The Irithyll Paintings Explained - Dark Souls 

Yeah that makes sense i always forget about the kathe connection. I blame how ive been running thru the series. For some reason remastered kept crashing so i did 2 and 3 first so most stuff from 1 wasnt as fresh in my mind. I still think its possible it could aldia

I agree with you tho i think the kaathe is more likely though now.

That statue was more than likely Frampt, not Kaathe. There's evidence it was created before the scholars became heretical, as it is right beside a priestess and king statue. The Scholars hated the Priestess pillar of Lothric and would have never built a statue honoring them and kept it around. Kaathe was busy setting up a kindgom in Londor to follow his ideals. Lothric was a kingdom that inherited the legacy of linking the fire. It's why King Lothric sired progeny whose entire purpose was to link the flame. It makes much more sense for Frampt to have helped establish Lothric, as their entire culture is in service to the Old Gods of Anor Londo and keeping their legacy alive. If Kaathe was practically worshipped as you suggest, Londor would have no need to send pilgrims or clandestinely influence the kingdom of Lothric the way they're shown doing in DS3. Also, pontiff was not lothric's "final form". Pontiff was originally a boss called "The Old King of the Eclipse" that had no ties to Lothric other than possibly being his father. This original "Old King of the Eclipse" encounter took place in the untended graves. There's no evidence in any game data found so far that Pontiff was a form connected to Lothric like that in any way. Assets and ideas were shuffled around extensively in DS3, more so than almost any other fromsoft game. Lothric's sword was most likely a reused asset. I still like the idea of Aldia being Lothric's tutor. The Soul Stream sorcery found in the archives is evidence of this, but that's all we have to go on. But whether Aldia was the first scholar or not, I think it's a fun thought.

​@TemperedReverence I always liked the Aldia theory since he was very much about how it didn't really matter what you did it would just cycle forever. Felt that was definitely what pushed Lothric to choose neither fire nor dark and just let it end.

I guess since they had enough clarity of purpose to avoid going hollow. But like you said, they don't respawn which implies they weren't undead in the first place. Odd, might be an oversight or 'early installment weirdness,' but idk, it seems like they had the lore fairly well thought out. Or they did a really good job backfilling as they went forward with the series

@@ThommyofThenn The Silver Knights in DS1 respawn because they're an illusion cast by Gwyndolin. If you break the illusion, they all disappear. They're not humans, they're of Gwyn's kind, so I don't think they'd get branded by the darksign, I think it makes sense how they don't respawn.

@@Morrov thanks for the lore reminder. I tend to forget story elements like that

There are plenty of non-human enemies that respawn (demons, animals, serpent-men, giants, etc.) On the other hand, there are also enemies that are human and undead, while still not respawning (pretty much every hollowed NPC and a lot of stronger knight-type enemies for example) Dark Souls is very good at contextualizing its mechanics in-universe, but there are limits to that. It's not a perfect game and so not all its aspects can reasonably be interpreted as relevant to the lore.

@@HomingAsatoMass i think any creature can still get turned hollow. Great.. Now i can't stop thinking about the hollow dogs in DS3 but especially in the run up between road of sacrifices and the cathedral

Aldrich hates gods, eats them. Is an abomination. Have nice day.

Totally forgot about the soul stream description from ds2 im actually running thru it again rn and came across it after i made this and was like fuck i shouldve waited a day or two more before making it lol

That's a good meme

Same director. 😆

I love DS2 🤷‍♂️

DS 2 sucks tho....

@@parkout95 to each his own 😂

​@parkout95 give it another go. Ds2 straight up has the best armor selection and some pretty damn fun/unique weapons. The magic/hex staves are pretty sick looking. Also, Majula is hands down the best hub in the series. I wasn't a fan of ds2 at first, but it's honestly so fucking dope!

I always saw it as tsorig going around looting ruins where famous knights once lived

But he os called knight slayer and not knight looter, i guess im just surprised he was able to beat raime

Just a callback

I thought the Painting Girl's new painting was Bloodborne, since it is painted with blood.

@@jacobhoover1654 . I don't know the Painting Girl. I barely played any of the Dark Souls games. And I can't get very far in what I do play because I suck at these FromSoftware games. Still stuck on the Bloodborne boss with a cage over his head. Well actually I'm stuck at an area before that because I can't seem to get back to that boss. All I can do is collect blood echoes in Central Yharnam and a few other places. And I'm still in the beginning of Elden Ring.

I can help you out if you want a summon to progress through

I'd say "From multiverse", where everything and everyone has different versions of themselves in different universes, more than different universes connected in some way (sadly Miyazaki confirmed no connections between series 😢)

​@@zombiedemon1762grant us eyes.... GRANT US EYES... AWOOOOO

The sunset one right? Its actually from daggerfall suprisingly enough haha

@TheHonoredMadman Oh wow, well a nice wallpaper it certainly is

iirc he was poisoned which subsequently weakened him enough for aldrich to consume him

Aldritch's weapon looks like the weapon wielded by Into (and Aldritch even looks like Nito) so i thought Aldritch used Nito's power to get a god "sick."

@@jacobhoover1654 tbh I think it has to do with his whole "dreaming" ability considering he also uses priscilla's scythe in one of his attacks said attack can be transposed as the miracle "lifehunt scythe"

This is the one lore where it basically makes you come up with a headcanon for everything or atleast it does for me and i love it haha

Haha holy shit thats a great point. Yeah we shattered manus at the end of artorias of the abyss. Even tho arty himsef gets the credit. Thats an amazing revelation

@@TheHonoredMadman Chosen undead parent to four emotional women. 😆 I get what Alvina and Elizabeth did as a way to carry on Artorias's legacy. Wouldn't be surprised if Ciaran is part of the conspiracy due to her praying at the monument.

Nah that's were the propane king lives Hank hill.

I'd be fighting Gael today if my controller wasn't glitching out. Decided to do some shackle farming to take it easy before wakening Filianore.

@@minespatch oh damn that’s a bummer. I’m still trying to figure out phase 3. First 2 phases I can do with no hit, but phase 3 his damn teleport spams and long range swings I blow thru my estus smh.

Them cape swings plus lightning plus that homing attacking. Man is nuts im taking my time with ringed city rn but i just got back to midir, not looking forward to the gael fight but in the past ive always had more trouble with midir than gael

@@TheHonoredMadman what’s nuts it’s I played DS3 for the first time this year and just ran through it. I thought elden ring bosses were way more difficult. But I did give up on Midir. I super duper hated the fact that his fire could get under him. Gael I figured out for the most part, I’ve gone at it for 2 hours total. 1st phase took me and hour to figure out, second phase the same. I’ll get it eventually. I can only spend an hour a day on that at most or I’ll lose motivation. I’m not looking forward to going back to Midir though.

@@TheHonoredMadman I finally beat him! I figured out phase 3 and what to do. Had no idea nothing happens after you beat him hahaha 😂

Karlas ashes but the exact wording is "child of abyss" so im sort of making a leap to assume its referring to shards of manus even if i use the terms interchangeably in the video. Bad habit of mine lol

@@TheHonoredMadman The Dark Sword she sells tells about some mother-daughter relationship. So maybe a shard of Manus doesn't reincarnate in itself, but it can inhabit others. Kinda like Voldemort when he lived as a spirit and used to project himself onto other living beings to survive. EDIT: but this theoru doesn't go along with how the Queens in DS2 appeared, hm who knows

Alot of people say Dark Souls 3 tries to retcon or forget about DS2, but I dont believe that at all. The people saying this are people that irrationally hate Dark Souls 2 and have an axe to grind. There are many references to Dark Souls 2 in DS3, both thematically and lore wise. The Profaned Capital has many ties to Dark Souls 2, as does The Smouldering Lake and the Cathedral of the Deep. Caitha is a deity with a large if secretive presence in the background of Dark Souls 3, and Caitha was directly pulled from Dark Souls 2. Alva and Zulle's story is also explored through the base game and The Ringed City. These are just a few examples.

While there are plenty of connections to ds2, you also have to consider that one of the main creative forces behind ds1 and ds3 is Miyazaki, who did not to much for ds2 as far as I know. I'd say ds3 feels like a sensible sequel to ds1 for the most part, while ds2 was already a big departure from ds1 itself. I like to view ds2 almost as more of a side-game. You only need to play ds1 and ds3 to get the story of the trilogy, but playing ds2 does give some extra context of different stuff.

He was more involved than you think. In an interview he explained that he had a world design/world building document on his computer that had the entire dark souls story from start to finish. He said he used it in "All 3 games", and that Darksouls 3 was the conclusion he set up "in the first two games".

Darksouls 2 wasn't a big departure, it just expanded the world. Look at it this way, Darksouls 2 showcased the human kingdoms and how mankind dealt with the undead curse and the cycles of fire. It'd be like if Darksouls 1 took place in Astora, Thorolund, Carim, etc. Darksouls 1 explores the Gods of Anor Londo and how they set the stage, and train in vain to hold on to their glory. Darksouls 2 explores mankind, their myriad kingdoms, and how each king tried to stave off the curse, and ultimately failed Darksouls 3 ties it all together. How multiple cycles of fire have warped the world, and how everything is finally buckling in on itself and burning to Ash. How Lords of all stripes continued to link the fire, and how they all eventually saw folly in it. @@jankbunky4279

Fromsoft has a history of revisiting themes and hashing them out more in each installment, so you probably are correct

No, the Japanese name means Tower of Black Fog. Don't know why they chose brume instead, but the choice has nothing to do with bloomery.

Agreed lmao 😬