Dishonored Lore: The Whales

[@craezygurl]

Love to see someone still making Dishonored videos after all this time. The more lore the better

[@kolbyerickson9475]

Your cute haha ik that’s random 😅

[@Synkrotta]

... Just how does anyone think this is an appropriate comment.

[@Dennis_Reynolds_Golden_God]

Imagine shooting your shot in a KZbin comment section 💀

[@fastestfail2645]

Bro no​@@kolbyerickson9475

[@acihtanhill548]

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[@alexbenavidez4500]

Clicked SO fast. Dishonored is one of those games I've read through the entire wiki of multiple times. It's baffling that it's so hard to find lore content videos, its so dense

[@Zyskr..]

"few in a century catch my attention" meanwhile me seeing like 50 mfs teleport around

[@jedediahcoulbourne1791]

"Everyone has made a video about the whales" Honestly, you're the first one I've seen talk about the bigguns, that's why I had to watch

[@piusdoe8984]

"Few in a century catch my interest" man chose like 5 people to give his mark during these games 😂

[@rainer2471]

So glad people are still talking about Dishonored.

[@admech590]

If there would be a dishonored 3 (unlikely given the nature of the last games dlc expansion and the current situation with arkane), it would be interesting to see a situation where there is a whale shortage due to overfishing. We had plague, parasites, howabout resource scarcity for the choas system? The morenpeople you kill, the more blackouts occur and the more general choas and crime results as a result not many whales being around anymore. The low choas would be progress in development of alternate energy usages; high choas would be a return to the dark ages or imprisoning and draining of magical people to power the world.

[@rainer2471]

@@admech590 Damn that’s actually really clever. You outlined a better plot than any of the game’s sequels imo

[@basedchicana1776]

The outsider was a very unique enigma for his time when the first game came out, up there with G-Man and the Forerunners, but they honestly ruined his mystique and enigmatic personality by giving him more details In my opinion, the whales shouldn't be explored anymore than how they already have been, because it gives them a semi-eldritch and mysterious aura complimented by videos like these that immaculately share the same atmosphere that the whales themselves produce in-lore

[@grandsome1]

Sperm whales hunt colossal squids in the abyss in the real world. Maybe there are Void portals in the deepest trenches of the Dishonor world, or maybe the sensory deprivation allowed the whales to attune to the Void.

[@TheCorrodedMan]

@@grandsome1 I always assumed that they were born _of the Void,_ and were deposited in the dishonored world during a Diaspora of some description. It would explain why they seem so alien compared to most other creatures known to the Empire; they aren’t native to this planet, this solar system, or even this plane of existence for that matter.

[@resigningrogue1648]

Ngl you got me laughing with that intro. I've played a lot of Dishonored, but I seriously didn't catch that it was AI till the Outsider said "This channel is worth your attention." 🤣

[@thegreengemthatwontstopcry589]

I first encountered this channel form a post on r/dishonored and I'm glad I did. this channel makes very high quality content despite it's small size and I can't wait too see more from it.

[@ericlewisauthor]

Thanks, but I'm starting to feel a bit burned out already. I'll try to keep it up though!

[@perfecttroubler1767]

@@ericlewisauthor Would be a big loss for dishonored community if you stopped uploading.

[@nicodifictional540]

​@ericlewisauthor don't burn yourself out, make the videos you want to see at the pace that's comfortable :) overworking oneself is never worth it

[@Synkrotta]

@ericlewisauthor Definitely focus on making what feels natural to you. I've been a silent observer of your videos for some time and really love the video format you are doing. Have you considered on Worldbuilding videos, on content focusing on the world of Artificer's Knot? I see that the nature of your narration would go together well with content like that, akin to the KZbinr Monstergarden and such. I would be excited to know what portions of Dishonored inspired what in your work and to hear on some deeper planning and contemplation on how your world came into being.

[@Daria_Georgieva]

It makes me so happy seeing people still making content about Dishonored which is a crazy underrated game. Please continue with these vids. Masterpiece!

[@diurtydantv8061]

I never realized the whales weren't just normal whales. I guess I'm just stupid.

[@braindent6464]

Nah, unless ur really paying attention theres not really anything to indicate otherwise

[@TheCorrodedMan]

@@braindent6464 Aside from the gasoline they have in their stomachs, you mean. Real whale oil doesn’t do half of what it does in the Dishonored universe

[@jamboy05]

dishonored will forever mean something to me on a super deep level, and i'm always so happy when i come across videos still talking about ALL of this masterpiece, not just the gameplay!! keep up the amazing work 🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@nolo2484]

As someone who has never played dishonored nor watched any videos about it, I am confused but grateful the algorithm picked this up. What a fascinating world

[@FlyestSeagull]

i’ve never thanked someone for making a video before but dishonored is my favorite game of all time in every aspect, i’ll continue to support

[@anexistencethatexists]

Neat, I just saw the post as I received the notification, lol.

[@aronb.3788]

I like to think the Outsider created the whales in order to tempt the humans and see how far they would go once they discovered the whale oils properties. Of course, he could have also wanted to help the humans advance technologically.

[@tayyabchadhar3876]

loved and fascinated by the universe of Dishonored and was looking forward to explore and learn it. when saw your video clicked and I am more fascinated by Dishonored. Thanks for the content and please keep making more videos about dishonored.

[@thundercricket4634]

I'm very much in the camp of "Some questions are best left unanswered". What we know we get bored with.

[@TheCorrodedMan]

Of all the things about the whales, what made me understand their situation the most was a fan song by Miracle of Sound. There’s a line late into it, designed to sound like an old lullaby. _“Shades of the whales in the tainted deep_ _Maimed and impaled, in their pain they sleep_ _The faded and frail in the laneways weep_ _Broken souls in mourning”_

[@LAPTOPVIEWS0]

no such thing as redundant videos, even if theyre on the same topic. i cant tell you how many different reviews ive seen of the same old classic games i love. its entertainment that we already know we will love from a new voice and possibly a new angle of appreciation

[@heronofalexandria91]

I love Dishonored and its lore. Really hope we get more games one day.

[@OI_456]

Thanks for the great video man, I'm going to check out your book right now, I'm sure it'll be a great read.

[@shmege6767]

Didn’t know that a video about whales from a game would be so interesting. Good job

[@Slechy_Lesh]

9:21 I haven't played the game but this is a very exciting explanation, wonderfully inspired narrative

[@splitirisbear4589]

I miss Dishonored. I really wanted to see a game set on the continent of Pandyssia. Perhaps using a technological based 'power' system to get around the loss of the outsider.

[@NightBane345]

Too bad the IP wasn't continued to this day, is one of the more unique ones to this day

[@devanarmoriescu4531]

I've always felt sorry for the whales while playing the games. And I feel there's a similar problem with the whitches. When women empower outside nobility and money, the two things that oppress people in the franchise as well as in reality, they are supposed to be the enemy? I've never liked that about D2. If you play the heart on witches in the second game, it will tell you sad stories about most of them. So it makes it sad to kill them, or to depower them, just because they chose the 'wrong' side to find a home and a group to belong to and to be safe. In mission 9 you can find a recording that two witches made playing with an audiograph player. You can tell how innocent and cute some of them can be when you listen to it. A lot of them are lost children, victims of violence and poverty who have fallen at the hands of a narcissistic woman praying on their despair. I think Smith and Colantonio expected us to notice this instead of jsut saying "witches are evil" the same way people say that about the whales. It's just pathetic the way humans tend to fear magic and freedom; and the entities who incarnate them as well

[@MachinaOwl]

For me, the company you keep is a reflection of your true self. I don't think Dishonored 2 was about "the duke is evil!" or "the witches are terrible!". It's not a single group that can be blamed for the world's woes in Serkonos. It's everyone. It's a never-ending cycle of bad they're stuck in. Most of them have been dealt a bad hand, some more than others. Some rob, some murder, and a lot try their best to survive. The world gives them a million reasons to take advantage of other people, but there are still those who don't. The witches don't lose my sympathy because they are evil. They lose it because they think they are different from everyone else who has been subjugated in Karnaca. They victimize people who have already been made victims by the rich and their government. It's a very disgusting human trait of ours to think that our personal strife justifies everything that we do. My mother is exactly like that. She was victimized earlier in her life, so she has a hard time acknowledging whenever she's wrong. You've never been on the winning side of things so it feels mandatory to be in the right. Pain can make people self centered. I've been through a lot, and it's crazy how some people can justify the twisted things they do to other people.

[@cangrejo5238]

But they are evil. They torture people for fun and kill for petty reasons. They are just as bad and vicious as the degenerate aristocrats, probably worse actually because they have magical power.

[@siddsen95]

Lore channels like yours are just the perfect gift. Dishonered has so many elements and themes running through it's whalepunk veins that it's impossible not to get entranced. Liked and subscribed.

[@robinthespider9447]

I just beat the first game and looked up a whale video right off the bat. Thank you for making one.

[@alexhulea2735]

The things a charm made from an actual leviathan's bone can do in-universe is beyond scary 😮 I've read The Corroded Man, and i'm still shaken

[@callmeginga]

I'm psyched to see someone still doing lore videos about dishonored, cause the world building was what got me immediately hooked. There's no expository history dump, while I don't necessarily like how many books seem to be immediately thematically appropriate (they're almost always about your immediate target), the feeling of the world being in it's age of exploration and having just discovered their version of America and all the biologists and scientists all clamoring about the new animals, going through the museum in the second and seeing all the unique giant birds, the redwood sized trees growing out of a cliff, even the strange life cycle of blood flies. It's amazing and mysterious, and unlike most games it makes me excited for every new animal, place and thing that I see. Hope to see your channel grow, and that we get a third game.

[@drifterz2578]

Indeed I believe so

[@therealxuahacand5777]

Just installed dishonored again today and wow this game was ahead of it’s time

[@Vantud391]

In the next game, I hope we will get more explaination about the whales's role in the world. Perhap they help regulating the void, the more they killed the more the void seap into real world. Also I hope next game will address the energy crisis of the Empire and show how they're looking for new energy source.

[@4566Iggy]

Will you talk about Deathloop's connection to Dishonored?

[@ericlewisauthor]

Well, I haven't played it yet, so I'm not sure I'm qualified. But if it's a topic you're interested in, you should consider making a video yourself. If I can do it, anyone can 8-)

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

If they put this great universe on a corporate shelf i'll be so pissed, they have so much material to work with and such a unique aesthetic, it's the first thing that stuck out to me other then the oil painting aesthetic when I pre o rdered Dishonored.

[@SenorBear]

Christ, never knew that poor whale was alive at the butchery

[@carvo3032]

I watched this when you first released the vid. It sure did pop off! You deserve all the views

[@damonsenpai]

God I love this game. Actually happened to just start another play through. So slept on.

[@Starwarsfan2020]

Need a new dishonored sequel already

[@lucascoval828]

Compelling fictional world. A refreshing break from the Tolkien or D&D-inspired settings in other games.

[@loregaming3634]

This is 4 weeks old that game is as ancient as my bloodline hell yeah! Make more

[@dwelfking8050]

Shades of the whales in the painted deep, Maimed and impaled, in their pain they sleep... ...Broken souls in mourning.

[@-Llama_95]

Thank you for making a lore video about the whales. 🙏

[@stormeyedselkie]

Oh this makes me want to play Dishonored again! I absolutely adore this game 🖤

[@bunnyonabunwithagunnicepun5689]

Wake up babe, new Dishonored lore video just dropped!

[@olivermclaren1470]

Getton boss, just found the channel. I love the format , great script you've written too , keep up the good work , looking forward to the videos :)

[@TheHortoman]

Dishonored has such an underused worldbuilding, the daybi realized pandyssia is basically pangea as a kid i started hoping they did a game on that

[@thebestdefence1840]

fuckin hell D H Lawrence jumpscare, i live just round the corner from where he was born

[@HughPop-jd4uf]

Bro the ai intro is insane, it was awesome and funny man:)

[@grduvert]

Thanks for this new video. Whales definitely deserved their own chapter. :)

[@scartung6121]

By the outsider, now I want to play Dishonored again

[@jcoop0008]

this may sound crazy but i just finished my first play through today. low chaos, good ending. i love ac games and i just figured this wouldn’t be my kind of game, but man did i fucking love this game. looking into playing 2, hoping i enjoy it just as much.

[@siamesegazer]

KZbin just recommended me this video and now I wonder what would be your impressions on Disco Elysium’s lore. Liked and subscribed!

[@jackkemp7256]

That intro got me

[@willob515]

New Dishonored videos in the year of our lord 2024? Thank god

[@10000RagingBuffalo]

Isn’t it kinda explicitly stated that the eye of the dead god is a literal eye of the literal dead god and thus the “rock formation” is just the dead gods face

[@roxiep2010]

Oh hell yeah I can't WAIT to fall asleep to this

[@KillerOrca]

The one great dissapointment I have in Dishonored is that you cant use one of these things to get your revenge. I want an Outsider power that lets you call one from the deep to eat your foes.

[@mentalnagasaki2812]

Can't believe you don't have more subs or views, this is quality content

[@massimopisana2014]

Can't wait to see more videos like this

[@thatoneguy7357]

Well made video I learnt a lot

[@Palafico3]

Holy hell I didn’t know they were still alive when they harvested their blubber and oil, literally being dissected alive. The casual brutality and cruelty of this society is genuinely haunting.

[@erikgrenter2164]

The lack of large dorsal fins on large aquatic mammals is because water currents will cause them to spin

[@filmsmadeover-easy1996]

Been waiting for this not just a video from your channel, but this subject in general so thank you so much. ❤

[@pabloantoniomendozamartine6046]

Have you considered making Weird West lore videos as well? That game is also from the creators of Dishonored.

[@Sirfuffsalot]

Remind me of creatures from subnautica

[@asaheart21]

thank you so much for this video. im autistic and my favorite game is dishonored as well as my special interest whales, i made a lot of documents about dishonored & deathstranding whales, so i was really happy to see both here it honestly made my entire year, thank you again have a nice day

[@cyborgninjamonkey]

I must object to "Before the discovery of petroleum". Baghdad had asphalt streets in the 9th century and the Byzantines used flamethrowers in the 7th. Some of the first exploration/science writing Europeans brought back from the New World was in regards to the particularly high quality of a petroleum lake in the Caribbean. Petroleum has been known to some/many for longer than writing.

[@jackvearncombe9892]

Petroleum can be a lot of things though. The crude oil ancient civilizations used was drastically different than what is used now, it was nowhere near as pure and refined as it can be.

[@permeus2nd]

The thing that really bothers me is that they have to be kept alive to harvest the oil, I’m against animal cruelty in real life, it’s one thing to kill them fast and without stress for there meat (which is why I don’t like Halal meat preparation, also it make stuff like chicken have an odd texture like it’s still raw even after overcooking it’s) but this that we see in game is just a step to far for my tastes, if I was in corvos position in the first game ied be more than willing to go for a extremely high chaos ending just so the entire island setting is burned to the ground then take his daughter and leave the islands for some place less corrupt.

[@lastedplague]

gods danm i love animal lore

[@CriseExistentielleGaming]

Merci !

[@BlondieYouTube]

This game is only 9GB of space and still ten times better looking than a lot of modern games coming out today.

[@hourblood2974]

This was a good video, good job

[@rancidavocado2166]

Sometimes i wish harvey smith would just shut up and let the world speak for itself.

[@skoomadegn1091]

love your vids

[@smoss9813]

I feel they slightly ruined the outsider in the second one. They should've kept him very mysterious

[@h.w.4482]

completely enigmatic men in dark clothes belying an eldritch and unfathomable side Ala Gman is extremely common, making the outsider have a unique twist with the ancient-human-sacrifice-turned-outer-god bit makes him stand out

[@madjohnson1179]

Can you make a video about how desthloop is connected to Dishonored universe

[@ericlewisauthor]

I might if I ever got around to playing it, so we'll see...

[@carllaughna]

Keep it up the contents always brillaint 👍🏻

[@narmosis7296]

Superb vid

[@machogarf6884]

Hell yeah

[@HughPop-jd4uf]

Cooool

[@cokeMONSTERps3]

I don't have any time to enjoy reading even the top authors I already enjoy, but if you produce an audiobook of even shitty TTS voice quality I can listen to that easily and review it.

[@lasthopelost9090]

Did you get the outsiders va to make your intro?

[@ericlewisauthor]

Nope, just a simulated voice.

[@sploingus4359]

Nothing to do with dishonored but Tom Brady was really good

[@diamondhamster4320]

Bruh, frick Badthesda CEO and management. If not for them we would have Dishonored 3 already where you play as Outsider instead of that bad, bad, bad RedFall, bruh.

[@colemclean1676]

Just found your channel today. Really been looking for somebody who knows dishonored Lore cause it's all interesting.

[@fernacke]

hell yeah i love dishonored lore

[@yemohutm6330]

Fuk yeah

[@tyeoo9833]

YeTry

[@zule10000]

Having AI tell me to like and subscribe is somehow 1000x worse than a person telling me to, and even THAT makes me reluctant to interact with the video...

[@johndiddilyjoe6258]

You're watching and commenting so idk what your definition of "intereact" is. You're literally giving the most important interactions. And it's just a fucking text to speech calm down. There's nothing artificially intelligent about it.

[@spartancam-rs5ru]

It's a TTS, not chat gpt. TTS has been prevelant on KZbin for a decade at this point

[@darrismoore-ward1312]

:)

[@joaopedror.prestes8650]

just being the annoying guy here, but whales don't have teeth, only dolphins do. loved the video

[@hollylucianta6711]

Sperm whales have teeth, so do beaked whales

[@shodxy_9867]

babe wake up new dishonored lore

[@seanriley2534]

As a New Bedford resident, i see whales, i click lmao