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Bionicle: The Toa Mata

June 19, 2019 11:50 - 55 minutes - 45.2 MB

Hello and welcome Lore Folk, this week we're building towards something great. This week we're building Lego! That's right, we're getting into the deep sometimes convoluted and Mask obsessed lore of Bionicle. We learn about how some tiny people crashed their creator spirit into the ocean, the raw deal of being a magic robot angel and that giant enemy crabs can never be stopped. Pete misses his toys, Ethan has a summer cold and has a Dayquil crash at 40 minutes and Jamie, well Jamie is just ...

Warcraft the Lich King Part 2 - Arthas and Ner'zhul

June 12, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Well the Lore Boys are back to finish off Arthas's story. You know the tragic story of a rich, beautiful prince who decides the best way to save all his subjects is to kill all his subjects? Yeah, we're real beat up over his loss too. Still a compelling story as we some of Warcraft's heavy hitters, like Illidan Stormrage, Sylvanas Windrunner, Kel'Thuzad, Uther Lightbringer, and more! Hop into the episode to learn all about Arthas and how he and the Lich King truly find love... or something. ...

Warcraft the Lich King - Arthas and the Lich King

June 05, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 113 MB

Lore Boys are back, this time we're getting pumped for World of Warcraft Classic with some Warcraft Lore. We're talking the Lich King, Arthas, Jaina, Uther, Muradin, and all the the crazy antics they all got up to. Who found that pesky Frostmourne, and why was Arthas so excited about it? Whose knees get broken, and whose kidneys get destroyed? We'll learn about Arthas's signature weapon, the brick on a rope, and who the pony-boy Ogden was REALLY working for this whole time. As always, we su...

Mortal Kombat - Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Noob-Saibot

May 29, 2019 15:37 - 1 hour - 95.4 MB

Lore Boys are here once more with the juiciest video game backstory podcast in town. This week we're riding the hype of Mortal Kombat 11 to bring you the lore for MK1, 2, 3, 9, and a lead-in to MKX and MK11. Jamie couldn't be here this week as we had to send him to mine some electricity and anime for the good of the podcast, but Peter and Ethan soldier on to wade through gore and viscera and bring you an episode featuring Ninjas and their jutsu, flaming skeletons, evil sorcerers, and a regul...

Fire Emblem - Naga and the Creation of the Fire Emblem

May 22, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB

The Lore Boys are back with another episode. Season three is shaping up to be real hum-dinger with this week's Fire Emblem episode. Meet all your favourite characters, like Marth, Roy, Ike, Chrom, Robin, and Lucina. At least, meet them as far as we mention all of them, but we do go in depth with Marth lore! It's the history or Archanea in sweet and savoury podcast form. We talk about the creation of the Fire Emblem, the Binding Stone, Medeus, Shadow Dragons, Dragon Kings, and so much more F...

Apex Legends Lore - Character Profiles

May 16, 2019 02:27 - 1 hour - 63.3 MB

Lore Boys are back with more tasty lore. In case you missed it, our previous Titanfall episode covers a bit of the backstory to Kuben Blisk's Apex Games, and why all these quirky characters find themselves at the end of the known universe with nothing but and endless rain of firepower and a thirst for the blood of other athletes... a lot like Sochi, I'd imagine. But today's episode is all about the personalities themselves. How Michael Phelps is Pathfinder, Nancy Kerrigan is Pathfinder, how ...

The Lord of the Rings Part 2 - The Rings of Power

May 08, 2019 10:19 - 1 hour - 89.9 MB

Boy the Lord of the Rings sure does have a lot of lore. Sauron sure did like to get up to a lot of stuff, like making 19 whole other rings just like the one they made three movies about. We talk about their maker, Celebrimbor, and his work in Sauron's sweatshops producing cheaply made phones. At least he managed to get his friends some phones before Sauron data-capped them. This episode Ethan kisses some Orcs, James learns to become a very average wizard, and Peter holds his staff a little ...

Marvel Avengers - What Comes Next?

May 01, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 95 MB

After our brief hiatus the Lore Boys are back, and we arbitrarily have decided to call this our season 3 premiere! Truth be told, none of us knows why some seasons end and new ones start, so we're going with our gut. We're talking about Marvel comics' Avengers on this episode, but we made sure to keep it completely spoiler free for Endgame content, so all you frosty nerds out there don't need to worry <3 Ethan tries to give some background on the Marvel universe, how it works, and some of t...

Mass Effect - Leviathan

March 27, 2019 13:26 - 1 hour - 53.9 MB

Hello and welcome back to The Lore Boys. This week was a quiet one so Pete decided to take us back a billion years and relax on some forgotten beaches with the oldest (according to them) race in the Milky Way. We're covering Mass Effecft's Leviathans, who out of hubris or stupidity created the main antagonist of the galaxy for the next billion years. We learn that no matter how smart you are, your AI will always go Terminator. Jamie learns about Lego and measuring whiskey, Pete saves you f...

Mass Effecft - Leviathan

March 27, 2019 13:26 - 1 hour - 53.9 MB

Hello and welcome back to The Lore Boys. This week was a quiet one so Pete decided to take us back a billion years and relax on some forgotten beaches with the oldest (according to them) race in the Milky Way. We're covering Mass Effecft's Leviathans, who out of hubris or stupidity created the main antagonist of the galaxy for the next billion years. We learn that no matter how smart you are, your AI will always go Terminator. Jamie learns about Lego and measuring whiskey, Pete saves you ...

Hollow Knight part 2 - The Pale King and His Offspring

March 20, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Lore Boys are back, this time with some more Hollow Knight story. We're talking Quirrel, Hornet, Cloth, Zote, the girl with the orange fog, the Pale King, the Dreamers, the Mantis Lords, and pretty much all the characters with the coolest names. We talk about the Dream, what is Soul, or Void, or The Infection -- sometimes called the plague. Who was the Pale King? What are Wyrms in Hollow Knight? Did the Pale King make sweet love to a Spider and get his head chewed off for it? You gotta lis...

Hollow Knight Lore - Soul and Void

March 13, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MB

Buzz buzz Lore Folk as they say in the Hollow Nest, this week is Hollow Knight! Well as per usual the events leading up to Hollow Knight. Jamie is back from IEM and Ethan is slaving away in the University Mines where they give group projects to people who are almost 30! This week Jamie explains to Peter why he's missing out on adorable bugs that are actually vessels of negative energy that siphon the souls directly out of the living! We learn about a King who hates the sun, but loves exper...

Dungeons & Dragons Lore - The Manshoon Wars

March 06, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

Lore Boys are back, and Ethan's hosting, which means we're talking about Dungeons and Dragons, of course! This episode has all the juicy D&D items you care about: beholders, dancing swords, the Harpers, wizards, Manshoon, necromancy, betrayal, and more. We're talking the lore of Manshoon, one of D&D's earliest recurring characters, and his exploits leading up to the Manshoon Wars. Jamie's away in Katowice for IEM this week, but Ethan and Peter hold down the fort with the quality lore and go...

Lord of the Rings Lore - The Ainulindalë

February 27, 2019 23:18 - 1 hour - 55 MB

Well here it is: a late submission for likely our most important episode to date. The Lore Boys are talking about the Lord of the Rings creation myth. That's Illuvatar, the Ainu, the Valar, Gandalf, Balrogs, Sauron, Melkor, and more. Who is the God of Pouring? Of course we try and pepper in a few good goofs but in this illustrious episode tackling one of the most important pieces of fiction of the last century we try and give it to you as completely as possible. We ask if Legolas eats ass, ...

Apex Legends and Titanfall Lore

February 20, 2019 11:05 - 59 minutes - 52.2 MB

Lore Boys are back, this week talking about Apex Predators backstory and the fantastic world of Titanfall. For all the Fortnite fans trying to figure out what a "singleplayer game" is we're breaking down the canon universe where Apex Predator takes place: the Titanfall Universe! So slap on a helmet, jump in a Vanguard-Class, and let's take this baby for a spin. As always, we super appreciate you listening, and hope that if you enjoy the show you'll tell your friends and leave us a review on...

Jak and Daxter Lore

February 13, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MB

Lore Boys here with your weekly injection of juicy hot lore. This week we're talking about the PS2 classic, Jak and Daxter series! We have all the lore from all three games, from Precursor to... well still Precursor. That doesn't sound right. We're talkin' ottsels, eco, and time travelling murder fantasies. Naughty Dog really does know how to write a compelling story. So huff down some magic butter, boot up your Chess 64 system, and watch out for that goop pool as we piece apart all the Jak...

Transformers Lore Part 2: Optimus and Megatron

February 06, 2019 13:57 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

Baweepgranaweepninibong everyone, the Lore Boys have returned once again with more information you actually cannot live without. We're discussing the history, friendship, and frenemy-ship of Optimus Prime and Megatron of the Transformers. Learn how being poor makes you evil, how sexy griffons with arms are and how billionaires are in no way completely out of touch with the real world. Today Jamie forgets about Bill Paxton within seconds, Pete regrets his decision during post production and...

Transformers Lore - Optimus and Megatron

February 06, 2019 13:57 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

Baweepgranaweepninibong everyone, the Lore Boys have returned once again with more information you actually cannot live without. We're discussing the history, friendship, and frenemy-ship of Optimus Prime and Megatron of the Transformers. Learn how being poor makes you evil, how sexy griffons with arms are and how billionaires are in no way completely out of touch with the real world. Today Jamie forgets about Bill Paxton within seconds, Pete regrets his decision during post production and...

Transformers Lore Part 1: Primus and His Primes

January 31, 2019 13:03 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB

Lore Boys are back, this time with everyone's favorite toy-cum-cartoon: Transformers! That's right, the robots in disguise, at least their prehistory, is today's topic. We're talking before the Autobots, before the Decepticons, when all we had were two cousin planets named Unicron and Primus. They may get imprisoned in alternate dimensions which block their FM signals, but not for long! These two get BUSY. This week we answer what happens when you have a car full of bees and a bird lands on...

Myst Lore

January 23, 2019 12:00 - 58 minutes - 49.9 MB

Welcome back Lore-Folk, we're solving puzzles and talking about one of the best selling PC games of all time. We're talking about the puzzle adventure that is Myst. Come and flip switches with us that derail trains off their tracks. Causing civilization itself to collapse as trains without tracks could never be stopped. In this episode Jamie checks in with the Millers, Pete checks in with the Beatles and Ethan [JOKE REDACTED]. You can also learn about the dangers of reading! It's just your...

Warhammer Lore Part 3 - Age of Sigmar

January 16, 2019 17:30 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

The Lore Boys are just about ready to wrap up Sigmar's story with the Age of Sigmar. Hop on board the lore train as we speed towards the conical planets of the Eight Mortal Realms. We take our story from the End Times of Warhammer Fantasy Battle and explain how we end up in the Age of Myth, through the Age of Chaos, and finally into the Age of Sigmar. On this episode, Ethan leans about magnets, Peter goes fishing, and Jamie bans singing. We talk about everyone's favorite two-headed god, Gor...

Warhammer Lore Part 2 - Archaon and the End Times

January 09, 2019 16:57 - 1 hour - 64.6 MB

Lore Boys are back with part 2 of our Sigmar Unberogen trilogy! This episode we're talking about the End Times, led by Archaon the Everchosen, the Three-Eyed King, the Lord of the End Times and the self-proclaimed supreme champion of the four Gods of Chaos who was sent to command the last and greatest Chaos Invasion. If the world of Mallus is full of substitious fools ready to buy into any ol' pyramid scheme why wouldn't they buy into a weird and violent cult dedicated to the end of all thin...

Warhammer Lore Part 1 - Sigmar Unberogen

January 02, 2019 20:20 - 1 hour - 61 MB

Lore Boys, Warhammer edition! We're talking Sigmar Unberogen, big Daddy Emperor himself on this week's episode. From his humble origins in the Unberogen clan all the way up to fighting off Nagash, Lord of the Dead, and eventually Morkar the first Everchosen of Chaos himself. This episode is part one of two talking about Sigmar, with an upcoming episode describing just how exactly we went from Sigmar leading an Age of Man, to an Age of Sigmar itself, so be sure to tune in for that one. This ...

Santa Claus Lore

December 26, 2018 17:18 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MB

Season's greetings from your friendly neighborhood Lore Boys. We're taking on one of the world's most notorious criminal perverts in this week's episode, the fat, sleazy bastard that is Santa Claus himself. This episode, James gets his stripes, Ethan loses his cool, and Peter puts out an APB. It's the lore of Ol' Saint Nick told from our dumb brains and bad acting! As always, we super appreciate you listening, and hope that if you enjoy the show you'll tell your friends and leave us a revi...

Stardew Valley Lore

December 19, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 55 MB

Lore Boys are here with everyone's favorite Harvest Moon clone, Stardew Valley. James has been elbow deep in it for weeks now, only venturing out to drag himself to the dull light of his office, and Ethan got too drunk on power to remember it was his turn to host, we figured a little dip in the stardew valley to talk about Nutbustin' for Stardrops was appropriate. We do our best to tackle the game's meager lore and also the real-life story of Eric Barone, the wunderkin who made the game. Th...

Persona and Jung

December 12, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

Lore Boys are back, this time with that sweet anime goodness we love in the Persona series! Ever want to hear three absolute idiots talk about Jungian psychology? Well you're in luck my friend as we do our best to pull the shadow over your eyes and show you our beautiful garbage iceberg. This week Jamie checks all his friends' teeth, Peter drinks some puddle water, and Ethan makes sure everyone's trash is tasteful. Shadows, personas, masks, strap-on goblins, we hit all the usual topics when...

Jurassic Park Lore

December 05, 2018 14:33 - 1 hour - 57 MB

This week we're talking movies. Big Daddy Ethan has an exam so Jamie and Peter go wild and out with Jurassic Park. We cover how to make a dinosaur with the cheapest, but smartest sounding science. How would the media cover a homegrown dinosaur attack? How many words actually have a silent "P" in them? It's riveting stuff and you should absolutely listen to it 65 million times. Thanks so much for listening, if you like the show, think about telling one friend about it RIGHT NOW. It’d mean...

Pikmin Lore

November 28, 2018 13:00 - 57 minutes - 46.9 MB

Ever wonder what a Pikmin is and how you can get one for yourself? Well the Lore Boys are here with all the Pikmin facts you'll need to wrangle up your own collection of precious little bastards. We're doing the backstory of the first three games, and talking about plants, hemolyte, and why you shouldn't download a statue. On this episode Ethan explains the color purple, James steals some pies, and Peter gets horny for canon... as usual. So grab those astronaut visors and lets crash land in...

Pac-Man Lore

November 21, 2018 15:38 - 1 hour - 47.4 MB

Lore Boys are back, this time with some hot Pac-Man lore. That's right, we're looking at what makes that little guy go Waka Waka. We find out who Ms. Pacman is, why super PAC is bad, and how a sentient pizza pie can get so much work done. On this episode Peter finds a new presidential candidate, Ethan takes his happy pills, and James puts more ravioli in his toaster. So plug in those earbuds and let's vore some ghosts. Thanks so much for listening, if you like the show, think about telling...

The Witcher Lore

November 14, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MB

Lore Boys here with some spicy lore to catch you up on even more past and future Netflix shows based on IPs we all cherish. Will the Witcher series go over as well as Castlevania? We can't know that, but we can help you get caught up on who Geralt of Rivia is, why he has cat eyes, and what his porn 'stache could mean to YOU. We're sifting the Continent through a pasta strainer to see what sticks, from bloaters to Leshens, and sexy Cinderellas trapped in towers of rats. On this episode Peter...

Dungeons and Dragons Lore - The Stranger Lands

November 07, 2018 13:16 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB

It's our Extra Life Charity stream episode! The Lore Boys sat down with @Tigurias87 of the Stranger Lands podcast to talk about their canonical world in 5E D&D, Pilas, and all the monsters come people within it. Grab a drink, hop into a gelatinous cube, and run screaming from a local ginger while we take you through this magical land to meet the world's tallest gnome. We talk about the link between ASMR and gingers, Brohamut the Bro God, we tie Shrek into D&D, dragon orgies and how to get i...

Castlevania - The Belmont Family Line

October 31, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MB

Excited about that hip new show on Netflix? Well the Lore Boys have you covered with all the backstory you might need. We specifically are talking about the Belmont family line, way before the events of the show, so you don't even need to worry about spoilers! We're talking about Leon Belmont and how he became the first good-boy Dracula killer. This episode Ethan pays attention, Peter learns how to play children's games, and James give the ghost of his fiancée whiplash. Grab that dry shawar...

Silent Hill Lore

October 25, 2018 03:55 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

Lore Boys are back for more good lore and video game backstory. This week we're keeping the spook level set to doot as we dive into the scariest of foggy towns: Silent Hill. We're tackling all the good spook stories that lobster country has to offer, from lost tourists to early European settlers playing Uno. This week Ethan gets caught in a tourist trap, Jamie figures out why they call it Cordon Bleu, and Peter shows he's more trick than treat these days. So hop in your ghost boat, take a b...

F.E.A.R. Lore - Projects Origin, Perseus, Paragon, and Harbinger

October 17, 2018 13:44 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

Lore Boys are back, and this time we're talking about the First Encounter Assault Recon (F.E.A.R.) team and their backstory. Who is the spooky little girl running across the screen of my Pentium III laptop? Why am I standing in a hallway full of blood with a scary skeleton dooting right at me? Why shouldn't I feel bad about killing all these soldiers? These questions and more get answered as we delve into the Origins of the paranormal in the year 2025. Alma, Paxton Fettel, Harlan Wade, erm,...

Spyro the Dragon Lore

October 10, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MB

Hey everyone, Lore Boys are back this week to talk to you about Spyro, the Dragon, and all the lore therein. Who were Spyro's parents, what's his dragonfly buddy's name, what was Cinder or the Dark Master's business? We've got the answers to those questions and more! Plug in those headphones and we'll figure out if the murderer was Colonel Mustard in the Dining Room with the Candelabra or Spyro in the Library with his fancy purple scales. This week James names someone Greased Lightning, Eth...

Metal Gear: Life of Big Boss

October 03, 2018 13:12 - 1 hour - 82.3 MB

This week is an event episode. Jamie returns from 5 weeks at war in Europe, Ethan is still sick but soldiers on, and Peter with the help of our friend Kris (@sketchnsteinz) tackles the life of Big Boss from the Metal Gear series! That's right it's our first four man squad! We're talking Red Bull, shadow governments, Russian Jungles, men exploding into bees, men exploding into dried leaves, misinterpreting the basic concept of world peace by becoming a army for hire and of course possibly t...

Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Spelljammer

September 19, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

Lore Boys here with more of Ethan's favoritest good lore stuff: Dungeons and Dragons! We're talking about the Spelljammer setting and all the space battlin', phlogiston-huffin', crystal-sphere story you can handle. We'll discuss a protester chained to a tree for 5000 years, space mace, tree meat, Peter's dumb friend, and the drawbacks of putting a screen door on your space submarine! Thanks so much for listening, if you like the show, think about telling one friend about it RIGHT NOW. It...

Battletech 5 - Republic of the Spheres and the Dark Age

September 12, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

It's the end of an era of Battletech, at least until we get mobs of Battletech fans storming our doors demanding more. We've reached the end of the canon timeline for Battletech, meaning we're taking the Republic of the Spheres formed during the time of the Blake Jihad and dragging into into the Dark Age, to when all the telephone lines across the universe went down to continue the metaphor from our last four episodes. James is still working in Poland, so Ethan and Peter go as off the rails...

Warhammer 40K Lore - The Great Crusade, The Primarchs, and The Astartes

September 05, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MB

We're back after a week off and coming at you with more of my personal favorite: Warhammer 40K lore. The Warhammer canon is so chock full of good stuff it's hard to decide what to talk about, but we brought on a very special guest from the Stranger Lands podcast (https://thestrangerlands.com/) Murphy Giller! Murphy's an expert on the Imperium and the Horus Heresy, and he's here to tell us a few things about it. We talk about how many licks it would take to get to the center of Mars, an Orgy...

Horus Heresy part 1 - The Great Crusade, The Primarchs, and The Astartes

September 05, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MB

We're back after a week off and coming at you with more of my personal favorite: Warhammer 40K lore. The Warhammer canon is so chock full of good stuff it's hard to decide what to talk about, but we brought on a very special guest from the Stranger Lands podcast (https://thestrangerlands.com/) Murphy Giller! Murphy's an expert on the Imperium and the Horus Heresy, and he's here to tell us a few things about it. We talk about how many licks it would take to get to the center of Mars, an Orgy...

Dark Souls - Pre-History

August 22, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MB

Lore Boys are back after our unexpected vacation, and we're here with the hot spiciness that is Dark Souls pre-history. We're talking that Big Soul Energy as we explain the origins of the Dark Soul, the four roommates who fight about it, Gwyn, the Witch of Izaleth, Nito, and the Freaky -- ahem, Furtive Pygmy. We talk about why the Lords hate the dragons, why being a dragon and living in a world of gray mediocrity is good, and we talk about why living in the dark is bad. We're all descended ...

Dungeons & Dragons Meets Magic: the Gathering - A Ravnica Crossover

August 01, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MB

The Lore Boys are back, Dungeons and Dragons are back, Magic: the Gathering's back, everybody's back this week. We're doing a crossover episode featuring the best of Ravnica: the newly announced expansion for Dungeon's and Dragons based on a plane in Magic! It's got everything: spy houses, rival factions, town guards, black holes, sentient paper, sphinxes, races, mazes, dragons, wizards, and even dragon wizards. Grab your lore caps and hop in, because this episode is chock full of goodies. ...

Speedrunning History

July 25, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MB

Your weekly dose of Lore Boys are back, with a lore-light but content-heavy episode about the history of speedrunning! So plug in your headphones and fire up your TAS-bot, we're diving deep into a sequence breaks and glitches and every sort of time save you can imagine. We're here to tell you to summon the salt (Summoning Salt, specifically) necessary to make a speedrun happen. Jamie fires up an ubermensch, Peter gives his any percent, and Ethan couldn't make it to AGDQ this year. Plug in a...

The Elder Scrolls part 3 - Disappearance of the Dwemer

July 18, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

Lore Boys here with more of that good lore we can't resist: it's another Elder Scrolls episode and this one is as jam-packed with good stuff as the last two. We're talking about the mysterious Dwemer: Nirn's dwarves who are actually elves. These elves are deep -- live in their parents basement and give you unsolicited advice about life deep. We realize that James can't tell two dwarves apart, twirling mustaches is a dead giveaway of a villain, and going to war is worth it if it's to destro...

The Elder Scrolls part 2 - Lore of the Ancestor Moths and Creation of the Elder Scrolls

July 11, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

Lore Boys here with more Elder Scrolls Lore! Last time we talked about Elder Scrolls creation lore, so naturally this time we're talking the creation of the Elder Scrolls lore! We cover everything you need to know about what the Elder Scrolls are and what the gosh-darn they do. Turns out there's a lot of canon material in Elder Scrolls Online as well, and it fits in real nice to this episode. So jack in those head phones and come find out: the similarities between the Elder Scrolls and Thom...

Cyberpunk Lore - Night City, The Corporate Wars, and Nuclear Fallout

July 04, 2018 12:02 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

Happy 4th of July! This episode we're doing a deep dive into more pen & paper, but this time in relation to a video game we're really excited about: Cyberpunk 2077. CD Projekt Red's upcoming sci-fi dystopia world is built off the tabletop RPG of the '80s that shares the same name, and it's chocked full of all the awesome lore and history you would expect, and it also may sort of detail a horrible dystopian descent of the United States brought on by rampant corporatism and greed BUT NOT LIKE ...

Sonic Lore - Knuckles the Echidna, Angel Island, and the Chaos Emeralds

June 27, 2018 12:28 - 1 hour - 52.4 MB

Lore Boys here with Sonic: the Hedgehog lore. We have three origin stories for you: that of Knuckles, Angel Island, and the Chaos Emeralds themselves. Jump in while we go "knuckle" deep in some lore, and we'll tell you everything you need to know about Sonic and his pals. For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us pl...

The Elder Scrolls part 1 - Creation Myth

June 20, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB

Lore Boys here with another lore-chocked episode. This time we're talking all about the creation myth of the world of The Elder Scrolls. Tune in to find out everything you need to know about Mundus, Tamriel, Akatosh, and Anu. With a world so rich in lore, it must mean our podcast is equally rich in great content, right? This episode: Peter talks ancient aliens, we find out who Ethan likes to call during coitus, and James dives in to yet another Disney classic with Ariel. So how about we let...

E3 2018

June 16, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 88 MB

Well we're here on a Saturday, I guess, and we have opinions on this year's E3. Some was good, some was bad, but I think we can all agree that almost none of it was real, and none of it was as cringey as we may have hoped. Enjoy! Get ad-free content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fallout Lore Part 2 - The Brotherhood of Steel

June 13, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 73.9 MB

Lore Boys here bringing you all the news from the pre- and post-nuclear fallout American Commonwealth. Another tale from Bethesda's Fallout series, we're telling the story of the Brotherhood of Steel, a paramilitary organization with a serious hard-on for laser tag. We're talking vats of genetically modified goo, man-eating mutants with human hands for feet, and a man named Harold with a tree named Bob growing out of his head. So listen up while we feed you some tasty Fallout lore, after al...

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