Gael is a beautifully done character. He is dark souls in a nutshell. He has been in the background since very early. With every small victory he became stronger and more driven to his goals. In the end he became a titan from countless battles and had risen from nothing to the sole holder of the dark soul itself. Knowing he'd fall but giving himself to recreate a world he believed in.
I think you inadvertently answered a few questions about the Lord of Hollows ending. If our humanity slowly disintegrates despite the seal of fire, that means the seal is imperfect, and every time you die, a small portion of your soul is actually able to escape. By taking in the flame at the end of the lord of hollows ending, you take the flame into your own soul, which must bolster the bindings that the small seal held. This would not so much as get rid of the undead curse, but simply change the entire dynamic. Mankind will still be cursed with undeath, however, with no way for their humanity to escape, they would not loose their sense of self. Or, at least that is what I think.
Austin Reale I never even attempted to do so lol. I was just trying to brush over some of the stuff related to the undead curse to move forward with the story of the slave knights.
Dark sigils and the dark sign make us go hollow however dark sigils seem to make us more human while the dark sign causes us to become less human by taking away our sense of self, memories, and sanity. dark sign "The Darksign returns its bearer to the last bonfire rested at, or the bonfire at Firelink Shrine, but at the cost of all souls held. Carriers of the Darksign are reborn after death, and eventually lose their minds turning Hollow." dark sigil "A black gaping hole in the flesh that resembles the brand of an Undead. The darkness of humanity seeps from this bottomless pitch-back hole, the gap filled by the accumulation of the curse." I believe the dark sign feeds our humanity to the first flame while dark sigils counteract this and partially draw out our power using the curse but at the cost of making unkindled ones physically hollow again.
Austin Reale when becoming a lord of hollows and absorbing the first flame the dark sign in the sky becomes a black flame dark sign which might mean we have switched the roles and now the abyss feeds off the power of the first flame or the first flame has become part of the abyss as in an abyssal first flame
Abyss Knight sounds like it repeats the cycle but with the roles reversed so that beings of the flame (Gods, demons, ECT) are now the cursed ones? and if this is so, how does it distinguish itself from the age of dark?
This is so beautiful and sad. The story of Gael is breathtakingly good and his fight was a fitting end to a series that will forever be my favorite. Great video, man!
In my headcanon that Gael 'comes back' to his senses during the second phase, but as he comes back he also realises that since he ingested the dark soul of men, its blood now runs through his veins, which is why we see him hold his swords up one last time, with a determined stance, he has now become like the pigmy lords and his blood will have to be spilled in order to get the blood of the dark soul, as a slave knight his duty had always been to die for a greater cause, but he never went down without a fight.
Friede is not aware of vilhelm's presence "Elfriede, the eldest amongst her sisters and leader of the Sable Church, bestowed this sword to her knight. Only, the sword was a farewell gift, and acceptance signified the knight's resignation from Elfriede's service." Vilhelm accepted the weapon from friede because she abandoned Londor but he was so loyal to her that he secretly still serves her "This hollow knight, who served the three sisters who founded the Sable Church, was particularly loyal to the eldest, and was known as a cold-blooded hangman."
Abyss Knight I know that is the most common interpretation. I chose to believe Vilhelm came to Friede and they reunited in the painted world :), at least for this video that showcased mainly Gael. Thank you for your comment.
You guys have no idea how long ive been searching for that damn dark soul, and when I found out that the blood of the dark soul dried up... Well... As the video states, I was utterly broken...
Gael is a beautifully done character. He is dark souls in a nutshell. He has been in the background since very early. With every small victory he became stronger and more driven to his goals. In the end he became a titan from countless battles and had risen from nothing to the sole holder of the dark soul itself. Knowing he'd fall but giving himself to recreate a world he believed in.
I think you inadvertently answered a few questions about the Lord of Hollows ending. If our humanity slowly disintegrates despite the seal of fire, that means the seal is imperfect, and every time you die, a small portion of your soul is actually able to escape. By taking in the flame at the end of the lord of hollows ending, you take the flame into your own soul, which must bolster the bindings that the small seal held. This would not so much as get rid of the undead curse, but simply change the entire dynamic. Mankind will still be cursed with undeath, however, with no way for their humanity to escape, they would not loose their sense of self. Or, at least that is what I think.
Austin Reale I never even attempted to do so lol. I was just trying to brush over some of the stuff related to the undead curse to move forward with the story of the slave knights.
Dark sigils and the dark sign make us go hollow however dark sigils seem to make us more human while the dark sign causes us to become less human by taking away our sense of self, memories, and sanity.
dark sign
"The Darksign returns its bearer to the last bonfire rested at, or the bonfire at Firelink Shrine, but at the cost of all souls held.
Carriers of the Darksign are reborn after death, and eventually lose their minds turning Hollow."
dark sigil
"A black gaping hole in the flesh that resembles the brand of an Undead.
The darkness of humanity seeps from this bottomless pitch-back hole, the gap filled by the accumulation of the curse." I believe the dark sign feeds our humanity to the first flame while dark sigils counteract this and partially draw out our power using the curse but at the cost of making unkindled ones physically hollow again.
Abyss Knight so what do you think the implications of actualizing the flame within a hollow means?
Austin Reale when becoming a lord of hollows and absorbing the first flame the dark sign in the sky becomes a black flame dark sign which might mean we have switched the roles and now the abyss feeds off the power of the first flame or the first flame has become part of the abyss as in an abyssal first flame
Abyss Knight sounds like it repeats the cycle but with the roles reversed so that beings of the flame (Gods, demons, ECT) are now the cursed ones? and if this is so, how does it distinguish itself from the age of dark?
This is so beautiful and sad. The story of Gael is breathtakingly good and his fight was a fitting end to a series that will forever be my favorite. Great video, man!
In my headcanon that Gael 'comes back' to his senses during the second phase, but as he comes back he also realises that since he ingested the dark soul of men, its blood now runs through his veins, which is why we see him hold his swords up one last time, with a determined stance, he has now become like the pigmy lords and his blood will have to be spilled in order to get the blood of the dark soul, as a slave knight his duty had always been to die for a greater cause, but he never went down without a fight.
Might be the best video I've seen on Gael. Excellent telling.
Beautifully told, thank you for your lore!
I am glad you liked it. Thank you for your comment.
THE LEGEND NEVER DIES
Sweet video mate. I love the music of Geal, it is incredible, the way the phase changes with the music. Great
this video really shows the thematic importance of why slave knight gael deserves to be the final boss of the ringed city
Harry LEVI Thank you man. BTW the music I used on Gael's fight is Knight Artorias' theme.
Abyss Knight That was my intention from the get go. Gael is an amazing character, specially as a counterbalance to Gwyn. Thanks for the kind words.
Cheps Gaming Not a problem. Your quality is increasing with each video mate. Good work.
Great video Cheps. Your narration is awesome!
Heir of Fire thank you 😀
What a story mate, Bravo! But it's sad how Gael turned out be, Rest In Peace Gael, I and us will always remember you....old friend😔💧
Real great video :D Thank you ^^
+Yuzim Z Thank YOU! I am glad you enjoyed.
Friede is not aware of vilhelm's presence "Elfriede, the eldest amongst her sisters and leader of the Sable Church, bestowed this sword to her knight.
Only, the sword was a farewell gift, and acceptance signified the knight's resignation from Elfriede's service." Vilhelm accepted the weapon from friede because she abandoned Londor but he was so loyal to her that he secretly still serves her "This hollow knight, who served the three sisters who founded the Sable Church, was particularly loyal to the eldest, and was known as a cold-blooded hangman."
Abyss Knight I know that is the most common interpretation. I chose to believe Vilhelm came to Friede and they reunited in the painted world :), at least for this video that showcased mainly Gael. Thank you for your comment.
Abyss Knight I think Freide knows vilhelm is there, but she won't aknowlege the fact, since there is a mutual understanding between them
Great video, Well done!
Thank You
*Very Good* Good fluent writing ! :)
Van Kraaiveld Thank you. That is one of the things I am most self conscious about. I'm glad you liked it.
Well done bro!
Thank You
That made me emotional, your narrative and theory are both really good!
Ai Kaname Thank you so much. At least my efforts were not in vain then.
wonderful work my friend.
Thank you for your kind words.
I love that I watched this video
I think I just found some sort of holy grail of Dark Souls lore.
LegosebeMovies I am glad you enjoyed the video.
I am glad i found it.
You guys have no idea how long ive been searching for that damn dark soul, and when I found out that the blood of the dark soul dried up... Well... As the video states, I was utterly broken...
+Slave Knight Gael It was an honor fighting by your side.
I ought to get me some kfc while watching these vids