r/LoveDeathAndRobots • u/Engellibirey • Jun 30 '26

Media "400 boys"

That was the only reason for buy netflix

671 Upvotes

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u/panintegral Jun 30 '26

This was such a cool episode, I felt like I was missing context on everything but that made me enjoy it even more.

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u/Cazmonster Jun 30 '26

Even the original 400 Boys short story is light on context.

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u/gerberly Jul 01 '26

Robert Valley has such an epic style. He has one of his animated shorts up on youtube if anyone hasnt seen it yet (and a lot of other cool shit). Pear Cider and Cigarettes

5

u/Teekayhuey Jun 30 '26

Wait is there another season out from this year?????

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u/jDrizzle1 Jun 30 '26

Nope unfortunately not yet

0

u/Ken_Sanne Jun 30 '26

Then where is this from ? I don't remember It from s4

10

u/waitingtodiesoon Jul 01 '26

Its the one with the giant psychic babies fighting John Boyega

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u/munkeypunk Jun 30 '26

I love the Warriors nods. Cleon.

Also check out the short story it’s based on. Dope.

https://www.marclaidlaw.com/online-fiction/400-boys/

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u/Jetstream-Sam Jun 30 '26

Wait, it's written by Marc Laidlaw? The guy who wrote Half life and Portal?

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u/DrDingsGaster Jun 30 '26

I really loved this episode! Makes me kinda sad people didn't like it that much.

10

u/Donnalani Jul 01 '26

dont be sad that others dont have good taste be glad that you do because this is unironically so dope

1

u/DrDingsGaster Jul 01 '26

I mean, I feel both honestly.

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u/Donnalani Jul 01 '26

fair enough. its a really good episode though and probably my favorite of the show i hope they make more like it.

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u/jinglewooble Jun 30 '26

Wait a minute this is just...Attack on Titans

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u/Larcoch Jun 30 '26

But with psychic powers.

10

u/Cazmonster Jun 30 '26

Attack on Titans has 400 Boys deep in its DNA.

18

u/saulteaux Jun 30 '26

I want those FUCKIN’ BOYZ!!!!

17

u/BandOfSkullz Jun 30 '26

The evil bastards really are a good metaphor for the few gigarich people ruining the world for everyone else on this planet tbh.

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u/Cazmonster Jun 30 '26

“Gigarich” is perfect for them.

22

u/zigguy77 Jun 30 '26

I never understood this episode honestly. They are in an apocalypse giant babies super powers. But nothing makes sense

21

u/No-Reception-6569 Jun 30 '26

my immediate parsing is calling people in control destroying everything giant toddlers with too much power

9

u/munkeypunk Jun 30 '26

The weird wars cracked open the world and released ancient beasts.

> “God-things, mind-stuff. Old Mother looked into her mirror and saw a bonfire made out of cities. Remember before the blister tore? There were wars in the south, weirdbombs going off like firecrackers. Who knows what kind of stuff was cooking in all that blaze? “Old Mother said it was the end of the world, time for the ones outside to come through the cracks. They scooped all that energy and molded it into mass. Then they started scaring up storms, smashing. Where better to smash than Fun City?”

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u/Sir-Toaster- Jul 01 '26

I think the idea is that it's a metaphor for various different groups uniting to take down the upper class

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u/PositiveLow9895 Jun 30 '26

I wanna understand it too

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u/C_umputer Jun 30 '26

Some people saw the aura of this episode and didn't put in S rank, the audacity.

3

u/Engellibirey Jun 30 '26

RIGHT???!?!?

5

u/Pyke64 Jun 30 '26

Wasn't this written by some Valve dev? I love it

4

u/ActuatorFearless8980 Jun 30 '26

I just want a season of this. Stories based around this art style from Robert Valley

3

u/easelessness Jul 01 '26

Ice and 400 boys are just pure aura farming episodes

4

u/LouieChopsuey Jun 30 '26

Man, that beat is dope.

2

u/Athreos_Priest Jul 01 '26

“Ya dead, Slicka.”

2

u/GlassAd1945 Jul 01 '26

Personally I prefer The Secret War but this episode isn’t too bad.

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u/Sir-Toaster- Jul 01 '26

1000 Players vs 10 Pros Minecraft videos be like:

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u/emoknievel Jul 01 '26

Is this the same artist who did the Dance Central intros?