Dark Souls Lore ► Explained!

Special thanks to Lokey for helping with the script on this one - he's become a frequent shoutout on the channel as of late, bringing fresh lore perspectives to the series that are backed up with sound reasoning and a healthy dose of Japanese translation. Consider following him on Twitter ( twitter.com/Lokey_DS ), and see for yourself some of the innovative theories he's bringing to the table. With the re-release of Demon's Souls looming, you'll be in good hands.

Miyazaki while watching this Video: Ahhh, this is how it fits all together

Logan: "Can I take some magic?" Them: "yeah, but only a hatful" Big Hat Logan: pulls out a comically large big hat

There's only one piece of lore every player needs to know. "Try tongue but hole"

There is a line in the opening cinematic that I can't help but feel is really important in the Dark Souls series, but like the Furtive Pygmy, it is often overlooked: "Then, from the Dark, They came, and found the souls of lords within the Flame." The implication is that all living things, not just humans, owe their origins to the Dark. Even the Lords. Even Gwyn. If you take some time to consider that, it recontextualizes a lot of lore. Gwyn didn't simply fear the Dark, he feared returning to it.

"Why DO they call him Big Hat Logan?" I have never been so amused and angry at a line.

"You accidentally put down your controller and bumped R2" How I discovered the dancer.

Q]- "what is a man?" A]- "a miserable little pile of secrets."

"You become Ash, a Pokemon Trainer."

5 years have passed and there is still no movie with Lady Maria "prepare to cry"

“Old Man Voice” D E E P E S T - L O R E

The ruse of the "Chosen Undead" is a brilliant move, really. You put this rumor in the world of a prophecy about an Undead who's chosen by fate and who, if strong enough, will decide the fate of the whole world. So naturally all the undead who are not hollow yet will come and try to slay their way to the First Flame. Some will get past the first hurdles and few of them will get more powerful, until eventually one of them manages to reach a level where they start conquering greater souls and enough power to challenge the current Lord of Cinder, kill them and probably (because of the prophecy baiting them into it) link the fire, becoming the next Lord of Cinder, prolonging the Age of Fire and the rule of the gods for a few hundred more years until there's need for another "Chosen Undead" again. Genius manipulative move by Gwyn and his fuckfaces.

This game's lore is probably the best example of using mystery and allusion to create a world deeper than if everything was explicitly explained. It reminds me of gaming in my youth pre-internet where you'd share rumors about secrets in games that made them seem bigger than they were. Amazing and I love the circular nature of the plot. It's like a self-contained riddle.

In regards to respawning at the bonfire: I always assumed that you woke up where you fell, and then as a hollow would wander back to the closest or most familiar place of warmth. So waking up at a bonfire was the warmth of the bonfire refreshing your mind, so to speak, and allowing you to regain lucidity.

At this point I remember more history of dark souls then I do the actual world.

My question always ends up being: “If there was nothing in the beginning but dragons, and fire didn’t show up until later... then wtf did dragons breathe pre-disparity?

15:52 I just finished my first run of DS1 going in completely blind. I loved how the firekeeper of Firelink Shrine was so subtle but captivating as a character, and was shocked at how emotional I got when she's killed. I swore an oath to wear her robes until I avenged her, and thats what I did. But I went in blind... and I got excited at having another firekeeper soul and rushed to the keeper of Anor Londo to upgrade my estus flask, only finding out after I could have revived her. So I did the only thing I could do; I wore her robes the entire rest of the game. After I finally beat Gwyn after pushing 100 deaths (without armour he kills in 3 swings), I began NG+, bowed to the firekeeper, and finally dropped off her robes.

"What are the dead?" "The dead are corpses...." Thx, Vaati!

"Every enemy has a reason to attack you, after all. Except Priscilla. Why did you hurt her?" Seven words, my friend: "This land is pacefull, it's inhabitants kind."

27:47 "When is Elden ring being released?" WELL buddy I got the answer RIGHT HERE 21st of January 2022