Dark Souls 2 Story ► Sinh, The Slumbering Dragon

[@mergedpotato]

....The Emerald Herald being always one step ahead of you in locations is almost scary now....

[@daomickael7883]

every Emerald Herald u see troughout the game is an illusion... except for the one at the throne of want

[@kalsyphr5039]

@@daomickael7883 The one at the Throne of Want I believe is also an illusion. The only real one is the one at Dragon Aerie when you get her Aged Feather, as noted by the voice change. Digging through the lore, you find that she is actually locked away in a location somewhere near the Ancient Dragon. This is why she uses illusions and always knows where you are.

[@jynxed66six54]

@@kalsyphr5039 nah m9 she just feathers around the place

[@Finlandpro1]

@@daomickael7883 thx for spoilers

[@DronesOverTheMoon]

@@Finlandpro1 why are you even here in first place?

[@jagermeister3757]

1. Kill the Emerald Herald. 2. No future queen. 3. Hope never fully withers. 4. Profit

[@ScorchedEarth97]

You've solved the problem!!! You're a goddamn hero, Jager-Bombastic!!!!

[@mergedpotato]

No leveling up, however.

[@VirusWarior]

be warry of moneybags, but hole and then try tongue

[@MerkNasty]

Stonks

[@zakai-kaz]

5. Then hollow up after realizing you killed off best waifu

[@geronimo7360]

If Emerald Heralds was a queen and you fight her, the cinematic would just be "Brave undead, seek seek lest." Then you fight

[@amromsr5463]

I'm 3 years late but this comment is sooo underrated 😂

[@TheRPGentleman]

@@amromsr5463 Indeed.

[@khguy27]

But only after you get to max level and can't give her any more souls

[@zero8xkira]

@@khguy27 nope. She would be a true fight. It would be as you are. No leveling up to make it easier

[@warhawk3450]

"Bear seek seek lest"

[@scumlord3437]

WAIT at 4:20 vendrick says he's more fit to be a jester and the kings ring increases pyro damage VENDRICK IS JESTER THOMAS

[@Oricksio]

LOL

[@Melancholiccube]

Kinda did sound like him to...

[@Trollerdude4]

+MrDylanski It's just a prank bro... XD

[@josebocanegra8720]

I hate Jester Thomas, he is so powerful and has a TON of health

[@josebocanegra8720]

+Jerry Grimmett I meant the invader

[@LoudWaffle]

"I am more fit to be a jester." Vendrick is Jester Thomas. Open your eyes sheeple.

[@BloodyDIMISIS55]

oh shit son!

[@zacharymarquis2019]

It makes so much sense now...

[@FryingBerries]

OMFG when i heard that voice talking i could of sworn it was the same voice actor as the Jester. Listen to it closely.

[@jonesthesinger]

Jester Muffin actually, vendrick's voice is played by the same actor who played marvellous chester in dark souls 1

[@SerenSoreli]

"What if we have a queen of our own?" Mind fucking blown

[@benjpress]

Seren haven't played the dlcs but it explains alot.

[@kazutokadzuki452]

"What if we had a queen of our own" ehhhhh...Emerald Herald is pretty hot

[@EnemyStandMamoru]

Seren If she is, she's more like Alsanna than she is like Nashandra, Nadalia, or Elana

[@EnemyStandMamoru]

***** Think of it this way: Why the hell would a fragment of Manus, or at least an evil fragment of him, want us to link the first flame? That delays the return of the Age of Dark.

[@OldeVikingOriginal]

jefferson tran A Khaleesi of our own. Keheheheeee

[@FrogSpatula42]

Vendrick sounds so broken and sad when he talks about his dear 'Shandra. Top notch voice acting, that got me right in the gut.

[@Oricksio]

What if the voice actor was actually depressed irl and the makers of dark souls 2 saw this and added that

[@danielconde4419]

@@Oricksio that is the secret, they only hire clinical depressed voice actors

[@ianarley1316]

I guess that is the same VA who dubbed chester from ds1 dlc,such a carismatic voice btw

[@isqueakifyousqueeze2601]

I know his voice actor is top notch right up there with the rat king

[@SirZipper]

*Brings him his sister in law's soul* "I see you've subdued another foul creature"

[@Yerocregnes]

"Until hope has fully withered" Well that sounds way more ominous than it did the first time I heard it!

[@VaatiVidya]

A fair bit of her dialogue is actually really pessimistic

[@TrueIchor]

VaatiVidya You know it's on when she compares you to a crestfallen.

[@wardogs667]

VaatiVidya You do know what they say about Pessimists: Optimists believe we live in the best possible society, Pessimists fear this to be true.

[@DontLookBackPewDie]

Yerocregnes .... THAT SLUT !

[@kancherito33]

Yerocregnes "Seek larger, more powerful souls; seek the King" fuck you i'm living in the woods with Vengarl now

[@hoodiesticks]

I just realized that when you split the mural to enter Sinh's chamber the dragon on the mural gets decapitated.

[@darkdragon_sao4028]

Representing Sinh's death as you are to kill him.

[@VampiricDarkDragon]

You know what I find a bit interesting? King Vendrick refers to his wife with "my dear Nashandra..." It seems that, despite the fact that he knows what she is, where she came from, what she represents, and everything she's done... he still loves her...

[@cossack9991]

women are like drugs. addictive and really bad for you

[@VampiricDarkDragon]

***** He explains what Nashandra is in his speech where that line comes from. He clearly knows what she is and what she is doing. Also, he only went to the crypt to prevent her from achieving her goal, and so far the ashen mist only allows you to visit the last moments of ones memory (which is why the giants and everlasting dragon are dead when you come across them in their memory, or at least very close to it.)

[@MrJade12]

VampiricDarkDragon Maybe he was being sarcastic.

[@MrTzemisce]

That is our curse.

[@ashenmist6090]

VampiricDarkDragon if you fall on love with someone and spend years with them only to find out they are a demon that devours souls would you stop loving them just like that? I wouldn't.

[@Zinlain]

I believe the poison that Sinh kept within him was absorbed from Gravelord Nito's Miasma in the Great Dragon War. Rather than dying, Sinh basically went into a coma deep in the earth after succumbing to the poison. I remember reading somewhere Elana was trying to drain Sinh's soul while he sleeps, give how strong dragons are, be it their souls or body parts(i.e. all the awesome dragon weapons) this makes sense to me.

[@Chance57]

Behind every great man is a conniving bitch. -Hidetaka Miyazaki

[@samuellacey5166]

"Behind every great man is a conniving bitch" >-Hidetaka Miyazaki >Miyazaki is a great man Did Miyazaki just cal himself a conniving bitch?

[@ruitaoli6250]

sadly，dark souls 2 and it's dlcs are not made by Miyazaki and his team. So, yeah, no wonder those queens are bitch.

[@MrThelegodudes]

+Ruitao Li Dark Souls 2 had it's director changed half way through. That's why it's so disjointed, Tanimura had to piece together a half finished game from someone else's ideas. He had free reign on DLC though, which is why the DLC is amazing. If DS2 had 1 director from the beginning it would have been amazing. SotFS fixes many issues and I would highly recommend it.

[@rossl5908]

Pontiff Sukyvahn might be the exception, guy came from nowhere (painted world) and is half tree 🌳

[@juggftw4868]

@@MrThelegodudessotfs kinda sucks ass if you haven’t already played ds2 lol, so much of the new enemy placement feels like ass

[@draegore]

The ending of this video blew my freaking mind! It adds up..

[@MrNebelschatten]

..To the crown! ~sorry for that little Witcher 3 reference there. Im gone *closes door

[@Omar-fi9tl]

JEFF NOOOOOOOOO

[@mac1bc]

I thought the emerald maiden was related to dragons somehow.

[@leyrua]

@@mac1bc So she claims... and yet, "I did not come out as intended."

[@mac1bc]

@@leyrua hmm interesting. "What does she want from me?" to quote a movie line.

[@SwagbitoUchiha]

Shit, I just thought of something good. It seems that you need the crowns to link the fire, according to Vendrick. This means that at the end of the game, after you beat Nashandra, you sit on the throne and nothing appears to happen. You don't get a choice on whether you link the fire or not, like in Dark Souls. This might be why you return to Majula after the credits, with the option to start everything over again, as if to search for something you might have missed once before. So then you go to NG+, and try again. It fails. Then you go to NG++, and so on. Trying as hard as you can to figure out why nothing happens, with each journey getting harder and harder not because your enemies are getting stronger, but because you're getting weaker and weaker as you hollow out from loss of hope at this seemingly impossible task. _Edit: This might what the Emerald Herald hints at with her dialogue:_ "Seek the King, that is the only way. Lest this land swallow you whole… As it has so many others." Your character learns of the crowns by talking with Vendrick, thus you must seek him to find out.

[@j0hnnyblade]

gr8 stuff m8

[@AlphaFoxDelta]

I like where you're going with it! I shall have to remember that

[@mr.tenticalkittylizard9884]

also DEEP...

[@Xshadowz1995X]

Ill be damned. That actually doesnt sound that far fetched. People have been throwing some crazy theories about everything in DS2 but nothing concrete. This seems like something legitimate actually. You could be on to something here. Build upon it with the Souls community and see what we can come up with.

[@Xshadowz1995X]

Ill be damned. That actually doesnt sound that far fetched. People have been throwing some crazy theories about everything in DS2 but nothing concrete. This seems like something legitimate actually. You could be on to something here. Build upon it with the Souls community and see what we can come up with.

[@ArabicYeti]

Emerald Herald: Bearer of the - Seek- Seek - Lest.

[@jacobbrennan3950]

true

[@deviljho9995]

bear-seek-seek-lest

[@iamkingkaze9130]

+Potato Chip how many seeks can a herald seek lest if a herald could bear seek lests?

[@yaz2928]

How dare you skip the dialogue of best waifu

[@DronesOverTheMoon]

@@yaz2928 ha ha cleary in still havent met the fire keeper

[@MrSineofX]

That ending sure shone a new light to the lore for me. Good job mang!

[@VaatiVidya]

;)

[@WonderWaffleNin616]

dun, dun, DUUUUUUNNNNNNN

[@SleightCreative]

VaatiVidya OH SHIT PLOT TWIST

[@SlyTy98]

VaatiVidya So, I should shank the Emerald Herald? Good plan.

[@PedroIgori]

SlyTy98 should you? maybe is Solaire on a disguise :D for all we know(thats a joke btw)

[@Ohnonoki]

Sinh is basically the ultimate mimic. You open up his chest, looking for your treasure, and all you get is a good dicking.

[@PowerSenpai]

that is a nice description

[@alexmason1604]

Or sinh the "pls get down here and stop breathing flame from above" slumbering dragon

[@consumerjtc5835]

Well, hed just woken up with chest pains and fully functioning wings. What else is he supposed to do?

[@alexmason1604]

+Jerome Talor meh reasonable

[@nukessolveeverything5340]

The Jam Man ikr!!! The bastard wouldn't come down!!!!

[@plox8279]

If you run away too far he starts flying, stop being such a coward

[@kalsyphr5039]

@@plox8279 Nope, he definitely kept flying away when I was right under him. It was a 10-15 minute fight because he wouldn't stay grounded for longer than 10 seconds like ffs

[@Mumbolian]

That ending genuinely gave me chills O.o *Brandishes his claymore*

[@NoSkillsNoFun]

Mumbolian I was about to write the same. When her voice came up after the great speech...I immediately got chills down my back brrrrr

[@michaelpara8582]

Vendrick's voice acting might be one of the best performances in the whole series

[@H.KILLER]

and aldia

[@HeyItsAndyG]

Sometimes these videos confuse me even more, but this one was really good and shows how well designed the dlc is and how they have got it to fit in with the main story. Great video

[@VaatiVidya]

Cheers - it's a testament to the good job they did with the lore in the DLC. Subtle, but leading.

[@sagemacomber6082]

VaatiVidya This is a really excellent video- of course, seeing Dark Souls II's consistently villainous portrayal of Queens makes the fact that we never learned anything about Gwyn's wife less coincidental and more suspicious.

[@GmodPlusWoW]

Constants... and variables. After the King of the Sanctum, we shall discover the true nature of the Old Iron King and his Old Iron Crown in that towering inferno, but after that, what of the Ivory Crown? What king dwelt in that frigid temple? And more importantly, what will happen when all four Daughters of the Abyss fall and their essence comes together? Or... shall they be reborn in a fifth sister?

[@DemonLordSparda]

GmodPlusWoW Well this is me going out on a limb, but the game hints that when you absorb a soul it gathers in you. So what happens if you absorb all/many of Manus's fragments? Well you either become his new vessel, or I suppose you could set aside all of your power and burn it to preserve the world. I doubt it will actually get that deep, but that is the implication to me.

[@Watcher40K9]

Sparda I'm thinking that the souls you gather don't become 'one with you' until you use them to 'forge your soul' by leveling, because dying can loose them. And the only option w/ the 4 great souls besides making boss weapons/spells is to essentially shatter them into a bunch of little souls for leveling or buying stuff (or loosing via death). If you could 'merge' w/ one like the Lords did and gain abilities similar to the Lords themselves (skeleton summoning from Nito, miracle casting w/out a catalyst like Gwyn in the opening cinematic, flame sorcery like the WoI, ect...), that would be an awesome game feature! It would also put great weight behind your idea, but I'm thinking the 'influence' the souls exert on the player isn't much unless such a 'merging' is done. I like the thought though.

[@deltashadow2378]

Maybe once we have all three crowns, we can get a secret ending.

[@ScorchedEarth97]

That would be pretty kick-ass.

[@charredsoul4383]

Or maybe we can get a secret boss if we get all of the manus soul fragments

[@spookyf1nger979]

twiddinky gamez YES PLS

[@octoyang1991]

Maybe Emerald Herald will fight you as a dragon!!! XD

[@karimkhaled8377]

i was thinking the same thing like get all the crowns and take them to the throne and maybe something happens

[@TheTyrori]

That Emerald Herald conspiracy really gets me excited.

[@TheTyrori]

Yeah....that's true. Especially now that the dlc for this game has ended

[@twistedvtuber9894]

+Ryan Arland I wish that she was the final boss if you get all 4 crowns and give them to Vendrick

[@TheTyrori]

That fight would knock down so many tropes in gaming. Not to mention the lore. It'd be tough to make a believable boss out her but I'd still love to see From try. Too bad that ship has sailed.

[@nalvious]

"Fear is the hearth of reverence" I'm gonna use that one, don't know when, but i will

[@VaatiVidya]

You're welcome ;)

[@foxmulder6695]

When the time is right, you'll know.

[@ricardogranelli]

VaatiVidya Excuses me if i'm wrong, since english is not my mother language i cant say for sure, but the feeling "awe" isn't better suited than "fear" in that sentence?

[@nalvious]

Ricard Believe me, Fear fits very well

[@Jerails]

Ricard You wouldn't be wrong, but both are equally applicable depending on how you chart emotions. jonrognerud.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/robert-plutchik-emotions-chart.jpg Weaker feelings of Terror and Amazement combine to create the feeling of Awe. If people are amazed by the magnificence of the dragon as well as afraid of it, they could be feeling awe towards it.

[@TehGratezt]

Oh shit... That line gets a whole new meaning now doesn't it? Another fucking FANTASTIC video. I get chills man, it's so good!

[@VaatiVidya]

Glad you picked up on it! "until hope fully withers"..

[@Lightning23wolf]

The line about having a queen of our own. Brilliant.

[@audacious_Hoax]

VaatiVidya Vaati, you are a genius man.My friend and I really enjoy your work! I had a theory I wanted to run by you, what would be the best way to submit it?

[@josiahyork8227]

This video got me thinking, with everything else we know... The Emerald Herald is a lot like Frampt. I just feel that, while she may have good intentions, she's just manipulating you to get her way, like Nashandra did to Vendrick, or Frampt did to the Chosen Undead. However, we also have Aldia on the other end of things, who reveals the truth to you, like Kaathe. The only difference is that Aldia doesn't want you to choose a new age of fire or dark at all.

[@tostadorafuriosa69]

One tells you lies other tells you the truth but bowth are manipulating you.

[@deanarmstrong4156]

HOW FUCKING TALL IS SIR YORGH IF HIS SPEAR IS THAT FUCKING BIG

[@pieoverlord]

+Dean Armstrong Human sized D: His corpse is in Sinh's boss arena.

[@olghosty4267]

Then again, You have to remember that King Vendrict and Nashandra were big as hell, Same with other NPC's, Yorgh could just be one of them

[@TR-ru7wl]

+LilGishy Nah. Size is basically an indication of power in Dark Souls.

[@TR-ru7wl]

***** True. I think it's also just a gameplay thing. Either way I wouldn't read too much into the lore based on size.

[@TR-ru7wl]

***** True. I think it's also just a gameplay thing. Either way I wouldn't read too much into the lore based on size.

[@LiggyMustard]

*standing applause*!!!!! This was more then worth the wait! I'm nearly speechless. this was so beautifully narrated it almost brought a tears to my eyes. You are truly gifted. Thank you, thank you so much. Dont you dare go hollow, and praise the sun

[@VaatiVidya]

That's nice thank you

[@janbelcher1896]

The voice actors have done a great job especially vendrick it sounds so right compared to his appearance

[@TheCherryTrader]

When I played through dark souls 1 I was amazed by the creature designs, but it was only when I played dark souls 2 that I found true respect for the characters in DS1. I feel like everything is ds1 is powerful and the more importantly the origin for so much in DS2. The sisters make me wonder so much of manus, and what could have been if he had succeeded.

[@papaoso8340]

Cherry Trader Yep. There isnt gods to stop the abism. Just normal but brave knights

[@DlwinnerS197]

Your Prepare to Cry videos are beyond fantastic! I'm so excited for the new series of them. Can't wait for the next video! :D

[@VaatiVidya]

Thank you! Hope to create some really good stuff for you guys

[@sarvjotbaxi9154]

VaatiVidya Can i have some adive in betting the old iron king in ng+ without phantoms ?? really difficult !

[@SnipermanMJC]

All you need to do is learn roll timing and then learn when to get up in his face and hit or hit his arms, after that yu just hide behind the wall and wait for your openings to attack

[@sarvjotbaxi9154]

lol thx ; )

[@MadMorriganleft]

You just made me so paranoid of the herald it hurts like /I will be with you till the end/ FORSHADOWING

[@VaatiVidya]

EXACTLY

[@VaatiVidya]

***** please stop using my avatar m8

[@VenomtheOne]

VaatiVidya hey, he can use the last airbender however he pleases, ok m8?

[@MadMorriganleft]

wow this was 2 years ago good memories...WAIT Vaati responded to me I feel so special...

[@amazingname.6400]

I don't mind her her doing that

[@MrMadness1]

If the other 2 DLC's have their own daughter of Manus to kill, I wonder if FROM might make it so that if you have all three DLC's and the souls of Nashandra, Elana, and the other two Shards of Manus. You can use those souls to resurrect Manus and finish him off for good in a secret boss battle. Now that would fucking awesome.

[@Chedderhead60]

cant wait for the queen of lust

[@DelahayeChristophe]

The true nature of the emerald herald

[@lautalocos]

i really dont, considering her sisters look like literally garbage

[@noden5257]

PRISCILLA WAIFU QUEEN OF LUST CONFIRMED.

[@sequel4]

Soma Cruz i dont mind her lusting ;)

[@GlutenFreeWater]

Prepare to Touch Fluffy Tail

[@TheLazarusOperation]

That ending gave me chills. I never thought of that 0.0

[@garjian0]

I still can't help but wonder why our human king here is 953,000ft tall... He's not a Lord, or a Giant. :\

[@garjian0]

I'm pretty sure that was the whole Golem thing.

[@julisimba]

maybe because he lived very very long with a huge amount of souls, the giant Souls and the Lord Vessel. The normal Knights were very Powerfull, too so they grew. Plus he stole something from the Giants and he was capable of splitting his soul and place it on a throne. It could also be that they are descendance of Gwyn and the Knights, because they were larger too and the furtive Pygmy was a normal human.

[@KujaTheBigOne]

He and his brother were really skilled in working with souls. Probably he absorbed the soul of a giant trying to defeat the curse, hoping to gain the immunity that giants have. But it failed.

[@garjian0]

...Giants aren't immortal... :|

[@marshallcarpenter2534]

***** They never hollow either

[@HeyMyNameIsShoe]

King Vendrick is obviously Jester Thomas. Why else would he say he was more fit to be a jester?

[@Marzipan178]

That means that Magerold of Lanafir is Aldia because he sells the Jester set. It all makes sense now.

[@findlaytaylor5525]

That ending gave me goosebumps! Very well done! Thank you so much! Im glad that you took your time to make this and to make it perfect. Just brilliant!

[@toastman1992]

This is your best video yet; amazing editing and quality content. I never thought I'd be paying someone for making youtube videos, but you've most certainly earned it!

[@VaatiVidya]

Thanks mate, for the compliment and the contribution! I hope I can keep doing it for a long while.

[@spectralsheep]

Anyone get the feeling Vendrick will get more dialogue with each DLC?

[@THETACOMAAAN]

He gets new dialogue with each action you do within thee first, so i wouldn't be surprised.

[@estebanfumero3728]

Vaati, your storytelling abilities are simply sensational. I'm 100% sure I wouldn't love Dark Souls as much as I do had it not been for your amazing videos, keep it up !

[@quetch2]

this right here is the vaati that made me fall in love with dark souls lore in the first place. screw everything else on the channel, this is all i want

[@VaatiVidya]

Yay

[@joeymontanez3249]

I became obsessed with Dark Souls after watching his videos. It's the first time I realized there was so much more going on than at first glance. I fell in love with the games so much I have a tattoo of the darksign on my right hand...

[@Necromancerishness]

THAT ENDING THOUGH. Should've played the x-files theme.

[@VaatiVidya]

haha

[@brutallegend1100]

Love the vid, the background music for Vendricks speach made it sound pretty deep

[@RedPandaGamer]

Looooooore! Thanks Vaati! and I really hope you go back to Demon's Souls at some point. Would love to hear more lore from my favorite souls game :P

[@ThisIsPampkin]

same here m8!

[@xgreedxx]

same same same

[@GheyForGames]

i would fucking LOVE demons souls prepare to cry, FUCKING DO IT VATTI

[@thewolfx27]

hey vaati i loved the implications and theories you rose during this video this makes you one of the best for dark souls lore

[@VaatiVidya]

Thanks mate

[@thewolfx27]

i cant wait for the next set of DLC now just to play through it then hear your lore from it :)

[@Kaldrin]

I really love how you narrate it and even bring the narration by remaking images of what could have happened with the outfits and places in the game, really great job!

[@MrZeroman121]

Did anyone notice that the archdrake are holding the slumbering dragon shield which looks like sinh

[@VaatiVidya]

This is a good observation, and i'll likely cover it in an upcoming video. I didn't think it had enough relevancy to mention in this video, though

[@vip_leaf]

VaatiVidya so maybe there is also a connection to the Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring in the original Dark Souls?

[@Nemerson74]

last boss of dlcs is emerald herald callin it now

[@VaatiVidya]

Even if she's not..It's great to think about until we find out :)

[@lolzoneification]

that would be a good fight.

[@AshnSilvercorp]

VaatiVidya if we ever see Priscilla again (which would just thrill me to death...) she is the one who can "best fate" in theory.

[@icantnotthink3282]

AshnSilvercorp Did they ever give Priscilla a canon-fate? Pretty much everybody else is destined to die, but the Painted World was sort of it's own little thing.

[@cokeMONSTERps3]

AshnSilvercorp I swear if they dont mention her in someway shape or form for some closure >.< I'd buy dlc on the spot for a Painting Guardian covenant.

[@ignatiusbellator617]

Woaaaaah, you completely blew my mind with that last bit! That's going to be something to look out for.

[@capnpunkin233]

B-E-A-UTIFUL ending Vati. Food for thought.

[@arpyzero]

Confirmed secret ending: Kill the Emerald Herald the first chance you get, and win from there.

[@xSH4D0WST3Px]

I swear Vaati, you make such great lore videos. That little bit at the end there about us potentially having our own "Queen" is a little unnerving, but I love it! :D

[@Slicerness]

Well that's an ominous end note. Seems like only time will tell if we have our own dark saboteur. Then again, even Manus must have had regret. If the Emerald Herald really is a fragment, who's to say she wasn't Manus' regret? Would it not be poetic for the efforts of the more powerful sister's if their weakest kin was their undoing? Still, a masterfully crafted video full of great narration and some really fascinating content.

[@TILsquared96]

That is awesome speculation

[@Slicerness]

***** I really hate poking holes in people's speculation, as it does kinda kill the mood, but if the Emerald Herald wanted to kill the Chosen Undead that are drawn to her, I think she would probably have either a literally impossible task for them, or some kind of equally impossible ambush planned somewhere so they die endlessly. Everything he or she does is entirely possible, as proven by the player when they persevere. Even if she wanted to kill them when they were stronger, the Herald seems to have more sense than her sisters, and would likely kill off the Chosen Undead the second they returned with one of the Lord Souls and take it then, allowing the next Undead who will undoubtedly appear to collect the next, before repeating the cycle. Before long she would have them all, and by then the Chosen Undead would be so weak (because he/she only had to go through one obstacle, as opposed to the players experience of dozens) that they would inevitably be killed by Nashandra after handing over the last of their powerful souls to the Herald as she appears beyond the final King's Gate before the throne.

[@Slicerness]

***** Wait, I read your message wrong. Terribly sorry. Ignore what I just said. Yes, her actual use for all the souls is pretty much never explained aside from making you stronger, which we don't even know if it consumes souls or not.

[@l1qu1dm3t4lIV]

Damn you, Manus. Still a pain in my ass.

[@GalaxiaKnightX]

This is just beautiful.. No words can describe how beautiful your story of this lore was. Never knew Elana was a sister to Nashandra. Though I had thought about it. And that all these kings had queens that were almost like children to Manus. Such detail.

[@GardenArcade]

This really makes me wonder whether the ending of dark souls 2 will change after all the dlc is released. Even if they make known of something that will be coming in the next game in the series I think that would be awesome.

[@TantonJS]

Dev's said there will be a massive secret once you've completed and collected all the crowns :P

[@Lachy314]

I was wondering the same thing...

[@GlutenFreeWater]

You get to meet Priscilla and the games ends with you your waifu living hapilly ever after

[@GardenArcade]

Waifu Souls. Its like harvest moon, but in order to get a blue feather you have to kill 10 taurus demons in a tiny arena.

[@MRdemon-hz7lj]

Doge Enrico Dandolo Emerald herald is super jelly though and when you get to the throne of want with priscilla she makes you accept her body in 2 ways.

[@MitchellBallard]

The very last thing you said. I was like .... Holy. Shit. Bravo

[@jonathanmedlin3726]

Well done indeed vaati

[@RemnantProductionsAMV]

Same mate. It's awesome because now that I think about it, it's true. It wouldn't be absurd if the Emerald Herald is the Fragment of Deceit, since there are 5 fragments of manus.

[@fienddylan12354]

Yeah, I'm all sketched out about the Herald now just like "you lying c**t, I hate you"

[@grfrjiglstan]

"They say she is the last firekeeper. But they say a lot of things." -Navlaan

[@Smujge]

Is this going to be another lore prediction that's revealed around 5 months later... like ENB predicting Darkroot Garden was Oolacile? :O

[@JWirjo]

One of Vaati's better videos - the ending gave me chills, which is the main reason I subscribe to this channel. Once in a while, he creates a gem of a video like this - one that evokes and amplifies the sense of tradgedy of the lore that I feel when playing the game. These videos reveal the incredible depth in Dark Souls 2 that I think a lot of people overlook when playing the game because they're just hidden as item descriptions and subtle graphic motifs. Kudos.

[@muajeng]

Congrats on the Kotaku feature. Keep staying awesome :)

[@VaatiVidya]

Thanks for letting me know mate! I can never find this stuff alone and I always appreciate when people let me know.

[@muajeng]

Aye :)

[@autobotskyflame6287]

This is pretty amazing, but it is not going to make me pity Sinh. He is a bloody damage sponge the size of an airliner.

[@kameronsullivan3710]

Idk about anybody else, but the ending to this is simply amazing. Your Prepare to Cry series is amazing and I can't wait to see what you have in store for the final souls game, keep up the amazing work.

[@JonSnow-sc9sd]

Shiiiiiiiit that ending though... All I learnt was something I already knew, bitches be cray

[@martysue3704]

Jon Snow Navlaan was right all along!

[@JonSnow-sc9sd]

Marty Sue who the fucks navlaan haha

[@martysue3704]

Really? I take it you never turned right at the initial hall in Aldia's keep.

[@JonSnow-sc9sd]

Marty Sue I only just got to the lost bastille bro haha

[@martysue3704]

Oh. You're new here. WELCOME! You're going to die over and over and you'll love it!

[@KaiserAfini]

Excellent video Vaati, but you forgot to tell them the identity of the sunken king. I mean, the story happens in a city where the dragon Sinh slumbers. It is literally Sinh City, THE SUNKEN KING IS WILL WRIGHT.

[@iou2758]

HALF LIFE 3 CONFIRMED

[@nicklausmclean5099]

You make really good videos man. You make the story of dark souls 2 so much clearer and now I'm knida attached to the NPC's and the events that happened in the game. I also liked how you ended this video! Keep up the increable work!

[@MrTurok999]

I wonder,since ornstein made an apperance in the vanilla game,will we see artorias again in the dlc? A boss just titled "The Abysswalker"? That would make me happy

[@joeyscreepychin1183]

It wasn't the real Ornstein. This guys armor was colored darker I think. And he uses dark instead of lightning.

[@MrTurok999]

Lucas Leicher Hey,ornstein could have got corrupted,like artorias and velstadt

[@joeyscreepychin1183]

but he got reckled in the last game.

[@MrTurok999]

Lucas Leicher Eh,I can hope

[@kblargh]

I'd settle for the Great Grey Wolf.

[@eppie899]

That ending gave me some real goosebumps.

[@HcoreSouljah]

Wow. That link to the emerald herald at the end was brilliant. Goosebumps moment here. I love the lore of the Souls series and the way you link it together and tell it even more. Keep it up man. Good stuff. The stuff books should be written about. Love it.

[@Hallykon]

6:50 "the pattern that repeats itself" what pattern? you mean: VELSTADT VELSTADT VELSTADT VELSTADT VELSTADT

[@edwinvanderhaeghen2221]

Nah man Velstadt isn't blind he is just.....Velstadt

[@Steel_Bison]

The Ivory King's sword kills her in like 10 seconds

[@edwinvanderhaeghen2221]

The ivory king is a man like no others

[@Cash_Money42069]

But I don't want to kill the Emerald Herald! She's a nice lady!

[@thedidact07]

Or is she?

[@Cash_Money42069]

***** I dont think she'll be some sort of final boss. I do like Vati's idea that she is your queen. So there might be a decision that you have to make some time in the future on whether or not to kill her. If you don't kill her and sit on the throne, she becomes your queen and the cycle just repeats.

[@alexparker5127]

Sir William the True Bro So what if your characters also female? Bit odd for a medieval society. lol

[@Cash_Money42069]

Alex Parker Nah i'm sure Shanalotte swings both ways. Plus there isn't really anyone left in the kingdom to judge you...

[@gwynleah204]

Well, canonically she would be your queen, as the Chosen Undead is always canonically male. Sad, but true.

[@TunezCottage]

You know that last section of the video gave me the shivers. You really know how to make a video touching. Thank you for making all these amazing videos.

[@Gamer1990100]

Dark Souls + Your Voice = EPICENESS!!!!!

[@VaatiVidya]

:3

[@theofficialblackshogun6002]

Dude's right. Dark Souls already enrapturing story with addition to an intriguingly toned narrator makes for the stuff of legends. You should ask From Software if you can voice act for them, I buy at least a million copies, of just dialogue. Just buy me a bucket and some tissues, I need more cry preparation.

[@nikkovalidor4890]

in addition to being an african president, Morgan Freeman also voiced vendrick

[@theblackhippy8084]

it was actually William Houston, old comment but just sharing this

[@Finlandpro1]

@@theblackhippy8084 Bummer! Well at least he's still the president!!!

[@redbaron5308]

That’s not true at all

[@bobobsen]

@@redbaron5308 it's both true

[@robertramirez6002]

Vassti you nake my Dark Souls experience so much better with your videos and story telling! It makes me feel close to the characters and understand what is going on in the game. Thanks for all of your hard work!

[@rallyingox6514]

dark souls 2's story makes sense on its own without playing dark souls 1 which is more than dark souls 3 can say

[@yikes6969]

Tard moment

[@agiar2000]

Bearer- Seek- Seek- Lest-

[@GlutenFreeWater]

That's what's drilled into my head from the countless times I couldn't be asked to listen to the Emerald Herald's dialogue over and over again.

[@Forastero011]

Holy shit... Amazing video, that last part blew my mind away. Trully amazing when a fan made video can make you see the story in a totally different light, a light that you would have never even expected, but a light that had always been there uncovered yet unrecognized. Kudos on this awesome video

[@husashu5660]

4:20 His monologue makes me cry.

[@darthvatrayen]

Also something to think about: if Alana can recreate an image of Velstadt at will, does this mean that the "real" Velstadt could be nothing more than a conjuration of Neshandra? Perhaps the King's supposed best friend and protector was merely another way Neshandra controlled him.

[@darthvatrayen]

***** That is what I initially thought, but things are beginning to seem fishy. Have you noticed that Velstadt's soul is dark just like Nashandra and Alana's? What if he is not guarding the king at all, but imprisoning him?

[@shinobisama55]

darthvatrayen His souls was tainted by the dark in the crypt pretty sure it mentions it somewhere so is is still loyal to vendric just tainted.

[@julisimba]

darthvatrayen There is also the betrayer Raime, who could just look like Velstadt And read the Description here Great hammer of the Royal Aegis. The power of this hammer's blessing has not faded completely, despite its being exposed to the dark of the Undead Crypt. Unleash its latent power with a strong attack. Sir Velstadt, known as the Royal Aegis, gave himself to the King in both life and death.

[@darthvatrayen]

Raime and Velstadt were described as the "right and left hands of the king" according to the rebel shield description. Velstadt is the royal Aegis or "shield", but why would a king need two shields? I suspect that Raime's title would be similar to "Royal Sword" or to something of that effect. Therefore, I do not believe that he would like Velstadt and be what Alana conjures up. I find it more likely that Raime is the Pursuer. Raime and Velstadt fought one another and the King chose to side with Velstadt. What if Raime discovered that Velstadt had malicious intentions to the king and that is the reason for his "betrayal" by attacking Velstadt.

[@julisimba]

But there are more than one Pursuer, even at the same time. And he always drops the Ring: "The Ring of Blades is modeled after the mad knight of Alken's weapon of choice. Increases physical attack. The kingdoms of Alken and Venn long ago flourished on these very grounds. They were both founded by the same man, but were reduced to rivalry and spite." Now the kingdoms of Alken and Venn are tied to the belltowers, which are also tied to the Old Iron King since one of the belltowers is in his own castle. Another interesting point is if we defeat the Pursuer at the old fort, we get taken to the Lost Bastille by his eagle/raven, and later we encounter him again at the Iron Keep. So this is not pretty good connected to Raime

[@MissStarNicx]

Such a pleasant way to learn new things about the lore, thank you! Also, absolutely love what you implied at the end.

[@TheExValkyrie]

"But what if we have a queen of our own?" Then a lesbian couple of two queens will rule and a new type of cycle will begin. Cue in Bloodbourne.

[@antoinecouture8752]

So the emerald girl may be our Queen? What a theory!

[@paint4pain]

Oh wow, the writing in this one is superb, you truly outdid yourself. You expose the lore while telling it as a story and weaving in still unanswered questions, awesome.

[@ThePortableTornado]

And people say Dark Souls 2 has no story... Its shaping up quite well with each little piece uncovered and is painting an ever more sinister and compelling picture on top of an already sinister and compelling picture of the base game. Can't wait to see what the next area brings, and if I can piece anything together out of the vague hints before Vaati gets another one of these out XD

[@RemyMa88]

I recognize the kings voice - it's Djura!

[@marcothewanderer5786]

"Do you know how to write it?" "D-J-U-R-A, the D is soundless" "I know..."

[@man____moth6468]

+Marco TheWanderer silent*

[@TheAfroProdigy]

Holy crap, that last part literally gave me goosebumps! Really really nice work on the video, and keep up the good work!

[@ToastytheWulf]

Did anybody else catch what the emerald herald said in the throne of want about being created by dragons but how they failed in her creation and mans curse continued? So are the dragons trying to save man or are they trying to end the curse so they can kill people off without them coming back?

[@Warmaka]

The dragon was probably Aldia. Not sure if there are more or if its just an error of translation.

[@XxSN0BxX]

I think she refers. To the ancient dragon that is not a dragon

[@allypablo007]

I am always entertained and excited to watch your videos but this one was just the best I have seen from you. I love how even though you arent always 100% correct about the lore, it seems like you made the game yourself. The whole video convinced me to think that since there is always the cycle that the emerald heiress will be your queen and become a demon herself. It just blows my mind everytime I watch so thanks man. I look forward to more of it.

[@MRSupernova100]

NOOOOOOO!!!! The Emerald Herald is not a fragment of Manus! I refuse to believe it! NOOOO! Not her... Don't put that seed of doubt into my mind! GAH! -Flips a table!-

[@adenbrazza5128]

Iuno mang, I was always under the impression that Sinh was full of poison due to Nito in the war of the Lords and Ancient Dragons. The Milfanito (who were given song by the Great Dead One) play a similar role to what Elana is doing and we have the Archdrake sect (WHO USE A SLUMBERING DRAGONCREST SHIELD) in the same area as them.

[@JackNewbie555]

Ah shit! You're right! The Slumbering Dragoncrest Shield ... Could they be connected?!

[@travisbewley7084]

Oh, the Arch-drakes could be the decedents of the sunken city. The shrine might even be built on top of it, perhaps they flooded it to contain the poison. This makes a lot of sense. Vendrick conquered the land and built his castle ontop of the older kingdom. The undead defenders still remain below. So here is my contribution. I don't think Velstadt's appearance is symbolic. Velstadt's Set: "A knight from a faraway land was lured to this accursed land, but forgot even why he came, eventually reduced to a shadow of his former self." I think he is a knight from the sunken city. Pehaps he left after the city fell to poison or heard of lord soul that Vendrick had (Gwens), ether way there is a lot to tie him to that city. Royal Aegis is a title, and can be ether singular or in fact refer to a group. Perhaps the one that is summoned is just part of the same sect of royal bodyguards to defend royalty. Or perhaps it is just the nature of the dark to be able to summon heroes of the past (Rickard/Havel are both in the chasm and I think the dark version of Orenstien is from there too)

[@travisbewley7084]

BTW this is the kind of stuff that I think is going to make DS2 story top DS1. There is more room for interpretation and less straight up answers. Some need defined answers... but those people are lame, I like that my crazy theory is just as valid as yours and there are parts of the games story that are personal to us.

[@dcavagnaro88]

I still watch these when i have time and I'm glad you made this content ,thank you

[@sedoskovelha123]

I STILL WANT ARTORIAS WERE IS ARTORIAS? GIMME ARTORIAS!

[@yourlocalbicronoverlord]

that would be a really cool boss you know like one of the fragments summons a shade of Artorias to help in the fight?

[@sedoskovelha123]

Ze Corn King NO.. NO NO NO NO NO .. NO I WANT HIS ARMOR, SWORD, SHIELD PLUS TO SUMMON HIM AS AN NPC IN A BOSS FIGHT PLUS LORE INVOLVING HIM PLUS HIS RING PLUS SOMETHING ELSE. and then I'll be happy and will stop using caps.

[@gagehelio7982]

ALL THE ARTORIAS! DEMACIA!

[@yourlocalbicronoverlord]

I'm thinking the armor and weapons and lore and ring but not a boss summon he'd be to badass

[@grfrjiglstan]

Do the same fakeout as in the first game. Have Artorias show up, then some giant monster crushes him, and that's what you fight.

[@darkwzrd4]

This was great! I get the feeling that we will face another "daughter of Manus" in each of the remaining DLC.

[@Warmaka]

I always suspected that there were more like nashandra. the description of the chime of want states that _"The old one of the Abyss was reborn in death, split into miniscule fragments, and spread across the land. The tiniest of these pieces, precisely due to its size, was the _*_first_*_ to restore its form."_

[@darkwzrd4]

Argedon I wonder what the other 2 (assuming there are 2) are like.

[@Warmaka]

darkwzrd4 Nashandra = Want Elana = Wrath XXX = Lust/Hatred/Madness could be alot of things

[@TutorialBear]

Argedon well wrath and hatred are pretty much the same thing as well as Want and Lust...

[@DecRobProductions]

I hope in the final dlc we will face a reformed manus

[@tropicalpizza9982]

So many years later i still have the chills listening to the end of the video

[@ExtendedVGM]

I was wondering if anyone has any opinions on the color of the souls. In DkS, it appeared that Creatures born of the age of fire, specifically great creatures or creatures with great souls, had souls that were a light yellow - reflecting their origins of light. Humans also had souls that reflected the age of light, albeit much paler in comparison and often fading. Humanity was also endowed with the fragments of the Darksoul (Humanity). In DkS we see that beings born of the Darksoul or corrupted by the abyss possess souls that are blackened such as humanity itself, the corrupted soul of Artorias, and the humanity-gone-wild (love how they put a humanity at the heart of it) soul of Manus. This trend seems to partially carry over to DkS II with the addition of souls of the old great ones being different. The trend continues with Elana and Nashandra, but my problem arises with other beings like Velstadt (who doesn’t seem corrupted by the abyss) having a ‘corrupted’ soul (EDIT: Also the throne watcher and defender). I also find it troubling that the Darklurker does not have an abyssal soul, as I always assumed that it was another fragment of Manus lying in wait… Does anyone have any input that could shed light on this subject?

[@Finalaudio]

How did you get the "You have vanguished another foul creature" dialogue out of Vendrick?

[@JoeCoolMaveric]

I wasn't always the biggest fans of these games and the gameplay...But I love the lore, and you always do an excellent job with explaining the lore and presenting good theories, like this one. It might have took me until Dark Souls 3 (And despite my frustrations, I love it more then any other Souls game) to finally get into a Souls game properly, but I always had these videos to keep me interested in the series and the community. Keep up the great work.

[@REDJAYKID1]

Im praising the sun to hope that Knight Artorias returns in the last two dlcs cause the abyss it getting mentioned alot in dark souls 2 and the sunken king dlc o .o!!

[@Gutten111]

holy fhakin shieet, that last part tho :O "but what if we have a queen of our own?" shieet. nice thinking... i never realized how much thinking nd time u might actually put into these videos... Great Job! tht one quote got u a sub, like nd a fav

[@1nputname910]

Made me sub too ;)

[@Quadrolithium]

I crapped on that one... Oh sh!t... Do I really want to sit on this? Or should I let another undead take over?

[@Helman114]

Placido Penitente Meh, if I get to bang the emerald-waifu, I don't really see why not. :D And if she really is one of the queens... well then, I guess thats not my problem. Let's let the next chosen undead deal with it. :D

[@YimaRoll]

I love all of your videos. You take the smallest amount of detail and weave it into a string of flowing events. Your story telling skills are phenomenal. Please keep up the good work!