Dark Souls Lore - Andre of Astora
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- Dark Souls Lore - Andre of Astora
Unlike other videos, I didn't explain the meaning behind the name Andre and if it has any relevance. Possibly because that's my dad's name, or I just plain forgot! But in essence it comes from the Greek Andreas, compounds of "man / warrior" etc.
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andre is a blacksmith who got exiled for submitting too big a sword to a blacksmith competition, which he then gave to artorias
And Artorias proceeded to somersault clear across the length of the cathedral with it. After which he responded, "dope"
@@thecomedygamingnetwork261 and then forces started playing
@@thecomedygamingnetwork261 lol
Literally Godo from Berserk
@@thecomedygamingnetwork261 bruh, you better pay for my burial after killing me like that. Lmfao
I think he's undead, and the only thing not keeping him hollow is the drive to smith.
its about drive its about power we stay hungry we devour
So like Vamos?
“I make swords, axe’s, and other weapons for the sissies who won’t fight with their fists”
- Andre of Astora
This brings me back to the height of dark souls lore, nice video
The best is yet to come
from ELDEN RING
One thing that didn't make any sense to me in Dark Souls 3 was why he handled upgrading your Estus Flask, when that's supposed to be the Firekeeper's job?
Was he part of a line of Firekeepers?
Now that you mention it....wait, what the fuck?
Good thought. That does seem a bit sloppy and inconsistent.
Yeah it's one of those bizarre things they never explained. There's no reason why the Firekeeper couldn't have been the one to handle estus flasks in the third game, so far as I can see.
@@SilverMont if I remember correctly, estus shard description reads that it's a shard of the original flask. (I don't remember if it's 2 or 3 that says that). So maybe he's putting your (broken) flask together piece by piece and it just looks complete in animation because it'd be too hard to animate drinking from a broken flask? Estus is liquid fire basically so maybe the flask is kinda like a magic thing that auto fills near bonfire flame? Thus why when a shard is reattached to the flask (assuming the shards are large) you get another estus use. Then again ds3 is a big o ds1 nostalgia bait fest so maybe they just wanted you to have another reason for you to talk to Andre.
You used Fire Keeper Souls and Humanity to upgrade the flask in the first game. In the second it was switched to Shards and Bone Dust. Bone Dust works the same way in 2 & 3, but it's actually the Emerald Herald that handles the Estus Flask Shards. The Herald is a lot of things, but she's not a Fire Keeper. Hypothetically this could mean that whatever method they're using to graft the shard onto the flask is a learnable skill, rather than something innate like Fire Keepers' proficiency with certain types of souls.
I like to see him as J.R.R. Tolkien's Tom Bombadil. He isn't exactly a well-known figure, yet everyone knows of him and his business. He is one of the few "constants" in the world of Dark Souls. Although he is, for a lack of a better term, a "Well-Known Enigma" Andre serves a universal purpose in a world where conflict is cyclical, and to survive you must be prepared. Was he a normal person before? Was he a homunculus made by the gods to maintain the cycle of the Age of Fire? I believe he is simply that: a mystery we all know. Even in a world where the world itself is both story and storyteller, no story is complete without some mysteries here and there to spice it up. Sometimes the best mysteries are the ones that are in front of you. Personally, I'm always happy to see Andre anyway, even if to talk.
I think Andre was a real human in DS1, but in DS3 he is something that the Gods created
@@kaspersaldell nah hes undead, undead who has a purpose wont go hollow, he smith, he life.
Is there a cycle really? its been said that the fire has a starting point, so im wondering.
🌞❤️ my man , love this character
unkindled lad me boy, I've conquered the undead curse and survived innumerable fire cycles by simply finding immense purpose in smacking the same estoc with a hammer 30 thousand times a day thus calling into question the legitimacy of the undead curse and undermining the plot significance of undeath and the hollow plague that functions as the core narrative component to every single souls game because miyazaki doesn't know where to stop with fanservice! arg arg arg arg argg!!
You dare question our lord Miyazaki who can do no wrong!
Hey, having some sort of goal to keep you occupied clearly helps with the curse!
Silver Mont Unbreakable Patches is a clear example of that ^
Funny you mention him!
Ones own personal goal is no more emotionally significant than anothers based on merit but how determined and committed to it one is and can remain
He is driven by an unquenchable drive to keep any gear brought to him in good repair, he will never forsake his goal for that would mean forsaking his own humanity
I think Andre in Dark Souls 3 is the same as in original one, roused from sleep of death just like Ashen One, to serve once more. Could it be that the petrified smiths that look like Andre were his siblings? Or like you said, Andre was in multiple places. If he was not intended to be Gwyn's firstborn, he is one of the oldest characters in the lore for sure, similar to Slave Knight Gael in that sense. And I do wonder why they made him have lip animation, when there are barely any characters in the series like that?
Andre my godly supporter. Thank you dark souls for me reminiscing about his lines; They remind me of Godot(Berserk) specifically "Don't get yourself killed"
Consider the fact that, despite what he said about the Ember of the Divine Blacksmith, and the enormity behind that name, Andre was able to use it, as was he capable of using the Giant Blacksmith's.
If nothing else, I believe that Andre himself is also divine, whatever that status entails.
Personally I really like Hawkshaw’s theory regarding the betrayal of the gods and what he says about the blacksmith god. Personally, I have a hard time believing that Andre was ever intended to be the firstborn considering his title indicates he hails from Astora.
People used to think Solaire was the first born, for the longest time, too. He had the "of Astora" thing as well.
I thought it was common knowledge that he was initially a descendant of gwyn.
One of the three characters who survived from the era of the gods to dark souls three. (Others being patch and gael). I wonder if andre also survived till the end like gael and patch?
Gael survived to serve his lady, patch survive to punish the greed. While andre survive to... serve the flame? Serve the undead? Can he keep his sanity intact while everything has gone?
If he has something to smack his hammer with, sure!
@@SilverMont Gael has been around since the era of the gods? I didnt know that...
I always liked the idea that characters returned in different forms from one era to another. Just like the 4 lord souls always manifest anew in different forms but with similarities in their goals and powers.
Maybe thats true for ever soul and for people like Andre and Patches (who have a very specific purposed in life) the "reincarnation" is very similar, to a point where it feels like they never died.
Hey Mont, I’m back! I didn’t think you where still making these videos, thank you for still doing these. (In case you don’t remember, I am originally Resistance Commander or Ser Arrec of the Dreadfort when I got into a discussion with you about the Ivory King a year back). Anyway great job! 👏😀👍
I did take a big break from making lore videos!
Sen meaning a thousand in Japanese is correct, however Sen can also translate to line, war, previous, hermit/wizard and loads more. The ones that make most sense to me are war and wizard. There's a lot of arms in there, lots of armor and cannonballs, that sort of stuff. Then wizard makes sense because the lizard dudes are employed by Seath to bring people to the archives for experimentation I think?
But in the Japanese version the name is センの古城. セン(Sen) being a proper noun, like the name of a person or place. The の part is possessive and 古城 means old fortress. So it's someone or someplace called Sen, and that's their old fortress.
That's good to know!
What you said about firelink is something that I think makes the most sense. It's there to attempt to bring fire back to the world, but in "reality" (the worlds we fight in) the fire is already waning, and the firelink shrines we see are all decrepit and dark. "You can't delay the natural course of the world" was the theme in dark souls since the beginning.
I don't want to see my work squandered!!!
Love the lore videos, mr SilverMont. I’ll take any I can get at this point, but do you think in light of all the Bloodborne rumors of late you could find it in your heart to make some more on that epic game?
If we get a 60fps version of BB then I could play it again and do some more lore videos, yeah!
Just started re-playing DS3 and like clockwork, I get a new Silver Mont video. Cheers Alex!
Praise the Sun!!!
A new Silver Mont lore video!
He is an undead himself that chose his own path
Okay, this is nice & all, but I'm looking for divine weapons before entering the Catacombs.
I get so happy whenever I see a new lore video about dark souls, keep up the good work man 👍
Miyazaki has confirmed that Andre of Astoria and Blacksmith Andre are two different people, and that they, along with all the identical petrified Andres, are members of "the Clan of Andre, the Blacksmith".
Where did he say that?
I was trying to think of more good dark souls lore channels and then this gets released 2 hours ago. Nice :) thanks for the upload man
What a coincidence!
Andre is an Illusion, much like Gwynevere was. In the Untended Graves' Dark Shrine, most of the NPC that were in the Shrine at some point, either left (Karla, Cornyx, Patches which became Lapp) or died at some point in your Journey. Irina is found dead in the same spot behind an Illusory Wall, Your Firekeeper is most likely dead at the tower behind where you first encounter the Swordmaster. The
The NPCs that are in the "current timeline" Shrine, just after defeating Gundyr are, The Handmaiden; a real person since she's found at the future Dark Shrine, Ludleth, Your Firekeeper, Hawkwood (that abadons the shrine in the Way of the Dragon Questline) and Andre the Blacksmith, not Andre of Astora, a fake Andre which is a tool to empower your resolve to Link the Fire. A blacksmith that mysteriously have the ability to empower your Estus. When you arrive to the Dark Shrine, the only thing left in Andre's spot is the Blacksmith Hammer that reads "Metal hammer passed down amongst blacksmiths of the shrine" which indicates he isn't the only bearer, hell, this blacksmith could have a different guise for each Ashen One. The Hammer that Andre drops in DS1, explicitly states that its owner is Andre of Astora. No one makes a reference about him, on either the Past or Future shrine, not even himself.
Also, Artorias grave was most likely desecrated, his ashes delivered to the Handmaiden, thus why she sells his armor set. This can be implied by the fact that the grave where you find Ciaran's Hornet Ring has the Artorias Sword leaned on its tombstone.
TL;DR: Read the first four words of the comment lmao.
Prithee be careful...
...i don´ t whant to see my work squandered!
I personally love the possibility that Andre is actually an unkindled in DS3
Been a while for a Souls Lore Video but it is good to see another one come out :)
Yes! Been waiting for more!
If the theory that DS1 Andre is that there are multiple Andres that possibly existed, as mentioned from the dead stone Andre we find up near the Moonlight Butterfly, then DS3 Andre may not be the DS1 Andre.
What's up man. Glad to see new Souls videos!
He is an interesting character, albiet likely just an old smith who used served a larger role at one point and was brought back for fan service. (a practice 3 used a... "tad" too much.)
I got lore questions though that I have some ideas on. How did Vendrick get so powerful? As certainly if it was through his powers pertaining to soul, his hollowed form would have been far far less powerful than it is. And if it was a power he got from dragons, then from where does it stem? As not even Midir is as tanky as his naked hollowed form! And Kalameet was a tough opponent, but he didn't take half as much abuse as the Ancient Dragon. Not to mention, you'd figure the Ancient Dragon would be this tanky also if it was an ability stemming from ancient dragons specifically. And wouldn't explain his weakness to the angered Giant Souls, unless it was a soul based ability...
Honestly, its a pretty confusing topic with many answers. So I figured I would ask your opinion on it.
Then comes the King's Blessing. An ability he can grant you that basically makes you immune to hollowing. How do you think he hollow? (I think he revoked it from himself so he could die and go hollow.)
And finally, in Ds2 the dragon based powers feel a lot more varied than the other games. As though they are less biological and more mystical in nature, which I personally like. My question is, how powerful is the ashen mist heart? As it may seem like a silly question. But the ability to go back into ones thoughts and pull out real objects, including powerful souls of bosses and upgrade materials or unique equipment. That seems immensely powerful. If used on the right corpses or "equipment with memories", you could just go anywhere in history and experience any event to acquire anything you feasibly wanted.
Ok so vendrick gained his power my presumably defeating his worlds 4 lords and then building drangleic with aldia. He was intended as his ages chosen one basically until neshandra came and ruined everything causing him to lock himself where she couldn't reach. The king's blessing is probably the fruits of his and aldias lifetime of research into the curse so he seems to have found the theory of how to at least halt the curses spread through the power of the crowns(or those who wore them combined) as far being tanky it's a game mechanic thing. The ancient dragon in 2 was probably made that strong simply to give it the feel of how difficult it would be to actually slay a dragon. 1 and 3 made it feel to easy for what a dragon is supposed to be
@@UnholyWrath3277 I don't know. Beating the world's lords seems to be like the first steps of any undead's journey in all 3 dark souls games, and we never get anywhere close to that amount of power just by doing that or being a chosen one.
As for the King's Blessing that is fair, and I could see that being the case.
And as for the tankiness, I don't know. But I get the distinct impression that if they didn't want to imply something with the giant souls mechanic, they wouldn't have bothered with adding the mechanic in the first place as it would be pointless. So I do think his tankiness is a canon thing and not something they added for the lols. So I do have to say I disagree.
And for ancient dragon, that is fair enough. Although admittedly due to Midir's body resistances he is technically just as, if not more tanky. (I just chose to bypass that nightmare and go Pestilent Mist.) Kalameet feels like he is stronger in the lore than he is in the game, ngl.
So in short, I agree on some things and disagree on others. But thanks for giving me your thoughts on the matters.
@@hunterotte4085 np and do remember the player character slays anything and everything he comes accross theoretically he is the strongest thing in the series because they have no ceiling the player has complete control over how strong/effective they are. From slaying the OG lords to dragons anything they all fall to the player character. Of course as will anything it's all opinion which is what makes lore discussions fun. I wouldn't read into kalameet to much as I feel he was limited by the game he was in. If they could have made a midir type fight work in ds1 they would have made kalameet more like that. Also just a tip on midir just hug his face with a lightning buffed straight sword. Roll in between his 2-3 swings then take 2-3 of ur own and repeat. I kill him in a 4-5 minute average on any ng.
Also good note on the giant souls mechanic I personally took it as his power is also tied into whatever it was he pillaged from the giants upon invading them. Either that or it's tied into his guilt over invading what was actually an innocent race of beings and that weakens him by reminding him or his failure similar to the music box stunning gascoine in bloodborne because it reminds him or his family. That was always how I viewed it at least
@@UnholyWrath3277 Ah, that is an interesting note. The gascoine part. But the issue is he is a hollow at this point, and as is stated by the lore they are souless husks devoid of emotion and memory. Supported by all interactions we have with them. So I doubt he is feeling much anymore on the emotional end. But as said, a very interesting thought that could be true as he is very different from most hollows still.
But your point on Kalameet's fight is fair and something I have always thought as well.
And as for Midir's fight, I just have issues landing head shots as when I fight him its always off the ground for one reason or another completely out of range. The pestilent mist route takes around 7 minutes, but I just find it to be the safer way to do it personally.
OK but what about the other dead blacksmiths where you find other embers? They look like Andre and yet Andre is clearly not dead. Was he a set of triplets? Does he simply get reborn?
That, I don't really know. I've usually put it down to just a reused asset as they didn't want to make more blacksmith models but wanted us to know who the petrified ones are. But you could probably come up with some lore reasoning too haha
Plz i need more of this in my life. Especially from you.
I'm here connecting the dots
Whatever the case may be, the sword he is hammering on for thousands of years should be aluminium foil by now ^^
I always believed solair of astora was the first born son
He will always be. Don’t @ me.
Andre doesn't go hollow, because blacksmithing is his passion and purpose.
i m hungry again
What If he is Fire God Flann?
I miss you so much 😭
Comment right above this: "I miss the old bugger, I do"
i just call him grampa smithy
This made me think of something.. Gwyn has alot of similarities of inspiration from zues, he had many demi god children from his affairs with mortal women. What if gwyn did the same? All the blacksmiths are his bastard half breed children or of the like, all looking a bit like him. Especially since there is nothing told of his wife, perhaps like Hela, she didnt like it and left(instead of torturing them etc).
Also, Andre is Andrew from its roots, which is a biblical and religiously important name having its own chapters. Dark souls has a history of names having hidden meanings, could be a stretch though.
There is also evidence of a doorway by his station, and possibly him opening the firelink to lord vessel, he was intended for more.
Andre calls you pritee
What if he’s the smithing deity and that how he live so long
Flann? Someone else brought that up, too! Shame we know virtually nothing about that dude. Kinda wish they'd given us something in DaS3, even if it was just one more item description
Silver Mont well I assume he is some deity as even if he was undead and his blacksmithing kept him from hollowing when the flame is linked the curse of undead is temporary lifted for a long time so I can’t seem him constantly making it past each renewed age of fire at his age and it seems that only the divine could have a life span that long evident by gywndolin living right up till he was devoured not long before we get to anorlondo
. And as for patches surving that long i believe the title patches is associated with a cult of sorts comprised of undead who seek propose this also explains there differing suffixes such as “heyena” and “unbreakable”. PS I think it’s really funny how I’ve been sitting trying to write a eassy for the past half hour and wrote more in 5 minutes on a comment about a theory about a character in game that came out 4 years ago
he called me pretty
Ya are pretty indeed 😊
Love it
Are you done streaming on twitch
I have a twitch but I don't really consistently stream on there - no schedule, that is. Now and then I'll do stuff tho
Silver Mont well I hope I catch one next time you do
I thought Mc Duff was Andre
I feel like ill stick with vaati
If you feel ill, try and determine the cause, although be careful when self-medicating
godot of berserk
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Andre is the firstborn but a random Dragonslayer who didn’t even had a name stole his armour and claimed himself the “heir of sunlight”. That’s why Andre only uses pants.
hahahah this should have been canon
Miyazaki let the game open for the player’s interpretation, there’s nothing that proves this wrong so if you believe it, it’s canon in your interpretation.
Andre's biggest flaw is that he wears pants :)
True story 🥂
‘Tis not a possibility for the true reason he’s wears no shirt is because no shirt or chestplate can hold back the raw untamed power of his muscles
It bugs me that in DkS1 he wants the occult ember, he even has has a creepy tone in his voice as he asks for it, but in DkS3 he seems afraid of the profane ember and doesn't want it.
I guess you could call in character development but it just feel more inconsistent to me than anything.
If it's the same guy, maybe part of him "remembered" it from the first game and he decided he didn't want none of that.
@@SilverMont man learned from his mistakes.
"I miss the old bugger, I do."
Just a theory of mine, and I don't have any solid evidence for it, Andre is the Divine Blacksmith who served Gwyn's firstborn and the other warriors of Anor Londo.
The Titanite slabs and demons arose upon the divine blacksmiths death. It would be a decent theory but Andre isn't dead and so it can't reasonably be him without some real plot shenanigans
He could be a human who is halfgiant or halfgod and is a follower or descendant of the blacksmith deity
@@UnholyWrath3277 if he died, and then became undead it could work ;). Just playing devils advocate ^^
@@UnholyWrath3277 I assumed something similar. The Titanite Demons, The "Andres" (some of whom are petrified) and Vamos, I figured all of them were fragments of what once was the Nameless Blacksmith Deity.
Andre visually is very Hephaestus like, so it's no great leap to connect him to a blacksmith deity.
Vamos because he is a blackmithing corpse, and of some mysterious "royal line".
Titanite Slabs themselves also could possibly be part of him or simply "heirlooms" of his because the method of their harvesting or creation died with him.
Exactly how the multiple identical "Andres" work I'm not sure. Possibly they are a quasi-race like the Titanite Demons (who Andre is found next to), who just naturally become stone when they go through something akin to hollowing. Possibly it's more of a reincarnation, each petrification being another cycle. That would fit how the first one we find is next to a butterfly, making us think of the stone remains being something like a discarded cocoon. Certainly any form of stone based immortality would draw the eye of the Moonlight Butterflies, given they are servants (or at least creations) of Seath.
Whether the Nameless Blacksmith Deity and Gwyns Firstborn who's name was removed from history and cared only for arms are the same person as well I'm not sure.
*walks down steps of undead parish old church*
"You must be a new arrival. My name is Alex and I am the Silver Mont. If you require lore, speak to me."
*Silver Mont goes back to hammering an excellent video together.*
Hmmmmm
I did the biggest double take when I saw the upload date XD good to see I’m not the only one who still loves this game
Finally a video about the best darksouls waifu
Wouldn't that be like, husbando?
hey people called Gwendolen a Waifu xD
It's worth mentioning that in the Design Works interview miyazaki says (basically) that they were making a bunch of changes to Andre during development of DS1 and that what you said was true, he was going to be gywn's firstborn and move the statue and stuff, but before you know it he was just a blacksmith. I believe it's in the characters section.
Andre never stopped swinging that hammer, not even after he broke the metaphysical elden ring by smacking the exact same spot with a hammer for thousands of years
Andre may or may not be in Elden Ring. Shhhh! I didn't say anything! ;)
@@TheMeanArena I hope so. Even if he's not a main character like before a cameo would be sufficient.
But let's be honest. The more andre the blacksmith the better.
I should call my uncle andre
Oooooooooh Elden Ring!
@@SilverMont if the Elden Ring is the universe itself or something, you heard it here
Same voice actor as the Advisor in Total War Warhammer
In all likelihood he's probably just a regular blacksmith who managed to survive till the time of DS3. Much like how Patches never really went Hollow, Andre never lost purpose and continued to live for eons.
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I have a theory that andre survived so long because his purpose was never really fulfilled. There would always be people who need weapons and armor. And since he is always fulfilling his purpose he never goes hollow. As for defending himself I think nobody would try fighting him.
yeah, andre...you mean gwyn. you mean theres this one dude who is single handedly responsible for helping all of the undead try to link the flame, and it would be near impossible to do it with out him AND he looks like gwyn? yeah, thats gwyn.
Since seeing him in the 3rd game, I thought that he was the Nameless Blacksmith god mentioned in the first game
One theory is that he is Dark Souls version of Anna. Anna is a repeat character in the Fire Emblem franchise, In Fire Emblem, games have thousands of years between them.
Lore, Lore.....? LORE?! LORE!!!!!!!!!!
Law!
Is it bad that i never used blacksmiths on any run .-. Except 3 to reenforce estsu
A neat twist for the end of DS3 could have been having Andre become the nameless king himself as they still both share the long white hair of Gwyn's line. It sounds like a stretch as the games are now but would have been something interesting to try and bring more meaning to him instead of just being a throw in for 3, somewhat like Sekiro did with the old carver.
But I can see why they'd leave that kind of writing for a more focused title.
Alas thats just my rambling, of course.
Oh snap! Be careful out there!
Everyone only talks of Solaire...
Andre is the blacksmith God.
I think Andre in DS3 is an unkindled too
Who is the blacksmith god?
>Multiple Andres
Sounds like PAtches but for smithing.
Patches and Andre will be the original creators of the universe or something goofy
@@SilverMont Yin and yang probably.
Amazing chest ahead
Andre the Immortal
The mint is back
Sweeet new monte
He's obviously Velka and this, paired with page 71 paragraph 2(underneath the TIP that points you to the "Long Range" Materia in the Mythril Mine section) of the original FFVII hardback strategy guide, proves that it's Cloud and Tifa.
Came for Darksouls got hit with the narrator from Fable
I kinda miss playing Fable, not the best game ever but I enjoyed 'em.
you pointing out andre being the first born does make me think it was intended at first, he knows artorias and a smith from the lost city of anor londo, he has the same beard as gwyn, etc
Yeah, I think the basic timeline is: Andre was intended to be the first born in DaS1 -> they cut it last minute and left it vague with a few clues -> roll around DaS3 and they put in the proper first born as a boss fight to give us an idea of how a high powered Gwyn could be
Prithee be careful
Hmm, well he could be the god of smithing which in the lore he left after Gwynn linked the fire. For he says to the undead in the third game too do it for his (the ashen one) kin and he must serve for his. Seems a bit odd that if he was a simple human he would not just say our kin, instead of making a clear distinction between the two. Also with in the lore Gwynn told his kin to shepherd the humans toward the linking of the flame, if he is apart of the race know as gods than it would be in his best interest too support the linking of the flame. I very well might be wrong he could just be a bearded hobo who is slumming it in a church and fire link shrine.
So if the first flame creates alternative realities so more chosen undead=better chance to be ignited again because some of those "chosens" are not doing thier job, like Kirk joined the darkwraiths then left them to help the fair lady and some just running around with gank squads waiting for invaders to make fun of them. Pretty sure Andre is a constant figure made the first flame to help the chosen and when he dies thi first flame just makes a new one.
edit: also he is the most powerful charester in the souls universe because he is the only one who know how to move his lips
Beefcake finally gets the spotlight.
Cakes shouldn't be made of beef
Andre was Gwynn first souls split to supply arms for his legion he just appeared with to slay the dragons
My personal head canon
In a way a descendent if Gwynn but not in the traditional sense.
I love Andre and how he is a nod to Godo from berserk
Odin Santa
This.. I need this bro
Thanks for making these videos again,,👍🏽
He probably made the bond fires
Finally more souls, love your channel!
Haha I needed to take a bit of a break, plus I covered most of it! But there's a few characters/themes I never made videos on.
@@SilverMont you could do sekiro
I gave some Sekiro lore a shot, but it didn't really pan out. Most everything was delivered so clearly that there didn't seem to be too much point in making videos discussing it.
@@SilverMont haha alright
Something I’ve noticed theory channels fail to mention, due in part because it can make the souls series even more convoluted than it already is, is the fact that many characters are undead and the possibilities that come from that are kinda crazy. Despite being a completely different era, DS3 still has some DS1 characters and the easy explanation is that they are undead...again. Died as an undead just to be resurrected once more. Why does the world seem to have bias for certain characters? Well. It’s mostly just a good excuse for old favorites to return. I will say that it seems pure undead never die, but they do if they go hollow (canonically). So the reason Solaire never returns is that he went hollow in Izalith and died for good. Patches continues to return, as he’s never gone hollow, etc. I haven’t researched this thoroughly enough to prove it but it’s fun to think about.
I think it was fan-service, but for the in-game explanation... well, something to do with reincarnation, with souls cycling back into existence. Or rather, the soul itself never "died" or went anywhere, just the owner came back.
Andre is the firstborn, his appearance in DS3, in the shrine, is just a casualty of the time distortion that exists in the game. He has artorias' seal because he was kin to the 4 knights, just as Ornstein was to him.
Ah, so you think the Nameless King and Andre are one and the same? Well, stranger things have happened, I suppose!
It would have been a cool twist that if you defeated the Nameless King at Arch Dragon Peak that Andre would be gone. (Making both ideas true)
Then how tf,you upgrade and infuse your weapon lol
Also theres 3 blacksmiths in ds2.
Who'd I forget? Oh, the bird?
@@SilverMont so theres 4!!:
1. Majula guy with the merchant daughter
2. Belfry Prior? The blacksmith you can roll the explosive barrel to get access to.
3. Mr Skellytonn Blacksmith in the poop pipes
4. Right down the road bird lady. She was so hard to find
I don't remember #3 on your list, who is that? I can only think of Lenigrast, McDuff and Ornifex, if she counts.
@@SilverMont undead blacksmith Vamos my dude.
Mont, the words of Andre sit heavy when paired with current America... Great video, keep it up!
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