Talk:Solaire of Astora/@comment-24372818-20140108052544/@comment-70.192.20.19-20140320210742

the things you mentioned can be explained in several ways 1. It's been roughly 1000 years since Gwyn linked the fire if you assume that Frampt's declaration that the Chosen Undead has finally retrieved the Lordvessel after 1000 years is how long ago it all happened. The title of God of War was the thing that defined Gwyn's firstborn, and so losing it would (quite literally) be like losing your identity almost. 1000 years is a long time to become a whole new person. 2. The Gods in the game rely heavily, if not entirely, on their divine powers, even if it's not immediately clear. When Gwyn's firstborn lost his divine status, he lost most, if not all, of the divine power he had, reducing him to the strength of a mere mortal perhaps. For instance, if you take away Gwyndolin's divine status and powers, what is he besides a man with a stick? 3. As the description for his armor set states, it has no special properties and therefore his ability to last as long as he does in a boss fight (I read down below that he actually took the Dragon Slayer down on his own in 17 seconds) comes from his own strength and abilities. It's quite possible that Solaire could be Gwyn's firstborn, which could mean he spent the last 1000 years (as an undead) trying to rediscover himself, try to get stronger to make up for his loss of divine power, and perhaps even try to reclaim some of the power he lost through some method. That, or he's very strong and tough (for a human), somehow got ahold of a miracle that was the weapon of Gwyn's firstborn, and there's some other reason for his quest to find his own sun...