If you end up buying the Displate design, I would love if you tweeted at me with a picture of it hanging in your home. Would make us really happy to see people finally enjoying it.
Speaking of Dogen’s hypocrisy; has no one talked about the fact that his prosthetic relies on spirit emblems?? You know, those paper dolls that “harbor the souls of the dead”?
Hey! You've had the piece for 6 months at this point, I'm curious, did you get gloss or matte and what were your thoughts on the choice you made? I can't decide.
"The setting of the Sun was delayed, a wound cuts deeper into humanity" - This is a direct reference to the Linking of the Fire, which caused the Age to extend well beyond it's natural end, and the undead curse, which grows worse over time, and seeps Humanity.
Exactly what I've been thinking, even the mention of a setting sun makes sense, since after the sun sets the age of darkness/humanity/deep sea would've begun
Bystander I’m thinking this is one of those medical Zebra situations. Where a doctor sees symptoms and assigns them to a rare condition(zebra) instead of a common one(horse). In this case 90% of souls lore is one hell of a zebra requiring insane levels of details and scouring to find so when a horse is dropped in his lap like this one he started looking for stripes.
"You have a heart of gold. Don't let them take it from you." Love how you always keep Soulsborne content new and exciting. Even after all these years, you continue to teach us things we've never heard of... Thank you, Vatti!
" The setting of the sun was delayed a wound cuts deep into humanity" My interpretation is different and more simplistic: The sunset is the time when the light of the sun gives way to dark. In DS, the flame fading is the sunset. The delay was the sin of Gwyn, preventing the light to extinguish. The result was the eternal torment of mankind. Like a wound that never heals.
I have no idea who you are, I just bait-clicked your video, and I just instantly ordered a large, framed version of that maculate, beautiful piece of DS artwork you guys made. Bravo
12:27 "the setting of the sun was delayed"= Gwyn prolongs the age of fire "a wound cuts deeper into humanity"= by prolonging the age of fire Gwyn denies the age of humanity and curses humanity with the curse on top of that.
Wait, if that was the case then doesn't that mean that Astoran's KNEW about Gwyn linking the fire? so the Astoran's came to even engrave this information into their swords, as if they were silently trying to spread knowledge, right? Correct me if I'm wrong but could it be that Astora's ruin was a way of silencing them forever?
@@snowandmusic It sounds to me like Astora were humans that worshiped the gods. Im sure a knight like Solaire would gladly sacrafice himself to extend the age of the gods, in service of the lord of sunlight. Perhaps on the other hand, Solaire wad a traitor to Astora, seeking instead to abandon the Lord of Sunlight and "find his own sun." The rest of Astora was sacraficed, while Solaire was the lone survivor.
Snow and Music Possibly, but the ruin is said to have been caused by the Soulfeeder/creature mentioned on the Ring of the Evil Eye. Regardless, the beast was eventually killed, so as there were survivors (many individuals throughout the trilogy) seemed like an odd way to silence a nation. I also seem to recall something about Ludleth of Courtland having something to do with the Soulfeeder, but his wiki entry doesn’t mention it. Can anyone clarify?
The runes on the Astora Sword could be a reference to Gwyn's sin of not letting the flame die out. The setting of the sun is meant to be the end of the era of the gods and therefore the beginning of the era of men. By sacrificing to the First Flame Gwyn (the Sun of the era of gods) delayed the coming of the Dark Age. The wound cutting into humanity is the curse that got inflicted by this sin and the suffering humans must endure from it.
Carlub The curse was caused by the branding of Humanity by Gywn in ancient times, either during or after the War with the Ancient Dragons. So regardless of when, it’s long before the rubbish about linking the flame claim was spread as any kind of solution to the undead curse.
Carlub Humanity is not in the same form (a fleeting form) as in the beginning of Dark Souls, yet they were still called that, as the Locusts and several other characters mention throughout the Ringed City DLC. Also, the Furtive Pygmy as more than an individual who claimed the Dark Soul is kind of ambiguous after Part I, as while an ancestor of humanity, the direct descendants in the Pygmy royalty were granted the Ringed City shortly after the War as a “reward”. And yet, the guards within are branded (Seal of Fire) like humanity, so we can surmise they themselves are humans, and have a similar stature. It’s an odd jumble indeed.
@Carlub a metaphor for how humans would build a new kingdom, yes, but the fire being rekindled is considered a blessing so the runes on the astora straight sword make no sense- because they still believe in rekindling which confuses me because I made the same observation
@Carlub it definitely has the potential to be, I guess there were some people who despised the gods or didn't believe they cared, but I feel like such an insightful person would be an npc to show this clearly, like the dark serpent (forgot his name, kingseeker Manus?) but less malevolent- by ds 2 we already knew that the fire was bad and that it feeds the cycle surely not just the bearer of the curse realised this
"The setting of the sun was delayed, a wound cuts deeper into humanity" I'd say this is an acknowledgment of a refusal to let the age of darkness begin and that's interpenetrated as a continued and acknowledged attack against age of darkness in the associated form of 'Humanity'.
I'm pretty sure "The setting of the sun was delayed, a wound cuts deeper into humanity" just talks about how the age of fire has been forcefully perpetuated. "The setting of the sun" meaning the end of the age of fire and "the wound cuts deeper into humanity" meaning humanity suffers more and more with each cycle as they can't enter the age of dark because they keep linking the fire.
Solair also goes into a depressed state in dark souls 1 if you save him or "stop his sun from setting" (when you kill him he says something like "my sun is setting")
Quite fitting if you ask me. The very first friend we encounter in a Dark souls game, could be referencing the last of our enemies on the final Dark souls game (Ringed knights). Since there is a literal wound cut deep into humanity, the first of our kind, into the pigmies. Those who bear the fire seal cast in their carved in chest have a wound that will not heal, for it was never meant for it to heal.
This seems like the most likely answer but honestly I'm not 100% convinced, because from what we've seen it seems like Astora was a place that wholeheartedly worshiped the gods and believed in linking the fire. Maybe it was made after the fall of the kingdom? I could see Astorans becoming disillusioned
A moment of silence for the 900+ other people who attended that entire livestream in hope of some Elden Ring news. At least we got a vaati video to reduce the hollowing.
The guardian ape from Sekiro greatly resembles the bloodletting beast from Bloodborne, it's like it's a white version of it. It even has the scar on its face, two variants(headed and headless), the centipede inside and it poisons.
"There are 70 secrets here" Jesus and here I thought we found every speck of dust waiting for elden ring "But 60 of them are here in this merch" There are still 10? Wow
Kind of a clickbait title. I was ready for 70 more secrets (especially because they would have been so obscure). But the video itself was still fantastic. The depths these games have to their world building is astounding. 😃
12:24 If you ask me the quote is talking about Gwyn continuing the age of fire and linking humanity to the rekindling of it. “The setting of the sun was delayed.” Gwyn prevented the age of Dark from overtaking the Age of Fire and caused a “wound” to cut deeper into humanity.
I agree, but it's interesting because you would think that Astora would want to rekindle the fire. But then again, isn't there cut-content where Oscar seeks to become Lord of Hollows?
This exactly. Its referencing the fact that Gwyn cut deep into Humanity by delaying the inevitable end of the Age of Fire. This caused the Curse of the Darksign, the branding of humans into Undead. If Gwyn had simply let go and allowed the natural cycle to move forward, such a wound would've never been made upon humanity. This is further backed by all the fact that Gwyn marked the human knights with the darksign on their armor as well, a sign of perpetual servitude to the Gods of Anor Londo.
@@ryancarter9270 Well, in cut content Oscar does the opposite of whatever you want to do, so if you choose to become Lord of Hollows, he'll say... "So it was you. I had a feeling... I shall destroy you as fate has commanded me. Foolish pawn of Darkstalker Kaathe... and Fiendish Dark Lord." whereas if you chose to Link the Fire, he'll say... "I have waited for you, foolish slave of the Gods, and pawn of Frampt... I will kill you and become the true Dark Lord."
I'm not even close to being a hardcore souls fan, but videos like this always amaze me. The fact that people still play and dig deep into a game that is nearly 10 years old and still manage to find something new and unexplored is incredible. What is even more incredible is the active comunity doing all of this together, like you pointed out at number 10: someone finds something, other guy catches up onto it and a week later the story unfolds. Just incredible
Me: "I have so much work to do. I have papers to grade, I have to prepare today's class. Can't get distracted." *Vaati uploads a video Me: "Son of a bitch, I'm in."
With the restored Capra shortcut, it's worth noticing that Lautrec's resting position now makes sense, since he's right in front of one of the bridge's column.
Illusory wall is really interesting to watch, he found so much NEW information about souls games after almost 10 years after game release that it completely blew my mind. Glad that Vaati noticed him.
I don't think this has lore implications, but: Have you ever noticed when fighting emma after staying loyal to Owl, that when you break her posture by goomba-stomping her and doing a deathblow from above, sekiro is 'very gentle' with her and lowers her head to the ground with care? The normal deathblow is famous for being quite merciless, I don't understand why there is this big thematic difference between the two
That's not the only "gentle deathblow" in the game in my opinion. Because similar deathblows happen to the Blazing Bull and the Eternal Dragon where Sekiro does kill them but more gently
@@cannonfodder4000 Another gentle deathblow is for the old lady in the ashina castle antchamber. In my opinion its because Sekiro has some kind of respect for them.
I wouldn’t waste my money, I bought the large edition with a “frame” and it’s horrible. Not a real frame, the image looks like a shitty image rip, worst $140 I’ve ever spent i can’t believe he partnered with this company
The text on the Astora Straight Sword at 12:30 reminds me of the fading of the First Flame, and Gwyn kindling it to keep it alive, delaying the setting of his radiant glory, his own sun. The wound being cut deeper into humanity, then, probably refers to, like you mentioned, the hollowing that comes after death, with the deep wound of losing someone you love being cut deeper as they new quite possibly can rise from the dead. I can only imagine how horrific that might be to witness.
Hi! I just purchased The Painted World displate for my boyfriend today. He loves the series. I mostly watch him play, but I must say, I’ve been following your TH-cam, especially the Prepare to Cry series for Dark Souls and Bloodborne. Your storytelling of the games’ lore are so enthralling. Thank you so much! I’m a fan.
For those interested in having some more information before making a purchase, a Glossy finish will make the bright colours of such a piece really pop whereas a Matte finish would allow you to really take in the details and add to the depth of the piece. Many Displates benefit from one or the other but with this piece being so vibrant AND detailed there are merits to both. If you want to get the most mileage out of your money the most cost effective size to buy for the amount of surface area relative to the other sizes is Large. For such a detailed piece I would also recommend not going smaller than Large, unless of course only Medium fits within your budget. XL technically gives you the most surface area per dollar of the 3 but for the price increase between it and Large it provides diminishing returns in surface area per dollar compared to the jump between Medium and Large (L is an extra 7.25cm²/USD, L to XL is only an extra 3.45cm²/USD)(calculated with Canadian shipping, Matte finish and no Frame). Edit/Transparency: Planning to get a Large myself. lol
Thanks a lot for the comment, it felt as if meeting a helpful Sunbro here in the comment section :) Let us just add two things here - please mind that XL consists of 4 separate piece and it only comes in matte. Praise the Sun :D
I hoped the matte would allow a better viewing to see all those tiny details. I'm not one to really pick up things like this but I couldnt resist. This just looks so cool. I sprung for large
@@OfficialDisplate I just want to know which one has the best quality: the L or the XL, the matte or the gloss. I want this masterpiece to show all its details with the best quality possible, regardless of the price. I´d like to know too if it can be delivered to Spain (sorry for my questionable english) Thank you!!!!
This art piece is just amazing, the amount of details in one painting is just crazy! I'm just a little sad that it doesn't ship to europe - or anywhere outside the US really :c Btw my 5 favourite details (in no order) are: - The main Gate being a mimic - The Bloodbornisland birds with consealed eyes - The moonlight butterflies that rest/fly around the giant crystal lizard - which itself is part of the arcitecture - Also that everything is resting in a lordvessel which, in turn, is resting on very enormous roots - The Old One from demon's souls casually not-devouring the whole thing (might go for the bird dragons to the right tho)
To me, the austora straight sword text "the setting of the sun was delayed, the wound cuts deeper into humanity" sounds kind of like a summery of the entire dark souls story. The setting of the sun was delayed: The age of Dark was prevented by the kindling of the first flame. again and again the time for the fire to fade came, and again and again, it was pushed back. The wound cuts deeper into humanity: The age of dark is never allowed to come, humanity is born of the dark. the age of humanity is never allowed. With every kindling of the flame, more undead, more hollows appear. Delaying the age of dark is only making humanity suffer.
A friend of mine got me into Dark Souls not long after it released by buying me a copy as a birthday gift, not knowing the lifelong fan he would create. Over the course of my Soulsborne journey I found you, and I have tagged along for many years. Thank you for all your content and this amazing piece of art. I'll be sure to tweet a picture when it arrives 😉
The Displate made me want to go and listen to the Majula theme. Even with just the few closeups, the references got me emotional. I especially loved seeing the hidden reference for the "Homeward" miracle, it just brings back memories of my first run of Dark Souls 2. (The first one I played)
“Less than 0.1 % of the people that play this game will discover that” Thats why we watch you vaati, you’re the messiah that brings true knowledge upon us.
I had to pause the video and immediately go to the link in the description to buy one of those prints. Man those are beautiful. I have a few nice pieces of art hanging up but this will be the first video game related art I hang. Im a ridiculously huge demons/dark souls, bloodborne and sekiro fan so I can't wait for this to get here
"The setting of the sun was delayed, a wound cuts deep into humanity" So for every linking of the fire, the wound becomes deeper towards humanity. So....The passage of time, dries the blood of humanity and in turn hurts the dark soul. Strangely poetic.
To be honest, it's something I doubt FROM'll drop in a small single platform show. If they're going to reveal it, it'll be at a larger tradeshow with a lot more buildup than just a tweet a week before it.
@@Fussfackel I would LOVE for there to be a Demon's Souls Remastered. It's the one souls game I never got to play and I unfortunately sold my ps3 years ago...
6:55 imagine being in the 90' and having these obscure things called "game manuals", filled with lore, arts and worldbuilding details. Imagine some of the going so in depth to actually calculate the mass, distance from the sun and atmosferic composition of the world where the story is taking place just to justify the climate you face ingame, imagine the game being called Alpha Centauri. Other games had similar in-depth worldbuilding and amazing manuals, like most Blizzard games back when they were the good guys. And in my opinion these were indeed Holy Bibles. A shame the industry has changed so much.
Vaati, if you consider the cut line of dialogue from if you kill the blood minister npc from where he says "It doesnt matter if I die, it's your night mare." That insinuates everywhere in blood borne is a dream just like the hunters dream, and like we saw from the cut second moon presence fight, where you assumed it may have been the moon presence's awake physical form, that would also if we did a bit of assuming mean that Ebrietas is asleep, and like the moon presence's dream "the hunters dream" keeps the old hunter trapped there. Ebrietas has their dream yarhnam. Which brings us to the next line, where he mentions everyone in the mud once Ebrietas awakes, meaning when they awake, the dream ends. This however would mean that the bloodminister npc at the start would have kinda been the only one aware of this, which leaves me to believe that it was cut to make the story at least a little less convoluted. But considering every other interaction with a great one in blood borne is in a dream... is it really such a stretch?
That Baku meaning is especially terrific because your "bad dreams" in the game may instead be the times that you've died, as you come back to life through them as if it never happened.
Hi vaati recently I read a curious theory about the child painter, "Aria", which says that she may be connected to the primordial serpents, due to her serpentine tracts like the eyes which look a lot like the ones that frampt and kaathe have. And also in the dialogue where she referrers to a Mother, with capitol letter, it's possible she is referring to a person who helds this name like a title (maybe Velka?) , like Father Ariandel or the Sister of the Sable church, so it's possible that the two people in the statue in both Ariamis and Ariandel may be velka and "Aria". If you see this I hope you haven't read this theory yet and thank you for your work Vaati. Ps sorry for bad english
i think that painted world is just that another world, in which you can somehow travel to and from, not just gael the clue i see is the quote " COME BACK WHENS YOU CAME, YURIA SURELY AWAITS THEE.....not only being a different entity but similar, to their version of a primordial serpent, lets be honest, how many cold snakes are there? ( the answer is none, so she covers up must keep warm and sit on table so your off the ground for more heat, the deeper you ascend the colder the world it seems hence their core is probably not warm to dwell. by all means i could be crazy. ( 100 deaths to frieda rip yuria why wont yee help me!!!!)
@@citrus4419 Good sir, Space-Jockey = Engineer Engineers = 'Prometheus' Aliens If you have seen Alien (Ridleyscott) it's that big alien on the derelict spacecraft
@@concretephill8509 Yeah, the being on the Derelict in *Alien* (1979) is called "the Space Jockey" in our real world. I am _pretty_ confident that Scott did _not_ know until *Prometheus* (2012) was being written, that it would "actually" 🙄 be an _'Engineer'..._
I just wanna say i really dig what you've learned to do with your platform. Lots of exposure and good for the game, the community, and the talent who's work you showcase in these videos and the artwork. Rad stuff, man.
Another excellent video! I had never considered the relation between Doujun's outfit and the elevator to Senpou until watching this video. Speaking of Dogen though, there is another connection that also suggest he was likely a monk. His discovery of the Divine Grass seems to reference a story about the Buddhist monk, Dogen Zenji. According to the tale, Dogen Zenji was gifted by the gods with the knowledge of a powerful herbal medicine known as Gedokugan while traveling in China. The Gedokugan was said to be a cure all and its divine origins seem to closely resemble the Divine Grass.
I've been thinking; What if Demon's/Dark Souls is just a Great One's nightmare within Bloodborne? Let's take a look at the similarities: Brought about by a powerful religious leader's pursuit of immortality Frozen in time and unchanging Deeper layers that go farther back in time Madness (FREE SPACE) Spacial anomalies (fishing hamlet, invisible bridges near seath) *The Abyss* But here's the kicker: Permanent day or night and regeneration-based immortality for all, not just for a chosen individual, both of which return to the natural cycle when a god-like entity is put to rest. The Old One from Demon's souls is a Great One, and the fuel source of the first flame. As long as it continues to burn, it stays asleep and therefore humanity is allowed to die.
This definitely makes sense for Demons Souls and Bloodborne. Both of those games are heavily influenced by Lovecraft, and in his writings Azathoth is a “blind idiot god” that is responsible for dreaming up our universe, and if it were to wake up, our reality would vanish in an instant. Makes perfect sense when you consider the Old One in Demons Souls - a big, unintelligent being that is only a threat to humanity when it's awake. The equivalent in Bloodborne is Oedon. Azathoth is described as constantly shifting, and that it has no set appearance, and Oedon is supposedly “formless.” One thing I don't see mentioned though is how the Old Monk in Demons sounds like a potential reference to The King In Yellow, a collection of short horror stories that greatly inspired Lovecraft. Yellow was so prominent in The King In Yellow because the colour was classically linked to rot, decay and illness. If you think about how gold and yellow items are linked to Latria (the Gold Mask, Golden Garb etc), there's a lot of things you can read into.
I think its the other way around. Bloodborne and Dark Souls are both dreams of The Great One from Demons souls. He does get lulled back to sleep at the end.
@@Blackhawk211 It's possible, but Mergo, Orphan of Kos, and the moon presence seem to have much more influence over dreams, whereas The Old One kinda just makes demons. I'm sure soulsborne has an Azathoth equivalent though.
@@NotPork Well the closest equivivent to actual Lovecraft entities is; The great one = Cthulhu Moon presense = Nyarlathotep And I guess Oedon could be Yog Sothoth due to the whole formless thing I dont think there is an Azathoth in Soulsborne Plus there is the notorious dual timeline theory that states that Demons souls was a catalyst from which (depending on the ending) either Dark souls or Bloodborne begins. If you lulled the Great one to sleep it leaves the world shrouded by fog. Which is how the Dark souls timeline begins. If you destroy the Great one, the magic of using Souls disapears, hundreds of years pass and people discover the children of the great one and with that, they discover the power and addiction of blood
@@Blackhawk211 That actually makes sense. Once the old one is dead, other entities would probably have more power over the dreamlands, like how the moon presence's dream is weaponized to force the hunter to kill mergo
MtG is an obvious influence. It's the ultimate master of telling not only a story but building worlds through mere card texts. I can't help but imagine it was the main inspiration for the way Miyazaki tells his stories.
It’s amazing how many things each of us already knew, just learned thanks to this video and have different ideas on how each thing happened. No other game has pulled us inside it’s world like the Souls games, even Sekiro, which is surprising considering it doesn’t have character creation!
"The setting of the sun was delayed, a wound cuts deeper into humanity" I think the line 'setting of sun was delayed' hints towards the linking of first the first flame and continuation of the age of fire. And the wound could be the undead curse, or even the delay in the age of darkness, which after all was supposed to be the age of mankind
@@blasuqar I don't think why the dark sun would only be dangerous for humanity. If anything, it represents the weakening of the first flame. So technically it's good for humanity as it represents the age of darkness. Where as the age of fire is an age where humanity was oppressed, so the continuation of age of fire coupled with the undead curse is quite a wound inflicted on humanity
I've been so close to buying merch each time you put something out, since the artists you contract are just so good... this was the one that finally got me to do it. This looks fantastic, in for a large.
The sheer ammount of effort and dedication put into the soul series' easter-eggs and level design features are the only thing in modern videogames that made literally stand in awe, jawed dropped, seeing how everything ties together in such a beautiful way.
For me the "sun" on the astora straight sword referes to the Fire, its delayed setting refers to the kindling by Gwyn and the deeper wound on humanity refers to the undead curse that was created because of the delaying of the fading of the fire.
At this point you should be working at Fromsoftware putting together that Soulsborne Bible, you can't play a Fromsoftware game and not know Vaati, you're the best my dude, hoping there's more from you in years to come.
In terms of the Astora Straight Sword, I'd theorize that the text "The setting of the Sun was delayed, a wound cuts deeper into humanity" is likely in reference to the end of the Age of Fire coming to an end. The wound cutting deeper into humanity is when the player links the fire, causing further delay to the inevitable Age of Men (or Age of Dark) as referenced in the first game. If this were the case, that would provide a further explanation as to why Oscar had travelled to the Undead Asylum in Dark Souls 1: he could not bear to see the setting of the sun be delayed further, and would risk his life to see the Age of Men come about. This might even provide an explanation for his cut role in the game, as we know that he sides with Kaathe at the end of the game and will challenge you. Perhaps because the player chose to link the fire, he thought to take matters into his own hands? I know this is the inscription on the Astora Straight Sword from Dark Souls 3, but the entire theme of that game is that the worlds are colliding together. It would not surprise me that an old Astoran Straight Sword with such an inscription exist even in a cycle so seemingly long after the first game.
Never bought TH-cam merch, but damn all I wanna do is stare at that thing. Recently got into soulsborne and took a little break but it makes me want to play just so I get all the references. Love that tree.
"The setting of the sun is delayed, a wound cuts deeper in humanity" it's talking about how every time the age of dark is delayed, humans suffer the most, as is seen with the bleeding eclipse at the end of DS3.
Here's all the secrets I've found so far in the Displate, in order of game (I unfortunately have not played demon souls, so I won't try to find those). PLEASE DO NOT READ IF YOU WANT TO FIND THEM ALL YOURSELF. Dark Souls: 1. The bottom right portion of the city seems to be based on undead burg, due to the arching bridges and the Bell of Awakening cathedral that can be found near the bottom. 2. Over one bridge is the Bridge/Hellkite wyvern breathing fire upon the bridge. Classic Darksouls. 3. The entire city is built upon a giant crystal lizard. Possibly also referencing the amount of sacrifice it takes for the world of Darksouls to prosper. 3. The lizard's forehead has a faded darksign, the mark of the undead. It also seems to have a line under it, as seen in dark souls 3 near the end. 4. A windmill can be seen near the elbow of the lizard, it probably is the Earthen Peak windmill from dark souls 2, which also appears toppled in the ringed city dlc in dark souls 3. 5 Everything sits in what seems to be a large bowl held up by trees. The bowl's rim has runic carvings along it's entirety. My best guess for this is that it is the lord vessel. 6. A large wolf can be seen standing above the doorway at the end of the protagonist's bridge. This is likely sif. (Also maybe a reference to the cleric beast, who jumps down from above a gate to fight you on a bridge.) ?7? Sif seems to be standing on the upper portion of a chest with a cartoonish tongue coming out it's left side, so it could be a giant mimic. 8. A winged demon can be seen in the bottom right holding a staff with a ring on it, likely referencing the demons who carry you to Anor Londo in Darksouls and the Ringed City in DS3. 9. On the left in the background Everlasting archtrees can be seen. 10. Looking at the title of the piece itself shows it is called the Painted World, referencing the location of the same name in Darksouls 1 and 3. 11. Near the Hellkite wyvern is Solaire parsing the sun to the left, and a silver knight archer to the right. 12. Right before a torii gate on the center pathway, two mushroom people can be seen standing holding hands. BloodBorne: 1. The upper right portion of the city is based on Yharnam. 2. The giant lantern hanging next to Yharnam either represents the lanterns the hunters use throughout the game, or the lanterns filled with incense to keep the beasts away. 3. Next to Yharnam can be seen giant pillars, which can be found in the hunters dream in bloodbrone. 4. Behind Yharnam is a second smaller red moon. In blood borne this is the pale blood moon which is revealed upon Rom's death. 5. A shadowy messenger with a top hat is looming above Yharnam. 6. In Yharnam are a few recognizable buildings, but I'll only point out the Astral clocktower, which I feel is the most important one to mention. 7. In the clouds next to Yharnam are boat sails, which can be found in both the Nightmare Frontier and the Fishing Hamlet. 8. The moon seen above the large tree has stars within it, referencing more general themes in bloodborne's lore. ?9? There are bird like formations under Yharnam. (You can tell from the beaks and wings). I can't tell wether these represent the chalice dungeons, the crows found through out the game (including Eileen the crow), or just the strange cosmic nature of the game. Maybe its a reference to Velka from Darksouls, but considering it's right under Yharnam it seems like a stretch. ?10? This may just be the art style, but the trees in Yharnam seem to turn into tentacles, especially further back in the city. Possibly a reference to how not everything is as it seems in that city. 11. In Yharnam between buildings, an Amygdala can be seen. 12. Behind Yharnam is a ball with eyes, possibly the Brain of Mensis Sekiro: 1. The uperleft portion of the city is Ashina, which can be seen from its red Japanese architecture. 2. The great serpent can be seen coiling through the city, sticking its head out the bottom left of the city. The tail end of the snake can be seen coiling around Ashina castle. 3. Ashina castle can be seen at the top of Ashina, where numerous boss fights take place. It is also where Kuro and Isshin resides most of the game. 4. Under Ashina is 4 humanoid statues, one has a monkey tail which leads me to believe they are the four folding screen monkeys. They don't look exactly the same, but the second from the bottom is making a similar pose to the one that uses eyesight to flee you. 5. Behind Ashina castle is a large Sakura tree, which is very important in Sekiro. In the actual game they appear in Mibu village and the Fountainhead palace. There was one in Ashina but it was vandalized/destroyed. This could be saying this is Ashina before the game begins, or it's just referencing the tree's in general. 6. Above the place are a few flying objects, one is a big red balloon. May also be a reference to the winner of the VattiVidya art contest for Sekiro, the hand of the rising sun. 7. Smaller things can be seen above Ashina castle, which I believe are the kite ninjas that very aggressively dive towards you as you make your ascent up the castle. 8. Near the bottom of the center path, a torii gate can be seen. 9. In Ashina is a waterfall, and jumping over it is the giant Koi fish. Mix: 1. The moonlight great sword in the center, representing not just these games but the company itself. (Appears as a weapon from cutting off Seath's tail in DS1, is found as a fake in DS2 and can be truly made from the Oldpale Drake's soul with is Seath's soul, and can be made from the soul of Oceiros in DS3, who also followed Seath's teaching to a degree. It is used by Ludwig in the old hunter's Dlc in blood borne. It also makes less famous appearances in other games such as Armored Core) 2. The protagonist has equipment from every game, the weapon seems to be the dragon slayer spear (dark souls), the helmet has two points coming off each side of the hear indicating they are a hunter (blood borne), and they are wearing flowing robes (Sekiro). They also wield a torch, fitting for the cold bridge, but also a torch weapon is found in every game. 3. The bridge the protagonist is traveling on is likely meant to be the bridges found in the painted world of dark souls, but could also be the bridge the snake in Sekiro attacks you on. 4. Trees and Dragons have a strong connection in both Darksouls and Sekiro. In Sekiro the Divine Dragon literally is a tree and wields a giant sword, so that is likely it's main reference. In dark souls the world started as an ashen land with only everlasting dragons and archtrees. Since that is where the world began, it makes sense for a dragon-like tree to be in the center. 5. Just an interesting note, but trees are a recurring object throughout this art and the games. Darksouls - Archtrees, Sekiro - Sakura trees, Bloodborne - You fight Gherman under a large tree, Demon Souls -the old one looks like a giant living tree. There's also numerous smaller and less important examples, but those are the one's I think deserve the spotlight. Things I saw but don't know what they are: 1. On the bottom left side of the picture in the trees is a strange symbol. 2. In undeadburg is a waterwheel. 3. under the water wheel is a path leading to a small simple house. 4. To the right of Ashina castle is a tall tower. It is likely from Sekiro, but I can't quite place what it is. 5. The top right shows the moon breaking. My best guess is this is the shattering of the illusion in bloodborne, but that's only a guess. 6. I'm assuming the bottom right portion of the city is from demon souls, but any references there are sadly lost for me as I have not played it. Thats all I could find, if you guys see anything else, please let me know.
"Dark Souls Dissected" is one of my favorite series. Illusory Wall is an absolute legend for all the work he does. An absolute MUST WATCH series if you are into things like cut content, the way mechanics work, secrets and much much more.
“The setting of the sun was delayed, a wound cuts deeper into humanity”- could it be a reference to the rekindling of the first flame? The longer the light of the gods continues, the more the age of dark, the rule of mankind, is pushed further back?
About the Astora straight sword, I think it’s about how Gwyn extended the age of fire and how this is harmful to mankind as they are creatures of the dark.
"The setting of the sun was delayed" = The end of the Age of Fire was subverted "A wound cuts deeper into humanity" = The dark sign, and the curse of undeath, which manifests as a deep weeping wound-like mark Or at least that was my immediate interpretation upon hearing the translation.
I rarely, if ever partake in sponsor/promotion stuff, but I made an exception here as that print is just stunningly gorgeous. Already bought a few Displates before and they really exceeded my expectation. Bit expensive though, and that's before shipping and pretty hefty toll charges, so definitely gonna try for the competition ^^
If you end up buying the Displate design, I would love if you tweeted at me with a picture of it hanging in your home. Would make us really happy to see people finally enjoying it.
Will it ever ship to Italy?
i literally paused the video 20s in to buy it
The discount is awesome but it's so beautiful that is worth it in full price 😍
Will this still be available to buy at later dates? Because I am currently not residing in my home and I want to order it after I get back.
Will it ship to the uk?
Speaking of Dogen’s hypocrisy; has no one talked about the fact that his prosthetic relies on spirit emblems?? You know, those paper dolls that “harbor the souls of the dead”?
holy shit yeah now it clicked why Dojen called him a hypocrite
Good point, seeing as accumulating the pain and regret of the dead was what drove the Sculptor towards Shura to begin with.
I never actually thought about that
good find!
That is a really good catch.
Ordered a displate poster, can't wait to get it!
Rt here too
Rt!
I love how they look, but they’re so small and so expensive
Hey! You've had the piece for 6 months at this point, I'm curious, did you get gloss or matte and what were your thoughts on the choice you made? I can't decide.
Ayo RT watches this man Crazy!
"The setting of the Sun was delayed, a wound cuts deeper into humanity" - This is a direct reference to the Linking of the Fire, which caused the Age to extend well beyond it's natural end, and the undead curse, which grows worse over time, and seeps Humanity.
Exactly what I've been thinking, even the mention of a setting sun makes sense, since after the sun sets the age of darkness/humanity/deep sea would've begun
This is it, surprised Vaati missed it.
I bet he didn’t actually miss it and he let us come to that on our own :”)
Bystander I’m thinking this is one of those medical Zebra situations. Where a doctor sees symptoms and assigns them to a rare condition(zebra) instead of a common one(horse).
In this case 90% of souls lore is one hell of a zebra requiring insane levels of details and scouring to find so when a horse is dropped in his lap like this one he started looking for stripes.
Yeah, no idea how Vaati completely missed his mark on such an easy reference.
IMHO, the "the setting of the sun was delayed" is a reference to the unnatural extension of the age of fire.
Agree. And that bring deeper wounds to the humanity
Yeah I was thinking that too, especially considering that it was discovered in ds3
That just makes me think that going Hollow can be seen as an extreme form of sleep deprivation.
@@shadowbrain4814 The Russian sleep experiment patiens were hollows, now this creepypasta makes sense, its all a Dark Souls reference.
And the “wound” is likely the darksign placed onto man
"You have a heart of gold. Don't let them take it from you."
Love how you always keep Soulsborne content new and exciting. Even after all these years, you continue to teach us things we've never heard of... Thank you, Vatti!
I love that messenger tipping his top hat on the painting merch thing.
M'aria
@@eugenerevaula3874 Underated
@@eugenerevaula3874 Lmfao. I came here to make that joke but you beat me to it.
let them revel as babes
I like seeing the ship masts from the nightmare.
71: If you beat Dark Souls with a pendant as a starting gift using only the hilt you get at the start, you will see Elden Ring gameplay
My cousin did this once! It's true, I saw it!
You also need to be sl1 and be cursed as soon as possible as well as have (using a mod) have the calamity ring
OMG what!?!? I'm not even trying
Lies. I wound up in Skyrim, and I've never even bought _or_ played that game before.
ZeroLenny: "Challenge accepted"
Me: going hollow because no Elden Ring today.
Vaati: publishes video
Me: “Humanity Restored”.
Also Vaati: 70 secrets
Me: *PRAISE THE SUN!!!!* \[t]/
With you on that one dude.
lmao XD
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" The setting of the sun was delayed
a wound cuts deep into humanity"
My interpretation is different and more simplistic:
The sunset is the time when the light of the sun gives way to dark. In DS, the flame fading is the sunset. The delay was the sin of Gwyn, preventing the light to extinguish. The result was the eternal torment of mankind. Like a wound that never heals.
Just what i was thinking
But maybe becuz its a sword from astora then we should relate it to its homeland
again.... it is a hoax, that is not what is written on he hilt at all.
@@d.k.o.9751 then what is written?
@@d.k.o.9751 source?
what shattered wasnt the sun but the elder ring holding the sun in place
I have no idea who you are, I just bait-clicked your video, and I just instantly ordered a large, framed version of that maculate, beautiful piece of DS artwork you guys made. Bravo
Haha thanks, hope you stick around
Udk who vaati is??? bro have u never searched for souls lore?
4:25-5:30 I completely understand this sentiment.
Hi dad
Boy oh boy the masters of lore meet once again
Mossbag I love you mate
ah to god of lore
Moss bag? What are you doing here!
12:27
"the setting of the sun was delayed"= Gwyn prolongs the age of fire
"a wound cuts deeper into humanity"= by prolonging the age of fire Gwyn denies the age of humanity and curses humanity with the curse on top of that.
Wait, if that was the case then doesn't that mean that Astoran's KNEW about Gwyn linking the fire?
so the Astoran's came to even engrave this information into their swords, as if they were silently trying to spread knowledge, right?
Correct me if I'm wrong but could it be that Astora's ruin was a way of silencing them forever?
@@snowandmusic It sounds to me like Astora were humans that worshiped the gods. Im sure a knight like Solaire would gladly sacrafice himself to extend the age of the gods, in service of the lord of sunlight. Perhaps on the other hand, Solaire wad a traitor to Astora, seeking instead to abandon the Lord of Sunlight and "find his own sun." The rest of Astora was sacraficed, while Solaire was the lone survivor.
Snow and Music Possibly, but the ruin is said to have been caused by the Soulfeeder/creature mentioned on the Ring of the Evil Eye.
Regardless, the beast was eventually killed, so as there were survivors (many individuals throughout the trilogy) seemed like an odd way to silence a nation.
I also seem to recall something about Ludleth of Courtland having something to do with the Soulfeeder, but his wiki entry doesn’t mention it. Can anyone clarify?
@@osurpless it could be a euphemism for the undead curse, what with the red eyes of the hollows in ds1. I'd say their eyes are pretty evil looking.
@@snowandmusic Could be that kingdom's who doubted the gods "coincidentally" got the undead curse.
The runes on the Astora Sword could be a reference to Gwyn's sin of not letting the flame die out. The setting of the sun is meant to be the end of the era of the gods and therefore the beginning of the era of men. By sacrificing to the First Flame Gwyn (the Sun of the era of gods) delayed the coming of the Dark Age. The wound cutting into humanity is the curse that got inflicted by this sin and the suffering humans must endure from it.
Carlub The curse was caused by the branding of Humanity by Gywn in ancient times, either during or after the War with the Ancient Dragons.
So regardless of when, it’s long before the rubbish about linking the flame claim was spread as any kind of solution to the undead curse.
Carlub Humanity is not in the same form (a fleeting form) as in the beginning of Dark Souls, yet they were still called that, as the Locusts and several other characters mention throughout the Ringed City DLC.
Also, the Furtive Pygmy as more than an individual who claimed the Dark Soul is kind of ambiguous after Part I, as while an ancestor of humanity, the direct descendants in the Pygmy royalty were granted the Ringed City shortly after the War as a “reward”.
And yet, the guards within are branded (Seal of Fire) like humanity, so we can surmise they themselves are humans, and have a similar stature. It’s an odd jumble indeed.
@Carlub a metaphor for how humans would build a new kingdom, yes, but the fire being rekindled is considered a blessing so the runes on the astora straight sword make no sense- because they still believe in rekindling which confuses me because I made the same observation
@Carlub it definitely has the potential to be, I guess there were some people who despised the gods or didn't believe they cared, but I feel like such an insightful person would be an npc to show this clearly, like the dark serpent (forgot his name, kingseeker Manus?) but less malevolent- by ds 2 we already knew that the fire was bad and that it feeds the cycle surely not just the bearer of the curse realised this
Vaati: After all this time?
Demon's Souls: Always.
Nice HP reference
@@cheesecheese4715 Harry Potter Lovecraft
"The setting of the sun was delayed, a wound cuts deeper into humanity"
I'd say this is an acknowledgment of a refusal to let the age of darkness begin and that's interpenetrated as a continued and acknowledged attack against age of darkness in the associated form of 'Humanity'.
I'm pretty sure "The setting of the sun was delayed, a wound cuts deeper into humanity" just talks about how the age of fire has been forcefully perpetuated. "The setting of the sun" meaning the end of the age of fire and "the wound cuts deeper into humanity" meaning humanity suffers more and more with each cycle as they can't enter the age of dark because they keep linking the fire.
"The setting of the sun" is literally what we see in the endgame also
Yeah I thought that was really obvious, I was confused when started saying something else
Solair also goes into a depressed state in dark souls 1 if you save him or "stop his sun from setting" (when you kill him he says something like "my sun is setting")
Quite fitting if you ask me.
The very first friend we encounter in a Dark souls game, could be referencing the last of our enemies on the final Dark souls game (Ringed knights).
Since there is a literal wound cut deep into humanity, the first of our kind, into the pigmies.
Those who bear the fire seal cast in their carved in chest have a wound that will not heal, for it was never meant for it to heal.
This seems like the most likely answer but honestly I'm not 100% convinced, because from what we've seen it seems like Astora was a place that wholeheartedly worshiped the gods and believed in linking the fire. Maybe it was made after the fall of the kingdom? I could see Astorans becoming disillusioned
A moment of silence for the 900+ other people who attended that entire livestream in hope of some Elden Ring news. At least we got a vaati video to reduce the hollowing.
Is there any news about the game ?!
@@DrRAZI99 Hahahahahahhaha no
*sobs*
Hahaha why should they show elden ring?
Condensed_ Suffering Maati Movie :,)
@@Vengeful_Void666 Bandai Namco was going to show something, people hoped it will be ER
I think everyone needs this right now, thank you
You will never not get a like from me Vaati. You're the best.
The guardian ape from Sekiro greatly resembles the bloodletting beast from Bloodborne, it's like it's a white version of it. It even has the scar on its face, two variants(headed and headless), the centipede inside and it poisons.
"There are 70 secrets here"
Jesus and here I thought we found every speck of dust waiting for elden ring
"But 60 of them are here in this merch"
There are still 10? Wow
>Its ok to clickbait as long as its Vaati because fanboys are way too dumb to care about channel succumbing to rot
Point taken.
@@KapitanPazur1 well he changed the title and thumbnail in fairness, and as for rotting I feel like waiting for elden ring EVERYONE is rotting
@@KapitanPazur1 youre acting as if he killed someone lmao. he just lied in a title, which he later corrected.
Kind of a clickbait title. I was ready for 70 more secrets (especially because they would have been so obscure).
But the video itself was still fantastic. The depths these games have to their world building is astounding. 😃
Yeah, I'm not buying the displate. I was excited for machine gun fire souls lore
Yeah, same. I expected them to be small and yet I wanted to see them. Disappointed.
He edited it!
@@CoenW Oh shit! I'm not mad that I was let down by the original title, but... I am disappointed :P
Surprised to see you here!
12:24
If you ask me the quote is talking about Gwyn continuing the age of fire and linking humanity to the rekindling of it.
“The setting of the sun was delayed.”
Gwyn prevented the age of Dark from overtaking the Age of Fire and caused a “wound” to cut deeper into humanity.
I agree, but it's interesting because you would think that Astora would want to rekindle the fire. But then again, isn't there cut-content where Oscar seeks to become Lord of Hollows?
This exactly. Its referencing the fact that Gwyn cut deep into Humanity by delaying the inevitable end of the Age of Fire. This caused the Curse of the Darksign, the branding of humans into Undead. If Gwyn had simply let go and allowed the natural cycle to move forward, such a wound would've never been made upon humanity. This is further backed by all the fact that Gwyn marked the human knights with the darksign on their armor as well, a sign of perpetual servitude to the Gods of Anor Londo.
@@ryancarter9270 Well, in cut content Oscar does the opposite of whatever you want to do, so if you choose to become Lord of Hollows, he'll say...
"So it was you. I had a feeling... I shall destroy you as fate has commanded me. Foolish pawn of Darkstalker Kaathe... and Fiendish Dark Lord."
whereas if you chose to Link the Fire, he'll say...
"I have waited for you, foolish slave of the Gods, and pawn of Frampt... I will kill you and become the true Dark Lord."
I'm not even close to being a hardcore souls fan, but videos like this always amaze me. The fact that people still play and dig deep into a game that is nearly 10 years old and still manage to find something new and unexplored is incredible. What is even more incredible is the active comunity doing all of this together, like you pointed out at number 10: someone finds something, other guy catches up onto it and a week later the story unfolds. Just incredible
r/EldenRing before the livestream: “OOOOOOOOOOHHHH ELDEN RING”
r/EldenRing after the livestream: “NNNOOOOOOOOOO ELDEN RING”
What happened?
Why Are You Reading This why?? I didn’t see the livestream
Curse the fiends, their children too. And their children, forever, true.
Bloodborn DLC best girl
Splish, splash
Me after no Elden Ring Trailer
Okay, mom.
Mercy for the poor wizened child...
Me: "I have so much work to do. I have papers to grade, I have to prepare today's class. Can't get distracted."
*Vaati uploads a video
Me: "Son of a bitch, I'm in."
Grade your students well
Give your students the grades they deserve
Make them play dark souls and write a short story summary for extra cred.
Just fail all of then like how my professor did us
As a fellow lecturer: mood.
With the restored Capra shortcut, it's worth noticing that Lautrec's resting position now makes sense, since he's right in front of one of the bridge's column.
Illusory wall is really interesting to watch, he found so much NEW information about souls games after almost 10 years after game release that it completely blew my mind. Glad that Vaati noticed him.
I don't think this has lore implications, but:
Have you ever noticed when fighting emma after staying loyal to Owl, that when you break her posture by goomba-stomping her and doing a deathblow from above, sekiro is 'very gentle' with her and lowers her head to the ground with care? The normal deathblow is famous for being quite merciless, I don't understand why there is this big thematic difference between the two
That is so weird, why would they take the effort to make a completely separate animation for her fight?
He could still be human enough at that point to care enough about her? I guess? She has been an useful ally to him?
That's not the only "gentle deathblow" in the game in my opinion. Because similar deathblows happen to the Blazing Bull and the Eternal Dragon where Sekiro does kill them but more gently
@@franciscodetonne4797 I think youre right. it's a cool detail
@@cannonfodder4000 Another gentle deathblow is for the old lady in the ashina castle antchamber. In my opinion its because Sekiro has some kind of respect for them.
I love that Miyazaki is not just a D&D nerd, he's also a Magic: The Gathering nerd. Absolutely incredible.
Don’t forget a Berserk nerd.
Why is that absolutely incredible? Lots of people are into those things. Doesn’t seem particularly notable.
Vaati i've never felt sadder for not being able to spend money, that poster is an awesome piece, does it have a limited print run?
I don't think it's limited, but if you go to the site and use the code BDAY instead of the vaati code you'll get %30 instead of 20
The Speaker I thought you died??
Damn I messed that up on timing. I should've seen this earlier.
The traveler will tell you
I wouldn’t waste my money, I bought the large edition with a “frame” and it’s horrible. Not a real frame, the image looks like a shitty image rip, worst $140 I’ve ever spent i can’t believe he partnered with this company
The text on the Astora Straight Sword at 12:30 reminds me of the fading of the First Flame, and Gwyn kindling it to keep it alive, delaying the setting of his radiant glory, his own sun. The wound being cut deeper into humanity, then, probably refers to, like you mentioned, the hollowing that comes after death, with the deep wound of losing someone you love being cut deeper as they new quite possibly can rise from the dead. I can only imagine how horrific that might be to witness.
Hi! I just purchased The Painted World displate for my boyfriend today. He loves the series. I mostly watch him play, but I must say, I’ve been following your TH-cam, especially the Prepare to Cry series for Dark Souls and Bloodborne. Your storytelling of the games’ lore are so enthralling. Thank you so much! I’m a fan.
I hope he enjoys it! Thank you for your kind words and support. All the best to you both
For those interested in having some more information before making a purchase, a Glossy finish will make the bright colours of such a piece really pop whereas a Matte finish would allow you to really take in the details and add to the depth of the piece. Many Displates benefit from one or the other but with this piece being so vibrant AND detailed there are merits to both. If you want to get the most mileage out of your money the most cost effective size to buy for the amount of surface area relative to the other sizes is Large. For such a detailed piece I would also recommend not going smaller than Large, unless of course only Medium fits within your budget.
XL technically gives you the most surface area per dollar of the 3 but for the price increase between it and Large it provides diminishing returns in surface area per dollar compared to the jump between Medium and Large (L is an extra 7.25cm²/USD, L to XL is only an extra 3.45cm²/USD)(calculated with Canadian shipping, Matte finish and no Frame).
Edit/Transparency: Planning to get a Large myself. lol
Thanks a lot for the comment, it felt as if meeting a helpful Sunbro here in the comment section :) Let us just add two things here - please mind that XL consists of 4 separate piece and it only comes in matte. Praise the Sun :D
@@OfficialDisplate Never actually ordered an XL before, didn't know it was in separate pieces, good to know!
I hoped the matte would allow a better viewing to see all those tiny details. I'm not one to really pick up things like this but I couldnt resist. This just looks so cool. I sprung for large
@@OfficialDisplate I just want to know which one has the best quality: the L or the XL, the matte or the gloss. I want this masterpiece to show all its details with the best quality possible, regardless of the price. I´d like to know too if it can be delivered to Spain (sorry for my questionable english) Thank you!!!!
This art piece is just amazing, the amount of details in one painting is just crazy!
I'm just a little sad that it doesn't ship to europe - or anywhere outside the US really :c
Btw my 5 favourite details (in no order) are:
- The main Gate being a mimic
- The Bloodbornisland birds with consealed eyes
- The moonlight butterflies that rest/fly around the giant crystal lizard - which itself is part of the arcitecture
- Also that everything is resting in a lordvessel which, in turn, is resting on very enormous roots
- The Old One from demon's souls casually not-devouring the whole thing (might go for the bird dragons to the right tho)
To me, the austora straight sword text "the setting of the sun was delayed, the wound cuts deeper into humanity" sounds kind of like a summery of the entire dark souls story.
The setting of the sun was delayed: The age of Dark was prevented by the kindling of the first flame. again and again the time for the fire to fade came, and again and again, it was pushed back.
The wound cuts deeper into humanity: The age of dark is never allowed to come, humanity is born of the dark. the age of humanity is never allowed. With every kindling of the flame, more undead, more hollows appear. Delaying the age of dark is only making humanity suffer.
A friend of mine got me into Dark Souls not long after it released by buying me a copy as a birthday gift, not knowing the lifelong fan he would create. Over the course of my Soulsborne journey I found you, and I have tagged along for many years. Thank you for all your content and this amazing piece of art. I'll be sure to tweet a picture when it arrives 😉
The Displate made me want to go and listen to the Majula theme. Even with just the few closeups, the references got me emotional. I especially loved seeing the hidden reference for the "Homeward" miracle, it just brings back memories of my first run of Dark Souls 2. (The first one I played)
I never thought I would get clickbaited by Vaati
“Less than 0.1 % of the people that play this game will discover that” Thats why we watch you vaati, you’re the messiah that brings true knowledge upon us.
Agreed lol
The painting looks like it's showing From Software Land
If that were the case, there'd be Metal Wolf Chaos references.
You must be *this* hollow to ride the ride.
Ah yes, the best kingdom hearts world
I had to pause the video and immediately go to the link in the description to buy one of those prints. Man those are beautiful. I have a few nice pieces of art hanging up but this will be the first video game related art I hang. Im a ridiculously huge demons/dark souls, bloodborne and sekiro fan so I can't wait for this to get here
"The setting of the sun was delayed, a wound cuts deep into humanity"
So for every linking of the fire, the wound becomes deeper towards humanity. So....The passage of time, dries the blood of humanity and in turn hurts the dark soul. Strangely poetic.
Who is here after being disapointed there was no Elden ring on the Xbox stream?
To be honest, it's something I doubt FROM'll drop in a small single platform show. If they're going to reveal it, it'll be at a larger tradeshow with a lot more buildup than just a tweet a week before it.
@@SirusDiarota There are no upcoming shows as far as we know. The next one is only first party titles.
It'd be more likely to be revealed in a Sony event though. Maybe we'll hear more about a Demon's Souls Remastered soon I hope...
@@Blackhawk211 IGN event in june, trailer for it has the trailer for elden ring in it
@@Fussfackel I would LOVE for there to be a Demon's Souls Remastered. It's the one souls game I never got to play and I unfortunately sold my ps3 years ago...
6:55 imagine being in the 90' and having these obscure things called "game manuals", filled with lore, arts and worldbuilding details. Imagine some of the going so in depth to actually calculate the mass, distance from the sun and atmosferic composition of the world where the story is taking place just to justify the climate you face ingame, imagine the game being called Alpha Centauri.
Other games had similar in-depth worldbuilding and amazing manuals, like most Blizzard games back when they were the good guys. And in my opinion these were indeed Holy Bibles. A shame the industry has changed so much.
It’s sad that the site has no delivery to Russia.
Or Peru...
@@nimrodag or Argentina...
or Jupiter
or Turkey...
Not for the people buying it in not Russia
Vaati, if you consider the cut line of dialogue from if you kill the blood minister npc from where he says "It doesnt matter if I die, it's your night mare." That insinuates everywhere in blood borne is a dream just like the hunters dream, and like we saw from the cut second moon presence fight, where you assumed it may have been the moon presence's awake physical form, that would also if we did a bit of assuming mean that Ebrietas is asleep, and like the moon presence's dream "the hunters dream" keeps the old hunter trapped there. Ebrietas has their dream yarhnam. Which brings us to the next line, where he mentions everyone in the mud once Ebrietas awakes, meaning when they awake, the dream ends. This however would mean that the bloodminister npc at the start would have kinda been the only one aware of this, which leaves me to believe that it was cut to make the story at least a little less convoluted. But considering every other interaction with a great one in blood borne is in a dream... is it really such a stretch?
That Baku meaning is especially terrific because your "bad dreams" in the game may instead be the times that you've died, as you come back to life through them as if it never happened.
Hi vaati recently I read a curious theory about the child painter, "Aria", which says that she may be connected to the primordial serpents, due to her serpentine tracts like the eyes which look a lot like the ones that frampt and kaathe have. And also in the dialogue where she referrers to a Mother, with capitol letter, it's possible she is referring to a person who helds this name like a title (maybe Velka?) , like Father Ariandel or the Sister of the Sable church, so it's possible that the two people in the statue in both Ariamis and Ariandel may be velka and "Aria".
If you see this I hope you haven't read this theory yet and thank you for your work Vaati.
Ps sorry for bad english
@Ashley Lynn thx :)
i think that painted world is just that another world, in which you can somehow travel to and from, not just gael the clue i see is the quote " COME BACK WHENS YOU CAME, YURIA SURELY AWAITS THEE.....not only being a different entity but similar, to their version of a primordial serpent, lets be honest, how many cold snakes are there? ( the answer is none, so she covers up must keep warm and sit on table so your off the ground for more heat, the deeper you ascend the colder the world it seems hence their core is probably not warm to dwell. by all means i could be crazy. ( 100 deaths to frieda rip yuria why wont yee help me!!!!)
I'm not sure if this question has already been answered elsewhere, but for me it's an interesting theory.
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BOY THAT AINT A TAPIR..
*THATS A SPACE JOCKEY!*
ConcretePhill ?
@@citrus4419 Good sir,
Space-Jockey = Engineer
Engineers = 'Prometheus' Aliens
If you have seen Alien (Ridleyscott) it's that big alien on the derelict spacecraft
@@concretephill8509 Yeah, the being on the Derelict in *Alien* (1979) is called "the Space Jockey" in our real world. I am _pretty_ confident that Scott did _not_ know until *Prometheus* (2012) was being written, that it would "actually" 🙄 be an _'Engineer'..._
I just wanna say i really dig what you've learned to do with your platform. Lots of exposure and good for the game, the community, and the talent who's work you showcase in these videos and the artwork. Rad stuff, man.
That painting is beautiful! Keep up the great work Vaati :) I know it must be hard to make videos at the moment but the work is appreciated.
Another excellent video! I had never considered the relation between Doujun's outfit and the elevator to Senpou until watching this video. Speaking of Dogen though, there is another connection that also suggest he was likely a monk. His discovery of the Divine Grass seems to reference a story about the Buddhist monk, Dogen Zenji. According to the tale, Dogen Zenji was gifted by the gods with the knowledge of a powerful herbal medicine known as Gedokugan while traveling in China. The Gedokugan was said to be a cure all and its divine origins seem to closely resemble the Divine Grass.
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“This New Horizon-“
*VaatiVidya Animal Crossing Lore confirmed*
I've been thinking; What if Demon's/Dark Souls is just a Great One's nightmare within Bloodborne?
Let's take a look at the similarities:
Brought about by a powerful religious leader's pursuit of immortality
Frozen in time and unchanging
Deeper layers that go farther back in time
Madness (FREE SPACE)
Spacial anomalies (fishing hamlet, invisible bridges near seath)
*The Abyss*
But here's the kicker: Permanent day or night and regeneration-based immortality for all, not just for a chosen individual, both of which return to the natural cycle when a god-like entity is put to rest.
The Old One from Demon's souls is a Great One, and the fuel source of the first flame. As long as it continues to burn, it stays asleep and therefore humanity is allowed to die.
This definitely makes sense for Demons Souls and Bloodborne. Both of those games are heavily influenced by Lovecraft, and in his writings Azathoth is a “blind idiot god” that is responsible for dreaming up our universe, and if it were to wake up, our reality would vanish in an instant. Makes perfect sense when you consider the Old One in Demons Souls - a big, unintelligent being that is only a threat to humanity when it's awake. The equivalent in Bloodborne is Oedon. Azathoth is described as constantly shifting, and that it has no set appearance, and Oedon is supposedly “formless.”
One thing I don't see mentioned though is how the Old Monk in Demons sounds like a potential reference to The King In Yellow, a collection of short horror stories that greatly inspired Lovecraft. Yellow was so prominent in The King In Yellow because the colour was classically linked to rot, decay and illness. If you think about how gold and yellow items are linked to Latria (the Gold Mask, Golden Garb etc), there's a lot of things you can read into.
I think its the other way around.
Bloodborne and Dark Souls are both dreams of The Great One from Demons souls. He does get lulled back to sleep at the end.
@@Blackhawk211 It's possible, but Mergo, Orphan of Kos, and the moon presence seem to have much more influence over dreams, whereas The Old One kinda just makes demons. I'm sure soulsborne has an Azathoth equivalent though.
@@NotPork Well the closest equivivent to actual Lovecraft entities is;
The great one = Cthulhu
Moon presense = Nyarlathotep
And I guess Oedon could be Yog Sothoth due to the whole formless thing
I dont think there is an Azathoth in Soulsborne
Plus there is the notorious dual timeline theory that states that Demons souls was a catalyst from which (depending on the ending) either Dark souls or Bloodborne begins.
If you lulled the Great one to sleep it leaves the world shrouded by fog. Which is how the Dark souls timeline begins.
If you destroy the Great one, the magic of using Souls disapears, hundreds of years pass and people discover the children of the great one and with that, they discover the power and addiction of blood
@@Blackhawk211 That actually makes sense. Once the old one is dead, other entities would probably have more power over the dreamlands, like how the moon presence's dream is weaponized to force the hunter to kill mergo
You knew that nothing would come from that Xbox stream so you prepared something to prevent us from going hollow, I see.
Perfect timing
MtG is an obvious influence. It's the ultimate master of telling not only a story but building worlds through mere card texts. I can't help but imagine it was the main inspiration for the way Miyazaki tells his stories.
I had to do it. I bought the XL version of the Painted World. You got me. Thank you for all your hard work, you and your team & community.
We’ve been blessed during this quarantine
Watched the stream where this was showed off, I hope to pick up the piece soon, it's so amazing. And has so many Easter eggs that we went through.
Okay, have always been interested in displate but never pulled the trigger. This displate will be the one, it’s too freaking fantastic.
Hope you're gonna like it Manuel :)
No hyperbole when I say that is the most beautiful piece of TH-camr merch I’ve ever seen. Take my money!
Thanks for this awesome poster Vaati!!! It's incredibly polished and I thank everyone who worked on it.
It’s amazing how many things each of us already knew, just learned thanks to this video and have different ideas on how each thing happened. No other game has pulled us inside it’s world like the Souls games, even Sekiro, which is surprising considering it doesn’t have character creation!
vaatividya, you dream came true, demon souls is getting a remake, frickin go watch the vid, come what are you doing here, go watch demon souls remake
"The setting of the sun was delayed, a wound cuts deeper into humanity"
I think the line 'setting of sun was delayed' hints towards the linking of first the first flame and continuation of the age of fire. And the wound could be the undead curse, or even the delay in the age of darkness, which after all was supposed to be the age of mankind
I would bet it's more tied to the Dark Sun (the emblem of the curse) raising in the sky in DS3 when the Fire really starts to be threatened
@@blasuqar I don't think why the dark sun would only be dangerous for humanity. If anything, it represents the weakening of the first flame. So technically it's good for humanity as it represents the age of darkness. Where as the age of fire is an age where humanity was oppressed, so the continuation of age of fire coupled with the undead curse is quite a wound inflicted on humanity
I've been so close to buying merch each time you put something out, since the artists you contract are just so good... this was the one that finally got me to do it. This looks fantastic, in for a large.
The sheer ammount of effort and dedication put into the soul series' easter-eggs and level design features are the only thing in modern videogames that made literally stand in awe, jawed dropped, seeing how everything ties together in such a beautiful way.
For me the "sun" on the astora straight sword referes to the Fire, its delayed setting refers to the kindling by Gwyn and the deeper wound on humanity refers to the undead curse that was created because of the delaying of the fading of the fire.
Just ordered my Displate. Large with black wood frame 🤘🏼
The archstones in Demon's Souls look just like uncracked stones of ephemeral eyes. In fact, all of the eye stones have the tapir face on them
At this point you should be working at Fromsoftware putting together that Soulsborne Bible, you can't play a Fromsoftware game and not know Vaati, you're the best my dude, hoping there's more from you in years to come.
Man that lordran layout video is incredibly good, one of the best I’ve ever seen on the series.
Me trying to decide whether or not I should buy five other displates to go with it and nearly spending $200 (great deal)
I ended up getting three cause two of my friends who play dark souls have birthdays soon. This came at a perfect time.
Austin LoveJoy this displate really is the perfect present for anyone who enjoys these games.
@@gabebatman2005 Hell yeah! I can't wait to start looking for little secrets. My favorite so far are the nightmare ship masts beside the messenger.
In terms of the Astora Straight Sword, I'd theorize that the text "The setting of the Sun was delayed, a wound cuts deeper into humanity" is likely in reference to the end of the Age of Fire coming to an end. The wound cutting deeper into humanity is when the player links the fire, causing further delay to the inevitable Age of Men (or Age of Dark) as referenced in the first game. If this were the case, that would provide a further explanation as to why Oscar had travelled to the Undead Asylum in Dark Souls 1: he could not bear to see the setting of the sun be delayed further, and would risk his life to see the Age of Men come about. This might even provide an explanation for his cut role in the game, as we know that he sides with Kaathe at the end of the game and will challenge you. Perhaps because the player chose to link the fire, he thought to take matters into his own hands?
I know this is the inscription on the Astora Straight Sword from Dark Souls 3, but the entire theme of that game is that the worlds are colliding together. It would not surprise me that an old Astoran Straight Sword with such an inscription exist even in a cycle so seemingly long after the first game.
Never bought TH-cam merch, but damn all I wanna do is stare at that thing. Recently got into soulsborne and took a little break but it makes me want to play just so I get all the references. Love that tree.
Those arch trees/pillars look so good! Great job on the video!
Definitely unintended, but the Painted World displate can also represent elden ring via the giant tree at the top. a hilarious in hindsight moment.
"The setting of the sun is delayed, a wound cuts deeper in humanity" it's talking about how every time the age of dark is delayed, humans suffer the most, as is seen with the bleeding eclipse at the end of DS3.
Here's all the secrets I've found so far in the Displate, in order of game (I unfortunately have not played demon souls, so I won't try to find those).
PLEASE DO NOT READ IF YOU WANT TO FIND THEM ALL YOURSELF.
Dark Souls:
1. The bottom right portion of the city seems to be based on undead burg, due to the arching bridges and the Bell of Awakening cathedral that can be found near the bottom.
2. Over one bridge is the Bridge/Hellkite wyvern breathing fire upon the bridge. Classic Darksouls.
3. The entire city is built upon a giant crystal lizard. Possibly also referencing the amount of sacrifice it takes for the world of Darksouls to prosper.
3. The lizard's forehead has a faded darksign, the mark of the undead. It also seems to have a line under it, as seen in dark souls 3 near the end.
4. A windmill can be seen near the elbow of the lizard, it probably is the Earthen Peak windmill from dark souls 2, which also appears toppled in the ringed city dlc in dark souls 3.
5 Everything sits in what seems to be a large bowl held up by trees. The bowl's rim has runic carvings along it's entirety. My best guess for this is that it is the lord vessel.
6. A large wolf can be seen standing above the doorway at the end of the protagonist's bridge. This is likely sif. (Also maybe a reference to the cleric beast, who jumps down from above a gate to fight you on a bridge.)
?7? Sif seems to be standing on the upper portion of a chest with a cartoonish tongue coming out it's left side, so it could be a giant mimic.
8. A winged demon can be seen in the bottom right holding a staff with a ring on it, likely referencing the demons who carry you to Anor Londo in Darksouls and the Ringed City in DS3.
9. On the left in the background Everlasting archtrees can be seen.
10. Looking at the title of the piece itself shows it is called the Painted World, referencing the location of the same name in Darksouls 1 and 3.
11. Near the Hellkite wyvern is Solaire parsing the sun to the left, and a silver knight archer to the right.
12. Right before a torii gate on the center pathway, two mushroom people can be seen standing holding hands.
BloodBorne:
1. The upper right portion of the city is based on Yharnam.
2. The giant lantern hanging next to Yharnam either represents the lanterns the hunters use throughout the game, or the lanterns filled with incense to keep the beasts away.
3. Next to Yharnam can be seen giant pillars, which can be found in the hunters dream in bloodbrone.
4. Behind Yharnam is a second smaller red moon. In blood borne this is the pale blood moon which is revealed upon Rom's death.
5. A shadowy messenger with a top hat is looming above Yharnam.
6. In Yharnam are a few recognizable buildings, but I'll only point out the Astral clocktower, which I feel is the most important one to mention.
7. In the clouds next to Yharnam are boat sails, which can be found in both the Nightmare Frontier and the Fishing Hamlet.
8. The moon seen above the large tree has stars within it, referencing more general themes in bloodborne's lore.
?9? There are bird like formations under Yharnam. (You can tell from the beaks and wings). I can't tell wether these represent the chalice dungeons, the crows found through out the game (including Eileen the crow), or just the strange cosmic nature of the game. Maybe its a reference to Velka from Darksouls, but considering it's right under Yharnam it seems like a stretch.
?10? This may just be the art style, but the trees in Yharnam seem to turn into tentacles, especially further back in the city. Possibly a reference to how not everything is as it seems in that city.
11. In Yharnam between buildings, an Amygdala can be seen.
12. Behind Yharnam is a ball with eyes, possibly the Brain of Mensis
Sekiro:
1. The uperleft portion of the city is Ashina, which can be seen from its red Japanese architecture.
2. The great serpent can be seen coiling through the city, sticking its head out the bottom left of the city. The tail end of the snake can be seen coiling around Ashina castle.
3. Ashina castle can be seen at the top of Ashina, where numerous boss fights take place. It is also where Kuro and Isshin resides most of the game.
4. Under Ashina is 4 humanoid statues, one has a monkey tail which leads me to believe they are the four folding screen monkeys. They don't look exactly the same, but the second from the bottom is making a similar pose to the one that uses eyesight to flee you.
5. Behind Ashina castle is a large Sakura tree, which is very important in Sekiro. In the actual game they appear in Mibu village and the Fountainhead palace. There was one in Ashina but it was vandalized/destroyed. This could be saying this is Ashina before the game begins, or it's just referencing the tree's in general.
6. Above the place are a few flying objects, one is a big red balloon. May also be a reference to the winner of the VattiVidya art contest for Sekiro, the hand of the rising sun.
7. Smaller things can be seen above Ashina castle, which I believe are the kite ninjas that very aggressively dive towards you as you make your ascent up the castle.
8. Near the bottom of the center path, a torii gate can be seen.
9. In Ashina is a waterfall, and jumping over it is the giant Koi fish.
Mix:
1. The moonlight great sword in the center, representing not just these games but the company itself. (Appears as a weapon from cutting off Seath's tail in DS1, is found as a fake in DS2 and can be truly made from the Oldpale Drake's soul with is Seath's soul, and can be made from the soul of Oceiros in DS3, who also followed Seath's teaching to a degree. It is used by Ludwig in the old hunter's Dlc in blood borne. It also makes less famous appearances in other games such as Armored Core)
2. The protagonist has equipment from every game, the weapon seems to be the dragon slayer spear (dark souls), the helmet has two points coming off each side of the hear indicating they are a hunter (blood borne), and they are wearing flowing robes (Sekiro). They also wield a torch, fitting for the cold bridge, but also a torch weapon is found in every game.
3. The bridge the protagonist is traveling on is likely meant to be the bridges found in the painted world of dark souls, but could also be the bridge the snake in Sekiro attacks you on.
4. Trees and Dragons have a strong connection in both Darksouls and Sekiro. In Sekiro the Divine Dragon literally is a tree and wields a giant sword, so that is likely it's main reference. In dark souls the world started as an ashen land with only everlasting dragons and archtrees. Since that is where the world began, it makes sense for a dragon-like tree to be in the center.
5. Just an interesting note, but trees are a recurring object throughout this art and the games. Darksouls - Archtrees, Sekiro - Sakura trees, Bloodborne - You fight Gherman under a large tree, Demon Souls -the old one looks like a giant living tree. There's also numerous smaller and less important examples, but those are the one's I think deserve the spotlight.
Things I saw but don't know what they are:
1. On the bottom left side of the picture in the trees is a strange symbol.
2. In undeadburg is a waterwheel.
3. under the water wheel is a path leading to a small simple house.
4. To the right of Ashina castle is a tall tower. It is likely from Sekiro, but I can't quite place what it is.
5. The top right shows the moon breaking. My best guess is this is the shattering of the illusion in bloodborne, but that's only a guess.
6. I'm assuming the bottom right portion of the city is from demon souls, but any references there are sadly lost for me as I have not played it.
Thats all I could find, if you guys see anything else, please let me know.
Fantastic!
Amazing, man to think they sneaked all of that in.
Bruh,posting this way doesn't benefit you,try starting a youtube channel
@@RHPGAMER I think Mix #3 is a reference to DS2's homeward miracle that takes you back to a bonefire.
I Think that symbol in the trees might be a bloodborne rune, or at least a representation.
I thought I knew a lot of Demon's Souls. Never even heard of that Leechmonger one.
pious83 Me neither! I always wondered why the loot was different each playthrough
I dont typically buy merch and stuff but GOD I NEED THAT PAINTING
"Dark Souls Dissected" is one of my favorite series. Illusory Wall is an absolute legend for all the work he does. An absolute MUST WATCH series if you are into things like cut content, the way mechanics work, secrets and much much more.
'I m so excited about it...' (the merch)
- he says in the most dead voice ever xD
“The setting of the sun was delayed, a wound cuts deeper into humanity”- could it be a reference to the rekindling of the first flame? The longer the light of the gods continues, the more the age of dark, the rule of mankind, is pushed further back?
About the Astora straight sword, I think it’s about how Gwyn extended the age of fire and how this is harmful to mankind as they are creatures of the dark.
Awesome work Vaati as always. Buying this for sure.
Saw that painting and immediately bought it no questions asked! Looks so dope!!!
"The setting of the sun was delayed"
= The end of the Age of Fire was subverted
"A wound cuts deeper into humanity"
= The dark sign, and the curse of undeath, which manifests as a deep weeping wound-like mark
Or at least that was my immediate interpretation upon hearing the translation.
Always wanted a cool displate :) Now its on his way
I just watched ps5 reveal, we are getting demon souls remake people!!!
Vaati, you think I didn't notice that amygdala in the painting? Nice design, man. Definitely finna get me one of those displates.
Annnd made it 41 seconds into the video and already purchased a Displate.
Epic stuff Vati. Now to watch the video lol
Vaati: Pick three of your favorites
Some over achievers: *Lists them all*
Good timing Vaati, especially after the disappointment of the of lack of elden ring trailer
I just got mine today and got chewed out for it being "Demonic"
I rarely, if ever partake in sponsor/promotion stuff, but I made an exception here as that print is just stunningly gorgeous. Already bought a few Displates before and they really exceeded my expectation. Bit expensive though, and that's before shipping and pretty hefty toll charges, so definitely gonna try for the competition ^^
My friends just gifted me the painted world 😍🔥. Love you Vaati. Thanks for your awesome content!