Youtuber Wars

Youtuber Wars is a series by Ethan and Braden Productions. It started on October 25th, 2020 after a months long hiatus from mapping. It was initially inspired by a similar series by Countryball Films, and was originally intended to be a filler series while AFOE 12 was still in production, however it became more popular than anticipated and eventually became the main series on the channel.

### Premise:

Youtuber Wars is a mapping series where Youtube channels are represented by countries on a fictional continent. Similar to Mapper Wars (a common type of mapping series), only it includes all sorts of Youtube channels rather than just mappers.

The series is currently evolving and it is now essentially a fantasy world with fictitious nations and individual characters

### Summary (Season 1):

(this is a draft pretty much) Ethan and Braden Productions (Violetian Confederal Republic) is one of the strongest nations on the continent. They have many allies both big and small. However, when some plans for world domination allegedly written by them surface, much of the international community backs a communist revolt, led by Spegady (People's Republic of Eastern Violetia). They succeed, and Ethan and Braden Productions loses a lot of land and is split in two. However, with hard work and help from their allies, they are able to defeat Spegady in the Great Youtuber War.

### Season 2:

Main article can be found here

It seems all is peaceful, and that the Neo-Imperial Forces have a complete hegemony. However, the struggles have only just begun. Many nation who have been neutral for decades, such as Scrubs, are now great powers, and oppose the Neo-Imperial Forces' dominance. However, Scrubs and his Commentary Crusaders aren't the ultimate threat. Many nations have been conspiring behind the scenes. Italia, and the nations beaten by the original Imperial Forces have devised a plan to defeat the Neo-Imperial Forces. This group's leader is none other than Spegady; who had started a new nation in the forests of the neutral lands near Monika :D. His primary goal is not as malicious as it may seem. He wants to unite the continent, however perhaps he is misguided...

### Future Season 3:

There is a plan for a four episode long Season 3, with the finale being Episode 17. Most of the plan for the plot is not publicly known at this time, however a decent chunk of the plan for episode 14 was leaked on Braden's Instagram.

### Ending:

Braden originally stated he will end the series after Season 2 for a variety of reasons he explained in this video. However, this statement has since been retracted to an extent. Braden now plans to do a Season 3 (albeit not a very long one) due to him thinking of cool ideas on how to continue the series after the end of the Second Great Youtuber War. However, this season won't be worked on until about six months or a year after the Season 2 finale is finished. This is due to him having less free time for mapping, and quite frankly he needs time to improve before Season 3 is ready.

It is highly likely there will be several spinoffs after the series finale, including a crossover with Braden's upcoming AFOW, which will be a continuation of the storylines of both series.

Additionally, it is highly likely that there will be a remastered version of Season 1, which will likely come out between seasons 2 and 3. This is because Braden wants to expand on Season 1's story which he views as it stands as lacking detail, and get the quality up to par with the later episodes of Season 2.

### Reception:

Although Youtuber Wars has received harsh criticism from many edge mappers, it has received almost universally positive reception from the Ethan and Braden Productions fanbase, with many even saying that it's the best Ethan and Braden Productions series of all time.

The common consensus is that Youtuber Wars has steadily increased in quality since it first began, with even Countryball Films himself stating that the series has been improving a lot. Braden believes it is undeniable how much Youtuber Wars has evolved over the past year.

Youtuber Wars Episodes 9, 10 and 12 were submitted for Mapper Tournament 19, 20 and 21 respectively. None of them made past auditions, however Youtuber Wars Episode 12 almost did. The supposed reason for this is because Mapper Wars/Youtuber Wars is bad for Mapper Tournament. Braden suspects the judges are biased in favor of edge mapping. He tested this theory by submitting other series in MT22, in which he got to the semi-finals.

### Trivia:

* If you count thumbnails this is the first mapping series that Braden didn't make in its entirety (Ethan made the Episode 1-5 thumbnails)
* If Braden follows through with Episode 17 being the finale, then that means this is the first Ethan and Braden Productions mapping series to be truly finished rather than canceled, put on indefinite hiatus, or passed on to another mapper.
* This would also mean it's the longest Ethan and Braden Productions mapping series, with 18 episodes counting Episode 5.5.
* Additionally, it is likely there will be more "N.5" episodes in the future, raising the count even more.
* This is the first Ethan and Braden Productions mapping series to be in text rather than countryballs, however there are a few countryball animations sprinkled in.
* However, Braden plans for Season 3 and Season 1 Remastered to be in countryballs.
* Since Episode 5, every episode except for Episodes 7 and 9 have contained at least one countryball animation.
* As of November 30th, 2021, Youtuber Wars Episode 1 is the most viewed mapping video on the channel, and is the 4th most viewed (public) video on the channel overall
* Youtuber Wars Episode 5 was the first mapping video on the channel that was more than four minutes long.
* Youtuber Wars Episode 11 was the first mapping video on the channel longer than 10 minutes.
* Youtuber Wars Episode 12 was the first mapping video on the channel longer than 15 minutes. Seeing as all the available previews for Episode 13 found in the Youtuber Wars playlist add up to roughly 15 minutes with many scenes withstanding, it is highly likely the each episode will continue to be longer than the previous ones.
* Season 2 of Youtuber Wars so far is significantly longer duration than Season 1. This is mainly due to the longer duration of the later episodes.
* It is known Spegady himself is aware of Youtuber Wars' existence. His thoughts on the series are currently unknown.
* Youtuber Wars currently the oldest mapping series on the channel that is currently ongoing, and the oldest ongoing series altogether excluding series on hiatus. ￼
* In June of 2023, Youtuber Wars Episode 1 became the first Ethan and Braden Productions mapping video to reach 500 views. A few months later, Youtuber Wars Episode 12 became the second mapping video to do so.

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CW4esDYsi0D/
2. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-GI25dSk5BD0uvmA3RW0gcBkKfIwth0FtQFz5GbJ58o/edit#gid=33481993
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4. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LWCu0YsULJ2envQb8vy8-xKKfbPPaS7M6nMGBh2eWH8/edit#gid=14014886
5. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10AusQu-WUqXrSgNGLGWJjm-NGDtwtdZuOp8I5rqvz5I/edit#gid=0
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx2TnlbfuGhCROWuKDdRZ7pWuNagR5-kuj