Welcome to Extinction - ARK Lore Explained

[@NeddyTheNoodle]

Come join my ARK Lore Discord! discord.gg/deMg5mS

[@clueless80]

I was banned and i still dont know why 😢.

[@alistairbolden6340]

The end of this sounded way to much like bad fan fiction. Its a shame they swapped writers Ark deserved a better story.

[@bronze_brogaming6361]

Can’t wait for the extinction survival stories

[@_Colti_]

same

[@aidanmcgee957]

its not happening and if it do not for a very long time

[@TheGamingCeratosaurus]

He already said it was canceled That's why this video exists

[@Ash_6614]

NOO

[@SergeLynx89]

@@TheGamingCeratosauruswhere and when? Link the video of the statement cause I can’t find it. All I found is in his previous video of the remake goes well they provide the goods the yes it will continue. No word of discontinuation yet.

[@Cone_Guardian]

It would have been cool if the king titan actually had an X carved into his chest on his in game model. It would have given him a little more backstory for when you face him, and maybe get the people who don't know about ark's lore to look into it.

[@gclefnafeur5879]

he has it but it's really hard to see

[@ladyteruki]

Extinction is probably the most touching part of Ark lore (on top of being the one that delivers the most on Ark's big themes). There is loss and despair at an unprecedented level. There is real connexion between the characters, and emotion in their evolution. The first time I read the Explorer notes (on the wiki, in chronological order), I just cried. I'm so sad for players who don't get to experience that side of the game. Hopefully videos like this will convince them to look into it.

[@donkeychonk5598]

Also da soundtrack goes da hardest

[@ladyteruki]

@@donkeychonk5598 IT DOES. I seem to remember that when Raasclark did a poll, it was in the Top 3. Rightfully so. At least it's in mine :)

[@cervatillo]

3:14 My brother pointed out how Helena's high synchronization rate/advanced nervous system might be because she ascended 2 times (The Island->Scorched->Aberration), Compared to the others who never went anywhere outside of Aberration (except Mei, who only ascended once) This might also explain how the prism reacted to her only...

[@SpeikobraRote]

Im honestly so... so sad that we couldnt witness all of this... in actual actor and ark fashion but thanks alot for this. I never knew... I knew helena was brought to the chamber hidden in the artefact cave in the sunken forest and all that jazz but no clue that Diana was brought back. Seriously.. such a cool story all hidden away....

[@PinkiePi]

Neddy, you really have a flair for storytelling. Your passion for this lore and this project really shines through. Thank you for making sense of all of this and continuing to make incredible content!

[@fafisch179]

babe wake up new ark lore just dropped

[@Chrizzx3]

Man, this is quite the feat. Arks whole overarching story is incredible so far. Imagine if this would've been made into a series in live action (and hopefully not flop). Thank you Neddy for bringing us another banger of a video and we can't wait for the next one!

[@blueflare1433]

Arks lore is addicting for some reason even more so now that they have voice actors. it’s making me play through all the story arks 🤩

[@klaryuk]

This was such a wonderful surprise and omg it made me cry. I cannot thank you enough for fully explaining the lore in such an entertaining way. This was the part of the lore i knew so little about (many of the notes were bugged) this made my day week month and year THANKS Neddy

[@ZTTINGS]

Great timing! Love your stuff mate, looking forward to enjoying your great storytelling, as always!

[@NeddyTheNoodle]

Thanks mate :D

[@Ak-yg8fr]

What happen to them after extinction when mei yin and Diana said good luck and no location and death, and I haven't seen or heard from them since genesis 1 & 2, so I hope they come back at ark 2.

[@Fedithan]

Thank you so much for all of these, Neddy. It's amazing to me how much more Ark's story hits when we have to find it ourselves. And everything you have done to bring it to life makes it just so much more real.

[@jurassicjonahpe5294]

Idea: the last story dlc (coming for asa) might follow the story of Mei Yin and Diana after this point, with explorer notes about what happened after they fought of the king titan, and we (as a new survivor) have to follow in their footsteps to activate the reseed protocol after another survivor (us from extinction) kill the king titan and the other titans.

[@CapnMcRummy]

We need an arat prime dlc to finish the story and link into the genesis stories. Hopefully wildcard give us this one last thing

[@birkenbauummm]

Every time I watch those videos (and The Survival Stories) I get chills😮 Ark is not only great art, the way you illustrate/explain it - a masterpiece for itself I'm grateful to have experienced this❤

[@TheGamingCeratosaurus]

•Questions (Anyone answer): Did the King Titan stop Earth and if so, where does it say that? •Are there more than 4 Titans? •Do any other planets have corruption? •What is the connection of Arat Prime and Arat?

[@korculaamv9820]

King Titan is basically head of the hive Mind, he maybe didn't defeat last humans in earth but he definitely developed over the years as the King over the ruins. Yes there are more then 4 titans walking the Earth, killing the King was probably all we needed to end the hive mind and do reseed protocol As far as we know, Earth is the only corrupted planet, but other also could he as element probably came as a meteor Arat Prime is a station from which you can teleport to the colony ship, but since ship partly crashed into unnamed planet, they named it Arat as to connect Earth Which leads me to believe if someone from now newly reborn earth figures out to teleport, our main antagonist could be people from Earth while people from ship want to preserve no tek based world

[@TheGamingCeratosaurus]

@@korculaamv9820 thank you

[@AlvarenMyras]

finally someone seeing the question I have, Is the Arat we are going to, Arat Prime or another Arat perhaps, the way the trailer and devs worded it is way to sus to me, as that's how I'd word it to throw people off

[@AlvarenMyras]

it could be something as simple as Arat Prime is the Sun of that Solar System and we are on like Arat 1/Alpha or however astronomy names planets, my Astronomy knowledge isn't great

[@KKronos252]

​@@AlvarenMyrasPlanet Arat is a destination of Genesis ship. Arat Prime is a city located in the dark side of earth. It is a launch site of Genesis ship.

[@tamaramarshall5420]

Not sure if this one was cancelled or not, the comments seem undecided, but I just spent hours watching your survival stories and they were amazing. I am absolutely hooked. As someone who, because of space on my computer cant play more than the island and one other map, i have enjoyed watching the lore on the only channel that seems to have shared the whole versions. So thanks. And i really would love to see the rest of the survival stories

[@WhpLsh]

I love this game so much!! It starts as such an innocent simple dinosuar game and spirals into, you ascend to godhood

[@doydoy5167]

Man I just binged the whole Ark lore explained yesterday was mad that it didn’t have extinction then you posted this thank you for explaining the lore in a interesting way and if you need a background character to act ill help anytime

[@minties51]

this video was very interesting to watch! i know next to nothing about extinction lore (mainly because i haven’t played on extinction yet), so this was fun to watch!

[@kaltra_AkTS]

Got a very simple question how big do you thing the king Titan is in the lore, because in the extinction prolong cutscenes you can see him being a bit taller than come lower cloud’s

[@freezyy696]

Thank you so much for making these, I’ve been playing this game since scorched came out and it really makes me happy how your stories bring me back to those times ❤️❤️❤️ thank you so so much ❤️💚💙

[@nizzthetwast]

Your survival stories are amazing if it ever comes down to it please consider finishing it up with extinction

[@Erkko007]

Ark lore is just😩

[@TheGamingCeratosaurus]

Wut 💀

[@Astrih_Konnash]

Couldn't attend to the live, the Extinction dossiers are quite fenomenal - as well as the lore described here :D

[@NeddyTheNoodle]

they're great!

[@johernandez266]

Always nice to watch your new videos.

[@NeddyTheNoodle]

Glad to hear that!

[@TheGamingCeratosaurus]

Fax

[@rangedceller6227]

hope we can see the complete survival stories of this soon. it's amazing how well you tell the story through game mechanics.

[@kevlartqc5991]

i've been playing this game for a long time without really knowing the lore... the story is crazy when you think about it, just sad that wildcard is playing that way with their playerbase and always push thing back that much. i really hope that ASA bring enough improvement to make the game survive until ark 2 and that ark 2 will not be a big deception after all that long wait.

[@KingOfAllGigas]

This makes me want extinction survival stories 🥲

[@legoandxl4969]

I follow you since your 10k subscriber and I love the evolution of your video keep it up🎉

[@NeddyTheNoodle]

thanks man! glad you liked em

[@MochaDookie]

Keep it up!

[@NeddyTheNoodle]

That's the plan!

[@shinmalestat9272]

5:30 Vin Diesel adding some comment about "family"

[@few-sea360]

3:13 (if Helena technically ascended from scorched earth, idk) Would she be like this, because she ascended 3 times. Just like in ark if you ascend a lot you gain serious levels.

[@JonKratz]

Thank you for all your hard work 🥺 it shows

[@Nightscream452]

So Arat Prime was originally a facility on the other side of the world? I would have loved if they continued with that in the next expansion, giving closure to Mae & Diana's story (what happened to them in the end) Then the Genesis Expansion probably would have made a bit more since, instead of being so sudden & jarring, as at the end of Extinction it looks like our character became a Homo Deus, then the next thing we know were being jerked back into a new story & told it was all a simulation.

[@Chromatome]

With the state of the world in real life, I feel like Extinction's story and narrative themes are more relevant than ever, that even when faced with the extinction of the world we can't give up the hope that despite the insurmountable odds we can still fix this.

[@n01z3]

my fav story map. grabbing some popcorn for sure

[@iron-c4dpc354]

You do such a good job explaining the story!

[@tobimarulee]

Thanks for all your effort to explain the lore to us... Ark is already sooooo goooood, but with knowing the lore, it hits even harder! 😊

[@thecyanadon]

Dang, the one who tries again. Nice title. I like to think Mei lived happily with Diana after a while.

[@BritishTexan]

Wonderfully done! Thank you for explaining the story to us. ♥

[@zodie6578]

Am i the only one who thinks ark should get a live action series or movie. It is a such a good story that it’s a shame that it haven’t gotten any live action

[@NeddyTheNoodle]

wish it did

[@TheGamingCeratosaurus]

Not live action, but there is an animated series coming out sometime. Hopefully soon.

[@thundabolt7867]

​@@TheGamingCeratosauruscmon you know enough to not be hopefull of the word soon

[@zodie6578]

@@TheGamingCeratosaurus i know there is a animated series coming out but a live action is what we really need for the ark story or maybe to get it to the big screens

[@TheGamingCeratosaurus]

@@thundabolt7867 ?

[@feralprocessor9853]

The Beast queen do be taking names on Corrupted Earth.

[@korculaamv9820]

Aaaaah yeah! Player lore is next! I wonder how will you explain it as each player has his own set of lore of beating the game XD

[@rosstwose2762]

Are we gonna get the survival stories in Extinction??

[@TheGamingCeratosaurus]

Most likely not from what he said in a stream

[@rosstwose2762]

Oh really? What did he say?

[@TheGamingCeratosaurus]

@@rosstwose2762 it's extremely expensive to make and takes a lot oh time

[@BdasKeF]

The One who Tries again is an emotional title

[@humbelduff2916]

Extinctions story is so depressing!😭

[@MDwesman]

Very interesting, your channel feels like im watching something that should be a tv show

[@NeddyTheNoodle]

why thank you, lol

[@slapallan]

You are the man Neddy, love your videos ❤

[@absolutelycitron1580]

Aaaaaaah! That's why we respawn in game? That's badass

[@Lagonbreezey]

I think extinction has the best lore of the ark maps, it’s just I wish it had more backstory, like I’ll see all these cool buildings and wonder what the backstory of this is and what it does, sanctuary is cool it just doesn’t feel fleshed out enough to work as a city.

[@Drakromdemon]

I think the reason why Helena was more evolved than the rest of them and as because she did an ascencion by beating the manticore

[@austin3001]

This video got a mention in todays community crunch

[@alexdurain3753]

I’m really looking forward to seeing how this map does in the remake.

[@armokil]

i really hope in the futrue we get an ark game which goes way further into the lore, so we can go to these places as they did.

[@peabrain6872]

Extinction is one of my favourite dlcs, my second favourite only to genesis part 2, 3rd is genesis part 1

[@ThePrimordialArchon]

I feel like our survivor title instead of the one who tries again should be something like the one who survives or the one who remains

[@kraldalmatinu]

...I really didn´t know that extinction´s part of ARK lore is so important.

[@XdarkhuntX]

we never knew what happend to Diana and Mei, maybe we see both in Ark 2 (hopefully). when Santiago is still alive.... maybe.

[@austin3001]

A surprise to be sure but a welcome one!

[@Rexlord74]

Santiago’s birthday is right next to mine. June 25th

[@darkmega710]

Video Idea : Who would win (lore wise) for example Rockwell vs King Titan

[@baconboi7804]

For the longest time I wondered why Diana was on extinction

[@JungéShikisanki]

🥹 So goood!!!! Ark is so beautiful.. I have no words to explain it!

[@godzillauniverse122]

This is just like pacific rim but godzilla sized kaiju

[@profilenotfound2525]

As far as i heard they died fighting the Titans

[@feralprocessor9853]

Pretty heroic

[@AlvarenMyras]

13:26 Neddy NEDDY! Hugged Her! Bitch they kissed! "I left her lips smeared with tears and blood, but she wouldn't let me apologize. It's just as well. I was not that sorry."

[@NeddyTheNoodle]

if this was a survival story, that wouldve been included, i assure you lol. this is just a summary

[@AlvarenMyras]

@@NeddyTheNoodle you get a pass this time mister, keep up the good work love watching your lore stuff, I always either find something I missed, or get to see it in motion

[@skyhijinx]

Woah, June 26th is *MY* Birthday!

[@feralprocessor9853]

Those meks have a phisyc of an Elite from halo.

[@cannongaming5834]

One real question I have is that how come there were creature like snow owls and thorny dragons on earth despite them most likely being made for The arks

[@HiMyNameIzJake]

Do you think Vin Diesel is the right actor to play Santiago in a live-action movie? Why or why not? I'm just curious to hear other people's opinions

[@Kyitz255]

Damn an hour ago!?

[@karremania]

Woooohooo diana is back :D

[@NeddyTheNoodle]

Woooooooooo

[@Mills-w2m]

is the survivor santeigo or Bob????

[@angieainsworth7216]

I'LL SPARE YOU IF YOU DON'T FLIP MY DOG THE BIRD.

[@heavensfield494]

Ark should have been a 1 game only, you progress, the world changes around you, you get to keep the progress, still have fun and end the story. But this?, they are just milking it at this point

[@aidanmcgee957]

These notes make me sad I hope we get a continuation to this extenction story in the new dlc with asa

[@bronze_brogaming6361]

Dawg we are, new DLC that takes place in between extinction and Gen 1

[@aidanmcgee957]

@@bronze_brogaming6361 it has not been confirmed if thats where it takes place just assumed

[@danielcluistra4484]

should i wait for extintion survival stories before watching this?

[@NeddyTheNoodle]

There will only be ext films if ASA meets my expectations. Up to you mate

[@danielcluistra4484]

@@NeddyTheNoodle watched it, i won't be suprised if they delay asa to 2024 the video was amazing, thank you for bringing ark lore to life :)

[@SnakeLordProductions]

so like, whats the deal with how the alpha king titan is metal, is that one cannon and the normal not, but its in the explorer notes??? I'm so confused

[@NeddyTheNoodle]

not sure, its never mentioned

[@tduck1858]

From what I could interpret from the lore, the alpha king titan made an elemental armor in response to the mega mek which is the only thing that really hurt him and made him feel afraid, that's why we only used the mega mek against the king titan in his version alpha. So he made armor to protect himself from the mega mek (the only thing that can/came close to defeating him in lore)

[@JacobRolandMontino]

I already saw the homo deus helena walker before you changed it to the king titan battle

[@colehopper8091]

Not saying we need a reply on this commwnt or video but maby something in the comunity section is the survivor storys canceled or not lots of pepole are confused and disagreeing i cant find proof of it being said anyone with proof please leave a link with timestamp

[@CamperEater]

I wish I knew how you made the thumbnails mind are ok I guess

[@JacobRolandMontino]

does helena walker die or she can come back human

[@teodorlb]

Why didnt Mei Yin also just ascend?

[@NeddyTheNoodle]

no prism

[@grimlin6338]

shouldve just used osds on the titans lol

[@TransPrinceMaxx]

Why is this video different than the other stories

[@stefanomarchesiello2747]

Wait, if Santiago is dead, and the genesis 2 ship is not a simulation, why are his notes on gen 2?

[@connork9745]

There can be multiple copies of the same person If I remember right Santiago 3(Gen 2) does not remember santiago 2's life

[@theflamingphoenix5363]

How is everyone?

[@dingse3_]

H.L.N.A Sulley 😉

[@Frogboyaidan]

Real

[@MeizenRedLeo]

I would love to be Santiago's voice I can do Diesel's voice

[@korculaamv9820]

Thing is, Santiago from the notes is not the same Santiago as Vin in Ark 2 We basically have 4 known versions The original who lived during 23 century tek wars The clone who worked on Colony Ship The one from explorer notes And Ark 2

[@MeizenRedLeo]

@@korculaamv9820 I understand that part I'm just saying I have a deep voice to where I can act that serious tone when reading the notes I can be him

[@NeddyTheNoodle]

From the VAs I've worked with, one thing is clear: the best actors aren't good because they say they can act. The proof is in the pudding.

[@theflamingphoenix5363]

Sup

[@TheGamingCeratosaurus]

Sup

[@santinolucar-jy9su]

I like cheese

[@Nickle_King]

Again. Why aren’t you doing this in the Survivor Notes way? I know you made a video, but I’m choosing to ignore it because it seemed like the things you were complaining about where things you decided to add in. Custom content and the like. It turned out great, but if it was that stressful, just don’t do it again. Or do it to a much lesser degree. You should finish what you started. This chapter doesn’t sound like to has much of anything that couldn’t be done if basic spawning commands or community help. It’s not like you’d have to model a new Rockwell-esq thing again.

[@NeddyTheNoodle]

I have no interest in making a product as low quality, low effort, and pointless as what you are suggesting. Sounds lame, and not at all fun to watch or to create. If you want to make something that low budget, be my guest, but if I were going to make a movie about the extinction story, I would do it the right way, not in some cheap attempt that can be whipped up in a few weeks, such as you’re suggesting.

[@yogibear92gy]

Ned says "most important story dlc of the entire game" Ned also says We are not going to do a survival story for it... Like bro survival stories are what get you recognised in the community you gotta do it justice, you can't half finish a project when someone like you is as passionate about the lore as you are. Come on bro wth? if it's gonna be a challenge then you alpha that bitch.

[@serviamstudios]

ARK is so woke…

[@Jbamnotaboy]

15:40 is that pikkons revenge

[@cosmix1829]

That is Alpha King Titan. Pikkon's Revenge is a re-textured version of Alpha King Titan