The Most Heroic Characters of Souls Genre
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- From Lordran to the Lands Between every kingdom had one great hero ready to sacrifice themselves for others.
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0:00 - Intro
0:36 - The Slave Knight
5:56 - The God of War
9:26 - The Royal Knight
12:03 - The Veiled Monarch
15:04 - The Ivory King
19:05 - Honourable Mentions
20:02 - The Abysswalker
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How would you rank the heroes, and what additional characters would you add to the list?
For me
1 Ivory King
2 Gael
3 Artorias
4 Nameless King
5 Morgott
6 Loretta
and maybe Sieglinde from Ds1
I would add Ludwig and…Rom. Yes, Rom, vacuous spider. She is Atlas of Bloodborne, as she tried to keep world safe from blood moon ritual. Also Sir Alonne, because he helped weak king with his service and trained his knights, who still respect him as they protect him, and after witnessing corruption of his king, he left him
Lorian Elder Prince is also a hero, as he killed Demon Prince who could restore Chaos Flame and protected his younger brother and shared a curse with him.
Also Lady Tomoe from Sekiro, because obvious reasons.
Sir Alonne and Fume Knight.
Also Burnt Ivory King has the best intro scene in the entire souls series rivaled may with Nameless King. The way the gate rises above and he starts sprinting towards you like he has a score to settle. Pretty much the same with Nameless King in his second phase when he starts walking towards you menacingly. I wish they hadn't made the rest of the game so hard and frustrating.
honestly idk just wanted to say good video man good content, & good views boss keep up the good work!
Great video, but personally, I think Miquella would have fit in the list.
First, he's an extremely powerful demi-god, a master magician (he invented multiple powerful golden order funtamentalist incantations) and a talented craftsman (he created works of art such as Malenia's prosthesis, the pulley crossbow, which is the most powerful crossbow in the game btw, the Golden Epitaph, and the unalloyed gold needles that are so powerful that they can ward off Outer Gods' meddling, and even cure it, and also). He's even revered as another deity, St.Trina, who controls potent sleep magic capable of charming even bosses.
But most importantly, he is kind of the embodiment of kindness and benevolence in my opinion, but it seems like in the DLC we'll learn about a darker side of his character... But yeah in the meantime he's like the most compelling character in all of Elden Ring (apart from Alexander and Boc, obviously).
Even then, out of all the shardbearers, Miquella and Malenia are the ones with the best intentions and actions : Godrick hunts and grafts people in a pointless search for power, Morgott clings to a dying order of racist enslavers, Rennala is... Rennala, Ranni literally caused the end of the world, and Mogh is a disgusting freak.
So in comparison, even if Miquella is kind of shady, or if he uses peole or whatever, I think I'd still root for him since he offers a safe haven to all those rejected and forsaken by the Golden Order, and strives to find a cure to his twin sister's condition and also bring peace to his older brother Godwin (the golden epitaph reads : "Oh Brother, Lord Brother, please die a true death")... And even as St.Trina, he brings respite and peaceful dreams to the suffering and the tormented, even quelling the nightmares brought by the flame of frenzy (but I think that's cut content).
Not to mention he is probably the one who helps us the most during our adventure : I believe he is Torrent's former master, and as such, he's the one who told Melina to give us the spectral ring whistle (that he created, since it's made out of unalloyed gold, and is also the work of a great craftsman), and he's also the one who sent Ranni to give us the spirit calling bell (evidenced by the fact that Miquella has a strong connection to spirits, since he's Torrent former master, and also by by the fact that when Ranni appears in the church of Elleh, Kalé and his dokey are put to sleep with St.Trina's magic, who is quasi-confirmed to be Miquella's alter-ego).
Anyway I can't wait for the DLC and sorry for the long post. :)
I didn't know Gael was chill like that.
🤝
he goated i love him even more
Selfless and an amazing boss fight
hey man you cant be taking Dark Souls her- oh shi didn't realize you were chill like that take what you want man
Sheeesh
Aside from Gael, I'm a massive simp for the Burnt Ivory King, fuck you Gwyn, this is what a god king should be.
Preach it brotha
I mean he's that good of a king a literal shard of manus deeply falls in love with him and mourns his passing, keeping his legacy alive and protecting the world from the old chaos. All the other shards succeeded in overtaking and destroyed their kingdom and kings, alsanna did the exact opposite. Best and most tragic couple in souls, wish they got reunited in the end
@@thex6992I mean, Queen Elana didn’t seem like she was evil from what we get from her past. She seemed absolutely furious that her homeland was destroyed because of another’s greed. I don’t really blame her if she’s become hostile to anyone who has come after Sinh, seeing what happened last time.
@@thex6992not only that, in dark souls 3 the demon race and old chaos was severely weakened at that point and was almost extinct. The ivory king and alsanna practically succeeded in preventing chaos from overtaking the world.
I know having no dialogue fits Artorias better but I love his voice lines. He sounds so young and soft.
he could've canonically been a twink they robbed us
Idk man, that sounds pretty gay in my oppinion
@@gggame4633 I don't know what the problem here is, artorias would make a great partner
@@gggame4633and what
@@masterstylah4138Artorias would be a great partner in general, romantic, platonic, gay or not
I hope bro puts the Cleanrot Knight that carried Malenia from Caelid all the way to the Haligtree
Finlay? Oh bro got massive insect head right after that.
Yes, Finlay deserves this
Why should he be on the list?
@@Letwoo67 Caelid? to the Haligtree? fending off foes with a fucking demigod on their back?
@@Letwoo67
She* and she carried a whole giant ass demigod through wars and other horrors to the Haligtree, Finlay is a damn trooper
You forgot Sieglinde, who bested most areas of ds1 despite not being Undead, all just to save her father from himself, before having to kill him to save his leagacy.
That ending with Artorias hit me so hard. The way the screen got darker and darker as he was being consumed by the dark😭
*The Most Heroic Characters of Souls Genre*
Fume Knight: Hm??? Must be a wind.
I was wondering why nobody mentioned him here.
PS: Humanity Restored.
is fume really heroic? i always thought of him and alonne as antihero figures
Honestly thses characters are more heroic than the player character at times
Oh definitely, have you seen the backstabbing animation? That is clearly a not a good heroic backstab.
It's my Headcanon that Artorius' soul, whether you use it or give it away, empowers you to fight Manus, and that Artorius' soul forms a sort of Aura around you (yes almost like a Stand) to give you that extra little umph you need to beat Manus.
Also, can we just appreciate how much of a bada** Ivory King is? The literal definition of "they had to jump me to have a chance" in every single situation. Oh, you're a shard of pure evil that corrupts everything? Here's unconditional love and support. Oh, you're a decades old evil that gods were scared of? Square up. Oh, I'm slowly losing my strength while this chaotic evil is getting stronger? You don't come out until I say so.
"I can fix her" and he did
Sir alonne is goated
I'm going to die on this hill but ivory king is by far one of the best characters ever presented by fromsoft, literal hero with immense power capable of defeating characters like nameless king or soul of cinder ( by lore)
Wait isn’t soul of cinder a representation of every one who lit the flame? Which would include the player from DS2, the guy that defeated the Ivory king.
Pretty much it includes the player from dark souls 1 too@@jobreau1725
He is. He is the soul of every legendary warrior that lit the flame.
Siegward of Catarina will always be, not just my favorite onion, but hero of the DS series. An unkindled who's name apparently means guardian, he goes about protecting people, being a light of cheer in the most depressing of the three Dark Souls, and NOT ONLY befriending the lone giant Yhorm, but keeping his promise to slay him when he loses his senses! He is, by his own words he uses for you, a true friend. His valor and cheer will always be my favorite, and watching him charge in against a demon, or walk right up to Yhorm with his vow, will always show me his true, heroic spirit! Long may the sun shine!! 🍻
I loved him in DS3. At first I was just like 'oh he's like the ds 1 guy he's just gonna sit around and muse about how to get past something while I actually go and do it.' But then he sprang into action to actually help me fight a demon and from there he had my attention.
You didn't need to hit me in the heart with the unused Artorias dialogue. That was unecessary. Now I gotta wipe my tears.
Also, I think the Ivory King is the most heroic character in Fromsoft, built his kingdom ontop of hell itself, and his throne room stood at its gates just so that he could be the very first line of defense against chaos. He was both kind to his people and always led the charge in battle, even sacrificing himself to save the kingdom and fighting to the last against chaos, and actually winning even if his soul was ultimately consumed. In a world of false prophecies, greed, and lies, the Ivory King stands above it all as the greatest hero.
Bit of misinfo, Gael went hollow upon realizing he had the dark soul. Hence how in his second phase he takes more damage from fire and the hollowslayer greatsword
The Ivory King is such a W husband
What's W
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@@helixneek3153 thanks
Black Iron Tarkus. Only the fall could fell him.
...ironic...
The most heroic souls character is John darksoul
We could say Aldia is in someway also a hero. His whole mission was to break the curse, and he failed. He still tried to break the curse even as a immortal head. He did some fcked up shit but it was not with bad intentions. He maybe not the purest soul but not one of the evil either
Hell is paved with good intentions.
not true mate, most villain kill for the greater good, but they still massacre a lot of people. aldia just want to overcome death and hollowing. he wish to rid himself of the curse, not for others but for him. he's a mad scientist.
Knight Artorias and the Abyss Watchers are some of my favorite stories in the Dark Souls series.
I think nameless king was exiled by gwyn before he linked the first flame
Ya that’s also what I heard. I feel like it make more sense too, having nameless king actually being on the king of the gods and getting banish by lesser gods dosen’t seam right to me. Your telling me that the strongest god, actual heir to the throne and whit a personal army which is loyal to him, this guy’s whit everything to win got kick out because of one unpopular decision. I don’t believe it
He left his ring on his father's coffin as farewell. If Gwyn exiled him: 1) why wouldn't NK give it to him directly as a statement? 2) Why would Gwyn already have a coffin when he wasn't planning to go away yet?
@@elias.t are you talking about ds3 in irithyll or am I missing something from the first game?
@@kamprouristheoharis8458 the description of the sunlight blade from DS1. I misremembered it as the ring.
"When the eldest son was stripped of his deific status, he left this on his father's coffin, perhaps as a final farewell."
@@elias.t yeah that makes sense
Artorias is still my favorite character in dark souls, and my favorite boss fight.
mans forgot Radahn learning gravity magic just to ride his horsey and save the entire fking world from aliens riding comets
I’m sorry but finlay is the most heroic individual in the series when her heroic act is put into perspective.
Finlay walked through the swamp of aeonia, limgrave, liurnia, dectus lift, part of Altus, leyndell, forbidden lands, and consecrated snowfield while carrying a sleeping Malenia and fending off enemies of all kind while also likely inflicted with rot. Also it’s possible that she didn’t take dectus and instead took ruin strewn precipice which means she went through even more of Altus.
Remeber this took place during the shattering, in a time where anyone would see a sleeping demigod and would attack and try to kill the demigod and Finlay fought ALL of them off single handedly.
Imagine walking through the whole map with scarlet rot, no torrent, no running, no fast travel, no flask or incants that cure rot, and enemy agro increased. That experience would be what Finlay went through
I love that patches made it to the honorable mentions of both the hero and the villain list
Y'know, one thing that I respect about The Ivory King is that when his wife revealed that she's one of the Manus' descendant, he simply said "I already know about your origin, but I don't care, I still love you", talk about loving husband...
Also the DLC offers one of my favorite weapon (Loyce Greatsword), it literally the most beautiful weapon I've seen and I think it's worth the struggle (goddamn ponies with their lightning)
The Ivory King is the most heroic character, there's no fair competition.
Gael, Faaram (nameless' real name) and Artorias are the 3 og tragic heroes of Lordran. They saw the wrongs from the beginning, and tried to fix it.
Oh yeah, I forgot that armor was named after a "God of War", man really glad I played DS2 so some of this stuff can click.
Great video, i got a surge of goosebumps with each little story
And that art of Morgott at the start of his segment is awesome. I love the idea of using his great rune as a halo
Glad you enjoyed it! Morgott's artwork belongs to Rohland DeMoss, you can see more of his work online.
I believe Soldier of godrick needs no introduction.
It’s worth mentioning that the story of the abysswalker was a lie created by ciaran. It is said that artorias destroyed the abyss and manus, repelled the dark wraiths of new londo. When in actuality, you did that.
We only did the first thing, there's no evidence that your time in New Londo is set in the past. So while he didn't kill Manus, there's no evidence Artorias didn't repel the dark wraiths long enough for New Londo to be flooded
Saw your villan video today and searched for heros video that you said would be uploaded but didn't found it but here it is. Lucky me 😂❤️
Gwyndolin is a fascinating character to discuss. On the one hand, he is the rejected son of Gwyn, but also the last deity to keep watch over Anor Londo. On the other hand... he's a deceiver, a manipulator, and a defender of Gwyn's curse of the Darksign. I consider him equal parts hero and villain.
Eileen the Crow
, Midir and Vendric deserve mention.
Ironic that the guy considered a god of war was the one who wanted to make peace the most.
Happens in Norse mythology too
Finlay from Elden is a neat one. She carried her leader from Caelid all the way to the tree. If she took the conventional route we took, she'd have to go around Stormveil, near the swamp, to LEYNDELL, all the way to the land of the giants before making it to the tree.
MVP
Awesome video man.
I kinda wish we got Loretta's shotgun spam spell from her 2nd phase, she's one of my favourite bosses and characters
Winged Knights and their quest to stop Lothric monarchs gotta be part of this conversation too 🤝
Slave Knight Gael easily takes the cake for the sheer scale of his undertaking, and one of the few hero's who succeed completely, if the hints are true, the dark souls pigment world is free from the failings of the Dark Souls world.
It's not a fact that Loretta was an Albunauric, it's her shield that spawned a rumor that she was one, because it supposedly depicts this dew of life. Even the shield calls this an "absurd rumor". It calls the rumor absurd, which certainly implies that it's false, but it's not impossible that she really was an albunauric. Her finding and going to the Haligtree implies that she might be one, but it might also just mean that she empathises with their existance.
Whoever the tarnished is that first put the scroll on the ground suggesting “Try Finger, But Hole” is the real hero of this genre.
I'm surprised that Siglynd of Catarina was not mentioned. Most badass character of DS1.
Wow I spent like 2 hours explaining why Gael is a heroic character to someone yesterday when all i had to do was just link this great video
I love these videos, awesome lore, just a quick tip. You say "Refugee" instead of "Refuge". Refugee is the word for someone who is seeking safe haven, a Refuge is that safe haven, pronounced without the "e" at the end. I don't mean to be pedantic, I've subscribed for these dope videos!
So glad the Ivory King of DS2 is getting hi proper respects here. Easily one of the coolest dudes in Soulsborne lore. Also one of yhe weapons literally says that he started out as a typical soldier that worked his way up to the title of Monarch because he used to be one of the best soldiers who was always yhe first in battle or something to that effect.
God, when I read all the items descriptions about him I just thought he was the coolest.
That Artorius monologue had no business being cut😔
Glad someone finally mentions morgott
Not a """"true"""" soul games but Bloodborne has a lot of chill people for such a dark game
The first that comes to mind is Eileen, and she only turns mad because of someone that isn't out of control, she just needs one good friend (us) to stay sane. Hell, taking the risk of going mad to save many is pretty heroic
Gherman, Maria and Logarius locked themselves up to either protect a dangerous secret or give guidance
Valtr is a cool guy too. He isn't completely sane but he fights for a good cause and is mostly a positive entity. He is also a hero to all Str/Arcane players that want an early Holy Moonlight Sword :))
And of course, the original Iosefka
I find it mad that Artorias' lines were cut.. That was hard
I feel like Vyke should’ve been an honorable mention.
Here is something wrong with this video I don't see Greirat of the Undead Settlement here.
All Hail The Ivory King!!! A true king and hero! Maybe his name and legacy never be forgotten!
Damn im getting hit with all kinds of good new souls topic channels lately
I love that most bosses in the souls series aren't against the villains, but against the good guys
artorias was THE hero. as you can see from my pfp i love artorias.
I didn’t know Gael was the MC of the story
Oh to be a hollow vibing in New Londo Ruins 20:28
Nice video
''Have you heard of the tragedy of Artorias the Abysswalker?'' in palpatine fashion.
Watching at work
I forget if Gehrman did anything dubious, but he stays the host of the hunters dream and mercy kills all the other hunters to spare them from the unending purgatory of it after they complete their journey. It turn, keeping himself locked in the dream forever. Not to mention setting a precedent for hunters.
Maybe I am the bad guy
And this has made me like morgott even more now
In this house, we simp for Lucatiel
I am surprised that no one from Demon's Souls made the list, not even an honorable mention. Would have figured Biorr, of the Twin Fangs, Ostrava, of Boletaria, or Old King Doran would have been a shoe in.
Artorias #1 because he protected Sif with his shield instead of himself
Wonder if Vyke is supposed to be Elden ring’s Artorias.
Siegeward of Catarina is the GOAT
Havel should have been honorable mention
Why no Radahn or Sir Alonne? But good vid nontheless
The most heroic‘s are with a dagger and a parry-shield.
its a crime that siegward and alexander isnt here
Alexander?.... He's not a bad person but he doesn't do anything heroic to help other people, his only objective is getting stronger and proving his strenght lol
@@nayd5043 doesn't do anything heroic? My brother in christ, alexander helped thousands of players on radahn and fire giant.
Its not that alexander wants to be stronger, he wants to be a GREAT WARRIOR. Getting strong is just one of the paths of being a warrior. Thats why he wants to fight with you at the end of his quest.
@@wiselyx that doesn't define heroism tho, Killing Radahn is not heroic, everyone in the festival only cared about the glory and honor of fighting him, it's only Jerren who actually cared to end his general's pain and initiated the festival. + Alexander's main goal is selfish by wanting to prove his self-value and glory of a warrior, compared to the other characters whose main goal is selflessness and altruism, Alexander is indeed kind, honorable and a true warrior, but he is certainly doesn't define heroism compared to most characters of Elden Ring. If Alexander was truly heroic he would have used his strength not for glory but to protect his kin in Jar-Burg but no what he only wanted was to die like a warrior.
i agree with Siegward tho, cause what he truly wanted was to fulfill his promise to his bestfriend and to end Yhorm's painful legacy.
@@Zero-zr6xx thats not the definition of a hero. The definition of hero is brave/courageous and Alexander fits that description. Doesnt matter if his goal is selfish. He is a hero through and through.
Where is let me solo her? By now he should officially be canon.
Part 2 plz
what about radahan and yhorm? they at least deserved a honurable mention man 🤘
Morgott reminds me of Kanye.
Where's Ludwig
Ludwig is more of an anti-hero than anything else
@@froid7Yes.
Havel, The Rock
so we’re just forgetting about Vyke then 🥸
Here's hoping my mate Boggart tops the list
You clearly don't know what you're talking about
Good video, some mistakes said
Check your lore again, m8
Ngl, I'm pretty dissapointed that Gael isn't left handed, cause then we'd have the trio of left-handed chads: Artorias, Ivory king and Gael.
Why would you overlook Fume Knight here? I think he was every inch as faithful and loyal as Artorias.
Artorias prioritized sif over himself, he wins
…I’m calm…i’m calm…WHERE IS YHORM!?
You can't miss havel
Nameless King aka Gaiseric
most heroic characters: a canibalistic serial killer but he does it for little girl so its heroic
also carrying a war criminal on your back that literally nuked an entire region bc she couldnt win but its a long march so its heroic
The hero of Souls will always be Artorias
Goldmask
No Anri of Astora?
Solaire is my hero
Sir Allonne should have met the Ivory King and not the Iron King
Wait no sunbro?
Morgott: "So long as I stand, The Golden Order still stands."
Damn no ludwig?
Miquella has too much Traitor Femboy Griffith energy
What abt the witch from bloodborne. The one in the chapel 😢
As much as I want to include Bloodborne and Demon's Souls I don't have a Playstation. Gotta wait until it's on Pc.
Very curious to see who is on this list. If I agree I'll subscribe 😂😂
Yup had me thinking artorius was tooo obvious then boom drop him at the end I'd never really thought about Lorettas story so that was great. Subscribed