Sekiro: Shadows Cry Twice ► The Soul of the Ashina

[@TheParryGod]

cries in... ｈｅｓｉｔａｔｉｏｎ Hope you'll enjoy the footage!

[@VaatiVidya]

What a god. A P A R R Y G O D

[@Fieldhouz]

TheParryGod cries in..... Gorgeous footage.

[@bobington1538]

Demon Souls - Short Cinematic, when? :D

[@TonyOnekaNobY]

@@VaatiVidya Another great video man. I'm reaching out with a humble idea and request for a friend and myself. My close friend and broer/brother Ghostacius just became the world's first to complete NG+999 A.K.A Journey 1,000 on his birthday, November 22nd. Last year on November 9th, I myself became the worlds first to complete Journey 999 A.K.A. NG+998. In respect for Ghostacius, I agreed to wait at the Firelink Shrine before going into NG+999 so that he would also have a World's First achievement. He was in fact the first to take on the journey and is the reason why I too decided to take on that journey. I'm working on a video edit to tell our story. I have gathered some clips from both of our streams with good times, tough times, running the final journey together and have some background music to go along with it. I'll probably use text fade ins and fade outs to sort of tell the story but, I just had the idea that it might be best and appropriate to have yours be the voice to tell our story. It took three years for us to get to this point and were even acknowledged apparently by BandaiNamcoUK and an official Dark Souls Twitter account. The video is still a work in progress but, if you are willing to lend us your voice I think it would give for an amazing finishing touch.

[@TonyOnekaNobY]

For Dark Souls 3 that is. Sorry, I forgot to mention that. Lol!

[@Eight009]

*opens video immediately, because hesitation is defeat

[@SpeedyIang]

good one , everyone here learnt that in a hard way

[@tiborsapi9859]

I also liked your comment immediately because well... as you said "hesitation is defeat"

[@jordanrichmond867]

L1: Death R1: Resurrection 🈵🤣

[@humannomore7759]

@@tiborsapi9859 don't forget to immediately share and subscribe, because yeah, hesitation is defeat

[@Sid_Streams]

@@humannomore7759 No no, that is not what it means! It means that either the affirmation or the negation must be resolute.

[@StableLies]

If you fight isshin the "Shura ending" you're pretty much fighting an old dude with cancer who can fire bend.

[@tiborsapi9859]

the way I saw that fight is like this: the fires around you is just the fact of you becoming shura and isshin is just combine it with his dragons flash moves to use it against you

[@bighouse581]

Isshin uses your own flames against you just like he harnesses natural lightning(not using LoT!) To attack you in the white field. A true master.

[@thefunkyfish5640]

And yet the old bastard still managed to kill me god knows how many times

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

Imagine if we didn't have the dragonblood

[@nobodyatall9455]

@@Grandmaster-Kush we would have a roguelike game in our hands lmao

[@oshenone6947]

Isshin has legit become one of my top 5 fromsoft characters ever.

[@codyrisling1718]

Osher Paryente yeah, fromsoft did a good job at making him philosophical.. patches the unbreakable will always be my favourite character, reason being is he is always the same across all the games...an asshole. Also a fun tidbit for ya... patches wasn’t actually supposed to be a character in fromsoft games, he was a character made to stress level designs, audio and dialogue. The fromsoft crew forgot to remove him when making the finale edit for a game release, sorry I don’t remember the game. Long story short he was forgotten in the games files and from day onward patches is just sorta a running joke fromsoft started and the general public loved him so he stayed in all future fromsoft titles.. incase your wondering or thinking PATCHES WASNT IN SEKIRO!! wasn’t he tho? Remember the merchant who asks for info on what the army needs, the salt? That’s patches lol, gives you the tip on the shinobi tool when visiting that memory from 2 years ago in game (forgot the name).

[@TrunkMonkey3000]

He couldn't even link the fire

[@enriquewicks7797]

The first time I felt the boss was enjoying himself as much as I was. MY BLOOD BOILS SEKIRO

[@oshenone6947]

@@enriquewicks7797 ikr his passion for our battle and how he hopes we are his equal in terms of strength and skill is so epic

[@oshenone6947]

@@codyrisling1718 patches is one of my favorites too and thats partially thanks to vaati's video on him. My absolute favorite is Ludwig from Bloodborne tho.

[@Y4manata]

Isshin also developed a secret technique that was probably the reason he won so many fights: *THE GLOCK*

[@SOAPnilOG]

He pulls out his glock without hesitation.

[@eetfuk3571]

Isshin is the type of guy to bring a glocc into a swordfight and tells in your dead corpse "hesitation is defeat"

[@WokeandProud]

Tv tropes has a name for this it's called combat pragmatist.

[@akkir6707]

Imagine having to wait for a one man to aged and to get ill to secure the victory of the invasion.

[@connormac4401]

they literally waited until the old Isshin *died*. Isshin still slaughtered those purple ninjas when he has cancer

[@kabukiblooki]

@@connormac4401 you forgat that he can still put up a HELL of a fight even hours before death,I don't wanna imagen what he could do to the minestery if they attacked earlier

[@benjaminthibieroz4155]

@@kabukiblooki One man alone is worth nothing against an army

[@kabukiblooki]

@@benjaminthibieroz4155 well they were so afraid of this one man that they haven't attacked. Soooo

[@EC-hf8ui]

@@benjaminthibieroz4155 That one man is the army

[@deathpyre42]

Hm, you know what's one thing that's interesting? The black mortal blade seems a touch older than the red mortal blade. The black mortal blade is a Kissaki Moroha Zukuri style that predated the single edged tachi/katana style used for the red mortal blade.

[@insaincaldo]

So it might be older then the arrival of the dragon?

[@deathpyre42]

@@insaincaldo Don't know, probably not.

[@darkrager872]

Well red=blood, fresh or dry. Black could also be blood, but very old, like a stain on an ancient wall, May be that energy is the dragon blood itself, the black blade is just older.

[@ihappy1]

They do say that it is the crude one, it could of been the first draft of the blade, but was discarded in favor of the newer, redder one that was to be held at senpou temple. That's an awesome little detail though, nice catch

[@insaincaldo]

@@darkrager872 Dry blood kinda rusts, into a brown color if anything it gets lighter. Not taking fantasy into account, but as the dragon bleeds red, there is no reason assume anything besides that.

[@alfredkhoo1353]

knowing more about his lore made me realize what an accomplishment it was to defeat him, he was clearly designed to not pull any punches, great fight.

[@junoglrr9119]

Alfred Khoo ikr... probably my boss kill i am most proud about.

[@rhodan74]

"Well done, Sekiro" .... when I heard that line I got a boner after all that work/sweat put into defeating him

[@Sid_Streams]

Out of all videogames I completed in my life, I will say Sekiro was the hardest, and beating Sword Saint the greatest accomplishment.

[@parrotilol]

bro im sad cuz i defeated the sword saint on my third try

[@nam9221]

@@parrotilol blame lightning reversal, phase 3 was a joke bc of how much free damage i got from that move

[@BlvckSheep]

Everybody gangsta till Isshin pull out his glock.

[@upinsmokeproductions6471]

Everybody gangsta til Isshin pulls himself out of his grandson

[@insaincaldo]

At least then there is still one gangsta on the block.

[@morinvyassibila1978]

Inb4 during the Inevitable Tomoe Dlc she pulls out a shotgun

[@thegrim418]

@@upinsmokeproductions6471 Alabama intensifies

[@americantoastman7296]

@@fyureious7651 lmao relax buddy

[@BirnieMac1]

What always got me was that Isshin was the adopted guardian Sekiro deserved/needed And reciprocally Sekiro was the grandson who fit his values, who values strengthening of the self and mind The same can arguably be said owl and genichiro; prioritising strength and achieving their goal by any means necessary

[@FlameOfRoyeca]

Isshin is more a father to him. Even gives him a name. Although Owl has a lot of dimension to him other than being a dick.

[@LifeIsForEmos8D]

I love the fact that Isshin is said to have became as strong as he did by adopting and honing the best techniques of his strongest enemies, which is exactly what Sekiro does with skill points throughout the game. I like to think its the reason why Sekiro is able to beat Owl, since their techniques are more or less identical without senpou and ashina styles.

[@KhoaLe-uc2ny]

@@LifeIsForEmos8D in other words, be like water.

[@warrioremperor6320]

Wrong idiot, Genichiro sacrificing himself for others while Owl is doing the reverse

[@DeepfriedBeans4492]

Nah I disagree with genichiro and owl being the same. Genichiro’s plan was doomed to fail catastrophically but he had very noble motivations behind his actions. Owl was just a power hungry hypocritical warmonger, and nothing came before that.

[@brandenbaston3858]

“Hesitation is defeat” those words still make me shudder. I remember how long it took me to defeat the sword saint the first time. So much pain...so much anger...so much hesitation.... 😭

[@fabi3790]

I think it took me around 10 tries. still he is one of the hardest fights. obviously

[@brenthebli]

What strikes me about Issin is... when you fight him as the Sword Saint, he’s stronger than he ever was in life. His body is at its peak, but he also possesses the knowledge he has accumulated, knowledge he likely kept accumulating it all the way until the end of his life. It’s damn cool

[@UltimaPhoenix-dx3kt]

Wikipedia says this: "The Japanese honorary title of Kensei (剣聖) is only given to a warrior of legendary skill in swordsmanship. The literal translation of kensei is "sword saint", which implies a higher degree of perfection and moral dimension than the more commonly used "sword master" (剣豪, kengo)." Isshin isn't just a really good swordfighter, he literally went *beyond* normal swordfighting mastery. Another prominent Kensei is Miyamoto Musashi.

[@warrioremperor6320]

​@@UltimaPhoenix-dx3kt Yea you have to go beyond others to be the best, explaining it like you don't know what best means idiot

[@Generalmacka]

I imagine isshin would go a bit easier on you as he intended to lose

[@azza8504]

Hand me the Sake, there’s a new Vaati video out

[@thescruffyaussie1767]

I'm already 3 bottles in on sake!!!!

[@MasterPodi]

This is an occasion for the dragonspring sake!

[@luiscoll8220]

@@MasterPodi I rather have Ashina Sake, since it will be scarce for a long time

[@Aj9Livess]

@memon0711 don't you mean... A new vaati Vidya?

[@frankwest9304]

GGMU

[@kenhuynguyen]

Ashina Isshin is my favorite character in all games. He is built up as a legend since the intro cutscenes; a ruthless and efficient killer. But when you get to talk to him, he’s just a chill dude who loves drinking Sake and sharing his wisdom. Isshin exudes huge dad energy; in a short span of time, he showed Wolf more respects and trusts than Owl ever had. I was actually a bit emotional when I had to fight and kill him at the end.

[@comictitan4509]

That's one of my favorite parts of the SSI fight. Neither of you wants to kill the other, but you are forced to by Genichiro's Last Wish. It really is a battle of pure skill, with so much respect between the two. What a climax.

[@ttchme9816]

That's the neat part about him. He is actually not just a ruthless and efficient killer, but also a respectable and relaxing man.

[@TheSuicune7]

His final quote when you defeat him sums his personality perfectly. Wolf defeated Isshin using all the tools at his disposal, something Isshin values greatly. Isshin’s second death was his true death, dying honorably in a fight against a very skilled opponent. There’s no better send-off for such a legend

[@bryanlaflare]

that "pitiful grandson" line gets me everytime, such a badass fight.

[@ihappy1]

Genichiro is one of my favorite from soft characters, he's a great rival character, is a fun fight every time, and has such a good, tragic story. He's brought down by his own passion and single mindedness to a cause and I find him so interesting

[@TheTrueRandomGamer]

He's also a direct foil to Sekiro, experiencing a kind of "negative" development. Instead of realizing the means to become stronger (making choices as an individual, not for anyone or anything), he accepts his weakness. Completely abandoning himself to bring out what he believes is better. Best character in the entire game.

[@rdldflwr]

yes, same. its so, so easy to sympathize with him. sekiro has the best charas

[@FlameOfRoyeca]

I find him far deadlier than Isshin (with Bell Demon or the Inner Varian). His AI is merciless and wont give you any quarterwhen your health or posture is low. Always goes for the kill

[@warrioremperor6320]

​@@FlameOfRoyeca Trolling or dumb ? He was ultra easy

[@FlameOfRoyeca]

@@warrioremperor6320 Inner variant dumbass. The kind that chains sakura out of his ass

[@blindseeing]

God this game is full of so much metaphor and wisdom, ain't it

[@georgehouliaras7239]

It's such a waste that Sekiro didn't get any DLC. I would love to face Tomoe.

[@PeterEhik]

George Houliaras wait there’s not gonna be a DLC? I’ve been craving sekiro content recently. I beat the original game like 7 times or something, I just wanna scratch that sekiro itch some more

[@CaliburXL99]

Peter E I honestly bet they’ll announce dlc content for Sekiro after the game awards since it’s a nominee for goty.

[@roroc.2944]

@@PeterEhik The game came this year and From Software crushed it just announcing Elden Ring a few months later...

[@Aj9Livess]

@@roroc.2944 they announced bloodborne when ds2 dlc was in the work/coming out one after the other. I'm holding out hope

[@CrowPiper]

i dont think we'll get DLC otherwise they would have announced it already, however i feel like one day there's room for a Sekiro: shadows die twice two more times lol a sequel. since the true ending alludes to an entire new journey in a different location. im totally down for that. maybe then we could work Tomoe into the story where we can have that showdown

[@astrailterartus3323]

Isshin didn't just teach me the way of the sword, he also showed me that Sekiro is Bloodborne 2 since I gained a crap ton of insight fighting him...

[@insaincaldo]

He certainly put eyes on the inside, when he pushed our face in.

[@jannclaudebinoya]

Isshin taught me that once you're losing, draw out your glock

[@astrailterartus3323]

@@Big_Dai No shit Sherlock.

[@SliceOfLife39]

I still don't fully understand how they managed to pull this off. I too felt a shift in "how I think" when facing him, since all that I had learned upto that point wasn't serving me well. It's amazing, really...

[@agentc7020]

@@Big_Dai it's a bloodborne joke about going insane, insinght makes people insane

[@Nofsleft]

Somehow i can imagine that the Ministry didn't send an army to deal with the Ashinan soldiers, but rather out of fear that Isshin would manage to put up one hell of a final stand, or maybe even have managed to achieve the same form of immortality that Genichiro and many other creatures have throughout Ashina. Like you said Vaati, I can also imagine that if things had been different, if Genichiro had been more willing to keep his humanity, less willing to forsake everything for his country and more willing to maintain his humanity for his people, that the story would be far more different. Perhaps Ashina would have endured if he had been willing to let Kuro and Wolf go if they had helped him with one final service to their land by helping him and his people send the ministry out the door, without seeking Kuro's power for himself. If he had been just a little more like his grandfather was in his age, wise and understanding that losing ones own soul, ones own self, for the sake of something like power is foolish, more willing to fight and die with his blade in his hands and his head held high as a mortal, than maybe the story would have a happier ending for that small country...maybe... I apologize if my comment is everywhere, I am a little tired right now so my writing skill is not the best, that and i am far from a concise person lol. I might try and write an alternate version of Sekiro as a fanfiction one day when i have the time, but that may take a long time given just how eclectic my writing schedule is lol. Either way, have a great day.

[@sachinsd4663]

Its an astute observation . Beautiful explaination .Be more confident .Don't u understand ishin ? Hesitate n u lose..

[@lyh3815]

i agree, but i think that genichiro going as far as he did is a partially isshin`s fault, he says it himself that the ashina way is to win no matter what, and he probably taught that to genichiro since he was young, so it`s not surprising that genichiro says he will do whatever it takes to save ashina, that`s what isshin taught him

[@rocketscientist14]

Isshin is one of the most badass characters I have ever seen. Very powerful warrior. So powerful they named a fighting style after him.

[@nomercy8989]

Man this just makes me want to play it again. Such an awesome game. Easily my game of the year.

[@VileMr.Grinch]

EASILY the best game that came out in 2019

[@energydrinklock]

This video made me want to fight Isshin again...

[@Cocaine_Clown]

Mike the Wraith Lord isshin makes me want to kms

[@marcobrancorsini2479]

Easily game of the year in general. It won.

[@Benjamin1986980]

I think you touched on the tragedy most in this video. It was pride that led to the fall of ashina.Genichiro claims that he wants what's best for the country, but what he truly wants is to be a savior. He wanted to live up to his grandfather's legacy and sacrificed everything to do so when simply asking for help what is left him in a far better position. In short, he crossed the Godzilla threshold, and found the monster turning on him

[@claustrophobicmole867]

Sekiro deserves to be GOTY totally

[@namelessking4146]

It won’t be sadly because “muhh SeKiRo ToO HaRd” it really needs the praise it deserves.

[@onion69420]

Not gonna happen when games like COD have better sales and reputation

[@gloryboy.-]

Trash Anime Lover wtf that game wasnt even nominated for goty dumbass

[@onion69420]

@@gloryboy.- I didn't say it was goty,i am saying that sekiro does not have a huge reputation as big as other aaa titles,it does not cater to casual gamers which the majority of gamers are,due to this it could not recieve higher status

[@SlabOfSteak]

Trash Anime Lover dude it is literally 1 of 6 games that got nominated for game of the year. cod didn’t. everyone respects this game. your mindset that you have to be superior to like this game is toxic and stupid.

[@MostEnvious]

Allant, Gwen, Isshin, Gherman, Miyazaki sure likes old war horses to be the final boss.

[@elijahsouza2238]

Everyone likes a badass old man lol

[@satitlertritsumpun8930]

Don't forget Gael, the oldest of the old war horse.

[@bloodyair269]

Yeah, i love Gwen, Lord of Thot too

[@myamdane6895]

Gael is the king of old warhorses. Dude has literally been around since the dawn of time

[@satitlertritsumpun8930]

@@myamdane6895 also, one of the last who survive, even to the world's end

[@deusxyz7352]

isshin: Hesitation is defeat me doing everything I can to defeat him: do I look like hesitant to you *cries in frustration*

[@PyroPsycho95]

Then you are too emotional to control your reactions, hesitation is bad, so is moving too early in frustration, take a few mins to calm and think inbetween each attempt, react without emotion, you can do it @deusxyz

[@deusxyz7352]

@@PyroPsycho95 yep, learned it the hard way mate, the key in sekiro is patience and knowing when to deflect and when to attack hahaha

[@PyroPsycho95]

@@deusxyz7352 I havent played in a while, but i eventually did ng+7 with no charm and demons bell active, deathless whole game, such a cool game to come to far from getting stomped by the first ogre haha, glad you beat isshin!

[@deusxyz7352]

@@PyroPsycho95 yep, after 5 months stuck in ss Isshin hahaha, and after defeating him, I was so absorb by the game's mechanics and beat the game 3x last week with charmless bell demon, I love this game, easily within the top 5 with all the games I played

[@PyroPsycho95]

@@deusxyz7352 yeah i think its the neverending ability to improve that makes it so fun and replayable too, wicked job on charmless bell demon mate its like a whole different game when you take chip damage for blocks right? Haha

[@Edgelite306]

Years have past Still no Lady Maria Prepare to Cry

[@viktor_v-ughnda_vaudville_476]

Wow really vacation is slipping for that

[@B0ULLIE]

@@viktor_v-ughnda_vaudville_476 LMFAO "Vacation"

[@djs8200]

He really needs to get back into the Bloodborne lore.

[@B0ULLIE]

@@djs8200 that would be sweet! He stopped because most people didn't have the game if I remember correctly, but the story is still phenomenal

[@samward31]

Simp

[@carolinejohansen851]

This is one of the few prepare to cry's that nearly made me cry The fact that if genichiro just tried to side with us instead of against us The story would change dramatically

[@justsomeaveragekoala1900]

Isshin : "tell me your name, TELL ME YOUR NAME!!" Sekiro : "Joe..." Isshin :"Joe who?" *answer with "Joe mama"? >[yes] [no] (Isshin boss theme start playing)

[@ninjahattori7576]

*Isshin pulls out his Hand Cannon*

[@muhash14]

BRUTRAL SAVAGE SHINOBI EXECUTION

[@SeriousSergio21]

My name is.... Jeff :)

[@Joesaka2049]

Pulls out glock a sword and a spear

[@munnaansari7295]

@@muhash14 IMMORTALITY SEVERED

[@Saicofake]

9:15 onwards is amazing. That choice of music and Isshin's line is great.

[@williamtorres6211]

What's the name?

[@vishnooze]

@@williamtorres6211 Closeness by Reynard Seidel

[@benjiboy9907]

I think it’s interesting how From Software games always show these amazing worlds during their final hours. Demon Souls, Darks Souls 1, 2, and 3, Bloodblrne, Sekiro, all these games show these complex civilizations, nations, and worlds as they rot and bleed out before their inevitable end at the hands of the player. I think it’s part of what makes them unique; instead of fighting to save the game world, you’re fighting to end it.

[@sunnsskys]

One of the best comments on this topic i've read so far. Totally agree and it's fucking sad this is the true way our world runs its course. There is nobody to save us all in the end but the people themselves, neither some hero nor any of all the gods we pray to. And i think this is what FromSoft tries to say, as japanese art more often does compared to western studios, if you have a look at studio Ghibli as an example.

[@dawaeleader5771]

Well said

[@fenris5932]

Isshin Ashina: coolest Fromsoft character aside from maybe Michael Wilson and Richard Hawk. Fight me.

[@whexgamer3780]

And Gehrman

[@Wing0Alchemist]

Richard!!

[@Hevvvyyy]

Old man even fought u like a badass when u kill emma

[@floww2953]

A Musashi profile picture from Vagabond, a man of culture I see

[@ashenone3050]

naa

[@rebelblade7159]

Sekiro has so many well written and likable characters. Both Isshin and Genichiro shine in their own ways. Isshin refuses to betray oneself until the very end, even when everything he built is threatened. Even when age and sickness eat him away from within, he still does whatever he can on his own as the Tengu or by the assistance of Emma and Sekiro. His sense of integrity is truly praiseworthy and I kinda have a feeling Kuro found some form of strength from Isshin as well to "do what needs to be done." Genichiro on the other hand, puts everything on the line to fight for his country, even if it is his own humanity. He is willing to do whatever it takes to win. You can say it is how he viewed the principle behind the Ashina style. Despite the means he employs, you cannot neglect the devotion he has for Ashina. He kinda reminds of Saber Arturia from Fate/Stay Night who was willing to sacrifice everything, including her humanity, to become the ideal king of Camelot and after it's downfall, she desperately sought the Holy Grail to change the past, like how Genichiro sought to use the Dragon's Blood to save Ashina. Note that Saber also gets corrupted by Angra Mainyu due to such mentality, which gives rise to Saber Alter. Plus Genichiro is quite similar to Sekiro as well due to both being orphans who are fighting over things they are devoted to. Both of these characters feel like opposites in their ideals, like Yin and Yang. Yet, I cannot help but admire both of them. Really appreciate how From Software wrote some amazing characters for Sekiro. Now, I'd really love to see a video on Kuro and his relationship with Wolf. Despite being a passive character in the story, I think there is much more to him than one can initially perceive.

[@onthebay15]

Genichiro and ishine are perhaps my favorite bosses from fromsoftware not only for their challenge as a boss but for their reasons for fighting you. Not out of hatred but simply because your goals and their own clashes with one other and it times of war there was no other choice but to settle it in one final duel. It was so tragic to the point where you can feel the weight of their hopes for a better future in their blades only to then realize no matter what they did, the outcome would be the same.

[@shijishanavas7258]

"Ishine" sounds like a detergent brand lmao🤣🤣🤣

[@clovis2012]

This entire game and especially the Isshin sword saint fight taught me to never quit. Fall down 7 times, stand up 8. After beating him (prob 50 tries later) I restarted on NG+ and the game was suddenly easy because of what I had learned.

[@silvershine2261]

Its such an amazing feeling. Starting out Genichiro absolutely mops the floor with you which is expected. But on new game+ you have a really good shot at winning against him, showing your mastery over that fight and how experience is one of the most valuable assets in a shinobis tool set

[@太陽-y5b]

Or because you have max vitality, and 10 gourd seeds 💀

[@puertolumbian316]

Thank you so much for these lore videos. Its like watching a well narrarated documentary. They're so well put together and engrossing to me. I hope you make more, this is quality stuff man. I love them.

[@twistedgwazi5727]

I don't know what it is about Isshin, if its his voice acting or his writing or his badass past and philosophy or what, but he's always riveted me. I love the sake conversations you can have with him, they're great to listen to.

[@johnstajduhar9617]

Isshin strikes the perfect balance of tone, imo. He's a mentor, a friend, and the baddest boss fight you can have. There's no pretense or bullshit with Isshin, he's just 'the dude.'

[@lostandtravellingwhentimes9260]

Easily my favourite from soft character. They made such leaping progress with characterisation with sekiro. He’s very interesting and cool. Too bad he had to go.

[@Kawber]

You know you're good when i pause my game to watch the video

[@CheGuegriffin]

Muchas Gracias Vaati. I'm pretty sure that's Japanese for thank you.

[@pyramidentertainment2676]

Pellisca bisch is Russian for you are wellcome

[@nasserfirelordarts6574]

@@pyramidentertainment2676 wait, isn't that spaciba?

[@randylahey77]

Bonjour is Mexican for "good job"

[@Bobio]

Thank you for breathing extra life into the game and helping more people to discover its lore. TheParryGod's footage/editing is superb and your narration helps to bring all the relevant pieces together for us to appreciate all the more. If I may offer one humble suggestion, it would be to clarify when you're reading from the game text rather than your own script. A lot of effort went into translating and localising the game, and your own writing is so engaging that it might be hard for on-lookers to tell them apart! I realise that producing these videos requires a lot of hard work and dedication, but if you're able to add even just a bit of text for clarity, I know it would be much appreciated. Hope there's more to come from this excellent series!

[@seanhendricks2714]

Please tell me you'll talk about the Sculptor soon! He's one of the most tragic characters in the whole game!

[@mkross9214]

isshin: draws blade for his self genichiro: draws blade for his country me: draws blade for them prayer beads thanks for the video man!

[@kialovet]

1:54 - > 2:16 People make fun of him using gun to fight despite have title Sword Saint but this some how make me respect him more .

[@Darko807]

Winning itself is the true style of Ashina there are no exceptions

[@tibbar20111987]

There is only one rule in the Ashina Style. To win. How, does not matter. Only the one standing is in the right.

[@nihaxwehraweeb5550]

Isshin the glock saint

[@getthegoons]

Master of Deception. Everyone's watching the sword so no one expects the Indiana Jones maneuver.

[@LamantinoElettronico]

3:50 I'm throwing away my humanity, Jojo!

[@randogamer2643]

I was looking for this lol

[@nasserfirelordarts6574]

Perfect!

[@Joesaka2049]

The comment above you is fucking dio

[@grimgrimxv9380]

The hesitation is defeat keep haunting me even after I gave up on the game.....

[@nna1u39]

lmao

[@peppermint4346]

"scars on the back are a swordsman's shame" smh Isshin.

[@randogamer2643]

Bruh that's his head

[@stryfe8959]

But... but that's not... Don't you fucking quote One Piece when Isshin is clearly accepting a type of execution that specifically requires the neck!

[@chimeraking5286]

Bruh having scars on the back doesn't mean is a sign of cowardness or shame as a swordsman it's a mark of an enemy's cowardness who doesn't fight with honor but rather wound the warrior like a sneak thief

[@insaincaldo]

@@chimeraking5286 Unless it's a mark of your failed dodge.

[@chimeraking5286]

@@insaincaldo Oh yeah and also if your enemy is a freaking shinobi

[@BbNaB]

Ahh, the Genishiro/Isshin Sword Saint fight. The fight that gave me such a mental barrier I still have not beaten it, and have neglected to continue playing Sekiro for months.

[@steadyg3388]

I had to play that fight over 100 times before I beat it

[@lp.shakur]

same, still haven't beaten him to this day, and it burdens me since I have completed every soulsborne game multiple times "hesitation is defeat"

[@odinson5911]

Took me two days to beat him.

[@lintlicker9630]

He was a hassle but beat him after a couple beers lmaoooo the shura ending isshin was way harder for me idk why now I’m new game plus 3 bout to get the plat trophy (: you can do it man , “hesitation is defeat”

[@YanDoroshenko]

Have you now?

[@twisted.mentat757]

Isshin is one of my favorite characters in all of videogames. He singularly established and held a country together through a focus on perfecting swordsmanship. Yet he recognized that he could not stop the inevitable passage of time and was resolved to fight for the country of Ashina until its and his demise. He also would never corrupt his integrity and actually moved to undermine, although subtly, Genichiro's commitment to capturing Kuro and gaining the dragon's heritage. Even after he's brought back to life and given the dragon's heritage against his will, he uses the opportunity to put on an unparalleled display of combat with hopes to be bested by Sekiro. At least that was my interpretation. In contrast to Genichiro who is a sort of sympathetic/tragic Faustian character, Isshin is the unwavering, principled, uncompromisable, martial arts ubermensch.

[@jackson.6282]

I love this comment so much

[@chancecole437]

I played through almost this whole damn game once and it never really clicked. But I rewatched one of your Sekiro videos and it inspired me to try it again, and I'm so glad I did- Sekiro is amaaaazing!!

[@Eckef]

9:05 a longer rendition of this song NEEDS to play in the actual fight

[@wadalzain5]

absolutely right

[@williamtorres6211]

What's the name of the song?

[@brestopetr]

@@williamtorres6211 Reynard Seidel - Closeness

[@TLPenenn]

@@brestopetr THANK YOU! I was dying to know what that song was called it was so perfectly placed in this video!

[@princeneumator]

This was great. The last few videos before this felt less focused and pretty vague. This returned to a clearer storytelling style like original soulsborne videos. Loved it.

[@mahdikamali1874]

I really want an ending that give us the chance to fight along side of ashina with goybo and genichiro...etc. that would be epic

[@SolemnVisitor]

Wow I've played through this 4 times and never realized the guy hunting rats is Isshin

[@varsoonhks3211]

It's a bit sad that Genichiro makes an enemy out of an immortal ninja as it backfires so hard that Sekiro single-handedly dismantles all of Ashina's defenses. There was no one left to protect the place when the Interior Ministry finally did show up.

[@freddrickhardyjr.9288]

Also something I realized playing recently; Dragon Flash is reminiscent of the Divine Dragon’s overhead swing attack.

[@RuthwikRao]

*mind blown*

[@Dante199006]

A prequel around Isshin and Genichiro would be pretty awesome.

[@hova5500]

I just learned that the rat guy was Ishin

[@junoglrr9119]

XLQUARANTINE 1 u mean the tengu ?

[@hova5500]

Sure

[@Jesse__H]

@@chiwilovely well aren't you clever

[@rhhfhfsajajaa4294]

That mask don't hide that hairline

[@B0ULLIE]

@@rhhfhfsajajaa4294 Deadass lmao I knew who the tengu was the moment I met Isshin my first playthrough... You can't disguise that dome

[@PrinzMegahertz]

I still do not get why Tomoe's style is called heretical, when Isshin states that anything goes as long as you win

[@derekobrien1342]

Heretical to the Ashina, Isshin is not the only person that comprises the Ashina. It was considered heretical because it was from someone outside the Ashina.

[@davidhong1934]

In the past, the Ashina fought a war against the Okami, a war on which lightning was frequently used against mortal men as an offensive weapon. While the memories faded, the fear remained, with lightning becoming a symbol of a supernatural force that few understood. Those who sought to duplicate it's effects may have been seen as heretics attempting to emulate some unknown enemy from long ago.

[@vicount3944]

Fun fact: Miyamoto Musashi himself said that in a fight anything goes. "Dishonor can be washed away with victory".

[@spinyslasher6586]

Ashina samurai don't all follow Isshin's ideology.

[@subject_of_ymir]

One thing I admire most is how much Geninchiro loves Ashina. For her sake, he'll do anything.

[@rtkratos77]

Great story with great gameplay. Game of the year 2019.

[@julegatin6620]

Your videos are just so good and high quality. Usually when a youtuber I'm subscribed too uploads I watch the video when I have a bit of free and then finish it later. Since I know your videos are so good, I wait until I'm in a quiet environment where I can really focus on the story you tell with your videos. Amazing job as always, keep up the good work.

[@elfboiezu2192]

Isshin was such a great character and boss

[@TrueEnding]

music from 9:00? *Edit* its "Closeness" by Reynard Seidel

[@hmmwhat8952]

Thank u brother

[@nacho_ava5323]

Hey how do you find these.? Please!

[@omercinar6693]

Thank you!

[@williamtorres6211]

Bro I fucking love you

[@parth6615]

Genichiro is one of the most well written character in video games history. I wish he can have his own game where we get to fight as genichiro for Ashina.

[@Jaggijughurtti]

Gotta love the poetic style emotion! Works so well with the emotional story of Sekiro

[@ninjaeris131]

One Mind... So that's where Vergil got Judgement Cut

[@Renegadebane]

Glad Vaati is getting sponsors and also has the sense to put it at the end and not the beginning. Video is well told and beautiful as always.

[@VictorYamaykin]

Maybe ds3 chaos blade is the black mortal blade? "A cursed sword of unknown origin bearing uncanny streaks on its blade. Attacks also damage its wielder. The sword is not unlike a thing misshappen, granted life, but never welcome in this world. In other words, chaos itself. Skill: Hold Assume a holding stance to rapidly execute a lunging slash with normal attack, or a deflecting parry with strong attack."

[@VictorYamaykin]

My headcanon says that someday they'll make an open world game like Chrono trigger where you can travel between worlds and dimensions and have 39484891 different endings

[@insaincaldo]

@@VictorYamaykin That's a dream, not an interpenetration of the story we have.

[@thetardistechnician8009]

Victor Yamaykin cuufio

[@samward31]

Lol, no.

[@chrishuskey3233]

i think it's extra brutal knowing that isshin has a giant scar across his stomach in all versions of him, meaning that sekiro takes the "win no matter what" advice to heart, even against the man who gave him the advice, evidence by the fact that serkiro kills isshin by cutting across that very scar

[@TrunkMonkey3000]

NOBODY TALKS ABOUT THIS?? OWL BROUGHT THE INTERIOR FORCES OF JAPAN INTO ASHINA BECAUSE HE WANTED THAT CUTE LITTLE BOII

[@TrunkMonkey3000]

Yes, it was owl. I just blew ur MIND

[@davidhong1934]

Owl is a Lolicon

[@abdulmuiz1049]

@@davidhong1934 you mean shotacon

[@oldcowbb]

That's why he adopted sekiro

[@samward31]

Listen, the Dragon’s Blood could have been tucked safely inside a warm turd and Owl still would have brought Ashina down for it

[@sunjoexys7251]

Definitely the most beautiful game by Miyazaki yet. I also like the clear main story line. The way of Ashina--defeating your enemy by any means possible--reminds me of "Anything-Goes School" of Ranma 1/2.

[@CloudyMason]

There were several lines in the final cutscene here that I never heard in 3 play throughs. I know Genichiro says he was powerless but never heard the line "but grandfather wasn't." Also for Isshin when he plants himself down and accepts defeat he has never said "take my head" for me he only says "do it". Odd

[@theheeze]

This is definitely the most helpful summary vid of your whole Sekiro series. Such a great game and story.

[@DioBrando-qi9so]

Genichiro: I´m throwing away my humanity, Wolf.

[@jeff3221]

What's truly scary about Isshin is that, in his prime, he was down an eye. Just how formidable do you have to be to improve your swordsmanship after losing an eye? What a final boss

[@kasumi2173]

I wouldn't really condemn Genichiro's character here... Ashina *is* already dead , its castle is already in ruin , its army's dead corpses laying unburied everywhere , no salt to purify them either , which means that plagues will soon follow as well ; the clan managed to survive the last assault from the ministry's army but only thanks to Isshin's presence...what's coming next is going to be their last desperate stand . It is clear to Genichiro that his presence and Gyoubu's won't be enough to save the country and the ministry men won't be stopped by a bull or by a couple of ogres , he *must* resort to desperate measures . As you mentioned..."a country is made up of its people" and these people are everything to Genichiro , they changed his life around so deeply that he feels life-bound to defend them and yet he's been unable to , he's only been able to see all of the people he knew and loved die one by one in front of his eyes despite his best efforts to avoid it ; he can't allow himself to give up , he doesn't want to , he won't , he'd prefer sacrificing all that he is and has achieved in order to save them , that is how grateful to the country he is . It is at this point that he starts seeking out the means to assure that his people and land survive , that he starts mastering Tomoe's arts , that he drinks off the sediment of the rejuvenating waters to achieve an imperfect yet desperate immortality , that he starts looking for Kuro so that even if he was on his own he could eventually manage to change the tides of the war . Kuro and Sekiro wouldn't have sided with Genichiro even if he didn't specifically go after them . Sekiro and Kuro are seen trying to leave the country via the moat's secret passage both at the beginning and at the end of the game , Wolf's iron code puts Kuro's protection before anything else so it is likely that they were just planning to leave Ashina before the situation escalated any further . Genichiro is a nationalist if you will , yes...but he's also a tragic hero in the story...and so is Robert's father , so is Gyoubu...and many more . This is also one of the many things I like about Sekiro as a game...it's not a good against evil sort of struggle...it's a clash between different humans , their beliefs , ideals and whatnot all equally relatable and reasonable . All of them are trapped in this calm before the storm , their stories unfolding as the tempest approaches and finally rages forth , the impending shadow of this all-crushing war which shows them for who they really are .

[@patataeve]

Thank, i feel the same. Excellent comment! Genichiro is bound to Ashina, he goes through a dark path for her and the same does Wolf, because all of Sekiro's actions for Kuro bring a lot of death to many innocents too.

[@jomsvikings9676]

Just goes to show how strong Wolf becomes throughout the game. He struggled against Genichiro in the beginning, but went on to defeat *the* Sword Saint Isshin Ashina. A man that devoted every waking moment of his life to developing and fine tuning his combat prowess. The No.1 of the Sekiro Verse. I love the story of Sekiro. From Software sure know how to make narrative driven games.

[@silenthero2795]

As they say: never underestimate old men in a profession where young men die often.

[@tealckree1240]

This video and the previous one is very nicely put together. I dont remember seeing some of these cutscenes whilst playing.

[@mahyardavarzani1945]

3:51 I will throw away my humanity, JoJo.

[@LtHavoc62]

Finally beat Isshin this weekend, and man does he live up to the lore. Awesome video as always!

[@randomkahootboi8061]

I really wish there was a dlc where you fought alongside isshin and genichiro against the ministry. That would’ve been fun

[@mickeycee8559]

Am I the Only who is still playing this game in 2021 and wants more Vaati videos?

[@tyrrantx6760]

Isshin has become one of my favourite from soft characters of all time. He’s such a layered character, everyone loves a badass old man right? Plus the experiences of drinking sake with him was super enjoyable.

[@GG256_]

*Hesitation is defeat.* So true when you fight him, if you aren't aggressive and constantly parrying you will lose.

[@malkaD]

I love how deep these games are but holy shit this is something else..

[@patrickramey5870]

These videos add to the game and make it more of an experience ,understanding the lore is key.thank you for these videos!

[@Afazha]

I think Genichiro opened the gate because he thought he would never be able to kill you, but Isshin would. So he sacrificed himself for the he loves the most, Ashina.

[@danielan1319]

One thing that i notice is that during the final boss battle isshin is much bigger than the wolf, but during the opening cinematic, we see that general Tamura was much large than Isshin and Isshin seems like normal size. So Either is because wolf is extremely short or general Tamura is a super giant.

[@tiagox3275]

Shadows cry twice... I cry three, four, dozens of times.

[@1bossofbosses]

Isshin became my fav character. The way you presented him here was great.

[@theyhaventfedmesince]

"look at this mountain of bodies" Sekiro:" uhmm... It was me...Actually"

[@nikitasinyak871]

Best FromSoftware games channel ever! Discovered so many plot gaps in these vids, it almost became like watching TV series, one at a time every evening. Thank you and keep up the good work!

[@MrTrickster5]

I can't even stop myself from hearing you do an ad godammit

[@kawabewa_8w8]

Finally finished another route after doing shura. Switched the voice language for this run and don't regret it. I really liked the cutscene after posturing through Geni to get to Grandpa.

[@bombsawaykaboom980]

the music piece in the end had touched my so even if i don't know what piece was used never mind found it ("Closeness" by Reynard Seidel)

[@Dingus7696]

Gotta say, the editing for these videos are top notch. I mean, so cinematic, so beautiful.

[@omeloithemarshmallow7663]

Isshin is an amazing character and boss fight, definitely one of the best made by FromSoftware

[@darrenklein6090]

Excellent story - I really appreciate the moral ambiguity here, it’s not just “good vs. bad”.