Star Wars Visions - Eps 1 Reaction

[@17thknight]

My interpretation: a former Sith who thinks it's "Unfortunate" he was not a Jedi and hunts other Sith in revenge, too far fallen to become a Jedi himself though. My favorite character.

[@moose_talk]

My thought was that he was a former padawan whose master was slain by the Sith. He then embraced the dark side to become more powerful and became a Ronin, neither Jedi or Sith. He spends the remainder of his days hunting down any Sith he comes across as he travels from place to place.

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

@@moose_talk I like that interpretation. I guess We'll find out the true story, with the continuation of this tale in the original novel, Ronin.

[@dphalanx7465]

@@moose_talk His actual story is in an EU Novel!

[@s.l.thecoffeeaddict1657]

Well there's a Ronin novel coming out in October so we'll see

[@17thknight]

@@s.l.thecoffeeaddict1657 I'm super excited, this one episode alone was everything I needed out of this series

[@nicholasschafer2012]

If this whole 'Visions' series is just Disney saying, "Let's throw a bunch of ideas against a wall and see what sticks." This one. Make a series out of this one!

[@jacobmartin3357]

Yes I’m saying the same thing this art style plus story is a French kiss

[@DugTheDog]

A series about htis one and another series about The Ninth Jedi. I'm all in with these two stories.

[@yoyolol22]

Has to be the Ninth Jedi. We're getting a book on this Ronin very soon though!

[@Dragon-yc9ff]

@@yoyolol22 I actually want more on the twins,something like the aftermath and maybe the twins relationship afterwards

[@yo-yokaito]

Star wars with anime was great idea

[@GodBear97]

I like that he starts off as the classic "Ronin who's in the wrong place at the wrong time and decides to help innocents" trope, but then the twist hits and we learn that he's actively hunting down sith

[@HalCG]

I don’t know why but I love that droid saying “I’ll kill you”

[@17thknight]

I did too. I like that they're a team and that they care about each other, it added a lot of character and made me care about those guys.

[@firefawkes]

Of course you’d think that, HAL 9000

[@JayDuron-in1hj]

Felt a lot of emotion in that line. Peace ✌🏻

[@misteryman526]

Apparently there's going to be a graphic novel about Ronin.

[@PB-tr5ze]

There is also a regular novel as well.

[@Persephone_Personified]

A 352 page book comes out October 12th

[@BaconNuke]

I find it funny that Star Wars was based on old japanese samurai stuff and this just makes it come full circle.. also ONE GUY HAD REAL SWORDS Also I went into this like blind with my dad and just.. the reveal of the Ronin not being a jedi was.. well helped add much more lore in just his existence than if they had lots of speech and backstory and shit I both wish it was longer but also know that the short length was perfect to tell the story they wanted.. gahhhh why do i have to understand and appreciate art now?!

[@Ladmia]

Honestly, I need a season for every episode. Also, the soundtrack and sound mixing = perfection.

[@dangerfindertreasureseeker8905]

I agree , anyone of these shorts could have a series .

[@52leveler]

I think the reason he gave them the crystal at the end and saying "wards of evil" is so if any other sith show up and they see the crystal they know they shouldn't mess with the town, like a sort of scarecrow?

[@fuzzyhead878]

That was my thought. I also thought he did it because he realized the town kinda got spooked when they realized he is/was a sith. So he gave them the khyber crystal because he felt he could trust them and as a sort of olive branch.

[@poopcicleog6629]

Remember the Ronin gave the old man the Sith's "umbrella".... it had 5 or 6 lightsaber emitters on it. The boy will be able to construct a lightsaber if he puts it together. I think the potential lightsaber he could construct would be the thing that wards off evil...

[@TheHutt0326]

This character is actually going to get their own novel.

[@BaconNuke]

I hope it's like a graphic novel because.. would be a waste of an artstyle to be like "ya so.. fuck you only words now"

[@TheHutt0326]

@@BaconNuke To my understanding it will be a regular novel, I'm happy to be wrong though, it would work great as a graphic novel. Just finished Edge of Balance the high republic manga, getting more of this style would be dope.

[@fireflame62]

Really

[@Pit.Badger]

Even though this episode has that Kurosawa look to it, it still feels so much like Star Wars. Like I could see everything that happened in it in a movie or a live action mini series. Star Wars basing off of old samurai and cowboy westerns makes everything happen feel so good.

[@soccertl]

I could watch a whole movie about this, it was so good.

[@dphalanx7465]

Would you read a whole novel? _Star Wars: Ronin_ is coming!

[@soccertl]

@@dphalanx7465 Yes, I would. I will keep an eye out for that.

[@Minkymink18]

I can’t wait for the novel based on this episode! I need to know more about this story’s version of Sith !

[@herbyragan7801]

The series has some very good episode, a couple of silly episodes, and some great episodes. “The Duel” is my favorite of the series and I want to see more of this character. I want a full series with this character. BTW if you want to get the full YOJIMBO treatment, then watch this in Japanese with English subtitles.

[@jherminia2737]

This gets 10/10 Mary Poppins lightsaber umbrellas! I’m excited to see how you will react to “The Twins” episode!

[@anonymousshawn9996]

“Oh you wanna see all my Pokémon badges?” That line had me rollin!

[@sullivan108]

Of all I've watched, this one NAILS every second it spent. Character design, concept, execution. Solid gold throughout.

[@The4thSandersonSister]

This short was FIRE!!! The Force was strong with it!

[@terririnella4032]

i love the Stormtroopers, the piecemeal arm our works so well, giving them all personality and different personalities too... this is not a professional army, this is a remenant of a great force that are bullies and bandits, surviving off of whatever they can steal and the design works so well

[@charlesjames5059]

So I just watched this episode and then watching it again on here, I can confidently say this and I'm pretty sure this won't be a controversial statement: this 12 minute episode was better than the entire Episode 9 movie. "Just a simple wanderer." ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? That is PERFECTION. Rise of Skywalker was a mile wide and an inch deep. All fluff, nothing but fan service-y sugar. This was 12 minutes long and left me wanting MORE and with SO MANY QUESTIONS. A hot, piping, four course meal of Star Wars goodness.

[@SteelCityMagnolia]

I need a whole film on this dude NOW! lol Like…is he a defecting Jedi…defecting Sith, or self-taught and sick of everyone’s shit? DOPE! I feel like people are going to cosplay the hell out of that Sith.

[@tracerjames51]

I think the Ronin is a gray Jedi, which if I’m not mistaken, is a Jedi who left the Jedi order and is not opposed to tapping into the dark side but not succumbing to the dark side

[@libbyallen2566]

That’s what I think Ronin is.

[@djcuevas1057]

Grey Jedi don’t work as a concept lore wise. Despite how popular it is. On the word of filoni and Lucas. But I do like the idea of a sith or fallen Jedi choosing to hunt down dark sides as his own form of good.

[@lowkeylaw]

according to his novel summary… he’s just labeled as “former sith”. Not a jedi, Not a sith.

[@tracerjames51]

@@lowkeylaw interesting

[@TheWeezeeKnight]

One by one, Jay is making a full course meal. Book of Boba Fett = Big Beef and Cheddar! The Mandalorian = Spectacular milkshake! WandaVision = Lobster Thermidor! Spider-Man: No Way Home = Little sliders! What If? = A delicious sauce! Star Wars: Visions = Fun sized snickers! How would WinterFalcon and Loki conform to this meal?

[@burkelash]

Very insightful!

[@Persephone_Personified]

This Ronin warrior has a 352 page book coming out about him on October 12th. Can't wait to learn more about him.

[@JDomino_]

Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on The Village Bride (4) and The Ninth Jedi (5) those two are incredible.

[@alexkramerblogs]

Seriously. I surprisingly cried during Village Bride and then went directly into Ninth Jedi

[@moofy69]

Village bride was boring. Ninth Jedi was 11/10 tho

[@OfficialEdwardNewgate]

2 types of people lol

[@brandonbeyond5477]

This episode of Star Wars Visions is quite possibly my new favorite Star Wars thing that exists. I love the movies, KOTOR, and several of the comics but this episode checks all of the boxes for things that I love.

[@nTrylo]

The Ronin gave the boy the crystal because the boy will one day become his apprentice

[@LeeLooDM]

It is so much fun to watch it and then watch you guys!!

[@NoNanoGM]

how did she lost it if she said she's killed jedi before? that is exactly the reason, she is used to fight enemies who fight fair, while she pull the tricks. She just wasn't prepared to face someone who fights dirty too

[@lisamarieligreci-newton7804]

I definitely want to know how, in this version of the Universe, the Sith work - is the Rule of Two defunct? They make a vague reference to the war being over, so is this perhaps post Palpatine and dark side Force Users are just kind of cropping up (assuming they even mean the Galactic Civil War, but I did kind of get Sorgan vibes so I could see this being a kind of post Empire backwater and the armor seemed similar to old stormtrooper armor). And what Jedi did she kill? I wonder how, if at all, this ties in to the timeline we know. Was she like a Ventress character or an Inquisitor? I believe this episode in particular has a novel that is also going to be based on it.

[@ambrosiogiovanni6952]

The rule of two was created by Darth Bane, a Sith from the Old Republic. But before that there was an entire Sith civilization and order. The problem is that they kept killing each other, and also because of the Sith code, there were Dark Side Sith, Light Side Sith, etc...

[@Doomsgate]

This is outside of Star Wars cannon so no palps or other main characters

[@kirbykiwi]

Thanks!

[@vb7794]

Dear Disney, you see that character, well take him and GIVE US MORE !

[@SwitchBladeEVO]

Guys, I gotta mention, I've watched almost the whole season so far, and it's incredible in the original Japanese audio. Phenomenal series. The dub is really good, but damn the original audio is so great.

[@markgraves6441]

Thumbs up for Star Wars Visions described as "tapas small plates" 👍🏻

[@clockworkm]

First of all, love that you guys geeked out on all of that as much as I did. And secondly... that DARKSIDE BACON shirt is an entire mood! I love it!!!

[@WhiteshadowTV]

Essentially a grey Jedi, using sith crystals to lure other sith to their death. He’s like a preying mantis… with a lightsaber

[@jaydonmagan4694]

5:20 On closer inspection, I actually think that is a Dug (Sebulba’s species) piloting the body of a probe droid with swords.

[@barecanvas0348]

It’s the “Droids with swords “ for me!!! 😂😂

[@highonhorror3296]

I loved this first episode. It was short, sweet, and to the point. Just keep giving us more star wars shorts filled with action please.

[@jamesnelson5741]

When that Sith came out of the transport, the music reminded me of Ghost in the Shell.

[@commanderpower79]

This one was so good! Amazing! Love ya guys!

[@agentsculder2451]

Really enjoyed this episode. I've watched about 1/2 of them so far, and this is my favorite. But even for the sillier, more kid friendly episodes, the mash up works.

[@danieldavis2347]

I like how this duel, two red sabers on a river of water, mirrors Episode III, two blue sabers on a river of fire.

[@ExhaustedElox]

That initial sword draw from Ronin was so sexy. It's what I'm here for from the Visions series.

[@HelloThere.GeneralKenobi]

Smiles .... jaws dropping .... laughs .... more jaw drops .... as much as I enjoyed watching the scene that you had in the video, I loved seeing the ever changing expressions on your faces!! The best look on your faces had to be when you saw how many red Kyber crystals Ronin had already collected!! SAME HERE! We need more on his back story! What started this journey? Who was the first Sith he killed? I rate this 1 out of 1 perfect Sith killing Ronins we'll ever see!!

[@DugTheDog]

Here's where I'm at after watching the 9 eps. 1. The Duel - LOVED it! Top tier. 2. Tatooine Rhapsody - Didn't care much about it. 3. The Twins - Liked it a lot. 4. The Village Bride - Liked it a lot too. 5. The Ninth Jedi - Omg. Tied with The Duel at the very top. Loved it so much! 6. T0-B1 - It was very hard to get through it. Hated it. 7. The Elder - Top 5 without a doubt. Great one this! 8. Lop and Ochō - Many people complaining about rabbit girl. I honestly didn't mind and liked the episode a lot. 9. Akakiri - Just below The Duel and Ninth Jedi. Fantastic story! Only ranking stories here. Art style I thought it was top notch all around, even if I didn't like the story.

[@reneastorgaterre1954]

I think T0-B1 is more for anime fans than Star Wars fans, I think it gets better the 2nd time around, when you think about it the Jedi that created him used the Kyber Crystal to give T0-B1 a live of his own and a conecction to the force, after all Kyber Crystal are alive in way according to the Jedi, that's why T0-B1 said something was calling to him, since he is the manifestation of live coming from Master Jedi Mitaka's Kyber Crystal.

[@johntan4997]

Rabbit girl is abit too close to furry though. I like her cute design but that design isn't an ideal fit within Star Wars. Having said that, her story is awesome though the ending is abit rushed. But still any of these are better than fanfic Ray. Start making figurines of them and the fans will buy them all.

[@ben-san9677]

To anyone complaining about rabbits in Star Wars, tell them to look up Jaxxon. Lop definitely isn't the first one.

[@Hustlemandalorian]

Adam if you’re a cop you have to tell us 😂😂😂

[@terririnella4032]

and give it up for the alien guards, their design works well right down their weapons and fighting style... the Trandosian fights with blades and physicality, the Dug piloting the Kitana bot, sniper Tusken raider, and the Gran (3 eyed on stalks, the only one that survives) fights with lazers, even the droid with the gatling lazer... a rag tag group of interesting and identifiable species working together plus can anyone identify the Sith species (if it exists)?

[@Chr0ma5]

I think she's a rattataki, like Ventress

[@steventhesith6160]

All the Clint Eastwood man with no name films come full circle back to their sources. Loved this episode

[@davidbergfors6820]

The race Sebulba is part of are called Dug, if we are being technical. I'm glad you mentioned Pokémon badges Jay, that was exactly what went through my mind as well.

[@mattbauer5963]

“Star Wars tapas!” - Jay That was my favorite comment! 🤣

[@kensalter]

Mary Poppins for the Win....until she lost.

[@koopa159]

That R2 unit is the real mastermind behind the whole Rounin operation, that’s why he wears the big hat!

[@jakkeday1]

Adam laughing at that lightsabre wheel is priceless 😂😂😂

[@jaimebergner]

Well, this is my favorite of the Visions episodes. I want more about the Ronin and his world.

[@hermitpurple3]

What he wanted to accomplish was the need for multiple Kyberstones. The consent of the Jedi Council was not obtained. He was excommunicated and became a ronin, but he chose the path to accomplish by himself. maybe...

[@dangerfindertreasureseeker8905]

I like how this shows that the color of the saber does not always reveal the force user. I see Ronin as a hunter , no affiliation with Jedi or Sith . Though is hunting the Sith.

[@DGKenpachi]

I. Need. More. This was sooo good.

[@RPG_Angie]

Thanks for doing these!

[@echidna8857]

Lucy Liu was the voice of the umbrella-wielding Sith; it's definitely worth pausing the credits at the right time to see the cast list!

[@mortem6889]

6:11 "That´s why i´m here"😍😂👍

[@sethrogers1525]

I know there's only 7, but that's 7 too many... So I'm gonna say it. Who the crap would ever "dislike" any of their videos?! Jay and Adam are purely everything good about KZbin reactors. I'm considering calling the credit card fraud department on them. If you know, you know.

[@lancealotau5699]

What i love about this episode is that this Ronin Sith hits on similar notes about the Sith code as what the Force Unleashed and SWTOR and KOTOR do, that you can follow every tenant of the sith code: Peace is a lie, there is only passion through passion I gain Strength through Strength I gain Power, through Power I gain Victory through Victory my chains are broken, the Force shall set me Free ie: Passion, Strength, Power, Victory, Freedom, NONE of those things inherently make you a bad person, and there's nothing in the Sith code that explicitly demands that you become a cold, heartless, genocidal, murderous, war-mongering lunatic. It's all about following your passions, through overcoming adversity and challenges before you, you become stronger and more powerful because of them, and that leads to you being victorious and successful in your endeavours, and you have the freedom to make your own choices. Starkiller ultimately never became a Jedi, he was a Sith but developed a concsience and good morals, he started to care for people other than himself, and his skills and power gave him the freedom to make his choices to help them rather than Vader and the empire. likewise this Ronin is a Sith, but one without the cruel tendencies we see in most Sith who become TOO obsessed with their quest for greater power that they become drunk on that power and will kill anyone who so much as looks at them funny, just like the mean/evil Samurai they were based on. i love it

[@shermanpeaslee658]

From what I remember hearing about this particular episode, the ronin force used is basically a sith hunter. And I think remember hearing that the Jedi in this timeline might be evil

[@konflict7770]

As someone who grew up with anime/ manga and was late with star wars., this episode was so good. I would totally watch a movie/ season based off the concept of this character.

[@flynngames4703]

Star Wars tapas. Gonna steal that saying

[@Seissmo]

Note to myself. Watch this again.

[@lestersys]

Does anyone else think the statue of the diety behind the waterfall resembles Luke Skywalker from the 3rd trilogy? Or maybe Obi-Wan?

[@alexkramerblogs]

Some people have highlighted it looks like George Lucas circa the start of Star Wars, too

[@davidholaday2817]

My interpretation: he’s a boy from a village trained in sword arts who’s family or village was killed by an inquisitor and he collects Sith or inquisitor Khyber crystals as revenge for penance for the ones he lost.

[@kadavila]

LMAO @ tapas and small plates. That's EXACTLY what it was.

[@eddiegreencheez]

So I'm assuming that his sheath/scabbard for his lightsaber is beskar ?

[@SamaritanPrime]

I rate this episode 1 Poor, Wayfaring Stranger in 1 World of Woe.

[@ryanbensberg5846]

Is eisode 1 set after rise of skywalker? Cause that customised first order gear, for the most part

[@alexkramerblogs]

I don't think explicit timeline is given, but it'll be interesting if the rumored novel sets it more precisely

[@SleepySlann]

I would love to get the stories behind the hired guards as well. They might not have fared so well against the sith, but they where an interesting bunch.

[@FunkhousersNephew]

I'm not an anime fan but damn that was sick lol

[@TimeCircleBlue]

Well, Jay, you say Animatrix, I say Halo Legends. Now we have a trio of Anime Anthology. 😆

[@dinin25]

Lightsaber colors all around. Loved it.

[@lilmami8877]

Very good episode! One of my favorites 🙌🏽

[@donovanmartin7946]

The twist that the wanderer was a sith the whole time…..WOW

[@Miroku2235]

My man out here collecting pokemon gym badges

[@decaturoglesby3215]

You should make a tier list of the episodes after the first season.

[@TheLoreSeeker]

The old sword hidden in the umbrella trope.

[@colt1903]

Rule of cool Star wars bullshit meets rule of cool samurai bullshit. It's a match made in heaven.

[@k3n12ock]

1st episode was sick! I watched the first four and so far its 1 - 4 - 3 -2 for me

[@jinxie712]

Just noticed the mix of stormtrooper helmets. There were Empire era and First Order.

[@thornblackwell5749]

Fallin' down on the job ... watched a Trailer for Finch, but no video on your site ... I thought this was a preview channel.

[@weirdguy564]

I liked this one quite a bit (the 9th Jedi was top). I would only have changed one detail. When the boy gets the red Kyber crystal at the end, it should have turned green or blue in his hand.

[@christopherpage2622]

Bloody thumbnail lol Can't unhear it in my head 😭😂

[@kingofmonsters14]

the Umbrella Saber, coming soon to Disney land shops, for 99.99

[@brettdiving2744]

This first episode was incredible. This was an episode that I could absolutely get on board with for an entire series. The next two ...... not some much. I'm typically not an anime fan, but I'm watching this series because, as a die-hard Star Wars fan, I thought I should at least give this a shot. That being said, the next two episodes are everything I hate about anime lol. Gonna be watching the rest probably this evening. This series is definitely going to be a hit/miss with each episode, but this first was an absolute deadeye hit. Give me more of this style!

[@arielcordero]

Battousai Sith? Wandering Samurai? This was awesome! Like a Jedi/Sith Samurai X.

[@jaieregilmore971]

Since this base off samurai theme would Oda Nobunaga classified a Dark lord of the Sith or a neutral one.

[@deborahjanes3706]

🎶he's got the whole world 🎶 pure magic 😅

[@rkrom4231]

LMFAO I want to see the crossover game where you cut pokemon gym leaders in half with a lightsaber 😂

[@vmaninc.761]

My interpretation: a former Sith who became disillusioned with the ways of the order until he came across the long-lost teachings of Revan, Darth gravid and Darth vectivus as well as the teachings of the blackguard and the je'daii order thus decided to became a gray sided wielder of the force seeking Redemption and atoning for his service to the dark side of the force by helping and defending those in need!

[@vikkajackson929]

I think Anime might be a huge part of Star Wars in the future, and i'm not mad about it

[@xboxman1991]

I need one of these shot films as a standalone series there so good my fav is episode 4 just because of the music omg

[@Soutar3DG]

I think we'll end up getting something along those lines, it seems like it's an opportunity for the studios to show their credentials and ideas for a Star Wars story, where the 'best' and 'most popular' episodes will be picked up by Disney either for a continuation or for an official Star Wars anime series etc.

[@xboxman1991]

@@Soutar3DG I hope so

[@Steve302]

Man episode 4 and 5 were incredible, can’t wait till they get there

[@Soutar3DG]

@@Steve302 4 and 5 are definitely my two faves, closely followed by 8.

[@richardjohnson9543]

I assume that scabbard is made of beskar

[@TheFiddleFaddle]

This review is almost as long as the episode itself 🤣

[@Nastyn1nja808]

Do you want to see all my Pokémon Badges? Holy crap I just died

[@nathanhiggins860]

I watched all of them last night. I like this one the best of all of them. I think I liked 4 or 5 total of the 9, the last one was just bad the others just a little to kid focused for me. I was hoping for that classic draw sword and 1 slice kill that a lot of those movies had. And obviously no blood spray like a Kurosawa film. But a super great stylized story.