Damn howd i forget about that one. Haha

To devour the humanity of other humans.

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Apologies for my tardiness. Medical school strikes again. This is a copy of my comment. I was a little late. Notes: 1. I believe Manus himself was someone of great importance in life; possibly the founder of Oolacile. Aside from his catalyst's size, like the Tin Crystallization Catalyst, it increases the power of sorceries but halves their use. In short,at the very least, Manus is a sorcerer of the same level as Logan; he only casts Dark sorceries currently, but the same could be said of the Oolacilian sorcerers spread across Oolacile Township. 2. I may have detailed this before, but I believe the Abyss Watchers arose from a cult of both Artorias and the Chosen Undead, the reasoning being the three fires ritual. There is a fourth fire that we cannot reach in game, and assets show it depicts Seath. This is unsurprising, as aside from linking the Fire, the Chosen Undead is credited with the defeat of the Four Kings, and the scattering of the Darkwraith covenant. Taken together with the Catacombs and the Undead Settlement, along with the shared Ritual Worker Hat we've cited so many times, it would seem this hero cult was used as the nucleus of a revolution within the former territories of Carthus. The buildings found half sunk in the forest are likely remnants of both Carthus and the period of Farron's independence, both of which had reason to imitate the glory days of Oolacile. There is good reason the Legion were patrons of not only Xanthous scholars, but also,one of the Twin Sages; they were chasing those glory days. Considering the Sage's Coal is guarded by a Darkwraith, that might've been their downfall. 3. At first, I was leery at the idea of the Profaned Flame being related to Alsanna( the Court Sorcerer set refers to it's previous wearers as oracles constantly) , but after some thought, I do think it's possible. As stated before, the Chaos Flame,like the First Flame, has no true location, and the Ivory King likely used the gate beneath Eleum Loyce to reach and slaughter scores of demonkind underneath Lordran. As such, the Profaned Capital could've been founded partly to follow in his footsteps, smothering another " bonfire " of the Chaos Flame, now Profaned Flame, in a specially designed Lordvessel. This may have also been why Wolnir would set his sights on them; much like the Smouldering Lake, his armies were looking for more knowledge on pyromancy. That said, I do still believe they held a relation to Lothric, thanks to the Gargoyles depicted under the Sulyvahn/ Lothric statue. 4. I may have also detailed this before, but I believe that despte her lack of direct presence in his life, Nadalia played a great part in the Iron King's rise, albeit almost completely without his knowledge. All his most competent followers show some influence on the Dark in their abilities; the Pursuer's Mist resembling the one she uses in Brume Tower; Alonne casting Dark Greatsword and guarding a Smelter Wedge; Eygil's Dance Of Fire. There is, of course, the obvious question of why she couldn't reach her beloved King. The answer,I think, is: 5. There are four gates to the Dark Chasm ingame. Of the four, three are operational; the fourth lies under the shrine where you can pray your Hollowing away, but is completely dormant, and cannot be opened. Four gates. Four sisters. 6. Headcanon, but I think Karla might be Nadalia's reincarnation. She has an aptitude for Dark pyromancy, and represents loneliness quite well with her attitude with us. 7.Regarding Gwyn, I need you to look at these quotes with some hindsight: " Once, the Lord Of Light banished Dark, and all that stemmed from humanity. And Men assumed a fleeting form. These are the roots of our world. Men are props on the stage of life, and no matter how tender, how exquisite, a lie will remain a lie!" " Men trust fully in the illusion of life...but is that so wrong? A construction, a facade, and yet, a world full of warmth and resplendence." "The fire will fade, and Dark will become a curse. Men will be free from death, left to wander eternally. " How do you gain a human form in Dark Souls 1? You burn a humanity. You cannot gain it by using a humanity; all it does is give you soft humanity in store. You can only reverse your Hollowing by burning it. " And Men assumed a fleeting form." Gwyn didn't " bind" humanity to the Flame for the sake of linking it; the only reason humans as we know them exist is because of this " binding". Without it: " Men will be free from death, left to wander eternally. " Manus' immortality, and that of his children, as well as their effect on time, is a result of this logic: " Light is time, and the reversal of it's effects is a forbidden art." Light is time.... And Man is Dark. The Dark is anathema to the laws of the world, even though it is also their source; from the Dark they came, after all. The Flame used the raw materials of the Dark to create what we know as the world. Humans, without a bond to the Flame, are creatures like Manus; beings who could wreak kingdoms and civilisations over something as simple as.... A pendant. Some desire of theirs. Anything. Humans are not content; not naturally; not without warmth. "The darkness echoes words of despair, reducing the defense of opponents. The Dark blankets the world in black. A thing of tranquility, a thing serene." To succumb to Dark is to become true to ourselves; to become " human" by casting off what we once believed to be the " human form". To become as Manus, Kaathe and their kin; beings of desire above all else, harbingers of entropy in this world of Disparity. To be defined and shackled by our desires... There is nothing less demeaning. Gwyn bound us, yes, but only because we, our ancestors, accepted that binding. Why? Because even if warmth is a lie... Is that so wrong?

Holy shit you always have the most insightful comments, i totally agree about manus being someone of import to oolacile or at the very least whatever came before it, and i also remember you mention that about the abyss watchers i really wish i wouldve remembered that while recording this video because i love that theory, i was coming off of being sick plus the alchemy but i gotta find an opportunity to mention that because i totally agree

@@TheHonoredMadman Good morning. Thank you. You being able to remember these is quite the feat! Thank you so much! Also, glad to see it has passed. Hope you are in good health.

​@@alyseleem2692man it's almost a pity you're in medichal school, you for sure have some banger lore videos in you that we'll never get to see hahah

And not only that he was basically vindicated by all the actions of the abyss and its agents

Forgot to mention that lol i mustve already grabbed it at some point in the run because i forgot all about it haha

You know Strange as it may be I'd like to see Bowser in a souls game. I feel like he could work. The age of turtles, and turtle adjacent creatures.

@@aprinnyonbreak1290 is that the age of the deep sea which Aldrich dreamed of?

“So long, gay Manus!”

Perfect use of that quote. Love ASOIAF

Don't forget that the Abyss is just straight up OP! 🤔 It kinda always won where it appeared!

Well except for against the Farron legion, but then again a sufficient amount of motivated crackheads is enough to make anything withdraw.

@@morales6224 "motivated crackhead"...Reminds me of my first few DS3 characters lol

We all have a taste for copper wiring at some point or another.

I totally agree, Of course they fell to the abyss, they were( much like artorias) dealing with something outside their comprehension. I only meant that they learned to destroy kingdoms before they fell to the abyss as opposed to artorias who went in blind after the shit had hit the fan in oolacile

Yeah he always seemed like the biggest badass of all ppl I’ve met in DS2

Only correction here, he didn’t tame a piece of manus, Alsanna was actually slowly draining his power, as the eleum loyce sword tells you, he’s not a gigachad bc he tamed her, she’s killing him, slowly, and he upon finding out, just didn’t care, and gave her the sword to say he loved her anyway, then plunged into the chaos before he lost more power

@@t-mango2491The sword description doesnt implicitly say she drains the strength of the ivory king,the ivory king was a mortal afterall and could also be old age.Alsanna has an atipical relationship with the king unlike any of the fragments of Manus,she had no reason to guard the old chaos after the ivory king basically became bbq and also to use her ice powers to contain it.She willingly accepts the souls of Loyce knights you save from the old chaos to comfort them.These 3 reasons alone make me really doubt that she was like Nashandra or Nadalia.

@@Trimondius I was not arguing alsanna is not a good person, but Including the Eleum loyce description “Eleum Loyce Curved sword forged from the soul of Alsanna. Formed by two curious blades, this sword can restore an ally's HP with a hit from its strong attack. The enigmatic Alsanna quietly found a place at the Ivory King's side, and when his strength was fully drained, he conferred this sword, inscribed with the name of the land, to her.” And the chime of want description “…After taking their shapes, they courted monarchs of considerable power, which they desired to make their own. “ the word “drained” implies the act was deliberate and the chime of want indicates that children of the dark do this, it isn’t believed by many to be an act of malice on her part, but she still did in fact drain his strength

I have some notes for a video i wanted to on MIKE

@@TheHonoredMadman Id love to see a video about Mike. I’m interested in your thoughts on some of the things “the arm” says in the most recent season. I feel like the arm and his doppelgänger played a big part in manipulating Cooper.

Definitely

"Light banishes Dark and reveals all. Whether this is desired, is another matter."

I think hes a girl

Doesn't matter That thing dessert to die against my blade

@@DoomUvb wrong

@@ThommyofThenn no

@@DoomUvb not correct

Why?

This should be top comment

Sorry I only just saw this. I made a comment because I didn't see anybody mention this. I know it was a slip of the tongue, but its a bit of a wild one 😮

Firstly,we do not know if he is the Furtive Pygmy; he is "a Primeval Man", not "THE Primeval Man". In fact, a better term for the pygmy would be "primordial". That said, it is still possible, and certainly less terrifying than the idea that Manus was just a random guy and there were once thousands of humans just like him. Secondly, the "human form" as you know it is false. In order to attain it, you must burn a Humanity; in Aldia's own words, this is but a "fleeting form"; a false image. In other words, without the bindings of Fire, Manus' form changed to reflect his state of mind, accompanied by the emergence of the Abyss.

While the details of the pygmies are a bit scarce, it's almost certain that Manus was not one of them. Whether Manus was a creation of them, like Gwynivere or the Silver Knights, or was just bathed in power by them is also a bit unclear. But, from the little we get of what the Pygmies are, mostly from DS3, Manus ain't one of them.

@@aprinnyonbreak1290 I find your certainty in such a notion concerning. For one, the term used for both Manus and the Pygmies( specifically, the Ringed Knights' descriptions) is the same in Japanese ( " ancient human"), and Manus' tomb shows his original resting place as a depression in the ground, shaped like the general impression of a person. According to his own soul, Manus was " certainly" a human once, and as is stated, he is specifically an " ancient human"; a pygmy. Before he was dug out of his grave, he likely looked like one, too. The only difference? He is, apparently, unsealed. He has no visible " sign".

Definitely

Manus’s problem would be that while he created a new timeline, he doesn’t get to experience it. He only lives in a paradox loop now. Dark Souls in summary: Don’t touch that thing.

@@coleozaeta6344 I recently watched dbz when trunks unintentionally created another timeline where cell was able to go back in time to absorb 17 and 18. Couldn’t help but think about it since the dlc is possible with travel. But then again, according to what Solaire said about time, it’s safe to say all of Dark Souls is a big jumble of time travel.

​@@Etothe3rdPowerYes, as the witch Beatrice wields magic that was invented by Logan, someone who came centuries after her time (she fought the Four Kings and the Abyss before New Londo was flooded). This confirms that the timelines of Lordran are even more convoluted than Solaire lets on.

Also don't park on the grass on video my friend (mute that shit).

Chester doesnt seem to have much of story outside of being an amoral stranger in a strange land who also likes to be a merchant from time to time when hes not attempting to rob protagonists

I think that Chester received, found or stole the Broken Pendant himself at some point in the future, long after the Chosen Undead's journey, which is why Manus also dragged him into Oolacile's time period.

Im not gonna lie i actually do want to one about how this impacted game design. Possibly a part 2 since this was mainly lore centered

I prefer video ramblist