Talk:Dragon Slayer Ornstein/@comment-24411414-20180711051826/@comment-104.129.192.59-20180829211802

Good theory. But again what most will argue is that Dark Souls 1 wasn't meant to have a sequel. Miyazaki gave his blessing for Dark Souls 2. He only returned to Dark Souls 3 due to the limitations in Bloodbourne. After Dark Souls 1 was made, he was unsure about a sequel.

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There are multiple interviews he gave in regards to this that you can find online. The point is he didn't conceive the story of Dark Souls 3 until it went into development. Considering Dark Souls 1 was meant to be a stand alone game at that time with no sequels planned, it unlikely that Ornstein was conceived as an illusion in DKS1 with his story continuing in DKS 2 and 3. They made up the story as they went, and we ahev yet to know what's considered as offical canon. Hence why people mention retcon to make sense of some of the story tidbits found throughout all three games.