odd and obscure things in dark souls

[@Jupiter__001_]

Laurentius will not leave if you tell him no regarding the chaos pyromancy. He says that he trusts your judgement and won't pry any further. He will thenceforth remain at Firelink and not go hollow.

[@STAR_RUNS]

you’re right, i can’t believe i missed that. thanks for pointing that out

[@tonydragon784]

One of the only dudes who actually listens in the entire series

[@tonoornottono]

@@tonydragon784bro sees your potential and genuinely trusts u

[@rat4992]

Isn’t Patches the same? Pretty sure he’s chilling. Same with Domnhall. Once they come they never leave? I might be wrong. Also if you don’t meet certain requirements with Logan’s story then Griggs will stay too

[@mads935c]

Star run never said you can't get Laurentius to stay. He said progressing the NPC's storylines would make them leave firelink, which he does if you progress his storyline

[@_Bunger_]

Something notable about the crystal knight although he can parry you with his shield when you obtain the shield your aren’t able to parry with it

[@STAR_RUNS]

hell yea

[@CallMeMimi27]

skill issue

[@cciale]

Like how lautrec can block with a dagger

[@CallMeMimi27]

@cciale you can too. dagger's can't parry when wielded in the left hand.

[@cciale]

​@@CallMeMimi27 l1 attacks l2 parries, no blocking... i am not talking about 2handing

[@Nekkoru]

That vow of silence tip is a gamechanger. Thank you so much for the wisdom

[@creatureslim]

The happy hollow in New Londo is gazing at the only sunlight that reaches there through a hole in the ceiling/ground.

[@elis7081]

Praise the sun!

[@creatureslim]

@elis7081 🙌🌞

[@Ulta_Nagenki]

In all this time, I'd never saw Ingward go back to the shrine due to never talking to him afterwards and the four kings being usually my last fight. I gotta try this one!

[@STAR_RUNS]

for some reason, it’s barely mentioned anywhere online. most people probably do the same you did and never go back to ingward after the four kings.

[@ayangangopadhyay7500]

I just noticed that his dialogue indicates that he went outside and the sun blinded him so he crawled back into "this dark hole". Maybe he was supposed to be found somewhere else? Firelink shrine hardly seems like a "dark hole" to me.

[@STAR_RUNS]

i thought that was odd, too. looking at where he’s located in firelink, it is kind of a nook that’s out of the way of everything else and could maybe be considered a ‘dark hole’. definitely a strange line

[@pinkk223]

I legit JUMPED out of my chair when you said Ingward can move to Firelink. This is something ive never ever heard someone talk about, not online nor in videos. Thank you for being the first to point out such an easy to miss secret for me!

[@FranzbroetchenGaming]

Over 600 hours and I too didn't know that

[@trip3107]

I find it funny that so many people missed this cause I accidentally got ingward to move on accident on my first playtrough

[@TheRealTorG]

I NEVER knew this, like 500 hours in. I usually snipe him in new londo for the key.

[@DaltonYates-p4j]

I've played this more than any game. I can't believe this is the first I'm hearing of this

[@WeirdTroll666]

fr

[@Auzzymandias]

Petrus and Lautrec are really neck and neck for that biggest creep award

[@NanoSwarm]

Lautrec is just doing his thing man. But Petrus is absolute scum and validates Patches hatred for clerics. You know how you can find the morningstar by falling down the elevator shaft that leads up to Undead Parish at firelink shrine? All those chests there contain items that Petrus stashed away. There's an extra regular talisman, the aformentioned morningstar, lloyd's talismans, and some cracked red eye orbs. Think about what Petrus is doing with those items, the greedy bastard. Even if you save Rhea, he fucking kills her. Compared to Petrus, Lautrec is a saint.

[@niceguy191]

It's one of the reasons I keep coming back to this game; it's so full of extra little bits like these. That room in Tomb of the Giants always seemed so ridiculous to me.

[@jaxonlyman7445]

Try luring them out one at a time

[@TheKiddo2468]

I always leave a message that says “Charmer ahead” right behind the pervert ass hollow. I love him so much

[@tzzeek]

timestamp?

[@corvuscallosum5079]

@@tzzeek 4:28

[@tzzeek]

@@corvuscallosum5079 thank you. Hahaha yeah i was aware of that dude in game, didn't know he was a pervert.

[@WitchChloee]

omg finally someone understands the beauty that is that poor rushed small forest before the crystal cave, idk why but i love that minimal fantasy look that classic wow had, very dreamyy...

[@drakoronus]

+++

[@Hazel-cv5cj]

Ugh yess I always look forward to getting back there, it’s like a cute reprieve in the middle of the archives.

[@MiskatonicSocialClub]

The skeleton gank squad room is the sort of thing made me feel smug about playing a magic user.

[@Eurova_08]

I never knew the vow of silence trick, thats so cool! Great video 👍🏻

[@Lord_Simpder]

What a interesting video. I complete several times the game and I didn't know that "secrets dialogues" from Petrus and Lautrec exist. Good work in general!

[@zgredczwartyniesamowity363]

I have over 1000 hours in this game and i had no idea too. Also the poison mist projectile thing

[@trulytrue8008]

The Lautrec tip is new to me. The game that doesn’t stop giving

[@vicbrava2410]

Just 100%'d Dark Souls again and came by this video, like the vibe, like the editing. Good stuff!

[@calebherring1313]

This is my kind of content, im subbing immediately. THE PRODUCTION QUALITY IS CRAZY BTW, the editing is great and i love that outro a lot. This deserves a million views.

[@STAR_RUNS]

thank u goat, means a lot

[@NedreddDwr]

I like your calm demeanor, very pleasant to watch

[@pyrogreg8]

That grassy area before Seath looks like an out of bound areas

[@lazza229]

Hear me out here for those big skeletons… zweihander

[@moog5260]

still learning new things about ds1 in 2024 incredible

[@alexk7967]

I just learned that nido has a grab attack lol this game is amazing

[@MrStarguy]

you deserve more subs, really nice video presentation and overall vibe.

[@NanoSwarm]

So, if you read the Avelyn item description, it starts with "Repeating crossbow cherished by the weapon craftsman Eidas". This is, as far as I can tell, the only mention of Eidas across the entire trilogy. Some speculate that the hollow crystal knight you fight before your first Seath encounter is Eidas himself, that he was captured by Seath and forced to work for him until turning hollow, which explains why he's a unique enemy. It's an interesting theory.

[@STAR_RUNS]

i hadn’t heard this one before! it seems pretty likely actually, with the same (or at least extremely similar) patterns appearing on the avelyn and the crystal knight set + the crystal shield.

[@Jeff-fe8rf]

​@@STAR_RUNSHawkshaw, a lore channel has a video about him, it's an interesting theory!

[@Zero-eq7mp]

Never thought I’d like a game more than Skyrim ds1 locations and world building is the best game I ever played

[@badatit576]

Sweet vid man. Didn’t know about a handful of these and the editing was really chill. Enjoyed it

[@YaHomieCobalt]

10:32 And this is precisely why, every time I start a new DS1 playthrough, the first thing I do when I get to Firelink: KILL PETRUS!

[@m97polska]

Sadly other clerics will get angry at you for doing that.

[@farine9060]

Your playlist is amazing. Will be stealing some tracks :)

[@dohslim33]

Liked, subbed and commented because of that fire outro

[@schlopusmodangle]

The moonlight butterfly boss music remix at 8:36 is fire 🔥

[@heteroskeleton]

Great and strangely low-key video, and honestly the best part was that you said "who gives a shit" at the end, which was a very "his neck is high, I trust him" thing to do.

[@BuzzingGoober]

I like your transitions

[@alexanderrusev9405]

enjoyed the edit where you show playing musics and the put names on the mobs that you speak of :) and learned couple of things even after playing this game for like 200 hours. really appreciated good content!

[@branflakes115]

Great information, great editing, great music. Subscribed!

[@NoahIsNeon]

Genuinely surprised i didn't know about a lot of these, just when I thought I knew everything about the game. Absolutely loved the video excited to see more from you

[@ottr765]

Patches stays at Firelink and so does Petrus once he returns from the Catacombs.

[@zeitgeistzgz]

in over 10 years of playing souls games, this is the only video I've ever watched that actually taught me something new about DS1. I'm absolutely reeling from Ingward at Firelink, Lautrec and Petrus' dialogue, and Tranquil Walk turning off the Demon AOEs

[@Save_Frog]

Hey I'm glad i got this video on my feed. I really like your vibe and I hope you keep going!

[@soleiletbrume]

Been playing this game for almost a decade and there's still more stuff I didn't know, that's why is my favorite game of all time, and always come back to when depressed ✴️ praise the old masterpiece ✴️

[@GreenRoomGames]

6:43 Dang, I had no idea you could warp that way.

[@cog_in_the_machine4303]

this was such a comfy watch, you rly are talented

[@fabiformfinch4684]

Editing goes crazy man, sick video.

[@josephdrury6021]

What a king, posting the song names in the video. Great choices.

[@branflakes115]

Thanks for commenting this, I didn’t notice at first (the music is really good)

[@valkyrhysteria1744]

Yesss. I love the thumbnail. It's just like the edges of Farron Keep or the corners of the souls games that nobody's been to

[@mattnsg13]

i LOVE videos like this dissecting strange things in souls games (specially the old ones) it's so comfy to watch and makes me want to go back and play them again

[@modjo4]

Production quality is crazy for such a small channel, nice video dude

[@indieemil]

Good stuff! Learned a few new things 😄

[@_ace55]

How does this only have 200 views

[@katzhas]

1:26 that funny guy spawned after dyin *a few* times to the gargoyles. I was interested in it, till he oneshotted me xd

[@STAR_RUNS]

their attacks are stronger than you would expect given their move speed; they can catch you off guard for sure

[@HydroCronus]

You should make a video about your preferred places to go out-of-bounds! I love breaking games and exploring what you're not supposed to. Did that a lot in the Halo series and Jak n daxter games.

[@Elohim-u4f]

any austin reference 🗣️🗣️⁉️⁉️

[@STAR_RUNS]

my goat

[@thegreatchrispy]

0:52 I was playing last night, running across that bridge where two knights are shooting arrows at you and a vagrant was right in the middle and knocked me off 😭

[@Crestfallen_Warrior]

Ah, Dark Souls 1. One of my favorite games of all time. I love how weird it is in so many aspects.

[@itsasecret2648]

Dropping a like on this one, most of the last half I didn't know 500 hours in. Only learned the Seth boss fog one last year. One thing I encountered earlier this week. I was fighting dark wraiths on the chapel stairs with Grant. I killed one, but the shockwave from the slam staggered the one behind & he fell of the side of the stairs with the animation of running out of stamina off a ladder. Funniest shit I saw that day.

[@pukebra1n]

even though i knew a majority of the points(except vow of silence and projectile poison mist), this was an excellent video for non veterans. gj

[@drabhat8031]

Great video, also, if i'm not wrong, I think Patches also stays at firelink when you finish his questline

[@STAR_RUNS]

yeah, i just checked and you’re right. honestly, I completely forgot patches goes to firelink after killing nito. good call

[@toaster4975]

Is this really only your second video? Was seriously enjoyable to watch. You've earned a sub.

[@msjawesome]

The I remember seeing someone else talk about how the area with the large divine ember was supposed to make use of plunging attacks since it attacks all of the them at once with significant damage. I don't know if this was the intention of the area but a good way to clear it out as a melee build none the less.

[@cptnoremac]

9:10 Hidden body or ring of fog. Melee to your heart's content.

[@bloodgoat]

Odd and obscure things in Dark Souls is literally the entire game

[@epicleaf]

I love that you made a video about odd Dark Souls things in 2024. It's so great seeing people still hang around this weird game together, especially when there's still new stuff I didn't know. WOULD LOVE TO SEE DEMON SOULS NEXT Also easy sub, I honestly can't wait to watch more of your stuff

[@gerwen1]

There's a lot of videos out there that claim to have XX things you didn't know about Dark Souls, and then show the same old tired things. Your video? I was astonished at how many I didn't know. Great job!

[@EidasMusic]

I fuhcing love the duke's archives forest

[@luisdelarosa3588]

Yoo MISCHIEF MAKERS song remix after 0:30 😲 Obscure classic that game! Needed a sec to recognize it lol

[@keneor4468]

I just remember when I entered the forest, I had quite a hard time wandering in the duke's archive because I got a bit lost, I noticed the forest behind the bonfire but just couldn't seem to access it. Once I finally got there and saw the area name show up I was sooo excited, what adventure awaits me in this forest. You can imagine my disapointment. You just instantly notice how less care was put in this place due to time constraints

[@imsweetthanks7677]

my favourite part about darksouls was all of the unique enemies all around the game and they were rarely reused in other areas the fifty thousand undead dragon pants in question:

[@Nyan4Eon]

10:43 kick animation also changes for all hammer class weapons, makes kicks better in pvp

[@spfy]

Thanks for the vid, it's great!! I recently did okay in the pit with the Large Divine Ember. If you put on the slumbering ring (maybe ring of fog too but I don't think I had that on), you can jump over the ladder hole and run around to the back side of the pit by the ember. Drop down and if you're careful, you only need to fight 1 or 2 skeletons at a time and can clear it out.

[@STAR_RUNS]

thank you. that’s a solid idea, one or two at a time is way more reasonable

[@calaclysmic675]

I appreciate your effort of adding proper cc 👍👍👍

[@calaclysmic675]

Also I have the exact same kind of memory with quest 64. I think it was a projared video

[@STAR_RUNS]

always. it was definitely a projared video LOL, i watched it while editing this video and it made me nostalgic

[@splooshamus]

This weird extra stuff is such a double edged sword. On the one hand, they amazing and part of what makes the game so charming. On the other hand, they probably contributed to the rushed 2nd half

[@ralphydesign207]

Why is this so calming to watch

[@user-cp9id1mj8b]

8:14 Damn, that UI is clean af

[@kisgerocs]

Grate video! Definitely looking forward for more, can't get enough of DS1 lol

[@oloxhossono1956]

there were multiple instances in this game where I would experience something, forget about it, remember it, and couldn’t recall if it was a dream I had or an actual experience in the game. The trees that came alive, the forest with the crystal golems before seath, and the vagrant are a few I can think of at the moment

[@Shibuyan_]

Such a good well edited video!

[@beanphoenix]

Miyazaki is an artist for making this game, like an actual genius.

[@yeahyeahwowman8099]

Genius how exactly?

[@frend1220]

Can you make this a series with the other games?

[@STAR_RUNS]

good idea

[@brotherpigeons8395]

Hearing runnning shine music in a non runningshine video is crazy

[@Slopthusiast]

The possessed trees can actually attack you! They stretch down their vines and give you a slap.

[@STAR_RUNS]

i *think* that’s an unused animation. the only instance i can find of the attack is if you replace a normal enemy’s model with the tree’s. this keeps the ai of the original enemy so it’ll try to attack you, but the animation doesn’t seem to have any hit box

[@petreagabriel7508]

Loving the content man

[@ASmartNameForMe]

Man having Ingward at firelink able to lift curses in the early game wouldve saved so many headaches

[@TrickyThe0ne]

I really like the style of this video, creative and different than how other creators present this kind of information. Good job!

[@edamchese3008]

Make more videos i love your style

[@Razor2657]

This was great, thanks!

[@AbystomaMexicanium]

Well I did not know about this new dialogue with Petrus. Always something new with this game.

[@Jaxxssonnn]

Love the content homie keep it up

[@trashman1605]

The reason why there is only one crystal knight is because he's an npc. It's hinted that he's actually Eidas, a black Smith that created the Avelyn.

[@DeagleXY]

a fellow Hawkshaw viewer? Or which other person brought up, that the crystal knight could be Eidas? love this lore, how the blacksmiths are intertwined with so much lore and how everybody somehow gets used by others in this game xD

[@trashman1605]

@DeagleXY i do watch hawkshaw lol. fromsoft are insanely good at world building and implications. I can never forget when i first sat at the ash lake bonfire, and realized that i didn't need to light it and that it was already kindled. Had me doing laps in my room mumbling "Gwynn stole the flame!!!"

[@Karan-Aujla]

Well made. Good job!

[@STAR_RUNS]

thanks goat

[@naturalunnatural]

8:55 With a heavy weapon like zweihander you can aggro them all directly beneath you then backdash off and pancake them all at once

[@illeagle666]

Didn't know about a few of these despite coming back to DS1 more or less at least once a year since release, good job! :)

[@specialnewb9821]

Ingward has the same VA as Dark Diver Grandahl in 2 so my head canon is Ingward began to dislike the sun so much he fell to worshipping the Dark.

[@BigBoyz33]

holy sh*t i didnt know that cleric abandoned the Maiden in the catacombs and was pretty happy about, sickening...

[@dragon43821]

I was the 1000th sub!!

[@cerealexperimentsgrain]

nice video, i like the vibes

[@hunthebug]

1:28 what editing. Very unique

[@joki7352]

heres a tip since youre new increase the mic volume by 100% more. good luck good video!

[@STAR_RUNS]

yeah, every time i click on a time stamp from a comment, the mixing sticks out like a sore thumb to me, idk how i didn’t notice it. should be fixed for the next video, thanks

[@joki7352]

@@STAR_RUNS keep it up G

[@rupertthecat7240]

Nice parry into Giant Dad.

[@reitanthekiller]

waos

[@STAR_RUNS]

waow ..

[@turtlesnacks7458]

i thought this video was well edited, good job dude

[@Chilimane]

Keep em coming 💫

[@Jediwarlock]

7:15 very liminal spacey, an unfinished and forgotten corner of the world. :)

[@Vorox1027]

Actually, leaving Seath's arena does serve a purpose. If you actually go back there before you start his real boss fight in the crystal caves, then you can simply leave without having to die to him again. Also fun fact, dying in there always sends you to the prison, no matter what, even if Seath is dead. Probably another softlock prevention on the slim offchance Seath somehow dies or something before you go to the prison.

[@STAR_RUNS]

that’s really interesting, i didn’t know that. iirc, seath constantly regenerates health in that room and even if you somehow did drain his health to zero, he literally just won’t die, so you can’t really soft lock yourself anyway afaik

[@Vorox1027]

@@STAR_RUNS Yeah, only known way is to basically just poof Seath to 0 with cheats. Guess they just wanted to be absolutely sure you couldn't get stuck right before the end of the game.