I prefer the idea that he legitimately meets no gatekeepers/bloodsuckers with invitations because they don't want him there, and they only show up for us, The Heir, due to our connection with The Ancestor.

Its possible the Countess has atempted to spread it, and would go from place to place to feed and make nests, leaving only once the region was dry or once she was at risk of dying. Its possible she also gos from place to place, sneaking on boats or hiring coachwagons to take her to other places, where she would seduce a Rich or Noble man, both to take their home as her new nest and to feed off him and the servants. The reason she doesnt leave the Hamlet would be simple.: - The Hamlet has a decent bounty of blood and a few still normal animals and various Brigands and posisble Fishfolk she can feed off, with the Courtyard being quite vast... plus the Hamlet reputation would keep certain people away but draw adventurers to explore it... also more Brigands since their worse then the Crimson Curse. - The Ancestor is likely the first person to Best her and humiliate her... she likely tricked several nobleman, rich merchants and more, easly killing them and draining them to make new servants and have a feast... and then she gets her throat slit because she faced the One Man who was just as predatory and sadistic as she is... and then he indirectly helped her with His FUCKING BLOODWINE THING!

@@peterwhite6415 and then our crazy ass appears and wrecks house

@@theenderdestruction2362 Honestly its fucking hilarious... shes humiliated and one up by the Guy who didnt fall for her bullshit, and then years later, after shes just vibin with a massive hive, some madlads show up, beat up her court and minions and best her again. I like to imagine right before she faces the party whos hunting her down, she finds out through her minions these nutjobs were hired by the DESCENDENT of the same Man who bested her. Its just salt being rubbed on the wound over and over.

No one said the countess is the true source of the crimson curse though.

we took his job

"my job here is done"

@SamuelBarros “But you didn’t help us in anyway, killed several of our friends, and didn’t even try to go to courtyard where the vampires were coming from!” Fanatic: *leaves*

@@jeffythesomething8772 To be fair those friends *are* unhinged vampires

I mean, they got better.

He be like... BY SIGMAR!!! YOU'VE POSTED...CRINGE!

@@csmrookie9600 More like sugmar.

@@memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487 ...Sugmar what?

@@csmrookie9600 wha.. ah.... SUGMAR DICK?! BY THE HAMMER OF THE EMPIRE I ABJURE THEE!

@@csmrookie9600 similiar to Ligmar.

It's kinda obvious, both are enforces of the church of the flame and kill heretics for a living, hell they probably even met at some some point during the holy wars lol

Also the seraph has a similar brand

Special treat for hitting 500 subs

That’s not how I see his possession of a cure. The clue is that he only has one dose. He’s saving that cure for himself if he gets infected. He may know how to make the cure, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. That single dose could represent weeks of work, far too slow to simply give it away. If anything, his hunt for the cure could have added to his madness, the futility of trying to help anyone beyond himself drove him to cleanse by fire.

Pity, but no remorse. I've lost enough Jesters to him. He. Must. Be. Put. Down.

@@MiskatonicMemorialist why jesters specifically?

@@meem4606 the fanatics hate jokes lol

@@chottabeamm I wonder why..

He literally stops the spread of the CC, it's a noble cause but the problem is he tends to get overzealous

I have never faced a more dangerous and complex foe, than the KZfaq Algorithm. But thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed them.

It is an interesting theory. I think the cure itself is a recipe either created by him or from another sect of the church that focuses on eliminating/containing monsters (My name for them is The Inquisitors and I'll talk more about them in the Abomination video, since my theory is the ones who branded Bigby are in the same group as Fanatic). Remember that at the end of the Courtyard quests we learn enough about the Crimson Curse to be able to cure it ourselves, so it's possible to cure it, it just takes time. As for the details of his backstory, it's anyone's guess tbh. Those were just the 3 main ones that made the most sense. The deeper we dig into the rabbit hole the more convoluted the story becomes. For example, I had an idea of how he may be part of the different branch of the church that is currently in conflict with the Flagellants. Since the Flags all believe in the power of the Blood, while the line from the Fanatic Promo say "The Blood is heresy" and I really like the idea of the church being in a state of conflict with itself. With various factions and sects fighting for majority control, but there's little evidence to suggest that truly is happening.

@@MiskatonicMemorialist thank you for reading and replying to my spontaneous wall of text =D I will not be surprised if your model of fractioned Church is actually correct, or at least similar to Red Hook's vision, when we will get more expansive and conclusive lore in DD 2. Looking forward for that game and your videos!

Thank you! More to come so stay tuned.

The sin is not in being outmatched, but in failing to recognize it. A wise general cuts losses, and regroups.

@@MiskatonicMemorialist Well said!

Glad people like them, makes it worth all the effort.

Glad you like them!

Thanks mate!

Sic him on the Countess, I hate fighting her XD

Could be interesting

Thank u for watching

It's in the description but here it is. He doesn't have any of the other animations outside of combat ones so he'll look kinda.... weird. But it's him. steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=955863292

@@MiskatonicMemorialist thanks! I always love his design. And with the speculations you provided I liked him even more!

Yeah it was a bit weird but Baertaffy is the voice of the Fanatic, and I wanted to stay true to the game.

This focuses solely on the Boss lore for this video. I took the approach that in Timeline A he was once a hero, but after a run in with the Crimson Curse or the Countess Pre-Courtyard, he was driven to hunt down the creature and was slowly turned into a monster by the Estate. He was once a good man, but has since become obsessed with his prey. Timeline B follows the same story elements but changes it up and makes him part of The Order/The Inquisitors (The same group we see in Abom Comic, a section of the Church that deals with the Occult) Never really a good person, and the Estate brings out the worst parts of his personality. Timeline C says he was always around the Estate and he was just some random monk in the Abbey. Had a falling out with the Abbot and was excommunicated. He was never a warrior but had to become one to fight the Crimson Curse. And yeah Ancestor is the definition of unreliable narrator. Even his own death has a plethora of conflicting information. So I take the fist full of salt with anything he says. I did assume that he was stalking the other areas of the Estate when not targeting our party, since there are plenty of Bloodsuckers to kill. Once the Countess is gone, the infestation returns to the Courtyard and he leaves. Meaning he either thinks it's under control and moves on to another village or he might actually go into the Courtyard since you no longer need an invitation, and he's just wandering around in the Courtyard. Remember it is a massive place, the only place in-game with the "Epic" length that allows multiple parties to enter and leave. He could lose himself in there and spend his entire time killing Bloodsuckers.

@@MiskatonicMemorialist Clever. Here however is my idea. The fanatic was once a follower of the church. Higher ups he worked with got the crimsons curse and he had to burn them in self defense but got excommunicated for that. Now he is just as he run into him, a madman burning anything with the crimson curse to end it at all costs and those in his way.(he doesn’t understand or doesn’t give a shit about the fact that well the heroes we have with the crimson curse can still help.) When he attacks our party he have to put him down in self defense. His story ends in that case. But what if we never run into him during our experience with the crimson curse content? This is the interesting part. He burns on sight(he’s hunting the crimson curse so ofc he would) but doesn’t know they have invitations to the crimson courtyard on them. He mistakes the ashes of those with the bloodsuckers ashes. When he defeat the countess he enters the courtyard just to clean up any bloodsuckers.

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@@shaggyrogers8869 thx

It’s how I imagine it. Some sort of reality bubble where you end up without fully realizing it.

Fr it literally has all the hallmarks of a domain as well. Though I'm not sure if the Darklord would be the Ancestor or the Heir

He looks more like Sigmar priest

It's never too late.

Religious zealotry

I prefer crediting Alan Moore to that one.

@@MiskatonicMemorialist huh. My mistake then😂

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@@MiskatonicMemorialist Oh okay lol

They aren't related to him. They want the end of the world. He wants the light's safety

Fucking what

Based

@@lostcarcosa7642 C'mon, everyone's had that stage in their life where they become a religious extremist and want to kill a bunch of vampires

Look at it from the other side. The curse corrupts, kills, twists and mutilates the victims, and causes them to become vampires. By containing it, he is saving the world, but with unsavory methods. The CC can be cured, but you can also catch it again, and again, and again. So if he just cures them, they'll get infected AGAIN, then he'll have to cure them again