Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-25654683-20141110083826/@comment-25654683-20141114201652

How does it have nothing to do with the other Lord Souls? That was entirely what I was basing this theory upon. All of the Lord Souls from Lordran are present in Drangliec, but not a single one of the new possessors are even close to reincarnations of the previous Lords. To be honest, the Old Kings have about as much in common as the Rotten does with Nito. Yet, The Rotten still contains Nito's soul. I am not trying to say that the Old Kings are reincarnations of the Four Kings, only that they may possess the Lord Souls of the Four Kings, fitting th pattern. Say we take out the "led to the ruin of their kingdoms" bit? Does that make the pattern fit better?

All of them, save the Old Iron King, were seduced by the Dark. They were all great kings who did lead their kingdoms to ruin, just as the Four Kings did. Once again, I am not trying to say that they are reincarnations!! I am merely stating that they may possess the Four Kings souls in order to fit the cycle that both games are built upon. Every other Lord Soul shows up, why is it so hard to think that maybe the shards granted by Gwyn also show up?