2:20 correction* Theresa did not fight the previous Sarkaz king, she served under him. He was killed by a joint coalition of other nations led by Kal'tsit to destroy Kazdel 200 years ago. He actually led the Sarkaz at the time to be more isolated from other nations to avoid conflict and Theresa and Theresis became heros by repelling the invading forces after Ylîs died during the battle. After the fighting they were then beckoned by the myriad souls to Ylîs's body that was buried under a mound of corpses and that's how they got the crown to make Theresa the next king of sarkaz
My biggest respect. Theresa is absolutely the best woman you can find in Arknights universe... Too bad she was too pure for this dirty world so she has to go away early. 😭 No matter how many years have passed and will pass, Theresa will forever be at the 1st spot, rightfully for a queen like herself. She is the ideal. I wish she didn't die..
Before the babel event, i had amiya as the lead of my squads in 90% of the levels i played. After babel and chapter 14, her and civilight are going to be in every squad. Theresa's story and personality caught my attention, given most other characters are straight forward and we understand their goals but we dont usually get to see them too much in more casual situations with the exception of some story arcs and personnal record stories. I think alot more time was given to theresa in that regard, through both babel and ch 14. That being said, what she stood for and how she was just basically a mother to amiya, and even helping the doctor after his betrayel is what made me respect her the most. Sweetest Sarkaz deserved better.
After the Babel event I fell for Theresa, she was such a well written character, someone you can believe in and forget they are fictional. She is also gorgeous. Other than her my fav characters are Patriot, he was an indomitable foe, righteous leader, motivational symbol and loving father. From the first moment till the last he exuded intimidation, someone who was immensely powerful and yet you could talk to, understand and relate to. Everyone respected and feared him and to this day his interaction with the emperor's blades is legendary. Other is Gravel my Waifu, her story of being a slave to rising to become a Knight. We don't have much content with her but from what we get tells a lot about her and who she is. And the whole giving us her real name is such a meaningful symbol of trust.
I dont simp for AK chars/stories much. I usually angry Skip most story dialogues. But i still rmb the side story interaction btwn Flatinum and Gravel during Nearlight. That one caught my attn for some reason.
FInally she died, or did she? Its like most stupid way every enemy boss need to die first trying to kill your squad before joining your team :D She died last event, this event, then is alive. Boku no pico makes more sense than this crap.
@@alexandersebela370 I half agree, I think characters should stay dead but Theresa is so popular I always knew they would add her as an operator. I mean technically lore wise civilight eterna is not actually Theresa but still..
CE: "I'm not Theresa" Also CE: "I'm here. Oh this is my chair! Did I just watch my baby fighting?! I'm not going anywhere this time." Yeah, sure. Not Theresa. Right.
CE knows she's not Theresa and would never claim to be Theresa out of respect but it's still a 1:1 copy of Theresa and would make the same decisions and feel the same
The best way to describe Civilight Eterna is the age old existential question of: If something has the exact same memories, emotions, thought process and ambitions that you do....does that make it "You"? I think Civilight is not "literally" Theresa but for all intents and purposes due to Theresa's personality it pretty much is her. Even the fact that it constantly denies being Theresa is exactly what she would do aswell.
Civilight eterna is Theresa last gift to amiya. Now that she has basically reached maturity and has had to see her foster mother die twice, the second time in her own hands basically she didn't want to leave her alone again, so she created this 'glitch' in the civilight eterna, so that she can somewhat be close to her daugther forever, despite having wrestled the myriad soul away from originium and gifted the sarkaz eternal rest (she included)
I like how it ties back to how Theresa considers your soul to be what defines you, that's why she said that stripping our memories was merely "unburdening" us but preserving the kind man underneath. So it checks out that her own memories would deny that they make the whole person.
@@glasses2926 I mean that's true but in her case, she quite literally burned her own soul (and every other sarkaz) out from Originium. It makes sense that whatever she left behind is convinced that theresa is gone at that point, she gave herself 'true death'
If going with AK lore of, Originium being information, and that Theresa is truly and utterly gone bc all traces of her information has been erased, then what is Civ Eterna the character? It's just a program that Theresa installed in Civilight Eterna the power. If it was a 1 to 1 full upload of Theresa's synpases, then yeah, one could argue that Civ Eterna the character could be a clone of Theresa, but since it's just a program, it can't even claim to be that. Thats why it pains me so much to come to that conclusion: Theresa is gone. Where there once was, there is now none.
@@tempota7792 Have you seen the description of her module? Yes, it's a program, but there is one point there that can be clearly interpreted as that the AI of the crown under the influence of Theresa's memory and emotions becomes/merges with her, becomes more humanized
There's in-game hints in the Babel event itself that we may have been brainwashed by Priestess or our race as a whole to continue the Originium project, in BB-8 After, The Oracle, past us, tells Kal'tsit that we betrayed Priestess due to our love of life itself, which makes believe that brainwashing occurred afterward, also Oracle and Priestess have a argument in the Spes cuts of the Vigilo event records
Who doesn't love Theresa? She fills a void in everyone's heart. I love the ending because, even though I cannot relate to the doctor's reasoning, I can understand why the doctor succumbs to the sunk cost fallacy and makes that choice. That's the clash between understanding the doctor's perspective and our love for Theresa as a character that makes Babel's ending so compelling for me. It's bittersweet ending with emphasize more on bitter part
I am a loyal follower of Her Highness...Babel broke my heart 😢 And chapter 14 ripped it completely out 😭 Now I expect only two things from the game - a playable Talulah and the opportunity to avenge Theresa's death on all who were involved, all who have not yet paid for that...
Kuma Let her soul go This "shadow" of your wife will never be like her Its our fault And we MUST *wallow* in our sin The Kindest Tyrant.. *her blood, unwashable until the end of time, still in our hands.*
Good vid! Theresa, my beloved. When I first heard her voice in the concept PVs, I was already charmed. I knew in my core what HG were going for with her. I was also pleasantly surprised when I heard her English voice. While it cannot replicate the sweet and playful mannerism of Nanri Yuka, Kari Wahlgren's Theresa is more soft, pained, and... gone. Both are fantastic interpretations.
Same. I just got Civ Eterna last night, and was messing w rhe VA files. Her EN voice sounded much more "alive", ironically for a char that's ****. Unfortunately, her EN voice sounds a bit forced and hollow. Its got more emotion than the JP one, but kinda fake. Almost like a counterfeit LV bag. I still picked the EN voice in the end for its fullness tho. It Is What It Is.
@@tempota7792 It is as you said. The EN counterpart is more hollow... Sadly, that is fitting... I'm still staying with JP for now, but it is a tough choice. I'll probably switch from time to time like I do with Kal'tsit.
None of the motifs used in the Babel event are new; kindness, empathy, hatred, violence, betrayal, regret. These are all common human experiences. But what really set Babel apart, and elevated Theresa to simp Sainthood, is how HG treated every single snippet of the story, for 10 whole levels. Everything they wrote sucked you deeper and deeper into the vortex, made you care deeply for these characters at varying degrees, and actually made the player feel the same respect and admiration for Theresa as all the other characters did. In this way, it made the player LIVE the story; it gave them an expertly crafted false sense of hope, just to brutally snatch it away in the end. It even made the players be the instrument of their own sorrow with BB-9. They extended a kind hand, made you willingly put your heart in it, then rip it out in all it's cruelty. It's this bespoke craftsmanship, this level of effort put into this entire Sarkaz arc, that sets it apart from everything else.
8:20 I'll add that she did a good act by wiping Doc's memory. She could have killed him, she could have, but she didn't because she saw his true nature and that he was a kind man. His decision to betray her seems very likely to have been caused by an outside influence on his personality.
I think she knew that the Doctor didn’t plan on living any longer than her. “Once I’m done, I’ll vanish into silence” and “unable to appear in our promised future.” Wiping his memory wiped away the self-destructive impulses.
Babel Theresa was a giga chad. Instead of going with the smooth brained devil way of 'I don't want peace! I want problems!' she went and tried to make a better future for her people outside the of definition of insanity. Too bad that most Sarkaz, and her PoS brother, couldn't fathom a reality without perpetrating a stereotype. And Babel doctor's unfortunate decision. I don't know how feel about chapter 14 Theresa. I think I liked Babel Theresa better.
Spoilers but not really. I don't think it'll ruin anyone's experience of Ch 14 "Civilight Eterna" is Amiya's projection of Theresa based from her memories. It's directly named after the crown because it is _the_ information written on the crown about Theresa. It's also prolly the reason why the character design between Theresa and Civilight Eterna is significantly different yet still familiar
Favorit charecter (Provence, because i am studiing to get the same job) But lore whise i also really like Grey throat, because of the character development and showing how the struggle between non infected and infected can get along.
Its hard to see the choice the doctor has to make as hard, since the world belongs to the living even though eons of evolution and work as gone into it it still doesn't feel right.
My feelings about Theresia are pretty mixed. On one hand, as a fan of post-apocalyptic settings like *Nier* and *Souls* series, I think she's an incredible "loop breaker" character. These settings typically revolve around a central loop-the endless war in *Nier*, the kindling or dream in *Souls*. The main character’s decision to break or continue this cycle is always impactful, leaving only two real choices: break the loop or create a new cycle. Theresia, however, manages to do both by resetting the Doctor’s memory and stop the Babel. That brought a wave of nostalgia and made me wonder, "Is something like this even possible in other games I love?" It was mind-blowing and kept me thinking for a solid half hour. On the other hand, she falls short of my ideal character. I started playing *Arknights* because of characters like Patriot, FrostNova, and Talulah. They each have clear motivations and will do whatever it takes to make them happen. Patriot and FrostNova simply want to protect what's theirs, while Talulah's story of reclaiming Lungmen is really compelling. Even though Talulah survives, she's almost "dead in the story," and Theresia falls into a similar trope. Her ambitions build the Babel are grand, but she gives up halfway. Like, come on, Theresia, at least challenge the Doctor a bit! Also, I feel like Hypergryph doesn’t always respect their characters' deaths. It’s frustrating when they bring characters back after impactful death scenes, which makes it feel like those emotional moments were for nothing. Why bother feeling anything if they’re just going to come back for a plot twist? Can a character truly disappear from the story? Does everything need a happy ending just to cater to casual players? They’re probably not reading the story anyway man!
Despite my criticisms, I still have a fondness for Theresia. After waiting three long years for a new "impactful" character release and their associated storyline, she certainly delivers. I recognize that my taste in characters might be a bit all over the place, but I appreciate what I can get before watching how Hypergryph handles the Priestess's death, Amiya's growth, and the Doctor regaining full power, as well as Surtr's lore, all before I eventually leave the game.
@@BlueClouding Spoiler alert in case you haven't finished chapter 14 yet. They didn't really bring back theresa. Her final death at the end of ch14 is her true death as her soul is literally erased. The "Theresa" that we got as playable is not Theresa. Its the Black Crown physical form manifestation that use Theresa as its template.
tbh I think you're underplaying Theresa ideological standpoint. She was a revolutionary leader that wanted to try and basically both massively improve the sarkaz life and free them from their existential curse (which it's not only metaphisical). Despite all her struggle she wasn't able to do so, she was killed by the military commission, betrayed by a military junta like many other 'revolutionary leaders' irl. Her entire point of view is represented in her stories to amiya, like the puppet one. Her arc is mimicked in reunion moving from a revanchist terrorist movement to something that is not so slowly becoming a communist movement (lol). She realized that to save the Sarkaz meaningfully she needs to save everyone, she couldn't realistically think that just flipping the paradigm (like her brother wants) would actually help the sarkaz, but at the same time she realizes that she and current Babel couldn't realize it, so she passes the torch to amiya
I feel a conection with Highmore, even if i feel it is silly, probaly cus of her stoic but still nihilistic mindset, aways expecting the worse but not leting it get her down.
This could just be my own reading of things, but I don't think Theresa necessarily disliked her position as the Sarkaz king, so much as she viewed it from a more paternal angle. Something I only realized while looking at fanart of other characters, Theresa's dress kind of resembles an apron, in a way. Which I think is a great detail in how it gives her that motherly air, she even calls the Sarkaz her children at one point, and not to mention it likely calls back to her being a seamstress in the past. And especially seeing the kind of influence she had on Amiya was very touching. My only complaint is that we didn't get to see enough of them together, but in a way that still feels like good writing, cause even I, as an observer, feel like they never had enough time together. Theresa is my favorite character, hands down
Before: "I think Theresa is just stereotypical 'Good, Idealistic, and Flawless Ojou-sama'. So boring and i can find this character elsewhere. " After Babel & Ch. 14: "UWOOOGGHHH! I would kill and die for you, Your Highness"
I don't read all the story of Arknights but I did read most of Babel because I really liked the origin stories and found it interesting to learn about.
I think Theresa really won me over when she was killing her assassins funnily enough. Something about how empathetic she is as she tells them she remembers them. even as circumstances has forced her to ruthlessly cut them down. I dunno, it really made me tear up lol. Edit: I think my favorite characters lore and storywise might be the Pinus Sylvestris yuri couple. I can't pick between them, they're a unit to me. I just really like their dynamic and their motivations, plus I love the faction aesthetic. e0 Ashlock is actually maybe my favorite piece of norizc art in the whole game. Going with the theme of a character really winning me over with a specific moment, Ashlock's berserker rage at flametail's (fake) death and the explanation that she just imaged actually losing Flametail to make herself go off like that legitimately gave me chills the first time. I hope we see more of them in the future.
@tempota7792 I got her to e2 for the first time, saw she lost her armor and the plastic shell on her gunlance, and immediately swapped back to her e0 art lmao. I like her e2 art, but it doesn't have the Pinus Sylvestris swag
If one were to be overly critical, one could say that Theresa was fridged for Doctor's development and now has no agency of her own after being brought back. Yes, she is very close to the stereotypical gentle and nurturing mother. But that's not all she is. She very much wields these attributes as weapons as well. That's why her march out of Kazdel is so powerful. She even stops to talk to someone. Even the Assassins she kills with kindness. But that's not all that there is to her. Her status as one of the Seven Heroes who vanquished the coalition army 200 years ago really does speak to the fact that she is an incredibly powerful individual even outside of these character traits. Kal'tsit even calls her a Caster the likes of which is only seen once in a thousand years in Ch. 14. Yet her cruelest ability comes from the combination of her background as a seamstress and being a wearer of the Black Crown when she cuts apart the tapestry that are the Doctor's memories. All the while she still believed in her twin brother. Knowing that they both aim for the same goal, if only through different means. Hers were rejected by her people. And so all she can do after being revived is to aid his cause. Ultimately pitting her against all the friends who once stood by her side and believed in her path. All of this makes the Operator known as Civilight Eterna even more bittersweet.
As for Civilight Eterna the 6* Operator, from my initial look into her, isnt she about 80% of a Skalter? Her numbers are about that much worse than Skalter's, and her main gimmick revolves entirely around her Orbs, which are finicky and hard to control. She does have better passive healing with her S1, but her S2 and S3's reliance on Orbs, and the multiple diff effects all tangled into S2 and S3 make those 2 skills harder to precisely use. That's why I took and good look and stopped her at E1 maxed. I probably should have left her at E0 if I was going to use her solely for ornamental purposes. Now she's stuck in purgatory, again.
Her S3 gives very strong healing/survivability, much stronger than Skalter's S2. She is the best healer in the game if you want to heal Surtr S3. Of course this might still not be enough to make it worth raising her. I'm just pointing out her strengths, you decide whether she's worth it or not.
I do like her story alot. I would still choose Priestess over her, but still Tbh, i do think she should've stayed dead, it feels like HG softened a bit compared to the early chapters, where people like Patriot and Frostnova, both massively important characters, died.
At least it's not full on revival, it's just an AI acting as her. And there's a limit on what AI can mimic, even if it's a small one, unless that crown is super advanced. Still would.
@@cathylunn2809 Then you have no reason to say Frostnova is better than Theresa Not that I don't like Frostnova she's amazing, both are good in their own ways
*Looks at own name.* *Looks at own avatar.* Welcome to the club! ... though I disagree with your interpretation of her xD. ...which is actually great because Theresa has enough depth to allow for such disagreements.
If you're making fries then you probably want to use frozen fries, but if someone is making a meal then you're probably better off getting potatoes and making a different potato dish. Sorry, I just heard the story and wanted to add my two cents.
I think Theresa is overrated. I know she is Sarkaz's Messiah, but I can't like her. Her ideals feel so... swallow in comparison to her compatriots. I'm not saying her as a character is a swallow, I'm saying her dreams, her objective, and her ideal is a swallow. We have the Sanguinarch and Nachzehrer King, arguably the most Sarkaz Sarkaz we have seen in the game. We see Patriot. We See Theresis going balls to the walls plans and doing his best to win and achieve his objective. Meanwhile, she is Miss. Positivity that wants to undo the wounds done on the Sarkaz and proceed to a better dream... but that isn't possible. The Sarkaz are brutal, the Sarkaz bread and butter are war and death. They are Death. They have been dealing with Death for so long... but some of them broke out of the cycle, because they recognized that the will of the majority of the Sarkaz, of their bloodlines, yearn for their hatred and spite towards other species. They gathered those who wanted to stop their descent into the abyss, and started new lives away from the Will of the Sarkaz. The only way out of the cycle is to strike out and find your own way. Patriot did it, the ancestors of Anasa and Oni did it. Sankta did it. Theresa wanted to brute-force her dream to her species, to her subjects. It would never happen, because she can't change everyone. She can't undo the damage done to the Sarkaz, her pacifist dreams were for naught. She tried to bring change too quickly, for a race that lives far too long and blames the children of other species for the sins of their fathers. She is a good person. An atrocious leader, and a bad Sarkaz in my eyes. If she wanted to make her dreams come true, she should've waited, and let the festering wound in the Sarkaz species heal a little bit so she could gather those who anted to change, and make a home for them, not force-fed her ideals in their mouths. She was impatient, and everyone, especially the Sarkaz, paid the price. In a way, this is why I prefer Theresis over her. He knows what the Sarkaz here, he knows what the Sarkaz want, so he will bring what the people want. He is not brash, he is methodical and knows how to wait for the long game. He has many sins and pains, especially related to Theresa. In a way, I say he mirrors the Doctor well. Both are chained in a battle that should be avoided at all costs, but they can't change the course of the train wreck waiting to happen, just play their part in it. Well, this is what I think. Besides, the best girl is Ishar'mla. The land will be ours soon.
The thing is that she is neither as positive nor as 'absent minded' as you think she is lol, she perfectly realizes that the sarkaz are bitter, and she doesn't shame them for that. It's just that flailing against the entire world is not gonna improve the sarkaz life, and despite a lot of nice fancy words about the bloodlines 'n shit most of the sarkaz higher ups are actually more interested in permanent war than in fixing the situation of their subjects (just look at the sanguinarch lol). So she passes the torch to amiya because she sincerely thinks she has a better shot at building an actual ''international'' force of change than her was, because at the end of the day she was just a hero to the sarkaz, amiya can become an hero to the world
I think you are being unfair. Look how far those "shallow" ideals have reached. Rhodes Island has gone very far. They are now basically involved in every country.
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Sarkaz propaganda working as intended.
XD 😂 true that
🤔
If evil then why hot
I believe in Sarkaz supremacy.
@@S1e73n Not evil, but is hot tho
can see why kalsit has a worried face when she unfreezes doctor and first stranger he meets is this beautiful lady😋
We truly were Theresa's "I can fix him" moment.
And she was right, but it cost her everything.
2:20 correction* Theresa did not fight the previous Sarkaz king, she served under him. He was killed by a joint coalition of other nations led by Kal'tsit to destroy Kazdel 200 years ago. He actually led the Sarkaz at the time to be more isolated from other nations to avoid conflict and Theresa and Theresis became heros by repelling the invading forces after Ylîs died during the battle. After the fighting they were then beckoned by the myriad souls to Ylîs's body that was buried under a mound of corpses and that's how they got the crown to make Theresa the next king of sarkaz
WE LOVE WELL-WRITTEN CHARACTERS WOOO
LAST POINT IS TRUEEEE
Im raising her as soon as i'm done getting all my 4*s to e1 lvl 60
Theresa the goat
Priestess who?
Theresa the Sarkaz*
Ines is the goat
Real Priestess was the Observer we rizzed along the way. Reject Teri. Return to PRTS!
The real Ex-wife 😭
My biggest respect. Theresa is absolutely the best woman you can find in Arknights universe... Too bad she was too pure for this dirty world so she has to go away early. 😭
No matter how many years have passed and will pass, Theresa will forever be at the 1st spot, rightfully for a queen like herself. She is the ideal. I wish she didn't die..
Before the babel event, i had amiya as the lead of my squads in 90% of the levels i played. After babel and chapter 14, her and civilight are going to be in every squad.
Theresa's story and personality caught my attention, given most other characters are straight forward and we understand their goals but we dont usually get to see them too much in more casual situations with the exception of some story arcs and personnal record stories. I think alot more time was given to theresa in that regard, through both babel and ch 14. That being said, what she stood for and how she was just basically a mother to amiya, and even helping the doctor after his betrayel is what made me respect her the most.
Sweetest Sarkaz deserved better.
Not only she's an amazing character, she also has one of the best designs in the entire game!
After the Babel event I fell for Theresa, she was such a well written character, someone you can believe in and forget they are fictional. She is also gorgeous.
Other than her my fav characters are Patriot, he was an indomitable foe, righteous leader, motivational symbol and loving father. From the first moment till the last he exuded intimidation, someone who was immensely powerful and yet you could talk to, understand and relate to. Everyone respected and feared him and to this day his interaction with the emperor's blades is legendary.
Other is Gravel my Waifu, her story of being a slave to rising to become a Knight. We don't have much content with her but from what we get tells a lot about her and who she is. And the whole giving us her real name is such a meaningful symbol of trust.
I dont simp for AK chars/stories much. I usually angry Skip most story dialogues. But i still rmb the side story interaction btwn Flatinum and Gravel during Nearlight. That one caught my attn for some reason.
The audio files of Theresa in the secret place looking after Amiya melt my heart
I ugly cried.😭
When she said good night to Amyia i broke man
FInally she died, or did she? Its like most stupid way every enemy boss need to die first trying to kill your squad before joining your team :D She died last event, this event, then is alive. Boku no pico makes more sense than this crap.
@@alexandersebela370 I half agree, I think characters should stay dead but Theresa is so popular I always knew they would add her as an operator.
I mean technically lore wise civilight eterna is not actually Theresa but still..
@@alexandersebela370 Priestess fanatic spotted. Begone.
Ah yes. The "It is what it is" character, relatable to every single person on Earth/Terra
0:14 Maxed out Gummeh, Supah would be proud
CE: "I'm not Theresa"
Also CE: "I'm here. Oh this is my chair! Did I just watch my baby fighting?! I'm not going anywhere this time."
Yeah, sure. Not Theresa. Right.
CE knows she's not Theresa and would never claim to be Theresa out of respect but it's still a 1:1 copy of Theresa and would make the same decisions and feel the same
The best way to describe Civilight Eterna is the age old existential question of: If something has the exact same memories, emotions, thought process and ambitions that you do....does that make it "You"?
I think Civilight is not "literally" Theresa but for all intents and purposes due to Theresa's personality it pretty much is her.
Even the fact that it constantly denies being Theresa is exactly what she would do aswell.
Civilight eterna is Theresa last gift to amiya. Now that she has basically reached maturity and has had to see her foster mother die twice, the second time in her own hands basically she didn't want to leave her alone again, so she created this 'glitch' in the civilight eterna, so that she can somewhat be close to her daugther forever, despite having wrestled the myriad soul away from originium and gifted the sarkaz eternal rest (she included)
I like how it ties back to how Theresa considers your soul to be what defines you, that's why she said that stripping our memories was merely "unburdening" us but preserving the kind man underneath. So it checks out that her own memories would deny that they make the whole person.
@@glasses2926 I mean that's true but in her case, she quite literally burned her own soul (and every other sarkaz) out from Originium. It makes sense that whatever she left behind is convinced that theresa is gone at that point, she gave herself 'true death'
If going with AK lore of, Originium being information, and that Theresa is truly and utterly gone bc all traces of her information has been erased, then what is Civ Eterna the character? It's just a program that Theresa installed in Civilight Eterna the power. If it was a 1 to 1 full upload of Theresa's synpases, then yeah, one could argue that Civ Eterna the character could be a clone of Theresa, but since it's just a program, it can't even claim to be that.
Thats why it pains me so much to come to that conclusion: Theresa is gone. Where there once was, there is now none.
@@tempota7792 Have you seen the description of her module? Yes, it's a program, but there is one point there that can be clearly interpreted as that the AI of the crown under the influence of Theresa's memory and emotions becomes/merges with her, becomes more humanized
5:55 WE ALL HAVE BLOOD ON OUR HANDS!!!!
Also Hi kuma
I've never resented my role as the MC as much as I did reading the story for Babel...
Theresa may have forgiven us, but I'm not sure I'm ready to.
There's in-game hints in the Babel event itself that we may have been brainwashed by Priestess or our race as a whole to continue the Originium project, in BB-8 After, The Oracle, past us, tells Kal'tsit that we betrayed Priestess due to our love of life itself, which makes believe that brainwashing occurred afterward, also Oracle and Priestess have a argument in the Spes cuts of the Vigilo event records
I serious doubt she was able to convince to continue the project after he found out what it truly does.
Forgiving yourself is often the hardest thing to do
Who doesn't love Theresa? She fills a void in everyone's heart. I love the ending because, even though I cannot relate to the doctor's reasoning, I can understand why the doctor succumbs to the sunk cost fallacy and makes that choice. That's the clash between understanding the doctor's perspective and our love for Theresa as a character that makes Babel's ending so compelling for me. It's bittersweet ending with emphasize more on bitter part
That last reason is all I needed to hear, but, yeah, chapter 14 does an amazing job with the story, and W also gets some great development there
I am a loyal follower of Her Highness...Babel broke my heart 😢 And chapter 14 ripped it completely out 😭
Now I expect only two things from the game - a playable Talulah and the opportunity to avenge Theresa's death on all who were involved, all who have not yet paid for that...
Babel event and chapter 14 are one of the few times where i read the story and god...how i cried in these 2
Kuma
Let her soul go
This "shadow" of your wife will never be like her
Its our fault
And we MUST *wallow* in our sin
The Kindest Tyrant.. *her blood, unwashable until the end of time, still in our hands.*
Good vid! Theresa, my beloved.
When I first heard her voice in the concept PVs, I was already charmed. I knew in my core what HG were going for with her.
I was also pleasantly surprised when I heard her English voice. While it cannot replicate the sweet and playful mannerism of Nanri Yuka, Kari Wahlgren's Theresa is more soft, pained, and... gone. Both are fantastic interpretations.
Same. I just got Civ Eterna last night, and was messing w rhe VA files. Her EN voice sounded much more "alive", ironically for a char that's ****. Unfortunately, her EN voice sounds a bit forced and hollow. Its got more emotion than the JP one, but kinda fake. Almost like a counterfeit LV bag. I still picked the EN voice in the end for its fullness tho.
It Is What It Is.
@@tempota7792 It is as you said. The EN counterpart is more hollow... Sadly, that is fitting...
I'm still staying with JP for now, but it is a tough choice. I'll probably switch from time to time like I do with Kal'tsit.
None of the motifs used in the Babel event are new; kindness, empathy, hatred, violence, betrayal, regret. These are all common human experiences. But what really set Babel apart, and elevated Theresa to simp Sainthood, is how HG treated every single snippet of the story, for 10 whole levels. Everything they wrote sucked you deeper and deeper into the vortex, made you care deeply for these characters at varying degrees, and actually made the player feel the same respect and admiration for Theresa as all the other characters did. In this way, it made the player LIVE the story; it gave them an expertly crafted false sense of hope, just to brutally snatch it away in the end. It even made the players be the instrument of their own sorrow with BB-9. They extended a kind hand, made you willingly put your heart in it, then rip it out in all it's cruelty. It's this bespoke craftsmanship, this level of effort put into this entire Sarkaz arc, that sets it apart from everything else.
8:20 I'll add that she did a good act by wiping Doc's memory. She could have killed him, she could have, but she didn't because she saw his true nature and that he was a kind man. His decision to betray her seems very likely to have been caused by an outside influence on his personality.
I think she knew that the Doctor didn’t plan on living any longer than her. “Once I’m done, I’ll vanish into silence” and “unable to appear in our promised future.”
Wiping his memory wiped away the self-destructive impulses.
Babel Theresa was a giga chad. Instead of going with the smooth brained devil way of 'I don't want peace! I want problems!' she went and tried to make a better future for her people outside the of definition of insanity. Too bad that most Sarkaz, and her PoS brother, couldn't fathom a reality without perpetrating a stereotype. And Babel doctor's unfortunate decision.
I don't know how feel about chapter 14 Theresa. I think I liked Babel Theresa better.
That's not Theresa.
@@5ynT4x_Error Which? The 'ghost' of Theresa we fight or CE?
@@OvertureSaintp2391 CE
@@5ynT4x_Error Ah! I wasn't referring to CE in my original post. I meant revived Theresa. Maybe I could've made that a bit clearer.
ONE OF US!
11:30 Horn, I love my heavy artillery.
Tenho a impressão de conhecer esse sotaque ai.... finalmente alguem que curte arknights no br
Your last point convinced me. Thanks Kuma
Spoilers but not really. I don't think it'll ruin anyone's experience of Ch 14
"Civilight Eterna" is Amiya's projection of Theresa based from her memories. It's directly named after the crown because it is _the_ information written on the crown about Theresa. It's also prolly the reason why the character design between Theresa and Civilight Eterna is significantly different yet still familiar
Favorit charecter (Provence, because i am studiing to get the same job)
But lore whise i also really like Grey throat, because of the character development and showing how the struggle between non infected and infected can get along.
I've come to love home made fries now. I totally understand your point.
I like Theresa because of her personality as she's like a mother to everyone. Everything, else yes and im sad
Its hard to see the choice the doctor has to make as hard, since the world belongs to the living even though eons of evolution and work as gone into it it still doesn't feel right.
it's not only that, the world is going to die anyway and we have multiple mentions of that, Originium or not everyone will die
My feelings about Theresia are pretty mixed. On one hand, as a fan of post-apocalyptic settings like *Nier* and *Souls* series, I think she's an incredible "loop breaker" character. These settings typically revolve around a central loop-the endless war in *Nier*, the kindling or dream in *Souls*. The main character’s decision to break or continue this cycle is always impactful, leaving only two real choices: break the loop or create a new cycle. Theresia, however, manages to do both by resetting the Doctor’s memory and stop the Babel. That brought a wave of nostalgia and made me wonder, "Is something like this even possible in other games I love?" It was mind-blowing and kept me thinking for a solid half hour.
On the other hand, she falls short of my ideal character. I started playing *Arknights* because of characters like Patriot, FrostNova, and Talulah. They each have clear motivations and will do whatever it takes to make them happen. Patriot and FrostNova simply want to protect what's theirs, while Talulah's story of reclaiming Lungmen is really compelling. Even though Talulah survives, she's almost "dead in the story," and Theresia falls into a similar trope. Her ambitions build the Babel are grand, but she gives up halfway. Like, come on, Theresia, at least challenge the Doctor a bit!
Also, I feel like Hypergryph doesn’t always respect their characters' deaths. It’s frustrating when they bring characters back after impactful death scenes, which makes it feel like those emotional moments were for nothing. Why bother feeling anything if they’re just going to come back for a plot twist? Can a character truly disappear from the story? Does everything need a happy ending just to cater to casual players? They’re probably not reading the story anyway man!
Despite my criticisms, I still have a fondness for Theresia. After waiting three long years for a new "impactful" character release and their associated storyline, she certainly delivers. I recognize that my taste in characters might be a bit all over the place, but I appreciate what I can get before watching how Hypergryph handles the Priestess's death, Amiya's growth, and the Doctor regaining full power, as well as Surtr's lore, all before I eventually leave the game.
@@BlueClouding
Spoiler alert in case you haven't finished chapter 14 yet.
They didn't really bring back theresa.
Her final death at the end of ch14 is her true death as her soul is literally erased.
The "Theresa" that we got as playable is not Theresa.
Its the Black Crown physical form manifestation that use Theresa as its template.
tbh I think you're underplaying Theresa ideological standpoint. She was a revolutionary leader that wanted to try and basically both massively improve the sarkaz life and free them from their existential curse (which it's not only metaphisical). Despite all her struggle she wasn't able to do so, she was killed by the military commission, betrayed by a military junta like many other 'revolutionary leaders' irl. Her entire point of view is represented in her stories to amiya, like the puppet one. Her arc is mimicked in reunion moving from a revanchist terrorist movement to something that is not so slowly becoming a communist movement (lol). She realized that to save the Sarkaz meaningfully she needs to save everyone, she couldn't realistically think that just flipping the paradigm (like her brother wants) would actually help the sarkaz, but at the same time she realizes that she and current Babel couldn't realize it, so she passes the torch to amiya
I feel a conection with Highmore, even if i feel it is silly, probaly cus of her stoic but still nihilistic mindset, aways expecting the worse but not leting it get her down.
This could just be my own reading of things, but I don't think Theresa necessarily disliked her position as the Sarkaz king, so much as she viewed it from a more paternal angle. Something I only realized while looking at fanart of other characters, Theresa's dress kind of resembles an apron, in a way. Which I think is a great detail in how it gives her that motherly air, she even calls the Sarkaz her children at one point, and not to mention it likely calls back to her being a seamstress in the past. And especially seeing the kind of influence she had on Amiya was very touching. My only complaint is that we didn't get to see enough of them together, but in a way that still feels like good writing, cause even I, as an observer, feel like they never had enough time together. Theresa is my favorite character, hands down
Before: "I think Theresa is just stereotypical 'Good, Idealistic, and Flawless Ojou-sama'. So boring and i can find this character elsewhere. "
After Babel & Ch. 14: "UWOOOGGHHH! I would kill and die for you, Your Highness"
I don't read all the story of Arknights but I did read most of Babel because I really liked the origin stories and found it interesting to learn about.
I think Theresa really won me over when she was killing her assassins funnily enough. Something about how empathetic she is as she tells them she remembers them. even as circumstances has forced her to ruthlessly cut them down. I dunno, it really made me tear up lol.
Edit: I think my favorite characters lore and storywise might be the Pinus Sylvestris yuri couple. I can't pick between them, they're a unit to me. I just really like their dynamic and their motivations, plus I love the faction aesthetic. e0 Ashlock is actually maybe my favorite piece of norizc art in the whole game. Going with the theme of a character really winning me over with a specific moment, Ashlock's berserker rage at flametail's (fake) death and the explanation that she just imaged actually losing Flametail to make herself go off like that legitimately gave me chills the first time. I hope we see more of them in the future.
Ashlock E0 art is kinda tight ngl
@tempota7792 I got her to e2 for the first time, saw she lost her armor and the plastic shell on her gunlance, and immediately swapped back to her e0 art lmao. I like her e2 art, but it doesn't have the Pinus Sylvestris swag
If one were to be overly critical, one could say that Theresa was fridged for Doctor's development and now has no agency of her own after being brought back.
Yes, she is very close to the stereotypical gentle and nurturing mother. But that's not all she is. She very much wields these attributes as weapons as well. That's why her march out of Kazdel is so powerful. She even stops to talk to someone. Even the Assassins she kills with kindness.
But that's not all that there is to her. Her status as one of the Seven Heroes who vanquished the coalition army 200 years ago really does speak to the fact that she is an incredibly powerful individual even outside of these character traits. Kal'tsit even calls her a Caster the likes of which is only seen once in a thousand years in Ch. 14.
Yet her cruelest ability comes from the combination of her background as a seamstress and being a wearer of the Black Crown when she cuts apart the tapestry that are the Doctor's memories.
All the while she still believed in her twin brother. Knowing that they both aim for the same goal, if only through different means. Hers were rejected by her people. And so all she can do after being revived is to aid his cause. Ultimately pitting her against all the friends who once stood by her side and believed in her path.
All of this makes the Operator known as Civilight Eterna even more bittersweet.
As for Civilight Eterna the 6* Operator, from my initial look into her, isnt she about 80% of a Skalter? Her numbers are about that much worse than Skalter's, and her main gimmick revolves entirely around her Orbs, which are finicky and hard to control. She does have better passive healing with her S1, but her S2 and S3's reliance on Orbs, and the multiple diff effects all tangled into S2 and S3 make those 2 skills harder to precisely use. That's why I took and good look and stopped her at E1 maxed. I probably should have left her at E0 if I was going to use her solely for ornamental purposes. Now she's stuck in purgatory, again.
Her S3 gives very strong healing/survivability, much stronger than Skalter's S2. She is the best healer in the game if you want to heal Surtr S3. Of course this might still not be enough to make it worth raising her. I'm just pointing out her strengths, you decide whether she's worth it or not.
My first lvl90 Viviana 2nd theresa both immediately lvl90 and im waiting for my other wife to be welfare or gacha Priestess
Oh no, Bear gamer is turning into Babel gamer and will succub to the Roach brainrot
I listened to this at full volume at 4am
I like her cause of that cute chibi dancing gif
frozen fries is actually better than fresh potatoes when it comes to making french fries
Welcome to the Club
now get in line.
Shes literally the definition of AURA
I do like her story alot. I would still choose Priestess over her, but still
Tbh, i do think she should've stayed dead, it feels like HG softened a bit compared to the early chapters, where people like Patriot and Frostnova, both massively important characters, died.
At least it's not full on revival, it's just an AI acting as her. And there's a limit on what AI can mimic, even if it's a small one, unless that crown is super advanced.
Still would.
I mean depresso gone too far tbh, at least it calmed down a bit
She's dead, we are never getting her back. What we have is not Theresa, she ain't even drawn by the same artist.
As a Priestess stan, it's on sight so watch out.
Frostnova's better change my mind
Edit: seriously i want to see if anyone can change my mind
You first have to state why do you like Frostnova so much. I like her too but maybe for different reasons.
@aizeroth8858 that is not an easy thing to explain
@@cathylunn2809 Then how can you compare and contrast
Idk
@@cathylunn2809 Then you have no reason to say Frostnova is better than Theresa
Not that I don't like Frostnova she's amazing, both are good in their own ways
Can you pls make a Theresa analysis + comparison to skadi alter 😬
analysis maybe, comparison, no
*Looks at own name.*
*Looks at own avatar.*
Welcome to the club!
... though I disagree with your interpretation of her xD. ...which is actually great because Theresa has enough depth to allow for such disagreements.
Welcome aboard
based kuma
Based Kuma
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 we don't deserve her
how do you unlock her in chapter 14?
If you're making fries then you probably want to use frozen fries, but if someone is making a meal then you're probably better off getting potatoes and making a different potato dish. Sorry, I just heard the story and wanted to add my two cents.
out of curiosity, are you american?
@ yes
* why we became Theresa simps
Is Theresa released for global?
yes, currently a welfare you can get after beating chapter 14
@@RewriteKuma noooo wayy
I, for one kuma, also think your friends are in wrong for wanting frozen fries instead of fresh smh
ok, W
Nu! Reject Teri. Return to PRTS! Remember who you are Oracle!
Based.
I think Theresa is overrated. I know she is Sarkaz's Messiah, but I can't like her. Her ideals feel so... swallow in comparison to her compatriots. I'm not saying her as a character is a swallow, I'm saying her dreams, her objective, and her ideal is a swallow. We have the Sanguinarch and Nachzehrer King, arguably the most Sarkaz Sarkaz we have seen in the game. We see Patriot. We See Theresis going balls to the walls plans and doing his best to win and achieve his objective.
Meanwhile, she is Miss. Positivity that wants to undo the wounds done on the Sarkaz and proceed to a better dream... but that isn't possible. The Sarkaz are brutal, the Sarkaz bread and butter are war and death. They are Death. They have been dealing with Death for so long... but some of them broke out of the cycle, because they recognized that the will of the majority of the Sarkaz, of their bloodlines, yearn for their hatred and spite towards other species. They gathered those who wanted to stop their descent into the abyss, and started new lives away from the Will of the Sarkaz.
The only way out of the cycle is to strike out and find your own way. Patriot did it, the ancestors of Anasa and Oni did it. Sankta did it. Theresa wanted to brute-force her dream to her species, to her subjects. It would never happen, because she can't change everyone. She can't undo the damage done to the Sarkaz, her pacifist dreams were for naught. She tried to bring change too quickly, for a race that lives far too long and blames the children of other species for the sins of their fathers.
She is a good person. An atrocious leader, and a bad Sarkaz in my eyes. If she wanted to make her dreams come true, she should've waited, and let the festering wound in the Sarkaz species heal a little bit so she could gather those who anted to change, and make a home for them, not force-fed her ideals in their mouths. She was impatient, and everyone, especially the Sarkaz, paid the price.
In a way, this is why I prefer Theresis over her. He knows what the Sarkaz here, he knows what the Sarkaz want, so he will bring what the people want. He is not brash, he is methodical and knows how to wait for the long game. He has many sins and pains, especially related to Theresa. In a way, I say he mirrors the Doctor well. Both are chained in a battle that should be avoided at all costs, but they can't change the course of the train wreck waiting to happen, just play their part in it.
Well, this is what I think. Besides, the best girl is Ishar'mla. The land will be ours soon.
The thing is that she is neither as positive nor as 'absent minded' as you think she is lol, she perfectly realizes that the sarkaz are bitter, and she doesn't shame them for that. It's just that flailing against the entire world is not gonna improve the sarkaz life, and despite a lot of nice fancy words about the bloodlines 'n shit most of the sarkaz higher ups are actually more interested in permanent war than in fixing the situation of their subjects (just look at the sanguinarch lol). So she passes the torch to amiya because she sincerely thinks she has a better shot at building an actual ''international'' force of change than her was, because at the end of the day she was just a hero to the sarkaz, amiya can become an hero to the world
I think you are being unfair. Look how far those "shallow" ideals have reached. Rhodes Island has gone very far. They are now basically involved in every country.
Theresa propaganda!!
I still don't understand why didn't they make her pregnant and give birth before she die... Her bloodline is OP