The Lore of Stellar Blade: What we Know Prior to Launch

[@Topher_1986]

You did a phenomenal job discussing the lore of Stellar Blade. Best on YT.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Your comment is super motivating and meaningful. Glad you let me know and glad to have you here.

[@Viewable11]

@@unlistednaytiba What is your opinion on the theory that the "Andro-Eidos" were created by humans as immortal vessels to prevent humanity's extinction (due to advanced global warming) via uploading the human minds into them? The audio log in the Memory Tower says that the Andro-Eidos' "biotechnology and nanotechnology was used to *overcome advanced global warming, ageing and disease* ". I understand that this theory contradicts your theory that Andro-Eidos were created to serve and please humans. Could both be true? First they served as tools, then as vessels for surviving global warming via immortality?

[@caleb8364]

Every time I see an upload from you I feel excited to unpack more about Stellar Blade

[@unlistednaytiba]

Heck ya. This comment is gold. Super appreciate you leaving this comment here. Enjoy the game in a few days :)

[@caleb8364]

@@unlistednaytibaI love to dive in to the lore of this game. So thank you sir 🎉

[@OldLadyGamersince1990]

Since the actual game has been released and many folks are already finished the game, if so then you can update this fascinating lore right :)

[@unlistednaytiba]

Fosho. I saw you on the other video comment. Getting there with more now :) I appreciate your comment

[@akiross4633]

your theory is very close to reality it seems to me! it is very consistent with what the main CEO of Shift Up said: “the idea of ​​Stellar Blade came to me after taxi drivers in Korea staged a protest against replacing living drivers with AI! I thought, “what will happen if everyone is suddenly replaced by artificial intelligence? "" you hit the mark, I think :)

[@unlistednaytiba]

Right on. Now that the game is out, we know some of these predictions were off, but yes you are correct in quoting Kim Hyung Tae here as this was the theme that ran throughout the game.

[@PaulLeach123]

This game got me to look into shift up's previous game - a mobile one called Nikke - and there are so many similarities like SPOILERS ------------------> female warriors sent to save earth from a threat, an underground city, the loss of your first friend and their return, etc. That Nikke game has a CRAZY complex, fascinating and apparently emotional story, so pretty sure this will be equally interesting, layered and emotional

[@unlistednaytiba]

Great to hear you say this. I've heard great things about the story of Nikke as well. I'm hoping Stellar Blade is like you said, layered and emotional. Great comment :)

[@toekneeshin1]

The ad for Eternity says in Korean text "Eternal Love and Tranquility like you never experienced before, and....*next line in English*" Pre-installed the game. Still can't get over the fact that a game of this quality and graphics is only 30GB. What kind of dark magic compression did they use?! Shift Up must have optimized the heck outta this game! It's either that or Unreal 4 uses less resources than proprietary engines. GOW 2018 was like 50GB I think.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Oh heck yea... nice quote translation. Dark magic, or the folks at Shift Up are just some next level coders. haha

[@Viewable11]

Thank you very much for the translation of th advertisement! This sounds very much like an ad for JOI from Blade Runner 2049.

[@lock8030]

It's so interesting reading all the descriptions and memory sticks in the game. I'm glad I'm not the only one who has been keeping an eye on the little things like this.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Freaking treasure trove of info, huh. Glad you're enjoying the lore :)

[@lock8030]

@@unlistednaytiba keep up the videos bro, you keep making these connections I never even thought to consider

[@Ayanamiame]

This is by far the best and in-depth analysis of the story even with only materials available in the demo. I have so many questions after watching the story of the whole game but your video really helped me piece many things together. Really looking forward to seeing you review the whole story after you finished through the whole game.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Really appreciate your comment. Trying to push a few more videos out on the lore now that I finished the game. I hope you enjoyed the game yourself.

[@liviotavarner8610]

this channel has got great potential keep making stellar blade lore

[@unlistednaytiba]

fosho. Your comment is really appreciated and motivating. Glad to have you here.

[@KuhaniGaming]

Fantastic video. Stellar Blade has become a perfect opportunity for us smaller creators to shine and break out - happy to see your videos performing so well!!

[@unlistednaytiba]

Heck yea.. appreciate your comment. Let's get on the grind and keep making videos... gluck brotha. Keep the videos coming yourself :)

[@npng80]

My goodness brotha. Everything is so perfect with this vid. Your writing, voice, editing .. all! I am korean and we are all very excited to see one of our first AAA game for a console! Your videos are so amazingly done and it helps with my itch for Stellar Blade's content 😅 you should do a live stream or ps5 party chat to talk more about this game before launch! Anyways thank you so much for what you did for this game and i really loved it!! Subbed of course~

[@unlistednaytiba]

Your comment is much appreciated. Really glad you are saying this. I am really hoping Shift Up can continue making games in this universe now that the game is out. I hope you enjoyed it. I missed the opportunity to do a livestream, but maybe something could be arranged in the future. I'm also hoping Shift Up can pave the way for more Korean studios to operate in the AAA space. Again, your comment means a lot. Keep enjoying Stellar Blade.

[@BrainDance-BD]

You killed this lore video bro, great job!!! 🤝

[@unlistednaytiba]

Heck ya, Your comment and feedback is great to hear. Enjoy the game in a few days.

[@Artemisthemp]

Pallas Athena is also a Greek godess

[@unlistednaytiba]

Now that the game is out, what did you think of the plastic hearts book? That's one of the things I'm trying to make sense of still.

[@ItsnotaRuse]

Thank you sooo much for this breakdown!!! I didn't even think to look through all the lore on the items we pick up during the demo XD

[@unlistednaytiba]

Fosho, Your feedback is really meaningful. Great to have you here.

[@ChaosAngelZero]

In that State of Play trailer, they mentioned that the people of Xion refer to EVE simply as "Angel", and they're struck by both awe and fear in her presence, even showing a vendor outright refusing to do business with her. I wonder if this behavior is rooted in past interactions with members of previous airborne squads who maybe had additional orders beyond eliminating the "Naytiba". Also, don't forget how the demo, and presumably the full game, starts: the seventh airborne squad is instructed to exterminate the Alpha "Naytibas" and to "capture or dispatch" the Elder one. Why would they want to capture it?

[@unlistednaytiba]

Great points. I hope we'll get more backfilled info and history of what happened before Eve arrived on Earth. I was thinking about who the Elder Naytiba is too. Could it be Orcal and nobody knows this yet? A bad guy in disguise?

[@Erdadler]

PS: The face image in the subway is the same like „EVEs“ face in the very first trailer in 2019…or very similar at least.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yeah, I hope we get more on the past history in Stellar Blade.

[@duannehaughton4893]

I enjoy your Stellar Blade videos. It is interesting to hear commentary after completing Ending “A” and “B”.

[@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. I googled it a bit now.

[@yaboyyybustos5761]

Thank you for this very informative video😯 I also am interested to know about the lore of this universe!

[@unlistednaytiba]

Heck yea. The game is upon is in a few hours, and I'm looking forward to jumping into the lore too. Enjoy the game.

[@YaBoiiSlim]

This is going to be the longest week until we get stellar blade!

[@unlistednaytiba]

haha. yeah I feel ya

[@TheUnseenKrab]

Oh so that's why you can't swim in the electric water during the 1st part of the game Eve is a ai with an organic body.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yeah now that the game is out, there are more thoughts on this, but kinda what I was going for when we only had the demo to base our thoughts and predictions on.

[@ErdingerLi]

Also the red subway advertisement has two chinese characters 假愛, which literally translates to "fake love".

[@unlistednaytiba]

OH dang... didn't realize that. That's crazy. Good find :)

[@zetineb88]

Nice it seems the new motion comic out today about Tachy and Eve training confirmed the Mother Sphere’s role 🐌🐌

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yeah I saw that too. Would love to be able to explore the Colony in potential sequels. They could get really creative with what Mother Sphere has created in the Colony.

[@captainwally22]

Man, YOUR ARE MY STELLAR BLADE KZbinR.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Heck yea! Your comment is great and much appreciated :)

[@armando_az1]

Are we sure it wasn't Arasaka and Militec rebranding 😅

[@unlistednaytiba]

Oh yea... Cyberpunk crossover time :)

[@julianbalenzano6432]

I think you’ve Officially Cracked this Mystery WIDE OPEN, it all makes Sense! I’m kinda sad I watched this whole thing and possibly spoiled the Story, but this was very well put together, and frankly I’m not even upset, now I’m just more Intrigued and Hyped. Well Done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@unlistednaytiba]

Intrigued and hyped ... that's the goal. Appreciate you letting me know. Glad you enjoyed it,, my bad about spoiling it tho, haha.

[@julianbalenzano6432]

@@unlistednaytiba It’s Cool lol, btw, they also released a motion comic online that basically confirms some things, maybe you should check it out when you get the Chance 😏

[@Enduredtimes]

Bro this was so good, I'll subscribe to you for future Stellar Blade Content.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Heck yea. Really appreciate your comment. Very motivating to hear. Hope you enjoyed the game.

[@hassanghanim3966]

I really love your lore video, whats interesting is that the lead developer already planning for a sequel(though it depend how the first game is going to end).

[@unlistednaytiba]

Oh for real? That's amazing. I missed that piece of info. If they are already planning a sequel, then the lore must run deep and they must have a solid story in Stellar Blade to build a potential series from. Great news. thanks for sharing.

[@Dronetothetop]

Fantastic analysis on the game. I think it will be the game of the year easily.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yeah definitely nominated. It's gonna be cool at the Game Awards to see how it does in December.

[@malootah_ps]

Thanks for your efforts👍❤️🥸🔥

[@unlistednaytiba]

Right on.

[@TheBeholderist]

WAAAOO. Just WOW. And this is barely speculation based on the demo itself.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Is your first "WAAAOO" the Owen Wilson wow? haha.. thanks for your comment :)

[@FlashTrance]

You're making the best video content on this game by far, keep it up! Hard to find anything apart from social media controversy on other channels, which I really could care less about 😅

[@unlistednaytiba]

This is quite meaningful to hear you say. Much respect for your comment :)

[@xDragonInstallx]

The big 3 companies are kind of like the big 3 in Nikke.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yeah I agree. Did some quick research/reading on Nikke (I haven't played).

[@DarrenExplorz]

Thursday Night (9pm) can't come soon enough!

[@unlistednaytiba]

Oh wait for real? I preordered the game... does that mean we can play at 9PM Thursday if we preordered it? Oh crap, I am not sleeping that night then. haha.

[@J_A_P_E]

Good breakdown I was thinking maybe the Mother Sphere had something to do with the outbreak on earth, not explicitly the mega-corps.. we'll see when it comes out, it's fun to speculate

[@unlistednaytiba]

Hope you enjoyed the game now that it's out.

[@lonegamer895]

I'm glad I pre-ordered the Stellar Blade game nice lore video choom. 😊

[@unlistednaytiba]

Fosho choomsters :)

[@johnpetrila4823]

Excellent summary of the lore so far; thanks very much for taking the time to go through all of those descriptions, and your insights were well thought-out and very plausible. One minor note, though, which borders on being pedantic so I'll apologize in advance: in the context of wars or conflicts, "outbreak" is used to signify the beginning of the conflict/war itself. So "the outbreak of the Liberation War" is probably just referring to the point of origin for the Liberation War itself, and not to an outbreak that took place parallel to the war in progress. However, with that said, I wouldn't be surprised if the Naytiba were created or unleashed as a direct response to the Liberation War (assuming it was an AI v. human conflict, which seems likely). This would echo the classic dystopian sci-fi trope of humanity creating a destructive bio-weapon (Naytiba) that quickly grew too powerful for humanity to keep tame, and turned on them. We'll find out soon enough, though! Very exciting. Cheers!

[@unlistednaytiba]

I had to look up what pedantic means - all good bro. I know how KZbin can be - gotta have thick skin to jump down into the comments section, so I really appreciate you proactively telling me you're not trying to be harsh or pedantic - shoot, now I know how to use that word :). I'm always up to keeping the conversation going on things, especially about Stellar Blade. Yeah I feel ya on the word "outbreak". It has me curious as to what the Liberation War actually was. In terms of the Naytiba, did you see the Altess Levoire video clip on SONY's IG a while back? I think it was a story so it's not a viewable post and can't be seen anymore. But I used that clip in this video. It definitely looks like humanity was up to some nefarious acts and growing something biologically - perhaps Naytiba

[@Erdadler]

I rewatched some of your videos today and now there is a brand new one! Thank you for your effort! I really like the game! This kind of game is new for me, since I like to play strategy games or RPGs or a mix of that like Tactics Ogre…very exciting for me to have beaten the two bosses in the Demo…but for experienced players of such games no big deal for sure 😄👍🏻

[@unlistednaytiba]

I think this game is going to bring over several people who game in different genres such as yourself. Glad to have you here. Enjoy the game in a few days :) If you're interested in continuing in third person action games that will test your combat gameplay abilities, try Returnal on PS5. That was by far the hardest third person shooter I've ever played and it felt incredible when you would beat a boss.

[@Alejandroid1979]

Fantastic video I got some of the same conclusion or similar but you got so much more Now the wait is even harder lol

[@unlistednaytiba]

Was a bit off with a few things. hope you enjoyed the game.

[@derrickpatten7252]

A player managed to clip through a wall in the parking tower and play the remainder of the Eidos 7 level. At another Airborne Squadron camp Eve tells Adam that she was told there were no survivors left on earth, which was why she was suspicious of Adam when she first woke up. Also, the "Outbreak" talked about in the gold collection gear was specifically referring to the "Outbreak of the Liberation War", not the invasion of the Naytiba. Also, Also, I think the Naytiba are ancient beings that were dug up by humans. I believe they predate humanity and seek to reclaim the earth for themselves. Remember they were originally called NA:tives or "natives".

[@unlistednaytiba]

All great feedback. I too did the blink glitch to get into the parking lot. Yeah you're right about the campsite dialogue between Adam and Eve. I hope we get more info on the colony or perhaps get a late game level where we're on the colony. Not sure about the relationship between the outbreak and the Liberation War - could be read different ways but I see what you're saying. Yes I remember the earlier trailers when they were called Na:Tives. You have a good point and that could be ancient beings. Curious to what their origins will be. Did you see the Altess Levoire video clip on Sony's IG a while back? Makes me think they are biologically grown.

[@Human_01]

I welcome sexy android baes, like 2B! I purchased a ps4 just for her! I wish knew that it would be coming out on the Nintendo switch (a year or two later).

[@unlistednaytiba]

Here's to hoping they make a 2b inspired outfits after the game launches.

[@tiagoinacio2030]

Very good video! Looking foward as a subscriber for more!

[@unlistednaytiba]

for sure. Really appreciate your comment. Trying to push a few more out soon.

[@thedrawback3855]

I pre-ordered the game, but I decided not to play the demo. I'm going to wait and get the full experience.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Enjoy it. Heck of an opening scene for you to experience. Way to do it :)

[@mkatakm]

They built a city called zion. How creative.

[@newro3558]

여기만큼 깊게 스텔라블레이드를 분석한 채널이없습니다. 흥미롭게 봤습니다 😉

[@unlistednaytiba]

당신의 의견에 감사드립니다. 참으로 친절한 말입니다. 여기서 영상을 즐기고 계시다니 기쁘네요.

[@elgoblinax8796]

What if the naytiba were a residual product of the eternitys body frame? 5 days boys, 5 days

[@unlistednaytiba]

Would be great if the two were related. EVE-like body frames are perfected organic products that humans created and Naytiba are horrible mistakes from humans. Great thought.

[@herdsire90210]

Is she carrying the sword in her hair?

[@lonegamer895]

Yeah thanks for Nano technology she can wear it on her hair pin to keep her hair into ponytail. 😊

[@unlistednaytiba]

Pretty cool when you saw it right?

[@alaintouloucanon5467]

Thanks, excellent video.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@siekensou77]

top tier analysis as always

[@unlistednaytiba]

Heck yea. you rock.

[@shockpoo]

great video! the lore is very interesting

[@unlistednaytiba]

For sure. You rock. Should be more in depth once game launches. Glad to have ya here.

[@SimonHendry-w5x]

Love your videos, mind blown

[@unlistednaytiba]

Heck yeah. Appreciate you letting me know.

[@nightcliff5411]

Man this was really good, i guess they got inspiration from soulsborne storytelling

[@unlistednaytiba]

Heck ya, I appreciate your feedback. Their inspirations are great. Definitely looking like it's gonna be a great game.

[@kushgod3069]

My question is will tacky become a elder Naytiba because we seem wat an alpha Naytiba is in the beginning

[@unlistednaytiba]

I'm definitely thinking she will be in the process of doing so - but Eve might save her somehow, or have to kill her :(

[@nicolasvenezuelaverde1184]

We have won

[@tobykim2973]

Wow Good job

[@unlistednaytiba]

Really appreciate your feedback :)

[@seazonss1]

tbh i thought nikke was in the same universe since the ships are the same

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yes very similar look with their design - and the ships like you pointed out. Ready for some Nikki outfit crossovers???

[@seazonss1]

@@unlistednaytiba not really into nikke i think like it’s over the top so no not really

[@Stranglygreen]

what if each ship carryed it own squad, only one ship launched its units, if that was the 7th squad ship it may indcate why you only see this unit.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yeah that could be the case. Did you notice the ships have the roman numeral 13 on it? Not really sure what this means.

[@MPTMC13]

Fucking great video. This has me so much more excited for this game than I already was! I knew the story would be a main focus but I had no idea that it would be this interesting.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Really appreciate your feedback. Enjoy the game in a few days.

[@thesho21]

I'm still very curious why Tachy seemed so determined to protect and save EVE over everyone else including herself. Also, if EVE is indeed unique it was a bit of a stupid decision to send her down in those pods like everyone else considering like 90% of them get wiped out lol. And then she is the ONLY one to survive! Ah well I guess I can suspend a bit of disbelief haha.

[@chunkymilk]

have you ever heard of friendship?

[@thesho21]

@@chunkymilk - Seriously?

[@unlistednaytiba]

I agree. There's gotta be something special about EVE when compared to other squad members. Tachy was able to come find her pod amongst the thousands of other pods that fell to earth.

[@Uranusmv]

@@unlistednaytiba Thousands? I don't believe it, I estimate that there were a hundred or a little more, altogether 7 squadron.

[@daxart4427]

Who is the elder naytiba?

[@unlistednaytiba]

You think it's Orcal? Some people are saying that. I kinda don't think it is. I think it's something / someone we haven't seen yet.

[@daxart4427]

@@unlistednaytiba maybe Is the ángel with múltiple eyes in space

[@johnsea212]

great video,i like the way you do the video,i'm from Italy sorry if i wrote wrong some words 😅

[@unlistednaytiba]

Thank you so much. Glad you're here from Italy. Your words are perfect bro. Enjoy the game in a few days.

[@Sigma1976-SS]

I love ❤️ this game!

[@unlistednaytiba]

Only a few more days :)

[@SungChiWoo]

I was mindblown when I saw this video, but after seeing the endings on youtube, I think the story of Stellar Blade is some kind of Final Fantasy sht. I thought it would be a science based story like what you've said on your videos, like there were ais made by humans but something went wrong and they created naytibas. I thought it would be a scifi with realistic elements on it. But with what I saw, it feels like its some fantasy with some kind of superpowers shit like that. I was extremely disappointed with what I saw today, I thought I watched some kind of Sephiroth or Tekken 8 Angel Jin.

[@unlistednaytiba]

I get what you're saying with the superpowers and Angel wings. But that did derive from sci-fi type scientific experiments in the labs of abyss levoire. The superpower (Adam lifting the hyper cell with telekinesis) is just a result of the scientists trying to shift the human genome to give them powers. But I things will go harder on the sci fi in sequels.

[@MrOndraPacak]

Interesting ideas 😉👍🏻 wouldn’t it be ironic if lore reason for Eve’s design was basically demand of a thirsty humans, which would be exactly the message that “woke” journalists love, especially if it was basically looked upon as problematic in lore 😂… I would laugh my ass off watching all those IGN and Kotaku idiots retcon all their statements about stellar blade and how it is actually revolutionary and how they always liked it 😂

[@AlamilloProductions]

They would switch up so fast lol

[@unlistednaytiba]

Great how it turned out. I definitely did not see what the story was really about coming.

[@CooperJones777]

It would be the sweetest irony if EVE and others that wokies are gnashing their teeth and pulling out their hair over - aren't even human. LOL

[@NetoJ0N]

Oh so items will have lore like dark souls/elden ring ❤

[@LuciGameplay31]

Então elas seriam como os replicantes de Blade runner

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. Organically grown. Like that seen where Jared Leto "births" one then stabs it.

[@LuciGameplay31]

​@@unlistednaytiba eu pensei justamente nisso, o que ainda faz delas humanas, só que artificiais e não nascidas do método tradicional. Isso justifica elas sangrarem, sentirem dor, se alimentar e dormir (os acampamentos tem comida, bebida e saco de dormir). E mesmo sendo "cultivadas" elas recebem próteses mecânicas, as mãos da Tachy são próteses de metal.

[@LuciGameplay31]

​@@unlistednaytiba lançaram uma comic oficial do Stellar Blade.

[@zackfair6791]

Eve is human according to game informer. They also mention Eve can be seen "as an angel that descended from outer space with a sword" whatever that means.

[@animegamergeek1427]

Tho, did Game Informer get that info from the devs, or something?

[@Uranusmv]

Maybe Eve and the other girls in the squad were genetically created in laboratories, synthetic humans maybe.

[@zackfair6791]

@@animegamergeek1427 Yep. They talked with Kim Hyung Tae about the game. The AI mind theory in this video is interesting but doesn't sound very human to me. Sounds more like android.

[@animegamergeek1427]

@@zackfair6791 I've been hearing that she's an android, too. Given the things she says in the demo & trailer kinda made me think so, but dunno 😂

[@unlistednaytiba]

I hear what you're saying and remember hearing this in that interview as well. I think Kim Hyung-Tae is saying they are "Human." Shift Up stated the theme of the game is, "What is humanity, and what does it mean to be human." I think he is saying she is human as in not literally, but she will eventually learn to care for the people of Xion, perhaps act selflessly to try and save Tachy, etc. - essentially doing acts that make her human. I still believe she is an AI but is human because of her acts and deeds.

[@aria.e]

i hope there's love between adam and eve

[@unlistednaytiba]

I guess you were technically right

[@vincentnugent9888]

Dark Souls?

[@unlistednaytiba]

Turned out to be somewhat like it, but definitely its own game.

[@vincentnugent9888]

@@unlistednaytiba the game seems quite dead now. 😂

[@Uranusmv]

You make a mistake, an android cannot be born, because an android is a robot with human appearance, it acts like a human and pretends to be one, technically they are created and not biologically conceived. With this we can conclude that Eve and her squad are more cyborgs since they have organic parts like robotics, if they were AI they would be like Cortana from the Halo saga, although I am not entirely convinced, it is a good video.

[@unlistednaytiba]

You thoughts make sense... I feel that Stellar Blade's AI is different than the Halo Universe though. Oh dang, that would be really cool if they did a collab with 343 and did a Cortana suit for Eve to wear.. haha, but that will never happen :(

[@TeletoppenLook]

I hade you're yapping😡

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yapping is what I do, haha. but yea, I hear ya

[@Topher_1986]

I'd assumed the Naytiba were an adaptive parasitic alien race.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Funny how it turned out, huh?

[@Topher_1986]

@@unlistednaytiba yes I definitely wasn't expecting that

[@Domie_YT]

Can u stop yapping in the intro took over 2 minutes to get to point

[@unlistednaytiba]

I gotta yap a little bit, come on bro, haha. I hear your feedback tho.

[@Domie_YT]

@@unlistednaytiba like just shorten the intro

[@Donsposts]

5:24 reset the ghost, like ghost in the shell.

[@unlistednaytiba]

Yeah so many Ghost in the Shell vibes with this game. Really hoping they can do a Motoko inspired outfit post-launch.