Dark Souls 3, Let’s Talk Lore #13: Catacombs of Carthus (w/ Mitch L)
415See below for navigation time-stamps, links, and references:
0:00:00 – Intro cinematic
0:01:49 – Greeting
0:04:48 – New format for guest appearances
0:06:55 – Catacombs of Bitterly Wasted Opportunity?
0:11:00 – Wolf’s Blood Altar
0:15:40 – Catacombs of Carthus
0:44:40 – Anri of Astora & Horace the Hushed
1:13:44 – “The Dark” vs. “The Abyss”
1:26:17 – Grave Warden’s Ashes
1:31:54 – Dark Gem = “disembodied humanity”
1:44:08 – Knight Slayer Tsorig
1:50:40 – Anri of Astora & Horace the Hushed
1:53:40 – Wolnir’s “boss room” + cut content
1:57:35 – High Lord Wolnir (boss fight)
2:05:27 – High Lord Wolnir (discussion)
2:24:45 – Abandoned Tomb (Demon mini-boss)
2:39:19 – Firelink Shrine
2:40:24 – Cornyx of the Great Swamp (Carthus pyromancies)
2:47:24 – Eygon of Carim
2:59:18 – Viewer comments
3:09:11 – On the integration of gameplay and story
3:22:47 – On cosmological insignificance and “anomie”
3:33:25 – “After this nothing happened” (or, the central theme of Dark Souls 3)
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Music added:
- Gathering Darkness by Kevin MacLeod*
- Lost Sun: A Dark Souls Tribute**
- Long Note One by Kevin MacLeod***
- Firelink Shrine: Dark Souls 3 OST
- Secret Betrayal: Dark Souls 3 OST
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**By Alexandre “Endless” Blanchard:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmr2X4qLEmWllwZSIh92FQ
https://endless3.bandcamp.com/track/lost-sun
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loseho inwmak’s translations: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AM042reMfgKy3F716XhDtWelz8Tf0ixlVUYykyS9yfQ/edit?usp=sharing
Supplemental NPC dialogue courtesy:
MoonlightButterfly: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI_QectaF7CrE7iIzq-7G1g/
Sir Fist: https://www.youtube.com/user/SuiseisekiCarnivean/
“Fun with definitions” illustration by Nicole “Neolucky” Dubois: http://www.neolucky.com
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YouTube channels/videos mentioned or discussed:
Mitch L: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOgpxTnPRYNeF6-qxWQCcg
Carthus, Kingdom of Blood and Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ybI7qk47NY
Hodrick and the Mound Makers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnvNdmov4RA
JSF: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCutDYNaok6TxG_bTE26YJmQ
The Bastard's Curse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FZiAi9LDIs
Discussing Dark Souls III with Casitive 5/9: Catacombs / Demon Ruins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsL8cthlb2A
Candidate: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNrpfBNUEuIr7TMJvKKZL4Q/
The Truth Behind The Pus of Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWu5YqWjy8o
What Happened When I Touched That Egg?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2fCWczDbA8
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Images displayed or discussed:
Ruins of Carthage: By M.Rais - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18275934
The first of the Rorschach inkblot tests: By Hermann Rorschach (died 1922) - https://web.archive.org/web/20070820233339/http://ar.geocities.com/test_de_rorschach/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3594353
Angkor Wat temple: By James Mason-Hudson - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angkorwat(rear).JPG
Wolnir’s Chalice: http://darksouls3.wdfiles.com/local--files/image-set-unused/Wolnir's%20Chalice.png
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Other links mentioned or discussed:
Rorschach Test: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rorschach_test
Wikidot: “Dark Souls III Wiki: Unused Content” (Holy Remains): http://darksouls3.wikidot.com/unused-content
Hubble Ultra-Deep Field: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Ultra-Deep_Field
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Books mentioned or discussed (non-affiliate links):
Dark Souls III Prima Official Guide: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Souls-III-Prima-Official/dp/0744017084
Jonathan Lear (2006). “Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation”: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Hope-Ethics-Cultural-Devastation-ebook/dp/B002PMVOZ6
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