Pokemon Isle of Armor is Chinese!? - Gaijin Goombah
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- Опубліковано 11 січ 2020
- With Pokemon Sword and Shield's Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra announced, I've been digging hard through the Direct despite being sick looking for any cultural inspirations I could find. And gang, between the new regions, Kubfu, Urshifu, and Calyrex, I think I hit the motherload! Saddle up gang, cause I think we're going to PokeChina!
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Urshifu’s two forms- Inner Peace and Skadoosh
Do they know the wushi finger hold?
Dejay Page that’s their signature move
Okami Ronin I just figured it out. X3
#001 So all this time, they've been calling him Master Teacher (Shifu = Teacher) or Sensei Sensei.
Now I can't watch Kung Fu Panda without laughing at Shifu
😆😆😆
Me: *is a Dragon Ball fan*
Me: Mustard sounds like a perfectly ordinary name!
Could be a reference to Robert Mustard.
Wait... Wasn't one of Garlic Junior's henchmen called Mustard...
Also is one of those names that the translation make weird , in japanese mustard is pronounced "mas ter do" máster do is more logic name
@@gexianhen Yep, when you take the way his name is spelled in it's Japanese version and then put it into romanji it comes out to "Masutādo" which can be broken down into "Masutā Do"
Dragon ball is full of food name puns I mean piccolo is pickle krillen I think is chestnut vegeta is vegetable broly is broccoli and goku’s sayin name is a pun on carrots
6:39 Actually, it turns out the Hojo Clan were said to be responsible for fostering Zen Buddhism.
YOOOO!
Zelda game are shouting "Triforce"
@@IanHsieh That was me.
Also, it could be a reference to the "Diamond Triangle" of Buddhism - a collection of sites that has the highest concentration of Buddhist architecture and artifacts. It consists of 3 main sites, with 9 locations within the triangle, and was supposed to be visited by the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang, who was a travelling Chinese Buddhist monk who documented the interactions between Chinese and Indian Buddhism.
Also the three marks of existence might play a role?
dukkah anicca anatta
"Name sounds a little less dumb, right?"
We have DBZ characters named after an assortment of items. From vegetables, to musical instruments, to undergarmets. Mustard doesn't sound that bad.
DBZ had a one-off minor villain named Mustard in the English dub.
In the original Japanese, he was called Tard.
@@imveryangryitsnotbutter I can see why that one was changed in the dub, like how Mr. Satan became Hercule (I admit having grown up on the old Toonami dub I still tend to call him Hercule a lot). IIRC didn't the later Funimation dubs kinda compromise by calling him "Hercule Satan"?
@Poison
I'm pretty sure they eventually started using both. They had Mr. Satan as his fighter name, and Hercule as his real name.
No idea wether Hercule Satan is supposed to be his real name, but it sure fits.
@@ZombieBarioth Satan has to be his canonical name, otherwise the name Videl doesn't make any sense in context.
1:44 I thought it was a nod to Robert mustard
A world renowned martial arts expert
Could be that as well!
I thought he was named after Colonel Mustard from Cluedo. Why? No clue. XD
@@TMan5636 I have been spreading that message as well
Pokemon scientists are named after trees, so why not have martial arts masters be named after other plants?
Jonny Keegan did u miss my comment
Agyo is just like, "AWAY EVIL BEASTS! AWAY HELLSPAWN."
Then we have Ungyo, who is like, "Nah, not you guys. You're good."
I'm getting better! Thank you guys so much for checking out my 1st video of the year!
You're very welcome dude, I'm glad I have been watching you ever since your videos with Game Theory and even after you left.
Culture always meant a lot to me IRL.
Gaijin Goombah Media Plz do Yokai University in Yokai Watchers
It a Manga I make about a kitsune named Akira who have friends like Alice a rokurokubi who is a mother figure to Akira,Carlos an Oni who is Tough guy always get annoy by Akira,Zane a comedy Neko mata who have YouKaiTube channel and other Yokai in this manga in my UA-cam channel
I did 3 Chapter like
Pool Party
How Alice stole Valentines Day
The Great Yokai Test Featuring Hanako San
Plz do Gaijin My 2 Female friend and I work hard with this series
There's also apparently a relatively well known Canadian Robert Mustard who owns a dojo and teaches Yoshinkan Aikido Seminars in the UK.
The two different forms of Urshifu might more represent the general difference between Northern and Southern kung fu. Northern styles generally are more fleet-footed, mobile, and have quicker strikes while Southern styles are more "grounded" with a focus of generating power while maintaining footing.
There's way too much to explain and get into here, so give it a good Google search
Stop talking and go sleep!!! We’ll be here for you when you’ve recovered!
Everyone: Single strike style and rapid strike style
Me: *One Punch!!* & *Ora ora ora!!*
HUZZAH! A man of Quality!
@@madmicro157 An interesting meme, i will take it.
I'm going for Urshifu: Rapid Strike style.
Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda
I didn’t know about the two kings, so this was incredibly informative.
They look like door gods
You won’t be able to BEAR this defeat!
Single-strike style reminds me more of the Bajiquan fighting style.
Anthony Collazo yeah I thought so too like maybe something to do with hakkyoku-ken
Yea! It does resemble Akira Yuki's style from Virtua Fighter.
Definitely, the elbow and rake-hand matches Bajiquan (Eight Extremities Fist).
The rapid-strike style's hand position resembles Northern Praying Mantis style.
Edit: I wonder if the developers were heavily inspired Virtua Fighter since Urshifu resembles 2 fighter characters: Akira uses Bajiquan and Lion used Northern Praying Mantis style.
Never noticed that?! Gaijin could have a field day with virtua fighter
Ikr It literally looks like if Akira from VF was a bear.
Dang, I would’ve guessed Ireland. Y’know, “Isle of armor” “Emerald Isle”.
I actually guessed Ireland.
Yes, the two new areas are basically Whales and Nothern Ireland, the two parts of the UK that are missing in the main game.
It's both.
I personally guessed Isle of Man, as it fits closer, with the Tundra being more like the Scottish Highlands. Like, the high-highlands.
@@catherinemagtighearnan1050 you'd by right. Gamefreak confirm those were the inspiration for the DLC. You can find the article online.
I just realized thanks to this that Master Shifu from kung fu panda is literally master master
The redundancy is too much
@@emanuelrojas2 nah it would be too much if they called him "Master Shifu shishou"
See also: Master Roshi
@@The_One_In_Black Incidentally, in Japanese he's known as Muten Roshi, which is less redundant. (It means "invisible old master", whereas Master Roshi means "master old master".)
For the record Oogway just means tortoise.
2:57 quick correction that style is actually baji quan or eight extremities fist it’s known for its explosive strikes and elbows and knees that stance that Pokémon is using is a fairly iconic stance for baji quan it’s used to drive ones elbow into someone’s ribs
6:23 - I appreciate the logo for "The Crown Tundra" including the head of Calyrex. That's a cool detail.
Isle of Armor's logo is actually Urshifu's head and torso
Single strike Urshifu is based on Bajiquan(8 extremities fist) instead of Tiger style tho
Good to see a video uploaded by you again as i look forward to your future research into video game culture refrence.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery! Thanks for another great video!
Always happy to get one of your videos!!!
The dlc looks so good, especially Isle of armor, martial arts is always cool
It's been a while, I always loved your Videos!
Wow!!! There is so much culture in Galar.
I can’t believe all of the chinese influence in the expansion now. The Dojo, Mustard, Urshifu, Dynamax and so much more.
Well remember at one point up until 1997 Hong Kong was a British colony, so while the location might be based on the Isle of Man's real life location to the UK..just flipped for the Galar map so what was once to the west is now to the east..the culture seems more like Hong Kong..which would also neatly explain the dojo, the pagoda on the beach, and KubFu.
ShinKyuubi Now, that makes sense to me, as I was trying to think of what all this has to do with the UK! I forgot about the Hong Kong connection!
@@darthpaul99 I kinda forgot about it too..but then as I was posting a solo comment of my own I had a bit of a brain wave moment and looked it up to be sure and lo and behold that was the case. I'm kinda mad at myself cause I was born in the middle of the 80's so I was 12 when Hong Kong stopped being a British colony and it was pretty big news at the time.
@@ShinKyuubi with the current political struggles it is highly unlikable, sinze this could anger the chinese government and that would mean no more pokemon in mainland china
@@DanielPereira-ey9nt China already has a hate on for Japan from their past fights. I legit had a classmate with Chinese background and family and that brat SMILED when we got to the part in history class about the US dropping the nukes on Japan. I watched that boy in my high school history class SMILE when watching a video of what happened to the people of Japan when the nukes dropped and the aftermath, and they really don't like promoting anything Japanese in China if they can help it as it is. Also you give me another plausible reason for the obvious Chinese looking dojo and the pagoda on the beach in what is supposed to be a focused on the UK region in this gen of Pokemon.
I’m sorry you’re sick. I hope you get better. Great video as always.
This video was incredibly interesting, thanks for recommending it even though you're sick. Get better soon
always nice to get a video from you whether you are well or sick cause even sickness can't mask the awesomeness of culture and your enthusiasm and sincerity when you speak of it which is what makes your videos good that being said get well soon I don't want you to be miserable longer than you have to
Feel better soon man and thanks for the great video
great video! it was nice learning a bit more about chinese culture. hope you get better soon!
My god, Gaijin, this could have waited until you felt a bit better! Hope you're feeling better now!
So sorry you're starting the new year off under the weather. Hope you get well soon.
Love this, man! Thank you! Hope you're feeling better 😊
I love videos like this. Simple, to the point and very informative. I'm not sure if the other fans prefer this style, but I sure do
It's stuff like this that makes me continue to love Pokémon.
All the culture and science and references in each and every design! It's awesome getting new mons and figuring out what inspired them!
Awesome video, GG! Hope you feel better soon!
If just it didn't have that absurd price tag.
I've seen the 2 kings in japan, really interesting to see where they come from!
Never clicked so fast in my life. Love your videos man. Get better
Honestly I kinda like the simpler videos along side the bigger culture lessons, kinda like an appetizer before the main course simple easy to digest and (I'm guessing) easier to make, I wouldn't mind little lessons here and there to break up all the longer videos you do :) keep educating us! I've learned more about culture and history than when I was in school keep up the great work! And I hope you get better soon!!!!
Also Urshifu's head in each style is based on a Chinese hat
I was really looking forward to this video, you did not disappoint, I am really interested in what this DLC has to offer
I hope they release an official list of the 100+ added Pokémon this time.
yeah, that's a must
Thank you for pushing through your con flu to make this video. I had a feeling the was a bit of chinese influence to the dlc but didn't really realize how deep the rabit hole went. Thanks for educating me and I hope you feel well soon. :D
As soon as I heard the word ‘shifu’ I thought of Master Shifu from Kung Fu Panda tbh.
#001 So wait all this time, they've been calling him Master Teacher? Sensei Sensei? XD
@@bulbasaur15 He's the Moon-Moon of the movies/ series xD
@@bulbasaur15 yes
Great video as always Gaijin. Hope you get better soon.
Awesome video Gaijin; I’d also like to add that the pronunciation of Ur- in Urshifu sounds like er(二) meaning the number two, y’know cause it has two different forms and -shifu can roughly translate to master, just like how it’s a master of its two fighting styles!
😅 lol sorry for my interjection, I just wanted to share( thank god I’m taking Mandarin rn )
Sweet!
I wouldn't have missed this video for anything. Thank you so much, Gaijin for getting out of your sick bed to create another masterpiece. I truly enjoyed it.
Wow this video came out really fast. Like, I knew that you would tackle Urshifu's symbolism at some point, but this fast? Damn.
This was round 1.
Great video as always.
I just wanna point out that the Urshifu stances are closer to Ba Qi Quan & Crane Style Kung fu than what you said in the video.
Although as someone who is not familiar with Chinese Culture and Kungfu, I think the mistake was understandable.
Keep up the good work.
Cheer
3:12 I figured the Single-Strike was based on Baijiquan. The pose reminded me of Akira Yuki.
Jake Palermo I’m glad somebody said it
I also felt like the neck dressing looked like a giant mala! As for the Urshifu gigantamax forms, thank you for the info! I would have guessed the two beings were part of Fudo Myo'o rather than the other name you gave, but then again I'm super lacking in my bodhisattva and spirit knowledge so far.
another great video dude, can't wait to see that monster hunter vid
One of these days Gaijin Goomba and Lockstin need to do a Pokemon collaboration.
I love the video I hope you get to feeling better soon
No, the single strike is clearly Bajiquan, at least in that one image.
yesssss
I have been waiting for this since the expansion pass was announced!
"While a liter of Dayquil pumps through my veins" ooooooohhhhhhhhh that pain is so familiar. My condolences my friend.
Thank you for the video while sick
Kufu's fighting organ mentioned on the pokemon website is based on the lower dantain of Chinese martial arts
Another great video, Gaijin. Take care of yourself, sir.
Hope you get better soon.
Great Video Keep up the good work.
Hey GG, Just wanted to point out that you might be wrong about Rapid-Strike Style. As someone who used to practice gung fu as a kid, I have to say that Rapid-Strike Style isn't inspired by Mantis style, but Eagle style. Notice the one-legged stance and the placement of its right fingers/claws (its kind of hard to describe with words but I'll try), the fore and middle fingers/claws are placed close together with the thumb extended downward resembling an Eagle Claw. Mantis style has somewhat similar finger placements, but the fingers are more arranged with the fore finger extended out more than the middle finger with significant spacing and the thumb placed close to the fore finger. Hope this helps and keep making great videos!
I do hope that you're feeling better!
sounds like i need to make a spiritual double battle team
You know Gaijin, there is another interesting possibility that you might want to explore. I want you to look into the possible connections of weather or not the Crown Tundra has a connection to the Norse.
How very nice. I missed the Pokemon Direct at the start of the year, but I'll see if I can spot these references and rejoice in the new island locations for Galar ("inverted England/Scotland") that are coming out. The koma inu and the shishi are the first duo of creatures I thought of when hearing "duo of creatures with an open mouth, fierce one and a closed mouth, serene one" in the beginning. In a pretty early chapter/episode of Mushi-Shi, there are snail-like Mushi that are called "Ah" and "Un" that relate to hearing loss, ear infections, and in rare cases a year long illness where you hear constant noise from unseen spirits (the Mushi) before succumbing to the exhaustion caused by the illness. These Mushi feed on noise and silence respectively, another dichotomy in this "beginning and end" discussion.
I liked hearing him improve over the course of the video before crashing back in the last ten seconds.
Single Strike Urshifu: Bajiquan,
Rapid Strike Urshifu: Tang Lang
A really interesting video and hope you feel better. I was curious after watching your video that if Pokemon Sword and Shield which is somewhat based on the British Isles if there are other parallels being made. Like if the DLC expansion may follow the British imposed colonization in India and China?
Gracias por el video. Muy bueno.
Great video! Get well soon, buddy.
Get better soon, Gaijin-sensei!
Oh yeah, there's also a Canadian by the name of Robert Mustard, who is an 8th Dan Aikido teacher. He did learn Kung Fu, but officially his focus is in Aikido. He has taught in the UK, but he's a loooong stretch for a reference XD
I knew this video was coming. When that Zinogre video comes out i will probably watch it a LOT
"I'm gonna toss my Monster Hunter video into the backburner-"
*NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*
I think the single strike style is bajiquan and the rapid strike is probably baguazhang (though I admit that it looks like mantis or crane but based on it's description bagua is more likely). It would make more sense to me since they are based on guardians of spirits and the baji and bagua styles were used by the bodyguards of the last emperor of China.
Another thing about the Urshifu (which clicked in my mind once I saw the gigantimax versions) they also can represent the dichotomy of the martial arts of Ba Gua Xang and Shin Yi Quan, one being at the base more forceful and direct, the other being more circular and flowy, (other places is referenced being the fire vs water tribes in "Avatar: the Last Airbender", and Jet Li's "The One"). Oh, also those two styles make a triad with Tai Chi Quan, but that's less relevant unless they come out with a third form for Urshifu.
I see some form of pattern in this game. I saw a video talking about Copperajah, which indicates in its Pokedex entry that he belongs to a different region than Galar. Galar is basically UK, so Copperajah comes from a region based on India, which was a UK territory until mid 20 century. And now the expansion brings China, which was an UK colony too until the early 20 century, except for Hong Kong, which transferred to China some time ago.
I think Game Freak read a lot of UK history for this game, and I'm not gonna be surprised if they include references to any other of their former colonies in future DLCs for Sword and Shield.
Greetings from Puerto Rico!
I just realize that Agyo & Ungyo are possibly the inspiration for Roary & Mumbles, that are from Yo Kai watch 3, and you did say that it was adopted by Chinese and Japanese mythology, soooo, that also explains why they’re classic yo Kai
Also I when I realize this, I was like:
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
Great video
I think Urshifu's single-strike stance look more like Bajiquan than tiger style. It looks just like Akira from Virtua Fighter.
Also, its rapid-strike form looks more like it could be a form of Tai Chi, which is about moving with the flow, hence the water typing.
5:54 Okay, bit of a tinfoil hat theory here: What if the frozen tree we see in the main image for the crown Tundra, is Pokemon's version of the Bodhi tree? And what if it's the same tree we see in full bloom we see in the shot where we see all three Galarian versions of the Kanto birds at once? It might be just me, but the trees seem way too important to not have a connection with Calyrex
I'm finally playing isle of armor right now and man is it so fun!
I'm super excited for the Pokémon Expansion Pass!!!!
I'd be more happy if they added some of those additional Pokémon from the free update into base game.
For example, they could give us level 10 Gen 2 Starters for registering as a Gym Challenger. They did something similar in Gen 6, too.
Cazali Eiben They’re still free if you either trade for them or transfer them via Pokémon Home, so you’re at least not required to get the expansion pass for them.
@@amirgarcia547 They are not free, unless you have paying friends living in your vicinity.
Online features still require paying for Nintendo Online and Pokémon Box/Home each have their own independent subscriptions.
I wouldn't be surprised of Box/Home require an active Nintendo Online subscription to work with the games.
Same here.
Already bought the dlc. Looking forward to exploring it
I think something that'd be very interesting is to study if China and Buddhism in particular have a history with the british isles of any significance. At least in regards to just how this DLC relates
Hey, sick buddies! I was bed ridden with a fever for 2 days. Just got back to work today. Feel better my dude.
OH GOOOOOOD THE NEW COSTUMES ARE BEAUTIFUL!
i was under the impression single strike style was based on bajiquan
Single-Strike style Urshifu’s pose actually reminds me more of Bajiquan, since that forward-planted foot is similar to Bajiquan’s common technique of centering the self before striking with a stomp, and the most famous practitioner of Bajiquan, Li Shuwen, gained the nickname “No Second Strike” because of the sheer force he could put into a single blow (He’s also in the Fate series!).
Yo that stance in the thumbnail is the beginning stance of Baji Quan. "The Eight Extremes Fist" awesome
Looks like hun gar to me..
Trust me I train it lol. I freaked out as soon as I saw it because of how obscure it is in the west. That's why it's called the single strike stance. The style has heavy use of sharp quick movements using the elbows shoulders and hips to attack.
Man, it's been a long time since we got this intro and theme
for shifu mustard, check out a dude named robert mustard. i have a feeling there's a connection between the irl person, galar being based on the UK, and his dojo being chinese inspired.
as for calyrex, i think you're spot on, but i wonder if theres' any ties with the wolpertinger, usually depicted as a jackalope with wings. might be a fusion of the buddha and something related to that.
Neat!
yay more gaijin vids!!
You helped answer a question I had about the heart in Cells at Work
Feel better soon
Feel better Gaijin!!!
Mustard seeds are really tiny and can grow into decent size bushes or spread like weed through a field. I'm wondering if that represents strenght in any capacity
Bushes? There are mustard trees.
A detail worth pointing out is the isle's association with yellow, in the logo, clothes and architecture. In imperial China the emperor was associated with yellow, there's the legend of the yellow emperor (Huang Di) and the main color of China's flags before the Xinhai revolution being yellow.
Gaijin, the beads may not have the Hojo clan's crest, but just imagery of the Triforce. :p A noble leader sure sounds like someone who benefits from having Courage, Wisdom and Power, after all!
No one:
Gaijin Goomba: You ever wonder about the origin of mustard?
Hmm... maybe part 2 of the expansion is Nepal if we're going with the Buddhist theme. The mountain kind of reminds me of the Himalayan mountain range on the borders of China, Tibet and Nepal. The only caveat is the frozen Gigantamaxed Pokemon trapped in the ice which makes it seem more like Antarctica.
Great job
Me after the first syllable falls out of his mouth: Oh gosh, is he sick? 😯
Not long after: So yeah, ConFlu is trying to kill me. 😐
Feel better soon dude. 👍
💊
Does Mustard count as one of those tree names Pokemon is big on or is he not even the right kind of character for that?
All Professors have been trees, AFAIK. Mustard does grow into trees, despite the variety shown in the video.
@@Tfin Not really, there are minor exceptions to this.
Hop is technically a professor(he is one in training after all) and until we learn his last name, Hop is a plant, not a tree.
Professor Bellis(from Pokémon Masters) is named after a flower.
hrpang ? Hop is the rival
@@vortexdreamer8161 Did you not play Post Game?