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i agree with pretty much everything in this video but after multiple play through's ive started thinking about something. i believe that bergenworth and willem had been so desperate to transcend humanity that once they heard about the fishing hamlet they decided to investigate and they found a village that worshipped kos as a god of bounty bringing fish and the insight of the gods at the cost of their own humanity. so they sent in the hunters to get whatever information out of the villagers they could. through some turn of events gherman and maria were given audience with kos and one way or another became pregnant with gherman's half human baby, since the great ones cant impregnate one another and always lose their child, need a human surrogate but in the case of kos she is the one female great one we encounter besides amygdala ( rom and abrietas not included since they are not truly great ones ) so maybe a female great one has to have sperm donor of sorts which sounds complicated but its a game about cosmic alien gods living in dreams and nightmares. so what if gherman some how impregnated kos as a desperate act to build a bridge between humans and great ones or if it was kos's idea so she could finally have a child as alot of mothers do considering how much god-human birth there is in this game. gherman and the orphan of kos look alot alike ( hes the only great one that looks human at all ) and they share a similar voice. could it be that maria found out about this and was in love with ghermam and in a fit of rage killed mother kos while pregnant? Once this hypothetically happened, kos cursed the hunters and their kin for killing her and making her lose out on her chance to give birth finally. once the villagers would have found out about the death of their god dont you think they would all become hostile towards any outsiders from then on. lady maria being a caring person would have cast out the weapon that killed a friendly great one and spent her time stuck in the nightmare caring for its sickly inhabitants trying to repent for what she had done. gherman on the other hand being punished by the gods and the church by eternally being the moons slave and helping train hunters to take over for him once he dies perpetuation the hunt/nightmare/dream. idk just a theory
Metaphorically, this is not about the story of an imaginary digital world, but rather the original world that allowed this digital creation. The world you thought you were in, never truly existed. Only our limited perception continues giving it reality.
Man, hearing gherman cry out for help with such desperation and knowing help is never coming is honestly soul crushing. That line weighs so much more when you fight him at the end. Isshin sword Saint is their best boss ever but the lore and reason behind fighting Gherman is hands down fromsoftware’s best achievement in story telling.
Couldn’t agree more. I loved the isshin sword saint fight and the bloodborne storytelling. I hope elden ring will have the best of bloodborne sekiro and dark souls
Imagine an idealistic young Ghermann who trusted Laurence so much he's willing to sacrifice his normal life to hunt the beasts in secret. Only to be shunned aside and probably treated like pariah when the secret is out and the people praised Ludwig instead. And yet he still believe in Laurence.
Don't get me wrong I love isshin and maybe it's because Bloodborne was my first fromsoft's game but I personally prefer Gherman, he is a flawed character with good intentions to heart that's why his weapon the burial blade was made to wish "Farewell" to the beast he was hunting. Still maybe my nostalgia who knows.
My favourite thing about BB's implementation of cosmic horror tropes is that despite the existence of Great Old Ones, the real horror comes from the humans and their hubris
It could be that the horror from this world was their own manifestation. It was a corruption of their own perception or lack thereof that damned them in twisted horror when meddling with knowledge and beings hundreds and millions of years beyond their advancement.
@@NoxLegend1 the horror of the world is humans own manifestation. Greed and curiosity. I like that it still feels realistic in comparison; If the world really was built upon Great Ones enacting a will beyond our understanding, if we were to discover or be granted audience with the understanding of such truths would we not end up the same way? Those who would wish to abuse it for power and godhood, those who would seek to understand it through alternate means, those who would seek to destroy it, and those who would seek to hide it permanently.
Ghermans final voice lines as you deny the way out of the dream will always hit me, the sadness of home believing you’ve started losing your mind in the hunt, the solemn determination to put you down. Gave me chills
personally, it reminds me of Alucard near the end of Hellsing, in tears begging Anderson to stop. Please don't choose to become like me. The fact all that emotion shared doesn't stop either story ending in a fight to the death adds to that
If only he knew. That we weren't lost to the blood. We are no beast. We are just a man. Just like Gherman. Trying desperately to free the other from an unending torment. This is not a battle. It is an act of kindness. A dance of death to the song of clashing blades. To the victor goes the honor of sacrifice. To the vanquished, the sweet release from pain. Gherman fights to protect us from the horrors he's enslaved by. And we fight to grant him rest, because he has suffered enough, knowing full well what lies at the end of that road. Bloodborne is truly a viscerally beautiful game.
That's funny, I've interpreted his words the complete opposite. The words, along with how he says them, to me sounds like he's going "Oh, you've found out that the paleblood you've searched for all along is the great old one sustaining this hunter's dream. What was it that gave it away? The hunt being a farce? The blood being nowhere to be found? The fact that this dream also needs a great one to sustain it, just like the other dreams you've been in? Regardless, now that you know the truth, it's up to me to clean up this mess." Much less about him regretting your insanity, and much more him admitting the truth behind your insight, and stating his determination to keep you away from facing the Moon Presence.
vaatis old video was incredible but as the years went on it felt lacking in some aspects, this video not only filled the gaps but added WAY more context to the timeline, the narration was incredible and truly worthy of some madman's respect. Our eyes have been opened.
Thank you very much, this is very high praise and means a lot to us, glad the video achieved its goal of providing a more complete timeline and context to everything in the world of Bloodborne.
Vaati honestly barely covered Bloodborne - and he said the reason why was because he really didn't know the story that well. Sinclair Lore has a ton of excellent videos, Mitch L, Redgrave, and Last Protagonist all have awesome videos.
To this day, Bloodborne remains to be one of my favourite games. The lore, our adventure, it's all just so beautiful in a tragic way. Loved listening to this so much.
I love the 4 souls games but I can't get into bloodborne... I just downloaded again today but still can't seem to get into it. It seems a lot harder than any of the souls games which is cool but no one is playing online so can't get help when needed so maybe I just need to git good? Who knows... Wish I could get past old yarnham.
The outer God ending is perfect because of the doll. The doll says & i quote "......of course I do love you, Isn't that how you made me?" And that same doll now looks after the infant Great one. If we forget about being a human, The person who guides us is literally made of compassion. We teach ourselves love and compassion through our creation: _The doll_
Actually I think being reborn as a great one is the good ending because you see the doll looking after the reborn hunter in the final cutscene, and perhaps the doll will nurture this infant great one and teach it empathy and human values
The doll is not human to begin with, and i don't think she will oppose whatever nature the new great one will come to develop. imo the best ending is the one where you accept to return to the waking world Event tho the cycle may repeat, but it is the one that is closer to the human nature we are doomed to repeat history and the cycle of life is a never ending one. The ending that we may one day accept ourselves and our weaknesses and that we don't have to be more than what we are.
51:15 It’s honestly breathtaking how beautiful and well designed the environment and gameplay are in this game. Your footage of this part in particular is one of my favorites because it’s the best example. Thank you for this video.
I’ve watched so many “what is bloodborne” and “what is dark souls” story videos but it still is so enjoyable. Such an immortal story that fromsoft were able to create.
@@quattro4468 I mean yeah they have eldritch beings in bloodborne but the story is what’s good. There are many lovecraftian story that aren’t good because they aren’t well written
"It just isn't fair" is a perfect statement to describe humanity in bloodborne, like petulant children, believing they are owed greatness when in reality they are so far below the great ones
…Im pretty sure almost every human acknowledges they are inferior to the great ones. Most aren’t whining that it isnt fair either, most are trying to elevate themselves to great ones in various gruesome ways.
@@midshipman8654the attempt in itself to elevate themselves is the characters trying to get what they already know they can't have. yes they acknowledge it but all the events of the game were in a attempt to contact a great one so they could use/abuse the old blood and to obtain the knowledge of the great ones. Everything was brought about by ignorance (gherman, the citizens of Yharnam), and self-righteous entitlement (Laurence, Micolash, the church, and to a lesser extent Willam)
You've got a point, but you used the worst dialogue. Simon says that when talking about how all hunters are forever condemned to death and eternal torture, just because the original hunters committed atrocities. It isn't fair to punish those who had no choice, or aren't even connected to the original crime
Man, I'm obsessed with Bloodborne for years now, watched, I think, almost all lore videos on YT (including all those massive few hours podcasts and lore playthroughs) and I'm so happy to see there is still something more to see and learn even after all this time. Instant like and subscribe!
good to know that obsessed people like you and me are still hanging around. there is something that brings me back to the world of bloodborne and its lore.
I felt this comment and the replies deep in my core. Something about Micolash made me look into the lore of Mensis and I’ve been obsessed with the overall lore of BB ever since. Still have a special place in my heart for the school of Mensis tho.
If you freed Gehrmann and Maria, at least you saved 2 souls from misery. If you lie to Ludwig at least he die happy. If you kill the infant of Kos and Mergo Kos will return to the depth and removed the curse and Arianna soul will finally at rest.
The whole section about Maria had me crying. Her story is so tragic and beautiful. I couldn’t contain the emotion listening about her connection with the doll. That on top of Laurence, Gehrman, and Gascoine… this game had me bawling mid boss fights. Also, as an artist I would like to mention that so far this is one of my favorite games due to the immense detail put into it. The colors, the moon, the horror aspects, pointy, black structures, eery lamps, the white flowers in the hunter’s dream- it’s all so beautifully designed. Love Bloodborne. 🥲
The sad thing is, the real reason is almost certainly that there’s an over saturation of blood borne lore videos. Once you hear it a dozen times you stop being excited at a new one. Which is tragic because this one is without a doubt the best one IMO.
No offense to Master Vaati, the works here are - to me - among the best transcriptions of a story's lore I've ever seen. The pace, is relentless, and yet considerate, and speaks not with haste but with purpose. It speeds along, not in impatience but toward further, deeper insights and elaborations. Like a speed painting of a masterpiece, you have woven a nightmare into being. _Now I know,_ that while I have killed Gehrman many times in that field of flowers, _I never knew Him until this moment._ *Thank you, Brothers,* for giving us the gift of understanding a world I have always known passion for, and now with confidence -- *can say I truly love.*
I always liked Bloodborne's hidden story, and found it extremely fascinating, with these lovecraftian creatures enslaving mankind with curses and trapping them inside their own dreams. But I never found it so emotional to the point of tears. And yet this video is so well edited that I cried three times.
It really is a perfect story. I don’t know how Myazaki can create lore like he did for Bloodborne and Dark Souls. It’s just unbelievable perfection. And as for the tears, I find the Old Hunters DLC quite emotional as well. Ludwig, Maria, Laurence, OoK. Tragic figures, tragic and sickening story. Gehrman as well, Gehrman really makes me sad. Your fight with him isn’t something about power, it isn’t anger, you’ve served your purpose and he doesn’t want you to be trapped for eternity like he is. He wants you to move on and live life, so badly that he is willing to give his all to stop you from taking his place. The best ending for everyone though (at the very least you and Gehrman is the transcendence ending, Gehrman is free finally, the Moon Presence is gone, and you have begun to bring Humanity to a higher level of being)
I absolutely adore Bloodborne’s Lore/Story the most out of all the souls games it’s so disturbing and makes Bloodborne one of the scariest pieces of Media I’ve experienced in the past decade. Well done on summarizing it all up!!
Aw sweet, cosmic horrors beyond my comprehension! Seriously though, while I am playing through the Dark Souls series for the first time, Bloodborne was my first Soulsborne game I played through and finished. In my playthrough, I didnt play the DLC since I didnt have it, and I had no idea about the umbilical chords. This video helped me understand the story behind the game and it feels good(?) knowing it now.
oh my fucking kos this video is so underrated it physically hurt me. The sound design, the narration, the details, it's so well done and it doesn't get a fraction of the attention it deserves!
God I learn something new about this game every time I watch a new video. The theory about Blood-starved beasts being blood saints that were harvested for blood after their transformation is genius.
It just proves the level of faith and denial they had. When even their Blood Saints turned into monsters, they still drained them of their filthy beastly blood and surely went on to minister it to more people, only spreading the scourge more.
@@MetalNick Just because nazis invented the jet engine doesn't mean we should have burned and never used jet engines. Regardless of the quality of a person's character, if their work has value then you should not discount their work. It's just annoying when people talk about the literary narrative themes that are extremely poignant and useful to an alternate setting, or to writing in general, and some person kicks down the door and goes "BuT DiD yOu KnOw ThAt He WaS aLsO bAd MeAn MaN". Just because Lovecraft was a xenophobe of the highest order does not mean we should discredit the entire writing genre that he basically pioneered and invented, and *since* he basically pioneered and invented it, we should analyze his work to see how that even happened. Plus, nobody in this comment thread was talking about Lovecraft until you showed up, you literally just came here to derail the conversation because you wanted to feel morally superior by bringing up some dead guy and then calling him racist. Nobody asked. I see you've done this to several other comment threads as well. Good luck living a happy life with that level of toxicity.
This video is better than 100 movies I can't find words to describe how much I enjoyed it. An hour passed like 5 minutes. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this work
When I first watched Vaati's video, I was confused because a lot of things didn't add up. Especially after the DLC was released. You have covered pretty much everything in a manner that makes much more sense. Amazing video!
@@_Umbrael_ Did you do your first playthrough with the HUD turned off? You are *required* to beat AT LEAST Gascoigne and Shadows of Yharnam before Rom; so you *had* to have seen AT LEAST 4 giant, boss health bars before Rom if the HUD was on. I don’t buy your story, friend-o.
@@_Umbrael_ Let me just unpack this... 1) You bought and booted up a game you knew nothing about. 2) You made the conscious decision to fiddle with the options after immediately gaining control of your character. 3) You found the option to hide the HUD, knew what that meant, and made the conscious decision to turn it off... all because you magically assumed that was the ‘hardest difficulty.’ 4) You played the game up to Rom without EVER seeing your health, blood bullets, item selection, message prompts, speech prompts, interaction prompts, and any boss’ health... on a *blind* playthrough. 5) You fought a giant, deformed spider that has its own background music, battle arena, summons minions, meteors, and is *required* to progress the game further. ...and you still assumed... that it *wasn’t* a boss? You are a terrible liar, but a really good internet troll. Well done. I hope I was a sufficient replacement for your much needed human interaction this week. You may breathe easy now, knowing you fooled a total stranger; your galaxy-brain could really use the oxygen.
@@_Umbrael_ Oh, good. You played a Souls game before. *Then you should already be somewhat familiar with and should able to recognize the patterns of what a Fromsoft BOSS looks like.* Theme music. Arena. Big enemy. Big EFF-off attacks. Summons minions. Pick a few. It’s not hard. You are so *full of it.*
The bloody sceleton beating on the gates in the Nightmare will forever be the most nightmarish thing this game showed me. What was done to that person, what fear was so horrific that it stayed with the bones long after the flesh has left them?
then i have to assume you havent seen any other actual bloodborne lore videos from channels like sinclair lore, redgrave (who wrote a 107 page essay too), last protagonist or aesir aesthetics because this video not only not mention many, many things, but just basically flat out lies about some things, while not proving the more "wild" theories with actual facts. Not to mention if we would look at it just from a production standpoint, the fact that they overused music in places they shouldnt have and didnt even use any music from the game itself makes it so much worse. In conclusion, it is incomplete and as i said just wrong in some places. Honestly i do like that people make lore videos about bloodborne in 2021, i just dont like that this video got so popular while being how it is.
@@4blasphemy it’s just supposed to be a timeline video, and lore is interpretive, so it’s not some big “sin” to get something wrong. Also the production is great compared to other lore videos as some of them don’t have the best mics or editing, I like Redgrave and Sinclair but this video is really good and very clear for people who may not need a super focused look on different subjects in the Bloodborne world
@@dylanmayhue4605 lets be honest, im 20 mins in and there are points already where the music is so loud i can barelly hear the voice, why im already in the comments. It would have been better without it
The only truly wild part about this whole game is how quickly all these grand castles and cathedrals were built. You’re telling me they built the entire cathedral ward within Laurence’s prime? That’s gotta be like a 100 year project
I think one of the main side effects of the Old Blood was potentially longer life? Similar to the One Ring more or less prolonging/stretching ones life. everything in this story that comes from something Greater only brings about ruin when humans pursue it. our mortal frames aren't equipped to see, touch, taste, feel, or be in the presence of higher beings. as a Christian, I absolutely LOVE this game because it feels like a bizarro take on Christianity. tons of absolute comparisons and similarities. the consuming of body and blood to gain further access to health and eternal life. the prayer to be given eyes to see. but all for naught. the object of their faiths are brutal and mostly merciless creatures. that's exactly how history plays out in our world, and how the Bible speaks of every civilization that seeks greatness. Greatness and dominion over the world is sought, acquired, and through insatiability ruin and destruction comes, and the cycle repeats. our only Hope, though, is for the actual God of gods to break into the cycle, destroy it from within, and bring us out of the cycle through His own self sacrifice, death, burial, resurrection, and Ascension back to His throne. All under the guise of being murdered by his own creations and enemies. anyway. love it love it love it. playing through it again now. have never beaten the DLC. I've always wanted to play with the Churchpick but didn't get far enough into the DLC. anyway, it shall be acquired.
I still prefer The Paleblood Hunt by Redgrave since it allows for more subjective interpretation. For example in this vid it just states that Papa Guacamole is already turned into beast and murdered his wife in cold blood, when there is possibility that perhaps witnessing his wife's death at the beasts' hand itself was the straw that broke the camel's back, or how the eldest daughter is killed by the brick troll when it could be just as likely to be suicide. Still an amazing video though.
I really enjoyed this video. I liked the separation into chapters that eventually touches upon each boss, enemy, and NPC. The importance of each while also getting all the overarching plot connections with the factions is deftly done. This should be required viewing for all BB fans
Imagine a Bloodborne show. It could start with Laurence bringing the blood to Old Yharnam, the church and Ludwig trying to contain it, then the first season ends with them dropping the bridge once they can't contain it anymore
I can imagine it, but i can imagine even clearer how they'd mess it up. It wouldnt be subtle and mysterious at all, and because its based off of a video game they would just fill it with mindless action. I hope something similar pops up though, anyone inspired by bloodborne who happens to have the resources to get a show made.
@@thegreenmed Fromsoft doesn't tell you a story, they give you a world. in that world if you want to know what is going on then you have to figure it out yourself, the clues are there you just have to find them. I love their method of storytelling because its not just a cut and dry situation, there is so much room for speculation and space for you to make connections, even to this day there could be things we've never discovered about the lore. And that to me is just fascinating.
I think Ludwig and Gael from dark souls are kinda similar, they've all fallen, uncrowned heroes. One who's feared because of his beasthood, and the other sacrificed himself and all living beings to save and create a new world. Stories like these really stand for how tragic the world is and how determined humans are.
I am in total awe. It warms my heart that this game is so beloved. Your channels analysis is god tier. Out of the countless times i have played Bloodborne, i thought i knew the whole story. Your channel has opened my eyes and i have gained the insight of a madman, thank you. The attention to detail, you guys left no stone unturned and i am beyond impress. From the depths of my heart i am eternally grateful for the work you guys put into this video.
Man this story is so good, it really makes you think about how long the devs sat there and thought everything out, I applaud them for this masterpiece and you for making it understandable for us.
30:11 - another thing that puts into perspective of how long Gehrman has been trapped in the Hunter's Dream is the fact that the doll has cracks on skin, it would take many years for porcelain to form cracks like that
Hippocampus - a section of the brain - in Greek translates to Horse Monster (Ludwig?). The Amygdala is another section, and an easier concatenation from brain to lore. We speak of blood throughout the game. There is a literal brain in this game. I wonder if this game is a microcosm (or some say Kosm) of the human body. I have been wondering this for years, but am too inarticulate or smart enough to rule this theory out. I say this here because I just found your video. I enjoyed it very much and wish to hear if you have any thoughts on this. What is the hunter? Why is it all our fault, as an early enemy accuses? Thank you for the great video.
Well, it's hard to separate Bloodborne from the work of Lovecraft and one of the central theme of Lovecraft was fear of the unknown, fear of the insignificance of human beings in a universe that ultimatly doesn't care about their existence. The amygdala is the part of the brain responsible for fear response, same for the hippocampus. And all around the story of Bloodborne, you see (just like in Lovecraft novels) how humans, in their fear of the unknown, tries to makes sense of what is beyond, to ascend and to obtain the knowledge to makes sense of the fear they have but ultimatly perish because the human mind isn't made for this kind of knowledge. So I'd say your theory is right and it is a great metaphor. I didn't saw it that way. Now I want to play Bloodborne again!
@@AC-hj9tv It does, but not exactly. "Hippo" meaning "horse" and "campus" from "kampos" meaning "sea monster." The hippocampus' shape was compared to a seahorse, and that was how it was named.
@@pol1756 I agree there is a lot of brain imagery. One thing: the hippocampus is primarily responsible for memory. Is the hippocampus ever mentioned in Bloodborne? Or is this because Ludwig is melded with his horse?
No matter how many times I have heard its story already, Bloodborne's lore is just something that left me in awe and I can't get enough of it, thank you for your work!
Bloodborne is an absolute masterclass in story telling. 2 notable moments stuck with me. When I found out what was killing all of the survivors I sent to the Chapel of Odin. I wanted to start my game over because I felt so much genuine guilt And 2, when I went back to The Unseen Village after to moon rose and found it to be a nightmare
@@NeverExistedShadow13 there's a man you can meet, kind of out of the way, and he's looking for shelter like everyone else, but he gives off kind of... "off" vibes? But everyone in Yharnam is weird so I sent him to Oeden Chapel. As the game progresses, you'll start seeing people disappearing one at a time, and you can find their bodies nearby. Once they're all dead, the man transforms into a massive beast and it's a mini boss fight similar to Dark beast Paarl, except not as strong. Also, if you attack him at any point more than once, he transforms and has one of the absolute COOLEST dialogues ever. Look up the beast villager on TH-cam. It's fucking awesome.
FINALLY! What I've been looking for in a lore video! 📸 Thank you for explaining the Carrion Crows: They feasted on the infected victims of sky burials.
This is one of those things worth seeking out. Not just for entertainment, not just for keeping cosmic/gothic horror alive, but having a new perspective on life and imagination. Life would be be dull without stuff like this in many ways.
My favorite part of bloodborne’s story is every time you try to condense it it just brings up more aspects of the story to explain. That’s why every summary is at least an hour.
One of the main reasons I love bloodborne is that it has a passionate community that cares about it even after almost 6 years since release and churns out content! And also let's not forget the guidance level 3 rune
This is an absolutely captivating tribute to the lore behind Bloodborne, and I'm grateful to have stumbled upon it. People like myself are just now discovering the Soulsborne genre in 2022 and to be honest, videos like this are accessory to the enjoyment I get out of playing the series. Cheers!
This was amazing, not gonna lie, ludwig’s part legit made me cry. It was really badass and sad to see what happened to him. That, and after doing a crap ton of chalice dungeons as of late and checking this vid out, gives me a lot more respect towards the chalice dungeons. Great work, you’ve gained an automatic subscriber.
The moral of Ludwig: you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain Yes Ik dark knight lol but i think this is a perfect example of that.
This video was absolutely brilliant. I had played through this game many times and assumed that I understood the story... now I'm confident that I actually understand it fully after watching this video. How incredibly informative!
Thank you for including the music in the description. Many content creators forget to do that so I’m grateful that you included it. There are many songs that are edited so seamlessly in videos to invoke emotions and you did a great job with that in this.
I played this game when It released over and over again. Such an amazing tale. With the responsibilities of adulthood always coming, and game time reduced more and more, this synopsis was such a wonderful way to relive a gaming experience that I remember so fondly. Thank you. Beautifully done
Thank you so much, this is exactly what I was looking for, Bloodborne is my favorite game of the generation with Witcher 3, I love so much the atmosphere, the universe, the art of its world. I really hope they will make a Bloodborne 2 some day
I've watched a lot of Bloodborne Lore videos. This is the best. So meticulously put together and with such detail and care, the editing at the end stands as a visual representation of how amazing this essay is. For once, I came away having had much of Bloodborne answered, rather than the typical confusion - I think a lot of that is the way you've stitched the story together through 'chapters'. Seriously, just fantastic stuff.
Thank you for your work:) Just want to add some connections to the story. 15:30 It was Laurence who betrayed Byrgenwerth and brings Old Blood of Queen Yarnam to Cainhurst. Annalisa became immortal and gave him support and influence to create the Healing Church. This twist is important enough to be mentioned. They became enemies much later. 22:00 They burned Old Yharnam after the Red Moon is rising. The Red Moon rose when the Mensis school began a ritual and attempted to invoke the Moon's Presence. As a result, all the students of Mensis and the people of Yahar'gul died and going into a nightmare, and the people of Old Yharnam nearby began to turn into beasts. I think at this point William used Rom to hide the Mensis ritual and prevent the spread of the Red Moon. But you may be right, and the ritual was hidden before in collusion with the Mensis school to hide it from the Church. Especially paying attention to the fact that the School of Mensis was stealing people of the Church for experiments. 1:02:45 It was the hunters who cut out the fetus of Queen Yharnam. In the labyrinths, before the fight with the queen, we can even summon the hunter "Queen Killer". So they got Mergo and an Umbilical cord as result. During the boss fight, the queen's belly is in place. 1:02:54 I very much doubt that the Moon Presence is hunting other Great Ones. His goal is clear, to reveal the Mensis ritual and end the suffering of dead Mergo. Why does the Moon Presence care about Mergo? So.. If you notice that the Moon Presence is called nameless in note (that is, the Moon Presence is not a name), also called Paleblood and no one has seen him, it exists only in a nightmare. It is easy to assume that the Moon Presence is a formless Oedon himself. And that's why he cares about his child. And that's why Arianna gets pregnant after the Red Moon rises.
If that's Moon Presence's goal then why did it use Djura and Eileen before the hunter? For me it seems like a cicle. I heard somewhere that MP wants blood echoes, cant remember where...
@@PedroFinGuitar This is the task for that particular Hunter. This is why Moon Presence cares about Rom and Mergo. But of course, you are right, the main goal of the Moon Presence to resurrect in the real world by absorbing enough blood echoes. This is a direct reference to Lovecraft. The Great Ones died long ago in the real world, they live only in the world of dreams (or nightmares), but even so strongly influence people's minds.
@@PedroFinGuitar I have also always wondered that. Clearly Djura and Eileen has been in the hunters dream ("Tell the doll I said hello"). They clearly fulfilled their contract and got beheded by Gherman. And all the other hunters too, whose gravestones stand in the hunters dream. Maybe its a time loop that repeats itself each full moon? (MP controls the moon cycle). And it always end when the hunter frees mergo. Only that we is the first hunter who consume three umbilical cords and slay MP, thus breakning the cycle/loop.
@@RomanGuro But it only absorbs the blood echoes if we defeat Gherman? Which no hunter before us have. Or does Gherman absorb our blood echoes when he kills us and then MP absorbs them from him? Like the theory that it's goal is to resurrect in the real world. You gain by far the most echoes from killing the MP compared to any other boss.
@@Myrcht you don't get blood echoes from killing gherman so yeah, i think what he absorbs goes to Mp. Also, i don't think it's a cycle that revolves around mergo and yes around the hunt, but on this night of the hunt ocurred the mensis ritual so thats why you have to go after rom, I'm kinda high so i might be wrong
You have no idea how happy i am to have finished another game you covered so I can listen to another one of your videos on loop 500 times. The Sekiro vid made me hella teary eyed every time at the end
For those of you who watched and got goosebumps at the ending's soundtrack of this wonderful video. It's from 'Gravitated by Edgar Hopp'. Just want to share it, because the soundtrack really made me chill.
Absolutelt fucking amazing; your tone, syntax, and sentence structure; this video was a breeze to listen to despite it being over an hour long. Great job dude, this is probably the best BB lore video to exist.
Let me just say that ending was so clean. I’ve loved this game for the combat alone and only scratched the surface of the lore until u so plainly spread it out for us. This was one of my most enjoyable hours I think I’ve ever had the joy of wasting time on TH-cam, if one would even consider this time wasted. Subscription has been earned my good sir, just wish I got to this video a year earlier
This might be the most thorough Bloodborne lore video I've ever seen. That info at the beginning regarding the ptheumarians is amazing, I don't think I've ever heard it so detailed before and it all makes sense.
i realize that i'm super late here but this video is just perfect. probably my favorite take on bloodborne's lore as a whole. it had all the complexity of the game's world and backstory put into an easily understandable, well thought out, and professional grade video. absolutely incredible. keep up the good work!
I love how active the Bloodborne community is still. I've found nothing but quality, helpful and wonderful folks involved in creating content about the game or encouraging others to play it. May the good blood guide your way, fellow Hunters.
God Im so glad projects like these are being done with this game, it's so incredible and deserves a staying place in gamer's minds. Awesome work you guys
Currently leaening 2D animation, and bloodbornes story is definitely something i want to animate. This essay is probably the best/most thorough that Ive ever heard, so thank you.
Trying to work out the lore of this game is like playing where’s Wally, but all the the people and locations are replaced with eldritch madness Thank you so much for making some sense of all of this
The music and soundtrack in this video essay was such an amazing touch! Honestly I’m so impressed with this piece of work. You’re hard work really did pay off and you can tell this was a passion project! 👏 well done for real
When we decided to take on this project, we knew that there was a risk involved, as we weren't so sure how many people would still care about Bloodborne this far after its release, but seeing the amount of people who are still as passionate about Bloodborne as we are, and the amazing comments and support you've shown, it's why we love making these videos, THANK YOU!
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Loved the videos bro, of course we still care about Bloodborne!
Haha Imagine ever not caring about Bloodborne
You are the second coming of hawkshaw and we all respect the hardwork
i agree with pretty much everything in this video but after multiple play through's ive started thinking about something. i believe that bergenworth and willem had been so desperate to transcend humanity that once they heard about the fishing hamlet they decided to investigate and they found a village that worshipped kos as a god of bounty bringing fish and the insight of the gods at the cost of their own humanity. so they sent in the hunters to get whatever information out of the villagers they could. through some turn of events gherman and maria were given audience with kos and one way or another became pregnant with gherman's half human baby, since the great ones cant impregnate one another and always lose their child, need a human surrogate but in the case of kos she is the one female great one we encounter besides amygdala ( rom and abrietas not included since they are not truly great ones ) so maybe a female great one has to have sperm donor of sorts which sounds complicated but its a game about cosmic alien gods living in dreams and nightmares. so what if gherman some how impregnated kos as a desperate act to build a bridge between humans and great ones or if it was kos's idea so she could finally have a child as alot of mothers do considering how much god-human birth there is in this game. gherman and the orphan of kos look alot alike ( hes the only great one that looks human at all ) and they share a similar voice. could it be that maria found out about this and was in love with ghermam and in a fit of rage killed mother kos while pregnant? Once this hypothetically happened, kos cursed the hunters and their kin for killing her and making her lose out on her chance to give birth finally. once the villagers would have found out about the death of their god dont you think they would all become hostile towards any outsiders from then on. lady maria being a caring person would have cast out the weapon that killed a friendly great one and spent her time stuck in the nightmare caring for its sickly inhabitants trying to repent for what she had done. gherman on the other hand being punished by the gods and the church by eternally being the moons slave and helping train hunters to take over for him once he dies perpetuation the hunt/nightmare/dream. idk just a theory
Metaphorically, this is not about the story of an imaginary digital world, but rather the original world that allowed this digital creation. The world you thought you were in, never truly existed. Only our limited perception continues giving it reality.
Man, hearing gherman cry out for help with such desperation and knowing help is never coming is honestly soul crushing. That line weighs so much more when you fight him at the end. Isshin sword Saint is their best boss ever but the lore and reason behind fighting Gherman is hands down fromsoftware’s best achievement in story telling.
Couldn’t agree more. I loved the isshin sword saint fight and the bloodborne storytelling. I hope elden ring will have the best of bloodborne sekiro and dark souls
Imagine an idealistic young Ghermann who trusted Laurence so much he's willing to sacrifice his normal life to hunt the beasts in secret. Only to be shunned aside and probably treated like pariah when the secret is out and the people praised Ludwig instead. And yet he still believe in Laurence.
Don't get me wrong I love isshin and maybe it's because Bloodborne was my first fromsoft's game but I personally prefer Gherman, he is a flawed character with good intentions to heart that's why his weapon the burial blade was made to wish "Farewell" to the beast he was hunting. Still maybe my nostalgia who knows.
@@faizalf119 He still endured the hunters dream for years and stayed in order to set the new hunter free instead of following his steps.
What are you talking about? Gherman got help, I ended his suffering.
My favourite thing about BB's implementation of cosmic horror tropes is that despite the existence of Great Old Ones, the real horror comes from the humans and their hubris
It could be that the horror from this world was their own manifestation. It was a corruption of their own perception or lack thereof that damned them in twisted horror when meddling with knowledge and beings hundreds and millions of years beyond their advancement.
@@NoxLegend1 the horror of the world is humans own manifestation. Greed and curiosity. I like that it still feels realistic in comparison; If the world really was built upon Great Ones enacting a will beyond our understanding, if we were to discover or be granted audience with the understanding of such truths would we not end up the same way? Those who would wish to abuse it for power and godhood, those who would seek to understand it through alternate means, those who would seek to destroy it, and those who would seek to hide it permanently.
This game has one of the best plot twist ever. And yet as you said it s all our fault
Sometimes, the real monsters are the ones we made along the way.
@MephiticMiasma the ones we became
Ghermans final voice lines as you deny the way out of the dream will always hit me, the sadness of home believing you’ve started losing your mind in the hunt, the solemn determination to put you down. Gave me chills
personally, it reminds me of Alucard near the end of Hellsing, in tears begging Anderson to stop. Please don't choose to become like me.
The fact all that emotion shared doesn't stop either story ending in a fight to the death adds to that
"I've been begging for a way out for decades, and you, that actually has the chance, rejects it?"
If only he knew. That we weren't lost to the blood. We are no beast. We are just a man. Just like Gherman. Trying desperately to free the other from an unending torment. This is not a battle. It is an act of kindness. A dance of death to the song of clashing blades. To the victor goes the honor of sacrifice. To the vanquished, the sweet release from pain. Gherman fights to protect us from the horrors he's enslaved by. And we fight to grant him rest, because he has suffered enough, knowing full well what lies at the end of that road.
Bloodborne is truly a viscerally beautiful game.
@@inquisitionagent9052 well said
That's funny, I've interpreted his words the complete opposite. The words, along with how he says them, to me sounds like he's going "Oh, you've found out that the paleblood you've searched for all along is the great old one sustaining this hunter's dream. What was it that gave it away? The hunt being a farce? The blood being nowhere to be found? The fact that this dream also needs a great one to sustain it, just like the other dreams you've been in? Regardless, now that you know the truth, it's up to me to clean up this mess."
Much less about him regretting your insanity, and much more him admitting the truth behind your insight, and stating his determination to keep you away from facing the Moon Presence.
After all these years. People still care and it warms my heart. You got a new subscriber brotha
Hell yeah we still care about Bloodborne! Thank you mate, we appreciate the support!
@@Thebrotherscode Apart from maybe ds1 Bloodborne easily best gameplay and story great job mate top notch stuff.
I have only ever played Bloodborne at a friend's house and i'm still obsessed with the lore.
I still want to replay this game
We will always care
vaatis old video was incredible but as the years went on it felt lacking in some aspects, this video not only filled the gaps but added WAY more context to the timeline, the narration was incredible and truly worthy of some madman's respect. Our eyes have been opened.
Thank you very much, this is very high praise and means a lot to us, glad the video achieved its goal of providing a more complete timeline and context to everything in the world of Bloodborne.
Absolutely! And thank you for the amazing story telling!
This is definately Hawkshaw level right here.
Vaati honestly barely covered Bloodborne - and he said the reason why was because he really didn't know the story that well.
Sinclair Lore has a ton of excellent videos, Mitch L, Redgrave, and Last Protagonist all have awesome videos.
Vaati stole from redgrave
To this day, Bloodborne remains to be one of my favourite games. The lore, our adventure, it's all just so beautiful in a tragic way. Loved listening to this so much.
I love the 4 souls games but I can't get into bloodborne... I just downloaded again today but still can't seem to get into it. It seems a lot harder than any of the souls games which is cool but no one is playing online so can't get help when needed so maybe I just need to git good? Who knows... Wish I could get past old yarnham.
@@nointro the three tap rule is perfect for getting past the boss in old yharnam. She's beast type, so I recommend using fire.
Could u explain to me wht its about?I'm a beginner but I hv no idea lol
@@nointro i still get jerks invading my game and killing me..only started playing this month...amazing game
@@harimakenji7608 I got invaded too I just suck and need help killing bosses
The outer God ending is perfect because of the doll. The doll says & i quote
"......of course I do love you, Isn't that how you made me?"
And that same doll now looks after the infant Great one. If we forget about being a human, The person who guides us is literally made of compassion. We teach ourselves love and compassion through our creation: _The doll_
Actually I think being reborn as a great one is the good ending because you see the doll looking after the reborn hunter in the final cutscene, and perhaps the doll will nurture this infant great one and teach it empathy and human values
Thanks for pointing that out. I'd love to think it that way and it may now be my headcannon. :)
This and also it’s the only ending where the cycle actually ends because you kill the moon presence
@@lute6904 does it end the cycle tho.
Maybe you'll just have the same purpose as the Moon Presence and seek to repeat the cycle
The doll is not human to begin with, and i don't think she will oppose whatever nature the new great one will come to develop.
imo the best ending is the one where you accept to return to the waking world
Event tho the cycle may repeat, but it is the one that is closer to the human nature we are doomed to repeat history and the cycle of life is a never ending one.
The ending that we may one day accept ourselves and our weaknesses and that we don't have to be more than what we are.
That's the thing tho what if the hunter doesn't lose his memorys of being a human so he could very become a much better great one
51:15 It’s honestly breathtaking how beautiful and well designed the environment and gameplay are in this game. Your footage of this part in particular is one of my favorites because it’s the best example. Thank you for this video.
Lmfao 🤣
I’ve watched so many “what is bloodborne” and “what is dark souls” story videos but it still is so enjoyable. Such an immortal story that fromsoft were able to create.
Ahem hp lovecraft. You do know a lot of it is almost copy paste like eldrich beings right?
@@quattro4468 I mean yeah they have eldritch beings in bloodborne but the story is what’s good. There are many lovecraftian story that aren’t good because they aren’t well written
@@quattro4468 ahem, you do realize everything inspires everything else and nothing is unique or original, right?
@@quattro4468 I don't think he made Bloodborne so although he was an inspiration it's not his story bud
@@quattro4468 that doesn't change anything.
"It just isn't fair" is a perfect statement to describe humanity in bloodborne, like petulant children, believing they are owed greatness when in reality they are so far below the great ones
Wait, who actually said that?? Was it Simon?
…Im pretty sure almost every human acknowledges they are inferior to the great ones. Most aren’t whining that it isnt fair either, most are trying to elevate themselves to great ones in various gruesome ways.
@@midshipman8654the attempt in itself to elevate themselves is the characters trying to get what they already know they can't have.
yes they acknowledge it but all the events of the game were in a attempt to contact a great one so they could use/abuse the old blood and to obtain the knowledge of the great ones. Everything was brought about by ignorance (gherman, the citizens of Yharnam), and self-righteous entitlement (Laurence, Micolash, the church, and to a lesser extent Willam)
You've got a point, but you used the worst dialogue. Simon says that when talking about how all hunters are forever condemned to death and eternal torture, just because the original hunters committed atrocities. It isn't fair to punish those who had no choice, or aren't even connected to the original crime
@@evilajax5657 ah I see, you're definitely correct then
"Tonight, Gehrman joins the hunt" I always get goosebumps when I hear that line, it's so epic
It should say that when a player/NPC is summoned for co-op, or maybe invaders too
I always imagine smash bros intro
@@Saixah😂😂😂
Man, I'm obsessed with Bloodborne for years now, watched, I think, almost all lore videos on YT (including all those massive few hours podcasts and lore playthroughs) and I'm so happy to see there is still something more to see and learn even after all this time.
Instant like and subscribe!
good to know that obsessed people like you and me are still hanging around. there is something that brings me back to the world of bloodborne and its lore.
@@shyy2103 don't be surprised. Great games like all great pieces of art are studied years after their release.
I felt this comment and the replies deep in my core. Something about Micolash made me look into the lore of Mensis and I’ve been obsessed with the overall lore of BB ever since. Still have a special place in my heart for the school of Mensis tho.
lore playthroughs you say??
The hunter was so powerless to help other in the beginning and when they get so powerful they have none to save anymore
*Flashes back to little girl*....Mistakes were made, and I now live in regret.
If you freed Gehrmann and Maria, at least you saved 2 souls from misery. If you lie to Ludwig at least he die happy. If you kill the infant of Kos and Mergo Kos will return to the depth and removed the curse and Arianna soul will finally at rest.
@@faizalf119 Good point. The hunter can't save anyone from the consequences of the choices they made. All he can do is end their suffering.
@@JR-hw7bk Beautiful. I haven’t seen any other game write a player insert main character and their roles in the overall story as well as Bloodborne.
The whole section about Maria had me crying. Her story is so tragic and beautiful. I couldn’t contain the emotion listening about her connection with the doll. That on top of Laurence, Gehrman, and Gascoine… this game had me bawling mid boss fights. Also, as an artist I would like to mention that so far this is one of my favorite games due to the immense detail put into it. The colors, the moon, the horror aspects, pointy, black structures, eery lamps, the white flowers in the hunter’s dream- it’s all so beautifully designed. Love Bloodborne. 🥲
You've just put into words why we love this game so much, beautifully articulated. Thank you for watching Emily, we appreicate your time! 🤍
+1000000
Oh pleaseeee……
I have to imagine the only reason this amazing, ridiculously high quality video doesn't have more views; is LACK OF INSIGHT 👀
Dat way!!
Milkweed rune
grant us eyes, GRANT US EYES!
It took 48 madmans knowledge and 85 great ones wisdoms before i had the insight for this video.
The sad thing is, the real reason is almost certainly that there’s an over saturation of blood borne lore videos. Once you hear it a dozen times you stop being excited at a new one.
Which is tragic because this one is without a doubt the best one IMO.
No offense to Master Vaati, the works here are - to me - among the best transcriptions of a story's lore I've ever seen. The pace, is relentless, and yet considerate, and speaks not with haste but with purpose. It speeds along, not in impatience but toward further, deeper insights and elaborations. Like a speed painting of a masterpiece, you have woven a nightmare into being. _Now I know,_ that while I have killed Gehrman many times in that field of flowers, _I never knew Him until this moment._ *Thank you, Brothers,* for giving us the gift of understanding a world I have always known passion for, and now with confidence -- *can say I truly love.*
I ain’t reading allat
@@jinxmajinme he said video is bussin
@@jinxmajinmeyea you have a few on here trying to be unnecessarily intellectual.
@@gelena31 cheers pal
@@deadcell4837 how is “i aint reading allat” intellectual 💀💀
I always liked Bloodborne's hidden story, and found it extremely fascinating, with these lovecraftian creatures enslaving mankind with curses and trapping them inside their own dreams. But I never found it so emotional to the point of tears. And yet this video is so well edited that I cried three times.
Same
It really is a perfect story. I don’t know how Myazaki can create lore like he did for Bloodborne and Dark Souls. It’s just unbelievable perfection.
And as for the tears, I find the Old Hunters DLC quite emotional as well. Ludwig, Maria, Laurence, OoK. Tragic figures, tragic and sickening story.
Gehrman as well, Gehrman really makes me sad. Your fight with him isn’t something about power, it isn’t anger, you’ve served your purpose and he doesn’t want you to be trapped for eternity like he is. He wants you to move on and live life, so badly that he is willing to give his all to stop you from taking his place. The best ending for everyone though (at the very least you and Gehrman is the transcendence ending, Gehrman is free finally, the Moon Presence is gone, and you have begun to bring Humanity to a higher level of being)
Lol ok diva
Average Bloodborne fan
The scariest thing about tue story is how believable it is. I mean magic and stuff aside, you can easily see a similar story playing out in reality.
Patient: Oh lady Maria…I am always in pain…everything hurts…please help me
Lady Maria: Go pick flowers
Have Insight incel
Lady Maria was telling people to go and touch grass a century before the Internet.
plip plop splish splash
I absolutely adore Bloodborne’s Lore/Story the most out of all the souls games it’s so disturbing and makes Bloodborne one of the scariest pieces of Media I’ve experienced in the past decade. Well done on summarizing it all up!!
A bottemless curse, a bottomless sea. Accepting of all that there is and can be.
Beautiful
49 insight gained, when I pushed play.
50 insight gained, when the video ended.
Amazing.
1 insight gained when you like the video
Congratulations, you've become a great one
Damn bro where'd you find 49 insight from
Aw sweet, cosmic horrors beyond my comprehension!
Seriously though, while I am playing through the Dark Souls series for the first time, Bloodborne was my first Soulsborne game I played through and finished. In my playthrough, I didnt play the DLC since I didnt have it, and I had no idea about the umbilical chords. This video helped me understand the story behind the game and it feels good(?) knowing it now.
oh my fucking kos this video is so underrated it physically hurt me. The sound design, the narration, the details, it's so well done and it doesn't get a fraction of the attention it deserves!
Thank you Marlon, happy to know that you enjoyed watching the video = D
God I learn something new about this game every time I watch a new video. The theory about Blood-starved beasts being blood saints that were harvested for blood after their transformation is genius.
It just proves the level of faith and denial they had. When even their Blood Saints turned into monsters, they still drained them of their filthy beastly blood and surely went on to minister it to more people, only spreading the scourge more.
@@MetalNick No.
@@MetalNick Always at least one fedora tipper in every discussion.
@@MetalNick Just because nazis invented the jet engine doesn't mean we should have burned and never used jet engines.
Regardless of the quality of a person's character, if their work has value then you should not discount their work.
It's just annoying when people talk about the literary narrative themes that are extremely poignant and useful to an alternate setting, or to writing in general, and some person kicks down the door and goes "BuT DiD yOu KnOw ThAt He WaS aLsO bAd MeAn MaN".
Just because Lovecraft was a xenophobe of the highest order does not mean we should discredit the entire writing genre that he basically pioneered and invented, and *since* he basically pioneered and invented it, we should analyze his work to see how that even happened.
Plus, nobody in this comment thread was talking about Lovecraft until you showed up, you literally just came here to derail the conversation because you wanted to feel morally superior by bringing up some dead guy and then calling him racist. Nobody asked.
I see you've done this to several other comment threads as well. Good luck living a happy life with that level of toxicity.
@@CorwinTheOneAndOnly you worship a jew?
This video is better than 100 movies I can't find words to describe how much I enjoyed it. An hour passed like 5 minutes. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this work
Thank you for telling me 😭🤯
I almost thought this video was about to be a 25 minute video. A Hour Long video is definitely a good Audio book
@@ridjauhnryan6882 U are welc ✨✨
When I first watched Vaati's video, I was confused because a lot of things didn't add up. Especially after the DLC was released.
You have covered pretty much everything in a manner that makes much more sense. Amazing video!
Vaati's video was WAY too rushed and incomplete.
This was suppose to be the story of Bloodborne, but it actually ended up being a Rom roast
@@_Umbrael_ how? Just how?
@@_Umbrael_
Did you do your first playthrough with the HUD turned off?
You are *required* to beat AT LEAST Gascoigne and Shadows of Yharnam before Rom; so you *had* to have seen AT LEAST 4 giant, boss health bars before Rom if the HUD was on.
I don’t buy your story, friend-o.
@@_Umbrael_ you saying that proves his point.
@@_Umbrael_
Let me just unpack this...
1) You bought and booted up a game you knew nothing about.
2) You made the conscious decision to fiddle with the options after immediately gaining control of your character.
3) You found the option to hide the HUD, knew what that meant, and made the conscious decision to turn it off... all because you magically assumed that was the ‘hardest difficulty.’
4) You played the game up to Rom without EVER seeing your health, blood bullets, item selection, message prompts, speech prompts, interaction prompts, and any boss’ health... on a *blind* playthrough.
5) You fought a giant, deformed spider that has its own background music, battle arena, summons minions, meteors, and is *required* to progress the game further.
...and you still assumed... that it *wasn’t* a boss?
You are a terrible liar, but a really good internet troll.
Well done. I hope I was a sufficient replacement for your much needed human interaction this week.
You may breathe easy now, knowing you fooled a total stranger; your galaxy-brain could really use the oxygen.
@@_Umbrael_
Oh, good. You played a Souls game before.
*Then you should already be somewhat familiar with and should able to recognize the patterns of what a Fromsoft BOSS looks like.*
Theme music.
Arena.
Big enemy.
Big EFF-off attacks.
Summons minions.
Pick a few.
It’s not hard.
You are so *full of it.*
The bloody sceleton beating on the gates in the Nightmare will forever be the most nightmarish thing this game showed me.
What was done to that person, what fear was so horrific that it stayed with the bones long after the flesh has left them?
I maintain that under good direction, Bloodborne's backstory would make a great anthology television show.
Well it will be on HBO so who knows.
It's gonna be bad.
@@xirxirsday6583 this is gonna be a thing?
The entirety of dark souls 1 would make for a great bedtime story book too
I've wanted for a long time to make a Dungeons and Dragons campaign out of Bloodborne.
This is the best bloodborne video of all time, we're all grateful, THANK YOU!
then i have to assume you havent seen any other actual bloodborne lore videos from channels like sinclair lore, redgrave (who wrote a 107 page essay too), last protagonist or aesir aesthetics because this video not only not mention many, many things, but just basically flat out lies about some things, while not proving the more "wild" theories with actual facts. Not to mention if we would look at it just from a production standpoint, the fact that they overused music in places they shouldnt have and didnt even use any music from the game itself makes it so much worse.
In conclusion, it is incomplete and as i said just wrong in some places.
Honestly i do like that people make lore videos about bloodborne in 2021, i just dont like that this video got so popular while being how it is.
@@4blasphemy dam
@@wilhelmlvseth321 thx
@@4blasphemy it’s just supposed to be a timeline video, and lore is interpretive, so it’s not some big “sin” to get something wrong. Also the production is great compared to other lore videos as some of them don’t have the best mics or editing, I like Redgrave and Sinclair but this video is really good and very clear for people who may not need a super focused look on different subjects in the Bloodborne world
@@dylanmayhue4605 lets be honest, im 20 mins in and there are points already where the music is so loud i can barelly hear the voice, why im already in the comments. It would have been better without it
The only truly wild part about this whole game is how quickly all these grand castles and cathedrals were built. You’re telling me they built the entire cathedral ward within Laurence’s prime? That’s gotta be like a 100 year project
I think one of the main side effects of the Old Blood was potentially longer life? Similar to the One Ring more or less prolonging/stretching ones life. everything in this story that comes from something Greater only brings about ruin when humans pursue it. our mortal frames aren't equipped to see, touch, taste, feel, or be in the presence of higher beings.
as a Christian, I absolutely LOVE this game because it feels like a bizarro take on Christianity. tons of absolute comparisons and similarities. the consuming of body and blood to gain further access to health and eternal life. the prayer to be given eyes to see. but all for naught. the object of their faiths are brutal and mostly merciless creatures. that's exactly how history plays out in our world, and how the Bible speaks of every civilization that seeks greatness. Greatness and dominion over the world is sought, acquired, and through insatiability ruin and destruction comes, and the cycle repeats. our only Hope, though, is for the actual God of gods to break into the cycle, destroy it from within, and bring us out of the cycle through His own self sacrifice, death, burial, resurrection, and Ascension back to His throne. All under the guise of being murdered by his own creations and enemies.
anyway. love it love it love it. playing through it again now. have never beaten the DLC. I've always wanted to play with the Churchpick but didn't get far enough into the DLC. anyway, it shall be acquired.
This is, in my own opinion, the best summary and explanation of Bloodborne's story to date.
I still prefer The Paleblood Hunt by Redgrave since it allows for more subjective interpretation.
For example in this vid it just states that Papa Guacamole is already turned into beast and murdered his wife in cold blood, when there is possibility that perhaps witnessing his wife's death at the beasts' hand itself was the straw that broke the camel's back, or how the eldest daughter is killed by the brick troll when it could be just as likely to be suicide.
Still an amazing video though.
ALT 236 version is over the top.
@@shira_yone Mmm, in hindsight there are a few incorrect details. But looking at this from the surface, it makes total sense.
HP. Lovecraft wants to have a Word with you about the unknown and the cosmic horrors.
This is the best 'Story Explained' Ive ever watched. Hard for me to understand ive watched this like 8 times
Ludwig might not have been the First Hunter, but he is undoubtedly the greatest in my eyes.
Sounds like a true Yharnamites.
This video really deserves more attention.
AGREED
This is too underrated
@@ceral1871 YT's artificial "great one" are blocking the old lore.
Thanks man means a lot
You are so right and maybe this will come to be the video to come to for newcomers
This is by far my favorite Bloodborne video. I've watched it atleast 5 times over the past year
I really enjoyed this video. I liked the separation into chapters that eventually touches upon each boss, enemy, and NPC. The importance of each while also getting all the overarching plot connections with the factions is deftly done. This should be required viewing for all BB fans
Imagine a Bloodborne show. It could start with Laurence bringing the blood to Old Yharnam, the church and Ludwig trying to contain it, then the first season ends with them dropping the bridge once they can't contain it anymore
it would be great, but i feel that most directors would ruin it by just making it like another of the many zombie type shows
I can imagine it, but i can imagine even clearer how they'd mess it up. It wouldnt be subtle and mysterious at all, and because its based off of a video game they would just fill it with mindless action. I hope something similar pops up though, anyone inspired by bloodborne who happens to have the resources to get a show made.
it would be a massacre. Especially if netflix took it on. Let them butcher the other universes, and leave Bloodborne alone.
Id like to see a bloodborne anime
Actually it would start with some cops trying to find a killer only to realize it was a beast..
just finished NG+ and immediately started searching in TH-cam to piece together the story. this video helped a lot. BB is a true masterpiece.
How when you had to go to video to piece a story . Nimble minded
played DLC??
@@thegreenmed Fromsoft doesn't tell you a story, they give you a world. in that world if you want to know what is going on then you have to figure it out yourself, the clues are there you just have to find them. I love their method of storytelling because its not just a cut and dry situation, there is so much room for speculation and space for you to make connections, even to this day there could be things we've never discovered about the lore. And that to me is just fascinating.
Ludwig's story is the best written "backstory" in all of video game history, "His biggest strength was his biggest downfall" really hit me hard.
I think Ludwig and Gael from dark souls are kinda similar, they've all fallen, uncrowned heroes. One who's feared because of his beasthood, and the other sacrificed himself and all living beings to save and create a new world. Stories like these really stand for how tragic the world is and how determined humans are.
Agreed
I am in total awe. It warms my heart that this game is so beloved. Your channels analysis is god tier. Out of the countless times i have played Bloodborne, i thought i knew the whole story. Your channel has opened my eyes and i have gained the insight of a madman, thank you. The attention to detail, you guys left no stone unturned and i am beyond impress. From the depths of my heart i am eternally grateful for the work you guys put into this video.
This is the most comprehensive and aweome lore video i've ever seen on bloodborne. Got chills at the end. Incredible work guys!
simon saying "it isn't fair, It just isn't fair" was a really nice closing line
Man this story is so good, it really makes you think about how long the devs sat there and thought everything out, I applaud them for this masterpiece and you for making it understandable for us.
30:11 - another thing that puts into perspective of how long Gehrman has been trapped in the Hunter's Dream is the fact that the doll has cracks on skin, it would take many years for porcelain to form cracks like that
Dudes, this is really fucking good! =D
Thank you very much, that means a lot coming from you
agreed
Bloodborne to sleep to? 👀
Jake The Lord of Sleep approves, definitely gonna check out what they got.
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I just got into bloodborne and I love it immensely. Glad to know that feeling won't go away for the next like 4 years.
Welcome to Bloodborne Geralt! Up for a game of Gwent?
@@Thebrotherscode up ui
Or ever.
Something tells me you'd tear through them all, hunter or beast regardless....
Hippocampus - a section of the brain - in Greek translates to Horse Monster (Ludwig?). The Amygdala is another section, and an easier concatenation from brain to lore. We speak of blood throughout the game. There is a literal brain in this game. I wonder if this game is a microcosm (or some say Kosm) of the human body. I have been wondering this for years, but am too inarticulate or smart enough to rule this theory out. I say this here because I just found your video. I enjoyed it very much and wish to hear if you have any thoughts on this. What is the hunter? Why is it all our fault, as an early enemy accuses? Thank you for the great video.
Well, it's hard to separate Bloodborne from the work of Lovecraft and one of the central theme of Lovecraft was fear of the unknown, fear of the insignificance of human beings in a universe that ultimatly doesn't care about their existence. The amygdala is the part of the brain responsible for fear response, same for the hippocampus. And all around the story of Bloodborne, you see (just like in Lovecraft novels) how humans, in their fear of the unknown, tries to makes sense of what is beyond, to ascend and to obtain the knowledge to makes sense of the fear they have but ultimatly perish because the human mind isn't made for this kind of knowledge.
So I'd say your theory is right and it is a great metaphor. I didn't saw it that way. Now I want to play Bloodborne again!
Hippocampus doesn't mean horse monster dude
@@AC-hj9tv It does, but not exactly. "Hippo" meaning "horse" and "campus" from "kampos" meaning "sea monster."
The hippocampus' shape was compared to a seahorse, and that was how it was named.
@@pol1756 I agree there is a lot of brain imagery. One thing: the hippocampus is primarily responsible for memory.
Is the hippocampus ever mentioned in Bloodborne? Or is this because Ludwig is melded with his horse?
@@austinluther5825 Greek guy here, you're 100% right on the etymology of the word
No matter how many times I have heard its story already, Bloodborne's lore is just something that left me in awe and I can't get enough of it, thank you for your work!
This might have been the best and most comprehensive summary and analysis of bloodbornes lore so far!
Bloodborne is an absolute masterclass in story telling. 2 notable moments stuck with me.
When I found out what was killing all of the survivors I sent to the Chapel of Odin. I wanted to start my game over because I felt so much genuine guilt
And 2, when I went back to The Unseen Village after to moon rose and found it to be a nightmare
What killed your npcs in the Chapel?
@@NeverExistedShadow13 there's a man you can meet, kind of out of the way, and he's looking for shelter like everyone else, but he gives off kind of... "off" vibes? But everyone in Yharnam is weird so I sent him to Oeden Chapel.
As the game progresses, you'll start seeing people disappearing one at a time, and you can find their bodies nearby. Once they're all dead, the man transforms into a massive beast and it's a mini boss fight similar to Dark beast Paarl, except not as strong.
Also, if you attack him at any point more than once, he transforms and has one of the absolute COOLEST dialogues ever.
Look up the beast villager on TH-cam. It's fucking awesome.
This is one of the best videos on Bloodborne ive seen
Thank you for the kind words, it's very much appreicated!
@@Thebrotherscode no prob, THANK YOU!! Im really impressed with your presentation
This is the best break down video of bloodborne, my personal favorite game of all time, that I've ever seen on TH-cam. This is tragically under-rated
"Tonight, Gehrman joins the hunt" gave me chills
Beat him today. And I can Say only one. Farewell, good Hunter. May you find peace...
people : After all these years you can't possibly want to watch more bloodborn lore videos.
me : *clicks Subscribe*
FINALLY! What I've been looking for in a lore video! 📸
Thank you for explaining the Carrion Crows: They feasted on the infected victims of sky burials.
This is one of those things worth seeking out. Not just for entertainment, not just for keeping cosmic/gothic horror alive, but having a new perspective on life and imagination. Life would be be dull without stuff like this in many ways.
My favorite part of bloodborne’s story is every time you try to condense it it just brings up more aspects of the story to explain. That’s why every summary is at least an hour.
One of the main reasons I love bloodborne is that it has a passionate community that cares about it even after almost 6 years since release and churns out content! And also let's not forget the guidance level 3 rune
This is an absolutely captivating tribute to the lore behind Bloodborne, and I'm grateful to have stumbled upon it. People like myself are just now discovering the Soulsborne genre in 2022 and to be honest, videos like this are accessory to the enjoyment I get out of playing the series. Cheers!
This was amazing, not gonna lie, ludwig’s part legit made me cry. It was really badass and sad to see what happened to him. That, and after doing a crap ton of chalice dungeons as of late and checking this vid out, gives me a lot more respect towards the chalice dungeons. Great work, you’ve gained an automatic subscriber.
The moral of Ludwig: you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain
Yes Ik dark knight lol but i think this is a perfect example of that.
This video was absolutely brilliant. I had played through this game many times and assumed that I understood the story... now I'm confident that I actually understand it fully after watching this video. How incredibly informative!
Unbelievable guys, I had no idea the Bloodborne lore was this deep. Really see this game in another light now, thank you
I think Bloodborne continues to be FromSoft's masterpiece. There'll always be fellow hoonters interested in these vids
Thank you for including the music in the description. Many content creators forget to do that so I’m grateful that you included it. There are many songs that are edited so seamlessly in videos to invoke emotions and you did a great job with that in this.
I played this game when It released over and over again. Such an amazing tale. With the responsibilities of adulthood always coming, and game time reduced more and more, this synopsis was such a wonderful way to relive a gaming experience that I remember so fondly. Thank you. Beautifully done
Thank you so much, this is exactly what I was looking for, Bloodborne is my favorite game of the generation with Witcher 3, I love so much the atmosphere, the universe, the art of its world. I really hope they will make a Bloodborne 2 some day
We're glad you found what you're looking for, thank you for watching! : D
Wow. Incredibly well done. That final sequence was so emotional. Truly, well done.
I've watched a lot of Bloodborne Lore videos. This is the best. So meticulously put together and with such detail and care, the editing at the end stands as a visual representation of how amazing this essay is. For once, I came away having had much of Bloodborne answered, rather than the typical confusion - I think a lot of that is the way you've stitched the story together through 'chapters'.
Seriously, just fantastic stuff.
Thank you for your work:) Just want to add some connections to the story.
15:30 It was Laurence who betrayed Byrgenwerth and brings Old Blood of Queen Yarnam to Cainhurst. Annalisa became immortal and gave him support and influence to create the Healing Church. This twist is important enough to be mentioned. They became enemies much later.
22:00 They burned Old Yharnam after the Red Moon is rising. The Red Moon rose when the Mensis school began a ritual and attempted to invoke the Moon's Presence. As a result, all the students of Mensis and the people of Yahar'gul died and going into a nightmare, and the people of Old Yharnam nearby began to turn into beasts. I think at this point William used Rom to hide the Mensis ritual and prevent the spread of the Red Moon. But you may be right, and the ritual was hidden before in collusion with the Mensis school to hide it from the Church. Especially paying attention to the fact that the School of Mensis was stealing people of the Church for experiments.
1:02:45 It was the hunters who cut out the fetus of Queen Yharnam. In the labyrinths, before the fight with the queen, we can even summon the hunter "Queen Killer". So they got Mergo and an Umbilical cord as result. During the boss fight, the queen's belly is in place.
1:02:54 I very much doubt that the Moon Presence is hunting other Great Ones. His goal is clear, to reveal the Mensis ritual and end the suffering of dead Mergo.
Why does the Moon Presence care about Mergo?
So.. If you notice that the Moon Presence is called nameless in note (that is, the Moon Presence is not a name), also called Paleblood and no one has seen him, it exists only in a nightmare. It is easy to assume that the Moon Presence is a formless Oedon himself. And that's why he cares about his child. And that's why Arianna gets pregnant after the Red Moon rises.
If that's Moon Presence's goal then why did it use Djura and Eileen before the hunter? For me it seems like a cicle. I heard somewhere that MP wants blood echoes, cant remember where...
@@PedroFinGuitar This is the task for that particular Hunter. This is why Moon Presence cares about Rom and Mergo. But of course, you are right, the main goal of the Moon Presence to resurrect in the real world by absorbing enough blood echoes.
This is a direct reference to Lovecraft. The Great Ones died long ago in the real world, they live only in the world of dreams (or nightmares), but even so strongly influence people's minds.
@@PedroFinGuitar I have also always wondered that. Clearly Djura and Eileen has been in the hunters dream ("Tell the doll I said hello"). They clearly fulfilled their contract and got beheded by Gherman. And all the other hunters too, whose gravestones stand in the hunters dream. Maybe its a time loop that repeats itself each full moon? (MP controls the moon cycle). And it always end when the hunter frees mergo. Only that we is the first hunter who consume three umbilical cords and slay MP, thus breakning the cycle/loop.
@@RomanGuro But it only absorbs the blood echoes if we defeat Gherman? Which no hunter before us have. Or does Gherman absorb our blood echoes when he kills us and then MP absorbs them from him? Like the theory that it's goal is to resurrect in the real world. You gain by far the most echoes from killing the MP compared to any other boss.
@@Myrcht you don't get blood echoes from killing gherman so yeah, i think what he absorbs goes to Mp. Also, i don't think it's a cycle that revolves around mergo and yes around the hunt, but on this night of the hunt ocurred the mensis ritual so thats why you have to go after rom, I'm kinda high so i might be wrong
You have no idea how happy i am to have finished another game you covered so I can listen to another one of your videos on loop 500 times. The Sekiro vid made me hella teary eyed every time at the end
The way you put together the Ludwig chapter really brought a tear to my eye....
For those of you who watched and got goosebumps at the ending's soundtrack of this wonderful video. It's from 'Gravitated by Edgar Hopp'.
Just want to share it, because the soundtrack really made me chill.
thank you hunter, i searched so long for it
"Maybe the real treasure is the bloodborne we made along the way." - Big Hat Logan, Demon's Souls
Here from Sinclair Lores recommendation. Very well put together video 👌🏻
You’re alright boy
WE HAVE A PLAN ARTHUR
Absolutelt fucking amazing; your tone, syntax, and sentence structure; this video was a breeze to listen to despite it being over an hour long. Great job dude, this is probably the best BB lore video to exist.
Let me just say that ending was so clean. I’ve loved this game for the combat alone and only scratched the surface of the lore until u so plainly spread it out for us. This was one of my most enjoyable hours I think I’ve ever had the joy of wasting time on TH-cam, if one would even consider this time wasted. Subscription has been earned my good sir, just wish I got to this video a year earlier
This might be the most thorough Bloodborne lore video I've ever seen. That info at the beginning regarding the ptheumarians is amazing, I don't think I've ever heard it so detailed before and it all makes sense.
i realize that i'm super late here but this video is just perfect. probably my favorite take on bloodborne's lore as a whole. it had all the complexity of the game's world and backstory put into an easily understandable, well thought out, and professional grade video. absolutely incredible. keep up the good work!
Bloodborne was my first soulsborne game ive played and its one of my favorite games ever
36:05 I've never seen anybody talk about this photograph before. Nice spot.
The most complete and polished version of its known lore, aside from speculation, available. Great freaking job!
I like how no-nonsense this is.
Much better than many other's I've seen trying..
Don't mind me, just constantly rewatching bloodborne analysis and story videos until Bloodborne II comes out.
I love how active the Bloodborne community is still. I've found nothing but quality, helpful and wonderful folks involved in creating content about the game or encouraging others to play it. May the good blood guide your way, fellow Hunters.
As someone who just downloaded this game and it’s dlc today after Elden Ring it’s super dope that people are still so active in the community
I’ve never even played bloodborne but this video had me genuinely interested from beginning to end. Great video.
God Im so glad projects like these are being done with this game, it's so incredible and deserves a staying place in gamer's minds. Awesome work you guys
I only just recently played Bloodborne for the first time...
... finished my 6th playthrough today. What a masterpiece of a game.
Who was the toughest boss for you? Mines the blood starved beast
@@jonathanburger7777 Nowadays I don't really struggle with any of the bosses, but the Shadows of Yharnam tend to give me the most trouble
It’s so good to know that new people are figuring out about this magical story
@@jonathanburger7777 how... Get the plunged blood cocktails throw them around and smack the boss around
Thank you for this. This is the first time I've had this much clarity on the bloodborne lore
I really hope they make a Bloodborne II. So many missing puzzle pieces that are so interesting when not pieced together
This is a masterpiece, you should be incredibly proud of this video I can't believe it doesn't have hundreds of thousands of views. *Chefs kiss* 👌❤️
Currently leaening 2D animation, and bloodbornes story is definitely something i want to animate. This essay is probably the best/most thorough that Ive ever heard, so thank you.
Trying to work out the lore of this game is like playing where’s Wally, but all the the people and locations are replaced with eldritch madness
Thank you so much for making some sense of all of this
The music and soundtrack in this video essay was such an amazing touch! Honestly I’m so impressed with this piece of work. You’re hard work really did pay off and you can tell this was a passion project! 👏 well done for real
I’m not into these long lore videos. But dude you knocked it out of the park with this one.