dark souls
Ornstein
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Since the first time he jumped down from the balcony and into our hearts, very few Dark Souls characters have captured the imagination of fans like Ornstein has. If for some reason you’re unaware, Ornstein and his pal Smough guarded the Cathedral and Chamber of the Princess in the first Dark Souls game. And then we killed them of course. It’s the only way to get the Lordvessel and reach the first flame.
Along came Dark Souls 3 with the suggestion that perhaps Ornstein left the cathedral to search for the Nameless King. That’s pretty impressive for a corpse. And poor lil’ Smough was left all alone to defend it. That…doesn’t quite jive with the first game now does it? Well Skare…Ol’ Buddy, Ol’ Pal…remember that Dark Souls is based off an infinite universes concept. So maybe the Dark Souls events aren’t canon for Dark Souls 3. Well sure. Maybe…
What a spectacularly shitty answer that would be though wouldn’t it? It almost sends the message, “don’t bother connecting dots, because…infinite universes.” Sure it’s a valid response, but talk about unsatisfying for us lore nuts.
You make a point Skare (thanks)…but remember Gwyndolin made up a bunch of stuff in Anor Londo so maybe he made these guys up too. Eh, that’s not very satisfying either. How’d he get their souls for one? And if he had their souls, is it a diminished Ornstein who sought the Nameless King? Like he split his soul? That could be. I mean, he got part of his soul as a gift from Gwyn so it seems souls are more transferable than warranties. But that also feels like a cop out doesn’t it?
dragonslayer
