Star Wars Explained Just Got BADLY Exposed...

[@TheStupendousWave]

This video is a W. Phenomenal concise summary. A Star Wars adpocalypse was what went through my mind too. So glad the community spoke out.

[@StarForceOne]

Thanks so much man, glad you enjoyed the video and I love your stuff! Agreed, I was really worried with what this could lead to, so something had to be said

[@Vo1dSniper]

I agree, it makes me happy seeing the Star Wars KZbin community actually getting together like this to stop someone like Star Wars Explained

[@neonthunder3261]

You and other SW KZbinrs really stoked my passion for lore and world building when I was younger. It's tragic to see that someone would try to dismantle another's livelihood over mere political disagreements. Not very Jedi-like. Keep succeeding Stupendous you made my childhood!

[@calcady7335]

You and Theory are my OG’s. I’m so glad to see that you guys got each other’s backs.

[@thehacker4012]

The community? What community? A handful of Star Wars KZbinrs who grift for a living isn't a community.

[@indianajones4321]

Begun, the Star Wars KZbin Wars have

[@ImYukaByeBye]

..... again? God this fandom needs to be bullied again Revenge of the Nerds, the Nerds were the villains

[@jcraftgaming76]

@@ImYukaByeBye the bullies are the ones who are trying to change what star wars is. these people are the same ones who used to beat us up for being nerds. if anyone needs to gtfo its these bullies.

[@ImYukaByeBye]

@@jcraftgaming76 No theyre not lmfao Why would those bullies be PC? hell the joke is the idea of those bullies being outdated so now you have cry bully vs actual bullies Even 21 Jumpstreet referenced how outdated those bullies are

[@ImYukaByeBye]

@@jcraftgaming76 in fact sorry to break this to you the real "bullies" are those same Star Wars fans who were once bullied, quite poetic considering this is all around a boy sworn to destroy the darkness becoming the very thing he swore to destroy....... but no the fanbase of diehards who cant grow up and act like adults and simply watch better material are plagues Thats why I brought up old bullies aa a joke, because the nerds who were victims, are the ones gatekeeping

[@kidofsteel0362]

Someone gotta make a poster

[@Badookum]

Just found out James Earl Jones died. R.I.P King 🕊

[@Onionaniamtions]

Fr rip lord Vader

[@Badookum]

@@Onionaniamtions dude your profile pic is not helping xD

[@Onionaniamtions]

@@Badookum eh,I just keyed in a random picture for my profile and didn't give much of a shit after that lmao

[@Badookum]

@@Onionaniamtions Reminds me off a profile picture I used to use for my old trolling account during Quaratine lmao.

[@Onionaniamtions]

@@Badookum I also don't take this account too seriously,just as a platform to make some Lego stop motion occasionally lmao(btw would appreciate if you subscribe)

[@MichaelTheJones]

Star Wars KZbin Community: "Not to worry, we are still flying half a ship."

[@jamesh4616]

Man I wish pre 2017 Star Wars so much.

[@lemonynora]

Post 2017 is when the grifters became popular. I wish people understood that you can like or dislike something without sending hate

[@sombramemer1230]

As long as grifters can get money they will ruin it for everyone.

[@jackietang3789]

Sometimes I wish only A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back existed because everyone would get along

[@LaraA55]

Me too and I was lucky too see Star Wars in 1977 as a nine year old girl on the big screen and thereafter

[@LaraA55]

@@jackietang3789 Yup

[@ThatLofiK1d]

I miss the good old days when Star Wars was a Fun Topic. Edit: Mom I'm famous.... Thanks for 680 likes! Edit #2: Holy cow it's been 8 days and it's blown up-

[@charlesjohnson7458]

Me too - it's like there's ". . . a period of civil war."

[@Veronr.7180]

Fr I’m so over this

[@SecondBreakfastAndThreeH-zo3jp]

Blame it on Disney, Lucasfilm, Kennedy, and Lucasfilm’s lapdogs Star Wars Explained, Kyle Katarn, LouiseJulie, New Rockstars, and the rest of the paid off Lucasfilm freaks who constantly harass and go after those who are against Disney Star Wars. Like Theory has stated, these channels have been harassing and attacking him behind his back for years, and they all have ties with Lucasfilm. Go figure. The Critical Drinker, Theory, and the rest of them are hopefully getting that lawsuit ready.

[@katakesh8566]

Oh, so 1977?

[@michaeldiaz4563]

That makes 2 of us also.

[@tubby1833]

It sucks that Star Wars has been turned into a war zone. We just want good content bro.

[@Hello-bi1pm]

It's in the name

[@tubby1833]

​@@Hello-bi1pmdammit you got me

[@ImYukaByeBye]

​@@Hello-bi1pmYeah but this is dork wars not in the stars

[@patrioticcat5768]

The issue is that star wars has too many fans and who want different things. I want good writing. Some want more nostalgia. Others want their politics inserted. Others want their fan fiction inserted. Others want this and that. This is why we are fighting all the time.

[@LaraA55]

@@patrioticcat5768 You hit the nail on the head. For me, I want Star Wars to simply be just fun

[@lordvader1993ger]

So sad what a once beautiful franchise and fandom has become, just because someone has an opinion. Glad you also made a video on it.

[@SgtHawk45]

I agree, Lord Vader. This travesty should never have been allowed to happen. Yet, discontent festered and it was only a matter of time before it'd all boil over. Honestly miss the times when Star Wars made enjoyable content. I loved the force, Jedi vs. Sith, the battle between good and evil, morals tested, explosions, the battles. Star Wars was my childhood favorite show and film trilogy of all time. I even thought the early Disney stuff was cool. Granted, I was still a kid, so maybe that diluted Rebels for me. Star Wars Force Awakens was cool to me, even if it was a similar plot to the original trilogy, I liked it. Rouge One was awesome. But then they went down a path I could not follow. It became bland, slow paced, and just didn't click with me anymore. It stopped being star wars to me for most of the series they made. A shame really. I've read fanfics with better premises than recent films. I still feel cheated because I thought Fin would play a bigger role in the new trilogy. Dude had so much potential for force sensitive stormtrooper having a clash between morality, duty, and PTSD. I find a force sensitive stormtrooper an amazing idea personally. Be cool to follow a stormtrooper of the remnants of the empire trying to find another purpose, a better purpose. Or perhaps keep to what the Empire was to some, protectors and a sense of stability in a lawless galaxy. Think Mandalorian but the protagonist is a stormtrooper instead post-collapse of the empire as it fragmented into warring states and the new republic trying to build from the ashes. Imagine the world building potential! And how it'd do stormtroopers a little justice. I actually felt for the guys getting massacred most of the time. Having one be the protagonist for once would be cool. There's limitless potential with star wars, so many great stories to tell... and yet, all they've done is divide the fans, chasing the shadow of the greatness of their peak in the early 2010s. I miss those times, simpler, fun. I remember how many friends of mine were star wars fans. Every Halloween we had darth vaders, stormtroopers, and clones. Better times. Before the darkness, before the corporate greed wrung dry all the creativity and joy from that once great franchise. Where has all the joy and creativity gone? The hope? Sad, I truly want to enjoy star wars, but they haven't made many good things as of late. I'm not even big on the lore. I only ever watched the movies and shows at my friends house cause they had Disney on their TV, never knew where to get the comics. Fun times with the boys watching star wars every week.

[@lordvader1993ger]

@@SgtHawk45 Tbh Rebels is great. 🤘

[@SgtHawk45]

@@lordvader1993ger Yeah, I get some people criticize it isn't quite like SW: Clone Wars. With a different artstyle, aesthetic, and less gruesome scenes that the clone wars liked to sneak in. Though, I never really knew fandoms were a thing until later. Never knew social media until the lockdowns came around. So I lived pretty innocently back then. I suppose that was my only critiques. Wasn't quite the same style as the clone wars, but was still pretty good to me. I still found the show captivating and pretty cool. With the callbacks to the clone wars plotlines and characters, Thrawn, the inquisitors, and the lightsabers. Maul vs. Kenobi was a pretty cool scene. Loved how precise and quick that went. Felt like how some duels went in real life. Always love lightsaber fights, those are peak, especially with how they had actual martial artists perform in the prequel trilogy. No wonder they looked so amazing. No doubt they are difficult to choreograph, and to have the flexibility to adapt should they improvise on set. It's like actual swordsmanship. Which makes it all the more cool. Being flashy is nice, but having some actual swordsmanship involved just makes it pleasing to see. Loved playing with my friends with plastic lightsabers back in the day. Playing out scenes from the films. Glory days.

[@cornpop838]

The star wars fandom has always been extremely toxic though😂

[@jackietang3789]

Lord Vader, imagine if only ANH and ESB existed instead, everyone would get along with each other

[@ent66]

Finally a WAR in my starWARS

[@DinosaurDUDE1]

agree, I do, master

[@hafirenggayuda]

Star wars wars

[@ProfoundKrab]

Star Wars: The Star Wars

[@dragoonsaberwarrior9439]

So this is how the Star Wars fandom dies with thunderous hate

[@Ragnorok657]

Fairly sure you mean rise

[@YegRon]

@@Ragnorok657that’s what I think too. This is just Star Wars fans saying enough is enough with these shills telling us we’re human scum if we don’t praise everything Disney pushes out.

[@Ragnorok657]

@@YegRon either that or you are not a real fan so you need to leave when that is not how a fandom or fans that liked or used to care about a show work it is baffling how the other side thinks

[@gloriousginger]

No. This is how the Fanbles fight the Shillpire.

[@Ragnorok657]

@@gloriousginger wouldn't it be fanbels thou

[@hunkulous1462]

Begun, the Fandom Wars Have.

[@travishillsthedarkangelbun504]

it's been going on since the Last Jedi

[@youwayo]

Been a thing for decades

[@Ganon136]

Sadly I have to say this. It’s been an ongoing civil war since the Disney buyout. It’s been a 12 year war, but some people are just realizing it now.

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

Yup it finally just got worse

[@Ganon136]

@@theoutsiderjess1869 Its been bad about 10 other times. Just add this one to Jericho’s list.

[@baki484]

Now it's just getting worse.

[@ImYukaByeBye]

​@@baki484Uhh no before the buyout this fanbase has always been awful

[@Ganon136]

@@ImYukaByeBye It was bad, but this is a different variation on it for sure.

[@analien5251]

Explained has been deleting all the negative comments on his videos

[@coldshock5181]

Ikr LOL

[@cristoferurlaub7499]

He probably got Mollie to do it for him

[@someotherdude6626]

@@cristoferurlaub7499more like Mollie got him to do it

[@stretchmtsa5106]

The fact that Star Wars Explained said he couldn't sleep because someone else was doing better shows how messed up their mindset is, so much envy and such a childish view on success and reeks of desperation for some validation.

[@swishfish8858]

Didn't he start the channel specifically so he could use it as practice to become the trivia master or whatever at DragonCon? That just screams "I'm going to be better than you no matter what" and it's pretty pathetic that it's about Star Wars of all things lmao

[@ReallyBillyBoggs]

I tripped when SWE made a lot of his videos he had up for a long time locked behind a pay wall I asked him "bro wtf I have a star wars sleep playlist and now I have to adjust it cause I wake up to a screen saying I cant view this content" he responded with "support me then" now I have been on yt from the start and I though subscribing was supporting I mean I watched everything he posted now supporting someone means paying them?...yt getting crazy I assume from what I have seen about this that he stole some content which makes sense i have seen some of his stuff which seemed the same as some stuff other star wars creators had posted but figured it was a case of there only being so many ways to explain a story.

[@Cloxxki]

Waving the mental health flag, and the wife doesn't seem to be helping.

[@TK--hf6db]

Where was this said?

[@youwayo]

@@TK--hf6db im not sure if Alex himself said this, but SWT claims this when he made his response video.

[@EChacon]

Honestly this hardly come as a surprise and frankly it was a good thing I unsubscribed from *Star Wars Explained* almost two years ago (I unsubscribed since December 2022) but the reasoning was because they were so inconsistent with their Clone Wars Chronological rewatch episodes which leads to the series going on hiatus for 3-4 weeks or 3-4 months and because they were so lazy to not finish the Clone Wars Chronological rewatch which they first started in 2018 until 2023 (which I was unsubscribed) I just simply unsubscribed their channel following the release of the discussion of "The Wrong Jedi" and flush them from memory along with Dash Star 6 years earlier. Personally, Stupendous Wave, Star Force One and especially Star Wars Meg are the best Star Wars channels doing news and Star Wars content compared to Star Wars Explained right now.

[@BrotherMag]

Geestlys is good too

[@baki484]

Stupendous is literally reusing videos they uploaded years ago and thinking it was new. Starwars Meg is one I couldn't care less about mostly being another generic "breaking news x character did this" type of channel. Geetslys, star force one and Thor Skywalker are good as they don't engage in the bickering and call out Disney when they mess up same goes for legends but still engage with both without demeaning the other.

[@EChacon]

@@baki484 Yeah I notice Stupendous tends to reupload the same videos so I turned off the notifications but I still love Stupendous Wave’s content nonetheless, I also enjoy Star Wars Meg and personally she is the most reasonable and isn’t as toxic like the rest of the Star Wars Fandom, so we need more people like Meg. Besides, she is good friends with Star Force One and had a video online chat discussion regarding Star Wars Canon. I have no opinion on Geetslys, Thor Skywalker and especially Star Wars Theory since I don’t watch ANY of their videos and don’t quote me back to subscribe to them because I have my preferences on which Star Wars channels I like.

[@EChacon]

@@BrotherMag Not familiar with Geetslys, Thor Skywalker and Star Wars Theory or subscribed to those channels especially the former two since I don’t watch ANY of their videos and don’t quote me back because I have my preferences on which Star Wars channels I like.

[@flyingmatteo89]

I deeply dislike Stupendous Wave. Not because the content isn't of good quality, but because he systematically omits to specify whether the content is canon or not. That makes a ton of difference but there's no way of telling in his videos.

[@kubavasa]

Who suffers the most is the community. As always. I guess the old Legends days will never return.

[@3vilSuperman]

The husband and wife duo behind Star Wars Explained attempts to smear SW Theory seem about as successful as Wile Coyotes attempts to catch the Roadrunner. It's just blowing up in their face.

[@37Sith]

James Earl Jones Died.... Farwell my Lord

[@jackietang3789]

Goodbye Lord Vader

[@Commenter110-t1i]

RIP James Earl Jones you will indeed be missed and remembered dearly 😔 thank you for all you have done. May the force be with you.

[@hagank1111]

Thank you for addressing all of this. ❤

[@mrtwig2102]

Star Wars Theory is always in controversy for being bold, but respectful. Star Wars Explained was silent, but talked bad behind your back💔

[@HenryLouis21]

Bold and respectful? Like how he was respectful to that one kid during his streams who calmly called him out for his toxicity and tried to be respectful to which Niatoos ranted at him and kicked him off the stream.

[@mrtwig2102]

@@HenryLouis21 I think he was overreacting a bit there, but it’s all said and done, and to be fair, the kid was really just disrespecting him in a passive-aggressive way

[@lemonynora]

The level of gaslighting from SWT fans is next level. Dude is one of the biggest man children on the internet

[@HenryLouis21]

@@mrtwig2102 Not really, that kid was being respectful in every way possible and Niatoos threw a hissyfit.

[@BrutusCM]

@@lemonynora example?

[@JoeyP7998]

Never trust an adult completely surrounded by Funko pops. There’s just something wrong there.

[@Olamchesed]

Some people just don't like others have a different opinion and try to make them look bad or say they are "Racist". It's crazy that people can't have a discussion without consequences of offending someone.

[@hafirenggayuda]

They threw that word too much, I no longer take the term seriously. Heck, those same people have no problem insulting other races that are not "protected".

[@CheshireCatMystic]

When you use racist slurs in a movie review then yeah I think calling them racist is appropriate.

[@bannaking1]

I don't rate either of them. I back Screen Crush totally and Star Wars Fanatic. Urban Acolyte was the only Star Wars channel I watched for a long time and I miss that channel. These two boys need to grow up

[@Raneymon]

Bruh, James Earl Jones RIP... Chill, we all cryin.

[@LaraA55]

me too😭

[@Stuntmachine14]

RIP the King. In our hearts forever

[@jamesh4616]

People like Star Wars Explained preach wanting diversity but refuse to listen to diversity of thought and wish to silence others views instead.

[@JustLikeTheSimulations]

Ironic….they could teach tolerance to others…..but not themselves.

[@tinfoilhatmaniac6924]

Intolerance should not be tolerated

[@mikemadden6629]

Not from an explained 😅​@@JustLikeTheSimulations

[@YegRon]

Always seems to be the case that the ones who preach tolerance, tell others to be kind and like to signal how loving they are end up being the most hateful. Seems to be the case with Alex and Mollie.

[@SraMacaco]

No one wants to silence anyone’s views. You can dislike a show, just talk about it with civility. No matter how you feel about it, people worked hard on the project and their efforts should be respected. If you don’t like an actor’s performance, make suggestions for improvement without including ridicule. Don’t like the writing? Constructive criticism doesn’t include mockery. Blowing out another person’s candle doesn’t make yours shine any brighter.

[@SkeletorIAm]

As a fan of Star Wars Explained, Stupendous Wave, and you. I'll be honest, I don't like SWT, Geeks & Gamers, and other people listed in the document. However, I'd never want them outright deplatformed, unless there was some serious egregious stuff being put out there. Which, there's not. I'm disappointed in Explained and their behavior in this.

[@ImYukaByeBye]

Its fitting its a group of ppl who cant simply ignore bad content

[@officialmonarchmusic]

It should be mentioned that the document didn’t call for any channel to be deleted or deplatfprmed, or even accuse SWT of anything at all. It was asking for those 3 channels to be demonetized, or at the very least to have more of their videos demonetized. I don’t think any of their channels should be demonetized, but I think that a large percentage of their VIDEOS should. After all, a lot of videos get demonetized for less

[@youwayo]

All those channel suck for different reasons

[@juliojuarez4033]

Watch SW explain will play the victim by saying " theory send all of his fans to harass me & are trolling my videos " or say " my words were taken out of context "

[@MyLibertyTV]

They can’t even claim out of context, they posted a whole manifesto calling for KZbin to demonitize or ban all these channels for “racism” 😂

[@craigjones7343]

Damn. I’m glad I unsubbed from SWE several years ago. IF this is true SWE sounds like a sociopath.

[@archijdesigns]

Regardless if SW explained started this or not, spreading this type of post calling for demotization of channels by a fellow YT creator is unethical and disingenious... They deserve what's coming to them.

[@Bung_Holio]

I feel so bad for SWT being put in the position to have to make a video like that, he doesn’t deserve any of it. I’ve been watching him for 7 years, he definitely deserves his success

[@willwolf8436]

And people still talk down about SWT. Been with him a long time and all the others mentioned and I did notice SW Explain and those that signed up for that petition gravitate towards this outcome.

[@swfcocs1]

Neither "side" come across as decent people, both are way to full of their own importance, both appear sly and arrogant

[@Sprizzy]

"I sense a plot to destroy the Star Wars KZbinrs..."

[@chloecarpenter3635]

This is some Palatine level of scheming. A guy who wants to share content because he loves Star Wars, and a scheming guy who wants views. Guess who I’ll watch? You’re right the guy who loves Star Wars over a guy who wants views.

[@TheRoyalRancor]

I remember it well. "This week in clickbate" was a real thing. Not a kind move to make

[@youwayo]

May have sound like a good idea in theory but executed horribly

[@danielscott8180]

Interesting how Star Wars Explained fell so easily to the Dark Side and has literally learned nothing from Star Wars itself. I learned those lessons from watching the films as a kid.

[@holdenhecht5183]

I wish people would stop being so polarizing about if or if not someone is a Star Wars hater. I think Theory just has a low tolerance for crappy products being put out in an IP he is extremely passionate about. Regardless of what people think of SWT, this move by the collective SWE group is so shady and out of touch. It really seems like it’s about money and is pathetic behavior.

[@kingandros4819]

me, An intellectual: None of this matters because Generation Tech is still the best along with Eckarts ladder LOL

[@arioamin]

Geetsly's and Generation Tech imo, from all I've seen they dig into the lore and keep it about SW, they don't pretend to like SW to then use their platforms to spread an agenda.

[@charles52able1]

I unsubscribed from all channels involved in this "controversy". At this point Star Wars isnt worth it to me. Also if the content creators are this petty and greedy then they're no better than the ideologs running Disney.

[@ImYukaByeBye]

They have been for over half a decade KZbin is corporate all these ppl undercut each other for a %

[@JustinHEMI05]

Same. I don't need petty Internet drama inserted into my enjoyment of the franchise in my way.

[@ryanrandolph2224]

​@@JustinHEMI05go find a boyfriend

[@ImYukaByeBye]

​@@ryanrandolph2224Ironic

[@Commenter110-t1i]

⁠​⁠@@JustinHEMI05couldn’t have said it better myself.

[@TheWarmachine375]

Well that escalated quickly.

[@maxgoss5653]

I sense a plot to destroy the Star Wars fandom… the dark side of the force surrounds Disney.

[@flamingphoenix1425]

Anakin I was right. Disney is taking over!

[@harryflores8270]

Yeeeeah, I'm done with the SW fandom... Way too toxic. I'm just gonna enjoy the TV shows, movies, etc and share with my friends in rl.

[@charmandergamer1287]

Isn’t creating a massive hate campaign literally against KZbin ToS?

[@CoffeeMatt10]

And the irony is that they are claiming that the channels they are campaigning against are the “haters”. They even said about freedom of speech, while trying to silence those that have a different opinion to them.

[@EyeOfMagnus4E201]

Yes.

[@CristySFM1234]

I still take this with a grain of salt given star wars theory is no saint

[@vanguardRailgun924]

I always had a weird feeling about Star Wars explained I could never put my finger on why though he just seemed…..off. Always trust your gut I suppose.

[@Onionaniamtions]

Damn,remember when Star Wars KZbinrs were Star Wars KZbinrs instead of clashing political parties?

[@MCsCreations]

I'm not going to say that this or that is a bad individual, but... Seriously, people need to think before acting! Put yourself in other people's shoes and ask yourself "would I like it if done to me?" This, alone, would solve most of those problems. You know? Theory is just a humble guy who does what he loves. That's all. I don't even know the other targets, but I'd assume the same. And although I love Guns music, live and let live.

[@Father_Daniel]

I'm glad you talked about this and it is a big deal. It's pretty nasty to go around policing KZbin channels because they have a different opinion than you. Especially when it seems to be coming from a place of jealousy.

[@Skipray_Blastboat]

Proof showed up of Stupendous and Theory using the SWE wording before SWE himself.

[@brannyxx]

It might be good that Disney announced no more Star Wars shit for the foreseeable future. A good thing.

[@loganbrown3334]

From what I've seen for Explained it's about the money, for Theory it's all about Star Wars.

[@terrorbulyfe]

Theory has a Lamborghini. Are you sure it isn’t about the money.

[@cthomas2812]

​@@terrorbulyfethat's the dumbest thing I've read this week, and it's only Monday

[@terrorbulyfe]

@@cthomas2812 whatever makes you sleep at night and want to believe 🤣

[@joshuacollins9316]

It’s his job and he is incredibly financially successful as well. Money is a factor just like it is for any full time content creator. Saying it’s not would ignoring reality. Theory sells sabres, and I’m sure has a ton of other business partners as well. Based on how big he is and popular. And is most likely a millionaire. Doesn’t make him inherently greedy or bad, but ofc money is a factor and motivates him to a degree.

[@davidtree2511]

@@terrorbulyfe Theory mentioned in his video that he likes money - mentions it has allowed him to finance his fan film (for something like 1.3 million). However, when he began he was publishing videos almost daily while working a normal full time job. As such, I buy that he did this as he is passionate about Star Wars. Just watch one of Theory's videos - he is still passionate. Can't speak for Explain, however, as I stopped watching him several years ago when he defended Rion Johnson (Rion Johnson was being a jerk and attacking some Star Wars fans on twitter).

[@Christian-i1u4q]

5:23 Fear leads to jealousy, the shadow of greed that is. The shroud of the dark side has fallen.

[@thestarwarsroom4450]

Star Wars explained has become toxic to this fan base and it’s sad I’ve done unsubscribed to him and I honestly hope a lot more people does people like him is why this franchise is going down hill the way it is

[@MJJFilms]

Theory*

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

They have always been toxic

[@kwan.minji_300]

​@@MJJFilmsExplained*

[@SupersonicMan10000]

I really do not care for Star Wars theory, he is a bit full of himself and overreacts with a lot of things. I have never heard of Star Wars Explained and checked it out, it is awful. From what Theory was saying from personal experiences with this guy, from SWE, he sounds like a narcissist (or some other personality disorder). Anyway, I like Theory's fan films, but the rest of his content I will pass on, but the guy does not deserve to be demonetized, and if in fact SWE is behind it, well, he will continue to be in the shadow of others, and judging what his personality is like, that is punishment enough.

[@Commenter110-t1i]

I agree I used to find Star Wars theory pretty good but now these days I don’t like him all that much for reasons you stated and him kind of turning into one of those drama channels, but it’s hard to stay positive for Star Wars for most fans do to how it is these days but I get over it and move on, but yay I thought Star Wars explained was good too but now that I hear about all this, how awful now I’m glad I have never subscribed to them and just watch there videos but not anymore.

[@CyberLou]

The Star wars community is in shambles. The majority of the fanbase has just turned into a battlefield. It's truly a shame.

[@slickageshoes]

Sackless explained

[@katerbiller04]

This is the saddest part of being a Star Wars fan in 2024. I follow quite a few channels about SW , and all of them ( including yours) I follow because of their passion for SW. Even if I don't agree with them 100% of the time, these are the channels that we can debate what we love and can critique what we loathe. All without the label created for us .

[@ClaudiaLópez-s5z]

7:58 Obv the content has to be good to get any following on YT, but to say that SEO is worthless is quite disingenuous to say. Every creator knows success on YT means your content being served to more people on the platform, and adding another creator's name onto your titles so that people see your vids instead of Explained's vids in search, recommended, home, etc. is scummy. This is part of the reason people have issues with reaction channels, bc, on top of reuploading the full og vid, you are also copying all their tags and SEO, so that people get fed the reaction vid instead of the og vid more often by the algorithm. If the SEO didn't matter, these channels wouldn't be adding SWExplained to their vid titles. Plain and simple.

[@Andrewpocalypse]

I don't like Star Wars Theory at all and don't watch his garbage content. But Star Wars Explained and the other Disney shills disgust me. Trading their integrity for goodies from the mouse and trying to cancel other content creators. What horrible excuses for human beings.

[@Ptaaruonn]

Amen to that.

[@raskolnikov6443]

Theory has done some pretty amazing Star Wars stuff IMO

[@Ryan-gz9xg]

My favorite part is everyone coming after theory on twitter for telling the truth 😂

[@travishillsthedarkangelbun504]

Yep

[@Eichsterd123]

sounds like star wars explained is a very enivous individual

[@scimbrelo]

i realize that im contributing to my own perceived problem here but the star wars creator drama is like the least compelling thing to happen since the sequel trilogy

[@EChacon]

3:29 - Star Wars Explained has been on KZbin since the early-mid 2010’s (2012-2014) not 2022, because I remember when I used to be subscribed to their channel before unsubscribing they started doing the Clone Wars Chronological Rewatch episodes since 2018 and did coverage of the Sequel trilogy films in 2014-2019.

[@cole71]

I had to unsubscribe from them due to shilling the high republic crap. It was too much. Can tell his wife runs the show

[@EChacon]

@@cole71 Personally I unsubscribed from their channel because they were *VERY* inconsistent with their Clone Wars Chronological rewatch episode discussions and tend to go on hiatus with those episodes every 2-3 weeks or 3-4 months just to talk about the live-action shows or whatever XYZ Content on their channel and with Season 5 of Clone Wars it took them from October 2021 to December 2022 (with hiatuses included) to complete all the episode discussions from that season and following that and my fair share from the Toxic fanbase I just unsubscribe from them since December 2022 and just subscribe to Stupendous Wave and especially Star Wars Meg as my go-to Star Wars KZbin Channels. Even Star Wars Meg since I subscribed to her since 2022/2023 had better Star Wars video content and was the most civil and reasonable of the Star Wars Fandom and if she had did the Clone Wars Chronological rewatch in 2018 she would’ve finished that within two years compared to the five years it took Alex and Molly to finish that series.

[@cole71]

@@EChacon facts. Star war Meg is the truth. She just tells it like it is and doesn’t pick a side

[@DarthVader0001]

Star Wars theory executing order 66 on the woke Star Wars channels.

[@SMAS_YT]

Huh

[@nolifealan9746]

What's woke you people can never explain that and you know Star wars has always been left wing the rebels are based on the Viet Cong and the empire is based on America

[@Echo-bp7oc]

@@nolifealan9746I thought it was more based on the American revolution but I don’t really care what’s it’s based off of

[@thetin-candalorian3319]

@@Echo-bp7ocI know you don’t care but I think it’s based off of both

[@DaG.O.A.T.]

Woke Starwars channels seriously....

[@michaelarmstrong9722]

Bro…how did we get to this point 😞😞😔😒

[@ImYukaByeBye]

Its been this way The difference is the age of content farming

[@travishillsthedarkangelbun504]

When Disney Star Wars content really was failing and the anti-disney type Star Wars fans just kept on gaining views for it. That was the moment that the shill fans became jealous, resentful and couldn't cope that their franchise is garbage now, so they resort to censoring the critical voices. The fandom is mostly dead now.

[@raskolnikov6443]

@@ImYukaByeByeno. This wouldn’t be happening if Star Wars was still good.

[@jackietang3789]

This is an perfect example of why the silent majority of Star Wars stay silent because they’re afraid they’ll be torn to shreds i.e harassed and at worst doxxed by the vocal minority just because they have a different opinion on something

[@CyberController-]

I just want to enjoy Star Wars, but everywhere I go is just hate. Hate for the new stuff, hate for the old stuff, hate for KZbinrs who are themselves spreading hate about Disney or Lucas or Filoni or whoever's on the list today. Why can't we just stop the hate and enjoy Star Wars. Edit: And, of course, people are hating even in this reply section. I don't care about Disney or wokeism, you're all part of the problem!

[@davisouzaferreira7894]

true

[@ct-1177]

Welcome to the culture wars... I hate it too

[@DeathMessenger1988]

Sure... The moment Disney fucking fixes or gives it to someone else who can competently carry a franchise without THE MESSAGE.

[@GenjiRonove]

Ever since Disney bought Star Wars and half-heartedly used the IP to promote super safe and boring social politics -- we've been stuck. Until Star Wars actually makes authentic from-the-heart content again, we'll just have to make our own awesome Star Wars content (fan stuff). Star Trek has been the same.

[@ct-1177]

@@GenjiRonove What about stuff like the bad batch or Andor? I like to have my opinions on whether something is good or not.

[@vincentmartin9667]

I am curious where I can find this '2 and a half hour long live stream". I am not seeing any links to it.

[@insufferableanarchist]

Love that this shit is going on while we're trying to mourn the loss of a legend.

[@dudeboydudeboy-zj8kd]

Star Wars Theory is more right than wrong. You can disagree with some his takes but to so say he's some kind of grifter or doesn't care for star wars is wrong.

[@raskolnikov6443]

What is he even supposed to be wrong about? His opinions about the Disney garbage?

[@dudeboydudeboy-zj8kd]

@@raskolnikov6443 some people say that he has some bad takes. Tbh it's sounds like less then 10 or something. Haven't come across one that I personally disagree.

[@ModKult]

no actual star wars news to report on, i take it? JEJ just passed away but this is news… ok

[@WanderWorksVlogs]

I think Theory is an egomaniac and making this whole thing about him - it's really not. Is he part of the problem? Absolutely. But he's blowing it out of proportion and playing the victim card when he's not even a victim. Yes, SWE shared the image of the 'manifesto', but it wasn't them who created it. I think that they're now just the biggest target for those on the opposing (SWT) side to start swinging for. And Theory is doing nothing to stop his cult from going after them. It's all just ridiculous.

[@travishillsthedarkangelbun504]

Nah

[@raskolnikov6443]

I couldn’t disagree more. He’s a saint compared to SW explained.

[@orangeechofilms]

I thought this was gonna be a bigger take down of Star Wars Explained. Mostly sounds like petty bullshit. I don't like Star Wars Theory because he's the "IS MACE WINDU GONNA APPEAR IN THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT?" type of fan and I can't take people like that seriously. I think Explained is too forgiving of shitty Star Wars, but I appreciate their positivity.

[@raskolnikov6443]

Positivity = shills Especially when the Disney content is this bad.

[@orangeechofilms]

@@raskolnikov6443 Like I said, they're too forgiving of shitty Star Wars. But in terms of lore, they're the best.

[@chrislofaro9614]

Call me toxic but I don’t like Star Wars theory so I guess I’m on Star Wars explained side. Personally I think theory is a huge reason why the modern fandom is so freaking toxic. Like people are hating these movies as if it’s and life and death. People need to remember, it’s just a story.

[@CaptainCharismaless]

I stopped taking SWT seriously when he made a review of TLJ and said he loved the movie only to turn around later and claims he hates it. Now he's to the point of complaining about seeing bricks and screws onscreen in Star Wars.... WTF.

[@station7thedoor]

So, I'm curious, how do the various factions break down? Which youtubers are in which faction? I am assuming some are also nonaffiliated?

[@CouncilCape897]

I only know EckhartsLadder took a neutral stance on this. He was aware of the petition, but he doesn't support it and also said he and Theory were on better terms now. But he doesn't actively side with him, either. So far, I know Stupendous Wave, Scoundrel's Cantina and StarForceOne are on Theory's side.

[@thelittleal1212]

I can’t believe the guy that I’ve watched a few video of can be this Insecure

[@ihthrs]

Alex and Mollie are Narcissist's, unfortunately the demonetization campaign and all who "supported" it are showing their true colors. I have personally Unsubscribed to ALL of them for this. On the bright side it has introduced me to channels such as yours and a couple others that I have sub'd to, Thank you for bringing more of their hate to light.

[@Axel_Kasai]

So they tried to get people demonetized and thought someone stole a channel name? Is that all?

[@marshalllatta2073]

Yes l just Saw star wars theory make video about this yesterday l love star wars theory l feel so bad for star wars theory 😢

[@SecondBreakfastAndThreeH-zo3jp]

Theory basically nuked Explained. Star Wars Explained is more cooked than The Acolyte. More cooked than Uncle Lars and Aunt Beru. More cooked than Vader on Mustafar.🌋

[@JustCallMeJames]

This just reinforces my reasons for unsubbing from Theory for being an absolute energy vampire with his negativity.

[@raskolnikov6443]

Lmao the irony

[@BlackWolf-uk2yb]

Their Business Strategy: 1. Be [Pretend to be] 'Nice' to People and siphon off of their hard work and success. 2. Break Rule 1 if doing so is profitable! These people do not genuinely 'like' anybody other than themselves! EVERYBODY else are just 'Useful Idiots'! And of course they HATE anybody that sees right through that crap and doesn't play ball! It's why they see hate everywhere because they themselves are soooo consumed by it! What's that saying? When the only tool you have is a Hammer EVERY problem looks like a Nail! Imagine being so deluded and self obsessed that you complain about a non-existent hate campaign and start an actual hate campaign! They CONSTANTLY get caught out doing the very things they accuse others, often falsely, of!

[@patrick.bastiaensen]

who can tel me why Acolite was good? i can't see it. show that covers the sith and it was not a dark story for me, where was coroban (moroban) where was the dark temple...

[@chandansimms9167]

The power of many

[@KSubsforBenk]

5:55 “What kinda of mentality you have to hate someone for doing better than you” In Praise of Shadows: “Anyone talking about me ?”

[@BrennySpain]

This whole debacle just needs to stop! It’s getting absolutely ridiculous! This shouldn’t be happening to begin with plain and simple!

[@ESmith]

Disney coordinated.

[@tehprimelime1063]

All of this was done for nothing more than to eliminate the competition, selfish and careless. I've watched the channels for years and there's nothing wrong with the feedback and jokes they provide. It's how all of us relate, laughter and enjoyment. Explained is after destroying the reputation of himself and his fellow comrades, who I'm sure would eat each other for a taste of profit versus Theory who does it out of love, no matter the backlash he gets for his opinions, and that is something money can NEVER buy.

[@christophermarcinkiewicz2541]

Never been a fan of Explained or Theory I enjoy watching star videos from like 3 channels: Your Channel Geetsly and Stupendous Wave. That guy Kyle Katarn is a huge shill his over reacting in his videos are ridiculous

[@leonrussell9607]

Metanerdzlore has some vehicle breakdown videos that are pretty good

[@christophermarcinkiewicz2541]

@@leonrussell9607oh yeah he’s a really good one too. He helps me sleep at night

[@skinnyj123]

Is this canon or legends?

[@jeffreyaguilar8028]

Is Explained ever gonna not start drama against Theory? That why I unsubbed from Explained because he exposed himself as a massive envious prick.

[@latinavenger6660]

Dang!!! @Starwars Explained are truly conniving & EVIL. So sad when one tries to destroy someone else because they're doing well. All it means is to step up your game up. Reminds me of the Tanya Harding & Nancy Kerrigan situation. Kerrigan was the better skater & Harding hired ppl. To beat her legs up with a bat. All went nationwide. Talk about next level Evil.

[@BobbyCoolBreeze]

You just gained a subscriber just by calling this how it is. 👍

[@StarForceOne]

Much appreciated, welcome to the channel!

[@realbluestar2846]

I can tell you I watched that video where they said that about SWT. It’s so livid, I actually remember their clickbait thing.

[@Tijuanabill]

We stand with Star Wars Theory. Cancel your subs to Star Wars Explained. They have turned to the Dark side.

[@telvanniis]

you're definitely wrong on some of this. i remember back when i was an edgy 13 year old in 2017, i followed channels like geeks and gamers and they 100% did everything they're accused of. they made countless relentless videos on kelly marie tran and were at least partly responsible for the social media hate witch hunt she was the target of. ive long since grown away from those channels, but it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if they're still doing hate campaigns against people like moses imgram and amandla stenberg. geeks and gamers 100% needs to be de-monetized, youtube should not allow people to profit on outright witch hunts. star wars theory im not sure on, ive never really cared for his content so idk if anything said is true. but geeks and gamers have never, ever been engaging in good faith critiques and are honestly just outright sexist and racist.

[@kingstarscream320]

Content creators are not responsible for the actions of their audience unless they directly incite harassment.

[@ImYukaByeBye]

.......And in a poignant note James Earl Jones as passed away and like that this drama is beneath all of us

[@Okarun-VVV]

Rip Vader/james 🕊️🕊️

[@MathiasPedersenGaming]

It breaks my heart how devided the fandome is

[@Starwarsfan066]

It's really upsetting to see the mistreatment of Star Wars by Disney has divided the Fandom so much that there is a literal civil/legal war going on because we simply disagree. Though I am very proud of you Starforceone, as well as Tyrone Magnus, Stupendous Wave, and even Eckarts ladder for officially making statements on the matter. It is so disgusting to see a Star Wars channel try and take someone's livelihood who really has devoted his life to Star Wars. Theory has given us fan films with nothing expected in return and so much more. If you don't agree with Theory that is fine you don't have to but the hate isn't deserved. Theory is the most misunderstood youtuber and it makes me sad to see how he's been bullied really his whole life. Which also makes me extreme proud to see so many channels publicly defending Theory. Starforce idk if you remember me commenting on your earlier videos but this video was a massive Dub and I already respected you immensely but this video made me respect you even more. If you read this it would mean alot if you drop a like. KZbinrs like you make me proud to still be a star wars fan because with those who matter we band together and have each other's backs. I'm sure this won't go away anytime soon. Everyone grab your popcorn 🍿

[@takashinomura8052]

"In theory, they [liberals] hate bullying, terrible! In practice their attitude is `It`s not bullying when I set YOUR head in the toilet`" - Bill Maher.

[@thereallucasmccoy]

I appreciate the time spent on making this but how does any of this matter at all?

[@amarured]

Word. Let's get past this fast and enjoy Star Wars.

[@Badookum]

Because people's channels and their livelihood's are being threated? Wtf do you mean ''how does this matter at all?''

[@thereallucasmccoy]

@@Badookum it’s not tho

[@Badookum]

@@thereallucasmccoy Go watch Star Wars Theory's vid on it instead of saying "nuh uh".

[@thereallucasmccoy]

@@Badookum I actively avoid his channel lol

[@kylehansen4511]

The saying go woke go broke it’s Star Wars explains rn. Molly is annoying as heck also!