The Story of Nioh 2 Explained | Nioh 2 Lore Deep Dive

[@iamdjiamput7552]

As a non japanese, the hardest part of this game is remembering the character's name

[@mohammedal-hawri920]

F*** me those names are hard to spill to even remember... The names are the only reason i confused the story too much..

[@hrishikesh2036]

True😂

[@n8than26]

I can spell them correctly but I can't remember them.. So sometimes i forgot the character, Hell i just finished nioh 2 and maybe i already forgot half of the character..

[@goldenpaladin]

Oda nobunaga otakemaru it helps if you separate the name like nobu naga and otake Maru

[@gavandwina.5889]

Yup 👍 😂

[@fahadalzaabi7399]

The only thing weird is your character with a female haircut and a mustache

[@FirstPlace97]

lol

[@mauauauauaua14]

Yokai is not spirit of the dead coming back to life. Yokai is just an umbrella term for all things supernatural in Japan's myth. There are several variants of dead spirit coming back to life, such as Yuurei (ghost), skeletons, ubume etc etc, these are all also yokai. But there are also inanimate objects who gain sentience after hundreds of years, such as the karakasa umbrella (these variant of yokai are called tsukomogami) ,and animals who live for so long they gain supernatural power like the bakeneko. There are also yokai which just exists as a part of natural order of things, such as Kasha who carries undead spirits to realm of the dead known as Yomi. Kasha is basically Japanese version of Greek Charon, and she is a yokai too.

[@reggielacey2235]

Fun fact nioh is canon to doa and ninja gaiden

[@kakkadasekazvam3968]

fr? I had a thought about it because i saw some hayabusa as a boss but unfamiliar with either one of these game's lore wasnt sure. But now that sounds cool.

[@reggielacey2235]

@@kakkadasekazvam3968 it's his ancestor. You also see nyotengu in nioh 2

[@kakkadasekazvam3968]

@@reggielacey2235 very cool move team ninja

[@reggielacey2235]

@@kakkadasekazvam3968 technically warrior orochi is also canon even tho they get there memories erased each time as well

[@Rawkwilder]

Uuuh these are terrible games. People should play them just to see how bad they are. Buy the original game and so all the copy go away and they never make others games like. This is totally not reverse psychology.

[@buggytheprophet1017]

I'm a Nioh veteran and even I had trouble figuring out what's going on and who is connected to who, thx for the video, you gained yourself a sub for life kind sir!

[@FirstPlace97]

Wow, thanks so much! I really appreciate that :)

[@sooperalful]

thanks for the explanation i really needed it, but whoever created that character should be ashamed

[@FirstPlace97]

lol, you don't like my armor? xD

[@nahushmodak1003]

Man... it's as confusing as the menu screens of the game..

[@FirstPlace97]

One thing that might help is to think that almost all of the main characters existed in real life. The story is pretty much the same, minus the fact that Yokai and spirit stones aren't real. Nobunaga was a real person, and so was Hideyoshi. Hideyoshi served under Nobunaga but eventually took over from Mitsuhide and ruled Japan for a while until he died as well.

[@nahushmodak1003]

@@FirstPlace97 😲thanks!!

[@FirstPlace97]

@@nahushmodak1003 thanks for watching :)

[@spiritualsoul2711]

Did you go to the hut? To get the full understanding you need to go to the hub and it gives you stuff that you can read to further understand the HISTORY. People who say it's a dark souls clone are so lost because Souls isn't even historical so this alone makes the 2 vastly different.

[@FirstPlace97]

@@spiritualsoul2711 Yea, this game has a far better story than any Souls game. The historical aspect is great.

[@95DnX]

my friend I believe that the protagonist and the dosan's son are twins not half brothers according to what his mother told him..but the thing that haunts me the most is how the heck did the father hattori hanzo turned to a giant yokai frog

[@FirstPlace97]

Lol who is Hanzo's son?

[@95DnX]

@@FirstPlace97 hanzo's son is the one u see in the cutscene with William thats the son u help him in nioh 1. However in nioh 2 the hanzo u meet is his father but in nioh 1 u meet his father as a boss in the form of a giant yokai frog , which begs the question how the F did he turn like that

[@FirstPlace97]

@@95DnX I'm not sure, but I never played Nioh 1. That is a good question.

[@damienbailey227]

@@95DnX people with strong attachments to things can become yokai if left unchecked and in the giant toads description in nioh 1 it says that toad hanzo became a yokai to continue training pupils for the iga clan

[@nogardniwt]

I beat this game recently and you filled in a bit of the story that wasn't very clear during the playthrough.

[@FirstPlace97]

Thanks for watching. There is more that I could have said. The story is very intricate and very well written. I will have an updated review video for the Complete Edition.

[@ilucasz]

So, Nioh 2 begins years before Nioh 1 and ends after it? That's it? Well, it seems a nice story at least.

[@FirstPlace97]

ye, a few people told me it is a prequel. Not sure how Nobunaga died then, but they are definitely connected in some way.

[@mfirdauskamarulzaman3512]

Nioh 2 is prequel and sequel.. the main character sleep like 18 year when the event of nioh 1 happen

[@Dankumemes]

@@FirstPlace97 from what i understood from the week is that kelly revived nobunaga or something along those lines

[@ej13012010]

Thank u so much for this cause I was confused lmao

[@FirstPlace97]

Np. I appreciate you watching :)

[@kawaiibatman]

I dont understand Nioh 1 & 2 story AT ALL yet I still love both of them Hahaha

[@silentcrow6334]

One plot hole I always wondered is why did Mitsuhide kill Nobunaga i know its for history reason but Mitsuhide claims that Nobunaga abused the stones but he never used them only Tokichiro. Was he manipulated by Yoshimitsu that was possessed by otakemaru?

[@Gary_a_normal_human_being]

Yea he was

[@benjaminwhittingham4993]

Just got to the 5th region i needed help understanding the story this video has made everything so much more clear thanks 😁

[@FirstPlace97]

thank you for watching. I appreciate you

[@ni__yo9643]

We need more of this!

[@FirstPlace97]

thank you. I appreciate it :)

[@TheCrazydomingos]

after watching the entire video, I think I got even more confused. Those names are impossible to follow the story

[@paradoxal744]

This was useful. I beat it twice and was always confused on the whole Hideyoshi thing. Whenever it was mentioned I assumed it meant Tokichiro AND my character which led me to some confusion when ut mentioned "Hideyoshi couldn't produce an heir" I was confused as I didn't believe our relationship was...like that (my character is female) I was so confused lol. If you die to him in Cherry Blossom Viewing in Daigo he says "Don't you get it? I am Hideyoshi!" Like....so am I??

[@FirstPlace97]

Hideyoshi was a real person and eventually took over from Nobunaga. I agree that there is a little confusion with you sharing the same name as him.

[@paradoxal744]

@@FirstPlace97 So I learned aha! I was aware of Nobunaga being a real person from the historical fiction aspect but for the whole "sharing of a name" it's awfully one-sided. Also now I'm attributed to all Hideyoshi's misdeeds RIP

[@FirstPlace97]

@@paradoxal744 :)

[@mamme8381]

I also confused at first but after Nobunaga said "You both resemble to Nioh guardian" I understand his reference. Tokichiro and Protagonist (who canonically named after his/her father late name "Hidetatsu" and then called as Hide because of those shattered sohayamaru got "Hide" engraved on it) is a duo who got their rank up in no time, Nobunaga see them like Nioh guardian, the entity that's guarding Japan, usually they portrayed as two men with a devil face and got this entity-like appearance. Because tokichiro and hidechiyo is inseparable duo, tokichiro decide to beg nobunaga called them Yoshihide at first, but then nobunaga decide the name as Hideyoshi in the end. Same like Ni-oh "仁王" they're called as one, but they actually 2 separate entity.

[@jerry87gta]

Should make a playlist of your explanations.

[@kdebo18]

My only gripe out of this video iS when you explain what yo-kai means which isNt the Yōkai This game is talking about. Yo-kai means society , yes that is correct . However The word” yōkai“ is made up of the kanji for "bewitching; attractive; calamity" and "spectre; apparition; mystery; suspicious." yes this was taken from wikipedia but you are using the wrong word. Just wanted make sure you knew that. Japanese language can be tough to get down. But other than that i really liked the video. Thanks

[@FirstPlace97]

That's a very good translation. I'm sorry that I messed up on that, but thank you for clarifying :) Thank you for watching.

[@hannahyves]

Thanks for the explanation. I just beat the game last night! I kinda followed the story while playing but it was still confusing af haha. This vid answered alot of questions I still had at game's end. V cool that it followed historical events too. Liked and subscribed.😁

[@chiefoftimes387]

Yooo haven’t seen that evil dragon blade in some time

[@FirstPlace97]

hi

[@mamme8381]

Ah also wanted to add a slight info about current Mumyo, her name is Minami Nice explanation!

[@blair5475]

I wish she married Hideyoshi, to create a son and daughter

[@mikeviscusi5681]

@@blair5475your talking card has been revoked…

[@blair5475]

@@mikeviscusi5681 huh?

[@reggielacey2235]

I'll be honest. I only played this game because it was connected to ninja gaiden and doa

[@silentcrow6334]

Ninja gaiden remake in the nioh world story idea. Ryu Hayabusa would fight humans that abuses the stones that was thought to be extinct but yokai's brought them back to humans to try and control them and try to start another war.

[@Stargold-w9m]

Bro how is William HERE. His story doesn’t start in like 50

[@TyTimeIsAwesome]

Nice explaination. What still throws me off is the whole timeline of the story, especially from one event to the other.

[@FirstPlace97]

There's a jump in time, but this conveys the massive amount of ground to cover over that century, with the drastic shift from the rise of Oda, his betrayal by his vassals and then the consolidation of power briefly by Toki/Hideyoshi. The way they presented the plot twist and then the jump in time, to me, is correct.

[@TyTimeIsAwesome]

@@FirstPlace97 I guess I'm just not use to this type of story telling from the game. Without a time reference, suddenly Hideyoshi has an army and a castle lol. For me, how long did that take? I mean over all the story is still decent, but the game play is A+ so I still enjoyed it very much.,

[@FirstPlace97]

@@TyTimeIsAwesome Yeah, gameplay is incredible. I think Hideyoshi came to power quickly after the death of Nobunaga sometime in the mid-to-late 1500s. In the game, he was still a younger man when he became the Daimyo. We do not dethrone him I think until a few years later when he gets older. Basically, he did a lot of harm but in the end came back to his senses before his death, kind of like Darth Vader.

[@akmal94ibrahim]

As soon as I saw the years between the regions and realized this story stretches through decades, I can kinda understand the jumps and twists in story. But I do need to immediately read the character descriptions after every main mission to understand what it was I just watched.

[@TyTimeIsAwesome]

@@akmal94ibrahim Yeah same. I love getting invested in stories and characters, so I always read all the descriptions.

[@TheUltrasora]

The youtube subtitles are something in this video.

[@nomerlongasa2359]

The thing I'm confused is how Mumyo did not old a bit after the protagonist slept for many years

[@FirstPlace97]

I agree

[@zoso279]

I belive it is due to her possessing part of the Sohayamaru and that it can grant the people who carry it eternal life so they can remain in slumber to seal Otakimaru. Atleast that's what someone told me so not 100% surf myself!

[@FirstPlace97]

@@zoso279 I should have said this in the video, haha

[@zoso279]

@@FirstPlace97 No worries! As many others have said your video helped me greatly to understand the story since I was also one who was having trouble with remembering names plus the time jumps between chapters.

[@FirstPlace97]

@@zoso279 Thanks for watching.

[@Wazza25]

Thank u also . I don't know what it is cos I'm not a dumb guy . But o struggle with the nioh lore . It's deep

[@FirstPlace97]

Thanks for watching

[@ricoyaboy117]

Bro those names got me tripping

[@kenz6502]

Thank you.

[@FirstPlace97]

Thanks

[@epicwolf]

I didnt realized there was a story for Nioh in general. I just enjoy the gameplay

[@FirstPlace97]

The story is very underrated. Thanks for watching

[@jerry87gta]

Also good job with these

[@FirstPlace97]

ty

[@dxcSOUL]

The mispronounciations of some of the names of these historical figures sre wild. Didnt even know you were talking about mitsuhide because it was pronounced so strangely.

[@FirstPlace97]

I wouldn't want to watch this back, quite frankly, haha, out of fear of how bad some of the pronunciations might have been. I didn't know any Japanese at the time, but I do now!

[@gabrieldoyen692]

The very idea that people didn't understand the story confuses me, while the games gives : - dialogues before and after each mission - cutscenes - explanations for the cutscenes in the hutt - context about every character you meet and their actions, again in the hutt - the last thoughts of the dead scattered through the levels I mean, yes, if you know absolutely nothing about the period you might be lost a bit about the significance of the characters and their actions at first, but the game give you everything to understand. I mean, it isn't that hard to piece together even without the content of the hutt right ? right ?... Also, I wished the story, while not bad, was better, for exemple that Hide wasn't completely silent or unable to express his interests. I mean, I know he/she is basically a disowned and unknown child, but Hide is still the half-sibling of Nohime and thus the brother/sister in law of Nobunaga, and is also the twin of Tatsu, who took the head of the Saito clan. Hide could have taken the place of Tatsu very easily as head of the clan in a bolder story. In regard to your video, I would advise you to modulate your voice a little more, the monotone take away some of the interest. Also, I would suggest you to give a little more details : despite being a "deep dive", you gloss over a lot of details. Also, the images of the video, especially on the later half, are not in synch with what you are saying, and it's quite destabilizing.

[@FirstPlace97]

Thank you for watching and giving your thoughts. I agree that I can work on some things. I did want to include a few more details, for example, about Nobunaga introducing guns into combat and maybe a few more little things. I will try to improve on future vids :)

[@PaulRockey]

I can’t understand the story because i have ADD, and I don’t like reading. That’s why this video is very helpful. Also, politics and Japanese names are hard to keep track of, and this game has plenty of both.

[@FirstPlace97]

@@PaulRockey I'm glad it could help

[@molasorrosalom4846]

Its probably hard to follow as a westerner. I just watched the video, and I'm still a little confused

[@zalute.]

BRO THESE NAMES, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KEEP TRACK hahaha

[@Itama22]

Half of the script is just japanese names :D

[@FirstPlace97]

Lmao Ikr.

[@CRO-Palacinke-D.C]

didn't get shit when i played the game, thanks for explaining. still don't know exactly how nioh 1 fits in

[@FirstPlace97]

thanks. I didn't play Nioh 1, but I guess William and Maria fit in at the end. Seems they tried to cram them in as Easter eggs.

[@CRO-Palacinke-D.C]

@@FirstPlace97 well i guess nioh 2 is a prequel, while the protagonist is in his slumber the plot of nioh 1 plays. then william wakes up the protagonist of nioh 2. this creates the end of nioh 2. the end differs from the end of the 2. dlc where maria is seen first and defeated by william. either we take it as an alternate universe or make the 2. dlc of thd first game non-canon. also oda nobunaga dies in nioh 2, but still lives in nioh 1 and is a driving force in the plot. nobunagas story in nioh 1 is probably closer to the real one then in nioh 2. we kinda have to assume the 2 games don't play in the same universe. the plot in both games is a big weak point in my opinion, even the various connections to real history don't give it too much depth imo.

[@FirstPlace97]

@@CRO-Palacinke-D.C Oh, maybe it is a prequel. Could be. I really liked the story in this 1. As I didn't play the first, I can't compare, but I liked the 3 main protagonists and found the supporting characters to be interesting, primarily Nobunaga. I found it fascinating that he introduced firearms into battle in real life, and in the game, they took the time to put the detail of him shooting the rifle when we first see him.

[@ilucasz]

So, it was weird to me that Hideyoshi died in Nioh 2, since he was present in Nioh 1 (that was way after Nobunaga's death). But, since Hideyoshi was revived so many times, I think it was in one of those that Nioh 1 happened. And maybe the events with William may be the ones os the DLC or after it...

[@ilucasz]

@@CRO-Palacinke-D.C Oh, about Nobunaga, he was already dead in the begging of Nioh 1, he was just revived by the villain in Nioh 1.

[@Trxzy2x]

Can u get the yo Kai dagger?(I forgot the name)

[@waynejulian277]

sohayamaru is the dagger's name and no as an actual weapon but there is a skill called sacred bird's cry that uses it the skill is a rare drop from yoshitsune the main boss from the tengu's disciple

[@FlaShbacksRevenge]

nepotism at its finest, nice vid. Thanks for the explanation.

[@grethermichael841]

Do i understand right? After the events of Nioh 2 the events of Nioh 1, where William hunts kelly, are starting? I mean nioh 2 is a Prequel to Nioh 1. Im so confused. Sorry for bad english

[@FirstPlace97]

Yes, you are right. I think it is both a prequel and sequel in some ways

[@LunaPPK]

most of nioh 2 is before 1 william does not show up in japan and the events of 1 do not happen to the end of the dream chapter after you seal yourself in a sleep you wake up somewhat after the events of the final dlc of 1 bloodsheds end

[@Minotaur-ey2lg]

“To a son.” It’s so weird to me, I’ve finished this game probably 12 times, and never with a male character. Edit: Forgot, good video. Thanks.

[@FirstPlace97]

Thank you :)

[@Stargold-w9m]

So dosan is our dad?

[@FirstPlace97]

yea

[@kredenc666]

ok, I am lost

[@Damn_Weebs]

So how did Tokichiro die a third time? Was it of old age or did he end up killing himself or something?

[@FirstPlace97]

He was so old by the end that he just had to go naturally, and I suppose he felt like he lived a long and eventful life, and was ready to just pass on through the interim.

[@DavidVideoRecords]

The same way Nobunaga dies in Nioh 1

[@shammendraeshwar433]

He had no regrets.he voluntarily passed to the afterlife. Besides he achieved everything he ever wanted.

[@jerry87gta]

Is this related to shadow warrior 1 or kill bill 2?

[@FirstPlace97]

no, Mr. Gta

[@Goaheadandstaymad21332]

A great explanation but try not being so monotone lol.

[@FirstPlace97]

Thanks for watching.

[@derheadbanger9039]

I wish the game would tell its story better... it might as well not be there. I had no idea of almost any of this!

[@reiba9394]

if u pay attention and read items the game explains itself including who is the protagonist, its the dark souls treatment but people dont care enough, but i can comprehend that

[@MusicLoverx3]

Surprises me quite a bit that people are this lost on the story. The entirety of the story is explained through main missions and even side missions. Not a nary detail is left unchecked really.

[@vojinvmilojkovic7622]

Great video, glad found your channel Here take my like sub and respect

[@FirstPlace97]

thank you :) that means a lot. Glad you liked the vid.

[@MrBazi_1]

are you tired ????

[@dinghaoluo2769]

‘yokai’ 妖怪 has nothing to do with society mate… I can’t trust anything you say after you said that

[@FirstPlace97]

I mean, in the game's lore, especially the DLC, there was a time when the yokai and humans were at peace. Otakemaru is literally the protagonists flesh and blood.

[@imthemoeron]

Its beyond me why some people enjoy reading their video games via subtitles. Am I the only one that HATES subtitles? The language barrier almost ruined this amazing game for me. I'm glad I completely ignored the story when I played it. Otherwise I would have dropped the game within the first hour.

[@MrBraxtonP]

That hat is ridiculous. You ALL know which one I'm talking about.

[@FirstPlace97]

lol

[@yado7550]

nice video and all but some of this is completely wrong

[@PeterMasalski93]

Look Charlie! The game is great, but you need to fix the story.. its too detailed and government like.. make it more like darksouls and youl be remembered!

[@FirstPlace97]

thanks

[@Salemchevy]

Hello there

[@FirstPlace97]

hi. Thanks for watching.

[@dxcSOUL]

The story is as uninteresting as it is inscrutable. Team ninja really needs better writers. Their stories have all been mid at best

[@FirstPlace97]

I really enjoyed it. It made me become fascinated with the time period. You have to consider, I hope, that there's more to a story than the writing. The way Nioh 2 is told visually doesn't get enough credit.

[@DrShocktopus]

The overall story is interesting, but the presentation is mid yeah

[@taikoroll]

there are so many things wrong in this video that's being passed off as fact

[@FirstPlace97]

Like?

[@DKRaFiQ]

Oh god i cannot. This video is too dull.

[@JoseRodriguez-nu3cu]

You lost me after 5 min... I’m lost your going too fast

[@FirstPlace97]

Is the video too fast?

[@Marco.91]

Rewatch it

[@JoseRodriguez-nu3cu]

It’s the names man, I always say peps should show the characters face off into the corner whenever they mention them so peps don’t get lost

[@JoseRodriguez-nu3cu]

Honestly I might just be dumb too 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@preston7263]

The video is a bit too fast. Pause a bit more, after a sentence for a second, and for a few seconds after a paragraph / sub-topic or idea. The subtitles are not able to translate some things well, so perhaps work on enunciating / pronouncing words more clearly.

[@jerry87gta]

1st by the way

[@jerry87gta]

1st