A few things; 1: The seeds are shaped like magatama which are curved, comma-shaped beads that appeared in prehistoric Japan from the late Jōmon period to the Kofun period, approximately 1000 BCE to 600 CE. The beads, also described as "jewels", were made of primitive stone and earth materials in the early period but by the late Kofun period they were made almost exclusively of jade. Magatama originally served as decorative jewelry but by the late Kofun period they came to be used as ceremonial and religious objects. Archaeological evidence suggests that magatama were produced in specific areas of Japan and were widely dispersed throughout the Japanese archipelago via trade routes. 2: The homunculi being cloud themed may tie in to the fact that they can stop the other creatures, angels, demons and fairies from intervening with Singularity's plans. Angels are Sun themed, Demons are Moon themed and Faeries are Star themed, and what is it that can cover the sun, the moon and the stars, stopping them from shining? Clouds! 3: I think that, other than Perlucidus, the four top Homunculi - Iridescent, Pyrocumulus, Cirrostratus and Cirrocumulus and Aureole represent the four elements, Water, Fire, Air and Earth respectively. Iridescent is a fish and later a Godzilla-like monster so the water connection is obvious, Pyrocumulus is more than obvious, Cirrostratus and Cirrocumulus are very much associated with wind as they create a tornado around the temple and Aureole is a huge, floating mass of land. This also makes a connection between them and the Auditio, who also represent the four elements.
@UmbranLumen
Күн бұрын
Thank you for this! I love your interpretations in your second and last point and thank you for informing me about the magatama! I think you've convinced me on a lot so I'll pin your comment!
@Project_6Reefside
16 сағат бұрын
@@UmbranLumen thank you for realising this vid dude Also a few things 1st iridescent could be consider the counter part to insidius and worship 2nd cirrostartus and Cirrocumulus could be considerd the counter part to gracius and glorius 3rd god bless and have a great day
@matthewshiba3997
2 күн бұрын
Most of the Homunculi design were based on Buddhism & Hinduism, and they were named after a Cloud Formations or related Phenomenon. Some of the Major Boss Homunculis are based on the Cultural Characters of the Countries they invade : 1. Arch-Iridescent is modelled after Kaiju, a term used by Japanese to refering a Big Monsters. 2. Arch-Pyrocumulus is modelled after Sun Wukong, with it has the Staff, ability to summon clones using it's air, and also the Somersault Cloud it rides. They way it's defeated was also a reference how Sun Wukong trapped in the Mountain by the Buddha. 3. Stratocumulus is based on Anubis, withthe design of the character itself has a Jackal on it.
@That_demon_thing
Күн бұрын
Stratocumulus might also take some inspiration from apep who tries to eat Ra so that it may destroy the world. Like how they consumed Jeane.
@GuinaifenSolos
2 күн бұрын
YASSS OUR EDUCATED QUEEN
@IridesscentGal254
Күн бұрын
Honestly wish they based a Homunculi off of cloud watching with it's gimmick being that is shapeshifts. Could be a homunculi version of joy and give us a powerful humanoid enemy to go against (with it maybe sometimes changing into a different enemy to switch things up).
@UmbranLumen
Күн бұрын
I love that idea! I can see it now, I wonder what it'd be called..
@homestuck_official
Күн бұрын
tbh THATS the main thing I feel is missing. I mean, Inferno has its own "Joy", in the form of Alraune! Humanoid shape and size, a powerhouse but nothing that can faze an Umbra witch on its own, and a unique relationship with the top boss! Rather than being so enamored with Jubileus they purposefully take her shape, Alraune absolutely HATES Madama Butterfly's ass, and likely isn't on good terms with other madamas either. In fact, was she on the way to becoming a madama? Not to mention, you also fight them at similar points in the story, around half-way through
@Xenowolf8
Күн бұрын
I already really liked the homunculi designs when I played Bayonetta 3 for the first time. But seeing them up close like this is really making me love the designs even more, the amount of detail is crazy.
@diaborodevil3161
Күн бұрын
I think the cloud naming is also based on singularity’s ideas of purity because a cloud is a pure white fluff of water vapor in the air also clouds are kind of a sign of purity
@osalima
Күн бұрын
Babe wake up new Umbran Lumen video just dropped!
@CasualChris247
Күн бұрын
We're making it out of the multi verse with this one
@houragents5490
2 күн бұрын
The 🐐 finally returned with more peak.
@CerezaDL
Күн бұрын
I love the effort in making their own ranking. Think the only thing left is making a video on the bayo variants
@UmbranLumen
Күн бұрын
Read my mind. I did want to do a subjective ranking video while talking a bit more about them design wise/lore wise.
@rahiemgordon-smith558
Күн бұрын
This makes them so much more interesting
@homestuck_official
Күн бұрын
36:30 I think something to note with Virga specifically is that it's also clearly inspired by the dancing lions as seen in Chinese tradition
@SadHours0
Күн бұрын
The homuncili were fun and I love their designs, just not as impactful or memorable as other enemies in the series. Thought I hope they get the justice they deserve one day
@acetrainer3240
Күн бұрын
Watching this is the perfect way to end my week. Thank you for uploading!
@UmbranLumen
Күн бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@alexflores9176
Күн бұрын
I swear I love that you make these vids. You know if there are archivists in the world of bayonetta, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say you’d be well versed in
@UmbranLumen
Күн бұрын
Thank you! I just like being able to show what I know and learn more from the comments and community 😊
@jpxfrd154
Күн бұрын
I've just started watching, but i don't want you to miss this comment, the way you made the hierarchy was genius, i should've figured the medals had something to do with it, and to keep up with the mineral theme the word diamond comes from the word adamant, a metal the ancient GREEKS thought the scythe of Kronos, the titan king, not father time,chronos, was made of.
@UmbranLumen
Күн бұрын
Thank you! You are right Adamas as a Latin word has Greek origins ἀδᾰ́μᾱς which can also mean invincible. Adamas does translate to diamond but more in a toughness way instead of a value way.
@jpxfrd154
Күн бұрын
@@UmbranLumen angels have halos, homunculi seeds and demons have orbs, what about fairies?
@UmbranLumen
Күн бұрын
Faeries have nothing :( If they were to have something, it should be fragments of the parts of their body that look like stained glass. They could be called shards.
@jpxfrd154
Күн бұрын
@@UmbranLumen I guess It makes sense they don't drop anything in origin since cereza doesn't know Rodin yet and instead of currency what she needs in avalon is concocting ingredients for the potions along with the onyx roses ,moon pearls, inferno fruits and avalon drops to strengthen herself and Cheshire.
@pedrosilveira5836
Күн бұрын
The bilbo attack could be from a toy named bilboquê that is basically a ball with a hole on a string connected to a stick
@UmbranLumen
Күн бұрын
That is such a great catch! I've only known it as balero.
@brandoncole5533
Күн бұрын
I think the mosquito homunculi is only dangerous because of who it possesses. It's useless on its own and wouldn't warrant more than a stray bullet and with a human it's a one tap. Only when it was in control of a powerful demon did bayo need to go hard. I think on average it would be lower. I would put it middle of the pack for that reason. When it's around one of the strongest variants of Bayonetta it's a formidable foe but 99.9999% of the time it's possessing a weak human who can be dealt with with little to no effort
@AbdulGhannam-i7p
2 күн бұрын
Great
@LaminKhant-d4h
Күн бұрын
I have been waiting for this
@user-ct4oj3ic1g
Күн бұрын
the idea for the video. Enemy Rating
@edengregory2392
15 сағат бұрын
Lacunosus looks like a gold fish.
@GuinaifenSolos
Күн бұрын
nahh cuz why Stratus and Nebulosus lowkey so hot
@thisisacomment.
Күн бұрын
GOD i wish their designs were more interesting!! Good video tho👍
@UmbranLumen
Күн бұрын
You and I both! Some definitely grew on me a lot (Perlucidus, the Cirro Twins, Stratocumulus) but some designs are really not my taste lol
@warlorddthorn4173
Күн бұрын
bayonetta 3 the gameplay was fantastic but the story was a mess, if you could rewrite the story of bayonetta 3 what would it look like
@UmbranLumen
22 сағат бұрын
I wrote a whole list to this comment that I figured would be better as a video so I am going to start working on it now lol. its pretty short and shouldn't take me as long as this one did lol also probably for the best I get it out of the way now before Bayonetta 4 comes out in another 8 years.
@jpxfrd154
Күн бұрын
Want a video suggestion?
@UmbranLumen
Күн бұрын
I am always open to suggestions! But I do have a mental log already so I may not always get to all suggestions.
@jpxfrd154
Күн бұрын
@@UmbranLumen not too offend you but you could go through all the videos you've done so far and making a video correcting the mistakes.
@UmbranLumen
Күн бұрын
No worries! That has definitely been on my mind, I have made quite a few mistakes over all the ones I made and it would be nice to go over the videos and redo parts or add to them.
@jpxfrd154
Күн бұрын
@@UmbranLumen and to make it more interesting you could list off the moves ignius aranye yo yo.
@jpxfrd154
Күн бұрын
@@UmbranLumen I need to sleep now, but we can continue tomorrow. Byeeee.
@Nyx3nZyx3n
Сағат бұрын
What about singularities other forms?
@claribelmartinez6750
Күн бұрын
Is it bad that i wanna ask how you think a Bayonetta turn based rpg and tactical strategy rpg would work?
@UmbranLumen
Күн бұрын
Not bad at all, I would love to see them experiment with other genres! I can see it working with Bayonetta, Jeanne, Viola and Luka as the main party of four with some optional members later on like Rodin, Loki, Alraune (because I guess she isn't gone lol), and Colm (for funsies). Basic attacks that don't cost MP can be regular attack combos. Bayonetta and Jeanne get their different weapons to change up move sets, Viola and Luka can use MP to transform into their Faerie counterparts. Bayonetta and Jeanne's MP can be used for Infernal Demons summons, Torture Attacks and Infernal Climax boosts. Enemies can vary from Angels, Demons, and Faeries. Bosses can be their big bosses like Resplendence, Insidious, Murúch etc. Final boss can be new, Singularity, or Jubelius again. Secret boss should be a super hard boss against Queen Sheba. I also like the idea of mini-bosses being Infernal Demons to contract, that way when you beat them, they become part of the moveset. I am not good at writing stories but I think it should lean more into Viola and her Faerie heritage because while I get not a lot of people are fond of her, writing a story of roots, self-acceptance, and growth would make her grow on people more.
@claribelmartinez6750
Күн бұрын
@UmbranLumen yaa, heck a idea for either one it would focus on viola heritage and how she gets used to being a modern day witch. Heck even a idea was her kinda forming a team of modern day umbra aka random ass people who got themselves into demon contracts (let it be male who made contract sinse be funny and new).
@UmbranLumen
Күн бұрын
That would be really cool! Viola could travel the world and meet witches from different cultures (different genders as well like you said). They could even be descendants of the witches who made the accessories so we can flesh out more of the lore.
@claribelmartinez6750
Күн бұрын
@@UmbranLumen nicr
@rykavproductions666
22 сағат бұрын
I'm just thinking of Bayonetta or Jeanne being able to temporarily summon demons which have their own attacks similar to Yuna's summons from FFX
@Lucy_the_Pomeranian
19 сағат бұрын
Will there be a bayo 4 ?
@UmbranLumen
17 сағат бұрын
There are plans but we got no news about it in a long time. :(
@LaminKhant-d4h
Күн бұрын
Homunculi are kinda sus
@CereDulce37
Күн бұрын
Bayo 3 video about the main enemies in the big 2024. Just put the Fries in my bag 🫃
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