EDIT: I made a typo with Dancer of Ranah, her Jaw Contour should be 90, not 9. The usual disclaimer with facedata still applies, regular NPCs, including bosses like Messmer or Rellana for example, don't have facedata and can't be copied by the player, because they just use a unique model instead.
Zullie, would you mind investigate whether enemies become less aggressive when we are invaded? I didn't find anything about it but it seems like sometimes enemies are a slower to attack. At least in DS3
@@EllaKarhugiven that Gowry is also a kindred of rot and can project a humanoid disguise around himself that fades when you hit him, I’d assume its similar.
Freyja says her face is hideously deformed by the Rot, even after Miquella healed her, which is why she has her helmet. But if that lil scar is all that's left, it's cute to think that such a big warrior is just shy and self conscious about it.
You can also find a large snake skin that was shed near the o mother emote. It doesn't look like Messmers at all and has the same color as rykards. You think the serpent was reborn there or was it from rykard before he went back to the lands between
@@EricIsntSmartyes actually! Well, we have evidence that the ringed finger of the fingers is the serpents, and that the fingers come from the shadow lands.
@@technicallypsycho5370 I'm hoping there's some special interaction somewhere with them but probably useless as the whole point of the item is to show that patches went and risked his life (or at the very least thought about it enough to be outside the boss room) all for nothing
@@technicallypsycho5370 They serve a story purpose. It highlights how, in the end, Tanith has abandoned the noble person who others knew and loved that she used to be, and has fallen totally into unrecognizable depravity over her inability to detach from her obsession with the Serpent's legacy. This is identical to what befell Rykard himself, which is why the phantom of one of his own Gelmir Knights informs you about the Serpent-Hunter and begs you to slay him as soon as you arrive in the Manor. Tanith following in Rykard's footsteps when she inherits the role of acting Lord of the Volcano Manor recusants is a painful, but poignant lesson about the allure and corruption of defining oneself as the blasphemous opposite to an extant authority like the Erdtree. It shows how much that necessity of embodying a diametric contradictory force divests you of your own identity and shapes you into a reflection of the thing you oppose. Tanith herself even notes that when she wants to protect Zorayas by forcing her to drink the potion to forget, she's being the same type of manipulative force as the Erdtree that she opposes out of misguided and overprotective love for her poor child. For me, that context from Patches actually trying for the ONE person who isn't worth it is what made the particular choices in Zorayas' questline all the more important in showing her a real way to break that cycle that doesn't have to come with erasing her memory or ending her life. (Those lessons hit even harder if you're familiar with the book *_Night's Master_* by Lee Tanith, which is a large inspiration to a number of elements and stories in the game, but particularly insofar as what Zorayas' life could be if it were set on the wrong path by the encounter with Blackguard Big Boggart, and if she'd embraced killing rather than being shown how to be merciful and kind even when it is necessarily painful in order to prevent someone from becoming an unrecognizable monster from who they once were).
Jokes aside I think they design the characters first, and then later decide on their exact outfits, so they dont know who will end up with a permament helmet and who does not.
@riemaennchen I kind of pictured Moore as an unusually small pest- excuse me, “forager”- squeezed into that armor to give it a humanoid shape. Kind of weird to think he’s a regular human. Thiollier, though, the only surprise is how restrained he was with the purple hair dye.
@@MitridatedCarbon Nataan only appears as an optional npc summon for the fight before the final boss if you have done Ansbachs or Tholiers questlines , he will not show up. i guess FS just put him there as an emergency summon if people had a hard time with that fight? Otherwise he doesent appear anywhere else
@@themanhimself4796 the hairy wild man with massive sideburns and claws waiting nude in the wilderness with a name that’s very nearly Logan isn’t a reference in any way to Wolverine. Got it.
@@rhadamanthys649 yeah, I think he also mentioned that Rin is his favorite char in og novel and his favorite scene is when she and Archer jump into the night, this info is from two different interview. Also ds3 eclipse looks exactly like leaking grail from Fate/Zero and HF route
Moonrithyll looks a lot like Moongrum. The description for Moonrithyll's blatant ripoff of the Troll Knight's Sword says she's Rellana's chamberlain, so I kinda got the impression they're Rellana's kids and her being the Twin Moon Knight is a really elaborate pun.
Not only are their faces uniquely sculpted, but even their body shapes are individualized. Freyja has a very full chest, Ansbach has muscular limbs, and Thiollier is very thin. Also, the fact that Igon is hairy was just as I had imagined!😂 FromSoftware's attention to detail is astonishing.
Agree, but that's because that is the character model wearing the armor and the armor changes depending on size haha. So it's largely about the presentation of the armor of course.
Could be a reference to Unbreakable, since in that movie Bruce Willis wears a wide brimmed rain hat and rain coat that looks oddly similar now that you mention it
Anyone else think Logur is a Wolverine reference? His name is shockingly close to Logan, he has a beard like in the movie Logan, and he has special beast claws
Im crying why did they make Rakshasa so beautiful, give her the best looking armour, then give her no dialogue or lore and have her be a hidden boss....
I saw someone say that not ever Fromsoft guy with a big sword is a Berserk reference but the Solitary Gaol Knight literally has Guts scar across the nose LMAOOO
I'm trying to think of FromSoft guys (with big swords) who are not Berserk references. All I got is Tarkus, Gwyn, Benhardt, Starscourge Radahn, Bernahl, Radagon (formerly, when he used Golden Order Greatsword), and Morgott. I'm pretty sure everyone else is a Berserk reference in some way. Vengarl is a brutal berserker mercenary renowned for impressive strength, who gets really reflective when left alone. Alonne left his king and friend at the height of their power, since he was no longer needed - and then said king then made every mistake possible. Artorias, Gael, Raime, Blaidd, Maliketh, and Solitary Knight are just straight Guts references. Hawkwood is the last surviving member of a 'mercenary' group which died out under an eclipse. He also uses a big sword. He's also a Guts reference. Pontiff Sulyvahn might be a Griffith reference, despite his large swords. Darius hunts the "abominations" that used to be human. Devin fights for revenge for his other self, who was backstabbed (albeit only literally this time). edit: The Siegs wear armor loosely inspired by Bazuso's unique platemail. The Redmane Knights use the same somersault as Guts, via Lion's Claw and (in lore) Savage Lion's Claw. Ludwig is, unfortunately, a reference to a specific horse in his first phase.
@@khajiitimanus7432 the Siegs wear Bazuso's armour, Ludwig's first form is a reference to rape horse and Radahn does Artorias McGutsman's flip smashes, for a few more. My favourite Berserk reference in the franchise is Godfrey and Serosh mirroring Schierke taking astral form to restrain Guts from berserking too hard in the armour, it's a little more subtle than most but definitely intentional.
@@Xenochrist I forgot about Siegs. They're cool, never even made the Bazuso comparison. I didn't need to remember the horse. That technically doesn't apply, as when we fight Radahn in Caelid, he never does such a thing. I'm sure the Redmanes were taught it, so it wouldn't surprise me if Savage Lion Claw came from Radahn just like Rain of Arrows, but alas. That said, one of the DLC bosses is definitely a VERY hard Griffith reference, even mind-controlling a character with a similar personality to Guts. Rather reminiscient of how Guts was bound to Griffith's service in the Golden Age arc because of the duel. (I'm avoiding DLC spoilers for the random reader - I'm very aware myself, but IMO, it hasn't quite been long enough to warrant casual mention). Godfrey and Serosh, I never noticed! That's genuinely awesome. I've added these to the original comment, excluding Godfrey. It's about "sword guys" after all, and alas, Godfrey uses an axe. That is an AWESOME reference though, can't believe I never noticed.
@@khajiitimanus7432 Radahn is also a minor berserk reference - his armor looks very similar to armor of that one king (or warrior or whatever) who created the city of fantasia (forgot his name)
My lore theory for igon is that hes a regular fisherman that Bayle attacked. And thats why he’s terrified, but still forcing himself to go fight. His arrows are called harpoons, and all his gear looks like something a fisherman would wear in folk lore
Also it's a whole reference to Moby Dick which is about a whaler who loses a leg to a monstrous white whale and becomes obsessed with revenge and killing it with a whaling harpoon
@@T101Crazy I am thinking going to do videos for queelign, ansbach, freja, dryleaf dane, both swords of night, messmer, dancer, moonrithyll, natann and that will be it. Messmer though is going to be my first of the videos.
There is so much intention with the models of NPC that we will never see in game. They all have specially crafted faces and looking at them, they all feel right and like they fit the character. The love put into this game is astounding.
Freyja have more"brutish" face with scarlett rott wound really align with her backstory. She is a gladiator even before joining the redmane. She also suffers scarlett rot during the war. Its amazing how much detailed fromsoft make and yet they decided to cover her face entirely
Moore is RIPPED, but that makes sense considering he's got one of the heaviest loadouts and chucks Hefty pots all day. Still kinda surprising considering how soft-spoken and adorable he is
Ansbach turning out darkskinned was a pleasent surprise, he looks so much like my grandpa! I guess Varre's fit and the whole blood mottif gave me the impression all Mohg's surbordinates would be pale skinned vampire lookin types. Which is funny considering how many of the other masked npcs are actually super pale.
Hornsent and the potentates being bald could support them being meant to have horns. Maybe they were going to have unique hair options with horns, but it was cut for time or cost effectiveness and just left bald as a placeholder.
Whats crazy to me is the large number of NPCs that just roam around the world in this DLC. I was just chilling on my horse and Logar comes outta nowhere and rocks my shit.
Freja fits the "cute muscle-thick tomboy" aesthetic TO THE LETTER. I can see her pouting shy and doing the 👉👈 gesture when talking about her scar. Thiollier and Moore are as huggable as they sound Look at Dane's jaw. My god, no wonder he has the chaddest moveset of the DLC. And Leda is literally just Saber.
IGON the absolute mad lad, he made the fight a thousand times more better. In my first attempt Bayle was one hit away from dying, but Igon died first, I actually felt bad for the dude and let Bayle kill me so that I can reset and win together with Igon, boy it was worth it. Hands down my favorite charachter in the game.
I also refused to quit that battle until he "survived" it, even though I know he wasn't "really" present in-universe, but just a spirit. I imagined he could rest if he could see the victory
It's so weird that they take the time to work on these faces that mostly never get seen. I'm not sure who I appreciate more, the people at fromsoft working on these small details or you for sharing them. I'm definitely grateful for both, that's for sure
I did not expect Igon to look so old. I always thought he would look at least a little younger and have scruffy yet not so long hair or beard, but i was dead wrong. yet the look 100% fits his character oddly enough. His looks and personality never screamed "i am a stable human being who regularly cleans himself and take care of his physical well being. I am in perfectly good condition. " He was more like "I am a a broken shallow of a man, obsessed with eevenge and the power of dragons. I never care about my physical health more than i need to, because all the time i spend not hunting dragons is a waste. And also CURSE YOU BAYLE!!!"
EDIT: I made a typo with Dancer of Ranah, her Jaw Contour should be 90, not 9.
The usual disclaimer with facedata still applies, regular NPCs, including bosses like Messmer or Rellana for example, don't have facedata and can't be copied by the player, because they just use a unique model instead.
Zullie, would you mind investigate whether enemies become less aggressive when we are invaded? I didn't find anything about it but it seems like sometimes enemies are a slower to attack. At least in DS3
Umm, Zullo, I'm afraid of facedata 😢
So does Rellana have a face under the helmet, or is she a walking armor?
Thanks now I can cosplay my favorite poison twink
@@garadak7. I'm afraid of getting a job 😢
Moore just looks so Moore-like. I saw that face and I'm like: "Yup, that's a Moore right there."
Wasn't expecting tyler1 tho
I don't think that's his canonical appearance. Isn't he supposed to be like a bug man? Forager brood?
@@EllaKarhuI think both he and the forager brood serve the same mother, but I doubt a Kindred of Rot could squeeze itself into that armor
@@EllaKarhugiven that Gowry is also a kindred of rot and can project a humanoid disguise around himself that fades when you hit him, I’d assume its similar.
Somehow, he reminds me of the warrior monk in Ghost of Tsushima.
Love that there is no comment for queelign, that bowl cut leaves one speechless
Soon as I saw it I knew he was a psycho 😂
He got the 15th century cut.
He reminds me of that hypocrite Thorolund guy from first Dark Souls. The same haircut
@@KaiCheliosPetrus?
@@inkycappy7499man, Petrus's dietitian must be great. Took 13 years but he is finally thin.
I love how even if you'll never see their faces, they keep giving an original appearance to each npc
they must do it for all the people that like drawing fanart lol
Mas teve um jogo que não me recordo qual, que todos os NPC’s tinham o rosto bem genérico. Não sei se foi DS3 ou BB
At least we see Leda's head
It’s also interesting that they tried to match Leda to her artwork as much as possible, even though in game we never see her without her helmet on
And what's cool about it is they keep with the lore of their character, such as tattoos and such that we'll never see.
Freyja having the scarlet rot wound on her face is a very nice touch
Such an interesting character!!
She such a cutie
That's a burn scar
@@Necrom6 It's actually rot. She's a Redmane from Caelid and its in her item description for her helmet, which has the same mark.
@@HeckYep Oh i figured it'd be a burn scar since the redmanes burn the rot back and all that. And Malenias rot scarring looks entirely different.
Freyja says her face is hideously deformed by the Rot, even after Miquella healed her, which is why she has her helmet. But if that lil scar is all that's left, it's cute to think that such a big warrior is just shy and self conscious about it.
She's adorable
Freyja the best girl frfr
We love and appreciate Freyja in this house
@@bowichan2407Even though she’s kinda fugly in the facial structure department, she’s a nice person. Glad I didn’t kill her in the end.
Her face is actually just hideous because it's made with character creator sliders.
The dancer being almost identical to tanith, who was also a dancer, is way too noteworthy to be a coincidence
I wonder if this is the "foreign land" mentioned on the castanettes
You can also find a large snake skin that was shed near the o mother emote. It doesn't look like Messmers at all and has the same color as rykards. You think the serpent was reborn there or was it from rykard before he went back to the lands between
@@estesdabestes340 do we have any evidence that rykard was born in the land of shadow?
@@EricIsntSmartyes actually!
Well, we have evidence that the ringed finger of the fingers is the serpents, and that the fingers come from the shadow lands.
@@samakiraroyjanssen6326 but those couldve been brought to the lands between before rykard was born, no?
Calling out the parallel between Tanith & the Dancer model is a really neat point given that bit of her character's history we learn via Patches.
Oh yea, almost forgot tanith was a dancer before becoming Rykard’s consort
Those things Patches gives you are still useless, yeah?
@@technicallypsycho5370 I'm hoping there's some special interaction somewhere with them but probably useless as the whole point of the item is to show that patches went and risked his life (or at the very least thought about it enough to be outside the boss room) all for nothing
@@technicallypsycho5370 They serve a story purpose. It highlights how, in the end, Tanith has abandoned the noble person who others knew and loved that she used to be, and has fallen totally into unrecognizable depravity over her inability to detach from her obsession with the Serpent's legacy. This is identical to what befell Rykard himself, which is why the phantom of one of his own Gelmir Knights informs you about the Serpent-Hunter and begs you to slay him as soon as you arrive in the Manor.
Tanith following in Rykard's footsteps when she inherits the role of acting Lord of the Volcano Manor recusants is a painful, but poignant lesson about the allure and corruption of defining oneself as the blasphemous opposite to an extant authority like the Erdtree. It shows how much that necessity of embodying a diametric contradictory force divests you of your own identity and shapes you into a reflection of the thing you oppose. Tanith herself even notes that when she wants to protect Zorayas by forcing her to drink the potion to forget, she's being the same type of manipulative force as the Erdtree that she opposes out of misguided and overprotective love for her poor child.
For me, that context from Patches actually trying for the ONE person who isn't worth it is what made the particular choices in Zorayas' questline all the more important in showing her a real way to break that cycle that doesn't have to come with erasing her memory or ending her life.
(Those lessons hit even harder if you're familiar with the book *_Night's Master_* by Lee Tanith, which is a large inspiration to a number of elements and stories in the game, but particularly insofar as what Zorayas' life could be if it were set on the wrong path by the encounter with Blackguard Big Boggart, and if she'd embraced killing rather than being shown how to be merciful and kind even when it is necessarily painful in order to prevent someone from becoming an unrecognizable monster from who they once were).
@@PierceArner I'll have to check that book out, thanks for taking the time to write that all out!
Fromsoft devs: why should we design the unseen faces of npc and monsters?
Miyazaki: Zullie the Witch.
You mean miazaki,
@@elijahgodden9714 no
@@elijahgodden9714Michael Zachary
and he needs a decoy argument that supports his detailed feet designs.
Jokes aside I think they design the characters first, and then later decide on their exact outfits, so they dont know who will end up with a permament helmet and who does not.
Thiollier looks exactly how I pictured him in my head for some reason lol
Same thing for me with Moore.
he looks so much like his mask its surprising
ME TOO
Lmao same
@riemaennchen I kind of pictured Moore as an unusually small pest- excuse me, “forager”- squeezed into that armor to give it a humanoid shape. Kind of weird to think he’s a regular human.
Thiollier, though, the only surprise is how restrained he was with the purple hair dye.
Sanguine Noble Nataan
> No questline
> No dialog
> No interact with anyone
> Shows up purely to run the fade
> Refuses to elaborate
Gigachad
Where do you find this npc?
@@MitridatedCarbon Nataan only appears as an optional npc summon for the fight before the final boss if you have done Ansbachs or Tholiers questlines , he will not show up. i guess FS just put him there as an emergency summon if people had a hard time with that fight? Otherwise he doesent appear anywhere else
@@MitridatedCarbonhe appears if you cant summon ansbach for the npc brawl
I can't see Igon without hearing his hilarious dialogue in my head
He looks exactly how he sounds.
CURSE YOU BAYLE
BAYLE!!! TERRIBLE BAYLE!!!!
That alone makes it worth summoning him for the fight.
BAAAAAAYYYYLEEEEEEEE
need a shirt with “From’s Most Guts-like Guy in a long list of Guts-like Guys” on it
Need this with a big arrow pointing up to the face, even though I look nothing like Guts
zullie's first merch idea
I'd imagine that sentence to be so nonsensical to anyone that isn't a fan of either From Software or Berserk
Solitary Gaol Knight looks intimidating with or without his armor
Ansbach is much more handsome than I expected
Well you can't have THAT much chad energy without being someone handsome.
He’s simply him
@@CrimsonUltrafox Also note that he's the only one with golden eyes in the group. He still holds grace despite having served Mohg.
@@eolendes6432 ?? Leda
@@eolendes6432 He also does not have the dynasty mark. Maybe it went away when he was charmed.
So we’re all in agreement, Logurs just a straight up wolverine reference
Absolutely!
no
@@themanhimself4796 the hairy wild man with massive sideburns and claws waiting nude in the wilderness with a name that’s very nearly Logan isn’t a reference in any way to Wolverine. Got it.
He's name a fckn Logurs, he fights with claws and he's almost naked. Fcoruse that's Logan's refference.
Agreed
Igon got that captain ahab thing going on, very on brand
Igons not in the video? Unless im an idiot
0:00 he's the first one. With only 7 seconds of screen time, he'd be easy to miss if you look away for just a moment @JackSmith-ns1uq
i love how at 1:38 the bell rings as if a grand reveal that Ymir is bald lmao
Freyja's face is so friend-shaped, I really was not expecting that soft of an appearance at all under the helmet of that big buff lady!
It's interesting that Ansbach has gold eyes instead of red like most of Mohg's servants
Weirdly enough he also doesn't have the Lord of Blood's mark on his face?
Maybe he was "encouraged" to remove it when he "entered" Miquella's service.
@@jamesdino1388 Ngl, that might be the case
My guess is that his eye color changed when he started serving under Miquella.
Maybe he never lost sight of Grace and legitimately believes in Mogh's bloody dream
Nothing quite like walking up to a new female NPC surrounded by messages all saying some variation of "first off, edge."
"Magnificent Chest ahead"
"Try finger, but hole"
Tales as old as time, I feel like Souls would be lesser without them
In the case of Jolan it could mean two things
Or its “didn’t expect lover”
"Why is it always finger? Try arms."
Gonna start doing this in front of male npcs to balance it out
3:04
Fromsoft: No he's not Wolverine.
What's his name?
Fromsoft: Loga..I mean Log...ur...?
My Favorite SOTE NPC
Saber
Guts
Logan
Tyler1
Glad I'm not the only one seeing the similarity between moor and tyler1
I cannot unsee Tyler1 now. LMAO
Love how the two dragon people of the dlc actually like like draconians under the dragon transformation
Leda is not beating Artoria clone allegations
Fighting Radahn + Miquella already feels like Illyasviel + Berserker.
Really love the parallels
Miyazaki is a huge FSN fan so of course he has to sneak one in.
@@gyrozeppeli00 He is? I've heard of Nasu being a hardcore fanboy of the Souls games, but I've never heard of the reverse.
@@rhadamanthys649 yeah, I think he also mentioned that Rin is his favorite char in og novel and his favorite scene is when she and Archer jump into the night, this info is from two different interview. Also ds3 eclipse looks exactly like leaking grail from Fate/Zero and HF route
Moonrithyll looks a lot like Moongrum. The description for Moonrithyll's blatant ripoff of the Troll Knight's Sword says she's Rellana's chamberlain, so I kinda got the impression they're Rellana's kids and her being the Twin Moon Knight is a really elaborate pun.
also absolutely not a councidence that the sulyvahnesque boss is guarded by an npc named “moonrithyll”
Wouldnt say ripoff. Its a Troll Knight Sword, full-stop. Same as the new Butcher Knife, pretty sure the only difference is a new AoW.
"Hey let me copy your homework"
"Sure just change it up a bit so it isn't obvious"
The sword says she was homies with the troll knights and the other knights, so thats why.
Rellana is Carian royalty, Moonrithyll is a Carian knight following her. She’s friends with the troll knights and so uses a troll knight’s sword.
dane really looks like someone who'll start throwing hands with you without saying a single word
0:42 DO.. THE... ROAR
Oh god, now i can't unsee this now lol.
Not only are their faces uniquely sculpted, but even their body shapes are individualized.
Freyja has a very full chest, Ansbach has muscular limbs, and Thiollier is very thin.
Also, the fact that Igon is hairy was just as I had imagined!😂
FromSoftware's attention to detail is astonishing.
Agree, but that's because that is the character model wearing the armor and the armor changes depending on size haha. So it's largely about the presentation of the armor of course.
Well Freyja and Moore hit like a damn dump truck
I love the attention to detail they did with Freyja, her helmet says she had a scarlet wound and Miquella kissed it to heal her
Thiollier and ansbach are friend shaped.
Queelign looks like Petrus if he lost weight
LOL
Ozempic made its way to Elden Ring
@@SecondCitySavior6969 holy shit lmao
Starved Petrus
I knew there was a reason I instinctively hated him lol
I love that Moonrithyll is just Moongrum but girl
congrats on the transition
Maybe they are twins.
It's weird how so many of these characters look exactly how I'd expect them to look.
Igon looks exactly like how I imagine a dragon-hunting Ahab might be, eyepatch and all.
When I saw Dryleaf Dane's face in game, my thought was that he looked like Bruce Willis.
Lol me too
Starring Bruce Willis... and Bruce Willis... aaannnddd Bruce Willis...
Could be a reference to Unbreakable, since in that movie Bruce Willis wears a wide brimmed rain hat and rain coat that looks oddly similar now that you mention it
I really feel like hes based off father mozgus from berserk since from has a berserkoner. The square face and hat is very similar
2:05 that’s a cool detail because they said Tanith was a dancer before too, thanks for sharing!
Not me giggling and twirling my hair at Sir Ansbach
The last boss has me biting notches into my desk
the forge summon can 1v1 him and win if you get ranged heal.
@@brandandixon3943 Forge Summon?
@@pilotmanpaulI think they're talking about one of the big dudes in the forges that take more damage from behind. You can get a summon of them.
@@pilotmanpaul Taylew the Golem Smith. It's a reward for a forge dungeon. Get him to plus 10 and just keep him alive.
I ended up killing him, just used a broken ass bleed build
Anyone else think Logur is a Wolverine reference? His name is shockingly close to Logan, he has a beard like in the movie Logan, and he has special beast claws
Definitely.
Also shirtless.
You'd have a harder time proving that it's not a reference
no youre the only one..
Then who's Deadpool?
YES!!! You have no idea how anticipated this was for me! I've been doing NPC builds and finally having the face-data is a godsend! THANK YOU ZULLIE!!!
Thiollier would do numbers on grindr
i'd hit him up
He only uses Speepr
he is a babygirl
lmaooaoao
Severus Snape with hair dye
There's something ironic about Rakshasa being a bloodthirsty maniac, but then having such a pale, pretty face under that armor.
I knew Thiollier would look like that, he's pretty 🤧
And he has some of the best drip too
@@Fayrinn_09 for reallll
Im crying why did they make Rakshasa so beautiful, give her the best looking armour, then give her no dialogue or lore and have her be a hidden boss....
Fr she looks so interesting
For the same reason they made Leda a complete babe and we only ever see part of her face in game art and not in game.
fr she looks so pretty and her armor is damn cool
Put on her set, use her weapon, throw on Daedicar's Woe on top of scar/soreseals and scorpion charms. You now have the "one-hit" build.
Rellana was the biggest early game lore breaker and you literally wouldn’t know it unless you went out of your way to read her stuff
YAAAA FIRST ZULLIE DLC VIDEO
I love Ansbach so much
I saw someone say that not ever Fromsoft guy with a big sword is a Berserk reference but the Solitary Gaol Knight literally has Guts scar across the nose LMAOOO
I'm trying to think of FromSoft guys (with big swords) who are not Berserk references.
All I got is Tarkus, Gwyn, Benhardt, Starscourge Radahn, Bernahl, Radagon (formerly, when he used Golden Order Greatsword), and Morgott.
I'm pretty sure everyone else is a Berserk reference in some way.
Vengarl is a brutal berserker mercenary renowned for impressive strength, who gets really reflective when left alone.
Alonne left his king and friend at the height of their power, since he was no longer needed - and then said king then made every mistake possible.
Artorias, Gael, Raime, Blaidd, Maliketh, and Solitary Knight are just straight Guts references.
Hawkwood is the last surviving member of a 'mercenary' group which died out under an eclipse. He also uses a big sword. He's also a Guts reference.
Pontiff Sulyvahn might be a Griffith reference, despite his large swords.
Darius hunts the "abominations" that used to be human. Devin fights for revenge for his other self, who was backstabbed (albeit only literally this time).
edit:
The Siegs wear armor loosely inspired by Bazuso's unique platemail.
The Redmane Knights use the same somersault as Guts, via Lion's Claw and (in lore) Savage Lion's Claw.
Ludwig is, unfortunately, a reference to a specific horse in his first phase.
@@khajiitimanus7432 Everything is a Berk reference.
@@khajiitimanus7432 the Siegs wear Bazuso's armour, Ludwig's first form is a reference to rape horse and Radahn does Artorias McGutsman's flip smashes, for a few more. My favourite Berserk reference in the franchise is Godfrey and Serosh mirroring Schierke taking astral form to restrain Guts from berserking too hard in the armour, it's a little more subtle than most but definitely intentional.
@@Xenochrist
I forgot about Siegs. They're cool, never even made the Bazuso comparison.
I didn't need to remember the horse.
That technically doesn't apply, as when we fight Radahn in Caelid, he never does such a thing. I'm sure the Redmanes were taught it, so it wouldn't surprise me if Savage Lion Claw came from Radahn just like Rain of Arrows, but alas.
That said, one of the DLC bosses is definitely a VERY hard Griffith reference, even mind-controlling a character with a similar personality to Guts. Rather reminiscient of how Guts was bound to Griffith's service in the Golden Age arc because of the duel. (I'm avoiding DLC spoilers for the random reader - I'm very aware myself, but IMO, it hasn't quite been long enough to warrant casual mention).
Godfrey and Serosh, I never noticed! That's genuinely awesome.
I've added these to the original comment, excluding Godfrey. It's about "sword guys" after all, and alas, Godfrey uses an axe. That is an AWESOME reference though, can't believe I never noticed.
@@khajiitimanus7432 Radahn is also a minor berserk reference - his armor looks very similar to armor of that one king (or warrior or whatever) who created the city of fantasia (forgot his name)
From does a surprisingly good job of making npcs look like how they sound
Thiollier my beloved. 😭
I was just thinking how much I wanted NPC face sliders for the DLC and BAM--you deliver. You're the best Zullie, thank you!
Wow, the dlc hasn’t even been out for a week yet and you’re already bringing us content on it, thanks!
i knew the solitary knight was another guts guy, they even gave him the scar
Thank you! Leda has been my favorite character design since her helm-less art dropped. I can now cosplay as her during my NG+5 run ❤️
Moore looks like Tyler1 and Leda is literally Saber from fate. This is exactly what I hoped they looked like.
I like how Leda looks like Saber from Fate lol.
My lore theory for igon is that hes a regular fisherman that Bayle attacked. And thats why he’s terrified, but still forcing himself to go fight. His arrows are called harpoons, and all his gear looks like something a fisherman would wear in folk lore
Also it's a whole reference to Moby Dick which is about a whaler who loses a leg to a monstrous white whale and becomes obsessed with revenge and killing it with a whaling harpoon
Igon was a legend. He even hypes YOU up instead of himself when you summon him for Bayle. "A true drake warrior, and I Igon!"
Well, the cut NPC that originally wore the set was a fisherman named Reeling Rico.
His gear specifies that he was a battlefield scavenger- it describes his story in the broad strokes as well, I believe
@@AtelierMcMuttonArt ah, i forgot that i didnt read the descriptions. I should do that now that I’ve beaten the dlc
2:21 oh that's just actually guts
like its him
I was soo excited to see Thiollier and Freyja!! They're so cute
Thanks, Zullie for the face data for when I inevitably start doing cosplay builds of some of the npc's!
Sabah cosplay
@@T101Crazy I am thinking going to do videos for queelign, ansbach, freja, dryleaf dane, both swords of night, messmer, dancer, moonrithyll, natann and that will be it. Messmer though is going to be my first of the videos.
Leda and, very surprisingly, Rakshasa, both look very nice.
Thank you!!! I was actually waiting to see when you would do this since I really enjoyed watching the unmasking of Elden Ring NPC'S. ❤
I knew Ansbach was going to be daddy material
Yes
Justice for Lord Mogh
Breaking news!
Sudden increase in number of Tarmish applicants to Bloody Finger cult
I genuinely don't see what yall are seeing in him, but I didn't play the dlc yet
@@monbub hes Daddy
I knew Thiollier was going to be cute
Dryleaf Dane is an absolute specimen
YES!! I was hoping for this!! You're the best Zullie!! ❤❤❤
2:08 So random fact, Rakshasa or rakshas (राक्षस), as it's known in modern-day Hindi, means demon.
Freyjas baby face befitting of the very mask she wears is hilariously
There is so much intention with the models of NPC that we will never see in game. They all have specially crafted faces and looking at them, they all feel right and like they fit the character. The love put into this game is astounding.
I was looking forward to you posting this. Thanks Zullie!
I love the Romani inspiration with the dancer of ranah’s outfit
I still think it's funny how Sir Ansbach's beard apparently isn't a real beard but a part of his mask
i love how the solitary knight even got a scar on his nose like guts
Freyja have more"brutish" face with scarlett rott wound really align with her backstory.
She is a gladiator even before joining the redmane. She also suffers scarlett rot during the war.
Its amazing how much detailed fromsoft make and yet they decided to cover her face entirely
i love thiollier so much and now i love him even more after this
Moore is RIPPED, but that makes sense considering he's got one of the heaviest loadouts and chucks Hefty pots all day. Still kinda surprising considering how soft-spoken and adorable he is
Red Bear looks like such a surfer bro
Ansbach turning out darkskinned was a pleasent surprise, he looks so much like my grandpa! I guess Varre's fit and the whole blood mottif gave me the impression all Mohg's surbordinates would be pale skinned vampire lookin types. Which is funny considering how many of the other masked npcs are actually super pale.
Hornsent and the potentates being bald could support them being meant to have horns. Maybe they were going to have unique hair options with horns, but it was cut for time or cost effectiveness and just left bald as a placeholder.
Count Ymir is weirdly young. I assume he was elderly
i feel like the intention was to make him kind of ambiguous and unnerving in appearance
I always thought of him as in like his early 50s at the latest
Nobody talkin about how Jolan is lowkey fine.
Whats crazy to me is the large number of NPCs that just roam around the world in this DLC. I was just chilling on my horse and Logar comes outta nowhere and rocks my shit.
Red Bear not entirely uh... objectionable haha ;P
Truly, he is the Big Boggart of the DLC.
@@SkaerKrow IKR lol Speaking of which, I couldn't find his face data anywhere! Even on Zullie videos, I checked! >.
Must be a druid
Red Bear kinda reminds me of Tarzan.
Was waiting for this. Love seeing new NPC faces!
they had no reason to make rakshasa that gorgeous and then have her wear a helmet 😭 but I should be used to this by now
Thank you, was waiting for this.
Edit: Redmane Freyja looks absolutely fantastic!
2:16 is that Guts Von Berserk from the famous manga Berserk?????
2:44 I don’t know why but this is the perfect face for lamenter
I didnt expect the Rakshasa to be so pretty
ansbach and thoillier (two best npcs) look exactly how i imagined them
Moore is such an ungabunga, I adore him
The way Thiollier looks exactly how he sounds
Freja fits the "cute muscle-thick tomboy" aesthetic TO THE LETTER. I can see her pouting shy and doing the 👉👈 gesture when talking about her scar.
Thiollier and Moore are as huggable as they sound
Look at Dane's jaw. My god, no wonder he has the chaddest moveset of the DLC.
And Leda is literally just Saber.
Can’t wait for more DLC content from you and BonfireVN. Love these behind the scenes and closer look videos
IGON the absolute mad lad, he made the fight a thousand times more better. In my first attempt Bayle was one hit away from dying, but Igon died first, I actually felt bad for the dude and let Bayle kill me so that I can reset and win together with Igon, boy it was worth it. Hands down my favorite charachter in the game.
I also refused to quit that battle until he "survived" it, even though I know he wasn't "really" present in-universe, but just a spirit. I imagined he could rest if he could see the victory
It's so weird that they take the time to work on these faces that mostly never get seen. I'm not sure who I appreciate more, the people at fromsoft working on these small details or you for sharing them. I'm definitely grateful for both, that's for sure
Dlc brought such babes damn
Queelign is literally Shaggy, making him the most powerful character in existence
Red Bear is literally Disney's Tarzan.
That’s what I thought too.
I did not expect Igon to look so old. I always thought he would look at least a little younger and have scruffy yet not so long hair or beard, but i was dead wrong. yet the look 100% fits his character oddly enough. His looks and personality never screamed "i am a stable human being who regularly cleans himself and take care of his physical well being. I am in perfectly good condition. "
He was more like "I am a a broken shallow of a man, obsessed with eevenge and the power of dragons. I never care about my physical health more than i need to, because all the time i spend not hunting dragons is a waste. And also CURSE YOU BAYLE!!!"
Leda and Moonrithyll are gorgeous. I don't know why i didn't expect that.
Moonrithyll is basically just genderswapped Moongrum (literally prince charming) so it's no surprise she looks good