Eternal Darkness - The Absent Horror Cutscene

[@orewakokun]

P: My meditations reveal a flaw in our plan C: THERE IS NO FLAW! P: My meditations reveal a flaw in our plan U: OUR plan, Augustus? X: What is this flaw you wish to discuss with us? P: wft I didn't even...

[@A7XRaydog247]

"The universe is a yawning chasm filled with emptiness and the puerile meanderings of sentience." I remember I played this game while I was in 3rd grade, I used that in one of my essay things I had to write, my teacher read it and she was like "OH DAMN!"

[@pg9193]

you played this in 3rd GRADE????

[@ndzapruder]

@@pg9193 KIDS THESE DAYS, AMIRITE? I drew the Arctic Wyvern from Actraiser in intricate detail from my paused screen and wholesale lifted the Aitos story from the instruction manual for an A+ in 7th grade. 1992. I was 12. I'm 41 now and still feel a tinge of regret for not coming up with an original idea as Lori Worthington instructed. I could have. Really should have :(

[@madcat789]

Ha! I did something like that back in fifth grade.

[@dragonstormx]

All 3 Ancients seem have there own way of reminding Pious of their superiority over him. Chattur'gha: States that he is the source of Pious' power. Xel'lotath: States there is much Pious doesn't know and never will Ulyaoth: Is the most condescending, talking about there being things Pious doesn't understand and saying he's an insignificant speck in the vast universe.

[@meteorseven3]

Gotta love the way the Gods Interact with Pious, Chaturgha treats Pious like how a Battlemaster Sets his plan but leaves the Smaller or rather Political fallout to Pious Ulyaoth Treats Pious like a Scholar that's always 1 step ahead in Knowledge to his student Xelotath Treats pious as the arrogant-know it all Parent to the Naive Child with never ending Questions and bottomless hole of unfound knowledge

[@silentpretense3596]

probably my absolute favorite video game of all time... *sigh* 13-year-old me absolutely loved the voices of ulyaoth and pious. i would stay up late and play this for hours. good times. ♡

[@memento-mori-amor]

:)

[@oooooooooorly]

Ulyaoth's opening line in this scene is one of the greatest in any piece of literature, game, book, or movie, that I have ever played/scene/read.

[@salsadefense1892]

I know, right??! Omg, and his voice.

[@squirrelfish927]

I think it's kind of hilarious that whenever one of Xel'otath's personalities is friendly and respectful to him (how many of the other Ancients actually refer to meeting Pious as a pleasure?) the other one always makes up for it by being the most psychotic, paranoid, aggressive bitch to him. You never know where you stand with her.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Squirrel Fish It's even funnier when it's her whispery self that is friendly, when she's so accusing most of the time.

[@GreatWolfGrimnar]

"Our" plane Augustus? That line is made more amusing by the fact that Pious and Ulyaoth are voiced by the same person.

[@JDLupus]

Brilliant idea to compare all three of the same scenes between the 3 ancients in one video. The dialogue in eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem is nothing short of sheer genius, but my favourite ancient has to be Xel'lotath. The things she says are just nuggets of pure gold. For example, when she refers about Mantorok to Pious, "How can you, a mere mortal, comprehend what that entity represents, or what power it can wield? We know not, and we know more than thou."

[@madcat789]

This comment is seventeen years old, but you are still absolutely correct.

[@JDLupus]

@@madcat789 One of the few observations from my edgelordier days that still holds true :D

[@kenkarsonn]

I love how Xel'otath's eye keeps "shedding"

[@CinnabonChan]

She's pretty paranoid. Even her two personalities don't agree on everything most of the time. They can't even make their minds up on whether they like Pius or not. I mean having one Xel'otath constantly switching between "Hi Pius, nice to see you mah boi" and "I DONT TRUST YOU FILTHY TRAITOR YOU SUCK", but when there's two, it must be one hell of a migraine. It's probably why Xel'otath creates most of her minions without heads to spare them the trouble of buying paracetamol.

[@shokmusic_AC]

The voice acting is truly top notch.

[@Uncle_Troy]

Nintendo still has the trademark. Surely, even without Silicon Knights, they can make a proper sequel to this amazing and underrated title. It's one of the best stories ever presented in a Nintendo game.

[@Vath121]

"Our" plan, Augustus?

[@a.f.schmied1571]

+Emiscary1 poor Chattur'gha, no one likes him XD

[@a.f.schmied1571]

+Emiscary1 I guess so. I don't like him particularly, either. Yet I love his voice particularly; it exudes raw fury and power, which is exactly what he represents.

[@twilightzoneseinfeld]

Chatter'gha is the God of physical power, not meat.

[@CaptainDoomsday]

I love that he takes responsibility for having a flawed plan when he says that.

[@turtleheadedbadger]

Man, they all have awesomesauce voices. Even Pious's. Ulyaoth's voice is to kill for.

[@dragonstormx]

Interesting that Xel'lotath also later refers to Ulyloath as the Absent Horror.

[@moseslmpg]

@GhostDoggSamurai I always loved that line myself. It was delivered with the perfect mix of arrogance and apparent boredom that you would expect from an ancient entity reluctantly depending on a human to carry out their plans. That's probably why he is my favorite Ancient.

[@GhostDoggSamurai]

'Nothing short of a miracle will keep him alive, and there hasn't been one of those for a long time.' One of my favourite lines in any game. Ever. No use calling for God to come and save you here.

[@Spiralpaladin]

And the best part is that it kindles some hope in your mind as the player. Some thought of "Maybe WE will be that miracle to save Charlemagne?" only for the game to slap you with reality and remind you that you still can't even remotely grasp the reach and power of what you are dealing with.

[@DivineRequiem]

When I first saw the gods speaking, I was so excited, they are so cool! lol. Xel'lotath is my favourite, she has such a soothingly evil voice. Shes fab XD 5 stars! thanks for posting this!

[@necros782]

"The universe is a yawning chasm, filled with emptiness and the purile meandrings of sentience.

[@ThePlatinumAge]

Ulyaoth is one smart jellyfish

[@migiplayz91]

Chat'churga is the jock Xelo'tath is the goth chick And Ulyaoth is the bookworm Boom! Ancient mic drop

[@GoldLight73]

You know, being the geek that I am, I've come up with a theory for the yellow Ancient. I believe the may really be all 4 Ancients in a sense. Like, its own form is so powerful the universe itself is unable to comprehend it. So it requires the 3 Ancients to give their own being to sustain it. Like, Chattur'ga allows it gain a physical form, Xel'lotath allows it to comprehend its own existance, and Ulyaoth allows it to use its Magick. And Mantarok would be the "rubber band" holding it together.

[@williambarnes5023]

Nope, it's Hastur.

[@jokerknight1538]

Ulyaoth is voiced by Richard Doyle who also voices Pious Augustus

[@puffythedestroyer8878]

The fun part is in the legacy of Kain series ( which was also started by silicon knights) he voices Moebius the time-streamer: an important & prominent villain that also served an unearthly entity in its machinations. But unlike Pious, Moebius had never actually seen his “benevolent god”, nor had the ability to do so.... until a certain spirit & a certain sword “clears things up” for him

[@NeoSarinatan]

He also voiced Big Boss in MGS4

[@Neverhead35811]

I still get chills listening to Ulyaoth speak. Pure arrogant, condescending evil; the perfect villain.

[@opo3628]

And little did these three Ancients realize that Mantorok's master plan to destroy them all was already in motion.

[@Sirias]

Xel'lotath is scary, her whispering makes me shiver >.

[@LadyRevan7]

i laughed when i read the description :D Xel's my favorite, although the first time i saw this cutscene with her i was like 'wtf?...' "make sure he is dead...or insane...or perhaps one, then the other..." X3 thanks for uploading :D i love this game!

[@ThaReaper23]

Yeah, the more sophisticated villain and definately memorable. I love this game and it's ingenuity.

[@CinnabonChan]

It's funny, because Xel'otath is the only one who seems somewhat appreciative to him. When she's not arguing with herself over whether or not he's a traitor that is. Poor Pious, he never knows where he stands with her.

[@aitanacruz9882]

0:35 The Wilhelm Scream

[@gronndar]

I kinda like how they talk about Charlemagne: he was fighting against pagan beliefs and trying to unify Europe under a stable christian empire. He gets killed and his empire splinters which will lead to more wars.

[@KiyokaMakibi]

I looooove Ulyaoths voice. So smooth and sexy xD

[@zylokun]

Tier, Pargon, Redgormor Mantorok Pargon o3o

[@Domino365]

I bet if Ulyaoth were human, he'd be hot!

[@dragonstormx]

Very interesting dialouge. Even though Chattur'gha supposed to be the least intelligent, his speech is still very formal. He seems more intelligent than people who comment give him credit for, since when Pious said there was a flaw in the plan he already knew what Pious was thinking off. Still, Ulyaoth and Xel'lotoath are more formal. Ulyaoth especially.

[@charles9489]

Chattur'gha jus gets to the point, unlike the other two who will wax lyrically of how insignificant pious is compared to them. They are all memorable in their own way and represent a different type of evil.

[@lilwyvern4]

If you post insanity effects, I will love you for all time.

[@piotrztein5255]

Brian the dog has been possessed by Ulyaoth all along.

[@mythgraven]

Bless you, Moses. I love these cutscenes :D

[@moseslmpg]

I really love their VAs and sound distortion. It makes me wish that they were real. I'd love talking to them.

[@moseslmpg]

@FacingWorlds You can play it on Gamecube or Wii, as it is a GC game. I assume there is an emulator out there somewhere, but I have never used one. You should be able to find ED used somwhere.

[@sat7386]

it just occurred to me...Chattur'gha's the only one who is aware of the protagonists in the game, or the only one who mentions it, when he says "Mantorok has employed others to defend it."

[@Spiralpaladin]

Ulyaoth probably knows but doesn't care because of how arrogant he is. Likely to the point of thinking that the protagonists can't really do anything to make a difference, so he thinks, "why bother being concerned by something so meaningless?" Xel'otath is either too consumed by paranoia to truly notice, or she DOES notice but said paranoia prevents her from trusting Pious with that knowledge.

[@dragonstormx]

Yes, for me that is also the most memorable line in the game.

[@CagedKittyFriends7]

The Ancient of Insanity is way less...dickish toward Pious. I'd rather work for "them" than Ulyoth and the others.

[@Bacillus4]

@ProLogikalTao what does that make Chattur'gha?

[@GhostDoggSamurai]

@HowlsInTheDistance Listen to it again: can you hear the screams in the background? Awesome touch and I didn't notice it the first time around...

[@orewakokun]

Yes, that, and nothing more.

[@masterminded78]

I feel smarter watching this video.

[@moseslmpg]

Yeah, it is scary, but the good kind of scary where you revel in the experience itself and ponder the depths of fear. As Edward(?) says: soon, you will come to understand fear, as I have.

[@moseslmpg]

Nevemind, I was wrong. Xel is voiced by Jennifer Hale, and Kim Mai Guest, the person who voices Ellia.

[@tunatallica]

clearly one of the most well written games...EVAR

[@roboiago]

oh dude. if you can get all of the cutscenes...l337ness and coffee to you sir.

[@plantguy9]

@moseslmpg This game is loosely based on Lovecrafts stories.

[@dragonstormx]

Still, he knew what Pious was thinking of when he said there was a flaw in the plan.

[@majingojira]

MORE! Morbo Demands MORE CUTSCENES! The Opening, perhaps? The Ghost Scenes if possible?

[@moseslmpg]

@jakluv9 I don't think Mantorok was saying those things. The only thing we can be sure of Mantorok "saying" is what that guy told Ellia in the ruins in the end of the level. Those other things could be the 5th Ancient or one of the others.

[@plantguy9]

There were a lot good writers for this game!!!

[@Emberland]

Well said. Ulyaoth really is the coolest of the Ancients.

[@WorldWalker128]

I miss this game. I need to fix my gamecube.

[@moseslmpg]

I'll get right on it. Perhaps some sanity effects if I can catch them. Is this quality fine?

[@moseslmpg]

@HowlsInTheDistance He's the most imposing, sure, but I think Xel is supposed to be the most terrifying, in keeping with Lovecraftian themes. Ulyaoth, I don't know. I never found him imposing or terrifying.

[@moseslmpg]

They're all busy doing Too Human right now. Unless they bring in the 5th Ancient, I don't see how they could really pull of a sequel. Denis has expressed the desire to do another game in the ED universe, but I doubt it will ever happen.

[@moseslmpg]

Yeah, she is. If there is a character in a video game or cartoon and she's female, you can bet it's Jennifer Hale. She also voiced Samus in the Metroid Prime game apprently.

[@goddessmelania]

This was such an awesome game!! I loved it, hours of fun..more plzz!! Luved the effects of the insanity...muwahaahaa

[@Dagsschiller]

I love the Ulyaoth part at 02:00

[@solesurvivor5]

Well since Pious did betrayed his species, they needed to make sure he was kept on a leash

[@Willt41]

Pious realised that if mantarok and the other 2 ancients united there power then they could destroy his ancient, the ancient assures pious that they will not unite because they hate each other however mantarok makes the rovias family and others gather the essence of the him and the other 2 combining there strength against there will and defeating the other ancient

[@CinnabonChan]

I'm glad I'm not the one one who thought that. If she was a real person, she'd probably have sketchbooks full of headless (but anatomically correct corpses) and sculptures of baby dolls sewn together. She'd probably stay up to 4 in the morning every night watching slasher movies and posting in forums about the slasher movies she just watched.

[@charlemagnetheFranks]

I named myself, Charlamagne, because of this game and Christopher Lee😊

[@kalzonenu]

Any program anybody know of that can alter your voice to something like this would been awesome for my nwn module.

[@Lee1995S]

Xel'lotath is so hot

[@KiyokaMakibi]

Bloody hell, I just found out Jennifer Hale voices the non whispering voice. That woman is everywhere XD

[@dragonstormx]

Technically, Pious' Ancient was only defeated by the power of it's overpowered Ancient, the other just kept the Ancient Alex summoned from destroying the world.

[@dragonstormx]

Ulyaoth seems to be the most arrogant of the Ancients. He even seems somewhat insulted when Pious says "our plan"

[@GoldLight73]

Yeah! Like maybe by overcoming the 5th Ancient, Mantorok can break free of its shackles and finally go back to a higher plain of existence.

[@funnyhead222]

Ulyaoth is awsome!! He has an awsome voice ;)

[@quietsmile6589]

Xel´lotath

[@moseslmpg]

Well, formality is not concomitant with intelligence, so the way he speaks is irrelevant except to convey a sense of majesty and awe. That said, I think the point is that the Ancients are just totally beyond human intelligence and knowledge anyway. It is just that Chatty emphasis raw physical power, Xelly focuses on the mind, and Uly, on the planes of existence. If anyone is intelligent, it is Xel'lotath.

[@madcat789]

It almost sounds like Xel'lotath is flirting with Pius.

[@fmthebaron]

The Green one was my favorite.

[@moseslmpg]

@SmokeRulz THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT KNOWN. Next time, say it more quietly.

[@patrifiedy2k]

Coll its nice to see a futurama fan. MORBO WILL DESTROY ALL HUMANS!

[@CinnabonChan]

He pimps the whole universe. Not bad for a guy who can't move!

[@asafixus]

Xel'lotath can read minds, so yeah.

[@moseslmpg]

Uh, all of them see into the future, and all of them get owned, because they see the wrong timestreams. Mantorok is clearly the best because he got them all to kill each other without knowing.

[@moseslmpg]

No, I think it is both the same person. I forgot her name, but she voices just about every female character in games and cartoons.

[@dragonstormx]

They already were doing that, they were the source of his power and could probably cut it off at any point they saw fit. The stuff in the scene just happened because they all have a big superiority complex.

[@Underworld-Gamer]

Awesome game. I literally spent weeks playing it lol!

[@rinraiden]

Richard Doyle voices Ulyaoth Greg Eagles voices Chattur'gha Jennifer Hale and Kim Mai Guest duel voice Xel'lotath

[@CinnabonChan]

Yeah Mantorok played just about every character in the story like a fiddle, from undead roman soldiers to cambodian dancing wenches to slutty persian princesses to Lovecraftian interdimensional horrors.

[@dragonstormx]

Chattur'gha may be more condescending actually, since he never even refers to Pious by name.

[@Pshyccd]

Agreed most definitely.

[@PsychoJosh]

No, I mean anime and video games and most modern cartoons period. She's like cordyceps. Everything she touches, she infects...

[@Solarn40]

That's almost entirely the same feeling I get from the conversations. And BackgroundBailey, his conversations with Chattur'gha consist of nothing but him giving lip. It really does seem like Chatty's actually dumber than Pious.

[@moseslmpg]

@A7XRaydog247 I am neither trolling nor am I flaming, I was simply pointing out a huge, apparent inconsistency in your original comment. Now that you provided the context, it makes a little more sense. They should teach these little kids about plagiarism though; ignorance of the rules is no excuse for breaking them. And don't confuse this with me calling you a plagiarist, because I know you didn't know. But did you ever let the teacher know where you go it from? They might have liked the game.

[@martinbergeron2053]

That's what I did in my essay at UdeM... Got an A+ for my intro... 😎

[@moseslmpg]

That would defeat the purpose. They are supposed to be things from in between the dimensions that we see. Read Lovecraft and you might start to understand. They probably don't even speak English, since Pious' speech is translated.

[@CinnabonChan]

Yes, but the three quests were pretty much the same. The Ancients each had the same motivations/plot.I have to agree, Xelly's creations felt a bit hit and miss for me. Her no heads fetish got a bit boring after a while (like the bonethieves having pretty green sparkles where their heads should be) and her Horrors just looked... odd. Well they all were full of themselves, but Ulyoth took it to a new level. Mind you, while Xelly is completely my fave, each of them bought something to the story.

[@PsychoJosh]

Hey wait a minute... Xel'lotath is played by Jennifer Hale?

[@Xevailo]

Am I the only one around here who wonders, why Pius uses a "Summon Zombie" Spell to call the ancients? Two Pargons summon a Zombie, 4 a Horror and 6 the Black Guardian. -So shouldn't he use at least 8 or so (even though it's just some kind of transdimensional intercom he summons)?

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Xevailo Summon creature is Tier Aretak. He's using Tier Redgomor.

[@fxmorin439]

He's casting a magic pool.

[@munglay]

@moseslmpg I love Lovecraftian stuff too, but I always associated the ancients with the Chaos Gods from WH40k. Chattur'gha = Khorne, Ulyaoth = Tzeentch, etc.

[@KungKras]

Xel'otath would be..... Nurgle or Slaanesh? None of those two really fit imo.

[@moseslmpg]

Insanity effects are hard to get, but I'll try.