Dishonored Lore: The Overseers & The Abbey

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Eric Lewis

Күн бұрын

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@ryanartward 4 ай бұрын

Dishonored is such a unique world, it deserved more than two games.

@selemanecu 3 ай бұрын

it has a third one though after death of the outsider of course

@DannyB02 3 ай бұрын

@@selemanecuit’s cheeks lil bro

@NoMellow 3 ай бұрын

I count the days dlcs as it's own game, KoD and TBW I mean.

@ЕгорПещерский 3 ай бұрын

Technically, Deathloop is Dishonored in 1960's. Literary.

@javierlopez9789 2 ай бұрын

@@ЕгорПещерскийi kinda dont like that

@asteroidalassassin6949 9 ай бұрын

It's kind of wack what happened with the abby. The void still exists. Just because the outsider is gone doesn't mean it doesn't have influence.

@Synkrotta 8 ай бұрын

But the twist among the lore is that they are - not - in fact completely against the Void, since their Sisters use it themself. My headcanon through all of the evidence is that the Abbey is merely wanting to regulate who uses Void, and if they are the original cult who bound the Outsider there, they have obviously noticed that he is out of control and not the Avatar they wished for him to be.

@hugostiglitz491 7 ай бұрын

Agreed

@theghost2101 5 ай бұрын

if we think about it the void cult already existed they were the one who make the outsider the god , and by making him a god maybe they were able to spread what they believe making the void more powerful to corrupt people , and with the Outsider even tho he had become a god had little bit of humanity to advertise you that after you get the power that your action can make your end come faster (like with Daud , outsider tells him that he will die depending on your action)

@OI_456 26 күн бұрын

What happened to the abbey?

@asteroidalassassin6949 26 күн бұрын

The Empress, Emily Kaldwin disbanded the abby after the events of death of the outsider.

@adaharrisonn 7 ай бұрын

Man, i cannot give you enough praise for making this videos and keeping this sparse fandom alive with high quality content. People like you keep the world enjoyable and life enriching for fans of beloved things everywhere, and especially glad to see such a fervent and interested fan of this franchise specifically. Love to see people who enjoy getting neck deep in lore and relishing even the most far stretched details. Keep it up man.

@ericlewisauthor 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words, I hope I can live up to them! If there's a lore topic you'd like a video on please let me know.

@Oscar.Vasquezzz 7 ай бұрын

Hey, just wanted to say that you helping others feel seen and appreciated for their hard work and incredible uniqueness is an incredible skill in itself. You also do more than you know

@Oscar.Vasquezzz 7 ай бұрын

Not enough love in these yt comment sections 🙃

@BirdNoise77 9 ай бұрын

I'm so glad I found your channel, there literally can't be enough videos about Dishonored's world and story. Thanks for making these lore videos, I love these games so much

@ericlewisauthor 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoy them! I'll probably do another shorter video next, then take a little break cause these take a LOT of time and effort to make, but I hope you stay tuned. If there's a lore topic you'd like a video on please let me know.

@zebrasprite 9 ай бұрын

I've always thought that the Overseers were the most fascinating part of the Isles' culture. A morally-incorruptible group of zealots who, instead of peddling a religion praying to a god, they actively work against one. It's just such a unique idea.

@sillyman2013 5 ай бұрын

It’s like they’re anti-religious religious people. Pretty cool, imo.

@zebrasprite 5 ай бұрын

@@sillyman2013 Shephard?!?!? How'd you get outta Black Mesa??!?!

@greycatturtle7132 4 ай бұрын

Yea

@BoatmayneThaUnsinkable 3 ай бұрын

Warhammer has similar institutions and characters, especially during the Horus Heresy era.

@Voc_spooksauce Ай бұрын

Though funny enough they end up being one of the most corrupt and straight up evil group of people, because everything is allowed against "guilty" people. Very realistic compared to real groups of certain beliefs

@notzenub2827 4 ай бұрын

The Abbey always reminded me of the real world Cult of Reason from the early days of the French Revolution, which was also an atheistic, anthropocentric religious order. Especially the similarities of the Fugue Feast and the Festival of Reason

@mlj3347 2 ай бұрын

Interesting; the Fugue Feat is almost certainly however drawing from IRL Beltane rituals and celebrations

@Mrclkv 6 ай бұрын

12:00 "It could be a coincidence but in Dishonored (in Dunwall) things are always tangled up like a bag of snakes". Man I didn't play Dishonored games for years...but I still remember what Daud said in The Knife of Dunwall

@santiagocampos7245 7 ай бұрын

The curious thing is that the abbey no longer exists in the empire of the islands, after Billie removed the outsider from the void and everything became chaos, the abbey attempted a ritual that seems to imply that they tried to create another "god" but Emily stopped them. and dissolved

@ericlewisauthor 7 ай бұрын

I have to imagine someone would be willing to volunteer for the job. But anyone that would want it probably shouldn't have it...

@CollegeBallYouknow 7 ай бұрын

The Overseers attempting to create a new god-like figure for the sole purpose of opposing them is hilariously ironic

@Calvin_Coolage 5 ай бұрын

Like pretty much everything DOTO and onwards, it makes you question why they even made that DLC in the first when the Outsider is literally core to the setting.

@InhumanOrc 4 ай бұрын

What is this from? Did they put out another novel and I missed it?

@santiagocampos7245 4 ай бұрын

@@InhumanOrc Yeah the third one

@malcontent1119 4 ай бұрын

Oh man, is this a sign that I need to play through Dishonored again?

@RickySama240 10 ай бұрын

That was pretty epic having the voice of Daud within your intro! 😁

@ericlewisauthor 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, he owed me a favor so... 8-)

@dodeqaa 9 ай бұрын

agreed! is it AI?

@Yegor_Epanchintsev 9 ай бұрын

wait, aren't you telling me he hired Michael Madsen to say few sentences?

@nassimguellati6311 9 ай бұрын

@@Yegor_Epanchintsev judging by the sound quality i'd say it's not a pro job, and more like a voice message done on a phone so the favor from a friend thing is plausible

@toffylikesgames 4 ай бұрын

Overseer, Outsider and Void lore are so interesting within Dishonored. I didn't know specifics that you spoke about in regards to their "music boxes". Something to look into :) On the topic, the Abbey is such an incredibly hypocritical faction!

@Tabby3456 Ай бұрын

It would be pretty neat to see a "flesh and steel" run in dishonored 1 and 2 and music boxes don't have any effect on the player in exchange for rejecting the outsiders mark

@Ale-dd3ek Ай бұрын

In DS1 you Still have the mark and you can teleport so It makes sense for the machine to work

@Marksman3434 5 ай бұрын

It’s interesting how the main religion of this universe sees oblivion as what is to be expected when we die and that trying to avoid it is what’s sinful.

@kurtberliner7049 3 ай бұрын

It is a bit funny that the Abbey are often right when it comes to magic being evil. Think of the Chaos that it can create with Witches and the chaos that you, the player, can cause with your powers. But what is great about Dishonored and it's world is how they are also wrong. How they persecute innocent people in the name of their faith. How they ignore the good that reaching into the void can do. Just like the Outsider, they are not evil. They are grey, as all in their world is.

@zippityzbrake 2 ай бұрын

maybe the outsider has been vengeful before, to the old cult. maybe the cult evolved over time to oppose him because of this

@KellyKMc 8 ай бұрын

Excellent lore video

@ericlewisauthor 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! If there's another topic you'd like a lore video on please let me know.

@jesster402 Ай бұрын

I got some crazy new nuggets of information from this video that changed how I see the Abbey. Also, legitimately banger outro I was not expecting from a dishonored lore video.

@tonydrago3187 10 ай бұрын

That's some top tier content right there. Thank you for your work.

@ericlewisauthor 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! If there's another Dishonored lore topic you'd like a video on, please let me know and I'll consider it.

@OI_456 26 күн бұрын

I love your vids man, keep 'em coming

@ericlewisauthor 26 күн бұрын

Thanks, but I think I may be getting close to the end of topics I can do whole videos on. If you have a topic you'd like to see, let me know, cause I'm kind of running out of steam! Or whale oil.

@OI_456 26 күн бұрын

@@ericlewisauthor mhm, new ideas You can maybe do vids about the other isles, Tyvia and Morley, and maybe character deep dives for people like corvo, jindosh, and sokolov who have a lot of interesting lore and ascpects to their characters. Maybe also respective videos about each void magic user, their powers, goals and motives, backstories, why did they interest the outsider, and what does their respective powers mean regarding their personalities. A vid about the dead god or as I like to call it the great leviathen would be interesting as well. Or maybe doing fanfic vids like that one you earlier in the channel, there are a lot of ideas regarding that.

@doomzy8510 4 ай бұрын

Very nice video man, I noticed the 'tangled up like a bag of snakes' reference, clever. I really want more games in the dishonored universe, it's such a cool ip and I really like the more grim tone the world of dishonored has.

@BorrisChan 9 ай бұрын

Man, we've been missing this for a looooong time. Thank you for coming along

@ericlewisauthor 9 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoy it! If there's another lore topic you'd like a video on just let me know.

@joseybryant7577 5 ай бұрын

Finally! I've found a great Dishonored lore channel! Definitely subbing! Hope this channel grows

@ndokas99 2 ай бұрын

Like your philosophical analysis of ideologies at the end of the video 👏👏👏👏

@leonelcastinelli1310 11 ай бұрын

Hello my guy, I just found your channel and I'll follow you until death because I loved your Lore video. I really like Dishonored and I found quite tedious to read the lore in game, so that's why I love your videos.

@ericlewisauthor 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. If there's a lore topic you'd like a video on, please comment and I'll consider it.

@K.KNTQCD 6 ай бұрын

Man I really love this one. This makes me understand the Khmer Rogue, and it's supporter: Red Sino.

@yeadude1000 5 ай бұрын

came from the void video, this was cool as hell too! its been a while since i played and this was such an awesome revelation. love how you covered it!

@abghani3744 10 ай бұрын

I saw your post on Dishonored Facebook page, and i really liked the video completely worth those 15min !

@ericlewisauthor 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! If there's another lore topic you'd like a video on please let me know.

@abghani3744 10 ай бұрын

@@ericlewisauthor i actually have an idea, the origin of daud and it's story and how the whalers groupe is formated, because we don't know much about daud exept that's he was serkonian son of a witch and got he mark from the outsider at an early age.

@ericlewisauthor 10 ай бұрын

Yeah that would definitely be interesting. I don't think there's much more information available anywhere than what's already known though, so I'll have to see what I can find out...

@013wolfwarrior 4 ай бұрын

I kind of like these guys. I've always been a fan of the badass warrrior priest characters, and after fighting witches, I would love a side game or dlc where you can play as them hunting and destroying evil.

@theangryimp1345 4 ай бұрын

I really hate that the outsider was killed...

@Bowie-gi7ik 9 ай бұрын

In later books The new Overseer sometime after events of death of the outsider actually commits an occult ritual, and also slaughtered most of the sisters, probably due to lack of the purpose with the outsider now gone

@ericlewisauthor 9 ай бұрын

Yep, I try not to go into the books TOO much partly for spoilers, and I'm also not sure how much of them to accept as canon. But that certainly demonstrates the idea.

@nathanielscott6833 11 ай бұрын

Hey man! I always wanted to make a youtube channel focusing on dishonored/thief lore! its so cool you're doing this. Super good job so far! You got something here. Keep going, even if it's hard.

@ericlewisauthor 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! I often wonder whether anyone's watching...

@nathanielscott6833 11 ай бұрын

@@ericlewisauthor I guess it just depends. Sometimes things take time, or never take off. If you decide to keep doing it, do it for you, and because it makes you happy! It made my day better. Be well!

@ericlewisauthor 11 ай бұрын

I will, thanks! If there's a lore topic you'd like a video on, please comment and I'll consider it.

@raemir 8 ай бұрын

R.I.P Outsider 🥲

@GiganteKirkhammer 7 ай бұрын

Saw my first video of yours from link shared on a group on Facebook within this past month, this one hit my home page feed. That's huge man! I'm always looking for more lore videos to listen to while I work, keep em coming I'll keep liking and commenting! Solid work all around.

@ericlewisauthor 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@hoagie911 4 ай бұрын

damn, dropping some philosophy wisdom on us at the end

@Some_Call_Me_Pietro 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic video! Please keep going, the algorithm has favored you and I hope it keeps doing so!

@ericlewisauthor 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! If there's another Dishonored lore topic you'd like to see a video on please let me know.

@glupipostar-u-zihi1358 5 ай бұрын

very in depth, great video

@tacoman736 10 ай бұрын

Good video, algorithm worked

@ericlewisauthor 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Yacovo 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video.

@chainjaw8013 4 ай бұрын

Need a podcast with generated dishonored voices!! Pretty cool video too

@JessesInterest 3 ай бұрын

Anyone else go to the Dishonored 2 event they had at the Edison?

@domaskasparavicius4919 9 ай бұрын

Amazing video man, keep it up!!!

@ericlewisauthor 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! I will try.

@MusicForHourss 6 ай бұрын

I love lore. Thank you! It's a shame it's only 720p though... Couldn't read the text as clear as it coulld be in game. Otherwise just use upscayl for making the images sharper and larger

@MusicForHourss 6 ай бұрын

After playing the game 7 years ago and then returning a few months later playing it a lot my theory is the following, and it's not that mundane for me at least; So as explained in the video they could very well be related to the original cult that put the outsider in the middle of the void. Maybe they wanted to control the void itself and get powers from it. The sisters have masks on, but they can see. Would'nt this be the very magic that they created? They needed a center so they could get a piece of that power. Meanwhile the outsider smites them and gives power to random no bodies. The founders won't notice until it's too late. The wielder is now stronger then their order. You can see their invane fight against delilah. Ten's of officers killed by magic. The sisters weren't there from what I can gather. Maybe they have access to their own 'power'. Which they would probably claim is from their meditations which is very often mentioned in Dishonored. I hope that this put all the pieces together for everyone :)

@ericlewisauthor 6 ай бұрын

Ill see of I can export at 1080, though it might take a lot longer to upload.

@marshallbaldwin5060 10 ай бұрын

Great presentation 👏

@ericlewisauthor 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! If there's another Dishonored topic you'd like a lore video on, please leave a comment.

@filmsmadeover-easy1996 7 ай бұрын

how this man has less than 1k subs is a crime. ❤‍🔥

@ericlewisauthor 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@filmsmadeover-easy1996 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely @@ericlewisauthor

@thewoogs 10 ай бұрын

Great video. But have you kept to The Strictures?

@ericlewisauthor 10 ай бұрын

The Seven Strictures are Seven lies! Brother Marcus! Don't make me eat anymore! I renounce the Abbey! Huaargh! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnPQeY2Ie9-rra8

@zandernewson9933 2 ай бұрын

It’s a bit like Ancient Baboloynic religion. There was no heaven, only sleep or hell. The concept of spiritual immortality was seen a horrific to those people.