Hey all, quick correction here! In the intro to Blood Trail, we see Claxton in 1969, which fades into Diego's murder, which is labeled as "26 years later." This puts Blood Trail in 1995. And the voice in Roberta's head, Hironobu Sato, the Japanese technician she killed, mentions her killing of him was 7 years ago, meaning Roberta was active in some capacity until 1988 at least, not 1982 as I reasoned here. Sorry about that everyone!
Roberta Cernos was born in 1960 in Venezuela. RBT INDEED takes place in 1995, 3 years after the events of Black Lagoon and Two after 2nd Barrage. Garcia was born in 1979 in Columbia and is 15 years old here. Making Roberta about 35.
The amount of thought put into Roberta as a character was completely beyond me when I watched Black Lagoon. This brief overview of her roots makes it all so much more interesting.
roberta is my favorite character because how she leaves a lasting impression and how she wants to get out of the bloodshed but is always pulled back in until it cost her ability to fight.
@@ProfessorViral She LOVES him. Even Declared her Love and Loyalty to him after once of the FARC Captains that originally trained her tried to kill her, she used her Feminine Wiles to pretend to seduce him, after Dry humping him for a moment, she Violently Kills him DECRYING her Love for Garcia while he watches.
Roberta is like that anime meme of a child caretaker comforting a crying child while a disembodied hand holds a picture of that same woman dressed as a military officer standing before executed, by hanging, bodies with a cold expressionless glare
Can’t believe how much scarier she’d be if she was stable..... 😥 She’s hella fucking loyal though and all she wanted to do was cling on to that fake idea of her being a maid because it made her forget about being the soldier she was.
I can’t watch right now due to me being in school but you best believe that this is the first thing I’m watching when I get out. Roberta is my favorite character in this series and I’m glad to see someone shedding light on her.
@@ProfessorViral great video as always. Any chance that you could do a video on someone in the hellsing ultimate series. Maybe alucard or the major ad those are my two favourite characters.
Beautiful..my thoughts on this are almost to the point as yours..she was and is still the most unique character outside the main core of Black Lagoon..
@@ProfessorViral The part 2 would be mind blowing for us avid viewers.. The next one should be about Dutch..cool, laid back and thoughtful leader of Black Lagoon..
Your work here on synthesis and research is top notch. Probably so in all analysis videos, but the reach of these Black Lagoon videos show exactly that. Its not only the youtube algorithms. Congrats, yet again.
I actually love how MGS2 Blood Trail feels. The soundtrack has a lot of the same dark and mystical feel, and her insane scenes make me think of Vamp every time
your videos on analysis & history of black lagoon have given me a better understanding and appreciation of the series that i probably wouldn't have gotten elsewhere. thank you.
Thank you so much for your great content! The research you do (and especially for the more historical videos, like last one on Balalaïka for example that I really enjoyed watching) makes it so rich and interesting. Happy to see Black Lagoon content still being created years after it first came out, too! Keep up the great work :) Edit : Excited for part 2 ! **
I'm happy the historical aspects are going over well, I like being able to sneak some more traditionally educational content in with the anime haha. So, thank you for watching, and for the kind words! : D
Loved the connection of the real world to the anime. I was often confused with the age of Roberta. Some said 25, 35, and 40. Thanks for clarifying the timeline. It was quite helpful. Great insight along with the stock footages. Reminded me of a MGS cutscene.
...that final sentence makes me happier than it should have 🤣 I actually wanted to fan out about some of the MGS like moments in Blood Trail, I think there's a lot of moments that feel very Dead Cell with Roberta. But, thanks for watching, and I'm always happy to provide some insight!
Excellent character breakdown. I never even thought of Roberta as an idealist before, but i think you're right. In high school one of my fascinations was with guerilla wars and thei methods to wage it so Im quite familiar with FARC or at least the Guerilla war they were fighting for decades until the peace agreement. But i won't lie I never really did research as to why the revolutionary organization existed, I just rolled with the logic of "something something communism" but damn theres an irony to the reality of the only way to defeat a corrupt capitalistic system is to utilize and exploit others using violent and corrupt means to acquire the means to fight capitalism with underground capitalism. FARC has used child soldiers kidnapped from towns, placed thousands of landmines in Columbia many of which was placed near schools and hospitals, raped, pillaged, and this is just some of the stuff i remember off the top of my head. The historical background you gave was very much appreciated and the idea that Roberta believed in the cause but not all of the means is something I think i can agree with wholeheartedly.
Thank you for the insight, I'm glad I was able to provide a new look at her mindset, and present a decent look at the history involved as well! It was an interesting idea to present; it seems quite contrary to her character at first, but after looking at everything it seemed to fit the best. I'm glad I was able to make a convincing case for it here. But, thank you for watching, and for the comment!
Well they tried peaceful ways for decades and got killed for it. There are times you need to call to arms but must be careful to not turning into the thing you despise. But the reality is you do need more than ideals to change. A twisted cycle at its finest.
Wow. Don´t know of many people who pulled of an Anime analysis video that covers real life history in a well researched manner, even going so far as citing sources from the field. And all that to analyze character motivation and background. I need to re-watch all of Black Lagoon for probably the 4th time. While we may only hope for another season of Black Lagoon, our hope for more Black Lagoon videos by you is not in vain. I mean the main characters alone are very interesting, but there is also lots of side-plots and minor characters. Even just doing some video titled "Life in the City of the Dead" would be possible. But just do what you want, Black Lagoon or not, I´ll probably watch it when I have time.
Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it : ) Honestly, I feel like I'm stealing when I make Black Lagoon videos, the series is so involved and has so much depth it's crazy, I think I owe Hiroe a fruit basket and then some haha. but, I'm always happy to provide a little more of the anime for everyone!
I can not believe you made this a two-parter bro I was ready for a good hour session of talking about this character. Anyways great content my man keep it up I've subscribed after this video given that you seem to know what you're talking about and you have great skills at storytelling and that's something that keeps me tuned in the entire time you talk. Please cover in the second part of this video the scene where Garcia listens in on the conversation Roberta has behind the door with the army dude idk his name lol, that scene shattered me into tiny little broken pieces the first time I saw it. It tore at my heart like no other scene did in fact that the line "I don't want to fight the Americans naked" shook me to my core so much so that even reading that line now brings back some ptsd like I shit you not that line had me shaking in so many emotions of disgust, please if you could somehow fit that information into your next video I would be so happy. If you made it this far into my comment wow your a real one man love ya
Sorry for the split in content, I don't normally do so, but I think the natural point between the original run and Blood Trail justified it as an experiment. The viewer experience is always number one though, so I don't see it becoming the norm anytime soon! But, thank you for checking out the video and sticking around! I have the second part in the finishing stages now, and I don't focus much on the more explicit aspects of that scene, but I do cover Garcia's role and how it impacts and displays Roberta's mindset. Anyway, naturally I have to read to the end, the comments are the best part of what I do, so thank you for watching and writing! : D
Roberta is my favorite character in Black lagoon and is the most dangerous and deadliest combatant in the whole show hell even Revy didn't want to fight her in Blood Trail. I seen a lot people saying Roberta is a mary sue and I strongly disagree with that because a mary sue is someone who has no flaws and is prefect and gets rewards for their actions without any consequences. Roberta is far from Mary Sue, just because she good handling weapons and is deadly strong in a fight doesn't make her a mary sue (in a way, she kinda like a female punisher). Roberta has a lot of flaws and is a tragic character because to me Roberta is a person who trying desperately trying to changed into a better but her old past keeps coming back to her. The blood trail very shows how mental unstable and bloodthirsty Roberta when something she loves is taken away from her without it, she nothing but a killer. Also the ending of the blood trail is bittersweet because Roberta still seem broken but at least she has Gracia back. Also side note, I find it funny how Roberta as maid still look deadly when fighting because imagine getting killed by a maid with Harry potter glasses. I rarely seen characters with glasses be taken seriously they often the nerd character or the smart character. So it's really nice seeing Roberta a deadly combatant still look badass even glasses on.
Great video. Have you looked into the manga? I prefered the end of Roberta's bloodtrail in the manga where we see a conversation between Mr Chang and Rock of which we only heard in the anime (the scene at the end on the boat where Rocks hands over the bag of money to Dutch). Keep up with the good videos and I'm looking forward to new interesting videos.
I haven't read it yet, I only know of the differences in Dutch's interactions with Claxton so far. But, that extra detail is important enough I may dip into it for the character who have less screen time. But, thanks for watching, and the nice comment! : D
What an awesome explanation. If.only the mangana knew how his character are so well developed, he would.think about releasing chapters More frequently.
I'd believe that Hiroe knows, but when you're dealing with something like depression, no matter how good what you make is your mind doesn't want you to
Thank you! I'll tackle a few more character in the future, but I'm not sure I'll address those two directly. It's a very dark topic, even for Black Lagoon, and I don't think I have the exact tact or experience to do it justice
I saw a comment once that says her training was some of the hardest FARC had, little girls thrown naked into the jungle with a small gun called the police killer or something, and that only about 6% survived but they were the best FARC had
An interesting thought I had when rewatching Black Lagoon a few years back. The Lovelace are from Venezuela and were a, well, rich family with connections. Sure, they hit an especially hard time in 1995, but they probably still were closer to the elites than to the poor of Venezuela. That was in 1995. A few years later, at the tail end of 1998 there was a presidential election in Venezuela. Hugo Chavez won that election. The next year was the beginning of the Bolivarian Revolution and a change of Venezuela's constitution. Venezuela became socialist. While it didn't do away with private property all together, there was massive nationalization, so I doubt the Lovelace's would've been unaffected by the change. I think it would be extremely interesting to read in the future, how they handled the situation, I think there's potential for a fascinating narrative there.
As Colombian, I think they did a great job. First, there are a lot of women in their ranks (if you see other guerrillas), and they suffer a lot, due to they are enlisted (not necessary by force, but cause there is no option, because poverty, isolation and there is any option to progress), at a young age, they have to suffer not only the same training as any male, but also they have to serve sexually their superiors, they have to do abortions or be killed if they refuse. So, they got their mind far twisted than a male insurgent, and you can see that in combat or terrorist attacks. If you talk with Colombian soldiers ( I had to due to my job), they will tell you that women are the most sadistic and dangerous insurgent in FARC ranges (also FARC, is the most dangerous guerrilla in America).Moreover, during the combat in season 3 we can see that she was a "Pisa suave", that is an elite unit of the FARC, that are trained for stealth mission, they are trained to survive in the jungle at a young age, naked (cause clothes and shoes are noisy), no food, no water, only explosives and a gun called "Mata policias" or police killer, that shoots projectiles that break through Kevlar (as we see in the anime). The rate of mortality is very high, but the survivors are the deadliest killers in FARC ranges. Finally, she lives in Venezuela, the only place where an ex-FARC (because, nobody wants to go to Cuba), could try a normal life. I think that they did a great job about the background of Roberta, especially the disappointed about revolutionist Ideals and how they start to traffic drugs to generate profits.
Who is Roberta? A drugged-up super-soldier whose body is fucked to all hell by medical processes. Mentally? Much the same, but with more trauma and sadness. Altogether? She's why Black Lagoon has the best fucking characters of any manga save for MAYBE Berserk but DAMN it's a close call.
@@ProfessorViral very true, Roberta and the other maid could start a training regime on the other maids just to be safe from political intervention against the Young Master.
(SPOILERS) bro i still remember the scene were roberta was beating the ever loving shit out of that one guy (cant remember his name) like bro the upper have of his face was literally nothing, like im pretty sure his brain was exposed.
The whole "featured comment" thing is disruptive. Please try to keep it at the end of the video or at beginning. It really ruins the content, especially considering how serious were the stuff you were discussing about South American politics. While it may look like a distant memory for a foreigner history books, it is a very sensitive subject in my lands and I would appreciate if the subject was discussed in a more respectful way. Thanks for your comprehension.
Sorry for that, I didn't mean it to be disrespectful in any way, although the placement certainly did that. It's a new feature to the videos, and I was iffy on how it would disrupt the flow, and you're right that it's out of place. I was looking more at the time than the content, and that's no way to edit a video. I never want to give the impression that I'm simply using real tragedy for content's sake; I do genuinely want to educate in these videos, although I'll always admit I'm no expert and there are others who could provide a much better look. I'll keep your comments in mind in the second part of this pair, and for all my videos moving forward
please do a video on trevor fromcastlvania and korra from legend of avatar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't stand non latinos speaking on her character honestly. This isn't personal to you, but I say this because the anime painted her worse than american soldiers. Sorry but in south america, america is nothing but a symbol of piratry and imperialism
I won't argue against that, I've been lucky enough to have educators who didn't shy away from the truth in those regards, although I'm no expert. And in the same way, I'm not the best person to discuss this history either. Since this video I've tried to be a lot better about making that fact clear, and encouraging others to seek out sources who are better to give the full details then me when speaking on the history of others
You're doing more demonization of her than needed. Do more research on the violence inflicted upon the masses in Latin America, the hand the US had in the rise of these oppressive regime in the region and re-assess your analysis.
While I didn't go into a much detail as I could have, I did focus on the terrible treatment of the masses in Colombia. I'm sure there's a lot I missed, but my main focus was the pain inflicted upon those who were oppressed. I only passingly mentioned the US involvement, which is an oversight on my part, especially given the focus on US involvement in Blood Trail. If I misrepresented any of the history I apologize, as I said I'm no expert, but I think I was clear in showing terrible treatment and divide. That being said, I don't think I'm unfair on Roberta. She herself admits her actions were terrible, including killing innocent people, not just oppressors or amoral people. I'm not here to say if what she did was right or wrong, whatever side it was for or against. If you made me pick, I'd always take the side of the people being forced down, and if the situation calls for it maybe I could even take her side. But I'm only stating what I read from her character, and what she herself tells us. I'll welcome challenge on historical aspects always, there are many people better than me to tell their own stories, but I have to stand by the narrative analysis that I do
I do like Demon Slayer, but I think the slower more comedic bits "ruin" the series a bit. But, that's just shounen for you. But, I am coming around to the idea Black Lagoon is underrated. Every pass I find something new, and not many anime can do that so many times
Hey all, quick correction here! In the intro to Blood Trail, we see Claxton in 1969, which fades into Diego's murder, which is labeled as "26 years later." This puts Blood Trail in 1995. And the voice in Roberta's head, Hironobu Sato, the Japanese technician she killed, mentions her killing of him was 7 years ago, meaning Roberta was active in some capacity until 1988 at least, not 1982 as I reasoned here. Sorry about that everyone!
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Roberta Cernos was born in 1960 in Venezuela. RBT INDEED takes place in 1995, 3 years after the events of Black Lagoon and Two after 2nd Barrage. Garcia was born in 1979 in Columbia and is 15 years old here. Making Roberta about 35.
That would mean caxton would have to be at least in his 50s wouldn't it?
The amount of thought put into Roberta as a character was completely beyond me when I watched Black Lagoon. This brief overview of her roots makes it all so much more interesting.
I'm happy I was able to bring it more to light for you : D
roberta is my favorite character because how she leaves a lasting impression and how she wants to get out of the bloodshed but is always pulled back in until it cost her ability to fight.
That is true at the end, even if she wanted to fight, she never could again. Another interesting part of her cost; she can no longer protect Garcia
@@ProfessorViral She LOVES him. Even Declared her Love and Loyalty to him after once of the FARC Captains that originally trained her tried to kill her, she used her Feminine Wiles to pretend to seduce him, after Dry humping him for a moment, she Violently Kills him DECRYING her Love for Garcia while he watches.
Imagine if she was actually sane during Roberta's Bloodtrail
I'm imagining Rock's face over the "now THATS a lot of damage" clip as a reaction lol
the reenactment of the vietnam war
She could've wiped out all of roanapur.
The funeral houses would have made a lot of money
Roberta is like that anime meme of a child caretaker comforting a crying child while a disembodied hand holds a picture of that same woman dressed as a military officer standing before executed, by hanging, bodies with a cold expressionless glare
The meme is called "Germany Onee-san"
Can’t believe how much scarier she’d be if she was stable..... 😥 She’s hella fucking loyal though and all she wanted to do was cling on to that fake idea of her being a maid because it made her forget about being the soldier she was.
I can’t watch right now due to me being in school but you best believe that this is the first thing I’m watching when I get out. Roberta is my favorite character in this series and I’m glad to see someone shedding light on her.
Glad to see you're excited for the video! I hope you enjoy it!
@@ProfessorViral great video as always. Any chance that you could do a video on someone in the hellsing ultimate series. Maybe alucard or the major ad those are my two favourite characters.
Roberta is my favorite character too. I'd rather fight Revy AND Eda instead of her.
Beautiful..my thoughts on this are almost to the point as yours..she was and is still the most unique character outside the main core of Black Lagoon..
Agreed; I never knew how much there really was to her until I started looking deeper!
@@ProfessorViral The part 2 would be mind blowing for us avid viewers..
The next one should be about Dutch..cool, laid back and thoughtful leader of Black Lagoon..
Your work here on synthesis and research is top notch. Probably so in all analysis videos, but the reach of these Black Lagoon videos show exactly that. Its not only the youtube algorithms.
Congrats, yet again.
Thank you! : )
Roberta reminds me a lot of Raiden from Metal Gear Solid. No wonder she's my favorite, followed by Revy and Balalaika.
I actually love how MGS2 Blood Trail feels. The soundtrack has a lot of the same dark and mystical feel, and her insane scenes make me think of Vamp every time
I will never forget that Roberta English voice actress also voices Rarity
Tabitha St. Germain. Also Garcia's English VA is none other than Cathy Wesluck. aka. Spike.
@@Tornado1994 They did Roberta Bloodlust and voiced the First season of FIM around the same time
Nice video man. Roberta is one of my favorite characters in anime. The background information on her past was great. Thank you!
Thanks for checking out the video, I'm happy to see you enjoyed it!
your videos on analysis & history of black lagoon have given me a better understanding and appreciation of the series that i probably wouldn't have gotten elsewhere. thank you.
Thank you so much for your great content! The research you do (and especially for the more historical videos, like last one on Balalaïka for example that I really enjoyed watching) makes it so rich and interesting. Happy to see Black Lagoon content still being created years after it first came out, too!
Keep up the great work :)
Edit : Excited for part 2 ! **
I'm happy the historical aspects are going over well, I like being able to sneak some more traditionally educational content in with the anime haha. So, thank you for watching, and for the kind words! : D
History and anime - love it! Amazing vid bruv! 🤙🏾🤘🏾
Thank you! : D
Loved the connection of the real world to the anime. I was often confused with the age of Roberta. Some said 25, 35, and 40. Thanks for clarifying the timeline. It was quite helpful. Great insight along with the stock footages. Reminded me of a MGS cutscene.
...that final sentence makes me happier than it should have 🤣 I actually wanted to fan out about some of the MGS like moments in Blood Trail, I think there's a lot of moments that feel very Dead Cell with Roberta. But, thanks for watching, and I'm always happy to provide some insight!
She was born in 1960. Making her 35 years old in Roberta's Blood Trail.
@@Tornado1994 I was thinking late twenties.
Thought she was 29
@@digimonalvatrax2738 35. She was involved in the Columbian Cocaine and Nico Wars of the Mid 80s.
Excellent character breakdown. I never even thought of Roberta as an idealist before, but i think you're right.
In high school one of my fascinations was with guerilla wars and thei methods to wage it so Im quite familiar with FARC or at least the Guerilla war they were fighting for decades until the peace agreement.
But i won't lie I never really did research as to why the revolutionary organization existed, I just rolled with the logic of "something something communism" but damn theres an irony to the reality of the only way to defeat a corrupt capitalistic system is to utilize and exploit others using violent and corrupt means to acquire the means to fight capitalism with underground capitalism.
FARC has used child soldiers kidnapped from towns, placed thousands of landmines in Columbia many of which was placed near schools and hospitals, raped, pillaged, and this is just some of the stuff i remember off the top of my head. The historical background you gave was very much appreciated and the idea that Roberta believed in the cause but not all of the means is something I think i can agree with wholeheartedly.
Thank you for the insight, I'm glad I was able to provide a new look at her mindset, and present a decent look at the history involved as well! It was an interesting idea to present; it seems quite contrary to her character at first, but after looking at everything it seemed to fit the best. I'm glad I was able to make a convincing case for it here. But, thank you for watching, and for the comment!
Well they tried peaceful ways for decades and got killed for it. There are times you need to call to arms but must be careful to not turning into the thing you despise. But the reality is you do need more than ideals to change. A twisted cycle at its finest.
Was waiting for this! Looking forward to part two!
Thank you, I hope both parts will be enjoyable! : D
Can't wait to see that part two!!!
Thanks for watching, I hope you'll like both parts! 😁
Me too
Despite the length of these videos, they always go by so fast, they’re fascinating
They do run pretty long 🤣 I'm glad they don't feel too lengthy though!
Wow. Don´t know of many people who pulled of an Anime analysis video that covers real life history in a well researched
manner, even going so far as citing sources from the field. And all that to analyze character motivation and background. I need to re-watch all of Black Lagoon for probably the 4th time.
While we may only hope for another season of Black Lagoon, our hope for more Black Lagoon videos by you is not in vain. I mean the main characters alone are very interesting, but there is also lots of side-plots and minor characters. Even just doing some video titled "Life in the City of the Dead" would be possible. But just do what you want, Black Lagoon or not, I´ll probably watch it when I have time.
Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it : ) Honestly, I feel like I'm stealing when I make Black Lagoon videos, the series is so involved and has so much depth it's crazy, I think I owe Hiroe a fruit basket and then some haha. but, I'm always happy to provide a little more of the anime for everyone!
I can not believe you made this a two-parter bro I was ready for a good hour session of talking about this character. Anyways great content my man keep it up I've subscribed after this video given that you seem to know what you're talking about and you have great skills at storytelling and that's something that keeps me tuned in the entire time you talk. Please cover in the second part of this video the scene where Garcia listens in on the conversation Roberta has behind the door with the army dude idk his name lol, that scene shattered me into tiny little broken pieces the first time I saw it. It tore at my heart like no other scene did in fact that the line "I don't want to fight the Americans naked" shook me to my core so much so that even reading that line now brings back some ptsd like I shit you not that line had me shaking in so many emotions of disgust, please if you could somehow fit that information into your next video I would be so happy.
If you made it this far into my comment wow your a real one man love ya
Sorry for the split in content, I don't normally do so, but I think the natural point between the original run and Blood Trail justified it as an experiment. The viewer experience is always number one though, so I don't see it becoming the norm anytime soon! But, thank you for checking out the video and sticking around! I have the second part in the finishing stages now, and I don't focus much on the more explicit aspects of that scene, but I do cover Garcia's role and how it impacts and displays Roberta's mindset. Anyway, naturally I have to read to the end, the comments are the best part of what I do, so thank you for watching and writing! : D
@@ProfessorViral Keep up the excellent work man no worries for a two-parter I was just messing with you tbh.
I'm looking forward to the next video
I just found your Black Lagoon video essays and I'm so glad I did!
Happy to see you're enjoying them, thanks for sticking around!
Roberta is my favorite character in Black lagoon and is the most dangerous and deadliest combatant in the whole show hell even Revy didn't want to fight her in Blood Trail. I seen a lot people saying Roberta is a mary sue and I strongly disagree with that because a mary sue is someone who has no flaws and is prefect and gets rewards for their actions without any consequences. Roberta is far from Mary Sue, just because she good handling weapons and is deadly strong in a fight doesn't make her a mary sue (in a way, she kinda like a female punisher). Roberta has a lot of flaws and is a tragic character because to me Roberta is a person who trying desperately trying to changed into a better but her old past keeps coming back to her. The blood trail very shows how mental unstable and bloodthirsty Roberta when something she loves is taken away from her without it, she nothing but a killer. Also the ending of the blood trail is bittersweet because Roberta still seem broken but at least she has Gracia back. Also side note, I find it funny how Roberta as maid still look deadly when fighting because imagine getting killed by a maid with Harry potter glasses. I rarely seen characters with glasses be taken seriously they often the nerd character or the smart character. So it's really nice seeing Roberta a deadly combatant still look badass even glasses on.
Garcia BREAKS her and Sweeps her off her feet. Thanks to Rock. Garcia becomes a MAN and clearly wins the right to marry her 3 years later.
Im lost for words, i love this, i love her character, thanks man.
No problem, thank you for watching!
Great video. Have you looked into the manga? I prefered the end of Roberta's bloodtrail in the manga where we see a conversation between Mr Chang and Rock of which we only heard in the anime (the scene at the end on the boat where Rocks hands over the bag of money to Dutch).
Keep up with the good videos and I'm looking forward to new interesting videos.
I haven't read it yet, I only know of the differences in Dutch's interactions with Claxton so far. But, that extra detail is important enough I may dip into it for the character who have less screen time. But, thanks for watching, and the nice comment! : D
What an awesome explanation. If.only the mangana knew how his character are so well developed, he would.think about releasing chapters More frequently.
I'd believe that Hiroe knows, but when you're dealing with something like depression, no matter how good what you make is your mind doesn't want you to
@@ProfessorViral oh I didn't know he suffers from depression. Hope he recovers, I really love Black Lagoon AND I want to see how it ends.
You are gonna be big man, love your work!
Thanks! I hope so, but I'm always happy to just have what I do now : )
My bespectacled waifu. Great video. Are you going to make one on Hansel and Gretel?
Thank you! I'll tackle a few more character in the future, but I'm not sure I'll address those two directly. It's a very dark topic, even for Black Lagoon, and I don't think I have the exact tact or experience to do it justice
Can’t believe shit about black lagoon is still coming out it’s amazing
Someone's gotta do it 😎
@@ProfessorViral Too true!
My guy. You are going places.
Thank you, I hope so! : D
You are. Keep it up.
I require more Black Lagoon
Hey, I'm always happy to provide!
I saw a comment once that says her training was some of the hardest FARC had, little girls thrown naked into the jungle with a small gun called the police killer or something, and that only about 6% survived but they were the best FARC had
Amazing video can’t wait for part 2 🙏🏾
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed!
An interesting thought I had when rewatching Black Lagoon a few years back. The Lovelace are from Venezuela and were a, well, rich family with connections. Sure, they hit an especially hard time in 1995, but they probably still were closer to the elites than to the poor of Venezuela. That was in 1995. A few years later, at the tail end of 1998 there was a presidential election in Venezuela. Hugo Chavez won that election. The next year was the beginning of the Bolivarian Revolution and a change of Venezuela's constitution. Venezuela became socialist. While it didn't do away with private property all together, there was massive nationalization, so I doubt the Lovelace's would've been unaffected by the change. I think it would be extremely interesting to read in the future, how they handled the situation, I think there's potential for a fascinating narrative there.
Thank you 🙏🏿 more black lagoon content
No problem, I'm always happy to provide!
As Colombian, I think they did a great job. First, there are a lot of women in their ranks (if you see other guerrillas), and they suffer a lot, due to they are enlisted (not necessary by force, but cause there is no option, because poverty, isolation and there is any option to progress), at a young age, they have to suffer not only the same training as any male, but also they have to serve sexually their superiors, they have to do abortions or be killed if they refuse. So, they got their mind far twisted than a male insurgent, and you can see that in combat or terrorist attacks. If you talk with Colombian soldiers ( I had to due to my job), they will tell you that women are the most sadistic and dangerous insurgent in FARC ranges (also FARC, is the most dangerous guerrilla in America).Moreover, during the combat in season 3 we can see that she was a "Pisa suave", that is an elite unit of the FARC, that are trained for stealth mission, they are trained to survive in the jungle at a young age, naked (cause clothes and shoes are noisy), no food, no water, only explosives and a gun called "Mata policias" or police killer, that shoots projectiles that break through Kevlar (as we see in the anime). The rate of mortality is very high, but the survivors are the deadliest killers in FARC ranges. Finally, she lives in Venezuela, the only place where an ex-FARC (because, nobody wants to go to Cuba), could try a normal life. I think that they did a great job about the background of Roberta, especially the disappointed about revolutionist Ideals and how they start to traffic drugs to generate profits.
Another great vid as always! Keep up the amazing work
Thank you, I'll try to! : D
Great video. Try doing one about the vampire twins.
Thanks! It's very dark, even for what I've covered, but I may do something for them sometime
@@ProfessorViral Thanks.
Roberta. Aka John Wick's South American Cousin.
Oh i just rewatched the other videos what a surprise
Perfect timing! 👀
@@ProfessorViral exactly
I love her character so much
I didn't at first, but after looking deeper I do for sure
What a Video that is, damn bro History Class is here
This is so underrated it is criminal and needs a sword of Justice
2:11 1948 - 1945?! This period of time is going backwards from normal linear time?
Roberta, the Yachiru Unohana of Black Lagoon.
I'm a scrub who hasn't seen Bleach to be able to say myself haha
I wonder how Roberta would feel knowing that an ex FARC member ended up becoming president. (Soy de Medellin)
Great vid!
Thank you!
The moral of Black Lagoon is that everyone has this one bad day that turns them into what they are.
Definitely my favorite character
This anime has the most ruthless and strongest Women. Wow!!
Who is Roberta? A drugged-up super-soldier whose body is fucked to all hell by medical processes. Mentally? Much the same, but with more trauma and sadness. Altogether? She's why Black Lagoon has the best fucking characters of any manga save for MAYBE Berserk but DAMN it's a close call.
She LOVES Garcia Lovelace. Dearly.
She's kinda cute when she's not try a kill someone ❤❤❤❤
The duality of the human race
Roberta is probably the best written character.
I wish you had gone into Garcia kissing her. I still can’t wrap my head around that part.
1948-1945
That's.... Impressive
Maybe do a video on Batman , or Joker
PLEASE
Hell. Yes.
Thanks for watching! : D
Roberta had that DAWG in her lmao.
They did call her the bloodhound
She made sure maids were given a wide breath in Asia.
*sees poster for maid service*
*runs away screaming*
@@ProfessorViral very true, Roberta and the other maid could start a training regime on the other maids just to be safe from political intervention against the Young Master.
Boy Roberta is way more dangerous than Revy
Edit I came back from blood trail. I take this comment back completely
@@digimonalvatrax2738 told ya
My favorite best girl
Can you do mr chang
So politics is why colombia became a drug hell...:(
Politics can turn any country into hell.
that lucky young master got a babe for a maid
(SPOILERS) bro i still remember the scene were roberta was beating the ever loving shit out of that one guy (cant remember his name) like bro the upper have of his face was literally nothing, like im pretty sure his brain was exposed.
Yeah, that one is up there with Hellsing Ultimate and seeing a face turned into pulp by running it against the wall
@@ProfessorViral good to see you around bc ive never had a youtuber with your amount of subscribers actually respond
all i know is that roberta *_definitely_* contibuted to my taste of women who could kick my ass
hell everyone in this fucking show did
Best girl that’s who
Yall are all about the maid 🤣
@@ProfessorViral why yes
Roberta is simply Rarity with guns.
That's an interesting take lol
oh
Everyone digs the purple hair chick.
I am happy that ROck save her... But not in One Piece...😢
The whole "featured comment" thing is disruptive. Please try to keep it at the end of the video or at beginning. It really ruins the content, especially considering how serious were the stuff you were discussing about South American politics. While it may look like a distant memory for a foreigner history books, it is a very sensitive subject in my lands and I would appreciate if the subject was discussed in a more respectful way. Thanks for your comprehension.
Sorry for that, I didn't mean it to be disrespectful in any way, although the placement certainly did that. It's a new feature to the videos, and I was iffy on how it would disrupt the flow, and you're right that it's out of place. I was looking more at the time than the content, and that's no way to edit a video. I never want to give the impression that I'm simply using real tragedy for content's sake; I do genuinely want to educate in these videos, although I'll always admit I'm no expert and there are others who could provide a much better look. I'll keep your comments in mind in the second part of this pair, and for all my videos moving forward
female terminator
please do a video on trevor fromcastlvania and korra from legend of avatar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sadly, I haven't seen either as of yet, but maybe someday!
@@ProfessorViral alright please give them a college try
do you read the manga
I haven't yet, but likely will at some point to address some other characters
I can't stand non latinos speaking on her character honestly. This isn't personal to you, but I say this because the anime painted her worse than american soldiers. Sorry but in south america, america is nothing but a symbol of piratry and imperialism
I won't argue against that, I've been lucky enough to have educators who didn't shy away from the truth in those regards, although I'm no expert. And in the same way, I'm not the best person to discuss this history either. Since this video I've tried to be a lot better about making that fact clear, and encouraging others to seek out sources who are better to give the full details then me when speaking on the history of others
@@ProfessorViral that's awesome :D
This guy just spelled “really” really wrong😂🤦♂️
You know, I haven't noticed that in years. At this point, I think its just gonna stay lol
You're doing more demonization of her than needed. Do more research on the violence inflicted upon the masses in Latin America, the hand the US had in the rise of these oppressive regime in the region and re-assess your analysis.
While I didn't go into a much detail as I could have, I did focus on the terrible treatment of the masses in Colombia. I'm sure there's a lot I missed, but my main focus was the pain inflicted upon those who were oppressed. I only passingly mentioned the US involvement, which is an oversight on my part, especially given the focus on US involvement in Blood Trail. If I misrepresented any of the history I apologize, as I said I'm no expert, but I think I was clear in showing terrible treatment and divide. That being said, I don't think I'm unfair on Roberta. She herself admits her actions were terrible, including killing innocent people, not just oppressors or amoral people. I'm not here to say if what she did was right or wrong, whatever side it was for or against. If you made me pick, I'd always take the side of the people being forced down, and if the situation calls for it maybe I could even take her side. But I'm only stating what I read from her character, and what she herself tells us. I'll welcome challenge on historical aspects always, there are many people better than me to tell their own stories, but I have to stand by the narrative analysis that I do
Black lagoon is really underrated, it's so much better than a overrated anime like demon Slayer
I do like Demon Slayer, but I think the slower more comedic bits "ruin" the series a bit. But, that's just shounen for you. But, I am coming around to the idea Black Lagoon is underrated. Every pass I find something new, and not many anime can do that so many times