Dark Souls: War of the Ancient Dragons is a fan webcomic series that covers the Origin Story of many of the characters and events within the Dark Souls franchise, starting with Lord Gwyn's battle against the ancient dragons.
Following the war, the comic then follows the tale of various heroes within the setting, including their eventual downfall.
The comic can be found on Webtoons
The webcomic provides examples of:
- Adaptational Heroism: The Dragons and the Nameless King. The ecological role of the dragons is to contain the Dark Soul by consuming darkness, relying on the archtrees to purge it from their bodies. By destroying both, the Bearers of the Lord Souls destroyed the means of stopping it, make the coming Age of Dark unavoidable. The Nameless King, upon learning this truth, defected so that this future could be stopped.
- Foregone Conclusion: Nothing that occurs in the comic will change the eventual tragedies that will occur in Dark Souls.
- Hero of Another Story: The Chosen Undead appears only for a few chapters in the story, when he goes back in time to defeat Artorius, Kalameet, and Manus.
- Mercy Kill: Artorius's death at the hands of the Chosen Undead.
