That saying makes think, if the 1st coming was peaceful and self sacrificing what do you think his 2nd coming will be like after all these years of watching down from Heaven and seeing that his sacrifice was pretty much for nothing, what with all of the greed, lust, & violence in the world, not only that but using his sacrifice as an advertisement for different people’s greed?
I absolutely love how this origin story of Dracula plays out in this game + the DLC. It is what Dracula is supposed to represent; Mankind's embodiement of their fear to be abandoned by God. Bram Stoker wrote the original Dracula not as a bad-ass fighter who takes out hundreds of enemies with bat-attacks and one-liners. He had the sad story of one who wanted to do what is good on God's eyes. And he did that too, yet in the end became this creature. He felt abandoned by God, and eventually embraced it, although he never wanted to. It is a story of wanting to do good, yet in the end becoming inevitably the evil you once fought. - (You need the Reverie and Resurrection DLC to understand this part) And that is exactly what happened in this game. Gabriel wanted so much to do what was right, and to bring his beloved back. Yet in the end he was left alone on earth. He wanted to die to be with his wife again, yet lived in the end. And that loneliness and desperation drove Gabriel to eventually embrace his darker demons. When he killed the Forgotten One and absorbed his power, he had nothing to live for. He had all the power in the world (UNLIMITEEDDDD...... POOOWEEEEEERRR), yet nothing would ever give him what he truly wanted. THAT is true loneliness and that is the true feeling of being abandoned. And that is the original story behind Dracula. Also the three Brides of Dracula represented what women were NOT supposed to be. In the 19th century there was no such thing as feminism, and women had certain rules that they had to follow. They were supposed to be timid, restrained, faithful and obedient to their husbands. Especially on a sexual level they could not speak their minds, and not be 'lustful'. To have children a man needed the sexual pleasure, yet women technically do not. So back then, women had no say in that matter, and could not 'want sex' since it was not necessary for procreation. The Brides of Dracula were exactly the opposite. When a character would meet them, they would be disgusted by the 'lustful and hungry look in their eyes'. It was completely unknown and appalling to them. This is also what you saw in Carmilla, who offered Gabriel 'many pleasures'. I still think that the Lords of Shadow 1 is one of the best games and stories where the Vampires are properly represented, and not as undead characters who can kick ass. Here they represent something. They represent the original meaning and story behind the Vampire.
I fully agree with you. Castlevania Lords of Shadow 1 is the best video game ever, no matter what they say. I do not understand those who say "sotn this... sotn that". I mean, it is a good game, but it is overrated.
MegaGothmog, did you know Bram Stoker modeled the vampires and Dracula of the Germain strigoi? I also find it amusing the whole "conspiracy" of Dracula being Vladimir Tepes. Then again, makes sense since his birth name was Vlad Dracula, 2nd son of Vlad Dracul (the dragon). Vlad the Impalier and his father were members of the knights order The Order of the Dragon - Societas Draconistarum......wow I went full nerd there.
I think you have a very nice and thorough analysis there. Although, I do disagree a little with the common interpretation that the Brides of Dracula were simply women who enjoyed sex and did not want to be “submissive” to their husbands. This is how I always understood the Brides, from reading various analyses of the novel and my own interpretations, if anyone would like to read it: Vampires throughout the world were generally portrayed as undead creatures of the night that survived by draining some kind of life force from people, depending on the culture. In the stories of Christianized Medieval Europe, vampires were specifically portrayed as drinking blood, since one of the most blessed sacraments was considered the Holy Eucharist. In Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox Churches, it is believed that the bread and wine transubstantiates into the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ. Vampirism is portrayed as a Satanic distortion of the Eucharist, because bad things can only exist as misused/distorted/hollowed versions of what is good. It involves a lifeless undead monster doomed to live on alienated from Heaven, who forcibly steals blood from humanity to nourish itself at mankind’s expense, while Jesus was resurrected with a glorified body more alive than before, who then offers his essence willingly as a gift to bring healing and communion. Another sacrament, at least in Catholicism, is sexual intimacy between a husband and wife, where the two “become one flesh”, offer a similar gift of themselves to each other, and renew marital vows. When sexual pleasure is purely sought for itself, divorced from selfless love and commitment, it becomes the sin of Lust. So the vampires are often also given a sexual nature to how they feed, so that vampires attacking their victims can also become a subtext for rape, sexual abuse, coveting people, or any other self-seeking sexual sin at the other’s expense, along with the effects that might follow (like the spread of STDs, people being forcibly taken as brides, the abused sometimes becoming abusers or “vampires” themselves, etc.). I cannot say for sure what Bram Stoker’s exact intention was, but there are a good number of people who easily found ways to interpret the original novel as a rather feminist story. The novel is in-part a love story between Jonathan and Mina Harker, who must survive their ordeal together, when Dracula sets his sights on Mina after he attacks Lucy, Mina’s friend. Jonathan and Mina treat each other as equals and want to make sacrifices for one another, while Dracula simply wants to add Mina to his harem of brides that act like lowly servants. While having some pity for Dracula and hoping that his soul can be saved, Mina still actively helps the vampire hunters stop Dracula, and things work out better for the heroes when she is allowed to contribute. As for Dracula’s first victim, Lucy, she behaves much like how most women were expected to be in Victorian society, as a sweet and innocent, but also naive and sheltered woman. Dracula repeatedly feeds on her in the night, first. For a while, Dr. Van Helsing is able to keep Lucy alive and well by instructing her new husband, Arthur, to take precautions to repel Dracula and keep giving her transfusions of his own blood. In the book, Arthur even outright compares his blood transfusions to him consummating his marriage with Lucy, and the book seems to take on a more intimate/affectionate tone between them. Some have interpreted that scene’s symbolism to be a contrast between the loving and self-giving behavior like Arthur’s, which helps Lucy feel better and make the two feel closer, versus Dracula’s that harms her. Lucy eventually turns into a vampire, when the people around Arthur do not follow through with Van Helsing’s precautions, and Dracula is able to attack Lucy one more time. Once she becomes a vampire, her main victims are innocent naive children, whom she lures out into the night and leaves wounded, blood-drained, and traumatized, causing some to specifically liken her more to a child sexual predator.
You know why? Because it simply told some truth in a dark situation. They also depicted Satan nearly accurate! He really says arrogant, manipulative stuff like that in real life. I'm impressed.
I love the Lords of Shadow series. Gives me the feeling that Gabriel is actually Gabriel the Archangel. The vanquisher of Satan. In LoS2 he says (as Dracula): "That's why the power of your God cannot destroy me, because I am His chosen one." I love the twist they made with the Castlevania story. Alucard being Trevor Belmont, the idea of Dracula being actually Gabriel the Archangel, wow.
Alright, since this confuses people let me explain how he becomes Dracula. 1) Laura "sacrifices" herself so that Gabriel can get into the alternate dimension to fight the Forgotten One. Laura wants to die, she was turned into vampire unwillingly and basically brow beats Gabriel into doing it since she spared his life (aka owes her a life). The Forgotten One's release gave her the convenience of an excuse. Gabriel is tired of people around him dying and sacrificing themselves, instead of letting him be the one to die. 2) The battle ends with Gabriel besting FO and claiming the majority of FO's power for himself. Returning to Earth, he comes back to the Bernhard castle (aka Carmella's castle, aka Castlevania). As a quick note, the Bernhard family were the ones responsible for the FO's summoning, along with numerous other demons that they sealed INSIDE the castle itself, giving the castle a life of its own and turning it into Castlevania. 3) Mirror of Fate shows us that Gabriel had actually just set up shop in the castle and hadn't really done anything besides loomed over the nearby cities menacingly. It was the Brotherhood who really drove him to action, by secretly taking his son Trevor and raising him without Gabriel ever knowing he existed. They knew everything that was going to happen, along with Gabriel returning as a super vampire, and prepared Trevor as a way to destroy him. Trevor had a son before the truth was revealed to him by the Brotherhood and sent to fight Gabriel. That of course was Simon. 4) Trevor fights Gabriel, but he was fated from the beginning to lose that fight. But, with his dying words he reveals his identity to Gabriel, and the Mirror of Fate shows Gabriel what the Brotherhood did. How they knew everything from the beginning and set him up to take the fall, and use his son to destroy him. Needless to say, THIS PISSES HIM OFF. He uses his own blood to turn Trevor into a vampire. Ironically Trevor is the only person Gabriel has ever been able to save, but reborn as Alucard he curses his father for having done it. Trevor would rather have died than become a vampire. 5) Fast forward, now Simon is all grown up and seeking revenge for having killed his father and mother. Simon's mother died in Gabriel's assault on the Brotherhood, and he knew his father was sent to destroy Gabriel and presumably failed to do so. Simon is helped throughout Castlevania by Alucard behind the scenes up to the final battle. Alucard directly aids Simon in battling Gabriel and protects him from Gabriels dark magic and manipulation. However, Alucard firmly believes that a Belmont must be the one to land the killing blow, and since he doesn't believe he is a Belmont anymore makes sure that Simon makes the final strike. However, even then Alucard notes that when Gabriel is "killed" he didn't die the way a vampire should. Thus it ends with Simon asking who Alucard really was, and Alucard disappearing into the sunlight. (quick note, the only other vampire seen who could stand in sunlight without much trouble was the other unwillingly made vampire, Laura) So. Now you're all caught up and ready for Lords of Shadow 2.
Another quick note though I know this is old. The transformation into a vampire also really messes with his head. And even though pre dlc he had it all settled, the mental effects of becoming a vampire brings up all that baggage Gabriel has to the forefront and with his slightly twisted mind, helps draw him down into the darkness.
First! SPOILERS!!! Question. This extra ending here. Where in the story does that takes place? Because last we see Gabriel is crying on top of those flying rocks. In the DLC, he being contacted by Laura. From there we have the story how Gabriel became Dracula. And considering this extra ending takes place in the presents, Mirrors Fate must have taken place first, where he was defeated. But after that he must have woken up again, which this extra ending must have taken place where Zobek find Gabriel alias Dracula. From there they must have learned Dracula was still alive after he was pushed out from that window, and so Alucard alias Trevor Belmont who started to seek out a solution to end it all, meanwhile Dracula and the Brotherhood declared war against each other which takes place in the beginning of LoS2. Am I getting this right here?
Damn, Gabriel crying at the end got to be one of the greatest, yet heart wrenching scenes I have ever seen in a video game. Not many games nowdays manages to make us feel sad like this one did, I can only name a few, and MGS is one of them.
Well, I don't have a console so I probably won't be playing any Uncharteds, Last of Us, Halos, Gears of Wars, Final Fantasies and any other exclusive games. I play what I can, and since this game was released on Steam I bought it, I played it and I loved it.
his reaction at the end of Mirror of Fate is far more heartbreaking, I cried so much in that one. Fuck Kratos, fuck Dante, fuck Link, they're cool, but they're no characters. Gabriel is a real character, like Cloud Strife, Solid Snake, Joel... They're both badasses, and are characters
burra007 I agree with you, except for Kratos. Kratos was a real character as well. He was a man who payed for his greed for power with the loss of his family. The only difference between himself and those you mentioned is Kratos choose a different path. Instead of sadness and resentment, he always choose anger and vengeance. The hardships of those characters drove them to continue doing the right thing, while Kratos' sadness drove him to rage. He only wished for vengeance and destroyed the world in the process.
Hmm well he does work for a religious order that trains you ever since you are a small child to bring balance to everything and believes in a high power that is incomprehensibly to a mortal. So yeah pretty much
As someone who basically grew up on Castlevania (38 years old), I honestly loved the LoS saga. I agree/admit that they weren’t the best and that there were/are flaws here and there, but I still don’t care what anyone, let alone critics say. The whole story and atmosphere had me hooked and the realization that Gabriel becomes Dracula at the end of LoS 1 just blew my mind. Plus, the music for all 3 games was nothing short of incredible. I really wish they released the soundtracks... Anyway, not since Symphony of the Night have I had such fun playing Castlevania games.
This was one of the most unexpected endings I´ve ever seen on a game. I was like ¨WTF,how the hell did Gabe ended up as Dracula?¨ until I played the DLC´s.
Funny, I'm on the opposite end. I like Satan in the sequel. But I also want to fuck him with the force of a thousand suns. So my opinion might be a bit....polarized.
Considering the length they went to to summon him in 2, I’m guessing this was a weakened form that wasn’t complete and was him basically forcing himself into existence
Nevermore 728 they had to go through all that trouble because thanks to Gabriel’s efforts in the first game, god’s influence was able to come back to earth. In this game the spell that divided earth from heaven had been cast, so he could walk freely on the world of man. He is stronger in this game than in the sequel because he has the god mask here
I loved the LOS series , the first one was a true masterpiece. the second was a good sequel but lacked something the first game had , I'd love for someone to continue this game.
I remember thinking that the game was finished after , I killed the giant snake, and assembled the mask, ...but then I was shocked to my core at what followed..
The thing I love most about Lord of Shadow and its sequel (which gets too much hate btw) is how it portrays Satan. Too many video games have Satan as some sort of misunderstood antihero and sympathize the crap out of him, you don't have to be a Christian to see how stupid that is. Lords of Shadow portrays Satan how he really is: a manipulative and arrogant prick who hates everyone.
What I love in that game is that it isn't only showing satan like an evil, but allso show others evil demons who not only don't obey to him but allso fight him, without being god's puppet. They're the only ones who are free
Gabrief fell into a terrible darkness that has Always been inside of him. After his beloved Marie faded away and ascended to Heaven he didn't care about the world anymore and lost his humanity. He became a vampire because he wanted to help Laura (the vampire who showed Gabriel mercy). In order to help her and defeat his final enemy he had to drink her blood, causing him to turn into a vampire and giving him power.
Gabriel gave into selfishness. He placed all his hope into his wife and child whose relationships to Gabriel were gifted by God. The Lord said, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." But Gabriel stored his treasure on earth. Gabriel loved the world and the flesh more than he loved God and so valued the things of the flesh rather than valuing El Hagadol -- the Great God and His ways. It's sad. Many times, I find myself battling between the desires of my flesh and my yearning to be like Son Yahweh. But thanks be to God's Spirit, who now dwells inside me, that I no longer live the way I used to -- although the suppressed darkness in me wants to manifest and take over because I reside in this fallen flesh. Even though I died to my sins, as long as the flesh remains, the sin nature seeks to take over.
@@danielsmithiv1279 Sounds to me like your god wants you to reject your own humanity. Is that what a "loving father" would actually do -- demand you reject yourself and aspire to be something you both know you cannot?
He became a necessary evil. He tells Alucard that in LoS2. Satan and Zobek are way more evil than Dracula. If Dracula dies, they will "simply take his place."
Play the DLCs. They should be free if you bought the Ultimate Edition. The two DLC's give you a couple of missions that explain his transformation into Dracula.
This is how I see the characters now.: God: Ultimate good Satan: Ultimate evil Zobek: Champion of evil (puppet) Gabriel: Champion of good (forsaken by God) Dracula (Gabriel): Full of dark power and a corrupted heart, but neither good or evil. He is an anti-hero now.. in my opinion... Vampire powers from Laura, Godly amounts of demonic power from the battle with The Forgotten One. Zobek/Dracula duo: Their arch enemy is still Satan.. will defeat Satan for selfish goals.. both anti-heros
+Incessant Wake It was alright. It had a lot of cool ideas and competent gameplay. Just...too many flaws to forgive. Compared to this game that felt like a epic adventure filled with variety and intrigue LOS2 felt like a boring slog.
+ArtemioM05 Also I do hope that Mercury Steam/Konami have a chance to pull out the Castlevania equivalent to Devil May Cry 3 where they overcome the mediocrity of the second game and produce a excellent third game that restores the series' credibility.
i love this ending - its one of the best endings ever ! i play the hd version of mirror of fate right now and i cannot wait to play LoS 2 ! and bevor LoS 2 i will replay the first game with all dlc´s and mirror of fate ! this will be epic !
"You monkeys don't deserve redemption" Gabriel should have said, "And you do? You, who God gifted with being the most beautiful angel in heaven who played music for the Lord Day and night. Yet instead of loving and thanking the Lord for his gift, let your heart become full of pride and arrogance, who thought you could be God's equal, who thought you could somehow overthrow the master of the universe, who was casted out of heaven and yet, while still in your prison, you still refuse to repent of your wickedness and yet somehow you still believe that you deserve redemption as a right? That is why you were casted out, unholy one; because there is no love in your heart for anyone other than yourself."
This is one of my fav vids and I've watched it numerous times after beating the game twice...Im still confused as to what exactly happens at 16:10. Did a piece of Lucifer, a fallen and dark angel, become a part of Gabriel at this transference? What is the meaning of the black wings?
The scene at 15:37 is so dramatic, you can literally hear the desperation and anger in Gabriel's voice. Epic! But in the second game, everything went downhill, sad. But the third game (Mirror Of Fate) is good again - although it is "only" a sidescroller!
u can probably find it on a gamerip soundtrack. its a compiled "soundtrack" of all tracks ripped from the game. thats how i got most of the tracks i love.
20:08 In the Japanese version Marie says something before she fades away. Does anyone know what she's saying? She didnt say anything here right before she faded away... :/
It tells you in the DLC, Laura turns Gabriel into a vampire so he can fight a massively powerful demon that's trapped under her families castle. But as to why he ends up as Dracula specifically who knows.
well, he does befriend gabriel thoughout the game's story, even if he was manipulating gabriel, he himself was manipulated by satan. the two helped each other out often, zobek himself did the narrations and was clearly watching over gabriel's progress. and in the post credits ending, he asks gabriel for help even though he was the reason he's now a vampire, making a pact with zobek after that. so ....gonna go out on a limb here and say yes, zobek is the death of the LOS universe.
I'm sorry, but I can't take this scene seriously with Gabriel wearing the Eyepatch from Metal Gear Solid
Yea me neither. I hate it when they add those in. It isn't even a cool or funny mod. Its just distracting.
Should i be thankful that i bought and beat this game on PC? I didn't know about the Solid Eye until I watched this video.
***** Solid Snake eyepatch
Bruva Galathos on PC this game is a bitch to bet
Dont listen to nirvash,i just finished it pc, its totally enjoyable.
"Let us remove our masks..."
**puts on mask**
SON OF A BITCH.
Jark White Nobody care who i was until i put on the mask :p
+Jark White I literally laughed out loud at your comment dayum
+JDBW Not Satan though..
Well, he took off the mask of Gabriel's friend, revealing his true face.
That's totally intended and works beautifully as an allegory
Me before the ending- suck we didnt fight Dracula
Me after the ending- well holy shit.
Biggest plot twist that Gabriel is Dracula is insane ending and why part 1 Lords of Shadow is the better than the sequel
You either die a hero. Or you live long enough to become a villian...😿
The Chosen One Exactly
That saying makes think, if the 1st coming was peaceful and self sacrificing what do you think his 2nd coming will be like after all these years of watching down from Heaven and seeing that his sacrifice was pretty much for nothing, what with all of the greed, lust, & violence in the world, not only that but using his sacrifice as an advertisement for different people’s greed?
@@merkoid5195The Lord will come back with a sword(justice). For he is the king of kings(man-of-principle.)
@@jesusiscoming9252 So we're f***ed is what you're saying?
@@jesusiscoming9252 don’t delude yourself, we all know that Jesus isn’t coming. Contrary to what your holy book of lies tell you.
I absolutely love how this origin story of Dracula plays out in this game + the DLC. It is what Dracula is supposed to represent; Mankind's embodiement of their fear to be abandoned by God.
Bram Stoker wrote the original Dracula not as a bad-ass fighter who takes out hundreds of enemies with bat-attacks and one-liners. He had the sad story of one who wanted to do what is good on God's eyes. And he did that too, yet in the end became this creature. He felt abandoned by God, and eventually embraced it, although he never wanted to. It is a story of wanting to do good, yet in the end becoming inevitably the evil you once fought.
- (You need the Reverie and Resurrection DLC to understand this part)
And that is exactly what happened in this game. Gabriel wanted so much to do what was right, and to bring his beloved back. Yet in the end he was left alone on earth. He wanted to die to be with his wife again, yet lived in the end. And that loneliness and desperation drove Gabriel to eventually embrace his darker demons. When he killed the Forgotten One and absorbed his power, he had nothing to live for. He had all the power in the world (UNLIMITEEDDDD...... POOOWEEEEEERRR), yet nothing would ever give him what he truly wanted. THAT is true loneliness and that is the true feeling of being abandoned. And that is the original story behind Dracula.
Also the three Brides of Dracula represented what women were NOT supposed to be. In the 19th century there was no such thing as feminism, and women had certain rules that they had to follow. They were supposed to be timid, restrained, faithful and obedient to their husbands. Especially on a sexual level they could not speak their minds, and not be 'lustful'. To have children a man needed the sexual pleasure, yet women technically do not. So back then, women had no say in that matter, and could not 'want sex' since it was not necessary for procreation.
The Brides of Dracula were exactly the opposite. When a character would meet them, they would be disgusted by the 'lustful and hungry look in their eyes'. It was completely unknown and appalling to them. This is also what you saw in Carmilla, who offered Gabriel 'many pleasures'.
I still think that the Lords of Shadow 1 is one of the best games and stories where the Vampires are properly represented, and not as undead characters who can kick ass. Here they represent something. They represent the original meaning and story behind the Vampire.
Beautifully said my friend. LoS 1 is really one of the best games with a perfect story and atmosphere that i have played
I fully agree with you. Castlevania Lords of Shadow 1 is the best video game ever, no matter what they say. I do not understand those who say "sotn this... sotn that". I mean, it is a good game, but it is overrated.
MegaGothmog, did you know Bram Stoker modeled the vampires and Dracula of the Germain strigoi? I also find it amusing the whole "conspiracy" of Dracula being Vladimir Tepes. Then again, makes sense since his birth name was Vlad Dracula, 2nd son of Vlad Dracul (the dragon). Vlad the Impalier and his father were members of the knights order The Order of the Dragon - Societas Draconistarum......wow I went full nerd there.
MegaGothmog holy shit well said, love the los series alot. Hope they do a remastered version for Xbox one and ps4.
I think you have a very nice and thorough analysis there.
Although, I do disagree a little with the common interpretation that the Brides of Dracula were simply women who enjoyed sex and did not want to be “submissive” to their husbands. This is how I always understood the Brides, from reading various analyses of the novel and my own interpretations, if anyone would like to read it:
Vampires throughout the world were generally portrayed as undead creatures of the night that survived by draining some kind of life force from people, depending on the culture. In the stories of Christianized Medieval Europe, vampires were specifically portrayed as drinking blood, since one of the most blessed sacraments was considered the Holy Eucharist. In Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox Churches, it is believed that the bread and wine transubstantiates into the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ. Vampirism is portrayed as a Satanic distortion of the Eucharist, because bad things can only exist as misused/distorted/hollowed versions of what is good. It involves a lifeless undead monster doomed to live on alienated from Heaven, who forcibly steals blood from humanity to nourish itself at mankind’s expense, while Jesus was resurrected with a glorified body more alive than before, who then offers his essence willingly as a gift to bring healing and communion. Another sacrament, at least in Catholicism, is sexual intimacy between a husband and wife, where the two “become one flesh”, offer a similar gift of themselves to each other, and renew marital vows. When sexual pleasure is purely sought for itself, divorced from selfless love and commitment, it becomes the sin of Lust. So the vampires are often also given a sexual nature to how they feed, so that vampires attacking their victims can also become a subtext for rape, sexual abuse, coveting people, or any other self-seeking sexual sin at the other’s expense, along with the effects that might follow (like the spread of STDs, people being forcibly taken as brides, the abused sometimes becoming abusers or “vampires” themselves, etc.).
I cannot say for sure what Bram Stoker’s exact intention was, but there are a good number of people who easily found ways to interpret the original novel as a rather feminist story. The novel is in-part a love story between Jonathan and Mina Harker, who must survive their ordeal together, when Dracula sets his sights on Mina after he attacks Lucy, Mina’s friend. Jonathan and Mina treat each other as equals and want to make sacrifices for one another, while Dracula simply wants to add Mina to his harem of brides that act like lowly servants. While having some pity for Dracula and hoping that his soul can be saved, Mina still actively helps the vampire hunters stop Dracula, and things work out better for the heroes when she is allowed to contribute. As for Dracula’s first victim, Lucy, she behaves much like how most women were expected to be in Victorian society, as a sweet and innocent, but also naive and sheltered woman. Dracula repeatedly feeds on her in the night, first. For a while, Dr. Van Helsing is able to keep Lucy alive and well by instructing her new husband, Arthur, to take precautions to repel Dracula and keep giving her transfusions of his own blood. In the book, Arthur even outright compares his blood transfusions to him consummating his marriage with Lucy, and the book seems to take on a more intimate/affectionate tone between them. Some have interpreted that scene’s symbolism to be a contrast between the loving and self-giving behavior like Arthur’s, which helps Lucy feel better and make the two feel closer, versus Dracula’s that harms her. Lucy eventually turns into a vampire, when the people around Arthur do not follow through with Van Helsing’s precautions, and Dracula is able to attack Lucy one more time. Once she becomes a vampire, her main victims are innocent naive children, whom she lures out into the night and leaves wounded, blood-drained, and traumatized, causing some to specifically liken her more to a child sexual predator.
0:15 "Kept you waiting, huh?"
This game handled religion better than most games.
+MrBoBoTom This game handled religion better than religion handles itself.
+R. Rain This game shows what it really means to be spiritual.
+R. Rain hideo Kojima help with this game so I guess it was his way of showing he was a part of it
Kojima didn't do shit, he just scrutinized some visual aspects. He had nothing to do with the story.
You know why? Because it simply told some truth in a dark situation. They also depicted Satan nearly accurate! He really says arrogant, manipulative stuff like that in real life. I'm impressed.
7:43 "Hail, mighty Zobek".
It's 2019 and I keep coming back to this video just for this line.
It's now 2020. The line is still epic.
And that voice 👌
I love the Lords of Shadow series. Gives me the feeling that Gabriel is actually Gabriel the Archangel. The vanquisher of Satan. In LoS2 he says (as Dracula): "That's why the power of your God cannot destroy me, because I am His chosen one." I love the twist they made with the Castlevania story. Alucard being Trevor Belmont, the idea of Dracula being actually Gabriel the Archangel, wow.
Arturo Valdemar i love this series too! amazing story!
+Arturo Valdemar The vanquisher of Satan is Michael, not Gabriel. Gabriel is the Messenger, while Michael is the Protector / Warrior.
Good story,good as the classic one.
Ocelot iyot
Ocelot facts my brother facts
Lords of Shadows 1 and 2 are a freaking masterpiece, I might jus take out the dust of my xbox 360 to play it again.
1 was amazing, 2 was ass.
12:28 - 13:01 I'm not religious but that is one hell of an exchange they have there. Very good writing.
spoilers... HE WAS SNAKE ALL ALONG!!!!!!!!!!!
+Matěj Kroužil So this is what Big Boss was doing during The Phantom Pain!...metal.
Metal Gear
+Matěj Kroužil i tought the same.. its the same plotwist tan mgs1 xd
Matěj Kroužil you mean professor snape
Oh thank god you saw it too. Lol
Alright, since this confuses people let me explain how he becomes Dracula.
1) Laura "sacrifices" herself so that Gabriel can get into the alternate dimension to fight the Forgotten One. Laura wants to die, she was turned into vampire unwillingly and basically brow beats Gabriel into doing it since she spared his life (aka owes her a life). The Forgotten One's release gave her the convenience of an excuse. Gabriel is tired of people around him dying and sacrificing themselves, instead of letting him be the one to die.
2) The battle ends with Gabriel besting FO and claiming the majority of FO's power for himself. Returning to Earth, he comes back to the Bernhard castle (aka Carmella's castle, aka Castlevania). As a quick note, the Bernhard family were the ones responsible for the FO's summoning, along with numerous other demons that they sealed INSIDE the castle itself, giving the castle a life of its own and turning it into Castlevania.
3) Mirror of Fate shows us that Gabriel had actually just set up shop in the castle and hadn't really done anything besides loomed over the nearby cities menacingly. It was the Brotherhood who really drove him to action, by secretly taking his son Trevor and raising him without Gabriel ever knowing he existed. They knew everything that was going to happen, along with Gabriel returning as a super vampire, and prepared Trevor as a way to destroy him. Trevor had a son before the truth was revealed to him by the Brotherhood and sent to fight Gabriel. That of course was Simon.
4) Trevor fights Gabriel, but he was fated from the beginning to lose that fight. But, with his dying words he reveals his identity to Gabriel, and the Mirror of Fate shows Gabriel what the Brotherhood did. How they knew everything from the beginning and set him up to take the fall, and use his son to destroy him. Needless to say, THIS PISSES HIM OFF. He uses his own blood to turn Trevor into a vampire. Ironically Trevor is the only person Gabriel has ever been able to save, but reborn as Alucard he curses his father for having done it. Trevor would rather have died than become a vampire.
5) Fast forward, now Simon is all grown up and seeking revenge for having killed his father and mother. Simon's mother died in Gabriel's assault on the Brotherhood, and he knew his father was sent to destroy Gabriel and presumably failed to do so. Simon is helped throughout Castlevania by Alucard behind the scenes up to the final battle. Alucard directly aids Simon in battling Gabriel and protects him from Gabriels dark magic and manipulation. However, Alucard firmly believes that a Belmont must be the one to land the killing blow, and since he doesn't believe he is a Belmont anymore makes sure that Simon makes the final strike. However, even then Alucard notes that when Gabriel is "killed" he didn't die the way a vampire should. Thus it ends with Simon asking who Alucard really was, and Alucard disappearing into the sunlight. (quick note, the only other vampire seen who could stand in sunlight without much trouble was the other unwillingly made vampire, Laura)
So. Now you're all caught up and ready for Lords of Shadow 2.
BlackHeart8452 NEEERRDDDD
Another quick note though I know this is old. The transformation into a vampire also really messes with his head. And even though pre dlc he had it all settled, the mental effects of becoming a vampire brings up all that baggage Gabriel has to the forefront and with his slightly twisted mind, helps draw him down into the darkness.
First! SPOILERS!!!
Question. This extra ending here. Where in the story does that takes place?
Because last we see Gabriel is crying on top of those flying rocks. In the DLC, he being contacted by Laura. From there we have the story how Gabriel became Dracula.
And considering this extra ending takes place in the presents, Mirrors Fate must have taken place first, where he was defeated. But after that he must have woken up again, which this extra ending must have taken place where Zobek find Gabriel alias Dracula. From there they must have learned Dracula was still alive after he was pushed out from that window, and so Alucard alias Trevor Belmont who started to seek out a solution to end it all, meanwhile Dracula and the Brotherhood declared war against each other which takes place in the beginning of LoS2.
Am I getting this right here?
Now thats some lore
Every man has the power to repent! I have FAITH in THAT!!!
Damn, Gabriel crying at the end got to be one of the greatest, yet heart wrenching scenes I have ever seen in a video game. Not many games nowdays manages to make us feel sad like this one did, I can only name a few, and MGS is one of them.
I'd say you haven't played enough games then because I seem to read comments like these all the time.
It's called subjective taste in the end.
Well, I don't have a console so I probably won't be playing any Uncharteds, Last of Us, Halos, Gears of Wars, Final Fantasies and any other exclusive games. I play what I can, and since this game was released on Steam I bought it, I played it and I loved it.
Joao Felipe Autran Paes Yeah it was sad,but not as sad as the final fantasy x ending*ahem*.
his reaction at the end of Mirror of Fate is far more heartbreaking, I cried so much in that one. Fuck Kratos, fuck Dante, fuck Link, they're cool, but they're no characters. Gabriel is a real character, like Cloud Strife, Solid Snake, Joel... They're both badasses, and are characters
burra007 I agree with you, except for Kratos. Kratos was a real character as well. He was a man who payed for his greed for power with the loss of his family. The only difference between himself and those you mentioned is Kratos choose a different path. Instead of sadness and resentment, he always choose anger and vengeance. The hardships of those characters drove them to continue doing the right thing, while Kratos' sadness drove him to rage. He only wished for vengeance and destroyed the world in the process.
"Search your Soul, gabriel, you know it to be true."
lol, what, is he a jedi?
Sith from Delta quadrant.
Hmm well he does work for a religious order that trains you ever since you are a small child to bring balance to everything and believes in a high power that is incomprehensibly to a mortal. So yeah pretty much
My thoughts when i heard it too lmao
I wish I could post a pic of Anakin yelling "I HATE YOU!"
😂😂😂😂😂
As someone who basically grew up on Castlevania (38 years old), I honestly loved the LoS saga. I agree/admit that they weren’t the best and that there were/are flaws here and there, but I still don’t care what anyone, let alone critics say. The whole story and atmosphere had me hooked and the realization that Gabriel becomes Dracula at the end of LoS 1 just blew my mind. Plus, the music for all 3 games was nothing short of incredible. I really wish they released the soundtracks... Anyway, not since Symphony of the Night have I had such fun playing Castlevania games.
"search you feelings young Gabriel, you know it to be true." quote by darth zobek 6:09
Force Lightning at 7:04
Unlimited power!
*search your soul
Dang.....i said this 6 years ago. Damn. Where'd the time go.
@@gilgameshthetreasurehunter2750 feel old yet
patrick stewart is just... an amazing voice actor
seriously is he just amazing at any role he takes on? lol
This is my favorite Dracula adaptation. It’s a masterpiece in my eyes.
Gabriel Belmont is a total badass.
Gabriel doesn't deserve that fight with Satan bro xD
That villain belongs to Son-Yahweh.
@@danielsmithiv1279 ?
@@danielsmithiv1279 It's always the jews, isn't it?
did he just choke the hell out of satan?!
Yes, he did!!!😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😃
Literally!
Kinky!🤣
I love how Zobek was animated here.
Sir Patrick Stewart's Performance in both games is phenomenal.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadowpants.
This was one of the most unexpected endings I´ve ever seen on a game.
I was like ¨WTF,how the hell did Gabe ended up as Dracula?¨ until I played the DLC´s.
Patrick Stewart should voice more game charecters
This is more like a movie. My favorite game
11:46 " in join me . I will love you more than he ! "
Me : I'm scared 😰
“Let’s us remove our masks”
* immediately puts on a mask*
I still cringe/facepalm moment...lol
You got it wrong, by that he actually revealed his true identity... The scene speaks for itself
Zobek inspired Future’s “Mask On”
It was a play on words. Come on now.
(Gaming sins ding)
Dat final, they literally put a twist in the twist in the twist.
This is one of my favorite games of all time. Just a great story, and an all around fun game.
I wished they stayed with this look with regards to Satan.
Satan in part 2 looked too cliche with the wings and the bird features.
Funny, I'm on the opposite end. I like Satan in the sequel. But I also want to fuck him with the force of a thousand suns. So my opinion might be a bit....polarized.
Zurgo Pussysmasher wtf?!
Satan started hitting the weights to get ready for the sequel LMAO!
Considering the length they went to to summon him in 2, I’m guessing this was a weakened form that wasn’t complete and was him basically forcing himself into existence
Nevermore 728 they had to go through all that trouble because thanks to Gabriel’s efforts in the first game, god’s influence was able to come back to earth. In this game the spell that divided earth from heaven had been cast, so he could walk freely on the world of man. He is stronger in this game than in the sequel because he has the god mask here
I loved the LOS series , the first one was a true masterpiece. the second was a good sequel but lacked something the first game had , I'd love for someone to continue this game.
the second game did not have the unique atmosphere of the first game at all...but the 3rd game was good again
The second game felt a bit rushed in it composition compared to the first one
I remember thinking that the game was finished after , I killed the giant snake, and assembled the mask, ...but then I was shocked to my core at what followed..
That landing from the tower was soooo awesome I just had to rewatch it over and over again.
The thing I love most about Lord of Shadow and its sequel (which gets too much hate btw) is how it portrays Satan. Too many video games have Satan as some sort of misunderstood antihero and sympathize the crap out of him, you don't have to be a Christian to see how stupid that is. Lords of Shadow portrays Satan how he really is: a manipulative and arrogant prick who hates everyone.
Kachun Wong Impressive research failure
What I love in that game is that it isn't only showing satan like an evil, but allso show others evil demons who not only don't obey to him but allso fight him, without being god's puppet. They're the only ones who are free
soun59 Indeed, demons fighting amongst themselves is always cool
Kachun Wong (facepalm)what kind of since does that fucking make!?.
soun59 More or less including Gabriel, while he wants to defeat Satan it's not for the sake of his God. Not to mention he has a pretty dark side
lol when I saw the solid eye I was like whuhhh
IKR!
Gabrief fell into a terrible darkness that has Always been inside of him. After his beloved Marie faded away and ascended to Heaven he didn't care about the world anymore and lost his humanity. He became a vampire because he wanted to help Laura (the vampire who showed Gabriel mercy). In order to help her and defeat his final enemy he had to drink her blood, causing him to turn into a vampire and giving him power.
Gabriel gave into selfishness. He placed all his hope into his wife and child whose relationships
to Gabriel were gifted by God.
The Lord said, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
But Gabriel stored his treasure on earth.
Gabriel loved the world and the flesh more than he loved God and so valued the things of the flesh rather than valuing El Hagadol -- the Great God and His ways.
It's sad.
Many times, I find myself battling between the desires of my flesh
and my yearning to be like Son Yahweh. But thanks be to God's Spirit, who now dwells inside me, that I no
longer live the way I used to -- although the suppressed darkness in me wants to manifest
and take over because I reside in this fallen flesh. Even though I died to my sins, as long
as the flesh remains, the sin nature seeks to take over.
@@danielsmithiv1279 Unfortunately it was god plan, which shows us how incompetent god actually is.
@@leiwolf27oo edgy
@@danielsmithiv1279Amen
@@danielsmithiv1279 Sounds to me like your god wants you to reject your own humanity. Is that what a "loving father" would actually do -- demand you reject yourself and aspire to be something you both know you cannot?
Satan's voice is very cool when he fight Gabriel. Ferocius.
So he did all that for nothing and then became the embodiment of evil? Talk about character development.
Least he became a black dragon right
He became a necessary evil. He tells Alucard that in LoS2. Satan and Zobek are way more evil than Dracula. If Dracula dies, they will "simply take his place."
Zobek: Let us remove our masks *puts mask on*
Me: logic wasnt used here
Zobek was his Mask, the mask he put on was the Death Mask. who he really is
I'd say more irony than logic
Oh logic was definitely used.
I don't understand how he kills the devil, and then all of a sudden, he's Dracula.
Play the DLCs. They should be free if you bought the Ultimate Edition. The two DLC's give you a couple of missions that explain his transformation into Dracula.
He didn't kill, he just sent it back to hell.
zombiefriend unfortunately the gap is explained in the nintendo ds game. So dont play los2 until u play the ds game
Man... Where can I get pants made of smoke clouds?
Probably at the same store that sells yellow devil eyes and greasy hair wigs.
😂😂😂
In hell, where else did Satan get them
@@Metalora Hot Topic
This is how I see the characters now.:
God: Ultimate good
Satan: Ultimate evil
Zobek: Champion of evil (puppet)
Gabriel: Champion of good (forsaken by God)
Dracula (Gabriel): Full of dark power and a corrupted heart, but neither good or evil.
He is an anti-hero now.. in my opinion... Vampire powers from Laura, Godly amounts of demonic power from the battle with The Forgotten One.
Zobek/Dracula duo: Their arch enemy is still Satan.. will defeat Satan for selfish goals.. both anti-heros
Jason Isaacs is one of the most criminally underrated actors of not just my time, but of all time.
hell I love lord of Shadows 2 Dracula is bad ass
Thank you so much for uploading this, for some reason, this is the only part in the entire game that crashes on me. 18:13.
Dude
My roommate is playing and I was helping with walkthroughs
I peeked at the end
Now it is so hard not to say anything!!
if only lords of shadow 2 was as good as this..
+alef321 I found it fun enough. That ending was SO wack, though.
+MrEasyNah I also enjoyed the gameplay. really fun, but yea, the ending sucked. was hard for them to live up to this ending though
Least your discribed as a dragon and not a vampire right?
It’s good the ending is horrible
11:39
This conversation is probably one of my absolute favorite parts of the series.
"A fool's hope..."
@12:31 Gabriel droppin' that theology!
For a glitch in my pc game i have to come and watch the video. Thank you so much. Hope lords of shadow 2 works well.
One of the most epic boss fights in Castlevania history, if not gaming.
Patric Stewart is having a blast with this performance, you just hear the acting overload! XD
man i love the ending to this game. it is fucking twisted. i cant wait till feb 25. lords of shadow 2 is gunna be the best game yet
How was it?
man... if only castlevania los2 was as good as this one....
+Incessant Wake CLOS 2 i nice o even better
Alex Wolftown nope, it was horse shit
+Incessant Wake agreed
+Incessant Wake It was alright. It had a lot of cool ideas and competent gameplay. Just...too many flaws to forgive. Compared to this game that felt like a epic adventure filled with variety and intrigue LOS2 felt like a boring slog.
+ArtemioM05 Also I do hope that Mercury Steam/Konami have a chance to pull out the Castlevania equivalent to Devil May Cry 3 where they overcome the mediocrity of the second game and produce a excellent third game that restores the series' credibility.
Jason issacs is amazing, what an actor
i love this ending - its one of the best endings ever ! i play the hd version of mirror of fate right now and i cannot wait to play LoS 2 ! and bevor LoS 2 i will replay the first game with all dlc´s and mirror of fate ! this will be epic !
Damn, this comment is 8 years old. But I can feel the joyful expectations you had in that moment)))
@@user-hi5qf7gz1c hey thx for your answer , even after 8 years im still here :)
LoS 1 was great, but LoS 2 was a major disappointment for me
Castlevania LOS I >> Castlevania LOS II
Dragonball Z-esque fighting with Satan. Oh my god this game
"You monkeys don't deserve redemption"
Gabriel should have said, "And you do? You, who God gifted with being the most beautiful angel in heaven who played music for the Lord Day and night. Yet instead of loving and thanking the Lord for his gift, let your heart become full of pride and arrogance, who thought you could be God's equal, who thought you could somehow overthrow the master of the universe, who was casted out of heaven and yet, while still in your prison, you still refuse to repent of your wickedness and yet somehow you still believe that you deserve redemption as a right? That is why you were casted out, unholy one; because there is no love in your heart for anyone other than yourself."
SPOILER: he is the real venom snake
So I didn't get how he went from repentin and feelin remorseful and an "angel" to become the prince of darkness
14:52
GET OVER HERE!
Dubbed that in on one of my videos, look up "Awesome Incarnate" "Satan Bossfight", many lulz will be had.
"Search your soul Gabriel, you know it to be true." A not so subtle Star Wars joke XD
This is one of my fav vids and I've watched it numerous times after beating the game twice...Im still confused as to what exactly happens at 16:10. Did a piece of Lucifer, a fallen and dark angel, become a part of Gabriel at this transference? What is the meaning of the black wings?
Being Romanian and hearing the "Eu sunt Dracul(I am Dracul)" sounding like that ruined a little the ending for me...they should've done better
Didn't know that. Thanks!
Damm Gabriel roasted Satan and triggered him😂😂 12:53
Gabriel easily became one of my favorite fictional characters
No wonder he became dracula
Such a detailed explanation...
I love how the end is a teaser for LoS 2
Is that Patrick Stewart?
Patrick Stewart was Zobek/Death, that much i know
DeadmanInc336 Patrick Stuart Jason Isaacs and Robert Carlyle
Unfortunately
That's him alright and his bun are the best!
OmegaLittleBob Why unfortunately exactly?
I enjoyed this so much
Anyone know what the music at about 7:40 is from? It's when Satan reveals himself, I can't find it on any track.
Yup, solid eye and bandana can be enabled from options after beating the game
Did Gabriel all the sudden chopped of snake's head?
And after everything he endured in service to God, God screws Gabriel over.
so it would get a sequel. duh.
Not God, The Brotherhood set him up...
Just like the movie
that snake eater head gear
i love it
The scene at 15:37 is so dramatic, you can literally hear the desperation and anger in Gabriel's voice. Epic! But in the second game, everything went downhill, sad. But the third game (Mirror Of Fate) is good again - although it is "only" a sidescroller!
Finally, it is time for the truth. Let us remove ... our masks... **And he put on the mask XD **
Means he removed his mask(fake persona)
THIS IS GREAT
What's with the Solid Eye? How'd you do that?
u can probably find it on a gamerip soundtrack. its a compiled "soundtrack" of all tracks ripped from the game. thats how i got most of the tracks i love.
Damn this game is nearly like God of War
>Immortal dude unknowingly murders his wife
>Can do anything
>Final boss tells him the truth
Its a good game
@@Insight16718 yeh its rumpleststidkin tsllingnto captain piczrd and lucius malfoy
hahahaha! When I saw the eye patch I was looking for the "!" and the sound that goes with it when the guards in MGS find you.
I love how Zobek quotes darth vader in here lol
20:08
In the Japanese version Marie says something before she fades away. Does anyone know what she's saying? She didnt say anything here right before she faded away... :/
loved this game to death
Gabriel is pretty much the remade version of Leon Belmont that took Mathis' dark path and became Dracula
Day 1 of my new job tomorrow and it's 1.22am. I want to stop but now I must watch Castlevania season 2 entrance battle
Modern day Zobek in his suit looks unmistakably similar to Agent 47 aka The Hitman.
So sad! But such a great series! We need a remastered version!
I think we need Castlevania Lord of Shadow in cinema
The dialogue and voice acting in this game...just perfect...
It tells you in the DLC, Laura turns Gabriel into a vampire so he can fight a massively powerful demon that's trapped under her families castle. But as to why he ends up as Dracula specifically who knows.
Because he had absorbed most of the power of the dark god Forgotten One for starters. And of course plain old despair, sorrow, hatred, trauma!
well, he does befriend gabriel thoughout the game's story, even if he was manipulating gabriel, he himself was manipulated by satan.
the two helped each other out often, zobek himself did the narrations and was clearly watching over gabriel's progress. and in the post credits ending, he asks gabriel for help even though he was the reason he's now a vampire, making a pact with zobek after that.
so ....gonna go out on a limb here and say yes, zobek is the death of the LOS universe.
"I used tha prophecy as my COVAH!"