Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-16323332-20140410210836/@comment-16047389-20140414215049

Cement Plant wrote: Uh, he's not the Chosen Undead because the Chosen Undead sacrificed himself to keep the Age of Fire running. Otherwise there'd be no game at all. Not necessarily. Dark Souls 2 can exist whether or not the Chosen Undead linked the First Flame again or not, because someone else could have filled the role. The current game is based on a history where several Undead have already linked the First Flame after the events of Dark Souls.

It didn't have to be the Chosen Undead from Dark Souls.