So, I Finally Watched Code Lyoko: Evolution

The live action sequel to Code Lyoko was dead on arrival. Where did it go wrong? Why do fans dislike Code Lyoko: Evolution so much? Join me as I virtualize this digital disaster from 2012.

🎨 Vector Art by 🎨
Marina Pena / @TheArtYoshi :

⏲ TIMESTAMPS ⏲
00:00 - I. What is Code Lyoko: Evolution?
01:54 - II. XANA Reawakens
03:52 - III. Enter the Cortex
05:24 - IV. Characters
10:09 - V. Laura Gauthier
12:01 - VI. Tyron and His Ninjas ඞ
15:11 - VII. Bad Fight Choreography
17:56 - VIII. Maternal Side Quest
19:10 - IX. Specters + Laura’s Mutiny
21:57 - X. The Endgame
23:42 - XI. Why Did It Fail?

📹 VIDEO SOURCES 📹
♣ “Play dumb! Not that dumb!” from Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
♣ “Gamer Akumatization” from Miraculous Ladybug

☼ CREDITS ☼
♣ Created with Adobe Premiere, Illustrator, & After Effects
♣ Royalty free materials:
♣ Additional sound FX from:
♦ Sonic Mania
♦ Super Smash Bros. Melee
♦ Super Smash Bros. Brawl
♦ Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2

♫ MUSIC (in order of appearance) ♫
♦ “FM Downtown” - James Landino (Spark The Electric Jester 2)
♦ “Floria Plant” - Paul Bethers (Spark TEJ2)
♦ “Terminal Village - Side Stage” - Paul Bethers (Spark TEJ3)
♦ “Shopalo’s Goods” - (Spark TEJ3)
♦ “Fly in the Freedom” - SEGA (Sonic Adventure 2)
♦ “Mad Matrix” - Jun Senoue (Shadow the Hedgehog)
♦ ඞ “Among Us Trap Remix” ඞ - Leonz
♦ “Fark School” - Paul Bethers (Spark TEJ2)
♦ “Sky Troops” - Jun Senoue (Shadow The Hedgehog)
♦ “Lost Impact” - Jun Senoue (STH)
♦ “Circus Park” - Jun Senoue (STH)
♦ “Sky Troops” - Jun Senoue (STH)
♦ “Blue Falcon” - Jun Senoue (STH)
♦ “Final Boss” - Paul Bethers (Spark TEJ1)
♦ “Advertise: Prof. Omochao” - Jun Senoue (SA2)

♥ SPECIAL THANKS ♥
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#CodeLyoko #CodeLyokoEvolution #LoverOfGreen

[RyutaShinohara]

The only good thing Evolution gave us is the fact that the actors that played Ulrich and Yumi slept together during filming, and were even spotted asleep one morning by the actor that played William.

[aquamarinerose]

I think code lyoko could use a remake all they need to do is keep the 2d 3d animation style and tighten up the script a bit and give William the respect he deserves

[jtlovescodelyoko]

Fun Fact: Ulrich and Yumi French live action actors became and couple and had a Baby.

[slospop]

I refuse to acknowledge evolution is cannon in anyway, as far as I'm concerned the series ended with the gang shutting down the supercomputer after destroying Xana. As much as I would like a proper continuation one day, Evolution is not it.

[jtlovescodelyoko]

Laura Gauthier
Is the CLE version of Lila Rossi from Miraculous Ladybug.
Causing trouble for our main cast, making Aelita have jealousy that's bad for her look (Like Marinette) .

[Mattycakes]

I haven’t lost hope, I don’t think that Code Lyoko is gone forever. I think it’s gonna return one day. It just needs a good studio that will it the time, writing and money it deserves. Thousands of people as well as I have wrote a sequel season script to the series. So the fan support is there here :)

[Dr.Din.Dud]

Evolution was so bad that the original producers behind the show said it wasn't canon and left it. As such, there is no Code Lyoko Evolution.

[ponzonia]

There’s currently an ongoing 2d/3d fanmade continuation of the og code lyoko that diverges from evolution. It’s uploaded on a channel called “Code Lyoko Beyond” and is made by a very small team of fans. It has way better writing than evolution and although they mostly use recycled animation you could tell that the team behind it is passionate about it. There’s not many traction to the project but it’ll be cool if you could check it out.

[TheWaInut]

Evolution giving William his own redemption is good enough for me. I HATED how the original treated him

[spidertrey]

if someone wanted to come back and make something out of the show i think its possible. While evolution did fail in being something great I belive that it does leave enough for something to still come from it. While it would be a wierd thing to see them switch from 2d to live action and back it would probably be for the best. If they decided to make a 2d continuation that could be something more of a small project to see how people would feel about it, I could see it doing well

[princeaphan]

Definitely unfortunate this show can't be a good follow-up to the original. But the legacy of Code Lyoko is still kept alive by the fan base.

[yzkykr]

Thank you for reviewing CLE!
Man, I only wish Code Lyoko could bring a comeback either being a Game or an Anime remake, I just want more people know the legacy of this series...

[jhoenlylopezsantos]

Thanks for the resume, now i will rewatch just up to T4

[xsfan]

Watching both of your Code Lyoko videos first off I want to appreciate all of the Shadow the Hedgehog music that was used. I can tell how big of a fan you are. Second I'm glad you became the true Lyoko warrior and watched and summarized Evolution for us. I watched one episode yesterday and "I rather not talk about it". Thank you for being a fan!

[ivanbluecool]

I remember seeing this a few years ago. It's a big mess like if someone wrote it with just the basis of the show. They even race changed a minor Character and made sissy a blonde funny enough.

They treat William like trash way too much when he doesn't have the data that could have made him more useful as he has no loss fighting the humans. It took forever for them to accept him and even then he doesn't do much.

Animation side it looks great. I love the colors and the new vehicle but the areas are quite limited overall compared to the original that expanded on itself with area 5 as well as the digital sea.

Live action wise it's all just zombies with some electrical powers that chase and hug the cast for data and a Mary Sue that rightfully gets kicked out of the cast but the plot was just a mess overall.

[FloofPuppy]

Imagine if they tried this series again, but with 2 things.
Remake the live action scenes in a 2D anime style instead, and fix the writing and character development in those while leaving the 3D sections.
This can be a way to salvage this.

[Urakross]

looking back on CodeLyoko Devolution I feel like the live action would've worked really well if it was a movie, because a lot of the tropes that they tried to translate from the original series were in some cases references to actual movies. However it's sad to see this series go, I grew up with CodeLyoko, I watched the first episode when it was first showing on Cartoon Network, and I even watched the re-runs (when they still showed them) Heck my desktop background is the Celestial Dome from Sector 5, and I'm making a Minecraft mod based on code lyoko (this one actually has Lyoko in it) I sure hope an indie studio with the passion behind it will continue the legacy. Heck technically we have a proper Season 5, and it comes in the form of IFSCL (the guy behind that game even got the actual english voice actors) so there's still a chance, but a slim one

[jtlovescodelyoko]

Oh Boy This
Look
Their are elements that I did enjoy of this serise, I give the actress who play Aelita for really get into character by wearing a pink hair wig and making her eyebrows pink, and the 3D animation was really good. Just The concept was bad and wasn't gonna enjoy by the fanbase. Plus, they didn't have no USA network to distribute it which was another bad mistake.

Also, not having the English VA involved was very stupid.

[ajtriforcegamerofhyrule]

I'm glad they gave justice for William he was my crush as a kid and remains my favorite character

[ghostslord-]

we went from deadly xana to a xana that like hugs