YMMV / The Arknverse

• Alternate Character Interpretation: Is Gilgamesh a cold, cruel, calculating monster who deliberately sold out his own people in a selfish grab for more power? Or was he simply a greedy, foolish Jerkass?
• Complete Monster: See here.
• Harsher in Hindsight:
  • In “I have to shoot myself in the face”, Michael learns how to jump between timelines (“.hop”) by shooting himself in the head with one of Edgar Kharon’s revolvers (which causes an instant Debigrath Effect). It's Played for Laughs, due to Michael’s instantaneous resurrections (which sometimes land him in awkward situations) and his general incompetence. At the end of Season 3, however, Michael is Killed Off for Real by a headshot from one of Edgar’s other revolvers — fired by his own double, Michaelis. This was intentional foreshadowing on the part of DeathlyLogic.
  • A number of fans made light of the fact that Ellpagg always appears to be wearing Guyliner during his most intense emotional outbursts (with DeathlyLogic himself even making a video spoofing it). Then it was confirmed in Acquaintances that every time Ellpagg is wearing black eye makeup, he’s actually being possessed or influenced by The Carver.
  • In Chapter 7 of The Writings of Raziel, we learn that Raziel began to seek out the company of humans on Earth some time after Azazel's sentencing because he found himself disillusioned by “the ways of the Aristocracy, Religious Leaders, and the overall lack of hope, empathy, and joy in the everyday meanderings of life”. Initially, the reader assumes that this is because of the Watchers affair. Several chapters later, however, it's revealed that sometime prior to the Watchers incident, the Council of Paradisium turned on Raziel (for the crime of violating his vow of celibacy and producing children) and had his family executed in public — while he was Forced to Watch. No wonder he wanted nothing to do with the Arkn.
  • In "The Court of Three Kings", we learn that Uriel sent himself to the Infernous because he felt that he deserved to suffer for "abandon[ing] his people"; the wiki further reveals that Uriel defected after he discovered that the royal council sent his close friend and fellow knight, Ellpagg, to the Infernous to be imprisoned, tortured, and corrupted. That in itself is bad; it becomes even more heart-wrenching when it's revealed (in the Michael's Camera episode "Call To Arms") that Ellpagg isn't just Uriel's friend, but his son.
    • It gets worse after we learn the real reason Uriel chose to send himself to the Infernous: he had made a deal with The Carver, in which he agreed to create a physical vessel for Malek's scrolls — in exchange for full control over the Infernous. Not only did he make a deal with the arch-enemy of his people, but said deal gave him the power to free Ellpagg from his torment at any time — and instead, he chose to wallow in his own self pity. Abandoned his people, indeed. In-universe, The Reveal is enough to cause a complete, centuries-long falling out between the Arknza.
    • This also makes Malek's efforts to snap Uriel out of his Infernous-induced stupor (and his anger over Uriel's refusal to do so) a bit more heart-wrenching: Malek doesn't just want Uriel to "wake up" because he's his friend, he wants him to do it because Ellpagg is suffering!
  • In a meta example, the falling-out between the Arknangels is more difficult to watch in light of the bitter Real Life falling-out between the main writers of the Arknthology.
• Misaimed Fandom: Tour Guide Michael (Michael's Camera) is a sleazy creep who likes toilet humor, uses the House’s joint bedroom to masturbate, and (or so we’re told) was sentenced to the Infernous because he was into “kiddie porn”. The viewers, however, adored him, mainly because of his twisted, frank sense of humor.
• Overshadowed by Controversy: While the Arknverse had a modest fan base in its heyday, it's remembered nowadays for the ugly behind-the-scenes drama that plagued the Arknthology. The working relationships between DeathlyLogic, Type0Negative, and FeralWasteland (the three most prominent creators of Arknverse) were extremely volatile, leading the latter two men to depart from and return to the franchise multiple times between 2016 and 2018. Among other things, Type0Negative was unhappy with DeathlyLogic's characterization of Gilgamesh, while FeralWasteland found fault with DeathlyLogic's attitude (which he described as "prideful" and "egotistical"). This led to major delays in plotting, numerous plotline reboots, and the cancellations of numerous spinoff series'. Both men would finally depart from the franchise permanently in mid-2018.