Dark Souls 3 ► Story of the Ringed City [Part 2]

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[@villelepoaho4105]

That painter could've easily used regular black paint or charcoal to paint, but noooooo, she needs a fucking Dark Soul of Man. What does she use as a fork when she eats, Poseidon's Trident?

[@TheDaedra]

Ville Lepoaho Channeler's Trident* ;)

[@TheMorbidHobo]

She needed the blood of humanity, in order to create her new world. A world born of blood.

[@mariusbrekka4506]

TheMorbidHobo Yarnham?

[@YouSoSpice]

Oh Chosen Undead, I cannot die until I eat something! Soon uncle Gael will bring me the Handmaid's Ladle so I can have some Estus Soup.

[@antediluvian99]

TheMorbidHobo oh I see what you did there. Nice.

[@nguyntn9026]

"I wonder when Uncle Gael intends his return. I hope the new painting will be to him a gentle home.” My heart: writhing in pain.

[@asayai]

69th like

[@TheBeastr]

To be fair, he's apart of the painting now

[@jold3174]

@@TheBeastr She enters the painting and Uncle Gael is just waiting their for her with open arms

[@sl.33py]

same

[@CarlosCastillo-vi1pn]

He’s in the future

[@gigachad9016]

I love how Gael hollows as soon as he sees that he possesses the blood of the Dark Soul. His purpose has been completed and he couldn’t ward off the hollowing any longer. Gael deserved a gentle home for the eons of suffering he endured

[@humanoidshrek5524]

Or a long rest, knowing full damn well he was a nobody who outdid Gwyn. He knew the world of Lordran was fucked, so he fought an entire city using his equipment and his sheer will, and consumed the dark soul, then had you kill him so you could deliver it. Sigma move.

[@bighotman805]

Gael: a total gigachad

[@lightman9935]

@@bighotman805 Megachad?

[@aboturki5111]

@@lightman9935 Terachad?

[@jong_js4774]

@@aboturki5111 Petachad?

[@robox7814]

Aria: “Please tell me thy name. I would name this painting after thee." Me: "Yharnam" Yes, indeed. It will be a cold, dark, and very gentle place.

[@TheJerbol]

Oooo, 2/3 just a tad aggressive

[@souplife1]

"Gentle" Yharnam

[@somedude4122]

@@souplife1 "Inhabitants Kind" Ariamis

[@MysticKitsune24]

Gentle and yharnam do not fit well at ALL

[@artsyjoe94]

@@somedude4122 touche my dude these half dragon ladies just might be masochists

[@Apollo9898LP]

"What other character can lay claim to being around since the age of fire" Patches

[@joshuakim5240]

He will always be there to kick people off ledges with his Horsehoof Ring.

[@timfidotru]

Since the age of fire, till the age of Cthulhu. Who said that graverobbing is an unhealthy profession?

[@nakedchucho]

"Since the age of fire, till the age of Cthulhu." Where he becomes a dream spiderman... and STILL kicks people off ledges.

[@CrazyConnor2]

*Exactly!*

[@98Dreadboy]

True but we don't know what happens to him after we finnish the questline, as far as we know us and gael are the oldest beings left in the world standing at the end the world.

[@ironcaptainodinson9638]

"What other character can lay claim to knowledge of the Age of Fire besides Gael?" Unbreakable Patches, son.

[@TripleRedShell]

Goddamn fucking patches, when i did the DLC i came across Lapp and my first thought was THIS IS PATCHES and i talked myself out of it and got freaking owned T.T

[@ironcaptainodinson9638]

In his own way though, he is your friend. He gave you his armour, he actually kicks you in the right direction and he's free to help you against Halflight.

[@camdenmuller3179]

Don't forget Andre!

[@Senctia]

We all know Tarkus is alive somewhere. Tarkus is too bad ass to die.

[@hmmmooops]

Tarkus died in Anor Londo

[@mememachine7028]

Aria: “Please tell me thy name. I would name this painting after thee.” Unkindled: “uh” *Grimpus Mcsquimpus* Unkindled: “I have no name”

[@masteryodarthur1707]

"Yeetus dat fetus" and "help if gank" aren't exactly fitting too lmao

[@infernaltrys]

Juju McPhalus agrees with your decision.

[@vega2300]

Oh... you and I are much the same. *Long Hairini-Linguini* Very well. I will name this painting, “Ash”.

[@mlggodzilla1567]

*_"Dusty Dodongo"_*

[@IrvingIV]

Dark Spirit "of Guidance" has invaded the chat.

[@emngaiden]

*Tells Aria my name* "I see, this paint will be called The Painting of Pepe El Pollo"

[@aidanbroussard643]

I named mine jesus condom

[@ugluk4905]

Y H A R N A M

[@Leo-dq5yg]

mine will be the painting of Enemy stand user

[@thewhistler5068]

Young sandwich

[@erlonbrunosouzamiranda8525]

Dex > Sex kk

[@jankcity6081]

The Soul of Cinder may be the final boss of Dark Souls III, but Slave Knight Gael is the final boss of the Souls series

[@adejal]

Hahahahahs

[@mubba1149]

@@adejal what's funny?

[@ArchangelExile]

@@mubba1149 lol

[@jankcity6081]

@@Tasorius Bloodborne and Dark Souls are not part of the same timeline/world

[@ibraheemshuaib8954]

@@Tasorius does bloodborne look gentle to you in any way?

[@PillsHere69]

"A new sanctuary, named Ash." I think you'll find it's called 'Maximum Edge', and it will be a land where everyone R1 spams dank swords and points down.

[@rumocrytuf72]

I'll have you know I use Lothric Knight Swords and the Welcome gesture!

[@TheRezro]

It most likely lead to Bloodborne.

[@kwzprtt8596]

They have nothing in common.

[@trevorbaugh1335]

hopefully nothing but katanas--and linkin park as the soundtrack to every boss

[@grimbite5625]

Atleast the singer of cheester died

[@Noone-tb8jn]

The way of white corona was lost to the ages but in 2020 we found it again and spread its power amongst ourselves

[@muhammadaashir5419]

underrated comment right here lmao

[@warrenlacaden7411]

Fucking comedian

[@davidhong1934]

@@warrenlacaden7411 "If God is a comedian, this is the Devil laughing" _-Abridged!Deadshot_

[@adriandapat1206]

Way of White Coronavirus...

[@exzyyd392]

As the first Pandemic dies out An Uninfected must link the Virus Bearer of the Plague Seek Vaccines Lest this world fall to ruin

[@michaelz.3993]

"Passeth thine aux courde" "Thou shant playeth rubbish" *plays gael phase 2-3 music*

[@thefull9746]

that's the funniest shit I have heard today. Good job, bro.

[@ashikjaman1940]

Phase 3 though

[@woodnoteflute]

😂

[@thelvadam5834]

Hehe

[@Takerofbootyeaterofcoochie]

Underrated af

[@michaelmorgan2111]

"once there was an abomination, Who had no place in this world" dude stop talking about my life.

[@prime7285]

Michael Morgan Make your life worth something by destroying vaati for calling the lady Waifu-Sama aka priscilla,an abomination. Charge!!

[@arrax8241]

My life too. FeelsBadMan

[@tibaronmagnus3672]

Michael Morgan Too real :'(

[@zeroshift24]

i hope you find a goodly home..in a cold, dark, and very gentle place

[@gamma2816]

Stop talking about my wife* ;) come on, who's with me? xD....................................................... Guess I am kind of proving my loneliness by responding to a one year old comment.

[@phillipula625]

You give her Uncle Gael to paint.

[@Banana-cc5rx]

that's true actually, since he chose to become the vessel of all humanity.

[@bearling477]

Shit I didnt think about it like that, I guess he does return to her, he did bring her the paint, and he will find comfort. Thats actually a much nicer ending for him than assumed.

[@Ropewatch]

Bearling That's a pretty nice ending for gael. He turned into badass Boss and became a painting.

[@dylan-mg2yg]

But really he's the first to call the painting home

[@OhSoTiredMan]

'paint it black" bish

[@Kantech_exe]

gael: ''hand it over that thing, your dark soul'' me: ''nah nah nah, don't you dare take it from me, I worked hella hard to get that achievement''

[@b7_167]

This is so underrated I hate when people say this but man gaels not taking my 80 hrs away

[@Muhammad-Hamdi]

@@b7_167 Laughs in 120 hrs in NG with 12 achievements still missing

[@cheefqueef6494]

@@Muhammad-Hamdi 700 hours with only one achievement left that involves the bullshittery of multiplayer.

[@DurpyKraken]

@@cheefqueef6494 what is it? Pyromancy?

[@rossstone3885]

@@cheefqueef6494 I know that feeling... ended up grinding the multiplayer items in solo.... man I hates pale tongues, I wasted so much time farm silver knights for them

[@frenchy5653]

"What is your name" *sweats in Outpizza'dTheHut*

[@Ulvorskets]

Then, i shall name this painting... Domino

[@MrDgf97]

@@Ulvorskets Dominuts goteem

[@puppethound]

HAHA, my kind of humor. so funny.

[@VaatiVidya]

Every time I went to upload this video, I realised something was wrong with it and had to start again. Gave me conniptions.

[@failthread]

VaatiVidya hi

[@kinrob1]

You good.

[@TickleMeSenpai]

VaatiVidya love u vaati

[@potatosquid9595]

Daddy Vidya how can I get a waifu?

[@robyoink]

For some reason it says part 1 was removed

[@EliteSkittle]

If there is ever a Dark Souls 4, I really hope the teaser trailer is just a black screen with little match lights burning across it.

[@tbone9474]

Maybe a game set in the new age of Dark. Humanity left to shape this world in his own image. Imperfect but interesting

[@texpendable]

@@tbone9474 Could be "Deep Sea" that Aldrich envisioned

[@a.e.k8877]

What about the aftermath of the hollow lord ending? Maybe we'd fight kaathe?

[@ASmartNameForMe]

@@texpendable FLOOD SOULS

[@CoasterIdiot802]

It should be called Age Of Man

[@akashsarawgi]

Kinda wish there was some way to slap humanity on Gael and tell him, "Buddy! You got the blood of the dark soul, let's chill in the painting" and then we happily go there. Saddens to know that Gael had truly achieved his purpose but could never realise it because he had gone hollow.

[@p77kgq]

Who would not forget whats his purpose when you are killing everything in your path for so long that even a God dies of old age.

[@MineSlimeTV]

Infact that was mostly one of the desries I seeked to find and searched up from the majority of the people in the series of trying to speak of mutter but as undead we cannot mutter the words for what we hold within ourselves

[@MineSlimeTV]

@@p77kgq Gods are infact still immune to death to those effects. it became so twisted that maybe filianore with the burning of the ages was and had passed so many times that it changed her faith and life and died from there.becoming dried and hollow from within.

[@cruc1fye]

Too much humanity is what got him there mate

[@StinkyFeetInc]

"The red hood has come to eat us, to consume our Dark Souls 3: The Ringed City."

[@exzyyd392]

"I am Gehrman, one of The Old Hunters DLC for Bloodborne for the PS4"

[@DronesOverTheMoon]

or you stealed this comment or you have the same idea. but anyway.... nice

[@A-Duck]

Dark Souls 3; Return of Jafar

[@pofi1957]

My name? I guess you can call me Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice™

[@nhall129]

“What is this ring, huh?? Some kinda... Elden Ring on next generation platforms??”

[@GhastlytheTinkerer]

Damn, son, wasn't expecting a Prepare to Cry. :(

[@bogustoast22none25]

Hey look, someone who has the inability to read in depth.

[@KnightofLondor]

Damn my upstanding African American male, it is not necessary to label a fellow creature of human descent a derogatory remark related to the men of African descent used commonly by the American slave holders of America during the 1800s!

[@Calamitygreed]

Same

[@myamdane6895]

bogustoast22 none Oh aren't you hilarious?

[@agentc7020]

bogustoast22 none hey look someone who has the inability to put themselves in other shoes

[@semzz7769]

was not wise to name the painting after MCfluffydick.....

[@VaatiVidya]

+EASTMAN lol

[@mrsquid6990]

VaatiVidya what are you gonna after dark souls 3 I will hate to not here your buetifull voice

[@shadowviper4822]

Obeast Gaming Empire well watch some of his darksouls 2 vids where you can hear his beautiful voice while looking at his beautiful face.

[@Greendalewitch]

My name in the game is Melkor, based on character from The Silmarillion, prequel to Lotr. But I digress. Melkor was a very powerful, but ended to become corrupt and a really evil tyrant. So in short summary: The new painting will be the world of Lord of the Rings.

[@Greendalewitch]

Sigh. I really have to change my username soon along with the picture.

[@verdeurie8650]

''i wonder when uncle gael intends his return. I hope the painting will be to him a gentle home.'' awww. :(

[@davidhong1934]

The painting is painted with Gael's blood. He has become his own home.

[@DronesOverTheMoon]

gael skipped leg day thats why he isnt back yet

[@MrTigracho]

Nevermore.

[@fluffiddy6515]

Our Gael is still out there searching during her time period. In my head canon we come retrieve him and tel him we found the dark soul already.

[@Seca90]

dont do that to me man... ;--;

[@rodrigosoares8247]

Still seeing Dark souls to this day, I will never forget the words I heard regarding the end of the series: "In the end, you're just two nobodies, fighting in the end of the world, for the dark soul of men" I mean, this one line means so much, for us, for the story, we always fight and fight, always going for harder challenges and opponents. And in the end, you fight a Slave Knight, a nobody, just like what you are now, no one, there is no one left to acknowledge your existence as "important" anymore. No one except Gael, who still looks for more blood of the Dark soul, and you have a little bit on you, that makes you his target as well, going insane or not. This ending is perfect, and there was no other way to end it as best as this one

[@adamqadmon]

why do "you" need to fight him btw?

[@weaboo101]

Aen Elle you have the dark soul.

[@adamqadmon]

@@weaboo101 oh right.

[@pauloh.alchaar]

@@adamqadmon 1-You have the Dark Soul 2-He is hollow with the dark soul digested in his blood 3-You choose to help him at the momment you touched the painting 4-Now you have to kill him and make sure that his sacrifice was meant for nothing, and thus help the lady create a new world.

[@DogeAnimations]

I’m still confused about the timeline of Gael’s boss fight. Does it take place in future? (Because there are Lothric and Anor Londo on the backgrounder and they look pretty much abandoned)

[@somewhiteguy8407]

Made me almost cry when the painter said " I wonder when uncle Gael intends his return" and you see Gael on his knees and hands with the blood dripping onto his sword, and the music in the background 😭😭😭😭.

[@Kentaloupe]

Gael, to me, was the main protagonist of he series. The will of humanity, just like the soul of cinder.

[@SoralaxPlays]

Take a drink for Gael; he took one for you

[@laziestoldman]

On a positive note, the new painting is made with the blood of the Dark Soul that bled from Gael. I like to think that in this way he found his "goodly home" with the new world.

[@masonjones7777]

@@laziestoldman but why does it have to be cold? I prefer a calm beach myself

[@taterskins1033]

No doubt in my mind Gael’s ost is the best in the franchise. I spoiled myself with it, by itself, before I played bloodborne. I did not notice a single note of music in the entirety of Bloodborne, because nothing came so close as the theme of Slave Knight Gael.

[@SeekerSean]

"But how do you paint with dried blood?" I mean, you could just add a little water, I'm sure it'd be fine.

[@kiddstale8382]

I dunno. Maybe it's just a video game and its does not always make sence

[@wheniwasfuckingmydogmycatc6322]

No dried blood are like flakes. If soaked in water they don't mix they just float and even if crushed to powder the paint isn't paint it's still water. Don't ask how I know this.

[@jinx1987]

Bill Cipher but what if there are ALOT of flakes, put water on it, and it sticks to the canvas

[@wheniwasfuckingmydogmycatc6322]

@@jinx1987 flakes don't mix with water to create a plausible color. Sure it may look like it's paint but when you apply it it'll just smear over the canvas like water color. But with water color they use a water soluble binder that is not present in dried blood flakes. Because blood flakes are not engineered to be painted with. Thick viscous blood will be your best friend in achieving a worthy paint. I have experimented this using my very own blood. EDIT Oh, I also forgot to mention that blood turns from it's original hue to a brown orange. So yeah get that *thicc* blood.

[@jinx1987]

Bill Cipher it’s gonna probably be a half-assed painted world when it’s done.

[@cratieox208]

8:40 This speech man. Not only is the delivery amazing, but the sheer conviction behind her words. She is the last worshiper of the gods at the end of the world and time itself, and yet she remains in her dark room. It's so perfect that the last beings in existence are a follower of gods long dead, a human trying to save an already dead world, and an unkindled, a failure who overcame everything only to find themselves at the end of time atop a mountain of corpses and ash. They outlived everything, even their own purposes, yet they remain.

[@Erikuri]

And a dual greatsword wielding ringed knight holding a Titanite Slab. Yeah, perfect. (Just kidding. I loved how you put it).

[@ucanhhuynh7183]

@@Erikuri The Ringed Knights are humans too so yeah they outlived everything.

[@Erikuri]

@@ucanhhuynh7183 Oh, yeah. I just thought it was fun that those 3 characters were so relevant (The Ashen One, Shira and Gael) throughout the whole story and were there, but ALSO a ringed knight who somehow managed to keep himself sane untill the end of time.

[@ucanhhuynh7183]

@@Erikuri i always thought it was just a fun little stuff Fromsoft added to reference how there is still always a little of something left in every life, like fire and embers. Or in this case the last ringed knight represents the last remnant of the pygmy kingdom, for now the pygmy that crawls toward Filianore is dead.

[@donnyprocs]

yeah, when she calls you out for your treachery and profanity. Ooo it gives me chills

[@thekeeper1287]

I love the way aria says "I cannot die, I have a world to paint" It's like she's sassing you, saying she ain't dying till she finishes that damn painting lol

[@Kniroid]

I have a strong feeling that the painting Aria paints is likely an ocean. I recall that Aldritch had a vision of a future as being a deep ocean, along with dreaming of a "Pale, young girl in hiding". This comes from the Lifehunt Scythe miracle description, so I of course thought it referred to Priscilla, but now I believe Aldritch was dreaming of Aria and her painting. So, does this mean that the original world of Dark Souls also takes place within a painting?

[@Kniroid]

Not to mention that the Nameless Painter states that her painting shall be a "Cold, dark, and very gentle place". Cold and Dark could certainly describe an ocean.

[@daiszaib]

You're totally right dude, I forgot about Aldritch's vision. There's no way that could be just left out. I have a feeling you're right on this.

[@GeneralTaco155555a]

Kniroid or, ya know, it could just be snowy, like literally all the other paintings in the games

[@GeneralTaco155555a]

daiszaib _ Aldrich only has that vision after eating Gwyndolin. The vision is most likely about Yorshka since Yorshka is Gwyndolin's sister (at least symbolically)

[@GeneralTaco155555a]

Uprisen Phoenix literally just stated facts.

[@creeperkiller78]

at the end of the video, does anyone else feel that if we all were in the same room we would have a massive group hug

[@seancamilleri4129]

Hugs for everybody!

[@akhilbhatt4746]

ultra ranger and now for a final toast...the only thing to do after a good ending really......to Vaati and to the Dark Souls series....Long May The Sun Shine!!!! *Raises Siegbrau*

[@Agropotato75]

everything has an end... but damn... was is good!

[@darkraioxxx]

ultra ranger we'd hug as our world is engulfed in flames. But we wouldn't be afraid.

[@Sagaan42]

ultra ranger For SURE

[@EdanR]

I feel like this is a genuine bittersweet ending, and the best way a "happy ending" of sorts could be done in these games. The outside world is still doomed. Everything that has been ordained to crumble and die will still do so. But maybe the few denizens who will inhabit the Painted World of Ash will finally know peace.

[@Sombody123]

This is kinda like the ending of SOMA, except the painted world is still a bit more real and legit.

[@jonnyj.]

@@Sombody123 Man, SOMA's ending really fucked me up when I first saw it. Like you, I actually think the painting is a happier ending than the little computer being the last remnant of humanity floating in the empty universe. It does feel more real

[@matthewwheeldon6385]

Blood wait 4 it

[@daysand123]

Painter: what is thy name? Crossbreed Breeder: *Sweats intensely*

[@justsomeguy144]

Good Good let the lust flow through you......

[@plumbus7253]

@@justsomeguy144what kinda bumble gum incest deftest bitch and kissed ditch fitch fuck cunt is this you be spouting?!

[@jynxed66six54]

"your treachery" dude, she means you killed filianore

[@wheniwasfuckingmydogmycatc6322]

Oh lol yeah that's what I thought

[@strife5685]

But did we? Weren't we just transported into the future

[@jynxed66six54]

@@strife5685 you broke into the sacred church, murdered its protector and then disturbed fillianore, breaking the only possession she has in the process

[@gummythebarsgaming7969]

@@strife5685 i mean, we killed a spear to get to Filianore

[@micalzoncillo249]

@@jynxed66six54 lol yeah, the unkindled is most unkind

[@davidbautista2509]

I was very afraid that the series would end in a rather somber, anticlimactic fashion; as that is the nature of souls games. All the death and sadness that inhabited this world would lead to nothing. Even with all the great lore and stories, it rendered this journey to be something meaning less (to me at least). But Gael's quest gives it all a purpose. His quest ultimately lead to the creation of a new world, a better one. Gael is truly the hero of the series

[@OperatorHark]

At the end of the world fighting Gael, it felt super final. Two undead who have been around since forever (Gael in character and you IRL since Dark Souls 1) both fighting for the very thing that split into Dark Souls. The world is dead and everyone you saved and fought alongside are gone. It felt so hopeless, yet in the end you still had a goal to make something out of it. It ended in the most Soulys way possible. Total futility, but still some hope. I felt like the Ringed City and Dreg Heap segments of the DLC just tried to tie in lore to explain things while the last segment was supposed to make it all meaningless in the end.

[@YouSoSpice]

Punished Gael

[@hmmmooops]

I think the fact that the world is ending adds to the finality more than timewise. The dlc starts at the end of the world already, but when you progress to the very end, only you and Gael remain and upon his defeat there is nothing else in the world but you.

[@Lemmy_Kilturtle]

Unless you forget to kill that lone ringed knight wandering around, then it's just you and him.

[@trogdor6135]

Ringed Knight: "For the last fucking time, is there anybody else alive out there?! I cannot be the only motherfucker here!" *Sky darkens during boss fight* Ringed Knight: "Dammit."

[@vib2119]

I wish there won't be a Dark Souls 4, just let the people in the painting live in peace, they deserve it, after everything that's happened. We can be happy with Bloodborne or Elden Ring.

[@bmocbruhistotle339]

fr, im sure they won't make a fourth. this is a good ending

[@David232x]

plot twist: Aria painted "Lands Between"

[@Tony-wh7gi]

I'm sure they'll make a fourth. But maybe it would be another cycle, maybe we'll be tasked to save it from corruption before it's too late. Or maybe elden ring is a successor, the deep sea that Aldrich spoke of and it gave life to the golden trees. And thus cycle will begin anew with God's denying the path of life and continuing their age.

[@rapsody230]

I wouldn't mind a prequel, to experience the war with the dragons, the age of the first flame.

[@emenova3553]

@@rapsody230 I'd like to see how humanity contributed to the war, since their contributions were redacted from all of history. Gwyn tore the scales, Izalith burned the homes, and Nito brought decay, what did humanity bring? Overwhelming power? Ringed Knights are said to have their true power locked behind a seal of fire, since their equipment is forged from the abyss (save for the dragon shields) and Gwyn feared the darkness, so I'd like to see just how powerful they really were without their restraints, since they're powerful enough already.

[@Joeymanful1]

Is the slave knight gael fight the only time that we se blue lightning in the Dark Souls series? Im pretty sure that most of the time its yellow or orange due to the influence of the gods.

[@kiddstale8382]

Yeah that's kinda cool

[@jinx1987]

Micah Dosy thats probably because it’s real lighting from the sky, not like the ones conjured by the power of Sunlight

[@osurpless]

Jinx198 Intriguing, it could be the universe giving its sanction to these two tragic warriors, desperate to set the world on the right path despite a duel that takes eons to properly materialize. Yet as Crash Course Astronomy said it best: “The universe can wait...” Especially when one considers the concept of the Preservation Rule.

[@slimethegreatest1380]

didnt the looking glass knight have lightning that was more white than yellow?

[@belladonna343]

Theres literally blue lightning in dark souls 2 lol

[@galaxyspirals9595]

This game has the best universe ever.

[@jamesgraham2207]

richard killface eh that’s your opinion.

[@mitch5387]

yeah fuck no I wouldnt go there

[@arfianarya7369]

Hell no

[@harris6739]

Eureka - What's better?

[@harris6739]

richard killface What's better?

[@thegreatazal5021]

Is it just me or is the ringed city like digging up all of the skeletons in gwyn's closet?

[@thegreatazal5021]

Also look at hodric's armor shield plated leggings greatsword undead status and similarly pointed helmet I'm pretty sure he was a slave knight too.

[@iggytheincubus]

Some of the skeletons still have meat on their bones, at the very end. Even after all this, I cannot see Gwyn as evil. Just an old man, scared of the Dark.

[@thegreatazal5021]

Theseus Twelve I mean there's a lot of evidence to prove the guy was pretty evil like exiling his eldest son and oh you know creating the undead plague the fact that Lordran Drangleic and Lothric and countless other kingdoms like Mirrah and Forossa where overrun by hollows is because of him. Also he commissioned the first painted world just so he could lock up the church of velka and his grand daughter in it

[@thegreatazal5021]

Theseus Twelve oh and he forced his youngest son to act like a girl just so he could fend off the darkwraiths

[@sleepyespurr2922]

I still think Gwyn's a dick.

[@gorillaglag4944]

Imagine if the world painted is Elden Ring

[@artsyjoe94]

Duuude

[@mes2068]

What's in the west of westeros?

[@DronesOverTheMoon]

imagine if elden ring was a thing

[@Bevsworld04]

@@DronesOverTheMoon Duuude

[@destinylsp4537]

Mes Probably the eastern coast of Ulthos

[@ZeezoRockout]

After 3 Long Years, I think I have finally figured this plot out.. *When Shira, Knight of Filianore said: "thy treachery, thy profanity, and thy shameless yearning!" ... She was talking about how you ended your Journey at the Kiln of the First Flame, how you betrayed the fire and became a Lord of Hollows. You betrayed her elders, embraced the darkness and proclaimed yourself Lord. This proves that the area you were teleported to is indeed in the future. Her words were gentle when you both spoke back in the city. If you pay attention to this scene, you'll see that it is darker. Lit, but darker, very similar to the tone of light you see in the Lord of Hollows ending. Your journey in DS3 was not to link the fire and bring death, but to reclaim the Dark Soul of man and move to the new painted world, a world tailored to humans/pygmies. "Thy lowly kind..", She is not talking about just the unkindled, but all hollows as well (humans), who usurped the fire and embraced the dark. You have essentially ENDED Gwyn's legacy and the Age of Fire. And Aria (painter) said that the world she will be painting will be "cold and gentle and fine home for forlorn ones". I am now certain, she was talking about Hollows when she said "Forlorn Ones", Forlorn meaning "sad, abandoned and lonely", which is exactly how Dark Souls portrayed man. Considering how difficult it is to get that ending (Lord of Hollows), I honestly think it is the 'True' ending of Dark Souls, where the Amalgam/Son of all of the Ashes of former Unkindled has finally came to understand and embrace man's true nature; dark, lonely and cold. A very sad and painful ending, for a sad and painful storyline. I think it is very fitting. It is fitting for another reason, it is ironic and poetic. Since the dawn of time, the Lords have been shaping the world in accordance with their own egoistic visions, ignoring the natural flow of "Life" as it once was before the first flame. 'Man' or 'Pygmy' were always subjects to those mighty creatures (Gwyn and his people), even the Pygmy Lord was faceless, nameless and forgotten, because it was never a Pygmy's place to be remembered among the Lords. Pygmy (in anthropology) is also a word that refers to ethnic & simple tribes that were unusually short and primitive. That's how the Lords saw man, short, primitive and weak. Dark Souls in my view, is essentially the Revolt of the Pygmies, where they will bring order to the chaos that fire has caused. It is very poetic considering we assume order comes from light, but I think the writers wanted to flip that subject on its head. You, the player, the amalgamation of those Pygmies whom have sacrificed themselves to Gwyn's fire & corrupted vision, have chosen to rebel and embrace the true nature of man, dark & cold. Ultimately proclaiming yourself Lord, not that of light, but of Dark. Dark Souls 3 is the milestone that marks the beginning of the age of man, the age of Pygmies, where none of the former Lords exist, only a species of dark hollows led by Ash. These hollows have ultimately abandoned the world that Gwyn has shaped and moved to a world painted by a mixed-breed girl (half man - half dragon, the creatures Gwyn had enslaved). They will leave their former world ablaze, where time and space have shattered, where no life can be hosted, hoping that one day it will collapse on itself. This could very well set the scene for a 4th installment of this series, as it opens numerous pathways for a totally new storyline. But I might be wrong, I would like to hear your opinion on this. EDIT: just a theory, but I think this whole Pygmy rebellion was orchestrated by Gael who has witnessed all the events of Dark Souls since Gwyn's first age. Also, if I recall correctly, he has the name "Gwyn" in his original name. Additionally, pay attention to how this battle with Gael contrasts with the battle with Gwyn in Dark Souls 1, both bosses are polar opposites but exhibit the same might, one has brought the age of light, while the other was bringing an age of dark. Might be something worth looking into.

[@nehki7394]

The beginning is just a genius god analysis. I totally agree with you.

[@daddytarkus4343]

You sir, are a god among men

[@starhammer5247]

Wow, this is a good theory and it gives a better meaning to Anri's end.

[@juanmanuelhornos869]

Man you are a genius. Its cannon in my heart.

[@joel3683]

I'm shocked but also open to this theory as it makes a lot of sense, never thought of it that way and I really love this theory as it sheds light on a what the potential direction of the story is, can't wait to see more theories commented here.

[@allozaur2]

I hope there is no Dark Souls 4. This is the best ending I could've ever hoped for. The poetry of how the story's conclusion rhymes with its beginning is simply beautiful. The world's final stage looks almost exactly like its first one - a dead grey land overcast by grey skies, inhabited only by beings that are neither truly dead nor alive. In the beginning there were only the stone, immortal dragons, in the end we have only the immortal undead. The primordial land was filled with grey archtrees, the world's end is littered with gray ruins. Ringed City shows us that the entire world of Dark Souls was, in a way, undead. It honestly should have been obvious to us before - it's locked in a cycle of death and rebirth, each subsequent one being more and more rotten and insane, and then in Ds3 we even see the Sun become a dark sing - as if the world itself was bearing it. This reveal did not come out of nowhere, it was foreshadowed as far as Ds1. I love it. It's beautiful how the Ringed City arranges all the information we already had to show us that Gwyn, by making the entire world undying, has made it impossible for the age of dark to truly take root. Kaathe's dream from Ds1 was impossible. The Dark was supposed to naturally evolve once the flame died, but fire itself became undead and never truly died. Gwyn broke the world's natural order completely, but Kaathe's dream is finally realized at the DLC's ending - the paintress avoids the problem entirely by pouring all the dark of the undead world into a new one, finally allowing the universe to move on and restore its natural order. It's the perfect end for the series.

[@marcussmith7409]

Since DS 3 made more than DS 2 I'd be shocked if they don't do a remake SOTFS style for DS 3 eventually. I also feel that this game could continue with one more dlc, the 'city of light' dlc. You start it by a bonfire at the old church at the end of the world which takes you to lothric, it's outter walls turning to sand the instant they're touched, but the closer you get to the center the more stable the buildings are. As you delve deeper and deeper the groans of foes beginning to surround you making the torch necessary for once to see what you're doing as you get down into this seemingly endless pit. Then you fight a boss that represents all of the darkness and evil that's collected in the deep. After beating the boss when you light the new bonfire it lights up the deep burning away the darkness of man and it's architecture built inside before a massive roar makes the dot of light at the top vanish all the buildings turning to sand plugging the deep like a sand stuffed gourd. Returning the deep to how it was before humanity as 'the deep' is not darkness of man it is a magical pit if you will that humans found sometime past the timeline of Dark Souls 2 and the darkness of man corrupted it over time. This bonfire then takes you to the city of light with as much fan service and references to DS 1/2 as they can think of with the final boss either being all father loyd or multiple bosses involving time travel via a magic mcguffin to do with bonfires explaining (in the vague not really explaining way From does) why time is so fucked up for you lol.

[@nooneimportant1244]

There will be a dark souls 4 because of money.

[@tubplunger]

I'd love if Dark Souls 4 would be about the world Aldrich saw: A world of deep seas.

[@Yal_Rathol]

i would be fine with a DS4 in one of two cases. either we see aldritch's age of deep waters, or we get a version where we see what else was happening in the world while the players rampaged towards the flame. maybe a game where we play a normal person as the undead scourge begins, or one where we get to see the collapse of astora.

[@GhastlytheTinkerer]

But at the same time, there will always be people like Gwyn, Kaathe or Vendrick; people who seek to manipulate the state of the world. The outside, undead world has to keep existing as a play-thing for people like that, to keep the new painted world safe. Dark Souls 2 shows us that a new First Flame can be lit. The cycle in the world outside the painting will keep going, no matter what we do. If we look at it like this, like our happy ending was already achieved at the end of Ringed City, I'd be perfectly happy with a Dark Souls 4 as long as it's a genuinely good game and doesn't muck up this bit of story.

[@Vulcanfaux]

After all this time. After all of the souls borne games have been finished. All I have to say is. They are all very depressing. Yet somehow warm. Like even at the darkest moments of the game a small ember comes into focus and brings you a bit of joy. A small amount, but it is enough.

[@marcussmith7409]

There's a few videos on youtube about people explaining how the series has helped them overcome depression I don't think it's coincidental.

[@aes602]

Yep, even though Dark Souls can be frustrating and has a depressing atmosphere itself, it's really one of the only things that makes me feel good inside. It sorta imbues me with a general hope.

[@rpg6612]

I feel somewhat the same way, although my case is a bit different. For me, Demon Souls triggered a depression I never knew I had. Strange, I know. It reminded me how lonely I was during childhood, but tried to ignore it and went on with daily life. But then came Demon Souls. Maybe my subconscious mind was attracted to it for some reason. Just from the atmosphere alone. First time playing a video game that made me feel intensely lonely. It somehow reminded me how it reflects real life but also the spiritual side of things as well. How difficult and impossible life can seem, but can be rewarding as we overcome it. And that there is always that ray of hope, as we all feel when we see an unexpected bonfire. Help from others(players) gives us that bit of comfort, but only temporary, before they say goodbye and head back to their own parallel world to face their own challenges. Ultimately all of us is truly alone in our journeys, although the knowledge that other people are also feeling the same makes it less lonely.

[@mathis8210]

For years we worked hard, slaying millions of foes and now finally we were able to grasp a tiny bit of what could be hope. I think that is incredibly satisfying. Even though this hope looks suspiciously like a full reset.

[@baseddexter2228]

Soulsborne is a cold, dark, and a very gentle universe filled with unforgettable trips

[@141Zero]

"I wonder when will Uncle Gael come back" "Gael... had a hard life. He needs some time to rest"

[@Seca90]

;---;

[@DarthTitanGaming]

Gael knew all along about Corona.

[@gku93]

'Twas his strongest weapon all along

[@travesty0690]

14:08 Dat speech do. "I hope the new painting will be to him a gentle home." Prepare to Cry indeed. Well done as always Vaati. Thank you for years of excellent lore, making these games so much more than they might've been.

[@kyle032196]

pretty sad.

[@Laynco]

ThatGuy im pretty new to Dark souls lore but correct me if im wrong. Gael is an undead right, so why doesn't he just come back to life, hollow or otherwise

[@pathogenoxide6917]

Well to put it simply, at this point of the timeline, even the Undead are dying off. Hell, entire civilizations and nations rose and fell since the first game, the world's so bleak the damn zombies are praying for miracles, the gods are dust, and someone forgot to trim those damn trees again! Basically if you ever read Cormac McCarthy, the world is basically that now.

[@kodaxmax]

Well for one most of the power of the bonfires would be burnt away by then. Even in the age of the gods the bonfires were waning as fire keepers were killed or abandoned their duties. The fires burn the bones of undead, so they would run out of fuel if left unattended no? Not to mention in the time that you skipped after touching the egg, its likely the fire hasn't been linked in all that time. Another theory is that most undead are simply weaker than the ashen one and chosen undead. Even patches began loosing his mind and that was before you time travled into the future and killed gael. Also its possible gael cured his undead curse by consuming the dark soul.

[@bowbro4818]

Simply put because you (as player) take his soul for yourself (not just the "currency", his actual soul). No coming back without a soul

[@VICTORVONDOOOOOM]

I cant believe she just named her painting Edwad

[@officerbucket7986]

Edwad the un-paintable

[@ReturnTheSlab932]

CreepyRobotUncle Well then, it'll be called Jon Lovitz

[@cheesi]

CreepyRobotUncle I had her name mine Cheese. Such badass names have been given to them. Ariandel, Ariamis, Cheese

[@grimbite5625]

I made her call it Estus +11

[@MrKillroy26]

CreepyRobotUncle better than "dickbutt"

[@HarujiSubayama]

The story of Dark Souls is the single greatest ever told in a video game. I cherish every single second I've spent with the series.

[@JPerryMMA3]

HarujiSubayama facts

[@MineSlimeTV]

@@anonymus277 IT cherishes the discovery the adventure the thinking the immagination the curiosity that despite it alll despite all troubles and issues one can still exist it can fade it can linger it can even hide its true purpose just like fire it can be hard to see from the light it produces or it can easily let you see the darkness surrounding it. In one form many,all of us continued to develop discover and find reasons and knowledge,with our knowledge we built it,we saw this cycle we finished it.. I do not say that maybe other games did not do this sort of style but it is a great accomplishment indeed this series and what it trully brought to our world...

[@tomtrees763]

@@anonymus277 you don't even understand his emotions , so why you replying to his comment

[@fiso64]

Right. I simply don't get how people find the quality of this series to be comparable to the Witcher series. It's not a bad game in it's own right, but DS is something else. Besides having a generic story, Witcher's motifs are very simplistic and surface-level.

[@LightTheMars]

@@fiso64 It's just very different kinds of stories. Dark Souls is a very abstract, epic tale of the passing of ages, gods and humanity; While The Witcher is a personal tale about very human issues, emotions and difficult decisions. It's not right to compare them like that, they don't try to go for the same target.

[@thewebspinner]

I have a pretty unusual name. I started my dark souls journey a long time ago. Like many others; I always shared my name with the characters I played as along the way. When I started DS3 I couldn't believe all the little references, it wasn't just a cool coincidence to me. It really felt like those heroes from the past stories had led me to this. That I truly was a part of this legendary tale of cycles and I'd chosen to use my name for a reason. When I finally defeated Gael at the end of the world and handed the pigment of the dark soul to the painter and she asked me my name, at first I was ready to tell her, to honour all those heroes that had led me to this moment, but I paused. In my mind the cycle of death, deception, and suffering had to end there. I'd watched the world destroyed by fire over and over again and all that was left at the end was me and I had no place in the gentle world to come. I told her I had no name. She still named the painting after me.

[@thegamingvampire5858]

You got me cryin up in the club right now my dude ;-;

[@afroluffy6451]

thewebspinner where the pokemon at?

[@AZIONG651]

OOF that hits.

[@MineSlimeTV]

Wow..that was magnificently precious and great my friend

[@cademiksek6769]

This is poetry. Brilliantly written. This is why I truly love Dark Souls

[@SCSI1888]

If Shira is descendant of The Duke and Royalty, then please tell me why oh why does she of all person CHUG ESTUS?

[@Fallout3SmallGuns]

taste's good ;)

[@omarjimenez6861]

SCSI she's undead. undead need estus

[@waffleninjax4owns]

This is proof reinforcing my greatest, most complex souls theory. Estus is actually Sunny D

[@Slayer7100]

BlueXCyanightX *LOREGASM*

[@stanley1698]

*TASTE* *THE* *POWER* *OF* *THE* *SUN*

[@fabricatorgeneral7433]

Did you just call my waifu an Abomination? Unsubscribed.

[@InquisitorThomas]

Reported for Hate Speech.

[@VaatiVidya]

N-no it says that in the item descriptions! In the OFFICIAL LORE

[@3rgoproxxy]

THE LORE MUST BE LYING! *cries in a corner*

[@LuisAngelGamer]

Waifus are abominations anyway *Kappa*

[@corzarguy]

Umm excuse you, if your waifu is not the Lore itself, then you have no right to be following the father of lore

[@magicmanscott40k]

Wow. The writing is good. It's crazy how every little thing mentioned in all the games, foreshadowed this. The consistency and depth is on another level. Great game.

[@aldinmajstoric1352]

True masterpiece in terms of media in general, not just video games.

[@gatitagiz2]

Aria: Tell me thy name Me: FeetFetishBoi6

[@dhanyarrozie]

Is this the blood? The blood of the DARK SOULS™ III : THE RINGED CITY™ ?

[@CEOofDontCareInc]

Dhany Arrozie anything but the trademark

[@SilverZankarne]

Hand it over. That thing, your DARK SOULS™ III : THE RINGED CITY™. For my lady's shareholding.

[@Lindbluete]

"Is this the blood? The blood of the DARK SOUL" - Roll credits

[@chilairearts4238]

Dhany Arrozie By the gods Gael, fear the old blood..

[@hmmmooops]

We are born of the dark soul made men by the dark soul...

[@534wiseoldwolf]

This may be the end for now..."But one day, tiny flames will dance across the darkness" ...awe inspiring. Excellent work Vaati. You have done a great service to the Souls community. Thank You.

[@erickcalvacastaneda3082]

amen

[@LuciferonMinecraft]

I think Gael is among the most fascinating characters in Dark Souls, because in a very real way, he goes against the meta-narrative. The entire Dark Souls series is themed around entropy, the eventual grinding of time, and the decay of the world. The characters are ground down, the places are ground down, everything is. At the end of DS1, we link the fire, much in the same way Gwyn did. And the Kiln then was a monstrous tower of metal and possibly glass, warped by the firestorm of power that occurred when Gwyn did it. But Gwyn linked the Lord Soul of Light, and not even all of it. The player, to accomplish the same feat, uses the Lord Soul of Life, Death, and the fragments of soul held by the Four Kings and Seath, taken from them at their lowest point. See what I mean? The quality of the fuel is degrading, and more is needed to fuel the flame. At the end of Dark Souls 3, the Unkindled must link the flame, using the souls of Lorian and Lothric, as well as the Lords of Cinder who previously did it. None of these entities are as strong as the gods, save perhaps Aldrich. And they have already been burned, so you are essentially throwing already burned wood into a fire to eke out some last bits of fuel. And at the end, there is no firestorm, but the player simply catches fire and falls to ash, like a mild cooking fire, taking place not in a kiln, but in the ash heap of previous failures, the landscape occasionally studded with a remnant from the old Kiln. Part of the appeal of Dark Souls as a series is its ability to tell a story through game-play mechanics. And from a meta-narrative, the player character represents a spark of fire, reigniting that which already has burned until it grows enough to revitalize the fire. You start as some low level undead in the first game, and begin to sweep through, decimating the population of the game, growing stronger and stronger as you do, until you rival the gods, even when they are at their lowest points, slaying them and adding their power to your own. The third game makes the metaphor literal, as you are unkindled ash, the amalgamation of that which has been burned until you too rise at the toll of the bell, gaining the strength of flame and consuming souls. And Gael, I see not as a reflection of the Soul of Cinder(Though he absolutely is that as well), but rather as the only character who mirrors the player. All other characters endure, from Shira, to Midir, to Patches, they endure or they go hollow. Gael has been enduring since the time of the gods, but he has never gone hollow. He outlived his masters, and found a place to be safe. And when that was threatened, he found the player, and set us on the path of conflict with Elfriede. He alone of the characters we see through the series, noticeably increases in power and strength. The player slaughtering their way through the base game is mirrored in Gael, a simple undead of humble origin, killing his way through the Ringed City, and devouring his enemies. Which is why it is a fascinating boss fight. Gael is the only boss in DS1 or DS3 (haven't played 2) who is genuinely at the apex of his power. He has devoured and internalized in truth the Dark Soul, the last surviving Lord Soul, and this is the clash of the titans that the series never really gave us. You the player, are an apotheosis of flame, the incarnation of all that is left to burn in the world, from the Lords of Cinder, to the last remaining gods, to even the dragons, representing the tortured revitalization of the Age of Fire. And he is the apotheosis of dark, who devoured all that was left of the race of pygmies, and represents the oncoming age of Dark, and the frenzied insane power held within. And when you finally win, you realize that Gael, hero of his own story, has knowingly sacrificed himself to create the world he would want to live in, in a dark mirror to how the player sacrifices themselves to link the fire.

[@yahootheweirdo]

That ending was beautiful in a way, it almost made me tear up, the story of an undead sacrificing everything to create a painting, a home of peace

[@Black7308]

Prepare to Cry: Gael Edition

[@IAmLamenting]

+VaatiVidya make this happen, please A story of a sad, human uncle that only wishes a gentle, better world

[@rileyhulbirt8955]

This land is peaceful it's inhabitants kind

[@LachiePlayaplaya]

Dafuq you on about!? You have hollows with swords, hollows with bows, fucken' hollows that breath fire! Pointy spike guys in a huddle, an invader with a crazy hat and a Berenike Knight! And don't get me started on your collections of creepy crow ladies and half a fucking dragon! It should be dead by all accounts, yet here it is trying to eat me whole! Yo' land ain't peaceful, get dafuq outta yo' tower and look around before opening that god damn mouth!

[@tomprice5990]

indeed it is, dear Pricilla, indeed it is

[@hnhenrique2984]

First time playing ds1 I attacked her after She said that. lying bitch

[@Internetismyfriend]

Lachie Playaplaya the point was they did not leave they remain in this painting and harm no one excepts those who enter the painting and do not belong in the painting

[@hnhenrique2984]

Internetismyfriend couldn't they Just told us to leave before trying to peck our eyes out?

[@culpinha]

I'll name this painting "Elden Ring"

[@lustrouslamb3999]

14:47 I was just sitting listening expressionlessly, but that line with how you showed Gael made me cry

[@AbiRizky]

I know right :(

[@dooomalex]

Priscilla. Abomination. Like you wanna fight? 1v1 me on club penguin vaati

[@juankgonzalez6230]

Idon'thavealife but club penguin closed 😭😭😭😭

[@CEOofDontCareInc]

Idon'thavealife club penguin is shut down

[@CEOofDontCareInc]

Idon'thavealife I suggest you both fight in minecraft

[@Zliun]

roblox*

[@FxBrour]

No Habbo Hotel but beware the Pool is closed due to Aids

[@PaleRaida13]

Slave Knight or not, Gael was a true hero. Despite his ordeals, nay because of them he wanted to break the cycle of rot and rebirth in the painted worlds he sought refuge in. With his knowledge and loyalty in hand he set forth to not only find a Champion worthy of ending the lethargic tyranny of Friede but also set out to acquire the very essence of humanity - The Dark Soul - to create an entirely new world, one that has never been fathomed before. Given the evidence telling us Gael has been around since the age of gods, I believe he knew the state the Dark Soul was in, and what he had to do in order to utilise it for the new painting. He could have known about how the Dark affected Manus and Artorias but I think regardless of that he knew it would drive him to ruin. This is the reason why he chose you to complete his quest. Eons of endless death and rebirth led Gael to develop this plan for change. And is it not change and adaptability that defines the power of humanity? He did what no other dared. Gael is the epitome of human capability and hope despite his tale only being known by one other - you. And he was right. We thank him. Everyday. Because without him, there would be no ambiguous ending and therefore little to no hope for another Souls game. A true hero.

[@joshuakim5240]

Makes you wonder what the actual fuck took him so long to find Filianore's Church, especially after we clear the way to it, made even more odd at the fact that Gael is hinted to have at least made it to the Shared Grave bonfire judging by his final cloak scrap waypoint mark before us. Did the Spears lock up the Church the moment we got sent to the future or something? Because that would have been a hell of a dick move/hilarious event to stop Gael for so long that he had to indiscriminately kill everything until the end of time just to wait out the door lock's lifespan.

[@HystericalHuntress]

Interesting that once Gael goes hollow in phase 2, his purpose in seeking out the pigment and then drawing you to the end of time to slay him so you could bring it back to the painter being complete.. THAT is when he strikes the pose of an old knight and starts fighting like a 'human' would again. Prior to that, he fought more like what a hollow would. Once he actually hollows, he fights like he would have always fought in the past. That part always got to me. I also never understood how Gael could be considered hollow when in essence he has damned near all the human souls in the world, all the pieces of the Dark Soul, combined into one within him. If anything that would be the exact opposite of hollow..

[@Ghuirm]

the fight with Gael was one of the most beautiful things in DS3 two undead fighting at the end of time, the end of the world.

[@Spectral352]

I played through DSIII completely blind and i called my character "Ash". The first mindblow was when i awoke in the Cemetary of Ash and the second one when, despite me having a name, i chose to not have one and her then picking the name "Ash" regardless. Probably one of the best moments in videogames for me personally.

[@PavanKumar-lk4yi]

that's an amazing coincidence

[@Spectral352]

Not exactly, since what inspired me, was the very last sentence of the intro cinematic: "And so it is, that Ash seeketh Embers."

[@Kirokill1]

SashaSexyfur I thought he was seeking to collect them all?

[@PavanKumar-lk4yi]

the painter picking the name ash regardless is such a cool moment.

[@pixelprincess9]

I was playing through blind too and I named mine Ember! I had similar experiences.

[@someguy6543]

“But one day tiny flames will dance across the darkness”

[@Red-tn3wm]

I just hope i don't die before the conclusion of Berserk and the 100% confirmation by Miyazaki that Dark Souls story is finished. I teared up a little there at the end. x)

[@soversetile]

Same bro

[@andrew_cunningham]

Gael is actually a powerful symbol of self expression from Miyazaki- a being who waited so long for the end of Berserk that the world crumbled to dust and he literally morphed into Guts out of sheer desire for more content.

[@soversetile]

Andrew Cunningham dog you are silly as hell

[@dodojesus4529]

A fourth one could really round out the series

[@edited115]

Its finished, Ringed City is the last content we're gonna get.

[@wocao1239]

I'm very late to the party but I thought of a nice parallel: Gael is to the Dark Soul as the player is to the First Flame in DS1, and the Painting is the equivalent of the Kiln. We were this lowly undead who at first was just hanging around and didn't have much purpose, but as we got stronger senpais all around noticed and we were asked to take upon the task of linking/stealing the flame, which is basically going around collecting all its remnants and murdering their owners when they refuse to comply to build it up inside us so it's whole again and then feeding it to the Flame in the Kiln. Gael was a slave knight to the gods, who most likely was also just hanging around being unimpressive until he was left unemployed by their disappearance. Then as Vaati stated he eventually found his way to Ariandel where he was waifu-baited by the little painter's mother (because the painter herself doesn't seem to give too much of a f***, but she has some lines which imply her mother was also knowledgeable in the whole worldpainting thing, and who knows maybe Friede killed the mother for it) to beget the Dark Soul which would be able to create a new and better world. Gael then learns that the Dark Soul has been pulverized across a gazillion humans/pigmies and hunts every single one of them down and absorbs the dark soul within them, becoming fit to be the Dark Soul's equivalent of a Lord of Cinder. You can tell when you meet him that he's become this massively powerful being, nothing like the shriveled little dude he was when he first started. The player characters (Chosen Undead and Ashen ones) don't change much in appearance for gameplay reasons, but you could imagine that the lvl 100 you that stepped onto Gwyn's door at the kiln was an absolute monster and looked as badass as your imagination allows, because at that point you have literally stomped all the most powerful gods and heroes and absorbed their power. Anyways, Gael then collected most or all of the Dark Soul and sacrificed himself by having his blood drained and delivered to the girl, who paints a new setting with it. This is already a much more "cold, dark and gentle" way of kickstarting a reality than having a dude blow up in flames in a giant kiln, so maybe the Painted World of Dicklicker9000 has potential for not being as much of a violent fiesta as the Age of Fire was. Anyways thank you for reading my essay if you did. I'd love to hear everybody's thoughts on this, even though it probably isn't that original of an idea.

[@bustinarant]

@Luca Bertani Love. The secret ingredient is Love.

[@chhaylab7520]

Matheus V. Freitas I read all your EA’s say you get an A

[@LonewolfID]

The fuck that world name

[@connorwookey5518]

I finally understand now.

[@Hoixon]

I'm not crying, you're crying. Stop crying, you're gonna make me start...

[@shawncothran6337]

The saddest part of this is Vaati's farewell. The dude has been a staple of my Dark Souls experience for like 4 years. I would play the game. Wonder about it. Then watch a Vaati video to clarify or sometimes argue an alternate perspective of the story. Vaati's farewell was frighteningly final. I need his voice and his reason for... Ever I hope. Vaati's skills are amazing and undoubtedly useful in other industries. I'd watch a nature documentary with a Vaati commentary any day. Or anything with voice acting. IDK I just don't want to forget this voice or way of telling a story. It feels like the end of an amazing book and IDK how to handle it.

[@baseddexter2228]

getting a new game from miyazaki (hope i got it write) and i'm pretty sure Vaati is going to save us regarding the lore

[@cheesi]

Shawn Cothran We just need to wait for another lore-filled game by From. Hell, maybe he could cover other games with good lore, although I don't think anything can beat Fromsoft lore.

[@banjokazuya2913]

Syke you thought

[@pandabear9541]

the moment you realize he hunches over due to the GAPING CHASM THAT IS HIS CHEST rather than due to old age is powerful

[@AkemiTheSunbro]

“I wonder when Uncle Gael intends his return.” I thought I was prepared to cry, but I was not prepared for this.

[@treebeardoftheforest625]

Could the Locusts in the ringed city be mistaking you for Gale? They say : "Fear not the dark and let the feast begin". Maybe that's what they told Gale when he ventured through the Ringed city looking for the dark lords. After all he was going to "consume" them.

[@kianklen4750]

Treebeard of the Forest ....wait..."I shall partake"....as be a part of it..... are the locusts really just eating to collect and gather the dark to make the "feast" easier?

[@treebeardoftheforest625]

Could be, we might still be missing something. Vaati what do you think?

[@98Dreadboy]

Hmmm that does make sense, so you are saying that the locusts gave Gael the tip of consuming the dark soul?

[@DWFTW]

The preacher head description contests that really. The preachers were all meant to be converting men to the dark with their sermons. It's nothing about who you are, just that you are man.

[@cyan4845]

"The white-faced locusts were meant to beckon men to the dark with sermons, but most of them are unable to think past their own stomachs, the unruly mob!." from preacher's right arm description.Looks like by feast it means they just want to eat people. Actually I'm 100% sure because of "Skill: Feasting Branch Use souls to weave a sharp branch to fillet prey." they say "I shall partake" only when they summon the feasting branch and try to kill you, presumably to then eat you.

[@officialgoosestudios7151]

Gwyn was a loving fatherly sun who valantly burned himself alive to allow the fire to burn...And in reality, He was but a coward, Someone who hated humans, Someone who feared the abyss. Someone who sinned and toyed with the natural order of the world to further his own insecurities. Gael was a Monster. A pointless undead who hunted and slaughtered those he wanted in order to gain his own selfish human desires...But in reality, He was a sad man, With a iron resolve who worked and did unimaginable things in order to complete a cause he thought Nobel. Dark souls was always a story about Gods oppressing those they feared, Only to be consumed swiftly by those without fear of the dark. because, I believe, At least in the beginning, The dark was a far more calming place, Far more calming then the flames of a bonfire.

[@B_Son]

Up vote this to infinity.

[@Tackitt]

Makes sense, fire flickers and moves relentlessly. It is chaos. In true Darkness nothing changes.

[@ormurhersveit2840]

The calm of death and stagnation. Sounds like an endorsement of Gwyn to me. If the Flame is a lie, I choose the lie.

[@pepethefrog6809]

Aria: “Please tell me thy name. I would name this painting after thee.” The Legend: "What are you, a CASUL?!"

[@pierremaferrier2824]

You're the best storyteller I've ever heard in my life. I cried and applauded alone in my little apartment in Paris subjugated by this masterpiece. I finished the three games but I truly played them through you. I want to thank you infinetly for bringing me to the heart of the game and showing me the magnificence of this universe. Your work moved me like it wasn't for a long time (sh*t I'm melting). I hope you see this message even after 5 years since the video release. Thanks a lot for this truly blessed moment

[@VaatiVidya]

Many (though not all) of the songs in this video and the last were by Johannes Bornlöf, who really carried the tone of so many of these scenes. I get all my music from Epidemic Sound and i'm super thankful for this site. Go and check out some of the tracks in the description, they're so good.

[@solo8348]

VaatiVidya sets the mood pretty well.

[@SuperMekolo]

VaatiVidya

[@axelwest2811]

VaatiVidya is there any way to find the song that played at the beginning of your First Play through of the Ringed City video?

[@kevinfortsch]

VaatiVidya kind of reminds me of floating around the universe map on no man's sky. Fitting none the less

[@blocker5301]

Go to bed Vaati, Its about to be 3 am!

[@Jentypin]

Does the Painted world of Ash, possibly have....a lake? With....very very tall trees?

[@kodaxmax]

An Ash Lake you might say.

[@itsallfunky4591]

Justin Croatto Yeah, it's called Byrgenwerth...

[@failboy117]

I know this video is old, but going back to this and hearing Gael's story always makes me cry. The undying self sacrifice to make a better world for the few he cares about really hits me in a way that makes me feel sad and sympathetic.

[@12tlittle]

I come back to watch dark souls lore vids every six months or so..What an incredible game. truly the best series ever in my opinion

[@kumo34sans]

Gael is the soul of rage quitters throughout dark souls games. As the soul of cinder is the soul of those who beat the souls games

[@hyukpj5449]

Shaded Gamer so all that red orbs that shoot out of him is the salty tears of pansy rage quitters? makes sense

[@theblocksays]

If only the lead up to him was also marked by dozens upon dozens of those vagrants from the first game, but just dropping "fading soul" packs instead of humanity.

[@SSangsen]

Gael is casul?

[@maxfrank2384]

Wait...That means Gael is DSP ?

[@hyukpj5449]

Max Frank​ ha! Nice one Dood I was blocking! I didn't hit dat!

[@solaireofastora9813]

Good bye Dark Souls

[@Bluecho4]

And a fine Dark Soul, to you.

[@Wesinhuman]

The series isn't going anywhere.

[@TheRezro]

Yeh, that still can mad bunch of prequels and midqueles.

[@lordswagman1419]

Aria: “please tell me thy name” Me: *sweats in BigHatBilly*

[@shenratensai]

Shira's voice line is the best in Dark Souls 3 in my opinion, it's a shame we didn't get more backstory on her. She made it all the way through the ages to the end just like you & patches she even wields miracles like Gwyn did in the cinematic of Dark Souls 1 when he fought the Dragons! Also her Voice actor is super hot.

[@f4lc099]

fireman who is saving kitty from burning house and almost die doesn't make me cry but ending titles in last dark souls game make me cry

[@officerbucket7986]

I didn't even understand the ending and i still tried to hold back the tears

[@fistwizard2552]

That's because in Dark Souls 3 you ARE the fireman, the painted world is the burning house and The Painting Lady and all of humanity is the kitty. Prepare to cry.

[@countryhat5531]

Now that we've had the chance to examine all the dark souls lore we may ever get, would you consider doing another Lorethrough of all 3 souls games? That would be amazing

[@matjazciglic1380]

That'd be a great idea, all in one long video. or even an audiobook of some sort. It'd be a fantastic conclusion :)

[@zeltzamer4010]

An audiobook would be pretty neat. Imagine driving somewhere and just getting to listen Vaati's voice and here him talk about the lore of Dark Souls everywhere you go.

[@5pointSoulja]

*4 games

[@WoodlandDrake]

If VaatiVidya wrote a comprehensive... tome... compiling all the Dark Souls lore out there... shit take my money. I would hope he brings together a lot of fans and content creators to collaborate with for some dynamic perspective. Might even lead to a Dark Souls series of movies that would be utterly horrifying to watch.

[@desolateink7729]

Literally every part of this series lore makes my gut twist. I've been playing for a long time and it still blows my mind the depth the lore has.

[@danieldebod2663]

The fact that the series ended and your impeccable way of telling a story actually brought a tear to my eye

[@colenelvogel7001]

I like how Gael regards his sword for a brief second, just like Ludwig did.

[@420Ruger]

Lost I thought he did it like artrious

[@Wicked061]

Lost it was the only friend they have ever had. Always at their side, until the bitter end.

[@jerl8170]

Lost when does he regard his sword

[@abrahamsmiley6766]

you could've added the fact that we reclaim our own souls from blood puddles when we die, but that's just me

[@VaatiVidya]

+MY NAME IS DEEP heh good point.

[@cinderluna]

still come back to this video every so often. it's been such an amazing journey. thank you Miyazaki, and thank you everyone in the souls community. thank you Vaati. I will never forget the stories of Dark Souls.

[@The_Power]

Dark Souls Ending: You usher in the age of darkness then you and your firekeeper waifu go and live in a painting.

[@FurnaxIkki]

I have such conflicting feelings towards Gael, viewing him both as a person and then as a character. As a character he's great and amazingly tragic, but as a person... ... Goddammit man. I thought we were gonna fight the Primordial Serpents together or some shit. But here you go off and just start eating people and become an absolutely horrific monster and just expect me to clean up your mess for you. Never even stopping to see if there were some other, better way. I cry for you and I absolutely detest you for betraying me in such a personal way. 10/10.

[@kuja025]

10/10 would cry again.

[@ScreamingTc]

I'm not sure you can count it a betrayal. He must have known what consuming the Dark Soul would do to him, would turn him into, and yet he didn't hesitate. Given his age, he probably knew there was no other way to unite the dark soul but the consumption of blood. For it is the blood that contains the soul. He sacrificed his humanity and his sanity in an attempt to create a better world. *manly sniffles and wibbles*

[@graysonm.7452]

FurnaxIkki but he trusted you to uphold the birth of a world that is (very possibly) truly permanent due to it having been made with the blood of the dark soul. In a way, he had more faith in you than anything

[@umkemesic]

puts noose around neck. Sees vatti upload, not today.

[@Cryazon]

Doritalos Hey man, if you're being serious you can get help. Call a suicide prevention hotline

[@ianodell1099]

Doritalos horse tranquilizers are better

[@joshuacarr8677]

The ending to this video is so beautifully done. I almost cried just now... Cannot thank you enough for all your hard work! I hope you continue to enjoy doing them, so I can enjoy watching them

[@BrunoADuenas]

Man, after years, those lines at 8:40 still hit deep in me. The power in those words and the trembling voice at the end of the phrase perfectly portrait Shira's will of duty and resentment. I always remember that VA line and it ALWAYS gives me chills.

[@damiansampel3746]

For the painting is a dark, and gentle world. Painted with blood and the blood of the dark soul. A world painted in blood is but blood. Soon a sea would over take it. Not yet. Not until the blood has been spilled. As Aldrich foresaw there was a sea of dark. Painted with the blood of man. A layered world haunted by the very thing that gave it life. Blood.

[@luketaylor7080]

So basically Yharnam?

[@0816M3RC]

Rh3dxRa1N There is nothing gentle about Yharnam.

[@Kirokill1]

0816 M3RC Girl and chapel bro disagree.

[@tougespyder6586]

the fedoras and dresses are pretty gentle if you ask me:P

[@hmmmooops]

M'Lady Maria of the astral clocktower

[@gabenplznerf1093]

Orrrrrr in my case, the painting is called Holden MaCok

[@DaimonRus]

VaporLord98

[@matthewsibbald8579]

Golden Guzzler

[@macin6931]

I did a no death run and i came so far i didn't want to delete my char so now my painting is called "NoDeath7"

[@SJLuis]

"One day, flames will dance across the darkness" I think when you consider that in Dark Souls, areas have eternal night or eternal day, this means you created a day-night cycle or the lords of cinder's souls became stars.

[@kamilbigos2995]

If Elden Ring happens to be the painted world, I'm gonna piss myself out of excitement.

[@AruminDes]

I was just thinking about that

[@procze]

As cool as it would be for them to make a game off that premise, elden ring probably isn't it. 1. Just based off the fact that miyazaki said himself he is done with the souls series and miyazaki is directly working on elden ring, probably means it has nothing to do with dark souls. He has been very verbal in the past about wanting to do something that isn't dark souls. 2. Also based off the fact that george r.r martin wrote a lot of the lore for elden ring is another hint its unrelated to dark souls, because why would he collaborate with someone to write lore for a game with lore thats already been established. 3. Elden ring sounds like a completely new game with completely different lore/setting, and if a game were to come out based off the continuation of the painted world from the blood of the dark soul, it would still have dark souls lore, considering everyone/anything who would enter the painting would be from the dark souls universe, regardless of how new/different the painted world is, all lore would still have to stem from dark souls. Unless they made it so far into the timeline of the painting that all the lore from the souls series is irrelevant, but then whats the point of even making elden ring the painted world if they're wouldn't be any connection? Then again this is just speculation by me and i could be completely wrong, guess we'll see when there is more information.

[@fiso64]

Leave the Dark Souls series be, it's complete. With all due respect, I hope FromSoft ignores statements like this one and moves on.

[@Future_Doggo]

I think bloodborne was the painted world.

[@kidnameless]

@@Future_Doggo That would be one fucked up painting