The Complete Xenogears Reference Guide (Part Seven)

[@linnaealyn]

Worth noting for a future episode, something that we figured out not all that long ago that might slip past you- Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon ✖ Xenogears VJump refers to the man who conceived of nanotechnology in "prehistoric times" as "Eric". Finding this, I had no idea what that name could be a reference to (I had thought it was a previously unknown character in-lore; initially misreading it as if it were Kim's original name), but iirc it was Nohar who found mention of it on the Japanese wiki page for Xenogears(?), mention of Dengeki Playstation volume 72 that states that Kim is named after Kim Eric Drexler, the man who introduced nanotechnology in the US. (PW also refers to "K. Eric Drexler" but I hadn't remembered that mention since I became familiar with his name)

[@Phil_597]

"Nanomahines, son!" -Krelian, 1998 "Nanomachines, son!" -Senator Armstrong, 2013

[@avibi]

That reading of "You shall be as gods" is one I hadn't considered, I always saw it as a reminder of humanity's hubris, instilled into Deus. On that topic, I didn't know the Seraph angels were called Aeons in japanese, that's super cool, especially considering they should be called archons if anything like you pointed out.

[@astonishingmelanie]

TMBG reference! 🎉 Can’t wait for part 8!

[@couchpotato3197]

It's been awhile since I saw your last video so you might have mentioned this but Fei in carbon freezing is a reference to Han Solo frozen in carbonite in Star Wars and Shevat resembles Cloud City from the external shots. And the Zohar's eye evokes the Eye of Providence.

[@ntfreeman]

The ideas of gnosticism existed before Christianity, but when Christianity happened, the primary gnostic movements... basically "appropriated" (if that's the right word for it) certain names to their previously-formed creation myth, later rewritten to include them. If I'm not mistaken, this is what results in most of the confusion about and conflation of gnostic/Christian terminology, including how said terms were utilized in Xeno and other JRPGs. (Also, you mentioned the bit where they changed the serpent from The Accuser to a force with good intentions. Insert joke about villains revealing their plan in the first act.)

[@gregtroyan]

I'd say you making these videos is you doing God's work, but instead, I'll say you're doing the Wave Existence's work.

[@AndreyOrochi]

Thanks for talking about this amazing game❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤and remember, you shall be as gods

[@AndreyOrochi]

❤❤❤

[@avibi]

Deus is no god