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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019)

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Sekiro Lore - The Story

It's time to fully talk about the Sekiro Story. In this Sekiro Lore video, I'm going to discuss the all of the background and lore to the game at hand, and try to avoid the most obvious things (like what you can find out by just playing the game). In my Sekiro Story video, I really wanted to actually delve into the origins of everything... why is the Divine Dragon missing an arm? How did Dragonrot begin? What about the corruption of Senpou Temple, Ashina, and Fountainhead?

I also thought it would be best, for this Lore video, to delve into aspects of both Buddhism and Japan's Sengoku Period.

My Dark Souls Lore series:
Dark Souls Lore: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Dark Souls 2 Lore: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Dark Souls 3 Lore: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Bloodborne Lore: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
King's Field Lore: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

All footage was shot with Sekiro on PS4.

Ballers in the Dark Souls Lore community you should check out:
EpicNameBro: https://www.youtube.com/user/EpicNameBro
VaatiVidya: https://www.youtube.com/user/VaatiVidya
Quelaag: https://www.youtube.com/user/Quelaag
TerraMantis: https://www.youtube.com/user/TerraMantis

Chapters;
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - A Dragon From the West
5:02 - Fountainhead and the Okami Clan
8:43 - Sengoku Period
11:21 - The Ashina Clan
14:34 - The Reign of Isshin
18:18 - Rejuvenation
27:13 - Immortal Severance
32:28 - The Everblossom
37:33 - The Interior Ministry Invasion
41:05 - Sekiro
41:40 - Outro

Music List:
0.00 - Sekiro - Sekiro, The One-armed Wolf
0.25 - Sekiro - Divine Dragon
5.02 - Sekiro - Fountainhead Palace
7.21 - King's Field: The Ancient City - Village Ruins and East Valley
8.43 - Nioh - World Map Theme
11.21 - Nioh - Tokai Region Map Theme
13.34 - Sekiro - Rebellion
14.34 - King's Field: The Ancient City - Ancient City Levels 1 & 2
15.48 - King's Field: The Ancient City - The Holy Forest
18.18 - King's Field: The Ancient City - The Guardian's Room
19.16 - King's Field: The Ancient City - Cliffs and Caves
20.51 - Demon's Souls - Old Monk
23.09 - Demon's Souls - Maiden Astraea
23.33 - Demon's Souls - Fool's Idol
25.47 - King's Field - West Coast
27.13 - Dark Souls 2 - King Vendrick
29.43 - King's Field - Passage For a Monk
32.28 - Dark Souls 2 - Queen of Drangleic
33.46 - Dark Souls - Gwyn, Lord of Cinder
36.38 - Dark Souls - The Ancient Dragon
37.33 - Sekiro - The Red Guard
38.44 - King's Field: The Ancient City - The Old Battlefield
39.59 - Sekiro - Isshin Ashina
41.05 - Sekiro - Sekiro, The One-armed Wolf
41.40 - Dark Souls - Menu Theme

References:
References:
https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/essay/japanese-amida-buddha/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit%C4%81bha
https://www.japanspecialist.co.uk/travel-tips/shinto-buddhism-2/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sukhavati
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Amitabha-Buddhism
https://www.britannica.com/topic/bodhisattva
https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Pure_Land_Buddhism
https://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/kannon.shtml
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5glABxanToQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagoromo
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/art-japan/kamakura-period/v/samurai-armor
http://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat16/sub107/item496.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/Sekiro/comments/b9n0pr/sekiros_got_some_great_lore_but_its_gated_behind/
https://www.ancient.eu/Minamoto_Clan/

I hope you enjoy my Sekiro Lore video!

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