something about Zena, Domnall speaks in a welsh accent, and uses welsh greeting "shmaye", this might tell us that the lands are similar to wales. Mountainous valleys and isolated communities, principalities over kingdoms.
well Domhall sports the classes of RPG starters and uses crystal swords and shield. In Fantasy settings, most celtic names are from earthy people such as from Tolkien's world. So you get dwarves, elves, and hobbits. I'm guessing kingdoms that are blended in with nature. Such as a kingdom within or on the cliff-face of mountains. (such as depicted in the hobbit movies) Considering his handheld were made out of crystals, we can say that these crystals are all over the place or there is an abundance of them in the mountain. But since Domhall is a roaming merchant, he could've picked it up somewhere else. IDK if Zena is a trading city but his garb says that it is where you can find different classes. Back then in RPGs, depending on your class, it would dictate where you are from. I believe that DS follows that system as well. Majority of cities have their own speciality classes that the majority follow. This means that Domhall is an end-game character and Zena could be like a place where there is a PvP arena or Boss dungeon that people go to to get expensive drops. Should this place exists, it would make sense why it would attract merchants or why someone would wish to be a merchant. This would also explain how Domhall can traverse the lands, selling high-tier or boss gears and why he has such unique shield and swords.
Doomnall isn't a traditional Welsh name as far as i know however he does speak with a Welsh accent (Southern, Valley's accent) and the greeting 'Shwmae' is Welsh. I suppose that would make Zena some sort of celtic hybrid nation (Brythonic and Gaelic)
Having played Witch and the Hundred Knight, which is essentially turning the whole country/world into a giant poisonous swamp for your NEET Witch Mistress, I can honestly say “at me” to that. Life is a crazy ride.
Many years ago, I planned to create a fan-made World-Map for the *entire continent* of Dark Souls, including _every single place ever mentioned_ in all three games, even the huge amount of new lands mentioned in Dark Souls 2. My imagination ran wild: Where are the Sunless Realms? Are they near Forossa? Just how big is Astora when compared to Carim, Thorolund or Mirrah? I kept running into problems and paradoxes. For example, a conundrum was: do I interpret Drangleic as seen in-game? Or as seen in the cloth map and CGI trailer? Especially by Dark Souls 3, when Lothric is a dimensional convergence point for dozens of lands merging together. The prospect got so complex that I ultimately gave up.
@@toyguismailov4199 So sorry, I never actually created it. I only started planning. And because the world of Dark Souls is so ... confusing...I abandoned it at the planning stage. Maybe in the future though, it might be created.
"It's this vile creature that insatiably absorbed souls to feed its own power." I don't know about you, but that sure sounds a lot like the player throughout the series :D
how many years have you been commenting on the dark souls games videos, and how many years will you continue? I wonder, if someone is going to kick you off that cliff one day... Heh.
We joke, but now I'm imagining Caterina as a very sunny place, with vineyards as far as the eye can see. With wine as cheap as water, how could its folk not smile? Something like Spain, Italy, Greece, or the American midwest (in geography, at least).
There's probably a lot that can be drawn from the fact that the Catarina armour resembles an obese body. It suggests that body weight is respected. Maybe an indication of prosperity - Look how big my belly is - I must be able to afford to eat a lot while not doing much manual labour. That seems to fit with the suggestion of it being a generally happy place, with a taste for drink and a tendency to do things their own way.
Ruined kingdoms like Astora always interest me in this series, because, if the circumstances of Undeath weren't so tragic, one could almost believe in the idea that Undead from long-gone nations could return to the place of their homeland, and reconstruct it once again
That's how I see it. Even if astora gets destroyed somewhat to the curse, after the fire gets linked, the people would always rebuild. Same with some other places
Bro imagine a Astora DLC where we see the homes of Solaire or Anri (probably poor or humble housing to make them the underdogs) and like dragons wreaking havoc on a Castle and towns nearby the house of either solaire or anri (they live away from the capital, more likely solaire)
I participated in the previous Elden Ring competition, I loved it, so when I saw the email inviting me to this I literally squealed, I'M SO IN FOR THIS
Vaati.. you really not mention The land of Berenike!? Who’s knights were praised for being near Giant and of incredible strength. Famous for Black Iron. Tarkus being the most famous of all who conquered Sen’s Fortress and Smashed an iron golem to bits. He also reaches Anor Londo and fell to his death but it was he who made that little hole in the glass for you!
Blake Bailey I’m actually kind of upset about it. Mentions about 10 bogus lands that were hardly mentioned but leaves out Berenike! Home to god damn TARKUS! Berenike > Balder.
This has to be the cleanest looking video yet! I've never seen such detail in any souls video! This really got me excited. It feels even more immersive then before
Vaati doesn’t get enough credit and recognition for organizing these amazing contests ! They somehow feed the lore, our lure for more lore while bringing some artists to light and give them a really honest amount of money for their work. Thank you Vaati for being such a pillar of this community
My tutor in architecture school mentioned this when studying former civilisations architecture "who are these people, where did they sleep, and who are their gods" good bit of advice for understanding how diff cultures manipulate space
Very very cool to see how your content evolves without main line souls content. I think these art competitions are a perfect mix of what your about and what the community loves you for. Keep up the great work!
u dont know how exited and happy i was after seein a dark souls video from you again :) your voice is so calming sometimes i just listen to your videos
In Vordt's bridge view, did you all saw a city in the back right near the cathedral of the deep. I don't know if it's accessible or not since the whole view there is the whole adventure we're going to take.
Yup. I did. That's irithyll/anor londo by the way, also holy shit this amazing view looks sooo much different once youve been to all of the places in it.
Vaati, I love these, amazing idea. I think it can greatly benefit though if you would also announce a prize pool or something, I'm sure many of us here would love to throw in a couple of bucks for the artists
@@rares.274 aint that the truth. I heard some gossip that some gameplay was going to be realesed in the now cancer game show. Hope from realese it independently. Edit: cancer = cancelled
I have always thought much about this and it's one of the reasons to why i admire dark souls the say i do. There is so much unseen that is yet so clearly detailed to those who can see their hidden descriptions. I'm really looking forward to see the results of the contest! Best of luck to all who take part~
I plan on running a D&D campaign in one of Dark Souls’s talked about countries and was looking for some information on them. Thank you for this list, super helpful!!
@@jacobhoover1654 No, Londor is completely different place. The ringed city was a city gifted by Gwyn to the Pygmies and humans for helping him in the war against the dragons. Londor is a place for undead and hollows. The people in Londor probably "stole" the towers from The ringed city. Or the devs really are not creative.
@@pommeslord1824 Londor worshipped Kathe & there are statues of him all over the Ringed City. The ritual sword of Londor has the same symbol that's on top of the towers in Ringed City. The Clerics in Ringed City have those shells on thier backs just like the Londor Pilgrims. You provided no proof they are not the same place.
@@jacobhoover1654 Yes there are statues of Kaathe (or any other serpent) in the ringed city but there are no signs of his actions. He taught the art of lifedrain to the four Kings, that's why the darkwraiths use it. And yes the darkwraiths were at some point the knights in the ringed city but they were corrupted by the Kaathe and also learned the art of lifedrain. The ringed knights don't have the art of lifedrain because they weren't corrupted by Kaathe and the abyss. The art of lifedrain is a pretty big deal in Londor but no one uses it in the ringed city. The Sable church is also a big thing in Londor but it is nowhere to be seen in the ringed city. The only thing that comes close to a church in the ringed city is the church where Fillianore sleeps. But why should humans who want the end of the age of fire protect or even pray to Gwyns daughter? They even have a dragon who fights the abyss. Only these insect people have some relation to the abyss but they are not even really in the ringed city but in a swamp outside of it. The ritual sword and the shells are maybe a thing that humans did back in the day and that's why it is everywhere . Our world too has many similarities in architecture or clothes too. I actually think that Londor is a rebuilt new Londo but it's just my theory, the ritual sword also looks close to the key of the seal from Ds 1. Or these shell guys were banished out of the city and founded their own one. That would explain the architecture and stuff. But I stay with what I said, The Ringed City is not Londor. Is this enough proof?
@@pommeslord1824 There are no signs of Kathe bc he's dead by the time of DS3 (according to Yuria's death dialogue). Also, I agree the Ringed City Knights & Darkwraiths are related but the RCK's still have the seal of fire on them that contains the Abyss forged into thier armor, so maybe that seal has to break for them to be able to use Life drain.
Well this sounds absolutely fantastic. Can't say that I'm the most adept at architectural design, but I'd genuinely like to try making a portrayal of an area like Astora or Carim. Thanks so much for a great shot at such an awesome contest, Vaati!
Sauron was probably inspired by Balor, The Evil eye. Yes, there is such mythical figure in celtic mythology of Ireland. Balor of The Evil eye waged war to the Tuatha De Dannan. But the interesting part is this one: In the Elder Ring trailer we see a spearman destroying what appears to be a giant with one red eye that destroyed the battlefield! Rings a bell? Miyazaki has read about Celtic Mythology. The Evil Eye was likely inspired by Balor, besides Sauron.
Oh, and the Spearman is Lugh. If anyone sees this comment once the game has been released and I am wrong, please DON'T tell me! Just in case I have not played the game, I don't want spoilers for myself
I'm surprised you didn't mention Berenike from DS1 with its huge warriors in heavy steel armour with massive greatshields and large maces. However they're not all just mindless warriors represented by the very philosophical knight in Sen's Fortress who is a nihilistic pessimist about your quest
Berenike is not a country - in JP version the big boys knights are said to be from Balder. If I remember right (it was years ago), "Berenike" is actually name of an organisation or a regiment of Balder army.
@Judge Death part one is picking a location, i had an idea for astora, but i feel with such popular NPCS it is going to be one of thr more popular options, perhaps the great swamp?
@Judge Death see i saw an astora in its early days being attacked by fanatical servants of the evil eye, a proud knight defending a little boy who had stumbled. The boy holding a very familiar sunlight Talisman and looking up at the knight in awe. From the middle of the cobblestone streets. TM dont steal.
@Judge Death i swear if i see this idea in the submissions ima be pissed. XD i wanted to make the child solaire the facial expression would be the most important thing
Jugo is the most anticipated for me........always wondered about that civilization and what it had to offer......... By the way, phenomenal video Vaati....... This is gold and I can't wait to see the results......also lost izalith in its prime time,yes please.........
So glad you touched on Astora. Ever since I’ve read the description on the Evil eye ring, and donned the same set that Oscar, Anri, and Ricard did, and had jolly co-op with Solaire, I wondered if we would ever see Astora at all. It’s so interesting to imagine the place. I wanna give my thoughts, but don’t want to sway the competition.
The whole video I hoped to see something about Forossa, a land that brought some to the series but seems to be always forgotten. I'm glad you did. Also love Mirrah and Catarina, though those I didn't fear to see 'em here, they're obvious
What about the knights of *Berenike* in DS1? I'm super excited to see the results though, where will they be posted? Maybe we could get a follow up results video with commentary and opinion from Vaatividya + crew?
I love the idea of this challenge. I cannot wait to see the top scoring submissions. In addition to the normal top 10 that we see I would love it if as an honorable mention, maybe placed in another separate video to avoid very long run times, the top scoring submissions of all the areas not represented in the top 10 of this as all these places deserve to be recognized as we will probably never get to see any of these areas in a souls game again.
The unseen lands have always been some of the most interesting and alluring aspects of the ds lore imo. Really glad they’re abt to get some more attention!
I really hope mirrah wins this A great capital in the middle of the land with proud knights, surrounded by lots of small scattered villages all holding their ground with viking like living styles. Mirrahs fashion game too stronk
Man I want Londor so bad, I admire them. Turns a curse into a strength and pride, and have ambitions that seem beyond other people's, to stop the cycle and usher in a new age, instead of the stagnation, Gwyn helped create.
Just gonna leave this here
1:28 Astora
2:55 Thorolund
4:13 Vinheim
5:15 Melfia
6:32 Zena
7:27 Lanafir
8:35 Mirrah
9:38 Forossa
11:05 Volgen
12:16 Catarina
13:05 Carim
14:23 The Great Swamp
14:59 Carthus
16:06 Jugo
17:06 The Far East
17:53 Londor
18:56 Balder
19:44 Courland
You're doing Gwyn's work.
Thank you for your time
I'd say thanks. But it's irrelevant cuz it's a vaatividya video
TFx Nitrogen screw Gwyn let the age of darkness prevail!
Forossa for the win
Can you source us with the background music please, my good sir!!
Someone draw the Age of Deep Seas Aldrich dreamt about.
All in favour say aye.
.... So Bloodborne?
@HaveAGoose literally
it's just aldrich after he devoured the whole world.
@@Molimo95 Eww just a giant pile of goo
Forgot to mention:
Millwood
Lindelt
Olaphis
Harald
The home/ nests of the everlasting dragons
Anything else?
VaatiVidya land of the giants?
Lindelt and Olaphis
Sudoku
The home/ nests of the everlasting dragons?
@@nathanhamilton2914 Definitely. Lindelt is hell disguised as heaven, and Licia is such an interesting character.
something about Zena, Domnall speaks in a welsh accent, and uses welsh greeting "shmaye", this might tell us that the lands are similar to wales. Mountainous valleys and isolated communities, principalities over kingdoms.
domnhall is an irish name, although it might be used in wales too (idk)
I feel like all valleys are mountainous
well Domhall sports the classes of RPG starters and uses crystal swords and shield.
In Fantasy settings, most celtic names are from earthy people such as from Tolkien's world. So you get dwarves, elves, and hobbits.
I'm guessing kingdoms that are blended in with nature.
Such as a kingdom within or on the cliff-face of mountains. (such as depicted in the hobbit movies)
Considering his handheld were made out of crystals, we can say that these crystals are all over the place or there is an abundance of them in the mountain.
But since Domhall is a roaming merchant, he could've picked it up somewhere else.
IDK if Zena is a trading city but his garb says that it is where you can find different classes. Back then in RPGs, depending on your class, it would dictate where you are from. I believe that DS follows that system as well. Majority of cities have their own speciality classes that the majority follow.
This means that Domhall is an end-game character and Zena could be like a place where there is a PvP arena or Boss dungeon that people go to to get expensive drops. Should this place exists, it would make sense why it would attract merchants or why someone would wish to be a merchant.
This would also explain how Domhall can traverse the lands, selling high-tier or boss gears and why he has such unique shield and swords.
Doomnall isn't a traditional Welsh name as far as i know however he does speak with a Welsh accent (Southern, Valley's accent) and the greeting 'Shwmae' is Welsh. I suppose that would make Zena some sort of celtic hybrid nation (Brythonic and Gaelic)
Ieuan Dixon it’s weird but ye domhall is an Irish name (Irish for Daniel) but he has a welsh accent
I swear to god if someone makes a poisonous swamp, how cool it may be, I will find you.
Belle Delphine lives in a society?!
Having played Witch and the Hundred Knight, which is essentially turning the whole country/world into a giant poisonous swamp for your NEET Witch Mistress, I can honestly say “at me” to that.
Life is a crazy ride.
Do you have a very particular set of skills?
If someone does there should at least be a Shrek reference...
Looking at YOU Miyazaki...
Many years ago, I planned to create a fan-made World-Map for the *entire continent* of Dark Souls, including _every single place ever mentioned_ in all three games, even the huge amount of new lands mentioned in Dark Souls 2. My imagination ran wild: Where are the Sunless Realms? Are they near Forossa? Just how big is Astora when compared to Carim, Thorolund or Mirrah?
I kept running into problems and paradoxes. For example, a conundrum was: do I interpret Drangleic as seen in-game? Or as seen in the cloth map and CGI trailer? Especially by Dark Souls 3, when Lothric is a dimensional convergence point for dozens of lands merging together. The prospect got so complex that I ultimately gave up.
Can you please give a link to it ?
@@toyguismailov4199 So sorry, I never actually created it. I only started planning. And because the world of Dark Souls is so ... confusing...I abandoned it at the planning stage. Maybe in the future though, it might be created.
You can still do it, my friend! Don't loose your faith and praise the sun \[T]/
Nineteen1900Hundred
Sorry to hear that friend, I imagine it would have been great, but I can see why it would have been hard.
DO IT!! YOU CAN DO IT BRUH!!!
I'd love to see the land of the giants, mentioned in DS2
Across the sea..
THIS
Such a pivotal location for the game too. I truly kept wondering what those lands were like, and what stories took place there.
the land beyond the ocean from ds 2 is the land u walk in demon souls.
There is also a broken archstone in demon souls which should send you to land of giants, idk why from always avoids the giant lands.
"It's this vile creature that insatiably absorbed souls to feed its own power."
I don't know about you, but that sure sounds a lot like the player throughout the series :D
LOL That's so true XD
Or just the boss from Demon Souls
Ahh, Carim, where the only certainty in life was a dagger in your back.
I miss the good old days...
Heh.
How dare you kill the firekeeper in dark souls 1
Man,I love seeing you in the comments!
Good job with that firekeeper, once i'll grow up a little more, I will become just like you...
For the glory of Carim!
Hey, asshole, well look who decided to come down from his jail cell and murder my firekeeper
how many years have you been commenting on the dark souls games videos, and how many years will you continue?
I wonder, if someone is going to kick you off that cliff one day...
Heh.
...or in Catarina, where the people are DRUNK
We joke, but now I'm imagining Caterina as a very sunny place, with vineyards as far as the eye can see. With wine as cheap as water, how could its folk not smile? Something like Spain, Italy, Greece, or the American midwest (in geography, at least).
I’d like to think it has a lot of German influence
@@mathm1410 Would make sense with the naming conventions.
There's probably a lot that can be drawn from the fact that the Catarina armour resembles an obese body. It suggests that body weight is respected. Maybe an indication of prosperity - Look how big my belly is - I must be able to afford to eat a lot while not doing much manual labour. That seems to fit with the suggestion of it being a generally happy place, with a taste for drink and a tendency to do things their own way.
Yeah and also Syegmeyer uses Zweihander which is german sword
Vaatividya: so once there was this paranoid king
Darksouls veterans: hay I've seen this one before
I am literally OFFENDED that Vaati didn't mention Andre when going over characters from Astora.
Ruined kingdoms like Astora always interest me in this series, because, if the circumstances of Undeath weren't so tragic, one could almost believe in the idea that Undead from long-gone nations could return to the place of their homeland, and reconstruct it once again
That's how I see it. Even if astora gets destroyed somewhat to the curse, after the fire gets linked, the people would always rebuild. Same with some other places
Cool asf
I hope to see lots and lots of great pictures of you talented guys/girls. Good luck. :)
I wish we could see Catarina in a DLC or something. Imagine towns just filled with Onion Knights
New PVP spell: Tears of the past
Plays audio of saddest scenes in gaming until you can't see the screen through the tears
Unless we went back in time, fromsoft would fill the floor with dead onions
Yeah and that dlc would be dark souls 4 made by mr. Not Miyazaki himself
Bro imagine a Astora DLC where we see the homes of Solaire or Anri (probably poor or humble housing to make them the underdogs) and like dragons wreaking havoc on a Castle and towns nearby the house of either solaire or anri (they live away from the capital, more likely solaire)
@@Jmamjs Anri isnt from Astora, she took the name inspired by the heroical actions of their inhabitants
When its Valentine's Day
but you instead watch VaatiVidya and Chill while eating popcorn
@BMO real bro will play bloodborne
@BMO, says the one watching a VaatiVidya video in Valentine's Day
It's not valentines u mug
Hells yeah! X3
BMO and you are different how ?
we all hollow out here waiting for that elden ring
*OOOOOOHHH ELDEN RING*
@@ASmartNameForMe shattered
@@MEHDIGAMINGJustGaming by someone...or something
*Glaive master hodir*
@@TheMrBlanky xD
I participated in the previous Elden Ring competition, I loved it, so when I saw the email inviting me to this I literally squealed, I'M SO IN FOR THIS
I'm no artist, but I love these art challenges. The Souls community has a lot of talented people.
Im really hyped since the sekiro one really had some amazing art.
Really looking forward to this one.
If you didn't see vaati's other competition, watch it asap. Its about imagining the Elden Ring bosses
Yes watch the Elden Ring Boss art competition
I cried
No other art contest has made me feel so giddy with anticipation
Vaati.. you really not mention The land of Berenike!? Who’s knights were praised for being near Giant and of incredible strength. Famous for Black Iron. Tarkus being the most famous of all who conquered Sen’s Fortress and Smashed an iron golem to bits. He also reaches Anor Londo and fell to his death but it was he who made that little hole in the glass for you!
Best comment on the lore!
I can't believe he forgot Berenike
Blake Bailey I’m actually kind of upset about it. Mentions about 10 bogus lands that were hardly mentioned but leaves out Berenike! Home to god damn TARKUS! Berenike > Balder.
I'll actually try to depict Berenike because it's such an awesome land!
Nils Nydegger Awesome! So you are going to put forth art work?
Im really really hyped for this. Thank you vaati, i cant wait to see all the amazing art work people make.
This has to be the cleanest looking video yet! I've never seen such detail in any souls video! This really got me excited. It feels even more immersive then before
These Art Competitions are always sooo good
I'm digging them so much!
Vaati doesn’t get enough credit and recognition for organizing these amazing contests !
They somehow feed the lore, our lure for more lore while bringing some artists to light and give them a really honest amount of money for their work.
Thank you Vaati for being such a pillar of this community
I love your art competitions especially the elden rings boss one hopefully this one will have as many beautiful and creative concepts
I'm glad I stayed subscribed to this channel, this competition sounds amazing
My tutor in architecture school mentioned this when studying former civilisations architecture "who are these people, where did they sleep, and who are their gods" good bit of advice for understanding how diff cultures manipulate space
...if I could save a comment.
@@abdoul5176 Same.
Great advice! Artists take note.
Somehow, someway, and somewhere, we all know that someone is already linking the Elden Ring to Demon Souls.
@Juice WRLD This will not stop fan theorists.
@Juice WRLD Mario is obviously connected to ff, both Final Fantasy and Mario have an i in them, obvious cknnection there
@@Wuuff good point
You mean Miazaki?
Very very cool to see how your content evolves without main line souls content. I think these art competitions are a perfect mix of what your about and what the community loves you for. Keep up the great work!
u dont know how exited and happy i was after seein a dark souls video from you again :) your voice is so calming sometimes i just listen to your videos
Heide is still one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen in a videogame
Divine realm standing in front of the Divine Dragon or Dragon Aerie
I was literally just watching your Prepare to Cry videos for DS3. 😂 the only thing that can stop me from watching your videos is more of your videos.
I absolutely love your transition sentences between each land you talk about. You make it sound so smooth, there’s like no pause in each transition
Dude, I cant wait to see the submissions. This Is going to be so amazing! Thanks Vaatividya!
In Vordt's bridge view, did you all saw a city in the back right near the cathedral of the deep. I don't know if it's accessible or not since the whole view there is the whole adventure we're going to take.
Yup. I did. That's irithyll/anor londo by the way, also holy shit this amazing view looks sooo much different once youve been to all of the places in it.
Vaati you truly are doing the lord's work, god bless ya and thank you for helping us get to know all of these amazing artists!
These videos are easily some of the best modern YT coneny i've seen, amazing work.
I'm genuinely really excited to see what this amazingly talented community will come up with!! Best of luck!
Vaati, I love these, amazing idea. I think it can greatly benefit though if you would also announce a prize pool or something, I'm sure many of us here would love to throw in a couple of bucks for the artists
20:00 sounds like Demon's souls, Boletaria's lore, soul feeder may be reminiscent of The Old One.
Been a subscriber for a while now and I like most of your content, but the art competitions have been great. Keep it coming.
I’m so excited to see what comes out of this competition. This topic has always been something that interested me. Turning on channel notifications
I NEED elden ring!
We all need it
Miyazaki and Martins world building in one game, oh my god...
@Juice WRLD Fuck off calling yourself Juice WRLD disrespectful prick
I need Dark Ring.
@@rares.274 aint that the truth. I heard some gossip that some gameplay was going to be realesed in the now cancer game show. Hope from realese it independently.
Edit: cancer = cancelled
Mirrah: I am attacked by all my neighbords!
Poland: First time?
I have always thought much about this and it's one of the reasons to why i admire dark souls the say i do. There is so much unseen that is yet so clearly detailed to those who can see their hidden descriptions. I'm really looking forward to see the results of the contest! Best of luck to all who take part~
Thank you so much for using your platform to encourage art Vaati, through it we can find our humanity
I'm really excited to see the winners. The elden ring competition was amazing
pls someone draw the Home of " Shiva of the East"
MORE LIKE SHIVA THE DECEASED
This would be the Far East and would probably be the least inventive place as from all we have about it it could just be feudal Japan.
@@jutton11 WHAT RINGS U GOT BITHC
Play Sekiro.
It's just the lands of Sekiro, or maybe near Ashina.
Check the armour similarity
Wonderful video Vaati, thank you very much !!
I plan on running a D&D campaign in one of Dark Souls’s talked about countries and was looking for some information on them. Thank you for this list, super helpful!!
Always wondered about these unseen lands... would love to have had a Londor or even a carthus dlc love your vids vaati keep up the good work
The Ringed City is Londor btw, the Sword of Avowel from Yurias questline is all over the place.
@@jacobhoover1654 No, Londor is completely different place. The ringed city was a city gifted by Gwyn to the Pygmies and humans for helping him in the war against the dragons. Londor is a place for undead and hollows. The people in Londor probably "stole" the towers from The ringed city. Or the devs really are not creative.
@@pommeslord1824 Londor worshipped Kathe & there are statues of him all over the Ringed City. The ritual sword of Londor has the same symbol that's on top of the towers in Ringed City. The Clerics in Ringed City have those shells on thier backs just like the Londor Pilgrims. You provided no proof they are not the same place.
@@jacobhoover1654 Yes there are statues of Kaathe (or any other serpent) in the ringed city but there are no signs of his actions. He taught the art of lifedrain to the four Kings, that's why the darkwraiths use it. And yes the darkwraiths were at some point the knights in the ringed city but they were corrupted by the Kaathe and also learned the art of lifedrain. The ringed knights don't have the art of lifedrain because they weren't corrupted by Kaathe and the abyss. The art of lifedrain is a pretty big deal in Londor but no one uses it in the ringed city. The Sable church is also a big thing in Londor but it is nowhere to be seen in the ringed city. The only thing that comes close to a church in the ringed city is the church where Fillianore sleeps. But why should humans who want the end of the age of fire protect or even pray to Gwyns daughter? They even have a dragon who fights the abyss. Only these insect people have some relation to the abyss but they are not even really in the ringed city but in a swamp outside of it. The ritual sword and the shells are maybe a thing that humans did back in the day and that's why it is everywhere . Our world too has many similarities in architecture or clothes too. I actually think that Londor is a rebuilt new Londo but it's just my theory, the ritual sword also looks close to the key of the seal from Ds 1. Or these shell guys were banished out of the city and founded their own one. That would explain the architecture and stuff. But I stay with what I said, The Ringed City is not Londor. Is this enough proof?
@@pommeslord1824 There are no signs of Kathe bc he's dead by the time of DS3 (according to Yuria's death dialogue). Also, I agree the Ringed City Knights & Darkwraiths are related but the RCK's still have the seal of fire on them that contains the Abyss forged into thier armor, so maybe that seal has to break for them to be able to use Life drain.
Is this Vaati telling us that FromSoft secretly contacted him to build up hype for Darksouls IV?
I doubt it . Good ass theory i actually want to be real
Oh man, can't wait for this. Loved the Elden Ring art contest and I'm excited to see what all these talented artists can come up with.
Well this sounds absolutely fantastic. Can't say that I'm the most adept at architectural design, but I'd genuinely like to try making a portrayal of an area like Astora or Carim. Thanks so much for a great shot at such an awesome contest, Vaati!
So Sauron destroyed Astora? Huh, neat.
Ikr
Sauron was probably inspired by Balor, The Evil eye. Yes, there is such mythical figure in celtic mythology of Ireland. Balor of The Evil eye waged war to the Tuatha De Dannan.
But the interesting part is this one: In the Elder Ring trailer we see a spearman destroying what appears to be a giant with one red eye that destroyed the battlefield!
Rings a bell? Miyazaki has read about Celtic Mythology. The Evil Eye was likely inspired by Balor, besides Sauron.
Oh, and the Spearman is Lugh. If anyone sees this comment once the game has been released and I am wrong, please DON'T tell me! Just in case I have not played the game, I don't want spoilers for myself
By the way, do you guys know if Kalameet may have been related to the Evil Eye that destroyed Astora? Is there any theory on that?
I'm surprised you didn't mention Berenike from DS1 with its huge warriors in heavy steel armour with massive greatshields and large maces. However they're not all just mindless warriors represented by the very philosophical knight in Sen's Fortress who is a nihilistic pessimist about your quest
Berenike is not a country - in JP version the big boys knights are said to be from Balder. If I remember right (it was years ago), "Berenike" is actually name of an organisation or a regiment of Balder army.
So glad you're doing another one of these they're so good
I can't describe the feeling I have to watch this video. I've been so curious about these places. I think I'm jolly.
Artist: ah shit here we go again
Adam Safai fr lmao
I'd love to see the Millwood Forest with the ethereal oak
YES
Such a cool idea for a contest, Vaati.
I wouldn't be able to resist turning them all into wallpaper and lining my apartment hah.
waaait, even if I wont apply to the competition, the way you present the stories is so very inspiring for art creation ;). Very good
We need Vinheim, Astora, and Londor
Astora especially.
Praise the Sun!
@@FreedomAndPeaceOnly Astora has the best NPCs
What about Catarina? Cheers!
Londor is Ringed City btw, Sword of Avowel & statues of kaathe everywhere
How dare you get me excited to make another art project, my backlog of work is already 2 miles long! 😂
@Judge Death part one is picking a location, i had an idea for astora, but i feel with such popular NPCS it is going to be one of thr more popular options, perhaps the great swamp?
@Judge Death see i saw an astora in its early days being attacked by fanatical servants of the evil eye, a proud knight defending a little boy who had stumbled. The boy holding a very familiar sunlight Talisman and looking up at the knight in awe. From the middle of the cobblestone streets. TM dont steal.
@Judge Death i swear if i see this idea in the submissions ima be pissed. XD i wanted to make the child solaire the facial expression would be the most important thing
Jugo is the most anticipated for me........always wondered about that civilization and what it had to offer......... By the way, phenomenal video Vaati....... This is gold and I can't wait to see the results......also lost izalith in its prime time,yes please.........
So glad you touched on Astora.
Ever since I’ve read the description on the Evil eye ring, and donned the same set that Oscar, Anri, and Ricard did, and had jolly co-op with Solaire, I wondered if we would ever see Astora at all. It’s so interesting to imagine the place.
I wanna give my thoughts, but don’t want to sway the competition.
You see those warriors in Carthus? They’ve got curved... swords. Curved swords!
It never get old I like it
Heh heh heh heh that's for damn sure.
*OWW OWW OWWWWW*
I'd love to see a representation of the Fivefinger Delta, there's almost no info about it so it's completely open to interpretation
YES finally i ve been wondering all these years when will you ever make such video thank you sir ♥
This is one of the coolest Dark Souls competitions I have seen in a long time!
Vaati, The only one keeping us from despair while we wait for Elden Ring
Keeping us from going hollow
Right in time for lunch. Perfect meal. Cheers.
You're voice is so relaxing. I could listen to you all day.
I haven’t done enough environment art to even consider entering this comp haha
It’ll be awesome to see everyone else’s submissions though!!
can ds4 EXCLUSIVELY take place in the great swamp just cut out the filler gimmie the GOOD shit
You monster.
Someone call the police on this guy
dual shock 4?
@@andresguerrero3347 dark souls :/
Andres Guerrero Dummy
The Bottom Lands where we go after gid gut from a cliff.
Man, do I wish I had artistic talents. I can only imagine the amazing works that people will submit. You are awesome and appreciated.
I fuckin love these art competitions. So sick. Id love to see more.
"...a man with legendary armor said to be invisible to a coward's eye. Heh, you can't see it, can you?"
Me: Haha....hey, wait a minute
what about the homeland of the varangians? it sounds like it could be hinted at in elden ring
The whole video I hoped to see something about Forossa, a land that brought some to the series but seems to be always forgotten.
I'm glad you did.
Also love Mirrah and Catarina, though those I didn't fear to see 'em here, they're obvious
everytime I think there is no more to say about darksouls, another great video comes. Yay!
What about the knights of *Berenike* in DS1?
I'm super excited to see the results though, where will they be posted?
Maybe we could get a follow up results video with commentary and opinion from Vaatividya + crew?
Hopefully!
That would be dope!
Im gonna try
Heavy emphasis on *try*
Good luck to you!
I love the idea of this challenge. I cannot wait to see the top scoring submissions. In addition to the normal top 10 that we see I would love it if as an honorable mention, maybe placed in another separate video to avoid very long run times, the top scoring submissions of all the areas not represented in the top 10 of this as all these places deserve to be recognized as we will probably never get to see any of these areas in a souls game again.
The unseen lands have always been some of the most interesting and alluring aspects of the ds lore imo. Really glad they’re abt to get some more attention!
What about the mysterious cat helmet that was found by oro and peeve , certainly that points to the cat land o.o
I really hope mirrah wins this
A great capital in the middle of the land with proud knights, surrounded by lots of small scattered villages all holding their ground with viking like living styles.
Mirrahs fashion game too stronk
I love the world lore covers like this. Awesome stuff.
Not personally interested in the contest, but I love this video because I’ve always been curious about the other places we hear about but never see
I really appreciate the ds2 representation 👌 it's still my favorite souls game
Hold this dislike
@@Hollow_McHollow ah, you're one of those huh? Really makes me love the souls community...
personally i feel they're more captivating the less we know
The editing in this video is so so sooo good.
Ich finde das ist eines der interessantesten Videos von dir. Dankeschön 🥰
finally a new vid :>
Man I want Londor so bad, I admire them. Turns a curse into a strength and pride, and have ambitions that seem beyond other people's, to stop the cycle and usher in a new age, instead of the stagnation, Gwyn helped create.
I don't plan being apart of the competition but I still watched through everything, that really says something about Vaatis' ability to draw you in
I love this. Making a picture of things we always have known but never have seen.