with an animal for example coz they are lesser than us. We don`t know much about the story for this game and I remembered that Kim was inspired by Nier so the story might be amazing with multiple meanings. Because of you I'm even more hyped for the game, I appreciate the effort you put into this video.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Really appreciate your comment, it means a lot. And yes, I'm hoping this game will have story beats and meanings that are multi-layered as well.

[@toekneeshin1]

Deep analysis! I watched all the trailers multiple times, but couldn't come up with anything that is close to your prediction (except for the obvious Adam & Eve starting a new human generation). You should work for Shift Up as a story writer! Seriously. Hopefully the game has a good hopeful ending and don't end on a depressing note.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Loving your comment. Thanks for the feedback. Totally agree with your last sentiment.. please don't have an ending that falls apart - a la Mass Effect 3 ending

[@freierHimmel]

Wow, most guesses are correct. 👍

[@unlistednaytiba]

Whoa, glad you gave me this feedback. Yea true, but then several are not. haha.

[@dcollie20]

Dope observation,very thought provoking!!🔥🔥👍🏾💯♥️

[@unlistednaytiba]

Hell yea, thanks for the feedback

[@outofgrid]

Excellent video! Your theories make a lot of sense.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Appreciate your feedback. We'll see in about a month how they pan out, haha.

[@shadowlancer45]

@@unlistednaytiba Such dedication on analyzing the lore and easter eggs is beyond mediocre, bro. Impressive. I was disappointed though. I am expecting to hear a raspy, deep voice of a happy kratos. Imagine that voice narrating the whole video. lol

[@MrOrganplayer11]

The face in the Eternity subway Ad is EVE's original design from the first trailer Shift Up relased back in 2019 9:49

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yes totally agree. Or perhaps even an earlier model.

[@araarashinigami]

Great video. Reasoning is sound. I love the idea of iterative waves of infection, just like virus and bacteria strains growing stronger over time. One important meta thing: Eve will never have sex with Adam in this game, because this is an Asian game. They will never NTR you the player. That would be financial suicide. That would tank sales, lead to review bombs, and plummet their stock price - Shift Up is about to go public in fact. A culture that can create someone like Eve as a playable character absolutely is aware of how netorare is perceived by the Asian playerbase and what it has done to recent competitors like Girls Frontline 2. Also “naytiba” I’m pretty sure is just an EN localization change to barely obfuscate the original “native” in Korean, both being pronounced virtually identical, giving away the not so secret origin of the enemy as being native to the planet. One last thing that I realized when I read the other comments and saw that you don’t play Nikke, their latest game: how you’re describing Eternities is essentially what every female character is in Nikke - artificial human made humanoid weapons. You really should play Nikke and you’ll understand a lot more. It’s a shame they shut down their first game, Destiny Child. In that one, you’re literally a child of Lucifer vying for the top seat in Hell, and you spend your time amassing fallen angel servants and fighting other competitors to the throne. The story you’re describing for Stellar Blade is entirely within Shift Up’s wheelhouse.

[@John_Dun]

it could also pull off another twist similar to automata, the airborne squad sent on purpose as feed for combat data collection to create better naytiba lol

[@unlistednaytiba]

Dude, that would be so depressing and sad :( haha. But yea, could be a possibility. Humanity is F-ed up sometimes. Glad to hear your thoughts.

[@dannylockss6983]

You are watching a master at work That phrase doen not even fit to such great work you did in this video man 🤯

[@unlistednaytiba]

Whoa, this comment is hella kind. Really appreciate your words. It means a lot.

[@dirjdyrjthso]

Wow, I love your theory. I hope the story is good enough to live up to your observation. 9:49 the Korean sign at subway station (단 한번도 경험해보지 못한 영원한 사랑과 안식) translates to "Eternal love and rest that you've never experienced" and the big two Chinese characters above "假爱" means "Fake love" yes, doesn't make sense.. but I hope you come up with something. ;p

[@unlistednaytiba]

Oh wow, that's intriguing. Appreciate you sharing this. Not sure now, but we'll know in a month's time :)

[@ChaosAngelZero]

In the first trailer of this game after the Sony acquisition, the enemies are referred to as "NA:tives", not "Naytibas". This may be an instance of censorship due to incorrect association with native Americans. Also, don't forget about the name Lily/Lilith. So we have Eve, Adam, and Lily/Lilith.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yeah I hear you on Lily = Lilith. There are a whole bunch of implications if we take into consideration Lilith.

[@pills4bill]

I've loved romanji to english errors since the days of Streets of Rage 2 in regards to the character named "Galsia". Funnily enough Streets of Rage 4 retained the mistranslation of "Garcia"

[@pills4bill]

Levoire is a surname, which may explain why you had trouble finding it. It means to "raise up" or to "rise". As a side note take heed of this creature's entry number, 667.

[@caleb8364]

Watching this video has got me even more hyped for Stellar Blade 🔥🔥

[@unlistednaytiba]

Hope you enjoyed the game.

[@RicochetForce]

A lot of the trailers have kind of spoiled what happens to Tachy. She’s later seen in a large exosuit with tentacles growing out of the place where her arm would be. She later covers the tentacles with a shiny looking fabric. It’s the same Trailer where it’s shown the exosuit has a sick human skull holographic helmet.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yeah the only reason I can think of that Shift Up would put that major spoiler in is that she later on redeems herself or something like that (after she becomes Elder Naytiba).

[@RicochetForce]

@@unlistednaytiba Yeah, some sort of tragic sacrifice where it seems like she's fully turned and winds up helping drop the big bad.

[@yassinefarah2423]

​@@RicochetForcei sort of expect Tachy to become the A2 in the story, she becomes an enemy because she discovers a dark truth, perhaps their mission to save humanity might to good to be true.

[@gibbygibbstein7858]

The old guy in the trailers looks a lot like the Austrian painter Rudolf von Alt. Conveniently, he has a statue dedicated to him in Eidos 7.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Oh wow what a find. Just looked this up. Amazing discovery. Great comment.

[@Justin-ym5ce]

I literally did not realize Adam and Eve until the ending when they were standing next to each other, was literally like “Adam…. and Eve……. ADAM AND EVE!!!!”

[@unlistednaytiba]

haha heck yea :) did you take his hand? I think that's a more satisfying ending.

[@Justin-ym5ce]

@@unlistednaytiba Lily that poor girl, had to reject it for her lol then after looking at the endings, I have no idea how I didn’t get the secret one, I did everything besides the fishing side quest, so yeah I got the worst ending!

[@kopheeshots]

In the 2019 trailer shows the tower used to get to the heavens, the Tower of Babel

[@unlistednaytiba]

Wow, i never saw that trailer. Just watched it. Although short and incredibly "rough", this was great. Yeah, that's totally the tower of babel. Not sure how this is incorporated into the story. It's crazy to see how far Shift Up has come on the development of this game from that original reveal trailer, huh?

[@Gnasheress]

I find the imagery of Eve arriving to earth naked, emerging from a pod in a pool of liquid (tonnes of birth imagery) and then donning a green outfit very angelic. It reminded me of biblical imagery of Eve covering herself with a green leaf.

[@unlistednaytiba]

I'm still trying to figure out the "birthing" imagery with the water being broken. Not sure if it means something, I do hope the story leaves some stuff open to interpretation and intentionally ambiguous, but I do also hope there are some definitive answers in the narrative. Yeah now that you mention the green leaf of Eve in the bible, I can see that too. EVE from stellar blade has this kind of emblem down there in that region... not really sure what it means tho.

[@Gnasheress]

@@unlistednaytiba I’m not sure if it means anything at all but just for the sake of pure artistry, or there could be some symbolism. It’s not an uncommon symbol in sci-fi. She does indeed have some kind of ornamentation around her pubic area. I honestly find the imagery so beautiful and appealing. And I’m not even a dude, I’m a straight woman.

[@Uranusmv]

Without meaning to bother, I don't think it has to do with symbolism, rather I think it represents the rank she held in the squad, I would dare say that she was second or third in command, just look at how the other girls fell to common naytiba and Like 5 of them had serious problems fighting the brute boss, when Tachy and Eve face the boss they defeat him without much difficulty, come on Eve is not a rookie as many believe, not to mention that Tachy and Eve's outfits are very different from the rest squad girls.

[@lovely1762]

It kind of reminds me of the birth of Aphrodite from Greek Mythology cause she was born foam of the sea.

[@lovely1762]

It kind of reminds me of John Milton's story "Paradise lost" Paradise lost, because once this earth was a beautiful place. Now it has been destoryed by the temptation, sins of man, corruption etc. Trying to earn there way back into paradise and forgiveness by Eve.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yes definitely. Now that the game is out, I would say that a lot of the religious influences were more for design purposes, but there are a few that panned out to be more involved with influencing the story.

[@RamgelaZ]

Also the repair console in the Supply Camps seemingly has options on the top left corner for other characters possibly

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yes that's what I'm thinking too. Maybe we'll get a good handful of characters to play with or have in our party

[@halacron1]

The front of their ships have an angel with 6 wings and their arms are crossed.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yeah incredible design huh? Wonder why it is like that tho

[@darzinth]

love these pre-release theories

[@outofgrid]

Levoire often links to Levo, a name whose meaning is To Raise, Lift Up. The name Levoire's origin is Australian. Levoire is a Male name primarily used as a First Name

[@unlistednaytiba]

Oh hell yea :) good find.

[@derrickpatten7252]

7:18 The Alpha Naytiba we see at the the beginning of the game has the general outline of a Harpy of Greek myth, but scaled up in stature. It has the head, torso, and arms of a humanoid female, but, has the wings, tail feathers, and backward bending legs (with splayed toes tipped with curved and wicked talons) of some great and terrible bird.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Totally agree . I think of harpies as well when seeing the alpha naytiba. I wonder what the elder naytiba is going to be... we hear of this in the mission briefing at the start of the demo.

[@shakshaka8355]

Played the demo!!! And this game is exciting and its a day one purchase!!

[@unlistednaytiba]

Demo done, pre-ordered done too now. Yeah it was pretty good.

[@ChaosAngelZero]

It should be noted that there are two older trailers for the game over at Shift Up's KZbin channel: one of them simply shows the combat mechanics in a boss fight that was included as an extra in the demo, and the other one has some lines from Eve herself: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH3WhKiriKZ8r9U

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yeah those trailers were awesome with a lot of content in them.

[@IAmTheEngineer76]

Another great video! It would be great to hear your thoughts on why Eve is always referred to as EVE in subtitles, etc. (an acronym perhaps?), and how Eve can be human (as confirmed by the developers), yet seem to be fine in space without a spacesuit or helmet and is apparently able to hold her breath indefinitely underwater as seen in the demo (no air meter). Do you think she could be a cyborg similar to Alita from Battle Angel: Alita? Also, why do you think the 7th Airborne Squadron appear to be women only?

[@unlistednaytiba]

The EVE acronym has me confused... not really sure. Yeah and then your point about EVE in space with no suit is also confusing, but I did see that her outfits are made from nanites or some type of nanotech so perhaps there's a film covering her whole body? Shoot I don't know. haha. Not sure about Alita, but that movie was sick! And then as far as them all being women I was at first thinking it had something to do with only having XX chromosome available to "grow" the airborne squadron members kinda like how X-23 was a female clone of Wolverine cause the scientists only had XX chromosomes available, but I'm not really sure. Loving your post - glad to have you here.

[@jamma206]

From what I know about the Director Kim, he is really into Christian lore and whole civilizations have divine origins and have come and gone like in cycles. He is not only known for his creative and sexy portray of female characters, his world building materials are very vast and deep. He is like Psy in korean gaming history. Look up War of Genesis series and Magna Carta series.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Great recommendations - currently going down a rabbit hole on them right now on google :)

[@bluestrawberry1225]

if you remember in 2018 I guess there was a very early trailer titled project EVE and it featured an early version of Eve that looks like the 5th or 6th generation according to what you said I would say that shift up take a lot of religious references to write their games you yeah, and in my opinion this feels like an enhanced version of what they create

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yep I think you're referring to the trailer that featured the tower of babel in it too. This was just pointed out to me. I checked it out. It does look like it could be an earlier model like you said.

[@PaulLeach123]

To add credence to your theory - Tachy calls the alpha her “friend”

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yeah I was thinking about that... perhaps she knows they are fallen squad members from previous attempts at reclaiming earth.

[@幻滅翼]

Eve, the protagonist of "Stellar Blade", I think it is a bionic person. The evidence is as follows: ​Skin-fitting armor suit: It can emit light independently, but humans have no energy source. The bionic human body's internal furnace can recharge the suit. ​The hair accessory transforms into a blade: When you start fighting, take out your weapon and the hair accessory disappears. Drone armored cannon: The reason is the same as the first point. The bionic human body's internal furnace can charge drone weapons, but humans cannot. Equipment Parts Several items are external spine & gears. In one of the game trailers, Eve is thrown out of the space station into outer space without the need for a space suit. Humans can't do it. Team leader Tachi It is speculated that she may have survived the infection. Suspected to be alpha Natiba. She is both an enemy and a friend of the protagonist. Thank you for your wonderful analysis.

[@unlistednaytiba]

This is a great comment. I also thought / think (cause I go back and forth) that Eve is an android, but I was completely through off by the fact that Tachy throughs Eve an potion, so if she were an android she wound't need that, but perhaps it's some kind of potion that androids can access. I like your thought about Tachy somehow surviving the infection. I really like that character so I'm interested to see where her character arc goes. Love your comment and happy to have you here.

[@keylanoslokj1806]

I think that was common sense by now. Also all "Battle-Angels" are women. Which means the cyborg technology only works with XX chromosomes/female DNA. No way a plain human alone could combat those huge monsters and their reflexes.

[@czaja995]

@@unlistednaytiba Potions might be some kind of nanomachines dissolved in fluid, so it would be easy to explain.

[@DartzTheGamer]

I can't find it anymore, but there was a comment that said "Try Latin instead of French" i did and Altese Levoir translated to "lift up", which may be a nod to the developers Shift Up

[@unlistednaytiba]

Oh yeah definitely possible. I heard it might be something like meaning "highness"

[@thesho21]

Absolutely loved your video! Look forward to more of your stuff in the future. Only thing you said that I disagree with is, I think the Alpha went after Eve cause she/it saw that Eve was injured and the easier target. I definitely agree that there is something special about Eve (made clear that Tachy is so protective and seemingly doesn't give a shit about anyone else lol) but not sure that it can be "sensed" by others. Altho she does seem to have a different outfit from everyone else. Ha, gonna stop arguing with myself.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Awesome feedback. Yeah didn't think about that as Eve was injured. It's fun to speculate and I feel ya... speculating in your own head is a batte, huh? haha.

[@jay40sd]

Agree about Tachy’s fate - saw that right away!

[@unlistednaytiba]

I wonder what her complete story-arc will be, as she's shown to be a cool character so far

[@jay40sd]

@@unlistednaytibaI think she starts to fully turn, but will get a redemption where she shares the sword like you’ve suggested. Ultimately I still think she is a character slated to not be with Eve when the credits roll

[@jericobautista3701]

​@@unlistednaytibaif shift up follows the story telling style of Yoko Taro since they claimed they we're inspired by the nier series then I'm afraid Eve will kill Infected Tachy and inherits her sword.

[@unlistednaytiba]

@@jericobautista3701 Yep I can see this coming now that you mention it. It would be a cool way for EVE to pay homage to Tachy by carrying and using her sword

[@SplittingOfPrides]

I don't like name "Nyatiba" I like original name for these creatures"Native" It some sort of sensibility reading.

[@zetineb88]

Yes can’t wait for the Tachy video 🐌🐌

[@unlistednaytiba]

Thanks for leaving this comment. I've put out another video with some thoughts about Tachy. Although not an exclusive Tachy video, there is some good Tachy content in my latest video.

[@kingarzs5664]

Adam, Eve and (lily)Lilith. Didnt know the reference until the end 🗿

[@unlistednaytiba]

Hope you enjoyed the game, now that it's out. Many more religious references and influences.

[@braheartlife]

I like your video and your idea. thanks for the video

[@unlistednaytiba]

Appreciate your comment. Glad to have you here.

[@nikolaiprophet]

Excellent video. Now i need more 😊

[@unlistednaytiba]

Heck Yea... appreciate your comment.

[@thanashs]

Very good vid !! How come you didn't talk about the Elder Naytiba and the Seraphim Amygdala in outer space ? I mean you even mentioning it in the title

[@unlistednaytiba]

That's really confusing me. Before the demo's release, I thought that would be the opening of the game, but now I realize that'll be after the midgame, cause I heard in an interview from Kim Hyung-Tae that we're not going to get access to the shooting feature of the drone until about midway through the game. Perhaps somehow the Seraphim is kinda an end boss?

[@thanashs]

@@unlistednaytiba i really think he could be the end boss but he will have another form .. he def feels like the elder naytiba

[@PaulLeach123]

Freaking brilliant

[@unlistednaytiba]

Appreciate the feedback, glad you're here.

[@pills4bill]

5:50 No, not like heaven. I believe the "resting place" is a reference to Sheol, the grave. Where the Dead-in-The-Lord are awaiting resurrection. This game maybe less of a Genesis 6 reference and more so a reference to Revelations.

[@SuperPastorgary]

Great video!

[@NARUTOnemesis]

Just like raptures are more than likely human creations in Nikke (other shiftup game)

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yeah it seems like Shift Up iterates and brings over things from game to game, huh?

[@NARUTOnemesis]

@@unlistednaytiba By no means is that a bad thing btw. Drawing inspiration from different elements to create to new unique world and experience isn't easy but it seems like shiftup is hopefully going to do a stellar job! (pardon the pun). I searched "stellar blade lore" in KZbin and you were a few scrolls down so I'm happy to see someone deep diving in the lore of this game and not just talking about the other "assets" being shown. Although Eve's design is beautiful and I very much appreciate that, I'm also incredibly intrigued about the world and story shiftup is presenting here. Can't wait to try out the demo and excellent video! Eager for more!

[@Viewable11]

Kratos, I think "the eternity you've ever wanted" in the advertisement for Project EVE describes the desire of humans to live eternal, to eat from the Tree of Life, to stay in biblical language. Project EVE is a "Hyper Body" built by the "Eidos" company and later named "Andro-Eidos". I think this "Hyper Body" serves as a vessel for humans to upload their mind into and become eternal / immortal. But the Bible reads that humans must not eat from from the Tree of Life because this would make them indistinguishable from God. Perhaps this is what caused "God's wrath" and him expelling humanity from Earth.

[@unlistednaytiba]

I like your thought on what this could be. There is so much that could have happened before the events of Stellar Blade. It's hard to determine exactly what happened, even now with the game being out, there seems to not be a definitie answer.

[@Viewable11]

@@unlistednaytiba After watching the complete game, more clarity about Earth's "future history" ensued: The CEO of _Eidos_ company, Raphael Marks created the AI _Mother Sphere_ shortly before 2050 by consuming "the biggest database humans ever created". This sounds very much like how OpenAI's _ChatGPT_ was created. Mother Sphere describes its main task as "serving humanity by predicting the future." This also sounds very much like how ChatGPT works: ChatGPT predicts which information most probably immediately succeeds the currently available information. Advanced global warming was "foreseen" by Mother Sphere and she found a solution. Raven says that Mother Sphere incited a rebellion of the Andro-Eidos named androids that were created by Eidos company. That rebellion grew into the "Liberation War" during which the androids exterminated nearly all humans except those who fled to the underground facilties _Altess Levoire,_ _Abyss Levoire_ and _Matrix 11._ Matrix 11 was a terraforming facility to revert global warming. The name "Liberation War" indicates that androids had acquired sapience (or were the physical vessels of Mother Sphere) and refused to continue to be servants to humans. After all humans on Earth's surface were killed, Mother Sphere created the "new humans" by creating androids loaded with AI minds created by Mother Sphere. Mother Sphere injected the self image of being a human into those androids' minds and hid the true history of Earth from them. The androids named "EVE" were different from other types, they were purposefully created as "morons" with nearly zero knowledge about the world. Some people's logs speculate that Mother Sphere used them as experiments to find out whether an independent human like mind can form on its own during an extended stay on Earth. This is also alluded to by Mother Sphere in one ending where she tells EVE, _"I do not know whether the future will embrace me. I have to confirm whether you [EVE] are in fact that future."_ Other people's logs speculate that the various EVE models (01 up to 07) (which were sent to Earth once per year) were created by the "Heavenly Royalty", supposedly a group of humans living in the colony. But the colony (and Earth's surface) was destroyed by Mother Sphere by throwing it down to Earth when the Naytibas conquered the orbital elevator and attempted to conquer the colony. Because the colony was destroyed several years before EVE 07 landed on Earth, it is very unlikely that the EVE 07 was created by humans and she was most probably created entirely by Mother Sphere. The only info contradicting this is a log which says that the android production factory of Eidos company was severly damaged and ceased production during the Liberation War. The most fascinating pieces of lore are contained in the descriptions of the nano suits and their extension modules. They indicate that humans used exo-spines with gear sockets with gear modules to enhance themselves, most probably to counter advanced global warming. After the creation of Mother Sphere, the semiconductor industry on Earth approached "the singularity" when it produced increasingly advanced pieces of technology in ever faster speed and no engineer at the production companies understood their technical design anymore. Also, "teachers" were created that could create "teachers" for any purpose on their own. This sounds like AGI, an artificial general intelligence that can perform any task including creating improved versions of itself. I assume that this _technological singularity_ was the reason and the point in time when Mother Sphere decided to discard humanity and declared itself to be the god of a new "species" created by herself: the "new humans" as they are named in the game. The only way the surviving humans in the underground facilities on Earth could defeat Mother Sphere's "new humans" / androids was by biological warfare: Raphael Marks, the creator of Mother Sphere, invented a bioweapon called "Naytibas", which is a mutagenic virus. (very similar to the T-virus in Resident Evil) It can infect all animal lifeforms - even corpses - and transform their bodies into a being of superior attack and defense capability. A log in Levoire states that Naytibas were designed purely for optimal attack and defense abilities with disregard for safety and other concerns. Somehow this mutagenic virus infected all humans including Rapahel Marks and thereby meant the end of the human species. I think that Adam alias Raphael Marks selected EVE 07 as candiate for fusing with himself after he saw that she is immune to infection by the Naytiba virus when she held the alpha core of Gigas in her hand. Via his drone, Adam wanted to "confess" something to Eve before he got interrupted by Lily. I assume he wanted to confess to EVE 07 that she is an Andro-Eidos, that all Alpha Naytibas were infected Andro-Eidos and that EVE 07 is immune to that infection.

[@nova_crystalis]

the one eyed naytiba from the beginning of the demo are also nicknamed watchers in the enemy database description. coincidence?

[@unlistednaytiba]

I saw that. Must have just been coincidence thought right?

[@keylanoslokj1806]

Tachy comes back as a demon-hybrid female boss

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yes I'm wonering when we're going to battle her. Can't tell if it's a super late end game boss or if it happens somewhere around the middle of the game.

[@TootlesTV]

Lies of P also has esoteric depth

[@unlistednaytiba]

Heard good things about that game. Gotta check it out.

[@anchelo1947]

NOOO, TACHY !!!

[@keylanoslokj1806]

She returns as a demon hybrid boss

[@alaintouloucanon5467]

damn this video is good

[@unlistednaytiba]

Really appreciate the feedback. Glad to have you here.

[@MoeMunnie023]

💯💯💯

[@unlistednaytiba]

I respect you leaving this comment. Really appreciate it. Glad to have you here.

[@siekensou77]

Tachy is from the 2nd squadron if the outfits for eve are anything to go by

[@unlistednaytiba]

I'm thinking either that or Tachy is a little more advanced and kind of like on her own level outside of Eve and the other squad members.

[@siekensou77]

@happydaddykratos The squads drop in waves, tachy is much more experienced than eve and has trained her in the past. Probably if talking human years at least several school generations above eve. Could be similar to grade 7 student vs grade 2 student?... 6 year gap or so? And considering post apocalyptic wartime era, that 6 years of war experience is far far greater than a newbie

[@Uranusmv]

@@siekensou77 Don't get complicated, this attack squad was number 7, that means that there were already 6 other squads that failed or were annihilated, Tachy being one who survived and gained experience from that, that's how I interpret it.

[@siekensou77]

@Uranusmv Recent trailer reminded me that lily is from 5th squadron. Trapped in her pod when you find her. No idea when she landed

[@Uranusmv]

@@siekensou77 My point is that both Tachy and Lili are veterans in their own branches of past raids, perhaps I am wrong, they would even have 7 raids in the game taking into account the one in the intro.

[@davida7278]

Very interesting

[@PeterBerisha]

So they replaced Father with Mother eh? That's just fuck up! Don't forget Lilly(Lillith), and you might want to change Naytiba to NA:Tive

[@unlistednaytiba]

OMG you're right. I was so focused on her last name - Artemis - that I totally looked over the fact that Lily's name could be Lilith. Oh man, now so much more to unpack. haha. Good find :)

[@PeterBerisha]

@@unlistednaytiba Since Lilly Artemis the Second was in the 5th Squad meant that she was probably with Adam for most of her time after her team was taken out, and in the Bible she was known as Adam's first wive, but she rebelled and became the mother of all Demons, after she and Lucifer joined forces! I still don't get the reason why they decided to go with Mother rather than Father, but since the squad memebers are considered as Angels, then it would sorta make sense in the twisted manner, and I doubt the producer wanted a male character for his game so, they decided to make a woman the main character, and it also sorta works in a fucked up manner! The reason for the change of NA:Tive to Naytiba is because South Koreans like Chinese and Japanese folk, can't pronounce certain names or words and letters so they changed the name from NA:Tive to Naytiba! I'm still getting the game though, and it's mainly because I adore Eve and she's just a classy woman! All the clothes she wears look good on her, but then again we can thank Kim Hung-Tae and everyone at Shift up for that

[@justyfotviks]

Levoire maybe ref to Bath?

[@scoobypup01]

Mankind trying to create life/play god through artificial means is, in some religions, considered a sin.

[@electronic-dreams]

👍

[@badconnection4383]

The main character's name is Eve and she has a sidekick named Adam......

[@cguldbech]

"altess lavoir" Try latin instead of french

[@siekensou77]

I think it's a bit early to talk about this stuff... probably get a much better grasp of the infouences and references after it releases.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Totally agree. but I cannot wait another month... haha

[@siekensou77]

Welp, trophy list dropped. Spoilers inbound

[@malootah_ps]

👍❤️🥸🔥 nice

[@johnycarlos-EFR]

good work man the book of enoch was in the bible and also read the book of giants.

[@unlistednaytiba]

heard about the book of giants and read a bit online. Definitely will do so when I get the time. Thanks for the feedback and recommendation.

[@Emma_2Banks]

This game ripped off/copied Nier Automata so hard that I’m starting to think Yoko Taro was actually involved with the production of this game

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yes I agree, but only to a point. Definitely some inspirations, but I do think there are some big differences with how they deliver each game's respective view on what it means to be human.

[@Voz_slienciosa]

Will Christians be able to play this game?

[@Percival983]

Why wouldn't they be able to?

[@Mohgenstein]

Nope, they are BANNED from playing it