Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5632187-20130203042433/@comment-80.254.147.228-20130731155156

I think it IS Soliare - for a combination of the above reasons regarding his gear, the statue and his covenant; but also for something else.

The Sunlight Blade miracle description states that the First Born Son left it at Gwyn's tomb, perhaps as a final farewell. I think its quite fitting that Gwyndolin would reside, hidden away, in a place representing his Father's and Brother's "demise" as a deity. Combined with conjured imagery of Gwynevere, he would be surrounding himself with the memory of his family, perfectly understanding given that his own items state he is utterly alone. Also the final farewell isnt explicitly to Gwyn, Gwyndolin could be guarding the tomb in order to guard the last physical remenants he has of his family; namely Gwyn's image and the First Born Son's miracle - which for all intents and purposes is THE manifestation of his lost divine power.

Secondly is Solaire's stated pursuit of "his very own sun". We know that the Undead slowly become disconnected (read as "mental") from reality as they become steadily insane. It is not beyond reason that Solaire is similarly afflicted; now mortal having lost his divinity, he is just as vulnerable to becoming Hollow as the rest. Given that, what if the one concrete image he has is that of the "Sun" he has lost (bearing in mind he regards the Sun as an ITEM, something that can be owned - remember, "my very own Sun"). What if the Sunlight Blade is what he is looking for, the Sun he lost and the last place he was before he lost his divinity? Has anyone ever tried interacting with Solaire after obtaining the Sunlight Blade?

Finally, all of Gwyn's children are symbolised by elements of Day or Night. Gwyndolin is (obviously) represented by the Moon. Gwynevere, inhabiting the dawn/dusk of Anor Londo is Light itself - halfway between the two aspects of Sun and moon. The missing aspect is the Sun itself. Do we know anyone with an affinity for the Sun? Perhaps with a handful of items and abilities with the word "Sun" in the name, part of a covenant with the word "Sun" in it, at a stretch a great big Sun emblazoned on his shield ;).  it is worth reiterating as well that the name Solaire is a bastardisation of the latin for Sun as well.  The facts that he can use the lightning miracle as well (requiring faith, the games rough measure of affinity with the divine) and that he is fully aware that the world of the player isnt the only one.

Bit of a long article, but I hope this will convince some of you that there is at least considerable overt and subtextual imagery and content in the game to support the theory that Solaire is the First Born Son of Gwyn, even if it isn't and can never be definitively proven.

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