Fun fact! If you compare the statue with the visual description of the demon Astaroth (Wings, crown, serpent on hand), the entity that fooled Timmy's parent might be him. And if you consider that Gary might be Astaroth, maybe that parent had a deal with him to bring Timmy's back
WHY DIDNT I NOTICE THAT?! Astaroth is depicted wearing a crown and holding a snake! So the idol that we see in the apartments is foreshadowing Gary's real identity. Bravo, beautiful catch.
@Horus Hyperion now that's an interesting connection. Maybe the candyland killer foreshadows the Implication of a serial killer in chapter 3. Since Ch.2 is a nightmare I'm not sure if the candyland is a pure dream construct or a piece of Ward's memory.
Ward's cultist bloodbath is so badass I wish we could have gotten even a little animation of how it went down, but I do think it's more impactful just seeing the aftermath. I'm absolutely obsessed with that idea of a man of the Lord writing "REPENT" in the blood of his enemies, what a wholesome little guy!
Tiffany's 7×70 is a reference to her sacrificing 490 babies into her second death hole. The reason her head is exploded is because she sacrificed so many that it overloaded her portal. When you heat her, (and through the fight) exactly 490 spirits are released.
I love the "In the name of the Lord I demand to know what in the _hell_ is going on here" Its so humanising to see John Ward be absolutely fed up with the situation and straight up just swear.
@@JohnLegbert There is a long history behind it but it can basically be summed up as - English, like a lot of other languages, is influenced heavily by Christianity - Swearing when it comes to Christianity was things like, invoking God or taking God's name in vain. Ie God's breath, Jesus Christ. Etc. - Another form that developed is using Hell or Good Heavens. God dammit. Like oaths, blaspheme. - Gosh, Jeeze and suchlike are in fact minced oaths to soften the impact! So yea John Ward, as a Catholic priest, straight up just uttering an oath like that shows just how god damn, heh, tired he is with it all.
@@JohnLegbert My favourite forms of minced oaths are Darn - damn Zounds - God's wounds Heck - hell Poppycock - Taken from Dutch and adjusted a bit. The original Dutch words meant soft dung Good heavens - Because in Afrikaans, my mother tongue, we say, goeie hemeletjie. And it really just. It hits different
@@cdogthehedgehog6923 Ye-mel-ki I think? I am trying my best to explain it with english phonetics As for the goeie part. Im not even gonna try. You will have to look up videos
"it's full of the exaggerated swagger of a normal human just like you and me" had me belly laughing. And all those chess moves? Gold. Your writing and sense of humour is fantastic.
This whole channel feels like I stayed up later than everyone at a party and the quiet kid is finally opening up about their hyper fixation because no one else is around. All that to say its fantastic and ive spent the last however many hours watching every video please keep it up!
Now that i think about it the peekaboo demon in chapter II isn't the real demon it was a dream. So what if Gary put that fake demon in our dream to make us stand still when we see the real demon?
It makes sense. I'd think it Miriam watching through the veil of sleep though. I think of everything in chapter 2, Miriam is actually present and influencing him, "You belong to her!". It seems to me that when you defeat Miriam in the dream, it has real world effects. It's John overcoming his fear of her, "Eye does not see her. Children fear her." It also has the effect of breaking her bond with him and influence over him from the orphanage.
The dream actually did occur though, even if John wasn't physically present. The difference is, when we meet the Peek-A-Boo demon in the Candy Tunnels, it is extremely well-fed off the various junkies and derelicts of the area. It's in a far more docile state and will only attack when agitated. When we run into it at the apartment, Tiffany has been making use of all the sacrifices meant to sustain it to fuel her own Second Death. The demon is starved and desperate, to the point of essentially disobeying Gary's own directives. The notes from the cultists point that out succinctly.
2:51:34 For anyone curious, a rough translation of the latin Gary says here is as follows: Amy... my Amy... Chosen woman beneath everything the moon, chalice and bird altogether The mother, daughter and unholy spirit altogether MY UNHOLY TRINITY
Thank you for translating! Im so curious why Amy is (or is nearly) the unholy trinity to Gary. What about her exemplifies all the pieces? I can inagine that because she was posessed she became an "unholy spirit", she is literally a daughter... is she a mother because she had the second death done to her? Was she secretly pregnant and thats why she volunteered at the clinic? I dont see it.
@@nardoritardeau2291I think with how Gary talks about Amy, and with how Tiffany expresses her jealousy towards Amy and literally calls her a whore, it’s likely Gary got her pregnant, giving her the “mother” title
@@melancholykiwi6963you're right, there are implications Gary was creepin on Amy. He easily could have drugged her and... impregnated her at that "get together at the clinic" mentioned in game 2 ("you're a 17yo girl! You can make your own decisions!" -Gary), since in part 3 we know they drug people like the thralls and the tenants of the apartment and patients of the clinic.
@nardoritardeau2291 remember though that Miriam was a nun and it was never referenced that she had children traditionally. But they still call her mother after Gary comes out of her face. I think it's just in reference to the ritual that let's you "birth" demons. Pregnancy takes such a toll on the body I can't imagine they'd want to put that on someone who's body they need in peak condition. Remember they couldn't use Miriam because her body was too weak with age.
@@StonedHunter That’s a fair point. I think it could be both though, or rather I want it to be both, because grooming in cult/religious spaces is common and it would add another layer of tragedy to Amy’s story. Deliciously complex!
One could say the fact the cross becomes more and more simple could signify that John's faith is becoming so much stronger that he doesn't need as fancy or religiously powerful of a cross. With the last chapter having him able to fend demons with just a wooden cross.
Yeah i also assume that, reminds me of Indiana Jones's 3rd film where in the last trial the right chalice wasn't the fancy gold one, but the simple wood carved one
Was just about to comment something similar. It may symbolize the idea that "true" faith doesn't need to be flashy or ostentatious. It's true strength comes from within and doesn't need to be displayed outwardly. The true strength of John's faith is displayed through his actions and commitment to stopping the cult.
@@LaughedYourAssOff I personally think it's both, it was gold when John truly believed his faith was unshakeable (it wasn't) and so it started to turn silver then bronze. However at the very end of his journey his faith truly comes back stronger then ever so his cross simply becomes simple and wooden. Also it looks less vain wooden and all that to me at least.
I love the "...I'm leaving now" at 39:00 xD You can FEEL the awkwardness. You can just see John slowly pointing towards the door off screen xD Also that cross in the boss room is an actual satanic cross. Not the upside down one :3
I feel like it’s interesting to note, that the Mask in the second death ritual in the basement of chapter 2 is probably not a mask. I’d wager that it’s Tiffany’s face flesh considering it’s the same color as her.
Shit! I didn't think about that as a needed content warning! Thank you for telling me, I'll keep an eye out in the future. But I'm very glad my levity helped 😅
It's a small thing but I love the fact they included the elevator game ritual creepypasta as a nod. And the secret boss being in another world is a great way of using it. And "The devil made me do it" if Lisa dies sounds like a reference to the Warrens to me
That tracks, also in that note "I have the body of a pig" is a famous EVP picked up at the Amityville house. Along with a pretty creepy looking apparition as well.
@@Dirty0o0Jester If I recall correctly, the “I have the body of a pig” EVP was actually from a horror video from the ancient days of UA-cam and was picked up at a different location.
I burst out laughing at the "We get high, unconsentually" and the "It's Spanish! :D". I keep coming back to rewatch these FAITH videos because I just love them so much, same with your videos on Who's Lila, The Hex and the Inscription 3-parter, I'm not sure how you do it but when you explain the story I can actually understand parts of it that I originally just couldn't wrap my head around. You never fail to make me laugh either, it makes me feel far more comfortable when attempting to delve into deep topics or horror games. Sorry for rambling, just wanted to say that I'm very fond of your videos and I will be keeping them in mind
At the very end, I realized something. In The Exorcist, the mother isn't religious either, but desperately calls on the priests because there's nothing else that could help. Cindy calls priests immediately. She's in on it 100%. Get some rest FP, you deserve it after making the equivalent of ~2 feature films, time-wise. Excited to see what you do next :D
Fsr I thought Cindy was one of the thralls because of the same themes of miscarriage and I also got the vibe she was involved, though I didn't notice it as clearly as you did
If Cindy calls for Priests immediately that means she knew the danger her daughter was in and wanted her saved. She is killed right after so maybe she wasn't on the side of the Second Death Cult.
Oh definitely. But I think it's like how Timmy's mom got swindled into Gary's cult, thinking she could bring back her dead children. Though as the commenter above pointed out it seems she at least was associated with conventionally religious peoole though so...not entirely sure.
Father Garcia's entrance is probably my favorite moment in the series especially after being built up over 3 games. The way he arrives by shooting Gary in the head, and then standing like Archangel Michael with his sword of fire, announcing himself like an angel, "Don't be afraid!" Through practically the whole game (And the series) you've dealt with helpless victims, babies, mental patients, expectant mothers, preschoolers, impressionable and drugged out youth, grooming victims, people outnumbered. You yourself are rather helpless, save for your faith, and in this chapter you're more helpless than ever more often as you lose your cross and get strapped to a medical stretcher, etc, and so when Father Garcia shows up with a shotgun and blasts Gary announcing himself with a "Don't be afraid!" it's like an angel descending upon you, flaming sword in hand, and finally all that helplessness has turned around, a truly righteous warrior of God, who knows evil must die, that which profanes against the Holy Spirit being beyond salvation and is to be slain with God's wrath. It is just so cool, these games always creep me out and make me jumpy but Father Garcia dispelled all that jumpiness and fear, and then the ending where John decides to join him to kill demons, it's so perfect, faith shining bright, the devil's trickery overcome, and John's fear and giving in to the temptations and pleading with the devil, destroyed, and Father Garcia teaming up with an empowered and faithful John, to basically become a duo of Doom slayers. It's just so hype, it's so worth it.
2:41:48 Regarding Djinn: In Arabic, the word "Djinn" is made up of two letters: The First is "ج" and the Second is "ن" It is a well supported hypothesis that underived words in Arabic that start with "ج" and end with "ن" represent something that is imperceptible to some extent [For example, the word "جنين" meaning Fetus or Embryo, both are imperceptible] Since the word "Djinn" is only made up of those two letters, it is believed that this word describes the nature of the Djinn race as completely imperceptible to humans. As you pointed out, Djinn in Islam are one of the two races which God has given free will, the Second being us, the Human race, which is called "Ins / إنس" And since they are given free will, they can either obey God and be good at which point they are referred to as "Jann / جان", or rebel against him and be evil. [By the way, a human who follow the commands of God is called "Insan / إنسان" And Modern standard Arabic uses this word to refer to humans in general, but it's liturgical original meaning only refers to those who uphold the Laws of God] And if they choose to rebel, whether they be Humans or Djinn, they are referred to as "Shaițan / شيطان" A word which when broken down to its epistemological roots means "that which has allowed itself to succumb to Anger, Hatred and Blood-boiling Rage to the point that it distances itself from that which is Good" Commonly translated as "Devil" So if the Coffin suspended above the entrance to the Crucible of the Profane Sabbath holds the mark of the Unseen Spirits which are neither Good nor evil, but flawed and prone to mistakes, and is in the colour of Amy's text, and can be used by John, a human who is neither good nor evil, but is flawed and prone to mistakes, to seal the Entrance, could this mean that it symbolises the Unseen Spirits of those harmed by the Cult, like Amy, and the people they tortured, like John, uniting to thwart the Profane Sabbath of the Second Death, in an effort to redeem themselves from their wrong doings and fight the True Devils of both the Human and Demon Races? Spirits like Amy for having joined the Cult in the First place, and people like John, haunted by their failures and fears?
I think Tiffany being the first one to do the ritual willingly means she was not chosen by the cult to undergo it. So while sister Miriam may have wanted the second death, she was still chosen as a worthy vessel by the cult.
Maybe that's why so many souls lift her body, i assume she put god knows how many babies inside the hole she carved on her own face to attempt to create a portal to hell without success
It’s my head cannon that Miriam was probably possessed or something instead. Thinking about it, how did Miriam actually learn the steps to make a portal on her own? Sure, she could’ve been taught by someone else, but personally, I think it makes just as much sense that she was a vessel for a demon, who used her like a skin suit to infiltrate the church and begin the cult; I could be misunderstanding or it may already be explained who taught her, but I like how twisted the concept that you, a Catholic nun, are trapped within your own mind watching as your body abuses children, begins a cult for the devil, and literally births hellspawn from your sliced open face. It’d also explain why she’s still around; it seems like spirits in this series tend to be almost exclusively demons, same idea as Amy
I personally believe that it was just arrogance. She calls herself “the daughter of the unspeakable” despite going against the cult’s orders. Seeing herself as the woman Gary should be with, not “that w’hore Amy.” Maybe like the Wizard cultist from chapter 2, she was in it for empowerment of herself.
Maybe this was so obvious that nobody felt the need to point it out, but I'm pretty sure the name and design of the Plagas cultists are a reference to the Resident Evil's Las Plagas parasite, right? Especially when they get exposed as long tendrils protruding from the hosts' head/neck.
a note about the daycare kid's drawings - the ones not used for the puzzle: they reference other Airdorf games. Mason's drawing of the boy in a cap with mushrooms, a monkey, and weird lady is a reference to Summer Night Tyler's picture of his Uncle Earl fishing is a reference to Earl's Day Off
I'd have loved to see John's thrall culling in that signature rotoscoping. That said I'm sure once he realized what happened this was just one more devastating trauma he had to overcome. But he does, because Father Ward is absolutely one of the greatest struggling heroes in fiction, right there with Guts and Kratos. Better in some ways even. He doesn't have any magic, or mighty weapons. Just his (formerly) shaky faith, a bum leg, and a cross. But he's got it where it counts. He don't quit at least in my cannon ending. I can't imagine someone wanting him to be bad or neutral ending John but hey we all have our own versions of every story
Even if he goes with Lisa to rest there's still going to be a lot of repair work and mystery solving by both of them, so that's also a great ending Speaking of endings! I like to think when we light Miriam up Father Ward straight up pops her in the mouth, and just that little contact has enough spiritual OOMPH to leap the flames off of him and onto her
I think the "Damnatio Memoriae" ending is my favorite ending of these. The other ones are great, and definitely more thorough in covering the story, but there's something so...human about being unable to bear the weight of one's own failure and self-deceit. There's an unspoken guilt by John about his failure to "save" his mother, despite the reality that there was nothing he could do. Combine this with his perceived failure to save Father Allred, again, something he didn't have control over, and he was already a walking guilt complex. His want to save Amy and the twins was his path of redemption and finding out that not only could he not save Amy due to his trauma making him unable to confront her and Gary, but that the twins weren't even real to begin with, he would break. He would give up. Anyone would. In this ending, I think it's actually a very subtle criticism of pious worship and religion. John believed that praying for Meredith would save her, and it didn't, because prayer doesn't overcome illness, and he perceives this as a failure on his part, that he just didn't pray hard enough. John believed that only his strength would see him through what he went through at the Martin house, instead of actually coming to terms and mentally, emotionally processing and dealing with the trauma he had endured there, the true horror of what he went through. John believed that saving the twins would be his chance at redemption, despite not actually needing redemption in the first place, as nothing that had happened to him was his fault to begin with. The guilt and trauma he's gone through were never confronted, realized, or dealt with, due to his...Faith.
"Cohabitation is a mortal sin, John" Took me RIGHT out XD I'm loving your videos so far, you're so incredibly thorough! You brought up so many things I've never heard anyone cover. You're gonna be big, I can already tell c:
Ngl, When I first took interest on learning the story of Faith, I didn't really felt like the content available was clear enough or entertaining enough for me. Then I found your video and i must say that without even planing on it, I just binge watched 5+ hours of the most thorough and in depth videos I think I've ever seen. Thank you for taking the time to plan, record and edit such a great video
This is probably my third time revisiting your entire Faith series of videos, just because your personality, delivery, thought processes, observations and just Everything is so compelling and fascinating, while also being very joy-inducing. I basically listen to your videos as a comforting routine to relax after a hard week; despite the heavy subject matters that underlie your topics of choice, your enthusiasm and especially empathy are infectious. I love listening to lore videos, especially of horror media, but sometimes I just feel emotionally drained because I end up feeling like a voyeur to others' suffering-- even if they ARE fictional. Every time I think about how you treat John Ward and William in Who's Lila, I just feel warm inside; I don't know, the compassion is soothing. Thank you so much for all you do!
Airdorf also multiple times said Amy's story was inspired by Anneliese Michel's real life exorcism, her recordings are even used in Miriam Bell's sounds. It kinda adds to the whole ''Amy's childhood got robbed by demons'' plot. To be honest it disgusts me that her torture voice clips are used, but needless to say it does make their exorcisms more chilling. (Michel's audio is also used in the background during Lisa's exorcism, it's really a motif for the exorcism of the women in the game.)
I really liked how you did not frame your own theories and speculations as "discovering the dark secret of Faith" but rather as an appreciative observation for the story and worldbuilding of the game. It's such a thoughtful take on the Game Theory -esque brand of video essays out there, that twists narratives to serve their "secrets"... I love media analysis, but those video feels so disrespectful to content creators carefully crafting their own narratives! This explained series is so well thought out and edited, it was so worth it to dedicate my spare time watching this almost 4 hour video today :,) I've been waiting for it ever since I caught up on the previous videos, and this was such a nice surprise for me to chew on. There were many details I missed in chapter 3, and you did a splendid job connecting everything together!! kudos to you!!
I'm not done with the video yet but your John "Faith" Ward version of 'Come Out Ye Black And Tans' sent me into the stratosphere. Completely unexpected and I'm still laughing. Thank you so much.
Some sources claim Astarté, the goddess that became Astaroth, was a deified version of the morning star, keeping with the star motif. Lucifer is also called the morning star.
Astarte's contemporary East Semitic equivalent was Ishtar, who was often written with just the Sumerian symbols for 'Goddess' which is a star, so that would make sense! I wonder if Astarte was written similarly in her culture 🤔
I'm not sure if this was said before, but Airdorf, on Twitter, confirmed that the white figure that meets John and saves him (or more like strike a deal with him) after the failed exorcism is Satan himself "And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light"
That compilation of what I assume to be your life throughout the years at the end of the bad ending playthrough was really well done and also extremely disheartening. Massive props to you for that amazing sequence
If someone hasn't said this already, the 3rd purple face is Uboa, she's an event character from the rpg maker classic Yume Nikki. Her appearance inspired Gaster's similar appearance, though I am unsure if Uboa also inspired Face or not.
Let's just take a moment to appreciate how silly yet subtly genius Gary's final words to John are. Him saying "Gary does not love you!" as an angry roar of hate sounds so cheesy and cartoonish, but it actually has a lot of meaning behind it for those that pay attention to how he operates and what he is like. Gary is a demon of temptation. He offers you things, gives you what you think you want and through those gifts, steals your mind and soul with it. His two great lies partially stem from this: "Gary is a normal human being, just like you and me." and "Gary loves you." One refers to a pretend humility, implying he is similar to us, meaning we are also similar to him, but also making him appear more benevolent. Like he's not the megalomaniac who literally refused his buddy's offer because of his perceived importance. The other refers to his love for us. Thereby implying his open and honest affection toward us. And if you recall, even though he does act mocking toward John a few times, he never curses at him or acts hateful. Even when John is actively ruining his operations, Gary acts friendly and supportive, even congratulating John on his efforts or trying to point out how John is in fact helping him, questioning on whose side John is. And he also uses this 'love' of his in a possessive, demanding way. He outright warns his cronies to remember that he loves them. Almost like he's implying "I love you. So I own you." These are Gary's two great lies, but lies that make up his entire being, his whole presentation towards the outside world. That he is a normal human, no different from us, and that he loves us. And to him, these are basically building blocks of his entire personality. I mean as a demon, sure, he has other traits, but as far as his reasons for existence goes, he has nothing but his work as a demon, which is comprised exclusively of his deceptions and corruptive machinations. So his entire *being* is composed of these two statements. And before the fight against John, he drops BOTH of these lies. Removes the mask. Tosses it out the window. Forgets about it. Is done with it. He already drops the "normal human being" spiel when he shows you his fully demonic form and starts talking about his plans for taking over the world and consuming you through the profane sabbath. But then at the end, just so you fully *know* how much you pissed him off, he goes out and says the full antithesis of his second great lie. I mean you could guess before that he hates John with a passion and wants to destroy him, but he never came out and said it. It was always "Heh, smooth moves, priest!" or "Are you sure you're not on my side after killing Tiffany?" It was always subtle, sneering but still friendly, even admitting the points where John did well. So imagine the elemental, near feral *rage* Gary has to be in to drop his final facade. Imagine how much he hates you, despises you, how much he wishes nothing more than your utter demise. Imagine the desperate, impotent rage he is in for his will to finally erode so much that he is finally willing to come out and scream into your face "I do not love you! I do not want you! Go away!" in his own way. All that emotion and character expressed in just five little words.
Shoutout from one pro lapsed Catholic to another, I no longer think I can ever hear the words "It's Spanish! :D" again without breaking out laughing. Excellent work as always!
I almost tear up when Amy forgives John after he completes his troublesome journey after all she's been through. I'm starting to wonder what would've happened if John finished what he started from the get go: would he have been able to defeat Gary, or would they have tried to perform the 2nd death on him as a top priority inevitably winning without the subtle guidance of Amy and the twins? Also: notice how the Cross is back to gold in the cutscene when he says "Amen." It's still wooden in the game, but right at that moment it's back to gold. By the way: I don't know any meaning of this, but, if the peakboo demon catches you moving in chapter II he says "whore" if I remember correctly (I could be wrong. After all, I thought that Miram says "my ritual" instead of "my little one" for so long)
I'm surprised noone had caught the slight blooper at around 2:55:30. (You get to choose between Lisa and Father Ward) Then again the thought of Father Garcia being just dragged along on more demon slaying, by John re-strengthened by his faith is a fun headcannon.
~3:09:20 Faith Ch. 1 released in 2017, so the 2016 Clown Scares were almost certainly in recent memory during the development of the game. I would guess that inspired the clown stuff in Ch. 1. Maybe he was just meming and then repurposed the gray man into Father Garcia, or maybe he wanted to work in some kind of clown storyline that he axed before Ch. 2 when the Clown Sightings proved to not be universally memorable.
@@oscarcacnio8418lol it was also the time those Russian dudes dressed up as clowns and scared the shit out of people in the streets. I loved watching those vids.
Finally, a new video essay I'll fall asleep to for the next week straight and although can't actively remember anything about, upon actively trying to watch it (which I will do for a few months) I already know what's happening.
I wanted to say (late, i know) about John's letter asking to release him from the psychiatric ward, it was not written by John. Airdorf (basically) confirmed this in an interview with Wendigoon. It's also VERY heavily implied that Gary was the one who wrote the letter, getting John out of the hospital to maybe use or hunt him down, super cool video, i love how deep the lore is!!!
Damnatio Memoriae is literally the most horrifying, awful, terrifying, everything and anything I could say about it. Its devastating. The chills I got when I first saw it, and the horror I felt when I first read what "damnatio memoriae" actually meant.
Yeah that's exactly why that was the harshest possible punishment that could be inflicted upon someone. Being completely forgotten like you never existed, your life completely erased from public consciousness, is probably one of the things humans fear the most, as what we leave behind is fundamentally the only proof we existed at all.
'condemnation of the report?' As someone who has never heard this before but knows a bit of the language it just sounds like what happens to a bureaucrat when his the reports he files aren't up to snuff lol.
@@josephmatthews7698 the translation (to my knowledge based on my 'research') means "condemnation of memory". Basically, any memory of you or anything touched or affected by you in the mortal realm is abolished. Your entire legacy, destroyed in a moment.
If I may point out, the sigil in the crucible is NOT the sigil of Astaroth but the sigil of Purson, who is also meant to be the revelator of the Antichrist which is like Gary’s whole thing. So I think we can make a case that Gary is truly Purson and not Astaroth
So, we're told Cindy miscarried Nate and Jason, but we know Gary has been stealing babies to sacrifice and passing them off as dead. Is it possible Nate and Jason were actually taken by Gary and sacrificed?
That's a good point. Could be that Cindy did successfully give birth to the twins. However, she could have given birth _at the clinic_ . Falsified records, the cult members/"midwives" possibly drugging her, and all that.
@@maxwellmegagamer8535How can we know they were naturally miscarried? Gary's been altering the memories of his patients. I also think that Nate and Jason were sacrificial victims to the Second Death cult -- it makes the most sense as to why Cindy is thrallesque and explains why Amy might've begun volunteering at the clinic to begin with: they "helped" her mom through a traumatic loss.
@@MM-jf1me Gary isn’t the only one who says that they died, in the “really bad ending” there’s a note in a specific room that says Cindy is straight up having delusions of them being alive, the note also says that she miscarried them
@@maxwellmegagamer8535 But where else would that person be getting their info from if not Cindy's family? If the family has been told by Cindy's medical team that she has had a miscarriage, then they would probably trust the medical professionals. Given what we know, it's equally plausible that Cindy's children were stolen and sacrificed by Gary's cult as they were innocently miscarried.
Dude, this series is awesome. I discovered you like a week ago and I’ve been so super impressed by your FAITH series. Your description of the Bad Ending is clear and understandable and in-character, gesturing at motivations and feelings Ward could be going through, which I appreciate a lot. It feels less “boilerplate”, more personal. And you’re an awesome storyteller. And, oh man, I really couldn’t help but smile at the Damnatio Memoriae sequence once I understood what was happening. I LOVED that, I feel like your presentation of FAITH as a whole really earned it, over the top as it is, and it was very satisfying as the conclusive beat for that “punished Ward” ending. I especially love how you went for it 110% with the sheer melodrama of using actual video and photo evidence of yourself being “destroyed”! Using the skit format to help drive the implications of the ending home is brilliant and well-executed. And I even appreciate the use of the intro and logo to “reboot” yourself after that as well, which both allows you to “New Game” again in terms of the story and allows you to start this video off immediately and get the short, bad ending out of the way before the intro! I’ve actually paused the video now to tell you this. I’m less than a third of the way into this video and I’m just so impressed. I seriously hope you consider breaking down more media this way, because you bring such energy and joy to this. Excited to see MERCH, as well!! Onward and upward! And I haven’t even tried to decipher the secret whiteboard messages you erase before we start but I bet they’re interesting, and I can hardly wait for better minds than mine to figure them out!! Edit: 32:36 damn straight
i have been obsessed with FAITH since the first time Manly played it on his channel and im so glad more people are talking about it! this whole story explained series is genuinely so fucking impressive i had to double check your account to see if you were a youtube veteran ive been missing out on and what!!! only 4 videos??!!! that is insane. i hereby bestow upon you the highest honor i can offer: being added to my video essay playlist that i rewatch every month. you are absolutely killing it so far my guy, looking forward to your future uploads :D id definitely love to see more about niche horror games from you
dude im so impressed right now, i find it so hard to find long-form videos that keep my attention but the way you do the storytelling is so captivating, and your humor was so funny!! so excited for whatever you have planned next !!
Man, the sheer joy you display in the beginning of the video is so contagious. I've seen the premiere of the video, but I've been so inundated with work that I couldn't watch it, so I'm slowly working my way through this. Really enjoying the way you've been shaping your writing, keep up the great work, can't wait to see what you have next in store for us (pun intended)! Stay floppy!
there is something really metal about a priest going into a killing frenzy and writing "REPENT" in cultist blood on the walls and what makes it even better is the last cultist saying "holy man" in his dying breaths
For someone who called himself an uneducated schlubby dropout in another video, your worldly understanding of general knowledge and understanding of other cultures and languages is genuinely impressive and refreshing
I might have to break my first viewing of this in chapters as I really love the way you break it down and analyse it and I don’t want to miss any of it 💜 thank you FP for how much time and effort this must have taken, I have been so excited for this video and it must have been a real labour of love for you 💜
I've been watching Faith analysis and story videos since the game first came out and I think this three-part series is the best in-depth video(s) that I've seen so far. You really tied everything together in ways that a lot of other people seem to miss.
In wendigoons interview with airndorf he said that originally the way the bad ending was gonna work was you could go out to bars or the arcade instead of going to your misson and Father Garcia upset by this would stalk John and scare him dressed like a clown. This was scrapped for time but I really I hope it gets added back in some kind of later update cause I really like this idea better cause it makes the bad ending a lot more involved and interesting than just sleeping in those days.
Love that subtle reference to the Church Militant and Church Triumphant. Just found your channel and I’m hooked-can’t wait to see what’s next! Keep up the amazing work!
Ah just finished my rewatch I gotta tell ya you can really tell how much love is put into these videos of yours I really hope I can have the privilege of watching your channel grow and grow along with the release of new videos!! Can’t wait
Having come across this channel on a sleepless night, you have managed to keep me entertained while granting me the lore of games i am always too terrified to play. I look forward to see how you grow. But until your next video; I will be keeping this channel... in mind.
This video summary is a masterpiece. A brilliant end to the video trilogy. I first found this channel by searching for a video explaining the story of faith in detail and you did an incredible job.
17:05 is the price of inaction. Not the price actually, but the consequence. No evil spirits need to be for Damnatio Memoriae to come to those who do not act. If you do nothing, if you stay inert, hoping nothing will happen, you will never leave any mark in time. You will never be remembered. It's only natural to occur
@@flawedpeacock well you kinda just said the exact same thing later in the video I wrote it down on a pause in the heat of a moment because I was influenced by your lovely cutscene
Hello A little information that is in 3:32:00 is incorrect, the hand that snatch Astaroth/garry is not the UNSPEACKABLE but the Antichrist I love your work and I hope you will continue, the quality is insane !
My favorite thing about watching these videos right now is being like “THATS WHAT I SAID” to myself like I’m proving something. Anyway this series was so awesome, I love hyperfixations
Today I finished chapter 3 and loved it, I hope they make a sequel to this. I can't wait to see your video. I'll keep this video in mind until it comes out.
Your creative force and hard work are one helluva powerful force my man. Seasoned with your humor and intellect, this channel is *chef’s kiss* perfect!
Yes! More long form video game breakdowns! Loving your stuff so far. This series has the energy of one of those excitable professors that is just way too jazzed to be giving a chemistry demonstration mixed with the Pepe Silvia meme. I'll definitely be keeping this channel in mind.
Babe, 4 hour long faith video just dropped!! edit: I just finished the video, and I am, phew, wow, I am almost left with a heavy heart that the video is over. It was so fun. Amazing laughs I didn't expect, such cool visuals to pair with the story, and a perspective on this game I didn't have before. This was incredible. Like history in the making for your channel as well, this is, something else. Great great work, I respect your dedication and effort so much.
I've gone back and rewatched all the FAITH videos you've made, and I'm just so glad someone really took an in-depth, play-by-play look into this series. Good job!!! def a series of vids I'll be watching multiple times to fully wrap my head around it.
WOW! Your entire series on FAITH is so thoroughly and masterfully made. I love your style of teaching like a professor, it's super easy to digest. You're so good at composing your thoughts.
I found u through your skinamarink video because I became totally obsessed with that movie with the way it stuck with me. You had the perfect Amount of heart, humor and intellect into your videos. Not only that, but I have been LOVING reading all the incredibly well-written and thoughtful comments. You seem to be cultivate quite the QUALITY in following while your follower count rises. The quality of a good following is worth everything. Iem enjoying this little community of kind, and interesting people. Also pretty nice flavor text Spanish u got there, hijo ! 😁
Absolutely OBSESSED with the Come Out Ye Black & Tans parodies. I must have replayed the first one like 5 times. The thought of Ward step-dancing that last cultist to death sends me
Idk if this has already been said, but a pretty good indicator for the Martins not being religious, in the first flash back, Allred states “the servants of the lord are here” with Bob replying a little bit after as we walk down the stairs with, “if you say so” so this exorcism was def a last or close to a last resort to Amy her help.
literally the best analysis on faith out there. u got so many important plot details that are super subtle while playing, but very obviously important story telling when pointed out, that the wiki totally misses out on. this is faith analysis I was waiting for. so excited for ur continued work!
i never tried leaving each act right away in johns car... i missed out! the worst ending has some cool details in it. like the grill in his backyard, showing the audience he's a simple priest who likes to get his saturday grill on
Your videos are actually amazing. I love all the little skits, they’re small enough not to interrupt the flow of the video, and they add so much to the vibe. Your analysis is super in depth and totally understandable even to me, who’s only seen this video plus some other playthroughs (where I was very confused). I’m definitely going to watch your other videos because you’ve literally turned me into a hardcore FAITH fan, got me straight up drawing John Ward fanart right now. I also LOVE that you acknowledge that plot threads can sometimes get dropped, or creators can change their mind about things and make stuff up as they go. Way too many creators try to cobble conflicting lore together without even considering it might just be a mistake on the creator’s part. Anyway, love your videos and you should be sooo much more popular than you are right now.
Fun fact!
If you compare the statue with the visual description of the demon Astaroth (Wings, crown, serpent on hand), the entity that fooled Timmy's parent might be him. And if you consider that Gary might be Astaroth, maybe that parent had a deal with him to bring Timmy's back
WHY DIDNT I NOTICE THAT?! Astaroth is depicted wearing a crown and holding a snake!
So the idol that we see in the apartments is foreshadowing Gary's real identity.
Bravo, beautiful catch.
Genius!
Brilliant!
You think the candyland killer is one of timmy parents?
@Horus Hyperion now that's an interesting connection. Maybe the candyland killer foreshadows the Implication of a serial killer in chapter 3. Since Ch.2 is a nightmare I'm not sure if the candyland is a pure dream construct or a piece of Ward's memory.
Ward's cultist bloodbath is so badass I wish we could have gotten even a little animation of how it went down, but I do think it's more impactful just seeing the aftermath. I'm absolutely obsessed with that idea of a man of the Lord writing "REPENT" in the blood of his enemies, what a wholesome little guy!
He probably punched the first thrall out, taking its scissors and used it to slice and dice all that was unfortunate to come across him
We all know free bird was playing
@@quinnzykirfacts
The free bird solo remixed with the doom music while John pummels the cultists into bloody jam with his fists alone
Men of the Lord can go on a holy rampage, as a little treat
Tiffany's 7×70 is a reference to her sacrificing 490 babies into her second death hole. The reason her head is exploded is because she sacrificed so many that it overloaded her portal. When you heat her, (and through the fight) exactly 490 spirits are released.
i like the image of tiffany just shoving babies into the portal, did she use a funnel for the babies? with a baby tank to store the babies?
Girl had a truck full of babies 😭
Where the fuck do you get 490 babies
@@kaderen8461Baby Machine Gun. Baby Ammo Belt.
i imagine the hell people on the other side would get tired of this as well, eventually. "oh boy, another one. ugh."
I love the
"In the name of the Lord I demand to know what in the _hell_ is going on here"
Its so humanising to see John Ward be absolutely fed up with the situation and straight up just swear.
Wait, is Hell a swear? I suppose in that connotation it would be, but I never really considered it a swear... weird.
@@JohnLegbert There is a long history behind it but it can basically be summed up as
- English, like a lot of other languages, is influenced heavily by Christianity
- Swearing when it comes to Christianity was things like, invoking God or taking God's name in vain. Ie God's breath, Jesus Christ. Etc.
- Another form that developed is using Hell or Good Heavens. God dammit. Like oaths, blaspheme.
- Gosh, Jeeze and suchlike are in fact minced oaths to soften the impact!
So yea John Ward, as a Catholic priest, straight up just uttering an oath like that shows just how god damn, heh, tired he is with it all.
@@JohnLegbert My favourite forms of minced oaths are
Darn - damn
Zounds - God's wounds
Heck - hell
Poppycock - Taken from Dutch and adjusted a bit. The original Dutch words meant soft dung
Good heavens - Because in Afrikaans, my mother tongue, we say, goeie hemeletjie. And it really just. It hits different
@@elvingearmasterirma7241how the hell you pronounce the last one
@@cdogthehedgehog6923 Ye-mel-ki
I think? I am trying my best to explain it with english phonetics
As for the goeie part. Im not even gonna try. You will have to look up videos
“Which is why Father Ward walks so slow.”
Man, those demons need to do some cardio, they can’t even outrun an asthmatic priest.
Unless their rituals include sacrificing full mobility in their legs lol
@@smiley6149 you carve your face off and sacrifice your kneecaps
I’ve actually know asthmatic priests irl and they actually run pretty fast 😂
AND he has leg injury. Gary gotta start some demon cardio group.
@@JesterPrinceYou can throw that together with Torture Tuesday! Everyone knows group sports are torture.
"it's full of the exaggerated swagger of a normal human just like you and me" had me belly laughing. And all those chess moves? Gold. Your writing and sense of humour is fantastic.
This whole channel feels like I stayed up later than everyone at a party and the quiet kid is finally opening up about their hyper fixation because no one else is around. All that to say its fantastic and ive spent the last however many hours watching every video please keep it up!
Now that i think about it the peekaboo demon in chapter II isn't the real demon it was a dream. So what if Gary put that fake demon in our dream to make us stand still when we see the real demon?
OH WOW. That's clever, great catch!
Big brain
when i saw that i thought "why are we warned about how to avoid the demon?" and this is a genius explanation
It makes sense. I'd think it Miriam watching through the veil of sleep though. I think of everything in chapter 2, Miriam is actually present and influencing him, "You belong to her!". It seems to me that when you defeat Miriam in the dream, it has real world effects. It's John overcoming his fear of her, "Eye does not see her. Children fear her." It also has the effect of breaking her bond with him and influence over him from the orphanage.
The dream actually did occur though, even if John wasn't physically present. The difference is, when we meet the Peek-A-Boo demon in the Candy Tunnels, it is extremely well-fed off the various junkies and derelicts of the area. It's in a far more docile state and will only attack when agitated.
When we run into it at the apartment, Tiffany has been making use of all the sacrifices meant to sustain it to fuel her own Second Death. The demon is starved and desperate, to the point of essentially disobeying Gary's own directives. The notes from the cultists point that out succinctly.
I love how John was able to bare handedly kill like 5 thrall while drugged
Non hic captus sum apud te, captus es hic mecum.
It’s that sleeper strength
bcuz he is Jhon, Jhon wick.
If gary had killed his dog instead of a fox in the first game, chapter 2 and 3 would not exist.
Looks closer to eight to me
Perc rage
When a creepy entity is making another creepy entity sob, you know that you are dealing with REALLY CREEPY ENTITY
When the creepy entity gives me depression
The Magnus Archives is a podcast-
When a creepy entity meets a creepy entity walking through the rye
2:51:34 For anyone curious, a rough translation of the latin Gary says here is as follows:
Amy... my Amy...
Chosen woman beneath everything
the moon, chalice and bird altogether
The mother, daughter and unholy spirit altogether
MY UNHOLY TRINITY
Thank you for translating! Im so curious why Amy is (or is nearly) the unholy trinity to Gary. What about her exemplifies all the pieces? I can inagine that because she was posessed she became an "unholy spirit", she is literally a daughter... is she a mother because she had the second death done to her? Was she secretly pregnant and thats why she volunteered at the clinic? I dont see it.
@@nardoritardeau2291I think with how Gary talks about Amy, and with how Tiffany expresses her jealousy towards Amy and literally calls her a whore, it’s likely Gary got her pregnant, giving her the “mother” title
@@melancholykiwi6963you're right, there are implications Gary was creepin on Amy. He easily could have drugged her and... impregnated her at that "get together at the clinic" mentioned in game 2 ("you're a 17yo girl! You can make your own decisions!" -Gary), since in part 3 we know they drug people like the thralls and the tenants of the apartment and patients of the clinic.
@nardoritardeau2291 remember though that Miriam was a nun and it was never referenced that she had children traditionally. But they still call her mother after Gary comes out of her face. I think it's just in reference to the ritual that let's you "birth" demons. Pregnancy takes such a toll on the body I can't imagine they'd want to put that on someone who's body they need in peak condition. Remember they couldn't use Miriam because her body was too weak with age.
@@StonedHunter That’s a fair point. I think it could be both though, or rather I want it to be both, because grooming in cult/religious spaces is common and it would add another layer of tragedy to Amy’s story. Deliciously complex!
One could say the fact the cross becomes more and more simple could signify that John's faith is becoming so much stronger that he doesn't need as fancy or religiously powerful of a cross. With the last chapter having him able to fend demons with just a wooden cross.
Yeah i also assume that, reminds me of Indiana Jones's 3rd film where in the last trial the right chalice wasn't the fancy gold one, but the simple wood carved one
Was just about to comment something similar. It may symbolize the idea that "true" faith doesn't need to be flashy or ostentatious. It's true strength comes from within and doesn't need to be displayed outwardly. The true strength of John's faith is displayed through his actions and commitment to stopping the cult.
I thought it was a representation of his faith weakening, portrayed through the material
That would be a misunderstanding of faith.
@@LaughedYourAssOff I personally think it's both, it was gold when John truly believed his faith was unshakeable (it wasn't) and so it started to turn silver then bronze. However at the very end of his journey his faith truly comes back stronger then ever so his cross simply becomes simple and wooden. Also it looks less vain wooden and all that to me at least.
I love the "...I'm leaving now" at 39:00 xD
You can FEEL the awkwardness. You can just see John slowly pointing towards the door off screen xD
Also that cross in the boss room is an actual satanic cross. Not the upside down one :3
I feel like it’s interesting to note, that the Mask in the second death ritual in the basement of chapter 2 is probably not a mask. I’d wager that it’s Tiffany’s face flesh considering it’s the same color as her.
Oh God, why does that make too much sense
I have a phobia of needles but your "we get high, uncontsentully" immediately snapped me out of it.
Shit! I didn't think about that as a needed content warning! Thank you for telling me, I'll keep an eye out in the future. But I'm very glad my levity helped 😅
It's a small thing but I love the fact they included the elevator game ritual creepypasta as a nod. And the secret boss being in another world is a great way of using it. And "The devil made me do it" if Lisa dies sounds like a reference to the Warrens to me
That tracks, also in that note "I have the body of a pig" is a famous EVP picked up at the Amityville house. Along with a pretty creepy looking apparition as well.
@@Dirty0o0Jester
Great spot, I missed that connection completely
@@Dirty0o0Jester I want to note the Warrens were also frauds…but I don’t think their collection of spooky objects were.
@@Dirty0o0Jester If I recall correctly, the “I have the body of a pig” EVP was actually from a horror video from the ancient days of UA-cam and was picked up at a different location.
"The devil made me do it" and a Lisa character reminds me of PT.
I burst out laughing at the "We get high, unconsentually" and the "It's Spanish! :D". I keep coming back to rewatch these FAITH videos because I just love them so much, same with your videos on Who's Lila, The Hex and the Inscription 3-parter, I'm not sure how you do it but when you explain the story I can actually understand parts of it that I originally just couldn't wrap my head around. You never fail to make me laugh either, it makes me feel far more comfortable when attempting to delve into deep topics or horror games.
Sorry for rambling, just wanted to say that I'm very fond of your videos and I will be keeping them in mind
At the very end, I realized something. In The Exorcist, the mother isn't religious either, but desperately calls on the priests because there's nothing else that could help. Cindy calls priests immediately.
She's in on it 100%.
Get some rest FP, you deserve it after making the equivalent of ~2 feature films, time-wise. Excited to see what you do next :D
Fsr I thought Cindy was one of the thralls because of the same themes of miscarriage and I also got the vibe she was involved, though I didn't notice it as clearly as you did
If Cindy calls for Priests immediately that means she knew the danger her daughter was in and wanted her saved.
She is killed right after so maybe she wasn't on the side of the Second Death Cult.
Well, if you actually check Cindy's backstory - she IS religious. Her friends shunned her exactly because of what Amy was doing.
Oh definitely. But I think it's like how Timmy's mom got swindled into Gary's cult, thinking she could bring back her dead children.
Though as the commenter above pointed out it seems she at least was associated with conventionally religious peoole though so...not entirely sure.
37:48 the way it cuts from those corpses busting a move to John looking relatively unfased is KILLING ME
Father Garcia's entrance is probably my favorite moment in the series especially after being built up over 3 games.
The way he arrives by shooting Gary in the head, and then standing like Archangel Michael with his sword of fire, announcing himself like an angel, "Don't be afraid!"
Through practically the whole game (And the series) you've dealt with helpless victims, babies, mental patients, expectant mothers, preschoolers, impressionable and drugged out youth, grooming victims, people outnumbered. You yourself are rather helpless, save for your faith, and in this chapter you're more helpless than ever more often as you lose your cross and get strapped to a medical stretcher, etc, and so when Father Garcia shows up with a shotgun and blasts Gary announcing himself with a "Don't be afraid!" it's like an angel descending upon you, flaming sword in hand, and finally all that helplessness has turned around, a truly righteous warrior of God, who knows evil must die, that which profanes against the Holy Spirit being beyond salvation and is to be slain with God's wrath.
It is just so cool, these games always creep me out and make me jumpy but Father Garcia dispelled all that jumpiness and fear, and then the ending where John decides to join him to kill demons, it's so perfect, faith shining bright, the devil's trickery overcome, and John's fear and giving in to the temptations and pleading with the devil, destroyed, and Father Garcia teaming up with an empowered and faithful John, to basically become a duo of Doom slayers. It's just so hype, it's so worth it.
Garcia is the MVP here, for sure
28:39 for anyone wondering, the third graffitied face is Uboa from Yume Nikki
I went to see if someone had already said it. Thank you for doing god's work.
2:41:48
Regarding Djinn:
In Arabic, the word "Djinn" is made up of two letters: The First is "ج" and the Second is "ن"
It is a well supported hypothesis that underived words in Arabic that start with "ج" and end with "ن" represent something that is imperceptible to some extent [For example, the word "جنين" meaning Fetus or Embryo, both are imperceptible]
Since the word "Djinn" is only made up of those two letters, it is believed that this word describes the nature of the Djinn race as completely imperceptible to humans.
As you pointed out, Djinn in Islam are one of the two races which God has given free will, the Second being us, the Human race, which is called "Ins / إنس"
And since they are given free will, they can either obey God and be good at which point they are referred to as "Jann / جان", or rebel against him and be evil.
[By the way, a human who follow the commands of God is called "Insan / إنسان" And Modern standard Arabic uses this word to refer to humans in general, but it's liturgical original meaning only refers to those who uphold the Laws of God]
And if they choose to rebel, whether they be Humans or Djinn, they are referred to as "Shaițan / شيطان"
A word which when broken down to its epistemological roots means "that which has allowed itself to succumb to Anger, Hatred and Blood-boiling Rage to the point that it distances itself from that which is Good"
Commonly translated as "Devil"
So if the Coffin suspended above the entrance to the Crucible of the Profane Sabbath holds the mark of the Unseen Spirits which are neither Good nor evil, but flawed and prone to mistakes, and is in the colour of Amy's text, and can be used by John, a human who is neither good nor evil, but is flawed and prone to mistakes, to seal the Entrance, could this mean that it symbolises the Unseen Spirits of those harmed by the Cult, like Amy, and the people they tortured, like John, uniting to thwart the Profane Sabbath of the Second Death, in an effort to redeem themselves from their wrong doings and fight the True Devils of both the Human and Demon Races? Spirits like Amy for having joined the Cult in the First place, and people like John, haunted by their failures and fears?
Edit: Not Epistemological, it's Etymological. My bad.
I think Tiffany being the first one to do the ritual willingly means she was not chosen by the cult to undergo it. So while sister Miriam may have wanted the second death, she was still chosen as a worthy vessel by the cult.
Yes I think I was overthinking it a bit too hard with that detail throughout this journey. Your explanation is perfect imo.
Maybe that's why so many souls lift her body, i assume she put god knows how many babies inside the hole she carved on her own face to attempt to create a portal to hell without success
It’s my head cannon that Miriam was probably possessed or something instead. Thinking about it, how did Miriam actually learn the steps to make a portal on her own? Sure, she could’ve been taught by someone else, but personally, I think it makes just as much sense that she was a vessel for a demon, who used her like a skin suit to infiltrate the church and begin the cult; I could be misunderstanding or it may already be explained who taught her, but I like how twisted the concept that you, a Catholic nun, are trapped within your own mind watching as your body abuses children, begins a cult for the devil, and literally births hellspawn from your sliced open face. It’d also explain why she’s still around; it seems like spirits in this series tend to be almost exclusively demons, same idea as Amy
I personally believe that it was just arrogance. She calls herself “the daughter of the unspeakable” despite going against the cult’s orders. Seeing herself as the woman Gary should be with, not “that w’hore Amy.” Maybe like the Wizard cultist from chapter 2, she was in it for empowerment of herself.
@@bruschetta7711 i dont think she has infinite baby storage inside her without them already going somewhere
Maybe this was so obvious that nobody felt the need to point it out, but I'm pretty sure the name and design of the Plagas cultists are a reference to the Resident Evil's Las Plagas parasite, right? Especially when they get exposed as long tendrils protruding from the hosts' head/neck.
Ive been thinking that as well and it bugs me that no one had mentioned it EVER during my deep dive of research.
a note about the daycare kid's drawings - the ones not used for the puzzle:
they reference other Airdorf games.
Mason's drawing of the boy in a cap with mushrooms, a monkey, and weird lady is a reference to Summer Night
Tyler's picture of his Uncle Earl fishing is a reference to Earl's Day Off
I'd have loved to see John's thrall culling in that signature rotoscoping.
That said I'm sure once he realized what happened this was just one more devastating trauma he had to overcome. But he does, because Father Ward is absolutely one of the greatest struggling heroes in fiction, right there with Guts and Kratos. Better in some ways even. He doesn't have any magic, or mighty weapons. Just his (formerly) shaky faith, a bum leg, and a cross. But he's got it where it counts. He don't quit at least in my cannon ending. I can't imagine someone wanting him to be bad or neutral ending John but hey we all have our own versions of every story
Even if he goes with Lisa to rest there's still going to be a lot of repair work and mystery solving by both of them, so that's also a great ending
Speaking of endings! I like to think when we light Miriam up Father Ward straight up pops her in the mouth, and just that little contact has enough spiritual OOMPH to leap the flames off of him and onto her
@@Dirty0o0Jester Like a headbutt
My favourite trilogy is now coming to a close "this will be my greatest test of faith yet"
I think the "Damnatio Memoriae" ending is my favorite ending of these. The other ones are great, and definitely more thorough in covering the story, but there's something so...human about being unable to bear the weight of one's own failure and self-deceit. There's an unspoken guilt by John about his failure to "save" his mother, despite the reality that there was nothing he could do. Combine this with his perceived failure to save Father Allred, again, something he didn't have control over, and he was already a walking guilt complex. His want to save Amy and the twins was his path of redemption and finding out that not only could he not save Amy due to his trauma making him unable to confront her and Gary, but that the twins weren't even real to begin with, he would break. He would give up. Anyone would.
In this ending, I think it's actually a very subtle criticism of pious worship and religion. John believed that praying for Meredith would save her, and it didn't, because prayer doesn't overcome illness, and he perceives this as a failure on his part, that he just didn't pray hard enough. John believed that only his strength would see him through what he went through at the Martin house, instead of actually coming to terms and mentally, emotionally processing and dealing with the trauma he had endured there, the true horror of what he went through. John believed that saving the twins would be his chance at redemption, despite not actually needing redemption in the first place, as nothing that had happened to him was his fault to begin with. The guilt and trauma he's gone through were never confronted, realized, or dealt with, due to his...Faith.
"Cohabitation is a mortal sin, John" Took me RIGHT out XD
I'm loving your videos so far, you're so incredibly thorough! You brought up so many things I've never heard anyone cover.
You're gonna be big, I can already tell c:
Ngl, When I first took interest on learning the story of Faith, I didn't really felt like the content available was clear enough or entertaining enough for me.
Then I found your video and i must say that without even planing on it, I just binge watched 5+ hours of the most thorough and in depth videos I think I've ever seen.
Thank you for taking the time to plan, record and edit such a great video
Literally have checked back at this channel every day for the past month or so, waiting for this to drop, and I am so so so hype
Same
SAME 😂
I can hardly imagine how difficult it must've been to get 3 hours and counting worth of detail and story all compiled into one video
This is probably my third time revisiting your entire Faith series of videos, just because your personality, delivery, thought processes, observations and just Everything is so compelling and fascinating, while also being very joy-inducing. I basically listen to your videos as a comforting routine to relax after a hard week; despite the heavy subject matters that underlie your topics of choice, your enthusiasm and especially empathy are infectious. I love listening to lore videos, especially of horror media, but sometimes I just feel emotionally drained because I end up feeling like a voyeur to others' suffering-- even if they ARE fictional. Every time I think about how you treat John Ward and William in Who's Lila, I just feel warm inside; I don't know, the compassion is soothing. Thank you so much for all you do!
I do the same :) I illustrate for a living, and there’s nothing better to draw to than Floppy
Airdorf also multiple times said Amy's story was inspired by Anneliese Michel's real life exorcism, her recordings are even used in Miriam Bell's sounds. It kinda adds to the whole ''Amy's childhood got robbed by demons'' plot.
To be honest it disgusts me that her torture voice clips are used, but needless to say it does make their exorcisms more chilling. (Michel's audio is also used in the background during Lisa's exorcism, it's really a motif for the exorcism of the women in the game.)
I really liked how you did not frame your own theories and speculations as "discovering the dark secret of Faith" but rather as an appreciative observation for the story and worldbuilding of the game. It's such a thoughtful take on the Game Theory -esque brand of video essays out there, that twists narratives to serve their "secrets"... I love media analysis, but those video feels so disrespectful to content creators carefully crafting their own narratives!
This explained series is so well thought out and edited, it was so worth it to dedicate my spare time watching this almost 4 hour video today :,) I've been waiting for it ever since I caught up on the previous videos, and this was such a nice surprise for me to chew on. There were many details I missed in chapter 3, and you did a splendid job connecting everything together!! kudos to you!!
I'm not done with the video yet but your John "Faith" Ward version of 'Come Out Ye Black And Tans' sent me into the stratosphere. Completely unexpected and I'm still laughing. Thank you so much.
Some sources claim Astarté, the goddess that became Astaroth, was a deified version of the morning star, keeping with the star motif. Lucifer is also called the morning star.
Astarte's contemporary East Semitic equivalent was Ishtar, who was often written with just the Sumerian symbols for 'Goddess' which is a star, so that would make sense! I wonder if Astarte was written similarly in her culture 🤔
I'm not sure if this was said before, but Airdorf, on Twitter, confirmed that the white figure that meets John and saves him (or more like strike a deal with him) after the failed exorcism is Satan himself
"And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light"
That compilation of what I assume to be your life throughout the years at the end of the bad ending playthrough was really well done and also extremely disheartening. Massive props to you for that amazing sequence
If someone hasn't said this already, the 3rd purple face is Uboa, she's an event character from the rpg maker classic Yume Nikki. Her appearance inspired Gaster's similar appearance, though I am unsure if Uboa also inspired Face or not.
Lost souls from everhood if they were good
Let's just take a moment to appreciate how silly yet subtly genius Gary's final words to John are. Him saying "Gary does not love you!" as an angry roar of hate sounds so cheesy and cartoonish, but it actually has a lot of meaning behind it for those that pay attention to how he operates and what he is like.
Gary is a demon of temptation. He offers you things, gives you what you think you want and through those gifts, steals your mind and soul with it. His two great lies partially stem from this:
"Gary is a normal human being, just like you and me." and "Gary loves you." One refers to a pretend humility, implying he is similar to us, meaning we are also similar to him, but also making him appear more benevolent. Like he's not the megalomaniac who literally refused his buddy's offer because of his perceived importance. The other refers to his love for us. Thereby implying his open and honest affection toward us. And if you recall, even though he does act mocking toward John a few times, he never curses at him or acts hateful. Even when John is actively ruining his operations, Gary acts friendly and supportive, even congratulating John on his efforts or trying to point out how John is in fact helping him, questioning on whose side John is. And he also uses this 'love' of his in a possessive, demanding way. He outright warns his cronies to remember that he loves them. Almost like he's implying "I love you. So I own you."
These are Gary's two great lies, but lies that make up his entire being, his whole presentation towards the outside world. That he is a normal human, no different from us, and that he loves us. And to him, these are basically building blocks of his entire personality. I mean as a demon, sure, he has other traits, but as far as his reasons for existence goes, he has nothing but his work as a demon, which is comprised exclusively of his deceptions and corruptive machinations. So his entire *being* is composed of these two statements.
And before the fight against John, he drops BOTH of these lies. Removes the mask. Tosses it out the window. Forgets about it. Is done with it.
He already drops the "normal human being" spiel when he shows you his fully demonic form and starts talking about his plans for taking over the world and consuming you through the profane sabbath. But then at the end, just so you fully *know* how much you pissed him off, he goes out and says the full antithesis of his second great lie. I mean you could guess before that he hates John with a passion and wants to destroy him, but he never came out and said it. It was always "Heh, smooth moves, priest!" or "Are you sure you're not on my side after killing Tiffany?" It was always subtle, sneering but still friendly, even admitting the points where John did well.
So imagine the elemental, near feral *rage* Gary has to be in to drop his final facade. Imagine how much he hates you, despises you, how much he wishes nothing more than your utter demise. Imagine the desperate, impotent rage he is in for his will to finally erode so much that he is finally willing to come out and scream into your face "I do not love you! I do not want you! Go away!" in his own way.
All that emotion and character expressed in just five little words.
Shoutout from one pro lapsed Catholic to another, I no longer think I can ever hear the words "It's Spanish! :D" again without breaking out laughing. Excellent work as always!
You came out of nowhere with this analysis and it's wonderful stuff, I am really looking forward to this one :D
worm girl in the comments
This was a good month! Both you and Mr. Fawkes/Peacock here both make such amazing content! Keep it up at your own pace, I be rooting for you both!
I almost tear up when Amy forgives John after he completes his troublesome journey after all she's been through. I'm starting to wonder what would've happened if John finished what he started from the get go: would he have been able to defeat Gary, or would they have tried to perform the 2nd death on him as a top priority inevitably winning without the subtle guidance of Amy and the twins? Also: notice how the Cross is back to gold in the cutscene when he says "Amen." It's still wooden in the game, but right at that moment it's back to gold.
By the way: I don't know any meaning of this, but, if the peakboo demon catches you moving in chapter II he says "whore" if I remember correctly (I could be wrong. After all, I thought that Miram says "my ritual" instead of "my little one" for so long)
I'm surprised noone had caught the slight blooper at around 2:55:30. (You get to choose between Lisa and Father Ward) Then again the thought of Father Garcia being just dragged along on more demon slaying, by John re-strengthened by his faith is a fun headcannon.
Haha dang it! If that's my only verbal blunder then that's progress lol!
~3:09:20 Faith Ch. 1 released in 2017, so the 2016 Clown Scares were almost certainly in recent memory during the development of the game. I would guess that inspired the clown stuff in Ch. 1. Maybe he was just meming and then repurposed the gray man into Father Garcia, or maybe he wanted to work in some kind of clown storyline that he axed before Ch. 2 when the Clown Sightings proved to not be universally memorable.
Oh my god, you just reminded me of those bloody clowns...
2016 was a bloody weird year...
@@oscarcacnio8418lol it was also the time those Russian dudes dressed up as clowns and scared the shit out of people in the streets. I loved watching those vids.
Finally, a new video essay I'll fall asleep to for the next week straight and although can't actively remember anything about, upon actively trying to watch it (which I will do for a few months) I already know what's happening.
I am endlessly amused by Gary having the voice of George Bush Jr.
We will be keeping this in mind
I wanted to say (late, i know) about John's letter asking to release him from the psychiatric ward, it was not written by John. Airdorf (basically) confirmed this in an interview with Wendigoon. It's also VERY heavily implied that Gary was the one who wrote the letter, getting John out of the hospital to maybe use or hunt him down, super cool video, i love how deep the lore is!!!
Damnatio Memoriae is literally the most horrifying, awful, terrifying, everything and anything I could say about it. Its devastating. The chills I got when I first saw it, and the horror I felt when I first read what "damnatio memoriae" actually meant.
Yeah that's exactly why that was the harshest possible punishment that could be inflicted upon someone. Being completely forgotten like you never existed, your life completely erased from public consciousness, is probably one of the things humans fear the most, as what we leave behind is fundamentally the only proof we existed at all.
'condemnation of the report?'
As someone who has never heard this before but knows a bit of the language it just sounds like what happens to a bureaucrat when his the reports he files aren't up to snuff lol.
@@josephmatthews7698 the translation (to my knowledge based on my 'research') means "condemnation of memory". Basically, any memory of you or anything touched or affected by you in the mortal realm is abolished. Your entire legacy, destroyed in a moment.
If I may point out, the sigil in the crucible is NOT the sigil of Astaroth but the sigil of Purson, who is also meant to be the revelator of the Antichrist which is like Gary’s whole thing. So I think we can make a case that Gary is truly Purson and not Astaroth
Oh wow, its even got the trident too! Big find! Thank you Major!!
So, we're told Cindy miscarried Nate and Jason, but we know Gary has been stealing babies to sacrifice and passing them off as dead. Is it possible Nate and Jason were actually taken by Gary and sacrificed?
That's a good point. Could be that Cindy did successfully give birth to the twins.
However, she could have given birth _at the clinic_ . Falsified records, the cult members/"midwives" possibly drugging her, and all that.
Nope, couldn’t be possible because they were already dead before they were born
@@maxwellmegagamer8535How can we know they were naturally miscarried? Gary's been altering the memories of his patients.
I also think that Nate and Jason were sacrificial victims to the Second Death cult -- it makes the most sense as to why Cindy is thrallesque and explains why Amy might've begun volunteering at the clinic to begin with: they "helped" her mom through a traumatic loss.
@@MM-jf1me Gary isn’t the only one who says that they died, in the “really bad ending” there’s a note in a specific room that says Cindy is straight up having delusions of them being alive, the note also says that she miscarried them
@@maxwellmegagamer8535 But where else would that person be getting their info from if not Cindy's family? If the family has been told by Cindy's medical team that she has had a miscarriage, then they would probably trust the medical professionals. Given what we know, it's equally plausible that Cindy's children were stolen and sacrificed by Gary's cult as they were innocently miscarried.
The Black and Tan interpolation was lovely. I appreciated that so much lol.
When you said he tests the fall damage in Gary’s underworld, I actually loled 😂
you've only made a few videos and somehow you're already in my top ten favorite youtubers right now, your passion is so infectious :)
Gary dissing Jacob is pretty funny when you realize that he won in the end.
'Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh'
-john ward
Fav quote from the game
Dude, this series is awesome. I discovered you like a week ago and I’ve been so super impressed by your FAITH series.
Your description of the Bad Ending is clear and understandable and in-character, gesturing at motivations and feelings Ward could be going through, which I appreciate a lot. It feels less “boilerplate”, more personal. And you’re an awesome storyteller.
And, oh man, I really couldn’t help but smile at the Damnatio Memoriae sequence once I understood what was happening. I LOVED that, I feel like your presentation of FAITH as a whole really earned it, over the top as it is, and it was very satisfying as the conclusive beat for that “punished Ward” ending. I especially love how you went for it 110% with the sheer melodrama of using actual video and photo evidence of yourself being “destroyed”! Using the skit format to help drive the implications of the ending home is brilliant and well-executed.
And I even appreciate the use of the intro and logo to “reboot” yourself after that as well, which both allows you to “New Game” again in terms of the story and allows you to start this video off immediately and get the short, bad ending out of the way before the intro!
I’ve actually paused the video now to tell you this. I’m less than a third of the way into this video and I’m just so impressed. I seriously hope you consider breaking down more media this way, because you bring such energy and joy to this.
Excited to see MERCH, as well!! Onward and upward! And I haven’t even tried to decipher the secret whiteboard messages you erase before we start but I bet they’re interesting, and I can hardly wait for better minds than mine to figure them out!!
Edit: 32:36 damn straight
The part where Amy comes down and tells John she forgives him always makes me tear up.
i have been obsessed with FAITH since the first time Manly played it on his channel and im so glad more people are talking about it! this whole story explained series is genuinely so fucking impressive i had to double check your account to see if you were a youtube veteran ive been missing out on and what!!! only 4 videos??!!! that is insane. i hereby bestow upon you the highest honor i can offer: being added to my video essay playlist that i rewatch every month. you are absolutely killing it so far my guy, looking forward to your future uploads :D id definitely love to see more about niche horror games from you
dude im so impressed right now, i find it so hard to find long-form videos that keep my attention but the way you do the storytelling is so captivating, and your humor was so funny!! so excited for whatever you have planned next !!
1:57:24 Gary did the videogame equivalent of toggling cheats after realizing he aint skilled enough
I love Gary goofy voice 😭 he actually look like he sound like that
Nice video analysis :D really funny, greetings from Argentina !!
Man, the sheer joy you display in the beginning of the video is so contagious.
I've seen the premiere of the video, but I've been so inundated with work that I couldn't watch it, so I'm slowly working my way through this.
Really enjoying the way you've been shaping your writing, keep up the great work, can't wait to see what you have next in store for us (pun intended)! Stay floppy!
there is something really metal about a priest going into a killing frenzy and writing "REPENT" in cultist blood on the walls
and what makes it even better is the last cultist saying "holy man" in his dying breaths
Never finished Chapter 3. I'm excited to know what the hell is going on in it.
finish it.
For someone who called himself an uneducated schlubby dropout in another video, your worldly understanding of general knowledge and understanding of other cultures and languages is genuinely impressive and refreshing
I might have to break my first viewing of this in chapters as I really love the way you break it down and analyse it and I don’t want to miss any of it 💜 thank you FP for how much time and effort this must have taken, I have been so excited for this video and it must have been a real labour of love for you 💜
Thank you! Yes, there are timestamps/chapters now, so it should be easyto remember where you left off.
I've been watching Faith analysis and story videos since the game first came out and I think this three-part series is the best in-depth video(s) that I've seen so far. You really tied everything together in ways that a lot of other people seem to miss.
In wendigoons interview with airndorf he said that originally the way the bad ending was gonna work was you could go out to bars or the arcade instead of going to your misson and Father Garcia upset by this would stalk John and scare him dressed like a clown. This was scrapped for time but I really I hope it gets added back in some kind of later update cause I really like this idea better cause it makes the bad ending a lot more involved and interesting than just sleeping in those days.
I gotta admit, the nonchalant "Okay I pull up" always gets me
Dude, you did a fantastic job of injecting humor into this grim subject matter. The chess bit starting at 1:56:40 made me friggin' chortle by the end.
Love that subtle reference to the Church Militant and Church Triumphant. Just found your channel and I’m hooked-can’t wait to see what’s next! Keep up the amazing work!
It always amazes me how there's always somebody who picks up these small little "if you know you knows" I drop. I love the internet!
Ah just finished my rewatch I gotta tell ya you can really tell how much love is put into these videos of yours I really hope I can have the privilege of watching your channel grow and grow along with the release of new videos!!
Can’t wait
Gotta stop starting my sentences with “ah”
Having come across this channel on a sleepless night, you have managed to keep me entertained while granting me the lore of games i am always too terrified to play. I look forward to see how you grow. But until your next video; I will be keeping this channel... in mind.
Also I always thought Alu said "You are mine you fucking insect" or something like that which is kinda raw coming from a demon.
This video summary is a masterpiece. A brilliant end to the video trilogy. I first found this channel by searching for a video explaining the story of faith in detail and you did an incredible job.
My man just made a 4 hour long video essay... I love this channel!
You're just amazing!
17:05 is the price of inaction. Not the price actually, but the consequence.
No evil spirits need to be for Damnatio Memoriae to come to those who do not act. If you do nothing, if you stay inert, hoping nothing will happen, you will never leave any mark in time. You will never be remembered. It's only natural to occur
Well put!
@@flawedpeacock well you kinda just said the exact same thing later in the video
I wrote it down on a pause in the heat of a moment because I was influenced by your lovely cutscene
Wow... this is the most in-depth and comprehensive analysis of a game I've ever seen. No minute in the whole 3 hours felt wasted. Very impressive!
Hello
A little information that is in 3:32:00 is incorrect, the hand that snatch Astaroth/garry is not the UNSPEACKABLE but the Antichrist
I love your work and I hope you will continue, the quality is insane !
My favorite thing about watching these videos right now is being like “THATS WHAT I SAID” to myself like I’m proving something. Anyway this series was so awesome, I love hyperfixations
wow. your videos of the faith series helped me power through my coding assignment! tysm
was great to watch
Today I finished chapter 3 and loved it, I hope they make a sequel to this. I can't wait to see your video. I'll keep this video in mind until it comes out.
Your creative force and hard work are one helluva powerful force my man. Seasoned with your humor and intellect, this channel is *chef’s kiss* perfect!
Yes! More long form video game breakdowns! Loving your stuff so far. This series has the energy of one of those excitable professors that is just way too jazzed to be giving a chemistry demonstration mixed with the Pepe Silvia meme.
I'll definitely be keeping this channel in mind.
I love EVERYTHING you’ve come out with so far! I can’t wait to continue to support you and this channel in whatever you pursue!
john ward is the epitome of "do it scared"
Babe, 4 hour long faith video just dropped!!
edit: I just finished the video, and I am, phew, wow, I am almost left with a heavy heart that the video is over. It was so fun. Amazing laughs I didn't expect, such cool visuals to pair with the story, and a perspective on this game I didn't have before. This was incredible. Like history in the making for your channel as well, this is, something else. Great great work, I respect your dedication and effort so much.
I adore how much effort he puts into these!! That Bad Ending Sequence that he did was an absolute masterpiece.
I can't get enough of that singing 😂 also thank you for putting so much effort into the lore and comedy of your vids my guy!
I've gone back and rewatched all the FAITH videos you've made, and I'm just so glad someone really took an in-depth, play-by-play look into this series. Good job!!! def a series of vids I'll be watching multiple times to fully wrap my head around it.
WOW! Your entire series on FAITH is so thoroughly and masterfully made.
I love your style of teaching like a professor, it's super easy to digest.
You're so good at composing your thoughts.
I found u through your skinamarink video because I became totally obsessed with that movie with the way it stuck with me. You had the perfect Amount of heart, humor and intellect into your videos. Not only that, but I have been LOVING reading all the incredibly well-written and thoughtful comments. You seem to be cultivate quite the QUALITY in following while your follower count rises. The quality of a good following is worth everything. Iem enjoying this little community of kind, and interesting people.
Also pretty nice flavor text Spanish u got there, hijo ! 😁
Absolutely OBSESSED with the Come Out Ye Black & Tans parodies. I must have replayed the first one like 5 times. The thought of Ward step-dancing that last cultist to death sends me
Idk if this has already been said, but a pretty good indicator for the Martins not being religious, in the first flash back, Allred states “the servants of the lord are here” with Bob replying a little bit after as we walk down the stairs with, “if you say so” so this exorcism was def a last or close to a last resort to Amy her help.
literally the best analysis on faith out there. u got so many important plot details that are super subtle while playing, but very obviously important story telling when pointed out, that the wiki totally misses out on. this is faith analysis I was waiting for. so excited for ur continued work!
i never tried leaving each act right away in johns car... i missed out! the worst ending has some cool details in it. like the grill in his backyard, showing the audience he's a simple priest who likes to get his saturday grill on
Your videos are actually amazing. I love all the little skits, they’re small enough not to interrupt the flow of the video, and they add so much to the vibe. Your analysis is super in depth and totally understandable even to me, who’s only seen this video plus some other playthroughs (where I was very confused). I’m definitely going to watch your other videos because you’ve literally turned me into a hardcore FAITH fan, got me straight up drawing John Ward fanart right now. I also LOVE that you acknowledge that plot threads can sometimes get dropped, or creators can change their mind about things and make stuff up as they go. Way too many creators try to cobble conflicting lore together without even considering it might just be a mistake on the creator’s part.
Anyway, love your videos and you should be sooo much more popular than you are right now.