So This is Basically Trails of Cold Steel

This video is sponsored by Trails of Cold Steel IV!

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VOICE CAST

ANIMATION - Brendan Blaber

VOCALS - Risamei

TRANSLATION - Emong Zheng

[Feiyyun]

"They turned me into a bird, Rean!"
"I don't get it, that sounds exclusively beneficial-"
*"I'm a seagull!!!"*

[munmunmurmur]

The Enforcer's Guide to Fighting the Protagonist:


1. Wait at the end of an area to make your dramatic reveal

2. Monologue to the protagonists about how much stronger you are compared to them

3. Allow time for protagonists to return monologue about how you won't stand in their way

4. Snap your fingers to summon 2+ archaisms, not that you need them of course

5. Start the fight

6. Lose

7. Stand back up in a cutscene because you didn't _really_ lose

8. Repeat step 2 to a tired group of protagonists

9. Get stopped from delivering the final blow from <insert side character here>

10. Snap your fingers and teleport away

[beaudyvanderzouw]

When you miss the sidequest that is literally only available between beating a boss and walking to the bus stop.

[ShinigamiSamaH]

Jello: Roast the shit out of the franchise.
Also Jello: Get sponsored by said franchise.
*Chad Energy Rising*

[InstructorRean]

I’m not gonna lie Altinas “instructor... instructor please.... my gumball” was the cutest and at the same time saddest thing I ever heard ever. I really felt sorry for her.

[bearicade]

“Did you start a second Discord server without me?” may be the most Machias line in the entire game

[artemiswolf]

Plot twist at the end of the game the “big bad” reveals YOU are actually the villain because romancing your sister is bad actually

[isaacsorrels]

Rean's world collapsing at the mere mention of 50 mira is fucking gold.

[sethlew]

"They turned me into a BIRD, Rean! Im a SEAGULL!"

Ah yes lmao more people becoming (noncursed) birds

[daisukeakihito]

As an avid fan of the trails series, this was... shockingly accurate.

[ASquared]

I like how both the “So This is Basically” videos Jello has released this year are sponsored by the game he’s covering, because of two reasons:
1. MORE MONEY FOR EPITHET ERASED! JELLO CAN GET OUT OF DEBT! SEASON 2!
2. It’s just really funny how these companies pay him to just absolutely talk relentless shit about their games, like he does not hold back, he just relentlessly insults them, and these sponsors are just cool with it. That’s just really funny to me.

[Chrno]

The fact that they got the actual voice actors makes this video even better. And I almost died laughing when Jello said: "LOOK HOW STRONG THEIR CARD MUSCLES ARE! THEIR MUSCLES ARE *SNAKES*! EVERYONE IN THE WORLD IS A SECRET SNAKE CULTIST!!!" He sounded like he was either going to lose his mind or was trying desperately not to laugh when delivering those lines.

[Pravaification]

Twist ending: The real panned was friendship.

[lancerguy]

One of my favorite quirks of the series is how utterly clunky and expositional the villain dilogue is. when two villains meet they inevitably have an exchange to the effect of:

"Is that not so, [name]? Or should I say, [nickname], weilder of the [weapon]"

"*devious snicker* well met yourself. It's an honor to speak to [name], the [nickname]"

And I'm, like... you guys are co-workers in the same government office. You see each other every day. Doesn't this get old?

Trails games feature writing that is simultaneously some of the best and most silly I've ever seen.

[PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

Plot Twist, the real treasure was the friends you made along the way.
LITERALLY
THEIR ORGANS WILL FETCH A FORTUNE ON THE BLACK MARKET

[dillonoliver]

Plot twist: the steel was never cold, it has always been warm

[CrystalNinetales]

Twist Ending: "Cold Steel" is actually a meta commentary that refers to how coldly you'll have to steel yourself waiting for the next JelloApocalypse video.

[norathemediocre]

Twist Ending: Crow is secretly Qrow's long-lost cousin, and no one knew yet because neither series can get around to actually having plot happen

[ethandubois]

Plot twist, the entire series was just Schera and Olivier drunkenly planning their wedding.

[ghettofridge]

"Trick you into playing another 80 hour RPG"

Only 80 hours huh. No wonder you didn't get all the recipes, etc.