Fierce duels. Great armies. Love, brotherhood and betrayal. These are the images conjured when we speak of the Three Kingdoms. Check out these informative articles from the Ancient History Encyclopedia for more reading! www.ancient.eu/article/1174/the-early-three-kingdoms-period/ www.ancient.eu/Han_Dynasty/ www.ancient.eu/Cao_Cao/
“What a wonderful time to be alive!” “Hey, the Yellow River flooded again and destroyed all of your crops... and also, we’re being raided by nomadic tribesmen...and also, this period of Chinese history may be entirely mythical, so you may not even exist.” “Well, that’d certainly explain the laser eyes.”
@@paulthetyyppi it was mentioned that they did fought because of a maid. but her name was never reveal by scholars as they deem it, not necessary. that's where the Romance come in and add flavor in it. so technically it's true
Through all of these videos of Extra History, I think I found a good title to summarize all of world history according to extra credits.. "The Monarch died with too many or too few heirs, Chaos ensues (ft. Robert Walpole)"
Yyyeah "Tao Tao" rivals "Cow Cow" from the old Koei translations for silliness. Then again, in Japanese he's called "Sou Sou". No one ever gets it exactly right.
busi magen That’s completely beyond the point and irrelevant. This video is not an advanced Mandarin pronunciation lesson, nor does it even feature Chinese phonemes on the more complicated side, for that matter. There is no way that most of the world, which of course contains Indo-European speakers, cannot pronounce the “ts” phoneme as it is pronounced in the name Cao Cao-not “kao kao”, not “tao tao”, but “tsao tsao”. It is one of the most common phonemes in all languages. That’s an example of bad pronunciation that literally has no excuse. Any half-assed Google search for the right pronunciation should have prompted you to pronounce it competently if not fluently. Instead, from the way the narrator pronounced it, he almost had to have gone out of his way to purposefully learn a wrong pronunciation to get it wrong so bad-that, or, as I suspect in most cases with most Western narrators, he was simply too lazy and used the excuse of “hard language to pronounce”.
And teaching me that hot babe could destroy relationship, a family, am army, and even a kingdom. Oh, also the said babe, aparently also a monster ini battlefield.
@@salamanderred8148 diao chan was easy to kill. it was Lü Bu who was impossible to kill because he had like 10 morale stars. I remember having to duel him and kill him to get my lvl 10 weapon. My custom character was basically zhang liao. Zhang liao was also part of the yellow turban rebellion. and Zhang Lu. I'm just sad that they butchered alot of the smaller warlords and didn't give them their space. Like how I think they took too much liberty with the Battle of Tong Pass. Although Cao Cao sent that expedition to try to capture Zhang Lu, one of the warlords who had supported the yellow turban rebellion
Me and several thousand others must have saw this series coming considering both the approaching Total War game and the that Oversimplified did the same thing. This is still going to be awesome though to see EH cover this period :3
@@nocx4592 Like I said mate, near everyone saw it coming. Though hopefully the game is a damn fine one since the Total War series though has its major hits has had a couple backfires. Granted with the mechanics they have the Three Kingdoms is the most ideal setting aside from Warhammer with (personal opinion) the Game of Thrones setting coming in 2nd.
Gotta say, the colour palette for this episode was absolutely beautiful - definitely one of the most visually pleasing EH episodes to date. The only gripe I had was the lack of facial expressions, but that's a minor one, and didn't subtract from my enjoyment of this piece of eye-candy as a whole. Good job!
how can it be a run for their money when Extra History are many people, cant pronounce the names right when Oversimplified is 1 guy and can pronounce their name right
Just so everyone doesn't lose their minds: "Cao Cao" = "Tsao Tsao" "Guan Yu" = "Guan You" "Yuan Shao" = "Yu-an Sh-ow" "Lü Bu" = "Loo Boo" "Dong Zhuo" = "Dong Juo" OR "Dong Zhu-O" (either is fine due to different dialects of Mandarin). Edit: VERY IMPORTANT... "Sun Jian" = "S-ooh-n Ji-yan" or "S-ooh-n Ji-an" "Liu Bei" = "Lee-u Bay" "Extra Credits" = "The-Bestest-UA-cam Channel-in-History" "Extra History" = "The-Bestest-UA-cam Series-in-History" See what I did there?
Really nice of you to break down the names of the important historical figures that were mentioned. I lost my mind at the Oversimplified video because I do understand Chinese.
I've been waiting for this video. Just to add in. Emperor Ling's "older brother"(the General against the eunuchs) was actually He Jin, the older brother of Empress He aka the Emperor's consort. Dong Zhuo was actually "invited" by He Jin and Yuan Shao to the capital to kill the eunuchs, though after He Jin died, he had plans on his own. After his death, Dong Zhuo's corpse burned for several days when lit, because of the amount of fat he had.
Liu Bei wasn't a peasant at all, he was son and grandson to 2 governors and his uncle was rich enough to send him to "university". The reason a lot of people called him poor was because after losing his father at a young age he and his mother made a living by selling sandals, but they were still part of a family rich enough to send him to study from a very prestigious teacher.
Why does Liu Bei hold a halberd? I think you may have mistaken him for Lu Bu. In the novel, Liu Bei uses a pair of long swords. Technically, Cao acted with or I would even say under Yuan Shao after the coalition for the quelling of the Black Mountain Bandits, against Yuan Shu and Gongsun Zan. Only when he gained the control over the imperial court, Cao goes on his separate way from Yuan Shao, but even then he had to appease him by giving him a higher court rank than his.
The long sword Liu Bei use was an imperial treasure passed down in royal family (or at least he claimed so), which he used to prove he has royal bloodline.
Well, if we're talking about the actual history, below is something from the South Song Dynasty Annotations to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, 《云别传》Records on Zhao Yun. During the battle of Changban, when Zhao Yun charged into the Wei army, the Records on Zhao Yun had this to say: 先主之败，有人言云已北去者，先主以手戟擿之曰：子龙不弃我走也! The late lord retreated, and when someone said Yun has went North (gone over to Wei's side), the late lord threw his hand-halberd at the speaker, saying: "Zi Long will not leave me!". The hand halberd was about the same size as a one-handed Norse battle axe, usable for both close combat and throwing. Liu Bei, however, like most commanders, would've most likely used a spear or a full-sized halberd on the battlefield. He would've definitely had a sword, but just as a symbol of status, as Chinese swords (jian) were rarely used practically on the battlefield. (Apologies for blabbing and intruding on your notifications two years late to the party)
This is one of my favorite historical parts of all time. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is my JAM. All thanks to Dyansty Warriors video games. This got me into the books and then there was a podcast on UA-cam that's great. The tv show is awesome and the movie was fantastic. Love this channel for hitting up a juicy time period.
Just thought I'd point out that this is sponsored by Total War: Three Kingdoms, A.K.A. the same people that sponsored Oversimplified's video on the same subject, so no, EC didn't copy Oversimplified.
Loved the automatic translation of the three brothers names. Leo Bay, John Fey and Gwen Yer. Then you have the lords Tao Tao, Euron Chau, Swen Jen and Li Air Boo.
Extra Credits you guys are the best! Video Games always lead to History! I remember finishing Shogun Total War back in the day, and was like why dont they make three kingdoms? 15 years later here we are! Thanks for the awesome post!
Yeah not sure what's that about. Liu Bei's usually been depicted with his twin jian. (Which probably wasn't terribly historically accurate, but the Peach Garden was already a fictional invention so why not)
I just wanted to chip in the I absolutely adored the animation style for this video! I love the color pallet, and how cute the little bean figures were made! Total props to the animator!
Hey folks! There's been a couple of helpful notes in the comments about our pronunciation of names in this video. We appreciate the feedback, but also ask for folks to keep in mind that there are multiple accepted pronunciations for the names, depending on where you are from. We worked hard with an external group to try and get the pronunciation of the names as accurate as we could and apologize for any discrepancies. Thanks! - A
Sometimes you just want to feel omnipotent cutting through wave upon wave of enemy fodder until your heart stops because someone cried out "IT'S LU BU!!!"
@@Zeknif1 man lu bu isn't all that in some games, in six I once Hitkilled him by running over him with a lightning horse, but depending on your situation on the battlefield it could be really hard, especially in empire as example, when every other commander decides to kill themselves in some stupid manner thus giving lu bu moral boost
I’m playing total war three kingdoms right now and it’s really cool that cao cao and yuan shao were historically in a coalition together because they formed one with me in the game too
Love this episode: I am actually glad that the coverage gave Sun Jian the credit he deserves, he was quite a daring commander, unfortunately a lot of his achievements were retroactively accredited to Liu Bei's band. 2 quick little points: Cao Cao did not declare his faction as wei just yet. I know a lot of works describe the era by labeling Liu Bei as ruler of Shu, Sun Quan as ruler of Wu, and Cao Cao in turn as the ruler of Wei. But he never dared to depose the Han Emperor and elevate himself in their stead (seeing the bloody results for Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shu) instead he ruled as the chancellor of Han and the power behind the throne. It was only after Cao Cao died that his son Cao Pi did away with the pretense and declared the kingdom of Wei and retroactively put his father as the ancestor of the royal dynasty. Another is that Dong also killed the 1st young emperor (Emperor Shao) he laid his hand on * Also props for making the eunuchs all Varys 👌😎
Cao Cao did established a feudal kingdom within the Han called Wei. Which was a big no-no at the time since only the Liu family can be feudal kings. That was as far as he can do to be the emperor without really abdicating the emperor and incur the wrath of everyone.
@@alexanderchristopher6237 No no I Mean that at the time of Cao Cao absconding with Emperor Xian, he was not a King yet, he was a noble, then a Duke, not it was not until later that he was a King, so "Kingdom of Wei" is a bit premature
I always love reading and watching videos about the Three Kingdoms Era. They say video games aren't educational, but hell I never would have gotten into studying this part of Chinese history and becoming so enamored with it if it had never been for Dynasty Warriors.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms was one of my favorite games for a long time, and the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history is one that fascinates me. I am really hyped to see the Total War franchise's take on it. Also loving this series as well, although for the most part I was already familiar with the wide brushings of this saga. I hope Extra History finds some time in this series to reference Cao Cao's role in editing, commenting, and preserving "The Art of War" book for modern audiences.
@@Qardo of course, they got like thousands of years of real history, unlike Western history starts to be more relevant during the time of the Greeks and Rome.
Ooh. I wonder if Jeff Van Dyck is working on the soundtrack again this time around! His website doesn't mention it though. His absence from Empire: TW was conspicuous for me. With Nobuo Uematsu and Andreas Waldetoft he's in the "God-Tier" on my "videogame soundtrack makey-type-people" tier list. Thanks for attending this TED talk.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Thank you Total War! I've been wait, hoping, praying that Extra Credits would do a series on the Three Kingdoms period. Finally! It's here! And I'm all the way hyped!!
A while After watching this video I continued reading a manga called wortenia senki about a martial arts expert getting transported to another world and slowly conquering that world. There was a reference to this part of Chinese history in the chapter I am reading right now. It’s crazy how often and quickly recently acquired knowledge comes into play! It happens to me all the time, and I can brush off the stuff that’s occurring around the same time due to special events or situations, but most of my “eureka” moments happen with completely unrelated situations.
I’m Korean and although I work in the music industry , the epic of the 3 kingdoms is what got me to love history and almost pursue a career in history I been a long time fan of your channel and I’m so happy to see you covering this !! Thank you Extra Credits History team!
Great video! But one mistake made was, Cao Cao wasn't the King of Wei (not even a Duke) at that time. He was just an ordinary general/warload. After he invited the emperor to XuChang, the emperor named him prime minister only.
Sun Jian's army has max drill and +20% discipline, which countered Dong's infantry combat ability and terrain advantage. When he found the imperial seal the army gained additional +10% morale bonus.
"The Azure Sky is already dead; the Yellow Sky will soon rise. When the year is jiazy there will be prosperity under heaven!" Long Live the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Hello Extra Credits vidmakers, thanks for doing a vid to help our foreign friends understand this bit of exquitise Chinese History. Love from Hong Kong😃
. Cao Cao was a warlord when he took the emperor in, but this is decades before he named his territories “Wei”. He didn’t take that title until well after Yuan Shao was defeated at Guan du.
Except that the Wars of the Roses were the European version of the Three Kingdoms Period, because the Three Kingdoms Period superceded the Wars of the Roses by 1,500-odd years.
Or the Roman crisis of the Third Century, that's a better one. 1) It's the same period. 2) Similarly large empires. Except the Roman Empire did survive. Barely.
Fierce duels. Great armies. Love, brotherhood and betrayal. These are the images conjured when we speak of the Three Kingdoms. Check out these informative articles from the Ancient History Encyclopedia for more reading!
www.ancient.eu/article/1174/the-early-three-kingdoms-period/
www.ancient.eu/Han_Dynasty/
www.ancient.eu/Cao_Cao/
hello world!
Please make a video about the Division 2?!
Mertier Hello to you too!
Can you do a Phillipine history
hello people
“What a wonderful time to be alive!”
“Hey, the Yellow River flooded again and destroyed all of your crops... and also, we’re being raided by nomadic tribesmen...and also, this period of Chinese history may be entirely mythical, so you may not even exist.”
“Well, that’d certainly explain the laser eyes.”
oversimplified?
Bot w csgo Yes.
Bo how , Lu Bu got executed.
It’s Lu Bu!
I am the anus Beheading.
Dong Zhuo liked Lu Bu's crush.
This enraged Lu Bu *_who punished him severely._*
This was in the novels only, no real historical evidence.
@@paulthetyyppi it was mentioned that they did fought because of a maid. but her name was never reveal by scholars as they deem it, not necessary.
that's where the Romance come in and add flavor in it.
so technically it's true
Oversimplified reference?
DJ Pedobear Lv Bu had an affair with one of Dong Zhou’s maids and was afraid he would be punished if he was found out.
@@newzealanddoesntexist7505 This enraged ec who punish you severely
Word of advice:
*DO NOT pursue Lu Bu*
Just Some Guy without a Mustache But i really wanna pursue Lu Bu D:
Also do not ever *Trust* Lu Bu
Oh no its Lu Bu.
Ok, then let flood him.
I think you meant Lurr BURR! (Per the videur)
"That would explain the Laser Eyes."
"Sun's son Sun Ce."
"Lu Bu boo hoo."
"You were supposed to trot."
OverSimplified
Best parts of course. 😂
Just, don't pursue Lu Bu
Through all of these videos of Extra History, I think I found a good title to summarize all of world history according to extra credits..
"The Monarch died with too many or too few heirs, Chaos ensues (ft. Robert Walpole)"
I see you are also a CGPGrey fan - excellent taste
This is why the ottomans were so into fratricide
Chaos, indeed. Then again, I consider myself Chaotic-Neutral. ;)
Or too young
See Crusader Kings
There's an ancient chinese saying:
"Do not pursue Lu Bu"
There's an ancient Chinese legend that said that one should run after they heard a specific rock music in the back ground and instead take other route
I learned the truth of that in the hard way playing Dynasty Warriors :P
"I've never said that" - ancient Chinese saying
And never trust Lu Bu, he has literally betrayed every person he has ever worked for.
Must've been a stand user.
As a Chinese speaker, there is so much here that's wrong about pronunciation.
As a 3 kingdoms fan, I am happy to see extra history give this a spin
Yyyeah "Tao Tao" rivals "Cow Cow" from the old Koei translations for silliness.
Then again, in Japanese he's called "Sou Sou". No one ever gets it exactly right.
Eric Wu I barely know anything, but I still know the pronounciation is wrong.
Tsao Tsao, sow sow, so so, cow cow, ↑ca ___ ↓ow - ↑ca ___ ↓ow
busi magen That’s completely beyond the point and irrelevant. This video is not an advanced Mandarin pronunciation lesson, nor does it even feature Chinese phonemes on the more complicated side, for that matter. There is no way that most of the world, which of course contains Indo-European speakers, cannot pronounce the “ts” phoneme as it is pronounced in the name Cao Cao-not “kao kao”, not “tao tao”, but “tsao tsao”. It is one of the most common phonemes in all languages. That’s an example of bad pronunciation that literally has no excuse. Any half-assed Google search for the right pronunciation should have prompted you to pronounce it competently if not fluently. Instead, from the way the narrator pronounced it, he almost had to have gone out of his way to purposefully learn a wrong pronunciation to get it wrong so bad-that, or, as I suspect in most cases with most Western narrators, he was simply too lazy and used the excuse of “hard language to pronounce”.
Guan "yer" lmao
But I appreciate the otherwise high production value
Oversimplified: *Does video about three kingdoms*
Extra History: *_You dare oppose me mortal_*
More like total wars doesnt realise both channels share most of their subs and theyre paying twice for the same eyes. To our benefit though.
@@Divert486 nice
Kings & Generals: Hold my tea.
Oversimplified: Extra credits? Steal my sponsor? No way man, never gonna happen
More like the other way around.
Thank you Dynasty Warriors for teaching me about the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Yes!
ua-cam.com/video/AeSMpetv34M/v-deo.html
Same
And teaching me that hot babe could destroy relationship, a family, am army, and even a kingdom.
Oh, also the said babe, aparently also a monster ini battlefield.
@@salamanderred8148 diao chan was easy to kill. it was Lü Bu who was impossible to kill because he had like 10 morale stars. I remember having to duel him and kill him to get my lvl 10 weapon. My custom character was basically zhang liao. Zhang liao was also part of the yellow turban rebellion. and Zhang Lu. I'm just sad that they butchered alot of the smaller warlords and didn't give them their space. Like how I think they took too much liberty with the Battle of Tong Pass. Although Cao Cao sent that expedition to try to capture Zhang Lu, one of the warlords who had supported the yellow turban rebellion
*OH NO I'M HAVING A STROKE*
(Falls down and dies)
Look at you, you're now the emperor
m. bukhori im so pround of you
The Eunuchs enraged Hitler's father, who punished them severely
coyote47713 Hitlers’ father spares no one
When I saw this
I immediately thought oversimplified was doing a collab with Extra Credits
No its actually the game sponsor that holds them both at gunpoint in the same room so they copied each others homework
@@Azuressunset lmao
Me and several thousand others must have saw this series coming considering both the approaching Total War game and the that Oversimplified did the same thing.
This is still going to be awesome though to see EH cover this period :3
They both did a series because total war is sponsoring them.
@@nocx4592 Like I said mate, near everyone saw it coming. Though hopefully the game is a damn fine one since the Total War series though has its major hits has had a couple backfires. Granted with the mechanics they have the Three Kingdoms is the most ideal setting aside from Warhammer with (personal opinion) the Game of Thrones setting coming in 2nd.
Kingd and Generals have also made a few videos on the Three Kingdoms period as CA is also sponsoring them.
We need a series about the song-ming period
OH NO IM HAVING A STROKE!!
Gotta say, the colour palette for this episode was absolutely beautiful - definitely one of the most visually pleasing EH episodes to date. The only gripe I had was the lack of facial expressions, but that's a minor one, and didn't subtract from my enjoyment of this piece of eye-candy as a whole. Good job!
Dang son, you givin’ Oversimplified a run for their money.
Well Total War: Three Kingdoms money
Oversimplified and Extra History are awesome I watch them both.
Not really. I prefer the Oversimplified version better.
@@JAKphoenixify Ya the Oversimplified one is more funny.
how can it be a run for their money when Extra History are many people, cant pronounce the names right when Oversimplified is 1 guy and can pronounce their name right
Just so everyone doesn't lose their minds:
"Cao Cao" = "Tsao Tsao"
"Guan Yu" = "Guan You"
"Yuan Shao" = "Yu-an Sh-ow"
"Lü Bu" = "Loo Boo"
"Dong Zhuo" = "Dong Juo" OR "Dong
Zhu-O" (either is fine due to different dialects of Mandarin).
Edit: VERY IMPORTANT...
"Sun Jian" = "S-ooh-n Ji-yan" or "S-ooh-n Ji-an"
"Liu Bei" = "Lee-u Bay"
"Extra Credits" = "The-Bestest-UA-cam Channel-in-History"
"Extra History" = "The-Bestest-UA-cam Series-in-History"
See what I did there?
Quick question where did the "ur" sound come from in guan yu?
Really nice of you to break down the names of the important historical figures that were mentioned. I lost my mind at the Oversimplified video because I do understand Chinese.
Wow, thanks brother
I don’t understand, why write this? It’s pretty easy to read these names correctly
I think Zhuo would sound closer to Joe
I've been waiting for this video.
Just to add in. Emperor Ling's "older brother"(the General against the eunuchs) was actually He Jin, the older brother of Empress He aka the Emperor's consort. Dong Zhuo was actually "invited" by He Jin and Yuan Shao to the capital to kill the eunuchs, though after He Jin died, he had plans on his own.
After his death, Dong Zhuo's corpse burned for several days when lit, because of the amount of fat he had.
NIce
Liu Bei wasn't a peasant at all, he was son and grandson to 2 governors and his uncle was rich enough to send him to "university".
The reason a lot of people called him poor was because after losing his father at a young age he and his mother made a living by selling sandals, but they were still part of a family rich enough to send him to study from a very prestigious teacher.
Why does Liu Bei hold a halberd? I think you may have mistaken him for Lu Bu. In the novel, Liu Bei uses a pair of long swords.
Technically, Cao acted with or I would even say under Yuan Shao after the coalition for the quelling of the Black Mountain Bandits, against Yuan Shu and Gongsun Zan. Only when he gained the control over the imperial court, Cao goes on his separate way from Yuan Shao, but even then he had to appease him by giving him a higher court rank than his.
Someone said Liu?
The long sword Liu Bei use was an imperial treasure passed down in royal family (or at least he claimed so), which he used to prove he has royal bloodline.
Also Zhang Fei should be holding a spear
Well, if we're talking about the actual history, below is something from the South Song Dynasty Annotations to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, 《云别传》Records on Zhao Yun.
During the battle of Changban, when Zhao Yun charged into the Wei army, the Records on Zhao Yun had this to say: 先主之败，有人言云已北去者，先主以手戟擿之曰：子龙不弃我走也! The late lord retreated, and when someone said Yun has went North (gone over to Wei's side), the late lord threw his hand-halberd at the speaker, saying: "Zi Long will not leave me!".
The hand halberd was about the same size as a one-handed Norse battle axe, usable for both close combat and throwing. Liu Bei, however, like most commanders, would've most likely used a spear or a full-sized halberd on the battlefield. He would've definitely had a sword, but just as a symbol of status, as Chinese swords (jian) were rarely used practically on the battlefield.
(Apologies for blabbing and intruding on your notifications two years late to the party)
This is one of my favorite historical parts of all time. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is my JAM. All thanks to Dyansty Warriors video games. This got me into the books and then there was a podcast on UA-cam that's great. The tv show is awesome and the movie was fantastic. Love this channel for hitting up a juicy time period.
Finally, someone who does Cao Cao justice. Romance had sadly turned the greatest man in the period into a villian.
Just thought I'd point out that this is sponsored by Total War: Three Kingdoms, A.K.A. the same people that sponsored Oversimplified's video on the same subject, so no, EC didn't copy Oversimplified.
What I take from this is that total war three kingdoms knows how to advertise well
@@fabulouscat3911 Indeed.
@@fabulouscat3911 i was about to say the same thing, the know how to target historical gamers.
Ogham?
I can’t express enough how excited I am to see this era being featured! One of my absolute favorites! Keep up the amazing work!!
Never have I ever yelled out loud "YES!" and clicked on any UA-cam video so fast in my life.
Until today.
Me too, long live the emperor! 皇上万岁万岁万万岁。
I'm so happy. I've been waiting since the start of this series for you guys to do the Three Kingdoms. Thank you so much!
Loved the automatic translation of the three brothers names. Leo Bay, John Fey and Gwen Yer. Then you have the lords Tao Tao, Euron Chau, Swen Jen and Li Air Boo.
I absolutely love the Three Kingdoms. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is amazing
Its about time you guys did the Three Kingdoms video! Cant wait for the next episode!
this series is such a great gift to me...thank you for reviving my childhood Extra Credits!!
I see that you guys have improved your series greatly. You're now getting better at discerning history from legend.
Extra Credits you guys are the best! Video Games always lead to History! I remember finishing Shogun Total War back in the day, and was like why dont they make three kingdoms? 15 years later here we are! Thanks for the awesome post!
Liu Bei standing in the peach garden with the halberd of Lü Bu? Wut?
Yeah not sure what's that about. Liu Bei's usually been depicted with his twin jian. (Which probably wasn't terribly historically accurate, but the Peach Garden was already a fictional invention so why not)
Translation errors, a version of ROTK I read translated two swords to double edged sword) ⚔
I just wanted to chip in the I absolutely adored the animation style for this video! I love the color pallet, and how cute the little bean figures were made! Total props to the animator!
Hey folks! There's been a couple of helpful notes in the comments about our pronunciation of names in this video. We appreciate the feedback, but also ask for folks to keep in mind that there are multiple accepted pronunciations for the names, depending on where you are from. We worked hard with an external group to try and get the pronunciation of the names as accurate as we could and apologize for any discrepancies. Thanks! - A
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Man, I learned a majority of the whole Three Kingdoms shebang from the Dynasty Warriors game series, but this video made me learn a few more things!
As yes dynasty warriors my favorite button masher power Trip game.
Ahh the countless waves to be beaten. So therapeutic at such a young age of dynasty warriors 4
Sometimes you just want to feel omnipotent cutting through wave upon wave of enemy fodder until your heart stops because someone cried out "IT'S LU BU!!!"
@@Zeknif1 I literally turn dbz abridged krillin when I heard that name as a kid
@@Zeknif1 man lu bu isn't all that in some games, in six I once Hitkilled him by running over him with a lightning horse, but depending on your situation on the battlefield it could be really hard, especially in empire as example, when every other commander decides to kill themselves in some stupid manner thus giving lu bu moral boost
@@Zeknif1 Do not pursue Lu Bu!
So glad you guys finally done this three kingdoms period video I've always been interested in it
I’m playing total war three kingdoms right now and it’s really cool that cao cao and yuan shao were historically in a coalition together because they formed one with me in the game too
My favorite historical time frame! I've been waiting for this series! ;)
Extra history makes a video:
Almost entire Commentsection: this enraged his father who punished him severely
Ah, you finally made it! Always happy to see more history from three kingdoms
Yes! Always loved the story of the Romance of the 3 kingdoms. Great book!
I love learning about the Three Kingdoms. Also, lovin' the art style for this.
Love this episode:
I am actually glad that the coverage gave Sun Jian the credit he deserves, he was quite a daring commander, unfortunately a lot of his achievements were retroactively accredited to Liu Bei's band.
2 quick little points: Cao Cao did not declare his faction as wei just yet. I know a lot of works describe the era by labeling Liu Bei as ruler of Shu, Sun Quan as ruler of Wu, and Cao Cao in turn as the ruler of Wei. But he never dared to depose the Han Emperor and elevate himself in their stead (seeing the bloody results for Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shu) instead he ruled as the chancellor of Han and the power behind the throne. It was only after Cao Cao died that his son Cao Pi did away with the pretense and declared the kingdom of Wei and retroactively put his father as the ancestor of the royal dynasty.
Another is that Dong also killed the 1st young emperor (Emperor Shao) he laid his hand on
* Also props for making the eunuchs all Varys 👌😎
Cao Cao did established a feudal kingdom within the Han called Wei. Which was a big no-no at the time since only the Liu family can be feudal kings. That was as far as he can do to be the emperor without really abdicating the emperor and incur the wrath of everyone.
@@alexanderchristopher6237 No no I Mean that at the time of Cao Cao absconding with Emperor Xian, he was not a King yet, he was a noble, then a Duke, not it was not until later that he was a King, so "Kingdom of Wei" is a bit premature
*Sees War of Three Kingdoms* Me: Ah, yes. The war behind the Dynasty Warriors games
I still can't believe they made an actual war based on the Dynasty Warriors games.
It is also the basis for a series of strategy games.
Didn't oversimplified just do a video on this? Glad to see a more in depth video! Seemed like a really interesting part of history
Yes, he did. It's pretty hilarious
I always love reading and watching videos about the Three Kingdoms Era.
They say video games aren't educational, but hell I never would have gotten into studying this part of Chinese history and becoming so enamored with it if it had never been for Dynasty Warriors.
But oversimplified, the Chinese didn't do revolts, the Vikings did!
yes
And one baguette
No, you're both wrong.
It was Walpole
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I really, really like this artstyle. Looking forward to see this style show up in other videos.
You don't understand how long I've longed for your retelling of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, looking forward to the next episodes. Yeet
I have never mentioned it in a comment, but i absolutely love this. this whole channel is what i look forward to when i get home.
I love the animation for this segment. I can see inspiration from Chinese art in the depiction of the Peach Garden Oath.
The art for this video is amazing!
I love you guys and your work, but as someone fluent in Chinese...
Your pronunciation of "Guan Yu" and "Cao Cao" almost killed me xD
...tao tao
What about sun jian?
Swen jien? Liu Bu? Tao Tao? Lmao that made me laugh
I totally did not understand Guan Yu.
Pronounced as GUUU-ONE YWEE
English speakers have the same feeling when Chinese people try to pronounce certain English names and words.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms was one of my favorite games for a long time, and the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history is one that fascinates me. I am really hyped to see the Total War franchise's take on it. Also loving this series as well, although for the most part I was already familiar with the wide brushings of this saga. I hope Extra History finds some time in this series to reference Cao Cao's role in editing, commenting, and preserving "The Art of War" book for modern audiences.
A Game of Thrones: The Chinese edition.
I think many past events in history are their own Game of Thrones, only with less dragons and magic.
Wait.
Excuse me they are the OG GoT
@@sertiana2512 Who is to say that China did not use dragons and magic? After all. China lost more history than most of Europe could ever count.
@@Qardo of course, they got like thousands of years of real history, unlike Western history starts to be more relevant during the time of the Greeks and Rome.
It really is, isn't it?
Ooh. I wonder if Jeff Van Dyck is working on the soundtrack again this time around! His website doesn't mention it though. His absence from Empire: TW was conspicuous for me. With Nobuo Uematsu and Andreas Waldetoft he's in the "God-Tier" on my "videogame soundtrack makey-type-people" tier list. Thanks for attending this TED talk.
All the oversimplified fans came to Extra Credits, who punished him severely.
What happened?
*them
Finally, thank you Extra Credits. Keep up the good work.
To pronounce "Cao Cao", just combine the "ts" in "cats" and "ow" in "cow".
and repeat
Thanks, I'll just call him Cat-Cow from now on
@@PBoten good for you bro
So Tsjæov?
So, Chao Chao?
Everything is of excellent quality, as always. But I really must say your choice of color scheme- kept very consistent- is striking and well done.
Ah the Romance of the Three Kingdoms... when a video game with simple (yet fun) gameplay tought me more than every history book could ever do
I thought the game was not released yet?
@@sarasamaletdin4574 I meant Dynasty Warriors ;)
I liked the art style, I see now that every extra history has an art style inspired or somehow unique of every story.
With every picture of Zhang FEI looking like he's screaming I'd like to imagine that he just never stop screaming that he was always angry
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!
Yes! Yes! Yes! Thank you Total War! I've been wait, hoping, praying that Extra Credits would do a series on the Three Kingdoms period. Finally! It's here! And I'm all the way hyped!!
A while After watching this video I continued reading a manga called wortenia senki about a martial arts expert getting transported to another world and slowly conquering that world. There was a reference to this part of Chinese history in the chapter I am reading right now. It’s crazy how often and quickly recently acquired knowledge comes into play! It happens to me all the time, and I can brush off the stuff that’s occurring around the same time due to special events or situations, but most of my “eureka” moments happen with completely unrelated situations.
I’m Korean and although I work in the music industry , the epic of the 3 kingdoms is what got me to love history and almost pursue a career in history
I been a long time fan of your channel and I’m so happy to see you covering this !!
Thank you Extra Credits History team!
Oversimplified AND Extra History?! WOOT WOOT
_if only it were in Cantonese_
I have ALWAYS wanted y’all to cover this! Thank you
For those interested in this, check out Three Kingdoms (the 2010 series). It’s on UA-cam and has English subs!
Great video! But one mistake made was, Cao Cao wasn't the King of Wei (not even a Duke) at that time. He was just an ordinary general/warload. After he invited the emperor to XuChang, the emperor named him prime minister only.
Sun Jian's army has max drill and +20% discipline, which countered Dong's infantry combat ability and terrain advantage. When he found the imperial seal the army gained additional +10% morale bonus.
This series will be so fun! Can't wait for more.
FEEL THE POWER OF MY MAGGIIIICCCCC!
USELESS USELESS HAHAAHHAA!
You flamming idiots take that!
Throwing gaint rocks and winds
A dike? Oh no!
I was waiting for so many days for three kingdoms now finally got it thanks guys
So excited for the game and it's great to learn about the history
Love the new art style and colour palette
Why did you give Liu Bei Lu bu's halberd? That's just making things unnecessarily confusing.
confuciung*
Love the art style of the episode!
"The Azure Sky is already dead; the Yellow Sky will soon rise.
When the year is jiazy there will be prosperity under heaven!"
Long Live the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
YES! My favorite time period of China! Thanks so much Extra Credits! Love the vids❤️
It sounds like he was explaining some D&D story line.
Seeing that this is about to go down has sent chills through me. Super stoked.
What a coincidence, I just finished watching The version made by Oversimplified ^^ now to see the full version by Extra History ^^ yay.
This is so awesome! I'm actually reading the Romance of the Three Kingdoms right now!
90% of the comments-Oversimplified things
10% of the comments-the rest of them.
IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS SERIEEEES!!!! THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH!!!
I know it's apocryphal but
"may you live in interesting times"
Hello Extra Credits vidmakers, thanks for doing a vid to help our foreign friends understand this bit of exquitise Chinese History. Love from Hong Kong😃
the amount of Oversimplified jokes will lead to an economic downturn
Dude.uncool
Clearly they've lost their mandate from heaven. well time to gather up all the yellow turban boys and start another rebellion yee-haw
I’ve been waiting for this video for so long I’m so happy it’s here!!!!
"Well,Here we go again"
-Oversimplified Fans
So, Me.
. Cao Cao was a warlord when he took the emperor in, but this is decades before he named his territories “Wei”. He didn’t take that title until well after Yuan Shao was defeated at Guan du.
Extra Credits *VS* OverSimplified
*FIGHT!!!!*
I really Love the different artstyle
Frick yea! I have been waiting for this forever!
The art in this new series is just stunning
The Three Kingdoms is the Chinese version war of the Roses. Don't @ me.
Edit: Geez guys. It's just a joke.
The Wars of the Roses didn't actually have much fighting over 30 years there where only around 21 battles
Three kingdoms>> European clumsy squabbles
Except that the Wars of the Roses were the European version of the Three Kingdoms Period, because the Three Kingdoms Period superceded the Wars of the Roses by 1,500-odd years.
Where does Japan's time of the Warring States fall into this ?
Or the Roman crisis of the Third Century, that's a better one. 1) It's the same period. 2) Similarly large empires. Except the Roman Empire did survive. Barely.
I love the colour palette for this episode!