Lady Maria’s whole story in general is very sad in itself. She was one of the first hunters, learning under Gehrman himself. Despite being of Cainhurst lineage, she shunned her blood magic powers and trained and became one of the greatest hunters to have ever lived by honing her technique with her Rakuyo. Then one fateful day, her and Gerhman went to the Fishing Hamlet, discovered Kos, and eventually massacred the whole village to uncover its secrets to return to Brygenwerth; including the unborn child of Kos. This led to Willem learning about the existence of the Great Ones, thus starting all the events of the game. Maria felt so disgusted in her role in all of this that she threw her beloved sword into the lake, wishing to be free of the cycle of violence and her role in all of this. She tried to do good, and help and comfort the patients experimented on by the Church, becoming the only comfort in their wretched existence. But despite how hard she tried, she couldn’t help them. And eventually, she couldn’t outrun her guilt and the suffering around her, and she took her own life. Then she became trapped in the Hunter’s Nightmare, forced to wear her Hunter Garb and wield her sword for all eternity, standing watch over the Fishing Hamlet next to the Research Hall filled with patients she couldn’t help, both her greatest sources of shame. When she finds you, she doesn’t even hate you, the only reason she fights you is because she’s so ashamed of what happened at the Fishing Hamlet and so frightened of what’s in there, that she tries to make you give up looking. She knows you’ll just return to the dream and then come back if she kills you, so she tries desperately to stop you, even delving into the blood magic she rejected for all her life just to stop you. It’s a really sad story and killing her here could easily be interpreted as you freeing her from the eternal torment of the Nightmare, having to stand watch over your greatest source of shame forever.

Vaati never makes Prepare to cry

Mitch L: "Fine, I'll do it myself."

"Lady Maria, stealing the hearts of hunters everywhere"

I just realized this but, when Gehrman is killed he says: "The night, and dream, were long..." while raising his right arm to the sky, falling to his knee, and then falling down with his arm still raised. Maria dies the same way.

This is the best. I was so disappointed that Vaati never did a Prepare to Cry for Maria, and just in the general lack of Youtube content on her. She's my favorite character in all of Soulsborne, and yeah. She's a cutie.

14:12 I wouldn't say lady Maria using her blood was her giving in to her nature, but more out of desperation in an attempt to keep you, the player from realizing the secret.

I feel bad for Gehrman and Maria. The more we know about their stories, the more we see that they were actually trying to protect us, and that in a sense makes them beautiful. Doesn't make me feel like less of a badass when I beat the shit out of them though/

Have you heard the tale of Lady Maria the Wise? I thought not, its not a tale the Hunters would tell you...

Maria: I'm sorry we were just trying to understand the nature of our own existence!
Kos: cool motive, still murder

There should be a Bloodbourne TV series based on the lore from the game.

Never thought if it is possible in my whole gaming life but I would describe the fight with Lady Maria as "Beautiful." As if I was dancing with her.

Oh man was I surprised when I saw my own painting in my recommended videos, I feel kind of embarassed that it's out for everyone to see like that, but thanks for picking it! Naturally I was curious and watched your content and I have to say it's the best Lady Maria video I've come across, you've got yourself a new subscriber!

"A corpse... Should be left well alone." - Lady Maria.
It's sad that she acknowledges the fact she's already been dead, but she still chooses to stay in the Old Hunter's Nightmare to ward off any hunter foolish to reach the Fishing Hamlet and find Kos. A spirit already in peace, but still chose to stay as the guarding huntress of the clock tower.

Lady Maria was definitely my favorite..and felt very bad for her.

I'm so glad there's still a channel that covers bloodborne lore!

When I saw Maria for the first time, I thought immediately of how Gehrman must’ve grieved the loss of a daughter figure. Him, being a sentimental old man, must’ve crafted the Doll to act as a Maria stand-in.

Maria is the Artorias of bloodborne. At the very least, shares the role with Gerhman

Since great ones are "sympathetic" in nature and often answer when called upon, the hunter's nightmare is just what if a great one was called upon in anger or desperation. Though often enough, calling upon a great one is always a "be careful what you wish for" scenario.

the way Maria releases the arm of the hunter, is pretty much similar to the Doll's, when you go for levelling up.

Surely you mean my waifu for laifu