The Marriage of Flesh Is Cooler Than What Everyone Says It Is - Fear & Hunger Lore

[@theodorehodbor5080]

The way Sylvian is depicted is really interesting because instead of being an outer god that is "eldritch" via seemingly just hating humanity or driving it insane immediately Sylvian genuinely cares about us in a way its just that "care" just seems outright alien to us via shit like the Marriage. Like as weird as it is that shit is fucking strong so you can't just say Sylvian is punking us for fun.

[@BlackfangDragon]

It’s a lot like Bloodborne in that regards, since the Gods are fundamentally benign and just want to have children with humans, and the humans exploit them for their own gain and power.

[@windego64]

Even Gro goroth cares in his own way. When you meat him he wears human skin so he wouldn't drive you mad

[@bug_under]

"I know of the 2nd secret of Sylvian: I no longer have to fear for separation from my loved ones for we can forever join in a marriage of flesh. An act of love that creates a beautiful unison for two souls."

[@slysamuel5902]

Ragnvaldr: Literally the reason why he went to the dungeon and is this playable and recruitable is because Legarde killed his child and WIFE Fear and Hunger lore videos (excluding this one, they cool): There is no possible way that the word marriage can have multiple definitions in this universe. People regularly become exactly like this. No I’m not going to look at basic reasoning, what made you think that?

[@kanseidorifto2430]

If this is true then why exactly do we never see lots of people around with their children and such in books or stories in the Marriage? Not to mention, you have the options of doing other forms of sexual activity without the need for a Marriage to occur. You miss the scope of the stuff that’s already shown of the outside world. Even Prehevil doesn’t seem to have this be commonplace, which is a surprising thing to consider if your theory were really true.

[@slysamuel5902]

@@kanseidorifto2430 I don’t understand? are you saying that I’m wrong in thinking normal marriages (where you and your partner remain separate people) exist in the F&H universe? Or are you saying the opposite? And what are you talking about by saying we never see any children? Are you saying they don’t exist? That’s clearly false because they can be found in fh1 and the orphanage

[@kanseidorifto2430]

@@slysamuel5902Perhaps if you read my comment over you'd understand that I literally stated that children exist, and you can't have children if everyone becomes a marriage, which is not as common as your comment seems to imply due to the logical evidence obviously displayed in the game.

[@slysamuel5902]

@@kanseidorifto2430 So are you trying to say that the townsfolk are silvian marriages, instead of people who get normally married, because you cant find children in the town? Im confused. Do you think that my original comment was meant to be literally what i thought? If that's the case, to be clear i meant it as sarcasm to the misinformation spread by other lore videos about silvian marriages.

[@kanseidorifto2430]

@@slysamuel5902Alright so considering you're taking everything in the opposite of what I'm saying I'm just coming to the conclusion you're a troll. Have fun by yourself, okay?

[@TheTSense]

The Dark Ritual is called "Marriage of Flesh" because medieval people wouldn't say "Meat Fusion"

[@swampwench]

I love that the typical marriage was presented with Levi and Marina such a powerful statement

[@Penbin123]

The Needles approved ship.

[@svolozhanin7627]

@@Penbin123 *Boom!* "Happy Ending!"

[@raindancejam9466]

I'd like to think of it as a normal marriage. No direct acknowledgement needed.

[@jasperreyes5174]

Having a literal "Duel" in bed...

[@CommissarJake]

Arguably, the centaur isnt a marriage, its a stitchjob made by stitches (Which is why you find it outside the bunker shes turned into her workshop) but yes, probably a marriage... also the thing in the white bunker too. Oh and father hugo is also a marrige in termina. When it comes down it, In F&H1 the concept of the marriage of flesh was more well known, as was the much more occultish worship of the old gods, but by termina its faded away and only very few understand or know they exist.

[@darkvioletcloud]

I thought the thing with Father Hugo was a scrapped sprite? But also thank you for the centaur info! Tbh I haven’t finished Termina nor fully explored everything. I’ve played a ton of it, but that’s because I keep getting my ass beat. I had a really good run going where I killed Needles before entering the tunnels where he could kill Tanaka, but because I built a new PC, my save file didn’t transfer and now I gotta start all over.

[@starwyvern010]

I love Censor Cahara xD It was super cool that you brought up alchemy in this video as well. You have amazing taste in media in general, in my humble opinion haha

[@zpkspiano]

Each day the lore of Fear and Hunger gets more and more interesting

[@Chilleddice]

This was unexpected and horrifying, thank you lol( I know nothing about this game series seems very interesting)

[@darkvioletcloud]

I know right? :D People who say that fusing bodies together is the equivalent to having a wedding really takes away from the cool lore of the old gods. I could make a whole video on Sylvian and the other gods. The games are so fascinating if you’re a fan of dark horror. Super Eyepatch Wolf has a great and comprehensive video on the first game and why it’s appealing, if you don’t mind spoilers.

[@Chilleddice]

@darkvioletcloud well I would love to hear more about this world and it's God's so maybe ill look into it,

[@kanseidorifto2430]

I would also personally recommend the KZbinr known as MautheDoog. I don’t agree on all his theories for speculation we still don’t know, but I do find he’s a great place for the major foundation of what’s out there.

[@darkvioletcloud]

@@kanseidorifto2430 Seconded! His videos are great!

[@ianleather5699]

As soon as I saw the mention of alchemy related to the Marriage, I had a feeling the Erebus would have been mentioned, which I learned about from Castlevania too!

[@daylightsleeptight]

Hmm, this is interesting. Genuinely confused to find out that some people this is just a regular ole marriage ritual for normies within the lore of the game. Like, everything about the Dungeons of Fear & Hunger is unspeakably horrifying or incomprehensible. Why would this be any different?

[@darkvioletcloud]

I have a sneaking suspicion that a lot of the people who say it’s a regular marriage ritual haven’t actually played the game. However, my friend who introduced me to the game knows more lore than I do, yet hasn’t played the game. He actually does his research. Maybe they’re just trying to capitalize on the popularity of Funger while not doing lore research. I named a ghoul in my ghoul army after the friend that introduced me to the game. He nobly sacrificed himself for me. Also the chubby Ragnvaldr drawing shown in this video was something I drew for him.

[@EisSocial]

Omg your voice is so calming and I loved your explanation.... I hope you keep making vids like this !!! Funger's marriage is like another example of the funger world twisting something that was previously safe into something disturbing ... this world is so cool

[@darkvioletcloud]

Aaa thank you!! I wanna make a Termina-focused video next. Been working on it between doing my schoolwork, so it'll take a bit!

[@EisSocial]

@@darkvioletcloud take all the time you need! You're gonna kill it and i can't wait :D

[@UselessGirlUG]

I loved the video!! You explained this waaaay better than any other youtuber I have seen! Nice!

[@darkvioletcloud]

Aaaa thank you!! I always overthink the way I phrase things in my videos, to be honest. I feel so unnatural when I speak the things I write, so I’m glad you think it’s good!

[@quabby0]

I watched this video randomly and I never realized you made that OC! I’m always looking for people who have made fear and hunger OCs, and she’s one of the first to pop up when you search for FH OCs. She’s adorable and I love her so much!

[@darkvioletcloud]

Aaaa thank you thank you!! I have SO much fun writing and drawing her! Haven’t drawn her lately (minus the cameo in one of the Marcolivia month drawings) but I should do something else for her. I want to draw her reaction to the party talk in the bookstore if O’saa is in the party. He ends up disparaging the idea of reading fiction, and EVERYONE can call him out on it. It’s so funny to see the responses.

[@laurenvelentzas5044]

OH SHIT IVE SEEN YOUR OC ON TUMBLR!! very cool coincidence and awesome to know you make excellent videos as well as lovely art ^_^

[@EuricyChan]

I SAW YOUR OC ON THE SUBREDDIT AND I LOVE HER!!!

[@darkvioletcloud]

AAAAA THANK YOUUUU~ I posted her skills and character history yesterday! Did you see that? :D I also tried making a sprite for her~

[@Pudding404]

To my knowledge, consent is a huge make or break thing when it comes to marriages, which is why you can't do it to the girl/ moonless in the first game (no idea how the guards got those moonless beasts to agree to it.) In the demo, doing so outright kills you, saying the Sylvian doesn't condone such acts. I think it hinted to a failed marriage like Buckman/ Seymor in the thicket, but not sure. There are still questions, like why the bunnymasks don't fuse and opt to be in a trance for the rest of their days instead. There's also Kaiser using the physically superior marriages to make up his army, just real cool stuff around the Sylvian.

[@Eclissilistening]

Oh yay! You like Fear and Hunger too! Would love to see more Funger content from you too!

[@darkvioletcloud]

I'm working on an analysis video with my friends! I also post fan art on my Tumblr and the subreddit~ c:

[@MaverickHunterXZA]

The term "marriage" is also used in machines and / or IT. An example of the top of my head would be the PlayStation 4 and its disc drive. Every console has a unique system ID and every disc drive is specifically linked to only work with that one console. So both components are "married" to each other.

[@thatterrariaguidenpc8054]

That image of marcoh and olivia in a stardew valley wedding... Stardew valley mod but with the contestants as dateable char

[@capnkoga]

I was listening to the video and enjoying myself and then you showed Louisa and I was like "AAAA HOLY SHITE I KNOW YOU"

[@cazeral7058]

I've found your channel from "Deep into Abyss". And now you uploaded this wonderful video. Subbed!

[@skipskip342]

Same

[@Raventrop]

Omg you’re the creator of the OC? I saw your arts on reddit. I love her so much

[@darkvioletcloud]

Aaaa thank you so much!! I have so much fun drawing Louisa~ Originally I was just going to post my initial idea for a housewife character, but then I got really into fleshing her out. I want to draw more of her, but I’m afraid I might be spamming the subreddit ;w;

[@Raventrop]

@@darkvioletcloud Don't worry! I think your art is really cool. And the character is unique. Can't wait to see more. And hope maybe we get a chance to do art collab sometimes🫣

[@darkvioletcloud]

@@Raventrop That would be so much fun!! Send me a DM on Reddit when you have an idea!~ I’d totally be up for a little art collab! c:

[@dumbvillage9253]

I always thought of bremen troopers as super soldiers who were people with good genetics that had gone through multiple experiments, but i guess it also makes sense that they could be marriages, or maybe it's people with good genetics who had a dozen of experiments performed on them to make them stronger and they are turned into a Marriage to become even stronger.

[@darkvioletcloud]

I think it’s pretty ambiguous as to whether or not they’re Marriages, tbh. They could very well be Bremen experiments! I just brought it up as a possibility! c: Imagine your officer in the army telling you to go bone another soldier for the sake of the army.

[@stingchamaleon31]

YEEEAAHHHGG new video❤❤

[@moetheweirdo7496]

I like Your original character very much, She really does speak of character

[@SalemSomniate]

3:02 "In the first game, the only way to restore a lost limb is to become a Marriage on a ritual circle". Technically not true; you can get restoration of your limbs from the Lady of Moon if you find her in Ma'habre, and sacrifice the girl to her.

[@darkvioletcloud]

Oh crap I forgot about her, oops. Mostly because I'd rather keep my daughter. I can deal with not having enough limbs.

[@SalemSomniate]

@@darkvioletcloud I feel that! No selling or letting the girl die on my watch, either!

[@svolozhanin7627]

*Sees Olivia x Marcoh, and Marina x Levi.* Based.

[@ikuzemmezuki5954]

You’re the one who made the lady that destroyed Caligura??

[@darkvioletcloud]

Yup!

[@jobjik]

I've seen your OC on reddit and now I just randomly stumble on your youtube channel? Did I succeed a coinflip or something

[@shan4697]

It’s interesting what the love god actually want with humanity, perhaps the merging of all flesh? But then why does the human hydra failed so badly

[@darkvioletcloud]

I read a theory that the closer two people are, the more perfect their Marriage will be. Since the Human Hydra was composed of a ton of guards, presumably all just guys who were coworkers at best, they didn’t have any sort of tight bond.

[@katherinehertel1360]

It's outright stated the human hydra is a marriage if you ask the new gods in the grand hall.

[@windego64]

It's kinda disappointing but there was a marriage that cleared some misconception alas it got removed. It's father hugo and fallen cherub

[@darkvioletcloud]

I'd also say that Buckman and Ser Seymour are a good way of clearing things up but everyone forgets about those two and their Marriage, including me. I think that Father Hugo's scrapped sprite being removed is a good thing because WOW do the implications make me even more uncomfortable than the game already does. Yeah the game is already full of horrific stuff but I think I would've cried if I encountered that in-game. The fallen cherubs are already so tragic...

[@acrazyweeb7225]

Honestly I thought of it as taking the spiritual idea of marriage found in christianity (The two become one flesh, as Genesis explains) Though I would like to ask another question: what about the abominable marriage? I wonder if they're considered a perversion of this "Two become one" idea and are kinda cursed to not have working genitalia as a result.

[@darkvioletcloud]

I’ve seen speculation that the more corrupt a Marriage seems, the less connected the participants were, and that two people who were wholly, totally in love would form a perfect, seamless Marriage. Perhaps the Abominable Marriage is in such a form because it feels less and less caring. Or maybe the genitalia doesn’t work because the rest of the body isn’t too functional. It’s like over-kneading clay and losing all the moisture. The bodies are overworked from being molded and melded together and now everything’s just kind of… there. It’s clay, but it’s not workable clay.

[@The-Garden-Library]

i just found your channel and omg where have you been dudee!!

[@darkvioletcloud]

I’m actually a trans guy lol but thank you hehe c:

[@The-Garden-Library]

@@darkvioletcloud ohh im so sorry! I fixed it now^^ you're awesome dude

[@The-Garden-Library]

@@darkvioletcloud also nice to see more trans creators, im a trans girl myself c: id love to chat with you sometime if youd like^^

[@jjcandelabra6164]

surprised she didn't mention how having low Affinity with Sylvain causes failed Marriages like Buckman n Sir Seymor

[@darkvioletcloud]

She meaning me? Because I'm a dude lol And yeah I wanted to give a quick overview of "marriages of flesh are not weddings". Maybe I'll do a deeper dive into the gods at some point and mention Buckman and Ser Seymor. c: (Also I may have forgot haha)

[@Oldmeme592]

Nice, a new fear and hunger member 😈

[@CreamCakes420]

love this lore cap

[@yuphine9001]

i would like but the like number is 666 right now and i just dont feel right breaking that

[@feircestsquirrel4337]

Castlevania, is soooooo goooooood

[@WhyYouMadBoi]

Another Olivia x Marcoh shipper, we must grow stronger

[@93hothead]

The old gods seems to be kinda cool, but the traces of the old gods seem to hate everything

[@darkvioletcloud]

I'd argue they're more indifferent than anything. As a human cannot understand the perspective of a god, I would assume that the gods cannot understand the perspective of humans.

[@WobblesandBean]

@@darkvioletcloud This. It's not that they're hostile, they're Lovecraftian - so divine and removed from us that our mortal minds can't possibly understand them, and vice versa. It'd be like us trying to understand the minds of unicellular life.

[@thelast4646]

Interesting video. Hey, I just recently play fear and hunger. Thanks to super wolf video on it. Do you think the reason why there’s a lot of rape in the first game is because of the new god François the dominance one was something that like to do his enemies once he defeats them when he was human, and when he became a god, his influence crypt it’s way to the monsters of the game sort of how the god of depths cause the mutation? Because in the second game there’s not as much. rape it could be because the developer didn’t want any more or because in the canon François was killed in the first game just a interesting theory that I thought off

[@Boomblox5896]

Thanks, now I ship Olivia with Marco. You cannot change my mind.

[@darkvioletcloud]

GOOD. I will spread my Olivia/Marcoh propaganda across the whole fandom! I have a page of doodles in my sketch folder and half of it is just Marcoh/Olivia stuff. It's come to a point where I've memorized how to draw them~

[@hominhmai5325]

Polyremization 💀💀💀

[@spookyjones6577]

Kind of wish you would stop pitching castlevania, I hate that show

[@darkvioletcloud]

No. 💜