[Eddsworld] Tord is NOT a Clone

Tord is a clone in The End. That's how the theory goes - but is it correct? In this video I look back through the History of Eddsworld to see if the Tord from Eddsworld Legacy is really the Tord from the Classic Eddisodes.

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Speeding Towards Adventure: Never Fear the Fall (By PI511)
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New Beginning Part 2 - LA Noir OST
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Eddsworld clips (various)

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This video was written, narrated, edited, and published by me: The Tomee Bear

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[WarspiteBBA]

Perhaps that's why Tord appeared somewhat shocked when Tom got very mad, he didn't know they were no longer hurting each other like that

[LinkForan]

Wow, that... actually explains The End a lot better than I thought. While I still have some admiration for the clone theory, I also realize that Tord may as well be a terrible friend the whole time.

[ARedFellow]

All that makes sense, actually.
Tord was absent, and he didn't grow.
He did all that to his friends because he thought it was acceptable, like old times.
Tord at the hill saw that his friends had changed. They all tolerate each other now.
and now he regrets doing what he did to them.

[TheBillNyeGuy]

Honestly, the analysis on how Tord never changed from how he was in the Classic Era, compared to the boys changing immensely throughout the years, was SO GOOD

[SYNTAX_ERRRZ]

This… actually perfectly fits. Knowing that Tord actually is the opposite than everyone else thinks, being the same as he was before and just surprised at everyone else’s change is a really cool way to look at it.

[richiesmeckgeckscas]

My initial assumption for why Tord isn't a clone in The End is that he was gonna travel the world with the Red Army and do Tord things, but he got really power-hungry in the process and felt like getting his giant robot back at home.

I really like the idea that the main boys changed a lot while Tord didn't change a lot, though.

[skankhunt]

im surprised i havent yet seen anyone mention that tord used to be much less talkative.
not like as a character trait, but just in general before tord left, the characters besides edd seemed to talk the least. i noticed that for sure, tord didnt have all too many voice lines, and we had to garner his personality from many of his actions. and his actions in the end are VERY in character.
he feels so wrong in the end because he has so many voice lines, since legacy and near ending classic era eddsworld felt much more like tv shows than a simple webseries. they actually FINALLY have flowing and longer dialogue, and tord didnt get that until the very end. to watch a character that didnt talk so much before, speak so often (and with deeper character intention), it definitely felt like i was watching a new character on screen. legacy was made with much more foreshadowing and intention for a bigger storyline than any of the older eddisodes were, since eddsworld is very episodic, and very much more so in the classic days.
along with that they did exaggerate character traits from each character so i bet if the end was animated in like 2006 itd feel just right.

[ChoccyChiptherd]

I think the main thing that felt out of character with Tord in The End was how he's far less reserved than before, and how cartoonish the robot seems to be compared to the alternate universe where Edd never existed

[calmdownwoodywereyourfriends]

this is honestly THE BEST THEORY for The End. it quite literally makes alot of sense: all the character growth came to Tom, Matt and Edd BECAUSE they spent more time together and atleast "tolerate" themselves more. Tord never got any of that because he left prior, so hes basically on the outside looking in. Very good video!

[LukeOfSodor]

2019 tomee bear: Tord is a clone
2024 tomee bear: Tord is not a clone

[vhisola]

i just thought it was weird he was so fixated on tom randomly, they barely interacted in the old stuff. by that logic he should also hate matt, but he doesnt. i think the end's script just needed a little more time in the oven, like why was the flashback completely altered from the original 25ft under the seat when they could have used the ruined scene instead?

[MissingInAccident]

The only thing I don’t think is in character for Tord is how quickly he threw his friendship with the others away. I feel like he woulda at least said something or asked them about joining him bc taking over the world sounds right up the crew’s alley, especially if you consider Edd thought of a plan to take over the world with bacon, and of course they decline because like you said they grew up while he didn’t. Tord is annoyed with them for being different, they’re annoyed with him for being the same, then he blows Tom up. Chaos ensues, Tord’s robot explodes, end of the episode.


A quick fix that I think would clear up the confusion is to add a quick back and forth, before Tom throws the sofa, between edd and Tord that replaces the whole “what would I need friends for?” Bit. Tord rises up, shooting at Tom in the house for fun, blows up the neighbors bc y’know that’s just how he is, then Edd shows up. Edd asks what’s going on, then Tord replies with how he couldn’t leave the robot and offers Edd the chance to hop in and join him. Edd asks “join you for what??”, then Tord says “join me in taking over the world, of course! What else did you think I was planning? C’mon edd, it’ll be just like old times!”. Edd thinks, then declines since he’s grown as a character from that. Tord is dumbfounded for a moment, questions him for denying, Edd explains that he doesn’t want to do that type of stuff anymore (or at least tries to explain), Tord is annoyed and THEN decides to throw away his friendship. Tom shows up, and the episode continues as we see it.

Playing it out like this feels more like how Tord would approach it, making him less of an evil villain and more of a carefree kid that just wants to keep doing what he’s always did with his friends. And making him ignore the crew AFTER a quick argument like this sends a stronger message, it shows that if you refuse to grow up then you are doomed to fail and be forgotten by others. Because growing as a person gives you a bigger chance to succeed, since you’re learning as you grow. Tord becomes a cautionary tale as he spirals deeper into this destructive behavior he’s refused to leave behind like the other three (mostly) did.



That’s just my thoughts on the whole thing, I definitely don’t believe the clone theory anymore but I also still think once Tord got into the robot he kinda became more out of character. Maybe he just went mad with power and I’m thinking too much about it, who knows. Either way, at the end of the day Tord is still Tord.

[LuizOSonicfan]

I think this thing about Tord being aggressive because of the old Eddsworld makes sense when you remember that the old Eddsworld had no continuity, being its own thing and then in the next Eddsode everything is fine despite having everyone die in the last one. So probably Tord, with that old immature mentality, thought that at the end of the Eddsode everyone would be fine in the next Eddsode, as if nothing had happened
Heck, there are literally 4 episodes where Matt kills his friends (Zombeh Attack 1 and 3, Matt Sucks and Halloween '05). So Tord wasn't prepared for things not to change
At least that's what I interpreted

[dariogaelreyes]

Really good video! This video genuinely made me reconsider Tords "mischaracterization". Really the only difference is that Classic Tord is more quiet and distant while Legacy is more sly and coy. But I feel like a point to mention is that another reason fans tend to retcon Legacy Tord is 1. The fandom exaggerates his evilness, for example the Beginning and the Friend to point where he's actually mischaracterized, and 2. They really hate Jamie Spicer Lewis for what should be obvious and want to disown his association to Tord. That's why I bought the clone theory

[BeanyBeans]

Oh dude I remember seeing the Original theory video way back when, I was in middle school still lol. Today's my eighteenth birthday now, how the time flies.

[Lokrongl]

YES, I’ve been waiting for a video like this! I think the best point you made was how Tord came back being the only one who hadn’t grown. He’s the same old friend from a time the others had moved on from. I haven’t heard that point before, and I absolutely love it. Fantastic work as always!

[TordParker.]

I know well that Tord isn’t a clone, the one from the end, especially after reading something that made everything made sense and why they made that happen with Tord in the end. I do like the theory though, especially since many people can be creative with it and make their own stories out of it which some of them are honestly pretty good. But for the main reason why I think at least some people will like to heavily believe that he IS a clone at the end is because maybe, just maybe they don’t want to believe that is Tord. Like that Tord would never do that especially since it was all so sudden. I know there are people who didn’t like how Tord turned out in the end and they would rather believe it was a clone and not the real Tord, but hey, they did what they did.

Unless the Eddsworld team decided to just say, “Yup the Tord in the end was a clone!” Then yeah but for now, thats Tord. People can keep believing what they believe though. I do like the clone theory, its cool especially since spares is one of my favorite eddisodes.

[gummidon]

I don’t think Tord is a clone but I do think he was lying when he said they were never his friends. Talking about this with other eddheads it makes more sense that tord was probably going through some sort of psychotic break and was saying a bunch of things he didn’t really mean. I also refuse to believe that a CLONE could be red leader and not tord himself.

[TryTheRoachBurger]

Its one of thoose theorys where it doesnt effect the show. Just being a headcannon and nothing is affected.

[hattoripool]

Looking back it’s kind of a shame the original voice actor for Tord couldn’t come back (for obvious and justifiable reasons. Dem fans sometimes man it can get bad)