Firekeepers & Giants | Dark Souls Lore before Bed

Sit back, relax and enjoy some calm Dark Souls Lore. Focusing on topics that are hard to pin down, this format allows us to discuss topics of interest that require a bit of interpretation/ speculation or guesswork to fill in the gaps. This episode looks at the role of firekeepers, giants and more within the society of Lordran in Dark Souls.
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Soundtrack:
Dark Souls OST - Character Creation
Eastshade OST - Restless Reach
Flower OST - Lazy Daydream
Kingdom Two Crowns OST - Beneath Fog
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[@hinamiravenroot7162]

Where can I find this gif? I want it as my desktop background :3

[@toastedskilletslol4250]

Same​@@hinamiravenroot7162

[@Professor-Love]

its the middle of the day and now I will go to bed

[@danprentice7073]

I have all ways thought the DS2 giants are hollow with the holes on their faces being the curse mark, and the reason they retaliated against Drangleic was to get their souls back which where taken by Vendrick.

[@balbarard4041]

cool theory!

[@clintonwoodside7381]

Hawkshaw popping right now

[@Wink-Wright]

The conclusion to this video makes me think this was recorded last year, when Elden Ring's success was less apparent.

[@slightlytwistedagain]

Your corporeal form isn't what defines your race in Dark Souls, it is only your soul that does. The body is just a vessel for souls, or a shackle if you consider the Vertebra Shackle in DS3. It is also why the the so called Everlasting Dragon in DS2 is known as a prop because it's just a giant soul inside it, it's not an actual Everlasting Dragon.

[@enskovy]

ANOTHER VIDEO???? Bro has been in the workshop for real

[@core-nix1885]

Ever considered that Anastasia had to know the Rite of Kindling in order to buff the Firelink Shrine bonfire to 20 Estus. She does so after you revive her and give Frampt the Lordvessel.

[@core-nix1885]

This is why I reckon she chose to be de-tongued. 20 estus also seems to be a reference to Velka's double-cross (20 is XX in Roman Numerals - the number of *Judgment* in Tarot)

[@TheSilly6403]

This little fact saved me in my no bonfires run, you really learn to appreciate kindling when you can't do it

[@itsippintimeyo]

Need me a giant firekeeper 🥵

[@user-jn7rz9ew2l]

i thought that was a giant fire keeper on the thumbnail for a second

[@QTops-oi9jd]

I wish bro

[@MossOwnsYouYT]

Perfect for my bedtime vid. I love this type of content from you.

[@RespectTheSourceMaterial]

Great video as always. Can someone tell me who is the artist that created the image where the 4 characters sit by the fire at the beginning of the video? I want to check their stuff out and make that my wallpaper.

[@MapMonkey96]

Real Hawk posting

[@Shadowcthuhlu]

I still remember Skeiro lore. . .do I need to see a doctor about that?

[@core-nix1885]

Based. This is a topic I like.

[@zacharyholley9520]

Hawkshaw!!! Thanks bro! ❤

[@Blip_OwO]

Cozy

[@docsanducezar]

Awesome vid as always but how are firekeepers and giants connected?

[@odeegrotsniffer4166]

Who calls Elden Ring shallow??

[@Tony_409]

Sometimes I wonder if it is a better end if we allow Anastasia to stay dead

[@kjetillangelid92]

Goat

[@aurarous]

Is 08-45 and I’m in first hour rn, time to go to bed.

[@user-nx4jf6tx1v]

my fav giants are the ass-face ones. That is why Gough has his helm packed with resin, to help moisturize his gap. Giants have no eyes = Gough cannot be blind.

[@tdthedevilsrighthand712]

Do yous ever consider doing more stuff on DS2? To see how it works into the other DS games?

[@voidipoyo]

Ds2 is that a game? Ds3 and Ds1 exist never heard of it.

[@tdthedevilsrighthand712]

@@voidipoyo if there is a DS3, then there ought to be a 2, no? But yeah. It isn't liked.

[@voidipoyo]

@@tdthedevilsrighthand712 I know bout it but it bad. It is cringe and doesnt support mouse and keyboard.

[@Mitsunee_]

what always struck me as weird about one particular firekeeper is the (presumably female) Dragon of Ash Lake stoicly accepting her tail being cut off to become the weapon of a randomly visiting undead. She seemingly does not aggro no matter what you do to her, even while in her Covenant.

[@Rfid123]

❤

[@tarvoc746]

Soo what ever became of the dragon in Ash Lake? Does it ever get mentioned again in later Souls titles?

[@JameeloJameelo]

Sadly not.

[@anon_148]

@@JameeloJameelo the ancient dragons, by their nature tend to not do much. For all we know it could have chilled there forever

[@toastedskilletslol4250]

I need that desktop background.

[@Tapi2.]

yeah man me too.

[@Tapi2.]

wait now I have it if you want I can help give you the way to get it

[@oreganotv1446]

I wonder, is next Elden Ring 2 or Dark Souls 4 🤔?

[@trulgn]

Who's that character next to onion knight ?

[@emismpunk]

Looks like Havel the rock (dark souls 3) and blackguard Boggart (Elden ring). With Ranni of course next to Boggart.

[@trulgn]

Must be blackgaurd boggot as i don't know him

[@trulgn]

@@emismpunk oh he's the guy associated with the dungeater. After seeing dungeater plotline I got scuuured I'm not ready for elder ring or bloodborne I'll stick to depressing souls not horror souls

[@blakebennett3987]

I honestly much prefer Elden Ring fleshing this stuff out. Dark Souks often feels like a facade with nothing much behind it. The lore is so vague that it reallydoes seem like they didn’t really have much figured out. Its the top level of a mystery without any indication of a deeper truth

[@Junebug879]

Can u pls make more lore videos on Elden ring

[@justinheinz8462]

Nito=godwyn Open your eyes people

[@julesryf2716]

editing changed?

[@gamemations5066]

Sekiro lore slaps smh

[@andrewknaff9220]

I don’t think Nito was a giant. Yes he is huge, but he is also an amalgamation of a bunch of different corpses. A bit of a necromancer who had the ability to increase his size by adding undead to himself.

[@Cashmoneez]

Idk his hands seem to be his own and they are much bigger than a humans

[@justinheinz8462]

Nito= Godwyn?

[@odeegrotsniffer4166]

Who the hell doesn't think Elden Ring will last?

[@heatrayzvideo3007]

I know this is a bit off topic but I once wrote to vaati about souls and moorcock, the eternal champion and the multiverse - he ignored it of course - Miyazaki himself literally sited these as an inspiration for his own work. No one had ever covered Moorcocks eternal champion cycle and souls games. I think it'd be interesting for more original interpretations rather than those agreed to already on forum posts.

[@RandomHerps]

No thanks canon only

[@Guillaume_0398]

4th

[@DonutSwordsman]

Gate keeping another video like an evil video game publisher is the last straw. Its unfair we hate this when game publishers do it but not this? Unsubbed.

[@royalthewaffle]

Hawkshaw after donutswordsman unsubscribes 📉📉📉📉

[@joshherrera9034]

The depth is it's own enemy??? That's an amazing way of saying the lore is badly portrayed or just plain bad. You guys really need to get the fuck over yourselves. This such a farce now. The lore is soooo deep that it accidentally makes itself bad! Woah! Sooo deeeeeep! Soooo tiiiiiiiiight!!!! ...aahhhhhh! >XU

[@MrHathaway1337]

I really like this channel but maybe it's time to find a job instead of expecting people to donate to you. Donations eventually will dry up and sponsorships will disappear.

[@toastedskilletslol4250]

He has a job....

[@MrHathaway1337]

@@toastedskilletslol4250 Outside of youtube, perhaps. But youtube will not be here forever. Eventually the flame will burn out and turn to ash.

[@joenash4802]

@@MrHathaway1337🤢🤮