Great video. One note: The old man is basically Mr. Opposite. So it's still not quite clear, what Yharnamites think of Arianna. When he's talking about "Arianna" and how she resents "Adella" for having what she herself doesn't have, the meaning is most likely to be taken the other way around: Adella despises Arianna for having what she doesn't...
Yes, it's true about the Skeptical Man saying the opposite of the truth. It's definitely hard to know what Yharnamites feel about her, but the Healing Church definitely has their eyes on her judging by how Adella reacts.
Nice video! A good insight into Arianna. I came into this game only recently and am glad to find people are still keeping this lore alive years after the game's release. Thanks for sharing!
These lore videos are amazing! Viable theories that even Vaati missed, and delivered excellently with great atmosphere. Its frankly unjust that you don't have more subs
A noble woman who's home gets attacked and destroyed, after which she flees to another town where she becomes a lowly prostitute and eventually gets impregnated by a "monster"... Miyazaki seems to be a fan of eroge. Jokes aside, Arianna is one of the only 3 people who are and stay genuinely good in the game. Incidentally 2/3 (Arianna, the little girl, the chapel dweller) of these people meet a horrible end and there's nothing we can do to stop it. Well, 3/4 if we count the original Yosefka, but so little is known about her that we can only assume that she's a good person.
You can also count Gilbert, the guy who gives you the flamesprayer in the beginning that’s suffering from a critical illness. He tries to help you the best he can from his window. He’s similar to the hunter in a way because he’s a foreign outsider as well I believe and he came to Yharnam for a blood transfusion. It’s a shame he meets an unfortunate end by transforming into a beast.
@@eugeneedgeworth1436 Now that you mention it, I always did find it frustrating that I can't even attempt to save him, but to be fair, he's too far gone by the time we meet him. On the other hand, since sanity potions revert beasthood, I'm pretty sure we should be able to help out those who aren't completely gone, like Gilbert (or possibly even Amelia?). On a slightly unrelated note, I also found it frustrating how we can't even attempt to avoid fighting Quelaag by speaking to her, if we chose the Witch's ring in Dark Souls.
@Kaze Vongola I don’t know about Amelia I haven’t really looked into the lore about her yet and yeah, I have a theory that From Soft. gains strength and power from the sadness we get from not being able to save the good characters we come across by giving them tragic ends and not giving us the option to help. That whole questline involving Gascoigne’s family hit me pretty when I did it, Eileen’s as well. She’s second best girl with the Doll/Maria in first. In summary, From Soft. may gain power from our sobbing for characters we can’t save in Bloodborne/Dark Souls.
Another illuminating and beautiful one Michela , while I have an understanding and a good grasp of the lore , your individual theories and speculations are very interesting and well thought out , truly the beauty of BB , cheers !
Thanks so much! That's what I thought I'd bring to the table with the lore videos I make. It's not too hard to learn the story, but exploring possible theories and making connections is my favorite part.
@@Michela since there's other endings and other ways around stuff, I sometimes just let her live and assume everything was okay lol this was after I've beaten it multiple times
I like that smol kin 😞 We can always just leave her instead of killing her baby in front of her to steal its umbilical cord for speculative reasons (srsly wtf??) Djura was right. We are the real beast. Arianna and her baby deserved a hug 🥺
Thank you for being so patient! I started this one ages ago and then lost all of my footage, so I ended up starting again from scratch. I'm glad to finally post it!
@@Michela well worth the wait! I miss when there were more lore videos on Bloodborne and your's are so engaging that it more than satisfies that urge haha keep them coming!
Love your content! I think it's quite cool that the Vilebloods are almost "the good guys" if there is such a thing in bloodborne. Maybe just the victims, but who can say?
Thank you so much! That's true! I feel like the Vilebloods are misunderstood. They're not any worse than anyone else in Yharnam, (DEFINITELY not perfect because the servants in the castle quiver in fear near the statues of the Cainhurst family) but the Church throws them under the bus. When you compare them to the Church though, it's clear who's worse. Did the Vilebloods poison the townspeople? They're no strangers to the sanguine plague, but did they cause it? Although the Knights are only called so for the sake of appearances, they still get a sweet title and a gorgeous outfit, which is more than I can say that some would offer for their jobs, lmao.
I think it's more likely the church did it, since they were the ones that needed a disease to cure. Maybe the church used the Vilebloods to do it, and then put the blame on them later, but that's just me speculating. About the knights, when I joined the vilebloods, I did it because I truly hated the church (I'm into lore plays), maybe others did the same?
Great lor video! Thanks et congratulations! Although it might not be relevant in term of lore, I think it's still pretty fit that her lines change depending on your character gender, especially when you first meet her.
Thank you! That was an interesting touch for sure, although I would've appreciated her telling me to come back in the morning, please and thanks, lmao.
Curious. If Arianna and her child prove that they cannot survive without the other, then what might’ve happened to the surrogate mothers of all the babies we find in the Orphanage?
I'm certain that those are already orphans. Judging by the Orphanage Key item description, I believe that the Choir collected the forgotten orphans in Yharnam to do experiments on them to make them into celestial children, much like imposter Iosefka did. Others theorize that the orphans are collected and groomed to join the Choir themselves when they grow up and that the experiments are on other Yharnamites. Neither is confirmed, so there's a lot to think about!
Wonderful insight! I don't know how much I can discuss of this yet, but there will be some upcoming content where a few friends and I discuss this! The painting is something I didn't even consider yet while making this video, and it really is fascinating.
@@christmasham4312 That explains it! I usually see that when people are being sarcastic, so I figured I'd ask. Thank you for clearing that up and for your comment!
Hey Michela, just found your channel. Really liked this vid about Arianna, it humanized her. Her story reminds me a bit of Fantine from Les Misérables (which if you haven't seen nor read it, seriously wtf? Watch the 1998 version). Someone hypocritically and unjustly cast from society, forced into a life/profession she did not want, to simply survive. And of course, the same persons in said society that vilify her, are all to eager to use her to satisfy their baser desires (while loathing her in the process). Sadly, no matter your actions, death and horror are her only available outcomes. Thank you for bringing some needed depth to this very tragic character (are there any other kind in From games? lol) The other reason I am here is to make a suggestion to you. While looking over several of your vids, I noticed that you seem to enjoy media of this general time period. If so, I HIGHLY recommend BALTIMORE (has nothing to do with the city in Maryland), a comicbook series by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. Though set during WW1 time period in Europe, it exudes Bloodborne/Bram Stoker's Dracula/Lovecraft feels. Honestly think you'd really love it. I'm of the opinion that it would make an absolutely phenomenal TV series. Anyhoo, if you check it out and like it let me know. Do a review even, as I'd like to know your thoughts.
I love that you brought up Fantine in this - Les Miserables is my all-time favorite musical and the 10th anniversary performance (which I think is the 1998 one you mentioned) is the best one, in my opinion. (Could there BE a better Javert than Philip Quast??) I agree. Like Fantine, the circumstances around Ariana are well beyond her control, and her outcome ends up being tragic no matter what actions you take. You've made me curious about Baltimore now! I'm going to look up more information on it, it definitely sounds interesting and rooted in a time period that I'm fascinated by.
Actually the 1998 version I was referring to is the movie starring Liam Neeson and Uma Thurman. Javert is played by Geoffrey Rush. So now we've established that you're more cultured than myself (0_< ) *farts*. Gonna have to make it a point to watch, or even attend (gasp) the musical. Expanding horizons is usually a good thing. If you're ever down to play some Bloodborne, my psn is TheMoonCow. I main as Abraham Lincoln.
@@OYME13 I loved that movie back in the day! I think I caught the musical on PBS first and watched the movie right after since it was new at the time. I thought it was an excellent adaptation. OMG you main as Abraham Lincoln, I love that! Abraham Lincoln: Beast Hunter.
@@Michela Ha, that's it exactly! I was inspired to make the character after watching Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. People usually get a kick out of having Abraham Lincoln suddenly show up to help them in a boss fight, lol
I love at 00:51 you were talking about ariana not suspecting women to be clients, it's funny to me because you also suggested maria had feelings for adelaide, it reminds me of myself doing yuri shipping lol
Oh 100%! The hints are definitely there for Maria and Adeline, and there's so much missed opportunity with Arianna, even though she's still one of the most fascinating and kind-hearted characters in the game.
@@Michela I AGREE!!I protected her from Adella just because I loved her so much, so sweet and people talk about her just because of her profession. And thank you for replying! I love your input and point of view on the game 👍🏻
Oh wow! That's one of the best parts about Bloodborne. You can play the entire game without learning many of its secrets or meeting some of the NPCs. I guess you'll have to play an 8th time now!
Yeah and I even have the platinum trophy plus who would want to hurt the lonely old lady, Arianna , or the chapel dweller lol in every other from soft game I usually kill NPCs for this very reason but they did so good with bloodborne I felt so much sympathy for these lone survivors I couldn't bring myself to do it lol
Actually if you shoot the baby she faits instead of dieing. The way I know she faints is because her position after fainting is different than her death position
@@Michela I mean, theoretically it does? This might be a lack of experience issue because I’ve never been heartless enough to send Arianna to Iosefka, but I’m pretty sure Iosefka will still drop an umbilical cord if Arianna is “safe” in Oedon Chapel. Arianna’s great one child is going to be stolen away regardless so, unless I’m just plain wrong, Arianna should be able to be saved? Or at least not killed for the true ending
Yes, this is true! The point I was making was that Arianna could've easily faced rumors and lies like the ones the skeptical man tells. What he's saying is definitely a lie because lies are all he tells.
Hey im doing a lp of dark souls any chamce you wld wanna check it out i think its pretty good 😅 Good video btw the bb lore vids r the ones tht i started with of urs!
Great video. One note: The old man is basically Mr. Opposite. So it's still not quite clear, what Yharnamites think of Arianna. When he's talking about "Arianna" and how she resents "Adella" for having what she herself doesn't have, the meaning is most likely to be taken the other way around: Adella despises Arianna for having what she doesn't...
Yes, it's true about the Skeptical Man saying the opposite of the truth. It's definitely hard to know what Yharnamites feel about her, but the Healing Church definitely has their eyes on her judging by how Adella reacts.
Nice video! A good insight into Arianna. I came into this game only recently and am glad to find people are still keeping this lore alive years after the game's release. Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome! I'm glad there are people still looking for lore, I feel like there's always more to explore.
This vid deserves waaay more appreciation than it's gotten. It's well-put together, edited and presented
Thanks so much Vanessa! Share it with your friends, it'll help!
These lore videos are amazing! Viable theories that even Vaati missed, and delivered excellently with great atmosphere. Its frankly unjust that you don't have more subs
Woohooo I've waited so long for this!
Out of all of them, this one took the longest!
wrg, talk, can talk any nmw and any s perfx, doesnt matter
Love your lore vids, glade some are still being made!
Thanks so much!
A noble woman who's home gets attacked and destroyed, after which she flees to another town where she becomes a lowly prostitute and eventually gets impregnated by a "monster"...
Miyazaki seems to be a fan of eroge.
Jokes aside, Arianna is one of the only 3 people who are and stay genuinely good in the game. Incidentally 2/3 (Arianna, the little girl, the chapel dweller) of these people meet a horrible end and there's nothing we can do to stop it. Well, 3/4 if we count the original Yosefka, but so little is known about her that we can only assume that she's a good person.
I agree, it's heart wrenching to see the most good-hearted characters in the game meet tragic ends
You can also count Gilbert, the guy who gives you the flamesprayer in the beginning that’s suffering from a critical illness. He tries to help you the best he can from his window. He’s similar to the hunter in a way because he’s a foreign outsider as well I believe and he came to Yharnam for a blood transfusion. It’s a shame he meets an unfortunate end by transforming into a beast.
@@eugeneedgeworth1436 That's true, and a good point!
@@eugeneedgeworth1436 Now that you mention it, I always did find it frustrating that I can't even attempt to save him, but to be fair, he's too far gone by the time we meet him.
On the other hand, since sanity potions revert beasthood, I'm pretty sure we should be able to help out those who aren't completely gone, like Gilbert (or possibly even Amelia?).
On a slightly unrelated note, I also found it frustrating how we can't even attempt to avoid fighting Quelaag by speaking to her, if we chose the Witch's ring in Dark Souls.
@Kaze Vongola I don’t know about Amelia I haven’t really looked into the lore about her yet and yeah, I have a theory that From Soft. gains strength and power from the sadness we get from not being able to save the good characters we come across by giving them tragic ends and not giving us the option to help. That whole questline involving Gascoigne’s family hit me pretty when I did it, Eileen’s as well. She’s second best girl with the Doll/Maria in first.
In summary, From Soft. may gain power from our sobbing for characters we can’t save in Bloodborne/Dark Souls.
Fantastic lore video.. so there's no way to give the poor thing a happy ending? She meets her end either way
Thank you! I wish we could do so much more for this queen, but like many FromSoft NPCs, her story is tragic.
Another illuminating and beautiful one Michela , while I have an understanding and a good grasp of the lore , your individual theories and speculations are very interesting and well thought out , truly the beauty of BB , cheers !
Thanks so much! That's what I thought I'd bring to the table with the lore videos I make. It's not too hard to learn the story, but exploring possible theories and making connections is my favorite part.
Great video. I never knew the nun could go insane and attack me like that!
I had to play the game twice over just for this video to make that happen! I'd never had that happen before either, it's eerie.
Just discovered your channel, gonna be great listening while at work
Yay! I hope they make for good Friday listening.
I honestly always felt bad killing her and even the little celestial baby. :/
Me too, I feel horrible every time (although there's no way around her dying or turning no matter what happens in the game.)
@@Michela since there's other endings and other ways around stuff, I sometimes just let her live and assume everything was okay lol this was after I've beaten it multiple times
I like that smol kin 😞 We can always just leave her instead of killing her baby in front of her to steal its umbilical cord for speculative reasons (srsly wtf??) Djura was right. We are the real beast. Arianna and her baby deserved a hug 🥺
@@Michela there is tho? Go to her wiki on the fandom and it shows a way to have her alive whilst not getting preggo
Yesssss been waiting forever for another one of these!
Thank you for being so patient! I started this one ages ago and then lost all of my footage, so I ended up starting again from scratch. I'm glad to finally post it!
@@Michela well worth the wait! I miss when there were more lore videos on Bloodborne and your's are so engaging that it more than satisfies that urge haha keep them coming!
Love your content! I think it's quite cool that the Vilebloods are almost "the good guys" if there is such a thing in bloodborne.
Maybe just the victims, but who can say?
Thank you so much! That's true! I feel like the Vilebloods are misunderstood. They're not any worse than anyone else in Yharnam, (DEFINITELY not perfect because the servants in the castle quiver in fear near the statues of the Cainhurst family) but the Church throws them under the bus. When you compare them to the Church though, it's clear who's worse.
Did the Vilebloods poison the townspeople?
They're no strangers to the sanguine plague, but did they cause it?
Although the Knights are only called so for the sake of appearances, they still get a sweet title and a gorgeous outfit, which is more than I can say that some would offer for their jobs, lmao.
I think it's more likely the church did it, since they were the ones that needed a disease to cure. Maybe the church used the Vilebloods to do it, and then put the blame on them later, but that's just me speculating.
About the knights, when I joined the vilebloods, I did it because I truly hated the church (I'm into lore plays), maybe others did the same?
Great lor video! Thanks et congratulations!
Although it might not be relevant in term of lore, I think it's still pretty fit that her lines change depending on your character gender, especially when you first meet her.
Thank you! That was an interesting touch for sure, although I would've appreciated her telling me to come back in the morning, please and thanks, lmao.
Your bloodborne videos are absolutely amazing :)
Great video I enjoy the lore with bloodborne
Thank you!
@@Michela It's okay:D
very good. Nice video and well presented and explained!
Thanks!
So much thought and heart went into this. Thank you.
I appreciate that so much, thank you!
Curious. If Arianna and her child prove that they cannot survive without the other, then what might’ve happened to the surrogate mothers of all the babies we find in the Orphanage?
I'm certain that those are already orphans. Judging by the Orphanage Key item description, I believe that the Choir collected the forgotten orphans in Yharnam to do experiments on them to make them into celestial children, much like imposter Iosefka did.
Others theorize that the orphans are collected and groomed to join the Choir themselves when they grow up and that the experiments are on other Yharnamites. Neither is confirmed, so there's a lot to think about!
@@Michela That would also make sense of why they are much bigger, while also looking so similar to a newborn celestial child
I could listen to you talk soulsborne lore all night. And i fully intend to!
I hope you enjoy your soulsborne spree!
fantastic video. really enjoyed it
I never knew about those runes!!!
They're hard to get because the characters have to get killed in order to get to get them
Good video. In Cainhurst is a painting. On this painting you can see a woman with a crown on her head and a blond baby in arms.
Wonderful insight! I don't know how much I can discuss of this yet, but there will be some upcoming content where a few friends and I discuss this! The painting is something I didn't even consider yet while making this video, and it really is fascinating.
Michela : bloodborne, but make it sapphic
I feel utterly exposed because this is completely true.
😅
@@Michela TBH I kinda love the idea of a lesbian Maria. A female knight like figure like Utena so I fully relate ❤😳😔
@@jollyskull07 I'm OBSESSED with Utena, so I couldn't agree more!
Nice to see a new bloodborne lore video 🙃
Why the upside-down face emoji? 😕
Michela it’s just like a silly smile 🙂 I enjoyed the video probably the most in-depth video on the lady of night I have seen 💃🏼🌚
@@christmasham4312 That explains it! I usually see that when people are being sarcastic, so I figured I'd ask. Thank you for clearing that up and for your comment!
Michela no I wouldn’t be sarcastic you worked hard on this video and I am a huge bloodborne fan so I really appreciate🙂
@@christmasham4312 That's so sweet, thank you! (I also love your TH-cam name)
...VOCAL FRYING AT THE END OF EVERY STATEMENT.
You can't unhear it.
thank you!!
You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed!
Hey Michela, just found your channel. Really liked this vid about Arianna, it humanized her. Her story reminds me a bit of Fantine from Les Misérables (which if you haven't seen nor read it, seriously wtf? Watch the 1998 version). Someone hypocritically and unjustly cast from society, forced into a life/profession she did not want, to simply survive. And of course, the same persons in said society that vilify her, are all to eager to use her to satisfy their baser desires (while loathing her in the process). Sadly, no matter your actions, death and horror are her only available outcomes. Thank you for bringing some needed depth to this very tragic character (are there any other kind in From games? lol)
The other reason I am here is to make a suggestion to you. While looking over several of your vids, I noticed that you seem to enjoy media of this general time period. If so, I HIGHLY recommend BALTIMORE (has nothing to do with the city in Maryland), a comicbook series by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. Though set during WW1 time period in Europe, it exudes Bloodborne/Bram Stoker's Dracula/Lovecraft feels. Honestly think you'd really love it. I'm of the opinion that it would make an absolutely phenomenal TV series.
Anyhoo, if you check it out and like it let me know. Do a review even, as I'd like to know your thoughts.
I love that you brought up Fantine in this - Les Miserables is my all-time favorite musical and the 10th anniversary performance (which I think is the 1998 one you mentioned) is the best one, in my opinion. (Could there BE a better Javert than Philip Quast??)
I agree. Like Fantine, the circumstances around Ariana are well beyond her control, and her outcome ends up being tragic no matter what actions you take.
You've made me curious about Baltimore now! I'm going to look up more information on it, it definitely sounds interesting and rooted in a time period that I'm fascinated by.
Actually the 1998 version I was referring to is the movie starring Liam Neeson and Uma Thurman. Javert is played by Geoffrey Rush. So now we've established that you're more cultured than myself (0_< ) *farts*. Gonna have to make it a point to watch, or even attend (gasp) the musical. Expanding horizons is usually a good thing.
If you're ever down to play some Bloodborne, my psn is TheMoonCow. I main as Abraham Lincoln.
@@OYME13 I loved that movie back in the day! I think I caught the musical on PBS first and watched the movie right after since it was new at the time. I thought it was an excellent adaptation.
OMG you main as Abraham Lincoln, I love that! Abraham Lincoln: Beast Hunter.
@@Michela Ha, that's it exactly! I was inspired to make the character after watching Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. People usually get a kick out of having Abraham Lincoln suddenly show up to help them in a boss fight, lol
@@OYME13 That's hilarious. A friend of mine has a Dean Winchester character and it has me rolling every time he gets summoned.
Arianna turning my lady hunter down made me sad man, I just wanted cuddles
Same! Sure it's the night of the hunt, but we as hunters have important priorities (being with Arianna)
I love at 00:51 you were talking about ariana not suspecting women to be clients, it's funny to me because you also suggested maria had feelings for adelaide, it reminds me of myself doing yuri shipping lol
Oh 100%! The hints are definitely there for Maria and Adeline, and there's so much missed opportunity with Arianna, even though she's still one of the most fascinating and kind-hearted characters in the game.
@@Michela I AGREE!!I protected her from Adella just because I loved her so much, so sweet and people talk about her just because of her profession. And thank you for replying! I love your input and point of view on the game 👍🏻
@@jollyskull07 Thank you so much!
Such a good video, damn.
Thanks!
i finished bloodborne 7 times and i just found out about this npc.
Oh wow! That's one of the best parts about Bloodborne. You can play the entire game without learning many of its secrets or meeting some of the NPCs. I guess you'll have to play an 8th time now!
i listen to your lore vids while at work. not sure why this video doesn't have the views it deserves
That's wonderful, I hope they help you through your day!
Very cool video
Thanks!
Just found this sub today. It’s so refreshing to see someone still creating bloodborne content. Love the channel !
Yeah and I even have the platinum trophy plus who would want to hurt the lonely old lady, Arianna , or the chapel dweller lol in every other from soft game I usually kill NPCs for this very reason but they did so good with bloodborne I felt so much sympathy for these lone survivors I couldn't bring myself to do it lol
Don't forget the fifth character who recognizes our scent! The Impostor Iosefka :)
Finally I get the 2nd cord
Beserk is that you?
Is this the voice actor of bock? The castle dwell
Actually if you shoot the baby she faits instead of dieing. The way I know she faints is because her position after fainting is different than her death position
Man I forgot ariana gives birth crazy
It's one of those details that make you do a double take!
This is awesome! Arianna is bae no matter what
Although this is a great video, you did miss something, you can save her, you can get an umbillical cord from iosefka after killing Rom
iosefka having a third umbilical cord doesn't affect Arianna's safety though
@@Michela I mean, theoretically it does? This might be a lack of experience issue because I’ve never been heartless enough to send Arianna to Iosefka, but I’m pretty sure Iosefka will still drop an umbilical cord if Arianna is “safe” in Oedon Chapel. Arianna’s great one child is going to be stolen away regardless so, unless I’m just plain wrong, Arianna should be able to be saved? Or at least not killed for the true ending
What the lair says is false its the saint that hates her
Yes, this is true! The point I was making was that Arianna could've easily faced rumors and lies like the ones the skeptical man tells. What he's saying is definitely a lie because lies are all he tells.
@@Michela oh I get you
Hey im doing a lp of dark souls any chamce you wld wanna check it out i think its pretty good 😅
Good video btw the bb lore vids r the ones tht i started with of urs!
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Either the accent is consistent or it isn't. My god, my ears bled each time you said oedon
What do you mean? It doesn't sound any different to me.