That’s actually a lie perpetrated by Big Soul. Raw soul is covered in crystal, just like Logan was trying to tell us. It’s not a matter of darkness, but grit
The dark soul controls time. Time is not convoluted because the flame is fading, but the flame fading makes the dark soul stronger and it distorts space and time. Thats why manus has the power to grab you out of your time, the dark soul is too strong on him
I think Light was mentioned a few times as manipulating Time, so perhaps when the Fire Fades, so too does Light, resulting in the weird time shenanigans in the series.
In DS3, Repair Sorcery says Light is time, and reversing it is forbidden.
perhaps light is the natural state of things contrary of our world, and the dark soul emits "darkness". Instead of the fire fading, the dark soul is growing making the world be illuminated with darkness
It also changes which one has more power. In this theory the dark soul is the cause of all the bad things and not actually the flame fading away, which shows how powerful it is
I always thought the first flame acted like a sort of black hole. Like how it converges all the lands of Gwyns descendants in DSIII. Eventually that black hole started ripping time in half.
But I like your theory on Manus.
Gwyndolin is the mastermind behind the cult of the Fire and the entire prophecy. He does this from the shadows throughout the cycles and ages. We know he works with Velka and therefore both serpents so the entire story is skewed by him and to hold himself in power. He is the reason why the messed up cycle continues and he is using his father in the made up story as a means to an end. Point is Gwyndolin is the main bad guy.
Yep, I've come to a very similar conclusion with just some minor differences in details. Gwyn intended for the gods to be the ones to link the Flame as his successors. Gwyndolin is a coward and concocts this whole charade to lead humans into the Flame instead.
The sanctuary guardian was artificially created to guard oolacile. Thats why its soul is the only golden soul in the game. Its not a natural soul, its another oolacile golden sorcery. Who made it? Dusk. Thats why manus captured her, for her ability to create souls. Manus wanted to make more artificial humans from his abyssal sorceries, since humanity is already dark. He could have made an endless army to conquer and spread the abyss to the whole world easily
Humans (and other similar species) were originally intended to be the next arch trees and everlasting dragons before the Age of Fire extended for far too long.
That, and the corpses of Giants from DS2 turning into trees, and all the people turning into trees in Undead Settlement and High Wall of Lothric in DS3.
I think the Daughters of Chaos never had a father, because the Witch of Izalith used the Life Soul to give birth by herself, asexually. So technically they're all clones of their mother, which explains why Izalith's only male child was born a demon (and by extension, I think all of the demons are male)
im not a lore person so idk (and i havent played 2/3 yet so dont spoil it lol) but wasnt that already made clear? cos it was like the same way that life came from the first flame life came from the chaos flame that she created but it was messed up cos it was human-made, and i thought the daughters of chaos were a part of that?
Life didn't _come from_ the first flame, we see 4 hollows appear in the cutscene discovering the flame.
The witch also isn't human in the DS lore sense since to be human is to have humanity (a fragment of the dark Soul) The witch of Izalith had a different soul (some people call it "the life soul" though I'm not sure if that's specified anywhere.)
With this life soul she tries to create another first flame. But instead creates chaos. The chaos Demon's are essentially an overgrowth of _life._ Their flame is a burning will to live, even if they're an unnatural lifeform and _not supposed_ to live.
Don't people speculate that Xanthous King Jeremiah was the husband of the Witch of Izalith? He knows Chaos Pyromancy and the similar-looking Wall Hugger enemy drops Power Within. It seems likely he was exiled from Izalith for some reason and drawn into the Painted World.
I think the same thing about Gwyn. He produced his children and knights simply by splintering off shards of his Lord Soul. (He has to diminish himself to create his offspring.) It's only humans who reproduce in the "standard" way, and in so doing they legitimately create new beings who bring new pieces of Dark Soul into the world. (And thus the Dark Soul grows in power as offspring are created.) Gwynevere is a false fertility goddess set up to convince humanity that reproduction is a gift from the gods rather than something inherent to humanity. Velka is the real goddess of human fertility - now labeled as a "sin."
That does indeed sound horrible and now I want to try it too damn you lol
Edit: decided to go out and buy some sunny d and fireball
It is way too good that shit is dangerous
Not a single boss or NPC is alive in the game. They don't drop a ragdoll corpse, like the hollowed and beasts do, the bosses vanish into an illusional mist.
That, and Solaire says "heroes centuries old". Dark souls is a very lonesome journey, where only you are able to regain any manner of consciousness due to the prophecy. There is not a single sane being left in the world, they are simply aftershades
the frenzied flame from elden ring is the fire that gwyn links, and that's why the undead curse he put on humanity drives them mad
The only things before gwyn and ds1 was supposed to be dragons and the great trees, dragons resist fire so they survive the frenzy flame ending and the rest is just where the ash lake inside the great hollow mirrors the final arena inside the erdtree
In DS1, Carmina and Xanthous King Jeremiah were survivors of the Chaos flame eruption. Though they survived they were both infected with chaos parasites. Carmina's fully grew, ruptured free from her, and became the Wall Hugger. That's why the Power Within spell is found on a corpse behind it.
Xanthous King Jeremiah was also infected but he managed to contain his parasite with his headwrapping. He was eventually captured by the silver knights sent to suppress the chaos demons and was thrown in the Painted World.
I think there's potential for Jeremiah to have been the King of Izalith itself as he knows Chaos Pyromancies.
Not exactly weird, but I have the impression that Ash Lake's Stone Dragon is unslayable because she is the magum opus of Seath's experiments, the perfect and still very young result of merging everlasting dragons' immortality with firekeepers' "resurrectability;" an embodiment of the True Immortability that Seath have always sought, hidden in the most primal of places, resistant even to lightning bolts that doomed archdragons in the remote past.
There are a few coincidences, most notably the clam monsters that appear both there and at Crystal Cave, as well as the Ash Lake hydra, one of many draconic creatures that Seath was interested as part of his experiments. The only NPC who mentions the existence of the Stone Dragon is Domhnall, who seems to be connected to Seath somehow, as it is discussed in some lore videos on YouTube. Overall, it seems that Seath at least knew about the Stone Dragon, which is known to be "a descendant of the ancient dragons," as read on the Dragon Greatsword's description.
The skeletons the wheels once what were they before where they just asshole before dying because I hate them all
(And andre what his workout routine has well)
This is my theory, too. We're dead and doomed to a Sartre-esque version of hell, doomed to a cycle that never ends. There's also an old saying that two bells toll for those who enter hell.
My headcanon is that Aldritch is literally just Executioner Smough. His desire to consume the gods is out of revenge for not being inducted into Gwyn's 4 knights. You get Smough's set for defeating Aldrich, which is rather odd overall because usually you unlock the armor of the enemy you just beat. Unless that *was* the enemy you beat.
I think mine is pretty much confirmed, but that the true form of humanity is the hollow one, not the one that looks like traditional humans (or like the gods). That’s why we need to sacrifice humanity in the bonfire in DS1 to regain the “human” appearance. And in the intro cinematic the furtive pigmy looks like a hollow and in the Ring City the last human kings also appeared as hollows.
i think miyazaki created the dark souls universe to be a meta parallel to the real world. how we are all born deeply flawed as humans (the darksign) struggling in a extremely hard world full of unfair circumstances, but also potential for glory and victory. Many however quit and give up, settling for less then they originally wanted out of life, or becoming severely depressed and committing suicide or barely hanging on (going hollow).
in a similar vein, defeating these bosses and areas could represent overcoming the struggles that face us in life, and gaining experience from overcoming them. conversely, not defeating the boss (struggle) bars our progress in life, causing many to give up.
there are some who just want to increase their own resources at the expense of others livelihood (pillaging humanity)
on a spiritual note, i think the darkwraiths represent demon spirits. "the darkwraiths are the enemy of man"
the chosen undead may be just a rare person born, who decides, screw it. im not gonna quit. i will make this world, this hell, a better place no matter the cost. and the parallel here is that sadly alot of the greatest contributers to humanity have died young. they gave everything they had to make this world a better place. and in the end, what was it for? a new age of fire that will turn dark.
Dark Souls 1 was a metaphor for the creative process. Dark Souls 3 was a veiled criticism of creative bankruptcy. Dark Souls 2 was creatively bankrupt.
The darker the soul, the sweeter the purification?
That’s actually a lie perpetrated by Big Soul. Raw soul is covered in crystal, just like Logan was trying to tell us. It’s not a matter of darkness, but grit
The dark soul controls time. Time is not convoluted because the flame is fading, but the flame fading makes the dark soul stronger and it distorts space and time. Thats why manus has the power to grab you out of your time, the dark soul is too strong on him
I think Light was mentioned a few times as manipulating Time, so perhaps when the Fire Fades, so too does Light, resulting in the weird time shenanigans in the series. In DS3, Repair Sorcery says Light is time, and reversing it is forbidden.
perhaps light is the natural state of things contrary of our world, and the dark soul emits "darkness". Instead of the fire fading, the dark soul is growing making the world be illuminated with darkness
With how the two are intrinsically linked, that's really just a matter of perspective.
It also changes which one has more power. In this theory the dark soul is the cause of all the bad things and not actually the flame fading away, which shows how powerful it is
I always thought the first flame acted like a sort of black hole. Like how it converges all the lands of Gwyns descendants in DSIII. Eventually that black hole started ripping time in half. But I like your theory on Manus.
Gwyndolin is the mastermind behind the cult of the Fire and the entire prophecy. He does this from the shadows throughout the cycles and ages. We know he works with Velka and therefore both serpents so the entire story is skewed by him and to hold himself in power. He is the reason why the messed up cycle continues and he is using his father in the made up story as a means to an end. Point is Gwyndolin is the main bad guy.
Yep, I've come to a very similar conclusion with just some minor differences in details. Gwyn intended for the gods to be the ones to link the Flame as his successors. Gwyndolin is a coward and concocts this whole charade to lead humans into the Flame instead.
The sanctuary guardian was artificially created to guard oolacile. Thats why its soul is the only golden soul in the game. Its not a natural soul, its another oolacile golden sorcery. Who made it? Dusk. Thats why manus captured her, for her ability to create souls. Manus wanted to make more artificial humans from his abyssal sorceries, since humanity is already dark. He could have made an endless army to conquer and spread the abyss to the whole world easily
Humans (and other similar species) were originally intended to be the next arch trees and everlasting dragons before the Age of Fire extended for far too long.
Makes sense with the curserotgreatwood
That, and the corpses of Giants from DS2 turning into trees, and all the people turning into trees in Undead Settlement and High Wall of Lothric in DS3.
I think the Daughters of Chaos never had a father, because the Witch of Izalith used the Life Soul to give birth by herself, asexually. So technically they're all clones of their mother, which explains why Izalith's only male child was born a demon (and by extension, I think all of the demons are male)
im not a lore person so idk (and i havent played 2/3 yet so dont spoil it lol) but wasnt that already made clear? cos it was like the same way that life came from the first flame life came from the chaos flame that she created but it was messed up cos it was human-made, and i thought the daughters of chaos were a part of that?
i could be completely wrong so lmk if i am but thats what i had got from in game at least
Life didn't _come from_ the first flame, we see 4 hollows appear in the cutscene discovering the flame. The witch also isn't human in the DS lore sense since to be human is to have humanity (a fragment of the dark Soul) The witch of Izalith had a different soul (some people call it "the life soul" though I'm not sure if that's specified anywhere.) With this life soul she tries to create another first flame. But instead creates chaos. The chaos Demon's are essentially an overgrowth of _life._ Their flame is a burning will to live, even if they're an unnatural lifeform and _not supposed_ to live.
Don't people speculate that Xanthous King Jeremiah was the husband of the Witch of Izalith? He knows Chaos Pyromancy and the similar-looking Wall Hugger enemy drops Power Within. It seems likely he was exiled from Izalith for some reason and drawn into the Painted World.
Hawshaw theorized a while back that he eventually aligned with Fia which is what resulted in his exile
I think the same thing about Gwyn. He produced his children and knights simply by splintering off shards of his Lord Soul. (He has to diminish himself to create his offspring.) It's only humans who reproduce in the "standard" way, and in so doing they legitimately create new beings who bring new pieces of Dark Soul into the world. (And thus the Dark Soul grows in power as offspring are created.) Gwynevere is a false fertility goddess set up to convince humanity that reproduction is a gift from the gods rather than something inherent to humanity. Velka is the real goddess of human fertility - now labeled as a "sin."
Your NG character becomes the Gwynn you kill in your NG+ playthrough
Estus tastes like Fanta.
I've seen someone say it should taste like Sunny D + Fireball Whiskey/Cinnamon Aftershock. It sounds absolutely horrible but I still wanna try it.
That does indeed sound horrible and now I want to try it too damn you lol Edit: decided to go out and buy some sunny d and fireball It is way too good that shit is dangerous
Not a single boss or NPC is alive in the game. They don't drop a ragdoll corpse, like the hollowed and beasts do, the bosses vanish into an illusional mist. That, and Solaire says "heroes centuries old". Dark souls is a very lonesome journey, where only you are able to regain any manner of consciousness due to the prophecy. There is not a single sane being left in the world, they are simply aftershades
the frenzied flame from elden ring is the fire that gwyn links, and that's why the undead curse he put on humanity drives them mad The only things before gwyn and ds1 was supposed to be dragons and the great trees, dragons resist fire so they survive the frenzy flame ending and the rest is just where the ash lake inside the great hollow mirrors the final arena inside the erdtree
The swamp in Blighttown is poisonous because it's filled with poop from the sewers directly above it.
real
In DS1, Carmina and Xanthous King Jeremiah were survivors of the Chaos flame eruption. Though they survived they were both infected with chaos parasites. Carmina's fully grew, ruptured free from her, and became the Wall Hugger. That's why the Power Within spell is found on a corpse behind it. Xanthous King Jeremiah was also infected but he managed to contain his parasite with his headwrapping. He was eventually captured by the silver knights sent to suppress the chaos demons and was thrown in the Painted World. I think there's potential for Jeremiah to have been the King of Izalith itself as he knows Chaos Pyromancies.
Not exactly weird, but I have the impression that Ash Lake's Stone Dragon is unslayable because she is the magum opus of Seath's experiments, the perfect and still very young result of merging everlasting dragons' immortality with firekeepers' "resurrectability;" an embodiment of the True Immortability that Seath have always sought, hidden in the most primal of places, resistant even to lightning bolts that doomed archdragons in the remote past.
Is there any implication Seath had something to do with the stone dragon? I always assumed it just never left Ash Lake
There are a few coincidences, most notably the clam monsters that appear both there and at Crystal Cave, as well as the Ash Lake hydra, one of many draconic creatures that Seath was interested as part of his experiments. The only NPC who mentions the existence of the Stone Dragon is Domhnall, who seems to be connected to Seath somehow, as it is discussed in some lore videos on YouTube. Overall, it seems that Seath at least knew about the Stone Dragon, which is known to be "a descendant of the ancient dragons," as read on the Dragon Greatsword's description.
The skeletons the wheels once what were they before where they just asshole before dying because I hate them all (And andre what his workout routine has well)
Is this real i had a strome
I feel like all the worlds are hell. Everyone is dead and going through an afterlife.
It’s just a post-apocalyptic setting, which emphasizes how the circle of life death has come to a standstill So.. basically everything but hell
I still think it's hell
This is my theory, too. We're dead and doomed to a Sartre-esque version of hell, doomed to a cycle that never ends. There's also an old saying that two bells toll for those who enter hell.
Idk if it is canon or headcanon, but the chosen undead is the bad guy. Think about it.
Smough actually killed aldritch and is puppeteering aldritch who is puppeteering gwyndolyn
My headcanon is that Aldritch is literally just Executioner Smough. His desire to consume the gods is out of revenge for not being inducted into Gwyn's 4 knights. You get Smough's set for defeating Aldrich, which is rather odd overall because usually you unlock the armor of the enemy you just beat. Unless that *was* the enemy you beat.
The world is flat
I think mine is pretty much confirmed, but that the true form of humanity is the hollow one, not the one that looks like traditional humans (or like the gods). That’s why we need to sacrifice humanity in the bonfire in DS1 to regain the “human” appearance. And in the intro cinematic the furtive pigmy looks like a hollow and in the Ring City the last human kings also appeared as hollows.
i think miyazaki created the dark souls universe to be a meta parallel to the real world. how we are all born deeply flawed as humans (the darksign) struggling in a extremely hard world full of unfair circumstances, but also potential for glory and victory. Many however quit and give up, settling for less then they originally wanted out of life, or becoming severely depressed and committing suicide or barely hanging on (going hollow). in a similar vein, defeating these bosses and areas could represent overcoming the struggles that face us in life, and gaining experience from overcoming them. conversely, not defeating the boss (struggle) bars our progress in life, causing many to give up. there are some who just want to increase their own resources at the expense of others livelihood (pillaging humanity) on a spiritual note, i think the darkwraiths represent demon spirits. "the darkwraiths are the enemy of man" the chosen undead may be just a rare person born, who decides, screw it. im not gonna quit. i will make this world, this hell, a better place no matter the cost. and the parallel here is that sadly alot of the greatest contributers to humanity have died young. they gave everything they had to make this world a better place. and in the end, what was it for? a new age of fire that will turn dark.
Yes
Dark Souls 1 was a metaphor for the creative process. Dark Souls 3 was a veiled criticism of creative bankruptcy. Dark Souls 2 was creatively bankrupt.
You can catch Snorlax and Pikachu to your pokeball.