Dark Souls Lore | Big Hat Logan Deep Dive 

Would you test the limits like Logan? Or play it safe?

Logan ended up naked because in his madness from knowledge he realized he has higher invincibility frames being naked. A mad lad.

I love that Logan is literally a living legend, with characters of later games and even this game talking about him in the same breath as the very gods.

"His skin seems normal", meanwhile he's standing there like Papa Smurf's and Tarzan's love child.

They say an introvert dies twice, first when you take them to a party and then when you take away their hat

It's strange to think of, but the player killing Logan is what enabled him to speak his teachings far and wide. If Vinheim's assassins had gotten to him, they would've burned his heretical teachings. If he was left alone in the archives, his experiments surely would've taken his mind, if not his life, and all of his knowledge with it. Only through the player do his spells and discoveries escape from the archives themselves.

Glad you're still carrying the Dark Souls lore mantle after most other creators all but abandoned it. Keep it up, a lot of us are still here for this kind of content.

I think Logan went crazy cuz he was looking into the mysteries of dark souls and didn't have a wiki

It's like he thought he was taking a dragons form. But he was actually suffering hypothermia. In the later stages, your decision-making is clouded. Here people often undress, causing them to freeze faster.

at last, Hawkshaw finally begins to peel back the layers of the mystery: *why* is he called *Big Hat* Logan?

He was clearly trying to become a dragon to achieve eternal life, just like the unnamed king. Logan's skin is freaking blue. You have to declothe to become a dragon when using the tablets. Ds3 goes so hard to show you people are becoming dragons to escape the cycle because time is being held stagnant by gwyns daughters spell

something i think is missed alot is the correlation of stat requirement and scaling caps with quest progression. like crystal soul spear is "44" because after is when int starts strongly suffering from diminishing returns. after is when he starts to go mad, realizing the more he increases int the less he gets back. and after the hardship of getting to 50 and creating a crystal catalyst that pushes power, with sacrifice to usage. he decides to try and create seathes crystal breath. The white crystal breathe is meant to be disappointing, no curse, low damage, and patheticly small. here he finally hits the limit of human ability, and although he can still keep going. he now knows his limits and it is ultimately unimpressive. thus losing his purpose and going hollow. also it should be noted that all sorceries from vinheim, are low requirements 16 or below, because this is an ability that can be achieved thru nature life (also by the sorcerer class who is prob an above average student, that reaches lordan at 15 int), without the need to increasing int thru the bonfire by the power of the lords. only because logan is in lordran can he create the more powerful souls spears and such. as well as griggs who follows after.

10:55 Can we talk about how good Logan's VA was in portraying his mind going to shit?

It may sound dumb but i just had a really bad panic attack and this video truly was a life saver, an escape to the horrible place i was 15 minutes ago, so thanks a lot for still making Dark Souls lore video, my favorite game ever

12:20 Note the dodecahedron on the base and icosahedron towards the tip of the staff. Platonic solids corresponding to the formless classical elements of water and aether, respectively. Formless like the Dark.

HAWKSHAW BACK ON DARK SOULS 1 AGAIN HELL YEAH LETS GO

I just finished my first Playthrough as a sorcerer and Logan was a huge savior for me. I didn't realize the end of his quest and just stabbed him after I bought the last spell for dragon breath

Having started with DS3, and understanding how the Path of the Dragon works in that game, it made perfect sense to me that Logan's intentions with being naked were to become a dragon. If I didn't have that background knowledge, Logan's nakedness would've been much more confounding.

Rickert is someone know ive always wanted to know more about, hes so mysterious

oh yes! I am so happy you are still making DS Lore videos, because it is easily my favourite game Lore-wise. there is so much to discover, its insane, I love it.

Glad to see DS1 is still getting love

I love that you’re going back to some Dark Souls characters. I’d love to see some videos on DS2 characters in the future (specifically characters like Raime and Velstadt, Ivory King, The Daughters of Manus, Agdayne, Emerald Harold, or Licia) or a video about the reincarnation of the Lords Souls in DS2.

Logan mumbling : "... You can't ... the death ... you're undead anyways"

I have to stop everything I'm doing, there's new Hawkshaw DS1 lore in 2023

YO MY MAN USES GOTHIC OST AT 16:05 !! Your taste in videogames is obviously quite refined.

Not gonna lie, I don't think any characters from the later games had quite reached the same depth as DKS1's characters, especially their dialogues.

Logan was a character I always wanted to know more about I wish he had more of a questline he is build up to be such a legendary figure its a shame we didn't get more about Logan

Finally. Now we will know why he is called 'big hat' logan

It’s interesting how to me big hat Logan was a concept in the sense that he is merely a vessel for learning and magic, and I’m sure everyone else thinks the same in the souls universe, but in reality he’s very down to earth and far different than his antisocial appearance. I had just forgot how nice he really was because of how long ago I’d done his quest

Your DS lore videos are the best, so happy you are back on them. I have watched the others quite a few times. Please bring more

I feel like I've got to say this. I won't go into details but watching Logan, someone with a desire to learn and a warm heart become steadily more deranged and antisocial - particularly intolerant to any kind of disturbance while developing new theories crossing multiple spheres, a feeling of "How dare you disturb me!" Reminds me of myself, moments where I've been developing something and were so lost in thought, no - consumed by the mind - that the people I care about noticed severe negative changes in me. I've learned since then and now do not hyperfixate but make time for all things, even if I don't appreciate them because I have realised I am not an island. Had I not had anyone in my life bring it to my attention, I'm not sure I would ever have noticed the downward spiral, and that thought scares me. Watching this reminds me that the mind is not infallible and it can lead us to dark places, especially if you're chasing a perfect or ultimate (something) and it's really hard to let go and not get lost in a train of thought that branches into all these differrent directions in persuit of that ultimate something. Stay grounded folks.

omfg i was literally just wondering why he was called big hat logan amazing timing

Logan being naked in his last encounter seems to me an attempt to imitate Seath. He was "scaleless", and even his big hat ofuscated his vision, like the Albino dragon. He probably tried to mimic Seath's way of thinking or approach to research in order to understand it like the mad dragon, got a crystal staff and learned to mimic the crystal breath trough magic.

Logan would be too tier DS dad for how polite and supportive he is if you’re too much of a mouthbreather to learn magic

I think he may want to get into seath's mindset by shedding his clothes in a way. Seath does not have any protective layer cause he's missing scales, so Logan does the same.

Everybody in Lordran going age of fire this, curse of the undead that, yadda yadda bell of awakening Meanwhile, 5D chess Logan is already looking for insight to transcend humanity, old blood be damned

You guys got it out of the park every time, massive treat whenever you drop a video 👍👍

Wait, why do they call him big hat logan?

I don't think anyone could get to where Logan was and NOT keep pushing forward to madness. He dedicated his life to knowledge, and so was completely powerless when presented with an endless supply. He never stood a chance of turning away, his big hat blocking out the world.

Fuck yes, early to the video from my favourite lore boi on RU-vid!

You know what they say about dudes with big hats 😳

Love these character breakdowns. This might be my favorite one, beating the one you did on Lautrec!

Love your videos about the lore! Keep it up. Always eager for your next video.

A refreshing trip back to our roots! Praise the lore! 🙏🏼

The hat of all time!

You are the only reason I can fall asleep

This is my favorite dark souls channel. Bro comes with the receipts

Just dropping by to say I appreciate you still doing creative writing for a beloved game to my heart, CHEERS!

One of the hats of all Time

HAWKSHAW UPLOAD LETS GOOOOO

I like to think the very hat that Kogan was famous for was preventing him from ascending

Your dark souls 1 content is always the best IMO love it

Fantastic video. I love that these games spur people to just deep dive into them. Theres always so much beneath the surface in FromSoft games

It's always a good day when Hackshaw posts! As a side note have you ever thought of doing a video of parallels and references to other fromsoft games within each other?

On my first playthrough of DS1 back in the day, after rescuing Logan from the Archives and chatting with him, I was gearing up to go fight Seath again. He ends the conversation with "and the secret to Seath's immortality..." I audibly went, "What's that, mate?!" He saved me from getting sent back to curse prison and I'm always keen on rescuing him, even if I'm not running a magic build. I'm sad he loses his mind in the pursuit of knowledge but he hollows pursuing what he loves, I guess: No happy endings in Dark Souls 🫣

+100 for the Gothic II OST in the background

I love the fact that you used the music from Gothic 2, maybe you could make a few videos about Gothic lore?

It seems like oceiros got further ahead than logan did, but found the same gap in progress when he was going mad with ocelot. While logan was gradually becoming dragon like with the complexion of his skin changing the way oceiros skin became the same tint mirroring seathe, it still inevitably directed towards those that followed the path of the dragon. The primordial crystal was a ancient dragon artifact and has the same transformative properties dragon slabs have if near humans that can discern it. Oceiros also is the ashen ones access to archdragon peak when they get the path of the dragon gesture, and some of the dragonoids strewn throughout the area are more developed with longer tails resembling what oceiros had become if they weren't fossilized. People speculated oceiros used ocelot as a way to gain power (albeit insignificant) the way some souls bosses do if they slay their counterpart (smough/ornstein, namelessking/king of the storm)but lost his wit to complete that process despite loosing a potential heir to replace lothric.

I have a very fitting saying to this story “ when something goes over it limits it goes against its user” it usually much smaller but what i got

Lovely to be watching this at 5.30am with my big mug of tea 🙂 I definitely am in line with Big-Hat Logan when it comes to other people (good ol' Miyazaki-San!) Dark Souls is such a special game ❤

16:06 when that gothic OST hits

Please, never stop making videos. Your interpretations of the lore feel the most complete and are extremely intriguing. It's baffling how From could even come up with so many hidden meanings and details in the story and characters. And that's just dark souls 1...

I've waited so long. Always a pog moment seeing hawkshaw uploaded

The Dark souls lore is Hawkshaws best work what a great detective. Hope he does one on Dark Sun Gwyndolin with links to Dark souls 3 as prince lothric has same voice actor and I would like more info and how and why Aldrich ate him.

Powerful video!

Respect for using Gothic music

Great choice with the Firewatch music! An underrated OST.

gothic soundtrack hit me at 16;20

He does have a big hat, I suppose.

Just what i needed. I play a giant dad build in pvp on elden ring pc and this keeps me going against all the bs meta.

Oooh new video, I love it. A question, do you pick the music on your videos from a list or choose it yourself? Asking 'cause hearing Gothic's 2 music in the first minutes take me on a nostalgia trip and I'm curious if you played it too

Always happy to see some older DS lore

Im always game for a lore video keep it up lads

Logan's "Hello There" is powerful enough to give Obi-Wan's a run for his money.

Another masterpiece. Thank you team Hawkshaw.

I love this character!

Bro your videos are GOLD for Souls-head like us. TYVM. Praise the Sun.

I always thought that Logan mumbled “I can’t remember their death….the undead” like he was suddenly snapped to the thought that he doesn’t remember if his student/friend is even alive at that point and just keeps trying to convince himself that he does know but he ends up convincing himself of the wrong memory and fully commits to trying to become a dragon. But in the end he’s just a imitation of a scaleless dragon

Sometimes it feels I have gone mad from too many wiki's. Your work is appreciated.

00:14 Oh, he got deeper indeed! Mainly into Gwynevere "lore"!

This video rules.

YOOOOO HAWKSHAWS BACK TO LORDRAN!!!!!

Apart from your beautiful voice talking about Ol' Big Hat Logan, I must praise your choice of music, with Firewatch being a game i would think Logan would play to free his mind😅

love the gothic music so much

So glad you're back doing DS1 vids. I find the lore and characters in this game more interesting than what's in Elden Ring.

i hope that one day, i can escape from a mere level three lore studier into the level ten lore master like you and vaati...

I really appreciate those videos for not having any sponsor plugs.

Babe wake up. The best dark souls lore channel is uploading again

But why is he called "Big Hat" Logan? 🤔

Experiment number 69: Getting naked doesn't do shit for my magic but let's me roll faster.

I'm so happy you return to dark soul. I love your contents.

These avatar, tsungi horn ....is fitting quite well into dark souls😁

Love hearing some Cult of the Lamb music

At the end he speaks like Ozzy. Highest level of knowledge!

Like Odin who cast away his eye for knowledge and with it his wisdom and perception

See you upload a new video is a depression killer, thank you

DAYUM! thought you dropped DS So happy!

I love the Elden Ring videos but the original Dark Souls lore will always be my favorite

Damn logan is cheeked up.

i think that logan striped his robbe off is not simply an attempt to be like seath but trrying to copy him in everything evenw in being scaleless