The Trinity's MASSIVE Role Throughout Xenoblade Chronicles

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Published 2023-05-11
Future Redeemed is out and it's absolutely amazing! Join me for my first video essay to learn more about Ontos, Logos, and Pneuma, and their role in the plot of the Klaus Trilogy.

Content:
0:00 - Intro
1:11 - Ontos, and the Beginning
4:40 - Pneuma and Logos
8:18 - Enduring Legacy
11:23 - The Divine End

Music:
Aurora Shelf (Day) - Future Redeemed
Everyday Life - Xenoblade Chronicles
Torigoth (Night) - Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Colony 9 (Night) Xenoblade Chronicles
Aurora Shelf (Night) - Future Redeemed
Majesty - Xenoblade Chronicles

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All Comments (21)
  • @PhantomHeit
    Takahashi be like: writes a standalone game that perfectly sets up for and parallels a game that wasn’t even planned to exist until 6 years later
  • @Zylber7
    I really like how the trinity in XC3 basically represent past (Origin), present (Moebius) and future (Ouroboros)
  • @baked7423
    along with zanza and meyneth taking the roles in the trinity processor, Alvis also was able to remain stable due to having klaus's lingering regrets. Obv not strictly an Alvis analysis but it's cool to think not only was he conforming to his role, he himself wanted to try and help lead the world to a better world which really lines up with his actions in xc1 like giving shulk an even playing field and teaching shulk to use the monado to mold him into a more suitable input.
  • @JetHammer
    This is the most understandable and comprehensive breakdown of the series I've seen. Excellent job.
  • @Ketagcn
    Vindicating to see someone talk about this without calling Alvis a Blade or something, phew Jokes aside this was well put together. It has long been observable that Alvis/Ontos has acted as the "ego," of whichever trinity they become attached to, so having FR confirm and explore that further, coupled with the inclusion of A as Ontos's chance to truly walk hand-in-hand with others as a human just as Pneuma and Logos were able to in their own ways in XC2, was really great I thought.
  • @EvilMike349
    This video was fantastic, like Luxin-level analysis and explanation. I'm so glad there are people who pick up on subtext much better than I do and can explain my favorite series to me, so thank you for that!
  • @edale2
    "check these games out, and come back once you finish them" 6 months later, traffic on this vid suddenly spikes. lol.
  • @Luma_64
    I’d like to point out that in the original Japanese script for xenoblade 2, when Klaus says the line “Ontos triggered a space time transition event”, the Japanese script uses the word “Vanish” when referring to Ontos’s departure. Meaning that he didn’t Trigger the space time transition event, only vanished because of it. The space time transition event was likely caused my Klaus activating the conduit, and Ontos being the arbiter of the trinity, was swallowed into the other half of the universe Klaus created by activating the conduit. Pnuema and Logos are meant to represent the Anima and Animus, I theorize that when ontos vanished into the xenoblade 1 world, he grabbed Klaus’s Animus and Galeas anima to act as the 2nd and 3rd opinions he needs. 5:50 I think that the origin metal/gear/shard just holds a soul/memory of a person who was optimistic about the original Origin plan, as melia says, the ouroboros stones and Lucky 7 take their shape from the data in the queens “keys” (Melias heart and Nias core crystal) and the side of origin that possessed the people who had faith in the original plan to revive the worlds. I think Pyra and Mythras souls or maybe just their data, is inside of Nias core crystal, given how she can create these sort of pseudo Aegis blades that un coincidentally glow the color green. Good vudeo
  • @LunarMelodia
    This was such a well-written and wonderfully composed analysis of these three characters and how they interact with the overall narrative & concepts in Xenoblade Gosh I love this series so much, I think it'll always be my favourite 💖 You have a very easy to listen to voice, which is great for these sorts of video essays! Hope to see more Xenoblade content from you in the future ✨
  • @lemmyxpro
    Damn, i thought i'd already watched this video, but it turns out i didn't, and i only just did now, but HOLY did i learn a lot of stuff, and thus i just wanted to say thanks, and also clarify that all of this made sense! Seriously, thank you for this incredible, amazing video!!! 🥰 Also, total sidenote, but it's really refreshing to hear a female Xenotuber that isn't someone playing through the game... I honestly really appreciate that, and it's really cool to me, TBH.
  • @a-zfan3229
    Alvis’s personality is also the result of Ontos’ resonance with Klaus. He embodied Klaus’s regrets, and thus acted to undo the world he had created during the experiment
  • @mobes8876
    One thing I like that they added to FR is the "eye" to the Ontos core to look much closer to the Zohar. Also...Noah throwing away basically both the Pneuma and Logos core at the end is so sad lol
  • @lumo_
    wow, that's the first time I understand the trinity processor. I finally get it. your explanation was so clear and logical. I particularly love the fact that N's acceptance and fusion with Noah fits both narratives, the ouroboros v. Moebius narrative, as well as the Logos v. Pneuma narrative. thank you for bringing these considerations into a new light, otherwise I would have never understood, and would still feel like i'm missing something. as another commenter said, it's great when some people are good at picking up the subtext, but even better when they can explain it in such a clear way. it's crazy like i feel enlightened and emotional for this series for a whole new reason
  • @ryofsun
    Something I had been thinking about for a while and couldn't wrap my head around was how Pneuma and Logos had so much power in Aionios when the Conduit had gone bye-bye, and Klaus telling Pneuma that she would lose those powers, assuming Klaus is right here. I understood where Ontos' power came from as the arbiter and blueprint for Origin, but I think it's only now after watching this video that my theory I can accept is that since Ontos requires the decision input from Pneuma and Logos, by that connection energy and power is being received by Pneuma and Logos from Ontos to be able to make that decision, and that's what resulted in the Ouroboros and Moebius powers. Thanks so much for making this video! It was extremely clear and helped clean up some of my mistaken thoughts about things and ties it all together, subscribed :)
  • @ThadFC
    fantastic video!! XC3 and FR just really changed my perspective on not just the whole series but also how i view life in general now in a way i didnt even think possible since the last game that impacted me this much was XC1 10 years ago
  • I really love how FR engrosses XB3 base game with tons of little details and answers. As well as a beautiful farewell to the trilogy.
  • Xenoblade chronicles is my favourite franchise ever. I love it.
  • Masterclass explanation, and the nice and chill tone in your voice makes it a lot easier to absorve all this mass of information...i played the entire trilogy but could have never made all these connections myself.
  • @dachking6657
    It’s so cool to think about how these two sides stayed in the fight this whole time, too. Logos/Moebius, they who fear the future and stay in the endless now, stay in the fight because they themselves are literally the ones who stay in the fight. They don’t die. They are eternal; the moebius strip goes in a loop with no beginnings or ends. Meanwhile, Pneuma/Ouroboros stay in the fight by passing things down throughout the generations. They look to the future and build it themselves. The snakes do indeed consume one another, signifying that time is indeed marching on and has a beginning and end, yet it still carries on forever.
  • @ActualAero
    This is such a good video! Very easy to understand and I love how you explained the parallels to Xenoblade 1! Made me appreciate Future Redeemed even more! Liked & subbed, can't wait for more of your videos!