Opera Singer Reacts: The Nameless King - Dark Souls 3 OST

It's really fun to hear a piece like the Nameless king knowing full well that this is something that could have been written in the classical time period. The way it moves and uses the very classical instrumentation is so fantastic and feels very archaic while also being quite modern. Loved it.
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[@gurnoorsekhon6402]

Literally never knew that he had Gwyn's theme in his own. This is the reason why I like music analysis channels more than just music reaction.

[@sirmythos8854]

Like Father, like Son.

[@naiteiruakuma2261]

It literaly gives you So much Insight and So many points that if you're not musician you might not understand the theory of

[@thebipolarbear5611]

Lore within the music 👌

[@RenanSolidSnake0]

I love this song because it have elements from Gwyn's theme and from Ornstein & Smough. And knowing the connection of these characters, all fits in place.

[@hamiltonrankin8462]

The whole soundtrack is like a mix between o&s and gywn with some new elements. Which makes sense because this probably the last “god” from the age of fire that is still alive.

[@cucabeludo9342]

Made by Motoi Sakuraba, the plim plim plom GOAT

[@yanatrei5965]

Where are the elements from O&S theme can be heard? I am trying to recognize them in this theme, but to no avail

[@RenanSolidSnake0]

​@@yanatrei5965 listen to the parts in 6:40 and then in 9:48. They are similar to the beginning of the Ornstein & Smough Theme. Maybe it's a coincidence, but to me it is really similar.

[@Woasdlfe]

And Seath I think

[@EyeOfKings]

Marco's realization that the nameless king is Gwyn's son made me grin so hard lmao.

[@microwavemicrowave7648]

seeing the nameless king's hand trembling as he strikes down his dragon companion in the phase change cinematic, even masked you can sense the emotion of him and nothing puts chills down my spine as much as that. And after turning to face you and walking in your direction as the music kicks in. This is what makes his fight one of the best in my opinion.

[@jacobcortez3545]

I couldn't agree more. Part of what I love about this fight is that the first phase feels like you're the unwelcome guest and he's trying to get rid of you. Like he's the son of the Lord of Sunlight, (possibly) the God of War himself, has probably killed countless dragons before allying himself with them, and you're some lowly undead who is intruding on his sanctuary and needs to be put in his/her place. And then you kill his dragon/closest friend (I assume), and phase two feels like he's fighting you because he *wants you dead.* Phase one feels he's fighting you on principle. Phase 2 is when it gets personal. And I love how the music really reflects that

[@xxparan01axx11]

I still remember the first time I got to phase 2 and he turned to face me all I said to my mate as "ah shit, we're dead..." 😂

[@LongClawzHidden]

This is the most personal fight in the series, I think. You just killed this demigod's lifelong(?) companion, forced him to resort to essentially subsuming them and their power, and now all that's left is to annihilate you.

[@vhalrougelarfouxe]

I am honestly amazed. When you said that Gwyn's theme was mixed in, you just actually confirmed one of the biggest theories in the Dark Soul Universe, without even knowing the lore. Astute observation as usual.

[@joedumas1047]

so he rly is his son its confirmed by music now

[@KaiserNick_]

How is this a theory? Lmao

[@crisunjackalD]

@@joedumas1047 Not just his son, but specifically THE firstborn son still worshipped by the Warriors of Sunlight for countless generations, who was disinherited and stripped of godly status by Gwyn. No doubt for forsaking his place as the prime example for all Dragonslayer knights, and instead becoming an ally to dragons and drakes. Unfortunate that he would never have a chance to reconcile with his father... especially not after the First Sin of linking the Flame. Dark Souls lore, why must you be so deep and tragic, and yet so wistfully obscure?

[@vhalrougelarfouxe]

@@KaiserNick_ because its not really explicitly said? But yeah I get what you mean.

[@ygorschuma3059]

That theory was already been confirmed years ago because of the music, the statues and so on.

[@stefanonono9240]

God I NEVER noticed Gwyn''s leitmotif in this theme, you are amazing Marco

[@MarcoMeatball]

Thanks a lot!

[@Z-Mikes00]

he is his first born after all

[@apeture_explorer4810]

"unbelievably powerful", couldn't have said it better. Had to laugh, this boss just really has a special ability to lock people in a cycle for hours.

[@johnschaeffer7008]

"I didn't remember any of their names" Well good things he's nameless 😃

[@Farron6]

This made me laugh Marco “I don’t remember any of their names” Anor Londo “Neither do we”

[@joshuawalsh3255]

Small but beautiful detail- his arm is trembling when he goes to stab the dragon in the phase transition. 8:45

[@ygorschuma3059]

My fav part of this entire piece is between 4:02 and 4:32, first you have the harpsichord solo that gives the impression of nobility, regality, someone from a noble family, as he was indeed the Prince of Lordran, firstborn of the Great Lord Gwyn. And then you have the menacing brass and male choir that comes after, and the thunderous drums, telling you that you're fighting the Old God of War, and he hasn't lost his touch despite being a hollowed husk of what he once was. Fun fact: While it was technically confirmed that he IS indeed the exiled and erased Firstborn of Gwyn, it's also said that the firstborn was a God of War, and the Lion Knights of Forossa set states that their armor is based on the old God of War Faraam, hinting his original name. There is a whole theory that after his exile, he traveled to many lands, amassing folowers, one of this lands was Forossa, being known as their king and god of war, until eventually abandoning them and reaching the Archdragon Peak, where he and his other followers allied with the dragons and he became their king aswell, dropping the God mantra and being known only as King.

[@starofaetherius]

The helm of the Faraam set also has an engraving depicting a man riding a dragon, which 100% solidifies this for me.

[@ygorschuma3059]

@@starofaetherius The Wargod Wooden Shield has something resembling two dragons painted in it, and references an old god of war reverred in remote lands, I think that shield was also present in DS2, and in 3 it's mainly used by Manserpents iirc.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

His name must have been Faraam. There's two distinct patterns to the naming of Gywn's children. If we assume his Firstborn is called Faraam, you've got: Faraam, Gwynevere, Gwyndolin, Fillianore. F G G F Firstborn and lastborn start with an F. Middle children with a G. Not to mention how Faraam was the God of War, and how he's depicted as a man riding a dragon. I don't see any alternatives. It makes complete sense that his name was Faraam.

[@DeclanGoat]

I’m so glad you did a video on nameless king BUT the amount of times I have listened to this theme and never noticed the pling pling plong was just fascinating!! Love your videos man ❤

[@MarcoMeatball]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marcosfranco1815]

If you ever replay ds3 and go to the "Aldrich, Devourer of Gods" bonfire, at the back of the boss arena there are 2 statues: one for Gwyn and the other one of Gwynevere (sry for incorrect name spelling if there is), and to the right of Gwyn there is an empty space... interesting isn't it?

[@ilmacouto6658]

Same thing with Dark Souls 1 after O&S

[@lillonerboi504]

This is what led to the beginning of the theory and mystery of Gwyns firstborn in the first place. It was the same in DS1 and many people wondered who it was who had their statue removed.

[@SyrantStuff]

The new format is very coherent and a great evolution of your style. I think most souls fans will say you're spot on here (as usual)!

[@Molimo95]

You can really see his mind starting to race when he heard the plin plin plon.

[@BeefPogodon]

Nameless kings cutscene in words: *dragon dies* *shocked* *raises sword slowly* kaBLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

[@Nanok1d]

Yuka kitimura and Motoi Sakuraba did an amazing job with the dark souls soundtracks. I hope we can hear more of your analysis on these amazing songs

[@lupobrando2827]

The Nameless King is, indeed, the son of Gwyn. It is confirmed, especially in japanese descriptions, that his lore is as follows (for Lore Fans: don't worry if you find some descriptions different or if you remember other things. DS3 and ESPECIALLY DS1 (which is needed to understand Nameless King as a character) have both some translation problems, that don't come not only from wrong translations but also from Japanese's Kanjis sometimes having different meanings since their culture is so abstract. We in ITALY have a KZbin and Twitch content creator called Sabaku No Maiku who did UNHOLY research on this translations and lore, giving us fairly correct answers, even more than people like Vaatividya, which is THE international Souls Lore creator) The Nameless King was the first born of Gwyn, his rightful heir. Gwyn, Ornstein and NK fought together in the war against dragons in the early stages of the transition into the Age of Fire. After discovering about the flame burning out, Gwyn linked the first flame, sacrificing himself for the good of HIS reign (not humanity's). For some time Nameless King became the King of Anor Londo. During his reign (which isn't explored a lot) it's clear that he wanted to either integrate or at least RESPECT the dragons and their descendants. In fact, either during this time or during the war, he became friend with the dragon that we see him riding in the fight. Gwyndolin didn't like this, and probably no god alive did. So he was exiled from Anor Londo, stripped of his godly name. So he isolated himself in Archdragon Peak, committing himself fully to the Path of Dragon Cult, which was already present in the times of DS1 events. And in DS3.....you enter his territory.

[@Statchar]

in particular, this is also a reason why I don't strictly follow to "lore interpreter" they are still subject to misinterprets and/or trying to force a link that's sketchy at best.

[@inciacci549]

Gwyn not liking it is an understatement. He erased his own son from history.

[@lupobrando2827]

@@inciacci549 he didnt. That's one of the translation errors. When he was exiled Gwyn had already burned himself, that's why in japanese the sunlight Blade miracle Is said to be given as a gift to his dead father when he was exiled

[@starofaetherius]

​@@inciacci549 Nameless King "lost the annals of history" he was not "lost TO them" if that's the description youre thinking of. Huge misconception. He either literally lost (intentionally or accidentally) a written record OR possibly just symbolicly went against the teachings of their history (i.e. befriending dragons)

[@elias.t]

@@starofaetherius No, that's the mistranslation. Dude didn't "lose a text" or something, he was himself stricken from them. However, it also wasn't Gwyn who did it. Even the English translation states that NK left the miracle on his father's coffin "perhaps as a final farewell" and why would he leave it on a coffin if Gwyn was still around?

[@Fellknauel]

really good of you to notice gwyn's leitmotif, considering this guy is strongly implied to be gwyn's missing son from DS1!

[@mouaz670]

It’s a cool detail that the nameless king’s theme borrowed a bit from Ornstein and Smough’s theme and slightly from Gwyns theme, since the Namless King has a connection with all of them lore wise

[@dolofonosesostrefis]

Nameless King was my favourite boss as soon as I fought him (and my first in-game cosplay) but I never noticed that musical cue. These are the kind of insights I love this channel for!

[@Margonxp]

A lot of people prefer the second phase music but to be honest the first phase hits me harder with that beautiful violin... It literally feels like I'm fighting a gargantuan foe inside the storm, this ost would be perfect with the sounds of rain in the background.

[@moonboy8552]

I believe you listened to an extended remix of the track but the original was shorter and I agree that the first section had this regal and powerful feel to it which in some way...overpowers the second. It's highly reflective, I believe, of the Nameless King himself. He is "nameless", forgotten, shrouded in mystery. The long lost, forsaken firstborn of Gwyn remembered only as the King of Dragons - nothing more, nothing less. That's why the first theme gave so much more. His identity lies in the second but everyone (including the Nameless King himself) associates more with the first. I'm convinced that NO ONE has picked up that Gwyn reference other than you and it's mind boggling. So far, it's only been speculations as if even we, the players, do not truly know who he is either.

[@AwfulWeather5684]

He cracked it, he proved the theory that the nameless king is Gwyn’s firstborn son. And without even knowing any of the lore too Bravo 👏👏👏👏

[@danielr5817]

Amazing. When the music is do perfect that it really tells you who this character is. When the Nameless King sided with the dragons as in the lore you read. His name was meticulously wiped off the face of everything. Which is why he is nameless.

[@matteobonelli8442]

Not only there is Gwyn's theme in it, but this is one of the very few tracks of Dark Souls 3 that was composed by Motoi Sakuraba, the first game's composer, adding this to the spectulation. It's not a coincidence that he also composed Aldrich, Devouerer of Gods, which is a callback to his original Darksun Gwyndolin track (those who know the lore will understand the connection)!

[@jannikgluckert8501]

"How can you even speculate that, the music tells us exactly what it is" - move aside Vaati, Marco is the new lore master

[@MarcoMeatball]

We can coexist l.ao

[@williammendizabal8212]

It's cool that 3 simple notes can connect things from this game and the past games as well. I love your content I would love to see more Dark Souls OST Reactions :)

[@themastamanhd4861]

I love how light the music almost feels. You fight him in the clouds and it almost seems whimsical like the music itself is a blustering wind matching the pace of the rider and his dragon in its own dance

[@TheManBehindtheScreen]

It never fails. Whether it's music that I've delved deep into, obsessively listening to the different ideas and opinions of musicians or music producers or directors or what have you, or pieces like this one that I didn't listen to with very much regularity, I always come out of your videos with a much deepened sense of appreciation for what the music is trying to say. Like a few others have already said I never caught that The Nameless King's second phase worked Gwyn's theme into it, but given his lore the use of that motif is so perfectly fitting. You're an absolute treasure, Marco! Keep making these and I promise you, I'll keep on watching!

[@insert_apathetic6159]

I can hear his attacks in the music

[@kamantariq2513]

Nameless king was by far the best suprise boss I've fought in dark souls to date. Thank you for teaching us about Gwyn's theme in this ost.

[@JakubSinakl]

your channel made me realize I love the harpsichord. I never really much cared for the history of music even when we learned it in school, however these videos made me really curious about the different meanings of just implementing certain instrumments. thanks a lot, marco

[@MarcoMeatball]

That means so much to me

[@charlesgambitbidan7678]

Man I just love Dark Souls in general and how it's lore always gives us mind-blowing situations that can either be found in paying attention to the voicelines of NPCs or even through boss musics~

[@Farathriel]

Sakuraba seems to prefer his compositions to exude two things: it's either an organized cacophony of deranged, scary and all powerful monstrosities or serene, eerie and melancholic places such as Firelink Shrine or Majula. Of course, he can blend many other motifs but I can't shake off the feeling that what he loves the most is to musically describe how wild and dangerous these enemies are. Take Nameless King as an example. A king in many cultures is akin to a god of some sort. That doesn't fall far from truth in Dark Souls where Gwyn was, in fact, a god. To be a god is to shape and rule the order of the reality and Gwyn surely did that. Nameless King seems to be the same in the eyes of Sakuraba. He's not just another herculean figure to beat. Notice that his (and his dragon's) very presence brings turmoil in the skies as they erupt with violent winds and stormy clouds. It clearly isn't something that Vordt or even Pontiff Sulyvahn could match.

[@Enigma1990ad]

OMG dude when you pointed out the Gwyn portion of his theme I legit got goosebumps all over. I never noticed that which makes perfect sense seeing he is the first born of Gwyn and the rightful heir to Lordran despite what Gwyn says!

[@cRimson2cuRse49]

Wow I got chills with the Gwyn’s theme bit. Last time I got chills was Funeral of Flowers. All these theories about TNK speculations and I never heard mention of the music at least to my knowledge. Music plays such a big role to bosses that it sometimes can be an oversight while fighting.

[@MrSwanee11]

Another great video! The circling sound and kind of fluttery nature really just puts me back into the feeling of being just out of reach of the king of storms head and watching NK fly around me. The fluttery sound gets more intense as he's preparing his dive bomb swing. Really makes me feel like I'm at the mercy of powerful foe when everything crescendos.

[@SolaScientia]

I love harpsichord and I love it when FromSoftware uses it (and they use it so much). What you say about music for music's sake compared with music telling a story reminds me of the opening part of Fantasia (the original, not 2000) and how he explains the differences between music just being music versus music creating certain imagery versus music telling a definite story. To this day Fantasia remains one of my favorite Disney movies and I watched it so much as a kid that I could pick out a simplified version of the Fugue part of Toccata and Fugue in d minor by ear. As for what this music makes me feel, I agree with you about the power and courage in his theme, but it also just terrifies me, lol. I'm still stuck on him. I'm so stuck on him that I went and played Bloodborne after having been on a break with it for a few months. I beat Lady Maria the other day and was euphoric about it for a while; her music really conveys how the fight is a waltz and having experienced it for myself finally, it really was like dancing with her. As for the Nameless King, it's just brutal. I can reliably get to phase 2 each time, sometimes with very little damage taken, but then phase 2 absolutely stomps me and kicks my teeth down my throat for good measure. Champion Gundyr was tough, but I got to where I could read his moves pretty well and got a handle on his speed. That moment hasn't happened in phase 2 of the Nameless King yet. The music going also conveys to me a sense of fear on the part of the player. Certain parts of his theme also remind me of Flight of the Bumblebee. The technicality of the music conveys also that the Nameless King will brutally punish mistakes. Mistakes such as the player panicking and rolling too much. Everything has to be perfectly timed with him; everything from hits to rolls to buffs to heals. Other bosses are a lot more forgiving when the player incorrectly times a heal or a roll or a hit. A lot of hits are survivable even from harder hitting bosses. That's less the case with the Nameless King. The slow approach he does in phase 2 is very reminiscent of Pontiff Sulyvahn and it's just as terrifying. They're both confident in their power and their ability to beat you to a pulp, but at least the Nameless King is optional. Pontiff isn't and he can be a major wall for many players since the game really stops playing around when you get to Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. I had a paragraphed typed up explaining about him being Gwyn's son before you got to that point in the video. I've been too focused on the fight that I haven't heard Gwyn's theme in it myself.

[@zangy3748]

I knew they would sneak something like this in but I didn't spot the plin plin plon while hearing to it (haven't played Derp Souls 3 that much yet) Glad you were able to hear it and thus probably finding out that this character seems to be the banished son of Gwyn. Man, I am baffled how Sakuraba was able to sneak this piece in without people recognizing it instantly. Also I heard a similar piece from Sakuraba with similar themes (Sovereign Vholran from Tales of Arise)

[@DjPopShuvIt]

5:13 "What does this music make you feel" Anger, it makes me angry also at 0:58 "so we've got this dragon riding king" i muttered dragonriding bullshit more like.

[@connorryan2715]

What I like a lot about this song is that it feels like it belongs more in Dark Souls 1 than Dark Souls 3. The instrumentation and tone has that kinda, ancient pristine reality and power that some of DS1 whereas DS3 has these loud bombastic dramatic and bleak pieces. The difference being that Nameless King’s theme has DS3’s better sound quality. It really stands out from some of DS3’s other songs that can sound fairly similar at times

[@pretzelking4618]

Definitely makes sense seeing as Nameless King is pretty much the last remnant of Gwyn's family at that point

[@fakenamebro7005]

@@pretzelking4618only exception being Gwyndolin…kinda.

[@bigmannn2443]

I'm surprised the wiki still describes it as speculation when the game is literally handing us the answer on a silver platter with the item descriptions blatantly stating that he IS indeed the heir of sunlight and that both his crown and armor bears a striking resemblance to Gwyn's crown and armor

[@mintylemon2651]

Your takes on the ost were nothing short of fascinating and I love your new style

[@spowxy8087]

Thank you for the analysis, Marco. Great analysis as usual! Can you do Halflight, Spear of the Church next? I think it's one of the most slept on DS3 boss OST!

[@kataudemachine]

I havent put the necessary attention to this song, im very bad with understanding music, still learning, but this one makes me feel like an urgency, something imminent, dangerous but fluid as you say, like something watery. Very good info about the harpsichord, ill try to remember that one. Great review, i'll still keep asking for High Lord Wolnir's theme. Greetings from Mexico.

[@juggernogsoda3464]

I have been waiting so long for you to do this

[@alienguardian]

I always thought it was so interesting that a storm can be so clearly expressed in music like this. You can hear the howling winds, the cracking lightning and booming thunder, the torrential rain

[@wolfancap6897]

I guess only those with a background in music noticed the connection between Gwyn and Nameless' themes. I noticed right away and always thought everyone knew about this already. There is lots of these connections on DS Music, the most famous being the Gwyn/Soul of Cinder connection.

[@MrSomeKindOfNature]

Great job Marco! Much love,cheers!

[@RoniDraws]

hahaha marco diving deep into the nameless king lore and theories just from hearing plin plin plon, amazing what music can do 😂😂

[@MarcoMeatball]

Pretty much!

[@mikeheiser3728]

I've been waiting for you to hear this ever since you listened to Gwyn's theme lol. Glad you're convinced by the music because some people just don't pick up on that like your ears did.

[@malisk02]

I LOVE how this man figured out one of the biggest lore secrets in Dark Souls just from listening to the music! Just goes to show what a talented ear he has, great vid as always!

[@MarcoMeatball]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@adamfowler350]

2:22- that music is also very much like flight of the bumblebee. Which is obviously about something flying around. I always loved that little section.

[@HarryPotter-uv8yp]

Phase 1: Vertigo Phase 2: Solemn anger

[@kalyko6426]

So glad you mentioned Gwyn’s theme in this one, I heard it upon a separate listen a while ago and since then it has baffled me how Nameless King being Gwyn’s firstborn is still just a theory lol

[@dmaxcustom]

Gwyn's first born. God of war, dragon hunter. Betrayed his people in favor of the dragons. Removed from history and exiled by his father, Gwyn. Hence the Nameless King.

[@ItsDaKoolaidDude]

Never thought nor recognized the literal plin plin plong at all till now. Oof, how long and how many did this go right under everyone's heads. Amazing catch, and hoping to see you react to Halflight of the Church and "champion's gravetender and gravetender great wolf"

[@Hopeful_Husker]

“What does this music make you feel?” Like I’m about to get my teeth kicked in repeatedly and without mercy 😂 in my first complete playthrough of DS3, Nameless King gave me more trouble than Sister Friede, Darkeater Midir, the Twin Princes, and basically every boss except for Slave Knight Gael

[@ninja011]

VINDICATION!!! I have been saying it for years: the music confirms who the Nameless King is, and now someone better versed in music than I hears it too. VINDICATION!!!

[@SimonGhostRiley_Stay_Frosty]

I am surprised how From Software told us that the Nameless King was the son of Gwyn with just a few notes

[@William-Sunderland]

Something I love from this track is how reminiscent its instruments are from DS1 ost, showing the character's connection as one of the most relevant characters and biggest mysteries from that game, worth mentioning I love Bach's music, maybe thats why I love this track so much. Has Ornstein truly became the wyvern?

[@Yilue]

plin plin plon :( Damn I never noticed that in his theme before. Very very cool they did that

[@FeD_bOi_bE_Upon_Thee]

The Betrayal of the suns first born, once the scourge of dragons, the inventor of the dragon-slaying armaments, and the acclaimed God of War. Lost and buried deep in the anneals of history. The sons first born took a liking to the dragons he fought a war against. This evolved into kinship, and eventually the great betrayal of the sun. Now a lowly ash tolls a bell never to ring. A king returns to the world answering the toll, and a fight ensues, with a lowly ash, and a Nameless King of Old. Immaculate~

[@Jnawzrd]

You earned my subscription after this musical analysis especially after helping me discover Gwyn's theme in phase 2 :D

[@MarcoMeatball]

Heheheheheh

[@MrFernoid]

Ha, watching you work out the Gwyn connection just from the musical themes was great. Fromsoft lore is just on another level. Great stuff as usual Marco!

[@NocnaGlizda]

And once again, the music tells the story. Father and son.

[@aymeraldds9126]

I love the rythm in this video, not talking about the music which is obviously insanely good but the editing was really nice

[@moonlightcalamity]

you can never escape plin plin plon

[@kuroinamida4630]

"...and how it makes us feel." PAIN! JUST PAIN!

[@SilentMephisto]

You need to check out Sister Friede next ❄️

[@111tykatypka]

Agree

[@riccardoromano6619]

This theme gives you the impression to be in the middle of a storm❤

[@mrsgamer9218]

Im now replaying star ocean 4, and you can just hear what motoi sakuraba is doing. Star ocean 4's final boss battle, and this track, tell an incredible story. Marco if you are reading this: star ocean 3 till the end of time - highbrow. Or star ocean 4 final boss track. They are incredible.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Took a screenshot

[@sakrefunholy]

The music also reminds me a little of a storm or a tornado which is fitting with the whole arena you're Fighting him being a huge storm.

[@Apocamane]

Still waiting for pontiff ost reaction 😔

[@bomesz9641]

My most favorite OST of the DS3, I've never played the game (because I'm suck at it), but I watched the full gameplay and that boss music is insane

[@Apocamane]

@@bomesz9641 its my favorite too, very amazing imo

[@luigivercotti6410]

Dancer and Twin Princes too, and Friede, and even Halflight and Champion's Gravetender and Yhorm, there's so many ds3 bangers left to be explored here

[@luigivercotti6410]

Oops, wait, he already did Dancer, Twin Princes and Yhorm, my bad

[@MarcoMeatball]

it's on the backend of youtube just waiting for the thumbnail.

[@Antineadekvat]

good job sir! please keep it going.

[@Nyko_o]

Unbelievable, you could recognize Gwynn in his music, indeed Nameless King is the first of the 4 children of Gwynn: Filianore, Gwynevere, Gwyndolin and himself, with unknown name. A god of war banished by his father and having any statue of him completely erased from the kingdom for befriending the greatest enemies of the royal lineage, the dragons.

[@StephanuSneed]

He wasn't banished by his father though.

[@grassblock7668]

​@@StephanuSneedThen who banished him? Gwyndolin? Where would he get the authority to do so, the only way i could see it happen is that the entirety of Anor Londo turns against NK and shuts him out. Plus, remember that Gwyndolin was also frawned upon and it took a long ass time for him to be able to enstablish himself as the ruler of Anor Londo. Maybe NK left himself? Just dipped out and went on with his life?

[@StephanuSneed]

​@@grassblock7668 Pretty much. He proposed to do something his people didn't like, they refused and he decided to walk away. We know it all happened peacefully because he was allowed to leave a gift in his father's tomb before walking off. After that, everyone agreed to delete him from the records because he was seen as a massive failure in comparison to his father. Whether this happened while the gods were still on Anor Londo, or it was done separately by Lloyd in the human world and by Gwyndolin in Lordran is never stated.

[@BlueBirdsProductions]

It's crazy to see how fast your channel is growing, but not surprising at all. Your content is awesome man :)

[@MarcoMeatball]

Thanks a ton!

[@kuronaialtani]

I legitimately never even considered those three/four notes from nameless king to be a nod to gwyn's theme until you pointed it out (and then looked it up to see that you were right) Idk if that's just a part of being some degree of composer yourself or what, but god damn dude that's cool

[@BigPapaKaiser]

0:58 "So we have this dragon-riding kink..." I am not sorry :P

[@brokentoaster2295]

Can you so Vordt of the Boreal valley it's such a standout track from Dark souls 3!

[@teheqlles9036]

Apparently all these Dark Souls loretubers should have called in a musician from the start! XD

[@tipsfedora3714]

i'm late to this but everyone in the comments already pointed out the cool things in this piece so all i can say is that this is a painful reminder of how many hours i spent on just this boss alone. the fact that killing his steed doesn't even count as a second phase is some real bullshit but i think that contributes to how effective the music is at making the player scared to fight him

[@ShalaLaPashalaOE]

The nameless King is Gwyn's son and he was a great warrior one of the best fighting with the dragons but then decided to ally with them, which made Gwyn banish him and erased any record of him for that reason he has no name now, the "Plin Plin Plon" must be because despite the distress is still the son of Gywn and a god of war but it is only the first part of the song is not complete perhaps as a sign of his disappointment to his father

[@StephanuSneed]

Gwyn didn't banish him. He was long dead when that happened.

[@ShalaLaPashalaOE]

@@StephanuSneed I don't mean physically, but he erased his name from history, there are no statues or written records of him, hence the "nameless king".

[@StephanuSneed]

@@ShalaLaPashalaOE Again, it wasn't Gwyn who did it, Sunlight Blade establishes this. He was already dead when NK walked away. The fact that he is a nameles KING should also clue you in.

[@ShalaLaPashalaOE]

@@StephanuSneed Wouldn't it make sense that he left after Gwyn immolated himself. He must have left before, in the same way, there are no records of him before that? obviously because it was not planned from the beginning but it was already hinted that gwyn had an older son all his other children had records and even statues or paintings if it was not gwyn they clearly erased their presence

[@StephanuSneed]

@@ShalaLaPashalaOE It doesn't matter whether you think it makes sense or not. Sunlight Blade in DS1 establishes he left after Gwyn linked the flame, period. >there are no records of him before that? They were deleted. This was already established in the first game. >if it was not gwyn they clearly erased their presence Yes, the gods did, probably Lloyd specifically. At no point did i deny he wasn't erased from history, only that Gwyn wasn't the one who ordered it. Again, the game is clear about this point. And while the story of the firstborn was revised and added to in DS3 (the swordspear was changed and his dragon mount added), the basics of a prince inheriting his father's son and failing to live up to him, eventually walking away was already hinted at in the first game. His connexion to Ornstein and dragons too.

[@Futureen]

There are also motifs from Seath the Scaleless theme (right at the beginning)

[@wodandelaat1224]

Another ds3 track that I absolutely recommend is Pontiff Sulyvahn, he plays a central role in the game and I'm curious to see what you can figure out with the track.

[@luweez1935]

So this is my interpretation. You hit the first phase right on the money only I have a feeling that its fast paced and energetic because we don't know who he is yet. When his dragon dies, it becomes apparent who he is. He is gwyns first born and the music reflects that perfectly. We see him we know who he is, and we are afraid.

[@brentpeterson918]

13:00 the father and son not agreeing Our nameless king tried to tell his father that the dragon are not bad . -Flash back- But that’s a different time ago and I have a fight to finish type feel.

[@unknownusername9983]

Amazing video as always

[@PutitinDaramen]

i interpreted descending plinks as representing the tempest and rain around you and the power of the stormdrake. at 7:07 of the video the harpsichord plays the same downward motion showing that the king has mastered the storm. it is his storm now.

[@Thatguy-yr1vp]

thank you so much for doing more ds3, do sister friede and pontiff sulyvahn next, great vid

[@ZazaBasilisk]

FINALLY! IM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO NOTICE!!!

[@BaldinBlack]

Dragonslayer armour is the next one you need to react.

[@ellhann5340]

Every time i listen to it, amonst many epic things, I ear a very powerfull storm in the first phase. When I fight him, I always have the impression to fight a storm. A sad, majestic and godly powerfull storm...

[@aced4fun]

When raging during this fight, one might say: “Sonuva Gwyn!”

[@remnant518]

I always loved the fight against NK. The first time I fought him I was wary and played it a little safe and slowly started to learn his patterns until I eventually defeated him after many deaths. But when second phase started... the cutscene enhanced my will to fight him. But as soon as the music started, I felt the hair on the back of my neck rise, draining me of the enthusiasm I had. I was extremely scared and the first few notes of the second phase did that. That's when you know that a music composer has nailed it. Also, good catch on the Gwyn/NK connection. A few things that the game tells you through weapons and spells that you make with his soul tell you that he basically turned back on everything that Gwyn did, and that resulted in him losing his name. That's why he's the "Nameless" King. He lost his own name due to his actions.

[@dafire9634]

In case someone hasnt mentioned it yet, In Dark souls 1, there was a zone with statues of Gwyn and his family, but one statue was always broken or missing where there should have been one, the same thing continues in DS3, his son was erased from history after allying with the dragons

[@acorns-r-us]

This song says to me "Oh... Oh no! I'm trying to fight an actual hurricane... With a swooooord!"

[@khat2456]

The editing is great!

[@MalorienL]

IIRC the Nameless King is one of Gwyn's children who ended up joining the Dragons, and was exiled and left his name or it was taken from him. The bit in phase 2 with Gwyn's theme in it is supposed to symbolize that relationship. edit: Lmao I typed this out before you looked it up for yourself xD

[@cardmossdn8058]

Can you give Crimson Bat a listen? It's an incredible cut track from Dark Souls 3 that doesn't get nearly enough attention

[@pancakke08]

I cannot agree more. Its so good