Dark Souls - Story Explained

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In the constant battle, between the light and the dark, perhaps we must ask ourselves, what lies beyond it?
Timestamps:
00:00 Chapter I: Age of Ancients
10:46 Chapter II: Age of Fire
22:02 Chapter III: The Undead Pilgrimage
51:16 Chapter IV: A Grand Illusion
1:09:38 Chapter V: The Lordvessel
1:43:18 Chapter VI: Oolacile and the Abyss
2:03:43 Chapter VII: Kiln of the First Flame
Music (In order of appearance):
ES_Fractions of Souls - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Making a Wish - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Empty Promises - Trevor Kowalski
ES_A Monsters Feeling - Hampus Naeselius
ES_Separation - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Don't Be Afraid - Jakob Ahlbom
ES_Empty Promises - Trevor Kowalski
ES_Fragment - Ever So Blue
ES_Eyes of Yours - Edgar Hopp
ES_Freedom Is Fuel - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Late Nights in Harmony - Trevor Kowalski
ES_Long Distance Call - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Negotiations - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Remember Yourself - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Serenity - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_The Book - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_The Stars Remain - Martin Gauffin
ES_The Northern Cliff - Erasmus Talbot
ES_The Quiz - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Within Its Own Silent Shell - Hampus Naeselius
ES_Outwatch - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Under the Stone - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_For Nothing - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Frost - Jakob Ahlbom
ES_Butterfly Dance - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Black Sun Rising - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Greater Than You or I - Gavin Luke
ES_Distant Echo - Jakob Ahlbom
ES_Gentle Change - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Only Human - Philip Ayers
ES_Passages - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_A Sad String Quartet - Traditional
ES_Valley of the Kings - Hampus Naeselius
ES_From Us to Them - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Rivers End - Hampus Naeselius
ES_Behind the Moon - Hampus Naeselius
ES_The Day Before - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_We'll Return - Edgar Hopp
ES_The Ascension - Hampus Naeselius
ES_Ambient Sun - Cerulean Skies
ES_The Great Unknown - Hampus Naeselius
ES_Vantage Point - Hampus Naeselius
ES_October Skies - Ebb & Flod
ES_Nomads - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Through Time and Space - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
ES_Rise to Be Your Hero - Hampus Naeselius
ES_Identity Crisis - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_The Thin Line - Hampus Naeselius
ES_I Cannot See You - Cercles Nouvelles
ES_Somewhere Then (Instrumental Version) - GEMINII
ES_Finding Melody - Gavin Luke
ES_The Wish Child - Edward Karl Hanson
ES_Adapted by Dark - Hampus Naeselius
ES_Dark Turns to Light - Hampus Naeselius
ES_At_the_Break_of_Dawn_-_Jakob_Ahlbom

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[@Spiffy35]

Do you have a podcast with these stories??

[@Fillycheesecake]

Are you guys planning on doing the same for Dark Souls 2 and 3?

[@richardstrachmesserschmiti4979]

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[@Thebrotherscode]

@@Fillycheesecake Yes we do indeed! =D

[@Fillycheesecake]

@@Thebrotherscode Awesome! I can't wait.

[@bigorange4919]

I think if dark souls was ANYTHING but a video game, I think society would think the world building is amazing and deserves a spot right up next to Lord of the rings and dune as some of the best fictional worlds ever made

[@P9ctMak3r]

I'm actually watching the to study up for the Dark Souls ttrpg that recently released. It's far from perfect but I'm ecstatic to try it

[@boyzi417]

And the song of ice and fire

[@MrPowow]

Let's not get carried away. This games story works because it's a game, not in spite of it.

[@bigorange4919]

@@MrPowow well what I meant was like how video games aren’t really respected so there will always be a bunch of old people trying to disqualify it cause it’s just a video game

[@blippitybloo]

It'd be the new Game of Thrones.

[@austinhadley6086]

Friend, this single video is infinitely better than the hundreds of hours of channels 20x your size combined. Narration? Spot on Visual ambience? Killer Cohesion? Untouched. You've managed to do the impossible: tell the canonical story of dark souls in a way that isn't jumbled or confused

[@BigPanda096]

These guys are like a new Hawkshaw. Its amazing.

[@MasterB8r420]

Hotel? Trivago

[@andrewpaul8732]

His Bloodborne video is also unlike any other of its kind. Amazing channel all around

[@Rubbish_]

Except maybe Vaati because his voice

[@pranavkalyan.s4659]

Respect 👏

[@kittyvalbuena182]

I love that, even in a sophisticated and masterful lore summary, we Souls fans won’t pass up an opportunity to vent about the Capra Demon

[@batcaveloner1383]

I actually enjoyed that boss fight… lmao

[@munchiez4993]

​@@batcaveloner1383why?

[@captaintoast4675]

@@munchiez4993masochism

[@saketbakshi4235]

Capra Demon is so powerful that he knocked me out of Dark Souls 1 and sent me to 2. He trained me enough to go full Shura onto the Pursuer whenever he appeared

[@jjtomecek1623]

I beat him first try on my 2nd playthrough with the short bow. Focus on the dogs first with melee, and after that, loop him around and around and shoot him Everytime he drops from the stairs

[@nimaaskari6647]

after watching this video I played dark souls for the first time. and it's changed my life. I'm 28, I live in one of the worst countries on the planet, I fight for bare minimums of life, but this game taught me to never give up, if I fail to do it, dust off, make myself stronger and fight it again. thank you guys for this great video...❤

[@Thebrotherscode]

It's our honour and privilege my friend. Your comment has inspired us to keep working and growing. Never stop fighting! 🤍

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[@paulrun111]

Bare minimums of life... Bro you got a game console... That's way above the bare minimum lol

[@user-rq1qn7rd6v]

i fail to see where anyone said anything about having a gaming console @@paulrun111

[@ThatOneNiceGuy9001]

Honestly the story of the witches if izalith breaks my heart the most, especially quelagg protecting her sister who had sacrificed her well-being to relieve the inhabitants of blight town from their pain

[@twistanimations7802]

And discharge protecting what he has left of his sister not knowing she was still alive, story is rlly saddening, I remember approaching them for the first time, having the witch's ring from the start and everything I was like 😢😢

[@Ne8ula]

and that is why i have given the sister more than 60 humanities to make up how i killer her sister. to this date, the sister's covenant is the one i max out devotion to every single playthru

[@linkszxx]

I simp

[@Jeff_Biden]

@@linkszxx ok so if humans are descendants of the pygmy wtf are Gwyn's knights?? What are they? This is so confusing

[@CurtisMiller1995]

@@Jeff_Biden gods obviously...

[@Shezmen88]

You guys made a masterpiece...thank you so much for this wonderful video...

[@Thebrotherscode]

Thank you very much, it means a lot coming from someone as talented as yourself! ♥

[@yorandelcroix8996]

you also made some masterpieces. I may have rewatched dork souls 20 times now.

[@mfisher9977]

Hey it's the Italian guy that likes the Dancer's booty a lil too much

[@curiousguyontheinternet9023]

39:50 Hey I think I found Federico!! He looks a little worse for wear, though

[@ecxof]

You are unironically THE best channel to explain and in depth, no cut, 100% explanation of a complex lore. especially something as complex as souls series. I am glad I found this gem early

[@Thebrotherscode]

Thank you so much, this means a lot to us. We look forward to providing you with more content! ❤️

[@treaceeames4697]

I prefer installation 00 as the best lore creator on youtube

[@randomnoobonyoutube7463]

​@@treaceeames4697your forget about Vaati

[@maxentirunos]

@@randomnoobonyoutube7463 Vaati 'lore' stories rely heavily in headcanon and theories, and that from the very start of his channel like with the 'Solaire is the nameless king' prepare to cry. As a story-teller, he is very good. As a lore-teller, not so much

[@MisterK-YT]

Wdym “found this gem EARLY”?? Whatchu mean by early? Jc

[@nikkorocksalot5254]

That ending montage of the character lines really ties it together so perfectly Thank you for this incredible video

[@Thebrotherscode]

You’re welcome! Thank you for watching ♥️

[@thunderboom3362]

Please make a video on the other two Dark Souls games! Everyone would love and support the series!!

[@khairulrisyam5001]

I wanna see dark soul 2 & 3 and demon soul

[@randomizedtaco6565]

Yes yes yes

[@96Darkfire]

Im still not sure what DS2 was about

[@rogeryoungblood2452]

Doesnt this cover all 3 or is there just that much repeated in the games? Ive only ever played 3

[@nilesstandish1802]

@@rogeryoungblood2452 this has a bit of three because they’re so intertwined, and there’s a little bit of two, mostly in the form of aldia.

[@TriangleTrinity]

3 days ago I searched “bloodborne story” and you guys popped up. I loved it so much and was like damn I wonder if these guys will do a dark souls story. Then today happened! Thank you!

[@Thebrotherscode]

That's great timing isn't it haha, you're welcome, and thank you for watching and supporting us!

[@TriangleTrinity]

@@Thebrotherscode Incredible timing. I watched the first have today and I’m finishing up the second half when I open my shop tomorrow. And I’ll be rewatching!

[@camjoinsthebattle5471]

I know I could make a joke about the "prepare to cry" series, but i can't lie. Hearing about the connection you and Sif would have if you fought Manus with him, and killed Artorias before going to his boss fight, literally made me tear up. Sif wanting to protect you, a hero, who ended his old master's suffering, and helped him stop the spread of the abyss. The fact that he howls in grief, knowing full well that he will have to kill you, or fail, leaving you to potentially succumb to the abyss, is just heartbreaking.

[@WulfNSpice]

I actually cried at the end when all the characters were saying their goodbye's. I also will give apart of myself to this world to live in it, if only for a brief moment. i really appreciate the content guys.

[@minecraftmaster12245]

no you wouldnt

[@joobinmcgroobin5181]

Lol wrf? Rotflmfao

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[@petestinky8390]

B ofk

[@a-lie-n]

@@minecraftmaster12245 i already gave a part of myself to your mum

[@TheLyosacks]

Amazing video! Dark Souls is still one of my favorite games of all time, and you delivered the story spectacularly!

[@Thebrotherscode]

Thank you very much my friend, your animation work is outstanding! ❤️

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[@trosc]

I haven't played them fully yet, is this just Dark Souls I or the whole trilogy story? Thankies.

[@Ava6581]

I thought this video was going to cover the entire trilogy. Very impressive how much lore you were able to obtain for the story of the first game. Looking forward to your video on 2!

[@karimmime1050]

You have answer the question i search to know : is the video cover the 3 game!

[@JehuisRad]

wait this just one game damn what happens in the other two?

[@warning2814]

@MrImATool it was mentioned in the lore from dark souls 3

[@lashed1980]

@@JehuisRad 2 is kinda a separate story, 3 is a combination as well as its own

[@thecompanioncube4211]

Overlap of 1 and 3 is such that you have to cover parts of 3 anyways. But who's complaining? It's great!!!

[@kylelabrie2209]

Man, even after all these years. All these playthroughs, hearing the story of Artorias, Sif, and the player always breaks my heart. And hearing that pained howl and seeing the recognition in Sifs eyes, knowing what's about to have to happen...it still brings tears to my eyes. I dont know about anyone else, but the first time I encountered this, I actually got so upset that I put my controller down and just accepted defeat. Sif is the best boy. Only trying to do the best for his previous master and current friend. He will never be forgotten. ❤️

[@joobinmcgroobin5181]

Lol wut the f? Stfu rotflmfao there is help for crazy brah, get it

[@BBoy4040]

Future tip for anyone who doesn't want their heart completely shattered: Don't let up on Sif when she's near death.

[@_Your_Boy_Moth_]

This is by far the most relaxing narration I’ve heard in a while, I was having a panic attack that kept my up well into 1AM, but I found this video and was able to fall asleep in 20 minutes. As a dark souls fan I love how detailed everything is described, and I’m going to come back to this video when I need relaxation. Take this sub 🤲🏻

[@Diablopray]

Too big of a bong rip?

[@MisterK-YT]

@_Your_Boy_Moth_ What caused the panic attack? I’m curious. (Was it weed, like the other commenter asked?)

[@MisterK-YT]

@@Diablopraybruh this is real af. I can’t smoke pot, cuz every time I have, I had a panic attack. Even when I knew it was just a panic attack n I was fine, n I wasn’t afraid/scared of it while it was happening, I _still_ felt all the “physical” symptoms. Skin vibrating, racing & looping thoughts, body temperature felt like I was in ice, heart pounding, etc lol.

[@_Your_Boy_Moth_]

@@MisterK-YT just have a panic disorder and often panic from nothing. I use to smoke but I can’t for the same reason you explained in your other comment

[@MisterK-YT]

@@_Your_Boy_Moth_ thanks for sharing!

[@jessesledgefilm]

I always felt that the Dragons were everlasting due to their scales, the scales allowed them to be immortal and that's why Seath the Scaleless was so jealous and full of hatred toward the other dragons; and why he would become a traitor against them; because unlike his ilk he was scaleless and thus mortal. Also why he was so interested in crystal magics, so he could make artificial scales out of crystals to become immortal or at the least extend his life.

[@abigcupofwater]

You're right- others have pointed out that in the opening cutscene, Seath is shown holding a dragon scale that crumbles as he lets out a cry of anguish, which implies his whole goal in siding with Gwyn was to achieve immortality like the other dragons

[@majeedmamah7457]

@@LuciferReincarnate What are you talking about? There are no "crystals of immortality" in dark souls. Seath did not _find_ anything, he created the crystal magic as well as various other magics.

[@majeedmamah7457]

@@LuciferReincarnate where does it say this in-game?

[@majeedmamah7457]

@@LuciferReincarnate ok thanks, I never did a sorcery build so I haven't heard much of Logan's lines.

[@alexgertsog105]

@@LuciferReincarnate damn, I too always assumed the crystal was his crowning invention, not that he just yoinked it. Perhaps it was a mistranslation?

[@SojZa]

thanks for blessing us with a 2 hour souls vid

[@Thebrotherscode]

You're welcome! ❤️

[@IfYouInsist]

Truly. Great, well made and edited content here. Excellent narration. 🔥🖤

[@LixxLixx]

it’s not like we don’t know what’s going on

[@local_menace7899]

What sucks is everything is Gwyns fault.

[@cinemageplt]

He wanted to do good

[@quantum174]

The story of the Witches is incredibly heart breaking :(

[@ShaftAlmighty]

This is the most articulate chronological storytelling of Dark Souls 1. Love to hear a Dark Souls 2(my favorite).

[@TheFozziemonster]

Me too very underrated

[@TheProphet49]

Try the timeline by Hawkshaw, it covers this and more and does so while sticking more to the stuff that comes from the game rather than extrapolations.

[@legobatmanthevideogame3194]

@@BBQcheese ds2>>>ds1

[@prodrt1]

@@legobatmanthevideogame3194 weirdo! i get u tho, the overall world design, even though absolutely broken and not as well connected as ds1, more like tue graphical design of the levels, is insane. best of the series def. thats about it :D

[@avriel6903]

@@legobatmanthevideogame3194 Depends on what you're looking at, though. Hitboxes? DS1. AI? DS1. World Building? DS1. Rolling and actual gameplay mechanics? DS1. Graphics? DS1. Fluidity? DS1. Actual boss quality? DS1. Other than a few DS2 bosses, overall DS1 overshadows it in nearly every single way, and that's not even including the terrible movement in DS2.

[@karasu3723]

This is what I had always wanted, a beautifully narrated movie depicting almost if not all the important parts of the story of Dark Souls including the gameplay and user actions necessary to know some of the more well-hidden lore. Commendable work, enjoyed it to the fullest.

[@Thebrotherscode]

Thank you for such positive feedback, we appreciate it my friend!

[@TheTongueTwisler]

This is just a little nitpick, but the Stray Demon was actually at the Undead Asylum the whole time. You actually see it walking right at the beginning as you exit the cell. The Asylum Demon is in the upper part.

[@YoursEteranally]

Dang I actually got emotional from this. This game was my favorite one of all time and i was so interested in it. I love miyazaki and all of his work. Beautiful yet somber and dark

[@xuanathan]

1:01:55 Ornstein likely didn't die at archdragon peak, as his armour is merely lying around on the ground. Seeing as people go to archdragon peak in order to become dragons, and you fight a massive dragon right above where you find his armour, I think what likely happened was that Ornstein being far stronger than most men who try to become dragons, became the king of the storm.

[@revengeofthelolin]

the king of the storm was the drake befriended by the nameless king when he was still on gwyn's side

[@thesun5275]

He didnt become the drake but it if he did anything it is quite possible he became the dragon that you fight in the beginning

[@brightestlight9462]

i thought nameless king was solaire

[@keeganwullaert4996]

Saying ehich dragon ornstein is is kinda impossible but I find him being dead unlikely and it more like he did throw his armor away as it isn't on a corpse or in a chest just laying on the ground

[@mangodango1733]

@@brightestlight9462 No sadly solaire is just a guy who happens to be incredibly awesome

[@100x100maschio]

Dude that s like a whole movie. Its incredible to see such an effort from an up and coming channel. Good job!

[@Thebrotherscode]

Thank you for the nice words, we appreciate you watching!

[@gamer9462]

the ending hit so hard had me crying hearing all their prayers their wishes and the last words they each say

[@themancalledjbob]

Brother’s Code has completely changed my perspective on Dark Souls as a whole. This video is a beautiful piece of content that I will never grow tired of and will constantly lead me to question my actions in the various games in the Dark Souls series. Thank you, Brother’s Code and patches is right you can’t trust clerics lol

[@Darklordcomp]

Be Me, someone who falls asleep listening to long 2 hours lore videos "This will make a fine addition to my collection"

[@trashstar3908]

Same here, any suggestions?

[@SmEiF-]

my people, we have gathered here tonight to share in the glory of a soothing voice and excellent story telling. gotta have my nightly story, either this stuff or astro physics conference, I usually rotate. science, sci fi. fantasy, back to science rinse repeat and a sprinkle of spc or creepy pasta if they are good enough.

[@wesleypaddock3416]

@@trashstar3908 The Exploring Series has tons of different stuff

[@DarklordofBarovia]

After having seen every vaati upload ever, having finished the game over 15 times making sure to encounter every single npc as often as possible and doing a few 100% runs, you have still been able to absolutely amaze me with this video. A true labour of love. I saw nothing I didn't know but this was 2 hours of true craftsmanship and hard work - well done! I shall be watching your other soulsborne videos with glee!

[@FireStarJutsu]

To have the story connected chronologically in this high quality format is so awesome.

[@ShotofCyanide1]

A fellow vaat watcher, a man of culture I see. I have not watched every upload, not even close. I do hold his work in very high regard. Would you say this man here did his homework? No glaring misinterpretations? Would it hold vaat's approval would you think?

[@uncaged1180]

@@ShotofCyanide1 i have basically no knowledge of vaat, is he like the gold standard of dark souls lore??

[@yellowsaurus4895]

@@uncaged1180 he's probably the most well-known for how prolific he is but i wouldnt say he's the best. For surface level stuff he's fine but his theories can tend to be kind of nonsensical. I personally prefer Hawkshaw; although their theories in recent videos have also been wildly speculative unfortunately. Their timeline video, the one about demons, and the one about the Way of White are all really good though.

[@MrPowow]

Yea these guys are really good. I think vaati has been off lately. For awhile actually. His elden ring content leaves a lot to be desired. He just seems like he wants to sell shirts and is resting on his laurels. Or he lost the passion. He takes forever now too.

[@thecompanioncube4211]

This game makes me feel emotions that can't be described... one of the most beautiful, unforced and uniquely told stories of all of gaming

[@kinkysod2261]

I never knew how powerful and deep the story and lore of this game was until now. I now have a strong appreciation for this game that I never knew I would gain. Very well done.

[@daskallu]

I remember the first time I played Dark Souls. I spent 4 hours trying to clear out the skeletons in the cemetary, only to realise that maybe this wasn't the right place to be. A few hours later I was at the top of a curch and rang a bell. I had no ideea what was happening but I thought to myself "Man, this game is awesome and profound!". Ten years later, thanks to you, I understand the story.

[@ashegame7920]

Wow man the story of Quelana and the fair lady.. it's so tragic.. i really felt that one. Rage.. rage against the dying of the light, the coming of darkness. What a masterpiece.

[@johnmartin8733]

If anyone ever asks me "What's the story of Dark Souls?" I will literally send them the link to this video.

[@n8doggy733]

i like the thepry that being the most powerful person left in Anor Londo, Smough just named himself knight

[@MelvaCross]

What a great video! Souls is a franchise that really lends itself to these kinds of videos. And you made the most complete, least contradictory video on DS1 I've seen thus far. I REALLY liked how you included all the side characters' stories and that you make it absolutely clear when you enter the territory of speculation. I hope you do the entire trilogy like this because DS2 is the one game I've never played and I absolutely did NOT understand DS3.

[@Thebrotherscode]

Thank you for watching, we appreciate the kind words, we are currently working on Dark Souls II, and plan on doing the entire trilogy!

[@biffbroham]

Dark souls 2 is to Dark souls 1, as ancient sumer and cavemen are to us. Dark souls 3 is to dark souls 1, as world war 1 is to world war 2.

[@haider-ameen4703]

They used to say (movies based on video games are bad) Well this one is a masterpiece

[@jgamez106]

That’s cause this is a documentary 😄

[@will.7]

Wtf did I just watch. You are so good in telling the story. Impossible not to get emotional in the end, this is GOLD

[@jinx1987]

This is by far the most straightforward yet detailed explanation of the Dark Souls story

[@tesseract3966]

Was looking for copper, found gold. Time to get some snacks and hunker down.

[@iwishiwasadragon8137]

I legit shed a tear in the end. Dark Souls is phenomenal and so are you guys since you made such an amazing work. I loved your video on bloodborne dearly, this time you delivered the same top notch quality. Cant wait for bearer of the curse story. Much of love and respect from bottom of my heart.

[@Dante-xf1mu]

I know right, he went full sad mode in the end. With the music and all those characters.

[@rhomayyann4691]

The story of Artorias is the best. The fact that Oolacile is in the past and Sif. It's all so sad yet grand. One of my favorite games of all time and definitely my favorite Souls/Borne game.

[@anthonyvega3955]

Just wanna say the way you put together the video was amazing, it was like a movie with a great narration. You took a massive story and pieced it together amazingly. Thank you for all your effort

[@joeclarke7982]

Even though I know the Souls lore like the back of my hand (I think) I gotta watch this because your Bloodborne lore video was AMAZING and I'm sure this will be no different.

[@joeclarke7982]

Oh also a Demons Soul lore video would be pretty awesome.....just saying 😅

[@Thebrotherscode]

@@joeclarke7982 Thank you Joe, we're glad you enjoyed the Bloodborne video, we plan on covering all of the Souls games, although it may take a while 😂

[@quasarstone4951]

thats exactly why im here too

[@BigPanda096]

@@Thebrotherscode Yeah y'all doing that deep dive research can't be a fast process.

[@justincurll1110]

What I wanna know, is who's corpse did Oscar drop down. It's pretty raw of him to drop the corpse of the key's bearer and not just the key.

[@mikealpha4169]

I have been thinking about this for several years now and I have not come closer to a satisfying answer The beginning of the Dark Souls 1 is so much harder to understand than the rest of it, if only we had just a tiny bit more info

[@SentientMeatloaf1]

Personally I just assume that the devs went with that to make it more dramatic and to make it obvious that the player should inspect the corpse and any further corpses they come across. When you think about it there are very few objects in dark souls that do not come off of corpses or from chests.

[@joshuagibbons8821]

I always took it as an inside joke to the player, that items are always found on corpses so Oscar tosses you a corpse lol

[@SentientMeatloaf1]

@@joshuagibbons8821 Perhaps my memory is just faulty, I know it happens in dark souls three but can you recall any instances in dark souls one where there is an item either not in a chest or on a corpse? Just laying there in the world?

[@BigPanda096]

@@SentientMeatloaf1 There are a few, but the least of the series for sure.

[@roamingnemesis]

oh my god i knew the fight with sif was sad but this is so much more sad than i could have imagined im crying dawg

[@zacharymartel5592]

I just finished this game and watching this video immediately after was such a high quality addition to my experience. Thank you! This is amazing!

[@FireStarJutsu]

We're lucky to have played a game in a time where this video exists. They actually said they plan to do the trilogy! Dark Souls 2's video is out actually. Have you played any other Souls games? and what are you playing now? Just curious :)

[@DukeGyug]

The amount of lore I have consumed has not been enough!

[@Thebrotherscode]

It's never enough my friend!

[@majinvegeta1254]

How do you not have a million Subs at LEAST? This was so well put together.

[@benediktgsell4428]

That sister or doughter (couldn't keep track) of izalith has a tremble in her voice that's just heartbreaking. I love the story. Thank you for making the effort and telling it.

[@crow3826]

02:08:24 got pretty emotional around this part. Really well done.

[@yikes6969]

kinda weird

[@OwOraTheWitch]

I love how Vamos has those weird pointless bones on his face. Cause hey, even as a skeleton, a blacksmiths still gotta have a beard.

[@budusbusham3324]

@@colbyboucher6391 tbf that wouldn’t be the weirdest thing in the dark souls lore

[@autobotskyflame6287]

Thery are not bones, but metal. The same accessories that are found on the back of the Xanthos set.

[@Kyrogus]

This is the best Dark Souls video that exists.

[@Giancamera]

Man, having seen at least 8 videos explaining the story of Dark Souls, I can honestly say that yours has the best narrative, audio and overall dedication. I'm truly grateful to have found this. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS SUPERIOR QUALITY VIDEO.

[@timothy.p.miller]

That was unbeleivable. I have never seen anyone tell the story of Dark Souls like this. 10/10. 5 Stars. Magnificent. I felt the emotions behind all of the storylines. The gravity of every situation... The hardships and triumphs... Defeat and Victory... It was all so well told.

[@Thebrotherscode]

Thank you my friend, It is very reassuring to read comments such as this, it means a lot to us! ❤️

[@Knut0r]

I am out of words. This is simply amazing and it gave me so many goosebumps at certain points. Thank you so so so much for this, I will recommend it to all of my Dark Souls friends!

[@Thebrotherscode]

Thank you very much, we appreciate you sharing our video!

[@gnomechomsky8037]

Every time I finish a game, the FIRST thing I do is check your channel to see if you covered it. Your story telling skills are 10/10 and you obviously put so much prep, research, editing and love into these videos. I can never just watch them one time either. Thank you for your hard work ❤

[@OXex_Reclaier]

No matter how many times i listen to this i never get bored of it

[@scotzorz]

Absolutely fantastic. Never have I seen the whole story put so concisely. It filled several gaps in my knowledge as well. I never knew about the deeper stories of Izalith or the Daughters of Chaos. Thank you so much for making this

[@Thebrotherscode]

You're welcome, and thank you for watching! =D

[@Virtual_C_]

Dude, you guys pulled my heart strings really hard with the ending of the video. Everyone's Voice pleading the chosen to help, heros that fell to tragedy, people telling the Chosen to rest up and Solaire...damn, good job man.

[@PlusThreeQuiverDance]

this is one of the most soothing videos i’ve ever seen

[@AngelSteezey]

This was absolutely amazing. Any other video on this topic was too convoluted and quickly changed from character to character, twisting and turning. This was told like a true story, a beginning, middle, and end. Amazing.

[@vanowano9100]

Hands down the best and most detailed Dark Souls Story video I've ever seen on KZbin...

[@Thebrotherscode]

Thank you, we appreciate the support my friend!

[@JustAPotato1998]

Honestly, ending on Aldia's question truly is the fitting culmination of the story of Dark Souls. Beyond Light and Dark, is there something destined for humanity in the scope of the cycle or is everything just supposed to play out all over again in perpetuity? Is there really no end to Gwyn's misdeed?

[@dxcSOUL]

It seems most likely to be a play on Sisyphus and his boulder. It's more absurdist than existential.

[@darkstalkerkaathe4582]

The dark souls 3 tells me that the only salvation is in the painted world. Gwyn has done something irrevocable, irreversible. The painted world of Ash, made from the blood of the dark soul seems to be the only hope. Our battle with Gael at the end of all things, tells us that indeed, after do long, ash inherits the world. Almost like the age of ancients. Nothing of the world remains. Except us. Truly absurdist, as the other replier said.

[@pablojosediablo]

Except a world borne from a Lord soul will still bear remnants of the cycle of power. Not to mention GRRM already leaked in a seminar QnA that Elden Ring was a sequel to Dark Souls 3. After playing Elden Ring, the painted world is clearly Elden Ring. I believe the true ending of Dark Souls 3 would be the ending where you present the first flame to the firekeeper, only to strike her down once she extracts the ember and steal it for yourself and consume it like any consumable ember. Just like how the world bore the undead curse to bring balance caused by gwyn’s misalignment, the unkindled were brought back with one purpose, to bring the Lord’s of Cinder to kneel, but killing the firekeeper and robbing the ember even queues the ominous dialogue. “Unfit even to be cinder” you are not a Lord of Cinder. You are NOT part of the cycle. You were supposed to be the solution to continue to cycle one way or another ( preserve the flame, or allow an age of darkness ). But when you deny the firekeeper to care for the ember to bloom again, you truly extinguish the first flame’s Lord Souls, save the Dark Soul, which would remain in the ringed city under midir’s eye. As midir is a dragon, who were present before the advent of souls in the Land, I dont doubt he would adjust in a world post-cycle of fire, but even that isn’t set in stone.

[@christopherbravo1813]

probably not a good place to mention that I'm fairly onboard with the Age of Fire continuing into perpetuity, especially considering the alternative.

[@nori1316]

Gently guides through game events and brings light on everything, including the side characters. I got much more than expected. Well compiled video with good narration. Items and locations make so much sense to me now.

[@Armando_S.]

Man... I'm getting into Dark Souls now and this is without a doubt the best video I've seen about its history

[@jezuzman78]

Man, each time I come across a quality DS video, like this: Me: gotta start a new playthru!

[@overdosingontomatoes8619]

its amazing how a story explain video of just ONE dark souls story easily reached 2hours, without you having to be too redundant and overcomplicated with it. It's amazing how much lore you can dig up in the game, god I love dark souls.

[@Alcimo333]

little corrections and trivias of the narration... from the japanese : 1) the one inside the watchtower is NOT Havel, but only one of his soldier. 2) the nameless king became nameless only after the sacrifice of gwyn, gwendolyn was the one who banished the brother whom was king at the time, after failing to assassinate him. 3) gwendolyn inside anor londo is not an illusion, in ds3 is alive because is not canone according to myiazaki for the player to kill him, being an optional boss. 4) the story of ornstein is a giant retckon by myiazaki, plain and simple, trying to explain the concept of reincarnation introduced by tanimura in ds2. 5) priscilla is the mother of gwendolyn, mainly for two reasons: serpentine traits (serpents being failed dragons) inherited from priscilla; the tomb of priscilla is just outside one of the curches of irithyll placed there by order of gwendolyn. credit to: Sabaku no Maiku.

[@drndrfnz8786]

Even tho I’ve seen many vids on the story of the Dark Souls series, I still find them interesting and enjoy watching new ones. This vid is definitely among some of the best. So so really really good - thanks BC! Looking forward to the next 2!

[@Bandz4feetpix]

The comp at the end had me almost in tears, very beautiful video

[@FireEatingNinja]

The story of Artorias is the best story in any RPG. Dark Souls doesn't get enough credit in the area of story telling.

[@hugodogobob]

They do get enough. They created a fantastic story but they aren't great at telling that story!

[@keeganwullaert4996]

@@hugodogobob Saying they're bad at telling the story isn't really true when they intended for it to be mysterious and require a lot of thinming and theorizing to figure out whats going on definetly improves the story than if it was just cutscenes telling you everything

[@DeSch0ft]

@@hugodogobob I actually like this approach, so we have to get out of our way to find out about the story instead of just giving a story in our hands.

[@GevlekteWalruz]

Randall Clark of New Vegas’ Honest Hearts is one of my personal favorites

[@tomasxfranco]

They get more credit than they deserve. And the presentation of the story is much easier and less effective than actually telling the story would be.

[@idkwhattonamemyself6357]

The fact that there’s a two hour video to explain the lore of 1 video is astonishing.

[@PorridgeJohnny]

I played this whole game, and found about 5% of this through my whole playthrough This makes a lot more sense now. Thank you

[@TheCatgirlGaymer]

Because of the length I thought this was the trilogy. Even though it isn't, this is hands down the best dark souls lore video ever. I can't wait till you guys get to Dark Souls 3, my first ever souls game.

[@WivoRN]

OMG NEW LORE VIDEO THANK YOU!!!!!!!

[@chrislevack405]

1:49:48 "everyone has their own taste, I suppose." Hilarious on multiple levels. Kudos, sir.

[@FiveEyedRaven]

Discovered this & part 2 yesterday & am watching for the fourth time now. I can't stop. I'm trapped. And I can't complain. By far the best lore presentation I've seen so far. Keep it coming!

[@Kloutrous808]

Funny you upload this right after I fall into a dark souls rabbit hole

[@SevenGC89]

What I love most about the Souls lore is how you can play through all 4 games and not really read too deep into item or weapon descriptions, only vaguely listen to NPC dialogue and you could easily be forgiven for completing the games and not realizing how vast and deep and interconnected the lore and stories are. The Souls series is the perfect example of a video game lore iceberg where 99.9% is hidden underneath. You wouldn't be faulted for putting the series in the category of storyless and just another overly difficult game with nothing deeper. Fromsoft is amazing at making the player work for the story, to read every item/weapon description , to really have to think to figure out secrets. But once you learn the story and how deep the lore truly is you start to really admire Miyazaki's ability to make something look overlysimplified and mundane when in fact I personally could without a doubt say that the Souls story/lore is one of the best ever written imo. Thankfully we have lore channels like Vaati and Ashen, and now you Brother's Code, This is the first video of your I came across and I'm more than happy to sub and share your channel. The Souls games will always have a very very special place in my heart because they rekindled my love of the RPG genre. Amazing video my friend, can't wait to watch your other content!

[@thecompanioncube4211]

That's one of the best part about the Soulsborne games. The story is never shoved down our throats by unending dialogues and player control taken away every 5 minutes to watch a cutscene. It's the RPG that puts playing it before everything else and the deep lore if cared for is just cherry on top

[@nolancraig1357]

This is one of my favorite videos of all time now, honestly that ending had me in tears, so masterfully crafted. thank you.

[@jojonokimyonabouken7615]

This was beautiful. I haven’t even played any of the souls games, just bloodborne, sekiro and Elden ring. I have watched a lot of DS content so this wasn’t all new but your video was so immersive and pleasant to listen to. This was wonderful and the ending was such a great tie in.

[@dr_ubo]

Loved this, I could even add up a ton of stuff here around this game as it's the one I spent the most time "lorehunting" back in the day. You're doing a MASSIVE favor to the whole community with this sort of content, keep it up.

[@rwboilol5696]

I listened to your Bloodborne video twice to pass the time by at work and God I'm excited for this one 😂

[@justingonzalez1535]

Bros , this was so fire!!!!! You guys were able to capture the depth of dark souls and deliver it in an amazing comprehensive way. I plays the DS series and love them but was never able to put the pieces together, thank you guys for the great work.

[@michaelmann6510]

Love what you did with the end! That whole sequence of music and dialogue and cutscenes was very well done.

[@Sonowske21]

I've heard this story countless times but I'm always welcome to hear it from new people.

[@isaiahcollazo6953]

that was amazing and so emotional. i’m looking forward to maybe your DS2 and DS3 lore movie

[@Thebrotherscode]

Thank you Isaiah, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@peterchai58]

that ending made me cry and i just experienced my first soulsborne game with Elden ring truly amazing characters and worlds Fromsoft created and thank you for this beautiful narration.

[@HowdyImAlex]

I’ve watched plentiful videos on DS lore, but while those fade from memory, I know this one will sit for a long time hereafter in my mind. Thank you for a great piece of content.

[@tannerminette5660]

This deserves more attention

[@arturovillanueva3458]

2 hours of dark souls story and lore… incredible, good job guys, this was super detailed and very entertaining.

[@KitsGravity]

I had literal chills by the end of the video. Didn't even realise that I was crying.

[@adambutler1513]

"without death life holds no value" that's deep man. and I'm pretty stoned. love souls though, never knew the story so clearly, beat 1 and ½ of 2 on 3 now. you def got a sub man, good content

[@lostwolf1619]

Thank god I found this video, just finished the game yesterday and I didn't knew everything at all, this video showed me so many things I didn't knew like fair Lady could die due to her saving all the infected or the bed of chaos things, maybe my simple gratitude is useless but making a 2 hour video explaining a whole story, that is dedication and love what you do, Thanks for doing this

[@ItsJustPhanix]

that was such an amazing way to put the story... and actual tear jerker. the npc lines at the end with the music! just AHHH really tugging those heart strings... i never could have seen such a game can be so wonderfully sad. 10/10 video

[@Nosirrah2112]

This was better than a movie. Thanks

[@user-rd3rf3ft8e]

I counted around 3-4 minor mistakes in the video, like 45:00 - this is not the fair lady clasping Quelana's tome, this is Quelana dead snuggling up to her sister's spider corpse. Or 1:05:00 this demon can be seen from the beginning through the bars, they didn't send another demon because you killed the previous one. He's there from the game's start. Also I went to make a drink at some point so maybe I missed it, but I think you didn't talk about the Nameless King's bedroom in Anor Londo? And how it's home to the strongest titanite demon? Still despite that, very happy that a souls lore video came out in 2021. This can only be applauded! Subbed!

[@rileyboy10]

One mistake I saw was about ceaseless discharge, he was NOT the first demon, that title goes to the Demon Firesage who you encounter later, he was the first demon created by the chaos flame. Ceaseless turns into a demon after dropping the ring he was given by his sisters, all this is noted in item descriptions and I'm shocked they managed to mistake that.

[@BischKing]

Plus im pretty sure manus isnt the furtive pigmy

[@rileyboy10]

@@BischKing Yeah he's not, the furtive pigmy is primeval man as a collective whole, not one single being. A mistake many people make. Because the dark soul is shared between all humans equally.

[@user-rd3rf3ft8e]

@@rileyboy10 Indeed!

[@user-rd3rf3ft8e]

@@BischKing Very true. I missed the part they called him that.