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  • The Dark Souls lesser known Lore on Nito, the First of the Dead. Have you ever wondered why there is more than coffin in Nito's arena? This secret shows the emotional side to Nito, and the passion that used to be. We hope you enjoy this shorter Story of the Gods episode.
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    Pluto (mythology)
    Pluto (Greek: Πλούτων, Ploutōn) was the ruler of the underworld in classical mythology. The earlier name for the god was Hades, which became more common as the name of the underworld itself. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Pluto represents a more positive concept of the god who presides over the afterlife.
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  • @Hawkshaw
    @Hawkshaw  2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

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  • @wallace582RB
    @wallace582RB 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1276

    Nito was originally supposed to be under where Priscilla is in the game if I remember correctly. Priscilla also holds a scythe and has run away from something. Maybe Gwyn threatened her to leave Nito as it would seem like Gwyn's foes are joining in a sense, and that's why Nito mourns her as she is hidden from him in the Painted world. Just a thought.

    • @Trakana
      @Trakana 8 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      This was my first thought as well. That and the cold, barren place that is the Painted World along with my feelings that she's the daughter of Gwynevere.

    • @silent_stalker3687
      @silent_stalker3687 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      And in dark souls 3 we see gods mixed with dragons in kind, more or less.
      Is it possible she was locked away, the white titanite is farmed there and s person who may use or enhance the dark ember as she holds a life hunt scythe
      We never hear of Gywns wife

    • @wanderingbufoon
      @wanderingbufoon 8 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      also the fact that she's surrounded by those horrid skeleton wheel

    • @scapeghost4212
      @scapeghost4212 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      nito is not the enemy of gwyn

    • @wallace582RB
      @wallace582RB 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Doesn't mean he wants Nito to be happy in love or whatever

  • @dgmetalhead
    @dgmetalhead 8 ปีที่แล้ว +637

    I've always thought Nito's track sounds very sad. He's depressed, and that's why he doesn't try very hard against you during his fight.

    • @nathanjora7627
      @nathanjora7627 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Tux « he doesn’t try very hard »
      A bit of an understatement, wouldn’t you say ?
      Honestly I found the boss to be a bit underwhelming :/

    • @ohyeahjt
      @ohyeahjt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Nathan Jora yeah the only difficulty comes with balancing him with the skeletons and no divine weapon

    • @09csr
      @09csr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@nathanjora7627 He was. I did to many of the bosses 1st try during my first play-through, yet Nito was a breeze.

    • @09csr
      @09csr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@ohyeahjt And hardly even that, since his scream attack insta-kills all but the big skellies in the back, and you can just avoid them by staying TF away from the backpart of the arena.

    • @nathanjora7627
      @nathanjora7627 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Calle Nilsson Yeah. Though to be fair 1) he can be quite challenging for certain classes, 2) it’s easy to lose control of the fact. It’s a rather easy fight, but where making an error bites you in the butt harder than for many other bosses, especially if you don’t know his attacks.
      It’s a bit like Lorian‘ first phase, or Nameless King, they are quite easy to deal with (well... a bit less so in NK’s case ^^), but fail at dodging their heavy hitting attacks, and they‘ll wreck you, possibly one or two shot you.
      So, although I still think it’s an easy fight, and a bit of a letdown for one of the mighty Lords, now I think he is still quite good and well balanced.
      Honestly I’d say it wouldn’t be far from perfection (for a Nito fight) if the arena was bigger, more « catacomby », and maybe if the mob spawned were a bit more unique.
      How’d you improve it ? (Without totally altering either Nito or his combat style that is ^^)

  • @JD-jl4yy
    @JD-jl4yy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    Hol up!
    Isn't Gwynevere a symbol of "fertility and bounty"? Priscilla is her beautiful daughter, who happens to be trapped in a cold, barren wasteland, holding a LIFEHUNT scythe! You can even find the wheel skeletons in the painted world, as if Nito wanted to retrieve her...

    • @ArottingPast
      @ArottingPast 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      fuck those spinning sons of bitches, i died like 4 times to them

    • @lucydrop9674
      @lucydrop9674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Dude…mind blown 🤯

    • @ItsButterBean1020
      @ItsButterBean1020 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      NGL I love the idea Nito loves Priscilla and wants to get her out

    • @sirbill_greebi3811
      @sirbill_greebi3811 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      This theory almost makes me okay with all the times I got destroyed by the bonewheels in that god-forsaken depression chamber.

    • @JD-jl4yy
      @JD-jl4yy ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​@@sirbill_greebi3811almost.

  • @user-cf1ht2ly5o
    @user-cf1ht2ly5o 2 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    Is it a coincidence that Miyazaki decided that in DS3 Nito and Priscilla are the only two known individuals that Aldrich dreamt of?

    • @destructivepanda5226
      @destructivepanda5226 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Coincidence? I think NOT!

    • @nathanscarlett4772
      @nathanscarlett4772 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@destructivepanda5226🧐

    • @mazharimam6827
      @mazharimam6827 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      What or who is Aldrich exactly?

    • @dia7877
      @dia7877 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@mazharimam6827 corrupt cleric which body became a black sludge due to devourering many people. He was made lord of cinder. Eventually pontiff sulyvahn gave aldrich gwyndolin to eat. So he did. Thats when we later fight aldrich

    • @dylanyewest534
      @dylanyewest534 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@mazharimam6827Aldrich, Devourer of Gods. You fight him after you beat Pontiff in DS3 I’m pretty sure

  • @tux75
    @tux75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    When I barely knew anything about Dark Souls, I thought Nito was the final boss. He looks so Final Boss-y

  • @Gaereth
    @Gaereth 8 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Excellent theory. In light of this, I can't help but notice that all of the "trapped" statues in the Catacombs bear the mask of the Mother (with spikes emanating from what appears to be a crest of the Child) whilst the statues bearing the visage of the Father are benign. Coincidence is not the Dark Souls way.

    • @Hawkshaw
      @Hawkshaw  8 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Definitely relevant. To be discussed for sure my friend

  • @josuebarba9361
    @josuebarba9361 3 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    I´ll still post this despite the years that had passed:
    Illusory Wall uploaded a video in which he goes in depth about the things that can be found out of bounds (unused paths & structures, etc), and in one ocasion he found a third smaller coffin in the top-right wall besides Nito´s coffin. He suggested that the statues in the catacombs are a tribute to Nito´s potential family and that pinwheel could very well be a cultist copycat.
    (The context is better in the video: th-cam.com/video/YYjMgHaml04/w-d-xo.html).

    • @rachelmurphy4190
      @rachelmurphy4190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Thanks bunches you gave me more DS stuff too continue my block watching ^_^.

  • @Hawkshaw
    @Hawkshaw  8 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    Praise the Lore!

    • @socialismeoubarbarie4484
      @socialismeoubarbarie4484 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Praise the lore! \[T]/

    • @nasserharbi7839
      @nasserharbi7839 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am \[T]/

    • @karolusmagnus8405
      @karolusmagnus8405 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Hawkshaw good video!, but it is a very vague piece of lore (very well fundamented though), I believe that the witch of Izalith maybe the one Nito loves, I go as far as to say, again, that he is the father of Ceaseless Discharge. What if he has lost all interest in the world around him because she left him? maybe he is still waiting for her, clutching to the faintest of hopes that she'll be back at his side. As the Saying goes "Opposites attract". Praise the Lore!

    • @reigoj8228
      @reigoj8228 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      \\{----}// Onion-sun bro praises the lore

    • @JoeKerr420
      @JoeKerr420 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hawkshaw make more vids!!!!!!

  • @tavastian3288
    @tavastian3288 4 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    You should also take into consideration that in Japanese, Gwynevere is not a goddess of fertility and bounty, but a Goddess of Harvest and Blessing- This would much better explain all the harvest related symbols in the various places in the game

  • @captaindonut5240
    @captaindonut5240 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Another detail: in ds3, Friedes scythes description states that scythes are a symbol for a lost home

  • @exquisitecorpse4917
    @exquisitecorpse4917 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    You may be interested to know that the character design for Nito likely comes from a Kurosawa film in the late 1950s. Throne of Blood at the end of the first encounter with the Kami (19:40 or so) shows a pile of bones which Nito seems to be an exact copy of. For now, the movie is on Daily Motion, so give it a look some time.

    • @Hawkshaw
      @Hawkshaw  8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +Jessica Breeden Thanks Jessica. What a learned, thoughtful comment!

  • @Und3rtow420
    @Und3rtow420 8 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    Any way to connect Priscilla as the one he fell in love with? She's likely the perfect size. Not to mention she USES the lifehunt scythe. And would make sense how she is irretrievably separated from Nito. Btw @Hawkshaw I love the videos. Must've watched the hour long ones at least 10x.

    • @Aether_772
      @Aether_772 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Plot twist it's the female part of pinwheel

    • @Und3rtow420
      @Und3rtow420 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Nathan Jackson nah not nearly big enough for the coffin as Hawk pointed out.

    • @TheRakakaa
      @TheRakakaa 8 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      The Soul of Priscilla mentions "antithesis to all life" and Nito is the first dead....how did Nito die again!? Oh that's right, Priscilla stole his heart!

    • @Und3rtow420
      @Und3rtow420 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Definitely sounds like a match made in hell.

    • @Hawkshaw
      @Hawkshaw  8 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      +Und3rtow420 interesting! We've already had an idea before releasing this video, but didn't want to add it to this video as thought we would divide it. Perhaps it will be a later story of the gods video. However the next video is going to be another fairly loong one hehe.

  • @edwardfrench9368
    @edwardfrench9368 6 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    What if the person he loved was the Lady Filianore? And when she was sent to the Ringed City by her father Gwyn, Nito became depressed and stayed in his tomb, but kept hers open, in case she ever came back?

    • @roriksavant
      @roriksavant 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Maybe he was promised to Nito, but given the the Ringed City as Gwyn's priorities changed? I like this theory!

    • @Tackitt
      @Tackitt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That would have happened long ago too. Seems to fit pretty well.

    • @Ayumu31
      @Ayumu31 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      plus she is holding a ball which kind of resembles the drawing on the castle walls in anor londo

  • @nocfox3050
    @nocfox3050 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    There's technically three coffins in Nito's area..
    One is right beside Nito's coffin but the other is hidden behind a crack in the cave's wall behind Nito's coffin that's closed if I remember correctly.. (Thanks to the channel Illusory Wall)
    So there might be more to Nito than what has been speculated already..

  • @MunciMunci
    @MunciMunci 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I feel bad for Nito. I suppose in the end he was left alone, considering how little screentime he actually gets, but his legacy kinda dies in DS2 with the Rotten as there isn't really much mention of him in DS3. Poor dude was just laying in bed forever with his dead surrounding him and one day you trot along and slaughter him- a big, slow and limping god who has to summon dead to help him.

    • @bwolfe9040
      @bwolfe9040 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Rave Lord Nito lived fast and died hard.

    • @lordhellstrande2763
      @lordhellstrande2763 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He was also unconcerned with Gwyn's age of fire and retreated back to his domain to do whatever he was doing while civilization grew

    • @maxodonnell6092
      @maxodonnell6092 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Kinda the point of the 4 lords
      Gwyn tires to keep his age going
      The pigmy tries to make a age of dark
      The witch her own age of fire
      And finally nito. Who would be fine with any age as he fears not the abyss or fire

    • @Digital2pulse
      @Digital2pulse 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@maxodonnell6092correction, the witch simply just wanted to make a synthetic or I guess you could say, artificial flame so that Gwyn doesn't have to sacrifice souls or people to rekindle the flame.

  • @thedeadcannotdie
    @thedeadcannotdie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    You know the fact that u can see demon ruins from Nito's domain but not the other way round? I thought it was cause Nito was a perv who was interested in the witch. But what if he was jealous? Jealous of the witch who was forever in the company of her two daughters while poor Nito could only watch from his lonely darkness with nobody beside him who actually cared for him :*(

  • @Rubbish_
    @Rubbish_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Nito is my favorite lord for multiple reasons. His fight may be a solid meh but everything else is amazing, atmosphere, build up, ost. And he’s just a chad, he became a lord killed the dragons then just slept and chilled.

  • @Erox006
    @Erox006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Illusory wall discovered that there's a third coffin there as well ... gives a whole new meaning to pinwheel and Nito ...

  • @David-yd4uu
    @David-yd4uu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Where's the next stories of the gods? :(

  • @Kucoz
    @Kucoz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I never made the Persephone reference. You continue to astound me. Thank you for your in depth archeology.

  • @iWillWakeYouUp
    @iWillWakeYouUp 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    FINALLY a content creator who mentions this connection! I thought about this when I last played Dark Souls. I believe ENB also pointed the wheat out in his playthrough, establishing a connection to Gwynevere since she's the godess of bounty and fertility. I thought back then that there could've been a separate god or more likely godess based on Persephone.
    Gwyn always struck me as a Zeus-like figure, I mean it''s obvious just from his visual design.
    I'm so glad you're connecting so many dots! It's so cool to watch videos that are so well researched and made with true passion, it seems.

    • @Hawkshaw
      @Hawkshaw  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're welcome- that's exactly our aim. No point scratching the surface might as well get stuck in

  • @Hawkshaw
    @Hawkshaw  7 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    Subtitles on this one too

    • @spartanmen100
      @spartanmen100 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks!

    • @anonymous_9491
      @anonymous_9491 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hawkshaw
      please make more. try something with gwenyvere is also a goddess of disguise or an Odysseus style. looking forward to see more mythology souls

    • @franciosdauteuil4626
      @franciosdauteuil4626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I always assumed that the empty sarcophagus was his bride and that pinwheel killed her or experimented on her in some way and that was how he gained part of Nito's power. In my mind it just made sense because it was empty and he was just so sad and uncaring and otherwise i never could make sense of how pinwheel could steal his power since he is right there and has a covenant to boot... although lets be real we got the weapon and bye bye

    • @potato_enjoyer4
      @potato_enjoyer4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In the name of those who are learning English, thank you so much.

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      @emmanuelgrey1689 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @ahawkone8850
    @ahawkone8850 8 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    Isn't Pluto the Roman version of Hades?
    Very interesting video though, I love it!!

    • @alicaido6616
      @alicaido6616 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Aaron Donnelly take a glance at the description?

    • @danielchequer5842
      @danielchequer5842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Idk of you'll read this, but Pluto means "rich" in greek. As he was the richest of all gods, they would prefer calling him "the rich one" other than saying his name out loud. It's like ppl nowadays who are affraid of saying the name of the devil and calling him other stuff.

    • @mahro-wulf9947
      @mahro-wulf9947 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@danielchequer5842 you see it all the time in literature and stories, that names have power.

    • @PsDnK
      @PsDnK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      In Greek mythology, the god of the underworld is named Hades. It is when the Romans adapt and use the Greek mythology for their own, that Hades is given the name Pluto, like Zeus is given Jupiter, Aphrodite is Venus and so on

    • @carna-9501
      @carna-9501 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@danielchequer5842 they also did something similar with Persephone, who’s name means “bringer of death” her followers referred to her as Koré, meaning maiden, or they used the title of Lady. Of the two, Persephone is the one you’d want to avoid most, seeing as she will quite literally bring about your end, and begin your tenancy within her husbands domain

  • @King_Firebrand
    @King_Firebrand 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    That ending with The Rotten and his statues just blew me away. I always had wondered what the meaning of these statues has been...
    This content is pure gold, I always enjoyed the lore the most out of the Dark Souls games. Thank you for everything you do!

    • @blakebridges8989
      @blakebridges8989 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know this is several months old but is The Rotten a boss from Dark Souls 2?

    • @bazah23
      @bazah23 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@blakebridges8989 yes

  • @Ignant1986
    @Ignant1986 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    If his love lasted all the way into The Rotten ,which I personally think must have been a few hundred years and a few other forms in between, that must have been a very strong and deep love. Fun theory and good eye spotting the carvings.

    • @balaam_7087
      @balaam_7087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Two errors:
      One, Nito is unequivocally *not* The Rotten (that honor belongs to Gwynevere, who eventually became The Rotten after leaving Anor Londo.). The Rotten merely possesses Nito’s old soul. This is an extremely common misconception, that the 4 main bosses carrying those old souls are reincarnations. This is easily disproved when you consider that the Old Paledrake soul isn’t even a drop in the same sense as the others-you literally walk over and pick it up off the ground like any other item. These are merely souls that these bosses happen to be holding in their possession, much the same as when an enemy is killed and drops a consumable item and you pick that up. They would have gained possession of these souls at some point after the Lordvessel was brought to Drangleic and destroyed (you find it broken in the mansion basement in Majula). Remember, those 4 specific souls don’t function like any other boss soul. We never consumed or crafted anything from the souls of Gwyn/Seath/Witch of Izalith/Nito in DS1. They were put in the Lordvessel and that’s where they stayed. This is how they still exist in DS2.
      Second, the events of DS2 take place aeons after the original dark souls. Straid talks about ‘countless kingdoms’ rising and falling between the events of DS1 and the current kingdom of Drangleic. Not possible in “a few hundred years”.

    • @Tackitt
      @Tackitt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@balaam_7087 Elaborate on how Gwynevere becomes the Rotten, I'm not seeing it.

  • @abigcupofwater
    @abigcupofwater 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well, this one's going into the 'ol head canon

  • @diddymelone2265
    @diddymelone2265 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I just thought about the gravelord covenant and how you basically produce and offer "eyes of death" to nito, and eyes of death would literally be Nito´s eyes and so this implies Nito wants to see something? He´s looking for something, or someone. he wants to find his lost love, and thats why he spreads death, to literally gain more space to look around in with his eyes of death.
    before that I simply thought Nito wants to "see" more death, through his eyes of death as well, because he´s the god of death and yeah it basically is his thing and makes his power grow.
    now I believe it is that, but he´s not craving power just for the sake of it, he is looking for his love.
    also these harvest goddess carvings are located in anor londo, where the painting is located, where priscilla, a scythe wielding godess is located, and its always winter there.
    wow my mind is going apeshit on all that stuff, please think about this more and make more videos, so I dont have to think about it myself too much.

  • @Andy-rf5jx
    @Andy-rf5jx ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow man. You put together some true truly amazing story's and things I have never heard before. I was trying to find some more lore on dark souls and I'm glad I found your content.

  • @patrickcraig7360
    @patrickcraig7360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is an interesting theory and I think some of the supporting evidence you presented is quite compelling.
    One nitpick that I have is related to the non-Souls mythological figures. The fact that you used the Greek name for three of them (Persephone, Demeter, Zeus) and the Roman name for one (Pluto) felt inconsistent

  • @bondmiles
    @bondmiles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love this theory. Especially since so little is said/known about Nito. Already know I'm going to love the rest of your videos.

  • @xBINARYGODx
    @xBINARYGODx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yet another awesome video that makes us question things we never have or things we thought we didn't have to.

  • @ded-inside5904
    @ded-inside5904 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I absolutely love these lore videos about more obscure topics in these games, there’s still so much we haven’t truly decoded, and so much speculation to be done!

  • @llucllumador380
    @llucllumador380 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    you should do one about the Deep in DS3

  • @TheCDVigil
    @TheCDVigil 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    With only 3 video's you're already my favorite lore channel!

  • @dirtycheesedip
    @dirtycheesedip 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow man this was a freaking awesome video, keep up the good work!

  • @alchemy5750
    @alchemy5750 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I always thought Nito didn't care about the world and actually wanted to be defeated by the chosen undead. I mean, he's the easiest of the four lords even though he's supposed to be the Dark Souls equivalent of death himself. But what kind of power does death has in a world where everyone returns as undead? Nito in this world is needless, death has no power anymore and Nito knows this very well. He's discarded, forgotten, sleeping in a long-lost dark tomb-cave while his chamber is occupied by none other but the insignificant heretic Pinwheel.
    I do believe Nito is depressed, but not for a long-lost love, but his long-lost relevance. No one fears Nito, because he can't do anything at all anymore. His existance was a slow suffering which he tried to escape from, and this might be the reason why defeating him feels so easy...

    • @monroerobbins7551
      @monroerobbins7551 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Maybe both? Maybe he was already bummed because his purpose was lost thanks to his former comrades, but if the one light of his life, his loved one, left or was forced to leave? That might’ve sunk him into eternal despair, as now the only person he found a reason to live for was gone, he was left with nothing. A cold and lonely tomb, forever waiting for her to come back to him, as that is the only hope he has left, for the idea of death has been gone for too long to ever even hope for again.

  • @mru76
    @mru76 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the videos, watched them a couple of times each.

  • @jabobok786
    @jabobok786 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    you guys have a patreon or something? I'd love to support a channel that takes such deep interpretive analysis of the DS lore. Very few lore channels look for textual analysis in such a literature inspired work, and very few do it in such sexy English accents

    • @Hawkshaw
      @Hawkshaw  7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes we do now have a patreon!

  • @timmyturner6448
    @timmyturner6448 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Need more dark souls content 😩 your videos are so well done

  • @sascha27283
    @sascha27283 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very interesting lore and backed up with some nice details i also wondered about but never really thought about

  • @WhiskeyTango76s
    @WhiskeyTango76s 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So I'm guessing this series was short lived? That's a shame, I just found your channel and so far I love it and surprised I haven't come across it sooner.

  • @jamesmiguel9019
    @jamesmiguel9019 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video guys! can't wait for more

  • @Tengu125
    @Tengu125 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had hoped there was more than one entry in your "Stories of the Lords".
    The Lost Izalith and Demons lore video had me hyped...

  • @TheRakakaa
    @TheRakakaa 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I find myself coming back to these videos and rewatching them months later....! You should upload soundtracks from the game too 😃

  • @simoncarson4087
    @simoncarson4087 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice video man, I always love new theory's

  • @SilentSpeak
    @SilentSpeak 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    +Hawkshaw I congratulate you because you literary took the mantle of my favourite lore maker from Vaati and Terramantis with these videos of yours. This is coming from somebody that literary has watched every lore video about every souls game. Your rediscover series absolutely blew me away and here you go again. I want to mention that I don't actually watch videos I listen to them while I drive so the narrative is the important part for me. And I hope you get as many views and support as you deserve.

    • @Hawkshaw
      @Hawkshaw  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      This slower paced one must have been a little easier on the ears then! Thank you for all your support- that's exactly the feeling we are aiming for. I apologise for how long it is between the videos

    • @Hawkshaw
      @Hawkshaw  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also if you are able in the future to watch them there are a lot of item descriptions constantly on screen giving evidence of our points, which would take too long to read but are key to understanding the logic. Also a great deal of work went into video editing that we are sure you would appreciate when you get a chance to watch!

  • @TheAquilesss
    @TheAquilesss 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love this kind of videos . i always i am relaxing when i see thing like those

  • @erikenn
    @erikenn 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    really enjoying your work

  • @AceFromGorillaz
    @AceFromGorillaz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    great job, you deserve more views

  • @tommydungan8277
    @tommydungan8277 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am very exited for your next video.

  • @Brealmeidaa
    @Brealmeidaa 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! I really loved it!

  • @pouinky5354
    @pouinky5354 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3 years later still waiting for a new video to this playlist

  • @slowpoke157
    @slowpoke157 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    great vid as always

  • @jamesc.2054
    @jamesc.2054 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very well done. Subbed.

  • @BlueAsterismSolstice
    @BlueAsterismSolstice 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My first guess would have been Gwynevere because of what she represents. In general she's considered MIA. It's mildly assumed Priscilla is a daughter of Gwynevere which could explain why she caries a scythe in that regard. Alternatively it could be the Witch of Izalith whom brings life. Izalith IS overlooked by the Tomb of the Giants. Then in DS3 we a coffin big enough for Nito in Cemetery of Ash being covered over by a very exposed large tree with little explanation. We also see those 2 and Four Kings represented in Farron at the 3 fires.

  • @AlmostAGamer
    @AlmostAGamer 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another excellent addition.
    Praise the Lore!

  • @a15godzilla
    @a15godzilla 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So basically what I've gathered from this is that Nito is misunderstood? That he only wanted to socialize? If that's the case, I don't think he should...

    • @saunajaakko699
      @saunajaakko699 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Of course, he is made of spooky scary skeletons. Shivers down your spine, shrieking skulls will shock your soul seal your doom tonight.

  • @petrasvinciauskas878
    @petrasvinciauskas878 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What if Gwyn promised Nito a Gwynevere (godess of fertility as she sais herself) as payment for his services against the dragons. Afraid of giving away his daughter, Gwyn delayed this side of the agreement they had.
    Later, Priscila was born and given to Nito by Gwyn. When she eventually returned, she was locked in the painted world so she would stay with (or rather around) her family. The scythe and jars in the catacombs are provisions she took for herself.
    Read about the Baltic myth: Eglė, žalčių karalienė (Egle, queen of the serpents)

  • @jreaganmorganchannel
    @jreaganmorganchannel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm pretty sure the scream is just because it's freaky and makes a good telegraph

  • @sweeners8950
    @sweeners8950 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm up to the part where you find story in the placement of a scythe in a catacomb (which I never thought twice about) and I'm reminded of how incredible this game is.

  • @splunkmastah4609
    @splunkmastah4609 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Videos like this have made Nito my favorite Lord.

  • @5purg
    @5purg 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    your videos are amazing

  • @chopslap5497
    @chopslap5497 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish so very much they had went into more of these little topics like this. Out of all of the videos I find this one the most interesting because of gigantic lock it is trying to pick.

  • @Osmohameds
    @Osmohameds 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man... Your videos are GOOD!!! Praise the Lore.

    • @karolusmagnus8405
      @karolusmagnus8405 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Osmohameds The only downside to their videos is the fact that they're so few and far between.

    • @Hawkshaw
      @Hawkshaw  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Karolus Magnus We would love to get more out more frequently, we have a lot of completely new lore ideas to get out. unfortunately we just have full time work at the moment so we really are doing it as fast as possible.

    • @karolusmagnus8405
      @karolusmagnus8405 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hawkshaw it's ok, the videos are worth the wait. Goodluck!

  • @drmaniac5763
    @drmaniac5763 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Jesus man, I didn't know you could make me feel bad for nito.. nito! the guy made of bones!

  • @picklefathernurgle2719
    @picklefathernurgle2719 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The whole thing about the Crystal Warrior you fight in the Archives being a blacksmith and having a name is something I didn't even know about. Love that people still make Soul's Lore videos. Never even considered that Nito might have greek inspired lore. I know a lot of these things are speculation but they're nice window dressing on an already great series.

  • @tristanseaver9054
    @tristanseaver9054 8 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    A bit of a joke answer:
    Judging by the size of the coffin, the previous occupant would need to be slightly larger than human sized. The giants are too big, as are all but one of the gods. I think Gwyndolin would fit fine in that coffin, snakes and all.

    • @Aether_772
      @Aether_772 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's pinwheels

    • @dirtycheesedip
      @dirtycheesedip 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pinwheel can't fit in the coffin as addressed in the video.

    • @rexorcallskyline1039
      @rexorcallskyline1039 8 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      its Priscilla, she is the only boss in the game that actually wield a scythe and there even some speculation that she is related to Gwynevere, the goddess of bounty and fertility. Some of the game asset also indicate that Nito lair was initially planned to be placed under Priscilla. this is mere speculation but its an interesting one.

    • @simonsm9682
      @simonsm9682 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Damn, nito must have been into some kinky shit

    • @rae5425
      @rae5425 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @LeadFaun Nito, the First of the Dead? More like Nito, the first trap enjoyer

  • @andrewvisser5409
    @andrewvisser5409 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are too good my friend. Looking forward to Lautrec’s story.

  • @fronatomy6280
    @fronatomy6280 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Priscilla fits perfectly there in that coffin. My headcanon is that Nito and Priscilla's love is mutual, consensual, and was something Gwyn didn't care much about and actually approved of since neither he, the witch and seathe want her in the picture of their respective rules. Out of sight and out of mind within a coffin along with her love proves to be a mutual benefit for both sides. Then the undead curse came with the fading of the fire. And Nito, being a God of Death, was the first to feel its implications. Either out of worry, or through convincing of what could happen if the fire fades completely (Frampt warning them about the spread of the Abyss and the incoming age of dark), Nito had a "better safe than sorry" solution for the survival of his love and had her sent to the Painted World which served as the "Fallout Shelter" to the incoming apocalypse. This can go so far as I can assume Nito was the one who probably commissioned the Painted World of Ariamis OR pleaded with Gwyn, or whoever was in charge at that time, to have her placed there for her safety. But for the rest of the Gods, minus Nito, it was her prison. He even had an undead dragon to effectively guard where she was or at least be reminded of her beloved God of Death. This was obviously a heartbreaking undertaking for Nito and neither of them wanted this. Maybe there was a breakup or a quarrel, or just the plain fact that neither of them wanted to be separated from one another. The fact that Nito barely puts up a fight in our encounter with him show that the whole thing took its toll on him, leaving him depressed. Add that up with the fear and paranoia of the apocalypse and sending Priscilla to a faraway place. I mean, did the other gods, the ones that don't want her ruining their percieved godhood, hold up their end of the bargain and kept her in the Painted World instead of being experimented on again by Seathe?

  • @Andy-rf5jx
    @Andy-rf5jx ปีที่แล้ว

    These lore videos make me keep replaying fromsoft games. I got games I have and want to play but I'm really hooked on trying to figure out these story's

  • @bully3674
    @bully3674 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    never thought of Nito like that
    good video

  • @aldosalas2722
    @aldosalas2722 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome, really gave me something to think... and replay the game

  • @arthurkurbedzis
    @arthurkurbedzis ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I do love the fact that Dark Souls gives opportunity to interpretation that much and not tells straight story.

  • @dhoulmagusrhapthorne9082
    @dhoulmagusrhapthorne9082 7 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    you hurt me when you say Zeus and Pluto.. it's Roman (Greek): Jupiter (Zeus) and Pluto (Hades).

    • @alicaido6616
      @alicaido6616 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Dhoulmagus Rhapthorne perhaps read the description?

    • @stormtrooperelite1453
      @stormtrooperelite1453 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that was mind boggling, for 30 years I thought Pluto was the Roman equivalent of Hades when in fact Pluto was Hades and the Roman equivalent was called Dis

    • @yungmalaria
      @yungmalaria 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      AkiRa22084 Probably, in the same way Jupiter is a combination of zeus and the latin word for father, pater. "Zeu-Pater", Sky father.

    • @333arisokapoios
      @333arisokapoios 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro Ades is the place called underworld it isn't a person period.

    • @Nitenshi
      @Nitenshi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Bro, Hades is both a place AND a deity. As for many gods of the underworld of many cultures.

  • @roriksavant
    @roriksavant 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great theory. Nito and the catacombs in general have a very very strong theme of family. Theres a third smaller coffin hidden somewhere in Nito's cave, as far as I recall.

  • @CaptainSkylocke
    @CaptainSkylocke 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    More of these please.

  • @oliviadoyle3623
    @oliviadoyle3623 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video though, really liked it! ;)

  • @zohebsaikia
    @zohebsaikia 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing job
    more mysteries unravel

  • @milesstock2943
    @milesstock2943 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    this channel needs so many more views goddamn

    • @Hawkshaw
      @Hawkshaw  8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Amelia Stock Please help! Sharing you thoughts where you can would be great

  • @MossOwnsYouYT
    @MossOwnsYouYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I just watched the Demons video and it implied that there were more entries in this series. Have they been removed? With the series closed for now, are you done with your deep looks I to the series? I do quite love the videos.

  • @robnoxable
    @robnoxable 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I mean this is just awesome. Great work Hawkshaw! Did you study literature at uni or how do you make these connections?

  • @jak9990
    @jak9990 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This Chanel is pure Gold 👌🤸‍♂️

  • @jonathanferguson7791
    @jonathanferguson7791 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I JUST SAW YOU ADDED NEW CONTENT!!!! PRAISE THE FUCKING LORE! I mean granted it was a few months ago. I have my figners crossed you'll get into Elden Ring.

  • @rcdt6653
    @rcdt6653 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Woah, I shrugged at the title but this is actually a GOOD WELL RESEARCHED video. I'm subscribing to the channel, but why so few videos? Has the channel stopped?

  • @centurionstrengthandfitnes3694
    @centurionstrengthandfitnes3694 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "... because all misfortunes pale in comparison to being alone in the darkness without the one he loves."
    ...
    ...

  • @Fordddyyy
    @Fordddyyy ปีที่แล้ว

    I hear the scream and my whole body tenses to get the timing right, this game is in my bones

  • @ailingstar8856
    @ailingstar8856 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At first I was a bit confused when you referred to Pluto (Roman version) instead of Hades (Greek version) but then you mentioned Plutos and it made much more sense.

  • @Nesree0
    @Nesree0 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was amazing! Btw Harvest is in fall the end of the cycle of growth. Another connection to death.

  • @punchydonut2798
    @punchydonut2798 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man i know everyone always says this shit, but the depth of the lore in dark souls is so insane, its like every single part of the game was thought out so thoroughly, because it was. Nothing is just for show

  • @stratospheric37
    @stratospheric37 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like how this short lore theory supported by like 3 pieces of evidence has the funniest thumbnail of all time. Legendary

  • @doom9242
    @doom9242 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am just now seeing your recommendations !!

  • @liberifatali666
    @liberifatali666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would you be able to provide a link for the picture at 02:13 please?
    I adore that artwork of the winged dark haired dude. . .find it inspirational to draw thought the video form i can't save clear enough (not a dig at your works!)
    another great episode! I am literally watching these lore & theory videos from top to bottom and having a great old time!
    Keep them coming good sir!

  • @buxedobro4372
    @buxedobro4372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So in my opinion it has to be Priscilla, right? The prevailing theory is that Gwynevere is her mother, Gwynevere is hailed as a goddess of bounty, same as Demeter. Not to mention Priscilla uses a scythe, commonly seen with grim reaper type characters such as Nito. Not to mention Gwyn's alliance with Nito is mostly based on Gwyn not wanting Nito to bring death to the gods, which means he's very capable of doing so. The Lifehunt Scythe is also feared because of this, so it would make sense that Nito would be the one to bestow it to her. And just for appearances sake, Priscilla is in a more wintery area which is the season which comes about when Persophone is taken. All that and then add to the fact that both Priscilla and Nito's weapons have been conjured by Aldrich in DS3 from his dreaming, I think it's a very fair conclusion to come to.

    • @2joa000
      @2joa000 ปีที่แล้ว

      goated

  • @mojothemigo
    @mojothemigo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Zeus arranged the marriage between the marriage of Hadies/Pluto and Persephone but never bothered to tell Persephone all the while Hadies was just trying to be romantic by literally sweeping her off her feet.

  • @darkmystic7764
    @darkmystic7764 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I return to this with love.

  • @jonas_the_lost
    @jonas_the_lost 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    May I present the idea that the skeleton that seems to be his weapon (at least to a degree) might be his dead love? That would make a link between the weapon and the sound the sword dance attack makes.

  • @BigManStan
    @BigManStan 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The way you use Demeter and persphone as their Greek names then hit us with that Roman Pluto

  • @slightlytwistedagain
    @slightlytwistedagain 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent.

  • @AquaticSkipper
    @AquaticSkipper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That womans scream during his attack is very similar to the death esper boss/summon in ffxii, who has a woman inside his black.. Cloak.. and or body who screams with many of his stronger moves