Dark Souls Lore - Pontiff Sulyvahn

Dark Souls III Lore - Pontiff Sulyvahn
Time to talk about one of the most popular villains - hell, one of the most popular characters in Dark Souls III as a whole, it seems. I'm not really sure why so many people like Sulyvahn; maybe it's because he's such a huge asshole? Either way, we'll be talking about Sulyvahn, Irithyll, Aldrich and the Boreal Valley as a whole and their connections with the Profaned Capital.
I drew the sketches in this episode, can you tell? Don't say mean things about them, because it was my birthday yesterday.
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[@OrphanMartian]

One of my favorite details about the Pontiff is his soundtrack. It begins with a choir of children singing. Meanwhile, Anri states that her duty to kill Aldrich is "For the children I knew, bless their souls." She's referring to all the children Aldrich ate. Children that Sulyvahn had probably fed to him. What the fuck, Miyazaki...

[@helmutha5589]

Wha...whats up with the weed face lol

[@sirsleepy1411]

2:35

[@MorningLightMtn]

Pontiff

[@ViperJoe]

Pontiff Sulyvahn? More like Pointdowniff Sulyvahn

[@cloudy9548]

He killed mah waifu, so ill end his laifu

[@sunnydays5031]

Where you go, the moon always sets in gank city

[@Romb772]

Great sketches Mont 10/10 definitely recognised every character.

[@KaiserAfini]

I have a theory on what the profaned flame inspired. The flame is eternal, a branding iron with the correct rune can temporarily suppress the link of humanity to fire to a certain degree (aka estus). A more advanced form could possibly free humans from Gwyn's seal of fire entirely. So I theorize he served as a Darkmoon Knight, learned the truth about the Darksign and started experimenting on ways to release it. Some experiments include dragon transformation (look at the failed dragon bros in his dungeon), removing the seal via the profaned flame and bringing about the age of The Deep (look at the video The Bastard's Curse by Jerks Sans Frontieres for a more detailed explanation). And so, when the most honored of the Darkmoon Knights, a now minor noble serving publicly under Gwyndolin, found out the truth, he raided the city and punished the gods and their setvants for all the suffering they forced upon humans. Only the Lothric family was spared, for they too sought to transcend the cycle via sorcery and the power of dragons. In a sense, he too sought a way out of the cycle, but held no qualms about making the gods and their descendents the guinea pigs for once.

[@boskoboskovic1306]

Sulyvahns Bizarre Adventure

[@KingFancy]

I think most people's reaction to this boss was something like this

[@666Masque666]

I really do wish that Sulyvahn got a cutscene for his fight, and some talking as well. I would've loved that...

[@evgenydmitriev2793]

The Art was especially strong in this one 10/10

[@autismisuncontrollable4925]

"Delayed attacks = difficult" the boss.

[@MrJpc1234]

Hmmm i was under the impression that his ambition was to create an undying world beyond that of the first flame which is why he was inspired by the unchanging profaned flame, hunted to royalty bount the to the first flame and supported aldritch because he alao wanted similar stuff

[@Manfromthenorth0551]

[STAND USER[ [PONTIFF SULYVAHN]

[@Luna-Starfrost]

The last part gave me a shower of epic feelings, when you talked about Lord of the Rings. Focking nice video!

[@MaconArtofMotion]

great vid Mr. Mont!

[@nucleusdanklyus5776]

3:33

[@BTR180]

Liked the video for the graphics. Best art/comic. 10/10 Would like video again.