Dark Souls Story ► Gwyn & the First Flame [Part 1]

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[@SoundtrackofGaming]

Armed with stone armor and a dragon tooth. Cannot break wooden door.

[@Darkaoticable]

Thats why TARKUS is better

[@jumpfailblaze]

He put all his points on Vitality and Strength, opening doors need dexterity.

[@aaronwinrock8164]

Perhaps it was an enchanted door?

[@saddragongames1776]

@@aaronwinrock8164 Nah he's just lazy

[@xiangyik.1870]

Its not that he cant, its because he is ordered to stay there by gwyn as punishment for rebelling against seath

[@BeanKing48]

So many holes in this story are filled in by DS3, I love it. The "smaller towns" around Anor Londo are Irithyl and other towns created by Pontiff and the Deacons, Gwyn's firstborn is the Nameless King, etc.

[@louisb.6149]

Havel was released by Nameless king to serve under him too, or dragonslayer orenstein havin enough of this shit

[@ronvnkl232]

i prefer the theory in which havel tried to convince gwyn that seath must be stopped so seath framed havel by sending a mimic with an occult club to his basement which means the club will be found in havel's possession which will make gwyn want to lock him away. it explains why the mimic is there in the game since mimics are seath's agents, and also havel seems to me like an honorable knight, i dont think he would betray gwyn

[@Snark10]

I like this theory

[@gmgmaker9289]

The only problem with your theory is that it is never (atleast I couldn't find any evidence for it) mentioned who controls the mimics (or whether they are controlled at all).

[@ronvnkl232]

Ilja Unbekannt yeah i dont know that for sure i just remember hearing it from matthewmatosis, but i dont remember why he thought that seath is controlling the mimics

[@gmgmaker9289]

ronvnkl232 Seath controls the channellers, so maybe you confused them with the mimics

[@brent8407]

Maybe everyonr can create and control a mimic chest if they want to? Havel didnt want anyone to discover he had an occult club in his basement so he put it inside a mimic to protect it.

[@youregonnahaveaskeletontim1925]

Gwyn: Well boys we did it the dragons are no more. Seath the scaleless: *Cough*. Gwyn: except you of course. *BOI* .

[@silverblade357]

Gwyn: "You betrayed so good, here a Castle. Also, you a Duke!"

[@venturesportsbasecamp4209]

And the one they missed, in Ash Lake

[@Rosielx]

@@venturesportsbasecamp4209 the best theory is that Seth knew about him and keep it as a secret for experimentation

[@Rosielx]

This is supported by the fact that there are clams protrecting ash lake, same clams that were protecting Seth's inmortality crystal

[@kamarritaylor959]

@@silverblade357 lmfao

[@alexingram5348]

and then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.

[@gokujimis]

hahahaha

[@SETEXE]

Good old times with The last airbender TV show. Great show btw

[@mnjkmnjk123]

+setonlan im so sad its no longer on netflix :(

[@sexyelote2638]

XD

[@Egalitariat-likesecretariat]

I used to be an adventurer like you... but then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.

[@VaatiVidya]

I like minimalistic and simple titles, and if people watch it to the end then they'll realise there's a part 2

[@EmblemSnake]

Ok Vaati. 👍

[@cla99ic]

11 years later i have a question. how do we know that gwyn and other lords existed before the first flame? what if first flame came, then the concepts of light and dark were created, from the dark all those creature was created and then after some time 4 of them found the flame?

[@makug]

every day I learn more about dark souls, i think the people behind it are amazing. this is the most hardcore story/game ever made. I can't believe how deep the story is and if you don't read the item descriptions u catch none of it. this is...mind blowing. i love it

[@VaatiVidya]

I've sort of changed my opinion of developer-intended meaning after doing this series. I try to interpret the game entirely separate from what is known about the developers intention. It's sort of like a piece of music in that regard. The composer may have a message he wants to convey, but music can be so ambiguous that everyone will see it differently. And i think it's better to judge it on its own merits. Dark Souls is like that, to me anyway.

[@IGNXIII]

"How does Darkness exist without Light?" Just like that, actually.

[@gryphon8023]

IGNXIII because you cant have one without the other without light there is no dark without dark there is no light nothing to contrast it therefore neither exist

[@IGNXIII]

You two seem painfully unaware of the concept of a joke.

[@Tasorius]

@@IGNXIII Just seems like the truth to me... Just because it's dark, and you can't "see the dark" doesn't mean it doesn't exist...

[@nathanjora7627]

zach rice ... What ? Dark is the absence of light. By definition you don’t need light for dark to exist. Same for light. Light is something of its own, it exists independently from the dark.

[@animehdrevolution6179]

How did the flame start to begin with? Just magically pops out of nowhere and boom go up to the earth.

[@chaoticspark2639]

+AnimeHDRevolution smokers

[@chickensangwich97]

+AnimeHDRevolution It gets started by the greatest power of all: Plot progression.

[@chaoticspark2639]

XD

[@import3dguest]

The soul of the Old One.

[@fratystuff6737]

Bad world creation?

[@valiancehearts]

I can't get over how well thought out this game is. Just about every location in the game, every item has its place in the lore and it's like you're living out the history of the game as you play it.

[@VaatiVidya]

Nice observation! I forgot about that piece of dialogue. I'd say your right, and that's definitely something i've overlooked.

[@LoudWaffle]

If you believe that Priscilla is the offspring of Seath and Gwynevere (which seems very likely), then perhaps Seath was more attached to Gwynevere than she to him. Such a union would have been forbidden, as evidenced by Priscilla's banishment to the Painted World, which Gwynevere would have agreed to, so that proof of her affair could be hidden away. Seath on the other hand, lost a child, and a lover who did not love him. Seath tried so hard to attain the immortality of his kin, but it had brought him only loneliness, and an eternal lifespan, without chance at love or affection, would drive anyone mad. Perhaps that is why Seath became insane, and perhaps that is why is so enamored with collecting maidens and experimenting with them... The maidens have become monstrosities, oddly serpentine like Seath himself. Maybe he's just trying to recreate the existence of a child harshly taken away from him, to fill the void of eternal loneliness.

[@thecreator625]

It is very doubtful it happened. Seath could easily have been killed by Gwyn and considering she was married...

[@LoudWaffle]

Gods are often portrayed as fickle and self-absorbed, I think it was more to the prevent shame upon Gwyn's family, and to avoid scorn from other gods, which we know there are, because gods such as Flan and Velka exist outside of Gwyn's family. Or, Gwyn may have not known, and the painted world could have been made in secret. Or Gwyn was too absorbed in trying to deal with fading of the First Flame to try and deal with such trivial things.

[@grimmSOL]

I truly believe this. I think also Seath was seeking immortality not only because his scaled brethren, but also because of Gwen. What would happen if Gwen had a change of heart over Gwenevere/Priscilla and came after him? Maybe Seath was seeking this power to challenge Gwen for Gwenevere and his daughter? Gwenevere may have left being disgusted with how here daughter was locked away and Seath was treated, at which point I think she married Lord Flamm and founded Heide's ToF and Ornstein followed, protecting her.

[@Doralga]

And now I feel horrible for killing him although its for the greater good of his troubled speciments however I think your right his experiments always looks like as if he was trying to make a family of his own FYI in DS2 Dukes dear Freyja scorpioness Nakja and Manscorpion tark are all creations of Seath

[@LoudWaffle]

Archus orez No, they were all created by Duke Tseldora, the guy you fight in his study right after the Freja fight.

[@VaatiVidya]

That's a great theory. It's a good example of how there's so many things that could be responsible for the Dark Sign. Was it the witch and that energy? Did nito create undeath? Did Gwyn link the undead to the bonfire? Did Seath discover something? I'm sure we'll find out more about the origins in the sequel.

[@VaatiVidya]

Well, he still had his sanity left. I think it's always admirable if someone fights the inevitable.

[@KartoffelKonig]

And thus the Legend of the Lore Videos begun. Vaati you're my man i just love the amount of detail from put in to their game and you are discovering :D

[@Sirdude103]

Wait, if dark cannot exist without light, then how can the light fade and only dark remain?

[@TheTongueTwisler]

Stahp. You are making my head hurt from thinking about it.

[@MysterySchoolMS]

Because the fire doesn't fade completely. Its like a never ending cycle. One day someone will link the fire even if you don't.

[@Flowgamer17]

thekidofva so what you're saying is that even if the darkness is present, eventually the light will have to be shined on the darkness because the darkness won't last forever?

[@TheTongueTwisler]

lorenzo Dark Souls II shows that it is a never ending cycle of light and dark. The Light will fade, but eventually it will reignite and start a new age of life, only to end again.

[@Sirdude103]

TheTongueTwisler What I'm trying to say is, where does this light go? To a new realm? Is the reason why we left Lordran and came to Drangleic because the light in Lordran is gone, after that light burnt out?

[@ohnositsrose]

*whispers* ... lightning.

[@spinyslasher6586]

patch 1.05 save us!!

[@jonathanorozco6196]

I got miasma up my asshole!

[@jeremymanning2894]

"how does it feel seath, to be a bitch."

[@MoonWave-]

"Ima go research some shit. Maybe go crazy."

[@1_Limbo]

ELE TRI CI TY BOOOOOOOOOY

[@VaatiVidya]

Were the four kings human? I can't remember if that's mentioned. The main reason i think that the gods distrust humans is the dialogue from Artorias, Ciaran and Gough. Whenever you betray them they say "we were wrong to trust you" or some such. and yeah, Kaathe says Gwyn was in dire fear of humans too.

[@Skrallizar]

"One day the flame will fade, and only dark will remain." No matter how many times I hear this, it always gives me the shivers. The summary of a great adventure, that, while certainly not perfect, is amazing and mind blowing in so many ways that it doesn't need to be perfect.

[@chesterstevens8870]

"Seath, you betrayed so good here a Castle. Also, you a Duke now." *"EXCELLENT. GONNA GO RESEARCH SOME SHIT. MAYBE GO CRAZY!"* "...Aight."

[@tallesttophat1267]

"What is Dark Souls? Is it action? Is it horror?" Dark souls is a tragedy. Gwyn, the one responsible for the state of the world. You fight through the whole game knowing that you will have to face Gwyn. The kiln contains the last remnants of Gwyn's army, whom he led to their deaths. For all the suffering you've seen throughout the Lordran, you feel motivated to defeat him. You kill the last black knight, and walk through the fog. And now you get here. To this man, who's barely more than a hollow, let alone a God. With no cutscene, no grandiose music, and none of Gwyn's famous lightning miracles, Gwyn mindlessly charges you, only the somber music playing to punctuate the moment. Gwyn, Lord of Sunlight, no, Lord of Cinder, is cut down like just another mindless hollow. Someone who has no unpredictable attacks, and doesn't use any gimmicks. Just a fight. For 99% of us, you defeat him the first time. But you don't just defeat him; you methodically clip him down. You take no risks, give no mercy. This song isn't about an epic battle. It's a song about a slaughter. It sings the mountain you climbed, the countless deaths you endured, the long road that's now behind you. It has an almost nostalgic feel, and how could it not, when you slay the only Soul that can yet prevent the world from fading away into raw entropy. That's when it sets in. Gwyn was as much of a victim as anyone else. You didn't kill a corrupt king or a demon lord, you enacted a long overdue mercy killing on a poor, sad, scared old man who couldn't bring himself to face change. All the hatred for him disappears, and you're left with only pity. The same feeling you'd feel for the hollowed enemies you've fought the whole game.

[@DanielEscovedo]

Lol you said so much BS, but at least you said in a beautiful way, but it's misleading at best... EDIT: (mostly to explain it) In the first place Gwyn wasn't (isn't) supposed to be "easy" or "just another mindless hollow", he doesn't go hollow in the first place as he is a god. Miyazaki himself said in an interview that he reggreted making him parriable as he was supposed to be the greatest challenge in the game, what probably happened is that time constraints coupled with a significant underestimating of the players' ability to abuse (cheese) Gwyn with parrying ended up making him a somewhat easier battle than one would imagine, but it's still for many, one of the hardest bosses, but being hard in the end or not is not the point here, as it naturally varies from player to player's perspective (e.g. build) etc. The point is that it was in no way intended to be easy as the game's creator himself said. Even in a weakened form, Gwyn was supposed to be more powerful (harder) than every other boss. Also, it's only because he's in a weakened form that the player stand a chance anyway, as Gwyn at his prime would be impossible to defeat. Second, the music is melancholic yes, because it's supposed to be so, as Gwyn is the god of the world, so you're fighting to kill and succeed the world's most important (and fading) deity. Also, I must point out that the music is certainly one of the best end bosses musics in the history of gaming, it captures perfectly the mood of the moment and closes the game as a work of art. Third, yes, I agree that, with all being said, it is in the end a tragedy. It's a world of despair and hopelessnes, there's no way to deny that. This game is art.

[@pramitpratimdas1071]

@@DanielEscovedo yea I'd be very surprised if everyone one shorted Gwyn. He's hard but by that time you are probably well equipped to make the fight easy. O&S still the hardest fight imo

[@panteleymonschekochikhin-k1978]

@@pramitpratimdas1071 O&S is easier than Capra demon

[@bimorizkiprayogo7364]

I wonder if the reason why time is distorted in Lordran is because Gwyn's first born lost the annals because annals means historical record and I believe this annals he lost aren't just ordinary record but it keeps the time in place and because of that no wonder they stripped off his godhood. Wouldn't make too much sense but just my speculation.

[@dragonmatt5]

Actually, this might be something, especially since many think Solaire is gwyn's disgraced son, and he is the one who tells the player that time is distorted and such. It would make sense that the one responsible for the distortion in the first place would be aware of their effects. wonder if there is something in game to support this better though, it is an interesting idea.

[@tibarion]

I thought it was because of the fading flame. Fire is change and change occurs through time. When time stands still there is not change. So with a weakening "flame," time gets distorted.

[@Spartanhero613]

I personally think time's meant to be distorted because without light time doesn't exist and there's a bunch of ages of Dark

[@ReyndommVideos]

***** bimo rizki I love that idea (the idea of the fading First Flame cuasing the weird decay of the flow of time), but considering that we know literally nothing about the annals other than the fact that they were lost, it may be possible that they had some kind of stabilizing effect. Losing them is certainly serious, but is it really serious enough for Gwyn to strip his own son of godhood? That's a really severe punishment, and I get the feeling that it must have been in response to a very serious crime, even if that crime was a mistake.

[@yousefsobhani9502]

Centimeterworm Seems the Nameless king fits the bill perfectly ;)

[@ShaunCarn]

It's impresive how accurate 0:01 - 0:39 fits perfectly in dark souls 2 aswell. Word for word it feels like you are talking about all kings that existed at the end of every cycle.

[@ippo4502]

Burn it to ash, eh?...Ash lake?

[@jocelynspresser8927]

You are the ultimate uploader. After 2 years of playing Dark Souls and watching a ton of KZbin related to it I hand you the crown. Your videos are absolutely the smartest and most interesting things I have ever seen.

[@VaatiVidya]

I always just rationalised it by saying the chamber was enchanted but it's probably just something you have to look past

[@eviltendo]

Your song selection was perfect for the video. I used to consider Majora's Mask the most depressive and scary game of all until i started watching your videos... now Majora's Mas is just the scariest. Such a depressive song from the game fit perfectly for Dark Souls' atmosphere.

[@kingbrennus1580]

"And the Eternal Dragons were no more..." save for one huge black dragon and a handful of zombie dragon assholes.

[@mactavish100078]

+Ryan Schroeder The hell kite dragon is actually a drake, a distant relative of the everlasting dragons. In actuality, Kalameet is the last everlasting dragon.

[@mr420quickscops2]

+El Asso Wipo The ancient dragon down the bottom of the Ashen Lake is a real dragon isn't it?

[@ShadowIrorriM]

+El Asso Wipo You're forgetting about Sinh, too.

[@mactavish100078]

+Scream Like You Mean It Yeah, it is. So I guess he's the only one then, since you go back in time several centuries to kill Kalameet. The Ancient Dragon in dark souls 2 doesn't count, since it was an experiment by Aldia to replicate a dragon, which is why it gives you a soul of a giant, and why he was such a pushover compared to the others.

[@LRazo7]

+El Asso Wipo I know it but it is funny cuz hellkite is twice as bigger than Kalameet and also stronger. Maybe stronger than any boss in the game, fighting it head on... it should be their dad, lol.

[@vivecthepoet36]

It's fascinating watching your old lore videos, knowing what we know now. The inaccuracies are charming

[@VaatiVidya]

That's actually one of the only pieces of lore that has 2 pieces of evidence in direct contradiction. Artorias apparently hunted darkwraiths, which Ingward says were "born" in New Londo. So this suggests Oolacile fell after. However most evidence suggests that Oolacile fell first.

[@phantomgamelab]

Brand new to Dark Souls. Shyed away from this series for years until Elden Ring was announced and it sparked my interest. I had no idea how much beautiful lore was attached to this story. This is quickly approaching one of my favorite stories. Bravo on these videos.

[@MrMhtmht]

There are some new interpretations with help of the original japanese texts that might put the story a bit different: - Gwyn linked the flame 1.000+ years prior to DS1. Artorias happened 300 years prior to DS1. - The statue of the firstborn in undead burg was build after Gwyn's death - When Gwyn died, there might have been a time where Gwyns firstborn came back from the dragons, but was then exciled by someone else than Gwyn(because already dead). Probably by Lloyd - Firstborn put down a sword at his father's grave So we might have gotten it all wrong and Gwyn never truly banished his Firstborn, but Lloyd took over the city and was a self-proclaimed King, as the items say, and then he banished the firstborn true heir

[@JAyC3010]

i swear this "final hour" remix fits this game so well. it really fits with the hopeless theme of dark souls, in fact the whole album (except clocktown remix) fits dark souls. thanks vaati for the link in the description. love the lore vids!

[@neoman289151]

"How can darkness exist without light?" Uh... easily. Darkness is the absence of light.

[@hinata27]

but if you dont know light exists, then you also dont know what darkness means, so probably it means "the creatures didnt think they were living in the dark cause they didnt know the light"

[@foxy4851inactive]

@@hinata27 then we can say that was better before

[@kyaryi1]

He means that darkness doesn't exist, as long as light doesn't exist. Darkness is the norm. Darkness only is the absence of light, if the world has the concept of light.

[@bobobsen]

You just described it by comparing it to light.. Maybe to other creatures, what we consider to be light is dark. To others what we consider to be dark is light.

[@paulanderson3772]

I still watch these all these years later.

[@uhhoh777]

Theoretically speaking, an Age of Darkness should be impossible... The First Flame bore both light, and dark... Without it, wouldn't the world will simply revert to the state it was in prior - with the Grey realms of up, and down? Surely, the death of light, would both fulfill, and destroy, the purpose of Darkness, rendering reality into a state of nothingness, as without light, the dark is undefinable.

[@colingamble1836]

Just got done watching all the Prepare to Cry, you do a very good job of describing things and why you say them. I've seen a lot of spit balling from other people but your video descriptions make things very solid and clear. Videos were great, editing was done extraordinarily well. A nice touch is putting their armor on and walking about where they're seen, really paints a picture in your head. Totally looking forward to more of these, damn good job Vidya.

[@MrHood1313]

0:58 "How can darkness exist without light?" Darkness is the natural state. Light is the "altered state." Darkness is the form the world takes when entirely un-touched by outside forces, such as the sun. How can darkness exist without light? By not having any light.

[@BennyIncorporated]

My friend in the game Dark is an actual thing don't try to aproach a fantasy game with magic and such with science...

[@earth2jio]

***** Why not? The person made a very valid point.

[@ikanhazw1n]

in this context especially, but even outside of dark souls, darkness and light are relative terms. The whole of creation was a gray sort of color, a middle ground between both dark and light. While you can say well then there must've been light in order for the world to not be pitch black, the whole of existence was made of a blend of all things that was so perfectly balanced that all the forces and attributes ceased to be. Think of it as outer space, a total vacuum devoid of anything, but that state of total lack is identical to an area in which matter and antimatter have just collided and annihilated each other

[@TheKia2kbraler]

darkness is a concept that had no name until light showed darkness. so there can be no darkness without light to understand it and give it a name.

[@earth2jio]

***** Yes But how do you define light? Does it mean anything without the dark?

[@maramanasa]

I love your voice it carries a somber tone that makes all the more compelling to listen.

[@jonahwilson6385]

Light is usually characterized as white, while darkness as black, so the "above" would be the grey area of that. It would be the time/place of balance between the two. Then the light came....and with that, the darkness.

[@roselima6970]

And brown full light

[@roselima6970]

Better dont show emotion than create a fake life i am a kind that im eyes everyone tell me im sad but not

[@Jesuskrieger]

Incredible. I hadn't really looked too far into the lore in this game. Turns out there is more than I expected, and it's stunningly beautiful.

[@poke2911]

I like to think the curse of the undead is a natural part of the flame fading, Because when flame existed things became contrasted, light/dark and life/death. As the flame and light fades to be so does the border between life and death.

[@XombieDoll]

Wow, there are still things that are just blowing my mind about the lore in this game. I can't wait to see the part 2. Thank you so much for making such amazing videos. This may be my favorite of yours so far. Great work ; u ; I wish we could give you an award

[@VaatiVidya]

No one really knows where the curse originated. My theory is that Gwyn created it somehow when he linked the bonfires..but it could be many things.

[@sabbatini85]

Thank you for your dedication, and good luck keeping up the vids! You know I really think that dark souls could provide a film, just imagine a movie about Dark Souls series and having your voice doing the narrative of the stories. Just perfect. Once again thank you Vaati Vidya!!!!

[@floof-doof5815]

damnit now i want to play dark souls again

[@CousinVinnie42069]

DO IT!

[@detgodatm9722]

+Temmie Do it

[@floof-doof5815]

IM DOIN IT!! c;

[@detgodatm9722]

Temmie Yerr

[@floof-doof5815]

c;

[@nomeperiltubo]

Watching all your lore videos in preparation to the third. Awesome job.

[@Morslyte]

I really like your lore videos and I'm going to subscribe, can you please make one about Gwyndolin?

[@WolfiySnow]

I love the way you talked the over the intro, but in your own words :) Cleared a few points for me, Thank you!

[@VaatiVidya]

Well it's impossible to say whether the lords shaped the power they found or if the power shaped them

[@VaatiVidya]

Cheers for letting me know, a little while ago youtube started cutting off links if they weren't shortened. I'll fix it

[@Skater4Life1610]

I love you for using final hours

[@lihisluikku]

oh my god... this is like the best story in any videogame/movie/TVseries o.o And you are such a great story teller, awesome videos man :)

[@kamjohne523]

Maybe I'm dumb, idk, but I have no clue wtf he's talking about. I'm trying to understand the story of dark souls, but I need the "for dummies" version.

[@freddlestick]

Kam Johne after big bois kill dragons, OG fire starts to go out, when OG fire goes out, the big bois get weak and human bois get stronk. OG big boi Gwyn burns himself alive to keep the fire going, but now the OG fire starts to go out again.

[@theredcomet844]

Ahem git gud

[@donnovandalusong266]

Freddlesticks thanks for the nutshell

[@redeye1267]

You ain't alone pal

[@Nezxmi]

@James Howlett Don't act like you didn't play DS for hours or days without a single clue what was actually going on lmfao. There's a reason videos like this exist, the game was crafted to keep you in the dark.

[@strangenautics]

I just want to say your videos are amazingly well done and has offered the most entertaining and clearly expressed postulation of the game's puzzling narrative. Keep it up!

[@grimthegrim2257]

It’s been long confirmed that the “loss of the annals” was a translation error. in fact Gwyn’s first born was rather wiped from those annals for his foolishness in fraternizing with dragons.

[@alexanderjarde3971]

Watching this playlist again is the best way to wrap up after another play through of the game!

[@brodiebrodiebrodie1]

After playing dark souls 3, I have to now finish 1 - 2 ...dammit. Great Lore vid man!~

[@sojar6598]

Thank you, VaatiVidya, for these amazing videos. I have only recently beaten Dark Souls for the first time, and as I understand it, a lot of the lore comes from NPCs and the item descriptions, which I didn't read a lot of. Plus, I wasn't able to complete the storylines of all the NPCs, so these videos really helped enhance my Dark Souls experience and cemented it as one of my favorite games of all time. I started a few new files, and already I'm looking more at the descriptions and finding clues everywhere to the lore of the game. Keep making these amazing videos! Praise the Sun!

[@VaatiVidya]

it's a nice idea to have a compilation of all the smaller lore bits, but i just can't present it in the way i do prepare to cry..it's not as moving or interesting-it's more just facts. And if i just present speculation then you might as well just watch ENB's videos, because he's already covered it. But i am looking into doing videos on smaller parts of the lore.

[@Shonak1988]

This is just perfect, the quality I came to expect from you. Hardly can wait for part 2.

[@Superspider51]

My theory is when you fight Gwyn you arent really fighting him, but instead fighting one of the players who killed him and linked the fire. When you link the fire you take Gwyns place and burn your soul the same way he did so maybe when you link the fire your character takes gwyns armor and weapon and sits there the same way he did waiting for the next chosen undead to challenge him. And because Frampt pushes the undead to link the fire (and more then one undead probably escaped the asylum) it would make sense that you arent the only chosen undead that defeated the burning husk of the one who burns his soul.

[@Spartanhero613]

For a second I thought you were suggesting it was like the Monk from Des

[@Superspider51]

Spartanhero613 Didn't mean to make it sound that way just the body of a former chosen undead equips Gwyns armor and sword and becomes Gwyns body double

[@killerspring100]

But if you're fightning a player that link the fire, shouldn't the first flame be burning?

[@shiinkuno]

your theory is proven wrong by offline mode

[@Superspider51]

Shinkuno Again not saying that my theory is that another player is playing as the boss my theory is that Gwyn himself is a past chosen undead and then another defeated him and took his place that is all. and @killerspring100 the fire will always die out but it can be stalled by the soul of another great person.

[@HybridSpektar]

Dude you should totally be a narrator for history documentaries or hell a narrator for video game cutscenes. You have voice of a narrator. You bring the lore alive.

[@VaatiVidya]

I do indeed own Demon's Souls, and i'd love to do a lore series. But i don't have a HDpvr to record with

[@bikramparmar1642]

Ok

[@bossk5226]

@@bikramparmar1642 9 yrs late buddy

[@twoworldwars4633]

Can I just say, using Final Hours from Majora’s Mask absolutely sets the tone of this video and makes it so much better. Even if this video is 8 years old, It’s small details like that make this video so rewatchable.

[@RallyOX]

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions, right?” This quote summarizes Gwyn too well

[@magentuspriest7933]

Precisely

[@LargeMetallicFellow]

Props for using the remix of the Majora's Mask song for the first part. And as usual, you deliver us epic lore with professional quality.

[@RhapsodyDusk]

"Prepare to Cry"... So accurate it's not funny.

[@santanaraynes9237]

Hey man do you still use KZbin? Its been 6 years

[@TheLevitatingFleem]

@@santanaraynes9237 I love doing this on super old comments 😂

[@santanaraynes9237]

@@TheLevitatingFleem 😂I've yet to get a reply

[@veganbacon4904]

🍿

[@LtDestroyer]

I could listen to entire audio book with your narration. Great job.

[@VaatiVidya]

Haha, now that is some incredibly unintentional double-meaning!

[@brunotvrs]

Your lore videos are so great. They make me love this game even more!

[@Golem-Helm]

Gwyn means "white, fair, blessed" in welsh, it doesn't really seem to apply to Geyn the character very well

[@TheRelevantusername]

well, he might have named himself that, to seem as if he was those things, you know? propaganda.

[@Golem-Helm]

TheRelevantusername I see your raise a valid point but I would've imagined something more along the lines of a name meaning "god" or "fire" maybe "lord"

[@silverblade357]

Pretty sure they just wanted to make the play on Gwyn, Gwyndolin and Gwynevere. A popular name for the Nameless King in fanfics has been Gwyndaleon.

[@Shivatin]

Love your use of Theophany music in this video. It goes so well with the theme.

[@46dwades]

I KNEW THE BEGINNING WAS FROM ZELDA props to good music taste \o/

[@InquisitorKnowHow]

These videos are bone chilling and interesting, such fascinating takes on Dark Souls lore, always a pleasure to watch.

[@VaatiVidya]

Nito found a lord soul, killed some dragons, had some of his power stolen by Pinwheel and you kill him and his skeletons. I can't make that sad enough or long enough, unless i start writing fanfiction. Sorry man. I'm not able to do lore videos on some of these smaller characters. For Dark Souls 2 i'll leave no stone unturned, but there's not enough interest in every little aspect of Dark Souls these days.

[@MrDutchguy5000]

These videos are AMAZING! I've learned so much about the Dark Souls lore by just watching these videos (even though they still are theories since not much can really be confirmed). Can't wait for Dark Souls 2 lore Vaat!

[@VaatiVidya]

Well the word "annals" means historical records, or a year-by-year record of events.

[@willjohn1117]

coming back to these great videos 4 years later

[@Slymind]

4:21 Hah, i knew i wasn't going crazy, i approached those creatures and was like, "wait, is this a woman cry?" pretty creepy if you ask me.

[@tyrion6563]

I've been playing Dark Souls 3 and this is what I needed to understand more about the games story. Thank you!

[@dravendfr]

I love every video. Speaking of which can you do a lore video of Edwad?

[@eewweeppkk]

I don't know anything about demon souls, but I love the way that Dark Souls conveys it's story. It tells you what everyone is supposed to know at the beginning, and the rest you figure out from exploring and examining items. For instance, the hawk ring by the giant blacksmith and Hawkeye mentioning blacksmith one time means that they obviously know each other, you just have to fit pieces together.

[@514-d6w]

Gwynevere is an illusion created by ... ahh just play the game again. I want to play it again too.

[@kevinsullivan7997]

Still one of the most epic lore videos I've ever seen, along with Gwyn and the dark.

[@XesTube]

Screw linking the first flame i will live with priscilla in the painting

[@Shilo83]

I wonder if it would be possible to make a movie or perhaps a movie trilogy or something for Dark Souls. It has the potential to be awesome with this kind of narration. Great work putting it all together dude.

[@VaatiVidya]

Well you can help by sharing with others or showing them to bigger youtubers! But i'm satisfied with how the channel is going.

[@leroyjenkins61]

Man I really love your vids and your voice is absolutely PERFECT for telling these stories no joke! It's a bummer to see that your vids don't have the views they deserve though :/

[@DivinityOfBLaze]

I wonder... Where did the flame come from?

[@aquaterra7040]

hope that in dark souls2 their will be an answer

[@junpenberthy6057]

I always figured it was kind of an unanswerable question, metaphysically speaking. Disparity is a requisite of change, therefore before the existence of light and dark nothing could change or come into being. A sort of reiteration of the Kantian antinomy of time.

[@junpenberthy6057]

Thank you Dark Souls II sales bot! We people watching youtube videos on obscure Dark Souls lore are definitely those that need to be convinced to buy your product!

[@aquaterra7040]

come on don't be serious it doesn't mean we will buy if he convinced us. we will buy if we see the game is good. thank you for opinion(i mean your explanation) anyway.

[@junpenberthy6057]

Oh, no, I actually thought he was a bot, sorry; didn't mean to be a jerk

[@TheOptionalGuy]

Great video man. You have a very soothing voice. Can't wait for the next part.

[@shrumalwarrior]

The music in the background is majoras mask: final hour

[@Bokoblin2]

I love the use of Final Hours by Theophany. It fit the video perfectly. Thanks for making such quality videos.

[@noshi49]

Has anyone noticed this? My name's Abel, which is a hebrew name, from the bible. In Hebrew the name is spelled "Havel" which means Gods Breath. Which is " Havel the rocks" name. Could this have a connection? I mean every souls characters name means something that pertains to them.

[@gryphon8023]

noshi49 its possible and jesus also said "iam the rock"

[@panteleymonschekochikhin-k1978]

@@gryphon8023 no that was Dwayne Johnson

[@fredriklarsen4534]

Gotta like the whole "in the begining there were 2 planes. the above and the below". and now Elden ring is set in a place called "the in between"

[@DwayneHicks323]

Gywn is coward to afraid too fight the dark and sent his knights to do it for him, the abyss didn't kill Artorias, Gywn did he should of faced Manus instead he ran.

[@Mark10Rodriguez]

Absolutely true. I can understand why a general wont go into battle, he is the brain that keeps tries to keep death to a minimum and also has sacrifice his own men in battle. A king or God normally fights along with their troops in battle. To me, Gwyn of Fire just wanted to keep his status as head honcho. But then again committing suicide is no small feat either. I just feel that Gwyn took the easy way out. Every time I play now I go for the "Dark Lord" ending. Not because its bad. But because it is fated to happen.

[@deathbyapple4588]

fool he sacrificed himself to fuel the flame..now if he was coward he could have ran

[@DwayneHicks323]

Because he was afraid of the dark He was so scared of it instead of fighting it he ran from it and in a panic rekindled the flame in a pointless attempt to stop the dark, if he had chose to fight manus who was the first dark lord instead of sending artorias to his death, lordran history would be much different, I would suggest looking at hazelrahfirefly's lore vid's thy shed a much more interesting point of view on the lords.

[@KickThatZombie]

you fools look at the oolacile the abyss is the dark - so we are pretty fucked if the fire fades.

[@DwayneHicks323]

Humans OUR creatures of the abyss the chosen undead is the dark lord and i's are job to end the age of fire and bring about the age of dark and then await the fire's next move it's a never ending struggle between light and dark Again i suggest looking at all of hazelrahfirefly's lore videos.

[@akmiec]

As always, great video... and terribly tragic. The more Dark Souls lore I come across, the sadder I become.

[@MrDamojak]

The first son of Gwyn is mentioned in Dark Souls II in the description of the well known Faraam Set.

[@Lexelai]

Imagine ants seeing us as these immortal godlike beings who continue to destroy their ranks as they file up from the ground to take over the surface. But then one day they figure out that if they shoot us, we die.