Vlad the Impaler - Son of the Dragon - European History - Extra History - Part 1

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Vlad Tepes, Vlad the Impaler, the real life dracula, is surrounded by folklore, mystery, and myth. Even during his time the stories about his famed impalings traveled all around Europe. In his home country, he is hailed as a hero who stopped the Ottoman advance into Europe, but elsewhere, the tales tell of his thirst for blood & brutality. What is the truth?
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[@terriblejokefactory8831]

When Dracula is less scary than the person Dracula is based on.

[@03.ximipa3ahmadrinofarosmu3]

Blood sucking dilf sounds better than blood thirsty sadistic monarch

[@cow1816]

@@03.ximipa3ahmadrinofarosmu3 why would you say something so controversial, yet so true?

[@pastelquartz6857]

@@03.ximipa3ahmadrinofarosmu3 D-d-dilf?!?!?

[@andreimoga7813]

are you a turk? :)))))

[@terriblejokefactory8831]

@@andreimoga7813 A finn

[@AngryHistorian87]

To quote Count Dooku: “I’ve been looking forward to this”

[@osonhouston]

Good, gooood.

[@sharkronical]

To quote Anakin: "This is where the fun begins"

[@benjaminfeld6388]

Fun fact, Christopher Lee did in fact play Dracula in the Hammer movies.

[@danmenard6917]

I see what you did there.

[@alexanderwu]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@ms_scribbles]

"Because this story needed more guys named Vlad." Kind of like certain parts of English history and guys named Henry or Edward.

[@johnhadley6839]

I know right! I’m an expert on British Monarchy and it’s all the same (Scottish James’s and English Edward’s and Henry’s)

[@Amanda_Harper]

France and Louis....

[@zulanpul-an2438]

Frederick, Wilhelm and Prussia

[@howardlanus8610]

Or Prussian history and guys named Wilhelm. Check out the series on Otto Von Bismark for more info.

[@anonymouscausewhynot]

Louis's: *laugh*

[@eduardmihai5760]

Vlad the Impaler *gets mentioned* Romanians: Who summoned me?!

[@floricel_112]

"salut"

[@AlexEvanScott]

Ce zici?

[@blizzard7520]

Hahahahah true

[@iancutigan9892]

Hello

[@raduhammer]

Checking in!

[@parazitul1986]

Fun fact: In romanian , "Dracul" can mean either dragon or demon, historically. Although in modern era it seems to swing more towards the second term.

[@alexandrub8786]

I am pretty sure "Dracul" means "The Devil",while "drac" mean "demon"

[@flyingfox707b]

Dragon seems to not have been familiar to the Wallachians so they changed dragon to draco/draco/devil. Vlad II Dracul. The son, Vlad III DRĂCULEA, son of.

[@godofsparta5050]

No dracul means devil

[@al145]

insert meme "why not both?"

[@launcherGamerTV]

Draconian , Reptilian human hybrid

[@yaqub3838]

Its actully admirable how such a small country could be such a pain for 2 super powers

[@mariusboanta9339]

Well, we have a saying here, "Buturuga mica răstoarnă carul mare",,, translating to "The small stomp flips the big cart"... Yeah, we always were The side thorne for The big guys

[@godofsparta5050]

Poland: I've been in much more

[@polasamierwahsh421]

you should also see afghanistan history , phiecia(the parent civ of karthadge)history,the birth and solidification of switzirland as a state ,arminian history and Uruguay history (and to an extent the unvasseled korean kingdoms) its always the small one in a easily defensible location that brings a headache to the empires while having their own people suffer duo to the constant wars

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

Romania is one good example

[@Peleg50]

*laughs in Israeli*

[@MasteringJohn]

Hostages get their eyes burnt out *Vlad will remember that* Sultan: "Huh. Is he going to be an important character later on?"

[@FIVEBASKET]

Noice

[@emanueltorres894]

The fictional Drácula is actually less impresive than the history Dracula.

[@Ajehy]

Interestingly, in the book, they’re the same person. Dracula tells the story of his battles against the turks, and his behavior in that war (retreating to familiar ground then attacking again at a later date) Is used to predict his behavior. The protagonists rightly guess that he will flee to his castle and come back stronger with the knowledge he’s gained. The last part of the book is a race to get to the castle first.

[@ggpurohit6009]

Yes vald was the definition of a grey character/man. on one hand he is seen as a sadist and on the other is seen as a hero

[@Lightspeeds]

"What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets!"-Count Dracula.

[@benjaminfeld6388]

"Die monster, you don't belong in this world" - Richter Belmont

[@shikigranbell7608]

Ah yes an akumajou dracula reference good job you 2.

[@EricStelzman]

The quote was actually from Andre Malraux from his autobiography "Antimemoires."

[@Prich319]

"I do this last kindness in her name. She, who loved you humans and cared for your ills. Take your family, and leave Wallachia tonight! Pack, and go, and do not look back. For no more do I travel as a man." -Vlad Dracul Tepes

[@Tailikku1]

@@Prich319 Excellent quote. One of the few to be from Castlevania without quoting SotN.

[@Artur_M.]

The crusade mentioned around 8:08 was the one of 1444, which ended with the great battle of Varna, in which the young King Władysław III of Poland and Hungary died. Because this story needed even more Vlads.

[@andreimoga7813]

and spoiler for the next episode: after wlad of poland and hungary died, he was succeded by Ladislau the Posthumous, a mere child. the realm was ruled, in fact, by his regent: John Hunyadi. he would be pretty much the kingmaker around, supporting or discarding the rulers of both Wallachia and Moldova, for instance. further spoiler: the transylvanian-romanian lord's son, Mathias Corvinus, would then become Hungary's Golden King, revered to this day.

[@santiagomendozaariza2790]

EU 4 STARTING DATE.

[@pitioti]

Władisław? Baby don't hurt me. Don't hurt me. No more~

[@andreimoga7813]

i swear to god,@@pitioti 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 amazing

[@dastanjan320]

Fact:(I am romanian by the way) romanians want to consider John Huniady(or ”Iancu de Hudenoara”) to be romanian while hungarians consider him to be one of their while also the Serbians call him ”Janko” because he is a saint between them. In reality, he was just a Transylvanian Noble. Transylvania and Hungary are diffrent. He is said to be half romanian and half hungarian, but he changed his name to ”huniady” because that was the requirment for that day in order to advance in political power. In other words, it”s like how you have to speak english if you are a mexican immigrant in the US.

[@StrikaAmaru]

4:00 To clarify, it's not that local nobility was polygamous; it's that they did not automatically disinherit bastards like the Western nobles did. Illegitimate sons had just as much right to inherit the throne as legitimate ones, as long as their father recognized them; they did start at a disadvantage, but relations, power, and ability could carry them far.

[@lifeonthelake4367]

He could have kept the religious radicals out , but so the cancer stills spreads

[@LoneTiger]

_"All right, have your fun, but remember that without me, Transylvania would be as fun as Bucharest, on a Monday night"_ Dracula (Love at first bite. 1979)

[@PostAloneD]

if Bucharest isnt fun at night on any day you're in a police station

[@Zimisce85]

Cluj-Napoca is way funnier than Bucharest

[@PostAloneD]

@@Zimisce85 Lol as if

[@Randomemokidplayz7]

From roman couldn’t relate-

[@iceylore7767]

As a Romanian, this is the episode i've been waiting for the most.

[@alinaptalanova]

Atât de adevărat

[@hriscubogdan2292]

Same

[@florinciobanu9373]

Aprob

[@ceapa7599]

SAME

[@AlexEvanScott]

La fel aici

[@-NGC-6302-]

Never gonna forget about that one Chevy that said “vlad the Impala” on the back

[@vladtheimpala5532]

So I guess I wasn’t the first. I’m kinda disappointed about that.

[@etepeteseat7424]

@@vladtheimpala5532 You're all component entities of an eldritch being for whom the title VLAD THE IMPALA is more than a name. Fear not your brethren, for you are one.

[@vladtheimpala5532]

@@etepeteseat7424 That makes me feel better. And I learned a new word.

[@etepeteseat7424]

@@vladtheimpala5532 Mind if I ask which? Always nice to feel useful. ^^;

[@vladtheimpala5532]

@@etepeteseat7424 I had to look up the definition of “eldritch”.

[@Mr_M_History]

Being a history teacher is like getting to NCIS every day. except it's a never ending "best of" series...

[@mrastronomic4604]

As a Romanian, i guess this is a pretty good video that explains his history somewhat well, although i'm a bit sick of vampire jokes lol

[@krio1267]

máî ÿâ hêę

[@Detahramet]

Comes with the territory, I suppose.

[@Randomemokidplayz7]

Ikr-

[@-nomi.-]

I've been sick of the jokes in most of these series lol

[@DaStarFishes]

🦇

[@ObligedUniform]

"Vlad Tepes of Wallachia: son of The Dragon; The Impaler...."

[@gavinsmith9871]

Gotta admit that's a badass list of titles.

[@fireblast8972]

Nice Hellsing Abridged reference, there

[@cdcdrr]

"Argh, f*** me, he wasn't kidding. Hello, God."

[@sebastianalancliffordthomp4114]

@@fireblast8972 It’s not really a reference to that, almost every show and game uses that exact list in that order, and I’m pretty sure the historians do too

[@fireblast8972]

@@sebastianalancliffordthomp4114 yes, but im pretty sure the pause at the end of the comment is meant to be the part where OP expects Alucard to chime in

[@vegladex]

I love how you draw Vlad Dracula in this video, he looks INTENSE.

[@alin-mihai]

Some would say he was an INTENSE dude

[@KATHLEEN-XM772]

Romania: **has a great Defender of the Dragon order** Hungary: **assassinates him and tried to stain his reputation and accidentally makes him cooler** Hungary: ....

[@AdultThirdCultureKid1971]

Hahahaha.. yes!!!

[@Potatoes85858]

Oh my lord! Romanian history! Amazing. I need more! Other figures could be Michael the Brave, Stephen the Great, or Tudor Vladimirescu.

[@ceapa7599]

HHHJBLBLNMMBMLKDLGKDKKDKFKSDBWHQ

[@dogood8750]

I think we speak for a lot of people we'd love extra literature and it'd be a nice change-of-pace ever since extra sci-fi ended. Maybe Dracula could be the subject of the pilot episode

[@gabrielperron7403]

Oh heck yeah!

[@MichaelRainey]

PBS's Storied is a pretty good channel.

[@jomarabelguilas3945]

Imagine if they do a warhammer 40k extra fantasy hiatory

[@benzehunteer7411]

Overly Sarcastic Productions crossover? :eyes:

[@asbestosfish_]

Sometimes, history conjures forth figures more terrifying than any fictitious illusion.

[@dastemplar9681]

“The difference between History and fiction is that Fiction strives to make sense.” -unknown

[@wraithcadmus]

I once heard it joked as "The truth is stranger than fiction, and cheaper to license"

[@norwegianwiking]

More based you mean

[@Beowulf_DW]

Sometimes? Seems to happen relatively often from where I'm standing.

[@Kaiserboo1871]

I mean your not wrong when you have people like Tamerlane (who built pyramids with the skulls of his victims) and Krum the Fearsome (who drank wine from the skull of a slain byzantine emperor).

[@bilgetonyukuk5530]

6:53 The handsome Radu looks like Modric, lol.

[@LudicrousPlatypus]

I always thought Wallachia was pronounced “Va-lak-iya” and not “Way-lake-iya”

[@realhumphreyappleby]

Va-laa-chia

[@cristianrusu2529]

In romanian it's Va-la-hia

[@emilyangelicabridge3509]

@@cristianrusu2529 takes you a minute to pronounce that, eh?

[@jonathandewberry289]

Wow, place names can be pronounced in two or more difference ways!? WTF!?

[@briangarrow448]

I dated a Romanian woman who, yes, considered him a patriot of her country. She had some great stories about him and the history of her homeland.

[@malahamavet]

in Romania people see him like a surt of necessary evil or like a morally complex character instead of pure evil or pure hero. I don't know if I'm explaining it shall haha to be honest it is true that his actual story is far more interesting than the exaggerations and legends about him

[@boltmix7294]

@@malahamavet He was a hero for his country and that for itself is good

[@lifeneverends7068]

Yes cause they love BSing😁

[@AdultThirdCultureKid1971]

@@malahamavet In the Middle East, certain leaders are seen as necessary evils, too.

[@Kaiserboo1871]

@@AdultThirdCultureKid1971 many Russians to this day see Stalin as a hero.

[@JoseAngelC]

YES TO EXTRA LITERATURE YESSS!!!!!! WHERE DO WE SIGN????????????

[@icook1723]

And after Dracula, can we have Grapes of Wraith or Huckleberryfinn or many other great novels.

[@patricksong2893]

Yep, definitely agree!

[@andrewvarney5687]

Extra Literature would be a totally awesome series!!!

[@jarodj1159]

Yes yes yes a hundred times

[@wak69]

Don't forget about the Great Gatsby

[@johnkiezulas7439]

7:50 "Betraying your family is okay, if it gave you more power." So Radu needs to watch Vlad like a hawk. I sense he's gonna die horribly.

[@lucamaynard2059]

As a romanian, ive been looking forward to this video.

[@SWATDRUMMUH]

Dracula's green eyes is the new Walpole meme here

[@blackmoon9793]

That thumbnail tho

[@dhalterman]

The plot twist is that his green eyes are because of Walpole, obviously.

[@bradleyogilvie8869]

Don’t worry, we the commenters will make plenty of vampire jokes

[@pedrohenrique-et3fs]

just avoid reflecting opinions XD

[@euansmith3699]

Nah, vampire jokes suck.

[@Koor22]

@@euansmith3699 True,as a Romanian I'm tired of them

[@freakymoejoe2]

@@Koor22 I suspect you've heard your fair share of them over the centuries

[@Koor22]

@@freakymoejoe2 Yeah.....

[@mohammedyassine9263]

People: Vlad is the most ruthless person on earth Turks being cousins to mongols: we'll see about that

[@stefanmandru3308]

Being romanian and getting a series about a romanian leader on Extra Credits, man isn't this a legendary day

[@ilijastrainovic3141]

Vlad II:constantlly switches sides Italians:interesting

[@andreimoga7813]

a recurring theme in romanian history :))))))

[@cristixav]

@@andreimoga7813 sort of normal when you're surrounded by the big guys/guns and want to survive.

[@casirezeanu2343]

Finally as a romanian I'm proud that this story is finally told on this channel...

[@marinarosario8855]

Fortunatly, they put episode online after sundown... (sorry - not sorry - couldn´t resist)

[@muculatomic]

@@marinarosario8855 we watch from coffin, ble bleah (other vampire sounds)

[@mikhailvasiliev6275]

You have nothing to be proud of for this...

[@sstoi]

@@mikhailvasiliev6275 our little country history being recognized it's a thing to be proud about

[@chukyuniqul]

@Mikhail Vasiliev video mentions a fraction of Romania last standing and staling a conquering empire steamrolling through Europe This idiot:"VLAD MAN BAD"

[@pointly]

Me: "............." Servant: "You stand in the presence Vlad Dracula. Third of his name, Voivode of Wallachia, Protector of the Faith, Hero of the People, the Terror of the Ottomans, the Blood Drinker, the Count of Darkness, the Impaler, the Son of the Dragon." Me: "This is John Snow. He's King of the North."

[@daniel_sannguyen]

Good sir (or Madam), this is perfect

[@DoriZuza]

Romanian here. Been a fan for a while. I’m glad you’re doing this series on Tepes. I expect you’ll do a great job of portraying both the heroics and the cruelty. Hoping to see Extra Literature, too. Keep up the good work!

[@MarcoSartorato]

Extra literature would be cool

[@troyjardine5850]

They do have Extra Sci-fi where they talk about scifi lit

[@gabrielperron7403]

Extra literature rad!

[@joebama6825]

@@troyjardine5850 didnt extra sci-fi end?

[@Anthintendo]

Imagine forests of corpses dripping on a buffet. You call that a nightmare; I call that a Tuesday.

[@horiavelciu31]

Ah I see you are a man of culture as well! :))

[@madadder9148]

Vlad Dracula, spawn of the Devil! Dipping my bread in your weeping blood vessels!

[@horiavelciu31]

Scorched the earth from Hungary to Wallachia I inspire fear, you inspire count Chockulla

[@abbababba8186]

After so many years, this channel keeps on providing wonderful, well-thought content that anybody can enjoy. Thank you all!

[@sillygoose7646]

I remember doing a research paper on Vlad the Impaler in high school. Easily one of my favorite historical figures. Looking forward to learning more about him.

[@alexcojocaru6417]

seing this as a romanian fills my heart with joy. great work as always

[@alinaptalanova]

Atât de adevărat

[@DragoSonicMile]

"Please, just call me Drac." -... "I'm not going to do that." "As you wish."

[@savasan1895]

You know that Drac in romanian means devil.

[@SoulOfTheReaver]

@@savasan1895 Yes, but it still comes from Draco, the latin word for Dragon, due to the devil's association with a serpent in the bible.

[@one-wingedangel5107]

Ah yes, Helsing Abridged reference, I missed them dearly.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

YES!!!!! I cannot POSSIBLY tell you how happy I am that you're doing Vlad The Impaler!

[@thealbozz4059]

Can you do Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg? Skanderbeg would be really amazing!

[@kramp154]

The scenes with the painter at the begining where amazing and set an amazing scene

[@kaltaron1284]

Ohh, this will be a family friendly one. Torture and misery for the whole family. Edit: Urge to rewatch Hellsing Ultimate rising. Dammit.

[@TopsideCrisis346]

As if rewatching Hellsing would be a bad thing... 😏

[@kaltaron1284]

@@TopsideCrisis346 You're not helping. But I agree.

[@shikigranbell7608]

@@kaltaron1284 no dont agree to this man for he is a misrable pile of secrets.

[@shikigranbell7608]

@@TopsideCrisis346 because its not a bad thing at all.

[@MK-dr7dx]

@@shikigranbell7608 Enough talk! Have at you!

[@CubingHulayian]

1:27 can we just pay attention to HOW CUTE ZOEY IS

[@oddforoddssake3751]

Is it me, or is the animation and general production quality even better than usual? Because I thoroughly enjoyed this episode! Well done today, EC Team! :D

[@Lloyd1808]

As a Romanian I'm honored that you are talking about him! We still see him as a hero now btw.

[@Koor22]

Yes,I'm also from Romania btw

[@shetos1233]

@@szaszmenyhert1810 I don't know about defeating the ottomans, maybe he slowed them alittle but didn't they eventually kill him and resumed business as usual

[@yanmarin4445]

@@shetos1233 yeah... No... The other nobles assassinated him

[@boltmix7294]

@Fahd The King Not sure how you can have "mixed feelings" about Romanians seeing him as a hero. He was a hero for his own country, anyone from the outside having mixed feelings about that is straight up weird

[@knightofarkronia8652]

It’s kinda like how Genghis Khan is a national hero to Mongolia, even though back in his day there were many who feared him for his brutality.

[@joshuaevans6295]

It would be EXTREMELY cool if you did an Extra Literature on Dracula!

[@ireallyhatemakingupnamesfo1758]

You don’t need the last two words

[@jamespotter1436]

0:45 “son of the dragon, Dracula” Oh wow cool vampire dragons!

[@ignacioucero6090]

GREAT episode.. keep up the good work you are doing !

[@jacoburrutia6010]

Man i wish i had the title of "Son Of The Dragon"

[@zEr-ne5ri]

but what is a man a miserable little pile of secrets but enough talk have at you! (I just wanted to say that “ don’t actually come at me swinging)

[@jonjohns8145]

You don't get titles like that .. you EARN titles like that.

[@malahamavet]

you just gotta take your dad and make him "The Dragon" and you're done. so when your dad is watching tv take him to defend Eastern Europe against the Turks. you're in the perfect era since some turkish nationalists actualy want a new empire 😄

[@derinarslanoglu2709]

My last name means son of the lion lmao kinda cool

[@GeldtheGelded]

Play skyrim

[@noaolsson7633]

Are we just gonna gloss that there was a real order called THE ORDER OF THE DRAGON

[@donaldhysa4836]

There were many knightly orders. This is nothing special

[@civilengineer3349]

pfffft this is nothing like the Order Of The Garters

[@r8Dest]

I'm with you, the order of the Dragon sounds awesome. Somebody tell Sabaton!

[@al145]

400 years ago +/- is a long time

[@DimitrisGenn]

In Greece we have an Order of the Phoenix.

[@Deas-Mhumhna]

Yes! Thank you! There is so much misconception surrounding this individual in history. So happy you guys are looking into his story.

[@robertm.8653]

Mulțumesc Extra Credits! I never knew I wanted a series on our old ruler but I sure am glad to see it.

[@BraKahan]

Took a class on Dracula in college and almost a 3rd of the course was on this history. It's such an under-appreciated part of history! Wallachia, the Dracul lineage, Hunyadi's efforts in the crusade against Mehmed II... Would love for EC to do more videos on this time period :)

[@JimCullen]

Was the course on Stoker's novel? Seems a little weird to base a whole third of the course on something that only very tengentially related to the novel, no?

[@AlexMappingHD]

Vlad the Impaler will never be forgot.

[@kaiserlichekommisar8661]

"Imagine forests of corpses dripping on a buffet, you call that a nightmare I call that a Tuesday"

[@Poopyduckling9999]

Vlad Dracula, spawn of the devil Dipping my bread in your weeping blood vessels

[@kaboom138]

@@Poopyduckling9999 "I scorched the earth from Hungary to Walachia I inspire fear, you inspire Count Chocula Step to the Turks and the bodies start dropping Put my foot on Ottomans like I was furniture shopping"

[@tylercole340]

I love Vlad the Impaler, its awesome that you're making a series on him.

[@Frodesagstad96]

Extra Literature of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Yes please!

[@user-qp5mq9uz1n]

Well after that we need Skanderbeg and Stefan 2 immediately!

[@savasan1895]

I think Stefan the great is the second coolest romanian lord of all time, right under Mihai the Brave.

[@stefanmandru3308]

The fact that Vlad Tepes and Stefan the Great were cousins >>>>>>>>

[@thealbozz4059]

Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg would be amazing! Hope they do Skanderbeg!

[@M00nsh0t]

This episode was just the best. Funny, educating especially the location, location, location part, the accent the,"he's important" part just cracked me up. Excellent job

[@Hashmir2522]

So excited to watch the second episode!!

[@qjames0077]

ABOUT TIME MY FAVORITE CHANNEL DOES A SERIES ON MY FAVORITE IMPALER

[@fahimmorshed]

Favorite impaler? how many impaler are there?

[@qjames0077]

@@fahimmorshed gravity gun from Half Life Maybe Ron Jeremy

[@gratielavasiliu7530]

I'm a romanian historian. We have another Impaler : Basarab the little Impaler who ruled between 1477 and 1482.

[@qjames0077]

@@gratielavasiliu7530 history is full of people ready to put other people on sharp wood I guess

[@ceapa7599]

IMPALER=IMPOSTER!!!1!1!!1😱😱😱😱📺🔪🥫😱😱⭕

[@dobraluca2]

I m from Romania and this series is going to be legendary!

[@fabianmario5315]

I am Romanian and i love the fact that you made a video on Vlad the impaler

[@thomassaxon8254]

Vlad Dracula and the whole Draculesti/Danesti clan struggle really fascinates me. The horrors of a border principality in a violent world unfortunately. But yes I'd like to see an Extra Literature too. It would be amazing.

[@PurpleBanana073]

All right, let's go for a walk with this series.

[@smtrop]

A.. moonlit walk?

[@Artur_M.]

A very enthusiastic walk.

[@AnarchHive]

Careful, you might run into homocidal vampire priests!

[@ShinigamiInuyasha777]

Honestly hadn't seen the video yet. But would love the details of the relationship between the Vlad and Mehmed II. Is like shonen rivalry with extra gore

[@alexandrub8786]

There are some rumours that Radu the Handsome had very "close" relations with the young sultan,if you take my meaning.

[@iosif6959]

@@alexandrub8786 he did, thats why the sultan named him 'the handsome'

[@OverseerMoti]

"Radu did nothing wrong".

[@Syllencecraft]

@@iosif6959 oh shi-

[@nocturno7660]

The way you tell story its so badass!

[@regulus8518]

you guy are awesome .... i could listen to your stories all day

[@harriscable2977]

Extra literacy: the 2nd best thing to happen to this channel

[@oceanberserker]

What about Extra Mythology? And yes, I put my vote in for Extra Literacy. I mean, we got the Extra Sci - Fi series, etc., right? What's another good reason to tune in?

[@harriscable2977]

@@oceanberserker I’d say a tie for third

[@oceanberserker]

@@harriscable2977 Eh, personally, I believe Extra Literacy would tie Extra Mythology for 2nd place.

[@harriscable2977]

@@oceanberserker fair

[@LuinTathren]

Extra Literature sounds awesome no matter what book you do! But I'd love to see Dracula.

[@Maxlikestwisties]

The animation and art in this video is amazing! Good job

[@iamseamonkey6688]

0:34 majora's mask two looking wild

[@Tinkering4Time]

You already know we want that Extra Literature episode.

[@erikeidsmoe6165]

Imagine being that artist so scary

[@latayantheazran]

Cant wait for them to cover the part when Vlad gets his teleporting castle

[@MrSpy-jo4je]

And now I can’t wait for part 2

[@jonsadikaj3873]

Gorgeous animations! Would really love to see an Extra History series about Skanderbeg!

[@firenter]

I remember reading a synopsis of his life a couple years back and it is nuts how much stuff he gets up to in a relatively short time and how brutal he is to his enemies.

[@Sientir]

The writing in this is especially compelling and well delivered, especially that last line! :D

[@hellsingmongrel]

Ahhhh, yes, I love that someone is doing a history docu about Dracula! He's my favorite historical figure because of just how wild and complex his story really is!

[@elizabethc1463]

Extra Literature would be an AMAZING series. I would love to see you discuss lots of different classic literature from different cultures!!

[@joshuajordan6278]

You guys read my mind. I just started rewatching Netflix's Castlevania

[@andreiturta9271]

Ohhh yeah I am looking forward to this

[@kayleigh0711]

Im so down for an Extra Lit series!

[@SantiJara-sj1pi]

I approve of the extra literary episode

[@elvenatheart982]

Thank you for pronouncing Vlad properly and not with an accent and you're doing pretty well with Radu

[@Mike_of_the_Sonora]

Yes please start and Extra literature series ! i miss extra sci fi so much

[@mud_just_mud]

Love it keep them coming

[@steevemartial4084]

I appreciate the use of the sword of the order of the dragon, from the imperial armoury in Vienna. Great attention to details.

[@steevemartial4084]

Also the representation of the dragon at the end 👌

[@VodaNegru]

Yeah, I noticed the sword's authenticity right off, too. Now, where did I put the original ... ?

[@steevemartial4084]

@@VodaNegru The original is in the Imperial Armoury in the KHM in Vienna. But it didn't belong to Dracula himself if I remember correctly.

[@VodaNegru]

@@steevemartial4084 Well it does now, and that ain't the original LOL!

[@prometheus7387]

It's good we finally see the real Dracula

[@andrewshepherd1633]

I've been waiting for this for a LOOOONG time

[@MaestroRoma1]

Yes please do extra literature I've been looking forward to it

[@alin-mihai]

As a romanian, I just want to say thank you for doing this series. Much love from Transylvania (:

[@VodaNegru]

You mis-spelled 'Transilvania!'

[@BR4IN1N4J4R]

As a MASSIVE Fate fanboy, I appreciate this series more than most. Vlad III is easily one of my favorite Heroes in the series and very much has a compelling story where in the Apocrypha timeline, he seeks to undo the Dracula the Vampire myth, leaving only his historical context. I even have him all but maxed out in Grand Order, and yes, he is in fact a deadly Servant to run even if he's unusually squishy (Berserker class Servant, so while he does more damage to basically everyone, he also takes more damage from everyone).

[@omkr0122]

I love how Vlad got his point across!

[@nickjulius4260]

dude these animations are top notch nice!!