Badly Explaining the ENTIRE Fate Series in 30 MINUTES

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Hong Kong Impact Third is a mobile game featuring Genshin Impact characters, offering rewards and a collaboration event with Kung Fu Tea. The text explores the intricate lore of the Fate series, emphasizing its convoluted timelines and interconnected stories, but encourages newcomers to explore what interests them most.

Insights

  • The Fate series, part of the Nasuverse, explores mages summoning heroic spirits to battle for the Holy Grail, with a goal of reaching Akasha for true magic, while facing the Counter Force's defense mechanism.
  • Despite the intricate lore of the Fate series, newcomers have a flexible starting point, encouraging exploration based on personal interest, with the community often simplifying complex aspects with the phrase "Don't worry about it."

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  • What is Fate Grand Order?

    A mobile game with various timelines and singularities.

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Summary

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"Collaboration events and lore in Fate series"

  • Hong Kong Impact Third is a free-to-play 3D action role-playing mobile game developed by miHoYo, featuring a collaboration event with Genshin Impact characters.
  • New players can win over 103 supply cards by completing missions and enter a sweepstake for a mystery prize.
  • A collaboration with bubble tea brand Kung Fu Tea in the US and Canada offers limited merch and an iPhone 12 as prizes from July 12th to August 12th.
  • The Fate series involves mages summoning heroic spirits to battle over the Holy Grail, a wish-granting device, in the Holy Grail War.
  • Fate's universe is part of the Nasuverse, a grand timeline shared with other works by Kinoko Nasu, creating a vast interconnected universe.
  • Mages aim to reach Akasha, the source of all events and souls, to access true magic, distinct from magecraft, which is a weaker form of magic.
  • The Counter Force, composed of the collective unconscious will of humanity and the planet's will, acts as a defense mechanism against reaching Akasha.
  • The Fate fandom often uses the phrase "Don't worry about it" to address confusing or complex aspects of the series.
  • The Age of Gods, Deterioration, and Separation mark significant periods in Fate's lore, transitioning from a world ruled by gods to one dominated by humans and science.
  • The Holy Grail War involves summoning heroic spirits to sacrifice for access to the Greater Grail, granting access to the root of Akasha, leading to various wars in the series.

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Holy Grail Wars: A Summary of Fate

  • Three main mage families, Einsburns, Toe Suckers, and Mottos, couldn't agree on grave access, leading to a 20-minute tournament.
  • The second Holy Grail War in the 1860s resulted in everyone dying, with no winner, questioning the need for rules like the Geneva Convention.
  • The third Holy Grail War in the 1930s involved the Church enforcing rules, leading to the summoning of an illegal servant, Angra Mainyu, who fails miserably.
  • The Fourth Holy Grail War mirrors the events of Fate Zero, with Shiro fighting using "mana transfer" and facing a terrifying CG dragon.
  • The Fifth Holy Grail War in Fate Stay Night has three timelines, with different routes like Fate, Unlimited Blade Works, and Heaven's Feel.
  • Fate Hollow Ataraxia follows Fate Stay Night, with a time loop involving a dead mage resurrected and Angra Mainyu stuck in a loop.
  • Fate Apocrypha diverges with Nazis joining the Third Holy Grail War, leading to a Great Holy Grail War with 14 servants in a team deathmatch.
  • Today's Menu for Emiya Family offers a peaceful ending to the Fifth Holy Grail War, where characters cook, play volleyball, and live happily.
  • Fate School Life is a slice-of-life spin-off in the Fate Stay Night universe, featuring Anorexia characters.
  • Fate Grand Order is a mobile game with various timelines and singularities to fix, leading to a complex and expansive universe.

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Deciphering Fate: Lore, Flexibility, and Gratitude

  • The text discusses the complexity of the Fate series lore, highlighting the challenge of understanding its convoluted timelines and interconnected stories.
  • It emphasizes that despite the intricate nature of the franchise, the starting point for newcomers is flexible, encouraging viewers to choose what interests them most.
  • The author expresses gratitude to sponsors, Patreon supporters, and Fate experts who aided in researching and creating the video, hinting at future Fate-related content while acknowledging the extensive effort involved in producing such videos.
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