The First Sin, the Curse, and the Profaned Flame ・Dark Souls Lore Lost in Translation
576In this episode of Fear the Old Lore, we examine the "First Sin" of Dark Souls 2, sin in general, and how it relates to the Profaned Flame.
This one took an extremely long time to write and produce, partially because of the scope of the project, and partially from trying to not overexplain or underexplain things. Hopefully this goes without saying, but there are going to be spoilers for Dark Souls 1, 2, and 3.
Special thanks goes to censhin for creating Logan's Archives, allowing me to quickly look up and compare the text for all three games. This video probably wouldn't have been possible without it.
https://logansarchives.com/
Also, a special shout-out to my friend Wenderz, who's also written about the subjects of sin and life:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_pxtmCM5N7hNd62S0oBy8_ohQewL4hIXi6scWJQSTx4/edit
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Link to my Japanese to English Retranslations of Bloodborne and assorted Dark Souls text:
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0:00 - Intro
0:59 - First Sin or Original Sin?
2:07 - Original Sin in Christianity & Ties to Dark Souls
3:32 - What is the First Sin?
4:15 - The Scholar of the First Sin
5:34 - The Mysteries of Life & the Undead
6:26 - The Scholar of the Curse
7:13 - Removal of the Curse
8:02 - The Sin of Chaotic Emotions
11:05 - Pursuing the Curse Bound
13:35 - Emotions as the Source of Life
14:35 - The Flame of Sin and Ambition
16:38 - The Flames of Life
17:30 - The Profaned Flame, the Flame of Sin, and the Flame of Velka?
19:09 - Transcending the Cycle of Sin
20:59 - The Desire for Life
24:10 - The Sin of the Self
24:38 - The Sins of Interpretation
25:37 - Atoning for Rampant Headcanon
27:06 - Too Many Coincidences to be Mere Coincidence?
27:32 - Outro & Thanks
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