History Fridge / Bloodborne

** Just want to withdraw and be left alone? The Mother Brain was completely passive, and remained utterly passive even when you dropped it down a pit, then climbed down into the pit, and began hacking it apart. It's only threat to you was how it's mear presence increased your frenzy, and there is no indication that was intentional. Even if you try to be as benign as possible, the humans will find you, prod you, reaserch you, and drag you away in chains, only for you to be butchered by those sent to clean up the mess when things inevitably go haywire.
*** In the end, it doesn't matter how you use your newfound power, what you intend, or how you implement it; you accomplished nothing other than becoming another cog in the next cycle, and will accomplish nothing more than upholding the status quo. At least, until the hunter from the next cycle finds you...

* So, in the [[spoiler: childhood's beginning ending, you take the place of a Great One, with all the powers this entails.]] Sounds great, right? only, no matter how you decide to use that power, you'll only be replacing the great ones you just destroyed, and perpetuating the cycle.
** Do you want to become humanity's defender? Rom was already doing that, by shielding humanity from the madness the Great One's would cause, and holding their powers in check; he was Vacuous because he wasn't exploiting his power, and preventing other Great Ones from exploiting their. Only to be murdered by the same people he was trying to protect.
** Want to uplift all humanity to the same power and wisdom that the great one's enjoy? Mergo's Wet Nurse was nurturing and protecting humans who had the potential to become great ones, and the same humans she was trying to nurture hunted her down and killed her.
** Want to guide mankind without compromising their humanity? Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos was working through the church to acclimate humanity to the world around them. Although much of the church's actions may be considered unsavory, the knowledge Ebrietas provided was genuine. She was informing humanity about the ''actual truth'' about the universe, and it was the healing church which was misusing it. Yet in the end, she was murdered by the same creatures she was trying to educate.
*** In the end, it doesn't matter how you use your newfound power, what you intend, or how you implement it; you accomplished nothing other that becoming a part of the next cycle, and will be just another cog upholding the status quo.

** Even worse, the Doll, being utterly dependent on another's love to remain alive, would have been forced to suffer through everything Gherman desired her for, no matter how she may have felt about it. And judging by how she's completely inanimate when you first see her, even that wasn't enough to maintain his gratitude. While some people may be trapped in royally screwed-up, dysfunctional relationships, imagine what it must be like to be ''utterly dependent'' on said relationship for ''your continued existence.''

* In one of the game's creepier moments, Gherman invites you to molest the Plain Doll, if such is your pleasure. But while the Hunter refrains from this, [[UnfortunateImplications who knows what Gherman has been up to all these years, trapped in the dream with no one else...]]
** Even worse, the Doll, being utterly dependent on another's love to remain alive, would have been forced to suffer through everything Gherman desired her for, no matter how she may have felt about it. And judging by how she's completely inanimate when you first see her, even that wasn't enough to maintain his gratitude.

* In one of the game's creepier moments, Gherman invites you to molest the Plain Doll, if such is your pleasure. But while the Hunter refrains from this, who knows what Gherman has been up to all these years, trapped in the dream with no one else...
** Even worse, the Doll, being utterly dependent on another's love to remain alive, would have been forced to suffer through everything, no matter what she may have felt about it. And judging by how she's completely inanimate when you first see her, even being Gherman's slave wasn't enough to maintain his love.

** Also consider how the Hunter's garb is designed; every iteration seems designed to cover as much of the face as possible, even at the risk of obstructing the wearer's vision. It could simply be for protection in combat, but it would also keep the sunlight off of the face...

* With the huge emphasis on the consumption of blood, the gothic architecture, and the visual theme of grand elegance amidst decay, it's astounding that there isn't one single reference or allusion to ''vampirism'' throughout the game (Cainhurst Castle in particular gave off a strong Castlevania vibe). Yet when you take a closer look at the people of Yharnam, you begin to notice more than a few quirks that set them apart from normal folk. They find blood more intoxication than alcohol, but while blood may be heady, but you can't get ''drunk'' off of it. The whore you meet in the game implies that she sells her blood rather than sex, meaning that the blood isn't just appetizing, it's ''euphoric'' to them. At the start of the game, you need a blood transfusion to "become one of them", and gain far greater strength and endurance as a result (to say nothing of the nigh obscene amounts of blood the protagonist consumes throughout the game). These examples and more imply that the Yharnamites only ''consider'' themselves human. I spent the whole game waiting to find my first vampire, only to realize in hindsight that I may have ''been'' one.

** Which would seem to set up a neat little FurAgainstFang situation as the Hunter fights his way through the beasts of Yharnam... until you begin to recall that the plague makes things much more complicated than that. I'll use a bit of fridge from Fullmetal Alchemist to contextualize my answer here: in ==FMA==, the villains all fell into horror archetypes. The Homunculi with their soul-sucking lack of humanity, representation of human sin, and near immortality, were vampires. Human chimera, with their ability to become animistic, were werewolves. The soul constructs were zombies. The military high command were the government conspiracy. And Father was the alien EldritchAbomination. These archetypes carry over to Bloodborne: [[spoiler: Sane Hunters are vampires, insane Hunters are zombies, beasts are werewolves, the healing church is our conspiracy, and the Great Ones are the aliens. Sounds good that now you know what you're up against, right? Well, remember: due to the nature of the plague, and the player's ability to replace Gehrman or the Moon Presence, the Hunter is effectively party too [[TomatoInTheMirror: ''all five'' categories]]. [[DissonantSerenity Happy Hunting!]]

** Which would seem to set up a neat little FurAgainstFang situation as the Hunter fights his way through the beasts of Yharnam... until you begin to recall that the plague makes things much more complicated than that. I'll use a bit of fridge from Fullmetal Alchemist to contextualize my answer here: in ==FMA==, the villains all fell into horror archetypes. The Homunculi with their soul-sucking lack of humanity, representation of human sin, and near immortality, were vampires. Human chimera, with their ability to become animistic, were werewolves. The soul constructs were zombies. The military high command were the government conspiracy. And Father was the alien EldritchAbomination. These archetypes carry over to Bloodborne: [[spoiler: Sane Hunters are vampires, insane Hunters are zombies, beasts are werewolves, the healing church is our conspiracy, and the Great Ones are the aliens. Sounds good that now you know what you're up against, right? Well, remember: due to the nature of the plague, and the player's ability to replace Gehrman or the Moon Presence, the Hunter is effectively party too [[TomatoInTheMirror: ''all five'' categories]]]]. [[DissonantSerenity Happy Hunting!]]

** Which would seem to set up a neat little FurAgainstFang situation as the Hunter fights his way through the beasts of Yharnam... until you begin to recall that the plague makes things much more complicated than that. I'll use a bit of fridge from Fullmetal Alchemist to contextualize my answer here: in ==FMA==, the villains all fell into horror archetypes. The Homunculi with their soul-sucking lack of humanity, representation of human sin, and near immortality, were vampires. Human chimera, with their ability to become animistic, were werewolves. The soul constructs were zombies. The military high command were the government conspiracy. And Father was the alien EldritchAbomination. These archetypes carry over to Bloodborne: [[spoiler: Sane Hunters are vampires, insane Hunters are zombies, beasts are werewolves, the healing church is our conspiracy, and the Great Ones are the aliens. Sounds good that now you know what you're up against, right? Well, remember: due to the nature of the plague, and the player's ability to replace Gehrman or the Moon Presence, the Hunter is effectively party too [[TomatoInTheMirror: ''all five'' categories]].]] [[DissonantSerenity Happy Hunting!]]

** Which would seem to set up a neat little FurVsFang situation as the Hunter fights his way through the beasts of Yharnam... until you begin to recall that the plague makes things much more complicated than that. I'll use a bit of fridge from Fullmetal Alchemist to contextualize my answer here: in ==FMA==, the villains all fell into horror archetypes. The Homunculi with their soul-sucking lack of humanity, representation of human sin, and near immortality, were vampires. Human chimera, with their ability to become animistic, were werewolves. The soul constructs were zombies. The military high command were the government conspiracy. And Father was the alien EldritchAbomination. These archetypes carry over to Bloodborne: [[spoiler: Sane Hunters are vampires, insane Hunters are zombies, beasts are werewolves, the healing church is our conspiracy, and the Great Ones are the aliens. Sounds good that now you know what you're up against, right? Well, remember: due to the nature of the plague, and the player's ability to replace Gehrman or the Moon Presence, the Hunter is effectively party too [[TomatoInTheMirror ''all five'' categories]].]] [[DissonantSerenity Happy Hunting!]]

* With the huge emphasis on the consumption of blood, the gothic architecture, and the visual theme of grand elegance amidst decay, it's astounding that there isn't one single reference or allusion to ''vampirism'' throughout the game. (It's close cousion, ''lycanthropy,'' certainly gets it's share of attention.) Yet when you take a closer look at the people of Yharnam, you begin to notice more than a few quirks that set them apart from normal folk. They find blood more intoxication than alcohol, but while blood may be heady, but you can't get ''drunk'' off of it. The whore you meet in the game implies that she sells her blood rather than sex. At the start of the game, you need a blood transfusion to "become one of them." This leads one to conclude that the Yharnamites only ''consider'' themselves human. I spent the whole game waiting to come across my first vampire only to realize, in hindsight, that I may have ''been'' one.

* With the huge emphasis on the consumption of blood, the gothic architecture, and the visual theme of grand elegance amidst decay, it's astounding that there isn't one single reference or allusion to ''vampirism'' throughout the game. (It's close cousion, ''lycanthropy,'' certainly gets it's share of attention.) Yet when you take a closer look at the people of Yharnam, you begin to notice more than a few quirks that set them apart from normal folk. They find blood more intoxication than alcohol, but while blood may be heady, but you can't get ''drunk'' off of it. The whore you meet in the game implies that she sells her blood rather than sex. At the start of the game, you need a blood transfusion to "become one of them." This leads one to conclude that the Yharnamites only ''consider'' themselves human. I spent the whole game waiting to come across my first vampire only to realize, in hindsight, that I may have been one.

** It's more than just the Alcohol. The whore you meet in the game implies that she sells her own blood instead of sex. If drinking blood gave the people of Yharnam the same thrill as lovemaking, it paints a nasty picture of the city must have been like before the plague.

* With the huge emphasis on the consumption of blood, the gothic architecture, and the visual theme of grand elegance amidst decay, it's astounding that there isn't one single reference or allusion to ''vampirism'' throughout the game. (It's close cousion, ''lycanthropy,'' certainly gets it's share of attention.) Yet when you take a closer look at the people of Yharnam, you begin to notice more than a few quirks that set them apart from normal folk. They find blood more intoxication than alcohol, but while blood may be heady, but you can't get ''drunk'' off of it. The whore you meet in the game implies that she sells her blood rather than sex. At the start of the game, you need a blood transfusion to "become one of them." This leads one to conclude that the Yharnamites only ''consider'' themselves human. I spent the whole game waiting to come across my first vampire only to realize, in hindsight, that may have been one.

* With the huge emphasis on the consumption of blood, the gothic architecture, and the visual theme of grand elegance amidst decay, it's astounding that there isn't one single reference or allusion to ''vampirism''. (It's close cousion, ''lycanthropy,'' certainly gets it's share of attention.) But when you look closer, there are more than a few quirks about the people of Yharnham that imply that their a bit different from normal folk. They find blood more intoxication than alcohol, but while blood may be heady, but you can't get ''drunk'' off of it. The whore you meet in the game implies that she sells her blood rather than sex. You need a blood transfusion to "become one of them." it.'' This leads one to conclude that the Yharnamites only ''consider'' themselves human. I spent the whole game waiting to come across my first vampire only to realize, in hindsight, that I was one.

** It's more than just Alcohol. The whore you meet in the game implies that she sells her own blood instead of sex. Yharnam was royally screwed up long before the plague hit.

Each of the unique bloods in game do something extra depending on who it comes from;

* Iosefka is a doctor, her blood does a full heal.
* Arianna is a "woman of pleasure", her blood boosts stamina recovery.
* Adella is a nun of the healing church, her blood gives health regeneration.

this last one is speculation,[[spoiler: Gehrman's blood given to you at the beginning of the game is how you got trapped in the Hunter's Dream.]]