Board Thread:Dark Souls III/@comment-28433018-20160511085122/@comment-28391607-20160525153531

I checked out the video Jesus and you provide great information. For example, I didn't Know the director himself added that our character had attempted to rekindle the first flame but failed turning him/her into the ashen one (I hope I understood that right). Also, during the clip where the stray demon is being fought and your dialogue explains how the chaos fire may have faded completely if not faded to the near point of fading, I realized that the stray demon is gray and ashy looking. Its appearance never really dawned on me until I saw your video. I really like what you created. There were some parts that were difficult to hear so seeing caps lock would be helpful. I must add that I agree with your opinion that the fourth ending is canon. I mean realistically, each of the other game endings have relatively simple requirements: Beat the game, give eyes to firekeeper and beat the game, give eyes to firekeeper, kill her, and beat the game. They seem to be aesthetic endings really, whereas the secret one has like a 12+ strict and linear step process that can literally end until the next playthrough if the player kills too many bosses too quickly or doesn't speak to one person, or answers wrong during an NPC dialogue, etc. That much works to me implies that the designers want us to explore EVERYTHING and pay attention to dialogue (as that is how we learn how to do the ending) which continues to imply that the designers believe this to be canon and we are expected as players to go above and beyond to see it. I also love the idea that the age of dark may cure the curse as everything will be put in balance; until of course the New Soul finders make the same "Covetous" mistake (DS reference there). Finally, I created a linear story of DS (as best I could with as little speculation that I can control) and in the story I write about how the Furtive Pygmy's goal was to usher in the age of dark using the Dark Soul he received. This explains why he wasn't apart of the fight against the everlasting dragons and seemingly disappeared. He (the Pygmy) was the one who created many types of humans (think of the dark sign as the stamp of the pygmy) that fell to the curse Gwyn created. I speculate that the Pygmy intentionally imbedded the dark sign into his creations so they wouldn't every die off. Those that don't go hollow still bear a chance to usurp the mantle and allow the fire to extinguish while those who do go hollow will roam the lands forever causing an overwhelming flood of mindless soldiers for anyone not allowing the flame to extinguish (Gwyn for example). So your theory definitely falls in line with what I just shared in the sense that our DS III character is considered "Unkindled" and is the one who is meant to usher in the age of dark and perhaps this is why the hidden ending is canon as the character takes upon what the pygmy created so many ages ago. Great job on the video.