Kirito and Asuna trapped inside of the Underworld,
time to start repopulating. So what's up guys, Foxen here!
SAO Alicization War of Underworld episode 21.
You even got a flash from the past with Mr. SAO making a cameo.
So be sure to Goddess smashed out, like ring the bell and let's dive into this,
but really quickly a thank you to bookWalker. I know you love SAO
so why not find out what Asuna and Kirito were doing for 200 years?
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After today's episode titled,
Beyond Time. Over at the Ocean Turtle side you got
Alice's lightcube being ejected.
I actually kept on seeing this question from our lot of you last episode. Oh,
what would Alice do? She doesn't have a body. Keep in mind
despite her not having a body,
she would be able to convert to other VR worlds like ALO or GGO no
problem. You could bet that's what Quinella had planned. Then for Asuna
You got to see the other side of things.
And just to clarify about her choice
Asuna didn't know they would be stuck for 200 plus years. On the other hand,
Asuna was able to see the acceleration countdown from the admin console on her
side. She knew that the underworld was about to be locked up,
which is why she chose to remain with Kirito,
until he was able to log out too. Switching to Kiku finally,
getting off your ass, got to save your best buddy Higa but for the tough news,
you may have saved Alice
but you're losing Kirito and Asuna. Then for Rinko side come on, A1 pictures.
How much are you cutting from these characters?
Rinko thought that Asuna staying behind was so youthful,
so earnest and so tragically beautiful.
She thought back to her own situation with Kayaba. Kayaba had left her behind
disappearing into VR, but she did wonder what would she have done
ff she was given the option to go with him?
Would she have destroyed her own brain? Just like Kayaba had done.
She previously thought that the floating castle and creating this isekai
was Kayaba's only desire. But during those two years Kayaba
had found something, learned something.
SAO had changed his way of thinking.
Kayaba had realized that SAO was not the final destination. It was only the beginning.
That's what eventually led high about to developing that high density nerve gear
prototype that killed them.
That's what led Rinko to design the Medicuboid from the data Kayaba left her.
To which then all the data collected from here from Yuuki helped Higa and Rath
finished the Soul Translator.
The Underworld now should have been the type of reality that Kayaba was searching
for a true Isekai
So had Kayaba's desire come true? To which Rinko realized that wasn't it.
This still didn't help to explain another piece of the puzzle that Kayaba left
behind the SEED package.
Every VR MMO now had a standard foundation based on the SEED architecture,
which was how the Japanese players were able to convert their accounts.
It wasn't mentioned at this point exactly,
but I do recall it being somewhat hammered down how this conversion function
from VR to VR world was not only a standard function, but Kayaba made it
so it cannot be disabled. So what is the point of it?
Why was it required for all VR worlds to have a shared architecture,
to be linked in this way?
Rinko wondered about this and the great Kayaba mystery continues. I'll
just saying SAO Unital Ring! And now it makes sense
Why the anime cut this. Foreshadowing for stuff not in SAO season three. Anyway
for Alice's lightcube
I woulda chucked that thing in my pocket or bag and then put an empty one in the
briefcase, just in case.
So one minute gone by plus 10 years. Asuna
and Kirito would have been almost 30 in underworld time.
Hopefully married by this point.
Rinko here was hoping they could log them out before their soul lifespan was
reached. If so,
they might be able to erase all the memories from this max acceleration period.
The only problem is that they had less than 12 minutes to do it. As for the Grim
adventures of Kiku and Higa, it looks like Kiku was about to pass out.
Don't drop this guy like a hot potato.
You know what happened to Yanai for Kiku here? I like how he was like, Oh,
the reason I'm doing this. You mean saving his ass?
Or should I say saving the brain of RATH. For the Critter side of things,
still trying to get Alice from their end.
These guys are really working overtime.
I even like how Critter went above and beyond with the Apple watch map
he hooked up new for the anime and no one cares, but they found Quinella's simp.
Now of very Berry pancake.
You may recall this dumb ass falling when Rinko dropped that wrench. In the
original that didn't happen.
Critter just concluded that he may have just slipped and ended up in the same
state. For a Kiku. Oh no, it looks like good deeds don't got unpunished,
his dumb as just how to take a bullet in the ass. In the anime,
totally didn't make that clear,
but at least Kiku did score a plus one from taking the damage.
It kind of sucks that they left out Critter somewhat freaking over the dance of
bullets. I'm just the PC guy, dammit. The anime also left a vague,
but do you recall how they were contracted to steal Alice's lightcube.
The client actually ordered them to destroy Alice
if they determined she was unrecoverable, which means time to blow it all up.
Critter here actually didn't have a pair.
He actually thought that if he decided to blow this up,
he would have nightmares for the rest of his life.
Let's go ahead and get captain Gabriel to make the call.
I was actually really happy to see where they moved the Gabriel scene,
but Gabriel, you ain't looking so good. Are you? Oh, could that be fear
I smell? That sweet sweet emotion. Sorry, Gabriel. Payback's a bitch.
What a lovely Ring expired scene. Did you forget? This was Japan.
I gotta say, I freaking love this.
The anime captured this whole scene perfectly,
especially with the bloody loli and kind of obvious why they couldn't do this.
But originally Gabriel was also shouting out for a Vassago and his guys to help
him out. Then for Critter coming in for the nice surprise. Ah,
you could actually see Gabriel's claws, peeling off. Ring vibes
definitely intensified. And that's what you get you bastard.
I mean killing the blonde and then countless others. Oh yeah.
and Critter day confirmed no pulse, better double tap that guy just to be safe.
But Holy crap, it looks like Vassago isn't doing much better.
He looks like a dried up tree. How appropriate and okay
I need to point out this anime change. Originally Vassago was described with his
eyes closed, sleeping peacefully. In the anime
it's anything but that. The dude looked like someone just sucked him dry
like a vampire. Perhaps Alicia had him for dessert. Switching back to Rinko,
10 minutes and counting. So plus around 100 years for granted, Kirito
and Asuna Kirigaya.
keep in mind that theoretical limit for anyone's fluctlight is around 150 years.
Naturally. They don't have any way to actually confirm this.
It could actually be much higher or way, way lower, but anyway,
bigger turtles to fry at the moment, Critter what a great guy.
They actually did it setting this place to blow up sky high Megumin approves.
So don't worry guys.
You don't have to worry about the Underworld in a few minutes,
they won't even exist. And I do have to give props to this random guy, Oh,
just a sauna. He could tell from his face.
He knew he was lying his ass off going into that room.
He was very likely to get extinct in the process,
but there's someone called for help back to Rinko. You got to admire,
Higa working his ass off to shut off the two machines and Kiku.
How about playing the hero? But what's what that ketchup stain come on. Kiku.
There's only so much he could do,
especially when climbing up and down ladders and freaking hell.
Each one of you most keeps on getting shot,
getting into it a while terminator appears. Welcome back from the dead Kayaba.
So at the very least the anime cat,
this chunk of Kiyaba in here's the major point,
Kayaba asking a Rinko to fulfill his dream,
which is a connection of the two worlds that are currently divided. Oh yes.
Exhale, world vibes, intensified, and ma you dumb ass. Only.
You're realizing how much Rinko meant to him post death,
which there is supposed to be this parallel between the two for Kirito and Asuna.
For a small but important anime cut.
They did ask why Kayaba waited until this moment to act.
I had no intentions of interfering with the other ones simulation.
He only appeared at this moment to protect Asuna and Kirito.
The two that had transcended the system he built. For another Kayaba cut
wrinkle wondered if this was what Kayaba wanted.
The Underworld was now officially a new reality,
a world made incarnate by the invisible power of young people who sought to break
free from the existing system of reality.
What Kayaba had discovered in those two years in the castle was the endless
possibility they represented, which was this bright power of the heart.
Then for Kayaba Terminator mode, Rinko had no idea how Kaia bus slipped into it.
But one thing was clear.
The Kayaba inside of it had to be the one and only original,
but come on Kayaba! failure. right before the final stretch,
really pulling Kirito aren't you? It looks like Rinko to the rescue.
She had to be his Asuna. Now stand the Kayaba come on.
I'm really hitting these anime cuts on the day that Kayaba woke up from the
death game. He told her I don't believe in miracles, but you know what?
I saw a miracle today for the first time in my life,
he was talking about the sword that went through him and destroyed the last of
his HP. It was like he did they'll refuse to obey the system and go away.
He instead pierced him with his blade.
Perhaps it was that moment that Kayaba had been waiting for all of his time.
I just mentioned a somewhat related juicy as a video is in the works.
Look forward to it. I know he has the final hurrah for Kayaba,
really pulling off that all might pose,
getting back to Critter and friends fast, right? You better run away.
So small anime cut for critter.
Recall this whole mission was contracted by the NSA and CIA Critter was now
getting worried that he wouldn't get silenced.
Maybe stepped back into the us as an insurance.
He actually snuck out a micro memory card from the ocean Critter he actually taped
it to his chest with skin color waterproof tape just in case,
but getting to the jucier stuff. Oh, two bodies? Weren't there at the,
I like how these other guys weren't even questioning Vassago missing word of
Assad. Go go was the cycle. Even there,
I will point out how Critter never actually checked his pulse.
And this whole situation was something I was really happy to see in the actual
story. Vassago ain't dead yet. This is some foreshadowing.
The anime couldn't avoid. So getting back to Rinko,
she did have faith that Asuna and Kirito would wake up.
She actually wanted to put Alice's lightcube into their hands, assuring them
RATH had kept her safe. She also wanted to tell them about Kayaba,
who risked himself to protect the Underworld. At the same time,
she wouldn't ask them to forgive him. That was impossible,
but she didn't want them to understand the idea that Kayaba left behind and the
goal he had been striving for. Talking about Kayaba
to,
it looks like what sounded wasn't the only one that could turn into a ghost. Back
to Higa over 17 minutes for Kirito and Asuna at this point,
which is around 150 years in the underworld. All right, let's get back into it.
The Underworld Asuna are staying behind for Kirito. Honestly,
I was crying like Kirito at the end of this episode,
there are 200 plus a year. Adventure is just beginning and I was really,
really hoping that the anime would give us not angel wings. Hell yeah,
they did come on. Bring on that angel goddess Asuna figure.
Even if it's hella expensive, I'm going to get it.
And hopefully you noticed this thing of being a parallel to both of their
avatars taking off back in SAO season one and come on still no
kiss scene. This would have been perfect, super missed opportunity. Come on
what do I have to do for that? Do I have to pay for it?
Where is the anime DLC? At this point
they better apologize with a full on sexy time.
Seen a lot of things to do in these 200 years, hashtag bunny time,
by the way for the butterfly shot here,
this looks similar to the intro scene where Kirito entered the Underworld in the
first episode. So let me know how much did you like this SAO episode?
I want to be surprised that most of you also had this end scene as your favorite
two and most likely a similar complaint of mine.
It really is a shame of how much of Kayaba they cut out from here.
It feels like he's been reduced too much considering how big this moment is
supposed to be for not only his character,
but setting up the stage for future events. It really is too bad,
but unfortunately for light novel anime,
anything not related to the current season,
it seems to be the first thing to go.
I've been noticing this a lot too recently for ReZero.
I really do just have to stop thinking about everything they do. Cut.
I'm getting more frustrated about the cut kiss scene.
especially when they went out of their way to expand in other places like the
Goddess Leafa scene, which was not needed.
The only saving grace for me for Asuna was her angel wings much deserved.
Also keep in mind without getting into, I do want to hammer it down,
how untoward events aren't done unless they do add some anime original scenes,
which I do hope they do.
The final two episodes should be the epilogue next episode titled Alice.
And just for one common question from the last episode I kept on seeing some of
you ask why couldn't Asuna and Kirito just kill themselves to log off. I mean,
they can score this double KO,
but keep in mind both of them can't actually log off the Underworld while
accelerating and used to go back to one time speed.
So unless they want to join Vassago in his limbo state it's best not to log
off early, don't reset this isn't Re Zero. Talk about Rezero
do check out my new ReZero videos. New episode review is up.
Let's go ahead and get those likes up so you could enjoy those weekly too.
It's almost there and definitely do check out Bookwalker.
If you want to know what Asuna and Kirito were doing for 200 years,
I highly suggest reading Moon Cradle. That side story is covered in SAO
light novel 19 and 20. Just use my code Foxen to a sweet five dollar
discount. But if you are craving more Asuna and Kirito SAO,
progressive is the way to go. But anyway,
bonus question there hasn't been too much of it this season,
but what's been your favorite key to their knots in a moment in all of Sao.
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That'll be fun for Kirito fans and I'll see you guys a later.