History WMG / DarkSoulsIII

Aside from the name, their armor is very reminiscent of the Abysswalker, with the forefront knight (possibly Farron himself) wielding an exact replica of Artorias's Greatsword. Perhaps akin to the [[TheForceAwakens Knights of Ren]], they have very faulty knowledge of Artorias and have brought the legend to an almost religious level.

Aside from the name, their armor is very reminiscent of the Abysswalker, with the forefront knight (possibly Farron himself) wielding an exact replica of Artorias's Greatsword. Perhaps akin to the [[TheForceAwakens Knights of Ren]], they have very faulty knowledge of Artorias and have brought the myth to an almost religious level.

It's a location with ruined buildings covered in a wasteland of ash where the First Flame is kept. The sickly yellow sky is also present there. It's possible that the Lordvessel is a portal to Lothric, where the ruins of the old kingdoms seem to go.

Oh. My. God. [[Music/SirMixALot Becky]]. That would have to be the most epic boss battle in the entire ''Souls'' series, and one of the greatest of all time. Just imagine the possibilities of what Creator/FromSoftware could do with this. If the Lords of Cinder are returning to life, then naturally the Chosen Undead should be among them, since he/she seems to have canonically prolonged the Age of Fire in the original ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI''. Sure, they could do something like make the Chosen Undead some big huge monster mutated by chaos and power, but what if they used an OldSaveBonus? The FinalBoss would be totally unique to your playthrough! You may find yourself fighting a spell-casting magic user, a tank like knight, a speeding rogue who dual wields daggers... the possibilities are endless. Even better, maybe it could be turned into a dual boss fight where the Chosen Undead fights alongside the [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsII Bearer of the Curse]].

Oh. My. God. [[MusicSirMixALot Becky]]. That would have to be the most epic boss battle in the entire ''Souls'' series, and one of the greatest of all time. Just imagine the possibilities of what Creator/FromSoftware could do with this. If the Lords of Cinder are returning to life, then naturally the Chosen Undead should be among them, since he/she seems to have canonically prolonged the Age of Fire in the original ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI''. Sure, they could do something like make the Chosen Undead some big huge monster mutated by chaos and power, but what if they used an OldSaveBonus? The FinalBoss would be totally unique to your playthrough! You may find yourself fighting a spell-casting magic user, a tank like knight, a speeding rogue who dual wields daggers... the possibilities are endless. Even better, maybe it could be turned into a dual boss fight where the Chosen Undead fights alongside the [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsII Bearer of the Curse]].

* [[spoiler: the young woman looked more like Gwyndolin than Gwynevere...]]

It makes sense. [[spoiler:Gwynevere was, in reality, the biggest missing element from ''[=DS1=]''. In her absense, Gwyn did something potentially boneheaded and her little brother just made things worse trying to keep it all together, and in the end it came apart in an age of Dark. The resurrections are her attempts to "fix" the mistakes made in her absence - if she gets her Dad back, he can help make it all right, right?]] And if nothing else, [[spoiler:there is that shot of a young woman donning a crown in the first trailer, and Gwynevere has been AWOL all this time...]]

In the first game, the Witch of Izalith's attempt to recreate the First Flame resulted in Chaos, which spawned demons and strange, plant-like growth. In the second game, Alsanna held back the Old Chaos to keep it from escaping and growing to consume the whole world. Now we've reached the third game, and that's exactly what's happened: strange, twisted plant life seems to be sprouting up everywhere, which Hollows seem drawn to - because after all, Humanity is drawn to the Flame.

[[WMG: The wrecked state of the world is due to the [TheCorruption Chaos]] that's been [[Foreshadowing steadily growing in each game]].

I've been thinking about one thing related to [=DS3=] that's been bugging me; the Ancient Dragons are coming back along with the Lords of Cinder. However, as of [=DS2=] all of them had been killed (Sinh was stated to be the last living one). If the dragons are coming back, and the countless ages of Light and Dark have destroyed the world, then maybe we're going back to the Age of Ancients, when the world was all grey and shrouded in fog. If that sounds familiar, then you may remember what the primary symbol of Demon's Souls was; fog. This would be a very tenuous thread to go off of if it weren't for the fact that the final boss of Demon's was called The Old One, which would thematically work if things were reverting back to the way they were in the Age of Ancients, and it would explain why humans exist in Demon's Souls' world; they're basically leftovers from the Cycle that made it through the end of Light and Dark.

[[WMG: More specifically to the above, the Player Character is the Chosen Undead]]

I've been thinking about one thing related to DS3 that's been bugging me; the Ancient Dragons are coming back along with the Lords of Cinder. However, as of [=DS2=] all of them had been killed (Sinh was stated to be the last living one). If the dragons are coming back, and the countless ages of Light and Dark have destroyed the world, then maybe we're going back to the Age of Ancients, when the world was all grey and shrouded in fog. If that sounds familiar, then you may remember what the primary symbol of Demon's Souls was; fog. This would be a very tenuous thread to go off of if it weren't for the fact that the final boss of Demon's was called The Old One, which would thematically work if things were reverting back to the way they were in the Age of Ancients, and it would explain why humans exist in Demon's Souls' world; they're basically leftovers from the Cycle that made it through the end of Light and Dark.

Hey, [[LawOfConservationOfDetail why make up a new customizable protagonist]] when the revived Lords of Cinder give us a perfect excuse to bring back the ''DS1'' protagonist?

I've been thinking about one thing related to DS3 that's been bugging me; the Ancient Dragons are coming back along with the Lords of Cinder. However, as of DS2 all of them had been killed (Sinh was stated to be the last living one). If the dragons are coming back, and the countless ages of Light and Dark have destroyed the world, then maybe we're going back to the Age of Ancients, when the world was all grey and shrouded in fog. If that sounds familiar, then you may remember what the primary symbol of Demon's Souls was; fog. This would be a very tenuous thread to go off of if it weren't for the fact that the final boss of Demon's was called The Old One, which would thematically work if things were reverting back to the way they were in the Age of Ancients, and it would explain why humans exist in Demon's Souls' world; they're basically leftovers from the Cycle that made it through the end of Light and Dark.

* Miyazaki did say that 3 would be a turning point in the series. Maybe [[ExactWords he meant that literally]], as in this is the turning point in the cycle where dark (which by now has already covered the world) gives way to fire. Both of the previous games ended immediately after the player character linked the Flame. Perhaps we're finally going to see what that looks like from the rest of the world's perspective?

Solaire will be seen as a ghost, and maybe gives hints as to what the afterlife of Dark Souls is like

This one's pretty simple. We know that the ancient Lords of Cinder are coming back. The player character is presumably not a normal undead, given that they do not have a Hollow form. The Ember item grants a new form that is eerily reminiscent of the Lord of Cinder from the trailer, VolcanicVeins and all. This new form is outright called the Lord of Cinder form. Do the math.

[[spoiler: [[CameBackWrong As a hollowed-out Lord of Cinder]] who you'll have to MercyKill to progress. Alternately, he might [[TearJerker regain his humanity just long enough]] to help you fight the FinalBoss in [[DyingAsYourself one last act of]] [[MeaningfulEcho Jolly Cooperation]], remarking that the PlayerCharacter reminds him of an old friend.]]

Think about the motif for each of the Dark Souls games. In 1 it was Dark, 2 was Ashes, and now 3 has Embers. Now think of when a fire goes out: it fades into ''embers'', then into ''ashes'', until finally it goes ''dark''. It's going in reverse, the Dark Souls world isn't dying. It's getting stronger.

Think about the motif for each of the Dark Souls games. In 1 it was Dark, 2 was Ashes, and now 3 has Embers. Now think of when a fire goes out: it fades into ''embers'', then into ''ashes'', until finally it goes ''dark''. It's going in reverse, the Dark Souls world isn't dying it's getting stronger.

'''The fire isn't fading'''

* When is anything in this series?

* * When is anything in this series?

* This makes sense with the Lords of Cinder, the ones responsible for the First Flame, coming back. But that's probably not a good thing...

Think about the motif for each of the Dark Souls games. In 1 it was Dark, 2 was Ashes, and now 3 has Embers. Now think of when a fire goes out: it fades into ''embers'', then into ''ashes'', until finally it goes ''dark''. It's going in reverse, the Dark Souls world isn't dying it's getting stronger.

'''The world is getting better'''

Think about the motif for each of the Dark Souls games. In 1 it was Dark, 2 was Ashes, and now 3 has Embers. Now think of when a fire goes out: it fades into ''embers'', then into ''ashes'', until finally it goes ''dark''. The Dark Souls world isn't dying it's getting stronger. They've fought, struggled, endured, suffered and soon it'll be time to live.

Think about the motif for each of the Dark Souls games. In 1 it was Dark, 2 was Ashes, and now 3 has Embers. Now think of when a fire goes out: it fades into ''embers'', then into ''ashes'', until finally it goes ''dark''. The Dark Souls world isn't dying it's getting stronger. We've fought, struggled, endured, suffered and pretty soon it'll be time to live.

Think about the motif for each of the Dark Souls games. In 1 it was Dark, 2 was ashes, and now 3 has embers. Now think of when a fire goes out: it fades into ''embers'', then into ''ashes'', until finally it goes ''dark''. The Dark Souls world isn't dying it's getting stronger. We've fought, struggled, endured, suffered and pretty soon it's be time to live.

'''The cycle is weakening'''

Think about the motif for each of the Dark Souls games. In 1 it was Dark, 2 was ashes, and now 3 has embers. Now think of when a fire goes out: it fades into ''embers'', then into ''ashes'', until finally it goes ''dark''. The Dark Souls world isn't dying it's getting stronger.