Song?

@RX0_GundamUnicorn

2 жыл бұрын

Aldia, Scholar of the First Sin

@skruub1e

2 жыл бұрын

darude sandstorm

@leonniyawski3929

2 жыл бұрын

@@skruub1e Arin, how does darude sandstorm go again?

@dealerinfaith8039

2 жыл бұрын

@@leonniyawski3929 DOO DOO DOO DOOO

@doctordick6172

Жыл бұрын

Ufoporno musica instrumenté

Virgin Serpent : "You have to link the flame!" "No, you need to let the dark come!" Chad Aldia : "You came here to overcome your curse. How you do it is YOUR choice."

@Xportbob

9 ай бұрын

The fact that the way that Aldia talks about 'The Curse' is fully implying that you never came here to relink the flame or to fulfill some pre-determiend Fate. Aldia even tells you of the other three kings because the three dlc areas have always been designed to be Post-game. So logically the ending where you leave the throne is the most realistic ending we would’ve chosen after confronting Aldia in each area. So he alludes to the other three crowns to be claimed in order to overcome what the point of Dark Souls 2 was, to overcome our Curse which the four crowns are needed for. Which I fully believe once all four crowns are claimed and the curse is lifted that, that is the true ending of Dark Souls 2. People can say all they want about Ds2, but its writing and subtlety of the concept of “Lies and Truth” is unparalleled in Soulsborne.

@nikoskonstantinidis4069

7 ай бұрын

@@Xportbob and in gameplay, after beating all the DLC's your indeed hollow-free after death, immorality with no side effects kinda sad you can't have that in new game+

@dunefox8

6 ай бұрын

​@@Xportbob This. This is the truth.

@thepublicpotato3887

5 ай бұрын

​@@XportbobThe curse is not lifted we are still undead we simply cured the symtoms specifically hollowing but we are still effected by the undead curse as we still respawn in a bonfire. By having the crowns we get the best of both light and dark immortality and still keeping our sense of self

@Aaronreacher

5 ай бұрын

​@@thepublicpotato3887The curse might have been lifted but for gameplay reasons we cannot die or who knows, maybe the original humans before the dark sign were also near inmortal thus why Gwyn created the dark sign to make them go hollow so now that the curse is gone the DS2 protagonist becomes a "true human".

I love how, even through the distortion, you can tell this voice actor is killing it, one of the best in any From game.

@The_Red_Scholar

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, David Gant's performance as Aldia is definitely one of the highlights of Souls voice acting for me. Up there with Steven Hartley as Vilhelm and Michael Carter as Gough.

@robertsides3626

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure there is a woman voicing Aldia too.

@laurentiusmcmxcv

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertsides3626 No It's one chaotic voice filter that crumples many semitones at once. In Clive Barker's Jericho, the Firstborn uses the same filter.

@NiCoNiCoNiCola

2 жыл бұрын

@@laurentiusmcmxcv Firstborn of who? Of Gwyn Jericho and Dark Souls possible one universe

@alexandervowles3518

2 жыл бұрын

@@laurentiusmcmxcv you can definitely hear it at 2:17/2:19

The thing I love about Aldia is that he tells the facts like it is, the only NPC that points out that your original goal was just to overcome your undead curse and that you don't necessarily need to link the flame to do it.

@highlightermarca-texto3281

2 жыл бұрын

There's a lot of meta commentary in what he says. "What is it that you seek? You can't even say yourself?" It's by this point in the game where you really have no idea what you're doing or where you're going anymore. You're just doing what other people tell you.

@jonathonmama4921

2 жыл бұрын

@@highlightermarca-texto3281 Jokes on Aldia, I didnt know why I was killing bosses or traveling through Drangleic in the first place, ha!

@druganbratanov4502

Жыл бұрын

There's another character in DS trilogy, who tells facts like it is. Only one. And this character just sits in Majula and lick herself paws ^,..,^

@Scleepyjoe

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathonmama4921 crazy that’s the point of the curse right we can’t remember

@NachozMan

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathonmama4921 The curse is an allegory for life, what do we seek? We can't even say ourselves, and if we claim to know, do we even have what it takes? Truly?

Aldia really out there telling the player "Do you even know why you're doing all of this?"

@Merc7734

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone is out there trying to manipulate you into doing their bidding and Aldia just wants you to open your eyes and make the choice YOU want.

@misterjoshua5720

2 ай бұрын

"Long ago, in a walled off land, far to the north, a great king built a great kingdom. I believe they called it Drangleic. Perhaps you're familiar. No, how could you be. But one day, you will stand before its decrepit gate. Without really knowing why..."

"One man lost his own body, but lingered on as a head." Bro Vengarl was such a powerful warrior even Aldia was keeping tabs on him.

@bigmannn2443

Жыл бұрын

I think he was just refering to him because of how interesting his story is

@lordtalo2062

Жыл бұрын

@@bigmannn2443 fully doubtful Vengarl was a renowned mercenary in Forossa before joining the war against the giants under King Vendrik. It's absolutely no surprise that the kings brother would hear of a legendary warrior taking part in his own countries war.

@bigmannn2443

Жыл бұрын

@@lordtalo2062 Yeah he was a powerful warrior in his time but there were definitely many more people like him who partook in the war against the giants, it just seems more likely that Aldia would specifically remember him because of the particularly interesting situation he found himself in rather than the fact that he is powerful

@lordtalo2062

Жыл бұрын

@@bigmannn2443 You have to remember what Aldia's goal is, which is to find a suitable person to break between the cycles of light and dark. Obviously Aldia has lived for multiple cycles of light and dark, as we already know that Vendrick has, so the man has been keeping tabs on people for far longer than we've been around.

@alfalldoot6715

Жыл бұрын

Well Vengarl is pretty close to Aldia's manor, wouldn't be shocked if Aldia also had a hand in Vengarl's condition

My man straight up spoils the big twist of The Ringed City years before it even comes out.

@Gastonepisellone

2 жыл бұрын

What spoiled?

@Qexia

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gastonepisellone 2:22

@twistedpear18

2 жыл бұрын

@@Qexia Yep

@Gastonepisellone

2 жыл бұрын

@@Qexia thanks

@thatdudemetro6271

2 жыл бұрын

So this could mean that dark souls 2 has a chance of being after all the events of dark souls 1 and 3 timeline wise if you exclude the timeline fuckery that the prolonged life of the flame caused in 3. Because in dark souls 2 even the gods are forgoten, there is barely any presence of iconic enemies from 1 and 3 just armour pieces and weapons from the past, npcs even talk to you about how many kingdoms rose and fell. This is a quote from straid of olaphis ***Many kingdoms rose and fell on this tract of earth; mine was by no means the first. Anything that has a beginning also has an end. No flame, however brilliant, does not one day splutter and fade. But then, from the ashes, the flame reignites, and a new kingdom is born, sporting a new face. It is all a curse! Heh heh heh!*** In the end if you side with aldia you choose to find a way to break the curse on your own, out of the cycle, while in 1 and 3 you have a choice to keep the fire going, let it fade or become a dark lord.

Aldia’s commentary on the world makes him one of the most compelling NPCs in the Souls franchise. He offers no grand vision of the future, nor does he encourage you to pursue anything in particular, he simply tells you the futility of the cycles and simply asks you something no other character before or after asked; what do you really want?

@Milo-Morbin

Жыл бұрын

It's like there was no internal communication between the creative teams that created the first game and this. The cycle isn't light & dark, the cycle is Gwyn linking the flame BACK IN TIME so that it never fades, that's what "linking mean" An age of dark can never come. That's why even an infinite amount of years forwards when you go to gael and anor londo is buried in ash, there is still light, the flame will never fade, Gwyn made it so. Filianore did the same thing to the ringed city, she linked the city to the past, never allowing it forward until you break her egg. Over the whole series, time and time again, we are provided info that light is time and the reversal of its effect is forbidden. Gwyn, the lord of light (time), went against his very nature and linked the flame to a point in time so that it never progresses forwards. That's why every time you die, the world resets. That's your curse. You are in a time loop until you provide the flame enough fuel to "remove" (delay) the undead curse. By doing that, Gwyn ensures two things, the flame never fades and the humans never become powerful enough to overthrow his children. The only escape from that shit world is what Gael did, make a whole new universe.

@theo8334

Жыл бұрын

Sankara deserved to die

@LuizHenrique-by4bz

Жыл бұрын

@@Milo-Morbin You talk as if DS2 deviates from the story of the other games. Do not deviate. The DS franchise is open to interpretation because there is no clear answer to most things. You are quite wrong.

@gaiusjuliuscaesar9902

11 ай бұрын

​@@Milo-Morbin So, did you actually pay attention when playing Dark Souls 1, or are you just really bad at understanding things, because almost nothing you said was even remotely true, and I'm really trying to understand exactly how you got that interpretation of the story.

@trustytrest

10 ай бұрын

​@@Milo-MorbinHow many amphetamines did you do while watching vaati videos? Because I wish I could get high enough to write a world salad like you just did.

Aldia's voice fascinates me, I've never heard anything quite like it, the way it swims between distortions. The voice actor killed it, undoubtedly, but spare a thought for the sound editors

@fontunetheteller410

2 жыл бұрын

There's a woman speaking too, and at some short bits she becomes more dominant

@DaBlaccGhost

Жыл бұрын

Look up Satan in the huckleberry fin cartoon similar vibe

@n2k970

Жыл бұрын

I love the distorted effect thing a lot of monstrous (but once human) bosses have in these games, like king allant and father ariandel, and of course aldia. I never really hear anything quite like it outside of these games.

@cryoblaster8371

Жыл бұрын

Satan in Mark Twains adventures (or whatever tf it's called) And the gravemind have similar feels

@meme_ajin

Жыл бұрын

​@@fontunetheteller410goosebumps tbh

“One drowned in poison, another succumbed to flame. Still another slumbers in a realm of ice” Just realized these are 3 DLC’s

@motazfawzi2504

2 жыл бұрын

I only played DS3 can you explain please?

@iminmisery437

2 жыл бұрын

@@motazfawzi2504 the DLCs have you retrieve the crowns of past monarchs and they were; The Sunken King (drowned in poison), The Old Iron King (succumbed to flame), and The Burnt Ivory King (slumbers in a realm of ice)

@bakiresiz

2 жыл бұрын

@@motazfawzi2504 play DS2 too

@songbird2306

2 жыл бұрын

@@bakiresiz i love ur username lol

@FranceKilledThomasSankara

2 жыл бұрын

@@motazfawzi2504 Aldia speaks of 3 ancient kings; each of them had the strength to link the crown, to become *true* monarchs, but all failed; the Old Iron King was killed by Ichorous Earth, a demon beneath his kingdom released by his insatiable desire for greater power, the Ivory King sacrificed himself the flame of Chaos when he souls began to diminish, for the sake of his people and was eventually corrupted by it, and the Sunken King was drowned in the poison unleashed by the dragon his kingdom worshiped, Sinh. Each King’s crown is retrieved by the Bearer of the Curse, and using their power they are able to ascend beyond the cycle; they do not hollow, and even when they die they will remain human. But this isn’t true freedom, really. What good is existing beyond the cycle when the rest of the world is still bound by it? Is there any way to be free of the cycle, or is it simply inevitable that it will consume everyone in the end? These are essentially the questions Aldia asks, and really he’s the only NPC to give you this kind of dialogue about the nature of the world.

I love the fact that at 2:12 when he says "Others seek the chance of love" a woman's voice takes the forefront. Very good attention to detail.

@EldritchChaplin

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that and it sounds a bit like the Emerald Herald to me.

@ShihoTogai

2 жыл бұрын

Pygmaleon and his sculpture, perhaps

@murkel7634

2 жыл бұрын

Why though, is love a female thing now?

@alligatorwani8233

2 жыл бұрын

@@murkel7634 He may be referring to Vendrick pursuing Nashandra. Maybe even his disappointment with what happened. Or perhaps Aldia himself loved someone, once long ago.

@meyrooph3979

2 жыл бұрын

@@murkel7634 Probably because the majority of people that played this game were men. And the majority of men are hetero. So when they're talking about chasing love, hearing a woman's voice probably does something to add to the immersion or something.

"No one has come this far, not for a very long while. Young hollow, do you wish to shed this curse? Then accept the fate of your ilk, and face the trials that await you. Unless you have already joined the crestfallen? "Young hollow there are but two paths: inherit the order of this world, or destroy it, but only a true monarch could make such a choice. Very few indeed have come even this far, and yet your journey is far from over. Half-grown hollow, have you what it takes? Truly? Young hollow, seek after Vendrick; he who almost became a true monarch. Vendrick is certain to guide your way. Fledgeling hollow, may we meet again." "Oh yes, I believe we've been acquainted. Young hollow, conqueror of fear. What drives you so to overcome the supposed curse? "Life is brilliant. Beautiful. It enchants us, to the point of obsession. Some are true to their purpose, though they are but mere shells, flesh and mind. One man lost his own body, and but lingered on as a head! Others chase the charms of love, however elusive. "What is it that drives you? "Once, the Lord of Light banished Dark, and all that stemmed from humanity, and men assumed a fleeting form. These are the roots of our world! Men are props on the stage of life, and no matter how tender, how exquisite; a lie will remain a lie! Young hollow, knowing this, do you still desire peace? Vendrick, though a near-true monarch, is here, and not far off. But what is a kin? You, neither born with greatness nor granted it by the fates, what is it you seek? You cannot even say yourself! We shall meet again, young hollow." "Young hollow, how you grapple without falter with this dreadfully twisted world. Peace grants men the illusion of life. Shackled by falsehoods, they yearn for love, unaware of this grand illusion. Until the curse touches their flesh. We are bound by this yolk, as true as the dark that churns within men. All men trust fully the illusion of life, but is this so wrong? A construction, a façade, and yet... A world full of warmth and resplendence. Young hollow, are you intent on shattering the yolk? Spoiling this wonderful falsehood? "I am Aldia. I sought to shed the yolk of fate, but failed. Now, I only wait an answer. Seek the throne. Seek Light, Dark, and what lies beyond. "Many monarchs have come and gone. One drowned in poison, another succumbed to flame. Still another slumbers in a realm of ice. Not one of them stood here, as you do, now. You! Conqueror of adversities! Give us your answer. "I lost everything, and remain here, patiently. The throne will certainly receive you, but the question remains. What do you want, truly? Light? Dark? Or something else entirely?" "There is no path. Beyond the scope of Light, beyond the reach of Dark... What could possibly await us? And yet we seek it. Insatiably. Such is our fate."

@thinkabourit416

2 жыл бұрын

Is there a way you can send thus to me

@thinkabourit416

2 жыл бұрын

Like via typing

@hippocampussashimi7819

2 жыл бұрын

If your copy paste isn't working or whatever I can email it to you?

@felipevieira1043

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

@therighttrousers343

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, lyrics guy!

One of my favourite moments in the series is defeating Nashandra, and then, "Many monarchs have come and gone.."

@Merc7734

Жыл бұрын

"Not one of them stood here... as *YOU* do *NOW"*

@trypticon8619

10 ай бұрын

One drowned in poison, another succumbed to flame

@raulthetorchic7324

9 ай бұрын

​@@trypticon8619"Still another slumbers in a realm of ice."

@xeno6416

8 ай бұрын

​@@raulthetorchic7324You, conquerer of adversities.

@memeboi056

4 ай бұрын

​@@xeno6416give us your answer..

“Seek the truth, seek light, dark and what lies beyond.” So many of Aldias lines can stick with you, these voice actors killed it.

@fallen9997

Жыл бұрын

I believe it was only one voice actor, but the voice effect makes it sound like multiple actors voiced him.

I'm glad people are finally starting to come around and discover how good the lore was in Dark Souls 2.

@The_Red_Scholar

2 жыл бұрын

Preach!

@NotAGoodUsername360

2 жыл бұрын

The DLC lore, yes. Vanilla is pretty meh.

@insanity-beats5526

2 жыл бұрын

@@NotAGoodUsername360 aldia is Vanilla tho

@jakethenolif5334

2 жыл бұрын

@@insanity-beats5526 he was added a year after launch and after all 3 dlcs...

@insanity-beats5526

2 жыл бұрын

@@jakethenolif5334 he's still now vanilla Gameplay it's like saying a function isn't vanilla because it came with a patch

I love how he adresses us the players as "Young Hollow" implying we have just merely stepped into the curse while others have dwelt in it longer, Aldia himself is old, very very old and hollowed beyond recognition but still possessing his mind (Unlike Vendrick) Nice little touch

@trevorfranks69

2 жыл бұрын

for me, him calling the player Young Hollow is somewhat affectionate. Like, poor Hollow, you've become a hollow when you're still young. But please stay strong for the fate of this world.

@ferdinandiii3750

Жыл бұрын

I do not think Aldia is hollow, he somehow gets rid of the cycle, albeit destroying his body and altering his existence, since hollows can not possess their mind.

@dificulttocure

Жыл бұрын

The implication is that we will hollow, eventually, just as everyone else. You cannot stop the curse.

@jaimecortesdiaz3173

Жыл бұрын

@@dificulttocure Not a curse tho, and Aldia knows that

@195achmadmaulana4

Жыл бұрын

Aldia isn't hollow

What you're all here for 2:49

@dr.mustard6671

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry but I came for 4:53

@chosen_undeadd544

2 жыл бұрын

And I for 1:50

@tanasodera9865

2 жыл бұрын

@@dr.mustard6671 its referring to the kings from the dlcs, right?

@dr.mustard6671

2 жыл бұрын

@@tanasodera9865 yes

Aldia really says “We live in an age of society” and by sheer rage blame Gwyn and completely escape the cycle

@TheTotallySaneDane

2 жыл бұрын

Ted Kaczynski moment.

@anatoliasmercenary.

10 ай бұрын

Based cause Gwyn ruined everything

I know everyone loves the “A lie will remain a lie!” Line, but when Aldia prattles on about love and obsession, I get chills. Hairs stand up from my skin. I still get that sensation every time. Amazing VA, absolutely a hidden gem.

At 2:12 you can almost hear the sorrow in his voice because I feel like this line is him referencing Vendrik's and Nashandra's relationship and this is what just now made it dawn on me that Aldia still mourns for his brother albeit subtly but while vendrik definitely got the worse end of losing something aldia doesn't mock or talk down about vendrik and personally, I think this is one of the best cases of brotherly respect. While Aldia may have survived and vendrick definitely didn't make the smartest decisions in life, Aldia still doesn't mock him like saying "my brother was a fool" or something like that instead the closest thing to an insult directed at vendrik is calling him an "near-true monarch" and that's why Aldia and Vendrick are probably one of my favorite sibling relationships in video games

@Gitskreig

2 жыл бұрын

I personally saw his intonation here as regret. He himself seems to partially regret trying to see past the illusion of life, which may mean he too loved someone and lost them in that pursuit. Given his field of study, I feel it is likely the woman he loved studied alongside him and either hollowed, prompting him to do his own research into ending the curse, or something happened to her in their joint research. When he speaks of seeking love, his thoughts wander and a feminine voice, mayhap reminiscent of hers comes to the forefront in his recollection.

@shazith9999

Жыл бұрын

i thought it was alva and zullie instead of vendrick and nashandra

I love when he says "I am Scholar of the First Sin"

@The_Red_Scholar

2 жыл бұрын

My personal favourite is "It's scholaring time."

@zekenotech

Жыл бұрын

@@The_Red_Scholar And then he Scholared all over the place.

@DarkHypernova

Жыл бұрын

"Every First Sin has it's Scholar."

@anatoliasmercenary.

10 ай бұрын

@@DarkHypernova”Every Soul has a Dark”

@MattiaPezz

8 ай бұрын

I love when during the fight he keeps repeating "hit me baby one more time" over and over again

Vendrick and Aldia are my favorite characters in all dark souls.

@WarhawkLieutenent

2 жыл бұрын

they really are the philosophical wombo combo

"Young hollow"

@texatexa2608

2 жыл бұрын

@Grakata First Album name: Seek Seek Lest

@Merc7734

2 жыл бұрын

Hung Hollow 🥵

"There is no path. Beyond the scope of Light, beyond the reach of Dark... What could possibly await us? And yet we seek it. Insatiably. Such is our fate." - there you go, the meaning of life.

@G.Redgrave

2 жыл бұрын

So the meaning of life is basically "go forward, even tho there is no path ahead"? Brilliant.

@ghostassassin9948

Жыл бұрын

@@G.Redgrave Life is brilliant...

@jaimecortesdiaz3173

Жыл бұрын

@@G.Redgrave Old comment I know, but I interpret it more like “There is no path, so we MUST go forward and create it”

Aldia coming out here leying down the ultimate existential horror of Dark Souls, and if you dig deeper you realize some of this still applies to the real world as well.

@RedHornet980

2 жыл бұрын

He is the best philosopher period

@shreksmeatballs9435

2 жыл бұрын

The reason why I still prefer Souls world building and lore over any other game, ever. The concept, the parallels to real life, the profound philosophy about light and dark, chaos and order. Shit's beautiful. I wish Elden Ring had the same level of emotional weight, but it doesn't sadly.

@metoo3342

2 жыл бұрын

@@shreksmeatballs9435 Elden Ring doesn't feel as bleak as dark souls

@Sci-Fi_Freak_YT

2 жыл бұрын

@@shreksmeatballs9435 well that’s intentional because you are supposed to feel hopeful rather than hopeless. But when you dig into the lore of the outer gods that feeling kind of returns.

@CheckUnderYou

Жыл бұрын

Some?

I love how Aldia is never really an antagonist. Even when he fights you, he's more like a mentor testing your resolve, wanting to see you at your finest. He doesn't even die or give souls when you beat him, more like he just is satisfied with you and lets you leave.

@shutityoudumb

3 ай бұрын

Aldia tests the Undead. Aldia is like... A strange father figure. He won't let you go without making you doubt, question and reflect. He doesn't show you what to do, simply teaches you.

Maybe I am odd for saying this, but listening to Aldia is like talking to an old very dear friend. I found ds2 at a very low point in my life, it's themes of hopelessness and never ending cycles struck a cord with me to the similarity of life. The character of Aldia really stuck with me because the way he describes both the world and the player almost makes it feel like he is talking directly to the player. To this day I still get a genuine smile when he calls the player character "young hollow", it almost feels like a nickname given by a firm yet supportive grandparent. I will always be thankful for this game and love it more then any other, and I will always hold the lessons the old scholar near to my heart. If I ever met the person who voiced Aldia, I would love to tell them how the character impacted me.

@yaisato682

2 жыл бұрын

Mate, i feel the same

@heisenberg6830

2 жыл бұрын

Considered as the worst Dark Souls game by many. Although to me it seeked something that neither Dark Souls 1 or 3 went after. I would like to say that this game helped me unfortunately that'll be a lie. This game saved my life. Plenty of people feel the same towards this game. Dark Souls 2 was meant to be something greater as cut contents suggest it and as Elden Ring shows it. Nonetheless, the true victory of Dark Souls 2 is this eerie infatuation where this game was developed by the B team, rushed due to ultimatums, cut due to budget and still managed to moves the players of the Soulsborne community as it perhaps was the game with a truly compelling soul.

@NachozMan

Жыл бұрын

Exactly the same. Aldia always felt like he was speaking directly to me. It's one of the many reasons DS2 has my absolute favorite of the three games. It's story, even after all the tribulation the development of the game went through, came out absolutely profound. I wish people weren't so quick to dismiss it

@spiceforspice3461

Жыл бұрын

@@NachozMan DS2, despite being my least favorite soulsborne game, has my favorite story/lore by far. None of the others come close imo.

@Milo-Morbin

Жыл бұрын

@@spiceforspice3461 Dark Souls 2 is a cashgrab made up of unfinished assets and jumbled up lore. The devs even confirm in interviews they didn't know what they were doing. The real creative force behind Demon Souls & Dark Souls 1 was working on Bloodborne so they gave Dark Souls 2 to another team. You can see it clear as day when they say stupid horseshit like "the dark and light are two sides of the same coin". This game doesn't know what it wants to be, in the ending where you walk away, Aldia's lines make no sense because the fires turning off imply it's the age of dark ending. The visual storytelling contradicts what's told. The problem is the devs tried to make this game into the meme of dark souls instead of actually being a sequel, they constantly bombard you with stupid shit like "this game is hard" or " meme nihilism" showing they never understood what Dark Souls 1 was about. Dark Souls 3 actually continues the world of dark souls and moves it in a meaningful manner and REINFORCES the themes of the first game, it doesn't directly contradict it unlike DS2.

There's something so funny about Aldia just enjoying himself emphasizing that his brother was ALMOST a true monarch every chance he comes up. Even in their new grotesque forms, he still teases his brother.

@SWProductions100

Жыл бұрын

I saw it as more contemptuous, although I do like what that line implies about Vendricks character/history. "He who...almost became a true monarch."

1:45 is clearly the best of his dialogue

@Merc7734

Жыл бұрын

Many monarchs have come and gone...

Both Vendrick and Aldia should be as popular as Gwyn and his knights are. They’re just… so ridiculously cool, in concept and somewhat in execution. The way Aldia ALMOST makes bonfires a danger is horrifying and fascinating, and Vendrick… it’s Vendrick.

The "what is it that drives you?" Line always makes me feel some type of way that I can't seem to express. Like What DOES drive me... what DO I want... what is my end goal and what am I seeking...

@Merc7734

Жыл бұрын

The only NPC in all of FROMsoft that wants YOU to make your own choices instead of trying to steer you into helping their agendas.

2:48 Here’s everyone’s favorite line!

4:40 I love how distorted and high pitched the background is when he says “NOOOOW”

Good to know ds2 is finnaly getting its appreciation it deserves. It might not be roll and cutscene soles. But it’s a hidden gem.

@HunterBloodHunterBlood

2 жыл бұрын

People hated it mostly because it had a graphical downgrade and though it was kinda annoying to see the full game look worse than the beta footage, the game tried to be different as well. It branches away from the whole, “becoming human firewood” in linking the flame literally and instead made it a metaphor.

@shreksmeatballs9435

2 жыл бұрын

@@HunterBloodHunterBlood that's the reason why I prefer DS2 lore over the other two games. It's so profound and actually makes us question the philosophy behind the cycle of light and dark.

@4f52

Жыл бұрын

@@shreksmeatballs9435 One thing I like about DS2 is the whole ambience when I look back at it, it felt almost like a dream, a fading memory. I think DS2 is much better at conveying the "fading era" , the flickering flame, than the other two Dark Souls

@hunlepto2239

3 ай бұрын

@@HunterBloodHunterBlood Graphical downgrade in my opinion is a huge bullshit. DS1 looks fine, because of the time it was made, but is kinda bland when compared to current graphics. Meanwhile DS3 looks very washed out when it comes to colors. In the meantime, DS2 looks far more colorful and alive than DS3.

it feels like an ASMR, such a calm and wise voice.

Best character in dark souls (imo), I actually don’t really like ds2 very much but here and there it had some very good things like a vision of what could have been, Aldia is one of those.

@Dunmerdog

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Its not great but there was so much that I wish could have been truly fulfilled

@en-men-lu-ana6870

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dunmerdog DS2 had the possibility of being awesome, but it was screwed over, robbing it of that potential.

@incius8341

2 жыл бұрын

@@en-men-lu-ana6870 still an 8/10 but It could've been as good as ds1. ds3 didn't really take as much risks and leaned more into being a direct sequel to the first which isn't bad but left it kinda rehashing a lot of elements from the original. Though, some found that was a good way to tie up loose ends, so it's up to personal taste as always.

@en-men-lu-ana6870

2 жыл бұрын

@@incius8341 Agreed.

@SedyIsReady

Жыл бұрын

Based

I love the deep anger and disgust you can hear in his voice when he's describing the roots of the world 2:24 "A lie will remain a lie!"

I remember the days when Aldia was first released, before the DLCs, and I was doing a run and didn't even know he existed. He burst from the floor, spoke mad facts, and then left. Confused, I started looking over the message boards at the time, trying to figure out who he was. Years later, it makes me wonder how much better the game would have been received if Aldia had been in it from the start.

@featdirty1127

Жыл бұрын

Aldia: Shows up dramatically Spits facts Refuses to elaborate Leaves

2:24 Aldia's reference to Gwyn here is so understated yet so powerful. "These are the roots of our world." said the man who became a tree

*Everyone:* "DS2 is the worst game in the series." *Me:* "No matter how tender, how exquisite, _a lie will remain a lie!"_

@yummy7519

2 жыл бұрын

I believe this to be true but i still think that it really is a great game

@Sci-Fi_Freak_YT

2 жыл бұрын

I think it is the best in terms of story, gameplay on the other hand it’s easily the worst.

@RelativelyBest

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sci-Fi_Freak_YT I dunno, I sorta didn't notice much difference in terms of gameplay. You roll to dodge, stab zombie men, bosses are tough. Stat system was a bit weird but I got used to it. I know there's mechanical differences and the map makes no sense, but it didn't really bother me much. DS2 mainly my favorite because of the tone and style. I like Arthurian-type stuff more than overt mythological themes so the whole "seek the king betrayed by his wife" motif appealed to me. And honestly... Well, Dark Souls 2 and 3 were a bit too bleak for me. It's all "The entire world is dying and that's probably for the better!" Even the mausoleum city of Anor Londo kinda felt like it was meant as a contrast to how bad everything had gone. DS2 is also set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy land full of undead horrors, but it was often fairly bright and beautiful and had a sort of solemn majesty to it. The kingdom was dead but it made for a pretty corpse, and nature persisted as if the worst of it all had passed. It felt like a nice place to adventure around without too much existential dread, and it suited the idea that it was all part of a cycle. That, and the NPCs didn't all die on me. I really like how Majula turned into this little village of weirdos going on with their lives without anything terrible happening to them at the end. Dark Souls 2 is somber but with a bit of hope, and that's the sort of emotional subtly I like.

@JinTekyta

2 жыл бұрын

@@RelativelyBest Gameplay wise, I can understand why some might be put off by Dark Souls 2 a little. It's a bit slower than the rest but for that reason I actually prefer it over Dark Souls 3, which just felt too spammy. The boss design leans a bit heavily into being and action game without it being a good action game, like Devil May Cry or Bayonetta. But on the topic of atmosphere, for me Dark Souls 2 nails it. Dark Souls 1 was good, but we're dealing with gods and the setting's just not quite so grounded. Dark Souls 2 felt like it took place in the age of man. You were seeking Kings, Monarchs, Men. Not gods, which I appreciated more and these characters like Vendrick and Aldia were very compelling, compared to Gwyn or... was there anyone to even care about in Dark Souls 3??? And yeah, I found the environments in Dark Souls 3 in particular to be very drab and forgettable. Very washed out and unpleasant to look at. Dark Souls 2 was much more colorful and had a beauty to its dying world (Dark Souls 1 as well, to a slightly lesser extent.) And Majula was a great hub. It felt like a nostalgic home.

@nrnjn8547

2 жыл бұрын

@@JinTekyta I think the point of soc has completely been missed by all of u

Even when counting DS1, DS3, Bloodborne, Sekiro and Elden Ring... the dialogue of both Aldia and Vendrick are the peak of the series. Amazing.

His Dialogue in 2:23 to 2:54 tells of how no matter how enjoyable life is in this world, it is nothing but a lie due how Humanity's nature was forever changed by Gwyn's actions. Its a similar nature to a stage as he says, it doesn't matter how great your life is on that stage as it is nothing more than a play.

Damn Wise Mystical tree been quite since This drop 🥶

This mf has the best dialogue in all 3

Aldia as a whole is just such an incredibly well crafted character. i cant even

I suppose DS2 got it's proper shout out in DS3 by forming the plot of the DLC's and the "true" ending of DS3

@68freak

2 жыл бұрын

for me ds2 was important in whole trilogy because it shows us cycles of this cursed world, how kingsoms rise and fails and again and again... in ds1 we fought we just saved this world from fire, but second game shows us we are just a meaningless hollows cause there always will be someone to link the fire "knowing this you still desire peace?"

@dragos8839

2 жыл бұрын

@@68freak exactly. Therefore a new world was required since the need to stop the suffering was far greater than any strength and resistance showed by man.

@davida1229

Жыл бұрын

Also Aldia is the First of the Scholar of Lothric. He’s still an incredibly important character in DS3, even if we never see him (actually we do see him, in some statues...)

Aldia not being in The Ringed City was the most criminal thing FromSoft has done

@EruCoolGuy

5 күн бұрын

If you truly believe that, go and farm an envoy's greathorn.

Life is beautiful... It enchants us...

I'm so glad someone added the two together, I legit used to just open two videos. Such an underrated game, yet its kinda fitting for some reason..

I heard his dialog in a meme and had to find this. Never played DS2 in my life but I love whoever this is. His voice is so sick. Even through all the distortion it's soothing in a way

@spade3779

Жыл бұрын

yeah he’s basically a monument to all the awful things Gwyn has done to put it simply

Dark Souls 2 may not be the best Souls game but Aldia might be the most well-written character in the whole trilogy

@TheSleepingSeer

Жыл бұрын

Both Aldia and Vendrick are exceptionally well-written. As much as people can complain about DS2, I think it might have had the best character writing of the trilogy.

@featdirty1127

Жыл бұрын

And realistically, the only major flaw I had with the mechanics of the game was the existence of ADP. Otherwise it felt like a slightly more updated version of DS1 mechanics and it’s a few different hitches here and there (like power stancing) I do think that a lot of the bosses in the base game were a little boring though. I first tried almost all of them, only getting killed towards the endgame cause I kept getting vigour checked (and that’s on me), but the DLC was so fun to me (outside the weird extra dungeons with generally crappy runs and bosses)

@Ex-memegodita

8 ай бұрын

Ds2 characters had nothing to do with what happened in lordran, they suffered the consequences of over people's mistakes. This is very actual.

God I love dark souls 2. I really hope that someday we get a conclusion to it.(because it kind of feels incomplete)

@wildman7220

2 жыл бұрын

I will judge that.

@shrekkek9396

2 жыл бұрын

What kind of conclusion do you need? Everything is said.

@lostinsalem6562

2 жыл бұрын

scholar feels complete compared to vanilla. The original game just needed a bit more dialogue for context, it left too much to the imagination which felt kinda lazy. Scholar adds dialogue for aldia and updates description items to give a bit more context to the story and world.

@wildman7220

2 жыл бұрын

@@lostinsalem6562 Like what, kid ?

@core-nix1885

2 жыл бұрын

Lindelt is more important than Vendrick and Aldia. Dragon Charms are old and new; the ones you find in Shulva and the Undead Crypt are original, the ones you find on Drakekeepers and Desert Sorceresses are perfect replicas. Simulacra, if you will.

I love how aldia's dialogue reference things we've heard or encountered like vengral ,the three dlcs and probably some other secret I missed

@ZakiGamer-rr4ld

2 жыл бұрын

he also talked about who are driven by love, refrencing the two people that made bells for somereason called sol and luna, dont really know the details why but the two are defenitly in "two lovers who cant meet" situation

@RedHornet980

2 жыл бұрын

I thought he was referencing himself as aldia is just a head now

@ZakiGamer-rr4ld

2 жыл бұрын

@@RedHornet980 nah aldia doesnt really talk about why he turned that way nor does he care, i think one of his mad expirements was the reason he turned that way

His left bright, red eye is burning with passion of discovery and understanding. Anger at the ridiculousness of the world. His right eye is.. Tired, exhausted of the very same things...

Jesus this is chilling, I love this! I love how what sounds like the Emerald Herald and Aldia’s voice overlapping at 4:55 when he talks about the kings, Aldia is my favorite character in dark souls, he even spoils the ringed city in this, truly a scholar I might add a scholar of the first sin

"Games are for kids" The games i grew up with:

Bro made Artificial Intelligence out of fossils and giant souls 💀

"A LIE WILL REMAIN A LIE" is a great line with incredible delivery

Aldia basically calling Gwyn a bitch for causing the entirety of the Dark Souls games

I absolutely love this character. My favorite in the entirety of Dark Souls. The Voices give me chills everytime! (Also I was looking If someone uploaded His dialogue with his ost)

4:59 I love the woman's voice

@cavaleiroe

2 жыл бұрын

Me lembra a voz de uma máquina, como aquela que narra uma das histórias de animatrix

When it comes to Dark Souls my logic has always been "I am already dead. I have nothing to lose and everything to gain."

He reminds me of the Master from the original Fallout. A man, corrupted by the insatiable pursuit of knowledge, reduced to an apathetic amalgamation of various minds. Yet, he still holds not only his knowledge as a human, but now, something even greater. Creators of something terrible, yes, but are they truly villains, or are they simply enlightened men, following their own interests?

@byronholt2031

Жыл бұрын

The Master was objectively wrong though. His plan, however monstrous, was doomed from the start as his mutants were sterile.

I love the way he delivers every line. Slightly intrigued but also saddened at the way the world is. I especially like the feminine distortion that becomes especially apparent, and the tense way he delivers the line "Others chase the charms of love, however elusive", as if a long lost lover of his is becoming apparent through the pain of his voice, or perhaps the disappointment at his brother.

I love the way his voice changes when he addresses Vengarl. It seems like even _Aldia_ is mortified by what happened to him.

@Chris-qn8bm

Ай бұрын

I think it refers to his own self

This, among other reason, is why Dark Souls is a masterpiece. A work of art.

Best mentor and npc concept that Fromsoftware ever created. Too shame Miyazaki totally forgot about him in 3rd game...

@matteobonelli8442

Жыл бұрын

That's not technically true, since Aldia is most likely the mentor of Lothric (and not Sulyvhan as many people believe). His lore is just even more hidden in the third game!

From "It is only human to commit a sin... HYEHYEHYEHYEHYEHYEHYEHYEHYE!" To "No matter how tender, how exquisite... A lie will reamin a liiiiie."

5:38 “question of my life pal” - some chosen undead

This guy makes you shit your pants at a bonfire then drops knowledge on you like it's nothing

I like how Aldia really values everyone, and doesnt really say anything bad about them, despite their state. Vendrick hollowed, Vengarl as nothing but a head, The 3 kings. And the young hollowed, that he refers to not as a random vessel, but as someone valuable, who has a chance at achieving their goals. Even though he has all that power, he still stops to talk to the hollow in a respectable manner, not treating him as worse than him.

One of the best-written and best-acted characters of the whole series.

4:52 - my fav moment

Aldia is a personification of true wisdom in DS series

He asks for an answer But you cannot speak For what can you say

I get shivers every time

Safe to say Aldia’s character saved the whole game, his questline is one of the best in the series!

life is falling apart, time to listen to Aldia again

Man aldia was really important for me in dark souls series he was the only who know to control the curse i was really hoping DS3 finish with the curse but i was wrong Dark souls never had happy endings or maybe i didnt get too much in the story but i have 500 hours in Dark souls 1 2 and 3

@lukemorgan6166

2 жыл бұрын

500? Damn you must be shit at it then

@shadowblackx9287

2 жыл бұрын

@@lukemorgan6166 yeah i really liked the progression of the games and the most great aspect of the trilogy is to make different builds and classes Edit: sometimes i think the peak difficulty this games throw at you is ridiculous but well with some patience chilling and concentration you can pass the obstacles

@RenoKyrie

2 жыл бұрын

@@shadowblackx9287 Technically the "End of fire" ending in DS3 is the only happy ending we had, even if its still bitter All ending in 1 and 2 didnt matter, because whatever happened it will only led to the Flame to keep burning to prevent the laws of nature from ending a era because even if the player leave the place, others will replace them, and we did not have a choice to change them But in 3 the player finally had a choice to end the eternal suffering of the Fire Age that Gwyn started with the help of Fire Keeper

@shadowblackx9287

2 жыл бұрын

@@RenoKyrie yep i seen all endings of DS3 that ending of stealing the flame from the firekeeper was impactful for me how tyrannic my character become in that ending And yes the first and second game doesnt have much difference in the endings but i heard the 3 crowns warm and power can control the curse anyway at least it over but nice response

@VegGeorgie

2 жыл бұрын

@@lukemorgan6166 lol

I CANNOT get over how tender that “others.. chase the charms of love; however elusive” after that amusement from “one man lost his own body, and lingered on as a head”. Really shows how fascinated he is by humans

Dark Souls 2’s most immense power comes from it’s use of the piano. Not a single game in the series, - even the first with Gwyn, - goes as hard as Dark Souls 2 does. Even when most other instruments are destroying the scene with their effectiveness and sound, the piano always lingers on in the background before taking over each and every one of them, absolutely shattering the Boss’ aggressive entourage and emotion with a, - albeit short, - powerful moment of sorrow and understanding, showing that most of them are nothing more or less than a victim of circumstance or one’s own ambition and emotions.

A LIE WILL REMAIN A LIE!

I've listened to this so many times for a while. Aldia is seriously underrated as a character

The aggression of A LIE WILL REMAIN A LIE will never not give me chills

2:23 - "Once, the Lord of Light banished Dark, and all that stemmed from humanity. And men assumed a fleeting form. These are the roots of our world. 2:43 - Men are props in the stage of life, and no matter how tender how exquisite, a LIE WILL REMAIN A LIE!

I actually never truly learned much about ds2's lore and mainly focused on ds1 and 3's story since they felt more connected. Ds2's lore expands past just what we knew from the beginning and kind of showed us that not every fight or everything has to be high and mighty like in New Londo or the Ringed City and can be just as interesting everywhere else too.

“Others chase the charms of love, however elusive.” This hits like a ton of bricks after Shadow of the Erdtree…

4:30 i love this voice

*A lie will remain a lie."* Ain't that the truth...

Aldia is the only being to truly break free of the Undead Curse, and yet in doing so, he becamelinked to the power of fire, the power of the First Flame. He broke free from the curse, but became reliant on the Light

Knowing this. I still desire more! Great video

I am sick, most likely diying, were close enough to not being able to breath week or two ago. Feeling so bad... well it is blocked by youtube to say so. Yet aldia dialogue helps me staying here. It brings me hope, peace, it has some understanding in it. And also... The true emotions in the voice acting, so many songs that i heard lacked it, some videos too. World is full of empty vesselfs, i am one of them. Some desperatly want to be full again, or at least, contain something. Hearing them, is partially sickening, most likely because i fear to be found out. One day, you may understand my words, i wish you to not get to this point. One time i were able to escape my faith of empty vessel, yet was shattered again. I were able to reignite it ~3 times in past 4 or so years... yet not once i were able to hold onto it. Perhaps its for better.. But if i will die tomorrow, i wish to ... i wish too much to waste last wish on it. Yet it would be nice to reignite my flame yet again. Farewell traveler.

5:46 "There is no path... Beyond the scope of light, beyond the reach of dark. What could possibly await us? And yet we seek it. Insatiably... Such is our fate..." "Oh Bojack... there *is* no 'other side'. This is it..." Same energy

@johnwillow5705

2 жыл бұрын

In a certain sense it is, but isn’t Aldia still a bit further from giving up than Bojack? Neither of them, as they say in these lines, has the intent of moving forward entirely, and not entirely of surrendering. But Aldia, I would think, shows a contradiction, at least in the interpretation, in his description of the curse. A curse is a thing that one would avoid, most would say. It is, however, in this case, as far as I have seen, something which simply is. Seeing it as this, it is not necessarily something to be avoided. Although if one wished to why?

@lonesomewendigo

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnwillow5705 In a strange way they are almost opposites. Bojack has given up at several points in his life and told himself time and time again he was powerless in cases where his actions would have most certainly made a difference. Sure, there were cases in which he agreed to be coerced into trying. But more often than not he needed a strong incentive to even keep going. And after staring long enough into the abyss, influence of drugs finally gave him the courage to attempt taking a step in; which almost ended tragically. Aldia on the other hand never once wavered from trying to reach his goal. There was virtually no bridge he wasn't willing to cross as can be seen by all the shit he caused. Eventually it all led to him winding up incapable of directly influencing the world. Contrary to Bojack he really did end up essentially powerless. And even then he didn't fully give up. He still awaits the answer to an impossible question, while making you question everything you thought you knew.

@drac4932

2 жыл бұрын

I personally take the line "there is no path.." to mean there is no path already there to follow. Meaning those who try to go there by breaking the cycle of the fading and rekindling of the flame will have to make their own way forward, which is a much more interesting angle for Aldia i think, because it doesn't really seem like he's given up the way i assume Bojack is supposed to.

@memoryofsalem4474

7 ай бұрын

Not even close, one is a deep message about walking forward through fear and uncertainty for that is what it us to be human, the other cringy atheist 12 year old in the youtube comment section.

dunno why but im killing my homework listening to this on repeat

I’ve spent over 500 hours in this game. I have a love/hate relationship with it. At times, I truly miss it. At others, I despise it’s unfinished mechanics, constant reminders that this is no where near a finished project, even in its re-released form. Unfinished animations, janky hit boxes. Unexplained or underutilized mechanics. And yet, I keep coming back. It’s such a complicated thing, to explain such feelings for a world you’ve spent so much time in, that you’ve dedicated so much time to understand what is fundamentally unexplainable. I hope one day, the developers come back to it, the actual individual people who made it, and finish whatever it was they envisioned. Maybe not, maybe it just wouldn’t be worth it for them. Perhaps a group of fans could mod it, and create something truly polished. Perhaps it is fitting that the game itself has seemingly gone hollow. Art isn’t required to be beautiful after all.

thank you for this

everyone's talking about the voice acting, and yes it's amazing. but Aldia's theme is one of my favorite in all Soulsborne games, and that's saying something

I wonder if Aldia ever did his research on the undead curse in an attempt to keep his brother Vendrick from going Hollow.

A LIE WILL REEMAINNN A LIEEEE

His voice is brilliant. You can hear different NPCs in it, Emerald Herald, Alsanna, the daughters of darkness. Brilliant. Just brilliant.