Souls Lore - "The Usurpation of Fire" Ending Quest for Knowledge

[@aquamarinemystique]

_"Subtle"_ form of manipulation... "Oh, no, precious Champion of Ash, do not fret; I'll just be waiting here. Right at this very spot, waiting for you, praying that you'll have a change of heart. And come back to me, right here, at this exact location, where I will still be praying...forever, 'til you return."

[@mpbiggame1010]

*SUBTLE*

[@joecascetti8375]

>Says use of the word "subtle" is an understatement >Uses wildly overstated misquote as example

[@aquamarinemystique]

@@joecascetti8375 Yes. That is how journalism works.

[@tylerpeek8630]

“londor will almost certainly be in one of the upcoming dlc” if only 😩

[@DrJellyFanguzzz]

In a roundabout way, yes. Friede was the missing piece for the story of londor, so it wasn't what we wanted but it did finish the story

[@mcmays22]

For sure. Everybody thought we were getting Londor. That would have had to be an expansion. Lol. It also would have probably told too much of the story and not left enough to interpretation

[@OmegaTav]

@@mcmays22 but both the dlc’s are expansions

[@joekreissl4499]

@@OmegaTav yes but not in londor?

[@OmegaTav]

@@joekreissl4499 yes,but the guy I was responding made it sound as if what we got weren’t expansions

[@LightningfistCal]

"The Sword of Avowal is shaped like the letter 'O'... a vowel." That cracked me up more than it should've.

[@ryanflippinharris]

Cal Santiago I read that, and I didn't think it was funny. but then he said it in my video and I laughed.

[@SandyCheeks1896]

Ryan Harris food delivery is key

[@darthvader6643]

The giggle when the fire keeper said “bosom” killed me 😂

[@Dat-Boi-Camoja]

Darth Vader right 😹😹😹

[@dean_l33]

What did she mean though

[@fatalfury28]

@@dean_l33 bewbs

[@dean_l33]

@@fatalfury28 Sure

[@rustaholic2546]

@@dean_l33 ?

[@Abyssic1]

The dark sigil description just says that it never heals. most likely meaning that it will not heal ON IT'S OWN. it doesn't state that it cannot be healed by external forces. so there's no contradiction here.

[@johnnyblack3454]

fun fact: when wearing the dark wraith helm during the usurpation of fire ending your eyes glow

[@Phillmagroin]

Johnny Black thats cool man! I love little hidden shit like that! People will probably still be finding things like that 10 years from now! So far I have played ds1 remasted then ds2 scholar of the first sin, and now as of 2 days ago I got bloodborne. I truly believe this is the best series in modern gaming period! This bloodborne man lol it def to me seems a little harder than the others but then again that's exactly how I felt about ds2 at first untill i got the feel for it. What I'm about to say next is pretty much sinful but I really like ds2! I dont know why I like it so much. Don't get me wrong to me it's absolutely no where near the mastery that ds1 is but for some reason I just have a soft spot for ds2. After bloodborne I'm finally gonna get ds3. I know theres probably no way it will make me feel like ds1 did but I've heard alot that it's better than ds2.

[@drakegunter9081]

Ligit....

[@maxpodzorski3388]

@@Phillmagroin who tf asked

[@kingabe221]

Do you have any video of this?

[@shadowrosegaming3566]

U can kill the fire keeper and steal the fire for a fourth ending

[@LSB44446]

Hey guys it's me Soul of Cinder here in my kiln, just lit this new bonfire here. KNAWLEDGE

[@anti-freez6290]

Don't trigger me or I'll summon 3 phantoms and I'll gank u

[@Grab_001]

I always held the theory that in the first Dark Souls, even if you walked away, someone else would Kindle the flame. Like in DS3, there are others powerful enough to link the flame. So even if you walk away in both DS and DS2, some other powerful chump takes it. Each protagonist is just another incarnation of the last, desperately trying to break this cycle. That’s just what I like to think. Some super pissed off and incredibly stubborn protagonist that’s trying to end the cycle.

[@koalstolz1615]

Man too angry to die

[@doctorflibble7484]

While I do like this idea. I've always held the idea that the first flame was dwindling quickly. When you fight Gwyn I feel that there are only minutes left of the flame before the age of dark would be ushered in. This makes it impossible to extend the flame as you cannot bolster what has already died.

[@Prizzadar]

@@doctorflibble7484 i didnt get this feeling from it, but even if it was the case, the game uses those words like convoluted time and space so maybe all that is needed is link the fire in any of those other alternate universes. When somebody ring The Bell (DS1) you could hear it even though it was some other "hero" from another time and space. But then why would this work for linking of the fire and not the other ending (age of dark)? Maybe it is because all of this was prepared by gods to ensure that the age of fire will continue. This state of world similar to multiverse could be created by them(gods) as well. Or it could be just the side effects of fading flame or something and i am all wrong :D

[@doctorflibble7484]

@@Prizzadar The way I've always seen the bell ringing is that when the fire fades possibility becomes reality. So anything that could happen would happen but only one possibility ends with an undead reaching the kiln no matter the choice of age, this age will cause the timeline to stabilize. like how the untended graves exist because champion gundyr didn't wake in time. I am of the believe that that darkness is always there as a possibility, it's up to the chosen undead to decide which timeline he stays in: The one where he dies in the fire linking or The one where he finally frees humanity of the reign of the gods and allows them to return to their natural state.

[@Prizzadar]

@@doctorflibble7484 That is actually a very good answer and it makes sense :) Although i was talking about 2 bells in dark souls 1 which you need to ring (to prove your worth?) so you will get access to fortress/anor londo. The bell in Dark souls 3 you are talking about (as i understand it) has another purpose as you described. At least that is how i understand it.

[@dpauls15243]

In terms of there never being an Age of Dark since Gwyn, the way I understood it was that both endings of previous games could be cannon, since neither choice really matters. If you link the flame you restart the AoF, which will gradually fade the same as before, or you let it die and start an AoD, which lasts until the embers of the Flame are rekindled, either on their own or when someone sacrifices themselves to it. And then the cycle repeats over and over. Neither ending resolves anything, since both will eventually lead back to the same place.

[@darthemperk2625]

Whenever I watch a video and hear someone say "maybe we'll learn about Londor in an upcoming DLC" I get really really sad, for they don't know their dissapointing future (?)

[@music79075]

The Ringed City is Londor though.

[@theinternet2019]

Karnacle Blackburn um no it’s not

[@music79075]

@@theinternet2019 yeah you're right. I went and looked at the evidence and theres nothing definitive. I just believed it was cause it was built up through the entire game and the dlc. Plus all the NPCs from or affiliated with it. I thought Londor might be what its natives called it whereas others called it The Ringed City. It just seems like they are connected but i guess there isn't anything definitive and enough to support it being somewhere else

[@TheMrBadua]

Gosh rewatching this as I play elden ring, Anri female voice actress just knocked it out of the park. The range of emotions they convey for each outcome is truly amazing.

[@MegaL33tman]

Once he said that Yoel is like Winnie, I cannot undone the image

[@PonzooonTheGreat]

I thought Horace didn't speak because he got hit by the Rosaria's Fingers who cut out his tongue.

[@kirkcannon4704]

Anything is possible, just enough lore to come to any conclusion

[@appaloosahill4499]

PonzooonTheGreat he makes low mumbling and laughing noises ( I don't know much about biology but wouldn't you need a tongue for that )

[@PonzooonTheGreat]

Uh huh. Okay then?

[@pbtenchi]

PonzooonTheGreat It was stated somewhere that he had his tongue cut out back on his personal quest.

[@thetherapist7]

Nolan Pratt don't be rude dude he is trying man

[@xdxchuckles]

fem anri sounds better than dude anri.

[@Boots43096]

i actually prefer the dude lul

[@Codo--pc5un]

The male version reminds me of oscar so I just use the female player and pretend he's Oscar. Oscar>Anri! [Shots fired(?)]

[@henrymarckisotto9025]

Female all the way

[@krichntaco7482]

After playing Bloodborne and dealing with fake Iosefka. I can’t seem to not find female Anri’s voice as nice. It just has an uncanny feeling to me now. So...

[@amadeodante]

KrichN Taco Well they are both voiced by the same voice actor Edit: Crap he said it in the video

[@rhynlock11]

interesting to see this after the DLCs knowing that the two Sable church sisters are Lilianne and Yuria as Friede was inside the painting after failing in her quest to become the Lord of hollows herself

[@jrodhemi67]

"why would the fire still be lot lit if it wasn't linked in the first game?" Because we don't know how many cycles have happened between the first and third game. DS 2 taught us that the fire ends and comes back. Multiple civilizations couple have existed between now and then.

[@donnellebarfield3964]

Jared McMammon cause your charcter everything on the way to the fire even if he doesn't burn himself someone else will remember you where 1 of many people there

[@fledthehunter5293]

It's just the bad internet connection

[@Quandry1]

The fire would still be lit because even if you refused another hero would be rising up to light the flame in your stead. The second and third game shows us just how much the entire linking of the flame issue as set forth by Gwyn as his last desperate act is a vastly repeated cycle and he put in place many tools to help ensure that it keeps happening and it's the very people the linking of the flame holds in check are the ones to feed the cycle endlessly and keep it going. Even the very nature of the Unkindled as they are described being all those who failed in some way to link the flame being amalgamated and brought back because the proper servants of the cycle are failing in their duties shows there are vastly more ready to link the fire even if you as the PC don't manage to do it or refuse to do it in any of the games. making both endings completely possible as canon in DS1.

[@theangryinch8816]

Fungo is my favorite short film maker

[@itzamedio5427]

Interesting how you sacrifice Anri the same way Griffith sacrifices his companions in Berserk, and you both become Dark Lords. Not to mention the eclipse at the end of DS3 looks EXACTLY like the eclipse from Berserk.

[@zagrebastrophotographer2686]

Our gracious lord... make Londor great again. Clearly we need to build a wall

[@Codo--pc5un]

@@adrammelechthewroth6511 Somebody is triggered LoLz

[@michaelhenry3234]

+Adrammelech, the Wroth Bruh, chill. Even if you don't like Trump, it's still funny. There's a reason people make Hitler jokes... (Not that I'm saying Trump is as bad as Hitler. Even if you don't like the guy, he hasn't been the cause of millions of deaths. Lol.)

[@magnumd-pad5138]

When they send orphans to slay Aldrich, they're not sending their best.

[@iyourancestor5103]

@@adrammelechthewroth6511 triggered lmao MAGA

[@Voro_Rogarai]

Adrammelech, the Wroth MAGA

[@CatroiOz]

How can you say DS2 was just a "reboot of sorts" ? the entirety of that ending is based on DS2, with Vendrick and Aldia trying to "Harness both the dark and the flame"

[@carterdersch9863]

CatroiOz you've never played 1 have you...

[@JEMRocker]

carter dersch Your comment made me laugh

[@TheLegendaryTashy]

Has anyone else noticed the First Flame needs more fuel than previous cycles? Five previous linkers plus the undead you control. Whereas in Dark Souls 1 it only required a really strong undead

[@thetherapist7]

TheLegendaryTashy to true

[@Oppawesome88]

TheLegendaryTashy I think it's because all of the lord's of cinder in dark soul's 3 already burned as fuel once so they're pretty used up meaning you need more fuel

[@TK-xw6ms]

And consider that you yourself as an "unkindled" don't really add to the equation as the description states "not even fit to be cinders".

[@JohnyMCness]

In the first game you used a strong "healthy" dry log In the third game you use a bunch of partially burned scraps

[@manofcrazy2245]

OneTimeIPunchedADolphin what about Prince Lothric?

[@vulpineknight]

That's why Laurentius is so great, he wanted only the players friendship, he offered pyromancy because you were his friend.

[@davidbowie-sama-senpai-sen6748]

Aren't we the only ones hoping to link the fire? Siegward only wants to kill Yhorm Anri and Horace only want to kill Aldrich Orbeck only wants to become a master sorcerer Irina only wants to be a firekeeper Hawkwood only wants to... Be a dragon? I dunno what the rest want but it's obviously not to link the fire

[@Liz-be1wq]

I love rewatching all your lore videos! The length never matters to me! The content is always detailed and accurate!

[@redtukeguy8968]

Liz Samaroo that's what she said.

[@kingoftheskulls9376]

Wow dude , Great job making this video.i wasn't even bored watching this for an hour straight.

[@joakker8820]

'you know you're my fiance?' 'what a horrible thought'

[@taquito_sauce]

female anri > male anri

[@pixeltiger4204]

objectively wrong you heterosexual fool male anri is better

[@FlowerKnight2]

@Slayer of Demons I like women too but I like to represent myself in games, so I always choose male player characters. At least for my main character, I'll usually create a few alternates that are whatever I want them to be.

[@drunkenslav2334]

@@pixeltiger4204 amen brother

[@AbThere]

Horace > Anri

[@pienoaji]

>sees your conclusions after the 56:00 minute mark >plays DLC HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@bloodya1832]

i didnt get the jk

[@Sanfre0]

@@bloodya1832 nor did we get the serpents dlc

[@NiraSader]

after seeing anri without her helmet, I think I will switch to the firekeeper as the dark souls 3 waifu ._.

[@midnightdragon67]

The Android from Aiur oh shit.

[@adrammelechthewroth6511]

Agreed. I will also go for Lady Yuria. But I love both Firekeepers and Yuria equally.

[@iyourancestor5103]

you become a lord. yuria and firekeeper both still live. harem ending.

[@Itsprincesweets]

Just stick with gwyndoli- I mean vere from ds1/r

[@zigzaghyena]

Adrammelech, the Wroth : Yuria is a hollow too dude.

[@AntiNihilist]

so he didn't talk to Ludleth after getting the eyes? He clearly states there was an age of dark that he ended by willing himself into a Lord. All that stuff about there being no previous dark lord only means the age of dark happened before a lord came along.

[@emlmm88]

Since Horace is in view while Anri is talking, I wonder what would happen if you tell Anri of his location and then immediately shoot him to death from the edge. Will Anri survive? I wonder.

[@cobraglatiator]

if you can reach horace from up there,it'll probably glitch out.

[@MrPac-ks9of]

emlmm88 you can’t hit him, I’ve tried lol

[@Jacob-df5hr]

I think you've really mischaracterized the Dark Soul, and what a Dark Age would be. In the Dark Souls universe, there are two sets of diametrics that govern existence: Life and Death, Dark and Light, each manifested in its own Lord Soul. The push and pull of Life and Death govern how beings perdure over time; the push and pull of Light and Dark govern the "domain" that existence takes place in. So we see that Life and Death dance temporally, and Light and Dark dance physically. With that in mind, an Age of Dark would not be an age of void, death, and non-substance. It would simply be the reciprocal of Light. What would that be, exactly? We can't really imagine, because we've only known the Age of Light, but there is no reason to assume it wouldn't be a fertile or nurturing place for life. "What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Son of Man, You cannot say, or guess For you know only a heap of broken images, Where the Sun beats"

[@brandonmiller9155]

And it’s explained that the undead curse is a distinctly human trait (strange that gwyn and the nameless king can hollow but whatever). Just as life and death can’t exist in a vacuum, light cannot exist without dark, and as all of humanity has part of the dark soul within them, this is why they’re undying. As long as the fire is linked and the age of fire and light continues, the souls of dark have to exist.

[@Diskhate]

This is specifically why me (and many others) despite adoring what both "Ashes of Ariandel" & "The Ringed City" revealed to us in terms of lore, would have really loved to have one of the DLCs be set in Londor given how crucial it is for the entire mythology. It's one thing not having a chance to visit Astora since, apart for some characters' personal story, it is not that crucial when it comes to it's mysteries (except for a couple things, like the "beast" cited in the "Ring of the evil eye" since DS1, which i was always curious about) but Londor's whole culture seems to be just as important of a place as Anor-Petite Londo or The Ringed City.. Infact, before the titles of the DLCs were announced, i remember many people, me included, giving for granted that Londor would have been either present or, at least, heavily talked about in the added content...a bit of a shame.

[@logical-tea1565]

There is a general theme I noticed about the Pilgrims and that is the ones that aren’t dead (Yoel/the pilgrim from the 2nd DLC) don’t really have a purpose. Now to establish my point I must remind you that a Hollow loses will loses his/her mind when they completely loses purpose or give up, and they’ll be able to keep their mind when they have a purpose to work on. So maybe Pilgrims are the same but in a slightly altered way by in the fact that when one of them is without a goal or purpose then he/she will remain “Hallow” unable to die. In contrast, when a Pilgrim has a goal as with the majority of them acting on their pilgrimage they will not become a “Hallow” and therefore will become kinda like in form of “Human” as if their curse was broken and they are able to die (mostly due to exhaustion in the case of Pilgrims). With that in mind I want to take some examples with some known Pilgrims: Yoel: With Yoel we could theorize that he didn’t really held faith in his pilgrimage unlike the others (speculation), but when he saw us (to him the champion of ash) he really wanted to serve us and get a goal to be able to die. Notice his words “Undo my shackles.”, and he finally got his purpose he was able to get his long awaited death and undo the shackles of the gods. Pilgrim assassin in Irythel: Notice that the assassin pilgrim (the one that delivers Anri to us) only dies after you preformed the ritual and fulfilled her goal. The old hag Pilgrim (2nd DLC): When we first meet her we notice that she is completely out of purpose on life just from her tone and due to that she managed to live to the end of times, and then we notice from her dialogue that she wants to see an angel before she dies, and we found her dead what was the most likely thing she saw... an angel. Even though it all connects up in my head there are certain problems with this theory and that is why all of these characters don’t respawn when they are killed before they have made their goals, since they still undead without purpose and should keep respawning (maybe a mechanic thing with the game).

[@iWillWakeYouUp]

What a fantastic, nice and long lore video! So thorough, with some nice nuggets of personal opinion and a good dose of humor. This deserves hundreds of thousands of views. I think the issue is that people aren't recommended this video. Why Vaati or other Souls content creators don't shout you out is beyond me. I think you deserve it! In my opinion, people like ENB and Vaati have an obligation as super popular Souls content creators to recommend smaller creators to their audience. I mean they're all about quality, right? So recommend fungo and others, goddamn.

[@deejay3297]

dayuummm thats alota lore nice editing bro!

[@zettaoverlord7246]

i just noticed at 46:27 you can see Anri's right hand, its hollow, you don't even need to hack the game to see Anri's face. its right there.

[@SwitchFeathers]

I'm pretty sure Aldritch's "Age of Deep" is the Bloodborne timeline.

[@babybobo1231]

cain I agree. Thats how i always took it

[@redtukeguy8968]

Seems legit.

[@t.s.7166]

cain wasn't the age of the deep underwater?

[@nbridges7321]

I agree with this claim, and VaatiVidya makes a compelling case for it and against it in his Soulsborne video. Also, Davros, if you look at the lore if Bloodborne there is evidence that Yharnam is considered to be part of a Great Sea

[@adrammelechthewroth6511]

Not a bad idea. That's why I chose the "End of Flame" ending in DS3. But apparently, that's not how it works. I had no idea that ending the flame would merely reset everything. Gwyn really thought this trough. Lordren is even more messed up than I thought. Still choosing to lead the hollows.

[@akenji47]

this channel is a precious gem in soulsborne videos.

[@Belks1453]

>the canonical ending is the linking of the first flame could have been another undead after the chosen undead left the flame, there was literally nothing to guard it alot of people theorise it could have been solaire or another character you meet but in the end it doesnt matter

[@mochacosmos]

I'm obsessed with your souls lore series, it's the best lore youtube series out there by far - and yes, I even think yours is better than vaati

[@comfybrah9333]

Always happy when you make a video. The longer,r the more info, the better! keep it up, you're my favorite lore youtuber

[@appaloosahill4499]

Turns out yuria sent all the pilgrims as a prank to annoy the lothric immagration offices . She wanted orbek dead because he deported all the pilgrims on the bridge

[@StormflameMW]

Just like after every dark souls video: First you think, how much new you found out. Then during the last minutes of the video or after, you suddenly try to put it all together and recognize that you know even less than before.

[@tisineverfear1490]

Y'know fungus. I didnt know you hated my sleep

[@frolicsomgaiety]

It’s not just about sides, it’s about interest. Linking the fire isn’t in anyone’s interest but the ruling class. Also Kaathe is Bernie Sanders.

[@KevinMilligan]

great vid. but the part about there never being an age of dark. wasn't gundirs story about him being too late and the flame already went out?hence everything's dark

[@Keithyboy1602]

interesting point, perhaps he was too late to link the fire, thus causing the events of the game where the old Lords are being awakened to do what gundir failed to do before the fire dies.

[@KevinMilligan]

+Keithyboy1602 someone must've linked since gundir. hence the sun in "present";. doesn't the dark ending say that embers always come out of dark. so whether you Kindle or not it makes no difference...

[@Keithyboy1602]

+Kevin Milligan well it's all up to interpretation I guess. I like the idea that gundir not linking the flame is what cause the old Lords to wake, and it makes sense to me. but hey, I spose the more I read, the more I'll think on it :)

[@KevinMilligan]

+Keithyboy1602 true Dat. I suppose it could be light due to the natural emberring that happens as opposed to a linking. maybe that's why the linking fire ending is so meek cause it's a new weak flame...

[@Keithyboy1602]

+Kevin Milligan Yeah, that's an interesting idea

[@117andarbiter]

Age of Deep Waters = Bloodborne DLC Cmon, plz

[@jho2000000]

Great job Fungo, congrats!

[@urahara64360]

I actually think that Aldrich when he ruled pillaged the catacombs for Nito's sythe in order to use it as an instrument of fear or he potentially devoured the skeletons that were once nito.

[@jakeyboysexperience5786]

Another great video fungo, keep up the good work!

[@MrMendoda]

Man this was a great vid, funny as hell yet still very informative!

[@caelinnis]

This is why you cant skip Dark Souls 2 lore like it doesnt matter. The "Link the Fire" ending is not canon, there HAS been an Age of Dark- Straid outright explains that embers remain and are relit. Even in the Age of Dark ending of THIS game the Firekeeper says the same thing!

[@IslanKleinknecht]

The Untended Graves after Oceiros, and Ludleth of Courland's dialogue, makes it sound like there have been past Ages of Dark, but Lords can still arise and link the First Flame even here (just like Gwyn did) and "paint a new vision".

[@LunchBXcrue]

Yea after playing again the female version of Anri just fits so much better, her voice acting is freaking on point.

[@Icouldnotgetausernam]

Hollowing can affect the gameplay if you are looking to use certain builds, mostly used in pvp

[@OfficialChrissums]

the hollow lord ending is anri's happy ending. They are there in the final cutscene and join you in ruling over the hollows presumably.

[@CatWithTwoHeads]

I lost it when you did the bit about the pilgrim at the marriage being the only attender hahaha

[@renzogilbien1503]

Anri and Horace... escapes a feast. Sounds like Caska and Guts.

[@renzogilbien1503]

The spiderman cracked me up

[@codenameoverseer2464]

Renzo Gil Bien Why Are You Replying To Your Own Comment?

[@OnyArt]

what an awesome video dude... really late to the party I am but glad I found this. Cheers

[@kylemcmurray806]

And helmets do impair hearing and vision significantly

[@Daszombes]

now that we know about elfriede its likely that it's yuria and lilliane bowing to you, and yuria is likely undead so that would explain why shes back

[@N8Bakka]

Am I the only one who felt like DSII didn't get all the love it deserved?

[@Tracker947]

Yes.

[@Mr_Anderscore]

No

[@TheEkainMagix]

In fact I think Dark Souls 2 got too much undeserved defence and as you said... love

[@nakedguyholdingakalashniko1872]

What is a Dark Souls 2? I don't remember this game

[@TheEkainMagix]

I dont know. Some people say its the sequel to Dark Souls 1? But I dont know, there are only two Dark Souls game in the saga, Dark Souls 1 and 3.

[@meteorbeats8637]

Nice Video, Man, so much lore too handle :D

[@thepruld]

41:58 - hey, i have already seen that scene somewhere, I wonder who could have created it... if only there was a way to get to the source ...

[@ladycatbug8568]

Tengo que decir algo he visto mucho videos sobre este tema muchas veces pero es la primera vez que uno me encanta tanto de verlo dia y noches es perfecto al igual que los demas videos no me canso de verlos una y otra vez este canal merece mas seguidores espero que siga su trabajo en estos videos por que son increibles muchas gracias por tomarse el tiempo para hacerlos .

[@diamondkyle812]

Great job. This video is informative and absolutely hilarious. I love it. Thank you

[@Kucoz]

Goddamn do i love me hour long dark souls lore videos. Fantastic stuff

[@Dockvg]

"the flame has been linked since lord Gwyn", that's not what the description says, it says MANY lords have linked the flame, but not all of the them. King Vendrick was actually a dark lord.

[@JTisOneCrazyMan20]

Rafael vendrick was not a dark lord, him and Aldia were both trying to find a cure for the curse and to break the cycle, Vendrick just went hollow.

[@jeterpilled_memester]

Just did Dark Souls 3, will try to play the precursory games!

[@cei4439]

Did ya play them yet?

[@CynksIsSmart]

Did ya play them yet?

[@paxtonl1330]

Did ya play them yet?

[@l1uck4s]

Did ya play them yet?

[@jeterpilled_memester]

@@l1uck4s did ds1 later, and now only ds2 remains I'll probably wait for a discount deal

[@frosty2029]

Somehow, Yorshka is still my Waifu :v

[@anthonyvalverde8756]

dude you are amazing!!! keep it up! I am in Costa Rica and this is just what I needed to finish my day!!

[@fefo1945]

I am in Italy and this is just what I needed to begin my day!

[@buffoonustroglodytus4688]

I am in hell and this was just what I needed to ease my suffering

[@armistice9670]

I was in pergatory and this is what I needed to ascend to heaven

[@videolegau]

+Lyrica D-Va of Leanbox that escalated quickly

[@Andrewtothh]

I've watched this vid annually as like a tradition thing because thos youtuber made great lore videos I really hope he is here for the lord of elden ring when it comes out in 3 days

[@AdjustedDisparity]

actually finding anri hollow means she has fufilled her purpose.she killed aldritch and made sure horace didnt die for nothing i do wish she could like keep helping you and like help to kill the soul of cinder

[@bazokarpg1999]

hunting ruck too bad it is a souls game where no one has a good ending :(

[@bazokarpg1999]

hunting ruck too bad it is a souls game where no one has a good ending :(

[@MrJJ6640]

the blacksmith gets a good ending.

[@AdjustedDisparity]

andre?

[@callmequaz9052]

@@bazokarpg1999 Thay depends on your definition of good ending.

[@t.s.7166]

Then we find out that none of the endings make a difference because weird girl in the painting creates a new world for everyone to live in

[@Dylan_McCombe]

I love the work you do. I started supporting you on Patreon. Keep making great videos!

[@allegiance8243]

I don’t want to look like beef jerky slaughtering lords tbh

[@memeinquisitor9171]

after all these years I never knew you could help Anri fight Aldritch

[@Tomie..]

an hour+, fungo be serving this knowledge on a sliver plate!! im fucking ready wooooooooo

[@Emily-pq6zd]

Thank you for compiling this!

[@seaththescaless9067]

Maybe the pilgrim learned a prophecy and you fit the description

[@Noobwarriking]

over an hour damn dude i love it

[@ethanakins9689]

I have a theory regarding Aldritch's vision of the deep sea. Perhaps, since time is convoluted in Dark Souls, Heide WAS in fact Anor Londo. If time is convoluted then maybe we are seeing Anor Londo before being called Heide, and the sea that swallowed Heide is what Aldritch was seeing? In conclusion: We are fighting Aldritch before Anor Londo is swallowed by the ocean and is called Heide. Just a little tinfoil for you all

[@thegreen3918]

Convoluted as hell

[@TheInsaneTeddy]

38:20 the 'Mmm' scared the piss outta me. With headphones it sounded like a wasp got in my ear for a second before he started talking.

[@ParadoxialRepetition]

Honestly, Fungo, as much I love Vaati, you are much better at this than he is. He thought Solaire was Gwyn's sons, which turned out to be wrong, whereas you straight up were right about it, lol. I think it is because you are more apt to go off of existing evidence with less personal interpretations. Great job, keep it up, man.

[@ParadoxialRepetition]

Lasse Müller True. That's very true. I'll grant that. But, we also cannot dismiss that he nevertheless made a mistake about that. Don't misunderstand, I like Vaati, I think his videos are great and I always look forward to them, I just think Fungo has a slightly better grasp on the story and he goes more in depth.

[@Tracker947]

+ParadoxicalRepetition Vaati enjoys telling the story he personally likes the most. I agree with you.

[@cypresswillow2591]

I like's Fungo's insert of humor in his works. I like Vaatis too, I've learnt so much from his vids, but at times it feels like his force feeding me with his theories, and it sometimes go in a serious attitude, I guess to go with Souls atmosphere?....but with Fungo's humor I can breathe and crack a smile... ( I especially enjoy what he did with |Alfred in BB ) all in all Vaati, Fungo, & Dave Control, are the best at making these souls lore that I personally look forward to.

[@davidclout6286]

TheVileDelinquent everyone did, Solaire was a good red herring.

[@kaisersoymilk6912]

@@CreepercrapTV There's always been zero chances that Solaire was Gwin's son: Solaire isn't a nobleman, it's very clear from his physical aspect, his goofy armour and demeanour. Japanese see noble people as "pure" and refined (usually tall and thin, and with delicate features). Solaire looks more like a uncouth peasant comic relief than a noble.

[@clevey]

This video pleases my loins

[@Ericthefilo]

Fantastic video thanks for uploading!

[@yourenevergonnagetmycoat1885]

I bet the pilgrims would’ve gotten to their location if they didn’t have boulders chained to their backs.

[@Dantleopold]

It's my personal head cannon that The Lord of Hollows ending, eludes to the idea that you userp the fire, and use its power to go to war with Kaathe.

[@TheNamelessScholarOfficial]

If we consider that in to link the fire ending that your death was in vain and the age of dark comes anyways all 4 endings can be considered Canon.

[@jeremyrm7]

4 years late and this is still great content 💜

[@jacoballan1714]

The age of The Deep Sea... Lovecraft... Cthulhu?... Wowzers Aldritch was a Bloodborne fan no questions. Fun theory: his age is Bloodborne. New cycles, new themes, you could even argue that it's the Age of Humanity when Bloodborne takes place, and now that the world doesn't revolve around the flame, it revolves around the new-found powers of the moon. Food for thought? Loved the vid btw.

[@muffinman2546]

*'Cough'* Age of the Deep Sea related to H.P. Lovecraft *'Cough'* tainted wolf's (beast's) blood *'cough'* Calm, painted world named "ash" unless Unkindled's name is Yharnam...

[@muffinman2546]

Storm Ruler sword in Demon's Souls = Storm Ruler sword in Dark Souls 3 both related to a "Storm King"

[@muffinman2546]

Land of the Giants in Demon's Souls is North while the Giants in Dark Souls 2 invaded from the North.

[@SaintHierophant]

Irithyll is in the opposite direction from the Cathedral of the Deep from Farron, further from Lothric.

[@brianseiler9750]

You know that the Age of Ancients was never depicted as bad, right? It was quiet and peaceful and not really a bad place to hang out before the first flame upset the equilibrium of all things. That's pretty much the way most of the polytheistic descendants of PIE religion go. Then the lords got all cheesed off and whooped on the dragons because...uh...reasons? Every side story that we get in every game points toward the futility of linking the fire and an outright hostility toward the great lords. Hell - as far back as the first game you've got the firstborn son turning against Gwyn and Havel seemingly plotting against the gods as well. Finally, Gwyn refused to let the cycle continue in what Dark Souls 2 pretty clearly establishes as The First Sin and that's why three out of four endings here involve somehow ending the Age of Fire. Or, if we don't want to deal with this diegetically because that's stupid, the actual statement being made here is a metaphor for the franchise itself. You can keep prodding it on, gaining less and less from it every time you repeat the same old set of events, you can let the developers shut it down and move on to something else, you can pretend to do that and then balk at whatever it is that they actually do and cling to your wubby, or you can adopt the franchise yourself and make it your own, without the progenitors providing you any guidance. Trying to dice it up the way that you're doing here would appear to be missing the forest for the trees. Dan Olson has a good video about that, actually. This game pretty much puts its metaphor right there on the table and lets you see it if you'll just look.

[@mr.x8468]

wait if horace killed anri, and anri is an unkindled like the player. and the reason why the player respawns is because he is unkindled (and has the darksign?was it? i cant remember). then shouldn't anri respawn?

[@Old_Harry7]

Excuse my self for my bad english ( I'm from italy), here goes my thoughts: (Ending 1 kindling the flame) The flame after many and many cycles is getting weaker and weaker, this can been seen in the kindling ending, where the flame slowly burns your character only producing a flebile light, quite the opposite of what we experienced in the first game with light and flames all over the place. Long story short this ending is just postponing the problem until a time when even kindling the flame will not be enough and the so called dark age will come. ("Secret ending" take the power of the flame for your self) By killing the fire keeper right after you summoned her, you can achieve this ending where you character steps on the keeper and use the power of the faiding flame for himself, this is also a reference to demon's souls and the slayer of demons who choose to "step" on the maiden in black, not to put to slumber the old one and keep the souls and the power he has acquired during his journey for himself. Long story short in this ending you choose to use the power of the flame for you selfish reasons until your inevitable death or hollowing, ( by the hand of the time or someone else) the cycle is not broken. (Ending 2 let the flame to die) By letting the flame die the dark age begins, but there are two elements that we have to underline, as said in the video once the fire's keeper duty is accomplished the poor girl dies, but in this ending we can clearly hear that even when the dark comes she is still alive, she even questions her future and that of the unkindled one, proving that in this state of events her duty is still not fully accomplished. The other thing I want to mention is the fact that as the keeper sais after the arrival of the dark, tiny little flames will start dancing again, meaning that as happend in the first game during the dragon's age, the flame will once again appeare out of nowhere, starting another age of fire and another cycle. (Dark->Light-> rekindling->Dark and so on) (or maybe simply Dark->light->Dark without the act of someone kindling the flame that will anyway fade for the darkness at a certain point) (Ending 3 The Lord of hollows) In this ending our character, who thanks to Yuria's machinations that speeded up the process of becoming a fully undead; "absorbs" the flame in his mark on his chest and uses the power he gained to start the age of mens. The real question is: by doing so he breaks the cycle? He starts a similar age of that of the dragons? Will the flame reappear on his own? Similarly to the "demon's souls ending" the unkindled is just postponing the cycle after his death? Thank you for your time, leave a comment after this post so we can discuss further more. P.s great video man!

[@alexupton6732]

Errico Martina to me, snuffing out the flame and allowing the age of darkness to begin is the happiest ending because you are allowing the world to return to shapelessness and eventually be reborn... possibly better? At least back at the beginning where the flame is stronger. Otherwise I like the usurpation ending because your character defies the cycle and takes it upon himself to start a new age. The age of man. But does that mean eternal suffering of mankind? Or at least until the fire fades or you are killed? It's definitely not a happy ending either way. Those are my two favorites though. Rekindling the flame just seems anti-climactic

[@weirddreams_fe]

great work man

[@meyes9362]

Also frieda is the other daughter. she isn't present in the ending because she is in the Ariandel painting.

[@zenik360]

Not sure if anyone mention but i believe only Anri is unkindle and undead, Horace is just undead. As to why he only grunts he doesn t have a tounge it was taken off by someone from Rosaria covenant ( if you look in gameplay perspective makes sense he's in the blue sentinels)