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Could you do a video on all the little caves scattered throughout gransys? That would be kind of cool, there's quite a few of them and they have little fire pits and occasionally chests
Me, a level 78 Warrior, fighting him for the first time: "Your ass is MINE, Reaper! YAAAAAAAH!!" Me, literally eight seconds later: "Aaaaaaaaand he one-shotted me."
I lucked out as a magic archer and hit him dead on with that illuminating bolt. Caused Death to plummet down into the abyss next to a bridge. One shot lol. Not worth bragging, but it was funny and underwhelming.
I prefer knowing less. The first thing I did in DDDA was looking up how I wanted to level and what the most effective way was to do that. So, I headed into Bitterblack Isle at like the start, and in the very first room spotting Death is like " _Yeah, this was a mistake - RUUUUUUUUN!_ ". I didn't exit BBI until Lv 200. To me, I don't even like the idea that Death was an arisen at all, I prefer the notion of it just being a metaphysical concept given form within Bitterblack Isle.
@@Zeithri I think it's worse that he was once an arisen, shows how deep the corruption of BB runs. It turned someone who was once the champion of man into a literal embodiment of a metaphysical concept. And he can straight up one shot you at most levels. I was cocky when I first walked into BB....he showed me that may not be warranted. I ran at him, hit him once and he backhanded me into a game over screen.
I had an idea that in DD2 they could add a creature into a forest location and the further in you are the more likely it's stalking you And the only way to tell if it's following you is by the sounds of the forest, if there's noise your safe, but if things go quiet then it's nearby and is already aware of your presence
More than a few times I’ve gone through the sewer sections of BBI, rushed ahead because I know the place like the back of my hand. My pawns fall behind but that’s fine, I know they’ll catch up. And then it happens. I enter the next area and only my main pawn has followed me through. How odd. I go back to look for the other two and find nothing but the Reaper, the light of his lantern the only warning I’m going to get, and all the confirmation I need to know what happened to my two other pawns. I nope out of there to go and find another Rift stone. Again. God I love this game.
probs you dont have your headset on. Its easy to know when death is near. He whispers and when he sees your pawns, the boss bgm sounds. Its not easy to miss.
@@ghostofrok3063I remember the first I encountered him and had no idea saw the health bar and ran like hell. I was extremely under-leveled and hired busted pawns. When I lost them getting through there was like a true dark souls game. I was maybe a few hours into the game too
I sure am pleased to see the Dragon's Dogma community grow. I hope Capcom makes a fitting sequel (since it's more or less officially on their schedule)
One of the best moments is when for some reason my lantern glitched out (no Drenched status or anything, it just didn't work until I ported) and I was solo running Daimon. I somehow had no RC left to light the blue lamps from my last round of identifying items and was pretty much wandering in the dark to try and find the way out. Of course in that moment Death appeared and it was one eerie sight to see his lantern stalking after you with the occasional silhouette of his figure hovering above while you're trying to find the way out and avoiding the other enemies in the process.
@@ThePawnedPawnhappened to me. I went to BBI very early because I wanted to get op gear, realized I stood no chance, and hired pawns probably double my level. They carried me halfway and then I ran into death. I tried to fight him, but he wiped my pawns, and I panicked and ran like hell. Getting through there was hell and that was when I fell in love with this game.
I love playing cat and mouse with Death, I used to be absolutely scared of him until I found out he was allergic to blast arrows. Death happens to be my favourite character in the game, next to Grigori and the Ur Dragon, he has an epic design and a sad but interesting back story. I'm impressed how long he lasted on the Bitterblack Isles before losing it, the man possessed an incredible will. I like his little challenges too, at least he gives you things to make your journey easier, and a free boots of shadow if you can defeat him. In his notes he seems a chatty sort, I find it entertaining the thought of him writing a note as Death and posting it on a notice board, I guess Barroch and Orla would bolt for it as soon as they heard him teleport. I theorise that Arthacos used to be a Ranger because of the Reaper's arrow skill and the fact that he gives you the boots of shadow, with his fallback being Sorcerer due to his Scythe casting a form of Exequy. Could have been an Assassin too. I could be wrong, although vocation is really just a mechanic of the game, he could be anything he liked X'D. I may be biased because I typically play as a Ranger it being my favourite class, I like to keep my distance from foes and plus I can equip my favourite boom sticks. Tip, use a dragon forged rusty bow to debilitate Garm, Elder Ogres and lesser Wyrmkin. Makes it easier to wreck them because they are susceptible to torpor and poison, with the exception being the Cursed dragons, they can't be poisoned but they can be stricken with torpor. Forgive me for rambling on, I love Dragon's Dogma and it's awesome that I found a great channel that talks about this topic. Thank you for the video, I enjoyed it greatly!
More theories are great! I also favor playing Ranger. 😃 But Arthacos...could have been an Assassin, but I peg him as a Warrior. He was a mighty hunter by all reckoning, and by the scythe he's clearly no stranger to oversized weaponry. And since he seems so eager to get up-close and hands-on it just feels like he wasn't a ranged or magick combatant. But then we don't know for sure. Also, lol'd at the thought of him being chatty. It fits given how much Arthacos wanted company in life.
@@ThePawnedPawn Cool! I always seem to fall back on this vocation, it feels satisfying to use those monster size bows. That's a sound theory, could be the Scythe is just enchanted with a spell that instakills. I still find it harrowing when he charges this attack, but I like the pretty purple haze he summons forth via his lantern. This is kind of why I thought he would be comfortable using some magic based skills. I chalked his boldness up to the fact that he is immortal, but I know warrior types to have guts, if he had a good enchanted weapon, some magic related tomes or tools, he would have hung in there for the duration, he's a smart bloke from what I gauged from his writings. Now that I think about it, it would make sense for him to be a warrior, it was kind of obvious due to the zonking great scythe, but he may have chosen ranged as a close second to add variation, with magic as a tertiary (I had to edit this in, sorry about being a pest). I'm glad you got a laugh, I can't help but picture him as chatty, it's sad he couldn't find anyone to team up with, I think the Arisen he met along the way took themselves too seriously, if it were me, I'd be all too glad for the offer of help in such a dangerous place X'3.
i like being assasin but i favor more the fighters because his ultimate skill gives me seconds of inmunity and that`s the only thing i need to defeat all enemies (even death himself)
Look up Nihil0.0 His videos are more combat related, but you'll find naught but the finest wares in his channel. He goes really in depth on the combat system and mechanics.
There has to be more to this, as I find it hard to fathom that he (Arthacos) simply transformed into the reaper of Death by himself. I believe he had help from a nefarious source.
Well, yes. Sort of. Daimon, and by extension BitterBlack Island, is a very corrupting influence. Like Old One/Elder God/Eldritch Abomination corrupting. Arthacos had only to stop resisting and give in to its influence.
I am a month late to this, but it could very well also have been that his sheer force of will as an arisen, possibly amplified by his psychosis and singular obsession with reaping the souls of others, twisted the reality of his being bit by bit until he 'transcended', since much of the reality of Dragon's Dogma is very much linked to human will, with those particularly strong-willed growing to wield incredible power.
@@Darca1n I like your train of thought, but under normal circumstances Arisen can't directly alter reality like that. The exceptions to that are Ashe/Daimon and any Arisen who becomes Seneschal. Arthacos would have had to possess power to rival Daimon, and I mean the will and ability to tear right into the rift itself, to have managed it by himself. If you've ever played through Silent Hill 2, think of Arthacos as Eddie if he was immortal, trapped in town, and never met James. Because BBI is a hell of a lot like Silent Hill.
You're all making a lot of assumptions that can be easily explained by; He denied the will unintentionally, and the Dragon's curse made him this way. Just think of what happened to the creature known as Daemon when he refused to make a choice. After all, Daemon didn't have to suffer from psychosis or anything. He was just put in front of himself an impossible decision.
I just reached level 200...i am on my 36th play through and i wont stop. I'll get every piece of gear...plus you can't kill Death. Each time i complete BBI and start again HE COMES BACK . IT'S DEATH...YOU CAN'T KILL DEATH
@@VaporCun Hey, did not see this before now - l made a video on the stars with Gemmalady a while back: th-cam.com/video/KlHkUOHEBCo/w-d-xo.html But it could be fun to make another one at some point.
I played DD way back when it was just DD on ps3 and 360. Man I can't tell you how amazing it feels to see lore videos of a game I've clocked literal thousands of hours in
Real talk guys the DD you played before is as it is today , . . . It realy showed how advance the game other game from before until now, . . . No game has even matched this game in action and logical plot of story, . . . And theres a rumor that Capcom is cooking another DD game for future, . . . Because the game that we played is according to them is only 40% they just excluded the other, how much more if it is on 80 or 90%
The Duke being one who took the deal, the dragonforged being the one that ignored the cycle altogether. Just the outcomes of the options the Arisens are given.
Xbox 360, and I share your pain. Conquerors periapts and blast arrows helped somewhat, with assassin perks focousing on solo because my pawns would be dummies and run into Death's scythe... good times.
I love facing him now Thar I became strong, it's like we developed a friendship me and death, truly what a sad story, I feel his sorrow every time I face him and am still on my ps3
Aw hell yeah! I went through BBI a couple of weeks ago and read all the epitaphs, but didn't pay much attention to the whole Arthacos going mad thing. Good thing you've just uploaded it Keep up the great content!
All these storylines and lore Netflix could have used for many seasons on their animated adaptation. Instead we got the dumpster fire of "if you kill the Dragon, you become the Dragon." Still, great video man.
@@himehine9421 I'm dead ass writing a script now to bitch about the show. There's so much wrong I cant hold my tongue I Binged it day one and when it ended my 8 month old nephew got to hear every cuss word I know as I stormed out. All it takes is thst one moment to ruin everything before, leading you to looking at everything else through a jaded lens and realizing no one gave half a shit even in episode 1. (And I'm not even joking when I say you can watch episode 1 and go straight to the last and miss nothing)
another thing to point out: While Death doesn't fully heal whenever he or you leave a fight, making it possible to eventually defeat him, even if/when you manage to kill him he will just reform somewhere else on Bitterblack Isle at full health. some may say "thats just a mechanic so you can farm his dropped materials" but if that were the case then why does Grigori remain deceased when he to has unique dropped material? I think his ability is more a lore-hint. he is fully aware he can never be permanently killed, so even if you succeed in his final request, he will just go back to hunting you again as his soul has long since been tied to the curse that has plagued Bitterblack Isle since it's fall. I should also point out that much like how there are temples to fire, water, air, and earth on mainland Gransys, I have a theory there might be a temple to dark and light on Bitterblack Isle though IDK which chamber would be which temple.
Well said. Those are good points, though I'm not sure how well I could have fit them into the script as-is. Pains of hindsight. A fair amount could be assumed I suppose? As for temples to light and dark, I'm not so sure. But who knows? The Dark Bishop's room may be the light and Daimon's may be the dark? But that's just spitballing something that may or may not be the case to begin with. I like the supposition though. You put your thoughts well. 😃
Dude your videos are so awesome. I just started playing this game a little more than two months ago but I'm already so much in love with it as if I've been playing it for years. And your videos help me get so much more out of the lore. Thank you very much.
Great editing, environmental showcase and the research on the single most dangerous enemy on BBI. I used to be afraid of him, now I only pity the poor sod.
It’s funny how in the first few hours of the game you’re like, he must not see me walk behind him and after a certain level you’re like DEAAATH if got a surprise for you my dear friend !
Cool tip I found out is you can get death to kill mini-bosses for u if u can position him just right. I was trying to keep my distance from him one time while being chased by an elder orge when he had cut elder orge instead before leaving. I guess he can kill just about everyone but he prefers to target u instead.
How cool would it be for Capcom to see how the community for this game is still not dead, and make a whole new dlc?!!! What would you guys want added for this new dlc?! New vocations/ new weapons?!
I'm going to be honest, I'd like something that doesn't so much add new things as it repopulates lost or cut content. Restoring the moon, relicensing (or at least reskinning) the Berserk armor, populating half the map with more quests or things to do...and giving me more lore I can dive into. I'm not personally itching for new content. I'm itching for finished work and a better understanding of the world we've been given. As is, Gransys and BBI are plenty large enough, and there's enough weaponry and armor to keep things interesting besides. Though I wouldn't say no to clothing, bodytypes, or hairstyles that remain NPC-exclusive. Basically I'd ask for a finished experience before an expanded one. But that's me. I like my lore. :)
Not gonna lie, I forgot Dragons Dogma was the only game that could compete with darksouls for how deep and convoluted the lore is. It's one of the reasons I love this game and the souls series/elden ring, you might find a character in the game and it turns out they're this son or daughter of the games main villain but you wouldn't notice if you missed even one item description, hidden dialog, or note.
Death's vocals & theme music, sounds so soothing, (especially when Death's vocalism is closely relating to the 'pronounciation of Sumerian') but...play 'BB island' w/ audio @ 0 and backwards, meaning playing all of 3rd stage and not entering 'the cathedral of Daemon' but turning around to play 'BB island in reverse' all the way to the beginning or 1st stage. ... For a real challenge, beat BB island, in reverse, as the Mage.
it seems that everyone can become and arisen, but not everyone can fullfil the role, how powerful is the actual arisen to not only defeat daimon and grigori, but to be a perfect candidate for being a seneschal
Well, yes and no? Certainly the ability to become an Arisen is more common than we're lead to believe, but it's still rare, and as you say it's rarer still that an Arisen not only qualifies but is willing to accept the job AND has the character the Seneschal seeks to replace themselves with.
@@ThePawnedPawn thanks for the tips i dont think thats my problem, my problem was my party underleveled and the dungeon to me are very captivating, i got chills down my spine whenever i see that chained ogre and the whole mystery feels makes me less aware of whats going on and what to do
@@leonheartzzz It's definitely best to be a higher level. I typically won't touch it until level 40 or 50, lot of people will recommend level 70 or 80. But hey, people can run it much earlier too. Just take it all at your own pace and enjoy it for the experience it really is.
In walks any lvl 200 mystic knight with a mace covered in 4 different buffs standing in a well of dmg and spamming orbs of light with crescent slash fully juiced on conquerors periapts "I MISSED THE PART WHERE THATS MY PROBLEM DEATH"
I hope when this community grows and the game releases its sequel which has been announced, this guy get to cover most of the lore of it... Cuz why the hell not? This guy has been loyal to the game for like 10 frickin years!! Imagine
@@The_Rift what I do know is the arisin you play as in rhe game is the 4th arisin no one knows who the first one is..idk how much attention you pay when the pawns talk i do remeber one saying the monsters were always the way they are wonder what that could mean
Excellent video as always! And starring one of my favorite characters as well, even though he's a bit of a pain in the ass whenever I'm trying to farm cursed loot. 😆
I've done a bit of diving into Barroch on the discord at discord.gg/gQb7HmrNsm and I'd be happy to work on it further soon. He's definitely a very interesting individual.
Honestly after knowing the depression anxiety have to go through especially going through all that alone without anyone to talk to to understand him that's enough to make even the strongest person gold little bit crazy so in a way it's actually good things that she did to come there at least this way if you ever feel sad he just becomes happy with the feeling knowing that she's Immortal cuz everytime she does come back Immortal just how to cover a lot of depression
It is confirmed by the seneshal that there are other worlds aka universes in dragon’s dogma and since there is infinite number of pawns each one has their own arisen ( I assume) then there are indeed infinite universes
I can't help but feel pity for arthritis I only hope that he found peace when he was finally defeated.😢 PS I will admit that is a very unique sword he has I don't think I've ever seen it before, what exactly is the name of that sword and where would I might be able to obtain it?
You are terrible at math. You stated that he has come in contact with a bunch of arisen. Than you state that dragons choose Arisen sometimes hundreds of years apart. So your theory is he's around 1000 years old? Bruh that's only enough time for maybe 3 arisen. You can't forget that some Arisen live for hundreds or thousands of years sitting in a cave with nothing to do. We literally had one just sitting on a chair in a cave for long enough to have met multiple arisen before Mr. King, we have a quest to talk to him. He also vanished when the dragon died. Mr. King is old as well (he was still in mortal time but it is obvious he's close to the end). You can't forget death stated he went around killing all the Arisen for so long he forgot. Death is probably closer to a million years old, if not millions. Great background check, great video editing, great attempt. Please do math before you post something.
Is there a something in the game that would happen if you let death kills the Arisen a thousand time or the Arisen kills death a thousand time... page 9 reference
No, nothing special happens. First off, until you take on the fourth Wages of Death quest your soul is impure to him. So you'd have to commit to literally thousands of quests. Second, he came up with that number in a fit of insanity as he tried to piece together his own memory of what being Arisen even meant. His personal tragedy is that his hell will not end under any circumstances until the cycle reboots and BBI with it.
Could the "Unseen rival" quest chain not also be by Articus, the descriptions of those are pretty heavy about killing too, and the thrill of the hunt etc.
No, the motivations are entirely different. Arthacos/Death views killing as purifying, holy, and even sacred. The mystery patron of Unseen Rival views killing as something closer to ecstacy. Also, the third quest in that chain reveals the patron has died. How he posted the requests is debateable, but he's a mass murder and unapologetic. Arthacos was a hunter who, until he gave in to corruption, valued the lives of others and, after corruption, still assigns them a value. He kills quick and clean. Unseen Rival poster is the sort who would be as brutal and visceral as possible. They're plainly not the same.
@@dahedgehog1888 I get that. I was just shooting a little lore off the top of my head. Shame there's so little to go on. A deranged serial killer Arisen would be a hell of a topic.
While a video dedicated to it could be fun to script out, there is just so much to tear down. In the meantime Flyoutfate and I have gone very in-depth with analyzing the anime on Discord. discord.gg/CXjVAFb
I'd argue he is still an Arisen, since he makes reference to himself as such after becoming Death. There's something else at work, I think, but what exactly it is needs a bit more scrutiny. Might crop up in a vid in the near future though since I suspect it relates to Daimon.
A matter of semantics. Pages works because it's easily understood and gets the point across. No need to be overly specific if it's not going to appreciably help. Though I guess it can be kinda fun...
@@ThePawnedPawn just on a physical/logical point of view since we do initially see them as broken tablets in various parts of the island and I don't think it would be as easy to flip through a stone stelle as it would be to flip through a paper page, though you could maybe stack them if they aren't attached and move the top stelle/tablet to the bottom once you read it.
@@lordreptilestormblade1749 I'm not disagreeing with you. But it's just simpler to use page. It doesn't change the story, just makes it more approachable. 👍
Yeah the game designer is telling you to as soon as you get your Pawn to ditch them right away and play HARD Mode ALONE... and that is the path to become Death.
I question if it's the voices in his head made manifest, or him quietly replying, or something else. It's a very interesting thought and one that's sinister no matter the answer. Worse, it could be any number of answers at the same time. Arthacos snapped hard.
@@The_Rift Hey man great stuff but is there a way to specifically find that piece in the song as theres like over 420+ songs free and i just want to listen to that specific part over and over again as the feeling of dread and mystery pumped this video from 10 to an 11!
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@@aevanjelis7296 Welcome!
@@The_Rift what is the name of the song starts on 4:00 ?
@@HoshizoraStudios Hey man, all the music used in the vid is from Motion Array (paid subscription)
Could you do a video on all the little caves scattered throughout gransys? That would be kind of cool, there's quite a few of them and they have little fire pits and occasionally chests
If he wants to kill me, he has to speak with my blast arrows first
my Richocet arrow would rekt him hard.
@@kumomeme7852 4x magic rebalancer + sixfold Bolt or ricochet Hunter = cries
@@lucasmonteiro600 literally lol
Cloud of blast arrows 😊
Or to my magic sygils as Mystic Knight xD. But you're just giving your console a heart attack atp lol.
Me, a level 78 Warrior, fighting him for the first time: "Your ass is MINE, Reaper! YAAAAAAAH!!"
Me, literally eight seconds later: "Aaaaaaaaand he one-shotted me."
As a level 68 assassin when I first met him I know this pain. I'm power leveling mystic knight now.
Lvl 52 Assassin with 4 epi + Blast arrow = easy death farming 😂😂😂
I lucked out as a magic archer and hit him dead on with that illuminating bolt. Caused Death to plummet down into the abyss next to a bridge. One shot lol. Not worth bragging, but it was funny and underwhelming.
I think Death should've gotten more attention in DDDA, it gave the whole place a very eerie feeling
I know man, could have made his story easier to understand. The lore goes deep.
I prefer knowing less.
The first thing I did in DDDA was looking up how I wanted to level and what the most effective way was to do that. So, I headed into Bitterblack Isle at like the start, and in the very first room spotting Death is like " _Yeah, this was a mistake - RUUUUUUUUN!_ ". I didn't exit BBI until Lv 200. To me, I don't even like the idea that Death was an arisen at all, I prefer the notion of it just being a metaphysical concept given form within Bitterblack Isle.
@@Zeithri I think it's worse that he was once an arisen, shows how deep the corruption of BB runs. It turned someone who was once the champion of man into a literal embodiment of a metaphysical concept. And he can straight up one shot you at most levels. I was cocky when I first walked into BB....he showed me that may not be warranted. I ran at him, hit him once and he backhanded me into a game over screen.
@@Zeithri every thing in dragons dogma or was an arisen or was a dragon wich is an arisen too XD
I had an idea that in DD2 they could add a creature into a forest location and the further in you are the more likely it's stalking you
And the only way to tell if it's following you is by the sounds of the forest, if there's noise your safe, but if things go quiet then it's nearby and is already aware of your presence
More than a few times I’ve gone through the sewer sections of BBI, rushed ahead because I know the place like the back of my hand. My pawns fall behind but that’s fine, I know they’ll catch up. And then it happens. I enter the next area and only my main pawn has followed me through. How odd. I go back to look for the other two and find nothing but the Reaper, the light of his lantern the only warning I’m going to get, and all the confirmation I need to know what happened to my two other pawns. I nope out of there to go and find another Rift stone. Again. God I love this game.
probs you dont have your headset on. Its easy to know when death is near. He whispers and when he sees your pawns, the boss bgm sounds. Its not easy to miss.
@@ghostofrok3063I remember the first I encountered him and had no idea saw the health bar and ran like hell. I was extremely under-leveled and hired busted pawns. When I lost them getting through there was like a true dark souls game. I was maybe a few hours into the game too
@@tristanward9937 it's scarier than dark souls since Death just gonna instant kill you
I think everyone can agree when I say you are the vattividya of dragons dogma 👍
thats exactly what i was thinking
Couldn't agree more!
I literally just found this channel a few days ago and it immediately became my favorite DD channel. DD is love DD is life
I sure am pleased to see the Dragon's Dogma community grow. I hope Capcom makes a fitting sequel (since it's more or less officially on their schedule)
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Death: one touch...one kill
Blast arrow: pew pew pew 99999 x2 XP
Use 4 conquerors periapts with that and you will kill him using like a quarter of those blast arrows
Oh so that's why the area were you fight Daimon seems other worldy when you look outside. BitterBlack Isle is quite literally a separate reality.
Yeah, outside you actually see other galaxies that suggest this island is in an entirely different plane of reality.
One of the best moments is when for some reason my lantern glitched out (no Drenched status or anything, it just didn't work until I ported) and I was solo running Daimon. I somehow had no RC left to light the blue lamps from my last round of identifying items and was pretty much wandering in the dark to try and find the way out. Of course in that moment Death appeared and it was one eerie sight to see his lantern stalking after you with the occasional silhouette of his figure hovering above while you're trying to find the way out and avoiding the other enemies in the process.
Gah! That sounds like it could be utterly terrifying!
@@ThePawnedPawnhappened to me. I went to BBI very early because I wanted to get op gear, realized I stood no chance, and hired pawns probably double my level. They carried me halfway and then I ran into death. I tried to fight him, but he wiped my pawns, and I panicked and ran like hell. Getting through there was hell and that was when I fell in love with this game.
I love playing cat and mouse with Death, I used to be absolutely scared of him until I found out he was allergic to blast arrows. Death happens to be my favourite character in the game, next to Grigori and the Ur Dragon, he has an epic design and a sad but interesting back story. I'm impressed how long he lasted on the Bitterblack Isles before losing it, the man possessed an incredible will. I like his little challenges too, at least he gives you things to make your journey easier, and a free boots of shadow if you can defeat him. In his notes he seems a chatty sort, I find it entertaining the thought of him writing a note as Death and posting it on a notice board, I guess Barroch and Orla would bolt for it as soon as they heard him teleport. I theorise that Arthacos used to be a Ranger because of the Reaper's arrow skill and the fact that he gives you the boots of shadow, with his fallback being Sorcerer due to his Scythe casting a form of Exequy. Could have been an Assassin too. I could be wrong, although vocation is really just a mechanic of the game, he could be anything he liked X'D. I may be biased because I typically play as a Ranger it being my favourite class, I like to keep my distance from foes and plus I can equip my favourite boom sticks. Tip, use a dragon forged rusty bow to debilitate Garm, Elder Ogres and lesser Wyrmkin. Makes it easier to wreck them because they are susceptible to torpor and poison, with the exception being the Cursed dragons, they can't be poisoned but they can be stricken with torpor. Forgive me for rambling on, I love Dragon's Dogma and it's awesome that I found a great channel that talks about this topic. Thank you for the video, I enjoyed it greatly!
More theories are great! I also favor playing Ranger. 😃
But Arthacos...could have been an Assassin, but I peg him as a Warrior. He was a mighty hunter by all reckoning, and by the scythe he's clearly no stranger to oversized weaponry. And since he seems so eager to get up-close and hands-on it just feels like he wasn't a ranged or magick combatant.
But then we don't know for sure.
Also, lol'd at the thought of him being chatty. It fits given how much Arthacos wanted company in life.
@@ThePawnedPawn Cool! I always seem to fall back on this vocation, it feels satisfying to use those monster size bows. That's a sound theory, could be the Scythe is just enchanted with a spell that instakills. I still find it harrowing when he charges this attack, but I like the pretty purple haze he summons forth via his lantern. This is kind of why I thought he would be comfortable using some magic based skills. I chalked his boldness up to the fact that he is immortal, but I know warrior types to have guts, if he had a good enchanted weapon, some magic related tomes or tools, he would have hung in there for the duration, he's a smart bloke from what I gauged from his writings. Now that I think about it, it would make sense for him to be a warrior, it was kind of obvious due to the zonking great scythe, but he may have chosen ranged as a close second to add variation, with magic as a tertiary (I had to edit this in, sorry about being a pest). I'm glad you got a laugh, I can't help but picture him as chatty, it's sad he couldn't find anyone to team up with, I think the Arisen he met along the way took themselves too seriously, if it were me, I'd be all too glad for the offer of help in such a dangerous place X'3.
i like being assasin but i favor more the fighters because his ultimate skill gives me seconds of inmunity and that`s the only thing i need to defeat all enemies (even death himself)
Look up Nihil0.0
His videos are more combat related, but you'll find naught but the finest wares in his channel.
He goes really in depth on the combat system and mechanics.
@@ugn154 I've seen a few of his videos, he's another channel that has great Dragon's Dogma related information.
Death would literally be pure nightmare fuel if only he had more moves or attacks other than a single scythe swing and sleeping spell.
It's a testament to his awesomeness that he can be nightmare fuel even with that limitation.
They shouldve made him a superboss
There has to be more to this, as I find it hard to fathom that he (Arthacos) simply transformed into the reaper of Death by himself.
I believe he had help from a nefarious source.
Yeah, agree it feels strange if he could just transform lik that. Daimon could have been a part of it.
Well, yes. Sort of. Daimon, and by extension BitterBlack Island, is a very corrupting influence. Like Old One/Elder God/Eldritch Abomination corrupting. Arthacos had only to stop resisting and give in to its influence.
I am a month late to this, but it could very well also have been that his sheer force of will as an arisen, possibly amplified by his psychosis and singular obsession with reaping the souls of others, twisted the reality of his being bit by bit until he 'transcended', since much of the reality of Dragon's Dogma is very much linked to human will, with those particularly strong-willed growing to wield incredible power.
@@Darca1n I like your train of thought, but under normal circumstances Arisen can't directly alter reality like that.
The exceptions to that are Ashe/Daimon and any Arisen who becomes Seneschal.
Arthacos would have had to possess power to rival Daimon, and I mean the will and ability to tear right into the rift itself, to have managed it by himself.
If you've ever played through Silent Hill 2, think of Arthacos as Eddie if he was immortal, trapped in town, and never met James.
Because BBI is a hell of a lot like Silent Hill.
You're all making a lot of assumptions that can be easily explained by;
He denied the will unintentionally, and the Dragon's curse made him this way.
Just think of what happened to the creature known as Daemon when he refused to make a choice.
After all, Daemon didn't have to suffer from psychosis or anything. He was just put in front of himself an impossible decision.
Voices linger here and there.
The stories they recount can bestir a beating heart.
Damn after all these years someone is still doing lore vids on this masterpiece
There is so much potential for Dogma lore videos.
@@The_Rift Could you do a video explaining the meaning and lore of the constellations found throughout the Gransys night sky
I just reached level 200...i am on my 36th play through and i wont stop. I'll get every piece of gear...plus you can't kill Death. Each time i complete BBI and start again HE COMES BACK . IT'S DEATH...YOU CAN'T KILL DEATH
@@VaporCun Hey, did not see this before now - l made a video on the stars with Gemmalady a while back: th-cam.com/video/KlHkUOHEBCo/w-d-xo.html
But it could be fun to make another one at some point.
@@z1ggyn124 Damn the 36th run - well done. Yeah death cannot die because he is already dead.
I came to replicate move sets from this game, but I stayed because the lore is amazing. Really like this video!
Man, I love the lore in Dogma.
The man didn't just become a monster..he become death itself!
Really awesome video...the editing and all is on point
Thanks my man, I really love making these lore vids.
I played DD way back when it was just DD on ps3 and 360.
Man I can't tell you how amazing it feels to see lore videos of a game I've clocked literal thousands of hours in
Yeah me too man, glad you enjoyed this:)
Real talk guys the DD you played before is as it is today , . . . It realy showed how advance the game other game from before until now, . . . No game has even matched this game in action and logical plot of story, . . . And theres a rumor that Capcom is cooking another DD game for future, . . . Because the game that we played is according to them is only 40% they just excluded the other, how much more if it is on 80 or 90%
lores you can explore in the future: the endless Cycle, Ur-Dragon, the Duke, and also the Dragonforged.
Anyways, great video man :)
These are all great suggestions and noted, thank you!
I liked your suggestions, Yung o/
I second these suggestions whole heartedly!
The endless cycle could cover Grigorori, the Duke and the dragon forged, since they are all a part of the cycle itself
The Duke being one who took the deal, the dragonforged being the one that ignored the cycle altogether. Just the outcomes of the options the Arisens are given.
This is a great story... Death was a pain to kill in my early days of ps3... I'm still on ps3 DDDA
Xbox 360, and I share your pain.
Conquerors periapts and blast arrows helped somewhat, with assassin perks focousing on solo because my pawns would be dummies and run into Death's scythe... good times.
I love facing him now Thar I became strong, it's like we developed a friendship me and death, truly what a sad story, I feel his sorrow every time I face him and am still on my ps3
Aw hell yeah! I went through BBI a couple of weeks ago and read all the epitaphs, but didn't pay much attention to the whole Arthacos going mad thing. Good thing you've just uploaded it
Keep up the great content!
Cheers Volderheim, glad you enjoyed it!
Why is that when Arthacos gets super stressed he becomes death, but when I DO I have a mental breakdown? In what universe is this fair?
Bitterblack Island, apparently
man...CAPCOM should give u some credit for your work...u are literally maintaing this game alive for the community
"Would you care to join me?"
Death: "OMG you have no idea how long I waited to hear that! YES!"
Finally had the chance to sit down and watch this. This is amazing! You guys clearly put a lot of work in, and it shows. Great job you guys!
Thank you Austin, I really did put my heart into making this - and so did The Pawned Pawn. Really great collab!
All these storylines and lore Netflix could have used for many seasons on their animated adaptation. Instead we got the dumpster fire of "if you kill the Dragon, you become the Dragon."
Still, great video man.
Thank you Leroy, yeah I wish they would give the adaptation more time and funding to flesh it out more.
@@himehine9421 I'm dead ass writing a script now to bitch about the show. There's so much wrong I cant hold my tongue I Binged it day one and when it ended my 8 month old nephew got to hear every cuss word I know as I stormed out. All it takes is thst one moment to ruin everything before, leading you to looking at everything else through a jaded lens and realizing no one gave half a shit even in episode 1. (And I'm not even joking when I say you can watch episode 1 and go straight to the last and miss nothing)
another thing to point out: While Death doesn't fully heal whenever he or you leave a fight, making it possible to eventually defeat him, even if/when you manage to kill him he will just reform somewhere else on Bitterblack Isle at full health. some may say "thats just a mechanic so you can farm his dropped materials" but if that were the case then why does Grigori remain deceased when he to has unique dropped material? I think his ability is more a lore-hint. he is fully aware he can never be permanently killed, so even if you succeed in his final request, he will just go back to hunting you again as his soul has long since been tied to the curse that has plagued Bitterblack Isle since it's fall. I should also point out that much like how there are temples to fire, water, air, and earth on mainland Gransys, I have a theory there might be a temple to dark and light on Bitterblack Isle though IDK which chamber would be which temple.
Well said. Those are good points, though I'm not sure how well I could have fit them into the script as-is. Pains of hindsight. A fair amount could be assumed I suppose?
As for temples to light and dark, I'm not so sure. But who knows? The Dark Bishop's room may be the light and Daimon's may be the dark? But that's just spitballing something that may or may not be the case to begin with.
I like the supposition though. You put your thoughts well. 😃
I remember almost crapping myself when I ran into him for the first time. Interesting story about him
never knew i was too weak for bbi until i realized he actually takes damage… that bar was not moving
Almost level 200 and I'm still terrified of fighting it
Yeah, he gives an eerie feeling to all of Bitterblack...
Me: Time to slay monsters and farm BBI equipment.
Also me hearing bells and a whisper: On second thought it ain't worth it.
...Hold my beer. 😎
Dude your videos are so awesome. I just started playing this game a little more than two months ago but I'm already so much in love with it as if I've been playing it for years. And your videos help me get so much more out of the lore. Thank you very much.
Great editing, environmental showcase and the research on the single most dangerous enemy on BBI. I used to be afraid of him, now I only pity the poor sod.
Well, he *would* be the most dangerous if he didn't skip leg day so often he lost his. 🤣
dayum u really work hard to make it look cinematic and the graphics is so clean
Cheers Mark, well I love the editing and creating part.
I remember when my pawn heroically jumped on Death and I had to grab her and toss her off.
NO! We do NOT climb on Death! BAD pawn!
Death can be mounted????
It’s funny how in the first few hours of the game you’re like, he must not see me walk behind him and after a certain level you’re like DEAAATH if got a surprise for you my dear friend !
Hahaha, yeah I know the feeling dude.
Cool tip I found out is you can get death to kill mini-bosses for u if u can position him just right. I was trying to keep my distance from him one time while being chased by an elder orge when he had cut elder orge instead before leaving. I guess he can kill just about everyone but he prefers to target u instead.
He can kill most creatures except for wyrmkin, but you do need some luck. lol
How cool would it be for Capcom to see how the community for this game is still not dead, and make a whole new dlc?!!! What would you guys want added for this new dlc?! New vocations/ new weapons?!
I'm going to be honest, I'd like something that doesn't so much add new things as it repopulates lost or cut content. Restoring the moon, relicensing (or at least reskinning) the Berserk armor, populating half the map with more quests or things to do...and giving me more lore I can dive into.
I'm not personally itching for new content. I'm itching for finished work and a better understanding of the world we've been given.
As is, Gransys and BBI are plenty large enough, and there's enough weaponry and armor to keep things interesting besides. Though I wouldn't say no to clothing, bodytypes, or hairstyles that remain NPC-exclusive.
Basically I'd ask for a finished experience before an expanded one.
But that's me. I like my lore. :)
Previously cut areas and more enemies.
Well with dragons dogma 2 announced, unlikely. I do hope they have a more vocations, like the alchemist from dragons dogma online.
I'm really liking the Trickster vocation trailer
He lives long enough to see himself became a villain
7:07 the horror of that chest 😂
Not gonna lie, I forgot Dragons Dogma was the only game that could compete with darksouls for how deep and convoluted the lore is. It's one of the reasons I love this game and the souls series/elden ring, you might find a character in the game and it turns out they're this son or daughter of the games main villain but you wouldn't notice if you missed even one item description, hidden dialog, or note.
Absolutely. Dark Souls is the main experience I draw on (though not the only one!) when digging into Dragon's Dogma's lore! 😃
Death's vocals & theme music, sounds so soothing, (especially when Death's vocalism is closely relating to the 'pronounciation of Sumerian') but...play 'BB island' w/ audio @ 0 and backwards, meaning playing all of 3rd stage and not entering 'the cathedral of Daemon' but turning around to play 'BB island in reverse' all the way to the beginning or 1st stage.
...
For a real challenge, beat BB island, in reverse, as the Mage.
I am a veteran player, I didn't know you could wield the gods bane in game I thought it just allows you to seppuku.
That's true, this is only a mod that replaces Devilsbane with Godsbane.
I dont know how this game flew under the radar like it did but we are finally getting a dragons dogma 2 FINALLY
it seems that everyone can become and arisen, but not everyone can fullfil the role, how powerful is the actual arisen to not only defeat daimon and grigori, but to be a perfect candidate for being a seneschal
Well, yes and no? Certainly the ability to become an Arisen is more common than we're lead to believe, but it's still rare, and as you say it's rarer still that an Arisen not only qualifies but is willing to accept the job AND has the character the Seneschal seeks to replace themselves with.
Arthacus: I am become Death, Destroyer of Pawns.
Blast arrows: "I am become death destroyer of death"
Awesome work man! Your videos are great as always!👍
Thank you man, your help with this is much appreciated Petr.
And here i am running from that petrifying chicken and never go back
You'll go back. They *always* go back.
@@ThePawnedPawn jinx i just got back and my party went to become statue AGAIN
@@leonheartzzz Give them Secret Softeners, or take a Sorcerer with High Voidspell. Suddenly there's no problem getting stoned.
@@ThePawnedPawn thanks for the tips i dont think thats my problem, my problem was my party underleveled and the dungeon to me are very captivating, i got chills down my spine whenever i see that chained ogre and the whole mystery feels makes me less aware of whats going on and what to do
@@leonheartzzz It's definitely best to be a higher level. I typically won't touch it until level 40 or 50, lot of people will recommend level 70 or 80.
But hey, people can run it much earlier too.
Just take it all at your own pace and enjoy it for the experience it really is.
In walks any lvl 200 mystic knight with a mace covered in 4 different buffs standing in a well of dmg and spamming orbs of light with crescent slash fully juiced on conquerors periapts "I MISSED THE PART WHERE THATS MY PROBLEM DEATH"
Best video so far!! Love your lore videos🤩🤩
Thanks love, I am very happy how this turned out:)
"It all started when someone stopped breathing..."
Many a good mystery does.
The first 35 seconds of the video made me think I was watching mass effect
Sounds like the Hunters of Bloodborne
Its vice versa. Dragons dogma was first to release.
I love that quote
I hope when this community grows and the game releases its sequel which has been announced, this guy get to cover most of the lore of it... Cuz why the hell not? This guy has been loyal to the game for like 10 frickin years!! Imagine
Oh, we're going to be working hard at it. 😃
Awesome as always. Going to do a video on rhe emarld king?or the corrupted pawns?damanion
Thank you Ryan, great suggestions - will do some research on these.
@@The_Rift what I do know is the arisin you play as in rhe game is the 4th arisin no one knows who the first one is..idk how much attention you pay when the pawns talk i do remeber one saying the monsters were always the way they are wonder what that could mean
@@crimson1953 That is very interesting, I have never really thought about the first Arisen...
@@The_Rift it is interesting indeed
Sometimes i wish there is set like the one you put in thumbnail 😭
That's the Death Knights from Dragon's Dogma Online, pretty cool looking.
Awesome commentary, really liked this
@@The_Rift hey u change ur youtube channels name !
Yep, it was time.
Excellent video as always! And starring one of my favorite characters as well, even though he's a bit of a pain in the ass whenever I'm trying to farm cursed loot. 😆
Yeah he can be quite the pain sometimes, was not easy to get him to stand still for this video. Really glad you enjoyed it.
Thats my favorite lore-video now^^
Yep, the story of Arthacos is very interesting:)
We need Barroch story now
Yes, he is def on my list.
I've done a bit of diving into Barroch on the discord at discord.gg/gQb7HmrNsm and I'd be happy to work on it further soon. He's definitely a very interesting individual.
on bitterblack Death jumped me and i ported out NOPEEE
thanks for another video man :D
My pleasure Uriel:)
I know it's not related to the video. But did the developer at least give an obvious sign for dragons dogma 2??
Hey Sergio, check this one out: www.resetera.com/threads/dusk-golem-hinting-at-dragons-dogma-2-existence.288545/
@@The_Rift thx
Poor guy just wanted company .
Periapts ✔
Holy Affinity ✔
Blast Arrows ✔
Skills ✔
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You forgot to double up on Barbed Nails! Augh! Now he's not gonna stay down like he's supposed to...
Man, this made me want to play dd again but i dont have it installed right now and i cant install it cause i dont have wifi till the seventh
Honestly after knowing the depression anxiety have to go through especially going through all that alone without anyone to talk to to understand him that's enough to make even the strongest person gold little bit crazy so in a way it's actually good things that she did to come there at least this way if you ever feel sad he just becomes happy with the feeling knowing that she's Immortal cuz everytime she does come back Immortal just how to cover a lot of depression
What if there is infinite universes in dragons dogma each with their own arisen and cycle but all linked with with biter black isle
That's a favored theory of mine.
It is confirmed by the seneshal that there are other worlds aka universes in dragon’s dogma and since there is infinite number of pawns each one has their own arisen ( I assume) then there are indeed infinite universes
I enjoyed the idea of what a "heartless" arisen can become. Hmmm.
It's an interesting lore indeed.
death, a big ass demon, or maybe other worse stuff
love your content :)
Cheers:)
what enb are you using
This was well made
Cheers man
I can't help but feel pity for arthritis I only hope that he found peace when he was finally defeated.😢
PS I will admit that is a very unique sword he has I don't think I've ever seen it before, what exactly is the name of that sword and where would I might be able to obtain it?
a Full Stack of Blast Arrow a Day Keeps Death Away
:SMUG:
Hehe, perfect
You are terrible at math. You stated that he has come in contact with a bunch of arisen. Than you state that dragons choose Arisen sometimes hundreds of years apart. So your theory is he's around 1000 years old? Bruh that's only enough time for maybe 3 arisen. You can't forget that some Arisen live for hundreds or thousands of years sitting in a cave with nothing to do. We literally had one just sitting on a chair in a cave for long enough to have met multiple arisen before Mr. King, we have a quest to talk to him. He also vanished when the dragon died. Mr. King is old as well (he was still in mortal time but it is obvious he's close to the end). You can't forget death stated he went around killing all the Arisen for so long he forgot. Death is probably closer to a million years old, if not millions. Great background check, great video editing, great attempt. Please do math before you post something.
It's amazing what an Arisen can become
I know, it's interesting how the mind of the Arisen can alter his physical presence.
Interesst thought ,. ty for share ,. wish an nice day greets pls stay well ,. greets ReRiX
Please turn the music down pls
What's the name of this song? Is this from dragon dogma?
Is there a something in the game that would happen if you let death kills the Arisen a thousand time or the Arisen kills death a thousand time... page 9 reference
Interesting, now we just need to find someone who have the time to test this.
No, nothing special happens.
First off, until you take on the fourth Wages of Death quest your soul is impure to him. So you'd have to commit to literally thousands of quests.
Second, he came up with that number in a fit of insanity as he tried to piece together his own memory of what being Arisen even meant.
His personal tragedy is that his hell will not end under any circumstances until the cycle reboots and BBI with it.
Hopefully theres something like Death in DD2 in future dlc's
I'll never forget when i arc of obliterated him off that bridge the first time i fought him
Luv the graphic mods
Saw this vid recommended in an ad
Could the "Unseen rival" quest chain not also be by Articus, the descriptions of those are pretty heavy about killing too, and the thrill of the hunt etc.
No, the motivations are entirely different.
Arthacos/Death views killing as purifying, holy, and even sacred.
The mystery patron of Unseen Rival views killing as something closer to ecstacy.
Also, the third quest in that chain reveals the patron has died. How he posted the requests is debateable, but he's a mass murder and unapologetic.
Arthacos was a hunter who, until he gave in to corruption, valued the lives of others and, after corruption, still assigns them a value. He kills quick and clean.
Unseen Rival poster is the sort who would be as brutal and visceral as possible.
They're plainly not the same.
@@ThePawnedPawn good point, but I was only suggesting, chill
@@dahedgehog1888 I get that. I was just shooting a little lore off the top of my head.
Shame there's so little to go on. A deranged serial killer Arisen would be a hell of a topic.
@@ThePawnedPawn yeah, hopefully dd2 will be as lore rich as this one
And where is your Netflix Anime analysis?
*Breathes heavily in anticipation*
While a video dedicated to it could be fun to script out, there is just so much to tear down.
In the meantime Flyoutfate and I have gone very in-depth with analyzing the anime on Discord.
discord.gg/CXjVAFb
@@ThePawnedPawn Let us start working on that then 👊
@@The_Rift i make the analysis in one of your video comment section..forgot which one
@@aevanjelis7296 I will look for that.
No Death have been harmed in the making of the video
Death is no longer an arisen, he can't kill dragonkin.
I'd argue he is still an Arisen, since he makes reference to himself as such after becoming Death.
There's something else at work, I think, but what exactly it is needs a bit more scrutiny. Might crop up in a vid in the near future though since I suspect it relates to Daimon.
Uh he can kill the cursed dragons I’m pretty sure but that’s something that has to do with him being death itself you know
I see theme more like stelles then pages given that its on a stone monument
A matter of semantics. Pages works because it's easily understood and gets the point across. No need to be overly specific if it's not going to appreciably help.
Though I guess it can be kinda fun...
@@ThePawnedPawn just on a physical/logical point of view since we do initially see them as broken tablets in various parts of the island and I don't think it would be as easy to flip through a stone stelle as it would be to flip through a paper page, though you could maybe stack them if they aren't attached and move the top stelle/tablet to the bottom once you read it.
@@lordreptilestormblade1749 I'm not disagreeing with you. But it's just simpler to use page. It doesn't change the story, just makes it more approachable. 👍
@@ThePawnedPawn understood
Yeah the game designer is telling you to as soon as you get your Pawn to ditch them right away and play HARD Mode ALONE... and that is the path to become Death.
Oh yeah and you can only do this on the PS3 btw because the PS3 Hard mode is harder than the later release.
I always thought it was Daimon who was influencing him or the *insert spoiler*
If u get close enough to death,you can hear the voices in arthacos' head talking to him, it sounds like whispering
I question if it's the voices in his head made manifest, or him quietly replying, or something else.
It's a very interesting thought and one that's sinister no matter the answer.
Worse, it could be any number of answers at the same time.
Arthacos snapped hard.
could anyone tell me what the song is he uses at 4;00?
Hey man, all the music I use in my vids are royalty free music from Motion Array. (paid subsrciption)
@@The_Rift Hey man great stuff but is there a way to specifically find that piece in the song as theres like over 420+ songs free and i just want to listen to that specific part over and over again as the feeling of dread and mystery pumped this video from 10 to an 11!
Music too loud. Lower it for your coming videos
Coming here post the sequel announcement
Ayy welcome
we need more lore videos dude!
Masterworks all
You can't go wrong.
The c in scythe is silent.
Guess how many told me that by now 😏
@@The_Rift I personally like the hard c pronunciation. 👌
@@The_Rift Fourty-two.
Have I gotten it correct? Have I won a prize? ;D
This is random but did you change your name?
Yeah, wanted to make it more clear that it's a Dogma channel.
Wow that's amazing my mind is blown
So because I enjoy killing thing in bitterblack and I ended death countless time I am the new death?
In so many ways lol