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«Bad Apple!!» is a Japanese dance pop song originally featured in one of the arcade games from the Touhou series. Since its rise to popularity on Nico Nico Douga (NND) in 2009, the song has inspired an extensive list of remixes, dances and musical tributes primarily on the Japanese web. In October 2010, the original upload became the first NND video to reach 10 million views.

Background

The Touhou series is a Japanese indie scrolling manic shooter game created by Team Shanghai Alice’s sole member, ZUN. Touhou games have a strong following in Japan and it is far from uncommon to see most Touhou soundtracks being remixed by various doujin circles [1] , some of them giving birth to other phenomena such as U.N Owen Was Her? and Night of Knights.

Origin

The Song

«Bad Apple!!» was originally included in the soundtrack of Level Stage 3 in the 4th Touhou Project game Lotus Land Story [2] , created by series designer ZUN [3] and released in July 1998.

On May 20th, 2007, Masayoshi Minoshima, the founder of well-known, Touhou-affiliated doujin club Alstroemeria Records [4] released a remix of «Bad Apple!!» featuring the voice of Japanese pop singer Nomico [5] in an album called Lovelight [6] .

Early MAD Videos

One of the first MADs of «Bad Apple!!» was uploaded on March 28th, 2008. While its peak has likely passed, MADs based on the song are still being published on YouTube [7] to this day.

Viral instance: Stylized Shadow Art

On June 8th 2008, a Nico Nico user made a video [8] featuring a storyboard with precise details of what he considered would be the best video clip for the «Bad Apple!!» song. His video has accumulated more than 900,000 views on Nico Nico Douga alone. Here is a translated version available on YouTube:

As the idea began to spark interest, the first draft [9] video was uploaded on October 26th, 2008:

«Bad Apple!!» exploded on October 27, 2009 when Nico Nico Douga user Anira (あにら) released the last draft of his work on the video [10] , inspired by the 2008 fan version. This video, made with 3D moving models and silhouette shadow art featuring a great amount of the female cast from the Touhou series hit YouTube the same day. In addition, the original NND video became the first to reach 10 million views , making it one of the most watched videos in the Japanese video-sharing community (English subtitled version [11] ).

As a result of the video’s success, many Touhou articles [12] were published, mostly praising it as an art form.

Derivatives: Stylized Shadow Videos

While that video clip was far from being the first one in history to employ shadow and light in an artistic manner, this silhouette art instance launched its own trend of parodies. This was first translated by videos featuring other Japanese CGI models, mostly Miku Miku Dance [14] related clips:

There were also video comparisons/compilations between the original clip and previous fan-made animations:

But overall, many users tried to recreate the initial clip using alternative artistic tools, like Laser Show (October 2009) :

Sand Art Effect (November 2009) :

Apple Peeling (February 2010) :

CNN News: Bad Apple in Stop-Motion

One of the most popular MADs of «Bad Apple!!» uses stop-motion animation where the director printed out every individual frame of the shadow video and uses contextual frame placement, published January 2010:

While most of the parodies, remixes, and MADs were made by people knowing at least a little bit about what Touhou is, the rest of the world was bound to discover the stop-motion animation clip when CNN made a report about it on January 30th 2010 :

However, in it, the reporters mistakenly credited the stop-motion alteration as being the initial video describing how the Stylized Shadow one has been made, which unleashed many fans to leave raging comments [15] about it.

Dance Videos

Before the 3D shadow MAD, «Bad Apple!!» was already popular on Nico Nico Douga as a dance fad from people inventing a dance fitting the song. In a manner similar to the Fukkireta meme, the Odotte Mita (踊ってみた) or “I tried dancing it” fad on NND took hold.

It first began on June 27th 2009 when two Japanese boys uploaded themselves dancing to the song on Nico Nico Douga [16] (Registration Required).

The duet performance gave birth to more than 100 videos [17] of people following the dance, featuring either human beings or 3D characters.

Performances / Tributes

While others, pertaining to a Japanese fad called Hiite Mita (弾いてみた) or «I tried playing it» can be considered as covers and can feature nearly every kind of instrument :

Violin

Piano

Guitar

Fan Dubs

Another peculiar fad on Nico Nico Douga involving a song meme, Utatte Mita (歌ってみた) or «I’ve tried singing it» involves people singing the tune, recording and posting it to Nico Nico Douga or other video streaming sites. This fad isn’t restricted to the Japanese web and fandubs exist as well :

External Refernces

[8] NicoNicoDouga — 【ＵＰ主が見たい】Bad Apple!! ＰＶ【誰か描いてくれ】 (Registration Required) / Posted on 6-08-2008

[9] YouTube — ［東方手描き］BAD APPLE!! / Posted on 10-26-2008

[10] NicoNicoDouga — 【東方】Bad Apple!! ＰＶ【影絵】 (Registration Required) / Posted on 10-27-2009

[11] YouTube — Bad Apple!! / Posted on 10-29-2009

[12] Polymetrica — Bad Apple!! Shadow Art PV / Posted on 10-27-2009

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One Bad Apple

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The healer Praxilla asks Bayek to help her investigate disturbing reports coming from Asklepieion in Balagrae. Are Flavius and the Oracle’s Relic involved?

Dialogue

Bayek arrived in Balagrae and walked through the streets heading to Theramenes’ Clinic.

• Woman 1: If Diocles was my lover, I would chain him to the bed before I let him leave me for Cyrene.
• Woman 2: Have you seen the proconsul? The most comely man in Cyrene, nay, the world!
• Woman 1: That is because you think of nothing but men. Praxilla has her own life here with her clinic.

Bayek entered the clinic and saw Praxilla sitting on a bench, talking to an elderly woman.

• Praxilla:Bayek! I heard what happened in Cyrene.

Bayek walked up and talked to Praxilla.

• Bayek:How is our brave widow?
• Praxilla:Good, as you can see.
• Bayek:Small victories and joys like these. We take them where we can.
• Praxilla:Bayek, Flavius was here. But that is not the worst of it. Mothers and wives of the Temple are sick and wailing in the streets. Their pleas to see their loved ones unanswered.
• Bayek:Since Flavius came? It cannot be coincidence.
• Praxilla:No. Can you speak to my friend Crios? He is a water bearer at the temple. My task is the priestess Melitta. She is overzealous, but I cannot believe she would prey on the sick and dying.
• Bayek:Be wary. I will return here when I’ve spoken to Crios.

Bayek reached the Asklepieion, and found it guarded. Upon making his way into the main hall, he found a group of votives and offerings on the floor.

• Bayek:They believe that if they give Asclepius these votives, he will heal them.

Bayek reached the second floor and saw Crios standing on a table, staring at the wall.

• Bayek:Crios? What has Flavius done to you?
• Crios: (Incoherent Mumbling)

Crios fell and Bayek caught him, laying him on the floor, holding him still as Crios convulsed.

• Bayek:Wake up! Where is Flavius? Where is he?!

Crios reared up and grabbed at Bayek.

Bayek startled up, letting Crios fall, the man convulsing again before falling still.

• Bayek:Another life spat on by that Roman shit-eater.
• Crios:Whispers. whispers.
• Bayek:What’s that?
• Crios:Melitta, the viper of the staff.
• Bayek:The priestess?
• Crios:No, no my lord Flavius, please.

Bayek carried Crios out of the temple and brought him to Praxilla’s clinic.

• Bayek:Praxilla! Praxilla!
• Woman 3:Stop your screeching, the sick need their rest.
• Bayek:Praxilla!

Bayek laid Crios down.

• Woman 3:Alright, alright, just keep your voice down. She left to speak to the priestess.
• Crios:No! The priestess. a snake in the apple. she has them, she keeps them hidden. lies in whispers. secrets. shrouded. Her shrine of whispers.
• Woman 3:Is this poor witless thing your doing?
• Bayek:Did Praxilla tell you where she was going?
• Woman 3:The mountains. but.
• Bayek:Look to this man, he needs help. I will find this Shrine of Whispers.

Bayek made his way to the mountains north of Balagrae. After some searching, he found a group of soldiers guarding an entrance to a cave. He eliminated the soldiers and entered the cave.

• Bayek:A secret in the mountains. I pray Praxilla and the others are alright.

Within the mountain, he found the natural cave giving way to a manmade shrine, and saw Praxilla tied up in front of a statue of the Greek goddess Hekate, with Melitta and her soldiers in the area.

• Melitta:You should be grateful, you serve Rome now. And the work will be over soon. We must know its secrets, don’t you see, Praxilla? It is simply progress. A marriage of science and magic.
• Praxilla:You are nothing but Flavius’ pawn.
• Melitta:How unimaginative you are. But why would you understand the will of Gods? This sacred object, it’s a thing of wonder and terror.

Bayek attacked Melitta and her guards.

• Melitta:Call off your rabid dog, Praxilla! Killing me does nothing. Semper Flavium.

Bayek slew Melitta.

• Praxilla:She was a healer, she makes me ashamed.

Bayek freed Praxilla.

• Praxilla:The priestess, she was torturing these people.

Together, they opened the cages and freed the prisoners, who promptly fled. On the opposite end of the room were two scroll shelves and a set of desks. Bayek approached them and read a scroll on the left-most desk.

On the effects of the Orb of Siwa
It seems that each man behaves as to the desires of his temperament and the limits of his imagination. I told Kleitos that he was a chicken and he should peck the ground by my feet, instead he believed he could fly and jumped headlong from the temple stairs. The relic does not make you a mindless automaton; instead, it plants within you such a powerful illusion, that you cannot be dissuaded from the truth of it. In the right hands, this is is an artifact of unimaginable potency.

Bayek moved on to the center desk.

To my most trusted ally
Melitta,
You have been one of my most trusted advisors and so I entrust to the most valuable reward. You are my sole confident of my plans for the future of Rome. The Eternal City will be great again, but Caesar, enamored of that Egyptian viper, has grown weak. He cannot lead us and so the Order of the Ancients will see how I prove my worth to them. I will bring this pathetic backwater to its knees. They will understand what it means to be in the presence of a god. And you will be at my side when they do.
Flavius Metellus

Bayek found a small table piled with scrolls behind a column, close to another shelf.

Egypt Military Presence
Flavius, first you must know that there are Egyptian spies operating in the region. It is from them that most of our intelligence has been extracted. Caesar’s lover, Cleopatra, has ambitions to make herself Queen of Rome. I would not be surprised if she sailes down the Tiber in a barge of solid gold! As you witnissed in the Battle of the Nile, her soldiers are mainly composed of hoplites and spearmen, with mounted scouts, heavy cavalry, and the hetairoi, her mounted bodyguard.
General Agrippa

Bayek saw a scroll that had fallen from the shelf.

Investigation into the Medjay Bayek
Melitta, we have spoken of my concerns regarding Bayek of Siwa, a medjay from the shit and sand of Egypt. He has a personal vendetta against us and so far has resisted all attempts to be reasoned with. His mind is strong. But, he can be broken. If you come across him, I suggest he would make an excellent candidate for our investigations into the power of the artifact.
Do what you will, you have my full authority.
Flavius Metellus

Bayek escorted Praxilla out of the shrine.

• Praxilla:I would burn this place to ashes if I could. There is terrible evil here, Bayek. I am terrified for the fate of my Cyrenaica.
• Bayek:Melitta was mad.
• Praxilla:That relic, the one Flavius used at the farm. He used it here.
• Bayek:When I found Crios, I knew. I could feel it clawing, digging in my mind.
• Praxilla:That is what it does, insidious like a parasite. Control men’s minds and make us slaves.
• Bayek:Our fates are our own, Praxilla, we will always fight for that.

They reached the outside, following the freed men.

• Bayek:Melitta could not be saved.
• Praxilla:After what she did? I would have slit her throat myself. Thank you, for me, for Balagrae, it is more than I would have asked.
• Bayek:And that is why I give it freely, while freedom still means something.
• Praxilla:Don’t you ever get sick of saying so many good byes?
• Bayek:Part of me, yes. But it is part of the journey and on it I find those who give me hope. Your land will not die, Praxilla. You are its healer, its protector, its Medjay.
• Praxilla:Now is our time to emerge from the madness, Bayek of Siwa.

Outcome

Bayek found Crios and brought him back to the clinic. He then sought out the Shrine of Whispers, where he assassinated Melitta and freed Praxilla and the other prisoners.

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