Nameless King Comparison (DS1 vs DS3) 

I think his best friend was a "faithful first knight" (who could be Solaire idk) and then second Ornstein, because Ornstain instead was serving both Nameless king and this "faithful first knight". But yeah it makes sense that he could fight like Ornstein too Im basing myself in the "Sacred Oath" description from ds3

Well, that's how a martial art works.

@@estebanfranco10 i thought about it at first too but actually i dont think solaire was a dragonslayer

​@estebanfranco10 solaire is never a dragonslayer nor God kind, he just a human warrior of sunlight, I don't think nameless king or even God kind acknowledged him

@@themanthemyth4522 actually, my theory is about the dragon slayer spear it was originally not orsteins rather than the nameless kings first spear

Betray is a strong word. The people he "betrayed" were mostly power hungry gods and used his willingness to work with the evolving dragons as an excuse to banish him and seize power for themselves. Allying the dragons, rather than continuing the stagnant ways of Gwyn and his ilk may have potentially seen some benefit *for* his kingdom.

​@@nicholasmorgan7609 You're right. I was just expecting something more sinister or maybe another connection to something we already know. Instead there's a boy and I think it's actually better than warrior statue. I wonder how original story changed between DS1 and DS3.

@@nicholasmorgan7609 still a betrayal. not sure what youre on about.

@@nicholasmorgan7609Turning his back on the people he fought alongside with all his life,Who bled alongside him for the enemy. If the gods and the knights hate him it would only be natural If he didn’t fancy the dragons over his own people he could have taken charge of the Kingdom after Gwyn linked the fire and do good to the world

@@theodorsebastian4272 Ah yes, "good", unnaturally attempting to extend the age of fire, the age of the gods, sacrificing humanity to wallow in their sterility, rather than adapt and evolve as the next age came, as the dragons did when their age ended.

1.05 patch save us!

I'm pretty sure Gwyn does use sunlight spear in his moveset. It's just very rare and only at a distance. Most players fight him up close and if you are far away from him he usually prefers to use his long range jump attack.

What's the deal with gael's blue lightning though is my question.

​@@cheeseballs427I feel like it's natural lighting, so it's not summoned from Faith, thus not yellow

@@JMAN_ yeah imo its like how a super saiyan 2 has lightning. Its a symbol of immense power.

Imagine their ego being crumbled by a midget dodge rolling 😂😂😂

"Jesus i just can't hit this little fucker" gets bonked by a big weapon or dagger backstabbed*

Same with patches being the furtive pygmy.

​@@ihavenomindandimustthink what patches changes in the lore?

​@@ihavenomindandimustthink wut? !

Wdym Anor Londo is a lie?

@@Le_Klaigg oh you sweet summer child. It’s one of the biggest twists of the first game but you can very easily miss it.

Good eye

İstanbul*

@@goktug602 cope harder turkoid

@@goktug602 cope harder turkomongoloid

​@@goktug602No. Istanbul is ottoman, constantinople is easter roman

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Awesome video!

Gwyn thinking he’s Radagon.

What corpse?

There's no corpse, just a discarded spear at the entrance to the area, and a bit further away a discarded armor without any body.

@@Xgenstudioz777 that’s why I believe he transformed for the NK

@@starfallentertainment9131 The descriptions clearly separate those two characters. "Ornstein was the first knight of the sun's eldest born, and his cross spear is said to have pierced scales made of stone." (Leo Ring description) "Golden lion armor associated with Dragonslayer Ornstein... In the dragonless age, this knight, who long guarded the ruined cathedral, left the land in search of the nameless king." (Dragonslayer Set)

@@Xgenstudioz777 I meant I believe he was the dragon being Ridden not the Nameless King himself

Heroic for his people and allies, as for everyone else, well, imo might be close to that being griffith berserk

Gwyn was the hero of his story. But his legacy was long overdue, and refused to let go. Only decay followed.

Awful

I heard that Gwyndolin booted him out so he could be Allfather Gwyndolin in the Japanese version.

@@YTPrule That would have been Lloyd, Gwyndolin became allfather millenia after the firstborn left.

I think the implication is that Gwyn and the other gods are not much different from humans. Gwyn in a sense went hollow after lighting the first flame and the Nameless King is more like an undead lacking humanity after many ages have passed. The Nameless King is likely the last of the old gods surviving in the world by DS3. In a way the straight line he took was the long way around.

NK isn't hollow though, he's virtually dead by the time ashen one reaches the archdragon peak. He's brought back from the dead by ringing the bell. Gods don't turn hollow.

Where in the lore or anywhere in the games does it say the gods don't turn hollow? I see people site this all the time but I've played the games multiple times and nothing I can recall makes this definitive. It's pretty clear to me that Gwyn is hollow at the end of DS1. Also, where in the lore or anywhere does it clarify what the difference between the gods and humans are?

Take your time. We all hope everything will be well. Stay strong, C.

As a fellow migraine sufferer, I wish you the best of luck with finding treatment, my friend. I had a horrific one that lasted 3 months, trying so many treatment options before I finally found one that worked. My brain felt so exhausted after being in pain like that for so long; I seriously don't wish that on anyone. Don't apologize for taking time to take care of yourself!

As someone going through something similar at the moment, I wish you the best of luck with your treatment. And thank you for making so many interesting videos throughout the years. Tomorrow is another day!

Best of luck! My migraines are rare but when they show I’m puking from the pain and having constant anxiety attacks. It is hell. I mean that too I’ve been through a lot. Its awful. I hope its nothing like that for you.

Be safe friend, don't you dare go hollow

It felt like assembling a toy when I moved the parts around in Blender! This version was assembled by POOLOO73 though

You guys are doing wonders for the DS community ❤ Thank you so very much!

Glad you enjoyed it! That's the video that I spent the longest time making

Though I’d usually agree cleaning up his socks is a nice touch tbh.

I think a lot about this while making them!

That's crazy one, but I like it. There is something really weird going on with Ornstein's backstory - in DS1 we fight illusion with a part of a soul, in DS2 there's this dark Orstein who might be fake or not, and in DS3 we find his armour laying on the ground. It just doesn't add up.

Yeah but the description of the miracle sacred oath kinda disproves this

@@kamilmalach6383 Maybe the Nameless King split his soul into pieces, with each one forming a separate Ornstein. Then in Dark Souls III the Ornstein we read about, who went searching for the Nameless King, felt compelled to reunite with him to allow him to return to his full power.

@@rigorm136 This is a bit of a stretch but it's also the closest example I can give. In Cyberpunk 2077, there's a part where Johnny brings you to this hotel that he used to live in years ago. In it you can find a pair of dog tags, and Johnny said it belonged to a fellow soldier that took a bullet for him. He died so Johnny could live. Thing is though, the dogtags are Johnny's if you look into it. So if you take all that into consideration what he's saying is that he stopped working for the man just before he went AWOL. One of the best things I've found about souls lore is that there's a lot pointing towards misleading information or the fact that you just get straight up lied to, an example of which is Gwyn sacrificing himself to the fire. A lot of things point towards him never doing that at all, and actually he sacrificed Ludleth to the fire. Why would Gwyn, a being similar but separate to humans, sacrificing himself to the fire then brand all humans? Wouldn't it make much more sense for a human being sacrificed to brand all humans? Anyway, point being. Ornstein, the firstborn, the god of war Faraam, etc. may have separate names in descriptions, but it's all notes taken by those who aren't those people in the first place. You're reading someone else's observation, not making the observation yourself. Ornstein could have left his name behind, ergo the nameless king. Everyone knows Ornstein well enough for an illusion of him to work in Anor Londo after all, but no one really knows who the nameless king is.

@@VioOrWhatever Bro you literally fight gwyn in ds1, the ludleth theory makes no sense. Also ludleth is a lot smaller than gwyn and during the soul of cinder bossfight Gwyn’s soul manifests itself inside the soul of cinder in order to fight you.

I think the statue was put together manually using the scattered pieces lying around at its feet

The blue guys at Earthen Peak are from the Undead Crypt

One neat thing to add also, the backstab animation of the spear from Dark Souls 2 looks similar to the attack the Soul of Cinder does when he grabs you with a spear.

I recognized it as a DS1 death animation and then checked DeS