Who are the Prisoners in Elden Ring? | Lore Shorts

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[@salesir6502]

These guys were locked up for having too much drip

[@STUDlOIC]

I see dudes wearing that ski-mask irl

[@Mare_Man]

Post-nut Griffith drip

[@lennynull-funf-zehn5416]

The shirt is the drip... The pants canonically smell of poop

[@Mare_Man]

@@lennynull-funf-zehn5416 Nah, you're thinking of the Fallen Knight pants from DS3. Prisoner clothes just never got washed for however long their undying wearer has had them

[@AlexAguilar-ol3qo]

​@@Mare_Manexactly

[@ArtorioVideojogos]

I hope you keep on posting lore shorts, they're totally the best way to expose short bits of lore that wouldn't make for a full video.

[@mokajones74]

^this

[@rahulverma8774]

Its good for people like me who cant watch 30 mins videos 😅

[@Mowthelawn3]

Yes!!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@DrBrooza]

​@@rahulverma8774It's sad tbh, i'm not saying everyone should read Proust, but not being able to watch 30m of something you're interested in it's crazy.

[@borgar1765]

nah

[@Isaac-fc1it]

Basically fancy way of saying we were once a boss fight

[@xrosso6515]

If the playable charachter was a boss fight then ,tutorial ome or the weakest boss evermade ,eben pinewill laugh

[@Fitz1993]

​@xrosso6515 You do realise how past tense works right? The prisoner might have been an incredibly strong boss at some point and then lost that power before we pick up the story...

[@zerpent5767]

@@xrosso6515did you have a stroke writing this?

[@xrosso6515]

@@Fitz1993 i understand the concept,but there Is nobody Who can do such a things in elden ring,apart maybe the great Will,if was demon souls there Is a guy able to steal levels,but in elden ring there Is no such things

[@Fitz1993]

@@xrosso6515 That's not how lore works but ok. How are you this lacking in any sense of an imagination? My god...

[@trientertainment7628]

More starting class lore!

[@VaatiVidya]

One more to come!

[@H_and_N]

​@@VaatiVidyacan't wait!! Thank you for your hard work

[@uncleol]

​@@VaatiVidyaHave you done the Samurai Class yet?

[@gamer_dino69yt]

​@@VaatiVidyaYa, why are there Samurais and Japanese weapons in a non Japanese place?

[@kaz7886]

@@gamer_dino69yt Well, the lands between are not the whole world. Other places do exist.

[@melonmatv9112]

damn that shot of the shield transitioning to the shot of the hound knight over that puddle was dope

[@DaeZey]

People are pointing out the Griffith refrence, the helmet bit also follows back to more traditional designs for the Man in the Iron mask, which Griffith is also a reference too.

[@persecutioner]

I was hoping someone else had already pointed this out...

[@infernaldaedra]

Yeah it's also a man in the iron mask reference

[@liisahmanni]

​@@infernaldaedraWhen you don't read the comment you're replying to fully.

[@infernaldaedra]

@@liisahmanni yeah it's also a man in the iron mask reference

[@donmcron3334]

@@liisahmannihaha

[@eternum_kcw]

i love elden ring lore so much

[@jollygrapefruit786]

It's mid

[@GinkgoPete]

​@@jollygrapefruit7860 brain hours

[@ultraphoenix95]

@@jollygrapefruit786 "The ability to speak does not make you intelligent"

[@derrickrose4233]

Same it's amazing so much detail and back story Vaati is the best!

[@ringomandingo1015]

@@GinkgoPete”Wait, wait no… he’s got a point” not enough Goldmask content

[@nauziraf]

Nah, hes from the best ending of the eclipse where Griffith saves everyone before slipping into a dimensional portal

[@lawrencefrost9063]

THANK YOU. He didn't mention the Berserk inspired helmet at all.

[@thomaspereira1545]

​@@lawrencefrost9063the Berserk inspired helm was inspired by the man in the iron mask

[@cyber1ifeconnor]

​@@lawrencefrost9063that's because it's not a Griffith reference, you are so uncultured it hurts

[@colespeck3089]

You should make one of these for every starting class, I’ve been trying to convince my brother to play this game since it came out and he’s finally doing it. He’s having trouble deciding between the starting classes though, and I think this would help him.

[@colespeck3089]

Also this video was super well edited, researched, and entertaining. I personally would like to see more

[@Preston241]

Two cents from an internet stranger: best starting class is wretch. Every other starting class comes with good gear and skills. Being a wretch makes every bit of loot valuable, and lets you explore a variety of play styles before committing. Elden Ring was my first fromsoft game and I’m glad I choose wretch.

[@goldengrapechev2172]

​@@Preston241What's great about wretch is starting at level 1, so you have full control over your stats and build. It's quite a bit harder though, for a first time player maybe another class would be better

[@colespeck3089]

Yeah I’ve been a souls fan for a while, but this is my brother’s first ever, and he’s more worried about story than gameplay, so I think he’d appreciate these. Good tip tho.

[@andreasballe7470]

@@colespeck3089 If your brother never figured out what class to go for, I suggest Prophet as one of the strongest starting classes.

[@michaelkiyoshi98]

Really reminds me of Griffith from Berserk

[@STUDlOIC]

I mean, he did infact commit an appalling crime.

[@abdelrahimmohammed1814]

that was their intention

[@TrashPanda90914]

​@@STUDlOICseveral in fact

[@HuntingDoherty]

It is, this game is inspired by berserk and Griffith was tortured imprisoned for a year

[@michaelkiyoshi98]

@@HuntingDoherty I know. As an avid berserk reader. I can really see the inspiration/influence behind these games

[@thefez-cat]

It was very nice of the Sorcerers to herd these prisoners into the Evergaols fully equipped so they could immediately beat the sneaks off anybody that wanders into their prison.

[@axios4702]

It should be noted the prisoner specifically starts with Carian sorcery and an estoc, a weapon commonly associated with the nobility.

[@zenebean]

I have actually wondered what the eye-like design was, makes so much sense that it's those evergaol rifts!

[@Emka877]

i like when the short loops perfectly lol

[@DINFERI]

You're playing as Griffith if he never got the Behelit back

[@--Cat--]

One thing I especially love about From Software's games, is that they *are* role playing games. If you play a prisoner as an example, it's fun to imagine what crime they committed, and who and why someone broke them out of their prison.

[@scdb12]

On my 4th playthrough (2nd prisoner run) I imagined that Ranni and Rennala broke me out of jail to help start the Age of Stars. I cosplayed as a Carian Knight using only Carian sorceries the Great Epe as my weapon.

[@eldertoguro1]

@@scdb12that’s not a role play, it’s a completely ridiculous headcanon.

[@scdb12]

@@eldertoguro1 You ok lil bro? Yes, this is my head cannon and me roleplaying. 😂😂😂. Typing just to type I see.

[@demonicdragongod3334]

​@@eldertoguro1do...do you not know what roleplaying is?

[@duskanddawn8543]

​@@eldertoguro1that's how you roleplay in videogames, my dude

[@TheMisbegottenOphanim]

*"GRIFFITH!!"*

[@Ben-zq4bu]

The griffith prisoner outfit

[@cartermoore8728]

When the video started I yelled GRIIIFFFIIIITTTHHHH!!!

[@akifaiman7388]

That shield reminds me of that pivotal plot point in berserk

[@ino7604]

Prisoner was my first starting class first day when elden ring came out 🥰 I chose him because I like int and dex but mainly because the prisoner helmet is a reference to Griffith from Berserk

[@glynnsullings]

Seems more likely it’s a reference to the real-life, infamous, French prisoner alive in the 1600s known as the Man In The Iron Mask

[@invades7124]

Elden ring might be one of the most lore focused games that’s been made. And every time you post it gets more and more understandable

[@Yorikoification]

Well, it's quite easy to fill a world with random shit and leave it up to the community to try and make sense of it. The game devs should get no points for all this speculation on behalf of the community

[@orlandoactab3034]

​@@Yorikoificationu must be new to fromsoft games

[@Yorikoification]

@@orlandoactab3034Nop, I've said this all the way back in Dark Souls 1 as well

[@invades7124]

@@Yorikoification ABSOLUTELY not what’re you saying. How do so many things connect in a single world? How is the level design and character design in every game fromsoft has released connect so well? The games that they put out are masterpieces. And it is an open ended kinda experience but it doesn’t mean it was just put together by some children. Stop saying such stupid things

[@illbeback111]

He is a reference to the one of the greatest betrayers in Mangahistory.

[@bobmcbob49]

The prisoner is Griffith and he was locked up for good reason

[@thecatgod2867]

Hella cool, my favourite starter class the helmet is having a pretty interesting design too. I know it’s also a berserk reference like everything else in from soft games but would love a whole video on starting classes in general!

[@chefleon859]

I love your stuff man

[@oversnow116]

My very first class was a prisoner, I never thought about this

[@SoKtimp]

That's actually amazing. It's interesting how some games' gotta be studied thoroughly to discover their deep lore

[@VapidFart]

Their sin was sleeping with Charlotte.

[@johnterrence278]

And for berking too much like nuts berkmann

[@LUEcifer]

The Prisoner class is also a reference to Griffith from Berserk. His helmet bears a strong resemblance to Griffiths hawk helmet, Griffith's crime of sacrificing his companions for power was a very appalling crime, and the rift on his starting shield is a reference to the infamous Eclipse which apostles use for celebrations of ascension and feasting upon humans. The From-Soft developers are notorious for all the Berserk references throughout the series and this appears to be another one.

[@pouliotlouis-felix9189]

This might be the best edited video essay I’ve ever seen

[@nimblejarl7635]

I hope you do the Astrologer lore next, love your class lore vids!

[@jasonvu2466]

The prisoners are me everytime I steal a sweetroll.

[@digiaa913]

I love the prisoner class. Besides having some stand out spells. I just loved the imagery of a prisoner rising to lordhood. (Yes darksouls 1 starting zone is my favorite tutorial area).

[@Ever_green2021]

Vaatividyas shorts are soooo high quality.

[@annguerrero9988]

I love these little elden ring lore shorts

[@peanutler104]

More lore shorts plz!! It's so awesome to get great and interessting lore explanations without watching a 40min video about just one topic c:

[@IndorilTheGreat]

I'm really digging these class lore shorts. Can't wait to see the next one!

[@Calex55KH]

ugh, I love the starting classes. There's so much lore baked into them at the start. My first run was with a red haired Prisoner who I imagined was a bastard of noble blood, and based most of what I would do in game on what the character would want.

[@Legocatshouse]

Prisoner begins playthrough: *No prison can hoold me!*

[@oagardo]

Adventure awaits! Huzzah!

[@thatonerandomloser1311]

The prison class is legit just a griffith reference

[@PWizz91]

I still find it f’in crazy just how much detail within detail this game has! It’s just completely mind blowing

[@bumbie1863]

Glad you’re doing shorts again! Would love to see more

[@khorrusvoa]

The shield distinctly reminds me of a particular Primeval Sorcerer's fate.

[@barbarianzg8826]

my first playtrough choice..not to mention spending next 3 days in first dungeon..thank you,Vaati,for finding my true passion for dungeons..why i started digging trough bb chalices to break more seals,esp. one hidding behind levers between layers..something interresting happens when you break one..

[@TarnishedZorro]

Those cinematic shots😩

[@Olivar123]

Once I saw the living sphere rocks or whatever they’re call I no joke yelled “WHY TO THE LIVING AN*L BEADS EXPLODE?!” As one of them exploded in my face and nearly killed me

[@derrickrose4233]

Thank you Vaati appreciate these vids so much Elden lore is the best!❤

[@tazzietaz5643]

prisoner class is an entire berserk reference in itself

[@loststar9970]

Btw thank u for ur work , u been making things comprehendible for a while now

[@ViableThrone]

this is in all likelihood a reference to griffith from berserk as well

[@GreenArtsOrphan]

I always thought it was base on berserk -Griffith

[@bryancancoon6565]

This was awesome! You should do one on the prophet.

[@omegaflames8964]

He also specifically has a carian sorcery and says he was originally a noble so he was likely some sort of carian noble prior to his imprisonment

[@oagardo]

Maybe he strayed too close to the primeval current

[@Psilo-gn1sx]

Y'know, I only just made the connection between the shield and the gaol a few days ago myself

[@rubub8455]

That evergaol transition was fire

[@TriggeredFiend]

As someone who has never played Elden Ring and clicked this without thinking, I was very entertained by having no context for anything. The over stimulation was real. Thank you for a fun short.

[@GabrielShakkori]

Looks like Griffiths helm

[@rickyanderson4649]

God damn this editing is peak

[@Praisethesun342]

Glintstone sorcerers are like “I use blue crystals everyday man you should try it”

[@Ushanka.hathome]

damn…time to play Elden Ring again!

[@AHOBOINTEXAS]

That was a clean transition bro 👨🏽‍🍳🔥

[@superapekid2815]

Jeez dude the little things you make me pay attention to. Thank you so much for all the videos you made since the days of Dark Souls 1 and that changed my perspective on games forever

[@Ultrasecond77]

In the words of Philip J. Fry, "Magic, got it."

[@PugMaleAndSingle]

It's griffith. No way the helmet isn't in a way inspired by Griffith's.

[@damienkimpel457]

Ahh my starting class, good to see you again old pal.

[@spyrofrost9158]

The Prisoner starts with a shield? *laughs in 2-handed estoc*

[@josephmackie6434]

Do a mini lore video on each starting class! I wanna show them each to my love!

[@ivanfdx626]

One more thing about the Prisoner class is that they were very likely a Carian Knight, given their only spell a Carian House spell. And we've seen another inprisioned Carian Knight so it wouldn't be an out of place assumption

[@ssushii7711]

Maybe a member of the lazuli rather than a carian knight?

[@Toa_Kaku]

i hope that dlcs will connect everything and expand the story i love elden ring so much i would have never thought as a kid that such thing will be made and there we are alive and able to experience this, and yes i said dlcs because i hope there will be two

[@Onkar_xd]

Bro that transition 💀🤌🏻

[@bluetooth4916]

This is my favorite starting class.! Also got to Love the weird ass helmet

[@catodes1295]

What's interesting is that the class starts with magic glintblade, which was a spell the Carians and their knights had access to. So whoever the Prisoner was, he must've been someone of high-rank within the Carians themselves or the enchanted knights

[@jb0258]

The loop is perfect for this

[@lyriclikescheese]

this video's editing is so good 😭😭😭

[@thelastwitcher6782]

That face is a berserk reference

[@ScheffCity]

Always the coolest class imo

[@oshikiri.nikko-desu02]

He was jailed for an appaling crime of hacking the game files to retrieve Fia's forbidden panties.

[@_Amorii]

Thank you for explaining this ive been getting my friend into the game and haven't found the words to give a description on classes

[@pyatheorc8870]

I love how they start with a prototype sorcery of Carian Knights, hinting they may have been an early genius of the Carian Royals

[@bichosus]

The shield resembles madness. Most likely because the tarnished has been in prison for "Elden Lord" knows how long.

[@DiabloPablo42]

Using the Prisoner clothing and specializing in a Godslayer/Blackflame build. Bringing a true and final Death to the world that threw me away.

[@joeking6972]

300+ hours of playing Elden Ring and I’m just now noticing that the centipede things around the Evergaol have eyes.

[@eethr6306]

prisoner is a glintstone sorcerer who commited a crime and was locked away. that’s so cool.

[@Cannedduge]

Bro I just realized Rayo lucaria looks like the castle Griffith dreamed of

[@Cannedduge]

Raya*

[@jordanboyd8035]

Literally Griffith holy shit

[@jimijenkins2548]

MAY CHAOS! TAKE! THE WORLD!

[@FatalityPWN]

My first character was a prisoner I named the Crimson Chin.

[@speedrat6507]

I always forget i have like 8GB of elden ring lore in my head until i see one of these shorts and its like remembering a past life

[@patatasquemadasthelegendar2840]

My god you spoke for a straight minute without saying anything

[@ChangedCauseYT-HateFoxNames]

That makes sense, the resistance to madness was likely put on the shield so those bound to a notably long evergaol sentence wouldn't go mad.

[@christianlopez8955]

Vaati is a king

[@cruckomorsa8450]

The fact that using the shield gives you a bit of frenzy flame and frostbite is suspicious as well

[@franciscod5987]

This was my starting class on my first playthrough and I loved it!

[@colinhawkins7815]

My first characters class! Wore that mask longer than I wanted lol

[@ericsanches5284]

Everjails are just that “jails” for those who’ve committed a crime

[@ageon613]

Bro was jailed for boning 17yo princess

[@stablegun314]

We don’t know much about the flippitybops, but they might be connected to the globberdorphs and hurkmagoogs

[@spumy_plughole1191]

I like the idea that evergaol prisoners are given commemorative shields

[@ericturner5408]

Prisoners are griffith!! The rift is eclipse you can see Griffiths kingdom in it if you look into it on the shield