The Storyline of Vector Explained

From the creators of the Shadow Fight series, Studio Nekki, Vector is a classic mobile runner that became an instant classic in 2012 due to it's unique art style and realistic parkour animation compared to other games in the same genre. 10 years later since the game came out, the full backstory of Vector has yet to be explored... until now.
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[@indaryus8778]

Vector was genetically gifted like man had crazy upper body strength and endurance

[@Cattdude]

Vector was *him*

[@MrZacOFC]

@@Cattdude no no no, Vector is *HIM*

[@CrewieAustin]

Bro be doing crazy moves in Downtown Bonus 1-5 💀 he is basically on god level on endurance

[@arshia_mugin695]

Real life lore is progressively getting closer to vector lore

[@Cattdude]

Lol yeah

[@nealbagai5388]

nahh this comment is way to deep

[@curious_banda]

Musk has a brain chip on humans now and Iran is issuing fatwas using AI.

[@fadillah6014]

@@nealbagai5388 but majority keep ignore regardless

[@CaptainPilipinas]

@@fadillah6014 that Unfortunate [dragon] kingdom (for one giant Example, but not the Only one doing that Scrap)-Kisser's aside.* (Hrm. 'majority'. .... depending...). *yes. it is Tragic still at least. so far at the moment, no Fully installed ''new' World order' there for All of us on Earth to be in contact with (yet.) at least.

[@simsosamso2200]

i always thought it was some cool spin off of 1984, i mean the main villain organisation is called “big brother”

[@zethicalyt2406]

iirc there was a dystopian book called “Brave New World” so that’s what I thought of when the speaker says it in the intro of Vector 1

[@CaptainPilipinas]

'I always thought it was some cool spin off of *1984* -'. 01. Eugh. Scrap. Now you for example mentioned it! [EDIT]: 02. o-kay....you are not the Only one also calling that coincidental inspiration out in here, hrm.-

[@simsosamso2200]

@@CaptainPilipinas bro are you okay? what the fuck are u damn yapping about?

[@thatL33Tboi]

@@CaptainPilipinasbro what

[@CaptainPilipinas]

@@thatL33Tboi -Another bot. 'Yep'. there it is.

[@highgaming6444]

This game was just the pinnacle of underrated back in the days (It still kinda is to this day) i was so hooked to Vector 1 i would just replay the game without getting bored, the smoothness and the gameplay plus the parkour all fit so perfectly it was just a perfect combination, nothing complex just a simple parkour stylish game with a bizarre story that can grabs anyone attention, one of the best games second to shadow fight 2 imo!

[@Cattdude]

Well said! That's why I loved Vector and Shadow Fight 2

[@Ivkest]

​@@Cattdude also we can agree that shadow fight 2 is the best shadow fight version

[@Cattdude]

@@Ivkest Heck yeah, nothing comes close to Shadow Fight 2 it's also probably the best fighting mobile game too

[@Architect_133]

​@@IvkestNo we can't? Sf3 is the best, it improves everything from sf2

[@Architect_133]

​​@@CattdudeI respect your opinion, but if we use actual facts and not nostalgia then the best is sf3

[@I-GG-A]

VECTOR was the first person to ESCAPE THE MATRIX❤

[@Doc61725]

Your pfp and name

[@Elite_Wo1f]

Playing Vector back then was so good. I missed the insane chases and the secret lore. But thanks for telling lore of this awesome game

[@justafishindude]

This game has my childhood and i didn't see the lore but now I'm interested in lore and i got to say including the lore this game is underrated If more people made theory about we would have a much bigger lore Edit: i have never gotten so many likes thanks

[@CaptainPilipinas]

(meanwhile, some bits....of sympathies sent to you here on this old vector franchise's from the main omniverses franchise).... few dedicated (half and half) strong Lore-focused Guardian-players from the main Destiny omniverses: "get in line, friend.".

[@mateopanza9350]

i want matpat to make a GAAAME THEEEORY on this

[@CaptainPilipinas]

(that thing again. [mumbled much]).

[@chocylachy1]

​@@mateopanza9350 I feel bad for you

[@mado-wh4jv]

I think you missed to mention some other minor plot points like the other 2 "runners" the girl from the end of chapter 2 who appears 3 more times and a girl with a pony tail and a shotgun in the extra levels of chapter 3 that seemingly "escapes" with you If you purposely slow yourself to see what she'll do. Also, the strange device the delivery boy hands you before he is captured that is never shown, used or seen again.

[@Cattdude]

Oh dang I never noticed there were more of them, I should check that out whenever I do a revisit on this video or something similar.

[@mado-wh4jv]

@@Cattdude That might be a bit hard in the new version. The normal girl appears twice more after the intro of chapter 3, once climbing an air duct in an apartment which you access by taking an exterior elevator and another one running alongside though depending the route you take she might just disappear. The shotgun girl appears almost at the end of either the penultimate extra level of chapter 3 or the one before that.

[@wifiisrandom8488]

The device delivery boy gives you are probably the car's keys. That's why Vector jumps in automatically

[@vajra4825]

Nekki games have great storylines. Their legendary Shadow Fight series has one of the best stories in vudeo games imo.

[@Cattdude]

Yeah Shadow Fight 2 had the best story for a mobile game especially with the opening cutscene.

[@Reptor-su8iy]

I loved vector as a kid and thanks for a story explained video i was always interested in what the heck happened

[@CoolTaylor]

Love it. Such a underrated game!

[@FuZZZe]

ahhhh the downtown music. pure adrenaline everytime.

[@buudoesstuff8069]

As someone who has little to no knowledge about this game, I'd say it's pretty well put together video that connects the narrative together, which seemingly isn't directly told. Even if you may or may not be getting the supposed story its presenting right, as you may think, I'd say it tells a fitting, if not what it is trying to say. Helpful, informative editing with the in-game docs, too. As always, looking forward to what else you have about other mobile games.

[@Chimeraloser]

I learned of this game’s existence today and I’m already watching this

[@SamageetDutta]

This should be developed into a movie series

[@Cattdude]

Yeah it would be pretty cool.

[@tinypinkittycat]

@@Cattdude And they'd come out of order, too, just like the FNAF and Little Nightmares! (JK!)

[@tinypinkittycat]

Now I imagine Pheonix from I expect You To Die, Mono from Little Nightmares, FNAF Junior's Jeremy, Detective Dale Vandermeer from Rusty Lake, and Stanley from The Stanley Parable just absolutely booking it from a crazy fan-mob like that one Cuphead and BATIM RUN meme!

[@tinypinkittycat]

You could even have Niko, Scott Pilgrim, Rocket Bunny from Walten Files, and Pedro (from Crazy Boy Pedro and his friend) playing guitars in the background as cameos!

[@leosisneros9903]

Yeah I think all of the comments in this comment section is genius

[@CaddebostanRdr]

Back in the day nekki was unable to not cook🔥

[@Enchanted_Gaming]

Ive been wondering about this game’s lore since I began playing it when I was 5, now that I know I can finally delete Vector 2 and free up some storage on my device.

[@yeast4529]

Vector's one of the great mobile games I played as a kid. The Silent Age is another really good mobile game from back in the day, might be worth checking out.

[@TheAnimalWolverine]

I remember when the game first released, sigh* such memorable moments of the past.

[@Mike36137]

And i was wondering where vector 2 went .

[@vex7561]

Thank you for covering the lore this is one of my favourite mobile games of all time😭🙏

[@CaptainPilipinas]

(07:04 - 07:09 +). hm. a nice admittance. and also understandable. Lore-wise speaking I mean.

[@gatsu8731]

nice theory dude, makes me want to play the game again

[@shawnthecooldude8327]

One more thing vector was good at parkour when he was about 15 or something

[@SauPuttHoney]

I loved this game 🎮 so much! Love ❤ from INDIA 🇮🇳

[@m.sakai_yt]

Honestly this is a very cool video game considering a semi-realistic parkour. But hey I am looking forward for the part three of this Vector fanchise in near future.

[@footy_clips07]

always wondered why they didn't capture the person who chases vector and runs tests on them

[@DreaguiVII]

Because they're weak, and Vector isn't. I mean have you seen how many guards has tried to capture Vector ? He outran them almost all by himself until the end of the game. No wonder they want to capture Vector, he's just inhuman.

[@josie9325]

Really appreciate this concise wrap up, I've always been curious

[@jackson249]

Its good to see you back Cattdude.

[@Cattdude]

Thanks Jackson! Hopefully I can stay active this time around.

[@LangstonLangston-oh6gj]

I needed this

[@josie9325]

Bro is so humble

[@jeremiahrodriguez9866]

His name isnt Vector, Vector is the name of the game. Hes called "Runner" in game

[@Lowlevelguy_offcial]

W pfp dude it's an edited neko from oneshot I believe?

[@Cattdude]

Yep, Niko is like my favorite character ever.

[@MilitaryandWarThunderenjoyer]

Love this game, came from the dan the man vid. New sub.

[@Cattdude]

Hey nice, thanks and welcome aboard!

[@NotTyl3rYT]

W video im subscribing amazing explaination i used to play this game all the time I love this video thank you

[@LeviStray709]

1984 G.Orwell

[@NorwayIceland7271]

Love this game❤❤ thank you !!! earned a sub.

[@Cattdude]

Thanks for watching!

[@defenderofthecross_]

The start of a game vector Escaped the matrix

[@_ChristJesus]

This was the one that started my childhood. and my parent's divorce saga.

[@KryzysX]

Legendary

[@oxothnx]

Well you don't know enough actually if you see the doors in. Downtown it's all written 404 and also there is a small detail about mr Fredrickson, A.I gala journal is not completed. Also in new update and it's connection to new game called Spine from nekki. And more importantly Fredrickson body was never after death... let me hint you more about vector 2 biological contamination program in Vector 2 the last mission in the game of how our protagonist is actually different and also that the Subject 001 never took a part in running, it shows that the lore is even more deeper and they actually planned to use this deep lore and add new usable character in vector remaster. Guess what there is many more that Vector holds, but I don't know if people are still interested in it

[@Cattdude]

I honestly skimmed that part of Vector 2 because I thought it wasn't important but I never knew there was more to it. I also never heard about Spine, but it looks pretty cool and could hold more clues for Vector's story. Thanks for letting me know about this stuff, hopefully when the remaster and Spine comes out I might make an updated video on the full lore.

[@MrSilhouette575]

4:52 My Old KZbin Profile!!!

[@Cattdude]

Nice

[@MrSilhouette575]

​@@Cattdude Now my profile is changed.

[@user-lg8br6jj3u]

Story of living in north Korea vector is a north Korean defector they are guards of dmz

[@robfus]

never finished this masterpiece

[@armagamingtv8525]

really good video. Now an empty hole since my childhood got filled

[@lol2u]

I play this since i was 3 so uh MY FAV GAME :) I LOVE THIS GAME AND CUZ U TALK ABOUT IT YOU R MY FAV KZbinR

[@benjaminpakingan6500]

I have a own personal fan theory that Vector and Shadow Fight 2 are connected (No proof actually) what if the S.A.M Artificial intelligence was Titan (the final boss of SF2) imagine if SAM became so intelligent that it managed to build it's own physical body and gain the power to travel through different worlds and managed to arrive at Shadow's world, (In Titan's lore in shadow fight 2, Titan is known to be traveling and conquering many worlds) Also in the updated version of the game, Shadow is a playable character in the current version of Vector.

[@Cattdude]

That is an interesting theory, it's very possible they could be connected since there's lots of lore for both sides.

[@c0iniwnl158]

ty bro❤

[@Justx7_Youtube]

Nice job! I love this game I beat about 10 tens now 😊

[@youLoL69YT]

What i thought is the richest man (who is a dumbass) in the game wanted to control the world. Possibly, the matrix. Vector was able to breakthrough & run for his life.

[@Cattdude]

That's a pretty interesting theory.

[@Walid-mk4jo]

1:35 hey speaking of limbo I thought you should make a video of that game as I remember watching alot of let's play videos on that game back in the early 2010's and it was a pretty scary experience lol but it was an interesting one I was very young back then but I was able to appreciate the game for what it was and really loved it even if I had no knowledge on game design in any way

[@Cattdude]

A Limbo video does sound like a really good idea, might add it to the list of future videos, also I do plan to make more Dan the Man videos as there's still the second season of the webseries I could work with.

[@nicolasrey1190]

I remember when i used to play this game with my friends on school, and when someone loosed we had to pass the phone to the other until the bell ringed. What good times XDD

[@toddkennedy1329]

Amazing video!!! this should help most people who couldn't play the second game, since the second game gives more context than the first one Anyways you earn a sub ma boy for such a nice video ❤

[@Cattdude]

Hey thanks for watching and the sub!

[@toddkennedy1329]

@Cattdude No problem, pal! Btw I wonder if Vector 2 stuff still Canon, like S.A.M, the clone machine, etc...

[@Cattdude]

​@@toddkennedy1329They are and all of them play a part in Vector 1 I just didn't go over Vector 2 in detail in the video because I never got to play it. 😅

[@toddkennedy1329]

@Cattdude OH, I see! I still didn't finish the remaster 1, but I can tell you it broke my heart when I couldn't play vector 2 because I used to play it every day for how good it was

[@Architect_133]

​@@toddkennedy1329Download a apk version from ur browser

[@ytgc-royalewarex5190]

I actually like how random the level in Vector 2 as it want to be. I would have love Vector 2 as the first game but the problem is, Vector 2 is unfinished and Nekki completely abandoned it 😢

[@irjectade]

Wow.. WHY DIDNT I PLAY THIS GAME BEFORE??

[@abiyyupanggalih854]

interesting

[@Person-guy-thing]

Now that Vector has a 2024 update, will you ever think about covering the lore about the new characters? I’d like to see some speculation there too!

[@Cattdude]

That sounds like a nice idea, I'll go check it out and see if I can turn it into a video in the future.

[@WallNutBreaker524]

Revisiting the past😢😂

[@hailyemerenlagrada8699]

Im same with cattdude vector is my favorite game to play and I always wanted to know the whole story.

[@PV_HyperYT]

i played this since it came out finished everything but i believe vector 2 will come back cuz 2023 version vector 1 at all maps when u get to end it says coming soon

[@foundationguard5315]

He figured out the KFC recipe, which uses the Krabby Patty recipe.

[@XDude615]

The Hunter who chases you is named Big Brother.

[@user-tg8uu2ku6c]

When I was 5,6 years old I used to play this game I did not like the game still to this day

[@user-tg8uu2ku6c]

Thanks for the heart

[@FalcoWake]

this game is absolute peak experience [nice niko oneshot pfp btw]

[@dahousegamer8895]

You're so underrated man I hope you see more fame

[@ShetooKo]

You can see, in vector remastered the news heroes have a description can expand the lore, and a another thing in the hard levels you can see some bulinding with "Tensei" logo (sorry about me bad english)

[@adrevenue5112]

2:27 the right term is traceurs or freerunners

[@VentOutEyes]

I was picturing the AI robot that escaped killed the Japan scientist ..

[@AllStarBros_69420]

😎 🆒️

[@commandoplayz2192]

I literally thought what is the storyline of this game yesterday and today this video came in recommendation wow!

[@superchinmayplays]

rip vector

[@emeraldtv6104]

İ always thought that the chasers/police force in vector 1 were machines/terminators idk that would be just easier and more effective to do rather than cloning

[@Cattdude]

Yeah that's a good idea but they're definitely enhanced clones because they do get tired during some parts of the chase.

[@emeraldtv6104]

​​@@Cattdudeyes İt is an bit disturbing to think about how the ai controls the world in the game Essentially all it does is copy and paste everything Every other worker that was inside the building vector was in were clones of him or most likely he was a clone himself And just like that all the officers and police are clones of themselves too Even the city is cloned probably with how similiar all the objects and levels in the game feel

[@THOV_EUtm]

How did you find this storyline?

[@Cattdude]

It mostly comes from Vector 2 which had Journal logs that talk about the story before the events of the 1st game.

[@CrackerWhacker1]

I think that they ruined vector 2. I dont even know if vector 2 was made by nekki. Vector 2 doesnt feel like vector, and i think its a bit complicated maybe (i dont honestly remember because i didnt play vector 2 for a very long time, a few years)

[@Cattdude]

Yeah I agree, Vector 2 felt like a generic sci fi game and they ruined it with all the upgrades and stuff to make it more grindy. Vector 1 was good because of it's simple, but interesting world and story.

[@CrackerWhacker1]

@@Cattdude I agree

[@dhsowje]

Would this game ever end? Will it have a ending or smth i always wanted to know how the ending will be

[@Cattdude]

I think so, the creators are making a remastered version of Vector 1 so maybe it'll have a new ending.

[@UknownMan-xj9dc]

Can you explain why the guy with hat save vector from Hunter?, I kinda confuse.

[@Cattdude]

I think it's because he thought Vector had a better chance of escaping than him.

[@UknownMan-xj9dc]

@@Cattdude ok

[@UknownMan-xj9dc]

​@@Cattdudealso can you do space Marshal Lore?

[@Cattdude]

@@UknownMan-xj9dc Never played that before, but maybe I'll check it out and see if I can make a video on it in the future.

[@HeadphonesBon]

Im pro at vector :)

[@elite1934]

When I see my shadow that music still plays in my ears

[@racist2708]

Ok

[@user-gt9gb9hf1z]

Why vector got that yakuza (like a dragon) music

[@Cattdude]

I know right? Even Vector 2's music goes hard

[@I-GG-A]

They should have tried to finish or tell the story 😕 its out childhood

[@juggernut1418]

Thx and now i know the lore i hope vector 3 comes out i wonder what vector remaster whode look like

[@CubeDeveloper_Games]

Vector will always be one of the greatest parkour games out there, not just for mobile platforms! and it has inspired me to develop my own mobile parkour game with elements from it and Mirror's Edge combined called Runner's Faith, lemme know if you check it out :)

[@Cattdude]

I just did and I gotta say it's really great! I love the idea of a parkour game like Vector with the customization of Minecraft/Terraria. I'm sure it'll turn out to be an amazing game someday and I wish you luck on it's development. I might even make a video on it in the future when I get to play it when it's finished.

[@CubeDeveloper_Games]

@@Cattdude wow thank you very much for checking out our little game! The game with minecraft/terraria elements is a different one called CubeBox

[@haimalexandernikolchook8280]

Cant find the game ): is it ios exclusive? If not, can you give a link to the game? (I checked in Google play and in Google and i found no information of this game)

[@Cattdude]

According to them it's still in development so it's not out yet.

[@XYZ-vt9lu]

runner's faith is a cool ass name

[@CaptainPilipinas]

heh.... (03:55). meanwhile, in two (for example) others'.... UCN|UCA/ISA/ICSA vs higs era Humankind: has....somewhat, half and half, all of them(?). (usually on the scientific biological practicing/3rd mentioned part so far currently last portrayed back in the KZ franchise's version of Humankind's current capabilities AI automated capabilities alongside the biological, manual-doings part of Humankind's way of living: unknown. non-manned automated fleets: unknown (those like the higs' military would be the 'experts' in that. within the UCN's UCA forces: unknown for those sleeping giant-like organization's). old one era/Sirius era Humankind: all 3 of them. (more impressively so as far back as this referenced version of Humankind's Old One era Days capabilities*-Sadly, usually the military ones that have shown such the most. more so than those like Miriam Tech/etc other more Morally-fiendly....ones for example. *though with their Sirius era Days, just before that part of Humanity's Idiotic collapse, makes those from the 2060s+ Old One era's now more like a cakewalk. and improved). just a thought.

[@Richelle5]

3:23

[@ghillyboy350]

Wait….. they are remaking vector?

[@Cattdude]

Yeah check it out on their Facebook account, they've been posting teasers of new characters for Vector like the Shadow from Shadow Fight 2. So it might be a completely different game/story than before.

[@CaptainPilipinas]

Eugh. [Angrily Frowns at *(**02:24**)* and quickly thinking about that wretched *1984/etc* other one] now knowing about That coincidental inspiration(?) here with the vector universe's and world's.... (06:00). 'great'. so the developers from back then just made that kind of Gameplay part of Not-Realistically-necessarily-needed-to-be-dumbed-down-too-much-by-same-Real-Life-mortal-limitations to be canonically, 'oh. nekki's vector has an ONI spartans i-iii making program-like kind of experiment in-universe speaking.'-like Lore-wise, huh. [boredly half-jokingly mumbled] for long much, I had assumed that the main character of these two games' from back then was actually just some regular company-enslaved worker. a regular, naturally Created Human being like All others. but no, had to be written as a superhuman Lore-wise. Physically speaking.

[@Cattdude]

I like the reference to Halo's Spartan Program, they are pretty similar apart from it being clones vs augmented child soldiers. It's also possible that Vector could also be a clone since in the opening cutscene majority of the workers look alike, which would explain his superhuman stamina.

[@CaptainPilipinas]

@@Cattdude (hrm. sorry man. I want to reply quickly back to you right now, but I'm currently covering my ears at something over back here and I can't concentrate too easily to reply back fully with some agreement to your reply. heh. I could not even concentrate on making this current reply. Eugh. I'll be back. hold on....).

[@felixkahiu978]

this game was heaven

[@OOIXIQINGMoe]

bassicly the test was portal but vector lmao

[@trikeofthestars]

I AM OUTRAGED!!! I SHALL START A PETITION TO BRING BACK VECTOR II 💢

[@Jiggo_]

tldr; the story is "literally 1984"

[@Cattdude]

I actually had to look that up because I had no idea what that is, but yeah that's basically Vector's story in a nutshell.

[@Leoparte9HOPE]

I understand now why vector was related in real life situation,the matrix

[@CaptainPilipinas]

define your own: '-was related in real life situation,the matrix'?

[@Leoparte9HOPE]

It is about Andrew Tate's known enemy

[@Leoparte9HOPE]

The Matrix is a metaphor for the world we live in. The machines are the government, the media, and big corporations. They are all working together to keep us down." * "The only way to escape the Matrix is to become aware of it.

[@CaptainPilipinas]

@@Leoparte9HOPE (scrap. I did not see you for example there. hold on....).

[@RiverHeights]

Na, we need a Movie

[@CaptainPilipinas]

Feh. Hah....

[@RenStrive]

Will you do Shadow Fight 2

[@Cattdude]

Definitely Shadow Fight 2 was the best one in the series, but I still need to finish a few other videos first.

[@mrhatman675]

The numbers mason what do they mean

[@CaptainPilipinas]

.... 'one -/ISA (ISA Vektan branch) soldier: "the heck man!? this is no time for Protocol!"'.

[@hiranpeiris877]

df

[@agustinallar1688]

Le robaste la miniatura a un loquendero latino☠️

[@VladimirChibuckov]

6:35 Is that Samuel Heyden????

[@Richard_Daniel333]

Vector and shadow fight 2 are great games. Also Shadow fight 3 kinda sucks

[@Cattdude]

Yeah Vector and Shadow Fight 2 was peak

[@Architect_133]

No it doesn't? Sf3 is literally the best shadow fight game, i guess you probably couldn't pass the first chapter

[@Architect_133]

​@@CattdudeSf3 is still better than sf2 tho

[@emptyhad2571]

1984