There's a trope for that kind of spellcasting it's called "Full Contact Magic" it's very hard to animate, due to how fluid it is. But like you included, everyone loves it because it is far more lively and exciting than the static spellcasting you typically see in the media that has magic. Another media that has Full Contact Magic is Bayonetta for video game examples.
She does use wind, to cushion their fall into the machinery when they find Alucard! And tbh Sypha is very direct about wanting to be with Trevor. There's nothing unconscious or selfish about it. Her agenda being... enjoying his company, having sex regularly, and trusting him to fight next to her? Buddy, that's a relationship! And her desires are very much not unconscious, she asks Trevor to come with her and explains her reasoning. That's honesty and vulnerability, not emotional subterfuge!
Her: "Speakers are peace lovers and pacifists." Also her: "I could kill you just by looking at you." This video explains why she was the only Speaker who could fight.
@@KaizokuSleven i find that quite ironic as the speakers are presented as holy pacifists, meanwhile Syppha is just going around killing everything in sight
I think that Sypha is what many female protagonists in modern media try but fail to be: she is independent, smart and powerful (I dare to say even a bit OP), but also likeable, vulnerable, sometimes frustrated, not above romance or sometimes being in need for some help from her (male) friends who she also helps and supports in turn.
NGL the relationship between the two reeks of "I can fix him" and well I've never actually seen a relationship that ends well when it starts like that.
I feel like Syfa’s cursing fit in the field was due the strain of constantly stopping plots get to her, but the late thing is a new angle I hadn’t considered.
Late in season 1, sypha says, "Magic is just implementing your will into the world," something along those lines. So, no, she doesn't have a limited mana pool, and the strength of her magic is based on her will. Green lantern rules. At least, that's how I interpreted it. This is also why God hates magic users. Because your changing reality with your will
I also did wonder about her never seeming to run out of magic because generally when you make a character appear always powerful and to not have any vulnerabilities like that, it can make the character kinda boring. But then I did notice that when the trio goes and faces the vampire generals and soldiers, Sypha pullls off some impressive large scale attacks, but then when they face off with Dracula, her attacks are smaller. She doesn't run out of magic but she can get exhausted and i think that matches up pretty well with your interpretation.
@@CasieMod I think her attacks shrunk because she’s close to her friends, fire is a powerful magic but it doesn’t discriminate, if her attacks were larger, her Allies would be at risk of getting caught in the flames, hell it even almost happens when she was blasting Dracula in the face, she notices the flames are getting too close to Alucard and let’s up
If im not mistaken, she says in her Judgement dialogues that she made an agreement with the Church to stop the persecution of her sisterhood if she defeated Dracula.
To comment on your question "why didnt she use wind magic often" In Castlevania 3 she only has access to fire, ice, and lighting magic. Even as a reanimated corpse as a boss for Alucard in sotn thats all she uses. The closest thing she has to wind abilities is a snow-storm like attack in sotn. This is further emphasized in Judgment when in combat with her mace-scepter and apell book, all her magic attacks ate fire, ice, and electric themed. Because of the use of only these 3 elements its implied any mage who uses these spells, and nothing else, may be related to the Belnades clan in some way. Becauae these 3 elements are the Belnades Clans signature spells.
And perhaps this is an irrelevant observation but I noticed that after Sypha's shoulder was seriously injured by Dracula during their encounter, Sypha chose to cover her other shoulder while leaving her scarred shoulder uncovered. She really did proudly display her scars. Perhaps it's nothing. Or perhaps Sypha is displaying her scars to let would be enemies know she's definitely been battle tested and to think twice before attacking her. Just a thought 🤔 .
I think they left Grant out because he didn't have any connection to the story past Trevor finding him. Alucard was Dracula's son and saw everything Dracula was doing. Sypha fell in love and continued the Belmont blood line. What does Grant do after this? I don't mind the changes they did to Sypha because, to me, it shows that they wanted her to be more than a background character since she is SO important to the Belmont Bloodline. I think Trevor stuck with Sypha because it made him feel a little better and not so hopeless in the world he had to exist in. Then, after the judge he truly hurt for her loss of happiness and felt that he was the only one who could guide her through that pain
Grant was left out because the prospects of a Landlocked pirate seemed stupid to Warren Ellis. Even though Grant was a thief turned rebel and not a pirate. Grant was one of the rebels that fought back against Dracula when he first started attacking, even before Trevor got asked by the Pope to investigate what happened to Wallachia and why they had no more contact. Plus after Trevor used the Vampire Killer to kill Dracula, with Alucard going back to slumbering, Trevor and Sypha going off to adventure together before marrying, Grant was the only one out of all of them that actually actively traveled around and used the money that he stole from Dracula’s Castle to rebuild the destroyed Wallachia. Not only did he use it as a way to rebuild his home, but he also used the rebuilding as a way to distract himself from the fact that his best friend (Trevor) was marrying the woman he loved (Sypha).
@@DANTVSVERGIL The easiest way around Warren's issue would have been to have Grant be the captain who Dracula sailed back home with, blaming him for not arriving in time and cursing him like in the game. Though other than replacing the captain that sets Issac on his new path, there isn't much to do with him afterward and he probably would be a strain on an already packed cast. Not to mention harboring feelings for Sylpha would have made things awkward. With those two things in mind I can see why the writers were hestitant.
As far as Sypha's magic reserves go, I think she's just really good at min-maxing her magic use. She's also shown using her opponents magic/elemental attacks against them which probably requires less focus and her own magic to do.
Yo! Been a while, sorry about that. I'm currently advancing my career so I had to focus on my skills. But, I'm here now. I really like this analysis of Sypha. You don't shy away from the challenges her characters faces as she develops, but also display her abilities. Personally I find that super heroins often stay as flat characters who aren't allowed to develop as much as the male counterparts. But Sypha absolutely does, and you described that perfectly with, "She has a tantrum." Which we have seen multiple male characters in the show do as well under stress. Really good work on this one! I am very impressed. Looking forward to catching up on your work going forward. See'ya!
Her being this kind of witch in this manner, learning spells and them becoming a part of her was a cool concept. Seeing how magic in this world was kinda cool in general, though in some cases it was kinda hard to follow.
Great video, and thank you for mentioning Grant Danasty, it's wild that throughout 4 seasons, the producers/writers of the show couldn't give Grant at least a cameo.
I wasn't a fan of Sypha at first because I kinda fell into the trap of "oh, look. Another altruist that borders on stupidity with their good intentions". Then I saw that unlike the other Speakers, she would ACTUALLY come in handy in a fight (y'know, the thing Speakers allegedly don't do) and at least gained my respect. My respect just grew throughout season 2 and come season 3, she reminded me of a less annoying child in that while she was far from dumb, still hadn't really been exposed to humanity's ugliness till the Judge's big reveal. I also kinda felt vindicated for Trevor at that point with the "we're not living your life anymore. Now we're in mine" line being the icing on the cake. Season 4, I couldn't tell if I should be enjoying her turnaround or be sad over it but she felt a bit more mentally balanced to me than she had when I first saw her.
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I think Alucard puts it best when he’s going through his “puppet-phase.” He mocks Sypha and pretty much calls her stuck-up as if she knows everything and her and her people are automatically better than everyone. Her being cocky in the third season is not only a natural progression because of killing Dracula, it’s a natural progression of her holier-than-thou attitude that she’s had from the jump.
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Great breakdown 👍🏾🏆. But I thought I did see Sypha use the wind as a weapon on a couple of rare instances. It wasn't very powerful. Perhaps that's why she doesn't rely heavily on the use of wind power. Perhaps Sypha could use some lessons on Air Bending from Aang. I think it's interesting 🤔 that Sypha appears to be manipulating the elements in a similar manner as The Avatar. Instead of having different forms of martial arts that help benders control their elements, Sypha uses specific hand signs. I guess it's all about harnessing one's own chakras and focusing their energies in very specific ways.
Right! it's almost as if it's instinctual and spiritual. Maybe the writer of the series was adapting the way that she used spirits to grant her elemental abilities instead of chanting words like most mages in fiction?
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In another words, the show haxed Sipha down from being a goetic witch who conjures and pactise with elemental spirits and demons alike, to be simply an arcane alchemist-warrior enchantress with psionic/magic based elemental powers and abilities, in order to emphasize the science fiction elements of the Netflix show while removing one of the protagonistic characters from being subjected to harsh religious criticisims about the glorification of so-called Satanic and other noxious Pagan practises by Western television and cinema?
Once again. A painfully well done stong female character. Who does not need to: 1) dominate any situation 2) humiliate anyone 3) proclaim or identify her status as woman. She is simply an individual. Her own story. Her own stenghts and weaknesses, her own struggles and growth. Wow. My word. Its almost like people dont care what gender, sex, or circumstances you come from as a hero. Its almost like the choices you make, and seeing the journey you go on, are more interesting and compelling than your identity. Almost like heroes are timeless and interchangable mechanisms of the human condition. Oh my, could it be that the reason this series is popular is not just because it looks good, but also because its characters behave as humans and go on a journey of aspiration, loss, risk and reward? With conviction? Morals? Growth? Cant be... Honesty though, solid work, bro. Keep it up. Well done.
I felt like Sypha did not get deconstructed or criticized enough. Thus giving ammo to the Mary Sue cry foul argument. Although she is initially rescued by Trevor and does take her licks throughout seasons 2 through 4 she was too high on herself. Season 4 was not so much Trevor putting her in her place but checking her. You'll notice that he is the one giving her history lessons about Death, weapons and the people who obtain them. At the end of the story Trevor falls into her arms mirroring their first time meeting each other and he gets one final dig on her causing her to drop him showing that they still both need to do some maturing. We can assume that she and her companions in arms will go on to be the town's leaders protectors and educators.
Nice catch on the parallel of how they fall into each others arms, can't believe I missed that. And yes it was refreshing to see how Trevor flipped the education sessions between them in Season 4 compared to how she was doing to him concerning magic in Season 2.
To me, a character is a perfect 10/10 when i can't find hardly any ways in which they could be improved upon. That's where it all comes down to preference, Alucard and Trevor both fought like cats and dogs while Sypha was the glue that held them together.
@@KaizokuSleven it really was! I would’ve loved for it to be longer since Sypha’s my favorite but I could honestly watch hour long videos of these characters so don’t feel bad lol. It was a great video for Sypha and I enjoyed it very much. Good work. :) you’ve def got a fan out of me.
I think she did use wind once I believe in the first season like episode 3 or 4 she was getting off a high platform and there was a gust of wind around her
The reason that Grant was not include in the show is that Warren Ellies did not like the character, he comments "why is a pirate in landlocked country." Since this show was original going to be a movie, Warren Ellies did not see the point of including Grant cause he was focusing and developing the many characters in the story like Lisa, Dracula, the bishop, and the main characters. He felt that by adding Grant, he would not be able to focus on the other characters. Though I can understand his criticism on Grant since he was not a really interesting character in games and is commonly forgotten in the games, I felt he missed an opportunity to create a much more interesting character than an average pirate.
Ya could've changed grant into a bandit of sorts, a man who survived the initial attack from Dracula. Maybe he couldn't save his family and had to go on alone. He could've met the gang by at first trying to rob them, only to realize their strength and then joins them to either get revenge or die trying.
Could you make a video on Lenore cause I notice there is a lot of people that genuinely don’t like her character and those that really don’t like her ending to her story?
Bro she’s a Mary sue needed to be rescued by trevor because she was petrified, only just to call him rude with no appreciation. She's later seen conjuring lightning bolts with no explanation, she then saws about 3 enemies into pieces during the confrontation with Sala, she can seemingly fly, she can burn down entire buildings. All of this would be fine if it had been explained. She’s not even that powerful in the game, which the writer admitted that he have not played the game. But He did a great job for what it is worth but still, if she was that overpowered then why was she petrified in the first place? Because she didn't have those powers then? You could argue it was implied she learned new tricks during her travels with Trevor but again, this just boils down to bad writing which brings me to my original point. None of it is explained or explained well. Character development should never be implied. The only time her character faced any flaw that could deter her from being called a mary sue was being petrified which lasted for around 3 minutes in total. "I feel like y’all call any woman who’s powerful a mary sue." Like What about Carmilla? The council of sisters? All of which are extremely powerful yet have a plethora of weaknesses from being vampires. I still like their characters despite some of their flaws. None of this has anything to do with the fact that shes a woman. Nobody has made that point here, so don't misconstrue what I'm saying because it's convenient for you to form a strawman argument.
Also season 4 was terrible the whole design for the "Grim reaper" is a complete joke the voice doesn’t fit him and Trevor become a Gary sue so much for the show being superb.
IDK guess it was just his choice in the moment, plus his Morning Star was the only weapon that can damage Death. Otherwise IDK gotta ask Warren Ellis why he wrote the series like that lol
@KaizokuSleven fair enough. You've done more research than me, and it shows in this very intelligent content, so I wondered if you or anyone else might know. Thanks for taking the time to answer me.
I like her, but maybe she's bit too versatile in combat. She can too easily kill even toughest vampires. They should have make her more like glass cannon, great support in combat but weak alone.
To be fair, Trevor & Alucard seemed unstoppable as well. All 3 of them rarely showed vulnerability in battle until they meet high ranking vampires like Dracula, Dragan & Rahko
In another words, the show haxed Sypha down from being a goetic witch who conjures and pactise with elemental spirits and demons alike, to be simply an arcane alchemist-warrior enchantress with psionic/magic based elemental powers and abilities, in order to emphasize the science fiction elements of the Netflix show while removing one of the protagonistic characters from being subjected to harsh religious criticisims about the glorification of so-called Satanic and other noxious Pagan practises by Western television and cinema?
10:43 my only complaint about this is that they never brought her back to the city she leveled half of to witness the aftermath and have her face what she did and be humbled and and be forced to grapple with "with great power comes great responsibility". for the rest of the show i was waiting for it to finally happen to evolve her character arc but they just never brought it up again.
The thing is she didn't level it. Sorta. As far as she knew the castle was in the middle nowhere.then all of the sudden it was mid siege. She figured out the spell but wasn't exactly an expert in how it moves. How would she know the driver could fight back.
@@samreddig8819 i mean, she did some substantial damage. multiple neighborhoods obliterated. and yes, it wasn't premeditated or intended, but she saw it was in a large city through the mirror. it's not about "you should have known better" or "it's all your fault", more like manslaughter and a "regardless of your intentions your actions caused this" kinda thing. the only reason i really cared is because she bragged about it afterward and about being the best multiple times, and never got the reality check she needed for her character arc.
Almost had it. She's not narcissistic because of pride. Haven't you seen a young, talented girl fall in love with you? They're always prompting you to be your ideal man? Ya, that's why I don't f with young girls lol, no matter their "skills". 🤪. Nah, She's in love but younguns don't know how to express that to a man
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Honestly my favorite character in the show. When she uses her magic it reminds me of how they animate benders in Avatar. It's so fluid and creative
There's a trope for that kind of spellcasting it's called "Full Contact Magic" it's very hard to animate, due to how fluid it is. But like you included, everyone loves it because it is far more lively and exciting than the static spellcasting you typically see in the media that has magic. Another media that has Full Contact Magic is Bayonetta for video game examples.
@@kylegivens3120 Dope thanks i didn't really know it had a name but yeah it's so awesome. Will have to look into this more
When she starts skating......game over. That's imagination.
Thanks for the info. For me this was definitely the highlight of season 3. Sypha went from badass to God tier when she did this.
@@ruminator3570 Lol.
She does use wind, to cushion their fall into the machinery when they find Alucard!
And tbh Sypha is very direct about wanting to be with Trevor. There's nothing unconscious or selfish about it. Her agenda being... enjoying his company, having sex regularly, and trusting him to fight next to her? Buddy, that's a relationship! And her desires are very much not unconscious, she asks Trevor to come with her and explains her reasoning. That's honesty and vulnerability, not emotional subterfuge!
Yeah, a lot better than most relationships nowadays 😅
She also uses it to slow trevor when Dracula threw him at her and to slow Draculas meteor/fireball
Her: "Speakers are peace lovers and pacifists."
Also her: "I could kill you just by looking at you."
This video explains why she was the only Speaker who could fight.
Sypha is one of the best reimaginings of a character from Castlevania in this show.
I would argue that goes to Isaac but she is well written as a runner up.
@@KaizokuSleven yeah the original Issac was kinda bleh
Literally every main character is done so well in the show that I'm hesitant to look at the originals
So funnily enough, I rewatched the series, sypha by far has the most kills out of our trio and the other two have hella assists
Yea, she's a serious powerhouse.
@@KaizokuSleven i find that quite ironic as the speakers are presented as holy pacifists, meanwhile Syppha is just going around killing everything in sight
@@maks-tldr56 a “who gave the cleric a gun” situation
She's a mage, a glass cannon. Alucard and Trevor are far more durable, every time she gets hit though she either gets a scar or loses the fight.
@@maks-tldr56 In guisw of self-defense to protect herself and mankind. Kinda Wonder Woman, moreso the DCEU iteration of the latter.
I think that Sypha is what many female protagonists in modern media try but fail to be: she is independent, smart and powerful (I dare to say even a bit OP), but also likeable, vulnerable, sometimes frustrated, not above romance or sometimes being in need for some help from her (male) friends who she also helps and supports in turn.
Right, a well rounded female character is a rarity nowadays
NGL the relationship between the two reeks of "I can fix him" and well I've never actually seen a relationship that ends well when it starts like that.
I feel like Syfa’s cursing fit in the field was due the strain of constantly stopping plots get to her, but the late thing is a new angle I hadn’t considered.
It's both a combination of mental/physical exhaustion of fighting non-stop and a fetus draining her energy lol.
0:10 "The resident witch of"
"No! I am a Speaker, and a scholar of magic! I serve no demon and do no evil!"
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Late in season 1, sypha says, "Magic is just implementing your will into the world," something along those lines.
So, no, she doesn't have a limited mana pool, and the strength of her magic is based on her will. Green lantern rules. At least, that's how I interpreted it.
This is also why God hates magic users. Because your changing reality with your will
Good observation and interpretation.
I also did wonder about her never seeming to run out of magic because generally when you make a character appear always powerful and to not have any vulnerabilities like that, it can make the character kinda boring. But then I did notice that when the trio goes and faces the vampire generals and soldiers, Sypha pullls off some impressive large scale attacks, but then when they face off with Dracula, her attacks are smaller. She doesn't run out of magic but she can get exhausted and i think that matches up pretty well with your interpretation.
@@CasieMod I think her attacks shrunk because she’s close to her friends, fire is a powerful magic but it doesn’t discriminate, if her attacks were larger, her Allies would be at risk of getting caught in the flames, hell it even almost happens when she was blasting Dracula in the face, she notices the flames are getting too close to Alucard and let’s up
She definitely used wind magic a few times in the show,
In the catacombs she used it to descend, and used it in s4 to jump from the wagon
What's interesting is that it looks like cold air.
As in she hasn't mastered wind, and props it up with ice to supplement it.
You know I always find the mage character really cool in fantasy and I find them easy to relate to like Sypha
I usually gravitate to Rogue/Melee characters like Trevor but the way Sypha and Issac were portrayed made being a mage really intriguing
If im not mistaken, she says in her Judgement dialogues that she made an agreement with the Church to stop the persecution of her sisterhood if she defeated Dracula.
She has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard on screen
To comment on your question "why didnt she use wind magic often"
In Castlevania 3 she only has access to fire, ice, and lighting magic. Even as a reanimated corpse as a boss for Alucard in sotn thats all she uses. The closest thing she has to wind abilities is a snow-storm like attack in sotn. This is further emphasized in Judgment when in combat with her mace-scepter and apell book, all her magic attacks ate fire, ice, and electric themed.
Because of the use of only these 3 elements its implied any mage who uses these spells, and nothing else, may be related to the Belnades clan in some way. Becauae these 3 elements are the Belnades Clans signature spells.
I'm alright with her being mind bogglingly powerful, on account of it looking so cool without fail.
4:20 she’s still a protagonist in a platforming game. You run and jump with her throughout all of Castlevania 3
I love how she destroys Drac's castle and the rest of the story ends up blaming Carmella anyway.
And perhaps this is an irrelevant observation but I noticed that after Sypha's shoulder was seriously injured by Dracula during their encounter, Sypha chose to cover her other shoulder while leaving her scarred shoulder uncovered. She really did proudly display her scars. Perhaps it's nothing. Or perhaps Sypha is displaying her scars to let would be enemies know she's definitely been battle tested and to think twice before attacking her. Just a thought 🤔 .
Quite possibly yea, or just slight flex to let people know that she's not so fragile lol
@@KaizokuSleven 💪🏾. I hadn't taken into account the "Flex Factor" 🤣 👍🏾
I think they left Grant out because he didn't have any connection to the story past Trevor finding him. Alucard was Dracula's son and saw everything Dracula was doing. Sypha fell in love and continued the Belmont blood line. What does Grant do after this?
I don't mind the changes they did to Sypha because, to me, it shows that they wanted her to be more than a background character since she is SO important to the Belmont Bloodline.
I think Trevor stuck with Sypha because it made him feel a little better and not so hopeless in the world he had to exist in. Then, after the judge he truly hurt for her loss of happiness and felt that he was the only one who could guide her through that pain
(Concerning Grant)True but that was only due to the fact that he distanced himself after Sypha looked over him to end up with Trevor.
Grant was left out because the prospects of a Landlocked pirate seemed stupid to Warren Ellis. Even though Grant was a thief turned rebel and not a pirate. Grant was one of the rebels that fought back against Dracula when he first started attacking, even before Trevor got asked by the Pope to investigate what happened to Wallachia and why they had no more contact. Plus after Trevor used the Vampire Killer to kill Dracula, with Alucard going back to slumbering, Trevor and Sypha going off to adventure together before marrying, Grant was the only one out of all of them that actually actively traveled around and used the money that he stole from Dracula’s Castle to rebuild the destroyed Wallachia. Not only did he use it as a way to rebuild his home, but he also used the rebuilding as a way to distract himself from the fact that his best friend (Trevor) was marrying the woman he loved (Sypha).
@@KaizokuSleven that is likely true. I do not hide my lack of deep lore knowledge of Castlevania 3
@@Youmama187 It's all good. I'm not the most knowledgable person in the Castlevania series either
@@DANTVSVERGIL The easiest way around Warren's issue would have been to have Grant be the captain who Dracula sailed back home with, blaming him for not arriving in time and cursing him like in the game. Though other than replacing the captain that sets Issac on his new path, there isn't much to do with him afterward and he probably would be a strain on an already packed cast. Not to mention harboring feelings for Sylpha would have made things awkward. With those two things in mind I can see why the writers were hestitant.
As far as Sypha's magic reserves go, I think she's just really good at min-maxing her magic use. She's also shown using her opponents magic/elemental attacks against them which probably requires less focus and her own magic to do.
Agreed, Her mana manipulation is off the scale. Especially against an expert mage like Dracula
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I really like this analysis of Sypha. You don't shy away from the challenges her characters faces as she develops, but also display her abilities. Personally I find that super heroins often stay as flat characters who aren't allowed to develop as much as the male counterparts. But Sypha absolutely does, and you described that perfectly with, "She has a tantrum." Which we have seen multiple male characters in the show do as well under stress.
Really good work on this one! I am very impressed. Looking forward to catching up on your work going forward. See'ya!
It’s all good & I hope all your hard work payed off in your career progression. Looking forward to see your perspective in other comment sections.
The thing i noticed is that they are never physical or kissed, so it was a surprise that she was pregnant out of nowhere
Right, the most intimacy we saw was them laying in bed together
I remeber the first time we saw her use lightning magic in the show, I was like YES GIRL!
Her being this kind of witch in this manner, learning spells and them becoming a part of her was a cool concept. Seeing how magic in this world was kinda cool in general, though in some cases it was kinda hard to follow.
Great video, and thank you for mentioning Grant Danasty, it's wild that throughout 4 seasons, the producers/writers of the show couldn't give Grant at least a cameo.
Glad to hear this was to your liking overall.
I wasn't a fan of Sypha at first because I kinda fell into the trap of "oh, look. Another altruist that borders on stupidity with their good intentions". Then I saw that unlike the other Speakers, she would ACTUALLY come in handy in a fight (y'know, the thing Speakers allegedly don't do) and at least gained my respect. My respect just grew throughout season 2 and come season 3, she reminded me of a less annoying child in that while she was far from dumb, still hadn't really been exposed to humanity's ugliness till the Judge's big reveal. I also kinda felt vindicated for Trevor at that point with the "we're not living your life anymore. Now we're in mine" line being the icing on the cake. Season 4, I couldn't tell if I should be enjoying her turnaround or be sad over it but she felt a bit more mentally balanced to me than she had when I first saw her.
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I think Alucard puts it best when he’s going through his “puppet-phase.” He mocks Sypha and pretty much calls her stuck-up as if she knows everything and her and her people are automatically better than everyone. Her being cocky in the third season is not only a natural progression because of killing Dracula, it’s a natural progression of her holier-than-thou attitude that she’s had from the jump.
Agreed 100%
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Great breakdown 👍🏾🏆. But I thought I did see Sypha use the wind as a weapon on a couple of rare instances. It wasn't very powerful. Perhaps that's why she doesn't rely heavily on the use of wind power. Perhaps Sypha could use some lessons on Air Bending from Aang. I think it's interesting 🤔 that Sypha appears to be manipulating the elements in a similar manner as The Avatar. Instead of having different forms of martial arts that help benders control their elements, Sypha uses specific hand signs. I guess it's all about harnessing one's own chakras and focusing their energies in very specific ways.
Right! it's almost as if it's instinctual and spiritual. Maybe the writer of the series was adapting the way that she used spirits to grant her elemental abilities instead of chanting words like most mages in fiction?
@@KaizokuSleven Great point 🎓🦉
Loved the video, Sypha is my second favorite female character in Castlevania after Lenore 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Appreciate it & glad you enjoyed.
Dope video. I thought she was a good character. I like how the main characters made such a great team and played off of each other.
100% & thank you.
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In another words, the show haxed Sipha down from being a goetic witch who conjures and pactise with elemental spirits and demons alike, to be simply an arcane alchemist-warrior enchantress with psionic/magic based elemental powers and abilities, in order to emphasize the science fiction elements of the Netflix show while removing one of the protagonistic characters from being subjected to harsh religious criticisims about the glorification of so-called Satanic and other noxious Pagan practises by Western television and cinema?
10/10 Gold medal 🥇.
I hope one day you do cowboy bebop, wolf rain , and the rest.
Appreciate that & I look forward to do doing those in the future. Especially since Cowboy Bebop is 1 of my favorite seinens of all time.
I personally find this video the best Christmas present 😊
Glad I could deliver for the holidays 👍
Sphya is like a lisa with arcana. Someone who protects humanity but is bastardized as a result.
That's a good perspective on her character
@@KaizokuSleven Lisa tried to tame a lonely dracula and failed.
Sypha tried to tame a lonely Trevor and succeed.
@@Aceofwolves Actually, she did tame Dracula only difference is we don't what Trevor would've done if he lost Sypha.
She’s an absolute powerhouse.
Once again. A painfully well done stong female character. Who does not need to:
1) dominate any situation
2) humiliate anyone
3) proclaim or identify her status as woman.
She is simply an individual. Her own story. Her own stenghts and weaknesses, her own struggles and growth.
Wow. My word.
Its almost like people dont care what gender, sex, or circumstances you come from as a hero. Its almost like the choices you make, and seeing the journey you go on, are more interesting and compelling than your identity. Almost like heroes are timeless and interchangable mechanisms of the human condition. Oh my, could it be that the reason this series is popular is not just because it looks good, but also because its characters behave as humans and go on a journey of aspiration, loss, risk and reward? With conviction? Morals? Growth? Cant be...
Honesty though, solid work, bro. Keep it up. Well done.
Aye , just tryna boost the engagement, loving the channel btw
Appreciate you 🙏
I felt like Sypha did not get deconstructed or criticized enough. Thus giving ammo to the Mary Sue cry foul argument. Although she is initially rescued by Trevor and does take her licks throughout seasons 2 through 4 she was too high on herself. Season 4 was not so much Trevor putting her in her place but checking her. You'll notice that he is the one giving her history lessons about Death, weapons and the people who obtain them. At the end of the story Trevor falls into her arms mirroring their first time meeting each other and he gets one final dig on her causing her to drop him showing that they still both need to do some maturing. We can assume that she and her companions in arms will go on to be the town's leaders protectors and educators.
Nice catch on the parallel of how they fall into each others arms, can't believe I missed that. And yes it was refreshing to see how Trevor flipped the education sessions between them in Season 4 compared to how she was doing to him concerning magic in Season 2.
She fights more like a sorcerer than a wizard, hardly and words or symbols, she just uses gestures and intention.
Sypha definitely is one of the few characters from the games that suffered the least from being adapted into the Netflix fanfiction.
To me, a character is a perfect 10/10 when i can't find hardly any ways in which they could be improved upon. That's where it all comes down to preference, Alucard and Trevor both fought like cats and dogs while Sypha was the glue that held them together.
Yay! I was wondering when you'd do sypha.
I hope it was to your liking
@@KaizokuSleven it really was! I would’ve loved for it to be longer since Sypha’s my favorite but I could honestly watch hour long videos of these characters so don’t feel bad lol. It was a great video for Sypha and I enjoyed it very much. Good work. :) you’ve def got a fan out of me.
@@LittleChaosMachine I'm glad but I will note that there are some folks like you out there who's attention spans cater to long format videos lol
I think she did use wind once I believe in the first season like episode 3 or 4 she was getting off a high platform and there was a gust of wind around her
Yea for sure, I mainly was stating to never see her use wind in an altercation.
@@KaizokuSlevenshe does use wind in her fight against dracula.
The reason that Grant was not include in the show is that Warren Ellies did not like the character, he comments "why is a pirate in landlocked country." Since this show was original going to be a movie, Warren Ellies did not see the point of including Grant cause he was focusing and developing the many characters in the story like Lisa, Dracula, the bishop, and the main characters. He felt that by adding Grant, he would not be able to focus on the other characters.
Though I can understand his criticism on Grant since he was not a really interesting character in games and is commonly forgotten in the games, I felt he missed an opportunity to create a much more interesting character than an average pirate.
Agreed, this was an opportune chance for him to show his range in writing and storytelling. The same way he did with Issac, Sypha and Saint Germain.
Ya could've changed grant into a bandit of sorts, a man who survived the initial attack from Dracula. Maybe he couldn't save his family and had to go on alone. He could've met the gang by at first trying to rob them, only to realize their strength and then joins them to either get revenge or die trying.
Gotta love her !
Could you make a video on Lenore cause I notice there is a lot of people that genuinely don’t like her character and those that really don’t like her ending to her story?
If enough people demand it? We'll see
10:38 Yeah, ever since watching this series, I've been wondering, do magic users have any real limitations?
The ginger witch is blonde..?
I think she’s more of a Strawberry blonde unlike Alucard’s silverfish blonde hair
OP AF
Lol yea she can be but it's the same for Trevor and Alucard as well. Alucard more understandable since he's Dracula's son
Bro she’s a Mary sue
needed to be rescued by trevor because she was petrified, only just to call him rude with no appreciation. She's later seen conjuring lightning bolts with no explanation, she then saws about 3 enemies into pieces during the confrontation with Sala, she can seemingly fly, she can burn down entire buildings. All of this would be fine if it had been explained. She’s not even that powerful in the game, which the writer admitted that he have not played the game. But He did a great job for what it is worth but still, if she was that overpowered then why was she petrified in the first place? Because she didn't have those powers then? You could argue it was implied she learned new tricks during her travels with Trevor but again, this just boils down to bad writing which brings me to my original point. None of it is explained or explained well. Character development should never be implied.
The only time her character faced any flaw that could deter her from being called a mary sue was being petrified which lasted for around 3 minutes in total.
"I feel like y’all call any woman who’s powerful a mary sue."
Like What about Carmilla? The council of sisters? All of which are extremely powerful yet have a plethora of weaknesses from being vampires. I still like their characters despite some of their flaws.
None of this has anything to do with the fact that shes a woman. Nobody has made that point here, so don't misconstrue what I'm saying because it's convenient for you to form a strawman argument.
Also season 4 was terrible the whole design for the "Grim reaper" is a complete joke the voice doesn’t fit him and Trevor become a Gary sue so much for the show being superb.
She's the avatar
She was wayyyy OP
This well writing I have an questionn are playing to do St. Germain
Yes, stay tuned.
Algorithm picked u up bro you'll be there in no time
So why does Trevor fight death alone? Alucard and Sypha could have reached him, so why?
IDK guess it was just his choice in the moment, plus his Morning Star was the only weapon that can damage Death. Otherwise IDK gotta ask Warren Ellis why he wrote the series like that lol
@KaizokuSleven fair enough. You've done more research than me, and it shows in this very intelligent content, so I wondered if you or anyone else might know. Thanks for taking the time to answer me.
I like her, but maybe she's bit too versatile in combat. She can too easily kill even toughest vampires. They should have make her more like glass cannon, great support in combat but weak alone.
To be fair, Trevor & Alucard seemed unstoppable as well. All 3 of them rarely showed vulnerability in battle until they meet high ranking vampires like Dracula, Dragan & Rahko
HE SAID IT!!! HE SAID THE THING!! Let's go skincrawlers. It's time to head home. Our purpose is done here.
In another words, the show haxed Sypha down from being a goetic witch who conjures and pactise with elemental spirits and demons alike, to be simply an arcane alchemist-warrior enchantress with psionic/magic based elemental powers and abilities, in order to emphasize the science fiction elements of the Netflix show while removing one of the protagonistic characters from being subjected to harsh religious criticisims about the glorification of so-called Satanic and other noxious Pagan practises by Western television and cinema?
That could be? I also think they tweaked her to not be a typical damsel character like Sakura from Naruto.
@@KaizokuSleven That makes quite abundantly a lot of sense too, lol.
actually relatively speaking she’s from the west…I’ll see myself out
😂
She is just an mary sue
she has flaws wym
I somehow miss that in season 3 she was late aleready... XD Typical male i quess. XD
Lol it happens
10:43 my only complaint about this is that they never brought her back to the city she leveled half of to witness the aftermath and have her face what she did and be humbled and and be forced to grapple with "with great power comes great responsibility". for the rest of the show i was waiting for it to finally happen to evolve her character arc but they just never brought it up again.
The thing is she didn't level it. Sorta.
As far as she knew the castle was in the middle nowhere.then all of the sudden it was mid siege. She figured out the spell but wasn't exactly an expert in how it moves. How would she know the driver could fight back.
@@samreddig8819 i mean, she did some substantial damage. multiple neighborhoods obliterated. and yes, it wasn't premeditated or intended, but she saw it was in a large city through the mirror. it's not about "you should have known better" or "it's all your fault", more like manslaughter and a "regardless of your intentions your actions caused this" kinda thing.
the only reason i really cared is because she bragged about it afterward and about being the best multiple times, and never got the reality check she needed for her character arc.
First.
Almost had it. She's not narcissistic because of pride. Haven't you seen a young, talented girl fall in love with you? They're always prompting you to be your ideal man? Ya, that's why I don't f with young girls lol, no matter their "skills". 🤪. Nah, She's in love but younguns don't know how to express that to a man
Hmm so then some cringy atheist tried to shoehorn their agnostic bs into the show and made it weaker for it.