The ds3 merchant always struck me as possibly being or related to the soup spoon lady who took care of the ds2 keepers. And now she's the only one left.

The idea that Dark Souls 2 isn't canon only stems from the dislike people have for the game. Playing through all games and examining the lore will clearly demonstrate it is part of the bigger whole.

lorewise, it is undeniable that it is part of the entire stories, I find it disheartening people still thinking it isn't

See this is why I like dark souls 2 , as it actually feels like time has past ! Like lots of time ! Names of gods forgotten and stuff

I love how DS3 shows that the Bearer of the Curse kept his promise to Lucatiel

Kingdom weaker than surrounding armies, hires a band of mercenaries that has a bird of prey as their icon. God damnit it isn't just Miyazaki

"Here, a sword to kill Giants with, to be used on me."
"Yeah sure okay"
swings the sword at an army horizontally and wins

One of the most important characters in the background of all of Dark Souls is Caitha, who is basically a new apostle in Dark Souls 2 introducing stuff like “Caressing Tears” which were considered “untrue” miracles, then canonized by Dark Souls 3, when, by the Lloyd Sword and Shield rings, we learn that Caitha ousted Allfather Lloyd in the Way of White religion, becoming its new figurehead. This new Way of White eventually reached Lothric, where Gwynevere, as the Queen of Lothric, propagated her image with dozens of crying statues all over the city.
If you trace the full story, from how it appears, Allfather Lloyd is a complete sham who showed up once Gwyn burned himself and all the gods left Anor Londo. He uses force and doctrine to control the religion and extend his rule. He takes the religion to Thorolund as its base homeland, away from Lordran, the “land of the lords.” He rounds up undead brutally, imprisons them away forever, and then puts demons in the Chosen Undead’s path instead of making Way of White clerics do their job. By all accounts, Petrus in Dark Souls 1 should attack the Chosen Undead on sight but instead sells them miracles.
Oswald comes from Carim and worships Velka. By Dark Souls 3, Velka is relegated to a single statue locked up in a sewer. Lautrec comes from Carim and worships Fina, a totally different goddess seemingly unrelated to Gwyn. And then in DS2, we learn of Caitha, from Carim, who grants Tearstones. Doesnt that kind of fit similar themes as Velka? Judging the undead, not as harshly, on their sins, but instead giving them power or comfort in their last moments, sort of as a final judgment.
Man I love Dark Souls

Dark Souls 2 is getting some much needed love recently and that makes me happy. I wish that they referenced Straid and Ornifex in 3, it wouldve been cool to even get some hints about them. Hell even Navlan or whoever is locked up in aldia keep lol

Another downside to the blue moon great-sword is the lack of scaling

everyone kept telling me DS2 was disconnected from DS1 and 3 and the more I played the DS2 and uncovering all of the story the more I kept commenting "but I thought this wasn't connected to the other games" in a sarcastic manner

I absolutely love the setting and the whole story of DS2, is the game that makes me imagine the most, also the fashion is amazing!

I really dropped the ball forgetting about patches/lapp hollowing. But perhaps i myself and begining to hollow

Dark souls 3 has a reference to the best waifu of dark souls 2



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I have a lot of critiques of DS3 and it's plot, but one bit that I like to think was that the "Usurpation of Flame" ending was something akin to what Nashandra was planning to do with the Throne of Want.

Another character reference (or reincarnation maybe) from DS2 in DS3: In the third DLC from DS2, in Elyum Loyce you get invaded by an npc called Holy Knight Aurheim who wields a greatsword and the Mirrah Shield. In DS3 you meet Holy Knight Hodrick, who also uses a greatsword and the same shield (now called the sunset shield)

Very good Video, i also think Aldia is the reason why the people in dark souls 3 know so much about dark souls 1 while in 2 most of that was forgotten.

I think aldia teached about the first sin and the old gods to the people of lothric

I loved these references 👍

Faraam being the Nameless King is one of my favorite Dark Souls theories

Zullie the witch (youtubers) deserves an in game reference on their next release. Imagine a dark witch invader who can clip through walls

I know it's not as well investigated as many, but I've always liked to believe Sulivan was from Drangleic. The paintings, the Drang Knights that serve him, the giants he enslaved. Most importantly, he duel wields. :)

Tbh, Creighton we fight in DS3 is the REAL murderer from Mirrah. When you first meet Cole he tells you how he managed to defeat lot of Mirrah knights and then escaped, if we go by the fact how Lucatiel and her brother are strong, then thats really solid feat. But the Creighton in DS2 is slow and predictable, easiest NPC to parry. So the one in DS2 is imposter, which would explain why the one in DS3 is so strong and agressive.