Dark Souls 2 Story ► The Ivory King 

Ivory king: -built his throne over the gate of hell -married dark abyss queen -Has awesome lightsaber sword -Ended 2 no-hit runs -also has several tigers for pets

Kind of ironic that the shard of Manus that represented fear, would be the bravest and kindest of them all.

In the age of ancients, the lords were to choose their waifus, but none made a wise choice and their kingdoms suffered. There, the Ivory King stood and said "I want the weird one". Thus began the age of badass, and the soundtrack was cool.

Alsana is literally the most hopeful and optimistic statement the souls games have.

You know, I think I've quite fallen in love with the Ivory King. The first to draw his sword in defense of the innocent. A man who accepted a child of dark into his life, home, and kingdom. A man who sacrificed himself to protect the world from chaos. A man who had such faith in an incarnation of fear, that he inspired that incarnation to uphold a sacred duty until the end of time... The word "hero" is used quite frequently, usually without acknowledging the gravity of the word, but I believe that the Ivory King fully deserved to be called one.

Burnt Ivory King and Artorias the Abysswalker: The ones with the biggest pair in the souls series.

>builds Eleum Loyce >marries a fragment of the Abyss >keeps a magic tiger as a pet >refuses to elaborate >leaps into the Old Chaos

i have to say, the story about the relationship between the ivory king and the fearful fragment of Manus was something I found really touching. The Ivory king knew her dark nature, knew that she married him so that she could sustain herself, and he accepted it; He provided comfort to a frightful being that any other man would simply have killed, he entrusted her with his city despite her inherently dark nature, he helped her to rise above said nature, and I well and truly find that incredibly touching hats off to from software for this snippet of story

Knight: My Lord, where do you want your throne? Ivory King: Right in front of the gate to Hell. Knight: Haha! That's funny. No, I'm serious my Lord. Ivory King: I am too. Knight: Oh...

I like to think Alsanna and The Ivory King succeeded, and that is the reason the demons that appear in DS3 are but a speck of what they were.

It seems even the darkest of abysses has a glimmer of light in it. *Salutes the bravest of all queens in Drangleic*

Are we just going to gloss over the fact he can still speak, to a degree? During the fight he'll growl "fight" and "die" and when you kill him he'll say "Alsanna"

The Ivory King - sword was required for the Old Chaos - casted to the Old Chaos in order to protect his kingdom - became corrupted - provides comfort to Alsanna - true hero Artorias - sword was required for the Abyss - casted to the Abyss in order to protect his kingdom - became corrupted - provides comfort to Sif - true hero

what kind of charisma can a man have to actually inspire courage to something that represents fear? 80 He's by far my favourite..

The Ivory King is the most badass king EVER. PERIOD.

"Turn back, this city holds nothing for you" "I'm here to kill Chaos"

The Burnt Ivory King was my favourite boss fight, and this video has only strengthened my decision! What a story :')

I love the name Eleum Loyce. It sounds so god damn cool.

Pack your bags, kids! We're going on a feels trip.

Sort of funny how 2/3s of all the bosses in the Souls series and Bloodborne were actually former Heroes trying to save everyone, only to end up corrupted or controlled in some way. Funny. I'm sorry, did I say "Funny"? I meant unbearably tragic.

The most epic boss fight in DS2 for sure. That first moment when you fall down to Chaos... I literally felt like im going down as well.

I have a theory, that Ivory king is in fact Giantdad. He uses Zweihander, his armor is reminiscent of giant's set, and his helm looks like a crown version of the father's mask.

When he gets killed by us, he kind of screams “Alsanna”. Goddamn, he is a real man among men. F for respect

Gwynn: selfish, arrogant, manipulative, suspicious tyrant. Artorias: Failed his quest, almost became a slave to Manus, only succeeded in saving his companion. Gael: Literally slaughtered everyone in his selfish quest to fulfill a promise, uses you like a tool to see it being done. Ivory King: Brave, responsible, kind, trustfull, selfless king, that saved his people (and thousands of kingdoms to come) by slaughtering daemons and extinguishing their flames, the effects of which can be seen on many occasions in Dark Souls 3. Out of four of these, which one was forgotten to history? Which one is the only one not beloved my most of the community?

Dark Souls. A game of Dark Stories with dark unfortunate ends. Why does this one raise such hope? In the depths of Sunken City the world avoided the end of the world. At the cost of The Iron Kings mine. The Iron King becoming less of the man he was created many things to fill the void his dear friend Alonne left. Cost him life and Soul as his greatest creation turned on him and tossed him lava. Vendrick pushed to the brink with all the events unfolding around him. The Giants slaying all his men. His trusted knights fighting amongst themselves. His Kingdom was being taken over by the Dark. In the end he fled and hollowed. The Ivory King. Was different than the others. The Sunken King built the Kingdom to honor what he saw as a god. Iron King wanted a kingdom of his own. Ivory King. His name is unknown but his story will not be forgotten. The first king to take up sword for others. He took in a child of dark. Comforting her and giving her strength. When the Chaos came he knew what must be done. He left his queen to hold back the chaos. With his belief she believed in herself and held the chaos long after his demise. His strength was what all men have but are afraid to use. The Iron king had strength. The sunken king unbreakable faith. All that Ivory King had was compassion. Giving him more strength than all before him.

“Stand, for you are in the presence of a True King.” “Knight, I know not who you are, but to save my King, I will follow you, into Chaos.” “We shall snuff out this infernal Chaos, as one.” “Let my body be thy shield, my soul, thy sword.” “Our King shall rest, as he deserves, more-so than any of us.”

Story of Alsanna and the Ivory King is probably one of my favorite dark souls stories.

I can see why the knights of the Ivory kingdom were so full of zeal. Their King truly was a terrifying hero in every sense of the word. Sometimes being a hero requires sacrifice. This king gave everything in order to stop what was coming forth. I think I would be happy to be able to follow someone who was able to give up so much in order to PROTECT so much more... Even if you can't beat something, you can always find a way to stop it, or at least slow it down. The Ivory King was so devoted that even a shard of evil, a shard of chaos, was willing to change her ways and follow him, and take up the fight. And so now she remains there to watch over the abyss so that it does not spread again. *Shivers* WHY DON'T WE HAVE ANY MOVIES THAT ARE LIKE THIS!!!!??

The Ivory King is this game's Artorias. A total BAMF that sacrifices himself for the greater good. Shame we couldn't visit his memory and chat with him.

Ivory "gigachad" King... - Built a throne right above the gate of chaos. - Married a shard of Manus to be his queen and make her a better person. - Became the first line of defense from the chaos in order to protect his people. - Had 3 giant magical beasts as pet. - Sacrifice himself for the good of others. - Put two of his pets in the blizzard to mercy killing undead exiles so they won't suffer freezing in eternity. - Having one of the most badass entrance in souls series.

The Ivory King truly loved his queen, and in turn his queen truly loved him. It was that love that led him to sacrifice himself to protect his queen, his people and his kingdom. It was the same love that led Alsanna to remain in vigil for all time over the Old Chaos, to honor the last wishes of her husband and to keep the Old Chaos from spilling out into the world.

1:35 "Why do we build walls?" To make Drangleic great again.

Darkdiver grandahl lore: Grahndal was the drangleic castle librarian and one they decided to go walking around the castle. As he was walking he came to the ruin sentinel room and fell through that hole in the floor and broke his damn legs because the castles construction team was shit. So he crawled into the portal to achieve bonewheel chair of legend.

Best DLC in Souls series. This power couple is the pinnacle of truest essence of love. The Ivory King is such a majestic character. What a dude!

I find the Ivory King to be a true warrior. He fights for a world where the dark and light can live peacefully, side by side. He saw the mistakes that he and those of the past made, and he sought to right these mistakes. He followed his own ambitions that were tempered by his own wisdom and the wisdom of his people. Where we find weakness, he finds purpose. Even when he knows that his power is fading, he does not hold any of it back. In the end, unlike kings of the past, he saw that his death would mean more than his life. The other kings fled and feared their opponents. The Ivory King accepted his fears and the fears of those who stood by him and turned these fears into his strength. The Ivory King has my respect.

He loved his queen for who she was, not for what she was made of, or where she came from

This is the one Prepare to Cry that makes me a little misty-eyed every single time. Just the idea of the Ivory King knowing Alsanna's nature all along and still willing to offer comfort and shelter, even love, to the point she chose to honor his last wish instead of fleeing in fear as her nature likely screamed at her... I'm not that big on romance, but this? This plucks at my heartstrings.

He was probably the best king in ds history he was the first to raise his sword for his people he sacrificed himself for his people and no other real motive And he even sat in front of he'll so that in any monstrosity came from it he would kill it before it could harm anyone And on top of that he loved his wife even when he knew of her nature 10/10 character my fav character in all of ds

When I hear Vaati explaining the story behind the Ivory King... This is the leader we need... But not the leader we deserve... The only king I've ever heard of serving as the first line of defence to protect his people and the rest of the world. How many kings/leaders can say the same...?

Even his name shows how great a king he truly was. "The Ivory King" that name in itself is an image of purity. I love it. So much.

The Ivory King is possibly the greatest king in the Souls series

It is rare I find anyone in any setting I can admire and truly respect, but the Ivory King hits the mark dead on.

This DLC actually better than the main game itself.

My favorite boss and King. Love his compassion for his people and his wife.

I think the ivory king is the kindest and most competent king in the souls lore. He sacrificed himself to try to protect others from the chaos similar to Gwyn. I think he should of gotten gwyn's soul instead of the old iron king. He also forgone the evil past if his queen and still accepted her as he saw her for who she was. Ivory-sama is truly best, I wish things were different for him and his loyal knights ;-(

Ivory King was so fuckin’ cool. Honestly the coolest King in DS lore. He’s definitely final boss material.

Every time I watch this I cry for the Ivory Queen. Her and the King's story is so touching. I get the sense that his majesty really loved her despite her dark origins. Super sweet and cute! :3

Its almost poetic- she didnt love him at first, but he always loved her and he always knew her secret but didnt falter and in the end when his actions rang so true that he could sacrifice himself to tyyhe chaos she finally found herself in love with him- quite poetic

I always think that it's interesting that most people see Raime as the reincarnation of Artorias, while I think the Ivory King has a far more similar story. I mean, I get that Raime is a similar fight to Artorias, but the whole Raime/Velstadt battle and exile thing is just something completely different. On the other hand, the Ivory King is a renowned hero, who sacrifices himself while trying to keep the world from harm. He has an animal companion that guards his resting place. He is left handed. I'm not saying that is enough evidence, but I think that's also a nice point of view.

Ivory King : I love you Alsanna lets wed ! Alsanna : But I love you because you are strong enough to protect me I'm not worthy ! Ivory King : Don't worry my dear. I love you without a reason, and I will protect you forever. Players : *sob sob sob*

The Ivory King got the only thing that was actually worth a damn, and the one thing that we the Player can never have: Love.

Find you a man like the Ivory King. Someone who loves you for you and protects you from flaming eldritch horror. Minus the disappearing during the fight I hope 😢

This makes me sort of curious. If Alsanna was Manus' fear, what does that make the other daughters? Who would be Manus' kindness? His ambition? His anger? Either way, Ivory King is incredibly based. We can only strive to be as good of a leader as him.

Lol you can hear Leeroooooooy at around 5:12

The virgin vendrick/shunken King/iron King "lead their kingdoms to destruction" The chad ivory King "marries a literal fragment of the primeval man "

Ivroy King is best king

4 kings of new londo, corrupted by abyss in their thirst for humanity manus made abyss 4 queens. think about it

Goddammit vaati! I had homework to do!

This story shows how important motives can be. The Ivory King is a reflection of Lord Gwyn. Both were great kings of great power who sacrificed themselves to Flame for the sake of something greater. The Ivory King faced down the Flame of Chaos for the sake of his beloved, and his people. He stood as the first line of defense for his kingdom and through wisdom and mercy he built a grand life for his subjects in what would otherwise be an inhospitable slab of land in frozen Eleyum Loyce. And he knew that his queen was a child of the Abyss, and a fragment of dark who only married him for protection. And yet he loved her anyway, believing in her to be more than her father's daughter. Gwyn, however, was a selfish and stubborn King. He couldn't accept the failing of his soul and his kingdom, and was willing to sacrifice anything and everything to keep his Age of Fire. Gwyn's linking of the First Flame was done for nobody but himself. To extend his own Age of Fire, and to cast out the dark that he feared so greatly, he enslaved and abused mankind, destroying whole cities to subvert the cause of the Abyss. Both Kings, in the end, made sacrifices that at face value seem noble and brave. However, when we analyze their respective motives, we see how one was good, and the other bad. And if the Ivory King were the Lord of Sunlight, the world of Dark Souls would be much different. For he loved his wife and his people, and Gwyn loved his Age of Fire.

Alsana was such a great character in this DLC. everytime i listen to her dialogue i find myself tearing up ;u;

I always think that creatures of Dark should all be destroyed and hated. And yet, when I look at Alsanna, I can only say: "That poor thing, she only wanted a friend to comfort her." Vaati, you opened my eyes on this one. Thank you.

The greatest love is unconditional, Ivory King has given his queen a heart that she haven't got when she was born.

There's nothing at all in the Dark Souls series that represents hope as much as Alsanna's story.

The Virgin Vendrick *THE GIGA CHAD IVORY KING*

Plot twist: Vaati works on From Software

I honestly love this, their story is so sad, yet still sweet.

Ivory king deserves so much more love man was an actual hero through and through

Man, the stories of Dark Souls are so powerful and yet never really gets in the way of the player. Great job man.

"what is better, be born good or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?"

Has anyone noticed that the Ivory king has a similiar life and things like Artorias?. Think about it. In the obvious parts both Ivory king and Artorias are left handed, and they both fell to evil trying to stop it. Artorias has a friend Cif, and Ivory kings favorite pet is Aava. Cif suffers for the death of Artorias and tries to prevent you to take his place and Aava when you enter her fight without The priestess eye the queen says that Aava misses her lord. If you give Aava a bit more lore you could say that she not only guards the queen. She guards the gate to prevent you to get the chaos to become evil or fall like her lord. Also both Ivory king and Artorias are the most talented knights of the kingdom. (Despite Ornstein being gwyns knights captain its clear that artorias was the most skilled). Also If you look at the queen Alsanna and Ciaran they also share something. Its true Alsanna is the fragment of manus but to Win the kings heart she must attract him in some way so that leads me to bealive that she shared Ciarans attitude on some way (while its true artorias never showed ciaran some affection we cant say he didnt like her during his life since artorias never speaks of her but we cant discard the fact that he may have liked her a little. So this is why I think Alsanna share things with ciaran in attitude). Example Both Ciaran and Alsanna Want to honor the death of their friend and lord, they both throw aside the nature of their being. Ciaran retires from being the lords blade and honors artorias in his grave and alsanna stops being a dark person at heart after she fell in love for Ivory king for being her protector and honors him by guarding chaos. Now last thing I noticed. Ciaran after she retires she gives you her weapons which are 2 very different blades and alsanna gives you her soul which you can use to make a sword with 2 very different ends, one dark and light. Similar to Ciarans weapons.

The best of the 3 DLCs imo, and the Ivory King being the most epic boss in DS2 for design, story, and execution of the fight. Now if only that snowstorm segment didn't exist.

Eleum Loyce is probably the best chunk of lore that exists in souls, such optimism, such heroics, and such sorrow, the Ivory King is the best example of a leader to a kingdom we've ever had, a man so noble and heroic that he was capable of turning a creature of pure dark to a brighter future, who gave his all for the protection of his people, sacrificing himself to protect the world, The Ivory King was basically what the lie the way of white spoke of in Gwyn, but was not but a true Martyr in a lord

I feel so much power from the simple scene when you and the group of knight landed down in the Old Chaos, it looks so, strong. Almost throughout the series we fights alone, even with the appearance of phantoms, Seeing fully alive and prepared group of loyal men, dive down along with you to aid in duty, so that they can help you and the Queen to put Their King to rest, just, so much power from it. Probably because it's pretty rare

Say what you will about DS2. It had a lot of misses with characters and settings but when they nailed it they NAILED IT. Lucatiel and this whole DLC hit harder than anything in DS3. Usually I love listening to Vaatis narration but with this and Lucatiels Prepare to Cry all I want is for the voice actress to keep going and tell me more.

the Ivory King truly was the better king out of the others

My man really goes "i can fix her" And actually did it.

Ivory King is definitely the best DLC. Really good story.

one of the most badass boss fights ever. I was overwhelmed by how cool the ivry king came walking out from the fire and jumping straight at me that I forgot about the fight lol

I may be late to this video, but I'll never forget a detail I discovered for myself in this story. While it's hard to make out what Nadalia and Elana may have looked like in their human states, Nashandra was described as a woman of unparalleled beauty. When finally reaching Alsanna atop the stairs after her trust in you finally peaks, focusing in on what little you can make out of her physical appearance will reveal she was... not.. quite as gifted as Nashandra in that regard. And the Ivory King wed her anyway. That stuck with me ever since I played this dlc for the first time. I refuse to believe Alsanna's model was made poorly unintentionally. It was meant to add to the enormous pile of evidence of just how selfless the Ivory King was. In a series of lore that is absolutely packed with depressing and upsetting themes and stories, this one stood out so much more because of that. As cheesy as it may sound, the Ivory King is exactly the type of person I would strive to be in a fantasy world like this. I shout out to whom may be my favorite character in all of gaming. One without a name or a single line of dialogue...

Well, now I know where the Blades of Mercy came from.

So wait. The ivory king corrupted a child of dark. Beat hell. Built his throne on top of hell, then became lord of hell. Ivory King=Chuck Noris

Even though the souls series has ended, I still want to know more of the Ivory king and his kingdom.

still the greatest dark souls story, i always come back to watch this every year

Man even after all these years this video hits hard af

four kings, once good, taken by the abyss and made dark. when the father of the abyss was defeated however, four queens were birthed, evil in nature until one was made good by the burnt ivory king. its funny how it looped back around like that

The Ivory King, quite possible the only truly pure being in all of SoulsBorne... This man is what the Chosen Undead is only masked as... *A Hero*

The ivory king was the only true king in the DS2 story as far as im concerned, he above all did everything to make sure his people would not be hurt and that all would be spared the demon spread. He was a hero who only wanted peace for everyone, even if that meant he would never experience peace for himself.

The fact that he KNEW she was a fragment of the abyss and just didn't care, accepted her anyways and EARNED her immortal loyalty... god... what a fucking badass. Also love the idea of the king literally standing at his Chaos entrance being like "GET BACK IN THE HOLE" to any creature that dares crawl out.

If we ever at some point, some how, get to build our own kingdom through either DLC or Dark Souls 3 I will do as the Ivory King did. Sure he was strong, most kings in the Dark soul universe were strong. But he was more than "just" that. He has shown us that darkness can be conquered with compassion and love. Like Vendrick said: *Inherit fire, and harness the dark. Such is the calling of a true leader.* Every king we have met or heard of so far have shunned darkness trying to destroy it or fallen to its temptations. The Ivory King is singular in his actions among kings.

Would like to say my opnion about Manus and the Children of Dark: Manus' humanity ran wild. But what is "humanity"? It is, well, what defines us as humans. Humanity is capable of great Good, and great Evil. Great Selflessness, and great Greed. Harmony and Destruction. When such thing grows uncontrollably, the being cant cope with such anbigous will, and go crazy. Manus, the Abyss, and everyone claimed by it arent EVIL, they are INSANE. At least by our standards, just afraid of us, as we are of them. All the queens seeked power, or at least self satisfaction or confort. The Ivory King is great, because he willing offered confort for his queen of dark, but seemed to understand the concept that is being made of "wild humanity". He managed to change a being make of FEAR, into a selfless, and even BRAVE being, as she stands alone, to hold a great power she can never stop. That reflects the fact that humanity isnt something set on stone. It can change. For worse, or for better. One last thing: Some of what I said also can be applied for the Old Chaos. The chaos created by the Witch of Izalith, nor it's demons, are EVIL. Probably just afraid of us, wanting to defend themselfs. The best example is The Fair Lady, and to a degree, Queelag. This dont change the fact that, if left unkept, the Old Chaos could probably destroy A LOT of the world. But then again, it would just be a new step on the evergoing circle of renovation that exists in the world of Dark Souls

if only you could get his armor not burnt to shit. still a really cool set though.

10:07 dark souls 2 hitboxes moment

The ivory king is my fav boss. Like the way he runs while holding his weapon.

I swore that I would never play Dark Souls 2 again... Now I want $20

İ know its bit of late but when ivory king dies he screams Alsanna s name

This story....it's so beautiful. Why couldn't it be told more directly in game. Thank you for this man, I appreciate the souls series so much more because of your videos.

I didn't think your already fantastic videos could get any better. Boy was I wrong, each video has been better than the last. Keep up the good work mate.

Imagine being so badass that you build your own throne on the literal gate to hell and then decide to kamikazie straight into the heart of evil after realizing you’re slowly becoming the very thing you swore to destroy

Alsanna's dialogue is one of those bits of story that I'm fairly certain I'll never retrieve at this point, due to the difficult grind of farming enough Loyce Souls today. But it's also one of the most fascinating and well-acted pieces of story in all the games. Her fear, her affection, and her conviction all shine through spectacularly, and her words link various pieces of lore, reveal a different side of the "Abyss," and still keep us wrapped up in questions. Definitely a worthy reward for all the effort it would have taken.

one of my favorite videos from you Vaati and one of my favorite stories from souls. shows you that even in a dying world there are chances for redemption and even love.