The Story of Ace Combat 7 Explained To New Players - Part 1: Summary of the previous games
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- ＜＜ Tons of helpful links and tips here in the description, be sure to check them! ＞＞
Welcome, Nugget! (how the Ace Combat community calls the new players) If you have never played an Ace Combat game before, this video will introduce you to the story of the Ace Combat universe so you can get a better understanding and enjoyment when you play Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC). In this first part I cover the PlayStation 2 trilogy which are story-wise the most important games and will provide you with the basic knowledge to understand Ace Combat 7.
✈✈ Frequently Asked Questions ✈✈
Q: When will Ace Combat 7 be released?
A: January 18 (PS4 and XB1) and February 1 (Steam).
Q: Will Ace Combat 7 support a joystick?
A: Yes! The Thrustmaster’s T.Flight HOTAS One has been confirmed to be compatible on Xbox One and the same can be expected for the PS4 and PC ports.
Q: What sets Ace Combat apart from other games?
A: Ace Combat is unique because it puts the player first with an amazing story, fun gameplay and a phenomenal soundtrack unlike C̶o̶D̶ ̶W̶W̶I̶I̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶B̶a̶t̶t̶l̶e̶f̶r̶o̶n̶t̶ ̶2̶ other games.
Q: I just got to know about Ace Combat, what do you recommend me to do?
A: If you are new to Ace Combat and want to know more about the series I HIGHLY recommend you to play the PlayStation 2 games Ace Combat 5, Ace Combat Zero and Ace Combat 04 (in this order if possible). But if you can’t play PS2 games give emulation a try as these games work very well with PCSX2. If that doesn’t work you can always watch a playthrough (links below).
Q: Where can I learn more about Ace Combat lore?
A: I have a couple of videos talking just about the lore and there’s a fan-run wiki called Acepedia has really good lore content (both links listed below).
Q: How many aircraft will be featured in Ace Combat 7?
A: Around 30 playable aircraft and many others that are unplayable (bombers, tankers, drones etc).
Q: What do we know about the multiplayer mode?
A: Nothing confirmed, but you can expect similar customization of emblems and parts like in Ace Combat Infinity.
Q: Will AC7 be similar to Ace Combat Assault Horizon?
A: No, it will be much better. AC7 takes place in the fictional Ace Combat universe and gameplay will not have the DFM mechanic.
✈✈ Helpful Links ✈✈
Ace Combat Lore videos: goo.gl/nz8Fuc
Ace Combat 7 trailer analysis: goo.gl/7KpmA1
Ace Combat 7 confirmed aircraft list: • Ace Combat 7: List of ...
Acepedia (Ace Combat wiki): acecombat.wikia.com
Ace Combat Reddit: / acecombat
Ace Combat community website: www.aclighthouse.com/
✈✈ Readings Related to Ace Combat 7 on the wiki ✈✈
About the game: acecombat.wikia.com/wiki/Ace_C...
Osean Federation: acecombat.wikia.com/wiki/Osea
Kingdom of Erusea: acecombat.wikia.com/wiki/Erusea
International Space Elevator: acecombat.wikia.com/wiki/Inter...
✈✈ Ace Combat Playthroughs ✈✈
Ace Combat 5 Playthrough: • Shorebirds (Ace Diffic...
Ace Combat Zero Playthrough: • Ace Combat ZERO: The B...
Ace Combat Zero Let’s Play: • Ace Combat Zero: The B...
Ace Combat 04 Playthrough: • Sitting Duck (Ace Diff...
✈✈ Ace Combat Soundtracks (you will not be disappointed) ✈✈
AC04 Soundtrack: goo.gl/2DZFZH
AC5 Soundtrack: goo.gl/dFGnYg
AC Zero Soundtrack: goo.gl/n5kXRA
✈✈ Other Ace Combat CZcamsrs ✈✈
SlyCooperFan1 (parodies): / slycooperfan1
Net-Zone (soundtracks): / @net-zone
Zaptroxix (gameplay and soundtracks): / zaptroxix
TugaAvenger (gameplay): / mrtugaavenger
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Some of my accounts on social media so you get all the news and Ace Combat content:
Twitter - / ace_combat_fan
Twitch - / ace_combat_fan
Patreon - / acecombatfan
Facebook - / acecombatfan - Hry
*Looks at Name, Looks at Shelf, looks at uniform*
Instant credentials
Straight to the point
All you need to know is that Belka did it
*did nothing wrong
it's time
Osean dogs! >:(
Banned Inc so what if you have amazing super weapons that defy logic and knowed science, like the BattleBus.
WE HAVE MOBIUS 1!!!!!
but... but... the battlebus is piloted BY mobius 1....
they need to remaster these in a trilogy pack.. some of my favorites
KMACK TIME. Totally Agree they should so Do it
Agreed, i still play ace combat 4,5, and zero today
KMACK TIME I agree 100% if you see my name you would understand I'm a big ace combat fan!
Galm #1
that is a brilliant idea
Don't forget Electrosphere...please...
"Operation: Barbarossa on steroids." Best comparison of the Osean invasion of Yuktobania I've heard so far, 10/10.
That Bad BLU Spy Yuketobania Winter strikes again.
"The soundtrack looks amazing"
It sure does, I love looking at music.
A soundtrack so good it generates rays of light since it's awesomeness couldn't be contained within the medium of sound
Ace Combat Fan I couldn't bear to not watch
HEY AC OST YOU KEEP LOOKING LIKE THAT YOU'LL END UP ON INFINITE LOOPS REAL SOON
Hey you. I looking at music notes and playlists... >C
You can say that. For example: the new album looks awesome. You can't look at an album, but we still say that cuz english
I hope this gets a million views. Because you’re pretty much the sole marketer for Ace Combat
Jett Storm Hey, there's more than one of us! :P
SlyCooperFan1 Of course, how could I forget the one and only? :p
The lessons of Ace Combat’s story is that single or small groups of pilots have a startling tendency to influence the outcomes of major wars, and Belka Did Nothing Wrong.
Aside from you know invading multiple countries, nuking many times and prompting a war between the oseans and yukes
And the new war in AC7 by selling the tech to Eursa.
Mmm i think Belka did something wrong
Having infinite missiles tends to do that.
Well... I see osea played most part in this...
Remember Waldreich.
6/6/1995 - Never forget.
Also, in my Strangereal, Lancastria (Strangereal/Usean Counterpart of the UK) on 6/6/06 suffered a Terrorist attack.
RIP Motormouth Chopper
Fernando Marques I was born in 30/7/1995 July 30 th
Remember Harling
Hoffnung
Thank you very much for this! This really helped straighten me out for AC 7!
lmao same kaibigan
Labyu gloco
*Belka was a part of everything...*
your wrong. osea pranked them too hard. osea even pranked eresuia
*...that was great, and did nothing wrong.*
#BELKADIDNOTHINGWRONG
Belka did nothing wrong. Belkan science is the best in the world
There is three things being part of Everything:
-Guys with Bretagne and Algeria Flag in events.
-A racist uncle in family dinner.
-Belkans... Just... Everywhere! Reject humanity, return to Belka
Nuggets, leave your questions about Ace Combat 7 in the comments so I can answer them together with the other Ace Combat veterans.
FYI: I will make the second part of the video once we get the release date trailer just so that I have more information to make the video. Part two will include everything we know about the story of Ace Combat 7 (prior to the game's release) and my theories on the story.
Isn't the reason why erusean (?) Doesn't want to take more refugees is because their economy is also fucked up because that astroid disaster?
+Iqbal Hamdisyah yep, Erusea also got hit pretty bad
Ace Combat Fan I think some of the Stonehenge's railguns could be repaired
Ace Combat Fan *Belka was a part of everything...*
Crimson Lead the belkans even had their technology in ace combat 6 with the heavy command cruiser
Ace Combat Fan :"is there a better intro to a mission?"
Me an intellectual: "This is AWACS OKA NIEBA"
LA LA LA
Okay, you got me there.
Osean pranks bro, I guess their next big prank is on Erusea
Ace Combat 7: Pranks Unknown
SPACE ELEVATOR PRANK GONE WRONG! GONE SEXUAL! MOBIUS 1 CALLED
i am the only one who wants to side with erusea on this one?
Wow did you predict the future??
"That was just a prank bro. A drone prank"
-Dr. Schroeder 2019
#SaveSinglePlayer
nope,#MakeItCoopPlayer
Welcome on board Nuggets!
Hell is waiting!
"Check six while fighting!"
"Check your IFF!"
Youre all cleared to engage!
ベヒチ Flight Check...good...how about you nuggets
Khristian4444 I like that pilot. But make sure to care about your wingman.
Khristian4444 let's scramble then!
Hay boys you call for support?
DemonLord OTRT Solid copy lieutenant. We need a wingman, and that is YOU! You are cleared to engage!
You looks like Archer from Ace combat 5
Nugraha Animation I can see a little bit of resemblance.
Yeah Derek looks like Grimm.
ベヒチ Archer and grim are the same person
Sky Boy yeah we know it
HE DOES
Basically Strangereal is every war ever tenfold.
What a fun world, I wouldn't want to live there.
Emmenia of AC6 seem to be a good place to live
You mean Ustio right?
eXcuSe Me, WhaT The FvCK???
They never seem to have any epidemics or pandemics, though. 🤔
@@Demonetization_Symbol they kill all the viruses with their big super weapons.
Salute for Captain Davenport guys
o7
;-;7
I was really hoping he would mention or at least put the scene with the (bloody late) backup fighters flying over the stadium.
The feelings.... I was so angry and sad at the same time.
o7
Just realized this comment is a year old
o7
Thanks so much for this video! I've only ever played Ace Combat 4 and 6 so the way you did this video in a humorous yet informative way was really appreciated!
Woah, thanks a lot for taking the time making such an informative video! I've only played Ace Combat 5, but lately I've been hungering for a new Dogfighting game and this cought my eye! Thanks again!
11:58 this thing is referenced in the opening cutscene of AC7 and as someone who's ONLY played AC7 i probably am more excited about this than any of you combined
Nicely done! Even though I played these back in childhood and replaying the game at some point of time until pretty much recently, I still learned a thing or two after watching your video, keep up the good work!
So glad I stumbled upon your video to help me catch up on the story. I just started Ace Combat 7, which is my first one in the series, and was left wanting to know a bit more lore before continuing. This was a fun watch. Thanks!
You're a huge nerd and I love that, you seem very passionate about the lore and I was looking for this kind of content after playing AC7 to understand better everything I just went through. Nice content, will definitely check your channel!
Greetings from Mexico!
Nice job summarizing the Holy Trinity! Loved the meme usage xD
There are few things in life as enjoyable as watching someone talk about something they love. Great video, can't wait to dive into Ace Combat 7 when it releases for my first intro to the series!!!
Love your energy and enthusiasm. Dig the flight suit! Keep it up, man. Ace Combat deserves the love. 'Metal gear solid but with jets' but without the same recognition. Underrated!
I'm surprised you didn't include anything on Ace Combat 2, specifically the 3DS remake. Iirc it's still light on story, but they have some info on certain countries in Usea wanting to form an alliance with Osea. That triggers the first Usean Continental War.
And that makes me a bit sad.
Well done mate! Laughed all the way through the end hahah
Really enjoyed this! Good job! I also feel I really need to replay these games. They are awesome!
Ive only started streaming Ace Combat 7 very recently, and I'm so happy I found this channel! The enthusiasm my mans here has for the game is contagious
Watching all this footage from all the previous Ace Combats brings a tear to my eye as to how awesome this series is. Here's to hoping that Ace Combat 7 lives up to the epicness of the PS2 trilogy and that the rumor of the trilogy remaster is true.
The Megalith trench run is one of the highlight memories of my childhood.
That was informative and hilarious, just the video I was looking for!
Dude you are awesome! great video! I've played these games long ago this is just what I needed while I wait for AC7. Also that flamenco music in that final duel between Cipher and Pixy SO fcking epic! It's always been my favorite final boss music and now that you reminded me of it I so hyped.
Most importantly , those who only played ACAH and hawx need to watch this.
Even though Ace Combat has always been a mix between flight simulation and arcade, it would still be very nice for the developers to have a game mode where players can control tankers and earn points for their team by giving other players in-flight refueling, or other players playing as bombers that attack the enemy team’s NPC ground forces. A game mode that involves large-scale combined arms combat that requires teamwork while still maintaining the classic air-to-air and air-to-ground combat would be phenomenal for Ace Combat.
Schrodinger_1488 Basically yes, but on a larger scale.
Somehow Jane's Fighters Anthology crossed my mind!
Mind you, at least for me, it's not as sim as DCS, more like SimCade on vintage PC.
I grew up with and have played every ace combat game, they were always one of my favorite first/ third person fighter games, most of them anyway:). Just came to say how good of a job you did putting this together, it helped me refresh on some of the key points. Cant wait for the second half.
Fantastic video! Great recap!
0:06 Soundtrack looks amazing.
That is how good Keiki Kobayashi Makes Ace Combat Soundtracks. You hear them and see em.
Lancer The Demon Ace its so good deaf people end up hearing it just by seeing it
You mean you can't see the sound waves?
Lancer The Demon Ace can't wait brother!
does his daughter have a dragon maid?
Wait, keki is back?
Here's one ACF: What are some fictional planes in the Ace Combat (or Strangereal) universe? The nuggets need to know this
X-02 Wyvern from AC04, ADF-01 Falken from AC5, ADFX-01/02 Morgan from Zero, CFA-44 from AC6, XFA-33 Fenrir or just Fenrir from ACX, GAF-1 Varcolac from ACJA or ACX2. And ADA-01A Adler designed for AC5, but cancelled if I remember right. And there is plenty of fictional aircraft in AC3 (X-49, R-101 Delphinus and many others) and in PSP AC titles (ACX and ACJA/ACX2). Also there is ASF-X Shinden II.
Whats the maneuver called when a jet-plane "drifts" in the sky? Thats one of the reasons why I liked the CFA-44 Nosferatu in AC6.
RazgrizOne You mean Dorifto in AC Community?
ye
RazgrizOne I think it was created by ACF when he played Sky Rogue.. -Dorito + Drift = Dorifto-
I’m brand new to this channel and have been playin since air combat for the ps1. Its really cool to see this channel because to see someone else excited about these games as much as I am and I totally agree with you about ac6 lol
Nice video man, its really informative if you are new to AC
One of the small things that may go unnoticed that I figured out by playing all these games is that (maybe unintentionally) the passenger jet that is saved in Ace Combat 4 had a "Captain Nagase" and is believed that the heroism of Mobius swayed her career to join the air force instead.
Actually there are two Kei Nagase in the Ace Combat universe. No one is able to confirm if it's the same person, even though they look extremely alike. One is a teammate you can chose as Scarface 2 in Ace Combat 2. After the events of AC2 that Kei Nagase retired from the military and flew commercial instead.
The second Kei Nagase is the wingman you have in AC5, Edge. it's also rumored she'll appear in AC7.
in the main series there are actually three: the other one is a Ouroboros member in AC3. She's also in the KIA list in one of the cutscene, if I remember correctly.
@@Ty27Sp my god, didn't know there was that many. So many Nagases lmao, wonder if the character(s) are a reference or an hommage to someone. It would give the name a reason to pop up so often
Nagase is a 'mascot' for Namco's old Ridge Racer series of racing games. Although that one is 'Reiko Nagase.' When they came up with the Ace Combat series they decided to guest star a 'Nagase' mascot who eventually turned into a series mainstay/in-joke.... That is the various Kei Nagase's from the Ace Combat Strangereal timeline.
@@Krescentwolf She's like Link, only she gets reincarnated every half-decade or so instead of every other century so she could maybe get away with some serious Life Insurance Fraud. Maybe that's why she joined the military.
Not mentioning the First Usean Continental War? I can't be the only one hoping it comes up in AC7's story, right? The whole retcon proves anti-Osean sentiment exists across Usea. They had numerous mentions of it in Infinity, so maybe they remembered when they wrote the story for 7?
Trainalf acf should have also touched upon the cold war
Trainalf I assume that's not mentioned maybe because not many played Assault Horizon Legacy, and he didn't mention it here because it's a secondary, not a main title. Still, I think the 1st UCW would be referenced in 7, how much I don't know.
Didn't mention because it's not in the holy trinity and in order not to make the video longer, but I'll touch on this subject
Thank you so much for this, my childhood started with hawx as I was a pc gamer. Ace combat 7 looks so intriguing but I didn't know how I'd fit into the story, so I really appreciate this video!
Very nice video man, thanks!
Arch Squadron is ready for launch sir! Cant wait to fly with you all. :)
Red Backs Squadron also ready for Launch sir!.
ACF, play Lethal Skies Elite Pilot for PS2. It was my very first jet fighter combat game. I think you my like it. If not, it could be a second Air Force Delta Strike. But I hope you'll enjoy it
Nice video and usefull information to understand the lore. THX
The only one I ever played was ace combat 4, back when I was a child. Watching this really give me the chills. Nice video and looking forward for the new one to come out already
AC5, the unsung war had the most epic intro of all the games, it was beautifully cut and had only puddle of mud "blurry" playing over cut scenes and dialogue
can we talk about why the commander still empties his whole clip into the wall in that scene in AC5?! i always thought that was hilarious
Thanks man! you made me feel complete as an Ace Combat lover. I felt like plebe not knowing the story!
Thank you for soing this serie ! i haven't played every ace combat so this will help me a lot for ac 7 :)
You're welcome! Glad you're enjoying!
I want to play Ace Combat 4 and 5 again!!!
All I need is my PS2 dualshocks sticks back!!!
*THE KINGDOM OF ILLUSION*
LOL, CZcams Text
*and So Belper had this Massive economic*
No offense
Kingdom of Illusion..
*Uzume, is dat u??*
(Only the Nepper will understand that. Sorry XD)
Great job on this video. Ace combat 5 is my favorite. I have beaten every Ace combat game on the hardest difficulty setting. It's the only serries that I loved enough to put in that much effort.
Good job summing it all up ACF!
Two videos without "ELLO ACES", did sly captured the real ACF?
13:12 AND WE NUGGETS WHERE able to do that in our very first mission
Really cool video ! Keep up the good work my friend !
thanks dude love your strange world videos
19:59 Sink the Kestrel?
Really liked Yellow 13, hope he survived being shot down and is the old boy in the AC7 trailers :)
Chris Jones Nah he ded
I bet he's actually an older Yellow 4.
Old boy turned out to be Yellow 13's mentor :) Play or watch the Farbanti mission in AC7
Well done I have always been a fan of your content! It would be a dream to meet you
I was paying attention to everything you said... the way you explained all 3 AC series were in a humorous way, which in fact encouraged me to watch till the end of the video, and without a boredom AT ALL. Doesn't matter if you have missed an important / slightly important element... it's overall 10/10
Mobius is in AC7 btw
The squadron but not the individual, he's probably too old to fly in AC7 since he was already talking about retirement in 2006
Ace Combat Fan aw
The vr missions you play as him dont you?
"Osea fights for freedom and burgers"
I KNEW SOMEONE WOULD MAKE THIS JOKE!
You put the meat right between the buns and the meat is cooked perfect
Thanks for this, it was very enlightening. We are making a VR flight game called Bad Day To Fly and we really liked the overview of the Ace story.
This helped a lot. Thanks
To make even better Ace Combat, they should have the option to land and take off the airplane, just like a flight simulator. Also, have the option to free fly around the world, like taking off in California and landing in New York, something like that. it would make everyone go crazy
Agree.
Agreed
Except ace combat isnt a flight simulator. Its a story driven action game. With wings.
Indeed. But it's mostly about get the player's right to the story, right to the game and fights. Yeah, perhaps need some more Take-Off starts and landing ends missions.
*cough
DCS
*cough
I hope they will reused the allied support like in ac6!
The Liberion Guy Not likely though, 7 is probably a more traditional AC game in terms of gameplay with minor changes, but really who knows
Nah, your allies are back to being mostly useless.
you deserve more subs bro 👍🏾 keep up the good work
Great job! This video was a lot of fun and a bittersweet walk down memory lane. I've been a huge fan of Ace Combat since AC4 and made the move to XBox just to play AC6. (I'm currently cutting together a video love letter to AC6, which will probably be over 4 1/2 hours long.) Maybe Aces will put out remastered versions of the old games so we can enjoy them once again on the newer consoles.
MANDOU BEM MERMÃO!!
Mind explaining the two girls who were found at farbanti?
+Claresa Prama that's for part 2 ;)
Ace Combat Fan Sure. I'll be looking forward to it. Do you think that they will addnew planes like ATD-0/X and ASF-X Shinden? And a new Original Xperimental planes?
This was an awesome video to watch mate, you just earned a sub, keep it up :)
I used to think I was a huge fan of Ace Combat series. After watching this video, I realised I need to rethink that! Great video with a pretty nice explanation. Liked & Subscribed!
I now think its a bad idea i played zero after 5. Bacause on one point you on a map that gets reused in 5 (the nuke silo)
Also in 5 they always bitch about the war 15 years ago whichi is zero...
Yeah the bitching was annoying. Whenever they asked me to agree with their bitching I always disagreed with them. Which, of course, prompts a condescending remark from them.
at 14:40 that scene always give me chills
I was looking for something to put me to sleep really fast. Thank you Ace Combat Fan, you are the man aye.
Have played the trilogy a lot in the past, but never really tried to fully follow the story of them all together. Thanks for the comprehensive overview of it. Really looking forward to playing 7 now.
Just to know
Isn't Ace Combat 2 (Or the remake Cross Rumble) Canon?
alphamaxnova1 Yes.
SlyCooperFan1 and doesn’t it take place before Ace Combat 4?
Yes, in 1997-1998.
What about Ace Combat 6!!!??? I’m confused!!!
CalebW112000
Don’t forget some belkan guy helped build the estovakian aigaion
@CalebW112000 and also
*MATILDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA*
Thanks! I just got Ace Combat 7 and I grew up playing Ace Combat 5. I love the series 😊 so I appreciate your video. Ace Combat easily has one of the coolest storylines and soundtracks!
I've been a fan of the AC series since the start! I've played every single game except the psp/ps3 ones but I've already preordered the AC7 game! I loved your documentary - it was a great refresher on the storyline before 7 comes out :)
Is there emulator for Ps 2 and X box 360 to play AC 4, 5, 0, and 6?
You can easily emulate the PS2 games on PCSX2 but for Ace Combat 6 you will need the Xbox 360 as no emulator can currently run it
If i'm gonna play AC 4, 5, and zero in emulator, do i better play with xbox 360 controller or ps 2 controller? And thanks for the information, ACF
+Iqbal Hamdisyah ps2
because It feels more natural to me but which ever you see fit. are you new to Ace Combat? iam a vertan myself of the game series. :)
Ace Combat Fan i see a video trying play AC6 emulated , and crash
AC5, ACZ, ACX are the only ones playable in the emulator, AC4 was playable, well... at least if you're fine with all of the cosmetic glitches, and which AC : JA was playable as the other two, it wasn't set in the Strangereal
belka did nothing wrong
remove osea
Dude, I like your costume and didn't know that Ace Combat got very deep lore. Good stuff!
OK... This was an amazing analysis! Missed many of the AC games because of not being able to keep up with all relevant consoles; but this video has reignited my love for the series. Beforehand; I'd only played AC III Electrosphere after sampling the early PSX games.
Bruh u should do who the best ace in all ace combat game bruh
It's Rot One, hands down no need to debate.
Me gustaría que hubiese subtítulos en español :3
Gera Ger 13 ami también :/
acabo de enviar una traduccion ,ojala que la acepten esta muy bien explicado
this guy deserves a medal and a well deserved subs for his channel
extremely well put together video
Meh, i'll make a fanfic around AC7.
*And it's about the story of this war being tied to a certain Dark CPU*
#Nepper'sAce
Alex Hndr Don't forget a mention of Belka! *Belka is everywhere, after all.*
Belka??
*U mean that One NUKE BOI??*
Alex Hndr *YOU KNOW WHAT I'M ALL ABOUT, MY NUGGET! OUR NUKE BOI!*
Mobius 1 is OP, please nerf
BENDROWNED. they will not nerf him it's like they want him to be a Challenge honestly i like him the way he is
BENDROWNED. Markov is the Real Annoying Ace more OP then Mobius, Pasternak , ZOE and Pixy Combined oh wait Mobius 1 might be the same as Markov :/
I feel like Cipher is just as if not more OP than Mobius one, consider how many aces he bagged in the Belkan War (Belkan air force isn't a joke, many enemies are from named squadrons with their own intros and are actual aces with their own histories) and how much fear he instilled on the enemy forces (Demon Lord of the Round Table).
So helpful!!!! Thank you
Nice video man!