History TearJerker / DarkSoulsIII

* After potentially reading much of the above, the first point truly hits you that this is the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, that just about every single character we've come to know over the series is dead, dying, or left in a world on the brink of darkness, and that everything that everyone has ever done in the series has, at best, [[HopeSpot bought time for the inevitable yet given hope,]] and at worst [[ShootTheShaggyDog done nothing but doom themselves quicker.]] In a sense, we were here to bare witness to [[VideoGame/DarkSouls1 the beginning of the end,]] [[VideoGame/DarkSouls2 the effects it had on elsewhere in the world,]] and now [[GrandFinale the conclusion to it all]]. And no matter how you interpret the endings below, it all has one thing in common: [[DownerEnding there is no happy fairy tale ending, just the end of the Age of Fire and all that entails]].

* After potentially reading much of the above, the first point truly hits you that this is the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, that just about every single character we've come to know over the series is dead, dying, or left in a world on the brink of darkness, and that everything that everyone has ever done in the series has, at best, [[HopeSpot bought time for the inevitable yet given hope,]] and at worst [[ShootTheShaggyDog done nothing but doom themselves quicker.]] In a sense, we were here to bare witness to [[VideoGame/DarkSouls1 the beginning of the end,]] [[VideoGame/DarkSouls2 the effects it had on elsewhere in the world,]] and now [[GrandFinale the conclusion to it all]]. And no matter how you interpret the endings below, it all has one thing in common: [[DownerEnding there is no happy fairy tale ending, just the end of the Age of Fire and all that entails]].

* Pontiff Sulyvahn is one of the most evil bastards in the entire franchise. He caused untold suffering and created countless monsters, all to further his own power. Yet, unlike almost every other enemy you encounter, Sulyvahn is not a mindless beast, mindless hollow or corrupted abomination. He is an extraordinary man, one who used his sharp mind and silver tongue to usurp the city of the gods. For all his atrocities and cruelties, Sulyvahn is the only person in this dying world who was still able to accomplish great things. And we slay him because he stood in our way.

** Not only is it sad for the The Chosen Undead, it's also hugely tragic for Gwyn himself. Already considered one of the most selfless and noble characters in the series, the game really hammers home the tragedy of his character. His kingdom has been destroyed. All of his champions murdered. His son betrayed him to his sworn enemies, the Dragons, and quite probably out of ''love'' at that (see below). After choosing to burn in the Kiln for all eternity, his hope of his daughter and other son to preserve his kingdom is completely crushed when it falls to ruin because of the selfishness of the both of them. Said son ends up enduring a FateWorseThanDeath, being consumed by an EldritchAbomination. Even the promise of a MercyKill in ''Dark Souls 1'' is proven false. Even if you disagree with Gwyn's choice to Link the Fire, you'll want to give him a hug by the end of the game.