@@godspeed7986 not only that in lore pontiff put rings on vordt the dancer and the outrider knights that enslave them and turn them mad raging beast with no form of sanity this video is fitting because his own creations became his undoing
@E̵m̷p̸t̷y̵ II pontiff was an asshole who reached the profaned flame like a rat and poisoned sir McDonnell's mind to rule the irythill ... He was nothing but a bastard from the painted world of ariandel
"So, the hounds think to betray the master... Come then, Mongrels. I broke your wills and brought you to heel once, I shall do so again!" -Pontiff Sulyvahn, probably.
"We are not the same knights you found that day. The monsters you created have returned, *to kill you*. -Dancer and Vordt, if they could talk. A siegbrau to you if you get the reference
To be fair the Outrider "phantoms" you see when your in Irithyll are the size they actually were before they became twisted, and there they are slightly shorter then the Pontiff. It seems that the pontiff eye rings are responsible.
I can imagine Vaati narrating this as if it were part of the lore. "And eventually... the pontiff pushed his bounds too far... and his outrider knights... finally turned against him"
Actually, it was Pontiff Sulyvahn who used his Profaned Fire. Dancer actually used her Magic enhanced sword and created a whirpool of Darkness. Darkness won in the end, and Sulyvahn was slain.
@@dragontalon9158 sullyvan was swallowed by the very darkness that he condenned the people of anor londo into. his profaned flames could not save him in the end.
The couple, forced into monstrous version of themselves, found themselves free of their cursed mental state, thanks to a lonely ashen soul who marched with hope in each step and a wish in its failing mind. To save all that I could in this decaying world. It gave them both two choices, to wait to flee to a new world, where they could spend the rest of their lives happy with one another, just as they were before....or...face the one who did this to them, and risk dying to his hands. They didn’t hesitate. They didn’t even so much as consult each other. They knew there was only one option they could go for. Tonight, before the moon sets and the sun rises. A pontiff would die to the couple.
Pontiff: so...after all I've done for you... Dancer: AFTER ALL YOU'VE DONE!?!? do you even remember the years you tormented me!? *demonic sob* Vordt: you're gonna pay for all you did to us, you MONSTER!! Pontiff: I only see two monsters here, in need of putting down. *Ignites blades*
2:10 Pontiff watching the two children beating up his after image in amusement, literally just watching them in the most twisted way possible. He completely sees them as babes in his eyes.
Dancer going second phase looked like she pulled vordt’s soul back from the ground. Also made for an incredible final blow. I imagine she was very mournful in the following moments expressing sorrow for he befallen comrade, whose soul is now bound to her through the second blade.
Another proof that one's power means nothing without strong will. Yes, indeed, could Vord and Dancer challenge Pontiff all the time - but never would they have the spirit to dare to do such thing.
Well... Since they don’t have any spirit left after being corrupted and mind controlled, it’s not really a question of strong will. And before that, Pontiff had guards to protect him, and they were less powerful than in their monster forms (at least in terms of raw damage per strike).
Yeah KeeN It’s true that this fight doesn’t necessarily prove that, lore wise, they should’ve been able able to take down Pontiff, but honestly let’s not kid ourselves : they totally could’ve. His critic is still completely besides the point, but not really because « the outcome of a boss fight doesn’t necessarily reflect their respective power levels lore wise ». Although it’s true, it’s just not really true here.
@@hsay4 who knows, their strength could have been enhanced by the very rings that made them monsters, fitting really for the Bastard of a man to face death at the hands of his own machinations.
"I've heard that kingdom of lothric has been destroyed, I must say it happened sooner than expected." "In the name of the Irithyll of the boreal valley, you are under arrest pontiff." "Are you threatening me my knights?" "Pontiff will decide your fate." "I am the Pontiff!" "Not yet." "So it's treason then..."
@@shinobix4925 maybe he was. who knows what was pontiffs selection to turn his own soldiers into these monsters. or perhaps they were required to have the blood of the old gods to become like that. like some form of direct corruption.
@@unkindled6410 Idk man, most confirmed royals in Dark Souls 3 have a specific way of dressing that Vordt does not follow, which seems to imply that he just another guy the Pontiff corrupted. Cause there's no way every single Outrider Knight used to be royalty
For it was the last time, that the snow under her feet felt cold, as she wandered the frozen cobble of irithyll. Not that it was wondering, neither hurting her, as she was used to the numbness. Neither was she really thinking about that. Not even about her next destination or even objective. Without any intention, she just walked through the night. Without realising, that after the heat of the fight the only warmth left was the blood, rinsing down her body, as it still haven't dried out yet. Unfortunately, it wasn't hers. And so she went into darkness. Alone and never to be seen again. Not even with her beloved one, who until this night was always by her side, never leaving her. But still, another glimpse of light in her eyes, as she has danced her last dance.
I think it was nice, not too over the top that its "edgy". But has that nice serene tone that fits Dark Souls. Would make for a nice lore tidbit you can find or something like that.
The Dancer after Vordt dies: "Vordt...my dear Vordt, you have fallen against who turned us in a mindless beasts. Now, it's time to feel the power of our silent pain, Sullyvahn"
@@kissshot4053 I find it fitting because the Pontiff is the one who turned Dance and Vordt into monsters ala Sauron who gave Nine Men his rings and turned them into his Ringwraiths
2:36 i can't understand the dancer, when she gets in a good location to use the full power of the *S P I N* she just stops, c'mon dancer you never stopped when i tried to run from you
Its because that attack is meant to catch a player who is running away with multiple strikes before getting in close to do the finisher move. But since the Pontiff mostly stays right on top of her (whether because of size or just slower moving because he's a boss) it procs her to finish out the combo.
When the two servant and former lover reunites within the high walls, they realized the betrayal that the pontiff had done, with what little humanity they had left, they decided to take their anger, frustration, and hate back to the man who caused their suffering, they serve him, but he had curse them and their bretheren, they will now serve him no longer. They will defy him, even if it meant discarding their lives, their attacks filled with such animalistic rage, and the pontiff simply dispatched them, as to him, they were nothing more than beasts, and maybe they were, but now in death, they were free, released from the pontiff's evil clutch
Man, you just silently answering prayers or something? Also taking note about how Vordt's aggro didn't stay in his ramming attack for very long, or use his projectile. Eh, NPC AI is inconsistent.
Edit: 2 years later and I finally realize just how stupid my low vocabulary for writing a story was. Also thank you guys for the positive feedback despite my horrible writing. I used the word "Only" way too much. Long ago, in a painted world, with no signs of a single ember, there was a young sorcerer. Only in the painted world of Ariandel did he not feel that it was his home. So, with a clear mind, and a steady journey, he left in search of the profaned flame. In search of this flame, he had discovered the land of Irithyll. Not many difference in this snow covered kingdom, but he would soon find there what he had been searching for. Deep in Irithyll, below the castle, he found the remains of a lost civilization. Treasure spilled across the ground in a single hallway, living stone gargoyles, and of what was seen as many human bodies burnt and mushed together from the ash. He felt sickened from the sight, but only until he found the profaned flame. when he reached out to touch it, and gazed into the fire, did nothing change. Reaching out to it did his hand not burn, he was okay, but he felt something change on the inside. With the power of the flame burning inside of him, he had become a young sorcerer no longer, but instead he felt the need to rule. in the depths of Irithyll, he had attained dark power that no man should possess. With it, he had grown his army, and within a day he reigned his might across the kingdom. With the power of his magic, and the flame, he had most likely become the king of Irithyll. Not many survived his tyranny, but only did he spare the lives of the citizens who he would turn into monsters. He had turned the people into abominations. He made some into his watchdogs, one that would watch the bridge for trespassers. Some he turned into his soldiers who roam the streets, some who turned into a human spider of many legs and hands that had an open rib cage that would become their mouth. But not all of them had been lost the their monsterous instincts for their master. For in the watchdogs lost moments, they will pray, praying for their life to be put to end from this torture. But only by a couple did his soldiers capture that he would make his own watchful eyes. A married two, who he transformed that would be put in the kingdom of lothric. He put Vordt of the boreal valley to watch the entry gates for anyone trying to get out. Then put Vordts wife, who their master had turned into his own dancer at one point in their life, to watch the inside of the church not far from where vordt was. They may have been turned into abominations, but they were not far from each other from being alone. In the sorcerers ruling, he had found one of Gwyns children, Gwyndolin, who he had fed to the devourer of gods, Aldritch. The sorcerer was a king, and had adorned a crown upon his head, and made the only two swords of their kind. One greatsword that is adorned with magic power, and a large greatsword that had the power of the flame that was burning inside of himself. With his power, his name would spread across the lands, for his was... Pontiff Sulyvahn. Years later, somehow, the two lovers Vordt and the dancer have begun to make their own choices. They were no longer going to follow their masters rules. And so, they set out to Irithyll to see their master. Only when they reached the church he was in at the time did Pontiff see his two watchful eyes right in front of him, and felt disgust for them abandoning their posts he set them to. Normally his subjects would bow in his presence, but the lovers did not show a single sign of it. Pontiff knew what this has come to, and accepted the duel. With the dancer making the first move, Pontiff went straight for Vordt. He knew how they fought, and made Vordt his first target. With the battle only lasting for a minute did Pontiff suddenly fall to the ground in what looked like defeat. Only then did dark power start flowing around him and grew dark wings. This was Pontiffs true power. The same power he had used long ago the turn Irithyll into his kingdom. This had seem to be certain doom for Vordt and the dancer but they didn't give up, not when they had come so far. If they were to die, they would die to finally be free from their cursed forms. Within the next moments of battle, the dancer had become enraged so much that she used the dark powers that Pontiff had given her long ago to pull out of the ground her dark sword. Swords slashes against each other, and magic and fire spreading across the church lighting it ablaze, but Vordt was old, and not so evading as his lover was. And so, with one strike from their once was master, Vordt of the boreal valley was killed. But only when he died did the dancer look at his remains of ashes and see his face as he died did she feel that he was happy. She had make the thought that he was finally free, but not only was Vordt slain, the dancer had become so enraged that she would fight until her last breath. Pontiff had grown more power in the fight, but with the many slashes of her swords was Pontiff seeming to look weaker. Pontiff making one final leap into the air, with the power of the profaned flame burning his sword was he about to land one final blow. Only to his surprise, the dancer was readying a dark explosion around the ground where she was standing. Only from their final slash of battle did the odds seem unknown of who would survive. Pontiff dove down to land the hit and created a large fire explosion. Embers had filled the scene, but at the last moments, the dancer had launched her dark explosion where Pontiff had been standing, and killed the king. Pontiff sulyvahn drawing his last breath, and dropping his swords the ground did he disappear into ashes. The king... was dead. with that final hit, the dancer was free but her love Vordt payed the greatest price of it all. But only by the cause of his death did the dancer find the strength to finish the fight. The dancer was free but would live the rest of her days as the abomination she was turned into. She left the church and made it the the bridge she was captured at all those years ago. She dropped her swords to the ground, and the only last bit she carried was the soul of Vordt. He was gone, but Pontiff was dead, and his death was not in vain. With a clear mind, and a steady journey, she left Irithyll, to make a new living. The End. (I do not know why I did this, but if you read the entire thing, Thank you. I did try to add in as much lore as I knew about Pontiffs story, but the comments in the video inspired me to make this.)
I think that, according to the game's lore, this is the most epic fight you've uploaded. My hearth was supporting Sulyvan, as he was giving a lesson to his subordinates, but thinking about what he has done to them, he deserves it.
I feel the most canon thing that would happen here if they came to their senses would be to seek refuge in the Painted World, they would be too afraid at first to just up right away for revenge. The Painted World is for the terribly afflicted, which Vordt and the Dancer are.
Vordt: This time will do it together Dancer: I was just about to say that Pontiff: Your swords please we don't want to make a mess of things Infront of Aldrich
So happy dancer won since she is one of my favourite bosses. Fight gets rather easy (and more fun) if you concentrate on the music and sync your own moves with it. My cute little strengh/ dex build became a dancer herself.
By some miracle, Vordt and the Dancer had managed to find their senses, to realize the monsters they had become. But they both knew who to blame for it: Sulyvahn. Thus, the couple left in the direction of their city of origin, Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. Vordt and the Dancer burst into the great cathedral, where they found themselves facing the guilty of their tragic fate. Sulyvahn seemed disappointed, but not so surprised at the coming of his two creatures that he had so meticulously created and manipulated for his own purposes. Taking his swords, the cruel Pontiff made them understand that he would not let it be and would be happy to remind them who is the master. Driven by the desire for revenge, Vordt and Dancer did not want to back down, weapons in hand and having nothing more to lose, threw themselves into the fight against their deceitful creator. The fight was most violent, each of the three fighters putting all their power in their attacks. Vordt and Dancer unleashed their fury, while Sulyvahn, despite his numerical inferiority, relied on his malice and experience and managed to hold out against both opponents. Vordt, despite all his rage and desire for revenge, and having suffered a lot of damage during the fight, ended up sacrificing himself, and the Dancer, enraged by the death of her companion, delivered the fatal blow which slayed the abominable Pontiff, and thus ending once and for all to his evil plans.
So maybe some humanity have remained in the beasts? All this time they felt the pain of madness and now they’re getting their revenge with the little sanity that remained?but at what price and if the revengance now even matters?
Pontiff: "I created you! I gave you power beyond imagination!" Vordt: "You stole our lives and turned us into monsters." Dancer: "Now you will pay the price for your many sins Usurper!"
The Dancer of the Boreal Valley is my second favorite boss in the game. See her team up with Vordt, another favorite, and kick pontiff's stupid ass was satisfying. Even though Vordt went down, they did good...
Our prayers have been answered, long may the sun shine ! No seriously, what a fight, gwyndamn 0_0 A bit sad our doggy boy didn’t make it till the end, but so satisfying to see them triumphing over Pontiff ^^
Retribution! I'm surprised how well Pontiff held his own against the two, killed Vordt and got Dancer remarkably low, thought he'd last less since Dancer can be very aggressive
They were back for revenge To end the tyranny of tyrant sulyvahn ... They got their revenge but vrodt paid the price with his life ... And most likely according to the walking ghosts of irythill ... I think vrodt was dancer's fiance What a tragedy Someone call vaatyvadia to make a video about this
“In the name of lord Gwyn, you’re under arrest Sulyvhan” “Are you threatening me Outrider?” “The Pontiff will decide your fate” “I AM THE PONTIFF!..” “Not...yet” “It’s treason then...”
Pontiff: (draws swords) You seek to betray me now? Vordt: We were never yours to control. Dancer: We have returned to cleanse the world of your vulgar reign, "Pontiff". Pontiff: Surely you've gone mad, "Princess". Dancer: Only because of your twisted sorcery. Pontiff: I've granted you power. Vordt: You condemned us to a frigid purgatory of your own creation! Forced to wander the land as raving beasts! Did you think we're weak? That we'd to lose ourselves in the profanity of your wicked arts? Dancer: You slaughtered my family. Forced me to dance at your every command, then warped my very soul into an abhorrent monstrosity!! Do you think I would diffidently resign myself to this despoliation of my being because you spared my life?!! Pontiff: Oh, how very imperceptive of me to grant you mercy. Fine, if you wish to be free of the gifts I so graciously bestowed on thee... as pontiff, I have no choice but to fulfill thine requests. Vordt: For the sake of the gods... Dancer: For the sake of my family... Vordt and the Dancer: *We shall purge you from the Way of White. In the name of Anor Londo. For the glory of the Age of Fire!!* Pontiff: *(smirks)* May the flames guide thee...
Besides the fact that he turns into a pseudo 1v2 anyway with his after-image once he hits phase 2, he also doesn't deserve a 1v1 with any of these if you know the lore.
together, we can show this priest what we can do You're next to me, while i'm helping you Tanking all the hits until the fight is done It's been an honor that i fought tonight I'm glad that we can down side by side Time to unite and, attack that Sulyvahn
I had so much trouble beating Pontiff till I realized I tried to dodge right at the last second. His swing was way to fast. Now I dodged sooner and beat him like nothing 🤷🏽♂️ only wasted one flask. Haha
So sad to see Vordt die, but at least the Dancer got her revenge, and avenged her loved one. Instead of common phantoms, summoning the shades of both Vordt and the Dancer to fight alongside you against the Pontiff would be beautiful!
Pontiff: It's treason, then...
"The Pontiff will decide your fate."
"I am the Pontiff."
"AAAAaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAaaaa"
And Dancer is Windu, but wait... she wasn't thrown out the window... perhaps the Archives are incomplete
@@xlecameleonx 2:24
"The Church will decide your fate"
*"Pontiff could not contain the beasts he created"*
This fight is pretty poetic
Lore wise, he would beat their a**
@@umamary6640 Unfortunately, history will not see it that way
It would have been pretty sweet if you could summon the dancer if you beat her before pontiff
@@fuller1883 in human/npc form?
Just like how the profaned flame cannot be controlled
The three bars are better than the little bars that hover over their heads when they take damage
SO TRUE
Four bars would be better though
meowey55 why four there are only three.
Why would they have little bars???
@@randomnessanimation6831 for pontiff's clone
Gotta say, got the feels a little when Vordt died protecting the dancer.
I love when these videos unintentionally create little narratives like that
"The pontiff will decide your fate"
I AM THE PONTIFF
"Not...yet"
Its treason then
@@acsulag8002 (ignites both swords and does a corkscrew at the two)
@@francescolombardi3438*spin jump
"Can you get your pontiff"
"This just in, Local corrupt priest is brutally assaulted by ballerina and her large dog!"
Technically it was the priest's ballerina dancer and dog, they turned on him
Pucci is assaulted by Karura and Iggy
Everyone says dog but I’ve always seen him as a bear
Is Vordt a dog though? Always thought he used to be a human knight
@@solidway He used to be a Pontiff Knight but the ring the Pontiff gave him turned him into a beast
Pontiff: “You’ll always be monsters”
Vordt: “We know”
Dancer: “But we are your monsters no longer”
HOLY SHIT IS THAT A GOD OF WAR REFERENCE!?!?
Perfect refrence
@@godspeed7986 yeah
@@godspeed7986 not only that in lore pontiff put rings on vordt the dancer and the outrider knights that enslave them and turn them mad raging beast with no form of sanity this video is fitting because his own creations became his undoing
@@cherryshark9170 They got their vengeance
Vordt and the dancer both transformed by pontiffs rings have come back for vengeance
What about having all the nameless outrider knights vs pontiff, and keep adding more until they beat pontiff
@@dyppityjoop5912 Karma bit Pontiff in the ass
@Hollow Future I got rid of it :)
The revenge of the married ones and the ones who turned into beasts by the pontiff...
Nameless king has deep lore such as he is a son of a lord of cinder named Gwynn
@@SietzeDeDwergAap Oh wow that is deep
And for Yorshka
They got their revenge but at what cost ? ...
Vrodt paid the price with his life
And dancer paid the price with her love
@E̵m̷p̸t̷y̵ II pontiff was an asshole who reached the profaned flame like a rat and poisoned sir McDonnell's mind to rule the irythill ...
He was nothing but a bastard from the painted world of ariandel
When your boss doesn't give you the raise he promised.
😂
Happened to my mother
@@comradecatbug5289 Did she start beating him with a huge 16Kg(35Ibs) hammer!?
@@comradecatbug5289 or she ignited two magic swords and started spinning until he desappeared from this existence?
@@comradecatbug5289 or is your boss started to dual wielding a 10kg greatswords and summons his own stand?
"So, the hounds think to betray the master... Come then, Mongrels. I broke your wills and brought you to heel once, I shall do so again!"
-Pontiff Sulyvahn, probably.
"We are not the same knights you found that day. The monsters you created have returned, *to kill you*.
-Dancer and Vordt, if they could talk. A siegbrau to you if you get the reference
Guilherme G. Rodrigues I know where that’s from I just can’t think of the name of the show
Yo that's cool af
@@shock226 Uh... it's not from a show
@@guilhermeg.rodrigues1248 gow reference?
I was surprised at how much shorter/smaller Sulyvahn is compared to these two.
I wasn't. The size diffrence is pretty clear when you fight them and Pontiff is only like a foot or two taller than you are.
@@phoenixking3960 Sulyvahn is about 12 feet tall dude
@@billy_billyboy86 Guess I never really paid that much attention if I thought he was shorter.
@@billy_billyboy86
12 or 9. Either way he's basically another Pygmy taller.
To be fair the Outrider "phantoms" you see when your in Irithyll are the size they actually were before they became twisted, and there they are slightly shorter then the Pontiff.
It seems that the pontiff eye rings are responsible.
I can imagine Vaati narrating this as if it were part of the lore. "And eventually... the pontiff pushed his bounds too far... and his outrider knights... finally turned against him"
I read that in his voice
Indeed Vaati narrating these fights would be outstanding
Frickin final blow, everybody just putting up all their biggest blasts
And in the end, eventually, dark prevailed over fire. Now that's Dark Souls poetry.
@@guilhermeg.rodrigues1248 n podia ter dito melhor. Fuck yeah man
@@guilhermeg.rodrigues1248 this is the dark souls of Edgar Allen poe poetry
Ending was pretty damn epic. Dancer just went "BURN" and took Sulyvahn and his clone the hell out. Was hoping we'd get this one.
Actually, it was Pontiff Sulyvahn who used his Profaned Fire. Dancer actually used her Magic enhanced sword and created a whirpool of Darkness. Darkness won in the end, and Sulyvahn was slain.
@@dragontalon9158 nonetheless, that was badass, they both used their radial burst attacks at the same time.
@@dragontalon9158 sullyvan was swallowed by the very darkness that he condenned the people of anor londo into. his profaned flames could not save him in the end.
_"We bowed to you, now we are monsters, because of you, and we won't bow to anyone ever again"_
any one *
@@annereilley4892 sorry
@@imannam Anne is wrong it's anyone, one word
“Well that’s edgy as fuck.”
@@theonlyMoancore You're right, but I was trying to emphasize the "any."
2:43
vordt: dancer this is my last Hamon, take it
Dancer: VOOOOOORDT!!!!!
Sullivan: WRRRYYYYYYY
Jajaja...References
Funni jojoj
Take it, it’s more like Pontiff=Pucci, and Vordt=F.F. So.....Pontiff after gets speed buff
It’s jojo now laugh...
I knew it that someone gonna mention jojo
"Anor Londo will decide your fate"
"I *AM* Anor Londo"
"Not yet"
it's treason then
Knowing the lore behind the relation of these 3 guys
Makes this battle so meaningful
The couple, forced into monstrous version of themselves, found themselves free of their cursed mental state, thanks to a lonely ashen soul who marched with hope in each step and a wish in its failing mind. To save all that I could in this decaying world. It gave them both two choices, to wait to flee to a new world, where they could spend the rest of their lives happy with one another, just as they were before....or...face the one who did this to them, and risk dying to his hands. They didn’t hesitate. They didn’t even so much as consult each other. They knew there was only one option they could go for.
Tonight, before the moon sets and the sun rises.
A pontiff would die to the couple.
The best comment
And poor Vordt sacrificed himself to bring Sulyvahn down...
Thats Canon you cant tell me it isnt
DukeofGames50 I am not the best comment, I’m more fit to be a jester.
@@therandomartist3201 I loved the writing in it the most over the others
Alot of these fights you create are either untold stories of dark souls or "what if's" most of them have some sort of lore that might make sense
-This is a riot.
-No my pontiff...
This is a revolution.
Pontiff: so...after all I've done for you...
Dancer: AFTER ALL YOU'VE DONE!?!? do you even remember the years you tormented me!? *demonic sob*
Vordt: you're gonna pay for all you did to us, you MONSTER!!
Pontiff: I only see two monsters here, in need of putting down. *Ignites blades*
See, now that just makes me want this to be a scene in a Dark Souls movie or anime (seriously this is one of my favourite comments on the video)
2:10 Pontiff watching the two children beating up his after image in amusement, literally just watching them in the most twisted way possible. He completely sees them as babes in his eyes.
Or maybe he needed to catch his breath after all that ganking
He chose... poorly.
Dancer going second phase looked like she pulled vordt’s soul back from the ground. Also made for an incredible final blow. I imagine she was very mournful in the following moments expressing sorrow for he befallen comrade, whose soul is now bound to her through the second blade.
Another proof that one's power means nothing without strong will.
Yes, indeed, could Vord and Dancer challenge Pontiff all the time - but never would they have the spirit to dare to do such thing.
Well... Since they don’t have any spirit left after being corrupted and mind controlled, it’s not really a question of strong will.
And before that, Pontiff had guards to protect him, and they were less powerful than in their monster forms (at least in terms of raw damage per strike).
@@nathanjora7627 Facts
You do know that the outcome of the fight has nothing to do with the lore of the game?
Yeah KeeN It’s true that this fight doesn’t necessarily prove that, lore wise, they should’ve been able able to take down Pontiff, but honestly let’s not kid ourselves : they totally could’ve.
His critic is still completely besides the point, but not really because « the outcome of a boss fight doesn’t necessarily reflect their respective power levels lore wise ».
Although it’s true, it’s just not really true here.
@@nathanjora7627 Pontiff seized power over gods and escaped a damn painting, I doubt that all outrider knights together could beat him lore wise.
The fact that this could be a Lore canonic battle makes it fantastic
The outcome isn’t though, lore wise, pontiff would destroy them
@@hsay4 of course
@@hsay4 who knows, their strength could have been enhanced by the very rings that made them monsters, fitting really for the Bastard of a man to face death at the hands of his own machinations.
@@agentc7020 isnt dancer theorized to be one of the heirs of gwynevere? what if she could re-awaken her old divine powers.
@@unkindled6410 would be sick if it wasn't against us but the pontiff xd.
*_"Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest!?"_*
*- Dark Sun Gwyndolin*
Vordt and The Dancer: *overhear this*
Also Vordt and The Dancer: *aggressively riding horses to the pontiff's church*
"I've heard that kingdom of lothric has been destroyed, I must say it happened sooner than expected."
"In the name of the Irithyll of the boreal valley, you are under arrest pontiff."
"Are you threatening me my knights?"
"Pontiff will decide your fate."
"I am the Pontiff!"
"Not yet."
"So it's treason then..."
Revenge of the Royals.
Finally
I'm pretty sure Vordt isn't royalty but I see your point
@@shinobix4925 maybe he was. who knows what was pontiffs selection to turn his own soldiers into these monsters. or perhaps they were required to have the blood of the old gods to become like that. like some form of direct corruption.
@@unkindled6410 Idk man, most confirmed royals in Dark Souls 3 have a specific way of dressing that Vordt does not follow, which seems to imply that he just another guy the Pontiff corrupted. Cause there's no way every single Outrider Knight used to be royalty
For it was the last time, that the snow under her feet felt cold, as she wandered the frozen cobble of irithyll. Not that it was wondering, neither hurting her, as she was used to the numbness. Neither was she really thinking about that. Not even about her next destination or even objective. Without any intention, she just walked through the night. Without realising, that after the heat of the fight the only warmth left was the blood, rinsing down her body, as it still haven't dried out yet. Unfortunately, it wasn't hers. And so she went into darkness. Alone and never to be seen again. Not even with her beloved one, who until this night was always by her side, never leaving her. But still, another glimpse of light in her eyes, as she has danced her last dance.
Gay
I think it was nice, not too over the top that its "edgy". But has that nice serene tone that fits Dark Souls.
Would make for a nice lore tidbit you can find or something like that.
@@AwakeAgainAtLast...Dancer is a woman though
@@originalfinalslasher think he meant me
@@MrMrVegetable Oh
The Dancer after Vordt dies:
"Vordt...my dear Vordt, you have fallen against who turned us in a mindless beasts.
Now, it's time to feel the power of our silent pain, Sullyvahn"
Cringe
@@kissshot4053 I find it fitting because the Pontiff is the one who turned Dance and Vordt into monsters ala Sauron who gave Nine Men his rings and turned them into his Ringwraiths
@@kissshot4053 lol
Cringe, cuz she can't speak, but nice attempt.
2:36 i can't understand the dancer, when she gets in a good location to use the full power of the *S P I N* she just stops, c'mon dancer you never stopped when i tried to run from you
Its because that attack is meant to catch a player who is running away with multiple strikes before getting in close to do the finisher move. But since the Pontiff mostly stays right on top of her (whether because of size or just slower moving because he's a boss) it procs her to finish out the combo.
Vordt was a straight hero that match. Gave his life but did a lot of damage. Great content as always.
When the two servant and former lover reunites within the high walls, they realized the betrayal that the pontiff had done, with what little humanity they had left, they decided to take their anger, frustration, and hate back to the man who caused their suffering, they serve him, but he had curse them and their bretheren, they will now serve him no longer.
They will defy him, even if it meant discarding their lives, their attacks filled with such animalistic rage, and the pontiff simply dispatched them, as to him, they were nothing more than beasts, and maybe they were, but now in death, they were free, released from the pontiff's evil clutch
Man, you just silently answering prayers or something?
Also taking note about how Vordt's aggro didn't stay in his ramming attack for very long, or use his projectile.
Eh, NPC AI is inconsistent.
There are a lot of random attack in scripts. If the fight is short, NPCs/Enemies might not perform all moves
@@bonfirevn
I may not be a programmer but I also happened to understand this.
Thanks though! The fight was entertaining in its own way.
I'm still impressed they can even fight each other
@@_zealos_8213 even more impressive, keeping the Boreal Valley Duo Friendly so their AOE' s dont hurt each other
Im honestly glad vordt never did his breath attack. The fist bashing was... Welcomed, I've never seen that attack before
Edit: 2 years later and I finally realize just how stupid my low vocabulary for writing a story was. Also thank you guys for the positive feedback despite my horrible writing. I used the word "Only" way too much.
Long ago, in a painted world, with no signs of a single ember, there was a young sorcerer. Only in the painted world of Ariandel did he not feel that it was his home. So, with a clear mind, and a steady journey, he left in search of the profaned flame. In search of this flame, he had discovered the land of Irithyll. Not many difference in this snow covered kingdom, but he would soon find there what he had been searching for.
Deep in Irithyll, below the castle, he found the remains of a lost civilization. Treasure spilled across the ground in a single hallway, living stone gargoyles, and of what was seen as many human bodies burnt and mushed together from the ash. He felt sickened from the sight, but only until he found the profaned flame. when he reached out to touch it, and gazed into the fire, did nothing change. Reaching out to it did his hand not burn, he was okay, but he felt something change on the inside.
With the power of the flame burning inside of him, he had become a young sorcerer no longer, but instead he felt the need to rule. in the depths of Irithyll, he had attained dark power that no man should possess. With it, he had grown his army, and within a day he reigned his might across the kingdom. With the power of his magic, and the flame, he had most likely become the king of Irithyll. Not many survived his tyranny, but only did he spare the lives of the citizens who he would turn into monsters. He had turned the people into abominations. He made some into his watchdogs, one that would watch the bridge for trespassers. Some he turned into his soldiers who roam the streets, some who turned into a human spider of many legs and hands that had an open rib cage that would become their mouth. But not all of them had been lost the their monsterous instincts for their master. For in the watchdogs lost moments, they will pray, praying for their life to be put to end from this torture.
But only by a couple did his soldiers capture that he would make his own watchful eyes. A married two, who he transformed that would be put in the kingdom of lothric. He put Vordt of the boreal valley to watch the entry gates for anyone trying to get out. Then put Vordts wife, who their master had turned into his own dancer at one point in their life, to watch the inside of the church not far from where vordt was. They may have been turned into abominations, but they were not far from each other from being alone.
In the sorcerers ruling, he had found one of Gwyns children, Gwyndolin, who he had fed to the devourer of gods, Aldritch. The sorcerer was a king, and had adorned a crown upon his head, and made the only two swords of their kind. One greatsword that is adorned with magic power, and a large greatsword that had the power of the flame that was burning inside of himself. With his power, his name would spread across the lands, for his was... Pontiff Sulyvahn.
Years later, somehow, the two lovers Vordt and the dancer have begun to make their own choices. They were no longer going to follow their masters rules. And so, they set out to Irithyll to see their master. Only when they reached the church he was in at the time did Pontiff see his two watchful eyes right in front of him, and felt disgust for them abandoning their posts he set them to. Normally his subjects would bow in his presence, but the lovers did not show a single sign of it. Pontiff knew what this has come to, and accepted the duel.
With the dancer making the first move, Pontiff went straight for Vordt. He knew how they fought, and made Vordt his first target. With the battle only lasting for a minute did Pontiff suddenly fall to the ground in what looked like defeat. Only then did dark power start flowing around him and grew dark wings. This was Pontiffs true power. The same power he had used long ago the turn Irithyll into his kingdom. This had seem to be certain doom for Vordt and the dancer but they didn't give up, not when they had come so far. If they were to die, they would die to finally be free from their cursed forms. Within the next moments of battle, the dancer had become enraged so much that she used the dark powers that Pontiff had given her long ago to pull out of the ground her dark sword.
Swords slashes against each other, and magic and fire spreading across the church lighting it ablaze, but Vordt was old, and not so evading as his lover was. And so, with one strike from their once was master, Vordt of the boreal valley was killed. But only when he died did the dancer look at his remains of ashes and see his face as he died did she feel that he was happy. She had make the thought that he was finally free, but not only was Vordt slain, the dancer had become so enraged that she would fight until her last breath. Pontiff had grown more power in the fight, but with the many slashes of her swords was Pontiff seeming to look weaker.
Pontiff making one final leap into the air, with the power of the profaned flame burning his sword was he about to land one final blow. Only to his surprise, the dancer was readying a dark explosion around the ground where she was standing. Only from their final slash of battle did the odds seem unknown of who would survive. Pontiff dove down to land the hit and created a large fire explosion. Embers had filled the scene, but at the last moments, the dancer had launched her dark explosion where Pontiff had been standing, and killed the king.
Pontiff sulyvahn drawing his last breath, and dropping his swords the ground did he disappear into ashes. The king... was dead. with that final hit, the dancer was free but her love Vordt payed the greatest price of it all. But only by the cause of his death did the dancer find the strength to finish the fight. The dancer was free but would live the rest of her days as the abomination she was turned into. She left the church and made it the the bridge she was captured at all those years ago. She dropped her swords to the ground, and the only last bit she carried was the soul of Vordt. He was gone, but Pontiff was dead, and his death was not in vain. With a clear mind, and a steady journey, she left Irithyll, to make a new living.
The End. (I do not know why I did this, but if you read the entire thing, Thank you. I did try to add in as much lore as I knew about Pontiffs story, but the comments in the video inspired me to make this.)
God tier man good job
Amazing
We finally knew the real story behind of the characters. Amazing job, thanks to you, I understand now what life pontiff and his servants had
Honestly, I've gotta say I was not expecting something so in-depth. might want to clean it up a bit in the future, though.
@@christopherbravo1813 I forgot about this. I was so little on my vocabulary on stories back then, now I feel embarrassed by old work!
I think that, according to the game's lore, this is the most epic fight you've uploaded. My hearth was supporting Sulyvan, as he was giving a lesson to his subordinates, but thinking about what he has done to them, he deserves it.
Pontiff: Kills Vordt.
Dancer: YOU’LL PAY FOR YOUR INSOLENCE WITH YOUR LIFE!
Sometimes I forget how huge Vordt is. He makes Salyvahn’s boss room look small as hell.
Priest: **abuses kid**
Mom and dad:
Dancer: I shall avenge you my love!!
Sulyvahn: NANI!?
I’ve been looking forward to this :)
I love how this story-like battle of 'Husband & Wife Seeking Revenge' concluded in an epic, positive triumph. ✨💖✨
Pontiff: You can't beat me...
Vordt: I know... But she can...
Dancer: *Elegantly and Eloquently Takes Care of Business*
The dancer, has finally had her revenge.
I feel the most canon thing that would happen here if they came to their senses would be to seek refuge in the Painted World, they would be too afraid at first to just up right away for revenge. The Painted World is for the terribly afflicted, which Vordt and the Dancer are.
Oh how the turns have tables
You mean how the turned have tables
Pontiff: "two on one? Let's make this fair"
*summons his shadow clone
'You have give us your eyes,but doing this you became blind to the only thing we can give back to you...Justice"
dancer: *parrys the f**k out of him
Sulyvahn: *you were not supposed to do that*
This has so many levels of epic ...... its beautiful
Vordt: This time will do it together
Dancer: I was just about to say that
Pontiff: Your swords please we don't want to make a mess of things Infront of Aldrich
Dancer of the Boreal Vally: "Sullivan, you are my master no longer!"
To dethrone a dictator you cant be alone. You have to use all of your power and overwhelm him with numbers even if some will die.
So happy dancer won since she is one of my favourite bosses. Fight gets rather easy (and more fun) if you concentrate on the music and sync your own moves with it. My cute little strengh/ dex build became a dancer herself.
By some miracle, Vordt and the Dancer had managed to find their senses, to realize the monsters they had become. But they both knew who to blame for it: Sulyvahn.
Thus, the couple left in the direction of their city of origin, Irithyll of the Boreal Valley.
Vordt and the Dancer burst into the great cathedral, where they found themselves facing the guilty of their tragic fate. Sulyvahn seemed disappointed, but not so surprised at the coming of his two creatures that he had so meticulously created and manipulated for his own purposes.
Taking his swords, the cruel Pontiff made them understand that he would not let it be and would be happy to remind them who is the master. Driven by the desire for revenge, Vordt and Dancer did not want to back down, weapons in hand and having nothing more to lose, threw themselves into the fight against their deceitful creator.
The fight was most violent, each of the three fighters putting all their power in their attacks. Vordt and Dancer unleashed their fury, while Sulyvahn, despite his numerical inferiority, relied on his malice and experience and managed to hold out against both opponents.
Vordt, despite all his rage and desire for revenge, and having suffered a lot of damage during the fight, ended up sacrificing himself, and the Dancer, enraged by the death of her companion, delivered the fatal blow which slayed the abominable Pontiff, and thus ending once and for all to his evil plans.
Dancer at the end: “We did it Vordt, we’re free.” *cries* “we’re free.”
Vordt's sacrifice will never be forgotten
They finally decided to take ravenge into their hands, and face the man that enslaved them.
So maybe some humanity have remained in the beasts? All this time they felt the pain of madness and now they’re getting their revenge with the little sanity that remained?but at what price and if the revengance now even matters?
The Ashen One helped Vordt and Dance regain some humanity enough for them to get revenge on Pontiff and die free
Pontiff: "I created you! I gave you power beyond imagination!"
Vordt: "You stole our lives and turned us into monsters."
Dancer: "Now you will pay the price for your many sins Usurper!"
Finally, put to rest by his own creation. A tale of monsters and men.
"Sorry Mrs. Dancer, you can "Grab 'n' Stab" me"
-Sithlord Sulyvahn
A truly epic clash of beasts and monsters. Thank you for fulfilling our request, Bonfire.
Pontiff Sulyvahn: (DIED)
me: Good.
The Dancer of the Boreal Valley is my second favorite boss in the game. See her team up with Vordt, another favorite, and kick pontiff's stupid ass was satisfying. Even though Vordt went down, they did good...
They have come for revenge...
What you did was monstrous Pontiff. Now your monsters have returned to claim what's owed.
- Vordt & The Dancer
They finally got their revenge
Boyfriend and girlfriend beating up man who tried to get with the girl.
I forgot about that part
This went exactly as I thought it was going to go. Suly killing Vordt, and the Dancer ripping into Suly.
Our prayers have been answered, long may the sun shine !
No seriously, what a fight, gwyndamn 0_0
A bit sad our doggy boy didn’t make it till the end, but so satisfying to see them triumphing over Pontiff ^^
Yeah screw pontiff, not that he was a hard fight but what he did in lore. Thank you VaatiVidya
I really loved this fight, dancer and vordt getting revenge against the damn pontiff
Dancer won but at what cost?
Rip vordt
Died protecting her 😢
The well-deserved vengeance we all wanted to see coming. And Vordt valiantly gives himself up.
two ruined knights take vengance upon a corrupt pontiff who ruined their home, the lives of their people and their own lives
From a Lore standpoint... this fight was REALLY satisfying
Retribution! I'm surprised how well Pontiff held his own against the two, killed Vordt and got Dancer remarkably low, thought he'd last less since Dancer can be very aggressive
They were back for revenge
To end the tyranny of tyrant sulyvahn ...
They got their revenge but vrodt paid the price with his life ...
And most likely according to the walking ghosts of irythill ...
I think vrodt was dancer's fiance
What a tragedy
Someone call vaatyvadia to make a video about this
“In the name of lord Gwyn, you’re under arrest Sulyvhan”
“Are you threatening me Outrider?”
“The Pontiff will decide your fate”
“I AM THE PONTIFF!..”
“Not...yet”
“It’s treason then...”
Sulyvahn follows the rule of cool, no way he could survive with 2 bosses more aggressive than him
It is very cathartic to see Dancer and Vordt have their revenge after what Pontiff Sulyvahn did to them.
Pontiff be like:
*It's treason, then*
That’s my girl, knew she could do it
Dancer: "AoEs there are one, two three, and now victory belongs to me"
"It's treason then..."
Pontiff: (draws swords) You seek to betray me now?
Vordt: We were never yours to control.
Dancer: We have returned to cleanse the world of your vulgar reign, "Pontiff".
Pontiff: Surely you've gone mad, "Princess".
Dancer: Only because of your twisted sorcery.
Pontiff: I've granted you power.
Vordt: You condemned us to a frigid purgatory of your own creation! Forced to wander the land as raving beasts! Did you think we're weak? That we'd to lose ourselves in the profanity of your wicked arts?
Dancer: You slaughtered my family. Forced me to dance at your every command, then warped my very soul into an abhorrent monstrosity!! Do you think I would diffidently resign myself to this despoliation of my being because you spared my life?!!
Pontiff: Oh, how very imperceptive of me to grant you mercy. Fine, if you wish to be free of the gifts I so graciously bestowed on thee... as pontiff, I have no choice but to fulfill thine requests.
Vordt: For the sake of the gods...
Dancer: For the sake of my family...
Vordt and the Dancer: *We shall purge you from the Way of White. In the name of Anor Londo. For the glory of the Age of Fire!!*
Pontiff: *(smirks)* May the flames guide thee...
Bonfire did my suggested battle! Yay!
congrats
No one mentioning him completely bypassing Dancer to go after Vordt, even though she was closer. Like he wanted her to watch him die first.
Did Sully Dirty on this one with the 2v1, still held up mighty fine though.
Besides the fact that he turns into a pseudo 1v2 anyway with his after-image once he hits phase 2, he also doesn't deserve a 1v1 with any of these if you know the lore.
@@demsterclippy4252 if it was a 1v1 he would easily win that's why right
Sulyvahn be like "I summoned my phantom, so now I don't need to fight, ah ah, eh eh."
together, we can show this priest what we can do
You're next to me, while i'm helping you
Tanking all the hits until the fight is done
It's been an honor that i fought tonight
I'm glad that we can down side by side
Time to unite and, attack that Sulyvahn
Sonic reference?
Dancer and Pontiff: Fighting methodically and elegantly
Vordt: McDonald's Drive Thru
And once again salty Pontiff goes to feed the worms :D
Vordt: dies
Dancer: I WILL AVENGE YOU BROTHER
Sword Saint Isshin vs 25-100 ashina swordsman
I like it when u make videos like this one where we can even make up a little bit of lore behind it. Here is Pontiff fighting his own creation
I had so much trouble beating Pontiff till I realized I tried to dodge right at the last second. His swing was way to fast.
Now I dodged sooner and beat him like nothing 🤷🏽♂️ only wasted one flask. Haha
So sad to see Vordt die, but at least the Dancer got her revenge, and avenged her loved one. Instead of common phantoms, summoning the shades of both Vordt and the Dancer to fight alongside you against the Pontiff would be beautiful!