I don’t think Gaston is solely a representative of Revachol’s modern liberal ambivalence. I think he’s a representative of how being a union member isn’t the same as being recruited in an army, about how most people just live, regardless of ideology. Gaston isn’t striking because he’s too old for manual labor on the docks and satisfied writing for the newspaper occasionally. He’s not in a position which earns for the Wild Pines group, and he’s in retirement age, enjoying his ham sandwich and old friend’s company. He is the opposite of the deserter, caring more for his peaceful life than for the success of the revolution, but that peaceful life isn’t in conflict with the goals of the revolution. Jeanne Mari may well symbolise the changing times, but more than anything Gaston and Rene remind and show some simple good in everyday people, showing that despite holding opposing sides in age old conflicts, humans are more layered than only their political affiliations. In the story of gaining his war medal, Rene expresses abit of contempt to the whiny princeling which he saved, showing that his loyalty to the monarchy didn’t blind him to all their faults (mostly to the cocaine). Rene exemplifies the best qualities of the “traditionalist” side of revachol as a dutiful person who risked his life for his people. a side who’s splintered and reformed into thornier messier new forms after its loss, while the price stabelite has the hold on revachol, the people are not in unified political consensus. History is not resolved and over in revachol

I think a video importance on the Tiago/ the crab man, a former member of a gang that turned into twisted version of a monk that worships the baby pale. His character kind of reminds me of people that go to prison for a long time, but while in prison they convert to a religion.

I’m a simple man. I see a disco Elysium video essay and I subscribe

I liked this video. Helped me get more insight in the history of Revachol

@owlbatross9187

Ай бұрын

Glad to hear it my friend! I really enjoyed putting this one together. At some point, I might do some more videos focused on more of the lore and history of Revachol!

I was so excited to hear you talking about this game. Also, I finished this game very recently and i didn't give these guys that much thought. Which is usually the reason I watch your videos. Great stuff

@owlbatross9187

2 ай бұрын

It's one of my all time favorites, easily one of the best I've ever played! Glad to hear you got a chance to play it and that you enjoyed the video! They didn't really stand out to me too much on my first time either - I missed a good bit of their storyline on my initial playthrough - but on my second run I tried to do everything, and it was at that point that the idea for this video came together!

I love how the allegory for centerism had a secret boner for the allegory for fascism. That fits perfectly together.

@FishSticker

27 күн бұрын

Literally the opposite

Guillaume Le Million is not related to the royal family, in general the video has a lot of details wrong like the other comments pointed out

@owlbatross9187

2 ай бұрын

It's entirely possible that I made some mistakes here! But Guillaume Le Million and Guillaume Le Lion are two different characters. The former is the disco star who inspired The Expression, but the latter was King Frissel's uncle, as indicated by Joyce Messer's dialogue: discoelysium.fandom.com/wiki/Revachol#cite_note-:8-25

I love these essay man but please, Monarchism is not Fascism. The two fascist states that had monarchs; Italy and Spain, only kept them because it kept in line a lot of serious and powerful aristocrats in the political machine and the royalists on side. Britain, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark and Norway were all Monarchies of some flavour during the same period, to call them fascist states would be absurd.

@owlbatross9187

3 күн бұрын

Fair point! The main reason I used the term fascist monarchy myself is that that's how the game describes it, but you're right in saying that they are indeed two different things.