Sekiro Lore | The Guardian Ape

[@Mariose123]

The story of a female shinobi that fought him and was Sculptor friend was a sad one..She was really strong,and she obviously bested Ape plunging her sword through his neck.But then she wasn't prepared for him resurrecting and he killed her and ate her.. Sculptor voice is so sad when you bring him that prosthetic upgrade ,asking you where did you found it and hearing it was in ape's belly ...He obviosly didn't know what fate has befallen her

[@alalmalal]

Mariose123 “it was from his unique ring” I think his partner was a guy or the English script got mixed up

[@yes78]

The script is fixed now

[@chrisdavis7836]

Alal Malal it’s was a woman, they just messed up the translation when he says “his whistle “ when you find the finger with the whistle it specifically says it’s the slender finger of a woman. It confused the shit out of me because I remembered him saying his partner was a man lol

[@PunkZombie1300]

@@alalmalal A bit late but most likely the Japanese used a gender-neutral pronoun to keep things ambiguous. Since English doesn't really have a proper gender-neutral pronoun (I mean we have they, which works just fine, don't know why translators never use that) the translators will usually resort to "he" unless directed otherwise, or if the term is more likely to refer to a woman. Something similar happened in Bloodborne, with the Old Hunter Bone's description saying the Hunter it came from was a he, while the Japanese kept it neutral, and it's almost certainly Lady Maria's. I'm guessing different people translated the items and the Sculptor's dialogue, which is why originally there was a discrepancy between the two when referring to Kingfisher. Most likely his original dialogue kept it vague and then she was revealed to be a woman after we receives the whistle.

[@river7874]

@@PunkZombie1300 Humorous, I always thought the the Old Hunter's Bone was Gehrman's missing leg/foot.

[@toneregal3964]

Afro gonna be pissed asf when he finds out it comes back and has a friend lmao

[@androski5247]

Went from one of his happiest videos in the series to deleting Sekiro a third time.

[@MrKidgod345]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@death-in-cheapcasper_the_t9179]

xD lol

[@gav.2811]

Lmao

[@prachetasnayse9709]

Damn son xD

[@Davies46]

I love that when you first encounter the guardian ape, you're lead to believe that he is guarding the flower because it draws female apes to it, when in actuality the reality is much more deep. Also interesting that after completing the giantcarp chain, it can be found in an area previously frequented by someone known as the Kingfisher.

[@scarvello]

The more I learn about this game’s lore the more I want dlc😭

[@Kmh9998]

It’s a complete game a dlc will just ruin it

[@scarvello]

M R no it wouldn’t they could always just go into the lore like the side stories of characters or events it doesn’t necessarily have to be stuff that happened after the initial game story. Even if they did things after the story it wouldn’t mess up anything as long as they keep it in line with what’s happened.

[@Khan-_-Art1st]

@@Kmh9998 you're an idiot. DLC doesn't have to tie into the main story. Also good writing exists. They could easily have it make sense.

[@samuraigames4125]

Nah bro the game need it's own trilogy and based off games with it's own combat system and just call it sekiroborne or something

[@scarvello]

@@samuraigames4125 from soft rarely makes sequels let alone prequels. Just keep the name Sekiro and obviously change the secondary title like Sekiro: Dragon of the West. I agree we do need a trilogy for this series.

[@77yugiohmaster]

Something interesting I noted about the malcontent ring was that when used in the battle against the demon of hatred, it causes him to wail and shudder at its sound. I think this could mean that Orangutan and the King Fisher were lovers. I have a theory that her death was so impactful on Orangutan that it caused him the flames of hatred to burn inside him, prompting Isshin to cut off his arm.

[@EricMcgill-iu8uv]

He didn’t know she was dead till you bring her the finger

[@skynyrdjesus]

Sekiro is such an incredible game that they managed to use the same imagery, roughly the same name, and exactly the same story arc for two different characters, and you wouldn't even notice it. The only difference between the Sculptor and the Guardian Ape is the Guardian Ape is a literal monkey. Other than that, exact same character, and it somehow works.

[@bootyhair2728]

Getcho schizophrenic ass😭😭😭

[@ryadshibl8503]

also for the kingfisher when u talk to the sculptor in one of the dialogues he will tell u that her whistling always calm him down :( , and that a useful info when u face him as the DEMON OF HATRED :)

[@justtom678]

@Angus BALSDON The games been out for ages! I've gotten to NG+8 with all achievement/trophies done and I've only put 38 hours into it. So it should be completed by most people now.

[@MasterGamer12234]

Yeap. Got it 3 days ago. Not cool dude. I got stuck on the monkey and was interested in its lore...

[@MasterGamer12234]

@Angus BALSDON Thanks, the ape is not hard, it just has a weird movement set and a tempo and after the decap, the tempo and movement change again. Thank god I can deflect in this game.

[@MasterGamer12234]

@@tholzak I ain't OP, but I know what you mean and don't worry, he most likely has had enough backlash already. So I just wanted to say I'm sorry you had to get spoiled and I hope you have a nice day :)! (P.S Let the incandecent sun guide you upon your journeys)

[@tesseract3966]

Pretty sure the sword is in his neck, not his shoulder.

[@mellindrums]

You're right

[@mihael592]

Agreed

[@6scar911]

It is haha

[@iliabashel]

me gusta

[@assgoblin3981]

Same difference

[@feelsgoodman2171]

The sword on the ape neck always remind me of the one Tokujiro/Juzou/Shigekichi use.

[@joseibarraguballa3589]

Wow. Excellent video. Some tidbits to add: 1. When you use Malcontent on Sculptor (demon of hatred) you get a music box Gascoine effect. 2. When the carp is infested with parasites it dropped dead on the guardian apes pool. Furthering proof that the waters in it are from fountain palace. Nice video. Made me think of playing another round of ng just to watch out for the lores that ive missed. Thank you!

[@SmoughTown]

Thanks bud. Love these lore points, glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@AdmiralFarcri]

Your mic needs adjusting but other then that great video keep it up!

[@SmoughTown]

Papa 8Ball aka Farcri thanks for the feedback bro! I’ve ordered a new one. Cheers for the support

[@the_abyss_walker2817]

SmoughTown Amazing thanks for upgrading.

[@Prince-cp2tt]

*Thank you for doing a lore on this, this boss had my mind wondering for hours about wtf have I just witnessed*

[@brotherhoodofgame]

I think the Shicimen Warriors are just opportunistic necromancers that find places where death is heavily prevalent so they can draw on it for power. Human, demon, or apparition I have no idea but the idea would work for all of them.

[@SmoughTown]

HaTeR ZEALOT I need to look into them more. They are interesting to me interesting.

[@amogus6610]

Pretty descriptive.... ( -___-) hmmmm

[@sawa4764]

I love these series. Could you do Sekiro/Owl Lore?

[@Dingus7696]

Yeah Owl lore would be fucking fantastic !!! What a great character !

[@SmoughTown]

I’m really interested in doing this! Fingers crossed 🤞

[@sawa4764]

@@SmoughTown take ur time homie. Ur videos are quality anyways

[@SmoughTown]

@@sawa4764 Thanks bud!

[@StalwartShinobi]

Maybe the sculptor abd his friend are why the apes use weapons. They learned from eachother through observation.

[@devontanorfleet4189]

More than likely

[@corywittamori896]

Also in the guardian ape fight when you show up to fight him hes literally just sitting looking at the flower until you get with 10 feet.

[@mmatthew97]

Oh boy there’s a lot to expand upon in the form of dlcs for this game. One that could talk more about Tomoe, Takeru, the Divine Dragons of the West and more on the immortality stuff; we gotta be fighting Tomoe there is so much surrounding her cause she is essentially like the Artorias of this game, just imagine her lighting dancing fight style. The 2nd that could expand more on Sculptore, Kingfisher, maybe something on Dogan the original creator of the prosthetic and possibly Sculptures inner rage Shura, like Shura could be this crazy Buddhist apparition that could potentially be some crazy fight against some multiple armed Buddhist God. Man I’m imagining the final fights right now along with their names popping out like Divine Tomoe, Dragon of Light and God of Wrath...Shura.

[@momothewitch]

Sculptor doesn't become Shura, he turns into the Demon of Hatred at the end of the game. Fighting him is optional.

[@motivationallizard4054]

Sad Weeb the sculptor becoming the demon of hatred is shura

[@momothewitch]

@@motivationallizard4054 It's not though. Shura is someone who starts killing for fun and keeps waging war. And from the item "Remnant: Hatred Demon" it says this: _A man who failed to become Shura instead become a vessel for the flames of hatred. As fate would have it, he was bound stubbornly to this world. It wasn't until he became a demon that he was finally able to depart for the next._ It says he FAILED to become Shura (when Isshin cut off his arm) and INSTEAD became a demon.

[@mohamedamajoud7952]

What if in the dlc we get some kind of item just like the dream nail in hollow knight in a secret quest during the main game and we use it to go inside people Dreams and mindes and fight some cool bosses and maybe prevent the sculptor from becoming a demon by fighting a secret boss inside his mind and he will finally no longer see flames and he will give you some lore a reward and maybe it's part of the true ending of the dlc

[@bencarlson4300]

Sekiro dlc… ooooof

[@Samconery]

Kingfisher's ring is named malcontent. In the description its said her sound could be heard until it stopped. She probably kept whistling from the ape's tummy until she died. The sculptor was probably too afraid to fight the guardian ape. Also could be the reason why he gets staggered when being the demon of hatred because of the guilt.

[@orkwurm]

oh boy i'm getting excited again :D that was my favorite lore video to this point! I'm really happy when we/you dive into the spooky parts of sekiro! Also guardian ape is my favorite boss in terms of design. I just really love this awesome execution and the plottwist when he grabs his head and gets back up wielding a sword. Isshin the Swordsaint is my favorite in terms of combat :)

[@dwjim6186]

This is your best script yet bud! Really enjoyed it. I think with some better audio (removing the whistling in the S's) and rerecording of some lines so that mispronounciations and hesitations aren't as apparent, you'll become one of the biggest lore channels for these types of games - easy.

[@SmoughTown]

DWJim thanks bud that’s very kind of you and very useful feedback! I’ll drive myself to improve the audio etc!

[@Its_Lu_Bu]

One thing I don't understand is how he was able to kill the immortal centipedes without the Mortal Blade. They made it seem like you needed it to kill those immortal beings when you offer to finish off the Immortal soldier.

[@FAL9000]

the centipede doesnt die and the monkey shows up again later after you get the mortal blade, after killing him then you get to sever his immortality

[@cloudbloom]

I just now realized that the reason that the demon of hatred gets stunned by the malcontent whistle because the ring you use to make it was the same that his friend used when they were training together long ago, and it reminds the demon of her

[@guilhermecontiero96]

give him bananas , that's the way to defeat him

[@grammar9948]

I love these lore videos, PLEASE keep making them

[@SmoughTown]

Thanks so much! No plans to stop yet :)

[@gabe_liu9095]

at the first time this is literal hell, but after ng+ he's so fun to beat same as demon of hatred

[@connergalles7106]

His first phase is hard but 2nd phase was just deflecting and waiting lol

[@denglong7180]

who wouldve thought a gorilla would get such a tragic tale of immortality.. rip guardian ape.

[@jesusstaccato8448]

Just a SmoughTown girl Living in a lonely world

[@antondavidsen937]

The guardian ape story is so sad. Now i feel bad for him... Good vid :D

[@SmoughTown]

Thanks so much! It's good that we put him out of his misery :(

[@0816M3RC]

SmoughTown But then he comes back with a mate and we still kill him. xD

[@SmoughTown]

0816 M3RC I know hahaha! Takes so long to put him to rest. :(

[@antondavidsen937]

:(

[@shad0rach5]

great vid but my theory would be kingfisher accidentally encountered guardian ape's mate killed it and guardian ape found her next to shinobi and then they fought

[@SmoughTown]

CampusLög defo a possibility

[@sablemae8853]

Above where u fight the guardian ape a second time is a body decompossing of his probable mate. I think she possibly died from age as it's not in an area someone could fight her. Also a cool detail is u can see the headless ape sta dung their with the waters dripping into his gaping neckhole

[@JACKMAN9988]

What if the big sword in the Ape's neck came from the Sculptor avenging Kingfisher? That's why I love from games, cuz they leave blank spots for you to fill

[@SixHolyStrings]

So I'm not sure what to make of the guardian ape second fight, though your explanation is very clean and seems to make sense (that in its dying breath it calls out to a mate and that's why when you find it headless in its burrow another shows up) but the strange thing is I beat the guardian fight round one with the mortal blade on my back, killed the centipede with it, and got the immortality severed achievement along with the standard boss fight completed achievement. Then the headless one still shows up later in the burrow and I got no achievement for beating them, while still needing to kill the headless one with the mortal blade... since I've only completed the game once I just figured there must be two, but now with the context of the sword belonging to Kingfisher and people getting the immortality severed achievement on the second fight, I'm not so sure.. was this a narrative oversight but From? Seems unlikely knowing their track record with lore consistency, perhaps they knew players could get the mortal blade before going to sunken valley but still wanted them to have to fight both as it's a great fight, that seems more likely. But how can this be explained? My best guess is that maybe another centipede in the stagnant waters of the watering hole crawled into the gaping neck hole of the deceased guardian ape, but does this suggest centipedes can reanimate the dead, or simply the recently deceased? Kind of opens up a big can of worms if you'll pardon the pun.

[@xxriellixx978yt3]

Lol u can’t sever immortality with the mortal blade on the first one, i legit tried

[@akanji8285]

Not gonna lie dude... I was expecting a vaati knock off but now I’m watching all your vids and they are really good ... subbed

[@gabethedog6019]

I think the sculptor's partner was hiding the fact that she was a female from him. Just a theory though.

[@robertcopp2411]

Gabe The Dog I think it's just a translation error. I don't remember him saying "he" or "him" in Japanese.

[@strayorion2031]

@@robertcopp2411 It would be cool tho

[@Spagote]

Nah I don’t think so, in the Japanese dialogue the sculptor he references them as “her” and “she”

[@TooBigBirdy]

Hey Smough, finally advanced my Sekiro playthrough so i can check out some of your new vids without spoiling the game. Boss fights in Sekiro are spectacles from another dimension, and the Ape was one hell of a fight. I never put that much thought to the conflict between "Kingfisher" and Guardian Ape, really interesting stuff. Especially curious, is the fact that an aberration you kill after defeating Ape for good drops the ring to upgrade the whistle. Hopefully, next week I will finish the game so I can enjoy the rest of your content on Sekiro. Cheers.

[@SmoughTown]

TooBigBirdy hey man, thanks as always for the support. I absolutely love the bosses in this game. This one is especially epic, especially when it gets up off the ground for round 2. Hope you keep enjoying my content!

[@acidmatter5091]

That feeling you get after you find out the boss has a 2nd phase..

[@cuddlytitan4623]

Aww yeah, can't wait to hear the lore I aready know about one of my favourite... ... *WHERE'S* *HIS* *NECK!?!*

[@SmoughTown]

ProNewb hahaha

[@ManInAFrogSuit]

Audio is a lil wonky but the content is much needed. Thank you, keep it up.

[@Graskjegg]

Tip: Watch this video at 150% speed

[@encikkawaii7000]

useful tip here

[@skootdiggity1301]

I really like the effort put into these videos and the points being made, but the presentation is hard to sit through. The excessive pausing every few words makes the presentation feel unnatural and forced.

[@TylerMcVeigh1]

Yeah his delivery is far to long. He has the right idea not to rush but you also don't want to bore your audience by going to slow. If it wasn't for the option to speed up the video I would have clicked off.

[@Getwright-]

Thanks

[@KinkyLettuce]

@@TylerMcVeigh1 he spews out 4 words at a time, never a complete sentence lmao

[@autismisuncontrollable4925]

Im pretty sure the sword is in his neck, not in the shoulder and out the chest

[@Ryan-nt4lt]

Great video man please could you do a video on the divine realm

[@PennywiseTheDancingClown274]

Think he will for sure but idk if that one would be better to wait for depending on possible dlc as I believe that is something more info may be covered in dlc and it's about dlc release time been out long enough but I haven't been looking I to dlc release or discusson

[@nawraskhalil2712]

Is there a speculation on why some enemies vanish when you kill them and some don't?

[@hemokinesis90]

I always thought that the guardian ape outlives its mates because of its immortality

[@YamiTaicho385]

Fun fact: if you don’t kill the second ape it just sits on the floor of the cave

[@ToxicallyMasculinelol]

i just realized that the old woman in the building up the big stairs from the flames of hatred/gyoubu oniwa boss arena, the one where you first meet tengu of ashina, doesn't change her dialogue in NG+. no matter how many new games you do, once you've killed the demon in one of the playthroughs, she always gives you the same post-demon dialogue, even though by this point in the game the demon doesn't even exist. isn't that weird? every other character's dialogue resets in NG+ as far as i can tell. obviously most stuff carries over into NG+ in all of these games, but it's for the sake of gameplay. it was never actually a canonical part of the story where you're like... repeating history and some characters are aware of the future. it could be a bug, of course. or just some unintentional thing. but how do you do something like that on accident, the whole world basically resets, it doesn't seem like you'd have to reset every NPC's dialogue individually, one by one. so the fact that every NPC's dialogue resets, except this one particular NPC, kinda suggests that it's intentional. which is pretty crazy, adds a whole new layer to the lore, for me at least

[@ToxicallyMasculinelol]

by the way i'm really liking all of these videos, there's not enough sekiro lore content out there. maybe people are just waiting for more shit to be discovered. but i've seen a lot of people complain that sekiro's lore is not as deep or interesting as dark souls' or bloodborne's, and i totally disagree with that. there is sooo much lore in this game and it's all pretty fascinating to me. anyway great videos but i gotta really strongly recommend using a de-esser filter on your voiceover. like the sharp "s" sounds hurt my ears if i don't turn the volume way down. i know it's a built-in effect in adobe premiere and pretty sure it's in every version of izotope RX. i haven't tried many other video/audio editing software so i'm not sure what else has it. but if you use premiere it's really simple to fix. if not i think you could probably find a third-party plugin for whatever software you use. otherwise i think you can sort of recreate a de-esser filter using bandpass or EQ, but you'd have to look that up because i don't know exactly the parameters you need

[@Gemmlarsen]

Its important to note that if you kill the headless ape before the brown female ape. She will fall to her knees in a mournful way looking at the corpse of the headless ape, before turning to sakura leaves.

[@aledg25]

I saw that. Pretty sad

[@kylelegarvier172]

Can you do the sichimen warriors

[@SmoughTown]

Definitely require a look. Really would love to do a video on this

[@scarlet__eye9489]

@@SmoughTown as you said the apparitions are a subject on themselves. Your opinion in this vid was very interesting I'd love to hear it on those! Great content bud just found you and subbed!

[@scarlletnull2811]

If you kill the the headless ape first the 2nd ape just leaves out of sadness because you killed its mate

[@rayvincyful1]

But whose sword was that? If that's Kingfisher's then she should have been bigger than the corrupted monk.

[@andersonmichael1990]

I watch your videos like I watched vaati in years past... keep up the content brother.

[@SmoughTown]

Thanks bud, will do. No plans to stop.

[@Simon200o]

You completly ignored what happens to the second ape if you kill the headless ape first.

[@julianswinton5355]

What happens?

[@Simon200o]

@@julianswinton5355 She vanishes into divine convetti like particles. It seems to be a spirit of some sort.

[@DoomsdayOdd]

@@Simon200o that would confirm my theory then, the headless ape and the spirit of its long dead bride.

[@rayvincyful1]

@@DoomsdayOdd Gyoubu's horse was a spirit. It disappeared

[@grimmcreeper4147]

Did I miss something because I just beat the ape and there was no second one during the fight

[@TheOfficialNightLite]

I cant tell which of the sister series is my favourite. souls, borne or this game. I love hearing your lore on this fresh game :D Liked and subbed. I'd also love to hear some lore on the headless and apparition mini bosses. Also are you from fife? I cant place the accent, I'm a dee man my self.

[@SmoughTown]

LiamNL thanks bud! Appreciate the support! I’m from out west but lived in the Edinburgh for about ten years :)

[@cedrickgutierrez8315]

I know I'm probably late on the comments but I got a question about the fact that if you kill the guardian ape first the second ape just disappears in the second fight. What does that mean?

[@dengomez5107]

Props to this guy fighting bosses while the bell demon is on

[@michaelkahn-way9701]

Sounds like a very good interpretation of what might and possibly happened thanks this video was awesome! SUBSCRIBED!

[@SmoughTown]

Thanks so much bud!

[@carlosdamasio349]

So basically Kingfisher fought the ape without a mortal blade...that's basically suicide 😅

[@techmar2592]

king fisher is not even a female, king fisher just had the same fingers, and he used them like a whistle We dont even know if he is dead or not, and yes, it is a he, because even the sculptor refered to him as a male. I think we will see king fisher in the next sekiro game.

[@VintageRights]

Hey! Love the lore videos. Can you take a look at the two guys in Ashina Reservoir, some guy who talks to you in purple and white and the Lone Shadow Longswordsman if you can find anything about them? Would love to learn about them. Thanks!

[@SmoughTown]

vinyx hey bud, I defo have some thoughts about them. I hope I’ll get a chance to address them in a video!

[@VintageRights]

@@SmoughTown thanks!

[@maxcampbellmusic]

Great video, but I'm pretty sure the Shichimen warrior is there in the abandoned dungeon before the Guardian Ape shows up as well so I'm not sure how well the very last point holds up.

[@skritrit28]

Like the headless, I believe the Shichimen Warriors are different people, all who have died untimely deaths like the Warriors buried in the abandoned dungeon (Genichiro's Father?) Kingfisher after the death of the Ape and maybe the father of the woman we meet in the Fountainhead Palace.

[@joodgement3388]

Theory: Since the guardian ape does a screech in the second phase and he has the howling ring in his stomach, im assuming that's the howl of the ring.

[@alyseleem2692]

Unlikely. You can use the Malcontent Ring, and it shows completely different effects. The Ape's roar emits a red aura, and inflicts Terror; the Malcontent Ring emits a golden aura, and can be used to both confuse beasts and stun apparitions. As such, this is likely the Ape's own power.

[@mubba1149]

Great video!

[@SmoughTown]

innocent mubba thanks my friend!

[@JARedwolf100]

On stagnation and such - In Shinto, corruption can come from unclean things. Like blood, excrement, dead bodies and so on. Could very well be possible that the on going wars have polluted the Cherry Blossom dragon and from it’s pollution, it tainted the waters and so on.

[@allshallperish5304]

Great thoughts on all of your videos. I never leave comments but I figured I’d say something this time seeing all the comments. I don’t think the speed at which you speak is a problem. I think it’s how every sentence has the same cadence, and a lack of some enthusiasm. Other then that, love your imagination and theories. Keep it up

[@allshallperish5304]

I forgot to mention, My comment should not be taken as negative at all. So I hope it is not misinterpreted. Just constructive criticism from a fan. Nothing but respect for you’r content.

[@D.boys6t9]

If you stagger him you can pull out the centipede with the spear and damage it

[@anteeantee8144]

the sword ist through the neck, not the shoulder... you can clearly see that thats why sekiro can cut of the head with it^^

[@thenickfoxx]

Man I want this game so badly.

[@The_Cooler_Will]

That sword on the neck is so unnerving 😣. Creepy Bloodborne boss indeed

[@tequiladeww2651]

I'd like to think that the second ape is the Guardian Apes daughter with the deceased mother.

[@garretttownsend9333]

the slender finger is from the bloodbourne doll. shared universe confirmed!

[@Hank-r4d8y]

This dude fucked me up so bad I almost didn't come back

[@destruction42k]

Love these videos. Your mic was a little quite at points in the episode though. Thanks agin.

[@SmoughTown]

destruction42k hey bud, glad you enjoyed it and appreciate the feedback

[@DrownedLamp]

"It was from HIS unique ring." Perhaps the finger was once from a female shinobi, but we approach Star Wars levels of dismemberment.

[@Jackthestripper]

I think the ape that gets summoned is The Guardian Apes daughter.

[@andrevaldez2810]

So The Great Carp dead body felt through the same waterfall in sunken valley ?

[@SmoughTown]

André Valdez that’s what I’d suspect bud. Fell down with the waters that run from the divine realm

[@andrevaldez2810]

@@SmoughTown it is the only way. The map is connected in a lot of places

[@thefool8224]

there is also the carcass of a carp in the palace, and that one has glowing centipedes on it

[@andrevaldez2810]

@@thefool8224 The big ones near the Decapitated under water ?

[@thefool8224]

@@andrevaldez2810 . aye

[@himanshuwilhelm5534]

the wistling finger can be used in the sculptor's (Demon of Hatred) bossfight. It stuns him.

[@TheNarcissistCookbook]

Good god damn, some of the comments in here are toxic. I'm sorry you have to deal with this, dude. KZbin used to be a place where people would just make content for fun, but there are some serious entitlement issues now with people demanding AAA production values from someone who works on stuff in their spare time, and getting pissy when content doesn't meet their exact standards. Keep doing what you're doing. Keep having fun with it.

[@SmoughTown]

The Narcissist Cookbook hey bud thanks for the support - appreciate your kind words. That’s how it is when you put yourself out there, but a lot of it is constructive feedback, which I take on board to try and improve. Thanks again and hope you enjoyed the content!

[@noyalsukhadev8516]

been waiting for this

[@SmoughTown]

Hope you enjoy it :)

[@rahmellbrown162]

Love your lore videos

[@SmoughTown]

Thanks my friend. New one tonight...

[@83aber1]

Hope there will be a lore about "Shura".

[@SteakfulDead]

Owl and/or Nightjar lore please they are so cool

[@chinofarmer85]

So maybe the Sculptor also became immortal by drinking the water of the Valley.

[@weirdreportt]

He never drink one. The Sculptor is also the Demon of Hatred. It's the reason why Ishin cut his arm in the first place, fearing he might became Shura (also known as Asura, God of War / Demon Warrior / Demon of Hatred)

[@CheckeredFist]

Anyone have any idea what's that weird growth around the ape's neck? Looks like calcified fungus or bones, I wonder what it really is. Packing/glue to pad around the neck to keep its head from falling off due to the sword already stuck in its neck?

[@zekezzekekan2144]

I always thought that the sculptor was the shinobi known as monkey.

[@tsarcastic3722]

I don't think there's much evidence that the Nodachi in the Guardian Ape is from the female shinobi. Based on its length, slow swing time, general cumbersomeness and inability to be wielded in any confined spaces it wouldn't be a good weapon for a shinobi, and especially would be ill-suited to use training in the Sunken Valley. The blade is so cumbersome it was rarely sheathed or carried on the person of the samurai outside of battle. Traditionally the weapon was used by heavily armored samurai, who used it much in the way greatswords are used in Dark Souls, often in an attempt to kill horses to counter mounted samurai. It just doesn't fit with the little we know about her style, and the style of the shinobi in general in this world.

[@growskull]

this game made me fall in love w centipedes

[@limogesalexandre]

when you meet him in the ashinas depth, he seems to want to go to mibu village, whats you take on that?

[@isaksandman7034]

Great video

[@Samdo99]

Great video vaati!

[@Kmaitland89]

So, I think you do a really good job, however, you seem to be repeating the same points more than a few times. I'm not sure if this is because there isn't any other info or we just haven't found it.

[@SmoughTown]

I'll have a look and review. Thanks for the feedback.

[@Kmaitland89]

SmoughTown by the way, I wasn’t trying to be mean. I was just trying to help you tighten things up. Good luck man.

[@SmoughTown]

@@Kmaitland89 Hey I know :) Good feedback is always welcome here. Always striving to improve. Thanks for the support!

[@TheMegaOrigin]

eurologic And saying the same thing someone else said but rude doesn’t constitute criticism

[@AlexanderJoneshttps]

Been waiting for this !

[@GrizzlyGaming86]

Hey man, really enjoying your lore vidoes. But you could definitely increase the quality of your audio. I would youtube some compression and VST plug ins that you can use. I have no idea what mic, you are using, but it sounds like its really lacking mids/low frequency. Compression would do you a world of good.

[@teoscapato1396]

bro you need a new mic man, but apart from that everything was pretty cool, keep it up!

[@BeAcHsIdEr267]

I was with it until that major reach at the end.

[@no1here27]

You are the vaati vidya of this new cycle. Thank you.

[@SmoughTown]

Patrick Lord of Souls thanks bro, more content soon!

[@jamesmclaren4]

Smough money, Smough problems.

[@pseudonym7606]

Dude I really enjoy your videos. I really do, but can you get a damn pop screen for your mic? Balance the audio or something , chill with the hard S’s

[@tomthestone1470]

I’d like to mention the apparition appears “before” the ape

[@rayvincyful1]

Actually it depends on which you do first. I you killed the Guardian Ape before Shirahagi, the Headless Ape will come before the apparition.

[@Brutalators]

you need to EQ that frequency out my guy

[@aberrantmeows4874]

I noticed a bit of a discrepancy regarding the gender of Kingfisher: in the sound byte, Orangutan refers to "his ring" but the item description refers to a "woman"

[@KeysLockhart]

Maybe she was trying to appear as a male. Mulan style

[@aberrantmeows4874]

@@KeysLockhart Maybe! Could be interesting. I'm really hopped on the fact that the Sculptor refers to a "ring," but the item picture and description shows a hollowed finger. If I had to guess, it sounds like there was a translation error. Either that, or Kingfisher was wearing some dead lady's hand. Only Miyazaki knows

[@scarlletnull2811]

In a way the sculpture and the immortal guardian ape are similar. Both representing primates and both losing their partners.

[@kenneth27205]

Really cool video

[@pedri17]

Nice video!