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Seriously, hear me out on this one. Because, elves used to be my favorite fantasy archetype. They’re the best at everything: fighting, wielding magic, making jewelry, doing sick Tony Hawk pro skater tricks on orcs — they’re perfect. So why is there a growing online — I almost want to call it a backlash towards these fictional entities?

And why do I kind of get it?

0:00 (HEAR ME OUT)
1:09 Specials vs. Dumb Poo People
3:26 Tolkien Kinda nailed it, actually
5:54 Elves vs. Christmas Elves
7:00 Elves vs. Dwarves
8:51 Trying to Understand
10:16 The Silmarillion's Revenge
13:06 Is Spock a Space Elf?
14:33 Why Link Doesn’t Count
15:40 Elves vs. Reality
17:53 Ugh, Nuance
19:28 New Best Way to Support Curious Archive!

Media Shown: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit (1977), Return of the King (1980), Shadow of Mordor, Shadow of War, Skyrim, Eragon, The Elder Scrolls Online, Baldur’s Gate III, Elf, Jolly Little Elves, Warhammer 2, World of Warcraft, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, The Witcher, The Witcher III, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, SpiderMan, The Matrix, Star Trek: TOS, Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek (2009), Star Trek IV, Star Wars, Bright, DOTA, Mean Girls, Hellboy II, Excalibur, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Rocky II

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♫ Music Used – Historical Moments (Vladyslav Krotov, Licensed from Storyblocks), Explaining the Details (Licensed from Storyblocks), Loop Blues (Loop Hero), Hyrule Field Theme (Echoes of Wisdom), Herd Game (Zelda), Sword Search (Zelda), Outset Island (Zelda), Parasail (Zelda), The Trade Parade (RuneScape), Around the Fire (Skyrim), Four Seasons Spring Part 1 (Vivaldi), Skyloft (Zelda), Sky Above, Voice Within (Skyrim), Wind Guide You (Skyrim)

♫ Additional music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:
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Sources:
“Specials Vs. The Dumb Poo People” by James P. Sandoval https://www.butajape.com/
“The Silmarillion” by J.R.R. Tolkien
“A History of Elves” by Benjamin Radford https://www.livescience.com/39689his...
“Elves: Encyclopedia Britannica” https://www.britannica.com/topic/elf...
“The mythical roots of the “Chosen One” trope” by Zachary Sherry   / themythicalrootsofthechosenonetrope  
“Change in the Changeless” by Tom Rich   / changeinthechangeless