Talk:Ancient Dragon Soul/@comment-216.249.87.75-20140905153044

I agree that dragons (and by extension, dragon kin like the Hellkite Drake) do not have souls. They existed far before the advent of fire - the origin of all souls. This is why all dragons and drakes in Dark Souls drop their respective weapons only after having their tails cut off. Honestly, I don't think the relatively new team at FromSoftware were aware of many of the finer details of the first Dark Souls' world and lore while designing Dark Souls 2. Just like Sinh having a soul or the Guardian Dragon for that matter, it's most likely an oversight and a gameplay convenience for the sake of easier weapon access. Things like this make it hard to take Dark Souls 2's lore seriously. Miyazaki's influence is sorely missed in this one...